Pompano! March 2016 Edition

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MARCH 2016

Meet the Soroptimists

WOMEN HELPING WOMEN AND HAVING FUN ALL THE WHILE

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Pompano!

Our time in the sun

March 2016

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Can’t stop smiling

Michelle Hays, President of Soroptimist International of Pompano Beach gives us her hippie-chick. The theme of this year’s Soroptimist fundraiser in March is spring fling with the mo-towners playing classic of the sixties.

Photographed by Debra Todd.

28 Meet the Soroptomists

Women helpting women and having a fun all the while—that’s what these ladies are all about. From local youth to women in far off lands, these ladies leave their mark.

34 Where Y’at?

If you are a lover of all things Cajun—and by all things we mostly mean food and music, then the Craw Debauchery is where you want to be.

38 Florida Highwaymen

Nine of the famed artists known as the famed Florida Highwaymen are scheduled to appear and show their work at the SampleMcDougald House .

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News and happenings from around the city and beyond: inventive yoga options, bacon and bourbon festival, Pompano Beach High School car show, the lyrics lab and some free pancakes.

It’s easy to go overboard when teaching novice fishermen—keep it simple for a good time.

We do everything we can to get our kids ready to face the world. But are we doing the right things. With college acceptances flooding our inboxes, are our kids ready to go off to college on their own.

Can they even do a load of laundry?

A humorous take on election frenzy.

There’s lots to be happy about in Pompano Beach: A Jersey shore reunion, Art Pop Kinetic, the Nautical Flea Market, Little River Band at The Amp and more.

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Couch— Magic Couch A few months ago we bought a new couch. It’s a giant sectional. At first, I was just over the moon to have some new furniture. Our old sofa and love seat had seen better days. But then, something magical happened. Drawn by the comfort and extra space of the new couch, my teenage children emerged from their bedrooms and joined my husband Richard and me in the family room. Sometimes we all would be doing our own thing— reading, playing games, etc. But sometimes, when we all can agree, we actually watch the same movie or TV show together.

I know that people think it is long-winded talks, vacations and reunions that bring a family closer together. And those things certainly do help. But our simple sectional has done the trick for us. There is ample room for all four of us to recline. Yes, I have a family who prefers to be horizontal.

When your children are little, everyone with older teenagers tells you that your kids will pull away from you during those years and that it’s a natural part of growing up. But when you are cutting someone’s grapes in half, it’s nearly impossible to imagine that same human as an independent person. Yet, that’s where I am now. My kids are teenagers and as such, they are immersed in their own world.

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WHERE The Heart of The Gourmet, 816 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach WHEN Weekdays, call to confirm TIME 2-7pm PRICE $25 For more information, call 754-222-8071.

Two wrongs that make it right BOURBON AND BACON

The second Annual Delray Beach Bacon & Bourbon Fest scheduled for March 18-19, 2016 celebrates the most loved food in the universe—bacon. The festival also shines a loving light on the quintessential American liquor, bourbon. The two-day event features four-course bacon and bourbon dining experiences, over 80 bacon inspired menu items, a Sunday brunch, great live music and a collection of over 40 bourbons and whiskeys available for tasting. If bourbon is not your thing, there will be wines and beer too. Enjoy a Pappy Van Winkle tasting where the distiller’s

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WHERE Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave. WHEN March 18-19, 2016 TIME 12pm PRICE $25.00 - $75.00 For more information, call 561-243-7922

Taste of Cuba Festival 2016

Miami is known world-wide for its authentic Cuban cuisine.

Infusing recipes, spices, and techniques with Spanish, Caribbean, and African flavor, Cuban food is a culinary amalgam of soul comfort food.

A draw for Miami tourists and locals alike, are the smells and flavors of traditional dishes from arroz con pollo to boliche.

At the Taste of Cuba Festival, restaurants and food vendors will share small bites of their favorite dishes. Festival goers can snack on their favorite Cuban dishes, washed down with a mojito, while moving to the sounds of Cuban beat. The aroma of the food alone will be an experience, but some of the most talented artists from Miami will perform at the event. Stop on by with the whole family and enjoy dominos, live performances and kiosks full of Cuban goods and fare.

WHERE 2200 E. Fourth Ave., Hialeah WHEN Saturday, March 26, 12pm – Sunday, March 27, 11:30pm PRICE Free

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South Florida is a haven for the health-conscious and athletically inclined. There isn’t really any activity you can’t do—with the exception of snow skiing, but Florida has water-skiing, so who needs it? But all that availability can make one a little jaded. When you’ve done and can do everything, it all starts to lose its novelty. So if you’re a yogi whose practice has gotten a little stale or you live to enjoy stand-up paddle boarding but want to shake things up, try these unique yoga classes in Pompano Beach.

Take a class ​​​with Colette, the yoga professional at Marriott Pompano Beach Resort and Spa (and our cover model), on​the beautiful Marriott Ocean Terrace​. E​njoy ​fresh breezes and the calming effect of beach and ocean ​views as Colette leads you through ​a unique ​one-hour class where you'll learn how to intelligently move into and out of each circulation-stimulating posture and each musclelengthening stretch in a way that addresses the habitual patterns and area of tightness in your body and opens them up. You'll come away from her class feeling noticeably more aligned and balanced with an increased range of movement.

Colette's sound bites sprinkled throughout class promise to leave you inspired.

WHERE 1200 N. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Terrace, second floor outside​(inside if weather requires)​ WHEN Fridays at 9am and Saturdays at 11am PRICE Non-resort guests $15 per class​​(includes valet parking.)​ ​Complimentary for resort guests​. Mats, straps, blocks and towels are provided for all attendees. For more information, or to register for a class​(required for nonresort guests)​, call Sispa at 954-944-9528​.​

Colette's same great classes can also be found at Namaste Yoga Salon, a friendly, no-ego yoga studio in the heart of Pompano Beach. Her classes are 75 minutes and will nourish you both physically and mentally.

WHERE 421 S. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach WHEN Tuesdays at 6pm and Saturdays at 9am PRICE Individual class $15; 10 class package $99

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For more information, call 954-785-6333.

For information on private, individualized yoga instruction, send an email to info@seekbalanceyoga.com.

Paddle board yoga is here with a challenging solution to your athletic boredom. Yoga and stand up paddle boarding both engage all those little balancing muscles, and doing yoga on a stand-up paddle board is the ultimate challenge. It is also unmatched in peaceful meditation as you finally find your balance and drift lazily, bobbing up and down on the gentle waves, existing completely in the moment.

On a paddle board on the ocean, there’s no cell phone, no computer to distract you, and that’s good, because if you let your focus drift, it won’t be pretty.

WHERE Ocean Om at The Oar House 200 E. McNab Road Pompano Beach WHEN Every Friday at 9am PRICE $30 including a board and paddle, or $15 if you have your own board and paddle.

Advance registration is required For more information: call 954-453-7376, or email info@oceanom.com.

PompanoPICKS Start your Engines Show off your classic car on March 12 at Pompano Beach High School. The students are putting on a car show to benefit the International Children’s Surgical Foundation, whose mission is to provide free, corrective cleft palette surgeries in thirdworld countries. There will be food, games, music and more for the whole family to enjoy.

The Honorable Lamar Fisher, Mayor of the City of Pompano Beach; Ric Green, President/CEO Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce; Major John Hale, BSO Police Chief of Pompano Beach; and Jay Ghanem, of Auto Tech and Body will judge the cars.

WHERE Pompano Beach High School WHEN March 12 TIME 11am-4pm PRICE Free for spectators, $15 for car registration For more information, contact PBHScarshow@gmail.com

PIECE OF THE PANCAKE

On March 8, 2016, pancake lovers nationwide will flock to their local IHOP restaurant to enjoy one free short stack of pancakes in celebration of National Pancake Day. IHOP restaurants will give away millions of pancakes and ask guests to make a voluntary donation for their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Shriners Hospital for Children and other local charities.

National Pancake Day has raised $20 million for local charities. Last year, IHOP served 6.6 million free pancakes— which would have created a stack nearly 19 miles high— and raised $3.5 million for children’s charities.

Get to your local IHOP restaurant on March 8, from 7am-7pm to claim your free pancakes and to support your community.

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GRAB A DECK CHECK OUT THE POMPANO BEACH DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB It all started in 1952 when a few curious souls learned how to play duplicate bridge. Over the years, the club grew and now even has its own building. This complex card-game keeps your mind sharp and is a great reason to get together with friends on a regular basis that doesn’t involve eating and drinking.

Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are known to be avid bridge players and those two seem pretty together.

The club offers opportunities for beginners and advanced players such as lessons and supervised play. For a complete list of lessons and game opportunities visit pompanobridge. com or call 954-943-1733. The club is located at 180 S.W. Sixth St., Pompano Beach.

CHARLIE DANIELS BAND AND MARSHALL TUCKER BAND

WHERE The Amp (Pompano Beach Amphitheatre) WHEN Friday, March 11 TIME 7:15pm | Doors: 6pm PRICE $48-$78

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For a full list of shows, visit theamppompano.org or call 954-519-5500. Service and credit card charges may apply.

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Bring your latest rhymes, poems, songs, lyrics and beats to share in the intimate space with the host Ian Caven and accompanied by live music with Doug Carter on keys and Anthony Carter on drums.

Share your latest work, or just have a coffee and a cocktail while enjoying the performance. The atmosphere plays hosts to creative types alike, whether you get on stage to perform or not is completely up to you.

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POMPANO BEACH GREEN MARKET Located in downtown Pompano Beach, this outdoor market is a favorite for locals. Vendors sell fruits, vegetables, seafood, coffee and packaged gourmet foods. Open seasonally on Saturdays only, late October-April. Saturdays, 8am-1pm, across from City Hall Pompano Beach. 100 N.E. First St., 954-782-3015 (Call before going; market schedules may change.)

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Proam Dance Studio offers one free dance class for all new dancers who are curious enough to try on their dance pants. So try something new, and if you don’t fall in love with it, there is no obligation.

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Why Fish?

Josiah reeling up his first chicken rig full of snapper.

BY RJ BOYLE

SOMETIMES SIMPLE AND FUN IS BETTER THAN BIG AND COMPLICATED As a lifetime angler, I can tell you that us hardcore fishermen have a tendency to overdo it and truly miss the boat when it comes to showing novice anglers a great time. Most of us can get caught up in targeting the size of the fish we want to catch just so we can prove to ourselves and others just how good we are.

It also seems as if some guys and gals go fishing just to catch a fish for that picture to post on Facebook and Instagram. It's natural to be competitive, but lets get real here and not forget the reason why we fish in the first place.

For most, the first fishing experience you had was probably with a friend or family member and you caught a lot of smaller fish. I caught catfish in a

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canal. The fact that I could hook fish rather quickly on hot dogs or cheese kept my interest. I would sit for hours getting sunburned but having a blast. You may have fished in shallow water on the reef or in the backyard on your dock. The pure joy of catching a fish was immeasurable as you felt the tug of a fish on the line. Once you caught one fish, you naturally wanted to return the bait to the water quickly so you could experience that tug all over again.

After thousands of fishing trips on the ocean with paying customers, it is not hard to see that most inexperienced children and adults actually have more fun catching bait or driving the boat than they do fishing for a trophy. The excitement of bent rods and

the reeling in of a fish coupled with the images of a fish coming up from the depths has everybody glued to the rail with excitement.

This simple excitement is what it all starts with. This drama is what ignites passion in a person that can last a lifetime. Without providing this adventure, not only have you failed as a captain but you have lost the opportunity to easily please your family or guests. My daughter Elli has caught huge swordfish with me over the years. One of the first trips we took together, she caught a 300 pound swordfish. I truly thought that she loved the experience —so I continued to take her along. After several swordfishing trips and catching fish up to 600 pounds, she finally said to me “Dad, can we do some other kind of fishing, this is boring.” The comment hit me square in the face. I thought—really? Nobody gets to see this stuff and you want to do something else?

I thought about her comments for a while. The fishing was slow so I reeled up the big rods and took her to 50 feet of water.

I rigged a spinning rod with a chicken rig (a rig with three separated hooks and a lead at the bottom). All we did was cut small pieces of squid and bait the hooks. I showed her how to hold the rod and let the line out. She was finally able to actually hold the fishing rod and feel the bite from a fish.

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source: census.gov (2011) Over the next few hours she cranked up grunts, trigger fish, squirrel fish, snapper and jacks none of which was over two pounds. She had the time of her life as did I watching her smile and laugh as she pulled each fish from the bottom. After that day it all made sense to me.

Think about the people onboard your vessel. What would make them happy? Make sure to spend some time bottom fishing, bait fishing or going for the sure thing when it comes to entertaining your guests. I have seen many wonderful things on the ocean and they have affected my life greatly. One boring trip aboard your boat may cost someone a lifetime of enjoyment. This person may choose golf or tennis as a sport but their true gift may be in fishing. Open the door for others as their fishing future may rest in your hands.

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Leap Year IS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR READY FOR COLLEGE?

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We all know the importance of preparing for college.

You took steps to guide your child through high school.

Ensuring that they met with a guidance counselor to have an academic schedule that would provide them with the best college opportunities. You encouraged extracurricular and volunteer activities to be the well rounded student colleges desire. You aided your child researching colleges and preparing for college entrance tests. You may be breathing a sigh of relief now that college acceptances have come through. However, there are many things we need to prepare our kids for aside from getting into college. College freshman need life skills. They need to manage the academic demands and life demands of eating healthily, budgeting money and managing time and relationships. While college can be a huge transition for kids, there are things you can do to help them make the adjustment.

DR. JILL SELBACH

Budget

Talk to your child about budgeting money and have them create a spending plan prior to leaving for school. Your child needs to know that there is not an endless supply of money and there is a need for financial discipline. Give them methods to track and prioritize spending. Allow them to pay their own bills. Many parents pay studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bills electronically. This is not teaching them the life skills they need to be developing at this stage. The skills they learn now develop into financial patterns in life.

Roomates

Coping with roommates is another issue to discuss with your new college student. Advise them set ground rules with their roommate that are comfortable for all.

Address sharing items, coming in late, guests and how to address issues before they become intolerable.

Structure

College students need to make choices about structuring time.

Keeping a consistent time for waking, exercising, working, studying between classes, balancing social time and sleeping time are important to help your child develop. For many college students, creating this structure for themselves is difficult. It is the first time in their lives that they have to do this themselves.

Mundane chores that they may not be accustomed to doing, like laundry or cooking simple meals for themselves take time and need to be done. It is helpful to get them in a routine of doing these things prior to leaving home.

Emotional and mental health

The emotional stress of being away from home and managing day to day self-care as well as going to classes can be overwhelming. In a 2010 study on more than 200,000 freshmen at four-year colleges, more students rated themselves as below average in emotional health than ever before. In 2012, the American College Health Association compiled an assessment of undergraduates and 30 percent reported that stress had caused a negative impact on their studies. This is the stage in life where many mental health issues emerge. It is important to address symptoms of anxiety or depression prior to leaving for college.

The taboo topics

We want to arm our kids with the tools to be successful.

Don’t avoid speaking about things that present serious issues for college students. The excessive use of alcohol and binge drinking is a major problem on college campuses. According to a national survey, almost 60 percent of college students ages 18–22 drank alcohol in the past month, and almost two out of three of them engaged in binge drinking during that same time frame. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Approximately 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related injuries, including motor-vehicle crashes. Close to 696,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking and about 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 report experiencing alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.

Safe sex and sexually transmitted diseases is something about which every college student should be knowledgeable.

Help is available

It is also important for your college student to know where to obtain help or guidance at school. They should know where the student counseling services are located and how to access services as well as where to go for academic help.

The transition to college can be stressful and difficult even for the most successful student. Frequently we focus on the academic pieces and fail to prepare our children in these other important life areas. If you feel you need more specific tools for your college student an individualized plan can be devised tailored to your child’s needs.

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The Last Hurrah (I wish)

BY JAMES TERLIZZI

Having followed the presidential election campaign for what seems like eternity, I have concluded that it is my civic duty to speak out, particularly since a myriad of my readers have begged me to do so. (Many thanks to both of them) While some of the candidates have offered a few viable ideas, none have come up with the real solutions to solve America’s problems. I have. I offer them to any candidate with the wisdom to appreciate my genius. Here goes: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: Lower the minimum wage to 50-cents per hour. All of the illegals currently here will leave.

To protect our southern border, do the following: Instead of building a wall, excavate a moat along the entire length of the border, then dig a canal from the Everglades to the moat to get the water to fill it. Next, dump python treats into the water. (They are available in 50-pound bags from Pet Supermarket.) The treats will attract the Burmese pythons, which will eat anyone entering the moat and, at the same time, solve Florida’s snake problem. (I told you it was genius.)

TAXES: Order every person in the country to send in $100.

That’s it. This money will fund the military. All other government

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agencies will be dissolved, since all they do is create problems anyway, with two exceptions: MEDICARE: Pass the Kevorkian Act. This will mandate that any citizen who needs medical service costing more than $99 will be euthanized.

The bodies will then be dumped into the moat to be eaten by the pythons, which by then will be starving, having scared off all interlopers.

SOCIAL SECURITY: Raise the minimum age to begin receiving benefits to 106. This will ensure that only three people per year become eligible.

The only exception will be for anyone who writes a column for this magazine.

TERRORISM: Recruit 100 young women who are prone to PMS and give them Navy Seal training.

At the appropriate time of the month, unleash them on ISIS, with the proviso that each will receive a five-pound box of Godiva chocolates at the end of the mission. They should annihilate the terrorists in less than a day.

As for the candidates, I have devised some catchy slogans for those still in the race at this writing, which they should feel free to use without payment, in alphabetical order: JEB BUSH: (With apologies to the coffee company.) “White House. Good to the last Bush.”

BEN CARSON: “ This country needs a doctor.”

CHRIS CHRISTIE: “ I will build a bridge between both parties— and keep it open.”

HILLARY CLINTON: “Elect me. What difference does it make?”

TED CRUZ: “If you snooze, you lose. Elect Cruz.”

Carly Fiorina: “ In the White House I will wear the pants—not a pants suit.”

JOHN KASICH: “ My O My O My O, How I Want to Leave Ohio.”

MARTIN O’MALLEY: Who? MARCO RUBIO: “ Elect Rubio, The Other Guy From Florida. “ BERNIE SANDERS: “Vote for me. Get everything free.”

DONALD TRUMP: “ Vote for the rich man, he’ll steal less.”

I will close with my favorite quote by Mark Twain: “ Politicians are like diapers. They should be changed often, and for the same reason.”

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Meet a group of women who are doing wonderful things to transform the lives of women and girls everywhere – posing as bobby-soxers, modeling outrageous fashions and all.

THE Soroptimists

BY PAM EUSTON

Michelle Hays, President of Soroptomist International of Pompano Beach Photo by Debra Todd

f you’re a Soroptimist, no cause is too minor, no piece of clothing too humble, so as to not bring out the creative, the daring, the bobby soxer, or the rummage fashionista in each member.

During this year’s Lighthouse Point Keeper Days Parade, for example, held Feb. 6, members dressed as “bobby soxers” for a float designed and constructed by the Exchange Club of Pompano Beach to resemble a retro diner. The costumes for the all-woman club consisted of white shirts and pink scarves, hamburger tray in tow, to resemble those iconic images of the female waitresses from the bygone era.

In January, the club held a rummage sale at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church on Sample Road, with money raised going to “Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls,” which provides scholarships for women who have returned to college and targets girls in secondary school who face obstacles to their future success.

During the rummage sale, featuring the Sweet Repeat Boutique, several

members created an outfit to model at the club’s “Lighthouse Point Wannabe Top Models” party held at a member’s home. “We started this about two years ago and have seen some extremely outlandish and totally tasteless ensembles hit the runway,” says Soroptimist President Michelle Hays. “The winner is selected by our panel of judges and is crowned with an equally garish and tacky crown complete with a scepter.” Among the one-of-a-kind items donated this year was a Madonna-style sequined brassiere shirt. Last year, Hays recalls, one member modeled a wetsuit accessorized with Jimmy Choo shoes.

It’s all in fun – and for good causes. Globally, Soroptimist is a volunteer movement that works to transform the lives of women and girls. The Pompano Beach club members are among 80,000 club members in 132 countries and territories who work at a local, national and international level to educate, empower and enable opportunities for women and girls.

“Our projects take place all over the world and focus on issues such as violence against women, safe sanitation, displacement, education, leadership … anything that affects the lives of women and girls,” says Hays.

The name Soroptimist was coined from the Latin soror, meaning sister, and optima, meaning best. Soroptimist is perhaps best interpreted as “the best for women.” From the founding of the first Soroptimist club in Oakland, Calif., in 1921, through to the present day where more than 3,000 clubs are flourishing throughout the world, Soroptimists have continued to strive to achieve “the best for women” in every sphere of their lives.

Human rights for all, global peace and international goodwill, advancing women’s potential, integrity and democratic decision making, volunteering, diversity and friendship, are among the group’s goals.

Local inspiration

The Pompano Beach club was founded in 1981 when 18 women came together to start Soroptimist International of Pompano Beach. Spearheading the group was Judi Gilbert, founding president and owner of Executive Type and Press, who had been

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“Our projects take place all over the world and focus on issues such as violence against women, safe sanitation, displacement, education, leadership … anything that affects the lives of women and girls,”

approached by a member of the Fort Lauderdale club to start the group.

Because Rotary, Kiwanis, and the Exchange Club were exclusive to men in 1981, Rotary International suggested starting a Soroptimist club to provide an avenue for the emerging population of women business owners and executives.

The structure of Soroptimist was mirrored after that of Rotary.

The group met at the now-gone Howard Johnson’s on the corner of Atlantic Boulevard and Federal Highway for breakfast once a week.

Within a few years their meetings took place at various locations.

“Many of the women were already community leaders and were involved in service on behalf of their respective careers,” Hays recalls.

“Soroptimist brought that incredible energy into focus with support from the fellowship that defines Soroptimist.”

—MICHELLE HAYS The group’s first fundraisers were Spaghetti Westerns held at the old Elks Club on Federal Highway. Woodhouse of Pompano Beach was the main recipient of the funds raised through these events.

For several years the group held Casino Night at Cap’s Place on the Intracoastal Waterway, an appropriate venue, since Cap operated a gambling joint during Prohibition in the 1920s.

The club began taking part in the Pompano Beach Seafood Festival by serving rum drinks, first at Fish City, and later within the main arena at the event. The club also held a “Drink Off ” LEFT Accepting their award for the Keeper Days float 2011 RIGHT Field trip to the Hillsboro Lighthouse

contest with 13 entries, to determine the “Club Drink” to sell. “Several ‘judges’ had to be driven home that night,” Hays jokes.

Fellowship was a big focus for the Pompano Beach club in the early years, and it continues to this day. Club members entered the Elks Club Chili Cook-Off four times and were the chili champions three of those four years. Other activities include planting trees on Pompano Beach and along Federal Highway and a “Taste of Soroptimist” event at a member’s home, in which each member brings a favorite dish to share, along with the recipe.

“At our annual ‘retreat’ in June we meet at a local hotel for a Friday night dinner, where the new officers take over and on Saturday morning, meet to plan the upcoming year. Back then, the retreats were held out of town and this was the highlight of the year,” Hays recalls. The first five presidents were: Judi Gilbert, Linda Lundstrom Walker, Gail Nelson, Kay Kami and Jodi Hall, who served as president twice.

Officers for 2015-2016 are President Michelle Hays, Vice President Natoshia Melvin, Recording Secretary Becky Lysengen, Corresponding Secretary Linda Jean Long and Treasurer Teri Kovacs.

Many causes

Hand in hand with the fun are the good causes the women’s efforts support. “We are involved in many local events that raise money for a variety of causes and are continuing this fellowship 35 years later. Each year we participate in ‘Relay for Life’ which raises money to fight breast cancer. This is a cause near and dear to us since several members are breast cancer survivors and sadly, several members lost their battle with the disease,” says Hays.

During the Pompano Beach Seafood Festival each April, the group sponsors a booth that sells Unknown, Jodi Hall, Linda Lundstrom/Walker, Unknown, Judy Safewright, Unknown, plant trees at the beach, 1985. #4 Elk’s Club Chili Cook Off Camps -1988 Bill Hackett, Jodi Hall, Linda Lundstrom/Walker, Ann Kellough, Judy Safewright Supporting Woodhouse - 1985 Rita Bolton, Linda Lundstrom/Walker, Marilyn Tragger Founding President/Vice President 1981 Linda Lundstrom/Walker, Judi Gilbert #7 Retreat Entertainment 1989 Back: Judi Gilbert, Irene Zalensky, Guest, Marsha Trivino, Unknown, Front: Jodi Hall, Linda Lundstrom/Walker, Ann Cramer, Nancy, Elyse Burgess

BELOW Casino Night 2012 RIGHT Marcia Crismond at the environmental fair, 2011

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rum runners, with tip money supporting several charities for children. “We serve the best rum runners at the festival so come see for your self in just a few months,” Hays says.

Other causes include “Live the Dream” and Violet Richardson awards to area recipients in March or April at a reception held at Galuppi’s attended by winners and their family members.

The Violet Richardson awards consist of two $500 cash awards given to high school students between the ages of 14 and 17. They recognize young women who through their volunteer efforts make the community a better place.

“It is truly inspiring to see these wonderful ideas from such young women,” Hays says. Applications are available on line at the Soroptimist International website. The deadline for applications is Dec. 1 of the calendar year.

The “Live Your Dream” awards consist of three $1,500 scholarships to women who have the primary financial responsibility for supporting themselves and their families. They attend, or have been accepted, to an undergraduate degree or vocational skills program and are in financial need and are highly motivated to achieve their educational and career goals. The application process is similar to the Violet Richardson Awards. In addition to these local awards, one of the “Live Your Dream” winners is selected to participate in

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Soroptimist regional and national competitions which can result in additional monetary awards.

“We also support Stepping Stones, which is a part of House of Hope and provides services to adults having substance abuse disorders, as well as those who suffer from a co-occurring disorder, regardless of age, race, religion, national origin, disability, gender, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status,” notes Hays. “No one is denied services based solely on a lack of funds.”

A residential treatment center for women, Stepping Stones has grown from an original population of eight to a capacity of 42 women. Services include group and individual therapy, psychiatric services, psychological services, medical services, medication, HIV/Hepatitis C screening and 12-step meetings.

The Fort Lauderdale Independence Training and Education (FLITE) Center is another non-profit supported by the Pompano chapter. In April 2001, the Broward Child Welfare Initiative, a group of hundreds of business leaders, educators, government leaders, social service providers and private citizens, committed to helping reform the foster care system and came together at the state of Florida’s request to meet the challenge of building a better system. “They recognized that the system could not cure its problems by itself. The Community Foundation of Broward and the United Way of Broward County commissioned a strategic planning effort in the fall of 2003 to develop a systemic approach to providing foster care youth with a support system that would help them become productive adults,” Hays says.

At any given time, approximately 600 youth between the age of 18 and 23 have exited the foster care system in Broward County and another 120 youth that are getting prepared for their transition out on their own. “While they may be considered legal adults, many of them haven’t fully developed the life skills they’ll need to function successfully in the adult world,” Hays says. “This is why The FLITE Center was created as a resource to connect these young adults with the

full range of assistance that is available in our community.”

The Soroptimists also send a check each year to The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund to send one girl to school for a year. “We became aware of this program through the Pompano Beach Rotary Club,” Hays says. This fund was started in 1992 by Steve Dudenhoefer who owned a successful landscaping business in South Florida. In 1990, he decided to visit Guatemala to discover why many of his employees, Mayans from Guatemala, had immigrated to the U.S. to work and sent every penny they earned back home.

He met people who lived on a dollar a day, children without schools, mothers without vital medicine for their babies. Deeply affected by this experience, he returned home, sold his businesses and started Asociacion Ak’Tenamit in 1982 with the help of local village leaders. Today the Asociacion Ak’Tenamit is run entirely by the Q’eqchi people, and Dudenhoefer remains involved as chief technical adviser, assisting managers and the board but concentrating on fundraising and networking.

The same year as Akj’Tenamit was founded, Dudenhoefer’s friends and family founded The Guatemalan Tomorrow Fund to create a mechanism for raising funds for the project. In 2007 enrollment had risen to 350 students. Of the 25 graduates, half are girls. By 2009 enrollment had risen to nearly 500 students, including 219 girls.

In March the club holds its annual fundraiser for Woodhouse, Inc., a residential treatment facility in Pompano Beach for adults born with profound intellectual abilities and extreme physical disabilities. This year’s the event, with the theme “Spring Fling,” will be held March 5 at the Westin Fort Lauderdale, 400

The Pompano Beach club of the Soroptimists consists of 53 members. Its one-hour business meeting takes place at 5:30pm the second Wednesday of each month at the Lighthouse Point Yacht Club. For more information or to attend a meeting, contact Dana Aliaga at 954-830-0800.

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The Motowners, a band that pays tribute to the Motown sound as well as songs from other eras, will provide the evening’s entertainment. “This is a fun event and we have a big silent auction and Chinese auction, raffle off case of wine and have a 50/50 raffle. Last year we went retro, and dressed as hippies, punk rockers, disco queens and had an army of women dressed in poodle skirts,” Hays says.

But whether they are pouring rum runners, donning poodle skirts or parading through the streets, the goals of the Soroptimists are serious concerns.

“We are committed to a world where women and girls together achieve their individual and collective potential, and have an equal voice in creating strong and peaceful communities worldwide,” Hays says. “Our mission is to inspire action and create opportunities to transform the lives of women and girls through a global network of members and international partnership. No matter where you may travel throughout the world, there is a Soroptimist chapter committed to these ideals.”

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Everyone will be speaking, humming, and eating the experience of New Orleans during the

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CrawDebauchery Food & Music Festival founder Don Mathews doesn’t just want you to attend his festival in April, featuring the tastes, culture and music of New Orleans. He wants you to imbibe in it.

For that reason, everyone should listen up: Zydeco is a musical style that evolved in southwest Louisiana by French Creole speakers, blending blues, rhythm and blues.

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What they all have in common is their involvement in the third annual CrawDebauchery Food & Music Festival, to take place April 2-3, at the Pompano Beach Amphitheater Field.

If you’re not entranced by the music, flavors and culture of New Orleans by the end of it, you weren’t paying attention. Because, as the name implies, if you allow yourself, you will debauch, overstuff, shamelessly get your fill of, be over the moon with, and totally imbibe, until you are pleasantly saturated with everything authentic to the Big Easy. F’sho.

“I started going home after Katrina and thought it would be great to share the culture, lifestyle and music with the people here,” remembers Matthews, a 20-year Fort Lauderdale resident who hails from New Orleans and who founded the festival.

“Anyone who goes to New Orleans finds it magical and unique – you get involved in the music and food and every aspect of the life there. I wanted to bring as much of it here as possible.”

With a career spent booking acts in entertainment venues, Matthews said he thought the entertainment would be a big part of the festival’s details but was surprised to discover “it’s actually a small part.” The bigger picture, he says, is finding “very efficient people who are attentive to detail and committed to being authentic.”

He adds, “I was always a music fan and the New Orleans in me knows what’s good. Part of my drive is to expose people to the passion of the real culture, rather than offer something that’s manufactured. New Orleans is a blend of influences—French,

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Spanish, Cajun, Creole—we throw everything into a pot, blend cultures and styles, to make a unique mixture for people attending the festival. We don’t try to block out different cultures but take the best of everything.”

This year’s event will feature a Gumbo Rumble, similar to a chili cook-off, challenging people to enter their unique versions of the famous New Orleans stew. Matthews is also inspired to introduce the concept of the Krewes, those private societies that run the Mardi Gras and hold special parties and balls. “We will have a Krewe competition, as far as best booth, and we will also select a king and queen, similar to what they do for Mardi Gras,” he says. Cajun/Zydeco dancers also will perform and will give dance lessons at the festival.

Headlining the event is Galactic, one of the most famous bands in New Orleans, Matthews notes. Also performing is Raw Oyster Cult, whose founding members are members of The Radiators, a famous New Orleans band. “When people come to the festival who have never heard of the bands they say these are the best musicians they’ve ever seen. These bands are royalty in New Orleans,” Matthews says.

And what is a New Orleans event without authentic food?

Festival food and beverage director Danny Stasi, better known as “Chef Staz,” founding chef and owner of Shuck ‘N Dive in Fort Lauderdale, notes that the diversity of dishes in New Orleans, consisting of every food group, from deep water to oceans to shallows to plains; African, Spanish, and Native American, will be a main highlight.

“The idea is to use ingredients from the soil in which you live,” he says. To that end, the festival, in which eight to 10 local restaurants will participate, will offer traditional dishes such as gumbo and jambalaya, with a goal of presenting all of Louisiana in terms of palate. For the event, two tons of crawfish will be flown in, he says, adding, “Louisiana is a mecca for crawfish.”

“We had over two thousand people show up at our first festival and then we increased attendance last year by quite a bit,” says Matthews. “That was the motivator to create a two-day event.

We’re confident CrawDebauchery 2016 will be our best yet.”

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THE Florida HIGHWAYMEN It’s difficult for anyone to make it as painter. Now imagine being African-American in 1950s Florida and trying to earn a living as an artist. But a group of painters who would later become known as the Florida Highwaymen did not give up. As no galleries would show their works, the artists sold their paintings out of the trunks of their cars on the roadside to passing tourists—and so their group became aptly named—The Florida Highwaymen. For years this group of artists were largely unknown in the high-brow art world. While their movement may not have the same cache as impressionism or cubism, for Floridians, it’s as if we have our very own Hudson River Valley School— a group of inspired artists preserving our state’s natural beauty with every stroke.

Artist James Gibson with guests, Dan and Doreen Christiansen at a recent Highwaymen Art Show at the Sample-McDougald House.

The landscapes depicted by the Highwaymen are quintessential Florida scenes— scrubby palmettos, sunsets, beach scenes and of course royal poincianas in all their glory. The colors are vivid—orange sunsets, impossibly green trees and clouds layered with pinks and purples—capturing a visceral beauty unique to Florida. The men (and women) used oil paints and often painted on Upson board as opposed to canvas. They framed their works with crown moldings to reduce costs. They worked quickly —the more they could paint, the more they could sell. The group painted during the 1950s to the 1980s Currently, many of the artist have passed or moved on to other ventures, but a few are still active and creating visions of our vast Florida landscape for new generations to enjoy.

The March show at the SampleMcDougald House will feature the works of nine Highwaymen.

Curtis Arnett was inspired to paint at an

early age and attributes most of his success to his mentor Hezekiah Baker. His paintings grew from scenes of palm trees and rivers to seascapes and depictions of Florida’s interior. His later works stand out from other Highwaymen’s landscapes because he used acrylics, a water-soluble paint that dries more quickly than oils. He is best known for his works centering on cypress trees, swamp scenes and hammocks. He plays with reflections in the water, with both shape and color. His work is dreamy and serene, evoking a calm peacefulness.

James Gibson

is one of the most active Highwayman painters and perhaps the most successful. Always a snappy dresser, he claims the key to his success is to “respect people, don’t give up, and put god first. “Everything else,” he says, “will fall into place.” After creating the background of his landscapes, he paints in the dark colors; the brighter colors go on top, making the artwork come alive. His early frames were made from crown molding. Later, he purchased frames that weren’t selling. He selects simple frames that don’t detract from his paintings. He visualizes the frame and the painting working together.

Harold Newton, Pine Tree with Clouds, c. 1980, oil on Masonite, 16 x 20”

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Doretha Hair Truesdell was

there from the very beginning. Truesdell is one of the two original Highwaymen women.

Her husband was one of the founders. Before his tragic death, her late husband, Alfred Hair painted under the ghost name “Freddy” for a year because he was told that his own signature cheapened the art. The paintings under the name “Freddy” are a collaboration of husband and wife, with Doretha painting some of the basic elements like the skies and backgrounds and Hair adding the details like trees, shadows, birds and people.

She also painted alongside her brother, Carnell Smith. Doretha has yet to be named as Highwayman, or rather, Highwaywoman.

John Maynor

is talented in so many ways. He paints portraits as well as landscapes and he renders signs for advertising. His paintings are distinguished by the texture in his trees, which he builds up with a palette knife. He likes to paint fiery skies and his waterways shine by giving them a coat of linseed oil. When asked how he knows when he’s created a good painting, he replies that he knows it when it sells.

Roy McLendon is known for his

Roy McLendon, Untitled, date unknown, oil on Masonite, 24 x 36” Willie Daniels, Untitled, c. 2000, oil, 12x16”

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Willie Daniels’

paintings are technically skilled and emotionally strong. He grew up watching his neighbors Harold Newton and Roy McLendon paint. He began by painting several works at one time, trying to create as many as he could like Alfred Hair and Livingston Roberts. He used Upson board like the other painters and later began working on Masonite, wood and canvas.

His oaks are gnarly, his oceans inviting and his colors vivid. When he is at his best, his approach is impressionistic. His works seem to be created with ease, as if painting literally flows from his hand. His night scenes are dreamy and mysterious, evoking an interior landscape of the mind. Occasionally, he places small figures in his compositions, but the power of his work is in his feeling for the land.

narrative landscapes that depict the daily life of his neighbors. His subject matter is perhaps the most diverse of all the Highwaymen. Unlike most of the other painters in the group, Roy is comfortable including people in his scenes. He paints traditional Highwaymen landscapes such as ocean scenes and swaying palm trees. But he also paints still lifes, houses, figures and animals, suggesting a narrative—laundry dries on a clothesline, women work in the yard, and a mother and child walk down a dirt road to go fishing. .

Willie Reagan

was born in Lake Park, Palm Beach County, to a citrus contractor and a housewife. He had one brother and nine sisters.

The family moved to Gifford, the African American section of Vero Beach, when he was 5 years old.

In high school he developed an interest in art and woodworking. His formal art education in college was traditional. He learned about form and composition, the color wheel and good design.

These days, Willie sells primarily to snowbirds.

They always seem to want the same subject matter: the Florida landscape. When he paints a scene he likes, he often paints it again. He does not consider the second or third painting in the series to be an original even though it is painted individually.

Charles Walker,

perhaps more than any other Highwayman, carefully studies the landscape as part of his creative process. Charles is not, nor has he ever been, a fast painter. Walker taught himself to paint and never stops his educational process. He says his “mind is always open to learning.” He studies the work of other artists to become a better painter, and he recognizes that the natural environment can be a teacher. There is an oak tree in a park that he has studied for years. He often paints it with different animals in and around it. Charles understands that everything is always changing, and he mourns the loss of Florida’s wilderness. Photographs help him depict his subject matter in a realistic fashion. He uses natural colors in an effort to duplicate nature. Sometimes he sketches and sometimes he works directly on the canvas. It often takes a month and a half to finish one work.

Al Black

says he’s been talking all his life and his stories reflect the continuous contests he has with those in power over him. He readily explains with pride, “I know how to talk with white people.

See, I was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. I know what to say out of my mouth.” He was taught that if he didn’t speak correctly in the presence of whites, he might get lynched. He’d seen people get

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killed for mouthing off, and his mother taught him how to speak carefully in order to stay safe. No matter what the Highway Patrol called him when they stopped him on the road, his response was always “yes sir.” At the young age of 15, he left home to labor in the fields with the migrant workers after his black supervisor told his mother he’d take care of him.

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