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Steam billows from the Sugar Cane Cooperative’s mill in November, where sugar cane is processed in Belle Glade. Sugar cane harvesting equipment works the fields in the foreground. For generations, Florida’s sugar cane farmers have legally set
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fire to their fields prior to harvest. But a 2015 study funded by the U.S. Education Department concluded that nearby residents who are frequently exposed to large burns experience a greater amount of respiratory distress..
Sugar field burning plagues poor western communities with soot exposed to large burns experience a greater amount of “respiratory distress.” The PAHOKEE — For residents of the Glades, Environmental Protection Agency has said a string of poor, predominantly African residents are exposed to hazardous air polAmerican rural towns dotting the southern lutants on par with some urban areas. shore of Lake Okeechobee, the beginning But an analysis last year by the American of the annual sugar cane harvest in October Lung Association and data compiled by means the arrival of “black snow.” the Florida Department of Environmental “You’d hate to come down here when Protection both concluded that air quality it’s snowing,” said Kaniyah Patterson, an in Palm Beach County was up to code. asthmatic 12-year-old who lives with her A class-action lawsuit filed in June against mother and grandmother in a housing nearly a dozen sugar companies in the region project surrounded by several large sugar – which leads the nation in sugar production cane fields in Palm Beach County’s western – claims the burns reduce property values community of Pahokee. and compromise air quality with toxic car“That black stuff irritates me,” Kaniyah cinogens. The two other states where sugar said, sighing. “Sometimes I can’t is grown are Texas and Louisiana. breathe.” In Florida, 75 percent of sugar is The “snow” is an airborne grown in the Glades region of byproduct of the disputed Palm Beach County. The rest is practice of burning sugar fields harvested in the adjacent counties before harvests. Kaniyah says it of Hendry, Glades and Martin. “stuffs up” her nose and stains Patrick Ferguson, who is leadher clothes. At times, she says, ing an anti-burn campaign for the the poor air quality makes it difSierra Club, called the matter a lopficult to keep up with her friends sided “environmental justice issue” when playing outside. that disproportionately affects For generations, Florida’s poor communities of color. sugar cane farmers have legally U.S. Sugar, one of the compaset fire to their fields prior to the nies listed in the lawsuit, stands harvest, leaving only the cane, a by the practice of burning. It practice that reduces transportacontends that its methods are tion costs because they ship the safe, closely monitored and cane without the surrounding highly regulated, and that the AP Photo/Ellis Rua vegetation. overall well-being of its workers In this Nov. 4, 2019 photo, Kina Phillips holds her 5-year-old grandson Jamal In the Glades community alone, Tillman, at their home in South Bay. Phillips says Florida’s annual sugar cane and the greater community is home to more than 40,000 peoburning season is difficult for Tillman, whose immune system suffers and asthma ple, cane growers burned more SUGAR CANE BURNING / PAGE 10 worsens during burns. By ELLIS RUA The Associated Press
than 1.5 million acres of sugar cane between 2008 and 2018 – a land mass about the size of Delaware – according to state data. In several major sugar-producing countries such as Brazil, the practice is being phased out due to health concerns. The fires can produce sooty plumes of smoke that hover over the surrounding communities and dust the area with burnt flakes of plant matter. Research in Florida on the potential health consequences of sugar cane burning has produced conflicting results: A 2015 study funded by the U.S. Education Department concludes that residents of areas such as the Glades that are frequently
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Mandel Public Library Wellington Tennis to host free concert Center invites public The public is invited to enjoy to free Tennis Fun Day a free classical concert performance from the award-winning Con Brio String Quartet at the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach Sunday, Jan. 5. The concert takes place in the library’s third floor auditorium from 2 to 3 p.m. The talented musical group is comprised of graduates from Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music, who have won multiple prizes and performed all over the world. For a complete schedule of January events at the library, go online to wpbcitylibrary.org. The Mandel Public Library is at 411 Clematis St. in downtown West Palm Beach.
Tennis anyone? The public is invited to come out for “Tennis Fun Day” at the Wellington Tennis Center, 3100 Lyons Rd., Saturday, Jan. 11 from noon to 2 p.m. The free event will include games, drills and fun. Attendees will be able to experience Wellington’s new Net Generation Youth Tennis Program, designed for young tennis players of all skill levels. Children will be grouped in divisions by age. Participants should dress in appropriate athletic attire including tennis shoes and bring adequate hydration and
sunscreen. Attendees are also asked to bring their own tennis racquets. For more information, call (561) 791-4775.
branch. Special prizes will be awarded. Children may play solo or pair up with a friend. To register your child for the event, call the library at (561) 790-6030. The library is at 500 Civic Center Way in Royal Palm Beach.
Royal Palm library’s scavenger hunt full of challenges, fun Okeeheelee Park A new year means new offers opportunity to adventures at the Royal Palm Beach branch library! photograph raptors Children 8 years and older are invited to come out to the library and take part in a free and fun Library Scavenger Hunt that takes place Tuesday, Jan. 14 beginning at 4 p.m. Participants will have to answer clues and there will be book trivia, riddles and challenges placed throughout the
Calling all nature photographers! The Friends of Okeeheelee Nature Center will host Raptor Day – designed for nature photographers – Saturday, Jan. 18 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Okeeheelee Nature Center in Okeeheelee Park. Several species of birds of prey will be on display in an outdoor setting, and every effort will be made to place the animals in optimal lighting with attractive backgrounds. The rehabilitated raptors will be on tree branch perches and photographers are free to photograph at their own pace. A naturalist will be stationed alongside each bird to provide information and answer questions. To reserve your spot, call the nature center at (561) 233-1400. Cost is $25 each for a 90-minute photography session with the birds. Time slots are limited to ensure all participants have ample time and space to photograph the birds. Proceeds from this fundraising event will benefit the programs and exhibits at the nature center. Okeeheelee Nature Center is inside Okeeheelee Park, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd., west of West Palm Beach.
Two-day boating safety course to be held in Lake Park
Need to brush up on your boating skills? The Palm Beach Sail and Power Squadron and America’s Boating Club will host a two-day boating safety course Saturday, Jan. 18 and Sunday, Jan. 19. The course will cover safety and emergency procedures,
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5th Annual Impact Awards Celebration to be held Jan. 21
Impact the Palm Beaches will host its 5th Annual Impact Awards Celebration Tuesday, Jan. 21 at Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach. During the event, Impact the Palm Beaches will award its high impact grants to nonprofit organizations in Palm Beach County. The 2019 Impact Grant Presentation is an exciting evening during which three finalists will present their request for funding to the members. After a vote is taken, the awards will be distributed. At least one winner will receive a $100,000 Impact Grant and semi-finalists will receive a Merit Grant. The three finalists will be announced in early January. Impact the Palm Beaches members and guests will enjoy cocktails beginning at 6 p.m. before the awards presentation in the Oxbridge auditorium. Admission is free for members, $20 for nonmembers. Oxbridge Academy is at 3151 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach. Since 2015, Impact the Palm Beaches has awarded $511,000 in grants. For more information, go online to ImpactPalmBeachs.org.
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure offers fun for the entire family
The 29th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure will take place 7 to 11 a.m. along the downtown West Palm Beach waterfront Saturday, Jan. 25. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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This event, however, has grown to be much more than just a 5K – it’s fun for the whole family. The Kids Zone will feature animal exhibits and activities from the Palm Beach Zoo, Busch Wildlife and Loggerhead Marinelife Center. There will also be a plasma ball demonstration courtesy of the South Florida Science Center. Other activities include a slime center, pink flamingo crafts, a fun run obstacle course and much more. Children ages 5 and under are invited to participate in the Tots Run for the Cure at 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Flagler Drive and Evernia Street. Children ages 6-12 may participate in the Kids Run for the Cure that takes place at 10:45 a.m. in the same location. Seventy-five percent of net proceeds from the race will remain in the local community to provide breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment. Twenty-five percent will support the Susan G. Komen Research and Training Grants program, which funds
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groundbreaking breast cancer research awards as well as educational and scientific programs. The race takes place at the Meyer Amphitheatre, 105 Evernia St. in downtown West Palm Beach. Registration start at $35 for adults and survivors, $10 for youth under 18. Fees increase by $5 on race day. To register, or for more information about the event’s schedule, go online to komenflorida.org/race.
Wellington’s Father Daughter Dance to be held Jan. 25
Fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers and all blends of families are invited to participate in Wellington’s Annual Father Daughter Dance to be held Saturday, Jan. 25. It will be a night of memories and delight designed for daughters ages 5 to 14. The dance includes dinner, dessert, dancing, games, photos and more. Each couple will receive keepsakes to cherish the memories of this fun evening. The theme for the dance is
“A Night Under the Big Top.” The event takes place at Village Park Gymnasium, 11700 Pierson Rd., from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets are on sale through Jan. 23 or until they are sold out. Tickets may be purchased at the Village Park Gymnasium and the Wellington Community Center, 12150 Forest Hill Blvd. Cost is $50 per resident couple and $62.50 per non-resident couple. Additional tickets may be purchased for $20 per resident and $25 per non-resident. For more information, call (561) 753-2484.
Fellowship. Hunt will answer questions from best-selling author Lee Woodruff about her career and her advocacy regarding women’s health. She won a “Best Actress” Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in “As Good As It Gets.” For her role as Jamie Buchman in “Mad About You,” Hunt garnered four Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. and tickets are $375 each. For more information, or to request an invitation, call H.O.W. Executive Director Jennifer McGrath at (561) 406-2109 or email jennifer@ howflorida.org.
Actress Helen Hunt to headline H.O.W. luncheon
Crystal Visions to perform Fleetwood Mac tribute concert
Television and film star Helen Hunt will be the celebrity speaker for the 19th Annual Time is of the Essence Luncheon to be held Monday, Jan. 27 at The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach. The luncheon is hosted by H.O.W. (Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper), which raises money to support research in ovarian cancer through the Jacquie Liggett Research
If you’re a fan of Fleetwood Mac, you won’t want to miss this free concert when Crystal Visions performs Friday, Jan. 31 at the Village of Royal Palm Beach’s beautiful Commons Park. The Food Truck Invasion will
also be on site. The fun begins at 5 p.m. and runs until 9:30 p.m. Attendees may bring pets that are on leashes. Commons Park is at 11600 Poinciana Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach.
Royal Palm’s Mayor’s Golf Tournament to be held Feb. 1 The Village of Royal Palm Beach is set to host its annual Mayor’s Golf Tournament Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Village Golf Club. The scramble format will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Cost for the event is $100 per player and includes cart and green fees, a 50/50 raffle, prizes, longest drive contest, closest to the pin contest and a barbecue lunch. Golfers are required to preregister at the Royal Palm Beach Rec. Center at 100 Sweet Bay Ln. Tee sponsorships are also available. For more information, call (561) 790-5124. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Village of Royal Palm Beach scholarship fund.
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FEMA awards Wellington nearly $1.9 million in grants for Hurricane Irma
The Village of Wellington has announced that FEMA will reimburse the village $1,892,200 for efforts related to the collection, reduction and disposal of debris between Sept. 18 and Oct. 17, 2017 due to Hurricane Irma. During that time, Wellington workers and contractors gathered and hauled away 168,602 cubic yards of vegetative debris for landfill disposal. This included removing damaged tree limbs and stumps from roads and public property that were determined to pose a threat to public health and safety. The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved a total of $4,276,104 for the State of Florida to help communities defray the costs of cleaning up after Hurricane Irma.
Impact the Palm Beaches celebrates fifth anniversary
Impact the Palm Beaches celebrated its fifth anniversary Nov. 5 with a reception and lively program at the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin County. Nearly 50 members and guests attended. Those who attended were
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From left, Lauren Scirotto, Renée Layman and Ungria Castillo at the recent gathering that celebrated five years of Impact the Palm Beaches at the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin County.
able to engage with previous Impact the Palm Beaches grant recipients and learn more about the ways Impact funding has helped create positive change in our community. Guests heard from Renée Layman, president and CEO of the Center for Child Counseling. As the 2018 $100,000 grant recipient, Center for Child Counseling created positions for on-site therapists in two local elementary schools in atrisk communities who provide mental health services to students and training to teachers
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Wycliffe unveils $18.2 million clubhouse renovation Wycliffe Golf & Country Club in Wellington recently unveiled its brand new $18.2 million renovation project to its membership – and just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. The club served more than
1,000 meals and showcased the new spaces, including the new bar and lobby lounge called The Cliffe and its formal restaurant, Flavours. The project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget with full engagement from the membership along the way. An updated spa and fitness center, ballroom, driving range and short game area, as well as an outdoor pavilion, were all revealed earlier in the year. “We embarked on this construction journey in May 2018 with a rolling renovation style project,” said Rob Martin, general manager and COO of Wycliffe. “The phasing and construction schedule was extremely complex, but well executed by our operational team to deliver high quality member service.” According to Doug Lipman, past president and current treasurer of the board of directors, the improvement plan was a win-win for everyone. “With financing at historical lows, we were able to provide a financing plan for our members that will have little to no impact on current payments,” he said. “Our great team of community volunteers partnered with professionals to give us a new look that exceeded our expectations,” said Susan Brenner, president of Wycliffe’s board of directors. “We’re celebrating 30 years with a fresh contemporary club that fits our vibrant lifestyle.”
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Wishing Tree centerpiece of rebranded Rosemary Square The new year is upon us and Rosemary Square – the outdoor shopping/entertainment area formerly known as Cityplace – has something to party about. After two years of planning, construction and road closures, the square reopened Nov. 30. There was music, snow fell from the trees, people were dining outside at Il Billagio and the square was packed with children and families waiting for the big event – the lighting of the brand new Wishing Tree. I walked up to the second level of Rosemary Square to watch the festivities with friends and have a drink at one of the oldest businesses there – City Cellar. Sitting at my favorite spot by the outside bar, I could see how much has changed. Gone is the bandshell. In its place is a grassy lawn, two very mature trees and many coconut palms. That night, the band was set up on a movable stage near Rosemary Avenue. The old fountain has been replaced with an artistic installation by Danish artist Jeppe Hein, titled “Water Pavilion: West Palm.” The new fountain emerges up from the square with water jets creating a “lyrical and engaging” water feature that kids can run through and play in. Since there was live music that night, the fountain was turned off and hundreds of
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Families enjoy the newly-installed fountains at Rosemary Square in downtown West Palm Beach over the holidays. Remodeled and rebranded, the outdoor shopping/entertainment area formerly known as Cityplace also features a Wishing Tree, which is seen behind the fountains.
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The Wishing Tree is a unique work of art that anchors the square. The concept was created by San Francisco-based group Symmetry Labs and debuted at Burning Man in 2017. The tree, with 100,000 individually addressable full-color-spectrum LED lights, lit up the desert and stole the show. Our Wishing Tree is styled as a beautiful 32-foot-tall Banyan tree and is a permanent art piece that can be viewed from both Rosemary Avenue and Hibiscus Street. After a few words by The Related Companies’ Rajegowda, Mayor Keith James counted down to the grand lighting of the tree. We had great seats to see it all from City Cellar as the switch was flipped and swaths of colorful lights lit the square while the tree’s leaves pulsated and danced to the music being played. It was magical. Todd Herbst, co-owner of Big Time Restaurant Group, opened up City Cellar on Christmas Eve 1999 to a brand new Cityplace.
Now 20 years later, business is still going strong. I asked him what was different from that first day to today. “So much has changed!” Herbst exclaimed. “Both Rosemary Square itself and City Cellar have evolved in so many ways. Everything from the interior and exterior design, menu items to the new tenant mix throughout the square. “We’ve succeeded because of our ability to evolve over the last 20 years and to stay current with what and how people like to dine.” What is Herbst most excited about in the new design? “The new shade trees along Rosemary Avenue and the new fountain. Both are designed to help keep people cool during our hot Florida summer days,” he said. Things have been slow for Rosemary Square over the last year, but expect an exciting rush as businesses get back into gear. The movie theatre has been renovated, the latest technology has been built into the square’s parking lots, new-concept restaurants are opening up and there’s a full program of events in the square for every day of the week. For everyone who swears they’ll never use the name Rosemary Square, whether tomorrow or in the next 20 years, one day soon everyone will have forgotten about Cityplace and will call it Rosemary Square. So you might as well get with the program now. Rosemary Square is here to stay. See you there. Aaron Wormus, the “guy” behind West Palm Beach’s popular aGuyonClematis Twitter account and blog, reports on news and happenings in and around West Palm Beach. Follow Aaron on Twitter for upto-the-minute news throughout the month.
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“vitally important” to the company. Opponents of burning argue cleaner, safer alternatives exist. The Sierra Club and local activists are urging growers to switch to a practice known as green harvesting, a burn-free process that is already the industry standard in Brazil. They argue that instead of burning, sugar producers could repurpose plant waste into mulch, bioplastics or a clean energy source. In Florida, the method is sometimes employed by local growers at times when they are not able to burn. But a full switch to green harvesting could mean a massive and costly overhaul of production infrastructure for sugar producers. U.S. Sugar, for one, has yet to find a large-scale use for the massive amounts of leaf material left over after a harvest, company spokesman Judy Sanchez said. In the past, the company has said those who oppose sugar field burning are attacking the very industry that supports the local economy. Activist Kina Phillips, 44, a mother of three from South Bay whose husband works for one of the local sugar companies, said that is not the case. “We don’t want the sugar mill to close down,” Phillips said. “Why would I take
food out of my own mouth?” But Phillips said she believes green harvesting would be healthier while potentially bringing more jobs to the poor area. She calls the burning season a “battle,” especially for her 5-year-old grandson Jamal Tillman, whose immune system suffers and asthma worsens. Philips declared that it’s time for locals to “step up and stop turning a blind eye” to a powerful industry that she says is poisoning her community. Florida law requires sugar companies to take into account wind directions at the start of a burn to avoid populated areas, but residents say that because their communities are so close to the sugar crops, they get the smoke anyway. In November, Florida Department of Agriculture Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried announced that while sugar cane burning would remain legal, she would implement a series of rule changes, including working with producers to encourage green harvesting and potentially shortening burn seasons. In Pahokee, Kaniyah Patterson’s 64-year-old grandmother Annie Young, who also has asthma, said she is doubtful anything will change. “I got to deal with it,” she said. “I don’t have another place to stay.”
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FACES & PLACES
Yikes! PBA kicks off homecoming festivities with bug race
Palm Beach Atlantic sophomore Jake Pizza examines his roach before the race.
College traditions across the country are what binds generations of students and faculty together. At University of Florida, students sway to “We are the Boys” at the end of the third quarter of football games. At Florida State, the Marching Chiefs have their campus crawl before a home game each season. And at Palm Beach Atlantic University, students and faculty hold the school’s longest-running tradition: The Annual Great American Bug Race. Now in its 37th year, the American cockroach took center stage in November on the campus of PBA. They scurried, scampered and swooped toward the finish line. In the end, freshman Clara Lucas and her bug Avocado claimed the grand prize of $100. About 70 flying roaches competed in the race, which is PBA’s kickoff to the school’s homecoming festivities. Any student, faculty, staff or spectator from the community could bring their
Caius Maxwell, 4, stares intently as he prepares to race his roach at PBA’s 37th Annual Great American Bug Race. Caius is the son of PBA professors Kathy and Nathan Maxwell.
own bug or buy one for 50 cents. The bugs ran in heats, and if one made a daring escape, the bug’s owner, coach or trainer – stepping ever so carefully – had to retrieve it from its hiding place or buy a new bug. Trainers fueled their bugs with sugar water, shook their jars and loudly cheered on the contestants before the master of ceremonies yelled “Three Two One Go!” The roaches were allowed to run, walk or stagger – no flying or hopping permitted – across the finish line. In the student category, Leslie Strong came in first with bug Julius Caesar. In the non-student category, Noah Heyman’s bug Ned came in first. Owen Hitchcock’s Icky Ackle finished second. PBA biology professor Dr. Ray Waldner started the roach race tradition. He is retiring at the end of the academic year. The contest, sponsored by Orkin, raises money for PBA’s science club.
Caleb Hitchcock and his son Owen prepare to race Owen’s roach, Icky Ackle. The roach came in second place in the non-student category.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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Mounts Botanical Garden will host “Ribbit The Exhibit,” a cast of 23 larger-than-life frog characters handcrafted from copper and colored with natural patina beginning Jan. 11, including Jazz Trio, pictured above.
Whimsical frog sculptures invade Mounts Mounts Botanical Garden is set to host a special family of frogs when “Ribbit The Exhibit” opens Jan. 11. These are no ordinary frogs indeed. The enchanting cast of 23 whimsical characters – all sculpted in copper and colored with natural patina, stand five to seven feet tall and will be found scattered throughout the Mounts grounds. Each larger-than-life frog has a name and a story and will provide a fun and interactive experience for families to enjoy together. Some frogs will be
secured to a solid stone tread, others will be sitting in chairs or on trees. All the frogs were designed by artist J.A. Cobb, known for creating exquisite copper sculptures of birds, fish and other animals with an uncommon level of skill and artistry. Cobb hand draws each piece, then cuts them from sheets of copper. They are then hammered and folded into the desired shape, much like origami. The 23 frogs include a hoppy jazz trio, a meditating post-pollywog, a jiving froggy Fred and
Ginger and a coffee-sipping frog enjoying lakeside views. “Ribbit the Exhibit” runs from Jan. 11 to May 31 at Mounts Botanical Garden, located at 531 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach. Mounts is open every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $8 for students and $5 for children five to 12. Tickets may be purchased online at Mounts.org or at the Mount’s main gate. For more information, call (561) 233-1757 or go online to mounts.org
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1977 College Dr., Belle Glade 993-1160 An Intimate Night of Songs & Stories with Sandi Patty – Jan. 17 / Adults: $35; Children: $15 REZA: Edge of Illusion – Jan. 24 / Adults: $30; Children: $15 Steven Malcolm – Jan. 31 / free The Isaacs – Feb. 6 / Adults: $30; Children: $15
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FACES & PLACES
Grandma’s Place supporters enjoy holiday luncheon at Sailfish Club
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Lawrence Hardnett, representing LTTG Fund for the Needy, with Shannon Hawkins, program officer at Quantum Foundation, during the ninth annual Quantum in the Community initiative which recently awarded $1 million to 123 local nonprofits.
Quantum Foundation awards $1 million to 123 Palm Beach County nonprofits Quantum Foundation recently held its ninth annual Quantum in the Community initiative, providing funds in amounts up to $25,000 to qualifying nonprofits to help meet the basic needs of the county’s most vulnerable residents. For the first time, the grants to 123 Palm Beach County organizations totaled $1 million. “It is a privilege to do what we do,” said Ethel Isaacs Williams, chair of the board of trustees of Quantum Foundation. “It is because of these organizations that Quantum staff and board members wake up excited to work, and the tireless efforts of
the people running these grassroots organizations does not go unnoticed.” The nonprofits represent all four corners of the county, from Tequesta to Boca Raton and Belle Glade to Riviera Beach. In 2011, Quantum Foundation board of directors made a commitment to this annual program when surveys showed local nonprofits were struggling to keep their doors open in the troubled economy. Since then, Quantum Foundation has awarded $6.5 million through this initiative, and all of that money stays in Palm Beach County.
Nearly 200 supporters and friends of Grandma’s Place gathered at the Sailfish Club in Palm Beach for the 5th Annual “Grandma’s Angels” Holiday Luncheon. Guests enjoyed a wine and champagne reception as they were able to bid on more than 200 silent auction items. Channel 12 News Anchor Liz Quirantes served as celebrity emcee and welcomed guests as they dined on filet mignon. Michele Poole talked passionately about Grandma’s Place before the fun really began with a live auction by Neil Saffer and his wife Trish from Saffer & Company. The luncheon was chaired by Manda Galin and Dina Rubio. Herme de Wyman Miro served as International Honorary Chair and Elayne Flamm served as Honorary Chair. Proceeds from the luncheon support Grandmas Place, an emergency foster shelter for children from birth to the age of 12 who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. Grandmas Place also pro-
vides family support services to parents and caregivers of children with special needs, including mentoring, training and respite care. Manda Galin and Dina Rubio
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THE VILLAGE IDIOT by Jim Mullen
Cooking for out-of-town guests is a pain in the asparagus The Fergusons are visiting for the weekend. Beverly is lactose-intolerant, so we have to make sure there’s some soy milk for her. Her 16-year-old daughter, Cartier, is a strict teenatarian: She will eat no food recommended or served by anyone older than her friends from Instagram and Snapchat. So she eats next to nothing, but constantly comments on what others are eating. “I can’t believe you’re eating something with a face,” she says at breakfast. “That’s disgusting. Doesn’t it bother you that some cow died just so you could eat bacon?” What a little charmer. She’s been here for 18 hours now, and the only thing I’ve seen her put in her mouth is a salt-free pretzel and the skins from two dried cranberries. She looks as if she’s recently been exhumed. Just not as cheerful. Her brother Bresson, now 15, won’t eat vegetables and is allergic to gluten, nuts, latex, penicillin, cats, bees and shellfish. He is, against all odds, overweight. And surly. There is nothing their father, Bob, won’t eat. There is also nothing he will cook. It all has to be done for him. But he is not against making suggestions on the best way to prepare, say, his eggs. “You only have white eggs? Not the brown ones? Oh, well, I
guess they’ll have to do. No, no, not fried. Poached. Where’s your egg poacher? Really? You’re pulling my leg, right? You really don’t have an egg poacher? Well, I guess this is what they call ‘roughing it.’” He says all this while scrolling on his iPhone X and wearing a Fitbit. Similar to the ones they used on the wagon trains, no doubt. This one can’t have salt, that one won’t touch lima beans. Did I mention that Beverly is allergic to green peppers? Neither did she, until after I made the tuna salad. Maybe, she suggests, it
would be easiest if I just threw it all out and started over. Why do we even let them in the house? Because Bob is an old, old friend. We knew him back before he met Beverly, and way before they spoiled their children. I was best man at their wedding. He seems to think his family is perfectly normal. At breakfast, Cartier wanted to know if our coffee beans were picked by fair-wage workers. I could feel her gravity tugging at my atoms, trying to pull them apart. “We used to buy that kind,” I
said, “but then we found out they were buying baby-seal coats with all the money, so we switched to ‘Keep Them Poor’ brand.” Cartier didn’t hear me. She had caught her reflection in a window and ran upstairs crying. “Oh, she’ll get over it,” said Beverly. “She’s going through a phase. All kids have funny eating habits. I don’t know where they get these crazy ideas about food!” While she’s talking, Sue pulls some bread out of the toaster and hands it to Beverly. She butters it and puts some of Sue’s
strawberry rhubarb jam on top. “This is delicious,” she says. “Where did you get that jam? I have to buy some.” “Buy some?” says Sue. “I made it with fresh rhubarb last spring.” Beverly gags as if she’s just flunked the challenge to eat kitty litter clumps on “Fear Factor.” “You made this? Here? In this kitchen? No health inspector, no quality control, no hair nets? Last spring?! That can’t be sanitary. You know, if you two need money for food, Bob and I will be happy to give you some.” Yeah, who knows where her kids get such funny ideas about food? Just then the phone rang. Sue picked up, listened for a second, and said, “No way.” Then she hung up. “Who was that?” “Bresson. He wanted to know if I could send breakfast up to his room.” Jim Mullen is the author of “It Takes a Village Idiot: A Memoir of Life After the City,” a comic memoir about his move from New York City’s Greenwich Village to a former dairy farm in the Catskill Mountains. His freelance work has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine and The Village Voice.
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From left, Jill Merrell, Kelly Williams, Kimberly D’Alelio and Jess Merrell at Palm Health Foundation’s recently-held “Night at the Museum” at the Norton Museum of Art to put a spotlight on the need for Mental Health First Aid funding.
Night at the Museum spotlights urgency of mental health funding Palm Health Foundation, along with Alpert Jewish Family Service, recently hosted “Night at the Museum” for 130 guests at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach to put a spotlight on the need for Mental Health First Aid funding. MHFA is a nationally renowned training course that teaches participants how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health crises and substance use disorders. The keynote speaker, Freslaine St. Louis, shared her own experience dealing with mental illness in her family. St. Louis is one of the county’s first Haitian Creole speaking MHFA trainers and uses her position as
a local youth minister to break through the resistance and fear around the term “mental health” in her church and community. “While many other people and cultures approach mental health with fear and misunderstanding, the stakes were too high for my community to avoid the subject any longer,” said St. Louis. “I used my Mental Health First Aid training to educate parents how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders in their children.” For more information on the Mental Health First Aid Fund, go online topalmhealthfoundation.org/mhfa-fund.
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Once-a-month birth control pill? Experiment works in animals By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON — Birth control pills work great if women remember to take them every day but missing doses can mean a surprise pregnancy. Now scientists have figured out how to pack a month’s supply into one capsule. The trick: A tiny star-shaped gadget that unfolds in the stomach and gradually releases the drug. The experimental capsule is still years away from drugstores, but researchers reported in early December that it worked as designed in a key test in animals. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is investing $13 million for further development of the once-a-month pill, in hopes of eventually improving family planning options in developing countries. “It has a lot of potential,” said Dr. Beatrice Chen, a family planning specialist at the University of Pittsburgh, who wasn’t involved in the new research. “Birth control is not one-size-fits-all,” and women need more options. Today, women who want the convenience of long-lasting contraception can choose among various devices, from a weekly patch to a monthly vaginal ring to an IUD that lasts for years. It wasn’t clear that “the Pill” – one of the most popular
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This undated photo provided by MIT/Langer Lab shows a star-shaped gastric resident dosage form of birth control that can be folded into a standard capsule and orally ingested. The dosage form resides in the stomach for up to a month where it releases the contraceptive drug.
forms of birth control because it’s cheap and easy to use – ever could join that list. Pills of all sorts generally pass through the body in a day. A team from the lab of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and inventor Robert Langer engineered a fix to protect pills from the harsh environ-
ment of the digestive system. “We developed this capsule system that looks like a starfish, that can stay in the stomach several days, weeks, even a month at a time,” said Dr. Giovanni Traverso of Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a senior author of the study. The star-shaped device has six
arms, and each holds a certain medication dose. The device is folded inside an ordinary-sized capsule. Swallow the capsule and stomach acid dissolves the coating, letting the star unfold. It’s too big to fit through the stomach’s exit but not big enough to cause an obstruction. As medication dissolves out of each of the arms, the device breaks down until it can safely pass through the digestive system. Langer and Traverso’s team first used the technology to try turning daily drugs for malaria and HIV into capsules that lasted a week or two. They also are experimental, but longerlasting pills one day could help patients with serious diseases better stick with treatment.
A logical next attempt: A month-long oral contraceptive. First, they had to tweak the star-shaped device. They made it stronger and turned to longlasting contraceptive implants for the materials to hold the hormone ingredient and let it gradually seep out. Then they tested the contraceptive capsules in pigs, which have human-like digestive systems. The experimental capsules released the contraceptive fairly consistently for up to four weeks, and the amount in the pigs’ bloodstream was similar to what daily tablets deliver, MIT lead authors Ameya Kirtane and Tiffany Hua reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Lyndra Therapeutics Inc., a Massachusetts company co-founded by Langer and Traverso, is further developing the monthly pill and multiple other uses for the technology. To be most useful, the capsule should be designed to emit three weeks of contraception and then allow for a woman’s period, like a month’s supply of birth control pills does, Traverso said. That would alert women when it was time to take another monthly dose. Pittsburgh’s Chen cautioned that more safety testing is required, including how well the experimental capsule breaks down and what’s the proper dose of different hormones, before this can be tested in women. Other questions include whether the device dissolves in the same way in different people. But if it pans out, Chen said it would be exciting to try combining both contraception and HIV drugs into the same capsule, particularly for developing countries where women are at high risk of the virus that causes AIDS.
New details emerge on drug that may slow Alzheimer’s disease By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer
SAN DIEGO — A company that claims to have the first drug to slow mental decline from Alzheimer’s disease made its case to scientists in early December, disclosing more results that may help explain why one study of the experimental medicine succeeded and another failed. Excitement and skepticism have surrounded Aducanumab since its developers stopped studies earlier this year because it didn’t seem to be working, then did a stunning about-face in October and said new results suggest it was effective, at a high dose. The presentation at an Alzheimer’s conference in San Diego on Dec. 4 convinced some experts that it deserves serious consideration, but important questions remain, and it’s not clear whether the drug can or should win U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval. Changes during the study and unusual analyses
make the results hard to interpret, and the true size of the risks and benefits is unclear. “I don’t see how you can conclude anything other than that another trial needs to be done,” said the Mayo Clinic’s Dr. David Knopman. He is on an FDA panel likely to review the drug but won’t participate because he was involved in one of the studies. Aducanumab aims to help the body clear harmful plaques, or protein clumps, from the brain. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Biogen is developing it with a Japanese company, Eisai Co. Ltd. The stakes are high for approval or denial. More than 5 million people in the United States and millions more worldwide have Alzheimer’s. Current drugs only temporarily ease symptoms and do not slow the loss of memory and thinking skills. But approving a drug that isn’t truly effective could expose patients to financial and medical risks and give other drugmakers less incentive to develop better treatments.
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Man with metal detector finds ring lost in sand for 50 years WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A man using a metal detector on a Florida beach found a high school ring that another man lost nearly 50 years ago. Kenneth Board says he lost the Auburndale High School ring on Cocoa Beach the day after the 1970 senior prom. The Ledger reports Jerry Pope was sweeping his metal detector across the sand on Melbourne Beach, some 20 miles from Cocoa Beach two weeks ago when he found the ring. He cleaned the green growth off of it and discovered the initials “H” or “R” as well as the last initial, “B.” Jake White, a testing coordinator at Auburndale High, took the initials and graduating year and found the match in Board. Board is retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He says he “can’t fathom” that Pope found the ring.
Hospital sends $3K bill for pulling toy from girl’s nose
LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas mother says she received a $3,000 bill after doctors removed a plastic doll shoe stuck in her 3-year-old daughter’s nose. KTNV-TV reported Dec. 3 that Lucy Branson stuck two pink
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Polly Pocket plastic doll shoes up her nose – one in each nostril. Her mother Katy Branson says she was able to remove one of the shoes but even urgent care couldn’t reach the second shoe. Branson says she then took her daughter to Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican Siena Campus in Henderson where physicians used a tweezer-like tool to successfully remove the shoe in seconds. The Branson family says they initially received a bill for $3,000 but the charge was reduced to $1,700 because of a high deductible medical policy.
Hikers answer plea to find wedding ring lost on mountaintop
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A man’s quest to find his wedding ring on a 4,000-foot snow-covered mountain in New Hampshire has been completed by a couple of hikers – and a metal detector. WMUR-TV reports Bill Giguere, of Massachusetts, recently lost the gold band on Mount Hancock. Giguere, who had been wearing it for three years, put out a plea to a hiking group for help. Tom Gately saw the post but had doubts about finding the ring along the 10-mile loop trail Giguere hiked. Giguere said the most likely spot was at a lookout where he changed gloves.
Gately and fellow hiker Brendan Cheever set out with a metal detector. Cheever says that “it beeped and he’s, like, ‘I think I found it,’ and everybody’s, like, ‘What?’ and he just started scratching in the snow. There it was!”
Mysterious memorial to ‘Lawnmower Man’ reappears after theft
ROSWELL, N.M. — A mysterious memorial dedicated to a New Mexico homeless man who mowed lawns has reappeared after a similar one was stolen. KRQE-TV reports that a lawnmower memorial dedicated to Carlos Ramirez was installed in early December in Roswell, New Mexico. Ramirez died in November in Lubbock, Texas. He was affectionately known around town as Roswell’s “Lawnmower Man” because he sat outside the city’s Saint Andrews Church for nearly 50 years and mowed lawns to make money. Although Ramirez was not financially well-off, he was always trying to make ends meet by offering his labor before he passed away. After he died, a white lawnmower memorial suddenly sprang up near the church in his honor. A day later, it was stolen. The new memorial comes with a note urging people to leave the lawnmower in place.
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Man uses magnet to fish WWI-era grenade from Michigan river GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A magnet-wielding angler has fished a World War I-era grenade from a western Michigan river. WOOD-TV reports the angler found the explosive in late November after dangling the magnet from a bridge in the Grand River in Grand Rapids. Joseph Alexander told the television station he “thought it looked like a grenade, but not one” he’d seen before. Alexander said he posted photos of it online and people commented that it was a grenade and he should call police. Grand Rapids police say the device is a “German Granatenwerfer” and that it will be stored until detonated safely. Sgt. John Wittkowski said since the device was so old and had been submerged for a long time it likely was no longer very dangerous. Alexander said magnet fishing is a hobby.
Act of kindness softens police sorrow over spilled doughnuts
BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — The loss of Krispy Kreme doughnuts documented by police in Georgia has come to a bittersweet ending. A Facebook post from Brookhaven police shows officers responding to the scene of “total carnage” one morning in late November. It says dozens of doughnuts fell from a delivery truck onto the curb and into the gutter of a road in the city near Atlanta. Police say their response time to the call was stellar, but they missed the fivesecond rule. The post asked for thoughts and prayers as the total loss of the doughnuts deeply affected all the department’s officers. Police later added a comment with an update to the socalled tragedy. It says officers in Gainesville sent a batch of sympathy doughnuts to Brookhaven police in their time of mourning.
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JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT
This Month in History Jan. 15, 1777: The people of New Connecticut declared their independence. (The tiny republic later became the state of Vermont.) Jan. 4, 1885: Dr. William W. Grant of Davenport, Iowa, performed what’s believed to have been the first appendectomy on 22-year-old Mary Gartside. Jan. 29, 1900: The American League, consisting of eight baseball teams, was organized in Philadelphia. Jan. 2, 1921: Religious services were broadcast on radio for the first time as KDKA in Pittsburgh aired the regular Sunday service of the city’s Calvary Episcopal Church. Jan. 16, 1957: Three B-52s took off from Castle Air Force Base in California on the first non-stop roundthe-world flight, which lasted 45 hours and 19 minutes. Jan. 31, 1958: The United States entered the Space
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Age with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I. Jan. 26, 1962: The United States launched the Ranger III spacecraft to land scientific instruments on the moon – but the probe missed its target by some 22,000 miles. Jan. 14, 1963: George C. Wallace was sworn in as governor of Alabama with a pledge in his inaugural address of “segregation now; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever!” Jan. 11, 1964: U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued the first government report saying smoking may be hazardous to health. Jan. 24, 2018: Former sports doctor Larry Nassar, who had admitted molesting some of the nation’s top gymnasts for years under the guise of medical treatment, was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison.
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( This issue’s clue: B=D) Last month’s quote: “Treat the other man’s faith gently; it is all he has to believe with. His mind was created for his own thoughts, not yours or mine.” — Henry S. Haskins
UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD Edited by Timothy E. Parker
“SECRET POLICE” by Lynn Lempel ACROSS 1 Attempt 5 Hobby for swingers 9 Tough times on Wall Street 14 Opening for troops? 15 Decorative window shape 16 Biblical patriarch 17 Inca capital 19 Fate 20 Rather remote 21 Temple leader 23 Scout group 24 Mode of the moment 26 Please Uncle Sam 28 Gallup finding 34 Make ends meet? 35 Stick on 36 Bound 39 Something to stew over? 40 Cell substance 41 Lord, e.g. 42 Schlep 43 Taro dish 44 Inkling 45 Cigarettes-to-be
48 Writer with a twist 50 Before, at the fore 51 Word with blood or boy 52 Writer’s digression 55 Earthenware from Holland 60 Garnish 62 Noted traveler of Asia 64 Tumulus 65 Bedouin, e.g. 66 Feldman role 67 On edge 68 Private meal? 69 Type of cat DOWN 1 Zoophilist’s org. 2 Fisherman’s net? 3 Rice-shaped pasta 4 Word with Bell or shell 5 Dems’ nemesis 6 Fail at moderation 7 Pasternak’s heroine 8 Blow, as one’s lines 9 It has a top and bottom 10 Patriotic shout
11 Certain packed container 12 Breaks, at the ranch 13 Paltry 18 Word with pool or building 22 Relax, as rules 25 One with a heart? 27 Sue Lyon role of 1962 28 Whispered call 29 Until 30 Made undecipherable 31 Continue to survive 32 Kind of button 33 Civil rights leader Wells 37 What little things mean? 38 Kennel features 40 Holliday, for one 41 Lake Erie port 43 Shells out 44 “Morning Edition” producer 46 Cognac or applejack, e.g. 47 Some reasons for
glasses 48 Illinois senator 49 Wore 53 Mosque leader 54 Show courage 56 Monumental 57 Madison Avenue design 58 Dud 59 Certain conservative 61 Patient visitors? 63 Letterman letters
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Horoscope by Madame Hughes Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s assistance in finding Palm Beach County’s wanted fugitives. Ian Posada is a white male born 11-8-98. He is 5-feet 8-inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. His last known address is Menorca Court in Wellington. The suspect is wanted on a felony charge of Grand Theft.
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Arthur Wright is a black male born 1-18-93. He is 6-feet 1-inch tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. His last known address is Stacy Street in West Palm Beach. The suspect is wanted on a felony charge of Neglect of a Child. Warrants checked on 12-19-2019. Remain anonymous (don’t give your name) and you may be eligible for up to $3,000 reward.
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Aries (March 21 – April 20) Something flew south about six months ago. Whatever it was could have used more attention. If this meant as much to you as it does to someone else it would be easier for you to pull it back together. Taurus (April 21 – May 21) Someone doesn’t want to hear it. Don’t take offense but you’re fresh out of credibility. Seeing eye to eye takes more objectivity than either one of you have. It’ll be a while before anyone’s ready to talk. Gemini (May 22 – June 21) People are so hooked on believing what they want to believe they can’t see you’ve moved on. It isn’t your job to help them understand this. Don’t waste your breath trying to make everything OK for them. Cancer (June 22 – July 23) Someone showed up to remind you that love is the operative word. All of a sudden everything you see is filled with it. Times like this are few and far between. Soak it up and be blessed by what money can’t buy.
Leo (July 24 – Aug. 23) Having a chance to regroup would be nice; too bad things seem to keep on coming. Don’t expect this to let up and do your best to keep a sense of humor about the fact that you’re not up to speed at the moment. Virgo (Aug. 24 – Sept. 23) Something’s bound to intervene and rearrange the scenery. That could be the answer to a prayer because you’re freaking out about too many demands and have been wishing one or two of them would disappear. Libra (Sept. 24 – Oct. 23) You are hanging on a thread. Waiting for things to improve you’re calling on higher forms of support. When things get like this a good reality check is in order. Should you persist or drop this and move on? Scorpio (Oct. 24 – Nov. 22) You’re giving someone too much space to act out. It serves neither one of you. Sometimes standing up for yourself is the only way to see if the person who’s yanking your chain cares as much about things
as you do. Sagittarius (Nov. 23 – Dec. 21) It makes no sense to get self-righteous about what other people do. You have no way of knowing what it is that causes anyone to be the way they are. A little heart will soften your judgments considerably. Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 20) You’re in a situation where what you want and what’s best for everyone are two different things. Inside you know this. Even though it’s a tough call, you can’t let your issues win out over the truth. Aquarius (Jan. 21 – Feb. 19) Your need for attention is huge. What is in you that demands an audience? Do you even recognize yourself? As soon as your true confidence begins to flower it won’t matter who’s there to applaud you for it. Pisces (Feb. 20 – March 20) Things have come full circle and you’re ready to settle into something that gets your heart going. It doesn’t matter what it is. At this point you’re up for anything as long as it totally blisses you out!
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