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Resident earns scholarship from Caribbean Music Club BY GARY ALAN RUSE van Dooling, 17, a Palmetto Bay resident and student at Coral Reef Senior High, was announced recently as the Caribbean Music Club’s final 2009 winner of a music scholarship. Dooling, an accomplished pianist, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dooling and is taught piano by Kassandra Bottina. He is a member of a musical group and has performed at Christ Fellowship Church in Palmetto Bay. His selection was announced by Arlene Weyrick, the club’s newly installed president, at the August meeting. Dooling had auditioned with other students in April and was selected by a panel of judges that included musicians Bill and Bobbi Jessup, but he was participating in a state competition in Jacksonville and was not able to attend the May Scholarship Awards Luncheon conducted by the club. The special August meeting was scheduled so that
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Dooling could perform and receive his scholarship check. The presentation took place at the Cutler Bay home of club member Dottie Simon. Dooling played two numbers for his performance, Raindrop Prelude by Chopin and Moonlight Fantasy by Barber. The other scholarship winners announced in May were Tiffany Donates, vocalist, Riviera Middle School; Ramsey Baggs, vocalist, Southwood Middle School; Kelley Kessel, vocalist, New World School of the Arts, and Alex Losner, tenor saxophonist, Robert Morgan Education Center. None of the winners know whom the first, second and third place finishers were, to avoid any hard feelings. The Caribbean Music Club expressed its congratulations to Dooling and the other talented students as well, and invites other south Miami-Dade County music students to compete in the auditions next spring. For information, call 305-235-0561.
Spooktober full of events coming to Miami Metrozoo BY CINDY CASTELBLANCO
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Evan Dooling is presented his check by Arlene Weyrick, Caribbean Music Club president.
Gus Machado Ford event celebrates community spirit BY LEE STEPHENS
Gus and Lilliam Machado and members of the Machado Family Foundation present backpacks filled with school supplies to children attending the Summer Fair.
njoy a host of new Halloween festivities during Spooktober at Miami Metrozoo. If you dare, enter Dr. Wilde’s Screamatorium, the zoo’s first full-scale haunted house, presented by Flore de Lisa, at Dr. Wilde’s World, Oct. 10-31. If dressing up and partying is your thing, show up on Oct. 17 for the inaugural adult costume party, the Monster Masquerade benefiting the Zoological Society of Florida (ZSF). The entire family also can enjoy Halloween at the zoo at night during the first ever Spooky Zoo Night on Oct. 30 and during the daytime at the annual MetroBoo! on Oct. 30 and 31. Dr. Wilde’s Screamatorium is guaranteed to scare when it makes its debut at Miami Metrozoo’s Dr. Wilde’s World on Oct. 10. This 7,000-square-foot haunted house will terrify visitors with horror scenes depicting the living dead, graveyards, butcher shops, deceased creatures and more, all to the music of departed rock legends, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. With an admission cost of $5 per person, this mansion of mayhem will remain open through Oct. 31. The Screamatorium may not be suitable for younger children. The shadows come to life and the haunting begins as the ZSF welcomes costumed adult monsters and creatures ages 21 and older to the biggest and darkest Halloween party in South Florida, the Monster Masquerade at Dr. Wilde’s Screamatorium on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 8 p.m. to midnight. Come out to where the wild things
undreds of friends and neighbors gathered to take advantage of giveaways, food, fun and information during the first annual Gus Machado Ford Community Summer Fair taking place on Sunday, Aug. 16, at Gus Machado Ford of Kendall. The event was the perfect way for Gus Machado Ford to invite the community to its newest location, as well as provide attendees with valuable information and services from various com-
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MIAMI INTERNATIONAL MALL September 25 - 27, 2009 Come and celebrate Hispanic Heritage at Miami International Mall. This event offers you an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the distinctive flavors of a very diverse Hispanic community within Miami; guaranteed to captivate you with its sites, sounds, tastes, and performances from representing countries.
Friday, September 25 Experience exhibitors and vendors from different Latin countries.
Saturday, September 26 Experience a fashion show 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Shoppers will be exposed to a variety of native music, dance and performances from folkloric groups, entertainers, and dance groups, as well as a Taste of Nations food sampling presented by the City of Doral. 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 27 The mall will wrap-up the Hispanic Heritage experience by showcasing a parade of native dresses from 20 Latin countries along with roaming musician presented by City of Doral. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Dominoes tournament directed by South Florida Dominoes Association. Sponsored by the City of Doral. 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by:
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Dispatchers are unsung heroes in responding to emergencies
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BY CRISTINA ARMAND Whenever you have an emergency, you know that if you call 9-1-1, help will be on the way. Most often, people just take the time to thank the front-line responders, but they don’t realize all of the behind-the-scenes work it took to get them there. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue dispatchers work behind the scenes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They are part psychologist, part support system and 100-percent unsung heroes. When a call comes in to 9-1-1, it is first sent through Miami-Dade Police. Then requests for fire suppression and emergency medical services (EMS) get transferred to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Dispatchers play a critical role, as they are the point of contact between the public and field units. When a call comes in, that is when dispatchers jump into action. Like an orchestra, the dispatchers take on the role of the conductor. They locate where the incident is happening; see
what units are closest to the scene, and how many units need to be dispatched. While doing all this, they remain to be the friendly voice on the other end of the line, helping to keep callers calm and giving them advice on what to do until the units arrive. When dealing with significant events, such as a brush fire, dispatchers go into overdrive. More than one dispatcher will handle a call of this magnitude. Each dispatcher will be given a different role. One will handle dispatching the units, while another will see where additional units are located in case they are needed and will communicate with other agencies. A third dispatcher will make calls to move units so that every part of Miami-Dade County is covered to respond to calls. With their quick thinking, fire-rescue dispatchers significantly contribute to the reduction of deaths and loss of property by effectively coordinating emergency responses. On average, dispatchers process more than 230,000 fire and EMS calls a year.
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are and party in the dark with real spooky creatures while enjoying free witches brew and Dr. Wilde’s open bars, food from the lab, including troll fingers to feed your hunger. There also will be costume contests that will have you dying for awesome prizes and music to keep the zombies dancing all night long. When night falls and the wild calls, the Monster Masquerade at Miami Metrozoo will be the only place to be. The Monster Masquerade is $65 per person ($50 for ZSF members). Groups of five or more can call for more details on pricing. Proceeds will benefit the ZSF’s mission of wildlife conservation and education. Anyone who purchases a ticket before Oct. 10 will be entered into a drawing to win one of two packages including a family membership to Miami Metrozoo and a VIP behind-the-scenes tour. Tickets will be available at the ZSF office or online at <www.miamimetrozoo.com>. “Spooky Zoo Night,” a new after hours family event, will take place on Friday, Oct. 30, from 7 to 11 p,m. At $10.95 per person ($9.95 for ZSF members), the evening will include admission to Dr. Wilde’s Screamatorium, the haunted house at Dr. Wilde’s World, spooky tram rides, ghoulish carousel rides, scary movies, chilling storytelling at the Amphitheatre around a fire pit, and
“thriller” dance lessons at the Aviary Plaza. Candy stations, roving street theater, and encounters with creepy critters such as tarantulas, scorpions and snakes, will add unsettling excitement to the pathways. A costume parade will culminate this Halloween Eve event. MetroBoo! returns to Miami Metrozoo on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Included with zoo admission, families and kids ages 12 and under are invited to trick-or-treat in costumes, participate in costume contests, watch special performances, make Halloween crafts, see wild animals get their Halloween goodies, and more. Music and games with fun prizes will be provided by Radio Disney AM 990 and The Coast 97.3 FM. Miami Metrozoo is located at 12400 SW 152 St. General zoo admission is $15.95 per adult and $11.95 per child (3-12) plus tax. Children under 2, Zoological Society of Florida members and parking are free. MetroBoo! is included with paid zoo admission. Dr. Wilde’s Screamatorium, the Monster Masquerade, and Spooky Zoo Night have separate admission prices. For information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Danny Elfenbein at 305-2555551 or send email to <dannye@zsf.org>. Metrozoo’s regular hours are 9:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.; ticket booths close at 4 p.m.
COMMUNITY, from page 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– munity and government organizations. The highlight of the day occurred when the first 100 children at the event each received a book bag filled with school supplies that were donated by the Gus Machado Family Foundation and Serafin Blanco from El Dolarazo. “The children enjoyed the event very much,” said Lilliam Machado, who organized the affair. “The look on their faces when they received a backpack was priceless. It is a memory that will last in our hearts forever.” Just a few highlights from the day included Radio Amor, 107.5 FM in Miami, providing the afternoon’s music; MK Travel awarding a lucky couple a fabulous trip to Cancun, and Palmetto Bay Policing Unit photographing and fingerprinting more than 45 children. Members of the American Cancer Society were on hand offering important cancer prevention information, and the Florida Department of Transportation Division of Drivers License Mobile Unit
offered drivers license renewals and official ID cards for children. “Thanks to the support of Commissioner Joe Martinez and the Miami-Dade Health Department, more than 50 children received vaccinations at the event,” Mrs. Machado added. The day also featured hamburgers and hot dogs, cotton candy and popcorn, face painting and a bounce house to entertain families. “The event was all about serving the community in our new location,” said Victor Benitez, vice president of Gus Machado Ford. “We want to continue doing what my husband has been doing in our Hialeah location for the past 25 years,” Mrs. Machado said. Gus Machado Ford of Kendall is located at 15551 S. Dixie Hwy. and the phone number is 305-822-3211. For more information, visit the website at <www.gusmachadoford.dealerconnection.com>.
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Budget talks and plans for the Village’s future Michael Miller EXECUTIVE EDITOR
AROUND TOWN Well, folks, Monday night was the first budget hearing, and although this issue went to bed days before it took place, we just know there was likely a lively discussion of expenses, taxes and the like. There’s still a Final Budget Hearing on September 23 at 7 p.m. at the Deering Estate Visitors Center, 16701 SW 72 Avenue. Belated Birthday Greetings to the Village of Palmetto Bay, which became a municipality on September 10, 2002, which makes it seven years old (and it doesn’t look a day over five). And while you’re still enjoying that good news, get ready for the mayor’s annual State of the Village Address, coming up in October. Running, running —- who’s running? No, we’re not talking about FootWorks joggers training programs, but the rumors circulating around town about who might be getting in the race for the Village Council in the next election. It’s too soon to comment here, but it looks as if things could get interesting in the not too distant future. Student’s art donation program still snowballing. As an update to the story we ran last week about 12 year old Tae Tae Davis, who wrote effective letters to the major art supplies manufacturers asking for materials for her fellow students at a time when county budget cuts have reduced what’s available for already overburdened art classes, we hear that just last week another large shipment of paintbrushes arrived and
will soon be benefiting students. Way to go, Tae Tae! Channel 10 news even covered the story, and if you missed it, here is a link to the video on Channel 10: < w w w. j u s t n e w s . c o m / g o o d news/20797776/detail.html#video> Trouble, Trouble, Trouble... The Singing Miamians & The Old Cutler Presbyterian Church Orchestra will present a tribute to “The Music Man” on Sat. Nov. 7, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. There will be one performance only of this charming masterpiece of Americana at the Old Cutler Presbyterian Church located at 14401 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33158. Volunteers are always in demand and for those into football, this may fit the bill. The South Florida Pro BowlSuper Bowl Host Committee’s Volunteer Services Department is looking for volunteers for Super Bowl XLIV to be held February 7, 2010, as well as the Pro Bowl 2010 being held January 31, 2010, at Land Shark Stadium. Those interested in helping with one or both events should call the Volunteer Services Department at 305614-7564 or send an email to <Volunteers@SouthFloridaSuperBowl. com>. The handwriting is on the wall for the end of Community Councils. Commissioner Jose ‘Pepe’ Diaz has sponsored a resolution for the September 15 agenda that would abolish 10 elected Councils throughout the county, substituting “no more than” four appointed councils in their place. On Thursday, September 17, the Commission finalizes budget cuts which could eliminate $437,000 for four staffers plus operating expense to continue non-zoning sessions for 10 Councils, two of them in Kendall. As
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East Kendall’s Council Chair Elliott Zack compares that sum against $447 million in cutbacks, the operational cost is a ‘drop in the bucket.’ Speaking of buckets, you may recall that each of the13 Commissioners currently receives $750,000 for an individual “discretionary” fund, creating a $9.75 million kitty of taxpayer money they may spend wherever they please. Taking $437,000 from that $9.75 million kitty could operate 10 Community Councils for another year, leaving $9.313 million in each of 13 discretionary accounts, or $716,384 per Commissioner as a ‘sacrificial’ price to keep the councils active. Discretionary funding, however, is protectively guarded by Commissioners since those dollars conveniently earn Commissioners hundreds of friends whenever the money is ostensibly given to local projects, like swimming pool expansion or helping non-profits. All become photo-ops when giant checks are handed out to grateful recipients who remember the largesse when it comes time to vote. Such gratuities
don’t reduce any Commissioner’s personal bank account, however. They’re simply spending your taxes in their own definitions of good government. Biscayne Trail development from Black Point Park to Biscayne National Park and Bayfront Park in Homestead will be outlined Wednesday, September 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. during an Open House at the Minor League Clubhouse in the Homestead Sports Complex at 1601 SE 28th Avenue. Proposed trails will be shown in concept and future bikeway recommendations are sought from bikers. For information, call 304-755-7811. Thought for the Day: The only normal people are the ones you don’t know very well. — Joe Ancis Gary Alan Ruse and Richard Yager contributed to this column. Got any tips? Contact me at 305-6697355, ext. 249, or send emails to <Michael@communitynewspapers.com>.
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Residents challenge FPL’s proposed high-voltage lines R. Kenneth Bluh KENNETH’S COMMENTARY The second public hearing on FPL’s proposed high-voltage power line route, conducted in an overflowing conference room on the University of Miami campus, turned into a near riot as residents didn’t like what they were hearing. If FPL gets its way, high-voltage power lines will run along S. Dixie Highway (US1) north ending at its existing downtown substation on the Miami River. Before the meeting started residents walked through a display of drawings, giving us an idea of what the power line poles would look like. They seemed rather innocuous, suggesting that slim, round poles supporting a “few” high-voltage lines, would almost be hidden among the trees between the Metrorail and US1. “Why run high-voltage lines down the middle of our communities?” Like the elderly lady sitting next to me angrily
said, “They are ‘de-beautifying’ my City Beautiful.” One after another, residents, including elected officials from Palmetto Bay and Pinecrest, stepped up to the mike with angry questions revolving around “Why down US1?” “Why not underground?” Why not underground? “Cost,” we were told. How much? “ It would be $1.5 to $2.4 million above ground, $13.3 to $18.5 under ground. The municipalities can pay the difference if they don’t want to see high-voltage lines running through their cities.” “What do you mean you don’t know exactly what the line poles will look like,” shouted a woman at the mike. “You mean you have us here to learn what you are proposing and you don’t know what you plan to do? How tall are the poles? How big around will they be?” The company’s answer: “Talk individually to one of the guys in the blue shirts with FPL logos, and they will give you the best answers we have.” One man shouted, “We want public answers, not comments in private where we can’t respond as a group.” Those answers weren’t coming that evening.
––– VIEWPOINT ––– The City of Miami is growing. The increased population in downtown Miami will need more power as families start filling the now almost empty condos. FPL must deliver the power from Turkey Point to downtown Miami. The least expensive route is from Turkey Point down US1 to the city’s center. An elected official from one of the municipalities told us that San Diego put their major high-voltage transmission lines underground for $8.3 million a mile. Why not Miami?” “Different city, different terrain, different needs; we can’t do it for that price in Miami,” was the response. We were told that the final approval will come from the Florida Cabinet. Can it be challenged? “Yes, before an Administrative Judge. The challenge must come from affected residents!” Get ready for huge 100-foot high poles, with high-voltage lines running through
our communities. Get ready to see and hear hissing and humming power lines running next to our Metrorail. FPL’s army of lobbyists will flood Tallahassee with campaign money inducing our elected officials to say “okay” to the proposal. Within a year or two the poles will go up, electric power will be supplied to downtown Miami at a minimum cost to FPL and we, the guys and gals that elected our officials in Tallahassee, will vote them back into office at the next election, Maybe they could put fake green palm fronds on top of the poles and make them look like giant palm trees.
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Free community workshop reveals how to slash thousands off the high cost of college, even if you think you make too much money to qualify for financial aid.
Wednesday, September 16, 6:30 pm, Pinecrest Community Center @ Pinecrest Gardens, 5855 SW 111th Street, Pinecrest, FL 33156 Peter Ratzan, M.B.A., a local college planner and former high school teacher will conduct a free college planning workshop on how to get in, and pay for, the most competitive colleges in the country. Seating is limited. Topics to be covered include: • The five biggest myths about the college admissions process • The “gi-normous” mistake 99% of students, parents, guidance counselors, college advisors and private college consultants make when choosing a college • How even millionaires can save $30,000 off the cost of college
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Investors continue worrying recovery may take longer
Al Sunshine 4 YOUR MONEY Wall Street’s investors are expected to continue worrying about growing signs our economic recovery may take longer than first predicted. But the Federal Reserve still insists the recession definitely is ending. The latest job numbers from Payroll Processor ADP show private companies cut another 298,000 positions last month. That’s almost another 300,000 pink slips and we should never forget each one represents a real-live person who lost his or her job. And that had some analysts worried that the official unemployment numbers could be worse than expected. But, on the
upside, the latest private job losses still are the fewest since September 2008. However, unemployment could be slowing down the housing recovery, which is one of the first solid signs of our possible national turnaround. The Mortgage Bankers’ Association reports that despite near-record low interest rates, mortgage applications dropped about 2 percent in August. But overall U.S. economic productivity got a good boost last month because it was still up by about 6 percent. Likewise, new factory orders, another key economic indicator, dropped at the end of August. If investors start feeling a little better about the economy, we may start seeing some moderate gains again on Wall Street.
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Thank you very much for Ken Bluh’s commentary on Sept. 1. Our political leaders continue to act as they have for decades in our community. Florida has over $700 billion in collective personal income and is ranked 36 of the 50 states in per capita tax burden. At $1,756.36 per capita annual tax burden (2004), this is significantly below the national average of $2,049.20 and is less than 60 percent of the highest-ranked state in per capita annual tax burden (Hawaii). Florida cannot continue to slide along on a “free ride.” The state, its people and political leaders, must realize that Florida has been cheating its people for years, and now is the time of reckoning. It is time to face the music for all the deception from the hundreds of politicians in the past decades who lied about “getting the other guy (tourists) to pay.” Florida residents cannot continue to live here and expect not to pay their fair share. It is simply illogical and irrational.
So, we here in Miami-Dade County are faced with a financial crisis. It is true that the national economy is in crisis, in large part because of the failure of our regulatory agencies. The over-building of housing, especially condominiums, in our county has been apparent to anyone driving around our community for the last years. Somehow our political system allowed this incredible expansion that had no basis in any rational projections. Our entire system needs an overhaul. The tax system here is antiquated, to say the least. As a community we need to demand that our taxing system be substantially changed to reflect reality. Not until we elect people to public office who are willing to tackle these fundamental, structural issues will we ever have a community that is not continuously facing crisis after crisis after crisis. Sincerely yours, Paul C. Hunt South Miami
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Retired Miami firefighters to gather for 20th reunion
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BY GARY ALAN RUSE More than 200 retired Miami firefighters are expected to gather in the little town of Otto in the cool mountains of North Carolina this month. Back in 1990, Ron Hardegree, who had retired in 1981 and only seen some of his fellow firefighters occasionally since leaving, wanted a way to see more of them more regularly. He started a reunion for them and invited them to come to the party and vacation in the mountains of North Carolina. “This is one of the best get-togethers for retired firefighters,” Hardegree said. “Some of them haven’t seen each other for years and it’s Ron Hardegree very emotional. It’s just ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– amazing.” The first year, on July 4, about a dozen the community center. For the picnic, people will start arrivfirefighters and their spouses attended. The event grew steadily after that and ing at 11 a.m. to park at the local comabout 10 years ago the date was moved munity center and be shuttled to the to the third weekend of September for Hardegrees’ park-like two-and-a-halfthe cooler weather and the increased acre grounds. Hardegree, who was a cook at Station availability of motels. It was then that George Billberry, a 14 for about 20 years, will make his retired firefighter, and retired Fire famous “secret recipe” conch chowder Chief Ken McCullough got involved, for the picnic — about 20 gallons worth. making the names of all retired city fire- Some retired firefighters reportedly fighters available so they could be sent come just for the chowder. The event is organized and run by letters about the event. They come from volunteers, mostly local retired fireall over the U.S. to attend. “We probably have about 40 living in fighters and their wives, who work the area and there are about 200 travel- hard to ensure that everyone has a ing from around the country,” said Judy great time. Over the years many retirees have Lange, reunion secretary. “These people look forward to the reunions year to passed away and are greatly missed. year. Some even come in vans and Chief McCullough, who gave 100 perwheelchairs — paralyzed — but they cent to the picnic and was the emcee, don’t let that stop them. One year we passed away in August. Billberry is seriously ill. But these retired firefighters had 270 attend.” This year’s reunion, a three-day event, are a brotherhood, closer knit than will take place Sept. 17-19, with the actu- most families, forged by having lived al reunion picnic on Friday. The day and worked together under the tremenbefore there’s a golf tournament for the dous stress of their jobs, and they plan men. For the wives (and men who don’t to carry on with the yearly event. “We hope to continue for as long as golf) there’s a trip to the local casino, an excursion to look for antiques or even a the Good Lord’s willing and the creek nature hike are offered, or they can don’t rise,” Hardegree said. For more information, call Ron meet at a local restaurant for an afternoon of food and conversation. On Hardegree at 1-828-524-9700 or reunion Saturday there’s a special breakfast at secretary Judy Lange at 1-828-369-8143.
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Turnberry Bank names banking veteran Evan T. Rees president BY BAY PROBY
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Education cum laude (1979) from North Evan T. Rees, a 26-year veteran of the Carolina State University. banking industry, has joined Turnberry Among his civic activities, Rees is past Bank as president, it was announced chair of the Greater Fort Lauderdale recently by Roark Young, bank chairman Chamber of Commerce and the Broward and CEO. Alliance, an executive “Evan Rees brings a board member of the wealth of banking Boy Scouts of Americaexperience to our South Florida Council locally owned and and the Executive operated federal savCommittee of the ings bank,” Young said. Broward Workshop. “He is well-qualified He is also past chair of and highly focused on the Homestead helping Turnberry Chamber of Bank maintain its posiCommerce, vice chair tion as one of the preof the Vision Council, mier financial instituSmall Business tions in South Florida.” Committee chair of As president, Rees the Greater Miami will be a member of Chamber of Turnberry Bank’s Commerce, and a E x e c u t i v e board member of the Evan T. Rees Management Team, Beacon Council’s –––––––––––––––––––––––––– managing and impleDade Business First. menting overall corporate strategy, as well Rees also maintains fundraising involveas supervising and supporting virtually ment with Community Partnership for every department of the bank, managing Homeless. branch staff, and developing new bankFounded in 1985, Turnberry Bank is a ing relationships through community locally owned and operated federal savinvolvement. ings bank headquartered in Aventura with Previously, Rees was CNL Bank Group offices in South Miami, Pinecrest, Coral president — South Florida and Regions Gables and Aventura. The bank offers a Bank Group president — Broward and broad range of banking products for indiPalm Beach Counties. During his bank- viduals and businesses such as checking, ing career, he also has served as Florida savings, money market accounts and cerSmall Business sales manager for Barnett tificates of deposit, as well as a complete Bank and Senior Relationship manager selection of loan products with an emphafor Farm Credit Banks of Columbia (SC). sis on real estate lending. Rees earned a Master of Economics For more about Turnberry Bank, visit with a minor in statistics (1983) and a online at <www.turnberrybank.com>.
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BY JOSE BOZA National Family Partnership affiliated with Informed Families/The Florida Family Partnership, together with South Miami Hospital’s Addiction Treatment Program, will present R. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), as the keynote speaker for the annual Red Ribbon Week Kick-Off breakfast at South Miami Hospital Victor E. Clarke Education Center on Monday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 a.m. “We are truly honored to have Mr. Kerlikowske in our presence for our annual Red Ribbon Kick-Off Breakfast,” said Peggy Sapp, president and CEO of Informed Families and volunteer president of the National Family Partnership. “The Red Ribbon Campaign is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation, reaching millions of young people annually during Red Ribbon Week — and it is fitting that the campaign be kicked off with the support
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Breast cancer survivors to celebrate Oct. 8 at SMH For the 12th consecutive year, Your Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Support Group and Baptist Health South Florida will team up for the annual Breast Cancer Survivors Celebration on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. The free event will take place at South Miami Hospital’s Victor E. Clarke Education Center, located at the 6200 SW 73 St. Speakers at the celebration include Baptist Health physicians Robert Derhagopian, MD; Gladys Giron, MD; Maria Pilar Martinez, MD; Grace Wang, MD, and Brad Herman, MD. More than 20 community organizations will have displays and exhibits of interest to breast cancer survivors, including a photo exhibit that captures the fighting spirit of breast cancer survivors, called “A Shot at Life.” This event is free, but space is limited. Reservations are required by Oct. 1. If you plan to attend, call 786-596-3815. ADFED MIAMI TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL ADDY WINNERS Join AdFed Miami in its first networking event as members celebrate and
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Florida Renaissance Festival coming to Miami in January BY JOSE BOZA Ponce De Leon explored Key Biscayne on his first mission to the New World in 1513 and claimed it on behalf of the Spanish King. The Florida Renaissance Festival, the only Renaissance festival in South Florida, will commemorate Ponce De Leon’s legacy by showcasing its first Miami show ever on Key Biscayne. The Miami festival weekend dates are Jan. 9 to Jan. 24, 2010, at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park. “It’s been more than five years since a Renaissance festival graced Miami and our yearly festival goers have been very passionate about bringing an event back,” said Bobby Rodriguez, executive producer of the Florida Renaissance Festival. “We feel that Historic Virginia Key Beach Park is the perfect location because it offers the environment that we re-create every year at our other events.” This 16th Century production features more than 100 costumed performers, 12 stages with continuous entertainment and 20 stage acts from around the world. During the three family-themed weekends, guests will enjoy jousting tournaments three times
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Festival Miami attracts world-class performers BY ELIZABETH AMORE
The 26th year of one of Miami’s most exciting traditions — Festival Miami — is back to kick off the fall season with great and inspiring music. The Festival, which runs Oct. 2-30, will present a diverse roster of recognized musical artists from around the world. Festival Miami audiences will enjoy world-class music and dance programming in four themed weeks including Great Performances, Creative American Music, Music of the Americas, and Jazz and Beyond. “We highlight music from various historical periods and genres drawn from around the globe,” said Frost School of Music dean Shelton Berg. “In addition to providing extraordinarily diverse music to the public, this format exposes our students to these multiple traditions.” Classical music lovers have five Great Performances in Festival Miami, beginning on the Festival’s opening night, Oct. 2, with the Frost Symphony Orchestra (FSO) celebrating the German Romantic Tradition. The FSO will per-
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and Ginny Mancini on Oct. 3. Mancini is best known for composing film scores such as The Pink Panther and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, among many others. Daughter Monica Mancini, a multiGrammy nominated vocalist, will perform classics including Moon River and Days of Wine and Roses. Ginny Mancini, the wife of the late composer, will offer anecdotes, remembrances and insights. Other series artists include three-time Grammy winner Shawn Colvin together with UM alumnus and multi-Grammy winner Bruce Hornsby in a performance of some the most beautiful songs in popular music. Colvin and Hornsby also will judge and select the best student work during the Songwriter’s Showcase. Children’s favorite Red Grammer, known for his glorious voice and awardwinning songs, performs for the young at heart in a Halloween concert. The Music of the Americas series features Latin Grammy winner, jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, presenting a Softer Side on Oct. 17 with music from his new CD for Concord Records. Also on this series, the exciting and visually stimulating IFÉ-ILÉ Afro-Cuban Dance Company will have the audience dancing in the aisles. The acclaimed Chilean singer/songwriter Claudia Acuña, brings her vocal “instrument of wonder,” to the Gusman stage, and Carlos Reyes, a virtuoso of violin and the Paraguayan harp, brings an infectious blend of Latin, jazz and rock. Also this year, Festival Miami is proud to present the master of salsa Willy
Chirino performing his distinctive “Miami Sound.” Concerts under the heading Jazz and Beyond include six-time Grammy winner, jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton bringing his performance mastery to Gusman Hall on Saturday, Oct. 10. In the forefront of jazz for more than 40 years, Burton will lead a master class and perform with student ensembles — the Stamps Jazz Quintet and the Frost Jazz Sextet. Carmen Bradford, former vocalist with the Count Basie Orchestra, will appear with the award-winning Frost Jazz Vocal-1 Ensemble along with pianist and Frost School of Music Dean Shelton Berg. Festival Miami will close with two outstanding nights of jazz with seven-time Grammy nominated bassist/composer John Clayton. Clayton has arranged for Queen Latifah, Diana Krall and Natalie Cole — and he teams with the versatile and dynamic drummer Jeff Hamilton. The first concert will feature Clayton and Hamilton with Dean Shelton Berg and other Frost jazz faculty artists. The concluding evening on Oct. 30 brings the duo together with the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra and the Frost Concert Jazz Band for an unforgettable evening of symphonic and big band music. The Festival Miami Advance Ticket Sales Office phone number is 305-2844940. Hours are Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For a complete listing of concerts and to order tickets online visit <www.festivalmiami.com> or email <festivalmiami.music@miami.edu>. Most performances are at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, located at the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music, 1314 Miller Dr., on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables Campus.
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Nissan unveils plug-in ‘Leaf’ to automotive media group Pictured at the August SAMA luncheon meeting at the Rusty Pelican Restaurant on Virginia Key are (l-r) Ron Beasley, president of the Southern Automotive Media Association, with Nissan executives Tracy Woodard, Julie Lawless, Mark Perry, and SAMA vice president Paul Borden. Perry, director of product planning and strategy, told the automotive writers that the company would introduce its new “Leaf” plug-in electric vehicle in late 2010. He said the Leaf is a “normal” five-door hatchback that seats five adults, has zero emissions, is affordable and has a range of 100 miles on a single battery charge. Perry said the Leaf would be priced competitively (around $24,000) and added that he is working with government and private enterprise to set up a network of charging stations across the country that would make the vehicle more practical for extended travel. (Photo b y Angelica Willard, Four Seasons Media)
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2009 Hyundai Elantra named top compact car in U.S. Ron Beasley AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR
LET’S TALK CARS While most of the auto industry has been singing the blues in 2009, Hyundai’s tune has been a much sweeter song. Sales in June totaled 37,943 units, a 24 percent drop from a year ago, but a 3 percent increase over the previous month and enough to vault the Korean company into sixth place as the best-selling brand in the U.S. Hyundai also got some more good news when the Genesis sedan was named the 2009 North American Car of the Year. Also, J.D. Power and Associates in its prestigious 2009 Initial Quality Study ranked Hyundai the No. 1 non-premium brand in the U.S. and fourth in the industry. In that same study, J.D. Power ranked the Hyundai Elantra as the No. 1 compact car, a stunning accomplishment for the automaker. The Elantra is deserving of its lofty ranking. It’s roomy and comfortable, stylishly designed, and delivers good per-
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mist function, power heated mirrors, power windows and door locks, and remote keyless entry with alarm and trunk release. SiriusXM Satellite Radio also is standard. Pricing on the Elantra ranges from $14,795 to $18,495.
Ron Beasley is the automotive editor for Miami’s Community Newspapers. He may be contacted by calling 305-662-2277, ext. 261, or by addressing email correspondence to <LetsTalkCars@aol.com>.
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WEEKLY HOROSCOPES Aries -You may find that it is easier to deal with people you don't know as well this week. Those close to you, friends and family, are a little cranky and unreliable. You may find that the kindness of strangers makes the chores of the week much easier to handle.
Libra - You will be a little down on the spiritual elders in your faith, because you are facing a serious dilemma. Do you walk away from "The Faith" because you have found there are some cracks in the stained glass? Or do you stick with it to find the greater truth?
Taurus - When you stop trying to control
Scorpio - You can't wait for the weekend to come. You really need to play and have some fun. Someone in your circle of friends has a mischievous streak though, and you could find that you are the victim of a lighthearted prank. Take it with grace, you'll impress someone special.
everyone, things will calm down, and you'll be amazed when the problems and worries suddenly start to fix themselves. Get your children or loved ones involved in the problem-solving if things start to jam up again.
Gemini - A home-based business may turn out to be far more challenging than you expected. There is likely to be a lot more physical work involved in a home business or renovation project than you planned for, and it will be important for you to be careful with sharp tools.
Cancer - Trust your intuition if you get an
Sagittarius - The workload looks pretty brutal right now. You have responsibilities that are taking you away from the attention you need to pay to your love life. If you are single, you need more time out. If you are married, you need to spend more quality time with your partner.
unusual offer over the phone. It may look like a real sweet deal but there could be hidden costs. You need to pay special attention to anything you are told this week by doctors or health care providers. You could misunderstand their instructions.
Capricorn - You have somewhere to go but it seems the hurrier you are, the behinder you get. You may find that a commute or trip is all but impossible. Rush-hour traffic is likely to be a nightmare. If you have a radio station with regular traffic reports, put it on your scanning list!
Leo - Your chart practically screams
Aquarius - A sudden and dramatic change
"impulse buyer!" right now, but sporting goods, electronics, video games and other high-tech toys you are drawn to may come with drawbacks or hidden costs you did not anticipate. Save your time and money for another week, for better bargains.
in your financial picture could greatly help your short-term prospects, but you are still dealing with some challenging transits in the house of "debts". You'll have a chance to do something about that now - you'll regret it if you don't get those debts down or those savings up.
Virgo - You may be finding that your popularity this week depends a great deal on where you stand right now, especially where it comes to your family. Half of them love your ideas, but the other half seem to be intent on giving you a radical makeover that you don't want.
Pisces - You could get closer to your partner or a potential partner if you open up and share a deep dark secret that is troubling you. You may find that they say "Is that all?" You have been brooding a lot lately, making this small thing a lot worse in your mind than it really is.
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Many homeowners and condominium associations throughout South Florida are experiencing a cash crisis as a result of owners failing to pay their required maintenance assessments. Without this necessary income, the associations bills pile up quickly leaving important services such as insurance, lawn care, management, and maintenance unpaid for, with some vendors unwilling to provide further services. Severe cases can leave associations without enough money to maintain basic necessities such as fire and safety equipment, security gates, and even water and garbage services. To make matters worse, some lenders are refusing to issue loans on the units within these communities and condominiums due to the severe delinquency rates of the associations, essentially putting a freeze on the marketability of such units. Much of the problem can be attributed to investors, many of whom own multiple units in the same community or condominium, not paying their assessments (some of whom receive income from tenants living in their units but still refuse to pay their assessments). An association’s best course of action is to find a competent, diligent and aggressive attorney. Legal incompetence (including not utilizing effective legal strategies for the current market), an attorney’s inability to communicate with the board and manager of the association, and/or the failure of an attorney to proceed aggressively and diligently on behalf of the association, can cause unnecessary delays and additional financial suffering. For instance, some attorneys advise their clients to follow the passive approach of not filing liens against delinquent units and not proceeding with association foreclosures, thinking that lenders will eventually foreclose their defaulted borrowers and pay the association its money. The reality is that in today’s market, lenders are stalling their foreclosures until they find buyers first, so the process can take an unreasonably long period of time. Meanwhile, if the first mortgage holder does finally take title to the unit through its foreclosure, it is then entitled by law to a sizeable write off of the prior owner's past due amounts, resulting in significant bad debt to the association. This bad debt is then absorbed by the association and eventually paid for by the responsible owners who are paying their assessments. To succeed in the current market, associations need an aggressive attorney who files liens against the delinquent unit owners quickly and, in applicable cases, files foreclosure complaints (lawsuits) against the delinquent unit owners to collect the amounts due to the association. There is also a new blanket receivership approach where, by law, associations can petition the court to appoint a single receiver to collect the rents from all tenants living in units that are under foreclosure by the association or which come under foreclosure in the future (which prohibits investors from collecting income from tenants while failing to pay their assessments). Aggressively applied legal pressure against the owner and/or their lender is especially necessary in this type of depressed real estate market and will undoubtedly bring in a lot more money to the association in a much faster time than simply waiting for the lender to come through.
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