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The Boca Raton TribuneEast /West Boca Raton, FL - April 17 through 30,2010 •Year I •Number 003

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By Staff WritersBOCA RATON – A group of agencies from Broward and Palm Beach counties and the state - includ-ing the Palm Beach County Planning Di-vision, Palm Beach Metropolitan Plan-ning Organization, the Florida Department of Transportation, Palm Tran and the Treasure Coast Regional Plan-ning Council – are

School District may squelch Boca High conversion plan, says consultantBy Staff Writers

BOCA RATON - If a plan to convert Boca Raton Community High School to a charter school passes muster with local officials, pa-rents and the teachers union, it may be killed by the Palm Beach County School District.That’s the opinion of

Fred Schwartz, chair-man of a feasibility com-mittee that has been studying the concept. He recently told the Fe-deration of Boca Raton Homeowners Associa-tions that “the district is opposed to it. The dis-trict will probably find a reason not to approve it.”But he did say an ap-

peals process exists, and noted that every le-gitimate charter appeal made to date has been approved.The proposal to turn Boca High and, eventu-ally, all 10 of Boca Ra-ton schools, into charter schools, has met with mixed reaction even within the city limits. Schwartz said teachers

are concerned about things like wages, se-niority, tenure and other benefits. The School District is dead set a-gainst it because it would funnel all state aid money to each char-ter school rather than that split it with the dis-trict.Even the Federation

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Even without Trump, West Boca High gets ‘fired’ up for ‘Chef’s Apprentice’ competitionStory, photos By Dale M. KingBOCA RATON - There was J.C. Perrin, a bank-er, dressed in an apron, pulling up dollops of linguine and placing

them onto a bed of spi-cy red clam sauce.A similarly aproned Troy McLellan, in reality the president of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, was grilling

a loaf of bread cut in half lengthwise.Tim Snow, the head of a local scholarship foundation, was work-ing on a sauce for corn-filled ravioli.

This wasn’t the boar-droom, and Donald Trump was nowhere in sight. This was actually the Culinary Academy kitchen at West Boca Public input sought on

making U.S. 441 ‘more user friendly’

seeking input from the public on how to make State Road 7/U.S. 441 a “more user friendly’ transportation corridor.The creation of a “char-rette” - a guide for fu-ture uses put together with information from several public meet-ings – kicks off with a meeting for residents Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olympic Heights High School,

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The Boca Raton Tribune proclamation

Happy Birthday Flossy

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By Dale M. King

BOCA RATON – District 4 Palm Beach County Com-missioner Steven Abrams addressed the crowd April 1 on the day a traffic signal at the scene of a bicycle fatal-ity in West Boca Raton was activated.Abrams joined the crowd when the switch was thrown on the recently installed traf-fic signal at the intersection of Camino Real and Camino Del Mar Drive.The signal was installed after the death of a local

Traffic light sought by Abrams at fatality scene activated

resident, Timothy Williams, who was struck by a vehicle at this intersection while rid-ing his bicycle there about a year ago. “This tragic death prompted me to request a traffic study with the county’s engineer-ing division,” said Com-missioner Abrams. “Upon completion of the study, it was determined that this in-tersection met the require-ments for the installation of the signal.”“I believe the residents of this community will feel saf-er with the new signal, and

BOCA RATON - A man from Jacksonville Beach survived what Boca Raton police cal-led an incident of “horsing around [that] nearly took his life.”According to reports, 26 year-old John Ruger is recove-ring at Delray Medical Cen-ter after being knocked out of the sunroof of a moving SUV in a parking garage on South Federal Highway.The report said Ruger was standing up in an SUV, with his upper body protruding through the sunroof about 2:30 a.m. March 26. That’s when the car, driven by 28-year-old Bret Douglas of Boca Raton returned to the parking garage at 233 South Federal Highway.Police said Ruger, who was in the back seat of Douglas’

Man standing in SUV hits head on parking garage beam

2009 BMW SUV, stood up on the center console through the sunroof while the vehicle was still moving. As Ruger turned from the first level of the garage to the second level, the ceiling height drops to just over se-ven feet, police said. That’s when Ruger’s head came in contact with a cement beam, knocking him out of the SUV.Police said the victim was rushed to Delray Medical Center where he is being treated for serious injuries. The driver of the SUV, Dou-glas, and another passenger in the car, 27 year old John Preston of Boca Raton, were not injured. The investigation is on going, police said, and charges may be pending.

BOCA RATON - The Boca Raton Police Services De-partment’s Traffic Homi-cide Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash just after 6 p.m. March 31 in the 3400 block of North Dixie High-way. Public Information Officer Sandra Boonenberg said a motorcyclist identified as Phillipe Donnakanian, 45, of Highland Beach, was heading north on Dixie when he apparently lost control of the motorcycle.She said the 2007 Suzuki left the roadway and went

Motorcyclist killed in Boca traffic crash

onto the grass swale area on the east side of the road, where it continued to travel north and struck a sign post. The motorcycle then struck an unoccupied parked lawn trailer attached to a 2004 Chevy pickup truck. The motorcyclist was ejec-ted from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead on the scene, said Boonen-berg.Investigators are asking anyone who may have wit-nessed the crash to contact Traffic Homicide Investi-gator Mike Lawlor at (561) 620-6103.

BOCA RATON – Boca Ra-ton police are investigating a burglary discovered just about 5 a.m. April 3 at the Dunkin Donuts at 1215 West Palmetto Park Road. Public Information Officer Sandra Boonenberg said that when officers arrived, they met with the manager who said that when he arrived at work about 4:55 a.m., he found the front door un-locked and the cash register drawer on the floor. An inspection of the busi-ness showed that someone had entered through a rear ventilation fan and exited through via the front door. Video surveillance shows a male suspect inside the busi-ness behind the counter at about 4:43 a.m., and leav-ing through the front door at about 4:45 a.m. The suspect, police said, is

in his mid-twenties, with short dark hair, about 5’8” tall, 175 pounds, wearing a dark colored sweater and dark cargo shorts. An un-known type SUV or van was seen leaving the property. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ronald Mello at (561) 620-6186 or Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS.

Boca police probe burglary at

Dunkin Donuts on West Palmetto

WEST PALM BEACH - Dis-trict 4 County Commission-er Steven Abrams led recent opposition to a $24,975 al-location to fund the Sweet Corn Fiesta during a recent meeting of the Board of County Commissioners.“While I am a strong sup-porter of the agricultural in-dustry in Palm Beach County, these are the tough decisions that the Board has to make in order to deal with the up-coming $100 million defi-cit without raising taxes,” Abrams said.“The County Commission has already eliminated its own district funding for similar festivals,” Abrams added.The Board agreed to elimi-nate the allocation from next year’s budget.The 2010 Palm Beach Coun-ty Sweet Corn Fiesta will be held on April 25. According to its website, it features a corn-eating contest, corn shucking and rides for the kids.

an important step has been taken in hopes of avoiding any future tragedies,” he added. In memory of Timothy Wil-liams, members of his fami-ly were also invited to attend the activation.

Photo: County Commissioner Steven Abrams is shown with Danielle Williams, widow of Timothy Williams.Photo Credit: Kate Scott

Abrams gives board an ear-full about funding corn festival

By Dale M. King

BOCA RATON - Ted Deutch became District 30 state se-nator in 2006, succeeding former State Sen. Ron Klein, who was term-limited out of office that year, but won the election for U.S. Represen-tative from District 22.After two terms as a state senator, Deutch on Tues-day won the vacant seat of former U.S. Representative Robert Wexler, who quit Congress in January to take a job with a Washington-ba-sed think tank.In Tuesday’s election called

Mr. Deutch goes to Washington- to fill District 19 vacancy

by Gov. Charlie Crist to re-place Wexler, Deutch, a li-beral Democrat, outpolled Republican Ed Lynch by a margin of about 2 to 1. The District 19 winner received about 62 percent of the votes (42,971) to just over 35 per-cent (24,304) for Lynch.A third candidate, Jim Mc-Cormick, who was running without party affiliation, re-ceived 1,895 voters or about 2.74 percent.Deutch and Lynch were the top vote getters among De-mocrats and Republicans who cast ballots in a primary election held in February.

During his first term in state office, Deutch passed two landmark legislative initia-tives in state legislature. He received national rec-ognition and testified before Congress for his successful efforts passing the “Protec-ting Florida’s Investments Act,” which mandated that the retirement funds of Flo-rida workers could not be used to support Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons or aid genocide in Darfur.In 2009, Deutch authored the “Protecting Florida’s Health Act,” a public health initiative intended to reduce youth smoking through an increased surcharge on to-bacco products. In the Senate, Deutch also passed legislation impro-ving health care for seniors, promoting public education, and protecting children and the environment. The Bethlehem, Penn., na-tive is a graduate of the Uni-versity of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School. He was a lawyer with the Boca Raton firm of Broad and Cassel.He lives in Boca Raton with his wife, Jill, his 14 year-old twin daughters, Gabrielle and Serena, and his 11 year-old son, Cole.

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After we received the proclamation from the Mayor on Tuesday, April 13th, we went to the Water Color restaurant for the after-party.

The Boca Raton High School boys and girls socceAr teams competed last February in the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). Coach Marcelo Castillo and Assistant Coach Juan Abarca lead their boys team to win the first in the 6A State Championship. On the girls’ team, Coach Rachael Grimes lead the girls into winning second place in FHSAA. They received a proclamation from the Mayor congratulating them on their successful victories. Congratulation Bobcats!

The staff of the Boca Raton Tribune wishes to thank Mayor Susan Whelchel for the proclamation honoring our publication, and the City Council for its continuing support. We are very grateful for your show of recognition.

Thanks for the proclamation

Proclamation to the Boca Raton High School boys and girls soccer teams

Captain Felipe with Mayor

Photos: 1. Aloysio Vasconcelos and Barry Epstein; 2. From left to right - Pedro Heizer, Barry Siegel and Steve Laine; 3. From left to right - Maheli Jardim , Gabriela and Dini Heizer; 4- From left to right - Peterson and Pedro

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By Dale M. King

BOCA RATON - Florida At-lantic University is just one step away from establishing an independent medical edu-cation program on its Boca Raton campus.The Florida Board of Gover-nors (BOG), which oversees state universities, unani-mously approved the pro-gram recently. It still needs the OK from the state legis-lature. The doctor of medicine de-gree program was approved by FAU’s Board of Trustees in February as well as by two BOG committees prior to obtaining approval by the BOG’s full board.“Today is an exciting day for Florida Atlantic University,” said John Pritchett, FAU’s interim president. “FAU’s medical education program has a strong foundation and will continue to position it-self as a leader in state-of-the art medical education and groundbreaking research.”School officials said the new FAU medical education pro-gram will employ a unique continuity medicine curri-culum whose characteristics include a smaller, more in-teractive learning environ-ment; interdisciplinary and community collaboration; patient-centered, self-directed learning; small learning com-munities; continuity of care, patient safety, and compre-hensive, chronic disease ma-

nagement; early introduc-tion of clinical training in multiple community-based hospital and outpatient set-tings; and a state-of-the-art medical simulation center. In addition to offering the M.D. degree, FAU propo-ses to offer a dual M.D./biomedical sciences Ph.D. option in partnership with the Scripps Institute Kel-logg School of Science and Technology, which would confer a doctorate degree. FAU estimates that up to one fourth of its M.D. students could take advantage of this option.FAU’s medical education program will be housed at the Charles E. Schmidt Col-lege of Biomedical Science on the Boca Raton campus. Student and residency trai-ning will be made available throughout hospitals in Palm Beach and Broward coun-ties.The target date for the inau-gural class to begin is fall 2011, with total enrollment of the program reaching 246 students by 2014. The new effort required the dismantling of a previous plan that involved the Uni-versity of Miami and was in-tended to involve Boca Ra-ton Community Hospital.FAU originally inked an a-greement with UM in 2004 to allow students to attend medical education classes at FAU for the first two years of their training, and finish

the final two years at the UM campus in Miami.In February 2006, Boca Ra-ton Community Hospital came on board with plans to build a medical center on the FAU campus - one that would re-place its current facility on Meadows Road and allow the Boca-based university to offer a four-year medical program. After graduation, FAU students would have interned at BRCH.The so-called “tri-partite affi-liation agreement” fell apart after Boca Hospital ran into financial problems and, as a result, pulled out.After that, said Pritchett, the FAU administration began examining alternative strate-gies to continue the medical education program. Earlier this year, it terminated the affiliation with UM.He said the decision by FAU to seek approval from the state legislature and the Sta-te Board of Governors to continue the MD program independently was one of

State board approves independent medical program at FAU

three options on the table. Pritchett said the university also considered extending its pact with UM or affiliating with another med school.What tipped the scale, he said, was an agreement rea-ched with Scripps Research Institute “to partner with FAU on a joint degree program that would offer students an MD from FAU and a Ph.D. from Scripps.”Termination of the agree-ment with UM was needed to launch the program with Scripps, which is located on FAU’s campus in Jupiter.FAU says it can offer the new program with no new money from the state, u-sing tuition and $12 million in state funding it already receives for its UM partner-ship.Pritchett also said the new program “will be operated without the need for any additional legislative appro-priations.”

Photos: 1 - Fred Schwartz, chairman of a feasibility committee that has been studying the concept of converting Boca Raton High School to a charter school, addresses members of the Federation of Boca Raton Homeowners Association.2 - Members of the Federation of Boca Raton Homeowners Asso-ciation listen intently to a talk about converting Boca Raton High School to a charter school.

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could not reach consen-sus on whether to sup-port the plan, which has already gotten the OK

from a School Advisory Com-mittee and the City Council.Schwartz explained that the School District “has been telling teachers to worry a-bout salaries and pensions, health benefits and senio-rity.”The consultant said he re-cently had breakfast with Schools Superintendent Dr. Art Johnson. “I asked him if he would support it and he said no,” said Schwartz. “He said if all the schools in Boca convert, the district would lose $25 million in administration money. He said it could cause a domino effect.”

Schwartz said the schools chief “is trying to use money and power to stop it.”He also said the Classroom Teachers Association also fears the impact of switching to charter schools. But he emphasized said teachers will not lose seniority, pen-sions or health insurance. In fact, he added, teacher salaries should rise, but they cannot be reduced.The conversion of Boca High would be more of a fiscal and administrative change than one affecting the physi-cal plant. Charter schools are financed by taxpayers, but are free from most district

oversight. He said the school would o-perate under the jurisdiction of a volunteer, appointed committee. Teachers and ed-ucational staff would decide what and how to teach rather than have it imposed by the district.Schwartz said the SAC has decided to draft a prelimi-nary application to convert the educational center into a charter school.A 501c3 nonprofit has al-ready been created, Schwartz said. “That will be the entity that the SAC will utilize for the charter conversion.”It must be approved by a

simple majority of teachers and the union before it goes to the district for its vote. He said Boca’s School Board repre-sentative, Frank Barbieri, endorses the proposal, but appar-ently some other members don’t.Parents of Boca students began moving in the direction of a charter conversion months ago after an abortive attempt by the School District to impose what they called “one size fits all” educational initiatives on Boca’s A-rated schools. The mandates would have included the removal of traditional one-teacher classrooms and imposition of new homework rules in elementary schools.In reaction to the rancor, the Council established a commit-tee to study the possibility of charter school conversions and see if they would make sense from education and financial points of view.Even though the district dumped its plans for new educa-tional initiatives back in January, Boca officials have moved ahead with the charter plan.Among others backing the proposal are Mayor Susan Whelchel, House Majority Leader Adam Hasner and Boca High Principal Geoff McKee.

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BOCA RATON - The 27 911 dispatchers who work for the city of Boca Raton were recently honored as part of National Public Safety Tele-communications Week.In 2009, the telecommuni-cators at the Boca Raton Police Services Department answered more than 168,000 calls for police and fire. They also dispatch and coordinate the city’s police officers and fire/rescue services. Each year, the second full week of April is National Pu-blic Safety Telecommunica-tions Week. It is dedicated to recognizing the men and women who are the critical link between the public and first responders. Telecommunicators help de-liver babies, give CPR ins-tructions, direct field units and provide a calm voice in the midst of chaos, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Boca 911 dispatchers honored during Telecommunications Week

National Public Safety Tele-communications Week was conceived by Patricia An-derson of the Contra Costa County (Calif.) Sheriff’s Of-fice in 1981 and was observed only at that agency for three years. Members of the Virginia and North Carolina chapters of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Of-ficials (APCO) became in-volved in the mid-1980s. By the early 1990s, the na-tional APCO organization con-vinced Congress of the need for a formal proclamation. Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a resolu-tion to create “National Pub-lic Safety Telecommunicator Week.”


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BOCA RATON - Mistakes happen, but leaders persevere to lead their employees through the challenging times, Steve Odland, Chairman and CEO of Boca Raton-based Office Depot Inc. told area leaders at a recent Greater Boca Ra-ton Chamber of Commerce (GBRCC) Trustee Luncheon. In front of more than 80 lo-cal business representatives, Odland presented his in-sights into the economy and the skills and adaptations that strong leaders need to succeed. “To have Mr. Odland in our community, a leader who dines with the President of the United States, a leader that has a direct line to other

‘Effective leadership’ key through ups, downs, Odland tells Chamber

world business leaders such as Jamie Dimon, and a leader that will share his insights, experi-ences, and the resources of Of-fice Depot with the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce is truly a blessing,” said J.C. Per-rin of JPMorgan Chase. The Trustee Membership Pro-gram was found-

ed in 1999 to bring together senior-le-vel executives whose ca-ring and commit-ment to the community is the foundation for the Cham-ber’s continued growth. More than 140 businesses are involved in the program, including companies such as Jarden Consu-mer Solutions, JM Family Enterprises, NCCI Inc., Office Depot Founda-tion, Town Center at Boca Raton, and Wachovia Cor-poration. “It was a special opportu-nity to hear from the chair-man and CEO of our very own Fortune 200 company,” said GBRCC President/CEO Troy M. McLellan. “The Chamber is grateful to have such a strong business and community partner with its global headquarters right he-re in Boca Raton.”Odland provided insights into how the global busi-ness world is interconnected - from office supplies to the housing market - showing

how business affects every part of each community all over the world. One of the keys to surviving the tough times, he said, is to gather the troops, focus on the com-pany’s core values and en-hance customer service for each and every encounter. “Steve Odland’s comments regarding the value of hav-ing all employees focused on a common vision and all operating under the same set of organizational values resonated particularly well with me personally and with many others in the room,” said Cheryl Budd, chief com-munications officer for NCCI Holdings. “As he noted, tough eco-nomic times can create un-certainty on many different levels with employees. Hav-ing everyone work toward a common goal and base their actions and decisions on a common foundation of val-ues fosters trust, enhances morale, and ultimately deliv-ers value to customers.”

Photos: 1: From left are Steve Klingel, president and CEO of NCCI Holdings, Inc.; Cheryl Budd, chief communications officer of NCCI Holdings, Inc. and Dr. Peter Gallo of St. An-drew’s School 2: Steve Odland, chairman and CEO of Office Depot, Inc. ad-dresses local business leaders at a recent GBRCC Trustee Luncheon3: Troy M. McLellan, president and CEO of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, left, with Steve Odland, chair-man and CEO of Office Depot, Inc.Photo Credit: Audra Hodges

BOCA RATON - Florida Atlantic University’s Doro-thy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters recently announced that it will part-ner with The Florida Soci-ety for Middle East Studies (FSMES) to launch a fund-raising initiative for the es-tablishment of a Middle East Institute at FAU. “FAU has long been com-mitted to Middle East stu-dies in both teaching and research,” said Manjunath Pendakur, dean of the Doro-thy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. “With the creation of the Middle East Institute, FAU will be able to expand its research and cul-tural activities related to this complex region.”“Working with FSMES, we

will strive to promote an un-derstanding among the next generation of national lead-ers and the public at large about the peoples, langua-ges, cultures and religions of the Middle East.”The Institute, which will be the only one of its kind in Florida, will be the fo-cal point of academic and cultural programs about the Middle East, and will invol-ve FAU faculty, students and visiting scholars. It will draw on the research and teachings of faculty across the university who share an interest in the Middle East as a region of study, including faculty from the colleges of Arts and Letters, Science, Business and Education. Although not degree-gran-

ting at its inception, the ins-titute will fulfill a role in the education of the state’s stu-dents and citizenry. Fellow-ships will be offered to assist master’s and doctoral-level studentsThere also will be a public outreach program to work with schools and colleges, community and religious groups, and the general pu-blic to raise awareness and an understanding of issues in the Middle East. In addition to presentations by FSMES, there will be public lectures, seminars, film series, workshops and conferences on a wide range of topics dedicated to Mid-dle East issues.

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20101 Lyons Road in West Boca Raton.“This is a 7-day event for citizens sponsored by several agencies,” said Michael Bu-sha, executive director of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. He said the goal is to make the State Road 7/U.S. 441 corridor “more transit friendly.”He said the plan may inclu-de consideration of public transportation, but he told residents that “you will not lose your car.”The study, when done, will also contain information on how to make the north-south artery “a little more friendly to pedestrians,” he said. Busha said residents have also complained that the shopping plazas along U.S. 441 should have connector roads so they don’t have to

go back out onto the main road to get from one to ano-ther. The study came about, he said, after extensions of se-veral roads from Broward to Palm Beach County - such as Coral Ridge Drive and University Drive - were re-jected. The 441 study “is an effort to mitigate” the clo-sing off those roads be-fore they reach Palm Beach County.For years, residents have complained about an an-ticipated glut of traffic into Palm Beach County if those roads were extended.Busha encouraged all resi-dents to attend. “We are looking for their input. We want to know what’s bothe-ring them. It doesn’t have to be a big concern.”The charrette, part of

what officials call a “mo-bility study,” will look into the section of U.S. 441 from the Broward County line to the area just north of Glades Road west of Boca Raton.The data will help planners, engineers and architects de-velop strategies to transform 441 into a more livable, de-sirable and transit-suppor-tive corridor. Planners will look at land uses, alterna-tive modes of transportation, public transit, accessibili-ty, and mobility to achieve these objectives.Busha said the charrette con-sists of three parts. The first is a public design workshop Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the cafete-ria of Olympic Heights High School.This will be followed by five consecutive days of informal “drop in” sessions Sunday, April 18 through Thursday, April 22. The public is wel-come to stop by Sandalfoot Plaza anytime from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. to ask questions and offer opinions and prefe-rences for the area of study. The address is 23072 San-dalfoot Plaza Drive, Boca Raton.Read the complete story online.

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By Skip Sheffield

BOCA RATON - Ground was broken in November 2008, a dedication was held March 26 of this year, and now the $15 million Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Per-forming Arts Center of Lynn University opens to the public for its first show, “Razzle Dazzle: My Life behind the Se-quins,” starring Mitzi Gaynor.“I’m so honored to be asked to open a new the-ater,” remarked Gaynor by telephone from Cali-fornia. ‘I love Florida so much. I always love re-turning. This time it will be extra special.”Shows will be held April 17 at 7:30 p.m. and April 18 at 4 p.m. at the theater on the Lynn campus on Military Trail in Boca Raton.

Mitzi Gaynor to ‘razzle dazzle’ audience at Wold Performing Arts kickoff at Lynn University

Technically Gaynor is the second theater, concert and movie star to perform at the Wold Center. Bernadette Pe-

ters entertained March 26 at a private party hosted by philanthropist Elaine Wold.“Performing arts can change young people’s lives for the better,” said Peters from New York. “Performing arts

enrich the mind and train the body. To be part of the dedication of a new theater, especially in these challeng-

ing economic times, is a privilege.”Both Bernadette Peters and Mitzi Gaynor have been performing since childhood, and so both know how theater and music can enrich lives, and if one is lucky, be-come a career.Mitzi began as a child ballerina and then chorus dancer. She broke into films at age 19. Notable roles include “There’s No Business Like Show Business” (1954), “Les Girls,” and her biggest

film role of all: Nellie For-bush in the film version of “South Pacific” (1958), direc-ted by Broadway and Holly-wood legend Josh Logan.

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By: Mayor Susan Whelchel BOCA RATON - In the City of Boca Raton, as in all of Palm Beach County, we ha-ve very high standards and expectations in regard to our quality of life.Everyone knows that each individual school, city, or district has unique characte-ristics, needs, and concerns in educating their students.In terms of educational ex-cellence, our local public schools should address all the basic educational and physical needs of all stu-dents and create a learning environment that will allow them to excel beyond the standard structure of educa-tion.One very important concern recently raised in our com-munity is whether our public school students are receiv-ing the absolute best avail-able education even though

our public schools are rated very highly by customary Florida educational standards.In Boca Raton, ma-ny teachers, students, parents, and citizens have expressed inte-rest in existing schools being converted to charter schools to help enhance the quality of education and academic re-sources being delivered to our children. The Boca Ra-ton High School Advisory Committee is now explo-ring whether a conversion of the school to a Conversion Charter School, operating within the School District of Palm Beach County (SD-PBC), would provide the fle-xibility to educate each child to their fullest potential.What is a Charter School? A Charter School is an in-dependent public school that is fiscally and academically

accountable to local spon-soring school district, but

exempt from many district and state sta-tutes.Under Florida law, a charter school can be created to enhance e-ducational choices for parents and stu-

dents, to promote in-novation, to improve achieve-ment, and to create and enhance professional op-portunities for teachers, in-cluding the ownership of the learning program at the school site. The SDPBC is the sponsor of 33 char-ter schools as of July 2009 ht tp : / /www.palmbeach -schools.org/charter/.The purpose of changing Boca Raton High School into a Charter School would be to allow local Boca Raton

Should Boca Raton High become a charter school?

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I have a special feeling about West Boca Ra-ton Community High

School. I used to think it was because I was invited to the grand opening of the mas-sive facility several years ago.But it’s deeper than that. It has to do with the four acad-emies there that give stu-dents a leg up on others in certain career areas.The academies reminded me of the similar system that was created at my own high school in Massachusetts - unfortunately after I gradu-ated. To my knowledge, my alma mater, Attleboro High School, now known as Attle-boro Comprehensive High School, is the only one in the state that offers 12 vocatio-nal training units in addition to academic studies.I saw how well that system worked up north where it has been in place a good 25 years or more.The recent Culinary Appren-tice competition brought back memories of the Culi-nary Arts program at my old high school, and how many of the students who trained there went on to win awards and to land jobs in gourmet eating places.In West Boca, as in Attle-boro, students don’t just

learn a trade. They get a full academic education as well. But in West Boca, there’s an advisory board that brings civic leaders on board to work with the kids. It’s a public-private partnership that works very well.I know Schools Superinten-dent Dr. Art Johnson is a big fan of academies. It’s a sys-tem I feel should be adopted at every school to give each student the opportunity for a truly well-rounded educa-tion.

False AlarmI was doing a little Googling the other day when I stum-bled on a news item that had an apparent connection to Boca Raton. The story said plans to build a 3-story, 60 room hotel were angering a group of Boca Raton resi-dents.Well, that’s certainly a Boca-style story. Remember the opposition to the rebuilding of the Boca Raton Beach Club?But I noticed the article was in a newspaper serving the Galveston, Texas, area. I was curious why Texans would be concerned about an issue in Boca Raton.Well, apparently, this hotel is being proposed near a de-velopment in Texas called

There’s something special about West Boca High

Boca Raton. The article even quoted the secretary of the Boca Raton subdivision ho-meowners association, who said it was wrong to put a commercial use near homes. (That also is a Boca Raton argument).Residents of Boca Raton, Texas, along with neighbor-ing San Joaquin, Keystone, Falcon Ridge and Sunmead-ow developments all oppose the hotel because they think it will decrease their proper-ty values and increase crimi-nal activity.Well, Boca Raton (Florida) has plenty on its plate with-out dealing with a hotel issue. That’s one thing to scratch off the to-do list.

Law and OrderI didn’t realize that CQ Mag-azine was involved in tally-ing crime statistics.But the gentlemen’s clothing publication has just listed its ratings of state crime rank-ings. And Florida, unfortu-nately, is listed as No. 6.It falls in line behind Ne-vada, which is first; New Mexico, Louisiana, South Carolina and Tennessee.CQ Press has apparently been doing this survey for 20 years, comparing state totals against the national average for six crimes: murder, rape,

robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. Sixth place may seem a little cruel, considering that Boca Raton, at least, has taken the lead in community policing since Dan Alexander took over as police chief several years ago. And the VIPER program, with its neighbor-hood outreach and crime website, has helped keep the lines of communication open.Poor Nevada, though. It has the dubious honor of top-ping CQ’s list of most dan-gerous states for the seventh year in a row. (Maybe the movie “Casino” really was “fact-based,” as the DVD ja-cket says.)In this year’s ranking, Dela-ware saw the biggest in-crease in crime - falling 10 places from the 17th most dangerous state last year to the 7th most dangerous this year. Other states that have become more dangerous in-clude Rhode Island (it fell nine places in the rankings) and Connecticut (now six places lower). The states that saw the big-gest improvements over the past year include Michigan and Alaska. Each rose seven spots in the rankings.

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Raton High School, where student “apprentices” were recently partnered with civic leaders and teachers to con-coct a variety of delicacies as part of the “Chef’s Ap-prentice” competition.The idea, said Academy Co-ordinator Susan Bantang, was to “showcase the ad-visory board and student chefs.”The event took place at the

final meeting of the school year for the Community Academy Advisory Board (CAAB), is a group of lo-cal business, industry and education leaders whose mission is to offer its experi-ence, expertise and resourc-es to prepare Academy stu-dents to succeed in a global economy. The first “Chef’s Appren-tice” competition featured

10 Culinary Teams, each made up of a CAAB mem-ber and one Culinary Arts Academy student. The Cu-linary Arts Academy has been designated a “Model” Academy by the National Career Academy Coalition (NCAC). For half an hour, the kitchen was filled with aromas ran-ging from fresh bread to delectable chocolate chip cookies. Each CAAB mem-ber was to prepare their fa-vorite appetizer/salad, main entrée or dessert with the as-sistance of a Culinary Arts student: In the end, a team of judges selected the following win-ners:First place, Tim Snow, Geor-ge Snow Scholarship Fund and Helcio Abreu, who ma-

de white corn ravioli.Second place: Troy McLel-lan, Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce and Jeremy Salamon who creat-ed an updated grilled cheese sandwich.Third place, Joe Pores of Call4Health and Carlla Sa-bino, who created Alexia’s Chicken.The judging was intense as TV cameras roamed around and the panel dug into the goodies, flipped pages on clipboards to keep track of points.Also taking part in the com-petition were: J.C. Perrin, vice president, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank; Barbara Weiss, director of Community Re-lations, Johnson & Wales University; Brenda Coto, mana-ging director of Tech-

nology & Innovation, FAU College of Engineering & Com-puter Science; Craig Heiser, vice president, Whiting-Turner Construction; Tom Hellyer, instructor, WBRHS Draf-ting & Design Academy; Greg Rawling, instructor, WBRHS Medical Scien-ces Academy and Gracelyn Stuart-Tug-gle, accounting instructor, Palm Beach State College.And all the spectators got a prize at the end. They got to eat what the judges didn’t consume.

T h a n k you!A lit t le m o r e than a year ago, the may-or and the city

council of Boca Raton made a Proclamation that January 13 was Douglas Heizer Day in Boca Raton. For me this was a huge honor to have my work in the community, though Rotary, Boy Scouts, and church being recog-nized. Everything I do, I do with passion, with love and I never look for awards.This year again, the mayor and the city council gave us, at The Boca Raton Tribune,

a proclamation. It was such an honor.Like the first time, I didn’t do anything different than I’ve always been doing, I do my job with the passion of serving others. This award brought to us at Boca Tri-bune more responsibility than ever. We need to serve our community even better.Getting Real.I can’t do this myself. This award belongs for our whole team, beginning with our managing Editor, Dale King with his huge dedication and love for our city, he has helped me to build this paper and Pedro, my oldest son, who is by Dale’s and my side for everything. All the other team members, without ex-

ception, you guys deserve this.Distribution.Last edition our paper got on the road faster. Andre Heizer and Kyle Proffitt did a great job delivering to all the churches, hospitals and schools in Boca Raton, all the condominiums from A1A to Hillsboro Blvd and Linton. Barbara from Out-side Pub made the doctor’s office distribution and Carlos from All Service delivered at retail stores. We delivered more than 600 points! You can see where you can get our paper on line. If you still don’t have our printed edi-tion please e-mail us : [email protected]

Paper Boxes:Yes! We now have our own paper boxes. Look where you can get your paper 24/7 in our map online. Also we are working in getting our inside racks placed in dif-ferent locations. If you want our rack in your business, please let us know using the same e-mail.On The Road:• Dale and I had lunch with Peter Foley and Daniel Schwimmer from Merrill Lynch. An exciting project could happen with their part-nership.• Eating at Water Colors res-taurant is always amazing but when I have lunch with “the boss” I think it becomes unimaginable! I had lunch

with Greg Taylor and Fran Bannor. They told me about the renovation project, and about other projects. Again, we are working together on a couple of exciting projects. One of them is to help the needy people in our com-munity.• Washington Olivetto, (Go-ogle him)! He is one of most awarded publicist in the world. He owns one of the most prestigious adverti-sing agencies in the world, He has two productions that are in the list of the 100 best commercials in the world. We had breakfast together this week in Fort Lauderdale as part of a Focus on Brazil. Unnecessary to say, good projects are coming to Boca

Raton. Our team keeps growing:Priscila Rodrigues who be-gan with us as a Sales Rep, has been promoted to Mar-keting Assistant. Her first task was a successful recep-tion at the Water Color after the proclamation at the City Hall. You can’t wait to see what we have in mind…..New sections, new columns will come in our next edi-tion…We need your help!!We still need your support to place ads in our paper. Ad-vertising is our life blood. We need your support. Peo-ple who placed ads are get-ting results; this is a very good sign. Right ads + right media = best result.

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Mike GoraDIVORCE FLORIDA STYLE

Michael H. Gora has been cer-tified by The Board of Legal Specialization and Education of The Florida Bar as a spe-cialist in matrimonial law, and is a partner with Shapiro Blasi Wasserman and Gora P.A. in Boca Raton.

Railroad widow should take the next train to annulment

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Question: I was married to my real husband Earl for 45 years. He had worked for the Ca-nadian Railroad Corporation his whole life. Earl was a wonder-ful man, most all of the time, and a great father for our girls, who still live in Mon-treal. He finally retired. He had earned a pension, which continued to pay me his full salary after his death. The catch was that the pension would stop if I remarried. As the saying goes, “there is no fool like an old fool.” A friend of mine in Palm Aire fixed me up with a very nice man, who had been married

for forty years and then di-vorced. We dated for two

years. We became “very friendly.” Then we got mar-ried, ceremony, friends and all. It seemed like as soon as we got married he changed. He was no longer so socia-

ble, friendly to me or loving. Now he does nothing but go to the Seminole Casino off Sample Road to play poker, or sit around and drink beer and watch the big screen TV his son and daughter bought him for his 80th birthday. Before we married, he could not keep his hands off me,

now we don’t even sleep in the same room. I cook and clean for him. I’d have been better off if I would have rented a room from him, or moved in as a paid house-keeper. After six months of marriage, I’m thinking di-vorce. Yesterday he men-tioned divorce. From what I have read in your column, I know that we have not been married long enough to get alimony. Is there any way for me to get my Canadian Railroad Pension back, so I would have money to live on? Answer: Maybe. Call the office of the administrator of the Canadian Railroad

pension and ask whether an annulment of the marriage would restore your pension payments. Marriages can be declared void, if either of you failed to be lawfully di-vorced from a prior spouse. So check the court records where he lived at the time of his claimed divorce.

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FAITHBy E. Truman Herring

Last week our church received a call regar-ding a small fanati-cal group in Topeka, Kansas that is often reported for their hate protests at fu-nerals. Because this small fanatical group call themselves a church and Baptist at that, it is very easy for the reader or listener to assume all Christians, chur-ches and Baptists are simi-lar. I assure you, there are over 40 million Baptists who are nothing like that and to-tally disassociate themselves from such aberrant behavior. While their portrayal of this group may be accurate, is it possible that your view of all Christians, churches, Baptists (police, lawyers, doctors, etc.) can be formed from a single atypical example?Jesus taught that the kingdom of God would be like a farmer who planted good seed in his field, but at night an enemy came into his field and plant-ed tares (a plant that looks like wheat, but does not bear good fruit) among the wheat. When the wheat began to grow, the farmer was shocked to find that tares were also gro-wing among the wheat. What should the farmer do? Jesus gave the answer that they would both grow together until the end of time. When Jesus returns, God will sepa-rate the tares from the wheat. (Matthew 13:24-30) How do you recognize the difference between a tare (hypocrite) and the wheat (one that bears good fruit)? A hypocrite only has “Words about God” but a true Chris-tian has “Good works for God to men.” Jesus also taught that that there would be false prophets who would be wolves in sheep’s clo-thing. Again you would re-cognize them by their fruit or works. (Matthew 17:15-22) I wish the name “Christian” or “Baptist” was not associated with the cult in Westboro or with us.In contrast, a few weeks ago there was a devastating

earthquake in Haiti. It did not take an earthquake for the Florida Baptist Con-vention, of which our church is a part of, to respond to the suf-fering and needs of Haiti. We have been

there for the past 15 years helping and serving people. We already had a network of friends and churches that we have worked with to minister the love of God to the people of Haiti. When the earthquake hit our leadership was mobi-lizing relief within hours. The following is a report of what Florida Baptists have done in Haiti in the past six weeks: Food shipped: Rice 80 tons, black beans 250,000 pounds, pasta 4,741 pounds, meals 680,933. We also had medical teams; 21 with 17,000 medications ministered and 19,576 patients seen. Our ministry efforts were: 2,745 volunteer days served and 21,643 ministry contacts made. Our church had a musi-cal benefit concert for Haiti and we sent the offering to the Florida Baptist relief ef-fort knowing that every dollar would be maximized for the relief effort. All of our seve-ral thousand Florida Baptist churches were given a food packing list to collect food that would feed a family in need for a week. Our history has been when disaster strikes, Florida Bap-tists are some of the first re-sponders to help. I have seen firsthand the love of God pre-sent to give hope in despair from Hurricane Andrew to the present. When Hurricane Wilma hit our community a few years ago, one day later a self-contained 18-wheeler Baptist Disaster unit, pulled into our church parking lot to begin ministering to our commu-nity that would be without electricity for days. Our chur-ch partnered with a Bap-tist Disaster Team, the Red Cross and about 100 volun-teers from our church to feed around 6,000 meals a day for

Matthew 5:16: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

Pr. E.TrumanMike Gora


The light that exposes a hypocrite

over a week. Do not let the evil works of one hypocrite silence the good works of thousands of Chris-tians not focused on by the media. Counterfeits exist be-cause the genuine have real value. Keep your light bright because someone in darkness needs hope.

Expecting God’s Best Pastor

Truman HerringSenior Pastor Boca Glades Baptist Church

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By Dr. Daniel ManASK DR MAN

Dr. Daniel Man

Dr. Daniel Man is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has dedicated his life’s work to helping people look younger and improve their appearance through cosmetic surgery. He is a noted author, artist, inven-tor and educator. Dr. Man has been featured on major televi-sion networks as well as na-tional and local magazines and newspapers for his work as both a plastic surgeon and an artist. Dr. Man has a private practice in Boca Raton.

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Dr. Synesio Lyra

By Dr. Synesio LyraPOSITIVE LIVING

Don’t Fear Taking Risks!

Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr. is a Flo-rida resident who, for many years, was a professor at the post-graduate level. He is a writer, a sought-after confer-ence speaker, a man who lived in five continents of the world, having received his education in four of them. When he re-sided in southern California, he wrote a weekly column for the daily “Anaheim Bulletin,” which was carried for about six years, until he moved to south Florida.

Damage to ear lobes caused by heavy earrings can be fixed

Chris Cattagio

Chris CattagioSenior Life

It is good to be adventurous, boldly attempting new feats, exploring uncharted territo-ry, venturing into places and situations you haven‘t seen before. Taking risks leads anyone to an exhilarating life! Don’t fear it! Even a turtle won’t get anywhere un-less it sticks its neck out! And so must you!Yet, it is absolutely necessary that you remain subservient to God, His laws, and His specific guidelines; it’s im-perative to observe all divine prescriptions! Be bold in all you attempt, but always within sound parameters! Moreover, every step you take, and every move you make, must be achieved with positive goals!As a youngster I read a true

account which I’ve never forgotten. It was a cute story about a little girl on a lei-sure walk with her father. At one point, she noticed some pretty flowers growing at the edge of the road, and

she decided to pick some up and take to her mother. A ma-jor obstacle, how-ever, was that those flowers were grow-ing on a dangerous incline; she could easily fall into the

precipice, if she tried it all alone. Even so, her father gave his consent to pluck the flowers on condition that he would hold her tightly by her other hand.Our existence in the world affords us the liberty to ful-fill many things in life. Yet, not completely as we please; their true value is conferred

only by the integrity of each action and the way other li-ves can benefit from them!Therefore, be bold in all you attempt! Never fear taking risks if you are persuaded of the soundness of that new venture. Wherever you are is a legitimate starting point for something new and exciting in your life. Wherever you are you can find access to the road you must take to go where you need to arrive!Wisdom, ancient and new, may point the way you must follow, and show the things you are expected to do. In such case, you can safely proceed to the place of great-ness and of genuine fulfill-ment, knowing that such is the only direction God wish-es you to traverse.Your attitude should be one of positive expectancy amidst whatever barriers you

may encounter along your earthly pilgrimage. If you just look down and around, you may see signs that would keep you from moving. But if you look up, to the brighter side, you shall have greater confidence to move on. The obstacles are not ignored, but neither are they allowed to become a justified impedi-ment in your journey. There-fore, don’t fear taking risks!

Dear Dr. Man. I’m a 63-year-old woman from Boca Ra-ton. I’ve worn heavy ear-rings my entire life and now I’m paying for it. One of my earlobes is completely torn through and the other one is just about torn. Now I can’t wear earrings at all. Worse yet, every-one al-ways asks me what is wrong with my ears. Can this be fixed? Can I wear earrings again one day?

Answer: The con-dition that you are expe-riencing is not uncommon; and there is surgery to help repair the damage to your ear lobes. Ear reconstruction can involve the entire ear or only a part - the lobe. Otoplasty is a general term for ear reshaping. Ear lobe reconstruction is much less involved than other forms of ear reshaping.While earrings can add to a woman’s beauty, they can

also add significant weight or trauma, causing the tissue in your earlobe to pull with enough pressure over time. A tear in the lobe or margin can leave a notch in an oth-erwise smooth, continuous edge. Large or heavy items will gradually elongate the

hole and eventually tear through the lobe. This defect in one’s ear is usually very visible and difficult to cover up. Most ear holes gra-dually enlarge over time. This is relative-

ly normal for someone with pierced ears. The final tear is usually just through a tiny piece of tissue at the bot-tom of the lobe. If only the bottom is actually torn, im-mediate repair will not take care of the skin-covered slot. However, if the tear starts from a tiny pierced hole, im-mediate repair is an option. Otherwise, reconstruction should be delayed until after the wound has healed and

tissues are not inflamed.Depending on the deformity, reconstruction can take dif-ferent forms. In all methods, the skin lining the slot is re-moved, creating a raw edge to rebuild. Depending on the type of tear or the amount of damage in your ear, your plastic surgeon can use dif-ferent techniques for sur-gery. When you meet with your board certified plastic surgeon, be sure to discuss the technique he or she plans to use for your surgery. During most of these surge-ries, local anesthetic is used to numb the earlobe. After surgery, most patients do not need anything stronger than an over-the-counter pain me-dication. It is important to care for your earlobes after surge-ry. You should wash your wound with soap and water three times a day. Your doc-tor will prescribe you an an-tibiotic ointment that should be applied as well. You may experience some drain-

age from the wound after surgery. Sutures are usually removed by your surgeon within about seven days. You should hold off wea-ring earrings for at least six weeks after surgery in order to give your earlobes time to heal properly. When you do resume wearing earrings, you should wear small, light earrings for at least two months after surgery. If your holes have been closed and you would like new holes pierced, I generally recom-mend waiting about six months after surgery.

If you were born between 1945 and 1975 you are prob-ably, among the 20 million plus Ameri-cans, who are in some way involved with elder care. The “Sandwich Ge-neration” describes those who are sand-wiched between the responsibilities of caring for their own children, while also caring for one or more aging parents, or other elder-ly family members.For many in the boomer gen-eration, the mentality was retire early, send the kids off to college, and, finally, have the chance to travel and en-joy life. Instead, the demo-graphic reality, is that many baby boomers are becoming Seniors and Sandwich Gen-erationers at the same time. Americans are living longer, and people are starting their families later. One out of ev-ery eight Americans, ages 40 to 60, is raising a child and caring for a parent at home. On top of that, seven to 10 million Americans are caring for their aging parents from a long distance away. It’s not easy to become elderly or a parent to your parent(s). After all, our society “says” adults should be able to take care of themselves. But, as more live well into their 80s and 90s and families are dis-persed across the country, everyone is going to be in-volved somehow, some way, in elder care. The statistics say it all:44% of Americans between the ages of 45 and 55 have 2 living parents and at least one child under 21.2/3 of primary caregivers are women with 64% of care-givers employed full-time or part-time.The average caregiver is age 46, female, married and working outside the home earning an annual income of $35,000 per year.17% of family caregivers are providing 40 hours of care a week or more.Nearly 66% of Americans under the age of 60, expect to have eldercare responsi-bilities in the next 10 years.

Add to that, economic uncer-tainty, and the many diverse

elements in our changing society, and those “Golden Years” look a little tarnished.If you’re already in your sixties, or nearly, and feel-ing the financial

squeeze of the sandwich generation, there are still a few things you can do to lower your stress level and increase your peace of mind. You might consider work-ing a little longer, trimming your expenses, and urging your kids to explore every option for college financial aid-especially merit grants or scholarships that neither of you will have to repay af-ter they graduate. If you’re in your forties or fifties, chances are you have more time to plan and make preparations before you find yourself caught in the sand-wich generation. Regard-less of your age, however, here are a few steps you can take that may help you man-age the needs of your aging parents and adult children without getting squeezed by sandwich generation prob-lems: •Preserve Your Assets-Don’t be a sandwich generation martyr by using your retire-ment savings to pay for your children’s college education or your parents’ long-term care. Your kids can take out student loans if necessary, and you should use your par-ents’ own assets to finance their care for as long as pos-sible. •Plan Ahead- Keep the sand-wich generation trend in mind when you’re project-ing what kind of income you’ll need in retirement.

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Christine Catoggio, owner, has found more and more of her clients requests are for as-sistance and guidance manag-ing the increasing medical and non-medical responsibilities of aging at home. More frequent, also, are the calls from long-distance caregivers, concerned about their parents well being.


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AS SEEN BY FEENDiane Feen

By Diane Feen

BOCA RATON - We all worship a similar deity. For some of us, it’s an up-scale steakhouse, for others a chance to volunteer for a good cause and still others enjoy an opportunity to em-brace their spiritual roots The great thing about a de-mocracy (in a hedonistic climate) is that we get to worship the greatness of our lives in a different fashion. Luckily, we are not the sum total of our parts, but the vol-ume of what experiences we beholdFor Boca Raton residenc-es, it has been an interest-ing time. We started off the month with cultural great-

ness at Mizner Park. The concerts and literary events brought an air of artistic brilliance and a sense that Lincoln Center or the Aspen Festival had come ashore (sans oil drilling).Some locals walked by the white tents during rehearsal and were able to watch a rough draft of the evening’s show (at no charge). At the end of the cultural smorgasbord was an annual ritual known as the Boca Bacchanal. This wine and food connoisseurship hails from the traditions of Caesar with a Romanesque heritage of hedonism.The event took place the third weekend in March and included simultaneous Fri-

day night dinners (Vintner dinners) held at luxurious homes and yachts around town. Strangers and friends share fine wine and ultra-divine food while trying to find common ground. This year the event was sold out in advance (proof the re-cession may be over). The Bacchanal & Auction at the Boca Raton Resort & Club (closed to the media) is a multi-course dinner with fine wines.The most proletariat event of the weekend is The Grand Tasting held under the tent at the Mizner Park Amphi-theatre. This rather exotic wine and food-fueled feast is surely a Roman Empire leg-acy (Perhaps it precluded the

historical fall.). Hundreds of people walk the aisles tast-ing a bit of this and a lot of that. Flavor and fervor run high and the food and wine lasted till the bell tolled (at 3 p.m.). There were 140 wines to sip and wickedly tasty food from 30 local restaurants. The challenge is to grip your wine glass while bal-ancing plates of crab cakes, tiny steak sandwiches, stone crabs, pasta and a delicious deluge of other delicacies. You could say it is a culinary stroll that speaks to your in-ner gastric cravings. The event supported the Boca Raton Historical Society (a worthwhile cause for sure). On the same day (Sunday

Celebrating the greatness of our lives in different fashions

March 21) was the inter-faith service at the Catholic Church, St. Joan of Arc. For 24 years Temple Beth El and St. Joan of Arc have been sharing their religious be-liefs and traditions on both sides of the aisle and the street (both are on SW 4th Avenue). Rabbi Dan Levin gave a moving sermon about the leadership qualities of Mo-ses – “good leaders are good servants,” he said - and “leadership is a partner-

ship with God, not instead of God.” It was a morning of love and enlightenment - brotherhood and blessings. On Friday night Monsignor Michael McGraw spoke about Jesus Christ and his leadership qualities (it was standing room only at Temple Beth El). Liturgical songs rang from the rafters of both great houses of wor-ship. We saw the one in the many - which is a joyous recipe for peace. Read the complete story online


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BOCA RATON - The 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast for the YMCA of South Palm Beach County drew a record audience of over 500 supporters who rose early to enjoy a breakfast at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. The audience was met with a festive display of balloons and music, a performance by the Plantation High School Step Team and a thought-provoking presentation about family val-ues presented by Bob and Pam Tebow. The Tebows are the parents of former Florida Gator and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, and they have been actively involved in mission-ary work in the Philippines for more than 25 years.“The prayer breakfast was both entertaining and inspiring,” said Yvonne Boice, chair of the event, and a member of the YMCA board of trustees. “This was our most successful event to date, and we are excited that so many people from our community showed their support of the YMCA’s wonderful programs and scholarships.”“In 2009, approximately $500,000 was given in scholarships that provided children and families in need with the opportunity to participate in summer camps, active older adult pro-grams, sports leagues and more,” stated Bradley Kitchens, YMCA Board chair. “We are ex-tremely proud of what the YMCA offers to our community and of the commitment we have made to instill in our children the core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.”For more information about the YMCA, call the Peter Blum Family YMCA of Boca Raton facility at (561) 395-9622 or the DeVos-Blum Family YMCA of Boynton Beach facility at (561) 738-9622.

Eighth annual YMCA Prayer Breakfast sets attendance record

Photos:1-Pam Tebow and Bradley Kitchens. 2 - From left are Al Zucaro, Yvonne Boice Zucaro, Tim Byrd, Pam and Bob Tebow. 3- Mark Hawthorne, left, with Michelle Rodriquez, Patti Hawthorne, Peter Blum, Margaret Galus, Justin Hawthorne.

4 - From left are Carl Foster, Frank McKinney, Laura McKinney and David Aucamp.

Photos by Barbara McCor-mick

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Boca Fire Rescue goes through its paces at Fire Expo 2010Photos1 - Boca Raton’s Fire Rescue Team demonstrates actions taken to quell a raging fire during the Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services 2010 Fire Expo held at Town Center at Boca Raton

2 - “Old Betsy,” the first fire truck delivered to the city in 1926

3 - Ellen Korelitz, director of marketing and business de-velopment at Town Center at Boca Raton, is flanked by the Boca Raton Fire Rescue Team at the mall’s 2010 Fire Expo

4 - Kids learned basic safety rescue techniques from the Boca Raton Fire Rescue Team at the 2010 Fire Expo held at Town Center at Boca Raton 5 - The Boca Raton commu-nity showed its support for Boca Raton Fire Rescue Ser-vices 2010 Fire Expo at Town Center at Boca Raton

6 - Spectators got hands-on with fire safety practices at Boca Raton Fire Rescue Ser-vices 2010 Fire Expo at Town Center at Boca Raton

Town Center at Boca Raton mall recently hosted the 2010 Boca Raton Fire Rescue Ser-vices Expo in the northwest corner of the parking lot near Sears. This year’s action-oriented event spotlighted the Fire-blast 451 and F.L.A.G. Live Fire Training Simulators as well as specialty apparatus and a vehicle extrication de-monstration from the Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services Extrication Team. Children got a chance to learn the value of fire safety tips through an interactive puppet show. Clowns and fa-ce painters, as well as a giant slide, were also on hand to entertain. Boca Raton Fire Rescue Ser-vices also provided compli-mentary refreshments and snacks to attendees. Home-town firefighters and para-medics had meet and greet sessions with the public.

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By Skip Sheffield

The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters at Florida Atlantic Uni-versity is present-ing Michael Hol-linger’s film noir spy movie spoof “Red Herring” at 8 p.m. Friday, April 16 and Saturday April 17 and 2 p.m. Sunday April 18 at Florida Atlantic Univer-sity’s Studio One Theater. The show debuted at the uni-versity venue last weekend.Tickets are $16 and group rates are available. Call 800-564-9539.

Delray Beach has 48th “Affair”How long has the Delray Af-fair been going on?Promoters say the arts, crafts and entertainment extrava-ganza held last weekend is more than 50 years old, but they are counting a long-gone Gladiola Festival that began in 1947 and faded out in the 1950s. The current Delray Affair was begun in 1962 by a group of Del-ray Beach businesses that wanted to stimulate sales in the slowdown after Easter weekend.This year’s event had more than 800 artists and scores of art and craft vendors set up in a ten-block area from Swinton Avenue to the Intra-coastal.Strolling entertainment was provided by Dall as the Fire Guy, Niktorius and Will Soto. Eclipse was set up in

Veteran’s Park.Admission was free and

more than 250,000 people were said to have attended. Propaganda Lake Worth Celebrates First AnniversaryPropaganda, the concert club at 6 S. J St., Lake Worth, ce-

lebrated its first anniversary Saturday, April 10 with four bands and free admission.Full disclosure: one of the bands: Zombies! Organize! Features my daughters Lau-ra and Mary and Mary’s hus-band Bob Jividen.Others on the bill were Sweet Bronco, Everymen and the Jameses.

Not Much Sense in “After.Life”I went to the film, “After.Life” hoping to see a seri-ous examination of the near-death experience. I went home disappointed.“After.Life” stars Christi-na Ricci as Anna, a young schoolteacher caught in lim-bo between life and death, Liam Neeson as the under-taker who knows of her pre-dicament but seems unwill-ing to help her, and Justin Long as Paul, her boyfriend who cries crocodile tears but is otherwise ineffective.“Seems” is the operative word here, because we never know what’s going on with creepy Eliot Deacon (Nee-son), who runs a one-man funeral home in a gloomy gray Gothic mansion. Is he a sensitive soul with a spe-

cial empathy for the dying and dead, or is he simply a lunatic?This first effort by writer director Agieszka Wojto-wicz-Vosloo is an ineffective hodgepodge of horror film clichés and gory jolts. The mostly naked Ricci catches your attention, but the mind wanders after the first half hour or so and at 90 minu-tes the film seems long and pointless.

“The Runaways” a lurid, entertaining cautionary taleOn a more positive note, “The Runaways” is an en-tertaining look at America’s first all-girl punk band, The Runaways.The girl-on-girl kiss between Kristin Stewart and Dakota Fanning has overshadowed what is a rather good biopic by director Floria Sigismon-di, who co-wrote the screen-play with Cherie Currie, based on her tell-all book, “Neon Angel.”Cherie Currie was the lead singer of The Runaways, hand-picked by manager Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon), simply because of her look. Just 15-year-years-old, Che-rie (Dakota Fanning) re-minded Fowley of a jailbait Brigitte Bardot. Shannon is the star player and over-the-top villain who insists to the five girls that are The Runaways that sex sells, and if they want to be successful, they have to flaunt it.The creative mastermind of The Runaways was guitarist, singer and songwriter Joan Jett, played by “Twilight’s” teen star, Kristen Stewart.Joan Jett was to Cherie Cur-rie what Mick Jagger was to Keith Richards: the former more focused and career-minded, and the latter more libertine, thrill-seeking and out-of-control.If anything “The Runways” is a cautionary tale about the dangers of alcohol and drugs- especially for the young and naïve.Cherie Currie burned out

FAU drama students offer ‘Red Herring’ on Studio One stage

and fell into the abyss of addictions. This is the story of her return to real life. It is remarkably well done by two fearless young actresses and an older actor who relishes playing the exploi-tive, mercenary cad, entertaining us in the process.

The Zombies

Scene from the film“The Runaways”


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BusinessBoca Hospital official named to top healthcare spotBOCA RATON - Amy Wel-lington, director of patient and guest relations at Boca Raton Community Hospital (BRCH), has been appointed president elect on the board of the Society for Health-care Consumer Advocacy (SHCA), a national personal membership group of the American Hospital Associa-tion that promotes patient advocacy nationwide. The board consists of nine members who serve a two-year appointment. They are elected by members of the SHCA throughout the Unit-ed States and Canada. Board members are responsible for providing leadership, sup-port and coordination of all activities and programs in conjunction with SHCA. Wellington will assume this position at the organization’s 2010 annual conference A-pril 14 - 16in Pittsburgh.

This year’s conference the-me is “Strengthening the Foundation of Patient Ad-vocacy.” Wellington has been em-ployed by Boca Raton Com-munity Hospital since 1994. In her role as director of pa-tient and guest relations, she supervises patient advocates and guest relations associ-ates who act as liaison be-tween patients, their families and staff. She initiated the bioethics committee at BRCH and has participated on the hospi-tal’s investigational review board for nine years. She has served as a board member and chapter relations com-mittee chair for the SHCA for the past two years. Wellington is also a member of the Florida Society for Patient Representatives and the National Association of Social Workers.

Founded in 1967, Boca Ra-ton Community Hospital received the 2010 Distin-guished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence from HealthGrades, a leading in-dependent healthcare ratings organization. In addition, HealthGrades ranked the institution #1 in Florida for cardiac surgery, #2 in Florida for the treat-ment of stroke, #3 in Florida for overall cardiac services, and #1 in Florida for gastro-intestinal medical treatment.

BOCA RATON - Duct tape, tools, screws and an over-sized pair of scissors were used to cut the ribbon for the recent grand opening of Ace Hardware in West Boca. Shown in photo are, from left, Chamber president Barry Epstein, Director and Diplo-mat Jonathan Rausch, Direc-

Ace Hardware opens new store in West Boca Raton

tor Madeline Evans-Ervin, Past Chair and Diplomat Chrissy Piazza, Ace Hard-ware owner Karen Siryk, Chamber Chair Jeff Schild-kraut, Ace Hardware owner Roman Siryk, Ambassador Chair Paul Cloutier, Trea-surer Sandy Fagan, Director Shelby Linton and Director

Bernie Schaffer.Ace Hardware is located in the former CVS Pharmacy building on the northwest cor-ner of U.S. 441 and Yamato Road.

Photo by Ed Marshall

BOCA RATON - The Flori-da Board of Go-vernors has appointed Dr. Jeffrey P. Fe-ingold and Robert S. Rubin to the Florida Atlantic Uni-versity Board of Trustees. At its most recent board meeting, the board also named current member Robert Stilley as vice chair. Stilley has been a mem-ber since February 2006 and will serve as vice chair until January 2011. He is the pres-ident and chief executive of-ficer of HeartCare Imaging, Inc. and brings more than 20 years experien-ce in the diagnostic imaging and car-diology industries to HCI. A member of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiol-ogy, Stilley is also a member of the Society of Nuclear Me-dicine and a founding member of the Society of Cardiovascular Com-He also is a past president of the Martin County Council of 100. Stilley received his degree in business adminis-tration from the University of Florida.Feingold, of Delray Beach, is the founder, president and chief executive officer of MCNA Dental Plans, a Florida-based Dental Ma-naged Care Organization

Two join FAU Board of Trustees; current member named vice chair

established in 1995. MCNA Dental is delivers and ad-ministers children’s dental health through state dental Medicaid (Title XIX) and CHIP (Title XXI Florida Healthy Kids Corporation) programs. MCNA also pro-vides dental benefits for Medicare and commercial plans. In addition, Feingold is the founder, president and chief executive officer of The Dentaland Organization, which owns and operates se-ven comprehensive dental healthcare facilities from A-ventura to Melbourne. “It is a great honor and priv-ilege to serve as a member of the board of trustees,” said Feingold. “I look for-ward to working with my fellow board members, ad-ministration and faculty to help ensure Florida Atlantic University reaches its goals as a renowned research uni-versity.” Feingold is a member se-veral community and civic organizations. He serves on the national board of di-rectors of the Republican Jewish Coalition and is the Florida chair. He also serves as chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council of the

Republican Party of Florida. Feingold is a diplomate of the American Board of Peri-odontology and is a publi-shed author. He received a Doctorate of Dental Sur-gery (DDS) degree from the New York University Dental School, a certifica-tion in periodontology and a Master of Science in Den-tistry (MSD) degree in peri-odontology from Fairleigh Dickinson University Den-tal School, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University. Rubin is president of Rubin Wealth Advisors. He has counseled high net worth fa-milies and their advisors in wealth accumulation, preser-vation and distribu-tion since 1985. A specialist in the design and implementation of ad-vanced investment and in-surance strategies involv-ing estate, charitable and business succession plan-ning, Rubin also serves as a national financial industry speaker and media spokes-person. He is currently the impact


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BOCA RATON - The next meeting of the West Boca Busi-ness Connection will be held Wednesday, April 28 at 8 a.m. at the Bagel Tree Restaurant, 9080 Kimberly Blvd., Boca Raton. It is located in the Hamptons Shopping Center at the southwest corner of Lyons Road and Kimberly Blvd. Attendance is $7 per person, which includes breakfast. The group is seeking new members.The West Boca Business Connection is a newly estab-lished networking group which meets the second and fourth Wednesday of every month. Please RSVP to [email protected].

For more information, contact Lynn Fedoriw at 561-852-4577.

West Boca Business Connection to meet April 28

Members and guests of the West Boca Chamber of Com-merce breakfast sponsored by Sachs Sax Caplan at the Boca Lago Country Club, heard Michael Busha, Exe-cutive Director of the Trea-sure Coast Regional Plan-ning Council, discuss the proposed reconstruction of 441 in West Boca. The pu-blic is invited to participate in the planning process by attending a free Charette public design workshop on Saturday April 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olympic Heights Community High School Cafeteria, 20101 Lyons Road, with refresh-ments and lunch provided. A Design Studio will also be open from Sunday, April 18 through Thursday, April 22 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Sandalfoot Plaza Shop-ping Center on 441, north of Western Beef. A review of the design strategies will be held Friday April 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Olympic Heights Commu-

nity High School auditorium. Dr. Steve Perman, Mission Bay Chiropractic Center is the Chamber Liasion to the Charette. The next Cham-ber event is the April 22 network from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Giovanni’s Coal Fire Pizza in the Shoppes of Wa-terway on 441, just south of the Palm Beach County Line. Details and costs are on the website, www.west-bocachamber.com. RSVP to info@westbocachamber or call 561.482.9333. The May 11 breakfast at Boca Lago Country Club, sponsored by the Gardens Memorial Park, will feature Laurie Silvers, President of the Econom-ic Council of Palm Beach County. Membership infor-mation about the Chamber can also be found at www.westbocachamber.com or by calling 561.492.9333. Photos:1- Scott Weinbrand, Bernie Schaffer, Jeff Schildkraut2- Shelby Linton, Len Wilder, Chris Toomey3- Michael Busha, Barry Epstein

4- Craig Winograd, Seth Marmor5- Lynn Fedoriw, Tom Kruse6- Dawn For-gione, Dr. Steve Perman

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4125 N Federal HwyIn the Publix Plaza facing Spanish River Blvd

561-750-6606

April 6th, I was invited to go over to Table 42 Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar for an exclusive media menu tasting. Table 42 is where the old Coal Mine Pizza was located. I’m not much of a food critic, but I loved the atmosphere of the place. The owner, South Florida restaurateur Gary Rack, cre-ated Table 42 to offer guests a more upscale and modern Italian dining concept. I must admit, it was amazing. The food was great, the at-mosphere was even better. They also have this great night called “5 Dollar Bug-ger Night” in which you go in there and you create your own burger just the way you like it! The place to be on Wednesday nights is at Table 42 and their famous 5 Dol-lar Burgers! The party starts kicking at around 8 pm when they crank the music a little louder and dim the lights for an unforgettable night.

Rabbi Josh Broide of Boca Raton Mikzah‎ is currently on a field trip with over 90 students in Poland for The March of the living. THE MARCH OF THE LIVING is a 2-week inter-national, educational program that brings Jewish teens from all over the world to Poland on Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, to march from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the largest concentration camp complex built during World War II, and then to Israel to observe Yom HaZikaron, Israel Memorial Day, and Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel Independence Day.Among the goals of the March of the Living is for these young people to learn the les-sons of the Holocaust and to lead the Jewish people into the future vowing Never Again.Stay tuned to The Boca Raton Tribune for when Rabbi Broide returns! He will have a column telling all of us his experiences in this amazing trip of a life-time

Rabbi Josh Broide and students at March of the Living

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Dining Guide

Houses of Worship

AMERICAN/STEAKHOUSESBrewzzi Glades Plaza2222 Glades Rd. Boca Raton, 561-392-BREW (2739). Dnr.Nightly.

Carmen´s Boca Bridge Hotel999 Camino Real. Boca Raton 561-368-9500 Dnr and Dancing begins at 5pm on Fri. Evening.,Brunch on Sun. 11am-3pm

ASINA/SUSHIP. F Chang´s1400 Glades Rd. Boca Raton - 561-393-3722; Lunch and Dnr daily. Sun.-Thurs. 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat. 11am-midnight

ITALIAN

Café Luna Rosa34 S. Ocean Blvd. Delray Beach, 561-274-9404; Open daily Breakfast, Lnch, and Dnr. 7am-10pm

Maggiano´s21090 St. Andrew´s Blvd. Boca Raton - 561-361-8244 Lnch Daily, Dnr. Mon.-Sat. 5pm-11pm, Sun. 5pm-10pm

BRAZILIANGol, Taste of Brazil411 E. Atlantic Ave. Delray Beach - 561-272-6565; Dnr

Picanha Brasil Restaurant - 22797 State Road 7, Boca Raton - 561-488-5737 Lnch and Dner

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SEAFOODBoston´s on the Beach40 S. Ocean Blvd. Delray Beach - 561-278-3364. Breakfast, Lunch and Dnr., Mon.-Fri. Lunch 11-1:30pm, Dnr. 5pm-11pm, Sat.-Sun. 7am-11pm, Fri.,Sat.-Sun lunch served on upperdeck

SANDWICHES/DELIBen´s Deli (Kosher)The reserve - 9942 Clint Moore Rd. Boca raton 561-470-9963; Lnch and Dnr. Daily 11am-9pm

Eliat Café (Kosher)Wharfside Plaza- 6853 S.W. 18th St. Boca Raton- 561-368-6880. Open for Lunch and Dnr. Mon.-Thrus. 11am-9pm, Sun. 12pm-9pm, Closed Fri-Sat.

Jake Deli149 N.E. 4th Ave. Delray Beach, Mon.-Sat. 7am-3:30pm.

CONTINENTALBistro Provence2399 N. Federal Hwy. Boca Raton - 561-368-2340. Lnch Mon.-Fri. 11am-3pm, Dnr. nightly 5pm-10pm.

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BOCA RATON - What a mug, huh? You know you want to kiss it! I’m Chopper, a really sweet boy you’ll want to meet, so don’t overlook me. I’m a 6-year-old Boston terrier who weighs about 25 pounds.I’m a real gentleman on my leash with no pulling, so our walks will be enjoyable. I know how to sit when you ask (especially if I can smell that treat you’re holding). Neutered and housebroken, I’m a mature guy who won’t present any of those silly puppy problems and I also get along well with kids, cats, and other dogs. Why are you still rea-ding this? Ask to meet me.I’m available for adoption at Tri-County Humane Society, a no-kill animal shelter located at 21287 Boca Rio Road in Boca Raton. The shelter is open for adoptions Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adoption fees for companion animals are $110 and up. Animals are heartworm-tested and up-to-date on vaccinations. Included in the adoption fee is one year of free office visits toRegency Veterinary Clinic.Please visit us to find a lost pet or to consider adding a shelter dog or cat to your family. We have puppies and kittens, too! Call (561) 482-8110 or view many of our available animals and volunteer opportunities at: www.tricountyhumane.org. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter ‘TriCounty Humane’.

Pet of week, Chopper, is searching for a loving home

Peanut is just about the cutest little dog-gie in the world, say

his mommy and daddy, Boca Tribune Managing Editor Dale King and his

MY PETwife, Julia He-bert. An apricot poodle with a sweet face and wonderful dis-position, he’s won the hearts of everyone he meets. He loves

to visit the neighbors, play with toys, ride in the car, run around the house, jump on furniture and get treats. He particularly loves get-ting his tummy rub. He’s

fond of getting up in the early morning and giving his mommy kisses - even if it wakes her up (which causes his mommy to call him “bratty.”) He been the Kings’ “little baby” since September of 2006 - and he will be four years old on May 24, 2010. But to all concerned, he will always be a puppy.


Lynn University names Athletics Hall of Fame entrants for 2010

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BOCA RATON - Florida A-tlantic University’s football team donned the pads for the first time of the spring this past weekend.Practice began April 3 with players’ meetings at 10 a.m. The squad then moved to the field for individual work and the much anticipated “Okla-homa” drill. While the team is never surprised to see “Oklahoma” on the practice schedule, it is a tradition that the lines match-up the first day of pads. The team then worked on screens and inside drills. En-thusiasm began to be felt in the one-on-one drills, espe-cially following a great catch by tight end Byron Hanker-son who was congratulated by tightly covering veteran Tarvoris Hill. FAU then gathered as a team and ran through about 10 minutes of team work fol-lowed by a short controlled scrimmage. Grant Glover, who is vying for a wide re-

ceiver spot opened by gradu-ated seniors, had a catch down the left side and later sparked the offense during the scrimmage with a run that broke through the line. Darian Williams was cred-ited with an acrobatic catch and Rob Housler showed his strength by breaking tackles. The Owls’ practice schedule is Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3:30 p.m. with Sat-urday’s reserved for scrim-mages. All practices are free and open to the public. The 2010 Spring Game is set for Saturday, April 24 on the Tom Oxley Athletic Fields on the Boca Raton campus. The day will also feature the annual yard sale of athletic apparel. Following the scrimmage, Owl fans, players and coach-es will head to the Marleen and Harold Forkas Alumni Center for the first “Pride and Spirit” event hosted by FAU’s Student Alumni As-sociation. A pre-game tail-gate will be hosted by stu-dent government.

FAU Owls varsity grid team begins practice for upcoming season

By Chad Beattie

BOCA RATON - Lynn Uni-versity Director of Athlet-ics Kristen Moraz has an-nounced the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2010. The two most represen-ted programs, men’s and women’s soccer, got a little stronger with the induction of Gareth Dunn and Joyce Parson-Roth while the base-ball program upped its total with the inclusion of Donnie Bivens. The biggest addition came with the welcoming of Ai-mee Murch as the first soft-ball Hall of Famer in school history. Lynn’s 2010 class will be inducted on Wednes-day, April 28, at the Annual Athletics Banquet. “This 2010 class represents a true cross-section of suc-cessful athletic careers wea-ring the Blue and White,” said Moraz. “Parsons-Roth was a pioneer for the wo-men’s soccer program and a long-awaited inductee. Bi-vens and Dunn each esta-blished prominence for their sport programs while play-ing for the Fighting Knights and Murch individually transformed the competiti-veness of the Lynn softball program. We are honored to induct these special alumni athletes.” Dunn becomes the third men’s soccer alumnus to be inducted in the last three years and seventh over the last eight. A four-year starter with the Fighting Knights from 1997-2000, he was se-

lected for the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame in 2008 and was picked for the SSC 25th Silver Anniversary Team following his playing days, adding two more acco-lades to an already distin-guished career. Dunn was a four-time NSCAA All-American, two-time NSCAA Scholar All-American, four-time First Team NSCAA All-South re-gion honoree and the 2000-01 Lynn and SSC Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. With Dunn on the pitch, LU posted a 69-8-1 record, made three NCAA Tourna-ment appearances, captured two SSC titles and notched one NCAA runner-up finish. Parson-Roth is the fifth member of the women’s soccer program to enter the Hall of Fame ranks. A net-minder from 1991-94, she back-stopped the Fighting Knights’ first two women’s soccer national champion-ships in 1992 and 1994. She also helped LU to a NAIA runner-up finish in 1993 and semifinals placing in 1991. A three-time All-America honoree, Parson-Roth holds or ranks in the top-five in nearly every goalkeeping ca-tegory at Lynn. She is first in minutes played in a season (2,113) and matches played (77) and started (71), min-utes (6,302), shutouts (33.5) and wins (60) for a career. Her 177 career saves are second while her 0.56 goals-against average is third all-time. Making this an every-other-

year occurrence, Bivens is the third baseball selection in the last five years follo-wing Ed Sisko in 2006 and Brad Fairholm in 2008. One of the top pitchers the Figh-ting Knights have ever had, he holds the LU career re-cord for wins (23) and com-plete games (20) and innings pitched (145.1) and CGs (10) for a season. He is also tied for first in starts (17) and ranks second in earned-run average (1.67) for a single year and third for ERA (2.77) and IP (253.1) for a career. In addition, he led all of NCAA Division II in victo-ries with 13 in 1997, which is second all-time for the Blue & White. Moving from the mound to

the circle, Murch is the top softball pitcher in school history. Her impression was felt so much in her two-year stint with LU that she was selected for the Sunshine State Conference 25th Silver Anniversary team. The accolades she accumu-lated in her time donning the Blue & White include NFCA First Team All-Ame-rica, SSC Pitcher of the Year, SSC Female Athlete of the Year, two-time All-SSC and NFCA All-Region selections and the only two-time Blue & White Club Athlete of the Year in school history.

BOCA RATON - Ashani Ro-berts’ triple jump title highlighted the Florida At-lantic track team’s recent performance at the Alumni Invitational, hosted by the University of Miami. Roberts’ leap of 39 feet, 6.5 inches was good enough to take the title by nearly a foot over the second place finisher. Toyria Mattear ran well at the meet, finishing 6th in the 400 meter dash and 3rd in the 400 meter hurdles. Mattear’s time of 1:00.46

Triple jump title highlights Alumni Invitational


in the hurdles is best in the confe-rence this season and came in the season debut in that event. Several runners set per-sonal records including Lindsay Lucas (4:52.35) in the 1,500 meters and Katie Quick (10:45.84), Aubriel Rowe (10:48.16), Megan Bary (11:09.19), Deanna Loafman (11:18.38) and Emily Seymore (11:37.38) in the 3,000 meters. In the men’s 1,500 meters, Eric Dansky and Eric Kessler both set personal records in that event.


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CRANK UP THE HEATBy Pedro Heizer

Miami came into the 2009-2010 NBA season with one goal, redemption in the playoffs. From the get go it looked like Miami was poised to be the 4th seed in the East and have home court advantage in the play-offs. Beginning the season with a commanding 115-93 home victory over the New York Knicks, it seemed like second year head coach Erik Spoelstra was ready to show the NBA world he belonged with the big boys. Yet, with all the hype surrounding the Heat, their Achilles heel was, surprisingly, Home. Miami failed to capitalize in a first half home-heavy schedule. With 17 of the first 28 games in the month of November and December at home, Miami managed a mediocre 9-8 at home in that stretch. Not a proud number if you are looking to become one of the four elite teams in the eastern conference. This was supposed to be the season in which Dwy-ane Wade would receive his credit and be the MVP award. That didn’t happen for a number of reasons, the main reason are the sports-

Why haven’t the Miami Dolphins re-signed Jason Taylor?

THE MIAMI DOLPHIN SPOTLIGHTBy Chris J. Nelson

Unfortunately, this piece

does not succeed in answering the question posed in its headline.I cannot answer that question because I don’t have an ans-wer. Because, no matter how many times and no matter how long I’ve tried to answer that question, I can-not make sense of the Dolphins’ actions-or lack thereof-in this case.As you well know by now, Dolphins’ free-agent outside linebacker Jason Taylor has visited the New York Jets and is currently mulling over a contract offer, with sources saying a deal is ‘close.’Meanwhile, the Dolphins seem to think they’re one of the cool kids in school, and view Taylor as a last-resort date for the dance only if no one else works out.It is a stance I simply can-not comprehend, even from

a purely football standpoint rather than a sentimental one.Sure, it would be nice for the Dolphins to re-sign Taylor because of how long he’s played for the team and what he’s meant to the team’s fans.It would be nice to sign him because he’s a positive member of the Miami com-munity, a great veteran lead-er for the team’s younger players.


By Pedro Heizer

The Denver Broncos and the Miami Dolphins have a-greed on a blockbuster trade involving controversial wide receiver, and UCF alumni, Brandon Marshall heading to Miami in exchange for two second round draft picks.Marshall, a restricted free agent, had just signed his $2.521 million tender from the Broncos on Tuesday, a move that facilitated the trade of the controversial re-ceiver. Marshall posted his third consecutive 100-catch season last year and made his second consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl despite sev-eral run-ins with Broncos coach Josh McDaniels. Mar-shall had an NFL-record 21 receptions during a Dec.13 loss at Indianapolis, and his 10 touchdowns for the sea-son were a career best.The Dolphins have been des-perate for a deep threat at re-ceiver to loosen up defenses for their potentially potent

ground game and young, strong-armed quarterback Chad Henne. Ted Ginn Jr. has been a disappointment since Miami took him with the ninth overall draft pick in 2007. Ginn and the other wideouts - Brian Hartline, Davone Bess and Greg Ca-marillo - combined for only six touchdown catches last season.The acquisition of a top-line receiver frees up the Dol-phins to use the No. 12 pick in the draft next week on the defensive front seven, where help is also needed.The acquisition of Marshall represents the biggest trade acquisition by the Dolphins since running back Ricky Williams went to Miami in 2002 for four draft picks, including two first-roun-ders. Marshall is the second big-name receiver to join the AFC East this week. The Jets acquired Santonio Holmes, the MVP of Super Bowl XLIII, from Pittsburgh on Sunday.

“The Beast” is coming homeMiami Heat:

Black is Backwriters who pick an MVP on the basis of team record rath-er than value for the team. I think that MVP awards are simply a popularity contest; Wade has done the same amount. if not more, work than LeBron. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, if the name of the award was most valuable team, LeB-ron’s Cavaliers would win. But, take away LeBron from the Cavaliers and they will still be a playoff team with the rest of its stars such as Mo Williams, Daniel Gibson, Antawn Jaminson, Anderson Verajao, Zydrunas Ilgaus-kas, and of course, Sha-quille O’Neal. That is a team playoff ready and would be a great team regardless of LeBron James. Now, Miami without Wade… How does that work? Who would be the go-to man? Michael Bea-sley? No. He isn’t capable of playing the style of Wade. Miami without Wade would be like Chinese food and chocolate pudding, it just wouldn’t work.


Derby Favorite Working in Palm Beach County

By Dale Smith

Eskendereya, the favorite for the May 1st Kentucky Derby, is awaiting the Run for the Roses by working out at Palm Meadows Training Center, just north of Boca Raton, in Boynton Beach. Trainer Todd Pletcher indi-

cated that E s k e n -d e r e y a is train-ing very well after his stellar p e r f o r -mance in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial

and is back galloping at the training facility.Eskendereya, who also for-midably won the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth at Gulf-stream Park in Hallandale six weeks before, earned a 109 Beyer Speed Figure for the Wood, improving on the impressive 106 he received

in the Fountain of Youth. The Giant’s Causeway colt won the Fountain of Youth by 8 ½ lengths and the Wood by 9 ½ lengths earning him the status of Derby favorite. Pletcher said that Eskend-ereya will have two more workouts prior to the Derby. The first is scheduled for Sunday, April 18, at Palm Meadows and the last, the following Sunday at Churchill Downs. Eskend-ereya will leave Palm Beach for Louisville on April 20.Eskendereya may have had perfect trips in his two Der-by prep races but his style is such that he can handle be-ing placed anywhere during the running of the race. This

will be an advantage for Es-kendereya to stay out of traf-fic trouble in the Derby as the race may have as many as nineteen or twenty start-ers. The Wood Memorial and The Santa Anita Derby, which were run on the same day, have proven to be the most important of the Derby prep races.The Bob Baffert trained and two year-old Champion colt, Lookin at Lucky will be the most likely second favorite in the race. Although he fin-ished third in the Santa Anita Derby as the odds-on favor-ite, he suffered from an aw-ful trip as he was bumped at Read the complete story online


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Notable Loses: Jeremy Her-mida, Matt Lindstrom, Ross Gload, Nick Johnson, Alfre-do Amezaga, Kiko Calero, and Brendan Donnelly.

Prediction: The Marlins will win 90 games and they will win the National League Wildcard. Summary: To begin with, the Marlins made the right decision by trading Jeremy Hermida. He was a major disappointment and he un-derachieved tremendously. Also he would not have been a non tender candidate for most teams. As far as I am concerned the Marlins could have dumped Hermida for a bag of bats and balls. The Marlins starting lineup looks very strong with the second best player in base-ball Hanley Ramirez, RBI machine Jorge Cantu, and the ultimate power source Dan Uggla. Also the Marlins Outfield looks very strong with Cogh-lan, Ross and Maybin. This is a make or break season for Cameron Maybin. It will be in-teresting to watch him

The Fighting Fish

2010 Opening Day Lineup:Chris Coghlan LFCameron Maybin CFHanley Ramirez SSJorge Cantu 3BDan Uggla 2BRonnie Paulino CCody Ross RFGaby Sanchez 1BJosh Johnson P

play, because he has a lot to prove. Chris Coghlan is coming off a National League Rookie of the Year campaign and he should continue to make progress. Believe it or not, Cody Ross is one of the most underrated players in the game of base-ball. He hits for average, hits home runs, gets on base, and drives in runs. Also he is an above average outfielder. Cody is a complete player, who deserves more recogni-tion. On paper, the Marlins don’t look all that impres-sive. However, they will surprise you I guarantee it! They will fly under the radar like they do every year and they will continue to make people scratch their heads. How do they do it? Well let me explain, Marlins baseball is not always pretty baseball, but they find a way to get the job done. In conclusion, the Marlins are a very exciting team to watch and they play with tremendous enthusi-asm, energy, determination and passion!

By: Matt Bluestein

Significant offseason acquisitions:The Marlins were the only team in the Majors not to sign a free agent to a major league contract.

Major League Signings:None

Notable Minor League Signings:Mike MacDougal, Seth Mc-Clung, Derrick Turnbow, Jose Veras, Brian Barden, Mike Lamb, Clay Hensley, Danny Richar Scott Strick-landNote Mike MacDougal, Seth McClung and Derrick Turn-bow were released, before the season began.

Trades and Claims: -Marlins acquired P Jose Alvarez and P Hunter Jones from Red Sox for RF Jeremy Hermida.-Acquired rule 5 pick 3B Jorge Jimenez, SS Luis Bry-an, and P Robert Bono from Astros for RP Matt Lind-

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