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Register now for baseball and softball

BY LEE STEPHENS

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ringing the neighborhood together through sports is what Howard Palmetto Baseball S o f t b a l l Association (HPBSA) has been all about for 49 years.

Moms and Dads who played years ago now have their kids involved.

Coaches who retired when their kids grew into adults are now back on the field to coach their grandkids.

Registration is in full swing for the upcoming season. Practice starts in December and the games begin in January.

Divisions start at T-ball and go to the high school level, covering ages 4 to 18.

Everyone makes a team and you’re never too old to start.

Over 400 volunteers make HPBSA a place where friendships between kids and parents alike are made for life.

Games are played at Suniland, Greer Park, Chapman Field, Coral Reef Park and Palmetto Bay Park.

For more information on registration events and league play, go to <www.howardpalmetto.com> or send email to <info@howardpalmetto.com>.

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BY LEE STEPHENS

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s our South Florida weather becomes more and more delightful, the change in seasons marks the start of many outdoor special events. Festivals and activities abound from the recently concluded Bike & Walk to School Day to our own home grown Farmer’s Market, which starts Nov. 7 in Pinecrest Gardens.

All of these activities generate additional traffic, including the CHIEF JOHN HOHENSEE

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Planning begins for first Pinecrest Relay for Life

BY LEE STEPHENS

After being diagnosed 12 years ago with Stage 3 breast cancer, Debi Strochak reached out to the cancer community through the American Cancer Society and participated in her first Relay for Life. Strochak became the survivor chair of the East Kendall Relay and has continued in that role ever since. Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature event that aims to fight cancer. It is a grassroots event conducted in more than 5,000 communities across the country that offers an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer.

This year, Strochak has taken on a new role, after being approached by Village of Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner and the American Cancer Society. A resident of Pinecrest, she has agreed to start the Pinecrest Relay for Life. Pinecrest, after being incorporated in 1997, has been building a sense of community; this was the next step for the village.

After agreeing on Evelyn Greer Park, named after the first mayor of the village, as the site of the relay, Strochak and Mayor Lerner have reached into the community in a grassroots effort to build Pinecrest’s Relay for Life, scheduled for Apr. 9, 2011.

Pictured (l-r) are Ann Kashmer; Eileen Mazis; Debi Strochak, Pinecrest Relay chair; Debbie Rassner, and Dale Poster-Ellis.

“I am committed to the Pinecrest Relay and want to bring our community together,” Lerner said.

A kickoff party is taking place on Wednesday, Oct. 27.

Volunteers like Randi Trazenfeld, long time PTSA volunteer, and Buffy Heldt will co-chair the Relay’s Team Recruitment effort with the assistance of Nanci Hellinger, Lisa Montes, and Nancy Stein, soliciting businesses, organizations and schools for teams.

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Dale Poster-Ellis has signed on as the Relay’s team development chair. Rita Schwartz, local business owner, as sponsor chair, is getting businesses committed to be sponsors for the event. Realtor and two-time breast cancer survivor Rebecca Forman is survivor chair and mentor.

Vanessa Dawson, wife of Baseball Hall of Fame member Andre Dawson, as well as the Buchwald, Bennett, and Ferenbach families, along with Jeff and Donna Benjamin, are

involved in getting entertainment, including Benjamin’s band, the Eclectic’s, to make the Relay a fun event.

Lisa Montes also will chair the Luminary Committee, which sells luminaries to raise funds to fight cancer for the moving candle lighting ceremony to honor survivors or to memorialize those who fought the cancer battle. Finance chairs are Diane Preuss and Zerelda Spann. These volunteers represent a cross-section of the Pinecrest community at large and look to make this first Relay in Pinecrest a success.

Those who want to be involved in this grassroots community event to fight cancer by establishing a team, serving on a committee, committing to be a sponsor, can join the Kickoff Party at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 27 at Bargello Bistro in the Falls shopping center, 8888 SW 136 St. You will learn more about the Relay and meet your community partners that are working to make this relay a reality at this free event. There are opportunities for education, advocacy, fundraising, building a sense of community and, of course, having fun.

For more information go to <www.Relayforlife.org> or to register a team go to <www.relayforlife.org/pinecrestFL>.

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Pinecrest student meets with Rep. Ros-Lehtinen

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen met in Washington, DC with visiting students from Miami as part of the Congressional Youth Leadership Council. She is pictured with Ximena Luna, a resident of Pinecrest who attends our Our Lady of Lourdes Academy.

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Positive PEOPLE in Pinecrest

KAYLA BURGESS Miami Palmetto senior Kayla Burgess started her high school career at Coral Reef where she was in the International Baccalaureate program and class president in her freshman and sophomore years. But during her sophomore year, she had an academic situation in one class and her advisors urged her to transfer to her home school instead of allowing her grade point average to drop. So, she transferred to Palmetto for her junior and senior years.

“Things happen for a reason,” she says.

“And this happened for a reason. I was able to meet some wonderful teachers and I made new friends.”

Her new guidance counselor suggested that she try out for the NCCAP AfroAcademic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO).

“It’s for African American kids to showcase their talents, whether it’s in science or performing arts or writing or music,” Burgess says. “I did drama. I represented the Miami-Dade branch and I was flown to Kansas City, Missouri to the NAACP ACTSO National Competition.”

There, Burgess did a three-minute piece for the Performing Arts Dramatic category about a young girl who was going through the racial genocide in Rwanda.

“I won first place, I won the gold medal,” she says. “My family was so proud. They were screaming. My mom went and she bought the DVD. You see my

mom at the corner of the video jumping up and down.”

While the other 100 dramatic performers did monologues from plays, Burgess was the only one who did an original piece. The monologue ran about three minutes.

“That was something different for me because I’ve never written a monologue before,” she says. “Poetry is important. I enjoy writing poetry more than monologues.”

She wrote the piece after traveling to Africa on a mission trip during her sophomore year.

“That was part of the inspiration,” she says. “Also watching the movie Hotel Rwanda.”

Burgess took the mission trip with a group from Old Cutler Presbyterian Church where her aunt works. They went to Benin, Africa, a French speaking country.

“I’ve been taking French since I was in the first grade at F.C. Martin and Ammons Middle and Coral Reef,” she says.

Although they were given French lessons, they still needed her expertise with the language. She was able to act as a translator for the group. During the trip, they helped the children of the country.

“We provided clothing, daily meals for two weeks and shelter for them to play games, make arts and crafts and learn songs and learn the lesson of the day,” she says.

Burgess continues to volunteer at her church, Homestead Christian Center, where she helps teach dance and works with the actors who take part in the church plays.

She also works at the Vacation Bible School.

“I dance out of school for my church and I perform at different churches when they have functions,” she says.

At Palmetto, she is a member of the African Heritage Club and Dfyit. She also takes part in drama.

“I love it, I’ve been doing it since God knows when.” she says. “I love performing, I love being the center of attention. I love to make people laugh smile.”

At Coral Reef, Burgess was on the track team and she plans to go out for track at Palmetto this school year.

As for college, she hopes to attend either Florida A&M or Florida State University to study pharmacy. Drama classes will also be on the schedule.

By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

MYREL ITURREY Palmetto High School senior Myrel Iturrey is getting a glimpse of what participating in government is like. Iturrey is a member of Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner’s Youth Advisory Council.

“We serve as the teen voice on municipal legislation,” Iturrey says. “We meet 10 months out of the year. We discuss what’s going on with recent Pinecrest legislation.

Mayor Lerner’s been trying to push a dog park and she asked us what we thought, and we’re in favor of it.”

Iturrey says being on the advisory board makes her realize how much Pinecrest does for its citizens.

“There’s always a community event,” she says. “There’s a conscious effort to stay green.”

The group coordinated last year’s the Earth Day festival.

“It was a Sunday and it was a day we spent at Pinecrest Gardens where vendors came and sold organic products,” she says.

“We had music. It was just a great way to get the community together.”

Iturrey was recommended for a seat on the youth advisory board by a counselor at Palmetto High School. She is one of 20 students on the board. Students from seventh to 12th grade are eligible.

Iturrey is familiar with how student government works, having been on the Palmetto Student Council throughout her high school career. She’s now secretary for

the senior class. As secretary, her job is to let her fellow students know about senior class activities and the fees involved in participating in those activities, and she assists the other senior class officers in coordinating the events. Iturrey is also vice president for service of the National Honor Society.

“Along with the other officers, we plan the community service,” she says. “Each month we have a meeting. Each service project pertains to that month. In October, we made Halloween bags for Miami children’s hospital.”

In November, NHS will organize a Thanksgiving basket drive.

Iturrey is also vice president of fundraising for the Television Production Class and she produced the Mr. Panther fundraiser.

“It’s a male pageant,” she says. “We try to find a male student who best embodies the school’s values. It’s been Palmetto’s only sold-out event six years in a row.”

There is a grade point average requirement to be Mr. Panther. The winner acts as an official greeter when dignitaries come to the school. The Mr. Panther contest includes an opening video and sponsorship commercials. This year 42 students tried out.

Iturrey is also the public relations officer for Key Club. She’s been a member of the community service club since she was a freshman and also served as the freshman representative. She is active in Mu Alpha Theta, the English National Honor Society, the Science National Honor Society and the Social Science National Honor Society.

Athletics is also part of Iturrey’s high school experience. She plays mixed doubles on the badminton team that won the GMAC last year. She’s considering playing singles this year as well.

This summer, Iturrey worked as an intern in the Marco Rubio campaign and she was a summer intern with the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.

“We investigated the role neuro transmitters play in the locomotion of spinal-cord injured rats,” she says. “I’ve always had an interest in the sciences. I’m not sure what I want to study, but medicine is in the range of possibility. I wanted to get a feel for that area. The best way to do it was to get a hands-on internship.”

Politics is also in the range of possibilities for Iturrey’s future.

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REBECCA MERRITT Palmer Trinity School senior Rebecca Merritt has earned more than 400 community service hours. She earned many of those

hours by being a counselor at the YMCA summer camp in Burlington, KY. She attended the camp since she was eight years old and decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and become a counselor when she was old enough. She has now worked three summers as a counselor with eight and nine year olds.

“I enjoyed it a lot,” she says. “I really enjoy working with kids.”

Merritt also volunteered at Miami Children’s Hospital. She went to the hospital once a week for a month.

“I would spend time with the patients, talk to them about my life or share stories,” she says. “They would have games to play.”

She worked in the neurology section where many of the patients were in and out of the hospital frequently. They enjoyed hearing about other people’s life experiences.

“I think it takes off a lot of the focus about them,” she says. “ She also ran errands for the nurses if they needed help.

Merritt volunteered at the hospital because she had always been interested in the medical field.

“I wanted to see the daily process,” she says. “I think it gave me a little more insight on what I want to do for the future. I loved going there and working with the kids, but I wouldn’t want to do that for my occupation.

I’m still searching.”

Working at Miami Children’s also helped her realize how fortunate she and her friends are because they are healthy and didn’t have to be hospitalized at a young age.

Now that she’s decided against going into the health care field, she’s unsure about what she wants to do. She has been looking at doing something in the environmental field.

“I went to a student leadership conference at the National Conservation Training Center,” she says. “We met with other students there and talked about what we can do in our school about reducing the carbon footprint. I’m vice president of the Eco Club.”

The Eco Club is quite active. To start off the school year, they planned on doing a beach clean-up and they are involved in a mangrove reclamation project.

“We put the seedlings in a cup of water and when they are big enough, we go and plant them,” she says. “They are grown at school. Last year we did one where each stu-

dent was responsible for one cup and they would go and water it.”

The seedlings are grown on blank walls on the middle school building and on the science building.

Merritt is also involved in sports. She played basketball in ninth and tenth grade, but in her junior year she switched to soccer because she wanted to practice outdoors and she felt soccer was more fun and laid back.

She hasn’t abandoned basketball completely.

She volunteered at the Tamiami League for kids’ basketball and operated the game clock.

She also volunteers at her church, Kendall United Methodist. She works at the Vacation Bible School and she has gone with church members on three mission trips to Jamaica.

“I loved it a lot,” she says. “I grew up with Jamaican Chinese culture. Going down and being able to relate, I felt I was helping my people, my roots. That was what was so awesome about that trip.”

Merritt has already completed most of her college application forms and will send them off to the University of Florida, Wellesley and Boston University.

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influx of “snowbirds” escaping colder climes. With the increase in traffic and outside activities, showing patience when dealing with the inevitable impact on us becomes paramount.

This year for the first time ever, on Saturday, Oct. 30, South Florida will host the Miami Ironman Triathlon encompassing a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run. The bike ride will impact our Village traffic as several streets will be closed to ensure the safety of the expected 2,500-plus participants.

Starting at about 7:30 a.m. and lasting until approximately 11 a.m., the following streets will be impacted: the westbound lane of SW 88th Street between 57th and 67th Avenue will be closed to all vehicles. Also, 67th Avenue southbound from 88th Avenue to 120th Street will be closed, as will the westbound lane of 120th Street to 82nd Avenue. The

southbound lane of 82nd Avenue will be closed until about 11:15 a.m.

After exiting the Village on SW 82 Avenue & SW 136 Street, the racers will wind their way through Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay and then re-enter the Village on Old Cutler sometime around 9:00 A.M. Subsequently, the northbound lane of Old Cutler will be closed from about 8:45 A.M. until approximately 12:30 P.M. Message boards on the affected streets have been setup to help warn drivers that the bike race is coming up.

“We have tried our best to minimize the adverse impact on our residents, visitors and businesses,” said Pinecrest Police Chief John Hohensee. “But we realize that an event of this magnitude will cause some inconvenience, so we ask that all concerned show patience throughout the duration of the traffic disruption.”

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BETH AM TEMPLE TALK Temple Beth Am introduces a unique Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art Program

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For many years, I have wanted to create an outstanding after school arts program at Temple Beth Am. I have wanted to bring on board the finest of master teachers in the arts. My dream has finally come to fruition in Temple Beth Amâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fine Arts Program which has just taken flight in the past few weeks.

With a brilliant professor of music from the University of Miami, Hugh Gonglewski, and the Master teacher and owner of Miami Art and Design, Tracy Ellyn, our children are receiving the finest cultural experience there is to offer. Art classes are taught on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m., which includes a snack.

Ellynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to work with young people from first grade through sixth grade, giving them the kind of attention they need to develop their skills and, at the same time, educating them about the different artists who have influenced American culture, is one of her many gifts.

Prof. Gonglewski, a popular and respected piano teacher both at the University of Miami and in the Miami area for many years, teaches a piano lab where each student has their own keyboard, headphones and fabulous instruction. These young pianists are learning the fundamentals of reading notes, hand-eye coordination and making beautiful music together.

Gonglewski encourages parents to come and share in this experience with their children. We have lots of extra pianos for mom, dad and grandparents.

I believe passionately that every child should experience music and art lessons during their young years. I strongly believe that piano is the first instrument a child should learn because it teaches them to read notes in both the treble and bass clef, and teaches the brain to coordinate the eyes with the hands.

I love that students are learning violin, guitar, flute and so much more, but the basics of music are easily understood and taught on a piano. From there, your child can, with greater ease, move on to another instrument.

Many of us are scared of drawing a simple picture. From our childhood experiences, we often felt insecure about our art work and envied the talented child whose art was proudly displayed on the classroom walls, while we felt embarrassed by ours. This does not have to be the memory for your child. Tracy Ellyn has the magical ability to find the talent in each and every child and because of her inner and outer beauty; she has award-winning young artists all over Miami Dade County.

I hope that you, our community, will support Temple Beth Amâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new arts program.

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Murders two decades ago still vivid in my memory

BY MARK A. TROWBRIDGE

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Anniversaries are supposed to be celebrated, surrounded by family and friends. The anniversary of the 1990 Gainesville murders offers a more sobering feeling.

Twenty years later, the memories are both raw and fresh. I remember most vividly the confusion, the uncertainty, the rumors, the flat-out fear that consumed us all. It was like no other time in my life, before and since.

I was about to begin graduate school at UF after the best summer of my life and start a new position as the hall director for Rawlings Hall. We had just taken every RA on campus out into the woods for a threeday sojourn of intense bonding, trust building, and diversity training. I was so looking forward to coming back to campus to a hot shower, air conditioning and my own bed.

It would be just a few days until the students arrived and a million things had to be attended to before we could welcome our students back, including thousands of freshmen. None of us knew what was about to happen. None of us could ever have imagined this type of horror, this type of carnage, this type of hatred directed at five young people just about to begin their lives.

It started with a news report that several parents had heard about before coming to campus to assist their students with movein day. You must remember that there was no Internet, no 24-hour news cycle, no talking heads, no Blackberry to check. The world could have been coming to an end and I would never have known it — and ironically, that is what it felt like when the story broke. Our secure, invincible, nothing-will-ever-happen-to-me world came crashing down around all of us.

Within hours, the story grew exponentially, the details leaked, and the gruesome horror that two young women had been brutally murdered — possibly even decapitated — spread across the campus and Greater Gainesville. Parents began to panic, rumors began to fly, and there was a thick pall hanging over what is usually a joyous occasion.

By the time the fourth and fifth victims were found, chaos had ensued and consumed our little town. Students were packing and leaving to go home. Parents were jamming the UF switchboard trying to reach their students (there were no cell phones yet).

Classes had just started and UF president John Lombardi made one of the best decisions of his entire presidency — to keep the University open. It was the one act of normalcy we could all embrace, and we needed one another in this our darkest hour. We followed the buddy system — to walk to class, to go to our cars, to sleep at night, to do just about anything. We opened the campus residence halls to any off-campus students to come sleep in our floor lounges, empty rooms and triple up with friends.

Every single light was left on across campus, illuminating our darkest fears.

Then, things just stopped. The rumors of mass graves and more murders and missing people turned out to be just that — rumors.

Within a few days, the reporters began to leave, the regular press conferences ended, and the humming noise stopped outside my apartment. The lights stayed on and we began to mourn our five lost souls, our friends, our fellow Gators. To this day, I remember their names even though I never met any of them and I get chills when I think of the emotions, the pain, and the losses.

Whenever I am in Gainesville, which is quite often in my role as UF Alumni Association president, I always make sure to drive past the wall on 34th Street. There, after 20 years of paint and graffiti have come and gone, these five names remain in perpetuity. All five — the black, the red, the hearts — have remained in our memory and in our prayers and in our hearts.

Twenty years is a long time — nearly a full generation of UF students, thousands of graduates, millions of memories. Many UF students today were not born when these terrible murders happened. But, they too know the story of our loss. It is part of our history, our indelible and irrevocable past. I know that I am forever linked to UF, this tragic time, and to my peers who experienced this tragedy with me.

Some may say that the bright spot from this dark stain was a stronger sense of community, care and compassion that evolved in the wake of these murders. I suspect that is true. I also believe that for those few, frightening days in August 1990, we learned an invaluable life lesson. For life is painful at times. Life is fleeting. Life is precious.

Mark A. Trowbridge, president and CEO of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, recently became president of the University of Florida Alumni Association.

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I-Guana Bite is the new name for the recently renovated Pinecrest Gardens concession tower.

I-Guana Bite was the name submitted by Charlinne Garcia’s fifth-grade class at Pinecrest Elementary as a result of a Name the Concession Tower contest conducted during September. The concession tower overlooks Swan Lake where hundreds of iguanas reside.

After sorting through over a hundred entries, a short list was created by the Pinecrest Gardens staff and sent to the

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Manny Diaz, student representative for Garcia’s class, submitted the name in hopes of surprising the teacher. Ms. Garcia will receive a $30 Sprout Eco Friendly Watch and Diaz will get a $20 concession tower gift certificate. A sign will be placed at the concession tower recognizing Garcia and her class for the new concession name.

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Neil Sedaka to appear at JCC book festival Linda K. Landy ALPER JCC NEWS The Alper JCC is abuzz. The author who will be appearing at the annual Women’s Day Luncheon received rave reviews on the cover of the New York Times Sunday Book Section and was featured in People Magazine.

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South Florida Auto Show to mark 40th anniversary

BY RON BEASLEY

The South Florida International Auto Show (SFIAS) will mark its 40th anniversary this year by showcasing the new “Green Technology” vehicles, while the industry looks to the future with cautious optimism after two years of plummeting sales and sharp production cutbacks.

The SFIAS will open at the Miami Beach Convention Center on Nov. 5 for 10 days and officials say that, while the size of the show is not yet up to where it was three years ago, it is pretty close and several manufacturers that pulled out last year will have exhibits this time around.

“It has been a tough market for this past year and a half, so hopefully this 40th Audi will showcase all-new 2011 A8 luxury sedan at auto show. anniversary auto show will –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– help spur the consumer to get back out there and buy cles all in one area of the show,” Grand Cherokee and Audi will unveil the alla new car,” said Rick he said. “We have seven or eight new A8 luxury sedan. All are in the running for Baker, president of the manufacturers committed to put Star of the Show selection by the Southern South Florida Auto Dealers their best fuel economy vehicles Automotive Media Association (SAMA), Association, the sponsorin the exhibit and we have which will announce the winner at the annual ing entity of the show. received confirmation that the press luncheon on opening day, along with “Mercedes Benz is back; Nissan Leaf will be there at the picks for Best Green Technology Vehicle and they were not in the show opening of the show, the first three Best Concept Vehicle.

Rick Baker, president, last year along with Infiniti, or four days, and we’re trying to “In size, the show is about 20 percent larger South Florida Auto Dealers and they’re back this year, get Nissan to leave it there for the Association too. I guess they realize the whole show. Of course, the Chevy ––––––––––––––––– importance of auto shows Volt will be there and we’re trying and the importance of this to get Tesla to have a car there, South Florida market. too,” Baker added.

“As far as the industry is concerned, at “We also have a new exhibit called Miami least we are above last year’s sales figures,” Street Rides and that will include vehicles he said. “Last year was just terrible. So we’re that have been tweaked or tricked with all the 10 percent above terrible, but we’re doing things that appeal to today’s younger generaokay. But we’re not like we were three years tion. And we’ll still have the Million Dollar ago when we were really riding high.”

Alley and Car Boutique, and we’ll have Baker noted that the auto show will have a Memory Lane, also.” couple of new items on tap this year to showThis year’s show car is the high performcase new technology and attract more mem- ance 500-plus hp BMW Alpina B7, and manubers of the younger generation through the facturers will showcase a host of new models, turnstiles. including Volvo’s new S60R that will make its “We have the ‘Green Way’ exhibit and that U.S. debut in Miami. Acura will exhibit its will basically be for hybrid or electric vehi- new Sport Wagon, Jeep will display the new

than we were last year,” Baker said. “Last year was about 30 percent down from where we were three years ago, so we’re almost back to where we were then, but we’re getting there as far as total square footage being used. We think the worst is over and we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s not a train coming.”

Baker said auto sales are up industry-wide and consumers are starting to spend money.

“The banks and the lending institutions are easing up credit more and more,” he said.

“You don’t need a perfect credit score to qualify for an automobile loan.”

Baker said that last year traffic at the show was down 15 to 17 percent, but that he anticipated that this year it will return to about 600,000 people.

“There’s a lot of pent-up demand out there for new cars,” he said. “So hopefully people will come and enjoy the show and get a look at the new 2011 models.”

Tickets cost $10 for adults and $3 for children with children under 6 admitted free, with $2 discount tickets available at car dealers throughout South Florida or at <www.SFADA.com> website.

Ron Beasley is the automotive editor for Miami’s Community Newspapers.

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Eco-friendly Naples Beach Hotel gets ‘Green to Gold’ award

BY LEE STEPHENS

The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club has received the prestigious Green to Gold Award from the Economic Development Council (EDC) of Collier County for “best exemplifying green leadership.”

The award was presented to resort president Michael Watkins and general manager Jason Parsons during the EDC’s 27th annual Excellence in Industry Awards.

The Green to Gold Award is presented to an organization that exhibits leadership in advocating the sustainable management of resources and the stewardship of the natural environment.

The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, a participant in Florida’s Green Lodging Program, incorporates an array of environmentally-friendly initiatives into its operation. Initiatives include a comprehensive resort-wide recycling program — including glass, paper, aluminum, plastic, ink jet printer cartridges and items from renovation projects. The resort also utilizes “green sealed” cleaning products, has an energy-saving air conditioning system, utilizes energy-efficient lighting, has an advanced hydro-grid watering system for the Har-Tru courts at its Watkins Tennis Center, purchases from local vendors whenever possible, uses Energy

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“We’re proud to be recognized with this honor,” said Parsons. “It is very important to our core values to be environmentally-friendly, so we’re particularly pleased to be recognized for these endeavors.”

This honor follows other recent awards presented to the resort, including Successful Meetings’ prestigious Pinnacle Award, MeetingNews Magazine’s Planners’ Choice Award and Meetings South’s Best of the South Award.

Continually enhancing its already-impressive offerings, the 319-room resort completed a $22 million renovation in 2010. The multiphase project included the renovation of guest rooms and suites, and the addition of a new beachfront pool complex. Newly remodeled accommodations now feature cool tropical color linens, fabrics and carpeting; flat-panel televisions; patio or balcony (with a view of the Gulf, golf course or the lush resort interi-

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New Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom executive director is ‘enthused’ about future

BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD

Steve Allen, the new executive director of Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom, could have had his pick of jobs when he decided to move to South Florida from the northeastern United States. But he chose to become executive director of the Kendall synagogue because of the merger that brought reform and conservative congregations together.

“When I decided I was not going to stay and we were looking for a job in Florida, there were several opportunities for me to be an executive director,” Allen says. “I went to the Internet and looked up information about this merged synagogue. It was actually written up in the Jewish newspaper.”

Allen found the possibility of going reform or conservative with two rabbis an intriguing prospect. He followed up with a Skype interview with the personnel committee.

“Things kind of clicked with the lay leaders,” he says. “This seemed to be the perfect place. I very highly impressed by the staff.”

He was also impressed with the volunteers and leadership.

“They have the option to follow either the reform or conservative track,” he says. “It’s a very unique situation. It was written up all over the country.”

Allen had an opportunity to watch how the

Steve Allen stands outside Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom where he has assumed duties as executive director.

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merger worked during the high holidays and he felt things went well. Rabbi Jamie Aklepi held the reform services in the sanctuary and Rabbi David Schonblum led the conservative service in the ballroom.

Since he grew up as a reform Jew, Allen says he made it a point to go to the conservative service for Rosh Hashanah.

“I have a better understanding. We’re all

Jews and we’re all working together,” he says. “Whenever there is a merger, you know there are going to be issues. I’m very impressed with how it’s working. It’s not an ‘us and them’; it’s a ‘we’. They really are top-level professionals. The missing piece was to have the quarterback, the executive director.”

Temple president Gary Alvo says after a

month, things are going well with Allen.

“He’s going great so far,” Alvo says.

“Only time will tell, but what we have seen so far is very encouraging. It’s only been a month. He struck us as the most capable candidate by far. He has the experience. He seems extremely innovative.”

Allen has no plans to shake things up. He says the synagogue has a professional team, strong lay leadership and everyone is working together, so well that membership is on the rise. He says he has been made to feel welcome and he already feels at home.

“They made me feel I made the right decision,” he says. “I’m very enthused about the future of this facility and I’m pleased they chose me to be the final professional piece to make this place flourish.”

In a way, the move to Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom is a return home for him on two fronts. He was born in Miami Beach but moved to New York when he was just one year old. Over the years, he had been looking to move back to Miami (to fulfill a promise to his wife) and the time was right this summer.

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No, with one exception. Women are required to take a self-defense course, rather than boxing and wrestling, during their first year at West Point.

What is the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School?

This is better known as West Point Prep and was established for prepping soldiers for West Point. This school selects students from a selective group of soldiers and high school students. West Point Prep provides them with the physical, academic, and leadership skills that will prepare them for success at West Point. This school is open to enlisted soldiers currently serving in the regular Army, the Army Reserves, and the Army National Guard. Also, a limited number of high school graduates may enlist in the Army Reserves specifically for the purpose of attending the Prep School. You must apply to West Point to be considered for the prep school. You may not apply directly to the prep school.

Toby Rose is president of Toby Rose’s College Prep. She is an independent college counselor, was a Dade County Outstanding Teacher and served as chairperson of the Dade County School Board Academic Advisory Committee. Rose may be contacted by calling 305-238-7737 or via the Internet at <www.tobyrose.com>.

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Kendall Hyundai offers quality, style and value

BY NANCY EAGLETON

Kendall Hyundai opened for business in South Dade on Aug. 2 with a huge selection of new vehicles. The dealership, located on South Dixie Highway and 158th Street, offers the full line of Hyundai vehicles, including the all-new fuel efficient 2011 Sonata and the sleek and powerful Tucson crossover utility vehicle.

With customer cash back offers, low APR financing and top dollar on vehicle trade-ins, it’s a great time to buy at Kendall Hyundai.

Attractive monthly lease options are available.

In addition, the sales team can assist customers with choosing a quality, pre-owned vehicle.

“Hyundai has really proved itself as an automaker with stylish, high-value vehicles backed by the best warranty and financial protection in the business,” said general manager Steve Gutstein. “There’s a lot of interest among smart shoppers in brands such as Hyundai that offer value without sacrificing quality and style.”

Kendall Hyundai offers exceptional warranty programs, including five-year/60,000mile bumper to bumper coverage, the 10year/100,000-mile powertrain protection plan and five-year/Unlimited miles/24-hour Roadside Assistance. Hyundai is the first

The three amigos at Kendall Hyundai, George Jorge, Steve Gutstein and Javier Betancourt will ensure you drive away happy in your new Hyundai.

automaker in the U.S. to offer a vehicle return plan, called Hyundai Assurance Program, which protects customers who may experience certain life-altering circumstances.

“When times are a bit tough, it’s a comfort for the customer to know that the protection offered under Hyundai Assurance provides the most comprehensive safety net in the industry, at no additional cost to the customer,” said Gutstein.

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department at Kendall Hyundai, led by Javier Betancourt and George Jorge, is to exceed customer expectations from test drive to delivery. The professional sales team is committed to offering a no-pressure, high integrity customer service approach.

“We want the customer to feel great about every aspect of their transaction with us and we also want them to feel that the new vehicle they chose is the perfect one for them,” Gutstein said.

The Kendall Hyundai state-of-the-art service department features the most current diagnostic and repair equipment available.

The highly skilled factory-trained technicians strive to deliver efficient, quality vehicle care to all customers.

Hyundai models across the entire 2010/2011 lineup have received prestigious awards. The Genesis Coupe was named a Best New Car in About.com Cars’ annual Best New Cars List for 2010 and the Hyundai Accent Blue was listed as one of the year’s 12 most environmentally friendly vehicles by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). In addition, the 2011 Hyundai Sonata was chosen as a “Top Safety Pick” of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the 2010 Elantra Touring was named a “Top 10 Family Car” by Kelley Blue Book.

Kendall Hyundai’s sales department is open Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., MondayFriday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The service department is open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kendall Hyundai is located at 15895 South Dixie Highway. For more information, call 305238-0000 or go online to <www.kendallhyundai.com>.

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Community welcomes Father Paul Vuturo

Larry Barditch, Yolma Casanova Ric Cumming, Father Paul, Cary Nieves Palmetto Bay Mayor Gene Flinn, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Father Paul, June England

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Community welcomes Father Paul Vuturo

Village Clerk Guido Inguanzo, Chief Police John R. Hohensee

Jorge Fabregas, Father Paul Larry Barditch, Julio Fernandez, Marcelo Amigo

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Former local YMCA director earns national recognition

BY YELANY RODRIGUEZ

Tom Den Boer, former director of the South Dade YMCA, has won the 2010 YMCA-USA “Excellence in Facilities” Award as CEO of the YMCA’s Northern Rock County facilities in Janesville, WI. Presented in Salt Lake City, UT, during the 2010 national YMCA General Assembly in July, the award resulted from “a number of dedicated volunteers who studied and reviewed a number of facility options in order to build a state-of-the-art facility for our community,” Den Boer said.

Den Boer was born and raised in Sheboygan, WI, so his resignation from the South Dade YMCA and return to Wisconsin in 2005 came as no surprise.

“I had an extraordinary experience in Miami, combined with the tremendous experience of working with a number of significant groups of people and organizations dedicated to community development,” Den Boer said.

He was selected for the Wisconsin post from a national list of more than 40 applicants. His dedication to the mission of YMCA is what set him apart from others.

The Wisconsin YMCA was chosen to

“Wading Area,” a fun and safe environment to develop children’s water safety knowledge; the “Current Channel” for fitness and recreational activities; an “Exercise Area” for swimming lessons, water sports and water fitness, and a “Lap Pool” with private access for uninterrupted lap swimming.

“The aquatic center has exceeded our expectations in terms of membership and program development,” Den Boer said.

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Pictured at the award presentation are (l-r) George Stazin, YMCA USA; Tom Den Boer, CEO YMCA of Northern Rock County (WI), and Yuriy Zajac, YMCA USA.

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Eight symptoms of stress: Headaches

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Every person responds differently to stress. If prolonged, stress can cause unhealthy symptoms that may lead to health problems or make existing health problems worse. Stress often manifests in eight basic symptoms: Headaches, pain, fatigue, sleep disorders, mood swings, allergies, sinus conditions and reproductive disorders.

Stress-related headaches, or tension headaches, are very common, affecting as much as 40 percent of the population. Most types of headaches occur as a mixed tension, sinus and migraine headache disorder.

In addition to stress, anxiety, repetitive activity, eye strain, overexertion and missed meals can trigger headache onset.

Acupuncture has been used to relieve headaches for thousands of years and is a widely accepted form of headache treatment today. Acupuncture alleviates stressrelated headaches by stimulating production of endorphins, the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural painkilling chemicals. Acupuncture also increases levels of serotonin, a chemical mood enhancer in the brain.

By improving blood circulation, oxygenating tissues, decreasing heart rate, and lowering blood pressure, acupuncture effectively manages stress while decreasing headache intensity and frequency.

Conventional therapies and medications may cause rebound headaches when medication is stopped. Acupuncture is a safe, drug-free and non-invasive therapy which can aid in reducing analgesic dependency.

Acupuncture has a track record of success in treating most forms of benign headaches.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) does not assess headaches as one specific

ON HEALTH pattern or syndrome. Acupuncture treats the particular symptoms that are unique to each individual. Your acupuncture physician may also recommend Chinese herbs, exercises, tui na massage, tai chi, or qi gong to restore balance to the body.

Treatment is based on where the headache is located (behind the temples, eyes or another area), when they occur and what kind of pain is experienced. TCM theory is based on the belief that qi, or life energy, flows throughout the body through channels known as meridians. When qi becomes blocked or stagnates, ill health results.

Acupuncture aims to restore the natural flow of qi by stimulating specific points located on the surface of the skin.

Acupoints selected to treat headaches are located along your shoulders, arms, legs, and other areas of the body.

Many individuals find acupuncture to be a relaxing treatment; the needles are much thinner than hypodermic needles and do not cause discomfort. Length of treatment varies depending on the headache pain and frequency. Pain often begins to be relieved after the first 30minute treatment. When headaches occur more than a few times a month, acupuncture therapy is recommended.

Richard Browne is a licensed acupuncture physician and has been active in the acupuncture and naturopathic professions for 20 years. For more information about acupuncture for the treatment of stress, call 305-595-9500 or email <richard@amcollege.edu>.

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South Florida diving pioneer remembered

BY LEE STEPHENS

There are people who love water sports, but then there was Rick Smith. He was one of the few people who could say he pioneered what many scuba divers are enjoying today off the coast of South Florida.

Captain Rick, as he was widely known, began his diving career in 1969 when the sport was in its infancy. Diving South Florida reefs and North Florida springs and caves, Smith was part of a select group of fearless, but smart underwater explorers.

Smith participated in discovering and mapping some of Florida’s freshwater cave systems, the same systems that today are frequented by researchers, scientists and trained enthusiasts. He went on to earn Instructor ratings from YMCA, NASDS, PADI and NAUI. In 1977, Smith opened his first dive shop and dive charter business, Pisces Divers, in North Miami. As the operation grew, he opened a second shop and the only full-service dive operation located on the water in Miami at the Miami Beach Marina. The Miami Beach location became the base of operations for his threedive boat fleet, offering local and Bahamian dive trips.

Smith coordinated all levels of instruction offered through his dive shops and in conjunction with Miami-Dade College, the University of Miami, Barry University, Florida Institute of Technology, Miami Beach Police Marine Patrol and U.S. Customs. During those years, he also became a founding member of the boards of directors of the Florida Association of Dive Operators, Miami Association of Dive Operators and Dive Miami Association. He was instrumental in establishing, supporting, promoting and maintaining the Miami-Dade County Artificial Reef Program and pioneered many of the techniques and protocols that are still in use today by local dive operators.

Smith and his Pisces Divers organization was responsible for certifying thousands of divers over the years and many went on to open their own dive businesses. When local media covered a dive-related story, Smith was the go to guy. When the film and television industry came to Miami and needed a water safety expert, he was at the top of the list. Involved in water safety support and consulting for the 1980s TV hit Miami Vice, motion pictures such as Blue Lagoon and Invasion USA, Smith was diversified and talented.

After selling his businesses in the ’90s, Smith gained certification as an Emergency

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Medical Technician, followed by certification as a Hyperbaric Chamber Operator. He went to work at the Mercy Hospital Diving Medical Center from 1992 to 1994. After completing his paramedic training in 1995, he went to work at Miami Children’s Hospital as a flight paramedic on the pediatric Life Flight Program.

With Smith’s passing, his legacy lives on in the local dive community.

“I am proud to say that Rick changed my life, made a lasting impact on just about everyone that dived on his boats, worked for his operations or earned their dive certifications from him,” said Rick Barocas, former employee, local dive store owner and a close friend. “I already miss him dearly, but find solace in the fact that he will be remembered as a true leader in our diving community.”

Smith is survived by his wife Carlene, daughter Jeannie Smith-Rosenberg, sons Rick and David; two stepsons and five grandchildren. There will be a memorial service at the American Legion, 6445 NE 7 Ave., Oct. 24 at 11 a.m.

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Faith of our fathers and why Catholics?

Archbishop Thomas Wenski ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI “Faith of our fathers, living still, in spite of dungeon, fire and sword…”

This hymn based on Hebrews 11:1-2 is still sung in our churches and is a paean to the survival of Christianity in spite of the persecutions which have sought to suppress it since the time of the Roman emperors.

The Catholic faith did not drown in the blood of its martyrs; rather, on the contrary it grew stronger both in its intensity as well as its reach. The refrain of the song, “Faith of our fathers, holy faith, we will be true to thee till death” when on the lips of the saints was no idle boast.

However, while many today may join in singing this refrain, their commitment to their Catholic faith is much more tentative.

Many shaped by their experience in the consumer society in which we live are, as some have characterized them, “Cafeteria Catholics” – they think that they are free to pick and choose what tenets of their faith they will uphold and indeed practice. Also a recent Pew study – which sampled a significant number of Catholics as to their faith knowledge – found a disturbing plurality of Catholics “religiously illiterate”; that is, they do not know, understand or care to understand what they, as professing Catholics, are supposed to believe.

Earlier Pew studies have also documented the number of Catholics who have drifted away from the Church – some towards evangelical sects and others to the soft apostasy of the increasingly dominant secularized culture which holds religious belief to be a matter of indifference. In fact, inactive Catholics – those whom we used to call “fallen away” – were they their own denomination would be the largest religious group in the United States today. Yet, would most of these people have left the Church if they truly understood what it is we really believe as Catholics?

Some of the blame could be laid at the feet of the failed catechesis of two generations of Catholics who came of age during the confusion the beset much of Church in the aftermath of the Second Vatican Council. The more didactic program of

learning the catechism by rote was replaced by a more “experiential” thrust. Children learned that Jesus loved them but they couldn’t name the Ten Commandments or the seven sacraments.

However, the intuition of the proponents of “experiential catechesis” was not all misplaced. Pope Benedict XVI himself insists that Christianity is not primarily belief in a series of propositions or ideas but springs from the encounter with a person, Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, one’s encounter with Christ, if authentic, cannot be just a creation of one’s own subjectivity: one must also encounter the “content of revelation” found in Scriptures and mediated through the church in order to experience Christ as he really is.

In the 1990’s, the Church produced in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a synthesis of the teachings of Vatican II that was also in continuity with “the faith of our Fathers”. This universal catechism serves as a ready reference for both the believer as well as the seeker who seeks to know Jesus and what he, in turn, demands of us if we accept his invitation to enter into friendship with him.

“Why Catholic?” a program developed

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Our fathers kept the faith – in spite of the persecutions they faced; our fathers passed on the faith to us – often overcoming many obstacles to do so. “Why Catholic?” by giving “an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope….” (1 Peter 3: 15) will help make those who take part more “religiously literate” and thus better able to keep it as well as to pass it on.

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Lexus HS 250hp is world’s first hybrid-only luxury vehicle Ron Beasley AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR

LET’S TALK CARS The first thing you notice when you drive the new Lexus HS 250h is how quiet it is.

Push the blue start button on the dashboard and it’s almost impossible to discern that the motor has powered up. And that’s just the beginning of all the new technology you’ll find on this remarkable automobile.

The HS 250h went on sale in the U.S. a little over a year ago and it quickly has become known as the world’s first dedicated luxury hybrid, with its innovative engineering, intelligent design, roomy interior and maneuverability. It also maximizes fuel economy and uses the most ecologically advanced materials.

For 2011, the Lexus HS 250h is available in standard and premium models and has a combined EPA fuel economy rating of 35 mpg — 35 mpg city and 34 mpg on the highway — on regular gasoline, a 74 percent better city rating than the average nearluxury sedan.

This Lexus hybrid uses a high-efficiency four-cylinder Atkinson-cycle twin-cam gas engine with four valves per cylinder and Variable Valve Timing with Intelligence (the first four-cylinder ever used in a Lexus) mated to the Lexus Hybrid Drive system. The engine has a high compression ratio and peak output equals 147 hp. In combination with the hybrid drive motor the system generates 187 hp.

One of the keys to lower fuel consumption involves heat and, much like the Lexus RX 450h, the HS uses an Exhaust Heat Recovery System that captures exhaust gas heat to speed engine coolant warm up and allow the hybrid system to stop the engine earlier and more often in the driving cycle when it’s not needed, such as in city driving.

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the engine and radiator.

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