Pinecrest Tribune 11.21.2011

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Palmetto High students gain top scholastic honors

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ight Palmetto Senior High School students were selected as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists for the class of 2012. The eight seniors are Joshua Ascherman, James Choi, Nathan Harris, Albert Liu, Yang Liu, Alyssa Rosenfeld, Ellora Sarkar and Olga Shestopalova.

The award honors students who excel on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The students now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $34 million that will be offered in the spring.

At the same time, Palmetto High School seniors Kara Post and Kristen Coke were named semifinalists in the 2012 National Achievement Scholarship Program, an academic competition for black high school students. Only about 1,600 students across the country are named semifinalists. These students now have an opportunity to advance in the competition for National Achievement Scholarships.

Eleven other Palmetto seniors were recognized by the National Hispanic Recognition Program, which identifies academically wellprepared Hispanic high school students to subscribing colleges and universities. They

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Westminster Christian School celebrates 50th anniversary

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BY JOE CASSOLA

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t 55 years old, Kari De Ruiter has spent almost her entire life at Westminster Christian School.

Wearing many hats at the school — including health and physical education teacher, middle school athletic director, assistant to the athletic director and middle school girl’s basketball coach — De Ruiter of Cutler Bay says she is blessed to be a part of Westminster Christian School’s 50th anniversary celebration because she has been able to watch the school evolve from the beginning.

“I’m told I was a first-grader when the school opened its doors on Sept. 6, 1961,” De Ruiter said. “I attended the very first day of class, stayed through my Pictured are Pinecrest explorers Sandra and Jonathan Bertner visiting the Middle Ages city of Bruges, Belgium. Of course they remembered to take along a copy of their favorite hometown newspaper and sent us back this shot. Thanks for thinking us, guys!

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My Derma Clinic has a new location, expanded services Pictured is the staff at My Derma Clinic; (front row l-r) Yolanda Obando, Tina Marie Fossett; (back row l-r) Carly Gobus, Mercee Palacio, Margaret Haley and Aaron Hettinger.

BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD

My Derma Clinic has a new home. The med-spa recently moved to 8517 SW 136 St. (behind the Office Max) after almost four years in the Dixie Belle Shoppes.

Owner Margaret Haley says the new space is much larger, so the clinic has expanded from four to 10 rooms, and seven are treatment rooms. She’s also adding new machines for med-spa services, including the Venus Freeze.

“It’s a radio frequency device for body contouring and anti aging,” Haley says.

The Venus Freeze can be used for a number of face and body applications, including cellulite, wrinkle reduction and skin tightening.

“We were the first one in the county to acquire the Venus Freeze,” she says. We’re pretty excited. The Venus has been great for us.”

Treatments such as BOTOX and Restylane injections are done by the medical director, Dr. Constantine Kitsos, a board certified plastic surgeon, or nurse practitioner Yaqueline Arjona.

My Derma Clinic now offers Latisse, the prescription treatment that helps regenerate eyelashes.

“It goes on with a little disposable applicator,” Haley says. “You put it on clean eye lids at the base of your eyelashes every night before bed, and it really works!”

Haley expects to continue to expand the services offered. She says they are looking into adding other cutting-edge devices for an array of cosmetic concerns, such as broken blood vessels around the nose, and sun spots.

“We’ve been doing the injectibles for well over a year and now we’re bringing on new medical equipment,” she says. “We’ve tried to engage in managed growth over the past four years, slowly expanding our offerings.”

The growth comes at a time when the economy is sour and people are being cautious about they spend. The key to My Derma Clinic’s success is good service.

“Even in recession people want to look good and they demand customer service,”

she says.

So Haley makes sure that customers feel they are well cared for. When someone is looking to do a beauty treatment, such as having their lips filled with Juvederm, they are shown numerous photos of lips so they can see what they want and what would look most natural. Haley says the nurse practitioner spends a great deal of time with the patients, making sure everything is done just right and that they are comfortable.

The med-spa also offers massages and sauna sessions, and there are three licensed therapists available who perform Swedish, Reflexology, pregnancy and Hot Stone massages. Or, clients can opt for a Dry Hydrotherapy session for a massage in less than 30 minutes.

For those who want other non-medical spa services, My Derma offers facials, peels, manicures and pedicures, and hair services.

“We have very comfortable massage chairs for the pedicures,” she says. “We use Zoya nail polish, a vegan, long-lasting polish and Shellac

by CND, a hybrid polish/gel that lasts for two weeks and comes off easily.”

Haley ensures that the equipment and tools are sanitary; for example, the instruments for manicures and pedicures are wrapped are sterilized in an autoclave and the sealed pouches are opened in front of the customer.

With the additional space, My Derma Clinic’s gift shop, Zen Garden Gifts, has expanded.

“We have very nice designer-inspired jewelry from $10 to $100 and a lot of other reasonably priced gift items and we offer gift wrapping,” Haley says.

The gift shop also carries girlfriend gifts, teacher gifts and headbands. A change from the old store is that while the gift shop is in the front of the store, there are items displayed throughout the space now.

“Everywhere you’ll go, you’ll see something you’ll want to buy,” she says.

For more information, call 305-253-4772 or go to <www.MyDermaClinic.com>.

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KATIE GREENBERG Gulliver Prep senior Katie Greenberg has been playing soccer since she was three years old. She has been on the Gulliver team since she was in 10th grade.

“We won states last year with an undefeated season,” Greenberg says.

This year, the season is starting strong.

High school soccer is a winter sport, with the season starting Oct. 31 and running into the middle of February if the team makes it into the state tournament.

When she is not playing soccer for Gulliver, Greenberg is playing for her club team, Miami Premier. Between the club team and the varsity squad, she plays soccer year-round. Soccer is so important to Greenberg that she cofounded a community service project called GOALS – which stands for Get Out And Love Soccer.

The students involved in GOALS play soccer with autistic children. The organization assigns each school involved a different month, and on each of the four Saturdays of the month, games are hosted at the school. Volunteers are found to help with the game, as well as bring food and sports equipment.

“Our month is April,” Greenberg says.

“It’s a way for us to get experience to work with autistic kids. It allows parents to bring their kids to an activity with other kids that have similar disabilities so their kids can have fun and be active.”

Greenberg says the children do not need

soccer experience to participate.

“It’s just for fun and to give the kids a time to be active,” she says. “This year we had about 120 kids sign up (to volunteer).

Sometimes they can’t make it. I have connected GOALS to the National Honor Society as a way to for the NHS kids to get more community service hours.”

Greenberg also earns community service hours as the treasurer of Charitable Arts, an organization started by a classmate.

“This summer we went to Mexico for five days to work in the orphanage and paint with the children there,” she says.

Art is one of Greenberg’s interests. She took summer art courses in the fifth and sixth grades, and then regular art classes when she was in the seventh grade.

“My favorite art is visual art, with painting with acrylics and drawing with colored pencils and pastels,” she says, adding that she does realistic art. “I appreciate abstract art and I think it’s incredible because I don’t have an abstract mind. I do enjoy trying to do abstract art, but it’s not my style.

My style is more realistic, more like photo realistic.”

For college, Greenberg is looking into liberal arts schools that have art, math and architecture programs.

“Because I love math and I love art,” she says.

She hasn’t taken any architecture courses because of her involvement in music, but she is considering it as a way to combine art and math.

Greenberg plays viola in the orchestra on the conservatory level. As part of the music program, she’s required to audition for All State. She participates in a quartet and competes at District and State competitions in solo and ensembles Along with sports, art and music, Greenberg is involved in the NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, the new Art National Honor Society and the Music Club.

Greenberg has the distinction of having started in Gulliver’s pre-kindergarten program when she was three years old and then spent almost her entire school career at the school, aside from two years when her family lived in New York.

“They call us lifers,” she says.

Greenberg started at Gulliver at such an early age because her mother teaches at the Academy.

By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

MEG PARKER Palmetto High School senior Meg Parker has accumulated about 900 community service hours. Many of the hours were earned while she was working with children, starting with the two summers she worked as a counselor in training at Bet Shira.

“I love working with kids,” Parker says.

“That’s another reason I loved Ecuador.

The kids were so cute!”

Parker worked with kids in Ecuador while she was in a Spanish Immersion Program sponsored by the Road Less Traveled.

“I love the outdoors, I want to purse something in environmental science,” she says. “It was a whole different world. I helped paved roads and I taught English.

The entire village is dirt and it’s always the rainy season.”

Parker spent four weeks in the Latin American country.

“It helped me with my Spanish so much, even though it’s not their first language,” she says.

The village she stayed in was a native community where the residents spoke an indigenous language.

“I learned that people are so friendly all over the world and they are so welcoming,” she says. “We were there to help them. It was sad to me that there was a barrier between them and us; just like the poverty level keeps them from advancing.”

The experience changed her. Her time there made her realize she wants to do

something in the environmental field and in the outdoors.

“I want to travel to South America again,” she says.

This month, Parker is scheduled to go to Israel for eight weeks to study at the Alexander Muss High School. She plans to return at the end of January.

“I have a lot of family living in Israel, so I’m excited to be with them,” she says. “It’s a good time period for me because I’m not missing too much. I leave after homecoming and come back before my softball season starts.”

Parker is a pitcher for the Palmetto varsity softball team. She also plays for the Miami Stingrays club team.

She says this year’s Palmetto team looks good.

“Hopefully we have a chance to go to States,” she says. “I think we have a chance. We’ve made it pretty far the three years I’ve played on varsity, so I hope we can make it this year.”

Even though she’s going to be in Israel, Parker thinks she will be able to practice and play softball.

“I’m going to bring my glove with me,” she says.

Parker’s other extracurricular activities at Palmetto include the National Honor Society, the Spanish National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta. Outside of school, she volunteers for the Sunflower Circle of Friends, the volunteer arm of the Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Broward.

“Its goal is to promote optimal health and wellbeing of children with special health care needs,” she says.

She is involved with the organization because of her great aunt.

“That was her passion. When she died, it was my grandma’s passion to keep volunteering for it,” Parker says. “My cousin is now president of the board.”

Parker’s bat mitzvah project benefitted the Sunflower Circle of Friends.

“For my mitzvah project we collected more than 1,000 books,” she says. “With those books, they opened a children’s library.”

Each year Parker takes on a new project for the group.

“This year it’s collecting slightly worn but usable handbags for needy working women,’ she says. “Personally I hope to collect hundreds. We’re looking for bigger bags, something to carry to work.”

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EVAN HACKER By caring for the environment, Palmetto High School senior Evan Hacker was able to earn his Eagle badge, the highest honor for a Boy Scout.

Becoming an Eagle Scout requires plan-

ning a community service project, raising the funds required to complete the project and then organizing the service project. The Eagle project must be completed before a scout turns 18 years old. Hacker completed his project at the end of his sophomore year.

Hacker’s project involved saving a section of Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden from invasive oyster plants. He and 80 volunteers went to Fairchild on a Saturday and uprooted the nuisance oyster plants, then planted 60 mangrove seedlings.

“It was on an island within Fairchild,” Hacker says.

Hacker and his volunteers also ventured to the nearby Smathers Four Fillies Farm where Fairchild staff cares for all the plant life. The special community in Pinecrest is surrounded by a botanical garden.

“We did basically the same thing at the farm that we did at Fairchild – remove the invasive species,” Hacker says. “In addition to the oyster plant we took out a garbage vine.”

At the end of his junior year, Hacker returned to Fairchild with a small group of volunteers to help keep the site clear of the invasive plants. He plans to return again at the end of his senior year.

Although many scouts leave the organiza-

tion once they make Eagle, Hacker has continued with Troop 457. In fact, he recently received his Etz Chaim award has earned Palm awards.

At Palmetto High School, Hacker is in the Social Science National Honor Society, the National Honor Society, the Science National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, the French National Honor Society and the English National Honor Society. He was public relations officer for the ENHS and this year he is treasurer.

“I created a new club, Junior State of America,” he says. “Our main goal is to bring in speakers to talk to senior students about careers in business, politics and law.”

He also joined the Palmetto Integrity Network after his friends kept urging him to get involved in the club that sponsors events such as Integrity Day. “I’ve always believed in integrity,” Hacker says.

Hacker entered high school with a focus on athletics, running track and swimming in freestyle and relay events for the swim team.

But the reality of high school with upper level and Advanced Placements classes hit him and he was forced to quit sports.

However, he plans to return to his track

endeavors later this school year. More than likely, he’ll compete in long distance events as he did in his freshman year.

“I find it relaxing; it takes my mind off of things,” he says. “I like going to track meets.”

While he had to quite track and the swim team, he did continue to play high performance team tennis for a couple of years. He played at the Jane Forman Tennis Academy at Coral Reef Park.

“I love tennis,” he says. “I wish I could play more, but this school is very competitive with its tennis.”

Like most seniors, Hacker has devoted plenty of time this fall to filing college applications. His college list includes Washington University in St. Louis, Emory, the University of Michigan and the University of Miami. While he likes business as a major, he’s also looking at pre-law.

“I’m torn between law and business because my family has a long history in law,” he says. “I just went to a business program and it sparked my interest in economics. My dad and my sister are lawyers. My dad practices any type of law, but my sister deals primarily with insurance problems.”

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Only one other student in all of Miami-Dade County was recognized with this award. The six students are Samantha Agron, Kevin Gerson, Nathan Harris, Britta Hallebo, Ari Kalfus and Ellora Sarkar. They were honored at a school ceremony on Oct. 17.

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Letter to the Editor Palmetto Bay Broncos need your help!

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Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to inform you of some great news — the Palmetto Bay Broncos, the Pop Warner Football league team under my coaching supervision, will represent Miami-Dade County in the 135-pound class of the Regional Super Bowl in Orlando.

We have been given the opportunity to compete in the National Bowl Dec. 2-10 at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports. The 31 boys on our team have worked extremely hard this season and finished undefeated (11-0). In the playoffs, they were named the Division II Greater Miami Pop Warner Champions in their weight class.

Despite all of their accomplishments, their success has not been easy. Many of these boys come from single-parent homes and some have faced great adversity and loss. For others, simply getting to and from practice presented a challenge. But they came, they learned and they triumphed.

Now, they have a chance to compete against the best teams from around the country.

However, obstacles still remain. During the regular season, our volunteer coaches made sure each player received cleats, travel bags, track suits and uniforms, often making these contributions out of their own pockets for the players who could not afford them. To compete at the next level (a hard-earned but well-deserved privilege) it will cost approximately $25,000 (about $800 per player). We need your help and benevolence to make that possible. For many of our players, it will be their first trip outside of their city/county and a chance to experience a world beyond what they know. For all of them, it will be an opportunity to develop as sportsmen and, with determination, feel the pride of victory.

I have had the privilege of coaching Pop Warner football for 15 years; in that time, I have rarely seen a team with the talent, focus, determination and camaraderie this one has.

What started as a group of individuals of varying skill levels has evolved into a skilled and cohesive team that plays well together on the field and genuinely cares about one another off of it. Now they need your help to reach the pinnacle of the sport. No contribution is too small, and all donations are tax deductible. With your support and the support of your readers, we can send these boys to the finals and help continue the league’s tradition of sportsmanship, discipline, respect and winning. Checks should be made payable to Palmetto Bay Broncos Football Association, Inc. (or PBBFA). Please send your donations to Attention: Julio Fernandez, 10665 SW 190 St., Suite 3110, Miami, FL 33157.

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Cheryl Wolf named Capital Bank Kings Bay VP Cheryl Wolf, a 20-year veteran of the banking industry, has been named vice president and branch manager of Capital Bank’s King’s Bay office, 14499 S. Dixie Hwy. Wolf will be responsible for servicing customers, increasing deposits, expanding commercial and consumer loans, and managing staff.

Previously, Wolf served as a vice president at Bank of America in Miami and at Nations Bank and Barnett Bank. She is a member of the Palmetto Bay Business Association and resides in The Falls area. For more information, go to <visit www.capitalbank-us.com>.

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Williamson Cadillac to host ‘Friends Forever’ charity casino night

BY CHERYL TAYLOR

Williamson Cadillac will clear its’ huge showroom and open its’ doors to guests on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 7-11 p.m., to help the less fortunate animals of our community.

This down economy has affected everybody, and it has been particularly brutal to the pet population.

Friends Forever Humane Society is a no-kill organization that believes every animal deserves a forever, loving home. It is a non-profit organization funded solely by generous contributions and events such as this. All personnel are strictly volunteers.

Williamson Cadillac, 7815 SW 104th St., a long time supporter of Friends Forever Humane Society, will host a gaming night with luxurious prizes, as well as dining and an open bar. There will be a raffle and live auctions.

And, just in time for the holidays, there also will be spectacular shopping! Local vendors, including Maurice’s Jewelers and A Nose for Clothes, will have beautiful pieces on display and available for purchase.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, a vendor or in purchasing tickets, contact Rita Schwartz at 305-491-5651 or go to <www.friendsforeverevents.com>.

Cocktail attire is required.

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‘Walk Like MADD’ to honor people killed, injured by drunk drivers

BY CAROLINE UNDERWOOD

According to national statistics, 10,839 people were killed last year in drunk-driving crashes, or one life lost every 50 minutes.

The 2012 Walk Like MADD fundraiser is a community-wide initiative that not only pays tribute to victims and survivors of drunk driving, but educates the public about preventing future tragedies.

Taking place in Pinecrest’s Evelyn Greer Park, 8200 SW 124 St., on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 3-6 p.m., this will be the second year for the fundraising event and it will offer activities, games, rides for teens and children, musical performances, a variety of vendors focused on Valentine’s Day and a selection of delectable foods.

Participants, required to register in

advance, will walk the track at Evelyn Greer Park either as individuals or in teams to put a spotlight on this pivotal cause.

Proceeds benefit MADD. (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), a not-for-profit grass roots organization that aids victims and families of victims of drunk driving and increases public awareness about the violent crime.

On hand for the event will be Miami-Dade MADD chair Milton Fonseca and executive director Janet Mondshein, as well as DUI victims and community supporters including Mayor Cindy Lerner and Police Chief John Hohensee.

Registration is $20 for adults, $15 for people under 21 and free for children five and under. Registrants will receive a tee shirt and access to rides, games and activities.

For information, call 305-273-3744 or go to <www.walklikemadd.org/miami>.

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Staying the course

BY PAT MORGAN

Once you have decided on a course and set sail toward your destination, you will undoubtedly face moments along your journey, perhaps even long stretches, where it seems that you are not making progress toward your goal, even though you are doing the things necessary to reach it. We have all heard the saying “it’s darkest before the dawn” and it is often true that we are on the verge of great success when it is most difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Staying the course when the results do not seem to be coming can be challenging.

However, we must not quit when we have a dream that we are pursuing. As Winston Churchill said, “Never, never, never give up!”

There have been many times during the process of building my business when I have been discouraged and tempted to quit. Often results did not happen as quickly or in the way that I had planned. Through this experience, I have learned to be patient with myself and the process, to persist when progress seemed to elude me, to relax and enjoy the journey, and most importantly to internalize and fortify my belief in the outcome I desire.

Stay the course! Don’t abandon ship! If you believe in your dream and are willing to see it through, you will surely enjoy the sweet reward of success when you arrive at your destination.

• Stay positive - Your mental attitude toward your situation is all important. If you think possibilities, you will be better able to focus on the opportunities that are present in setbacks or lulls. You become your own tyrant when you surrender your will to negative thoughts. Keep a positive attitude, knowing that you have what it takes to succeed.

Ask yourself: What is my attitude toward my situation?

• Pull vs. Push - You can’t push a rope. And neither can you make progress most efficient-

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Am I pushing or pulling?

• Be persistent - Continue to take action daily toward your dreams and goals. Patience and persistence are the crowning qualities of self-confident champions. Think of the gardener who plants a seed and then waits for it to sprout and grow. He waters and nourishes the seed even when he doesn’t see immediate results, having faith that the seed will develop into a beautiful plant. Persist! Ask yourself: What will I do today for my dream?

• Have a success partner - Having a success partner to encourage and support you, especially when you are discouraged or frustrated, can make the difference in achieving a goal.

Sometimes our vision is blurred by distraction or discouragement. Having a supportive partner who believes in you can help you stay the course. You can do it on your own, but you don’t have to do it alone. Ask yourself: Who will I ask to be my success partner?

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.

— Elbert Hubbard Pat Morgan is a professional coach and works with busy professionals to become more profitable and productive by capitalizing on their strengths and taking focused action to create powerful change. For more information, or send email to PatMorgan@SmoothSailingSuccess.com, call 305-458-2849 or go to <www.SmoothSailingSuccess.com>.

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Entrepreneurial moms launch booming cupcake business

BY RAQUEL GARCIA

While sharing her signature chocolate and hazelnut frosted mini-cupcakes on sale at Pinecrest’s Whole Foods Market on a recent Saturday morning, an elated Leslie Kaplan gave the nation’s current economic doldrums as part of the reason for the successful lkaunch of her new business.

“Recession is the grandfather of invention,” she said.

Kaplan started her frozen cupcake batter business with an old friend, top chef Carolyn Shulevitz, after recruiting her to help cater a dinner aboard a luxury yacht.

The pair discovered that their cupcake batter could be frozen, yet retain its taste, batter volume and color. Today the entrepre-

neurial moms have launched rapidly expanding business called “Ready. Set. Cupcake!” In 17 Whole Foods Markets around Florida and in the Epicure Gourmet Market on Miami Beach.

“We started with a very high standard of quality,” said Shulevitz. “So it just happened to be healthier. We use non-hydrogenated palm oil in the butter cream, unbleached flour, everything is natural.

There are no artificial ingredients or we would not be able to be on the shelves of Whole Foods.”

Shulevitz, a Florida International University graduate, says there is no similar product on the market.

“Once you defrost the ready-to-use frozen cake batter, you can cut the tip from

Ready. Set. Cupcake! display at Whole Foods Market.

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Piping Gourmet partners Leslie Kaplan (left), her son Josh and partner Carolyn Shulevitz offer their unique cupcake recipe to shoppers at Whole Foods Market in the Village.

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its wrap and pipe it out,” she said. “Or cut along the dotted line, open up the wrap and add your own flavoring, like dulce leche, guava, hazelnut.”

A Culinary Institute of America graduate, Shulevitz says moderation is the key when indulging in sweets.

“Everything in moderation as long as it is clean sugar with no artificial processing,” she said. “It is the stabilizers that preserve the shelf lives of products and chemically change the food, thereby making it harder for your body to process. The more raw the sugar, the easier it is for your body to process. Our ingredients are all natural.”

Kaplan’s hospitality industry experience and Shulevitz’s years of experience with her own catering business have evolved into a complimentary partnership.

“Between the two of us, we have worked the front and back of the house so we

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“Since we got started with our display table here at Whole Foods, the response has been very positive,” said Shulevitz. “By the time we leave, we usually hear the cashiers talking about our product. And the customers tell us they really like the frozen batter concept. Initially they think it is a mix and then they find out it is a pre-made batter and they are just amazed. It makes the cupcake making process so much easier.”

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College baseball ahead!

Pictured are Columbus High School baseball players (l-r) Danny Lynch, Frank Navarrete, Luis Collazo and Mike Vinson, who all recently signed letters of intent to play college baseball. Lynch will play for Elon University, Navarrete for Samford, Collazo for Virginia Tech and Vinson for the University of Florida. Congratulations, guys, and good luck!

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Choosing Your Medicare Plan The annual Medicare enrollment period runs from October 15 through December 7, 2011, so now is the time for Medicare beneficiaries to choose their coverage for next year.

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Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private insurance companies and replace Original Medicare coverage. These plans generally offer benefits not offered by Original Medicare, but they require that you obtain your healthcare through their private network of hospitals and doctors. There are no Medicare Advantage HMOs licensed in Monroe County, but members of Medicare Advantage plans can use Mariners Hospital in Tavernier in an emergency.

Baptist Health does not accept members from non-contracted Medicare Advantage plans for elective services. Baptist Health is not a provider for any Medicare Private Fee for Service (PFFS) or Medicare Advantage Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan.

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Old friends create ‘MyFlare’ smart phone emergency app

BY JOSE CASSOLA

one button. The user may also choose between 911 and non 911 emergency modes.

When best friends and old high school buddies Barry “In an emergency situation, while you’re on the phone with 911, the app is blasting your distress message to your Haimo and David Kahn decided to go into the app-develemergency contacts via text and email with your GPS locaoping business, they wanted to make sure their first applition, which is being updated every three minutes, and 20cation was something useful. second video camera recordings,” Haimo said. “I’m an In August 2010, the two friends and now business partattorney, so I’m thinking evidence for legal proceedings. ners — who met in grade school in Plantation — came up Maybe you can’t prevent what’s going to happen. But you with MyFlare, an emergency response application that Barry Haimo Jared Zwerling David Kahn can do something about it.”

––––––––––– ––––––––––– ––––––––––– allows users to synchronize the resources on any smartKahn, an accountant and financial analyst who lives phone and use them all simultaneously with the push in Atlanta, said the MyFlare application is coming out of one button. In the event of an emergency, a user can at the perfect time, when technology is transitioning activate the application and send mass text messages into a new phase. and emails to as many as 10 contacts with a preselect“Interest in computers is waning,” he said. “Now ed message, GPS coordinates and even video. you have people interested in technology they can use CEO and co-founder Haimo, a tax and estate attorney on the go that fits in their hands. You can have mace, a and part-time tutor for the bar exam, said he braingun or a dog, but none of those tools is going to alert stormed the idea after a woman he knew was sexually authorities or your family and friends to your location assaulted. if you find yourself in trouble. The MyFlare app will.

“It occurred to me that we have all these resources It’s one extra tool that can only help you.” on our smart phones, so why not enhance the funcThough MyFlare is being promoted nationwide, the tionality of the phone and quadruple the amount of aggressive marketing is taking place in South Florida and things that we can actually do.” said Haimo. “You Atlanta, where the founders live, and in New York City, can’t send a text and email at the same time and you where a third partner, Jared Zwerling, resides. can’t text and email multiple people at the same time.

Zwerling, a writer and marketing consultant, has You can’t embed your GPS location in an email and been securing partnerships and sponsorships for the turn on your video camera at the same time, and then app and spreading the word through print and broadrepeat all of this every three minutes. You haven’t cast media. been able to do all that until now with MyFlare.”

“We want to be everywhere and target crime and Haimo said the point of MyFlare is to expand the safety organizations, women in distress centers, senior functionality of a smartphone in a resourceful way and “synchronize all the tools and resources on a centers, colleges,” Zwerling said. “The places we can phone to use them simultaneously, instantly, automatgo are limitless.” ically and continuously.”

MyFlare costs $2.49 for Android users and eventualHaimo approached Kahn to help develop the specs ly there will be a 99-cent-a-month charge after the app and design of the MyFlare app and the two teamed up is launched on other markets. with software development company iPowerFour to Haimo said MyFlare may soon partner with 911 dishelp “mold the application into what it is and what it’s patch centers and security companies to tether smartgoing to become.” phones with the app installed, thereby enhancing their The application — available for download on level of security.

Android phones since July 2011, with iPhone and “The goal with MyFlare is to make people see that in Blackberry coming soon — allows a person to presethe event of an emergency, there’s so much more you lect five emergency contact phone numbers and five can do with your smartphone than just dial 911,” email addresses, customize and set up an emergency Haimo said. message, turn on the video camera option and send MyFlare app allows a smart phone user send an emergency message, email and video For more information, go to <http:myflareapplicaevery three minutes to preselected contacts with the touch of a button.

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Old Cutler Presbyterian Church Hosts Free Christmas Concert traditional orchestra, modern jazz pieces, Christmas favorites and sing-alongs.

Performances will include selections from Handel’s Messiah, selections from the Nutcracker Suite, “T’was the Night Before Christmas”, “Silent Night” and many others.

“We’re hoping this concert brings families together, both young and old,” says Shawn Sutta. “We are excited for this opportunity to get some of the city’s greatest musicians together, groove to some Christmas music, and celebrate a day that is truly special. ”

BY RAYMOND RIVIERA Old Cutler Presbyterian Church (OCPC) www.ocpc.org hosts its 35th Annual Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 3rd at 7:30pm (Doors open at 7pm).

Old Cutler Presbyterian Church invites the city of Miami to enjoy the sights and sounds of Christmas during its annual concert performed by an array of musicians and vocalists from their church choir, orchestra, worship band and children’s choir.

“We invite every family in Miami to get together and join us for this beautiful Christmas concert. It’s free and it’s our gift to the community,” says Senior Pastor Dr. Stephen Clark. “The musical talent we have at our church is amazing and we wanted to share their talents with the community as we celebrate Christmas.”

The Old Cutler Christmas concert is directed by two graduates of the University of Miami Music program and a

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current professor.

U.M. graduates, Shawn Sutta and Jamie Sutta who are on staff at Old Cutler Church, lead the worship band and choir and plan on injecting the concert with soulful jazz, beautiful solos,

and powerful orchestral pieces.

Dr. Dennis Kam, the chair of the Department of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Miami, also a staff member at Old Cutler Church, plans on delivering a healthy blend of

Located at Old Cutler Presbyterian Church in the Worship Center. 14401 Old Cutler Rd. Miami, FL 33158. Saturday, December 3rd at 7:30pm. (Doors open at 7pm) Free!

For more information, contact church office, 305-238-8121.

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ANNIVERSARY, from page 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– came back in 1982 to coach and teach. I’ve been here ever since.”

De Ruiter’s grandfather, Jules Vroon, founded Westminster Christian School after it relocated from Shenandoah Presbyterian Church. It was initially only an elementary school and annual tuition back then was just $10 per student. Today, 50 years later, annual tuition for the high school is $16,000.

“It’s pretty incredible and a true honor to be a part of school that has such a rich history and has been able to maintain its roots for the last 50 years,” said sophomore Michael Martinez, 15, of Palmetto Bay, who has attended Westminster Christian since Pre-K. During his time there, Martinez has been provided many opportunities, including earning college credit through advanced placement courses, joining band and winning several thespian competitions through the drama club. In the next three years leading up to graduation, he wants to be a mentor for incoming freshman and help lead a little brother/big brother group still in development. After graduation, he plans to attend Boston College or Stanford University and hopes to become a pastor.

He has two older siblings who also attended Westminster Christian School — a brother, who went on to study biomedical engineering at the University of Miami and John Hopkins University; and a sister now majoring in anthropology at Princeton.

“We have many students whose parents, brothers and sisters and other relatives are Westminster Christian alumni,” said Superintendent A.J. West. “We’re very much a family-centered school, one where the bonds made here traditionally continue into adulthood.

West says that many youngsters who have gone through Westminster Christian School are now successful attorneys, doctors, politicians and professional baseball players, including New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. Add to that wellknown realtors like Drew Kern and Mike Pappas, who still have close ties with the school today several years after graduation.

Pappas, the president and CEO of the Keyes Company — a real estate, mortgage, title and insurance company – says his father was one of the school’s founding board members. He attended Westminster Christian from K-12, married his high school girlfriend, also a Westminster graduate, and fathered five children, also all graduates from the school. Daughter Rachel is the current cheerleading coach for both the football and basketball teams.

“There is a strong sense of family with great parental involvement here,” said

Pappas, a two-term member of the board of directors and three-term chairman.

“Westminster is special due to its Christian foundation, which educates the whole person. It gives the child a renaissance experience, excelling in music, drama and arts, while being competitive in all sports and building a sense of service to our community.”

Pappas says orchestra instruction from elementary to high school, mission trips, multiple sports participation and strong college preparatory education allowed his children to go to excellent universities, including Boston College, Cornell, Wake Forest and Texas Christian.

“My life has its strong roots in the Westminster culture,” Pappas said.

To commemorate its golden anniversary, Westminster Christian School has held several celebratory anniversary events, including: • A historical showcase on the anniversary of the “Historic First Day of School” on Sept. 6, 2011. Club 1961 coordinated the event that included more than 1,000 alumni and featured memorabilia, historic photographs, yearbooks, school publications and a timeline of highlights of the last 50 years.

• Homecoming Weekend from Nov. 3-5.

• The Westminster Christian School Athletic Hall of Fame Induction and Dinner on Nov. 3, which recognized the 1973 state championship men’s track team; the 1992 and 1996 national championship baseball teams; and more than 60 members of the Athletic Hall of Fame and all varsity level coaches.

• The Westminster Christian School Ladies Luncheon on Nov. 4 featured faculty member and alumni mother Dr. Claudia Springer, who spoke on the role of women throughout Westminster’s history.

• Campus tours and a kick-off of the Homecoming game against Ransom Everglades School on Nov. 5. Alumni from each decade worked with current students to create decade-themed floats for halftime to honor the anniversary.

• Still to come is the 50th anniversary gala “A Time to Believe” on March 24 at the Four Seasons Hotel. About 500 guests, including parents, alumni and alumni parents, are expected to attend. Proceeds from the event will help fund plans to replace the current elementary school campus.

West said the anniversary events have served as both a “walk down memory lane” and a path leading to future memories yet created.

“These celebrations are proof positive that we intend to be around for another 50 years,” he said.

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Westminsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50th Anniversary Event WCS Athletic Hall of Fame

The 1973 WCS State Championship Track Team was inducted into the WCS Athletic Hall of Fame. In The 1996 WCS National Championship Baseball Team was inducted into the WCS Athletic Hall of Fame. Coach attendance: Tom Gentsch '74, Mike Pappas '76, Peter Pruitt '74, Bruce Brockhouse '75, Pedro Garcia '74, Barco Davidson '74, Scot De Young, Coach Alsop, Tim Pappas '74, and Dan Dunwoody '75.

Rich Hofman with members of the championship team, and team parents.

WCS alum Dan Dunwoody '75, Terry Miller, former Football Coach Kim Alsop, Marilyn DeYoung, and Scot DeYoung.

The 1992 WCS National Championship Baseball Team was inducted into the WCS Athletic Hall of Fame. Coach Rich Hofman with members of the championship team.

Don Bailey Jr., former UM football player and sports radio personality, served as emcee for the WCS Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

WCS Ladies Luncheon

WCS 50th Anniversary Chair Julie Patterson Parker '78, Susan Parker and Mylene Myers, Ilse Manzanares Brenner, and Kristin Dolan. Cary Chiappy, Lisa North, Hannah North '09, Elena Fernandez, and Mabel Bachan.

Marilyn Fernandez.

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Lisette Dittmar, Candace Cancio-Bello, Sandy Smith, Lisa Chaffin, Donna Ernst, Cindy Eckhart, Liz Risi, and Lori Haas.

Agnes Raffalski, Alicia Gonzalez, Rachelle DeMoya, and Sammie Puente.

Sabrina Goff and Dr. Claudia Springer

Mary Beth Horton and Nita Norman

Mary Grace Richardson '78, Joann Richardson, and Barbara Melgaard Pruitt '75.

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Westminster’s 50th Anniversary Event Friday Night Alumni Social Alumni parents Nathan and Margie Hays, with Adam Hollingsworth and Amy Carrier Hollingsworth '87.

WCS alumni enjoyed reconnecting at the Friday night alumni social at the Miami Marriott Dadeland.

Alumni parents Ray and Jan Ross, with John Ludwig '81.

Mike '82 and Paula Fay, Liz Ludwig James '83, Paul James '82, and Larry Gautier '76.

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Westminsterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50th Anniversary Event Homecoming Alumni Barbecue & Game

Mike Fay '82, Paul James '82, John Robinson '81, and Frank Trabold '81.

Warriors pregame prayer huddle before taking on the Ransom Raiders.

Greg Newcomm '82 and WCS Superintendent AJ West.

John Ludwig, Crystal Wiedenmann Newcomm '83, Nancy Ludwig, Kara Garth Crotty '87 and John Crotty.

Kristen Dolan and daughter Libby, WCS 3rd grade.

Littlest Warrior Isabella Ramirez, daughter of Aisa Pinto Ramirez '97.

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Tina Clark Schorr '83 and Jena Jenkins Staley '83

Bruce Kaplan '74 and Bruce Brockhouse '75

Lisa Gerspacher North '84 and Liz Ludwig James '83.

The Warrior Pep Band keeps the crowds going.

Barb Crompton Thompson '75, Andrew Thompson '00 and Victor Rivera '00.

Daniel Levi '01 and Drew Kern '90.

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Andrew Thompson '00 and Mary Beth Horton Freshmen prince Eddie Cutillas and princess Alex Hensley.

Junior princess Vicky Verdeja and prince Joe Pedrayes.

Sophomore prince Chris Barbato and princess Kelli Kleis.

Jose Ramos '81 and guest, Jessica Parker Avery '81, John Ludwig '81, Lynn Fisher Hauth '81, Rick Reid '81, Carol Brown Woolley '81, Robert Trafford '81, and Abby Cadamuro Moyer '81.

Senior princess Brooke Logan and prince Carlos Pizarro.

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The stands were overflowing with Warrior Fans.

Warrior Football cheerleaders.

Homecoming King David Thompson and Queen Chelsey Puig.

Senior princess Ainsley Wright and prince Chris Boyett.

The Westminster Warriors defeated the Ransom Raiders 42-6 at the 2011 Senior Warrior football players David Thompson, Luis Miller, Gabe Sanchez, and Homecoming Game.

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Westminster’s 50th Anniversary Event

The Freshmen Class Homecoming Float - “Fly Freshmen”

Seventh grade student Sophia Poveda, with little Warrior Hugh Michael Hollingsworth.

(Back) Jim Armstrong '78, WCS Athletic Director Eric McNelley, Danny Gautier '78, Chris Carver '81, Rick Reid '81, Bobby Gautier '81, John Ludwig '81, WCS Superintendent AJ West, and Coach Sedrick Irvin. (Front) Gregg Guilford '78, Coach Kim Alsop, Larry Gautier '76, and legacy students Jimmy Armstrong, and Dylan Charlton.

Kara Garth Crotty '87, Connor Crotty, Saskia Hernandez and Sylvia RodriguezHernandez '86.

Chris Cantwell '83, Amy Brigham Boulris '81, and Joe Jackson '83.

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Pinecrest Gardens in full bloom thanks to Karen Mashburn

BY RAQUEL GARCIA

Almost a decade ago, before the old Parrot Jungle became the 14-acre natural preserve known as Pinecrest Gardens, Karen Mashburn had a twinkle in her eye and saw the future.

Mashburn has been identified by her peers as a visionary, a catalyst, the energizer bunny and an enthusiastic positive coach. All agree that it was largely due to the efforts Mashburn spearheaded through the birth of the Community Garden Charitable Fund (CGCF) that helped Pinecrest Gardens become the world class botanical destination it is today.

“Karen brought together a group of people interested in raising funds to assist horticultural projects specifically,” said Pinecrest Gardens horticulturalist Craig Morell. “She was the torch carrier that boosted Pinecrest Gardens into the next era.

From the first day I knew her she said this could be a first class garden and she never waivered from that conviction.”

Mashburn organized her friends and fellow Pinecrest Garden Club members to launch the CGCF as a not for profit organization with a mission was to raise money to support horticultural projects beyond the capability of the village.

“If you had told any of us five to 10 years ago that we would come together and share a vision for this fine place I would have told you you were crazy,” said current CGCF vice president Pat Vandenberg,. “But Karen coaxed us to come along for the ride; to get involved in something that was bigger than our lives and families. She is a dynamo of a lady and it was fortuitous that she was able to direct such a great blend of folks to work together.”

According to Morell, it was Mashburn’s brainstorm to get Pinecrest Garden Club members to donate plants for a sale that could benefit horticultural projects specifically.

“That is how I got to know her in those first formative years,” said Morrell. “We discovered the garden club plant sale donations were paying real dividends in addition to the Village funding. It also further connected residents to the garden club and gardens.”

Sine its beginning, the non-profit CGCF has raised almost $100,000 for projects

Karen Mashburn has had a life-long love affair with plants.

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such as the waterfall Koi pond, the colonnade enhancement, the lower garden, the terrace ramp project and the hidden garden.

Mashburn also came up with the idea of a major annual benchmark fundraising event: the Spring Soirée. Now going into its fifth year this February, the gala event is an opportunity to bring more of the community together at the gardens to mingle among friends, celebrate achievements and strategize new goals for the nature preserve.

“It was because of Karen’s persistence that we now have the space, police and village support to hold our annual soirée,” said CGCF President Lynn Wille Fishman.

“This was all her vision and it did not start off so easy.”

Described as a petite and soft spoken woman unafraid to go against authority, this Ohio State University psychology graduate and grandmother of five seemed to move mountains at will. According to Fishman, Mashburn met with great resistance in the early days, but was undaunted.

“Although she had to fight the good fight, she was resilient,” said Fishman.

“She was committed to the dream and brought some terrific people together to help join her conservation cause. Today her efforts have truly paid off.”

Vandenberg says those early challenges are behind them and they are blessed to enjoy a shared vision with the council and

community.

“We have moved forward like the little engine that could. Today’s council is the

right people at the right time and it has been a great ride, thanks to Karen.”

In October 2010, Mashburn suffered a stroke and has been convalescing at home with the support of her husband, Jerry.

“She has come a long way thanks to rehabilitation therapy, but we still have a long way to go,” said Jerry Mashburn.

“Karen is a master gardener and conservationist who observed the gardens when they were not in the best shape. She devoted herself to make it better. Karen wants to encourage all her friends and supporters to contribute what they can of time or money to continue to enhance the Pinecrest Gardens landscape. We look forward to the day when she can return.”

Today, Pinecrest Gardens has more than 1,000 varieties of rare and exotic tropical plants and palm trees in a native tropical hardwood and cypress setting. On Oct. 17, the National Park Service announced the addition of Pinecrest Gardens to the National Register of Historic Places.

For information, go to <www.pinecrestfl.gov> or call 305-669-6990.

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A Holiday/Hanukkah Tradition Continues Bet Shira Sisterhood will be holding its annual Holiday/ Hanukkah Bazaar on Sunday, December 4th, from noon until 6:00 p.m. in Bet Shira, 7500 SW 120 Street, Pinecrest (right across the street from Palmetto High School). Bet Shira’s Sisterhood, an arm of Bet Shira Congregation, is no novice when it comes to Bazaars. According to Sisterhood President Gail Serota, the Bazaar has been an annual event at Bet Shira since 1985, when the Synagogue split off from another congregation and opened its doors in what is now Pinecrest.

The Sisterhood Bazaar has gotten bigger and better over the years, with over 50 vendors participating this year. Vendors sell everything: jewelry, handbags, toys, accessories, jewelry, stained glass, ceramics, stationery, jewelry, cashmere sweaters, workout clothing, carved wood pieces, perfume, more jewelry, artwork, knitted scarves, home accessories, watches, sunglasses, headbands, hairbows, and tutus. Food is available for purchase, and there are two separate raffles.

Unlike most holiday Bazaars, the Sisterhood Bazaar is not the same time every year, because it is scheduled to accommodate families that celebrate Hanukkah as well as those that celebrate Christmas. “Last year, the Bazaar was ridiculously early – November 14,” said Serota, “because

Hanukkah started on December 2, only a week after Thanksgiving. And in 2013, Hanukkah begins on November 27, which is the day before Thanksgiving! We may have to have the Bazaar before Halloween!”

Serota likes it when Hanukkah and Christmas coincide, because it makes it easier for parents who may celebrate both holidays. This year, the first night of Hanukkah is Tuesday, December 20.

So why is Sisterhood’s Bazaar such a success? “Over the years, we’ve had terrific chair people,” said Serota. “Last year I got up the courage to ask Riva Steinman to chair the event. She had never been involved before, but she had been a PTA President and had worked on school carnivals, so I knew she could multitask and deal with things like publicity, signage, food, and a lot of demanding vendors. In addition, we have great volunteers who spend the day at Bet Shira, so the event runs smoothly.” Serota noted that the Bazaar is popular with vendors because they know they’ll see a lot of traffic, and that Sisterhood treats the vendors well, providing a buffet breakfast prior to the Bazaar, while the vendors are setting up. A lot of the vendors have signed up for the Bazaar through word of mouth – they hear about it from other vendors.

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REAL ESTATE These days a buyer’s biggest concern shouldn’t be so much about finding the lowest interest rate, but finding a lender who will approve their application. There are three basic types of mortgage providers, each regulated by a different agency and each following different disclosure laws.

Banks — generally employ their own underwriters and provide loans with their own money. They often have mortgage products matched to particular situations, such as manufactured homes or new construction. Minimum credit score requirements will vary from bank to bank.

B rokers — work on a commission and make a little more than bankers, but their

business is highly regulated and transparent. They prepare your application file and present it to banks or investors. Involving a third party can take more time, of course, and since they have higher credit score requirements and fees, don’t shop at a broker if your score is below 620.

Correspondents — draw from their own credit lines and sell your mortgage shortly before closing. Since their ability to lend depends on their own credit, it’s possible for closing to be delayed if they are processing more loans than they have funds to cover. That doesn’t mean you can’t still get good terms, however.

You must assess your financial position and your needs, and speak with your real estate agent about which type of lender best suits your situation.

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THE KING CAN DO NO WRONG The term “sovereign immunity,’ originally referred to the English common law concept that the government cannot be sued because “the king can do no wrong.” Sovereign immunity bars lawsuits against the state or its political subdivisions for the torts or wrongdoings of officers, employees, or agents of such governments unless the immunity is epxressly waived.

Article X, §13 of the Florida Constitution recognizes the concept of sovereign immunity and gives the legislature the right to waive such immunity in part or in full by general law. §768.28, Florida Statutes, contain a limited waiver of sovereign immunity. Subsection (5) has limited the recovery of any one person to $100,000.00 for one incident and has limited total recovery related to one incident to $200,000.00 §768.28(5), Florida Statute. As of October 1, 2011, the limits were raised to $200,000.00 for one person for one incident and $300,000.00 for all recovery related to one incident.

For many years, the University of Miami’s private medical school has sought to obtain sovereign immunity, historically only bestowed upon “the king.” The University’s lobbyist convinced the legislature that there was no alternative for meeting such public necessity other than to grant this private school sovereign immunity.

As a result, the legislature enacted new laws to benefit the University of Miami and other similar private entities. Under §766.1115 Florida Statute, any contract by a medical school to provide comprehensive health services to patients at public hospitals is subject to the statutes of sovereign immunity protection. The law now provides sovereign immunity to the private hospitals just like “the king.” The protections under 768.28(9)(b) Florida Statute, now cover Florida no-for-profit colleges, universities, medical schools and their employees under certain circumstances.

Currently, this bill appears to apply to at least six teaching hospitals: Jackson Memorial in Miami, Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Shands Healthcare at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, Orlando Health in Orlando, and Tampa General Hospital in Tampa.

These changes are severely one sided. These legislative changes only serve to benefit major private companies including medical schools. What the citizens of Florida can now expect is that when they or their loved ones go to a facility like Jackson Memorial Hospital and are cared for by University of Miami doctors when they are harmed by malpractice, their recovery will be limited to $200,000.00. When the victim of a medical malpractice claim has millions of dollars of medical bills, rather than the negligent and/or responsible parties being accountable, the patient’s medical expenses and other life long expenses will now fall back upon taxpayers through government benefit programs, such as Medicaid. Our tax dollars pay for Medicaid. Instead of holding the negligent party accountable, this new law holds American taxpayers accountable for wrongs they didn’t commit.

This law will likely face constitutional challenges, because the law violates the injured patient’s right of access to courts. Article I, §21 of the Florida Constitution provides a court shall be open to all for redress for an injury.

One of our responsibilities, as lawyers who fight for justice and accountability, is to notify the public of one sided legislation. Under this law, everyone who enters a hospital may limit his ability to seek redress harms caused by his medical providers. This legislation is fundamentally unfair for there is no legitimate justification for it.

We hope that the courts of this Country will have the courage not to forget the people who need justice most and place responsibility where it belongs, on the wrongdoer. These changes in sovereign immunity statute are fundamentally unfair and unconstitutional.

If you are interested in this or any other article, you may contact Brett Panter at Panter, Panter & Sampedro. Brett Panter is a partner in the firm of Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A., and is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney. The offices of Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A., are located in Pinecrest at 6950 North Kendall Drive at the Painter Building, on the corner of Kendall and U.S.1.

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Crime Report The following is a list of crimes reported to the Village of Pinecrest Police Department during the week of October 24 - 30, 2011.

ARSON None AUTO THEFT None ASSAULT None BATTERY Case # 1104338 Location: 12300 Block of Moss Ranch Rd On Oct. 29, at approximately 2335 hrs, after having a verbal altercation, unknown offender(s) slapped and punched the victim on the head causing injury. The case is presently under investigation.

BURGLARY (COMMERCIAL) None BURGLARY (RESIDENCE) Case # 1104283 Location: 11800 Block of SW 69 Ave On Oct. 26, sometime between 1130 hrs, and 1530 hrs, unknown offender(s) gained entry into the victim’s residence through an unlocked side door, and stole jewelry and a computer. The estimated value of the stolen property is $6,000.

The case is presently under investigation.

Case # 1104284 Location: 7100 Block of SW 117 Terr On Oct. 26, sometime between 1100 hrs, and 1700 hrs, unknown offender(s) gained entry into the victim’s residence through an unlocked sliding door, and

stole jewelry and miscellaneous items.

The estimated value of the stolen property is $8,222. The case is presently under investigation.

Case # 1104286 Location: 10900 Block of SW 62 Ave On Oct. 26, sometime between 1800 hrs, and 2020 hrs, unknown offender(s) gained entry into the victim’s residence by breaking a glass sliding door, and stole a computer. The estimated value of the stolen property is $400. The case is presently under investigation.

Case # 1104300 Location: 7800 Block of SW126 Terr Sometime between Oct. 27, 1800 hrs, and Oct. 28, 0820 hrs, unknown offender(s) gained entry into the victim’s residence by kicking in the front door. At the time of the report the victim was unable to determine what was stolen. The case is presently under investigation.

Case # 1104328 Location: 9900 Block of SW 70 Ave On Oct. 29, at approximately 1131 hrs, unknown offender(s) gained entry into the victim’s residence by breaking a glass panel, and stole jewelry and miscellaneous items. The estimated value of the stolen property is $3,401. The case is presently under investigation.

ROBBERY None SEX CRIME None

HOMICIDE None THEFT Case # 1104269 Location: 12300 Block of Old Cutler Rd On Oct. 25, at approximately 1355 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole jewelry from the victim’s residence. The estimated value of the stolen property is $12,000.

Case is presently under investigation.

Case # 1104288 Location: 12800 Block of SW 83 Ct Sometime between Oct. 26, 2200 hrs, and Oct. 27, 0800 hrs, unknown offender(s) attempted to steal a television from the victim’s property.

Case # 1104293 Location: 11769 S Dixie Hwy (AT&T) On Oct. 27, sometime between, 1105 hrs, and 1157 hrs, unknown offender(s) took merchandise from the listed business and exited the store making no attempt to pay. The estimated value of the stolen property is $600.

Case # 1104295 Location: 7800 Block of SW 126 Terr On Oct. 27, at approximately 1300 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole miscellaneous items from the victim’s property. The estimated value of the stolen property is $19,975.

Case # 1104299 Location: 11299 S Dixie Hwy (CVS Pharmacy)

On Oct. 27, at approximately 2211 hrs, unknown offender(s) took merchandise from the listed business and exited the store making no attempt to pay. The estimated value of the stolen property is $50.

Case # 1104301 Location: 9100 Block of SW 72 Ave Sometime between Oct. 27, 1800 hrs, and Oct. 28, 1005 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a decal from the victim’s vehicle.

The estimated value of the stolen property is $4.

Case # 1104313 Location: 7900 Block of SW 135 St Sometime between Oct. 27, 1900 hrs, and Oct. 28, 1833 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a decal from the victim’s vehicle.

The estimated value of the stolen property is $4.

Case # 1104315 Location: 8603 S Dixie Hwy (FedEx Office) On Oct. 28, at approximately 2209 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole the victim’s memory card from the listed business.

The estimated value of the stolen property is $20.

Case # 1104349 Location: 10600 Block of SW 67 Ct Sometime between Oct. 29, 0001 hrs, and Oct. 30, 1224 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a laptop from the victim’s residence. The estimated value of the stolen property is $1,300. The case is presently under investigation.

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ARSON None

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AUTO THEFT None ASSAULT None BATTERY Case # 1104391 Location: 11300 Block of SW 69 Ct On November 1, at approximately 2322 hrs, after having a verbal altercation, a known offender punched the victim on the face causing injury. The offender was arrested and charged with battery.

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THEFT Case # 1104363 Location: 9800 Block of SW 73 Ave Sometime between Oct. 30, 2300 hrs, and Oct. 31, 0800 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a tire and rim from the victim’s vehicle. The estimated value of the stolen property is $400.

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Case # 1104400 Location: 8600 Block of S Dixie Hwy On November 2, sometime between 0945 hrs, and 1500 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a tag from the victim’s vehicle. The estimated value of the stolen property is $4.

Case # 1104407 Location: 8900 Block of SW 63 Ct (Construction Site) Sometime between November 2, 1700 hrs, and November 3, 0910 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a trailer and cement mixer from the victim’s property. The estimated value of the stolen property is $3,500. The case is presently under investigation.

Case # 1104409 Location: 11905 S Dixie Hwy (Best Buy) On Oct. 30, sometime between 1300 hrs, and 1430 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a decal from the victim’s vehicle. The estimated value of the stolen property is $4.

Case # 1104410 Location: 5700 Block of SW 94 St (Construction Site) Sometime between November 2, 1730 hrs, and November 3, 1211 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a backhoe from the victim’s property. The estimated value of the stolen property is $69,000. The case is presently under investigation.

Case # 1104434 Location: 13501 S Dixie Hwy (Home Depot) On November 4, at approximately 1830 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole the victim’s wallet while she was shopping. The estimated value of the stolen property is $50.

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Holtz provides specialized care for the tiniest babies

BY DR. EDUARDO BANCALARI

Every expectant mother hopes that her baby will be born full-term, healthy and able to leave the hospital just a few days after birth.

But the reality is that each year, more than a half-million babies are born too soon in the United States.

Premature babies need immediate – and often life-saving care – from an experienced medical team. In South Florida, the best place to treat such small and sick children is Holtz Children’s Hospital at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center.

Holtz is home to one of the largest neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in the nation and it is known worldwide for its cutting-edge research to improve neonatal care and it success in caring for critically ill infants.

Those successes can be measured by the countless pre-term babies in our NICU who overcome incredible challenges and go on to lead normal lives. Gabriella Mercedes Gil is living proof. Gabriella was born in March 2009, four months early. She weighed just over one pound, had many life-threatening problems associated with extreme prematurity and only had a 15 percent chance of survival.

Gabriella spent eight months in the Holtz NICU, where she received the highest-quality specialized care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Today, Gabriella is an active toddler who loves running around and playing with her parents.

At Holtz, we save babies like Gabriella each and every day. What may be considered a miracle at other hospitals is routine for us.

What also sets Holtz apart from other hospitals in Miami-Dade County is that it is the only birthing hospital where the most complex level of care is available to mothers and

MEDICINE their infants in a comprehensive perinatal approach.

Our NICU is adjacent to the labor and delivery unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital, providing sick newborns immediate access to necessary treatment and care from all pediatric specialists at Holtz.

Our team takes a hands-on approach with parents and encourages their involvement in their baby’s day-to-day care. The nurses teach a technique called Kangaroo Mother Care, a therapy designed to help re-create the conditions that a premature baby should still be experiencing in the womb. This is done by placing the infant on the parent’s chest with as much skin-to-skin contact as possible.

The expertise of our team of neonatologists, skilled neonatal nurses, respiratory therapists and pharmacists at Holtz is unmatched. The people of Miami-Dade County are fortunate to have this incredible resource within Jackson Health System available to them.

November is Prematurity Awareness Month and it is the perfect time to focus on the serious problem of premature birth, which affects one in every eight babies. For more information on Holtz’s neonatal intensive care unit, visit <www.holtzchildrenshospital.org>.

Dr. Eduardo Bancalari is the director of the division of neonatology at Holtz Children’s Hospital and a professor of pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.

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State lawmakers host ‘Ought to be a Law’ student essay contest

Ought to be a Law essay contest winner from Coral Park High Ian Escalante.

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BY LEE STEPHENS

Miami Republican state representatives Michael Bileca, Jose Felix Diaz and Carlos Trujillo recently hosted a “There Ought to be a Law” contest at South Miami Senior High School.

The contest was open to high school students residing in the lawmakers’ districts and, out of 150 entries, 18 finalists were chosen to present their essays. With their essays, the students proposed laws ranging from increasing the difficulty in public school curriculum to banning texting while driving.

South Miami High essay contest winner Mercedes Ortiz.

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“I was very impressed with the quality of the ideas and, more importantly, with the presentations the students prepared,”” said Rep. Diaz.

The purpose of the contest was to give students insight into the state lawmaking process. Three winners were chosen at the end of the contest, one from each member’s district, and awarded with the opportunity to become a floor messenger during the 2012 legislative session. The messenger program has been in place for many years and gives 14-17 year old students the opportunity to work in the state capitol for a week.

Belen Jesuit Prep essay contest winner Nicolas Suarez.

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Messengers are sponsored by members of the legislature and there is only one position available per lawmaker.

“This is a great opportunity for these winners to experience firsthand how the legislative process actually works,” said Rep. Bileca.

The contest winners were Coral Park High’s Ian Escalante, South Miami High’s Mercedes Ortiz and Nicolas Suarez from Belen Jesuit Prep. Escalante’s winning essay proposed a law requiring welfare recipients to perform community service hours along with their required job search; Ortiz proposed

a bill that would force restaurants to post the calorie count of all food items on every menu; and Suarez suggested a law to create a fixed property tax for seniors on a fixed income, one that would apply only to seniors residing in their home for a specific number of years and available only on homestead property.

“We were happy to facilitate this learning experience and see the enthusiasm of these students, their teachers and schools in getting a deeper understanding of how ideas can become laws,” said Rep. Trujillo.

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Kendall Regional Medical Center opens new unit for behavioral health patients

From L-R in the photo are State Representative Carlos Trujillo, State Representative Jeanette Nunez, State Senator Anitere Flores, Chairwoman Dr. Divina Grossman, Behavioral Health Unit Director Nidia Gonzalez, C.E.O. Scott Cihak, V. P. Psychiatric Services, Robert Hails, Ricardo Pavon, C.F.O., Agatha Samuels, C.N.O.).

By Ann Lino Kendall Regional Medical Center (KRMC) has filled a another critical gap in healthcare needs of South and West Miami-Dade County with the opening of its new unit for the treatment of behavioral health patients.

“We cannot achieve total health without attending to both physiological and mental health," notes Divina Grossman, Vice President of Engagement for Florida International University who is also Chairwoman of Kendall Regional’s Board of Trustees.

“Our multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and case managers are committed to working work together to treat patients experiencing mental health disorders, or facing crises resulting in depression or anxiety, “ she adds. “The goal of this new unit is that of the hospital, which is to provide the highest level of health care possible. In the last six years, Kendall Regional Medical Center has received the distinguished hospital award for overall clinical excellence from Health Grades.”

Dr. Bernardo Garcia-Granda, an expert in geriatric psychiatry will work in this unit that will have an area dedicated to elderly patients. Dr. Garcia-Granda states, "Older people have special needs and require very specific care because they may not only have psychiatric but other physical problems that must be addressed. Psychiatric problems that are complicated by dementia or Alzheimer's, require special care.

“Since treatment of patients is often facilitated when relatives can visit them in a nearby hospital, this unit is certainly a godsend. Prior to its opening, those living in South or West Miami Dade County had to be treated in other areas

of the county.”

The new unit also has a positive impact in other areas such as education. Just ask Isabel Medina, Chair of Miami Dade College’s School of Continuing Education & Professional Development at Miami Dade College.

As the person in charge of all non-credit programs in the medical college, she understands how the unit will be a great resource as they look to train professionals to work with patients who have Alzheimer's and behavioral issues.

From nurses, paramedics, to mental health professionals, all will benefit from this new facility.

"Our healthcare team of clinical, ancillary and administrative staff, in cooperation with our medical staff, have worked diligently to develop and open this unit providing greatly needed services in our community, "said Scott A. Cihak, new CEO of Kendall Regional Medical Center.

Nidia Gonzalez, Director of the new Behavioral Health Services Unit at Kendall Regional Medical Center, explains that this 23-bed unit combines both an environment of safety and comfort for the patients. KRMC will provide adult and geriatric acute inpatient psychiatric care, and is a designated Baker Act receiving facility, that will treat a wide range of behavioral health diagnoses in a calm and soothing environment. It promises to provide patients with both individual and group-based therapy programs, including age-specific programming and co-occurring disorders. The interdisciplinary clinical team will consist of psychiatric licensed professionals including psychiatrists, registered nurses, clinical social workers, dieticians, and other mental health professionals.

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Ford has a winner in 2012 Boss 302 Mustang Ron Beasley AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR

LET’S TALK CARS The “Boss” is back, and it’s every bit as good as the original!

I’m talking about the legendary Boss 302 Mustang that first appeared in 1969 billed as “the best all-around road-going performance machine ever created by Ford Motor Company.” Now, 43 years later, Ford engineers have crafted another one.

The 2012 Boss 302 in essence is a reengineered 2011 Mustang GT, with the acceleration, handling, braking and top speed all equally matched for perfect balance and excellent handling. It is a factorybuilt racecar that is equally efficient as an every day street car.

For power, the new Boss 302 has the same 5.0 liter 412 hp engine that powers the Mustang GT, but with intake and camshaft revisions that bring it up to 444 hp and 380 pounds-feet of torque, yet delivering a smooth idle and low-end torque for comfortable

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It has a race-inspired clutch with upgraded friction materials and a short-throw, close-ratio six-speed manual transmission.

Power is delivered to a 3.73 ratio rear axle using carbon fiber plates in the limited-slip differential to improve torque handling and longevity.

All Boss models are lowered by 11 millimeters at the front and one millimeter in the rear. At the same time, the suspension system has been further refined and given higher-rate coil springs on all four corners, stiffer suspension bushings, a larger-diameter rear stabilizer bar, and adjustable shocks and struts.

Working in concert with the suspension upgrades, the new Boss 302 has unique, lightweight 19-inch black alloy racing wheels in staggered widths — 9 inches up front, 9.5 inches in the rear. The Pirelli PZero summer tires are sized specifically for each end of the vehicle, with the front wheels getting 255/40ZR-19 tires and the rear getting wider 285/35ZR-19 rubber.

The combined power, suspension and tire package lets the new Boss clock a screaming top speed of 155 mph.

Changes to the Mustang Boss exterior are subtle, but evoke the 1969 Boss in a

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contemporary way. Each new Boss has either a black or white roof panel, coordinated to the color of the side C-stripe, while exterior colors are offered in Competition Orange, Performance White, Kona Blue Metallic, Yellow Blaze Tri-Coat Metallic and Race Red. The unique fascia and grille are highlighted by the blocked-off fog lamp openings and aggressive lower splitter designed to manage the air under and around the car at high speeds to reduce drag and front-end lift, while forcing air through the cooling system. The rear spoiler complements the front aero treat-

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The interior also is pure Boss, keyed by a dark metallic instrument panel finish, gauge cluster and door panel trim, optional Recaro bucket seats, a black pool-cue shifter ball and “Powered by Ford” door sill plates.

Pricing on the 2012 Mustang Boss 302 starts at $41,105.

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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Sometimes parents feel like homework is a punishment on them because they have to battle their children to get the homework done each night. For those parents, the start of school is less than a happy occasion.

But Homework Done Right offers a solution to homework stress. It offers kids homework coaching, tutoring in tough subjects and college preparatory courses.

“The biggest thing that we do is we make sure the homework is complete and checked by a certified teacher,” said owner Michael Husson. “We offer continuity in learning and help the children complete their lesson. All of our staff is certified. The children will not only sharpen their skill but that portion of their grade will improve because the homework is completed and completed properly.”

Homework Done Right is a Pinecrestbased business located at 8505 SW 136 St. behind the Office Max. “We all live and work in the area,” Husson said. “We even have a private bus service from all the Pinecrest/Palmetto Bay area schools.”

When a new client comes through the door, the folks at Homework Done Right sit down with the student and help them establish goals. They also help organize the child’s backpack so that the backpack becomes a useful tool and is no longer a black hole where important papers disappear.

The teachers identify the child’s strengths and weaknesses and build on their strengths while helping them overcome the weaknesses.

If a child needs more than homework help, they offer private tutoring in challenging subjects.

“The whole theory is elevating the student to the next level,” he said. “We want them to

understand it and have confidence. We talk to the kids; if you want to build bridges, you have to be great at math and science. If you don’t get a good grade in geometry, you can’t get into Algebra 2. And then you can’t become a veterinarian.”

In doing this, not only is the child gaining confidence, which leads to better performance in school, but the family is helped because the pressure to get homework done after dinner is reduced or eliminated.

It leads to better grades, a happier student, happier parents and happier teacher or teachers.

“Students sometimes get lost in the shuffle,” Husson said. “The parents are too busy or not qualified, or simply not able to help. We offer an affordable alternative for them on a weekly basis.”

Homework Made Simple has a variety of plans, starting at two days a week and going up to four days a week.

“Our facility is very friendly. We have a student lounge. When they are done, they can enjoy a movie on the big TV,” he said. “The kids like coming here. We have a room full of beanbags. They can crash on those when they are finished studying.”

Homework Made Simple has appointments all day long — generally from 3 to 8 p.m. However, arrangements can be made for anyone whose needs don’t fall into those hours.

Parents of college-bound students can get help as well. Husson said they will be teaching parents and students all about the process of applying for college.

Homework Done Right has approximately 15 certified teachers on staff who rotate depending on need and subject matter.

Husson said many have multiple certifications and some have PhD’s.

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Senior adult program keeps everyone young Linda K. Landy ALPER JCC NEWS The party has already started when I finish teaching my class at the Alper JCC. My toes are tapping to the music as I pack up.

I exit through the packed adult activities room and everyone is dancing and having a good time. Then I look closer and realize I have stumbled upon the senior adults program. While some are on their own, others require a little help and a few are in wheel chairs. I can’t help but smile and hope for their energy and enthusiasm for life when I reach their age.

The senior adult program is for people in their 80s and up who want to be stimulated intellectually, physically and socially. The outlook is youthful and active in an atmosphere of warmth, caring and fun. Activities are designed to keep minds and bodies active and engaged through games, fitness, dancing and song.

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Designed to keep seniors independent and positive, it also makes them feel valued and cared for in a community of their peers. If a regular participant misses a session, a JCC staff member will call to check on them. For those who have no relatives or friends nearby, the J provides a sense of security.

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Jim and Mariana Greene ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– asked to join the Alper JCC. Some insurance providers cover the JCC exercise classes through the national Silver Sneakers program. Seniors with that coverage also qualify for a free full JCC membership.

The three-day-a-week schedule includes seated-chair exercise by a certified instructor followed by entertainment and dancing on Tuesday; arts and crafts on Wednesday; and music, movement and sing-along on Thursday. Seniors can always play cards, dominoes or Rummikub.

Seated-chair exercise helps seniors maintain and improve mobility, range of motion, balance, stability and strength and endurance, leading to greater ability to Helen Strauss function on a daily –––––––––––––– basis without help.

Family members and caretakers are invited to participate so that these exercises are implemented daily at home.

Music is an ingredient that provides connection, happiness and a link with their past.

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games, but more importantly these interests have been shown to encourage brain activity and improve cognitive thinking and short term memory. Seniors play their game of choice with peers or JCC staff and volunteers.

Each senior’s birthday is recognized with a cake and decorations. Major holidays — such as Thanksgiving, Chanukah and Passover — are celebrated with a catered luncheon, entertainment and programs.

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Achieve optimal health at Grusky Chiropractic

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patients in areas such as disease prevention, nutrition, exercise, diet and lifestyle.

After a consultation and an intake history, a D.C. will perform an examination of the spine, extremities, and nerve and muscular systems to look for misalignments that can cause pressure on nerves, which disrupts the body’s function. The goal is to restore the nervous system to its optimal function without the use of drugs.

In existence for 33 years, the Grusky Chiropractic Center has helped more than 30,000 patients using the principles of chiropractic health. In addition to 14 non-clinical staff members and two massage therapists, Dr. Grusky and his brother, Dr. Lawrence Grusky, run the Grusky Chiropractic Center at 11400 N. Kendall Drive. Patients are coached on how to properly utilize exercise to stabilize, correct and strengthen their bodies to enhance performance.

“We took 17 years of experience from the University of Miami training room and transferred it to our prac- Dr. Elliot Grusky uses a model of the spine to illustrate how the tice,” Grusky said. “We know that peo- nervous system works.

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Pinecrest resident Dr. Elliot Grusky did not plan to be a chiropractor. Originally a finance major and a football player at Kent State, he was sidelined by a sports injury that changed the direction of his academics and his career.

“A neck injury caused me to have numbness in my right arm,” Grusky said. “I also got vertigo related to the neck injury. I tried everything, and then went to a chiropractor who said he could help. After two weeks of treatment, my symptoms went away.”

Not only was he back to normal, the experience exposed him to an entirely new field — Chiropractic Health. Grusky finished college and attended Logan School of Chiropractic in St. Louis.

Chiropractic Health was established in 1895 after a man named Daniel Palmer helped improve the hearing of a partially deaf janitor by performing a chiropractic adjustment. The largest alternative medical profession in the U.S., doctors of chiropractic must undergo eight years of schooling and work in a clinical internship before opening a private practice.

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Disc bulges and herniations in the neck and lumbar are treated with spinal decompression therapy.

“We look for the reasons behind a problem,” Grusky said, “the causes for the headaches or back pain. We evaluate the body, lifestyle and overall well-being of a patient and try to determine the problem.

Then we develop a plan to fix it.”

According to Grusky, 90 percent of the

people who come to his clinic can be treated, but he says “it is not possible to help everyone. We refer to the proper specialists when necessary.”

Grusky’s passion is getting to know each patient and developing their wellness process. A large part of his practice is taking care of celebrities and athletes.

The shelves and walls of Grusky Chiropractic are filled with letters from grateful patients, including signed pictures of singer Neil Diamond, tennis great Martina Navratilova, Olympic runner Lauren Williams and the first Heisman Trophy Winner, Jay Beranger.

His pride and joy? Taking care of the University of Miami sports teams.

When UM baseball coach Ron Frazier needed immediate help “fixing” his seven pitchers, he called the Grusky brothers to adjust the players on the spot.

“The guys went back into the stadium and they all pitched faster and more accurately than ever,” Grusky said.

The cover of the Miami News said it all: “Chiropractors win it for the Canes.”

Today, Grusky works with all the University of Miami sports teams and participates in chiropractic conferences around the country. A Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Logan Chiropractic, Grusky practices pediatric chiropractic and enjoys lecturing on scoliosis, colic and ear infections in babies and children. He also lectures on topics such as reducing the need for joint replacement, flexibility, wellness, toxicity, and sports and performance.

“Our practice operates under the philosophy that health comes from within, and lifestyle and one’s emotional state have a huge effect on well-being. With treatment and education, our practice can help you feel better and improve your life.”

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