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East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, FL - August 30, 2012 through September 5, 2012 • Year III • Number 112- FREE
There’s a New Rotary Club in Boca Raton Downtown organization pledges to “benefit our community through health and well being” By Dale King and Julia Hebert BOCA RATON – There’s a new Rotary Club in Boca Raton, the sixth to be chartered in Boca and West Boca by the international charitable organization. The Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton received its charter on Friday, Aug. 24. The all-important governing document was presented by Rotary District Governor Terri Wescott, and was her first charter presentation in that capacity. Membership Chair Betsy Owen issued the oath of office to the club president, Alan Kaye. Owen also gave Kaye the official gavel and advised him how to use it. Regarding the Rotary bell, she said, “Hit it once for one ding. That is the sound of Rotary, the sound that will be heard around the world.” Rotarian and past assistant district governor Dave Freudenberg of
Boca Raton said he could see “great things ahead for this club. It is a model for Rotary in Boca Raton and in the world.” Mayor Susan Whelchel, who was in attendance, said her father and brother were Rotarians and Rotary presidents. “I am not in Rotary, but I will have to join,” she said. At the end of the meeting, Kaye said, “We’d be glad to swear you in right now.” The mayor talked about some of events coming up in downtown Boca Raton, including the Sept. 7 Brazilian Independence Day festivities that are part of the Friday Night Live series. The city is also readying for the thousands of people who will arrive to attend and cover the presidential candidate debate Oct. 22 at Lynn University. Kaye gave the mayor high praise for attending the char- cont. on Pg.3
Isaac Causes $8.8 Million Worth of Damage in Palm Beach County, Officials Say BOCA RATON – Tropical Storm Isaac, now Hurricane Isaac, is just a soggy memory for south Floridians. But its close encounter with Palm Beach County caused nearly $8.8 million in damage, say county officials. They said “very early assessments” indicate that “a total of $8.79 million in damages has been reported into the Emergency Operations Center. These numbers will change as more detailed as-
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sessments are made by damage assessment teams.” The storm’s legacy is also being felt in areas such Wellington, Loxahatchee and Royal Palm Beach, where flooding has been rampant and many roads are still washed out. The tropical storm dropped 10 to 18 inches of precipitation across Palm Beach County early this week, they said. This will result in a large brood of floodwater nuisance mosquitoes hatching over the course of the next few days. An air-spray is scheduled for this weekend to reduce their populations. Light traps will be placed out to monitor the species and their numbers each week. Permanent water mosquitoes with the potential to transmit diseases will begin to lay their eggs on the surface of the standing water. These mosquitoes generally only bite at night and will begin to emerge in 10 to 14 days. Another air-spray will be scheduled in about two weeks as the populations begin to peak and when weather conditions are ideal to be successful in reducing their populations. The various species of Culex mosquito will continue to lay eggs on the surface until the water soaks in. Therefore, another air-spray may be scheduled near the end of September to both reduce populations and reduce the threat of vector borne diseases. Ground Ultra Low Volume spray trucks will spray the urban areas on an as-needed basis at night. The scheduled air-sprays will cover 270,000 acres of the
rural western communities each occurrence. Light traps will continue to be set out each week to monitor the mosquito species and popu- cont. on Pg.6
Boca Festival Days’ KidSafe Seminar Attracts More Than 60 See Pg.10
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