JANUARY 2016
INTERIOR MOTIVES
TIME FOR A LITTLE SELF-REFLECTION WITH SOME UNUSUAL MIRRORS
WHAT HAPPENED TO ADAM?
IN-DEPTH REPORT OF ABUSE AT FOR-PROFIT SCHOOL
FISH TALES
STAY CALM
MICHELLE CLAVETTE’S BIG SAIL
PARENTING FROM THE SIDELINES
HAPPY SNAPS
ALL THOSE WILLISES 10 CHILDREN 28 GRANDKIDS 38 GREATGRANDKIDS
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w elcome to Coastal Resort Estates. I am proud to invite you on a monthly tour of East Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse
Point, Hillsboro Shores, East Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale’s finest estate properties offered exclusively in excess of one million dollars. It is my pleasure and privilege to represent these important estates. Please enjoy this sampling of properties from my current Coastal Resort Estates collection. I wish to thank my valued clientele for their trust, confidence and loyalty throughout the years. My relationships with both buyers and sellers are defined by discretion, integrity, professionalism at the highest level, as well as unparalleled personalized and customized service. For a confidential consultation and evaluation of your property, please contact me. I look forward to your inquiries anytime. Best Regards,
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5111 NE 31st Avenue, Lighthouse Point • Asking $987,000
Recently built 4-bedroom, 3 full and 2 half bath home located in a quiet and private Lighthouse Point neighborhood. A welcoming entry and open floor plan with high ceilings make this a very desirable home. The home features a large kitchen with gas range and all stainless steel appliances, granite counter and lots of extra of storage. Other features include private courtyard pool, outdoor kitchen, high impact windows, sitting /exercise room off master and large downstairs guest room.
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Well maintained 4-bedroom, 3-bath home on 80’ of wide ocean access water in Lighthouse Point just minutes to the Intracoastal! Remodeled kitchen with granite counters and custom cabinets overlooking the wide canal with Southern exposure and 70’ dock. $799,000.
This is a perfectly maintained 3-bedroom, 2-bath pool home located on a spectacular waterway with South East exposure providing breathtaking wide water views! Great room with wood burning fireplace and wet bar. Vaulted ceilings. Straight shot to the Hillsboro Inlet! $1,395,000.
This 4-bedroom, 2-bath home is located on a quiet street in Lighthouse Point, and is move in ready. Large master suite, open floor plan with a kitchen that overlooks the living areas. Large lot is 130’ deep with a spacious and tropical backyard with room to add a pool. $399,000.
What a view! Set in a private cul-de-sac street in the Lake Placid area of Lighthouse Point with views of the Lighthouse, ICW and Lake Placid, this beautiful 4-bedroom,4-bath Island style home was rebuilt in 2003. Complete with a 27.5 KW whole house Diesel Generator. $2,397,000.
What a great location! Dock your boat a block from the Intracoastal on 70' of deepwater! Just a few blocks to the beach, this 3-bedroom, 2-bath pool home offers views of the beautifully remodeled deck and tropical pool that leads to the waterway. Located near restaurants and shops. $745,000.
Move-in ready 3-bedroom, 2 ½-bath water front home in The Cove. Large living spaces open to a beautiful backyard with mature trees. Newer tile roof, updated baths, new stainless steel appliances & new high impact French doors. Gated entry courtyard and large side yard. $575,000.
Great lot on the North Grand Canal in sought after Lighthouse Point! BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME ON THIS 120' DEEP/ 90' ON WATER LOT! Just 10 minutes (2.26 miles) to the Hillsboro Inlet. Great for large yacht or several boats. The perfect location! $1,065,000.
What a view! Features 92' directly on the Intracoastal Waterway. Well maintained and just waiting for finishing touches. Three bedrooms, 2baths, great pool area and covered patio. $1,199,000.
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Here’s to a wonderful & Happy New Year Lighthouse Point!!! NEW LISTING
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4BR/3.5BA, custom built in 2008, 2 masters, loft office, 90 ft of water w/ composite dock, marble pool deck, 20,000 lb boat lift.
Lighthouse Point $3,299,000
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4BR/4BA in Lake Placid, updated w/ covered patio, sit down bar & pool on oversized lot .
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4BR/3BA , 85 ft of deep water, split/ stack bedroom floor plan, newer roof, new a/c & water heater, pool.
Lighthouse Point $2,450,000
5BR/5BA on 105 ft of deep water on the North Grand Canal, fireplace, wet bar, marble floors, covered patio w/ summer kitchen, pool & spa.
Unbelievable Point Lot estate built in 2007, 6BR/6.5BA on South Grand Canal, 167 ft. of deep water.
5BR/5BA/2HB +off, media room, elevator, summer kitchen, salt water pool all on 90 ft of deep water.
Lighthouse Point $1,149,000
Boca Raton Oceanfront $1,049,000
Lighthouse Point $799,000
4BR/3BA, lovely waterfront views, pool & new composite dock, 90 ft. of deep water, Eastern Exposure
3BR/3BA condo in the Beresford. Spacious, NW corner unit w/ amazing Intercoastal & Ocean views.
Lighthouse Point $929,000
3/4 mile from Hillsboro Inlet, at end of Canal with 35 ft of water. 3BR/3BA, salt water pool.
Lighthouse Point $2,400,000
5BR/4.5BA, 108 ft. of deep water, media room, pool w/ built in grill, Turnkey.
Pompano Beach $399,000
Beautiful 2BR/2BA in the Bermuda House, Direct ocean views, open balcony.
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WHAT HAPPENED TO ADAM?
With 10 kids and too many grandchildren and great-grandchildren to count, Don and Effie Willis have one big family.
It took one mother seven years to learn that the Florida for-profit school she trusted with her autistic son had abused him repeatly.
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JANUARY 2016
VOLUME 15
departments 18
The Mail
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Creatively Speaking
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Around the Point
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Fish Tales
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Tight Lines
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The Garden Lady
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Community Cooking
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Interior Motives
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Senior Shout Out
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Tidbits and Trivia
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Personal Development
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The Parenting Game
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Cantankerously Yours
Complimentary Nitrous Oxide* for Our Nervous Patients
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It’s Electric
LIGHTHOUSE POINT’S
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Legal Matters
DENTAL SPECIALISTS
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Happy Snaps
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Birthdays
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Pets
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Stake Out
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Outrage at the destruction at Exchange Club Park. What would be your last meal? Bits and pieces from Lighthouse Point and beyond. You always remember your first sailfish. Swordfish bill painting. Yes, that’s a thing. Chill out with native plants. Rosemary rubbed beef tenderloin with red wine reduction. The new year is time to reflect. Draw inspiration from those with a gift for words. Drones, drones, everywhere. Advice for how to actually keep your New Year’s resolutions. How to be an enthusiastic fan and set a good example from the sidelines. Resolutions of a sort. Jobs for the next generation. Remember you pets when writing a will or trust. Tons of photos from events around town. Local kids celebrate. Pet birthdays, pet of the month and gussied-up pups. Lunchtime at La Rachetta in Whole Foods.
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Premier southeast point lot with 200-feet of deepwater dockage on the South Grand Canal! Custom built 6-bedroom (All en-suite), 6.5bathroom by current owners! "Honeymoon master view" suite, gym /optional 7th bedroom! Huge 2-car garage! 400 amp service, NEW 200-foot dock, waterside kitchen with double ovens, heated pool & spa! Resort size outdoor entertaining area with larger covered patio & tennis court size side yard with consistent, tropical easterly breezes! Mega yacht ready, located 1.5-miles to the Hillsboro Inlet! $2,395,000.
3900 NE 25th Avenue, Lighthouse Point
Eastern exposure deepwater delight in Venetian Isles! 6-Bedrooms, 4 ½-baths! TWO Master Suites; downstairs & up! Waterside designer kitchen with all Stainless Steel appliances, cooking island and opening to family room! Elegant marble and wood flooring. Extensive native landscaping adds to the elegance of the waterfront lifestyle! Cul-de-sac street near Yacht Club! $1,595,000.
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3720 NE 27th Avenue, Lighthouse Point
Eastern exposure deepwater charmer two lots off the point with views of South Grand Canal. Completely UPDATED with 3-bedrooms and 3 Full baths. Custom kitchen, impact glass, solid wood doors and custom millwork! Freeform pool/spa, new dock. Cul-de-sac street. $1,249,000.
4040 NE 25th Avenue, Lighthouse Point
Newer eastern exposure deepwater delight with 119’ of dockage! A true 6bedroom, 5-bath on the Bravo Canal, one off the point! Full impact glass. Two master suites (1 up, 1 down). Two laundry rooms, cul-de-sac street, close to Lighthouse Point Yacht Club. Boat lift included! $1,899,000.
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EXCHANGE CLUB PARK I feel I must address the article you ran about Exchange Club Park (”Park Plants” page 24, December, 2015) and the removal of the nonnative plants and trees. I know it probably made people feel better to think AROUND THE Poin the whole renovation was t done and all of the birds Park plants and animals were able Start to find wonderful new spreadin’ homes because of their the news... relocation. Wrong! You do not relocate owls, falcons or our precious threatened pelicans! They return to Well suited these trees they have roosted in their whole lives or trees they have Sinatra Show made nests in. Now where are they going to go? If Lighthouse Point is so worried about non-native plants and trees, our city would be a wasteland if all of them were removed. As a wildlife rehabilitator, I know what a difficult transition it will be for all of this wildlife. It is also the time of year that we get all of the migrating birds that are arriving to eat and rest before staying or moving South. You can’t just remove older, mature trees and put little saplings in their place. Those saplings will take years to mature. The removal of these trees not only removes perching sites, but seeds, cones and berries too. This is just another case of unnecessary and badly planned habitat loss. I’m guessing you also relocated all of the squirrels and opossum that lived there too...? BIG CHANGES AT EXCHA
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Exchange Club Park, 14 acres of land owned by the Florida Inland District (F.I.N.D.) and Navigation leased to Lighthouse Point and Pompano a big change. It was Beach, is undergoin recently discovered g that within the 14 acres many non-native species of the park rested of trees and plants, and because of this, begin and recreation removal must for the residents must be placed on a brief The first phase of the hold. project is focused on removing these nonnative species and will most likely end around in late February. The second phase consists of planting native buffers and installing a new parking area that is estimated to take until the end of May. Pelicans, screech owls, falcons and other animals have been known to live in this park. What of their fates now? Relocation for these animals, and any others that would otherwise be harmed during the construction phase, has taken place. Walk-throughs have been done multiple times to ensure the these areas are not animals living in harmed. In fact, phase two of this operation “buffers,” which will includes planting not only keep the non-native plant species at bay, also provide animals but it will some native foliage to attract them back to the park.
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his may sound crazy—in fact, I’m fairly certain it will sound crazy—but I sometimes find myself thinking about what I would choose for my last meal if I were on death row. This typically happens after I see a television show or a movie that involves a prisoner. (I told you it was crazy.) There is so much to consider. I would ask for two or three last meals. You know when the end is coming, why not make it “the last week of meals?” Of course my husband would have to prepare all of the dinners since the prison can’t cook all that food properly. Or what if you do choose just one—let’s say you choose eggplant Parmesan; but when it comes, the eggplant is underdone, the sauce is bland and the cheese is sub-par. I doubt they let you send it back. Or what if you order a rare steak and it is served welldone? What then? What happens? Yes, these are the thoughts that plague my mind. But I think the fact that prisoners get to choose a last meal illustrates the importance we all place on food. Okay. I may place a wee bit more importance than most do. But still, it is worth noting. As far as I know, they don’t let you choose a special outfit to wear to your execution. They don’t show you your favorite movie or let you watch your favorite sports team. But, they do let you choose your last meal. You have to wonder why. Food is pretty important to most people— and I am not just talking about nourishment. Food connects us to our religions, our ethnic groups, our families and our friends. It serves as a bridge to our past and our futures. Who doesn’t look forward to a great meal? I have a pastry board and a rolling pin that belonged to my grandmother who was as talented a cook as there ever was. She made rugelach on that board and taught my mother
how to make it. And my mother taught me. Whenever I break out the board and the rolling pin, I think of my grandmother. She passed away when I was just 7 years old, but when I make those rugelach, I know she is somewhere smiling down on me. Food is part of who we are, our memories of the past and surely part of our futures. But that last meal? Some days I think I know what I will choose and then it changes. Tonight for example, as I ate some take-out eggplant Parmesan, I thought to myself— “yeah, eggplant parm, one of my all-time favorites. I hope they would serve it to me with a side of spaghetti and some garlic bread. And I would love to start off with an antipasto—with plenty of Genoa salami on there. And for dessert…chocolate pudding. But only if they get it from Hominy Grill in Charleston, South Carolina. Or lamb chops with a side of potato pancakes. I’ve also considered a fresh Maine lobster with plenty of drawn butter. And bread. There would have to be a warm, crusty loaf of French bread with plenty of room-temperature butter to go with it. Oh, and some pâté— and while I’m going high-end, maybe some caviar with an ice cold glass of Veuve Cliquot. And not-for-nothing, but some killer macaroni and cheese might be great too. I think I’ll keep evaluating my options so I’m truly prepared. But I am certain of one choice. I would end with a big bowl of chocolate ice cream with hot fudge and whipped cream—or maybe HäagenDaz coffee ice cream. Oh I give up.
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26TH ANNUAL NAUTICAL FLEA MARKET If you enjoy pretty much anything nautical, then the Nautical Flea Market is for you. Hundreds of vendors with huge bargains for boating, diving, nautical clothing, marine surplus items, mooring products, nautical arts and crafts, food and much more will fill Community Park. The City of Pompano Beach and the City of Lighthouse Point are teaming up to host the popular Nautical Flea Market. The newest additions are scuba diving and stand up paddle board lessons at the Aquatics Center and a brand new Knotty Lounge so you can relax and take a break. Bring the kids and enjoy the Kidz Zone, including inflatable slides and fishing clinics. WHEN Saturday-Sunday, January 23-24 TIMES Saturday, 8am- 5pm
and Sunday, 8am- 3pm WHERE Community Park, 850 NE 18 Ave., Pompano Beach For more information visit nauticalfleamarket.com.
Garden Club’s Holiday Luncheon “Growing What We Eat – Pocket Farms in our Backyards” Kevin Quigley, of Criswell Farms, will discuss backyard farming at the Garden Club’s first meeting of the new year. Attendees will understand how to become a responsible steward of the land and realize our gardens are a living, vibrant part of the landscape. Learn how to bring back the bees, the birds, the butterflies, lady bugs and Florida-friendly plants. WHEN January 21, 2016 TIME 11am WHERE St. Paul’s Education Hall,
2700 NE 36 Street (E. Sample Rd.)
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Washington, D.C.
Join the City of Deerfield Beach along with city leaders, civic organizations and churches to pay homage to this great civil rights leader. This four-day long event features a weekend carnival, games and live entertainment, before drawing to a close on Monday with a two-mile long parade and awards ceremony. WHEN January 15-18 WHERE The Oveta McKeithen Recreational Complex , Deerfield Beach
For more information visit deerfield-beach.com.
Keeper Days 2016
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Enjoy a fantastic dinner on Friday night, parade and activities on Saturday and sports events on Sunday! Enjoy the activities in a hometown, family-friendly environment! February 5 – 7, 2016
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D O CU ME N TA R Y S CR EENING WIT H TH E FILMMAKE RS
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THE ORIGINS OF THE ISRAELI AIR FORCE SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2016 TEMPLE BETH EL 333 SW 4 AVENUE • BOCA RATON Enjoy two events celebrating the award winning documentary Above and Beyond that asks the question: Would you risk everything— your future, your citizenship, even your life—to help a brother in need? In 1948, just three years after the liberation of the Nazi death camps, a group of Jewish-American pilots answered a call for help. In secret and at great personal risk, they smuggled planes out of the U.S., trained behind the Iron Curtain and flew for Israel in its War of Independence. THE MAKING OF ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH FILMMAKER NANCY SPIELBERG Sunday, January 17 at 10am $25 Enjoy Sunday morning breakfast with the filmmaker and learn about the path to uncover and retell this remarkable story. Breakfast admission includes a free ticket to that evening’s showing of Above and Beyond: The Origins of the Israeli Airforce and talk with producers Roberta Grossman and Nancy Spielberg. ABOVE AND BEYOND: THE ORIGINS OF THE ISRAELI AIR FORCE SCREENING AND TALK WITH PRODUCERS NANCY SPIELBERG AND ROBERTA GROSSMAN Sunday, January 17 at 7pm $10 general admission (Free for breakfast attendees)
STRUT YOUR STUFF Ballroom Dance Lessons
WHERE Tuesday afternoons at Emma Lou Olson Civic Center and Tuesday nights at Herb Skolnick Community Center WHEN Every Tuesday TIME 1-2pm for beginners, 2-3pm for intermediate and 7:30-8:30pm for intermediate AGES 18 and up PRICE $10 per class (Registration fee is required.)
Ballroom Social WHERE Emma Lou Olson Civic Center WHEN Thursdays TIME 6:30-9pm AGES 18 and up PRICE $10 and light refreshments are included. (Registration fee is required.)
Line Dancing WHERE Emma Lou Olson Civic Center WHEN Mondays and Thursdays TIME 11-1pm for beginners and 1-2:30pm for intermediate AGES 18 and up PRICE $7 per lesson (Registration fee is required.)
Watercolor Art WHERE Emma Lou Olson Civic Center WHEN Saturdays TIME 10am-12pm AGES 18 and Up PRICE $20 per class (Registration fee is required.)
For more information visit pompabobeachfl.gov
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Complete Fitness Gets New Space Juliette Woodmansee is the owner of Complete Fitness in the Shoppes at Beacon Light. She has worked as a registered occupational therapist for over 20 years, providing rehabilitation services from pediatric to geriatric patients. Additionally, she has worked as a private personal trainer for over 13 years. She is a certified fitness golf instructor through Titleist Performance, Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Functional Trainer Specialist,Yoga Fit Certified, Certified M.E.L.T Instructor, NSCA- CPT, ACE Certified Health Coach and is Certified through Fitness Institute International. 2464 N. Federal Hwy., Lighthouse Point 954-854-5170
Taste of Lighthouse Point committee leadership The Lighthouse Point Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 12th Annual Taste of Lighthouse Point, on January 19, 2016 at the Lighthouse Point Yacht and Racquet Club, from 6-9pm. This fun filled event features local restaurants and a wonderful wine tasting. Proceeds from the Taste of Lighthouse Point fund local projects benefiting the residents and community of Lighthouse Point. Past donations have been made to the City of Lighthouse Point’s Recreation Department, Library, Fire Department, as well as local scholarships for college bound students. The Lighthouse Point Chamber of Commerce has supported Shade-in-the Park, Food for the Poor, and the American Cancer Society.
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The Amp is Rocking in the NewYear Little River Band with Ambrosia and Player WHEN Friday, January 8 TIME 7pm (doors 6pm) WHERE The Amp (Pompano Beach Amphitheater) PRICE $45-$75
This year’s annual Sample McDougald House Auto Show is an official AACA event (Antique Automobile Club of America) and is sure to be a crowd pleaser. This auto show is for models 20 years and older only, so there are sure to be some old time charmers and overall show stoppers for the 2016 lineup. WHEN January 23, 2016 TIME 10am-2pm WHERE Sample-McDougald House, 450 NE 10 Street, Pompano Beach
Engelbert Humperdinck WHEN Sunday, January 10 TIME 8pm (doors 7pm) WHERE The Amp (Pompano Beach Amphitheater) PRICE $43-$83
Mystery Photo
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On any given day, Frank McDonough Park is a busy place. Exercise boot camps dominate the grounds at sunrise. Toddlers arrive a little later to scamper around the pint-sized playground while parents supervise from nearby benches. Afternoons and evenings are filled with the shouts and cheers of soccer and flag-football games. On weekends, there might be impromptu basketball games, families gathering for sunset picnic dinners by a gnarled banyan tree, or festivals filled with music, face-painting and country
line dancing. The Park is a source of pride here in town. And because of this, residents launched Playground 2015, a fundraising campaign to upgrade the park’s equipment and play areas. And a special touch: benches made out of recycled foam cups were placed around the beloved banyan tree to serve as a shaded gathering place for parents and kids using the nearby play areas. The seven benches, along with three picnic tables, were donated by Chick-fil-A of Pompano Beach, through the company’s program that recycles used foam cups from its restaurants and repurposes the material into park benches, name badges, and writing pens. Seth Poor, the owner of Chick-fil-A Pompano Beach, who lives just two miles from McDonough Park, said he was inspired to help after hearing about the Playground 2015 campaign from his customers. For Poor, it was a chance to give back to the park and people he loves. Some of his favorite things about the town? The annual Fall Hoedown and the holiday extravaganza Lighthouse
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A’Glow, where he sells chicken sandwiches and cold drinks, then donates a portion of the proceeds back to the city. Parents swing by his restaurant on their way home from sports practice for a quick bite or a celebratory milkshake. And Poor runs into his neighborsturned-customers regularly at the grocery store, bowling alley and other local hubs. “South Florida is a big place. I have 100,000 residents within a three-mile radius of my restaurant,” he noted. What Poor loves most about Lighthouse Point is its ability to maintain a cozy feel within such a big metropolitan area. “To be able to help perpetuate that small-town community vibe … is fantastic,” he said. So if you ever find yourself wandering around the park in need of relief from the Florida sun, thank Chik-fil-A when you find yourself a bench to sit on under that Banyan tree.
Deerfield Beach Festival of the Arts During the 36th Annual Festival of the Arts more than 125 artists from California to New England to Florida will display their work. There will be representations of many different art forms. Free parking with trolleys to the event and back will be provided. $4,000 in awards are to be given to the winning artists in the competitions held during the festival. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. Street musicians with main stage entertainment will be heard from all over the festival grounds. There will also be a kids art exhibition featuring local child artists.
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WHEN Saturday-Sunday, January 30-31, 2016 TIME: 10am-5pm and shuttle service runs from 9:30am-6pm
between The Cove shopping center lot and the beach. WHERE Deerfield Beach, south of the Pier PARKING Complimentary parking will be available at the Cove Shopping Center. Attendees can make the short walk across the bridge or take the complimentary shuttle service between the Cove Shopping Center and the beach. Parking near the beach will be very limited during the festival. For more information call 954-480-4429.
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Tickets are $14 Doors open at 6:30pm. Shows start at 7:30pm. For information call 954-786-4111 or visit pompanobeacharts.org.
Shout: Songs of the 60’s
The holiday season is in high gear, and for many families in some cities) because they grow too tall, and are January 13 this means shopping for a Christmas tree. When I was a susceptible to lightening strikes and hurricane damage. Emma Lou Olson Civic Center child, I used to get very sad thinking about all the trees Please, if you own one, don’t outside. The plant Crestsitwith TommyThey Mara just that were cut, but then I learned that Christmas tree don’t belong in our FloridaJanuary landscape. Fortunately, there 20 Emma Lou Olsonwho Civicwish Centerto have farming is big business in many states and considered a are some really excellent choices for those renewable resource. a living holiday tree that canThe be Magic planted into the of Broadwaylandscape, Although that knowledge made me feel better, for some, creating a Christmas memory arboretum. January 27 Herb Skolnick Center it could still be considered wasteful. If you are one of those Our Florida native, Southern Red Community Cedar (Juniperus people who would rather choose an alternative, there are salicicola) is a great choice as is the Arizona The Woman of Broadway cypress final step in obtaining rank of Eagle Scout for Boy Scouts(Cupressus of America isarizonica). to plan, Both evergreens February 3 make a striking, low twoThe options: artificial, or an the actual living tree. develop and provide leadership for others via a service project benefiting a community, Skolnick Community Center What probably comes to mind is one of those “darling” maintenance addition to theHerb landscape, and are great bird religious group or school. Chris Nouss selected a community project for Lighthouse attractors, both for nesting and as a food source. They grow little Norfolk Island pines being sold in many chain stores. Motown in Motion Point by revitalizing an entry way on the south end of the city. As part of this project 10are drought tolerant. tofund around 25 feet, prefer fullFebruary sun and While these make and nicecreated houseplants, unfortunately, they Chris researched a detailed project plan that included raising, E. Patshape Larkins Community Best of all, their grow to be quite large, and quickly! The result is that they pyramidal makes theCenter perfect coordination with the city, securing materials, supplies, tools and addressing safety LHP Dr. Stephen Cohen’s Jewish Humor are challenges. booted out of the houseplant worldwas andperformed into, (you Christmas Implementation of the project by 10 fellow scoutstree! who February 17 assisted in completing guessed it) Chris the outside world! the redesigned entry way which includes a beautiful new Herb Skolnick Community Center sign. The project was initiated in March of 2015 to raise funds over the next nine months Now, our well-intentioned choice for the holidays has gate Nursery by delivering Lighthouse Point magazines and private funds fromGarden neighbors and friends is located in the Pompano Citi TheatMystics turned into an environmental menace! Norfolk Island pines Centre. Donna can be reached 954-783-GATE, or at within Lighthouse Point. February 24 www.donnasgardengate.com are considered dangerous in the landscape (actually illegal E. Pat Larkins Community Center
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was born and raised in South Florida and have been fishing my entire life. I live and breathe being on the water. Social media has allowed me to share with the world my love and passion for fishing. Pelagic Gear noticed my Instagram page and they thought I was the perfect fit to represent the brand and the lifestyle of being a “Pelagic Girl”. They contacted me and I quickly became a brand ambassador for their woman’s apparel, Pelagic Girl. My fiancé John Dalton and a friend of ours, Nic Bechtel, were dying to get out on the water for a couple of weeks since the conditions had been extremely rough for a while. The seas were three to four feet that day (November 21). We made a plan to troll for tuna, wahoo, and mahi so we were fishing with naked ballyhoo, which is what the sailfish was caught on. We left out of Hillsboro Inlet and made our way north towards Boca. We stayed inshore from 80 to 120 ft depth and because of the conditions we were trolling at about four knots. There were only a couple of other boats around from what we could see and they all seemed to be flying kites because of the high winds that morning. We were right around the Deerfield Beach pier when our line started to ring. As I began to reel, the last thing I was thinking was that it was a Sailfish. It has been about a year since the last time
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I caught one so it just escaped my mind completely. It jumped out of the water a few times with the sail flying high and what a great surprise it was. We also thought it was a little ironic that the other boats nearby that were fishing with kites and live bait, were all intrigued by our catch. The fight only lasted about 10 minutes. Nic and John were ready with gloves on and helped me by pulling it onto the gunnel for a quick picture. We didn’t weigh him, but our guess was around 50 to 60 pounds, 10 feet long. (This was also my first Sailfish brought on board since past ones had always seemed to break off right next to the boat.) We were so elated that we decided to go back in since we felt pretty accomplished in just a short hour.
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s an artist, I am always searching for something different. My mother and I would travel the art show circuit and watch people buy expensive sculptures and paintings. Though I sold a lot of drawings and paintings, I felt like it had all been done before. As time passed, sword fishing became hugely popular and I experimented with painting scenes on swordfish bills. This is what I had been looking for as an artist for years. I now had something different that no other artists were doing. The painted swordfish bill would became my little niche as customers would drop off their swordfish bills to be painted with scenes of boats and swordfish jumping under moonlit skies. I would often paint scenes that I myself have experienced and fished through; scenes that I knew swordfishers would appreciate. However, I was so busy painting other people’s swords, I noticed I never had one in the store to display when people visited to discuss their painting. I decided to paint a swordfish bill that would sit in my studio as a display piece for the new customers to see and be inspired by. I wrote a weight on the bill in gold ink stating 439lbs. The biggest fish I had caught at night in the past 14 years, up until this point was only 350 pounds, but the bill was so big that this weight seemed fitting. After all, it was only used as a display. The sword has hung on my office wall and has sat there for 18 years. We started catching big swords about eight years ago. I never really cared to fish at night—not like I had back in the day for a constant 10 years. That is, until the night of September 9, 2012. Until this night I had not fished in the dark for over eight years. We would fish the Miami Swordfish Tournament aboard the boat “Stake Out” out of Lighthouse Point. That night I fought the toughest fish of my life and was standing up battling in a harness for nearly six hours. When it was all said and done, we boated the Florida 50lb tackle state record and won the tournament. A week after the tournament, a customer entered my office to discuss a sword bill painting. As I began to fill out his paperwork he said, “Wow I can’t believe you painted that sword from the tournament so quickly.” I wasn’t quite sure where he was going with this, so I turned in my chair to look at the bill hanging on my wall. The weight on the sword bill I had painted as a sample 18 years earlier read 439 pounds which matched the weight exactly of the fish I had landed in the tournament.
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Chilling OutI BY DONNA TORREY
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t’s a new year and time for new eyes on our gardens. It’s also the time of year that I’m thankful to have planted Florida natives as the backbone of my garden. When temperatures suddenly fall as they will this month, and people begin to panic, I just sit back with full confidence that nature has it under control. Here’s a good tip to remember: Plant tissues will die at 32 degrees, not at 33, or 35, and certainly, not 40 degrees. And even if it does hit the actual freezing point, the freezing temperatures have to be sustained for a certain period of time, depending on the plant, to actually cause irreparable damage.
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Most plants, even some tropical ones, will simply die to the ground. The root, which wasn’t frozen (that’s 32 degrees) will cause the plant to sprout when temperatures warm. In order for most Florida plants to perish, the ground would actually have to freeze for a certain number of hours. This just doesn’t happen in South Florida, thankfully. So, try to remember that many plants actually thrive with this extra cool blast. It is often necessary to trigger blooming. This is especially true in the case of some orchids. If you bring them in now, you may actually forfeit the bloom. Unless a freeze is imminent, leave your orchids alone. Don’t start moving them and overprotecting them. Just make sure they are properly hydrated and out of direct winds. If you have some that are blooming, you can bring those in to enjoy and to preserve the blossoms, which may wither a bit, but this will not kill the plant. If you have some low-chill peaches, plums, nectarines or apples planted, this is just what the doctor ordered. Many fruits will not blossom and set fruit unless they receive a predetermined number of hours around 40 degrees. So, fellow Floridians, it’s time to take a chill pill; change is inevitable, and often beneficial. Donna Torrey owns The Garden Gate, located at Sears, in the Pompano Citi Centre. For more information visit donnasgardengate.com
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TO THE POINT Community Cooking
Simply Fancy
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Rosemary-rubbed beef tenderloin with red wine Reduction TENDERLOIN INGREDIENTS 1 center-cut beef tenderloin, about 3 pounds, trimmed and tied 4 tablespoons olive oil 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 sprig fresh rosemary, minced sea salt and pepper to taste RED WINE REDUCTION INGREDIENTS 2 cups chicken stock 1 cup dry red wine 1/3 cup shallots, finely chopped 1 thyme sprig 1 rosemary sprig, minced 3 tablespoons butter sea salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon flour, for thickening (optional) DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with tinfoil. In a small bowl mix together 3 tablespoons of olive oil, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper. Rub the mixture all over the beef tenderloin. In a large fry pan over medium-high heat, warm 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Sear the tenderloin on all sides until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Reserve liquids, and transfer the tenderloin to the baking sheet. Place into the oven and roast for 28-30 minutes for medium-rare. Remove from the oven and transfer the meat to a cutting board. Cover with tinfoil and allow it to rest for 20 minutes. Just before serving, slice the meat into 1/4 inch thick slices and arrange on a platter. Pour the red wine reduction over top and serve.
RED WINE REDUCTION In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine juices and brown bits from the fry pan with chicken stock. Bring to a simmer. Stir in red wine, shallots, thyme and rosemary. Cook until reduced to about ž cup, around 10 minutes. Stir in butter until melted. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, then remove from heat. Strain mixture over a bowl and discard solids. Keep reduction warm until ready to serve. Optional: if you like a thick reduction, add a pinch of flour, up to 1 teaspoon to thicken the consistency.
Based in Lighthouse Point, Amanda Jane is the creator of the food blog Seasonally Jane where she shares her love of seasonally inspired cooking through original recipes and photography. Her blog celebrate the use of peak-season produce with an emphasis on organic whole foods and unique ingredients. Visit seasonallyjane.com for more ideas and recipes.
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TO THE POINT Interior Motives
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TO THE POINT
Senior Shout Out
Beautiful Words
BY EMILY JANCURA
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES TO START THE NEW YEAR
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ell, it’s January, and with the new year, it’s time for that official, and universal, “fresh start” for everyone. And so, I’m inspired to write something meaningful about new beginning—Yes, I’d like to write something insightful and positive which sums up the purpose of life; something which everyone reads and says; “That’s profound. I couldn’t have said it better myself.” And then I fall short. Do you ever have an idea rolling around upstairs, one on the tip of your tongue that could have the potential to be great, if only you could find the words? Well, I must admit, when I want to write something “deeply meaningful,” I’m usually at a loss for words. And this is how I was feeling when I typed in “new beginning” and “inspiration” on my lap top…And with just a few clicks; I found myself in a euphonious world of beautiful quotes. And so…. I’ve wasted (with no regrets) hours of my time reading little quips and excerpts from people far more clever than myself. Famous quotes—What a nice read when you’re looking for a fresh outlook; a new perspective, some motivation, or some words of wisdom. Here are some of my favorites: “The chief beauty about time Is that you cannot Waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, The next hour are lying ready for you, As perfect, as unspoiled, As if you had never wasted or misapplied A single moment in all Your life. You can turn over a New leaf every hour You choose.” —Arnold Bennett “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” —Oscar Wilde “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou
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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” —Mae West “Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.” —Henry Ford “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” —Elizabeth Kubler Ross “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” —Mark Twain “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. —H. Jackson Brown Jr. “Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm…As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” - Audrey Hepburn “Life is like a taxi. The meteor just keeps a-ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still.” –Lou Erickson “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson I hope you liked reading these famous quotes. And if you did, why not read all of them? (I think I did.) Simply type in “famous quotes” on your computer, or visit the library and check out a book. I wish you all a great 2016; one filled with inspiration, happiness, and maybe a quote or two. Emily Jancura is the owner of Florida’s Finest Home Care for seniors. For a Quality Senior Companion, please fall Florida’s Finest Home Care at 954-867-4537.
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TO THE POINT Tidbits & Trivia
Rise of the Drones
BY JAMES TERLIZZI
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rones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs, have become ubiquitous. You can buy one at Target, Macy’s or Sicilian Oven, which offers the flying pizza UAV. Whole Foods even has an organic drone, made of quinoa stuck together with honey. It’s very light and quite tasty. Just don’t fly it when birds are present. Personal drones now come with highresolution cameras, which should take the “Peeping-Tom” industry to a whole new level. They can see a blemish on a caraway seed from 5,000 feet. This will be a boon to the Paparazzi. They no longer will have to risk being punched in the nose by Alec Baldwin. My concern is not with the Paparazzi. I’m worried about a nosy neighbor who will use the device to steal my secret recipe for smoked panda barbecue sauce. These flying objects are similar to the ones the military uses, but a lot smaller. No, you can’t use it to take out the guy who wakes the neighborhood starting his two-stroke Boston Whaler at 5 in the morning. The ones sold locally don’t carry guns or bombs. You must go to the high-end super-drone stores if you want Hellfire missiles as an extra cost option. Be warned, these are pricey and probably violate some busybody ordinance enacted by humorless local officials. I plan to buy a camera-equipped drone to further my study of anatomy. I have an attractive neighbor who likes to sunbathe nude in her backyard, in full view from my property. Well, almost full view. I need only a five-foot ladder to see over the ficus hedge. There is, however, a danger to this. I could burst my fantasy bubble by obtaining detailed pictures of a woman whom I have admired from afar. I would be chagrined to learn that her body is covered with little round circles from where people have been touching her with ten-foot poles. Amazon recently announced it was considering using drones to deliver packages. Their first test market included 100 people, 67 of whom ordered inexpensive items, then stole the drones. Total merchandise ordered was $982. The loss of
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67 drones costing $8,000 each was $536,000. This was slightly better than the loss ratio of the U.S. Post Office. Convicts are petitioning various correctional institutions for the right to use drones, via their organization—the American Association of Recidivist Prisoners (AARP). They argue that if they are permitted access to drones to fly in contraband, this will relieve friends, family and the occasional prison guard of that responsibility, thus reducing crime. Seems like a valid argument. Southwest Airlines is contemplating using drones to fly passengers, making flight crews obsolete. This will create one more hassle for passengers. You will have to bring your own peanuts. Various government agencies are flirting with the idea of creating drone-free zones. If a UAV wanders into one of these areas, citizens should be permitted to use them for target practice. If you plan to buy a drone, make sure you get one that has been endorsed by the Voyeurs Association of America and certified by JD Power and Associates. Just keep it away from me, as I’m ready for you. I have purchased a Daisy “John Wayne Commemorative” surface-toair BB-gun. I am not afraid to use it if you violate my air space.
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TO THE POINT Personal Development
The Four Percent HOW TO BE ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY KEEP THEIR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS BY CRAIG HALEY
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illions and millions of people start off the new year incredibly optimistic for the year that lies ahead. They make New Year’s resolutions, get excited, and begin taking action—for about two weeks. What happens then? They fall back into old routines, bad habits set back in, no progress is made and they start to feel bad about themselves and their situation. Why does this happen? The reality is only four percent of people who make New Year’s resolutions see them through to reality. That’s right. Only four percent Ouch. So again, why does this happen? The answer is in the “why.” When most people make New Year’s Resolutions, they tend to focus on what they want: • How much they want to weigh • What they want to look like • How much money they want to make • How much they want in the bank Don’t get me wrong, the “what” is important. You need to have clarity in your goal. The late, great Yogi Berra said, “If you don’t know where you are going, how will you know if you ever got there?” So what happens next? People go from what they want to how they will get there. They start making plans and mapping out how they are going to get their resolution. Again, you must have a plan, and you have to be ready, willing and able to take massive action. But if people know what they want and they make a plan— what is stopping them? The answer is the “why.” It’s the reason “why” they want their goal. The “why” drives us. When your “why” is clearly defined, you will take action even when obstacles arise.
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So the order is WHAT - WHY - HOW.
You have to know what. But before you go to how, focus a lot of time on the “why.” Ask yourself these questions: • Why do I want to weigh “X” pounds? • How will that make me feel? • How sexy will I look when I weigh “X” pounds? • Why do I want to make “X” amount more this year? • What will I do with the increase? • How will I feel knowing that extra income is coming in? • How secure will I feel knowing I have “X” dollars in my savings account? These aren’t the only questions to ask, but you get the idea. Dial into why you want the goals. Here’s what will happen...when you know exactly what you want and exactly why you want it, the how seems to fall into place. You just instinctively know how to reach your goal. I would still recommend developing the plan, write it down, put it in your calendar so you make an appointment with yourself. However, that stage will be so easy because you know what you want and more importantly why. Craig Haley is the Sixth Degree Black Belt instructor at Elite Force Martial Arts, eliteforcemartialarts.com.
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TO THE POINT The Parenting Game
Parenting from the Sidelines
BY DR. JILL SELBACH
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porting events can be very exciting. Most people enjoy participating in and watching sports. It can be more exciting when it involves our children. We sit on the sidelines and think about the great things to come from our little angels. Participating in sports can be a great experience for kids, and should be. There are some things we as parents should keep in mind. What do we want our children to learn from participating in sports? We want our children to learn the sport they are playing; the rules, skills and proper form. However, they have the opportunity to learn so much more. What they learn in sports carries over into life. They are learning how to take direction from a coach, use constructive criticism, work with peers, how to be patient, how to cope with disappointment, being a good winner and a good loser (sportsmanship), learning to push themselves physically and what it means to make and keep a commitment. I think most conscientious parents do a great job of supporting their child’s education and their teachers. These are the same things we need to do as parents of an athlete. Parents need to model appropriate behavior on the sidelines just like they do elsewhere. Supporting the referees, even when you’d like to throw out a few expletives or send the ref to the optometrist. This can be a tough one. This helps our kids understand the roles of the people involved. Fans cheer for their team and enjoy watching the sporting event. Referees make sure the sport is played according to the rules and do their best to make the right calls. Coaches- instruct the players, decide who plays what position and who goes in and out of the game. Players- take instruction and play the sport to the best of their ability, show up to all practices and games. Exposing your child to a variety of sports and choosing the best one for him or her is important. The goal is to develop your child physically and develop their self-esteem. Competition is also about your child learning to compete against her or himself. This is done by setting personal goals for which to strive. Their team may have lost but your child may have set a personal record. Have a healthy attitude toward the competition. Opponents are your child’s best
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teachers. Olympic or professional athletes look for fierce competitors to push them to new personal levels. The opposing team should never be viewed as “bad” or people you need to “crush”. Whatever attitude you take trickles down to your kids. If you congratulate the opposing player for a skillful move, your children will too. Who is playing the sport? Sports should be fun for kids. When they stop having fun we need to talk to them to determine why. Many kids are playing a particular sport because that was mom or dad’s sport and they are trying to please a parent. As parents we need to ask ourselves if we are living vicariously through our children and attempting to accomplish our goals through them. Your children will be far more successful playing a sport for themselves. Bruce E. Brown and Rob Miller of Proactive Coaching have been coaching athletics have surveyed college athletes over 30 years and asked them what their parents said to them that made them feel great and increased their joy. The most frequent response was “I love watching you play.” Dr. Jill Selbach is a licensed clinical psychologist For more information visit drjillselbach.com or call 954-618-8412.
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Resolutions... of a Sort BY WENDELL ABERN
Dear Readers, This is kind of new territory for me. I mean, resolutions are made by people who intend to somehow reform. And who would I be kidding? I mean, c’mon, am I really going to give up hot fudge and the pursuit of Jennifer Aniston? If I actually made a resolution, it would be to become even crankier than I already am, and to offend as many people as possible. To that end, I have made a list of certain things I do intend to change, fix, improve upon or eliminate this year.
1 – Eating fish. I will do so once this year. I had fish twice in 2015. The second time it left such a bad taste in my mouth I ate a steak immediately afterwards.
2 – Eating red meat. I keep hearing how unhealthy it is to eat as much red meat as I do. So I am cutting back to only twice a day.
– Ending my, “There’s no fool like an old fool” 3 reign. kay, this one is kind of embarrassing to admit. This year, my O intentions obviously dishonorable, I did ask several women I judged to be somewhere in their thirties, “Are you aware that 82 years old is the new 37?” This year, I’ll be 83, and I am tired of being laughed at and scorned. I will make sure all women I approach are least 40.
4 – Save the Children. I ’ve always read that one could support a child overseas through this wonderful organization – for only $15 a month. So I called my son and daughter-in-law and suggested they send my grandchildren to Bulgaria for ten years. But they didn’t think it was such a good idea. Well, I tried.
5 – Acrylic Painting. I ’ve been trying this for about two years now, and still haven’t improved much. I started out painting abstracts. Pathetic. So I tried copying a photograph of a dog, a beautiful sleeping Beagle. By the time I’d finished, it looked like a pregnant
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porcupine. I switched back to abstracts. Quite proud of one, I showed it to a neighbor. He said, “Nice Rohrschact test.”
6 – The upcoming presidential election. I n 1968, I wasted my vote by sending a write-in vote for Richard Nixon as dog-catcher for Lake County, Illinois. I am giving serious consideration to doing the same thing this coming year, but so far I haven’t found anyone deserving.
7 – Ignore all new technology. kay, granted, I come from a generation in which a curser meant O someone who swore a lot, a cloud was a white fluffy thing in the sky, and a mouse was a little furry creature whose sudden appearance made my mother jump into the kitchen sink. My only concessions to co-existing peacefully with this new world are my computer, my DVR and my dumbphone. I simply cannot keep up with the iPhones, the app’s, the wizzes, the zingos, the barumbas, or whatever those funny names are for all the gadgetry now dominating our lifestyles. I need an updated dictionary to explain all the new words that have cropped up, and a live-in eight-year old to explain them all to me. [CONTINUED ON PAGE 58]
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rom now on, I think many professional football players F should be called misogynistic bullies instead of athletes; most movie comedies should be labeled, “Sophomoric humor only,” and all emergency rooms should be called, “Waiting rooms.”
9 – Getting rid of Brian. I thought I’d seen the last of him. He had not showed up for a few years, but made a reappearance when I went to see the movie, “The Intern.” (For those of you who may not have been privy to my previous complaints about Brian, that is the name I’ve given to the six-foot seven guy who has been sitting in front of me in movies since I was eight.)
10 – Putting a clamp on my mouth.
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I ’ve been trying to do this one for about 70 years. Somehow, I always have something to say. Half the time it’s wrong. Or dumb. This is especially true whenever I get in trouble. That’s when I always say something to make matters worse. I can still remember the first time. I was seven. “The new kid,” in a new school. My first day. Second grade bully at recess, looking for a fight. “Whatchername?” he asked. “Rumplestiltskin.” “You’re lyin’.” I couldn’t just let it go. As usual, my mouth started going before my brain kicked into gear. “So what?” I said. “You’re ugly.” Big fight. Haven’t learned since. In fact, to this day, some of my favorite bridge partners call me Cannonmouth.
11 – People Magazine. hey continue to deserve my wrath. Never have they named T me as one of the 100 most beautiful people in the world. And they’ve never even considered me for, “Sexiest Man Alive.” I don’t get it. Don’t love handles the size of elephant ears count for anything any more?
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I was a customer, waiting in line. Only two people in front of me. Four people were working behind the counter, but no one was waiting on us. “Help.” I yelled. “Help. Help.” This caught the attention of one of the pharmacy assistants. “What’s wrong?” she yelled. “I’m not sure,” I yelled back. “I mean, you’ve got us outnumbered, four to three, but no one is waiting on us.” My fellow customers grinned. A security guard appeared from nowhere. He crossed his arms and gave me a dirty look. “What’s your name?” he asked. My response was automatic. “Rumplestiltskin,” I said. He escorted me out after I picked up my prescription. Some day, before I reach 90 years old, I’m going to learn to keep my mouth shut. Cantankerously Yours, Wendell Abern Wendell Abern can be reached at dendyabern@gmail.com.
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he upcoming year promises to have strong economic growth with increased demand for jobs in tourism, real estate, healthcare, information technology and construction. We will need to train more people to fill these positions because we are beginning to see shortages already. Today, the new workforce has a choice of going to school for a four year degree, two year program or entering a trade school or a job training program. The jobs these programs offer may differ in pay based on the level of education; however, if you accumulate a heavy debt in a four-year degree it could take years before you are able to pay off the debt. And let’s face it, not everyone is built for high academia. Today’s millennials born between 1982 to 2002 are estimated to be 82 million people joining the workforce. This generation is more focused on technology than their prior generations. This workforce looks for companies committed to innovation and collaboration. For this new generation, I would like to offer the rapidly changing electrical industry as a career option. Many of the new technologies will fall under the electrical field. Jobs in energy saving, renewable energy, smart homes, automation and security are just beginning to evolve. These jobs will require a new level of training and promise to be good paying salaries. Today there are many manufactures who offer training to the existing workforce on their new products so they will have knowledgeable technicians to install their systems. As an example, we just attended a class sponsored by Lutron Manufacturing to introduce the new line of wireless remote control lighting system. This equipment will work with your existing electrical wiring and air conditioning system to automate your home. Their technology will also offer a phone application (app). Today, regardless of your career, you will need to stay current on the many new changes coming to your industry. The pace of technology in this world economy will be a challenge to keep up with. Al is a State Licensed Electrical Contractor and owner of Al Siefert Electric. For more information call 954-493-9411.
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TO THE POINT Legal Matters
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INCLUDE YOUR PET IN YOUR WILL OR TRUST
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ets are part of your family. Whether you have a dog, cat, bird or any other combination of animals living with you, it is important to consider the legal issue of providing for your pet when you pass away. I recommend that you make specific provisions for your pet in your lat will and testament and/or your revocable living trust. You may have a certain person in mind to take care of your pet after you die. You should speak to that person before naming him or her in your will or trust. You should also consider having an alternate if that person dies before you. If there is no individual person whom you trust, you can name an organization or specific facility that specializes in caring for pets after their owners die. You can ask your veterinarian for recommendations. The next consideration is how much money you will be designating to take care of your pet’s needs for the rest of your pet’s life. If you are naming an individual, the amount of money will be up to you, based on your own assets and your pet’s life expectancy and special needs. You can leave the full amount to the individual as a specific bequest. The individual will pay for the pet’s needs from those funds and have use of the full bequest without restrictions. You can also set up a trust naming a different person as trustee of the funds with discretion to give the pet caregiver funds as needed and with a provision as to who will inherit any remaining money after
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your pet passes away. In the case of an institution or facility as the caregiver, you will need to determine the fees for that facility so that you can provide sufficient funds during your pet’s lifetime. You should specifically name any current pets in your will or trust and also designate any future pets to be covered under this estate plan. This article covers some general issues regarding providing for your pet in estate planning. Each case is unique and the details should be discussed in a consultation with your attorney. Martin Zevin is available to discuss wills, trusts, estates, probate and is available for free consultation regarding personal injury claims or car insurance coverage. For more information call 954-569-4878 or visit martinzevinpa.com.
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The theme drink The first time I offered a theme cocktail at a party was on New Year's Eve around 15 years ago. In addition to your standard bar offerings, we decided to make Brown Derbies. This bourbon-based, retro-drink is somewhat labor intensive to prepare. And truthfully, we didn't expect many of our guests to take us up on our theme drink because quite frankly, we didn't know anyone who drank bourbon. But then it happened. As people arrived and saw us frantically squeezing pink grapefruits, they were intrigued. Luckily, we have thoughtful friends who jumped in and started helping us juice the fruits. Before you knew it, everyone was sipping on a brown derby and having a grand old time. So, here are a few ideas to get your party started. Although I am partial to Champagne on New Year's (and most other days), your friends will appreciate your extra efforts. —Susan Rosser
Brown Derby
INGREDIENTS 1½ ounces bourbon 1 ounce fresh grapefruit juice * ½ ounce honey syrup (recipe below) DIRECTIONS Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a cocktail glass or an old style champagne glass (below). Garnish with a twist of grapefruit. HONEY SYRUP Place one part honey and one part water in a small pot over medium heat until honey is dissolved. Let cool. * Fresh juice is the secret here. Don't cheat with store bought.
FRUITY TOOTY
Tom Collins
INGREDIENTS 1½ ounces vodka ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice ½ ounce tablespoons sugar syrup* ½ ounce Italian Limoncello liqueur splash of cold club soda, such as Pelligrino Ice cubes sliced lemon, for serving DIRECTIONS Combine the vodka, lemon juice, sugar syrup, and Limoncello in a large pitcher. Just before serving, pour in the club soda and stir. Fill highball glasses with ice and pour the mixture over the ice. Garnish each drink with a slice of lemon and serve cold. SIMPLE SYRUP. Combine ½ cup sugar and ½ cup water in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Let cool.
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INGREDIENTS 1 lemon 1 ½ ounces gin 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon simple syrup ¼ cup (2 ounces) dry sparkling wine, such as brut Champagne, chilled 1 cup ice cubes DIRECTIONS Slice a long peel from the lemon to form a spiral. This may take a few tries so have some extra lemons on hand. Set aside. In a cocktail shaker, add the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. Throw the ice in and shake like a mad man for 15-30 seconds. Strain into a chilled Champagne flute and top with Champagne or sparkling wine.
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INGREDIENTS 1 lime, cut in wedges, optional Kosher salt, optional 1 cup fresh pink grapefruit juice (take the time to squeeze fresh juice.)
½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice (4 limes) 1 cup orange liqueur, such a Triple Sec 2 cups ice 1 cup white tequila
DIRECTIONS Rub the rims of glasses with lime. Place kosher salt on a plate and dip the rims of the glasses in the salt. Set aside to dry. Mix the grapefruit juice, lime juice, orange liqueur, and ice in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into a large pitcher and stir in the tequila. If you are not salting the rims of the glasses, add a 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt to the pitcher. The salt really brings all the flavors alive. Don’t skip it. Serve ice cold.
INGREDIENTS 7 Blackberries 2 ounces Cognac ½ ounce orange liquor (Cointreau suggested) 1 ½ ounces pineapple juice ½ ounce fresh lemon juice ½ ounce Simple Syrup
DIRECTIONS Muddle the berries in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add ice and all of the remaining ingredients and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a blackberry
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LET THE MUDDLING BEGIN
Green Machine INGREDIENTS 3 or 4 lime wedges 2 heaping teaspoons sugar 1 tablespoon cilantro leaves 2 ounces vodka 1 kiwifruit, peeled and sliced
small ice cubes 1 cup club soda 1 slice each of kiwifruit and lime, for garnish
DIRECTIONS In a glass, muddle the lime with sugar and cilantro leaves. Stir in vodka. Add ice cubes and gently stir to combine. Top off with club soda. Garnish with a slice of kiwifruit and lime.
Mango Mohito
INGREDIENTS 2 ounces Bacardi Mango Fusion Flavored rum 4 lime wedges 1 slice of ripe mango, cubed 12 fresh mint leaves 2 heaping teaspoons sugar club soda sprig of fresh mint to garnish DIRECTIONS Muddle the mint and mango with the sugar at the bottom of a glass. Fill the glass with crushed ice, add the rum and stir. Top with crushed ice, a splash of club soda and a sprig of mint.
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10 THE BIG
BY BILL JOHNSON
IF THE LIGHTHOUSE POINT YACHT AND RACQUET CLUB GAVE A PRIZE FOR MEMBERS WHO RAISED THE LARGEST FAMILY, DON AND EFFIE WILLIS WOULD LIKELY WIN HANDS DOWN. A LOOK AT THEIR WEEKLY CALENDAR NOTES MULTIPLE BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS FAMILY IS A GREETING CARD COMPANY’S DREAM. January 2016 | L I G H T H O U S E P O I N T
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ITTING IN THEIR LIVING ROOM IN THE Crescent Lakes community of West Boca Raton, Effie says she’s trying to come up with the accurate number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. She stops at around 28 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren, who are now spread out across the country. It can be a bit tricky keeping track of so many names. Bill is a popular one in the family. Don and Effie have a son named Bill. His son is Bill. A daughter married a man named Bill,
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and they have a son named Bill. Who knows? There may be more Bills on the way. With such a large clan you might think it’d be hard to track them all and stay in touch. But thanks to the Internet and Facebook, Don and Effie stay in touch with family members and see their pictures. Effie is certain she can recognize and identify all of them. With their roots in Cleveland, Ohio, the couple makes trips back there periodically, and family members regularly come to Florida. “Everyone is family oriented, so a lot of flying gets done,” Effie says. You can imagine what a Thanksgiving dinner for the family might entail. They counted 40 family members at one of them. Don and Effie’s progeny are the result of their early marriage as high school students back in Cleveland. Don was 18 years old; Effie was 16. They set out to raise a family of ten children – five sons and five daughters, one who is no longer alive. Raising ten kids can be a challenge. “Don had the biggest job,” Effie says. “He was earning a living for the family.” She talks about her part as if it was easy. She and Don gave the kids responsibilities to help out, and
it seems that they did. Their daughter Wendy Mahle, who lives in Florida and is vice president of a pharmaceutical company, can attest to that. “Everyone had their job, and we did what we were supposed to do.” Don and Effie speak of all their children with pride and respect. “All of them matured and are doing very well,” Effie says. “Thank God for that.” Don adds that they all have good businesses. The Willis children may have acquired their business sense from their dad. He started an appliance store in Cleveland and grew the business to what he calls the largest appliance retail business in Ohio. Not surprising, the
Willis kids were put to work in the store. Along the way, Don and Effie expanded their business interests and skills into real estate. They owned 47 apartment buildings and bought, renovated, and sold strip malls. As a young family man with a remarkable business sense, Don also had a spirit for adventure. He was attracted to auto racing, and for ten years or so he raced as a professional stock car driver. “It was fun,” he says, “but never a money maker.” Although he enjoyed stock car racing, Don knew it wasn’t a family sport. So he gave it up and took up boating – something that could include all the family members. When they bought a 58-foot boat, the family spent every weekend on the water. The kids enjoyed it, he
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served as president, treasurer and secretary. The club holds fundraising events to support the club, and contributes half the money raised to help the city, usually the fire and police departments. She attends a monthly meeting of the club, and you can usually find Don and Effie Willis together at the club twice a week for dinner. They no longer have the boat, but the Lighthouse Point Yacht and Racquet Club remains an important part of their lives. One of the first decisions they made upon arriving in Florida a few decades ago—to connect with Lighthouse Point—proved to be a good one for them, and a good one for the club.
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What Happened toAdam IT TOOK ONE MOTHER SEVEN YEARS TO LEARN THAT THE FOR-PROFIT SCHOOL SHE TRUSTED WITH HER SON HAD STRAPPED HIM DOWN AGAIN AND AGAIN, ONE TIME AFTER NOT PICKING UP HIS LEGOS. BY HEATHER VOGELL, PROPUBLICA THIS STORY WAS CO-PUBLISHED WITH THE NEW REPUBLIC. 78
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ne winter day nearly eight years ago, Lori Kennedy-Shields dashed off an email to her son’s private boarding school before starting the 90-minute drive through Florida’s rural midsection, to a lake-dimpled stretch of small towns northwest of Orlando.
Carlton Palms Educational Center was an unusual school, but so was her son. Though Adam was 23 and nearly six-and-a-half feet tall, his brain resembled that of a toddler. Impulsive and playful, he did inappropriate things — like belting out songs at the top of his lungs in public or swatting people on the head to get their attention. He could dress himself and brush his teeth, but he needed constant supervision. Diagnosed with severe autism at age two, Adam could parrot phrases, yet he often struggled to speak, unable to string together words. Carlton Palms’ specialty was teenagers and adults with serious intellectual and developmental disabilities like his. Its modular classrooms and living quarters were wedged between orange groves outside the quaint town of Mount Dora. Adam had lived there for seven years, ever since his Tampa-area public school system had acknowledged that it was failing to teach him. Over that time, the school district and state agencies had paid more than $1 million for Adam’s tuition and care. Kennedy-Shields hoped the school would show her son how to express himself better and master basic life skills, like how to cross the street safely. Her dreams for his future were modest; she wanted him to be able to hold down a simple job one day, perhaps washing dishes or folding laundry. With Kennedy-Shields that day were her husband, Tom, and Adam’s younger brother and sister, Noah and Cara. They had packed their Chevy Suburban with new toys, clothes and treats for Adam, and they were looking forward to watching him gleefully descend upon the bounty. But as they neared Carlton Palms, Kennedy-Shields’ cellphone rang. A supervisor had only just read Kennedy-Shields’ email, and the school was not expecting them. Kennedy-Shields, who had recently clashed with administrators over Adam’s medications, made it clear that she was not turning around. Less than a half-hour later, she and her family sat in a conference room on the Carlton Palms campus, waiting for Adam. He usually greeted his mother with bright eyes and a snippet of a pop song when his own words wouldn’t come. But when Adam appeared in the doorway, he was silent. Kennedy-Shields was stunned by his appearance. His hair looked greasy and unwashed, and his clothes hung off his thin frame. Typically exuberant, Adam was expressionless. Oblivious to his visitors and the gifts they had brought for him, he shuffled in, staring ahead. As Kennedy-Shields studied him, her eyes settled on a bright red, raw sore the size of a quarter on his wrist. “What’s that?” she asked a member of the staff, pointing. The employee casually explained that someone must have put Adam’s restraints on wrong. Restraints? Kennedy-Shields knew Carlton Palms workers could hold down residents in a dangerous situation — such as,
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she’d thought, if they tried to run into traffic. But no one said anything like that had happened with Adam. What would leave such a mark? She demanded to see Carlton Palms’ executive director, Tom Shea. When the longtime ambassador for the school strode into the conference room, she immediately challenged him. “What’s going on?” she asked. She pressed him to explain the wound on Adam’s arm, his ill-fitting clothes and his deadened expression. Shea grew angry and refused to discuss it, getting up from the chair he’d barely settled into. Kennedy-Shields, a petite woman with round brown eyes and waves of jet-black hair, put herself between him and the door. What Kennedy-Shields did not know during that visit was that Adam had been restrained before — not once, but hundreds of times. He had been bound after scratching and hitting and kicking, and after what started as simple defiance. After chucking a toy or dinnerware in frustration. After ignoring an order to clean up. She had no inkling, either, that a paper trail locked away in Carlton Palms’ files showed Adam’s behavior worsening as workers used increasingly harsh methods to control him. She knew nothing of the searing accounts of abuse and neglect that had for decades trailed the school’s parent company, a for-profit chain of group homes and schools called AdvoServ. Each year, nearly 20,000 youngsters with severe disabilities like Adam’s are sent to live at special education schools at public expense. Federal law gives parents that option when local public school districts can’t or won’t accommodate their children. But there’s little to guarantee that such vulnerable students — some are unable to speak for themselves — receive safe or humane treatment. As Kennedy-Shields would learn, standards for such programs are so loose, monitoring so inconsistent and penalties so rare that some have escaped serious repercussions even for repeated or egregious lapses. AdvoServ cares for 700 disabled children and adults at 77 facilities in three states, with Carlton Palms by far its largest campus. State officials and advocates for the disabled have long known of its aggressive use of restraints — holds or devices that limit residents’ ability to move their heads, torsos, arms or legs. In particular, the company became known for embracing so-called mechanical restraints, such as straps on chairs or beds, wrist cuffs or “wrap mats” that resemble full-body straitjackets. Most providers stopped using such measures long ago, after concluding they were risky and often ineffective over the long-term. Other than Carlton Palms, just two group homes in Florida reported using such devices at all in the first quarter of 2015. Those two homes, which together have about half as many residents as Carlton Palms, used them 88 times over a five-
Before he turned two, Adam developed some unusual habits month period. Carlton Palms used them 4,107 times. — like rolling shoelaces between his fingers over and over again. In less than five years, Carlton Palms has put its residents He often didn’t respond when adults spoke to him. Concerned, in mechanical restraints 28,000 times — a number that made his pediatrician sent the family to a psychiatrist when Adam California-based behavior analyst Jeffery Hayden gasp. was 27 months old. Less than a minute into the appointment, “What I’m envisioning,” said Hayden, a consultant for the psychiatrist began using the word “autism.” residential care programs, “is just a place full of terror.” Kennedy-Shields felt little emotion that day as she listened to AdvoServ defended its methods, telling ProPublica it takes the doctor. She didn’t know much about autism, a mysterious on residents with disabilities and behavior challenges that disorder that was diagnosed far more rarely then. She checked other providers can’t handle and that it uses restraints only out a mountain of books from the University of South Florida as a last resort, “when there is imminent danger.” Terry Page, library near her home. The books she read were full of depressing the company’s clinical director, cited two studies that found and now-discredited theories. mechanical restraints are safer than manual restraints. (Both Later that week, as Kennedy-Shields was working the night studies were published nearly 30 years ago.) shift, she began to weep. Hopes for Adam’s future that had In 2011, Kennedy-Shields sued Carlton Palms, alleging that the barely begun to take shape were already dashed. He would restraints Adam endured — involving equipment that harked never go to college or get married; he would never have a career back to asylums of eras past — violated Florida law, scarring him or children of his own. “It’s a death of a sort,” she says now. “It’s physically and emotionally. a death of a dream.” To this claim, AdvoServ officials responded that any restraints She grieved that night and over used were necessary and performed the weeks that followed. And then, with Kennedy-Shields’ consent, in suddenly, her perspective shifted. accordance with the law. Reached She saw Adam was happy. He loved this summer at his home, Shea, to play with his blocks and listen now retired, declined to answer to music. He found satisfaction in questions for this story. simple things. “That was really my “We disagree with the claims salvation,” she says. “It didn’t matter made by Adam’s mother, especially that I had had these dreams for him. considering Adam remained in our He was content.” care with the permission of his Determined to give Adam the family for [seven] years,” company best life she could, she tried a host officials said in a statement. “But of special services and therapy. because the case is in active She enrolled him in a pioneering litigation it is inappropriate and early childhood autism program irresponsible for anyone, including at a nearby university. When her ProPublica, to attempt to litigate the first marriage ended and she case prematurely, and with only half remarried, she traveled to North the story.” Carolina with her new husband — a It would be years after Kennedyphysician — so Adam could try an Shields’ tense final visit to Carlton experimental therapy that involved Palms before she learned the truth —Behavior Analyst, sound. Kennedy-Shields and her about Adam’s time there. Jeffery Hayden husband later took Adam to have Back in 2008, in the cramped the electrical activity in his brain conference room that unseasonably mapped. He underwent metabolic warm winter day, she only knew testing. In the end, Kennedy-Shields something was deeply wrong. wasn’t sure any of it made a difference, but she never stopped “What,” she pleaded to Shea, “did you do to my son?” seeking help. When Adam was eight, Kennedy-Shields and her husband adopted another boy. Four years later, she found herself unexpectedly pregnant with a girl. Her days were simultaneously Adam had seemed to fall from the sky into Kennedy-Shields’ draining and fulfilling. She had stopped working when Adam arms in 1985. was five. For years she served as president of the Hillsborough She and her husband had been devastated when their plans County, Florida, chapter of the National Autism Society, but she to adopt another boy were derailed at the last minute. Not long eventually gave that up, too, to concentrate on her children. afterward, a friend happened to step into a hospital near her The family moved several times and tried not to let Adam’s office to buy a candy bar and began chatting with the nurses, disability limit them. They ate in restaurants, took long car rides who were calling adoption agencies because a new mother had and vacationed far from home, even taking Adam hiking in the just decided to give up her baby. The friend told them about Smoky Mountains. Every weekend, he’d ride a roller coaster Kennedy-Shields and her husband. Three days later, Adam went twice at Busch Gardens. It always calmed him. home with them. Adam smiled often, but sometimes he shrank from others’ Kennedy-Shields was 25, and life was full of possibility. She touch. He would rock back and forth, chewing absently on the had landed a job as a medical lab technician and married her soft pad at the base of his thumb. He put things in his mouth college sweetheart. They had bought their first home. A doctor that weren’t food — like crayons, blocks and Play-Doh — though had told her that she would never be able to bear children, but he didn’t typically swallow them. But in many ways, Adam was now she and her husband were starting a family.
“What I’m envisioning, is just a place full of terror.”
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the easiest of Kennedy-Shields’ three children to raise. “He doesn’t talk back,” she says. “He doesn’t do anything that could be construed as mean.” Kennedy-Shields did worry that strangers would misunderstand Adam. She avoided taking him to quiet places, like movie theaters, because of his singing. And as he grew bigger, his habits of slapping people to get their attention and playing chase-me games made her wary of public spaces. When he hit puberty and experienced the rush of hormones that comes with it, Adam began acting out during his short visits with his adoptive father, Kent Fields. (Adam took his last name.) Fields says Adam slapped and bit himself and banged his head. He put his hand through the wall. One time, Fields intervened when he saw Adam running toward his toddler stepsister with a raised baseball bat. To keep Adam from hurting himself, Fields would wrap his arms and legs around the boy as he flailed. Adam didn’t have the same problems at his mother’s house, and his teachers never reported incidents like that. Adam’s schooling remained vexing, too. One afternoon when he was in middle school, as Kennedy-Shields waited on the bottom step of the school bus, Adam hit the bus driver on the head to say goodbye. Startled, the driver slapped Adam — hard — with the back of her hand. Kennedy-Shields complained. The driver took early retirement, but the school district never apologized. Kennedy-Shields also feared Adam wasn’t learning much in the classrooms where he sat all day with other disabled students. In middle school, his teacher spent long stretches outside, smoking cigarettes. When Adam got to high school, Kennedy-Shields says she found out his purported instructor worked with other students outside his classroom for most of the day. One classmate walked out the door and managed to cross a four-lane highway by himself — three times. After Kennedy-Shields’ complaints, the school district transferred Adam to a public school for special education kids. Not long after, Adam took off, too — passing through an unlocked front gate and walking a few blocks to Boy Scout Road, the busy thoroughfare that leads to Tampa International Airport. The school’s principal jumped in her car and went after him. “So that was the end of that for me,” Kennedy-Shields says. “I thought, OK, this is it, I’m done with Hillsborough County.” She knew she was running out of time to find Adam a good school. He was 16, and while his peers were looking ahead to graduation, he had six years before he aged out of public education. Kennedy-Shields had hoped that by this point, he’d have acquired basic vocational skills, but that wasn’t happening. Nothing seemed to be happening, except the ticking of the clock. Someone at an autism society meeting told her about Carlton Palms’ reputation for working with kids like Adam. She toured its lakefront campus, taking along a therapist from a universityaffiliated autism center. The school had opened 13 years earlier, in 1987. When she visited, it had roughly 75 residents, adults and children — most in their teens — with similar disabilities. The campus had a playground and a basketball court, and its small classrooms sat off a quiet, dead-end road. There were no four-lane highways in sight. Though she had done everything she could for him, Kennedy-Shields knew Adam had a great deal to learn before he could live in the world as an adult. She did a cursory check online. Nothing she found raised any alarms. She wanted the school district to acknowledge it was failing to educate Adam and to cover his tuition at Carlton Palms. When district officials resisted, she hired an attorney. That was on a Thursday. By the following Monday, the school district had backed down.
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Kennedy-Shields went with Shea, Carlton Palms’ director, to observe Adam in his class in Tampa. Shea was personable, charismatic and confident in what he was pitching, she says. He agreed the boy would be a good fit for the school. Before Adam left for Carlton Palms, Kennedy-Shields filled out a mountain of paperwork. One form said that in case of “severe behavior problems,” staff members might use emergency measures that involved “manually holding an individual” or “physically restraining an individual with restraints approved for such purpose, applied until the person is calm.” Wanting to keep Adam safe, she signed it without hesitation. Kennedy-Shields says the school informed her that, to help Adam make the transition to life at Carlton Palms, he shouldn’t have any contact with his family for at least two months. The idea left her unsettled, but she told herself that she needed to set aside her misgivings. Her friends had told her to think about what was best for Adam in the long-term. Ultimately, her husband drove Adam to Carlton Palms, because KennedyShields feared she couldn’t do it. “I thought I would turn around and come home,” she says. Adam’s admissions forms noted that he was in good physical health, on no medication, slept well and had a good appetite. Under “patient chief complaint,” it listed acne. Weeks passed. Kennedy-Shields’ house in northern Tampa was strangely quiet without Adam, whose voice she longed to hear. She’d rarely left him; they’d only once spent a few days apart. When she called each day to check on him, Carlton Palms staff assured her that her son was fine. She felt relieved that perhaps she had finally found a way to help him take a few more steps toward independence.
Unbeknownst to Kennedy-Shields, the pastoral setting at Carlton Palms belied a more turbulent history. AdvoServ traced its roots to the Au Clair School in Delaware. According to a 1979 series in the Wilmington News-Journal, staffers said children with autism were being beaten as part of their treatment. Three years before Adam set foot in Carlton Palms, a New York Times story detailed more problems at the company’s Delaware facilities, including state inspectors’ discovery of children in trailers smelling of urine and feces and workers’ description of suspicious injuries. Throughout the 2000s, complaints about AdvoServ facilities streamed in to child and adult protective service agencies. The homes’ reliance on mechanical restraints resulted in a trail of injuries. AdvoServ’s leaders defended the measures as necessary to protect residents from harming themselves or others, but some residents and their families recall needlessly violent takedowns, followed by extended periods of confinement. Donna Salvato said this happened repeatedly to her brother, Jimmy Mullins, when he lived at an AdvoServ home in New Jersey in the late 2000s. “They’d tie my whole body in the mat,” said Mullins, now 42, who is developmentally disabled and prone to explosive rage. “The thing they’d tie my wrists on would hurt me really bad.” Many homes for the disabled had reduced or phased out mechanical restraints by then. Federal law and professional standards had restricted their use in health care settings. Providers increasingly turned to alternatives. They trained workers to pay closer attention to medical problems that could provoke outbursts, and used positive encouragement to get residents to avoid risky behaviors. At Carlton Palms, workers were continued on page 100
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What Happened to Adam continued from page 82 sometimes overwhelmed. Staffing shortages could mean they worked two, or even three, eight-hour shifts in a row and monitored as many as eight residents at a time, said Jill Bass, who was a therapist at the facility for nine months in 2010. When residents acted out, workers were quick to use restraints. “Take them down, take them down,” said Bass, who left after injuring her ankle while using a manual hold to stop one patient from attacking another. “That was their way.” Restraints were ingrained in the company’s culture, but there was more than that at work, added Glen Gandy, who worked with residents at Carlton Palms for several years. High turnover meant workers often didn’t know residents well enough to calm them, and they would turn to restraints instead, Gandy said. He was fired in 2012 after an incident in which he and other workers attempted to wrestle a thrashing resident into a wrap mat. As Gandy held the resident’s head, the man bit down on Gandy’s finger. Gandy broke the man’s jaw — accidentally, he says — getting his finger out of the man’s mouth. AdvoServ said in a statement that the company’s turnover is “higher than we’d like” but lower than the industry average. Officials also said they have only used triple shifts “in the case of a natural disaster,” and that the company has always met staffing and training requirements. Kennedy-Shields had little way of knowing about the abuse complaints involving Carlton Palms. Such allegations usually aren’t publicized or available to parents, especially if their child is not involved. Right after the no-contact period ended, she went to see Adam, who appeared to be doing well. “When I saw him,” she says, “he was so happy to see me.” She says she visited at least once a month and called at least once a week. She’d pack her car up with new clothes, candy and toys and leave the bustle of Tampa, passing rolling hills and grazing cattle on the way to Mount Dora. She always called or emailed ahead, alerting staff when she planned to arrive on campus. Employees would bring Adam to her at the main administration building, and they would visit in a conference room. If it was a weekend, when administrators weren’t there, they would go into a classroom or hang out at the swings. They’d sing to each other and have simple conversations, with Adam signaling his preferences with a word or gesture. Each fall in the first few years Adam was there, she and her family attended Carlton Palms’ family day — a festival featuring pony rides and barbecue dinners. She never saw anything that gave her pause. She later realized she didn’t see all that much — staff members usually asked her to stay in designated areas and only let her see her son’s bedroom once in seven years. Kennedy-Shields participated in phone meetings with Carlton Palms and school district officials about Adam’s special education plan. He seemed to be making progress — at least toward the narrowly constructed targets set for him. The school told her he was completing more tasks successfully. But Kennedy-Shields had no way to check. His lack of speech and the fact that he was so far from home made it impossible for her to verify what Carlton Palms told her. And though it was paying the bill, the school district didn’t independently evaluate Adam’s academic growth. Adam aged out of the school system in 2007 when he turned 22. But Medicaid — the government insurance program for the poor and disabled — paid for him to continue his stay at Carlton Palms as an adult.
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Staffers said they would keep working to help Adam meet his goals. Yet Kennedy-Shields found herself enmeshed in a series of conflicts with Shea. The tensest interactions were over her son’s health. Adam started taking an antipsychotic drug a few years into his stay, after Carlton Palms staff told Kennedy-Shields that her son was agitated. She balked at first, but relented, hoping it would help Adam relax. The program’s doctor would change drugs and adjust doses regularly, depending on how well the medicine seemed to be working. Then, in 2006, she got a letter from a Medicaid psychiatrist suggesting the antipsychotic Adam was on should be monitored closely because of potentially dangerous side effects. A psychiatrist working for Carlton Palms responded that all the necessary lab work had been done, writing, “Thank you, so much, for this incredibly intrusive waste of my time.” But KennedyShields began to ask more questions. Her son hadn’t been diagnosed as psychotic or bipolar. “They were always pushing it with me, and I was like, ‘I don’t think he needs this,’ ” KennedyShields says. “There is no drug for autism.” In 2007, she said, Shea threatened to discharge Adam if Carlton Palms couldn’t put him on Abilify — a potent antipsychotic that is sometimes prescribed for autistic patients who are irritable or lash out. As with all antipsychotics, the potential side effects were frightening — they could include diabetes, significant weight gain and involuntary facial tics. Kennedy-Shields had grown worried that Adam’s caretakers weren’t paying close enough attention to his reactions to drugs. Once, she’d found him gasping for breath after a medication change, but staff hadn’t seemed to notice. So this time, Kennedy-Shields refused to give her consent. A bigger blowup came soon after, when she learned that a blood test had shown that Adam was anemic, a diagnosis he had never received before. She asked the doctor who worked at Carlton Palms to find out why. Shea told her never to call the doctor again and denied the anemia, Kennedy-Shields says — though a nurse had read the full test results to her. (She says she never got an explanation, though she later surmised he simply wasn’t getting enough food.) Noah, Adam’s brother, remembers visiting Adam and seeing his face torn up from itching and scratching after an apparent allergic reaction that had gone untreated. “It looked like a raccoon had attacked him,” Noah says. Another time, Adam took off running during a visit — and fought workers when they grabbed him — something Noah says he wishes the family had viewed as a warning sign. By early 2008, Kennedy-Shields was fed up. She asked Adam’s support coordinator — who assisted families with Medicaid in arranging for services — what she needed to do to move Adam. A few weeks later, Kennedy-Shields discovered the raw wound on Adam’s wrist. Shea responded to her questions with rage, she says. “I don’t have to take this shit from you,” Shea told her during their February 2008 confrontation, Kennedy-Shields says. They sat around a table in a small conference room with faux-wood paneling. Shea grabbed her son’s chair in his hands and pushed it roughly, she says, as he squeezed past and headed for the door. She jumped to her son’s defense. “Get the fuck out of my way,” he told her, she says. He is going to hit me, she thought. She stepped aside. In court proceedings related to Kennedy-Shields’ lawsuit, Shea has denied making those comments. Kennedy-Shields wanted to put Adam in the Suburban and take him home right away. The support coordinator urged her not to act rashly — paperwork had to be filled out, and she’d first need to set up a bedroom in her house for Adam and line up a new behavior analyst. After what had happened, they wouldn’t
lay a hand on Adam, he said. He told Noah to lead KennedyShields out. “I’m sure they were very scared driving home with me,” she says. “I was hysterically crying the whole way.” No one spoke during the ride. Shea wrote a letter of dismissal for Adam, calling KennedyShields uncooperative and saying she was unwilling to work with staff. Kennedy-Shields told legal advocates for the disabled about the confrontation. Someone complained to the state about Adam’s treatment. Carlton Palms reported that it was discharging Adam “due to verbal attacks against staff, doctors etc by” an unnamed person who made “all kinds of accusations against the staff,” state records show. (The names are blacked out, but it is clearly referring to Kennedy-Shields.) Nothing came of the complaint.
After her confrontation with Shea, Kennedy-Shields spent weeks in a frenzy, rearranging her home and life to prepare for Adam’s return. He no longer had a bedroom in her house, so the family had to redecorate his old room. They made sure big pieces of furniture, like bookcases and dressers, were bolted to the wall so he couldn’t accidentally pull them over. They fixed the locks so he couldn’t work them. They moved electronics and remote controls up high, because Adam liked to turn up the sound so loud he’d blow the speakers. They put plexiglass on the window so he wouldn’t break one with a slap, as he had before. Kennedy-Shields called the state Agency for Persons with Disabilities, too. The agency wanted to put Adam in a group home for people with “intensive behaviors.” She refused and fought to
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After two years at home, Adam moved to a group home, then to an apartment, and finally to a rental house to live on his own with the help of round-the-clock aides. He gained 90 pounds in the six months after leaving Carlton Palms and grew more stable — without restraints — though he still had episodes when what seemed like a “fight or flight” instinct kicked into high gear. Kennedy-Shields now had a plan for how to handle Adam’s meltdowns. Still, every time one occurred, she found herself struggling to function. Her outrage over the dramatic changes in her son continued to simmer. She believed Carlton Palms was responsible. But she still didn’t know exactly how. The school had maintained detailed records of Adam’s care. But, she says, it had never allowed her to see them. Shortly after Adam left, she received an odd letter from Carlton Palms’ lawyer, saying that portions of Adam’s file had been stolen out of an employee’s car. Kennedy-Shields’ lawyer put in requests — in 2008, 2009 and 2010 — for records on the use of restraints on Adam and about other incidents involving him, to no avail. She wanted to send a message and hold the program accountable. In late 2011, she filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging Adam had suffered permanent injuries and seeking
unspecified damages. A judge kicked the suit to state court. As the case dragged on, Kennedy-Shields watched closely for news about Carlton Palms. The media carried accounts of complaints filed by the state against the facility. The accusations were staggering: When a boy at Carlton Palms refused to lie face down for a restraint, a staffer had kicked him in the head and choked him. Residents had been beaten, dragged across the floor and struck with a plastic container that caused an open head wound, the state alleged. In 2013, a 14-year-old girl with autism died there after a night in which she projectile vomited while being tied to a bed and a chair. Then one day in the summer of 2014, an envelope from Kennedy-Shields’ Tampa personal injury attorney arrived in her mailbox. It contained a flash drive holding documents that Carlton Palms finally released about Adam’s time there. Hunched over her son Noah’s laptop computer, KennedyShields clicked on files containing the narrative of her son’s days that she’d both yearned for and feared. She learned that staffers had given Adam meals like macaroni and cheese, despite his dairy allergy. He’d once climbed over a fence and splashed in a lagoon where she remembered seeing alligators sunning themselves during her visits. He had hurt himself falling off a swing. A staff member was fired after hitting him. But it was the restraints that took her breath away. She had steeled herself before she looked at the files, expecting to read that in his final months at Carlton Palms, Adam had been shackled in restraints, as the wound she had spotted suggested. Then she saw the date. Carlton Palms reported that a restraint had occurred at 10:20 a.m. on June 17, 2001 — roughly seven months after Adam arrived at the school, when Kennedy-Shields had thought everything was fine. She felt her heart quicken as she realized that Adam had been tied up and pinned down for years without her knowledge. After a few minutes, she shut the files and called her attorney, furious. She couldn’t bear to see more. Weeks passed. Depositions were scheduled for her and Tom Shea. Bracing herself, she knew she had to read on. There were more than 750 pages of records. In dispassionate terms, the records revealed repeated incidents of Adam refusing to follow directions, escalating his behavior as workers intervened and ending up forced into a wrap mat, or with his ankles shackled or with his wrists cuffed against a waist belt. Shea was notified directly of some incidents, records said. Interspersed were reports of injuries Adam suffered in and out of restraints. Some restraints occurred in response to what sounded like dangerous behavior, such as his hitting himself or banging his head. But others hardly screamed emergency at all. One time, Adam refused to clean up Legos and ended up in mechanical restraints. He was put in them, too, for an incident that began with his smiling and throwing a toy across the room. His ankles were bound after he tossed a dinner bowl and broke it, and after he launched couch cushions across the room. Some episodes seemed more punitive than safety-related — he was placed in a wrap mat “because he hit Matt in the head,” a staffer wrote, for instance — or even for convenience: “it was in the best interest of the great room to put mechanical restraints and use the protective wrap mat.” Kennedy-Shields stopped reading so she could run and vomit, then she sat down on her kitchen floor and sobbed, knowing she finally had the answer to the question she had asked Shea nearly seven years earlier. Noah came over and kept reading, stopping at one point to throw something continued on page 104
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In the spring of 2015, more documents arrived from Carlton Palms. Adam’s “behavior plans” laid out the habits that were causing him problems and described what the facility was doing to address them. Parents were supposed to consent to treatment options and sign forms when new plans were written. But despite yearly updates that showed Adam’s behavior getting worse — not better — as Carlton Palms used progressively more forceful means to control him, Kennedy-Shields only recognized the first plans as ones she had seen and approved. The plans told a heartbreaking tale. A “handsome young man” who enjoyed music and being outdoors arrived at Carlton Palms in November 2000, seeking help with his speech and a decrease in socially disruptive, but typically not life-threatening, behaviors like hand-biting and slapping. His aggression, an admissions document said, was “not very frequent” and “not very sophisticated.” He slept well and had a good appetite. He was not on any medication. The years ticked by, and his behavior worsened. He started hitting himself and scratching until he bled. His behavior got more intense when he was ill — and he was often ill — as he endured chronic sinus congestion, headaches and ear infections. The plans recognized that medical problems triggered his outbursts, but also attributed them to his desire to “escape from demands” — or, essentially, to ignore instructions. Clinicians responded by upping the ante: At first, he was given a sort of ”time out” away from others. By 2003, the plan called for the use of the wrap mat for five minutes plus one minute of calm — though records show Adam had been subjected to it before. Later, a “range of motion” device was added to the plan — a waist belt with wrist cuffs that can be clipped to it to force users’ hands to their sides. By 2005, the description of Adam had changed dramatically from the original admissions forms Carlton Palms staffers had filled out. The new plan said he was admitted to the program because he had “attacked his younger siblings and has eloped from the house into dangerous situations” and that “within the home they could not offer the kind of 24-hour supervision that he required ensuring safety.” It said that “While living at home his family would have to take turns staying up at night to ensure that Adam did not run away or self-injure.” None of that was mentioned in the intake forms. And it hadn’t happened while Adam was with Kennedy-Shields, who says she took care of Adam for all but a few hours a month. The 2005 plan raised the possibility of finding a placement closer to Tampa for Adam. But Carlton Palms behavioral specialists asserted that any place would need the same strong measures — mechanical restraints like a wrap mat, 24-hour supervision, locked premises and a well-staffed facility — to control him. Those parameters suggested few, if any, other homes would work. By 2008, Adam’s plan said that if he wouldn’t stop his aggression or self-injury, workers should bind him in the wrap mat until he was quiet for one minute, then secure him in the “range-of-motion” device until he was calm for an hour.
The last year Kennedy-Shields’ signature appeared on a plan was 2002, documents from Carlton Palms showed. Forms attached to a few other plans were signed by Fields, Adam’s nowestranged adoptive father, who did not have custody but visited him a few times. Kennedy-Shields, in contrast, says she talked with Carlton Palms staff several times a week, visited regularly and had a fax machine at home. She was Adam’s legal guardian. Neither Adam’s father, nor the facility, told her what was in those plans, she says. In 2004, clinicians had Adam sign the parent consent line himself, though he can’t write. In 2006, the signature — presumably his — is wavy scribbles that don’t resemble letters. On another plan, a clinician who drew up the plan signed her own name on the parent consent line, adding, “conv. with mom.” (Kennedy-Shields says no such conversation took place.) The plans aimed to justify Carlton Palms’ hands-on approach with Adam. Top administrators at the center — including Shea — signed off on them. A peer review committee that considered them sometimes included state officials alongside Carlton Palms representatives. There were other revelations in the records Kennedy-Shields received. At one point in 2007, a physician authorized workers to pin down Adam with a bed net — a blanket of woven mesh that is fastened to the bed frame and stretched across patients so they can’t sit up or fully move their arms or legs. The records don’t say how often it was used, if ever. Another document revealed that Adam wasn’t the only resident who was underweight — a 2005 letter from a nurse listed a dozen residents whose weight was dwindling to the point of concern. It turned out the support coordinator was wrong when he insisted Adam would not be touched at Carlton Palms after Kennedy-Shields’ confrontation with Shea. Workers tied Adam down at least 44 times in the roughly two months before he arrived home. Some occurred in the middle of the night. It is hard to visualize what happened in some of the incidents, or to know why staff felt the danger was significant enough to warrant restraints. In one instance, a staffer wrote, “Begin scratching his legs and back, while sitting in a Fetal position.” There was no mention of why he might be itching, or whether something less drastic — treating dry skin or allergies, clipping his nails or putting mitts on him — would have quelled his urge to scratch. Adam was also getting hurt a lot. Roughly six weeks before leaving Carlton Palms, he was sitting listening to headphones, then took them off and began scratching and slapping himself. He was put in a wrap mat. While he was in it, another resident walked over and kicked him in the face. Then, barely two weeks later, workers noted that he had a black eye — offering no explanation in the documents for the swollen and discolored eyelid. A day after that, “staff found client Adam bleeding from the head” because of an unexplained half-inch cut. The plans and restraint forms revealed that Adam was getting unmistakably worse during his time at Carlton Palms. By his final year there, he no longer slept through the night, had been on and off antipsychotic medication and sometimes tried to seriously hurt himself. After spending hours poring through the paper trail on her son’s care, Kennedy-Shields reached her own conclusion about what Carlton Palms had done to Adam: “They,” she says, pausing, “tortured him.” One bright, cool morning this spring, I visited Adam. Six months earlier, Kennedy-Shields had moved him into his own small rental house, with a brick front walkway and a screenedin back porch. It is utilitarian, not continued on page 106
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What Happened to Adam continued from page 105 fancy, with a huge flat-screen television that is turned up too loud. Warm sunlight streams through ceiling-level windows, and Adam is snuggled under a blanket on a soft leather couch. He says good morning in muffled tones, his gaze shifting around the room. He is excited to go to lunch with his mom. “Van ride!” he says, working on sewing shoe laces through holes in a bunny-shaped card. Adam, now 31, spends his day playing with toys, such as Mega Bloks, and doing simple chores, guided by round-the-clock aides who are paid for by Medicaid. His brother Noah, who is studying to become a behavior analyst, works with him daily. Adam can easily visit his family’s house a quarter-mile away, but if he gets overwhelmed, he has his own space to return to. Kennedy-Shields gives Adam a candy cane for doing something she asked. He crunches through it, holding it in his enormous hands and taking giant bites as if it’s a carrot stick. He moves on to a turtle lacing card. He starts to whine and squeal, which can be a precursor to agitation. “Hey, excuse me,” Kennedy-Shields says, trying to quiet him. “Who loves you, baby?” Adam settles down to play again. “This is my kid,” she says, “He should have stayed this way.” He can fold laundry and do easy tasks like shredding paper. “He could have had supported employment,” she says. “What they did is they ruined his life. In every way, every way. They ruined mine,” she says, tears collecting in her eyes. “Because he should be like this all the time. This is what he’s like.” Kennedy-Shields is girding herself for a trial in her case against Carlton Palms, which she expects will take place in 2016. She still doesn’t think she has seen all of Adam’s records, and her lawyers are trying to get Carlton Palms to turn over the rest. She monitors Adam’s care closely now. Video cameras are mounted in full sight throughout his house. Rigged to her cellphone, she checks the feed several times an hour. “Any time, any day. In the middle of the night, I’ll just get up and look,” she says. I ask Kennedy-Shields if Adam has ever hurt her. When he first came back and went wild, she tried to hold his hands like she used to, to calm him. “His hands are so much bigger,” she says, remembering. He squeezed her finger too tightly, digging his nails in until it stung. He has hit her, too, while flailing his arms. But at those times he had that vacant stare, like the one she first saw at Carlton Palms. “When he hits me,” she says, “he has no idea who I am.” He is not on antipsychotics. When he gets upset, his caregivers put a pillow in his lap — to keep him from banging his head on his knee — and back off. He is not restrained, with one exception: His brother Noah sometimes grabs hold of Adam’s hands to stop him from harming himself. Noah is the only one who’s allowed to do that. Scars on Noah’s forearms serve as reminders of the desperate place where his older brother’s mind still goes. “No one’s hurting him again,” Kennedy-Shields says. “Ever.”
Annie Waldman provided data analysis for this story. Heather Vogell reports on schools for ProPublica. Previously, she reported on test cheating in public schools at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Her work resulted in indictments of the superintendent and 34 others.
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