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BY JEFF CUTLER Council Member, Village of Pinecrest I am “over the top” in support of our country’s efforts to “reduce dependence on foreign oil and the greenhouse gases that cause global warming.” The United States has been victimized for far too long by certain oil producing foreign countries which teach and support hatred and terrorism, while at the same time being enriched and financed by the USA, at our economic and political expense. Oil dependence has caused us to enrich our enemies! So, it was only a matter of time until the forces behind the expansion of nuclear power began to reemerge after such a long dormancy. I am sincerely hopeful that new technology and superior new designs and engineering have made nuclear power a safe, viable alternative to fossil fuel. The proximity of our community, Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean to Turkey Point (the meltdown/disaster radius goes far beyond our area, I believe) requires everyone’s due diligence in making sure of nuclear power’s safety. By the way, how and where is the nuclear waste disposed? Anyway, under the assumption that FPL’s application to add two new nuclear reactors goes forward, there is another −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
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Pinecrest pioneer Joyce Diehl celebrates 90th birthday BY KATHY HERSH
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he Village of Pinecrest celebrated Joyce Diehl’s 90th birthday on March 30 with a community party in the Hibiscus Room at Pinecrest Gardens. Mayor Cindy Lerner presented the Pinecrest pioneer with a proclamation recognizing the native Miamian and long-time Village resident. Diehl later celebrated her birthday a second time at an unusual venue — a fire station, and, no, not because there was worry about the Here’s Tom Gerrish, owner of the Round Tuit Inc., reading his favorite hometown newspaper while resting on Junior, his new three-wheel vehicle.
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ISABELLE VERWAAY Palmer Trinity School junior Isabelle Verwaay and her sister Gabriella coordinated the Kick Start Soccer Project, a drive to gather new and used soccer shoes to send to children in Haiti where soccer is a national obsession. “We were in Haiti for the summer and saw kids play (soccer) with grapefruits and rocks,” Verwaay says. “We decided it would be beneficial of we could donate cleats and other equipment, and the only way to do that was through a drive.” The drive brought in about 300 pairs of cleats, jerseys and shorts and that equipment should arrive in Haiti early this summer. Verwaay is already thinking about having another soccer drive in the fall. “I was thinking that maybe we can have another drive, and maybe that one would double the equipment they have,” she says. “That’s something I have to look into.” Verwaay and her sister came up with the idea for the soccer equipment drive when they were looking for a community service project. “We decided to bring Haiti into it because we have a deep passion for the country, and it was appropriate and needed,” she says. “We figured if at least 300 kids could be involved in soccer, they wouldn’t be involved in gang violence.” The Verwaay family also rented a piece of their land in Haiti to a friend, who decided to help 500 children by starting a soccer club for them.
Isabelle Verwaay also collected food for the people of Haiti after four tropical storms and hurricanes hit the island last year. “My sister and I contacted Food for the Poor, and we placed boxes around South Miami and throughout Palmer Trinity,” she says. Verwaay and her sister, both officers in Palmer’s French Honor Society, worked with the club to buy 1,000 water purification pills to be sent to Haiti. Verwaay’s family has lived in Haiti for four generations. She grew up there, but moved to Miami four years ago with her family because of the violence and kidnappings that became an everyday occurrence in the poor island nation. “One incident that really touched me was when one of my closest friends’ mom was kidnapped on New Year’s Eve,” Verwaay says. “Ransom was hard to come by, but several friends and families put funds together to try and get her back.” The effort was successful and the woman was back with her family after more than two weeks in captivity. “It was at that point that my parents decided to look into coming to Miami,” she says. “It was incredibly difficult, moving from a Third World country to Miami. Just the experience of not having security guards, not having to jump into your car, of just walking along the street, everything is different.” While she likes living in Miami now, she does miss her friends and her school. Still, she has become involved in extracurricular activities. Along with being an officer in the French Honor Society, she is publicity secretary to the Congres de la Culture en Floride. The competition draws about 1,500 students who gather annually in Orlando. Among her duties is making sure the website is up to date and tallying competition scores. “One of the most inspiring things that I have done in my entire life happened last summer when I helped local craftsmen build five homes for destitute families,” she says, adding that the experience was extraordinary and reaffirmed her desire to be an architect. She also took an accredited architecture course over the summer at Northeastern University, with affiliations and excursions to MIT and Harvard.
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ALIX GINSBURG Alix Ginsburg, a junior at Palmetto High School, loves animals so much that she has started an organization called Fur Real Friends. “I started it because I want to be a vet,” Ginsburg says. The funds raised by Fur Real Friends go to the Humane Society and Adopt-APet. “I chose these organizations mainly because if they don’t find a home for the animals, they don’t kill them,” she says. “I don’t want to give money to an organization that kills.” To raise the money, Ginsburg designed a tee shirt that she sells to friends, family and classmates. “It’s a dog with a balloon,” she says. “On the back there is a kitten and information.” Some students at Palmetto have purchased the tee shirts and Ginsburg’s cousin took a bundle of shirts to a Broward County school and sold them to students there. Ginsburg also sells a lanyard key ring to classmates to raise money and she has placed a box at her dog’s veterinarian for donations of money and pet toys. “I’ve sat outside Publix a few times,” she says. “I have flyers in a lot of vet’s offices.” Ginsburg’s summer plans include designing a website for the organization in hopes of collecting even more money. Her long-range plan calls for her to con-
tinue her fundraising efforts until she goes away to college. After that, she has a family friend who might take over. Fur Real Friends is not the only organization that Ginsburg supports. She also was in the annual production put on by Kids 2 Kids held at Coral Reef High this year. The Broadway-style show features teens dancing and lip synching songs, and raises money to send children who rely on ventilators to a special camp. This was her first year of doing the show; in the past she had too many things going at the same time, including being in the performance cheerleading group, Top Gun All Stars. Ginsburg has been cheerleading for six years and was captain of the Palmetto junior varsity squad last year. This year she moved up to the varsity squad, which is always time consuming. But she has learned to budget her time. She has been the class treasurer for the past three years and is historian for the National Honor Society. She is also in the Social Science Honor Society and Eight Habits of the Heart. “We go to all the freshman classes and talk to them about the core values of the school and how it’s important to do well,” she says. She’s also an active member of Key Club and has considered a run for Senior Class president. As for college, Ginsburg hopes to go to an out-of-state school, but she isn’t sure where she wants to apply. What she does know is that she wants to be a vet and will take whatever courses she needs to reach that goal. She even worked for a vet last year, which is where she was inspired to start Fur Real Friends. Her plan is to take the SAT this spring and then go back to work for a vet again next year.
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NICK BENENATI Palmer Trinity senior Nick Benenati is vice president of a new organization similar to Twenty Little Working Girls, but this organization is coed. It’s called
Students Offering Support, or SOS. “It was just started this year,” Benenati says. “We just incorporated. It’s kids around the community doing work. We are now affiliated with Deering Bay Estates. A lot of cool things are going to happen there.” The organization is limited to 150 students. Currently, there are about 120 members. “SOS is not a group where you can just chill and get hours,” he says. “We interview you and ask why (you want to be involved).” He and his fiend Lilly Watkins started the community service club. “She knew I had started Patriots Outreach,” he says, adding that she asked for his help in getting the organization off the ground. “I thought it was a great idea.” One of the things they will be involved with is a junior naturalist program. “We are going to help train kids,”
Benenati says. “We will take kids kayaking, we will play games, there will be swimming and snorkeling and going to Biscayne National Park.” The other organization Benenati helped start, Patriots Outreach, collects new and used sports equipment and apparel to give to needy children. The equipment from the first Patriots Outreach collection drive two years ago went to help children in the Dominican Republic. “We don’t take money,” Benenati says. “Just equipment, new or used, preferably in useable condition.” The second Patriots Outreach equipment drive this spring secured additional equipment that is again being sent to children in the Dominican Republic. Not only is Benenati involved in community service, he is also very involved in extracurricular activities at Palmer Trinity. He played basketball and football on the varsity teams. He was a power forward on the basket-
ball team, which had a good year and even went to the district championship game, but lost a close contest to Miami Christian. Benenati’s football skills are good enough to allow him to move on to play at Rhodes College in Memphis. Rhodes is a liberal arts school which will allow him to explore his career options. At this time, he’s not sure what he wants to major in, although business does interest him. “I am leaning toward medicine or business,” he says. “Hopefully I can be successful. My parents are both doctors. My sister and most of my uncles are in either law or business. I know I don’t want to be a lawyer.” Having a business degree can be good for a doctor. Benenati says his dad always says it’s best to “have your own office and do your own bills; don’t pay other people to do it.”
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issue that deserves to be recognized and published to the public. The Village of Pinecrest Council was provided an informative presentation by FPL’s representative, Ramon Ferrer, regarding FPL’s expansion plans. We learned that as part of this expansion, there is a requirement to add new power lines, and therefore the extremely large power poles to carry them, from Turkey Point to certain power stations in west Miami, but also one in downtown Miami. I subsequently personally met with Mr. Ferrer, FPL lead engineer, Daniel Hronec, and Martha McNeal, an FPL consultant, to obtain a better and a more detailed understanding of FPL’s plans. Apparently, FPL must choose a “corridor” for these new poles and lines, and the likely path will cross the Villages of Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay, City of Coral Gables and others on its way downtown. We are also informed that underground installation of these lines is not an option. Perhaps the State should make it an option for aesthetic and hurricane/disaster protection purposes. Pinecrest, like our sister cities to the north and south, spends serious dollars planting trees and enhancing the beauty of our communities. Pinecrest was recently awarded the “Tree City USA” designation for its continuing efforts to plant trees in the community. We covet our “Pinecrest Gardens,” a place of natural and unique beauty. We take our community lifestyle and surroundings very seriously and try our best to protect them. I am fairly certain that FPL’s priority in choosing the corridor for its enormous power poles and lines is not for the “greening” of our community. The decision of what corridor to use is being made right now to be part of FPL’s application, which is being submitted this summer under the Florida Electrical Power Plant Siting Act. FPL’s application to the state takes about one year to
process and apparently ends in a “trial.” Specifically, the corridor choice by FPL directly impacting our community is between State Road 874 Highway and US1. To me, using the elevated and wide SR highway corridor is a “no brainer,” especially when you consider the impact such large, obtrusive poles and power lines would have along the narrower and closer to homes and people the US1 path would be. FPL informed me that the county is aware of the situation and understands that US1 is a prime candidate. The county should be fighting very hard against the impact of such a power line corridor. I was under the impression that the county wanted to allow the southern leg of US1 to be beautified since it is a transportation path for not only residents, but also for South Florida’s many visitors. I can safely speak for my community and say that we are vehemently against US1 being offered as a corridor for these new power poles and lines. Do we all want to reduce or even stop our dependence on foreign oil and the greenhouse gases that cause global warming? Yes! Nevertheless, the value of the beauty and environmental preservation of our Village (and Miami-Dade County) cannot be easily measured in dollars and must be a very high priority for all of us in public service. Recognizing that FPL’s future power expansion plan being decided today will not only impact us and our children soon, but also impact our children’s children and many generations beyond, we must plan for our community’s future now. This ultimately will become a political question, and must take precedence over pure engineering considerations. This means that if (this is not a given) we have to spend a few more dollars now to preserve the beauty and safety of our community, let us spend it and reap the reward in the future as an inevitable high return on our investment. Council Member Jeff Cutler may be contacted by sending email to <JCutler@pinecrestfl.gov>.
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danger of too many burning candles on the cake. Diehl became friends with the fire rescue folks a few years ago when Hurricane Wilma wiped out power for a few days. She got out her generator, as she always did when the power went out. But this time, she was unable to pull the starter rope. “I’d been getting shorter and skinnier and I just couldn’t do it,” she said. The Fire Department came to her rescue and left as friends, who now stop by to see how she’s doing. For the party, she will do something she’s never done in her entire life – put on a T-shirt, a gift from her fire station friends. Joyce Powers (nee: Diehl) was born in Miami on March 30, 1919 at the family home one block from Biscayne Boulevard in Buena Vista. Her father had grocery stores in Daytona and Fort Pierce and decided to open one on Flagler Street in Miami. She and her brother often visited the store. “The street was made of wooden blocks set in holes in the ground and if we had a real heavy rain some of the blocks in the street would buckle up and float off towards the bay,” she recalled. “We kids would go all the way down to the bay to get the blocks and put them back in their holes. We felt it was our duty.” Joyce and her brother liked to hang out on the Second Avenue Bridge and watch the fish in the Miami River. The water was clear enough to see the moss on the bottom. “A real treat was to go over to Key Biscayne with the Matheson kids and get coconuts from the groves. They had a machine that stripped off the husk of the coconut and made a hole in the top so you could drink the water,” she said. “We brought them home and our mother dried them and shredded the coconut to put on top of a cake.”
After studying accounting at Rollins College in Winter Park, Diehl returned to South Florida and went to work for the Florida East Coast Railway office in downtown Miami. She later worked for an ophthalmologist named Dr. Bascom Palmer, founder of what later became the famed Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. She married Fred William Diehl. He was a Commander in the U.S. Navy and served in both the European and Pacific fronts during World War II. Waiting out the war was difficult. “You did a lot of praying,” she said. After the war, her husband was assigned to The Miami River station and later to an American air naval base in Trinidad. “Oh, my, we had a good time.” The Diehls bought eight acres in Pinecrest in 1947 for $5,350 from E.L. Cotton. The area was called West Colony and their address was Rural Route 2. William Diehl died in 1964 when Joyce was just 55 years old. Friends encouraged her to marry again, but she felt it wouldn’t be fair to any man to have to measure up to her husband. “He was perfect,” she said. “I’ve had a wonderful time here in Dade County. I may not have much more time, but that’s okay.” She did go to get her driver’s license renewed recently and was happy to pass the test. “They renewed it for six more years,” she said proudly, sounding as if she intends to make the most of every moment. Mayor Lerner would like to continue to recognize residents celebrating milestone birthdays. “I would like this to be a new tradition in Pinecrest, that we will have a community celebration for our residents when they celebrate their 90th or 100th birthdays.”
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During a spiraling economy, corporate downsizing and not knowing whether your job will be there tomorrow, potential employees better play it safe on Facebook. Your future employer may not just be looking at your professional resume but your social one too. Rob Carr, director of engineering services for the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida, has made it very clear for some students that technology is growing at lightning speed. Facebook is a social networking website. Users create profiles that often contain photos and lists of personal interests, exchange private or public messages and join groups of friends. The viewing of detailed profile data is restricted to users from the same network or confirmed friends. Jesse Gawron, a UF senior, said he originally created a Facebook account to meet girls and post photos, and currently he mostly uses the Website for matching a name to a face and photos. “There are pictures of me boozing all the time when I was underage and doing other stupid stuff,” Gawron said. These incriminating photographs could have a strong influence over a future employer. Gawron plans to deactivate his Facebook account after he graduates. “I don’t want to be judged by what’s on my page,” he said. “I don’t want people to look at my pictures and get the wrong idea.” Phillip Powell, manager of Beef ‘O’ Brady’s in Gainesville, originally
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9th annual ‘Storytelling’ festival set for May 2 BY ELLEN BOOK Librarian, Pinecrest Branch Miami-Dade Public Library System Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 2, when the Miami-Dade Public Library System will celebrate the ninth annual Art of Storytelling International Festival at the Main Library, 101 W. Flagler St. Art of Storytelling was started by the library system as a way to explore the unique ways in which storytelling is used by librarians, educators and caregivers of varying cultures to impact the lives of their communities. This year, the library system partners with the Toronto Public Library to explore the historical and cultural highlights of Canada through its literature, folklore and art. We warmly invite each of you to be part of this exploration on May 2, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. when the Main Library and the Miami-Dade Cultural Plaza will be transformed into a global village with a colorful explosion of storytelling, music, dance, arts and crafts, face painting and magic shows. Don’t miss Brazilian-born mime and storyteller Antonio Rocha, the Toronto Public Library storytellers, the Bits ’n Pieces Puppet Theatre, Mother Goose on the Loose, the Kehewin Native Dance Theatre, a Junkanoo parade and so much more. But, the party doesn’t just happen on May 2. The week preceding the International Festival is jam-packed with “storytelling showcases” in branches throughout the community. These preview performances will give you an idea of what to expect at the International Festival. The Pinecrest Branch is one of the branches that will showcase a series of smaller events in anticipation of the May 2 extravaganza. On Saturday, April 25, visit the Pinecrest Branch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. While there, celebrate World Earth Day and enjoy a mixed array of educational presenters with entertaining performers. On the agenda: Storytelling by Indiana Bones, with specialized anecdotes created from research of folklore, history and science; the Department of Water and Sewer will present Every Drop Counts, an overview of water conservation; Paws 2 Read’s therapy dogs who love to help shy readers learn to enjoy reading aloud; Espy Rodriguez, a face-painting biology teacher who volunteers her summers
Village Library crossing the planet to help save wildlife; Captain Dan Kipnis, an ardent fisheries conservationist and passionate lecturer on Global Warming who shares its effect on oceans and coastal environments and who is deeply involved in environmental issues; and wrapping up the day is artist Edwin Villasmil, who will have a hands-on craft showing how easy it is to grow plants in pots made from recycled newspapers. The activities continue at Pinecrest on Thursday, April 30, at 7 p.m., with “Tales under the Stars.” Come out and enjoy a magical evening where stories will be brought to life in your imagination under a canopy of nighttime stars. Headlining the evening will be renowned storyteller and lecturer Laura Packer. When Packer tells stories, people listen! Packer’s stories are known to enchant, entertain and enthrall audiences while taking them on a journey through time and space. Complementing Packer’s vivid tales will be those of the talented children who participated in our recent Art of Storytelling spring break camp. Each of these budding orators was assigned a story and then challenged to make it their own. The intent was to teach these 8-12 year olds about the origin of stories; their unique vocabulary and spoken cadence. The kids practiced their acting skills using a script, but no props. The campers worked with library staff, who helped them to build their confidence and public speaking skills, all while having tons of fun. The top students from each of the system-wide camps will perform during the International Festival on May 2. From April 27 until the incredible finale on May 2, the library system will pay homage to the oral stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. These stories are like threads of fabric that link us to our relatives, our ancestors and our past. We hope to see you at the Pinecrest Branch and at the International Festival. For a complete list of programs and activities, visit <www.mdpls.org> or call 305-668-4571.
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Large Retirement Communities Have Advantages Over Small Group Homes BY HELEN SHAHAM Q. I’ve reached that point in life where I feel I need some help with my daily living. My daughter has suggested that I move in with her and her family, but I don’t want to feel a burden on my children. They have their own lives and they are entitled to live them. So I’ve looked at Assisted Living Facilities, and I can’t make up my mind which is better—a large community with almost 200 residents or a small group home? What can you tell me? A. I’m not a fan of small Assisted Living Facilities. While they have an emotional appeal, appearing very home-like to the casual observer, they don’t have the income stream to operate very efficiently, or often even safely. There probably are some nice, well-run small ALFs around, but they are not the rule. They are the exception. Often, in the small facilities, there is only a single caretaker, or perhaps two. Think of what that means. Imagine yourself such a caretaker, cooped up hour after hour, day after day, with a patient with Alzheimer’s who asks the same questions every five minutes – What time is it? What day is it? Where is my husband? It would drive you crazy. It’s not hard to imagine how a caretaker’s nerves can shatter in such a setting. When my husband and I were first starting out in this business we considered buying a small home where the owner actually lived there, sleeping in the room of whatever resident happened to be the most troublesome at the moment. She did all of the cooking, cleaning and housekeeping. When she had to go to the store, the residents were left all alone. She locked the door so they couldn’t get out. It was really scary. We did not buy that home. But over the years I’ve heard many stories like that. In a small home you will be with perhaps six or eight or twelve other residents, each of whom will have a dozen or so favorite stories. You know that’s one of the favorite things for old people to do – tell their stories. So you will tell the other residents your stories, and they will tell you their stories. After the first week everyone begins to repeat themselves. You will get bored fast. My mother used to take bus trips and tell her stories to whoever was sitting next to her. She was smart enough to keep changing her audience. You can’t do that in a small ALF. Also, it’s hard to find a close friend when there are only a few other residents to choose from. Entertainment? Almost certainly, entertainment is 100% TV. Meals? You’ll get the basic. Nothing fancy. Contrast that with living in a building with 200 other residents who are about your age. Often, new residents run into people they know from other times in their lives. Old high school friends find each other. Certainly, from among
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200, you will find some people who are very much like you, who will become close friends. Actually, in a big ALF, the residents break themselves down into small communities. As you walk through each day, you see the same clusters of friends having meals together, or playing cards, sitting together at events, or just hanging out. Think of the economies of scale when the owners are operating with income from 200 residents instead of six. There will be a professional entertainment director to plan events and trips. There will be a kitchen staff where – if you choose the right place – you will be treated to gourmet meals every night. There will be a housekeeping and maintenance staff to keep things looking good and in good working order. There will be buses to take you to malls, doctor appointments, trips and other outings. There will be professional staff available around the clock to look after your well-being. Most important, the staff rotates every eight hours and gets days off each week. It’s so much easier to deal with difficult patients when you know that in a few hours it’s going to be someone else’s problem. The staff stays fresh and very attentive when they have help and backup and nerves don’t get shattered. So, while there is a first impression that the small ALFs are more like family and you will get better care, in my experience that is an illusion. Actually, from the few caretakers, patients get much less attention! That is not to say that all large ALFs are good. Certainly not. You have to do your shopping. Look for a place that you can afford and where you feel comfortable. Look particularly closely at the interaction of the residents and staff and see if there seems to be genuine fondness. Ask if you can move in for a few days’ trial period to experience the lifestyle. Some ALFs demand a large advance payment, and some don’t. If you move into a place where there is no big upfront investment, you can leave after a while if you don’t like it. But if you are required to post a nonrefundable entry fee of $50,000 or $100,000, then you’re kind of stuck if it turns out the place is not for you. Whatever your decision, congratulations on having the intelligence to realize that you need an ALF and that living with your daughter is probably not a good idea. Many people your age are afraid to make the move. Helen Shaham and her husband Jacob have been operating retirement communities for nearly 30 years. The Palace Suites in Kendall is a luxury Independent Living Community for active seniors. In addition, The Palace at Kendall campus is home to two Assisted Living Residences and a Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. They also operate The Palace Gardens Assisted Living Community in Homestead, Homestead Manor Nursing Home and The Palace @ Home, a Medicare Certified Home Health Agency. Their two newest projects are The Palace at Weston – luxury living for those 55 and over, and The Palace Tel-Aviv, a continuing care retirement community in Israel. They have two communities under development – The Palace at Weston Senior Living and The Palace at Coral Gables. More information can be found on the company website, www.thepalace.org or by calling 305270-7000.
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Hard work brings success on tennis court and classroom BY MEGAN MCCRINK
important to stay organized to make sure your extra curricular activities don’t hurt you in the long run.” The Palmetto Senior High School Because of this, she is firm in believing tennis team is one that can’t be beat. you can achieve balance in both school With a record of seven wins and zero and the demanding sport of tennis. losses, they are determined to succeed Trevor Newman, a junior, is making a in both the district and regional play- comeback this year after two years out offs, and hopefully move on to the state of the game and has earned the championship tournament. Number One spot on the boy’s doubles The success the team now enjoys did- team. n’t come without great effort. It has “I sacrifice for tennis,” Newman says, taken hard work, dedication and a adding that he is practicing every day for sense of competition. These students the upcoming team championship. He work hard, not only on the court, but says the toughest team Palmetto has also in the classroom. Fortunately, most played to date was Columbus. But he still of the players are excellent students. believes Palmetto has a good chance of They know how to use their time wisely going to the state championships. and plan for their studies as well as Before playing a match, Newman and their tennis practice. teammate Felipe Giambarba chant Agustina Cybel is a senior and cap- “Team Champishere,” a phrase they tain of the girl’s team. She takes two made up to help motivate them. Advanced Placement classes and thinks Senior Ben Rosenthal has been playthat in order to succeed in both tennis ing tennis for 23 years and is Number and school planning is needed. Three on the team. After he leaves this “You have to organize with your teach- year, he thinks that the team will be a ers in case you miss an important good one for years to come because the assignment or classwork,” she says. “It’s players are young and have a lot of talent. “Our team lost the top four players this year, so we are rebuilding in a sense,” he says. “I wouldn’t say we have declined, but that team was very good.” Rosenthal is confident that the team will have a strong shot at succeeding in the district playoffs. Tennis is a first priority to him, but he tries to revolve his other activities around it as much as possible. He plans to attend Cornell University in the fall and to play tennis for the school. Pictured are the Palmetto High School tennis team seniors and Katherine Castro, a sophocaptains Daniel Levine, Augustina Cybel, Blake Bauer and Ben more, is different from other
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Conservation Counts along with their drinking water. Now, new companies are springing up all over the United States that will recycle “anything with a cord” in an “environmentally friendly process.” However, tracking downstream vendors and where their e-Waste ends up is often impossible to determine. Only 16 states have legislation on e-Waste. Florida is not included. The Basel (Switzerland) Convention in 1989 was adopted after a public outcry against the indiscriminate dumping of hazardous waste in developing countries by developed world industries. There has been some improvement by some of the members, but the United States is still not a member. This is not acceptable. The main concerns regarding EWaste are: • Tracking downstream vendors. • Environmental health and safety management of a company’s own staff and operations. • Knowing what hazardous materials are in the equipment received, such as mercury, batteries, chemicals from printers and copiers and phenols. • Keeping e-Scrap out of landfills. • Sufficient liability insurance. • Regulatory compliance and record keeping. • Education of public, customers and staff. I have covered the major opportunities to reduce our waste. Some are working well. Some need lots of improvement and some must be discontinued now. As we continue to produce more, there will always be more waste we must deal with.
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Cape Florida Lighthouse shines for Dade Heritage Days BY BECKY ROPER MATKOV President/CEO, Dade Heritage Trust To see one of the most spectacular views in all Florida, drive to the end of Key Biscayne on Saturday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and enjoy a Dade Heritage Days tour to the top of the Cape Florida Lighthouse. Sponsored by Dade Heritage Trust, the largest historic preservation nonprofit in Miami-Dade County, this event is fun for the whole family. Originally built in 1825, and later destroyed in a Seminole Indian attack, the lighthouse was rebuilt in 1846 and heightened in 1855. The Cape Florida Lighthouse was closed to the public as a hazard in the late 1980s when a crumbling brick fell onto a tourist’s head. Dade Heritage Trust then spearheaded a campaign to raise a million dollars to restore the Lighthouse to its 1855-56 appearance.
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The small things in life BY ED THOMPSON This year, the coach of my son’s high school basketball team asked each of his players to “give up” something during their season. The “somethings” they were to give up were things like ice cream, video games, junk food and sodas. The idea was that whenever you wanted the thing you “gave up,” you would remember your commitment and goals for your team and teammates. My son, David, said he offered to give up homework, but the coach rejected that one. Instead, he gave up sodas. David is not a huge soda drinker, so perhaps he thought it would be a relatively easy thing to give up. And so it was, for the first week or two. But the “pause that refreshes” took on an entirely new desire as the days and weeks passed by. In fact toward the end of the season David said, “I’m not sure what I want more, to get to the playoffs or have a Coke.” Without thinking (I blame latent ADD), I was constantly offering David a Coke over the course of the season, especially at restaurants. Each time he would look at me like a sad puppy and mumble something like, “Thanks a lot, Dad, I’ll just have water.” Of course, I, as his loving father and in full support of his commitment, would order a soda and boisterously enjoy each gulp. I’ve thought a lot about this past high school basketball season. Not so much about basketball, but a lot about the “give-up-soda” thing. You see, if I’m honest with myself, I suspect I would have cheated and had a Coke, or two. After all, I bet some of the other kids broke their commitment. But David didn’t; to my knowledge, not even one sip. And while I could go on to list a few items that would be much less flattering regarding my youngest son, I’ll stop here in order to leave the impression that he’s a perfect child. It’s probably no surprise that the Bible has a whole lot to say about the “little things.” Jesus addressed the concept in his parable about the shrewd manager: “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.” (Matthew 16:10 New Living Bible).
THAT’S LIFE My grandparents were missionary pioneers in Cuba and my dad was born and raised there. Over 40 years ago, my dad started a ministry called LOGOI. Part of LOGOI’s ministry, in essence, is continuing the work my grandfather began over 80 years ago. Last year, LOGOI started a project to help Cuban pastors get a pig, a simple yet practical way to help them survive financially. I have the joy of being part of this project. We just received a touching note from a Cuban pastor who had just received his pig. His words were few but profound, “Thank you for your help,” he wrote. “This pig will sustain my family and will give me an opportunity to buy a little bed for my daughter.” (He renamed his pig “Camita” which means “little bed.”) Here’s what happened: Some gracious folks here in the United States — despite our economic woes — decided they would “be faithful in the little things” with some of their funds. On the other end is a young pastor in Cuba who truly is living day-to-day by faith (having given up all of his government provided provisions in order to become a pastor). There is also a beautiful fouryear-old girl who really needs a bed of her own. In God’s amazing grace, and in very unlikely ways, they all come together. Aren’t you glad God just asks us to be faithful in the little things? Sort of like that Coke; such a small thing really, but “unless we are faithful in small matters, we won’t be faithful in the big ones.” I have a vivid memory of waiting for David to come out of the locker room after the final basketball game this season. The team had fought hard, but lost in a tough playoff game. I loved watching as the boys slowly trickled out of the locker room into the consoling and loving arms of parents and friends. I was waiting, too, with an ice-cold Coke in my hand. To learn more about LOGOI’s “Pigs for Cuba” ministry, visit <www.logoi.org>.
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Facts about college athletic recruiting BY ELSA CABRERA
sion is allotted a predetermined number of athletic scholarships to distribute how they see fit.
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Being recruited and staying recruited are two different things. Not knowing the difference can cost you scholarships and a chance to be on a collegiate sports team. Many student athletes receive routine form letters from college coaches and they believe they are being recruited and don’t need to do anything else. This is the first mistake. The top 50 athletes in each sport throughout the nation are looked at and sought out; the rest have to promote themselves. College coaches cannot evaluate your athletic ability if they can’t find you. If your student athlete has enough ability to play at the collegiate level, you need to be proactive. If you wait for the phone call, it won’t come. If you don’t pursue the coaches, they won’t know you are interested. Collegiate level athletics includes Division I, II, III, NAIA and NJCAA. The competition level of play is very competitive at all levels. Not every athlete is meant to be a Division I player. So if your athlete is not a Division I player, you need to find out what your athlete’s appropriate level of competition is and target those schools. Being open minded and realistic is the first step in securing a spot on a College team.
When should I start working on my exposure as an athlete? An athlete can become a recruiting prospect starting in 9th grade. How do I get my student athlete recruited? There is no easy or fast answer, but the first thing you must do, is to have their talent evaluated so that you target the schools that will be best suited for them to be a competitive recruit. Then you must do research for colleges that match your athletes athletic ability, academic pursuits, grade point average, SAT and/or ACT scores, area of the Country they want to go to school at, and any other interests that they might want to pursue in College. In addition, other factors to consider are the size of the school and whether you want a religious institution. Then you have to start communicating with the College coaches, showing an interest in their team, sending them Letters with your Resume, Athletic Stats, High School and Club Schedules, preparing DVD’s. At a showcase I participated in, I saw a
Why do I care about the NCAA rules? Because you must receive initial eligibility certification by the NCAA Clearinghouse or you can not be offered an official visit to a Division I or Division II school and if you break the rules you may be ineligible to play at a Division I or Division II school.
college coach that I have been in contact with and he did not acknowledge me. Does this mean he is no longer interested in me? No, this can mean a number of things. An example would be that the coach has restrictions on how many times he can have contact with you. There are a variety of rules that a college coach must follow in order to avoid any violations with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). You, however, can initiate contact with a coach as many times as you want. What are the differences between Division I, II, III, NAIA and NJCAA? Briefly summarizing the requirements as stated by the NCAA: Coaches must abide by specific and numerous recruiting regulations. However, it is the responsibility of the student-athlete to ensure that he or she is in compliance with NCAA regulations throughout the entire recruiting process. Failure to do so can result in their inability to compete on the varsity team during their freshman year at college. In addition, NCAA Division I institutions have to sponsor at least seven sports for men and seven for women (or six for men and eight for women), with two team sports for each gender. Each playing season has to be represented by each gender as well. They must meet minimum financial aid awards for their athletics program, and there are maximum financial aid awards for each sport that they cannot exceed. NCAA Division II institutions have to sponsor at least five sports for men and five for women, (or four for men and six for women), with two team sports for each gender and each playing season represented by each gender. There are maximum financial aid awards for each sport that a Division II school must not exceed and the athletic programs are financed in the institution’s
What do I have to do to be considered eligible by the NCAA? First, you must complete or be in the process of completing the academic course requirements imposed by the NCAA. Then you must request eligibility by completing forms and filling out the Amateurism Certification request with the NCAA Clearinghouse. This process must start during your junior year and must be completed by the end of your senior year. But you must ensure that you are taking the academic requirements throughout high school. Without clearance from the NCAA you can not compete at Division I or II schools.
budge like other academic departments on campus. NCAA Division III institutions must sponsor at least five sports for men and five for women, with two team sports for each gender and each playing season represented by each gender. There are minimum contest and participant minimums for each sport. Their student athletes receive no financial aid related to their athletic ability and athletic departments are staffed and funded like any other department in the University. As to NAIA Institutions, they consist of 300 small college athletics programs represented by approximately 50,000 student athletes, 25 Conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions. Their financial aid and recruiting rules differ from the NCAA Division I, II, and III schools. The NJCAA represents accredited Junior Colleges and Two year Institutions and they too have different financial aid and recruiting rules. Each athletic divi-
How do I know what to do and when to do it in order to follow all of the required steps for recruitment? You can do on-line research on the NCAA requirements for your sport and the Division level as well as research the requirements for academic admission and the athletic needs for the team at each college that you are interested in attending. It is your ultimate responsibility to do everything possible to make sure that you are properly preparing for the recruiting process while not missing any deadlines for College admissions or scholarships. In the interim, remember to register timely and properly prepare yourself for the SATs or ACTs, request clearance from the NCAA and maintain your GPA. The recruiting process can be quite overwhelming, time consuming and daunting. This is only one part of the process to get ready for College. Lastly, I suggest that you tap into your school resources such as your coach, athletic director and high school guidance office. If you need further assistance, contact me at 305-273-8904 or at <teamusacr@aol.com>. For more information, check out our web site at <www.teamusacollegerecruiters.com>.
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adjustable twin bed, genius ultamatic model with wireless remote + mattress $400 o.b.o. Areostar GE upright exercise bike woth moving handles $50 o.b.o. 37" tube tv $250 o.b.o. Call Sam at 305-215-5599
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730 Calatrava Avenue SOLD $3,500,000
6140 Paradise Point Drive SOLD $925,000
6270 SW 123rd Terrace SOLD $2,750,000
11800 SW 70th Avenue SOLD $1,975,000
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