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Parklander<br />

the<br />

THE FAMILY FRIENDLY MAGAZINE SINCE 1991<br />

JULY 2 017<br />

Serving Parkland and<br />

neighboring areas.<br />

www.theparklander.com<br />

the PARKLANDER 105

Grace A. Noethen P.A.<br />

561-289-9294<br />

www.GraceNoethen.com<br />

Specializing in Parkland &<br />

South Florida communities since 1985.<br />

SOLD<br />

BBB RANCHES $2,999,995<br />

Amazing compound in Mediterranean style 2-story main house plus 4<br />

car garage and guest house on 3.566 acres and private pond. Can be<br />

purchased with additional, adjacent 2.933 acres and approved agricultural<br />

exemption. First time offering, builders own home, with high end finishes<br />

throughout. Spacious, warm and inviting living areas, with Grand Foyer<br />

entry, huge eat-in kitchen, 2 dishwashers, gas cooking, Family room with<br />

Gas fireplace, all bedrooms en suite, 10 ft ceilings, 2 laundry rooms, 2<br />

staircases. 2763 sq ft of covered patios and balconies, Hardwood floors<br />

thru-out. Gas heated 35x20 resort style pool and spa with 2 waterfalls, all<br />

hurricane impact glass windows and doors, and so much more.<br />

CYPRESS HEAD $1,449,000<br />

Incredible estate with 7400 sq ft of total living space, plus<br />

spacious private guest house with hurricane shutters and<br />

generator. Located on one of the most spectacular, point<br />

lakefront lots in Cypress Head. This 1.02 acre home-site has<br />

room for a private tennis court. Featuring old world elegance<br />

and totally open floor plan, with marble floors, remodeled<br />

kitchen, gas cooking, 6 generous bedrooms, 6 full bath plus a<br />

beautiful built-in library, circular driveway and lots of privacy.<br />

CYPRESS HEAD $1,275,000<br />

2-Story lakefront estate with main house plus guest house with full kitchen and<br />

bedroom and bath. Main house with 4-bedrooms + Library, 4 full and 2 half baths.<br />

and 3-car side entry garage. Sweeping staircase to master suite on second floor with<br />

marble bath, his and hers dressing areas, walk in closets. Private sundeck overlooking<br />

lake. Kitchen with center island, granite counter tops and stainless steel<br />

appliances. Many architectural details and crown molding thru-out plus; Family<br />

room with 20 ft ceilings and foyer and living room with 21 ft ceilings. All bedrooms<br />

with wood floors. All hurricane impact windows and doors and house generator.<br />

PINETREE ESTATES $1,250.000<br />

Custom estate on 1.09 acres on the North side of Pine<br />

Tree Estate section of Parkland. Hurricane protection on<br />

all windows and doors and whole house generator. 6-car<br />

garage, 3-way split floor plan, spacious rooms, volume<br />

ceilings and 8’ doors throughout. Huge custom kitchen,<br />

with center island. Enormous screened patio area<br />

with solar heated salt water pool & outdoor summer<br />

kitchen plus reverse osmosis water system. Meticulously<br />

maintained with $350,000 in improvements and upgrades.<br />

TALL PINES $1,250,000<br />

Amazing 1 acre lakefront home in highly sought after Tall<br />

Pines, a gated community. Original owners and built by Steve<br />

Mrachek. Completely fenced yard, 5 bedrooms 5.5 baths, plus<br />

exercise room, and office; with an abundance of natural light<br />

thru-out. All windows and doors with complete hurricane propection,<br />

plus house generator. Home shows in mint contion<br />

with pride of ownership.<br />

WHISPERING WOODS $1,190,000<br />

Lakefront acre estate with 5400 sq ft of living area, 6 bedrooms,<br />

6 full baths, plus office/library, plus exercise studio and 4-Car<br />

garage. French doors thru-out, marble floors, crown moldings,<br />

wood burning fireplace, located on a private Cul-de-sac with<br />

resort style open pool and patio, summer kitchen, over-sized<br />

bar area and 270’ of lake frontage. Beautifully remodeled and<br />

maintained with pride of ownership.<br />

PINE TREE ESTATES $995,000<br />

Beautifully upgraded and appointed custom home with park<br />

like setting in Pine Tree Estates. Custom kitchen with center<br />

island and top of the line appliances. Crown molding, plantation<br />

shutters, saturnia and wood flooring. Kitchen and all bathrooms<br />

with granite counter tops, all accordion hurricane shutters thru<br />

out. Open and spacious layout with view of oversize pool and<br />

screened patio. This 5 Bedroom, 5.5 bath home shows with<br />

pride of ownership<br />

WHISPERING WOODS $924,500<br />

Newly remodeled lakefront estate. Fenced yard, Newer roof,<br />

French doors thru-out, all new bathrooms, new kitchen, double<br />

ovens + microwave & granite countertops. Formal living<br />

room with wood burning fireplace. Split bedroom plan featuring<br />

2 en-suite bedrooms all with wood floors and marble floors<br />

on all main living areas, volume ceilings thru-out, circular driveway,<br />

3-car side entry garage boasting 973 sq. ft. with separate<br />

storage area.<br />

CASERAS IN PARKLAND GOLF & CC $495,000<br />

First time offering, original owners in pristine condition and<br />

meticulously maintained-Shows better than a model. This<br />

2nd Floor Caseras unit is loaded with extras and upgrades. 3<br />

Bedrooms plus Den, 2 full baths and 2 car garage. Wood staircase<br />

and wood paneled custom elevator, all impact windows<br />

and doors, built-ins, crown moldings and more. With elegant<br />

decor, 4 BR/2BA/2CG.<br />

106<br />

JULY <strong>2017</strong>

...Planning<br />

an event?<br />

Come experience Saito’s and let us make your<br />

holiday celebration an event to remember<br />

Full Liquor Bar • Pet Friendly Patio<br />

Private Table 18-40 people<br />

the PARKLANDER 1

Vol.27, No.4<br />

JULY<br />

IN EVERY ISSUE<br />

Editor’s Letter 6<br />

Parkland’s Mayor 8<br />

Coral Springs’ Mayor 9<br />

Broward Commissioner 10<br />

U.S. Congressman 11<br />

Community News 12, 13<br />

Events Calendar 58<br />

Parkland Library Events 70, 71<br />

Last Word 102<br />

FEATURES<br />

66 Off The Eaten Path<br />

Authenic, exceptional, and in the oddest place<br />

76 Invention Convention<br />

Great minds think for themselves<br />

78, 79 The Value of Music in Education<br />

Local teacher wins ArtsEd Forever Award<br />

90, 91 Taichi<br />

Is it for you?<br />

2<br />

14 Zonta Club<br />

International club empowers<br />

women<br />

16 Pineland Park<br />

Visit should be on your summer<br />

to-do list<br />

JULY <strong>2017</strong><br />

20, 21 Travel<br />

Staycation spots<br />

26 Mom’s Perspective<br />

Pinterest haters page<br />

32 Life Before Air<br />

Making it cool before air<br />

conditioning<br />

34 Ice Cream dreams<br />

The cool confection gets kudos<br />

36 Humor<br />

The village idiots<br />

40 Communication<br />

Breakdown<br />

Cellphone courtesy<br />

44 Male Matters<br />

Chutzpah<br />

48 Road Rangers<br />

There for your travel safety<br />

50 Travel<br />

Snowbirds take a trip north<br />

54 Half Past New Year’s<br />

How are the resolutions<br />

holding up?<br />

56, 57 Behind the Scenes<br />

Phantom of the Opera<br />

Festival Rep 60<br />

Two summer plays at FAU’s<br />

Boca campus<br />

Boca Raton<br />

Regional Hospital 62, 63<br />

Celebrating its 50th anniversary<br />

Wine Watch 64<br />

Have it your way<br />

Pediatric<br />

Occupational Therapy 72<br />

Working with special needs<br />

children<br />

Dual Enrollment 74<br />

Benefits and drawbacks<br />

Therapy 80<br />

Back to school<br />

Home School<br />

vs. Public School 82, 83<br />

What are the pros and cons<br />

Ask the Expert 84, 85<br />

The moving blues<br />

Dietitian’s View 96<br />

Type 2 diabetes<br />

Pet Grief 98<br />

Honor your pet after death<br />

Equestrian News 100<br />

Saddle seat riding<br />

Pet Talk 101<br />

A strong bond

18 ELEGANT<br />

HOME DESIGNS<br />

built for the way you live!<br />

From the resort-style swimming<br />

pools to tennis courts, arts and<br />

crafts room, and more - going to<br />

Grandma and Grandpa’s house<br />

has never been this much fun.<br />

Coming Soon Amenities include:<br />

• World-class, 24,000 sq. ft. lifestyle center<br />

with a fitness and movement studio, grand<br />

ballroom, cards and billiards room, arts and<br />

crafts room, catering kitchen, virtual sports,<br />

library and much more!<br />

• Resort-style swimming pools for enjoying<br />

the sun<br />

Enjoy family visits all<br />

four seasons long<br />

at Parkland’s<br />

only 55+ active<br />

lifestyle community!<br />

• Professional tennis, pickleball and bocce<br />

ball courts<br />

• Secure, gated entrance with manned<br />

guardhouse and control access<br />

• Full-time lifestyle and amenity director<br />

• Close proximity to Boca Raton and Delray<br />

Beach<br />

• Nearby Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood and<br />

Palm Beach International Airports<br />

Priced from the<br />

upper $400s to upper $700s<br />

khov.com/Parkland<br />

954-573-2154<br />

Sales Center Open Daily: 9456 Vallen Court, Parkland, FL 33076<br />

All prices are base prices, subject to availability, and subject to change without notice. K. Hovnanian ® Homes is a registered<br />

trademark of Hovnanian Enterprises ® , Inc. All homes within the community are subject to an age restriction whereby the homes are<br />

restricted to use and occupancy by at least one person of age 55 years or over and with no permanent resident being under the age<br />

of 19. We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Nation.<br />

We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing<br />

because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin. 271539 05/17<br />

the PARKLANDER 3

Serving Parkland and<br />

neighboring areas.<br />

www.theparklander.com<br />

Parklander<br />

®<br />

SERVING: PARKLAND • CORAL SPRINGS<br />

MARGATE • BOCA RATON<br />

POMPANO • DEERFIELD BEACH • TAMARAC<br />

CONTRIBUTORS<br />

Bennet Bodenstein has<br />

been writing about wine<br />

for more than 29 years.<br />

Victoria Landis is a<br />

freelance writer and<br />

artist living in West Boca.<br />

PUBLISHERS<br />

OPERATIONS MANAGER<br />

EDITOR<br />

CREATIVE DIRECTOR<br />

Sharon and Jack Kornreich<br />

Meredith Murphy<br />

Barbara Negron<br />

Marie Holloway<br />

Mark Bohm is an attorney<br />

and freelance writer living<br />

in Parkland.<br />

Dr. Renae Lapin, LMFT<br />

and author, provides<br />

free counseling services<br />

to children and families<br />

with the Broward County<br />

School Board.<br />

FOOD EDITOR<br />

Charles Marcanetti<br />

GRAPHICS<br />

OFFICE ASSISTANTS<br />

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES<br />

Merle Jenkins<br />

Karen Weldon, Sandra Marinelli, Teresa Inkley<br />

Ken DeTrolio, Paula Glickman,<br />

Fern Weissman<br />

Elliot Goldenberg, an<br />

award-winning journalist,<br />

not only writes a humor<br />

column, but also writes<br />

books on espionage and<br />

terrorism.<br />

Freelance writer/editor<br />

Cynthia MacGregor is<br />

the author of over 100<br />

published books. She has<br />

also worked as the editor<br />

of magazines and books.<br />

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS<br />

INTERN<br />

Marcy Albin, Roberto Baptista, Hon. Skip Campbell,<br />

Celeste Catania-Opris, Ph.D., Hon. Ted Deutch, Siedah Fortune,<br />

Nelson Gonzalez, OTR/L, Hon. Christine Hunschofsky,<br />

Golden Johansson, Bill Johnson, Dale King, Aaron Krause,<br />

Dan Mackey, Jay Moore, Donice Muccio, Candice Russell,<br />

Andrew Ryan, Larry Schwingel, Jane Silver, Hon. Michael Udine<br />

Caitlynn Tibbetts<br />

Bill Johnson is a freelance<br />

writer. He is semi-retired<br />

after a career as a journalist<br />

and congressional aide.<br />

Nancy Ouhib is a<br />

registered, licensed<br />

dietitian who works at<br />

Plantation Nursing and<br />

Rehabilitation Center. She<br />

is also a freelance writer,<br />

speaker, and resides in<br />

Parkland with her family.<br />

THE FAMILY FRIENDLY MAGAZINE SINCE 1991<br />

the<br />

Parklander<br />

JULY 2 017<br />

Dr. Glenn Kalick is the<br />

owner of Brookside<br />

Animal Hospital in<br />

Coral Springs.<br />

Cheryl Pangborn is<br />

a former Parkland resident<br />

and the mother of two<br />

children, one with<br />

special needs.<br />

9381 W. Sample Road, Suite 203,<br />

Coral Springs, FL 33065<br />

Phone: 954-755-9800 • Fax: 954-755-2082<br />

E-mail: publisher@theparklander.com<br />

Contact our writers at editor@theparklander.com<br />

Copyright <strong>2017</strong> by Calliope Enterprises Corp. All rights reserved by Calliope Enterprises<br />

Corp. All submissions and published materials are the property of Calliope Enterprises<br />

Corp. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without express<br />

written consent from Calliope Enterprises Corp. The publishers reserve the right to edit<br />

all submissions and to reject any advertising or copy they regard as harmful to the<br />

publication’s good or deemed to be libelous. The publishers are not responsible for<br />

typographical errors, omissions or copy or photos misrepresented by the advertiser.<br />

Liability shall not exceed the cost of the portion of space occupied by such error or<br />

advertising items or information.<br />

the Parklander® is a monthly publication mailed or distributed to homes and<br />

businesses in north Broward County and south Palm Beach County.<br />

the Parklander is printed<br />

on recyclable paper.<br />

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Have a Safe and<br />

Glorious Fourth of <strong>July</strong><br />

MONTHLY GIVEAWAY<br />

The winner of the Parklander’s <strong>July</strong> giveaway will receive a $50 gift card<br />

to Footopia Foot Spa in Coral Springs. Footopia Foot Spa offers services<br />

for your mind, body, and sole including foot massage, reflexology, body<br />

massage, and pedicures.<br />

To win the giveaway, find<br />

the Footopia icon hidden<br />

somewhere other than this<br />

page. Send an email to<br />

editor@theparklander.<br />

com, including your name,<br />

address, telephone number,<br />

and email address. Please<br />

type “<strong>July</strong> Giveaway” in the subject line and send your<br />

entry by <strong>July</strong> 10 th to be eligible to win.<br />

Congratulations to Sherene Alexander of Coral Springs who won<br />

the RG Hair Care products<br />

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JULY <strong>2017</strong>

5<br />

What is your Home Worth?<br />

Get 3 Free Automatic<br />

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For Current Pricing & Virtual Tour Visit<br />

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WHISPERING WOODS CORAL SPRINGS<br />

$1,200,000<br />

CYPRESS HEAD<br />

$859,900<br />

PARKLAND<br />

$850,000<br />

CYPRESS TRAIL<br />

PARKLAND<br />

• 6 bedrooms / 6 bathrooms/ 3 car garage/ 5766 a/c sq. ft.<br />

• Gorgeous appointments, marble floors, fireplace<br />

• Saltwater pool & spa, crown moldings, impact glass<br />

• 1.04 acres, beautiful lake views, lushly landscaped<br />

• 4 bedrooms / 3 bathrooms / 3 car garage<br />

• Garage features 2 story height for car lift<br />

• Remodeled featuring new floors, impact glass, new bathrooms<br />

• Screened pool & patio, fireplace, room for future tennis court!<br />

• 5 bedrooms / 4.5 bathrooms / 3 car garage<br />

• ¾ acre estate fully remodeled! Marble & wood floors!<br />

• Marble bathrooms, wood cabinets, stainless appliances<br />

• Pool w/ spa, Fireplace, Volume ceilings, crown moldings!<br />

PINE TREE ESTATES<br />

PARKLAND<br />

PINE TREE ESTATES<br />

PARKLAND<br />

TALL PINES<br />

PARKLAND<br />

$799,900<br />

$650,000<br />

$650,000<br />

• 6 bedrooms / 4 bathrooms / 6 car garage<br />

• 1.25 Acre estate / pool / Huge back yard!<br />

• Perfect home for car enthusiast- tile garage<br />

• Guest apartment / Fireplace / remodeled kitchen<br />

• 5 bedrooms / 3 bathrooms / 2.5 car garage<br />

• Over 3400 A/C sq. ft. / Screened covered patio & pool<br />

• 1.08 Acres! 2006 S tile roof! Impact glass in most areas!<br />

• Remodeled master bathroom! Large fenced back yard!<br />

• Boutique Estate neighborhood / ½ acre estate<br />

• 5 bedrooms / 3 bathrooms / 3 car garage / pool<br />

• Neutral Décor / New Bosche stainless appliances!<br />

• Cul-de-sac / lushly landscaped / recently painted!<br />

WHISPERING WOODS CORAL SPRINGS<br />

WEST GLEN<br />

CORAL SPRINGS<br />

PINE TREE ESTATES<br />

PARKLAND<br />

$675,000<br />

$419,900<br />

SOLD<br />

• 5 bedrooms / 4.5 bathrooms / 3 car garage<br />

• 1 acre estate, circular driveway, new roof<br />

• Partially remodeled interior- 3525 a/c sq. ft.<br />

• Oversized diving pool & spa - Wood burning fireplace<br />

• 4 bedrooms / 2 ½ Bathrooms / 2 car garage<br />

• Over 2400 A/C sq. ft. / Screened covered patio & pool!<br />

• 2006 S tile roof! Granite kitchen counter tops!<br />

• Impact glass front windows and doors! Low HOA fees!<br />

WYNDHAM LAKES<br />

CORAL SPRINGS<br />

OAKWOOD<br />

CORAL SPRINGS<br />

WEST GLEN<br />

CORAL SPRINGS<br />

SOLD<br />

SOLD<br />

SOLD<br />

the PARKLANDER 5<br />

The DuPree Team has closed over 3000 homes and have buyers now!<br />

If you are thinking of selling call 954-895-7198 or email dupree@dupreeteam.com

Pamela Rosen<br />

MD, F.A.C.S.<br />

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8130 Royal Palm Blvd., Suite 204<br />

Coral Springs, FL 33065<br />

(SE Corner Of Royal Palm/Riverside)<br />

www.pamelarosenmd.com<br />

FROM THE EDITOR<br />

How excited are you for the summer? It’s vacation time<br />

and the kids are out of school. Summer brings a much<br />

needed break for many of us. The only drawback is the<br />

grueling heat and humidity. Can you imagine life without air<br />

conditioning in this tropic state? I thought it would be good to<br />

know how folks lived down here when there was no AC. It’s<br />

interesting how homes were built to catch the breeze and to<br />

read about what people did to cool their homes off. Florida life<br />

before air conditioning was pretty interesting.<br />

Are you traveling this<br />

summer or planning a<br />

staycation? There are<br />

so many attractions<br />

in Florida to visit. This<br />

state has quite a bit<br />

to offer by way of<br />

entertainment, and I’m<br />

not talking about the<br />

big attractions. Florida<br />

has museums, wineries,<br />

art galleries, quaint little<br />

towns with quaint little<br />

shops. Maybe, instead<br />

of going out-of-state,<br />

you can discover what’s<br />

in your own backyard.<br />

The Staycation story<br />

gives you a few places<br />

to visit, pages 20, 21.<br />

Google is a great tool for finding local adventures. It’s how<br />

I found Lake Placid, a quiet little town in north Florida with<br />

beautiful scenery, a winery - Hen Scratch Farms, and some<br />

of the best thrift shops I’ve ever shopped in. Whether you go<br />

north or south, east or west, have a fun and safe summer.<br />

Not to be a killjoy because summer has just started, but this<br />

issue begins the Back-To-School articles. It’s never too early<br />

to prepare for school. Before you know it, it’ll be time to start<br />

classes. The first couple of stories discuss dual enrollment<br />

and home school versus regular school. That in itself is a<br />

controversy. Many parents feel schools are not a safe place<br />

for their children and would prefer to educate them at home.<br />

There are many excellent home school programs; make sure<br />

to research them before you sign your children up. Home<br />

schooling is truly a personal matter. Next month we will have<br />

articles on the immunization controversy, preparing for the first<br />

day of school no matter what grade your children are going<br />

into, and an in-depth look at bullying.<br />

Next month is also an Engaged Couples issue. If you are<br />

engaged or know of someone who is, send an email to<br />

editor@theparklander.com if you’d like to be featured in the<br />

issue.<br />

In the June issue, the article Getting to Know Your New<br />

Neighbors on page 54 was written by Cynthia MacGregor.<br />

We apologize for any confusion.<br />

Barbara Negron<br />

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JULY <strong>2017</strong>

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H LIFETIME WARRANTYH<br />

JULY <strong>2017</strong><br />

PARKLAND MAYOR<br />

CHRISTINE<br />

HUNSCHOFSKY<br />

While it feels like Memorial Day was<br />

just yesterday and the end of the<br />

school year was just last week,<br />

we now find ourselves halfway through<br />

the summer. The more that happens<br />

around you, the more it seems time passes<br />

quickly—and there is plenty happening in<br />

Parkland.<br />

Parkland summer camps are packed and in full swing. The kids are<br />

having a blast and the parents are happy their children are engaged<br />

in fun and productive activities all summer long. If you have not<br />

enrolled your child in summer camp, you can still do so. Parkland<br />

camps offer something for everyone and there are many by-the-week<br />

camps available in tennis, baseball, basketball, dance, and more. Call<br />

P-REC at 954-757-4105 for details.<br />

As always, with children home during the summer months, we<br />

encourage everyone to exercise increased safety. Use caution around<br />

swimming pools and always follow all safety instructions when<br />

operating grills. Parkland’s dedicated first responders regularly remind<br />

us how dangerous summers can be so we urge you to make yours<br />

as safe as possible.<br />

The Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department knows as much about<br />

safety as any organization can. The Florida Department of Health<br />

recently named them <strong>2017</strong> Emergency Medical Service Provider of<br />

the Year. We could not be more proud of our team of fire fighters and<br />

paramedics and, when they give safety tips, we take them seriously.<br />

Together with Broward Sheriff’s Office-Parkland District, they keep<br />

Parkland a safe place to live.<br />

Improvements continue in Parkland and our City Commission named<br />

a new City Manager to help move us forward after an extensive<br />

search process with a search firm. Robert Payton brings to Parkland<br />

an outstanding array of credentials, abilities, and experiences that<br />

will serve us well. As the former City Manager of Miramar, he knows<br />

about development in Broward County, he knows about teambuilding,<br />

and he knows about serving residents in a responsible,<br />

realistic, and respectful way. We are excited about what lies ahead<br />

under his leadership.<br />

Remember, Parkland is the City that keeps the beat all year-long.<br />

Join us every month for the best concert series in South Florida: Eats<br />

’N Beats. Two free concerts and about 20 food trucks the second<br />

Saturday of every month, from 5:30 to 9:30pm.<br />

I love hearing from our residents, so please share your thoughts and<br />

comments with me at chunschofsky@cityofparkland.org. See you<br />

next month. P

CORAL SPRINGS MAYOR<br />

SKIP CAMPBELL<br />

Happy Independence Day to all!<br />

I hope you join us for the City’s<br />

Fourth of <strong>July</strong> celebration at<br />

Mullins Park. There will be dazzling<br />

fireworks and entertainment for<br />

your entire family. Festivities begin<br />

at 6pm on Tuesday, <strong>July</strong> 4, with<br />

games, bounce houses, food, and<br />

entertainment. The fireworks display<br />

begins promptly at 9pm. The event is free, but there will<br />

be fees for food, bounce houses, and games. Parking will<br />

be available for a $3 fee at the Coral Springs Gymnasium<br />

for early arrivers, and also at the main Mullins Park/Center<br />

for the Arts parking lot. Please remember that no pets,<br />

alcoholic beverages, or personal fireworks are allowed in<br />

the park. Mullins Park is at 10150 Ben Geiger Dr. For more<br />

information, call 954-345-2200.<br />

Hurricane season is here and it’s important for our residents<br />

to be prepared. I encourage you to like our Facebook page<br />

and follow us on Twitter to stay informed with all the latest<br />

updates before, during, and after a storm. Our Under the<br />

Sun magazine is also a great source of information and it<br />

includes a summary of all the City can do for you in the event<br />

of a hurricane. Residents may reach the City’s call center at<br />

954-344-1001. You can also log onto CoralSprings.-<br />

org/hurricane or watch CityTV, Channel 25 on Advanced<br />

Cable, and Channel 99 on U-Verse for updates. Coral<br />

Springs residents can tune their radio dials to AM 1670.<br />

CityRadio delivers information about City services, upcoming<br />

events, weather updates, and emergency bulletins when<br />

necessary.<br />

Speaking of the environment, I wanted to take a moment<br />

to remind you that water restrictions are still in place<br />

throughout South Florida. While this is our rainy season, it’s<br />

still important to point out only two day landscape irrigation<br />

is allowed. Even-numbered addresses are permitted to water<br />

on Thursday and Sunday, and odd-numbered addresses<br />

can water on Wednesday and Saturday. All households<br />

must water before 10am or after 4pm. Also, if you are a<br />

Coral Springs Utilities customer, you may be eligible for<br />

rebates. Visit ConservationPays.com and follow five simple<br />

steps to receive $100 when you install a high-efficiency<br />

toilet (approval required). This is part of a Broward Water<br />

Partnership and participants must be a Coral Springs<br />

Utilities customer to be eligible. For more information, call<br />

954-345-2190. P<br />

If you would like to meet with me to discuss any City<br />

issues, feel free to visit with me during my office hours. My<br />

office hours are the second Tuesday of every month from<br />

4 to 6pm at City Hall in the City Commission Office. To<br />

make an appointment, call 954-344-5911. Don’t forget<br />

to ‘Like’ the City on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/-<br />

CityofCoralSprings and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.<br />

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In District 3 and Broward<br />

County, we have some amazing<br />

individuals who are working hard<br />

to create a positive impact on our<br />

community. One individual who I<br />

would like to recognize is Adeena<br />

Teres. Ms. Teres is a biology<br />

teacher at Marjory Stoneman<br />

Douglas High School who recently<br />

went on a research trip to Greenland with NASA’s Operation IceBridge<br />

and United States PolarTREC. For three weeks, Ms. Teres participated<br />

in collecting data about polar ice to be used toward studying climate<br />

change. Throughout her trip, Ms. Teres conducted live classroom<br />

discussions to share her findings with her students at home in Parkland<br />

and around the country.<br />

I was happy to recognize Ms. Teres<br />

with a proclamation making June<br />

2, <strong>2017</strong> ‘Adeena Teres Day’ in<br />

Broward County. Her passion for<br />

science and dedication to sharing<br />

knowledge with her students is<br />

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at Stoneman Douglas High School<br />

with her students there to share Adeena Teres, left, with<br />

the experience. It was wonderful Commissioner Udine.<br />

to recognize this teacher for her achievements and for setting a great<br />

example for our students.<br />

This year I was able to attend Memorial Day events throughout<br />

District 3 in Coral Springs, North Lauderdale, Parkland, and Tamarac.<br />

I was honored to be<br />

in attendance among<br />

veterans, service<br />

members, and their<br />

families who have made<br />

incredible sacrifices to<br />

keep our nation safe.<br />

Although we can never<br />

do enough to thank<br />

our veterans and fallen<br />

heroes, Memorial Day is an<br />

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important time to express<br />

our gratitude towards<br />

them. I was thankful to see<br />

many families bringing their children to these events, so that our next<br />

generation understands the importance of honoring and supporting<br />

our military service members. P<br />

As always our office is always available to assist you with<br />

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954-357-7003, mudine@broward.org, or check us out on<br />

Facebook @commissionermichaeludine.<br />

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Congressman<br />

Ted Deutch<br />

(D-FL 21 st District)<br />

This past month, I joined<br />

Google’s Online Safety<br />

Roadshow at Deerfield Beach<br />

Middle School to help educate<br />

students about how to stay safe<br />

and secure online. The Online<br />

Safety Roadshow is a 45 minute<br />

presentation focused on important<br />

skills such as, how to create a safe and memorable password, identify<br />

phishing scams, and more. The program was created in partnership<br />

with principals, child safety groups, and the National Association of<br />

Secondary School Principals, and iKeepSafe, to develop a digital<br />

literacy assembly that could be shared across the country. You can find<br />

more information on how to be safe online by visiting the Google Safety<br />

Center at www.google.com/safetycenter/web/roadshow. I plan to<br />

schedule visits to more schools for the <strong>2017</strong>/18 school year to present<br />

more Google Safety Roadshows.<br />

As the Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and<br />

the Chair of the LGBT Aging Issues Task Force, I joined 193 of my<br />

colleagues to introduce the Equality Act, a landmark civil rights<br />

legislation that would guarantee federal protections for LGBT<br />

individuals. Last month, I was honored to be joined by Nancy Pelosi at<br />

the Pride Center in Wilton Manors to discuss this important legislation<br />

with constituents from throughout Broward County.<br />

The Equality Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to add<br />

nondiscrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation and<br />

gender identity in education, employment, housing, credit, federal jury<br />

service, public accommodations, and the use of federal funds.<br />

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of intolerance, violence, and repression. But this inspiring community<br />

has always turned moments of darkness into hope and activism. As<br />

the American people embrace equality and our courts rule in favor of<br />

justice, it’s time for Congress to lift the last legal barriers to full equality.<br />

Whether you’re a student struggling with identity questions or a<br />

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JULY<br />

<strong>2017</strong><br />

EVENTS<br />

Fourth of <strong>July</strong> in Mullins Park<br />

<strong>July</strong> 4, 6 to 9pm<br />

Join Coral Springs for the annual Fourth of <strong>July</strong> celebration at<br />

Mullins Park, 10000 Ben Geiger Drive. The event is free and<br />

includes bounce houses, music, nominal fees for kid’s craft<br />

activities, food, and refreshments. There is a $3 parking fee at<br />

the Coral Springs Gymnasium, Mullins Park, and the Center<br />

for the Arts. Personal fireworks, alcoholic beverages, and pets<br />

are not allowed in the park. As an added safety measure,<br />

coolers, backpacks, and lawn chairs carried in a bag are also<br />

prohibited. For more information, call 954-345-2200.<br />

Eats ‘N Beats<br />

<strong>July</strong> 8, 5:30 to 9:30pm<br />

Presented by the City of Parkland along with Northwest<br />

Medical Center at the Michael Udine Amphitheater, 10561<br />

Trails End. There will also be food trucks. No tents, pets,<br />

or alcoholic beverages are allowed in the park. For more<br />

information, visit cityofparkland.org.<br />

Southern Handcraft Society of Coral Springs<br />

<strong>July</strong> 11, 7pm<br />

The Southern Handcraft Society of Coral Springs will meet in<br />

the Cypress Park Clubhouse, 1300 Coral Springs Drive, Coral<br />

Springs. This month they’re<br />

celebrating Christmas in <strong>July</strong>.<br />

New members are welcome.<br />

The daytime group meets on<br />

<strong>July</strong> 18 at 10am at Hobby Lobby<br />

in Coral Springs. This month’s<br />

craft is a painted pillow. For more<br />

information and supplies to bring,<br />

call Sally 954-798-1672.<br />

Summer Youth Fishing Tourney<br />

<strong>July</strong> 15, 8 to 10am<br />

The Parkland Summer <strong>2017</strong> Youth Fishing Tournament will<br />

be at the Pine Trails Park fishing pier, 10555 Trails End, and<br />

is open to participants ages 3 to 12. The tournament is free<br />

and open to the public. It has three installments; anglers must<br />

participate in all three installments to be eligible for an award.<br />

Participants are responsible for bringing all necessary fishing<br />

supplies. For more information, visit cityofparkland.org or call,<br />

954-757-4105.<br />

Summer Drive-in Movie<br />

<strong>July</strong> 22, 8 to 10pm<br />

The City of Parkland presents<br />

a free Summer Drive-in Movie<br />

featuring DreamWorks’<br />

animated Boss Baby at the<br />

Equestrian Center at Temple<br />

Park, 8350 Ranch Road,<br />

Parkland. Cars and bikes are<br />

welcome. Visit cityofparkland.-<br />

org for more information.<br />

Optical Show in Coral Springs<br />

<strong>July</strong> 27, 4 to 7pm<br />

Eye Contact West, Inc.,10657 Wiles Road, will host its optical<br />

trunk show. They will be celebrating 30 years of Lafont’s<br />

Parisian inspired eyewear in North America and 30 years of<br />

Eye Contact West in Coral Springs. View the Lafont collection,<br />

learn about spectacle lens technologies, and show specials.<br />

For information, call 954-753-4414, or follow them online on<br />

Facebook or Instagram @EyeContactWest.<br />

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JULY <strong>2017</strong>

ANNOUNCEMENTS<br />

IT Director named<br />

The City of Coral Springs has named Robert Curnow as<br />

Director of Information Technology.<br />

Curnow recently served as Interim<br />

IT Director for the City of Coral<br />

Springs. Previously, he was the<br />

Infrastructure Manager since<br />

2012, where he managed citywide<br />

strategic and operational<br />

technology plans based on the<br />

needs of the City. Curnow has a<br />

Bachelor of Science in Information<br />

Technology and is expected to<br />

graduate with a Masters in Public<br />

Administration in December.<br />

Goodrum appointed as new City Manager<br />

The Coral Springs City Commission unanimously approved<br />

Mike Goodrum as City Manager. Goodrum has been the<br />

Assistant City Manager in Sugar Land, Texas since February<br />

2014. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a<br />

Bachelor of Science in Political Science<br />

Enlow promoted<br />

Capt. Greg Huffman, commanding officer of USS John<br />

C. Stennis (CVN 74), administered the oath of office to Lt.<br />

j.g. Brett Enlow, from Coral Springs, during a promotion<br />

ceremony aboard the ship. John C. Stennis is conducting<br />

a planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval<br />

Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, during which<br />

the ship is undergoing scheduled maintenance and upgrades.<br />

foreign country and being<br />

part of a team vital to our<br />

nation’s defense, keeping<br />

the world’s waterways open<br />

and safe from hostile forces.<br />

He is a part of Naval Forces<br />

Central Command keeping<br />

watch over one of the world’s<br />

most volatile regions at Naval<br />

Support Activity, Bahrain.<br />

McCarthy is a 2003 Olympic<br />

Heights High School graduate<br />

and from Boca Raton.<br />

DKJA Student Wins Art Competition<br />

Ashley Klein, a junior at Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt<br />

High School at Donna Klein Jewish Academy, placed first<br />

in the Congressional<br />

Institute art competition<br />

in Congresswoman Lois<br />

Frankel’s district.<br />

The Congressional<br />

Institute hosts a<br />

nationwide high school<br />

visual art competition<br />

to recognize and<br />

encourage artistic talent<br />

in the nation and in each<br />

congressional district.<br />

Students submit entries<br />

to their representative’s<br />

office, and panels of<br />

district artists select the<br />

Ashley Klein, left, with<br />

Congresswoman Lois Frankel.<br />

winning entries. Winners are recognized both in their district<br />

and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC. The<br />

winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol.<br />

Ashley’s painting, titled Late Afternoon, is part of a series of 12<br />

canvases that she completed for her Advanced Placement art<br />

class portfolio this year.<br />

McCarthy Deployed to Bahrain<br />

Petty Officer First Class John Daniel McCarthy is an<br />

information systems technician at the Manama, Bahrain Navy<br />

base, forward-deployed to the Arabian Gulf in the U.S. Navy’s<br />

5th Fleet.<br />

McCarthy is receiving firsthand experience working in a<br />

Summer Fun Guide Available<br />

Get your copy of the <strong>2017</strong> Summer Fun Guide at the Coral<br />

Springs Gymnasium, 2501 Coral Springs Drive; City Hall in the<br />

Mall, Coral Square Mall; the Coral Springs Aquatic Complex<br />

and Tennis Center of Coral Springs, 2575 Sportsplex Drive;<br />

and the Cypress Park Tennis Center, 1301 Coral Springs<br />

Drive. Guides are also available at City Hall, 9551 West<br />

Sample Road. To view and download the Summer Fun Guide<br />

and application forms, visit CoralSprings.org/summerfun.<br />

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COMMUNITY<br />

International Club<br />

Ignites Change,<br />

EMPOWERS<br />

COMMUNITY<br />

by Siedah Fortune<br />

Zonta Club President Cissy Kross (left)<br />

and Board Member Pat Metcalf<br />

Sandy Manning is the vice president of the<br />

Zonta Club of Greater Deerfield Beach. She<br />

refers to herself as “a chronic volunteer.”<br />

She spent several years in the Bahamas<br />

volunteering with the Special Olympics and<br />

School for the Handicap, and served as an<br />

Aquatic Director for the YMCA.<br />

When Sandy relocated to Boca Raton, joining Zonta<br />

International was a natural decision. “It’s a women’s organization<br />

but they serve women that are underserved, or are trying to<br />

advance. It’s advocacy and service. That’s something I’ve<br />

always held close to my heart because it’s what I like to do,”<br />

Sandy said.<br />

Zonta International is a classified service organization of<br />

professionals intent on empowering women and improving their<br />

circumstances. Although Sandy has been a member of Zonta<br />

since 1978, the club has been around for nearly 100 years.<br />

Since its 1919 inception under journalist and playwright Marian<br />

De Forest, the club has sustained its mission to forge a world<br />

where women’s rights are human rights; every woman can<br />

achieve her full potential; women have access to all resources<br />

and are represented in decision-making positions; and women<br />

do not have to live in fear of violence.<br />

Committed to local action, Zonta of Greater Deerfield Beach,<br />

which was established in 2012, hosts several events throughout<br />

the year to support its vision. Through sponsorships and annual<br />

fundraisers like the Cabaret Brunch in March, and the Festifall<br />

Arts and Craft Show in September, Zonta encourages the<br />

community to give so the organization can too.<br />

One of the Deerfield Chapter’s largest partnerships to date<br />

is a $25,000 endowment given to Broward College for Non-<br />

Traditional Students.<br />

“One of the major things in Zonta is for the advancement of<br />

women. We picked Broward College because it has three<br />

campuses and<br />

they were very<br />

keen on the idea of<br />

the non-traditional<br />

student because<br />

they have a lot of<br />

them. Community<br />

colleges especially<br />

open their doors to<br />

women going back<br />

into the workplace<br />

and trying to improve<br />

themselves. It takes<br />

a lot of courage and<br />

determination for a woman to do that and I certainly take my hat<br />

off to them. It’s not an easy road,” Sandy said.<br />

On June 20, Zonta of Deerfield released the second installment<br />

of the Broward College endowment and honor college selected<br />

recipient. Zonta also awarded its annual charitable contributions<br />

to Women in Distress, PACE, Center for Girls, Sylvester Cancer<br />

Clinic in Deerfield Beach, Senior Services North East Focal<br />

Point, and Ronald McDonald House.<br />

With legacies like Amelia Earhart and Sandra<br />

Day O’ Connor, Zonta International has grown to<br />

66 countries and 30,000 members.<br />

“I certainly am proud to be a Zonta. I think it fills a niche in<br />

society where women of like mind can<br />

get together no matter where they came<br />

from or what they do for a common goal,”<br />

Sandy said.<br />

Zonta of Greater Deerfield Beach meets<br />

on the third Tuesday of every month at<br />

Deerfield Beach Hilton Hotel and is always<br />

looking for more business women willing<br />

to serve and enhance the community. P<br />

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COMMUNITY<br />

by Dan Mackey<br />

There’s a lengthy stretch of forested<br />

land just north of Hillsboro<br />

Boulevard on the east side of U.S.<br />

441 that will transport you back to a<br />

time when wild rivers meandered here<br />

between the Everglades and what is<br />

now the Intracoastal Waterway.<br />

Thanks to the county’s foresighted 1989<br />

Environmentally Sensitive Lands Bond<br />

Acquisition program, the 56.3-acre<br />

Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area survives<br />

as the last remnant of what once was a<br />

vast landscape of marshes broken by<br />

wet prairies and upland pine flatwoods.<br />

It is one of the most diverse ecosystems<br />

left in northern Broward.<br />

Once the location of the headwaters<br />

of the historic, meandering Hillsboro<br />

and Cypress Creek rivers, today water<br />

is pumped from the C-5 canal into the<br />

prairie, depression marsh, and cypress<br />

tree dome to keep them wet. Without<br />

this artificial rehydration to replicate<br />

natural seasonal flooding, these critical<br />

habitats would not be able to sustain<br />

plants and animals that have lived here<br />

for centuries.<br />

The peaceful preserve is home to<br />

species including red-shouldered<br />

hawks, wood warblers, owls,<br />

woodpeckers, squirrel treefrogs, spotted<br />

skunks, gopher tortoises, wading birds,<br />

and multiple species of butterflies that<br />

feast on numerous native wildflowers.<br />

Voted Best Natural Area in 2016,<br />

16<br />

The Hillsboro Pinelands<br />

Don’t pass it by<br />

mixed vegetation includes towering old<br />

slash pines, saw palmetto, myrsine,<br />

gallberry, staggerbush, beautyberry,<br />

cypress trees, swamp fern, sword fern,<br />

wax myrtle, and muhly grass. Colorful<br />

flowers include yellowtop, coreopsis,<br />

firebush, starrush whitetop, and rarely<br />

seen tarflower.<br />

Two trails and an elevated boardwalk<br />

totaling more than 2,000 feet were<br />

designed for hikers of all skill levels. A<br />

third trail – actually an old gravel and<br />

tar road – winds through pineland<br />

bordering a residential area. Admission<br />

is free and it is directly accessible on<br />

U.S. 441.<br />

Pets are not allowed, as this is a<br />

passive use preserve for the study<br />

and appreciation of nature. No<br />

bicycles, inline skates, or skateboards<br />

are permitted on the two trails and<br />

boardwalk. But do bring your baby<br />

strollers.<br />

Take an eNaturalist Tour<br />

Photo signage on the walk provides<br />

fascinating information on the history of<br />

the Hillsboro River and identifies some<br />

of its myriad wild inhabitants.<br />

The unique Broward County eNaturalist<br />

video- and audio-guided tour QR codes<br />

on other trail signs can be scanned with<br />

your smart phone to enhance your onemile<br />

loop walk. These signs also contain<br />

Braille for the visually impaired.<br />

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Other amenities include covered<br />

overlook shelters for respite and bird<br />

watching, restrooms, and benches.<br />

Night Hiking<br />

For children 8 years and older, these<br />

hikes led by a county naturalist<br />

awaken your senses to reveal the site’s<br />

distinctive wild nightlife such as owls.<br />

Sturdy shoes are recommended. The<br />

fee is $5 per person. Pre-registration<br />

and pre-payment are required. Call 954-<br />

357-5100.<br />

Environmental and Scouting<br />

Programs<br />

Appreciation of nature is the focus of<br />

the programs at Hillsboro Pineland.<br />

Opportunities include activities for Boy<br />

Scouts and Girl Scouts, children’s<br />

programs, school group field trips,<br />

private group tours, and more. Call 954-<br />

357-5113 for more details and to make<br />

reservations.<br />

EcoAction Days<br />

During October through May on the<br />

fourth Saturday of the month, from 9am<br />

until noon, volunteers clear Hillsboro<br />

Pineland of garbage and invasive plants.<br />

Children 13 to 17 must have a parent<br />

or guardian’s signature; children under<br />

13 may participate if accompanied<br />

by an adult. Call 954-357-5100 or<br />

visit broward.org/parks for workdays<br />

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this summer<br />

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Crones Cradle Conserve is a 756 acre ecological preserve and education center in Marion<br />

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commercial restaurants.<br />

Wekiva Island River<br />

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Canoeing, kayaking, and paddle boarding are perfect for those looking for an intense workout,<br />

or others who want a leisurely cruise along the Wekiva River enjoying nature and solitude.<br />

Common sightings include otters, bears, deer, and even the occasional monkey.<br />

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This natural wonder is a scuba diving and snorkeling site only.<br />

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can take lessons and obtain your certification in a weeklong class.<br />

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as you listen to knowledgeable guides.<br />

They also offer snorkeling, eco tours,<br />

parasailing, sunset cruises, and jet<br />

skiing.<br />

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kids a chance to be “citizen scientists”<br />

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help of biologists while sailing on board<br />

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being rehabilitated, or sign up for a<br />

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to the informative sessions from the<br />

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games that I’m seeing. The<br />

ones that start with “let’s have<br />

some fun...”<br />

I’m like oh no, no fun please. I’m so<br />

grateful for the yellow face “eye roll”<br />

emoji which I am tempted to put in the<br />

comments. I don’t want to recall details<br />

in a “yes or no” format about the birth of<br />

my children. Or all the daredevil things<br />

I’ve ever done, which are basically a long<br />

list of “no’s” because I have an aversion<br />

to pain and early death. Seriously, no<br />

one cares. So I have no tattoos and have<br />

never been skydiving.<br />

Recently, I did see a “let’s have fun” post<br />

asking me to list 10 things I hate that<br />

everyone else seems to love. Okay, finally<br />

now this is a useless waste that I can get<br />

behind.<br />

So here’s my list:<br />

1. The Beatles<br />

2. Summer/the<br />

beach<br />

3. Peep toe shoes/<br />

flip flops<br />

4. Nutella<br />

5. Watermelon<br />

6. Pinterest<br />

7. Movies<br />

8. American Idol/The Voice<br />

9. Jeans<br />

10. Seinfeld<br />

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Of course, I can’t expand on all these.<br />

But I’ll hit a few of them.<br />

The Beatles — They’re a bit before<br />

my time but they just seem very<br />

average. Four dorky, nondescript<br />

guys singing catchy tunes. Heck, the<br />

Osmond’s had more pizzazz than them.<br />

Or the Monkees! Maybe they weren’t<br />

really singing but gosh, their hijinks were<br />

entertaining.<br />

Jeans — No matter how many pairs I buy<br />

and how great the fit is, they are just not<br />

comfortable. I long for the day they’re on<br />

the “don’t” page of a fashion magazine.<br />

While we’re discussing fashion - peep<br />

toe shoes! Ugh. I guess you’re sensing<br />

a general theme here: I don’t like<br />

uncomfortable clothing and/or shoes.<br />

Wearing them is like shoving all your toes<br />

through a tiny hole that really could only<br />

accommodate one toe. And flip-flops,<br />

I just do not enjoy something stuck<br />

between my toes while I’m walking. It’s<br />

like feast or famine between the peep toe<br />

and the flip-flop, too much coverage or<br />

not enough, but they are both a source of<br />

walking woes to me.<br />

Watermelon — It’s not really fair to single<br />

out the poor watermelon because it’s<br />

actually all fruit that I hate. I know it looks<br />

so tempting and colorful and I really want<br />

to like it. I want to like it but one bite and<br />

the consistency just does me in. People<br />

really get crazy<br />

though when you<br />

dislike watermelon<br />

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Does anyone in the entire world not like<br />

Nutella besides me? I just don’t care for<br />

it. I love hazelnuts. I love peanut butter.<br />

The facts say I should love it. Try as I may,<br />

I just don’t.<br />

Pinterest — This whole concept<br />

drives me crazy. I’ve been out<br />

of the frenzy for a while but<br />

when I was first trying to be all<br />

trendy with it and I tried to access the<br />

app, my request went into some type of<br />

holding status and I was told they would<br />

contact me when I was given access.<br />

Eventually, I got access. I became bored<br />

quickly, and it was clogging up my<br />

email box so I deactivated it. Yet, it still<br />

haunts me because every single time I<br />

Google anything the answer is always<br />

on someone’s Pinterest page and guess<br />

what? I can’t see it because I am not an<br />

elite member of the Pinterest. Maybe I<br />

could make my hatred list into a Pinterest<br />

page?<br />

Seinfeld - just not funny. Singing shows<br />

and reality TV - redundant and boring.<br />

Movies - too much of an investment of<br />

my time to keep me caring. In closing,<br />

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So, in the cheesy words of the Beatles,<br />

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FLORIDA LIFE<br />

by Bill Johnson<br />

When the Florida sun beats<br />

down and the temperature<br />

reaches the 90s, you<br />

can thank a fella named<br />

Willis Carrier for the air<br />

conditioning that makes life<br />

in Florida bearable.<br />

To a large extent, he’s why we can<br />

walk from our air-conditioned<br />

homes to our air-conditioned<br />

cars to our air-conditioned workplaces<br />

without being drenched in sweat. Well,<br />

almost. On the hottest days, walking<br />

through a parking lot can soak a shirt or<br />

blouse. Even now, walking any distance<br />

in summer can cause my shirt to stick<br />

to me, and I must change shirts at least<br />

twice a day. When Hurricane Wilma<br />

struck in 2005, I had a brief taste of life<br />

without A/C. After just two days, when<br />

our bed sheets were wet with sweat,<br />

a friend took us in. And that was in<br />

October! Never mind the summer. All of<br />

this raises the question: How did people<br />

here stand it before air conditioning?<br />

Well, it was a different culture<br />

for sure. The constant heat was a<br />

reason stereotypical folks in Old<br />

Florida walked and talked more<br />

slowly than folks in the north.<br />

And the heat controlled a lot of<br />

what they did.<br />

Smart builders built homes with deep,<br />

overhanging eaves that extended far<br />

enough to shade the windows from the<br />

sun. High ceilings allowed heat to rise,<br />

making it slightly cooler below. Opposing<br />

windows allowed the relief of a cross<br />

breeze through the house if there was<br />

a breeze at all. Smart folk, if they could,<br />

planted trees to the east and west of<br />

the house to offer shade from the arc of<br />

the sun. Some had “sleeping porches,”<br />

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a screened-in<br />

porch that might<br />

have been cooler with just the slightest<br />

nighttime breeze. (In big city apartment<br />

buildings – New York and Chicago –<br />

people slept outside on fire escapes.)<br />

There are accounts, if they’re true, of<br />

folks hanging wet clothes in doorways on<br />

the theory that air blowing through them<br />

would have a cooling effect. It’s said that<br />

some who had refrigerators first would<br />

put bed sheets or even underwear in the<br />

refrigerator to cool them. The heat was a<br />

reason some folks took midday naps, to<br />

escape the hottest part of the day.<br />

By any measure, life in the heat of the<br />

summer must have been just miserable.<br />

You can imagine that many Floridians<br />

were, shall I say, pretty stinky. The<br />

heat created a culture that’s been long<br />

gone – one that might have brought<br />

neighbors closer together, at least to<br />

know each other. You might call them<br />

“porch people” who sat on their porch to<br />

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The fellow I mentioned – Willis Carrier –<br />

created a functioning air conditioner of<br />

some kind back in 1902, but it wasn’t<br />

until 1951 when window A/C units were<br />

introduced. Central air conditioning<br />

systems came along in the ’60s. (Movie<br />

theaters were sometimes the first place<br />

in town to have it, so people fled to the<br />

movies just to keep cool.) It was about<br />

1970 when a majority of Florida homes<br />

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became air-conditioned, and the Florida<br />

population soared.<br />

In 1950, the population here was<br />

2.7 million. By 1960, with some<br />

air conditioning, the population<br />

increased to 4.9 million.<br />

In the ’70s more homes had “central air”<br />

and the population grew to about 19<br />

million today.<br />

Today’s Florida is possible only because<br />

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SUMMERTIME<br />

National Ice Cream Month<br />

What’s your flavor?<br />

by Jane Silver<br />

Is there anything more irresistible on a hot summer day than<br />

a cool and creamy ice cream cone? Not that you need<br />

another reason to indulge, but <strong>July</strong> is officially National Ice<br />

Cream Month and the third Sunday in <strong>July</strong> is National Ice<br />

Cream Day.<br />

The Ancient Greeks may<br />

have invented the first ice<br />

cream, a treat they made<br />

by mixing a combination of<br />

snow, fruit, and honey.<br />

There are also historic accounts<br />

of ice cream being enjoyed in the<br />

Persian Empire, where snow from the<br />

winter was saved in underground<br />

chambers known as “yakchal.” A<br />

grape puree was poured over<br />

the saved snow. Later, the<br />

Quaker colonists brought us<br />

closer to the ice cream we<br />

know today. Sharing their<br />

recipes, they set up ice cream<br />

shops in New York during the<br />

colonial era.<br />

Though celebrating ice cream<br />

is a relatively new custom<br />

in America, the idea was first<br />

formally proposed in Joint<br />

Resolution 298 in May of 1984<br />

by Senator Walter Dee Huddleston<br />

of Kentucky. It did not take long<br />

before President Ronald Reagan signed<br />

the resolution; and, on <strong>July</strong> 15, 1984, a<br />

Presidential Proclamation designated that<br />

National Ice Cream Month would be celebrated<br />

annually in <strong>July</strong>.<br />

Other U.S. presidents have held ice cream in high<br />

esteem. Most notably, Dolly Madison, wife of<br />

President James Madison, had her own ice<br />

cream brand.<br />

Today, the ice cream and dairy industries<br />

are flourishing due to the revenue<br />

brought in by ice cream connoisseurs<br />

across the world. The ice cream industry<br />

generates about $3.5 billion in annual sales.<br />

Famous ice cream chains include Ben and Jerry’s, Dairy<br />

Queen, and Carvel. In Palm Beach County, Kilwins and<br />

Sloan’s Ice Cream rank high among the favorites by locals and<br />

tourists. Most popular flavors are vanilla, chocolate, strawberry,<br />

and cookies and cream.<br />

Novel non-traditional flavors include “Phish Food” at Ben and<br />

Jerry’s, “Banana Fudge Pie” at Kilwins, and “Minnie and Indy’s<br />

Fluffy Road” at Sloan’s.<br />

Whether deep-fried, dipped, sprinkled, or au<br />

natural, ice cream is one<br />

food that provokes smiles<br />

and a host of passionate<br />

responses.<br />

“My favorite flavor is<br />

Chocolate Peanut<br />

Butter from Kilwins.”<br />

- Ali Naugle<br />

“When I go to Kilwins,<br />

I love the shredded<br />

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- Hannah Lebersfeld<br />

“The ice cream flavor<br />

I like best is New York<br />

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- Jess Caplin<br />

“I enjoy mint chocolate chip<br />

from Brendy’s because it is<br />

light and refreshing.”<br />

- Becca Freeman<br />

Treat yourself to your favorite flavor on<br />

National Ice Cream Day, <strong>July</strong> 16.<br />

Ice Cream Fun Facts<br />

• Vanilla holds steady as the most popular<br />

flavor.<br />

• California produces more ice cream<br />

than any other state in the U.S.<br />

• It takes about 50 licks to<br />

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HUMOR<br />

by Victoria Landis<br />

The Village<br />

Idiots<br />

In days long past, people knew<br />

by the time a child was around<br />

five or six, whether or not the<br />

kid had all its marbles.<br />

Imagine, continuing the marble thread,<br />

the normal one’s brain looked like<br />

a neatly set up game of Chinese<br />

checkers. Each marble precisely placed<br />

in its appointed spot, and the child did<br />

what she was told.<br />

Remember that old game, Mouse<br />

Trap? The one that looked like a Rube<br />

Goldberg contraption? (If you haven’t<br />

heard of him, Google him. So much fun.)<br />

Levers, flippers, scoops, and raceways<br />

had marbles flying everywhere. The child<br />

whose brain did that didn’t fit in very well.<br />

They disobeyed and explored forbidden<br />

places and thoughts. Was the child a<br />

genius or an idiot?<br />

Depending on the village culture, the kid<br />

with the flying marbles didn’t fit in. If the<br />

child was simple-minded, but could be<br />

relied upon to complete easy tasks, then<br />

he was trained to do so. If the kid was a<br />

danger to others, too much of a burden,<br />

or just scared the townspeople, they<br />

disappeared.<br />

You heard me. Oh, no one spoke about<br />

it. There are veiled references to such<br />

things in historical records, but stories<br />

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survived about disabled or deformed<br />

newborns being left out in the woods<br />

for the wolves. Babies with problems<br />

were bad omens. Whacky behavior<br />

was a sign of stupidity. A story from an<br />

arcane entry in a church record tells of<br />

a child who couldn’t speak,<br />

made it to the age of six, but<br />

constantly pointed at the sky<br />

and screamed. Along came<br />

a period of non-stop rain<br />

that killed all the crops, and<br />

subsequently, most of the<br />

animals. Poor kid got blamed<br />

as being an evil spirit who<br />

brought the disaster. Yeah, he<br />

didn’t survive.<br />

Seems barbaric, doesn’t it?<br />

Ah, but it turns out,<br />

during most of human<br />

history, we’ve rejected<br />

anyone who was<br />

differently abled. More modern<br />

times brought ways of locking<br />

away the disabled-from-birth kids,<br />

but they were still out of sight.<br />

Unless, of course, you were rich or<br />

powerful. It’s the same old story.<br />

People haven’t changed. If you<br />

were a member of what my one<br />

son calls the lucky sperm club, your<br />

chances of survival were way better.<br />

Okay, okay. I get it. So far, this is not<br />

funny. See, I’m here to make sure<br />

you realize how good you’ve got it.<br />

It all makes me happy that my siblings<br />

and I were born in the 20th century.<br />

I hate to think of how those<br />

middle ages villagers would have<br />

treated my siblings and me. We<br />

exhibited some pretty dopey<br />

behavior, and we weren’t rich.<br />

JULY <strong>2017</strong><br />

We had a neighbor, who, I’m quite<br />

sure, wanted all six of us taken away<br />

somewhere. Had she been the head<br />

of an ancient village, my siblings and<br />

I would’ve disappeared, for sure. Her<br />

children behaved with decorum. They<br />

didn’t roll in the mud. They didn’t race<br />

bicycles downhill with no hands. They<br />

never fell out of trees. We were loud and<br />

boisterous. We made messy mud and<br />

leaf sandwiches in our pretend deli on the<br />

side porch and tried to sell them. Once,<br />

after witnessing my brother chasing my<br />

screaming sister around the yard — he<br />

was attempting to hit a bee, that had<br />

apparently decided it loved her, by<br />

whipping a rope at her as they ran — our<br />

neighbor ranted at my mother but good<br />

about her disgraceful progeny.<br />

That brother is now a Ph.D. So, I wonder<br />

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COMMUNICATION<br />

by Jane Silver<br />

Everywhere you look you<br />

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phone. Whether it is a “snap<br />

chatting” millennial or an older<br />

adult searching Google for<br />

information, our attachment to<br />

the cell phone is evident.<br />

Cell phones are now a major means<br />

of communication, and in the last<br />

six years, the demographics have<br />

skyrocketed. Moreover, cell phones are<br />

being introduced to children even earlier,<br />

the average age being between 10-12<br />

years.<br />

Whether for entertainment or emergency<br />

situations, cell phones play an important<br />

role in our daily lives. Nearly half of the<br />

millennial population owns a smart phone.<br />

Are they really making us smarter? Quite<br />

possibly, they are making us less thoughtful<br />

and diminishing the respect and common<br />

courtesy with which we treat one another.<br />

Where have our manners gone when it<br />

comes to cell phone usage? There are<br />

times when using a cell phone is rude,<br />

inappropriate, and even harmful. We have<br />

become so accustomed to using the cell<br />

phone to communicate; we don’t even<br />

realize when we are offending those<br />

around us.<br />

It may seem like common sense, but<br />

looking at your phone rather than engaging<br />

in face-to-face interactions can make the<br />

person or persons you are with feel like<br />

they are not as important as your phone.<br />

In order to combat the<br />

denigration of our social<br />

graces, some rules come<br />

into play for proper cell<br />

phone etiquette. Here are a<br />

few tips.<br />

• Lower your voice when talking<br />

in a public place.<br />

• Allow for a distance of 10 feet<br />

from the nearest person when<br />

talking on your phone.<br />

• Ask to be excused from a<br />

face-to-face conversation, if<br />

you must take an urgent call.<br />

• Put your ringer on silent when<br />

in a public space.<br />

• Do not discuss personal<br />

matters within earshot of an<br />

innocent bystander.<br />

• Don’t use your phone in<br />

a theater or at a formal<br />

ceremony for talking or<br />

texting.<br />

• Most important of all, do not<br />

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anxiety and stress. Many individuals<br />

unconsciously and compulsively<br />

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times throughout the day. People<br />

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electronic devices, they find it nearly<br />

impossible to disconnect and relax.<br />

<strong>July</strong> is Cell Phone Courtesy<br />

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people around when using<br />

your cell phone. Why not<br />

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loved ones.<br />

Enjoy time away from all electronic<br />

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MALE MATTERS<br />

by Elliot Goldenberg<br />

Supreme self confidence<br />

Few in history have had more chutzpah than General George Patton.<br />

According to a friend of mine whose father served in Patton’s Third<br />

Army during the Second World War, on the way to Germany the brazen<br />

general’s jeep stopped in front of some of his soldiers who were<br />

camouflaging their tanks. My friend’s dad was one of those soldiers.<br />

“What are you men doing?” the general asked. “We’re camouflaging<br />

our tanks,” the commanding officer replied. “Well take that (bleep) off,”<br />

Patton bellowed. “I want the damned Germans to see us coming!”<br />

A judge was once asked about<br />

his definition of pornography “I’ll<br />

know it when I see it,” he said. The<br />

same could probably be said about<br />

chutzpah.<br />

Donald Trump had the chutzpah to defy<br />

the odds and enter the presidential race<br />

and win. Truth be told, anyone who has<br />

the audacity to run for president has<br />

chutzpah.<br />

No doubt lots of people have<br />

chutzpah — a Yiddish word that<br />

my dictionary defines as “supreme<br />

self-confidence” — including the famed<br />

attorney Alan Dershowitz, who wrote the<br />

book Chutzpah as well as the forewords<br />

to two of my own books.<br />

Leo Rosten, in The Joys of Yiddish,<br />

describes chutzpah as gall, brazen<br />

nerve, effrontery, incredible guts, and<br />

“presumption plus arrogance such as no<br />

other word in any other language can do<br />

justice to.” So, although chutzpah is one<br />

of those words having no real translation<br />

to English, for instance, what we do know<br />

about chutzpah is that it can be a truly<br />

positive thing — kind of like the force in<br />

Star Wars — or an equally negative thing,<br />

depending upon who has it, and how it is<br />

used.<br />

Dershowitz, who throughout his career<br />

has been a staunch defender of Israel and<br />

other just causes, has constantly exhibited<br />

the highest degree of integrity and, for<br />

lack of a better word, “chutzpah,” to make<br />

a positive difference in the world.<br />

Others, of course, have tried to follow<br />

a similar enlightened path. Gandhi and<br />

Churchill didn’t care much for one another,<br />

but one thing they had in common was<br />

that indefinable ingredient: chutzpah.<br />

And whether you love him or hate him,<br />

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Of course, when it comes to the “dark<br />

side,” you could say that Hitler also had<br />

chutzpah. So did Stalin, Saddam Hussein,<br />

and that guy in North Korea. Fortunately,<br />

our Founding Fathers, products of the<br />

enlightenment, had chutzpah as well.<br />

George Washington led a revolt against<br />

the British, a military juggernaut at the<br />

time. His friend, John Hancock, had the<br />

largest signature on the Declaration of<br />

Independence, basically signing his own<br />

death warrant for treason. Ben Franklin<br />

was well aware of that fact as the rebellion<br />

began to unravel.<br />

“Either we hang together, or we<br />

will hang separately,” he famously<br />

said.<br />

Then again, chutzpah is also present in<br />

the story of the man who, having killed<br />

his mother and father, throws himself on<br />

the mercy of the court — because he’s an<br />

orphan!<br />

But the grand prize for chutzpah, I believe,<br />

has to go to the famed mathematician<br />

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motion picture A Beautiful Mind. A scene<br />

was left out of the wonderful movie about<br />

the brilliant but psychotic Nash having to<br />

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student.<br />

JULY <strong>2017</strong><br />

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was based on, Nash<br />

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nuts, regularly<br />

coming to his office<br />

and challenging him<br />

on his knowledge<br />

of physics. One<br />

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“You’re a first year<br />

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keep insinuating that you know more<br />

about physics than I do?” Nash persisted<br />

though, insisting he was right and the<br />

professor was wrong. John Nash certainly<br />

had chutzpah.<br />

His professor’s name was Albert<br />

Einstein. Now that’s chutzpah. P

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TRAVEL<br />

Road Rangers:<br />

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by Bill Johnson<br />

There’s a sinking feeling<br />

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on Florida’s Turnpike or an<br />

interstate highway. Even if<br />

you’re not stalled in the highspeed<br />

travel lane, cars whiz by<br />

at 70 miles an hour.<br />

It happens all the time. Tires<br />

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Gas tanks run dry. Engines<br />

fail.<br />

Fortunately, a well-equipped and<br />

trained Road Ranger is not far<br />

away and will be there to help<br />

before long. Simply dial *347 (star FHP)<br />

any day, any hour, to summon help from<br />

the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). A Road<br />

Ranger will arrive to help on interstate<br />

highways, and the State Farm Safety<br />

Patrol is on duty on the turnpike. Their<br />

assistance is free to drivers as a public<br />

safety service for all of us.<br />

Road Rangers and State Farm Safety<br />

Patrol are a busy bunch – busier than<br />

you might think. In 2016, for instance,<br />

they responded to 84,031 incidents or<br />

“assists” on the turnpike and interstate<br />

highways in an area from Broward<br />

County north to Vero Beach in Indian<br />

River County. Throughout the entire state,<br />

rangers helped at 350,859 incidents.<br />

Most “assists” are to help drivers with<br />

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disabled cars. The Road Rangers also<br />

help at accident scenes. When Rangers<br />

arrive before police, they play a critical<br />

role in traffic management, setting up<br />

flashing warning signs and reflective<br />

cones to direct oncoming traffic around<br />

the disabled cars. Sometimes they are<br />

first to spot debris in travel lanes, a<br />

hazard that drivers might swerve to avoid<br />

and cause a crash.<br />

The safety program’s goal is to reach<br />

you within 15 minutes. Unless Rangers<br />

are handling an incident elsewhere,<br />

they’ll usually be there within a half<br />

hour, according to Nicole Forest, a<br />

transportation department official in this<br />

district.<br />

Not surprising, this work on high-speed<br />

highways is dangerous. Tragically, a<br />

Ranger was killed by a hit-and-run driver<br />

in Boca Raton in 2014. This prompts<br />

DOT officials to urge drivers to obey<br />

Florida’s “Move Over” law. When you see<br />

emergency vehicles ahead, move over a<br />

lane if you can safely do so. If you can’t,<br />

slow down to at least 20 mph below the<br />

posted speed limit. If the posted limit is<br />

20 mph or less, slow to just 5 mph.<br />

Rangers are busiest in high-traffic urban<br />

areas, but also help in isolated areas<br />

of Alligator Alley (I-75) without service<br />

stations. When cars run out of gas,<br />

Rangers arrive with an emergency supply.<br />

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Broward Rangers cover “the Alley” to the<br />

county line where Collier County Rangers<br />

pick up the service.<br />

In areas less populated than Broward<br />

County, the service doesn’t operate<br />

‘round the clock as it does here. But<br />

no matter where you are on these<br />

major highways. The phone number for<br />

assistance is the same: *FHP (*347).<br />

Calculating how many highway<br />

accidents, injuries, or fatalities have been<br />

prevented by this service is impossible.<br />

Surely, there were many. Since the<br />

service began in 2000, the Rangers<br />

and Safety Patrol had responded to 4.3<br />

million “assists” by the end of 2013. By<br />

now, the number has approached or<br />

topped 5 million.<br />

The DOT funds the program<br />

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from State Farm Insurance.<br />

Contracts for the road<br />

service by private companies<br />

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It’s my wife’s fault. She finished a book on the Lewis<br />

and Clark Expedition. The treacherous terrain. The<br />

harsh weather. The constant threat from hostile<br />

Indians. It soon became clear that I might be a belated<br />

scalping victim if we didn’t get out to the Pacific<br />

Northwest and retrace at least part the great trail.<br />

by Jay Moore<br />

Mount Hood, Oregon<br />

Fellow Virginian Thomas Jefferson<br />

dispatched Meriwether Lewis and<br />

William Clark in 1804 to explore<br />

lands west of the Mississippi River he’d<br />

bought a year earlier for a song from<br />

cash-starved Napoleon Bonaparte. They<br />

never found the hoped-for navigable<br />

water route from St. Louis to the Pacific.<br />

But they delighted the third president with<br />

drawings and detailed reports of the area’s<br />

plants, animal life, and geography that<br />

were vastly different from that of America’s<br />

east coast.<br />

The same contrasts that helped foster<br />

the settlement of the American west<br />

Crater Lake, Oregon<br />

fascinated my wife and me as we drove<br />

along the Pacific coast from Victoria,<br />

British Columbia through Washington and<br />

Oregon to Crescent City, California. The<br />

differences provided a constant source<br />

of amazement for us throughout more<br />

than 1,700 miles of driving. Our room at<br />

Crater Lake Lodge featured a view of the<br />

2,000-foot deep lake and 10,000-foot<br />

high Mt. Shasta. Crater Lake is crystal<br />

clear and glass smooth. Intrepid tourists<br />

hike down the 180-foot drop to the lake’s<br />

50<br />

surface and put a toe into the constant<br />

57-degree water. Snow-covered Mt.<br />

Shasta silently laughs at them from miles<br />

away.<br />

Tip: Take along some Avon Skin So<br />

Soft to repel voracious mosquitoes<br />

that appear from nowhere, attack<br />

without mercy, and follow you into<br />

your car.<br />

We favored back roads over Interstates.<br />

That’s where the contrasts were most<br />

impressive. Valley floors covered by<br />

ripening corn, lavender, u-pick blackberry,<br />

blueberry, and strawberry fields crept<br />

between the rocky toed foothill children<br />

of great mountain fathers. Doublewide<br />

mobile homes in the valleys are looked<br />

down on by million dollar chalets up on<br />

the mountainside.<br />

A Washington state road side trip brought<br />

us to a generations-old clapboard store<br />

that catered to river rafting college kids.<br />

Bikini-clad girls and chisel-bodied guys<br />

stop in for craft beer and sandwiches<br />

of imported meats and cheeses before<br />

hitting the river. We followed them and<br />

photographed as they plopped into their<br />

tubes, popped beers, and lit up joints,<br />

legal in the Evergreen State.<br />

The two-lane country roads had plenty of<br />

contrasts themselves. There were bussize<br />

RVs and 100-mile per day bicyclists.<br />

We met a young French Canadian girl<br />

bound from Quebec to San Francisco,<br />

alone, up and down the mountains on<br />

her pedal-powered two-wheeler. We’re<br />

grandparents and worried a bit as she<br />

disappeared in our rearview mirror. At<br />

mountain overlooks, chipmunks will eat<br />

out of your hand as nearly domesticated<br />

JULY <strong>2017</strong><br />

deer munch grass nearby.<br />

Washington has the largest car ferry<br />

system in America. The two-hour<br />

trip from Victoria, British Columbia to<br />

Anacortes, Washington snaked through<br />

the magnificent San Juan Islands.<br />

Recreational sail and power boats gave<br />

right-of-way to ocean-going container<br />

ships. The exquisite juxtaposition of<br />

mountains and sea are contrasted<br />

sharply to the flatlands surrounding the<br />

Chesapeake Bay.<br />

Pacific Northwest towns are small,<br />

charming, and fastidiously neat. Main<br />

street light poles are festooned with<br />

hanging baskets of sparkling bright<br />

flowers. Seafood is delicious and plentiful.<br />

Merchants and restaurant folks are<br />

go-out-of-their-way friendly.<br />

Our takeaway from this trip? America is a<br />

big, beautiful country. It’s well worth taking<br />

the time to explore it. P<br />

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HALF-PAST<br />

NEW YEAR’S<br />

Whatever<br />

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by Cynthia MacGregor<br />

Whether you followed my<br />

suggestions in the January issue<br />

for accomplishing goals or stuck<br />

to the traditional resolutions, how<br />

are you doing with that? At the<br />

halfway point – <strong>July</strong> – it’s time for<br />

mid-course corrections and a fresh<br />

start.<br />

If you’re like most people, you made<br />

resolutions on January 1 regarding how<br />

you were going to change, how you<br />

were going to improve yourself, in the<br />

new year. And, again if you’re like most<br />

people, it didn’t take long at all before you<br />

gave up — stopped going to the gym,<br />

started smoking again, drank too much.<br />

The three most common resolutions are<br />

usually:<br />

✔ I will stop smoking.<br />

✔ I will lose weight.<br />

✔ I will go to the gym (or work out at<br />

home) regularly.<br />

Other popular resolutions include:<br />

✔ I will stop biting my nails.<br />

✔ I will stop eating junk food (or<br />

I will stop eating so much junk<br />

food).<br />

✔ I will be more helpful around the<br />

house (for men).<br />

✔ I will try to be gentler with my<br />

husband/wife.<br />

✔ I will try to spend more time with<br />

my kids.<br />

✔ I will drink less (or I will drink only<br />

on weekends).<br />

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But whether any of these were among<br />

your resolutions, or whether yours were<br />

different ones entirely, now that we’ve<br />

passed the halfway mark, how are you<br />

doing?<br />

Many people who fail to keep up with<br />

their resolutions slough it off for another<br />

year. But that’s unfortunate. There is really<br />

nothing magical about January 1. There<br />

is no reason that new resolutions—or a<br />

renewed resolve of a failed resolution—<br />

can’t be made on February 5, October<br />

12, or March 23—in other words, any<br />

random date.<br />

Now, at the halfway point of the year, is<br />

as good a time as any.<br />

But let me ask you this: Do you really<br />

want to change—to stop the bad habit or<br />

start the good new habit—or is it only a<br />

case of your feeling you should? There is<br />

more motivation in the former than in the<br />

latter.<br />

If you really want to change, and you’re<br />

looking for that kick in the pants to spur<br />

you into doing it, consider that now, the<br />

“half-past New Year’s” point, is as good<br />

a time as any and perhaps a better time<br />

than most. It will resonate with people<br />

who want a “meaningful” or auspicious<br />

start date…although, as I said earlier,<br />

there is no real reason to have to start on<br />

a particular date, whether that is January<br />

1, <strong>July</strong> 1, or some other date.<br />

Now here are some helpful hints to aid<br />

you in sticking to your resolution(s).<br />

Don’t make too many resolutions. It’s<br />

JULY <strong>2017</strong><br />

easier to make one life change, or a<br />

couple, than to stick to a myriad of<br />

changes.<br />

Leave yourself visual encouragement,<br />

negative or positive or both. You can<br />

tape pictures to the fridge, the bathroom<br />

mirror, or any other place that works for<br />

you. For someone who wants to start<br />

running, a picture of a gold medal. For<br />

someone who wants to lose weight, a<br />

picture of you at your heaviest, next to<br />

a picture of that bathing suit you want<br />

to fit into. For someone who needs to<br />

lower their cholesterol count, perhaps a<br />

print-out of a lab report or, if your doctor<br />

offers this as mine does, a print-out of the<br />

summary of your last office visit.<br />

Repeat your resolutions out loud daily, 10<br />

times, in affirmation style, while looking<br />

into a mirror:<br />

“I will never have another<br />

cigarette.” “I will become a more<br />

thoughtful person.” “I will never<br />

drink and drive again.”<br />

Remember, the most powerful motivator<br />

is wanting to see this change in yourself.<br />

Doing it because you feel you ought to or,<br />

even worse, doing it to please someone<br />

else is not helpful. P

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT<br />

BEHIND-THE-SCENES:<br />

by Dale King<br />

Photos by Dale King<br />

The Phantom of the Opera may be there . . . inside<br />

your mind, but the national tour of Andrew Lloyd<br />

Webber’s iconic retelling of Gaston Leroux’ fiery<br />

tale of love, obsession, and jealousy, Le Fantôme de<br />

l’Opéra, is currently on a national tour across the U.S.<br />

and Canada, having launched its <strong>2017</strong>-2018 journey<br />

in March at the Kravis Center for the Performing<br />

Arts in West Palm Beach.<br />

Right now, the man of mystery, cast and orchestra are<br />

performing in Spokane (June 28-<strong>July</strong> 9), Vancouver (<strong>July</strong><br />

11-23), and Edmonton (<strong>July</strong> 24-Aug. 6) before moving<br />

across Canada and returning to the U.S. in September.<br />

While the original Phantom of the Opera will not stop at the<br />

Broward Center for the Performing Arts this coming season,<br />

Webber’s sequel, Love Never Dies – the Phantom Returns, is<br />

scheduled Nov. 7-19 on the Broward Center stage, continuing<br />

the masked master of music’s passionate expedition.<br />

Derrick Davis, star of Phantom of the<br />

Opera now on national tour.<br />

“South Florida<br />

audiences remember<br />

Phantom from the<br />

Broward Center’s<br />

opening in 1991<br />

and its many return<br />

engagements,” said<br />

Kelley Shanley, the<br />

Center’s president, and<br />

CEO.<br />

“We are all looking<br />

forward to bringing<br />

the next chapter<br />

of this classic story<br />

to our audiences<br />

with Love Never<br />

Dies – The Phantom<br />

Returns.”<br />

The plot of the original show<br />

revolves around a beautiful<br />

soprano who becomes the<br />

obsession of a mysterious,<br />

disfigured musical genius living<br />

in the subterranean labyrinth<br />

beneath the Palais Garnier.<br />

Organizers at the Kravis<br />

invited a select group of<br />

visitors to tour the theater<br />

just before Phantom’s<br />

opening matinee this year.<br />

Invitees were able to view<br />

the expansive and ornate<br />

wardrobe, stage, and the<br />

legendary high-tech opera<br />

house chandelier, and to meet<br />

the star, Derrick Davis, before<br />

makeup transformed him into the sole occupant of the mystical<br />

maze under the Paris opera house.<br />

It was difficult to believe such a benign and gentle man could<br />

become a fearsome phantom. A Long Island native whose<br />

parents were born and raised in Panama, Davis recalled “an<br />

incredible chorus teacher in high school — Larry Worzel. He<br />

encouraged me to pursue the arts — music and singing and<br />

everything like that. He connected me with a great classical<br />

teacher — John Aire. I studied with him for quite some time and<br />

from there I went to college at Long Island University —studying<br />

opera.”<br />

It turned out that opera wasn’t his thing, so, “I<br />

thought, let me go back to my first love – musical<br />

theater, with this wealth of knowledge that I gained<br />

from my collegiate experience.”<br />

He performed in The Lion King in Las Vegas before landing<br />

the Phantom role. “It is everything anyone could wish for,”<br />

he exclaimed.<br />

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JULY <strong>2017</strong>

Stage crews prepare<br />

the chandelier for<br />

the show.<br />

Phantom of the Opera star Derrick Davis, with<br />

public relations specialist Elizabeth Dashiell at<br />

the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach.<br />

Other lead<br />

performers are<br />

Katie Travis, as<br />

the singer and<br />

love interest<br />

of both the<br />

Phantom and<br />

Raoul, Vicomte<br />

de Chagny,<br />

portrayed by<br />

Jordan Craig.<br />

Costumes –<br />

1,200 pieces in<br />

all – were next<br />

on the tour, with<br />

Stage Manager<br />

Mitchell Hodges offering commentary. “Some were made for<br />

this show, others have been around,” he said, standing next to<br />

a rack of intricate adornments in a parlor-like room backstage.<br />

“We have a slew of design associates,” he said.<br />

“There are a lot of quick changes, some of them take<br />

just 15 to 20 seconds. Some are done on the stage, but<br />

you don’t really see them. Also, actors walk off and<br />

walk back on with a different costume. Some actors<br />

play a variety of roles.”<br />

Actress Trista Moldovan not only has a lot on her mind but<br />

also a lot on her body. Her costume, Hodges said, weighs 40<br />

pounds. Trista plays the role of Carlotta Giudicelli, one of the<br />

main vocalists in this production.<br />

Cameron Mackintosh recrafted the Phantom with technological<br />

wonders to ramp up production values of the show that<br />

premiered in 1986. The visiting entourage saw scenic designer<br />

Paul Brown’s stage settings in the assembly stage: all centering<br />

on a massive, revolving cylinder sitting on stage, opening to the<br />

Phantom’s labyrinth, the offices of the opera house managers,<br />

even the gondola that carries Christine and the Phantom<br />

to his underground lair.<br />

The acclaimed chandelier that crashes down toward the opera<br />

house floor during the dramatic Act I finale hangs high above<br />

the front orchestra seats. Hodges assures that the massive<br />

fixture, weighing in at one ton and decorated with 6,000 beads<br />

hung in lines of 35 along the decorative threads – and all<br />

requiring hand polishing – is secure. Carpenters, electricians,<br />

and prop people guarantee that.<br />

At an intense moment in the show, the chandelier<br />

begins to swing and the globe lights flicker. It<br />

plummets toward the front rows of orchestra seats,<br />

stopping just 10 feet above patrons’ heads, spouting<br />

pyrotechnic explosions.<br />

With a cast and orchestra of 52, this version of Phantom<br />

of the Opera is one of the largest productions now on tour.<br />

Coincidentally, many of those who brought together the 2014<br />

performance at the Broward Center are working on this show:<br />

Producer Cameron Mackintosh, director Laurence Connor,<br />

choreographer Scott Ambler, set designer Paul Brown,<br />

costume designer Maria Bjornson, lighting designer Paule<br />

Constable, sound designer Mick Potter and musical supervisor<br />

John Rigby. Orchestrations are by David Cullen and Andrew<br />

Lloyd Webber. P<br />

Many costumes contain fine<br />

beadwork.<br />

Mitchell Hodges, stage manager<br />

for Phantom of the Opera,<br />

discusses some of the costumes<br />

used in the show.<br />

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT<br />

Austen-inspired play,<br />

Sondheim musical<br />

ON FAU’S SUMMER<br />

REP SCHEDULE<br />

by Dale King<br />

The Department of Theatre and<br />

Dance in the Dorothy F. Schmidt<br />

College of Arts and Letters on the<br />

Boca Raton campus of Florida<br />

Atlantic University will present<br />

two theatrical productions and two<br />

concerts this summer as part of its<br />

18th annual Festival Repertory<br />

Theatre <strong>2017</strong>.<br />

First on stage will be Sense and<br />

Sensibility, a play written by Kate<br />

Hamill, but based on the Jane<br />

Austen novel. It will be presented on<br />

weekends through Saturday, <strong>July</strong> 22.<br />

Sense and Sensibility offers a refreshing,<br />

light-hearted romp through the English<br />

countryside, telling the story of the<br />

Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne,<br />

as they cope with changing social<br />

circumstances and wistful longings for<br />

love. Told with quick, tight structuring<br />

and a chorus of gossips, Sense and<br />

Sensibility is inventive and full of comic<br />

vitality.<br />

Alternating with this production will be<br />

the Stephen Sondheim musical, Into<br />

the Woods, scheduled through Sunday,<br />

<strong>July</strong> 30. Sondheim’s original Broadway<br />

production became a 2014 film with a<br />

lengthy ensemble cast that included:<br />

Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna<br />

Kendrick, and Chris Pine.<br />

Into the Woods offers audiences<br />

a lush and exciting celebration of<br />

life that reminds us that our actions<br />

have consequences, our lives<br />

are interdependent, and that our<br />

interdependence is our greatest strength.<br />

Winner of several Tony Awards, including<br />

Best Score and Best Book, Into the<br />

Woods is one of Sondheim’s most<br />

popular musicals. The unusual story<br />

blends familiar fairy tales like Little Red<br />

Riding Hood, Jack<br />

and the Beanstalk,<br />

Rapunzel, and<br />

Cinderella while<br />

following the story<br />

of a baker and his<br />

wife as they try<br />

to undo a witch’s<br />

curse that has left<br />

them childless.<br />

Festival Rep also<br />

includes two big<br />

band concerts, on<br />

Saturday, <strong>July</strong> 15 at<br />

7pm, and Sunday,<br />

<strong>July</strong> 16 at 2pm.<br />

All shows will be<br />

in the University<br />

Theatre or Studio<br />

One Theatre; both<br />

are in the same<br />

building on the<br />

Boca campus at<br />

777 Glades Road.<br />

The Festival Rep concerts will feature<br />

tunes from the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s<br />

presented by the FAU Swing Era Jazz<br />

Band.<br />

Again this year, Festival Rep will<br />

feature professional equity actors<br />

working alongside FAU’s top-notch<br />

graduate students in their final<br />

on-campus production before they<br />

graduate and enter the world of<br />

professional theater.<br />

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COMMUNITY<br />

by Dale King<br />

MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY<br />

Boca Raton was still largely an agricultural community<br />

when the 1960s arrived. Contractor Robert Drummond<br />

and his wife, Gloria, moved into town from Michigan<br />

in 1959 in hopes of catching the impending wave of<br />

business growth and raise a family.<br />

Hospital entrance and sign<br />

Suddenly, and tragically, on April 21, 1962, the<br />

Drummond’s two children – Debra Ann, 9, and James<br />

Randall, 3, drank a poisoned liquid believing it was milk.<br />

There was no hospital in Boca at the time. The nearest medical<br />

facility, Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach, was a half-hour<br />

drive via narrow two-lane roads. The delay contributed to the<br />

deaths of the children who both passed away that evening.<br />

Boca Hospital founder Gloria<br />

Drummond’s photo in the lobby<br />

of the new Gloria Drummond<br />

Physical Rehabilitation Center.<br />

The horrific loss galvanized the<br />

community, which launched<br />

a drive to build a<br />

local hospital. The<br />

Drummonds<br />

organized the<br />

massive effort to<br />

raise money and<br />

they also donated<br />

a piece of land.<br />

According to<br />

historical records,<br />

one out of every<br />

three residents<br />

contributed to the<br />

center that opened<br />

as Boca Raton<br />

Community Hospital<br />

in <strong>July</strong> 1967. It quickly<br />

became known as “The<br />

Miracle on Meadows<br />

Road.”<br />

Robert Drummond died<br />

at age 58 in 1989, in<br />

the hospital his family’s<br />

tragedy inspired. Gloria remained active with the medical center,<br />

founding and leading the Debbie-Rand Memorial Service<br />

League, named for her two deceased children. The original<br />

group of 18 volunteers has grown to more than 1,200, whose<br />

fundraising that continues today, has brought in hundreds of<br />

thousands of dollars.<br />

Gloria passed away in December 2011, just shy of her 81st<br />

birthday and barely a month before the hospital scheduled<br />

a gala to pay tribute to her. The event went on, honoring the<br />

hospital founder posthumously.<br />

This year, Boca Raton Regional Hospital (renamed in 2010 to<br />

more aptly convey its growing capabilities and its broadening<br />

geographical service area) celebrates the 50th anniversary of<br />

its opening. Festivities kicked off on January 21 with the annual<br />

black-tie gala, which this year brought in more than $1.5 million<br />

to sustain and enhance patient care.<br />

“The unrelenting commitment from our community is<br />

rooted in the origins of Boca Raton Regional Hospital,”<br />

said Mark Larkin, president of the BRRH Foundation.<br />

“As you walk through our campus, this longstanding<br />

tradition of philanthropy is readily evident.”<br />

In the 1970s, Boca Raton Community Hospital grew from 104<br />

beds at its opening to a nine-floor, 394-bed treatment center.<br />

Later milestones included:<br />

• Acquisition in 1984 of a 25,000 square-foot facility. Named<br />

the Debbie-Rand Memorial Pavilion, it would become the<br />

Women’s Center in 1990.<br />

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The new aquatic therapy pool at the Gloria<br />

Drummond Physical Rehabilitation Center. The lift<br />

chair places people who cannot walk into the water.<br />

• The Lynn Regional Cancer Center began seeing<br />

patients in 1992.<br />

• In 1993, the hospital’s new maternity wing opened.<br />

It would be renamed Toppel Family Place in 2007.<br />

• Davis Therapy Centers, the rehabilitation arm of the<br />

hospital, was established in 1999.<br />

For years, the hospital fought to get an open-heart<br />

surgery program, an achievement that happened<br />

in 2006 – the first one created at a Palm Beach<br />

County hospital in 22 years. The center was named<br />

the Christine E. Lynn Heart<br />

Institute, in honor of<br />

the philanthropist<br />

who would<br />

continue giving millions<br />

to support the<br />

hospital.<br />

Hospital President<br />

and CEO Jerry Fedele<br />

and wife, Terry, at<br />

hospital ball.<br />

Attending the Boca Raton Regional Hospital ball are John<br />

Gallo, left, philanthropist Christine E. Lynn, and Mark Larkin,<br />

president of the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation.<br />

She would go<br />

on to fund and<br />

create the Eugene<br />

M. & Christine<br />

E. Lynn Cancer<br />

Institute, in 2008.<br />

The $73 million,<br />

98,000 square-foot<br />

facility houses the<br />

hospital’s imaging,<br />

radiation, chemotherapy, cancer support services, and clinical<br />

research, as well as the Morgan Pressel Center for Genetics.<br />

Other additions to hospital facilities include the 2011 expansion<br />

of the Emergency Department through the Wold Family Center<br />

for Emergency Medicine. In 2012, Boca Regional received a $25<br />

million grant from the Marcus Foundation and Bernie Marcus,<br />

former CEO of The Home Depot, and wife, Billi. The Marcus<br />

Neuroscience Institute at the Schmidt Family Pavilion opened<br />

in January 2015, serving as a nexus of care for neurologic and<br />

neurosurgical patients.<br />

That same year, the hospital’s new Christine E. Lynn<br />

Women’s Health & Wellness Institute opened its doors.<br />

It’s only appropriate, as BRRH approaches its official 50th<br />

anniversary date of <strong>July</strong> 17, that it name its newest facility for the<br />

founder. Last month, the hospital officially recognized the Gloria<br />

Drummond Physical Rehabilitation Center. Gloria’s best friend,<br />

Elaine Johnson Wold, made the lead donation of $10 million to<br />

completely renovate the existing treatment facility and increase<br />

space from 25,000 to 40,000 square-feet.<br />

Hospital President and CEO Jerry Fedele said the Drummond<br />

Center brings all the rehab orthopedic, cardiac, and pulmonary<br />

services under one roof, expanding the Davis Therapy Center.<br />

The facility provides aquatic therapy, wound care and hyperbaric<br />

medicine, diabetes education, neurological rehabilitation,<br />

speech therapy, and therapeutic healing programs. The building<br />

offers an occupational therapy suite, rehab assessment,<br />

assistive technology/visual perceptual area, exam rooms, and<br />

a nursing station. P<br />

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WINE WATCH<br />

by Bennet Bodenstein and Sharon Rodgers<br />

The best wine in the world is the<br />

wine you like best. By reading the last<br />

statement you have just been liberated<br />

from any of the antiquated ideas about<br />

wine that you may have had. We are<br />

in the 21st century and if you have not<br />

noticed, it is a brand new world. The<br />

rules, regulations, habits, and snobbish<br />

traditions about wine and food pairing<br />

of the past are hereby declared null<br />

and void.<br />

Let’s start by knocking out that “written<br />

in stone” commandment that red wine<br />

must be served at room temperature.<br />

The rooms in question were in Europe<br />

and centuries old. Think about it, no<br />

central heating, no artificial lighting, and<br />

no air conditioning, nothing but four walls,<br />

a fireplace, a couple of windows. and a<br />

door. Today, our homes have lots of light<br />

and a broad range of temperatures;<br />

so what the heck do they mean by room<br />

temperature? Have I made my point?<br />

Now that you have been liberated from<br />

the constrictions of the past, where do<br />

we go from here? Wine was developed<br />

as a safe beverage to accompany food<br />

in ancient times. In the past, water was<br />

a dangerous beverage to drink because<br />

of the diseases it often harbored, so<br />

it was wine or beer that became the<br />

mealtime beverages of preference. The<br />

last statement certainly makes the legal<br />

requirement of the warning label on the<br />

back of a bottle of wine concerning the<br />

effects of wine on pregnant women seem<br />

a bit foolish. Wine was imbibed by one<br />

and all in past centuries, even pregnant<br />

women and children; there are not too<br />

many malformed individuals whose<br />

problem was caused by drinking wine in<br />

Europe today. In the immortal words of<br />

W.C. Fields, a film actor of the early days<br />

of movies noted for consuming copious<br />

amounts of alcohol, “I don’t drink water<br />

… fish urinate in it.”<br />

Now we come to what wine goes with<br />

what food. It is not an edict that came<br />

down from Mount Sinai with the Ten<br />

Commandments, “thou shall serve red<br />

wines with red meat, white wine with<br />

everything else.” I do not believe that<br />

sushi, sashimi, Cashew Chicken, Big<br />

Mac’s and their ilk were very well known<br />

in the Europe of old, so there are no fixed<br />

rules about what to serve with them.<br />

The next time you go out to a better<br />

restaurant and the server asks you if you<br />

would want wine with your dinner, answer<br />

with “Moscato” or “blush Zinfandel” and<br />

watch his/her face distort. But, if that is<br />

your choice, who has any right to tell you<br />

that it is or is not the “proper” wine to<br />

go with the fare you have ordered. Look<br />

at it this way: who is going to drink the<br />

wine, you or them, and who is paying for<br />

it? Also, look at your plate … a meat, a<br />

vegetable, and a starch. By my count,<br />

there are two non-meat products to the<br />

one piece of meat. Doing the math, that<br />

means that white wine wins two to one.<br />

Next time you order a steak, it’s OK to<br />

order a Chardonnay, Viognier, or Pinot<br />

Grigio, if that is what you like; it’s your<br />

choice.<br />

We are living in what will probably be<br />

among the greatest centuries of all time.<br />

We have cell phones, computers, and<br />

soon, maybe vacation trips to the Moon<br />

or Mars, so there is no reason to be living<br />

in the past, and there is also no wine<br />

police to punish you for your choice of<br />

a wine. We got where we are today by<br />

building on the past and not following it<br />

and by investigation, experimentation,<br />

and innovation. If you do not believe that,<br />

rent any one of the movies of the ’40s or<br />

’50s and you will see how far we have<br />

come in our daily lives.<br />

We end this with the statement we<br />

began with … The best wine in the<br />

world is the wine you like best. P<br />

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Fill’er up at Los Bocados<br />

by Charles Marcanetti<br />

If this were being offered to you in the<br />

April edition of the Parklander you’d<br />

likely think it was an April Fool’s prank.<br />

Well folks, it’s not April and this is no puton.<br />

There is a fairly new eatery featuring<br />

fabulous Latin snacks, late breakfasts, and<br />

early and late lunches. The food is made<br />

fresh daily (sometimes hourly) and sourced<br />

locally: For example, the corn tortilla taco<br />

shells are handmade daily by a local<br />

artisan.<br />

The owners, chefs Robby Bushman and<br />

Anthony Hoff, are always present. The<br />

staff (four to six busy short-order cooks<br />

and sous-chefs) work feverishly to keep up<br />

with the demand for what could best be<br />

described as authentic Cuban, Mexican,<br />

and Puerto Rican fun foods, made as<br />

gourmet as fun foods allow themselves to<br />

be, and served mostly “to go.” Really, it’s<br />

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one raised table.<br />

Let’s consider this a recommendation — a<br />

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I review a fantastic sort-of restaurant that is<br />

inside of a gas station’s convenience store?<br />

Its food will make you feel very happy, will<br />

give you a fond memory, and a strong urge<br />

to return often.<br />

Los Bocados is inside the Chevron<br />

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Parkland Library Events<br />

<strong>July</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

TEDDY BEAR PICNIC<br />

Monday, <strong>July</strong> 10, 11:30am<br />

It’s Teddy Bear Picnic Day. Bring a lunch<br />

and your favorite stuffed animal friend for<br />

this indoor family picnic and story time. For<br />

children ages 3 and older. Must attend with<br />

an adult.<br />

Register online www.cityofparkland.org/library or call 954-757-4207.<br />

Parkland Library card is required to participate.<br />

SATURDAY STORYTIME<br />

Saturday, <strong>July</strong> 1, 2pm<br />

<strong>July</strong> 1 marks National Creative<br />

Ice Cream Flavors Day, a day<br />

to sample or wonder about<br />

the awkward or just plain silly<br />

kinds of ice cream flavors.<br />

Come to the library for a<br />

storytime about ice cream and<br />

make a cold treat to eat. For<br />

children age 3 and older.<br />

KNIT ‘N’ KNOWLEDGE,<br />

Monday, <strong>July</strong> 3, 10:30am<br />

Bring your own projects, tips, techniques,<br />

and ideas to share with fellow knitters at the<br />

Parkland Library.<br />

4TH OF JULY CRAFT<br />

Monday, <strong>July</strong> 3, 2pm<br />

Get in the patriotic<br />

mood by putting<br />

together an all-ages<br />

fun craft.<br />

TEEN ROCK PAINTING<br />

Thursday, <strong>July</strong> 6, 4pm<br />

Be part of the new movement trending<br />

across the nation: spreading happiness<br />

and smiles through a small act of kindness.<br />

How? Paint river rocks and hide them for<br />

others to find. We will provide the supplies,<br />

along with snacks and music.<br />

FAMILY FLIX: DISNEYNATURE: WINGS OF LIFE<br />

Friday, <strong>July</strong> 7, 2:30pm<br />

Narrated by Meryl Streep, this intimate<br />

and unprecedented look at butterflies,<br />

hummingbirds, bees, bats, and flowers is a<br />

celebration of life, as a third of the world’s<br />

food supply depends on these incredible<br />

creatures. This movie is 80 minutes long<br />

70<br />

and rated G. For children age 5 and older<br />

accompanied by an adult.<br />

ALL BOOKED UP BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP:<br />

THE MOTHERS BY BRIT BENNETT<br />

Saturday, <strong>July</strong> 8, 10:30 to 11:30am<br />

The Mothers is a<br />

surprising story<br />

about young love, a<br />

big secret in a small<br />

community - and<br />

the things that<br />

ultimately haunt us<br />

most. Set within<br />

a contemporary<br />

black community in<br />

Southern California,<br />

Brit Bennett’s<br />

mesmerizing first<br />

novel begins by telling the story of the last<br />

season of high school life for Nadia Turner, a<br />

rebellious, grief-stricken, 17-year-old beauty.<br />

Mourning her own mother’s recent suicide,<br />

she takes up with the local pastor’s son.<br />

Luke Sheppard, 21, is a former football star<br />

whose injury has reduced him to waiting<br />

tables at a diner. They are young; it’s not<br />

serious. But the pregnancy that results from<br />

this teen romance - and the subsequent<br />

cover-up - will have an impact that goes far<br />

beyond their youth.<br />

WRITING BUDDIES<br />

Saturday, <strong>July</strong> 8, 2 to 3pm<br />

Teens will be paired up with young budding<br />

authors to guide them through the story<br />

creation process. Each child will write and<br />

illustrate a mini story to take home. This<br />

group meets once a month, and a different<br />

genre will be explored each month. For<br />

children in kindergarten through fifth grade.<br />

JULY <strong>2017</strong><br />

SAND ART PICTURES<br />

Tuesday, <strong>July</strong> 11, 10:30am<br />

Create a colorful sand art picture through<br />

this fun and easy process. For adults and<br />

teens.<br />

GAME DAY<br />

Tuesday, <strong>July</strong> 11, 1:30pm<br />

Meet friends or make new ones and have<br />

fun the old fashioned way by playing board<br />

games at the library. For children ages 4<br />

and older.<br />

BUTTERFLY STORIES AND FAMILY CRAFT<br />

Tuesday, <strong>July</strong> 11, 6pm<br />

Listen to butterfly stories, then build and<br />

decorate a butterfly house to take home.<br />

Children, ages 3 and older, must be<br />

accompanied by an adult.<br />

BUILDING WITH BOOK ‘N’ COOKIN’<br />

Wednesday, <strong>July</strong> 12, 3pm<br />

Read a book about Legos, have a building<br />

competition, and build a Lego brick-shaped<br />

brownie. For children ages 6 and older.<br />

CAREER TALK: “HOW TO THRIVE IN SPORTS<br />

MEDIA” WITH JAMES WALKER<br />

Wednesday, <strong>July</strong> 12, 6pm<br />

Veteran ESPN NFL reporter James Walker<br />

shares his knowledge on sports media<br />

and how to thrive in today’s competitive<br />

marketplace at the highest levels. Walker<br />

will discuss the importance of being an<br />

“overall talent” with various tools, such<br />

as writing, television, radio, and social<br />

media. He provides an inside look at what<br />

top sports media companies, like ESPN,<br />

are looking for in prospective employees.<br />

Walker has 16 years of experience as a<br />

sports writer, including the past nine years

Register Online at www.cityofparkland.org/libra<br />

Register Online at www.cityofParkland.org/library ry or or call 954-757-4207<br />

at ESPN. This is a must visit for anyone<br />

interested in sports media.<br />

SNAKES LIVE! WITH SAWGRASS NATURE CENTER<br />

Thursday, <strong>July</strong> 13, 2pm<br />

Build your knowledge about snakes.<br />

Children, ages 6 and older, will see and<br />

interact with up to five different species<br />

of snakes. Learn the differences between<br />

venomous and non-venomous snakes.<br />

PIRATE DAY<br />

Friday, <strong>July</strong> 14, 2pm<br />

Children, ages 3 and older, can take an<br />

adventure on the high seas with stories and<br />

songs. Decorate a pirate chest and then<br />

search for treasure. Come dressed in your<br />

buccaneer best.<br />

DANCE PARTY<br />

Monday, <strong>July</strong> 17, 10am<br />

Come to the library and dance to some of<br />

your favorite storytime songs. For children<br />

ages 3 to 5.<br />

ADULT COLORING BOOK ART,<br />

Tuesday, <strong>July</strong> 18, 10:30am to noon<br />

Decompress and let your mind wander<br />

while enjoying this latest creative trend:<br />

coloring books for adults. We’ll add some<br />

soothing background music and light<br />

snacks to create a little “me time” in your<br />

day. We will provide the supplies or you may<br />

bring your own.<br />

SHARING AND CARING: STORIES AND MORE<br />

FOR A BETTER WORLD<br />

Tuesday, <strong>July</strong> 18, 2pm<br />

Storytelling is a great way to teach children<br />

to be respectful, helpful, and generally kind<br />

to others. This program with professional<br />

storyteller Caren S. Neile puts children in the<br />

middle of the action with familiar classics like<br />

The Little Red Hen and Stone Soup, as well<br />

as finger stories, songs, and more.<br />

GAME SQUAD<br />

Tuesday, <strong>July</strong> 18, 4:45pm<br />

Are you crazy about playing games on<br />

your favorite handheld device? Then the<br />

Parkland Library’s Game Squad is right for<br />

you. Children, ages 7 and older, will get<br />

the chance to connect through the library’s<br />

WiFi to play with fellow gamers while also<br />

socializing in person. Participants must<br />

bring their own devices (iPad, Nintendo<br />

DS, etc.) with their preferred games already<br />

downloaded.<br />

MR. ROY’S FAMILY MUSIC<br />

Wednesday, <strong>July</strong> 19, 10 or 11am<br />

Parents or caregivers can join us with<br />

children, newborn to 4 years old, to dance<br />

and sing familiar melodies, play instruments,<br />

and take advantage of this interactive<br />

30-minute class. The benefits of musicmaking<br />

are well documented, especially its<br />

impact on brain development in children.<br />

Presented by Roy and Caryl Fantel of Fantel<br />

Music. There are two sessions of this class<br />

this morning. Limit one session per family.<br />

TEEN WRITERS ROUNDTABLE<br />

Wednesday, <strong>July</strong> 19, 4 to 5pm<br />

Share any form of writing and give and get<br />

feedback from peers, who are guided by a<br />

qualified adult facilitator. Bring your poetry,<br />

stories, or whatever writing you’d like to<br />

discuss with the group. We’ll start with a fun<br />

creative-writing warm-up. Refreshments will<br />

be served.<br />

PET FOOD MYTHS AND THE EFFECT ON YOUR<br />

PET’S HEALTH<br />

Thursday, <strong>July</strong> 20, 10:30am<br />

Pet lovers will find out about healthy, natural<br />

diets that can alleviate many common<br />

ailments such as skin allergies and sensitive<br />

stomach problems for their animals during<br />

this talk by Adrian Archie of petNmind pet<br />

health store. This is a humans-only event,<br />

but participants will receive taste samples to<br />

bring home for their pets to try.<br />

KIDS’ COLORING<br />

Thursday, <strong>July</strong> 20, 2:30pm<br />

Spend a little time coloring and listening to<br />

Disney tunes at the library.<br />

POTLUCK SOCIAL AND RECIPE EXCHANGE<br />

Saturday, <strong>July</strong> 22, 12:30pm<br />

Enjoy the neighborly feeling of a friendly<br />

potluck social. Bring a dish of your choice<br />

(homemade or store bought) and, if you’d<br />

like, a copy of the recipe.<br />

AFTERNOON FILM & DISCUSSION:<br />

A STREET CAT NAMED BOB<br />

Saturday, <strong>July</strong> 22, 2pm<br />

Based on the international bestselling book,<br />

this film is the true, feel-good story of how<br />

James Bowen, a busker and recovering<br />

drug addict, had his life transformed when<br />

he met a stray ginger cat.<br />

ARTS, BOOKS, AND CULTURE DISCUSSION GROUP<br />

Monday, <strong>July</strong> 24, 10:30 to 11:30am<br />

Similar to a current events group, but<br />

focused on entertainment and culture, this<br />

lively discussion will cover topics like: What’s<br />

on the bestseller list? What’s big at the box<br />

office? What have you been reading or<br />

watching? Share your thoughts, listen to<br />

others, and get your culture fix as we chat.<br />

PEACEFUL PIECES JIGSAW PUZZLE MEETUP<br />

Tuesday, <strong>July</strong> 25, 10:30am<br />

Put it all together with new and old friends<br />

during this relaxing morning of jigsaw<br />

puzzles. Enjoy snacks, listen to music, and<br />

get that sense of completion. Adults only.<br />

BLACK MIRROR SCREENING AND DISCUSSION<br />

Wednesday, <strong>July</strong> 26, 6pm<br />

Watch a thought-provoking episode of this<br />

Netflix hit series that raises questions about<br />

how far technology will go in impacting our<br />

lives. Discussion to follow.<br />

TINY TOTS SOCIAL TIME<br />

Thursday, <strong>July</strong> 27, 10:30 to 11:15am<br />

Children, ages 9 months to 4 years, enjoy<br />

free-play time with age-appropriate toys,<br />

puzzles, and books while the adults get to<br />

socialize too.<br />

BUILDING WITH LINCOLN LOGS<br />

Thursday, <strong>July</strong> 27, 2:30pm<br />

Children, ages 4 to 7, will have fun using<br />

their imagination while building log cabins,<br />

towers, or whatever else they are inspired<br />

to make.<br />

BRICKS ‘N’ BOOKS<br />

Monday, <strong>July</strong> 31, 2:30pm<br />

Children, ages 6 and older, bring your<br />

imagination and Lego building skills to the<br />

library. At each Bricks ‘N’ Books meeting we<br />

will have a new building challenge. Conquer<br />

each challenge with a buddy or work on<br />

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THERAPY<br />

by Nelson Gonzalez, OTR/L<br />

Pediatric<br />

Occupational Therapy:<br />

Transitioning Children from Being<br />

Isolated to Being Included<br />

“Nobody is superior,<br />

nobody is inferior, but<br />

nobody is equal either.<br />

People are simply unique.<br />

You are you, I am I.” Osho<br />

Pediatric Occupational Therapists<br />

are life builders for children whose<br />

lives have been afflicted by<br />

disability, especially those with autism and<br />

cerebral palsy. OTs help these individuals<br />

to be free of their isolation, and help them<br />

to share their abilities with others. OTs do<br />

not attempt to make clients like everyone<br />

else. We embrace their strengths, and<br />

work on the<br />

areas that are<br />

weakened<br />

which affect<br />

their everyday<br />

functioning.<br />

If a child<br />

has difficulty<br />

controlling his<br />

or her selfstimulating<br />

behaviors, we teach him or her how<br />

to satisfy that crave in supplementary<br />

ways so that it does not affect his or<br />

her functioning and those around them.<br />

We want him or her to share his or her<br />

uniqueness.<br />

If a child with cerebral palsy demonstrates<br />

impairments with his or her motor control<br />

and coordination skills, which affect his<br />

or her activities of daily living including<br />

dressing, bathing, and social interaction<br />

skills, occupational therapist help<br />

remediate deficits and train clients and<br />

caregivers on compensatory techniques<br />

as needed to lead fulfilling lives.<br />

Various children with autism may miss<br />

sensory information from the environment<br />

that provides signals about what is going<br />

on in their surroundings and may be<br />

referred to as having poor registration.<br />

The brain may not be getting what it<br />

needs to produce appropriate responses.<br />

Other children may be referred to<br />

as having “seeking behavior.” These<br />

individuals are characteristically active<br />

and continuously engaged in their<br />

environments. They add sensory input to<br />

every experience in daily life. They may<br />

seem impulsive and the consideration<br />

for safety when playing may be absent.<br />

Some children with autism may display<br />

hypersensitivity to sounds, sights, smells,<br />

tastes, and textures. These children may<br />

have sensitivity behavior. They have overreactive<br />

neural systems that make them<br />

aware of every stimulus that becomes<br />

available, and do not have the appropriate<br />

ability to adjust to these stimuli.<br />

Children may also present as having<br />

avoiding behavior, which represent those<br />

who may engage in disruptive behaviors,<br />

especially in situations where they know<br />

they are having difficulty. They avoid<br />

circumstances by either withdrawing or<br />

participating in emotional outbursts that<br />

enable them to get out of the situation.<br />

The child may appear stubborn and<br />

controlling and prefer routines without any<br />

sudden changes. The child is creating a<br />

state to limit sensory input to those events<br />

that are known and therefore easy for<br />

the nervous system to interpret. There<br />

is not a cookie-cutter treatment plan for<br />

these exceptional children. OTs give the<br />

children and caregivers individualized<br />

recipes (treatment plans) called a sensory<br />

diet with ingredients (tools) to help the<br />

child regulate his or her sensory system<br />

for success at home, school, and in the<br />

community.<br />

Children with cerebral palsy<br />

characteristically demonstrate deficits<br />

with reflex, body movement, muscle tone,<br />

balance, posture, muscle coordination,<br />

and receiving and responding to<br />

information through the senses. These<br />

complications can considerably impair a<br />

child’s ability to successfully take part in<br />

daily living activities including, dressing,<br />

feeding, sitting, standing, socializing,<br />

and more. These limitations can lead to<br />

isolation.<br />

Occupational therapists encompass the<br />

skills necessary to improve their posture,<br />

reduce muscle tone, and improve their<br />

range of motion. They will improve a<br />

child’s self-care skills, visual motor skills,<br />

handwriting skills, and the ability to<br />

navigate his environment. These skills are<br />

imperative to improve a child’s functional<br />

independence to replace isolation into<br />

inclusion. But treatment does not end in<br />

the therapy clinic. A comprehensive home<br />

exercise and activities program and family<br />

education are vital to this process.<br />

OTs are knowledgeable in many<br />

areas in pediatric care. The<br />

focus is on improving a child’s<br />

functional independence. Through<br />

individualized treatment strategies<br />

and taking a family centered<br />

approach, limitations can be<br />

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SCHOOL<br />

DUAL<br />

ENROLLMENT<br />

by Aaron Krause<br />

If you’re a high school student and<br />

itching to attend college, you may not<br />

have to wait.<br />

Dual enrollment is an option that allows students to earn high<br />

school and college credits at the same time, possibly save<br />

money on college tuition, and perhaps finish college early. But<br />

just because you want to be a dual enrolled student doesn’t<br />

mean you can be. You must meet requirements.<br />

Eric Belliard, guidance director at Coral Springs High School,<br />

said dual enrollment is open to juniors and seniors at CSHS.<br />

In addition to being a junior or senior, you must possess at<br />

least an unweighted 3.0 grade point average. A student must<br />

also earn qualifying PERT college readiness test scores, or<br />

qualifying scores on the SAT or the ACT in English, reading,<br />

and math. You must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA to continue<br />

in the program. If you fail a class, you’re out.<br />

“There’s a big demand for it,” Belliard said, referring to<br />

students hoping to be dual enrolled. NBCMiami.com<br />

reported, and Belliard confirmed, that CSHS offers more dual<br />

According to the school’s website, “CSHS Dual Enrollment<br />

Academy provides a venue for our students to take<br />

advantage of an accelerated curriculum. There are no costs<br />

associated with tuition, fees, or books. Smaller classes<br />

provide a more comprehensive classroom experience. In<br />

addition to providing a smooth transition from high school to<br />

the post-secondary education, dual enrollment reduces the<br />

time necessary to complete requirements for a college degree<br />

and can save parents money on college tuition.”<br />

“You’re saving tons of money,”<br />

Belliard said.<br />

Terrence Sullivan, guidance director at Marjory Stoneman<br />

Douglas High School in Parkland, said students also benefit<br />

because, “it’s giving them college credit and at the same<br />

time it’s satisfying high school graduation requirement(s).”<br />

“It accelerates their college program,” Sullivan said. Sullivan<br />

added it’s not unusual for a dual enrolled student to graduate<br />

high school having earned a full-year’s worth of college<br />

credits.<br />

Sullivan and Belliard said they don’t encourage or discourage<br />

students from dual enrolling. They provide students and<br />

parents with information and let them make an informed<br />

choice. “We don’t discourage it (but neither do we) actively<br />

recruit kids into dual enrollment classes,” Sullivan said.<br />

Sullivan said even some middle school students are dual<br />

enrolled. However, he suggests students don’t begin a<br />

dual-enrollment program until they are juniors. “Students who<br />

aren’t ready for dual enrollment run the risk of having their<br />

college GPA negatively impacted,” he said.<br />

enrollment classes on its campus than any other Broward<br />

County school. CSHS offers nine such classes through an<br />

arrangement with Broward College and two through Florida<br />

International University. Belliard estimated about 13 percent of<br />

the school’s student body is dual enrolled.<br />

Belliard said he tries to make sure students don’t overload<br />

themselves with courses. He said per Broward College policy,<br />

students can take up to 11 credits per semester as a dual<br />

enrolled student.<br />

“Most Florida public universities within<br />

the state university system will accept<br />

dual enrollment credits,” Belliard said. P<br />

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PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT:<br />

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ABE WASERSTEIN<br />

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY<br />

HEADED TO THE BEST COLLEGES<br />

DETERMINED TO MAKE A BETTER WORLD<br />

Class of <strong>2017</strong> Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt High School graduates have been<br />

accepted to the top colleges and universities internationally, including:<br />

• PRINCETON UNIVERSITY<br />

• COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY/JTS<br />

• DARTMOUTH COLLEGE<br />

• DUKE UNIVERSITY<br />

• VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY<br />

• WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY<br />

IN ST. LOUIS<br />

• CARNEGIE MELLON<br />

UNIVERSITY<br />

• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH<br />

CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL<br />

• BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY<br />

• NEW YORK UNIVERSITY<br />

• BOSTON UNIVERSITY<br />

• NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY<br />

• CASE WESTERN RESERVE<br />

UNIVERSITY<br />

• WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY<br />

• UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI<br />

• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA<br />

• DAVIDSON COLLEGE<br />

• MCGILL UNIVERSITY<br />

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SCHOOL<br />

Cayla Weintraub<br />

invented a cake<br />

topper.<br />

Invention<br />

Convention<br />

by Golden Johansson<br />

Cameron Woodham created a hamster and fishbowl<br />

combination, which saves space.<br />

The students lined the rows<br />

in the cafeteria at Park<br />

Trails Elementary School.<br />

The 35 gifted third graders of<br />

Mrs. Church and Mrs. Corral’s<br />

class stood tall and proud. The 9-<br />

and 10-year-olds were prepared<br />

to present their creations in the<br />

annual Invention Convention.<br />

“Over several months,<br />

the students have been<br />

studying about inventions<br />

and inventors, keeping<br />

journals about problems<br />

in their daily lives with<br />

possible solutions,”<br />

invention as the students pitched<br />

their ideas. Ava Weissman<br />

created a backpack with a<br />

built-in umbrella so students<br />

and books wouldn’t get wet<br />

on rainy days. Alejandro<br />

Formoso developed a<br />

baseball picker upper so<br />

you wouldn’t hurt your back<br />

picking up countless balls<br />

during practice. Sofia Johansson<br />

created a functional flat shoe for<br />

working women whose feet ache<br />

after wearing high heels all day.<br />

Each creation was well-thoughtout<br />

and ready to be put into<br />

distribution.<br />

Marley Lee, left,<br />

invented a portable<br />

iPhone charger, and<br />

Sofia Johansson<br />

created heels that<br />

change in to flats.<br />

Ava Weissman<br />

invented a backpack<br />

with a built-in<br />

umbrella.<br />

Emily Rodriguez came up with<br />

design your own band-aids.<br />

Church said. “They researched<br />

and created an invention to solve<br />

the problems they observed.<br />

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SCHOOL<br />

The Value of Music<br />

in Education<br />

by Larry Schwingel<br />

Myrna Meeroff was in the fourth grade when she was<br />

given a test to determine musical aptitude. She<br />

definitely had talent, and the first instrument that<br />

drew her attention was the trumpet. “I fell in love with it—much<br />

to the chagrin of my family members—because I played it all the<br />

time,” she said. “As I grew older and moved into sixth grade at<br />

Ramblewood Middle School, I began playing the flute, and from<br />

there I became passionate about the French horn. Fred Schmidt<br />

was my music teacher, and he changed my life.” One day, children<br />

she now teaches may very well say the same thing about her.<br />

As a resident teaching artist with the South Florida Chamber<br />

Ensemble, Meeroff is changing the lives of children through music<br />

education. Her passion and love of the arts is one side of her<br />

personality. The other side is an innate ability as a music teacher to<br />

develop dynamic programs that influence and excite students. This<br />

combination earned her recognition as the <strong>2017</strong> ArtsEd Forever<br />

Teaching Artist of the Year. Meeroff has been a finalist for the honor<br />

the past three years.<br />

Meeroff is the creative genius behind the SFCE’s educational<br />

programs, including the acclaimed “Literacy Using Music and<br />

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Art.” This program combines art, music, world culture, and<br />

literature with reading comprehension that is assessed through<br />

a series of visual art activities.<br />

“Music is really the first form of language that we comprehend;<br />

there are sounds from the womb, recognizable sounds<br />

such as a mother’s voice, or a lullaby sung by a parent,”<br />

Meeroff said. “These sounds give us security and<br />

comfort. We memorize things through songs, and<br />

as we grow older, we see the value that music<br />

really plays in education.”<br />

The educator is a firm believer that the<br />

current education system of one size<br />

fits all is not working. “The beauty<br />

of being a teaching artist is that I<br />

can do something different with<br />

each child to bring out his or her<br />

potential,” she said. “One of the<br />

things I have learned is that<br />

education has to be flexible<br />

and capable of modifying<br />

methods.”<br />

LUMA’s “Summer of<br />

Stories” features the<br />

countries of Spain,<br />

Japan, and Russia. The<br />

first program, “Don<br />

Quixote and Music of<br />

Spain,” took place in<br />

May. “Issun Boshi and<br />

the Music of Japan,”<br />

took place in June, and<br />

“Peter and the Wolf and<br />

the Music of Russia,” will<br />

be on Saturday, August<br />

12. All programs are<br />

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A one-hour mini-concert by<br />

members of the South Florida<br />

Chamber Ensemble will be<br />

followed by an arts integration<br />

activity where the students make<br />

costume pieces related to the story.<br />

The concerts begin at 2pm, and the<br />

student outreach program begins at<br />

3pm. “The age range for participation is<br />

open to anyone who wants to learn,” Meeroff<br />

said. “Participants range from elementary-school<br />

children to older adults who just want to keep their<br />

minds sharp.”<br />

One of her unique teaching methods is to tell a story and<br />

have students reinforce it through illustrations that answer<br />

questions about the story. “Children listen to the story and<br />

then draw what the story is about,” she said. “Nearly 100<br />

Myrna Meeroff and her students<br />

percent of the students show better comprehension—and<br />

better focus— with this method of learning.” According to<br />

Meeroff, early success in school is a pre-determination of what<br />

will come later. “If students are engaged at an early age, it<br />

“Music is really the first form of<br />

language that we comprehend;<br />

there are sounds from the womb,<br />

recognizable sounds such as a<br />

mother’s voice, or a lullaby sung by<br />

a parent.”<br />

helps for success later in life,” she said.Maria Schwartz, artistic<br />

director at SFCE said, “We are always amazed at the depth of<br />

the programming that she creates year after year and how she<br />

incorporates so many core subjects into the arts integration<br />

programs. These programs are truly changing lives.” P<br />

The South Florida Chamber Ensemble includes<br />

six musicians from the brass, woodwind, string,<br />

and percussion families. It was formed in 2001<br />

as a combination of the Art Trio and the New York<br />

Wind Trio. The two ensembles shared some of<br />

the same members, and then joined forces to<br />

diversify and pool their resources. Members play<br />

in concert with the Florida Grand Opera, Miami<br />

City Ballet, South Florida Philharmonic, and the<br />

Boca Raton Philharmonic.<br />

Admission is $12 and the outreach program is<br />

free with the admission price. For more<br />

information, call 954-803-3762. Summer of Stories<br />

tickets is available online at mkt.com/sfcemusic.<br />

This year, the program involves 12 schools across<br />

Broward County, and is funded, in part, through a<br />

grant from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.<br />

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THERAPY<br />

by Celeste Catania-Opris, Ph.D.<br />

Another year has flown by and summer<br />

is coming to an end. It is almost time for<br />

kids to head back to school, which means<br />

buying school supplies, back-to-school<br />

clothing, and chaotic schedules. Before the<br />

new school year starts, consider discussing<br />

expectations you may have of your child for<br />

this school year. Typically, children tend to<br />

struggle with maintaining their behavior,<br />

friendships, and grades, so exploring these<br />

topics may prove beneficial.<br />

Behavior<br />

Children sometimes act in ways that<br />

make us say, “What were they thinking?”<br />

For instance, when children do not have<br />

many friends, they may try to fit in with<br />

the other students by talking back to a<br />

teacher or allowing another student to<br />

cheat off of their paper during a test.<br />

From the outside perspective, it seems<br />

that the child behaved inappropriately,<br />

when in reality, all the child wanted was<br />

to fit in and be accepted. This does not<br />

excuse the child’s behavior, but it offers<br />

an understanding about what may be<br />

going on in a child’s mind. Perhaps<br />

discuss how you expect your child<br />

to behave at school and remind her<br />

what is appropriate and inappropriate,<br />

essentially giving her a heads up.<br />

Friends<br />

This may sound odd, but from time to<br />

time you may need to redefine what a<br />

friend is to your children. For instance, let<br />

them know that a friend is not someone<br />

who makes us feel badly about<br />

ourselves. In addition, a friend does not<br />

intentionally tease us to make others<br />

laugh at our expense. By the same<br />

token, as a friend, they too should not<br />

treat others in this manner. We expect<br />

our children to make good choices, but<br />

as parents, we need to play an active<br />

role in regards to whom our children<br />

are spending time with and how they<br />

interact with these individuals as well.<br />

Grades<br />

The older your children become, the<br />

more is expected of them academically.<br />

This pertains to more school work,<br />

more testing, and more teachers. All<br />

teachers have their own teaching style,<br />

so learning what each teacher expects<br />

of your child will help your child do well in<br />

that class. These types of conversations<br />

are helpful to have with your children<br />

and their teachers to ease any concerns<br />

or misunderstandings. Oddly enough,<br />

one of the main issues children deal<br />

with is having difficulty believing in their<br />

own capabilities, so reassuring them of<br />

their strengths will help them to succeed<br />

scholastically.<br />

Discuss these expectations and get<br />

feedback from your child. Sometimes<br />

you may be surprised what<br />

frightens or causes your child<br />

anxiety. Perhaps there is another<br />

student who your child has had an<br />

issue with the year before, causing<br />

your child to worry about having<br />

to interact with that student again.<br />

It is also possible that your child<br />

may have heard that his new teacher is<br />

“hard” or “mean” resulting in your child<br />

feeling intimidated by simply entering the<br />

classroom on the first day of school.<br />

As a parent you have the right to dictate<br />

your expectations. Still, make sure that<br />

these expectations are realistic. For<br />

instance, if your children play sports,<br />

it may be difficult for them to balance<br />

school work, a social life, and family<br />

time. Try to offer your thoughts and<br />

suggestions with an open mind, even<br />

when you and your child disagree<br />

on a particular topic. This allows<br />

children to feel validated and heard,<br />

in turn, strengthening the parent-child<br />

relationship.<br />

In the end, the goal is to have<br />

a successful school year.<br />

There will be times when you<br />

feel overwhelmed and simply<br />

exhausted as a parent, but seeing<br />

your child succeed and flourish<br />

makes it all worth it. Best of luck<br />

to all children this school year. P<br />

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BACK TO SCHOOL<br />

Education:<br />

All the Comforts of Home<br />

by Larry Schwingel<br />

Homeschool versus public education has been debated for years,<br />

and for good reason. An article by Michael Haverluck, written for<br />

The Christian Perspective, quotes Theodore Roosevelt as<br />

saying, “to educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate<br />

a menace to society.” That is a look inside the mindset of many<br />

families electing to homeschool. They believe homeschooling is a better alternative to an<br />

environment of violence, peer pressure, drugs, and bullying. There is no debate.<br />

Dr. Brian Ray, a California researcher, provides a different<br />

viewpoint: “Ninety-two percent of superintendents<br />

believe that home learners are emotionally unstable,<br />

deprived of proper social development, and are too judgmental<br />

of the world around them.”<br />

Therein lies the great divide between<br />

homeschool and public school.<br />

Lisa Sciandra, a local mother, homeschooled three children.<br />

Her oldest daughter graduated from Ave Maria University with a<br />

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science, the middle son has a 3.96<br />

GPA at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, and the<br />

youngest daughter recently graduated high school and is dual<br />

enrolled at Broward College.<br />

“I must have been doing something right,” she<br />

said. “It proves that you can still get a good<br />

education at home if the structure is there.”<br />

According to Sciandra, surveys show colleges like<br />

homeschooled students because in her words, “they are<br />

structured, disciplined, and more willing to learn.”<br />

About four million children are homeschooled, and the number<br />

is rising. As more students are homeschooled, professional<br />

educators are concerned that the exodus keeps funds from<br />

entering the public education system, and will cause long-term<br />

issues.<br />

“Homeschool World” (www.home-school.com), the official web<br />

site of Practical Homeschooling Magazine, lists 20 reasons why<br />

homeschooling is great.<br />

Listed in a tongue-in-cheek manner are: “The<br />

only gang your kids belong to is the family; the<br />

teacher/pupil ratio is great; you can sleep in on<br />

rainy days; vacations can be called extended<br />

field trips; you can wear pajamas to class and<br />

not be kicked out; and there’s always time to<br />

bake cookies.”<br />

Sciandra admits negativity surrounding the current educational<br />

system sparked her interest to homeschool. “I was looking for<br />

an alternative, and Broward County is the largest homeschool<br />

county in the country, so it was just right for me,” Sciandra said.<br />

“We found a network of homeschool friends and there was<br />

never a problem with the social interaction or intellectual growth<br />

of my children.”<br />

The Upside<br />

Homeschooling provides freedom and luxury not found in a<br />

classroom. Students can study and learn what they want, when<br />

they want, for as long as they want. This is not to say that all the<br />

basics aren’t covered, but those basics may be covered at age<br />

six for one child, and at age 10 for another, depending on ability,<br />

maturity, and interest levels.<br />

Filling the gap of social interaction for homeschoolers are<br />

organizations such as the South Florida Heat. “When my<br />

oldest daughter joined and played soccer it really opened up<br />

doors for her to meet a lot of new friends,” Sciandra said. “Any<br />

misgivings she may have had about missing out by not going<br />

to a traditional high school were forgotten at that point. All<br />

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homeschoolers share a common bond; it’s a very tight network<br />

of friends.”<br />

Without traditional school hours and assignments, there is<br />

greater flexibility for off-season vacations, visiting parks and<br />

museums, and more. “We would go on trips whenever we<br />

wanted, but we still learned, and there was structure,” Sciandra<br />

said. “It was a great bonding experience for the family. We<br />

would learn together, travel together, and make friends together.<br />

The greatest accomplishment for me is the relationship my kids<br />

have with each other.”<br />

Studies show students attending public<br />

schools may deal with peer pressure,<br />

competition, and bullying. Those factors affect<br />

self-esteem, particularly for girls.<br />

Similar studies say self-esteem of girls who are homeschooled<br />

remains strong. “They don’t have the fear of having to fit in,” she<br />

said. “Their lives aren’t dictated by peers, but by caring parents,<br />

and that breeds more discipline and self-confidence.”<br />

The Downside<br />

Even though homeschooling is time at the kitchen table with<br />

textbooks and worksheets, many families choose hands-on<br />

experiences and interesting activities as learning tools. However,<br />

planning, driving to, and participating in those activities can be<br />

draining on a parent.<br />

If one partner foregoes full-time employment to homeschool,<br />

it’s a big sacrifice — especially when struggling to balance a<br />

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Homeschoolers may not be welcome to participate with their<br />

local public-schooled peers.<br />

Homeschooling may be seen as an oddity—or even a threat<br />

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trained professionals sometimes fail. If you can’t take criticism,<br />

homeschooling may not be right for you.<br />

“I thought about homeschooling my kids through their high<br />

school years and was overwhelmed,” Sciandra said. “Just take<br />

a year at a time until it becomes a lifestyle; don’t be scared,<br />

do your research, and reach out to other homeschoolers and<br />

support groups.” P<br />

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get Help<br />

The Florida Parent Education Association<br />

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support, guidance, and information. Acknowledging that<br />

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The South Florida HEAT (Home Education<br />

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FROM THE EXPERT ASK DR. RENAE<br />

blues<br />

Dear Dr. Renae,<br />

I developed a strong bond with my martial arts<br />

coaches after my dad died when I was very young.<br />

My mom and other relatives have given me an<br />

amazing life and I consider my coaches family. Now<br />

that my mom is getting ready to marry a great guy,<br />

they are talking about moving out-of-state in the<br />

future for a lower cost of living. For many years, I<br />

have looked forward to working with my coaches<br />

when I enter high school and can’t imagine them<br />

not being in my life. They have been my rock, my<br />

security, and helped me through tough times. My<br />

mom says that I will adjust, but all I feel is a deep<br />

sense of loss at even the thought of moving. How<br />

can I look forward to high school when my future<br />

seems uncertain?<br />

Crying my eyes out<br />

Dear Crying My Eyes Out,<br />

Moving is very difficult when you have to leave behind so many<br />

important people. However, when you move to this new place,<br />

you’ll meet new people and it could turn out to be a great<br />

experience. It’ll be hard leaving your coaches and everyone<br />

behind, but with today’s technology, it could be as if you never<br />

left. You could FaceTime, call, and text to keep in touch and<br />

keep up the strong family-like bond you have.<br />

A friend<br />

Dear Crying My Eyes Out,<br />

I’m so sorry that you are not as excited as your mom and her<br />

boyfriend to move. I think that even though you feel a great loss,<br />

you can still keep in touch with the coaches thanks to<br />

technology. You’re very lucky to have had such great coaches.<br />

Just because you’re moving, doesn’t mean you’re not able to<br />

still maintain a relationship with them. Even though you have<br />

hesitation about going to high school, things will be OK because<br />

you have a very good attitude and seem optimistic.<br />

Fourteen-year-old who also does martial arts<br />

Dear Crying My Eyes Out,<br />

Thank you for sharing your story - it really touched my heart. If<br />

you have such a strong connection to your martial arts coaches,<br />

I’m sure that won’t change when you move. I am confident<br />

that you will be able to keep in touch with them and share<br />

your progress as time goes on. It seems you can’t do much to<br />

change the moving situation, but at the same time, you like the<br />

guy your mom is going to marry. That’s a huge plus. Maybe you<br />

can make an agreement with your mom that she’ll let you come<br />

back and visit during the summer. Your coaches might even be<br />

able to give you an assistant job or internship. Stay focused on<br />

the positive, and I’m sure you’ll feel better.<br />

A Caring Friend<br />

Dear Crying My Eyes Out,<br />

Change is always difficult, especially if you are surrounded by<br />

people who have given you support and comfort during the<br />

difficult times. However, change can be easier if you express<br />

your concern to those close to you. Talk to your mother and<br />

her fiancé about how you feel. You can also discuss the move<br />

and how you feel with your coaches. This could help put you at<br />

ease. Just because you might move in the future doesn’t mean<br />

your coaches have to be completely out of your life. Keeping<br />

in touch and telling them how you are doing can help with the<br />

process of change and your thoughts of uncertainty.<br />

Your friend<br />

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Dear Crying My Eyes Out,<br />

It’s completely natural to worry about what this new place will be like.<br />

Try to think positively about the fact that from moving you will have<br />

new experiences and new people to meet. Talk to your parents and<br />

maybe you could even have a say as to where you are moving to make<br />

sure you like the school. It’s easy to make new friends when you get<br />

involved in extracurricular activities. Remember that you are not alone<br />

and technology makes it so easy to keep in touch with people over long<br />

distances. It also sounds like you have a great future stepfather so this<br />

will give you a chance for your relationship with him to get stronger.<br />

A Caring Friend<br />

Dear Crying My Eyes Out,<br />

It sounds like you have a very caring mother who has always found a<br />

way to make the best possible life for you, despite not having a father<br />

in your day-to-day life. Trust that your mom has continued to put your<br />

needs first by researching everything about the move before deciding<br />

what is best for you and the family. She sees a positive future for you in<br />

your new community, even better than what you envision in your current<br />

community. By maintaining close ties with your coaches and nurturing<br />

new relationships, you will increase your support as you enter high<br />

school. Having an impressive skill in martial arts will help you to meet<br />

friends who share your interest and gain admiration and respect from<br />

peers and adults in your new community. You might find it very rewarding<br />

to share your daily life experiences with your new stepdad as well. Your<br />

life will be different, however, it sounds like it could be even better.<br />

Dr. Renae<br />

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COMMUNITY<br />

by Roberto Baptista<br />

Is Taichi the<br />

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When most exercises seem to center on high<br />

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The origin of Taichi is surrounded by legends and myths,<br />

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martial art after observing a combat between a crane and<br />

a snake.<br />

A style of the Traditional Chinese Martial Arts (KungFu),<br />

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Taichi can be learned, taught, and practiced at any age,<br />

but has become increasingly favored by adults and seniors<br />

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The health benefits of Taichi have been the subject of<br />

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and abroad. The results advance what its practitioners<br />

already knew for centuries: The practice of Tai-Chi-Chuan<br />

promotes great overall health.<br />

The regular practice of Taichi can be helpful both physically<br />

and mentally. Some of its benefits are:<br />

• It can improve both lower-body and upper-body<br />

muscle strength;<br />

• It can improve flexibility;<br />

• It can improve balance and, as some studies show,<br />

reduce falls (one of the main causes of death<br />

among seniors);<br />

• It can provide aerobic conditioning at a moderate heart<br />

rate, burning up to 300 calories in a one-hour session;<br />

• It can help control stress and provide relaxation,<br />

becoming an aid in the treatment of depression;<br />

• It can help to improve awareness and focus;<br />

• It can help to strengthen knee and other body joints;<br />

• It can improve sleep quality;<br />

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• It can improve motor coordination;<br />

• It can improve blood circulation; and,<br />

• It can improve overall one’s quality of life.<br />

Besides these and other health benefits, Taichi classes offer a<br />

friendly learning environment.<br />

Due to transliteration, the term Taichi is wrongly translated in<br />

many publications as “supreme energy;” the Chinese term “qi”<br />

(breath, energy) is confused with “ji”(polarity). Thus, Taichi (Taiji)<br />

in a better translation means “supreme polarity,” a state that<br />

can only be achieved when the two complementary forces<br />

of Yin (passive) and Yang (active) find harmony together. An<br />

example of such harmony is a man and woman marrying;<br />

such a union is greater than the sum of the parts alone. They<br />

have achieved Taichi, the supreme polarity, no longer being he,<br />

or she, but becoming us.<br />

Since its origins, Taichi was perceived to fulfill many needs. At<br />

the birthplace of Taichi, the first practitioners lived in remote<br />

mountains in search of internal peace, but at the same time,<br />

they had to face constant threats by invaders. With Taichi the<br />

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and traditional Martial Arts) are bound together in one single<br />

practice.<br />

For those who are not familiar with Taichi, its movements<br />

resemble traditional KungFu movements but done in a slow<br />

and gentle manner. In Taichi practice a profound bind of mind<br />

and body is sought to be achieved, bringing harmony of<br />

breathing and movement, making the connection of feet, legs,<br />

body, arms, and hands that improves body consciousness.<br />

Keeping the traditional ways of martial arts, Taichi teaches<br />

to always respect each person’s strengths, weaknesses,<br />

gifts, and limitations. There is literally no rush, each person<br />

learns at his or her own pace. New students progress from<br />

fundamentals to basic routines and eventually to more<br />

complex ones. At intermediate levels, two-person practices<br />

are introduced and traditional apparatus such as hand fans,<br />

straight swords, and others can also be used. By continuously<br />

practicing, the skills are sharpened (the true essence of<br />

Traditional KungFu) and the benefits clearly seen.<br />

A regular Taichi class may include the following: a light warmup<br />

and stretching, followed by Qigong (breathing exercises)<br />

to promote the circulation of vital energy (qi) of the body.<br />

Students then practice basics stances, footwork, and specific<br />

movements of Taichi. After that comes the routine practices,<br />

where students are corrected by the instructor and taught new<br />

movements.<br />

During the practice of a Taichi routine, the movements<br />

are continuous, uninterrupted, and each movement is<br />

synchronized with one’s breathing. The mind is set on the<br />

continuous flow of the movements, which turns the practice<br />

into singular meditation in movement. It is something that must<br />

be experienced to be fully understood.<br />

At the end of each class, the instructor delivers a very short<br />

message about one of the Wude (Martial Ethics) principles, to<br />

refresh in students’ minds those good teachings most of our<br />

parents and grandparents taught us as we grew up. P<br />

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• health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-health-benefitsof-tai-chi<br />

• sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160311150130.htm<br />

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PET GRIEF<br />

Honoring<br />

your pet’s passing<br />

by Candice Russell<br />

For many pet-loving families, they will<br />

experience the mortality of their animals<br />

more than a few times. What do you do when<br />

your beloved pet dies?<br />

When cats Speed and Cueball, brothers, died<br />

within a few months of each other at more than<br />

18 years old, owners Tony Scandricka and Craig<br />

Fritz buried them in their Oakland Park backyard (each city in<br />

Broward County has different rules about backyard burials).<br />

They added a Buddha head, an angel candleholder, and a<br />

memorial stone with dates and names. It is a comfort to both<br />

men to have their pets outside the door.<br />

Our pets have much to teach us about courage in the face<br />

of pain. But sometimes we must make these life and death<br />

decisions for them, especially if they are suffering before death.<br />

But how do you know when it’s time to end a pet’s suffering?<br />

Alice Villalobs, a veterinarian oncologist, introduced a test<br />

called “Pawspeople,” a quality of life program for terminally ill<br />

pets. After a diagnoses and sympathetic pain management of<br />

symptoms, she recommends that owners take this test for their<br />

pets on three separate days, using a measuring scale of one<br />

to ten.<br />

This scale includes hurt, hunger, hygiene, happiness (including<br />

expressing joy and playing with toys), mobility, and hydration. To<br />

ease the pain of going to an animal hospital, there are in-home<br />

euthanasia professionals to make it easier for you and your pet<br />

to say goodbye.<br />

The first pet cemetery in the country, founded<br />

in 1896, was called The Peaceable Kingdom<br />

in Hartsdale, New York. It services all religious<br />

traditions and is listed on the National Register of<br />

Historic Places.<br />

At Rainbow Crossing Pet Memorial, individual and group<br />

cremations are offered. Some owners want to be present at a<br />

cremation for closure, according to owner Jennifer Collins. They<br />

also offer business cards for pet grief counselors.<br />

The Broward Pet Cemetery in Plantation was founded in<br />

the 1960s, according to owner Randy Temkin. “We offer<br />

nondenominational services and the reading of a poem in<br />

the form of a prayer,” Temkin said. “People can participate as<br />

much as or as little as they want to. In some cases, a choir was<br />

brought in to perform.”<br />

But grieving for a pet may not always be understood by friends,<br />

relatives, or coworkers. That’s where a grief counselor can help.<br />

Ellen Meyers has led the pet bereavement group at the Humane<br />

Society of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale for the past seven<br />

years. Previously, she was a guidance counselor in the Broward<br />

County School System.<br />

“Nothing is off-limits,” Meyers said. “This is a group experience.<br />

It is a healing process to<br />

participate with others.”<br />

Meyers believes that more<br />

people would benefit from<br />

attendance in a group. They<br />

can listen or share their<br />

stories. Acknowledging the<br />

grief and honoring the pet is<br />

what helps an owner to heal.<br />

Some people choose to have<br />

rings or necklaces made from<br />

a pet’s cremated remains.<br />

Others opt for urns or an altar<br />

in their home with pet photos and toys. However you choose to<br />

honor your pet’s passing is as individual as you are. P<br />

HELP TO EASE THE GRIEF<br />

Make a photo album or add framed photos in your house<br />

Make a garden stone in your backyard for a tribute<br />

Conduct a formal pet burial<br />

Make a portrait of your pet<br />

Realize you did all you could to help your pet<br />

Adopt another pet<br />

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Abacus Animal Hospital is one of the oldest established veterinary<br />

practices in Coral Springs. Dogs, cats, avian, and exotics are<br />

treated by Dr. Jerry Pico, the sole practitioner at Abacus Animal<br />

Hospital since 1996.<br />

Dr. Pico was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A graduate<br />

of the Veterinary School of Iowa State University, he moved to Coral<br />

Springs after working for the Humane Society in Jupiter.<br />

The goal of Abacus is to provide clients and their pets a friendly,<br />

stress-free environment with minimal wait times at our clinic or from the<br />

convenience of their home. Appointments are scheduled for at least a<br />

half hour to allow Dr. Pico to provide your pet with undivided attention<br />

and medical care. Our goal is for our patients to live a long and healthy<br />

life by practicing preventive medicine as prescribed for your pet’s<br />

individual health needs.<br />

After practicing at the same location for more than 20 years, we found<br />

a need for full veterinary services at the pet’s home. Although Dr. Pico<br />

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to provide the full service that was available at the clinic. With the clinic<br />

“on wheels,” Dr. Pico extends his laboratory services and diagnostic<br />

capabilities to your home. Some patients have mobility issues and<br />

therefore have difficulty walking into the clinic, others are too ill to do so.<br />

Multi-pet households face the difficulty of transporting and choosing the<br />

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Clinic hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8am to 6pm;<br />

Saturday, 8am to noon. Walk-ins are accepted, but appointments<br />

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EQUESTRIAN NEWS<br />

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by Donice Muccio<br />

Oh, the beauty of saddle seat riding. Most spectators and<br />

many horse enthusiasts do not know or understand the<br />

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Elise Kelley, 13, and her American Saddlebred, Elvis, recently<br />

moved here from Alabama. They were thrilled when they<br />

found Malachi Acres as they had searched for barns that<br />

knew about Saddlebreds and saddle seat riding. Elise’s horse,<br />

now older but still full of life, is so mannerly and has a true<br />

connection with her. She moved out of Academy showing and<br />

is working on full performance, learning collection with two<br />

reins. This was her first show with us moving up. She did a<br />

great job as the move up was a challenge she was willing to<br />

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It was my thrill that we had another Saddlebred in the barn<br />

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Walkers, and now Friesians are seen in the show ring.<br />

Saddle seat is a somewhat misunderstood discipline. These<br />

horses are not mistreated to present their beautiful highstepping<br />

trot, but are bred and chosen to perform with great<br />

athleticism. The same goes for all breed requirements for their<br />

riding disciplines. The horses need the correct conformation<br />

and temperament to perform the required task needed to<br />

show at their best.<br />

In a saddle seat horse, the extreme hock action from behind is<br />

what gives the horse its drive to perform the beautiful extreme<br />

motion. All that energy is contained under the rider and it’s<br />

exhilarating to ride. Their very expressive faces are sometimes<br />

perceived as fright, but they are excited and ready to perform<br />

with the freedom of their amazing power and extreme gaits.<br />

A Saddlebred show is so exciting as the horses feed off the<br />

noise of the crowd and bloom with each pass down the rail.<br />

Cheering is encouraged, not a quiet whisper. It certainly makes<br />

watching a long horse show exciting for the spectators.<br />

Although a saddle seat rider looks posed and the horse is<br />

doing all the work, it is just the opposite. The rider is riding<br />

every stride, including the youth riders. With their lovely<br />

equitation, the rider is helping the horse do what it knows<br />

best. Animated brilliance is what the saddle seat rider strives<br />

for in the show ring performance.<br />

I always tell my students to strive for that show ring ride even<br />

at home. Playtime is fun, but the horse needs to respect the<br />

work ethics needed for future performances.<br />

It is a discipline that has sadly declined in our area. Most<br />

Saddlebred and Arab barns have moved out of the area,<br />

and the closest breed shows are in Tampa and north. When<br />

inquiring people visit our barn I am always amazed that they<br />

think there is only Show Jumping and Western riding available<br />

for shows. At least Dressage is now on the radar. I do my<br />

best to educate them about the many riding disciplines for<br />

showing, not just jumping and rodeo.<br />

Because of the extreme power of the horse, one is always<br />

expected to be attentive to their horse at all times …<br />

safety first! P<br />

100<br />

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y Glenn Kalick, DVM<br />

Something to<br />

Believe<br />

PET TALK<br />

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W<br />

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make a positive difference in people’s lives by taking<br />

extraordinary care of their pets. We talk about this<br />

culture all the time but sometimes it takes a real-life situation to best<br />

show it.<br />

Sasha was a 13-year-old Shih Tzu with a very strong personality.<br />

The owner was always shocked that his precious Sasha needed<br />

a muzzle to be examined and the groomer could never groom<br />

her without a muzzle, therefore, her face was never trimmed. The<br />

owner could never take anything out of her mouth or brush her<br />

face without being bitten. Henry’s wife passed away years ago so<br />

now Sasha was the love of his life. He brought her to the dog park<br />

where she barked and chased all the other dogs. He brought her to<br />

Dunkin’ Donuts in the morning and Publix in the afternoon. Sasha<br />

was Henry’s best friend and companion.<br />

That love affair did not transfer to the rest of the family. When Henry<br />

was unable to take care of himself he was moved to a facility that<br />

did not allow pets. Sasha was now under the care of his daughter<br />

who Sasha didn’t like particularly. It was then discovered that Sasha<br />

did not like females. They took Sasha to a male groomer and she<br />

was much better with grooming. They also, after many difficult<br />

appointments with the new veterinarian, came back to my practice.<br />

About a year later Sasha came into the practice with some difficulty<br />

urinating and I diagnosed her with a bladder stone. She was now<br />

a senior pet that needed surgery to ease her discomfort. The<br />

daughter, who was not in love with Sasha, had to decide about the<br />

surgery. I heard the financial, ethical, and moral arguments about<br />

the surgery. I told her that the decision was her family’s but age was<br />

not a disease and Sasha needs the surgery. She took Sasha home<br />

to make a family decision.<br />

Two days later Sasha was scheduled for surgery. I called the<br />

daughter to ask if she had any questions about the surgery. The<br />

daughter wanted to tell me about her dad.<br />

She brought Sasha to the nursing home to say goodbye to Henry,<br />

knowing he was non-communicable at this time. The daughter<br />

wanted closure and felt that this was a way to do it. As she walked<br />

down the corridor Sasha was barking at everyone . Typically, if the<br />

dog is not well-behaved they meet on the courtyard but, because<br />

Henry was bedridden they brought Sasha to his room.<br />

When Sasha saw Henry in bed she immediately got excited and<br />

started to whimper and paw at the bed. The husband put Sasha<br />

on the bed where she started to lick Henry’s face. Henry, for the first<br />

time in a while, spoke and petted Sasha. Henry smiled and said his<br />

wife’s name and Sasha’s name. So, Sasha became a therapy dog.<br />

Henry lived another six months, Sasha lived seven. Pets definitely<br />

make a positive difference in people’s lives. P<br />

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at an ice cream bar, has to<br />

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But it has everything to do<br />

with the content of this issue<br />

and the reality of life.<br />

We believe we have an intelligent and informed readership, one that<br />

can appreciate the irony of an article about National Ice Cream Month<br />

in the same issue as an article on diabetes. In 1984, President Ronald<br />

Reagan designated <strong>July</strong> as National Ice Cream Month and the third<br />

Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice<br />

cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by more than 90<br />

percent of the nation’s population.<br />

President Reagan’s take on this was correct. But when does the<br />

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Sometimes the eater must do a trade-off, reducing<br />

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The same with the June cover, about which a reader<br />

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Again, the photograph has everything to do with the June issue’s<br />

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The photographer perfectly captured this.<br />

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