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Howard Palmetto planning 50th anniversary

BY GRANT MILLER

Publisher It has been 50 years of community service for the Howard Palmetto Baseball and Softball Association. The HPBSA has done as much or more than any other organization in and around Pinecrest to give our kids and their parents a place to gather and have fun, to make lifelong friendships and to play ball. I started playing baseball with the HPBSA — then known as Howard Palmetto Khoury League or just the Khoury League — back in 1964. I was six years old. Back then, our playing fields were located at Howard Drive Elementary School and Palmetto Elementary, thus the reason for the name of the organization. Over the years, I have developed some fond memories. I especially recall how the late Sam Richie and Joe Tekerman, with great effort, would drag out a huge portable backstop before each day’s games and set it up so that we could keep the balls on the field. Through the years, I have made many lasting friendships because of my affiliation with the HPBSA. Many were teammates and many others were my coaches. I am still friends with

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risti House has been awarded $1 million in grant support for its program for girls who have been sexually exploited and trafficked in the sex trade. Kristi House’s Project GOLD was one of 10 projects chosen in the country in the highly competitive 2011 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Local Funding Partnerships program. RWJF awarded Kristi House a half million dollars that has been matched onefor-one by local private funders. These funds will go toward supporting services for girls ages 11 to 18 who are being bought and sold in the commercial sex

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COLIN ZARGHAM Palmetto High School senior Colin Zargham loves baseball. Not only does he play the game, but he also enjoys teaching others how to play. In fact, much of his volunteer work concerns baseball. Zargham has more than 400 community service hours. He earned those hours working the Patriots Outreach program that collected sports equipment to send to the Dominican Republic and he volunteered at two different baseball camps, the Five Star Baseball Camp and the South Florida Contenders Baseball Camp. He chose to work at those two camps because the camp instructors have also been his instructors. “I started working with the five and sixyear-olds for the Five Star Camp,” Zargham says. “For the Contenders, I worked with kids from five to 13.” He has loved working with the kids. “It reminds me why I play baseball,” he says. Working with the camps is also helping him move toward his goal of being a coach one day. For hitting, Zargham shows the kids how to keep their heads down and swing at the pitch. He teaches the pitchers how to wind up in the leg kick. He also teaches them how to determine a proper lead when base running and how to steal a base. “It seems easy, but there is a technique and there is a way to run a base,” he says. Some kids learn the techniques faster than others. “You could tell if a kid was interested in what he was doing,” he says. “He’d pick it up

fast. If he wasn’t interested, he wouldn’t pick it up very quickly.” What he’s found is that when he’s teaching the fundamentals of hitting, he’s teaching himself along with the kids and it helps him to be a better player. Zargham is both a pitcher and an outfielder and when he isn’t teaching baseball in the summer, he plays travel ball for Powerhouse Baseball, which practices at Westminster but holds their games at other fields. “We travel throughout Florida and Georgia,” he says. Now that school is back in session, Zargham will be busy with fall baseball and lots of practices. He’s feeling good about the potential of the spring baseball season for the Palmetto varsity team. “I think we have a great shot at making it to the playoffs,” he says. The team did lose a several seniors, but he says if they keep growing as a team, they will excel. Unfortunately, a rules violation last year kept the team out of the playoffs. “We were second in the district and all the complications made us drop to last,” Zargham says. Although baseball doesn’t leave much time for other extracurricular activities, Zargham did join the LEO Club last year. The LEO Club orchestrates and runs blood drives at the school. The club sponsors three or four blood drives a year. Zargham says they work to convince students it’s a good idea to give blood. “You have to be 18 to do it without a parent’s signature,” he says. “You can be 17 and do it with a parent’s signature.” A big part of the senior year is applying to colleges for admittance. Zargham is interested in attending the University of Florida or Florida State University, both huge baseball schools. He is also looking into the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is a good student athlete and takes all honors or Advanced Placement classes. By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

SAMUEL BERK Palmer Trinity senior Samuel Berk has more than 200 community service hours, mostly from working with kids and teaching them how to play baseball. Baseball has also allowed Berk to travel and earn community service at the same time. That’s because he has played baseball on one of the Maccabi teams sponsored by the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center. The JCC Maccabi Games are where thousands of Jewish kids meet and compete in sports. They are sponsored by Jewish community centers across America and around the world. A major component of Maccabi Games is the Mitzvah Day, a day for community service that all the players take part in. Berk played baseball in the games until he reached the age limit of 16. Two summers ago, at the games held in Omaha, the Mitzvah Day took place in nearby Lincoln where the kids were bused in to clean up a graveyard. “We cleaned up the gravestones of veterans mostly from the World Wars,” he says. “It was a lot of graves that were messed up. We cleaned up almost 100 of them.”

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The year before that, in San Francisco, the Maccabi participants worked at a park in a low income neighborhood. “We cleaned up a park to make it safe for kids to play and made it a beautiful park,” he says. And in San Diego, they put on a fair for kids in a homeless shelter. “It was a whole fair with tents and games,” he says. “It was just to have a day of fun for them.” His last year as a player was a good one since they won second place in the Omaha Games. That was quite an improvement from the previous year when the team was not very good. He loved being a part of the team and going to the games, not only for the chance to play baseball, but because he also had the opportunity to travel and to help others in the cities he traveled to. “It really makes you see things, that I have the opportunity to travel here, I should help,” he says. “There is so much I have to be thankful for.” Berk has also earned service hours by working at Five Star Baseball Summer camp run by former major leaguer Jorge Fabregast. “I asked him if I could help the kids learn baseball,” Berk says. “I love working with five and six year olds to teach them the game that I love.” While Berk started high school at Palmetto High, he transferred to Palmer and played varsity baseball last spring. He transferred because he thought Palmer presented him with better opportunities. “I think it’s a better school overall because the teachers are so involved in what they do,” he says. He is comfortable with the community service the baseball team is doing at Palmer. Toward the end of the school year they visited the homeless shelter in Homestead and donated sports items and books. “We were there playing with the kids all day from noon to five or six,” he says. On the Palmer team, he plays third base, first base and catcher. His preferred position is first base. Baseball has been his sport since he was six, starting at Danny Berry and then moving on to the Howard Palmetto Baseball Softball Association. Baseball is also a way for him to earn extra money. He’s been umpiring for Howard Palmetto, working games played by five and six year olds. “It was fun,” he says. By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

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LINDSEY NORTH Palmer Trinity junior Lindsey North volunteers at the Center for Writing so she can help fellow students with their writing. “We tutor students in writing who come into our office,” she says. “We help them

with their papers or any other writing things they need help with.” The volunteers at the Center mostly deal with the middle school students and freshmen. They are introduced to the kids when the volunteers go into the classrooms at the teacher’s request. “We can help them do revisions and we can help them start their ideas,” she says. They can also deal with writing concerns such as sentence structure, proofreading and grammar. “We read it out loud to them and then we work with them to make their own corrections so they have an understanding,” she says. North chose to work at the Center for Writing because she loves to read and write, and it seemed like a good opportunity. “It’s a really great thing and the students really appreciate it,” she says. “It helps them with their writing and it helps me write better.” Plus, she says, the assignments are interesting, so working on improving the papers is not boring. Outside of school, North is a member of the coed service organization Students Offering Support. She had previously been in Twenty Little Working Girls, which is also a

service organization. SOS sponsors an annual bowling tournament dedicated to raising money to combat bullying. Funds from the bowling tournament have been donated to Josie Lee Ratley, the Broward girl who was beaten and almost killed at school by a boy who had allegedly texted his friends that he was going to beat her up. “I was in contact with her aunt and she was supposed to come in speak at one of our donations, but she wasn’t able to make it,” North says. SOS members are hoping to do more for anti-bullying causes. “We’re looking at doing something national,” she says. “There is no national organization that does it for the whole U.S. There are things for disabilities, but not bullying. There’s nothing you can donate money to.” Another important SOS program is Youth Arts Day at the Deering Estate. They have been involved for three years and this past year they were chosen as Deering Estate’s Partner of the Year. “We have student performers from preschoolers to high schoolers performing in bands,” she says. “We have vendors.”

The service club also sponsors a 5k run at Deering, with the money raised divided among the four charities that the club supports. Each class has a different charity. Last year, the sophomore class worked with the Tim Hardaway Leadership Foundation This year, North is a Palmer Peer Counselor so she helps the middle school students and freshmen deal with classmates. “We focus on building a safe place for everyone to learn,” she says. “If there is someone who is not sitting with anyone at lunch, we’ll say, “Hey, why don’t you come sit with us.” Being a peer counselor helps her promote anti-bullying ideas and helps students feel safe at school. “We can deal one on one with people or with groups of friends if they are having a hard time getting along,” she says. North is also an athlete. She played junior varsity volleyball and varsity softball last year. This year she expects to play golf and varsity softball. Because of a shoulder injury, she can no longer play volleyball. By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

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industry. Most are living dangerous lives on the streets and are under the control of pimps and traffickers. Support will enable Kristi House to staff a drop-in center and emergency shelter, planned for an early 2012 opening. “Many people are shocked to learn that children — domestic children — are being bought and sold for sex, with the average age of adolescents entering prostitution at 12 to 14 years old,” said Kristi House executive director Trudy Novicki. “Most people think it’s a foreign problem and can’t believe it’s happening to children in their own communities,” she added. “These children have suffered unspeakable trauma and are not ‘bad kids.’ They have not chosen degrading, dangerous lives,” said Wansley Walters, secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. “Kristi House is leading the way in changing how we view these victims, and developing a model for our state and country for treatment and recovery.” Project GOLD was nominated for the RWJF grant by Women’s Fund of MiamiDade Inc. Local funding partners also include Palank Memorial Foundation, Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Health Foundation of South Florida, The Ware Foundation, Hugh and Eliza Culverhouse, Trish and Dan Bell, List Family Foundation and the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation. Kristi House was selected out of 181 applicants nationwide for the highly competitive 2011 RWJF Local Funding Partnerships matching grants. “Kristi House is a leader in the nation on this issue. They operate one of the few programs of this kind, providing a continuum of services for a very high-risk population of girls,” said Debi Harris, CEO of Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade. “Women’s

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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fund is proud to have been the first organization to fund Project GOLD in 2008, and we are gratified that the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has recognized our nomination of Kristi House with this award. The funds will help achieve the realization of a shelter in our community for this overlooked cohort of victims.” “Kristi House was the first Children’s Advocacy Center in the country to address the issue in a significant way and has been a leader among the 528 accredited members,” Chris Newlin, executive director of the National Children’s Advocacy Center said. “Commercial sexual exploitation of children is no longer an unrecognized problem and many communities are now working on ways to protect them, often using the model developed at Kristi House. These children are victims, not criminals.” Kristi House began its program in 2007 by bringing together a community-wide collaboration of law enforcement, victim advocates, social service providers, child welfare and juvenile justice specialists in Miami. Kristi House’s partnership of some 27 different agencies formed the Miami CSEC (commercial sexual exploitation of children) Working Group and has been key to Miami’s national leadership in the field, informing and guiding Project GOLD, working cases together and rescuing girls. Kristi House is located on the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital campus at 1265 NW 12 Ave. Its south facility is located at S. Dixie Highway and 152nd Street. Founded in 1996, Kristi House has served more than 8,500 victims of child sexual abuse and their families. Thousands more are reached every year with education and prevention outreach programs. For more information visit online at <www.kristihouse.org>.

ANNIVERSARY, from page 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– a great number of them – Greg Schwartz , Mike Parker, Bobby Braddock, Jeff Cutler, Mark Ghezzi and his entire family, Steve Grant, Tommy Rey and so many others. The HPBSA is having a 50th anniversary reunion party on Friday, Jan. 13, and I want to alert everybody far in advance so you can make arrangements to attend. We will honor all of the coaches, players, league officials and others who have had an affiliation with the organization over the years. The organizing committee for this event is made up of Camille and Joe Cilli, Janet Capparelli, Jeff Cutler, Pat Wilson, Bob Slater, Bill Shaw, Cessy Rubinson, Marina Demers, Bob Schroer, Bob Hingston and myself. If you

want to attend or want to help put this together, or if you have any old photographs that we may use, please get in touch with us. We will provide more details as we get into the fall, but for now you can call us at 305-323-8206, email us at <howardpalmetto50@gmail.com> or search for us on Facebook using keyword Grant Miller. Let’s make this a wonderful, memorable event and celebrate the existence of a truly great organization.

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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 August 1 - 7, 2011. ARSON None AUTO THEFT None ASSAULT None BATTERY None BURGLARY (COMMERCIAL) None BURGLARY (RESIDENCE) Case # 1103071 Location: 7200 Block of SW 100 St On Aug. 3, sometime between 1800 hrs, and 2200 hrs, unknown offender(s) gained entry into the victim’s residence by smashing a sliding glass door. At the time of the report, the victim was unable to determine if anything was stolen. Case # 1103073 Location: 7400 Block of SW 132 St On Aug. 4, at approximately 0022 hrs, in the course of responding to a burglar alarm it was discovered that unknown offender(s) had attempted to gain entry into the victim’s residence. The unknown offender(s) fled the scene before the police arrived. Case # 1103080 Location: 13400 Block of SW 82 Ct On Aug. 24, at approximately 1026 hrs, in the course of responding to a burglar alarm it was discovered that unknown offender(s) had gained entry into the victim’s residence by breaking a rear window and stole a laptop computer. The estimated value of the stolen property is $800. The case is presently under investigation. Case # 1103093 Location: 10700 Block of SW 60 Ave On Aug. 4, at approximately 2057 hrs, in the course of responding to a burglar alarm it was discovered that unknown offender(s) had gained entry into the victim’s residence by breaking a bathroom door and stole jewelry. The estimated value of the stolen property is $58,000. The case is presently under investigation. ROBBERY None SEX CRIME None HOMICIDE None THEFT Case # 1103029 Location: 13501 S Dixie Hwy (Home Depot) On Aug. 1, at approximately 1045 hrs, a known offender was observed taking merchandise and exiting the store making no attempt to pay. The offender was arrested and charged with theft. The estimated value of the stolen property is $90.

Case # 1103037 Location: 7600 Block of SW 130 St Sometime between July 1, 1645 hrs, and Aug. 1, 1645 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a decal from the victim’s vehicle. The estimated value of the stolen property is $4. Case # 1103048 Location: 8765 S Dixie Hwy (CVS Pharmacy) On Aug. 2, at approximately 1402 hrs, a known offender was observed taking merchandise and exiting the store making no attempt to pay. The offender was arrested and charged with theft. The estimated value of the stolen property is $47. Case # 1103057 Location: 11505 S Dixie Hwy (Parking Lot) On Aug. 3, sometime between 1026 hrs, and 1126 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a tag from the victim’s vehicle. The estimated value of the stolen property is $4. Case # 1103058 Location: 7300 Block of SW 96 St Sometime between May 3, 0900 hrs, and July 20, 0900 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a tag from the victim’s vehicle. The estimated value of the stolen property is $4. Case # 1103063 Location: 11600 Block of SW 61 Ct Sometime between May 1, 2010, unknown time, and November 1, 2010, unknown time, unknown offender(s) stole jewelry from the victim’s residence. The estimated value of the stolen property is $20,000. The case is presently under investigation. Case # 1103084 Location: 83 Ave & 130 St (Roadway) On Aug. 4, at approximately 1412 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a Stop sign from the listed area. The estimated value of the stolen property is $100. Case # 1103088 Location: 7300 Block of W 96 St Sometime between June 24, 1700 hrs, and July 29, 1700 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a garbage can from the victim’s property. The estimated value of the stolen property is $50. Case # 1103098 Location: 8900 Block of SW 69 Ct On Aug. 5, at approximately 1153 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole lawn equipment from the victim’s trailer. The estimated value of the stolen property is $1,450. The case is presently under investigation. Case # 1103130 Location: 8765 S Dixie Hwy (CVS Pharmacy) On Aug. 7, at approximately 0056 hrs, a known offender was observed taking merchandise and exiting the store making no attempt to pay. The offender was arrested and charged with theft. The estimated value of the stolen property is $50.

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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 August 8 - 14, 2011

RSON AR None AUTO THEFT Case # 1103164 Location: 13575 S Dixie Hwy (Parking Lot) On Aug. 9, sometime between 0530 hrs, and 1130 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole the victim’s 2008 Chevrolet Trail Blazer. Case # 1103165 Location: 13501 S Dixie Hwy (Parking Lot) On Aug. 9, sometime between 1100 hrs, and 1230 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole the victim’s 2004 Dodge Ram. ASSAULTS None BATTERY None BURGLARY (COMMERCIAL) None BURGLARY (RESIDENCE) Case # 1103154 Location: 7600 Block of SW 133 St Sometime between Aug. 6, 1630 hrs, and Aug. 8, 1735 hrs, unknown offender(s) gained entry into the victim’s residence by breaking a rear door and stole computer and sound equipment. The estimated value of the stolen property is $2,000. The case is presently under investigation. Case # 1103156 Location: 6200 Block of Rolling Road Dr Sometime between Aug. 1, 1855 hrs, and Aug. 8, 1855 hrs, unknown offender(s) gained entry into the victim’s residence. The residence is presently vacant due to being remodeled. Case # 1103208 Location: 7900 Block of SW 129 Terr On Aug. 11, sometime between 1930 hrs, and 2215 hrs, unknown offender(s) gained entry into the victim’s residence by prying open a bathroom door and stole jewelry and a camera. The estimated value of the stolen property is $2,400. The case is presently under investigation. Case # 1103210 Location: 8800 Block of SW 64 Ct Sometime between Aug. 11, 2330 hrs, and Aug. 12, 0400 hrs, unknown offender(s) gained entry into the victim’s garage by using a remote garage opener and stole a bicycle. The estimated value of the stolen property is $350. Case # 1103246 Location: 5800 Block of SW 130 Terr Sometime between Aug. 13, 1600 hrs, and

Aug. 14, 1900 hrs, unknown offender(s) gained entry into the victim’s residence through a rear sliding glass door and stole computer equipment. The estimated value of the stolen property is $699. ROBBERY Case # 1103229 Location: 7200 Block of SW 104 St On Aug. 13, at approximately 0020 hrs, unknown offender(s), in an attempt to steal the victim’s wallet, hit the victim in the back of his head causing minor injuries. The case is presently under investigation. SEX CRIME None HOMICIDE None THEFT Case # 1103161 Location: 6000 Block of SW 128 St Sometime between Aug. 8, 0700 hrs, and Aug. 9, 0700 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a garbage can from the victim’s property. The estimated value of the stolen property is $50. Case # 1103170 Location: 13501 S Dixie Hwy (Home Depot) On Aug. 9, at approximately 1639 hrs, a known offender was observed taking merchandise and exiting the store making no attempt to pay. The offender was arrested and charged with theft. The estimated value of the stolen property is $188. Case # 1103201 Location: 13501 S Dixie Hwy (Parking Lot) On Aug. 2, at approximately 1330 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole a decal from the victim’s vehicle. The estimated value of the stolen property is $4. Case # 1103233 Location: 12313 S Dixie Hwy (Malanga Café) Sometime between Aug. 12, 1230 hrs, and Aug. 13, 0923 hrs, unknown offender(s) stole miscellaneous items from a shed. The estimated value of the stolen property is $680. Case # 1103248 Location: 10401 S Dixie Hwy (Roadway) On Aug. 14, at approximately 2336 hrs, a known offender contracted the services of a taxi and then refused to pay for its services. The offender was arrested and charged with theft. The amount of the unpaid cab fare is $65.

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Negro League paintings to be exhibited at Freedom Tower BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD

Because the mother of renowned artist Kadir Nelson lives in South Miami-Dade, Miami has been added to the list of cities that will exhibit his magnificent paintings about the Negro Baseball League. The exhibit is entitled We Are the Ship and features paintings and sketches by Nelson, celebrated artist and illustrator. The exhibit will open in the Downtown Miami Freedom Tower on Nov. 3 with an invitation-only party, then will be open to the public Nov. 4 through Jan. 8. The paintings will continue on tour of the U.S. through 2013. The exhibit includes a 5x5-foot painting of Jackie Robinson, and two other paintings have been used as U.S. postage stamps to pay homage to the Negro League. Nelson also wrote a book entitled We Are The Ship: The Story of the Negro Baseball League. “The history of the league was big to me,” Nelson says. “I wanted to paint in an epic format. I wanted to exhibit them, too.” Nelson spent eight years researching, painting and writing the book. After successfully arranging a tour for the paintings, the exhibit initially was slated to bypass Miami

because there was no venue available to house it. “When my mother found out about the tour, she wanted to bring it to Miami,” Nelson says. “I wanted the exhibit to go where Negro League baseball was played.” When she learned the exhibit would bypass Miami for the lack of a venue, Nelson’s mom, Emily Gunter, decided she would find a location. She had heard about the Freedom Tower and she visited historic building to see for herself whether it was a suitable place to exhibit the paintings. “I had heard the history of the building,” she says. “It’s the Ellis Island of Miami. This is nothing but perfect. The Cubans and Negros were the ones who came together to form the Negro league because the dark Cubans were not allowed to play in the major leagues.” Gunter is organizing a series of events around the exhibit, including a fundraiser for Urgent Inc., which runs an after-school program at Goulds Elementary, as well as intergenerational programs, programs for grandparents raising grandchildren and housing programs for low income families. This school year, Gunter will work at Goulds two

Kadir Nelson –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– days a week and with a new after-school care program in Overtown three days a week. “Eleven-11-11, the date itself says it’s going to be a very special event,” she says. “Kadir is lending his celebrity to Urgent Inc. It will help pay for all of the programs that we do now.”

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Palmer Trinity student takes part in international youth volleyball BY SUZANNE GOTTLIEB CALLEJA

Palmer Trinity School student Paulina Prieto, Class of 2012, recently was in Ankara, Turkey, where she competed with the USA Girl’s Youth National Volleyball Team for the Fédéracion Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Youth World Championship 2011. The competition is a biennial event that features the top 15 Youth (Under 18) players from 16 countries worldwide, including this year’s competitors: Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, China, Japan, Germany, Poland, Serbia, Egypt, Slovakia, Mexico, Algeria, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Italy, and the USA. Prieto has attended Palmer Trinity School since 2007, joining the PTS Varsity Women’s Volleyball Team in seventh grade. She will graduate a semester early in December and will start training for volleyball at Penn State in January 2012. For more information about the school, visit online at <www.palmertrinity.org>.

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In an effort to help control the pet overpopulation problem and reduce the shelter intake of homeless cats, Miami-Dade Animal Services will offer donor subsidized (co-pay $15) spay/neuter services for cats, every Thursday and Friday, through Sept. 30, at the shelter, 7401 NW 74 St. in Medley. Check in at 7:30 a.m. on a first come, first served basis.

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CHI Expands Imaging Services BY BRODES H. HARTLEY, JR.

President/CEO, Community Health of South Florida Community Health of South Florida (CHI) has expanded its imaging services and now offers a broader selection of diagnostic tools at its Doris Ison Health Center headquarters facility on SW 216 Street. On Aug. 24, we officially completed the addition of computed tomography (CT) scan, bone scan and nuclear medicine imaging to our existing X-ray, fluoroscopy, mammography and ultrasound services. These expanded capabilities continue our efforts to offer onestop access to quality healthcare in south Miami-Dade and Monroe County. The imaging center that first opened in 1973 also has been refurbished with new fixtures, a restful color scheme designed by South Florida artist David Schor, and the important new services for its growing number of patients. These advancements will reduce the number of patients we’ve been sending to other diagnostic facilities, and they improve the effectiveness of our overall healthcare. Our imaging staff now can provide more specific diagnoses to all CHI medical practitioners for better overall patient care. The refreshed imaging center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. CHI is examining the feasibility of weekend and holiday services. Our chief radiologic technologist Kay Dolan leads a team of 10 technologists and support staff. Last year they processed about 15,000 images. Their procedures now are more efficient and we have reduced our costs because we have gone film-less. We are saving all images on computer servers backed up by the Terremark Tier-IV network access point facility in downtown Miami. In addition to improved efficiency, the change has freed up space. It permits better access to and use of images. Consider the options now available at CHI. A computed tomography (CT scan) can

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Back to school can be a real stressful experience BY PAUL MERKER

Going back to school signifies a time of exciting new beginnings for teens, but it can also be a time of stressful challenges. The start of each new school year presents its own rewards and problems. As children mature, they are faced with different choices and decisions – some which can change or impact their lives for many years to come. Whether it is their choice of courses, the friends they choose, the study habits they adopt or the vigor, or lack of, that they use to overcome academic challenges, the word “choice” becomes the operative word. When a child is segueing from elementary to middle school, or middle to high school, or switching from private to public school (or reverse) there are always uncertainties that present themselves for both the child and his/her parents. Open communication amongst family members becomes essential to make this transition as smooth as possible. Your child will adapt many of your attitudes and fears, which is why you, as the adult, must set the standard that new challenges are good and this new change will be a wonderful learning adventure. As your child grows into his/her teen years, peer pressure becomes more important. Peer pressure can dictate the friends they keep, how important they view academic success, what extra-curricular activities they become involved in, and their weekend, social activities. Peer pressure to experiment with alcohol or drugs can impact the school year for teens and their families. Studies show that 48 percent of teens used alcohol in the past 30 days and 20 percent used marijuana in the past 30 days. The instances of teenage drug use continues to increase each year despite the widely talked about dangers of using drugs. As parents, we are all aware of the chal-

lenge of talking with teens about the risk of drug and alcohol use and abuse. However, you can help your child navigate through all of the mixed messages and misinformation about drug and alcohol abuse. What steps can a parent take to try and help their kid not fall victim to social pressures that many teens feel at school? Studies have shown that the most important thing parents can do to keep their kid drug free is to talk to them on a regular basis. How you talk to your teen is vitally important. If your teen is willing to share something, anything, parents must listen in a non judgmental and positive atmosphere. Your children are more willing to talk to you when you are more willing to just listen. As a parent, strive to ask open ended questions about what they know and just sit back and listen to their answers. Open ended questions cannot be answered with a yes or no, and this line of communication shows you are really interested in finding out what your teen has to say. Get involved in your teens school. As a child moves from elementary to middle school, and onto high school, they need continued parental support. Parents seem to disappear from the school as a child enters high school. Stay involved, attend PTSA meetings, attend Back to School Night, and learn the names of your teen’s teachers. Parents can also get involved in the school by helping chaperone field trips, and other events that take place in the school, assist with a specific club or interest group, and attend school sporting events with your child. Get to know your teen’s friends and their families and where they go after school. If they are spending the night at a friend’s house, or attending a party at a home, call the hosting parents and make sure there will be parent chaperones present. Make your home available for social activities and a comfortable place for your child and friends to hang out. In addition to getting involved with the school, parents should set limits on their

EDUCATION children’s parameters and acceptable activities outside the home, such as what is expected of them when they attend after school events. For example, make a pact with your teen not to ride in a car with a driver who has been using drugs or has been drinking. Let your teen know they can call you anytime and you will come and get them without an argument or pointing blame. The goal here is to earn their trust. Bring back the family dinner! As families we are always on the run. Life is pulling families in many directions. The benefits that family dinners reap are many including better nutrition, a time to “check-in” with your teen and discuss what’s going on in your lives. Family dinners allow time to stop texting one another while allowing time for open verbal communication and a time for your teen to develop language skills. Recent studies, by Columbia University, found teens having family dinners five or more times a week were 42 percent less likely to drink

alcohol, 59 percent less likely to smoke cigarettes, and 66 percent less likely to try marijuana. The study also found that frequent family dinners were associated with better school performance. Enjoy your family dinners, keep the conversations light and leave the serious discussions for another time. Family meals are for comfort and support. When parents make an effort to emphasize the importance of family and togetherness, children respond in a positive manner. Establish a loving, trusting relationship with your child. Encourage your teen to make healthy life choices, develop strong friendships, and find fun alternatives to alcohol or drugs. Paul Merker is a Certified Addiction Therapist and has a private counseling practice. He may be contacted by calling 305-498-0704, via email at <merkerpaul1@aol.com> or by going to <www.paulmerker.com>.

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No. Don’t top your live oak or any other hardwood tree such as a black olive or mahogany. A tree sometimes needs to be pruned to avoid interference with utility lines, buildings, or parts of the surrounding environment. Whenever pruning is required, it is important to avoid the practice of topping -- the removal of all parts of a tree above a certain height with no consideration for its structure or health. Long thought to reduce a hazard, topping is a temporary and ineffective solution that actually makes a tree more hazardous in the long run. • Topping "starves" trees by robbing them of their food-creating leaves. • Topped trees, in an act of defense, create shoots that grow quickly (up to 20 feet in one year) and are more prone to breaking. • Topping also makes trees more susceptible to insects and disease. • Topping creates "high maintenance

trees" that are expensive to treat, repair, and care for. Hurricane tree-trimming basics for hardwood trees • Reduction pruning is an effective alternative to topping. It reduces the size of longer branches by cutting back lateral ones. Some branches are removed at their point of origin. • Avoid excessive thinning of interior branches. It can lead to rapid growth of upright interior shoots and limb breakage. • The best way to learn to manage tree growth and maintain tree health is to consult a Certified Arborist. These tree care professionals know how to safely prune trees, and they can couch you as a homeowner how to best maintain and care for them throughout the year. Ron von Paulus is an International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist (ID # Fl-5770A) and has more than 20 years experience working with trees in South Florida. He offers free consultations to homeowners and businesses. He can be reached at Big Ron’s Tree Service 305-588-3091 or by email at <ron@BigRonsTreeService.com>

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Stop trying to be perfect? What will you put on your “not-to-do” list so that you can achieve success? Here are some ideas for your list: • Stop comparing your worst to someone else’s best. Comparing yourself to someone else is a recipe for disappointment. It is especially frustrating when you try to size up your performance, or your appearance, or some other quality to a super model, an Olympic athlete or your brother or sister who always outshined you. Give yourself a break and appreciate that you are more than enough just as you are. It is better to be the best version of yourself than to torture yourself with unrealistic comparisons to others. • Stop waiting for someone else to make you happy. Happiness is an inside job. You are in charge of your life and of your happiness. Abraham Lincoln said, “Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Decide that you will create your own happiness rather than expect it from someone or something else. Take responsibility for doing things that bring you joy. • Stop focusing on what you don’t have. Rather than focus on not having enough time, enough money, enough energy or enough help, focus on what you do have and be grateful that you have it. Watch your world begin to change in a positive way as you let go of limiting thoughts of what you don’t have and express gratitude for what you do have. Self sabotage is the worst deterrent to your best performance. Pat Morgan has an MBA and is a professional business coach who works with busy professionals to help them become more profitable and productive by capitalizing on their strengths and taking focused action to create powerful change. Contact her at 305-458-2849, by email at <PatMorgan@SmoothSailingSuccess.com> or go to <www.SmoothSailingSuccess.com>.

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Village resident helps bring Jackson Browne concert to UM BY GLORIA BURNS

A long-time fan of Jackson Browne, Pinecrest resident Rick Tonkinson will cosponsor the Jackson Browne concert at Festival Miami at the University of Miami on Oct. 26 at the Gusman Concert Hall. Browne will perform new songs and award-winning mega hits such as Running on Empty, The Pretender and Somebody’s Baby in a special all-acoustic concert. Tickets are $65, $45, $25 and may be purchased online at <www.miami.edu/frost/index.php/frost/fro st_events/jackson_browne_unplugged>. Tonkinson, a UM alumnae and president of Tonkinson Financial, says it is a pleasure “to co-sponsor this living legend of rock and roll to the community.” This is third consecutive year that the Tonkinson family business has co-sponsored the Festival Miami, sponsoring Monica Mancini and Lamont Dozier in prior years. Tonkinson and his wife, Margarita, are long-time supporters of the Frost School of Music and were instrumen-

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“CAUTION: CHILDREN LISTEN” BY KAREN ARONOWITZ, President, United Teachers of Dade

There’s a picture from my childhood that captures six of us in a mock wedding ceremony that my mom created to entertain us one afternoon. She had gotten some netting and sewed it onto a headband to serve as a veil. One of my slips loaded with tulle became the wedding gown. My brother was collared into the groom’s role, sporting a tie of my father’s, a loud, wide tie that I cannot ever recollect my father wearing. It was bright green with parrots on it. Even in a black and white photo, that tie still screams out its tropical colors. We ranged in age from three to ten, a gang of neighborhood kids who had the run of the block, entering unlocked back doors for snacks and bathroom breaks. We drank water from the hose. As I look at that picture, I see the adults these children have become: a civil rights lawyer, a pharmacist, a hair dresser, now deceased. A nail technician. A teacher. One sings karaoke at night, and was a mean trumpet player back in the day. She works at a chiropractor’s office. And their children (now adults): another lawyer, like his dad. A teacher. A bartender. An EMT. A drug addict, lost to us now, her mother

still praying she’ll recover. An electrical engineer, like her dad. A psychologist. The faces of children call to me as another school year begins. I listen as our nation talks about children. I hear children described as the workforce. I hear children spoken about as competitors in a rigged game that they cannot win. I hear children described as winners and losers based on their test scores, even little children whose fingers are just learning to wrap themselves around a pencil. I hear teenagers who arrive in our schools speaking other tongues, having witnessed mayhem we hope never to see, being called lazy and unproductive. We, as a nation, must change our dialogue. We cannot speak of children thus, and we cannot fail to fund our public schools, leaving them without resources, leaving children behind, while a few “escape” to charters. If we believe in children, our public schools must have the support of businesses and communities. They must receive equitable funding from philanthropies and foundations. They must receive state dollars for roofs and painting, for smartboards and laptops, just as the state allocates for charters. Look at the faces of America’s children as they pass before you in their shiny new shoes, with their dreams and hopes for a new school year. They’re listening to us. What will we say about what they are worth? The United Teachers of Dade represents 35,000 teachers and school support personnel in MDCPS. The union is committed to being a leader in creating public school reform, fostering a quality public education for all students and elevating the professional status of teachers, paraprofessionals, office employees, and all school support personnel

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Danny Berry Baseball just keeps getting better Linda K. Landy ALPER JCC NEWS It’s a far cry from the two dusty baseball fields accessed by a muddy, unpaved parking lot when my boys helped inaugurate Danny Berry’s JCC Baseball in 1993. As the physical facilities have grown, so has the variety of programs. Coach Berry offers a unique brand of youth baseball through a wide variety of leagues, clinics, camps, school vacation mini-camps and parties. There’s also flag football, a men’s softball league and all star traveling teams. The impressive Phyllis and Arnold Grossman Ball Park now features six lighted ball fields, 10 lighted automated batting cages, five pitching tunnels, a concession stand, air conditioned bathrooms and an All Star Sports Store where players can choose from a large selection of top-of-the-line equipment. And a paved parking lot! This summer Danny Berry’s Kendall Little League 11-12 year old All Star Team made it all the way to the state tournament championship game. Sanctioned by Little League Baseball, the teams coached by volunteers are open to players age three to 12 living in Miami-Dade County south of Bird Road. Players age 11to12 are eligible to advance to the Little League World Series. The other big story is the new Danny Berry Diamondbacks Softball Academy coached by USA Baseball Women’s National Team catcher Veronica Alvarez. Girls of all skill levels age six to 13 can play Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. Coach Alvarez had a team-high batting average of .750 at the 2008 World Cup. Also, former University of Miami baseball

coach Lazer Collazo is now available for private and group lessons. What hasn’t changed is Coach Berry’s emphasis on player development and team interaction. Parents are discouraged from coaching during a game from the bleachers and asked to reinforce the message that that as long as you try your best, it’s okay to lose. Frequent positive reinforcement helps players build selfesteem. At the daily award ceremony children are recognized for “hustle” and improvement as well as home runs and great plays. Danny Berry Diamondbacks Baseball Academy offers year-round instructional leagues with professional coaches for boys and girls three to 12. Emphasis is on fun and instruction with authentic big league uniforms. Players practice two or three times during the week and games are played on Saturday. Registration is now open for the fall league which begins Aug. 29. An introduction to baseball clinic for boys and girls 3 and 4-years-old is designed to

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2012 Cadillac CTS Coupe has new, hightech V-6 engine Ron Beasley AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR

LET’S TALK CARS It’s not hard for me to like a Cadillac; I grew up on them. And I have owned four of them in my adult life. So it will come as no surprise if I tell you that the 2012 Cadillac CTS Coupe is one sweetheart of an automobile. I know there are some who simply will not buy a coupe under any circumstances, and I understand that — difficulty getting into the back seat and not enough room once you get there; not to mention the dearth of headroom. All that aside, this new CTS Coupe is something you have to see to believe, and drive to understand. The styling is a dramatic 2+2 sports coupe design, one that was virtually unchanged from the concept vehicle. It joined the CTS lineup in 2011, rounding out a range of models and body styles that included: Sedan, Wagon and the high-performance V-Series. Continuous

improvements have helped keep the CTS Caddys on the favorites list of American consumers and earned critical praise, including a spot on Car and Driver’s 10 Best list, Popular Mechanics’ Auto Excellence Awards and Automobile magazine’s All-Star list. For 2012, the CTS Coupe gets a lighter, more powerful version of the 318 hp 3.6-liter V-6 with direct injection and continuously variable valve timing. The new V-6 gets an EPAestimated 18/27 mpg, despite having about five percent more horsepower than last year’s model. The CTS Coupe is offered in Base, Performance and Premium Collections, all powered by the 3.6-liter engine, and is available in rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. The CTS Coupe has the same wheelbase as the CTS Sedan, but the overall height that is about two inches lower and the overall length two inches shorter. And while it is based on the same architecture, the CTS Coupe shares only the instrument panel, console, headlights, front fenders and grille with its Sedan sibling. Also for 2912, the Coupe has a new version of the shield-shaped grille, the addition of the side blind-zone alert system, new exterior colors and a new Touring Package edition.

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The CTS Coupe has classic hardtop styling with no conventional B-pillars and the windshield is slanted at a faster angle, combining with a long, almost horizontal rear window to create a dramatic profile. The lower front fascia is sculpted with unique brake-cooling vents, while the rear fascia has lower mesh grilles and the center-outlet exhaust with twin dihedralshaped tips pass through the rear fascia. A rear spoiler is integrated into the cen-

ter high-mounted stop lamp and a sculpted roof-mounted antenna serves both OnStar and SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Pricing on the 2012 Cadillac CTS Coupe starts at $38,365.

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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Facebook: A unique marketing opportunity for your small business Maximize internet traffic and you can increase your income BY JUAN COLOME

In November 2006, Facebook pages were released as an advertising platform. Before the launch, internet marketers simply purchased advertising to promote their products and services. Thanks to Facebook, internet marketers now have an entirely unique opportunity to market products and services. The great thing about Facebook is that it is designed to encourage brand loyalty. Once you have a satisfied customer, that customer will be able to visit your page repeatedly and become a fan of your business. In fact, fans can even write what they think of your products or services on your Facebook page “wall.” You will now be able to build a presence on Facebook for your business, rather than just merely creating or posting an advertisement. Facebook encourages people to visit your page and spread the word about your business.

As a business owner, you will also be able to encourage interaction with your customers by posting photos, videos and participating in group discussions. You can also send updates to your fans about new products and services you are offering. You can add different kinds of applications, which will further encourage repeat visits and more people to join your group, or become a fan of your page. Basically, Facebook offers word of mouth advertising – for FREE! With more than 700 million active subscribers on Facebook and counting, you will see that advertising on Facebook is definitely worth your time. With figures such as these, every internet marketer realizes that this is a tremendous marketing opportunity. Facebook allows you to interact with other people. You can make new friends, or new customers, and encourage them to spread your good news. With its highly interactive features, you will see that advertising is easier and very effective on Facebook. You will generate more targeted traffic to your site and ultimately, your business. With this comes increased sales and profits. Remember, you need to create a great business Facebook page and keep it updated in

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Rotary birthdayand andbikers, bikers,tootoo Rotarytreats treat kids; birthday Gloria Burns GLORIA’S GAB The International Fellowship of Hunting and Fishing Rotarians Inc. (IFHFR) offered youngsters an adventure they’ll not soon forget. On Saturday, July 30, this generous group of Rotarians, dedicated to introducing disadvantaged children to the environment and fishing, gathered a group of Haitian children from South Florida Urban Ministries, Non-violence USA and others who participated in the Special Olympics for ages 12 -17, and took them all on their very first fishing trip. What a time they had! During a half-day excursion on the Reward Won out of Miami Bayside Marina, the kids angled at deep sea fishing and tho’ some experienced sea sickness, all returned to port to be surprised with Fellowship shirts, a trophy for being a “winner” and, best of all, a new fishing rod and reel for each from the boat’s crew: a

memory of a lifetime! Each year, the Fellowship sponsors fishing trips, from the Miami-Dade and Broward County areas. In addition, its members treat a group of disadvantaged children to the benefits of the outdoors during a week of summer camp in Florida. To learn more about International Fellowship of Hunting and Fishing Rotarians, check out their web site at www.ifhfr.org. A birthday with good friends was order of the day recently at Veronica’s Dollhouse in South Miami as three friends with the same birthdays shared another in a series of B-days together. The threesome included former Coral Gables Mayor Dorothy Thomson, Valerie Renick and Leona Cooper, joined by friends and family for a Victorian-styled birthday tea party at this delightful spot (7221 SW 57th Court). The birthday girls are always looking for something new and different each year and 2011 was no exception as the trio traveled back in time for a 1890’s tea party, wearing floral hats and gloves that made them feel like little girls again, playing dress-up. No talk of politics…just good fun with the traditional tea time finger sandwiches and sweets. Happy Birthday, girls!

Birthday girls celebrating at Veronica’s Dollhouse (l-r) are Valerie Renick, Leona Cooper and Dorothy Thomson

Local cyclists Chris Coffey, Harold Kessler, Judy Adler, Lee Kessler at first morning start in Magog, Canada, with only 600 miles to go! –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

With a goal to raise $60,000 for cancer research at the Pan Mass Challenge, Miamian Richard Berkowitz, Alan Starr of Newton, MA and yet another buddy, Judy A dler of Miami Beach, celebrated 60th birthdays by cycling 600 miles from Montreal to Provincetown. Other friends from both Florida and the East Coast also turning 60 this year joined this adventure and named it the “Tour de 60”. Starr, Berkowitz, and Pan Mass Challenge Founder Billy Starr (also in his 60th year) were childhood friends, growing up together in Newton. Berkowitz, a founding partner of the Berkowitz, Dick, Pollack and Brant CPA firm with offices in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Boca Raton has been biking 190 miles from Sturbridge to Provincetown in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge each

summer for the past 22 years. Joining Berkowitz, Starr and Adler on the Tour de 60: Gray Dunkin, Doug Lyons, John Shapiro, Charles Martley, Chris Coffey, Harold Kessler and Lee Kessler, of Miami. The group began their journey August 1, pedaling 100 miles a day, staying in hotels, and stopping for swims and strolls in the gorgeous countryside between Montreal and Sturbridge where they were then joined by 5,000 other cyclists at a starting line for the 190-mile Pan Mass Challenge. It was quite an adventure for all and for a great cause – so kudos to all of our South Florida riders. Until next time, keep making each day count. If you would like to submit information for this column, please send your news via e-mail to gloriagalburns@aol.com.

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