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Honor Bestowed on West Boca Drama Department Dream Inspires Student Volunteer Efforts

As part of the 2019 Martin Luther King Day of Service, PBA people picked a passel of peppers – 13,000 pounds of peppers.

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The Florida State Thespians recently bestowed a tremendous honor on the West Boca Drama Department when its production of Little Women was chosen as one of seven full-length musicals to be presented as a mainstage at the Florida

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FAU Programs Among the Best in US According to new Report

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Boca Helping Hands Opens Justin D. Webb Training Center to Accommodate Job Training Programs

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SSC Announces Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll

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Sailfish Unable To Upset No. 5 Sharks

Downtown Public Library to Host Debra Ehrhardt in “Jamaica Farewell”

Boca Raton Public Library continues its 2019 Story Central theme, “Cultural Connections,” with a performance by Jamaican storyteller, Debra Ehrhardt, at the Downtown Library on Saturday, February 23 at 4:00pm.

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“Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever belives in me shall never thirst.’” - John 6:35

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Palm Beach State College is launching a new Center for Excellence in Engineering Technology at the Belle Glade and Palm Beach Gardens campuses with a more than $2 million award from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund.

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• Officials at Boca Raton Regional Hospital today announced that Fitch Ratings has upgraded the rating of Boca Raton Regional Hospital bonds from BBB+ to A-. The Rating Outlook also improved from Stable to Positive.

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• Adolph & Rose Levis JCC held its annual Winter Family Festival & Open House at its facilities on the Jewish Federation of SPBC campus. The petting zoo seemed to be the biggest hit!

• Looking to increase the flow of talent in its workforce pipeline, Niagara Bottling LLC has partnered with Palm Beach State College’s Engineering Technology and Electrical Power Technology programs, providing a commitment of paid internships and $39,000 worth of training equipment to help prepare students for careers in its advanced manufacturing operations.

• The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches featured New York Times Best Selling author and political analyst, Frank Luntz.Dr. Luntz is an American political consultant, pollster, and “public opinion guru” best known for developing talking points and other messaging for various Republican causes. The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches is Florida’s largest non-partisan political and public affairs organization.

• Bodytek Fitness West Boca held it’s grand opening at their new location on Kimberly Blvd.The new BodyTek studio is designed for class sizes up to 24 clients. Each Group Fitness class is scheduled daily from 5:30AM to 9PM. BodyTek, according to its owner, Trey Opp, provides clients with 1 on 1 personal training style in a group setting. They believe their group personal training will make achieving your fitness goals enjoyable and motivating.

Small group instruction is an alternative to oneon-one training • Boca Helping Hands relaunched its Hospitality Job Training Program in September 2018 in conjunction with SouthTech Academy. This Job Training Program prepares students for careers in South Florida’s vibrant hospitality industry. The curriculum of the redesigned program focuses on fundamental cooking and kitchen skills, dining room preparedness (server, busser, hostess, and front of the house training), as well as industry-specific certifica-

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tions (SafeStaff and TIPS certification) • The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at Florida Atlantic University recently competed in the National Model United Nations competition in Washington, D.C. and finished first overall out of 60 competing universities. This is the first ever national title for the program.

• The Florida Launch, south Florida’s only Major League Lacrosse team has announced they will be moving their home venue for the 2019 season from FAU Stadium to Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill. The addition of more games was a major deciding factor as their season would now interfere with FAU football’s season.

• On Feb. 20, New York Times bestselling author, James Patterson will be Palm Beach State College’s keynote speaker for the 2019 STEAM Luncheon. The 7th annual event, themed “A Conversation with James Patterson: Transforming Lives through Literacy” and chaired by South Florida businesswoman and philanthropist Yvonne Boice, takes place at 11:30 a.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts’ Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach • The JFS Gala at St Andrews County Club offered a great show, great food and, of course great supporters of the mission of the Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services, under the leadership of Danielle Hartman. Congratulations to Toby & Leon Cooperman, the richly deserving recipients of the 2018 Ruth & Norman Rales Humanitarian of the Year Award and Linda & Ralph Behmoiras, proud recipients of the 2018 Corporate Leadership Award.

• Even though Palm Beach County is known for its vast wealth, one in six residents do not know where their next meal will come from according to the Palm Beach County Food Bank. Since the majority of Palm Beach State College students are residents of the county, they too may be struggling to get enough to eat. To help ensure they have this basic need met, the College has relocated and expanded its food pantry, now called Panther’s Pantry.

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COMMUNITY FAU Programs Among the Best in US According to new Report

Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, College of Business and College of Education are listed in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report national rankings for “Best Online Graduate Programs.”

FAU’s College of Nursing climbed from the No. 39 spot in 2018 to the No. 23 spot nationwide for the “2019 Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs,” and is the top-ranked program in the state of Florida. FAU’s College of Business is ranked No. 51 in 2019 nationwide for the “Best Online MBA Programs,” and No. 43 in 2019 for the “Best Online Business Programs – Non MBA. The College of Education is ranked No. 77 nationwide for the 2019 “Best Online Education Programs,” up from the No. 83 spot in 2018 and the No. 193 spot in 2017.

In addition, FAU’s online graduate nursing programs, online MBA programs and online business programs – non MBA, are all listed on the “Best Online Programs for Veterans 2019.”

“We are both honored and delighted to be included with our colleagues in the College of Business and the College of Education in this year’s U.S. News & World Report ‘Best Online Graduate Programs.’ We are especially proud to be ranked as the No. 1 program in Florida and to be listed as a top program serving our veterans,” said Marlaine Smith, Ph.D., R.N., dean of FAU’s College of Nursing.

“We continue to soar in these rankings because of our exceptional students and our outstanding faculty and staff who help us to develop and deliver innovative and cutting-edge programs to advance careers in nursing.”

The 2019 Best Online Programs methodologies are based on a number of factors, including engagement, faculty

credentials and training, expert opinion, student excellence, and services and technologies provided. Only degree-granting programs at regionally accredited institutions that are offered predominantly online were considered.

“To be listed once again in the U.S. News & World Report national rankings for our graduate online MBA and our non-MBA graduate programs, accounting and health administration, is a tribute to our incredibly talented faculty and staff who enable us to provide the highestquality graduate business programs in this region,” said Daniel Gropper, Ph.D., dean of FAU’s College of Business. “We also are honored to share this recognition with our colleagues in nursing and education and to be included in the ‘Best Online Programs for Veterans 2019.’”

Now in its eighth year, the U.S. News & World Report “Best Online Programs” list is a resource for students and working adults who are increasingly seeking online education programs for degree completion and career advancement. Prospective students can use the searchable directory to explore factors such as tuition, program offerings and online services offered to enrolled students.

“Our programs are designed to provide vital services that support six major public school districts in this region and we are proud that our online graduate education programs have once again been recognized in the U.S. News & World Report national rankings,” said Valerie J. Bristor, Ph.D., dean of FAU’s College of Education. “These rankings are a testament to our very talented and dedicated faculty, students and staff, and we are extremely proud to share this distinction with our colleagues in the College of Nursing and the College of Business.”)

Honor Bestowed on West Boca Drama Department

The Florida State Thespians recently bestowed a tremendous honor on the West Boca Drama Department when its production of Little Women was chosen as one of seven full-length musicals to be presented as a mainstage at the Florida State Thespians Festival 2019 in Tampa this March. “This is a wonderful opportunity for students to not only share quality theatre with other Thespians but to work in a professional environment with professional technicians,” stated Lance Blank, West Boca Performing Arts Academy Director.

Nearly 60 students from the West Boca High School will descend upon downtown Tampa to participate in the Florida State Thespian Festival, the largest high school theatre festival in the world. The festival, held March 20-23 at Tampa’s David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts and the Tampa Convention Center, will host over 10,000 high school theatre students from across the state of Florida.

After unloading a 55-foot semi-truck, the Students will be allotted five hours to install complicated scenery, lighting, props, and costumes. When the doors open, the production will be performed in front of

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2700 theater students and industry professionals in Morsani Hall, the largest theater south of Washington, DC. The mainstage performances are the pinnacle events of the annual four-day festival, in which drama students from across the state compete in a variety of performance and technical categories.

“In the next few weeks we are faced with a huge obstacle that we are determined to overcome. Taking a show on the road is not easy. This honor does not come with financial support. Students must pay $700 each to fund transportation, accommodations and registration fees,” says Blank. In addition, Blank states, “it will cost $30,000.00 to remount the show and transport the production to Tampa.”

“We need your help to realize these students’ dreams. Our students are our future, and these students are truly deserving of this honor and this opportunity.

Any donation that you can offer us today would be highly appreciated and will be accepted with the highest sense of gratitude,” says Blank. Click to support the West Boca Drama Department at https://www. gofundme.com/wbddlittlewomen

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Congressman Deutch Co-Sponsors Boca Helping Hands Opens Justin D. Webb Training Center to Bill to Protect Federal Workers and Accommodate Job Training Families from Impacts of Shutdown Programs By: Bryanna Basilio

More than four weeks into the partial government shutdown, South Florida Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) has co-sponsored the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. The legislation was introduced

by Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) to protect federal workers and their families from foreclosures, evictions, and loan defaults during a government shutdown.

“Families in South Florida are suffering from the very real pain of this shutdown,” said Congressman Deutch.

“I’ve heard from constituents who are struggling to pay their bills and medical expenses because they haven’t received a paycheck in a month. Why should federal workers and their families be punished for the President’s stubborn refusal to reopen the government?”

The bill addresses the real threat of federal workers losing their homes, falling behind on student loans and other bills, having their car repossessed, or losing their health insurance because they have been furloughed during a shutdown or required to work without pay.

“We can and should have a debate on border security, but not while 800,000 workers and their families are struggling to make ends meet. This bill will provide important relief for these families as we continue to push the president and republicans to reopen the government

immediately.”

Modeled after the Servicemembers Relief Act, the Schatz-Kilmer legislation will prohibit landlords and creditors from taking action against federal workers or contractors who are hurt by the government shutdown and unable to pay rent or repay loans. The bill would also empower federal workers to sue creditors or landlords that violate this protection.

The Federal Employee Civil Relief Act would safeguard workers impacted by a shutdown from the following: • Being evicted or foreclosed; • Having their car or other property repossessed; • Falling behind in student loan payments; • Falling behind in paying bills; or • Losing their insurance because of missed premiums.

The protection would last during and 30 days following a shutdown to give workers a chance to keep up with their bills. This partial government shutdown hurts more than 800,000 federal workers in all 50 states.

Boca Helping Hands has opened the Justin D. Webb Training Center, to accommodate its Job Readiness and other training classes. This building was made possible through a generous grant from the Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust. The facility houses the Leah and Samuel Hochman Health and Wellness Classroom, a second classroom dedicated in Memory of Henry Weitz, an administrative office that was dedicated in Memory of Dr. Herbert L. Watchtel along with a smaller interview room for professional development sessions. The building is across the street from the Boca Helping Hands Remillard Family Resource Center, 1500 NW 1st Court, Boca Raton.

The new center means that Boca Helping Hands can conduct classes in a dedicated area designed for that purpose and will eventually be able to offer afternoon, evening and weekend classes. Free job training Programs available through Boca Helping Hands include Hospitality, Commercial Driver’s License, Customer Service Representative, Home Health Aide and IT Help Desk Technicians.

“The Training Center will provide hundreds of people with job training to enable them to become self-sufficient. Justin was always helping his friends get jobs, so it’s particularly appropriate that this Center be named for him,” Jack Webb, Justin Webb’s father said.

Boca Helping Hands also announced that it has purchased the neighboring Warehouse Pub property. The City’s Planning and Zoning Board has approved plans to convert the property into muchneeded parking for staff and volunteers.

People interested in the Job Training Programs are interviewed to see if they are eligible for enrollment. Once accepted into their designated Job Training Program,

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they then proceed to Job Readiness (Phase I), a Professional Development Curriculum which is now housed in the Justin D. Webb Training Center. Once students have completed the Job Readiness Program, Boca Helping Hands pays for them to attend an accredited school for their technical training and certification program (Phase II). When the student graduates, they proceed to Phase III and meet with a Job Mentor from Boca Helping Hands who helps them work on their resume, apply for jobs and prepare for interviews.

Recently, social worker Ariella Block joined the staff of Boca Helping Hands to help students be successful during their training and subsequent job hunt. Based on her assessment of the students, Ariella is able to provide on-going case management support, which may include counseling, or referral to a partner agency for behavioral health services.

Other no cost classes held at the Justin D. Webb Training Center include English as a Second Language (ESOL), The Reading Project (an adult literacy program), and Living Well. Boca Helping Hands partners with Boca Regional Hospital on Living Well to provide talks on health and wellness, early detection of illness and healthy eating. There are also Learning Lab classes where students can practice computer skills. In addition, Wells Fargo provides financial literacy classes.

“We have greatly expanded the scope of Boca Helping Hands’ services to better enable our clients to become self-sufficient,” Gary Peters, Board President said.

“The goal is to get students trained, certified and assist with employment so they don’t need Boca Helping Hands services in the future.”

For more information or to apply for enrollment, contact Jose Irizarry at 561417-0913, Ext. 224.

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

We often say those words, but what if a child takes a wrong turn in life, becomes ensnared in crime, drug-addiction or suicide and self-destruction?

If children are truly our future, then we adults owe them a helping hand in shaping it. We can do so through mentoring.

January is National Mentoring Month, a time of public awareness and promotion of the benefits to volunteering to be a part of young people’s lives. As a children’s advocate and founder of the KOP Mentoring Network here in Palm Beach County, I believe every young person needs a caring adult mentor to provide encouragement and support to succeed in school and in life. Many of us have the power to truly impact their future by simply showing up as a caring friend and mentor.

We have seen the benefits of

mentoring in addressing our schools’ graduation rates, which, have been increasing in recent years here in South Florida and across the nation.

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

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

that provide high school students adult volunteers may help students stay in school.

At KOP Mentoring Network, we see the fruits of mentoring in our Oratorical, STRE2AM2, and Wealth Building and Entrepreneurship programs. Some of our students come from homes that have incarcerated parents or guardians. Without intervention these children are more likely to follow that same path. While our mentors help build student academic skills, the underlying theme for us is making our students see that someone cares enough to be there and expects the best from them.

Our mentors are ordinary people who serve as advisers and teachers.

They are motivators and role models, who believe in the students we work with. We see the potential and work hard in helping students get to where they want to go. The youngsters

participating in the KOP Monitoring Network are less likely to use drugs and alcohol and less likely to skip school. They are more confident in their academic performance, and they are better able to get along with their families. In short, our mentors are making a difference, a real impact in the lives of the youngsters they serve.

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

POSITIVE LIVING

By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.

How Consistent Are You? It is good to be consistent in all you do. But it’s far better to be flexible when certain situations may legitimately require it. There are people who boast of being consistent in all circumstances, and that offers them the excuse of remaining offensive toward others, and doing certain things in just one way, instead of choosing a better way which in most situations can be easily found.

A person’s consistency needs not be lopsided, but it should always lean in the direction of acting honestly at all times, doing good for others periodically, practicing truthfulness in all relationships and transactions, in whatever circumstance one may be found!

Of course, there are several who are consistent in doing what is improper and not right. To those I simply issue an invitation: “Abandon practices that won’t ever lead you forward, and choose instead the company of persons who can aid you in consistent, positive, winning ways!”

Usually, what is not the ideal in life comes quite naturally to most human beings. That’s what needs to be known ahead of time, and carefully checked always! Those are the attitudes and practices to be rejected, without leaving any empty spaces, for they should quickly be replenished with an honorable and more fruitful life-style.

Those choosing to advance with consistency, will equally notice that such attitude will not be limited only to certain aspects of living; they need to affect every sphere of human activity and permeate every sector of our individual operation in society.

It’s imperative to understand also, that even in our consistency in doing what is proper and commendable, there may be situations where employing some flexibility is far more preferable. We need to be attentive to all we do, and of all the circumstances in which we find ourselves. There are occasions when common sense has a right to dictate what our best option would be in fulfilling a

task, in executing common practices, in interacting with others.

Perhaps it is in human relationships where a greater deal of flexibility needs to be employed, depending on conditions that may have changed, on the personal needs of those we are negotiating with, and in countless more factors which shall be recognized once we get there.

It’s equally wise and necessary that we operate with varied alternatives to the situations we most frequently encounter in our daily journeys and contacts. Persons who are inflexible seldom reach a pleasant conclusion in any pathway taken.

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.

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COLUMNISTS FAITH

BOCA SOCIETY HAPPENINGS

By Robert J. Tamasy

By Charlotte Beasley

Not Providing Principles We Cannot Implement

Opal Award Gala at Boca West I attended the Rotary Club of Boca Raton’s Opal Awards black tie gala at Boca West where several honoree’s were presented with awards. Jan Savarick did a great job hosting this event of a crowd of approximately 400 people. Several items were auctioned off by auctioneer, Neil Saffer and a large sum of money was raised to benefit youth scholarship programs. An awesome evening!

Recently I had the opportunity to spend time with Albert, a longtime friend who served as a leader in CBMC for many years. He was guest speaker at a retreat, and discussed about some of the things he has learned about applying biblical principles in his businesses, as well as his personal life.

One of the life-changing insights Albert said experience has taught him is, “God will never give you a principle in His Word that you cannot implement.” He added, “When you follow biblical principles, you can never go wrong.”

This was not an empty declaration. My friend proceeded to cite example after example of times when, even if it seemed counter-intuitive, he chose to follow guidelines from the Scriptures and discovered to his delight that they worked as promised.

Albert was not saying that heeding biblical principles is always easy, or that outcomes will always be as we hoped. But as he commented, “A loving father will never ask you to do something that is not good for you – and the Lord is our loving Father.”

This started me thinking: What are some of these principles from the Bible that God gives, assuring us He has established them with our best interests at heart? Books could be written about this topic, but here are some examples that came to mind: We do not work just for ourselves.

We start our careers typically thinking in terms of “my work,” “my job.” The Bible teaches, however, the work we perform is part of our divine calling, and the talents and giftedness we possess, and even opportunities that come our way, are from God. “For we are God’s workmanship,

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created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10).

There is no harm in having to wait.

Many of us are action-oriented people, and having to wait for goals and desires to be realized tests our patience to the limit.

But if we find ourselves having to wait, God has a good reason for it. “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him” (Psalm 37:7). “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10).

Difficulties in life can be stepping stones for spiritual growth. When we encounter hardships, we are prone to explore alternatives for escaping the circumstances. But it is often the crucible of adversity that teaches us the greatest lessons from God and leads to spiritual maturity. “… we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us” (Romans 5:3-5).

You cannot out-give God. Generosity does not come naturally for many of us. We cling to our paychecks and profits, reasoning, “It’s mine. I earned it.” We act as if giving to others, even worthwhile charitable causes, could result in our running out of resources for ourselves.

But 2 Corinthians 9:7 states, “God loves a cheerful giver.” Jesus also taught we need not worry about not having enough: “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you” (Luke 6:38).

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Downtown Public Library to Host Debra Ehrhardt in “Jamaica Farewell” Boca Raton Public Library continues its 2019 Story Central theme, “Cultural Connections,” with a performance by Jamaican storyteller, Debra Ehrhardt, at the Downtown Library on Saturday, February 23 at 4:00pm. In “Jamaica Farewell,” Ehrhardt shares how she achieved her teenage dream of coming to the United States by smuggling $1 million from Kingston to Miami. This extraordinary show, directed by My Big Fat Greek Wedding’s Joel Zwick, has played around the country to massive acclaim.

After L.A.-based Debra Ehrhardt’s first show was produced at the Marilyn Monroe Theater in West Hollywood, it was optioned as a sitcom by Fox. A 2007 New York City Fringe Festival awardwinner for “Jamaica Farewell,” Ehrhardt received a Proclamation from the city for her outstanding contribution to the

Jamaican community. The show has been optioned by a major Hollywood producer, and Ehrhardt is adapting it for the big screen.

“One of the amazing things about storytelling is that when we listen, we travel the world from the comfort of our seats. The storyteller is our guide, and the journey can be nothing short of extraordinary,” notes Story Central facilitator, Caren S. Neile, Ph.D., MFA. “Plus we don’t have to worry about passports, airports or travel sickness!” A performance storyteller and author, she has taught storytelling and writing for twenty-five years in universities and community settings.

She currently teaches at Florida Atlantic University.

Register for this highly entertaining presentation through the library’s calendar at bocalibrary.org.

New City Ordinances Have Taken Effect in Boca

By: Michael Demyan

Multiple new city ordinances have taken effect in Boca Raton after being passed by the city council last year.

Ordinances are passed regularly at city council meetings, however, three of them, which were all passed unanimously, could have a direct impact on city residents moving forward.

Ordinance 5469 focuses on fertilizer use and was passed last September. The goal is to minimize the discharge of nitrogen and phosphorus into bodies of water around the county.

Most Palm Beach County cities, along with Boca Raton, are adopting the ordinance, which forbids fertilizer containing the nutrients to be used before seeding or sodding a site. That type of fertilizer is also prohibited from being placed within 10 feet of any body of water or wetland.

Any repeat offenders will be fined if they continue to disobey the ordinance after a warning.

Another ordinance that has gone into effect clarifies the definition of a garage sale in the city.

“There have been some complaints received by the city regarding excessive numbers of garage sales held by some properties to the extent that some properties essentially constitute a business operation,” said Brandon Schaad, the develop-

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ment services director of Boca Raton.

The new ordinance requires those who wish to host a garage sale to apply for a free permit. Sales can also only be held four times per year at the same residence from the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with each sale only being able to last for two days at a time. Repeat offenders will be fined $150, which can increase if the offender continues to disregard the ordinance.

Ordinance 5474 will allow for direct citations by code enforcement officers for various violations, which was brought about due to the previous time-consuming method, which usually cited the property owner rather than the actual violator.

“The direct citation ordinance is designed to expedite compliance of city codes and to discourage repeat violations,” Schaad said.

The new ordinance will allow officers to cite the violator on issues including animal noises, littering, parking on grass, unlawful signs and unpermitted garage sales, among others. Officers could issue a warning prior to a written citation and violators will have a chance to contest it, however, if found guilty, it could result in a higher fine.

All of these ordinances are currently in effect and enforced throughout the city of Boca Raton.

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Dream Inspires Student Volunteer Efforts

As part of the 2019 Martin Luther King Day of Service, PBA people picked a passel of peppers – 13,000 pounds of peppers. They also raked, cleaned, hauled, shoveled, sanded and painted, all as a way to give back to the community.

The annual event, a University tradition, drew more than 350 student, faculty and staff volunteers. One team gleaned produce in Boynton Beach, and additional groups worked at Palm Beach Zoo, at Dreher Park, and at a community garden in West Palm Beach.

This year’s Day of Service was the sixth for Nathan Chau, an alumnus and the assistant director of Workship. “Not only are we doing it because it’s part of who we are and it’s in our DNA, we’re doing it to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King,” he said.

After an early breakfast, volunteers donned event shirts designed by PBA graduate and Assistant Director of Residence Life Taylor Smythe. The vivid turquoise shirts featured the word “Dream,” in tribute to the university’s theme for the year.

Assistant Dean of Students Kate Magro, one of the event organizers, reflected on the theme in a brief address to the volunteers. “I’m not telling you to dream bigger,” she said. “I’m asking you to yield your dreams, like a traffic sign, to give the right of way, because God’s dreams are so much bigger than yours.” Dr. King, she said, dreamed only of being the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, like his father and grandfather. But he yielded those dreams, and in doing so, was able to “change the fabric of American society.”

Four graduates, all former Workship leaders, returned to lead projects. The leadership team capped off the day by serving together at an afternoon barbecue in West Palm Beach’s Currie Park.

CROS Ministries will distribute the fresh produce the PBA teams gleaned, to augment the shelf-stable foods that form the bulk of food pantry stockpiles. Despite Palm Beach County’s vast agricultural production, the region remains hard-hit by food insecurity.

At Palm Beach Zoo, PBA volunteers cleaned, sanded, painted, reupholstered, cleaned and refurbished chairs used for educational programming. Others worked on the grounds, alongside the horticulture crew.

Returning Day of Service volunteers Gavan Titherington and Ashleigh Moore raked and bagged ficus leaves on the walkway between the bush dogs and the jaguar habitat. Moore laughed, “They say to do what you love. I’m a zoology major.

I just wanted to be here working near the animals.”

Across the street, PBA volunteers painted a maintenance building and cleared leaves, weeds and debris from the entryway to Dreher Park. They were joined by crews from Wells Fargo and AmeriCorps.

Umberto Rosi, a freshman from Italy, grinned as he weeded a clusia hedge along the park fence. In only his second week as a PBA student, he embraced the chance to serve alongside new friends. He worked with sophomore Caprece Ximines, who said, “I like to help make the park beautiful for people to enjoy with their families.

We’re helping God’s planet. He wants us to be caregivers for nature, his art.”

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GSOP Class of ’22 Pledges Their Futures As Ginamary Negrón Talavera donned her crisp new pharmacist’s coat for the first time, her husband and two young children watched proudly – from the family’s home in Puerto Rico.

Watching via live stream, they joined the standing-room-only audience at the Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy’s Professional Affirmation Ceremony, held in the DeSantis Family Chapel Saturday, Jan. 19. After reciting the Oath of a Pharmacist, 65 first-year doctoral students from the Class of 2022 received their iconic white coats, embroidered with their names and bearing the PBA pharmacy patch on the left sleeve.

“Superman has the S on his chest, Batman has the bat signal, Michael Jordan has No. 23, and the pharmacy student has the white coat,” smiled Dr. Jonathan Jackson, assistant dean for students. But as he outlined the tenets of the pharmacist’s oath, his demeanor became serious. “From this day forward, there is an expectation placed upon you to be a professional,” he said.

“You are the face of pharmacy. Represent the profession well.”

The oath requires each student committed to the relief of suffering; to applying their knowledge, experience and skills to assure optimal patient outcomes; and to a lifetime of service as a pharmacy professional.

Doctoral students in the Gregory School of Pharmacy complete a rigorous four-year program that integrates faith, advanced educational technology, medical missions, and attention to the highest profession standards, resulting in higher-thanaverage pass rates on national licensure examinations.

In his welcome remarks, Gregory School of Pharmacy Dean Dr. Jeffrey D. Lewis praised the students’ commitment to serving others with compassion and excellence. “We always look forward to this opportunity to officially and publicly welcome them to our ranks and challenge them to take on the responsibilities of

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health care professionals,” he said.

2018 Gregory Outstanding Graduate award recipient, Dr. David T.J. Stimson, gave the keynote address, encouraging students to find a meaningful work/life balance despite the demanding program. He also stressed that the time for competition had passed, and he suggested that students look for ways to assist one another. “If you can help someone else be successful,” he said, “it would be wrong not to.”

Dr. Christopher Elder, associate professor of pharmacy practice and faculty advisor to the Class of 2022, officiated during the presentation of the pharmacy coats, assisted by class presidents Shruti Sharma (2019), Beverly Francis (2020) and DarriusPreston (2021). The invocation was given by Dr. Mark Bonfiglio, chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice.

Class of 2022 Vice President Darian Duke led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Class President Maryam Saleh Alamoudi led her classmates in the oath.

The ceremony was followed by a courtyard reception. There, Ginamary Talavera received congratulations by phone from her loved ones in Puerto Rico. She laughed, hearing that as she strode forward to receive her coat, her 4-year-old son shouted, “That’s my mommy!”

Until she completes the program in the spring of 2022, she will study and work here on the mainland, flying home every other weekend to be with her husband and see how her two little ones have grown.

She was radiant about her future: “It’s for them. It’s my purpose.”

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SPORTS 2019 Women’s Tennis SSC Preseason Poll Announced

Palm Beach Atlantic women’s tennis was picked to finish tenth in the Sunshine State Conference by coaches around the league. The Sailfish received 28 total points in the vote.

Head coach Chi Ly and the ‘Fish

finished the 2018 season 11-13 overall and 2-8 in conference. PBA defeated a top 25 time in Valdosta State last year in early February and won two conference games in a powerhouse Sunshine State Conference.

Two-time defending national champion Barry University was picked to finish first with 100 total points and received 10 first place votes. Lynn followed closely behind with 90 points and collected the only other first place vote. Third place in the preseason poll belongs to Saint Leo who won the SSC in 2016 and fourth place went to Nova Southeastern who will host the SSC championships this year.

The Sailfish begin their season on Feb. 10 as they host Flagler at Mitch Gornto Tennis Center.

Sailfish Unable To Upset No. 5 Sharks

Palm Beach Atlantic’s men’s basketball team dropped a high-paced game against No. 5 Nova Southeastern Wednesday night inside Rubin Arena. The Sailfish (8-10) kept the game close but the Sharks (15-1) had just enough in the tank to secure the victory with a final score 100-95.

The Sailfish hung around with the Sharks for the entire first half thanks to a strong offensive attack. Jules Jasmin was a big part of the ‘Fish offense, scoring 12 of his 18 points in the first half. NSU was able to maintain a lead for the entire 20 minutes but saw a lead of ten points with 6:15 to go diminish to only two by half time giving the Sailfish momentum and energy heading into the locker room.

The second half was more of the same as the Sharks were able to stay out ahead of PBA. As the ‘Fish kept within reach in

the beginning of the second half Paxton Wilson drained a deep three to knot the game at 63-63 with 12 minutes left in regulation.

Unfortunately, that was as close as PBA could get to a lead all night as the Sharks went on to take a commanding lead and then outlast the Sailfish in the end.

A last second free throw gave NSU their 100th point of the game putting the final score at 100-95.

The Sailfish offense was clicking all night as they managed to shoot 58 percent from the floor. De’Ondre Jacksonled the Sailfish in scoring as he dropped 20 points in the contest. Wilson shot 50 percent from three going 3-for-6 in his 26 minutes of court time.

Jasmin was able to add 18 points and Malek Barber had 16 of his own. Barber also had 6 rebounds in the game. On the defensive side, Bakari Warthen and Andrew Moemeka had two blocks apiece.

The Sailfish will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 26 as they will travel to St. Leo, Fla. Tip-off against the Lions is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

SSC Announces Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll

Palm Beach Atlantic women’s lacrosse was picked to finish seventh in the Sunshine State Conference by the league coaches. The Sailfish will begin their second season of competition in two weeks.

The Sailfish finished their inaugural season at 1-14 last year, picking up their lone win over Shorter 20-11. PBA will take on Shorter again this season on Feb. 9 in Georgia. Coach Jayson Schmidt returns his top goal scorer from a year ago in Grace Bartlinski who capped off her freshman season with 37 goals and 40 points.

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Florida Southern was picked to win the league for the fourth time in five years.

The Mocs have won every SSC title since the sport was adopted by the league in 2015. Rollins follows at number two with Tampa picked to finish third. Saint Leo is picked to finish in fourth with Florida Tech and Embry-Riddle to follow.

The Sailfish begin the season on Feb. 7 in South Carolina where they’ll take on Coker College. PBA will have their home opener on Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. against Rockhurst.

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