Lighthouse Point News June Issue

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M AG A Z I N E
June 2010
INSIDE:
The Magic of Peru Pg. 10 Dining Under the Stars Pg. 30
Pompano Seafood Festival Pg. 20 Relay for Life Pg. 36
Living Life with Alzheimer’s Pg. 22 Classic Car Show Pg. 40
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SABRINA ITALIA OPENS SOL CHILDREN THEATRE

Where Federal Grille formerly stood is now Sabrina Italia with Sol Children Theatre Troupe presents a Broadway concert from
a menu that features Northern Italian and Mediterranean food with Stage to Screen and Contemporary Broadway on Friday June 4 and
a twist. Saturday June 5 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. both evenings.The location
New Owner Mack Keshek promises a great menu to please is 3333 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton.
every palette, and music to please every ear. The Troupe’s Young Artists return with an evening of staged
By all indications, Sabrina Italia will be with us a long versions of Broadway hits from Hairspray, Chicago, West Side
time according to comments made at the opening celebration party. Story, Wicked, and more!!!. Award-winning vocalists will take you
For more information, please call 954-788-6949. on a journey to the Great White Way and, yes, singing along is
allowed! A wine and cheese reception welcomes you to an
evening of incomparable talent.
Due to the popularity of the Concert Series reservations are
suggested. Tickets are $12 each.
MR. GISBERT’S VOICE STUDIO
VOCI, AN EMOTIONAL TRIP ON SONGS
May 26 & 27 at 7:00 p.m. • June 11 at 7:00 p.m.
June 12 at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.
This is for mature ages 12 and older. Experienced young
vocalists with unique timbre take the audience on a visual and
emotional journey with intriguing songs of contrasting styles.
Leave your expectations outside and let the spirit of Voci take
over…A classy wine reception will welcome you to the theatre.
Tickets are $15 general admission, though due to limited seating
DERMA BEAUTY SPA FOR HAPPY SKIN! early reservations are highly recommended.
When you think of Rio de Janeiro Brazil, you imagine beautiful, Sol Children Theatre Troupe presents
healthy, happy people. Derma Beauty Spa by Josy caters to clients The Commedia Tales of King Arthur
with that very philosophy. Recently opened in Lighthouse Point, Saturday, June 26, 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 27, 2 .pm.
Licensed Master Esthetician Josy brings her knowledge and Punchin loves to play Merlin, employing his big, magical nose as
expertise to the U.S.A. and specializing microdermabrasion skin a wand to control Rosetta’s stick horse as she plays young Arthur.
resurfacing. Columbine and Arlequin join in the fun to bring us Lancelot, the
Spa by Josy also offers a multitude of spa services including king, Guenevere and even an ogre guarding the castle! As always,
facials, waxing, body treatments and chemical peels. Josy moved the players revel in creating much onstage merriment with witty
from Brazil several years ago. And now a resident of Lighthouse word play, teasing, and wigs flying off!
point. She carries a full line of Pevonia Botanical products. Due to this limited engagement early reservations are highly
Derma Beauty Spa By Josy is located at 3170 N Federal Hwy recommended. Tickets only $12 which includes refreshments.
(Eldorado Building) Suite #111, Lighthouse Point, just across Call 561-447-8829 for reservations or email solchildtroupe
from Kentucky Fried Chicken, between Sample and Copans Road. @aol.com. Check out www.solchildren.org
Call 954-805-3148.
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
AUXILIARY — FLOTILLA 3-7
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 3-7 in Lighthouse Point, ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY!
as a public service, will conduct a one-day About Boating Safety
(ABS) Course on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the Dixon Ahl National Wildlife Federation has mobilized a huge response
Recreation Center, 2200 NE 38th Street in Lighthouse Point, Florida. team — and today you can be part of this URGENT ACTION
For more information call Gene Cain at 954-557-0582 or email TEAM and help save wildlife.
auxcain@hotmail.com to register. Starting time is 8:00 a.m. The Please, give what you can right now.Your gift will go to help
cost of all materials with lunch included is $45.00. The ABS wildlife and support our on-the-ground efforts in the Gulf and
program meets all the requirements for the Florida’s Boater across the country.
Education Identification Card which is now required for all boaters Our treasured wildlife will be the innocent victims in this
born after January 1, 1988. New and experienced boaters are terrible crisis. They cannot save themselves — it’s up to us to
welcome. Space is limited. Topics include the identification of save them. Give what you can now to the National Wildlife
navigational aids, elementary boat handling, required safety Federation 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston,VA 20190-5362
equipment, and the rules for using the local waterways.
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Editor
F eatures
10 The Magic of Peru
COMING IN JULY —
HOTTER AND HOTTER
OFF THE PRESS!
From the
In our July issue, we will be sure feature
and celebrate all those who have been so
instrumental in making Lighthouse Point
20 Pompano Beach Next month, Lighthouse Point Magazine Magazine, hands down, the most sought-
Seafood Festival celebrates its eighth birthday. In July 2002, after publication by our readers, and “The
our first issue came off the press, and is Biggest Little Magazine in South Florida.”
22 Living Life with unquestionably the best source for local
❖❖❖
Alzheimer’s Disease news of an ever-increasing variety.
In the past number of years, I’ve been
We still pride ourselves in the fact that
30 Lighthouse Point’s Annual we will always deliver important and getting calls from disappointed advertisers
Dining Under the Stars sensitive information to the community who thought they were buying advertising
36 Relay for Life itself, but also now cover most, if not all, space in Lighthouse Point Magazine. I
major events in surrounding communities. learned that another local publication
40 Classic Car Show Not only is our writing staff responsible for registered the name of LighthousePoint
this coverage, but residents themselves are
Magazine.com without my knowledge.
also contributing their own marvelous
stories and travelogues; Bill and Judy I want to sincerely apologize to those
Sullivan having contributed many articles, advertisers who have been misled, thinking
not to mention a splendid article about their ads would be appearing in Lighthouse
Peru in this latest issue by local resident, Point Magazine. After I learned that the
The complete June Eunice Hamblen. website name had been taken, I did the next
In addition to our regular monthly
issue and back issues of best thing and registered www.LhpMag.com.
articles, this month’s issue features no less
The advertiser that has been most recently
Lighthouse Point than eight more “on-the-spot” articles
and photos — by no means an easy task misled has just called me to switch their ad
Magazine to accomplish. over to our magazine.
can be seen on our great Lighthouse Point Magazine is mailed on There is nothing I would like better
the 22nd day of the month, and delivered to than to be Vanity Fair Magazine, or Vogue
website at www.LHPmag.com the homes by the 24th or 25th, giving each
Magazine, but by just taking their website
issue a shelf life of at least 35 days. This
makes our advertisers extremely happy, not name would not be the proper way to do it.
Advertising Rates to mention those who love to read us cover In the end, no one wins.
& Information to cover! Jon Frangipane, Editor
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C ontents
Al’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
I Love My Pet
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lighthouse Point Chamber . 19 TANGO
Mortgage News . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Hello — My name is Tango! I pronounce it Rang-Ro, though. I am a black
On Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 headed Caigue. (pronounced KY-EEK)
Out & About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
I can whistle Suwanee River and the wolf call, when I think someone is looking
especially good. I also mimic the beeping of the microwave just to be funny!
Pet Birthday Gallery . . . . . . . 71
I LOVE toys! I can chew wooden toys apart--and then I get a new toys! I keep
Sheriff Lamberti Reports . . . . 64 our bird shop in business during these tough economic times.
Strange, But True . . . . . . . . . . 54 Also, colorful plastic balls with bells are great fun. I can hold one in each
foot and my beak at the same time. Three at once! That's when I'm not playing
NOTICE my favorite game of fetch. I throw or push a ball off the counter as far as I can,
and one of my two legged friends bring it back to me. Over and over again!
Past issues of
For exercise, I hop, play on my back and hang upside down.
Lighthouse Point Never a dull moment watching me!
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Story and Photos A Trip to Cusco, Peru and surrounding area with
by Eunice Hamblen Country Walkers guide, Juan Carlos Yanez Choquehuenca
L ast year I promised myself a walking trip to Machu

Picchu with Country Walkers, my favorite travel company.
What I got was an in-depth history of Incan culture as well
by late afternoon there was a noticeable improvement in
my ability to ambulate and climb stairs.
At 2:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve we met Juan Carlos
as an up close and personal education in Peru’s current Yanez Choquehuanca, our incredible guide and his partner,
culture and present day challenges. Lima is a 5.5 hours trip Alex Pavel Pumacayo Echarri. There were eight guests; Chi,
from Miami, and Cusco is another 1.5 hours from there. Willis and Spencer, a Taiwanese-American couple and son
from CA., Mike and Meran, a father and daughter from
Seattle, Diane and Ryan from St. Louis and myself. Carlos
spent the first hour determining our altitude adjustment,
our mental state as well as our preparedness for what was
to come. We got a long lecture on sanitation challenges
and the importance of using our bottles of Purell. Then
we started our tour of Cusco, in the rain. This was the rainy
season in Peru, so we became well-acquainted with our
rain gear. None the less, our tour of the Ican Temple of the
Sun, within the Spanish Monastery was impressive. We
learned that the entire temple was cloaked in gold sheets
with solid gold statutes placed throughout. This is what
attracted the Spanish explorer, Pizarro, who eventually found
and pillaged Cusco. Most of the gold artwork was melted
down and sent to Spain. Little Incan gold art survived.
Plaza de Armas.
Cusco’s altitude (11,400 feet) hit me like a rock as I

walked to the waiting van. It was 9:30 in the morning, so
there was plenty of time to explore before the tour
meeting the next afternoon, Christmas Eve. Besides,
walking outside was highly recommended to acclimate
one’s body to the altitude. The town of Cusco was in full
The 126 ton stone at Saqsaywaman,
Holiday costume and the town square (Plaza de Armas) Temple of the Sun above Cusco.
was filling with Christmas vendors.
The first walk was a few blocks and up several stairs to
an Inca Museum. I had to stop several times to catch my To the Inca, their most treasured possessions are their
breath. Walking at a normal pace was not an option. After dead ancestors, which they kept close at hand entombed
breaking for lunch, I continued walking slowing around in baskets or clay pots. The Icans believed these revered
town admiring the Christmas creches and festivities and bodies were still alive in a different form. They were

brought out and place in seats of honor for holidays. When

the Inca fled from the Spanish, it was the ancestor, not the More tidbits: the word “Inca” means king and there
gold they carried with them.
We were told there were more miles of Incan roads built was only one. This king was believed to be the son
than roads in the Roman Empire. All the roads and all the of the sun. This royal lineage was preserved by the
temples were built without metal tools, without use of the
first royal son marrying his sister, thus producing
wheel and without beasts of burden. Humans were the
strongest animals in the area and humans moved massive the next Inca. Cusco was the capital of the Incan
stones to build the many temples in the expanding Incan
Empire which stretched as far north as Ecuador and
Empire. There were no slaves. People built these temples
as tributes to their gods and their royal Inca king. South to Argentina. Cusco itself is built in the shape
On Christmas Eve, the Novatel gave us a complimentary of a Puma. The streets are still named in the native
dinner buffet. There were fireworks set off in the city
throughout the night and into the next morning, Christmas Queschuan language as to where they are located,
day. We began Christmas day with a visit to the famous i.e. head of the puma, tail of the puma, heart etc.
temple of Saqsaywaman, Temple of the Sun above Cusco.
Home to the largest stone at 126 tons, pulled from a quarry
two kilometers away by humans. It took 77 years to build Tambomachu water temple. This hike was an interesting
this temple which was in use for 50 years before the example of how much the weather can change on the
equator at high altitudes. The cool rain stopped at the
beginning of the hike and the sun came out, raising the
temperature about 20 degrees. We shed our rain gear and
long sleeves and were wet with sweat when the clouds
returned with more rain which turned into hail for the last
20 minutes of the walk. We were soaked and our
backpacks and shoes were also soaked. I bought a full-
length poncho that evening.
December 26th was a day full of surprises. Our two
guides and the eight hikers left Cusco for our next stop,
Pisaq. We were dropped off at 11,000 feet below a ridge.
Hiking above Yucay with the

Urubamba River in background. Our guides attempt to
play the flute with Gido.
Spanish arrived and destroyed
it (after the Spanish conquest,
this temple was used as a
quarry to build their Cathe-
drals and homes). Royal Incas
came from throughout the
kingdom on June 21st every
year to greet the sun, the
father of the King. They are
all dressed in gold with
fantastic headgear atop their
“coneheads.” Yes, the royal
Incas were the original cone-
heads. Royal baby’s heads
were wrapped to create the
elongated skull, the symbol
of royalty. There were many
symbols in this ancient
Hiking down ancient
civilization.
From Saqsaywaman we
steps down towards A Day of Surprises
the ancient Inca grainery.
drove to 12,700 feet altitude
and began a hike past the Continued on page 14


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Continued from page 11
Country Walkers with the

holiday dance troop in Yucay.
When we arrived in Yucay, the holiday festivities were in

full swing with many competing dance groups on the
soccer field with a huge crowd, beer stands and food
vendors. We watched in fascination as the costumed
villagers and bands marched and danced onto the field.
Our accommodations at the La Posada de Inka were
excellent. Our dinner that night at a chef-owned restaurant
We hiked through beautiful
was over the top, as were the bacteria hiding in one of the
farmland from 13,000 feet. many courses. Three of us were up all night, as our bodies
eliminated the bacteria the only way it knew how.
December 27, 2010—The next morning, Juan Carlos
gave us two doses of Cipro antibiotic with instructions to
take the third in eight hours. Two of us made it on the tour
of the weaving coop where we saw each step in the
transformation of sheep’s wool to completed product. The
Wool yarn died bright colors

from nature’s ingredients.
Country Walkers at beginning

of 13,000 foot hike with Illaria
and her dog Osso.
As we climbed up and over a scenic mountain on an colors from natural dyes were brilliant. Diane from St.
ancient trail, we heard an Andean flute. It was mystical. At Louis completed the walk to the ancient salt mines that
first we could not see the source, then we came upon are still used today. I stayed in the van and slept soundly on
Gido, our flutist who accompanied us for the next hour my Cipro. Our third casualty, Miran, was back at the hotel.
and a half down into the town of Pisaq. We passed an That evening we dined with a local family in their home.
Incan watchtower, grainery and an east-facing cliff of We had traditional Andean meal of root vegetables,
chambers for the royal corpses. In Pisaq we ate lunch in potatoes, corn, cuy, chicken and a purple drink made from
a German owned restaurant and visited a local market purple corn. There were four generations of the family
catering to the touristas. After this we climbed into our present. Although our communication was limited by the
van for the drive to our next stop, the town of Yucay, our language barrier, their hospitality and sincerity were
home for the next two nights. genuine. Our guides did an excellent job in entertaining us
through their farm. We met several farm families on our

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


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LHP Chamber Celebrates EARTH DAY

By Jane Alford
More than 50 LHP Chamber members gathered at the Chamber’s

monthly social on Thursday, April 22, 2010 and celebrated Earth Day.
This event was hosted by Andrea Freygang and the team at The
Observer and held in the lobby of the Eller Building.
Guests mixed and mingled while they enjoyed food provided by the
Little Havana Restaurant and T he Olympic Flame Diner. Jim Lusk, the
General Manager of The Observer introduced David Eller, Publisher
and the rest of the Observer Team. He talked about the history of the
publication and after the guests enjoyed videos clips taken from the
new Observer TV program. The City of Deerfield Beach, The Observer
and Waste Management provided lots of
environmental friendly “goodies” to take
home such as recycled tote bags, flower
and vegetable growing kits, and seed
packets. Also available were brochures
and literature from local “green” Dr. Carol McNamara Fire Chief Dave
organizations. Donzella and Michele Greene, right
There was a special presentation
made by the Lighthouse Point Little
Sprouts. This organization was founded
in 2009 and provides a venue to educate
young people (ages 5-10) about the
environment. Chase Doerfler and Casey
Proia addressed the group and suggested
ways that we can be good to the earth
by recycling and saving energy.
Michelle Hale and Carol Balistreri
encouraged everyone to take part in the
upcoming 7th Annual Rock-N-Bowl
event sponsored for Florida Atlantic
Julie Doerfler and Jeanne
University’s Quaterback Scholarship. Proia with Little Sprouts Chase
This fun event was held on May 1st at Doerfler and Casey Proia
Diamond Strike Pompano Bowl.
Checks presentations were made to the following Cindy Tenberg, Julie
organizations which benefitted from this year’s Taste of Wheeler and Meg Griffin
Lighthouse Point. Rachel’s Village was presented with a with Rachel Wheeler
check for $2,600 to build a home in Haiti by Food for the holding the check presented
to Rachel’s Village.
Poor, $1,600 was awarded to the LHP Fire Department
to purchase a new cardio detection device, and Norcrest
Elementary School was presented with $2,500 for their
Adopt a Classroom Program.
Officer Larry Hawkins from the LHP Police
department was presented a check for $1,000 for the
Special Olympic Torch Program which took place that
afternoon on the Federal Highway Corridor.
This meeting was a mix & mingle and networking
event to further the business interests of the individuals
and the Chamber. For more information, please visit
www.lhpchamber.com
New members Rebecca Cerino
and Jason LaValle

26th ANNUAL
April 16-18
Photos by Jon Frangipane
On the Beach
at Altantic Blvd. & A1A
Continues on page 67
Site Development at the Sample-McDougald House

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

Living Life With Alzheimer’s Disease

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

injustice, but to fight to change the law so what happened to them doesn’t
happen to someone else with early onset AD. As a result of Jay’s position
on the early stage Advisory Group out of The National Alzheimer’s If you think that you or a loved
Association’s Chicago office, he was chosen by the social security one may have AD, it’s important
administration to testify at the Compassionate Allowance Initiative Hearing to know the early warning signs.
on Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementia this past July. A pamphlet put out by the
“I began to suspect there might be a problem when I kept losing things Alzheimer’s Association lists
and forgetting how to get to places that I had been going to for years,” Jay ten warning signs of AD, they
said. “I began to rely more heavily on taking notes while at work. I know include:
that the people I worked with had to have realized I wasn’t keeping up
1. Memory changes that disrupt
with things like I used to — but I was the President and I’m sure they
daily life
didn’t feel comfortable sharing whatever concerns they may have had
with me.” 2. Challenges in planning or
“It’s unbelievable, we testified in July and they passed the law on solving problems
February 11,” Laura said. “I cannot believe how fast it went, although we 3. Difficulty completing familiar
have to say that it was a six-year long train of people working on it, and we tasks
happened to be on the caboose to wave to everyone when they passed it.”
4. Confusion with time or place
“It’s such a good solution to any adversity in your life to rebuild and
work with other people. It takes you out of yourself and we have a whole 5. Trouble understanding visual
new reason for being now. Really, our life took a turn that I never would’ve images and spatial
planned but it’s been so rewarding.We meet the most wonderful people,” relationships
Laura explained. 6. New problems with words in
speaking or writing
7. Misplacing things and losing
the ability to retrace steps
8. Decreased or poor judgment
9. Withdrawal from work or
social activities
10. Changes in mood and
personality
For more information on

Alzheimer’s Disease visit
www.alz.org where you’ll find
various links including one to the
upcoming Memory Walk as well
as the July 10-15 (with early bird
registration beginning May 14)
Alzheimer’s Association
International Conference on
Jay Jones with Michael Astrue Commissioner of Social Security Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD).
and Laura Jones If you follow this link
www.actionalz.org you’ll be
They’ve also worked with Fairchild Tropical Gardens in Miami to help able to read about the
design a tour especially for people with AD called ‘Plants and People: An Champions Consumer Campaign
Interactive Garden’. The Alzheimer’s Association is trying to put together and the list of celebrities (such as
more these programs across the country.And this year, Jay and Laura have Soleil Moon Frye, Leeza Gibbons
decided to focus on research, public policy and outreach. “Alzheimer’s and David Hyde Pierce) and how
mortality rate is one the rise,” Laura said. “In the last six years deaths from they’ve been personally affected
stroke, HIV, heart disease, prostate cancer and breast cancer have gone by AD.
down while deaths from AD has increased. Scientific projections estimate
that by 2050 there’s going to be 13.5 million people with the disease as
opposed to 5 million today and the cost is going to be around 900 billion
if we don’t do something about it now.”

AS I WAS SAY I N G
Stray Thoughts, Vol. IV

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


The Garden Lady Says…

Prepare now.
By Donna Torrey
This is the time in our gardening year when I like to tie Now is a good
up any loose ends in preparation for the storms to come. It time to appreciate
always seems that we are in denial until the first one hits how beautiful it is
and then we get caught with our pants, and pots down! here, and to keep
Don’t let this happen to you this year. planting, especially This Cattleya will be better off
If you have a lot of potted trees, now is the time to plant smaller trees. A good if you just set it down on
them. Plant as much as you can now, and let them begin to one to consider is the ground during a storm.
develop strong root systems during the rainy season. The Crape Myrtle. They
smaller things come through hurricanes just fine. If you are in full bloom now and very attractive in pinks,
have a lot of potted decorative containers, make a lavenders, white and now red. It is a deciduous tree,
hurricane plan for them. Are you going to group them meaning that it loses its leaves during the winter months,
together next to the house in a protected area, or are you but as a bonus, it has a remarkable exfoliating bark that will
going to bring them inside? Will you just drop hanging really show off your hanging orchid collection.
orchids beneath the trees, which I recommend or try to Crape Myrtles like full sun and moderate to low water.
bring them in as well? It is easy to grow, will eventually reach 15 feet or so and
I find that if you leave orchids outside as much as will give a lot of visual pleasure during the sultry days
possible, in the long run, they fare better. Don’t forget, our ahead. ◆
homes are dark, stagnant and water is scarce indoors during
a hurricane. Be sure that all large trees are being Garden gate Nursery is located in the Pompano Citi Centre.
professionally pruned now to minimize damage to other Donna can be reached at 954-783-GATE, or at www.donnas
trees and your home. gardengate.com
Beauty Spot of the Month
Congratulations to Bill and Judy Sullivan at 2200 NE 32nd Street, winners of the Lighthouse Point Community’s
Beauty Spot of the Month Award for May, chosen by the LHP Beautification Committee.
“It All Starts With Love”

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


Lighthouse Point’s Annual

DINING UNDER THE STARS
Story and Photos by Jon Frangipane
Unwieldy craziness prevailed at “Dinner Under the Stars,” as This is not to say there were no other significant contri-
local residents, some seemingly temporarily out of their minds, butions of costumes and talent. Some of those included Saturday
unleashed wild, and raucous eruptions of uninhibited behavior Night Live, Martinis and Meatballs, Bada Bing, Margaritaville,
never witnessed before, south of Hillsboro Inlet. Garden Party, College Daze, Global Warming Research Lab,
There was no shortage of creative themes either, one of which Coastal Living, Jimmy Buffet Beta Signa, Eco- Friendly Spring,
stood out far above the rest, simply called “Clue.” The costuming Norcrest Elementary Global Learners, Vintage Florida, Hawaii,
was nothing more than perfection and their presentation Shade the Park, Pink Flamingo, Mechanical Bull, Florida’s Natural
included an actual professionally printed Playbill! Amy Kassis and Urban Cowboy.
appeared as Mrs. White, a former high-rent call girl; Karla
Yugovich was dressed as a beautiful, classy, soft-spoken heiress
(perhaps miscast?); Shirley Watson, a once-famous starlet; David
Watson as Professor Plumb; Tim Griffin as Colonel Mustard;
Howard Dekkers, a butler; George Kassis, a bumbling inspector
(perfectly cast?), Mitch Canada, an extortionist; Scott Marsh, as
Father Green; Zina Dekkers as a tough cop; Mary Griffin as a
singing telegram girl and finally a French maid, played by
Maureen Canada.
Martinis & Meatballs
Saturday Night Live
College Daze

“Clue”
Bada Bing
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RELAY FOR LIFE

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

in the Shoppes at Beacon Light was greeted with a good deal of
enthusiasm, despite the fact that quite a number of car
shows had been presented locally in the previous few
weeks.
On tap for entertainment was talented Lighthouse Ally
Point teenage vocalist, Ally Loren, who opened the Loren
program with folk and rock favorites, including some of
her own compositions. Alone on stage, with just her
guitar, the 18 year-old showed great style and polish in
her renderings. We should be hearing great things from
Ally in the near future. Robbie
A fashion show followed with lovely ladies who Hilliard
modeled clothes designs by Millie Walsh of Body and
Soul Boutique,Wigs and handbags by Linda Bourguet of
Merle Norman, Sunglasses by Eye Site Vision Center,
Jewelry by Beacon Light Jewelry & Engraving by
Myriams.
Featured musical act was Robbie Hilliard (aka Robert
Friedman), who has played and sung with many well-
known rock bands in the past and showed that he can
still deliver on stage with his own originals as well as old
favorites such as City of New Orleans. Hilliard recently
signed a long-term recording contract and his band can
be seen on YouTube.
Tom Sheehan Auto had a wide array of beautiful late
model cars on display, as well as an amazing selection of vintage
models for every taste.
As usual, the Exchange Club members contributed their
time and effort at their Hot Dog/Hamburger Hut, as well as to
Tom Sheehan with an outstanding display of new model cars.
And kudos to member Scott Alford, who took up the job of
Master of Ceremonies the very last minute. Swell job, Scott! All
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One of the best kept secrets of South Florida is the Dockside

Galley Grille Restaurant at the Lighthouse Point marina. Only
boaters or Lighthouse Point residents and their friend would
know of this charming restaurant for it is tucked away in the
residential section of Lighthouse Point. Located directly across
from the pastel colored town homes, the Dockside Galley Grille
sits at the marina, overlooking the beautiful yachts and fishing
boats that sway in their dock space. Whether you sit outside at
the terrace or indoors where the floor to ceiling glass window
give uninterrupted view of the marina, you forget that you’re
just a few miles from Federal Highway. More aptly, you think that
you were in Bimini or Key West, with no cares or worries in your
mind. How fortunate it is for Lighthouse Point to have such a
heavenly place right here in their backyard!
The open ceiling, painted blue to extend the skyline or
perhaps the waterway, has several bright colored fish figurines
hanging to give the restaurant a playful, relaxed atmosphere.
Various pictures of the ocean and nautical instruments on the
wall seemed well suited to the marina look. Several of the tables
have a multitude of blue, green, and yellow pebbles that form
fish designs for diners to enjoy while waiting for their order. Pop
tunes from the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s as well as from today softly
played in the background to create a casual ambience. All the
details of the restaurant, the aesthetic look and feel of it seem to
have been perfectly chosen.
Owners Michael Kridlow, the chef, and Nikki with
their two lovely daughters.
In meeting Nikki Kridlow, the owner, it is not surprising that

the restaurant exudes such casual beauty and flair. With the
most mesmerizing hazel eyes that are slightly hidden by her long
bangs, Nikki greeted me as if I had known her all my life.
Flashing her picture perfect smile, she
made us feel at home and spoke with
enthusiasm for her restaurant business.
“We fell in love with the restaurant and
the area.” said Nikki. “We would love
to keep it (the restaurant) forever. My
girls grew up here. Everybody knows
each other. It’s a family type of place.”
She said that her “loyal locals” have
found her restaurant by word of mouth.
Greek Salad, above, and the decadent Her clientele consists of Europeans,
homemade fudge chocolate cake. Boca, Lighthouse Point, and marina
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Global Warming
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MORTGAGE N EWS
An Alternative… Finally!
By Karen Hammett
Since the residential housing unbelievable price and you just need the money for a short time
meltdown, the basic mantra in the until your current property sells. Or, what if you are an investor
mortgage industry has been that if and you might be flipping the property. Believe it or not, there
you aren’t close to perfect; meaning 20% down, strong income are plenty of situations where this type of loan can really come
and excellent credit, you shouldn’t even THINK about applying in handy.
for a mortgage. FHA loans do require less money down, however, Do the math, 5% of $50,000 is only $2,500. That’s not too big
but the guidelines are even more strict with them regarding of a price to pay if you can close fast. If your credit is shot and you
credit and income than in the past. Surprisingly, we had quite can’t document your income, this can be a real life saver. Given
a few applicants that fell within the new strict guidelines. But these are interest-only loans, oftentimes the monthly payment is
what about the rest of the borrowers who are now stuck just 50% of what this same Borrower would have paid for the same
without the ability to purchase a new property or refinance the house just two years ago. The key is to finding the right property
one they have?? When are the banks going to loosen their belts?? and having the ability to post a 40% down payment.
If ever?? The best part of the picture is that finally a group of people
This week I ran across a group of Investors who are willing to have stepped up to invest in the Florida Real Estate Market for
finance small loans, $50k to $75K, at up to 60% LTV, at a rate of the first time in a long time. Even if this type of loan can help
approximately 12%, interest-only and for three year terms. They only a small percentage of the buyers….it’s a step in the right
charge 5% up-front and there are prepayment penalties that reduce direction.
The best part about the deal is that they can close the loan in Hopefully, more Investors will speculate that the market has
about a week, they don’t require an appraisal, and they don’t finally bottomed out and look at this Real Estate situation we are
care if your credit is bad. They are simply making a real estate bet currently in as an OPPORTUNITY. ◆
by piggybacking off of the great deals that are available to buyers Karen Hammett is a licensed Mortgage Broker and owner of
today while the market recovers. Howard Grace Mortgage located in the Duval Court Professional
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LEGAL MAT TER S

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


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Dockside
Galley Grille Restaurant
people “It’s a nice, relaxed unpretentious group.” Apparently
there have been celebrities such as Jimmy Buffet and Earth Wind
and Fire that have stopped in. But more importantly, it seems to
be a friendly, local hangout where kids can get shrimps and feed
the tarpans from the dock while the family can enjoy a great Linguine and
reasonable meal. white clams, left,
At one point, several customers walked in and Nikki stood up and Chicken
to give each of them a big hug. “I stay in touch with some of my Caprese, above
clients. Some of them are from Turkey and from different
places!” Nikki’s ease and love for people seem perfectly suited
for her business. There’s a genuine warmth and playful attitude
about her that seems to draw people to her. Our waitress,
Lorena from Peru stopped by and said, “I love Nikki! When my
mother calls me from Peru, she asks about me, my family, and
Nikki!” If we were able to give “the most happy waitress award”
to anyone, it would be to Lorena. With a slight bounce to her We also shared a Linguine and white clams ($16.99) that had
gait, Lorena’s entire face lit up when she smiled. It seemed that plenty of fresh clams in their shell as well as chopped ones. The
no one could be better suited to this bright, happy establishment extra crushed red pepper added a nice zest to the dish. The
than this brown-eyed charming waitress with a dimpled smile. Chicken Caprese ($17.99) that was chicken sautéed with fresh
Michael Kridlow, the chef and Nikki’s husband stopped by roasted peppers, basil, tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella in a cream
and extended a firm handshake. With a dark crop of hair and a sauce over penne pasta would be a perfect dish for cream sauce
twinkle in his eyes, he exuded an easygoing air about him. After lovers. The New York Strip ($22.99) was a USDA black angus
many years as the chef and trainer at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, he aged strip steak
had a successful restaurant in Pennsylvania before opening up that was grilled
New York Strip
the Dockside Galley Grille eight years ago. Michael and Nikki perfectly, served
were high school sweethearts in Pennsylvania and always knew with sautéed
that they wanted to be in sunny Florida. They have two beautiful green beans and
daughters who are 12 and 16 years old. Nikki claims that the rice. The Filet
restaurant is very important to them but the most important Mignon ($23.99)
thing in her life is her family. was tender and
With such wonderful people in one place, I couldn’t expect charbroiled to
anything less with the food. And I wasn’t wrong. We started with perfection, also
a cup of delicious Seafood Chowder that had plenty of clams served with green
and vegetables. Then to wet our appetite, we had Bruschetta beans and rice.
with Ciabatta Bread Even though we
that had fresh moz- really had no more room to spare in our digestive system, we
zarella in between had to indulge in Michael’s homemade fudge chocolate cake
slices of bread, ($5.99.) For something this good, we can always make room! It
and sautéed garlic, was a pleasant surprise to have such good food in a casual
basil, and tomatoes, marina type of restaurant. It goes to show that even in a tough
sprinkled with recovering economy, restaurants with good food, excellent
parmesan cheese. service and reasonable prices will survive.
This is a large There’s something for everyone in their extensive menu. The
appetizer that can sandwiches are priced from $7.99 (The Big B.L.T.) to $10.99
be shared for a (Fresh Tuna or Dockside Grilled Sandwich.) The salads are
party of four. We priced from $6.25 for a Mesculin salad to $8.95 for a Fresh
also shared a Greek Tomato and Mozzarella salad. Known for its amazing breakfast,
Salad ($8.50) that be prepared to wait in lines on weekends. Eggs Benedict
Bruschetta with Ciabatta Bread ($8.95,) various different omelettes, pancakes and French toasts
seemed to burst
with bright colors from the fresh mix of greens topped with with fruit can be enjoyed with cappuccino or a glass of mimosa.
kalamata olives, pepperoncini, peppers, tomatoes, onions and feta The Dockside Galley Grille is open everyday for breakfast and
cheese served with homemade Greek dressing. For a few dollars lunch and Wednesday through Saturday evenings for dinner.
more, you can add chicken or shrimp for more protein. This article is for the restaurant’s promotional purpose only.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN FAMIILY FEST

Photos by Debra Todd

PRESIDENTIAL MISSTEPS
U.S. presidential faux-pas, gaffes, and unfortunate incidents
The following is a list of faux pas and gaffes and unfortunate Lyndon B. Johnson
incidents that proved embarrassing, humiliating or regrettable to Johnson was well known for his coarse language and
the party or parties involved, involving U.S. Presidents. Some were occasionally unrefined behavior. While not a gaffe in office, an
by Presidents themselves while others were made by those either embarrassingly personal tape of LBJ ordering pants from Joe Haggar
associated with or who reported about the U.S. President of the day. on August 9, 1964, was later released to the public. In it, Johnson
Warren Harding belches, complains about the pants riding up and cutting him
Harding’s poor grasp of the English language, coupled with his “where your nuts hang” when he gains a little weight, like “riding a
insistence on writing his own speeches, produced notorious wire fence,” and asks for more material “around under my
linguistic errors. He once commented: “I would like the government bunghole” that he can let out if need be.
to do all it can to mitigate, then, in understanding, in mutuality of Gerald Ford
interest, in concern for the common good, our tasks will be solved.” Gerald Ford, who succeeded Richard Nixon in 1974, made
Following Harding’s death, playwright E. E. Cummings said “The numerous gaffes and faux-pas, many of which, while making people
only man, woman or child who wrote a simple declarative sentence see him as human and less imperial than his predecessor, made
with seven grammatical errors is dead.” others vote against him for election in 1976. Among his more
Harry S. Truman famous examples are: On October 6, 1976, during a televised
Truman had unexpectedly become President due to the sudden Presidential debate in the 1976 Presidential election with rival
death of long-term President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Few expected Jimmy Carter, President Ford became confused and stated that
him to secure election as the Democratic candidate for the Poland and Eastern Europe were not under the domination of the
presidency in 1948. In an effort to boost his ratings, during the Soviet Union. When challenged over his comments, he repeated
Democratic National Convention the party released dozens of doves “There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, and there never
into the convention hall. The action backfired spectacularly when will be under a Ford administration.” In the words of Professor Alan
some of the doves died in the intense heat and others, made dizzy Schroeder, author of Presidential Debates: Forty Years of High Risk
by the heat, desperately tried to escape and dive-bombed the TV: “That was a gaffe that took him some time to recover from,
delegates. (Christian Science Monitor) mostly because he did not back away from the statement.”
Green Harriet
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CANTAN KER O U SLY YO U R S

Welcome to My World
By Wendell Abern
Dear Fellow Oldersomethings, I’ve had enough. I decide that most cellphones must operate the
How’s your world? Mine is intimidating. I awaken each day fearful same way. I call my landline phone, answer it with foul language and
my car won’t start, my Microwave won’t heat, my refrigerator won’t hang up both phones. Then I call my cellphone from my landline
cool, my computer won’t compute, or my TV set won’t televise. phone, answer it with more foul language and hang up both phones
If you’re living in the same world, I have sage advice to impart: with a smug smile. I can call and answer. I consider myself an
never lose your cellphone. I Lost mine. undiscovered genius.
So I use my land line to call the cellphone and see if it will ring About a month later, I find seven messages in my inbox, and I
in some logical spot, like my clothes hamper or oven. Nothing. don’t know how to retrieve them. I sneer at the instruction booklet,
Spend two days scratching around under the seats of my car, hauling curse at the magnifying glass and go back to visit Bertha.“I see
everything out of my car’s trunk that hasn’t been opened since last people have called,” I tell her, “I hit the ‘Okay’ button to get to my
Thanksgiving, trace my steps to bridge club, super market and dry inbox, but all I get is my own phone number.”
cleaner. Nothing. In three seconds, Bertha explains everything.
Haven’t been in Chicago for five months, but I deliberately call I smile. She smiles back. “And by the way,” she says, “your phone
my kids to ask if they’d seen my cellphone — taking a indicates it’s time you pay your monthly bill.
perverse delight in activating their growing concerns about my “Where does my phone say that?”
deteriorating mind. “Right there,” she says, pointing to the small window on my
I call Verizon to tell them about the loss, and to request they phone. At the bottom, it reads, “Monthly payment of $45 due
discontinue all service to the lost cellphone. yesterday.”
“No problem,” says a cheerful young lady named Colleen. “And “What!” I yell. “I didn’t receive a bill!”
just coincidentally, your contract is up. Would you like to renew it?” “We don’t send bills. Just go online and you’ll find out where to
“No. No more contracts.” send your payment.”
“We have some wonderful new phones you can text on, take or “I don’t want to go online! I want to get a bill in the mail! I want
send pictures —” a piece of paper with my name on it! And the calls I made! And the
“Do you have a phone that will clean out my cat’s litter box?” monthly fee! All in black and white!”
Giggle. “No sir.” “We don’t send bills.”
“Not interested. Thank you.” “Okay, okay. Is this all some kind of geriatric practical joke?”
The commercials for Metro PCS advertise no contracts, one set “No sir. You can do everything on line. In fact, we can even
price every month, unlimited calls. My first stop the next morning. arrange to have your fee deducted from your bank account
I tell a beautiful young woman named Bertha I just want a monthly. We just need your debit card information — we don’t
cellphone that will make and receive phone calls. Nothing fancy. accept credit cards.”
“I know exactly what you want,” she says. “Same exact phone I I go home, find the Metro PCS website, fill in the proper
gave my father. You remind me of him.” information, give them the number of my debit card, and wait
“At least it’s not your grandfather.” patiently for approval. Instead, I get a message in red: “Payment from
“Yeah, him too.” this debit card refused.”
I had to open my mouth. I look at my debit card. It expired in January, 2003, one month
After I fill out forms and sign my name, Bertha hands me a sheaf after the only time I used it
of papers thicker than the New York Times, with instructions on I go to my bank. They issue me a new debit card. I go back to my
what to sign, what to mail to the district office, and what to file. computer and pay. I am accepted! I decide to call Bertha to see
Then she packs up my phone, all the papers, an instruction booklet, how to go about having PCS Metro deduct my fee automatically
and the box containing chargers for both home and my car’s from my bank. She gives me a number to call.
cigarette lighter slot. That was yesterday. Right now, I am staring at the phone, trying
When I get home, I unwrap everything and take out the to ramp up the courage to call the number Bertha gave me. I pick
instruction booklet, which I leaf through for about twelve seconds up my instruction booklet and magnifying glass, remembering
before calling Bertha. fondly the many telephones I’ve used in my life that didn’t require
“Your instruction booklet is smaller than a deck of cards!” I yell. instructions.
“And it’s printed in four-point type! And it’s 115 pages long! All But that was my old world.
I want to do is make phone calls! Why do I need a 115-page Truth is, I love this new world too, when everything works when
instruction booklet?” it should. But that’s only 18% of the time — a percentage I made up
“You don’t have to learn everything that’s in there. And my father to punctuate my frustration with this new world, where everything
uses a magnifying glass to read his.” stops if anything goes wrong with anything.
Wonderful. I have the good sense not to ask if her grandfather So what’s your world like? I hope it’s all working for you. That
uses a microscope. everything starts and stops when you want it to.
I try my magnifying glass. One of the first words I tackle is Whatever you do, don’t lose your cellphone.
“connector.” Easy to see the “c” and the “o” at the beginning, but by Cantankerously Yours,
the time I navigate through the rest of the letters and end up with Wendell Abern
the “r,” I forget what word I am reading. Wendell Abern can be reached at dendyabern@comcast.net.

ON R ELIGI O N
Sharing the Wonder By Reverend Jack Noble
I had a much older sister, with whom out the wash, or mowing the lawn, or washing the car, or
I shared a strong bond of love and weeding and planting — she would call out to me, and I would
devotion. She was married the winter come running. And I say run, because I knew when she used a
after I was born. For the first four years certain tone of voice there would be something remarkable for
of my life — until I started school — I me to see. And as I got close I would see her kneeling down
spent more time with her, than I did with anyone else in my next to a rosebush that she had nursed and nurtured with loads
family, including my parents. I remember her telling me that on of cow manure and affection, cupping a tightly-rolled rosebud
the first day of school, as the big yellow school bus drove past between her fingers. Or she would be bent over the amazing
her driveway, she cried knowing that somewhere I was in there trail of a slithering seymore-the-snail curving across the brick
alone. walk. Or she would be pulling down the spindly twig of a limb
Prior to that day we had spent all kinds of time together. She so I could witness a caterpillar of some sort, emerging from its
had such a green-thumb that to this day, I declare she could have chrysalis after a long death into a new and resurrected life as a
stuck a pencil in the ground and it would have grown. Around butterfly. Or…, O, it doesn’t really matter. It would always be
the nice neat little farmhouse where she and her husband lived, something magical and wonderful. The amazing thing, though,
she had planted irises and snapdragons and sweet peas. She was that she never tried to explain what we could both see so
was probably the most intelligent of all us kids, but wasn’t plainly. For her it was merely enough, to have called me aside
offered the same opportunities as I. Over the years I have felt from whatever it was I was doing, to witness this simple yet
sorry about that. I’ve often thought she would probably made profound thing. She trusted that I was bright enough to see it.
more of those opportunities than I did. Any rate, what I Her job was simply to call my attention with the words, “Jack,
remember most was her incredible wisdom. would you look at that… would you just look.”
She was such a gift to me. Decades have passed since then; she’s been gone now forty-
She was the one who introduced me to good music, “The one years this November. Most of my memories of childhood
Grand Canyon Suite” was the first thing I remember hearing on have faded into the long ago and forgotten. But I still remember
the radio in her kitchen….and “Madame Butterfly.” But as those magical moments of looking over the shoulder of this
wonderful as those gifts were, they were overshadowed by intelligent and wise woman. I remember those moments as
something more profound. though it were yesterday. And whenever I want to feel close to
You see, very often, as she went about her chores — hanging her, all I have to do is remember… ◆
EDUCATION
Addressing Childhood Obesity By Dr. Bob Parks
Recognizing the need for student Nutrition Services Department prepares delicious vegan hot entrées,
health and wellness, in 2006, I wrote a such as garden burgers and beans and rice, to encourage our
School Board policy to address this issue. students to include more plant-based foods in their diets. When
At that time, one third of the high school school menus are published each month, interesting nutrition
students in Broward County were articles for parents are included. You won’t find any supersizing,
overweight or at risk of being overweight. With scary predictions transfats or fryers in our cafeterias. Cafeteria staff members
like “today’s children will have a lower life expectancy than their encourage students to include low fat milk, lean entrées and fruits
parents” and “one in three children born in 2000 will develop Type and vegetables in their food selections, making our cafeterias
2 Diabetes before their 50th birthday,” the need to address the learning laboratories for good nutrition.
childhood obesity epidemic was evident. Approaching wellness from the perspective of childhood obesity
In 2004, before the federal government mandated a wellness opened doors to the other health issues facing our students. The
policy be developed in each school district, Broward County Public District’s Strategic Plan includes a goal to improve the health and
Schools began tackling this health crisis by instituting the Commit 2 wellness of students. The goal identifies priorities for health and
B Fit Program in our 3rd grades. Commit 2B Fit, Inc® offers solutions physical education, foods served on school campuses, ensuring safe
in the prevention of childhood obesity and the promotion of overall and secure environments, behavioral health and employee health.
wellness for children and families. Through its award-winning These components are included in the Center for Disease Control’s
program, Commit 2B Fit integrates physical activity and nutrition Comprehensive School Health Model. Last year, the Florida Healthy
education into the curriculum, without adding to the responsibilities Schools Collaborative recognized Broward at the “Bronze level” in
of the teachers.The Commit 2 B Fit customized academic planner is addressing these critical areas, a real accomplishment for an urban
introduced as part of the 3rd grade program. This planner allows school district.
students to plan their healthy food choices and physical activity It takes a community to assure health and wellness among our
while planning their academic day. The planner also serves as a students. Broward County Public Schools proudly acknowledges the
communication tool between student, parent and teacher. support it receives from its many community partners including
School meals served to our students meet the Dietary Guidelines contributions by the members of the Wellness Policy Committee,
for Americans. In fact, in 2008, the Physicians Committee for Nutrition Committee and Broward County Comprehensive School
Responsible Medicine (Washington, DC) gave Broward County Health Advisory Committee. Together, we will meet the health
Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services an A-, noting that challenges facing us, and assure that all of our students achieve their
healthful salad entrees are served daily, including vegetarian salads highest potential. ◆
and a variety of fruits and vegetables. Every week, our Food and
Oh, Such a Night!

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

LI B R ARY N EWS
Free Educational Aids Available at the Library
By Doreen Gauthier
The alphabet soup of college entrance are videos to “demonstrate” problem solving. Secondly, the
examinations can become the high Learning cycle directs a “practice by doing” which stimulates
school student’s worst nightmare. The pressure to excel for retention. The program allows the simulation of a real test day
admission to the “right” school can be overwhelming. Hiring a by using paper and pencil answer sheets and each segment can
private tutor is often the option — an expensive one. The be completed in about an hour.
Doreen Gauthier Lighthouse Point Library is very pleased to Each segment may be repeated as often as necessary for
announce a free online suite of video-based study guides. The mastery. The publisher cannot promise specific results though
student may select from SAT, ACT, PSAT or PLAN without paying they do present research to show an increase of 194 points (out
a dime. In conjunction with Recorded Books, the library now of 2400 maximum) for those students who complete two full
offers these ePrep courses at the click of your mouse. practice tests for the SAT. Beyond the improvement of test
Each tutor provides practice tests under timed conditions, scores the development and use of thinking skills, literacy, and
grades them online and will immediately launch into video problem-based learning enrich their overall competency in the
reviews. The student’s progress is charted and directs remedial real world.
efforts. The sections are English, reading, math and science For adults who are word lovers — the Wordsmith is an ideal
(ACT). The Wordsmith section is a vocabulary builder. tool for vocabulary building and mental stimulation. Recent
From the privacy of home ePrep will provide a personalized clinical studies show that as we age mental alertness can be
pre-test, strategy and review for the student. The automatic prolonged by doing puzzles or playing cards. Wordsmith is not
schedule guides the student by targeting the progress until exam a game, but the word lists are grand refresher courses for the
dates. The programs were developed by career educators and literary crowd.
designed to support the Information Literacy Competency Try it — our educational partners are equally excited for this
Standards. The two important aspects of the “Learning Pyramid” opportunity. ◆
TH E EYES H AVE I T
New and Exciting Innovations in Contacts
By Dr. Steven Wigdor
In the recent four or five years, there Many patients ask the question to what are the healthiest
have been great new innovations in contact contacts to wear? Studies show, that patient has a far less health risk
lens materials and designs. Contact lens with daily disposables (lenses that you throw away daily). The daily
material has changed dramatically. We have disposables also happen to be the most comfortable contacts lens
gone from ephilocon material to hydo-sylicon lenses, which can allow to wear on your eyes, and soon will come in the most breathable
up to ten times more oxygen to your cornea that leads to healthier material. If dailies don’t fit you lifestyle, studies show that the next
whiter eyes.The most recent changes have been special conditioning healthiest contact lens to wear is the silicon-hydrogel monthly
solutions that lenses are soaked in or matrixes into the material. These disposable. So next time you are getting your contact lens
solutions help the contacts feel wetter and softer in your eyes. This evaluation ask for Dailies or Monthly contact lenses.
results in more comfortable and less dry eyes at the end of the day. Things to look forward in the future advancement of contacts,
In my most recent visit to the manufacturing site of one of the we will see improvements in materials and coatings used in
leading brand of contacts, I was able to see the advancements of contacts. The materials will match up closer to the chemistry and
manufacturing process of contacts. The newer machinery repro- biological make-up of our eyes. This not only will enhance our
duces contacts with fewer defects at half the time. Quality and vision through the contacts, as well will diminish dryness and
reproducibly of the contacts are enhanced greatly. improve all day comfort of our eyes.This will expand the type, and
An increase in the technology has advanced toric contacts ability ages of patients that can wear contacts. Some of these
to be more comfortable as well as sharpened and stable vision for improvements are being used now and increase the all day comfort
the patients. of the lens. These technological advancements will only get better
The advancements in technology for those patients over 40 who with time and expand the ability for more people to enjoy the
have a reading problems, or those who have difficulty seeing in the freedom of contacts. ◆
distance as well as up close now have some great options. Multifocal Remember, everyone has hindsight protect your eyesight!
contacts work amazingly for you. These contacts enable you to see
up close as well as in the distance and most importantly you see Dr. Steven Wigdor, an Optometric Physician, and his staff welcome
binocularly. Your able to see that text message on your cell phone as your calls and questions in Lighthouse Point at 3650 N. Federal
well as look up and see in the distance. Even many mono-vision Hwy in the Venetian Isle Shops - 954-943-6210. You can also find
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of our magazine. To submit your recipe, please email us at: LHPnews@bellsouth.net and type “RECIPE” in the subject line.
CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM MARSALA KOREAN RICE BOWL WITH STEAK,

What you’ll need: ASPARAGUS, AND FRIED EGG
• 3 whole boneless chicken breasts with skin
(about 2 1/2 pounds), halved What you’ll need:
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter • 3/4 teaspoon fleur de sel
• 1 onion, sliced thin • 1/2 teaspoon New Mexico chile powder
• 3/4 pound mushrooms, sliced thin • 1 1/2 pounds New York strip steak, trimmed
• 1/2 cup Marsala • 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup chicken broth • 3 tablespoons Asian sesame oil, divided
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves • 2 green onions, finely chopped
Preparation • 2 tablespoons sugar
Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. In a large • 1 tablespoon sake or dry Sherry
heavy skillet heat oil and 1 1/2 tablespoons butter over • 1 garlic clove, minced
moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown • 1 1/2 pounds slender asparagus spears, trimmed
chicken in 2 batches, transferring with tongs to a large plate • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil plus additional for brushing
as browned. • 6 large eggs
Discard all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet and sauté onion • 6 cups freshly cooked medium-grain white rice
and mushrooms, stirring occasionally, until liquid mushrooms • Korean hot pepper paste (kochujang)
give off is evaporated. Add Marsala and cook mixture, stirring, • Kimchi
until Marsala is almost evaporated. Add broth and chicken
Preparation
with any juices that have accumulated on plate and simmer,
Toast sesame seeds in small skillet over medium heat until
turning chicken once, until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
golden brown, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Transfer
Transfer chicken with tongs to a platter.
sesame seeds to small bowl to cool. Grind sesame seeds,
Simmer mushroom sauce until liquid is reduced to about 1/2
fleur de sel, and chile powder in mortar with pestle or in spice
cup. Remove skillet from heat and stir in remaining 2
mill until about half of sesame seeds are finely ground. Return
tablespoons butter and salt and pepper to taste, stirring until
to same small bowl. DO AHEAD: Sesame salt can be made
butter is just incorporated. Spoon mushroom sauce around
1 day ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.
chicken and sprinkle with parsley.
Place steak in freezer 1 hour for easy slicing. Cut steak
Serves 6
crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Whisk soy sauce, 2
tablespoons sesame oil, green onions, sugar, sake, and garlic
in medium bowl. Toss steak in soy mixture. Let marinate at
OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE TOFFEE COOKIES room temperature 30 minutes, tossing occasionally.
What you’ll need: Heat griddle or 2 heavy large skillets over medium-high heat.
• 1 cup butter (two sticks) at room temperature
Toss asparagus with 2 teaspoons vegetable oil on large
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg yolk rimmed baking sheet. Sauté asparagus until crisp-tender,
• 1 teaspoon vanilla about 4 minutes. Return to rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle
• 2 cups flour sesame salt over; drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon sesame
• 1/4 teaspoon salt oil. Tent with foil to keep warm.
• 6 ounces good quality semisweet chocolate Brush griddle with vegetable oil. Working in batches, grill steak
• (optional) 1/2 to 3/4 cups chopped walnuts, pecans, until just browned, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to bowl;
almonds, or macadamia nuts tent with foil to keep warm. Brush griddle with vegetable oil.
Preparation Crack eggs onto hot griddle. Cook until whites are set but
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a jellyroll pan or oblong pan yolks are still runny, 2 to 3 minutes.
(13" x 9") and set aside. Cream butter and sugar together,
adding egg yolk and vanilla. Mix well with standing mixer. Divide warm rice among bowls. Divide asparagus, then beef
Stir in flour and salt. Mix, scraping down the bowl. among bowls, placing atop rice. Top with fried egg. Serve with
Press dough into greased pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes Korean hot pepper paste and kimchi.
(use less time if pressed more thinly). Ingredient Tips: Fleur de sel and New Mexico chile powder
Remove from oven and place chocolate evenly over the top to are available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods
allow to soften. Smooth the softened chocolate and add the stores. Korean hot pepper paste (a mixture of miso and hot
nuts (if using) evenly over the top.
chiles) and kimchi (spicy pickled vegetables) are available at
Cool partially, then cut into diamond shapes and cool
completely. Korean markets and from koamart.com.
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investment portfolio? You need to withdraw the right amount to
avoid depleting your portfolio.
From which accounts should you begin taking withdrawals? You
may want to withdraw from your taxable accounts first, followed by
your tax-deferred accounts.
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money.
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By John Offerdahl Reports
(a.k.a. The Gridiron Griller)
ShotSpotter
By Sheriff Al Lamberti
GRILLED SWEET-N-GOLD
WEDGE POTATOES We all want to raise our families in safe neighborhoods.We
want our children to be able to play outside, ride their bikes
Serving burgers at your next BBQ? Don’t just bake or deep-fry
and visit friends without having to worry about crime and
some bag of frozen fries from the grocery. Make these amazing wedge
violence. Like anyone in law enforcement, I’ve wished for a
potatoes on the grill and save your waist some inches, your heart some
cholesterol and your freezer some space.You won’t be sacrificing taste, surefire way to end gun violence and rid our streets of
as the two different potatoes provide a variety of flavors as well as illegally-owned firearms.
color and texture. They are also incredibly easy to make. I don’t even You might say I’ve been wishing for a magic bullet - some
peel mine which saves time and helps hold the soft inside of the way to know every time a gun is fired, where it was fired,
wedges together while grilling. They have a slightly sweet and spicy when it was fired and how many times it was fired.Well, I got
flavor from the rub that you are going to love! my wish, and it has nothing to do with magic. Thanks to the
READY generosity of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Broward
Rub Sheriff’s Office will be able to use ShotSpotter Gunshot
1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. paprika Location® technology for one year. ShotSpotter uses sensors
1 tsp. dried thyme 1 tsp. dried oregano to detect the sounds of gunshots and instantly relays
¼ tsp. freshly cracked black pepper 1 T. packed brown sugar information to law enforcement.
Misc Ingredients ShotSpotter sensors have been installed in strategic points
1 lb. peeled sweet potatoes cut into 6 wedges each, lengthwise in a 2-square-mile area that has had a high number of reported
1 lb. Yukon Gold Potatoes gunshots. When a gun is fired, the sensors detect the
2 cloves garlic, minced gunshot’s unique acoustic fingerprint and send an alert to the
1/4 cup olive oil ShotSpotter monitors in BSO’s communications center.
PREP Each time there are gunshots on the streets of Broward
Prepare your entrée & sauces… County, a stopwatch starts ticking for first responders.
Place cut potatoes in a large mixing bowl. Toss with olive oil Deputies have to locate the shooting. Paramedics have to get
and garlic. Mix remaining spices for rub and sprinkle over
to victims. Crime Scene investigators have to collect casings,
wedges and toss again. Spread coated wedges single layer in
a shallow roasting pan. Bake in a preheated 425° oven for 20 and detectives must determine exactly what happened and
minutes. While baking, preheat grill to medium-high heat and who was involved.
oil grates. Often when it happens, residents call 911.The problem is
LETS GRILL! they can’t always tell dispatchers exactly where the shooting
Grill potato wedges uncovered, turning 2 or three times to get all was – only where the sound seemed to be coming from.
sides browned and flesh fork-tender. Brush with extra olive oil half- Minutes pass as deputies search for a crime scene. The
way through. Loosen with spatula and turn with tongs.
shooters get away. Injured victims wait for help. Even worse,
Makes 4-6 servings.
sometimes in neighborhoods hit hard by gun violence, the
Johnny says…
residents just lock their doors and don’t even call law
“There's nothing like breaking up a wedge block to kickoff a
football game, then again have you tried my sweet-n-gold wedge enforcement.
potatoes on the grill in your backyard! O’Yeah!!” With ShotSpotter, dispatchers will have deputies enroute
to an exact address seconds after the gunshots. If it’s a drive-
Offerdahl’s Cafe Grill is located at by shooting, ShotSpotter will even tell us how fast and in
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Practice Safe Online Shopping
By Denise Richardson
Practice Safe Online Shopping typically have state-of-the-art fraud protection and comprehensive
Your computer is a gateway to a world of bargains and deals. In return policies.
many cases, it is also a gateway to financial ruin and identity theft. Large stores may have vast inventories, but small stores compete
Shopping online can be a risky undertaking if you are not aware of by offering incredible deals. Small Internet retailers might offer you
the dangers lurking. After all, you are buying a product you have a ten-percent discount or free shipping on your entire purchase.
never seen, from people you have never met. Blind trust can get you But before you type in your credit card number, do a bit of research.
in trouble. Before you start adding items to your virtual shopping That mom-and-pop retailer might be offering the sale of the century
cart, you need to take a few precautions. —or it could be a fraudulent site, set up as part of a scam to steal
When you shop at a store, you pay attention to your surroundings your personal information.
and never leave your purse unattended. You need to take the same Every company with an online presence should have a phone
precautions when shopping online. Here are the top risks number listed under the Contact Us link - phone the number, and
associated with online shopping — and the top ways you can see if you can talk to a live person. If it goes to voice mail every
practice safe shopping. time you dial, it could just be a cell phone or an answering service,
a classic warning sign. The Contact Us info should also list an
The Risk address. Check the address’s location on Google Maps to make sure
A thief steals your personal information, like your credit card it actually exists. Many fraudulent websites list fake addresses.
number and your address, and uses that info to apply for a credit Always pay with credit card. You can’t dispute a charge if you pay
card in your name—ruining your credit rating in the process. by debit card or money order - but you can if you pay by credit card.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, your liability is set to
Practice Safe Shopping $50 if someone steals your credit card and uses it fraudulently.
Make sure you hide your private info from the thief. First, never Alternatively, you can use PayPal if you’re shopping from eBay.
use shared computers for your online shopping. A hacker can install PayPal’s eBay Buyer Protection covers the full purchase price and
a keylogger on public computers; this program detects and records original shipping costs of all eligible eBay purchases.
all of the keystrokes entered into a computer. When you type your If the checkout page requests personal information like your
address and credit card number, you’re handing that information Social Security Number or your birth date, cancel your order and
over to the hacker. Only shop from your home computer - leave close the browser. The company is less intent on selling you a
the computers in the library and Internet café for researching the product and more intent on stealing your personal information.
latest celebrity scandal. Hackers, spammers, and thieves are always finding new ways to
Before you purchase anything online, check to make sure the site steal our personal information. But in today’s world, shopping at a
address begins with “https.” That extra “s” in the address guarantees bricks-and-mortar store also has its risks. A thief can steal your purse
the site is secure. You should also see a closed padlock or a key on from your shopping cart, or a store clerk can steal your credit card
the page. These two little icons let you know that the information info. So what’s the answer? Always use commonsense and be
you enter is encrypted. observant whether or not you are in the real world or cyber land.
Lastly, never purchase anything from a company that
requests bank info by email. Email is not secure — if you send your For more tips on how best to secure your identity visit me at
credit card info out through an email, odds are a thief GiveMeBackMyCredit.com or email me directly at denise
will intercept it and make away with thousands of dollars. If a richardson@givemebackmycredit.com. ◆
company doesn’t have a secure transaction page, don’t do business
with them.
The Risk
You purchase a rare item from a specialty online store, but it
never arrives at your door. You call the store to complain, but you
can never reach a real person. And the dozens of messages you leave
on the store’s voice mail service go unanswered. The “store” you
shopped from wasn’t a store at all — it was a fraudulent website
designed to steal credit card information. And the thieves just
gained access to your credit card account.
Practice Safe Shopping

Shop from a store with a real-world location, or shop from an
online-only retailer with a huge web presence. Big retailers are
looking to make a profit by selling their goods — they are not
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Mayor Ken Keec h l

Lobbying Tallahassee for Broward County
and District 4
By Broward County Commissioner and Mayor Ken Keechl
As I stated in last month’s newsletter, one of the more interesting your County Commissioner to lobby against offshore drilling again.
responsibilities of Broward County’s Mayor is to travel to Second, I lobbied for additional monies for Broward’s Segment 2
Washington D.C. and Tallahassee each year to lobby both the federal beach re-nourishment project (Fort Lauderdale beach and
and state legislatures on issues of importance to Broward County. northward). Segment 2 re-nourishment is scheduled to commence
Last month’s newsletter discussed my recent visit to Washington next year. As everyone knows, the fiscal situation in Tallahassee has
D.C. This month’s newsletter will discuss my recent trip to never been worse, so my lobbying activities are even more
Tallahassee. challenging than in earlier years. However, as I write this newsletter,
My trip was productive. While in Tallahassee, I met with Senate the Senate and the House have allocated an additional $500,000.00
President, Jeff Atwater, and House Representatives Bogdanoff, Rivera, toward Segment 2, which, if it survives in the budget, will be
Porth and others. I also met with Governor Crist during a “Broward matched dollar for dollar by the federal government!
Days” luncheon where he and I both addressed a significant Lastly, I strongly lobbied in favor of Rep. Bogdanoff’s
gathering of Broward’s elected officials and residents. condominium bill that would give all condominiums the right of
While I lobbied our elected officials in Tallahassee on a number self-determination when it comes to sprinkler and other retrofitting
of issues, I focused on three of particular importance to our District. requirements. Broward Vice Mayor Gunzburger and I successfully
First, I reaffirmed the Broward County Commission’s unanimous sponsored a resolution at the Broward County Commission in favor
opposition to any offshore drilling. Many of you may remember our of Rep. Bogdanoff’s bill. The Vice Mayor and I strongly believe that
earlier (and successful) fight against the Calypso, a proposed during these difficult economic times, another financial burden on
liquefied natural gas facility that was scheduled to be built directly off our condominium owners is unwarranted and unwise. As I write
our beaches in Fort Lauderdale. My lobbying against offshore drilling this newsletter, I am hopeful that condominium self determination
felt like the Calypso fight all over again. While I believe this year will will be enacted.
not see any relaxation of the current prohibition against leases or In closing, I want to again thank you for the honor of being your
permits for drilling off Broward’s shores, I am very worried about County Commissioner. It is a responsibility that I do not take lightly.
this issue in 2011. Next year, I intend to go back to Tallahassee as My best to you and your families. ◆
AL’S COR N ER
Take Caution on Amendment 4 (2010) By Al Siefert
On November 2, 2010 we will be asked This process does work. Unfortunately for Pompano Beach, the
to vote on several Amendments to the beach area did not develop, as well as the other coastal cities in
Florida Constitution, one of them being Broward County, and is currently not a destination for restaurants
Amendment 4. and other social activities. I believe this occurred because the
The purpose of Amendment 4 is to Commission listened more to the residents that were opposed to
control growth by creating a constitutional amendment to the change than they did to the value of the project.
Florida Constitution.This change would require voter’s approval of Amendment 4 would give the voters the right to decide on the
all changes to the local comprehensive land- use plans.The intent is land-use or zoning changes by putting the proposal on the ballot
to give voters more say over development matters.
during the elections. This would add numerous items to the ballot
A few years ago I sat on the Planning and Zoning Board for the
and become very costly to the applicant and the tax payers for these
City of Pompano Beach. Our purpose was to listen to the land use
change proposals and recommend our findings to the City elections.
Commission. Our Planning and Zoning meetings were held once a What bothers me is we already have a process in place that allows
month and we usually had 10 to 15 items to review. Each month the for our local elected officials to decide these matters with our best
City would send the back up information to our house and I usually interest and the well being of our community in mind. I am sorry, but
spent a couple of hours reviewing this information before the I do not have faith in our voting citizens to take the time to review the
meeting.The Planning and Zoning meetings would last three to four issues and make the right decisions on these matters.
hours. We would hear testimony from the Petitioner, their attorneys, Amendment 4 creates another problem involving with the
property owners, and concerned residents. The City Commission amount of time this process will add to the already slow procedure,
would review our findings and then conduct their own hearings at a thus causing the developer to incur higher cost to manage their
regular City Commission meeting. By the time the City Commission project. In many cases, the higher cost and time consuming factor
finally voted on the land- use or zoning change there were at least will make the project unfeasible to do in Florida. ◆
two to four hearings where the public could voice their concerns. Al is a State Licensed Electrical Contractor and owner of Al Siefert
There were many times the City Commission did not take our Electric. The articles he writes are about items of interest and
recommendations and voted differently.This usually occurred when questions from his customers. Please call Al if you have questions
the public came out to protest the proposed development. concerning electric service, installation and repair. (954) 493-9411

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