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HOLIDAY LIGHTING IN HISTORIC MIRAMAR December 5, 2015 | 6PM - 9PM Shirley Branca Park 6900 Miramar Parkway

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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION January 18, 2016 | 12PM - 4PM Lakeshore Park 8501 Sherman Circle S.

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Publisher’s Page

Dear Readers, We are so happy and grateful to bring you the first edition of Pembroke Pines City News!

Inside each issue you will find local community news about the people and organizations that are making a difference in our neighborhoods. You will read about local businesses and find out what makes these businesses unique. Our guest columnists offer expert advice in special sections, including Health & Wellness, Legally Speaking and Pet Care.

For a list of local things to do, be sure to check out the calendar page.

Our cover story features Senior Medical Associates. As leaders in the senior health care industry, Senior Medical Associates treats patients like part of the family. What more could you ask for?

The holiday season is upon us. If you are doing any entertaining, you’ll want to read about Happy Fiesta, on page 31. This party supply store has everything you need to throw the perfect, festive party.

Santa, Snow and Sundaes Student Art Exhibit Students of the Month Sallarulo’s Race for Champions Holiday Recipe

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Put your best face forward in 2016 with a little help from Cassia Cardoso Med Spa. Read about how Cassia and her professional staff can create a more beautiful you, with the story on page 24.

We hope you enjoy this issue of Pembroke Pines City News and we thank you for the opportunity to be your city news source. If you have something you want to share with the community, let us know!

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THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE Last day to drop off donations for the annual Thanksgiving Food. For the past 13 years, the Southwest Focal Point Community Center together with donations from schools, businesses and residents assists hundreds of families in our community by providing items for a complete Thanksgiving meal.

Canned and dried foods, from stuffing to cranberry sauce and yams to gravy, as well as turkey, desserts, and even gift cards are collected. Please bring your generous donations to the SWFP Community Center, 301 NW 103rd Ave., Pembroke Pines. Call 954-4506888 for more information on how you can help be a part of this worthwhile event in your community.

21st Join Broward County Library in a fun initiative designed to reconnect communities through their libraries around the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games. Gaming of all types at the library encourages young patrons to interact with a diverse group of peers and develop new strategies for gaming and learning. It’s also a great opportunity for families to get out of the house and play together in the one community institution that welcomes everyone. For a complete schedule of events, contact the South Regional/Broward College Library, 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, phone 954-201-8825.

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The City of Pembroke Pines presents the Jazz in the Pines Concert Series featuring free Jazz Concerts on Sunday afternoons once a month. Join us for a relaxing afternoon of Jazz on Sunday, November 22nd and December 20th from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. at William B. Armstrong Dream Park, 1700 Dykes Road (NW 160 Ave.), Pembroke Pines. Free for participants, weather permitting. Don’t forget to bring your blankets and chairs. Refreshments will be sold. For more information, visit the City’s website at ppines.com or call 954-435-6525.

CAROUSEL COMES TO PPTOPA The timeless musical “Carousel” is showing at the Pembroke Pines Therater of the Performing Arts, Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through November 22nd. Don’t miss the opportunity to see this delightful classic by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Shows are performed at the Susan B. Katz Theater of the Performing Arts at the River of Grass ArtsPark, located at 17195 Sheridan Street. For show and ticket information, call PPTOPA at 954-4374884 or visit pptopa.com

Bring your entire family to enjoy the holiday decorations and winter village train displays at Southwest Focal Point Community Center, 301 NW 103rd Avenue, Pembroke Pines, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.! Live entertainment, hot cocoa and cookies, face painting and a visit from a special gentleman in a red suit! Don’t forget your camera for your holiday photos! This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 954-450-6888.

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Santa and his friends invite everyone to enjoy the City of Pembroke Pines “Sundaes with Santa” from 2 – 4 p.m., to create a very special ice cream sundae at the Southwest Focal Point Community Center, 301 NW 103rd Avenue, Pembroke Pines. Guests will enjoy holiday magic, visits with Santa, entertainment, arts and crafts and adults don’t forget to bring your camera! Prepayment required: per person $6 for Pembroke Pines residents and $8 for non-residents. Please contact the Special Events Office to purchase tickets: 954-4356525. Seating is limited.

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Santa, Snow and Sundaes Holiday Happenings in Pembroke Pines

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he City of Pembroke Pines is decked with holiday cheer this season.

From a night of snow and firefighters delivering toys to enjoying sundaes with Santa Claus, there will be plenty of holiday events for the community to enjoy with family and friends.

For the 19th year, the City of Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue Department is hosting their annual Santa’s Express Children’s Holiday Toy Delivery Program.

If you are a resident of Pembroke Pines and have children, ages ten and under, you may register to have Santa arrive aboard a fire truck and deliver a gift to your children at your home. As part of registration for this program, Pembroke Pines residents must donate a new, unwrapped toy with a $10 value or $10 cash or check donation per child on registration day. No stuffed animals will be accepted. Donations are used to help children in need who live in the local community and to various area community organizations including: Legal Aid, Children’s Harbor, St. Maximilian Church and Pines Baptist Church.

If you want the fire department to deliver holiday cheer to your home, you must provide a wrapped toy for your child when Santa arrives to your home on the night of the scheduled delivery to your area. Don’t miss this year’s 2015 registration date! Registration will only be held on Saturday, December 5th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Fire Station #69 located at 9500 Pines Boulevard.

This program is on a first-come first-served basis and limited to a maximum of 250 households. For more information, contact 954-436-3006.

$5 per child, and presale tickets are recommended for the Snow Area. Free SnowFest activities include: visits with Santa, face painting, rides, games, arts and crafts, lots of holiday performances, musical entertainment, the Food Truck Round-Up, and lots more holiday fun! For additional information, call the Special Events Office at 954-435-6525. Pre-payment required: per person $6 for Pembroke Pines residents and $8 for non-residents.

“This year is our 19th year. We start off by giving toys to our resident children through a screening process from our Parks and Recreation Department. We also assist Legal Aid, Children’s Harbor, St Maximilian Church and Pines Baptist Church. They bring their donated toys to us on the day of registration where they sign up for our program,” said Richard Scopa, Public Relations Officer for City of Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue.

Each year, the event continues to warm the hearts of everyone in the community, from the children receiving the toys and the residents donating the gifts to the firefighters delivering the holiday cheer.

“It’s a great event because we are able to give toys to children that may not get any during the holiday season. It brings smiles to our residents’ children’s faces that sign up for our program when Santa arrives at their home aboard a fire truck. The trucks are out for three nights and many of our residents see our Fire Department personnel volunteering to help out in order to make this program successful,” added Scopa.

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Another fun-filled holiday event is Snowfest. It will be snowing in Pembroke Pines on Saturday, December 5th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Seventy tons of snow will be delivered to the Pembroke Pines Recreation Center located at 7400 Pines Boulevard. The Snow Area fee is

Enjoy a sundae with Santa Claus this holiday! Santa and his friends invite the community to enjoy the City of Pembroke Pines “Sundaes with Santa” on Saturday, December 19th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., to create a very special ice cream sundae at the Southwest Focal Point Community Center located at 301 NW 103rd Avenue in Pembroke Pines. Guests will enjoy holiday magic, visits with Santa, entertainment, and arts and crafts. Don’t forget to bring your camera! Pre-payment is required: per person $6 for Pembroke Pines residents, and $8 for non-residents. Please contact the Special Events Office to purchase tickets at 954-435-6525. Seating is limited!

The City of Pembroke Pines invites the community to attend all these events and ring in the holiday season together!

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group of talented Pembroke Pines students will soon display their masterpieces in their local community.

The community is invited to view the local students’ artwork at the Annual Children’s Holiday in the Pines event. The cultural arts event will showcase the students’ art through January 11th with the Opening Reception on December 1st from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the City of Pembroke Pines Glass Gallery located at 10100 Pines Boulevard.

With this year’s theme of “How do you celebrate the Holidays?”, the art exhibit will feature approximately 200 art works by children residing in Pembroke Pines.

The Opening Reception will offer light refreshments and entertainment by Superstar Productions. Children will also enjoy snacks, interactive games and receive a gift from Santa.

“We look forward to ringing in the holiday season celebrating our city’s talented children during this family friendly evening,” said Holly Bonkowski, Cultural Arts Coordinator for the City of Pembroke Pines.

The art inspired event is open to all local Pembroke Pines elementary and middle school students, along with youth in the City of Pembroke Pines Recreation and Cultural Art Classes, according to Bonkowski.

Students participating in this year’s exhibit will create art work in keeping with the theme of “How Do You Celebrate the Holidays?” by using mediums which inspire their creativity including paint, crayons, feathers, macaroni, chalk and more.

The Glass Gallery will once again showcase student art with the “Children’s Holiday in the Pines” exhibit from December 1 to January 11. The artwork pictured here is from last year’s event. Photos submitted.

“The Children’s Holiday in the Pines event was started to foster the creative spirit of students and promote art and culture in the community,” said Bonkowski.

Bonkowski believes the art themed event provides a tremendous benefit to the local community.

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“The event benefits our community of Pembroke Pines because it allows our local students to exhibit their artistic talents,” said Bonkowski, adding. “It’s vital to incorporate art into our children’s education because sometimes the schools with limited budgets are unable to reach all the children’s artistic abilities.”

The City of Pembroke Pines Art Exhibit offers other cultural arts themed events for the entire community to enjoy. It is a great way to meet new people and enjoy art exhibits at the following locations and exhibits: Studio

18 in the Pines, 1101 Poinciana Drive Pembroke Pines 33025; Open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, please call 954-961-6067; and The Pembroke Pines Glass Gallery, 10011 Pines Blvd in City Hall; Open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. For information, please call 954-961-6067.

The Glass Gallery is open to the public free of charge Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, contact the Recreation and Cultural Arts Department at 954-435-6520. You can also visit their website at www.ppines.com.

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The group is also very involved in giving back to the senior population and charities in the community.

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he City of Pembroke Pines Police Department’s October “Student of the Month” Ceremony honored twenty-one elementary students at the Pembroke Pines Police Department Headquarters.

Students of the Month were nominated by their respective teachers based on criteria set forth by the Pembroke Pines Police Department: exemplary behavior, good citizenship, being a good role model to others. Students and their families were welcomed

by Sergeant James Henry. The ceremony took place following the Pledge of Allegiance and remarks by the Command Staff, Mayor Ortis and Commissioner Schwartz. The students were commended for their special actions and behavior which allowed them to be nominated for the Pembroke Pines Student of the Month award.

The student honorees were presented a certificate, posed for a photo, received a goodie bag and walked the Honor Walk, shaking hands with Crime Dog McGruff, members of the Pembroke Pines Police Department Command and Community Affairs Staff along with Mayor Frank C. Ortis and Commissioner Jay Schwartz.

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The City of Pembroke Pines Police Department October Student of the Month Ceremony held at Police Headquarters honored 21 Elementary School Students from Pembroke Pines. Pictured, back row from left to right: Police Major Carlos Bermudez, Crime Dog McGruff, Captain Chris Stasio, Commissioner Jay Schwartz, Major Tom Maher, Mayor Frank C. Ortis Mayor, and Sergeant Jim Henry with some of the student honorees. Photo submitted.

Student of the Month Honorees listed represented Elementary schools throughout Pembroke Pines: American Master Academy - Bradley Plumley; Atlantic Montessori Charter - Diego Rangel; Atlantic Montessori Charter West - Isabella Arredondo; Chapel Trail Elementary - Finlay Posada; Franklin Academy Jamal Young; Kidz Choice Charter - Simon Crevenat; Lakeside Elementary - Valentina Zheng; Montessori Academy of Broward - Malana Gordon; Palm Cove Elementary - Andrew Beaufils; Panther Run Elementary - Bryce VanAntwerp; Pasadena Lakes Elementary - Savannah Wilson; Pembroke Lakes Elementary Daniel Albert; Pembroke Pines Charter Central - Diana

Angel; Pembroke Pines Charter East - Josue Gamayo; Pembroke Pines Charter FSU - David Delgado; Pembroke Pines Charter West - Sebastian Escobar; Pembroke Pines Elementary - Hannah Crawford; Pines Lakes Elementary - Nicolas Gauvin; Renaissance Charter - Mya Moschella; Silver Palm Elementary Adesina McKinley-Frye; Somerset Academy - Mason Elrod.

Congratulations to all the Student of the Month Honorees. The next ceremony will be on November 24, 2015.

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Sallarulo’s Race for Champions T he City of Pembroke Pines had a strong showing of 45 participants, including athletes, friends and family at the Sallarulo’s Race for Champions 5K Run/Walk benefiting Special Olympics Broward County. The team raised $711 for the cause.

This year’s race was held on November 7, 2015 at Nova Southeastern University.

Bob Aguirra, Systems Supervisor, Finance Department came in first for age group 50-59 and Mary Palacios, CTRS, CPRP Special Population Coordinator, came in 3rd for age group 50-59.

“This is our fourth year participating and our team grows every year,” stated Mary Wilson Palacios. ““Broward County Special Olympics provides many sports training programs for athletes in our community. The 5K Run/Walk of Champions – 2015 is a great way to support an organization which does so much for Special Populations.”

Sallarulo’s Race for Champions was created by Paul, Patrick and Samantha Sallarulo to raise money for Special Olympics Broward County. Paul is a member of the NSU Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Wayne H. Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Dental School – Advisory Board, and President of the International NSU Alumni Association.

Participants at the annual Sallarulo’s Race for Champions included a group from the City of Pembroke Pines. The 5K Run/Walk benefits Special Olympics Broward County.

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Many people in recovery have core issues that go well beyond alcoholism or drug addiction that the traditional 12-step A A models do not address. The lifestyle of addiction itself often puts many people in situations that leave them feeling guilty and full of shame. Still others may have experienced traumatic events that leave lasting psychological scars. Furthermore, the sad truth is that many people who abuse drugs and alcohol experience situations that have created scars long before they discovered alcohol and drugs.

In fact, many have started to abuse substances as a way to cope with the pain of their past traumas. Furthermore, the discovery of a pre-existing or undiagnosed mental illness can be a vital component to maintaining sobriety.

Just as honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness are the keys to recovery from alcoholism and drug addictions, so too are they the keys for overcoming core issues. Honestly taking stock of what the core issues are is required if someone is to learn new ways of coping with the emotions thoughts and behaviors that have resulted from those issues. In order to find freedom from core issues and misguided beliefs, people in recovery need to relearn how to look at themselves and others, as well as how to examine what they tell themselves, how they see the world, and how they interact with those around them. It is often hard work. The outcome of examining your core issues is a life with more joy, desire and interest. Having the courage and the willingness

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Legally Speaking

BY PAUL SILVERBERG

How Limited Is My Personal Liability For Business Debts And Liabilities?

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s a business law attorney, when a person seeks advice about a new business or an on-going business, we initially discuss their current legal entity status. As most people are aware, a business with a legal entity has distinct advantages over partnerships or a sole proprietor status. Most notably, Florida law generally protects the owners and officers from liability and company debts should the business be sued as it has a “corporate veil”.

Typically, honest business owners unknowingly abuse the independent existence of the business entity and create the “alter ego” status. This is most commonly abused by paying personal debts through the business. It starts as simple as paying the landscaper or utilities bills for the house from the business bank accounts or using corporate credit card for personal expenditures.

If a creditor of the business is unable (or believes it will be unable) to collect its claims against the business, it may attempt to pierce the corporate veil.

The piercing the corporate veil will eliminate the liability protection given to the business owners and officers and expose them personally. The law generally states that the corporate veil will not be pierced absent a showing of improper conduct.

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To protect your personal assets from your business, you should only form a business entity to start or continue a true business entity, and second an owner/officer should never mix their personal assets and liabilities with the business unless they are following legal or tax advise or other legitimate basis under Florida law.

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assia Cardoso is passionate about making people feel beautiful. As a little girl, Cassia was inspired by her grandmother, a hardworking midwife that went on to create her own line of natural beauty products and her grandfather, a barber and beautician in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Cassia’s mother also encouraged her to make homemade products and natural tonics and her friends and family would seek her out whenever they needed beauty advice and solutions. For that reason, Cassia had no doubt that she had found her true calling in life and she proceeded to study at an Aesthetics University in her native town in Brazil.

literally rejuvenating new and younger tissue! Another popular treatment at the med spa is the Herbal Peel.

While studying, she worked in a medical clinic that specialized in beauty and rejuvenation and continued to work there for six years after her graduation.

Cassia has training in advanced facial, body, pre and post-operatory aesthetics. She is an orthomolecular therapist and specialist in lymphatic drainage, chemical peeling and herbal and organic hair removal wax.

She decided to open her own medical clinic where she practiced under the supervision of specialized doctors until 2009. Cassia reinvented herself by getting the necessary degrees and licenses in order to start working in the United States.

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Cassia is so confidant about her work that she says, “Every client I treat like I treat myself; I would never do anything to my client that I would not do on me.”

Even after thirty years working in the beauty industry, Cassia still loves what she does. It is very rewarding for her to be in a position where she can, as she puts it, “make a woman feel beautiful again and maintain her beauty.” After all, “we all have the right to be beautiful,” she says.

Cassia doesn’t keep her beauty tips to herself. She says, “I like to share my secrets and make women happy about themselves.”

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Lastly, holiday plants like poinsettia, holly, lilies and mistletoe are dangerous to nibbling pets. Holly and poinsettias cause irritation to the mouth and intestines, which can lead to vomiting and diarrhea, and in the case of holly, also physical damage to the intestines, or obstruction (intestinal blockage) due to sharp and indigestible leaves. All the flowers of the lily family are extremely poisonous to cats.

One to two leaves, if ingested, is enough to cause fatal kidney failure in cats, but dogs, on the other hand, often will experience only mild vomiting. American mistletoe most commonly causes self-limiting vomiting and mild neurological depression.

Rarely, diarrhea and low blood pressure may also occur. If any of these plants are ingested and it is noticed, call a veterinarian or emergency center right away because we may be able to induce vomiting to remove the plants from the stomach, if it is within a certain time period. Otherwise hospitalization, supportive care and poison control consultation may be indicated. Again, as with any of these holiday hazards, it’s best to just not have these things around.

This holiday season, to avoid spending time and money at the vet office, pay attention to potential holiday hazards such as table scraps, candies and decorations!

For more information on potentially toxic substances including details regarding toxic plants, please see the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center website at http:// www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/. The ASPCA Poison Control Center phone number is 888-426-4435.

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, Dr. Kelly Saporito can be reached at 954-698-6722. Coco-Park Animal Hospital is located at the border of Coconut Creek and Parkland at 6730 N State Road 7, just past the TD Bank on the North-east corner of Johnson and 441. Coco-park.com

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Plan a Perfect Party with Happy Fiesta

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t’s party time and there’s a new store in town that will help you plan a perfect party that will be the talk of the town!

Happy Fiesta is now open in Pembroke Pines, but has a long and happy history in South Florida, explains co-owner Alessandra Occhino. The family owned business was started by her parents about 35 years ago in Venezuela. Their first South Florida store opened in 2013 in Doral, and Hialeah opened in 2014. The Pembroke Pines location is their third store and they have plans to open a store in Westchester and other locations in the future.

The store carries a wide variety of party supplies and accessories for all types of celebrations. One of their specialties is Hora Loca merchandise. “Hora Loca is Spanish for “The Crazy Hour,” an hour-long show where performers wear flashy outfits, resembling those from Brazil’s carnival, and pass around glowing lights, party hats and masks to encourage guests to dance,” says Alessandra. “Initially it was only done at weddings, but it has spread to different theme parties and Latin countries.”

The motto at Happy Fiesta is: “Everything under one roof!” And if they don’t carry an item, they are happy to order it for the customer.

Whether you are planning a baby shower, announcing a baby’s gender, throwing a first birthday party or a christening, Happy Fiesta has everything you need, from paper goods to decorations and balloons to banners. They also have Disney character merchandise and Pinatas proudly made in the USA.

While she grew up working in her parent’s store, Alessandra also attended university, studying sociology and marketing. She went on to work for HBO and later went back to her family roots working at Happy Fiesta.

If you’re entertaining for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s and the Super Bowl you’ll find the best products and prices for party supplies at Happy Fiesta. Their New Year’s Eve celebration kit includes glasses, whistles, noise makers and hats.

Alessandra has helpful advice for planning a party.

She tells customers to start planning for the party

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with enough time, so if you need something specific it can be ordered ahead of time. The store can also personalize the items if the customer orders them early enough. She also says when planning a party that it’s important to keep in mind the number, age and gender of guests, your budget, theme and time of event and what is allowed in terms of decorating if you are booking your party at a hall instead of doing the party at home.

To throw a great party, Alessandra says you need to focus on the details. “The details and decorations put the people in the right mood for the party.” Other things to consider are food and drinks, entertainment for the different age groups, and party favors.

Alessandra say she gets a lot of satisfaction in helping people put together their special occasions. The staff at Happy Fiesta offers great customer service and welcomes the opportunity to help customers. They can also help you plan a corporate party and will soon offer party supply rentals such as tables, chairs and tents.

“We are here to stay and serve the community,” says Alessandra. “We want to make your special occasions unforgettable!”

Shop at Happy Fiesta for the best service and selection for all your party needs. Happy Fiesta is located at 15851 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL 33027. Store hours are Monday - Friday 9:30a.m. – 9 p.m., Saturday 8:30a.m. – 9p.m. and Sunday 10a.m.

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