Lighthouse Point News June Issue

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INSIDE:The Magic of Peru Pg. 10 Pompano Seafood Festival Pg. 20 Living Life with Alzheimers Pg. 22 Dining Under the Stars Pg. 30 Relay for Life Pg. 36 Classic Car Show Pg. 40

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SABRINA ITALIA OPENSWhere Federal Grille formerly stood is now Sabrina Italia with a menu that features Northern Italian and Mediterranean food with a twist. New Owner Mack Keshek promises a great menu to please every palette, and music to please every ear. By all indications, Sabrina Italia will be with us a long time according to comments made at the opening celebration party. For more information, please call 954-788-6949.

SOL CHILDREN THEATRESol Children Theatre Troupe presents a Broadway concert from Stage to Screen and Contemporary Broadway on Friday June 4 and Saturday June 5 from 7:00 9:00 p.m. both evenings.The location is 3333 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton. The Troupes Young Artists return with an evening of staged versions of Broadway hits from Hairspray, Chicago, West Side Story, Wicked, and more!!!. Award-winning vocalists will take you on a journey to the Great White Way and, yes, singing along is allowed! A wine and cheese reception welcomes you to an evening of incomparable talent. Due to the popularity of the Concert Series reservations are suggested. Tickets are $12 each.

MR. GISBERTS VOICE STUDIO VOCI, AN EMOTIONAL TRIP ON SONGSMay 26 & 27 at 7:00 p.m. June 11 at 7:00 p.m. June 12 at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.This is for mature ages 12 and older. Experienced young vocalists with unique timbre take the audience on a visual and emotional journey with intriguing songs of contrasting styles. Leave your expectations outside and let the spirit of Voci take overA classy wine reception will welcome you to the theatre. Tickets are $15 general admission, though due to limited seating early reservations are highly recommended.

DERMA BEAUTY SPA FOR HAPPY SKIN!When you think of Rio de Janeiro Brazil, you imagine beautiful, healthy, happy people. Derma Beauty Spa by Josy caters to clients with that very philosophy. Recently opened in Lighthouse Point, Licensed Master Esthetician Josy brings her knowledge and expertise to the U.S.A. and specializing microdermabrasion skin resurfacing. Spa by Josy also offers a multitude of spa services including facials, waxing, body treatments and chemical peels. Josy moved from Brazil several years ago. And now a resident of Lighthouse point. She carries a full line of Pevonia Botanical products. Derma Beauty Spa By Josy is located at 3170 N Federal Hwy (Eldorado Building) Suite #111, Lighthouse Point, just across from Kentucky Fried Chicken, between Sample and Copans Road. Call 954-805-3148.

Sol Children Theatre Troupe presents The Commedia Tales of King ArthurSaturday, June 26, 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 27, 2 .pm.Punchin loves to play Merlin, employing his big, magical nose as a wand to control Rosettas stick horse as she plays young Arthur. Columbine and Arlequin join in the fun to bring us Lancelot, the king, Guenevere and even an ogre guarding the castle! As always, the players revel in creating much onstage merriment with witty word play, teasing, and wigs flying off! Due to this limited engagement early reservations are highly recommended. Tickets only $12 which includes refreshments. Call 561-447-8829 for reservations or email solchildtroupe @aol.com. Check out www.solchildren.org

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY FLOTILLA 3-7The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 3-7 in Lighthouse Point, as a public service, will conduct a one-day About Boating Safety (ABS) Course on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the Dixon Ahl Recreation Center, 2200 NE 38th Street in Lighthouse Point, Florida. For more information call Gene Cain at 954-557-0582 or email [email protected] to register. Starting time is 8:00 a.m. The cost of all materials with lunch included is $45.00. The ABS program meets all the requirements for the Floridas Boater Education Identification Card which is now required for all boaters born after January 1, 1988. New and experienced boaters are welcome. Space is limited. Topics include the identification of navigational aids, elementary boat handling, required safety equipment, and the rules for using the local waterways. Visit our website at http://a0700307.uscgaux.info/

ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY!National Wildlife Federation has mobilized a huge response team and today you can be part of this URGENT ACTION TEAM and help save wildlife. Please, give what you can right now.Your gift will go to help wildlife and support our on-the-ground efforts in the Gulf and across the country. Our treasured wildlife will be the innocent victims in this terrible crisis. They cannot save themselves its up to us to save them. Give what you can now to the National Wildlife Federation 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston,VA 20190-5362

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From theCOMING IN JULY HOTTER AND HOTTER OFF THE PRESS!Next month, Lighthouse Point Magazine celebrates its eighth birthday. In July 2002, our first issue came off the press, and is unquestionably the best source for local news of an ever-increasing variety. We still pride ourselves in the fact that we will always deliver important and sensitive information to the community itself, but also now cover most, if not all, major events in surrounding communities. Not only is our writing staff responsible for this coverage, but residents themselves are also contributing their own marvelous stories and travelogues; Bill and Judy Sullivan having contributed many articles, not to mention a splendid article about Peru in this latest issue by local resident, Eunice Hamblen. In addition to our regular monthly articles, this months issue features no less than eight more on-the-spot articles and photos by no means an easy task to accomplish. Lighthouse Point Magazine is mailed on the 22nd day of the month, and delivered to the homes by the 24th or 25th, giving each issue a shelf life of at least 35 days. This makes our advertisers extremely happy, not to mention those who love to read us cover to cover!

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10 The Magic of Peru 20 Pompano Beach Seafood Festival 22 Living Life with Alzheimers Disease 30 Lighthouse Points Annual Dining Under the Stars 36 Relay for Life 40 Classic Car Show

In our July issue, we will be sure feature and celebrate all those who have been so instrumental in making Lighthouse Point Magazine, hands down, the most soughtafter publication by our readers, and The Biggest Little Magazine in South Florida.

OOOIn the past number of years, Ive been getting calls from disappointed advertisers who thought they were buying advertising space in Lighthouse Point Magazine. I learned that another local publication registered the name of LighthousePoint Magazine.com without my knowledge. I want to sincerely apologize to those advertisers who have been misled, thinking their ads would be appearing in Lighthouse Point Magazine. After I learned that the website name had been taken, I did the next best thing and registered www.LhpMag.com. The advertiser that has been most recently misled has just called me to switch their ad over to our magazine. There is nothing I would like better than to be Vanity Fair Magazine, or Vogue Magazine, but by just taking their website name would not be the proper way to do it. In the end, no one wins. Jon Frangipane, Editor

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Story and Photos by Eunice Hamblen

A Trip to Cusco, Peru and surrounding area with Country Walkers guide, Juan Carlos Yanez Choquehuenca

ast year I promised myself a walking trip to Machu Picchu with Country Walkers, my favorite travel company. What I got was an in-depth history of Incan culture as well as an up close and personal education in Perus current culture and present day challenges. Lima is a 5.5 hours trip from Miami, and Cusco is another 1.5 hours from there.

by late afternoon there was a noticeable improvement in my ability to ambulate and climb stairs. At 2:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve we met Juan Carlos Yanez Choquehuanca, our incredible guide and his partner, Alex Pavel Pumacayo Echarri. There were eight guests; Chi, Willis and Spencer, a Taiwanese-American couple and son from CA., Mike and Meran, a father and daughter from Seattle, Diane and Ryan from St. Louis and myself. Carlos spent the first hour determining our altitude adjustment, our mental state as well as our preparedness for what was to come. We got a long lecture on sanitation challenges and the importance of using our bottles of Purell. Then we started our tour of Cusco, in the rain. This was the rainy season in Peru, so we became well-acquainted with our rain gear. None the less, our tour of the Ican Temple of the Sun, within the Spanish Monastery was impressive. We learned that the entire temple was cloaked in gold sheets with solid gold statutes placed throughout. This is what attracted the Spanish explorer, Pizarro, who eventually found and pillaged Cusco. Most of the gold artwork was melted down and sent to Spain. Little Incan gold art survived.

Plaza de Armas.

Cuscos altitude (11,400 feet) hit me like a rock as I walked to the waiting van. It was 9:30 in the morning, so there was plenty of time to explore before the tour meeting the next afternoon, Christmas Eve. Besides, walking outside was highly recommended to acclimate ones body to the altitude. The town of Cusco was in full Holiday costume and the town square (Plaza de Armas) was filling with Christmas vendors. The first walk was a few blocks and up several stairs to an Inca Museum. I had to stop several times to catch my breath. Walking at a normal pace was not an option. After breaking for lunch, I continued walking slowing around town admiring the Christmas creches and festivities and10

The 126 ton stone at Saqsaywaman, Temple of the Sun above Cusco.

To the Inca, their most treasured possessions are their dead ancestors, which they kept close at hand entombed in baskets or clay pots. The Icans believed these revered bodies were still alive in a different form. They were


brought out and place in seats of honor for holidays. When the Inca fled from the Spanish, it was the ancestor, not the gold they carried with them. We were told there were more miles of Incan roads built than roads in the Roman Empire. All the roads and all the temples were built without metal tools, without use of the wheel and without beasts of burden. Humans were the strongest animals in the area and humans moved massive stones to build the many temples in the expanding Incan Empire. There were no slaves. People built these temples as tributes to their gods and their royal Inca king. On Christmas Eve, the Novatel gave us a complimentary dinner buffet. There were fireworks set off in the city throughout the night and into the next morning, Christmas day. We began Christmas day with a visit to the famous temple of Saqsaywaman, Temple of the Sun above Cusco. Home to the largest stone at 126 tons, pulled from a quarry two kilometers away by humans. It took 77 years to build this temple which was in use for 50 years before the

More tidbits: the word Inca means king and there was only one. This king was believed to be the son of the sun. This royal lineage was preserved by the first royal son marrying his sister, thus producing the next Inca. Cusco was the capital of the Incan Empire which stretched as far north as Ecuador and South to Argentina. Cusco itself is built in the shape of a Puma. The streets are still named in the native Queschuan language as to where they are located, i.e. head of the puma, tail of the puma, heart etc.

Tambomachu water temple. This hike was an interesting example of how much the weather can change on the equator at high altitudes. The cool rain stopped at the beginning of the hike and the sun came out, raising the temperature about 20 degrees. We shed our rain gear and long sleeves and were wet with sweat when the clouds returned with more rain which turned into hail for the last 20 minutes of the walk. We were soaked and our backpacks and shoes were also soaked. I bought a fulllength poncho that evening. December 26th was a day full of surprises. Our two guides and the eight hikers left Cusco for our next stop, Pisaq. We were dropped off at 11,000 feet below a ridge.

Hiking above Yucay with the Urubamba River in background.

Our guides attempt to play the flute with Gido.

Spanish arrived and destroyed it (after the Spanish conquest, this temple was used as a quarry to build their Cathedrals and homes). Royal Incas came from throughout the kingdom on June 21st every year to greet the sun, the father of the King. They are all dressed in gold with fantastic headgear atop their coneheads. Yes, the royal Incas were the original coneheads. Royal babys heads were wrapped to create the elongated skull, the symbol of royalty. There were many symbols in this ancient civilization. From Saqsaywaman we drove to 12,700 feet altitude and began a hike past the

Hiking down ancient steps down towards the ancient Inca grainery.

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Country Walkers with the holiday dance troop in Yucay.

We hiked through beautiful farmland from 13,000 feet.

When we arrived in Yucay, the holiday festivities were in full swing with many competing dance groups on the soccer field with a huge crowd, beer stands and food vendors. We watched in fascination as the costumed villagers and bands marched and danced onto the field. Our accommodations at the La Posada de Inka were excellent. Our dinner that night at a chef-owned restaurant was over the top, as were the bacteria hiding in one of the many courses. Three of us were up all night, as our bodies eliminated the bacteria the only way it knew how. December 27, 2010The next morning, Juan Carlos gave us two doses of Cipro antibiotic with instructions to take the third in eight hours. Two of us made it on the tour of the weaving coop where we saw each step in the transformation of sheeps wool to completed product. TheWool yarn died bright colors from natures ingredients.

Country Walkers at beginning of 13,000 foot hike with Illaria and her dog Osso.

As we climbed up and over a scenic mountain on an ancient trail, we heard an Andean flute. It was mystical. At first we could not see the source, then we came upon Gido, our flutist who accompanied us for the next hour and a half down into the town of Pisaq. We passed an Incan watchtower, grainery and an east-facing cliff of chambers for the royal corpses. In Pisaq we ate lunch in a German owned restaurant and visited a local market catering to the touristas. After this we climbed into our van for the drive to our next stop, the town of Yucay, our home for the next two nights. 14

colors from natural dyes were brilliant. Diane from St. Louis completed the walk to the ancient salt mines that are still used today. I stayed in the van and slept soundly on my Cipro. Our third casualty, Miran, was back at the hotel. That evening we dined with a local family in their home. We had traditional Andean meal of root vegetables, potatoes, corn, cuy, chicken and a purple drink made from purple corn. There were four generations of the family present. Although our communication was limited by the language barrier, their hospitality and sincerity were genuine. Our guides did an excellent job in entertaining us


through their farm. We met several farm families on our decent before we arrived at Juan Carlos god-childrens hut. It was a 12' x 20' mudbrick hut with a poorly thatched roof and dirt floor. There was no door and it was pitch black inside. Their mother had walked the four hours into town to trade leaving the two- and three-year-old boys to the supervision of a seven-year-old girl. These ages are approximate. Juan Carlos brought out a case of canned milk, as well as bread for this family. We sat in the pitch black hut while Juan Carlos explained their way of life. There is no water or Juan Carlos speaks Quechuan with an electricity. The Andean farm boy in the high country. open hearth had all throughout the meal. We dined in a smoke stack a separate building from the house no provided by the Two Andean girls at one doubt to prevent an open hearth fire government to of our rest stops. from spreading. lower the infant On December 28th we started our mortality rate from smoke inhalation. The day with a hike up 200 steps to the fields are their toilets. Water comes from the Ollantambo temple of the gods. This mountain streams. There was one very old temples construction was interiron bed for the entire family. This was a rupted by the Spanish invasion. Very Wow experience. large rocks are scattered where they We hiked out to the road, met the van and were being readied for placement. The drove to a flat open area next to a stream rocks were cut from a quarry across a where our Cusco river and a valley from this mountain. Inside Adam and Israels caterers set up tents and They built a ramp up the side of the humble home. provided a hot lunch mountain to pull them up. No telling with flowers on the how they got across the river. table and three courses. The second morning hike started Dessert was chocolate/ at 13,100 feet high above the vanilla cream squares, farmlands where we bundled up for kiwi and cherimoya. This the chilly weather at the top. This was a study in contrasts. area is so remote the farmers speak The country folk still only the original Inca language, wear the traditional dress, Quechua. We were met by a threeplow their fields by hand, year-old girl named Illaria. She thinks and eat mostly potatoes she is three, the indigenous mountain like their ancestors for a folks do not track birthdays. Illaria hundred years. The had a traditional Andean skirt, sandals abrupt collision of tourism and and scarf and ran like the wind at least primitive cultures is most 250 yards up a hill to take a sample of evident in the towns where only bread to her parents. Juan Carlos the old folk wear traditional brought small loaves of bread which dress. he said the farmers were happy to get Tomorrow we leave at 6:00 since they can only grow potatoes at a.m. for the train to Machu this altitude. He said the children are Picchu. We must place our bags undernourished from a potato-only outside our rooms by 5:30 a.m. diet. Illarias job is to herd the sheep. To be continued. She quickly ran back down the hill Children gathered to observe and rounded up the sheep that Please see Part 2 of the Peru our picnic by the stream. scattered, as we made our way story in our July issue!


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LHP Chamber Celebrates EARTH DAYBy Jane Alford More than 50 LHP Chamber members gathered at the Chambers monthly social on Thursday, April 22, 2010 and celebrated Earth Day. This event was hosted by Andrea Freygang and the team at The Observer and held in the lobby of the Eller Building. Guests mixed and mingled while they enjoyed food provided by the Little Havana Restaurant and T he Olympic Flame Diner. Jim Lusk, the General Manager of The Observer introduced David Eller, Publisher and the rest of the Observer Team. He talked about the history of the publication and after the guests enjoyed videos clips taken from the new Observer TV program. The City of Deerfield Beach, The Observer and Waste Management provided lots of environmental friendly goodies to take home such as recycled tote bags, flower and vegetable growing kits, and seed packets. Also available were brochures and literature from local green organizations. There was a special presentation made by the Lighthouse Point Little Sprouts. This organization was founded in 2009 and provides a venue to educate young people (ages 5-10) about the environment. Chase Doerfler and Casey Proia addressed the group and suggested ways that we can be good to the earth by recycling and saving energy. Michelle Hale and Carol Balistreri encouraged everyone to take part in the upcoming 7th Annual Rock-N-Bowl event sponsored for Florida Atlantic Julie Doerfler and Jeanne Universitys Quaterback Scholarship. Proia with Little Sprouts Chase This fun event was held on May 1st at Doerfler and Casey Proia Diamond Strike Pompano Bowl. Checks presentations were made to the following organizations which benefitted from this years Taste of Lighthouse Point. Rachels Village was presented with a check for $2,600 to build a home in Haiti by Food for the Poor, $1,600 was awarded to the LHP Fire Department to purchase a new cardio detection device, and Norcrest Elementary School was presented with $2,500 for their Adopt a Classroom Program. Officer Larry Hawkins from the LHP Police department was presented a check for $1,000 for the Special Olympic Torch Program which took place that afternoon on the Federal Highway Corridor. This meeting was a mix & mingle and networking event to further the business interests of the individuals and the Chamber. For more information, please visit www.lhpchamber.com

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Site Development at the Sample-McDougald HouseOn February 18th of this year, the Sample-McDougald House Preservation Society broke ground on its 1.2 million dollar site development and landscaping project. To be known as Centennial Park, the grounds surround the historic 1916 structure will include native landscaping, gazebos, a modern restroom facility, parking lot and other site amenities. Work has commenced. Drive by the site in Pompano Beach on the corner of NE 5th Avenue and 10th Street, and you will notice surveyor stakes in the ground, workers moving fences and earthmoving equipment preparing the way for the installation of water, sewer and irrigation service. Within a short time, the foundation for the new restroom building will be poured, irrigation pipes will be laid and the new driveway and parking lot will be constructed. The landscaping will come after the structural work is completed. At that time new trees, bushes, flowers and sod will be put in place. This work is scheduled to be completed before the end of 2010, at which time the house will be opened to the public. Progress in this phase of the Sample-McDougald House project is being made possible by the generous in-kind contributions of local contractors and suppliers. For example, Current Builders is contracting the restroom building; JWR Construction is contributing construction management services; and Keith & Associates are providing engineering a surveying work. Other participating companies include All-Rite Paving, Big Blue Tree Farm, Bornaman Tree Service, Broward County Schools, Chuck's Backhoes, City of Pompano Beach, Public Works and Utilities Departments, Clarke's AC/Electric, Comet Fence, Ferguson Waterworks, Greight Outdoors, Hanson Hardscapes, Hardrives Paving, IBI Group, John Knox Village, Lowes, Ranger Construction, Research Irrigation, Ric-Man Construction, Runway Growers, Signature Design Pavers, Sunrise Mushroom,Titan America (Tarmac) and Wooden Shoe Gardens. Want to be a part of this civic-minded team? Call Dan Hobby at 954 292-8040.

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Living Life With Alzheimers DiseaseStory and Photos by Marla Schwartz When you get a health condition, your life doesnt have How does one live to be over, Laura said. It opens up new doors and moves life like it matters if you into a different world and our new world has become one cannot rememcreating programs and advocacy work. When Jay was first ber exactly how it diagnosed we didnt know anyone who had it and we matters? Well, it just were completely clueless, and when he lost his job it took so happens that 53us sixteen months to get a social security check. year-old Lighthouse It took time for them to adjust with the diagnosis and Point resident Jay Laura and Jay Jones navigate the waters of uncertainty and accepting that this Jones, with the help disease was going to be ever-present in their lives. You and encouragement see, my family has always been big into volunteering, of his wife Laura Laura explained. My mom was always cooking something Jones, are two people that amply demonstrate just exactly for someone else. My family wasnt wealthy. I learned that how their lives not only matter, but have made a significant if you dont have the money to give you give your time. impact on the lives of other people. You see, Jay was Jay and I met through public service with alcoholics diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers Disease (AD) at 49and drug addicts. Jay used to go to the Broward County jail years-old, thus making him part of the national statistical average that reports only five to ten percent of the once every three weeks for twelve years where he worked population under the age of sixty-five that develop with people who had drinking and drug problems, said Laura. But he had to stop because of the Alzheimers, and symptoms associated with this disease. Although statistics our daughter pointed out that since daddy isnt doing prove that AD runs in peoples families, theres no history public service anymore whats going to happen next? of it in Jays family. According to a recent Alzheimers Association Survey, its reported that with early-onset that Literally, a few months later we were asked us to speak to nine out of ten Americans don't realize that Alzheimers is a group of elder care professionals. It was horrible, Jay said. No it wasnt, it was fantastic the impact that he fatal and that its the seventh leading cause of death in the made was remarkable, Laura said. I just stood there and United States. everyone was looking at me, Jay added. No, you saw it Jay, a native Floridian, has always had a love for the sea, wrong, Laura pointed out. He didnt realize what a which he expresses not only in his collection of model positive impact he made and he still doesnt get it boats, but clearly by the fact that hes the former owner everybody was rooting for him and you could see it. and President of a $20 million-a-year yacht dealership. He As Laura and Jay continue to speak publicly about their still spends a great deal of his time in the ocean as a experiences, theyre also doing something remarkably consummate surfer, is physically fit and rides his bike to brave changing public policy. They had such a the gym for his workouts. Hes not a man who has allowed discouraging encounter with the social security disability this devastating diagnosis to get in the way of living his life. process that they decided, not only to fight against this Sometimes, he points out pictures associated with a story in the Sun-Sentinel to his young daughter Natalie about future dredging work thats being planned in several South Florida waterways in order to attract mega yachts. Although Jay may be a tad forgetful with current events, its apparent that his love for the ocean and boating is still very relevant to him. The Jones house is filled with gentle conversations and lots of laughter youd never know that a person with Alzheimers lives here. Laura has a full-time job with Component Control, a company that develops software for the aviation industry, and is able to work from home. Although she has a hectic work pace, she is ever-patient and understanding when dealing with her husbands illness. In fact, since the diagnosis theyve developed their own anti-aging routine. They attend church once a week to tend to their spiritual needs and every moment Son, Tomer, Laura, Bella the dog, Jay and daughter, Natalie Jones. of their spare time is used toward AD advocacy. 22


injustice, but to fight to change the law so what happened to them doesnt happen to someone else with early onset AD. As a result of Jays position on the early stage Advisory Group out of The National Alzheimers Associations Chicago office, he was chosen by the social security administration to testify at the Compassionate Allowance Initiative Hearing on Younger Onset Alzheimers Disease and other Dementia this past July. I began to suspect there might be a problem when I kept losing things and forgetting how to get to places that I had been going to for years, Jay said. I began to rely more heavily on taking notes while at work. I know that the people I worked with had to have realized I wasnt keeping up with things like I used to but I was the President and Im sure they didnt feel comfortable sharing whatever concerns they may have had with me. Its unbelievable, we testified in July and they passed the law on February 11, Laura said. I cannot believe how fast it went, although we have to say that it was a six-year long train of people working on it, and we happened to be on the caboose to wave to everyone when they passed it. Its such a good solution to any adversity in your life to rebuild and work with other people. It takes you out of yourself and we have a whole new reason for being now. Really, our life took a turn that I never wouldve planned but its been so rewarding.We meet the most wonderful people, Laura explained.

If you think that you or a loved one may have AD, its important to know the early warning signs. A pamphlet put out by the Alzheimers Association lists ten warning signs of AD, they include: 1. Memory changes that disrupt daily life 2. Challenges in planning or solving problems 3. Difficulty completing familiar tasks 4. Confusion with time or place 5. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships 6. New problems with words in speaking or writing 7. Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps 8. Decreased or poor judgment 9. Withdrawal from work or social activities 10. Changes in mood and personality For more information on Alzheimers Disease visit www.alz.org where youll find various links including one to the upcoming Memory Walk as well as the July 10-15 (with early bird registration beginning May 14) Alzheimers Association International Conference on Alzheimers Disease (ICAD). If you follow this link www.actionalz.org youll be able to read about the Champions Consumer Campaign and the list of celebrities (such as Soleil Moon Frye, Leeza Gibbons and David Hyde Pierce) and how theyve been personally affected by AD.

Jay Jones with Michael Astrue Commissioner of Social Security and Laura Jones

Theyve also worked with Fairchild Tropical Gardens in Miami to help design a tour especially for people with AD called Plants and People: An Interactive Garden. The Alzheimers Association is trying to put together more these programs across the country.And this year, Jay and Laura have decided to focus on research, public policy and outreach. Alzheimers mortality rate is one the rise, Laura said. In the last six years deaths from stroke, HIV, heart disease, prostate cancer and breast cancer have gone down while deaths from AD has increased. Scientific projections estimate that by 2050 theres going to be 13.5 million people with the disease as opposed to 5 million today and the cost is going to be around 900 billion if we dont do something about it now.


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Stray Thoughts, Vol. IVBy Alan Williamson Ive had a lot of things on my mind lately, so here goes The sign said long-haired freaky people need not apply. Which is really weird because the day before it said u-turn not permitted. If youre ever with a group of people having their photo taken and youre tempted to make that thumbs-up gesture, dont. It always looks annoyingly stupid. I recently considered pursuing a career as an organic farmer to have a more eco-friendly influence on the environment. Unfortunately, it ended abruptly when I got motion sickness during the crop rotations. As I get older, I sometimes see my father when I look in the mirror. I was startled once to see my mother in the mirror, but thats because she came up behind me suddenly to ask if we had any Tylenol. Air Travel Anti-Terrorism Enhancement: Currently, before a plane takes off, flight attendants instruct all passengers in the use of emergency equipment and check to see that seatbelts are fastened and seats are in the upright positions. Lets also have them make the following announcement: Before we take off, we ask that all passengers please check fellow passengers in your immediate area for any screwballs, weirdos, wackos, misfits, haunted drifters or fidgety religious fanatics. Like the song says If theres a rock and roll heaven, you know they have a hell of a band. Plus, progressive policies are in place on recreational drug use. Best Game Show Host of All Time: Jeopardys Alex Trebek. Hes a sharp dresser, he keeps a fast-paced show running smoothly, and when someone misses an easy question he never says Clutch answer, dumbass like a friend or family member would. While staying at my wifes parents house I was sure I had lost my wallet (a 20 minute search came up empty).What a terrible, sickening feeling. I had resigned myself to spending hours on the phone canceling credit cards, etc., when my mother-in-law remembered grabbing some papers off a bureau and stuffing them in a drawer. It turns out my wallet was under the papers and accidentally got stuffed in the drawer with them. So, alls well that ends wellexcept for my mother-in-law who is sitting in a Sterling Heights, Michigan jail charged with criminal mischief and unlawful concealment of an outof-state wallet. IDEA: I want to create a television series called Previously so that every week during the recap of last weeks episode the voiceover can say Previously on Previously. FACT: Approximately two-thirds of all Americans are overweight. The other third are wondering where all the snacks went. No one says Good Grief or Great Caesars Ghost anymore, but plenty of people still say Holy Cow. Pretty amazing when you consider Good Grief and Great Caesars Ghost had some snappy alliteration going for them and Holy Cow conjures up images of a slowwitted farm animal. Lets all make the jump to Holy Crap and call it a day, for Petes Sake. At what point in time did Barry Manilow become an elderly Jewish woman with a beauty salon hairdo and a nails-on-the-blackboard singing voice? Elvis is alive and Ive got the concert tickets to prove it! I bought them from some guy at the flea market. Sucky part is I have to fly to Guadalajara, Mexico to catch the comeback show. The international graphical symbols for Men and Women on restroom doors are way too subtle for my attention span. Can we at least give the man a baseball cap and the woman some curves so I dont have to stop and decipher which figure represents the room Im preapproved to take a wiz in after downing the 2 for 1 happy hour house wine at Chilis? Mail Management Experiment: When I get junk mail I immediately rip it up and throw it in the trash, achieving a 58% decrease in my weekly mail backlog. Using the same strategy with bills has resulted in an additional 37% decrease in weekly mail and a 100% decrease in electricity and insurance coverage. CONFESSION: Sometimes I just want to rhyme. Is that such a horrible crime?

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The Garden Lady SaysPrepare now.By Donna Torrey

This is the time in our gardening year when I like to tie up any loose ends in preparation for the storms to come. It always seems that we are in denial until the first one hits and then we get caught with our pants, and pots down! Dont let this happen to you this year. If you have a lot of potted trees, now is the time to plant them. Plant as much as you can now, and let them begin to develop strong root systems during the rainy season. The smaller things come through hurricanes just fine. If you have a lot of potted decorative containers, make a hurricane plan for them. Are you going to group them together next to the house in a protected area, or are you going to bring them inside? Will you just drop hanging orchids beneath the trees, which I recommend or try to bring them in as well? I find that if you leave orchids outside as much as possible, in the long run, they fare better. Dont forget, our homes are dark, stagnant and water is scarce indoors during a hurricane. Be sure that all large trees are being professionally pruned now to minimize damage to other trees and your home.

Now is a good time to appreciate how beautiful it is here, and to keep planting, especially This Cattleya will be better off smaller trees. A good if you just set it down on one to consider is the ground during a storm. Crape Myrtle. They are in full bloom now and very attractive in pinks, lavenders, white and now red. It is a deciduous tree, meaning that it loses its leaves during the winter months, but as a bonus, it has a remarkable exfoliating bark that will really show off your hanging orchid collection. Crape Myrtles like full sun and moderate to low water. It is easy to grow, will eventually reach 15 feet or so and will give a lot of visual pleasure during the sultry days ahead. NGarden gate Nursery is located in the Pompano Citi Centre. Donna can be reached at 954-783-GATE, or at www.donnas gardengate.com

Beauty Spot of the Month

Congratulations to Bill and Judy Sullivan at 2200 NE 32nd Street, winners of the Lighthouse Point Communitys Beauty Spot of the Month Award for May, chosen by the LHP Beautification Committee.

It All Starts With LoveThe Coastal Clay Courters Cowgirls EntertainA fabulous dance routine, choreographed by Janet Harrison, was the start of the annual season-ending luncheon at the Lighthouse Point Yacht Club. Founder and coordinator of The Coastal Clay Courters, Ms. Harrison, always says, It all starts with love. If you attended the event, you could feel the love and admiration everyone had for this fine lady, and for each other, as well. The group of 50 year-old plus women from the surrounding area has been together since 1994 and still going strong. Each club/group of women put on a little entertaining skit and/or dance for all to enjoy. Hugs and good-byes followed, vowing to get together in October. The Clay Coastal Courters season is October through April.

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Lighthouse Points AnnualUnwieldy craziness prevailed at Dinner Under the Stars, as local residents, some seemingly temporarily out of their minds, unleashed wild, and raucous eruptions of uninhibited behavior never witnessed before, south of Hillsboro Inlet. There was no shortage of creative themes either, one of which stood out far above the rest, simply called Clue. The costuming was nothing more than perfection and their presentation included an actual professionally printed Playbill! Amy Kassis appeared as Mrs. White, a former high-rent call girl; Karla Yugovich was dressed as a beautiful, classy, soft-spoken heiress (perhaps miscast?); Shirley Watson, a once-famous starlet; David Watson as Professor Plumb; Tim Griffin as Colonel Mustard; Howard Dekkers, a butler; George Kassis, a bumbling inspector (perfectly cast?), Mitch Canada, an extortionist; Scott Marsh, as Father Green; Zina Dekkers as a tough cop; Mary Griffin as a singing telegram girl and finally a French maid, played by Maureen Canada.

DINING UNDER THE STARSStory and Photos by Jon FrangipaneThis is not to say there were no other significant contributions of costumes and talent. Some of those included Saturday Night Live, Martinis and Meatballs, Bada Bing, Margaritaville, Garden Party, College Daze, Global Warming Research Lab, Coastal Living, Jimmy Buffet Beta Signa, Eco- Friendly Spring, Norcrest Elementary Global Learners, Vintage Florida, Hawaii, Shade the Park, Pink Flamingo, Mechanical Bull, Floridas Natural and Urban Cowboy.

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RELAY FOR LIFE OF DEERFIELD BEACH & LIGHTHOUSE POINTBy Jon FrangipaneCancer survivors and their caretakers were honored at the Annual Relay for Life at Quiet Waters Park last month. Despite threatening weather, the scheduled events went on as usual. After opening remarks by Deerfield Beach Mayor Peggy Noland and Lighthouse Point Mayor Fred Schorr, festivities began with the national anthem sung by two elementary school girls. On hand was Event Co-Chair Carol Landau who had undergone three operations a little over a week before the event.With her drive and determination, she is a shining example to all those unfortunate people who develop this dread disease. It was so good to see her. There was no shortage of talent with the rock band Luminotti, followed by Uproot Hootenanny, a live auction, saxophonist Marcus Howell featured during the Luminaria ceremony, as well as a host of other singers, dancers and poets. A special thanks to the sponsors: Applehead Entertainment, Chicki-Fil-A, CJs Draft House, Florida Power & Light, Forever Trim Body Sculpting, Frank Congemi, Harris Consultants, J.P Miller & Sons, JR Dunn, Jeff Fisk Light and Sound, Kiwanis Club of Deerfield Beach, North Broward Medical Center, Sylvester Cancer Center, Waste Management and Womens Club.

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One of the best kept secrets of South Florida is the Dockside Galley Grille Restaurant at the Lighthouse Point marina. Only boaters or Lighthouse Point residents and their friend would know of this charming restaurant for it is tucked away in the residential section of Lighthouse Point. Located directly across from the pastel colored town homes, the Dockside Galley Grille sits at the marina, overlooking the beautiful yachts and fishing boats that sway in their dock space. Whether you sit outside at the terrace or indoors where the floor to ceiling glass window give uninterrupted view of the marina, you forget that youre just a few miles from Federal Highway. More aptly, you think that you were in Bimini or Key West, with no cares or worries in your mind. How fortunate it is for Lighthouse Point to have such a heavenly place right here in their backyard! The open ceiling, painted blue to extend the skyline or perhaps the waterway, has several bright colored fish figurines hanging to give the restaurant a playful, relaxed atmosphere. Various pictures of the ocean and nautical instruments on the wall seemed well suited to the marina look. Several of the tables have a multitude of blue, green, and yellow pebbles that form fish designs for diners to enjoy while waiting for their order. Pop tunes from the 70s, 80s and 90s as well as from today softly played in the background to create a casual ambience. All the details of the restaurant, the aesthetic look and feel of it seem to have been perfectly chosen. Owners Michael Kridlow, the chef, and Nikki with their two lovely daughters. In meeting Nikki Kridlow, the owner, it is not surprising that the restaurant exudes such casual beauty and flair. With the most mesmerizing hazel eyes that are slightly hidden by her long bangs, Nikki greeted me as if I had known her all my life. Flashing her picture perfect smile, she made us feel at home and spoke with enthusiasm for her restaurant business. We fell in love with the restaurant and the area. said Nikki. We would love to keep it (the restaurant) forever. My girls grew up here. Everybody knows each other. Its a family type of place. She said that her loyal locals have found her restaurant by word of mouth. Her clientele consists of Europeans, Boca, Lighthouse Point, and marina Continues on page 52

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An Alternative Finally!By Karen HammettSince the residential housing meltdown, the basic mantra in the mortgage industry has been that if you arent close to perfect; meaning 20% down, strong income and excellent credit, you shouldnt even THINK about applying for a mortgage. FHA loans do require less money down, however, but the guidelines are even more strict with them regarding credit and income than in the past. Surprisingly, we had quite a few applicants that fell within the new strict guidelines. But what about the rest of the borrowers who are now stuck without the ability to purchase a new property or refinance the one they have?? When are the banks going to loosen their belts?? If ever?? This week I ran across a group of Investors who are willing to finance small loans, $50k to $75K, at up to 60% LTV, at a rate of approximately 12%, interest-only and for three year terms. They charge 5% up-front and there are prepayment penalties that reduce The best part about the deal is that they can close the loan in about a week, they dont require an appraisal, and they dont care if your credit is bad. They are simply making a real estate bet by piggybacking off of the great deals that are available to buyers today while the market recovers. Ok, I know what you are saying 5 points 12 % forget it. But, wait a minute! What if you find a GREAT property at an unbelievable price and you just need the money for a short time until your current property sells. Or, what if you are an investor and you might be flipping the property. Believe it or not, there are plenty of situations where this type of loan can really come in handy. Do the math, 5% of $50,000 is only $2,500. Thats not too big of a price to pay if you can close fast. If your credit is shot and you cant document your income, this can be a real life saver. Given these are interest-only loans, oftentimes the monthly payment is just 50% of what this same Borrower would have paid for the same house just two years ago. The key is to finding the right property and having the ability to post a 40% down payment. The best part of the picture is that finally a group of people have stepped up to invest in the Florida Real Estate Market for the first time in a long time. Even if this type of loan can help only a small percentage of the buyers.its a step in the right direction. Hopefully, more Investors will speculate that the market has finally bottomed out and look at this Real Estate situation we are currently in as an OPPORTUNITY. N Karen Hammett is a licensed Mortgage Broker and owner of Howard Grace Mortgage located in the Duval Court Professional Centre, 625 SE 10th Street, Deerfield Beach. Please call her at 954-421-3010 or e-mail her at [email protected].

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Neighborly NuisancesPart Two, the NoisesBy Kim Douglas Sherman, EsquireA nice neighbor is a nice thing to have, but a bad neighbor is a nightmare. Sometimes it is just the little things that are annoying. Perhaps they have a dog that barks incessantly or maybe it is a parrot cackling to itself night and day. In this series of articles we are talking about the neighbors animals, trees, yard, garbage, and noises that get under your skin. Lighthouse Point City Code section 10-33, declares that it is a public nuisance if the neighbor allows any animal to habitually bark, whine, howl, crow, cackle in a manner that annoys or interferes with neighboring residents sleep or peace of mind. Section 30-63 makes the conduct unlawful. To get the City to act against the noisy animals owner, you need to make a series of complaints to the police or animal control officers, because it must be shown that the noises are habitual. Do you hate those loud yard machines? There is no stopping progress, but you can stop the use of motorized lawn maintenance devices between the hours of eight p.m. and eight a.m. Section 3065 of the City Code makes it unlawful to operate mowers, edgers, trimmers, shears, blowers, and other motorized lawn tools during those hours. Hopefully, you do not work the night shift. If your neighbor has a quirky burglar alarm or a car that has a alarm which goes off at the drop of a hatthose can be a real nuisance. If the alarms do not go off within 15 minutes, they are unlawful according to Section 30-67. If it is not the time that the alarms go off, but it is the amount of times, then you may find some relief in the Code that pertains to noises in general. During the day hours of seven a.m. to ten p.m. no noise may exceed 60 decibels (abbreviated dB) measured at the property line, and during the night hours the decibel level is limited to 55 dB. Air conditioners may not exceed a level of 65 dB. For those of us who are not sound experts, here are some average sound comparisons: a refrigerator 50dB, a washing machine 62.5dB, a ringing telephone 80dB, a baby crying 110dB. This kind of complaint is going to require a sound expert. If you are annoyed, try the peaceful approach. Perhaps, consider a sound barrier like a line of bushes. If you know your rights, you can teach your annoying neighbor and ask for voluntary compliance. In our next articles on Neighborly Nuisances we will take up the subjects of offending animals, flooding, and property use. Stay tuned; there will be something to annoy everyone. N Catherine is a Family Law Attorney and Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator, who has been serving South Florida for over twenty-seven years. Catherines parents, Ike and Dorothy Iaconis also live in Lighthouse Point.

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DocksideGalley Grille Restaurantpeople Its a nice, relaxed unpretentious group. Apparently there have been celebrities such as Jimmy Buffet and Earth Wind and Fire that have stopped in. But more importantly, it seems to be a friendly, local hangout where kids can get shrimps and feed the tarpans from the dock while the family can enjoy a great reasonable meal. At one point, several customers walked in and Nikki stood up to give each of them a big hug. I stay in touch with some of my clients. Some of them are from Turkey and from different places! Nikkis ease and love for people seem perfectly suited for her business. Theres a genuine warmth and playful attitude about her that seems to draw people to her. Our waitress, Lorena from Peru stopped by and said, I love Nikki! When my mother calls me from Peru, she asks about me, my family, and Nikki! If we were able to give the most happy waitress award to anyone, it would be to Lorena. With a slight bounce to her gait, Lorenas entire face lit up when she smiled. It seemed that no one could be better suited to this bright, happy establishment than this brown-eyed charming waitress with a dimpled smile. Michael Kridlow, the chef and Nikkis husband stopped by and extended a firm handshake. With a dark crop of hair and a twinkle in his eyes, he exuded an easygoing air about him. After many years as the chef and trainer at Ruths Chris Steakhouse, he had a successful restaurant in Pennsylvania before opening up the Dockside Galley Grille eight years ago. Michael and Nikki were high school sweethearts in Pennsylvania and always knew that they wanted to be in sunny Florida. They have two beautiful daughters who are 12 and 16 years old. Nikki claims that the restaurant is very important to them but the most important thing in her life is her family. With such wonderful people in one place, I couldnt expect anything less with the food. And I wasnt wrong. We started with a cup of delicious Seafood Chowder that had plenty of clams and vegetables. Then to wet our appetite, we had Bruschetta with Ciabatta Bread that had fresh mozzarella in between slices of bread, and sauted garlic, basil, and tomatoes, sprinkled with parmesan cheese. This is a large appetizer that can be shared for a party of four. We also shared a Greek Salad ($8.50) that Bruschetta with Ciabatta Bread seemed to burst with bright colors from the fresh mix of greens topped with kalamata olives, pepperoncini, peppers, tomatoes, onions and feta cheese served with homemade Greek dressing. For a few dollars more, you can add chicken or shrimp for more protein. Linguine and white clams, left, and Chicken Caprese, above

We also shared a Linguine and white clams ($16.99) that had plenty of fresh clams in their shell as well as chopped ones. The extra crushed red pepper added a nice zest to the dish. The Chicken Caprese ($17.99) that was chicken sauted with fresh roasted peppers, basil, tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella in a cream sauce over penne pasta would be a perfect dish for cream sauce lovers. The New York Strip ($22.99) was a USDA black angus aged strip steak that was grilled New York Strip perfectly, served with sauted green beans and rice. The Filet Mignon ($23.99) was tender and charbroiled to perfection, also served with green beans and rice. Even though we really had no more room to spare in our digestive system, we had to indulge in Michaels homemade fudge chocolate cake ($5.99.) For something this good, we can always make room! It was a pleasant surprise to have such good food in a casual marina type of restaurant. It goes to show that even in a tough recovering economy, restaurants with good food, excellent service and reasonable prices will survive. Theres something for everyone in their extensive menu. The sandwiches are priced from $7.99 (The Big B.L.T.) to $10.99 (Fresh Tuna or Dockside Grilled Sandwich.) The salads are priced from $6.25 for a Mesculin salad to $8.95 for a Fresh Tomato and Mozzarella salad. Known for its amazing breakfast, be prepared to wait in lines on weekends. Eggs Benedict ($8.95,) various different omelettes, pancakes and French toasts with fruit can be enjoyed with cappuccino or a glass of mimosa. The Dockside Galley Grille is open everyday for breakfast and lunch and Wednesday through Saturday evenings for dinner. This article is for the restaurants promotional purpose only.

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PRESIDENTIAL MISSTEPSThe following is a list of faux pas and gaffes and unfortunate incidents that proved embarrassing, humiliating or regrettable to the party or parties involved, involving U.S. Presidents. Some were by Presidents themselves while others were made by those either associated with or who reported about the U.S. President of the day.

U.S. presidential faux-pas, gaffes, and unfortunate incidents Lyndon B. JohnsonJohnson was well known for his coarse language and occasionally unrefined behavior. While not a gaffe in office, an embarrassingly personal tape of LBJ ordering pants from Joe Haggar on August 9, 1964, was later released to the public. In it, Johnson belches, complains about the pants riding up and cutting him where your nuts hang when he gains a little weight, like riding a wire fence, and asks for more material around under my bunghole that he can let out if need be.

Warren HardingHardings poor grasp of the English language, coupled with his insistence on writing his own speeches, produced notorious linguistic errors. He once commented: I would like the government to do all it can to mitigate, then, in understanding, in mutuality of interest, in concern for the common good, our tasks will be solved. Following Hardings death, playwright E. E. Cummings said The only man, woman or child who wrote a simple declarative sentence with seven grammatical errors is dead.

Gerald FordGerald Ford, who succeeded Richard Nixon in 1974, made numerous gaffes and faux-pas, many of which, while making people see him as human and less imperial than his predecessor, made others vote against him for election in 1976. Among his more famous examples are: On October 6, 1976, during a televised Presidential debate in the 1976 Presidential election with rival Jimmy Carter, President Ford became confused and stated that Poland and Eastern Europe were not under the domination of the Soviet Union. When challenged over his comments, he repeated There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, and there never will be under a Ford administration. In the words of Professor Alan Schroeder, author of Presidential Debates: Forty Years of High Risk TV: That was a gaffe that took him some time to recover from, mostly because he did not back away from the statement.

Harry S. TrumanTruman had unexpectedly become President due to the sudden death of long-term President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Few expected him to secure election as the Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1948. In an effort to boost his ratings, during the Democratic National Convention the party released dozens of doves into the convention hall. The action backfired spectacularly when some of the doves died in the intense heat and others, made dizzy by the heat, desperately tried to escape and dive-bombed the delegates. (Christian Science Monitor)

Green HarrietWho knew? Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers? Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns? Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints.They'll clear up your stuffed nose. Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil for instant relief for aching muscles. Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take one tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria. Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly-even though the product was never advertised for this use. Honey remedy for skin blemishes...cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight. Listerine therapy for toenail fungus: Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine Mouthwash.The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again. Easy eyeglass protection...to prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them. Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... if menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly. Smart splinter remover: Just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin.The splinter sticks to the dried glue. Hunts Tomato Paste boil cure... cover the boil with Hunts Tomato Paste as a compress.The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head. Balm for broken blistersto disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic. Vinegar to heal bruises...soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for one hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process. Quaker Oats for fast pain relief... its not for breakfast any more! Mix two cups of Quaker Oats and one cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for one minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.

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Welcome to My WorldBy Wendell Abern

Dear Fellow Oldersomethings, Hows your world? Mine is intimidating. I awaken each day fearful my car wont start, my Microwave wont heat, my refrigerator wont cool, my computer wont compute, or my TV set wont televise. If youre living in the same world, I have sage advice to impart: never lose your cellphone. I Lost mine. So I use my land line to call the cellphone and see if it will ring in some logical spot, like my clothes hamper or oven. Nothing. Spend two days scratching around under the seats of my car, hauling everything out of my cars trunk that hasnt been opened since last Thanksgiving, trace my steps to bridge club, super market and dry cleaner. Nothing. Havent been in Chicago for five months, but I deliberately call my kids to ask if theyd seen my cellphone taking a perverse delight in activating their growing concerns about my deteriorating mind. I call Verizon to tell them about the loss, and to request they discontinue all service to the lost cellphone. No problem, says a cheerful young lady named Colleen. And just coincidentally, your contract is up. Would you like to renew it? No. No more contracts. We have some wonderful new phones you can text on, take or send pictures Do you have a phone that will clean out my cats litter box? Giggle. No sir. Not interested. Thank you. The commercials for Metro PCS advertise no contracts, one set price every month, unlimited calls. My first stop the next morning. I tell a beautiful young woman named Bertha I just want a cellphone that will make and receive phone calls. Nothing fancy. I know exactly what you want, she says. Same exact phone I gave my father. You remind me of him. At least its not your grandfather. Yeah, him too. I had to open my mouth. After I fill out forms and sign my name, Bertha hands me a sheaf of papers thicker than the New York Times, with instructions on what to sign, what to mail to the district office, and what to file. Then she packs up my phone, all the papers, an instruction booklet, and the box containing chargers for both home and my cars cigarette lighter slot. When I get home, I unwrap everything and take out the instruction booklet, which I leaf through for about twelve seconds before calling Bertha. Your instruction booklet is smaller than a deck of cards! I yell. And its printed in four-point type! And its 115 pages long! All I want to do is make phone calls! Why do I need a 115-page instruction booklet? You dont have to learn everything thats in there. And my father uses a magnifying glass to read his. Wonderful. I have the good sense not to ask if her grandfather uses a microscope. I try my magnifying glass. One of the first words I tackle is connector. Easy to see the c and the o at the beginning, but by the time I navigate through the rest of the letters and end up with the r, I forget what word I am reading.

Ive had enough. I decide that most cellphones must operate the same way. I call my landline phone, answer it with foul language and hang up both phones. Then I call my cellphone from my landline phone, answer it with more foul language and hang up both phones with a smug smile. I can call and answer. I consider myself an undiscovered genius. About a month later, I find seven messages in my inbox, and I dont know how to retrieve them. I sneer at the instruction booklet, curse at the magnifying glass and go back to visit Bertha.I see people have called, I tell her, I hit the Okay button to get to my inbox, but all I get is my own phone number. In three seconds, Bertha explains everything. I smile. She smiles back. And by the way, she says, your phone indicates its time you pay your monthly bill. Where does my phone say that? Right there, she says, pointing to the small window on my phone. At the bottom, it reads, Monthly payment of $45 due yesterday. What! I yell. I didnt receive a bill! We dont send bills. Just go online and youll find out where to send your payment. I dont want to go online! I want to get a bill in the mail! I want a piece of paper with my name on it! And the calls I made! And the monthly fee! All in black and white! We dont send bills. Okay, okay. Is this all some kind of geriatric practical joke? No sir. You can do everything on line. In fact, we can even arrange to have your fee deducted from your bank account monthly. We just need your debit card information we dont accept credit cards. I go home, find the Metro PCS website, fill in the proper information, give them the number of my debit card, and wait patiently for approval. Instead, I get a message in red: Payment from this debit card refused. I look at my debit card. It expired in January, 2003, one month after the only time I used it I go to my bank. They issue me a new debit card. I go back to my computer and pay. I am accepted! I decide to call Bertha to see how to go about having PCS Metro deduct my fee automatically from my bank. She gives me a number to call. That was yesterday. Right now, I am staring at the phone, trying to ramp up the courage to call the number Bertha gave me. I pick up my instruction booklet and magnifying glass, remembering fondly the many telephones Ive used in my life that didnt require instructions. But that was my old world. Truth is, I love this new world too, when everything works when it should. But thats only 18% of the time a percentage I made up to punctuate my frustration with this new world, where everything stops if anything goes wrong with anything. So whats your world like? I hope its all working for you. That everything starts and stops when you want it to. Whatever you do, dont lose your cellphone. Cantankerously Yours, Wendell Abern Wendell Abern can be reached at [email protected].

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Sharing the WonderI had a much older sister, with whom I shared a strong bond of love and devotion. She was married the winter after I was born. For the first four years of my life until I started school I spent more time with her, than I did with anyone else in my family, including my parents. I remember her telling me that on the first day of school, as the big yellow school bus drove past her driveway, she cried knowing that somewhere I was in there alone. Prior to that day we had spent all kinds of time together. She had such a green-thumb that to this day, I declare she could have stuck a pencil in the ground and it would have grown. Around the nice neat little farmhouse where she and her husband lived, she had planted irises and snapdragons and sweet peas. She was probably the most intelligent of all us kids, but wasnt offered the same opportunities as I. Over the years I have felt sorry about that. Ive often thought she would probably made more of those opportunities than I did. Any rate, what I remember most was her incredible wisdom. She was such a gift to me. She was the one who introduced me to good music, The Grand Canyon Suite was the first thing I remember hearing on the radio in her kitchen.and Madame Butterfly. But as wonderful as those gifts were, they were overshadowed by something more profound. You see, very often, as she went about her chores hanging

By Reverend Jack Noble

out the wash, or mowing the lawn, or washing the car, or weeding and planting she would call out to me, and I would come running. And I say run, because I knew when she used a certain tone of voice there would be something remarkable for me to see. And as I got close I would see her kneeling down next to a rosebush that she had nursed and nurtured with loads of cow manure and affection, cupping a tightly-rolled rosebud between her fingers. Or she would be bent over the amazing trail of a slithering seymore-the-snail curving across the brick walk. Or she would be pulling down the spindly twig of a limb so I could witness a caterpillar of some sort, emerging from its chrysalis after a long death into a new and resurrected life as a butterfly. Or, O, it doesnt really matter. It would always be something magical and wonderful. The amazing thing, though, was that she never tried to explain what we could both see so plainly. For her it was merely enough, to have called me aside from whatever it was I was doing, to witness this simple yet profound thing. She trusted that I was bright enough to see it. Her job was simply to call my attention with the words, Jack, would you look at that would you just look. Decades have passed since then; shes been gone now fortyone years this November. Most of my memories of childhood have faded into the long ago and forgotten. But I still remember those magical moments of looking over the shoulder of this intelligent and wise woman. I remember those moments as though it were yesterday. And whenever I want to feel close to her, all I have to do is remember N

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Addressing Childhood ObesityRecognizing the need for student health and wellness, in 2006, I wrote a School Board policy to address this issue. At that time, one third of the high school students in Broward County were overweight or at risk of being overweight. With scary predictions like todays children will have a lower life expectancy than their parents and one in three children born in 2000 will develop Type 2 Diabetes before their 50th birthday, the need to address the childhood obesity epidemic was evident. In 2004, before the federal government mandated a wellness policy be developed in each school district, Broward County Public Schools began tackling this health crisis by instituting the Commit 2 B Fit Program in our 3rd grades. Commit 2B Fit, Inc offers solutions in the prevention of childhood obesity and the promotion of overall wellness for children and families. Through its award-winning program, Commit 2B Fit integrates physical activity and nutrition education into the curriculum, without adding to the responsibilities of the teachers.The Commit 2 B Fit customized academic planner is introduced as part of the 3rd grade program. This planner allows students to plan their healthy food choices and physical activity while planning their academic day. The planner also serves as a communication tool between student, parent and teacher. School meals served to our students meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In fact, in 2008, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (Washington, DC) gave Broward County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services an A-, noting that healthful salad entrees are served daily, including vegetarian salads and a variety of fruits and vegetables. Every week, our Food and

By Dr. Bob Parks

Nutrition Services Department prepares delicious vegan hot entres, such as garden burgers and beans and rice, to encourage our students to include more plant-based foods in their diets. When school menus are published each month, interesting nutrition articles for parents are included. You wont find any supersizing, transfats or fryers in our cafeterias. Cafeteria staff members encourage students to include low fat milk, lean entres and fruits and vegetables in their food selections, making our cafeterias learning laboratories for good nutrition. Approaching wellness from the perspective of childhood obesity opened doors to the other health issues facing our students. The Districts Strategic Plan includes a goal to improve the health and wellness of students. The goal identifies priorities for health and physical education, foods served on school campuses, ensuring safe and secure environments, behavioral health and employee health. These components are included in the Center for Disease Controls Comprehensive School Health Model. Last year, the Florida Healthy Schools Collaborative recognized Broward at the Bronze level in addressing these critical areas, a real accomplishment for an urban school district. It takes a community to assure health and wellness among our students. Broward County Public Schools proudly acknowledges the support it receives from its many community partners including contributions by the members of the Wellness Policy Committee, Nutrition Committee and Broward County Comprehensive School Health Advisory Committee. Together, we will meet the health challenges facing us, and assure that all of our students achieve their highest potential. N

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Oh, Such a Night!Miles Stifl Celebrates His 10thPhotos by Debra Todd Hi, my name is Miles Stifl and I turned 10 the other night, and all my friends came over to celebrate: Sissie, Bella, Sam, Rocky, Maggie, Lola Lexi, Enzo and Kaptain, who came all the way from Germany. We drank, we ate, we sniffed, we raced, we played and gamboled! Later on, we drank some more, we ate and raced again (birthday cake was out of bounds, but I just managed to grab a lick). My friends took home doggie bags (just like at the Oscars), filled with homemade treats from Bellas mummy. Oh, oh, oh such a night. Such a night, oh what a night it was!

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Free Educational Aids Available at the LibraryBy Doreen GauthierThe alphabet soup of college entrance examinations can become the high school students worst nightmare. The pressure to excel for admission to the right school can be overwhelming. Hiring a private tutor is often the option an expensive one. The Doreen Gauthier Lighthouse Point Library is very pleased to announce a free online suite of video-based study guides. The student may select from SAT, ACT, PSAT or PLAN without paying a dime. In conjunction with Recorded Books, the library now offers these ePrep courses at the click of your mouse. Each tutor provides practice tests under timed conditions, grades them online and will immediately launch into video reviews. The students progress is charted and directs remedial efforts. The sections are English, reading, math and science (ACT). The Wordsmith section is a vocabulary builder. From the privacy of home ePrep will provide a personalized pre-test, strategy and review for the student. The automatic schedule guides the student by targeting the progress until exam dates. The programs were developed by career educators and designed to support the Information Literacy Competency Standards. The two important aspects of the Learning Pyramid are videos to demonstrate problem solving. Secondly, the Learning cycle directs a practice by doing which stimulates retention. The program allows the simulation of a real test day by using paper and pencil answer sheets and each segment can be completed in about an hour. Each segment may be repeated as often as necessary for mastery. The publisher cannot promise specific results though they do present research to show an increase of 194 points (out of 2400 maximum) for those students who complete two full practice tests for the SAT. Beyond the improvement of test scores the development and use of thinking skills, literacy, and problem-based learning enrich their overall competency in the real world. For adults who are word lovers the Wordsmith is an ideal tool for vocabulary building and mental stimulation. Recent clinical studies show that as we age mental alertness can be prolonged by doing puzzles or playing cards. Wordsmith is not a game, but the word lists are grand refresher courses for the literary crowd. Try it our educational partners are equally excited for this opportunity. N

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New and Exciting Innovations in ContactsBy Dr. Steven WigdorIn the recent four or five years, there have been great new innovations in contact lens materials and designs. Contact lens material has changed dramatically. We have gone from ephilocon material to hydo-sylicon lenses, which can allow up to ten times more oxygen to your cornea that leads to healthier whiter eyes.The most recent changes have been special conditioning solutions that lenses are soaked in or matrixes into the material. These solutions help the contacts feel wetter and softer in y

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