Volume 2 . Issue 5
May 2009
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Michael Bornstein portrays a barefoot mailman of the late 1800s during a re-enactment that took him from Lake Worth to Lantana. Photo by Jerry Lower
Celebrating our History
Taking a stroll along barefoot mailman’s route
By Emily J. Minor
The original barefoot mailman probably didn’t have a microphone headset or bottled water or a blue shirt from Macy’s. And he probably didn’t meet up at the Ritz-Carlton after his route, sitting with the folks who are celebrating
Palm Beach County’s centennial at pretty tables set up to catch the perfect afternoon breeze. But Michael Bornstein is Michael Bornstein — meaning he is a Florida history buff who is extremely ingenious, to put it nicely, and he knows how to make weird things work.
“So many people are from other places, they might not realize that Florida has a history beyond when air conditioning was used,” he says. That’s why one recent Sunday, the clouds casting just enough cover, the locals sidling up to him like eager school kids, Bornstein
Manalapan
There are people you like and people you love. And then there are people like Manalapan Police Chief Clay Walker — the kind you’d pretty much like to clone. “He’s not just doing this because it’s the law,” said Joan Gindlesperger, who 25 years ago started the Deaf Service Center of Palm Beach County. “He’s doing this because he cares.”
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Walker, a Clewiston boy and fourth-generation Floridian, recently sat at a nice luncheon and accepted a nice plaque from the Deaf Service Center. For years, he’s helped working police officers throughout Florida understand the nuances and challenges, complexities and struggles of being deaf or hard of hearing. And while the plaque is lovely — indeed, it’s the only one in his office that says “I
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barefoot mailmen of the late 1800s — give or take a few condominiums, a few more people, a few new roads. Bornstein, born in Jacksonville, says he fell in love with this idea after moving to Palm Beach County in the late 1980s, helping to organize the See MAILMAN on page 6
Along the Coast
Police chief honored for deaf-services efforts By Emily J. Minor
walked a 2-mile stretch of beach in his barefoot mailman getup, yakking all the way. In years past, Bornstein — Lantana’s town manager — has walked the stretch from Lake Worth to Miami along the beach. That’s about one-half of the roundtrip route done by the
End of sewage’s oceanward trek took activism, work and money By Thomas R. Collins
Elinor Eastman and Manalapan Police Chief Clay Walker. Photo by Jerry Lower
It ended simply: Somebody turned a valve and presto, no more greenish-brown plume of water gushing from the South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant into the ocean a mile off the Delray Beach coast. Instead, that water was redirected deep, deep underground.
Getting to that point, though, took three years of work, $17 million, and came only after a staredown between plant officials and environmentalists, especially from Palm Beach Reef Rescue, who decried the effects of the treated sewage on coral reefs, mainly algae blooms but other maladies, such as
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Alieda Riley volunteers in the butterfly gardens of the Sandoway House. Photo by Jerry Lower
Call her ‘Granny Nature’ When Lt. j.g. Alieda E. Nelson, communications officer, married Lt. Cmdr. Melville “Hank” Riley in 1946, they honeymooned in Cuba, then moved to the Riley family home on South Ocean Boulevard in Delray Beach. Mrs. Riley Sr. had built the house in 1939. It still stands, two houses south of the Seagate Beach Club. There the young couple raised their six children. After most of the children were grown, Alieda moved to Delray’s Marina Historic District, where she was district president for 14 years. She has always taken an active role in the Delray Beach community and in city government. More recently, Alieda helped found the Sandoway House Nature Center and
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I drive fast. Not too fast — I don’t get tickets. But I do push the limits. I commuted to West Palm Beach on A1A for many years, and consider myself lucky that my job required only a couple years of I-95 commuting — to Hollywood and Miami Beach. Now I travel closer to home, and often on foot or bicycle. Traffic on A1A feels very different to a body not ensconced within an air-conditioned space secured behind heavy metal doors. I notice now when cars whiz by or when large vehicles crowd the sidewalks.
Since the A1A road construction ended earlier this year, there are now 16 pedestrian crosswalks between Linton Boulevard and Lantana. I think that’s good. So, as summer settles in, I’ve decided it won’t kill me when behind the wheel to slow down, check my rear view mirror and stop to let people cross when they are waiting at the crosswalk signs. They just want to get to the beach — and that seems like such an enviable ambition — why would I want to make them wait? I’m going to slow down. — Mary Kate Leming, Editor
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workers help her with some of the heavy work. To show her appreciation, she bakes them cakes and occasionally her “special” chicken recipe. She is well-known for her cooking. Now the city workers call her “Granny,” as do her six children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Having lived in Delray Beach for 63 years, she loves her town and continues to work to make it a better place for her children, grandchildren and future generations.
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Local voices
Help keep everyone safe on roads by observing traffic laws
By Lt. Chris Yannuzzi
Given recently published articles on motorists’, bicyclists’ and pedestrians’ difficulty “sharing the road,” it is probably a good time to remind everyone of the law: • In Florida, when operated on the roadway, bicycles are vehicles and are required to abide by the same provisions as the driver of a car or truck. That is, they must stop at red lights and stop signs, drive on the right side of the roadway, have lighting at night, signal their intentions, and not operate a bicycle while under the influence. Basically, whatever you are required to do or limited from doing as a driver applies to the bicyclist. • Motorists are required to provide a 3-foot clearance when passing a bicyclist. Based on the width of the roadway, this may require the driver to move into the on-coming lane in order to pass safely and legally. It is the motorist’s obligation to make sure there is no traffic approaching that would make this move unsafe. • Pedestrians have the right of way when crossing in a crosswalk or when cleared to cross at a signaled intersection. Motorists and bicyclists must yield to
pedestrians in a designated crosswalk. • Bicyclists may not ride more than two abreast except for “paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.” So, single file is the rule on much of A1A, and the operation must be as close to the right edge or curb of the roadway
as “practicable” and safe. • When riding on a sidewalk, a bicyclist has the rights and duties of a pedestrian: The cyclist must yield to pedestrians and provide an audible signal when passing. We have been very fortunate that our officers have had to respond to very
few mishaps involving the interaction of automobiles, bicycles or those on foot. However, any of these could have resulted in severe injury or death. Members of the Ocean Ridge Police Deparment enforce the traffic laws when violations are observed or when an investigation determines
fault. The ORPD has taken the initiative to join the Florida Bicycle Association’s efforts to educate the public. Officer Bob McAllister is our representative. Please drive, cycle and walk safely! Let’s not meet “by accident.” Lt. Chris Yannuzzi is an officer with the Ocean Ridge Police Department.
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love you” in American Sign Language — it’s the work that led him here that has been so fantastic for Walker, his officers and the people he’s met along the way. “I’m the kind of guy who likes to get things done,” he says. Elinor Eastman knows all about this. Walker, 53, was a lieutenant at the North Palm Beach Police Department and the guy in charge of the department’s communication system when Eastman, who is deaf, dialed 911 one night back in 1990. Her 91-year-old fatherin-law had fallen out of bed and she could not lift him. Eastman knew she wouldn’t be able to communicate with the emergency operator, but she had no other choice. And she was right. The operators hung up, but because those were the early
Elinor Eastman uses a TDD machine to communicate with her friends, including Chief Clay Walker. Photo by Jerry Lower days of “enhanced 911,” a parade of emergency workers soon arrived at her door. The dispatch team could tell her address from the incoming call. “They sent everyone over here, even though I hadn’t
talked to them,” she said. Eastman would call and the The very next day, Lt. Clay dispatchers would know who Walker introduced himself. she was and they’d talk about The department had television shows and family, just received boxes of children and husbands, TDD equipment — holidays and recipes. telecommunications devices Each night after she’d for the deaf. And it was all call, the dispatchers would just sitting there at the North take the paper tape of their Palm station. conversation and clip it to “I had all this equipment, their paperwork from that and I needed a deaf person to shift. help me figure it out,” Walker “We used to talk to Elinor said. by the foot,” Walker said. Elinor Eastman turned out “She took this technology to be his go-to girl. and she made us fearless of In the months and years it.” that followed, Eastman Eastman, now 73 and would call dispatch on a widow, still calls there her TDD machine and sometimes, just to “keep teach rescue operators how them on their feet,” she says. to respond quickly and Walker eventually comfortably. moved on to take the job in At first, they’d hold Manalapan in 1999, but his conversations about pretend devotion to 2deaf services12:02 has BH 25065 OC_Coastal Star_Sum_MECH:Layout 4/16/09 problems. But eventually, continued.
He holds officer training days, sometimes even setting up a car full of deaf people for his officers to pull over. Then he sees how long it takes for them to figure it out. He preaches deaf services to judges, lawyers, social service advocates and other chiefs around the nation. And he’s just now finishing up a video series that will be given to all law enforcement in Florida. It’s a training DVD with a paper operator’s manual showing law enforcement how to deal with deaf drivers, deaf witnesses, deaf victims of crime. For Walker, it’s something he started because it felt right. For Elinor Eastman and Joan Gindlesperger, it’s something he continued because the Manalapan chief wears a suit of shining armor. “I wish every city in every county in every state had a Clay Walker,” Gindlesperger said. “I loved him from the start,” Eastman said. But she does have this one tiny little bone to pick with him. Years ago, when Elinor Eastman tried to teach Clay Walker sign language, he really wasn’t that great of a student. “He just remembered the signs for all the bad words,” she said recently. “You know guys PMhow Page 1 are.”
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Along the Coast
Boynton water plant customers will see rates rise By Linda Haase
Residents and businesses in Briny Breezes, Ocean Ridge and parts of Hypoluxo will be hit with higher water bills beginning this month. The Boynton Beach City Commission voted April 21 to raise rates for 96,000 customers in the city, unincorporated areas to the west, Briny Breezes, Ocean Ridge and parts of Hypoluxo. The majority of the hike will be in the fixed-base rate — which will more than double — from $6.05 to $13.47 for residential customers outside the city limits, which includes Briny Breezes and parts of Hypoluxo. Ocean Ridge residents, who pay in-city rates, will pay a base rate of $10.77, up from $4.84. Businesses outside of the city will pay a base rate of $26.93, up from $12.10; incity rates will increase to from $12.10 to $21.54. The increases, the first since 1994, cover water
consumption and the base rate for waste water and waste-water consumption rates. An Ocean Ridge resident who uses 5,000 gallons of water per month will see an increase of about $7. Briny Breezes residents, who pay out-of-city rates and also receive waste water services from Boynton Beach, will see an increase of about $15 (based on 5,000 gallons used). Briny Breezes property owners are billed based on their share in the corporation. Most of Hypoluxo’s customers receive only wastewater services, where the base rate will increase from $15.04 to $20.68 and the commodity rate will increase 19 cents per thousand gallons used. The changes will provide a higher percentage of revenue from base rates to offset the dwindling proceeds from water consumption sparked by mandatory water restrictions and a decline in
development. “There’s never a good time for an increase,” said
Boynton Beach Mayor Jerry Taylor. “No one wants to increase rates, but it is
costing us more to produce than we are taking in.”
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coral diseases. Additions to the plant include a hole that bores 3,000 feet into the ground, a new building full of filter beds — where water is cleansed by layers of sand and gravel — and new tanks, where water is treated with chlorine to kill bacteria and other impurities. In April, the plant became the first South Florida wastewater utility — there are five others — to put an end to the easy method of disposal. The others, like South Central, are under orders by the Legislature to end the practice by 2025. But as permits need renewal, the practice might end sooner. The plant, which was directed to make the changes by the Department of Environmental Protection, serves Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, and, by extension, the coastal area. For Dennis Coates, the director of the plant, the closing of the valve is clearly a relief. “It’s a tough argument to make that ocean outfall is a good thing,” he said in his office at the plant. “It just came down to our board thought that environmentally it was the best thing to do.” Ed Tichenor, who runs Reef Rescue, said, “I think we forced them to do it.” But, he added, “They deserve a tremendous amount of credit. … Whatever the politics were at the time and whatever the feelings were at that time, Delray is really an example of how the coastal sewage plants need to operate.”
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The plant is also a step toward what Coates said is the goal of being able to reuse all of the wastewater for watering lawns, mainly golf courses. Before April, most of the wastewater still had 300 parts per million of suspended solids in it — basically, stuff floating in the water — after it was treated, which is nonetheless clean enough to be poured into the ocean. To be shot underground, though, it can have only 10 parts of suspended solids per million. The water shot into the
ocean also was allowed to have 800 fecal bacteria colonies per 100 milliliters. In the water that’s injected underground, 75 percent of such samples have to be completely free of fecal bacteria colonies, and the other samples are allowed only to have minimal colonies. “It’s completely different,” Coates said. “The water has to be much, much cleaner.” And only that cleaner version is permitted for golf course watering. Now, since it all is getting that extra cleaning, it all is eligible for re-use.
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Michael Bornstein claims to have walked his ‘toenail off’ during one of his jaunts. Photo by Jerry Lower
renovation of the old county courthouse. He then realized that people here “don’t know anything about local history. They associate all their identity with their former place and Florida is kind of like Disneyland to them.” So he went online and started searching for the perfect barefoot mailman outfit. It’s simple, really: navy blue knickers made from lightweight canvas, suspenders and … OK, the shirt’s from Macy’s. About 30 people, many of them supporters of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, walked with Bornstein on April 26, starting at the Lake Worth Pier and ending at the Ritz-Carlton in Manalapan. And because the barefoot mailman is a solitary sort — both then and now — Bornstein had to re-do his speech. “I don’t usually walk and talk at the same time,” he said. “I’m usually left to my own thoughts.”
Graphic by Bonnie Lallky-Seibert SOURCE: South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant executive director Dennis Coates
But the demand has to catch up. Now, just a few courses use the recycled water. In the Boynton area, they include Hunter’s Run, Country Club of Florida, Delray Dunes, Pine Tree and Quail Ridge. In Delray Beach, they include the Delray Beach city course, Delaire, The Hamlet and Lakeview. Joe May, who oversees injection wells for the Department of Environmental Protection’s local office, says it will monitor the well to make sure it is environmentally sound. The initial permit is
The barefoot mailman routes were established in 1885 to get mail from one distribution point to the next from the Lake Worth Lagoon to Miami. The 138-mile round trip took six days and the stories of what happened along the way are that of legend. One mailman walked naked. Supposedly. Another was eaten by an alligator. Or was it a crocodile? His body was never found. Even Bornstein, 46, claims to have walked his “toenail off” on one of his present-day jaunts, brushing it repeatedly against the hard sand. The walk went quickly on this sunny Sunday, this group of eager, stumbling followers happy to hear Bornstein’s tales. He showed them the proper walk — heel down first, leg extended straight out. With this form, he claims, the barefoot mailman could walk 3, 4, 5 miles per hour. Folklore, or fact? Vince Burkhardt has heard a mix of the two all his life. He is a Florida boy whose great-greatuncle Henry was one of the original barefoot mailmen.
for two years. As for the reefs’ recovery, Tim Powell, head of the local office’s wastewater section, pointed out that there are many other sources of pollutants. “Only time will tell,” he said. Tichenor, hopeful that without the outfall the water’s nutrients level will stay below the algal bloom “tipping point,” said the soft coral and sea fans will show improvement quickly, but other types may not. “Hard coral could take hundreds of years to completely recover.”
The route was stopped in 1893 when a rock road was built to connect Lantana with Lemon City, in what is now MiamiDade County. Burkhardt, who actually walked the route for the first time with Bornstein, along with his sister, Cheryl, said the tales of their great-great-uncle Henry were everyday stuff when they were growing up. “I guess the greatest one about Uncle Henry is he used to walk with his clothes off,” Burkhardt says, laughing. And, of course, sisters being sisters, Cheryl must pipe up. “I’m not sure that’s true,” she says. But it is deliciously satisfying, this tale that’s been batted around their whole lives, so even Cheryl Burkhardt, a woman of sound mind and logic, cannot quite abandon the iffy details. It would be like walking away from her childhood. “Who knows?” she muses, clinging just a bit. “Let’s just say Uncle Henry wore very light clothing. “That sounds better.”
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Mizner Park in Delray Beach? Description: A mixed-use development built in three phases on more than 8 acres. The development is in six buildings that vary from two to five stories. Less than half the size of Mizner Park in Boca Raton, Atlantic Plaza II’s statistics are as follows, with some comparisons to Mizner Park: Atlantic Plaza II 8 acres 197 residential units 106,006 square feet of office space 98,765 square feet of retail 32,921 square feet of restaurant space More than 1,000 parking spaces
Mizner Park 28 acres 272 residential units 267,000 square feet of office space 236,000 retail and restaurant space 2,500 total parking spaces
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Site plan approved for mixed-use downtown project By Margie Plunkett Commissioners approved the site plan for the $250 million Atlantic Plaza II project — two blocks of living, office and retail space on eight acres downtown — at a crowded public hearing April 7. Residents there voiced support for the project, but also raised concerns about traffic safety and environmental practices. The mixed-use project, which is less than half the size of Mizner Park in Boca Raton, still has another 18 months to go before construction starts, as the developer gathers permits and reroutes utilities. Pre-construction work includes relocating Seventh Avenue, as well as moving electric, water and sewer lines to the perimeter of the two-block property at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Federal Highway. An underground garage tunnel is also part of the preparation stage. The developer needs state permitting, including for traffic, parking and medians — which will involve the city and Florida Department of Transportation. Atlantic Plaza II, which has been in the works for a year and a half, will contribute $2.5 million in annual tax revenue for Delray Beach when complete and will employ more than 3,000 employees while under construction, said Michael Weiner, who represented developer CDS International Holdings Inc. at the public hearing. The developer has green goals and will follow the city’s rules on workforce housing, he said. The project reflects architectural styles of the vicinity, picking up on characteristics of other
buildings and from the past, architect Derek Vander Ploeg said. “It’s important to continue the Mediterranean Revival architectural style of the Colony Hotel across the street,” he said, adding that other detail includes: rock-face block, awnings, archways, dome rooftop, bracketed columns, varied numbers of stories and differing storefronts, Vander Ploeg said. Commissioners also granted eight waivers for Atlantic Plaza II during the April meeting, including waivers for setbacks, parking garage, parallel parking, parking machines, visibility, pavement width and glass surface. The public response to Atlantic Plaza II was positive, but several supporters pointed out what they saw as traffic flaws at Veterans Park and the bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway. “This will be a beautiful project,” resident Kevin Warner said at the public hearing, adding he favors it — but not at the expense of traffic safety. A planned median will be an invitation to jaywalkers, he said, and the traffic pattern is a threat to pedestrians already jeopardized by traffic moving too quickly over the bridge. “It is an invitation to death,” Warner said. Others urged the developer to take a higher profile approach to environmental issues. Joe Snider, a green architect, said it would be a huge benefit to the city to have the project certified under LEED, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system for green buildings. “It gives credibility. There’s something out there called
greenwashing. We want green projects and LEEDcertified projects.” Justina Boughton, who noted her Colony Hotel was “green before people cared about being green,” also encouraged commissioners to take the greener path with Atlantic Plaza II. “We should actually go for the LEED certification. I know it’s a pain in the neck. When we have this project finished, we’d be able to say this project is a green project. I realize that’s not
within what you’re able to do tonight, but you should find a way to make that possible.” Commissioners explained before voting that consideration of the site plan did not take in traffic or green issues and reassured residents their concerns would be addressed. • Separately in April, the commission approved an ordinance accepting a resurvey report of the Nassau Street Historic District that added five properties to the
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Manalapan
Town weighs allowing larger beach houses
By Margie Plunkett Manalapan commissioners bumped up the size of beach houses to 750 square feet in a preliminary vote that compromised between the current allowance and a proposed increase to 1,000 square feet. An ordinance that encompasses this and other zoning revisions will be the subject of a second public hearing at 9:30 a.m. on May 26. The ordinance also addresses dune walkovers, fire pits, building heights, setbacks and hedge heights, among other concerns. The beach houses on the ocean side of A1A could grow to 750 square feet from 500 square feet and would be allowed kitchen and bath facilities, but no sleeping area, meant to deter tenancy. The commissioners considered whether two districts, R1A and R1B, should be treated differently because of the varying lot characteristics. But the only distinction between
Manalapan beach houses currently are limited to 500 square feet, and can have no sleeping quarters. A plan would allow them to be up to 750 square feet. Photo by Jerry Lower restrictions was the size will spoil Manalapan’s of the deck: R1A was unique coastal beauty and allowed a 500-squarethat beach-house limits were foot attached deck, and unfair to owners of larger R1B a 1,000-square-foot properties. Commissioners deck. Otherwise, either decided to walk the beach area was allowed a 35- by to look at existing beach 25-foot beach house, or a houses and properties before 1,000-square-foot deck for rendering a decision. David properties with no beach Rathbun, who represents house. The houses must not the Ziff family, argued at be visible from the road and the March meeting against must be screened from the allowing the larger beach beach. houses. Rathbun presented Commissioners pushed photographs of existing the issue back from March’s 500-square-foot beach houses meeting after hearing from and photo illustrations of property owners, who what 1,000-square-foot argued, among other things, facilities would look like. that expanding beach houses Developers probably would
try for a configuration to allow as many windows and doors on the ocean side as possible, with none on the A1A side, he said. Expanding the beach houses will forever change the beach, Rathbun said, adding he thought 600 to 650 square feet would be better. “This section of Manalapan is a treasure and needs to be preserved,” Ziff family member Jim Stafford said at the April meeting. Town fathers “established that legacy for all of us to enjoy as a community. For people that live here, we can choose to live anywhere. One of the reasons we choose to live here is because it’s so beautiful and pristine.” The family has a large beach home built in 1948 and grandfathered in, although not visible to neighbors or from the road or beach, according to Rathbun. George Valassis, who is a resident as well as a zoning commissioner, wanted a larger beach house for entertaining, but
told commissioners that the 750-square-foot beach house would do him no good. Ripping down his 500-square-foot facility to add so little space would be a costly exercise that still wouldn’t accommodate his vision of entertainment. Valassis said he has more than 100,000 square feet of property on the ocean side and “a pillbox of 500 square feet” for a beach house. “I could build a 20,000-squarefoot house and you wouldn’t be able to see it,” Valassis said. He added he has a beautiful ocean property, but can’t entertain on the beach side. “I don’t think it’s fair to someone like me who spent an awful lot of money. I’m crowded [in the beach house] with eight people.” The same ordinance includes additional changes: allowing 6-foot-wide dune walkovers, gas or propane fire pits up to eight feet wide and front hedge heights of 8 feet, and adding definitions of green space.
Ocean Ridge
No-see-um battle returns to Town Commission By Margie Plunkett The town is being eaten alive. No-see-ums are out in force, driving residents indoors. “I haven’t talked to anyone in Ocean Ridge who hasn’t been bothered by nosee-ums,” Robert Happ told Ocean Ridge commissioners in April. “It’s a big, big problem.” Ocean Ridge sprayed for no-see-ums for two years, but stopped for one year after residents raised concern about the safety of chemical treatment. The Town Commission has asked Clarke Mosquito Control to discuss the nosee-um problem at its May 4 meeting, to explain chemical safety and use, Town Manager Ken Schenck Jr. said, and commissioners will consider whether to resume spraying. Happ wants Ocean Ridge to spray for the insects — tiny flies also known as biting midges that thrive in coastal areas and whose sharp bites leave red, itchy welts. Happ gathered other residents’ signatures in support of spraying for the pests, but the subject was dropped at the town’s March meeting, he said. He described no-see-ums so bad that it was impossible to spend more than a minute or two outdoors.
Mayor Ken Kaleel contributed: “It is an issue and growing.” Commissioner Geoffrey Pugh pointed out that “by stopping the spraying, it’s brought up the severity of the problem.” Residents have been vociferous against street spraying, according to Pugh, concerned about the harm chemicals may cause to people and wildlife. Kaleel said the street sprayers were supposed to stop if they saw people, but that didn’t happen. More effective, the mayor said, is a technique that involves establishing barriers via a backpack sprayer, although it’s costlier. About 20 to 30 homes surrounded by mangroves, which attract no-see-ums, need to be sprayed to form a barrier, he said. But Vice Mayor Betty Bingham wondered if the town sprays select homes for no-see-ums, whether other residents would expect it to spray their yards for other pests. Kaleel said Ocean Ridge needs to get in writing from Palm Beach County Environmental Resource Management or the Department of Environmental Protection information on the safety of spraying and get it out to residents.
The COASTAL STAR
May 2009
News 9
Along the Coast
Public to be heard on waterway boating
By Mike Readling Anita Casey watches in dismay every weekend at the activities in her Delray Beach backyard. Many times dismay turns to outright concern. Casey sees boats — all sizes of boats — motoring up and down the Intracoastal Waterway. They pass each other. They overtake one another. They have little regard for the wakes they leave behind. Then there are the Jet Skiers who climb those wakes and zip in and out among the boats like mosquitoes around a beach walker’s ears at dusk. Some of those Jet Skis are pulling tubes with riders doing their best to hang on. Through it all, Casey watches and waits for the moment when someone gets hurt and brings attention to what many people who live along the Intracoastal are already calling for: more regulation and enforcement. On May 6, Casey and anyone else who wants to make a statement about the state of boating on the Intracoastal will have the opportunity to have their voices heard. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold a workshop in Boca Raton about possible amendments to the Boating Safety Rule in Palm Beach County. The meeting will be a starting point in addressing the concerns of residents and boaters as the FWC, which is the only regulatory agency for the Intracoastal, looks to update laws regarding idle speed zones, 25 mph zones and no-wake zones. Tara Alford, management analyst with the Boating and Waterway Section of the FWC, will discuss the commission’s criteria for changes to the regulations. “The guidelines we have to follow are very stringent,” said Alford, noting the last amendments were made in 1999. “There’s not a lot of wiggle room. The Florida Statutes give us the authority to make changes for the safety of the public, taking into consideration things like vessel speed limits and traffic as well as what we believe are necessary visibility conditions, navigational hazards and, at least in the case of the Intracoastal, canals coming in from the east and the west.” Tom Byrne lives on the Intracoastal in Briny Breezes and said those canals and, more specifically, the docks along those canals, are the reason he wants the commission to hear his concerns. “Several of the
Waterfront residents say speeding boaters create damaging wakes and make too much noise along the Intracoastal Waterway. Photo by Mike Readling canals have boats moored considering changes. she said. in them or docked close to “There are a lot of things Enforcement, however, is a the Intracoastal and they that people do when they’re topic that regularly comes up really take a beating,” he boating that they don’t during the workshops. said. “Prime Catch just built realize are wrong,” Alford According to Alford, any a beautiful dock that no said. “A lot of times they’re law enforcement agency one can use because if a big not aware of what they’re has the ability to patrol the 38-footer goes by … well, it’s doing. This gives them the Intracoastal. But many of bad.” ability to ask questions. the cities and towns up and Byrne said he will miss the Can you operate a personal down the waterway don’t meeting, but has a suggestion watercraft in the Intracoastal have the resources to do that. the FWC should hear. Waterway? Yes, but you have The FWC does have officers “I think they should to do it within the 25 mph on patrol, and there may be have a 10 mph speed limit posted limit if you’re in that three officers working on from Boynton Beach to the area.” any given day, but one may George Bush Boulevard What the commission be at an accident in Jupiter, Bridge. I think that would be can’t take into account, one might be helping with reasonable.” though, is noise from boats a vessel in Palm Beach Alford said these and Jet Skis, damage to Gardens and another may be workshops gives residents docks, boats or sea walls, working Peanut Island. That the ability to speak their or even manatees. “As leaves a lot of Palm Beach minds and the FWC a chance much as we like to protect County unpatrolled. to explain exactly what manatees, that is not for our Anita Casey said the lack parameters they apply when department to determine,” of police presence on her
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission public boating workshop When: May 6, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Where: Boca Raton City Administration Building, Main Auditorium What: Open discussion about possible changes to the Boating Safety Rule in Palm Beach County Who: Public is invited More information: (561) 416-3374, to access the Palm Beach Vessel Traffic Study: http://myfwc.com/ RECREATION/boat_ waterways_index.htm section of the waterway is going to come at a high price one of these days. “In the middle of that race between the [George Bush Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue] bridges, you have parents taking their kids tubing through the channel with the speeding boats. Of course their kids fall, so now you have a child floating in the channel with speeding boats all around. I’m waiting for one of their heads to get chopped off like a manatee.” Her aim is to stop that before it can happen.
10 Summer Camps
The COASTAL STAR
May 2009
Summer Camps Sampler, Take 2 NOTE: Here is an updated summer camps schedule, with additional listings. With so many summer camps offered in our area, we selected those located between the Boca Raton Inlet and the Port of Palm Beach. We kept most of our listings east of I-95. Please check directly with camps for registration and/or schedule changes. CLOSE TO HOME American Heritage School Summer Day Camp: 6200 Linton Blvd., Delray Beach. Ages 3-13. Sports and musical theater academies. Four two-week sessions, 6/8-7/31 and one one-week session 8/3-7. M-F, 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Junior Program (age 3-4) from 8:30 am-1:30 pm. Extended day care available. $840/ twoweek session, $345/one-week session, and $690/1/2 day Junior Program. 637-2440 or www.ahschool.com. Art-Sea Living Gallery & Studio: 640 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. Age 4-12. Five different one-week art classes offered for age 13-16. 10:30 am-1:30 pm, T-F. 6/9-8/7. $125/ week or $35/day. Begins 6/15. All classes meet 2-4 pm. M-F. $120, includes supplies. Sibling discounts. 737-2600 or www.artsealiving. com. Boynton Beach Recreation & Parks Department Summer Camps: 7:30 am-5:30 pm, M-F, 6/15-8/7. $440-$550. Themed camps with age-appropriate activities meet at various locations: Boat Club Park, 736-9372; Intracoastal Park Clubhouse, 742-6650; Civic Center, 7426240; Ezell Hester Community Center, 7426550; Carolyn Sims Center, 742-6550; Art Center, 742-6221; Art Camp: $688-$550. www.boynton-beach.org Bucky Dent’s Baseball School: 490 Dotterel Rd, Delray Beach. Age 7 & up. 9 am-3 pm, M-F. Baseball games, batting practice, pitching. Sessions start 6/15. $275/week, discounts available. Rookie Camp: Age 5-7, 9 am12:30 pm, M-F. Includes lunch. Begins 6/29. $175/week. 265-0280 or www. buckydentbaseballschool.com Cougar Sports Camp: St. Mark’s School, 730 NE Sixth Ave., Boynton Beach. Age 6-12. Basketball, cheerleading, football, soccer & vollyball. 9 am-3 pm. M-F. 6/1519, 6/22-26. $225/week, $180/second week. 732-9934 or www.stmarkboynton. com. Delray Beach Playhouse Acting Camp: 950 NW Ninth St., Delray Beach. Age 6-13. Write and act a sketch for a variety show (by age group.) 9 am-4 pm (after-care available until 6 pm for $50/week), M-F, 6/8-8/14. $210/week. 436-9554 or www. delraybeachplayhouse.com. Delray Beach Summer Camp: Delray Beach Parks & Recreation Dept. is currently holding registration for all three camp sites (Community Center, Pompey Park, and Pine Grove Elementary). Parents should bring: completed registration application, $25.00 registration fee, $110 (first payment), a headshot of the child(ren) & a copy of the child(ren)’s birth certificate. Camp held 6/15-8/7. $465/ eight-week program. 243-7249 or www. mydelraybeach.com Delray Water Sports Surf Camp: 500 S. Ocean Blvd./1100 Casuarina Rd., Delray Beach. Age 6-15. Surfing, skim and boogie boarding, kayaking, snorkeling. 8:30 amnoon, M-F, 6/1-8/28. $300/week. 703-7210 or www.delraywatersports.com East West Karate Kid Academy: 125-H Hypoluxo Rd., Hypoluxo. Age 5-12. Karate, field trips and more. 7 am-6 pm. M-F. 6/88/21. $175. 493-0082 or www.ewkarate. com. Explorer’s Club at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum: 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. Age 5-9. Art, crafts, dance,
nature, games, field trips. 9 am-2 pm. M-F, 6/15-8/7. $175/week. 742-6783 or www. schoolhousemuseum.org. First Impressions Pre-School: 2214 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Age 5-12. Field trips to area attractions. 6:30 am-6 pm. M-F. 6/4-8/25. $145/week. $50 registration. 737-4373 or www. firstimpressionsschools.com. Gulf Stream School Summer Camp: 3600 Gulf Stream Road, Gulf Stream. Two one-week sports camps are offered starting at the close of school in June. Lower school student camps combines a variety of both on-campus and off-campus activities. Pre-Kindergarten camp provides educational play. 276-5225 or www. gulfstreamschool.org. Kickin’Arts Camp: Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Age 6-12. Visual and performing arts activities. Three one-week sessions. 9 am-2 pm. M-F. 7/13-7/31. $230/week includes materials. 243-7922 or www.oldschool.org. The Learning Place Summer Camp: 1400 SW Third St., Boynton Beach. Activities and field trips. 6:45 am-6 pm. M-F. 6/1-8/24. $140/week includes meals. $25 registration. 7424441. Ocean Discovery Summer Day Camp: Sandoway House Nature Center, 142 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. Age 7-12. Kayaking and snorkeling plus beach scavenger hunts, nature crafts and games. 6/8-12 (age 7-9). 6/15-19 (age 10-12). M- F, 9 am to 4 pm. $350/week. 274-7263 or www.sandowayhouse.com. Palm Beach Fashion Camp: Boynton Beach Mall, 801 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach. Age 5-18. Seven-week program. Modeling techniques, health/nutrition, pilates, musical movement, hair, nail and skin care, fashion trends, etiquette, acting. Age 5-10/10-11:30 am; age 11-18/11:30-1 pm. Saturdays, 6/6-8/16. $195/week. 7476594 or www.palmbeach fashioncamp.com. St. Joseph’s Episcopal School Summer Camp: 3300 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Arts & Athletics for age 5-12. $225-$250/week. Aftercare: $10 per hour. $30 registration. 6/22-8/14, 8 am-4 pm. Aftercare 4-6 pm. 732-2045 or www. sjsonline.org. Seacrest Christian School: 2703 N. Seacrest Blvd., Delray Beach. Age 2-11. Arts, crafts, and science. 7:45 am-3:30 pm, M-F. $84-$167/ week. Aftercare $3/hour. $120 registration. 276-5552. Summer Dance & Musical Theatre Camps: Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. Summer Dance (age 7-18). Ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, modern, lyrical and choreography by skill level. 9 am-12:30 pm. M-F. 7/20-24. $125$156; Princess Dance (age 4-10). Focus on different princess each day. 9 am-4 pm. M-F. 6/8-12. $175$229; Musical Theatre (age 6-18) Singing, dancing, acting, costuming. 9 am-4 pm. M-F. 8/10-14. $175-$220. 542-0215 or www. dancetrendsboynton.com. Summer Vacation Bible Camp: Church of The Palms, 1960 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Age 6-12. 9 am-3 pm. 7/20-7/24. $55/per child. 276-6347 or 294-8143 DeVos-Blum Family YMCA Camp: 9600 S. Military Trail, Boynton Beach. Grades k-5. Field trips, entertainment, arts & crafts, swimming, sports, games. M-F, 7:30 am-6 pm. 738-9622 or www.ymcaspbc.org.
TO THE SOUTH Advent Camp ADVENTure: 300 E. Yamato Rd., Boca Raton. Grades K-8. Christ-centered arts, sports, science, cooking, nature and fieldtrips. 7:30 am5:30 pm, M-F, 6/1-8/18. Full- and half-day programs. $200-$275/week. 395-5322 or www.adventlifenet.org. e-soccercamps: Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Age 6-17. Soccer for all ability levels. Day camp (9 am-3 pm). Half-day (9-11:45 am). M-F. 6/8-12, 6/15-19, 6/22-26, and 8/3-7. $115/half day, $225/full day. Residential & commuter programs. 6/13-17 (age 13 and under) & 6/27 -7/1 (age 14-18). 297-3743 or www.e-soccercamps.com. Exploring the World Through Art: Boca Raton Museum of Art School, 801 W. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton. Age 6-11, in three age groups. 9 am-4 pm, extended care and discounts available. M-F, 6/87/31. $250/week. 392-2503 or www. bocamuseum.org. FAU-Goal To Goal Soccer Camps: 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Foundations for beginners and skill enhancement for the competitive/ travel team player.Camp activities offered in afternoon. Half-day: 9 amnoon, full day: 9 am-3 pm. M-F, 6/8-8/14. $115/week half-day, $225/week full-day. Advanced Training Camps for age 10-14 and age 15-18 available. 297-3711 or www. goaltogoalsoccercamps.com. FAU Summer Arts Camps: 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Piano, creative writing, junior band, junior choral, ballet, tap and creative movement, theater performance, musical showcase. Camps divided by age. 9 am-4 pm. 6/15-7/31. $260/week. $10 registration. 297-3820 or www.fau.edu/ tops. Performing Arts Summer Camp: Sol Children’s Theatre, 3333 N. Federal Highway, Suite 5, Boca Raton. Vocal music, acting, dance, theater. Two sessions: The Lilliputian Opera Company from 9 am-3 pm. M-F, 6/8-6/26. $725/3-week session and Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland from 9 am-3 pm. M-F, 6/29-7/31. $1,200/5week session. Lunch included. www. solchildrentheatretroupe.org Saint Andrew’s School Day and Sports Camps: 3900 Jog Road, Boca Raton. Age 4-14. Four, two-week sessions 6/8-7/31. M-F, 8:40 am-3:10 pm, after-care available 3:45-5:45 pm. Day Camp, Adventure Camp, Sports Camp and Sports Travel Camp. $750-$800. All program/registration fees must be paid by 5/22. 210-2100 or www.saintandrewsschool.net. St. Paul Lutheran Summer Camp: 701 W. Palmetto Park Rd., Boca Raton. Age 3-grade 6. 7:30 am-5:30 pm (half-days available). M-F. 6/8-8/14. $175/ week. Sibling discounts. $50 registration. 395-8548, Ext. 152 or www. cyberfalcon.com. The Salvation Army (Boca Raton): 300 SW Second Ave. Boca Raton. Elementary school age. Themed camp programs and trips. 8 am-5 pm. M-F. 6/15-7/31. $100/week. $25 registration. 931-1344. www. salvationarmypalmbeachcounty.org. Summer Youth College: Palm Beach Community College, 3000 St. Lucie Ave., Boca Raton. Age 8-14. Students pick classes and enjoy a unique college experience. 9 am-4 pm, M-Th. $59 per class (each class is 2 hours per week for 6 weeks.) 862-4730 or www.pbcc.edu. Peter Blum Family YMCA of Boca Raton Camp: 6631 Palmetto Circle South, Boca Raton. Explorer Camp (K-2nd grade); Challenge Camp (3-5th grade); Teen Camp
(6-8th grade). Nine one-week sessions (6/8-8/12) and one half-week session (8/9-8/12). Explorer/ Challenge fees: $225-$325/session. Teens: $255-$355/session. Sibling rates available. $50 registration. 395-9622 or www.ymcaspbc.org TO THE NORTH Actor’s Rep Summer Youth Actor’s Academy: The Cuillo Centre for the Arts, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. Age 8-17, grouped by age. Sessions end with showcase performances. 8:30 am-5:30 pm. M-F. 6/8-8/7. $900/fourweek session; $600/half-days. $35 registration. 352-5671 or www.actorsrep.org. All-Star Performing Arts Academy: Temple Beth El, 2815 N. Flagler Dr., West Palm Beach. Age 7-13. Classes plus a staged production. 9 am-5 pm. M-F. 7/7-31. $200/week. $25 registration. 242-5033. Aloha Surfing School: 2695 S. Ocean Blvd., Lake Worth. Beginners-intermediates. 8:30 amnoon. Early drop off and late pickup available. M-F. 6/1-8/17. $200/week. Discounts available. Includes equipment. 543-7873 or www.alohasurfingschool.com. Armory Art Center Summer Camp: 1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach. Age 5-7, 8-11 and 12 and older. Focus on artistic development and fun. 9 am-4:30 pm, M-F, 6/8-8/7. $215-300. Extended care available. 832-1776, Ext. 21 or www. armoryart.org. Arts Camp at Dreyfoos School of the Arts: 501 W. Sapodilla Ave., West Palm Beach. Age 6-11. Dance, music, theater, communications and visual arts. 8 am-5 pm. M-Th, 6/8-11. Register noon-2 pm on 5/9. $65. 802-6029 ArtsCamp: Cohen Pavilion, Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Age 9-11. Dramatic composition and performance. 9 am-4:45 pm, M-F. 6/15-7/2. $177/week. 651-4366. www.kravis.org/artscamp. The Breakers Jr. Golf & Tennis Camp: 1 South County Road, Palm Beach. Age 6-13. Camp includes morning golf and afternoon tennis lessons. Lunch, swimming and other activities included. 9 am-4 pm. M-F. 6/8-8/14. $495/week. $125 registration. Discounts available. 659-8474 or www.thebreakers. com. Flagler Museum Summer Camps: One Whitehall Way, Palm Beach. Grades 6-8. 9 am-4 pm. M-F: Crime Investigation During the Gilded Age: 6/15-19; Inventions that Changed the World: 7/6-10; Magicians and Magic in the Gilded Age: 7/20-24. $200$225. Extended hours until 5 pm. 655-2833 or www.flaglermuseum.us. Gold Coast Summer Gymnastics: 1420 Rupp Lane, Lake Worth. Age 4-12. 9 am-3 pm. M-F. 6/8-8/7. $50-$150/week. $30 membership fee. 585-2700. www.gcgym.com Lake Worth Playhouse Summer Performance Camp: 713 Lake Ave., Lake Worth. Age 5 and up. Summer Session 1: Disney’s Aladdin: Threeweek half-day includes performance classes, rehearsals, and participation in a full-scale musical production. 6/8-27, M-F. 1-5 pm.
Performance dates; 6/23,24,26 & 27. $400; Summer Session 2: Enchanted Sleeping Beauty: M-F. 1-5 pm. 7/20-8/13. Performances: 8/14 & 15. $450. Additional individual classes available: $100-$125 each. $800/4 weeks of classes and performance camp. 586-6410. www. lakeworthplayhouse.org. Lotus Kids Yoga Camp: Bindu Yoga Studio, 5913 S. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach. Age 5-12. Yoga, dance and games. 1:30-3:30 pm. 7/6-30. Age 5-8 on M&W. Age 9-12 on T&Th. $180/eight classes. 2339882 or www.bindu-studio.com. Palm Beach Atlantic University Summer Sailfish Camps: Greene Sports & Recreation Complex, 1100 S. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach. Age 9-18. Boys Basketball, Sun-Th. 6/14-18. $140-$280. Includes meals; Boys Basketball Team (six games plus playoffs), Th-Sun. 6/18-21. $450 per team; Father & Son Basketball, F-Sun. 6/21-25. $180 pair; Girls Volleyball (Individuals, age 11-18) 9 am-3 pm, M-Th. 7/6-9. $200; Girls Volleyball (Play), 6 pm-8 pm, M-W. 7/6-8. $50-$75; Girls Volleyball (Team), 9 am-3 pm. M-Th. 7/13-16. $200$300. Includes meals. Girls Volleyball (Position), 6 -8 pm. M-W. 7/13-15. $50$75. 803-2533 or www.pbasailfish.com. Palm Beach Suzuki School of Music: First Evangelical Luthern Church, 2405 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach. Age 3-7. Piano, violin, cello, guitar, art, yoga. 9 amnoon, M-F, 6/8-19. $320-345. 308-7954 or www.pbssm.com. Progressive Arts & Theatre Camps: St. Ann School, 324 Third & Olive Aves., West Palm Beach. Age 3-8th grade. 8:30 am4:30 pm. M-F. 6/8-7/31. $260/two week session. Aftercare available until 6 pm. $75 registration. 792-0448 or 602-0730. SCUBA Camp: The Scuba Club Inc., 4708 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. Age 12-18. Scuba certification, equipment, and five open-water dives. 9 am-4 pm. M-F. 6/15-19, 6/22-26, 7/6-10. 7/20-24 and 8/3-7. $300. 844-2466 or www. TheScubaClub.com. South Florida Science Museum Summer Camp: 4801 Dreher Trail N., West Palm Beach. Age 6-11. Science lessons, laboratories, crafts and outside activities. 9 am-4 pm. M-F. Extended hours from 7:30 am-5:30 pm. 6/15-8/14. $200-$225/week. 370-7708 or www.sfsm.org. Summer Sail Camp: Palm Beach Sailing Club, 4600 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. Age 7-15. Water safety, boat handling, team work and sailing basics by age, weight and skill level. Basic swimming skills required. Half days 9 am-12 pm, or 1 pm-4 pm, or full day 9 am-4 pm. M-F, 6/8-8/14. Half Day camp $195-165. Full Day camp $260-$325. $20 registration. 8810809 or www.pbsail.org Summer Zoo Camp: Palm Beach Zoo, 1301 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach. Unique wildlife themes with zookeeping experiences and zoo activities including animal encounters, exhibit visits, crafts and games. Zoo Camps for ages 5-10: 6/8-8/7, $225-$200/ week. Jr. Zookeepers for ages 11-14, 6/22–26, 7/6–10, 7/20–24, 8/3–7. $250-$275/week. 5330887, Ext. 229, or www. palmbeachzoo.org.
The COASTAL STAR
May 2009
News 11
Lantana / Hypoluxo Island
Neighbors question Cenacle development plan By Margie Plunkett
The Lantana Town Council set the stage for The Cenacle’s transformation from an Intracoastal spiritual retreat to a luxury resort and spa that would offer repose and tranquility to a new set of patrons. Despite the objections of neighbors, the council passed an ordinance April 27 to change the land use from residential to commercial, which would open the door for development of the $90 million resort and spa. The sale of the retreat at 1400 S. Dixie Highway, operated by the Catholic Cenacle Sisters, to Palm Beach Resort Partners LLC has not been completed yet, conditioned on the landuse change. The developer promised wary residents a deed restriction limiting building to the upscale hotel if the sale closes. The approval of the amended comprehensive plan begins a 31-day appeals period, followed by public hearings on a zoning change. Neighbors of The Cenacle crowded into Town Hall during two public hearings — Mayor David Stewart counted 103 for the second hearing — to argue against the change. Many didn’t oppose the hotel, but raised concerns about the process, wanted guarantees that the hotel would be built rather than a different commercial project, and expressed fears that the development would generate noise, traffic and environmental damage. The developer’s representatives presented a preview of the resort, a concept described as a 300room hotel with restaurants, bars, ballroom, beach and pool on the 10-acre waterfront property and would probably be a fourstar resort. The plan itself has not been submitted to the town and isn’t yet under consideration by council. “We believe the project will provide an enormous boost to the town of Lantana, which under the current conditions is in sore need,” said attorney Al Malefatto of Greenberg Traurig, representing the developer. The project, with buildings ranging from one-and-a-half to five stories, would mean 300 full-time local jobs and $300,000 in tax revenue annually from a property that is not now taxed. “We want to work with the neighbors to make this fit in, so it’s an asset to Lantana,” Malefatto said. The lawyer promised a deed restriction that would allow only the upscale hotel use after residents voiced fears that if the deal
The Cenacle, a retreat operated by the Catholic Cenacle sisters, would be turned into a resort and spa, under a developer’s proposal. Photo by Jerry Lower collapses, a strip shopping center or big-box retailer could be built instead. Greg Kino of Casey Ciklin Lubitz Martens, who spoke on behalf of neighbor James Place residents, said the developer was putting the cart before the horse by enticing residents with the preliminary project yet limiting their comments to the land-use change. He argued for a process that would allow the land-use change and resort plan to be reviewed at the same time. And he added, “The land use is totally incompatible.” Town Attorney Max Lohman reiterated, “This town does not do concurrent
processing. It’s illegal.” Resident Mary Smith said she failed in attempts to confirm whisperings that the resort was going to be part of a W development, owned by Starwood. “But when I called them, they said they have nothing on their desk about coming here. “It seems like we’re having the wedding before we’ve met the bride,” she said. “If this doesn’t happen, what then?” Mark O’Donnell of James Place said some things could stop the developer: financing, and approval to build above 35-foot height restrictions. “If they don’t get that, they won’t want to build it. If they don’t want to build it, we’re stuck
with C1 property.” Noise could be another problem, O’Donnell said, as noise frequently travels across the Intracoastal. Ann Marie Zabroski just bought her South Lake Drive home “because it’s a nice quiet town.” Zabroski, who works from home, said had she known about coming construction, bars, restaurants and added traffic, she would have reconsidered. “It’s just changing the overall nature of the town,” she said. “I think it should stay a lowkey Florida town.” Other residents wondered if there was something special in the resort plan for Lantana residents, like the Ritz in Manalapan where there is a special club and residents are allowed to use the facilities without charge, said resident Judy Black. After each public hearing, Malefatto answered the crowd, noting that the developer doesn’t plan to drive traffic down South Lake, it has all access planned for U.S. 1. Residents will have opportunities at many hearings to weigh in on the resort plans, he said. “All you have to do is say no during the site plan process.” Malefatto tried to alleviate worry that something other than a high-end resort would go on the property. He pointed out that the value of the property — what the sisters will sell it for — wouldn’t make practical many uses, such as convenience store or an inexpensive motel. One council member voted against the land-use change after the second public hearing: Vice Mayor Cindy Austino. Elizabeth Tennyson, who was absent for final approval, had voted
against it on first reading. Tennyson said during the April 13 meeting, “I’m listening and feeling some of the same issues myself. I don’t really have any assurance of what’s going to happen here.” While a hotel could be “a really wonderful thing” for a small town like Lantana, Tennyson wondered why they couldn’t consider the land-use change and the hotel plan concurrently. Those who voted yes said they supported a project that would bring jobs in an unforgiving economy and new tax revenue from a previously exempt property. “Something’s going in there, whether we like it or not,” council member Lynn J. Moorhouse said. “I’d like to see this as much of a class act as it could be,” adding that while he wasn’t supporting the project simply for income, “every town up and down the coast is financially strapped.” Mayor Stewart said after the final approval of the landuse change, “I feel confident if they don’t do what they say they’re going to do, we can send them home with their tail between their legs.” As residents filed out of the first public hearing, conversations echoed disappointment, including one voice drifting from the crowd: “I lost all faith here tonight.” The Cenacle Sisters, who have operated the Cenacle Spiritual Life Center retreat for more than 40 years, are selling because their numbers are declining and the costs of operating the property increasing, the Florida Catholic reported in August. The property was valued at $20 million, the publication said.
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May 2009
Scenes of the Season
Delray Affair packs ’em in April’s annual Delray Affair drew a huge crowd as usual to Atlantic Avenue with its art exhibits, music and refreshments. TOP LEFT: Deb LaFoggDocherty, a Boynton Beach artist, had plenty of customers for her nature paintings. TOP RIGHT: Alisha Garnsey lets the crowd know ( at the top of her lungs) that her brother’s Boy Scout troop has plenty of refreshing drinks at reasonable prices. LEFT: Like a scene from a ‘Where’s Waldo’ book, the crowd and the vendor tents filled Atlantic Avenue. Event organizers estimated crowds at 250,000-300,000 during the three-day event. Photos by Jerry Lower
Gene Joyner’s nature tour draws a crowd Retired Palm Beach County Extension office plant expert Gene Joyner gave a group of nearly 50 residents to a tour of the Lantana Nature Preserve, just east of Hypulxo Island. Joyner identified native plants, including the peeling branch of this gumbo limbo tree, and encouraged the use of native plants. His tour was sponsored by the Hypoluxo Island Property Owners Association. Photos by Jerry Lower
Chabad’s Passover service is a family affair Members of the Chabad of South Palm Beach gathered at the Lantana Recrestion Center to observe Passover Seder. Rabbi Leibel Stolik, greets the crowd, while above, his son Avraham watches as his mother, Shaina, lights a candle during the seder. Photos by Jerry Lower
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May 2009
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Gulf Stream
Fire station loses rescue transport because of budget constraints By Margie Plunkett Delray Beach Fire Station No. 2 — Gulf Stream’s main station — no longer has a rescue transport to accompany its fire engine, the result of a temporary staff change meant to ensure the safety of the station’s firefighters. The closest available transport from another station will respond when there is a call, Delray Beach Fire Chief David C. James told Gulf Stream commissioners at their April meeting. The two paramedics from the rescue transport were reassigned to the engine at Fire Station 2 at 35 Andrews Ave., which serves coastal residents in Delray Beach and Gulf Stream. That brings the engine’s staff up to four. The engine was understaffed, said James, adding that for four years now the department has been unable to hire another firefighter because of budget constraints. Fire Engine 2’s capabilities were upgraded to Advanced Life Support with the staff change, which means it has full paramedic abilities except for medical transport, James said. “I’m very comfortable with this plan,” James said, responding to Gulf Stream Mayor William F. Koch Jr.’s question about risk. “It’s not the best, but it is temporary. It offers the highest level of security not only to the public but to the firefighters.” The best solution is to add another firefighter, James added, noting that he has again asked for the position in his current budget request. With just two people manning Engine 2, James has documented incidents of the unit arriving first on the scene of a fire with inadequate staff to perform safely, according to a memo to Delray Beach commissioners. “Our
continued exposure dictates an immediate modification to our deployment strategy before a tragedy occurs.” Delray Beach devised a program to increase the number of people on each of its fire trucks after federal changes, James told Gulf Stream commissioners. The priority of upgrading staff was based on the frequency of calls per unit; Station No. 2 had the least number of calls. Delray Beach commissioners approved the temporary measure at their March 17 meeting. During public comment at a subsequent meeting, Kevin Warner took them to task for the move. Essential services should not be cut before discretionary spending, such as for programs like Sister Cities or the downtown shuttle, he said. The day after the Station 2 change took effect April 1, a call came in that put it to the test, James said. The station got a call about a north Gulf Stream resident who was having difficulty breathing. The first emergency team to arrive was Gulf Stream police, who administered CPR to the victim, who had gone into cardiac arrest. The fire engine from Station 2 — with paramedics and advanced rescue equipment on board — arrived six minutes from the call, the average response time for Gulf Stream, James said. Thirty seconds later, the rescue transport from Station No. 6 joined them. In this case, it was inconsequential that the rescue transport arrived 30 seconds after the fire truck, James said. The Gulf Stream police’s actions were critical to the victim’s survival. And the paramedics on Engine 2 took over as soon as they arrived. Gulf Stream commissioners also approved a new 10-year contract for fire and emergency services
with Delray Beach. The fee for the services rises to $229,000 annually, up about 41 percent from the previous contract, commissioners pointed out. Chief James said later that the price was increased to bring it closer to what Delray Beach and other municipalities pay for fire rescue services. The previous contract’s price was similar to the annual cost for one firefighter, he said. The lone dissenter on the contract vote was Commissioner Chris D. Wheeler, who protested the increased costs. “It’s good for them to know we’re struggling with it as well,” Wheeler said. But Commissioner Joan K. Orthwein said, “Look how much cheaper it is than having our own fire department.” Gulf Stream’s fee will rise again when Delray Beach hires a fifth firefighter for Station 2, according to the contract. “The annual service fee shall be adjusted to reflect Gulf Stream’s pro rata share of the cost of increased staffing.” Agreements on the contract, however, aren’t complete. Delray Beach Commissioners postponed addressing the contract at their April 21 meeting, deciding to hold a workshop May 12 to hear additional information and to discuss the costs as well as the understaffing at Fire Station 2. The contract will be taken up at Delray Beach’s regular May 19 meeting. Review and planning board seeks alternate Gulf Stream is looking for an alternate member for the Architectural Review and Planning Board. The alternate, a volunteer position, attends monthly meetings. You must be a Gulf Stream resident. If interested, call Town Hall at 276-5116. Professional Nursing Care Services you can trust since 1983
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Celebrations
Rev. Nancy Norman, of the Unity Church of Delray Beach, chats with Rev. Dr. Blaine Mays, CEO of the conference sponsor, as the church hosted the International New Thought Alliance conference April 22-25. The church was selected to host because the INTA considers it a prime example of success while following the original tenets of Unity movement cofounders Myrtle and Charles Fillmore. Those include free-will offerings out of love for the church and its teachings rather than fund-raising or soliciting pledges. The conference highlighted practical applications of universal spiritual principles and included a panel discussion, ‘The Path Taken: One Destination…Many Paths.’
Bob Ganger (l-r), head of The Florida Coalition for Preservation; Tom Evans, former Delaware congressman and founder of The Florida Coalition for Preservation; and Manley Fuller, executive director of the Florida Wildlife Federation, spoke recently to the Grass River Garden Club in Gulf Stream. They discussed environmental challenges and developmental threats, including an effort in the current Florida Legislature to weaken the state’s ability to control growth by stripping powers from the Department of Community Affairs.
The Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter of the Red Cross celebrated the reopening of The Count & Countess de Hoernle South County Service Center located at 5820 N Federal Highway in Boca Raton on April 23. $1.8 million worth of renovations were made to the building operated by four staff members and approximately 200 volunteers. The state-of-the-art facility now serves as a back-up location for the Red Cross Chapter’s Disaster Operations Center during hurricanes and other disasters. The facility provides programs and services to residents living south of Hypoluxo Road, including Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach and the coastal communities
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The Delray Beach Public Library sponsored the 10th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Brunch in April at the home of volunteer Michael Dixon. The library honored more than 65 volunteers for their service to the library this past year. Pictured (l-r) are library volunteers Ira and Barbara Rosenthal and Leon and Fran Sachs.
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Along the Coast
Seeing motherhood at its most primeval
The following is an edited excerpt from a letter written by Katy Livingstone to her mother, Barbara Keenan, who shared it with The Coastal Star. Katy, from Toronto, describes the rare, beforedawn encounter Livingstone, her husband, Duane, and their sons Keenan, 10, and Liam, 6, had with a green turtle on the beach in Gulf Stream last summer: She would have been born on this beach, and had traveled thousands of miles to return here to give birth. She was lovely and hard at work. She had already dug out the small, deep cavity with her front flipper and deposited approximately 100 to 150 eggs. By the time we saw her, she had already moved 180 degrees and was busy covering up the much larger hole behind her with her powerful back flippers. She was so intent and engaged, not once lifting her head to acknowledge us. … Our turtle gave a few more sweeps of her back
Lights out for turtles!
Sea turtle season has begun. Turn outside lights off so turtles don’t become disoriented. Five species of sea turtles nest on Florida beaches. Most common is the loggerhead. Green and leatherback sea turtles also nest along our shores. Two other species, Kemp’s Ridley and hawksbill sea turtles, nest infrequently in Florida but inhabit Florida waters.
Briny Breezes artist Janice Vizino created this watercolor of baby sea turtles making their way to the ocean weeks after their mother buried their eggs. Did the mother sea turtle look back after leaving her eggs? The female hatchlings that survive will return to this beach to lay their eggs, just as their mother did. flippers and then raised her head. The sun was in her eyes as she labored. …Then,
with rather graceful moves, she started her descent to the water. It must be sheer
instinct, or perhaps relief and excitement, for she quickened her pace as she approached
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the wet sand, and then the surf. With a few strokes, she was in the water, and eased gently into deeper ocean. She was magnificent. Only once did we see her raise her head for air. A tiny dark spot on the water’s surface was the last we saw of her. The boys think she was saying goodbye to her babies. Perhaps she was.
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May 2009
Delray Beach
Diver takes shell collecting to a deeper level
By Mary Thurwachter When people find out how dedicated Tom Honker is to shell collecting, they assume he lingers on sandy shores. But that’s not the case. “I don’t spend much time on the beach,” the Delray Beach conchologist said. “Mostly I’ve been 30 feet or more from the beach diving.” During a Honker discussion on shelling at The Sandoway House Nature Center on April 23, Honker said “what is found on the beach these days is dredged by beach renourishment and is in very dead to semi fossil condition. Having come through the dredge pipe, the
“It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire.” — Robert Louis Stevenson
shells are worn, to say the least. “Fifty to 100 years ago, decent quality shells could be found on beaches in South Florida but beach collecting here never compared to that of the west coast, particularly Sanibel Island.” Florida’s west coast beaches are better for shelling because it has a very sloping bottom where shells collect. On the east coast, the shoreline drops very fast. But if you’re willing to dive 30 feet out, beautiful living shells can be found.
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Good places to shell, outside of Sanibel include Tampa Bay and Apalachicola Bay, Honker said. But our area has some pluses. The Bahamas protect our shores from big ocean swells, which is why surfers typically head north toward Melbourne Honker remembers beach collecting in Delray and Boca as a child 60 years ago. “That’s how I first got interested in shells,” he said. Some folks don’t mind the imperfections of shells battered by a dredge pipe, but Honker, who buys and sells shells from around the world, seeks unblemished beauties found deep beneath the sea. The Pennsylvania native and his wife and dive mate Paula have lived in Delray Beach for 45 years. Among their favorite treasures are spiny oysters and one of the world’s best collections of those pretty scallops can be found in 150-foot-deep water off the coast of Palm Beach and Broward Counties. “They’re hard to see because they’re covered with sponge and algae, but they are delicious to eat, too.” Each shell takes about an hour to clean, he said. First the animal has to be removed, then the shell is dropped in bleach and the calcium is scraped off. Finally, the shells are treated
Linda Becker Dean of Gulf Stream donated her aunt and uncle’s extensive shell collection to the Sandoway House Nature Center. Photos by Mary Thurwachter
See sea shells by the seashore! Can’t find what you’re looking for while combing the beach? Need inspiration for your own shell collection? Check out the world-class collection at the Sandoway House Nature Center in Delray Beach. Gulf Stream resident Linda Becker Dean inherited a collection of 10,000 shells from her aunt and uncle, Albert and Ann Becker, and then donated it to Sandoway several years ago. With the help of a $10,000 Recreation Assistance Program grant acquired through the Palm Beach County Commission, Sandoway added a new room to display the shells. Call (561) 274-7263 or see www.sandowayhouse.com. See the 10 most common local shells on our coast at www.thecoastalstar.com with acid and preserved. Two of Florida’s most famous shells are the Lion’s Paw and the Junonia. Lion’s Paws can be found on both coasts of Florida, but you
won’t find the Junonia, the pride of Sanibel Island, on Florida’s east coast. You can, however, see both of them at the Sandoway House Nature Center.
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May 2009
To Mom, with love
Pamper her with time, company and a hearty brunch We love brunch. There’s something so seductively decadent about rolling out of bed late, then enjoying a leisurely meal that’s part-breakfast and partsomething wonderful, and washing it all down with Champagne or a Bloody Mary. So what better way to honor Mom? She always had to be up early to see us off to school, and no doubt spent scores of sleepless nights worrying about us. So let her sleep in on May 10, then fete her with a brunch that will make her feel like the royalty she is. Here’s to brunch — and here’s to Mom! — Scott Simmons
The Breakers
One S. County Road, Palm Beach Phone: 659-8488 When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The details: In The Circle, $115 per person plus tax and service charge; $45 for children ages 11 and younger; in the ballroom, $100 per person plus tax and service charge; $40 for children ages 11 and younger. Reservations required. When many local folks think of brunch, they think of The Breakers, with its elegant Circle dining room and a seemingly endless buffet. For Mother’s Day, the venerable hotel will offer two brunches, one in The Circle, the other in the Ponce de Leon Ballroom. Either way, it’s elegant. The Circle is a large, round room with dramatic ocean views and equally dramatic intricately detailed ceiling. A harpist will serenade guests (there will be piano music in the ballrooms). It’s a scene fit for royalty. And, The Breakers doesn’t skimp on food, either. There will be sauté stations offering such delicacies as lamb chops and specialty fish, carving stations stocked with rotisserie chicken and beef tenderloin, a sushi station, as well as a raw bar, pasta, fruit and cheeses, and fresh breads and desserts. Be sure to check out the caviar and breakfast stations. You can enjoy unlimited Champagne and mimosas.
Café Boulud
The Brazilian Court 301 Australian Ave., Palm Beach Phone: 655-6060 When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The details: $65 per person, $35 for children 12 and under, or dinner a la carte 5-10 p.m. Reservations Required.
Mother’s Day brunch at The Breakers is a bounteous feast. This year, it will be held in The Circle an will be serenaded by either harp or piano music. Photo provided
Mom can savor a classic Bloody Mary before helping herself to the buffet at Callaro’s. Photo by Tim Stepien Expect something special for Mother’s Day at Café Boulud. “Every year, we take a break from our normal routine and do a very intimate buffet for Easter and Mother’s Day,” says executive chef Zach Bell. Expect fresh fish, a carving station, omelet station, house-made Bell charcuterie, crepes and farm-fresh salads, Bell said. The place, run by celebrity chef Daniel Boulud, is lovely and intimate, and decorated in warm gold and cool chartreuse. The food draws on Boulud’s French background, and emphasizes fresh ingredients. “Everything is prepared on a smaller scale and with much love,” said Bell of his Mother’s Day brunch. Sounds perfect for Mom.
Callaro’s offers a clubby setting that’s comforting but not stuffy, perfect for relaxing over its classic fare. Enjoy brunch, then come back later for dinner. Photo by Tim Stepien
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264 S. Ocean Blvd., Plaza del Mar, Manalapan Phone: 588-9730 When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The details: $31.95 per person. Reservations required. When you think of Callaro’s, think of hearty classics welldone. The restaurant, tucked into Plaza del Mar next to Florida Stage, has the feeling of a private club, with elegant paneling and refined service. This is the place for such favorites as crusted onion soup, Gorgonzola salad, prime rib, steaks and seafood, and on Sundays, count on such brunch favorites as eggs Benedict, omelets and French toast. For Mother’s Day, Callaro’s will forgo its regular brunch menu in favor of an all-youcan-eat buffet. You can toast Mom with a complimentary mimosa or Bloody Mary.
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2800 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach Phone: 582-2800, Ext. 3750 When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The details: $85 adults, $20 children ages 5-12, not including tax, gratuity or beverages. Reservations required.
100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan Phone: 540-4924 When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The details: $80 adults, including Champagne; $25 children ages 5-12; free for ages 4 and under. Reservation required.
The Four Seasons will host an elegant Mother’s Day brunch buffet, with everything from a cold bar that includes raw oysters and Alaskan king crab legs to sushi to such brunch classics as omelets, scones and blintzes. A carving station will serve up beef tenderloin and wild mushroom bordelaise. And for those who are counting calories, there will be a fruit and yogurt bar. Our picks: The presentation of pates and terrines, and an organic shrimp risotto that sounds heavenly.
They’re puttin’ on the Ritz this year for Mom. Expect an elegant brunch, which will be held in a ballroom. Don’t feel like brunch? The Ritz’s restaurant, Temple Orange, will serve its regular Italian-influenced menu amid gorgeous ocean views.
The Sundy House
106 S. Swinton Ave., Delra Beach Phone: 272.5678 When: Four seatings, 10:3 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5:3 p.m.
These local favorites will have special Mother’s Day menus and items. As always, call for reservations.
Banana Boat
739 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach Phone: 732-9400 The details: This popular waterfront restaurant says it will have a special Mother’s Day menu, in addition to its regular menu. We recommend the conch chowder — it’s good for you and is sure to put a smile on Mom’s face.
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1832 S. Federal Highway (at Linton Boulevard), Delray Beach Phone: 266-8976 The details: Bring Mom for an intimate dinner at this relative newcomer to the Delray Beach scene, Prime Catch, situated at Woolbright Road and the Intracoastal Waterway, offers owned by chef Dominick Laudia. The dazzling water views. Photo by Jerry Lower restaurant, which has such fare as spicy Phone: 582-1889 Asian tuna tartare and crispy duck on The details: The waterfront its regular menu, will open at 4 p.m. restaurant will serve its regular brunch with a special menu for Mother’s Day. menu from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Special holiday items on its tropical-themed Delray Beach Marriott menu will include crab-stuffed lobster 10 N. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach and stuffed Cornish hen. Aside Phone: 274-3200 from those items, the gazpacho is When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. noteworthy, and the restaurant has The details: $49.95 for adults, beefed up its food and service. The $17.95 for children 12 and under. ambience can’t be beat: The Old Key Lime House really is old — the main The restaurant promises a “plethora structure was built in 1889 of Dade of brunch fare,” served in its Seacrest County pine. It has breathtaking views, Ballroom. There will be omelet and and its thatched chickee delivers an carving stations, with plenty of choices outdoorsy atmosphere that is perfect for everyone, a hotel staffer said. for folks of all ages.
Old Calypso
900 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach Phone: 279-2300 The details: With its Intracoastal views, Old Calypso is a perfect place to entertain Mom on her special day. The moderate-priced restaurant has a British Colonial vibe with New Orleans- and tropical-themed fare, and it played host last year to Eric Clapton and his entourage. Old Calypso has an extensive Sunday brunch menu
A relative newcomer to the Delray Beach scene, Culinary Café will offer a special dinner menu. with such favorites as eggs Benedict, omelets, French toast and such, but management promises a holiday menu on Mother’s Day.
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The details: $55 per person, including unlimited Champagne, mimosas and Bloody Marys. Reservations required. The Sundy House has it all: inventive fare served in the loveliest of settings, a Victorian house that was home to one of Delray Beach’s first families, surrounded by gardens that make it one of the area’s most romantic dining spots. The menu will be “an expanded version of the regular one — a little more variety,” says assistant manager Zoltan Toth. The two-page brunch already overflows with Mediterraneanand tropical-infused fare as hummus, pastas, barbecued ribs, Florida lobster Benedict and omelets. But expect the Mother’s Day menu to be slightly higher-end, says Toth, adding, “Seafood items are a little different.”
The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
All mothers will receive complimentary carnation as they enter the museum. After touring the exhibitions, take Mom to lunch at the museum’s Cornell Café, which will serve a special lunch menu that will include the most popular items and a special mango cheesecake dessert. The cafe also will have self-serve stations on the patio with complimentary mimosas, and light snacks and desserts available for purchase. Tables and chairs will be set up on the lower terrace. Children can make origami flowers for Mom, and each mother is will receive a gift at the Museum Store with a purchase of $25 or more. The Morikami is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Mother’s Day. The Cornell Café is open from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. It is at 4000 Morikami Park Road, off Powerline Road, Delray Beach. Admission: $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $6 for children and students ages 7 to 17 and free for members and kids 6 and under. Phone: 495-0233 or visit www.morikami.org.
The Flagler Museum
Take Mom to tea at the museum, originally the home to railroad tycoon Henry Flagler. Guests at the museum’s Pavilion Café can nibble Gilded Age-style tea sandwiches, scones, sweets and the museum’s own Whitehall Special Blend tea. Each mother will receive a corsage, a keepsake photograph and a 10 percent discount in the Museum store. It’s noon-3 p.m. Mother’s Day. Cost is $20 for museum
The Morikami Museum will offer Mom a free carnation. Tour the museum and gardens, then take her to lunch at the Cornell Café, which will serve a special luncheon menu amid scenic garden views. Photo provided members, $15 for members’ children; $35 for non-members, $20 for children, and includes museum admission, tax and gratuity. Advance purchase is recommended. The Flagler Museum is at 1 Whitehall Way, between the north and middle bridges, Palm Beach. Phone: 6552833, or visit www.flaglermuseum.org.
Scott Simmons was a longtime restaurant critic for The Palm Beach Post. He still writes his weekly antiques column, “Look What We Found,” for the paper. E-mail him at Scott.Simmons.Writer@gmail.com.
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Delray Beach
At 75, Hand’s remains ‘Delray Beach 100 percent’ office supplies and furniture, artists’ supplies and paints. The book section offers selected best-sellers, local authors and a selection of beach reading. Party supplies are available in excess. Then there are the items that almost defy categorization: bric-a-brac and wall décor, signs for pet lovers, no matter the pet. Beanie Babies and pink lawn flamingoes are for sale, as are small lamps shaped like baseballs, soccer balls and footballs. “It’s so not boring. We cater to what the town wants,” says Liz Hughes,
By Cynthia Thuma Even a village by the sea needs office supplies. And so, since it began life as a book shop threequarters of a century ago, Hand’s Office Supply, in the heart of Delray Beach, has endeavored to serve locals’ and visitors’ needs. From cerulean blue art paint to custom stationery, from columnar pads to office chairs, it’s clear that the store’s motto, “Hand’s has it,” is no exaggeration. The Atlantic Avenue business — celebrating its 75th anniversary — sells
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who manages special events for the store. “It’s a nutty store, Delray Beach 100 percent. It’s actually a lot of fun working here.” Sometime in the late 1920s, Lauren Hand, a doctoral student in chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley, was summoned home to assist his family during a medical crisis. He stayed on, and served Delray Beach as its city clerk and treasurer. In March 1928, Lon Burton, owner and founder of the Delray Beach News announced his retirement, and Hand, who loved to write, took the reins as its manager and editor. He later opened the Delray Book Shop, although most people called it Hand’s. The store changed its name and has remained a presence. In 1964, Lonnie Cook Jr., son of Delray Beach’s former fire chief, purchased the store from Hand, and operated it until he retired. His son, David Cook, now runs the store. Liz Hughes points out: “It’s in its third generation now, but only two families have owned it over the whole 75 years.”
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Lonnie Cook Jr. looks at a photo of the first graduating class (1915) from Delray School — what is now Old School Square. In the photograph are (l-r) Ben Sundy, Betty Ferguson, Lauren Hand and Bill Sperry. After graduation, Lauren Hand worked on his Ph.D. in chemistry at Berkeley but returned to Delray Beach to become editor of the Delray Beach News. He also founded Delray Book Shop, now Hand’s Office and Art Supply. Photo by Steve Anton Hughes used some family ties of her own to land a big name for the yearlong celebration. Suzy Welch, author of 1010-10, decided to open her book tour in Delray Beach on May 2 at Hand’s, bringing
her husband, business icon Jack Welch, with her. Suzy Welch is the former editor of the Harvard Business Review. “She’s my cousin,” Hughes says. “Her book is a self-help book, and it’s a really good one.”
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Mary Katharine decked out in her racing gear, poses with her race car and her five daughters, (l-r) Mia, 9, Nancy, 16, Helen, 8, Lane, 13, and Maggie, 15. The youngest three girls attend Gulf Stream School, the oldest two attend St. Andrew’s. Photo by Jerry Lower
MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR: In 2002, newly divorced and with five daughters, Mary Katharine “took the high way,” so to speak, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase, “You go, girl.” She could have started therapy, she said, but instead, chose to become a race-car driver. “In a car, on a racetrack, you can’t think of anything else.” Within a year, she had her racing license and in 2006 she turned professional, racing a Mazda Protégé in the Speed World Challenge series. This summer, she will race with her new team owner, “Irish Mike” Flynn, who admires her driving and her driving determination. Her kids love her choice of profession. They go to the track with her, and she speaks about safety at their schools. “I tell them to wear their seatbelts,” she said. “As a race-car driver, I have so much more safety equipment, I am actually safer than they are on I-95.” Katharine, though, is careful to keep her burning to the roadway. In the kitchen, where she wears her other hat as a professional pastry chef, she applies just the right amount of heat. But, in life, the heat, she acknowledges, is always on. Don’t wait to do what you want, she advises. “Go for it.” — Christine Davis Q. Where did you grow up and go to school? How do you think that has influenced you? A. I grew up and went to school in Milwaukee until I was 19, when I married and moved to Arkansas. Growing up in a family of 10 children in the Midwest meant I was instilled with traditional values. In my family, we were really
good to each other. We smiled and laughed with each other every day. My girls and I do the same. Q. How did you come into your careers? Driving race cars and being a pastry chef? A. When I was very young, I dreamed of being two things: a chef and a race-car driver. My love of cooking began then, and was nurtured by my mother. When I was 11, I attended a twoweek cooking school and started catering parties shortly thereafter. After I was married, I cooked every day with a passion. When I was pregnant with my third daughter, I decided I wanted to contribute to the work force. So, I went to cooking school to become a pastry chef, knowing I could dictate my hours more than if I was a chef. After graduation, I went to work at a yacht club in Palm Beach, and later took a job at a country club closer to home. As for racing, I played with my brothers’ toy Formula One cars and became the master of the slot-car track that we had in our basement on the pingpong table. I watched racing on television every chance I had, but didn’t give my racing dream another thought until I was going through an unexpected and painful divorce. Not wanting to hear anymore from the well-meaning friends who pitied me, I reached out for the anonymity of racing school. It proved to be wonderful therapy, and I gradually worked my way through the ranks racing in a spec class (where all the cars are equally prepared) and was given an opportunity to race professionally in a televised series. I jumped at the chance and was awed racing side-by-side with some of my heroes. I was the only woman
Mary Katharine competing in that series, but was never treated differently by any of the other drivers. Q. What is your favorite part of the work you do? A. In baking it’s creating desserts that make people ooh and aah because they think it all looks too pretty to eat, followed hopefully, by exclaimations over the flavors and textures. Making people happy with food is a wonderful feeling for me. In racing, I love the dance. I strive to achieve perfection behind the wheel — when the shifts happen at the peak of the torque curve and with silky smoothness, the tires squeal just enough, the car slides sideways through the turns and to the very edge of the track on the corner exits. It’s like doing a dance when you get it right and it’s exhilarating beyond belief. Beating one’s competitors is an added rush. Q. What advice do you have for a young person selecting a career today? A. It’s important to start with the right school. Go to school and absorb everything like a sponge. Learn all you can from those who have been there before you, and remain humble. Q. What has been the highlight of your professional career? A. Having my daughters in the grandstand cheering for me at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix is something I’ll never forget. That same weekend, a little boy was walking through the paddock and I asked him if he wanted to sit in my race car. The look in his eyes, as big as saucers, and the ear-to-ear grin on his face were priceless. In 2006, my rookie year in pro racing, I won the Hard Charger Award, for advancing more positions
during the season than any other driver. I’d have to say all three of those are at the top as far as racing career highlights. In baking, it was making my brother’s wedding cake and having all my sisters help me paint the rolled fondant with pearl dust. It was glorious when it was finished and made my brother so happy. Q. How did you choose to have a home in Gulf Stream? A. I had one daughter in Gulf Stream School when a house within walking distance was put on the market. We jumped at the opportunity to live in this magical little seaside town. Q. What is your favorite part about living in Gulf Stream? A. Honestly, my favorite part of living here, besides the school, is Halloween night, where golf carts are decorated and the children wander from one welcoming house to the next, while the parents socialize. Q. Do you have a favorite quote that inspires your decisions? A. Two: “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” Theodore Roosevelt; and “Don’t worry ’bout a thing, ’cause every little thing is gonna be alright,” Bob Marley. Q. Have you had mentors in your life? A. My mother. She has led by example and I strive daily to be the mother, friend, businesswoman, good Samaritan and hilariously funny woman she is. Q. If your life story were made into a movie, who would you want to play you? A. Ashley Judd. She’s married to a race-car driver.
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Boynton Beach / Ocean Ridge
Wood boardwalk in works for park
By Linda Haase When the Oceanfront Park boardwalk was replaced with recycled plastic in 1986, city officials hailed it as the latest and greatest in the green movement. But, as they say, you can’t fool Mother Nature. The harsh winds and corrosive saltwater warped the 900foot walkway; the coarse sand made it slippery. “It was done with great intentions, but it didn’t hold up as well as the industry predicted,” said Boynton Beach Parks Superintendent Jody Rivers. This summer, the heavily treaded boardwalk will be rebuilt with reddishbrown ipe wood, which is similar to teak. The wood, which is purchased from Brazilian growers, resists rot, decay, insects and mold and is fire-resistant. And, it doesn’t contain the toxins and chemicals inherent to pressure-treated lumber. “It’s a very hard wood, it’s very durable and doesn’t warp like recycled plastic,” said Rivers. “It’s also a renewable resource.“
The Oceanfront Park boardwalk, rebuilt of recycled plastic in 1986, has become warped and can be slippery. It will be rebuilt with a Brazilian wood. Photo by Mary Kate Leming Boat Club Park and Intracoastal Park in Boynton Beach have areas constructed with the wood, Rivers said. However, she said, there’s no way to predict if this boardwalk will last longer than the previous one, which was part of a $1.2
million renovation. “The climate conditions at the beach are very harsh,” Rivers said. “It is very difficult for any material to hold up for any length of time.” It will take about a year to rebuild the boardwalk,
which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The work will be done in phases, she said, so beach access always will be available. The $2.4 million renovation at the city’s most popular park also includes installation of 12 shade pavilions and landscaping. About $30,000 also was spent on new equipment for the playground, that was recently installed. Tables and chairs will be added in the plaza area and covered with a canopy. “People can come here and sit and eat breakfast and lunch and enjoy the beach without getting into the sun,“ Rivers said. Also on the horizon: The price of annual resident beach parking permits will increase from $30 to $40 on Oct. 1. Last year, about 270,000 people visited Oceanfront Park, located in Ocean Ridge, which features two pavilions, a playground, barbecue grills, picnic tables, restrooms, an open play area, playground and sand volleyball.
Oceanfront Park, Then and Now This piece of paradise has a stunning vista, but it also has a fascinating past. Native Americans enjoyed its cooling ocean breeze more than 2,000 years ago and Ponce de Leon sailed past it on his journey to the Bahamas. 1921: The park is purchased for $5,750 by eminent domain from the estate of Lewis S. Howe. 1928: A Spanish-style casino (for social gatherings, not gambling) is built for $11,974. The stucco building features a red-tile roof, a dining hall, lockers (10 cents per day), a concession area and showers. It was
torn down in 1967. 1931: Boynton splits into two towns divided by the canal; the area east of the canal is named Town of Boynton Beach (renamed Ocean Ridge in 1937). The beach was retained by Boynton after the separation, although it is in the town limits of Ocean Ridge. 1946: Lucille and Otley Scott open a restaurant at the casino. It closes in 1948 when they move to Federal Highway. 1961: A playground is built. 1966: The facility is named the Walter A. Madsen Park, to
honor Madsen, a former Boynton Beach mayor, vice mayor and city councilman. 1983: The dune area is restored, a boardwalk and playground are built. The parking lot, concession area and restrooms are rebuilt. 1986: A $1.2 million renovation includes rebuilding the sidewalk with recycled plastic. 1991 and 2002: Playground equipment is replaced. 2009: A $2.4 million renovation includes rebuilding the boardwalk with ipe wood, installing 12 shade pavilions and landscaping.
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Uniting people of faith, or no particular faith, in the 21st century By C.B. Hanif
A different way of thinking about the Bible — namely through the lens of modern biblical scholarship informed by reason — is the premise of Thomas G. O’Brien III’s 15-week course at Bethesda-by-the-Sea. Each class is a treasure, thanks to his love of the richness of the Bible, his encyclopedic knowledge of its history and his depth of spiritual insight. “He provides great information in an understandable way without talking down to us,” is how one classmate describes Discovering the Bible: Introduction to the New Testament. O’Brien conducts the two-hour classes on Monday evenings at the historic landmark Episcopal church, just south of The Breakers in Palm Beach. The very information that might disturb some folks is what he considers the “gateway to a more profound and rewarding understanding of the Sacred,” and a source of meaning about ourselves, our relationships with others and with the rest of creation. For example, he notes what can be learned from the recommended New Oxford Annotated Bible or other good study Bible, and Kerygma: Discovering the Bible, the workbook used in class: that the Bible is not a history book, science book or even a single book, but a collection of books — 39 in the Hebrew Scriptures and 27 in the Christian Scriptures. That it was written, edited and revised by numerous people over the 1,000-year period between 950 BC and 150 AD. “It is a theology book,” his course syllabus attests, “that uses story, poetic language, and metaphor to express truths that are difficult or impossible to express.” Bethesda’s O’Brien is eminently qualified to put it all in context. After a 30year corporate law career in New York City and Florida, the Notre Dame and Yale law graduate and former Navy officer earned an M.A. in theology, summa cum laude, from St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach. He was an excellent student long before that, but, he said, “It was more important to my father, in grade school and in high school, that I won the religion medal, than that I won the general excellence or
was valedictorian.” A licensed lay preacher, honored for his work in interfaith understanding, O’Brien provided two illustrations of how the Bible can reveal itself and lend a stronger sense of meaning to our lives: “One is the story of what Christians call the nearsacrifice of Isaac. What’s important to me in that story is not whether Abraham actually had a conversation with God in which God told Abraham to go take his only son whom he loved, whether in the Jewish-Christian tradition it was Isaac, or in the Muslim tradition it was Ishmael. What is important there to me is the theological insight that God, the Sacred, sometimes calls upon us to be willing to give up that which we regard as most dear, in order to move to a higher level of appreciation of the Sacred. That’s a story that really comes through to me. “In the Christian Scriptures is the story that we find in all of the Gospels about the baptism of Jesus, by John the Baptist. Again, whether or not that happened as a matter of history is not what’s really critical to me. What’s critical to me is that all of the Gospel writers understood clearly that Jesus of Nazareth was truly a human being, and that he did not seek to separate himself from other human beings. And all of the Gospel accounts, when they talk about Jesus’ baptism, have him participating with the mass of other people who are seeking, who are called by John’s message of repentance. And here Jesus is presented as someone who would have been a blameless young man, who nevertheless doesn’t separate himself from the mass of humanity, but instead plunges himself in with other human beings. “That, it seems to me again, is another story, where whether or not the baptism was historical, whether it happened, that’s not what’s important. But the Gospel writers are seeking to convey the theological truth of Jesus’ humanity with us, and conveying that just as the conveying of Jesus’ death, his sharing with us something that all of us human beings have in common: We’re all going to die. And the fact that Jesus of Nazareth did die says he was one of us — he was truly a human being. Therefore our relationship with him is our relationship with another human being whose DNA we share.” O’Brien cites Marcus
Thomas G. O’Brien III is teaching a class at Bethesdaby-the-Sea in which he challenges students to re-think the Bible through modern scholarship. Photo by Timothy Rivers J. Borg among the writers he’d recommend, including Reading the Bible Again For the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally, and Meeting Jesus Again For the First Time, the Heart of Christianity. “Another person who has been very influential in terms of my spiritual thinking is Martin Smith. The books that I have read by Rowan Williams, who is the archbishop of Canterbury, like the book Resurrection, have had an influence on me. As an aside, I think Rowan Williams as a scholar and teacher does a much better job than Rowan Williams as the archbishop of Canterbury.” Although he hasn’t rejected the idea of writing a book himself, for now “I feel that my teaching is how I connect most with people.” He has done that for the Palm Beach Fellowship of Christians and Jews, for Florida Atlantic University’s Lifelong Learning Society and elsewhere. Tom O’Brien can be reached at tgobrien@ comcast.net. A full listing of the courses to be offered next year at Bethesda will be posted at www.bbts.org, he said. “My plan is to teach the Old Testament,” another free course which he alternates with the current one, “over a 15-week period starting next January.” My classmates and I hardly can wait. C.B. Hanif, former news ombudsman and editorial columnist for The Palm Beach Post, is a freelance writer, editor, and media and interreligious affairs consultant. His blog, InterFaith21.com, debuts soon. Look for more insights as he visits or speaks at synagogues, churches and mosques from here to infinity, seeking folks who are making the Golden Rule real, not just an ideal. C.B. can be reached at cbhanif@gmail.com.
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Sunrise services draw the faithful
TOP: A crowd gathers for the sunrise service offered by the First Presbyterian Church of Boynton Beach & the Ministerial Association at Oceanfront Park in Ocean Ridge. ABOVE: Ten members of the Noontime Kiwanis Club of Delray Beach gathered donations at the end of the service to help fund the efforts of the Community Food Pantry and the Caring Kitchen. Both organizations are supported by CROS, Christian Outreach To Society. BELOW: Jean Brazelton and Bob Lilly of Delray Beach enjoy breakfast at the public beach after an Easter sunrise service. They brought the cross and lilies as a memorial to their deceased parents and other friends. AT RIGHT: Joann Mower and her sons Matt and Chris Weiliczko took to the ocean for a quick dip after the Easter Sunrise service concluded at Atlantic Avenue and A1A in Delray Beach. They were joined for a moment by a flock of passing birds. Hundreds of people attended the event put on by the Delray Beach Interfaith Clergy Asociation.
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Hurricane preparedness
How to protect your home during storm season
By Mary Thurwachter
Whether you are a new resident or have lived here long enough to know the drill all too well, everyone needs to know what to do in the event of a hurricane. So pay attention, folks. And, while you’re at it, keep your fingers crossed that this year the big, bad damaging storms steer clear of our coveted coastline. For starters, hurricane season begins June 1 and continues until Nov. 30. “We’re laid back but we take this very seriously,” says Manalapan police chief Clay Walker. “I’m a native Floridian so I know you don’t have to have a direct hit to have problems. There are so many variables.” He advises residents to pay close attention to media reports as a storm approaches. If an evacuation is advised, homeowners who remain here for the summer or the staff members who take care of their homes are asked to pick up a pass at the police department. That way they’ll have an easier time returning home after the storm. Gulf Steam police chief Garrett Ward says residents or caretakers should be sure to secure shutters and
Hurricane tips from town officials
• Put up shutters. • Take lawn chairs and other outside decorations in before the storm. • Arrange in advance of the storm to stay with friends or relatives on the mainland, west of I-95, if possible. As an alternate, consider lodging in a sturdy motel or a public shelter. • Pay close attention to media reports regarding storm news make sure there are no loose objects like lawn chairs on the property. “Of course after a storm we do an assessment and let residents know what happened,” Ward said. In Ocean Ridge, Lt. Chris Yannuzzi says residents can expect a letter directing them on pre-hurricane procedures. A copy of the letter also will appear in a local newspaper. “Because we’re on a barrier island, we’re in one of the most vulnerable locations with storm surge flooding,” he said. Residents need to trim trees, cut down coconuts, and trim other
vegetation located near or under power lines or other service lines that are suspended above the ground on poles before hurricane season. This month, Ocean Ridge officers will do an inspection and take photos to let homeowners know what needs to be trimmed. “We usually get 100 percent compliance,” Yannuzzi said. Briny Breezes park manager Diane Spears says only about 100 of the 1,200 residents stick around during the summer. “Anyone who leaves between June 1 and Nov. 30, even for a short vacation, needs to bring everything inside — planters, lawn furniture, hoses, knick knacks,” Spears adds. “Because we’re on a barrier island and we’re a mobile home park, we have to evacuate earlier when a hurricane approaches. The Boynton Beach police check to see everyone goes.” After a storm, Briny Breezes hires someone to inspect the community and remove fallen trees and debris.
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Community Calendar Note: Events are current as of April 28. Please check with organizers for any changes.
May 2 Saturday - 5/2 - Lantana’s 15th Annual Fishing Derby is presented by The Greater Lantana Chamber of Commerce at the Old Key Lime House Docks, 300 E. Ocean Ave., Lantana. Dolphin, Kingfish & Wahoo. 7 am3:30 pm. Weigh in before 3:30 pm. $175. $200 (for four anglers). 585-8664 or www. lantanachamber.com. 5/2 - Delray Beach GreenMarket is held each Saturday during season in downtown Delray Beach at Pineapple Grove Way, NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach from 8 am-1 pm. Live music in a open-air market. Final day is 5/16. Free. 276-7511. 5/2 - Guided Bird Watching Walk is presented by the Audubon Society of the Everglades at Spanish River Park, 3001 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Meet at 8 am on the south side of Spanish River Blvd., just west of A1A. 742-7791. 5/2 - Ocean Ave Green Market is held each Saturday at 129 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach from 8 am-1 pm. Includes music and children’s play area. Admission and parking is free. Final day. 364-9501. 5/2 - Oceanside Farmer’s Market is held each Saturday at Lake Worth Beach (A1A and Lake Avenue) from 8 am-1 pm. Final day is 5/9. Free. 547-3100 or www. oceanside-farmersmarket.com. 5/2 - Sea Turtle Talk and Beach Cleanup with Sand Sifters at Oceanfront Park, 6415 N. Ocean Blvd. just north of Ocean Ave., Ocean Ridge. Meet at the pavilion in the lower parking lot to clean the beach. Bags, gloves and refreshments are provided. 8 -10:30 am. Parking is free. 734-9128. 5/2 – Child Safety Prenatal Class is being offered as a one-day weekend class at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, 2815 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Learn infant CPR for children up to eight years old and how you can assist in an emergency situation if necessary. There are no discounts or certification given for this class. 10 am-Noon. $40 per couple or $25 per person. Payment must be made before class date. Early registration is recommended. 369-2229 or email publicrelations@bethesdahealthcare.com 5/2 - Schoolhouse Centennial Celebration is held at the Schoolhouse Museum, 129 E Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. Event features art, essays and creative plays from local schoolchildren reflecting the history of Palm Beach County. The School Bell is Ringing exhibit runs through May, 9. 10 am-5 pm. 7426780 or www.schoolhousemuseum.org. 5/2 - 10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea is presented by Suzy Welch as part of Hand’s 75th Anniversary Celebration. Event held at City Limits, 19 NE Third Ave, Delray Beach. Jack Welch will interview the author followed by a Q&A and book signing. Book is available at Hand’s, 325 E Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 11 am-12:30 pm. Seating is limited. Two tickets per person. Reservations required. Free. 2764194. 5/2 - Cinco de Mayo Festival is held at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. A family event with live music, traditional foods, Chihuahua Race, games and traditional dancing. Proceeds benefit the Hispano-Latino Cultural Alliance. 11 am-10 pm. $10 (adults), Children under 5 are free. 276-3396. 5/2 - Small Press and First Time Authors speak and sign their new books, including Joseph Collum signing Brady’s Run at Murder on the Beach, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. 1 pm. Free. 279-7790 or www.murderonthebeach.com. 5/2-3 - SunFest - Florida’s largest waterfront music and art festival held on Flagler Drive along the Intracoastal in West Palm Beach continues. Noon-11 pm, Saturday and noon-9 pm, Sunday with fireworks at the conclusion of the fiveday event. For ticket prices and schedule: 1-800-SUNFEST or www.sunfest.org.
5/6 - Roots of Rock & Roll will be presented by Robert Weber at the Delray Beach Public Library. 6:30 pm. Free. 2669490 or 266-0194. Thursday - 5/7 - Breakfast and a Lesson is held each Thursday morning at 7 am at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd Ave., Delray Beach. Hear a lesson by senior minister Nancy Norman on prosperity and well being. Held in the Fellowship Hall. Coffee, tea, fruit and goodies served. Free will offering. 276-5796. 5/7 - Boynton Beach Library Quilters meet every Thursday from 9-11:30 am. Share quilting information and education and perpetuate quilting as a cultural and artistic form. The group meets at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd. Free. 742-6390. 5/7 - Florida Highwayman Exhibit Opening at the Spady Cultural Museum, 170 NW 5th Ave., Delray Beach. Reception will be held in conjunction with a new Delray Beach jazz concert event held on NW 5th Ave. Exhibit includes a special collection of Florida Highwaymen paintings by Alfred Hair and Harold Newton rarely displayed for Volunteers Sophia Dorribo, Tori Hauck and Alaina Fasig remove beach garbage Saturday the public. 5:30 - 7 pm. $5 (non-members), during the Ocean Ridge Beach Cleanup. The event, managed by the Ocean Ridge Garden Free (members). 279-8883. Club, was held as part of the Great American Cleanup. The three represented a Lake Worth 5/7 - Art & Jazz on the Avenue is held on Girl Scout troop. Photos by Tim Stepien Atlantic Avenue in downtown Delray Beach. Open house for restaurants, art galleries Hwy., Boynton Beach. Boaters and nonand shops with live entertainment until 10 boaters welcome. 8 pm. 901-0703. pm. Event kicks off with the 12th Annual Pineapple Grove Bed Race parade at 5:30 Tuesday - 5/5 - Coral Reef Shark pm. Race at 6:30 pm. Free. 279-1380 or Feedings are held each Tuesday, Thursday www.downtowndelraybeach.com. & Saturday at Sandoway House Nature 5/7 - 58th National Day of Prayer in Center, 142 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. Delray Beach will be observed with two Feeding begins at 10:30 am. Discover what events: a citizens gathering at Noon in front Atlantic Ocean reef fish, nurse sharks, and of City Hall, 100 NW 1st Ave., Delray Beach. spiny lobsters eat for breakfast. Free with At this interdenominational gathering, $4 admission to the nature center. 274-7263 the community is invited to pray with civic or www.sandowayhouse.com and religious leaders. From 6 - 7 pm, the 5/5 - Mysterious Mona Lisa is presented by Delray Beach Interfaith Clergy Association the Atlantic Coast Theatre for Youth at the will hold a celebration of our “unity of Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave., Lake diversity” at the Duncan Conference Center, Worth. Performance is for grades K-8. 11 am 15820 S. Military Trail. Representatives & 3:30 pm. $6 (children 12 and under), $8 from Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, (adults). 586-6410. Bahai and Hindu faiths will offer prayers for 5/5 - Downtown Delray Diabetes Expo peace. People of all faiths are encouraged presented by Dr. Elizabeth Reilly, as part to attend. The Delray Beach Chorale will of the Healthy Living Series at the Delray perform. For information on noon prayer Beach Public Library. 2 pm. Free. 266-9490 gathering, call Sharon Wood: 498-8572; or 266-0194. for evening prayer event, call Rev. Joanna 5/5 - Make Your Own Pinata to celebrate Thompson Gabriel: 236-7035. Cinco de Mayo at the Boynton Beach City 5/7 - Surgical Weight Reduction Library, 208 S. Seacrest Ave. Grades K-5 Symposium - presented by Miguel can listen to Mexican folktales, sings songs Lopez-Viego, M.D., Medical Director of and make their own Pinata. 4 pm. Children the Bethesda Center for Surgical Weight under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Reduction, as part of the Community Free. 742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org. Lecture Series at Bethesda Memorial 5/5 - Delray Beach City Commission Hospital, Clayton Conference Center, holds its regular meetings on the first & Boynton Beach. 6:30 pm. Free. 737-7733 third Tuesdays of each month at Delray ext. 4688. Beach City Hall, 100 NW First Ave. Meeting begins at 6 pm. Agenda available at www. Friday - 5/8 - Historic Marker mydelraybeach.com. Presentation - Mobile presentation of the 5/5 - Sahaja Yoga presented by Judy 10 newly installed markers located within Langelier, as part of the Healthy Living the city’s five designated historic districts. Series at the Delray Beach Public Library. Sponsored by the city of Delray Beach and 6:30 pm. Free. 266-9490 or 266-0194. the Delray Beach Historical Society. 9:30 am. 243-7284. Bob Farrell clears debris from underneath the Oceanwalk 5/8 – Pre-K Make & Take: Train Day lookout, as his father-in-law, Jim Smith, looks on. Both live in Wednesday - 5/6 - Looking at Florida through Fresh Eyes will be presented by Kids and their families will enjoy learning Ocean Ridge for half of the year. Lucy Tobias as part of the Author’s Series at about trains and making their very own the Delray Beach Public Library. 2 pm. Free. engine at the Schoolhouse Children’s 9490 or 266-0194. May 3-9 266-9490 or 266-0194. Museum, Boynton Beach. Pre-k ages 2-5. 5/4 - My Fair Lady is shown as part of 5/6 - Advances in the Interventional 10:30 am-Noon. $2.50 plus admission to the Sunday - 5/3 - Harp Recital is presented the Boynton Beach City Library’s Musical Management of Coronary Artery museum. 742-6782. Mondays film series on the first and third by The South Florida Chapter of the Disease - presented by Rudolfo Carrillo, 5/8 - Seabury Place, A Bronx Memoir will Monday of each month at 208 S. Seacrest American Harp Society at Church of the M.C., cardiologist, as part of the Community be discussed with the author, Daniel Wolfe, Palms, 1960 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Ave., Boynton Beach. Complementary Lecture Series at Bethesda Memorial at the Boynton Beach City Library. Light Hear the unique sound of 20 or more coffee and tea. Bring your lunch or a snack Hospital, Clayton Conference Center, refreshments will be served. 1:30 pm. Free. harps playing together as well as solo and and enjoy the movie. Noon - 2 pm. Free. Boynton Beach. 4:30pm. Free. Call 731742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org. ensemble playing. 3 pm. Free-will offering. 742-6390. 2273. 5/8 - Mother’s Day Nature Craft for 276-6347. 5/4 - Ocean Ridge Town Commission 5/6 - Taste of the East: A Culinary Kids will be presented by naturalist Robin 5/3 - Rishi Rane and Kevin Rose in Meeting is held the first Monday of each Passport to Asia is presented for young Chappell at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Concert at Unity of Delray Beach in the month at Ocean Ridge Town Hall, 6450 N. professionals in their 20s-40s at The 1801 N. Ocean Blvd. Boca Raton. Make a gift sanctuary, 101 NW 22nd Ave., Delray Beach. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Ridge. 6 pm. Agenda Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden, for mom from natural treasures! 3:30 - 4:30 Dr. Adela Peeva (piano) and tenors Rane and available at www.oceanridgeflorida.com. 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. pm. $10 (members), $15 (non-members). Rose perform a potpourri of musical sounds. 5/4 - Neil Plakcy and Anthony Bidulka Guests are provided a “passport” to visit Payment is required at time of reservation. 4 pm. Free will offering. 276-5796. speak and sign their new books, Mahu and numerous food stations presented by local 338-1473 or www.gumbolimbo.org. Sundowner Ubuntu at Murder on the Beach, restaurants and caterers. Asian inspired 5/8 - Dinner and Classic Movies at the Monday - 5/4 – Quilting Bee – twice 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. 7 pm. Free. cocktails complement the cuisine and Palms is presented by Church of the Palm’s monthly quilting class presented by 279-7790 or www.murderonthebeach.com. musical entertainment. 6-9 pm. $20 (Taishi Men’s Club in the Church Fellowship Center, Catherine Marshall & Marilyn Dorwart at 5/4 - U.S. Coast Guard Auxillary Flotilla Members/advance), $35 (Taishi members/at 1960 N. Swinton, Ave., Delray Beach. Italian the Delray Beach Public Library. Class is 54 meets the first Monday of each month at the door); $30 (non-members/advance), $45 beef lasagna dinner is followed by the 1953 offered again on 5/18. 10 am. Free. 266(at the door). 495-0233. Boynton Beach Boat Park, 2010 N. Federal classic, Titanic. 5:30 pm. All are invited.
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May 2009 $8. 276-6347. 5/8 - Sushi & Stroll summer evenings begin at The Morikami Museum and Gardens, Delray Beach. Enjoy taiko drums, a cold drink, sushi, sunset and the tranquil gardens. $5 all ages. Free for museum members and children 3 and under. $2 for optional taiko performance. 5:30 - 8:30 pm. Event is held again June 12, Aug. 14, and Sept. 11. 495-0233. 5/8 - Moonlighting - watch the moon rise over the Atlantic from the beach at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Naturalist Nancy Leeds will teach about moon lore — both poetic and scientific. 6:45-8:15 pm. $4 (members), $6 (non-members). 338-1473 or www. gumbolimbo.org. 5/8 - Elaine Viets speaks and signs her new book, Killer Cuts at Murder on the Beach, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. 7 pm. Free. 279-7790 or www.murderonthebeach. com. 5/8 - Entertaining Your Spirit movies and discussion are held the first Friday of each month at Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St., Delray Beach. 7 pm. 276-5796. Saturday - 5/9 - Lake Worth Pier Grand Re-opening and Fishing Tournament is hosted by the City of Lake Worth. The William O. Lockhardt Pier has been closed since 2004 due to damage from the hurricanes. The fishing tournament will be from 8 am-noon with three age groups: juniors, teens, and adults. Hourly weigh-in prizes and overall prize for biggest fish caught will be awarded to each age group/ division. Anglers can register beginning at 7 am. Free for everyone with live music and food. 533-7363. 5/9 - Ride & Remember Trolley Tour is sponsored by the Delray Beach Historical Society and the Spady Cultural Heritage museum. The 90-minute tour focuses on historic districts. 10 am pick-up at Cason Cottage, 5 NE First St., Delray Beach. $12 per person (members), $15 (non-members), $10 (children 12 and under). 243-2577 or 279-8883.
5/9 - Young Adult Author Visit - Crissa Chappel discusses her novel Total, Constant Order, plus decorating and painting patron’s own t-shirts at the Delray Beach Public Library. 2 pm. Free. 266-9490 or 266-0194. 5/9 - Cooking Lessons are offered by Chef Lauren Jo Keys at the Ocean Ave. Green Market, 400 E. Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach on Saturdays at 3 pm. Learn how to make delicious and healthy meals. $20/Lesson or $35/Lesson plus meal for two. RSVP: 752-8598. 5/9-10 - Asian Food Fair & Cultural Show will be held at Old School Square Entertainment Pavilion, 51 N. Swinton, Ave., Delray Beach. Continuous live music and dance, arts and crafts, costumes, food and children’s activities, presented by the Bangladesh Association of Florida. Noon - 10 pm. $7, children under 3 are free. 3898844 or www.asianfair.org. 5/9-10 - Connoisseurs Garden Tour: A Mother’s Day Tradition is presented by Mounts Botanical Garden. Participants will visit seven private gardens in Lake Worth, Palm Beach Gardens & West Palm Beach. 10 am-5 pm (Saturday) and 11 am-5 pm (Sunday). $20 (Mounts members), $25 (nonmembers). For garden descriptions and directions: 233-1757 or www.mounts.org.
May 10-16 Sunday - 5/10 - Origami: Flower for Mother family fun program is presented at The Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morkami Park Rd., Delray Beach. Explore culture through hands-on arts and crafts. Mother’s Day at Morikami includes fresh flowers and dessert for mom. 11 am-4 pm. Free with paid admission to the museum. 495-0233. Monday - 5/11 - Films from the Atomic Age Series - Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) - commentary by Assistant Director Mykal Banta at the Delray Beach Public Library. 1 pm. Free. 266-9490 or 266-0194. 5/11 - Lantana Council meetings are held on the second & fourth Mondays of
each month at the Lantana Town Hall, 500 Greynolds Circle. Meeting begins at 7 pm. Agenda is available at www.lantana.org Tuesday - 5/12 - Community Blood Drive at the Delray Beach Public Library. 9 am-2:30 pm. Free. 266-9490 or 266-0194. 5/12 - Faces of Ecuador is presented by Ocean Ridge photographer Joyce Bruck as part of the Armchair Travel Series at the Delray Beach Public Library. 2 pm. Free. 266-9490 or 266-0194. 5/12 - Advanced Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer - presented by James T. Parsons, M.D., as part of the Community Lecture Series at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Clayton Conference Center, Boynton Beach. 4:30 pm. Free. Call 731-2273. 5/12 - Joint Mixer: Boynton Beach, Delray Beach and Boca Raton Chambers will be held at the Delray Beach Marriott, 10 N. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. 5:30 pm. $20. 274-3200. 5/12 - Evening Book Group - A Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner will be presented by rotating book group leaders at the Delray Beach Public Library. 6 pm. Free. 266-9490 or 266-0194. 5/12 - “Eagle Lady” Doris Mager is the featured speaker at this Audubon Society of the Everglades fundraising event at FAU/ Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, 6301 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach. 7-9 pm. $25 (advance), $30 (door). 742-7791. Wednesday - 5/13 - Mystery Book Group - Down River by John Hart will be presented at the Delray Beach Public Library. 10:15 am. Free. 266-9490 or 2660194. 5/13 - Ten Steps to Enhancing Memory, Focus & Attention Naturally presented by Dr. John Conde, as part of the Healthy Living Series at the Delray Beach Public Library. 2 pm. Free. 266-9490 or 266-0194. 5/13 - Home Cooked Supper is offered at Unity of Delray Beach on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. $8 includes beverage and dessert. Dinner is held in the
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Fellowship Hall, 101 NW 22nd St., Delray Beach. 5:30 pm. Reservations required by the previous Tuesday. 276-5796. 5/13 - Spirited Away, a teen anime movie, will be shown in the Boynton Beach City Library Program Room. Grades 6-12. 6-7:30 pm. Free. 742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary. org. Thursday - 5/14 – Knit ‘N Purl - twice monthly class presented by rotating facilitators as part of the Craft Series at the Delray Beach Public Library. Class is offered again on 5/28. 10:30 am. Free. 266-9490 or 266-0194. 5/14 - An Upclose Look at Stroke, Risk Factors and Treatment Options presented by Oscar Sanchez, neurologist, as part of the Community Lecture Series at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Clayton Conference Center, Boynton Beach. 4:30 pm. Free. Call 731-2273. 5/14 - James E. Buffan Gold Coast Band Senior Prom Dance is presented as the final concert of the season at the Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach. 7:30 pm. $5 at the door. 742-6240 5/14-16 - 31st Annual Florida Trust Statewide Preservation Conference will be held at the Palm Beach Colony Hotel, 155 Hammon Ave., Palm Beach. Workshops, tours, opening and closing receptions and annual awards presentations with this year’s theme — Palm Beach County: A Century of Dynamic Preservation. $169. (800) 521-5525 or (561) 655-5430 or www. floridatrust.org. Friday - 5/15 - Gulf Stream Town Commission meeting is held on the second Friday of the month at the Gulf Stream Town Hall, 100 Sea Road. Meeting begins as 9 am. Agenda is available in the clerk’s office. 5/15 - Great Books - Questions for Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe - Join in interesting discussions after reading selections chosen by the Great Books Foundation. Group meets the first and third
Fridays of each month at the Boynton Beach City Library. 10 am-Noon. Free. 742-6390. 5/15 – Pre-K Make & Take: National Chocolate Chip Day - Kids and their families will enjoy practicing basic shapes with chocolate chip pieces at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum, Boynton Beach. Pre-k ages 2-5. 10:30 am-noon. $2.50 plus admission to the museum. 7426782. 5/15 - OceanFront Concert – Enjoy a free concert seaside, a monthly concert series sponsored by the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Association. Oceanfront Park, 6415 N. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Ridge. 6-9 pm. Free. 737-3256 or 742-6000.
May 16-23 Saturday - 5/16 - Rummage Sale is conducted by the Music Ministry of the Church of the Palms, 1960 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Baked goods and beverages available. 8:30 - 11:30 am. 276-6347. 5/16 - Breastfeeding Prenatal Class is taught by lactation consultants at Bethesda Memorial Hospital. This is an opportunity for expectant parents to learn the benefits of breastfeeding, keys to success, supply and demand, positioning, breast pumps, returning to work and weaning. Both parents are encouraged to attend. 10 amNoon. $25. Payment must be made before class date. 369-2229 or publicrelations@ bethesdahealthcare.com. 5/16 - Sado, The Way of Tea demonstrations are held at The Morikami Museum Seishin-an Tea House. Experience an ever-changing tea ceremony rich in sensational subtleties, a cup of tea and a sweet to help bring a calm perspective into your busy life. Tea house is located at the Morikami Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach. Noon, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm. $5. Reservations required for groups of 10 or more. Individual reservations not required. 495-0233. 5/16 - Family Fun Day: Families Uniting is presented by the Sims Center at Wilson Park, 225 NW 12th Ave., Boynton Beach.
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The COASTAL STAR Families are invited to share in a day of fellowship and fun to celebrate family spirit. Musical and dance performances by area schools and youth groups. Food vendors will be available or bring a picnic basket. BBQ and homemade cake contest. Free. 742-6641 or 742-6644. Sunday - 5/17 - A Walking Tour of the Marina Historic District in Delray Beach is sponsored by the Delray Beach Historical Society and the Delray Beach Preservation Trust. See one of the most pristine waterfront historic areas left in all of Florida. Meet at the fountain at Veterans Park. 4 pm. Refreshments will follow the tour. Free. 243-2577. Monday - 5/18 - 42nd Street is shown as part of the Boynton Beach City Library’s Musical Mondays film series on the first and third Monday of each month. Complementary coffee and tea. Bring your lunch or a snack and enjoy the movie. Noon - 2 pm. Free. 742-6390. 5/18 - Afternoon Book Group - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak will be presented by Kathleen Hensman at the Delray Beach Public Library. 1 pm. Free. 266-9490 or 266-0194. 5/18 - Art Connection: Boynton Public Art Projects is slated to connect artwork and artists with the public. The Arts Commission will discuss Avenue of the Arts, Opus 14 Sea Turtle, city facility art exhibits and existing and future public art projects in the city at the Boynton Beach City Library. 6-8 pm. 742-6390. 5/18-31 - Annual Community Clothing Drive is held in Delray Beach. “Open Your Heart, Open Your Closet,” with all donations distributed to local charities and churches at no cost to participants. 279-1380, Ext. 3 or www.downtowndelraybeach.com.
May 2009 Call 243-2577 Thursday - 5/21 - Understanding Other Cultures Book Group / American Melting Pot or Mosaic? - The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle will be presented by Pat Esterman, Charles Omana & Carl Wetzstein at the Delray Beach Public Library. 10:30 am. Free. 266-9490 or 2660194. 5/21 - James Grippando signs his new book, Intent to Kill at Murder on the Beach, 273 NE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach. 7 pm. Free. 279-7790 or www.murderonthebeach.com. 5/21 - Palm Beach County Storytelling Guild meets at Luis Hernandez Salon and Art Studio, 142 SE 5th Ave., Delray Beach. 7-9 pm. 353-0338. 5/21-22 - Teen Summer Volunteer Orientation - Teens interested in volunteering at the Boynton Beach Library during the summer must register for one mandatory training session. Teens may earn community service credit to meet school requirements by volunteering. Next session is 5/23. 6-7:30 pm. Free. 742-6390. 5/21-24 - Florida Native Plant Society annual conference will be held at the West Palm Beach Marriott, 1001 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Speakers, workshops, field trips and social events sponsored by the Palm Beach County and Cocoplum Chapters. $186 (member), $246 (non-member), Students (50% off). Program days, workshops and field trips can be purchased individually. 321-271-6702 or www.fnps.org.
Tuesday - 5/26 - The Human Form in Japanese Art exhibit opens at The Morikami Museum and Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach. See art through the ages in various media. 10 am-5 pm Tue-Sun. $10 (adults), $9 (seniors), $6 (children and students 7-17), Free for members and kids 6 and under. 495-0233. 5/26 - Manalapan Town Commission Meeting is normally held the 4th Tuesday of each month at 1 pm. Meetings are held at Manalapan Town Hall, 600 S Ocean Blvd, Manalapan. 1pm. Agenda available at www.manalapan.org. Thursday - 5/28 - Briny Breezes Town Commission Meeting is normally held the 4th Thursday of each month at 4 pm. The meeting will be held at Briny Breezes Town Hall, 4802 N Ocean Blvd., Briny Breezes. Agenda available at www. townofbrinybreezes-fl.com.
Friday - 5/29 - Pre-K Fun with Food: Cookie Monster’s Birthday - Celebrate one of Sesame Street’s most beloved characters while learning more about the letter “C” and making a cookie carousel at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum. Pre-k ages 2-5. 10:30 am. $2.50 plus admission to the museum. 742-6782. 5/29 - Kids Night Out at the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum & Learning Center - Drop the kids off for a fun-filled and safe evening - to include pizza, arts & crafts, games, and Museum exhibits! 6:30 - 10 pm. $30 per child ages Friday - 5/22 – Pre-K Make & Take: 5+; $20 each additional child from the same World Turtle Day - Kids and their families household. Registration required. 742-6783 will learn more about our shelled friends or email guida.marisa@gmail.com while making a paper turtle craft at the 5/29 - James O’Neal (aka Jim Born) speaks Schoolhouse Children’s Museum, Boynton and signs his new book, The Human Disguise Beach. Loggerhead Marinelife Center will at Murder on the Beach, 273 NE 2nd Ave., bring some special friends for the class to Delray Beach. 7 pm. Free. 279-7790 or meet. Pre-k ages 2-5. 10:30 am-noon. $2.50 www.murderonthebeach.com. Tuesday - 5/19 - 4th Annual Auction to Benefit the Delray Beach Historical plus admission to the museum. 742-6782. 5/29 - Unity of the Palm Beaches, 5/22 - WXEL Reading Rainbow Contest 1957 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, Society will be held at Bill Hood & Sons, Celebration - 15th Annual Young Writers 2925 S. Federal Hwy, Delray Beach. 5 pm. presents a monthly movie series called and Illustrators Contest Celebration at Auction preview begins Tuesday, May 12. Spiritual Cinema. This month: Waking Life, the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum. This 243-2577. which follows a man’s attempt to find the local competition encourages children 5/19 - Delray Beach City Commission difference between waking life and the in kindergarten through third grade to holds its regular meetings on the first & dream world. Tickets: $10 each or 2 for $15. create their own original picture books. third Tuesdays of each month at Delray 7:30 pm. 833-6483. Beach City Hall, 100 NW. First Ave. Meeting After reading the stories submitted by the begins at 6 pm. Agenda available at www. children of South Florida, WXEL will judge Saturday - 5/30 - Snorkel Tour to the first, second and third-place winners in mydelraybeach.com. S.S. Inchulva will be held at the South end kindergarten through third grade. The 5/19 - Book Gabbers Book Discussion of Delray Beach, 400 S. Ocean Blvd. 9 am. will read and discuss The Sloppy Copy Slipup first place winners in each grade will go Rain date 5/31. 279-0008. on to the national contest. Free for contest 5/30 - Instant Guitar will be taught for by DyAnne DiSalvo at the Boynton Beach participants. 3-5 pm. 742-6782. City Library. Grades 3-5 can pick up copies ages 13 and older at the Boynton Beach Art of the book at the Youth Services Desk in Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave., Boynton Beach. Saturday - 5/23 - Save Our Cottages: advance. Snacks are provided. 6:30 pm. Bring your accoustic guitar and in just a few The Plein Aire Cottage Artists Tour 742-6390 or www.boyntonlibrary.org. hours learn basic chords and begin playing begins at Cornell Museum at Old School 5/19-25 - Delray Beach Film Festival along to your favorite songs. $28 (materials Square and moves to the Delray Beach begins in downtown. The DBFF brings fee) will be collected by instructor, Jerry Historical Society. Speakers include Roger independent short and feature-length Tyler. 9:30 am-noon. Class fee is $25 narrative, documentary and X-treme sports Cope and Dottie Patterson. 9:30 am. $10. (residents), $32 (non-residents). Register at 274-9578. films to Delray venues (Old School Square, Intracoastal Park Clubhouse. 742-6237 or 5/23 - Family Fun Program: Sea Turtle Delray Beach Public Library and Movies of www.instantguitarnow.com. Delray at Oriole Plaza) as well as panels and is held at the Morikami Museum and Garden Classroom A, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray 5/30 - Health and Wellness Resource workshops, concerts, contests, celebrities Fair is held in recognition of Mental Health Beach. Explore Japanese culture through and parties. 381-3212 or www.dbff.us Awareness month by the Mental Health arts and craft projects. 11 am-4 pm. Free Association of Palm Beach County. Health with paid museum admission. 495-0233, Wednesday - 5/20 - 4th Annual screenings, seminars, free food, games, Ext. 237. Homeless Coalition Symposium will a supervised bounce house and resource 5/23 - Narrated Bus Tour of Historic be held at Palm Beach Atlantic University materials. 10 am-2 pm. Event held at The Delray Beach is conducted by the Museum Gregory Hall, 1314 W. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Mental Health Association, 909 Fern St., of Lifestyle & Fashion History. The 1 hour Beach. Keynote speaker is Rayme Nuckles, West Palm Beach. 697-0556. and 45 minute tour of 10 historic sites CEO Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough 5/30 - Culinary Container Gardening departs at 11 am. Bus departs from Delray County and President, Florida Coalition for - Learn about growing container herb Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave., the Homeless. 9am-noon. RSVP by 5/13. gardens indoors or out at the Gumbo Limbo Delray Beach. $10 per adult/senior, Free for 478-5351. Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. children/teens under 18. 243-2662. 5/20 - Where the Boys Are will be shown 11 am-12:30 pm. Reservations required at the Boynton Beach City Library as part of 5/23-24 - Howard Alan Craft Show is - adults only. $12 for members, $18 nonheld with more than 100 booths at the the monthly Featuring Florida Film series. members. (561) 228-1473. Delray Beach Tennis Center parking lot, Final film of the season. 1:30 pm. Free. 5/30 - Young Adult Movie Event 201 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Free. 742-6390. Twilight - includes a Look-Alike contest with 279-1380, Ext. 3. 954-472-3755 or www. 5/20 - Exhibition Schedule picture opportunities and snacks, presented artfestival.com. Presentation at the Norton Museum of at the Delray Beach Public Library. 1-4:30 Art (Cafe Sapori), 1451 S. Olive Ave., West pm. Free. 266-9490 or 266-0194. May 24-30 Palm Beach. Enjoy tapas, cocktails and a 5/30 - VOX is held the last Saturday of presentation of the 2009-2010 exhibition the month at Gizzi’s Coffee Gallery, 2275 schedule. 3:30 pm. RSVP by 5/11. 832-5196, Sunday - 5/24 - Haitian Flag Day S. Federal Hwy, Delray Beach. First 10 Festival is held at the Old School Square Ext. 1183 or davisa@norton.org. storytellers compete for prizes. Come Pavilion, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. 5/20 - Dedication Ceremony and early to get a seat. Make your voice heard Presented by Toussaint L’Ouverture High Ribbon Cutting for the Ethel Sterling School. 2-10 pm. 279-1100. by telling a brief story or life experience. Williams History Learning Center & Event is sponsored by the South Florida Archives, 111 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Storytelling Project. 8 pm. Free. 297-0042 Beach. Live entertainment, guest speakers, Monday - 5/25 - Memorial Day or cneile@fau.edu. libations & hors d’oeuvres. 5:30-8 pm. $35.
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Obituaries
Elizabeth G. Beinecke
By Emily J. Minor
GULF STREAM — Elizabeth G. Beinecke, a generous benefactor of the arts and the environment who had a winter home in Gulf Stream for many years, died April 14 in her sleep. She was 89. Known as Betty to her friends and family, Mrs. Beinecke had been married to her husband, Bill, for nearly 68 years. She had been recovering from heart surgery and was unable to make the winter trip to Florida this year. Even though Mrs. Beinecke led a successful life of influential philanthropy and social interests — personal loves that often meant she hobnobbed with stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Taylor — it was her down-to-earth qualities that will make her missed, said friends and family. “I never met a person who knew her who didn’t love her,” said Gulf Stream neighbor and friend Nancy Wibbelsman. “She was gracious. She was sweet. She was very energetic.” Mrs. Beinecke lived in New York City, Chatham, Mass., and here in Florida. She was an avid gardener with a rooftop garden in New York and, earlier, a beautiful and memorable garden in Summit, N.J., where the
Beineckes raised their four children. The daughter of a newspaper editor, she helped found the Prospect Hill Foundation in New York and was a generous supporter of many not-for-profit organizations through the foundation. Her daughter, Frances, is president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, which also was one of Mrs. Beinecke’s causes. Wibbelsman said the Beineckes loved entertaining their family at their Gulf Stream home. Bill Beinecke, the retired chairman and CEO of the Sperry & Hutchinson Co. — as in S&H green stamps — still swam in the ocean every day during their winter stay last season, Wibbelsman said. “What I will miss most about her is her calling me ‘dearie,’ ” Wibbelsman said. “She was really, really a ray of sunshine.” Besides her husband, she is survived by their four children, Frederick Beinecke, John Beinecke, Sarah Beinecke Richardson and Frances Beinecke Elston; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and a younger sister, Jean Gillespie Belsito, of Stamford, Conn. A celebration of her life is scheduled for May 12 in New York City and donations can be made in her memory to the New York Philharmonic Society.
James W. Davant By Mary Katherine Stump Delray Beach — James W. Davant, retired CEO of PaineWebber Group, died in Delray Beach on April 17 at the age of 93. Mr. Davant led PaineWebber, now a part of UBS Financial Services, from 1964 to 1980. Mr. Davant was a former resident of New York City and Locust Valley, Long Island. He was born in McComb, Miss., was raised in Memphis, Tenn., and attended both the University of Mississippi and the the University of Virginia. He served as a naval aviator stateside and in the South Pacific during World War II, holding the rank of lieutenant commander when he was discharged in 1945. After the war he settled in Minneapolis, Minn., the
hometown of his wife, the former Mary Westlake. Her death in 2006 made the last two years especially hard for Mr. Davant, according to his daughter Diane. “She was the love of his life,” she said. In Minneapolis, he took a $150-a month trainee position at Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis, and within 20 years was CEO. During his tenure, Mr. Davant brought PaineWebber’s central offices to New York, overseeing the company’s national and international expansion. Mr. Davant also served as the director of the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. “He was very cool under pressure, and provided the kind of leadership the company needed at exactly the right time,” said Donald Marron, Mr. Davant’s
successor at PaineWebber and the current CEO of Lightyear Capital. “He was also an ardent golfer; that’s why he loved being in Florida.” Mr. Davant was a member of Gulfstream Golf Club, St. Andrews Country Club, The Little Club, and the Bath and Tennis Club. He is survived by his three children: Diane Davant of Glen Head, N.Y., Jack Davant of Bozeman, Mont., and Patricia Donaldson of Agoura Hills, Calif., as well as five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service is planned for Minneapolis this summer. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Bethesda Hospital Foundation of Boynton Beach.
Elizabeth Annette Kunik By Ron Hayes DELRAY BEACH — A seasonal resident for more than 20 years, Elizabeth Annette Kunik passed away April 9. Born March 6, 1927, in Shenandoah, Penn., Mrs. Kunik attended the Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing Cadette Corps program before marrying Robert Kunik in 1950. They lived in Stone Harbor, N.J., and Bryn Mawr, Pa., and wintered in Delray Beach. In 1976, Mrs. Kunik began playing golf, a game she came to love and often played at The Little Club in Gulf Stream.
“She was just a wonderful person,” said Mary Joan Carson, a fellow golfer and friend of 35 years. “She was a very caring and loyal person despite some family tragedies along the way.” Mrs. Kunik was preceded in death by a son, Thomas John Kunik; a granddaughter, Alexis Kunik Smith; and a son-in-law, Jett Lambert Smith. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Kunik is survived by four daughters, Mary Ellen Conway, Joeanne Kunik, Betsy Kunik and Barbara Malfitano; a son, Robert P. Kunik, and six grandchildren. A funeral Mass was held in Gladwyne, Pa., on April 15.
James Kevin Campbell Manalapan — James Kevin Campbell of Manalapan and Charlevoix, Mich., died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at JFK Medical Center in Atlantis. He was 90. Mr. Campbell was born in Detroit, where he spent many years associated with the automobile industry. He was a financial executive of Inmont Corp., now known as United Technologies. He attended the University of Detroit Mercy before entering the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He became a major and was stationed at Morrison Field. He donated the Campbell Baseball Field at his university, and was a supporter of the baseball and football programs there and at the University of Michigan. He co-founded the Hospice of Palm Beach County South Guild, serving as its president for many years. He was a member of the JFK Medical Center development board. He was a member of the Everglades Club and Palm Beach Yacht Club, and several clubs in Michigan. Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, Caroline
Perrey Campbell; a son, Jeffrey Campbell; three granddaughters, Taylor, Tori and Tristen; and two sisters, Patricia Campbell and Ann Welch. He also is survived by three stepchildren, Nell Witting, Katy Perrey and James Perrey; and by four step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 56 years, Virginia Fisher Campbell, and by a son, Dennis Campbell. The rosary was said at 5 p.m. April 23 at the Dorsey-E. Earl Smith Memory Gardens Funeral Home, 3041 Kirk Road, Lake Worth. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10 a.m. April 24 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 1000 W. Lantana Road, Lantana, with the Rev. Edward Belczuk officiating. Entombment will be held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Detroit. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33407; the JFK Foundation, 5301 S. Congress Ave., Atlantis, FL 33462; or to a charity of the donor’s choice. This obituary was submitted by the family.
Donald W. Amon By Mary Katherine Stump Briny Breezes — Don Amon, a resident of Briny Breezes and Flint, Mich., died on April 23 at his Michigan residence. He was 84 years old. Mr. Amon served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II and was married to his wife of 61 years, Colleen Gibbs, shortly after, in 1948. “I can’t believe I’m going to have to live without him,” said Colleen Amon. “He was the most wonderful husband.” He owned and operated Corunna Road Hardware in Flint for 25 years, retiring in 1972. He was a passionate hunter and fisherman, and a woodcarver extraordinaire. He served as the president of the Briny Breezes Chiseler’s Club in the mid-’70s and was an avid member for over 30 years. “Don was a jokester,” said his longtime friend
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and fellow chiseler, Jack Taylor. “At one of our annual Chiseler’s Club breakfasts, Don was serving. He handed me a plate of pancakes. Not until I sat down at the table did I realize they were made out of cardboard. That is the kind of guy Don was.” A cannon, made by Mr. Amon in the ’70s and used to celebrate the memory of Briny Breezes chiselers passed, was to be fired at his burial in Flint. He is survived by his wife, Colleen; two sons, Rod (and wife Marcia) Amon of Swartz Creek and Jake Amon of Marquette; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral Mass was celebrated April 27 at St. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church, Swartz Creek, with burial following at Sunset Hill Cemetery. Those desiring may make contributions to Boys Town.
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Paws up for pets!
Doggone it! What’s with this bonnet?
Delray Beach went to the dogs — literally — with more than 100 entrants in it’s annual Easter Bonnet Dog Parade, held as part of the GreenMarket. Clockwise, from top left: Rachel Rose snaps a photo of her pooch Shana ‘aka’ Angel for the parade; Delray Beach resident Skip Stina shows his indelible loyalty to his best girl, Teaki; Nicole Brown carries Tiffany (left) and Sophia along Atlantic Avenue. She dyed the Malteses blueberry and cotton candy; Nancy Johnson of Delray Beach carries Baby — the parade’s bravest (and least canine) entrant; Charyse, owned by Jill Pisciotta of South Hampton, N.Y., and Boynton Beach, cools down after a hot parade; the winners in the two small dog catagories round out the event. Photos by Mary Kate Leming and Jerry Lower
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Paws up for pets!
New technology helps reunite lost pets, owners By Arden Moore Everyone loves a good mystery … that is, until the mystery centers on your missing pet. I know. Years ago, my cat Samantha went missing for 57 days before I was reunited with her. That was before online pet-finding Web sites, microchipped IDs, pet detectives and high-tech GPS navigational devices that can track pets in real time on your cell phone or home computer. Are the days of Houdini hounds disappearing? I hope so. Even if you do your best to be good pet parents, all it takes is for a cat to lean against a wobbly window screen or a repair person to not shut the front door for your beloved pet to slip outside and become disoriented and lost. Others, as in the recent case of Cookie, a portly Boston terrier in Ocean Ridge, may have been “petnapped.” His owner posted fliers and distributed photos to area veterinary clinics and voice-mails were sent to people in the neighborhood using a nifty new pet-finding Web site called www. findtoto.com. After the owner offered a no-questions-asked $1,000 cash reward, a cabbie, who identified himself only as Jeff, returned this pampered pedigree to reap probably the biggest tip of his career. Each year, more than 5 million pets are reported lost in the United States — that’s about four times the population of two-leggers residing in Palm Beach County. Beyond the basics — fitting your pet with a collar that features an ID tag with your contact info — how can you reduce the risk of your pet’s becoming another sad statistic? Always keep a current photo of your pet with your contact info in your car and inside your home. Ditto goes when you travel with your pet. Let me walk you through some 21st century tactics to improve the odds of being reunited with your favorite four-legger: • Microchip implants: About the size of a grain of rice, the microchip is inserted between the shoulder blades of your pet by a veterinarian. It is quick and relatively painless. The chip contains your info as well as your veterinary clinic.
Most animal shelters and vet clinics have special wands that can be waved over the shoulder area to detect the presence of a microchip. However, the chips are not viable until you send in the application to the microchip company and pay a nominal fee. Sadly, up to 40 percent of people have the chip inserted in their pets, but fail to send in the paperwork. • Pet detectives: Yes, they do exist and we’re not talking about goofy guys like Ace Ventura. The best in the business of finding lost pets is Kat Albrecht, a former police officer who founded Missing Pet Partnerships and trains dogs and people all over the country to become pet detectives. She also has authored two books on this topic. Learn more by visiting her Web site: www. pethunters.com. • Global Navigational Systems: Yes, those satellites hovering in space can keep tabs on your pet. Small devices can be attached to your pet’s collar or harness that pinpoint your pet’s location in real time. Even better, the info can be posted instantly on your cell phone or computer, so you can catch up to your wandering pet in record time. Among the leaders in this technology are Zoombak ( www.zoombak.com) and Love My Pets GPS ( www. lovemypetgps.com). • Voice-mail alerts: Cookie’s reunion was aided by the use of FindToto™, an emergency phone alert system for missing or stolen pets that has the blessing of the Better Business Bureau. Neighbors receive automated calls when your pet goes missing. The price ranges from $95 (for up to 500 neighbors) to $875 (to reach up to 10,000 neighbors). Learn more by visiting www.findtoto.com. It’s a gut-flipping sensation to discover your pet has — poof! — disappeared. Hopefully, these tips provided will help keep your pet where he or she belongs — at home, safe, home. Arden Moore, an animal behavior consultant, editor, author and professional speaker, shares her Oceanside, Calif., home with two cats, two dogs and one overworked vacuum cleaner. Tune in to her “Oh Behave!” show on Pet Life Radio.com and contact her at arden@ardenmoore.com.
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House of the Month
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House of the Month
The estate is situated in a setting so breathtaking that most of your time at home would be spent outdoors, lounging on the terrace, swimming in the pool or walking on the sandy beach — the perfect getaway.
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