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JULY 5 - 18, 2010
Pinecrest Pioneers begin oral history project
BY CINDY LERNER
Mayor, Village of Pinecrest
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t was the fall of 2007 when I first met Joyce Diehl, as a group of concerned Pinecrest residents who rely on good old fashioned well water gathered and organized to oppose a proposed property assessment. It was the idea of the former mayor and council to suggest that property assessments of $20,000 on each resident well owner would finance the capital improvement waterline project. We held a town hall meeting at a local church and 150 Pinecrest resident showed up. Joyce was one of them. When she stood up to speak, she caught everyone’s attention with her comments. “I am 89 years old,” she said, “and I still mow my own yard, and my doctor says he wishes he could drink the same water I do!” I was mighty impressed, as was everyone. We eventually defeated the assessment proposal and the Village instead constructed a limited water main system with the state and county money the Village had received for this project, although it would only cover about 1/3 of the homes on wells. Joyce and I continued to speak on the phone over the next year or so. After my
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PHS grad Ralph Haro headed for Harvard
A visit to the Tribune
BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD
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Every year, Westminster Christian English teacher Lisa Forbes takes her eighth grade class on a field trip to the Pinecrest Tribune office and printing plant in South Miami. She says it is one of the highlights of the year for the kids. This year’s class paid a visit a couple of weeks ago and we snapped this picture in front of the main entrance. They are (front row l-r) Gabriel del Cid, Erin Allison, Lizzy Turner, Daniela Alvarez; (middle row l-r) Hunter Alger, Gaton Legorburu, Vanessa Cereceda, Gaby Zelhof, Jessie Ramos, Kyle Kissane, Connor Radeloff; (back row l-r) C.J. Heck, Alana Arabitg, Jaclyn Feely, Isabella Hernandez, Gracie Chewning and Ms. Forbes. Thanks for stopping by, guys, and we’ll look forward to seeing the 2011 class.
Positive PEOPLE
alph Haro just graduated from Palmetto Senior High and is on his way to Harvard where he plans to major in economics and government. And don’t be surprised if in 20 years you see him in politics. “Yeah, that’s kind of what I’m leaning towards,” Haro says. Haro had quite a presence at Palmetto, where he was the 2010 class president in his freshman, sophoRALPH HARO more and junior
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