September 2017

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THE FAMILY FRIENDLY MAGAZINE SINCE 1991 

SEPTEMBER 2 017 

Serving Parkland and 

neighboring areas. 

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Grace A. Noethen P.A. 

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Specializing in Parkland & 

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BBB RANCHES $2,999,995 

Amazing compound in Mediterranean style 2-story main house plus 4 

car garage and guest house on 3.566 acres and private pond. Can be 

purchased with additional, adjacent 2.933 acres and approved agricultural 

exemption. First time offering, builders own home, with high end finishes 

throughout. Spacious, warm and inviting living areas, with Grand Foyer 

entry, huge eat-in kitchen, 2 dishwashers, gas cooking, Family room with 

Gas fireplace, all bedrooms en suite, 10 ft ceilings, 2 laundry rooms, 2 

staircases. 2763 sq ft of covered patios and balconies, Hardwood floors 

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

hurricane impact glass windows and doors, and so much more. 

BBB RANCHES $2,790,000 

This custom-built Tuscan style estate is situated on 2.5 manicured 

acres, private tennis court, custom pool and spa with 

rock waterfall, large screened patio with summer kitchen and 

ample entertainment space. 7 bedrooms, 7 full and 2 half baths, 

nearly 8,900 interior sq.ft. State-of-the-art home theater, gourmet 

kitchen, fitness center, Lutron lighting system, Crestron 

home automation, security system with built-in cameras, a 

whole-house reverse osmosis system, and a built-in generator 

and Impact glass windows and doors. 

HERON ESTATES AT HERON BAY $2,299,000 

Magnificent 5,800 sq ft custom, Mediterranean, 2-story Estate 

w/ Spectacular Lake & Golf views+cul-de-sac location. 5 

Beds+Office/6th bed+Library & 3C Gar/French doors & 

crown molding throughout. Impact glass windows & doors/ 

His & Hers marble master baths/Gourmet kitchen w/granite 

counter tops & SS appliances/Dramatic living room w/stone 

fireplace/granite wet bar & coffered ceiling/2 upstairs junior 

suites w/private covered balcony/Incredible screened patio 

w/summer kitchen/fireplace/open headed pool +spa. 

PINETREE ESTATES $1,250.000 

Custom estate on 1.09 acres on the North side of Pine 

Tree Estate section of Parkland. Hurricane protection 

on all windows and doors. Whole house generator. 6-car 

garage, 3-way split floor plan, spacious rooms, volume 

ceilings and 8’ doors throughout. Huge custom kitchen, 

with center island. Enormous screened patio area 

with solar heated salt water pool & outdoor summer 

kitchen plus reverse osmosis water system. Meticulously 

maintained with $350,000 in improvements and upgrades. 

WHISPERING WOODS $1,149,000 

Lakefront acre estate with 5400 sq ft of living area, 6 

bedrooms, 6 full baths, plus office/library, plus exercise 

studio and 4-Car garage. French doors thru-out, marble 

floors, crown moldings, wood burning fireplace, located 

on a private Cul-de-sac with resort style open pool and 

patio, summer kitchen, over-sized bar area and 270’ of 

lake frontage. Beautifully remodeled and maintained with 

pride of ownership. 

PINE TREE ESTATES $995,000 

Beautifully upgraded and appointed custom home with park 

like setting in Pine Tree Estates. Custom kitchen with center 

island and top of the line appliances. Crown molding, plantation 

shutters, saturnia and wood flooring. Kitchen and all bathrooms 

with granite counter tops, all accordion hurricane shutters thru 

out. Open and spacious layout with view of oversize pool and 

screened patio. This 5 Bedroom, 5.5 bath home shows with 

pride of ownership 

WHISPERING WOODS $875,000 

Newly remodeled lakefront estate. Fenced yard, Newer roof, 

French doors thru-out, all new bathrooms, new kitchen, double 

ovens + microwave & granite countertops. Formal living 

room with wood burning fireplace. Split bedroom plan featuring 

2 en-suite bedrooms all with wood floors and marble floors 

on all main living areas, volume ceilings thru-out, circular driveway, 

3-car side entry garage boasting 973 sq. ft. with separate 

storage area. 

THE LANDINGS ESTATES $849,000 

Completely renovated Estate home in the transitional decor. 5 

bedrooms, 3 full baths, and 3 way split floor plan. On 1/2 acre+ 

with 3-car garage, fenced yard, newer roof, stainless steel top of 

the line appliances and marble floors. Master with custom closets, 

his and hers dressing areas. Open marble patio and pool with 

outside shower, 500 Gal gas tank, generator, well for sprinkler, 

volume ceilings, surround sound and much more. Guard Gated 

community with amenity island offering tennis, basket ball, volley 

ball and tot lot..... 

CASERAS IN PARKLAND GOLF & CC $495,000 

First time offering, original owners in pristine condition and 

meticulously maintained-Shows better than a model. This 

2nd Floor Caseras unit is loaded with extras and upgrades. 3 

Bedrooms plus Den, 2 full baths and 2 car garage. Wood staircase 

and wood paneled custom elevator, all impact windows 

and doors, built-ins, crown moldings and more. With elegant 

decor, 4 BR/2BA/2CG. 

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16 A Survivor’s story 

Traumatic past leads to a 

bright future 

20 ECHO 

Florida fights world hunger 

22 Mom’s 

Perspective 

Selling my house woes 

26 Male Matters 

Dolphin’s new season 

32 Humor 

Tippy barstool syndrome 

38 Senior Marriage 

A surprise for Mom and Dad 

58 Newly appointed 

Temple Beth Orr welcomes a 

new Rabbi 

60 High Holy Days 

Rabbi Stollman discusses the 

importance of the 

High Holy Days 

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Vol.27, No.6 

September 

68 The Great 

American Songbook 

Great music lives on 

Coming 

Attraction 70 

First of its kind OrganicFest 

Wine Watch 72 

Second to none 

Public Speaking 82 

Do’s and don’ts 

Childhood 

Obesity 84 

A convenient epidemic 

Ask the 

Expert 86, 87 

Where’s my talent? 

National Suicide 

Prevention 

Month 90, 91 

Get help sooner 

Therapy 92 

A cultural guide to acceptance 

Dietitian’s View 94 

Fitness after 50 

Equestrian News 98 

Saying farewell 

Pet Talk 99 

Louie and the flu 

Divorce 

Mediation 100 

The benefits and how it works 

SEPTEMBER 2017 

HOME 

66 

Handyman vs 

DYI 

Deciding which 

to choose 

48, 49 Kitchen 

and Living Room 

Makeovers 

Function, décor, and 

lighting considered 

54, 55 Big Design on 

Little Money 

You don’t need a lot of cash 

IMPROVEMENT44 

to make changes 

FEATURES 

62, 63 Let’s Eat! 

Recipes for the High Holy Days 

66, 67 Curtains up on Theater Season 

Check out what’s coming to a theater near you 

IN EVERY ISSUE 

Editor’s Letter 6 

Parkland’s Mayor 8 

Coral Springs’ Mayor 9 

Community News 12, 13 

Events Calendar 65 

School News 76, 77 

Parkland Library Events 80, 81 

Last Word 102

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CONTRIBUTORS 

Bennet Bodenstein has 

been writing about wine 

for more than 29 years. 

Victoria Landis is a 

freelance writer and 

artist living in West Boca. 

PUBLISHERS 

OPERATIONS MANAGER 

EDITOR 

CREATIVE DIRECTOR 

Sharon and Jack Kornreich 

Meredith Murphy 

Barbara Negron 

Marie Holloway 

Mark Bohm is an attorney 

and freelance writer living 

in Parkland. 

Dr. Renae Lapin, LMFT 

and author, provides 

free counseling services 

to children and families 

with the Broward County 

School Board. 

FOOD EDITOR 

Charles Marcanetti 

GRAPHICS 

OFFICE ASSISTANTS 

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES 

Tina Holloway 

Teresa Inkley, Sandra Marinelli 

Ken DeTrolio, Paula Glickman, 

Fern Weissman 

Elliot Goldenberg, an 

award-winning journalist, 

not only writes a humor 

column, but also writes 

books on espionage and 

terrorism. 

Freelance writer/editor 

Cynthia MacGregor is 

the author of over 100 

published books. She has 

also worked as the editor 

of magazines and books. 

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS 

INTERN 

Marcy Albin, Hon. Skip Campbell, Celeste Catania-Opris, Ph.D., 

Hon. Christine Hunschofsky, Bill Johnson, Dale King, Aaron Krause, 

Beatrice Levine, Donice Muccio, Shelley Nachum, Mark Purdy, Andy Ryan, 

Larry Schwingel, Jane Silver, Rabbi Melissa Stollman, 

Debra Tendrich, J.R. Steele 

Caitlynn Tibbetts 

Bill Johnson is a freelance 

writer. He is semi-retired 

after a career as a journalist 

and congressional aide. 

Nancy Ouhib is a 

registered, licensed 

dietitian who works at 

Plantation Nursing and 

Rehabilitation Center. She 

is also a freelance writer, 

speaker, and resides in 

Parkland with her family. 

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Dr. Glenn Kalick is the 

owner of Brookside 

Animal Hospital in 

Coral Springs. 

Cheryl Pangborn is 

a former Parkland resident 

and the mother of two 

children, one with 

special needs. 

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MONTHLY GIVEAWAY 

The winner of the Parklander’s September giveaway will receive Kosher by Design 

Brings It Home cookbook by Susie Fishbein. The third in her Kosher by Design cook 

book series, Susie presents fresh new recipes gathered from her 15-year culinary 

journey. Susie also shares tantalizingly delicious recipes learned from the great 

chefs she encountered in Italy, France, Mexico, Israel, and across North America. 

This cookbook offers a magnificent full-color photo to accompany each of the 

113 cross-cultural recipes. There are appealing recipies for everyday as well as 

special occasion cooking, including a cornucopia of delicious desserts, such as the 

updated classic, New Fishbein Brownies, and the tantalizing new combination, 

Halvah Baklava. Value is $34.99. 

To win the giveaway, find the Cookbook icon hidden somewhere other than this 

page. Send an email to editor@theparklander.com, 

including your name, address, telephone, and email 

address. Please type “September Giveaway” in the 

subject line and send your entry by September 10 th 

to be eligible to win. 

Congratulations to Julienne Winninger of Coral 

Springs who won the White Gold Plated Swarovski 

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FROM THE EDITOR 

Let me start this month by saying I hope everyone 

had a safe and great start to the new school year. 

It’s amazing how quickly time passes. With the end 

of summer, a whole list of new adventures begin. Holiday 

time is rushing up already. For the High Holy Days we have 

recipes and a reflection of the importance of the Jewish 

holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. 

The end of summer also means the beginning of theater 

season. Is there anything better than getting dressed up 

and seeing a new play or an old favorite? We have a list 

of theater’s offerings, some at the major venues, some at 

lesser known ones. No matter what your taste or where 

you live, there is something for everyone. The Calendar of 

Events also lists events going on each month and websites 

you can check for more happenings in our area. 

This month we bring you an inspirational story about a 

Parkland woman named Jennifer Lewis. This story is about 

a woman who suffered a nightmarish past and turned her 

life around. It truly is a tragedy to triumph story. Jennifer 

wrote a book and now dedicates her life to helping others 

who suffered similar circumstances. 

Also, this month our three-month home makeover series 

begins. This month we touch on home makeovers, 

makeovers on a budget, and, when you have a home 

project or repair, should you do it yourself or hire a 

handyman? All interesting and helpful articles to give you 

ideas and a bit of savvy when it comes to changing your 

home’s look. 

Do you or anyone you know go all out to decorate the 

inside of their home for the holidays? Let the Parklander 

know. We would like to feature your home in one of our 

upcoming issues. 

The next engagement 

issue will be 

November, so if you 

or someone you 

know has recently 

got engaged, email 

me. The half page 

announcement makes 

a lovely memory. All 

submissions need to 

be in by October 1. 

We hope you enjoy 

all the articles in this 

issue. 

On the cover of the 

August issue, the 

girl on the left was 

identified as Bridget 

Kaplan, she is Caitlyn 

Astras. The photo here is of Bridget Kaplan, left, 

and Molly Kaplan. 

We apologize for any confusion. P Barbara Negron 

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PARKLAND MAYOR 

CHRISTINE 

HUNSCHOFSKY 

Happy September! It is hard to believe 

the summer is over and the kids are 

back in school. I hope everyone’s 

school year has gotten off to a great start. 

This summer, I was fortunate enough to 

travel to my first home city of Boston, 

Massachusetts. I showed my kids the 

junior high and high school I attended — Boston Latin School, which 

is the oldest public school in the country. Some of its graduates 

include American greats like John Hancock, Charles Bullfinch, 

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Payne, Samuel Adams, and Leonard 

Bernstein. Throughout the years I have carried some of the key 

principles I was taught at Boston Latin with me, which include the 

importance of learning, questioning, and being good citizens. So 

much of what we learned, whether in history or in Latin class, was 

about using our talents to be good citizens. After all, we had a legacy 

to uphold. 

One thing that has not changed in Boston is the neighborhood feel 

of the city. Much of that has to do with the elected public servants 

who keep that feeling alive. Former Mayor Thomas Menino was 

always at various community events throughout the city, whether it 

was an egg hunt in Roslindale Square or giving out gifts Christmas 

Eve in Dorchester. Current Mayor Marty Walsh is also always out in 

the community talking to residents. And, to quote former Mayor Ray 

Walsh, “Walking the streets of the city and talking to many people 

doesn’t make me smarter than anybody else—but I think it makes 

me someone who knows what’s going on.” 

Since joining the Parkland Commission, I’ve made it my priority to be 

active in the community and talk to residents, listen to concerns, and 

see first-hand the things that are going on. 

In addition to seeing Parkland residents out in the community at our 

many city events, sports fields, and activities, I encourage residents to 

meet with me, one-on-one or in small groups, at City Hall. This month 

I will have open office hours on Tuesday, September 19, from 8am to 

10am. No appointment is needed, just walk in with your questions, 

thoughts, concerns, or just to say hello. The best way for me to serve 

the community is to know what issues you care about. If that date 

does not work for you, call 954-753-5040 for an appointment. 

If you can’t make it to City Hall to talk, I always welcome emails and 

phone calls from our residents. Every month I end this column by 

asking for your feedback and providing my email address to make it 

easy for you. This month is no exception. I hope to hear from you at 

chunshofsky@cityofparkland.org Have a great September! P 

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SKIP CAMPBELL 

As our Fiscal Year comes to an 

end this month, I am proud 

to say we’ve accomplished 

much and I am excited for the future 

projects that will take place this next 

Fiscal Year. This month, there will 

be two public budget hearings; the 

first one is on September 13 and the 

second one is on September 27— 

both will take place at City Hall. During these meetings, the 

City Commission will approve the next Fiscal Year’s budget. I 

urge you to review the proposed budget at CoralSprings.org 

and provide any input you may have at these hearings. We 

have some tough decisions ahead but I am confident we will 

make the best decision for the community. 

To honor the victims and heros of the 9/11 tragedy, join us 

on Saturday, September 9, at 7am at the Coral Springs 

Northwest Regional Library for the September 11th 

Remembrance 5K. To register, go to Itzevents.com. The cost 

is $25 for adults and $15 for those 18 and younger. 

Join us for a night of German culture and art at the first 

Artoberfest celebration. The event will feature authentic 

entertainment, a stein holding competition, and a yodeling 

contest. Grab your friends and meet us at the Artwalk on 

Saturday, October 7, from 5 to 10pm. 

Avoid becoming a victim and bring any personal documents 

to the City’s Shredathon, where they will be shredded on site 

for free. The next Shredathon will be on Saturday, October 

14, from 9 to 11am at the Sportsplex, 2575 Sportsplex Drive. 

There is a limit of three boxes per vehicle. Each additional 

box will be accepted for a $5 donation toward our Angel Tree 

Program. For more information, visit CoralSprings.org. 

Lastly, if you have any household hazardous items, drop 

them off at our Westside Maintenance Complex on Saturday, 

October 7, from 9am to 2pm. The Complex is at 4181 NW 

121 Ave., in the Corporate Park. For a full list of accepted 

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SEPTEMBER 

2017 

EVENTS 

Southern Handcraft Society of 

Coral Springs 

September 5, 7pm 

The Southern Handcraft Society of Coral 

Springs will meet in the Cypress Park 

Clubhouse, 1300 Coral Springs Drive, Coral 

Springs. New members are welcome. The 

daytime group meets on September 19, at 

10am, at Hobby Lobby in Coral Springs. For 

more information and supplies to bring, call 

Sally 954-798-1672. 

City of Coral Springs 

Remembrance 5K Run/Walk 

September 9, 7 to 8:30am 

The Remembrance 5K Run/Walk will start 

at the Northwest Regional Library, 3151 

University Drive, Coral Springs. This is a 

family friendly event. Registration: $25 for 

adults, $15 for students 19 and younger, 

and $20 for emergency service personnel. 

Awards will be given out to the top three 

overall male and female, as well as the top 

three in the age-appropriate categories. 

Team awards will also be given to the top 

fire rescue department, law enforcement 

department, EMT paramedic department, 

and top club. All finishers will receive medals 

and T-shirts. Visit www.itzevents.com. 

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Eats ‘N Beats 

September 9, 5:30 to 9:30pm 

Presented by the City of Parkland along with 

Northwest Medical Center at the Michael 

Udine Amphitheater, 10561 Trails End. 

Performing will be School of Rock Boca 

Raton and JIVE. There will also be food 

trucks. No tents, pets, or alcoholic beverages 

are allowed in the park. For more information, 

visit cityofparkland.org. 

Back to School Splash Bash 

September 16, 11am to 2pm 

Parkland’s Third Annual Back to School 

Splash Bash will be at the Equestrian Center 

at Temple Park, 8350 Ranch Road, Parkland. 

This event will feature water themed activities, 

inflatables, slip and slides, music, games, 

crafts, and more. Parkland’s local schools will 

be in attendance as well as Coral Springs- 

Parkland Fire Department. Admission is free 

and bathing suits are required. For more 

information, call 954-757-4105. 


Parkland Garden Club 


Bring a friend to the Parkland Garden Club 

meeting at the Parkland Library, 6620 

University Drive. Residents from Parkland 

and surrounding cities are welcome. A 

speaker from Orchard Hardware will discuss 

fall planting. For information, call Pam Durie 

at 954-821-1446. 

Coral Springs Woman’s Club 

Meeting 

Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 7:30pm 

The GFWC Coral Springs Woman’s Club will 

meet at Cypress Hall in Cypress Hammock 

Park, 1300 Coral Springs Drive. There will 

be a backpack/school supplies collection for 

Hunt Elementary School. Monthly meetings 

are on the third Tuesday of each month. 

The group promotes community service, 

friendship, and fun activities. Visitors are 

always welcome. There is no residency 

requirement. For additional information, 

contact Membership Chair Joan Rounds at 

circlejoan@aol.com.

AARP Smart 

Driver Course 

September 20, 

8:45am to 3pm 

This class is open 

to adults. The cost 

is $15 for AARP 

members, $20 for 

others. Participants age 55 and older may 

qualify for an insurance discount. The class 

is at the Police Department Community 

Room, City of Coral Springs Public Safety 

Building, 2801 Coral Springs Drive. For more 

information, visit coralsprings.org. 

Battle of the Bands 

September 23, 5 to 9pm 

The School of Rock Coral Springs, in 

conjunction with the City of Parkland, is 

hosting the Battle of the Bands 2017. 

Local bands will be ages 18 and younger, 

all styles of music, and guaranteed to 

provide entertainment for the whole family. 

This free outdoor concert will feature local 

live musical acts and a variety of food 

trucks. Prizes for the winning bands will 

include studio recording and mixing time at 

DogManic Recording Studios, a 90 minute 

set at an upcoming City of Parkland Eats 

‘n’ Beats concert, and two months of band 

coaching from the School of Rock. For more 

information, call 954-757-7625. 

“20” Coral Springs Museum of 

Art celebration 


The museum is hosting its largest fundraiser 

to support innovative and educational art 

programs and exhibitions. The event will 

feature artists, live entertainment, hors 

d’oeuvres, wine, beer, and a signature 

cocktail. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 

at the door. For information and tickets, visit 

coralspringsmuseum.org. 

International Dinner Dance 

September 23, 7pm 

Una Noche Cubana, sponsored by the 

Coral Springs Multi-Cultural Committee, will 

highlight Cuba and its culture. This signature 

event is at the Coral Springs Marriott at 

Heron Bay, 11775 Heron Bay Blvd. The event 

will feature dancers, costumes, and Cuban 

cuisine. Tickets are $60 each and include 

hors d’oeuvres, buffet dinner, complimentary 

dinner wine, and a live show. Ethnic dress is 

encouraged to lend an international flair to 

the occasion. Tickets will not be available at 

the door. For more information or to purchase 

tickets, call 954-344-1063. 

SAT/PSAT Boot Camp 

October 1, 9am to 4pm 

Mindworks will host the Study Hard, Play 

Hard: Test Prep with the Florida Panthers 

at the BB&T Center, 1 Panther Parkway, 

Sunrise. The cost is $179 and includes 

seven hours of nationally recognized 

test prep, material, two tickets to a 

Panthers game, and lunch. Register at 

Mindworksprep.com. 

Parkland Dash 

October 8, 7am 

Registration is open now through October 4 

for the Parkland Dash benefitting the Crohn’s 

and Colitis Foundation. The 5k takes place at 

Pine Trails Park, 10555 Trails End. To register, 

visit cityofparkland.org/843/Parkland-Dash- 

5K5Mile-RunWalk or pick up a packet at 

Coral Springs Runners Depot, 5679 Coral 

Ridge Drive. 

Parkland Garden Club 

October 17, 6:30 to 8:30pm 

Bring a friend to the Parkland Garden Club 

meeting at the Parkland Library, 6620 

University Drive. Residents of Parkland 

and surrounding cities are welcome. For 

information, call Pam Durie at 954-821-1446. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Matarazzo aboard USS Bataan 

Electrician’s Mate Fireman Daniel Matarazzo, from Coral Springs, poses for an 

environmental photo in the motor rewind shop aboard the amphibious assault ship USS 

Bataan (LHD 5). The ship and its ready group are deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of 

operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and 

preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. 

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PROFILE 

A survivor’s story 

by Aaron Krause 

by Palmer Peters 

Jennifer Lewis’ life seemed 

headed on the right path. 

God “sent her an angel” 

her newborn daughter, 

Kiana Nicole. 

Finally, she’d be able to put behind 

her past – a past that involved 

betrayal, sexual abuse by two men 

and a close female cousin, drugs, alcohol, 

cigarettes, living on the street, and 

thoughts of suicide. 

But Lewis’ past would not go away easily. 

In October 2014, Lewis fought with 

her mom. The Toronto, Canada native 

sank into yet another downward 

spiral of deep depression. It reached 

a climax when, after picking Kiana up 

from school and hearing a bad report 

from the 5-year-old girl’s teacher, 

she drove her daughter to a lake off 

Sample Road and the Sawgrass 

Expressway. 

Lewis stopped and turned 

toward Kiana. 

“If Mommy jumps in 

there, would you jump 

with me?” she asked her 

daughter. 

Tears welled in the girl’s eyes and 

streamed down her face. “Mommy, if 

you wanna die I wanna die with you,” 

Kiana responded. 

With one leap, Lewis could end a life 

of suffering, pain, and silence. Kiana 

would never live to finish kindergarten. 

Lewis’ story is one about a nightmarish 

life that seemed to be hurtling into a 

deep abyss. 

But she’d survived her past 

nightmares. A bundle of joy and light 

stood beside her now, even though the 

Coral Springs woman was still in a “very 

dark place.” But light stood not only next 

to Lewis, but behind her, hanging from her 

rearview mirror. It was a cross. Suddenly, 

Lewis knew what to do. She drove home 

with her daughter. 

From that day forward, Lewis never 

looked back. Church By The Glades 

stood down the street from her house. 

Lewis walked in, began attending Bible 

lessons, volunteering, became baptized 

and attended an 

abuse recovery 

program. She 

also started on 

the path toward 

forgiveness. 

Lewis had many to 

forgive. 

Her mother, who raised her as a single 

mom and “betrayed” her by remaining 

with her boyfriend (later husband), 

who had abused Lewis as a child. Her 

uncle who touched her “private area.” 

Her female cousin whom she thought 

she could trust, but ended up sexually 

abusing her. A boyfriend who she thought 

loved her but introduced her to cocaine. 

Herself; Lewis said that she “100 percent 

blames herself and takes full responsibility 

for being so stupid and naïve” by trusting 

her former boyfriend. 

Lewis has forgiven all her abusers, she 

is close to each of them. She turned her 

life over to Jesus and is celebrating two 

and half years smoke-free and one and 

half years drug and alcohol free. She’s 

founded her own business, Kiana Nicole 

Survivors (named after her daughter), 

and through the organization, regularly 

speaks to different groups. She’s become 

a mentor, an ambassador for the Coral 

Springs Regional Chamber, and this fall 

will release her first book, titled 

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“God gave me a purpose 

and it’s to be a light in a 

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COMMUNITY 

The world is a 

hungry place… 

Fighting world hunger from Florida 

by Bill Johnson 

Vic Estoye begins tour at ECHO’s 

Global Farm, Fort Myers. 

By most estimates, nearly a billion 

people sharing the planet with us 

do not have enough to eat or are 

malnourished. That’s about one in seven 

of us. Thousands of people in third-world 

countries starve to death every day. 

Many international organizations help 

to feed these hungry people in various 

ways. Among them is ECHO, a non-profit 

Christian-based organization that operates 

from Fort Myers, Florida. 

ECHO is dedicated to reducing 

hunger and improving life for 

small-scale farmers. It does 

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technical support to development 

groups, teaching more efficient 

and sustainable agriculture 

methods to farmers, Peace Corps 

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Those people, in turn, teach others – what 

they call the ECHO effect. ECHO reaches 

these people from operational centers in 

Asia, West Africa, East Africa, and Central 

America. In ECHO’s Asian Regional Office 

Seed Bank in Thailand, for instance, they 

identify underdeveloped seeds and spread 

their use throughout the region to help 

supply nutritional food. 

In addition to efficient farming 

practices, ECHO teaches simple 

technology methods that are 

primitive to us but dramatically 

improve the lives of impoverished 

people. 

They call this “appropriate technology,” 

which they research, demonstrate, and 

build to help provide people with food, 

water, and shelter. 

At its Fort Myers headquarters, ECHO 

conducts one-hour public tours of its 

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Global Farm to demonstrate efficient 

farming methods in conditions around 

the world. The farm serves as a training 

ground for interns who train for 14 months 

before working with small-scale farmers in 

developing countries. 

On this day, veteran tour guide Vic Estoye 

explained various farming methods and 

simple technologies ECHO brings to 

impoverished regions of the world. “We 

help them make what they need out of 

what they have,” he said. “Nothing is 

universal. It must adapt to the country, 

culture, and skills.” Walking among tall 

bamboo stands and exotic plants, we 

stopped to taste cherries from a Barbados 

cherry tree. Estoye explained that when 

these trees are planted along school yards 

in poor areas, the cherries provide children 

with a rich supply of vitamin C. 

By mixing animal waste and water in a 

barrel, ECHO teaches how to produce 

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stove for cooking, which is especially 

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MOM’S PERSPECTIVE 

by Cheryl Pangborn 

The Old 

CLAMPETT PLACE 

One of our biggest challenges this year 

was selling our home in Parkland. We 

all think that as soon as our home goes 

on the real estate market it’s going to be sold 

immediately. Coupled by the fact that everyone 

else claims “I sold my house in 24 hours!” Then 24 

hours turns into 24 days, then weeks and you pass 

the six month mark and you start to panic. You feel this is 

the most beautiful and desirable abode in Parkland, but after 

endless showings, that notion wears off and you’re thinking 

“no one will ever want this old, sad house.” 

People say the craziest thing about your house too. I really 

tried not to take things personally but when my agent would 

share feedback with me I’d get all Mama Bear about it. 

“The driveway is too long.” Put on your big 

boy pants and drive. 

“It’s too dark.” Well then don’t come see it 

at 6pm during a thunderstorm. 


Okay Goldilocks, when, oh when, is it going to be “just right?” 

I remember when we found our home in Pinetree Estates. 

We were looking for something bigger, newer, more modern. 

Instead we found a little, older house on an acre that grossly 

needed an update. Think brown shag carpet and avocado 

colored appliances. But, it had a big pond and a bridge across 

it and we got sucked into what we believed would be great 

“country livin.” 

We knew nothing about wells, drain fields, water systems, or 

any of the other fun stuff you find out in Pinetree. We were like 

the Clampett’s 2.0 out there doing our thing, learning as we 

went along. Chainsaws running, replacing fence boards, pond 

maintenance – about 10 years into this, it started to get old, 

and we started to get old too. All the projects we were gung 

ho about now seemed annoying. 

We had these trees lining our front fence, Areca Palms. Steve 

and I got to the point that we despised them. Every day of my 

life I was picking up palm fronds that would die and fall into 

the yard. I would do this in the afternoon and Steve would 

come home from work asking “Why didn’t you pick up the 

branches?” I would be all fired up: “I DID!!” You couldn’t win, 

five minutes after you’d walk away, they’d fall again. We made 

a game of it, that when we’d journey down our long, curving 

driveway the first one to see a branch had to say “branch 

down!” 

Parkland was a fantastic place to raise a family and I never 

regretted our years in that house. By the time we had the 

opportunity to move to Georgia, Clampett 2.0 had lost 

momentum and we were more like Jed and Granny looking 

for an easy, comfortable bungalow. This time we were less 

inclined to get emotionally involved. We were sticking to our 

guns. No pond, pool, or trees. Well, some trees, just not the 

shedding kind. We had our list and we were all business, no 

room for all the emotions. 

Eventually we found the right real estate agent and 

buyer for our Parkland house. It gave 

us great pleasure to see someone 

else excited about the home we 

painstakingly maintained and 

updated and fortified. 

People who could add their 

unique personality to the 

“Old Clampett Place.” 

Here in Georgia, we’re 

happy to have a newer, 

low maintenance, wellwater 

free house with a 

little more indoor space 

and fewer trees. P 

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Dolphin 

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Another 

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by Elliot Goldenberg 

Eons ago, long before I moved by covered wagon 

to western Broward County, then still dotted with 

virgin land and grazing cattle, I was a rabid fan of 

the New York Giants football team. 

With the beloved Miami Dolphins not yet a glint in my 

eye, as September would roll around what always 

struck me was how the Giant’s successes of the early 

1960s gave way to basic futility, year after year, due in no small 

part to the team’s inability to draft quality players. 

Take the strange story of a wide receiver/running back named 

Rocky Thompson who turned out to be a major bust. Rocky 

– not to be confused with Philadelphia’s Rocky Balboa – was 

drafted in the first round by the Giants in 1971. Now, truth be 

told, today’s NFL draft may be an inexact science, kind of like 

astrology, but, back then, it was really a crapshoot. And while 

the aforementioned Rocky wasn’t a great football player in 

by college, Palmer as I Peters recall he did have one claim to fame; one saving 

grace: a pearl diver, he allegedly dove headfirst into the surf 

below, from a steep cliff in Hawaii — and lived to tell about it. 

But I don’t want to dwell in the past. So with my Giant fandom 

in the rear view mirror, and the Rocky Thompsons of the world 

just a bitter memory, let’s fast forward, back to the future, to the 

new Dolphin season now set to begin. Will April’s player draft 

turn out to be a treasure trove for the Dolphins? 

Simply put, did the Fins find another gem like Pro Bowl receiver 

Jarvis Landry? Or did they fish up another Rocky Thompson? 

Well, to be honest, you never really know until the bright lights 

come on. 

“Competition and depth,” Dolphin’s 

executive vice president Mike Tannenbaum 

said. “That was our plan.” 

Following that blueprint, here was the Dolphin draft in a 

nutshell. Let’s take a look at their haul. No tunas here, but to my 

untrained eye, they caught a boatload of potential Dolphins. In 

the first round they took a talented pass rusher – you can never 

have too many pass rushers when you face Tom Brady twice 

a year – named Charles Harris. In the second round they took 

linebacker Raekwon McMillan, a veritable tackling machine. 

To shore up their secondary they took a highly regarded 

cornerback, Cordrea 

Tankersley, in round 

three, while adding two 

more large pieces to their 

defensive line: tackles 

David Godchaux and 

Vincent Taylor. 

While their draft was top 

heavy with defensive 

players, the Dolphin brain 

trust didn’t totally forget the 

offense. In the fifth round 

they selected a guard, who 

punishes defensive linemen, 

named Isaac Asiata. And 

they brought in competition 

at wide receiver by taking the sure-handed Isaiah Ford. 

Miami Herald columnist Greg Cote once told the story of a kid 

the Dolphins drafted 21 years ago. “We’d never heard of him,” 

Cote recalled. “He was too short, too slow, and arrived too low 

in the draft to imagine he’d have much of a future. He had a 

Texas drawl. He was built like a fire hydrant. He had a lousy NFL 

Scouting Combine, further plummeting a regard for him that 

was marginal to begin with.” 

“My vertical jump was pretty bad,” the player recalled. “It was 

embarrassing. They started it at 10 feet high and every player in 

that line reached it the first time but me.” He added: “They had 

to lower it for me. I just can’t jump.” 

Yes, but he sure could play. You see, the part of Zack Thomas 

that you couldn’t really measure – was the size of his heart. 

So another season is about to kick off. 

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HUMOR 

The Tippy 

Barstool Syndrome 

by Victoria Landis 

That’s what my older sister 

labeled the weird phenomenon 

of always picking the wrong 

thing. 

You walk into a bar with a few 

friends. There are enough vacant 

stools, all looking perfectly fine. 

You choose one. While the others in your 

party take their seats, you hang your 

purse on the hook under the counter, 

then boost yourself up on your stool. And 

it’s the one with a leg shorter than the 

other three. It’s the tippy barstool. Every 

bar has one, and you’ve picked it. Again. 

My family excels at this. Welcome to our 

world. A world where your brand new 

package of three pairs of socks has a 


sock missing. You have five socks, not 

six. Or your seat on the plane is in front of 

the only kicking toddler on board. You get 

the idea. 

Nowhere does Tippy Barstool 

Syndrome kick in as hard or as 

often than at the grocery store. 

First you select a cart. So many 

to choose from, yet you take the 

one with the sticky wheel. 

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The next has loud, squeaky wheels. A 

third has gum stuck to the underside of 

the handle. Around you, other shoppers 

are putting no thought at all into cart 

selection. They simply grab one, and 

off they go happily on silent and gliding 

wheels. 

As you peruse the store, placing items 

in the cart, Tippy Syndrome hovers like 

Eeyore’s dark cloud. The first bag of flour 

you lift has a rip on the bottom. It leaves a 

trail of white powder until you realize the 

floor feels slippery and glance down to 

notice your new shoes are dusted white. 

The first jar of jam you select has its little 

safety bubble already popped. 

You’ve completed your list. Now you 

scout out the shortest or fastest line. 

For each line of customers, your brain 

is calculating, rapid-fire, what types of 

people are in that lane and how much 

they’ve got in their carts. A line may 

have fewer people with fewer items, but 

experienced shoppers know if more 

than one of those waiting are elderly, 

skip that queue. You don’t want to be 

smiling politely while Grandpa can’t figure 


out the debit card or Granny endlessly 

searches for her checkbook, then takes 

five excruciating minutes to write the 

check. Are there any harried moms with 

screaming toddlers? Does the cashier 

look new? Does the bagger pack slower 

than sludge? So many factors, and your 

brain calculates them brilliantly. 

The analysis from your logical quadrant 

report is in, and you get in a line. Two 

people soon stand behind you. The 

customer at the register realizes she 

bought a wrong thing. She panics, says 

“I’ll be right back,” dashes out of line, 

and disappears down an aisle. The rest 

of you make small talk about the drivel 

on the gossip magazines’ covers in the 

checkout rack. 

After a few minutes of showing incredible 

patience and restraint in resisting eye 

rolls and sighs, the lady scoots back, 

apologizing. Those who 

can’t fake a nice reply 

merely nod. She pays 

and vamooses. The next 

person does everything 

right, but the register runs 

out of receipt paper. 

It continues like 

that as the lanes 

on either side flow 

effortlessly along. 

I often tell people 

I meet in line to memorize my 

face. If they ever see me in 

line again, they’d be smart to 

get in a different one. P

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PETER DAVIS 

NMLS#227161 

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seniors and hearing about their former lives and what brought them to the place they are at 

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Q: What are the benefits of a Reverse Mortgage 

A: A benefit that may surprise some people is that the debt can never 

exceed the current value of the home. That means that if the home 

declines in value, your heirs or your estate will NOT be held responsible 

for paying back the debt. That is because the loan is INSURED and 

GUARANTEED by the FHA. This is because the loan is a non-recourse 

loan. 

Q: What is a Reverse Mortgage? 

A: A Reverse Mortgage allows seniors to convert the equity in their home 

into cash, while continuing to live in their home. The Homeowner can be 

paid in one of 3 different options: 

1- A Lump Sum–60% Available Year One–Balance Year 2 

2- Monthly income for life 

3- A line of Credit - The unused portion of the line of credit continues 

to grow making more money available to you each year. Reverse 

mortgages are non-recourse loan as they are covered by FHA insurance. 

Q: Are Reverse Mortgages only for the “needy?” 

A: Absolutely NOT. They are used by anyone who wishes to convert 

equity value in their home to a liquid asset. Anyone over 62 whose 

homes have developed substantial “PHANTOM EQUITY” due to 

inflation, those who own their homes free and clear, and seniors who 

have a relatively small mortgage, can now convert their previously 

non-liquid equity into cash. NO repayment is required as long as you 

continue to own your home. Remember you are still responsible to pay 

property taxes and homeowners insurance. 

Q: What is the difference between a Bank loan and a 

Reverse Mortgage? 

A: A bank loan is a Recourse Loan – that means if you don’t payback 

the loan the bank has Recourse against you and your estate. A Reverse 

Mortgage is a NON-RECOURSE LOAN – which means if you do not 

pay off the loan when you sell your home the FHA will make up any 

deficiency to the lender. A reverse mortgage is a non-recourse loan 

that means if the proceeds from the sale of the home do not cover the 

full amount owed, the mortgage insurance from the FHA will cover the 

shortfall. 

Q: How do I qualify for a Reverse Mortgage? 

A: You must be age 62 or older and the home must be your principal 

residence. You must have adequate equity available in the home. The 

Property must be a single family home, a one to four units dwelling with 

one unit occupied by the applicant, a townhouse or HOA community. 

Unfortunately, MOST CONDOMINIUMS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED. 

Q: What are the Responsibilities of the Borrower? 

A: You are required to pay your property taxes, keep your homeowners 

insurance in force, if you live in a community with homeowners assoc. 

you must pay that, and lastly you must maintain the home in good repair. 

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Q: Is there a Pre-payment penalty 

A: NO – Full or partial repayment is allowed anytime 

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Q: I always dreamed of leaving my home to my children. 

Does the lender take my home when I die? 

A: Absolutely NOT – When the last surviving spouse passes away, the 

loan becomes due. Your heirs can either refinance or sell the property 

to pay off the loan. The heirs retain the balance if they sell the home for 

more than the loan balance. If the loan balance is more than the sale 

price the FHA is responsible for the shortfall – not the heirs. 

Q: I live in a Country Club Community with large Dues 

and Maintenance – my children do not want to live in the 

community after I die – how can I protect my estate from 

the major dues my children would be liable for after I die. 

A: The Children do not want to live in my community after I die, because 

the Golf Dues are very expensive and it is hard to sell a home due to the 

cost. The mortgage insurance associated with the reverse mortgage 

will, under normal circumstances, absorb any deficiencies between the 

amount owed under the reverse mortgage and the amount obtained 

through the sale of the property. 

Q: Can the interest charged on my loan principal be 

deducted for tax purposed? 

A: The interest accumulates and is deductible when the loan balance 

and interest is repaid. This occurs when the borrower permanently 

leaves the property or sells it. I recommend that you consult a tax 

advisor for further information. 

Q: My property is in a Trust – Do I qualify? 

A: Probably, subject to a review of your trust documents and meeting all 

other borrowing requirements. 

Q: Are there restrictions on how I can use the money? 

A: NO – the money you receive is TAX FREE – Check with your 

accountant on how to invest the money. 

Q: What are the costs associated with a Reverse Mortgage? 

A: HUD charges a Mortgage Insurance premium of between .5% and 

2.5% depending upon the amount of any existing mortgage. The 

closing costs vary depending on the program you select. I will be happy 

to provide you with a good faith estimate for detailed costs. 

Q: What are the New Rules about Financial Assessment that 

started on April 27th? 

A: Please call me for information 

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HOME 

Do it yourself or 

call a handyman? 

That is the question 

by Aaron Krause 

You have a home improvement project you 

want to tackle. Do you hire a handyman or 

That’s the acronym that homeadvisor.com and 

others in the industry use for the phrase Do It 

Yourself. 

the longer it will probably take and the more you’ll pay for labor. “ 

A good handyman will be able to tell you from the start if there 

are aspects of the job he can’t handle well. In that case, a 

contractor or licensed specialist should be called. 

According to a Feb. 11, 2016 article on angieslist.com, there’s a 

difference between a handyman and a contractor. “Specialized 

trades, such as plumbing and electrical work, require licensing,” 

wrote the article’s author, Tom Moor. “If a handyman isn’t 

licensed, you’ll need to hire a specialized contractor who is. If 

not, you could be liable financially if damages occur. Or, if you try 

to sell the home, you could end up paying more to fix the issue 

so it meets local code requirements.” 

Homeadvisor.com breaks down jobs into sizes: small, medium, 

and large. Small jobs include replacing light switches, outlets, 

a by broken Palmer garbage Petersdisposal, repairing a leaky faucet, replacing 

a thermostat, or hanging a picture. The guideline is if you only 

need hand tools and a couple of hours, it’s a small job. 

Medium jobs need more time and expertise. As an example, 

homeadvisor.com considers repairing drywall or hanging shelves 

medium-sized jobs. Repairing drywall involves spackle, a putty 

knife, and attaching support material depending on the damage. 

Hanging shelves must be properly anchored into studs. The 

website states: “These jobs can take between two and four 

hours to finish.” 

Large jobs are the most involved and include wiring for a home 

theater, installing heaters and cooling registers, wall repair, or 

installing a kitchen sink 

with all the elements. 

“Generally, if you’re 

wondering if you need 

a handyman or a 

contractor for a particular 

job, it’s probably 

considered a large job,” 

the web site states. 

“Such undertakings can 

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Then there are safety concerns. “One of the worst outcomes 

of a DIY project is being injured while on the job. Injuries are 

much more likely to occur when the person completing the 

project is inexperienced and unfamiliar with the tools needed for 

the project. A professional will understand how to conduct the 

project in the safest environment possible, which ensures the 

efficacy of the project and prevents harm,” he said. 

Homeowners should take into account all details they need to 

consider before taking on a project. That way they can make a 

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HOME 

KITCHEN AND 

LIVING ROOM 

MAKEOVERS 

by Larry Schwingel 

Home makeovers are the most important investments that a 

homeowner will make. The first order of business is deciding on 

a plan to achieve the outcome you expect. 

Knowing what you want seems obvious, but many homeowners 

have one expectation in mind that can become altered once 

renovations begin. They may opt for more add-ons that inflate the 

budget. So, keep to the budget and keep to the plan to achieve 

the outcome you desire. 

The Living Room 

Comfort, space, and accessory elements blending 

together will create a relaxing environment, but 

smaller living rooms are particularly difficult because 

of restricted space and too much furniture. 

The Kitchen 

There are three types of basic kitchen designs: gourmet, entertaining, and 

family-centered. The gourmet kitchen places a priority on professional 

appliances, a top-tier range, easy-to-clean granite-top surfaces, and storage 

for specialty items. Also included are overhead stations that hold pots, pans, 

and utensils. It’s a dream kitchen, but at a hefty price. 

The entertainer-type kitchen is for the busy families, so ample storage is key. 

They see warming drawers and wine coolers as necessities over stainless steel 

upgrades. For most families, it’s a great fit, and size isn’t a pre-requisite. The 

area’s square footage will determine, however, whether features like an island 

or butler’s pantry can be included. This design is about specialty features and 

the integration of space. 

Creating space for the entire household is the family-centered kitchen concept. 

It can accommodate children who prepare their own after-school snacks, 

and parents when organizing meals and activities. The real value is the space 

planning and cabinetry features that improve overall functionality. A remodel 

should last 10 years, but be adaptable. Will the renovation meet future needs 

when the kids are out of the house? When budgeting, if you can’t afford 

granite countertops, install laminate look-alikes at half the price. 

The biggest mistake homeowners make is spending more on the remodeling 

project than their home value can support. Don’t expect to get optimum 

return on a $65,000 kitchen if the home is valued at $300,000. You can spend 

between six and ten percent of the total home value and get fair returns. 

The design trick is to make the area look more 

spacious than it actually is. A good designer 

transforms claustrophobic to cozy by blending the 

right elements, creating an aesthetically pleasing 

living area. The maximization of light and space, 

attention to the use of color, scale, and weight are 

important factors. 

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Lighting 

Décor 

Designers advise the use of flowing drapes instead of blinds for window 

treatments. The drapes tend to draw attention to vertical space, giving an 

illusion of an expanded area. In addition, mirrors can be strategically placed in 

small places to make the area seem larger. A common technique is to hang a 

large mirror in a central location to create a focal point. To reflect light and add 

a nice ambiance, place the mirror behind a light source, such as a candle or 

pendant lamp. If possible, position a mirror across from a window so it reflects 

a view and provides the illusion of having another window. 

Rooms have vertical and horizontal 

dimensions, and if a room has high ceilings, 

use the extra space to decorate so that one’s 

eyes are drawn upward. Floor-to-ceiling 

drapes accomplish that goal. Another design 

idea is filling a vertical space with small to 

midsize artwork to make the room feel larger 

than it is. 

When it comes to color, neutral colors on 

walls, floor, ceiling, and furniture upholstery 

work the best. A palette of off-whites or 

beiges will “expand” space, while soft hues 

tend to illuminate a room by reflecting light. 

In addition, a neutral palette provides instant 

sophistication. 

When furniture shopping, consider visual weight—a perceived heaviness 

of an object that’s based on size, color, and design. Pick out pieces that 

are lightweight, as heavier ones will seem to constrict a space. Opt for pale 

colors over darker ones, and select pieces that have legs, while avoiding 

those that are boxy. Glass coffee or end tables will take up less visual space 

than wooden ones because they are see through. Any furnishings that don’t 

obstruct a view make an area seem more open. 

Homeowners get so focused on furnishing and fixtures they sometimes overlook the value of quality lighting, and how important it is 

to create a sense of intimacy. Accent lighting, ambient lighting, decorative lighting, and task lighting are viable options. 

The most popular are accent lighting and ambient lighting. The former includes recessed, adjustable lights directed to points of 

interest, or under-cabinet lighting in a display case to highlight selected objects. The latter may be chandelier ceiling lights, wallmounted 

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Glossary of Terms 

Are you confused about the alphabet soup 

of letters following your designer’s name? 

Here is a quick glossary of terms for the 

most common certifications: 

AKBD (Associate Kitchen & Bath 

Designer) — must have a minimum of two 

years experience and at least two years 

of formal design education or 30 hours of 

professional development from the National 

Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA). 

CKD (Certified Kitchen Designer) — must 

have a minimum of seven years of kitchen 

design experience and a minimum of four 

years of design education or 60 hours of 

NKBA development. 

LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and 

Environmental Design, Accredited 

Professional) —This is an internationally 

recognized building certification system that 

was founded by the U.S. Green Building 

Council (USBGC) in 1993. Accredited 

professional (AP) and Green Associate 

LEED-accredited projects and earning 

continuing education hours through the 

USGBC. 

CAPS (Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist) 

— Certification is earned through the National 

Association of Home Builders, and these 

specialists are well versed in universal design 

principles and how to implement those in 

the residential environment. The curriculum 

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HOME 

HOME 

Improvements 

on the cheap 

by Larry Schwingel 

In the dumps because your home needs 

a lot of attention, and the budget isn’t 

there to make necessary improvements? 

Welcome to every homeowner’s nightmare. 

There’s a lot you can do on the cheap to 

scratch the home-improvement itch. 

Paint It 

A paint job does wonders. It gives new life to walls, and even dingy furniture. Try a 

new color and get enthused about the change it can make. Browse HGTV or the DIY 

Network online for some great ideas on the best ways to paint walls and ceilings, 

and even find ideas for using chalkboard paint. Visit Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 

Craigslist, or Freecycle.com (an organization with more than 5,000 groups and 

millions of members who connect online to recycle all kinds of items). 

Replace It 

In a couple of hours you 

can replace your old faucet 

with a new one. To find a 

faucet within a $50 budget, 

search and compare prices 

online. Try searching by price 

online at Overstock.com and 

Walmart.com. Search for a 

new faucet with the same 

finish as your other bathroom 

fixtures, which can be oilrubbed 

bronze, chrome, satin, 

or nickel. 

Light It 

Mason jar lamps are trendy. Check out a 

YouTube video by TheSorryGirls for stepby-step 

instructions on how to assemble 

one – and even add color for effect. 

Krylon, the maker of aerosol spray paint, 

provides instructions for painting the jars 

used for lamps. If a single-jar lamp isn’t 

enough challenge, look for instructions 

online on assembling a chandelier. It’s 

unique and best of all it’s cheap. 

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Dress It 

Give the old couch new life with 

a new slipcover (they run as low 

as $25). If you can’t find a fitted 

slipcover that works on your sofa, 

it’s okay. If done well a loose fit 

is timeless. Also look online for 

washable multiple-covered cotton 

duck covers. For a finishing 

touch, kick in a few bucks for an 

accent pillow or two. 


Clean It 

Give your carpets some TLC at virtually no cost. There are 

several methods described at The Carpet Buyers Handbook. 

For carpets stained beyond your power to restore, there’s 

always a professional carpet cleaning service. To keep costs 

down—below $50—clean only the areas that have the most 

traffic. If you choose a professional service, compare apples with 

apples, as some charge by the room, others by the square foot. 

Upgrade It 

Is your kitchen and bathroom outdated and dull? An instant 

upgrade is new cabinets. To avoid being overwhelmed by store 

options, browse home décor magazines and identify the look 

you want. Is it pulls or handles, sleek and modern, old world, or 

recycled and eclectic? Remove a handle or drawer pull and see 

how many screws are needed. Be sure the hardware you buy is 

of the same configuration. 

Brighten It 

Take everything off the front porch or deck, and scrub from 

rafters to floorboards. Clean the front door and give it a new 

paint job. Consider a color that complements your home’s 

exterior, yet is a little brighter. Replace or repair damaged screens 

or storm doors. Polish your metal doorknobs and fixtures. 

Kick It 

A kick plate is a broad strip of polished metal used horizontally 

along the bottom edge of a front door to protect it from 

scratches, kicks, and dog paws. Kick plates are decorative as 

well as functional. Brass is traditionally used, but popular finishes 

now include antique brass, pewter, antique bronze, and black. 

Paint It 

A fresh coat of paint (or two) on shutters and trim provides a 

quick, easy shot in the arm for your home’s exterior. Paint all 

the trim or just the window trim. And if you are short on time or 

materials, repaint only the front-facing trim. It’s safest to use a 

color that’s already part of your home’s exterior color scheme. 

Give your old ottoman an injection of new life with a reupholster 

job. Too involved? Go to the All Things Thrifty blog and Brooke 

Ulrich takes you through the process of how best to remove 

old fabric. Shop online for a fabric outlet to get the lowest 

cost. Locally, Jo-Ann Fabrics in Margate has frequent sales, 

discounts, and coupons for big savings. 

Book It 

Bookshelves can be styled 

with an artistic flare if you 

think of each shelf as its 

own display. Position some 

items off-center, and place 

other items in horizontal 

stacks as bookends. For a 

real designer look, cover the 

inside of a bookcase with 

fabric or wallpaper. Also, 

pieces of pottery make great 

bookends. 

Stuff It 

Clutter is the nemesis of every homeowner. The less clutter, the 

more spacious your home will feel. But what stays? What goes? 

You can hold a community yard sale if you’re in the mood to 

haggle over a couple of bucks in the hot sun, but taking things 

to the landfill (where in many cases you will be charged to get rid 

of things) is a better choice. You also may make some money at 

tax time by donating the items. 

No one said homeownership 

was easy, but you 

can make 

improvements 

without 

blowing 

your 

budget. P 

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PROFILE 

welcomes new 

female rabbi 

by Candice Russell 

Marci R. Bloch is proud 

to be the senior rabbi at 

Temple Beth Orr. 

Rabbi Bloch, who hails from 

Michigan, came to South Florida 

12 years ago to live near relatives. 

She was educated at the Michigan 

State University and the University of 

Michigan, as well as in Israel. She is 

excited about her duties, purpose, 

and outreach to the community 

in her new position. “Women are 

known as healers, comforters, and 

mutli-taskers. They have emotional 

strength. Women rabbis are the 

rabbinate,” she said. 

In by many Palmer religions, Peterspeople who 

officiate in their institutions often feel 

strangely drawn to their professions 

in a more than intellectual way. “I 

absolutely feel I was called to be a 

rabbi; I questioned God. I believe 

I was drawn to this holy work and 

how to help people walk on their 

own journey with God because I 

have had my own struggles,” Bloch 

said. “Being Jewish and questioning 

makes for a good rabbi. Being a 

good listener is important too. 

What are Rabbi Bloch’s 

duties? “I teach to inspire 

and help people have 

really meaningful worship 

experiences,” she said. 

“I educated youth and 

teens. My hope is that 

these students have 

passion for Judaism and 

grow through the study 

of the Torah.” 

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One challenge so far is that 

some people, as they get 

older and take on more 

responsibility in life, drift 

away from their faith. Rabbi 

Bloch cites an example 

of one man. “One former 

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and felt that religion wasn’t 

what he needed anymore. 

He asked me how prayers 

worked. My response was 

‘let’s form a class’.” The 

rabbi followed through with 

a monthly class on Jewish 

liturgy. “The man is now 

back actively practicing his 

faith,” she said. 

Her first service was on July 14. 

She’s very optimistic about working 

with all ages in the faith to inspire 

their love of Judaism. P 

Rabbi Bloch, 

43, is married to 

Jason Epstein, an IT 

recruiter. They have two 

daughters — Maya, 4 1/2, 

and Yael, 2. 


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HIGH HOLY DAYS 

A time of reflection 

by Rabbi Melissa Stollman, 

Director of Lifelong Learning, 

Congregation Kol Tikvah 

On Rosh Hashanah, all the world passes before 

God like sheep, as it says, ‘He that fashions the 

hearts of them all, that considers all their doings.’ 

(PSALMS 33:15) MISHNAH ROSH HASHANAH 1:2 

The High Holy Days (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) 

go by many names. While literally meaning the “Head 

of the Year” and “Day of Atonement” respectively, Rosh 

Hashanah is also referred to as the Yom Teruah, The Day of the 

Blasts, by Palmer and Peters Yom Hadin, the Day of Judgment, when all people 

appear before God. These are the Days of Awe, the Ten Days of 

Repentance. 

The narrative at this time likens the world to being on trial, where 

the scales of justice measure who we have been this past year. 

The prayer Unetaneh Tokef (Let us Cede Power), written a 

thousand years ago by an unknown author in Northern Europe, 

sums up this notion: 

On Rosh Hashanah it is written, and on 

Yom Kippur it is sealed. 

How many will pass and how many 

will be created? 

Who will live and who will die? 

then we leave no room for positive change or growth. 

In order for us to do this we must take time to prepare as the 

High Holy Days approach. The Hebrew month preceding Rosh 

Hashanah is called Elul. Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kaidanover wrote in 

the 1700s: 

“Many people make it a habit to engage in no 

secular conversation from the beginning of the New 

Moon of Elul until after Yom Kippur, for there is 

nothing in the world better for the purification of 

the soul than the curbing of idle talk.” 

This is the time to pay outstanding debts, to ask for forgiveness 

from others, and to accept the apologies from those who have 

hurt you. 

Use this time now to reflect before you are weighed on the 

scales of justice. May you all have a Shanah Tovah, a happy new 

year, and a G’mar Chatimah Tovah, be inscribed (in the Book of 

Life) for good. P 

The imagery in this sobering prayer reminds us to approach life 

and each other with humility because our choices determine our 

fate. We are measured by our character. This is what the High 

Holy Days are all about. We have the opportunity to review our 

past year and determine if we were our best selves. While God 

can judge us each day, we rarely take the time to reflect on our 

actions, taking an account of one’s soul, or heshbon hanefesh. 

However, if we do not spend the time doing this important work 

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HOLIDAY FOOD 

by Chef Shelley Nachum 

As the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom 

Kippur approach, it’s a reminder of the end of 

summer, back to school, and the onset of another 

new year for Jews around the world. 

With these holidays and new season come not only an 

abundance of certain foods, but also traditions and rituals 

found in these foods. Typically, sweet foods are eaten 

to symbolize the sweetness we hope for in the new 

year ahead. 

There are three meals surrounding these two holidays. A large 

meal is had at sundown the evening before Rosh Hashanah. 

A small, light meal is had the evening before Yom Kippur to 

prepare for the day’s fast on Yom Kippur. Then a large meal is 

had after sundown on Yom Kippur to break the fast. 

Eating gluten free for the holidays does not have to be a 

stressful time full of anxiety. If you’re the host, check with 

your by Palmer guests Peters to see if anyone has allergies/restrictions. If 

you’re the guest, inform your host ahead of time that you 

have allergies/restrictions. Communication is key so that 

everyone can celebrate and enjoy the holiday meal(s) 

with ease. 

So what are the traditional holiday foods for Rosh Hashanah/ 

Yom Kippur that are incorporated into the meals? Apples, 

honey, pomegranates, carrots, and dried fruits are 

all enjoyed in the celebration of the New Year. 

Apples refer back to the Garden of Eden. Honey symbolizes 

wealth and good fortune. Pomegranates are said to contain 

613 seeds, which symbolize the 613 commandments 

Jews pledge to practice in the year to come. Carrot “coins” 

represent money. 

The above are all gluten free. However, other traditional 

foods such as, (round) challah, kugel, honey cake, and 

other desserts are made with flour and are not gluten free. 

Therefore there are two options: avoid them completely or 

make them gluten free. 

If you Google “gluten free Rosh Hashanah,” you will 

find a wealth of gluten free recipes for the holidays. 

Everything is at your fingertips to make cooking for and 

celebrating the High Holy Days easy and delicious. P 

APPLE, FIG, AND HONEY TART (serves 10-12) 

Courtesy Sarah Hahn, glutenfreecowgirl.com 

You’ll need a nonstick 10” tart 

pan; or butter a regular pan and 

dust with gluten-free all-purpose 

flour like Cup4Cup. 

CRUST 

2 cups walnuts 

1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt 

2 tablespoons sugar 

2 tablespoons cold salted butter, 

cut into chunks 

TOPPING 

3 sweet apples, such as Golden 

Delicious or Fuji, peeled, cored, 

and thinly sliced 

1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice 

2 tablespoons salted butter 

1/2 cup dried Mission figs, sliced 

crosswise 

2 tablespoons dry white wine 

such as Pinot Gris 

1/4 cup honey 

1 teaspoon finely chopped 

fresh sage leaves 

FILLING 

8 ounces cream cheese, at room 

temperature 

1/4 cup honey 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Make crust: Preheat oven to 

350°. In a food processor, pulse 

nuts with salt to coarsely grind. 

Add sugar and butter; pulse until 

mixture clumps. Evenly press 

up sides and over bottom of a 

nonstick 10-in. tart pan with a 

removable rim. 

Bake crust until deep golden in 

center, about 20 minutes. Let 

cool, then chill until firm, at least 

20 minutes. 

Meanwhile, make topping: In a 

bowl, toss apples with lemon 

juice. Melt butter in a 12-in. frying 

pan over medium heat. Add apple 

mixture, figs, wine, and honey. 

Cook, stirring, until apples are 

soft and liquid is gone, 18 to 20 

minutes. Remove apple mixture 

from heat, stir in sage, and let 

cool. 

Make filling: In a clean food 

processor, whirl filling ingredients 

to blend well. 

Spread filling in crust and arrange 

apple mixture on top, leaving 

about 1/2 in. of filling uncovered 

around edge. Carefully push pan 

from rim. 

Make ahead: Through step 4, 

components chilled separately 

airtight, up to one day. The 

finished tart, chilled, up to 

2 hours. 

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HOLIDAY RECIPES 

Good Yom Tov 

Let’s Eat! 

by Cynthia MacGregor 

What are you serving for your Rosh Hashana dinner? How about your Yom Kippur break-the-fast? Here are a suggestion for 

each. For the Rosh Hashana dinner, a salmon dish that serves 16 and makes a stunning presentation. For the break-the-fast, a 

traditional noodle kugel that serves 15 (and freezes well, in case you are hosting a smaller group). 

Salmon, Baked Whole, 

Head On/Off, with Dill Sauce 

For the most striking presentation, leave 

by the Palmer head and Peters tail on, removing only the 

skin. 

1 6-lb fresh/frozen salmon, whole, head 

and tail on 

1/2 cup butter 

2 Tbs brown sugar 

Flour for dusting 

Paprika for dusting 

FOR THE SAUCE 

Juice of 1/2 lemon 

Dash of salt or to taste 

Dash of pepper or to taste 

2 tsp fresh dill, chopped 

4 scallions, all parts, finely chopped 

3/4 cup sour cream (OK to substitute 

lactose-free if needed) 

1-1/4 cups real mayonnaise 

Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt butter, and 

mix brown sugar into melted butter. 

Wash salmon. (You do not need to scale 

it since the skin will be removed after 

baking.) Place it on a large, foil-lined, 

rimmed baking sheet. Dust with flour and 

paprika. Bake for 45-60 minutes, basting 

with the butter-brown sugar mixture every 

15 minutes until it’s glazed and done 

to the touch—it should be firm. Test by 

poking it with your finger on its thickest 

part. If it is not firm, return to oven. 

While salmon is cooking, prepare the 

sauce by mixing all the sauce ingredients, 

and chill. When salmon is done, remove 

from oven, cover tightly with foil, and 

chill in fridge for several hours so it is 

cold. When it is chilled, remove the skin 

from the up side and then, using a very 

large fish spatula, transfer the fish to 

your platter. 

Optionally garnish it for serving. 

Possibilities include slicing a cucumber 

very thin on a mandolin and using the 

slices as “scales.” You can squeeze a 

lemon over the fish, too. In any case, 

sprinkle with fresh chopped dill, salt 

and pepper. 

Carefully tease the meat off the bones 

as you serve the fish. When you finish 

removing all the salmon from the top side, 

just remove the back bone along with the 

ribs and head and tail. The other side of 

the flesh will now be exposed. Serve the 

sauce with the fish. Serves 16. 

NOTE: Instead of using a whole salmon, 

you can use two complete length skin-on 

fillets put back together like a whole 

fish. Then you will not have to contend 

with bones. 

Buttermilk Kugel/Noodle Pudding 

(Lukshen Kugel) 

1 lb wide, short noodles (dumpling 

noodles/egg noodles) 

1 quart buttermilk 

4 whole eggs, beaten 

1/2 cup sugar 

1/4 tsp salt 

1/4 lb butter, softened and warmed 

TOPPING 

1 cup brown sugar 

1 cup corn flake crumbs 

1/2 stick (4 Tbs) melted butter 

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain 

the noodles and return to the nowdrained 

pot in which you boiled them. 

Immediately add butter to the noodles 

and stir. The residual heat of the pot and 

the noodles will melt the butter. Add 

remaining ingredients and mix well. 

Place mixture in greased 9” X 12” 

glass baking dish. Bake for 45 

minutes. Remove from the oven and 

sprinkle topping over. Return to the oven 

and bake an additional 30 minutes. Serve 

hot, warm, or at room temp. Serve with 

sour cream and fruit jams. Serves 15. P 

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Steve Earle and The Dukes 


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Peppa Pig Live! 


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THEATER SEASON 

Autumn’s coming 

– and the arts 

community is reviving 

by Dale King 

It’s not like we didn’t know it was 

happening. But summer is on the 

wane and in less than a month, 

autumn will officially be here. 

That means snowbirds are not far 

away – and the arts community 

is revving up for its 2017-2018 

season. 

Perhaps the newest addition to 

the area’s artistic community is 

the Pompano Beach Cultural 

Center at 50 W. Atlantic Blvd. It opened 

this past May and features concerts, 

dance programs – including ballet - 

theater performances, and world-class art 

exhibits. 

“We are off to a phenomenal first season,” 

said Alyona Ushe, president and CEO 

of The Creatives, which programs and 

manages the dramatically designed 

facility. 

“We are so proud of our incredibly 

talented cultural alliance members. 

These outstanding resident 

companies bring a diverse and 

exciting series of programs.” 

Upcoming shows include: Marcus 

Roberts Trio, featuring Marcus Roberts 

on piano, Sept. 23; Emoticoncert 1: 

SuffeRage, Oct. 7, 2-4pm, featuring the 

South Florida Chamber Ensemble; and, 

Phantom of the Opera/Les Miserables 

concert, Oct. 20-29, presented by Curtain 

Call Playhouse. For more information, 

visit ccpompano.org. 

Broward Center for the Performing 

Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 

opens its 26th season with The Sound 

of Music, Oct. 10-22; Andrew Lloyd 

Webber’s Love New Dies, Nov. 7-19; and, 

School of Rock, Dec. 12-24. 

Slow Burn Theater Company, at 

Broward Center’s Amaturo Theatre: 

Disney’s Tarzan, the Stage Musical, Oct. 

19-Nov. 5; the musical Secret Garden, 

Dec. 14-31; The Bridges of Madison 

County, Jan. 18-Feb. 4; and, Memphis, 

the Tony winning musical, March 

21-April 8. For more information, visit 

browardcenter.org. 

Kravis Center for the Performing Arts 

Broadway Series, 701 Okeechobee 

Blvd., West Palm Beach. The season 

opens with The King and I, Nov. 7-12; The 

Book of Mormon, Nov. 21-26; Finding 

Neverland, Jan. 2-7; Cabaret, Feb. 

6-11; The Illusionists, March 6-11; The 

Bodyguard, April 10-15; and, Something 

Rotten, May 1-6. For more information, 

visit kravis.org. 

Dustin Cunningham 

and Andrea 

Arvanigian in No Way 

to Treat a Lady at 

Broward Stage Door 

Theatre in Margate. 

Photo by George Wentzler 

Broward Stage Door Theater. This 

venue at 8036 W. Sample Road, 

Margate, opens its 25th season this 

year. Performances include: Saturday 

Night Fever, Sept. 1-Oct. 15; Tickling the 

Ivories, Oct. 13-Nov. 19; I Love My Wife, 

Nov. 3-Dec. 10; Smokey Joe’s Café, Dec. 

18-Jan. 4; Hot Latin Rhythms, 

Dec. 29-Feb. 11; Imagine, a Beatles 

retrospective, Feb. 2-March 11; Nice 

Work if You Can Get It, March 2-April 

15; Time Step, March 30-May 6; and, 

Victor/Victoria, May 4-June 7. For more 

information, visit stagedoorfl.org. 

The Wick Theatre and Costume 

Museum, 7901 N. Federal Highway, 

Boca Raton, opens with A Conversation 

with Edith Head, based on the book, 

Edith Head’s Hollywood, co-authored 

by the famed costumer. There will be a 

champagne and hors d’oeuvres reception 

Sept. 15, museum tour, lunch, and show 

Sept. 16 at noon, and the only evening 

show on Sept. 16. The schedule for 

the Wick Theatre for 2017-2018 is: The 

Drowsy Chaperone, Oct. 19-Nov. 12; 

Me & Ella, a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, Nov. 

18; She Loves Me, Nov. 24-Dec. 23; 

Singin’ in the Rain, Jan. 11-Feb. 18; and, 

Brigadoon, March 8-April 8. Two holiday 

shows are slated. Melissa Manchester 

comes to town for Christmas Dec. 24 and 

Dec. 25, and Hal Linden will offer insights 

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into his TV series, Barney Miller, Dec. 

31 to Jan. 1. For more information, visit 

thewick.org. 

Performances at the Pompano Beach 

Cultural Center, 50 W. Atlantic Blvd. Visit 

outretheatrecompany.com. 

The Lake Worth Playhouse season 

features Bye, Bye Birdie, Oct. 12-29; A 

Christmas Story, Nov. 16-Dec. 3; Paint 

Your Wagon, Jan. 18-Feb. 4; Lend Me 

a Tenor, March 1-18, and Oliver, April 

12-29. Lake Worth Playhouse is at 713 

Lake Ave. Visit lakeworthplayhouse.org. 

Gunderson, Feb. 9-25, and Be Here Now, 

by Deborah Zoe Laufer, April 6-22. All will 

take place in the Heckscher Stage theater 

space in Parliament Hall, 777 Glades 

Road, Boca Raton campus. For tickets, 

visit fauevents.com. 

Boca Museum of Art, Mizner Park 

explores the broad spectrum of visual 

culture that has become the cultural 

heart of Boca Raton. The museum, 

its art school, 

and its Artists’ 

Guild reflect the 

community’s civic 

commitment to 

excellence in arts 

and education. 

Upcoming 

events: 

Sept. 14, 6-8pm, 

College Night, 

with live music, 

art making, and 

variety of freebies. 

Michael Coppola and Mark Hetelson are 

shown in The Odd Couple at Delray Beach 

Playhouse. 

Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 

9th St., Delray Beach, opens its season 

with The Amorous Ambassador, by 

Michael Parker, Oct. 6-22; Annie, Get 

Your Gun, Dec. 1-17; The World Goes 

Round, the Music of Kander & Ebb, 

Feb. 2-18; Blackout, a mystery thriller 

by Rick Harlowe, March 23-April 8; 

and, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, May 

18-June 3. For more information, visit 

delraybeachplayhouse.com. 

Evening Star Productions at 

the Sol Theatre, 3333 N. Federal 

Highway, Boca Raton presents: 

Oleanna, by David Mamet, Sept. 

21-Oct. 8 and Macbeth, Oct. 

26-28. For more information, visit 

eveningstarproductions.org. 

The cast and crew of Ionescopade presented at the Theatre Lab 

at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Photo by Dale King 

Theatre Lab, the professional resident 

company of Florida Atlantic University, 

Boca Raton, will present three new plays 

for its 2017-18 season, including a world 

premiere from Peter Sagal, playwright 

and host of NPR’s Wait, Wait, Don’t 

Tell Me. His production, Most Wanted, 

will be presented Dec. 1–17. The other 

shows are: The Revolutionists, by Lauren 

Mallory Newbrough portrays singer 

Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Lake 

Worth Playhouse. 

Photo courtesy Lake Worth Playhouse 

Sept. 14, 6-7pm, 

lecture by Boca 

Museum of Art 

School instructor 

Lawrence Miller. 

Sept. 17, 3-4pm, 

Pianist and Assistant Professor at Florida 

Atlantic University, Dr. Irena Kofman, 

and colleague Marina Berberian perform 

the music of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, 

Debussy, and Khachaturian in a one piano 

with four hands performance. For more 

information, visit bocamuseum.org. P 

Outré Theater Company 

presents American Idiot, Nov. 2-19. 

Green Day’s punk opera follows 

three friends as they struggle to 

choose between their dreams and 

the gray anesthesia of suburbia. 

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 

by Cynthia MacGregor 

The Great American 

Songbook Lives On 

To many people, The Great 

American Songbook encompasses 

much of the popular music from 

the 1920s through 1950s, not 

including rock ’n‘ roll. 

But Wayne Hosford, a local 

entertainer and exponent of the 

Songbook, takes a broader view 

and includes some more recent songs 

by newer songwriters, written after those 

four decades. “We may never have as 

great an output as we had in that era, but 

I am always disappointed when someone 

construes it as limited to those four 

decades,” he said. 

Many of the songs that constitute the 


Songbook come from Broadway and 

Hollywood. “In the ’20 and ’30s, more 

musicals were being written. Also in the 

’20s there was no radio. Songwriters 

wrote for Tin Pan Alley, for sheet music 

publishers, or for the Broadway stage. In 

1929, Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer, and 

others went to Hollywood to write for the 

musicals that were being produced for 

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the new ‘soundies,’ as well as writing for 

Broadway. When radio came along and 

started to play hits, musicals became a 

great source of songs,” Hosford said. 

Asked to name some of the great 

songwriters of this genre, Hosford named 

Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, 

Cole Porter, Harry Warren, Rodgers and 

Hart, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, 

Irving Berlin, Jimmy van Heusen, Sammy 

Cahn, Dietz and Schwartz, and Harold 

Arlen, whom he referred to as among 

the “founding fathers.” To these greats, 

he added the more recent Cy Coleman, 

Dorothy Fields, Lerner & Loewe, and 

Stephen Sondheim. 

When asked why the music of the 

Songbook is so enduring, Hosford said 

it’s because of the actual craft inherent in 

the writing. 

“There was much more emphasis 

on craft then. In the best of the 

Songbook, the music stands 

alone with or without the lyrics, 

and the lyrics stand alone just as 

wonderfully.” 

“The music of the Songbook was crafted 

so well, it can be recorded in any style 

– jazz or even country – and it will work. 

[Much of the Songbook] is old and has 

been recorded by many people, but 

someone new can still bring something 

new to it,” he said. 

Although the majority of the audiences at 

Hosford’s shows are age 50 and older, 

he does get millenials, too. Asked to 

account for the Songbook’s popularity 


among younger people, he said, “The 

songs are crafted so well that people like 

Amy Winehouse, Harry Connick, Michael 

Bublé, and Lady Gaga have all performed 

them.” 

On the local scene, South Floridians who 

perform the Songbook include Rich and 

Jill Switzer, who used to play in Palm 

Beach until they became radio hosts. 

They still play occasional gigs at the 

Pelican Café in North Palm Beach, as 

well as at special events, as does Avery 

Sommers, Carol Woods, Sandy Stewart, 

Bill Mays (a jazz pianist), and occasional 

concerts by Vic Damone. On the radio, 

WLML “Legends radio” (100.3 FM) is 

devoted to the Songbook. The Palm 

(95.9 FM) plays some of the Songbook, 

mostly the later songs. 

Wayne Hosford himself plays and sings 

the Songbook in a private club, Club 

Colette in Palm Beach, during season 

(November through May), where he 

is the house musician. He has played 

five engagements at the prestigious 

Royal Room at the Colony Hotel, and in 

2014 played Carnegie Hall and Lincoln 

Center in New York. He has also played 

Royal Albert Hall in London. His shows 

are usually a mix of piano, vocals, and 

comedy. He recently did a Johnny Mercer 

show at the Delray Beach Public Library 

and does other shows around the area, 

though none is scheduled at press time. 

To find out where you can catch Wayne, 

follow him on Facebook (Wayne Hosford) 

or check out www.waynehosford.com. P

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COMMUNITY 

by Beatrice Levine 

The inaugural Organic Beauty and Wellness 

Festival will descend on South Florida on 

September 9. The all vegan festival hopes to draw 

800 to 1,000 people to experience this first of its 

kind local event. 

Today many people are interested in a healthier lifestyle. 

There are many options out there and this festival aims 

to educate people about products that can be used daily 

on skin and ingested in the body to promote better health and 

well-being. 

Allison Seriani, the founder of the festival, wants the public 

to learn how to feel good on the inside and look good on the 

outside. Allison herself suffered from bad skin and acne and 

found that eating right, using natural products, and exercising 

helped her combat those issues and yearns to pass what she 

learned on to others. Allison, whose background is in marketing 

by and Palmer putting Peters together events and conventions, teamed up 

with Courtney Mitchell, an accomplished yoga instructor and 

dedicated vegan. Together, they created this event and hope it 

will be around for years to come. 

The festival’s aim is to enlighten people on the harmful use of 

chemicals in every day products. There will be a Beauty Bar 

staffed with professional beauty and skin experts who will 

provide makeovers. Styling techniques, beauty tips, and trends 

will be taught using natural beauty products and cosmetics you 

can try on your skin. 

Before beautifying your outward appearance, start 

with a free yoga, meditation, or Chakra class to 

cleanse you from the inside out. 

Bring a mat and check out the website to verify the times for the 

classes at obwfestival.com. Classes will be in the Zen Garden 

across from the Exhibition Hall. 

The venue will host more than 150 vendors in about 10,000 

square feet of indoor space filled with local and national 

exhibitors that have rented out booth space to showcase their 

products to the attendees of this family friendly event. There will 

be a kidZone hosted by Get Fit 4 Kidz. For the children there 

will be organic face painting, a photo booth, free samples of 

Gogo SqueeZ, and other healthy vegan, non-GMO, and organic 

products to sample. Other vendors, such as Raw Juice, Health- 

Ade Kambucha, and Harmless 

Harvest Coconut Water will 

also offer beverage samples. 

Enjoy a raw cooking 

demo in one of the many 

nutritional workshops. 

Here you will learn from industry 

professionals, nutritionists, 

and food experts on the differences between natural, raw, and 

organic foods. Dr. Fuhrman’s Health Oasis show, as seen on TV 

on the PBS channel, will educate attendees who are eager to 

learn about today’s health trends. 

Come and enjoy a day geared towards experiencing a healthier 

new lifestyle. P 

Date: September 9, 10am to 4pm 

ORGANIC BEAUTY & 

WELLNESS FESTIVAL 

Location: Boca Marriott at Town Center, 5150 Town Center 

Circle, Boca Raton 

VIP Tickets: $29.95 includes catered lunch and a gift bag 

General Admission Tickets: $14.95 

To Order Tickets: visit obwfestival.com or 

purchase tickets at the door the day of the event 

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 

with great food, great service in a welcoming environment.” 

explained its owner, James P. Holden. 

Holden was born in Peru and came from a family of 

restaurateurs with over 40 years of experience in the business. 

He says that while he was working in real estate last year he 

was presented with the opportunity to do something that he 

had wanted to do for a very long time. He explains, “It was a 

great investment opportunity that has now become so much 

more.” 

Ceviche Makes A Mark 

Mancora Ceviche Bar opened two years ago and specializes 

in Peruvian cuisine. The restaurant brings a trendy and 

healthy option to Coral Springs using the freshest ingredients 

and offers diners a combination of traditional and fusion 

Peruvian dishes with a modern interpretation. 

The roots of Peruvian cooking come from Andean, European, 

African, and Asian cultures and beautifully combines these 

flavors into one unique cuisine. On Mancora’s menu there 

are traditional Peruvian favorites but also unique dishes that 

sets them apart. “As a matter fact, our cooks have been 

training with a Sushi Chef to create our next Sushi Ceviche 

menu, combining the best of Japan with the best of Peru. 

We try to be innovative so we can provide our customers 

“One of the most rewarding parts of owning Mancora 

Ceviche Bar is the diversity that this restaurant brings to 

Coral Springs. It is wonderful to see different cultures interact 

with each other enjoying our delicious food. It’s always a 

pleasure to see our customers’ faces light up when they see 

our presentations and try ceviche for the first time,” says 

Holden. 

Peruvian cuisine is making its mark on the world palette. 

Peru has won the World’s Leading Culinary Destination and 

has three of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. You may not 

be able to visit Peru but Mancora Ceviche Bar invites you to 

experience, savor, and enjoy...Peruvian cuisine. 

Visit Mancora Ceviche Bar at 7679 W. Sample Road, Coral 

Springs on the corner of Woodside Drive and Sample Road. 

Visit their website www.mancoracevichebar.com or call (954) 

800-7812. P 

Experience • Savor • Enjoy 

Come and discover Peruvian Cuisine made with the 

freshest and highest quality ingredients 

7679 W. Sample Road • Coral Springs, FL 33065 

954.800.7812 | www.mancoracevichebar.com 

Mon.- Thurs. 11:30 am - 10:00 pm • Fri. & Sat. 11:30 am - 11:00 pm 

Sun. 11:30 am - 9:00 pm 

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WINE WATCH 

by Bennet Bodenstein 

SECOND TO 

NONE 

 

Second labels, have you ever heard of them? Second labels are often a winery’s way of selling wines 

that have not come up to the wineries standards. Even the lofty Chateau Lafite Rothschild has its 

well know second label, Carruades de Lafite. These are often sound wines but they do not meet the 

parameters set by the winery for wines that will carry their label or, they could also be the opposite, 

wines that exceed their parameters and rightfully deserve their own and individual label recognition. 

The latter is the case with the “Next” wines from King Vintners of Oregon. Going one step further, 

these wines will be sold only on Amazon.com, making them less costly than they would be if they were 

sold through the usual distribution methods, while opening the wines to a larger customer base. 

If I may digress for a moment and reflect 

on the possibilities of the future. Do you 

remember Eastman Kodak, a giant among 

giants in the photographic film industry, which 

was driven out of business by the digital 

camera and the cell phone camera? The 

“Next” wines represent not only the abilities of 

the King Vintners to produce truly outstanding 

wines from Oregon grown grapes, but also 

illustrates their business acumen by exploring 

new methods of getting high quality wines out 

to the pubic while bypassing the unnecessary 

price increases involved with the antiquated 

and restrictive three-tier system (producer to 

distributor to retailer), which is currently the 

law of the land. Could King Vintners choosing 

of Amazon be heralding the future of the brick 

and mortar wine stores? Only time and the 

buying habits of the American people will tell. 

Next 2015 Pinot Noir ($40). The Next 

2015 Pinot Noir is one of the finest 

example of any American Pinot Noir I 

have tasted in a long time. This wine 

displays a deep dark ruby color, a trait 

that is not often seen in a Pinot Noir and 

definitely announcing that something 

special is in that bottle. When the wine 

is poured, an aroma of cranberry, 

blueberry, raspberry, cherry, plum, and 

currants, with suggestions of chocolate 

and black tea, seems to fill the room. 

The flavor incorporates all the elements 

of the aroma where they merge with 

blackberries, blueberries, vanilla, and oak, 

then ends with a finish that is as fruity 

and full as is the flavor, and as long. If you 

have never tried an Oregon Pinot Noir, 

this one will make you a sure convert. 

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Next 2016 Pinot Gris ($20). Pinot 

Gris, or as it is known in Italy, Pinot 

Grigio, is a white wine that is finding 

great popularity in the United States. 

This purely Oregonian wine displays a 

very pale golden color and a rich aroma 

of citrus, honeysuckle, apple, pear, and 

a hint of nectarine. The flavor abounds 

with trend of pear and melon that carry 

over to the finish, which is long, fruity, and 

complex. A very noticeable feature of this 

wine is its effective, although restrained, 

acid level. All too often an American Pinot 

Gris will drown all of its attributes in an 

overabundance of fruit acid, which is not 

the case with the Next 2016 Pinot Gris. 

This delightful wine can go with most of 

our summer foods and is a stand out with 

seafood and shell-fish as well as serving 

as a great apéritif. 


Next 2014 Red Blend ($30). This is a 

rather novel and interesting wine as it is 

a blend of almost equal parts of Syrah, 

Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. As one 

might expect, the color is incredibly dark 

and the aroma profound, featuring very 

noticeable notes of blueberry, cranberry. 

and a fascinating earthy element. The 

flavor goes in its own direction by 

stressing plum and blackberry, with 

the Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon 

contributing their signature tobacco and 

fragrant spice. The finish is also long and 

delightful. This red wine is in a class by 

itself and definitely worth your attention. P

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September 2017 

WESTGLADES 

MIDDLE SCHOOL 

by Gaby Franklin 

This has been a great start of a new 

school year. This will be an amazing year 

for our Wolf Nation. 

Open House will welcome parents of 

7th and 8th graders on September 7 at 

7pm. 

Make sure you have your best smile 

ready, because Fall pictures follow on 

September 12. 

Mark your calendars for our General PTA 

meeting scheduled for September 15 at 

9:30am. You will have an opportunity to 

meet our PTA Board members and learn 

more about volunteering opportunities. 

Get your sweaters and mittens on, the 

Student Government Association and the 

PTA are hosting an Ice Skating Party on 


15 at 8:30pm. 

Have fun ice 

skating at 

the Florida 

Panther’s Ice 

Den. 

Support 

our PTA by 

getting your 

memberships, 

contributing 

to the 

Hassle Free 

Fundraiser, and volunteering for our 

programs and events. If you were an 

approved volunteer and had a volunteer 

badge activated last year, you can get a 

new badge issued. First time or 

inactive volunteers can apply to be an 

approved volunteer at 

browardschools.com/getinvolved. 

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Stay in the know by visiting 

westgladesmiddle.com and 

westgladespta.com to check for 

program and event updates throughout 

the school year. “Like” the Westglades 

PTA Facebook page and follow 

@WestgladesPTA on Instagram and 

Twitter. 

We are sure this will be our best school 

year yet. 

FOREST GLEN 

MIDDLE SCHOOL 

by Ronals Forsman, Principal 

We are looking forward to a fantastic 

school year and have a number of 

exciting new programs starting this year. 

We are starting a computer coding class 

this year. This class will go from the 

basics to advanced in not only coding 

but also business “soft skills.” Next, we 

have a business and entrepreneurship 

program. Students will learn the 

essentials of business operations to 

begin. Then they will actually develop a 

business plan, market, and develop a 

business. The potential for inspiring and 

developing the skills of the next Steve 

Jobs or Andrew Carnegie is exhilarating. 

Stay tuned as 

we may be 

calling you with 

opportunities 

for purchasing 

products and 

services. 

The next 

addition is 

the return of 

Art. We are 

so happy 

to bring this 


back to Forest Glen and give students 

the opportunity to be creative and 

express themselves through Art. This 

leads to the development of our new 

Innovative Program for 2018-2019. We 

will be adding Computer Technology and 

Entrepreneurship Innovative Programs 

to our current Pre-Quantum Leap and 

Honors Academy Innovative Programs. 

This is very exciting for us and will 

provide many new opportunities for our 

students. We are partnering with several 

local businesses and universities with the 

innovative programs. As an educator, this 

is very invigorating and trailblazing. 

We are so proud to be providing these 

and other opportunities to our students. 

HERON HEIGHTS 

ELEMENTARY 

by Stacie Weisbrot 

Open House will be on August 30, for 

grades 1, 3, and 5. On September 6, the 

school will have Open House for grades 

K, 2, 4, K/1 and 2/3. 

Visit our new and improved website at 

heronheights.browardschools.com to 

see your child’s open house time. Make 

sure to bookmark the website and visit 

frequently for updated information. 

HHE Parents are invited to join us at our 

Room Parent meeting on September 

8, at 9am, which is mandatory for all 

interested in becoming a room parent. 

Next, our general PTO meeting will be on 

September 13, at 9am. 

Our first McTeacher Night at McDonald’s 

will be September 18, from 5 to 8pm. 

Come out and see your HHE faculty 

and staff working behind the counter. A

School 

portion of all 

proceeds will be 

donated back to 

HHE. 

The Scholastic 

Book Fair will 

take place on 


28. In addition, 

our Bingo and 

Pizza Dinner 

Night will take 

place at 6:15pm 

on September 

28. 

Register to 

join the PTO at 

HeronHeightsPTO.com. 

Additionally, don’t forget to check out 

HHEaftercare.com for dates and details 

regarding aftercare at Heron Heights 

Elementary. We are always in need of 

volunteers. If you wish to volunteer at 

the school, please take note that you 

must complete a 2017-2018 Volunteer 

Application online. This application 

must be completed and approved 

every academic year and applies to 

every volunteer on our campus. Visit 

browardschools/getinvolved.com to 

complete an application. 

Here’s to an amazing September. 

Go Hawks! 

RIVERGLADES 

ELEMENTARY 

by Pam Ofstein 

School is in full swing here at Riverglades 

Elementary so get your calendars out for 

some of this month’s school highlights. 

The Riverglades direct donation 

campaign No Brainer FUNdraiser is in 

full swing from September 5 to 15. As 

parents and PTA supporters, we want 

to raise funds for our school and provide 

the students with the tools to learn 

and expand their education. We are 

looking forward to reaching 

our $30,000 fundraising goal 

to put towards the school’s 

needs. For every $1 you 

give, 100 percent goes right 

back to our school. Look 

for more information on 

our website: myvlink.org/ 

rivergladeselementarypta/. 

The evening RES PTA General 

Meeting will take place on 

September 6. This is a perfect 

time to learn more about 

PTA and what the upcoming 

year has to offer. The evening 

meeting is also a good 

opportunity to network with 

your local friends and families 

at Riverglades and learn how you can 

continue to support our school. 

During the week of September 25, we 

will be celebrating our teachers with 

a special day just for them - Teacher 

Treats. Thank you teachers and staff for 

all you do. 

Fall Pictures will be on September 27, 

for all students. These pictures will be 

used in the school yearbook, so don’t 

forget to get yours. 

The Room Parent meeting will be on 

September 29 for all room parents. This 

meeting will answer questions you may 

have about how to be a Room Parent 

and provide you with all the information 

you will need for this school year. 

Don’t forget to check out RES website 

myvlink.org/rivergladeselementarypta/. 

If you haven’t signed up or are not on 

the email list, be sure to opt in to receive 

all the latest news and updates. 

Also you can order your Spirit Wear 

Apparel online. 

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PARK TRAILS 

ELEMENTARY 

by Lauren Benjamin, PTA president 

We are off to a fast but terrific start here 

at Park Trails Elementary. With a new 

year comes exciting and new changes. 

We welcomed our new Principal, 

Charles McCanna, and our new 

Assistant Principal, Daisy Menendez. 

Both are wonderful additions to our 

administration. We began the year with 

our Meet the Principal event and our 

yearly Meet and Greet. Both were a 

great success. 

In September, we will have Open House 

(dates will be available soon); the Book 

Fair will be from September 11 to 15. 

We will see everyone at Splash Back 

on September 16. The Walk Now 

for Autism Speaks will take place on 

September 23. 

Join me and the PTA on September 6 at 

9am for our PTA meeting and Volunteer 

Roundup. Any time you can volunteer 

would be greatly appreciated. 

Our school will be closed on September 

5 for Labor Day and our first early 

dismissal will be on September 15. 

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Parkland Library Events 


Register online www.cityofparkland.org/library or call 954-757-4207. Parkland Library card is required to participate. 

CHESS STRATEGIES 

Wednesday, September 6, 4:15 to 5:15pm 

Learn new chess strategies from chess 

instructor Steven Kaufman in this 

educational class. For children, ages 8 and 

older. 

USED BOOK FAIR 

Thursday, 

September 7 to 9, 

10am to 5pm 

Sponsored by the 

Parkland Friends 

of the Library 

during library 

hours. The three 

fair days feature used books. 

ALL BOOKED UP BOOK 

DISCUSSION GROUP: 

OPTION B BY SHERYL 

SANDBERG & ADAM 

GRANT 

September 9, 10:30 to 

11:30am 

After the unexpected 

passing of her beloved 

husband Dave Goldberg, 

Sheryl Sandberg, 

Facebook COO and bestselling author of 

Lean In, feared that she and her young 

children would never find joy again. 

Fortunately, this fear was unfounded. This 

book – co-authored with psychologist and 

friend Adam Grant – shows how Sandberg 

and many others who have overcome a 

wide range of profound hardships triumph 

over tragedy. 

ARTIST’S RECEPTION WITH KELLY MERKUR 

September 9, 11:30am to 12:30pm 

Kelly Merkur has a fine arts degree in Textile 

Design from the University of Kansas. She 

lives in Parkland with her husband and 

two daughters. Merkur started painting 

two years ago and enjoys 

creating two different types 

of work. She paints simple 

yet realistic portraits of 

people and animals. Her 

work will be on display at the 

Parkland Library September 

1 through 30. 

WRITING BUDDIES 


Teens will be paired up with young budding 

authors, kindergarten through fifth grade, 

to guide them through the story creation 

process. Each child will write and illustrate 

a story to take home. This group meets 

once a month, and a 

different genre will be 

explored each month. 

KNIT ‘N’ KNOWLEDGE 

September 11, 10:30 to 

11:30am 

Bring your projects, tips, techniques, and 

ideas to share with fellow knitters. 

BEGINNING 

MAH JONGG 


4 to 5:30pm 

Mah Jongg 

is a popular 

four-player 

game that originated in China and is 

played with a set of 144 tiles based on 

Chinese characters and symbols. In five 

sessions you will learn the basics of this 

challenging game. The instructor Jill Vogel 

is a Mah Jongg aficionado and will share 

her knowledge and love of the game. Five 

one-hour classes take place on Mondays 

beginning September 11th. 

ADULT COLORING BOOK ART 

September 12, 10:30am to noon 

Decompress and let your mind wander 

while coloring. We’ll add some soothing 

background music and light snacks to 

create a little “me time” in your day. We will 

provide the supplies or you may bring your 

own. 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

COURSE WITH 

JEREMIAH JENNER 

September 12, 6 to 

8pm 

This four week fine 

art photography 

course will be 

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Register Online at www.cityofparkland.org/library or call 954-757-4207 

taught in four sessions and will cover 

color and composition, architectural 

photography, abstraction, and more. 

For adults and teens. 

BUILDING WITH LINCOLN LOGS 

September 13, 4 to 4:45pm 

Children, ages 4 to 7, will have fun using 

their imaginations while building log cabins, 

towers, or whatever else they become 

inspired to make. 

TED TALK SCREENING & DISCUSSION 


“Do Schools Kill Creativity?” is the topic 

of this 20-minute TED Talk by Sir Ken 

Robinson. Watch a video presentation of 

his enlightening, humorous talk, then the 

group will react and discuss the topic. 

BRICKS ‘N’ BOOKS 


Children, ages 6 and up, bring your 

imagination and Lego building skills to the 

library. At each Bricks and Books meeting 

there will be a new building challenge. 

Conquer each challenge with a buddy or 

work on your own. 

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF 

STORYTELLING: A PERFORMANCE/LECTURE 

BY CAREN S. NEILE 

September 16, 10:30 to 11:30am 

The ability to tell, understand, and 

experience life through the sharing of a 

story is one of the most important aspects 

of our human identity. Caren S. Neile, 

Ph.D., a performance storyteller and affiliate 

professor at Florida Atlantic University, will 

explain how storytelling affects the brain, 

why it is used in a wide variety of fields, 

how to jumpstart your own storytelling 

abilities, and more. For adults and teens. 

AFTERNOON FILM & DISCUSSION: DANCING 

IN JAFFA 


This documentary follows dancer Pierre 

Dulaine’s project to teach ballroom dancing 

to a mixed group of Jewish and Arab fifth 

grade students in Jaffa, Israel. Dulaine is an 

internationally awarded dancer and in his 

later years he 

went on to run 

the program 

“Dancing 

Classrooms” in 

the New York 

public schools 

and other 

cities. Teaching 

neighboring 

students in 

Jaffa to dance 

together was 

his biggest challenge. 

NATURALLY TREATING CHILDHOOD DISEASES 

WITH SPEAKER DR. JOSH KIRBY 

September 18, 11am to noon 

Dr. Josh Kirby, Board Certified Chiropractic 

Physician, will outline how to help 

childhood conditions like 

ear infections, common 

colds, scoliosis, and 

asthma without the 

need of medications or 

surgeries. 

PEACEFUL PIECES JIGSAW PUZZLE MEETUP 

September 19, 10:30am to noon 

Put it all together with new and old friends 

during this relaxing morning of jigsaw 

puzzles. Enjoy snacks, listen to music, and 

get that sense of completion. 

GAME SQUAD 


Children, ages 7 and older, will get the 

chance to connect through the library’s 

WiFi to play with fellow gamers while also 

socializing in person. Participants must 

bring their own devices (iPad, Nintendo 

DS, etc.) with their preferred games already 

downloaded. 

ART-FOR-AUTUMN MURAL PAINTING 

September 22, 3 to 4:30pm 

What better way to celebrate Autumn 

than to add your creative mark on a giant 

mural that will be displayed at the library 

all season long? This all-ages family fun 

painting event will get you in the spirit of 

autumn. Drop in anytime during library 

hours to participate. 

ARTS, BOOKS, AND CULTURE DISCUSSION 

GROUP 


Similar to a current events group, but 

focused on entertainment and culture, 

this lively discussion will cover topics like: 

What’s on the bestseller list? What’s big 

at the box office? What’s trending in pop 

culture? Share your thoughts, listen to 

others, and get your culture fix. 

FIVE AWESOME TIPS FROM A PROFESSIONAL 

ORGANIZER ON HOW TO GET AND KEEP YOUR 

HOME ORGANIZED 


Lisa Grossman of Peace Love and 

Organizing will lead this interactive 

workshop that will engage participants 

with organizing techniques to use at home, 

provide them with information on products 

she most often recommends, and share 

the secrets of maintaining an organized 

home. Lisa has been an avid organizer her 

entire life. Three years ago, she started 

doing it professionally and now runs her 

own business. 

CHESS CLUB 


Parkland Library Chess Club is for children, 

ages 8 and older. Beginners can learn 

to play and players meet your match. 

Registration is required for each game date. 

EVENING JAZZ WITH THE INNER COURT 


Enjoy the live sounds of The Inner Court as 

they play funk, rock, Caribbean, Brazilian, 

and other Latin styles. Light refreshments 

will be served. 

AUTUMN, APPLES, 

AND LEAVES 


4 to 4:30pm 

Celebrate the fall 

season by learning about 

Johnny Appleseed, painting a colorful leaf 

to hang in the library, and helping to make 

a batch of homemade applesauce. 

For children, ages 6 and older. P 

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ADVICE 

by J.R. Steele 

Public Speaking: 

12 Myths Debunked 

When was the last time you had to deliver a speech? Were you 

by nervous? Jane Silver The anxiety one goes through before giving a speech can 

be overwhelming. People often grasp at suggestions they have 

heard to deal with their anxiety, but these suggestions don’t always 

make sense. In this article, I’m going to explore some of these 

myths and how they can actually harm your speech. 

1 

Imagine the audience naked or in 

their underwear 

This can actually be more distracting to 

you than helpful. If you are focusing on 

what clothes audience members are or are 

not wearing, you won’t be focusing on the 

message nor how the audience is or isn’t 

connecting with it. 

2 

You are born with a public 

speaking talent - you cannot 

learn it 

It is remarkable how many people believe 

that speakers are born with a special 

talent. Public speaking is a skill that is 

developed through focus and effort. 

Avoid eye contact – focus at a 

3 point above the audience’s heads 

This is some of the worst advice I have 

ever heard. If you want your message to 

connect with the audience, look at your 

audience. 

Begin with a joke 

4 

Careful, careful, careful. Jokes often 

offend. Never include jokes that don’t 

connect to your message. Poking fun at 

yourself can sometimes be okay, but leave 

the jokes-for-jokes sake out. 

5 

Too much rehearsal is bad for 

me - I’m better just speaking off 

the cuff 

Practice, practice, practice. There is never 

any substitute for being well-prepared. 

I have never seen an instance where 

too much rehearsal ruined a speech. By 

rehearsal, I don’t mean memorization. 

Practice so you can speak with ease the 

points of your speech, referring to your 

cards and visuals. 

My experience trumps credible 

6 sources 

Good research reflects positively on you, 

no matter how much of an expert you are 

in the field. When you provide support 

for your ideas it adds credibility to your 

message. Quotes from famous people 

add value. Speakers who lack experience 

tend to overvalue their ideas and fail 

to support their ideas. 

7Memorize your speech 

Memorization often causes people 

to disconnect with the audience. For 

experienced speakers, it becomes 

too rehearsed, too perfect…a 

performance. For inexperienced 

speakers, it can make the speaker 

look a bit crazy – as if they were 

listening to the voices in their head, 

and not connecting with the audience. 

It’s OK to use cue cards and visuals in 

most situations. 

8 

Hide behind a podium 

You cannot fully connect with an audience 

if you hide behind a podium. Step out from 

behind the podium, roll up your sleeves, 

and get real with the audience. There 

are times when etiquette calls for a more 

formal presentation, but don’t use the 

podium as a crutch – it might not always 

be available. 

Shut off the lights to show a 

9 PowerPoint Presentation 

Visual presentations are there to support 

you, not take center stage. Don’t allow 

yourself to hide in the dark; you will lose 

way too much of your ability to connect 

with the audience. 

10 

A mistake will destroy the 

speech 

Only if you let it. So often, the audience 

doesn’t even realize a mistake was made. 

Fix it, if necessary, and then move on. Your 

mistake will only make you seem more 

human and the audience may even relate 

to you better. Don’t ever start over. 

11 

Being a good public speaker 

involves eliminating 

nervousness 

Your anxiety is a source of energy. Learn 

how to channel it to connect with your 

audience. Use it to empower your words, 

make your message vibrant and exciting. 

Audiences appreciate someone who puts 

forth the effort. 

12 

Skip the speech – go straight 

for the Q & A 

Many speaking situations call for a 

question and answer session. Always 

create a well-constructed message 

for your audience first, they deserve 

quality content. P 

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A Convenient Epidemic: 

Childhood Obesity 

by Debra Tendrich 

What is a convenient epidemic? It is when you can 

find your vice on every street corner, see it on every 

TV channel, hear about in on every radio station, 

and it is displayed on every social media avenue. 

It is an epidemic that makes you see it and crave it 

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convenient epidemic that we speak of? 

Childhood obesity. That’s right, childhood 

obesity. 

This is a national epidemic that is plaguing the youth. Not 

only that, these obese children are turning into obese adults. 

Two percent of children are eating healthy according to the 

Department of Agriculture. That means 98 percent are eating 

unhealthy. Either way you say it, those numbers are outrageous 

and preventable. 

Childhood obesity is a trigger to 

many community issues. Bullying, 

anxiety, depression, ADHD, 

by Palmer Peters early on-set puberty, diabetes, 

cardiovascular disease, student 

drop-out rates, crime rates, skin 

disease, healthcare costs, cancer, 

decreased life expectancy, and 

more. 

How does childhood 

obesity and the unhealthy 

eating cycle actually 

start? Let’s think about 

that. 

Remember when you were a child and visited the doctor’s office 

for your shots? What did the doctor give you? A lollipop? When 

you do well in school, did you get a pizza party in class? When 

you have a birthday, do you celebrate your day with cake? Do 

you bribe your children with cookies and ice cream or offer it for 

good behavior? Well, if you can relate to any of those things, 

you are “feeding” the problem. No pun intended. 

Food associations are real and can become extremely serious. 

From childhood, people associate good feeling with bad foods. 

Food as a reward can be very dangerous. If bad foods are 

fueling good behaviors, you search for those feelings in every 

aspect of life. Since food is required to live, food becomes a 

pivotal part of your happiness and turns into a deadly habit. 

A deadly habit may sound harsh, but some foods are proven 

to feed disease. The good news is, not all foods will kill you. 

You can eat to fight disease 

as well. Most foods that 

are sold in boxes and 

bags tend to be a sneaky 

source of unhealthy fats, 

sugar, sodium, and excess 

calories. Drinking milk and 

eating meat treated with 

hormones and antibiotics 

should be avoided. With that 

being said, fruits, veggies, 

beans, and lean meats 

should fill your plates. When 

it comes to the breads and 

rice, the darker the better. Brown rice, whole grain, or Ezekiel 

bread and quinoa are the healthier options. Planning to be 

healthy takes practice. Learning how to prepare your meals 

in advance will help you eat healthier. Make larger portions of 

healthier foods and store them, this will ensure healthy meals 

when you are on the go. 

Furthermore, since nutrition is paramount to the health of our 

children, shouldn’t it be taught and encouraged in school? 

Children should learn how to read nutritional labels and 

understand what different foods do to one’s body. 

According to the CDC, nearly half of U.S. deaths are directly 

related to nutrition. It is our responsibility to make a conscious 

change in our communities and families. We must break the 

cycle. Grow fresh fruits and vegetables, and make healthier 

choices. Join the fight against childhood obesity by educating 

yourself and your children on good nutrition. P 

Debra Tendrich is the founder of Eat Better Live Better, 

a non-profit organization that battles childhood obesity.. 

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FROM THE EXPERT ASK DR. RENAE 

Where’s my talent? 

Dear Dr. Renae, 

I do not have a special talent or skill. Everyone around me 

excels at something - sports, music, art, dance, acting, writing, 

academics, etc. I keep trying out different things that might 

interest me, but my parents become frustrated when I no 

longer want to continue. They feel like they are wasting time 

and money on lessons or equipment. Are some people just 

mediocre at everything? 

All around average 14-year-old 

Dear Not so average 14-year-old, 

You shouldn’t beat yourself up about this. You’re only 14. You still 

have so much more life ahead of you and I can pretty much guarantee 

you’re going to find something that you’re amazing at. Most of the 

activities your peers may be excelling in are just hobbies. Odds are 

their careers will have nothing to do with what they’re doing right now. 

Stop putting so much pressure on yourself to find something. Let it 

come to you! 

A 15-year-old friend 

Dear All around exceptional 14-year-old, 

Just because you haven’t discovered a particular interest yet, doesn’t 

mean you’re destined for mediocrity. Everyone is special and unique 

for some reason or another. You might be a great listener or good with 

animals. Just because you haven’t found an aptness that manifests 

itself as a talent doesn’t mean you don’t have exceptional qualities. 

For now, I would recommend that you stop trying things, since neither 

you or your parents seem happy. When something piques your 

interest, then is the time to get involved. It’s not your hobbies or talents 

that define you, it’s your innermost personality traits, which cannot be 

quantified or qualified. 

Dear All around average 14-year-old, 

A caring teen 

You are not mediocre at everything, you just haven’t worked at 

anything hard enough to really see if it is right for you. Everyone has an 

activity that is right for them and don’t worry if you haven’t found yours 

yet because you are not the only one. Don’t give up and keep trying 

to find the one that suits your interests. You also do not need to spend 

money to try activities. When school starts again, join a club or a 

school sport to try it out. When you find something you like, try to stick 

with it and continue to work at it. Hard work and dedication matter 

more than natural talent and you can only get better at something 

when you do it often. 


A caring friend 

I know exactly what you’re going through. I didn’t find a sport I liked 

until I was 16. Just like you, my parents felt they were wasting their 

time and money for me to find something I enjoyed. However, this 

doesn’t mean that you’re mediocre, it just means you haven’t found 

the right activity that you excel at yet. This is completely okay. People 

develop their love for something at different times in life. If you end up 

like me, you’ll find your talent or skill when you least expect it. 


A former try-it-all 

I would definitely not say mediocre. Everybody is different with 

different talents and skills. I would suggest applying for a job to help 

pay for your pursuits. Maybe it’s not a talent or a sport, but something 

creative and productive you can do. Not everything is for everyone. 

If your parents are frustrated with you, tell them it was a learning 

experience for you - not a waste. It would be more of a waste to keep 

going on with something you don’t enjoy. You’re still young, and your 

life will work itself out. 

A friend who’s been there 

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Everyone finds their passion sooner or later in life. Don’t let others who 

have passions frustrate you. I think it’s great that you are willing to try 

different things and branch out. Maybe you can volunteer for some of the 

activities you want to get involved in to see if you like it before making a 

financial commitment. Most important, don’t compare yourself to others, 

be happy with yourself and the accomplishments you have made. 

Another 14-year-old who is passionate about lots of things 


Excelling at a sport or hobby does not guarantee that you will enjoy it. 

Always competing with others or yourself can be stressful and detract 

from the unique pleasure of something that fulfills you. The competition 

mindset that drives you to strive for greater skill can also lead to unhealthy 

habits and injuries from overtraining. When you truly enjoy an activity, you 

will want to do it more often and that generally leads to improvement. I 

recommend that you change your goal of searching for a skill you excel at 

to searching for activities and hobbies which you enjoy, regardless of your 

level of talent. 

Dr. Renae 

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COMMUNITY 

Seek help sooner 

by Marcy Albin 

Suicide among young people continues 

to be a serious issue. According to 

the American Academy of Child and 

Adolescent Psychiatry, thousands of 

teenagers commit suicide each year. 

Suicide is the third leading cause of 

death for 15 to 25 year olds, and the 

sixth leading cause of death for 5 to 14 

year olds. 

“Teenagers experience strong feelings of stress, confusion, self 

doubt, pressure to succeed, financial uncertainty, and other 

feelings while growing up. For some teenagers, divorce, the 

formation of a new family with stepparents and stepsiblings, 

or moving to a new community can be very unsettling and can 

intensify self doubt. For many teens, suicide may seem like a 

remedy or a solution to their problems and stress,” the AACAP 

states on its website, aacap.org. 

Jackie Rosen is the executive director for the Florida Initiative 

for Suicide Prevention program. She said there are three main 

causes of depression: 

1. DNA 

The tendency toward brain disorders can be transferred by 

DNA. 

2. CHEMISTRY OR PSYCHOLOGICAL 

CHANGES IN THE BRAIN 

These changes can now be detected by an MRI. 

3. TRAUMA. 

The earlier trauma occurs in life, the more it affects the brain 

functioning. Its this combination that can lead to suicide. 

Jackie feels the brain is like a cup of water. “If you add one 

extra drop to a full glass of water, the water spills over. The 

same goes for people who are suicidal. They feel helpless and 

hopeless; the only option is to kill themselves. Trauma changes 

the way the brain functions. It changes the chemical functioning 

of the brain, and hence, the person cannot handle the trauma,” 

she said. 

For most kids, the average brain disorder starts at about 14 

years old. This is the same time many teenagers start to “lose 

themselves, or act out.” People pass their behavior off as just 

a part of growing up. For the young people who suffer from 

depression, they can get worse and commit suicide. In order 

to overcome depression, and ultimately to prevent many of the 

suicide cases, proper medical attention is needed and may 

include medication and therapy. 

Jackie started the Hope Sunshine Club, which takes place 

in 28 middle and high schools in North Broward and South 

Palm Beach. This club is an after school 

optional curriculum that meets once a 

week and is part of a school approved 

curriculum. 

Within these clubs, they have developed 

Solutions Unlimited Now or SUN. The 

purpose of the group is to help each 

other solve problems. FISP SUN is a 

ten step, structured group program, which teaches problem 

solving, coping, and social skills to enhance protective factors 

and resiliency. It is designed to help members reduce selfdestructive 

behaviors and enhance feelings of self worth. 

FISP SUN groups meet once a week for one and a half hours 

for ten weeks. Each participant receives a brochure with the 

explanation of the program, snacks at each meeting, and a 

completion certificate at the conclusion of the ten weeks. The 

groups are completely confidential with the only exception being 

if someone is at risk for self-destructive behavior or dangerously 

destructive behavior towards others. 

Edwin Shneidma is a clinical psychologist and a leading 

authority on suicide. 

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“One of the most harmful myths about suicide is the 

notion that people who really want to kill themselves 

don’t talk about it. Most people who commit suicide 

have told other people about their plans. Many have 

made previous suicidal gestures,” he said. 

Schneidman estimates that in at least 80 percent of completed 

suicides, people provided verbal or behavioral clues that clearly 

indicated their lethal intentions. 

That is why it is important to pay close attention to your children 

and their behavior. The sooner you detect something is wrong, 

the sooner you can get professional help. For more information 

and help, visit fisp.org. P 

One Family’s Story 

by Marcy Albin 

VERBAL 

Signs of Suicide 

fisponline.org 

• “I wish I was dead.” • “You don’t have to worry 

about me anymore.” • “How do you leave your body 

to science?” • “Why is there such unhappiness in 

life?” • “Everyone would be better without me here.” 

FEELINGS 

• Feeling like a burden to others • Depression 

Sadness • Loneliness • Extreme boredom. 

BEHAVIORS 

• Previous suicide attempt • Giving away prized 

possessions • Arranging to donate organs • Making a 

will • Alcohol or other drug use • Careless, risk-taking 

behavior • Withdrawal from family and friends 

• Running away from home or responsibilities 

• Change in school or work performance • Extreme 

irritability, guilt, crying, inability to concentrate 

• Violent and rebellious behavior • Collecting pills, 

razor blades, knives, ropes or firearms • Sudden 

happiness after a long period of depression 

SITUATIONS 

• Recent suicide or death of a loved one or someone 

close to person • Being a victim of physical or sexual 

abuse or rape • Troubled family life • Social isolation, 

lack of close friends • Recent loss of job, friendships 

• Failing or dropping out of school, losing job, or 

divorce • Not making a team, getting a promotion or 

membership in an organization • Unwanted pregnancy 

or abortion, illness, or accident and losing ability to 

take care of self • Being a “perfectionist” • Not living 

up to their standards or someone else’s expectations. 

It was a seemingly normal family week. Gabi 

Greenberg started high school and she told 

her parents it was the most exciting week she 

had ever had. Four days later, Gabi was found 

dead from suicide. 

Marvin Greenberg wanted to keep the family close 

and the lines of communication open among his newly 

extended family, which had given him four daughters. 

They joined the YMCA Indian Princess Seminole 

Nation, a program for fathers and daughters. He 

wanted to make sure everyone would adjust to the 

new circumstances. He also knew, with a family history 

of mental illness, depression, and bi-polar issues, it 

was his job to do what he could to hopefully mitigate 

any issues that came as a result of the family history. 

After Gabi’s suicide, the Greenberg’s learned she 

had been telling friends about things that made her 

unhappy. Finally, she threatened suicide but her friends 

were afraid to tell her parents. Also, at summer camp, 

she confided in a camp counselor and was told to talk 

to her parents. But Gabi never did. The Greenberg 

family was devasted and Greenberg’s wife, unable to 

deal with the loss of Gabi, committed suicide. 

Greenberg is now raising two daughters himself, 

holding down a full time job, and going forward very 

stoically. His advice is, if your child threatens suicide, 

to immediately get her to an emergency room or an 

emergency mental health facility for treatment. If you 

wait, it may be too late. P 

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THERAPY 

A Cultural 

Guide to 

Acceptance 

by Celeste Catania-Opris, Ph.D. 

With everything happening in 

the world today, it can appear to 

be a scary place sometimes. 

Every single day, news outlets cover 

stories about violence and tragedy. 

During these times, we tend to 

point fingers at one another and look 

for answers. We want to know, who is 

responsible? Which types of people are 

more likely to cause such horrible acts? 

This is how cultural division occurs. It is a 

lot easier to create separation by grouping 

individuals so that blame can be given to 

those who are different than we are. 

With this mentality, we may miss the 

beauty surrounding us. We can be so 

fixated on how different we are that we 

miss the similarities. We all feel pain. 

We all yearn for love. We all breathe the 

same air. Our cultures may be different, 

but many of us share similar values. 

Numerous cultures believe in family, love, 

and religion. Sure, the color of our skin 

may be different, the way we show love 

or the type of religion we practice may 

be diverse, but many of the principles we 

uphold are on the same spectrum. 

When in doubt, challenge yourself to be 

open and understanding. Remember to 

learn, teach, and spread positivity. 

Learn: 

Immerse yourself into other cultures 

whenever you have the opportunity. For 

instance, try different foods. Your culture 

may eat rice but other cultures make 

rice in their own unique way, so taking 

yourself out of your comfort zone at times 

can be fun. Perhaps you could go with 

a friend to their church or temple. Many 

religions believe in God, spreading love, 

and good faith. You may be pleasantly 

surprised how much your religion has 

in common with your friend’s faith. 

When we don’t understand things, 

we tend to push them away. 

Instead, remind yourself that you 

can always ask questions, clarify 

any misunderstandings, and most 

importantly, learn. 

Teach: 

We may not realize this, but we have 

an enormous influence on shrinking the 

division that exists in this world. Instead 

of ignoring or lecturing those who may 

not “get” us, teach. Even though we 

may not be teachers by occupation, we 

have the power to spread knowledge, 

inform those around us, and explain what 

we mean when we say or do things a 

certain way. One of the most detrimental 

ways of speaking is when we use the 

terms ‘them’ or ‘they’ loosely to discuss 

another group of individuals. This whole 

‘them against us’ mentality is what drives 

the separation in this world. Instead, if 

something horrific happens, remember 

it was the individual who committed the 

act, not the entire culture. We have the 

capability to make positive changes so 

that the next generation can see more 

promise and possibility than we were able 

to experience. 

Spread positivity: 

All of our personal experiences are real, 

to each of us. These experiences create 

our truths and reality, and lead us to our 

beliefs of how the world really is. However, 

remember to approach life, and those in 

it, with an open mind and positive outlook. 

The more we hear and see negativity in 

this world, the harder it is for us to close 

the gap that exists when trying to find 

peace. When negativity approaches 

you, react with love. View others with an 

open heart. Try to find what you have in 

common and how it connects us. 

Try to be the positive example you wish 

to see in this world, even though it may 

seem impossible at times. Be a better 

person each day. Learn from your past 

and grow for your future. You have these 

strengths and capabilities. The speed of 

change and acceptance may not be as 

we envisioned, but the possibility for a 

better future gives us the hope we need 

to keep on trying. P 

Celeste Catania-Opris, Ph.D., 

LMFT, offers therapeutic services to 

individuals, couples, and families; www. 

TherapyForModernHousewives.com. 

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DIETITIAN’S VIEW 

Fitness and 

Health after 

50 

by Nancy M. Ouhib, MBA, RD, LD/N 

Fifty is one of those reflective milestones where 

we take stock and make plans. While you are 

double checking your financial goals for fiscal 

fitness, do not forget to double check your own 

physical fitness. 

Most peoples’ health goals after 50 are to be both 

physically and mentally independent. The reality is 

that your best effort at 55 is not going to be what 

your best effort was at 20. We need more time to recuperate 

and more sleep when trying to maintain this independence. It 

is important to be patient, realistic, and consistent because it 

is going to take longer to make muscle and lose body fat. 

Whether you are starting from scratch or building on your 

foundation, you will want to optimize on the key components 

of fitness: balance, endurance, flexibility, and strength. Beyond 

being able to continue doing the work and activities you enjoy, 

fitness is the key to preventing falls, injuries, and minimizing their 

impact if they do occur. 


Balance is the ability to 

distribute your weight in a 

way that enables you to hold 

a steady position or move at 

will without falling. As we age, 

our balance declines if it is not 

practiced. This can result in 

falls and a simple fall can cause 

a serious fracture of the hip, 

pelvis, spine, arm, or ankle. This 

leads to a hospital stay and 

can result in disability, loss of 

independence, and even death. 

There are simple balance exercises you can do to preserve and 

improve your balance. Use the National Institute on Aging (nia. 

nih.gov) as a resource for balance exercises. 

As we age, our bodies begin to change and there is a reduction 

in performance to some degree. Endurance, or stamina, is 

the body’s ability to endure prolonged activity like exercise. 

Aging effects muscles by slowing their reaction and your body 

works harder to perform in challenging conditions. Maintaining 

a healthy diet with high levels of protein for healthy muscles 

is more important than ever. Add fresh fruits and vegetables 

that are loaded with vitamins and nutrients and you have the 

best combination to maintain optimum endurance along with a 

healthy lifestyle that includes quality rest. 

Flexibility gives us ease and range of motion. Flexibility is 

important because in the normal aging process, osteoarthritis 

restricts motion in the joints and limits the mobility and flexibility 

of the muscles that control the joints. Maximizing your overall 

flexibility will help to 

lessen the restricting 

effects of arthritis. Our 

muscles lose strength 

and elasticity and 

certain activities can 

shorten muscles. If you 

stretch and lengthen 

your muscles regularly, 

you will regain some of 

your flexibility. 

Strength determines how much and how well we 

move. Strong muscles can help to prevent and/or 

cushion a fall. 

Strengthening muscle mass around your bones and joints also 

helps lessen the impact of common aging issues like arthritis 

and osteoporosis. Strength training will slow the process and 

keep your bones strong. 

As we get older, fitness is all about maintaining a quality of life 

and preventing injury. Make it a priority and get started on a 

fitness program that is right for you. P 

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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS 

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Spring’s pets, has a new mobile veterinary unit. Dr. Jerry 

Pico has been providing limited house-call services since his 

practice started in 1997. Some dogs and cats have demonstrated 

stressful behavior when being placed in a carrier, traveling in a car, 

or just simply by walking through the clinic doors. The unfamiliar 

surroundings, the sounds and scents of other animals may cause 

anxiety in some pets. Therefore, Dr. Pico has been taking his service 

to the tranquility and comfort of his patient’s home when needed, 

within the constraints of the 

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EQUESTRIAN NEWS 

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Summer Camp at Malachi Acres was a 

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mention the impact horses and life 

around a barn have on children and adults. 

Below are thoughts from a few of our junior 

equestrians who attended camp. Their 

insights and feelings are delightful, as well 

as inspirational for those considering making 

horses a part of their lives. 

Although not a junior equestrian, Debbie Grahl (Ms. Deb), 

Malachi’s camp director, had this to say about her life 

dedicated to horses. “Horses have defined my personality 

since my earliest memory. I always want to share this passion 

with everyone I meet … especially our youth. It is gratifying to 

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“Horses mean the world to me. I feel happy, I feel joy when I 

am around them. I have more patience when I ride and with 

people. I can tell you right now I would not be the person I 

am right now without horses.” 

— Marley, 11 

“Horses mean everything to me. I have always loved animals 

and being able to be around horses makes me one more 

step closer to my dream job of being a vet. Every horse and 

person here is like a big family and I learn something new 

every time I come. I love the fact I can always try new things 

and improving with every advanced horse in the barn.” 

— Brook, 15 

“Being around horses has given me confidence. Life with 

horses has shown me how to push myself and challenge 

myself and try new things out of my comfort zone.” 

— Riley, 13 

“Being around horses has made me happy. Being 

at camp has taught me a lot about horses. I love 

horses!” — Ali, 6 

“This is my first time riding a horse. Riding a horse is the 

most amazing feeling and these horses mean a lot to me. I 

love riding them and love their personalities. They are just so 

fun to be around.” — Nina, 11 

“Horses mean the world to me. I wouldn’t be the 

person I am today without them. They have taught 

me patience, independence and the courage to stand 

up for myself. I’ve had an amazing experience and 

hope to continue my horse journey.” — Megan, 13 

“To me horses mean happiness, responsibility, energy and 

love. The chores and activities around the barn are great 

practice for my hopeful future as a veterinarian. I love being 

around horses. When I am riding I feel enthralled, and the 

barn is a great environment for progress and achievement. 

Horses mean a lot to me.” — Ashley, 11 

There are so many beautiful stories written by our students 

and campers that “Let’s Talk Horses” may continue as part of 

our column about horses and our equestrian community. 

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PET TALK 

Louie and 

the flu 

by Glenn Kalick, DVM 

I 

have a friend in Chicago who is a veterinarian and went 

through the influenza outbreak last summer when the H3N8 

influenza virus hit Chicago very hard. The clinical signs are 

very similar to the human strain causing high fever, lethargy, 

anorexia, coughing, and sneezing. It is very contagious, to the 

point that my friend saw all sick dogs outside her practice and 

dressed in a contagion suit because she did not want to carry 

the virus inside the hospital and risk infecting healthy pets. 

One of her favorite clients had concerns about her poodle, 

Louie. Louie was a frequent visitor of the dog park. He was so 

loved that his nickname was Mayor Louie of the dog park, but 

the dog park was off limits to Louie until the influenza outbreak 

was over. The client didn’t take him to the groomer because of 

the contact with the other dogs, and she canceled her vacation 

because she did not want to board Louie with other dogs. 

The owner had very strong feelings about vaccinations. She 

herself didn’t get the flu vaccine but resides by the law and 

only gets Louie’s rabies vaccine on the three-year due date. 

One day Louie came in for a checkup because he was 

not acting right. He wasn’t as peppy and active as 

usual. He would go for his walk but would ask to go 

home before the loop was finished. Louie would go over 

to his food and sniff it but walk away. 

Then the owner would doctor it up with some gravy and he 

would eat. The owner stayed in her car until the appointment 

time, so he would not be in the lobby with any potentially sick 

dogs. 

The veterinarian started her physical examination on Louie and 

noticed that his gums were very red and his respiration rate 

was elevated. When they took his temperature, it was 105.5. 

Dogs with dramatically high fevers don’t feel good. They are 

not energetic, they are typically lethargic, and don’t want to 

eat. Louie had the flu but no other clinical signs. 

The owner didn’t think Louie was exposed to the flu, but with 

further conversation they realized that Louie was recently 

groomed by a mobile groomer. The groomer didn’t have any 

other dogs in the van, but we don’t know what other dogs 

were in the van prior to Louie. Louie also has a dog walker. 

The owner doesn’t know exactly where Louie is walked or who 

the dog walker sees before walking Louie. 

The veterinarian decided to test Louie by taking nasal and 

pharyngeal swabs and submitting them for virology testing. 

Louie came back to the hospital the next day with the coughing, 

nasal discharge, and fever of 106 for hospitalization. When 

the test came back the following day, it confirmed influenza. 

Louie recovered after about a week of hospitalization. 

The veterinarian’s dog showed clinical signs of the flu three 

days later because she brought the virus home to her dog. 

This all happened before they developed the current flu vaccine. 

Please vaccinate your dog. This year’s strain is H3N2 and 

last year’s vaccine for H3N8 does not protect your pet. P 

Glenn Kalick, DVM, is a veterinarian at Brookside Animal 

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LEGAL MATTERS 

by H. Mark Purdy 

Presuit Divorce 

Mediation: 

The Benefits and How It Works 

“Whatever you do, keep out of court. For 

it’s being ground to bits 

In a slow mill; it’s being roasted at a slow 

fire; it’s being stung to death 

by single bees; it’s being drowned by 

drops; it’s going mad by grains.” 

– Charles Dickens, Bleak House (1852) 


The sharp wit of Voltaire and the 

flowing prose of Dickens articulate 

a present day truth, which is 

very wise to consider alternatives to 

litigation to resolve conflicts. In recent 

years many forms of Alternative Dispute 

Resolution have been utilized, but none 

more widely accepted than mediation. 

In no other circumstances is the need 

for a better way more true than when 

faced with divorce. The dissolving of 

a marriage almost always involves 

high emotions, such as shock, anger, 

hurt, denial, and uncertainty about the 

future. An acrimonious divorce can lead 

to increased bitterness that can last 

for years and have severe emotional 

consequences, especially when there are 

children. Of course, all this is in addition 

to potentially devastating financial 

consequences. 

The purpose of this article is to provide 

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an explanation of a rapidly growing form 

of ADR and that is presuit, pro se (without 

lawyers) divorce mediation. Its growing 

popularity is based on the fact that it is 

a simple, highly cost effective, private 

process in which the parties themselves 

come to their own settlement. We start 

by understanding what mediation is and 

the role of a mediator. 

Mediation is a process in which the 

parties to a dispute utilize the services of 

a neutral third party – the mediator — to 

encourage and facilitate the resolution 

of disputes. It is designed to be the 

opposite of litigation, which involves 

rules of law and procedure, extensive 

formal discovery such as depositions, 

court imposed deadlines, multiple court 

appearances, the stress and uncertainty 

of surrendering the ultimate decision 

making authority to someone else, as 

well as the possibility of an appeal after 

trial. In short, in litigation each party 

seeks to “win the lawsuit” by attaining 

complete “victory” at the expense of the 

other party. Mediation, on the other hand, 

is informal, nonadversarial, private, and 

confidential. The issues to be resolved 

are treated as mutual problems to be 

solved by the parties, to their mutual 

satisfaction. 

The role of the mediator is 

critical and parties facing 

divorce should carefully select 

an experienced mediator 

who is Florida Supreme Court 

Certified in Family Mediation. 

First and foremost, the mediator is bound 


by strict ethical standards of neutrality 

and impartiality. The mediator does not 

serve as legal counsel for either or both of 

the parties. 

The mediator does have a very active 

and essential role in the process and 

is often referred to as a guide to the 

parties. The mediator is ethically allowed 

to provide information that the mediator 

is qualified by training or experience to 

provide. In divorce mediations there are 

multiple, often complex issues to be 

resolved, such as property distribution, 

alimony, and children’s issues. Therefore, 

the mediator creates an agenda so 

that issues are discussed in a logical 

order and within realistic parameters. 

Assisted by the mediator, the parties 

develop a better understanding of the 

issues and their options. The mediator 

can suggest alternative solutions that 

the parties might not have considered. 

The mediator encourages and facilitates 

communications between the parties. 

Full settlements are usually reached 

after a few mediation sessions. At that 

point the mediator assists the parties 

in completing a written settlement 

agreement and all other paperwork 

necessary to obtain the Final Judgment 

of Dissolution of Marriage. P 

Purdy, a resident of Broward County, is a 

former Broward County Court and Circuit 

Court judge. He is a Florida Supreme 

Court Certified Family Mediator; a Florida 

Supreme Court Certified Appellate 

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the parties seek a complete resolution using the 

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THE LAST WORD 

Contemplating Life 

by Barbara Negron 

Suicide. It’s an uncomfortable subject, 

but one that needs to be addressed. 

September is National Suicide 

Prevention Month and if this magazine helps 

one person, it’s worth broaching the subject. 

Let’s be frank. There are a lot of myths and 

misunderstandings about suicides. One myth 

is that talking about suicide, or even using the 

word, encourages people to try it. False. The 

fact is that bringing the topic into the open 

can often times help a person with thoughts 

of suicide to consider other options. Another 

myth: Someone who talks 

about suicide isn’t really 

going to kill themselves. 

False again. A person who verbalizes 

thoughts of suicide is in danger. Pay attention, 

talk to the person; if you don’t know what to 

do, tell someone else and get help. 

I watched the controversial series 13 Reasons 

Why and when I had finished the last episode 

I was in tears. It drove home the point that 

no matter what you think you know about 

your children, you really don’t. You don’t really 

know what goes on in their lives outside 

the home and it is sometimes very difficult 

to keep the lines of communication open. 

The other point that was so glaring was 

that this girl tried to get help, and didn’t 

get it. It wasn’t about blaming anyone for 

what she did, but it showed how we all 

need to be educated and pay attention 

when someone is asking for help. 

Honestly, that holds true for anyone. There 

are many reasons why a person 

looks to death for a way out of 

the pain they are in. Whether it 

is stress, circumstances, or mental issues, 

depression only scratches the surface of 

mental disorders that can contribute to a 

person’s desire to die. 

According to the American Foundation for 

Suicide Prevention, “studies have consistently 

found that the overwhelming majority of 

people who die by suicide—90 percent or 

more—had a mental disorder at the time of 

their deaths. Often, however, these disorders 

had not been recognized, diagnosed, or 

adequately treated.” 

What I am driving at is don’t go it alone if 

you feel like death is the only way out. Talk to 

someone, get help, and get treated. There is 

no overnight cure, it will take time and effort. 

Don’t contemplate death, contemplate life. 

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