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On Aug. 3, 1938, seven acres of Flagler Grove, including the historic Hinson/Rice property, which was the site of the first home in both Kendall and what would later be the Village of Pinecrest, located at the southeast corner of Flagler Boulevard (SW 102nd Street) and U.S. 1, were sold to zoo animal broker Alton V. Freeman for about $40,000. Freeman, a veteran of the U.S. State Department and fluent in Spanish, served as a commercial attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. A self-described “combination of slave trader and riverboat gambler,” Freeman soon discovered a brighter financial future in animal brokerage than as a bureaucrat. He procured and sold wild birds and animals to large metropolitan zoos in the United States, Europe and the Far East, as well as to research institutions in the U.S., including the National Institute of Health, the University of Wisconsin and the Air Force. Doing business with a letterhead that read: “For the Protection and Procreation of the World’s Diminishing Wildlife,” Freeman spent years making an annual round of the world’s zoos, keeping up contacts and visiting the animals he helped procure. After years of battling government regulations, quarantine issues, bad weather, unpredictable transportation schedules and the Pidgin English of native shippers, Freeman made the decision to settle down and cash-in on the booming South Florida tourist attraction industry. He collaborated with the owners of two New England bird farms; C.L. Sibley, of the Sunnyfields Bird Farm at Wallingford, Connecticut, and G. Fred −−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
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Pictured are Cathy Ferreira and Ryan Guerra on vacation in San Francisco. Of course, they remembered to take along a copy of their favorite hometown newspaper and snapped this shot for is in the shadow of the famed Golden Gate Bridge. Thanks for thinking of us, guys!
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CARLY LIEBLING With the new school year starting, Carly Liebling is now a senior at Palmetto High with a big list of new responsibilities, starting with being president of the Palmetto Integrity Network. “We just try to enforce integrity and the honor code throughout the school,” she says. In past year, PIN members visited Palmetto Elementary to teach the younger students about honor, integrity and the importance of not cheating. Last year for various reasons, the high school students were not able to visit the elementary school, but this year she hopes to reinstate that field trip. On the other hand, PIN members had a big new event during the last school year. “We started Integrity Day,” she says. “Every period the English classes would come in and we’d put on a skit.” The skits dealt with cheating and what happens if a student gets caught cheating. PIN works closely with the Honor Council, although Liebling is on the honor council. “Most of the people on the honor council are a part of PIN,” she says. “We work very closely together.” PIN also worked with the Honey Shine Mentoring Program, a part of the Alonzo Mourning Charities.
“Last year on a Saturday we did a workshop for them,” she says. “We did a thing about peer pressure. Hopefully we will be able to do that again.” Liebling is also a member of the co-ed service club, Students Offering Support. “Last year was the first year,” she says. “This year I hold an officer position; I’m vice president of correspondence.” As vice president, she writes and edits the newsletter and sends it to the 70 members of the group. Club members have to work a number of community service hours in order to be invited back for the next year. She worked on a toy drive that benefited a children’s charity and she served food at a homeless shelter. “At the end of the year there was a big fundraiser at the Deering estate — the Youth Art and Music Fest,” Liebling says. “It benefitted all the (SOS) charities. Each grade level contributed to a different charity. The Make a Wish Foundation was one of them, as was the Children’s Home Society.” As the chairperson of one of the committees, she was in charge of getting performers and art to be displayed at the event. “Before the event we had a 5 K run,” she says. “It was ten dollars for the admission for that.” Each member had to sell enough tickets to earn $100. “The festival was free to youth until 12th grade,” she says. “The parents had to pay at the door. There was face painting. There were vendors. People were selling jewelry. We had a stage on the field and a little stage inside. School of rock was there. Acts from schools and the YMCA came and danced. There was artwork, too. This was the second year the Deering estate did this and we collaborated with them.” Liebling is also in Key Club, the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and she is secretary of the Student Council cabinet. Now that she has to look ahead to college, Liebling is considering a number of schools, although her top choice is the University of Florida. She is unsure of what to major in, but thinks she would like something involving math.
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MICHAEL LEVEY When the Palmetto High School band struts onto the field during football games this school year, one the two drum majors will be junior Michael Levey. Levey played the alto sax in band during his freshman and sophomore years, but this year he will be leading the band instead. “I have a lot of pressure on me to be drum major, but the pressure is what motivates me to do better,” he says. There are approximately 50 members of the Panthers band including the wind section (both woodwinds and brass), the drum line and the pit section. That’s a good size band for a nonmusic magnet high school. “Bands in Miami have been getting smaller and smaller,” Levey says. “There are still some that are keeping that marching band tradition alive.” In order to keeping the tradition alive, band members and the parent booster club have to raise money during the year. Levey says the fundraising helps pay for the music instructor and the cost of taking the band to football games and music competitions. The booster club organizes the fundraisers and as drum major he leads the students in the efforts. “I go out to Publix and I sell value cards,” he says. Besides playing at football games and
doing fundraisers, band members have to practice so they can do well in the many competitions they enter. There is one on Oct. 4 and then the Florida Bandmasters Association competition in late October and early November. Along with playing at football games and competitions, the marching band plays at pep rallies and marches in parades. “We performed at the Falls Parade, we played at the Norwegian Independence Day Festival and we performed at the 50th anniversary for the high school,” Levey says. On his own, Levey joined a Palmetto Elementary alumni band directed by Oliver Diez and performed at the elementary school’s 50th anniversary a couple of years ago. He is also a member of the Pinecrest Community Band. When not in band, Levey tries to participate in other activities. He is on the Palmetto lacrosse team and took part in Plant the Pride, helping plant trees and put in mulch and grass. Levey has also competed as a researcher in the Euro Challenge Competition, which he learned about in his European history class. “It’s an economics-based competition where you take a European county and you have to take a problem and you have to solve it,” he says. “Our challenge was Spain and the rise in unemployment.” Palmetto’s team did so well in the quarterfinals at Florida International University that the seven-member team went to the semi-finals in New York. “We lost, but we had a great time,” Levey says. Although it was a great experience, it’s not one he can repeat, as the competition is limited to freshmen and sophomores. “I also competed in the state German competition representing Palmetto. I received first place prizes in culture and I also took a speaking test, which I finished first, too.” Levey is a member of Mu Alpha Theta, the Tri M Music Society and the English National Honor Society. He also plays in the orchestra and jazz band.
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BEN KAHN Ben Kahn is a Palmetto High School senior who has spent the summer working at one of his father’s Cold Stone Creamery stores and volunteering in the cardiology department at Miami Children’s Hospital.
“I’ve been working eight hours a week for the summer,” he says. “Mostly I help around the office with the clerical work. I make a lot of copies and stuff. I don’t really interact with the kids.” Kahn chose Miami Children’s Hospital because he wanted to do continuous community service in something other than coaching basketball. Why the cardiology department? Because the doctor he sees for a heart mummer works there. He says his heart mummer doesn’t affect him at all. He just sees the doctor every five years to make sure nothing has changed. While some students volunteer at hospitals to see if they like medicine, Kahn says he’s not interested in medicine as a career. “I’m more interested in business,” he says. “I don’t like medicine at all. I don’t like blood.” Kahn has done plenty of community service both in and outside of school. At school he has been vice president of the sophomore and junior classes. He decided against running for the position in his senior year. As sophomore class vice president, he
helped organize and run Plant the Pride, Palmetto’s annual beautification day. “My main job was getting the tee shirts ready and organizing the food,” he says. The junior class officers organized the Class Ring Ceremony and the magazine drive. The money raised with the magazine drive usually goes to help defray the cost of all the major events the students will attend their senior year. This year Kahn will be the secretary of the Spanish National Honor Society, even though he has finished taking his language courses. As secretary he will prepare monthly reports for the student council and be involved in tutoring. He will also be a director-at-large for Key Club, the student service club. He has been a member of Key Club since his freshman year. Kahn is also a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, the Social Science National Honor Society and the Donate Life Club. Outside of school, Kahn has frequently volunteered for events at the Alexander School because his mother, Ellen, has worked there for 20 years. Kahn and his siblings are graduates of the school. In
the ninth grade, he coached the fourth and fifth grade basketball teams. “I helped out at practices,” he says, adding that he ran drills with the kids at practice. “I did that for probably five months.” Kahn coached basketball because he loves the game and would love to be around basketball every day all day. In the meantime, he says he learned a lot about dealing with kids. “I learned to be a lot more patient,” he says. “I had never really worked with younger kids before. You tell them something once and they don’t always listen. I had to get used to that.” Now that he’s a senior, Kahn is moving into the college application mode. He plans to apply to the University of Florida, University of Central Florida, Florida State University, the University of North Carolina Chappell Hill, University of Texas at Austin, University of Michigan and maybe George Washington University. He plans to major in business or marketing. By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld
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Yessler, of the L’Chauwiechen Bird Farm at Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to create the Miami Rare Bird Farm – the largest bird farm in the world. Yessler specialized in ornamental pheasants, bringing 39 varieties to Miami, including the rare Imperial pheasant, now found only in Vietnam. He offered a complete collection of jungle fowl and more than 20 varieties of quail and partridge to the new attraction. Sibley supplied his worldfamous collection of water fowl – ducks, geese, swans and cranes. Additionally, he brought his collection of beautiful pea-fowl, rare doves and pigeons and even a Cassowary, the largest wild turkey in existence, to Kendall. Freeman built a giant walk-in aviary in the Rare Bird Farm, allowing visitors to feed the colorful toucans, macaws and cockatoos and, of course, take pictures to their heart’s content. A dozen ostriches, some nine feet tall, and the largest private collection of flamingos in the U.S. roamed the grounds freely, mingling with the patrons. Not content with his extensive bird collection, Freeman used his expertise as an animal broker to supply the Rare Bird Farm with a wide variety of wild animals. Always eager to turn a profit, he would often bring in some exotic creature, only to sell it a short time later to a zoo or research institution. A steady flow of zoo animals passed through the farm including anteaters, baboons, monkeys, cheetahs, ocelots, tapirs, llamas, Key deer, jaguars, Bengal tigers, elephants and zebras. Freeman took advantage of the existing status of Flagler Grove as an agricultural center, expanding on the cit-
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rus grove theme to create a “vast, luxuriant tropical garden.” Some 68 varieties of tropical flora were on display at the Rare Bird Farm, carefully landscaped amongst man-made wading pools for the flamingoes and comfortable benches and chairs for the tourists. Various palms and tropical fruit trees were showcased, including oranges, guavas, papayas, avocados, tamarinds, sapodillas and mangoes. Freeman and his wife, Frances, built a home in 1953 next door to the farm, just east of the property, with their school-age children. Favorite animals often found their way into the Freeman house, some remaining as family pets. At one point, a pink Amazon freshwater porpoise took up temporary residence in the Freeman swimming pool and occasionally a sick chimpanzee would be nursed back to health by Frances, with the aid of house calls from the family physician. Dr. John K. Robinson, the former associate dean of student affairs at the University of Miami Medical School, lived next door to the Freemans and had a front row seat to the spectacle of neighborhood zoo life. He writes in his memoirs of a favorite family pet: “Timmy, the six-week-old gorilla who was raised along with the Freeman children. When he arrived, he was a very small animal with muscles as hard as steel underneath silky, soft fur. He was in diapers and a tee shirt and could not yet sit alone. Timmy was bottle fed, but had to be held upright when feeding to keep him from drowning. He thrived in the home, eventually began to sit alone, and it was not until he began to walk that he seemed different from the other kids; he walked on his knuckles! He was given birthday parties and participated in just about all the kids’ activities, including holding on to their necks and backs while bikeriding or sitting in the basket of a bicycle while riding up and down the street. For some unknown reason, he was afraid of bells, and whenever the phone or doorbell rang, he would run to Mrs. Freeman, climb up and hang on to her neck for protection. When he got bigger and she could no longer get herself loose from his grasp, she began to be afraid of getting strangled. Eventually, Timmy was sold to the Memphis Zoo, but trouble began immediately, because he was afraid of the animals! An employee of the Milwaukee Zoo heard about the dilemma and agreed to take Timmy for a while and introduce him to zoo life gradually. This worked out well and he was returned to Memphis and later lived in the Bronx Zoo. Mr. Freeman
visited with him on numerous occasions, and was always greeted warmly by this great creature, who ended up weighing hundreds of pounds!” Because so many of the animals roamed the grounds freely, a series of amusing incidents punctuated life in Flagler Grove in the ’40s and ’50s. A kangaroo escaped the farm one day and hopped down Flagler Boulevard. Fortunately, it was so fond of Frankie, a farm employee, that Frankie was able to ride down the street in the back of a pickup truck and entice the animal to jump in with him for a ride back home. State troopers knocked on Freeman’s door one morning at seven o’clock, informing Alton that his penguins were crossing Dixie Highway and backing up traffic as far south as Perrine. There was some speculation, never proven, that the incident was more likely a publicity stunt than an innocent escape. A lasting memento of the Rare Bird Farm is the presence of the redwhiskered Bulbuls in the Kendall area. In 1960, the Freeman children accidentally left the door to an aviary open and a half-dozen or so of the Bulbuls escaped. The birds, originally from Calcutta, India, adapted well to southeastern Florida’s similar climate and vegetation and began nesting the following spring in the bushes of neighborhood yards. Although they prefer to nest near to where they hatch, by 1970 the Bulbuls had migrated as far south as Princeton and had reached a population of about 250. A major component of the red-whiskered Bulbul’s diet is the fruit of the Brazilian pepper tree, so although the population of the species has declined in South Florida to about 100, the Bulbul may unfortunately be contributing to the spread of this noxious and invasive plant. KENDALL’S SPACE PIONEERS Perhaps the most noteworthy of the creatures that resided at the Rare Bird Farm were a pair of monkeys named Able and Baker and a pair of chimpanzees named Ham and Enos. Able, a seven-pound rhesus monkey f r o m Independence, Kansas, and Baker, an 11ounce squirrel monkey from Peru, were acquired by Freeman, raised at the Rare Bird ABLE, FIRST MONKEY TO Farm and sold SURVIVE SPACE FLIGHT
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to the U.S. space program. On May 28, 1959, Able and Baker became the first primates to survive spaceflight after they rode in the nosecone of a Jupiter AM-18 missile to an altitude of 360 miles and a distance of 1,700 miles down the Atlantic Missile Range from Cape Canaveral. They withstood forces 38 times the normal pull of gravity and were weightless for about nine minutes. A top speed of 10,000 mph was reached during their 16-minute flight. The monkeys survived the flight in good condition, but Able died four days after the flight from a reaction to anesthesia while undergoing surgery to remove an infected medical electrode. Miss Baker lived another 25 years at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, receiving up to 150 letters a day from fascinated schoolchildren. Baker died from kidney failure in 1984 and her funeral was attended by more than 300 people. Even now, visitors will sometimes leave a banana or two at the gravesite in Huntsville, in memory of one of America’s first space pioneers. Ham, the chimpanzee, was born in Cameroon in July, 1957, and was immediately brought to the Rare Bird Farm in Kendall. He was sold to the Air Force in 1959 and was sent to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico for 18 months of pre-flight training, where he was trained to push levers in response to flashing blue lights. On Jan. 31, 1961, the 37-pound
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chimp was secured into a Mercury capsule aboard a Redstone rocket and launched into space for a 17-minute, 155-mile suborbital flight. Ham was tested 100 times during the flight, responding to the flashing blue lights successfully 98 times. A post-flight exam showed him to be exhausted and slightly dehydrated, but otherwise happy, healthy and hungry. The successful flight paved the way for Alan Shepard to make the first manned suborbital flight only three months later. On Nov. 19, 1961, after 1,250 hours of training, another Rare Bird Farm resident chimp named Enos, aboard the Mercury Atlas 5, lifted off from Cape Canaveral into the first orbital flight. The mission took about three hours, with the capsule splashing down after the second orbit, just south of Bermuda. According to observers, Enos jumped for joy and ran around the deck of the recovery ship enthusiastically shaking the hands of his rescuers. Enos’ flight was a full dress rehearsal for the next Mercury launch on Feb. 20, 1962, which would make Lt. Colonel John Glenn the first American to orbit the Earth. Sadly, Enos died of antibiotic-resistant dysentery only a year after his history-making trip. He now rests in a place of honor in front of the International Space Hall of Fame at Alamogordo, NM. THE GROVE GROWS UP By 1961, rising land values and the looming construction of the Palmetto Expressway only one block to the north prompted Freeman to accept an offer from J. Abney Cox, Jack Knowles and Walter Peterson and sell the Rare Bird Farm after some 20 years of operation. The Freemans moved to Spruce Pine, NC, where Alton continued to board and breed exotic creatures at his Zoo Animal Refuge for years, eventually retiring to southwest Florida. Alton Freeman died in Naples in 1982 at the age of 71. The Rare Bird Farm property was sold in sections and has maintained its character as a mix of commercial and residential acreage. The Freeman home has remained a private residence on the easternmost acre of the original property. Dade Savings, later to become CenTrust, erected a bank building on the southwestern acre in 1963. The bank has remained in steady operation over the decades, transitioning to AmeriFirst in 1979, Great Western Bank in 1992, Washington Mutual in 1997 and most recently, Chase in 2009.
Robert A. and H. William Prahl, of Prahl Brothers, Inc. construction company, built a Howard Johnson motel on the eastern three and a half acres (excluding the Freeman home), which opened in early 1962. The Prahl brothers and Finlay L. Matheson formed Palmetto Motel, Inc. and leased the northwestern five acres of Flagler Grove, containing both the motel and the adjacent Howard Johnson’s restaurant, from Cox, Knowles and Peterson, with an option to purchase the property after five years. Matheson, and later his three sons, Finlay B., Henry and Michael, operated the motel and restaurant under a lease from Howard Johnson. Palmetto Motel, Inc. exercised their option to buy the five acres in January, 1967. The Mathesons assigned the Howard Johnson lease in 1978 to Palmetto Management, Inc., a corporation controlled by the Prahls, which operated the motel until it was sold. In 1990, the last of the Matheson’s property interests in the old Rare Bird Farm acreage was sold to the Palmetto Holding Corporation, controlled by the Prahl brothers. After the northern edge of the eyewall of Hurricane Andrew creased
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Flagler Grove on Aug. 24, 1992, the sturdy motel quickly reopened in September and found itself the southernmost motel operating in MiamiDade County. The Howard Johnson motel became a barracks of sort, serving as housing for BellSouth and FP&L personnel for nearly two years of South Dade reconstruction. The motel served the community for over 38 years, becoming the independently run Palmetto Motel for the last few months of its operation, after the Howard Johnson franchise expired in late 1999. Palmetto Holding Corporation sold the three acres of motel property on July 7, 2000, for $3 million, which was then developed by the Richard Brandon Company into The Reserve of Pinecrest, a $23 million gated community of 68 luxury condominiums, which opened in December 2003. The historic Hinson Home property on the corner of Dixie Highway and Flagler Boulevard became home to the aforementioned Howard Johnson’s restaurant in 1962, serving 28 flavors of ice cream for as many years. A Denny’s replaced the Howard Johnson’s, opening in October 1990 and operating until April 2007. The Prahl brothers’ Palmetto Holding Corporation sold the two acres of restaurant land to the Dixie/102 Trust in May 2001 and that land was subsequently sold to Thirteen Pinecrest LLC in August 2004. In 2007, the pioneer acreage was developed into the Dixie 102 Plaza shopping center, anchored by the popular South Florida franchise restaurant, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. Anthony’s opened in May 2009, once again providing Flagler Grove with a focal point for its small commercial district. Just as Henry Flagler was ever vigilant about the careful development of his Kendal Grove, so are the residents of Flagler Grove
fiercely protective of their unique and historic neighborhood. Periodically doing battle with zoning boards and commercial developers, community activists such as 42-year resident Patricia Kyle strive to insure a fair and aesthetic mix of both commercial and residential properties. Kyle successfully led the fight against the proposed construction of the Pinecrest Village Hall in 2000 on Grove acreage at 7551 SW 104th Street. That property is now the home of Flagler Grove Park, a threeacre facility that opened in May 2008, which includes lighted youth soccer fields, a playground, parking and restrooms. Echoes of the working grove remain in the backyards of residents. Kyle, herself a grower and owner of nearby Galloway Farm Nursery, has an organic garden in her backyard and, like many of the homeowners, tends to the several mango and avocado trees which grace the property. Her allegiance to the neighborhood is evident. “I love the privacy,” says Kyle. “It’s just like the country, even though I’m so close to U.S. 1. I think the location is fabulous, it was just a wonderful place to raise the kids.” If Henry Flagler’s mission at Kendal Groves was to impress investors with the value of his showcase property, then surely the subsequent 105 years have proven him successful. As yet, there is no historic marker denoting the pioneer property on the southeast corner of South Dixie Highway and Flagler Boulevard. But one can still raise a glass to Alton Freeman, Dick Rice, John Hinson and Henry Flagler at Anthony’s. Dr. Kenward practices general dentistry in, and is a lifelong resident of Pinecrest. He may be contacted through his website: <www.pinecrestdental.com>.
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Temple Beth Am invites the community to celebrate the start of the Jewish New Year at the informal and family friendly Rosh haShanah Under the Stars, a unique open-air service in the park on Friday, Sept. 18, from 5-7:30 p.m. at Pinecrest Gardens. If you are not a member of a temple or would like to learn more about Temple Beth Am, please join us for this special New Year’s worship service officiated by Rabbi Rachel Greengrass and Cantor Lisa Segal. “Could there be a better way to mark this sacred occasion or a better environment to appreciate God’s creation than by praying under the stars surrounded by nature?” said Rabbi Greengrass. “Please join us in welcoming the New Year surrounded by God’s glory.” Cantor Segal also shared her thoughts. “Together we will experience the sounds of Rosh haShanah through
music and prayer handed down through the generations in a beautiful setting under the stars,” she said. The schedule for the evening’s activities is: 5 p.m. — Park opens. 5:30 p.m. — A “Singing with Susan” performance by Susan Linder. 6:30 p.m. — Rabbi Greengrass and Cantor Segal will conduct a special Rosh haShanah Under the Stars service. Patrons are encouraged to dress comfortably, picnic style. Open seating is available in the meadow of beautiful Pinecrest Gardens. Bring your own food, beverages, blankets and chairs. Several local restaurants and markets will have picnic dinner boxes for sale the day of the event. Although this service is free and open to the community, registration is required. Go to <www.tbam.org> to register today as space is limited. For more information, call Rita Diaz, membership director at Temple Beth Am, at 305-667-6667, ext. 107, or email <rdiaz@tbam.org>.
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Planting: Arborists plant trees, and most can recommend types of trees that are appropriate for a specific location. The wrong tree in the wrong location could lead to future problems as a result of limited growing space, insects, diseases, or poor growth. Plant Health Care: An Arborist keeps trees in good health by helping the tree to better defend itself against insects, disease, and site problems. How do I know if this guy with a chainsaw is an Arborist? Many people who love trees become ISA members for a small annual fee. Some unscrupulous tree trimmers pretend that this simple membership is the same thing as being a “certified arborist.” Every ISA arborist has an individual ID number and ID card that you can check on the ISA website: <www.isa-arbor.com>. Ron von Paulus is an International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist (ID # Fl-5770A). He has more than 20 years experience working with trees in South Florida. He offers free consultations to homeowners and businesses. Please contact him at Big Ron’s Tree Service 305-588-3091 or by email at <ron@BigRonsTreeService.com>
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Cursing is a habit hard to break BY KELLY CRAIG I’m trying to quit one of my worst bleeping habits. I wish they had a bleeping patch for it. Even some antibleeping gum would be a help, but alas, there’s no medicinal assistance for what I’m trying to bleeping eliminate. It’s going to take sheer, bleeping willpower. I’m embarrassed to admit it, but yes, I love this bleeping habit of mine. Ever since I was 22 years old and working in a newsroom, it’s been one of my biggest stress relievers. Everyone I worked with did it too, but I won’t blame it all on bleeping peer pressure. I did it because I bleeping wanted to. I knew when to do it and when not to. But now I realize I’ve got to go bleeping cold turkey. That’s right, my awful bleeping habit is cursing. Here’s a bleeping irony for you: While I love to curse, I can’t stand to hear others curse, especially young people. The absolute bleeping worst is teenagers who drop bleep-bombs in public without a single thought of possibly offending those around them, especially much younger kids. It was Gandhi who said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” So I guess I have my work cut out for me. In other words, I’ve got to walk the walk, not just talk the non-dirty talk. This is going to be harder for me than most in the sense that I am extremely clumsy. What am I going to say the next time I slam my foot into the end of the bed frame, or smack my funny bone into a cabinet? You see, the cursing-as-catharsis theory was drilled into me as a kid. Once when a hammer fell on my bare 12-year-old toes, my mother said in her inimitable way, “Go ahead Honey, I know that hurt. Let out a good ‘Tinker’s damn,’ it’ll help the pain go away!” That my mother chose that particular term as my free pass only served to make me laugh the pain away. I never said the words. I was guffawing too much at my mother who
Life With kelly was totally serious. So much has changed in our culture since then. The line between vulgarity and acceptability has dramatically decreased. Yup, the media is in large part to blame. Hollywood has to push the envelope a little bit further than the last guy in order to make a buck it seems. That means racier dialogue, double entendre, and plenty of bathroom humor. And that’s just the Disney films. What youngsters don’t seem to understand, however, is that what flies in “reel life” is a far cry from that which is acceptable in “real life”. That’s where we as parents come in. It’s almost a rite of passage for adolescents to test the profanity waters now and again amongst themselves, but when a 12-year old curses in the presence of an adult, that’s where we need to draw the line. And that’s why I’m drawing the line, too. I can tell my son that we all are judged by the language we use, but if I break the rules myself (even if under my breath and out of his earshot), what message am I sending? And what message do I send to anyone who hears me use profane language? If you didn’t know me, you could surmise that I am disrespectful, uneducated, uncouth and bawdy. When I hear total strangers throwing foul language around in public, those are the conclusions I draw. I want change. I must be the change. I must also stay away from falling hammers that target my toes and cabinet doors that lay in wait to bruise me. They say it takes 21 days to establish a new habit. This is day one. Will I make it to 21? Darned right I will.
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Creative teamwork is key to conservation BY RODNEY BARRETO Chairman, Florida Freshwater Fish & Wildlife Commission How do you gather the information necessary to make informed management decisions when your area of responsibility covers approximately 5.8 million acres of land and almost 6,000 square miles of water? Well, if you are the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), not only do you depend on a well-trained and dedicated staff, you also form a variety of partnerships, coordinate with a network of volunteers and depend on the voluntary efforts of Florida’s residents and visitors. Conserving and protecting Florida’s fish and wildlife can be a daunting task – one that is bigger than just one agency. Collaboration is a concept that extends throughout the FWC. Agency staff members regularly cross internal lines to form teams. Bringing the agency’s best expertise together helps the FWC more effectively address the conservation challenges that face our state. This collaborative approach goes beyond the internal procedures of the FWC. To help accomplish common goals, the FWC forms and sustains relationships with outside entities and individuals. While the reason for collaborating may often be quite clear, sometimes creativity plays a role in aligning the FWC with another group or individual to focus on a conservation issue. At the FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), the research arm of the agency, scientists understand the importance of developing creative partnerships and working with the public to leverage their reach. Whether for land, marine or freshwater -based research, scientists pursue a variety of opportunities to form collaborative relationships. Linking FWRI’s research expertise with private sector businesses, non-governmental organizations and public entities helps accomplish goals that benefit all those involved. With a study area the size of Florida, it isn’t too surprising that FWRI researchers conducting surveillance for avian influenza in wild bird populations have incorporated public participation into their work. As it is in everyone’s best interest to collect the information necessary to monitor for the disease effectively, citizens readily report their observations of dead birds through the agency’s online reporting system at MyFWC.com/bird. In addition, many of Florida’s hunters voluntarily participate by allowing scientists to collect samples from the ducks they harvest. The size of the study area is also a challenge when you consider the vastness of Florida’s marine and coastal waters. Given this challenge and the need to enhance their sampling coverage, FWRI scientists established the volunteer-based Red Tide Offshore Monitoring Program. The program’s purpose is to help monitor and
FWC REPOR T detect red tide and other harmful algal blooms in Florida’s waters. Scientists rely on volunteers of all kinds – charter boat captains, commercial fishermen, private citizens, divers and more – to collect water samples from offshore areas by boat. This program provides increased coverage of the Gulf of Mexico and enables the potential for early warning of offshore algal blooms. As citizen scientists, FWC’s volunteers and partners not only contribute to science, but also learn from their experiences. This is especially true in the FWC’s collaboration with SCUBAnauts International, a youth education organization. This summer, Dr. David Palandro, an FWRI research scientist who volunteers as Chief Scientist for SCUBAnauts International, accompanied some of the group’s students to Key Largo to participate in a coral reef research project. Working hand in hand with scientists from the FWC and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the students made a discovery that was the first of its kind. The students documented the spawning of farm-raised staghorn coral that had been transplanted in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, proving that the transplanted coral is doing well. The students described the experience as “a great honor” and “awesome” and discussed how they would share what they had learned when they returned to school. Sometimes volunteers walk away from assisting a research project with more than just the satisfaction of helping out and gaining a better understanding of the science. Sometimes volunteers can benefit from an additional incentive. This was the case this past year for anglers fishing in Lake Griffin. Anglers fishing this lake had the opportunity to assist biologists with the research necessary to manage the black crappie fishery. In doing so, anglers also had the chance to receive a monetary reward. As part of the study, FWRI scientists placed tags on hundreds of fish in the lake. Each tag was marked with a monetary value. Anglers who caught the tagged fish provided details about their catch and in return received the assigned reward. Creative collaboration enhances the FWC’s ability to gather the information needed to form sound management decisions for the conservation of Florida’s fish and wildlife. We hope you will consider how you can become involved. To learn more about these and other FWRI research projects, visit <http://research.MyFWC.com>.
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Alexander School ‘Hats on Day’ raises $3,694 for children with cancer Pictured (l-r) are Alexander School students Lauren Fernandez, and Tiki and Jamie Nash with their hats on for the school’s third annual “Hats On Day” to support students and raise money to for the Foundation for Children with Cancer. A check for $3,694 was presented to the Foundation in honor of Fernandez, cancer free for five years; Nash, cancer free for seven years; and Stephan Boehme-Gutierrez, who successfully completed treatment after being diagnosed with cancer in December 2007. School officials say they are grateful to the families and staff, and especially the Dr. Joseph Fernandez family for making this year’s event a success.
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Citizens for Pets in condos fight pet restrictions BY CAROL CARIDAD President, Paws4You Rescue Moving and “Landlord won’t allow” are among the top reasons given by pet owners when relinquishing their dogs or cats to animal shelters. People are absolutely heartbroken to have to give up their pets in order to find affordable housing. Almost 65 percent of all U.S. households have at least one cat or dog. When an individual retires, the choice to give up their animal to move into a condo or an apartment is an unfortunate necessity because of the strict rules of many associations. Older people can be lonely, anxious, depressed and could greatly benefit from having a furry friend. But, alas, it is not only retirees who are affected; many people are forced to downsize and find housing alternatives in this economic climate. A big issue in South Florida is that condo or association boards won’t allow animals. People who own their homes or units in association-run housing are prohibited by no-pet deed restrictions from keeping the family dog or cat. Obviously, the best situation for cats and dogs is being able to live with their loving guardian, rather than be turned in to the pound where euthanasia rates are at an all-time high. Citizens for Pets in Condos, <www.petsincondos.org>, was started to help people who moved into commoninterest ownership communities (condos, home owner associations, co-ops and trailer parks) and were forced to give up their beloved pets. Without any funding or initial support, they have managed to collect over 23,000 signatures on their petition to allow pets in condos. Having a simple majority to reverse nopet deed restrictions was suggested by one legislator, Julio Robaina. But that was not strong enough. Several attempts were made, instead, to get a law to clarify the right to have emotional support animals, to codify HUD rulings on this issue (see <www.petsincondos.org/legal.htm#ESA>). Activists in California started with an
Paws4You ESA bill before getting a law that says that if you live in association-run housing you may have at least one companion animal. No-pet deed restrictions can mean death to healthy, adoptable animals. Maida Genser, founder of Citizens for Pets in Condos, says, “We are working to increase acceptance of companion animals by educating the public about the health benefits of having animal companions and by stressing responsible pet ownership/guardianship. Our motto is: Creating a win-win situation for both people and pets.” Visit <www.petsincondos.org> to find a link to the online petition, plus printable paper petitions, flyers and other materials for spreading the word. There is a wealth of information on the health benefits of companion animals, legal information, stories, letters and more on the web page. Condo reform experts state that in order to get legislation in Florida, which has such a major no-pets-allowed issue, at least 50,000 signatures are needed. Please review and sign the petition today, as well as spread the word, even if it doesn’t directly affect you. And remember, it is also very important to encourage those who want a pet and can afford to take care of their fourlegged friend, to adopt a rescued animal once permission is granted from their place of residence. Visit Paws 4 You Rescue every Sunday at the PetSmart across from The Falls from 11am–3pm or at the South Miami Petco on the second and fourth Saturday of the month from 12-4pm. At these adoption events, there are volunteers on hand to answer any questions you may have about the dogs up for adoption. We save dogs from euthanasia at Miami-Dade Animal Services where they destroy 100-150 animals per day.
Carol Caridad is president of Paws 4 You Rescue. She may be contacted by calling 786242-7377, by addressing email to <carol@Paws4You.org> or by visiting <www.paws4you.org>.
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Facts about knee injuries BY DR. JUNE GENTLE The knee is the largest joint in the body. Its largest ROM (range of motion) is flexion. There is some extension and internal and external rotation. The knee is not well protected by fat or muscle and is a venerable joint. When observing and palpating (touching) the knees the legs are extended at 90 degrees to start. Whether the patient is seated or laying supine (face up) always compare both knees in all positions. When looking from the side at the knee joints, if they stick out more toward the back (posterior), this is hyperextension of the knee joint. The most common knee injury is the medial meniscus; the second most common is the lateral meniscus. The menisci are fibrous cartilages in both knees. These menisci help with support and decrease reaction forces between the femur (in the thigh) and the tibia (the large medial bone in the leg). There are four collateral ligaments, an anterior, posterior, medial, and lateral. Ligaments attach bone to bone, while tendons attach muscle to bone. The MCL (medial collateral ligament) is the most common ligament that is injured while the second most common is the ACL (anterior collateral ligament). The footwear and the surfaces where the sports are played can be contributing factors when it comes to injury. For example hard surfaces like cement or soft surfaces like grass. When an injury occurs in the knee and inflammation (swelling) is present, it is classified as either localized or generalized. When the inflammation is localized it involves the bursa. The bursa is a fibrous sac that contains synovial fluid. This fluid resembles raw egg whites and acts as a
HEALTH TIPS lubricant. The fluid is made up of proteins, fat, a form of mucus and minerals salts. The bursa is located between tendons and bones and acts as a cushion. Localized inflammation of the knee when over the patella (knee cap) is called prepatellar buritis; when it happens over the tibia it is called infrapatellar buritis. The patella is fixed in the trochlear groove at the distal (lower end) of the femur. When palpating this region the leg should be in extension at 90 degrees as mentioned earlier. With generalized inflammation it is usually the synovial fluid in the actual joint, which again acts as a lubricant that secretes (leaks out) out and involves swelling of the entire knee. There could also be muscle imbalances for example between the quadriceps in the anterior thigh and the hamstrings in the posterior thigh. This could be due to a subluxation of the pelvis, the sacrum, or the lumbars. If these areas are subluxated the muscles are not getting the full nerve supply. When there is interference in the nerve supply to certain muscles, they become weak and this contributes to structural changes. This could be what initially caused the knee injury. Also the bones in the knee could be subluxated as well. It is important as an athlete to stay well adjusted by a chiropractor. If you can keep the spine in alignment you have less chance of injury. Please contact our office if you are experiencing any of these problems.
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Alper JCC after-school programs are like an extra parent Linda K. Landy ALPER JCC NEWS Surely you’ve heard the old joke that goes something like: The one thing that a working mother really needs is a wife. You know, someone to pick up the kids after school, give them a snack, make sure they get their homework done, take them to baseball practice, Hebrew school or dance class. This was the first thing that came to mind when I received the brochure for the fall Kids’ Connection, Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center’s respected After School Program. If you’re a parent of a child in kindergarten through eighth grade, it’s just like having an extra wife. A bus with a counselor on board picks the students up from 19 different elementary and four middle schools and takes them to the JCC. Once at the J, the children are supervised by dynamic after-school specialists and nurturing staff, for whom supervision and safety are their first objectives. They are given snacks, and each child spends an afternoon filled with challenging and enriching activities tailored to his or her specific needs and interests. As the past-president of the “Parents Against Homework” – teacher’s revenge for having to put up with your kids all day – I am pleased to report that homework study is offered daily. Each child will be encouraged to complete his or her homework with the help of a mentor. Wouldn’t it be wonderful for your child to come home with their homework done instead of spending the evening fighting over spelling words and math problems?
A variety of activities and special events are offered throughout the year, including arts and crafts, board games, chess, cooking, creative movement, drama, hip-hop, Leggos, mitzvah projects, modeling, physical education, photography, science, special events and sports. By individually designing each schedule, your child will enjoy afternoons filled with challenging and enriching activities tailored to his or her specific needs and interests. Activities include arts and crafts, board games, chess computers, cooking, drama, hip-hop, mitzvah projects, science, sports, special events, storytelling, swimming, wood-
Teens enrolled in the program are encouraged to become independent while under the watchful eyes of the well-trained staff. A supervised teen room offers movies, games, computers, and an opportunity to relax with friends. In addition, teens are given the freedom to utilize the JCC facility including fitness, racquetball, snack bar, mentoring, mitzvah projects and study hall in the library. Teens also have the option to participate in hobby hour activities. On Early Release Days, bus transportation is provided and programming begins earlier. All programs follow the Miami-Dade County Public School Calendar with hours from school dismissal until 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 p.m. on Friday. The Kid’s Connection
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It’s the time of year when we get everyone up early, toast over orange juice, and join the rush of traffic that signals the start of the school year. Parents and grandparents, teachers and their spouses, crossing guards and those who work at discount office supply stores know that the real New Year starts when school begins. There’s always a sense of renewal as we watch little ones with their colorful backpacks, bouncing along toward the school doors. Who can forget the excitement of new clothes and new shoes, ready to be worn on the first day? Who can forget the thrill of new crayons, sentinel straight in their boxes? The pencils with sharpened points and full pink erasers? New pens with fresh ink to write in unspoiled spiral notebooks? The cornucopia of supplies at the beginning of the year tells children that school is special, that school is important. School shows children where and how they fit in the world, and that they must learn to adapt, even though they always have first place in our hearts. School places demands on children – to show up on-time, to wait their turn, to raise their hand to be called upon, to finish their homework. School is the place where children learn the importance of working with others. School is where children learn not only to cooperate, but also to compete. Is she the smartest in class, in school, in the nation? Will his poster be entered into the contest? Will she make the varsity team? Will he be chosen to perform the solo? It is in school that our children learn the value of their unique skills and talents.
No wonder parents are as nervous and excited as the littlest preschooler. The promise of a new school year is the trust parents have in turning their child over to a teacher’s care. “Here,” parents say, “Take good care of my child. Do what you think is best.” Parents trust us to be prepared with our lessons. They trust us to be fair. They trust us to be patient with effort, and impatient with excuses. Parents trust us to open the doors that children walk through on their way to becoming adults. They trust us to whisper criticism and shout encouragement. As the new school year begins, we teachers trust you, too. We trust that you value the important work that we do. We trust you understand that our professional commitment extends well beyond the school day. We trust that you value our partnership in the education of our children. It is indeed a New Year when school begins. Happy New Year to us all!
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2010 Chevy Camaro: ‘Muscle car’ blast from the past Ron Beasley AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR
LET’S TALK CARS Muscle car fans have been waiting a long time, but it’s finally here and they are not being disappointed. The new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is drop-dead gorgeous and runs like the proverbial bat out of you-know-where. With its V-shaped nose, long aluminum hood, short deck, raked windshield and muscular fenders, the new Camaro bears a strong resemblance to its 1967 counterpart, and that’s what Chevy designers had in mind. The power dome hood intake and cooling gills forward of the rear wheels are nice styling touches, even if they aren’t functional. Interestingly, the Camaro is devoid of chrome. The rear-wheel-drive Camaro rides on the same platform as the heralded Pontiac G8 and borrows its engines from Cadillac and Corvette. The 304 hp V-6 is the Caddy contribution and the incredi-
ble 6.2-liter 400 hp V-8 is the same engine that powers the Corvette. All Camaro models can be equipped with either a six-speed manual or sixspeed automatic transmission, with an optional manual shift. The Aisin AY6 sixspeed manual is standard with the V-6, and a Hydra-Matic 6L50 six-speed automatic is optional. A Tremec TR 6060 sixspeed manual is standard on the SS model, and the Hydra-Matic 6L80 sixspeed automatic is an option. The new Camaro is available in three models — LS, LT and SS. The LS and LT come with the V-6 engine; the SS gets the big V-8. The LS has cruise control, a telescopic steering wheel, six-speaker sound system, OnStar, limited slip differential, 18-inch steel wheels and a starting price tag of $22,245. The LT is upgraded with such items as leather upholstery, a six-way power driver’s seat and 18-inch painted aluminum wheels. It starts at $23,880. The SS is the high-performance model and it has a special exterior trim to distinguish it, a stiffer suspension, 20-inch painted aluminum wheels and four-piston Brembo disc brakes. It starts at $30,245.
Chevrolet’s new Camaro, with a raked windshield, long hood, short deck and muscular fenders, looks a lot like its 1967 counterpart.
On the road, the Camaro is a dream to drive. It’s quiet on the highway and impressively fast, the V-6 powered LT clocking 0-60 mph in 5.9 seconds and a quarter-mile in 14.4 seconds. It handles and responds with precision, brakes on a dime, delivers a very comfortable ride and, for a muscle car, gets pretty good gas mileage at 16/24 mpg. Our only complaint was with the interior where there are a couple of blind spots when backing up and the optional retro instrumentation on the console is diffi-
cult to read. And while the trunk space is deep and large, the access opening is relatively small and will not accommodate large pieces of luggage. But, on the whole, Chevy has delivered on its promise to bring back a quality version of the historic Camaro muscle car. 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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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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