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5th American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Course – The Plantation Aquatic Complex will offer a Red Cross Lifeguard Training Certification Course, including CPR and AED, during February.

The course will begin February 5th and will run Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, for three weeks.

Participants must be strong swimmers and be at least 15 years of age. The Aquatic Complex is located in Central Park, 9151 NW 2nd Street. To register, call 954-452-2525.

7th Happy 60th!– As part of its Diamond Jubilee Celebration, Plantation Celebrates “60 Years & Counting”, a new 60th Anniversary Exhibit and “Images of America: Plantation”; the launch of a new book documenting Plantation’s first 60 years. 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Plantation Historical Museum, 511 N. Fig Tree Lane. For more information, call 954-797-2272 or 954-452-2510.

8th-10th Tarzan – Come enjoy a musical being performed by the University School Upper School students in their state of the art Epstein Center Silverman Theater on Friday, February 8 at 7:30pm, February 9 at 1:30pm and 7:30pm and Sunday, February 10 at 1:30p.m. For tickets, please contact our box office at 954-262-4493.

9th Fashion Benefit – Patricia South’s Bridal will host an interactive fashion event to showcase this year’s hottest styles and

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to raise money for the Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center. A cocktail party will be held while local pageant contestants from Pageant Ready, and six local high school volunteers circulate through the crowd modeling this season’s bridal and prom gowns. Twenty-three vendors will also be on hand 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. There is no cost to attend, but guests will be encouraged to participate in the raffle. Tickets are $10 for five tickets. Patricia South’s Bridal, 4066 West Broward Blvd., Plantation. For more information, call 954-791-6007.

10th The 6th Annual I Care I Cure…I Run 5K and Family Fun Day – The I Care I Cure Childhood Cancer Foundation supports the development of, and raises public awareness about, cuttingedge research for targeted therapies for childhood cancer, so that the treatments of childhood cancer will be less toxic and more tolerable. 7:30a.m. at the BB&T Center(formerly BankAtlantic Center), 1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise, Florida. Register online at: www.icareicure.org, Adults $25 and Children $20. For more information, please contact Sue Trilling at 800-807-8013.

Serena Schreiber, Finn’s Ship, Middle Grade Fiction; Nancy J Cohen, Warrior Prince & Shear Murder, Romance, Mystery; Linda Rocker, Punishment, A Legal Thriller, Mystery Novel. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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16th 18th Annual “Taste of the World” International Festival-Join in for an international celebration of food tasting, crafts and exciting entertainment from international entertainers. All ages welcome.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. West Regional Library, located at 8601 W. Broward Blvd. 954382-5860 x 226.

Florida Author Showcase Coffeehouse Series – Monthly program featuring four different Florida authors.

February authors: Carol White, From One Place to Another, Contemporary Fiction;

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group – The Alzheimer’s Association invites those who care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia to join a support group that meets from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday February 20 at Covenant Village of Florida, 9215 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation. For more information, contact Judy Johnson, 954-916-6463.

22nd Celebrate Plantation – 60th Birthday Twilight Concert-A Family Expo & Food Truck Corral. 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Volunteer Park Community Center, 12050 W. Sunrise Boulevard. For more information, call 954-452-2510 or 954-587-1410.

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30th Annual GFWC Plantation Woman’s Club Antique Show – Come enjoy an antique lover’s heaven.

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3/2-3/3 Fif th Annual Festival of Treasures – An art, handcrafts, collectibles and handmade jewelry event hosted by the Plantation Junior Woman’s Club. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Volunteer Park. 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation

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Plantation to Celebrate 60th Anniversary with Series of Events

By Julie Levin

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s part of the City’s upcoming Diamond

Jubilee, a new book chronicling Plantation’s first 60 years is about to make its debut. On February 7, residents will be able to get their first look at Images of America: Plantation, a brand new book which details through photos and images the distinctive stories that have shaped Plantation over the years. “It is a pictorial book which takes in everything from the very beginning up to today,” said Shirley Schuler, the Curator of the Plantation Historical Museum who authored the Plantation edition. “There are people, happenings and history by era.”

The book will be launched February 7 at the Plantation Historical Museum. With its launch, it becomes part of the Images of America series, produced by Arcadia Publishing, which chronicles the history of small towns and downtowns across the country. Each title features more than 200 vintage images, which local authors and historians provide the background for.

Schuler, who has lived in Plantation since 1964, led a team of volunteers that poured over thousands of photos that would best tell Plantation’s history. One section shows the foiled attempt to move the original home of Plantation’s founding father Frederick Peters, in hopes of making it the City’s first museum. “They got it in the middle of the road and it started falling apart,” recalls Schuler, who added that finding names to go with all of the photos also proved to be a major challenge.

Celebrating Plantation’s 60th-Images of America: Plantation will debut at a February 7 event, which will also include the opening of the “60 Years and Counting” exhibit marking Plantation’s Diamond Jubilee

In addition to a book signing by Schuler, who will be stepping down next year after leading the museum since 1991, the evening will also include the opening of the exhibit “60 Years and Counting” that celebrates Plantation’s history.

Here’s a look at all of the upcoming events for Plantation’s Diamond Jubilee: ▸▸ February 7- 60 Years and Counting Exhibit Opening & Images of America: Book Launch 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Plantation Historical Museum- 511 N. Fig Tree Lane 954-797-2272 or 954-452-2510 ▸▸ February 13- Chamber Breakfast Sponsored by the City 7:30 a.m. Jacaranda Country Club ▸▸ February 22-Celebrate Plantation 60th Birthday Twilight Concert 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Volunteer Park Community Center 12050 W. Sunrise Boulevard, Plantation 954-452-2510 or 954-587-1410 ▸▸ April 19-Plantation: 60 and Fabulous- A Cocktail Reception and Dinner Dance 5:30 - 11:00 p.m.

Renaissance Plantation Hotel ▸▸ July 4-60 Years of Celebrating Our Nation together Independence Day Parade & Patriotic Evening with special 60th Birthday Children’s Carnival

Weekend Antique Festival Returns to Plantation

By Julie Levin

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f you love to shop for antiques, or even if you are simply look-

ing for a fun way to spend the weekend, make plans to visit one of Plantation’s longest running yearly events. The GFWC Plantation Woman’s Club will host their 30th Annual Antique Show and Sale this month continuing a decades old tradition.

The show will be held February 16 and 17 at Volunteer Park and will feature antique and collectible vendors from throughout Florida. Each year, the show draws thousands of shoppers eager to browse the displays of dozens of vendors offering everything from antique furniture, jewelry, glass, clothing, pictures and more. The show will also feature an antique car display on the 16th, vintage clothing worn by many club members and a food court with homemade desserts on both days.

The proceeds from the show are used for community improvements in the City, as well as the club’s many scholarship funds. Created in 1949, the GFWC Plantation Woman’s Club is the oldest civic organization in Plantation and works to foster a spirit of goodwill among the women of the city by forwarding charitable, educational and civic initiatives. The antique show was created 30 years ago and was originally held at both the City’s community center and Deicke Auditorium, but was moved west to Volunteer Park several years ago to accommodate a growing number of visitors.

The 30th Annual Antique Show and Sale will be held February 16 and 17 at Volunteer Park, located at 12050 West Sunrise Boulevard in Plantation. The show will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets are $4.50 at the door and are good for both days. Presale tickets $3.00 and are available at Rena’s Flowers of Merritt, located at 375 N. University Drive in Plantation. To for more information about presale tickets, phone 954-472-5322.

For more information about the show, contact Bridget Wilson at 954-732-7196.

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Above left: Guests will be able to browse the displays of dozens of vendors Above right: Plantation Woman’s Club members (seated l-r) Eirene Stansbury, Sue Kuchenreuther. (standing l-r) Donna Sachs, Ann Polley, Gloria Merritt Right: An antique car display will be held on February16th

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Care-a-Little Program Helps Families in Need in Plantation

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group of Plantation firefighters recently

traded their firefighting gear for bright red Santa suits and elf attire. For a second year, the firefighters traveled to Plantation General Hospital, loaded with gifts, to brighten the holidays for children in the hospital.

Firefighter Steve Cicione dressed as Santa to hand-deliver each of the gifts. “Being in the hospital is bad enough for a kid,” said Cicione, who came up with the idea. “But having to be there over the holidays is just miserable. Hopefully we made it a little better.”

The December 20 visit is one of many events coordinated

by Plantation Volunteer Firefighter’s Association’s CareA-Little program. Created several years ago, the program provides assistance to at risk children in the Plantation area.

“Sponsored by Plantation’s Volunteer Fire Association, the group’s goal is to locate and assist school-aged children in the City of Plantation who need help with self-esteem and personal issues or are ‘at risk’ for trouble,” said Mary Cicione, Steve’s wife and the Care-a-Little Coordinator.

The program raises money to provide children, as identified by the school system, with clothing, medical, dental or eye care, and if necessary, food or furniture. They also host back to school events, where they provide book bags loaded with basic school supplies, Thanksgiving baskets and gifts at holiday time. They are funded by a portion of the proceeds from the Fire Association’s Annual Barbecue,

which is held every November.

This year, the Care-a-Little Program also had help from the community for their holiday gift drive. Toys and other gifts were supplied by five Plantation-area Walgreens, in an effort put together by Manager Charles Fratantoni of the Walgreens located at Broward and Nob Hill Boulevards.

Limitless Martial Arts and Fitness in Plantation also held a toy drive at their location. Combined with donations from the Fire Department, Care-a-Little received so many toys that many will be donated to Women in Distress. Cicione said working on Care-a-Little initiatives is very much a family effort, for both her immediate family and their extended firefighting family. Son Vinnie is also a Plantation firefighter and daughter Melissa, 25, ran the Care-a-Little program last year. Daughter Serena, 19, also helps out. “We do it because it is very rewarding to help the kids and see their faces,” said Mary.

If you’d like to help the Care-a-Little Program or know of a family in need, contact 954-797-2150 and ask for Mary Cicione.

Top: Santa and his helpers descend down the hallway at Plantation General Hospital’s Pediatric Unit.

Bottom: A portion of the holiday gifts collected by the community and firefighters for the Care-A-Little Holiday project

Young Ambassador Hopes to Bridge the Gap Between Cultures

By Julie Levin

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t age 22, Israeli native Orr Krupnik has a jam-packed agenda

of his. The Israeli Scouts are his country’s national scouting organization, and often brings groups to North America to connect with local Jewish communities. “I finished the Army a year ago, and I wanted to do something meaningful. Also, I wanted to get out there and see the world. This was a perfect match of the two,” said Krupnik, who served in the Israel Defense Force.

for his trip to the United States. Krupnik, who arrived in the states a few months, has been based in Plantation for a year-long stay that is designed to provide a different look at his homeland. “I come for a year to educate the Jewish community, and other communities about Israel and what Ramat Shalom in Plantation is one of the it really is from my point of view,” said Krupnik, local synagogues Krupnik is set to visit. “We’re who lives in a town called Nofik in the northern excited to have Orr come to speak to our post part of Israel.

B’nai Mitzvah and Confirmation classes,” Krupnik is what’s known as a Shaliach, or said Beth Michell, education director at emissary, whose goal is to provide a new perRamat Shalom through a press release. “His spective on Israeli values, education and culture perspective on Israeli culture will be a great to area Jewish agencies and schools. He will be addition to our curriculum and we’re also working with the Jewish Federation of Broward hoping he will bring some of the Israeli County and its beneficiary agencies, in partnerscouts to a class discussion as well.” ship with the City of Nesher in northern Israel.

While in the states, Krupnik has also Krupnik replaces Dror Ben Yossef, who served been learning about American culture, even as emissary for the previous year. “This is only spending some time camping in Pennsylvania the second year this position has existed, so a and Wisconsin. He says most of the people big part of what I do is getting out there and he’s met have been responsive to hearing letting people know what I do,” said Krupnik. what he has to say and learning more about Krupnik has been bringing his stories of Israeli a country often portrayed in a single light. life and heritage to local temples and agencies “There’s more to Israel than it seems. It’s where he has been developing programs to not just a conflict, but a country with people engage not only children of all ages, but their Orr Krupnik on a recent camping trip. The 22-year old is based who live there. It’s very different, but also very families and the community at large as well. in Plantation to share his views and insight about Israel. similar to what people know here. People He also spends a good deal of time working with the Israeli Scouts, which is a passion should go and look beyond, and see what is really there,” he said.

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is dual enrolled at Broward College Erin was one of only eight women statewide to receive the prestigious honor, hen Erin DiMeglio set out to play varsity football at South which was presented in Tallahassee in early January. Because of her school schedule, Plantation High School last year, she wasn’t expecting the spotlight Erin wasn’t able to attend so a that came with representative came to South being first female high school Florida to honor her during quarterback in the state, nor half-time of a basketball game the accolades that have folat South Plantation on January lowed. “I didn’t think anyone 9.

Erin is the starting guard would care. I just wanted to on the team and was also the play,” said the 18-year old school’s Homecoming Queen. senior.

She has also volunteered her Erin played in four games time with local sports camps as a for the varsity boys Paladins camp captain. Her efforts led to football squad this past season, her being featured on the Today running the offense and even Show, Good Morning America, completing a pass. While CBS Morning Show, ESPN. historic all on its own, Erin com, as well as the November recently received yet another 2012 Sports Illustrated Kids honor. She was awarded Erin receiving her award from Elizabeth Pines, Commissioner from Florida Commission on the Status of Women, Damian Huttenhoff, Director, Athletics & Magazine.

While never expectthe Florida Achievement Student Activities for Broward County, Pete Tingom Plantation Commissioner, ing to become a role model, she Photo Credit: Doug’s Photography Award from the National Christine Henschel Principal South Plantation and Football Coach Doug Gatewood. knows her new honor sends Commission on the Status an important message to other young girls: that they can’t let traditional barriers stop of Women, a designation meant to empower and recognize women statewide for their them from doing what they want to do.

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By Julie Levin

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hether you are planning an intimate dinner party for eight,

a wedding for 150 or anything in between, you want to enjoy your special occasion, not be stuck in the kitchen cooking and cleaning. That’s why the Plantation Publix is now offering a brand new service designed to make entertaining easier and your event a success. They are offering Publix Aprons Event Planning Catering, a unique service available exclusively in South Florida through the Plantation store. “Our catering program ranges from everything to a backyard barbeque to weddings or Bat Mitzvahs. We are a full service, professional catering company,” said Wes Bonner, the Resident Chef of Publix Aprons Cooking School in Plantation.

Part of the Publix Aprons Event Planning Catering Team; Wes Bonner, Resident Chef, Jack Bernowitz, Sous Chef and Richard Wilson, Assistant Resident Chef

Publix Aprons Event Planning Catering can provide entertaining solutions for a broad range of events, anything from in-home dinner parties to family events like anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, or showers, grand receptions like weddings or Bat Mitzvahs, charity events, holiday parties or corporate events. The Publix Aprons Catering team can help put together an event of your choosing, from casual get-togethers either in your home or at a venue, elegant seated dinner parties, buffet-style family gatherings or on-site chef preparations stations. Best of all, they’ll take care of all the extra details too. They’ll help plan customized menus and make sure your venue is ready to go with

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The Publix Aprons Event Planning Catering combines the culinary expertise of Publix Aprons Cooking Schools with the creativity and organizational expertise of their Publix Aprons Event Planning service, which has been helping customers arrange their special occasions since 2001. Publix already offers wonderful deli platters, fresh fruit, bakery items and beautiful cakes, but Bonner said there was a taste to go beyond that. “Our customers were looking for more,” he said. “They wanted to really make the party their own.”

The catered events are planned and prepared by the Publix Aprons Cooking School staff, which includes highly trained chefs and assistants. The Aprons team will sit down with customers and get an idea of what they are looking for. Customers can select from a variety of already prepared menus, or customize a meal specifically to their tastes and budget. Bonner says their pricing is competitive and all-inclusive,with no extra fees or gratuities tacked on at the last minute. Best of all he says, they are backed by the Publix reputation, which has been a mainstay in the Southeast for more than 80 years.

“We offer premiere customer service to our consumers. One of the things we want to do through our catering program is offer that same service through a new venue,” Bonner said.

The catering program is just the latest extension of the Publix Aprons Cooking Schools. The Plantation location is one of just eight stores in the Publix family to host an Aprons Cooking School, and one of only two in South Florida. They are designed to give customers a kitchen where they can learn to enjoy new culinary skills. “It’s really where people learn to have fun in the kitchen. That’s the Assistant Resident Chef Richard Wilson works on a dish whole idea behind what in the Plantation Aprons kitchen. All catering menus can be customized to the client’s taste and budget we do,” said Bonner.

Each month, the Publix Apron Cooking Schools offer a variety of fun and educational cooking classes which cover everything from basic to exotic cuisines. Customers have a chance to get in the kitchen, work side-by-side with the chefs and enjoy what they’ve created. The schools also offer demonstrations and guest appearances by local and national celebrity chefs.

Now offering Publix Aprons Event Planning Catering, Bonner says even more people will get a chance to see what Publix has to offer. Since unveiling the catering service just a few months ago, Bonner says customers have been happily surprised by the high quality, complete service that is provided. “They can’t believe that it was all done by Publix,” he said.

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Plantation High Receives Grant To Promote Safe Teen Driving

By Julie Levin

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ation celebrations just around the corner, one local high school will have a little extra help as they work to steer students into making the right decisions when they get behind the wheel. For the first time, Plantation High School received a $5,000 “Celebrate My Drive” grant from State Farm to support its efforts to promote safe teen driving. The school is one of 40 Florida community partners and schools sharing an estimated $120,000 in mini-grants to support “Celebrate My Drive”. “State Farm approached us before the school year to see if we were interested,” said Brougher Bass, an Assistant Principal at the school. “It is so important because in high school, the students are starting to transition into where they are independent drivers.”

State Farm launched their on-going safe teen driving initiative in September. Events were held at locations throughout the state and the U.S, including Plantation High School. Bass said the school’s SGA organized their celebration around a car wash, which also offered entertainment, games, educational information, displays and demonstrations all designed to inform and empower teens drivers. “They invited the students that were just starting Drivers Ed over, so they could get the information

too,” said Bass.

A key part of “Celebrate My Drive” focuses on the power of positive peer influences, and letting the students encourage each other to become safer drivers. Bass said that’s why the on-going campaign is run by students, who know how to get other students attention. Before the school break, the students prepared paper snowflakes with driver safety tips on them, reminding everyone not to drive under the influence, or text and drive.

Other information was sent via text. “The kids know how to reach other kids,” he said. The students have also partnered with Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD).

Now attention turns to planning safedriving events before prom, grad night and graduation season, to make sure young drivers get the message to resist the temptations that might arise before them. Bass has seen first-hand the toll a bad driving decision can take. 13 years ago, one of his students was critically injured and spent a year in rehab after an accident with an impaired driver. “I never want to be in that position again,” he said. “ It’s about driver awareness. It is about understanding that if you are dropping your date off at 2 a.m., the only other people on the road are coming from other events and may not be sober, so you have to be aware.”

Struggling Middle School Band Reaches Out to Help Others

By Julie Levin

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he Seminole Middle School Band hit a high note this past holi-

day season, using their generosity and skill to bring joy to troops stationed overseas. The Plantation school’s band led an effort recently to fill dozens of holiday stockings that were shipped to Afghanistan for the holidays. “The school and the community really got behind us for this and got involved,” said Heidi Hodes, the head of the band’s parent booster club.

The band members and boosters got the word out through word-of-mouth and social media. They had so many donations, many of the items were slated for donation to the Salvation Army. Hodes said they ran the collection in gratitude of the sacrifice our troops make. In addition, a number of Seminole Middle students have family members on active duty.

The effort is even more remarkable considering the band’s own economic struggles.

Due to school budget cuts, the Seminole Middle School Band is one of only a small group of middle school marching bands in the area. It is a thriving program with 137 student-musicians, but many of the students at the Title 1 school have limited means to purchase or repair their instruments, uniforms or study with private tutors. Hodes says their instruments were purchased in 1971 and many are beyond repair. The Booster Club works through-out the year to provide bus transportation for field trips and parades, water for parades, repair kits for instruments, purchase paper for printing sheet music, pay fees and dues and subsidize those students who can’t afford to rent their equipment or books.

The band is consistently awarded high ratings at district solo and ensemble and concert band events. They perform in many local parades, including Plantation’s “It’s a Wonderful Life in Plantation” Holiday Parade and take part in other instrumental ensembles offered at SMS, including Orchestra and Jazz Band. Hodes and the other SMS parents feel all are vital to the students’ growth and development. Last year, the

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Top Left: A portion of the holiday gifts collected for the troops.

Top Right: The band marching in Plantation’s “It’s a Wonderful Life in Plantation” Holiday Parade Bottom: The Seminole Middle School Band’s Winter Concert

band boosters provided free sessions with local musicians, giving the students a chance to work in small groups in their specific section. Hodes said private study sessions like that would ordinarily cost each $30 per hour, money many of their students simply don’t have.

The community is encouraged to help the band through either donations, or time.

The band will be holding a fundraiser at Barnes and Noble Bookstore February 13.

Just mention that you are a Seminole Band Booster, and a portion of the sales will go to the band. The fundraiser will run from 5 p.m.- 7 p.m. For more information on the band, visit their website at seminoleband.com.

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SPORTS NEWS

Alex Collins Named Miami Dolphins High School Player of the Year

By Julie Levin

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ven though he only got into six games due to injury this year,

South Plantation Football Star Alex Collins apparently made a strong impression in each one of those games. The Paladin running back was recently named the Miami Dolphins High School Player of the Year award, presented by Under Armour.

“The award really shocked me,” said Collins, a senior. “It really surprised me.”

The honor is not much of a surprise to those who follow high school football in Broward. Collins helped lead his team to a 9-2 overall record this past season and a berth into the 2012 Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs. He handled 155 carries for the team, accumulating 1,275 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns.

He also had two receptions for seven yards and was the Sun Sentinel Player of the Year last year. “He’s a rare athlete in terms of speed, size and quickness for a running back,” said Douglas Gatewood, the Head Football Coach at South Plantation High School

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Collins received his trophy at Sun Life Stadium during a recent Miami Dolphins game. “It’s truly an honor to present this award to Alex,” said Twan Russell, the Dolphins Director of Youth & Community Programs. “Of course, there was numerous studentathletes worthy of receiving this award throughout South Florida and Southwest Florida.

Again, congratulations to Alex on an outstanding season and exemplifying what a student athlete should represent on and off the field.” Collins also had the chance to compete in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, a nationally televised high school All-American football competition.

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By Omar J. Arcia, Esq., Foreclosure Defense and Consumer Bankruptcy Protection Attorney

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here are countless homeowners accepting loan modifications

in which their resulting payment is the same, and in some cases, actually higher than their original mortgage payment. Also, the resulting principal balance owed by these homeowners is far more than the home is worth, and even more than when they started the modification process. Still other homeowners end up losing their homes, because they are unable to complete a loan modification before the home is sold at public foreclosure auction. These homeowners were apparently unaware that the key to a successful loan modification is hiring an established law firm with an experienced loss mitigation department.

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Hormone Replacement Therapy Helps Older Dogs Walk Again

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He started having trouble getting up and trouble walking. We started anti-inflammatory therapy, pain management and adequan injections. By the end of December, Bruno was paralyzed in both hind legs. We took digital radiographs, and sent them to a Radiologist, which was concluded that he had chronic intervertebral disk disease in both cervical (neck) and lumbar (back) spines. This probably caused disk herniation with spinal cord compression at one or more sites. The prognosis was poor. To make a long story short, my family & I decided to put Bruno in a wheelchair on walks. Bruno was still very happy wagging his tail and eating.

But nonetheless it was heart breaking watching him pull himself everywhere in the house. Bruno at this point was still on anti-inflammatories, glucosamine and adequan injections. Then, I began to think how will Bruno walk again if he has muscle weakness, muscle atrophy, and lack of bone density in his back legs and spine. I came up with the idea to give Bruno Testosterone injections once monthly, the idea being that testosterone maintains muscle mass and increases bone density. And, if you think about it, most dogs are neutered and have zero levels of testosterone to begin with. We were not giving body building doses, just enough to maintain muscle mass, so if his spinal cord damage ever healed he would be able to walk again. Five months went by in that wheelchair, and then Bruno started to walk again. Bruno died at 14 years old of chronic kidney disease which is their natural way of going. He walked until the end.

I have been doing research since 2008 in the use of testosterone injections in the geriatric canine with incredible results. We are using it mainly on large breed dogs that are neutered, that are having a hard time getting up. These illnesses include arthritis, vertebral disk degeneration, hip dysplasia, muscle atrophy and degenerative joint disease. I have been using this treatment for the last 4 years, and it’s been and continue to be very successful with great results.

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The Wildcats lost the game to the Gwen Cherry Bulls of the Pop Warner Football League. Presented by Generation Nexxt and Under Armour, the championships crowned eight youth football teams from the American Youth Football League (AYFL), Florida Youth Football League (FYFL), Greater Miami Pop Warner (Pop Warner), and South Florida Youth Football League (SFYFL) after a two weekend competition in December.

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