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Downtown Boca Adds Community Engagement Elements to Sanborn Square

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Abigail Varela: Sculptures Exhibition Extended

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Girl Scouts Defending the Earth one Project at a Time

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Brothers Complete A.A. Degrees at PBSC in One Year; Headed to UF

Town Center At Boca Raton Hosts Annual “Give Back” Christmas Day Feast

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FAU wins Boca Raton Bowl, names new defensive coordinator

FAU Arena Gets News Sponsorship By: Justin Baronoff

In a press release published this morning, the Florida Atlantic University Athletic Department announced that FAU Arena, which has been the home for the school’s men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams since 1984, will change its name to the RoofClaim.com Arena, effective immediately.

The arena’s name change comes after Founder and CEO of RoofClaim.com, Brian Wedding, partnered with FAU’s Athletic Department, including Vice President and Director of Athletics for FAU, Brian White.

The partnership entails a $5 million donation to the university in return for a 10-year sponsorship deal to the arena’s naming rights.

“We are tremendously excited to partner with Brian Wedding and RoofClaim.com,” Story on Page 5

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• The Boca Raton City Council has approved a long-term land lease with Brightline, soon to be Virgin Trains, for the construction of a train station and parking garage near the City’s Downtown Library.

By the end of 2020, Boca Raton is expected to be the third new station in the company’s south corridor, joining Aventura and PortMiami in connecting the privately-operated, intercity rail system. Current stations and stops include West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.

• This past Sunday, under the leadership of the Rotary Club Boca Raton West and their president, Douglas Heizer, all six Rotary Clubs of the Boca Raton area came together for the 13th Annual Boca Raton Toy Drive.

The event, which was first put together by Douglas Heizer and David Wilson in 2006 and since then Heizer grew the event from just one Rotary Club to include all local Rotary Clubs in Boca Raton to collect toys for the unprivileged children in our area.

• Palm Beach State College will begin offering the courses for its Business Specialist College Credit Certificate at the Riviera Beach Public Works Center in January as part of a new initiative to enhance access to short-term educational training for the city’s residents.

• Lynn University placed among the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2019 Edition. The annual report profiled the top 413 institutions with commitments to green practices and programs.

Schools were chosen based on a 2018–19 survey that analyzed academic offerings, campus policies and practices, and green • While the clot-busting drug, tPA, has been the gold standard to treat stroke for decades, researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine and Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s (BRRH) Marcus Neuroscience Institute are taking treatment options to the next level.

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Schmidt College of Medicine, and Brian Snelling, M.D., chief of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery and medical director of the Marilyn and Stanley Barry Center for Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute and BRRH, have joined forces to combine a breakthrough interventional procedure for stroke with a novel drug compound that has neuroprotective properties.

• As the speaker to the Class of 2019 DNP graduates last week, Mofmofortawonewah shared her coping strategy: “Grab it (the opportunity) and run with it.”Dr. Newah Mofmofortawonewah admitted being nervous at first. As a graduate of the School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Class of 2017, Mofmofortawonewah had joined a medical oncology practice with two physicians. She was working out of four locations and doing rounds in several hospitals.

• Officials at Boca Raton Regional Hospital today announced the appointment of KerryAnn McDonald, MD, to the medical staff of the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute (LWHWI) and BocaCare® Physician Network. She specializes in benign and malignant breast disease.

• Art enthusiasts can expect to be moved this fall by three exhibits that cover a range of topics including sexual assault and its effect on victims. The exhibits, which will be displays at The Art Gallery at Eissey Campus and The Gallery at Lake Worth Campus, showcase stories, ideas and perceptions through paintings, drawings, photography, graphic design and more. They are free and open to the public and feature artwork created by PBSC students and community artists.

• Baptist Health South Florida is once again the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida by U.S. News & World Report with 32 high-performing awards in 14 types of care. Boca Raton Regional Hospital is once again the highest-ranked hospital in Palm Beach County.

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Community Downtown Boca Adds Community Engagement Elements to Sanborn Square

Downtown Boca has introduced new community engagement elements – including festoon lighting, bistro tables and chairs, umbrellas and cornhole – to Sanborn Square, its central downtown green space.

The new elements were envisioned to engage the downtown community by making Sanborn Square a more active and social destination for Downtown Boca residents, visitors and for the benefit of local businesses.

Sanborn Square is one of Downtown Boca’s public green spaces, encompassing nearly 2 square blocks in between Federal Highway and NE 1st Avenue, just north of Palmetto Park Road.

With its grassy areas, fountains and shade trees, the park is ideally situated along the promenade between Mizner Park and Royal Palm Place, and within a few minutes walking distance to all downtown residential properties.

The elevated stage area of Sanborn Square now features brightly colored bistro tables, chairs and umbrellas for park visitors to sit and have lunch, enjoy some shade, read a book, meet with friends or get some work done outdoors.

The vibrant orange color scheme of these new items complements the green and yellow tile work on the existing architec-

tural structure that is part of the stage.

Up above, new festoon lighting creates a warm and inviting atmosphere that can be enjoyed nighttime and daytime.

A bit closer to NE 1st Avenue, a bright blue concrete cornhole game now invites passersby of any age to a fun and easy game, perfect for family outings, breaks with co-workers, and matches with friends before or after dining or shopping downtown.

“We’re excited to see additions that build the community with activities that will hopefully encourage more walking traffic in the neighborhood on a more regular basis, on top of all of the great special events usually held in the square.”

Says Ester Venneri, Senior Director of Retail Operations at Essential Natural Memory Foam Mattresses, located just across the street.

Downtown Boca’s activation plans and placemaking efforts for Sanborn Square will continue in 2020 with the scheduled addition of a ping pong table, says Downtown Manager, Ruby Childers. “Creating an inviting, interactive destination that benefits the entire downtown community is what the CRA envisioned, and we are delighted to see it come to fruition for all to enjoy.”

BRRH Implements Long-Term Monitoring System to Help Prevent Future Stroke

Boca Raton Regional Hospital (BRRH), part of Baptist Health South Florida, is the first hospital in Palm Beach County to launch a long-term monitoring program for cryptogenic stroke patients to help reduce their risk of a secondary stroke. The multidisciplinary stroke team at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute (MNI) offers the option to insert a small implantable cardiac monitor to continuously monitor heart activity to capture abnormal heartbeats and rhythms, which often go undetected and can increase stroke risk significantly. This data is relayed quickly to specialty cardiac physicians so that they can promptly initiate treatment when required.

The Cryptogenic Stroke Pathway program utilizes the Reveal LINQ system that includes a cardiac monitor and bedside transmitter to relay critical information to electrophysiologists at BRRH. The monitor analyzes heart data for any signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib), irregular or rapid heartbeats. The device is implanted using a minimally-invasive procedure to avoid infection, reduce scarring and avoid any other medical complications. The system allows patients to continue their everyday activities without any interference for up to three years.

“Patients that have suffered cryptogenic stroke often have undiag-

nosed atrial fibrillation or other cardiac complications months after being discharged from a hospital. Traditional programs typically end weeks or even days after the initial stroke,” said Brian Snelling, M.D., medical director of the Marilyn & Stanley Barry Center for Cerebrovascular Disease & Stroke at MNI. “The Reveal LINQ system is enabling us to detect heart disturbances on a longterm basis to facilitate proactive treatment when needed.”

One of the first patients in the Cryptogenic Stroke Pathway program credits his life to the Reveal LINQ system.

The patient, Mohammed Elfadel, came to MNI in July 2018 with a life-threatening large vessel occlusion stroke without a known cause. He received mechanical thrombectomy and was implanted with the Reveal LINQ cardiac monitor prior to discharge. Nearly one year later, the MNI electrophysiologist team detected Afib in Mohammed which required him to immediately switch medications.

MNI has maintained a 100% stroke pathway percentage since the implementation of the Reveal LINQ.

Many hospitals have protocol for patients who have experienced an ischemic stroke, only a select few implemented a long-term monitoring program designed specifically to cryptogenic stroke.

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City Council Approves Brightline/ Town Center At Boca Raton Dishes Virgin Trains Station Agreement Holiday Cheer At Annual “Give Back” Christmas Day Feast

The Boca Raton City Council has approved a long-term land lease with Brightline, soon to be Virgin Trains, for the construction of a train station and parking garage near the City’s Downtown Library. By the end of 2020, Boca Raton is expected to be the third new station in the company’s south corridor, joining

2021, as a rail-ready connection to the $4 billion, 170-mile intercity train system.

The City will fund most of the of the design and construction of a 455-car parking garage for train guests and the public.

Brightline will be responsible for all the operating expenses of the garage and the parties will split the profits. Library visi-

Aventura and PortMiami in connecting the privately-operated, intercity rail system. Current stations and stops include West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.

According to Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer, the public private partnership with Brightline/Virgin Trains will bring to fruition long term policy goals that included a downtown parking garage, new transit options, and a downtown train station.

“We pursued an opportunity to be included in this major transportation network and have seized the moment,” said Singer. “Many community partners have discussed how this train station is a game changer and puts us on the map.

Once open, these vital transportation upgrades will provide benefits to Boca’s residents and businesses and will advance the long-term future of our thriving, progressive city.”

Brightline will begin building the train station, which it will fully fund and operate, on a 1.8-acre site near Palmetto Park Road and Dixie Highway before

tors will have dedicated, covered, parking on the first floor, which will be complimentary.

“I want to thank Mayor Singer and the entire city council for getting this project done. As South Florida continues to grow, a Virgin Trains’ station in Boca Raton will add greater connectivity between our South Florida region while taking cars off the road,” said Patrick Goddard, President of Brightline/Virgin Trains. “Expanding Virgin Trains in Boca Raton will serve as a catalyst for economic growth by creating jobs and bringing new visitors and spending to the area.”

Brightline is currently operating between Miami and West Palm Beach with nearly two million riders. Construction in underway to connect South Florida to Orlando in 2022.

“With trains already passing through Boca, our residents will now enjoy the benefit of a station that connects us to the region,” added Singer. “It’s a great win for our residents, commuting professionals, major employers, tourism, and our City’s presence.”

For the fourth year in a row, Town Center at Boca Raton joins Boca Helping Hands to make the holidays brighter for the community’s underserved. The shopping center and the non-profit organization will host this year’s Christmas Day Feast in Town Center at Boca Raton’s Cafes at Boca on Wednesday, Dec. 25 from Noon until 2PM.

In true Town Center at Boca Raton style, attendees experience five-star treatment, complete with festive table linens, full table service, a visit from Santa and gifts for every child.

“Each holiday season, Town Center at Boca Raton looks forward to hosting the Give Back Christmas Day Feast and spreading goodwill to the underserved in our community,” said Sal Saldaña, Town Center at Boca Raton’s General Manager. “Our dedicated staff, restaurants, volunteers and Boca Helping Hands welcome area families to enjoy a feast served with love and a magical day

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packed with holiday cheer.”

The afternoon also includes festive holiday entertainment, and photos with Santa for all attendees. All leftover food will be donated to Boca Helping Hands.

The feast welcomes a multitude of community non-profits including 4KIDS of South Florida, American Association of Caregiving Youth, Boys & Girls Club of Boca Raton, CityHouse Delray Beach, Florence Fuller Child Development Center, The Salvation Army Boca Raton, The Salvation Army West Palm Beach, Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches and SOS Children’s Villages Florida.

Generous Christmas Day Feast food donors include The Capital Grill, True Food Kitchen, Joseph’s Classic Market, REX BARON, Pummarola, Mariposa at Neiman Marcus, California Pizza Kitchen, Maggiano’s, Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar, Oceans 234 and Chick-fil-A.

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FAU Arena to be renamed after new sponsorship deal By: Justin Baronoff

In a press release published this morning, the Florida Atlantic University Athletic Department announced that FAU Arena, which has been the home for the school’s men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams since 1984, will change its name to the RoofClaim. com Arena, effective immediately.

The arena’s name change comes after Founder and CEO of RoofClaim. com, Brian Wedding, partnered with FAU’s Athletic Department, including Vice President and Director of Athletics for FAU, Brian White. The partnership entails a $5 million donation to the university in return for a 10-year sponsorship deal to the arena’s naming rights.

“We are tremendously excited to partner with Brian Wedding and RoofClaim.com,” White said. “This partnership is transformational for our student-athletes and fans, as well as the community. We are thrilled about the

opportunities provided to FAU and our athletics department from this investment.”

RoofClaim.com, which already has sponsorship deals with the University of Central Florida and the University of South Florida, was established in 2004 and specializes in house roof repairs and installations.

Wedding and the company, that is a subsidiary of Jasper Contractors, Inc. hopes this sponsorship with FAU not only continues to improve their business, but continue to improve the growth of the university.

“I am very excited about the growth and vision of Florida Atlantic University, under the direction of President [John] Kelly and White,” Wedding said. “There is a lot of synergy between FAU and RoofClaim.com and we are both working to help those in the South Florida region, as well as expand the student and fan experience.” I look forward to raising a championship trophy with FAU one day.”

Abigail Varela: Sculptures Exhibition Extended

Rosenbaum Contemporary has extended its exhibition of sculptures by Venezuelan artist Abigail Varela at its gallery (150 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Fla.) through March 13, 2020. The exhibition can be viewed during regular gallery hours, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Abigail Varela is known for the physical disproportions of his sculptural figures: thin, filiform arms; fine, high necks and small heads contrasted with wide hips. His work has been exhibited in Venezuela, El Salvador, Miami, London

and New York.

Rosenbaum Contemporary, founded in 1979, caters to international collectors interested in investment-quality works by Postwar, Modern and Contemporary masters and presents nationally recognized museum-level exhibitions throughout the year. The gallery also offers a wide range of free services to collectors worldwide including acquisition advice, art consulting, sourcing of artists, art collection building and management and resale of select works of art.

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Radio Icon Tom Joyner Signs Off, Leaving an Immeasurable Impact

It was shortly after 10 a.m. when Radio Hall of Famer Tom Joyner hung up his headset and rushed out of the studios at Hot 105 (WHQT, FM 105.1) for a bio break. As Joyner gingerly made his way down the hallway, a group of about 30 children and their chaperones greeted him with hugs.

The pioneering urban radio personality stopped for photos, all while sharing his trademark bear hugs with the ladies. Some got autographs, others were in awe after sharing the space with the legend.

It was a moment they all will remember.

Just like that Monday morning in June, today, Friday, Dec. 13, is another day that will be etched in my memory. That’s because Joyner, 70, who hosted the syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show, signed off from the airwaves at 9:59 a.m. after 25 years.

For a quarter century, my alarm went off each weekday at 6 a.m. to Joyner’s familiar jingle, “Oh, Oh, Oh…It’s the Tom Joyner Morning Show” – indicating the start of a four-hour party with a purpose. At this party though, Joyner and his sidekicks kept their more than 10 million listeners highly informed, motivated and empowered.

This was not just another radio

show, he redefined the role of a radio host beyond the traditional perception of a disc jockey. The talented cast, crew and team represented the community’s conscience and provided information and perspectives on issues that were not being discussed in mainstream media.

The show, which was much a staple in the Black community as soul food and Bible study, was a community, a network that the Tuskegee, Alabama, native cultivated across the globe. In its heyday, the show was heard in more than 100 cities, service members stationed overseas would call in while listening.

Many political leaders were elected to Congress or other top governmental positions after their stories aired on this platform. He provided jobs for many, including celebrities - especially artists and comedians - who got their break on this show.

While the show had its share of buffoonery, Joyner took his position of influence very seriously. He brought health and fitness to the forefront among Blacks with important initiatives such as the 2008 “Get Out the Vote” and his “Take A Loved One to the Doctor” campaign, which began to get Black men to visit the doctor

He doled out financial advice, but most notably is his support for students

attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), a project to which he promises to continue through retirement.

His Tom Joyner Foundation has raised more than $100 million to help enrolled students pay tuition.

The son of a famed Tuskegee Airmen, Joyner was one of the hardest working men in the radio business. His career took off long before syndication was the norm. From 1985 to 1993, he hosted a morning show in Dallas, hopped on a plane and did another in Chicago Then back to Dallas by late evening. He did 10 shows, racked up 8,000 miles weekly and earned him the moniker “Fly Jock.”

In 1993, Joyner became the first Black personality to successfully go nationwide with music on a morning show ,when ABC Radio Networks offered to carry his program on several radio stations from a single base of operation.

Joyner began preparing for this day two years ago. A few factors forced his decision: an aging audience, radio stations attracting younger listeners, advertisers shifting elsewhere, and syndicated rivals such as Steve Harvey and Rickey Smiley, who now has the hosting baton, have chipped away his fan base.

“My goal was to die on the radio.

Have my funeral on the radio,” Joyner, who garnered numerous honors during his 50year career, told a reporter recently.

Over the last two weeks, many celebrities - including Oprah, Patti LaBelle, Spike Lee, Tyler Perry and the Rev. Al Sharpton - called in or sent toasts to the man who had such a profound impact on them and our community.

It warmed my heart on Thursday when his former sidekick of 20 years, J. Anthony Brown sat in on the entire show. The two parted ways in 2016 after a disagreement, and today, J. called back to say thanks.

He was the last caller.

I will miss the show largely because there won’t be anyone to expose corruption, confront cases of police brutality, and speak the truth to power especially during these problematic times in American history.

But like anything else, such is a part of this journey we call life.

Mr. Joyner, you epitomize what it means to be committed to a cause. You made my life fuller over the past 25 years.

Thanks for stressing the importance of us making an impact on our communities.

I know your good work will continue, there will never be another Tom Joyner or Tom Joyner Morning Show and my mornings will never be the same.

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Finding Meaning in Christmas

You have probably heard the question repeated more times than you can count: “What is the true meaning of Christmas?” It might have as many answers as there are people. What the observance of Christmas looks like varies according to nation, culture, and household, but typically it is a time for family and friends to gather, enjoy good food, exchange gifts, and observe the closing of another calendar year. For many it is a fun, festive time; for others, it can be sad or depressing, a grim reminder of loss or pain.

For the business and professional world, Christmas means much more than office parties and the end of the work year. Retailers hope to reap profits that can transform the calendar year from mediocre to outstanding. Contracts with existing clients are being drafted and

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hopefully, renewed. Annual goals are reassessed; plans are being formulated for the coming year. A few days off from work during the Christmas season provide a chance to catch one’s breath before another year of hectic activity.

But is that what Christmas is all about? Someone has described it as “the season for requesting things we do not need, receiving things we do not want, and buying things we cannot afford for people we do not like.” Sounds a bit pessimistic, doesn’t it? Somehow, the nearly universal appeal of the season must be based on more than the lust for things and quest for profits. So where do we find meaning in Christmas?

The first Christmas story is told in the opening chapters of the gospel of Luke. There we find a young Jewish man and woman, betrothed but not yet

officially married, who make the arduous trek from their home in Nazareth to Jerusalem. According to the account, unable to find room in conventional lodging, the couple settles into a stable, where the Christ Child is born, His first bed a humble feed trough.

Traditional Nativity displays give different perspectives. Shepherds, barnyard animals, angels and wise men all figure significantly. But what is missing from this scene is a crude wooden cross on which this infant – whom the Bible calls God in the flesh – will ultimately end His earthly life. Without the cross, there would be no need to remember or celebrate the first Christmas. Reflecting on this shows us important things about God, things that should be reflected in the lives of His followers. Among them are:

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Christ’s calling card was His humility. As hard as it is to imagine or conceive, the God of all creation and eternity entered time and took on human form. “(He) made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death, even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:7-8).

God served us, so we can serve Him. A celebrity or dignity often expects people to serve their needs. But when Jesus came, His purpose was to serve others. “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).

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Continuing with our tradition The Boca Raton Tribune once again wants to share with our readers these historic pieces of writing to remind us of the innocence and pureness of the Christmas Season.

Yes, Virginia,

By Ben Stein l Dec 15, 2005 *The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary, December 18, 2005.

there is a Santa Claus

Herewith at this happy time of year, a few confessions from my beating heart: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books, movies, and other editorials, and on posters and stamps.

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December 22, 1897 “DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.

“Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.

“Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’

“Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?

VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

I have no freaking clue who Nick and Jessica are. I see them on the cover of People and Us constantly when I am buying my dog biscuits and kitty litter.

I often ask the checkers at the grocery stores. They never know who Nick and Jessica are either. Who are they? Will it change my life if I know who they are and why they have broken up? Why are they so important? I don’t know who Lindsay Lohan is, either, and I do not care at all about Tom Cruise’s wife.

Am I going to be called before a Senate committee and asked if I am a subversive? Maybe, but I just have no clue who Nick and Jessica are. Is this what it means to be no longer young. It’s not so bad.

Next confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don’t feel threatened. I don’t feel discriminated against. That’s what they are: Christmas trees. It doesn’t bother me a bit when people say, “Merry Christmas” to me.

I don’t think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn’t bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a creche, it’s just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

I don’t like getting pushed around for being a Jew and I don’t think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can’t find it in the Constitution and I don’t like it being shoved down my throat.

You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship Nick and Jessica and we aren’t allowed to worship God as we understand Him?

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Girl Scouts across our council made it their mission to defend our planet and worked hard over a month-long period to make the world a better, and greener, place. The girls took the lead and worked with their troops to figure out how they wanted to make a difference. From beach clean-ups to largescale planting projects, our girls did it all.

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PBSC Lake Worth Campus to Open for Special Hours During Winter Break

The Palm Beach State College Lake Worth campus will be open for special hours on three days during the two-week winter break to help students from all campuses register and prepare for their spring classes.

The Admissions/Registration, Advising, Financial Aid, Testing, Veterans Services, New Student Orientation and the Center for Student Accessibility (formerly Disability Support Services) offices will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 20 and Dec. 27 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 26. In addition to the Student Services offices, the bookstores on the Lake Worth, Boca Raton and Palm Beach

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Gardens campuses also will be open for a limited time during those days. The Lake Worth campus bookstore will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens campus bookstores will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All other campus departments and campuses will be closed during the entire break, which is Dec. 20 to Jan. 1.

The College will resume normal hours on all campuses Jan. 2. Classes will begin Jan. 6.

PBSC first began opening its Student Services offices during winter break in 2015 as part of its enrollment management initiatives.

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Brothers Complete A.A. Degrees at PBSC in One Year; Headed to UF

Anas Saeed Saeed Ahmed and his brother, Maaz Saeed Saeed Ahmed, enrolled at Palm Beach State College as international students from Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2018, determined to complete their Associate in Arts transfer degrees in one year.

After taking as many as six or more classes each term, which required special permission, they are set to graduate together on Dec. 19. They both have been accepted to the University of Florida for the spring semester to pursue bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering.

“We’ve put a lot of effort into this College, and to see it all play out like this is an amazing feeling to say the least,’’ said Maaz Saeed, 19.

“We basically started taking six courses every semester. We started with five and got a high GPA in order to take more,’’ Anas Saeed, 21, said. “We had a goal set no matter how many courses we had to take.”

Earning a good college education has been a dream for the Pakistani brothers, who were born and raised in Dubai, and their passion and commitment runs deep. Their father, Saeed Ahmed Abdulmajeed, who traveled from Dubai for the graduation, only completed one year of high school. He left Pakistan for Kuwait when he was 17 and then

moved to Dubai a few years later to build a better life for himself as a businessman.

He said not having more than a high school education meant that he struggled initially. When he and his wife married and had their three sons, including their oldest son who graduated from the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, he was determined to pave a way for them to get an education.

Saeed Ahmed Abdulmajeed (center) traveled from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to attend graduation for his sons Maaz Saeed Saeed Ahmed (left) and Anas Saeed Saeed Ahmed.

“I feel that education must be a priority. I made a plan in my mind,” Abdulmajeed said. “I feel very proud. I’m really happy to see my sons here. I came here especially for their graduation,” he added, noting that his trip to see his sons cross the stage to accept their degrees

took 31 hours with flight delays and a layover.

The brothers graduated from an American high school in Dubai a year apart in 2016 and 2017. Initially, they each enrolled at the University of Ottawa in Canada— Anas Saeed for a year and Maaz Saeed for one semester—but they soon realized that it was not the best fit for them.

Then a friend from Dubai who was attending Palm Beach State College as an international student suggested that they join him in Florida. They contacted PBSC’s Office of International Admissions and began the process. Maaz Saeed took his first classes in the summer 2018 and his brother started in the fall that year.

They acclimated well and cofounded in 2018 Humanitarian Chemists, a student club at the Boca Raton campus that works with professors at Massachu-

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setts Institute of Technology on projects related to cleaning up Florida lakes. They both were named to the Dean’s List and were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, which requires at least a 3.5 grade point average. In addition, Maaz Saeed was nominated by faculty and received the Academic Excellence Award in Chemistry last spring, and he was named to the President’s List.

Dana Hamadeh, associate dean of academic affairs at the Boca Raton campus, said the College does not recommend such heavy course loads for students, but she allowed it for them. “It’s not common or encouraged, but these are two exceptional students who have proven that they can handle it, and they have consistently demonstrated success and commitment to their education.”

Anas Saeed, who is interested in the renewable energy field, and Maaz Saeed, who wants to work in recycling, acknowledged that taking a big course load is not for the faint of heart. They plan to pace themselves more at UF.

“It’s been a crazy ride because we’ve taken so many courses and sacrificed so much time,” Maaz Saeed said.

“The kind of personality we have is that if we put our minds to something, it’s really difficult for us not to achieve it. Our work ethic is what really defines us. We work really well under pressure.”

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This past weekend was an eventful one for the Florida Atlantic University Owls football team, as they defeated the Southern Methodist University Mustangs in the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl, 52 -28, on Saturday, Dec. 21 and announced their new defensive coordinator, Jim Leavitt, on Sunday, Dec. 22.

Starting with the Boca Raton Bowl at FAU Stadium, the Owls were led by interim head coach Glenn Spencer with newly appointed head coach Willie Taggart watching from the sideline. While the team took control of the game early with a 7-0 lead at the end of the first quarter after running back B.J. Emmons ran for a 1-yard touchdown, SMU answered back with two touchdown runs of their own. Nonetheless, FAU remained poised and went into halftime with a 28-14 lead, following a 15-yard rushing touchdown by running back James Charles and a 13-yard touchdown catch by wide receiver Brandon Robinson from quarterback Chris Robison, both scored with under a minute left in the half.

From there, FAU’s lead over SMU only got larger, as Robison threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end John Raine and defensive end Rashad Smith ran a 34 yard fumble recovery for a touchdown, both in the third quarter, to increase the score to 42-14. To seal the victory for the Owls, backup quarterback Nick Tronti was subbed into the game for Robison and threw a 23 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Javion Posey to make the score 52-21 with just over three minutes remaining in the game.

Despite a last minute touchdown pass from SMU, FAU remained victorious to win their second Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl in three years and increased their bowl game record to 4-0 in the program’s history. With this, FAU finished their season with an 11-3 record, making them just the second Conference USA team to win at least 11 games twice in three seasons since Western Kentucky University in 2015 and 2016. Other end

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of the season notable statistics, include Robison setting the school record in passing completions (291) and passing yards (3,701), as well as the team’s defense forcing the most turnovers in a season with 33.

“I am always the kind of guy who sees what happens because I have been a part of games I go in thinking you are prepared and think you are so much better and then all of the sudden get bit,” Spencer said, according to FAU Sports. “Then there are times when you go out there and it just clicks. I go back to the players. It was all about preparation, execution and finish, that’s what we talked about [on Friday night] and [in the morning before the game].”

Although rumors were heard of Spencer’s tenure with FAU coming to an end before the Boca Raton Bowl, the announcement didn’t become official until Sunday, in which Taggart made his first coaching hire as the team’s head coach of Jim Leavitt as defensive coordinator, ultimately forcing Spencer to take the defensive coordinator job at the University of South Florida.

Leavitt, who has an over 40-year coaching resume, including working with Taggart when the two were at Florida State University and the University at Oregon, looks to continue building off of what Spencer accomplished with the Owls defense and is ready for the challenge.

“The opportunity to be at FAU, close to my 94-year-old mom means so much,” Leavitt said on Twitter. “[FAU] is such a beautiful place with high expectations.”

Now, with a long off-season of recruiting future players and retaining the current ones, Taggart, Leavitt and the rest of the FAU football team will begin to prepare for the 2020 season, as the team opens at the University of Minnesota on Sept. 5, before taking on USF at home on Sept. 26.

End of an Era: The impact Lane Kiffin had on FAU

By: Justin Baronoff

With rumors of the Florida Atlantic University Owls head football coach, Lane Kiffin, pursuing another head coaching position prior to the team’s 49-6 Conference USA Championship victory over the University of AlabamaBirmingham Blazers on Saturday, Dec. 7, fans, students, and the rest of the Boca Raton community felt more appreciative of him than disappointed, despite the news.

As Kiffin officially resigned and accepted the head coach job at the University of Mississippi after winning his second C-USA title in his three seasons with the Owls, the FAU Athletics staff, including Vice President and Director of Athletics Brian White, had nothing but gratitude for him.

“Coach Kiffin deserves our thanks and a great deal of credit for continuing to build our football program to high levels of success,” White said. “We have an extremely talented roster returning and I couldn’t be more excited about the future of our football program.”

Whether it was playing against highly ranked opponents across the country, such as the University of Wisconsin in 2017, Oklahoma University in 2018, and Ohio State University this season, or receiving visits from former NFL players and celebrities like Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson and Snoop Dogg, the impact Kiffin left at FAU was uncanny and put the university on the map at a national level.

When he was announced as FAU’s fifth head coach in program history on Dec. 13, 2016, the hype and publicity surrounding Kiffin was immediately there, as it was unheard of to have a

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former Oakland Raiders head coach and University of Alabama offensive coordinator decide to coach at a university in Boca Raton, Fla. where just over 30,000 students attend.

Nonetheless, with his catchphrase describing the atmosphere at FAU of “Football in Paradise,” the Owls that finished with a 3-9 record from 2014 to 2016 turned into the Owls that were conference champions in 2017 and had running back Devin Singletary drafted to the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the NFL Draft this past April. Although Kiffin’s success at FAU translated to the pros, that was the least of his concerns.

“I was used to all players thinking they were going to the NFL and your job is to get the players drafted the highest that you can,” Kiffin said, according to the New York Times. “[FAU] changed me to realize, I’ve got a bigger calling than that [and that] calling is to really help these kids develop.”

Kiffin, 44, finished with 2613 record over the past three seasons as FAU’s head coach. Even though a replacement for the position has yet to be found, White announced that first-year defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer will serve as interim head coach.

Now that the Owls will prepare for a bowl game, Kiffin reminds everyone that success is not achieved just from one person, but from others around that person, which he will try to repeat, as he begins to put together his coaching staff at Ole Miss.

“You don’t win two conference championships because you hire a head coach,” Kiffin said. “You have to have a lot of things in place and a lot of people helping, and that’s what happened [at FAU].”

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Lynn University Names New Women’s Soccer Head Coach

Lynn University Athletics Director Devin Crosby today appointed John F. Markey Jr. head coach of women's soccer.

"We searched for a candidate of high character and genuine concern for student-athlete success, and John demonstrated that in our meetings and in his past work," said Crosby.

Prior to joining the Fighting Knights, Markey served as volunteer assistant coach for the University of Central Florida women's soccer team, and as college recruiting liaison and head coach for the U15 Girls Elite Club National League (ECNL) at Orlando City Soccer Club.

In addition, Markey brings experience from coaching roles at Bethany College, FC Wichita, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Rollins College and more.

He also is a professional soccer trainer.

Markey becomes the fifth coach since the team was founded in 1986. Its

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Markey earned a bachelor's degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham and currently is pursuing his master's at MidAmerica Nazarene University.

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