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After Some Heavy Lifting, the City of Boca Raton to be Site for New Elementary School Lynn University Year In Review

Lynn University accomplished many milestones in 2018. It launched its new strategic plan, Lynn 2025: Design for the future.

The plan calls on the Lynn community to engage constituents, elevate the Lynn experience, and expand programs, services and capabilities.

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School overcrowding has been a regular complaint of parents within the City of Boca Raton. The chorus of complaints gets louder each time a new development project is proposed with its likely influx of additional students.

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Boca Raton Public Library Accepts Donation from The Friends of the Library The Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library recently presented a gift of $54,912.95 to fund youth programs, summer reading, and new technology and databases in 2019.

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Business Partnership Aims to Turn on the Talent Tap

Boca Raton’s Town Center Mall Hosts 3rd Annual Christmas Day Feast with Boca Helping Hands and Community Volunteers

2019 Pirate Invasion 5K/10K Run to benefit Florence Fuller Child Development Centers

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On Feb. 20, New York Times bestselling author, James Patterson will be Palm Beach State College’s keynote speaker for the 2019 STEAM Luncheon.

• Officials at Boca Raton Regional Hospital today announced that Fitch Ratings has upgraded the rating of Boca Raton Regional Hospital bonds from BBB+ to A-. The Rating Outlook also improved from Stable to Positive.

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• Looking to increase the flow of talent in its workforce pipeline, Niagara Bottling LLC has partnered with Palm Beach State College’s Engineering Technology and Electrical Power Technology programs, providing a commitment of paid internships and $39,000 worth of training equipment to help prepare students for careers in its advanced manufacturing operations.

• The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches featured New York Times Best Selling author and political analyst, Frank Luntz.Dr. Luntz is an American political consultant, pollster, and “public opinion guru” best known for developing talking points and other messaging for various Republican causes. The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches is Florida’s largest non-partisan political and public affairs organization.

• Bodytek Fitness West Boca held it’s grand opening at their new location on Kimberly Blvd.The new BodyTek studio is designed for class sizes up to 24 clients. Each Group Fitness class is scheduled daily from 5:30AM to 9PM. BodyTek, according to its owner, Trey Opp, provides clients with 1 on 1 personal training style in a group setting. They believe their group personal training will make achieving your fitness goals enjoyable and motivating. Small group instruction is an alternative to one-on-one training • Boca Helping Hands relaunched its Hospitality Job Training Program in September 2018 in conjunction with SouthTech Academy. This Job Training Program prepares students for careers in South Florida’s vibrant hospitality industry. The curriculum of the redesigned program focuses on fundamental cooking and kitchen skills, dining room preparedness (server, busser, hostess, and front of the house training), as well as industryspecific certifications (SafeStaff and TIPS certification)

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• The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at Florida Atlantic University recently competed in the National Model United Nations competition in Washington, D.C. and finished first overall out of 60 competing universities. This is the first ever national title for the program.

• The Florida Launch, south Florida’s only Major League Lacrosse team has announced they will be moving their home venue for the 2019 season from FAU Stadium to Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill. The addition of more games was a major deciding factor as their season would now interfere with FAU football’s season.

• On Feb. 20, New York Times bestselling author, James Patterson will be Palm Beach State College’s keynote speaker for the 2019 STEAM Luncheon. The 7th annual event, themed “A Conversation with James Patterson: Transforming Lives through Literacy” and chaired by South Florida businesswoman and philanthropist Yvonne Boice, takes place at 11:30 a.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts’ Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach • The JFS Gala at St Andrews County Club offered a great show, great food and, of course great supporters of the mission of the Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services, under the leadership of Danielle Hartman. Congratulations to Toby & Leon Cooperman, the richly deserving recipients of the 2018 Ruth & Norman Rales Humanitarian of the Year Award and Linda & Ralph Behmoiras, proud recipients of the 2018 Corporate Leadership Award.

• Even though Palm Beach County is known for its vast wealth, one in six residents do not know where their next meal will come from according to the Palm Beach County Food Bank. Since the majority of Palm Beach State College students are residents of the county, they too may be struggling to get enough to eat. To help ensure they have this basic need met, the College has relocated and expanded its food pantry, now called Panther’s Pantry.

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COMMUNITY Business Partnership Aims to Turn After Some Heavy Lifting, the City of Boca Raton to be Site for New on the Talent Tap Elementary School

By Robert S Weinroth

Looking to increase the flow of talent in its workforce pipeline, Niagara Bottling LLC has partnered with Palm Beach State College’s Engineering Technology and Electrical Power Technology programs, providing a commitment of paid internships and $39,000 worth of training equipment to help prepare students for careers in its advanced manufacturing operations.

Eight students, along with faculty and staff, toured the company’s Jupiter facility earlier this month, which is one of 32 worldwide. As the leading bottler of private label water in the world - with clients like Costco, Walmart and Walgreens - each of Niagara’s production lines can produce 144,000 bottles of water an hour.

The equipment donation consists of three Amatrol Portable PLC Learning Systems, featuring the Siemens S7-1200 Programmable Logic Controller. In the fully automated Niagara plants, PLCs control every aspect of producing bottled water and other beverages. Access to this technology will enable students to hone their programming and operating skills in on-the-job scenarios where they will have to keep machines running safely and correctly.

After the tour, the PBSC group joined Niagara managers for a working lunch, giving the students a chance to ask questions and the managers an opportunity to get feedback.

“Students bring a fresh eye to Niagara,” said Danny Weckstein, manufacturing technology manager, who started as an intern with the company in 2013. “We look for the student perspective to help us continue to be cutting edge.”

The company’s innovative approach to partnering with schools starts with student tours and leads to paid internships that expose students to the different departments in the plant in three career tracks: maintenance, manufacturing and corporate support. Weckstein was an intern in Niagara’s Manufacturing Development Program, which grooms people for supervisory roles.

The company will offer two paid internship positions for PBSC students when the

Jupiter plant starts up a second production line this spring.

“The tour helped me to see more clearly what I’m working toward,” said Andrew Raimondi, who is enrolled in the Rapid Prototyping Specialist college credit certificate and plans to pursue the A.S. degree in Engineering Technology. “It’s one thing to be in school and learn the material, but to see it in practice is a whole ‘nother world. I was entranced by watching all the machines work and how everything is organized and well thought out.”

The tour also gave Deysi Camacho, another Engineering Technology student, a real-world model. “When you hear about PLC machines and the manufacturing process in the classroom, you don’t picture the whole thing in your mind, so to see it with your own eyes is amazing. Now when my professors talk about the machines and processes, my mind is going to come here.”

Jobs in advanced manufacturing environments like Niagara Bottling are a good fit for graduates of both the Engineering Technology and Electrical Power Technology programs. The Electronics concentration in the Engineering Technology program is especially applicable, and much of the Electrical Power Technology program focuses on instrumentation and controls that regulate processes.

“We really appreciate our relationship with Niagara Bottling, said Oleg Andric, department chair of the Electrical Power Technology program and a professor in both programs. “Through our relationships with industry, we learn what knowledge and skills students need to be successful. Just as Niagara rotates interns through all phases of production, we take a multidisciplinary approach so that our students are ready for the internships and career opportunities these great partners offer.”

Industry today has a great deal to offer, as David Shea, technical trainer for Niagara Bottling told the students. “If you learn this industry, it’s the beverage industry it’s not just bottled water. It can take you anywhere you want to go in the world if you’re willing.”

School overcrowding has been a regular complaint of parents within the City of Boca Raton. The chorus of complaints gets louder each time a new development project is proposed with its likely influx of additional students. Relief from overcrowding has been the mission of both the City and Palm Beach County School Board.

At one point last year, it was learned an elementary school slated to be built west of the city was not going to be going forward when the land required was not available, city and school officials began to work in earnest to develop a plan to move the school, referred to as O5C, the a site adjacent to the Don Estridge High Tech Middle School at Military and Spanish River Blvd.

On Friday, after a great deal of behind the scenes work, Florida Department of Education Commissioner Pam Stewart approved the plan. The new school will be built on city-owned land adjacent to Countess de Hoernle Park which will be the same site where Verde Elementary students will be temporarily housed next year while their school is demolished and rebuilt with funds from the sales surtax approved by Palm Beach County voters in 2016.

According the School Board chair Frank Barbieri Jr, the approval to build the school did not come easily. The district was required to demonstrate the need which demanded staff provide data-based answers to the Department of Education’s questions and concerns. The problem was notwithstanding the overcrowding within the city schools, other schools within the

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county system continued to have capacity.

Examples of the overcrowding are abundant. At Calusa Elementary (built for 836 students) the most recent census exceeded 1,100 students with a ejected enrollment of almost 1,400 in 2022. Calusa has the unenviable distinction of being the most crowded elementary school in Palm Beach County.

Coupled with the issues faced at Cakusa Elementary, Verde Elementary (built for 926 students) has almost 1,100 students with that number approaching 1,300 in 2022 if nothing changes. Similar capacity issues are being felt at Whispering Pines and J.C. Mitchell.

Bending to the concerns of the Don Estridge families and staff, the temporary school for Addison Mizner Elementary on the same site when Verde construction is completed will be accomplished without Don Estridge losing its track fields during construction.

The target for the completion of the newly approved elementary school is 2020 and it will have a capacity for about 1,000 students. The $18.5 million price-tag ,556,660 will be paid for with money from the penny sales surtax.

The new elementary school will be designed to allow it to expand in the coming years to a K-8, if necessary.

City of Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer noted his pride in getting this new school approved saying, “it provides a long-term solution for the betterment of the City of Boca Raton and its residents.”

The School District will release a timeline for construction of the new elementary school in early 2019.

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Screenmobile Pulls into Boca Raton

“America’s Neighborhood Screen Store” will now “steer” Boca Raton in the right direction through affordable and convenient home improvement.

Screenmobile announced today that it is opening a new location in Boca Raton on November 12. The brand has disrupted the screening industry by providing a costeffective and convenient solution for an otherwise inconvenient home and business improvement experience. Residents of Boca Raton will soon find out how easy home improvement can be.

“I’m thrilled to start a new career as a Screenmobile owner and bring this unique and needed business to my community,” said Jay Anthony, owner of Screenmobile in Boca Raton. “I am able to provide the community with a more affordable and efficient screening experience and proudly wear the Screenmobile name. The Boca Raton area is in for a whole new kind of home improvement experience.”

Screenmobile’s success is rooted in its commitment to customer satisfaction. In a single visit, a Screenmobile representative arrives in uniform, then measures, manufactures, installs and tests the screens onsite. Afterwards, Screenmobile follows up with proactive communication to ensure the needs of the customer are met. This commitment to the customer resonated with Jay. To celebrate his opening, Jay will be offering a 10 percent discount to his

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first 30 customers.

Prior to launching his new license to Boca Raton, Anthony spent years in the retail and waste-water industries. The outdoors and hands-on lifestyle of a Screenmobile owner appealed to Anthony, who resides in Coral Springs.

“We are excited to be expanding into Boca Raton and look forward to driving business within the community,” said Scott Walker, President and CEO of Screenmobile. “Jay was the perfect choice to help grow the brand in Boca Raton because of his customer service experience and proven ability to lead a team. We are thrilled to welcome Jay to the Screenmobile family.”

From its inception in 1980, Screenmobile has experienced steady growth year after year. Today, there are over 112 licenses across more than 25 states, with 10-15 additional ones in development throughout the country.

The Walker family, Monty M., Scott and Monty L., had a vision of starting a brand that capitalized on the opportunity to become the first mobile screening company.

Over the years, Screenmobile has gained a loyal customer base. The brand stands apart from other screening companies due to its low overhead, quick ramp-up time and familial spirit.

For more information on Screenmobile in Boca Raton and elsewhere, visit https://www.screenmobile.com.

Lynn University accomplished many milestones in 2018. It launched its new strategic plan, Lynn 2025: Design for the future. The plan calls on the Lynn community to engage constituents, elevate the Lynn experience, and expand programs, services and capabilities. Lynn also welcomed the largest incoming class under President Kevin M. Ross’s leadership and there is no sign of slowing down.

Here’s a look at the university’s significant accomplishments over the past year.

Awards and accolades: For the first time, U.S. News & World Report listed the Donald E. and Helen L. Ross College of Education among the nation’s best graduate schools. The publication also recognized Lynn for the most international students in the south.

South Florida Business Journal ranked Lynn the fifth largest MBA program in the tri-county area.

Lynn earned recognition as a “Great College to Work For” and received its first honor roll status from The Chronicle of Higher Education. The university also announced its designation as a Fair Trade University, an initiative spearheaded by students and the Social Impact Lab. Eugene M. and Christine E. Lynn College of Communication and Design students won 27 ADDY® awards during the American Advertising Federation of Greater Fort Lauderdale and the Palm Beaches Student American Advertising Awards competition.

South Florida Business & Wealth recognized Chris Boniforti as a 2018 Apogee award winner and Barbara Cambia received the 2018 DIAMOND Award presented by the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce.

Campus updates: Lynn began preparations for the 2019 grand opening of the Christine E. Lynn University Center and announced plans for a new health and wellness center. In addition, the university revamped spaces and completed construction projects across campus, including expanded and new walkways, classroom and library upgrades, locker room makeovers and added parking.

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It’s academic: Lynn announced that it would teach all academic courses in 15-week semesters on its main campus as of Fall 2018. Newly formed Lynn Creative Services remains at the Broken Sound Blvd. campus.

The College of Arts and Science welcomed its first B.F.A. in drama class with two fall performances, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Clybourne Park.

The College of Business and Management added majors in cybersecurity, data analytics, healthcare management and a social entrepreneurship program in collaboration with Watson Institute, as well as eight graduate certificates. It also hosted the second annual Business Symposium.

An academic collaboration with Code Institute formed to offer students, alumni and employees software development training online.

Eight students participated in the 2018 Ambassador Corps summer apprenticeship, the Social Impact Lab’s signature program.

The Conservatory of Music hosted the inaugural Roger Voisin Memorial Trumpet Competition, which was founded and directed by Trumpet Professor and Assistant Dean Marc Reese.

And, the Burton D. Morgan College of Aeronautics welcomed a Beechcraft Bonanza A36 to its airplane fleet.

Lynn people: Christian Boniforti was named Lynn’s first chief strategy and technology officer; David Jaffe announced he will serve as a full-time faculty member once a new dean is appointed to the College of Communication and Design; and Robert Watson was named a Distinguished Professor of American History.

The Office of Marketing and Communication debuted its “You’re Lynn” brand campaign, which features Lynn’s students, faculty and staff.

Athletics: Men’s golf won its first NCAA Division II National Championship. The Fighting Knights went 4-4-1 in the first-ever South Florida Showdown and added women’s lacrosse and men’s cross country, track and swimming.

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By C. Ron Allen

A Sweet, Bitter Start to the New Year A new year is upon us and once again, just like clockwork, we found ourselves doing a variety of things to usher it in.

Like many of my friends who were at concerts or parties, I kicked off my new year on a high note at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Boynton Beach where the incomparable gospel music legend Evangelist Barbara Norwood was in concert.

This was not your traditional Watch Night service in the black church in America where five minutes before midnight, men, women and children knelt, held hands and prayed to God from the present year into the New Year.

Instead, the Rev. Jovan T. Davis had his congregation to link up with their families.

For those whose families were not present, he invited them to huddle with him then he prayed.

At one point in his message, Davis paused, almost like an intermission, brought Norwood to the stage and she led the congregation in one of her numbers.

Adding to the mix was the church’s choir, which primed the audience for Norwood and Davis’ message.

Even at 83, Norwood, dubbed the “World’s Greatest Storyteller” is still making a strong impression. The veteran singer swung rhythms as exuberantly as any jazz singer might on “Shake the Devil Off ” and spun intricate embellishments on her classic, “Victory Is Mine”, which is arguably one of the greatest congregational hymns of all time.

Though frail, she sang those songs with such great, passionate gospel fervor; I am convinced that she is by far one of the great gospel luminaries who can just bring a song to life.

Later that day, I attended the 39th Annual Emancipation Proclamation Service at Christ Missionary Baptist Church in Delray Beach where the Rev. Dr. Gilbert Stewart did an astounding job teaching the attendees about the significance of the day.

The late Rev. Randolph M. Lee of St. John Missionary Baptist Church and the late Rev. Matthew Mitchell of Christ Missionary Baptist Church started the tradition to recognize the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation 155 years

ago, which helped free approximately 3.5 million slaves during the Civil War. Rev. Stewart, of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in West Palm Beach, centered much of his presentation on drawing parallels between what he said it was like to be oppressed and in captivity during slavery and now. He told his flock that the people today, especially the youths, are perishing from lack of knowledge.

The Youth Ministry did some remarkable dramatizations to convey the story of what happened on Jan. 1, 1863.

I applaud Bishop Albert Moore and Linda Mitchell Moore of Delray Community Missionary Baptist Church for continuing the legacy.

Like Mitchell Moore, a longtime educator and daughter of Rev. Mitchell, I understand the need for the service.

There are many older residents as well as young people in our community who do not know about the Emancipation Proclamation and its significance. So, it is important that we keep that celebration going so our children and their children's children can understand and appreciate the Emancipation

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I end this column with a sad note on the passing of pioneer tv news anchor and host AnEta Sewell-Spence.

I met AnEta back in the late 1980s when I was a reporter for one of the local dailies. We both were members of the Palm Beach Association of Black Journalists and she was very encouraging to me.

Whenever I saw her, even long after she had left the business, AnEta was always genuinely interested in how I was doing.

Many today may not remember her, but she was an icon in the Palm Beach/Treasure Coast market for several years.

Let’s face it, she was the first black TV news anchor around here, and as such, she inspired many.

When she was on the air, AnEta informed today’s citizens as well as inspired a lot of tomorrow’s journalists in the area.

She was an especially powerful role model for young women and girls who admired her integrity, her tenacity and her intellect, not to mention those whom she blazed a trail for.

May her soul rest in peace.

POSITIVE LIVING

By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.

Don’t Just Assume Anything!

In human interactions, one of the barriers to effective communication is what experts classify as error of assumption.

People prematurely interpret certain words heard or read as something totally different from what was intended. This also applies to gadets people use or refrain from using!

Two persons may hear the same words from another at the same time, may observe together the same happening and, yet, come with totally different conclusions. One understood correctly, while the other allowed his own personal opinion to determine what was really done or said!

Quite often, people look at certain

patterns in the actions of others they are close to, and just assume that it will always be so. This occurs within a household, in work environments, with neighbors, and in other settings where there is an opportunity to notice some repetitive activities.

Yet, what is repetitive in some situations is not an indication of that being the only way that things can or shall be done at all times. That’s why verbal communication is necessary to clarify actions, to ascertain the nature of procedures in doing anything, since persons can approach things differently when they so choose, even if previously they might have followed a different route.

In this age of modern technology, and the availability of so many devices, and multiple social media programs, some people who have embraced all kinds of such gadgets and corresponding means of communication, erroneously expect that to be so with all their friends. Several people today do everything with their cellular phones, having even abandoned the use of a desk computer. They imagine that friends with whom they communicated by computer before, have also transitioned into the cell phone only. But it’s not always so!

Several people today do everything with their cellular phones, having even aban-

doned the use of a desk computer. They imagine that friends with whom they communicated by computer before, have also transitioned into the cell phone only. But it’s not always so!

It is wise that all your friends and relatives are aware of your limitations and of your chosen mode of operation, so that your communications can continue without being obstructed by the variations of the current technological revolution!

Without talking and asking and telling, effective communication may be impossible; no one is equipped to guess what others prefer doing or not doing!

Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr. is a Florida resident who, for many years, was a professor at the post-graduate level. He is a writer, a sought-after conference speaker, a man who lived in five continents of the world, having received his education in four of them. When he resided in southern California, he wrote a weekly column for the daily “Anaheim Bulletin,” which was carried for about six years, until he moved to south Florida.

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Boca Raton’s Town Center Mall Hosts 2019 Pirate Invasion 5K/10K Run 3rd Annual Christmas Day Feast with to benefit Florence Fuller Child Boca Helping Hands and Community Development Centers Volunteers

By Robert S Weinroth

Families from throughout the Greater Boca Raton area were the recipients of the good tidings and cheer at Town Center Mall Boca Raton’s 3rd Annual Christmas Feast. While the mall was closed for shoppers, the doors were open for hundreds of families invited to enjoy Christmas dinner, complete with wandering minstrels, a visit from Santa and toys for all of the children.

This is the thread year Boca Helping Hands has partnered with the mall and area restraints to help families enjoy the holiday. Served by over 100 volunteers on tables adorned with flowers, white table clothes, it was a truly festive afternoon.

“We redid our food court to be a nice five-star restaurant,” said General Manager Sal Saldana.

Joining the members of the Rotary of Boca Raton were members of Congregation B’nai Israel and volunteers from throughout the community to serve food and deliver the toys donated by the synagogue and served delicious food from area restaurants Food donors included Joseph’s Classic

Market, Oceans 234 and Maggiano’s Little Italy. Mall restaurants involved are The Capital Grill, California Pizza Kitchen, Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar, Mariposa at Neiman Marcus and Pummarola Pizzeria.

Boca Helping Hands serves hot meals six days a week and has a pantry bag, backpack and job training among the programs.

Hot meals are offered to anyone from 11AM to 12:30PM Monday through Saturday and 4:30 to 6PM Thursday. The main center is located at 1500 NW 1st Ct, north of Glades Rd in Boca Raton.

Gregory Hazle, executive director at Boca Helping Hands said the idea is for everyone to have access to a good meal on Christmas, “not only something but something special!”

Santa took pictures with families and Pamela Weinroth and her elves passed out age appropriate presents, generously donated, for the children.

Saldana has certainly created a wonderful tradition and sees the event continuing to grow each year.

Dust off your sneakers and join us for the 2019 Pirate Invasion 5K/10K Run/ Walk, presented

by PurePoint Financial, on February 2nd at Spanish River Park in Boca Raton, Florida.

The annual event is quickly becoming a “must run” event in the greater Boca Raton community and welcomes adults and children of all ages to participate!

The Pirate Run, one of only four races sanctioned by the City of Boca Raton, features one of the most picturesque race courses alongside A1A with gorgeous beach-side views. The event is managed by Runners Edge Foundation.

Co-Chairmen Holly Meehan and Jennifer Rosemurgy welcome all for a morning of pirate-themed fun, costume contest, lawn games, great music, awards,

a healthy breakfast, and a Kid Zone complete with bounce house, face painter, and an adorable children’s race for children under 9 years old.

Kick off the New Year in a healthy way and help raise awareness and much-needed funds for three amazing nonprofits serving the Boca Raton Community – The Rotary Club of Boca Raton, Florence Fuller Child Development Centers, and The Boca Raton Children’s Museum. All proceeds will directly benefit the important community programs and services of these three agencies.

Put on your “Captains Hat,” find your mates and sign up to run in this unforgettable event! For more information on the run, please visit www. ffcdc.org/special-events/2019- pirateinvasion-5k10k.

Boca Raton Public Library Accepts Donation from The Friends of the Library

The Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library recently presented a gift of $54,912.95 to fund youth programs, summer reading, and new technology and databases in 2019. The Friends of the Library is a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to supporting BRPL. They raise money through memberships to the Friends organization, grants, and book sales at the bookstore in the Downtown Library, 400 NW 2nd Avenue.

“2019 marks the Friends’ 29th anniversary (1990-2019), and we thank our members, donors and bookstore customers for their continued financial support of our organization,” stated Cyndi Bloom, President of the Friends Board of Directors. “Through their

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contributions, we are able to generously support the library’s mission.”

“Thanks to the support and funding of the Friends’ members and volunteers, BRPL continues to provide outstanding programs and services to the community of Boca Raton,” said Ellen Randolph, Manager of Library Services. “In 2019, the library will offer even more children’s literacy programs, including Summer Reading (Space: A Universe of Stories), Read for the Record, My First Book Club, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, Booktastic (for ages 7-8), Tween Book Jam, Teen Book Club, Family Book Club Brunch, and Read Aloud Summer Picnics. With the help of the Friends, we will also expand the Discover Studio with tools and classes for digitization, augmented and virtual reality, podcasting, and videography, including digital storytelling with family photographs and oral history. With this generous gift, the library will also provide library cardholders with valuable online content including Kanopy (with over 30,000 movies and documentaries), Tutor.com, TumbleBooks, and Gale Legal Forms and Small Business Builder.”

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Boca Raton Regional Hospital Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of the Harvey & Phyllis Sandler Pavilion Boca Raton Regional Hospital (BRRH) is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of its Harvey & Phyllis Sandler Pavilion. The $73 million, 98,000 square-foot facility opened in 2008. The Sandler Pavilion was made possible through a historic $20 million lead gift from Harvey and Phyllis Sandler, as well as other community philanthropists.

The Sandler Pavilion houses the Eugene M. and Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute (LCI) – one of the largest cancer programs in Florida that treats an estimated 4,000 newly diagnosed cancer patients each year.

LCI is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and has also been listed by U.S. News & World Report among the nation’s High Performing Hospitals in colon cancer surgery and lung cancer surgery. It is staffed by 24 board-certified physicians including four radiation oncologists and 16 medical oncologists, 21 registered nurses and over 100 members of support staff.

The Sandler Pavilion has been nationally recognized with architectural awards for its healing environment that has become a hallmark of LCI through its use of open space, music, water displays, natural light and fine art.

The Sandler Pavilion’s first floor features BRRH outpatient imaging and radiation oncology. The second floor houses its Center for Hematology-Oncology (CHO), chemotherapy services and an infusion center. The third floor includes multimodality clinics, surgical oncology practices, cancer genetics, administrative offices and conference areas.

Its Radiation Oncology Department offers a broad spectrum of the most cutting-edge technology including the Varian Novalis Tx™ with RapidArc™ Linear Accelerator, Nucletron Brachytherapy Suite, Novalis 4D Table, Cone Beam CT and highlighted by the Accuray CyberKnife® M6™ System.

CHO provides advanced expertise in diagnosis, treatment and management of cancer and blood related disorders, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy and oral neoplastic treatments. Its state-of-

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the-art infusion center provides patients with an optimal therapeutic atmosphere while receiving their treatment. LCI is completing a brand-new USP-800 pharmacy capable of providing the full range of therapeutic medical oncology options.

LCI physicians are actively engaged in front-line clinical cancer research through the National Cancer Institute and pharmaceutical sponsored trials. A distinguishing characteristic offered at the Sandler Pavilion are its multimodality clinics that eliminate patients’ need to travel from physician to physician and manage their own schedule. The multimodality clinics bring the entire medical team to each patient in one location. Multimodality clinics, coordinated care and access to clinical research are characteristics of the nation’s top cancer programs.

Licensed oncology nurses and social workers provide guidance and support for patients as they navigate the cancer care process. Each coordinator helps the patient understand and coordinate all aspects of cancer treatment including rapid diagnosis, education about the specific types of cancer, appointment making and support groups, all while providing emotional encouragement for the patient and family during their difficult time. The Sandler Pavilion is also used to host a variety of Wellness and Survivorship programs and cancer support groups and classes.

“Establishing the Sandler Pavilion was a transformational event in the evolution of our cancer program,” said Louise Morrell, MD, Medical Director of LCI. “Through its design and expanded services, we have enhanced our level of care and established ourselves as one of the premier cancer centers in Florida.”

LCI is categorized as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Program by recording 500 or more newly diagnosed cancer cases each year. It provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and participates in cancer-related clinical research.

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COLUMNISTS BOCA SOCIETY HAPPENINGS

FAITH

By Charlotte Beasley

By Robert J. Tamasy

Pondering And Preparing Proper Plans

Steve Fox’s Winter Wonderland Party Steve Fox’s holiday party brought out a huge crowd of singles who enjoyed the Blue Martini evening of great music, great food and new friendships.

What are your plans for 2019? Are you wanting to grow your business? Do you desire a promotion, or to find a new, more rewarding job? Maybe you want to make a complete career change? Or perhaps your greatest aspiration is to become an improved version of you?

As another calendar year reaches its conclusion, it is time for many of us to again engage in two traditional activities: reviewing the past year, and planning for the new one. Planning has one advantage over reviewing. We cannot change the past, we can only assess it. In planning, however, we can start fresh, determining what we want to do, when, how, where, and even why.

One common element of planning is the setting of goals. From a business standpoint, in light of what has transpired over the past year, as well as expectations for the future, we can formulate plans for achieving certain levels of profit, productivity and growth. Plans are also useful, of course, on an individual level. We can establish goals for personal and professional growth and advancement, assessing where we are and where we would like to be at some point in the future.

We might wish to build on accomplishments over the last 12 months, or pursue important changes for the attainment of goals that have remained beyond our reach.

The adage says, “You’re either getting better or getting worse,” so we strategize about how to get better in future days, months and years.

Countless articles and books have been written about effective goal-setting and planning, but they rarely take into account teachings and guidelines presented in the

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Bible. These can be especially helpful for understanding the “why” of our goals and plans. So to assist as we engage in this annual process, here are just some examples to consider: Wealth. For many people, affluence is a major goal, the ability to attain a desired lifestyle. The Scriptures advise keeping a proper, realistic perspective. “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle” (Proverbs 23:4-5).

Excellence. We should continually strive to do the best work we possibly can, not for our own benefit, but also in recognition of who we represent and ultimately serve.

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10). “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve”(Colossians 3:23-24).

Correct focus. How can we be confident that our goals are well-conceived? How can we be certain the plans we formulate are coming from the right motivations? “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you as well” (Matthew 6:33).

Humility. In setting goals, we rarely consider virtues, such as humility. However, in many cases this is a quality that ensures enduring success. “Humility and the fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life” (Proverbs 22:4).

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SPORTS Sailfish Comeback Falls Short Against Eckerd Palm Beach Atlantic men’s basketball team dropped a hard fought game Saturday night in St. Petersburg to the Tritons. The Sailfish (5-8) played great defense down the stretch but were unable to convert on offensive opportunities which gave the Tritons (10-3) the win, 72-69.

The game started with back-and-fourth scoring as the Tritons and the Sailfish exchanged points for the beginning 10 minutes of the first half. PBA’s Malek Barber provided the first five points for the Sailfish. After that it was a steady onslaught from a mixture of Sailfish including Bakari Warthen, De’Ondre Jackson, and Jules Jasmin. The closely matched game was at 19-15 in favor of Eckerd with 10:27 left to play in the half. From there, the Tritons pushed their lead to seven on a deep shot from beyond the arch. Jasmin then put down a big put-back slam to make the score 22-19, a one possession game. The Tritons continued to maintain their lead going forward thanks to a four-point run and two three-point runs. With 5:02 to play the Tritons held a 10-point lead but the Sailfish went on a seven-point run to put the score back within striking range. Caleb Edwards capped off the run with a deep three-pointer putting the score at 32-29.

Eckerd responded as they would then go on a nine-point run of their own pushing the lead to 12 with only a 1:38 to play.

PBA tacked on five more points on a layup from Michael Stones and a three ball from Jackson. Going into the half the Sailfish trailed 43-34.

The Tritons began the second half by scoring nine straight points to put the score at 52-34. The Sailfish then answered back with four points of their own thanks to a layup from Jasmin and a jumper from Andrew Moemeka. Both teams found a flow in offense over the next two minutes as both teams would score six points apiece. Warthen heated up scoring nine of PBA’s next 11 points with two threes, a jumper, and a free throw which put

the ‘Fish down 62-49 with 9:30 left in the game. The Sailfish defense found its rhythm getting the defensive stops they needed but the offense could not convert on the opportunities provided as neither team score for the next two minutes.

Jasmin ended the drought with a pair of free throws putting the Sailfish within 11 of the Tritons. Moemeka then threw down a thunderous slam to put the game within seven and cap a 17-to-4 run for the Sailfish. PBA stayed within striking distance as Casey Carpinello connected from way downtown to make it a four point game. After more strong defense from the Sailfish, Jasmin followed up with an easy layup in the next offensive possession to make it 66-64 with three minutes to go in regulation. The Sailfish captured the lead with on a deep three from Jackson putting the score at 67-66. The Tritons then made a quick layup before the Sailfish would draw a foul and Jackson would sink both shots making the score 69-68. With the Sailfish on defense and the shot clock winding down the Tritons were able to make a layup to take the one-point lead.

The Sailfish lost the ball on the offensive end and the Tritons made their free throws to make it a three-point game. The Sailfish were able to get off a highly contested last second shot but it fell short. Tritons won the game 72-69.

PBA shot 33 percent from the field and 42 percent from three. Jackson contributed 16 points tonight while adding five rebounds in his 25 minutes on the court.

Warthen knocked down three threepointers going 3-5 from beyond the arch as he scored 15 points on the night. Jasmin had 12 points of his own to go with his five boards. Barber scored nine points and had nine rebounds which was the most rebounds for the Sailfish in the game.

Sailfish will be back in action next Wednesday Jan. 9 as they return home to face Florida Southern in the Rubin Arena.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM.

Lynn’s Brous Named Division II Men’s Lacrosse Preseason All-America

Dryden Brous of the Lynn University men’s lacrosse team has recently been tabbed a Second Team Preseason AllAmerican, released by Inside Lacrosse and published in the Face-Off Yearbook.

The preseason accolade is the first for any player in program history.

Defending champion Merrimack has three first-team All-Americans -two at attack- and has five overall across the first, second and third teams. The lists show the growing presence of DII, with 10 different programs represented on the first team.

The reigning DII Players of the Year both return in the Warriors’ Charlie Bertrand and Le Moyne’s Dan Entenmann.

Last season as a sophomore, Brous became the first Fighting Knight to reach All-America status with his Third Team All-America nod by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association

(USILA).

A two-time All-Sunshine State Conference First Team selection and the 2017 SSC Freshman of the Year, Brous broke the program’s single-season records for ground balls and faceoff winning percentage a year ago. Brous’ 11.15 ground balls per game was the highest mark in the country while his 76.1 percent winning clip at the faceoff X ranked second in all of Division II. His dominant efforts throughout the season led to four SSC Specialist of the Week awards, bringing his total to eight career SSC weekly honors. His eight career selections trail only Tampa’s Connor Whipple (10) for second-most in SSC men’s lacrosse history. He also became just the third-ever Fighting Knight to win at least eight career weekly awards, joining softball’s Aimee Murch (9; 2004-05) and men’s soccer’s Chris Hellmann (8; 201315). Furthermore, he was named to the USILA Division II Team of the Week after winning 86.0% of his faceoffs over two league contests.

In addition to his season-long records, Brous set two single-game school records after a massive outing against Florida Southern where he won 23 faceoffs with 17 ground balls.

FAU’s Gauthier, Adger Claim Players of the Week Honors

Florida Atlantic University athletics has awarded basketball players Juliette Gauthier and Anthony Adger as players of the week.

This is the second honor of this kind for Adger.

Gauthier was a top contributor on the court for women’s basketball last week.

On Thursday against UAB, Gauthier had a career-high 21 points and was 4-for-6 from beyond the arc. The freshman also added nine rebounds and two assists in the Owls’ losing effort against the Blazers. On Saturday, Gauthier tallied 12 points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal against Middle Tennessee.

The 6-1 forward from Blainville, Quebec shot 62.5 percent from the field and 60 percent from beyond the arc in the Owls’ first two Conference USA games of the season.

Adger delivered outstanding performances after losing another player on the squad due to injury. On Thursday, Adger was the player behind a game-high 18 points, three rebounds and three assists against UAB. The Anderson, South Carolina native continued to power the FAU offense on Saturday at Middle Tennessee, as he scored a careerhigh 33 points and added four rebounds, two steals and forced several turnovers on defense. His performance helped propel the

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Owls to a 63-56 victory over the Blue Raiders, which snapped a 12-game losing streak to Middle Tennessee. The senior guard shot .516 from the floor last week.

Gauthier and the women’s basketball team will travel to Norfolk, Virginia to take on the Old Dominion Monarchs on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The Owls will return home for the Red Out game against Marshall on Thursday, Jan. 17. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. and the game can be watched on CUSA.TV. Men’s basketball is on its best conference start in five years and will look to keep the momentum rolling against Old Dominion on Thursday at 7 p.m. It will be Paradise Night at the Burrow for the first home C-USA matchup of the season. The game will be aired on ESPN3.

For tickets to all the home men’s and women’s basketball games, call the FAU Ticket Office at 1-866-FAU-OWLS or log on to FAUSports.com.

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