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Friday, January 8, 2016 - Vol. XXIIII, Issue 2
Pompano Beach • Deerfield Beach • Lighthouse Point • Lauderdale-By-The-Sea • Wilton Manors • Oakland Park • Hillsboro Beach • The Galt • Palm Aire
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Family’s legacy
becomes
waterfront
destination
Low tides reveal rocky groins
By Judy Wilson
Pelican staff
Deerfield Beach - Two longawaited improvements to the city’s
naturescape are underway as the new
year begins.
Wednesday, ground was broken
for Sullivan Park, a $4 million
water-oriented amenity that has
been five years in the making that
will be nestled against the Hillsboro
Boulevard Bridge.
And later this month, city
commissioners will see plans for
the long-awaited rain forest being
constructed at the Deerfield Beach
Arboretum. That project received
county funding of $140,000 almost
two years ago but failed to move
See GROUND BREAKING on page 24
New 911 has
location flaw
By Katina Caraganis
Pelican writer
Wilton Manors — Wilton Manors
Mayor Gary Resnick was recently
driving in the vicinity of Powerline
Road and 29 Avenue when he saw a
man stumbling in the middle of the
road.
Instinctively, Resnick called 911
on his cell phone, fearful for the
See 911 on page 17
This groin system in Deerfield Beach captures sand that helps prevent beach erosion. Town officials in Hillsboro Beach believe the system is responsible
for the continuing loss of sand on its north beach and has put Deerfield Beach on notice that unless they begin talks to resolve the issue, the town will
file a lawsuit. [Staff photo]
Hillsboro takes a formal route to resolving groin
dispute; Deerfield wants friendlier solution
By Judy Wilson
Pelican staff
Hillsboro Beach - After months of
stalemate over a beach erosion claim,
officials here and in Deerfield Beach
may be headed for the conference
table. But each has chosen a different
path to the negotiations.
Tuesday, town commissioners
voted to enact a state statute
that requires mediation between
governmental bodies prior to taking
legal action.
That same morning, Deerfield
Beach Mayor Jean Robb sent a letter
to Mayor Dick Maggiore asking
the town not to initiate the dispute
resolution statute and instead meet
with technical experts to “formulate
potential solutions to our shared
erosion issue.”
The letter was delivered to town
commissioners after the unanimous
vote was taken on the state statute and
was not brought up by Mayor Dick
Maggiore for discussion.
Afterward, Vice Mayor Deb
Tarrant, the commission liaison
on beach issues said, “If she had
delivered this [the letter] a week
ago, there may possibly have been
a different decision today.” Tarrant
went on to say “We have to take the
next step. If this letter was in good
faith, it would have been delivered far
earlier.”
City Manager Burgess Hanson said
the letter took “careful drafting” and
had to be vetted by attorneys before
being delivered.
In July, the town put Deerfield
Beach on notice it would ask for relief
from the constant erosion occurring on
its north beach. Town officials believe
the erosion is a direct cause of the
groin system installed on Deerfield’s
beach in 1960. The state permit
requires the permit holder to mitigate
or repair any damage caused by the
groins.
Tarrant said Deerfield did not
respond to the July notice but in
October, a meeting with EPA officials
and representatives of Hillsboro
Beach, Deerfield Beach and Boca
Raton was held. Tarrant said she was
encouraged then, but in the interim,
nothing more has happened to resolve
the town’s problem.
With all of the time frames built
into the statute, Tarrant anticipates it
will take two to three months before
negotiations can begin.
“The statute requires that both
parties come to the table. So let them
come to the table,” Tarrant said.
Officials in Deerfield Beach have
See EROSION on page 25
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Friday, January 8, 2016
Celebrating its 5th year of success, the popular Fish Shack restaurant
continues to impress with the freshest seafood in Pompano Beach
Fish Shack restaurant
2862 NE 17th Ave (between
Sample and Copans, 1 block
East at 29th St & US 1)
Pompano Beach, FL
954-586-4105
By Malcolm McClintock
Pelican food writer
Brainchild of restaurateurs
Mike Focarazzo and Elisa
Tiberian, the über-popular
Fish Shack restaurant is the
quintessential little hole in the
wall that delivers big flavor
to local and visiting seafood
aficionados alike.
This unassuming and
diminutive eatery, ensconced
behind an Enterprise car
rental outlet on Federal Hwy,
has been continuously ranked
one of the top restaurants
in Pompano Beach on
TripAdvisor for most of the
past half decade.
Often referred to as the
“best kept secret” in Broward,
Ready for take-out, the delectable grilled grouper sandwich is a customer favorite.
the friendly Fish Shack is an
oasis of freshly shucked Blue
Point oysters, juicy middle
neck and steamer clams,
impossibly large sea scallops,
sweet giant shrimp, cracked
conch and a cornucopia of
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wild caught fish such as
grouper, tripletail, snapper,
tuna, hog, Mahi-Mahi and
much more.
“We have always been
committed to providing the
freshest and most affordable
Fish Shack owner Mike Focarazzo
shows off his freshly shucked oysters
and clams.
seafood in town,” says Mike,
the indefatigable bivalve
slayer who always dazzles
his customers with the high
quality of his maritime
See FISH SHACK on page 19
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Ride the pirate - infested waters of the Intracoastal for the Chamber
By Judy Wilson
of the audience. “Everyone
is given a character,” Schultz
said. “Those who enjoy it will
get major parts. The shy folks
don’t have to perform and
can sit back and just enjoy the
show.”
The comedy is chockfull
of fair maidens, lost boys and
rival pirates, so anyone who
has ever wanted to stand up
and shout “Argghhhh” should
come aboard said Martinson.
The evening gets started
Pelican staff
Deerfield Beach - It’s high
drama in three acts – a murder
on the dangerous waters
of the Intracoastal where
the plundering Capt. Jack
Blackheart rampages - but the
murderer will be in custody
by the time dessert is served
at the Chamber of Commerce
benefit Friday, January 22 at
the Fiesta Ballroom.
It’s the Chamber’s first
major fundraiser of 2016
and is co-chaired by Kiku
Martinson and Kirsten
Charlson. “We’ve never done
anything like this before,”
said Martinson, “but Bobby
Rodriguez came to us and
gave us a choice of three
plots. We chose the pirate
theme and think it will
be great fun.” [Warning:
audience participation is
required!]
Rodriquez is well known
as the producer of Deerfield’s
annual Renaissance Festival,
now in its 24th year.
“Death of a Blackheart”
has been performed in
south Florida many times to
enthusiastic audiences said
Rodriguez’s publicist Chris
Schultz. It is produced in
partnership with a St. Louis
company, Jest Mysteries,
which developed this
successful entertainment
model. The troupe has only
two professional actors. Other
roles are played by members
Chris Schultz as Capt. Blackheart in the upcoming murder/mystery dinner to
benefit the Deerfield Beach Chamber of Commerce. [Photo courtesy]
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at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour
and appetizers. Then a salad
course and full dinner is
served. Throughout the event
silent auction items will go to
the highest bidder.
Tickets are available at
$50 for chamber members;
$60 for others.
Available on line at info@
deerfieldchamber.com.
Chamber contact is Daisja
Brinson. Seating is limited.
LHP considering “early bird” commission meetings
By Katina Caraganis
Pelican writer
Lighthouse Point — City
commissioners here will
debate whether to start their
meetings one hour earlier
when they meet on Jan. 12,
a change they hope will
generate increased attendance.
Meetings are currently
held every two weeks
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Lighthouse Point Attorney
Michael Cirullo will present
a draft ordinance to the
commission at its meeting
that, if adopted, would change
meeting start times to 6:30
p.m.
Lighthouse City
Administrator John Lavisky
said a resident actually
brought the subject up at a
previous meeting.
“He thought it might
be a more convenient time
for people. Some of the
commissioners agreed with
that,” he said. “We don’t
really have any trouble getting
through our agenda with the
current time. I just think it
might be a more convenient
time for residents.”
Other communities,
including Deerfield Beach,
have changed their meeting
times to try and promote
more public participation.
Deerfield Beach in 2014
moved up its start times for
their commission meeting by
15 minutes.
Wilton Manors City
Commissioner Justin Flippen
said the commission in the
past has discussed a time
change, but it’s nothing
they’ve ever decided to
implement.
“The city has quite a nice
attendance already,” he said.
“Public deliberation and
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sharing citizen viewpoints
is definitely not something
we are short of in Wilton
Manors. If that is the crux
and determination, it’s not
something we would need to
do.”
Flippen said some
things do weigh on whether
commission meetings draw a
large crowd.
“It also depends on the
agenda,” he said. “You’re
always going to have your
typical contributors but on
nights with lighter agendas,
the crowd may not be as
large.”
“Ode to Joy” highlight of South Florida
Symphony performances in January
Beethoven’s Symphony
No. 9, “The Choral” will
be performed by the South
Florida Symphony Orchestra
at four venues this month.
The orchestra opens
Thursday, Jan. 21 at the
Tennessee Williams Theatre
in Key West and then comes
to Broward County for a
performance Saturday, Jan.
23 at the Parker Playhouse;
to FAU for a Sunday, Jan
24 performance at the Kaye
Auditorium and then to the
Arsht Center stage in Miami
on Monday, Jan. 25.
Performances are at 7:30
p.m. except for the 4 p.m.
matinee in Boca Raton.
Featured soloists will be
soprano Eileen Strempel,
mezzo Jenne Baty, tenor
Jeffrey Hartman and bass Neil
Nelson.
Appearing with the
orchestra will be the
120-voice Master Chorale
of South Florida under the
direction of Brett Karlin.
Also on the program,
Mozart’s Symphony No. 36 in
C Major, “Linz.”
Maestra Sebrina Alfonso
will conduct Beethoven’s
grand and final symphony
which is defined for many
music lovers by “Ode to Joy,”
sung in the final movement.
“Ode to Joy” is the first time
a major composer included
words in a symphony. In
doing so, Beethoven created
what most consider to be the
most influential composition
of the 19th Century.
Pre-concert chats are
given 30 minutes before each
performance by Ian Fraser.
Tickets are priced
according to venue from $40
to $200. For information call
954-522-8445. Or go to the
South Florida Symphony
Orchestra website.
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Commentary
It’s time to make Hillsboro’s
town hall more user friendly
By Judy Wilson
Pelican staff
Hillsboro Beach - The town broke its own code Tuesday when more than
70 people squeezed into seating planned for 49 bodies and dozens more stood
shoulder to shoulder in the foyer trying, most unsuccessfully, to hear the
commission proceedings.
The issues that brought out the populace were related to beach erosion and
financing the new water main. Both are extremely important and deserve the
attention of the public. But Tuesday, many people walked away frustrated by
the lack of communication from within the chambers.
It took county code officer Julio Briceno to point out the chamber’s capacity
is 49 people including the commissioners. With only one exit door, that limit is
a life/safety issue, Briceno said.
His remarks dovetailed with the thoughts of this reporter and others on the
“outside.”
There is no sound system in the foyer and no video. Anytime there is an
overflow into the foyer, not much can be heard from inside. So everyone who
can, crams themselves into the pew seating.
So that “49 persons” limit is violated consistently. Count the commissioners,
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staff and consultants who regularly attend meetings, and there is room for only
about 35 members of the public in the chambers.
This week’s situation seemed to resonate with the commission who began to
talk seriously about the facility and its ability to serve the public. One resident
suggested replacing the front lawn with parking spaces because Tuesday two
policemen were directing traffic to the vacant lot next to town hall.
Commissioner Carmen McGarry put a halt to awarding a $21,000 contract
for window replacement in the building.
McGarry said, “I have trouble agreeing to this. We should have a plan. We
have parking, windows, etc. to consider.” After the meeting, she suggested the
$200,000 shaved from the fire contract with Deerfield Beach could be used to
upgrade town hall.
Commissioner Troy Link asked, ”What vision do we have for town hall?
This room is used one day a month. Why do the windows have to be replaced?”
Vice Mayor Deb Tarrant pointed out that a new roof might also be needed.
To address the problem of the chamber’s small capacity, the suggestion
was made that an adjacent room be remodeled and equipped with sound for the
overflow crowd.
This is all good thinking especially in light of the belief that more
residents are living in Hillsboro Beach fulltime. The meetings are attracting
more citizens. Mayor Dick Maggiore says it is because he encourages more
public input than his predecessors and residents are taking an interest in their
government.
Town Hall underwent façade improvements and roof repairs about 15 years
ago. But changes are occurring that demand a more “user friendly “facility. So
Commissioner Vicky Feaman’s request that the commission “start making a
long range plan very shortly,” is a good one.
And just for the record, Hillsboro Beach is one of the few towns in Broward
that does not videotape its meetings. Installing the system that does that would
be a giant step in improving the public’s understanding of what is going on at
town hall.
Correction
In the Jan. 1 issue of The Pelican, the finance rate in a story about PACE
advisors was incorrect. The correct interest rate ranges from 4 to 6 percent. The
Pelican regrets the error.
PACE advisors assist non-profits, residential and commercial entities in
design and financing of their building improvements through a unique program
that requires no up front cash outlay.
On Jan. 21 at 6 p.m., David Goodman will explain this program to persons
or groups who are interested in improving the sustainability of their buildings,
hardening their buildings against windstorm damage and/or creating energy
saving devices such as solar panels. The program was approved by the Florida
legislature in 2010 and later adopted by Pompano Beach. The free event takes
place at the community room at Whole Foods Market, 2411 N. Federal Hwy.,
Pompano Beach. Call 844-722-3937. The Pelican regrets the error.
Kiwanis Club brunch honors MLK
Deerfield Beach - The Kiwanis Club of Deerfield Beach West is hosting its
annual brunch Saturday, Jan. 16, 10 a.m. to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.
Keynote speaker will be Judge Ilona Holmes who will address the topic, “It
Takes a Village.”
The brunch will be held at the Oveta McKeithen Recreational Complex, 445
SW 2 Street.
Tickets are $25 per person. To reserve or for additional information please
contact Tracey at 954-798-7526 or Velemina at 954-428-1537.
Fundraiser includes dinner, music and $5,000 raffle drawdown
By Anne Siren
Pelican staff
Lighthouse Point –
When the first glass of wine
is poured on Jan. 30 at the
Lighthouse Point Yacht and
Racquet Club, some child in
the community will benefit.
This fundraiser allows
Exchange Club members to
continue their support of local
charities that assist children
in need.
The Exchange Club
name is well known by The
Children’s Healing Institute
which funds programs to
prevent child abuse. The
Broward Children’s Center,
serving hundreds of children
with disabilities in Pompano
Beach, is another recipient of
Exchange Club charities.
Copacabana Night committee members Joel Rask, Dr. Gene Perkins, Dr. Brian
Rask, Robert Friedman, Gerson Rodriguez and David Vivies. [Staff photo]
The club also recognizes
and offers scholarships
to students who make the
grades for post high school
education.
The event, open to the
public, is the club’s annual
fundraiser to keep these
charities active. Tickets
are $150, which includes a
drawdown ticket, dinner,
open bar and silent and live
auctions from fishing charters
to complete vacations.
This year’s theme
is Copacabana Night,
reminiscent of the 1947 film
Copacabana starring Groucho
Groucho Marx and Carmen Miranda.
Marx and Carmen Miranda.
Exchange Club president,
Gerson Rodriguez says while
the men’s attire will be suits
and ties, women have the
option of the Carmen Miranda
look that touts the headdress
of tropical fruits and flora.
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An Orchid
Masquerade
Fort Lauderdale – Flower
lovers will find a garden of
orchids at the Fort Lauderdale
Society’s Annual International
Orchid Show at the War
Memorial Auditorium, 800
NE 8 St., Fort Lauderdale,
from Jan. 16 to 17 from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m.
The show includes
a gathering of orchid
enthusiasts, hobbyists,
growers and hybridizers.
Award-winning orchid
growers like Krull-Smith
Orchids and Carmela Orchids
along with acclaimed growers
from Japan, Taiwan, Hawaii,
California and Florida will be
exhibiting and selling.
Orchid gift items, books,
educational materials, and
orchid supplies will also be
available. The Society will
sell signed show posters
created by a local artist and
attendees will receive a
collectible program filled with
orchid information.
Artwork from the local
schools will be exhibited
in the lobby. Hourly prize
drawings will add to the
excitement.
Each vendor will create an
exhibit following the theme
of the show “An Orchid
Masquerade”
Orchid Society members
will judge the plants and
exhibits.
Tickets are $12 or $10
with a discount coupon
available on www.flos.org.
Parking is free.
Orchid
Society
to hear
Hawaiian
expert
Deerfield Beach Hawaiian orchid breeder
Sheldon Takasaki will speak
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 7:30
p.m.at the next meeting of
the Deerfield Beach Orchid
Society.
Takasi is owner of
Carmela Orchids, Inc. in
Hakalau which he established
in 1960 and developed from
a small collection of orchids
grown on a bomb shelter to a
multi-greenhouse operation
that provide orchids to
customers worldwide. He will
exhibit at the Ft.Lauderdale
Orchid Show, Jan. 15 to 17
and the Tamiami Orchid
Show, Jan. 23 to 24.
The meeting is held at the
Women’s Club of Deerfield
Beach, 910 E. Hillsboro
Boulevard.
Business matters
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Briefs
State of the
city topic of
Chamber
reception
Deerfield Beach - City
officials will discuss this
city’s economic present and
future at a State of the City
reception Thursday, Jan. 14,
at the Hilton/Doubletree.
The evening is being
sponsored by the DB
Chamber of Commerce and
starts with cocktails and
appetizers at 6 p.m. followed
by remarks from city staff and
elected officials.
Cost is $15 for chamber
members; $25 for others. For
more, call the Chamber at
954-427-1050.
CRA loses
restaurant
Pompano Beach – Betty’s
Soul Food restaurant has
closed up shop at 731 MLK
Blvd.
Nguyen Tran, Northwest
CRA director, announced the
news at Monday’s NW CRA
Advisory Committee meeting.
He said the closing came
“probably for a slough of
reasons.” He said the owner,
Betty Taylor, was losing
money every day.
In an interview later,
Taylor said, “Sales were
low, and we weren’t making
money. People couldn’t find
the location.”
The restaurant, opened in
May, closed three weeks ago.
Tran said he has
approached the owner of
Bojo’s Seafood, and he is
interested in moving into
that space. The takeout space
Bojo’s occupies will then be
available to another tenant.
Tran said a lot of people are
interested.
The Pelican takes a look at local business owners. You can tell your story here because business
matters. 954-783-8700.
Get a clean start for 2016 at home and in the
office with help from Maid For Today
By Phyllis J. Neuberger
Pelican staff
Myrna and Jesse Betman
started their cleaning service
31 years ago this January 15.
Asked how she happened to
get into this business, Myrna
smiles and says, “I came here
from Connecticut to be near
my parents. I needed help
unpacking and getting settled.
It occurred to me that a lot of
people needed help and that’s
how we ended up starting
Maid For Today, a cleaning
service for homes, condos,
offices and even helping
to serve at special events.
We service customers from
Plantation to South Boca and
from A1A to Coral Springs
and Parkland.”
Her partner in life and in
the business, Jesse, passed
away this past July so Myrna
finds herself running the
business with part-time help
from her brother. She says,
“This is a hard business but I
like it because after all these
years, my experience has
taught me to deal with every
problem you can imagine.
Remember, we have to keep
both the customer and the
cleaner satisfied.”
The office is at 5197 NW
15th Street, suite 108, in
Margate. Myrna says, “We are
licensed and bonded and take
pride in offering personalized
service Monday through
Friday and even Saturday
a.m. to accommodate working
Myrna Betman, owner of Maid For Today, offers cleaning services to offices, homes, and condos plus servers for special
events. In business for 31 years, Myrna makes sure that standing appointments are made and kept. She says, “personalized
professional service is what we promise and deliver.”
people. We do have women
available to serve at parties
on Sundays and at special
events.”
“Our cleaners are English
speakers with references
and experience in cleaning.
They come into the office
every morning to get their
assignments and always
identify themselves to the
client on arrival with their
names on our card. They carry
and use their own cleaning
supplies unless the customer
prefers to use her own specific
products.”
Currently Maid For Today
has 14 women available.
Myrna says she is always
open to hiring qualified new
people. “Some stay with me
for a long time. Our clients
like to have the same person
return on a schedule. I often
send new people with an
experienced person to become
familiar with the customer’s
expectations. We do a basic
training before sending them
out. And I call every new
customer to be sure that she or
he is satisfied with the service
rendered.”
Asked what prevents a
client from making her own
arrangements with a cleaner
she likes and bypassing the
agency, Myrna explains that
all employees sign a contract
saying they will not solicit
the agency’s customers on
their own. “Our cleaners go
out representing us and we
expect their loyalty as long as
they are working through our
company. When they leave,
they cannot go to any of our
customers on their own.
“We also make it clear to
our customers that they cannot
solicit our cleaners privately.
Most people want the same
cleaner on a schedule and we
try to accommodate them.
This does make us vulnerable,
but I am happy to say, we
have had very few clients try
to make their own deal with
our people.”
This is a year ‘round
business but when the
snowbirds come for the
season, the demand is
very high and the agency
is very busy. Asked about
fees, Myrna says they vary
See MAID FOR TODAY on
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Funky Buddha toasts 72 Dolphins with “Undefeated Saison”
By Michael d’Oliveira
Pelican writer
Oakland Park – Every
year, Miami Dolphins
fans rejoice when the last
undefeated NFL team finds
its way into the loss column.
It’s a celebration in honor
of the 1972 Dolphins team
that won the Super Bowl
with a perfect 17-0 record.
An accomplishment still
unmatched in the NFL.
But two Dolphins fans,
Funky Buddha co-founders
and brothers KC and Ryan
Sentz, have gone a step
“Undefeated Saison” is a French farmhouse style beer brewed to resemble
champagne.
further and brewed their own
tribute to that storied season.
As a twist on the myth that
the surviving members of the
‘72 Dolphins toast the loss
of the last undefeated team
with a bottle of champagne,
“Undefeated Saison” is a
French farmhouse style
beer brewed to resemble
champagne. The bottle also
resembles a champagne
bottle.
“KC and Ryan are huge
Dolphins fans. They love the
team and its history,” said
John Linn, Funky Buddha
brand director. “It’s just a
beer you can use instead of
champagne,” he said.
As a thank you to the
Atlanta Falcons for dealing
the Carolina Panthers their
first loss on Dec. 27, Funky
Buddha sent two bottles of
“Undefeated Saison” and a
letter to Falcons Head Coach
Dan Quinn. Bottles were also
sent to members of the ‘72
Dolphins. The hope is that
Quinn will sign the second
one and mail it back to Funky
Buddha.
“Enclosed is the sincerest
form of thanks we know
how to give – two bottles of
Undefeated Saison,” reads
part of the letter. “If you’re
agreeable, please drink our
beer and enjoy it.”
The beer was released
Dec. 29 for sale in special
750ml bottles or on draft in
the tap room, Funky Buddha’s
owners hope to make the
release a new tradition –
releasing it to the public as
soon as the last undefeated
team goes down and sending
two bottles to the coach of the
team who makes it happen.
With the Panthers staying
undefeated until week 16
of the regular season, Linn
said the staff was starting to
question whether they would
ever be able to hold the
release.
But with “Undefeated
Saison” finally flowing,
Funky Buddha is finally
toasting the ‘72 Dolphins in
its own special way.
10 The Pelican
Rental fees at Ali Center cause sticker shock
Briefs
Bark for Life
Pompano Beach – It will
be Yappy Hour at Canine
Corner Dog Park, 1101 N.
Federal Hwy. on Jan. 16 from
noon to 1 p.m. Cost for the
event is s $20 donation to the
American Cancer Society.
The ticket includes a lunch
from Galuppi’s, a Yappy bag
and a raffle ticket. Prizes will
also be awarded for dogs
with the best Valentine’s Day
costume, largest dog, smallest
dog, best trained dog and a
free nail trimming from Woof
Gang Bakery and Grooming.
Call 954-226-8942.
Citywide
Yard Sale
January 23
Oakland Park - To help
you find room for all of your
holiday gifts, the city offers
you the opportunity to sell
used items at the Citywide
Yard Sale at Jaco Pastorius
Park, 4000 N. Dixie Highway.
This is an opportunity to
make some extra money by
selling unwanted goods or
find some new treasures.
The fee is $10 single space
and $5 each additional space
(resident) and $20 single
space and $10 each additional
space (non-resident). More
than one person may share a
space. To reserve your space,
please call 954-630-4507.
The Ali patio can host 150-200 people for an event. It includes a full stage, sound system and security system.
By Judy Vik
Pelican staff
Pompano Beach –
Fees set recently by the
board of the Community
Redevelopment Agency
[CRA] for space at the Ali
Cultural Arts Center are too
high according to members of
the Northwest CRA Advisory
Committee concluded on
Monday.
They were especially
concerned about rent for the
courtyard at the new facility
at 353 MLK Blvd. and agreed
to form a sub-committee to
meet with staff in an attempt
to lower the fees.
City commissioners,
meeting as the CRA board,
approved fee schedules for
both the Ali Center and the
Bailey Center at their Dec. 15
meeting.
Board member Ed Phillips,
who represents the northwest
community, tried without
success to convince the
board to table the issue until
fees could be vetted by the
Northwest CRA Advisory
Committee.
Phillips described the
fees as “outrageous for nonprofits” and said they would
have a far-reaching effect on
non-profits in the area.
Drew Tucker, director of
the Ali Building, said the rates
Priceless nature of the artist
This 192 square foot studio rents for
$407 per month.
Sarah Benichou has great expectations for the artists chosend to work at BaCA.
By Anne Siren
Pelican staff
BaCA also serves as a two-story art
gallery.
were set “to make sure we
have a certain level of quality.
We are more than open to
what you decide.”
Board member Barry
See ALI CENTER on page 28
Pompano Beach –
Sarah Benichou, director
of BaCA, has strong ideas
about the people who will
be renting space at this
remodeled historic building.
She and her staff are seeking
dedicated artists in the visual
arts.
Acceptance to one of
the several studios at BaCA
will be determined by a jury
of professional artists. “We
are an incubator for serious
artists,” she says. She refers
to a former artist resident,
Misoo Filan, who sold
the majority of her work
through the BaCA gallery
exhibition. The free gallery
for artists is open Tuesday
through Friday from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Benichou says rental
rates are comparable to
other studios. “We are open
for the Green Market [which
takes place in front of the
building on Saturdays]. We
have people dropping in
to see the art and tour the
building. We are getting
known in the community.
I want this place on the
people’s radar. I want them
to know there is life here.”
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Surfside Gospel Fellowship happens on the sand
but the song and the words are as old as the Bible
Making a Difference
Phyllis J. Neuberger
wants your suggestions about
people making a difference.
Phyllis’s book, China Dahl,
is available on amazon.com.
Call 954-783-8700.
By Phyllis J. Neuberger
Pelican staff
The setting is
untraditional, but Pastor Rod
E. Morris who says his calling
is “on the beach” quotes
Matthew 18:20, “For where
two or three have gathered in
My name, I am there in their
midst.”
Strumming his guitar
and dressed in beach attire,
Pastor Rod says, “I have a
few regulars but one never
knows. I may see the same
people four times or once
and never again. Snowbirds
come along and return. I had
a couple from Vancouver
Pastor Rod E. Morris shares music
and Gospel every Sunday morning
at 9 a.m. on the sand, just south of
Pompano Beach pier. [Photo courtesy
of Pastor Rod]
last Sunday. They came in
response to my message in the
Pelican. This is what we are
all about. The people who join
us are not church goers, but
they seem to want to listen.
Although I have just a small
group of parishioners, I quote
Mark 2:13, “then He went
out again by the sea; and all
the multitude came to Him
and He taught them.” This is
exactly the calling I feel I had
from the Lord.”
Pastor Rod says he was
ordained in 2006 in Asheville,
North Carolina by Calvary
Chapel. He came to Pompano
Beach to work with Calvary
Chapel here, but after a
year, he chose to become an
independent minister. Here’s
his story in his own words.
“I had a call from God to
start a beach fellowship which
I did in October of 2014. We
meet on the sand on Sunday
See SURFSIDE GOSPEL on
page 27
12 The Pelican
Water bill surcharges will buy town
a needed new water main
By Judy Wilson
Pelican staff
Hillsboro Beach Looking to replace the
town’s only water main,
commissioners this week
approved a surcharge that
will finance the $5.7 million
project scheduled now to start
in May.
And to pay for the rising
cost of maintaining the
water plant, they also gave
first approval to a monthly
water rate increase; a two
percent hike for residential
consumption, three percent
for water used for irrigation.
The monthly per unit
surcharge that guarantees
the 20-year loan has been set
at $11.03 for condominium
units, $17.65 for single-family
homes.
Residents questioned the
methodology used to set the
special rate saying some unit
owners use more water than
others and many live here part
time. Mayor Dick Maggiore
said, “It is the same as paying
a school tax when you have
no kids.”
Along with removing the
threat of breaks in the 50year old line, the replacement
project will improve water
pressure at the south end
of town and upgrade the
connection with Deerfield
Beach which supplies water in
emergencies.
One resident asked why
the town could not coordinate
its project with the county’s
plans to replace the A1A
sewer line.
Engineer Peter Moore, the
town’s consultant, said that
option was explored, but the
“county is not interested.”
The water line replacement is
a far less complicated project
he said and will be completed
long before the county gets its
work underway.
The lines –water and
sewer- must, by law, be
separated Moore said. The
water main is on the west side
of A1A; the sewer line on the
east.
The monthly consumption
fee does not affect the first
2,000 gallons of water for
domestic use which is covered
by a base rate of $24 for
single family homes, $15 for
multi-family units.
It kicks in when 2,000 to
9,000 gallons are used with
a seven cent per month, per
gallon increase; from $3.40
to $3.47; 9,000 to 17,000
gallons, $4.19 to $4.27 and
for large water users, those
consuming more than 17,000
gallons a month, the rate rises
from $4.87 to $4.97.
Final reading of the new
rate structure will be February
2, 9 a.m.
For customers with
separate meters for irrigation,
the rate increases from $4.19
to $4.32 per gallon up to
17,000 gallons, and from
$4.87 to $5.02 per gallon for
those using 17,000 gallons or
more.
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Hopaholics’ Beer brewing club is dedicated to love of brewing beer
By Michael d’Oliveira
Pelican writer
Pompano Beach – Every
month, members of the
Hopaholics meet to trade the
fruits of their passion: homebrewed beer.
They discuss homebrewing, upcoming
competitions and compete
with each other to see who
has brewed the best beer
that month. “We all love
talking about beer,” said
Louis Mannikko, president of
Hopaholics which has about
40 members.
The reasons for joining
vary, said Hopaholics Vice
President Jessie Eakin. Some
have dreams of becoming
professional brew masters or
owning their own brewery
one day. Some “are just doing
it for the fun of it.”
In the latter category are
Tonya Calder, Jackie Alvarez
and Marianna Contreras.
They jokingly call themselves
“The Real Housewives” and
followed their husbands into
Local beer lovers raise their steins to honor their craft.
the group. “I think I do it just
to have something in common
with him. It’s not just about
getting drunk,” said Calder.
Each shares a different
level of commitment to
brewing with her husband but
all three believe in its benefits
and belonging to the club. “It
starts with that one thing you
have in common and leads
to other connections,” said
Contreras.
Alvarez joked that she
got a fun trip because of
her husband Eric’s love
of brewing. “I got a trip to
Savannah, and he got his beer
equipment. If I could have
followed him to Europe, it
would have been perfect.
Happy husband equals happy
wife.” At $200 a pop for her
orchid hobby, she added that
it’s only fair that he gets a
hobby of his own.
And brewing, depending
on how committed a home
brewer is, can become a
hobby to rival many others in
expense.
Brewing on the stove with
kits bought online can be
accomplished for under $100,
sometimes less than $50. But,
the more serious the brewer
gets, the steeper the price tag.
After purchasing three used
kegs, welding costs, tubes
and electronic equipment,
Mannikko’s brewing system
set him back about $2,500.
Once established though, the
ongoing costs aren’t as hefty.
Then there’s the cost of
time.
Depending on how it’s
done, brewing a single batch
of five to 10 gallons of beer
See HOPAHOLICS on page 25
14 The Pelican
Spend this day at the park to meet neighbors, leaders and rescuers
By Anne Siren
Pelican staff
Pompano Beach – Jan.
30 is one day to mark on the
family’s calendar. Forget the
lunch packs for this day at
Pompano Beach Community
Park where the food and
drinks will be free.
Part of the celebration
will be welcoming back the
Goodyear Blimp, Wingfoot,
after months of missing
the airship that has been a
unique feature of the city.
This year, Mayor Lamar
Fisher will, again, auction a
ride for two on the blimp, a
rare opportunity to see the
city from above and gaze at
the ocean and some of its
inhabitants. All proceeds from
the auction will benefit The
Rev. William Clark Memorial
Scholarship fund, which
will help local high school
students pay tuition costs.
There will be plenty of activities for the children along with music, a chance to
watch the Broward Sheriff Office k-nine demonstrations and climb fire engines.
[Photo courtesy]
Participants are
encouraged to support the
Salvation Army by donating
used clothing. A truck will be
on hand.
The event, brings together
the city, residents, Broward
Sheriff’s Office, Pompano
Beach Fire Rescue, The
Greater Pompano Beach
Chamber of Commerce, civic
clubs and business owners
has one purpose, according
to Carolyn Mann, a Unity
volunteer, which is to “foster
unity within the city.”
Clubs and businesses are
welcome to free vendor space
with the only rule of “no
sales.” Rather the point is to
offer free information on food
about the business or service.
“Unity in the Community
is a grass roots event
organized by Pompano Beach
citizens who understand the
benefits of working together
to improve the city start
by getting to know your
neighbors. Through the joint
efforts shown by our various
multi-cultural organizations,
businesses and religious
groups in organizing this day
of Unity, we hope to foster
an understanding that while
we come from different
backgrounds, we are one
city,” says Mann.
Unity in the Community
takes place behind the
Amphitheater, Jan. 30 at 2001
NE 16 St. from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.
For vendor space or
more information, call 954586-1123 or visit info@
uicpompano.org.
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Lauderdale-By-The-Sea man named suspect in strangulation death
By Katina Caraganis
Pelican staff
Wilton Manors — A
Wilton Manors businessman
is behind bars after police
say he strangled a homeless
man to death as he defended
a friend over a missed
paycheck.
Bryan Crumpton, 33,
is currently at the Broward
County jail. He was arrested
Dec. 23 at his LauderdaleBy-The-Sea apartment.
Authorities allege Crumpton
strangled Terrence Eder on
Dec. 6.
He is being charged with
second-degree murder.
Crumpton operates a firm
in Wilton Manors that collects
petition signatures.
According to published
reports, Eder’s mother said
her son was discouraged
about living on the streets on
and off for the last five years
but always tried to be happy.
Police say Eder and
Jeffrey Carroll, an employee
of Crumpton’s, went to
Comm Petitions Dec. 1 to
collect a paycheck he said he
was owed. After an argument,
according to police, he left the
building without his check.
Eder had been waiting
outside the building for
Carroll to come out, but
went inside to confront
Crumpton. Police believe
Eder occasionally worked for
Crumpton doing odd jobs.
Witnesses and Crumpton
told police Eder was drunk
and belligerent, according
to police reports, and went
inside to confront Crumpton.
Crumpton told police he
asked Eder to leave, and he
did. He said he went outside
to retrieve Carroll and have
him get Eder. When they both
returned, Eder was found
unresponsive on the floor.
Crumpton said he began
administering CPR. Police
said that he and other
employees who were on the
scene denied getting into any
physical altercation with Eder.
EMS personnel found Eder
unresponsive and in cardiac
arrest, according to police.
He died later at the hospital.
Hospital staff initially
reported no prominent
external injuries when he was
first admitted and the incident
was ruled an accident.
However, after his death,
hospital records indicated
Eder showed signs of a loss
of oxygen to his brain and
two spinal fractures. The case
was then forwarded to the
Broward County Sheriff’s
Office Homicide Unit.
Police interviewed
Crumpton Dec. 8. He denied
ever choking Eder but did
admit to putting his hands on
the victim while escorting
Eder from the business.
Detectives deemed those
statements contradicted what
he previously said about only
applying CPR.
A memorial service for
Eder is scheduled for Jan.
9 at 11 a.m. at Coral Ridge
Presbyterian Church, 5555
N. Federal Highway, Fort
Lauderdale.
Candidate
countdown
By Judy Vik
Pelican staff
Candidates for election to
commissions in three north
Broward municipalities have
until noon Monday to file for
election on March 15.
In Lauderdale-By-TheSea Mayor Scot Sasser and
District 1 Commissioner
Mark Brown have filed for
re-election. The seat now held
by Commissioner Stuart Dodd
is open as Dodd has served
for eight years and can’t run
again until 2018. At presstime
no one had filed for his.
Candidates in Oakland
Park are vying to fill the
unexpired term of Shari
McCartney, who resigned in
October. Two candidates have
filed for the seat.
Layne Dallett Walls served
as a commissioner from 19931997 and from 2001-2008.
She was appointed to serve
for three months in 2010. She
ran unsuccessfully against
Tim Lonergan, the current
mayor, in March 2013.
A second candidate, Scott
Herman, ran unsuccessfully
for the state House of
Representatives in 2014
and in 2012. He is a retired
combat veteran.
In Hillsboro Beach,
incumbents Troy Link and
Dick Maggiore have picked
up their paperwork along with
a newcomer to the political
scene, Irene Kirdaty. None
had officially filed by press
time.
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16 The Pelican
Marriot, chamber host 2015 holiday boat parade awards
Steve Joiner and Shane Lamar present
Alex Lanier and her daughter with Second Place, Fan Favorite and best sound
for their entry, Two Men and a Truck.
Steve Joiner, Joe Maniscalo and Shane
Lamar at the Holiday Parade Award
Ceremony. Mr. Maniscalo’s Boat, All
Good, won Most Unique.
By Anne Siren
Pursuit Open Fish: Best in
Sound, People’s Choice and
second place overall.
Like many boaters,
Pelican staff
Pompano Beach –
Challenge this if you will, but
most folks here stand firm
that Pompano Beach has the
country’s “oldest continuous
holiday boat parade.”
Originated by some merry
anglers, the mythology is that
a few boats with lanterns and
caroling fishermen brought
folks to their back yard canals
to applaud the event.
Fifty-three years later, the
boaters still add merriment to
the season, but the changes
are obvious.
Lanterns and a few
caroling voices have turned
into full-fledged decked-out
boats from the kayaks to
the million-dollar yachts.
Decorations are glitzy,
themed and accompanied with
electronic music.
Alexa Lanier and her
daughter, Emory, 5, took
three prizes for their 26-foot
Dr. Brian Rask presents Best in Show
for the Bimini Twist.
Lanier’s boat had also sailed
in the Fort Lauderdale parade
the night before.
See AWARDS on page 18
Steve Joiner and Shane Lamar with the Wich family as they receive their prize
for Most Effective Lighting over 30’. Their boat, the Wich’Craft, was a standout
during the Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Holiday
Boat Parade. [Photos by Nicole Goldstein]
911
Continued from page 1
man’s safety. Little did he
know the dispatcher on the
other end of the call would
have trouble pinpointing his
exact location.
Resnick was transferred to
the answering point for Wilton Manors. But the dispatcher claimed his location did not
exist, delaying response time
for the emergency vehicles.
That is just one incident
prompting local police and
fire associations to call for an
overhaul of the Emergency
911 management structure,
Resnick said.
The system implemented in 2014 consolidated 11
dispatch centers into three:
Coconut Creek, Sunrise and
Pembroke Pines. The sheriff’s office provides 911 and
non-emergency call intake for
all unincorporated areas of
Broward County, 29 law-enforcement municipalities, 28fire rescue municipalities and
numerous special patrol areas.
Plantation and Coral Springs,
have their own 911 dispatch.
Last month, the Broward
County Chiefs of Police and
the Fire Chiefs Association of
Broward County issued a joint
statement aimed at ensuring
“long term stability for the
E911 consolidated communication system.”
Wilton Manors Police
Chief Paul O’Connell, who
is also president of the Chiefs
Association, and Seminole
Fire Rescue, Chief Don
DiPetrillo, pointed out the
improvements and successes
in areas of concern.
They are calling for the
following changes in the management structure.
• The current structure,
administered by county
administration, is ineffective.
The structure lacks the operational expertise and leadership
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needed to make recommendations and impose operational
decisions. This must change.
• The management structures must be redefined with
clear lines around areas of
responsibility. While the
county may be responsible for
the system, they should not
operate it.
• The sheriff’s office
has not been strong enough
to impose the right level of
discipline and oversight in
regards to call taking and call
handling. Current line supervisors must be better trained
or additional line supervisors
must be hired to adequately
oversee the call taking and
handling.
• Performance measurement reviews and mitigation must be independent of
county administration and the
sheriff’s office. The chiefs
recommend a governance
committee with operational
expertise.
• Both county administration and the sheriff’s office
should collaborate to review
other 911 consolidated centers
nationwide for best practices
which can be implemented.
O’Connell said most
important is a public-safety
director’s position answering
directly to the county com-
mission.
“This person would have
operational expertise and
experience to tackle the issues
being brought forward,”
O’Connell explained.
Oversight for the 911
program is structured so that
the Office of Regional Communications and Technology
makes the final decisions on
both operational matters and
technology issues that impact
the overall operational performance.
Prior to the consolidation,
approved in a 2002 voter
referendum, the chiefs noted,
many of the centers could
not adequately talk with each
other, which hindered call
response time. Now, calls can
be shifted more efficiently to
the appropriate center.
Prior to the inception of
the county program, many
municipalities handled a
number of misdirected phone
calls, especially from cellphone users. When a user
called 911 via cell phone, the
call was routed by cell phone
towers to the local emergency center, not necessarily to
the one that could dispatch
services.
O’Connell said he is not
doubting his city’s involvement in the program, but
said his main concern is, and
always will be, public safety.
“I credit everyone involved. Now we want to make
sure it is done correctly,”
he said. “When you have a
program not running as efficiently as it should, that’s an
invitation for disaster.”
Training and direction will
help everyone involved, he
said.
Resnick agreed that there
are parts of the process that
need fixing, especially when it
comes to oversight.
“There are professional
firms out there that oversee
these types of projects,”
Resnick said. “Unfortunately,
ours has been left to county officials and necessary
training has not occurred. The
county should engage outside
officials on how to fix it and
not rely on county or elected
officials.”
18 The Pelican
Awards
Joe Budd Maniscalco’s
boat, It’s All Good, won
third place in its category
with a Christmas theme
hosting the shepherds, Wise
Men, angels and the Holy
Family. “We chose to keep
Christ in Christmas this
year,” he said. When it came
to the sheep, he bought
some toy reindeer, trimmed
their ears and sprayed them
gold for their supporting
roles with the shepherds.
Bimini Twist, a 43-foot
fishing boat, owned by Scott
McIlvaine, took first prize
this year with a theme of
Shrek. He had his workers
spent a month decorating
the Twist as November rains
slowed down the process.
The Twist sailed in three
holiday parades this season, and this captain says
he’s ready to just go fishing
again. So he still has some
work to do.
“It’s hard to fish with a
20-foot dragon overhead,”
he said.
For more information
about the 2016 boat parade
or the Greater Pompano
Beach Chamber of Commerce, call 954-941-2940.
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Fish shack
delights. “I am lucky. I have
an amazing team that helps
us serve outstanding food and
deliver great service to our
guests.”
Oysters and clams can
be enjoyed on the half-shell
or steamed. Everything else
is often prepared grilled,
fried, blackened or coated in
eye-watering Cajun spices.
Patrons can opt for sandwiches, wraps or simply
served with crispy home fries,
steamed rice, fresh salad or
cole slaw.
The menu is also replete
with a host of house specialties such as New England
clam chowder, fresh fish dip,
conch fritters and, most of all,
the highly addictive deepfried shrimp and scallop balls.
Be sure to request the homemade conch dipping sauce as
it takes the culinary pleasure
to an entirely new level of
satisfaction.
“We also offer outstanding
burgers and chicken wings,”
insists Mike who knows that
sometimes his guests may be
in the mood for some mouthwatering beef or poultry. “We
use only Black Angus beef for
our half-pound burgers and
we hand batter our wings so
that they are very crispy and
really quite special.”
Another noteworthy feature of a Fish Shack outing is
the beverage selection. The
kids can enjoy sodas, sweet
ice teas and fruit punch while
the grown-ups can luxuriate in
the frothy goodness of $2.50
draft beers or soul-warming
$3.95 glasses of wine.
Most fishermen’s platters,
burgers, wraps, sandwiches
and salads are all priced between $8 and $15. A half-dozen freshly shucked oysters or
middle neck clams will set
you back $10 and $8 respectively.
There is ample free parking, all major credit cards
are accepted and take-out is
encouraged. Bring your own
catch of the day for expert
grilling or partake in the tasty
daily specials presented on the
big board.
Cheers!
Malcolm McClintock
holds an MBA and has lived
in Thailand, Spain, France,
Mexico, Canada and the US
where he has developed a
deep appreciation for world
gastronomy.
Pelican
Newspaper
20 The Pelican
Chambers
Deerfield Beach –
1/12 - The City of Deerfield Beach - Morning Networking ‘n Deerfield, 410 W
Hillsboro Blvd, 7:30 a.m. to 9
a.m. Open to members and non
members. Register at [email protected]
1/22 - Murder Mystery
Dinner at Cove Shopping
Center, 1680 SE 3 Court, 6 to
10:30 p.m. contact [email protected]. Chamber
members $50, non- members
$65.
Pompano Beach Chamber
of Commerce 1/14 - An Evening with”
Charisma.” An evening of
Sing along, dancing and singing with Husband and “Wife
Dynamic duo” at10 a.m. at the
Herb Skolnick Community
Center. Call 954-786-4590
Mondays
Regional Republican Club
meets on the third Monday of
each month at 7 p.m. at the
Deicke Auditorium , 5701
Cypress Rd., Plantation. 954941-7775.
Coping with Life - Free
discussions for adult men and
women, led by professional facilitator at Temple Sholom, 132
S. 11 Ave., Pompano Beach.
954-942-6410.
Line Dancing at the Emma
Lou Olson Civic Center, 1801
NE 6 St., Pompano Beach, Beginners 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Intermediate 1 to 2:30 p.m. Classes
$7 each. 954-786-4111.
Play pinochle from 6 to 9
p.m. at Emma Lou Olson Civic
Center, 1801 NE 6 St., Pompano Beach. 954-554-9321.
Tuesdays
Bingo every Tuesday night
at 7 p.m. American Legion
Auxiliary Unit 142, 171 SW
2nd Street, Pompano Beach.
Food Menu available 5:30 to
7:30 p.m.
Farmers Market – 4 to 9
p.m. at Whole Foods, 2000 N.
Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale.
Boca Raton Noon Toastmasters meets Tuesdays at
12:15-1:15, 747 S. Dixie Hwy,
Boca Raton at the historic
train station, Count DeHoernle
Pavilion. Learn public speaking
and leadership skills. Call 561251-4164.
Bobby Rubino’s, 2501 N.
Federal Hwy., Pompano Beach.
Live music at 5:30 p.m. Oldies,
classic rock, and standards.
954-781-7550.
Wednesdays
Farmers Market – 4 to 9
p.m. at Whole Foods, 2411 N.
954-786-3500.
Live music at 5:30 p.m. Oldies,
classic rock, and standards.
954-781-7550.
Thursdays
Eastside Professional
Networkers, every Thursday
at 7:45 a.m. for breakfast and
business networking at Galuppi’s Restaurant, 1103 N.
Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach.
Buy your own breakfast for
$10. Call 954-401-3892.
Agape Cafe opens its doors
to all who are hungry on the
second and last Thursdays of
every month between 4:30 and
6 p.m. at St. Martin Episcopal
Church, 140 SE 28 Ave. The
public is welcome at the table.
Call 954- 941-4843.
Choosing Joy - support
group for people with ongoing
medical issues, pain, anxiety or
depression. Meets 2nd Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in
the meeting room 1 at Calvary
Chapel Fort Lauderdale. Call
954 593-4769.
Magician Grant Wallace at the
bar 5 p.m. 954-781-7550.
Fridays
Scrabble – Free. 10 a.m. to
2 p.m., Emma Lou Olson Civic
Center 954-786-4111.
Storytime - Free. 10:3011:15 a.m., Pompano Beach
Auditorium ages 2-4 954-3577595.
Saturdays
Henriette “Kitte” Arnold’s watercolor classes,
for all skill levels, are back
from January through April
on Saturday’s @ Emma Lou
Olson Civic Center, 1801 NE
6th Avenue in Pompano. Call
954-920-4574.
Auditions
BWC (Broward Women’s
Choral Group) is looking for
women singers. Rehearsals
are Wed. 10 a.m.-noon, Fort
Lauderdale. Call 954-677-3190,
[email protected], see
website:www.bwcchoralgroup.
org.
Books
Island City Book Club
meets on third Wednesdays
at 6:30 p.m. at the Richard C.
Sullivan Library, 500 NE 26
St., Wilton Manors. Call 954-
390-2195.
Broward Nature Book
Club meets monthly on
Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11
a.m. The next meeting is Jan.
20 “The Barefoot Mailman”
will be discussed at Hillsboro
Pineland Natural Area. Call
954-357-5113.
Cinema
1/1 to 1/7 – The Summer
of Sangaile, winner of the
Sundance Film Fest. Unrated, parental discretion due to
See CALENDAR on page 21
Calendar
scenes of sexual nature and
adult scenes. Cinema Paridiso,
503 SE 6 St., Fort Lauderdale.
Call 954-525-FILM.
Clubs
Kiwanis Club of Wilton
Manors, 2749 NE 14 Avenue,
Wilton Manors. Call 954-6826313
Rotary Club of Pompano
Beach meets on Fridays at Galuppi’s on the Green, 1103 N.
Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach
at noon. Call 954-946-6610.
The Farm Culture Book
Club. We discuss essential
books and magazines that help
health consumers easily navigate the vast and often confusing realm of natural medicine.
Emerging now are many fine
books by new age MDs related
to an up and coming bestseller
by Suzanne Somers: Tox-Sick,
From Sick to Not Sick. Join us
for tea orcappuccino at popular
coffee bars throughout Fort
Lauderdale. Times vary. Call
954-515-7064.
Bridge Club – Pompano
Beach Duplicate Bridge Club
offers plays seven days a week
including lessons and competition. The games take place
at Pompano Duplicate Bridge
Club, 180 SW 6th St., Pompano
Beach, FL. 33062. Call 954
943 1733 or visit pompanobridge.com.
Events
1/23 – St. Stephen Lutheran Church hosts its Annual
Fashion show and luncheon
with Patchington styles at
Galuppi’s Restaurant, 1103 N.
Federal Hwy., Pompano Beach
WORSHIP DIRECTORY:
Call the Pelicanto add your church services.954-783-8700
Rev. Hyvenson Joseph
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from11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Donation is $30 per person.
Call 954-784-0414.
1/24 - Nautical Flea
Market at Community Park,
850 NE 18 Ave. Vendor applications available at www.
pompanobeachfl.gov call 954786-4111.
1/30 - Lauderdale-by-theSea Garden Club hosts its Annual Rummage & Plant Sale at
Jarvis Hall, 4505 Ocean Drive,
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, on Jan.
30 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30.
Home-made baked goods,
white elephants, clothing, jewelry, purses, books, electronics,
etc. Call 954 290 8085.
1/30-1/31 - Festival of the
Arts, 125 plus artists from
California to New England to
Florida all art forms at the main
beach parking lot, 149 SE 21
Ave, call 954-480-44129.
1/16 - Sea of Jazz Fest at 7
p.m. Grammy winners and jazz
icons at the Pompano Beach
Amphitheater, 1806 NE 6 St.
Call 954-519-5500.
1/15-1/18 - Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Birthday Celebration at
Oveta Mc Keithen Recreational
Complex 445 SW 2 St., Deerfield Beach. Call 954-480-4429
Green Markets
1/17 - Lauderdale-By-TheSea, The City of Lauderdale
By-The-Sea present Farmers
Market 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
(EL Prado Park). Contact Jerry
561-714-2745.
Pompano Beach – Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
corner of Northeast 1 Avenue
and Northeast 1 Street. Vegetables, crafts, seafood and more.
Call 954-786-7824.
Deerfield Beach – Green
market opens on select Sundays
beginning Nov. 8 at Pioneer
Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
across from City Hall on Northeast 2 Street. Vegetables, herbs,
gourmet food, fish and more.
Call 954-429-0378.
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- Small Pet OK - 275 SW 15th
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DELRAY BEACH - Gated 55+
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baths. EVERY AMENITY
YOU WOULD EVER WANT
PLUS TRANSPORTATION!!
Completely Rehabbed - Tile
Throughout and Up To Ceiling
In Both Baths - Granite
Counter Tops in Kitchen and
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- All Appliances Including
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- 1 and 2 Bedrooms - 55+
Community - Starting At
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- 2/2 - Updated - Garage Parking 24 Hour Guards - Exercise Room
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Ground
breaking
The remainder of the construction costs are being borne
by the Community Redevelopment Agency. A visioning
session held in 2011 by the
Urban Land Institute set the
project in motion.
Construction of the rain
forest could begin as early as
next month project manager
Charlie DaBrusco said this
week. Money from a county
parks bond issue was designated for the addition to the
Constitution Park Arbore-
forward.
The almost four acres
that will be developed with a
splash fountain, playground,
piers, picnic areas, parking
and boating features was a
gift to the city in 1961 from
the family of Bob Sullivan
who built the Cove Shopping
Center and many residences
in The Cove.
This week, as the VIPS
waited to make their remarks,
Tim Sullivan spoke proudly
of his family’s contribution.
He still lives in the Cove
home he grew up in - built
by his uncle - and raised his
own children there. He and
his wife Debra are determined
to “spend the rest of our lives
here,” Sullivan said. Also at
the ceremony was his brother Mike, a Lighthouse Point
firefighter.
Mayor Jean Robb invited
the family to the groundbreaking and Sullivan recalled how
he and his five siblings grew
up alongside Robb’s five
children. “There was always
a Robb or a Sullivan kid
around,“ Sullivan said. “And
our moms were always in the
bleachers at ball games.”
Now a granddad, he walks
to the beach with his youngest grandchild and frequently
passes by the Sullivan Park
sign.”My uncle wanted to reserve and preserve the land. It
is something we can be proud
of for the rest of our lives,” he
said.
Among the dignitaries at
the ground breaking , Vice
Mayor Bill Ganz said the
park “benefits the whole city,
promotes tourism and will
become a nautical destination:
and Community Redevelopment Agency Director, Kris
Mory, said redevelopment of
the area has spawned a public
art movement. With a $75,000
grant from the Broward Community Foundation, $173,000
has been raised to create an
original ceramic floor for the
fountain’s splash pad. Deer-
tum almost two years ago,
but by the time plans were
drawn cost estimates came in
$160,000 more than the grant.
With the city in danger of
losing the funding, DaBrusco
said he has designed something that will be a “work in
progress” for the area which
was designated long ago to
become a rain forest. He
hopes city commissioners will
approve his concept at the
Jan. 19 meeting so he can put
shovels in the ground.
Subscribe to the Pelican Call 954-783-8700
Tim Sullivan [center] with his family, wife Debra, and brother Mike at Sullivan
Park ground breaking. In 1961, Sullivan’s uncle donated the land now being
redeveloped as a nautical playground for the public’s use.
field Beach Kiwanis Club
sponsored the fountain, with a
donation of $25,000.
The park is being developed with a $2 million
grant from the Florida Inland
Navigation District and FIND
Commissioner Tyler Chappell
was present to hand over a
check to Mory.
Erosion
a different view. The commissioner recently engaged
attorney Bill Scherer to
represent them in case the
matter goes to court. But
Robb says in her letter,
“Our commission would
rather spend money getting
a detailed technical analysis
of the hotspot and fixing the
problem rather than employing mediators and lawyers.”
Robb’s letter also contains a warning. “...I can
assure you that if litigation
is the course chosen by the
town, our response will be
vigorous.”
Hanson said later in the
week, “We disagree with
many of their assertions and
their viewpoint on the groins
having that impact.” He
proposes the development of
a beach management agreement similar to one in Palm
Beach County that reportedly has been successful.
“We truly believe this
is a public versus privatebeach matter,” Rebecca
The Pelican 25
Medina Stewart, Deerfield
spokesperson said. “ Hillsboro wants to nourish its
beach at Deerfield’s expense.
“We spend money
maintaining our beach and
purchasing beach property
that we invite the public to
enjoy.”
Hillsboro’s beaches are
public only to the high water
mark.
Deerfield partnered with
Hillsboro on sand nourishment projects as recently as
last year. Without that cooperation, Hillsboro would not
have been eligible to receive
the sand which was spread on
its north beach.
Hopaholic
can be done in five to eight
hours. Hopaholic Mike Bures
likes to stretch out the process
over the week and subscribes
to the French term “Mise en
place – a place for everything
and everything in its place.”
Either way, “It’s a lot of
waiting,” said Mannikko.
And while beer drinking
isn’t often associated with
that kind of patience, science
and attention to detail, beer
brewing is.
“It’s like 10 hobbies. It’s
biology, electricity, metal
working . . . It’s not one,”
said Mannikko. “You have to
be pretty detailed. That’s why
I love it so much.”
Everything, from the water chemistry and temperature
to the PH level of the mash,
must be exact if a brewer
wants an exact result.
“It’s real legit science,”
said Eakin.
The Hopaholics meet the
first Sunday of the month at
noon at 26° Brewing Company, 2600 E Atlantic Blvd.,
Pompano Beach. Dues are
$40 annually. Email ltm22@
msn.com for more information.
26 The Pelican
Fishing report
a guppy rig with six hooks
tipped with cut squid and
a 32oz. lead at the bottom.
You may want to try a little
shallower and a little deeper if you don’t find success
in 200 feet of water. These
snappers make for a great
dinner. If you need up to the
date fishing information give
us a call at the shop.
Tight Lines,
RJ Boyle
Capt. RJ Boyle is an experienced angler
in South Florida. His studio is located in
Lighthouse Point. Call 954-420-5001.
Snapper
Galore!
By RJ Boyle
Pelican angler
Make sure you save some
time during your fishing trip
this weekend to drop down
for some vermillion snapper.
These fish hang on the edge
in 200 feet of water.You will
not always mark them but
they are often there. We use
Snapper day. [Photo courtesy of RJ Boyle]
Surfside
Gospel
at 9 a.m., just South of the
pier. We open our worship
with a song to the Lord. I play
the guitar and we sing some
of the songs I have written as
well as contemporary worship
choruses. Then we spend time
studying the scriptures. We
just finished The Gospel according to Mark. Now we are
reading the Book of ACTS.
Our time together runs from
9 a.m. to about 10:30. Mine
is a transient ministry with
anywhere from three to 10
people. We sit in a circle on
beach chairs, attracting people
who are walking the beach.
Some sing along with us and
move on. Others pull up a
blanket and join us.”
Continuing he says, “Before becoming ordained, I was
a missionary who traveled the
world for about four years. I
traveled all over the United
States as well as to Paris, Barcelona, Budapest, and even to
Kenya in Africa.”
Asked who financed him,
he says, “We have a saying,
‘Where God guides, God
provides.’ I was in Asheville
wondering how to get to
Africa where I was invited
to minister. As I preached,
the donations kept coming
in. Some were unexpectedly
large. I suddenly had enough
to travel to Kenya where I was
part of a revival for 10 days.”
“Music has always been
part of my life since childhood. I have had no formal
training. I just took up the
guitar and found it to be a way
to express myself.
“I went to Missionary
School, Youth With A Mission [YWAM] in Atlanta, Ga.
and Tyler, Tx for two years.
That training, combined with
my study of the Bible since
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my teens and my ministerial
experience enabled me to become ordained by Calvary.
“Being a street preacher,
working with many needy
populations has added up to a
lifetime career for me. I have
been blessed with donations
from time to time.”
“I do a special Sunday
night Bible study group in
a private home and I have a
day job that provides enough
for my wife, my 11-year old
daughter and me. We live
a very simple life here in
Pompano Beach. I have been
married to Jennifer for 16
years and she is completely
supportive of my life as a
missionary.”
Pastor Rod claims that living this untraditional lifestyle
is not a problem to him because he says, “I am following in Jesus’s footsteps. I’m
on the sand as a witness to the
Lord Jesus and whether one
or ten people join me, I share
the Gospel. Weather permitting, we are on the beach with
our chairs and our prayers
every Sunday for any and
all who will join us. My life,
exploring the scriptures is the
most challenging and exciting
pursuit I could have.”
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Ali center
Dockswell agreed with Phillips that any rules, regulations
and the rate sheet for the Ali
should first be vetted by the
Northwest Advisory Committee. He and Phillips voted
against the fee schedule.
Committee member
Patricia Davis said, “Staff in
its infinite wisdom decided to
present this to the commission. When does it stop? If
they don’t want to share this
information with us, why have
us sit here on a Monday once
a month?”
Rental costs range from
$30 to $60 an hour for the
multi-purpose room; $15 to
$45 an hour for a downstairs
gallery and $25 to $55 an hour
for an upstairs gallery. Fees
are lowest for non-profits and
Pompano Beach residents
and highest for commercial
Maid for
today
depending upon the size of
the area to be cleaned, the
time involved and the work
required.
Clients say:
Ivy Marsh says, “I’ve
known Myrna for at least 15
entities that plan to profit by
an event.
Daisy Johnson asked how
the fees compare to other
buildings owned by the city
and operated by the Parks and
Recreation Department.
Tucker said they are the
same or significantly less for
Pompano Beach residents. He
said the Ali Center has “the
best sound and lighting. It’s
a beautiful state-of-the-art
space. You don’t want to undervalue space of this value.”
Costs he said were determined on what it costs to keep
the space open, to turn the
lights on.
The price to rent the
courtyard caused the most
consternation for committee
members.
Johnson pointed out that to
rent the courtyard “for a simple party on a Friday night, the
cost would be $1,200. That includes the $700 rental fee plus
$200 for a production assistant
and $300 for security.
If the center’s sound
system is needed, there are
additional costs for an audio
technician.
Committee chair Whitney
Rawls said the prices were “a
bit high for a three-hour event.
We don’t want to have our
community have sticker shock
at the prices. The sticker shock
was at the courtyard prices.
We have to get to the point
where the price point for our
community is not atrocious,”
Rawls said.
“If you’re looking for a
special space, the Ali is a huge
commodity to mark a
historical moment,” said
Sara Benichou, Bailey director.
“I have a problem with
paying for a CRA facility
again and again,” Rawls said.
“The dollars have come from
this community to build it.
years and used her service for
that time. Her cleaners have
always been good, dependable and reasonable. Both
my mother and my sister also
use Maid For Today and they
are as satisfied as I am. They
get the job done well and on
time. I certainly recommend
her.”
Clay Block used Maid for
Today for a long time until
he moved out of the area. He
says, “Since I moved back
into Broward County, I have
used this agency once again
for the past four years and
have found Myrna’s people
to be consistently good and
always reliable. I, too, would
recommend her.”
For further information,
call Maids for Today at 954968-0063. To insure a cleaner
for a specific day, please call
ahead.
Then we’re taxed to use it. We
shouldn’t be taxed heavily to
use the facility.”
Committee member Bridget Jackson asked the purpose
of the discussions since the
rates are in place.
Rawls said that while the
CRA Board approved the
rates, they wanted them to
come back to the committee
for input.
Committee members Carl
Forbes, Shelton Pooler and
Jeanette Copeland said the
rates are high.
“At $700 [for the court-
yard] you won’t get a whole
lot of business,” Pooler noted.
“In this area it won’t be successful. It won’t fly. Whether
the commission voted on it or
not, in this area these numbers
won’t work.”
Tucker said the purpose
of these facilities is not to be
rentals. “Rental is not meant
to be their primary reason or
secondary reason. We desire
to ensure that those renting
respect the space. My job is to
provide cultural programming
through economic development,” he said.

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