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Parkland Woman’s Club Delivers Community Service, Friendships

By Nicol Jenkins Editor

Members of the Parkland Woman’s Club personify its mission of community

service driven combined with fe-male camaraderie.

As President, Cindy Grabelsky spreads the Club’s message and encourages current and new members to give back to their lo-cal communities through various service projects.

In fact, giving back and forg-ing lasting friendships were the catalysts that sparked Grabelsky’s interest in the Club.

“It’s all about women and friendship, and reaching out to the community,” said Grabelsky, who has held the President title for two years in a row.

Since 1987, the Parkland Woman’s Club has promoted ed-ucation, literacy and civic im-provement in local communities, not only in the City of Parkland.

“Membership is not limited to Parkland. We also have mem-bers from Coral Springs, Coconut

Creek and Boca Raton,” added Grabelsky.

In addition, the Parkland Woman’s Club is affi liated

with the General Federation of Women’s Club (GFWC), which has the largest organization of women volunteers in the world.

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Parkland Residents Enjoy Concert In The Park And Cook-Off

By Zholey MartinezStaff Intern

The smell of chili and the sound of country music fi lled the air of Parkland’s

Pine Trails Park, thanks to its an-nual event, the Concert in the Park and Parkland Cook-Off.

The event offered an array of competitors displaying their best chili and rib recipes.

“I’ve been doing this since the fi rst year they have done it. I just like to have fun,” said Allen Fyne, competitor and winner of the fi rst cook off.

This is the event’s third year; however this year, ribs were al-lowed on the menu. The winner is chosen by a panel of judges depending on consistency, taste, spiciness, and the judges’ over-all taste. The fi rst place winner re-ceived a large trophy, and runner-up received a smaller trophy.

“This is just to bring the com-munity together and to showcase the community talents that they are otherwise not able to show-case,” said Colleen O’Dea, special events coordinator for the City of Parkland.

The event has turned into a small family tradition for both the competitors and those who at-

tend. Most competitors had the whole family help in preparing the stands or recipes, such as com-petitor David Ofstein, whose son Blake prepared the sign and his wife, children, and mother-in-law helped with the cooking of his ribs.

“It’s a great community ac-tivity,” said Parkland resident Jeff Fazio.

The event also included a live performance from the country band, Sweet Water Junction.

“Spicy is always better,” said Kim “Kimballe” Stadler, while ringing her cowbell every time she gave out a sample of her chili to the food lovers.

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City Of Coral Springs Extends Moratorium For New Prescription Drug Businesses

By Nicol JenkinsEditor

The City of Coral Springs wants to contin-ue to fi ght back against the illegal sale of prescription drugs.

Coral Springs City Commissioners recent-ly agreed to extend the moratorium to 150 days on allowing new businesses that include on-site dispensing of prescription drugs or other con-trolled substances in the city.

There is currently a federal court challenge of the state law addressing pain management clinics, the delay in enforcement of the state law, and the fi nalization of the recommenda-tions from the Pain Management Clinic Task Force as to local enforcement.

Since the lawsuit is still ongoing, there continues to be a delay in the enforcement of state law, and the Pain Management Clinic Task Force has not issued its fi nal report. City staff

recommended that the moratorium be extend-ed for an additional period not to exceed 150 days.

“We are stymied because of what’s going on, but we feel comfortable that the businesses here are abiding by the law,” said Coral Springs Police Chief Duncan Foster.

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Man Survives Fall In Waste Water TankBy Nicol Jenkins Editor

For over an hour, a man lay on a ledge in pain after fall-ing 10 feet in a waste water

treatment tank.A subcontractor, in his 50s,

was on a ladder inspecting the inside of the 30 feet tall waste water tank, located at 10300 NW 11th Manor in Coral Springs on January 13 around 10 am, when

he fell. “He appears to have just

slipped and fell,” said Mike Moser, spokesman for the Coral Springs Fire Department, while at the scene.

The man, who has not yet been identifi ed, fell onto a ledge above a few inches of waste wa-ter, which had already been treated, according to Moser.

For over an hour, 25 Coral

Springs fi refi ghters and the Broward County Sherriff’s Offi ce Technical Rescue team worked together to rescue the man. They lowered a basket with a rope and carefully lifted him out of the tank to avoid further injuries.

“He was conscious the whole time. He wasn’t saying much,” said Moser.

Once pulled to safety, the man was transported to North

Broward Medical Center. He ex-perienced minor injuries to his shoulder and complained of side pain, according to Moser.

“He was very lucky,” said Moser, “I have seen people fall off a ladder like that and not sur-vive.”

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of women has grown into the largest or-ganization of volunteer women in the world, with more then one million mem-bers worldwide in 20 countries. GFWC was instrumental in establishing most of the nation’s libraries and helped to pass

the Pure Food and Drug Act and the fi rst child labor laws.

The local Club, which consists of members ranging from young mothers to retired women, exemplifi es the national Club’s mission through various charita-ble projects. Some include working with the Friends of the Parkland Library, host-ing a fashion show to raise funds for stu-dent scholarships, and collecting care packages for the soldiers serving over-

seas through America’s Moms for Soldiers.

“As President, my du-ties are to organize and co-ordinate monthly Board meetings, which are held the fi rst Wednesday of every month at 7 pm at various lo-cations,” she said.

Grabelsky is also in charge of the sister pro-gram called The Parkland Juniorettes, in which the

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Friends Honor Memory Of Parkland Doctor Michelle

Ferrari-GegersonBy Nicol Jenkins & Bria Brown Editor & Staff Intern

The way Parkland Doctor Michelle Ferrari-Gegerson passed shocked the community, but the way she lived her life to help oth-

ers will live on. Parkland resident Dr. Michelle Ferrari-

Gegerson was found dead on Christmas Eve by her husband, Dr. Kenneth Gegerson. Dr. Gegerson was strangled to death when the electric neck massag-er she was using tangled with her necklace, ac-cording to reports.

Dr. Gegerson was a radiologist at Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

A memorial Mass was recently held in her honor at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Boca Raton.

Instead of fl owers, the family asks that do-nations be made to the Humane Society of South Florida or to the Michelle Ferrari-Gegerson Scholarship Fund at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital.


By Michael UdineMayor of Parkland

By now, hopefully everyone is back up to speed after the holidays and New Year. It is

hard to believe we are almost one month into 2011. Time truly does fl y. The Parkland City Commission and staff have been extremely busy over the last few months dealing with property and land use issues surrounding, the ‘Wedge area’, Heron Bay and Parkland Golf and Country Club. As we have seen over many years, Parkland con-tinues to be one of the most de-sirable places to live and raise a family in South Florida. As we have seen with some of our re-cent developments throughout the City, even with this weak real es-tate market, new construction and projects throughout the City con-tinue to move at a brisk pace. The City recently awarded a contract to an engineering/architectural type fi rm to work on a master plan as the Wedge area is developed out. Presently, we are starting to see some of the land owners and de-velopers come forward with con-cepts and ideas for building in the ‘Wedge area’. The beginning de-velopment looks to be high end residential. As with other develop-ments throughout the City, we an-ticipate a heated demand for these projects. The City’s goal in having a master plan is to set forth some

parameters of how the City wants the area to look as it is built out. We have already started working with the developers on school and park sites, and it makes sense to have a detailed overall plan as the area moves forward. Additionally, we are working on a compre-hensive plan to deal with the ap-pearances of the road medians throughout the City. Over the past few years, some of these medians have not met our expectations. As some may be aware, there are dif-ferent governmental entities that are responsible for the mainte-nance of different medians. The ones the City maintains always look good. Plus if there are any problems with those, they can be corrected quickly. The other me-dians that are maintained by other governmental entities are the ones that have shown the problems. To further confuse and compli-cate, some of these governmen-tal entities, subcontract the main-tenance to different developers throughout the City. The confu-sion has led to some of the me-dians not being kept up to the de-manding requirements that our residents deserve and desire. We have strengthened our ordinances to allow us to get quicker compli-ance when these medians fall be-low our high standards. The good news is that we are already start-ing to see an improvement. The

City Commission has also started discussing a program that is being used in some other Cities involv-ing security cameras at each en-trance of the City. To date, no deci-sions have been made, and we will most likely continue discussing this program at strategic planning later on this spring as we look at the budgetary requirements. The basic concept involves a comput-erized photograph of the license plate of each vehicle entering and leaving the City. Those photo-graphs are matched via comput-er to law enforcement databas-

es. There are many issues being looked at and it is unclear if this is a program that the City will use, but there are many advantages to this program as it relates to safety and crime prevention.

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Legislative ReportBy Martin Kiar Special to the News

It is imperative that the state of Florida provides our children with the best and most fully funded education possible. If

our children are provided with the educa-tion they deserve, than that will be the eco-nomic engine that will drive our state in the future. Recently, I met with our newly elect-ed Governor Rick Scott. At the meeting, I in-formed Governor Scott of the importance of ensuring that our children receive the best education that our state can provide. I also informed him that an important factor in providing our children with the best educa-tion possible is ensuring that Florida con-

tinues to sustain a teaching profession that is blessed to have many of the best teachers in our country. Unfortunately, even though Florida has many wonderful teachers, the salaries of our teachers are well below the national average of salaries earned by teach-ers in other states. I informed the Governor that if our state does not provide more fair and adequate compensation to our teach-ers, then many of our wonderful teachers may be forced to leave the profession or seek employment as a teacher in another state. I also informed him that it is diffi cult to continue to inspire young eager college students to enter into the teaching profes-sion when our state pays a salary that makes

it exceptionally diffi cult to make ends meet. After the meeting, the Miami Herald, the St. Petersburg Times and Politifact Florida wrote an article concerning my meeting with Governor Scott and fact checking my state-ments to him. The following is the email link to the article. http://www.politifact.com/fl or-ida/statements/2010/dec/21/martin-kiar/state-rep-kiar-says-teachers-georgia-earn-6000-mor/ .

As always it is a pleasure to serve you in the Florida House of Representatives. If there is anything I can do for you as your State Representative, then please email me at Martin.Kiar@myfl oridahouse.gov or call me at 954-346-2813 at anytime.

Parkland Commission Honors Mary Help Of Christians School Math Team By Nicol Jenkins Editor

The City of Parkland recently honored the award winning Mary Help of Christians

School math team.Parkland City Commissioners

recently honored the math team, which is composed of students, Isabella Rodriguez, Michael Hunschofsky, Christopher Mika, Alessandra Benadia, Matthews

Rodriguez, and teachers John Usyk and Lisa Kempinski. The team took home the grand prize against teams from Broward and Dade Counties at a recent math competition held at St. Thomas Aquinas School.

“We want to congratulate your team for winning fi rst place. We wish you much success in the future,” said Parkland Mayor Michael Udine.


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Coral Springs Police Offi cer Gets Justice After Shooting

By Nicol JenkinsEditor

May 23, 2009 is a day Paul Kempinski would like to forget but will be etched in his memory- one that

changed his life and the lives of many in the Coral Springs community.

Almost three years later, Kempinski is back on the police force protecting resi-dents from criminals like the one that shot him four times and left him recovering from the wounds.

But those wounds are healing after see-ing justice prevail. A Broward County judge sentenced Yancy Polk to a life sentence on 14 counts, including the attempted murder of the Coral Springs police offi cer.

“I am very satisfi ed that Yancy Polk has no chance of getting out and no opportunity to harm others again,” said Kempinski.

He isn’t the only one. On that fateful day, Polk and Jeremiah Dericho took their fi rst victims by robbing Advanced Auto Parts on University Drive in Coral Springs. While fl ee-ing the scene, Kempinski chased after the

robbers and was shot at four times. Polk then fl ed to nearby home, shot out the win-dow and held four people hostage, until he surrendered.

Kempinski says he can vividly remember the details of that day but is fortunate that the outcome was a good as it was. Although sur-gery for multiple gun shot wounds and hav-ing his spleen removed, Kempinski only suf-fered an injury to his left arm.

“It’s good. It’s not back to 100 per-cent, but I work with it the best I can,” said Kempinski, who just fi nished physical thera-py in November.

Rehabilitation and loving support from his family, fellow offi cers and the community kept him going. There were cards with mes-sages of encouragement from residents and even a fundraiser held in his honor.

“The community reached out to me in various ways,” he said.

Despite a long recovery and what many would reconsider, Kempinski didn’t second guess going back to patrolling the streets.

“It’s a passion and a decision each offi -

cer has to make. It’s a job I want to do and I’m fortunate to do it,” he said.

But at the same time he’s ‘more aware.’“I am more aware that in this job things

can go bad very quickly,” said Kempinski, “You never know when you could be fi ght-ing for your life.”

That’s the message he shares with the novice offi cers: “There are lots of unknowns, whether on your way to work, on shift or on your way home; stay on your toes.”

“I feel like I’m very lucky to be back on this force and to be a part of this Department.”

Coral Springs Police Chief Duncan Foster is equally as pleased to have Kempinski back keeping the city safe.

“He is on full duty with the police force and doing a great job,” said Foster, “The Department is ready to move forward and put this chapter behind us and continue to keep the community safe.”



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Coral Springs Mayor Roy Gold is in recovery after undergoing surgery to re-

move a brain tumor. “Mayor Gold’s surgery on

Friday was very successful, and he is continuing the re-cuperation process. He is in high spirits and has been in constant contact with the City Manager’s Offi ce. He is look-ing forward to coming back to work as soon as possible,” according to the Coral Springs City Manager’s Offi ce.

Mayor Gold had surgery to remove a meningioma this past Friday at John Hopkins Medical facility in Baltimore, Maryland. A meningioma is a type of tumor that grows from the protective membranes, called meninges, which sur-round the brain and spinal cord; and most are benign.

Gold spoke of his con-dition after having a seizure at a National League of Cities conference in Colorado a few

months ago; doctors then dis-covered an abnormality on a brain scan.

“As you can well imagine, the medical concern I have is a serious one and I am facing it with my family and friends. I am at the number one medi-cal facility in the country work-ing with a top physician and team to help me deal with the medical situation I fi nd myself in,” stated Gold in a letter ad-dressed to the city and resi-dents.

“I hope to shortly return to Coral Springs and the progno-sis for a complete recovery is good. I appreciate all the kind words and prayers my fam-ily and I have received,” stat-ed Gold, “Please encourage our City Commission and City Staff to continue the fi ne work we have started. Only with your help will we be able to move forward.”

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City Of Parkland Continues Push To Clean Up Abandoned

Properties By Nicol Jenkins Editor

The City of Parkland contin-ues to fi ght back against the increase of dirty pools and

yards due to abandoned homes. The Parkland City Commission

adopted an ordinance two years ago, which established a process to address the amount of aban-doned real and personal proper-ty within the City’s limits.

Due to the increased number of vacant and abandoned proper-ties because of foreclosures, the City found it necessary to require mortgagees to take responsibility for properties that they have an in-terest in. These regulations require mortgagees to register with the City Clerk’s Offi ce, inspect their prop-erties, maintain the properties and

if necessary, take corrective action. The cost to register is $150.

“The city created this ordi-nance to have the properties regis-tered by those responsible such as, the realtors, management compa-nies, mortgage company, or who-ever is in charge of property being taken over and abandoned,” said Brian Archer, Management Analyst for the City of Parkland.

Archer says this ordinance has assisted the city in cleaning up properties with dirty pools and overgrown yards.

“Registering helps the city know which ones are registered or abandoned. The owner needs to maintain the property, pool and yard. This has helped the city clean up a lot of the liens and vio-lations,” said Archer.


Parkland Woman’s Club members mentor high school age female students in grades 9 through 12. The Parkland Juniorettes meet once a month. The girls are given an op-portunity to earn community service hours, meet and interact with a diverse group of young women, take an active role in one of the world’s largest volunteer organizations, plan outstanding activities, develop leader-ship skills, all while building an impressive college resume.

“The benefi ts are that these young ladies become involved in community service, per-

sonal growth and development, fellowship and friendship,” said Grabelsky.

Both clubs have a Board and Board meet-ings and general monthly meetings. The Juniorettes meet the fi rst Monday of every month at a different member’s home. PWC meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 pm at Cypress Head Clubhouse.

The 34 members and 32 juniorettes also join together for various service projects, in-cluding an annual fashion show. This year’s show will be held on February 27th at the Coral Springs Country Club. This event will

showcase fashions from Satara, Annie Sez and The Chuckle Patch. The event will also offer lunch, a Chinese silent auction, and a bou-tique with various vendors. All proceeds will go towards student scholarships and assisting other charities.

Other upcoming Club wide events in-clude The Walk for the Animals to benefi t the Broward Humane Society, Relay for Life at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and continuing to support soldiers overseas by collecting items for care packages through America’s Moms for Soldiers. Plus, the mem-bers meet on a monthly basis at a social event, such as a movie night, bunco night, and la-dies night out.

Grabelsky says the Club will continue to hold various service projects throughout the year and hopes more area women will join to gain an experience of community service and camaraderie.

“I have been involved in youth groups be-fore, but this is the fi rst time I have been in-volved in an adult group on a professional level,” said Grabelsky, adding, “I have devel-oped further leadership skills and have had a chance to network with women in differ-ent careers. Number one is for social friend-ship and fellowship, in addition to leadership, community service and networking.”

The Parkland Woman’s Club is seek-ing members. For more information, vis-it http://www.parklandwc.com/ or contact Membership Chair Charlotte Deleu at 954-254-3888 or email charcsfl @aol.com.

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Coral Springs Commission Inks $200,000 Contract With New City Attorney


The City of Coral Springs offi cially has a new City Attorney.

Coral Springs City Commissioners approved a one year contract to promote John Hearn from Deputy City Attorney to City Attorney. His annual salary will be $200,000.

The appointment was made after long time City Attorney Sam Goren sudden-ly resigned this past month. Goren, who worked for the city for 17 years, did not state the reason behind the resignation. Goren’s resignation came on the heels of the October 31st resignation of long time City Manager Michael Levinson, who stat-

ed at the time, that his leaving had nothing to do with the investigation called by rein-stated City Commissioners Tom Powers and Vince Boccard, who were cleared of alleged charges of violating the Sunshine Law.

Commissioners recommended Hearn for the job due to his familiarity with city business, having worked alongside Goren for those 17 years.

“I think this will be a seamless transi-tion. You have tough shoes to follow, but I am confi dent that you will do a good job. We didn’t have to look any further than our own backyard,” said Commissioner Vince Boccard.

Coral Springs resident Joe Morera, however, questioned the departure of an-

other city offi cial.“We lost two of the city’s fi nest. What

is the catalyst for his resignation? Perhaps, the shadow put on his ability to do his job,” stated Morera at the Commission meeting.

Vice Mayor Claudette Bruck responded, “Both losses are tremendous to the city, and this has to stop and stop now.”

Hearn will take over effective immedi-ately. In addition to his salary, he will re-ceive a $583 per month car allowance and a $500,000 life insurance policy. Hearn says he does not plan on hiring any addi-tional in house employees.

“I thank the Mayor and City Commission for the opportunity and look forward to it. It will be a seamless transition,” said Hern.

Raising Awareness: Lupus Column, By Chelsea FriedmanStaff Intern

What is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body, whether it is skin, joints, and/or or-

gans inside the body? Lupus. Never heard of it? Not surprised.

Lupus is an illness that isn’t talked about much and unfortunately too many people don’t know they have it. This silent disease known as the Butterfl y disease because of its many faces and because for some people, it causes some-thing that looks like a “butterfl y” rash on the face, placed on the nose and cheeks together at once, causes you to have an overactive immune system. With Lupus something goes wrong with your immune system, which is the part of the body that fi ghts off viruses, bacteria, and germs, for example the fl u. In a normal situation, our immune system produces proteins called anti-bodies that protect the body from these invad-ers. Autoimmune means your immune system cannot tell the difference between these foreign invaders and your body’s healthy tissues and creates autoantibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue. These autoantibodies cause in-

fl ammation, pain, and damage in various parts of the body. Basically, it’s a disease that attacks all your major organs.

My mom was diagnosed with Lupus when I was very young and sad to say, it’s the only way I remember her as. Most people with Lupus can live a normal life and my mom has good and bad days and it’s that way for most people, as well. Some people have more extreme cases where it can be life threatening and some peo-ple have minor cases, where it’s mostly some-thing else that brings it out. You will often get fl are ups when you have Lupus, which is when you feel worse with pain and sometimes it goes into remission, which is when you feel better and the disease goes “to sleep” for a while.

Lupus isn’t contagious. Women of color are two to three times more likely to develop Lupus, although people of all races and ethnic groups can develop Lupus. It strikes mostly women of childbearing age (15-44). However, men, chil-dren, and teenagers can develop Lupus, too, especially by genetics. Statistics show that at least 1.5 million Americans have Lupus but it’s believed that 5 million people throughout the world have a form of Lupus. Celebrities such

as Seal, Toni Braxton and wife of singer Rob Thomas, Marisol Maldonado, have the rare au-toimmune disease.

Lupus is the sister to Rheumatoid Arthritis and Srogens disease, which are also autoim-mune diseases. Something that has helped my mom big time with Lupus is eating Gluten Free. It has caused her to have way less fl are ups than she was having, and to be happier. And no, it’s not hard to follow this diet, be-cause it’s becoming more mainstream with restaurants like Outback Steakhouse, PF Changs, and Bonefi sh Grill, having Gluten Free menus. I chose to write about Lupus because it’s something I’ve had to watch my mom live with for most of my life and I want to get the word out for more awareness and more re-search. It’s so crucial to get tested and watch for symptoms.

For more info on Lupus and its symptoms, go to, Lupus.org or Lupusfl .org.

And at the Coral Springs Medical Center, the third Wednesday of every month, the Lupus Support Group meets at 7pm. Lupus Awareness month is in May. The next Lupus walk is on Saturday, May 14, 2011 in Hollywood.


Community Gives BackNeighbors Organize Fundraiser

For Local Girl Injured In Free Fall RideBy Nicol Jenkins Editor

Teagan Marti’s courageous battle to recover from a 100 foot free fall on an amuse-

ment park ride has touched the hearts of many in the local com-munity and around the world.

So much so that her Parkland neighbors have sprung to action to help the 13-year-old. Teagan is still unable to walk or fully speak since July 30, when she plummet-ed 100 feet from a free-fall ride in Wisconsin after the ride operator did not open the safety net.

Her Parkland neighbors Alan Weiser and his son Joshua, as well as the rest of his family, decided to organize a fundraiser to raise money for medical necessities for Teagan, among which include a wheelchair van.

A long time friend and neigh-bor, Alan Weiser remembers watching Teagan play around the neighborhood. Now, she spends her days in rehab and struggles to say a few words.

“We are at the house every-day. It’s a struggle for her. She is in rehab daily and in a wheelchair,” said Alan Weiser.

Teagan also continue to strug-

gle with her speech. “She cannot talk because she

still has a trach tube in her. She has trouble communicating; she does a lot of texting.”

But Teagan hasn’t lost her spirit. She continues to light up the room with her smile and thanks those who have helped her.

“When you are with her, you can see a glow off her. She’s such a loving, sweet kid,” said Alan.

That loving nature inspired Alan and his son to come up with an idea for a fundraiser. Being ci-

gar afi cionados, they reached out to the cigar community and re-ceived much support.

“I look at Teagan as my own child; and if this had happened to my own child, I hope others would do the same thing,” said Alan.

The fundraiser, which only costs $15 at the door, will be held on January 29 starting at 8 pm and lasting till 2 am at Smoke on the Water in Weston and will fea-ture various cigars, raffl es, food, wine and beer. Many area busi-nesses have already generously

sponsored the event with free give-aways, including pizza from Papa Johns, chips from Tijuana Flats, desserts from Flora Italian Foods and Ben & Jerry’s, wine from Southern Wine & Spirits and beer from Polar Beer.

Donations from local business-es and raffl e prizes, and gift cards are still encouraged. Plus, every-one is welcome to attend the fun event, in which all proceeds will go directly to Miracles 4 Teagan to help with her medical necessities.

“If we walk away with two dol-lars or one thousand dollars, or just people giving their love and support that is good enough too,” said Alan.

“The whole world has adopted Teagan, and this is about love and caring for her.”

Everyone is encouraged to at-tend the event. The cost is $15 at the door and includes food and beverages. They will also be selling the Miracles for Teagan bracelet.

Companies that wish to do-nate food, raffl e prizes, gift cards, or those who wish to donate to Teagan can contact Alan Weiser at [email protected]. Checks can be made out to Miracles 4 Teagan.

Teagan Marti

City Of Parkland Provides Family Central Money To Support Child Care Programs


The City of Parkland has had a long standing rela-tionship of giving back to

Family Central, Inc.

Family Central, Inc. subsidiz-es low income families in need of child care. Despite Parkland’s reputation of being well off, there are families that need as-

sistance, especially in these hard economic times.

For the period of October 2009 to September 2010, Family Central, Inc. was able to assist 28

Parkland children. The City pro-vided Family Central, Inc. with $1,120 dollars, which will be used as match for state and fed-eral funds.


Precision Tune Father, Son Team Continue To Restore Award Winning Cars

By Bria Brown and Lwin Htet Staff Interns

On the outside, Precision Tune in Coral Springs ex-emplifi es a family owned

and operated business thanks to the friendly father and son team greeting customers as they walk in the door.

Take a deeper look and you’ll notice the display case of trophies for the restoration of classic cars.

Precision Tune Auto Care is a family operated business. Frank Corvino has owned and operat-ed Precision Tune Auto Care in Coral Springs off Wiles Road since 1993. His son is his business part-ner and his wife does the book-keeping.

Frank Corvino has had an in-terest in cars ever since he bought his fi rst one, a Pontiac GTO, back in 1967. Since then, he has contin-ued to restore countless amounts of classic muscle cars, his favorite GM models.

The money he received from selling the fi rst car has gone to-

wards the purchase of anoth-er ’67 GTO. It has taken Corvino four years to restore this GTO. The car includes rare features, such as power steering, power brakes

and factory air conditioning. The GTO has won two trophies, in-cluding one for People’s Choice. But Corvino says he’s not selling this car but instead keeping it in the family.

“There’s just something about taking an old car and transforming it into something nice over time,” Corvino says about restoring cars.

His son feels the same. From a young age, Frank Corvino Jr. has

had an interest in cars just like his dad. He attended college on a football scholarship, but short-ly after graduation he realized he was more passionate about cars

and joined the family business. Together the Corvinos hope to

participate in as many car shows as possible and win more tro-phies.

“My son is dependable, trust-worthy, and reliable. He’s my right hand man. If it weren’t for him I wouldn’t be here,” says Corvino.

Precision Tune Auto Care is lo-cated at 11900 Wiles Road Coral Springs, Florida 33076. For more information, visit www.precision-tune.com or call 954-753-0700.


Community Gives Back

“Addiction Proof Your Kids” By Suzanne MarcellusPresident/Founder of House of Hope, South Florida

On Saturday, January 29, House of Hope, South Florida, presents “Addiction Proof Your Kids” with Dr. Denise Canchola. This interactive workshop is from 11:30 AM to 2 PM in the Multi-Purpose room at the Northwest Regional Library located at 3151 N. University Drive, Coral Springs. The City of Coral Springs and Christian Behavioral Health Specialists co-sponsor this event.

This free workshop will give parents,

grandparents, educators and youth leaders the tools needed to drug and alcohol proof your teens!

RSVP by January 22, by calling 954-562-6776 or email hopesouthfl @gmail.com.

Teenagers in South Florida and across the country are dying from drug and alco-hol abuse! House of Hope, South Florida be-lieves that the fi rst line of defense to pro-tect our young people is equipping parents. Parents will learn how to tell if their child is using drugs or drinking alcohol. They will be taught how to test a child’s urine for drugs

and will leave with lecture handouts and re-sources for more help.

House of Hope, South Florida, an affi li-ate of National House of Hope, is a Christian, non-denominational, not-for-profi t 501(C) 3 organization whose mission is to “Reach, Rehabilitate and Restore troubled and hurt-ing teenagers to their families by providing counseling, training, and Community out-reach, with the future goal of providing a res-idential program when needed.”

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As We See It… Why is my Pet always Sick?Here in South Florida, we’re

blessed all year long with nice weath-er. Mild winters and hot summers are the norm. Our bodies adapt quickly to this environment. Our pets seem to have a tougher time and as a result, they seem to get sick more often.

Why is it that we adapt quickly and they don’t?

First and foremost, we change our diet almost immediately. We elim-inate the heavy stews, casseroles, soups, starches, roasted and fried meats that we eat in colder weather, and replace with lighter fruits, vege-tables, grilled seafood and meats. We change our diet by way of cravings, which is how our body tells us what we need. Our pets quite often are con-tinued on their same diet in a bag. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as well as other natural modalities, we talk about cooling and warm-ing foods. This is one way our body adapts. We who feed Species Specifi c Diets to our pets see them relish cer-

tain meats while being picky with oth-ers. This can’t be done with a ground up, baked, MSG and sugar-fi lled kib-ble, hence our pet’s appetite dimin-ishes, energy levels drop, and illness develops as their immune systems be-come more suppressed.

Another major change for our pets is the year round fl ea and tick season. This causes some major health risks for our pets as now it facilitates year-round toxic fl ea remedies. Read the instructions and health warnings on these product packages, including not getting it on your skin? If they precau-tion you on this, then why are you put-ting it on your pets’ skin? In colder cli-mates, we skip these treatments in the winter allowing pets’ to recover from these poisonings, detoxify, and heal.

The same principle is involved in lawn care where again we have, year-round treatment of our yards and environment with endless toxic insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers, pool cleaners and sanitiz-

ers. In the house we use many of the same toxins to control mold, mildew, and unwanted insects. Again, have you read all the warnings on these labels?

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School NewsHeron Heights Elementary School

By Lisa Swill Special to the News

Welcome 2011!!! Heron Heights Elementary is back from winter break and will be diving into the New Year

with lots of activity. After a festive month in December, a great big thank you needs to go out to those students and families that partic-ipated in Snowfl akes for Larkdale, our special gift-giving program, providing holiday gifts for students at Larkdale Elementary, HHE’s sister school. Your decorated snowfl akes are beau-tiful. Your generous donations and support is greatly appreciated!

Get ready for Family Fun Day on January 30th from 3pm-5pm. This will be an exciting day for all Heron Heights families. Come out and enjoy the Florida weather while spend-ing a Sunday with lots of HHE friends and Full Throttle Entertainment. Families will enjoy light refreshments while participating in fun fi lled

games. This will be a day to remember for the entire family! Also, look out for information on McDonald’s night on January 11th where your favorite Heron Heights staff member will be serving up some food and a percentage of all sales will be donated back to the school. Please check the HHE website for times.

Enrichment activities will be jam packed with exciting activities January 18th through the 20th. Let’s continue to keep up the spirit on Spirit Day by wearing those fabulous school shirts every Friday! After-school clubs start up in January. The choices range from TV Production in our state of the art Media Center to Cupcake Decorating to Ceramics to many of our stu-dents’ favorite, Coaches Pick and lots more......

Other important dates to mark your calen-dar the month of January are:

January 20-Author visit, Michael O’Neill. His visit will include a photo slide show empha-sizing science, conservation, writing and biolo-

gy, as well as an underwater camera and dive gear demonstration.

January 26-SAC meeting @ Barnes & Noble (Coral Springs, Time TBA)

January 26-Family Reading Night (Time TBA)

Thanks to all HHE families for all of your involvement. You are what makes our school such an unbelievable place!

School will be closed on January 17th (Holiday) and January 24th (Teacher Planning) with an early release January 21st.

Please continue to stay informed by check-ing Heron Heights Elementary School’s web-site at www.heronheightselementary.com for ongoing information such as school newslet-ters, upcoming events, parent and student links and much, much more. Also, please follow @ HeronHeightsEl on Twitter and become a friend on Facebook by typing in Heron Heights Elem Parkland.

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School NewsFCAT Reading, Math, Writing,

and Science PreparationAnne Civettini, M. Ed. Director

The Reading and Learning Clinic of Coral Springs be-gins FCAT Preparation class-

es for Writing, Reading, Math, and Science the week of January 19, 2011.

It will be a six-week pro-gram for grades 3 through 11. Class enrollment will be limited to ten students per group. The program will include terminol-ogy used on the FCAT, test tak-

ing strategies, practice ques-tions, and tests for the NEW Next Generation SUNSHINE State Standards.

The Reading Clinic provides excellence in their educational programs. This class will provide a solid preparation for the FCAT test. If you are interested, please contact Anne Civettini at 954-755-0299.

Below is the schedule of be-ginning dates and times the class-es will be offered:

Grade Day Date Time Subject

Grade 4 Wednesday Jan-19-2011 3:30-5:00pm Writing

Grades 8-10 Wednesday Jan-19-2011 5:00-6:30pm Writing

Grades 3-4 Tuesday Feb-15-2011 6:00-7:30pm Reading

Grades 3-4 Thursday Feb-17-2011 6:00-7:30pm Math

Grade 5 Wednesday Feb-16-2011 3:30-5:00pm Science

Grade 5 Tuesday Feb-15-2011 3:30-5:00pm Math

Grade 6 Tuesday Feb-15-2011 4:30-6:00pm Math

Grades 5-6 Thursday Feb- 17-2011 4:30-6:00pm Reading

Grades 7-8 Tuesday Feb-15-2011 5:30-7:00pm Math

Grades 7-8 Thursday Feb-17-2011 5:30-7:00pm Reading

Grade 8 Monday Feb-7-2011 5:00-6:30pm Science

Grades 9-10 Monday Feb-7-2011 6:00-7:30pm Reading

Grade 9 Monday March-21-2011 5:00-6:30pm Math

Grade 10 Thursday Feb-17-2011 6:30-8:00pm Math

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Coral Springs Police Hold Safe Teen Driving Initiative

The Coral Springs Police Department will once again recognize local

teenagers who go without a traffi c citation or an “at-fault” accident during the school year as part of their Safe Driving Teen Initiative.

Students are eligible to apply for recognition if they attend Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs Charter School, Coral Springs Christian Academy, Coral Springs High School, or J. P. Taravella High School.

Teenagers must submit a copy of their driving record that indicates they have a val-id Florida Driver’s License be-tween the dates of August 23, 2010 to April 1, 2011. Copies of driving records are available online at fl hsmv.gov or through one of the Broward County courthouses. This record must be turned into the appropri-

ate School Resource Offi cer by April 20.

Students that meet the cri-teria will receive a gift card, along with a certifi cate of rec-ognition from Coral Springs Police Chief Duncan Foster. Seniors will also receive a cord to wear during their graduation ceremony. Over 60 students were recognized last school year for their safe driving ef-forts.

This initiative supplements the existing efforts towards safe teen driving where parents are provided letters inform-ing them that the City of Coral Springs Police Department is-sued their teenaged driver a ci-tation or warning.

Anyone with any questions about the initiative is asked to contact Captain Brad Mock of the Coral Springs Police Department at 954-346-1761 or [email protected].


Creative Writing By Local Students

If I Had WingsBy Reginald St HilaireCoral Springs Charter School student

If I had wings, I would fl y like a bird and pluck the stars in the sky.

If I was fast, I would water the fl owers under the sun.

If I was joy, I would go into the heart of the poor to give hope.

If I was love, I would kneel before God for humans to stop fi ghting each other.

If I had the power to change everything I wanted –

I would change weapons into toys.I would make bad agreements and bad

feelings disappear;I would hunt wickedness and banish

treachery.If I could only sing….(OOOO)… If I had the power to change everything

I wanted –I would give liberty to all who are cap-

tive;I would give food to all who are hungry;I would cure all the disease in the

world.But all I can do is wish I had wings.

Our Town News Creative Writing ContestIn order to get the community more involved in the news, Our Town News is incorporating a new section in the magazine which will show-

case creative writing from local high school students. Entries should be no longer than 250 to 350 words. We will select the best articles and put them in the magazine. Two lucky writers will be chosen to receive free Florida Panthers tickets and VIP parking passes for the last home game of the season on April 9. Submissions should be sent to [email protected].

We weren’t meant to beBy Krista EmberA Coral Springs Charter School student

I never regretted liking you.Just regretted that it took so long-So long to realize we were so wrong,That we weren’t meant to be.Now it’s past,And here’s the present.Life goes onYou got her,And I got him.So here I goes..My last goodbye.

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Sports & EntertainmentJANUARY 20, 2011

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Our Town News Tennis Pro Eric Kantor To Share Tennis Expertise


Eric Kantor has a wealth of ten-nis knowledge, learning un-der the guidance of some of

the best professional tennis coach-es, and will now be the offi cial ten-nis pro for the Our Town News.

Eric, who teaches tennis at the Windmill Park Tennis Center in Coconut Creek, will share week-ly tennis tips with our readers. Through the Eric Kantor Tennis Academy, he guides novices to professional players how to per-fect their swing and even heads a program called Tremendous Tots for ages 4 to 6.

Unlike most tennis pros, Eric got a later start playing the sport. At 14, he picked up a racquet only with a quest to beat his rival in a game but instead fell in love with the sport. He continued to play throughout high school and was awarded an athletic scholar-

ship to Northwest Missouri State University. After playing college tennis, Eric land-ed a coaching job in Kansas and ul-timately start-ed coaching in Florida in 1995.

While pos-sessing a natu-ral talent, Eric credits his ath-letic prowess to

the guidance of professional ten-nis coaches. He has had the great fortune of learning from some of the best coaches not only in South Florida, but possible the world. Working fi rst with Bill Clark then Rick Macci, both multiple ju-nior coaches of the year, then the former #5 ATP player Harold Solomon.

Through this knowledge, Eric has received achievements throughout his career. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, he was chosen by the Florida Junior Tennis Council to coach one of the teams dur-ing the Team Florida Challenge. In 2008, he was also chosen by the Florida Junior Tennis Council to be the 14’s Zonals coach.

“I am very fortunate to have learned from these three coaches that are probably the most infl uen-tial coaches in the world,” said Eric.

After numerous years of ex-perience, Eric has the ability to

use the knowledge he has gained and his own style, feel, and opin-ions of where the game of tennis is headed into the future to help any young aspiring tennis prod-igy raise their game to another level.

“I provide the young players great fundamentals so they are learning from the beginning the right way to play. Also, they are having a good time,” he said.

Eric says he will continue his

passion for teaching tennis, which he refers to as a ‘lifetime’ sport.

“I will continue my passion for teaching because of the reason I started coaching, to see the smile on someone’s face. When I teach something and they get it and en-joy it, that’s the reason I keep coaching each day,” said Eric.

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Parkland Commission Approves Exception To Sports Ordinance Allowing Douglas Lacrosse On City Fields


Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School lacrosse play-ers can continue to play

on the city’s fi elds. Parkland City Commissioners

recently approved a special excep-tion to continue allowing Douglas lacrosse players to practice and play their games on the Pine Trails Park synthetic turf fi eld for this year. But there are some guidelines, in-cluding the team must get a special events permit and their practices cannot interfere with the practices or games of the recreation leagues.

Members of the Douglas la-

crosse team initially asked the Commission to play on the city’s fi elds because the school princi-pal told them they could not use the school’s fi elds due to over usage. At a previous meeting, Commissioners agreed to allow the team to use their fi elds.

However, city staff recent-ly brought the issue back to the Commission’s attention because Douglas lacrosse requested that the city amend their sports ordi-nance to permanently allow club sports to play on their fi elds. If the city changed this, the team would have to pay a non-resident sports card fee for those players who do

not live in Parkland; this fee is $168 per year for an entire family.

“These children are students and zoned to Douglas High School. To change it to the non-residents fee is ridiculous,” said member Ed Deutch.

Commissioners debated on per-manently changing the sports policy and ultimately decided against it stat-ing that it could open the ‘fl oodgates’ for requests from other club sports.

Instead, Commissioners decid-ed to give Douglas lacrosse a spe-cial exemption to use the fi elds and charge them only the fi eld usage fee, which costs $30 per hour, in-stead of the non-residents fee.

“They should be playing at Douglas High School. These kids should not be put in the middle of something so bureaucratic,” said Parkland Mayor Michael Udine, “It is the wrong thing to amend the sports policy, but we should allow the exception so they can practice on the turf fi elds.”

Lacrosse coaches and mem-bers were pleased with the decision but stated that they would continue to push for playing on their school’s fi elds.


USA Kenpo Karate Wins Top Awards At MAC TourBy Lwin Htet Staff Intern

USA Kenpo Karate recent-ly took home many awards after competing in the

MAC (martial arts competition) Tour Championship as part of the WorldWide Martial Arts Festival.

The event was held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center near Walt Disney World Resort.

“They practiced and pushed themselves to the next level of their abilities,” says co-owner Kai Blackstar. The school hosts two special practices a week because students are required to practice at home and on their own time. Students are trained in their pre-ferred area of competition which includes; forms, weapons, grap-pling, and sparring. Kai Blackstar and Kasey Kersting provide extra training to students of the C4 elite force, the school’s travel team.

The team competed for two days and participated in many fund-raisers with a Kick-A-Thon being the

major event. After all the competi-tors were treaded with a Saturday night showcase of the champions, three US Kenpo karate students par-ticipated in the showcase.

The winners from 6-7 age groups were Logan Draluck for Intermediate Level Open Forms, Point sparring and No-Gi Grappling. Donovan Hartman took fi rst place for traditional weapons and open

weapons, and Jasmine Poutre took fi rst place for intermediate open forms, open weapons, demonstra-tion and continuous sparring

The winners from the 7-8 age groups were Payton Dobbens for Advanced Level Open Weapons and Point Sparring, and Noah Lusk for Beginner Level/First Timers Division Traditional Forms and open forms.

Ages 8-9 winners were Henry Feldman for Traditional Weapons, and point sparring. Destiny Perloni received 3rd place for ad-vanced traditional forms, and Joey Zajic received 1st place in ad-vanced level open forms and 2nd place in open advanced weapons.

At the 10-11 age groups, Kylee Harrison took 1st place for ad-vanced level weapons, tradition-al forms, and Demonstration team. Morgan Lusk took 1st place in Beginner/First Timers Division Traditional Forms, and open forms. Robby Zajic took 1st place in Black Belt Open Weapons, and took 2nd place in Black Belt Traditional Forms and in Traditional Weapons.

“We are all proud of their ded-ication and accomplishments,” says co-owner Rob Hartman.

Congratulations to all the win-ners!

For more information on USA Kenpo Karate, visit www.moreth-ankicks.com or call 954-575-1030.


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Taravella Graduate To Compete In Rad Rok MMA Championship


Since the age of three, Taylor Krahl has ded-icated his life to competing and teaching various martial arts.

Krahl, 18 and a recent graduate of JP Taravella High School in Coral Springs, will soon compete in the Rad Rok MMA Championship to be held on January 21 at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts.

This will be the Broward College student’s second professional fi ght right in his home-town. This past September, Krahl made his pro-fessional debut at Nova University and was vic-torious.

“I love everything involved with fi ghting; training for the fi ght, the fi ght night, the adren-aline, and all the other emotions that come along with it,” said Krahl.

The local sparked that passion for fi ghting in the ring at a young age from his father, Roger Krahl, who owns American Top Team martial arts school in Sunrise. Krahl has learned judo, karate, and jujitsu.

“I started when I was three with judo. I en-joyed it; I always loved fi ghting since I was lit-tle,” he said.

Krahl also wanted to pass his passion for karate to others through teaching. He tells his students the importance of respect, self disci-

pline, and treating other people the way you want to be treated.

In between teaching, Krahl continued to compete in and win professional champion-ships. He has been practicing twice a day for the upcoming MMA fi ght.

“When I’m in the ring, I focus just on my opponent, try to relax and stay calm. I do it ev-ery day,” said Krahl, adding, “Hopefully I like to win by a knock out in the fi rst, second, or third round. Ultimately, I want to stay teaching and eventually compete in the UFC, hopefully after a few more wins.”

Parkland Library Events

A Touch of Polynesia at the Parkland Library – Tuesday, February 1st 3:30pmLearn to Hula Dance! Experience the pas-sion of the Polynesian culture and heritage through music and dance. All ages welcome. Registration required. 954 757-4200Knit N Knowledge – Monday, February 7th 10:30amWant to learn how to knit? Here’s your pass to knitting class! Join others at the Parkland Library as we learn the basics of knit-ting! New beginners should arrive early at 10:00am and will need to bring two size 8 knitting needles and 2 worsted weight yarns. Others may bring a 16” No. 8 circular knit-ting needle and two yarns to make a hat. Registration required. 954 757-4200Ice Age Rampage (ages 7 and up) – Monday, February 7th 3:30pmChildren will learn about the animals that roamed Florida long ago and why these an-imals are no longer found. Children will be able to see and touch a wide selection of genu-ine and replica fossils of animals such as Saber Cats, Mastodons and mammoths and other animals. The library will have various relat-ed books on display for checkout. Sponsored by PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS CHARITIES Registration required. 954 757-4200

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Auditions for the lead of a Major Motion Picture, “Once upon a Christmas Dream”, to be shot in Hollywood, California. Seeking a male, Caucasian, 8 to 12 range. Please call Maggie at Actors Inc. at 954-753-2993 for information.

A wonderful Christmas gift for Mom and Dad!

Emily Delgudo, Kaitlynn Ziegler, Katryna Hogan, and Jennifer Russo professionally re-corded a Christmas song and presented it to their parents as a Christmas gift. The song was made into a musical video. Lots of tears of joy from the parents. The parents all agreed it was a pres-ent that was not expected and will last forever. The recording was produced at Beiler Bros, Studio

in Pompano Beach. The owner Arron Beiler said, “It was a plea-sure having such fresh talented kids in his studio. The whole thing was a gift from Maggie Thomas, their vocal coach.” Check out the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86M_MI5M21U.

Actors- #1 in the Coral Springs Holiday Parade

Students, parents and staff all gathered together to design and build the winning fl oat. Seeing

kids working, creating and laughing together was awe-some! Some of the kids will be at the Holiday Parade tro-phy presentation, which will be covered by the press so check your newspapers, es-pecially this one! I believe the parade will be aired on our local TV station.

Wayne: question for TV & Film Acting-

what does it mean when my Director says, “Your econo-my was little out to lunch?”

Hi Beth. He is saying that you are over acting. Remember lit-tle is more; don’t act. Be more economical with movement and voice; it is not theater, the audi-ence is at the camera lens and let the boom mike do its job. Hey, hope this helped you. Happy New Year!


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Funny Man And Comedy Legend Bobby Collins Comes To Coral Springs Center For The Arts

By Harvey LustigStaff Writer

Funny Man and comedy leg-end Bobby Collins will be performing right in your

own backyard at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts.

The New York Times says Collins is “the most natural co-median working today”. The New York Post described Collins as a “perfect fusion of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis”. Comedian Rosie O’Donnell hand-picked him to

replace her as the head host of VH1’s Stand Up Spotlight. He was the opening act for Cher, Julio Iglesias, Dolly Parton and Tony Bennett. He will headline a stand-up show at on Saturday, February 12 at 8 p.m. The Coral Springs Center for the Arts is located at 2855 Coral Springs Drive., in Coral Springs.

For tickets and more infor-mation, call 954-344-5990 or vis-it www.coralspringscenterforth-earts.com.

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Condos For Sale

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City Of Parkland Seeks Volunteers The City of Parkland is always looking for vol-unteers, who can help improve the level of ser-vice provided to Parkland residents. Volunteers are a tremendous asset to the community. During these times of diminishing fi nancial re-sources, volunteers enrich the community by volunteering their time and sharing their tal-ents or skills. If you are interested in volunteer-ing, please contact the City’s Human Resources Division at 954-753-5040.

City Of Parkland Electronic Newsletter Is A SuccessThe City of Parkland is pleased to announce that its electronic newsletter is a success. The City created a newsletter dedicated to inform-ing its residents about the happenings and events occurring within the City. The newslet-ter is a way for the City’s residents to keep up to speed with what the City is doing and for the City to express what it is excited about and what the City is looking forward to. Residents can sign up for this service by visiting the City’s website at www.cityofparkland,org. Once regis-tered, the City will send an e-mail notice to your computer every two months with the newslet-ter link. For more information, contact Scott Davidoff at 954 757-4126 or [email protected].

St. Andrew CarnivalThe St. Andrew Carnival will be held at 9950 NW 29th Street, Coral Springs FL 33065 (down the street from Mullins Park) on January 27 through January 30. St. Andrew will be holding its annual carnival the last weekend in January with carnival rides, games, entertainment and local talent performing. There will be great food, beverages and a beer garden. Bring the whole family. There is something to keep every-one entertained for hours. Gates open on Jan. 27 and Jan. 28 at 5 pm and on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30 at noon. For more information and dis-counted presale tickets, call 954 258-8023.

Channel 78 Home To Parkland TVThe City of Parkland has a Government Access Channel, which can be found on Channel 78 on Comcast Cable. The purpose of the chan-nel is to provide the residents with current and

on-time information relative to City functions. Everything from City meetings, to job opportu-nities, events, and special information will be aired. All Parkland residents who have Comcast Cable should be able to tune into Channel 78. For more information, contact the City at 954-753-5040.

Families Invited To Movies In The Park The City of Coral Springs’ Movies in the Park is the perfect time to grab family and friends for an evening of entertainment under the stars. On Saturday, January 29 at 7 pm at Betti Stradling Park, the City will feature Despicable Me, rated PG. Blankets, lawn chairs and coolers are wel-come, and refreshments will be available for purchase. Please refrain from bringing glass containers, alcohol and pets. For more infor-mation, call 954-345-2200. The park is locat-ed at 10301 Wiles Road.

Parkland Seeks Businesses For Farmer’s Market Environmental FairThe City of Parkland is looking for local envi-ronmentally friendly businesses that are inter-esting in participating in the Farmer’s Market Environmental Fair on March 20, from 9 am to 1 pm at the Parkland Equestrian Center. Please contact Colleen O’Dea, Special Events Coordinator, for more information or an ap-plication at [email protected] or 954-757-4120.

Passports Can Be Obtained At City HallThe City of Parkland is processing passport ap-plications at City Hall located at 6600 University Drive, Parkland. To take advantage of this new service, an appointment must be scheduled with the Clerk’s Offi ce. Information can be ob-tained from the City Clerk’s Offi ce by calling 954 753-5040 or e-mailing [email protected].

Teens Urged To Join Student Advisory CouncilMiddle and high school students who want to take an active role in the City of Coral Springs are encouraged to join the Student Advisory Council. Middle school students will meet on January 25 at 6 pm. Both groups will meet at

the Coral Springs Gymnasium. The SAC is a city-wide, youth-led organization that is committed to providing a voice for the students of Coral Springs by representing and presenting the in-terests of the students to the administrative and policy-making bodies of Coral Springs. Teens shouldn’t miss this great opportunity to earn service hours. The Gymnasium is located at 2501 Coral Springs Drive. For more informa-tion, call 954-345-2204. Residents Invited To Annual Slice Of The Springs MeetingResidents who would like to discuss neighbor-hood improvements, voice a concern, or simply hear more about the City of Coral Springs’ pres-ence in their immediate community are invited to attend the Slice of the Springs meetings. The meetings are your chance to interface directly with staff members from all sectors of the City, including police, fi re, community development and code enforcement. Upcoming dates are: February 24– Southeast and Southwest slices at Maplewood Elementary, 9850 Ramblewood Drive. March 31- Town Center and Center West slices at Parkside Elementary, 10257 N.W. 29th St.; April 14- Northside and Northeast slic-es at Park Springs Elementary, 5800 NW 66th Terrace. All Slice of the Springs meetings are held from 7 to 9 pm. If you can’t make it to the meeting, catch replays on CityTV 25, Channel 25 on Advanced Cable Communication and Channel 99 on AT&T U-Verse or stream it on-line from www.CoralSprings.org. For more in-formation, call 954-344-1114 or visit www.CoralSprings.org/slice to see which district in-cludes your neighborhood. Parkland Hires New Concessionaire CompanyThe City of Parkland went out to bid for a company to provide concession services for Terramar Park, Quigley Park and Pine Trails Park. The City’s existing contract with Toby’s Concession expires in February. After review-ing the proposed bids, staff recommended and the City Commission approved the hiring of Rio Concessions. Rio Concession has been in op-erations since 1998 and has handled such ac-counts as the Florida Turnpike, several univer-sities, several malls and the Miami Dade Zoo. The new concessionaire will start in March so there will be a small gap in services.



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6. Very Important People

10. Beers

14. Produces as profi t

15. Right away

16. Droop or dangle

17. A fungus of cereal grains

18. Forearm bone

19. Donate

20. Ascertainable

22. Approached

24. Immediately (medical)

25. “Without blemish”

26. Feather ______

29. Is indebted

30. To the inside or middle

31. New Year’s __________

37. Rear part of a ship

39. National Cash

Register (company)

40. Weird

41. Commanding offi cer

44. Violent speech

45. Look intently

46. Representatives

48. In place of

52. Crustaceon

53. Observed (archaic)

54. Rockets

58. Aquatic bird

59. Give off or send out

61. Trap

62. Biblical prophet

63. Exchange for money

64. French for “Study”

65. Not yours

66. Infants

67. Remove by cutting

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2. Gain or deserve a reward

3. Ship that searched for

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4. Blizzard

5. Plantation

6. Safe

7. Island

8. Greek god of the woods

9. Cocker _______ (dog)

10. Kelp-like

11. River in France

12. Santa’s help-

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21. Barrister (abbrev.)

23. Follow subsequently

25. Made a solemn promise

26. Thin, fl at circular plate

27. To (poetic)

28. Slender stalk

29. Academy Award

32. Ceased

33. European tree that pro-

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34. Khomeini ruled here

35. ____ment = salve

36. Meshes

38. Backs of necks

42. Tidiest

43. Oily, viscid mixtures

47. Not liquids or solids

48. Muslim religion

49. Mother in law of Ruth (Bible)

50. Faint

51. Uptight

52. Quotes

54. Fish sperm

55. Norwegian for carp-

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56. Germanic earth goddess

57. Fortune teller

60. Late Chinese leader

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Pictured from left, The Vignola family, Ava 3, Larry, Aimee, Baby Ai-mee, Madison 4

The Vignola family recently welcomed a new addition to their family. The baby was born Aimee Marie Vignola on January 5 at 10:52 am. She weighed 9 pounds and 1 ounce. She was 21 and 1/4 “ long. Both mom-my and baby came home the next night and are doing great. Ava is excit-ed to be a new big sister and Madison is excited to be the “biggest sister”, and both have been helping mommy tremendously with our new addi-tion. Daddy Larry, who is a Coral Springs City Commissioner, is happy to be surrounded by four beautiful women!

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Movies Of The Week

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By Zholey MartinezStaff Intern

The Way Back The Way Back is a fi lm based

on the true accounts of a Polish army offi cer who later moved to England and wrote the book

“The Long Walk,” describing the journey he took with seven oth-ers. The travelers are Siberian gulag escapees that must walk 4,000 miles overland to freedom in India. The cast includes ac-claimed actors, including Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess and Saoirse Ronan from the Lovely Bones.

No Strings Attached Would you be able to have

a friend with benefi ts? The rules are you can’t get emotionally at-tached, no fi ghting, no jealou-sy, and no expectations. Lifelong friends Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) do just that and take their relation-ship to a strictly physical one, but it’s not long before they learn that they want something more. The question then becomes- who will be the one to fall in love fi rst?

The Mechanic Arthur Bishop (Jason

Statham) is a ‘mechanic’- an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for clean-ly eliminating targets. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Donald Sutherland) is murdered, he takes on the job to murder all those responsible for his death. Things grow com-plicated when Harry’s son Steve (Ben Foster) is determined to get Bishop to teach him the trade so he can avenge his father’s killer. But while in pursuit of their ul-timate mark, deceptions threat-

en to surface and those hired to fi x problems become problems themselves.

The Rite Award winning actor Anthony

Hopkins stars in the newest su-pernatural thriller that uncovers the devil’s reach to even one of the holiest places on Earth, the Vatican. A young American priest travels to an exorcism school in Italy to study the trait; however he is skeptical and does not be-lieve that it is the Devil’s doing. Once he is introduced to the un-orthodox priest, Father Lucas,

he is soon exposed to the darker side of his faith.

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nally meets the girl of his dreams,

but after spending years using a fake marriage to get dates, he is left with a tan line of his ring on his fi nger. Before moving on in the relationship, his dream girl asks for permission to meet his soon to be ex-wife. Patrick must fi nd a good female friend to play the role of his wife, and who knows him better than his own offi ce assistant, Katherine (Jennifer Aniston).


FEB. 25, 2011 FRIDAY NIGHT’S DUPONT REGISTRY LIVE AT THE BOCA RATON AIRPORT: This year’s event will revolve around the centennial of the Indianapolis 500 with an exhibit of Indy cars and memorabilia. The evening will also feature exotic cars, custom motorcycles, extravagant boats, private jets, vintage aircraft, and luxury motorcoaches. Guests will also experience a selection of the world’s finest cuisines presented by the areas most prestigious restaurants while enjoying wine tastings, live entertainment and more.

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