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Flossy’s statue to glimmer in the sun after restoration project

Two Private schools in Boca Raton make COVID-19 vaccinations optional

Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services purchases new boat

Celebrating Juneteenth and the Debut of New Nonprofit Organization

New Destination Waterfront Restaurant Seaspray Officially Launches at Waterstone Resort & Marina

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Looking Back on the Vaccine and Moving Forward with Dr. Alina Alonso By: Gillian Manning and Megan Mandatta On March 26, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-79 extending the minimum age requirement to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As of March 29, those 40 and older were eligible to receive their vaccine and as of April 5, those 18 and older would be eligible.

Since then, over 10,000,000 people in Florida have either received their first shot or completed their COVID-19 vaccine series. Vaccines have become readily available to most Floridians at nearly every pharmacy.

Quickly following the widening of vaccine availability, DeSantis moved forward to lifting mask mandates.

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• The Flossy fountain statue at Mizner Park Amphitheater is currently undergoing repairs to fix leaks and improve electrical work. The fountain’s base is located directly in front of the amphitheater, but park goers will have to wait to see Flossy’s new shine.

The statue was removed earlier in 2021 and will be completed later on this year.

• Shannon Ramsey-Chessman, the Chief Deputy Clerk for the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s office, will serve for the next year in a new role: President of the state’s leading association for government finance professionals.

• A waterfront restaurant with a Florida bend for local seafare and tropical themed cocktails in convivial digs, SeaSpray is bringing Boca Raton everything it never had but always secretly needed, an intracoastal escape made of equal parts glamour and laid-back charm.

• FAU Tech Runway® recently hosted its annual Launch Competition, revealing its ninth class, “Venture Class 9.” The Launch Competition provides the most promising startups and talented entrepreneurs in South Florida with an opportunity to join a yearlong program that offers competition winners “best-in-class” instruction, mentoring, networking, marketing and capital-raising assistance, co-working space, events, intern support, and other vital programs.

• Two private schools in Boca Raton are not requiring their students to receive COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. American Heritage and Spanish River Christian will not require their students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the upcoming year. Currently, students twelve and older are eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

• What makes the consummate campsite?

Price and availability of electricity are the main factors, with proximity to a body of water and canyon views less important, say researchers at Florida Atlantic University and the University of Montana.

Atlantic University High School, recently placed second in the biochemistry category at the 2021 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF), the world’s largest international high school competition.

• The Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services Department sent out a press release on June 18, announcing their new fire rescue boat. Fire Boat 3 was custom-made by Metal Shark Boats in Jeanerette, Louisiana.

The fire department has been working with Metal Shark Boats for the past two years to plan this boat, a process that was reportedly delayed due to COVID-19, supply shortages, and hurricanes.

• On Saturday, the Juneteenth festival: Unity X Black Excellence made its debut in Riviera Beach Marina Village. The event was hosted by the new nonprofit, Juneteenth of Palm Beach County. Starting off as an idea in 2017, Sukeenah Kelly worked throughout the past year to make the festival and nonprofit a reality. She joined with co-founder Brittany Mitchell to create the event. A year full of emails, phone calls, Zoom meetings and networking, she had a lot on her hands. Being the chief executive officer of the nonprofit, Kelly also had to balance her roles as a mother, a wife and the local business owner of Velvet Organics.

• Since the FDA and CDC approved COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson many have gotten their shots. However, there have been mixed feelings about the effectiveness of each vaccine. Some people trust the science behind the vaccines while others don’t, but that is not the only time where opinions diverge from each other. People can choose to get a vaccine from Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson and each vaccine is administered differently. However, many don’t feel the need to get a second dose which is needed for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine to be fully effective.

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COMMUNITY Flossy’s statue to glimmer in the sun after restoration project

Chief Deputy Clerk Sworn in as President of FGFOA Shannon Ramsey-Chessman, the Chief Deputy Clerk for the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s office, will serve for the next year in a new role: President of the state’s leading association for government finance professionals.

R a m s e y C h e s s m a n wa s sworn in as president of the Florida Government Finance Officers Association (FGFOA) during the organization’s annual business meeting on Friday, June 18.

Ramsey-Chessman is a certified public accountant and a certified government finance officer who has spent more than two decades working in the public sector, including more

than 16 years with the Clerk’s office.

Ramsey-Chessman was elected to the FGFOA’s board in 2013 and served for six years before being elected as the association’s secretary/ treasurer in 2019.

She served as the association’s president-elect in 2020, and will serve as the association’s president through June 2022.

F G F OA i s one of the largest statewide government finance associations in the country. It was founded in 1937 and serves more than 2,800 finance professionals from state, county and city governments; school districts, colleges and universities; special districts and private firms.

statue of herself reaching up to a star. The statue stood in front The Flossy fountain statue at of the amphitheater for a few deMizner Park Amphitheater is cur- cades prior to its renovation.

The waterfall-style device rently undergoing repairs to fix leaks and improve electrical work. needs electrical work and has The fountain’s base is locat- contributed to several leaks over ed directly in front of the amphi- the years. Once the renovations theater, but park goers will have are complete, Flossy will move to wait to see Flossy’s new shine. back to the same spot.

“We are removing the founThe statue was removed earlier in 2021 and will be completed later tain due to the ongoing mainteon this year. nance issues and the work should Florence “Flossy” Keese- be done in the next couple of ly was a close friend of Count- months,” says Chrissy Gibson, marketing and ess de Hoernle communicaand a Boca Rations director ton benefactor “The patina restoration of the for Boca Rawho contributed to local statue will be completed by Rodolfo ton. “The statcauses that supue will remain Gomez with LG Art Sculptor Studio in the same port music edgeneral area, on ucation. Flossy in West Palm Beach,” a pedestal.” is also known W hile the for co-hostFlossy statue ing the first TV talk show broadcast in 1948. She was created by Yaacov Heller, he passed away in 2016 shortly be- will not be in charge of the renovations. Instead, Heller recomfore her 102nd birthday.

Local Boca Raton artist Yaa- mended another local sculptor.

“The patina restoration of the cov Heller created Flossy’s Fountain and two other statues in statue will be completed by RoMizner Park. He designed the dolfo Gomez with LG Art Sculpseven-foot statue and fountain tor Studio in West Palm Beach,” in front of the amphitheater af- says Amy DiNorscio, manager of Mizner Park Amphitheater. ter meeting with Flossy.

Once renovations “She asked me to show her some of the works I had done,” a r e c o m p l e t e , F l o s s y will still have the same says Heller.

After meeting with Hell- s e n t i m e n t a l v a l u e w i t h er, Flossy asked him to create a a b r i g h t e r s h i n e .

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A waterfront restaurant with a lings dark rum, ginger beer, lime and Florida bend for local seafare and Pomegranate Martini with tito’s, paltropical themed cocktails in con- ma liqueur, grand marnier; Frozen vivial digs, SeaSpray is bringing Bo- libations like Bailey’s Colada with ca Raton everything it never had oak & cane rum, pineapple, cocobut always senu t , b a i l e y s cretly needfloat and Muded, an intraslide with new coastal escape amsterdam made of equal vodka, kahlúa, parts glamour b a i l e y s, i c e and laid-back cream, chococharm. late; Margaritas Developed such as Pineby Evolution apple Jalapeño Hospitality as with dulce vida part of an extequila, mudtensive half dled jalapeno, a million dolpineapple juice, lar renovation lime and Blue to Waterstone Lagoon with Resort & Macasamigos terina, SeaSpray quila, blue cuis led by VP racao, pineapof F&B/acple juice. claimed ExAs for deecutive Chef Kelley Randall, who sign, the 2,000-square-foot-eatery’s developed an innovative, sustain- unmistakable nod to both modern ably-minded menu rooted in tradi- tropical and vintage chic makes for tional staples highlighted by local a uniquely casual-meets-luxurious seafood. experience with fully outdoor cov“You can come by boat or by ered and patio dining an expansive car, have a bunch outdoor bar and of burgers, orgorgeous private der fresh salads dining room acThe space embraces South and quality seacommodating food options or up to 20. Think Florida’s tropical nature. reserve an 8pm Beverly Hills inThere are different spaces for termingled with seating and dine more formally, Tu l u m s t y l e . different people and moods for steak, grilled With both tradiMahi or other tional elegance quality entrees. and fun, edg y There’s both glitz and familiarity — and cool vibes present, the ambience but it’s a breezy vibe,” says Randall. embraces older and newer generaMenu highlights include share- tions alike. Each piece of furniture at able plates such as Sticky Cauliflow- SeaSpray is unique, custom-designed er with sesame soy glaze, toasted by the team to dress the experience, sesame seeds and scallions; Grilled while spot lights, neon signs and soft Octopus with chorizo, fingerling champagne lighting create a myriad potato, olives, cilantro-scallion vinai- of differing atmospheres all within grette; and Pear Tortellini with truf- one space, fashioning a sweetly intifle cream sauce, rosemary, parmesan; mate mood in a social setting.

“Handhelds” like the Mahi Reuben The space embraces South Floriwith tangy cabbage slaw, 1000 is- da’s tropical nature. There are differland dressing, served on marbled rye ent spaces for different people and bread and the Seaspray Burger with moods. Seating is arranged in such prime beef, aged cheddar, iceberg, a way that everyone will have a gorred onion, tomato, signature sauce, geous view, and each nook and cranserved on a brioche bun; and Mains ny feels different. The idea is to feel including Chicken Paillard with ro- like you’re in your own backyard, maine, orange segments, fennel, overlooking the intracoastal. red grapes, toasted almonds, musO n s i t e, a n ove r s i z e d mu r a l tard vinaigrette; Skirt Steak Frites by l o c a l a r t i s t G a b r i e l a B e n a with chipotle marinade, chimichurri, tar spanning seven walls total, rosemary parmesan fries; and Frut- celebrates South Florida in its ti di Mare with lobster, gulf shrimp, e n t i r e s p l e n d o r, h i g h l i g h t i n g clams, mussels, linguine, spicy san t h e l o c a l f l o r a a n d f a u n a a n d marzano sauce, parmesan crostini. s p e a k i n g t o t h e c o n s t a n t e vo For evenings of revelry or breezy l u t i o n o f b o t h o u r s u r r o u n d lunchtime celebration, guests can in- i n g s a n d o u r s e l ve s, c e l e b r a t dulge in a mixologist-curated list of i n g n a t u r e w h i l e b r i n g i n g a craft cocktails every bit as exciting l i t t l e b i t o f t h e o u t s i d e i n . as the menu. Think Signature Cock- T h e m u r a l t o o k t wo m o n t h s tails like Dark & Stormy with gos- t o c o m p l e t e.

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FAU Tech Runway Reveals Its Ninth Venture Class FAU Tech Runway® recently hosted its annual Launch Competition, revealing its ninth class, “Venture Class 9.”

The Launch Competition provides the most promising startups and talented entrepreneurs in South Florida with an opportunity to join a year-long program that offers competition winners “best-in-class” instruction, mentoring, networking, marketing and capital-raising assistance, coworking space, events, intern support, and other vital programs.

Among the 21 companies joining Venture Class 9, seven of these will receive a $15,000 cash investment award.

The 21 winners representing community, faculty and student tracks were selected by a panel of judges, including successful entrepreneurs, technology investors, entrepreneurship professors, economic development professionals, philanthropists and commercial bankers.

This year’s seven cash investment award winners are: DiaM Life Inc.: a unified diabetes care and management software solution that uses neuropsychology, behavior science, contextual artificial intelligence, digital health, next-generation engagement and deep brain science to improve results and outcomes associated with diabetes.

Use My Benefits: provides an easy-touse loyalty benefits program to its clients.

D2Airport: offers passengers a new mobile airline service that allows them to check-in their baggage at a designated local facility (e.g., hotel, mall, outlet) and have the pieces reliably delivered to the airport hours prior to departure.

ROOMATERS: a mobile app marketplace that helps college students and young professionals identify compatible roommates by using algorithm technology and a roommate personality test developed by a relationship psychologist.

Carbon Limit Co.: is a carbon capture utilization and storage company, with a proprietary carbon technology that removes atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).

Fit Oven: utilizes an intelligent vending machine to refrigerate, heat up and dispense healthy meals that are prepared by a local food prep supplier.

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In addition, 14 more companies were awarded including: Atligo, Blockchain Assets LLC, BlueGreen Innovations LLC, The Brack Institute, Catalyst Global Education Marketplace (Catalyst GEM), GoAwake; Grownextdoor; Limitless Medical Logs LLC; Marine Connex; Restful Robotics Inc.; ROSI Giving Platform; Safe Date; Smart Multipurpose Robotic System; and Synchronyx.

“The Venture Class 8 graduates were extraordinarily successful during one of the most challenging years in economic history,” said Jessica Beaver, associate director of FAU Tech Runway. “We are looking forward to working with the next venture class, which is comprised of a diverse range of promising business start-ups.”

In addition to the investment awards received by the top third of the incoming class, all Venture Class 9 winners join a robust community of fellow entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, instructors, and toplevel support professionals. They will receive co-working access, skills training, and expert business mentoring, all at no cost.

More than 75 highly-vetted, MIT programtrained mentors, instructors, and staff serve as mentors, trainers, and support professionals.

FAU Tech Runway® is a public-private partnership formed to incubate and accelerate early-stage technology-based companies, under the purview of FAU’s Division of Research. It has provided financial support, entrepreneurial education, free workspace, investor introductions, expert mentoring, marketing assistance, student interns, and a close-knit entrepreneurial community for more than 114 early-stage companies since its launch.

In seven years, FAU Tech Runway companies have generated 642 jobs; 96 FAU students have been employed; 120 patent applications were filed; more than $278.4 million in revenue has been earned, and more than $133.8 million in investment capital has been raised.

For more information on FAU Tech Runway®, visit techrunway.fau.edu.

Two Private schools in Boca Raton make COVID-19 vaccinations optional By: Kathryn Hubbard Two private schools in Boca Raton are not requiring their students to receive COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year.

American Heritage and Spanish River Christian will not require their students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the upcoming year.

Currently, students twelve and older are eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

Prior to enrollment, public and private schools in Palm Beach County require students entering kindergarten and seventh grade to provide immunization records. Spanish River Christian and American Heritage require parents to provide a Florida Certification of Immunization prior to the academic year As the vaccine rollout continues, Palm Beach County Schools could require students to provide documentation of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, American Heritage and Spanish River Christian are two private

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schools that will not require proof of the COVID-19 vaccine.

“We do not have an update at this time [for students receiving the COVID-19 vaccine],” says Melanie Hoffman, Director of Public Relations.

As the 20212022 school year approaches, American Heritage may provide further information on COVID-19 vaccine requirements for eligible students. Spanish River Christian announced that the COVID-19 vaccine will be optional for the 20212022 academic year.

“At this point, we will not be requiring [the COVID-19 vaccine] for the next school year,” says Kathi Wyant, Office Administrator.

Since the beginning of the vaccine rollout last December, 46 percent of Palm Beach County residents are fully vaccinated. As the age requirement lowers for vaccine eligibility, private schools in Palm Beach County may reconsider vaccine requirements for students.

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FAU Study Reveals Most Important Factors in Selecting Campsites What makes the consummate campsite? Price and availability of electricity are the main factors, with proximity to a body of water and canyon views less important, say researchers at Florida Atlantic University and the University of Montana.

Soyoung Park, Ph.D., an assistant professor in FAU’s College of Business, and Will Rice, Ph.D., an assistant professor at UM, completed a study published in the Journal of Environmental Management.

They analyzed roughly 23,000 reservations in 179 campsites at Watchman Campground in Zion National Park in Utah but say the results provide a guidepost for campsite managers in other states, including Florida, home to 11 national parks.

Yellowstone National Park, Everglades National Park and other iconic venues nationwide have been inundated with record numbers of visitors and are struggling with how to manage them, the researchers said.

“In recent years, we have witnessed a significant increase in demand for outdoor recreation in U.S. national parks,” Park said. “The trend accelerated with the COVID-19 pandemic as people turned outdoors to avoid closed spaces.”

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campers were booking days in advance to secure their spots with electricity, even with a premium of $10.

Interestingly, the study found that direct access to Utah’s Virgin River did not appeal to many campers.

“Typically, we assume that being adjacent to bodies of water would increase the attractiveness of a campsite,” Park said. “However, other underlying factors such as water quality, health concerns and noise could also affect campers’ demand.”

The study identified characteristics of a given campsite that could be used to manage demand, and those characteristics could help establish dynamic pricing to mitigate the recent surge of visitors.

For instance, the park management could charge higher prices for the campsites with electricity, but increasing the price of a campsite can interfere with equity and equality of resource allocation, the professors said. Two potential solutions discussed in their study are a lottery system and staggering reservation availability.

“T his study is an attempt to fur ther our understanding of the campers’ decision-making process and demonstrate the usefulness of a big data approach in measuring demand for recreational resources,” the research stated. “Our findings specific to Zion’s Watchman Campground highlight the merit of such pursuits elsewhere.”

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EDITORIAL By: C. Ron Allen

Delray man Helps Generations as School Crossing Guard for More than 30 Years For more than three decades Herman Lockett has guided school children to safety, crossing the streets that intersect S.D. Spady and Plumosa elementary schools in the city’s northwest neighborhood. His faded orange hat, the sixth one, in fact, is as recognizable as the blaring red stop sign he carries through blazing heat, humidity, rain and an occasional, unscheduled early morning frost during cooler weather.

At 93, Lockett, possibly one of the oldest crossing guards in South Florida, may retire this year.

“I enjoy the children and it gets me out of the house,” said Lockett, who is in his 31st year on the job. He works the morning and afternoon shifts—7 to 8 a.m. and 2 to 3.pm. at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Northwest 10th Street. He really could not see himself doing anything else, which is why it’s going to be hard for him to step away from his post where he has helped generations of youngsters cross the road, grow up, and later trust their own to him.

“They come by every day and holla at me,” Lockett said. “Parents, grandparents they bring the grands, and they talk to me.”

He credits the “good master” for keeping him going and sees retirement as possibly the best solution for him to better assist his wife of 70 years, on May 23, who has Alzheimer’s.

“I think he took three days off from work and we had to make him take those days off,” his daughter Artensie Wade said.

When Lockett started in 1990, he was at the corner of SW 10th Street and SW 4th Avenue — near Pine Grove Elementary School — and after one term, he was assigned to his current location.

Over the years he has seen dramatic changes in fashion, street clothes to uniforms; vehicles upsized from sedans to SUVs, and attitudes change from close lipped to free expression. Speeders are a serious problem, however, most notable is cell phone use, both from students and parents. Talking on the phone distracts from stopping before the crosswalk, he

noted.

“I talk to them sometimes but they [his supervisors] say, ‘Don’t argue with them. Don’t be the police,’” he said.

A former chef, Lockett worked at Ernie’s, a longtime Delray Beach staple, for 36 years until it went out of business. He also worked at the restaurant Patio Delray until it was sold.

His former son-in-law, Chris Blake, who has since a Community Service Officer who also served as a crossing guard at the time, who has since retired, encouraged Lockett to pursue a crossing guard job.

On a recent morning, several motorists either tooted their horns or waved at him as they passed through the intersection. With every toot, there is a story.

One he recalls was when he assisted a fellow crossing guard who was afflicted with Alzheimer’s.

“After he was done taking the kids across, he was still standing up in the middle of the street and cars were speeding by,” Lockett recalled.

That scenario was personal for him, considering he cares for his wife, who also is battling the disease, which robs one of their memory.

When Lockett is not piloting students at the crosswalk or cooking for his wife, he stays busy working in the yard. “My heart doctor tells me, ‘Don’t go home and sit down. Be active’ so that’s why I do things around the yard,” he said.

He also serves as an usher and cooks in the kitchen at his church, Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist.

Jackie Brown who is in her 34th year as a CSO at the Delray Beach Police Department, praised Lockett’s ability.

“I always saw him out there, rain or shine. Sometimes, he would ride his bicycle, drive his Volkswagen or the other car,” said Brown, who also serves as a crossing guard at Banyan Creek Elementary. “His (former) supervisor had good things to say about him. He said he was one of the most reliable crossing guards.”

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Finding Alternatives There is hardly any situation or challenge you face in life which does not offer you an alternative or more, to accomplish what requires your attention. If you are truly attentive, and prepared to employ discernment, you can succeed.

That’s why it’s always wise for people to have different plans for the accomplishment of most tasks. If plan A fails one can turn to plan B, then C, and so on! Someone went as far as to suggest that “when everything is falling part, it is a good sign that everything is about to come together.”

Sadly, many individuals are so calcified in following procedures by doing them in just one way that they

cannot think of taking any unknown path, or tackling anything differently from what they’ve been accustomed to do.

Yet, even in occasions when you can still achieve your purposes with what you have and know, you may also find more creative and efficient ways of getting to where you need to go, or desire to arrive!

As I read somewhere, “anything worth doing is worth doing, period.”

In other words, whatever legitimate way you can find to achieve your objectives, just follow it; don’t limit yourself to what has been a common practice in the past. Improvements are invented everyday and whatever may have functioned so well in times past

now has novel and more efficient manners of achieving the same in record time, and often with better results!

There is an old, true story about a couple of generations of housewives in the same family which, every time they had a fish fry for the family, they would remove a chunk of the fish and throw it out. That procedure one day was finally questioned by a young female member of the third generation.

She asked her mother why did they do it that way? The mother simply responded that they had always done it that way. The girl then posed the same inquiry to her grandmother who was able to explain the reason sought. She said, “The only reason we did that was

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because the frying pan was not large enough to accommodate the entire fish.” Yet, all along they could have utilized other alternatives, either by buying a larger frying pan or cutting the fish into several portions which would fit the frying utensil!

T here’s hardly any situation in life which leaves us without additional paths to follow; you can find better alter natives to embrace. Be sure you never become passive to just one way of doing things, when several others are equally available, and some are far more efficient! You need not be a slave to a sole manner of doing things, especially when it makes no sense at all!

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Palm Beach County Commissioner’s Corner For the last 18 month, the pandemic has been front and center on our agenda. Last March, as we watched the virus march across Europe, we switched out of the normal day-to-day oversight of the county and switched into emergency mode. Even today, the county remains in a state of emergency. I would contemplate this will, fi nally, be ending in the very near future.

For the most part, life has returned to normal. That is not to say that residents are not falling ill to the virus or that additional patients will not succumb to this disease. But, with vaccinations now readily available to anyone over 12, residents have carefully returned to their normal activities.

If you’re like me, you are likely carrying around hand sanitizer, being cautious when touching “high touch” surfaces and steering clear of people who are ill.

With that being said, the attention of the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners is returning to the more routine issues we address to move our county forward. In the coming months I will review the high points of the budget we will be asked to approve in September.

Some important dates in that regard: Our County Administrator, Verdenia Baker, has already made a preliminary presentation of the proposed budget for the next fiscal year during our budget workshop on June 15th. While the Commissioners had a great deal to say about the proposed expenditures, there was clear consensus that we would not be looking for an increase in the tax millage (the rate at which real property is taxed) for the coming year. That will make a decade since the millage has been increased.

While it doesn’t appear the millage will be increasing, your property tax bill will likely increase as a result of the increase in your property’s value. Property values have increased significantly. However, if you are a resident who has homesteaded your primary residence, the total increase in your “taxable value” (the amount against which the millage rate is applied to compute your property tax liability) cannot go up more than the lesser of 3 percent or the annual increase in the cost of living. This year the cost of living increased 1.4 percent so that will serve as the ceiling for any increase in the taxable value of a homesteaded residence.

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The Board will set the maximum millage rate at it meeting on July 13th. The millage rate can be reduced thereafter but the rate set at that meeting cannot be exceeded. Our first public hearing on the FY 2022 Budget will be held on Thursday September 9th at 5:05PM. The final public hearing on the FY 2022 Budget will be held on Monday September 20th at 5:05PM. At its regular meeting on June 15th, the board took the following action: Airports: Commissioners approved the Construction Manager at Risk Contract with Suffolk Construction Company Inc. for the Concourse B Expansion project at Palm Beach International Airport. Approved Amendment No. 4 to the General Consulting Agreement with RS&H, Inc. for consulting/professional services for $2,644,110 for continued professional planning and design services related to the Concourse B Expansion project.

Career Source: Commissioners adopted a resolution approving the CareerSource Palm Beach County Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget for $16,955,437 for its programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014.

Commission Redistricting: Commissioners approved criteria for analysis, review and development of proposed commission district maps based on the 2020 Census data and a contract not to exceed $50,000 for professional consulting services with Jerry Wilson, PC for expertise in election law and political redistricting.

Commission on Ethics: Commissioners approved several amendments to Chapter 2, Article V Division 8 of the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics Ordinance, Article VIII of the Palm Beach County Lobbyist Registration Ordinance and Article XIII, the Palm Beach County Code of Ethics.

Emergency Food Assistance: Commisiioners adopted a resolution supporting the Florida Department of Agriculture Emergency Food Assistance Program, its 2020-21 regional map and selection of Farm Share, Inc. as the contractor for Palm Beach County.

Engineering: Commissioners adopted a resolution approving an Adopt-ARoad Program for litter removal along Palm Beach County maintained road rights-of-way.

Who comes first, the leader or the follower?

Perspective. It makes a tremendous difference in how we approach life in many ways. If you view life from an optimistic perspective, you can usually find positives in even difficult circumstances. However, if you take on a pessimistic outlook, even good things that happen can be viewed with cynicism and anxiety. It is like the person who woke up one morning and thought, “Well, everything has gone well so far today. But I have not gotten out of bed yet.”

From a leadership standpoint, perspective also can have a strong effect on how we approach our daily responsibilities. If leaders view themselves as “the boss,” with everyone reporting to them obligated to perform their bidding, this can affect morale, productivity, respect, and even the ability to retain workers who are important to the organization’s success. There is a very different perspective a leader can possess, one that has served many executives and managers very well.

Max De Pree, a respected businessman and author of acclaimed books on leadership, “How do you as a leader see yourself ?

You know, from the follower’s perspective, it is vitally important that a leader have a selfperception faithful to reality. Leaders belong to their followers. A director should refer to employees as ‘the people I serve.’ What a different reality that is! And what a different effect on followers.”

Can you see how the approach De Pree describes differs from an “I am the boss” view in which employees – followers – are perceived as servants? Certainly there have been many domineering, hard-charging executives who have coerced productivity from their people. But what a difference it would make if more leaders saw their staffs as “the people I serve.”

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This concept, popularly known as “servant leadership,” is not new. While it may not be the primary emphasis for most MBA programs, it is an idea that has been utilized with great effectiveness for thousands of years.

Even the Bible underscores its importance, with none other than Jesus Christ making it a high priority. Here are several examples of what the Scriptures teach: The best leaders come to serve. True greatness, from God’s perspective, is not based upon position or power, but the willingness to put others first. “…whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).

True leadership follows a different standard. In some circles, leadership is perceived as the ability to dominate and control. But there is another way: “…The kings of the Gentiles lord is over them…. But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves…. But I am among you as one who serves” (Luke 22:25-27).

Leadership involves mutual submission. Subordinates obviously must report and serve those who have authority over them. However, leaders also should strive to guide those they oversee. “Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ…. And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism in Him” (Ephesians 6:5-9).

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FAU High Student Places Second at 2021 Regeneron ISEF Julianna Lian, 17, a junior at Florida Atlantic University High School, recently placed second in the biochemistry category at the 2021 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF), the world’s largest international high school competition.

The 1,833 Regeneron ISEF 2021 finalists represent 49 states and 64 countries across the world.

Lian J Lian’s project proposes that Sargassum, brown seaweed, is a viable treatment for mitigating chronic human inflammation related to diabetes, cancer and other diseases.

“Growing up close to the beach, I was there all the time,” said Lian. “I took inspiration from the seaweed I saw, which was growing more abundant, and began researching what it could be used for.”

Lian began work on this project her freshman year at FAU High School. Since 2019, her project has placed first at the regional level in the cellular/molecular biolo-

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gy and biochemistry category. In 2019, she placed third in the state competition and this year she placed second which allowed her to advance to the international competition.

In her spare time, Lian works as a S U R F F e l l o w, where she is experimentally studying RNA-based disease.

She also is president of the Council for Scholarship & Inquiry, as well as a clinical intern, a general chemistry II learning assistant, and CLASS tutor.

“Julianna is an extraordinary student and person,” said Sherry Bees, principal/director of A.D. Henderson University School and FAU High. “Her passion for science and helping people is evidenced through her continued research and application to real-world problems. The entire FAU High School community is overjoyed with her success and can’t wait for the further development of her research.”

Moving forward, Lian plans to refine data collection techniques for the project and pursue a different model system.

Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services purchases new boat By: Gillian Manning The Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services Department sent out a press release on June 18, announcing their new fire rescue boat.

Fire Boat 3 was custom-made by Metal Shark Boats in Jeanerette, Louisiana. The fire department has been working with Metal Shark Boats for the past two years to plan this boat, a process that was reportedly delayed due to COVID-19, supply shortages, and hurricanes.

“This state-of-the-art vessel is one of a kind and will take Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services well into the future,” said the

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Boca Raton Fire Rescue Department.

The press release did not include information regarding the cost of the vessel.

Fire Boat 3 will be stationed at Marbella Marina, which is across the street from Fire Station 3.

The fire boat is constructed of commercial/military-grade aluminum and is 32’ long and about 14,000 pounds. Special features include a 1000 GPM Darley marinized fire pump, which the fire department says gives it the equivalent power of much land-based gear. It also has a 40-gallon foam tank, which helps combat fuel-fed fires.

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Digital and Virtual Ways to Give Back to Military and Veterans (Statepoint) While there are certain holidays and events each year dedicated to members of the U.S. military, the need to support veterans and active-duty military members and their families is an ongoing effort.

The good news is that there are plenty of ways you can give back all year long from your smartphone: Volunteer and Donate Virtually: Volunteering doesn’t have to be in-person these days. Soldier’s Angels has numerous virtual ways to make an impact in a service member’s life – from supporting deployed service members by collecting and sending care packages to adopting a family for the holidays and hosting virtual baby showers.

It’s never too late to donate your quarantine wardrobe and de-clutter the house. Organizations like Vietnam Veterans of America accept gentlyused clothing and household items and will even pick up donations safely from your home. Providing reliable transportation is another way to help.

Programs like Vehicles for Veterans and Recycled

Rides provide donated cars and vehicle maintenance and repair assistance for veterans in need of a ride.

Take Honor Flights to the Next Level: The Honor Flight Network enables veterans to visit war memorial monuments and museums at no cost, but for veterans unable to travel to Washington D.C., TMobile and virtual reality mental fitness solutions company Healium are bringing a virtual Honor Flight experience to veterans where they live. Vet-

erans can tour the Washington D.C. war memorials from the comfort of their own homes using virtual reality goggles and a hotspot, powered by T-Mobile’s 5G network.

Give a Gift the Gives Back: The next time you need to buy a birthday gift or stock up on household essentials, make a purchase you can feel good about.

American-made apparel company Oscar Mike donates 100 percent of their proceeds to help injured

military members stay active. Boss Dog provides tasty and nutritious food and treats for your fourlegged companions while giving back to disabled veterans and service dog organizations like Victory Service Dogs and Pets for Vets. Providing a fun night out for service member families is a way to boost mental health and well-being. Non-profit organization Vet Tix provides tickets to concerts, sporting events and more to families in need of a little fun.

How Your Business Can Help: Large or small, your business can make an impact. Offering a veteran or military discount at your business will not only show appreciation and support, but will also drive business. Companies like T-Mobile offer discounted military smartphone service plans and support programs like Hiring Our Heroes, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce initiative to help provide military members and their families with meaningful employment opportunities.

Those who serve in the Armed Forces have given so much of themselves. These are just a few ways we can continue to show our gratitude.

Why Closing the Technology Gap for Older Adults Matters (StatePoint). The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a rapid acceleration of telehealth as people looked for ways to access care safely. While technology kept many in the United States connected to care and loved ones, many low-income older adults were left behind by the sudden need to understand and access technology and internet services.

However, among those who could stand to benefit the most from these services are 22 million older adults (ages 65 and above) in the United States who don’t have broadband access at home. What’s more, older adults (ages 62 and above) with an income below $25,000 are 10 times more likely to be offline at home. Many older adults lack the technological literacy needed to leverage digital resources for health and social support.

New efforts are helping to address these inequities. CITRIS Health, an organization dedicated to advancing the well-being of older adults and family caregivers with enabling technology, recently launched “Lighthouse for Older Adults.” This project is offering one-on-one training, in-language support and peer-based technical support to equip older adult residents of affordable housing communities with high-speed broadband access, user-friendly devices and digital literacy training.

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ed both an increase in device usage as well as confidence in using their devices. Technology helped to connect them to loved ones they were isolated from, and improved their overall health and wellbeing by reducing social isolation and loneliness.

W h e n a s ke d about their favorite part of using a Google device, one participant stated, “Being able to connect visually with family and friends.

And visually means a lot.”

Those at the helm of the project say they hope its success will serve as a model for other such programs.

“Older adults have so much to gain from the connections and health care opportunities available with internet access and a basic understanding of technology,” says CITRIS Health director and Lighthouse project lead David Lindeman. “We’re eager to see this program replicated to improve equity in telehealth.”

For resources that can help other organizations implement similar programs, visit the Lighthouse project page on the CITRIS Health website, citris-uc.org.

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Looking Back on the Vaccine and Moving Forward with Dr. Alina Alonso By: Gillian Manning and Megan Mandatta On March 26, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-79 extending the minimum age requirement to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As of March 29, those 40 and older were eligible to receive their vaccine and as of April 5, those 18 and older would be eligible.

Since then, over 10,000,000 people in Florida have either received their first shot or completed their COVID-19 vaccine series. Vaccines have become readily available to most Floridians at nearly every pharmacy.

Quickly following the widening of vaccine availability, DeSantis moved forward to lifting mask mandates noting we should not “be policing people at this point,” at a bill signing event in St. Petersburg.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began rolling back their COVID-19 safety precautions for those who are fully vaccinated and trust that the vaccine can be an effective way to protect yourself and those around you.

But this brings up many questions not only in Boca Raton and Florida, but nationwide.

The longevity of the vaccines’ effectiveness is still being studied and many are hesitant to get the vaccine.

In Palm Beach County, 136,969 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 612,147 have their series complete. The total number vaccinated are 749,116 according to The Florida Department of Health.

The seemingly sudden easement of COVID-19 restrictions upon the rollout of the vaccines some noticed a subtle trend. This trend is

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the tendency for some to only receive their first dose of a two-dose vaccine series- which does not make them fully vaccinated.

“I know there are, in terms of the first doses and second doses there’s a little bit of a discrepancy, but I don’t see a lot of people missing their second dose,” said Dr. Alina Alonso, the state health department director for Palm Beach County.

“Why would you want only want 50% protection when you could have 95% protection. It doesn’t make any sense. You’re wasting this fantastic vaccine by only getting half of it,” Alonso said.

Joe Biden’s current goal is to have 70% of the American population vaccinated by July 4, which is also the percentage that Dr. Fauci argues is necessary to reach herd immunity; other experts argue that number should be between 80% and 90%.

While some may think that after recovering from COVID-19 that there is a natural immunity, Alonso clarified that it isn’t as effective as the vaccine and stated that people have gotten sick from the virus more than once.

“If you’re not vaccinated, you’re going to catch it,” Alonso said.

In Palm Beach County, 44.5% of residents are vaccinated, according to the CDC. The vaccination rate for individuals who are 65 or older is at least 76.5% but that number steadily decreases amongst younger age groups.

The vaccination rate of the 40 to 49 age group is 49%, 30 to 39 is 39%, 20 to 29 is 32%, and 12-19 is 22%, Alonso said.

“I do not think that we’re going to be able to hit the 70% that we want,” she said.

Alonso explained that the higher rate of vac-

cination among older groups is because they are more at risk and continue to experience the highest rate of mortality from the virus. Younger people make up the majority of new COVID-19 cases, but they recuperate.

“They think it’s no big deal, but the problem is what? The long-term consequences that they realize they’re getting,” Alonso said. “The younger you are, the more that’s going to impact you.”

Those consequences include loss of smell and taste, as well as damage to the heart, kidney, and brain.

A number of athletes haven’t been able to compete and are now on multiple inhalers; there are firemen who haven’t been able to return to work in six months all as a result of having had the coronavirus, Alonso explained.

Student-athletes could lose their scholarships and everything they’ve been training for if they continue to go unvaccinated and get sick, Alonso said, and Palm Beach County is counting on coaches to help encourage students to get vaccinated.

The county has also been trying to persuade younger people to get their vaccines through mobile vans and other incentives.

One incentive program, she called “a shot for a shot.” Mobile vaccine units traveled around town and individuals who got their vaccine could show proof to participating bars and receive a free alcoholic shot in return.

Public schools in Palm Beach County will resume in-person learning for the upcoming fall semester as will Boca Raton’s universities; Florida Atlantic University and Lynn University have both announced their plans to return to full capacity, on-campus learning.

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“We’re going to have transmission possibly in the schools… When we start getting into winter, we may see a spike of COVID, because it will come back,” Alonso said. “I don’t think we’re going to see surges, because of the vaccine, but we’re going to see spikes.”

There have been weekly meetings between the health department and local universities to ensure that schools are ready to return.

The county may be more relaxed in the approach with quarantines, isolating people only where there are outbreaks. If a child in school gets sick, they’ll have to quarantine.

It’s the same process as before the coronavirus pandemic, if a student doesn’t have a mandatory vaccine, such as measles or norovirus, they are kept at home.

“That is something that’s been normal, there’s nothing new about quarantine and having to take kids out of school when something like this occurs,” Alonso said.

She encouraged anyone who feels sick to stay home from work and school. Alonso said that as schools plan to open in the fall, people can continue to stay safe with vaccinations, social distancing, and wearing masks.

Vaccines are not 100% effective, people can still get sick and pass the virus on to others. Safety precautions are a way to protect yourself and others, Alonso explained, emphasizing that the people around you could be unvaccinated or immunocompromised.

“I think we have an obligation to keep our community safe and do the best we can for everybody because you don’t know who’s next to you,” Alonso said.

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Celebrating Juneteenth and the Debut of New Nonprofit Organization By: Gabriela Villamonte On Saturday, the Juneteenth festival: Unity X Black Excellence made its debut in Riviera Beach Marina Village. The event was hosted by the new nonprofit, Juneteenth of Palm Beach County.

Starting off as an idea in 2017, Sukeenah Kelly worked throughout the past year to make the festival and nonprofit a reality. She joined with co-founder Brittany Mitchell to create the event. A year full of emails, phone calls, Zoom meetings and networking, she had a lot on her hands. Being the chief executive officer of the nonprofit, Kelly also had to balance her roles as a mother, a wife and the local business owner of Velvet Organics.

“It’s really been blood, sweat and tears to pull an event off of this magnitude,” Kelly said.

At the entrance of the festival stood an interactive pop-up museum that visualized how far Black people have come and where they are going.

Although the event had a cloudy start, the sun made its entrance and the 90 degree weather did all but stop the celebration. Hundreds of people joined together at Riviera Beach’s Marina Village Park for fun in the sun. With families and friends in attendance, there were activities for visitors of all ages.

With a kid’s corner, children were able to hop around in the bouncy house. With the appearance of Minnie Mouse, children were able to enjoy the company of other children.

The corner also included face paint that transformed children into their favorite superheroes or the fairy of their dreams.

Hungry attendees were able to get a taste of the culture celebrated whether it was Carribean food or the cold refreshment that was the lemonade with a Creole twist.

From selling African handbags from Ghana to crystals and Africa-shaped rugs, Black local businesses were able to feel the massive support from the people of Palm Beach County.

Coming back to their hometown from Atlanta, Georgia, Moneak Saffold’Glover was excited to bring his family business back home. Co-owning OuterGy, a clothing company meant to represent what you “put out”, he said that he and his sisters were excited to bring their business home to celebrate the holiday. He said that it felt good that the holiday will not seem so foreign to others now that it is a federal holiday.

“It feels good to come back and bring back to where we are from,” Saffold’Glover said. Various performers made an appearance at the festival as well including Allyse Gibson and dance group All or Nothing.

Although summer break is already in full swing for the county, Palm Beach Lakes High School Marching Band regrouped together to provide the first performance of the day. Not only did the event include live performances, but it also included a DJ that had both friends and families dancing on the field.

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author Tenika Bloomfield. Autographing her published books Rainy Day, My BIG Family and A Book for MAMA; she also celebrated her first signing event.

Haute Sauce Caviar’s executive chef, Ester Hamiltion, is satisfied with the event occurring with the holiday recently becoming a national holiday.

“I think it’s a long time coming for Juneteenth to become a holiday,” Hamilton said.

“Should have been a holiday years ago. Better late than never.”

On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed a bill that would make Juneteenth an official federal holiday. Although other states already recognized the holiday, this will be the first time in its 156-year history that it will be celebrated at the national level.

Owner of All About Me, Nyota King, was happy about the local support, but hopes the festival will serve a bigger purpose than just a yearly celebration.

“I would like to think that this is just the beginning of equal rights, equal representation all over the country,” King said. “This is a start, but we need to move forward with more police reform and also better economic equality for everybody.”

In attendance, Palm Beach County Commissioner Gregg K. Weiss was excited to see the turnout. He said that while the past year has been a tough one, he is excited that the vaccines are out and that it allows for the community to come together. While the event is only once a year, he said that Palm Beach County continues to work.

“Our focus has been on providing a place where everybody is welcomed, everybody has an equal opportunity and that we create equity for our residents and visitors and businesses here in Palm Beach County,” Weiss said.

While the idea was to create a festival to celebrate the holiday and Black culture, it expanded into becoming a nonprofit. Juneteenth of Palm Beach County was formed and is going to remain active after the festival. Kelly said that while the event is their biggest fundraiser, it is also an introduction to three new programs the nonprofit is providing. These programs include resources for mental health, financial literacy and education for both adults and children in the Palm Beach County area.

At the event, co-founder Brittany Mitchell announced that along with the programs, the organization is planning to provide trips to Africa for students who complete the four year programs to bring them back to the “motherland.”

“I want people to take away that we can come together and commune and have a good time,” Kelly said. “We want them to take away that their legacy is in their hands. But they’re also a community and a network that surround them that can help you with the resources.”

The nonprofit is looking for volunteers.

For more information, visit www.juneteenthpbc.org or follow them on Instagram and Facebook.

Vaccinations from local universities perspective By: Lauren Do Nascimento Since the FDA and CDC approved COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson many have gotten their shots.

However, there have been mixed feelings about the effectiveness of each vaccine.

Some people trust the science behind the vaccines while others don’t, but that is not the only time where opinions diverge from each other. People can choose to get a vaccine from Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson and each vaccine is administered differently. However, many don’t feel the need to get a second dose which is needed for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine to be fully effective.

In some universities, methods were put in place to make vaccines mandatory before the return to classes. However, with new bills and laws that have recently been passed these regulations are no longer mandatory. Many local universities have different COVID-19 guidelines or positions and it can sometimes be confusing to understand.

With that being said, here is how our local universities are dealing with COVID-19, their guidelines and what they think about the vaccine.

Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University, or FAU, was one of the first universities to allow students to be maskless indoors. The university plans to open fully and resume in-person learning for the upcoming academic year. It plans to continue following CDC guidelines around campus.

Some of those guidelines would include social distancing, recommended use of face coverings, wiping down frequently used surfaces, encouraging vaccination and vaccine reporting, encouraging students and staff to get tested and encouraging sick students to maintain a 14-day quarantine.

FAU does not provide on-campus vaccination and is not a vaccination site. Although vaccination is not required by the university, FAU strongly encourages students, faculty, and staff to get vaccinated and return to campus in person. For more information about FAU’s Covid-19 protocols, visit their website.

Palm Beach State College Palm Beach State College, or PBSC, intends to keep following CDC guidelines on their campus. Some of the college’s efforts include requiring students, faculty, and staff to watch a training video on COVID-19 before returning to campus, provide face coverings for their employees, provide additional cleaning supplies, adjusting schedules to fit the social distancing guidelines and enhancing air ventilation and filtration.

PBSC also strongly encourages the use of face coverings around campus, frequent cleaning of surfaces and social distancing among students, faculty, and staff. The college will also work with the Health Care District to provide onsite Covid-19 testing. PBSC is also extending mental health aids for its community to use during their transition to in-person learning.

PBSC will not require their students, faculty, and staff to be fully vaccinated before the next academic year and plans to return to in-person and on-campus learning. For more information about PBSC’s Covid-19 protocols, visit their website.

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Lynn University Lynn University expects students, faculty, and staff to return to on-campus learning in the upcoming fall. The university recommends that its students and faculty follow the CDC guidelines and prevention methods. Some of these methods include wearing face coverings, social distances, frequent hand, frequent cleaning of surfaces and COVID-19 testing.

Lynn will be providing its community with on-campus COVID-19 testing by appointment only. The university will also issue a periodical and mandatory COVID-19 screening questionnaire. Lynn University also hopes to resume study abroad in January 2022 and awaits CDC guidance for international travel.

The university does not require its students, faculty, or staff to get vaccinated before the upcoming fall semester. Lynn will also not administer vaccines on campus. For more information about Lynn’s Covid-19 protocols, visit their website. Florida International University Florida International University, or FIU, has partnered with Jackson Health System to encourage people to get vaccinated since April 2021.

The university will also make the Pfizer vaccine available to children of faculty, staff or who live with a student. For a child to be eligible they must be between the ages of 12 to 15. The children’s vaccination started on May 19.

FIU will require all students, faculty, and staff to complete a P3 questionnaire before arriving on campus. The university will continue using CDC guidelines, including face coverings, cleaning surfaces, social distancing, and frequent hand washing.

The university intends to return to in-person learning for the next academic year. FIU is also administering the COVID-19 vaccine to its university community since January 2021. It will not require students, faculty, and staff to receive a vaccine, but it is strongly encouraged by the university. For more information about FIU’s Covid-19 protocols, visit their website.

Nova Southeastern University Nova Southeastern University, or NSU, intends to return fully to on-campus learning in the upcoming fall. NSU had previously made it mandatory for faculty, students, and staff to get vaccinated before the start of the fall semester but has since then removed that mandate. The university is now strongly encouraging that its community get vaccinated before the start of classes.

NSU intends to encourage students and staff to get the vaccine with voluntary vaccine reporting. NSU Vax MAx is a platform that will allow students, faculty, and staff to report if they’ve received the vaccine to the university. NSU expects that this will help the university return to normalcy and follow CDC guidelines.

The university will continue to follow CDC guidelines of social distancing, recommending face coverings, cleaning surfaces and frequent hand washing. NSU hopes that 80% of its community will be vaccinated by August 1 and allow the university more flexibility in the fall. NSU is also a vaccination site and administering vaccines to its community and anyone eligible. For more information on NSU’s COVID-19 protocols, visit their website.

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Financial Literacy – Rotary Club of Hundreds of fish found wash up in Boca Raton Sunset Boca Raton lakes The Rotarians of the Rotary Club of Boca Raton-Sunset welcomed and hosted Mrs. Scranton as a guest Zoom speaker for its weekly club meeting. Dawn holds a BS in Accounting from Northwood University in West Palm Beach; and has over 25 years of professional experiences in QuickBooks. She ranks in QuickBooks Top 100 Internationally as a Proadvisor.

The President & CEO of West Palm Beach-based QB Solutioneers educated Rotarians on the value of QuickBooks for leaders and business operators in small & medium sized companies. During her twenty-minute presentation on financial literacy – a pillar value for Rotarians – she told club members how bookkeeping, accounting,

technology and managing operations in an enterprise, could all be leveraged utilizing QuickBooks technology and mastering its skills. Further more, she also shared how reporting is not just for the IRS but can be broken into Financial & Operational Reporting in business.

A businesswoman, mom, and community adv o c a t e through education and mentorship, Dawn is a FAU Tech Runway mentor and is a guest lecturer at the Jim Moran Institute. Joining our club as a guest of the Program Chair, Joseph Riopel, was Abby Ross, from state Senator Lori Berman’s office. Sen. Berman is a member of the Finance & Tax committee in the Florida Senate.

By: Lauren Do Nascimento Large amounts of fish have been found washed up in lakes around Boca Raton. As reported

by CBS 12 News, neighbors in Boca Square state that this started June 17. The neighbors claim that by June 19 piles of fish were on the lake’s shoreline.

Residents claim that they were forced to stay inside with doors and windows closed to avoid the stench. The City of Boca Raton has since sent staff members to assist residents with the dead fish. However, residents have voiced that they want the lake water tested further.

Neighbors and residents have continued to email local leaders about the incident. They received a statement from a member of the Municipal Services Department in

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“The City with the expertise of Allstate Resource Management has made the conclusion that the low oxygen levels in the lake (2 ppm) is the root cause of the fish kill. The City is looking into longter m solutions.

We have scheduled Allstate Resource Management to clean up the existing dead fish in the lake on Monday, 6/21,” says Thomas Warner, stormwater operations manager with the Municipal Services Department in Boca Raton.”We are sorry for the great inconvenience and will keep you updated on the future progress of our long-term mitigation assessment.”

The lake continues to have dead fish floating, according to CBS 12 News. However, other animals and birds have cleaned up the area a bit.

PBSC’s all-female paramedic team wins EMS competition The first all-female paramedic team from Palm Beach State College is continuing the College’s longtime streak of bringing home the metal from first-responder competitions.

The team of Dema Ammar, Brooke Stark and Madison Waite finished first in the student division at the 24th Annual “First There, First Care” Conference, held June 14-15 at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Hollywood. They outscored the other six student teams and placed ninth in overall scoring, earning them an invitation to perform as the warm-up team for the finals on the second day. Later the women were interviewed by NBC Channel 6 in Miami and appeared on the evening news.

COVID-19 had put a halt to these popular competitions for emergency medical services personnel. This eagerly anticipated Advanced Life Support competition at the conference attracted fire rescue departments and college paramedic teams from all over Florida.

In competition, these EMS providers assess and treat patients—either actors or patient simulators—in challenging medical scenarios. Their drive to compete is not merely for bragging rights, but to keep their skills razor-sharp for when it counts.

PBSC’s EMS Club has placed every year since it began competing in 2004, and nearly all of its wins have been first place in the student division.

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While the club revolves around education and training, it is designed for competition. Because it is only open to currently enrolled paramedic students, a competition-ready team must be built from the ground up every year.

“The club’s reputation and successes are well known within the EMS community, not only locally, but statewide,” said Lt. Matt Keeler, director of Palm Beach State’s EMS programs. “I challenge anyone to find a more dedicated team than ours this year, and they had the added disadvantage of dealing with COVID-19. Since competition after competition was cancelled due to COVID, it was hard to stay motivated, but they did.”

Akin to a professional sports team or the Olympics, only the best and brightest in the EMS Club are allowed to compete. The level of commitment and dedication is beyond what is expected of the average student. Training lasts about two hours a night after class. It generally starts slow, about once every two weeks, increasing to once a week and eventually twice a week as competition season approaches.

Two other students, Freddie Ramirez and Matthew Amonica, assisted the winning team throughout the year in preparation for eventual competition.

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Masks and Sunscreen on: Summer Stop, drop, and roll: Learn the Camps Returning After a Year of many ways to prevent home fires Lockdown By: Lauren Do Nascimento

By: Gabriela Villamonte After a year of lockdown, summer camps are back with new adapted policies for the pandemic.

To some, the summer of 2020 will always be a long case of the quarantine blues. Some parents, however, will always remember the time as juggling with their children and their new remote jobs all within the walls of their home.

Alyssa Salman, mother of two, found herself in that exact situation.

While she said she was lucky to have a job with an understanding boss and a flexible schedule, she found herself taking turns with her husband between working and taking care of her children who are the ages of five and two. She found that her weekends merged with the weekdays and that Wednesdays were the same as Saturdays.

When Beth El Early Learning Center announced that its summer camps were back on after being closed last summer, Salman was relieved.

Being in constant contact with parents, Beth El was able to make the summer camp transition easier for them.

With the school opening in August, the camp was able to open for the summer as well.

Director of the Early Learning Center, Ronni Graf, said “We did not have summer camp last year at our school. And so this year it almost feels like, you know, in the past we took a lot of things for granted. And now we’ve learned, like just being open, like you can’t take that for granted anymore. So I think it made everything a little bit more exciting, as we’ve planned for this year, because we kind of missed it last year.”

This year they are introducing daily themes for the camp including superhero-themed day and pirate-themed week.” In addition the camp will also include special activities like a reptile show, a magician show, treasure hunt and bounce houses.

Instead of having the children grouped together, Graf said that they will be separated into two to three units to ensure social distancing. While the children are still required to wear masks, they will have multiple breaks while they eat, nap and play outside.

In addition to outdoor camps, indoor camps are also in the process of opening up again. The Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County was not able to conduct in-person camps last year and followed the steps of people around the world in trying to make virtual camps fun. With almost reaching full capacity for their program, the camp is seeing an overwhelming response.

According to the camp’s executive director Michael Fraley, receiving a grant from the Cultural Council assisted the camp in opening back for the summer and helped in purchasing supplies including five hand cleansing stations and temperature checkers.

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ages 6 to 18, joining the camp, the rooms are planned out to ensure social distancing and will use the Boynton Beach Cultural Center’s side patio when the weather allows for it. Activities in the two week camp, starting July 12, will include field trips, guest artists and a recital on fridays with an afterparty.

“We’re just excited to get back to normal.

And from the responses we’ve gotten it has been pretty overwhelming. So we feel like people feel the same way,” Fraley said.

Although it was not completely closed last year, Under Blue Waters was not able to provide all their camps around South Florida. While the Surf Adventure camp, Inlet camp and Water Safety camp was open last summer, the Boca Raton Ocean Adventure camp was not.

Chief Operating Officer Kristina Pinelli said that last year they were not able to provide field trips, this year the camp is bringing those options back.

Having the kids participate in smaller groups, she said that it is complicated to make the activities fun and interactive while also having the children work more independently.

In addition, they are adding stricter rules when it comes to sharing. Children will not be permitted to share sunblock or lunches and will have to bring their own. They are also expected to carry their own masks.

“The nice thing is that we had a year to prep for it,” Pinelli said.

Excited to have the kids back interacting and getting their dose of vitamin D, she describes the camp as “healing for the soul and for the mind.”

In addition to camps reopening, the YMCA of the Palm Beaches received a $10,000 grant from the Children’s Foundation of Palm Beach County to allow local at-risk children to go to camp.

“We are so grateful to the Children’s Foundation of Palm Beach County for their generous grant,” said Tim Coffield, CEO and President of the YMCA of the Palm Beaches. “This funding will be especially instrumental in supporting single and dual working parents who struggle to find affordable childcare while school is out of session during the summer months.”

The summer day camp will allow these children to learn to swim, participate in fun daily activities, form friendships, and build up their confidence. Initiated in 2010, the foundation has donated over $13 million dollars to fund various programs and projects for more than 30 local charities. Every year serving more than 9,000 children, volunteers collectively give 45,000 hours each year.

Salman can tell her children are excited to go back. While there continues to be many changes, she says that her children are handling them like champs.

“I think kids are more resilient than people give them credit for, especially little kids,” Salman said. “So like some of the changes, like the teachers who are in masks and that sort of thing, even the kids wearing masks when they’re indoors, neither of my kids really bat an eye about that. They’re just thrilled to be with their friends.”

With hurricane season on the horizon, many don’t think about other things like fire safety. However, fire safety is still important regardless of what time of year it is. There are many different ways to prevent home fires and one of the most important ways is to become more informed.

Elyse Brown from the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue says that they’ve seen an increase in home fires since the pandemic.

“Nationwide, that is the number one cause of home fires are cooking fires and typically those cooking fires are attributed to being unattended fires. So with covid and more people being home doing more activities will create that increase,” says Brown.

Brown states that some ways to prevent fires in the kitchen are avoiding distractions, staying in the kitchen and physically being in the kitchen when teaching older children to cook. Other ways to prevent cooking fires are to not cook under the influence of alcohol, medicine, and not cooking while tired or multitasking. But sometimes, putting out a cooking fire correctly isn’t as easy as one may think.

“Oftentimes people think that a fire extinguisher would be the quickest way to extinguish a cooking fire and that actually is if it’s used improperly can push and spread the fire and make it worse, whereas simply using a lid to suffocate the fire and turning the heat off is a quick and safe way to put the fire out,” says Brown.

Making sure to correctly read the labels of electronics can also help someone prevent a fire. Brown states that using open flames like candles also contributes to home fires.

Leaving a room when a candle is lit is a danger that can lead to a fire.

“This is why we always discourage the use of candles or anything with an open flame to use as lighting after a storm outage because after the storm people have their windows open and the wind and curtain can brush up against the candle,” says Brown.

Brown recommends LED lighting or a battery-powered candle for those who still want some light. Solar-powered light sources are also recommended as is being familiar with the products you’re using. It may not prevent an electrical fire, but using appliances correctly and how they are intended is a great start.

Cooking and electrical fires shouldn’t be our only concern either. According to Brown, cooking fires are not the highest cause of fatalities.

“The number one cause of home-related fatalities nationwide are fires that are attrib-

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uted to smoking materials,” says Brown. “So when somebody is smoking cigarettes or a cigar, oftentimes they like to sit down and relax and if they are too relaxed they fall asleep and the cigarette catches fire to the furniture that may be there.”

Being attentive to what you’re doing and your surroundings is key, but there are more ways to prevent fires. Making sure that your household has an escape plan, working smoke alarms and even sleeping with the door closed are ways to lessen the risk.

They are tools that can be used if you find yourself in a dangerous situation.

Sleeping with the bedroom door closed puts a barrier between the person and a fire.

Brown emphasizes that more people should sleep with their bedroom doors closed. She also highly recommends checking the smoke alarms. Smoke alarms provide a warning to the members of the house and allow them to leave the house if there’s a fire risk.

According to Brown, it is essential to take these precautions because the chances of escaping unharmed have gotten shorter.

“Between the materials in these items, fires burn much hotter and much faster nowadays.

Years ago when you had five, six, or seven minutes to get out you would have about as much as two minutes now. You could have as little as two minutes to get you and your entire family out to safety.”

It may sound overwhelming, but the first step is always to be informed. Knowing how to prevent home fires or how to leave a burning house is an important life skill to learn. It may not happen in the future, but it’s good to be prepared and it’s empowering.

“We want to help people, save lives and empower them to believe that they can prevent themselves from getting hurt,” says Brown.

The fire department wants everyone in their community to know what to do if they’re in danger. And that’s not the only thing they do.

“Although close to 90% of our 911 call volume is medical related, we are the service industry that can teach fire safety with the most training and the most background to be able to get the message across to people. We like to think of ourselves as the go-to agency for fire-related information.”

The fire department wants to be a source of help and security to its community. By teaching people and constantly posting tips on social media, they can form a relationship with the neighborhood. Following the social media accounts of the fire department is the fastest and best way to become more informed. Engage with your local fire department and don’t forget to stay informed and connected.

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SPORTS 7 Panther Baseball Players Sign with Universities Palm Beach State College baseball has id defender behind the plate, through out a rich tradition of placing players at 4-year 26% of would-be base stealers. Equally as programs upon completion of their Panther solid with the bat, in 39 games played Diaz careers. 2021 is no different. Below are the walked nearly as much as he struck out and list of Panthers that have accepted an offer drove in 21 runs to go along with a .302 batto continue their playing careers at a 4-year ting average. Additionally, Diaz was on-base insitution: a whopping 45% if the time, helping set the Jarrett Bickel - 3B/SS/2B - Purdue table for the rest of the lineup.

University Fort Anthony Wayne Martens - RHP Jarrett - Valdosta State signed with University Purdue UniverMar tens, a heralded sity Fort Wayne transfer from after an outWe s t F l o r i standing 2021 season for the da, appeared Panthers. Bickin 2 games beel was one of fore his season the key hitters was cut short in the Panther due to injury. lineup as he hit Over 5.0 inin the middle nings with the of the order for most of the season. Bick- Panthers, Martens was dominant -- posting el appeared in 40 games hitting .333, drove a 1.80 ERA to go along with 7 strikeouts. in 28 RBI, and scored 27 times. The twitchy He will transfer to Valdosta State with teammiddle-infielder also stole 9 bases, which was mate Zach Dodson. Palm Beach has a nice 4th on the team. pipeline of players that have transferred to Ethan Petric - RHP - Palm Beach At- Valdosta State in recent years. Notable playlantic ers include former outfielder on the 2019 Petric is a great story. A transfer from team Jisjar Clotida, 2018 transfer Jowenrick Division III Joliet Junior College in Illinois, Daantji, 2020 transfer EJ Doskow, and 2020 Petric earned a spot on the roster due to transfer Roger Ceballos. his versatility and ability to command the Zach Dodson - RHP - Valdosta State strike zone. Appearing as both a starter and University a reliever, Petric apDodson, desigpeared in 16 games nated as the team’s and tallied a 5-3 Win“Ace”, will transPalm Beach State College baseball Loss record. Petric’s fer to Valdosta State ERA was a sterling University along has a rich tradition of placing 2.94, which was 2nd with fellow pitchplayers at 4-year programs upon amongst the starter Anthony Maring rotation. Petric Dodson fincompletion of their Panther careers. tens. now takes his talished a terrific 2021 ents to nearby Palm campaign that saw Beach Atlantic -- just him lead the starting a stone’s throw from neighboring PBSC. pitching in ERA, allowing just 19 Earned Trace Moore - LHP - University of Al- Runs in 13 starts. Dodson was also one of the team’s most trusted arms, seeing as he abama Trace heads off to the powerhouse pitched just two less innings than other staff Southeastern Conference to play for a loaded anchor Trace Moore.

JD Johnstone - RHP - City College of University of Alabama squad. Moore, a veteran on the FCSAA, was a workhorse start- New York Last but cer tsainly not least, we er for the Panthers and Head Coach Kyle Forbes. Moore was one of the top two op- have Sophomore standout JD Johntions on the Panthers’ starting staff and he stone who will transfer to the City was called on quite a bit. Trace finished with College of New York. Johnstone was a whopping 78.2 innings pitched, which at quite the useful play for the Panthers one point led the NJCAA. Moore’s 6 victo- in 2021, excelling in ever y situation ries tied him for the club lead and included the club put him in. JD’s 1.35 ERA led the team buoyed by a great ability to 2 complete game victories.

Thomas Diaz - C - Webber University induce groundballs. JD tied for third Diaz, the Panthers’ starting Catcher, on the team in wins with 5 and endtakes his talents to Babson Park, FL on the ed the season as perhaps the team’s campus of Webber University. A rock-sol- most consistent and reliable reliever.

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Tate Earns Academic All-District Honors

Palm Beach Atlantic Women’s Soccer’s Jaycie Tate has earned Academic All-District first team honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America.

This is the first time Tate has ear ned All-Academic honors in her career. She majors in Psychology and becomes the sixth player in Sailfish women’s soccer history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. It is the second consecutive year the program has been represented on the first team.

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er, the team did get to compete throughout March. At the start of the spring, PBA hosted the NWSL’s Washington Spirit for preseason training and played the pro team in a scrimmage at the Rinker Athletic Campus. The ‘Fish ended March with exhibition matches against SSC foes, Florida Tech and Barry. After tying against the Panthers, PBA defeated Barry, 3-0.

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Budd Selected for NCAA Pathway Program Palm Beach Atlantic’s Assistant A.D. for Athletic Communications, TJ Budd, has been selected by the NCAA leadership development office and Board of Governors Committee to Promote Cultural Diversity and Equity as one of 22 senior-level administrators to participate in the NCAA Pathway Program, with the goal of preparing these individuals to attain positions as directors of athletics or conference commissioners. Budd was one of just five administrators chosen from NCAA Division II. Budd has been at PBA since 2015 and was promoted to the position of Assistant Athletic Director in 2018. He serves as a member of the Palm Beach Atlantic Senior Leadership Team, overseeing 10 programs as a sport administrator.

Budd took the reins of PBA’s yearly peer-to-peer fundraising effort while providing oversight of all athletic communications, multi-media and sports broadcasting for PBA’s 18 programs.

“I’m extremely honored and privileged to be selected for this year’s Pathway program,” Budd said. “I want to thank Courtney Lovely Evans for her support, encouragement and recommendation to pursue this program. It is evident that this is the premier leadership development program and I’m excited to learn and grow over the next year

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The Pathway Program spans the course of a year, providing participants with many engagement opportunities through experiential learning. The touchpoints focus on advancing cohort members to the top role in an athletics department or conference office, while building their skills to thrive in their current duties.

“TJ plays an instrumental role on the department’s administrative leadership team,” PBA Director of Athletics Courtney Lovely Evans said.

“Since joining our staff in 2015 he has aided in the growth of the national recognition of the Sailfish brand while also contributing in the department’s mission of developing Christian Game-Changers. This is a wonderful professional development opportunity that will further enhance his influence in our department and campus as well as prepare him for future leadership opportunities.”

Participants will engage with a diverse curriculum that features case study assignments, exploration of culture development, sessions-led by higher education and athletics leadership, and a thorough mock interview process. The Pathway Program cohort begins its journey with an engaging stretch of virtual programming and connection from June 21-30.

Whyte Competes in Jamaican Olympic Trials Former Florida Atlantic University track & field student-athlete Natalliah Whyte is set to compete in the Jamaican Olympic Trials, which commence Thursday at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The St. Catherine, Jamaica native who competed for the Owls from 201819 will look to punch her ticket to her first Olympic games.

Whyte will compete in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash at the Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) National Senior Championships. The 100 meters preliminaries begin tonight at 7:35 p.m. Eastern time. Whyte will compete in the second heat in lane five. The top three plus the next four times will advance to Friday’s finals.

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Whyte holds the 38th fastest 100 meter time in the world (11.08), which is the sixth best among Jamaicans. She captured the gold medal in the 4x100 meter relay at the 2019 Inter national Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships. Whyte was the opening leg of relay alongside Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Janielle Smith and Shericka Jackson.

The for mer Owl was tabbed a 2019 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American and competed at the NCAA finals, both firsts for the FAU prog ram. She was the Conference USA Track Athlete of the Year and a three-time gold medalist at the C-USA Championships. Whyte holds the school records in the 60-meter dash indoors (7.28), 200-meter dash indoors (23.42) and 100-meter dash outdoors (11.17 [+0.6]).

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