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J.P. Taravella band receives 198 superior med-als at Musical Performance Assessment

J.P. Taravella band mem-bers performed very well at a Musical Performance Asssesement event held at Stoneman Douglas High School over the past week-end. Members received 198 superior medals from solo and ensemble performances. The Taravella Color Guard received a straight supe-rior rating at the Auxiliary Performance Assessment. The Taravella Jazz Band received a straight supe-rior rating at the Jazz Band Music Performance Assess-ment.

The superior ratings repre-sent a tremendous amount of work by the Taravella band stu-dents. Josh John, a freshman, re-ceived a superior rating for this trombone solo. “I was nervous

the solo went well. I love being a part of the band and I enjoy the field trips,” said John.

Dominic Gargiulo, a senior and a field major in the march-ing band received a superior rat-

ing for a tuba solo. “I was ner-vous but I did well. I love being a part of the band and I hope to be a part of the band program at FAU next year,” said Gargiulo.

Sarah Lavin, a senior and the

band’s librarian plays the flute and the piccolo. She received a superior rating for a flute solo. “I have enjoyed being in band and I hope to be part of the Univer-sity of Florida Marching Band next year,” said Lavin.

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Volunteers paint mural on water tank at Mullins ParkTracy Kellenberger and

her daughter Alexis spent a Saturday morning painting a mural on the water tank at Mullins Park.

“This is a great opportu-nity to give back to the com-munity. We will always be able to see this mural when

we come back,” asid Kellen-berger.

Chuck LaRussell also enjoyed helping to paint the mural. He brought his daughter Sarah. “This is a great idea for the community. It gets people together. This program will help children

appreciate the arts,” said La Russell.

The mural being painted onto the water tank was de-signed by Rebecca Lowy, a senior at Stoneman Douglas High School and a resident of Coral Springs. Her work was selected from more than

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Kyle Fitzsimmons, a senior received a supe-rior for a bassoon solo. “It was fun. I play mu-sic because I like to make people happy,” said Fitzsimmons. “I enjoy being a part of the band at Taravella.”

Nico Steele, a senior received superiors for a solo with the alto saxaphone and playing the baritone saxaphone in a saxaphone quartet. “I was nervous at the beginning but I just hung in and did well.”

Shakeim Fraser, a junior received a superior for a solo performance on a tenor saxaphone and a superior for playing the tenor saxaphone in the saxaphone quartet. He was very proud of the quartet and enjoys being a part of the Tara-vella band.

David Browne, received a superior for a trombone solo. “I really love being in band,” he said.

Julia Baumanis, associate band director was pleased with the performance of the students. The band received more superior ratings than any other band at the event.

She said the band has done well because of good student leadership and the fact that the band directors have pushed students to be the best they can be. “We have amazing parent boosters who have given us a lot of support,” said Baumanis.

The Taravella band program has received tremendous recognition in recent years. The marching band was recognized as the best high school marching band in the Coral Springs holiday parade. The Taravella orchestra’s and concert bands will participate in assessments in March.

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Taravella drama program produces Leading LadiesThe Taravella drama program pro-

duced Leading Ladies, a play that in-volved about 35 students.

The play was about Jack and Leo, two English Shakespearean actors who are struggling. They developed a desperate plan to pass themselves off as the long lost nephews of the rich, old Florence Snider to win her inheritance. Plans went awry and the two were forced to put on dresses after discovering the nephews were actually nieces.

Patrick Saxter, who played Jack en-joyed the experience. “I was excited to

get the part. I liked working with the other people in the cast.”

Cassidy Castro, who played Meg said, “It took a lot of hard work but I loved it, she said.

Christian Frost, who played Leo said, “I was honored to be part of this play.”

Lori Sessions, director, said she be-lieves being part of a play is a good ex-perience for students because it teaches them the importance of collaboration, problem solving and learning to work as a team.



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Coral Springs encourages adults to mentor students

Each year, the City hosts mentor training to pair responsible adults with community youth during the school year. Mentors must commit one hour per week for the school year, and all sessions take place during school hours on Broward County school campuses.

The last training date available at City Hall for the 2012-2013 school year is Wednesday, March 13 from 10 a.m. to noon, in the West Wing Conference Room. City Hall is located at 9551 W. Sample Road. For more information, call 954-344-5907.

Al Hendrickson Toyota is the Golden Spon-sor for Coral Springs’ 50th Anniversary

The City of Coral Springs is proud to announce that Al Hendrickson Toy-ota is the Golden Sponsor for the City’s 50th Anniversary.

“Al Hendrickson has been a dedicat-ed proponent of Coral Springs and we are grateful for all of his support over the years,” Mayor Vince Boccard said. “We’re excited to partner with him in our anniversary celebrations and we know that our residents will enjoy the wonderful events we have planned.”

A Coral Springs resident since 1972, Hendrickson and his family have always been very involved in the community.

“If there had been an appropri-ate parcel of land available in Coral Springs, our Toyota dealership would probably have been in Coral Springs,” Al Hendrickson said. “Sponsoring is a way we can give back to a City that has

given so much to us.”

Al Hendrickson Toyota in Coconut Creek is an automotive leader in our area and has kept a firm commitment to its customers and its community. They offer a wide selection of vehicles and hope to make the car buying process as quick and hassle free as possible. Al Hendrickson Toyota has experienced and reliable Service and Parts depart-ments that are open extra hours to help fit customers’ hectic schedules, and they offer competitive pricing for au-tomotive maintenance needs. For more information visit www.alhendrickson-toyota.com.

The 50th Anniversary Committee is planning a series of Signature Events throughout the year, which will have a large impact on the community and be remembered for years to come.

Garden Club of Coral SpringsThe Garden Club

of Coral Springs host-ed Gardenfest at River-side Park on February 16 and 17. About 1,000 people attended on each day. People could purchase a wide vari-ety of plants for their gardens and homes. Many of the vendors present were nursery operators. There were food trucks present and there was live enter-tainment. Marcy Di-Mare, president of the Garden Club of Coral Springs was pleaed with the event.

Chinese Cultural Association Performs Lion Dance

Members of the Chinese Cultural Association performed the Lion Dance at the Northwest Regional Library in Coral Springs on February 9. The dance was celebrated to honor the Chi-nese New Year. There was drumming

and the dance. Performers include Ra-chel Wong, Sabrina Chen, Annie Ooi, Xuan Ooi, Cindi Ooi and Anakin Kung. The dance is held to ward off evil spir-its



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People enjoy Coral Springs GardenfestJoan Kohl, the found-

er of Sawgrass Nature Center and Wildlife Animal Hospital enjoyed the Coral Springs Gar-denfest on February 16 and 17 at Riverside Park. She displayed a gopher tortoise and screech owl. She also provided information about the upcoming Camp Wild that will take place at March 25 -29. “We want to educate people about our program and native wildlife,” said Kohl. She is pictured above with a gopher tortoise.

300 entries submitted in a con-test. The work shows the wide variety of peope who live in Coral Springs and some of the activities they enjoy. The volun-teers were painting the bottom portion of the work. Professional painters completed the work on the top section of the tank.

Lowy wanted the mural to show the positive experience of living in Coral Springs. “I have had all my education here. I wanted this mural to show all the positives of this community and the good things about Coral Springs,” said Lowy.

The mural was made possible through a $67,000 grant from the Community Foundation of

Broward that was matched by Coral Springs. The idea was to produce an artists interpreta-tion of what life is like in Coral Springs. The work was expected to show the various cultural com-munities that live and work in Coral Springs.

Volunteers have been painting the water tank on Saturday morn-ings. A dedication will be held on Saturday morning, March 23 at 10:00 a.m.

Jan Kolenda, the coordinator of the painting project is pleased to see the work nearing comple-tion. “This is a community paint-ing. We have volunteers working in groups on Saturday morn-ings.” said Kolenda.

Continued from page 1Taravella Girls Flag Football

Taravella Girls Flag Football Coach David Coleman is optimistic about this year’s team. Top players include Dominque Moore who plays rusher. Taylor and McKenzie Malone are twins

and considered very good athletes. They are expected to make a strong contribution. Shaneque Jenkins is very talented.

coralspringstribune.comCoral Springs to adopt new slogan

The Coral Springs City Commis-sion has reached a consensus on a new brand slogan for the City; “Everything Under the Sun.” North Star Destina-tion Strategies, the firm the City hired to develop the City’s new brand will be

designing a new logo and suggesting a brand action plan. Once this has been done, the City will launch a new brand, according Liz Kolodney, spokesperson for the City.



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Things are looking up in Coral Springs. Currently three

buildings are nearing completion at Mullins Park. These structures will improve the park and make it a bet-ter place to play sports and spend time with families.

At a recent community meeting, the Coral Springs Police reported that burglaries are down. The Bur-glary Enforcement and Reduction Unit and Make A Call, Make A Dif-ference programs have helped. Peo-ple are being encouraged to report suspicious activities and this has led to a reduction in crime.

Improvements have been made to the city’s medians and public spaces. Efforts are being made to clean the city’s parks. A beautiful mural is be-

ing painted onto the water tank at Mullins Park.

Coral Springs is celebrating its 50th anniversary with fun events. Recently the Taste of Coral Springs attracted thousands of people who enjoyed food and beverage samples. All the school in Coral Springs have achieved A ratings. Coral Springs band programs have achieved rec-ognition.

Coral Springs Parks and Recre-ation programs attract thousands of young people who learn the value of team work and personal fitness. Coral Springs Youth Soccer has nearly 3,000 participants. And lacrosse is growing in popularity. Baseball and basketball are also very popular. Residents should look for ways to make positive contributions to Coral Springs.

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By Douglas HeizerTHOUGHTS FROM THE PUBLISHER

How Good Are you at Worrying?

By: Robert J. Tamasy

One of the great wonders of the workplace is the variety of talents and abilities we observe. Some people are natural leaders, others find it easier to follow and support those who lead. Some are especially gifted in adminis-tration, directing and delegating tasks, while others are adept at personally handling a multitude of details. Some have natural skills at sales and market-ing – they could sell ice to polar bears in northern Canada. Others are talent-ed speakers, while some do their best communicating through writing.

But if there is one “skill” most of us possess in equal measure, it is the ca-pacity for worrying. If we own a busi-ness or hold top executive responsibili-ties, we worry about matters ranging from how to plan for future uncertain-ties to how to meet next week’s payroll. We worry about deadlines, job promo-tions, finding a new job, or whether we will receive well-deserved (we believe) pay increases.

If our business relies on a small

number of key clients, we worry about losing them. We worry about how to find new customers. We worry about our competition making changes that could have a detrimental impact on our business. We worry about the weather; the local, national and world economy; the costs of fuel; or how to keep pace with ever-changing technology and market trends.

We are so accomplished at worrying that we even worry when there is abso-lutely nothing to worry about. We start worrying that soon there will be some-thing to worry about. Maybe this helps us to feel we will be better prepared for when (and if) it happens.

One of the reasons we worry is be-cause it makes us feel like we are do-ing something when there is nothing else we can do. We feel good to be con-cerned about a situation – even if we are helpless to do anything about it. But what does worrying accomplish? Experts say at least 90% of the things that worry us never occur, so we have wasted considerable mental and emo-tional energy on nothing.

Including myself among those that find it easy to worry, I find it comfort-ing and reassuring to regularly remind myself what the Bible has to say about worry:

Instead of worrying, pray. Worry-ing deprives us of sleep, saps our en-ergy, and disrupts all sense of inner peace. What if you could simply trans-fer those concerns to someone else with the unshakable assurance that they will be properly addressed? “Do not be anx-ious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiv-ing, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philip-pians 4:6-7).

Let God do the worrying. Have you ever tried to lift something heavy and felt relief when someone stronger than you volunteered to carry the weight? That is exactly what God offers to do for us when we commit our worries to Him. “Cast all your anxiety on him (God) because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7).

God wants to carry the burden. Has anyone ever told you, “Do not worry. I have it under control”? This is exactly what God is telling us. We worry about things outside of our control, or things that probably will not happen. God tells us, “Relax. I will take care of it. Take a load off yourself.” Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and bur-dened, and I will give you rest” (Mat-thew 11:28).

Until next week!

Robert J. Tamasy is vice president of communications for Leaders Legacy, Inc., a non-profit corporation based in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. A veteran of more than 35 years in professional journalism, he is the author of Business At Its Best: Time-less Wisdom from Proverbs for Today’s Workplace (River City Press) and has co-authored with David A. Stoddard, The Heart of Mentoring: 10 Proven Principles for Developing People to Their Fullest Po-tential (NavPress). For more information, see www.leaderslegacy.com or www.river-citypress.net.

By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.

POSITIVE LIVING

Disappointments Are Part of Life!

Each human life should operate ac-cording to a sound plan that helps pro-duce good results. Every individual can experience a purposeful life if plans are in place for the hoped-for outcomes. The good one desires and expects nev-er comes by the mere wish one intense-ly manifests!

Even then, plans also fail, however

good and solid they may be! What was expected to bring certain advantages can sometimes produce the very oppo-site.

Obviously, no one ever plans a dis-appointment as something they eagerly anticipate; people actually avoid such experiences as much as they can. Yet, by what is done or not done ahead of

time, frustrations come, disappoint-ments often emerge, becoming an un-welcome reality to be confronted and dealt with in the best possible fashion!

The fact that disappointments al-ways occur in a person’s earthly trajec-tory should not give anyone the excuse for inaction with respect to them. Some may be avoided ahead of time, while all can be dealt with creatively once they invade one’s human experience. A mere acceptance of the inevitable unpleas-antness is no sign of strength but of weakness, since obstacles most often can be overcome. There are resources which God makes available and which human intelligence can utilize!

Someone has wisely stated that much that life sometimes forces on us

as an unpleasant surprise, is there ei-ther to change us for the better, or for us to change it with carefully secured means to overcome the undesirable sit-uation we encounter. Nothing should be allowed to paralyze us in our trajec-tory toward something better in life!

Every challenge demands a corre-sponding action! Some problems may arise due to our own poor choices, while others affect us adversely on ac-count of somebody else’s human error, or evil intent. In any case, we should not focus on the barriers represented by any disappointing experiences, but lift our gaze above and beyond them where new paths open up for our con-tinued adventure!




Randall Slapikas ReceivesAward For Volunteer Work

Randall Slapikas, an eighth-grader at Forest Glen Middle School in Coral Springs, has been selected as a Distin-guished Finalist in the 2013 Pruden-tial Spirit of Community Awards for his outstanding volunteer work in his community.

Randall has raised more than $50,000 since 2007 when he founded “Kids of Love,” a nonprofit organiza-tion that provides financial and emo-tional support to children suffering from long-term illness and their fami-lies. Hosting a new fundraising effort each month, Randall makes presenta-tions to local government and support groups, and has overseen the develop-ment of “Kids of Love” chapters at many local schools.

The Prudential Spirit of Communi-ty Award represents the United States’ largest youth recognition program based solely on volunteer service. “Pru-

dential is proud to honor these students for making meaningful contributions to their communities,” said Prudential Chairman and CEO John Strangfeld. “We hope that shining a spotlight on their initiative, creativity and compas-sion inspires others to consider how they, too, can make a difference.”

“Through their volunteer ser-vice, each of these young people has made his or her mark on at least one person, school, or community,” said JoAnn Bartoletti, executive director of NASSP (National Association of Sec-ondary School Principals). “When you consider the collective impact of each of these individual acts, it’s clear that young people can be a major force for good.”

Randall will receive an engraved bronze medallion and is also qualified for the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Coral Springs Chiefs Lacrosse Team

This the Under 15 Coral Springs Chiefs Lacrosse Team. Lacrosse is growing in popularity in Coral Springs.

The Chiefs offer a boys and girls trav-eling program and play throughout South Florida.

Kids of Love holds event at Dunkin Donuts

Members of Kids of Love and the organization’s supporters came togeth-er to celebrate the grand opening of a new Dunkin Donuts at the Peppertree Plaza on February 9. Nick Keller was among a group of Coral Springs High School football players who came to the event. He enjoyed it. Those who came

could enjoy games and a social event. 20 percent of the proceeds sold during the celebration went toward Kids of Love. The program was begun by Ran-dall Slapikas, an eighth grade student at Forest Glen Middle School as a way for kids to help kids with needs.

School NewsCoral Springs Tribune

Teen Success Day, March 21High school students will have the

opportunity to attend the Teen Success Day on Thursday, March 21 at 12:45 p.m. at the Coral Springs Gymnasium, 2501 Coral Springs Drive.

Teen Success Day, a joint effort be-tween the City, Toshiba Business Sys-tems and Kiwanis of Coral Springs, will assist teens in polishing their pre-sentation when applying to prospective employers for a job. The seminar will focus on resume writing, interviewing skills, how to dress for an interview and other important skills, as well as focus on volunteerism. Students who attend

both seminars will receive volunteer service hours. Students must live or at-tend a high school in Coral Springs.

Papa John’s will be donating pizza. Free raffles for door prizes have been donated from Toshiba Business Sys-tems, McDonalds, Firehouse Subs and Sawgrass Lanes. Interested students must RSVP no later than March 15 by noon. For more information or to RSVP, call 954-345-2204. Please leave a message with your first and last names spelled clearly, age, phone number and name of your school.



Coral Springs Tribune SCHOOL NEWS Coral Springs, FL

Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Coral Springs. Nearly 3,000 young people participate in the Coral

Springs Youth Soccer program. Here a group of under 14 year old girls play in a recreational game at Mullins Park.

Coral Springs Youth Soccer

Ramblewood Middle School band performs in the Coral Springs Holiday Parade

Members of the Ramblewood Middle School Band perform in the Coral Springs Holiday Parade in 2012. The Ram-blewood Middle School Band re-ceived recognition as the best middle school band in the parade.

Coral Springs Youth Soccer offers positive athletic opportunity

Thousands of young people love getting together to play soccer in Coral Springs. They enjoy the opportunity to play a competitive sport and make new friends.

Coral Springs Youth Soccer has just under 3,000 players who participate on about 250 recreational teams. “I love to play soccer. I try to be the best soccer player I can be. It is good to win,” said Taylor Kroll, who plays on an under 15 team.

Lauren Sopourn, an under 15 player loves soccer. “It is competitive and I enjoy having fun with my friends,” she said.

Jenna Cohen also loves the game. “I

like being part of the team and playing soccer with my friends,” said Cohen.

Jordy Sopourn, who coaches an un-der 15 girls team believes soccer is a good activity for young people. “This is a tremendous experience. They have fun, get some exercise and learn the im-portance of teamwork,” said Sopourn.

Alan Hymes, the president of Coral Springs Youth Soccer believes soccer is a positive activity for young people. The recreational program teaches the value of team work and it encourages exercise. The players learn the game of soccer and can improve their skills. All the players receive the opportunity to play in games.




Municipal NewsCoral Springs Tribune

Apotex Expected to Locate Manufac-turing Operation in Coral Springs

Apotex is likely to locate their op-eration in Coral Springs. A formal an-nouncement is expected soon.

Apotex a Canadian drug manufac-turing company will be manufactur-ing pharmaceutical products in Coral Springs. The company will bring an initial investment of $103 million to purchase real estate at the Coral Springs Industrial Park and to adapt a large warehouse facility there to meet their needs.

It will take about 18 months to complete the build out of the facility. Once complete, Apotex will employ about 500 people in Coral Springs

with an expectation of going up to 1,000 employees. The average salary will be $50,000. The employees will perform a wide range of jobs from maintenance work to scientific to ex-ecutive level work.

The City of Coral Springs will be assisting in streamlining the process to make it easier for Apotex to locate in the City. The company was offered a three phase incentive program. The first involved the waiving of permit-ting fees by the City of Coral Springs. Broward County offered incentives and the State of Florida offered in-centives.

Broward Waterway Cleanup onThe 36th Annual Broward Water-

way Cleanup will take place in Coral Springs at Riverside Park, 205 Coral Ridge Drive, on Saturday, March 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For the past 17 years, Coral Springs has participated in the county-wide ef-

fort, drawing out more than 450 vol-unteers last year. Participants will help search the City’s waterways for debris.

Students are eligible to receive vol-unteer service hours, and event spon-sors are being sought.

Broward Teachers receive raisesThe School Board of Broward

County, Florida approved salary in-creases on February 5, 2013, for ap-proximately 4,568 Broward County Public Schools employees. District and employee representatives reached ten-tative agreements in December 2012.

Employees represented by the Fed-eration of Public Employees (FOPE) Clerical Unit, Federation of Public Employees (FOPE) Food Service Unit, Broward Principals and Assistants As-sociation (BPAA), Educational Support Management Association of Broward, Inc. (ESMAB), and Confidential Office Personnel Association (COPE) will re-ceive a salary increase, effective Janu-ary 1, 2013.

In October of 2012, the School Board approved a salary increase for the District’s 14,000 employees who are represented by the Broward Teach-ers Union (BTU).

District and employee representa-tives of the Broward Teachers Union – Technical Support Professionals (BTU-TSP) and the Federation of Pub-lic Employees (FOPE), representing maintenance, facilities services, trans-portation, security specialists and cam-pus monitors, are in active discussions in hopes of reaching an agreement as quickly as possible. Additional informa-tion and details will be provided, as the parties continue to work through the collective bargaining process.

Police report positive results with red light cameras

The Coral Springs Police Depart-ment is reporting positive results with red light cameras. According to Sgt. Brad McKeone, of the Coral Springs Police Department, the number of vio-lations has decreased from between 700 and 900 a month before the installation of red light cameras to around 400 a month today.

“We have seen a decrease, fewer peo-

ple are running red lights,” said McKe-one.

The Coral Springs Police Depart-ment is also pleased with the results of Make A Call, Make A Difference. Since the program began, suspicious person calls have increased by 49 percent, sus-picious vehicle calls have increased by 57 percent and suspicious incident calls have increased by 33 percent.

City of Coral Springs seeks students to lead the Pledge of Allegiance

The City of Coral Springs wants to encourage parents to sign up their chil-dren to lead the Pledge of Allegiance at our City Commission meetings. El-ementary, middle, and high schools stu-dents, from public and private schools, who either live or attend Coral Springs’ schools, are eligible to participate.

Commission meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at

6.30 p.m. and the spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Anyone interested in participating should call Lydia Cutz at 954-344-1063 or e-mail [email protected] with the student’s name, school name, grade and the month they would like the stu-dent to participate. City Hall is located at 9551 W. Sample Road.

Coral Springs may get new City HallThe City of Coral Springs is in the

preliminary stages of planning a new city hall. City officials are considering a number of site but there is a strong possibility that a new city hall complex will be located where the current City Hall South is located now. It is just across the street from the main City Hall on Sample Road.

“City staff has done presentations on

just how out of code and out of date

our current City Hall is,” said Vice Mayor Tom Powers. “The wiring is ineffective. It would cost from five to eight million to turn the place around. We have buildings that were never meant to be a City Hall.”

It would cost up to $25 million to build a new City Hall complex. There is the possibility that a public/private partnership will be developed to fi-nance the project.



Coral Springs Tribune MUNICIPAL NEWS Coral Springs, FL

Gov. Rick Scott Announces Second Medicaid Waiver Has Been Granted

Governor Rick Scott today an-nounced that after months of nego-tiations with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Florida has won its request for a waiv-er granting additional flexibilities in Medicaid to better coordinate care and help prevent hospital visits. HHS’s agreement to give Florida a medical as-sistance waiver in the Statewide Medic-aid Managed Care Program comes just weeks after HHS granted the Gover-nor’s first waiver request in the state’s long-term care program.

Gov. Rick Scott said, “This is a great win for Florida, and it would not have been possible without the support of legislators who began the fight for this Medicaid flexibility many months ago. Improving the coordination of care in Medicaid means we will be able to bet-ter-manage chronic conditions and give

more preventative treatments to help keep Florida families healthy. When I met with Sec. Sebelius in Washington, D.C. in January, I stressed the impor-tance of the state receiving flexibili-ties in our current Medicaid program through the long-term care waiver and this medical assistance waiver for the implementation of the Statewide Med-icaid Managed Care Program. Getting this waiver approved by HHS, just after our long-term care waiver, makes us two-for-two in our request for Medic-aid flexibilities. This helps Florida tax-payers by lowering costs and Florida families by improving healthcare ser-vices.”

HHS communicated the state’s Medicaid Managed Care medical as-sistance waiver approval in a letter ex-pressing the department’s “agreement in principle” to the Agency for Health

Care Administration earlier today.

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When they learned that music pro-grams in area schools were at risk, Nat King Cole’s twin daughters Casey and Timolin Cole, both Boca Raton resi-dents, stepped in to make a difference. To honor the legacy, music and life of their father Nat King Cole in 2008 af-ter learning of budget cuts in public

schools directly affecting the arts, they founded Nat King Cole Generation Hope to help provide music education to children with the greatest need and fewest resources.

Under Casey and Timolin’s lead-ership that is fueled with passion, Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc. funds programs that provide for music in-struction, mentoring and resources. To date, donations in excess of $66,000 have benefited more than 5,000 chil-dren in music programs in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade.

“Our family history is one of musical excellence and charitable giving,” said Timolin Cole. “Our father was a trail-blazer in the music industry and will live forever through his style, grace and

unforgettable music. Our mother Ma-ria, also an entertainer, sang with Duke Ellington and was known for support-ing multiple causes throughout her life. By giving students the opportunity to enhance their musical talents and abili-ties, our family’s legacy lives on.”

Sister Casey Cole was pleased to report that since its inception, the NKCGH has granted funds to several Palm Beach County schools and programs that have put them to good use, including Boca Raton Middle School, Boca Raton Community High School, Belvedere Elementary School (West Palm Beach), Canal Point Elementary School, Cholee Lake Elementary School, Forest Hill Community High School, Jaega Middle School, North Palm Beach Elementary School, Plu-mosa Elementary School of the Arts, Summer Strings at Lynn University, Roosevelt Community Middle School, U. B. Kinsey Elementary School, and the Youth Or-chestra of Palm Beach County. Those in Broward County receiving funds in-clude Dillard High School and Piper High School, with those in Miami-Dade County including American

Senior High School, Heritage Elemen-tary School, New World School of the Performing Arts, Northwest Miami Senior High School, and Palmetto El-ementary School.

RAVE REVIEWS SHARED By PAREnTS AnD COMMU-nITy

“Thank you so much for giving these children hope through music!” said Susan Rodberg about the Summer Strings program experience. “I am con-vinced that the children learned more than just music this week!”

Laura Sinclair shared that senti-ment. “Thank you for what you gave

these children this week! New friends, new musical skills, and so much to be proud of ! What a powerful week!”

“Thank you to the Cole family,” Al-lison North added in appreciation. “My son Collin attended the camp. It was amazing. I can’t thank you enough for all you do!”

Another mother with a rave review Olga Bacher said “Thank you so much to everyone involved in the camp. It was a great opportunity and a great ex-perience for our child.”

“Simply beautiful! Love the work you do in our community,” noted Candi Spitz.

According to Casey Cole, plans are currently underway to expand the camp program next year based on fundrais-ing from this year’s GENERATIONS Concert. “While giving has been pre-dominantly in Palm Beach County, our goal is to replicate successful programs, like our recent Summer Strings oppor-tunity, across the country.”

“We believe that every child should be exposed to music education,” noted Timolin Cole, who shared that a NKC-GH donation of 30 violins to Heritage Elementary School created the school’s first strings program. “Studies prove that participation in school music pro-grams has a positive impact on areas considered outside the realm of music including dexterity, coordination, self-discipline, self-esteem, thinking skills, listening skills, and personal expres-sion.”

In keeping with the Cole family’s music legacy, Casey and Timolin report that this year’s concert will showcase generations of musical greatness, in-cluding performances by their sister Natalie Cole, students from the Nat King Cole Generation Hope Summer Strings Camp, and local teen perfor-mance artists Andrew Foreman, Zoe Fromer and Jermaine Tegue.

The annual GENERATIONS con-cert benefit is Generation Hope’s big-gest fundraising event. Timolin and Casey want the proceeds from this year’s concert to significantly catapult the reach and response of Generation Hope in granting much needed re-sources that have been dramatically de-

pleted at area schools.

The mission of Nat King Cole Gen-eration Hope, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is to provide music education to children with the greatest need and fewest resources. It is ac-complished by funding programs that provide for instruction, mentoring and resources. Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc. accepts grant applications throughout the year, which are re-viewed by its Board of Directors and grants are awarded twice yearly based on the merit of application and avail-ability of funds. Organization board members include Timolin Cole, presi-dent; Casey Cole, vice president; Robin Coven - Levin HomeCare; Martin L. Coyne; Rainford Knight - Florida Insti-tute of Finance, LLC; Toni Mastrullo - Telecom Resources of America, Inc.; Sharon Gordon Mullane, Esq.; Thais Piotrowski – Ameriprise and Milana Walter.

Held March 1, 2013 at the Keith

C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Perform-ing Arts Center at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida (the venue of the final 2012 Presidential Debate), the benefit evening begins at 7:00 p.m. with a reception hosted by Celebrity Cruises featuring music performed by students from the Lynn Conservatory of Music and an ensemble of children they men-tored during Nat King Cole Generation Hope Summers Strings. A silent auc-tion will include a 4-foot x 3-foot origi-nal painting of Nat King Cole by Salva-tore Principe, a vintage handbag from the private collection of Maria Cole, wife of Nat King Cole and mother of the Cole sisters, Natalie, Timolin and Casey; and a limited edition print of the legendary artists who performed and recorded “We Are The World”, in-cluding Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, and Diana Ross with each artist’s sig-nature and portrait, along with the mu-sical score of the song.

At 8:00 p.m. the attendees will en-joy music from the talented, local youth performers Andrew Foreman, Zoe Fromer and pianist Jermaine Teague, followed by the performance by head-liner Natalie Cole.

Twin sisters Casey Cole, Timolin Cole, NCKGH Founders

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By Skip Sheffield

Playwright Matthew Lombardo has evidently been amplifying and fine-tuning his play “Looped,” continuing through March 3 at Parker Playhouse in Fort Lau-derdale.

A beaming Lombardo was on hand in the lobby opening night. I had met him in the play’s initial run in 2008, when it played at the Cuillo Center in West Palm Beach. I also met the star, Valerie Harper, who originated the role and played the larger-than-life stage and screen actress Tallulah Bankhead.

Due to health issues, Harper was un-able to reprise her role for a second shot at Broadway.

Harper’s good friend Stephanie Powers was tapped to take over as Tallulah. Take over she most definitely has.

“Looped” is funnier and more affecting the second time around. Though Harper poured her heart and soul into the role of a once-major star in de-cline, Powers may be better suited for the role. Physically she looks more like a stage and movie star, and in reality she is probably better-known and more popular than Valerie Harper.

Whatever the reason, Powers in short order has nailed the role. Her tim-ing is impeccable, and though she stum-bled a few times ver-

bally, her confidence and sense of entitle-ment were unwavering.

“Looped” is inspired by an actual loop-ing or re-dubbing session for Bankhead’s last film, “Die! Die! My Darling.” It was a potboiler British horror film, with Bank-head as a religious zealot and Stephanie Powers- yes that Stephanie Powers- as a young woman who becomes her target for vengeance.

What should have been a 10-minute exercise in the summer of 1965 turned into a daylong endurance test for film edi-tor Danny Miller (Brian Hutchison) and a sound technician known only as Steve (Matthew Longo).

Bankhead sets the mood by being three hours late before making her very theatri-cal entrance in a mink coat and dark glass-es. Bankhead procrastinates and mocks the

two men, making unreasonable demands, which they meek-

ly fulfill. A major demand is for booze, as Bankhead cheerfully proclaims she is an alcoholic, and coke-head too.

Bankhead is boast-ful of her sexuality and promiscuity with either sex.

You don’t have to be a psychiatrist to know Bankhead’s outrageous

personae is a mask for inner pain. Business-like Danny has his inner

turmoil as well, which is explored in de-

tail in Act

Two by Brian Hutchison, who originated the role. It is this soul-searching that el-evates “Looped” above mere clever one-liner comedy.

“Looped” didn’t do very well in its ini-tial 2010 run on Broadway, closing after only 52 performances. My hunch is that the time is right for this finely-tuned re-vival. Catch it while you can.

Tickets are $28-$66.50. Call 954-462-0222.

Yoonie Han Recital at Steinway Piano Gallery

If you missed Yoonie Han’s perfor-mance at the Feb. 24 concert with Boca Ra-ton Symphonia, you have one more chance to experience this brilliant young Korean pianist.

Piano Lovers present Han in a perfor-mance of Liszt at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at Steinway Piano gallery. Tickets are $20 advance and $30 at the door.

Also at Steinway Gallery, pianist Sofiya Uryvayeva plays at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 3, presented by Brandeis University. Tick-ets are $20 members and $25 guests.

At 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 there will be a free recital of FAU piano stu-dents.

Call 561-982-8887.“Chicago” at Boca Raton Theatre GuildBoca Raton Theatre Guild presents the

musical “Chicago” March 1-17 at the Wil-low Theatre of Sugar Sand Park.

Avi Hoffman starts as flim-flam flam-boyant lawyer Billy Flynn and Patti Gard-ner co-stars as his client Roxie Hart, ac-cused of murdering her husband in 1920s gangland Chicago. Playing Roxie’s rival Velma is Krisha Marcano. Sally Bondi is prison Matron Ma Morton as Ken Clem-ent is Roxie’s woebegone husband Amos Hart.

Tickets are $35 at the box office, 561-347-3948 or BRTG at www.brtg.org.

A Finely-Tuned “Looped” at Parker Playhouse





Ramblewood Middle School band performs well

Alexander Goldfarb loves being a member of the Ramblewood Middle School band.

Goldfarb plays the tuba and bass guitar. “I like to hear people play well together. I like to see a piece come to-gether,” he said.

Tristan Balono also loves being a part of the Ramblewood Middle School Band. She plays the french horn. “I like

to challenge myself to play better. I en-joy learning new notes and new pieces of music,” said Balono.

Brianna Sterling, a tuba player likes the idea of challenging herself. “I like to play different instruments and to get out of my comfort zone,” said Sterling.

The Ramblewood Middle School Band is one of the most successful middle school bands in South Florida. Everyday, about 370 students rehearse in different levels of band. There are three classes of beginners. Then stu-dents can move the concert symphonic band or the honors band. There are two jazz bands that rehearse before school starts. The Raiders band, made up of beginners also rehearses before school. And there is the parade band which was

recognized as the best middle school band in the Coral Springs Holiday Pa-rade. the honors band has received su-perior ratings at band contests.

Many of the students in the Ram-blewood Middle School Band look for-ward to playing in the J.P. Taravella Band.

John Nista, the director of the band program at Ramblewood Middle School

is pleased with the program. “I think it takes a lot of self-discipline to play an instrument well. These students prac-tice a lot at home. The students develop a sense of teamwork while in the band program,” said Nista.

The Ramblewood administration has offered him strong support. And the band parents have also helped the program. “The parents raised $16,000 to buy new instruments.”

And band is a fun activity. Young people enjoy playing music. Nicole Salazar plays the trombone and likes being a part of the band program.

Cameron Leonardi plays the saxa-phone and loves the experience of be-ing in the band program.

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Lizzy’s First Single is a HitLizzy Sider is the very definition of

overachiever. The Boca Raton resident, a 14-year-old freshman at Pinecrest School, has just released her first na-tionally-distributed single. It is a song she co-wrote called “Butterfly.” She vis-ited Nashville and Los Angeles recent-ly, all while maintaining a freshman’s full academic work load.

Writings country and pop-flavored songs is nothing new for Lizzy. She’s been making up tunes on piano and guitar since she was a little girl. What’s different about “Butterfly” is that it is

getting national radio airplay.“I’ve broken into the Top 50 on the

Music Row charts,” she says proudly. “I’m number 49. We are going to Los Angeles to make more contacts there with industry people- not just radio but all kinds of music industry people.”

Lizzie was in Los Angeles Feb. 6-13 and she returned to Nashville Feb. 14-20. On Feb. 23 she will perform for the Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida at the Coral Springs Mall.

“We” is Lizzie, her father Don and mother Carole. They have worked tire-

lessly promoting Lizzie’s musical ca-reer since she began performing profes-sionally at age 9.

“We are a team,” acknowledges Don Sider, a Boca Raton attorney. “We have been working for this for years. Now we really have something to promote.”

“Butterfly” was co-written with record producer Jamie O’Neal and re-corded in Nashville. Lizzie has her own web site: www.LizzySider.com. Her mu-sic can be seen and heard on YouTube and ITunes. You can have a dialogue with her on her Twitter account. “But-terfly” is playing on GACtv.com, CMT.com and TCN- The Country Network. Thirteen songs have been written for her first full album, to be recorded in 2013. A new single is due in the spring. All this, and school work too.

“My teachers have been very good about my career,” allows Lizzy. “They let me make up work when I miss class-es. I got four As and a B this semester. It’s like working two jobs. I try my best at both of them.”

“We have all been working hard as a team,” says Carole Sider. “We take it

as a challenge. We are like a (record) la-bel. That’s why the industry is taking Lizzie seriously. It has taken two years of going to Nashville to get this far.”

For Lizzie Sider it goes beyond mu-sic.

“I don’t want to be just a singer,” she says. “I want to be someone who does good for the world. I want to be a role model; someone they can look up to.”

To this end Lizzie has become an ad-vocate of empowerment with the Glob-al Women’s Empowerment Network, a non-profit organization that uses cut-ting-edge technology and multimedia programming to raise awareness and funs to support and heal woman and children who have suffered abuse of all kinds.

Lizzy Sider has been selected by the CMA (Country Music Association) as one of the “Artists to watch” in 2013. She will be part of the Southern Wom-en’s Show Tour in Memphis March 8-9 and Nashville April 19-20. Her Face-book page is LizzieSiderMusic and her Twitter account is LizzieSider1.



Coral Springs Tribune ENTERTAINMENT Coral Springs, FL

Fine Italian Food At Up-beat Vic And Angelos

Food Review Marc Kent

Starters, for Italian restaurants, are the introduction to the quality of fare to be experienced. Of the 7 listed items, we sampled grilled calamari –beautiful-ly prepared with olives, capers, peppers and arugula with a lemon vinaigrette. The cold antipasto plate was well above par – fresh, tender prosciutto, secci, parmesan reggiano and provolone pi-cante plus flavor- rich marinated arti-choke hearts, roasted peppers and as-sorted olives…delicious. Sampled the oregenatta trio consisting of lobster, shrimp, and calamari with lemon for a true taste treat.

The antipasti headlings – 11 in number, features such seafood delights as ahi tuna, mussels, clams, shrimp, octopus plus beef Carpaccio, squash blossoms, sausage and pepper and homemade fresh mozzarella – all well adorned.

We ordered Caesar salad and were greeted by a romaine head, shaved par-mesan reggiano and cherry tomatoes in a superior Caesar dressing plus im-ported anchovies. 5 additional salads are listed, all properly dressed, plus 4 main plate salads featuring chicken or veal or shrimp or tuna – large portions.

Gladys, Arnold and this reviewer elected to pass on tasting any of the 10 coal oven pizzas though we applaud their creative toppings.

Pasta gets a star role with 9 artisan house made choices – we opt to sam-ple a delicious traditional lasagna Bo-lognese of slow cooked beef ragu. Of the 8 imported Italian pasta dishes, we selected clams linguini and white clam sauce – the pasta perfectly cooked with a light butter and garlic dressing. The lobster risotto had tender lobster pieces with peas, pecorino cheese plus white truffle oil over delicious risotto “pearls”.

5 veal entrees and 5 chicken entrees are featured…we chose a veal picatta which had not-too-thin slices of veal plus artichoke hearts, capers in a fine

white wine lemon butter.The category of “Simply grilled”

lists yellowtail snapper, wild salmon and branzino while the “Pesce” listing includes snapper Francese, black grou-per plus two additional winners…a roasted sea bass, delicious with a true taste of the sea, garnished with sweet potato smash, spinach and lobster nage...then… in an absolutely per-fect Dover Sole with white wine, sage, lemon, pine nuts and a touch of garlic. This sole was as fine a fish dish as we have experienced. A major treat!

There are 11 sides to choose from to augment any of those offered with their featured dishes.

To complete a delight for food tasting, our excellent server, Carmine, suggest the tiramisu (super…among the best), zeppolos (soft, filled dough balls) and the giant chocolate cake (super rich tasting- enough for 3 or 4 to share). 5 other de-lights complete the dessert menu.

We note the lunch menu, featuring lunch portion many of the dinner offer-ings, plus cold sandwiches and Panini sandwiches or a pizza, soup or salad combo roster.

There is a Saturday and Sunday brunch from 10AM to 3PM in addition to the full lunch selections.

Note; 13 wines by the glass, 111 by the bottle plus 15 signature cocktails are offered..

Regarding service, Manager Diago Nassisi supervises a very helpful and attentive crew.

Vic and Angelos , at 290 East At-lantic Avenue in Delray Beach (561-278-9570) is open 7 days with luncheon 11:30AM to 3PM, Monday through Thursday and 10AM to 3PM Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Dinners from 3PM to 11PM weekdays, until mid-night on Saturday and Sunday. Seating 140 inside and 80 outside, this lively restaurant shines. We suggest you…Go and Enjoy!

Pass the Word: Segreto is Open at Royal palm Place

Food Review Skip Sheffield

We had no idea what to expect when we decided to visit Segreto, a newly-opened Italian restaurant at 39 S.E. First Street, Boca Raton. The space has had several different names and owners over the past few years. Would this be another flash-in-the-pan?

In a manner of speaking yes, but in a good way- not in the here-today, gone-tomorrow sense.

The flash is in the showy tableside presentation of nightly specials; some with an impres-sive burst of flame just be-fore serving.

Service is of the utmost importance at Segreto, which mean “secret’ in both Italian and Spanish. One of the owners, Joe Rocco, said the restaurant has not even advertised its existence yet in its first month of op-eration.

“The chef/owner, Rino Ricatti, is legendary down here,” says Rocco, who splits his time between Boca Ra-ton and Philadelphia. “He is also known as Vesuvio. He had a restaurant called Vesuvio’s in Pompano for many years. He had a restaurant elsewhere in Boca for awhile, but he and his partner, Carlo Patti, decided to get a fresh start in a completely renovated space. We are shooting for the highest quality money can buy, both in ingredients and ser-vice.”

The evening begins with compli-mentary, freshly-prepared bruschetta, pan-fried, lightly coated zucchini, and chunks of savory Parmigiano-Reggia-no cheese offset by splashed balsamic vinaigrette.

The cheerful waiter recites the nightly specials. One of them is Pa-

padelle Segreto from a huge cheese block tableside, sautéed with panache and a generous splash of grappa by Sicilian-born general manager Carlo Patti. The Saturday we were there they had a Mediterranean sea bass prepared whole and deboned with a flourish at your table.

I chose the Dentice Mare Chiaro, which is fresh yellow tail snapper pre-pared with olive oil, garlic and fresh tomato, with plumb mussels and juicy

clams swim-ming in the broth. Bellis-simo! The fish was fresh as advertised and the preparation was faultless.

My com-panion ordered the Petto di Pollo Ripi-eno, which is a

stuffed breast of chicken with rapini, Fontina cheese and sun-dried tomatoes, which she pronounced superb. I believe her, as she has been to Italy three times.

Dinner at Segreto is not cheap, but it won’t break the bank either. My fish was $29 and Beth’s chicken was $24. The highest-priced item is a center cut veal chop with Shittake mushroom at $44. In the spirit of the evening we or-dered two Italian Peroni beers, which are $6 each.

We definitely will return to Segreto and try some more of their authentic Italian Antipasti, Insalate, Zuppe, Pasta Pesci, Carne, Pollame and desserts.

“We are still fine-tuning the opera-tion,” assures Joe Rocco. “We want to achieve the highest level of service re-gardless of how many people are in the house.”

Call 561-465-2888 or e-mail [email protected].



By Skip Sheffield

Playwright Matthew Lombardo has evidently been amplifying and fine-tuning his play “Looped,” continuing through March 3 at Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale.

A beaming Lombardo was on hand in the lobby opening night. I had met him in the play’s initial run in 2008, when it played at the Cuillo Center in West Palm Beach. I also met the star, Valerie Harper, who originated the role and played the larger-than-life stage and screen actress Tallulah Bankhead.

Due to health issues, Harper was unable to reprise her role for a second shot at Broadway.

Harper’s good friend Stephanie Powers was tapped to take over as Tal-lulah. Take over she most definitely has.

“Looped” is funnier and more affect-ing the second time around. Though Harper poured her heart and soul into the role of a once-major star in decline, Powers may be bet-ter suited for the role. Physi-cally she looks more like a stage and movie star, and in reality she is prob-ably better-known and more popu-lar than Val-erie Harper.

Whatever the reason, Powers in short order has nailed the role. Her tim-ing is impeccable, and though she stum-bled a few times verbally, her c o n f i -

dence and sense of entitle-ment were unwavering.

“Looped” is inspired by an actual looping or re-dubbing session for Bankhead’s last film, “Die! Die! My Darling.” It was a potboiler British hor-ror film, with Bankhead as a religious zealot and Stephanie Powers- yes that Stephanie Powers- as a young woman who becomes her target for vengeance.

What should have been a 10-minute exercise in the summer of 1965 turned into a daylong endurance test for film editor Danny Miller (Brian Hutchison) and a sound technician known only as Steve (Matthew Longo).

Bankhead sets the mood by being three hours late before making her very theatrical en-trance in a mink coat and dark

glasses. Bankhead procrastinates

and mocks the two men, making un-reasonable demands, which they meekly ful-fill. A major demand is for booze, as Bankhead cheerfully proclaims she is an alcoholic, and coke-head too.

Bankhead is boastful of her sex-uality and promiscu-ity with either sex.

You don’t have to be a psychiatrist to know Bankhead’s out-rageous personae is

a mask for inner pain. Busi-

nesslike Danny has his inner turmoil as well, which is explored in detail in Act Two by Brian Hutchison, who originat-ed the role. It is this soul-searching that elevates “Looped” above mere clever one-liner comedy.

“Looped” didn’t do very well in its initial 2010 run on Broadway, closing after only 52 performances. My hunch is that the time is right for this finely-tuned revival. Catch it while you can.

Tickets are $28-$66.50. Call 954-462-0222.

Yoonie Han Recital at Steinway Pi-ano Gallery

If you missed Yoonie Han’s per-formance at the Feb. 24 concert with Boca Raton Symphonia, you have one more chance to experience this brilliant young Korean pianist.

Piano Lovers present Han in a per-formance of Liszt at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at Steinway Piano gallery. Tickets are $20 advance and $30 at the door.

Also at Steinway Gallery, pianist So-

fiya Uryvayeva plays at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 3, presented by Brandeis Uni-versity. Tickets are $20 members and $25 guests.

At 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 there will be a free recital of FAU piano students.

Call 561-982-8887.

“Chicago” at Boca Raton Theatre Guild

Boca Raton Theatre Guild presents the musical “Chicago” March 1-17 at the Willow Theatre of Sugar Sand Park.

Avi Hoffman starts as flim-flam flamboyant lawyer Billy Flynn and Patti Gardner co-stars as his client Roxie Hart, accused of murdering her husband in 1920s gangland Chicago. Playing Roxie’s rival Velma is Krisha Marcano. Sally Bondi is prison Matron Ma Morton as Ken Clement is Roxie’s woebegone husband Amos Hart.

Tickets are $35 at the box office, 561-347-3948 or BRTG at www.brtg.org.

A Finely-Tuned “Looped” at Parker Playhouse



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DIVORCE FLORIDA STYLEBy Mike Gora

Interim Distribution

Michael H. Gora has been certified by the Board of Education and Specialization of The Florida Bar as a specialist in family and matrimonial law and is a partner with Shapiro Blasi Wasserman & Gora P.A. in Boca Raton. Mr.

Gora can be reached at [email protected].

Until recently it was very difficult if not impossible for a circuit court judge to distribute marital property and li-abilities before trial. There are reasons to wait for all other issues to be deter-mined before distribution.

There is an inherent interrelation-ship between the distributed property and the income which might be earned through the distributed asset, especial-ly if the asset is intangible, like a bro-kerage account.

On the other hand there always seemed to be special circumstances when a preliminary distribution was a good idea. On rare occasion circuit judge exercised his or her discretion

in making an early partial distribu-tion.

Florida statute 61.075 has recently been amended to allow a judge to make such an early distribution. A sworn motion must be filed by a party seek-ing such relief. The motion must point out why such relief was needed by one party or the other, or for the best inter-est of both, or the court’s best interest.

An example might be found when both sides have filed motions for tem-porary support and both have alleged that the other has control of all assets. In order to obtain this relief particu-lar assets must be found to be marital

without question and of a certain value and origin.

It may become necessary to equally divide and distribute marital prop-erty early if there is no other source of funds to support the family’s daily needs, or the need for both sides to re-tain counsel.

If either the husband or wife had clearly used self help immediately be-fore the case was filed, leaving the oth-er without the ability to hire counsel a distribution, equal to the removed asset might be in order.

Once a motion has been filed by ei-ther side an evidentiary hearing must be held by the judge who will hear evi-dence backing up the allegations set out in the verified motion, and a defense re-sponding to the arguments of the mo-tion.

Scheduling such a hearing depends on the judge’s schedule or docket. Un-der local rules it is unlikely that such a mater should be set on an emergency basis, but may be considered urgent by the judge.

The ability of a judge to make such an early distribution might help the parties and the court avoid a string of more costly hearings and provides the judge with an additional tool.

March-Culture Jesus Loves Delray Beach

FAITHBy Casey Cleveland

That almost sounds like a bum-per sticker. I am not really a bumper sticker fan, but recently I have been seeing more of the I Love Delray Beach stickers on the back of cars around town. Doubtful that Jesus would roll with a bumper sticker, but I do believe with all my heart that he is totally in love with Delray Beach. The gospel writer Matthew writes it better than any bumper sticker ever could express…Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teach-ing in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and heal-ing every sickness and every disease among the people” (Matt. 9:35).

Simple, Jesus loves the city be-cause that is where the people live…and Jesus is very much in love with people. Of course not everyone lives in a city, please do not worry… Jesus loves the suburbs and outskirts too. But there is more. There is also in-credible culture that flows from the city that has a tremendous shaping effect on the world. This too is im-portant as we look at the story line of Scripture and how it flows. The story of God begins in a garden and ends in a city. Really? Most cer-tainly! Check out what the Apostle John has to say about the matter in his revelation from God about how it all ends and begins again…I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, pre-pared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.

This is important especially for those who follow Jesus as their Re-deemer, because it means we too get to love the city of Delray Beach. It means that it actually becomes an act of worship to God when we seek the welfare of the city, as he told his peo-ple to do in Jeremiah 29:7. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. Is that not awesome or what? Translation for those who live in Delray Beach… serve the city, enjoy the city, shop in the city, use your talents in the city, eat in the city, coach in the city, men-tor in the city, volunteer in the city, learn the city, create art in the city, play music in the city, act in the city, dialogue in the city, heal in the city, break generational curses in the city, feed the poor in the city… love the city.

So where do we start? A few sug-gestions for getting involved, serv-ing, and enjoying what God has gifted Delray within the month of March. Go check out a performance at the Arts Garage, stop by the Green Market on a Saturday, sign up to serve a meal at the Caring Kitchen, RSVP your spot to Savor the Ave, get up close to see the St. Paddy’s Day Parade, contact KOP, formerly the Knights of Pythagoras Mentoring Network, to mentor some wonder-ful children, and don’t forget… Eas-ter on the 31st. You know it is the resurrection that makes everything new. But more to come on that next month!

Love, serve, and enjoy the city. coralspringstribune.com



Taravella Girls Lacrosse Team

The Taravella Girls Lacrosse team is playing well this season. The team has defeated Coral Springs Charter and West Bro-ward. Coach Jennifer Letizia

is optimistic. She said Shiselle Povedan will do well at center and Margaux Ehrlich will play well at goalie.



BusinessCoral Springs Tribune

Governor Scott announced the number of available online job open-ings in Florida increased by 27,979 in January 2013. That is a 12 percent increase over the year, for a total of 255,749 openings (seasonally adjust-ed).

Governor Rick Scott said, “With more than 255,000 job openings avail-able in our state, it’s clear the decisions we’re making are helping employers feel more confident about the future of their businesses. My Florida Families First Budget lives within our means while continuing our progress of job creation by providing a quality educa-tion for every Floridian, ensuring we have a talented workforce available for current and future employers and im-proving the state’s business climate to facilitate job creation. Ensuring that every Floridian who wants a job, gets a job remains my number one priority.”

Florida’s labor demand, measured by online advertised vacancies, bot-tomed out in April 2009 at 151,251 ads and has increased by 104,498 openings (+69.1 percent) since then.

According to the Help Wanted On-Line data series from The Conference Board, online job demand was stron-gest in the large metro cities, led by Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Jackson-ville. Among the cities with the most online ads, the highest percentage gain over the year in online ads was in Mi-ami (+26.3 percent).

Major occupational groups with the most online ads in January were healthcare practitioners and technical occupations; sales and related occupa-tions; office and administrative sup-port occupations; and computer and mathematical occupations.

Online Job Openings Increase

Taste of Coral Springs

Thousands of people got together to enjoy the Taste of Coral Springs on February 26. The event attracted thousands of people who enjoyed food and drink from Coral Springs restau-

rants. The event took place at the Coral Springs Performing Arts Center. The money raised went Junior Achieve-ment.



Coral Springs Christian is Run-ner-up in State 3A Basketball

ChampionshipCoral Springs Christian was

uanble to win the 3A title in boys basketball on February 28. Providence defeated the Cru-saders 62 to 56 at the Lakeland Center. Brandon Spencer led the

Crusaders with 15 points. Alao-wei Talent scored 13 points and Nura Zanna scored 11 points. The Crusaders finished the year 29-4.

Coral Springs Baseball

Coral Springs High School baseball player Jordan Barrett. He leads Broward County in strikeouts. He has 27 strikeouts in 14 innings.

SportsCoral Springs Tribune



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