Commissioner Juan C. Zapata (Photo by All Star Event Photo) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– E E ENDALL GAZETT ENDALL GAZETT K K communitynewspapers.com MAY 14 - 27, 2013 One of Miami’s Community Newspapers –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Connecting local businesses. 305-669-7355 ––––––––––––––––– See ZAPATA, page 4 BY RICHARD YAGER M aking good on a promise to estab- lish a new look for West Kendall, Miami-Dade District 11 Commissioner Juan C. Zapata has proposed a government center for the area and a charrette to control N. Kendall Drive growth west of Florida’s Turnpike. Both propositions were advanced before commissioners on May 7 after receiving an affirmative 3-0 vote from the Miami-Dade Infrastructure and Capital Improvements Committee which Zapata now chairs since taking office in January. Zapata’s resolution for a government office to serve West Kendall residents calls for a study by Mayor Carlos Gimenez to determine feasibility of con- structing a “West Dade Government Center” or, by purchase or lease, estab- lish an office where services may be con- solidated. “It’s important to bring county government closer to the people,” he told the committee in asking for its support. His comments caused District 4’s Sally A. Heyman to recall when C Co om mm mi is ss si io on ne er r p pr ro op po os se es s c ch ha ar rr re et tt te e, , W We es st t K Ke en nd da al ll l g go ov ve er rn nm me en nt t c ce en nt te er r BY RICHARD YAGER W ith Indian tribal land sovereignty solely a federal and state legal concern, any effective protest of the Miccosukee’s control of Miccosukee Golf and Country Club in Kendale Lakes will likely require a sepa- rate court action by affected residents. That was the advice of U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia during a special meeting hosted by the Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations (KFHA) on May 2. The meeting was attended by some 50 residents and KFHA members. “I will absolutely oppose any move to build a casino on that property,” pledged the freshman House District 26 represen- tative who said he and his staff “have been repeatedly assured by Miccosukee repre- sentatives they only want to continue operating a golf course there.” R Re es si id de en nt ts s m ma a y y h ha a v ve e t to o g go o t to o c co ou ur rt t a a b bo ou ut t g go ol lf f c co ou ur rs se e –––––––––––––––––––– See COURT, page 4 Riviera Prep School students donated their artwork to a silent auction benefiting research to combat Huntington’s Disease. The silent auction took place during a gala on May 4 at the Palmetto Bay Village Center. The following students are pictured with their art: Maya Masucci, Kelly Roberts, Gabriela Cedeira, Alexis Diaz, Bruna Giampetro, Ann Gottenger, Shelby Onabowale and Nicole Otero-Gomez. Also in the picture are Ms. Janis Klein-Young, the art teacher, and State Sen. Dwight Bullard’s assistant, Venus. Students’ artwork to benefit Huntington’s Disease research U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia BY SUZY TRUTIE M iami-Dade County is part- nering with the American Cancer Society as it looks to local residents to help finish the fight against cancer by reaching full enrollment in a his- toric research study. Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS- 3) will give scientists a better under- standing of cancer causes and pre- vention. The Society is looking for local men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 from various racial/ethnic backgrounds with no personal history of cancer to help reach full enrollment of at least 300,000 people. M Mi ia am mi i- -D Da ad de e p pa ar rt tn ne er rs s i in n s st tu ud dy y w wi it th h A Am me er ri ic ca an n C Ca an nc ce er r S So oc ci ie et ty y –––––––––––––– See STUDY, page 4 Register to win a 32” Flat-Screen TV (Look Inside)
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M aking good on apromise to estab-lish a new look forWest Kendall,M i a m i - D a d e
District 11 Commissioner Juan C. Zapatahas proposed a government center for thearea and a charrette to control N. KendallDrive growth west of Florida’s Turnpike.
Both propositions were advancedbefore commissioners on May 7 afterreceiving an affirmative 3-0 vote fromthe Miami-Dade Infrastructure andCapital Improvements Committee whichZapata now chairs since taking office inJanuary.
Zapata’s resolution for a governmentoffice to serve West Kendall residentscalls for a study by Mayor CarlosGimenez to determine feasibility of con-structing a “West Dade GovernmentCenter” or, by purchase or lease, estab-lish an office where services may be con-solidated.
“It’s important to bring county governmentcloser to the people,” he told the committee inasking for its support. His comments causedDistrict 4’s Sally A. Heyman to recall when
W ith Indian tribal landsovereignty solely afederal and state legalconcern, any effective
protest of the Miccosukee’s control ofMiccosukee Golf and Country Club inKendale Lakes will likely require a sepa-rate court action by affected residents.
That was the advice of U.S. Rep. JoeGarcia during a special meeting hostedby the Kendall Federation of
Homeowner Associations (KFHA) onMay 2. The meeting was attended bysome 50 residents and KFHA members.
“I will absolutely oppose any move tobuild a casino on that property,” pledgedthe freshman House District 26 represen-tative who said he and his staff “have beenrepeatedly assured by Miccosukee repre-sentatives they only want to continueoperating a golf course there.”
Riviera Prep School students donated their artwork to a silent auction benefiting research to combatHuntington’s Disease. The silent auction took place during a gala on May 4 at the Palmetto Bay VillageCenter. The following students are pictured with their art: Maya Masucci, Kelly Roberts, Gabriela Cedeira,Alexis Diaz, Bruna Giampetro, Ann Gottenger, Shelby Onabowale and Nicole Otero-Gomez. Also in the pictureare Ms. Janis Klein-Young, the art teacher, and State Sen. Dwight Bullard’s assistant, Venus.
Students’ artwork to benefitHuntington’s Disease research
U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia
BY SUZY TRUTIE
M i a m i - D a d eCounty is part-nering with theAmerican Cancer
Society as it looks to local residentsto help finish the fight against cancerby reaching full enrollment in a his-toric research study.
Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) will give scientists a better under-standing of cancer causes and pre-vention. The Society is looking forlocal men and women between theages of 30 and 65 from variousracial/ethnic backgrounds with nopersonal history of cancer to helpreach full enrollment of at least300,000 people.
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BY DONNA SHELLEY
Kendale Lakes ElementarySchool (KLE) is the kind oflearning center that restoresone’s faith in the future ofAmerican education. A fullyvested partner in the commu-nity, KLE has a sterling recordof serving the needs of its stu-dents, building a strong corpsof adult volunteers and instill-ing pride of place.
One shining example ofcommunity involvement,among many is that related byMartha Jaureguizar, schoolprincipal. The students andfaculty wanted to recognizethe victims at Sandy HookElementary School inNewtown, CT. But they wereinformed that continued contri-butions were no longer needed.The decision was made tomake a memorial at KLE by planting twotrees and placing 26 stepping stonesinscribed with the names of the victims. Amember of the community with a son atKLE immediately offered to provide thetrees free of charge and to plant them aswell.
KLE opened some 50 years ago and hashad two additions, and a program toupdate the physical plant. Updatingincludes providing the teaching tools thatwill reflect the technological advancesnecessary to educate children in the 21stCentury.
“God bless our superintendent [AlbertoCarvalho] and the people of Miami-DadeCounty for the new bond [issue of $1.2billion]. It was the answer to our prayers,”Jaureguizar said.
When Jaureguizar became the principalin 2010, she asked her teaching staff whatthey believed was important for their suc-cess with the students. The majority saidthat they needed improved technologywithin the classroom. In support of that,the school has launched a program to pur-chase “SMART Boards” to outfit eachclassroom with the aid of funds fromdonations, support from the school districtand parent-teacher groups.
The SMART board is an interactivewhiteboard that operates electronically inconcert with a computer, a projector andappropriate software. Students and teach-ers can work at the SMART board muchlike a whiteboard, inputting with their fin-ger or special “pen.” Available software
designed to satisfy the needs of a givencurriculum or grade level is used, begin-ning with children in pre-kindergartenclasses.
The success realized with this newtechnology has been a boon to all stu-dents, including those with special needs.Test scores and grades have markedlyimproved in a short period of time.
As a Title I school for pre-K to fifthgrade students, 77 percent of KLE’s stu-dent body is eligible for free or reducedlunch. The 730-strong student body iscomprised of Hispanic, African-American, Caucasian, Gifted andSpecial Education children. A top per-forming school, KLE is has garnered anumber of accolades, including beingnamed a five-star school by the FloridaDepartment of Education. Anotherhonor is that in the 2013-14 academicyear KLE will become a STEAM (sci-ence, technology, engineering, arts, andmathematics) School.
“Our school is blessed with an eagerteam, willing to learn,” Jauregiuzar said.
KLE prides itself on the success of itsprograms for gifted students, self-con-tained full inclusion for special educationstudents, and English language learners,among other hands-on programs.
Teacher Andrea Waters said of KLE, “Itis very heartfelt here. We are a communi-ty within a community.”
KLE is located at 8000 SW 142 Ave.Contact the office at 305-385-2575 andvisit online at< http://kle.dadeschools.net>.
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the county provided Team Metro services in 12offices throughout Miami-Dade County.
“At this time, the nearest governmentcomplex for compliance and building issuesis located on Coral Way,” noted BernardoEscobar, chief aide to Zapata. “For manyother matters, West Kendall citizens oftenmake trips downtown on property taxes andhomestead exemptions, among others.”
Some services now requiring specialtrips to scattered county offices involvesuch simple matters as obtaining a doglicense or applying for a handicapped dri-ver’s permit tag to hang on a vehicle mir-ror support.
Under Mayor Gimenez, Miami-Dade gov-ernment consolidated services under aDepartment of Permitting, Environment andRegulatory Affairs, bringing together the coun-ty permitting, regulatory and environmentalservices in the center at 11905 Coral Way.
The charrette proposed by Zapata is sim-ilar to a five-year study recently completedon Bird Road between SR 826 (PalmettoExpressway) and Florida’s Turnpike, andblocks contributing to its appearance, northand south of SW 40th Street.
New overlays revising current land useand zoning would control future growth bylimiting a current mix of residential andcommercial to stricter environmental andspatial standards, leading to shaded side-walks and beautified parking lots.
“Such a plan would utilize the existing
county planning staff without requiring aspecial budget appropriation to get under-way,” Escobar noted.
In recent weeks, Zapata has continued hisefforts to push for stronger governmentservices in West Kendall that may lead to itsincorporation, a move he supported duringhis early years of county service as the dis-trict’s Community Council chair in 1996-98and as state representative for eight years.
Zapata also has a proposed a potentialincorporation area of approximately 137,000residents, west of Florida’s Turnpike toKrome Avenue and south of Bird Road toSW 152nd Street, but the charrette is restrict-ed to Kendall Drive improvements, not anew city designation, Escobar said.
“Like the Bird Road study that led toimplementations to improve existing park-ing, sidewalks, and landscaping, the char-rette will only study areas within the blocks,north and south of Kendall Drive that wouldhave an effect on how the main thorough-fare can be improved in future years.”
At a mid-April meeting of CommunityCouncil 11, Zapata told those attending that aseries of improvements was needed in WestKendall, including the organization of a ParksCommittee to help direct county park improve-ments where most needed as well as support-ing connection of bike paths to park areas.
On Jan. 31, he told the Greater KendallBusiness Association that “Local govern-ment places you closer to the people youserve, that is why it is in your best interestto become active in any effort to achieveincorporation.”
Peppered for over an hour with ques-tions, Garcia said he would not venture toguess the outcome of the county’s pendingappeal of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairsdecision of July 27, 2012 placing theapproximate 230-acre tract under legaljurisdiction of the tribe.
“My inquiries have shown that the cur-rent county appeal of tribal rights must bedetermined by review of existing state andfederal laws,” he said. “That being the case,the pleading by the county will likely takethree to four years before any decision isrendered.”
The county’s 43-page document beginswith raising the right of the MiccosukeeTribe to be legally recognized under federaljurisdiction in 1934, then recaps the issues itclaims prove failure to establish proper cri-teria for a need to expand tribal land, as wellas the Bureau’s failure to consider jurisdic-tional problems (policing, zoning, etc.)raised by the tribal land designation.
“Settling all of those issues will involvefederal and state law,” Garcia said. “As I
see it now, the only viable recourse of res-idents, barring an overturn of the countyappeal, would be initiation of a legalaction in a federal or state court.”
Even that, he added, may be difficultbecause litigation “must have cause, somephysical change by the tribe that alters theland, resulting in an infringement of proper-ty covenants to become a viable legal issue.And that would have had to have takenplace after before a legal action was filed.”
In support of Kendale Lakes resident’spetitions that accompanied the countyappeal, KFHA passed its own resolution,noting that a 99-year zoning restrictionwas placed on ownership deeds granted in1972, requiring the tribal property toremain a golf course, noting any changewould require approval of 75 percent of itsneighbors and a majority vote of theMiami-Dade County Commission.
Those covenants represent one of thestrongest reasons for protests byKendale Lakes residents whose propertyadjoins the golf course, Garcia said,adding that such legal action, however,would necessarily take place only afteran infringement of property rights hadbeen undertaken.
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“By joining this study, people can literallyhelp save lives, giving future generations moretime with families and friends,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez. “Asthe American Cancer Society celebrates its100th birthday in 2013, I can think of no morevaluable contribution to the cancer fight.”
Signing up requires a one-time in-personvisit to read and sign a consent form, com-plete a survey, have your waist measured,and give a small non-fasting blood samplelike what you’d do during a routine doctorvisit. Participants also will complete amore detailed survey at home and will con-tinue to receive periodic follow-up surveysin the future that researchers will use tolook for more clues to cancer’s causes.
“Many individuals diagnosed with can-cer struggle to answer the question, ‘What
caused my cancer?’ In many cases, wedon’t know the answer,” said Alpa V. Patel,PhD, principal investigator of CPS-3.“CPS-3 will help us better understand whatfactors cause cancer, and once we knowthat, we can be better equipped to preventcancer.”
CPS-3 is the latest addition to theSociety’s groundbreaking cancer preventionstudies, which have been instrumental inhelping identify major factors that can affectcancer risk. Researchers say CPS-3 holdsthe best hope of identifying new and emerg-ing cancer risks. But its success depends onmembers of the community becominginvolved. Researchers will use data fromCPS-3 to build on evidence from those ear-lier cancer prevention studies, which beganin the 1950s and involved hundreds of thou-sands of volunteer participants.
For more information, visit <www.can-cer.org/cps3florida> or call Lainie Jones at305-779-2848.
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Miami-Dade Police Hammocks District Officer Jonathan Dweck earned Citizens Advisory Committee(CAC) Officer of the Month honors for April after he gave lifesaving aid to an elderly man who suffered abroken arm as well as head and internal injuries when struck by a truck on Krome Avenue on Mar. 3. “Allpart of our training,” said Dweck, holding his daughter, Victoria, 4, as his service was commended byCAC chair James Blough (left) and District Maj. Miguel Hernandez.
Officer Diego Serrano (center), who captured a robbery suspect on the run, won honors as Miami-DadePolice Kendall District Officer of the Month from Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) chair Barry White (left)and congratulations of Maj. Christopher Carothers. The presentation was made at the Apr. 24 CAC meeting.Officer Serrano, answering a call within minutes, identified the subject who had stolen a $20 bill from anelderly woman at a SW 152nd Street check-cashing store. The subject was arrested when spotted in flightat Carver Boulevard and Lincoln Boulevard, thanks to Officer Serrano’s quick response immediately after thesuspect had fled from the store on foot.
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A first-hand look at the Miami-Dade PoliceDepartment’s Public Corruptions Investigation Bureaureflected how its vigilance in uncovering criminal acts hasled to more than 350 arrests out of over 1,200 cases sinceits organization in 1998.
“Details are necessarily kept confidential in most cases,since the extent of our investigations has covered a widerange of county and city officials, employees, lobbyists,contractors and vendors,” described veteran Det. GiovanniPoveda during a Miami-Dade Police Hammocks DistrictCitizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting on Apr. 24.
“While bid tampering, bribery and misconduct are themost common complaints, fraud and theft involving con-tractors and employees are by far the most common inci-dents leading to criminal charges,” he noted, accompaniedby fellow officer Dawn Colon. Together they summarizedthe Bureau’s 15-year history and objectives.
“Bureau investigations today can take as long as twoyears to uncover violations criminally chargeable byeither the U.S. Attorney or, in most cases, the StateAttorney’s office in Miami,” Poveda explained.
Emphasizing quick reporting of incidents, the officersurged citizens to contact the Bureau whenever suspiciousactions appear to be criminal in nature.
“Do not try to make further inquiries yourself that mightinterfere with a potential criminal prosecution,” Poveda
warned. “Be ready to provide any new information or doc-uments to Bureau investigators as soon as possible.
“Above all, never divulge your suspicions or your con-tact to the Bureau to anyone. Maintaining complete confi-dentiality is paramount if what you observe turns out to bea criminal action for prosecution.”
If investigators find no wrong doing, the informationprovided by a caller still will be referred to the appropriatedepartment involved, along with a suggested course ofaction, he added.
“Once an investigation uncovers a criminal action, thecase is turned over to the State Attorney’s office for legalprocedures leading to an indictment,” he advised.
Asked how the Bureau combats insurance “scams”involving faked automobile collisions, Poveda said thatevidence should be reported to the Miami-Dade CountyEconomic Crimes Unit that conducts investigations intoreported crimes inflicting serious financial hardship.
Economic investigators also review cases involvingmajor fraud and auto thefts, as well as following up com-plaints of identity theft, nuisance abatement and mortgagefraud.
“In any instance, we will be glad to advise any callerwhere a report of suspicious behavior or potential crime isbest handled,” concluded Poveda.
For information on corruption reports, visit online at<miamidade/police/corruptions.com> or call 305-599-3121.
Sgt. Dawn Colon and Det. Giovanni Poveda answer questions duringHammocks CAC meeting.
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BY ARELY RUIZ
Total Wine & More, America’s
largest independent retailer of fine
wine, spirits and beer, will bring its
next generation retail experience to
South Florida with the May 23 opening
of its new store at The Palms in Town
& Country Center, 11960 Mills Dr.
The store opens for business at 9
a.m. on May 23 and will host a grand
opening ribbon-cutting celebration
at 6 p.m. that evening. Wine tastings,
live entertainment, a cigar rolling
demonstration and more mark the
grand opening of the Kendall store.
Total Wine & More will make a
charitable donation of $10,000 to
Kendall area non-profit Read2Succeed
(www.r2succeed) as a show of its
commitment to the community it
serves.
Total Wine & More’s new Kendall
store, at nearly 23,000 square feet,
will include an incredible selection
of more than 8,000 wines, 3,000
spirits and 2,500 beers. The store
will feature a state-of-the-art educa-
tion center complete with desktop
computers and Wi-Fi, to be used for
wine, beer and spirits classes as well as
for private tastings, meetings and special
events.
“Customers in South Florida love us
for our top notch service, outstanding
selection and low, everyday prices”, said
David Trone, who co-owns Total Wine &
More with his brother Robert. “With this
new store, we want to give our Kendall
customers an unparalleled shopping
experience by adding the latest technolo-
gies to educate and inform their wine,
spirits and beer purchases.”
Located throughout the store will be
iPads with software that pairs wine with
meals, flat panel television screens that
stream video content on winemakers,
distillers and brewers and quick response
(QR) codes that instantly take customers
— via their smartphones — to further
information about their favorite wines,
beers and spirits. Additionally, a climate-
controlled wine cellar will house rare
selections and a walk-in humidor will
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A hallmark of the Total Wine experience
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to education extends to the commu-nities it serves. The education centerin the new store is made available tolocal businesses and non-profitswithout charge. In 2012, Total Wine& More donated more than $2.5 mil-lion worth of products and servicesto nearly 3,000 charitable organiza-tions across the nation.
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There’s a perfect storm that could causeproblems for South Florida consumers. Ouraccelerated use of smart phones and mobilecomputers (tablets) has led to some of thehighest identity-theft rates in the country.
As it turns out, some of the most popularmobile apps that could be in your phone orportable devices could potentially track yourevery move and reveal your most sensitivepersonal and financial data to others.
Computers, tablets and smart phones arean increasingly important part of our lives.We use them at home, school and on theroad. And there is a dizzying array of appsfor them. Many are free.
However my investigations found that in manycases, those “harmless looking apps” like theBrightest Flashlight application for smart phones,could be collecting personal data and track yourevery move without you even knowing it.
We checked it out with local Cyber-Safetyexpert Mike Scheidell of Security Privateers.
“Yes, it can track you within 15 feet,” hewarns. “It’s got your address… your exact
address. You go home, and as soon as youturn the flashlight on it knows exactly whereyou are and where you live. They want toknow where you are so they can target adver-tising to you and sell that information.”
That worries some local smart phoneusers.
“It’s horrible,” said Sandra Diaz of Doral.“Someone is spying on us and we don’t evenknow who is there.”
Paul Gobitas is a Technology Specialistfrom Peru.
“They can access your personal informa-tion; they can steal your identity,” he said. “Ifthey are smart enough and they’re targetingyou, they could access your company filesand your company strategies. They couldaccess very, very important, confidentialinformation.
I asked him if it was happening today.“Absolutely,” he replied.Doral businessman Alan Orozzo’s has
friends who had their identities stolen. Hedoesn’t use free apps anymore and doesn’tuse any software he hasn’t checked out com-pletely. He said he has friends who have hadbank accounts totally drained.
“It’s getting worse,” he said.To find out exactly what some of the most
popular apps are doing “behind the scenes,”we asked Mike Scheidell to check them out.Google Map is a popular location-finder.
According to this app website run by Google:“It allows the app to directly call phone num-bers without your intervention. This mayresult in unexpected charges or calls.”
“It’s right there on the screen but nobodyreads that portion of it when they downloadthe application because that portion is hiddenwhen you download it,” Scheidell explained.“It could call 900 numbers or long distance.You don’t have the chance to decide whichcalls that specific application can make.”
Google’s disclosing that information nowbecause just last year, it got hit with a $22.5million fine by the Federal TradeCommission over alleged privacy violations.
Do you use the free music app Pandora?Scheidell found “It can read your phone sta-tus, are you on the phone, not on the phone;it can track you; it can read your contactinformation. If you’re a corporate customer,it can read all the dates.”
I asked if it can connect to a Wi-Fi andBluetooth and transmit data without youknowing about it? Yes, he replied.
Linked-In also is a popular business-net-working app.
“You can give them information aboutyour birthday, you can give them informationabout your phone number. If you combinethe information about your address and yourbirth date, this is information that can be usedto compromise your bank credentials,”
Scheidell explained.A recent study by Pittsburgh’s Carnegie
Mellon University identified 10 popularmobile apps capable of sharing your mostsensitive personal information. They rangefrom popular free games like Angry Birds,or background wallpapers, or even simpledictionaries.
Just about every app developer has its ownprivacy guidelines. Many say they do not dis-close personal data to third parties withoutyour permission. Still, most users enjoy free,unsecured Wi-Fi access that can be picked upby hackers.
A recent cyber-security study by Verizonfound 44 million records were compromisedlast year. In 76 percent of the cases, hackerswere able to get into open networks and pickoff data.
“I would say it’s going to get worse,”Scheidell warns. “Everybody wants morethings for free. And the applications and theadvertisers and thieves are going to learnhow to steal your information.”
Those legal user agreements most of usnever read usually contain all the informationabout what an app can do, and what privacyrights you may give up to use it.
Watch Al Sunshine’s “4 Money Watch”reports Monday-Friday. You may find Al’sblog at cbsmiami.com.
You are member of Congress. You are aSenator or a member of the House ofRepresentatives. It doesn’t matter if you area Democrat, Republican or an Independent.Unless you are living in a cave without tel-evision, newspapers or radio, you knowthat every national survey (except perhapsa survey conducted by the NRA) saysalmost 90 percent of Americans favor somesort of a gun sale approval process to weedout the crooks and those with dangerousmental problems.
The public doesn’t care if the records areshredded after the sale. They just want toprohibit the sale of guns to those that havea history of wrongdoing or a mental prob-lem that could cause a tragedy.
The polling isn’t suggesting thatAmericans be prohibited from owningguns. They are not advocating ending thesale of guns. Fine, if every law-abiding
American, those of good mental health,want to own a gun. All most Americans askis that all future sales of guns require abackground check to make sure the gunsare not falling into the wrong hands.
So what happened when such a bill wentto the floor of the Senate for a vote on Apr.17? Flaunting the vast majority ofAmericans’ wishes the Senators failed topass the proposed legislation. It wouldseem the financial support of the NationalRifle Association (NRA) trumped thewishes of the public. Although a majorityof Senators voted for the bill there were notenough to meet the 60 votes needed to pre-vent a filibuster.
Perhaps, more than the loss of financialsupport, many Senators fear that not sup-porting the wishes of the NRA would resultin their facing a NRA supported opponentwhen they come up for reelection.
Now Mr. or Ms. Member of Congress, if90 percent of Americans want some sort ofsale clearance, why are you voting againstit? Don’t you feel any need to support thedemands of your constituents? Don’t youwant to get reelected? Why are you beingso intimidated by the fringe? You can’t winan election with 10 percent of the voting
public supporting you.I don’t think the NRA, has sufficient
money to turn that 90 percent around. Whyeven the NRA, just a short time ago, sup-ported background checks on gun buyers. Iguess the NRA’s big money backers, thegun manufacturers, fear the loss of sales ifcriminals and those with mental healthproblems are prohibited from buying guns.
This was a bipartisan issue. The back-ground check bill was drafted, and support-ed, by Joe Manchim, a Democrat from WestVirginia, and Patrick Toomey, a Republicanfrom Pennsylvania. They even exemptedfrom background check sales between indi-viduals in the hope of gaining support fromthose still on the fence. Senate LeaderHarry Reid said “This compromise legisla-tion shouldn’t be controversial.”
Shame on our Senate failing onAmerica’s attempt to bring some commonsense to gun ownership, flauntingAmerica’s wishes, in order to protect their
support from the NRA. What a spinelessbunch of elected officials.
One last thought. A law enforcementofficer friend once told me “owning a gunto protect your home is fine.” However, hesaid, “If you pull a gun on someone thatjust broke into your home you had better beready to shoot. Because if you don’t andthey see you have a gun they will shootyou. You are dead. They will shoot you themoment they see a gun in your hand. And,if you do shoot make sure it is a burglar, notyour wife or kid up going to the bathroomin the middle of the night.”
What more can I say?
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Baptist Hospital of Miami launched a $90million construction project to expand BaptistCardiac & Vascular Institute and BaptistHospital’s Surgery Center with a recentgroundbreaking ceremony. The expansionwill be built onto the southeast corner of theInstitute, adjacent to the Surgery Center. Thenew facility is expected to open in 2016.
The investment reflects Baptist Health’scommitment to bringing the latest medicaladvances to the community. Among new pro-grams planned by the Institute is a NationalCenter for Aneurysm Therapy, Center forAdvanced Endovascular Therapy, and aCenter for Structural Heart Therapy.
Some areas of the existing facility will berenovated and four advanced endovascular pro-cedure suites will be added. Plans designed byHKS Architects call for a 60,000-square-footaddition and a 40,000-square-foot renovation.
“Our vision is bold and grandiose,” BarryT. Katzen, MD, the Institute’s founder andmedical director, told the crowd gathered towitness the groundbreaking.
“We are building so that we can care forhealth problems we don’t even know existyet. We are building to change the future of
medicine,” he added.“Under the leadership of Dr. Katzen, the
Institute has played a significant role in thesuccess of Baptist Hospital and BaptistHealth,” said Bo Boulenger, CEO of BaptistHospital. “Our physicians have pioneered lessinvasive techniques to treat aneurysms, strokeand heart disease and participated in manygroundbreaking research trials. This expansionnot only is an investment in our community,but it allows us to expand on the world stageand to tackle the most difficult cases that otherhospitals and doctors turn away.”
Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Instituteopened in 1987 with two doctors, six staffmembers and two interventional proceduresuites. Today, there are more than 300 doctorsand 500 employees, eight procedure roomsand three diagnostic imaging rooms. TheInstitute has 125,000 patient visits a year.
“The expansion will be a great gift for ourcommunity and beyond,” Dr. Katzen said.“We will be able to conduct more research,make discoveries that could transform howcardiovascular care is delivered and offernew services.”
The expansion project also includes theenlargement of Baptist Hospital’s SurgeryCenter with six large operating rooms dedi-
cated to neuroscience, cardiac and roboticsurgery. An intraoperative MRI — a technol-ogy not currently available south of Orlando— will move between two dedicated operat-ing rooms for specialists at the Baptist HealthNeuroscience Center to use in intricate sur-geries involving the brain and spine.
“Baptist Health is committed to remaining atthe forefront of healthcare advances,” saidBaptist Health president and CEO Brian E.Keeley. “The new intraoperative MRI will giveour specialists at the Neuroscience Center anadvanced tool to serve the needs of our patients.”
Baptist Hospital and Baptist Cardiac &
Vascular Institute is part of Baptist Health SouthFlorida, the largest faith-based, not-for-profithealthcare organization in the region. It alsoincludes Baptist Children’s Hospital, SouthMiami Hospital, Homestead Hospital, DoctorsHospital, West Kendall Baptist Hospital,Mariners Hospital and outpatient locations inMiami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
Baptist Health Foundation, the organiza-tion’s fundraising arm, supports services atall hospitals and facilities affiliated withBaptist Health.
For more information, visit <www.bap-tisthealth.net/BaptistHospita>.
Pictured turning soil during the recent groundbreaking for the expansion of the Institute and Baptist Hospital’sSurgery Center are (l-r) Brian E. Keeley, president and CEO of Baptist Health South Florida; Bo Boulenger, CEO ofBaptist Hospital of Miami; Rudy Kranys, chair of Baptist Health Foundation; Calvin Babcock, chair of the board ofBaptist Hospital; Dr. Michael Fili, president of Baptist Hospital medical staff, and Dr. Barry T. Katzen, founder andmedical director of Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute.
Building rendering: The international firm HKS Architects designed the expansion and renovation of the BaptistCardiac & Vascular Institute at the southeast corner of 8900 N. Kendall Dr.
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BY ROSA QUIROZ
As part of her two-year term leading theMiami-Dade County Commission, chairRebeca Sosa hopes to provide access to resi-dents of all areas within the county by hostingthe first offsite commission meeting onTuesday, May 21, 8:30 a.m., at the SouthMiami-Dade Cultural Arts Center.
Typically, commission meetings are held at
the Commission Chamber of the Stephen P.Clark Center in Downtown Miami, but Sosahas a mission to bring meetings to other areasof the community, such as South Dade, NorthDade and possibly university campuses. Theaim is to bring government closer to residents.
The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center islocated at 10950 SW 211 St. in Cutler Bay. Formore information, visit <www.smdcac.org> or callthe office of Commissioner Sosa at 305-375-4696.
The National Court of Honor of the BoyScouts of America will recognize CarlosArboleya’s 53 years of adult service withthe BSA’s oldest and highest commenda-tion for extraordinary and truly noteworthyservice of a national character to Scoutingand the youth of America — the SilverBuffalo Award.
One of South Florida’s most recognizedbusinessmen, Arboleya’s success story is thatof the American dream. After arriving inMiami in 1959 from Cuba, he rose from aninventory clerk to vice president at a shoefactory. He then reentered banking, the indus-try in which he worked in Cuba. In a shorttime, Arboleya made a name for himself.
He continuously used the recognition tosupport the community and his true pas-sion, working for the advancement andguidance of local youth. It is this passionthat has led to Arboleya’s participation inthe Boy Scouts of America.
The success of Hispanic Scouting inSouth Florida is attributed largely toArboleya’s leadership, commitment andeffort, both personally and financially. Herecruited and trained the manpower to leadand organize troops in Miami’s Hispaniccommunity. He is the founder of theLincoln-Marti Boy and Girl ScoutCamporee, held at the Carlos J. ArboleyaCamping and Picnic Grounds in Miami forthe past 43 years, which is attended byapproximately 3,500 Scouts annually.
Arboleya is a recipient of numerousScouting awards, including the SilverBeaver Award on the council level, theSilver Antelope Award on the regionalbasis, the Vale la Pena (It Is Worthwhile)national award, the St. George Award fromthe National Catholic Committee onScouting and the Cuban Silver Fleur-de-
Lis symbolizing the Scout movement inCuba before communism.
Created in 1925, the first Silver BuffaloAward was conferred upon Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movementand Chief Scout of the World, with othernotable recipients including: Charles A.Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, James A.Lovell Jr., John Glenn, Neil Armstrong,Norman Rockwell, Charles M. Schulz,Walt Disney, Hank Aaron, VinceLombardi, Bob Hope, Marian Anderson,Irving Berlin, Art Linkletter, MarianWright, H. Ross Perot, J.W. Marriott,General Colin L. Powell, Bill Gates and 14presidents of the United States.
The Silver Buffalo Award will be pre-sented to Arobleya at the national annualmeeting of the Boy Scouts of America inDallas, TX, on May 24.
For more information on the Boy Scoutsof America, visit <www.scouting.org>.
Miami Dade College (MDC) is nostranger to prestigious honors. It is rankedamong the top colleges in the U.S., with acommitment to quality, diversity, innova-tion and best practices.
The latest honor comes from AmericanAssociation of Community Colleges(AACC) which conferred upon MDC itsAdvancing Diversity Award for its signifi-cant contributions — over a sustained peri-od of time — to advancing diversity incommunity college leadership, the com-munity, and within higher education as awhole.
The first award of its kind, it recognizesMDC’s ongoing dedication to social equityfor all students and personnel; reflects thediversity of its community and studentpopulation; models innovative and pro-gressive practices that support institutionaldiversity, and maintains and advocates forpolicies that support diversity at local,state, and national levels.
Under the leadership of Dr. Eduardo J.Padrón, MDC’s president, the collegehas graduated more Hispanics and
African-Americans than any other col-lege in the country. MDC students repre-sent 185 countries and speak 94 lan-guages; in terms of its full-time work-force, 75 percent of administrators, 63percent of faculty, and 88 percent of staffare minorities.
“This recognition is truly on behalf ofeveryone who is part of what we call‘Democracy’s College.’ Diversity is a cor-nerstone in everything we do. At MDC, wehave proven that diversity, open access andquality can go hand in hand,” Dr. Padrónsaid.
The awards ceremony took place on Apr.23 during the AACC’s 93rd annual con-vention in San Francisco.
The AACC established the Awards ofExcellence to align with key recommenda-tions of the 21st Century Commission onthe Future of Community Colleges, a blue-ribbon group that issued its findings lastspring. Its mission is to elevate communi-ty colleges that are at the vanguard of pro-gressive practices. Finalists for the AACCAwards of Excellence were chosen by aspecially appointed committee of theAACC board of directors.
Pictured (l-r) are Dr. Walter Bumphus, AACC president and CEO; Dr. Leonore Rodicio, MDC vice provost forStudent Achievement), and Dr. Marie Foster Gnage, AACC board chair.
Interval International employees recently volunteered at the Fruit and Spice Park as part of the company’s annual Community Service Day activities in support of Earth Day. Some 60 Miami-based staff members participated inlandscape maintenance projects in various exhibit areas at the public facility, the only tropical botanical garden of its kind in the United States.
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West Kendall Baptist Hospital has namedAída Shafer as chair of its board of directors.Shafer, who previously served as vice chair,replaces the late Tony Alonso who died inOctober 2012.
Shafer is owner of the certified publicaccounting firm Viciana & Shafer PA inCoral Gables. She is a graduate of FloridaState University and an active volunteer inlocal Christian organizations. She alsoserves on the Baptist Health South Floridaboard of trustees.
Scott Weston, a broker/partner with thecommercial real estate firm Maddux andCompany, has been named vice chair of theWest Kendall Baptist Hospital board.Weston serves on the board of trustees ofBaptist Health, as well as the boards of theBaptist Health South Florida Foundation,Baptist Health Enterprises and BaptistOutpatient Services.
“Aída Shafer has served in various leader-ship positions in the Baptist Health networkand is a founding member of the board ofWest Kendall Baptist Hospital,” said JavierHernández-Lichtl, CEO of West KendallBaptist Hospital.
“She has a deep knowledge of our opera-tions and is well-equipped to lead our boardas we continue to grow and expand our serv-ices,” he added.
“I have big shoes to fill, as Tony Alonsowas widely respected and loved throughoutBaptist Health,” Shafer said. “He recruitedme to serve on this board. As the hospitalenters its second year of operation, I hope tocontinue his legacy of strong and principledleadership for the benefit of the residents ofWest Kendall.”
All board members serve as volunteers,without compensation. They also must abideby a rigid conflict-of-interest policy that pre-vents them or their family members from
doing business with Baptist Health or any ofits subsidiaries.
West Kendall Baptist Hospital celebratesits second anniversary this month. It is hometo an accredited family practice residencyprogram as part of a formal academic affili-ation between Baptist Health and FloridaInternational University’s Herbert WertheimCollege of Medicine.
Baptist Health, the region’s largest faith-based, not-for-profit healthcare organiza-tion, has more than 12,000 employees and isthe area’s largest private employer. BaptistHealth includes Baptist Hospital, SouthMiami Hospital, Doctors Hospital,Homestead Hospital, Baptist Children’sHospital, Baptist Cardiac & VascularInstitute, West Kendall Baptist Hospital,Baptist Outpatient Services and BaptistHealth Enterprises.
Baptist Health Foundation, the organiza-tion’s fundraising arm, supports services atall hospitals and facilities affiliated withBaptist Health.
Palmer Trinity School hosted its 22ndannual Book Fair on Monday, Apr. 22, fea-turing local New York Times bestsellingauthor James Grippando.
Parents transformed the school gymnasi-um into an elegant dining room with tablethemes like “Nancy Drew Mysteries” and“The Nutcracker.”
Money raised at the Book Fair sup-ports Palmer Trinity Matheson Librarywith funding for books, library automa-tion software, furniture, shelving andspecial projects. In the past two years,
proceeds from the event greatlyenhanced online research databases,which provide an invaluable resource forstudent research.
The Book Fair continued with a week-long campus book sale for students, facul-ty, and staff thanks to Books and Books.This year, the event helped raise over$11,000. Most importantly, the eventhelped strengthen the intellectual missionof the library through promoting love forbooks, reading, and the attainment of aca-demic excellence.
For more information about the school,visit <www.palmertrinity.org>.
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BY ROXANA ROMERO
Miami Dade College’s (MDC) softballhead coach Gina De Aguero hit one out ofthe park for the team, clinching the 2013Southern Conference Coach of the YearAward.
The Miami native, now in her secondyear as MDC’s softball coach, steered theLady Sharks to first place at the SouthernConference Championship.
Coaching for the past 10 years, DeAguero has used her extensive experience
to lead her Kendall Campus team to a 28-12 season, thus far. She and the LadySharks took what they learned on the fieldand competed in the state tournament, thefirst week of May. In 2012, MDC came insecond place in its conference.
MDC has a winning sports history. Itsathletic teams have earned a total of 33NJCAA titles, and many of the college’sbaseball players have gone on to excel inthe Major Leagues. Most recently, the soft-ball team was the 2010 national championsquad.
With the warm summer months aheadmany families will be spending more timepoolside or at the beach, so there is no timelike the present to prepare your child forbeing safe in and around water.
The Miami-Dade County Commissionhas designated the month of May as “WaterSafety Month,” during which the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and OpenSpaces Department is partnering with theParks Foundation of Miami-Dade to height-en public awareness about the urgency forall youth to receive water safety instructionand swimming lessons to prevent drowning.
In support of this initiative, families areencouraged to attend informative learn-to-swim “Summer Safety Splash” communityevents and register their children for Miami-Dade County Parks’ Learn-to-Swim classes.
Nationally, drowning is the second-lead-ing cause of injury-related death among chil-dren ages 1-14. Florida has the second-high-est number of drowning incidents in theUnited States, and Miami-Dade Countyleads the state in drowning deaths.
“We live in a county surrounded by water,so it is critical that citizens make water safe-ty and swimming lessons a priority for theirchildren,” said Miami-Dade Mayor CarlosA. Gimenez. “These essential skills can helpsave lives. Just one drowning is too many.”
Miami-Dade Parks director Jack Kardysadded, “To keep children safe around water,they need to learn how to swim. Our Miami-Dade Parks Learn-to-Swim classes empow-er children and enable them to safely enjoy alifetime of fun in and around the water.”
Free community events are presented byMiami-Dade County Parks and MiamiChildren’s Hospital, with support fromAvMed Health Plans, Assurant, the LarryLittle Legends Golf Classic and other sup-
porters of the Swim for Jenny MemorialFund. The fund provides free swimming les-sons to disadvantaged children.
More information is available at<www.swimforjenny.org>. Activities willinclude drowning rescue demonstrations;swimming lesson demonstrations; interac-tive activities related to water safety; super-vised water fun for children in the pool andsplash playground, and information on theimportance of water safety from communityleaders.
Locally, the Summer Safety Splash willtake place on May 18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., atA.D. Barnes Pool, 3401 SW 72 Ave. It issponsored by Miami-Dade CountyCommission chair Rebecca Sosa.
Miami-Dade County Parks Learn-to-Swim classes are taught by certifiedAmerican Red Cross Water SafetyInstructors. Learn-to-Swim classes includeParent and Tot (ages 2=5), Levels 1-6 (ages6-18) and adults.
For more information or to register, con-tact the pool of your interest.
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The Ohio State Buckeyes Softball team (8U age division) won the Howard Palmetto Softball 1 champi-onship. The girls finished the season with a 11-5 record and went on to win all their games in the play-offs, including the championship on Apr. 20. Pictured with their trophies are (l-r, top row) coachesKristina Picon and Luis Zabala; (middle row) Zaria Wright, Alyssa Zabala, Sophia Moran, Riley Diedrick,and Samantha Diedrick; (bottom row) Tatiana Christin-Smith, Annelise Alvarez, Lauren Blanco, KaitlynOikle, Angelina Diaz and Gianna Perez.
BY JENNIFER CAMINAS
Radio Lollipop, Miami Children’sHospital’s (MCH) in-house radio station,will host a night filled with fun and laugh-ter at its annual “A Night at the Improv.”The comedy show will take place at 7:30p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at the MiamiImprov, 3390 Mary St. in Coconut Grove.
Local comedians Dean Napolitano, JonVargas and Orlando Leyba will donatetheir time to bring smiles to attendees. Thisyear’s show, hosted by DJ106.5’s DJ Lazand NBC6’s Roxanne Vargas, will benefitthe renovation of the 16-year-old radio sta-tion, which brings joy, laughter, play andentertainment to hospitalized children atMiami Children’s Hospital.
Tickets for the event can be purchasedfor $30 each and one ticket is good for twoadmissions. Raffle tickets also can be pur-chased for the chance to win one of manydonated prizes, including a trip for two toCuracao courtesy of Viva Travel, a seven-day Royal Caribbean Cruise, a two-night
stay at the Ritz Carlton St. Thomas, brunchfor two at the Biltmore Hotel and manymore. This year’s raffle tickets are 6 for$20 or 15 for $30.
Radio Lollipop was founded in Englandand MCH was the first hospital to establisha U.S. program. Radio Lollipop is the onlyhospital-run radio program in SouthFlorida. A group of talented and passionatevolunteers provide entertainment, music,crafts and activities to hospitalized childrenon a weekly basis.
During program hours patients can visitthe studio, help Radio Lollipop presentersddejay the show, work on creative activi-ties, win on-air prizes and request songs.Radio Lollipop at MCH broadcasts livefrom the main playroom studio everyTerrific Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday andThrilling Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
To purchase “Night at the Improv” andraffle tickets contact Miami Children’sHospital’s Community and VolunteerResources Department at 786-624-4431 orvisit miamiimprov.com.
Everyone likes to share special momentswith friends and family and everyone loves agreat party, but did you know that Mosesalso told us it was a good thing to do? Hereminded the people who were just about toenter the Promised Land that it was impera-tive to take time to celebrate and rejoice overtheir good fortune.
Although we really don’t need permissionfrom a Biblical leader to have a party, it’sgood to know that we’re following God’sword when we do. Temple Beth Am is host-ing a Party and Bridal Expo and to help youget started planning, whether it’s a bris, baror bat mitzvah, christening, quince or wed-ding. The Expo is free and open to everyoneon Sunday, May 19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,at Temple Beth Am, 5950 N. Kendall Dr.
Invite your friends, family, neighbors andco workers. There will be tons of food sam-pling, specialty drinks and lots of great give-aways.
Life cycle events are cause for celebration.In Judaism, when a baby boy is born, weplan a bris on the eighth day of his life. Thisevent includes a ritual circumcision, whichconnects the child to his Jewish heritage dat-ing back to Abraham’s covenant with God.
Boys receive a Hebrew name at their Bris,while baby girls are given a Hebrew nameduring a ceremony held during worship serv-ices. At the age of 13, Jewish boys and girlsmay become a bar or bat mitzvah, which lit-erally means son (bar) or daughter (bat) ofthe Commandments. This rite of passagedefines our youth as adults in the communi-ty, responsible for carrying out full moraland religious duties.
The next life-cycle event is the weddingand the synagogue hosts many of them in thebeautiful sanctuary (complete with bride’sroom), chapel and exquisite ballroom. Callfor a tour.
And, then there are birthdays, anniver-saries, graduations and so many otheraccomplishments and blessings that areworth commemorating with a special cele-bration. At the Party and Bridal Expo, youwill find party-related vendors that canaddress all of your needs and answer all ofyour questions. Take advantage of thisopportunity to meet and interview these dif-ferent vendors in one place.
So, who can you meet and talk to at theParty and Bridal Expo? Who will give youideas and suggestions? There will be photog-raphers, videographers, bands and deejays.The florists can design a whole room or cre-ate an intimate centerpiece for a dinner party.Looking for party favors? There will be sev-eral options. Stationery and invitation needswill be met as well. If you are looking forentertainment or set designers, they will bethere too. Party planners will be able to pointyou in the right direction and take direction!Caterers and venue representatives will beable to help with menu ideas and locationdetails and area hotels can provide accom-modations for your guests.
In addition to meeting the Party and BridalExpo vendors, you will be given a free book-let to take home and use as a reference guide.This resource will supply additional namesand contact numbers of vendors that can helpprovide party-related services.
So, come join the fun, whether you’replanning something for next week, nextmonth or next year.
And let’s remember Moses’ words to thepeople, that not only must you take time tocelebrate and rejoice, but it’s in thosemoments that we can fully appreciate all theblessings given to us by God.
For more information on the Party andBridal Expo or for details about congrega-tion membership incentives, call 305-667-6667, ext. 107, or send email to<[email protected]>.
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BY GARY ALAN RUSE
Miami artist and educator Tracy Ellyn has been using herskills and knowledge of art in an unexpected way with aprogram called the Zen Tov Project. Its purpose is healing.
“I started the project about 20 years ago while contem-plating Picasso’s quote, ‘The meaning of life is to findyour gift; the purpose of life is to give it away’,” Ellynsaid. “I had just enjoyed two decades of a fashion designcareer in New York and Europe, and it was time to sharethis gift, which was so freely given to me by the universe,with the next generation. In particular, I was interested ingiving to those of talent or need who would otherwise nothave such an opportunity.”
Having met Mark Knobel, president of The Life QuestFoundation, she joined forces with him to create the ZenTov Project, which is the therapeutic arts branch of LifeQuest. Life Quest advocates for individuals with a varietyof impediments who are unable to navigate the maze ofsocial services.
“My goal is to help people use the creative process toheal, improve their well-being and overcome their circum-stances, whether physical, emotional, mental, spiritual,financial, familial, bereavement, or any other life-relatedcircumstances,” she said.
“The creative process is healing and life-enhancing,whether due to an inner state or an outer catastrophicevent. We want to provide cathartic expression, as well astalent-related opportunities that could provide once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to fulfill their gift and/or move out
of their circumstances.”In the past she has through her project provided such
things as art and school supplies to Haitian orphanagesafter the earthquake, art classes and art therapy consulta-tions for special needs youth and adults, art scholarshipsfor Miami’s magnet art students of talent who could notafford their class museum trips, and tickets to special per-forming art events to children and teens that were chal-lenged physically, mentally or financially.
She has used art projects to help adolescent teens in sub-stance abuse rehabilitation programs and various supportgroups, anti-bullying groups, and by donating gallery artpieces as fundraising for non-profit organizations. She alsohas done murals for in-need institutions that wish to pro-mote their important work or enhance their environment.
“I will soon be doing projects with the Children’sBereavement Center, helping youngsters express theirgrief through the creation of emotion sculptures and artjournaling,” Ellyn said. “The goal of the Miami-basedCBC is to enable children and families to acknowledgechange and integrate loss with healthful grief and mourn-ing. Later in the year, I plan to do artwork with foster chil-dren and teens in the areas of self-esteem and transitioningto adult life.”
For information search the Zen Tov Project on Google+where a blog and inspiring photos and videos can befound.
“We are grateful to be able to continue to provide arts-related services and experiences that can help transformlives both locally and around the world,” she said.
Tracy Ellyn of The Zen Tov Project (left) and Ana Carolina Moreno of ArtCenter Miami are pictured during their art opening at Aba House Gallery.The event raised funds from the proceeds for the Emmaus MedicalMission to Guatemala.
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BY MICHELLE HAMMONTREE-GARCIA
The City of Sweetwater hosted an activeshooter multi-agency, hands-on tacticaltraining event on May 1, from 4 to 7:45 a.m.,in Dolphin Mall.
The active shooter scenario started with uni-form patrol units responding to an activeshooter at Dolphin Mall. The subject was takeninto custody while at least three more armedsubjects were loose in the mall. There alsowere several victims remaining inside the mall.
The tactical training slowed down to per-form a methodical search using K-9 units andSWAT personnel, while uniformed units res-cued victims. Victims were carried outside to
awaiting ambulances.Agencies that participated include:
Sweetwater Police Department, FloridaInternational University Police, Hialeah Police,Homestead Police Department, VirginiaGardens Police Department, Coral GablesPolice Department, Hollywood PoliceDepartment, Miami-Dade Police Department,South Florida Reception Center, North MiamiBeach Police Department, Miami GardensPolice Department, Pinecrest PoliceDepartment, Custom Boarder and Protection,Homeland Security Investigations, DoralPolice Department, Federal Bureau ofInvestigations, School Board PoliceDepartment and El Portal Police Department.
May 1multi-agencyactiveshootertrainingevent drawsunits toDolphinMall in thewee hoursof themorning.
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BY BRIAN CULLEN
The 17th annual Redland InternationalOrchid Show will take place May 17-19at the Fruit and Spice Park located at24801 SW 187 Ave. in Homestead.
The largest annual orchid show in theUnited States features more than 50booths of educational exhibits and orchidvendors. The American Orchid Society-judged event showcases various types oforchids, plants, and unique supplies forsale, as well as lectures by experts, raf-fles and international food.
Admission is $10 per person and childrenunder 12 years of age are admitted free.Doors open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.
For more information, call the Fruitand Spice Park at 305-247-5727.
Fruit and Spice Park, operated by theMiami-Dade County Parks, Recreationand Open Spaces Department, growsmore than 500 varieties of sub-tropicalfruits, herbs, spices, vegetables and nutsfrom around the world on 39 lush acres
in the agricultural Redland. The parkoffers daily botanical tours, fruit tastingand naturalist led workshops.
For more information, visit<www.fruitandspicepark.org>.
Community Health of South Florida Inc.(CHI) recently received a $1.9 million feder-al grant to provide healthcare services tosome of the most needy and under-servedpeople in Coconut Grove and South Miami.
Out of several bids, the Health Resourcesand Services Administration choose CHI as theprovider of choice to bring primary medicalcare and a host of other services to that area.
This is just one of three new centers toopen in the next four months. The newCoconut Grove, South Miami and Kendallcenters will bring CHI’s services fartherNorth into areas previously not serviced bythe non-profit company. The majority ofCHI’s seven current healthcare centers arefarther south, primarily in the South Miami-Dade area.
“We welcome the opportunity to move intothat area,” said Colonel Brodes Hartley Jr.,president and CEO of CHI. “Coconut Grove,South Miami and Kendall are areas withtremendous need and we will be bringing inthe same high level services there that CHIalready has established farther south and inMarathon.”
The three centers will reach hundreds ofthousands of people both lower and middleincome to help fill the healthcare gap. Healthservices will be provided regardless of theperson’s lack of insurance or ability to paybased on a sliding fee scale.
Community Health of South Florida hasbeen providing a variety of healthcare servic-es to Miami-Dade and Monroe counties formore than 40 years. It will bring its sameexemplary services to the three new centersincluding: primary care, ob-gyn, dental, pedi-atrics, behavioral health and more. Door-to -door transportation for patients, pharmacyservices and delivery also are part of the CHIone-stop shopping model for care.
CHI is designated as a level 3 patient cen-tered medical home. That’s the highest levelof care designated by the NationalCommittee for Quality Assurance. It is justone of many such awards and designationsgiven to CHI for its commitment to puttingpatient care first at its state of the art health-care centers.
“I am tremendously proud of CHI and itsprogress,” Col. Hartley said. “We will contin-ue to reduce barriers and increase access togood healthcare.”
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BY WOODY GRABER
Viator Travel Blog, a highly respectedtravel site on the Internet, has namedMiami Children’s Museum one of the “TenBest Children’s Museums In The World.”This news comes following the recentannual gala where MCM raised nearly $1million for educational programming.
In naming the MCM one of the world’s10 best Viator proclaimed the museum:“Featuring 56,500 square feet of space toplay, imagine and create. Families couldeasily spend all day exploring the muse-um’s many exhibits. Cure sick pets in Pet
Central, play firefighter in the Safety Zone,give a checkup in the Health & WellnessCenter or pick up groceries for dinner atthe Supermarket. There are 14 themedrooms in total, each allowing children tolearn while having fun.”
Miami Children’s Museum is located at980 MacArthur Causeway on WatsonIsland. Admission is $16 for adults andchildren, $12 for Florida residents, free forchildren under 1 year, and admission formuseum members is complimentary.
For more information contact the muse-um at 305-373-KIDS (5437) or visit onlineat <www.miamichildrensmuseum.org>.
The South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency is Currently OfferingScholarship Funding Assistance for South Miami Community RedevelopmentArea Youth Entering the City of South Miami’s Summer Youth Program.
The City of South Miami Summer Youth Program currently provides ten weeksof academic and recreational programming for South Miami Area Youth.
Program Location: Gibson Bethel Community Center
Program Dates: June 7th - August 16th (8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)Age Group: 5yrs (Must Have Completed Grade-K) – 17yrs
SMCRAApplication Acceptance Date: (Beginning) Thursday, May 16, 2013SMCRAApplication Submittal Deadline: (Ending) May 24, 2013
For more information please contact theSouth Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (SMCRA) Offices at:
5825 SW 68th Street, Suite 4, Office 400
South Miami, Fl 33143(305)668-7239 or (305) 668-7236 (Phone) (305) 284-0912 (fax)
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BY CATHY GUERRA
The GroveHouse Artists eighth annualmembers exhibit opening will take placeon Wednesday, June 19, from 7 to 9 p.m.,at the Deering Estate at Cutler. TheGroveHouse Artists exhibit opening is freeto the public. Light refreshments and acash bar will be available.
The GroveHouse Artists member’sexhibit is curated by GroveHouseArtists director Barbara Tejada.Displayed throughout the historichomes, the show highlights award win-ning pieces from the annual Affair onPlein Air Event, a two-day juried on-sitepainting experience. The exhibit will beon display daily, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., from
May 24 through July 26 and is free withestate admission.
GroveHouse Artists is a 501(c)(3) not forprofit, cooperative art gallery whose pur-pose is to provide a venue for local artiststo exhibit their original art work.GroveHouse Artists also strives to establisha community forum for awareness and par-ticipation in the arts and the art experienceby presenting cultural programs, presenta-tions, and exhibits that are open and free tothe public.
The Deering Estate at Cutler, a Miami-Dade County Park, is located at 16701SW 72 Ave. For more information on theDeering Estate’s educational and culturalprograms, visit online at<www.deeringestate.org>.
If you enjoy working with people andhave a bit of free time, consider volun-teering at Biscayne National Park’s DanteFascell Visitor Center, located east ofHomestead.
Volunteers introduce visitors fromaround the world to the park and answerquestions from an information desk over-looking beautiful Biscayne Bay. In addi-tion to covering the information desk,public contact volunteers also rove theboardwalk at Convoy Point to providepark information, explain regulations andanswer questions.
Volunteers generally contribute fourhours once or twice per week. They workside by side with park rangers, and enjoytraining opportunities and excursions inthe park.
Heading into the summer, the park is tighton “people power” to keep the DanteFascell Visitor Center open for park visitors.
“Volunteers give a warm welcome, pro-vide information, make a lasting impres-sion, are valued members of our team,and make the park a great place to visit,”said Biscayne National Park superintend-ent Brian Carlstrom.
The park will provide volunteers with auniform and training to prepare them forservice as ambassadors to BiscayneNational Park and the National ParkService. Additionally, summer is the slowseason affording time to read up on thepark’s unique ecosystems and colorfulhuman history between groups of visitors.
For more information or to apply, con-tact Christiana Admiral, Biscayne NationalPark chief of interpretation at 305-230-1144, ext. 018, or visit the park’s website at<www.nps.gov/bisc> and select “supportyour park” from the menu on the left sideof the page. For more information onBiscayne National Park, call 305-230-7275, ext. 0 or visit the park’s website at<www.nps.gov/bisc>.
Great plants and great prices for agreat cause are what you will find atOrchidMania South Florida’s 15thannual orchid sale on Saturday, May25, and Sunday, May 26, at DanteFascell Park, 8600 SW 57 Ave. (RedRoad) in South Miami. The sale willbe from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
There will be tents and tables filledwith orchids of all varieties, appealingto beginners, serious collectors, andeveryone in between who just lovesthese fascinating plants. And you canfeel good about your purchasesbecause proceeds benefit the PediatricAIDS program at the University ofMiami Miller School of Medicine.
OrchidMania South Florida is an all-vol-unteer organization of orchid enthusiasts.Throughout the year, the volunteers meeton Sundays at the OrchidMania green-house to care for the orchids that have beendonated by commercial growers and hob-byists. These knowledgeable volunteerswill gladly provide expert care and grow-
ing tips for the plants you choose to takehome. And if the orchid bug already hasbitten you, OrchidMania welcomes newvolunteers. It is a great way to learn fromexperts and give back to your communityat the same time.
To learn more about the organization,check out the website at <www.orchidma-nia.org> or call 305-667-2992.
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The popular Honda Civic returns for 2013with a host of design upgrades and new stan-dard features, while continuing with the effi-ciency and value that has made it an icon for40 years.
The 2013 Civic Sedan and Coupe areavailable in LX, EX, EX-L and Si models,with the Civic Hybrid, Civic Natural Gas andCivic HF offered in the sedan. The entrymodel DX has been discontinued.
The Civic Sedan gets new front and rearexterior styling and the interior on all modelsreceived extensive styling upgrades. Upfront, a new open-mouth lower bumper witha horizontal chrome accent and a sportierblack honeycomb mesh grille is anchored bynew integrated fog lights on EX-L and high-er trims. The grille is flanked by new clear-lens corner lights and the front end flows intoa new taller, more deeply faceted hood.
To the rear, a new bumper design and trunklid are capped by a clean, horizontal chrome
trim piece. The rear bumper features integrat-ed reflector treatments and a new lower dif-fuser panel finished with a honeycomb meshvent. Restyled wheels on all models helpsharpen the look.
Under the hood, the Civic lineup includesthe fuel efficient, all-aluminum, 140-hp, i-VTEC 1.8-liter 16-valve four-cylinderengine (28/39/32 mpg city/hwy/combined)that delivers 128 pounds-feet of torque at4300 rpm. It’s mated to either a five-speedmanual or five-speed automatic transmission.Also available is a sporty all-aluminum, 201-hp, i-VTEC 2.4-liter DOHC 16-valve enginepaired to a six-speed manual transmission.
Other power options include 1.8-liter, 110hp a natural gas engine (available in 37states) and a 1.5-liter four-cylinder hybridpowerplant mated to Honda’s IntegratedMotor Assist (IMA) system and its lithium-ion battery pack. Paired to a ContinuouslyVariable Transmission (CVT), the CivicHybrid earns a city/hwy/combined EPA rat-ing of 44/44/44 mpg.
All Civic models have Honda’s ECO Assisttechnology, which with the push of the greendash-mounted “ECON” button helps driversoperate the vehicle more fuel efficiently.
New safety technologies built into theCivic include the application of the next-genAdvanced Compatibility Engineering II
(ACE II) body structure, which includes addi-tional front end structures designed to helpincrease occupant protection by dispersingcrash energy in frontal crashes. Also new areSmartVent side airbags and side curtainairbags with a rollover sensor. AvailableForward Collision Warning (FCW) and LaneDeparture Warning (LDW) systems maketheir debut in the 2013 Civic Hybrid. All 2013 Civic models come standardequipped with such features as BluetoothHandsFreeLink and Audio, rearview camera,
color i-MID display, USB/iPod connection,Pandora Interface, a SMS text feature, steer-ing wheel audio controls, exterior tempera-ture gauge and sliding center-console armrest.
Pricing on the 2013 Honda LX Sedanstarts at $18,165.
Ron Beasley is the automotive editor forMiami’s Community Newspapers. He may becontacted by calling 305-662-2277, ext. 261,or by addressing email correspondence to<[email protected]>.
Civic Sedan has a new open-mouth lower bumper with a horizontal chrome accent and a sportier, black honey-comb mesh grille anchored by new integrated fog lights.
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• Full Golf Summer Membership from May through October.• Access to our Arnold Palmer signature 18-hole Golf Course (practicefacilities with unlimited golf range balls and putting green).• Member social and junior events: Holiday Parties, Natural Conserva-tion Program, Summer Pool Parties, Kids and Teenagers Golf & TennisClinics, Spirit Tastings, Movie Nights, Summer Camp & much more.• Access to the finest Har-Tru Tennis courts in Miami-Dade County.• Full access to our Junior Olympic heated pool, Gym, Aerobic studioand locker rooms.• Private event coordinator for Member/social/business event planning.• The highest in service standards, personalized guest experience andthe friendliest staff.
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