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Board of Directors of COOCVE Meets THIRD TUESDAY of the Month at 9:30 a.m. in the Party Room Official Monthly News/Magazine of the Condominium Owners Organization of Century Village East, Deerfield Beach, Florida

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Master Management Moves Forward With Irrigation Project Text By JUDY OLMSTEAD Photo By ANTHONY BOCK On Tuesday, May 11, 2010, Master Management signed a contract with Masuen Consulting LLC to design the irrigation system for Century Village. Research Irrigation, Inc. was hired to collaborate with Masuen, to review the plans, and to provide input as to materials selection, costs, value engineering, and possibly alternative approaches which will lead to the most costeffective design . This is a bold step forward for the residents of Century Village.

Anthony Falco, Chairman of the Irrigation Committee, Ira Somerset, President of Master Management, Dan Glickman,Vice-President

and Committee members Don Kaplan, Mel Schmier, and Fred Rosensweig (via telephone) met with Todd Mohler from Masuen Consulting and Kenneth Bing from Research Irrigation to execute the contract. Also in attendance were A.J. Bock, Master Management; Business Manager, Al Smith, Master Management; Executive Director, Steven Fine, COOCVE President and Donna Childrey, Office Manager, who notarized the signatures.

After almost three years of preparatory efforts, investigation, and research, Master Management has moved into the formal design

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Condo News ■ COOCVE meeting adjourned because of no quorum. A3

■ Fear of pesticides is unwarranted. A50

■ Read which pools will be closed for renovations and maintenance this summer. A6

■ If you want to live to 100, move into Cambridge D. A42

■ Reporter profits will be used to erect a bus shelter/cover and possibly to transport residents from the parking lot to the Clubhouse. A1 ■ Golf course maintenance starts at 7:00 a.m. If you observe activity before 7:00 a.m. let Charlie Parness know. A7 ■ New irrigation schedule. See map on page A16 ■ The Association must bring a court action for an injunction if a unit owner rents a unit without the Board’s permission. A14 ■ When there is no quorum for a formal meeting, can there be an exchange of information and concerns?

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■ The older you get, the faster time flies.

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■ A humorous look at phobias and the downside of overcoming a phobia related to eggs.

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■ A resident of the Village became famous in Germany after his book on the Holocaust was produced as a play. A37 ■ There are herbs and other natural medicines to alleviate arthritis pain. A45 ■ For those with talent, the Zanzibar Singers meet all year long on Monday nights. A59

Seated L – R Todd Mohler, Kenneth Bing, Ira Somerset Standing L – R Anthony Falco, Don Kaplan, Mel Schmier phase of the project. The final design product will be a complete set of digital design plans that can be utilized for the solicitation of bids on the construction phase.

Century Village consists of approximately 750 acres with 450 irrigated acres supplied with water by 40 pumps and 35 year old valves and

pipes. Masuen will review the design concept presented in the preliminary work of the Irrigation Design Group and suggestions from the board members. The plan is to integrate the new system with the Cen-Deer properties’ irrigation system and schedule the actual construction to allow for

watering with minimum disruption to our current irrigation.

Before executing the contract, it was reviewed and modified by Master Management’s attorney, Pat Murphy, Esquire. The design work will commence immediately and, upon completion, qualified contractors, that are capable of handling projects of this magnitude, will be solicited to bid on the installation of the system. Construction is expected to start by the end of 2010 or in early 2011. Executive Director Al Smith and Business Manager Anthony Boch will be overseeing the entire project. Financing has been researched and alternatives, including grants, will continue to be investigated.

No decision or commitment can be made until the cost of the project and time of completion is determined.

Minutes of the Board of Directors of the Reporter, May 20, 2010

By JUDY OLMSTEAD, Acting Secretary

The meeting was called to order by Steven Fine, President of COOCVE, at 10:05 a.m. In attendance were Jim McLear, Don Kaplan, Luella Reaume, Judy Olmstead, Norm Bloom, and Wendy Rosensweig, by telephone.

There being no quorum at the May 19, 2010 COOCVE Board of Directors meeting, the current Board of Directors of the Reporter will remain in office until such time as the COOCVE Board approves the slate as submitted by the President of COOCVE. Don Kaplan reported on his findings concerning the placement of a bus shelter at the Clubhouse parking lot (old bus depot). Two bids were obtained, one for slightly

over $7,000 and one for $9,600.00. The first bid used two-inch pipes and did not include drawing and permit costs. The second company recommended four-inch pipes and included all costs. The shelter will be maintained and insured by DRF. Don made a motion to accept the bid submitted by Awnings by KC (the second bid) with construction to be under the supervision and direction of DRF. The motion was seconded by Jim McLear and passed by a unanimous vote of the Board.

Don also reported on his discussions with Master Management and some of the associations concerning bus shelters at other trolley/bus stops in the Village. At this time, Master Management will not participate in the maintenance or insurance for any shelters. Of the seven bids that Don obtained, only one included actual construction of the shelters. The others would ship the shelters to us at a cost of $7,000 per shelter.

The remaining bid was in the amount of $6,077 for slabs

and structure plus the cost of drawings and permits, for a minimum of five shelters.

The Board, and Don Kaplan in particular, will continue to investigate the feasibility of placing additional shelters at strategic locations. DRF will be contacted about the placement of shelters at pool areas near bus stops.

Luella made a motion to authorize the investigation of additional shelters up to the cost of $40,000 for this fiscal year. Wendy seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously.

Don Kaplan also discussed the feasibility of the Reporter purchasing a passenger carrier to transport residents between See REPORTER, pg 12A

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COOCVE Board of Directors Meeting May 18, 2010 President, Steven Fine called the meeting to order at 9:37 a.m. Mr. Fine led the Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence.

Sheriff’s Report - Deputy Kathy Kinstler There was only one incident at CVE in the month of April. A person removed two backflow valves from the Harwood G and Durham B areas. This is a felony and if we catch who is doing this, they will be arrested.

Operation Medicine Cabinet This is a prescription drug take back program sponsored by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. On June 18th between the hours of 12pm and 3pm at the CVE Clubhouse, Sheriff’s Deputies will be collecting unused or expired medications and unwanted over the counter drugs. In exchange for these medications you will receive a $5 Wal-Mart or CVS gift card. If you cannot make this date, you can drop them off at the Deerfield Beach West Substation at anytime, located underneath the Water Tower – you will not receive a gift card if you drop off

medications at the substation.

President’s Report – Steven Fine Mr. Fine spoke about the Condominium Courses provided by the Office of the Condominium Ombudsman.

These courses are very informative and Mr. Fine encourages all Presidents and Treasurers of buildings to attend. There are two more courses scheduled; May 21st and June 4th which are held in room GPA at 1pm. There will be a repeat series starting in November and will run through January 2011. The Advisory Committee is also working on scheduling a Condominium Boot Camp here at CVE which will be conducted by Donna Berger.

A Director stated that since there is not a quorum present, the Treasurer’s Report cannot be discussed since it cannot be voted on to be accepted.

Mr. Glickman responded that the report can be given without being voted on.

Mr. Fine introduced the Executive Director of MM, Al Smith. Mr. Smith discussed his background and answered questions from the residents:

Andy Miller – Q. Can you provide an update on the irrigation system? A. Last Tuesday the contracts with Masuen- irrigation design firm and RRI-irrigation contractor were signed. In the early part of June we will have a pre-design meeting with Masuen and RRI. Steve Fine – Q. What happened to the contract with IDG and what have we received? A. IDG provided us with a report on the condition of the system and Masuen will provide us with a design.

Carol Garcy – Q. The City of Deerfield has done some work in surveying our system, please explain. A. They have surveyed the water in the canals.

Andy Miller – Q. When will we have an idea on how much this will cost? A. When 50% of the design is completed we will have a better understanding of the cost.

Basil Hales – Q. How will the problem of the canal water clogging up the heads be resolved? A. There will be a filter system installed at the pump.

Treasurer’s Report – Bernice Schmier The interest income for January through March was $747.47. Expenses for April were $4,796.22; Expenses for January through April were $33,536.91. Net loss for January through April is $(32,789.44). This leaves

a net balance thru April of $334,892.61.

The Sergeants-at-Arms confirmed that there was not a quorum, therefore, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted, Steven Fine, President

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The Mayor’s Message

By PEGGY NOLAND, Mayor/ City of Deerfield Beach

cvereporter@hotmail.com Editor-in-Chief STEVEN H. FINE Assistant to the Editor Betty Schwartz

Editorial Staff Seymour Blum Judy Olmstead Wendy Rosenzveig Betty Schwartz

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Advertising Consultants Susan Dove Arlene Fine Estelle Sabsels Office Staff Lori Benoit, Norman Bloom, Seymour Blum, Carol Carr, Susan Dove, Arlene Fine, Rhoda Jarmark, Estelle Kaufman, Sharon McLear, Barbara Orenstein, Sandy Parness, Toni Ponto, Betty Schwartz, Estelle Sabsels, Mary Ann Surrette Staff Cartoonist Alan G. Rifkin Alvin Sherman 1913-2000

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Columnists and Regular Contributors Shelly Baskin, Sid Birns, Norman L. Bloom, Sy Blum, Mary Catherine Castro, Herb Charatz, Marion G. Cohen, Richard William Cooke, Arlene Fine, Harry L. Katz, Jules Kesselman, Dory Leviss, Harry Liner, Dr. Norma Locker, Pauline Mizrach, Deerfield Beach Mayor, Peggy Noland, Gloria Olmstead, Judy Olmstead, Lori Parrish, Charles Parness, Dr. Sylvia Pellish, Phyllis Pistolis, Commissioner Marty Popelsky, Eva Rachesky, Bernice Ruga, Irving Ruga, Betty Schwartz, Gloria Shomer, Helene Wayne, Carl Weitz, Lucille Weitz, Jerry Wolf, Robert Winston, Len Witham, Janice Zamsky.

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The CENTURY VILLAGE EAST REPORTER is published monthly and distributed, without charge, to the residents of Century Village East, Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is published for the edification of said residents, and contains reports of the monthly meetings of the corporations, Board of Directors and its Committees, as well as news, bus and theater schedules, and contributed articles of current interest to the residents.

The Condominium Owners Organization of Century Village East, Inc. aka COOCVE, a not-for-profit corporation, its officers, directors, editors, staff, any committee people are not responsible for typographical errors or misrepresentations in any advertisements or article. They are not responsible and assume no liability for the content of, or any opinions expressed in, any contributed articles which represent the author’s own opinions and not necessarily the opinion of COOCVE. Acceptance of advertising for products or services in no way constitutes an official endorsement of the product.

Information to contributors: The Reporter reserves the right to edit, accept and refuse articles in the interest of brevity, clarity and the appropriateness of subject matter.

Residents are advised to check with the person they are hiring to be sure they are licensed and insured.

Due to space limitations, the CVE Reporter reserves the right to limit the length of all Minutes submitted. Strict priority will be given to Motions, Actions taken, and Information disseminated at the Meetings. Full copies of the Minutes can be obtained from the relevant Committees. -BOD CVE Reporter, Inc.

From the President

By STEVEN H. FINE, President/ COOCVE Many of our bus riding residents will be excited about the plans for future bus shelters provided by the revenues generated from the CVE Reporter. In a meeting held on May 20, the Board of the Reporter voted unanimously to spend up to $40,000 of its net revenues ($57,398) accumulated between 7/1/08 through 6/30/09. We will continue to evaluate the program every year based on the continued growth of the Reporter. In addition to the bus shelter program, Don Kaplan raised an issue regarding purchasing a passenger carrier to transport residents between the parking lot and the Clubhouse with a stop at the restaurant. The Reporter Board suggested that Don investigate further and report back to the Board for approval in the near future.

The COOCVE Board

of Directors meeting held on Tuesday, May 18 did not have a quorum so business could not be transacted. It seems that with the recent shift in demographics, there are a large number of units purchased by seasonal residents which makes it more difficult to achieve a quorum even though the number required for a quorum is now only 117 directors.

In the absence of a quorum at the June meeting, it is anticipated that COOCVE See PRESIDENT, pg 12A

I hope that you are having a great summer so far. As I mentioned last month, the City Commission is very busy working with city staff on the upcoming budget. At press time, two very productive budget work sessions have already taken place.

Several more are scheduled throughout the month of June. To receive notice of when the meetings will be held, visit www.DeerfieldBeach.com and sign up for e-Subscriptions, or call the City of Deerfield Beach at 954-480-4200. The sessions are open to the public and are held at the Public Works Facility, located at 401 SW 4th Street. As we continue through the budget process, please know that the City Commission’s main objectives continue to be maintaining the level of service and containing costs to residents.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the start of Hurricane Season, which began June 1. I would like to remind residents of the importance of having a plan.

This month, we’ll focus on the importance of pre-registering for important services that are available to residents during an emergency. The city and the county have several important resources for residents.

One useful tool is the Vulnerable Population Database Registry, which was developed by Broward County municipalities and the County Commission, as a way to notify first responders about residents who are at risk due to disability, frailty

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or health issues and decide to stay at home during a storm.

If you fit any of these criteria, register by visiting www. broward.org/atrisk, or call the Broward County Call Center at 954-831-4000.

If you must leave your home during a storm, there are several options. First, you can go to a Broward County shelter. The two closest shelters for Deerfield Beach residents are at Lyons Creek Middle School, 4333 Sol Press Boulevard and Monarch High School, 5050 Wiles Road.

Both shelters are located in Coconut Creek. Remember, if you require transportation to a shelter, you should pre-register for paratransit transportation with the Broward County Human Services Department at 954357-6385 (TTY 954-357-5608).

For residents who have a medical condition that requires a greater level of care than provided at a regular shelter, a Special Needs shelter may be appropriate.

Special Needs shelters offer basic medical assistance

and monitoring. They are staffed by qualified medical personnel and have backup electricity for limited lighting and essential medical equipment. Family members and caregivers are encouraged to accompany residents with special medical needs. Pre-registration is encouraged for planning and response purposes, but not required. Call the Broward County Human Services Department at 954-357-6385 (TTY 954-357-5608).

Also, the City of Deerfield Beach has two notification systems that residents are encouraged to use. Code Red is a telephone-based emergency notification system that allows the city to launch recorded messages to thousands of residents in seconds. To register, visit www.Deerfield–Beach.com, and click on the Emergency Preparedness link from the home page, or visit City Hall and pick up a registration form. Also available under Emergency Preparedness on the city’s website is the e-Notification system, which sends emergency updates to e-mail subscribers.

Remember that preparation now means safety later. For even more information on preparing for hurricane season, visit www.Deerfield-Beach. com or www.broward.org.

As always, if you have suggestions, questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me through the City Manager’s Office at 954-4804263, or via email at web. commission@Deerfield-Beach. com.

The Mail Bag

y far the most popular and widely read segment of our publication is the Letter-tothe Editor columns. We encourage letters that enable our readers to “sound off” on any subject. However, we will not print letters from the same person on the same subject in two consecutive issues. Also, letters must be from CVE residents, must be signed and, if possible type-written double-spaced. Please include your phone number. When we receive letters about applicable contracts, please remember the Reporter does not endorse any single company. Residents are free to make their own choices each year. Criterion for letters that will not be published: Letters in poor taste, demeaning and vastly untrue.

Disruptive Meetings To the Editor: Each condo association elects one or more Directors who are asked to attend COOCVE meetings on the third Tuesday of each month.

At the May meeting, 110 directors arrived on time and sacrificed other activities in order to fulfill their duties as Directors. The first order of business for some of the attendees was to demand that the meeting not go forward or immediately be adjourned for lack of a quorum. Even though some arrived late, we were still two (2) directors short 20 minutes later. In addition to the Directors, many interested residents attended the meeting. While

the President waited for the headcount to be finalized, we heard the Sheriff’s report and Al Smith, the recently hired Executive Director for Master Management, was introduced to the audience. In the middle of his question and answer session, a Director interrupted to read Robert’s Rules of Order on the subject of what can transpire when no quorum is present. The meeting was immediately adjourned.

Even though everyone realizes that no votes can be taken without a quorum, demands for strict compliance with Roberts Rules of Order are now taking precedence over the communication of information by the officers of COOCVE. It appears

that some residents seek the position of Director for the sole purpose of disrupting this dissemination of information. The purpose of COOCVE meetings includes the exchange of information and we should not be forced to exist in the dark during the off-season because not enough directors will sacrifice an hour of their time to attend one meeting a month. A representative from the BSO should not be asked to attend and then told that she is not permitted to speak to the audience of more than 100 simply because we do not have a quorum. If it takes another Bylaws change See MAILBAG, pg 12A

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Village Minutes COOCVE Recreation Committee Meeting May 11, 2010 In attendance were: Maureen Dougherty, Nancy Giordano, Danielle Lobono, Bill Schmeir, with Steve Fine representing COOCVE and for DRF: Eva Rachesky and Dan Cruz.

Nancy made a motion to accept the minutes from the April meeting. The motion was seconded and passed.

Correspondence Nancy Giordano began the meeting by addressing correspondence received by the Recreation Committee.

A group of residents wrote to the Recreation Committee requesting a change in charges for the theater shows in the upcoming 2010/11 season. Because residents have to subsidize in whole or part the shows in the theater through the recreation fees paid year round, they feel that visitors have had an unfair advantage in paying the same ticket charge as residents; guests should be charged at least an additional $3.00 per ticket to attend shows in the CVE Theater.

Nancy commented that residents can’t purchase tickets for guests until the end of tickets sales for each show and any guest ticket purchase means fewer empty seats for the show. She said, however, that the committee will think about this proposal.

Danielle said that she had a few questions to address to DRF. Danielle asked Eva for clarification regarding residents being suspended for 30 days from the Clubhouse and referenced a particular instance. She asked if there is any advance notice. Eva said that she tries to speak with the individuals involved.

Eva explained that the Clubhouse rules are posted in the Clubhouse and residents that do not comply with the rules or cause disturbances are banned from Clubhouse use. She does try to intercede as an intermediary to resolve differences, explain the

need for the rules, etc. In the particular instance mentioned

by Danielle, she requested the individuals (that were banned) to meet with her but they refused any contact. Eva therefore found it necessary to send them a letter suspending their Clubhouse privileges for 30 days.

Danielle asked if Eva has spoken to T&M about cleaning the pool bathrooms.

Eva said she had discussed the cleaning techniques used with T&M. Dan said the cleaners had been using flat mops that were not getting into the grout properly and have now changed back to string mops. Every three months the cleaners will do a deep scrub and once each year the bathrooms will receive an acid wash. The Recreation maintenance team will inspect the pool houses every week and will order a light acid wash if needed between deep cleaning.

Danielle said Security is not checking the outdoor pool area after 6:00pm. She said she was at dinner at the Café from 6:00pm to 7:30pm last Thursday and the Security Rover never came out to check the pool area.

Eva said she had been told that the Rover checked the outdoor pool area regularly after 6:00pm and she would revisit this issue with the Security Supervisor.

DRF Reports Eva Rachesky and Dan Cruz April Profit & Loss for Theater: Eva reported a profit of $1,662.51 for the theater in April.

Party Room Sound System: has been completed; the static is gone and the sound is great.

Annual Maintenance at Newport Pool: has been completed; the Ventnor pool area will be next. Ficus bushes will be planted in the hedge gaps at the Newport pool, although they won’t be able to plant in the area

containing a large white drainage pipe Request for motions to move forward with renovations of Indoor pool and Outdoor pool: Dan described the work that would be necessary to comply with the code requiring drain installation for the outdoor pool. The engineer has determined that the best placement for the new main drains will be to place them on the side of the pool. The deck will have to be dug up to run the pipe, etc. Dan said they have already completed the drain installation in West Palm Beach; it took about a month or so to complete, including inspections.

Nancy said there were three bids for the work: Ultimate Pools, Inc., Pamper Pool Service and Knox.

Nancy said the committee has decided on Pamper Pool Service. The cost will be $15,975 for the outdoor pool and $8,970 for the indoor pool. Dan said that the Board of Health has given the Village a break with the indoor pool by allowing for the drains on the side of the pools or it would have cost about $8,000 more.

Nancy made a motion: to accept the bid from Pamper Pools for $15,975 for the outdoor pool and $8,970 for the indoor pool. Motion was seconded by Bill and passed unanimously.

Dan said work would begin on the indoor pool first.

Nancy said the committee has decided that, since the drains have to be done now, this would be the best time to go on with the renovations for the indoor pool. Dan said that due to the high temperature of the water in the indoor pool – 89 degrees, the humidity there is very high. This has caused the concrete to deteriorate and begin to peel off. The indoor pool has to have the ceiling replaced and work will need to be done on the walls and the floor. He explained that scaffolding will have to be used for the ceiling repair and will cause damage to the floor; also, the indoor pool surface is due for Diamond Brite, so that will be included. The ventilation will be improved because of the humidity levels. Dan explained that, as there is no heat (in the building), in the winter the air will feel very cool to anyone getting out of the pool since there will be such a difference in the temperature between the water and the air. He said

the other Villages don’t keep their indoor pool temperature as high as Deerfield does and Boca has a dehumidifier in place that helps them but it cost about $65,000. Dan summed up by saying that the work that would be done on the ceiling and ventilation should, hopefully, mean that it will be about 25 years before this issue has to be revisited.

Danielle asked if the temperature of the indoor pool water has to be so high.

She commented that this is an over 55 community and she doesn’t see the need for a therapy pool at this time. She also asked if solar heating would be an option to heating the pools. Dan said that he had been opposed to solar in the past due to the limited warranties available, but now that it is possible to get federal and state money for solar he has been looking into it and the plan is to try it at the Lyndhurst North pool to evaluate how well it performs. He added that solar alone would not be enough to heat the indoor pool at the present temperature of 89 degrees especially during the winter months.

Nancy said it would cost $24,000 to replace the floor in the indoor pool area. It will be poured concrete and Dan added that it will be easier to clean and maintain and a proper slope will be added so water will flow into the floor drains.

Nancy said CJM Construction has bid $24,000 for deck replacement at the indoor pool and $52,875 for repair to the indoor pool ceiling. Nancy asked Dan shouldn’t (the term) ‘repair’ actually be “new construction?” Dan said that the structure still stands and this is a repair. The condos along the beaches have to do this type of repair all the time due to the effect of salt water and air on the rebar of their patios, etc. The bathroom at the indoor pool will also be done.

Nancy made a motion: to accept the bid from CJM Construction for $24,000 for the pool deck and $52,875 for repair to the indoor pool ceiling. Motion was seconded by Bill and passed unanimously.

Nancy said Dos Santos will be doing the pool surface and coping at the indoor pool.

She said Dos Santos has done a lot of work for Recreation and does a very good job. The bid is for $25, 855. This will include bringing the pool up to code with ladders,

lighting, etc.

Nancy made a motion: to accept the bid for $25,855 for the indoor pool surface, ladders, coping, etc. Motion was seconded by Maureen and passed unanimously.

Nancy commented that it is a lot of money but needed and Dan reminded everyone that this hasn’t been done in over 30 years. As an aside, Eva mentioned that all the pools were recently inspected and all passed the inspection.

Nancy moved on to the outdoor pool. She said if they replaced the deck it would cost over $100,000 and they want to avoid that cost yet make repairs that will last, so the decision was made to replace the stress [expansion] joints with pavers instead.

Dan said that every year repairs to the expansion joints runs around five to six thousand dollars. He said the concrete will be cut on both sides of the expansion joint and pavers put in place.

There will be a four foot area around the pool itself that will be dug up, leaking pipes around the pool will be replaced and pavers will be installed surrounding the pool to fill in the four foot perimeter.

Nancy said there will be 2,354 square feet of pavers, installed in the expansion joints and around the outdoor pool, 2000 square feet of concrete, cutting concrete and grading, etc. at a cost of $12,200. Also, the coping, Diamond Brite, ladders, lighting, etc. will also be done at a cost of $39,500. The Diamond Brite should last around 20-25 years.

Nancy made a motion: to accept the bid for $39,500 for the outdoor pool surface, ladders, coping, etc. Motion was seconded by Bill and passed unanimously.

Steve asked if there would have to be an assessment to the residents for all this work.

Nancy said that everything has been budgeted, there will be no assessment.

Walkways widened at Ventnor pool: so residents have room at the pool gate to open the gate and enter or exit the pool area.

Waiting on permits for PVC rough in front of tennis court: Dan said they are waiting for inspections on the work in that area.

New awning at old bus depot: Eva said residents waiting for the excursion buses have to wait in the heat, rain, etc. have requested See RECREATION, pg 10A

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Village Minutes COOCVE Executive Committee Meeting May 10, 2010 Meeting was called to order by COOCVE 1st Vice President Charlie Parness at 9:35am. He led the Pledge of Allegiance and asked for a moment of silence.

Minutes Joe Rubino moved to waive the reading of the minutes subject to any additions/ corrections which can be made at the next meeting.

Rhoda Jarmark seconded.

Motion passed by a show of hands.

Presidents Report Mr. Parness stated that this venue is for COOCVE business and not for area business. Mr. Parness discussed the proposed amendments to the bylaws.

They will be published in the Reporter and a vote will be taken at the June meeting. The Amendments on Area Chairperson will: 1.

Legalize the recognition of Area Vice Chairpersons (not in bylaws now), 2. Require documentation on proof of their election and 3. Require area chairs mandatory meeting with the areas’ unit owners. Mr. Parness introduced Joe Rudnick, the new Area Chair for Harwood.

Golf Course Mr. Parness mentioned that he contacted Code Enforcement regarding the early morning mowing on the Golf Course - times are MonSat beginning at 7:00am and on Sunday at 9:00am. Mr. Parness since advised the Golf Course, so that if anyone has any issues/problems, please let him know.

Phone Book for CVE Mr. Parness spoke about a project that he is investigating and asked for volunteers to work with him on this project - Judy Schneider, Joe Rudnick and Rhoda Jarmark volunteered.

Many buildings are having difficulties in having a quorum at their meetings and Mr. Parness stated that Skype is a system buildings may use.

Committee Reports Master Management – Ira Somerset reported that MM is continuing to work on Comcast and that they were working on the final round of the irrigation contract. Mr. Somerset introduced the new Executive Director for MM, Al Smith. Ira stated that he will be leaving for several months on Wednesday and in his absence Mr. Dan Glickman will be responsible.

Recreation –

Nancy Giordano - There will be a Quarterly Recreation meeting with Area Chairs on May 20th at 1:00pm in GPA. Budget and Finance – Gloria Olmstead - Next meeting will be in July to begin working on the budget.

Advisory Committee Charlie Parness Ombudsman meetings are on-going and are very informative.

Civic and Cultural – Nancy Giordano - The next meeting will be held after the COOCVE meeting.

The Committee is working on hurricane preparedness; the” Over 90 Party” and the” Flea Market” for next year.

Ms. Giordano stated that the Committee elected a ViceChairman.

Area Chairs Berkshire – Naomi Redisch – Thanked MM for repairing pavement.

Durham – Joe Rubino – Moved that MM pay to video record all five meetings: Executive Committee, MM, Recreation, Council of Area Chairs and COOCVE BOD meetings and make them available on channel 98 and cvedb; seconded by Joe Rudnick. Motion passed by a show of hands. Ira Somerset opposed.

Farnham – Norm Kaplan - Requested a schedule of watering of those buildings after the fact be available to Area Chairs.

Lyndhurst – Roslyn Nehls – Spoke about the stop sign at the end of Westbury; blue trolley signs at Lyndhurst

N still are not there and watering is being turned off without any notice. Mr. Parness stated that there is a complaint sheet in the MM office that should be filled out.

Markham – Oswaldo Rosado – Mentioned to Recreation that an individual is going into the pool with feces on their body. Ms. Giordano asked for the information after the meeting so that she could look into it.

Open Mic Arthur Dove: The emergency security phone number at the swimming pools is the old security number. Ms. Giordano stated that it has been taken care of.

Don Kaplan: It has always been allowed for Area Chairs to bring forth anything at this meeting, motions brought up at today’s meeting should be made at the COOCVE meeting, not at this meeting.

Bob Bender: Regarding the impending cutbacks to the Century Plaza Library – we hope that COOCVE can take action to diminish the amount of cuts and services to the Century Plaza Library. What is the status on updating the COOCVE manual? Mr. Parness stated that they are working on it.

Don Kaplan: What is the status of the Presidents’ meeting? Mr. Parness stated that they are still looking into it.

Norm Kaplan: Stated that he never demanded anything from MM only requested and never received any answers.

If we cannot bring it up here,

where can we bring it up?

Dan Glickman: Stated that area chairs’ meeting on Wednesday is to address services and vendors.

Judy Schneider: Stated that communication is a major problem at CVE and we need to re-define what COOCVE needs to do. COOCVE needs to become the communication hub for CVE. We need to know that when someone brings something to this meeting, it will have weight when it goes to either MM, Recreation, etc.

Charlie Parness: A notice will be going to all Area Chairs to distribute to their buildings to see who is

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Nancy Giordano: Asked if something could be done about children living in the Village. Mr. Parness stated that it is up to the Building Presidents to enforce the rules.

Joe Rubino moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:45am. Don Kaplan seconded.

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Village Minutes Council of Area Chairs May 12, 2010 Meeting was called to order

by Council Chair Joe Rubino at 9:35 a.m. Roll call was taken and a quorum was present.

Charlie Parness moved to waive the reading of the minutes. Ruth Porter seconded. No additions or corrections and the motion passed by a show of hands.

East Coast Maintenance James Quintano had nothing to report and there were no questions.

Seacrest Services Tony Perez had nothing to report. Questions were asked and his answers follow: Joe Rudnick: There are many people complaining about the watering and that some areas are getting watered longer than other areas. Mr. Anthony Falco responded, “because of a looping system, the system has to be pressurized, which means that some areas are staying on so that other areas can be watered.”

Charles Parness: When can we receive a completion report on the watering of the buildings? Mr. Al Smith will follow-up on the status of the report.

Judy Schnieder: We were told that Seacrest will be cleaning the heads of all the buildings, when will this be done? This is an on-going project.

Jack Kornfield: Can we have a copy of what buildings have had the heads changed and a schedule of what is planning to be done? Mr. Smith will follow-up with Seacrest on getting that report.

Dan Glickman: This meeting is to resolve problems, state grievances and make recommendations. Mr.

Glickman then introduced Mr. Al Smith, Executive Director of MM. Don Kaplan: MM stated that they are responsible for all water in this village and that any problems with water should be directed to Seacrest.

Mr. Rubino: Since MM is responsible for irrigation, all questions should be directed to MM and not Seacrest. Mr. Glickman and Mr. Smith both agreed with Mr. Rubino.

MM has an obligation to the Area Chairs, BOD and to unit owners and they need to start taking interest in what the unit owners are interested in.

Steve Fine: Mr. Smith, now that you see the issues that have been brought forward regarding irrigation, is this something that you will be hands-on. Will we be able to go to you in the near future?

Yes. You can call or e-mail him with any issues regarding irrigation or any complaints/ issues for MM. Nora Wolf: Can we get a report on the irrigation that was fixed and completed by East Coast irrigation work around the Clubhouse? You will need to ask Recreation for that.

Jeff Chester: Is it the standard operating procedure that if a unit owner is selling their unit, Seacrest provides the interrogatory and receives it back from the potential buyer and then calls the President to pick it up? The interrogatories should only be given out with the approval of the President so that the President knows when someone in the building is selling a unit. Mr. Perez stated that they would look into it.

Rita Pikar: Dissatisfied

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with the cleaning of buildings as the workers are just sitting around. Please report this to Michael, supervisor of janitorial services.

Jack Kornfield: Seacrest is cleaning the walkways using fresh water – we could save money if we used a power washer.

Joe Rubino: You can sign up to have the walkways washed as often or as little or not at all depending on what the buildings decide. When power washers are used, paint chips are sometimes removed which causes more problems.

COOCVE The Ombudsman meetings that have been held the past several Fridays have been very informative. These meetings will be repeated again in November. The Reporter is donating bus shelters along various properties in the Village and the first shelter will be at the parking lot at the Clubhouse (Old Bus Depot).

Joe Rubino: At the Executive Committee meeting a motion was passed asking MM to videotape all five meetings and show them on channel 98 and at cvedb.com. This motion will be made at the COOCVE BOD meeting next week.

Jeff Chester: Suggested that all area chairs prepare an information sheet for unit owners so they know what their area dues are going towards. In regard to the bus shelters, who is going to maintain the shelters and the pads? Mr. Fine stated that all details on maintenance have been looked into. Mr. Parness responded that at no time is money spent without the approval of the unit owners.

Jeff Chester: The By-Laws Committee has put forth an amendment to the by-laws of COOCVE which should be reexamined, such as what is required of area chairs, the purpose of area chairs and role the unit owners have at the area level.

Master Management Tomorrow, 5/13 MM will be having a Board Meeting at 9:30 a.m. and at that time there will be an update on Irrigation. At 3:00 p.m. Mr. Glickman and Mr. Smith will be riding with Seacrest learning what they actually do.

Ruth Porter: There is a problem with people climbing over the fence along the wall on Military Trail - near Upminister. There were stumps left and anyone can climb over – what is being done? MM will follow up with this. Mr. Vautrin stated that he gets calls all the time that people are climbing the fence – he needs actual

times. When you see this, immediately call the police. If security is needed there is a special number for the Rovers 954-596-8551.

Rita Pikar: Can buildings hire their own company to control the weeds along the canal? MM is responsible for maintaining the canals and will be making arrangements to have the weeds sprayed.

Elaine Levy – When will the fences along Hillsboro Boulevard be repaired? There is a contractor currently working on it now.

Carol Garcy – This morning there was someone fishing along the pond – why didn’t the rover do anything about it?

We will look into it.

Jeff Chester: A motion was made by Gene Goldman and passed by MM BOD at it’s April 15th BOD meeting to hold members of the BOD of MM to disciplinary action if they discuss and criticize CVEMM business and policies, positions or actions of CVEMM officers or its BOD, in meetings of bodies and agencies outside CVEMM, or in public forums like blogs or mass distribution e-mails. It is not fair that Mr. Goddard, Mr. Kesselman and Mr. Kornfield cannot express their disagreement with the policies of MM. They have an obligation to their unit owners.

Mr. Glickman stated that this should be brought up at the MM meeting. Mr. Kesselman stated that there is information that is discussed at executive meetings that are privileged and this is what is being put on the blog.

Jack Kornfield: At the last area chair meeting a member of MM indicated that the state mandates MM to upgrade their system. This is not true; the state only wants CVE to install an on/off switch and a timer for each pump, along with a device to turn the pump off in the rain, and a device to measure water uptake at the pump. The state does not care what kind of pumps or piping CVE uses.

Oswald Rosado: Recently our building lost electricity and rovers did a great job in working with FPL to help restore the electricity within one and a half hours to the building.

Jeff Chester: Again, the water was turned off without any warning. For nonemergencies, is it possible to get a notice posted within 24 hours that water is being turned off? Yes, we will look into it.

Rhonda Pittone: What is the status with Comcast? Because we are in litigation and ongoing negotiations, we cannot

discuss it.

Judy Schneider: Welcomed Mr. Smith and pleaded with him to help bring back the openness to MM and to let the community work with MM. Jeff Chester: Both COOCVE and MM are being sued by Ventnor B and a request for documents has been made to both organizations. Both organizations are a step away from contempt of court for not providing official records of the organization. How can you deny official records of the corporation to its members and then say that they are open and transparent? Mr. Parness stated that in January 2007 both Mr. Chester and Mr. Gilson were given all the documents that they requested. There are lawyers involved and they should be handling it, also Mr. Murphy addressed this at the last COOCVE BOD meeting.

Mr. Rubino thanked Mr. Vautrin for resolving the security problem in his building that he spoke about at the April meeting.

Recreation Committee Chair Nancy Giordano provided information from the committee’s meeting the previous day. May 20th at 1:00 pm in GPA Recreation is having a quarterly meeting with the Council of Area Chairs. Just completed general maintenance for the Newport pool and next will be the Ventnor pool. A motion was passed to move forward on renovating the indoor pool and the outdoor pool.

We are waiting on additional bids for the handball court; the revamping of parking at the café is completed and the Party Room sound system has been completed.

Carol Garcy: Will there be replacement of chairs at Richmond? There will be no more replacement chairs only re-strapping.

Jules Kesselman: What is status on the solar system for Lyndhurst pool? We are looking into it?

Bob Bender: What are plans for the library? We have a three year plan and we are enlarging the library and will also be introducing computers.

Jeff Chester: Why was the gravel replaced with sod in front of the tennis courts? We will look into it and let you know.

Charlie Parness distributed information to all Area Chairs regarding Skype.

At 11:15 a motion was made to adjourn.

Respectfully submitted by, Joe Rubino

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Village Minutes Minutes of Master Management Board Meeting May 13, 2010 Acting President Dan Glickman called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m. on Thursday, May 13, 2010 In attendance were: Norm Bloom, Caryl Berner, Harry Chizeck, Anthony Falco, Dan Glickman, Gene Goldman, Jules Kesselman, Mel Schmier.

Via Telephone: Dick Ciocca, Bob Marcus, Fred Rosenzveig, Ira Somerset; Not Present: Bill Goddard, Jack Kornfield, Alan Schachter, Guests Present: Executive Director Al Smith and Business Manager AJ Bock.

Open Mike: Ruth Porter: Asked that MM give special attention to the outer perimeter: and to look into putting up a sound barrier wall.

Roslyn Nehls: The East route bus needs to return at 5 :00pm similar to West route: When East route returns to CVE through the East gate, the U-turn on Military Trail is dangerous. The Deerfield Mall stops need to change as waiting in hot sun is treacherous.

Rhonda Pittone: Hiring a professional was a step in the right direction. The East bus needs to be changed once a week until 5:00 p.m.

Arnold Paglia: Spoke about the recent Comportment Policy that MM recently approved.

Minutes: Anthony Falco moved to waive the reading of the Minutes from the MM BOD Meeting on April 15; Jules Kesselman seconded. There were no corrections/additions and the motion passed unanimously.

Dick Ciocca moved to waive the reading of the

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There were no corrections/ additions and the motion passed unanimously.

Financial Report – Donna Childrey The CVE Master Management Financial Report prepared by Donna Childrey was distributed to all Board members and discussed in detail. For the month of April 2010 the Total Income was $900,301; Total Expenses were $792,938; Net Income was $107,363. YTD Total Income is $3,602,215. Total Expenses are $3,338,875; Net Income is $263,339. Total Assets are $2,143,096; Total Liabilities are $1,089,514 and Total Equity is $1,053,582.

Cash on Hand is $1,368,756; Prepaid Dollars are $501,499; Assessments Receivable was $352,777. Overdue accounts receivable from unit owners is $353,833 representing 660 unit owners. Mr. Bloom asked about interest from checking accounts and writing off bad debts. Ms. Childrey explained that we do not have interestbearing checking accounts, although we changed one account that will begin to accrue interest next month.

We have made provision for bad debts, but have not taken them off the books yet. In regard to accounts receivable, Ms. Berner asked for a breakdown of the $2 - $299 amount and the number of foreclosures that we currently have. Ms. Childrey said she will have that for the next meeting.

Gene Goldman moved to accept the Financial Report;

Mel Schmier seconded.

Motion passed unanimously.

Acting President’s Report – Dan Glickman Mr. Glickman distributed a color-coded map showing the irrigation schedule by day, watering times remain 4:00 pm to midnight. This schedule has not been approved by Broward County, but the approval should be forthcoming. As soon as the county agrees with the schedule, it will be posted on the website.

Wednesday – Ventnor, Tilford, Prescott, Newport and Oakridge Thursday – Cambridge, Berkshire, Grantham, Ashby, Harwood, Farnham Saturday – Westbury, Swansea, Upminster and Richmond Sunday – Durham, Ellesmere; Keswick, Islewood, Lyndhurst and Markham The design contract with Masuen has been signed and is going forward. The contract with the contractor working with Masuen, Research Irrigation, Inc., has also been signed. Mr. Glickman welcomed Mr. Al Smith as Executive Director.

At 3:00 p.m. today some Board members will be taking a field trip to look at the irrigation system operation with Seacrest representatives.

Executive Director’s Report – Al Smith Currently working on procurement and operations policies; attended several meetings - COOCVE Executive Committee, Council of Area Chairs and the Recreation Committee.

At several meetings it was mentioned to have the

meetings video recorded and streamed on the website.

Currently, we do not have a budget to support this, but we will look into the cost and see if the website can support this.

Business Manager’s Report – AJ Bock Floyd Fence is currently repairing damaged fencing and removing all barbed wire; working with Kent Security to upgrade the current security system; Five Star Paving is continuing to fix/patch areas throughout the Village and AJ is prioritizing areas for patching; Reef Electric completed installation of the lights at the rear of the main gatehouse; White Fly treatment of the perimeter hedge has been completed; we requested proposals for glass door signage for the Activity Center and MM/ COOCVE building. We will be getting proposals to replace the audio system in the Activity Center. Mr. Ciocca asked Mr. Bock to follow up with the synagogue on the Eruv at the East Gate.

Committee Reports Comcast Committee – Dick Ciocca Comcast has not been a willing partner in negotiations to this point. We are trying to enforce the current contract rather than deal with the addendum. If you are not going to be here after June 30, 2010 and you don’t want to pay the $2.99/month for the upgraded service, you should return your box.

Old Business – None New Business - None Good and Welfare Caryl Berner spoke about an issue when someone

wanted to apply for the Executive Director position.

A Board member e-mailed her and stated that she was undermining this applicant. Ms. Berner stated that she ran for the position on the Master Management Board on openness and transparency and was trying to help MM by letting them know that there was a problem with the applicant that could affect MM. Board members need to be respectful of each other even behind closed doors. Ms. Berner also stated that she was elected as a Commissioner of the Deerfield Beach Housing Authority. Ms. Berner is working on a procurement policy for the Authority and will share it with Mr. Smith.

Jules Kesselman stated that this Board voted against supplying coffee for the poll workers and that he brought it to the Reporter and they voted unanimously to supply the coffee and that this Board should be ashamed. Mr. Goldman stated that there is no reason for MM to be ashamed for not providing the coffee as poll workers get paid and that there is no obligation for this Board to supply the poll workers or any other organization with coffee. Ms. Berner objected to Mr. Kesselman’s comment in that it violated our new policy that no Board member should smear the name of MM. Meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.

Respectfully submitted, Dan Glickman

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shelter and the Reporter has offered to place a shelter in that area. She asked Steve Fine to elaborate. He said that the Reporter will be replacing the shelter that stood in that area prior to the hurricanes.

Steve said Eva has gotten two prices and he will be bringing this information to the Reporter Board of Directors.

He said maintenance will be able to easily take down the vinyl awning prior to a hurricane. He also said that the plan includes having a water fountain at the shelter.

Florescent bulbs and A/C filters for sale in Village: Eva again deferred to Steve.

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lived in Boca she was able to purchase the bulbs and filters at the Clubhouse.

He advanced this concept to Recreation. He said this should be at cost only.

Also, the old bulbs could be brought in to be recycled.

Nancy said she didn’t think this was something that should be handled in the recreation area. Dan said that this was handled in the Boca area through the Master Management portion of operations and suggested that this might be something that would go through Master Management. He said this is very time consuming and requires staff to operate.

Steve said he will pursue this through his Board of

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Directors and work on a way to accomplish this.

Handball court blueprints finalized, gathering bids: Nancy asks that this be moved along. Eva said the cost is more than anticipated.

Dan said they are going back to the architect because the plans were for poured concrete at a total cost of $36,000. Dan says they want to see if concrete blocks can be used and have asked the architect to revise the plans, then it would go back out for bids again. So this will be tabled for now.

Revamping of parking area by the CafĂŠ is complete: Eva said stanchions have been put in place. Dan said the traffic flow has been redirected to make the area as safe as possible for the residents. There was discussion about the problems of parking, traffic flow, etc. Danielle asked if a resident that had parked improperly and confronted her in the parking area recently had received a letter about this from Eva. Eva said she had spoken with him and he seemed to understand the changes. She said if he caused any further problems, she would be sending him a letter. Eva said she did not tow in that area this past year but she wants to caution

people that she will have to begin towing parking violators. Nancy asked that everyone read the signs.

Old Business Lyndhurst pool house renovation bids: Dan said they were going to do it toward the end of the season.

He has extended the permits, will be gathering the bids and should have something in a month or so. Nancy asked if it would be possible to install the salt chlorination while working on the pool. She asked what the cost would be to install the system at Lyndhurst. Dan said it would be around $12,000 to $14,000.

He said there are products that cost less but they are not as reliable. Nancy would like to see a bid including this for Lyndhurst.

There was some discussion about the possibility of salt chlorination for the indoor pool.

Dan said there have been some instances of theft around the Clubhouse, specifically in the maintenance area but also in other areas, including the art room. Danielle said there have been fire alarms set off deliberately in the Clubhouse as well. Dan said there were security cameras in place before the hurricanes.

He described briefly the

advantages of tying in Security and using the computer system to enhance security. The wiring for the cameras is still there and he would like to have cameras put in place and connected at a cost of about $14,000 to $16,000. Nancy said this is something that they will consider.

Bill asked what is happening about the (disconnected) Security phone number on the signs at the pools. Dan advised that the number has been released and reactivating it is in motion. Bill also requests that the water temperature be lowered in the showers because people come in and use the recreation showers instead of showering in their home. Nancy said they had tried that and it created a lot of dissension. She had checked with Dan about this and he had advised her that the savings on lowering the shower temperature was negligible. The committee would prefer that people shower in the privacy of their own home but it is unenforceable.

Nancy reviewed the dates and times for meetings scheduled over the next few weeks.

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to keep COOCVE a viable organization 12 months of the year, then that may be the way we should proceed. People get disgusted with COOCVE and other meetings because of the time that is wasted satisfying the objections of a minority of residents who have put their own agenda above the betterment of the community.

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Markham S Relay for Life To The Editor: I’d like to thank the CVE Reporter for sponsoring the Century Village East Team in the Deerfield Beach/ Lighthouse Point American Cancer Society “Relay for Life”

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meetings scheduled for July and August will be cancelled.

This is partly due to the fact that it is an inconvenience to the 100 or more directors and residents who do attend, and the expense of having a scribe and video technician.

Please make an extra effort to be there on June 15 at 9:30 a.m. sharp.

Wishing all the father’s and grandfathers a very happy Father’s day.

See you then.

that took place May 1 and May 2 in Quiet Waters Park.

“Relay for Life” is a fundraising event to find a cure for cancer. This event started 24 years ago and is now a national event. This is the eighth year that Deerfield Beach has held a “Relay for Life” event and the first year ever that CVE had a team entered. Our team was small this year, especially for a community as large as ours, but we’re already working toward a greater presence next year.

I would personally like to acknowledge Marilyn Lane as our top fundraising team member.

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the parking lot and Clubhouse with a stop at the restaurant.

It was agreed by the members of the Board that this should be investigated further.

The Board then elected new officers which are as follows: Judy Olmstead, President Wendy Rosensweig, Vice President Norm Bloom, Treasurer Charles Parness, Secretary.

(Charles was not present and he will need to accept the position).

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE COOCVE JUNE MEETING Amendments on Area Chairpersons The amendments will: 1. Legalize the recognition of Area Vice-Chairpersons (not in Bylaws now) 2. Require documentation on proof of their election 3. Require area chairs mandatory meeting with the areas unit owners.

We propose amending the bylaws as follows: (note: the words underscored are additions to the bylaws) Article IX - COUNCIL OF AREA CHAIRS Sec. 9.1 There is hereby created a Council of 21 Area Chairs representing each area in Century Village East, to be elected by the unit owners of the area from among such area’s total number of directors or alternate directors to COOCVE for a term to commence the following February 1 st. “The Area Chair elections shall take place in January.”

The area unit owners shall also elect an Area Vice-Chair from the COOCVE directors or COOCVE alternate directors of its area in the same manner as the election of the Area

Chair. The Area Vice-Chair, in the absence of the Area Chair from their area, will be entitled for all the rights, duties and privileges of an Area Chair, including representation on the Executive Committee and the Council of Area Chairs.”

Sec. 9.1A “An Area Chair or Area Vice-Chair must provide a copy of the election

meeting minutes as proof of election. The minutes are to be presented to the COOCVE President in order to be certified as elected. “

Sec. 9.1B “Each area shall have a unit owner meeting with either the Area Chair or Vice-Chair who are required to convene and hold such meetings at least three times a

year. A copy of the minutes of such meetings shall be given to the COOCVE President and the Chair of the Council of Area Chairs. Failure to meet these requirements are possible grounds for dismissal and such charges shall be handled as set forth in Section 8.10“.

Sec. 10.1 Executive Committee

Replacing “the Twenty-one (21) members of the Council of Area Chairmen” with “the Twenty-one (21) members of the Council of Area Chairs” Sec. 11.10”…at least quarterly with the Council of Area Chairs” replacing the word “Area Chairman” with “Area Chair.”

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Condo News News and Views

By JUDY OLMSTEAD The classes on operating a condominium association sponsored by the Advisory Committee of COOCVE continue to be a huge success with over 100 residents in attendance each Friday afternoon. For those of you on your boards who did not attend, keep in mind that they will be offered again next year. These classes should also be attended by every resident who is not on their board and who can benefit from the information that is being made available to all of us.

Many of you may have read or heard about the condominium building in Ft. Lauderdale that was recently destroyed by fire. Many unit owners were surprised to learn that their association board had decided not to purchase insurance coverage for the buildings in order to save money. Although insurance is mandatory, the residents may have no recourse even though they lost their homes and other valuables. As one article pointed out, a Florida court has ruled that the board is not responsible unless they were “self-serving.” In other words, it is up to each unit owner to verify that an adequate policy is in effect to cover any damage from a fire or other catastrophe. This holds true for those residents who refuse to buy personal condominium coverage.

While I realize that the cost is

residents of the Village. More information will be provided when it is up and running.

For the first time we can now view the CVEMM (Master Management) meetings online. Go to www. cvedb.com and click “Master Management Meeting”

outrageous, those who cannot afford the insurance also cannot afford to replace the interior of their units or their personal possessions.

On a more positive note, once again, crime was virtually nonexistent within our gates. There was an incident where security guards were physically assaulted by a resident who did not want to show her ID when getting off the Broward County bus. It is appalling that people move here because it is a safe community but then do not want to keep it that way by cooperating with our security personnel. Refusing to show an ID can result in the loss of privileges.

Susan Leibowitz was recognized by Kent Security as Employee of the Month in April. This is a good idea on their part and I am sure that it will encourage other employees to take that extra step while they fulfill their duties as a security guard. Kent Security is creating a web site in order to communicate better with the

directly below Hot Topics.

You will no longer need to wait for it to appear on Channel 98, but can watch at your convenience. Other meetings should be available in the near future.

One last note – any advertising by Comcast

concerning the need for a digital device come June 17, 2010 can be ignored by Century Village residents. We have been assured that this does not apply to our contract and that our current channel line-up will not be affected.

Special Needs Residents Visiting the Clubhouse

We have many residents with special needs (handicapped, mobility challenged, etc.) that are not able to access the Clubhouse without assistance. Fortunately for some residents, they are able to enjoy the Clubhouse amenities through the assistance of an aide, family member or friend. Whoever accompanies a special needs individual should never leave that person unaccompanied.

COOCVE Appointed Committee Members for 2010 – 2011

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Condo News Patrick J. Murphy General Legal Counsel For COOCVE and MM

Patrick J. Murphy & Associates, P.A. Question: If the unit owner leases the unit in contravention of the governing documents, can the Association bring an eviction action to remove the unauthorized tenant?

Answer: No, because the Association is not a party to the lease agreement with the tenant and therefore does not have standing to do so. The Landlord/Tenant Statute addressing the right of action for removal of the tenant and possession of a dwelling, specifically states that: “a landlord, the landlord’s attorney or the landlord’s agent applying for the removal of a tenant shall file in the county court of the county where the premises are situated, a complaint describing the dwelling and stating the facts that authorize its recovery. §83.59(2). The statute does not provide a non-party to the lease agreement with authority to institute an eviction action against the unit owner to recover

possession of the unit.

The best course of action is for the Association to file an action against the unit owner requesting the Court to issue a mandatory injunction to enjoin and restrain the unit owner from continuing to lease the unit in violation of the governing documents.

Once the Court issues an injunction, the unit owner would have an affirmative duty to terminate the lease agreement and retake possession of the unit to comply with the Court’s order.

Question: Can the Association impose a fine on a unit owner for leasing a unit in violation of the governing documents?

Answer: Yes, but only if the Declaration or Bylaws authorize such action. §718.303(3) --- If the declaration or bylaws so provide the Association may levy reasonable fines against the unit, or its occupant, licensee, or invitee, to comply with

any provision of the declaration, the association bylaws, or reasonable rules of the association.

The fine may be levied on the basis of each day for a continuing violation but no fine may exceed $100 per violation and cannot exceed $1000 in the aggregate. Before levying a fine, the Association must give reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing to the unit owner. The hearing must be held before a committee of other owners who are neither board members nor persons residing in a board member’s household. No fine will become a lien against a unit. §718.303(3).

Question: Can the Association suspend the unit owner’s or the tenant’s right to use the common areas, common elements or facilities if the unit owner is in arrears?

Answer: As currently written, the Condominium Act does not permit an Association to prohibit the unit owner’s or tenant’s access or use of the common elements and facilities for nonpayment of assessments or any other reason for that matter.

The Condominium Act specifically guarantees the unit owner’s and tenants right to use the Common elements. §718.106.

Master Management Announcement CHANGE OF ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND E-MAIL PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM IF YOU HAVE MADE ANY CHANGES TO YOUR PHONE NUMBER OR MAILING ADDRESS WHEN YOU ARE AWAY FROM CENTURY VILLAGE. THIS WILL HELP US KEEP YOUR MAILING INFORMATION CURRENT. NAME:_______________________________________________ CONDO ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER: _________________________ _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________ SUMMER MAILING ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________ PHONE #:____________________________________________ EMAIL:_______________________________________________ PLEASE CLIP THIS FORM, MAIL OR DROP IT OFF AT THE MASTER MANAGEMENT OFFICE, 3501 WEST DRIVE, DEERFIELD BEACH, FL. 33442.

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Condo News Recreation’s Most Commonly Asked Questions

By EVA RACHESKY Administration/Cen-Deer Communities Office What is the Cen-Deer payment for?

The mandatory monthly payment is the fee covering the Recreation Lease. CenDeer Communities (a.k.a.

DRF – Deerfield Recreation Facilities) manages the Recreation Facilities located in Century Village East.

I have been told that the monthly payment to Cen-Deer is for the Recreation Lease, but I have also heard that the money goes to Operations; which is correct?

Both are correct: your monthly recreation fee includes $44 that is for the operation of the recreation facilities; the remainder of your payment covers the recreation lease.

Recreation Maintenance What type of sauna do we have in the Clubhouse, wet heat or dry heat?

The saunas in the Men’s and Women’s Locker Rooms are dry heat saunas. This means water MUST NOT be

poured on the heating coils.

Pouring water on the heating elements causes damage.

The maintenance staff has been nursing the saunas along, trying to extend their life, particularly since the equipment is older and would have to be completely replaced (at a minimum cost of $4,000 to $5,000 for each).

The coil damage has reached the point that it takes several days to bring the sauna back up to operation when it goes out. This is due to continued use of water on the coils.

NOTE: Anyone caught putting water on the coils (heating element) of the sauna will face immediate suspension from the Recreation Facilities.

Staff Office Where do we obtain the equipment for Ping Pong, Sewing machines, microphones or other supplies?

When a resident wishes to enjoy the equipment in the Game Room, Sewing Room, etc., they can get the equipment needed in the Staff

Office. Any group or club needing special equipment (such as a microphone) for their gathering can obtain this equipment in the Staff Office.

Whenever anyone checks out items they must leave their ID card with the Staff Office personnel and can retrieve the ID card when they return the equipment. Please be sure to bring back all pieces!

ID Department Can I loan my ID to a friend, neighbor or family member to help them get in and out of the Village and Clubhouse?

NO – each ID has the photo and name of the person to whom it is issued. That is the only person who should use the ID. Misuse of your ID can result in confiscation of the ID and a loss of Clubhouse/ Recreation privileges, i.e. you would be subject to suspension of Clubhouse privileges.

This restriction applies to ALL IDs: Resident, Companion, Guest, Tenant or Gate pass IDs Theater

There really is a difference ...

We have found broken seats in the theater – where should we report this?

Whenever a resident discovers a broken seat it should be reported to the ushers, or reported to the Staff or Cen-Deer offices.

Please bring them your ticket stub (when possible) and describe the problem so our recreation maintenance staff can address the issue.

Athletic Department What is the proper way to use the Sauna that is located in the Locker Rooms?

A set of rules has been posted in the sauna, please read these carefully prior to use. Do not use the sauna as a dressing room or to dry towels, clothing or footwear.

Each person should bring their own towel and sauna time is limited to 15 minutes.

This is a dry heat sauna, do not add water to the heating element; also, the sauna door is to remain closed at all times. Please respect the privacy of other sauna users.

NOTE: If you have a heart

condition, please check with your Doctor before using the sauna; we do not recommend using the facility alone, bring a friend. Use of the sauna is not recommended after a strenuous workout; a cool down period of one hour is recommended.

Ticket Office Do we still have shows during the summer months?

Yes, the movies and shows continue all year round. In the “off season” there are more movies shown, but we still have great shows scheduled every week on Saturday and occasionally on other days as well. The free dance in the Party Room on Saturday night also continues all year. If you want tickets for the show(s) just stop by the Ticket Office Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Any questions, please call 954-428-7470. And remember, if a show is not sold out, we do open the Box Office one hour before show time for ticket sales.

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Or visit us on the internet at: www.underwriting.com

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Condo News Coalition for CVE Homebound

By MARION G. COHEN Due to unforeseen circumstances and changes in organization and personnel at the Broward Homebound Program of which we are an affiliate, our annual fundraising effort to raise money to care for CVE Villagers who require financial assistance, our annual fundraising letter was not mailed this year. This has lead to a tremendous drop in our revenue. Some of our loyal contributors have forwarded their contributions nevertheless, and we thank them for this.

The letter read as follows: Dear Friend, The Coalition for CVE Homebound has been in existence for almost 25 years.

The organization has enabled hundreds of CVE residents to remain living in their condos by providing assistance with homemaking, personal care, respite care or live-in care.

The Homebound program has come to the rescue of many of our frail and disabled neighbors by subsidizing a portion of the cost of health care assistance, including helping people with ambulation, bathing, dressing and toileting functions.

Everyone wants to be cared for at home, ultimately avoiding nursing home placement.

The annual fundraising effort by the Coalition raises money to care for CVE Villagers who require financial assistance. All funds raised

are used solely for Century Village residents. If every CVE resident responded with a donation, we would have sufficient resources to subsidize all who need home health care.

Please contribute this year as generously as you can. Make out your check to the Coalition for CVE Homebound and mail it to Broward Homebound Program, Inc. /CVE, C/O North Broward Medical Center, 201 E. Sample Road, Deerfield Beach, FL 33064.

All contributions are tax deductible. Broward Homebound Program, Inc. is a private 501.C3 organization.

To the caring, thoughtful residents of Century Village

who so generously supported the Homebound program in the past, thank you for your compassion and vision. Won’t you please help us continue to make a difference? $100 will provide 22 hours of homemaker, personal care or respite care. $50 will provide 11 hours of homemaker, personal care or respite care. $25 will provide a week of home delivered meals.

Thanks to your support, the Coalition for CVE Homebound is committed to providing affordable inhome services to residents of Century Village. Your donations will enable the Broward Homebound Program to continue to enrich

the lives of our neighbors who are faced with catastrophic illness and enable them to remain living at home with dignity.

We are pleased to announce that we have received a contribution of $1,000 from COOCVE and $200 from the CVE Duplicate Bridge Club. In addition, the following residents have made contributions. We appreciate a contribution of any denomination, but only contributions of $25 or more are listed in the Reporter. $250 Robert E. French $50 Stella Luftig $25 Robert and Ramona Russell, Dorothy Weiss

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Attention: CVE Residents The Reporter welcomes all items for the In Loving Memory Section.

Please send via e-mail to cvereporter @hotmail. com or fax to 954-421-9269 or hand deliver to Reporter office, ATTN: Gloria Olmstead.

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Consumer Interest “Ask Lori…Parrish on Appraisal” Broward County Property Appraiser Lori Parrish Answers Your Questions…

“Follow Our Office on Facebook and Twitter!”

Dear Lori, I noticed your website, www.bcpa.net, has both Facebook and Twitter links on your homepage. Is it new and open to the public? Our homeowners association is always interested in current news and updates from your office.

R.W., Fort Lauderdale, FL. State and local governments are now

using Facebook and Twitter to keep the public informed about government operations and programs.

Our office uses the popular online social networking sites: “Facebook” and “Twitter” to help keep you updated on important news.

We use “Facebook” and “Twitter” to inform Broward County taxpayers about important property tax filing deadlines, proposed changes in the law, current BCPA news and our schedule of

local community outreach events.

You can now follow our office – it’s easy and best of all it’s free! On Facebook, www.facebook.com, search for the “Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office” group and click the link to “Become a Friend,” or “friend” our office at www.facebook.com/ propertyappraiser. On Twitter you can “follow” our office at, www.twitter. com/loriparrish and click

Remember!

Twitter, you can access our page directly from our website, using the “links” located on the bottom of our homepage, at www.bcpa.net.

Sincerely, Lori Parrish, CFE

the “Follow” button. Also, if you are already a member of Facebook or tweet on

Village Speed is 25 MPH, Yield to Pedestrians Use Directional Signals & Drive Carefully!

If you have a question for Lori, please email her at lori@ bcpa.net or write to her at the Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office, 115 South Andrews Avenue, Room 111, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.

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My Presence in the Village

By MARTY POPELSKY, Commissioner District 3 There are two important elections coming up sooner than you think. In August, we will elect 21 judges out of 42 candidates. In November we have the entire State Cabinet as well as Federal, State and local positions. There are ten amendments on the November ballot as well. I will try to give you important information on each one to help you sort them out and fully understand their impact, so that you can make an intelligent decision when you vote.

I still urge any of you voters to come to our City

are always welcome. We meet the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at City Hall. Hope to see you there.

NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS

Commission meetings where you will learn first hand how the city works.

Items to be voted on and results of workshops are part of the discussion that affects all of our lives. You

Looking for Deerfield Beach CERT Members The Deerfield Beach Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is looking to reconnect with those program graduates who would like to become active again.

Over the years, CERT has lost contact with many good members who have moved out of the area, or moved locally and never

provided us with the new information.

The Deerfield Beach CERT program has trained over 1000 individuals over the past decade. This free program, offered by the City of Deerfield Beach Department of Fire and Rescue, teaches members of the community basic skills needed to help individuals and families stay safe following a disaster, when a professional response may be delayed. Students are taught how to use a fire extinguisher, basic first aid, medical operations and the basics of emergency preparedness.

If you graduated from the Deerfield Beach CERT program and would like to become involved again, or if you are interested in taking the free CERT Basic Training class, send your information to CERT@ Deerfield-Beach.com.

Residential Paper Shredding Event Sat., June 12, 9 am - Noon Recycling Drop-Off Center, 401 SW 4 St. Shredding events are held on the second Saturday of every month.

Shredding fees: 1-5 boxes - $10 6-10 boxes - $20 11-15 boxes - $30 Call 954-480-1420 or visit www.Deerfield-Beach.com Property Tax Exemption Assistance at City Hall Tues., June 15, 11:30 am 1 pm City Hall, 150 NE 2nd Ave. Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office sign-up event for Homestead, Senior and other property tax exemptions. Held every third Tuesday of the month through 2010.

Documents required to file a Homestead Exemption include: A current Florida driver’s license or Florida identification card, and a current voter registration card or declaration of domicile. Non-US citizens must also provide proof of permanent residency. 954357-6035 ~ www.bcpa.net Floatin’ Family Movie Night Fri., June 25 (movie begins at dark) Bring your favorite raft, chair or float and join us at the Aquatic Center for a fun-filled Family Movie Night. Concessions will be available during the show.

Movie selection TBA. Call 954-420-2263 or visit www.

Deerfield-Beach.com.

Remember that I am your only full time Commissioner. I am always here to assist you in any way I can. Call me any time, and I will be glad to help you resolve your problems.

City Hall Office 954-4804218 City Assistant Phone 954-480-4263 E-mail: web. commission@DeerfieldBeach.com Regards & Good Health Marty Popelsky, Your District 3 Commissioner

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Remembering the Good Times – Forgetting the Bad

By NORMAN L. BLOOM Kids are very adaptable.

They learn to make the best out of whatever situation they are in. In their innocence, they just find ways to have fun and play In the late 40s and thru the 50s, beginning when I was nine years old, and my brother eleven, we were put to work by my father in his newly acquired business. It was an automobile service garage housed in a huge building, and it offered every type of service conceivable for autos. Every single day after school, and all day Saturday and Sunday, we did various jobs at that smelly, dungeon like garage.

But, in spite of our overly demanding father and the difficulty of being required to do adult work while still children, my brother and I found ways to have fun laugh and be kids once in a while, and somehow we survived the loss of our childhood.

Some of the laughter was generated by work related incidents. For instance, my father should not have expected that nine or ten year old kids would always be dependable and thorough, doing the jobs they hated.

Having your vehicle greased and oiled regularly was a necessary step for all car owners in those days, while today the lubrications are sealed in. The cars that came in for that service in our garage were put on a lift

and the vehicle was raised just high enough for me, the “Grease Monkey”, to get under it and stand up to reach the grease fittings. I had to find the many fittings that were to be pumped full of grease from my grease gun. Before I did that, I had to open the oil drain plug to allow the old oil to drain into a rolling tank I placed underneath. One time however, I forgot to put the oil drain plug back in as I was distracted by something. A mechanic who worked for us had, as usual, refilled the oil and changed the filter for this vehicle while the car was still on the lift. The new oil he put in just drained right into the old oil holding tank and no one noticed. The car had no oil and within a few blocks from our garage, the motor seized up and our customer rolled his car off the road onto the shoulder.

He called us from the nearest phone booth. Our road crew went out and could not start the car so they towed it back to the garage. The mechanics were perplexed and could not understand why the motor had seized up.

One of the mechanics decided to jack up the car and then he looked under the engine. As soon as he got under the engine, he started laughing. Each time he would stop laughing and start to tell us what was so funny, he started laughing again and

could not speak. Everyone in the shop had gathered there by then and they were laughing at the mechanic’s inability to speak. Finally, someone pulled the mechanic out from under the car and he managed to say that “the Kid” had left the oil drain plug out, and then he again fell into gales of laughter. Everyone joined in and even my father was laughing. I was not even reprimanded for that goof, and we were able to replace the engine for the customer on the same day. Cars were a lot simpler in those days.

Another customer we had may have been the prototype of the original “Little Old Lady Who Drove Her Car Only To Church,” made famous by used car salesmen everywhere. She sold her 1947 Plymouth in 1951 with 1200 miles on it and bought a ’51 Pontiac that she drove even less. I remember it distinctly because I bought the ’51 from her in 1955. It was the second car I ever owned and every boy remembers his first two cars. In 1951, while it was still very new, the lady who owned it came in to have it “serviced” one day. We did a minor tune-up, rotated her tires, greased the car and changed the oil and oil filter.

Yes, I remembered to put the oil plug back in. There was nothing else we could do for the car as it was so pristine, but my father gave her a fairly

substantial bill for the work we had done. She drove away contented.

This lady kept her Pontiac in her own garage at her house and she had us pick it up for service four times a year, although it needed very little as she hardly ever drove it. I persuaded her to promise that she would sell it to me when she was ready to get a new car, I began to add coat after coat of car polish and color sealer whenever the car was in our shop. That car had a shine that was unreal. I noticed that there was a wide strip of some sort of decoration right down the center and on top of the hood. The decoration was painted grey like the rest of the car, but I saw a tiny chip that revealed that there was chrome under the paint.

All the kids loved chrome on the cars back then – the more chrome, the more “snazzy” the car. I plotted to clean off the paint on that strip as soon as I had purchased the car and now I was even more eager for that day to come. “How stupid,” I told my brother, the Pontiac people had covered a large piece of chrome that would surely look great once I uncovered it. Although time seemed to crawl as the date for me to own the car approached, eventually it happened. I was the proud owner of an almost new car with 1050 miles on it and I was just thrilled! Two

days later, I found the time to work on it. I stripped the paint off that hood decoration and sure enough there was a beautiful piece of chrome there and the car looked even better to me.

I pulled the car out of the garage intending to park it on the side of the building, but the moment I drove outside the garage, I was totally blinded by the sun and had to stop right there. That piece of chrome was reflecting the sun right into my eyes and I realized then why the Pontiac people had painted it over on all their cars. I sheepishly went to our car painting specialist and asked him to repaint the chrome strip.

That time, I did not share in the laughter, and the fellows teased me quite a bit over the planning and effort I had put into that doomed project.

Telling you these few stories have stirred my memory of many more unusual and humorous incidents, but this will do for now. As I sat here and related some of the memories of that garage, I realized how important the laughter was to keeping my brother and me from rebelling against our father or doing something stupid by running away. I guess that period of our lives was not all bad, and perhaps it was not even as bad as we remembered at first. At least we laughed a lot.

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The Story of Ben Wright

By STAN WEINSTEIN When I was stationed at Camp Roberts during the summer of ’62, there really wasn’t much to do during my off time. Camp Roberts was a deactivated military post on U.S. Highway 101 in a town called San Miguel. At that time, the population was approximately 250 folks. It was a small, dusty town with little to offer two car crazy upstarts who couldn’t get enough car action going.

One day my buddy Joe (Coolie) and I went driving up a narrow, dusty country road. We couldn’t go very fast as the road was not very well surfaced and our old ’50 Ford had some pretty worn out suspension issues and didn’t take kindly to country roads. After driving, mostly in second gear for what seemed an eternity, we came upon an old weather-beaten house set pretty far back off the road.

In the front yard were several cars, each about 20 years old, sitting alongside each other and looking very forlorn. Being car nuts, Coolie and I decided to knock on the door to see if we could purchase some parts.

After waiting a few minutes, a scruffy gentleman appeared.

He looked like an unshaven version of Humphrey Bogart with a piercing stare. This was our first encounter with

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the hermit Ben Wright, the proverbial old hermit guy with an old car, you hear so much about. Obviously startled by our presence on his property, he inquired as to the nature of our business. We tried to explain that we were two car fanatics who wanted to purchase some parts. He was very reluctant to part with any of the cars we saw. Then, in a very stern almost cold manner, asked us what we needed.

After we told him what we wanted, he said, “Follow me.” He walked ahead of us and, quite honestly, we didn’t know what to expect. About a quarter mile past the house there were two barns and in front of each were more cars.

He went into the barn and gave us a starter and generator for our Ford. We asked the price, promptly paid him, thanked him profusely and left. We left there as quickly as we could, a bit spooked by the whole encounter.

Weeks went by and we decided we needed some more parts. With no wrecking yard anywhere nearby and auto parts stores charging a fortune, we hit the trail to Ben Wright’s. This visit proved to be a little easier. He still looked disgruntled and annoyed at having to deal with outsiders but seemed to enjoy turning

junk into instant cash. With each visit, Ben got used to us coming around and actually became more involved with our car and the work we were doing. He told us a little about himself; that he had been in the Navy during WWII and liked working on machinery.

He then showed us what was in the two barns. I had never seen anything like it. There were two floor-to-ceiling tool boxes on either side of the barn.

He had three of everything – wrenches, hammers, sockets and pliers – every hand tool imaginable. He also had a 1928 Hupmobile that he was in the process of restoring. We asked him if it would be alright if we could work on our car, on his property. He stood there lost in thought for a few minutes and then gave us a halfhearted nod, “ okay.”. This was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Ben seldom spoke and we seldom bothered him. But, if we needed a part or were having a problem getting something to fit, Ben was the guy to ask. We were constantly amazed at his ingenuity and creativity.

After we got the Ford running strong, thanks to Ben’s salvage parts and a lot of his technical guidance, we were onto bigger and better things.

Ben turned out to be one of my mentors and the greatest teacher I ever had. I spent four grueling months at the Aberdeen proving grounds, learning to work on engines and transmissions. I learned more from Ben then I learned in school. He was a hands-on, no nonsense, old fashioned mechanic who had more wisdom and knowledge than almost anyone I’ve ever met.

I purchased a ’56 Plymouth in need of an engine overhaul and limped it over to Ben’s garage. Ben listened to the engine and said, “I think we need to tear it down.” I had never completely rebuilt an engine but felt reasonably assured that, under Ben’s tutelage, I’d have this thing running like a Swiss watch.

After putting the engine back together with Ben’s help, he showed me a trick I’d never heard of before. In order to seat the rings, Ben poured Bon Ami down the throat of the carburetor while I held the car at a fast idle. He warned me not to let it stall and told me that this was the best way to seal the rings and assured me the car would never burn oil after that. I guess he was right, as the car ran like a dream.

That was just one of the many tricks he taught me. Ben swore

by Marvel Mystery Oil and

used it in almost everything he did. He could also stop a radiator from leaking using a potato. The guy was a wizard, using everyday household items to solve problems.

In the 18 months I spent under his wing, I developed a confidence and ability that I never realized I had. We might not have seen eye-toeye on many things, but Ben was a great gentleman who had knowledge of cars and machinery, second to none.

He had a dry sense of humor and would love to watch me work myself into a frenzy when something wouldn’t work out. Ben would calmly walk up to me and say, “Why don’t you try it this way?”

He was never wrong. By the time I parted company with Ben Wright, I was able to do body work, engine work, fix transmissions and solve weird problems that would baffle more experienced mechanics. I will never forget this man. He was a major influence in my life, in ways I couldn’t have anticipated.

Happy motoring – I’m always ready to chat with car buffs about ”old-time cars.”

Email me at: stanwaiting@ aol.com or call 914-672-9615.

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We Three Part II

By ROBERT WINSTON Three high school graduates, class of 1946, apply for college admission but all are rejected because the colleges are filled to capacity with returning World War II veterans. A possible solution comes their way, but first some major obstacles must be overcome.

Fort Banks was a military post in Winthrop, a small municipality about three miles from our hometown in Revere. Brady suggested we meet him at Revere High School at noon, and he’d pick us up in his military sedan, which was assigned to recruiters. “Wow,” I thought, “what service.”

At exactly 12:00 noon that Sunday, a brownish-colored Chevrolet with military markings pulled up in front of the school. Brady, behind the wheel, smiled and told us to climb in. It took a few minutes to make the introductions and then we were on our way. The scene wasn’t too much different than the preliminaries before a job interview goes into high gear.

The MP at the gate smiled as Brady pulled to a stop.

“How’s it going, Jim,” he asked, all the time eyeing the three of us in the back seat.

“Captain Collins is in the officer’s mess hall, and wants you to meet him there. Have a good one.” He waved us on.

Brady offered us an explanation, “Captain Collins is the officer in charge of recruitment in the greater Boston area, and when possible, he likes to meet with potential recruits.”

Irwin asked, sounding a little on the belligerent side, if that was usual. Brady smiled and said that it just so happened that the captain was at Banks today.

Fort Banks was a compact

military base, occupying several acres in the middle of a typical small town. It served as an administrative facility handling the overflow of work generated by the Boston Headquarters.

The captain was already in the dining hall, drinking his coffee. “Hi Jim,” he said informally as we entered.

This took me a little by surprise, inasmuch as I had expected that military protocol would have demanded a more restrictive greeting.

“Captain, these are the young men I spoke to you about earlier.” He introduced us by name and Captain Collins greeted us cordially.

“Coffee and donuts?” We nodded in the affirmative, and almost immediately the food appeared, having been brought by a middle-age civilian woman.

Brady explained that Fort Banks was in the process of deactivating, like several other small military facilities.

“No war means downsize,” he added smiling.

“What do you think, Captain, another year of life?” Brady asked Collins.

“Probably less, deactivation is now a fact of life, so much so that we are far below what our military manpower needs are.”

Brady nodded his agreement, adding that the army in particular has stepped up its recruiting process.

We spent the better part of an hour asking and receiving answers to our concerns. It was impressive. No attempts were made to paint a picture that army life was another phase of a civilian carefree existence, but, on the other hand, it did offer advantages, especially to young people like us.

Toward the end of the

session, Captain Collins, inconsequentially, made a comment that immediately got our attention.

He explained that World War II, although declared over, was actually still in effect. President Truman had not issued a proclamation declaring its end. As such, all benefits granted honorably discharged veterans were still in effect. Technically, anyone in the armed forces who has served at least ninety days before the President makes that declaration, will still be entitled to all the benefits of the GI Bill of Rights.

That was the clincher.

Unbeknownst to Collins, Brady, or us at the time, President Truman would officially declare the war over on December 31, 1946.

The interview ended.

Brady, at our request, dropped us off at the high school. We thanked him and promised that we’d get back to him in a few days. There was no pressure as we shook hands and he left. It was about a ten-minute walk to our respective homes during which time we all agreed that what we called “The Captain Collins Proposal” seemed the way to go. The one major hurdle we had to overcome was convincing our parents to sign the consent forms, since the three of us were not yet eighteen years old.

Irwin and Earle felt it was not going to be a dilemma for them, and it wasn’t.

Unfortunately for me, there was a major hurdle to be overcome at my house.

My mother, a widow, was overly protective. As expected, this led to a “no holds barred” confrontation.

Riddled with guilt, I told her with a heavy heart, that if she refused to sign the enlistment consent form, I’d wait it

out until parental approval was no longer needed. That boiled down to an additional month and a half delay, before I would be eighteen.

This was a very bad scene that in some respects haunts me even today.

The turning point came when my Uncle Jack, an attorney and also a veteran of the war, convinced my mother that my going into the service was a wise decision, and that she should set aside her excessive maternal control. With tears and motherly concern, she acceded. The overly melodramatic picture finally ended, as she signed the required document; but the guilt I felt lingered on.

This was the first time I had made a major decision that was absolutely contrary to her feelings. I’ve analyzed this event over and over again, and have always come back to the same conclusion.

In everyone’s life there is a defining moment when the strings of childhood are severed. Sometimes it’s painless, most of the time it is not. It has nothing to do with love and respect; it has everything to do with growing up.

Earle’s vision was not a problem. Although he was far removed from Ted Williams of Red Sox fame, physically the two had one thing in common. Every year through junior high school, all the students had to have their eyes tested and Earle’s vision was always recorded as 20/10. What he could see standing twenty feet away, the average person could only see at ten feet.

It was a source of constant amazement to Irwin and me, who were nearsighted.

We managed to eliminate this disadvantage by getting a copy of the eye chart

the army used in their examinations, and proceeded to memorize its sequence of letters and symbols. All we had to do was remain “cool” during that portion of the physical.

A week later we all signed the enlistment papers at Boston’s Army Headquarters and were immediately bussed to Fort Banks, where we took our physicals.

Earle was the first to go through the eye examination, followed by us. “What do you want me to read,” he asked the examiner, a corporal who was apparently waiting for his discharge papers to come through.

I got the impression from the bored expression on his face, that he’d pass everyone including those being escorted by a “seeing eye” dog. “The bottom line, stupid,” he said, without looking at us. Earle then read the very bottom line of the eye chart, where the tiny letters read: “(made in the USA.)” The corporal looked up from his desk, called him a “wise ass,” and told him to keep moving to the next step of the physical.

I was next and read the bottom line, although all I could see was a blur. The corporal stamped my paper “passed.” Irwin was equally successful. The rest of the physical was a “walk in the park.” Then we were all ushered into the reception room and took the oath of allegiance.

Irwin and I looked around but couldn’t find Earle.

We discovered later that there was a need to fill a military plane leaving for Fort Benning, Georgia. Earle, along with two others, were trucked to Fort Devens Airport, and that was the last we saw of Earle for two See THREE, pg 32A

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Cookie and Me

By ELI COHEN Who is the most loved after wives, husbands, relatives and good friends?

I’ll bet a pet would be very high up on the list.

My wife and I, in the 80’s, had rental property in Hyannis, the main town on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

One day, when collecting our rent from one of our renters, we were surprised to hear this question, “Would you like to adopt a newborn pup?” Their dog had given birth to four puppies, and the last one, the runt of the litter hadn’t been claimed by any of their friends. When I heard the dog’s name was Nuisance, I had doubts about this tiny, ugly, no hair dog, which seemed to be a cross between a Chihuaua and a Pomeranian. The former has characteristics of a snappy bitchy type pet, with spindly legs, while the Pomeranian has a beautiful mane with complimentary hair and deep penetrating eyes and is more of a show type dog.

While we were deciding, this precocious runt of the litter was given to my wife to hold. It proceeded to lick my wife’s cheek and my wife gave me that” look”, which meant, “Honey, we have an addition to the family.” This dog was so small that it fit into my size 12 sneaker comfortably. It also was weaned away from its mother way too soon.

You can imagine my wife rocking this crying little mutt to sleep from a rocking chair, and bottle feeding it.

It was done with love, pity, and heartfelt appreciation of this little mongrel’s predicament.

Slowly it gained some weight and a little more height but was still very little. When we took it for its daily constitutional, people would ask whether it was a dog or a cat. Our three daughters lavished their love on this funny looking dog and even taught it to jump through a metal clothes hanger, rearranged

to accommodate its jump. Of course there was a reward of cheese when that feat was done. My wife was in ecstasy when this pet, which we named “Cookie”, would start to lick her toes and was saddened when she stopped doing it. She was also annoyed that upon my entering the house after a hard days work, I would pat my wife’s head and kiss the dog.

We had Cookie for almost 15 years. At the end she could only walk a short distance and we had to pick her up and carry her home.

Our dog became a heroine, when a man approached my wife who was alone with Cookie in her arms and tried to get friendly. When he reached his hand out to pat the dog my wife said “Don’t touch this dog; he will scratch your eyes out.” This sent him quickly on his way.

Little did the man know that Cookie wasn’t capable of hurting a flea. Cookie was a comfort to all of us and

could always sense when one of us was about to enter the house.

Her life ended tragically.

She was tied to our outside wrought iron railing one night when two roving German Sheppard dogs approached and one picked her up by her collar, and violently shook her. I ran them off but not until blood had soaked the area. We took her in and did what we could for her. Meanwhile, the same two dogs came back to where the blood was. I followed them in my car, to their homes and jotted down the address.

This all happened at 1:00 a.m. Arriving back at my house, we bundled Cookie up in a blanket and rushed her over to the Angel Memorial Hospital in Boston to try and save her life.

The veterinarian examined her and came out of the emergency room shaking his head. He said that too many vertebrae were broken, so it was too late to save her.

I was so upset that I had to find out who owned those killer dogs and when I did,S I filed a complaint in the Somerville, Mass. District Court to prosecute those owners. As I found out later, you cannot get compensated with a monetary loss from an attack such as this on your dog. Judge Wopner acknowledged this in one of his rulings. At least I was able to make the owner spend time in court and I then sent an editorial into our local newspaper castigating the loose canine ordinances that allow dogs to roam free at night.

I also learned later that the presiding judge was demoted the next day.

This is the life story of a small dog that touched our lives for close to 15 memorable years. You can be small, but have the heart of a lion and the loyalty which even some humans never attain. I miss you, Cookie, you little mutt.

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JUNE 2010

The Robbery

By HERB CHARATZ Rain, Rain, Rain. Won’t it ever stop? I was talking to two of my best friends in my living room on East 52nd Street, in Brooklyn, New York. Lenny had the day off. He wasn’t working on the soda truck, where he had to carry up cases of soda or seltzer bottles sometimes three or four floors, time and time again each day. This was Saturday, and he was off and wanted to do something with the two of us. Norm, my other best friend, had taken a newspaper from my bathroom, turned to the movie section and saw, with excitement that the movie Dillinger was playing at the Strand on Pitkin Avenue.

Norm asked, “Who wants to go with me?” Lenny said, “Yes,” but I was resistant, thinking about the two buses I would have to take and

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years.

Two hours later, Irwin, twenty others and I were bussed back to Boston’s South Station, next stop Fort Dix New Jersey.

Our military escort was a staff sergeant who greeted us by ordering us to shut up and get our asses aboard. We were in the army now, property of the U. S. government. We did what we were told and thus started our two-year journey into the abyss.

We were processed with several hundred guys from

then walking in the rain to get to that theater. Norm said, “Herb, it’ll be fun. We haven’t gone to that movie theater in a long time, and maybe the rain will stop and we can walk on Pitkin Avenue and look in the windows.” I saw the guys really wanted to go so I changed my mind and said, “What are we waiting for?

Let’s go.” Norm and Lenny were ready in two minutes.

The Strand Theater was in a different section than the other movie on Pitkin Avenue. The Pitkin Theater was much larger and was right in the heart of the business section of the fashionable stores. It was always crowded in front of the theater and on the sidewalks on both sides of the avenue. The Strand, on the other hand, was on

a side street. There was a bank on the corner of Pitkin and Strand; you turned the corner and walked to the end of a marble wall, then walked passed enormous glass doors, after which was the Strand. The theater had comfortable seats, the screen was large and the sound equipment was very good.

The theater was attached to the bank that was open on Saturdays till 3 p.m.

The movie was everything they said about it – thrilling, suspenseful, funny and very interesting; learning all about Dillinger and the things he had the nerve to do. He was a very dangerous man because he didn’t care about anything or anyone, except having thrills.

The movie ended and we saw the time was 2:30 p.m. I felt very excited and

adventurous, as I looked into the bank through the glass side doors which separated the theater and the bank. There were only two people at the teller’s window and no one in front of the door leading to Pitkin Avenue. I said, “Let’s be bank robbers! We’ll put our handkerchiefs over our faces and run as fast as we can from the side door to the front door, yelling, “It’s a robbery!” Once we hit the street, people will think we’re just three boys running down the street having fun. People won’t pay any attention to us – remember to take off your masks once you hit the street.”

Well, we did it and ran out that front door faster than we ever ran in our lives.

Crossing over to another street I turned around and

the Northeast states at Fort Dix. Aptitude tests, IQ exams, shots for every imaginable disease and a psychiatric interview to determine if we liked women, were all part of the routine.

Noncoms in abundance making no secret that they looked upon us as the lowest scum with whom they ever came in contact – not much better than animal or human waste. We weren’t shocked.

This wasn’t college life and we knew it. We accepted the adage: “This too shall pass.”

(This is the army Mr. Jones.

No private rooms or telephones.

You had your breakfast in bed before, but you won’t have it there anymore.)

Neither Irwin nor I had ever driven a motorized vehicle, yet we were deemed best qualified for the armor divisions and were trained at Fort Knox. After twelve weeks, we emerged as armored tank specialists.

We finished our military commitments, but more importantly, we left behind the immaturity of our youth, and built upon this foundation the responsibilities of adulthood.

We later followed different goals in life, attended different colleges and had different careers.

Sadly, I’m the last man left of the three of us. In these later years, I’ve often wished I could somehow make the clock run backwards.

I miss my friends, and the experiences we shared. I even miss my army experience.

Maybe not the army so much, but my youth, and the “rites of passage” we all experience before going on to the next stages of our lives.

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realized I was right – no one was even paying attention to us. We started to laugh and just felt great about the whole day and the thrill we got doing that silly thing.

Meanwhile it is so many years later and I still remember, with fond thoughts, that wonderful day with my best friends. We’ve met a few times through the years and any time we meet we talk about the good old days -- especially the day we robbed a bank!

In Loving Memory

By Gloria Olmstead Leonard David

Leonard David of Oakridge U passed away on his 87th birthday on May 2, 2010.

He will be greatly missed by his partner of 15 years, Faye Kaplan and all of his children and grandchildren.

His family wishes to thank everyone for their condolences.

Linda Ann Lukas Linda Ann Lukas, 55, resident of Oakridge F, passed away on May 6, 2010 at Hospice-By-The-Sea, Boca. She is survived by her loving parents, Feodore and Loraine Lukas, her beloved brother Paul (Dotty) and sister Diane (Richard) Duplissa; also several aunts, uncles and cousins as well as two special nephews, Dave (Bethan) and Ken Lukas. She will be missed by all who knew her for her happy, outgoing personality.

Remembrances in her name may be made to Hospice-bythe-Sea, 1531 W. Palmetto Park Rd., Roca Raton, FL 33486 or The Habilitation Center, 22313 Boca Rio Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33433, where Linda attended for many years.

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Sounding Board Volunteer Spotlight Photo & Text by Barbara Nathan Marcus Meet Sidney Goldstein.

“Sid” has been a full time resident of CVE (Ventnor O) since 1992 and a volunteer for the CVE Reporter since 1999.

He hails from Brooklyn, New York. It was in Brooklyn (in 1940) that he met and married his wife Beatrice. They had one child, a daughter, Arlene.

93 year old Sid said, “I went into the Service in 1942, and learned that I had a daughter by telegram. She was born on December 21, 1943, while I was overseas (China, Burma and India). I saw her when she was five weeks old and the next time I saw her she was two and a half years old.” His daughter went on to marry and had two sons; David who is 45, a dentist, and Craig who is 42, a Wall Street accountant and married to Michele. Sid has three great grandchildren;

Machala and twins, Jordanna and Jonah. Sid had a twin brother William who passed away in 1999.

Sid’s wife passed away in 1998. Sid was a devoted spouse and caregiver. Caring is what he did on a full time basis. His story is one of dedication and devotion. “I am happy that I brought my wife to Florida, it was good for her. I must have driven 250 miles every week going to different restaurants. We ate breakfast at 10:00 a.m. and had an early dinner; two good meals a day and we tried many different places.”

It was beneficial to her (and to me) to be out of the apartment for many hours of the day.

In 1999, Sid joined a bowling league. He was on the Ventnor O Board of Directors, and did

some landscaping for the building as well. Then he was introduced to John Kowalchuk, a volunteer for the Reporter. When John heard that Sid was in the printing field and was a linotype operator, he said “close the door, don’t let him out.” Sid first worked in dispatch, and has worked with all the Editors of the Reporter, and now works with Steve Fine.“ I work only on the ads, proofreading, to make sure that the ads we get are perfect for the following issue of the paper. I enjoy my work; it keeps me busy every day. Steve brought modern technology to the Reporter which reduced my workload.”

Sid continued “I enjoy volunteering my time; it energizes me and keeps me young.”

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The Art of Volunteering

By SHELLY BASKIN In the United States Army, back in the good “ole” days, the expression was “hurry up and wait.” They would get you up at 5 am, and you would go through a myriad of details and duties such as bed making (where you could bounce a quarter a foot in the air off your tight bed), cleaning the barracks, getting ready for inspection, eating breakfast—sometimes in the rain—while standing and balancing your metal tray of grits, eggs, bacon, milk or coffee and toast, all in a three compartment tray. You needed all compartments for extra helpings of S.O.S. Today, that meal is known as “Chipped Beef on Toast.”

Dinner was dished out in the same tray but included dessert.

But, who volunteered? A soldier only did what he was told—at least in the early part of training. You did not want to stand out. All the other Infantrymen would say—“Don’t volunteer for anything.” And, “If you volunteer, you will make everyone else look bad.”

When arriving in Florida, in so called retirement, we found that volunteering is what makes Century Village, the Arboretum, Clubs, our Building, helping others, the Reporter, and community events, “tick.” And, click.

Most, find that volunteering

keeps them going strong as they remain alive, alert, and healthy. Think of others, rather than yourself. Years before, we only thought of ourselves—getting ahead, getting promoted, getting satisfaction by doing unto others before they do you in.

Unfortunately, the “Art of Volunteering” also involves a few who seem to be unhappy with their lot in life and try to upset the work of some volunteers. Either they didn’t accomplish their goals in life and at their places of work, or, they are, purely and simply, miserable people. It is their job in Century Village to harass, bemoan, denigrate, and besmirch others. In short, they try to “throw a monkey wrench” into the workings of the Village or into all that is good. They solicit a few followers, who also are not happy with themselves. For as I always note: “Wherever you go, you take yourself with you.” These few should be pitied, as they cannot or do not want to contribute to the well being of the many.

To volunteer is to want to help others, your building, the Village, the neighbors, or even themselves. Let’s not dwell on these do-nothings and nay-sayers. Let us hope that one day these nonvolunteers will see the light and be able to contribute

something to the lives of their neighbors.

The art of volunteering involves simply the need to help others. One may give up time by helping to deliver food to unknowns; or, working each week in the synagogue or church to help others enjoy the services; helping the building residents enjoy the surroundings by gardening; and, visiting with older friends or spending time

with them at breakfast or a show. There are so many ways to volunteer and spend some time with others to make their lives more worthwhile. At the same time, watch your life and interests expand while you enjoy your new interests here in the Village. I guarantee you may add years to your life.

Bill, Sandi, Sandy, Ce, Blanche, Mary, Shelly, Helen, Murray, Arlene,

Dolly, Dottie, Selma, Rick, Caryl, Charlie, Steven, Bill, Jerry, Art, Naomi, Norma, Arnie, Moishe, and Susan, are volunteers, as are countless others.

You don’t know any of these people? Try volunteering in almost any good organization and you will meet these and many, many others.

And, you will have the time of your life.

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Attack of the Killer Eggs

By ROBERT WINSTON For those chosen few who are phobia free please allow me to clarify a few points, before getting into the meat of the story.

By definition, phobias are illogical. Be that as it may, it has an effect on how we function every day of our lives. For example, your fear of high places may prevent your going to work, especially if your office is on the seventy-fifth floor, or crossing a high bridge on foot or by car; maybe you’re claustrophobic and are concerned when confined in a small space, an elevator for example; perhaps the sight of a spider is enough to freak you out. In short, your fears in some scenarios do not permit you to fully enjoy life; they can make you a prisoner of your fears There are more than five hundred of these obsessive fears beginning with agraphobia (fear of sexual abuse); agrizoophobia (fear of wild animals), all the way to zelophobia (fear of jealousy) and zemmiphobia (fear of the great mole rat). I could go on and on and list the more than five hundred phobias, but I think you already have the idea. Be assured that most of them, although real for the individual plagued by them, are thoroughly and absolutely ridiculous, and you should not lose any sleep thinking about what phobias you may or may not have.

Now, on with the narration.

Dante and I always had breakfast at LENNY’S. Not that the food was that great, but LENNY’S opened early, and it was conveniently located near our work site.

As soon as Lenny saw us drive into the parking lot he would immediately start our breakfast. Dante’s fried eggs and ham, and mine, a toasted corn muffin.

“Don’t you ever change your breakfast persona, a corn muffin, Good God, you are so damn boring. At least I try to confuse Lenny.

Sometimes I order scrambled eggs.” Dante gave me his best-disgusted look.

Dante was my best friend, and I never took anything he said personally. Dante was Dante, that’s all I can say. We went back a long, long way.

“I don’t like eggs, the thought of them just nauseates me, is that unusual?”

He looked up from the newspaper, put it down on a vacant seat. “Not only is it unusual, it’s crazy. You got to see Friedrich. You got a serious problem. If you don’t

make an appointment I’m going to make one for you!”

Usually, Dante’s advice was off the wall, but maybe for the first time in his life, he had a point. Besides, after ten years, I was getting sick of corn muffins.

“Okay paison, I’ll do it!”

A week later I was sitting in a recliner in the doctors office. Friedrich was the local shrink noted for treating eating disorders and phobias.

I wasn’t sure he was even listening to what I said as I rambled on about my distaste for eggs. He just took notes.

Without looking at me, “When did you first have these feelings?” More note taking.

“Everyone in my household eats eggs, not me, I can’t eat them!”

I expected him to end the session. This was beyond phobia, all the way up to insanity.

More note taking. No response…seconds seemed like hours and then…

“We’re making progress.

I’m not sure, but it is quite possible that you are suffering what is known as Alektorophobia.”

I had difficulty pronouncing it, “Alektorophobia? What’s that?”

“Fear of chickens.” He said, “Let’s plan on next Wednesday, same time.”

Inwardly I thought, don’t hold your breath Doc…I’ll try and survive without eggs.

There are worse things in life! Alektorophobia? Cut me a break.

I get frustrated fast… lack patience… results, that’s what I want, immediate results.

Public Radio, 93.1 FM, is my station of choice. I tuned in after leaving his office. It was like an epiphany, an omen…“and now we will continue with our Dr. Seuss discussion.” The host was interviewing Raymond Hamel who apparently critqued much of Seuss’ works. To my amazement they were discussing GREEN EGGS AND HAM. Good grief! This had to be an epiphany I thought.

Hamel described the plot.

Sam I Am, the main character, tries to get his friend to try green eggs and ham.

I thought to myself, I’m that guy, that’s me! The only difference, and it’s really not that different, I won’t eat them regardless of the color.

Hamel continued: Sam’s friend insisted: “I will not eat them in the rain I do not like them on a train I do not like them in a box I will not eat them with a fox…”

It wasn’t GONE WITH THE WIND, but it was something I could relate to.

I lost the radio reception at a critical time. How did the story end?

I did the next best thing and called my grandson Noah. “Sure Pop Pop, I read it, Sam gets his friend to try it and he likes it very much, do you want me to read it to you?”

“Not now Noah…love you…bye.”

I kept my appointment with Friedrich.

Wednesdays followed Wednesdays…session followed session. Searching

for the root cause. Back, back, back… analysis… nightmares…elliptical objects rolling toward me… yellow chicken embryos…all consuming…yellow eggs… green eggs…

“You mentioned age seventeen…what happened at age seventeen?”

Friedrich looked up from his writing pad. “What happened!”?

“Did I mention seventeen?”

“Yes, that was important to you? Think about it. Next Wednesday, same time… let’s look into this some more.

Think, think…think! What happened?””

The shrink appeared to be more animated…he was almost shouting.

At our next meeting Friedrich probed more.

“Seventeen…go on!”

“Mother had a fetish.

Eggs, had to be fresh, brown, and the larger the better.

Fresh really isn’t the right word, they had to be super fresh. To guarantee this, they had to come directly from a chicken farmer, no middleman. This involved my making a three-hour automobile junket every Saturday. One hundred and four miles roundtrip, absolute insanity, and I hated it!”

“Good…excellent…”

Friedrich almost screaming.

Additional revelations: being a sickly child, doctors advised mother that a diet of fresh eggs would be beneficial. True or false, who knows? I’m still alive.

Mother’s fervor for fresh eggs vacuumed everyone in her path, most particularly my sister and her family.

They became involved because it was their car that was used for the egg junket. By my complying with this absurdity I was permitted to use the vehicle for my personal pleasures.

At age seventeen with raging hormones this was an absolute essential.

Mother tested the freshness of the eggs after each sortie, by placing each egg in a bowl filled with water. If it lay absolutely flat it was fresh. If it tilted, even slightly it was not. It was foolproof.

Dr. Friedrich, jokingly, “no more sessions are necessary, go forth and enjoy a good fried egg. Eat them for breakfast…lunch…dinner… eat, my friend, enjoy…you are cured…no more phobia.”

I went to Lenny’s with Dante and for the next four months ordered eggs of every descript…fried…poached… scrambled…you name it; I ate it.

Dr. Greenstein’s nurse called me after I had taken my yearly physical several months after my last session with Dr. Friedrich.

“Bob, I’ve got some bad news for you.”

“Should I sit down before you continue?”

“No,” she said, “it’s not that bad, but Dr. Greenstein wasn’t pleased with your cholesterol level, and you have too much albumen in your urine.”

“What does he want me to do?”

“Stay away from eggs!”

As Dr. Seuss wrote: Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.

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A Day With The Seminoles

By HELENE WAYNE Actually it was more a day with some of my cousins.

One lives in Hallandale and the other two in Boca.

We planned to spend a day together at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood.

Unfortunately the one from Hallandale did not feel well on the given day and therefore just the two from Boca were available.

I must preface this with the fact that the two I was joining are a married couple.

She is my first cousin and he, her husband. Unfortunately he has the start of Alzheimer’s and it keeps her very busy helping him.

We met the Hard Rock bus in the Clubhouse parking lot. She had several coupons that she had cut out of the Boca edition of the Jewish Journal that saved us $5 on the fare. The bus turned out to be a double decker, which brought back some happy memories of my teenage years in New York City. Whenever we would

go downtown for anything we would take the Fifth Avenue bus as far as it goes, to get home to the Bronx.

We always enjoyed the fact that sitting upstairs, you could see things that were not really visible from a lowly car. But, going up the stairs in this bus, this many years later was not the same as then. I don’t remember them being about six inches wide at that time. Trying to manipulate this older body up the stairs was a lot more difficult than it used to be.

Just so you shouldn’t think that my life is all fun and games, let me tell you what transpired before the climb on the bus. When I was washing my hands for breakfast that morning, full of soap in them, the water went off. I quickly got on the phone and called our maintenance company, who told me to call Master Management. 8:30 a.m. they were not in, and their answering service said

to call my maintenance company.

I then called the Deerfield Water Department, the City Maintenance Department, the Building President, and the emergency number of Deerfield maintenance, and found out the number I had for the gate was incorrect.

The only information that I got was that none of them knew who was responsible for doing something about this. One of them accidentally gave me the phone number of Deerfield Utilities and I reached a fantastic lady.

Her department was also not involved in anything like this, but, she would see what she could do. She called me back and told me that she was sending someone up to check it out. She did arrange to have someone come up and discovered it had something to do with the pool adjacent to our building.

The reason I tell you all

this is that probably this was the first time in my life, I left the house without taking a shower first. Unfortunately, that bus was leaving before this problem could be corrected.

Back to the reason that I started this whole dissertation.

On the bus I was sitting next to my cousin’s husband and as I told her the whole story about not having water, and no shower, her husband immediately got up and changed his seat. There was a woman standing in the aisle that was berating the bus driver because she had seen us use the $5 discounted coupon as we boarded the bus. She asked him (angrily) why only certain people had it.

He replied that she would have to take that up with the powers in the casino since it was not his doing. At this point my cousin said she had found it in the Jewish Journal. The angry lady said

she had not seen it and my cousin told her she got the paper in Boca. You would have burst out laughing at that point, everyone within hearing distance booed when they heard the word Boca.

(Then after, they all laughed as we did.)

Anyhow we enjoyed using the coupon for $7.50 given to us to be used (and the rest of the passengers) toward lunch. We gabbed and gabbed, and gambled and gambled. I made my donation to the Tribe, on their slot machines.

The early morning difficulties were forgotten and by the time I got home the water was on, (yes, I did shower then.)

In spite of the interesting things that occurred, I think that the next time these cousins want to meet it will either be in one of our homes or at a restaurant. The Hard Rock Casino is a little too active to have a reunion in.

made them the success that they currently are.

Let us talk about pharmacies. The subject is Walgreens, where I get all my prescriptions filled. At my age I keep my life in a routine so that I don’t forget! The prescription medications that I take each day are all together in a little wooden box in my kitchen cabinet. Having a regular morning routine and all the medications together like that, I never neglect to take something that I should.

Lately when I pick up a prescription in their store, I find that they are in large bottles, big enough to hold a years worth of pills, not just 30 of them. They do not fit into my storage area and each time I ask to have them transferred to a smaller bottle.

The pharmacist told me that they are phasing out the small bottles, which will require that I change my morning ritual.

I do not choose to stop this routine which has been working so well for me for years. Therefore, when they phase out the size of the bottles, I will also phase out Walgreens.

There was an article in the

Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel that television programming is no longer catering to the crowd of Social Security people. We believe that people of different religions, or colors are not the only ones that they are prejudice against, add to that, Senior Citizens.

Add Senior Citizens

By HELENE WAYNE Today I want to talk about the trials and tribulations of being a Senior Citizen in this modern world.

Let’s start by talking about my dermatologist who retired some months ago. I truly loved that man; he talked to

me like we were friends and even remembered my name.

After being spoiled by him, I started with a new, younger doctor. On my third visit to him with my chart in his hand, he looked at it, but, could not say my name as if

he knew me, or perhaps he had a problem saying a name like Wayne.

He took a biopsy and told me to call him in a few weeks to find out the results of it. Again, I repeat, the first doctor spoiled me. His office used to call me in a few days to let me know any necessary report. But that has become past history and so did this new doctor.

My feeling is that in this present world, older folks are just dead wood. Try reading some of the supermarket coupons for merchandise.

They invariably are for multiple items of whatever they are giving you a financial break on. For example, buy two gallons of fruit juice and save x number of cents.

Senior citizens cannot easily carry one gallon of whatever, much less two. Most of us are living in smaller quarters and find that we haven’t the room to stock up on too many extra items. We can appreciate however that advertising is aimed at folks with larger families. Think about where would the company, Campbell’s be at this time without purchases for our families years ago. I believe that our generation

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Phyllis’ kitchen

By PHYLLIS PISTOLIS Salmon Burgers (2) 1 can salmon (drained) 1 egg (beaten) 1/2 cup bread crumbs 1 tsp dried Italian

seasoning 1/4 tsp salt & pepper 2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 onion or whole

wheat buns.

Combine salmon, egg, 1/4 cup bread crumbs and seasoning. Mix well. Form into 2 patties. Dip patties into bread crumbs and cook three minutes each side till golden brown Serve with tartar sauce.

Tartar Sauce Combine 1/2 cup mayonnaise and 2 tbsp pickle relish. Stir to blend and serve on your hot bun.

B"H

Cherry Berry Smoothie In a blender till smooth, put in: 1 cup cherry-vanilla

yogurt 3/4 cup cranberry juice 1/2 cup frozen blueberries and 3 ice cubes. YUMMY! Cherry Tarts 2-8ounce packages cream cheese (softened) 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 box vanilla wafers 1 can cherry pie filling Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine first four ingredients. Place foil baking cups in your muffin tin and add 1 vanilla wafer in each cup. Spoon the mixture on top of wafer.

Bake 10 minutes. Cool and place cherries on top.

Health Tip To relieve flu aches and pains: 1 tbsp horseradish 1/2 cup olive oil Mix the two together and let sit for 30 minutes.

Massage on achy areas.

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Confronting the Holocaust on Stage

By MAX AMICHAI HEPPNER A stage play is personal, especially in a small theater.

The action affects the audience and the actor. And, when the actual person being portrayed on stage also enters the mix, the repercussions triple.

That’s what I found when my wife and I traveled with the German-language play, Ich wohne in einem Hühnerhaus.

The German play’s title is a direct translation of the title of my memoir, I Live in a Chickenhouse, on which it is based. The story, presented from the viewpoint of the preteen I was at the time, relates my experiences as a child hiding from the Nazis during the Holocaust. The play ran for two months, March and April 2010, in four theaters in Switzerland and Germany.

When I wrote the book, I never expected to help present it on stage in German. It came out that way because the world is getting smaller. I live in America, but my daughter Liora lives in Switzerland.

She teaches music. Andreas Schertenleib, the father of one of her students, is a playwright and actor. He picked up my memoir from Liora’s bookcase—and he immediately felt inspired to write a play based on the story.

The Swiss co-producers, Schertenleib und Seele of Solothurn and the Tuchlaube Theater of Aarau, asked my wife and me to travel to Europe and handle questions and hold dialogues—both with general theater audiences and also with students who came with their school classes.

In the lobby of the theaters, the producers exhibited copies of drawings I made as a child that illustrated our life in the Chickenhouse and on the farm where it stood. This made the action all the more real for people entering and leaving the theater.

The Chickenhouse play is a one-man show; Andreas Schertenleib plays all the characters—and he takes his art seriously. Commenting on the action as part of his presentation, he says: “Max Amichai Heppner is 76 years old today, and he could be my father. I am 49. But sometimes, when I hear his story from long ago, I see a nine-year-old standing before me, and I feel as if I am his father.” In other words, while acting the nine-year-old, the actor feels as if he were

Author, Max Amichai Heppner and Playwright/ Actor Andreas Schertenleib portraying his own son’s story.

My wife and I attended at least 10 of the performances, and we also saw the nineyear-old come to life on the stage. That little boy still lives inside me, with the story as real as if the play were a memory tape. The repetition was telling; I relived over and over again the fear and the anxiety that intruded into my life during my three years in the Chickenhouse. Through the repetition, the story became a kind of mantra; a veil of calmness seemed to settle over me as the story repeated time and again.

On their part, German speaking audiences seeing a German-language play couldn’t help but feel involved personally. After all, it was a German nation that planned and executed the Holocaust.

On some level, every thinking, sensitive European feels affected. After the last word of the play was spoken and the stage went dark, people sat transfixed. No one moved for long, heavy minutes until someone realized it was time to applaud the actor.

Theater-goers felt tied to the story. My wife and I brought two suitcases full of books to Europe to sell to the audiences, and the whole lot sold out the first week even though the text is in English. Those who

found the language barrier insurmountable, asked for a German version. One bilingual viewer immediately offered to do a German translation, and others offered to help find a publisher for it—something which now looks quite promising.

These reactions were amplified when I took to the stage. A moderator started the discussions, but it didn’t take long, and the audience started posing their own questions and sharing their own reactions. Repeatedly, people remarked that it was an “unforgettable experience” to dialogue with “a contemporary witness.”

They also admired how well I answered questions in German; it is indeed amazing how deeply my parents imbedded German language and culture in my upbringing, even though we lived in the Netherlands at the time.

Despite the positive response of many, others found the very idea of the play difficult to confront. Repeatedly, people who at first intended to view the production canceled out later.

The personal approach of the Chickenhouse play accentuates this hesitation.

However, I believe confrontation with the past is necessary and healing, and I think that, in the end, the very

personal approach of the play helps, rather than hinders this confrontation.

I was pleased to find that I could distance myself enough from my story to focus on helping others resolve their issues with it.

The process turned out to be quite satisfying for me, despite being a big challenge emotionally.

Many people who saw the play have continued to contact me. One faithful correspondent is Maroia Gsell, who summarized her overall response (loosely translated from German) in one of her emails: “I Live in a Chickenhouse deeply touched me, especially when I realized that your parents had already fled from Berlin to Holland early in the Nazi era. For all of you to then have to spend years hiding in great fear must have been truly awful. And yet, good fortune was on your side in being able to evade Nazi raids and finding a haven in the chickenhouse of that wonderful Janssen farm family. I feel like hugging these people because they were so hospitable and courageous despite those difficult conditions.”

My wife and I also were quite moved by the response from students.

Several students from the sixth grade at the primary

school (Bezirksschule) in Suhr, Switzerland, wrote us poems in response to our presentation. Two students signed a poem that began: “Your open nature fascinates us; your story has touched us - good that you have spoken about it.”

After my wife and I came home from Germany, I experienced my inner reaction to the play in a dream. In the dream, a friend and I are cleaning up trash left over after an art workshop. The trash can is full, and we try to stuff down the junk.

However, there is no room for it all, so we let it pile up behind the trash can. Under a pile of trash, we find art work we did during the workshop.

My art is hidden in a thick folder, but my friend’s work is painted on the inside of cookie can lids. His subjects are all scenes of ordinary people happily having a good time together.

The dream tells me that I can’t get far by wallowing in the trash of life. It emphasizes that if I look beyond the trash, at how people can live lovingly and supportively together, then I can rediscover the beauty of life and love. I like the image of opening up a cookie tin to find beauty on the inside, not the outside, of the tin cover.

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Fiction The Damsel of the Forest From Legends of Costa Rica by Elias Zeledon

By JERRY WOLF Long before Columbus discovered the Americas and sent Juan Vasco de Coronado to colonize and baptize the inhabitants, there were tribes of Indians who had their own Gods. One of these tribes was the Huetar, a fierce warlike people who lived, hunted, and roamed a large cypress forest.

A beloved daughter of one of the tribesman was Jilga, an adolescent girl who tended to the wounded warriors and sick people of the village. She had a good voice and sang beautiful melodies while she tended them. One day she caught the eye of Baisa, a young leader of a tough group of warriors. Baisa was feared because he enjoyed combat and inflicting pain, not only on his enemies, but also on some of his followers who waivered or disagreed with him.

One day Baisa went to Jilga’s father and told him he wanted to marry

his daughter. The father replied, “She is too young to marry.” But Baisa countered, “Girls younger than she have married.” Finally, her father said he would ask her how she felt about getting married. When Jilga came home from her rounds, he told her of Baisa’s desire to marry her. She told him she would never consent to marry such a cruel person.

When Baisa returned the next day to pick up his bride, Jilga’s father told him that she wasn’t willing, but Baisa said, “I won’t be denied as I have earned the right of choosing her by my valor in battle. Don’t mock me, old man, or I’ll take her by force!”

The father told Jilga what Baisa said, but she still refused. She went deep into the forest and made a bower to live in, but kept on singing. The following day, Baisa arrived at the hut of Jilga’s father and demanded

to know if she was ready.

The father replied, “She left me yesterday to go into the forest and I don’t know where she is.” Baisa immediately ordered six of his warriors to search out the girl. “It will be easy to find her as you just need to follow her voice.”

The men dispersed and searched all day, following the sweet sounds of Jilga’s singing, but came back empty handed. Baisa was furious, saying, “I won’t be ignored or insulted by her. She knows I’m famous for getting my way. I’ll come with a bigger group tomorrow and we will find her.”

Baisa, by now frustrated with his desire, came with 20 men this time. They scattered into the wall of trees following the sound of her songs. When the group reassembled, one of Baisa’s followers said it was like chasing a ghost. She just can’t be found. At this, Baisa

plunged his lance into the heart of the defeated pursuer.

Baisa then ordered his men to surround the forest and set it ablaze. If he couldn’t have her alive, he wanted her dead.

Reluctantly, the men of the tribe went to every point of the woods and with torches, set the cypress trees ablaze. A breeze came up and hastened the destruction, but they still heard her singing. Finally when acres and acres of woodlands were burned to the ground and there were no trees standing to hide the girl, the singing continued until they found that the music they had heard came from a grey bird the size of a robin with red feet and a red bill. The Gods had taken pity on her.

To this very day, although there are hundreds of birds in Costa Rica, the one called Jiguero still sings sweeter and louder than any of the others.

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Celebrations One Hundred Year Young Woman

By Janice Zamsky Centenarian Snowbird Reveals Longevity Secrets Longevity is alive and well here in CVE; our drinking water must originate from a “fountain of youth” source.

Cambridge D is a very friendly place; it’s even extremely “age friendly.”

Three of our four floor captains are well into their nineties and are still able to handle their duties most capably.

Cambridge D is proud of its centenarian snowbird, Frances Kaplan, who shares a condo with her devoted daughter, Harriet Simon.

The two spend the summer months in New Jersey; Francis lived alone until age 94.

She observed her big birthday last year on August 10, 2009; 106 guests attended her celebration at a party in New Jersey. One of her honored guests was the cardiac surgeon who performed a triple by-pass when she was ninety.

This amazing lady has

a common sense approach to longevity. Her rules are simple, but extremely wise!

“1) Don’t aggravate yourself; 2) Mind your own business; 3) Don’t worry; 4) Don’t get excited; 5) Don’t fight with anyone; 6) Have a sense of humor; 7) Don’t sit at home; 8) Have a set routine for eating and sleeping; 9) Get lots of rest; 10) Find a good doctor to take care of you.”

Francis adds three more pointers, “If you want to live to be one hundred, like me, enjoy yourself, don’t get sick and pray to God.” When queried by this interviewer as to where she was born, Frances displayed her ready wit and quipped, “In Bed! My birthplace was in a small village in Latvia. I was born into a poor family and had three sisters.” She arrived in America alone and was met by her uncle in New York; she attended public schools in Harlem.

Proficient in five lan-

Frances Kaplan guages, Frances became a sewing machine operator. She stitched ladies silk underwear at “Shapiro’s” on 116th Street. Later, she made dresses at “Kirshenbaum’s” where she served as Union Chairlady of the International Garment Workers.

Frances met her first husband, David Zimmerman, at a dance. After thirty-two years of marriage, he passed away. At age seventy, Frances met her second husband,

Edward Kaplan, at a resort in the Catskills. She was widowed, once again, at age eighty-four.

Ms Kaplan lived in the Bronx and Queens until she relocated to Cliffside, New Jersey, to live with her daughter, Harriet. Frances keeps active socially. She attends an elder day care center three times a week, while in Florida, and brings her creations, lovely arts and crafts items, back to her condo. Frances enjoys singing and playing the piano.

She was the “star” of her birthday tape made last year, singing “Sunrise, Sunset” (from “Fiddler”) and “Those Were the Days,” completely from memory. Her daughter says she can still recite poems she learned in school.

This charming lady still enjoys traveling and flying to Montreal during the summer to visit her granddaughter and three great grandchildren.

At the age of 83, Frances and her daughter spent two weeks in Latvia, and visited a cousin in Riga. Ms. Kaplan lost two sisters and other family members in the Holocaust. Mother and daughter attended a memorial service in Frances’ birthplace for the murdered victims, held at their mass grave.

Frances had two daughters and two stepdaughters.

Her large family tree now includes four grandchildren and four step grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and three step great grandchildren, ranging in age from two months to twenty years.

At Frances’ big birthday bash last summer, daughter Harriet offered an eloquent tribute to her incredible Mom: “She has the strength and courage of Rose Kennedy, the acting ability and humor of Lucille Ball and the pioneering spirit and diplomacy of Golda Meir.”

102nd Birthday Text and Photo by BOB DODES Ann Dodes of Ellesmere E celebrated her 102 nd birthday on April 18. Three of her great-grandchildren flew down from New York for the day just to celebrate with her. Ann is an original owner in Century Village and has loved living here for 35 years.

She attributes her longevity to healthy eating; fruits, vegetables and very little meat. She loves to read, watch TV and speak on the phone with her two daugh-

ters, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Her

son lives nearby and visits her daily.

Ann Dodes with three of her great-grandchildren

Newbies 6th Annual End of Season Dinner Dance Text and Photo by VIRGINIA OHLSSON On March 18 the Newbies celebrated their 6th annual End of Season with a dinner dance at the Pavillion Grill in

Boca Raton.

Our season started off with a Welcome Back Luncheon at the Clubhouse Party Room

and continued with four trips, a barbeque, wine tasting and guest speakers at our monthly meetings.

Newbies 6th annual end of season dinner dance

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Arthritis Care, Naturally

By ELLEN KAMHI, PhD RN Natural Medicine focuses on less invasive, less toxic, natural approaches to health care, that take into account the “holistic” perspective of the entire individual, and seeks to uncover the ‘cause’ of the problem. Treating painful conditions includes an emphasis on organic vegetables and an elimination of trans fats and junk food, along with body-mind therapies. Herbs can also be useful.

The term “Arthritis” is not one disease, but describes over 100 different types of conditions whose common features include joint pain, stiffness and inflammation.

For millions of Americans, arthritis limits everyday movements. The most common form of Arthritis is Osteoarthritis, usually attributed to joint “wear and tear’. Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy tissues.

Holistic medicine recognizes several factors that lead to the development of inflammatory disorders and pain: 1) buildup of toxic waste products in the tissues 2) decrease in integrity of the lining of the gastrointestinal tract 3) overabundance of disease causing microorganisms 4) decreased circulation to painful areas In ancient systems of medicine, rheumatic ailments were thought to originate from the accumulation of toxins in the body. Alteratives were used to help detoxify the body, and are still used today. These are herbs which assist the organs of detoxification and elimination (liver, bowels, kidneys, skin, lungs, and connective tissue), by removing deleterious substances such as environmental (xenobiotic) toxins as well as those generated internally (endobiotic toxins).

Herbal alternatives include Milk Thistle, Dandelion, and Burdock. Alternatives are often used along with tonics or ‘Adaptogens’ which protect the organs of the body from the negative effects of stress.

Common adaptogens are Panax ginseng, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Ashwaganda, Bupleurem and Rehmannia. A combination of these herbs help the adrenal glands to combat fatigue and create well-being.

A majority of people who suffer from joint and muscle pain have a condition known as “leaky gut syndrome.”

This allows molecules that are usually too large to exit through the gastrointestinal lining to enter the blood-

stream, which leads to the formation of “circulating immune complexes” (CIC), implicated in the production of an inflammatory response resulting in joint and muscle pain. Furthermore, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDS), the pharmaceutical drugs usually prescribed for arthritic conditions, actually increases the problem of “leaky gut”, which leads to a worsening of the overall disease process. Specific nutrients which coat and soothe the intestinal lining, thus helping to heal “leaky gut”, can help reverse this condition.

L-glutamine is an amino acid which scientific research has shown to be able to soothe irritated gut linings and help to regrow flattened “villi”- the tiny finger like protrusions that line the GI tract, and act as a surface for the absorption of nutrients. Primrose oil supplies essential fatty acids needed to soothe and re-establish well formed cell membranes. Gingko biloba , well known for its effects on brain function, acts to

increase circulation to the small capillaries within the GI tract . It also acts as an antioxidant, which can help to strengthen the intestinal lining, and heal a “leaky-gut”.

Marshmallow Root and Okra are dumulcents”, which coat the gastrointestinal lining and heal irritated tissues.

Microorganisms, including bacteria, yeast, fungi and parasites are present in a majority of people who suffer from a wide variety of symptoms including gas, bloating, digestive disturbances, skin rashes, allergic reactions and muscle and joint pains.

In order to get rid of these “invaders” and reestablish a “healthy” gut flora, a variety of herbs act to discourage the growth of pathogenic(disease causing) organisms, while building and supporting the immune system: Barberry root contains berberine, the yellow compound that is also found in Golden Seal Root.

Berberine helps the liver filter out bacteria, and can inhibit the growth of streptococci and other microorganisms.

It helps to kill parasites and

tonifies the intestinal tract.

Black Walnut Hulls is a time honored “vermifuge” (worm destroyer) used traditionally in Western Herbal Medicine.

It is high in tannic acid which tonifies the digestive tract and helps rid the body of parasites. Thyme and Oregano Leaf Oil are essential oils with powerful antimicrobial effects. They have been proven to destroy parasites, worms, fungi, bacteria and viruses. It is also important to “re-inoculate” the gastrointestinal tract with ‘friendly’ bacteria. Acidophilus taken as a supplement can be helpful for this purpose.

Poor circulation can often be helped by massage along with the topical application of medicinal herbs. Menthol has been used for eons of time in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It is one of the principle essential oils derived from peppermint, and acts as a powerful analgesic when applied topically. Capsiacin is a resin found in ‘hot peppers’.

Historically, folk healers have used capsaicin as a skin rub for pain. More recent scien-

tific studies have proven that Capsiacin depletes substance P, a chemical believed to be overabundant in the peripheral nerves of patients with arthritis, fibromyalgia and other painful syndromes.

Camphor is a penetrating, medicinal oil derived from the tropical tree, Cinnamonium camphora. When rubbed into painful, stiff joints, ligaments and muscles, it provides soothing “camphor-ice” relief. In Chinese Medicine, Camphor is called Zhang Nao. It is believed to “ invigorate the blood and relieve stagnation“, thus causing pain relief.

Ellen Kamhi PhD RN, The Natural Nurse®, can be heard on radio daily. She is the author of several books, including THE NATURAL MEDICINE CHEST. Dr. Kamhi has been involved in natural health care for over 4 decades. She answers consumer questions at www. naturesanswer.com, and has a private practice. FACEBOOK: The Natural Nurse, www. naturalnurse.com 800-8290918.

Athletic Schedule Century Village® East

June 1st thru October 31st, 2010 Health Club All Levels 8:00 9:00 9:45 10:35 12:00 1:00 1:15 1:45 2:00 2:30 2:45

Monday Low Impact Aerobics Weights Stretch & Tone Low Impact Aerobics Line Dance Weights

Tuesday Wednesday Low Impact Low Impact Aerobics Aerobics Weights Stretch & Tone Low Impact Low Impact Aerobics Aerobics Pilates Weights

Balance Tai-Chi

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Thursday Friday Low Impact Low Impact Aerobics Aerobics Weights Stretch &Tone Low Impact Low Impact Aerobics Aerobics Zumba Zumba Weights Chair Stretch Balance

Party Room Intermediate Advanced 12:00

Pilates Aquatic Schedule All Levels

9:15 Outdoor

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No registration necessary: You must consult your doctor before involving yourself in any exercise program.

Aquacise classes will be cancelled if air temperature is 60 degrees or below.

For Tennis lessons see Mark at The Clubhouse Courts. (Must bring a new can of balls) Athletic Classes are restricted to CVE residents and renters only. You must have your resident ID card.

Party room classes are more intense.

Equipment Orientation is made by appointment only. (No phone appointments)

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Active CVE Republican Club New and regular members call for updated meeting information. Call or fax Ron Goldfarb at 954-5965198.

American Red Magen David for Israel (ARMDI) Freedom Chapter of Deerfield Beach meets the fourth Wednesday of the month, 11:30 a.m. in Temple Beth Israel. For further information call Rose Trugman 954-428-6627 or Rose Vaupen 954-426-2392.

AMIT (Americans for Israel and Torah) meets second Monday of every month at Young Israel Synagogue at 12:30p.m. For information call Norma 954-428-2386.

Art Club of CVE meetings are held on the second Friday of each month (November thru April), from 10 a.m. to noon in Clubhouse Room GP-A. Membership is $15.

Come see our interesting programs; join our trips & exhibitions; look up our web site at http://artclubofcve.site.voila.fr/ Artists and non-artists are welcome. For information call Claudette Roberge, President (November 2009 through April 2010) at 954-428-1005.

Ballroom Dance Club meets every Thursday in the Exercise Room at 7:30 to 9 p.m. at no charge.

Singles and couples welcome. For information, call Ernie Feder 954418-8895.

B’nai B’rith Unit #2995 for Men and Women. The following is a schedule of membership meetings for the year 2010. Membership meetings, September 23, 2010 6:30 p.m., October 21, 2010 6:30 p.m., November 18, 2010 6:30 p.m., December 23, 2010 6:30 p.m. Board meetings for the year 2010 are as follows: September 12, 2010 10:00 a.m., October 10, 2010 10:00 a.m.

November 14, 2010 10:00 a.m., December 12, 2010 10:00 a.m. All meetings will be held in the Activity Center and includes board and membership. For further information contact Dave Polak 954-4200096.

Bible Study Group meets every Thursday in the clubhouse from 1 - 3 p.m. Study the old and new testaments. All welcome. For further information, call Roslyn Nehls at 954-698-6184.

Billiard Club of CVE If you are interested in joining, call Martin Feldman 954-419-9477 for further information.

Bowling Club of CVE meets every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at Strikes of Boca (formerly Boca

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Bowl), Town Center Rd and Military Trail. All welcome. Come join us and have fun. For information, call Nelson at 561-865-3864.

Broward Council of Na’Amat USA (formerly Pioneer Women) meets fourth Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Na’Amat Council office, 1721 N. State Road 7, Suite H, Margate. For information, call 954327-0770.

Broward Homebound Program your donations will enable elderly and disabled residents to live independently at home with dignity. For further information, call Sharon Ross at 954-786-2484.

Calling All Lois’s-The Lois Club is a group of women with their first name in common, who meet for lunch four or five times a year.

There are 30 states that have Lois Clubs, the first chapter started in 1979. The club has a Lois song and a Lois Club Convention every year. Now, a Lois from Connecticut has come here to Deerfield to start her own Lois Club and welcomes all named Lois to join. For information call 954-425-6922.

Cameo Drama Club meetings take place the first and third Tuesday of the month in Room G. If interested call 954-570-8884.

Canadian Club of CVE. The Canadian Club of CVE was formed in 1976 through the efforts of Harry Arnold and Mike Marmer of Toronto, as a social club for Canadian winter residents of CVE. Its objective was to foster pride in our national heritage and to promote goodwill toward our host American neighbors. The Club also takes steps to promote and enjoy together various social activities as decided by its executive and membership. The club also has as its mandate the investigation of problems and/or situations peculiar to Canadians while domiciled in CVE and to seek possible solutions for these problems and/or situations. The major benefits of joining the Canadian Club of CVE is the friendship and camaraderie that develops through inter-action with fellow Canadians. Enjoy meetings, entertainment and outings especially designed with Canadians in mind. Many of these friendships endure from year to year, not only here in Florida, but back home in Canada. Membership is only $5 per person for the year FOR RESIDENTS OF CVE. The first regular meeting for 20102011 will be on the 2nd Thursday in December. For more information, check the website at www. canadianclubcve.com.

Catholic Social Club Catholic Mass Team meets every Saturday at 5:45 p.m. in Le Club Activity Room A, open to all denominations. Catholic Social Club Catholic Mass Team and Choir meet every Saturday at 5:45 p.m. Mass begins at 6:15 p.m. every Saturday, same room. Monsignor James, Pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Church, is our Celebrant. For further information, call Mary Ann Braun at 954-571-2266.

Cornerstone Community Baptist Church, Pastor Bret M. Lovitz, Worship Services 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Wednesday Service 7 p.m., CCBC Youth Group 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., For information call 954-421-2530

Center for Group Counseling’s SAGES (Senior Adult Group Experiences) meets at the Clubhouse Room D, Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. to share thoughts, feelings and concerns in a private confidential setting. It is open to everyone and is free of charge. For Information call Paul Greenwald, Ph.D. 954-483-5300.

CVE Duplicate Bridge Club.

Games Monday, Tuesday and Saturday, 12:00 p.m. in the Clubhouse, Card Room B. For information, call Irving Ruga at 954-698-9741.

Century Camera Club meets the first & third Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. in Room F, at Clubhouse. Demonstrations, lectures, competitions, instructions, exhibits, shows and field trips are planned. All who are interested in photography are invited. For information call Jerry Raines 954 427 6785.

Century Juniors Club of CVE. Active, couples only, social club meets at 7 p.m. second Thursday of each month in Clubhouse, Room N, accepting new members.

For information call Harriet at 954426-3008.

Choraleers CVE produced and directed by Bill Weinhaus, meets every Wednesday, 10 a.m. in the Clubhouse Party Room. We rehearse for a once a year concert in our theater. If you enjoy singing join us. For information, call Solly Huberman, President 954-426-1379.

City University of New York (CUNY) Alumni Club meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Room G in the Clubhouse. All CUNY graduates and their spouses are welcome. There will be no meeting during the summer. The next meeting will be held in November, 2010.. We have interesting programs and field trips. For information, call Norma 954-480-8938, Rosalie 954-427-1593.

Clubhouse Bingo every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the party room.

It is new and exciting and lots of fun. Only dabbers are used, no more chips. A six pack sells for $3, the Early Bird and Bingo Special $1. The Early Bird and Bingo Players Special each pay $75. Bingo will be played all year. For more information call David 954-4282849.

CVE CAMERA CLUB- Bob Mulligan and Myra Mahl can be contacted for further information about this club. No phone number has been given.

CVE FISHING CLUB-Salt & Fresh water fishing. Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. at the Clubhouse, Room C 1st floor.

For more information call Lucy Mel 954-684-6881.

CVE Interfaith Prayer hotline: 954-571-1763 continuing the work of the late Geri Hope has Catholic and Jewish residents praying in their own homes from the same prayer list page. Call the Prayer line at any time to request prayer for yourself or others. Requests may be anonymous. Just state the specific need, with the name or initials of the person needing prayer.

Miracles still happen. For information call Mary Anne Surrette at 954-734-0095.

CVE Magic Club Monday, 2 p.m., discussions Magic Learning, speakers, discuss magic, conventions, demonstrations. For information call 954-698-9334.

CVE Mandolin Orchestra now meets every Monday afternoon from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Clubhouse General Purpose Room. Musicians who can play cello, viola or clarinet are invited. For further information, call Vincent Zappi at 954-428-1794.

CVE Sewing Club meets every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in the Sewing Room. For further information, call Rita at 954-571-1645 CVE Shuffleboard Club meets first Friday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at the Clubhouse in Room A located on the second floor of the Clubhouse. Membership of $7 entitles you to free coffee and donuts, free lessons, use of club equipment, open play all season and social events. The first meeting of the 2010-2011 season will be held on Friday, December 3rd. Call Secretary Shelia Guernard at 504231-2333 or E-mail Larry Norris at hlnorris@comcast.net.

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CVE String Chamber Group is open to capable musicians. Come and get a musical workout year round on Wednesdays 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the mezzanine (3rd floor of clubhouse) music library office next to elevator. For information call Blanche 954-426-4513.

CVE Symphony Guild supports our Symphony Orchestra.

We are urging you to participate in their fundraising efforts. Meet the Board of the CVE Symphony Orchestra Guild at their meeting open to the public. You will be rewarded with a wonderful musical program. Details of these fundraisers can be found in the flyer in the staff office or in the guild’s column in this REPORTER or on channel 99. Become a member of the GUILD. Support yourv orchestra! For further information contact President Bea Guccione, 954-426-3540. For membership in the Guild phone Kitty Cole, 954360-7956.

CVE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA-Our 65 member orchestra practices on Sunday mornings during the season. We perform one concert each month from December through March including professional soloists. We are looking to add more 2nd violinists.

If you are an experienced string player and would like to join us, please call Mary Ellen at 561-295-

5645. Mark your calendar for these concerts, December 8, 2009, January 19, 2010, February 23, 2010, March 23, 2010.

CVE Volleyball Club meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:15 a.m. and beyond, next to tennis court. Play started Monday, November 9, 2009 and will continue during the season. All invited.

Contact Max Amichai Heppner 954-903-0567. E- mail: Maxamichai@comcast.net.

Deerfield Progressive Forum meets Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon, in Le Club for lecture/discussion sessions on political, economic and social issues. For information call Roz Bloom 954-428-1598.

Dance With Us for Folk and Line Dancing meets on Tuesday from 1p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Health Club. No Charge. For information call Gloria 954-480-6474 or Jerry 954-698-9240.

District 65 U.A.W. (formerly South Florida Retirees) meets every third month on the third Tuesday of the month, 12 noon, at the Activity Center. Updated reports will be made on the 65 Security Plan. Please attend and bring new members. For further information, call Pearl Hill 954-421-7776.

Deerfield Beach Computer Club is on summer break. Classes resume at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 10, 2010 at the Westside Park Recreation Center, 445 SW 2nd Street, which is off W. Hillsboro Blvd and SW Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. For information call Barry or Bev at 954-725-9331 or visit the Club site at www.db-cc.org.

Deerfield Beach Democratic Club meets the second Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m., at the Activity Center. Stimulating political discussions. All invited. Refreshments served. For information: call Bernie Parness, President at 954-415-5658.

Deer-Raton Lions Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Atlantic Bread Co. 296 S. Federal Highway in Deerfield Beach. For information call George Gsegnet 954-419-9647.

District Council 37 Retirees: Next meeting held at Temple Anshei Shalom, 7099 Atlantic Ave., Delray, 33436. For information call Chairman Vincent Socci at 561451-3643.

Egyptology Club meets for group study, discussion and videos every Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in General Purpose Room C. Future meetings will concentrate on the history, culture and art of Ancient Egypt. The club will continue with the video lectures by Dr. Bob

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Brier. For further information, call Golda 954-360-7377.

Emunah of America meets third Wednesday every month at 12 noon in the Young Israel Synagogue in Century Plaza. Light lunch and interesting program. All cordially welcome. For information about this chapter call Ina Ciocca at 954360-0740, Selma at 954-427-8674 or Pearl at 954-426-0189.

Friends of Deerfield Beach Arboretum 2841 W. Hillsboro Blvd.

Free tour of the Arboretum every Friday 10 a.m. and first Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. Seminars held at 7 p.m. in recreation room of Constitution Park. All seminars followed with an auction featuring plants, herbs and trees from our nursery. Refreshments served. All invited. Volunteers needed to help spread mulch, weed and participate in planting activities. For further information, call 954-480-4494.

Hadassah Deerfield Beach meets monthly on the third Monday at noon at Activity Room B at the rear of LeClub. Use bus No. 5.

Interesting programs. For information, call Minerva Katz, 954-4279902 or Adele at 954 427-4970.

Hebrew Speaking Circle is formed to meet in the Clubhouse.

For information, call Dr. Lee Lubin 954-428-8642.

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Hispanic Club meets at the Clubhouse every second Sunday of each month in Music Room A from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Come and meet new friends and help us plan club activities. For information call Judith Smith at 954-427-8248.

Humanist of the Gold Coast meets at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2601 St. Andrews Blvd., Boca Raton. Exact date to be advised in future issue. For information contact Dr. Robert Griffin 954-426-5021.

Italian American Club, your heritage, meets the second Monday of each month at 11 a.m. in the Clubhouse Party Room. Join us for fun. Some of our functions: Pizza Parties, Picnics (the Italian Way), Trips, Lunch/Dinner Theatre, Guest Speakers and more.

Contacts all year: Lena Radicella 954-428-2184, Lucille Carlucci 954421-2406 and Toni Ponto 954-4280286. JOIN, JOIN, JOIN. Jelly Belly Dancers TroupeMeets Wednesdays 6 p.m. in Health Club. Members are required to perform year round at various dance events. For more information call Sandy 954-4212541.

Jet Setters, CVE’s new club for widows, widowers and singles.

Plans for various day trips will be discussed and members will be able to sign up for these events.

For information call Lila 954-5969949 or Sandi, 954-725-5895.

Jewish War Veterans Post and Auxiliary 265 meets the 3rd Sunday of the month in the Activity Room C behind LeClub at 10:30 a.m.

Show your support of our troops by joining and getting involved in our numerous programs benefitting our armed forces. Dates are June 20 (last meeting of the season). We need more JWV of Korea and Vietnam wars. Meetings start again September 19, 2010. For information call Kitty Cole 954360-7956, Shirley Goldstein 954480-8716 or Mickie Maurer 954570-6342.

Knitting Club of CVE meets every Monday from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Sewing Room at the Clubhouse.

We welcome beginners and experienced knitters and crotchetiers. If you have an “Itch to Stitch” come and have fun and make someone happy. Call Florence 954-698-9421.

L’Alliance Francophone CVE. Join more than 800 Frenchspeaking residents of the Village, mostly snowbirds from Canada.

The association was established in 1995, offering great activities.

For information, call Yvan Sinotte 954-425-4355 or Pierrette Pelletier 954-426-6132.

L’Alliance Francophone of CVE. Si vous parlez Français, joignez-vous aux 800 personnes

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déjà membres de notre association. Nous avons de nombreuses activitès tres diversifièès a vous proposer. Pour toute information appeler Yvan Sinotte 954-425-4355 ou Pierrette Pelletier 954-426-6132.

New Covenant Church Celebration Service every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and Evening Service and Bible Study every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. For further information, call 954-781-3170.

Lapidary Club members only, work every Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Lapidary Room. Supervisor must be present.

Sessions will be added as needed.

For information call Walter Reich 954-421-6875 or Victor Goldring 954-418-2174.

New Horizons Church of Deerfield Worship Service 10 a.m., Sunday School 10:30a.m .For information call church 954-4273045.

National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) meets the fourth Wednesday monthly at John Knox Village at 1 p.m. We are interested in protecting our federal pensions, COLAS and other entitlements. For further information and transportation, call Rita Daniels 954-428-9022.

New York Transit Retirees of Florida meets the second Wednesday of the month at 11 a.m. at Centura Park Clubhouse, 2395 N. W. 36th Ave. Coconut Creek. Keep informed of your pensions and medical benefits. For information, call 561-479-2149.

North East Focal Senior Center: Adult Day Care service, Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m .for individuals with dementia, Alzheimer or memory loss. Contact Mary Jo Bodnick, Case Manager at 954-480-4463. Ballroom Dance lessons every Tuesday 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., “Hot Topic” discussions every Tuesday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Open Water Color Painting class every Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Contact Laura Newman at 954480-4447.Silver Sneakers class by Humana first Thursday monthly from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Beginner Computer lessons offered one-onone at $40 for six one-hour lessons.

Contact Laura Newman 954-4804447 for appointment. Vision Impaired Support group every Wednesday 12 noon to 1 p.m. Tai Chi every Thursday, 12 noon to 1 p.m.; Arm Chair Fitness every Friday, 12 noon to 12:30 p.m,; Stretching/Yoga Lite every Monday 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Line Dancing ($4 donation) for beginners/intermediates every Friday 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Volunteers required to demonstrate and assist in Floral Arrangements. Contact Claire Riccardi 954-480-4447.

National Council of Jewish Women. Meetings are held at the Clubhouse, Room N, at 12 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, October through April. All welcome, non sectarian. Call Rhoda Bill 954-428-7606 or Sylvia 954-421-8870 for further information.

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 5201 N. Military Trail, Deerfield Beach, Fl. Services Monday to Friday, 9 a.m., Saturday Vigil 4 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 11 a.m. by Monsignor James Parappally, Pastor. For further information, call 954-421-3246.

Nature Club will meet the third Friday of every month from November to April in Clubhouse Room A at 10 a.m. A different speaker is at each meeting and several trips each year are enjoyed by the members. These trips are to a variety of nature sites. For information call Shelly Baskin, 954-4280634.

Parent & Adult Children Club meets the first Sunday of the month, Room F. This is a Social Club. Learn nutrition tips, exercise tips, meet new people, outings.

The parent and adult child must come to the meetings together. If one does not live in the Village invite them to attend the meeting with you. For further information call Linda 954-725-3762.

Lets Talk meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month, 2 p.m. in the Clubhouse, Room N. Discussions, Daytrips, films will be topics of the day. For further information call Gladys 954-421-9232, Irene 954418-9156, Shirley 954-427-0951.

Mended Hearts Cardiac Support Group an affiliate of the American Heart Association, meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 6:30 p.m. Heart Healthy Snacks will be served.

Open to all cardiac patients and their families in the community.

Located at 7300 Del Prado Circle South, Boca Raton. For information call 561-392-3000.

Mr. & Mrs. Club Come and meet new friends and socialize.

Ages 55-73. Monthly activities are being planned. For information, call Buddy at 954-427-7407.

Na’Amat USA For further information, contact Marjorie Moidel at 954-970-8609.

Newbies Come and meet new people interested in social activities, dinners and trips. We meet the 1st Tuesday of the month from November to April, Room F, 7 p.m. For information, call Virginia at 954-426-9455 or Beverly at 954428-3705.

Philadelphian’s and Neighbors Club meets October through March. Entertainment at every meeting. Greet old and new friends. For information call Selma Edelman, 954-708-7799 or Irene Axelrod 954-418-9156..

Philosophy of CVE meetings are held the first and third Monday of every month beginning on November 2 in Room A from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Meetings will consist of lectures and discussions. Possible topics will include history, the arts, music, humor, politics, science and other cultural themes.

For details call Dr. Jerry Saxon 954428.9381.

Poetry Lovers meet every Monday 2 to 3:30 p.m. We read poetry, whick leads to the discussion of politics, religion, The meaning of Life and so on. Wise Up! Come, share and enjoy For further information call 954-571-7148 or 954571-7148.

Pythian Sisters, Bright Star Temple #36 meets first and third Tuesday of every month at noon in the Activity Center, Room B. Interesting meetings. Refreshments will be served. Become a member. For information call Ruth Goldberg 954-427-5226 or Irene Greenberg 954-426-0628.

Red Hatters Club, JCP Red Hatters meet the second Wednesday of each month in the clubhouse.

Monthly outings planned. Requirement for membership is a Red Hat and Purple Dress, Blouse, Pants etc. must be worn on outings. For more information phone Josephine Privitera at 954-4257026.

Russian Club will be meeting every third Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the home of Galina Baraz, 2064 Ventnor P. For further information, contact Galina at 954-428-3870.

Saint Ambrose Catholic Church, Pastor Rev. Bryan Dalton, Daily Masses 7:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 7 p.m., Saturday morning Vigil Masses 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m., Sunday Masses 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12 noon, 6 p.m., Confessions Saturday, 11 a.m. to 12 noon, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., For information call church 954-427-2225.

Scrabbleers meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. in Room C at Clubhouse. All scrabble players welcome. Bring set if possible. For information, call R. Levin 954-4274092.

Senior Volleyball for men and women on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Volleyball Court, next to the main tennis courts back of the Clubhouse. Everyone who attends plays. Call Max Amichai Heppner 954-596-0484, E-mail: Heppnershanamax@aol.com.

Sisterhood of Young Israel of Deerfield Beach meets at the Synagogue the first Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. There will be no meetings during the summer. Gift Shop now open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Everyone welcome. For

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further information call Helen Hagler 954-360-9939 or Tobi Kleiman 954-725-3776.

Sisterhood of Temple Beth Israel meets on the second Thursday of each month at 11:30 am. A mini lunch is served followed by an interesting program.

For further information call the Temple office at 954-421-7060 .

Sixty-five Social Club accepting new members couples only, one of who must be 70 or under.

For information, call Lillian Jaffe at 954-360-2941.

Social Single If you are 70 years old or younger and feeling young at heart, Social Singles is the club for you. We are a club that enjoys going to shows, museums, nature outings and more. We dine at local restaurants for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. Our meetings are held the second Monday of the month in the clubhouse at 7 p.m., room G. For more information, please call, Frieda 954-429-1750 or Sheila 954-725-1521.

SOCO (Symposium of Concerned Owners) meets the second and fourth Friday of each month in the Clubhouse. Indepth lectures and discussions with guest speakers. For information, call Jeff Chester at 954429-9285.

Soft Ball Players now forming Century Village teams. No age limitations. Call Ed Obeid at 954421-2228.

South Florida Gold Coast Chapter of Myasthenia Gravis support group meets on the second Saturday each month at 1 p.m. at the North Broward Medical Center, I-95 and Sample Road. For information call Gladys or Evelyn 954-429-0455.

South Florida Harmonica Club-Do you play the harmonica? Would you like to play in an active harmonica group? We are a performing harmonica club, often playing gigs. Our audience tells us that we are their best entertainment. We meet at the North West Focal Point Senior Center on Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 3 p.m. The center is located at 6009 N.W. 10 th Street in Margate, Fl. 33063. Please call Sam at 954-421-5792 or Bea at 954-426-3540.

Stained Glass Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month until April at 10 a.m. in the Clubhouse Stained Glass room. For further information, call Harry Liner at 954-4264853.

Stamp and Coin Club meets every 4th Thursday at 12 noon to 2 p.m. in the Clubhouse, Room C on the 1st floor. Residents and guests are invited to have their stamps and coins there to sell, buy & trade. For more information call Rafael Vance 954-4218579.

Stock Market Discussion Club meets the first and third Monday each month at 10 a.m. Room N. Exchange information about stocks, mutual funds, ETF’s and bonds. No fee involved. For further information call Janine 954-428-2303 or Hortense 954429-1604.

Talking Book Club the JBL Library, in conjunction with the Low Vision Group in CVE is forming a monthly Talking Book Club. Each participant will receive the same audio book. A representative for the JBI Library will facilitate the book discussion once a month. The group will meet the second Tuesday of the month at 10:30 am. For information call Janine Pitch 954-428-2303 or Hortie Lawrence 954-429-1604.

Tai-Chi. The class will be on Wednesday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Exercise Room at Clubhouse with instructor, Terry. Come join our class and get rid of stress Temple Beth Israel (Conservative, Egalitarian) Services Friday evening 7:30 p.m. with Oneg Shabbat. Saturday morning 9 a.m. to noon with Kiddush.

Minyon Monday and Thursday 8:30 a.m. Library Monday thru Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for all Village Residents. Ongoing book sale, closed during July and August. Call Temple office for more information, 954-4217060. For information, call the office at 954-421-7060.

Temple B’nai Shalom (Reform) Services are conducted every Friday at 8 p.m. at Le Club by Rabbi Alton M. Winters and Cantor, Gary Sherman. Oneg Shabbat follows services every week. For additional information call William Schmier 954 428-8231. The Auxiliary meets the fourth Monday of every month at 10 a.m. For information call Julia Bale 954427-6669 or Bea Rosner 954-3607760.

The Theosophical Society of Deerfield located at 831 SE 9th Street, phone number 954420-0908 offers a free Sunday Speaker’s Forum every week from 3:30 to 5 p.m. In addition we have many interesting classes during the day and evenings, also without charge. To obtain a free quarterly bulletin call the lodge at the above number or Lillian

Mayer, a CVE resident for more information about specific classes we offer at 954-360-7080.

The Village Vagabonds Jazz band plays Wednesday afternoons from 3:30-5:30 in the Music Room A from November until April. For information, call Ted at 954-428-0578.

United Federation of Teachers/Retired Teachers Chapter Meetings at Temple Anshei Shalom, W. Atlantic Ave. West of Jog, Delray. For further information, call Hilda Cohen 954-428-6805.

United Club No. 7 (Retirees of ILGWU & ACTWU) meets on the first Thursday or first Saturday of each month in the Clubhouse, Room N at 1 p.m. For information, call Bea Jacobs at 954 4270665.

United Order True Sisters.

Meeting May 25th, 2010, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Will be held in Room N, lower level Clubhouse, near Billiard Room. National President of United Order True Sisters will install incoming slate of Officers for year 2010/11. Also donations will be made to two worthy Community Organizations. All welcome. For information contact President Frieda Weiss, 954-419-9143 or Betty Swinkin, Membership Chairperson, 954-570-9526.

Visionally Impaired Persons (VIP) meet the first Wednesday monthly in Room E at 10:30 a.m.

We exchange information and have guest speakers. We also have a book club and plan trips to seminars. All are welcome Contact Rose Shanhan 954-427-1399 or Elaine Bill 954-421-4652.

Waves (Navy Gals) Meets every month on the first Saturday at 12 noon at the Olive Garden on Federal Highway in Ft. Lauderdale. For further information, call Eunice Westin at 954-427-7119.

We Care of CVE still available for supplies (wheelchairs, walkers, canes, etc.) only. Contact Barbara Brown at 954-574-9675.

Women Marines Association membership is open to women who serve or have served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps or U.S. Marine Reserves. Many people are not aware of our existence. For information, call Ruth Beisner at 954-428-1637.

Workmen’s Circle, Branch 1051 meets at 1 p.m. on the first Wednesday at South County Civic Center on Jog Rd. or information call, Miriam Guz 561-4957378.

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Balcony $890.00. Includes: Port charges, service fees and transportation from Century Village. For information contact Dave Polak, 954-420-0096.

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What’s Bugging You

By HARRY L. KATZ Fear of pesticides is evident in the calls that I get for help with pest control problems.

There is a good reason. Some fifty years ago, toxic materials were used indiscriminately by exterminators and the public.

I recall a tragic event in the 1940’s in Pittsburgh, PA. A chef in the Salvation Army soup kitchen mistook white sodium fluoride roach powder for baking soda.

Several men died. Congress

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then passed the first pesticide regulatory bill requiring that sodium fluoride be colored blue.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was enacted after Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1962. EPA regulated the labeling and sale of all pesticides, providing an exaggerated margin of safety for the public. With elegant language, she painted a bleak future for the environment,

citing disastrous examples of pesticide poisoning.

One case that she cited was how a Penn State researcher lost the sight of one eye after testing the first batch of chlordane that was made.

She neglected to report that the Velsicol Corporation was able to remove the offending contaminant before marketing the product.

Clearly, Rachel Carson wrote the book to alert the public and to save lives. Unwittingly, her book may have contributed to the deaths of millions in the third world.

In 1948, one country, Ceylon, had 2,800,000 cases of malaria. In 1962, after DDT was used, only 31 cases were reported. When DDT was banned in 1968, the number jumped to 1,000,000, and in 1969, jumped to 2,500,000 (p.

69, Toxic Terror by Dr. Elizabeth Whelan).

In 1969, my friend in Pittsburgh, PA, Carroll Weil, was appointed to the MRAK commission to investigate

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After arguing late into the night, the committee promised to publish his addendum in a minority report. He then agreed to make it unanimous and that proved to be the death knell for millions in third world countries. Only three ounces of DDT solution sprayed on the interior walls of the huts would have greatly reduced malaria deaths.

Shortly after Silent Spring was published, a California exterminator, R.B. Loibl, pulled a publicity stunt.

Fully aware of the possible hazards of DDT, he got his physician to measure out 10

ml of DDT solution which he and his wife voluntarily ingested for 90 days. He was monitored closely and there were no apparent repercussions.

A year later, I met him at a convention of the National Pest Control Association. He was dancing with his wife after dinner on the closing day, even with an impaired leg—a condition he had had for many years.

The Century Village caller had asked me if he should clean up the area where the pest management serviceman had sprayed. I told him that there could be immature cockroaches emerging from a hidden egg capsule. The film of dried-up toxicant could kill them, along with any new invasion of ants or other crawling insects.

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Latch Key Kids Gone Wild

By SY BLUM, Associate Editor Deerfield Beach, long just a blip on the map of South Florida and seldom shown even on the local weather maps, has recently received national exposure.

On the popular national news program, Today, CNN and others reported two horrendous events in recent months that have cast our normally tranquil city in a very bad light.

In the event that some of my readers are unaware several months ago, a dispute among a gang of teenagers, students at Deerfield Beach Middle School, resulted in one boy being doused with alcohol and set on fire. While he is slowly recovering, it is doubtful he will ever again be the person he was; physically or mentally.

More recently, and again at Deerfield Beach Middle School, an even more evil incident took place. An imprudent text message from a girl the perpetrator did not even know, so infuriated this 15year old boy that he set out to actually kill her! He deliberately put on steel-toed shoes, pedaled his bike three miles to the school and with the aid of his 13-year old girl friend, sought out the girl and proceeded to beat and stomp her almost to death. As a sign of the times, none of the student witnesses made any attempt to interfere! At this writing, after several weeks in a medically induced coma, the victim is very slowly recovering but

will undoubtedly suffer permanent brain damage as well as other handicaps.

While it is most unfortunate that these two atrocities occurred so close together and in our area, they, in no way, can be considered unusual.

Like it or not, that is the world children are living in today.

If you watch TV news like we do, you see variations of these crimes almost every night; only the names are different. Granted, all our local news emanates from Miami, long famous for its delightful climate and notorious for its astronomical crime rate.

As still another incident to prove my point is the actual, planned murder of an innocent teen age girl (in the Miami area) by her supposed friend. The “perp” in this case was also a teenage girl. The explanation given: unrequited love! She will have 25 years in jail to think about it and two families left to wonder how anything like this can occur and just what went wrong.

In addition is the tragedy of teen-age suicides brought on by malicious badgering or bullying by groups of students keying in on an innocent victim. Most times the reason for this criminal behavior is that the targeted teen simply does not “conform” to the life style of their peers.

Trying to trace the cause

for this ever-increasing juvenile violence is really not rocket science. As has been said many times before, school kids simply have too much unsupervised time on their hands and too little parental control.

Too many families have both parents working, so the kids are on their own after school. The economy being what it is, that is not likely to change any time soon.

What does have to change is for parents to pay more attention to their offspring whatever the cost in time and inconvenience. In so many cases that we know of, wellmeaning parents, whether they can really afford it or not, provide their kids with all sorts of electronic “toys.”

One reason for this, beyond the obvious one of salving their conscience because they are not there for them, ostensibly is to keep them busy and out of harm’s way.

Unfortunately, it does not work that way. Armed with lots of unsupervised free time and a Blackberry or similar, they have a ticket to create any mischief they want. Their choices are endless, and being kids, excitement is the name of the game.

Lest we forget; at that time of your life, you are “indestructible.”

How misguided this life style is, was shown in the case of the unfortunate victim of the stomping incident in Deerfield Beach. Now faced

with tremendous medical expenses, it turns out that the family does not even have health insurance, BUT, they provided the electronic means (Blackberry or whatever) for their daughter to get into deep trouble.

For the uninitiated among us, something called “texting” is both boon and bane for those who use it. It is extremely popular among young people, You can text (which means you use a miniature typewriter keyboard, part of sophisticated cell and Blackberry phones) anything that you have on your mind to someone with like equipment (which means, in today’s world, probably the majority of young people).

This translates into the ability to text things that you would never say verbally face to face to someone, as in the case of the unfortunate young lady who now lays in a rehabilitation center, which in all likelihood will be her home for the foreseeable future.

While most everyone who works with young people is aware of this situation, there is nothing on the horizon that even begins to address and fix the problem.

In fact, it is quite possible that the matter of unsupervised time for students may get worse; much worse.

The unprecedented economic situation that exists today, especially as it regards our schools, is forcing many institutions and school boards

to seriously consider eliminating some, and in many instances, all, after-school activities! This, of course, will result in even more unsupervised hours for our youth; greater opportunities to get into trouble.

Thus, in reality we are adding fuel to the fire, despite the fact that we spend more money on education than most of the free world. Something is wrong here because we languish in something like 22nd place from the top in this regard.

I am perfectly aware that the above problems are only the tip of the iceberg that is making the world that we seniors have lived through into something that no one can predict.

We must remind ourselves that the youth of today are destined to be the leaders of tomorrow. With the everincreasing violence among youth, our incomprehensible deficit, corruption in high places, senseless wars overseas, to say nothing about a very contentious health plan, many of us should feel fortunate that we have lived our lives as part of America’s Greatest Generation.

We can only pray that someone, somehow, finds the solution.

Putting people back to work in meaningful, productive ways, would be a great place to start.

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I’m Just Askin’

By LEN WITHAM

My wife is constantly trying to get me to exercise.

Up until I hit fifty, I was at the health club four times a week and played basketball Tuesday nights. Then I just got lazy and gave up just before we started dating.

She married me anyway.

I’ve finally developed my own exercise program to see if she’ll stop nagging me. Fat chance. But I’m just askin’ if you think it might work.

Upper Body Hoisting a drink, juggling your schedule, throwing down a beer, flipping the bird, slinging mud, pulling strings, hitting the nail on the head, bending the rules, wrestling with debt, splitting hairs, twisting someone’s arm, pushing your luck, grappling with bills, turning the tables, fighting old age, throwing a tantrum, pitching in, flipping channels, sticking your neck out, grabbing the bull by the horns, holding up traffic, pulling a fast one, tossing someone a bone, giving someone a lift.

Lower Body Carrying things too far, spinning

your wheels, climbing the walls, dodging creditors, running from responsibility, putting your foot in your mouth, kicking back, jogging your memory, jumping to conclusions, dragging your heels, running on empty, skipping a weighin, rolling with the punches, tripping over your own feet, running for office, flipping out, walking away from trouble, kicking your kids out of the house, hopping to it, stomping off in a huff, racing around doing errands, jumping on board.

Body Core Throwing your weight around, exercising your rights, bucking the system, passing the buck, pushing your luck, tossing in bed, turning the tables, wading through paperwork, balancing your checkbook, falling behind, twisting the truth, bouncing back, lifting your spirits, carrying your share, sitting up and taking notice, bending over backwards, carrying your weight, loading up your plate, stretching your budget, pushing someone’s buttons, breaking bread,

stretching the truth, turning over a new leaf.

Sorry I have to stop now.

My wife just threw me a dirty look. I can’t jump on her case, kick up a fuss or

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The Speed of Time

By BETTY SCHWARTZ, Assistant to the Editor Have you ever wondered why life seems to pass more quickly as you get older?

Each year seems to go by faster and faster. We have heard this being said many times, “The older you get, the faster time seems to fly.”

Then there is the saying, “Time flies when you are having fun.” But we all know that time flies whether we are having fun or not.

Is there such a thing as the speed of time? Is there another dimension of time that we don’t know about? I searched and searched and could not find any scientific evidence that there is any logical reason for time passing more quickly as we get older. Therefore, I have come to the conclusion that it is all in our perception of life.

It has been said that “time is perceived at different rates of speed depending on whether your mindset is primarily in the past, present or future tense.”

Children generally are future tense types. At that time of life there is so much to look forward to; the anticipation of holidays, birthdays, summer vacations and in addition their minds are set on the constant targets of age-related privileges, which can make each wait feel like an eternity.

Young adults live mainly in the future tense too. They anxiously look forward to that important promotion, finding the perfect wife or husband, being able to afford a fancier car or bigger house.

Even raising kids is on future time - making sure their children get into the best schools and having enough money saved for the right college.

Time moves more slowly during the first half of life because we spend it anticipating the next thing we want to achieve, rather than enjoying the here and now.

The swift passage of time doesn’t just happen with life events, because we can observe the same phenomenon in a shorter space of time. For instance, the first few days of your two week vacation seem long and leisurely, and the time goes slowly. But, the next thing you know, it’s almost over and you are heading home. When we started youthful new romances, time seemed like an eternity between those early telephone calls, but before you know it,

it’s your 20th anniversary.

Older folks tend to live in the past tense, recalling triumphs and tragedies from their younger years, often complaining about newfangled ways of doing things and lamenting the loss of the “good old days.”

The older we get, the more milestones we have to look back on and the further away they seem to recede.

So while sometimes the clock may seem to have stopped, the calendar always seems to race ahead. True, the good things are coursing away faster and faster into the past; but so are the not-so-good

things.

One solution I have discovered which seems to slow down the pace of life, is to take advantage of new and unique experiences. It seems that when we always go to the same places, and do the same things, we don’t make distinct memories and time seems to fly by. If we focus on our more positive memories and try to live more in the present it will lead to a more positive perception of the future - in other words use time wisely.

There is a quote from Albert Einstein that I always thought was very wise:

“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with

a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity”.

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“Come in and Discover why those who come to our Restaurant for the 1st time become our Regular Customers for Over 12 years.”

Rotelli

Tuesday Large Pizza Special

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EARLY BIRD SPECIAL

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Served Every Day from 3pm-6pm. No Coupon Necessary. Everyday Special.

Large Pizza $5.00 OFF $4.99 Lunch 1 Topping

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COUPON REQUIRED. 16” pizza with regular topping.

Not valid with other offers, discounts or prior purchases.

Good only at 3992 W. Hillsboro at Powerline Road, Deerfield Beach. $10 Min. for delivery.

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2 slices with one topping and large soda.

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Musical Talent in our Century Village

By MIRIAM LOURENSO On March 22, 2010 on a Monday evening in the Club House GPA Room, a crowd of people came to see the Show of The Zanzibar Singers and The Village Vagabond

Band. The performers are all Century Village residents.

The M. C. of the Zanzibar Sing-A-Long is Marie Hertzler. This musical group meets every Monday night,

Hawaiian hula dancer, Anne Helms

all year long in Music Room A at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Performing for this event were a great number of singers, too many to enumerate. Some sang in Spanish, Yiddish and Italian.

There was a wonderful lively band called The Village Vagabond Band, made up of Hazela Wainberg (with a melodica), Tom King (saxophone and clarinet), our trumpet player Ted Schneider, and guitarist Bert Gallo. Their drummer did not appear in this particular show. There were also two pianists â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nancy Bustard and Mimi Lourenso, three comedians, and Hawaiian hula dancer, Anne Helms sharing the program.

The program ended with the Band playing When the Saints Come Marching In. The enthusiastic audience

then started dancing Congastyle around the room, and then joined hands to sing God Bless America, sung and played by the Band, featuring

Ted on trumpet.

Marie Hertzler, our wonderful M. C. planned this entire program, and the audience had a great time!

L-R Bert Gallo, Mimi Lourenso, Ted Schnieder

The Village Vagabond Band

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A Song Has A Memory A song has a memory We remember when we were small, We sang “There were three little fishes” And other silly songs, we recall.

Behind Closed Doors

Remember Kate Smith With her song too?

We heard “God Bless America” And we sang along with you.

State of Being

My favorite songs during the war In 1941 and 1943 Were “Anchors Away My Boys” And “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree With Anyone Else But Me.” I swooned with Frank Sinatra “Full Moon and Empty Arms” When I was only ten, And oh the songs we sang One was called “Again, this

Couldn’t happen again.”

WE IN WE WE WE

Remember the songs High School Danced the Lindy Hop Hummed and knew the words to songs Never seemed to stop.

I’m on the outskirts, on the rim, In, out, part of what’s going on, Betwixt and between, Poised to remain, fixed to get

away, closed, distant, Comfortable, conflict free, Unencircled, unemcumbered,

Harnessed loosely, Seated at the door leading Into Barnes & Noble Starbucks

Coffee Café, Viewing everyone, listening To everything going on.

SWEET BLISS!

Remember Elvis Presley With his swinging guitar and all?

He moved with his gyrations “You’re Nothing But A Hound Dog,” He’d call.

Then I sang with Barbra Streisand “ People Needing People.”

Oh how we’d sing along.

And when you married You recall that special tune.

We walked down the aisle with “I Love You Truly” That was before the honeymoon.

Our song is “Till” “Till All The Seas Run Dry, Till Then I’ll Worship You” And when I hear it even now I still sigh and think of you.

But now we’re in a different world And of a different era.

The music is so strong and loud I cannot even hear ya.

A song has a memory A song has a soul.

I hum and sing The words of yesterday.,

- HOWARD ELLOWIS

There are twenty four doors in my condo.

Most doors are constantly closed.

I wonder what is happening behind them

to everyone living there.

Are they happy or sad, Are they loving or fearing each other, Or mostly fearing the arrival of the

GRIM REAPER, DEATH. Then, I think of my own door and know That it is not constantly open.

Courage suddenly descends upon me, I knock on everyone’s door. Come to a

party tonight, We will have drinks, good conversation,

Form lasting friendships, Nobody will from now on ever need be alone.

Remember, people who live behind closed

Doors in life, Will live behind closed doors in the

HEREAFTER (I think)

- DORY LEVISS

My Rocking Chair

Spring A renewal An awakening Whisper of the wind.

A promise A second chance, Turquoise sky.

A beginning, An ending, Marshmallow clouds.

A new love, Hope inspired, Lifting the spirit

- NANCY A. GUERETTE

But, I can’t sing Rock and Roll!!...

-SANDI LEHMAN

Of all the things I love

the best It’s my Rocking chair where

I come to rest I close my eyes and swing

And sway It makes me happy at

The end of the day

- GERT GOODMARK

THE POETRY READING

Dear Child

The room was crowded with so many words, so many ways for words to speak.

“Weep not my sweet child I shall forever embrace you My love shall not falter or wane You are forever woven in my soul.”

The walls were bombarded with words bouncing off in all directions, a verbal feast.

“When you joined us in this world At first, you cried at the unexpected Then your wonderful smile shone through As a beautiful beacon of light.”

Words, dressed for the occasion to sound their best, spit and polished for attestation.

“Do not despair or have fear I shall always be there for you No matter your age or circumstances My love for you shall be eternal.”

Each voice stepped up to the microphone, some scared, some sure, for the chance to be heard.

-GEORGE SHEVELOVE

Enslaved by desire or in a metaphor, each word coaxed to its breath of air.

Like shooting stars in the universe, words sprinkle magic dust on what they touch, A thundercloud, a quiet park, a moment’s love, a broken heart.

Without them, the ink will dry, the page empty, the voice a sigh.

- RONA SHEFLER

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Calling All Readers

By GLORIA SHOMER I’ve spent the last two months living as a tourist!

While I am very saddened by my neighbors going back to their summer homes, I am

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not unhappy that all of the famous South Florida attractions are less crowded; the restaurants are offering lower prices, there are smaller lines at the supermarkets and, best of all, shorter waits for our reserved books.

This week my daughter and I went to two zoos and for a long ride along Deerfield Beach. The first trip to visit the animals was to the Lion Country Safari. We like to go later in the day so that we can be the only car on the road. It never fails that we fall in love with a different species every time we visit.

Last week we were captivated by the Ostriches, the turkey buzzards and the pelicans. As graceful as those pelicans are when they are flying, when they land they hit the ground, still moving and tripping over their big klutzy feet. I-95 wasn’t crowded and we made it home after going around the grounds two times. Just think about it. This is an attraction that people from all over the state come to see. All we had to do was google the

directions and we were there in 35 minutes. After a lovely Earth Day movie (Oceans) we ate at my favorite restaurant, J. Marks. Next year on Earth Day they will be showing the adventures of three families of three species of cats, lions, cheetahs and jaguars. I can hardly wait.

On Friday we took a ride to Drehar Park Zoo in West Palm Beach. The landscaping was incredibly beautiful and although I’ve been to many beautiful Botanical gardens, I found the flowers and plantings and trees, so lovely and so well kept that they almost rivaled the beauty of the animals. We especially enjoyed the otters. The two newest babies, born December 23, 2009, were irresistible. Their names are Wyatt and Jessie, and they made eye contact with us, and of course we were enslaved.

It was good to come home Friday night. I was not tired at 11:00 so I picked up the latest Harlan Coben book (Caught).

At page 157, my sleeping pill kicked in and I had to put it down. I’ve been steadily

reading all of his books again, but reading Caught made it very clear to me why I consider him to be one of the best mystery writers around.

The first hundred pages introduced the victim. I really felt invested in this person.

And of course the rest of the novel just sucked me in. I also read Danielle Steel’s Big Girl.

I related to that story because I am always on a diet. After five children, I found myself a little too fluffy, and felt guilty not doing anything about it.

My husband begged me not to diet because he said he was afraid of me when I did.

I no longer work only Thursday afternoon. I now work Tuesday afternoon as well. We are in desperate need of volunteers who live here all year long. Our wonderful snowbirds leave us in the spring, and we are running very short of volunteers.

We are open from 9 – 3 Monday through Friday. Each day is broken up with shifts from 9 – 12 and 12 – 3. We would hate to have to shorten our hours or reduce the days that

we are open. We will welcome you with open arms, and you will probably find that you will look forward to working with us.

We are still purchasing the latest books straight off the Best Seller List. Our selection is bigger than ever, and you won’t have to wait as long for your name to be called.

Remember, $2 buys you an annual membership as a Friend of our Library. Your bonus for joining is a volume of your choice from any of our Sales shelves. You will also be entered in our monthly lottery drawing for the prize of yet another free book.

If you don’t see what you would like to read, there is a sign-up sheet near the front desk. Write your name and phone number down, and we will look into purchasing it for you. Of course you will be personally called when it becomes available.

This month our lottery winner is Hilda Schnell, please come in and pick up your free book.

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Cooke’s Look at Books

By RICHARD WILLIAM COOKE A monthly look at books of interest – new and, occasionally, not-so-new, fiction and nonfiction -- currently available at your public library, local bookstore or from online booksellers.

The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida

Edited by Kevin McCarthy, Pineapple Press, 512 Pages, $27.95 Over the past few decades, Florida has attracted millions of travelers who became either residents or frequent visitors. Many of those were writers who produced an avalanche of books. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Ernest Hemingway, Edward Albee are just a handful of the most well known.

For lovers of books, Florida and history, Kevin McCarthy, professor of English at the University of Florida, has put together, along with the help of essayists, a volume which will provide many hours of fascinating reading.

In order to keep the book at manageable size, authors included are those who have had at least two significant books published, who have lived in Florida, written specifically about the state and whose books were published after 1950.

The book divides the state into ten parts and proceeds along the main highways of each, including information about the origin of place names as well as a listing of further reading, both fiction and nonfiction, for each place.

The exhaustive index makes it possible for the reader to quickly look up an author, a place or a historic site and discover everything book-related or history-related to it.

For example, look up “Deerfield Beach” and you’ll

find that Susan B. Anthony, author of eight books and grandniece and namesake of the famous suffragist, was a resident. Charles B. Cory, a Deerfield Beach resident who died in 1921, was the author of Hunting and Fishing in Florida – considered an outdoor sportsman’s bible. He wrote about stalking deer and panther along the banks of the Hillsboro River, and was himself memorialized in the zoological name of the big cat: Felis concolor coryi. Fascinating stuff, indeed.

The Crash of 2008 And What It Means

By George Soros, Public Affairs, 258 Pages, $14.95, Paperback George Soros is one name that always appears on lists of “The Ten Richest Men in The World.”

Founder and chairman of the phenomenally-successful – and huge – Soros Fund Management Group, he is one of the world’s major philanthropists known for his network of foundations dedicated to supporting open societies.

To say he and his billons of dollars were unaffected by the global financial crisis would be sheer lunacy. In this book he writes, “I recognized (as the crisis was beginning to unfold) that the crisis was more severe than many were willing to accept, but even I never expected the financial system to actually break down and the global economy to collapse.”

Writing further he says the entire financial system experienced “cardiac arrest” – particularly when, on September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers was allowed to go into bankruptcy without proper

preparation. “The current breakdown is a relatively recent event whose full impact has not yet been felt…Recognizing this point is essential for understanding where we are and what policies we should follow.”

He believes that those who think the markets should be given “free reign” are under a dire misconception, a misconception that is “unsustainable.” In the book, Soros provides a detailed, superbly intelligent and nuanced review of the character and psychology of the markets and what needs to be done to turn them around.

This is not an easy-to-read, fast page-turning novel. It’s a challenging read but for anyone interested in the future health of the U.S. and the global economy, it will prove vastly rewarding.

The Three Weissmans of Westport

By Cathleen Schine, Farrar Straus Giroux, 292 Pages, $25.00 When Joseph Weissman divorced his wife, he was seventy-eight years old and she was seventy-five. He said the words, “irreconcilable differences,” and saw real confusion in his wife’s eyes.

“Irreconcilable differences?” she said. “Of course there are irreconcilable differences. What on earth does that have to do with divorce?”

Thus begins this charming, delightful – and frequently hilarious – new novel by Cathleen Schine, author of Love Letter, and The New Yorkers, among other novels.

The three Weissmans of Westport are; mother, Betty, cited above, and just dumped by her husband of forty-eight years, daughter Miranda,

a New York literary agent who finds herself suddenly entangled in a professional scandal seriously threatening her solvency and her business, and daughter Annie, a calm-headed, serious librarian who feels compelled to move in and keep an eye on her capricious, less level-headed mother and sister.

Mother Betty-- whose Joseph has opted for a late-inlife, newer model, Mary-- is evicted from her elegant New York apartment by her husband’s new mistress. Betty and her two daughters--both of whom just happen to have been thrust into despair and confusion by events in their own lives--decide to regroup and flee to a small, run-down Connecticut beach cottage owned by Betty’s cousin, Lou, a somewhat odd duck himself.

Dealing with new lives and economic hardships in the suburbs – as well as surprising new romances for the sisters – provides the basis for this tender novel bursting with humor and surprise and, best of all, characters who will stay alive in the reader’s head and heart for a long time.

The Man from Beijing

By Henning Mankell, Alfred A. Knopf, 366 Pages, 25.95 Henning Mankell may not be an author familiar to many Americans but he is easily the most prominent artist in Sweden after the film director Ingmar Bergman. Coincidentally, Mankell is married to one of Bergman’s daughters.

Best known as the author of a series of novels based on Detective Kurt Wallander – subject of a PBS series’ adaptation starring Ken-

neth Branagh -- Mandell has also written more than two dozen plays, children’s books and several additional adult novels. Translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson, this new thriller has already begun its climb up international best seller charts.

The book’s opening pages set the stage for a story filled with fear and foreboding – and will get every reader’s heart beating hard in anticipation of ghoulish things to come. It’s a frigid night in the woods outside the village of Hesjovallen. A lone wolf makes its way through the snowy forest. He pauses, looks around and sniffs the air. No people are about but smoke rises from chimneys.

There is not the slightest sound. But the wolf knows the familiar smell. It’s the smell of blood and comes from one of the houses at the far end of the hamlet.

The wolf happens upon a grisly scene. Nineteen adults and children of the tiny town have been horrifically and brutally massacred. The starving wolf begins to gnaw, greedily downing as much of the still-warm flesh as he can before he and the scattered bodies are discovered at daybreak, along with the grisly crime’s only clue, a red ribbon.

From present-day Hesjovallen the reader is whisked back to 19th century Guangzhou and Nevada, then forward to the highest echelons of power in 21st century Beijing, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Critics have rightly called this an “electrifying global thriller” from an author writing at the “height of his powers.”

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The Puzzler By: CHARLES K. PARNESS Reporter Survey.

Our community newspaper the Reporter, conducted a survey asking 200 residents about their participation in community affairs. The survey consisted of three questions: 1) Did you attend a COOCVE Board of Directors meeting this month?

One hundred and thirtyeight (138) residents answered yes.

2) Did you attend a Master Management meeting this month?

Forty-two (42) residents answered yes.

3) Did you attend both a COOCVE Board of Directors meeting and a Master Management meeting this month? Twenty-four (24) residents answered yes.

Your question is this: How many of the 200 residents did not attend either of these meetings this month?

The Solution to Puzzler can be found on page 70A.

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SUDOKU

There is really only one rule to Sudoku: Fill in the game board so that the numbers 1 through 9 occur exactly once in each row, column, and 3x3 box. The numbers can appear in any order and diagonals are not considered. Your initial game board will consist of several numbers that are already placed. Those numbers cannot be changed. Your goal is to fill in the empty squares following the simple rule above.

Sudoku doesn’t require any special math skills or calculations. It is a simple and fun game of logic -- all that’s needed is brains and concentration.

1. Fill the grid so that the numbers 1 through 9 appear in each row.

2. Fill the grid so that the numbers 1 through 9 appear in each column.

3. Fill the grid so that the numbers 1 through 9 appear in each 3x3 box.

4. A complete Sudoku puzzle contains the numbers 1 through 9 in every row, column, and 3x3 box.

Hint: Start with a square that only has three numbers missing.

Look at surrounding squares and grids to see which numbers you need to fill that 3x3 grid.

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CRYPTOGRAM

By CHARLES K PARNESS

By CHARLES K PARNESS

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Solution on page 68A

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A Snowbird Reviews

By JANICE ZAMSKY With the turmoil of packing up for the annual summer migration to the North, I have misplaced my notes for a couple of the shows (probably due to an over-zealous husband’s cleaning up my clutter.)

I’ll just have to rely on my ageing memory!

The post-season shows mainly have been much better than expected – to our pleasant surprise.

JAMES MICHAEL – MAN OF MANY FACES – April 3 Actor, singer, dancer, makeup artist – James Michael excels in all categories! This amazing performer transformed himself into famous characters from Broadway to historical figures, as well as impersonating females when he completely changes his voice.

He became Dickens’ pickpocket Fagin, Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Michael’s rendition of The Best of Times had the audience clapping to the rhythm of the music. Costumes and makeup were employed to change characters.

I will remember him for his outstanding talents as an impressionist, but also for a couple of useful makeup “tricks” that Michael gave to the ladies in the audience. He told the gals that he is able to change his characterizations so rapidly because he uses baby wipes (inexpensive) to speedily remove his makeup. Also, he urged the ladies to darken their eye brows with mascara, applied with a small brush.

This performance was about the best impressionist act that I’ve seen.

RICHARD WILLIAMS April 17 Opener Don Klein lived up to his billing as a harmonica virtuoso. Richard Williams, the headliner, did not disappoint the audience either!

Williams is multi-talented: keyboard artist, singer, and comedian. He certainly hit the right chord with his audience as he did justice to such favorites as Hava Nagilah, Sholem Aleichem, and If I were a Rich Man from Fiddler on the Roof.

His sentimental renditions included Because of You, It Had

to be You, I’ll be Seeing You in All the Old Familiar Places. It was another most pleasant evening of talented performers.

JIMMY CHAPEL April 24 Both the Opener and the Headliner provided another enjoyable post-season show.

Opener Susan Ashley wowed the audience with her jazz, blues and sentimental numbers. She opened her act with an energetic New York, New York, followed by a Peggy Lee number, All That Jazz, from Chicago. This personable, dynamic performer followed with Eddie Cantor’s Making Whoopee and Barbara Streisand’s Don’t Rain on My Parade.

The main act, Jimmy Chapel, was also dynamic and charismatic. He sang a variety of styles – You Put Music in My Life (Bobby Darin), Mack the Knife (Billy Eckstine), and Delilah (Tom Jones). He did some country music selections (Hoe-Down and Take the Night Train to Memphis,) as well as selections made famous by Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and Barry Manilow.

He even told jokes. Verdict: very versatile and accomplished performer.

DAVID MEULEMANS May 1 Jullian Russell and JJ (a husband and wife team) opened the show with tricks of magic and “comedy.” Their magic tricks were very much superior to his jokes. JJ added spice to their act with her bit of dancing – or rather, prancing.

This is another of the shows that I lost my notes for. I vividly recall, however, that David Meulmans was a great singer and that audience reaction to him was very positive.

He has both personality and a great voice!

LOU VILLANO- May 8 The opener, Bob Lawrence, a “humorist” and impressionist was just mediocre. His quips were almost completely “reruns” or risqué material.

If he would have stuck to completely doing impressions, I would have rated his act as “good.”

His credible imitations included Richard Nixon, Henry

Kissinger, George Burns, and Jack Nicholson. He also plays the ukulele and sings, but impressions are really his forté After a mediocre beginning to the evening, Lou Villano, the main act was a stellar performer! Aided by a pianist and a percussionist, Lou charmed his way into the audience’s hearts with his singing, a little dancing, and most of all, his vibrant personality!

Villano explained his theme of Luck, Love, and Romance for his evening’s act, and he didn’t disappoint! He opened with Luck Be a Lady Tonight (from Guys and Dolls), followed by I’ll Take Romance.

His tribute to Sammie Davis Jr., which included renditions of That Old Black Magic (outstanding), The Candy Man Can, Mr. Bojangles, and What Kind of Fool Am I, was great. What a talented showman extraordinaire.

My reviews will continue in the late Fall as I am now going up North; I can’t take your heat! Adieu, adios, until then.

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Movie Review June

By SANDRA PARNESS LEAP YEAR-A woman who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around, faces a major setback when bad weather threatens to derail her planned trip to Dublin. With the help of an innkeeper, however, her cross-country odyssey just might result in her getting engaged. Starring Amy Adams, John Lithgow. PG, 100 minutes. Playing Monday, June 7, 2010, 2 & 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 2 & 8 p.m.

NINE-Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother. Musical based on the hit Broadway show. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren.

PG-13, 118 minutes. Playing Thursday, June 10, 2010, 8 p.m., Friday, June 11, 2010, 8 p.m., Sunday, June 13, 2010, 8 p.m., Monday, June 14, 2010, 2 & 8 p.m.

MOTHERHOOD-There are no time-outs. In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter’s sixth birthday party has no idea of

the challenges she’s about to face in order to pull off the event. Starring Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards.

PG-13, 90 minutes. Playing Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 2 & 8 p.m., Thursday, June 17, 2010, 8 p.m., Friday, June 18, 2010, 8 p.m., Sunday, June 20, 2010, 8 p.m.

INVICTUS-His people needed a leader. He gave them a champion. Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land and enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Starring Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon. PG-13, 133 minutes.

Playing Monday, June 21, 2010, 2 & 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 2 & 8 p.m., Thursday, June 24, 2010, 8 p.m.

YOUNG VICTORIA-Love rules all. Dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. Starring Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend. PG, 105 minutes. Playing Friday, June 25, 2010, 8 p.m., Sunday, June 27, 2010, 8 p.m., Monday, June 28, 2010, 2 & 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 2 p.m.

AVATAR-Enter the World.

A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

Starring Sam Worthington, Signourney Weaver. PG-13, 162 minutes. Playing Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 8 p.m.

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Sudoku Solution: Cryptogram Solution: COMMON SENSE IS THE KNACK OF SEEING THINGS AS THEY ARE, AND DOING THINGS AS THEY OUGHT TO BE DONE. C. E. STOWE

Jumble Solution: 1) diamond 2) leotards 3) Florida 4) diorama Answer: “MAID OF ORLEANS”

2010 Area Chair and Vice Chair

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CVE Symphony Orchestra Guild

By MARION G. COHEN The end of the season has finally arrived, and the Guild is happy to report that we have had a good year. You have demonstrated your loyalty to the Orchestra by re-enrolling as members of the Orchestra Guild. You have attended our Open Meetings with musical entertainment; you have traveled to Miami on our Trip with a Difference.

You have subscribed to our show at the Florida Stage and dinner in Manalapan. You have joined us at the opera and ballet. You have attended our gala fashion show and

luncheon where Century Village Staff and residents have demonstrated their modeling skills.

As a result, we were able to present a check in the amount of $10,000 to the Orchestra to assist them in meeting their expenses for the year. These monies offset orchestral costs, such as musician fees, stage management, conductor, soloist and conductor compensations, printing and supplies, music stands, piano tuning, etc.

The orchestra has been able to recruit and maintain

exceptionally qualified musicians. To do this requires the payment of wages to approximately 60% of the orchestra members. The President of the Symphony Orchestra has repeatedly indicated his appreciation of the tireless efforts of the Guild on behalf of the Orchestra and has given recognition to the fact that members of the Guild have devoted many hours this past year in their fundraising efforts.

Next year we hope to get many new members. Membership is the backbone of our group, for without these loyal dues paying members we couldn’t accomplish our main goal – to support the orchestra.

You may be off vacationing now, but the work of the Board of the Guild has just begun. So at our Board Meetings, beginning in April 2010, plans were discussed for your musical pleasure in 2010 – 2011. And they were exciting!

They include opera, theater, ballet and fashion shows.

Our Trip with a Difference will take us to an area where cultural activities abound. As soon as we have committed

ourselves, the information will be relayed to you. As of now, we plan to have a mailing for our membership during the month of October.

So if you are not a member of the Guild now, won’t you join us by mailing your dues of $10 for single membership and $15 for family membership to Kitty Cole, 7 Oakridge

B. Remember – all paid up members receive a mailing of scheduled events. You have priority in joining our offerings before they are sold out!

We extend our wishes to all our friends for a good and restful summer. We’ll meet again in the Fall, fresh and vigorous, and ready to pursue our goals!

Puzzler Solution: Solution of PUZZLER The answer is forty-four (44) residents.

We have 138 attending a COOCVE BOD meeting and 42 attending a Master Management meeting, or a total of 180 residents attending meetings. If you subtract from this total (180) the number who attended both types of meetings (24), we have 180 minus 24 or 156 residents who attended one meeting or the other. Therefore, of the 200 residents who were asked, we subtract the number who attended one or the other of the meetings (156), and we have fortyfour who did not attend either meeting.

New Bus Procedure for the West Route (to Deerfield Mall, etc.)

Guaranteed Seats 1. At the Clubhouse, tickets will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis up to the seating capacity of the bus.

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When the bus arrives at the Clubhouse, residents with tickets will board.

The tickets will be collected as you enter the bus.

Note: This does not apply to the internal CVE bus system, only the external West Route.

• Mini Buses replace blue trolleys • Inside routes remain same • Express coaches run SHOW NIGHTS only � � from November through March

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CVE REPORTER

JUNE 2010

There are currently over 200 properties available in Century Village East, stop in today to discuss your real estate needs! There are no surprises and no minimum fees, when you are dealing with DUBMAN REAL ESTATE, INC. We are always on the competitive edge of the real estate business. If you are selling or buying property, our experienced team of multi-lingual realtors® take pride in bringing you our knowledge, values, and skills.

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GARDEN

1 BEDROOM 1 BATH

ELLESMERE D BEAUTIFUL LAMINATE WOOD FLOORS DURHAM Q MINT CONDITION, FURNISHED, WATER VIEW MARKHAM E FURNISHED, ALL TILE, ENC. PATIO, WATER VIEW DURHAM L ALL TILE, WATER VIEW, SCREEN PATIO VENTNOR E FURNISHED, FRESHLY PAINTED, ALL TILE TILFORD O FURNISHED, BRIGHT & AIRY, GARDEN VIEW VENTNOR J FURNISHED, ALL TILE, GARDEN VIEW DURHAM L GREAT LOCATION, WATER VIEW OAKRIDGE Q FURNISHED, UPDATED, GROUND FLOOR DURHAM L FURNISHED, SCREEN PATIO, WATER VIEW HARWOOD A FRESHLY CLEANED & PAINTED, WATER VIEW, SCREEN PATIO FARNHAM B CORNER, FURNISHED NICELY, ENC. PATIO, STEPS TO POOL

GARDEN

FARNHAM OAKRIDGE WESTBURY TILFORD OAKRIDGE FARNHAM MARKHAM FARNHAM MARKHAM NEWPORT UPMINSTER PRESCOTT PRESCOTT FARNHAM PRESCOTT MARKHAM

GARDEN

1 BEDROOM

1.5 BATH

P FURNISHED, NEWER A/C & APPLIANCES, ENC. PATIO T CORNER, SCREEN PATIO, ROLL-UPS, GARDEN VIEW B FURNISHED, WALK TO PLAZA & POOL, GARDEN VIEW A FURNISHED, UPDATED KITCHEN, BATHS & PATIO, WATER VIEW T ALL TILE, MOVE IN CONDITION, GARDEN VIEW M FURNISHED, GARDEN VIEW, CENTRAL LOCATION K CORNER, REMODELED, LAMINATE WOOD & TILE FLOORS F FURNISHED, LAMINATE WOOD & TILE FLOORS, ENC. PATIO R FURNISHED, BRIGHT & CLEAN, GARDEN VIEW A CORNER, GROUND FLOOR, ENC. PATIO, GARDEN VIEW M CORNER, BRIGHT & AIRY, STEPS TO POOL, ENC. PATIO M REMODELED, NEW ENCLOSED PATIO, WATER VIEW G ALL TILE, SCREEN PATIO, WATER VIEW L CORNER, LIFT IN BLDG., NEWER A/C, FLOORING REMOVED D CORNER, REMODELED KITCHEN, ENC. PATIO, GARDEN VIEW F FURNISHED, UPDATED KITCHEN, GARDEN VIEW, ENC. PATIO

2 BEDROOM

DURHAM P WESTBURY D RICHMOND B MARKHAM I DURHAM S PRESCOTT G DURHAM F NEWPORT J DURHAM T TILFORD V WESTBURY C DURHAM S

1.5 BATH

GREAT LOCATION, UPDATED, WOOD LAMINATE FLOORS CORNER, WALK TO POOL & PLAZA, GARDEN VIEW UPDATED KITCHEN, GARDEN VIEW, STEPS TO POOL & TENNIS FURNISHED, GREAT LOCATION, STEPS TO POOL TOTALLY REMODELED, OPEN KITCHEN, 2 FULL BATHS FURNISHED, WATER VIEW, SCREEN PATIO CORNER, FURNISHED, RENTABLE BLDG. WATER VIEW FURNISHED, ENC. PATIO, GARDEN VIEW, STEPS TO POOL CORNER, LAMINATE & TILE FLOORS, STEPS TO POOL TOTALLY RENOVATED, WATER VIEW, 2 FULL BATHS CORNER, WALK TO PLAZA & POOL CORNER, GREAT LOCATION WALK TO POOL & CLUBHOUSE

$33,000 $29,000 $39,000 $39,000 $40,000 $35,000 $44,900 $29,500 $32,500 $34,500 $29,000 $45,000

$32,000 $39,900 $32,500 $49,500 $39,700 $35,000 $42,000 $48,900 $44,900 $47,900 $59,900 $50,000 $36,500 $39,900 $39,900 $58,900

$52,500 $42,000 $48,900 $43,000 $94,500 $52,000 $75,000 $50,000 $53,000 $89,900 $53,900 $55,000

OTHER AVAILABLE PROPERTIES FOR YOUR INTEREST BOCA BARWOOD CONDO LOVELY 2 BEDROOM 2 BATH, FURNISHED, TOP FLOOR, STEPS TO POOL $79,999 DISCOVERY POINT TOWN HOUSE DEERFIELD BEACH 2 BEDROOM 3 BATH WITH LOFT, WATER VIEW SCREEN PATIO, 1 CAR GARAGE $185,000 DEAUVILLE TERRACE CO-OP POMPANO BEACH 1 BEDROOM 1 BATH UNFURNISHED, STEPS TO POOL $39,900 RENTALS GARDEN APARTMENTS

NEWPORT K MARKHAM I MARKHAM M

1 BEDROOM 1/1.5 BATH FURNISHED – ANNUAL 1 BEDROOM 1/1.5 BATH FURNISHED – ANNUAL 1 BEDROOM 1 BATH FURNISHED – ANNUAL

$800.00 PER MONTH $800.00 PER MONTH $675.00 PER MONTH

PRESCOTT O UPMINSTER L LYNDHURST C

HI-RISE

DURHAM DURHAM

SPECTACULAR WATER VIEW, CARPET, ENC. PATIO FURNISHED, GROUND FLOOR, GARDEN VIEW CORNER, TRUE 2/2, TOTALLY REMODELED, NEW KITCHEN & BATH

1 BEDROOM

HI-RISE

NEWPORT NEWPORT WESTBURY CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE FARNHAM NEWPORT NEWPORT SWANSEA OAKRIDGE

A A

1 BATH

GROUND FLOOR, TERRA COTTA TILE FLOOR, ENCLOSED PATIO LAMINATE FLOORS, FURNISHED, SCREEN PATIO, WATER VIEW

1 BEDROOM

U N H E A N U S A A

1.5 BATH

BEAUTIFUL WATER VIEW, SCREEN PATIO FURNISHED, WATER & PRESERVE VIEW FOR SCREEN PATIO ENC. PATIO, WATER VIEW, WALK TO POOL & PLAZA, FURNISHED FURNISHED, WATER VIEW, ENC. PATIO TILE WALLS & FLOOR FURNISHED, OPEN KITCHEN, UPDATED, ENC. PATIO FURNISHED, SPECTACULAR WATER VIEW, ALL TILE FURNISHED, ENC. PATIO WITH A/C, WATER VIEW REMODELED KITCHEN, NEW ENC. PATIO, WATER VIEW FURNISHED, WALK TO POOL & PLAZA, GREAT LOCATION FURNISHED, ENC. PATIO, WATER VIEW, NEW A/C

HI-RISE 2 BEDROOM 1.5 BATH ELLSEMERE HARWOOD ELLESMERE HARWOOD GRANTHAM NEWPORT ASHBY

NEWPORT GRANTHAM WESTBURY CAMBRIDGE

LUXURY

VENTNOR FARNHAM KESWICK VENTNOR FARNHAM VENTNOR RICHMOND LYNDHURST VENTNOR VENTNOR

B E B E F U C S F F F

FURNISHED, NEEDS UPDATING, SCREEN PATIO, GOLF VIEW SCREEN PATIO, BEAUTIFUL WATER VIEW ALL TILE, ENC. PATIO, GOLF VIEW, FURNISHED SPECTACULAR WATER VIEW, TILE & CARPET FURNISHED, STEPS TO POOL & CLUBHOUSE, SCREEN PATIO UPDATED BATH WITH SHOWER STALL, LAMINATE FLOORS WATER VIEW, ENC. PATIO, 2 FULL BATHS, CARPET & TILE TOTALLY REMODELED, NEW KITCHEN, BATHS & CROWN MOLDING CENTRALLY LOCATED, NEW COUNTER TOPS, TILED PATIO UPDATED KITCHEN, WOOD LAMINATE FLOORS, WATER VIEW ENC. PATIO, SPECTACULAR WATER VIEW, WALK TO CLUBHOUSE

2 BEDROOM

2 BATH

G FURNISHED, GOLF VIEW, ENC. PATIO, STEPS TO POOL O CORNER, FURNISHED, ENC. PATIO, WATER VIEW, NEW A/C C FURNISHED, GOLF VIEW, ENC. PATIO, STEPS TO CLUBHOUSE G FURNISHED, GOLF VIEW, ENC. PATIO O FURNISHED, MOVE IN CONDITION, STEPS TO CLUBHOUSE G CHARMING, HURRICANE SHUTTERS ON ALL WINDOWS C CARPET & TILE, ENC. PATIO, WALK TO PLAZA & POOL I GREAT LOCATION, ALL TILE, STEPS TO CLUBHOUSE G FRESHLY PAINTED & CLEANED, GOLF VIEW, ENC. PATIO G IN NEED OF TLC, GOLF VIEW

PRESCOTT PRESCOTT UPMINSTER DURHAM DURHAM FARNHAM FARNHAM DURHAM DURHAM OAKRIDGE PRESCOTT DURHAM LYNDHURST DURHAM

O O C F F B P O O I J F M O

2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM

1/1.5 BATH FURNISHED – ANNUAL 1/1.5 BATH FURNISHED – SEASONAL 1/1.5 BATH FURNISHED – SEASONAL 1/1.5 BATH FURNISHED – ANNUAL 1/1.5 BATH FURNISHED – SEASONAL 1/1.5 BATH FURNISHED – ANNUAL 1/1.5 BATH FURNISHED – ANNUAL 1 BATH FURNISHED – ANNUAL 1 BATH FURNISHED – ANNUAL 1/1.5 BATH FURNISHED – SEASONAL 1/1.5 BATH UNFURNISHED – ANNUAL 1 BATH FURNISHED – ANNUAL 1/1.5 BATH FURNISHED – SEASONAL 1/1.5 BATH FURNISHED – SEASONAL

$72,000 $59,900 $94,900 $39,900 $38,900 $35,000 $49,999 $57,900 $63,000 $61,500 $67,900 $35,000 $49,900 $59,900 $54,900 $49,900 $52,900 $52,900 $61,500 $58,900 $65,000 $79,000 $95,000 $93,000 $84,500 $72,500

$72,000 $119,900 $77,408 $65,000 $89,900 $62,500 $95,000 $142,000 $85,000 $66,900

$900.00 PER MONTH $1,800.00 PER MONTH $1,750.00 PER MONTH $900.00 PER MONTH $1,400.00 PER MONTH $900.00 PER MONTH $625.00 PER MONTH $700.00 PER MONTH $1,200.00 PER MONTH $1,550.00 PER MONTH $995.00 PER MONTH $625.00 PER MONTH $1,500.00 PER MONTH $1,550.00 PER MONTH