Lighthouse Point News Magazine April 2010

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Pompano Beach Centennial Park A Reality! PAGE 36

Pompano Citi Centre Pet Expo PAGE 30

Over Ninety-Year-Old’s Annual Luncheon PAGE 67

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Around the Point is a column that includes news items relevant to the residents of LHP. We reserve the right to reject material that may not be in the best interest of the community.

A r o u n d t h e Point

MOMS’ CLUB NEED FUNDS TOPROVIDE SHADE FOR KIDS

The Lighthouse Point MOMS Club has adopted a new projectof putting a shade covering over the large playground at DanWitt Park! The shade covering will really make the parkenjoyable all year long. We can all remember times when theslide was just too hot to slide down! We also are very aware ofthe harmful effects of the sun on our children's skin. It wouldbe really nice to enjoy our beautiful weather with just a littlemore shade at the park this summer!

The LHP MOMS’ Club has been working hard, raising fundsby selling water and popcorn, among other novelties at ourcity's recent events. They have also begun to sell engravedbricks in the walkway leading up to the playground. The lasttime these bricks were sold was ten years ago, and now a wholenew generation of children will be able to play at thepark, enjoying the legacy of those engraved before them!

The bricks are for selling for $100 and can be purchased onour website www.shadethepark2010.com. Other namingopportunities are also available. If you are interested, pleasecontact Julie Marshall at 305-733-9198 or Jennifer Castresana at954-770-4707. If you love this park, PUT IT IN STONE!

PLEASE SUPPORT RELAY FOR LIFE!American Cancer Society Deerfield Beach-Lighthouse Point

Relay for Life event begins at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 1st andcontinues until 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 2nd. It will be heldat Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, FL. This is the 26thAnniversary of the Relay For Life event.

I am raising money for my team which is participating in theevent. Last year our DB/LHP event raised $102,000. If you areinterested in donating to my team which is Healing Spirits, youcan go to my page which is: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY10FL?px=5585624&pg=personal&fr_id=21035

You can either donate online, or send a check to me, madeout to the American Cancer Society.

Also, we are looking for survivors to honor, so if you or aloved one would like to participate, please come shortly before3:00 p.m. to sign up, or you can sign up on our website.Survivors receive a lovely purple survivor T-shirt, are recognizedduring our opening ceremony, and are treated to a deliciousdinner from CJ’s Draft House in Deerfield Beach.

About 9:00 p.m. on Saturday night we have a luminariaceremony where we place the names of people that eithersurvived cancer or passed from it on a white bag saying inhonor or memory of the person’s name with a candle in it andwe remember them as we walk the track all night long.

I’ll make a luminaria bag for your friend or family member,please provide me with their name and if it’s in honor or memory.

I truly appreciate you being a part of my life and I am so veryblessed because you are my friend.

Best wishes and friendship always, Carol Landau

SOLVING THEFORECLOSURE CRISIS ONEHOMEOWNER AT A TIME

Kimberly Nelson of RE/MAX Partnershas earned the prestigious Certified Dis -tressed Property Expert (CDPE) des ig -nation, having completed exten sive train -ing in foreclosure avoidance and short sales.

Short sales allow the cash-strappedseller to repay the mortgage at the price

that the home sells for, even though it is lower than what isowed on the property. With plummeting property values, thiscan save many people from foreclosure and even bankruptcy.

In the Lighthouse Point area, there are some homes in dangerof being foreclosed on in all price ranges. Local experts evensay that high priced homes are not immune.

“This CDPE designation is invaluable as I work with sellersand lenders on complicated short sale,” said Nelson. “It is so reward -ing to be able to help sellers save their homes from foreclosure.”

“The first step toward relief in this situation is to consult aprofessional Realtor that has this highly specialized designation.”Said Kim. This can make all the difference in the world toward finding a workable solution while there is still time totake action.”

Alex Charfen, founder of the Distressed Property Institute,said that Realtors with the CDPE designation have valuabletraining in short sales that can offer homeowners alternatives toforeclosures, which virtually destroys the credit rating.

CDPE is the premier designation for Realtors handling shortsale negotiations with lenders.

“My goal is to educate as many people as possible, so thatwe can help as many homeowners as possible,” said Nelson.

SURGERY NEEDED FOR COOPERBy Linda Bourguet

This past summer, mymom noticed that Cooper,her year-old Shih-Tzu mix(named after actor GaryCooper), had a gray castaround his eyes. My mom,having bad arthritis in herlegs and osteoporosis in herhips, could barely make itaround her house, and foundit impossible to care for him.

A visit to a veterinarianophthalmologist confirmedour worst suspicion thatCooper had juvenile cataracts and would most likely be blind insix months. Surgery would be $3,000 for both eyes. As much aswe loved Cooper, this was beyond my budget, and assistedliving for mom was going to cost $3,000/month.

Well, Elizabeth at Gigi + Luca Pet Boutique came to myrescue. She is presently fostering Cooper at the store. “He isvery well behaved and one of the sweetest dogs I’ve ever met,”says Elizabeth. Word of Cooper’s plight has spread throughoutthe community. As much as several people would like to adopthim, none has the funds for his surgery.

Stephanie Fischer, a dog lover who works with animal rescuegroups, is spearheading fund raising efforts for Cooper. Coopernow has his own Facebook page, “Help Cooper,” where you cansee all the latest information on his progress and make adonation for his surgery.

Please do what you can to help Cooper. How could you not!


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Features10 Nova Scotia

Travelogue

15 St. Coleman’s Italian Festival

30 Pompano Citi CentrePet Expo

40 Food for the PoorCharity

42 Dr. Hari Singh on Anti-Aging

67 Over Ninety-Year-Old’sAnnual Luncheon

The complete Aprilissue and back issues of

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F r o m t h e EditorI’ll Take a Window Seat, If You Don’t Mind

The latest NASA project has attacheda $27 million observation deck to theInternational Space Station which willprovide unprecedented 360-degreespectacular views of the earth andpossibly a serious peek at whateverspace garbage may be passing by.

The Associated Press reported thatthe new lookout area, which can simplybe described as a bay window, isapproximately 5 feet tall and 10 feet indiameter, with its round centralwindow at 31 inches across. I can seethe astronauts now, fighting to see whowill look out the 31-inch window first.Certainly five astronauts cannot lookout a 31-inch window together, nowcan they?

Hey, I’m as American as the next guy,but once again our taxpayer dollars arebeing used with tremendous disregardfor the needs of our people on motherearth. Compound that with the cost ofthe crazy wars we find ourselvesfighting, and the end result is a countryin an uncontrollable tailspin.

A brief news flash reported that thegovernment may ease up on the NASAprogram because of the downturn inthe economy. But that news, like thepromise to get every American thesame medical treatment as those who

serve in Congress, is an example of thecontinuing spin coming out of talkingheads in Washington.

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Changing Times MeansMaking Personal Changes

About 10 years ago,the job I loved the mostwas performing as apianist at hotels, inBroadway theaters, or ina concert venue. But itwas plainly evident thata huge change wastaking place in all segments of theenter tainment industry, and a decisionregarding survival had to be madequickly. Change translates to “goingwith the flow” axiom, in that you mustface the problem and deal with it asquickly as possible.

In “Switch: How to Change ThingsWhen Change is Hard,” a new book byChip Heath and Dan Heath, theyapproach the subject of hanging ontoold habits and provide us with toolsthat are more effective than “willpower,”leadership,” and such. Through infor -mative stories, the authors cover manysubjects plaguing those sometimesunwilling to face change (like me). Thisbook may help, but must be read withan open mind.

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Contents

NOTICEPast issues of

Lighthouse Point Magazine

can be viewed online atwww.LHPmag.com

Al’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Anti-Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Around the Point . . . . . . . . . . . 5

As I Was Saying . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Beauty Spot of the Month . . 26

Broward Mayor. . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Cantankerously Yours . . . . . . 56

Cookin’ with the Community. 62

Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Eyes Have It. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Garden Lady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Green Harriet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Happy Birthday . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Hot Off the Grill . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Identity Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

I Love My Pet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Legal Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Library News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Lighthouse Point Chambe . . 19

Mortgage News . . . . . . . . . . . 48

On Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Out & About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Pet Birthday Gallery . . . . . . . 71

Sheriff Lamberti Reports . . . . 64

Skin Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Strange, But True . . . . . . . . . . 54

Boo and RockyHello Lighthouse Point,

Our names are Boo and Rocky. Boo is white, like a ghost, and Rocky looks like

a raccoon. We have lived in Lighthouse Point for most of our 14 years. Boo was

born in Jupiter but Rocky’s birthplace is unknown, since he was dropped off in

the street by an irresponsible human.

We enjoy chasing the birds, lizards, frogs and other critters in the yard. When

we were younger we used to jump the six-foot fence just to agitate our owner.

Now we are too old to jump that high without bodily injury. So mostly we sun

ourselves outside in the winter and stay indoors in the summer.

We also do tricks for company. Simple things like shake hands and rollover.

We refused to jump through flaming hoops or speak like a dog. We are cats

after all.


I Love My Pet

Please send us a favorite photo of your pet. Also, include 75 words, or less why you love your pet, your name, address, phone and the name of your pet. Send photos by regular mail, or by email as a PDF or jpeg file [email protected]. No photos will be returned.

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copies of the Lighthouse PointMagazine are now available during

the first week of each month at: LHP Library, Police Station, Red Fox Diner, LHP Yacht &

Racquet Club, J. Marks, Yahoo’s,Rita’s Ice, Bonefish Mac’s, Duffy’s

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APRIL QUOTE

“If you ever injected truth into politics, you’d have no politics.”

– Will Rogers




he Maritime or Atlantic Provinces of Canada arecomposed of three distinct Provinces. Nova Scotia, NewBrunswick and Prince Edward Island. All offer miles ofdiverse scenery and cultures. Although the distances aresmall, covering all the ground via the scenic routes can betime consuming. Our ten days covered the entire coastlineof Nova Scotia with a very small portion of New Brunswick.

There may be friendlier, more helpful peoplesomewhere but I would be hard pressed to know wherethat might be. We found them all to be, to quote a friend,quaintly refreshing. They will offer directions and if theydon’t know will ask you to wait a minute, run inside andseek someone who does.

Our math skills were tested immediately by the metricsystem; converting the kms to miles and the temperaturesfrom Celsius to Fahrenheit. There are easy ways and it soonbecame second nature. (FYI: 2685 kms represents about1,491 miles.)

When to go: Their summer season is roughly Junethrough September with fall crossing September throughNovember. Our temperatures (September 8 through 18)ranged from early morning lows of 50°F (10°C) to 70°F(20°C) We chose the fall for the cooler weather and thehopes of better whale watching but any season will offerits own qualities and experiences. Many of the sights,restaurants and B&Bs close for the “winter” afterThanksgiving (theirs is October 13) so travelers should becareful about planning!

The food: Throughout the provinces, food represents amix of local and international cuisine. As a rule the food issimple, basically prepared seafood, mostly scallops, lobsterand Haddock. It is always fresh but there is not a large varietyof dishes or culinary experiences. There was an abundanceof fish, but we found limited vegetables and salads, lots ofFrench fries and a smattering of pizza places in most towns.

There are a few foods that must be tasted if you are tosay that you have truly sampled the local cuisine. Poutine comes in two “styles” and they differ dependingupon locale. In New Brunswick, it is a meat filled ballcovered in a potato mixture and cooked. In Nova Scotia itis French fries, covered in gravy and topped withmozzarella cheese curds. It can be found in all the “fastfood” as well as Italian restaurants (here the gravy istomato) throughout Nova Scotia.

Rapur or familiarly Rappie Pie is best described as avariation of pot pie. A traditional Acadian, dish it derives

its name from the French term for “grated potatoes.” It hasa flavor similar to chicken pot pie or chicken soup. Allthe water is removed from potatoes which are thenlayered lasagna style over a meat, chicken or fish mixtureand baked. The potato layers take on a bit of a gelatinoustexture which, while not attractive to look at, is delicious.

Getting there: Nova Scotia is easy to reach by air aswell as by the “Cat Ferries” from Bar Harbor and PortlandMaine. These are sleek, well appointed ships with any andall amenities one could possibly need for a three to sixhour trip (depending on beginning location and finaldestination). These amenities range from shopping andrestaurants to first run movies and kiddie playrooms. Wechose the most direct route; a flight to Halifax.

Getting around (via car): The province of NovaScotia is divided into regions. Each region has at least onesignificant travel route, off the highway system. These are: The Eastern Shore, Cape Breton Island, Northumber -land Shore, Fundy Shore and Annapolis Valley, Yarmouthand Acadian Shore and South Shore. Each presents its own flavor.

Scenic routes are marked as “trails,” “routes” or “drives”each with a blue logo on white sign and clearly marked.Otherwise, signage is poor at best and non-existent atworst. Many places will be marked in one place with nofollow-up. Even some sights named in the travel guidesoffer no further directions so staying alert is a must.

Our GPS was a God send. Though there were addressesin the books for the B&Bs that we chose, they werefrequently not in towns or cities and the address wasdifficult to find. Take the time to “Google” the coordinatesfor these places and enter those into the GPS. Those willbe found easily.

Accommodations: We chose B&Bs and Country Inns.There are chain hotels available however smaller villagesand towns rarely offer them. The ways of the B&B havechanged. Most own enough land that they have addednewer units to the property. While some of the additionalunits are done in period style many are not so we chosethe old whenever possible. Since many of them are in rurallocations choosing an Inn over a B&B is a good choice.These will offer not only breakfast but dinner as well(reservations usually required). The breakfast is notincluded in the room price at the inns as they are in theB&Bs but they were handy and the food was great.

2685 Kilometers Around

Part IBy Judy Sullivan, Photos By Bill Sullivan

On The Road Again:

Nova Scotia

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HALIFAXAn interesting blend of the old and the new with both

18th and 19th century architecture and bold skyscrapers,Halifax can easily be explored on foot. It seems to be thehub of the scenic travel ways for the province and issituated on one of the deepest harbors in the world.

While we saw most of the city via car, we did make astop at the Fairview Lawn Cemetery. The cemetery is the

resting place for 121souls lost to the Titanicdisaster. The White StarLine paid for simple

granite markers for each buried there. Some of the familiespaid a higher sum for more elaborate markers. In addition,19 are buried in the Roman Catholic cemetery and 10 inthe Baron de Hirsch Cemetery. The names and date ofdeath (April 15, 1912) are inscribed on the stones. Thosewho were unidentified were left blank and names areinscribed as they became identified, a continuing process.The graves are laid out in gentle curves said to follow thecurves of the landscape but also suggest the outline of thebow of a ship. One of the best known is that of anunknown child. Though the child has now been identifiedthe marker still bears the inscription “An unidentified child”It was commissioned by the sailors of the CS MacKay-Bennett, the ship that recovered the body. This was one ofthe few grave sites with flowers and the only one withchildren’s toys

THE EASTERN SHORE; MARINE DRIVE

The Eastern Shore runs roughly from Halifax toGuysborough. As early as the 1600s, permanentsettlements were springing up along the Eastern Shore.Most were driven by the abundance of fish. As the shipsbecame bigger, better and travelled further out to sea theneed for faster ships became necessary in order to get thecatch home before it spoiled, hence the shipbuilding andlumber industries began bringing prosperity to the regionas well. Soon some mining followed and there areremnants of mining communities along the eastern shore.

A few Acadian communities were established along theEastern Shore. These were established in the early 1700swhen the Acadians (French) petitioned the government tosettle this region. Traditionally farmers, they found the hardrocky soil unsatisfactory for farming and turned to the seafor cod, mackerel and lobster.

We began in Halifax/Dartmouth metro area and travelednorth on the Marine Drive. The Eastern shore is dottedwith charming seacoast communities with interestingnames such as Ecum Secum, Sober Island and Musquo -doboit Harbor. It features a rugged diverse coastline withsalt marshes and sea birds. There is an abundance of smallmuseums, hiking trails, historic fishing villages, restoredareas and provincial parks. Most Eastern Shore settlementshave historic churches as their centerpiece.

The recreated village of Sherbrooke is a living historyof restored buildings and costumed inhabitantsdemonstrating the early days of shipbuilding, lumberingand gold mining of 1860 to 1890. Nearby one can visitMacDonald’s Sawmill. Powered by water it no longerfunctions but clearly shows the old methods.

Standing atop a bluff and reached via a small gravel roadstands the Fort Bickerton Lighthouse. Actually twolighthouses; the original of 1910 now housing the museumand the new currently operating lighthouse, it is aprovincial park.

Leaving the lighthouse we took the Cross Harbor ferryacross a narrow inlet. A cable driven ferry, it operates yearround, 24 hours a day at a cost of $5.00 per car. Ourjourney then continued through deep spruce woods andbarren rock lands to Faraday Station Lighthouse then thruwetlands to our destination for the night, the AcadianVillage of Charlos Cove near Guysborough.

Our Hosts for the night at Seawind Landing Country Innwere David and Annemarie, Toronto transplants whomoved there for a quieter life. The inn’s true ownershowever, were three Pyrenees Mountain Dogs: Emma Lou,Copper and Beaufort. Huge, beautiful, friendly and well

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Poetry On StringsLocal Poet David Plumb Collaborates With Marionette Maker, Pablo Cano

David Plumb, poet and author, and member of the FortLauderdale Writers’ Group, collaborated with Little Havanamarionette creator, Pablo Cano in their book, Poetry OnStrings. Each poem was written specifically for individualmarionettes, profiling their features and spotlighting theirunique personalities.

Cano’s marionettes, all unique, are made up of rawmaterials found in junkyards and thrift shops. Music fromthe 20s, 30s and 40s generally brings them to life, butpoetry adds another dimension.

Plumb helps tell thestory of Cano’s mario -nettes through poetry in35-minute live shows thatCano and Plumb performaround South Florida.Their first collaborationwas at the Miami Inter -national Book Fair a fewmonths ago.

The performance beginswith Plumb lyricallydescrib ing the physicalfeatures of a marionette,followed by song andchore ography to animatehis creations. Pullingstrings from above, theCano moves the legs, armsand mouths of his smallermarion-ettes. There’s largercreations such as red andwhite Matilda the Hippowith a guitar-shaped smile and round brown eyes. Her bodyis an old wooden sign and painted cracker tins and beerkegs form her arms and legs. Cano moves her with polesand wires from behind.

In one number, Cano pulled strings from above his FredAstaire doll with the sequined black tux to have him tapdance and mouth, “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” Plumb wrote theFred Astaire piece after he saw this marionette standing onthe sidelines of Cano’s collection. From the poem: “Whyhang off stage? You look great given the state of things.Got the thin legs, an easy swing just waiting for a violin, alittle drumbeat.”

“When I started writing the poems, I had no plan,” saidPlumb, a Broward College adjunct professor and author of eight books. “It was serendipitous. Pablo and I we’retuned in.

Plumb first caught Cano’s creations two years ago at theCoral Springs Art Museum. He was smitten by a silver-rimmed, smiling Lolita Coffee Cup. “I looked at Lolita andI saw a sense of her persona,” Plumb said. “With LolitaCoffee Cup, we were on target, but sometimes I saw [themarionettes] a little differently than how Pablo saw them.”After two years and more than 30 poems later, the artists'visions came together as Poetry on Strings, a book ofpoems. Plumb supplied the words and Cano supplied the marionettes.

Cano, who came fromCuba to the United Statesin 1962, made puppetry apart of his life 25 years agowhen he was searching fora project for his master’sthesis at Queens Collegein New York. Refusing tosee life as two-dimensional,he created his marionettes.“As an artist I would getbored painting,” he said.“Painting a canvas was likewashing another dish.''

As a writer of prose andpoetry, fiction and non-fiction, Plumb discovereda new voice in writingabout marionettes, onethat came very easy to

him. “With some ofthe marionettes, I justhung around withthem to see if they’dtalk to me,” he said.

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Lighthouse Point Chamber of CommerceMonthly Social

By Jane Alford

Big Bang for our Buck at the Bank: Bank United branch inLighthouse Point was the venue for the February Social. LucillePignataro, Branch Manager, welcomed the 57 guests to herlocation. Sicilian Oven in the Shoppes of Beacon Light preparedpizza pies, Stromboli and a pasta dish that required an encoreperformance. It was delicious!

Michele Greene, the Chamber’s President, kicked off themeeting by greeting new members and guests. Officer Esposito ofthe LHP Police force was introduced to the membership andshared the information of the upcoming Special Olympic Run thatwill occur down Federal Highway in April. The Chamber will bedonating $1,000 this year for this event.

Julie Wheeler, Membership Chair introduced the new membersand announced the membership has grown to 163 members.Sydnee Renard, the Social Chair mentioned that the calendar for2010-2011 is open and those interested in hosting a monthly socialat their place of business to please book early as the 12 months dofill up quickly.

Nominations for the Board of Directors and the new officerswill be posted in April, so nominations from the floor orvolunteering for those open positions will take place at the MarchSocial. This networking meeting will be held at Dr. Paula Hedglon’s Chiropractic Officeon Sample Road.

The 6th Annual Taste of Lighthouse Point was held on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 atthe Lighthouse Point Yacht & Racquet Club. This event netted $30,555.00 of which aportion goes back to the Chamber to support its members in advertising and marketing.The new Navigator is at the press and will be out soon. Copies will be mailed toresidents and extra copies will be available at merchants around town. The distributionof the bulk of the Taste money will be voted by the committee in March and announcedthe following months and distributed by the summer months. Suggestions are beingtaken from the community and local organizations.

Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned and the social picked up andcontinued to enjoy the delicious pizzas from Sicilian Oven.

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New Members: Barry and Sharon Vinig, Simon O’Connell and William Cohn

Sydney Reynard and Kathleen Moore

Michele Greene and Officer J. Esposito

Mayra Robinson, Dr. Paula Peet and Andrea Freygang


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Business Forum Installs New OfficersRobert Heyman hands gavel to Carlos Arenas

The Dinner celebrating the installation of the BusinessForum’s new regime for 2010 was held at the Westin Hotelin Fort Lauderdale on February 14th.

Kim Sherman, a founding member of the BusinessForum since 1976, welcomed everyone to the annualevent, and former Business Forum President Robert

Heyman gracefully handed over the duties to the newpresident, Carlos Arenas.

Other newly elected officials were: Randall Richards,Vice President; Luana Corral, Secretary and Ellen Peoples,Treasurer. Newly elected Directors were: Kathleen Doyle,Jet Eschenbrenner, Dr. Shudong Wang and Stu McIver. ◆

New President Carlos Arenas

Past President Bob Heyman

Kim Sherman Betsy Sherman Stu McIver

New Officers and Board L to R: Penny Raymond, KathleenDoyle, Ellen Peoples, Randall Richards New President CarlosArenas and Robert Heyman, outgoing president.

Outstanding Service: Standing L to R: Dr. Shudong Wang, Stu McIver, Kathleen Doyle, Bob Heyman, Luana Corral, Ellen Peoples and Randall Richards; kneeling is Carlos Arenas.



As I changed into my book-selling duds in the bathroom ofa gas station in rural Florida,dropping my undies in a wetspot I only wished was floor-cleaning solution, the thoughtoccurred to me: This author’slife isn’t quite as glamorous aspeople imagine it to be.

A recent book appearancetook me from my home insouth Florida to tiny Zolfo

Springs. (Look it up. I had to). There, I dodged fresh patties in acow pasture to meet up with the annual Florida Cracker TrailRide. Three years ago, I saddled up for research on the cross-state trek. The ride is the setting of the second book in my“Mace Bauer Mystery’’ series. Six days on horseback. Sleeping ina tent. Tinkling outdoors. What was I thinking?

The Cracker Trail folks invited me back to talk about writing“Mama Rides Shotgun.’’ This surprised me, since I’d taken theirnice, family-oriented event and milked it for fictional murder andmayhem. They were good sports about it, though. I even sold afew books that night at the little Cracker Trail Museum on thebanks of the Peace River, almost 200 miles and a world awayfrom the frantic pace hereabouts.

Being a former reporter, I got to thinking about full disclosure,somewhere between the cow manure and the icky bathroom. Ilove a lot of things about being an author. But I feel compelledto bust a few common myths:

It’s glamorous (See above, regarding suspicious puddles andsteaming patties.)

It’s lucrative. With two published books and a third comingthis summer, I make about one-tenth what I earned at USA Todaynewspaper. I’m lucky my patient husband of 21 years, KerrySanders, earns a decent paycheck as a TV reporter for NBC News.A majority of authors keep their day jobs to make ends meet.

Readers adore you.“Oh, your books are funny?’’ The woman curled her lip.

“I hate funny mysteries.’’ Or, the guy who raised his hand at a book-signing: “You

obviously have some talent as a writer. Why don’t you writesomething meaningful?’’

A long pause from the podium. “Uhm, next question?’’ For most of us, the writing life isn’t a whirl of book parties, six-

figure advances, and Oprah’s couch. It’s pecking away, page bypage, to finish the next book by deadline. It’s spending moremoney than you take in, traveling to try to sell the books thatare already out. And, yes, it’s dodging the occasional cow pattyin a pasture outside Zolfo Springs.

(Disclosure, again: I did get to go on the Today Show. Hey, Ihave NBC connections! On my website, www.DeborahSharp.com,you can click to see my five minutes of glamour and fame,surviving forever on the Internet.) ◆

MAMA GETS HITCHEDIt may be Mama's fifth try at tying

the sacred knot, but that’s no reason totastefully scale back. She’s planning theWedding of the Century in littleHimmarshee, Fla. — complete with a“Gone With the Wind’’ theme, herdaughters in Scarlett O'Hara dresses, anda ring-bearing Pomeranian sporting asatin vest and top hat.

But what’s a Bridezilla to do when hercaterer is found murdered in the VFWkitchen? With a list of suspects longerthan the gift registry, daughter Mace mustfind the real killer. If she can’t, Mama’sSpecial Day is sure to turn especially deadly. (Midnight Ink, July2010, $14.95)

MAMA RIDES SHOTGUN Before Mama’s nuptials, she convinces

daughter Mace to saddle up for somecountry-gal bonding on the FloridaCracker Trail. The six-day ride is goingfine until a wealthy rancher keels overdead in his Cow Hunter Chili.

Lawton Bramble is a former beau ofMama's (Frankly, who isn’t?) He had abad ticker, and a slew of enemies whomight have "spiced" his chili. When thetrail ride leads to murder, Mace mustcorral a killer before the low-down varmint canstrike again. (Midnight Ink, $14.95, 2009)

MAMA DOES TIME Mama is a true Southern gal,

with impeccable manners, sherbet-colored pantsuits, and the ability toserve sweet tea or sidestep alligatorswith equal aplomb. Her antics driveher grown daughters Mace, Maddie,and Marty to distraction.

One night, while settling in to lookfor ex-beaus on “Cops,’’ Mace gets afrantic call: Mama’s found a body in thetrunk of her turquoise convertible andthe police think she's the killer. If thegirls can’t find the real culprit, Mamagoes to prison, just like an embarrassing lyric from a country-western song. (Midnight Ink, $13.95, 2008)

EDITOR’S NOTE: We are proud to say that Deborah Sharpis a long-standing member of the Fort LauderdaleWriters’ Group and Writers’ Network of South Florida.

Of Literary Myths and Cow ManureBy Deborah Sharp






AS I WAS SAYING


My Facebook Family ReunionBy Alan Williamson

It was a Thursday night and The Office was coming on in twominutes, which meant that the only place you’d normally findme would be on the sofa waiting for the show to start. Except Iwasn’t there. And things were far from normal.

Instead of settling in to catch one of my favorite sitcoms, Iwas in front of my computer scanning a picture of an old familypet that everyone had long since forgotten so I could post it onFacebook. Why in the world would I bother to do this you ask?Well, if you really need to know, it’s because my brother Jim hadposted two other old photos of family pets on Facebook leadingmy cousin Dawn to speculate about the name of a dog that wekept in a coup outside a corral fence by the barn in our backyard.

So there you have it. I had a perfectly logical reason for myactions…or at least that’s what I tell myself. But then, you tellyourself a lot of things to justify your bizarre behavior onceyou’ve turned into a love slave of the Facebook gods.

Facebook addicts will confirm that it all starts innocentlyenough. In my case, the ad agency I worked at wanted me tobecome more familiar with social media and suggested I get aFacebook page up and running. I got it “up” alright, but “running”would be a generous way to describe my initial activity level inthe land of social media. For months, my Facebook page satfrozen — just another lifeless mannequin posing in thecyberspace storefront. Meanwhile, I noticed that several of myco-workers had already amassed a couple hundred “friends” intheir Facebook networks while my network still consisted of mycolleague Stu down the hall, our receptionist, my brother Jimand sister-in-law Sandy, and someone pretending to be MysteryScience Theater head writer Michael J. Nelson.

Sensing I actually needed to “do something” to get more outof my Facebook experience, I started posting short, thought-provoking messages on my home page wall like the following:• What is the purpose of Chinese buffets? Do we really need a

choice of 29 different chicken and rice dishes?• FACT: When handed a new pen to try, nine out of ten people

will write their own names. The tenth person will write “Bonvoyage Mimi.” No one knows why.

• Is it “the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” or “the fleshis willing, but the spirit is weak”? I’m getting pretty tired ofthe spirit and the flesh pointing fingers at each other andbickering about who’s a team player.

Anyway, you get the idea. This approach, of course, failedmiserably and cut my network of friends from eight down tofour. I even lost the fake Michael J. Nelson. After another longperiod of Facebook inertia, I was on the brink of pulling the plugon my woeful little page when the following short sentenceposted to my wall caught my eye:

Alan and Andy McGrane are now friends.

Hello. It was my good buddy Andy. The real Andy. The AndyI had struggled to keep in touch with in the years since he

moved away. Suddenly, Facebook’s potential to connect andkeep up with friends and family hit me like a pie in the facethrown by some cosmic prankster/pie-maker. A slew of similarmessages followed.

Alan and Eric Williamson are now friends.

Alan and Kristen Williamson are now friends.

Alan and Rachel Williamson are now friends.

Alan and Marjorie Bornkamp Williamson are nowfriends. (Hi Mom.)

Alan and Dawn Bornkamp Barbacci are now friends.

Alan and Sue Calia are now friends.

Before I knew it, I had an entire family reunion at myfingertips whenever I wanted it. The compelling upshot of thatunprecedented possibility was that I wanted it more and more.I wanted to see the rare picture my brother posted of our long-gone grandfather and Great Aunt Shirley. I wanted to see (andpoke fun at) the profile picture my mom posted of her as apatriotic four-year-old saluting the photographer. I wanted totrade wisecracks on family photos from years gone by showingalarming hair styles and drop-dead hilarious fashion statements.

Most of all, I wanted to enjoy the new world of quick and easyconversations that Facebook made possible with relatives Ihadn’t had contact with in years. Consider this recent exchangewith my cousin Dawn after I posted a picture of me running a5K race during my college days.

Me: This showcases my ability to pass older, heavyset guysand young children during the home stretch.Dawn: r u wearing JOX sneakers?Me: I don’t think so — back then I wore Pumas a lot.Dawn: Classic blue suede-ish style…nice.

See? Nothing earth-shaking or newsworthy. But that’sprecisely the beauty of it. With Facebook, suddenly you’re sittingat a family reunion and that dusty old photo album that someoneflips open starts the quips and comments flying.

Which brings me back to that Thursday night when I almostmissed an episode of The Office while posting a photo onFacebook of a dog my grandmother Bessie gave us because hewas eating all her furniture. The dog’s name was Thor and wekept him in the backyard by the barn where furniture was scarceand the chances to bark at horses and whiffle ball-playing kidswere unlimited.

Somewhere, in that big dog coup in the sky, I’d like to thinkThor is looking down at his Facebook photo album and thinking:

“Nice family reunion guys — thanks for remembering me. Andwhile I have everyone’s attention, I just want to set the recordstraight: I only ate furniture when Bessie forgot to feed me.” ◆




Congratulations to the residents at 2631 Sample Road, winners of the Lighthouse Point Community’s Beauty Spot of the Month Award for March, chosen by the LHP Beautification Committee.

Beauty Spot of the Month

Easter and Passover represent the most profound timeof the year in garden life; the resurrection principle is soreadily visible, for after the “death” of winter, there is the“rebirth” of spring.

Here, in South Florida, it’s not quite as obvious, but ifyou look around you’ll see it in the trees as they dropsome old leaves and sprout new tiny bright green ones;Cypress trees are a good example. You’ll see it as theincreased humidity causes everything to leap into a newgrowth cycle. You’ll see it as the birds, and othercreatures become more active as courtship begins.

The seasons are a beautiful reminder that God is thegreat recycler. He loves to take what appears dead andgive it a new purpose.

As I walk in my garden, I am in awe of all the checksand balances he has designed into the system of nature.

Everything has a purpose. The fallen leaves becomemulch which earthworms and beneficial soil bacteriabreakdown into fertile earth, into which the seeds fall,

sprout and grow,to begin thecycle again.

This great giftof the earth is all we need and all we have. The OldTestament character, Job, said: “Speak to the earth, and itwill teach you.” Have you had this conversation lately?Have you listened? It’s telling you to treat it with kindnessand understanding. It’s telling you that what you do to itwill inevitably come back to bless or haunt you.

If you still use toxic products in your garden thatpollute our precious water, and poison the environment,it’s time to reconsider. If you haven’t yet taken the timeto think about your natural resources, do it; for as thehero of the season says: “A man reaps what he sows.”.And so it is.

Garden gate Nursery is located in the Pompano Citi Centre.Donna can be reached at 954-783-GATE, or at www.donnasgardengate.com

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It was Saturday, but most doggies were in their Sunday best,prancing proudly on the main stage for the Pet Competition atPompano Citi Centre.

The judging was difficult when one pet continually out-dressed, or out-performed the next. Gifts to the winners weredonated by local pet stores.

In the first group of entrees, Rosebud was first and Maxie theDevil Dog came in second. In the second group, Tucker was first;Yode, second; Molly Meg, third and Prada, fourth.

The only cat in the competition was Kitty-Boo, whowon…paws down. ◆

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(left to right) Pompano Beach Commissioner Barry Dockswell, Pompano BeachCommissioner Rex Harden, Pompano Beach Commissioner George Brummer, BrowardCounty Commissioner Kristin Jacobs, Pompano Beach Mayor Lamar Fisher, Broward

County School Board Member Bob Parks, Broward County Commissioner Albert Jones,Pompano Beach Commissioner Woody Poitier

POMPANO BEACH CENTENNIAL PARK

MarvThe “Construction Team”



On February 18th, the final restora -tions were to begin for the Sample-McDougald House, which includelandscaping and site improvements. Allof the work and materials have beendonated by local companies. Thegrounds, designated as Centennial Parkto commemorate Pompano Beach's100th anniversary as an incorporatedmunicipality, will have a home-grownambiance, featuring native trees andvegetation, with adequate space forspecial events and social functions.Other aspects of this phase willconsist of parking, lighting, walkwaysand restrooms.

The Sample-McDougald House, builton Dixie Highway in 1916, was placedon the National Register of HistoricPlaces in 1984. In 1999 communityvolunteers established the Sample-McDougald House Preserva tion Society, Inc, a not-for-profitorganization that sought community support for movingand restoring the historic landmark. The home was movedto 450 N.E. 10th St. in 2001 to ensure its preservation andincrease public availability and usage.

The home served as the base for Albert Neal Sample'sfarming operations that stretched from Lighthouse Pointout west past present-day Powerline Road. Sample fundedand constructed a road in 1917 to reach his cropland.Today that thoroughfare is Sample Road. In 1943, thehouse was purchased by William and Sarah McDougald,whose family donated the house to the Sample-McDougaldHouse Preservation Society in 2001. ◆

Betsy McDougald Buntrock,who lived with her family inthe home from 1943 to 1972,was there to enjoy the festi vitieswith husband, Marvin. ◆

For more information,contact Sample-McDougaldHouse Preservation Society,Inc. at (954) 292-8040 orvisit www. amplemcdougaldhouse.com.

Marvin and Betsy (McDougald) Buntrock

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Food for the Poor Charity Event at LHP Yacht Club

Torrential rains have recently caused even moredevastation on Haiti’s already suffering population. Foodfor the Poor urged all who attended the charity event atthe Lighthouse Point Yacht & Racquet Club to join togetherand give toward this extremely worthwhile cause.

Food for the Poor not only delivers badly needed fooditems to the island, but also erects homes for homelessfamilies, supplies medicine and health care in hospitals andclinics, subsidizes orphanages, teaches children and adultsby providing knowledge and training for the careers.Presently they are also involved with the building of 600small homes about 30 miles outside Port-au-Prince. Eachhome will give shelter to five people, so this is animportant start for these needy people.

Currently, the organization is active in eight mainlandcountries and nine island nations that include: Belize,Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Mexico,Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Trinidadand Tobago.

Among the restaurants that graciously donated foodwere: Sicilian Oven, Edible Arrangements, Le Val de LoireFrench Restaurant, Irie Food, Hot Tomatoe, Le Bistro, ChopsLobster Bar, Olympia Flame Diner, Wine Watch, Daily Grind,LHP Yacht Club, Cafe Maxx and City Fish Market.

Please give your support by sending your contributionsto: www.FoodforthePoor.com ◆

Robin Mahfood, Michele Greene and Linda Lennon

Story & Photos by Jon Frangipane



Julie Mahfood, Linda Lennon, Michele Greene,Dave Stevens, Gina Dube



There are many different ways in which the anti-aging processworks in the human body. But Lighthouse Point resident Dr. HariSingh, gastroenterologist at the Broward Health Imperial PointMedical Center, with a thriving practice just next door, finds thekey to overall well-being is to find balance in life. This veryhumble, refined, soft-spoken, easy-going and albeit extremelybusy man is a community member everyone shouldacknowledge.

If you walk into the medical center and happen to find Peggyworking behind the front desk, she’s very fond of Dr. Singh’s. “Ilove this man,” she proclaimed. “He did a colonoscopy on me andI’d trust him with my life.”

“He’s a very nice, gentle and caring person,” Linda, Dr. Singh’sOffice Manager chimed in. “He’s very compassionate and theperfect physician for someone who needs a gentle dispositionfrom a doctor.”

If you can imagine, people continue to sing his praises. Theman has fans. How does he react by hearing this news, with anuncomfortable laugh; what else would you expect?

In fact, on April 22 2008, Dr. Singh was recognized andawarded the Broward Health Imperial Point Medical Center’sfirst Most Valuable Physician award. Most Valuable Physicianhonors doctors are chosen for their exceptional performancewith providing respect and concern when interacting with staff,patients and their families, sharing their expertise and promotingcollaboration among peers and staff, displaying composure incrisis situations, responding quickly to the needs of staff, patientsand their families, and for upholding the trust and confidence offamilies and patients.

He received a personal plaque as well as a plaque that isdisplayed in the medical center along with a banner, giftcertificate to a local restaurant and a designated parking place.

“Recognizing physicians for going that extra mile is soimportant,” said Chief Executive Officer Calvin Glidewell. “Wewere pleased to announce Dr. Singh as the first recipient.”

Lighthouse Point Magazine caught up with Dr. Singh with aninvite into the private physician’s lounge at Imperial PointMedical Center where a card key allows one entrance. Dr. Singhhinted at his personal anti-aging techniques during this meeting.They are as follows:

• FAMILY• DEDICATION TO ONE’S PROFESSION• BALANCE• TRAVEL• PHOTOGRAPHY• GARDENING• RELIGION and CHARITABLE FUNCTIONSIf you happened to see a picture of Dr. Singh in the February

2010 issue of Lighthouse Point Magazine, you’ll notice that he’s‘painting a mural’.

“I’ve been working in this hospital since 1993 and I’m here allthe time and my office is right next door. And they wanted thephysician’s to add something to the new ER when it opened.There was a painting going into the ER and they had wanted aphysician to paint something personal on it. So that’s all I didand that’s what’s in this picture.”

So, any rumors folks may have heard about Dr. Singh being aprofessional artist, they’re not true. He was merely helping tousher in the new emergency room that was recently built at themedical center.

“We’ve had a small emergency room for a long, long time andthe new one is about four times the size as the other one and weall appreciate that,” Dr. Singh explained. And our patientsappreciate that because now everyone has their own individualroom when they come into the ER and it’s much more efficient.In the old one they used to have people in stretchers lined all theway down the hall. So, we’re excited about it and I was justdemonstrating my excitement about it by adding a personaltouch to this painting. It’s not anything special — I don’t painton a regular basis. I didn’t even realize I had my picture taken.”

But there are other ways in which Dr. Singh not onlyexpresses himself creatively but does allow his creativity to bean outlet for his own personal anti-aging strategy.

“I do have certain ways to de-stress. I think a balance in life isvery important. I’m in a position where I have to work hardeveryday but at the same time I achieve this balance by realizingwhat’s important. The most important thing I think is yourloyalties to your family because you’ll always have your family. Ifyou have this loyalty and a good relationship with your familythen you’re a healthy person.”

“I think most people forget that and therefore I think it’simportant to find time to spend with each member of your

ANTI-AGING

LHP Physician Dr. Hari Singh Advocates That Balance in Your Life is KeyBy Marla Schwartz

Dr. Hari Singh and Dr. Manreet Singh



family. I have two sons, one (Sean) is in college in Boston andone (AJ) is in eighth grade at Pinecrest. My wife is a dentist andshe finished dental school in between having children, so they’resix years apart,” he said.

Also “my wife, Manreet, and I make every effort each night towalk about two-and-a-half miles and that’s good because whenyou walk together you can discuss things and you get exercise.Sometimes it’s a little late at night but it doesn’t really matterbecause we’re together and we’re walking in our neighborhood.”

If one can only imagine, a doctor’s life is very stressful, so thewalking and family activities certainly help him focus hisenergies in a positive way. He was in college when the thoughtof becoming a physician came to him.

“I think a lot of peoplewhose father’s are doctors,sometimes tend to go in thatdirection too. My father, Dr.Golshan Singh, is retired now,”he pointed out. “My father wasan OBGYN and was well-known and began workinghere (Imperial Point MedicalCenter) in 1974.”

The practice where Dr.Singh meets his patients iscalled Broward Health Practiceand is run by the HospitalDistrict. “The benefit of that isit allows me just to be a doctor.I don’t have to deal with officematters and billing so I canspend my time focusing onpatient care,” he said.

And because he has thefreedom to practice as hechooses, something that heearned through his hard work, he has embraced a passion fortraveling around the world. Perhaps this is a desire stemmingfrom his childhood seeing that he was born in Ghana, Africa.

“I grew up there until we moved to Florida when I wastwelve-years-old. I went to a Christian School that was an Englishspeaking school. My parents are from North India, in Punjab.Most of our family still lives in India and we were just there overChristmas. I have traveled all over the world and really enjoytraveling all around the United States,” he said. “I’ve been to mostof Europe and I wouldn’t mind visiting it again because it hasbeen awhile. I’m told that Prague is an interesting place to goand potentially it may be on my list of places to visit. But I wasjust thinking that Australia would be nice to go to see.”

Before he makes his traveling plans — he’s busy trying toconcentrate on the here and now. “Today is what is known as aprocedure day for me and I started the day doing colonoscopiesand endoscopies and I’m also on-call for emergencies whichconsisted today of people who are bleeding, vomiting blood. Ihad to decide whether to start them on appropriate resuscitationand treatment and what type of therapeutic intervention tochoose. Plus, I also have to go to the office today to see some patients.”

As it turns out, Dr. Singh may not be a painter, but he’s an avidphotographer. “I really enjoy taking photographs when I travel,”he said. “I took a photography class in college and I really liked

it. I instantly converted to digital technology. Ilike to play with the computer and do allkinds of artsy stuff.” But when he cannottravel and partake in photography, what doeshe do to keep himself on an anti-agingregimen? “I also like gardening. I don’t get asmuch of an opportunity to garden as I usedto as I’ve gotten busier (as he explains this hispager goes off) but I do have the opportunityon the weekends, when I’m off.”

“That’s interesting, somebody just paged meto my pager number,” he laughed. Good, thatmeans we have him for a few more minutes.

“I also have my religion that I practice,” hesaid. “I’m a Sikh, a religion that originated inNorthern India. It’s monotheistic, meaningthat both men and women are equal. We havea Temple out in Southwest Ranches, just southof Weston. We try to go every Sunday when

I’m not on call. The membership is fairly large with about two tothree hundred people that include Miami, Broward and Palm Beachcounties — that’s a big area. There’s twenty-five million Sikh’s inthe world and we tend to be spread out all over the world.”

“We get involved with charitable functions within the churchand individually. We also donate to causes at the time of need,”he explained. “For example, we donated to Haiti — or if there’sa tsunami somewhere, I think it’s important to donate at the timeof need because that’s when people really, really need it. I thinkall of us seek to help other people. It’s the nature of humanbeings to want to help other people. There are a lot of things tobe positive about when it comes to the human spirit.” ◆

For an appointment with Dr. Hari Singh, please call his officeat Broward Health Practice: 954.771.7294. For additionalinformation on Imperial Point Medical Center, 6401 N. FederalHwy., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33308, call 954.776-8500, or visitwww.BrowardHealth.orgDr. Hari Singh’s educational background is as follows:

Emory University in Atlanta. Undergraduate. Chemistry Major.Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, Texas. M.D.University of Pittsburgh. Internal Medicine Residency.University of Florida Department of Medicine.Gastroenterology Fellowship.

Dr. Manreet Singh in India

Sons AJ and Sean



Thanks to an article that you ranin Lighthouse Point Magazine, Iread about pups available foradoption at Gigi & Luca. I hadrecently put down my family pet offourteen years and was pretty muchsure that I was content to be withoutany pets for awhile (or forever).

However, I got in touch withElizabeth over at Gigi & Luca. Shefilled me in on a little backgroundregarding “Snowy.” It turns out thatSnowy was among a number of dogs that were born up inOrlando this past October.

The breeder had run into personal problems and wasno longer able to care for the pups that she had planned onbreeding or selling. The good folks over at Gigi & Luca’sgot wind of the problem and sent a representative up tothe middle of the state to rescue the pups.

Once back in LHP, Elizabeth Correa, owner of Gigi & Lucafound them all to be in neglected shape. She took them in,had them bathed, and set out to find each a good home.

I don’t really know what ever possessed me to pull intothe parking lot across from “The Pink Church” on thatfateful day, but I did. Without any reason, I walked into Gigi& Luca’s and was instantly drawn to the puppies that weredisplayed inside. Most of the puppies were of the tinyvariety... teacup Yorkies, Chihuahuas, etc.… and then there

was a little ball of white fluff. Hewas jumping wildly in his cage as ifto say, “Look at me!” He was hard to miss.

Elizabeth noticed my interest andreleased him from his cage. The puptore around the store, leaping in theair like a wild rabbit and slippingand sliding as he took each turn inthe store. In a few moments he worehimself out and lay with all four feetsplayed out like a bearskin run, at

my feet. I bent down and petted the dog and asked, “Boy orgirl (hoping she would say girl)?” “It’s a male and he reallyneeds a good home.” Another glance his way and thoseeyes sealed the deal. Within moments, “Snowy” was in mycar and on his way to his new home. It turns out that weare both lucky…he to have a nice new home and me tohave a great little pup.

Snowy has become a common fixture in the Day CampOffice of Pine Crest School, where he spends many days ofthe week. He has a fan club of people who think that heis adorable and that he has the happiest personality.

Now nine-months old, Snowy is one happy LighthousePoint resident, who can often be seen taking laps aroundFrank McDonough Park, in the shopping basket of Lowe’s, and in his own car seat of the car. Another happy ending… ◆

Deerfield Beach/Lighthouse Point Relay for LifePlease come and support our Deerfield Beach/

Lighthouse Point Relay for Life event May 1st and 2nd atQuiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach. This event is a directsupport to the American Cancer Society and benefitscancer survivors, those fighting cancer, and families dealingwith the loss of a family member from cancer.

Last year our event raised over $100,000 for Relay forLife, and we are hoping to add to this total for 2010. It is alife changing experience when you participate in Relay forLife. If you are a survivor of cancer, the Survivor Walk andDinner is a rewarding start to this incredible event. TheLuminaria Ceremony, of silence and candles tugs at everyheart in attendance. It is the opportunity to rememberloved ones lost to cancer and honors those who have wontheir battle. The number of teams who never stop walkingand entertaining all night long is impressive andheartwarming. The music, entertainment, food and rafflesprovide plenty of enjoyment for all.

For anyone who has been touched by cancer, we askyou to join us in this community wide outreach to helpfight this powerful disease. There are many ways that youcan help support us in May. From sponsorship, to creatinga team, to donating, or just coming to our event to see whathappens, we welcome you to come be a part of Relay!

Our event this year is themed with the countries aroundthe world. You will enjoy food, entertainment andactivities from Italy, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Mexico, theUnited States, Brazil…and so many more!

Please visit www.relayforlife.org/dblpfl to learn moreabout Relay for Life. Please contact Amy Patterson at 561-750-9191 or 954-899-8878 if you would like to form a teamor sponsor our Relay for Life. Amy Patterson is the Liaisonfor Lighthouse Point to Relay, and serves as Captain of theBalkan and Patterson Pink Power Team. ◆

Snowy… my rescue dogBy Karen Dunne



behaved they had the run of the place with the exceptionof the kitchen and dining room. Both dinner and breakfastwere excellent.

THE CEILDH AND CABOT TRAILS

Turning north, we picked up the Ceilidh (pronouncedKay-lee) Trail toward Margaree Valley. Reminiscent of theScottish highlands the region was attractive to Scottishsettlers making this area a stronghold of Scottish culture. Itis legendary for salmon fishing; world class Celticmusicians and step dancing (think River Dance). Thenames of the towns such as Inverness, Mabou andDunvegan suggest the Scottish heritage.

The one mile long rock fill Canso Causeway completedin 1955 connects the mainland of Nova Scotia to CapeBreton Island. It crosses the Strait of Canso. The CansoCanal at the eastern end allows ships to navigate the strait.

In Mabou we stopped tostretch and to photographthe church. Scottishtradition here is so strongthat the Celtic language isstill taught in the localschool. We were directedfor lunch to The Red ShoePub. This eatery is ownedby the Renkin sisters anextremely popular Canadiansinging group. A brother,Jimmy Renkin is a currentpopular recording artist.

Continuing along the trail thru Inverness, the largestcommunity on the trail we began to see a change in thelandscape with rolling meadows, dairy cattle and sheep.Our stop tonight in Margaree Valley was the NormawayInn, a 250 acre property with horses, cabins, an old Inn,bike rentals and its own airstrip. Originally built in 1829 bythe MacPhersons, it has been in the MacDonald familysince 1944.

Here we stayed in cabins with both pot bellied stove(wood provided on the porch) and a large Jacuzzi tub inthe room. The Inn’s restaurant was excellent, renownedfor being featured by chef Rachael Ray. They have theirown garden and feature delicious breads and chowders(the porridge bread is a must). They also grow and processblueberries. After dinner we were treated to fiddle music

and step dancing in theupstairs parlor by localmusicians preparing forthe upcoming CelticMusic Festival to be heldin October. Bill is still

talking about the blueberry pancakes! A photo stop in Cheticamp to snap the church found us

in a busy Acadian fishing village, with a harbor full of boats.Lively Acadian French is still actively spoken here and wewere told it is a good place to sample the Acadian food. Atthe northern end is the entrance to the Cape Breton

2685 Kilometers Around

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On The Road Again:

Nova Scotia



National Park. Justbefore entering thepark, we stopped atJoe’s Scarecrows. Alarge open field, itheld several “scare -crows” of various“themes” all createdby local artists. A stopwell worth making!

The major por tionof the Cabot Trailpasses through CapeBreton National Parkconsidered to be oneof Canada’s moststunning and diverseparks. The portionwe covered was a 66mile roller coasterride through high -lands and plateaus. Rising along the coastal highlands, thepark covers 366 square miles of mountains and coasts. Aftera stop to purchase our “permit” we continued withoverlooks to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, soaring eagles, rockybeaches and deep canyons. The brochure advised that themoose were so plentiful that we were “guaranteed” to seeone. Our sightings were limited to the many “Moose Crossing”

signs posted alongthe way!

We crossed overMcKenzie Moun tainto Plea sant Bay; upNorth Mountain anddown to Beulach Fallson the Aspy River.The Trail con tinuesalong the coastlineand exits the parknear Ingonish.

Our lunch stopwas at Neils Cove atthe Chowder House.

If ever there were apicture postcard ofthe Nova Scotia area(other than Peggy’sCove) this was it!Piles of Lobster traps,fishing boats, and a

lighthouse as well as the requisite church steeple werethere. A local artist displayed his work at the restaurantand promised a gallery just “up the road” in Ingonish wherewe stopped to purchase prints.

Continuing on the Cabot Trail you reach the eastern sideof St Ann’s Harbor. The St. Ann’s region was settled byHighland Scots. The Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Craftsat South St. Ann’s is the only one of its kind in NorthAmerica. Our stop for the night was Beddeck.

Beddeck sits at the edge of the Bras d’Or Lake and isbest known now as the Cape Breton summer home ofAlexander Graham Bell. He was drawn here because thescenery reminded him of Scotland. The home sitting on abluff overlooking Baddeck Bay is still inhabited by hisdescendants. The site, a National Historic site boasts a largecollection commemorating his life and work.

Our Bell View B&B stood on a hill overlooking the homeand bay. It was a lovely old yellow house. Immaculatelymaintained, most noticeable wasthe fact that the inside lookedlike a layout for the Christmasedition of Southern Living Mag -a zine. Large beau tifully doneswags, wreaths, lights, pinecones,angels, and plaid bows filledevery space. When asked, theproprietor indicated that thesewere “Fall” decorations! Dinnerbrought the first whole lobsterof the trip. ◆

Upcoming: East to Ft Louisbourgh, west to Pictou andNew Brunswick, south to St John and ferry across toDigby and Digby Neck then north up the South Shore toHalifax. See Part 2 in our May Issue!




MORTGAGE NEWS

According to the latest housing datareleased by the Florida RealtorsAssociation, Florida’s existing homesales rose in December 2009. Purchaserscan get such great values on bigger

homes in the $1mm plus market, and not loose proportionately asmuch on their $400-500k home, that it makes sense to take somecash out of the stock market and invest in their lifestyle. Familiesgrow, companies relocate, retires, downsize, couples marry anddivorce, and unfortunately, elders pass away. All these “lifeexperiences” stimulate the market no matter what phase of thedownturn or upswing we are experiencing.

If you are one of the many finally ready to start looking for a newhome do your homework. Drive through neighborhoods atdifferent times of the day and evening. You may find, noise, poorlighting, trash pick-up issues, etc. Visit parks and supermarkets.Check out the schools and the churches, even the gyms. If it’s onthe water check out the depth and width of the canal and how longit takes to get to the inlet or Intracoastal by boat. Don’t forget theexposure of the home. The sun can be blinding. What aboutRestaurants that deliver? Distance to Towne Centre? Golf Courses?The beach? Muvico? Depending on your lifestyle, seemingly triteconveniences can be deal breakers.

If you think you’ve found “home”, make sure you take intoconsideration the Real Estate Taxes and Property Insurance.Investigate what the monthly condo maintenance includes. Some

buyers get excited with the price of the home based on a monthlypayment derived from a financial calculator they utilized on theinternet, not realizing that the other costs drive their actual paymenttoo high to afford.

Hopefully, during this process you have been working with anexperienced Licensed Realtor. I find the best way to choose aRealtor is through referral and/or by checking out the yard signs inyour desired neighborhood. Realtors who concentrate in aparticular area are usually more in the loop of what’s going on inthat area than you would imagine.

Most experienced Realtors won’t show you property until youbecome Pre-Qualified by a reputable Mortgage Broker. Prepare byorganizing your financial records including two years of Income TaxReturns and W-2s and current bank statements for all accounts. Pre-Qualification may uncover issues that can be rectified but mayrequire time and leg work so meet with the Mortgage Professionalearly in the process. DO NOT make any major purchases or changejobs until you consult with your Mortgage Professional. We haveseen many situations where one seemingly small payment threwthe Debt to Income Ratio out of guidelines. If you have a mattressbulging with cash, deposit it as soon as you start shopping. ◆

Karen Hammett is a licensed Mortgage Broker and owner ofHoward Grace Mortgage located in the Duval Court Professional Centre located at 625 SE 10th Street in DeerfieldBeach. Please call her at 954-421-3010 or e-mail her [email protected].

Getting back in the GrooveBy Karen Hammett

A 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. The neighbors are probably good people who reallyhave no intention to annoy you...or... you wonder, “do they?”

The most frequent complaint that I hear about is the neighbors’trees over hanging the property line. Those branches can be anuisance for a variety of reasons: they block the sun; they intrude onthe ability to use the property; they drop leaves or fruits or berries[which may attract flies, cockroaches, and vermin]; and they areknocking over your fence.

Along with the intruding branches problem we often hear aboutthe tree’s roots invading and pushing up the pavement or crackinginto the sewage lines or house foundation. You cannot cut down theannoying neighbors’ tree, but you are privileged, at your own expense,to trim back any encroaching branches, tree roots, or other vegetation,which have grown onto your property. If, by some chance, the treesare Australian pine, Norfolk Island pine, Melaleuca, Brazilian Pepper, orFlorida Holly, Section 86-1 of the Lighthouse Point City Code requiresthat the tree must be removed if they were planted after 1979.

Unkempt yards certainly can be annoying, not to mention aneyesore in an otherwise lovely Lighthouse Point neighborhood.Section 30-31 of the City’s Code compels owners or occupants to

keep their lots reasonably clean of all refuse, trash, and debris. Ifyou complain to the City, it must send the offending owner oroccupant a notice to clean-up or be charged by the City for the cost.If the lot is not cleaned within fourteen days of the notice, Section30-34 provides that: “the city shall cause it to be cleaned and the coststhereof shall be assessed against the lot as a special assessment.”

Section 86-30 provides minimum standards for maintainingproperty: the grass shall not exceed eight inches high, adequateirrigation must be provided, and the lot to be “reasonably free ofweeds, disease, dead plants and other conditions evidencinginadequate care and maintenance.” The trees, shrubs, hedges andgroundcover must not be allowed to become overgrown. In thecase of hedges, that height is five feet above the normal ground levelfrom the front setback line to the front lot line and six feet high tothe rear lot line. On waterfront lots, the height is limited to threefeet from the rear setback line. Corner lots cannot have a hedge orwall within twenty-five feet of the corner. In all cases no wall, fence,tree, or hedge may obstruct motorists’ safe use of the roadway.

In our next articles on Neighborly Nuisances we will take up thesubjects of offending noise, animals, flooding, and property use. Staytuned, there will be something to annoy everyone. For more info,please go to: www.shermanlegal.com ◆

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Neighborly Nuisances–Part One, the PlantsBy Kim Douglas Sherman, Esquire




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Role of the Readers’ Advisor


It seems coincidental that the Miami Herald’s editorial pageshould feature a reading cartoon recently after Chad Lowe’s satiricalSun Sentinel “no batteries, no screen, no downloads” in a previouscolumn. This Miami Herald cartoon is equally satirical, butsomehow seems sadder — two young boys are looking at a book asone remarks “it’s called a book, but I’m not sure where the batteriesgo.” Are we so jaded that any medium of communication must takea battery? While I thought of the constant connection andattachment we seemingly have to electronic devices the mostrecent edition of Public Libraries arrived which gave me a glimmerof hope.

The cover story of this professional journal was “Readers’Advisor” to the end that “readers are our best advocates”. A study byOCLC (Online Computer Library Center) indicates that readershipis UP! The public’s perception of the library is first and foremost aplace for BOOKS — the printed word. As budgets grow slimmerand slimmer the competition between technology and printbecomes fiercer. One can become “connected” to electronics athome, at school, even at the corner Starbucks, but the vast array ofknowledge in tactile bound form is available truly only at the Library.Knowledgeable clerks at the mall’s bookstore can point out thedisplays of latest bestsellers, but have they read any? Can the clerksuggest additional authors or corresponding subject matter?

Bookstores for people who love books are a Mecca of resources;but for many a librarian bookstores are a magnetic treasure-trove ofideas for marketing and advertising. Technology has improved ourmethods of sharing the printed word with readers with the use ofblogging, Facebook, or wikis, but our best method is the face-to-face,one-on-one meeting of the readers’ advisor and the seeker.

The role of reader’s advisor is subjective at best. Your best friend,your brother-in-law, your neighbor, teacher, doctor, or pastor can bea reader’s advisor with wonderfully rich suggestions of “what to readnext” — most of us suffer from the “too many books, too little time”syndrome. The Lighthouse Point Library staff and volunteers arereaders — casual readers some, voracious others, and eclecticinsatiable still others. To this point, I must compliment RosemaryWilson, the library’s circulation specialist. Rosemary falls into thefinal category and more importantly she remembers what ourpatrons read. She recalls genres and authors as easily and accuratelya contestant on Jeopardy. There is perhaps no more satisfying daythan being able to introduce a new author to a patron or connectinga reader with a resource.

This readers’ advisory role is a mutually beneficial cycle — strongpublic library collections support and foster a reading public. Thereading public supports the local library with advocacy, money, and time. ◆

LIBRARY NEWS

Ms. Katherine Franklin wasnamed to the dean’s at DukeUniversity, Trinity School forthe Fall 2009 semester. Shewas among 2,109 studentswho achieved that honor.

To make the Arts & Sciencesdean’s list, students must rankin the top third of their college;for dean’s list with distinction,the top tenth of their college.

Katherine is a resident ofLighthouse Point, attendedNorth Broward Preparatory

Schools in Coconut Creek and was a recipient of theLighthouse Point Chamber of Commerce Scholarship for2009-2010. ◆

John Walsh, Troop 229, DeerfieldBeach was awarded the rank ofEagle Scout at a ceremony onFebruary 28th. John's Eagle ServiceProject was turning a storage roomat the pre-school at St. MaryMagdeline's Episcopal Church intoa music classroom and tiling theirplayroom. John is a Senior atPompano Beach High school and isthe son of Millie and Brian Walsh,the owner of Body & Soul Boutiquelocated in the Shoppes of BeaconLight, in Lighthouse Point. ◆

Area Student On Dean’s List At Duke University

Lighthouse Point Resident Awarded Eagle Scout Status

Katherine Franklin

John Walsh



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WOMEN’S CLUB OF LIGHTHOUSE POINTANNUAL CHARITY FUNDRAISERTiara Soiree Fashion Show Luncheon

By Pati Ryder, President

The Women’s Club of LHP has raised$10,000 with all proceeds donated to LHPOrganizations and charities throughout thecommunity with continued commit mentto their Purpose — Celebrating 35 years ofcreating friendships and sharing a commoninterest in the civic and social welfare of thecommunity. Since the year 2000, theWomen’s Club of LHP has donated inexcess of $125,000 to Light house PointOrgani zations and Local Charities.

This Fundraiser was made possiblebecause of the truly generous spirit ofgiving of members, individual donors, localmerchants and sponsors, combined withthe hard work and dedication of our CharityFundraiser Committee Volunteers! “Why weVolunteer? — For a sense of belonging andthe chance to make a difference.”

The Women’s Club of LHP welcomes newmembers from all zip codes. Please phone954-946-3855 for further information. ◆

President Pati Ryder and Waysand Means Chairwoman

Debbie Knight.

Please take a moment to listen to Yvonne Brown sing a song dedicatedto the plight of poor and starving children.

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Here you’ll find some myths you may have believed as fact. Let’sbegin with the following misconceptions:1. Eve ate a bad apple An apple a day might keep the doctoraway, but they have still had bad publicity as the “forbidden fruit”that Eve tasted in the Garden of Eden, thereby making life difficultfor all of us. Yet nowhere in the biblical story of Adam and Eve is anapple mentioned. It is simply called “the fruit of the tree that is in themiddle of the garden” (Genesis 3:3). OK, it COULD have been anapple, but it might just as well have been an apricot, a mango, orany other sort of fruit.2. Newton was hit by an apple Apples continued to get badpress with the famous story that scientist Sir Isaac Newton wasunder a tree, minding his own business, when an apple fell on hishead. Just as well it provided him the inspiration for the laws ofgravity, or the poor apple would never be forgiven! But while thefalling apple is a good story, it probably never happened. The storywas first published in an essay by Voltaire, long after Newton’s death.Before that, Newton’s niece, Catherine Conduitt, was the onlyperson who ever told the story. It was almost certainly an invention.3. Walt Disney drew Mickey Mouse One of the world’s mostfamous fictitious characters, Mickey Mouse, is credited to WaltDisney. However, Mickey was the vision of Disney’s number oneanimator, Ub Iwerks. Disney, never a great artist, would always havetrouble drawing the character who made him famous. Fortunatelyfor him, Iwerks was known as the fastest animator in the business.He single-handedly animated Mickey’s first short film, Plane Crazy(1928), in only two weeks. (That’s 700 drawings a day.) But givesome credit to Disney — when sound films began later that year, heplayed Mickey’s voice.

4. The Great Train Robbery was the first feature film Whenit was released in 1903, “The Great Train Robbery” pioneeredseveral techniques, includes jump cuts, medium close-ups and acomplex storyline. But the first feature film? It was only ten minuteslong! Even most short films are longer than that. The first feature-length film was a 100-minute Australian film, “The Story of the KellyGang,” released three years later. Even if you think of a feature filmas the “feature” of a cinema program, the title would go to one of anumber of French films made during the 1890s (but I won't nameone, as that could cause any number of arguments).5. Van Gogh sliced off his ear Van Gogh is known as thearchetypal starving artist, only selling one painting in his lifetime,and — in a quarrel with Gauguin — slicing off his ear, not longbefore committing suicide. Though he did face a tragic end, and hisown paintings sold poorly, it is worth noting that he spent most ofhis life teaching and dealing art. He only spent eight years of hislife painting, which helps to explain why he didn’t starve to death.Also, he didn’t slice off his entire ear, just a portion of his left lobe.Painful, but not nearly as bad as you might have thought.6. Witches were burned at stake in Salem The Salem (Massa -chusetts) witch trials of 1692 led to the arrests of 150 people, ofwhom 31 were tried and 20 were executed. But just as these trialswere based on ignorance, there are many misconceptions aboutthem. For starters, the 31 condemned “witches” were not all women.Six of them were men. Also, they were not burned at stake. As anywitch-hunter would know, a true witch could never be killed by thismethod. Hanging was the usual method — though one was crushedto death under heavy stones. ◆

1. Drink plenty of water throughout the day to beatdehydration. Alcohol consumption, fatty foods, and insufficientwater are some of the main reasons people feel “hung over” andheavy from the holidays. Every cell in your body needs adequatewater to function properly so try to drink at least 2 Litres a dayto flush fat and toxins out.

2. Take a high-quality B-complex and vitamin C supplement,both of which are depleted by alcohol consumption and stress—and chances are you have had both.

3. Eat fruit in the morning on an empty stomach—fruit is thebest food to keep the lymphatic system cleansed and movingproperly. The lymphatic system is what I call “the body’s versionof a street-cleaner”—it sweeps up toxins, fat, and the by-productsof bodily processes to lessen pain, inflammation, cellulite, andtoxic overload in the body. Just don’t overdo.

4. Eat a large green salad for lunch and dinner. And if youjust can’t stand another salad, wrap it up! Put lettuce, sprouts,avocado, tomato, and cucumber (or some combination of these)in a wrap. Add a dash of sea salt and freshly cracked peppercornsand you have a delicious meal in a hurry.

5. Eat a small healthy snack every two hours to stabilizeblood sugar. Wild blood sugar fluctuations can deplete yourenergy, cause weight gain, intensify food cravings, and depressyour immune system, making you more vulnerable to those coldand flu bugs found in droves in the winter months. My preferredoption is raw, unsalted almonds—they’re loaded with calcium and blood-stabilizing fiber and protein. Eat 10-12 as a snackbetween meals.

6. Avoid eating sweets, synthetic sweet -eners or foods sweetened with them.Instead, eat fruit and sweeten herbal teas with a fewdrops of stevia-an herb that contains steviosides,substances that are naturally 1000 times sweeterthan sugar, without the nasty effects on your bloodsugar levels.

7. Be sure to fit some exercise into your day. A minimum of twenty minutes of vigorous activity will get yourcirculation going, improve lymph flow, increase energy, and helpyour body burn any bulges you may be carrying. If it’s too coldoutside, try jumping on a mini-trampoline. It’s one of the bestforms of exercise for getting your lymph to eliminate fattydeposits and cellulite in your body.

8. Avoid margarine and foods made with hydrogenated andtrans fats. These toxic foods make your body’s detox organslike the liver sluggish. They also require huge amounts of energyto digest. They also lead to weight gain and are linked to a hostof other health problems.

9. Avoid foods that contain synthetic colors, preservatives,and other additives. Remember, “if you can’t read it, don’t eatit.” By avoiding them throughout the day, you are giving yourliver a break so it can devote its energy to burning fat.

10. Add beans to your diet in soups, salads, stews, chili, orother foods. The humble legumes are the most overlookedhealthy foods, yet they are packed with protein, fiber, andcomplex carbs (the good ones) that cleanse your bowels,stabilize blood sugar, and keep you feeling full for hours. Can’tstand the aftermath of eating beans—simply take a digestiveenzyme that includes cellulase with meals that contain beans.Cellulase helps improve the digestion of beans.

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CANTANKEROUSLY YOURS

“Fast, Free and Easy!”(*@%!?*#+!)

By Wendell Abern

Dear Internet Fans,Confession: I am just barely computer-literate. I can use my

computer as a word processor, I can send and receive e-mails, I canplay bridge on an international bridge site, and I can Google.

Not much else.My expertise is further hampered by Borbick, the miniaturized

terrorist who lives inside my computer. Borbick gets his jollies bydisrupting me frequently.

Recently, my friend Alan sent me an e-mail requesting that I votefor him in a contest being conducted online by the Ft. LauderdaleSun-Sentinel: a BOB, or Best of Blogs, competition. I thought tomyself ... okay, this shouldn’t be too hard. I clicked on the link Alan provided.

I found myself staring at a long series of Blog titles in categoriesranging from Art to Travel, found the Humor section and Alan’s entry.I clicked on “Vote,” and now found myself staring at a Sun-Sentinelsite that read, “We’re saving your BOB Awards Information! But tocontinue, please enter your Sun-Sentinel.com login information, orset up a new account below if you don’t have one.”

Wait. What did this mean? Did “saving your BOB information”mean my vote was counted?

Not being certain, I typed in my login information, and wasinformed (in red ink, thank you), “The e-mail address you entered isnot in our system.”

I stared at my computer for a few seconds and then shouted, “Areyou working for the Sun-Sentinel now, Borbick?”

I went back to my e-mail site and sent a quick note to Alan, tellinghim I was trying, but wasn’t sure if my vote counted. He sent aquick e-mail back, assuring me the newspaper was just using thecontest to get people to register with the Sun-Sentinel, that it wasfree and there were no strings attached.

The next day, I voted again. I think. Still not certain, I went toregister with the Sun-Sentinel. Up pops a page headlined,“Registering for South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com is fast, free and easy!”

Yeah. Right.I filled out a form, typing in my e-mail address, gender, zip code

et al, and was then asked to agree to the newspaper’s privacy policyand terms of service. Because I wanted to see just how fast, freeand easy it was to register, I read every word of their terms. Took meseventeen minutes.

However, I felt I was now set, and clicked on the box marked,“Register.” And was quickly informed, once again in red ink, “The e-mail address you entered is not in our system.”

I cut loose with a loud stream of some of my favorite expletives,ending with, “Okay, Borbick, how much is Comcast paying you?”

I waited another day. Filled out another form to register with theSun-Sentinel, and was rejected once again. However, the newspaperposted a note saying “...for further assistance, contact [email protected].

I went back to my e-mail site and composed the following:“Dear Ms. (or Mr.) Pellegrino,I have been trying to register on your site in order to vote in a

contest. I keep getting a pop-up that reads, ‘The e-mail youregistered is not in our system.’ Please advise.”

When I returned to my e-mails later that afternoon, I quicklywent to an e-mail from a Kathleen Pellegrino.

“Dear Wendell,I am referring your inquiry to the appropriate editor involved in

the contest.”“What, appropriate?!” I shouted. “How appropriate does an editor

have to be!? I’m not trying to reach some diplomat in the Bulgarianembassy or something, for God’s sake, I just want to vote in a contest!”

I scanned through my incoming e-mail list and found an e-mailfrom one Seth Liss at the Sun-Sentinel. He wrote:

“Hi Wendell, Your user name is: dendyabern. I set up a new password for you

at ********. You can go ahead and change your password after youlog on. Thanks, Seth”

I spent the next few minutes wondering if anyone in the worldhas as much trouble navigating the Internet as I do. How manyfriends of Alan were trying to vote, and then giving up? How manyvotes was he getting?

With some trepidation, I clicked on the link to the BOB contestsite. I voted again (I think), then went to the Sun-Sentinel site, typedin my e-mail address and my new password and was once againinformed, “The e-mail you registered is not in our system.”

I cursed the Sun-Sentinel, Ms. Kathleen Pellegrino, Mr. Seth Liss,Alan, Borbick, Bill Gates and the Bulgarian ambassador, and wentback to my inbox.

I wrote another e-mail to Ms. Pellegrino, with a copy to Seth Liss.Dear Ms. Pellegrino,Your associate, Mr. Seth Liss, told me I could vote with the

username dendyabern and a new password. I tried, and was onceagain informed, “The e-mail you registered is not in our system.”Please try to understand something:

I AM JUST TRYING TO VOTE FOR MR. WILLIAMSON’S BLOG!THAT’S ALL! WHAT IS THE BIG PROBLEM?!!!! Very cantankersouly yours, and rightfully so. Wendell AbernP.S. Do you happen to have a very small cousin named Borbick?To her credit, Ms. Pellegrino answered right away with a

compassionate e-mail that informed me she was sorry I continuedto have this problem and had asked Seth Liss to help resolve it. Shedisavowed any knowledge of Borbick.

Seth Liss, almost simultaneously, sent an e-mail saying, “You don’thave to register. Just sign in. You are already registered.”

Okay, we’ll see. I went back to the voting page and voted forAlan. Then I voted for him again. And again. And again.

Heeding Seth Liss’s comforting e-mail, I did not even venture tothe site for registering. I was already registered, right?

To this day, I vote for Alan daily. As long as that voting pageremains posted, I will continue to vote for him.

Alan, if you happen to be reading this, I have now voted for you138 times. Or not at all. I have no way of knowing if my votes havebeen counted. My feeling about the whole experience is that ifyou don’t win this contest, you can blame it on Borbick. ◆

Cantankerously Yours,Wendell AbernWendell Abern can be reached at [email protected].



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ON RELIGION

The Hidden TreasureBy Reverend Jack Noble

For over a billion people on this troubled planet, theyear’s most poignant moment comes at dawn on Eastermorning. Not much mystery there, I should think. I mean,our deepest dread is the fear of extinction, of being thecandle blowing in the wind finally sputtering-out, theceasing to be, the losing of our place. In Easter morningthough, leaping as it does across continents and oceans,plains and mountains, Christian believers everywhere feelonce again that great tug of hope.

I am certain that we each have holidays that stand outin our memory — a special Easter or Christmas. In ourthinking-back, for reasons that are not always immediatelyclear “that one stands-out above all the others.” For me, theone I will always remember is the Easter sunrise I spentaboard a cruise ship where I was serving as chaplain. Iremember it like yesterday. In my mind’s eye, I can yet seethose great spears of light breaking across the skies fromeast to west, the wake of the ship reaching out, and out,and out into the darkness, and then of course the agelesswords of that ageless story.

After everyone else had wandered-off I stayed behindsoaking-up that lingering moment. Over next to the railwas one of the ship’s engineers. We had become friendly.So I walked over to him. As you might expect he was plain-spoken, but there was a bit of the wistful poet in him, too.The horizon was empty — for as far as we could see. Ourship was alone in this vast ocean. But those moments ofworship had left me with a sense of wholeness and theawareness that I was a part of something big and powerful.I mentioned this to my friend.

Looking out toward the sea he said, “you felt it too? Thatwas the treasure.” As dawn broke over head, everythingwas quite. And after a moment or two, I inquired, “The treasure?”

I thought he sounded suddenly a bit shy, as he explainedwhat he meant. He said the thought was not original tohim, and he couldn’t remember where he’d heard it first —but it came to him from childhood no doubt. Then he saidsomething about since that first Easter a vast treasure hadbeen gathering. Not of gold or anything like that. “Thistreasure,” he said, “was invisible.” Going on he said, “Thistreasure, being stored in some great house somewhere,

was being made up out of all the thoughts and emotionsevoked by that first Easter, from countless minds and heartsdown through the centuries. All of the awe and reverenceand wonder, all of the love and the yearning, all of thegratitude and prayer was being stored, and that we had justadded to it.”

“These things,” he said, “did not just happen and thenvanish. Not at all. Like tiny particles of energy, or light,they had their own permanence. None of it was ever lost.” He explained that it’s all still there – out of sight, outof time – but with unending reality. These things are a kindof infinite reservoir from which any human being could draw.

Then, with the matter-of-fact tone one might expectfrom a man who worked in and on machinery all his lifeand throughout his day, a man no doubt who’d seen a lotof life over the years, he concluded the matter with, “Andthat, my friend, is what you’re talking about just now. Thehidden treasure of Easter.”

Over the years I’ve thought about that conversationmany times, especially in this season. And each time I do,I have been caused to wonder. We have been, by ourculture, conditioned to think of reality in terms of tangibles— the material. Yet, I am becoming more and moreconvinced that deep inside us we know that we are notmerely bone and flesh. We know deep down, that we arenot only whirling electrons. Away at the core of ourexistence we understand that we are something more. Weare our hopes and dreams. We are that great conundrumof pain and joy, anger and tenderness, tears and laughter.We understand somewhere deep in our psyche that in thegreat balance such things outweigh all of the measurableswith which we surround ourselves and fill our lives.

My friend the engineer was right, at least as far as I amconcerned. In the legacies of Easters-past there is muchfrom which to draw — faith to be borrowed, strength to befound, courage to be taken. Each of us have our ownproblems, we have our areas of weakness, our moments ofdespair. But that triumphant cry rings down through theages, Be of good cheer! I have overcome the world!

So it comes again this year. The light pours over the rimof the world and once more it is Easter Day! ◆





Eyelids – the Hard to Treat Areas

THE EYES HAVE IT

Lazy Eye – Don’t Let Your Child Go UndiagnosedBy Dr. Steven Wigdor

How often have you been frustrated with trying to get rid of thosebags, wrinkles, and/or dark circles under the eyes? So many productshave come and gone making false claims about treating these eyelidproblems. Now there is finally a technology that can properly infuseanti-aging serum into the lower eyelid so that in just 30 seconds, youcan see an immediately noticeable reduction of fine lines, wrinkles,puffiness, and dark circles that lasts for hours and improves theeyelids over time.

This is the same concept of the highly successful Clarisonic skincleansing system that was launched several years ago to skin careprofessionals for the deep cleansing of pores and acne-prone skin.Building on the absorption benefits of the sonic skin cleansingsystem, the Opal® extends Clarisonic products from sonic cleansingto sonic infusion.

The soothing, gentle vibrations at 125 movements per secondinfuse an anti-aging eye serum in the outermost layers of theepidermis where it begins to work immediately. As a Dermatologist,I have found it is not only a better method for getting eye serum intoits target area of action, but its gentle massaging effect stimulates thelymphatic system to drain the fluid that causes puffiness away from

the eyelid skin. This instantly creates a smoother, firmer, and morerefreshed look to the eyelid skin.

What ingredients are in the eye serum that is anti-aging?Delivered in a moisturizing base, natural anti-oxidant compoundssuch as flavonoids and polyphenols (found in green tea), chelators,and peptides (such as copper) are all well-documented to lighten,brighten, and tighten the under eye area. They also are known toreduce the appearance of puffiness and bags.

In these days of false advertising and cosmetic products that donot live up to their hype, it is refreshing to have the Opal®. Not onlydoes it provide an immediately noticeable reduction in theappearance of fine lines and wrinkles, but its benefits improve overtime and build with cumulative use. Your eyelid skin willimmediately feel refreshed and energized, and you will see noticeableimprovement in skin firmness, tightness, and texture. ◆

For more information, call Hecker Dermatology Group, P.A. at 954-783-2323, or visit us online at www.heckerderm.com . HDG isalso happy to announce the addition of Dr. David Hecker, board-certified Dermatologist.

It is essential to have both eyes alignedtogether and seeing well, during the criticalearly years of a child’s growth, for propervision development to take place. In a

child, an otherwise healthy eye not seeing properly is called a lazyeye. A lazy eye is not really lazy, it just wasn’t given a chance towork. If it doesn’t receive a chance by an early age, the eye willprobably never be able to see properly. Schoolwork and any activityrequiring depth perception can all be effected.

Whenever a child needs a significantly higher prescription onone eye compared to the other, and a correction is not provided,there is a high probability for the brain to suppress or not use theeye. It’s also possible to have the eyes improperly aligned with eachother. This is called strabismus. This will also cause the brain tosuppress one eye in order to avoid seeing double. If a child haseither of these conditions, even though the eye might be healthy,the connection to the brain is not being given a proper chance todevelop. A lazy eye usually results. To improve a child’s lazy eye, it’simperative to discover the problem early. It’s generally consideredthat after the age of nine, improvement is very difficult to obtain.The younger the child is when the condition is discovered, thebetter the chance of improvement.

Parents will often test their child’s vision by comparing it tothere own. It’s not uncommon for a parent to ask a child when they

can see a particular road sign and compare it to there own vision.It’s important to understand, that unless you carefully check thevision of each eye separately, you will not detect the problem. Achild will rarely tell you that they see blurry. As far as a child knows,everyone sees the same way they do, they have nothing to compareto. A parent will also not be able to detect minor misalignmentsbetween the eyes that will inhibit binocular vision development.

Pediatricians will usually evaluate a child’s eyes at very youngages. Eye exams by an Optometric Physician are usually performedbeginning at the age of three. Ensuring proper health of the eyes,binocular clear vision, and correct muscle balance will allow forproper development during the critical early years. If a lazy eye isdiscovered, eyeglasses, contact lenses, eye exercises or sometimesintermittent patching of the good eye is usually all that is necessaryto correct the problem.

The worst thing about a lazy eye is not discovering it early. Makesure your child has an eye exam now. Remember, everyone hashindsight protect your eyesight! ◆

Dr. Steven Wigdor, an Optometric Physician, and his staffwelcome your calls and questions in Lighthouse Point at 954-943-6210. You can also find us at www.eyecareandeyewear.com


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Cookin’ With The CommunityApril Fool’s Recipe Fun!

We encourage those who can perform magic in their kitchens to submit favorite creations that can be enjoyed by readersof our magazine. To submit your recipe, please email us at: [email protected] and type “RECIPE” in the subject line.

MEATLOAF CAKE

WE ALWAYS WELCOME YOUR FAVORITE RECIPES PLEASE SHARE THEM WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS!!

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What you’ll need:• Two round cake pans • Your favorite meatloaf recipe • Mashed potatoes • Ketchup • Cherry tomatoes PreparationPrepare your favorite meatloaf recipe as you normally would,but, before baking, divide the mixture into the two round cakepans and pat it flat. • Bake as usual, but shorten the cooking time (these thinner

meatloaves won’t take nearly as long to cook). • While the meatloaf is in the oven, make a batch of mashed

potatoes, adding a little extra milk to them and whippingthem with an electric beater until they are fluffy andspreadable.

• When the meatloaves are done, invert one of them onto around plate.

• Cover the meat with a thick, even layer of mashed potatoes. • Place the other meatloaf on top of the potato layer, and

finish frosting the “cake” with the remaining potatoes. • Garnish with halved cherry tomatoes to look like cherries. • Just before serving, decorate the top of your cake with

ketchup. Write a personalized message, or just a simple“Happy April Fools’ Day!”

SPAGHETTI TORTEWhat you’ll need:• A large springform pan, generously greased • Your favorite pasta sauce • A pound of pasta • Mozzarella or provolone cheese • Ricotta cheese or more pasta sauce for “frosting” Preparation• Toss your favorite pasta sauce with about a pound of

cooked pasta. • Gently fold a couple of beaten eggs into the pasta mixture,

and then spread half of this mixture into the well-greasedspringform pan.

• Sprinkle the pasta with shredded provolone or mozzarellacheese, and then cover the cheese with the remainingpasta mixture.

• Bake in a preheated oven at 350° F (175° C) for 30 minutes. • Allow your spaghetti “cake” to rest for about 15 minutes

before unmolding it from the springform pan. • “Frost” this tasty cake with ricotta cheese or drizzle it with

more pasta sauce just before serving.

DOG FOOD DIPIngredients• 2 pounds lean ground beef• 1 onion, chopped• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup• 1 pound processed cheese food, cubed• 1 (12 ounce) jar sliced jalapeno peppers, drained• A clean, new dog food dishPreparation• Place lean ground beef and onion in a large, deep skillet over

medium high heat. Cook until beef is evenly brown andonion is soft. Drain and turn heat to medium low.

• Pour in condensed cream of mushroom soup. Mix inprocessed cheese food and desired amount of jalapenopeppers. Cook and stir until all ingredients are well blended,about 10 minutes.

• Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl. Cover and chill in the refrigerator 8 hours, or overnight.

• Reheat the mixture in a slow cooker, mixing in about 1tablespoon of water to thin if necessary, before serving.

Mound mixture into clean dog food dish.Serves 12.

FISH STICK SURPRISECandy bars coated in toasted coconut look like just like fishsticks, and a scoop of vanilla ice cream topped with caramelsauce can look suspiciously like mashed potatoes and gravy.

What you’ll need:• Cylindrical candy bars (like Mounds™, Twix™, Baby Ruth™,

or Kit Kat™) • Toasted coconut • Vanilla ice cream • Caramel sauce • Gummy candies in the shapes of vegetables—peas, carrots,

corn—available in bulk at most candy stores.Preparation• Place the candy bars on a microwave-safe plate and zap them

on high power for about five seconds—just long enough tosoften the chocolate without completely melting it.

• Sprinkle the toasted coconut on a sheet of waxed paper androll each candy bar in it until completely coated.

• Arrange two or three “fish sticks” on each plate alongside asmall handful of gummy veggies.

• Just before serving, use a round scoop to adorn each platewith a serving of vanilla ice cream “potatoes” and top with adrizzle of caramel “gravy.”


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The famous Red Fox Restaurant in Lighthouse Point isthe venue for this group of guys to meet for breakfast oncea week to share friendship and great food.

Recently, the group took a "field trip' to another famousrestaurant at the Farmer's Market in Pompano Beach,

probably the oldest restaurant in the area. Following thegood food and conversation, they were given a tour of theFarmer's Market and learned how important thisestablishment and industry is to our community.

Bill Sullivan, Bob Parks, Fred Schorr, Paul Zalesky, Lou Petrone, Phil Linville and Mike Branigan.


Sheriff Al Lamberti Reports

Broward County CrimeStoppers – More than Just a Tip LineBy Sheriff Al Lamberti


Hot Off the Grill

By John Offerdahl (a.k.a. The Gridiron Griller)

Crime in Broward County is something we cannot escape. As one of the largestsheriff’s offices in the country, we strive to promote crime prevention and public safetyinitiatives focused on protecting the citizens we serve. Crime Stoppers is a nationwideprogram that encourages citizens to report information they may have regarding criminalactivity. Any tip leading to the arrest of a suspect is eligible for a reward up to $1,000.

The Crime Stoppers Program of Broward County started in 1981 to assist detectivesin criminal investigations. The program is a non-profit 501(c) 3 and is overseen by theCrime Stoppers Council of Broward — a 35 member board consisting of non-active lawenforcement and community leaders. The Crime Stoppers Program is housed at BSOheadquarters and the tips are answered by BSO employees. All callers remain anonymous— we do not want your name, we need your information. Tips can be reported viatelephone: 954.493.TIPS (8477) or toll free 1.866.493.TIPS, you may also text messageyour tips to 274637.

Broward County citizens have helped make BSO’s Crime Stoppers Unit consistentlyone of the nation’s top performers. With the help of the community, more cases have beensolved, arrests made and property recovered. Since its inception, Crime Stoppers ofBroward has cleared nearly 19,000 cases and tips have resulted in more than 11,000arrests. A street value of more than $363 million worth of drugs, property, cash andweapons has also been recovered. To their recent credit, in February 2010, CrimeStoppers closed a 10-year old case where the tip led detectives to the identity, descriptionand whereabouts of a suspect wanted for a homicide that occurred in 2000.

To date, Crime Stoppers of Broward County has paid more than $2.2 million inreward money to citizens who phoned us with tips. Reward money comes from the CrimeStoppers Trust Fund, which is overseen by the Florida Office of the Attorney General.Funds are collected from donations made by businesses and citizens, as well as a $20Crime Stoppers Fund Fee, which is assessed to each person when they are arrested. TheCrime Stoppers Board of Directors is also responsible for fundraising. Each year, theysponsor various events, including a golf tournament, the annual Crime Stoppers Gala andother events to fund the reward account. Crime Stoppers also oversees special programs within Broward County, these include: • Dead Beat Parents: Crime Stoppers will take tips on dead beat parents who are not

paying child support as ordered by the court and forward the information to theappropriate law enforcement agency. A reward of $200 may be paid to the tipster.

• Gun Stoppers: Crime Stoppers will pay $100 for the recovery of an illegally ownedweapon and up to $1,000 for the arrest of a felon in possession of an illegally ownedfirearm. The purpose of the program is to lessen the prevalence of illegally carriedfirearms in Broward County and reduce gun violence.

• Illegal Dumping: Signs are posted at illegal dump sites and other areas to discourageillegal dumpers and to publicize the reward system. People who are caught illegallydumping are subject to fines and imprisonment.

• Student Crime Stoppers: Broward County students are encouraged to report crimescommitted in or around their schools. If the tip leads to an arrest, the student couldqualify for a cash reward of up to $100.

• Terrorism: As a direct result of the September 11th attacks, a reward of up to $15,000may be collected for any information on person(s) who are planning terrorist activity.

• Kid Saver Fingerprinting: This program was developed to provide law enforcementwith fingerprints and a photograph of children and the elderly in the event they shouldever go missing. This program is made available to any community event in whichchildren will be present.

Crime Stoppers focus is to create safer homes and safer communities. I am confidentwith their hard work and your tips, the Broward Sheriff’s Office will continue to assistin this mission through enforcement, crime prevention efforts and our public safetyinitiatives.

For more information about Broward County’s Crime Stoppers Program, visitwww.browardcrimestoppers.org.

SPICY SHRIMP BOWLAh springtime! Beautiful weather abounds

and the NFL draft is right around the corner.The backyard beckons, the grill grins – time toeat outdoors! This month I have the perfectrecipe for you — the Spicy Shrimp Bowl. It is

just the right combination of hot and cold, steamed and crisp, sweetand spicy. You can even lay out the ingredients and let everyoneassemble his own. Too busy with spring training? Stop by one of mycafes and bring the Spicy ShrimpBowl home for your training table. Itis our featured recipe right nowduring “springtime” at Offerdahl’sCafé Grill.

READYCazal Marinade

1/2 c. olive oil1/2 c. fresh lime juice1/2 tsp. Lawry’s season salt1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper

Bowl Ingredients1 cup brown rice 1 cup pearled barley 5 3/4 cups chicken broth1 head broccoli, cut into florets, stems excluded 1 bag shredded carrots1 cucumber, seeded and diced1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted2 T. chopped cilantro

Sauce1/4 cup prepared teriyaki sauce1/4 cup spicy brown mustardMix thoroughly to create sauce

PREPPrepare your entrée & sauces…

Mix the Cazal marinade ingredients thoroughly and put into alarge Ziploc with 1 lb. jumbo defrosted and shelled shrimp.Marinate for 30 minutes. Cook rice and barley together in a ricecooker with chicken broth. Steam carrots and broccoli andkeep warm.

LETS GRILL!Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Thread shrimp onto woodenskewers and grill on a well-oiled grill grate until shrimp is pink.Once shrimp is grilled, assemble 4 bowls in this order: rice, broccoli,carrots, cucumber, almonds and cilantro. Top with a skewer ofshrimp and serve with a side of spicy dipping sauce.

Johnny says…"People think eating healthy is boring… then again they haven’ttried our Spicy Shrimp Bowl!Offerdahl’s Cafe Grill is located at

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IDENTITY THEFT

How to Catch Identity Theft EarlyBy Denise Richardson

If you have ever been the victim of identity theft, you knowhow financially and emotionally damaging it can be. Whensomeone uses your personal information without yourpermission, you are responsible for learning of its use andstopping further damage from occurring. If you fail to do soin a timely manner, the creditor can report late or defaultedaccounts to the credit bureaus and damage your credit score.Ongoing identity theft can be difficult to clear up since yourpersonal information can be repeatedly sold. If you catchidentity theft early, however, you have a better chance ofclearing your good name and averting further harm to yourname — and credit. Take Collection Calls and Letters Seriously

If you receive debt collection calls for a debt you do notowe, or have received several threatening letters regardingunpaid debts, watch out! This could be an early indicator ofidentity theft.

When identity thieves apply for credit in your name, theywill often use a false address and telephone number. Debtcollection agencies, however, employ skip tracers. A skiptracer’s job is to track down debtors who have moved,changed their telephone numbers, or provided their creditorswith false contact information. The skip tracer will be able tofind you based on your name and Social Security number. Youwill then be contacted by the debt collection agencyregarding the unpaid debt.

Take any communication you receive from a debtcollection agency seriously. Ignoring the problem could landyou in court for an illegitimate debt. Collection calls andletters are often the first indicators of identity theft that youcan expect to receive. Review your Credit Report

Identity theft is often exacerbated by the fact thatconsumers typically don't review their credit reports. Whensomeone opens an account in your name the creditor willoften report the account to the credit bureaus. The debt, alongwith your payment history on the account, will then appearon your credit report. It’s important to take advantage of yourright to obtain a free annual credit report. Be careful to obtainyour credit report from the legitimate place at annualcreditreport.com or by calling the toll free automated line at 877-322-8228 from the phone number the credit bureaus have onrecord for you.Subscribe to new High-Tech Services

Criminals are tech savvy — so we need to be too. The trickto reducing the impact of a fraud is to learn about it quickly.Learning of fraudulent activity before it lands on your creditfile can help mitigate financial losses and prevent harm to yourcredit score. Today there are high-tech services new to themarket in identity theft protection. The LifeLock Identity Alert

system for example monitors many forms of both credit andservice account applications for the misuse of yourinformation. Here's how they claim it works: anytime they findindividual pieces of your identity in applications for creditcards, wireless services, retail credit, utilities, check reorders,mortgage loans, auto loans, and payday loans they alert you . Ifthe application is fraudulent their remediation team takes stepsto protect your identity. Early notification of potential identitythreats helps reduce the impact should a fraud occur. Missing Mail

If you have stopped receiving bills or credit card and bankstatements, there may be a sinister cause. Identity thieves willsometimes remove your mail from your mailbox in order toreview it for personal financial information. They will alsooften put a change of address in the post office and divertyour mail to their location. Once they have your bankinginformation and credit card numbers, they may then usethese tools to make unauthorized purchases in your name. Inaccurate Credit Card Statements

Not all identity thieves will make expensive purchases onyour credit cards. Some will make small purchases using yourcredit card number to see whether you notice the chargesand report them as fraudulent. Over time, an unobservantconsumer can be a gold mine for an identity thief. Anindividual who notices fraudulent charges is likely toimmediately cancel his credit card account, thus derailing theidentity thief’s income source. Someone who does notregularly monitor his accounts, however, can remain a victimfor years without ever realizing that he is paying charges thatwere made by a stranger.

Scrutinize your credit card statements when you get themfor any purchases you do not remember making. Identitythieves are more likely to use your credit card number tomake purchases online since they are not required to presentyour actual card. Thus, internet purchases that appear on yourcredit card statement should be evaluated more carefully.

If you are observant and watch out for the early warningsigns of identity theft, you are more likely to catch thepractice early. The earlier you become aware of identity theft,the less trouble you will have putting a stop to it andconvincing creditors that the charges were made withoutyour permission. If you believe you have been the victim ofidentity theft, file a police report, report the theft to the FTC,notify your other creditors and account holders, change PIN’s,review your credit reports and bank statements immediatelyto prevent further damage. ◆

For more tips on how best to secure your identity visitme at GiveMeBackMyCredit.com or email me directly [email protected]



Lucy McKie, left, was born in StoneyBrook, Long Island in 1910, and thenmoved to Corona in 1919.

She married Salvatore Marra in 1929 until he passed away in 1968. In December, 1977 she remarried toDavid McKie who passed away in 2004.

Lucy is the proud mother of 3children, 8 grandchildren, and 61/2

great-great grandchildren. “I am thank -ful for my longevity. I am thankful that I have a residence in Lighthouse Pointin the parish of St. Paul the ApostleCatholic Church. I am especiallythankful for dear Monsignor Brice andmy dear family.”

Over Ninety-Year-Old’s Annual Luncheon

Volunteers from the Women’s Club helped at the luncheon. (L to R) front row: Judy O’Hara, Betty Arcella*, Cathie

Desjean*, Anne Hutchinson, Diana Marcinka*, Marie Puleo.Back row: Carolyn Bergamini*, Diane Seiwert, Franki Klemyk,

Marlene Tassi , Lucille Damato. (Not pictured Rosa Barros*)*Board Members of the St. Paul’s Women’s Club

who planned the event.

St. Paul Women’s Club committeemember Carolyn Bergamini greetedeach guest with a big smile as theyentered St. Paul’s for the AnnualOver 90 Luncheon.

Attending the event was LucyMcKie, who will be 100 years oldthis June. Ms. McKie appeared spriteand extremely delighted to be there.Accordi onist Vinnie Dulisse playedwonderful selections from the 30sand 40s as guests met and chatted.Father Maroor and Monsignor Bricewere also in attendance.

Thanks to the committee mem -bers and volunteers who arrangesthe affair, and to Lighthouse PointFlorist who donated and deliveredthe beautiful flower arrangementsfor the event.

Committee members include:Diane Marcinka, St. Paul’s Women’sClub Vice President Betty Arcella,Cathie Desjean, and Carolyn Bergamini.

Those in attendance and year of their birth were: AntoniaAlum, 1914; Joseph Biviano; Emma Francem, 1915; Elmer Grade,1914; Dorothy Gurzynski, 1919; Sylvia Hagmaier, 1918; VirginiaHanley, 1914; Ann Martin; Marie McGill, 1919; Lucy McKie, 99;Elizabeth Miller; John Millette; Kathleen Millette; AntoinettePicazio; Edwin Smith; Ida Tassi; Kay Zullo; and Ursula Schneider.

Kathleen Millette serenades husband Johnwith “I Love You Truly.”

(L to R) row: Ann Martin, Betty Miller, Kay Zullo, Lucy McKie, Antonia Alum, Antoinette Picazio, Sylvia Hagmaier, Ursula Schneider. Middle row: Emma Francem,

Ida Tassi, Edwin Smith, Marie McGill, Joe Biviano, Dorothy Gurzynski, Virginia Hanley,Elmer Grade, John and Kathleen Millette. Back row: Monsignor Brice, Father Maroor

Dorothy Gurzynskiand Joe Biviano Edwin Smith, Monsignor Brice and Joe Biviano



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AL’S CORNER

Then and NowBy Al Siefert

By Mayor Ken Keechl

It was a little over thirty years ago whenI started my electric business. Back then,many of the products that you see on the

market now were not available and many of them were not inventedfor several years.

Wiring devices such as switches, receptacles, dimmers andmotion detectors have made many improvements in their style anduses. For example, 30 years ago, receptacles came only in ivory orbrown. Many devices are now available in over 20 colors giving youthe flexibility to closely match the different colors you may havethroughout your home or office.

Tamper proof receptacles are relatively new on the market andprotect against someone getting a shock while inserting foreignobjects into the receptacle openings. These receptacles are nowrequired on all newly constructed homes. They are also a goodprecaution for families with inquisitive children.

There are many new, smarter switches on the market now. Themotion switch is good for rooms where the switch location is hardto find in the dark, or in areas where someone forgets to turn thelight off when they leave the room. These switches also have amanual on/off capability and some are dimmable. These switchesare easily adjustable to program delayed off time from a few seconds

to several minutes. The hall, guest bathroom, laundry and garage aregood places for these devices.

The original Lutron dimmer switch was introduced in 1961. Ithad a rotary dial and sold for $3.98. Since then, there have beenmore advances in dimmer switches than most of the new walldevices. Today you can control a dimmer with a remote control.These remotes are great for dimming the lights while watching amovie or turning the light off when going to bed.

The new electronic dimmers allow you to dim the lights frommany locations. It was not too many years ago that you only had onelocation to work the dimmer even though several switches workedto turn the light on and off.

To emphasize the changes in the industry over the last few years,I purchased my first cell phone in the 1980s for $1,600. It was aMotorola Transportable. It weighed about 4-5 pounds and only madeand received phone calls. In this new age of electronics you cannow control your home’s automation, view your security camerasand program your DVR from remote locations, including your cellphone. ◆

This article was submitted by Al Siefert of Al Siefert Electric, 5691NE 14 Ave, Ft Lauderdale Fl 954 493 941.

Mayor Ken Keechl

Broward’s Courthouse Problem Solved Without Raising Taxes

Last year, in my newsletter “Broward’s Courthouse Problem:More Taxes Aren’t the Solution,” I wrote about the deplorable stateof our downtown courthouse. I argued that, if possible, we shouldrenovate the courthouse. More importantly, I also strenuouslyargued that we should not ask the voters of Broward County to taxthemselves to build it.

In two additional newsletters last year, Broward CountyCourthouse Task Force Recommendations, Part 1 and Part 2,” I wroteabout the formation of a Broward County Courthouse Task Force andits subsequent recommendations. First, the Task Force found that itwould be more expensive to renovate the downtown courthousethan to rebuild it. Second, the Task Force recommended financingthe rebuilding of a cheaper ‘scaled-down’ courthouse with existingrevenue. The Task Force specifically and unanimously argued againstasking the voters to tax themselves. Once before in November 2006,the Broward County Commission had asked the voters to taxthemselves for a new courthouse; they rightly refused to do so.

On February 2, the Broward County Commission voted 6 to 3 tofollow the recommendations of the Courthouse Task Force. I was inthe majority. It was absolutely the fiscally conservative approach.

To my surprise, the media’s spin on the vote was to characterize itas a vote to increase taxes. I think the ‘spin’ was unfortunate. Iunderstand that the press has to sell newspapers, but the truthshouldn’t be brushed aside in the process. So, here is the full story.

The original November 2006 courthouse proposal was to build acourthouse at a cost of approximately $510 million. The Task Forcerecommended a ‘scaled-down’ courthouse proposal that would costapproximately $328 million (and add a much needed parking garage.)We had previously set aside $120 million in our budget for other lessimportant projects. By using that money, we would need to borrow$208 million dollars.

By a 6-3 vote, we agreed to use non-voted debt, which would costthe average taxpayer $8.00 per year. However, what wasn’t reported bythe media was the fact that by the time we need the money, this $8.00increase will be offset by the expiration of other debt totaling about$37.00 per taxpayer. So, in actuality, your tax bill would decrease byapproximately $29.00 per year. And we will have fulfilled our Consti -tutional duty as County Commissioners to provide a safe and usablecourthouse for our judges, jurors, court personnel and our residents.

In closing, for more than 3 years I have told you that I would notraise the tax burden on your families or mine. The current millagerate is 5.3889. When all is said and done, and the additional dollarsborrowed for the scaled-down courthouse, the new millage ratewould be lower: somewhere between 5.1889 and 5.0789.

You elected me to take care of problems that needed solving. Andyou told me to do it without raising your taxes. My voteaccomplished both of your demands. ◆Broward County Commissioner and Mayor Ken Keechl, 954 3577004, www.broward.org/kkeechl



Jane Ellen Glasser has had twobooks published, "Naming theDarkness" and "Light Persists," which won the Tampa ReviewPrize for Poetry.

The MillionaireBy Jane Ellen Glasser

A woman is scrubbing a pan, still in hercurlers and bathrobe, when the doorbell

that would change her life rings. Caughtin a camera’s eye, Sophie stares at a big smile,

an extended hand. She’s confused.She’s embarrassed by her appearance.

She’s crazy with disbelief. She reachesfor the check and reads. “Arnold!” she screams.

“Arnold, oh my God, Arnold, come quick!”You know the story. He quits his job

and blows his dough on black jackin Atlantic City. Sophie’s relatives are

merciless. New homes. New cars. Soonthe couple’s broke. The marriage falls apart.

She has a love affair with the butcher.They get hitched. Every night she cooks

up a feast with red meat from his shop.For the first time in her life, Sophie

is really happy. As for Arnold, he’s contentto get back his old job as janitor at the bank.


Michele Greeneis a State Farm agentin Light house Point.Michele began hercareer 22 years agoas a new agent andbusiness woman inDeerfield Beach and then moved toLight house Pointlate 1999.

“In the changingtimes that we allexperience it is

nice to be with a large, stable parent company that canwithstand the many ebbs and flows of this business andindustry” stated Greene. At State Farm they offer 72different products. She is an agent that not only providesinsurance products, but also financial services — sheeducates people plus provides banking services throughthe internet as a virtual bank. From homeowners and thatchanging market, to banking products of checking, savingsaccounts, credit cards, mortgages to mutual funds forretirement planning as well as educational savingsproducts — the gamut is full. She has and has to maintainmany licenses to be able to completely serve her clientsand customers.

Her work life is complimented by her community lifeand her personal life. In the same 22 years as she lookedinto give back to her community locally and countywide;she was introduced to her charity of choice. Expecting achild herself at the time, Michele wanted to work withchildren and young mothers. Children’s Home Society ofFlorida provided the opportunities she was looking for.

Michele now serves as Chairman of the Board forChildren’s Home Society – Intercoastal Division in BrowardCounty and on the state board as Chairperson of theDevelopment Committee for Florida.

Michele has been the President of the Lighthouse PointChamber of Commerce for the last three years. Membershiphas tripled and the signature event: the Annual Taste ofLighthouse Point has gone from netting $2,000 to last yearover $30,000. She states that when you take a good idea,bring in a lot of hard working business owners, it islimitless in what a good team of folks can do together!

In addition to CHS, Michelevolunteers with Toys for Tots andthrough her church — St. Elizabethof Hungary as a volunteer teacher,

Eucharistic minister, lector and pastoral council member.Michele says everyone can be a volunteer. She has beenthe top volunteer state wide for State Farm InsuranceCompanies for the previous four years. If you can only doit once a month or even once a year, the reward of knowingyou have helped a child is worth it. It is easy to do and canmake a lifetime of difference.

Her team members in her office support what Micheleis and what she does. A diverse group of women that totalover 150 years of combined experience make the office awell tuned machine. From sales to service and the claimsbackground, they all specialize in certain aspects of thebusiness and then complement each other withtechniques of learning all that there has to know andunderstand to be able to serve their clients. They, too, areinvolved in their own communities from supporting theirchurch to local youth sports. It goes to show that whatgoes around comes around for each and everyone.

As I begin each day in whichever arena it may be, Irealize that what may appear to be a challenge ends up atthe end of the day to be an accomplishment. Assisting aninsured, raising money of the awareness for those withouta public voice, nurturing my son and family and taking timewith friends — it is a blessing and it is my pleasure. ◆

Merchant of the Month


Michele Greene and her office team.

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The Many Endeavors of Michele Greene



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