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Notices & Reminder

E-mail Address: regencytower1@netzero.net

September 2008

Game Room

The waiver for use of the Game Room limits its use to playing of Billiards, Ping Pong, Card Games or other table Games.

Exercise Room

Please do not go into the Exercise Room from 10 – 10:30 and ask the cleaning person to wait until you finish. No one should enter between 10am and 10:30am. The Maintenance Department thanks you.

Refrigerators

It is extremely important that you leave your refrigerator on when away from your unit. The costs are very low. For the 4^th time, and twice within one month, our maintenance employees were made ill from rotten, spoiling food full of toxins and e-coli bacteria. Additionally on one floor the neighbors became ill from the odor.

Laundry Room

Do not put Canadian coins in machines. Also, please do not bring down garbage or dirty diapers and throw into the trash receptacle. These should be wrapped in plastic and discarded down the chute.

Elevator Reservation

Reminder: A $500.00 deposit and reservation must be made for delivery and removal of appliances, A/C and or Hot Water Heaters, any piece of furniture, molding, etc. as well as all move ins or outs. The deposit covers any damage that may occur to our elevators, strobe exit light, walls and floors.

DEADBOLTS

Please do not put a deadbolt on if you are living alone. If there is an emergency, Association employees nor Emergency Medical Technicians can get in. This has caused a delay in getting help to residents in the past.

Absentee Procedure

If you are absent for more than 3 (three) days the following should be done:

Shut off all water.
Remove everything from balcony.
Complete two copies of absentee card – 1 to Security and 1 to office.

Manufacturers recommend that you do not turn off your refrigerators. The gaskets dry out. It only uses a very small amount of electricity.

Service Contractors

You may add the following to the list of Contractors for plumbing, air conditioning, appliances, etc. presented in the October News Letter.

Mr. Appliance – 561-922-5913, 888-239-1084

Add to this List:

Total Appliance & A/C Repair – 954-454-6801 or 1-800-427-1519,
Service America – 954-979-1100 or 1-800-884-3500,
Broward Factory Service – 1-888-237-6060,
Or any others found in the yellow pages.

We would appreciate feed back on any contractors on the list.

Car Keys

It is imperative that a set of keys to your vehicle/s be left in the Office at all times. Auto keys are kept in a locked Key Box inside a second locked room in the Office. It becomes necessary at various times to move vehicles in the garage and outside during cleaning and other necessary occasions. Vehicles will be towed if a key is not available.

Service Contracts

All owners should have Service Contracts for maintenance and repair of such items as air conditioning units, toilets, sinks, refrigerators, heating pumps etc. The Association is not responsible for personal property and the maintenance personnel are busy maintaining the common-use items. We recommend that you contact a service contractor such as:

Total Appliance & A/C Repair – 954-454-6801 or 1-800-427-1519,
Service America – 954-979-1100 or 1-800-884-3500,
Broward Factory Service – 1-888-237-6060,
Or any others found in the yellow pages.

Surveillance

It is necessary for residents to come in to the Office or call to advise Office personnel when you are back in residence if you want your Surveillance discontinued while you are here. The same is true for when you leave and wish to resume service.

TO NEW OWNERS: The Association provides Surveillance at a cost of $12 per visit during your absence on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis. Surveillance includes:

Flush Toilets
Open all faucets
Run garbage disposal
Check air-conditioning room
Check apartment for water leaks
Check refrigerator
Check general appearance of apartment
Replace smoke detector battery as needed (charge for battery only)
Inspect balcony
Check windows

Air Conditioning Maintenance

The Association provides Air Conditioning Maintenance at a cost of $20 per quarter or $6.66 per month. This consists of:

Blow out hoses and notify owners if replacement is required.
Check drain pan, insert Pro-Treat tablets.
Replace filter each month.
Clean coil
Pour in formula 7961 to keep lines clean.

No charge to you if the hose bursts and you are on A/C Maintenance.

Honest Ernest Car Wash

Ernest’s Car Wash
WOW! Regency Tower has its own CAR WASH! Not the leaky hose dripping into the planter by the pedestrian entrance to the garage - a real car wash! Maintenance Staffer Ernest Alvery, balancing an entreprenurial spirit with the needs of our residents, has organized a crew that - for a few dollars - will wash your car and for a bit more - wax your dreamboat! The Grand Opening is scheduled for Saturday, August 25^th. Just hop on the elevator and check it out!

Ernest
Ernest is following in the footsteps of former Security Guard Carl Richardson, who organized a similar venture before landing a teaching position. When the car wash closed, dozens of regular customers asked to be notified when it was expected to reopen. Like MacArthur in the Phillipines, they have returned! It is located (you guessed it) at the car wash space by the pedestrian entrance to the garage. Ernest’s car wash is offered every Saturday between 9 AM and 4 PM... except when it rains. Interested? Just speak to (you guessed it again) ERNEST.

Speed Limit

Once, Twice, Thrice again, we remind you that the speed limit throughout The Regency Tower property is 5 miles per hour. It is urgent that you and your guests obey the limits. We have experienced several instances of near hits both in the garage and outside - particularly speeding from the drive-thru after picking up or letting off residents.

Turtle - Safe Lighting

To help save Florida’s endangered Sea Turtles from impending extinction, we are requesting that our residents please turn off the lights in any rooms visible from the ocean when you aren’t in that room. If it isn’t an imposition, please close the blinds in rooms where the lights must remain on. Nesting Sea Turtles navigate according to moonlight. Since the artificial lights along the shore are mistaken for moonlight by Sea Turles, they are responsible for hundreds of annual unsuccessful nestings. Hatchlings are also misled by these lights which they misinterpret as moonlight, sending thousands to their deaths every year. For more information about balancing our security needs with this potential environmental disaster, please Click Here.

Canadian Coins

Kindly do not place Canadian coins in the washer-dryers in the Laundry Room. This has caused the clogging of the coin receptacles. The same goes for the Snack and Beverage Vending machines.

Trash Rooms

Put all garbage in plastic bags, tie the bags and put them down the chute. Does this sound simple? Well, we still have persons putting garbage in the Recycle Barrel which is only for glass and plastics. Please read the Recycle Instructions in your Trash Room.

Game Room

The Game Room Rules and Waiver sheet must be signed prior to use of Game Room. Also, there are some of you who turn the Video Camera each time you use the room and also some who take the Ping Pong balls. Privileges will be revoked for residents who touch the cameras and take or break the equipment.

Light Bulbs

Please keep watch on your floor and report whoever is stealing the energy savings light bulbs from our new light fixtures. We will keep all imformation confidential.

Dish Antennae

Reminder: No antennae may be placed on common area property. Balconies are not exclusive use property. They are Limited Common areas. Antennae may be placed on a stanchion against the interior wall near the floor. See Eric Berkowitz for info.

Water Savings

There are two ways you may help reduce our water bill. First, be sure to use the nozzle when washing your car to prevent water waste. Security keeps a nozzle in the Receiving Room. Secondly, check your toilets and sinks for leaks. It was reported that one unit had a toilet with a running leak for over six months due to death and non-occupancy.

Auto and Motorcycle Registration

If you purchase a new car or change your plates, be certain to give the information to Security and the Administrative office.

Taxi/Limo Service

When calling for car service, be sure to tell the dispatcher to have the driver pick you up at the North door. Also, when returning, have them drive around to the North door which is very convenient to the service elevator for luggage.

Private Work

If you engage an employee or outside person to work for you, they should be provided with a key. We do not give out Association keys. Reminder: Permits are required.

Fire Extinguishers

As noted in the minutes, the Board is requesting all owners to purchase a UL Rated Type ABC extinguisher for your units. The cost is from $15-$25. It fights wood, paper, cloth fires, plus flammable liquid and electrical. Type BC only fights flammable liquid and electrical fires. Kidde manufactures a type ABC extinguisher named “Multi-Purpose Home”. The identification is 1-A: 10-B: C Rated. It has a 6 year warranty. As a minimum there should be one in your kitchen, Master Bedroom should also be included.

Fire Doors

The Security Department has brought to our attention that certain owners are in violation of the Fire Department Regulations by using Fire Doors for Ingress and Egress. These violations are particularly flagrant on the East end of the building and the North Center door used by units in the 10 and 11 stacks. No one is allowed to open the Fire Exit Doors at any time. Violators will be penalized!

Social Committee

During the past two years of Louise Collins illness, the Social Committee has struggled and conducted primarily Bingo and Coffee Hour. We need someone to throw theme dinners, theatre visits, barbeques, entertainment, etc. If interested, please call Fern McBride at 954-561-2965.

Another Legacy Untimely Taken
Montcalm Gibbons

Montcalm Gibbons
Montcalm Gibbons
December 7, 2006 - As if orchestrated by some cosmic balance, the losses we didn’t suffer from the serial hurricanes expected during the fall and early winter were replaced by a severe human cost. Helen Quinlan, Pablo Verol and Louise Collins were recently joined by Robert Rozema. Although not a Regency Tower resident, he was a friend to every Galt Mile resident. The untimely loss of these special people that touched so many of our lives felt like a series of blows to the spirit of our Regency Tower family. Given the clustering of these losses, many of us have been in a perpetual state of mourning since spring. With the passing of Montcalm Gibbons, it appears that this condition will persist into the Holiday Season.

After coming to Florida from Haiti by way of the Bahamas in 1980, 20-year-old Montcalm landed a job in the Regency Tower. While employed here, Montcalm furthered his education, studying Data Entry, Air Conditioning, Real Estate and Auto Repair. He married Annette in 1986 and fathered 4 girls, each of whom was a source of explosive pride to Montcalm.

7^th Day Adventist Church
A spiritual man, he was first elected in 2001 to serve as First Elder in his Church and subsequently re-elected. Montcalm was a Personnel Minister and the Church Treasurer for 20 years. He also served as Secretary of the Broward County Elders Association.

His tenure here was marked by achievement in the face of adversity. Although he received letters of commendation from the Board of Directors in 1983, 1985 and 1988, Montcalm was repeatedly subjected to baseless allegations of not carrying his weight. Pigeonholed by racial profiling, Montcalm tirelessly performed whatever task was asked of him - without complaint. While participating in a mini-autobiographical interview, Montcalm sketched a revealing description of the thinly veiled racial slurs he tolerated from supposedly enlightened residents. He said, “For some reason, the residents didn’t pronounce the name Montcalm and started to call me ‘Moca.’ However, now nearly everyone calls me Montcalm and that makes me very happy.”

Montcalm with Work Pals
Looking past the abuse he received from certain residents whose self-worth is only realized by standing on someone else’s neck, Montcalm exclaimed glowing satisfaction with his position here and his amicable relationship with the vast majority of residents. “I love to work at The Regency Tower. The residents are very nice to me and I am very, very happy to be working under the current Board of Directors and Maintenance Supervisor, Johnny Sala, who has taught me quite a few mechanical and electrical skills. This helps me at home where I love to do all my own repairs in my house. I love America and was much pleased when I obtained my American citizenship 12 years ago (Sic. in 2002... citizen since 1990). God Bless America and God Bless you all.”

Dott and Dee Recognize Montcalm Gibbons
for 25 years of Dedicated Service in 2005
Upon assuming control of the Maintenance department, John Sala leveled the playing field and clarified expectations for his personnel. Once Montcalm’s abilities and commitment became apparent, he quickly earned the respect of our residents, his supervisor and the Board. In fact, Montcalm was a valued asset to the Maintenance Department, a gentleman and a team player when fulfilling Association responsibilities. His quiet demeanor belied his accomplishments. When Maintenance Chief John Sala went on a prolonged vacation a few years back, Montcalm successfully ran the Maintenance Department until Sala’s return. The fact that few people were even aware of Sala’s absence during that period speaks to Montcalm’s unheralded capabilities. John Sala acknowledged that Montcalm was a fast learner who took pleasure in tackling new challenges. This helped offset his lack of previous training and experience. In 2005, President Dott Nicholson-Brown and Housekeeping Committee Chair Dee Lanzillo presented Montcalm with an award commemorating more than twenty-five years of dedicated service to all of us.

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Bethlehem 7^th Day Adventist Church
Funeral Services for Montcalm will be held on Sunday, December 17^th at 10:00 AM in the Sinai 7^th Day Adventist Church at 201 NW 46^th Avenue in Plantation. Viewing is arranged for Saturday, December 16^th from 7 to 9 PM in the Bethlehem 7^th Day Adventist Church at 406 NW 3^rd Avenue in Pompano Beach. For additional information, call Miriam (954) 829-8849.

Directions to the Sinai 7^th Day Adventist Church are as follows: Take I-95 south to Broward Boulevard west; after crossing 441 (State Road 7), make a right at 46^th Avenue followed by the first left. The Church is on the right.

Click for Map to Sinai 7^th Day Adventist Church
The family would appreciate that donations be made to Montcalm’s wife, Annette. Please send to:

Annette Gibbons 5341
NE 9^th Terrace
Pompano Beach, FL 33064

If you prefer to leave your donation with the office, it will be forwarded to Mrs. Gibbons. Fern McBride and Ofelia Alleguez of the Employee Holiday Fund Committee have indicated that Montcalm’s expected share of the collected proceeds will be donated to Mrs. Gibbons as well.

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Robert J. Rozema Galt Mile Leader

Robert John Rozema
Robert John Rozema
December 2, 2006 - The Galt Ocean Mile lost an irreplaceable asset on November 27^th. When President Robert Rozema of the Galt Mile Community Association passed away, not only did the neighborhood residents and merchants lose an irrepressible advocate, they lost a fast friend. Robert John Rozema lived in neighboring Southpoint Condominium, the double tower near the southern end of Galt Ocean Drive. After moving to the Galt Mile from New Jersey in 1983, he focused his efforts on improving his home. His Southpoint friends and neighbors, cognizant of his organizational skills and talent for achieving consensus, elected him to serve on their Board of Directors. He organized the Association office and streamlined their maintenance and security to better address their residents’ needs. Bob whipped Southpoint into a model for the rest of the block.

Galt Mile Officials Celebrate Improvement Project
Having taken notice of Rozema’s achievements as Southpoint’s President, Galt Mile civic leaders recruited him to the Galt Mile Community Association. He joined Earl Lifshey, Rose Guttman and Dick Tymeson in planning the Galt Mile’s impending rehabilitation. Bob brought his fellow Galt Mile Directors to the table with then District 1 City Commissioner John Aurelius and other city officials. Together, they hatched the Galt Mile Improvement Project, arguably the most successful of its kind in Fort Lauderdale history. Enlisting the cooperation of every participating Association, they settled on an assessment amount that would actualize the pioneering project. For the $658 that every Galt Mile resident chipped in, they received a model community. Our high-end lighting, pavered crosswalks, tailored landscaping, pink aggregate sidewalks, street indents and below ground electrical lines were some of the fruits of their labors.

The city was committed to maintaining the block “in Disney-like fashion”. To this day, that contractual agreement forms the legal basis for community’s persistent demands that the City fulfill its obligation. Although many Association officials and other volunteers contributed to the effort, Bob Rozema is widely considered to be the project’s sparkplug. After rising to the organization’s Presidency, Bob relocated Galt Mile headquarters to the Southpoint administrative office.

Mayor Naugle at Wake
As President of the Association, Bob expanded its venue from its previously local impact. Bob engineered relationships that reached into City Hall, Broward County Headquarters, Tallahassee and Washington. He initiated FLPD’s local noise abatement and traffic safety project, new signage and traffic lights, the construction improvements at the Mile’s Corner area, new landscaping and the renourishment of Broward’s critically eroded beaches. Bob waged campaigns against destructive legislation while supporting laws that helped condo owners. Given the political diversity of its members, Bob maintained the Galt Mile Association’s non-partisan political voice. In addition to being a resource for focusing on Galt Mile political objectives, he shaped the Association into a platform for sharing information.

Fern McBride
Attends Service
Hundreds of friends and neighbors attended Bob’s wake at the Kraeer Funeral Home on December 1^st. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle told mourners how fortunate he was to have shared lunch with Bob at an Advisory Board Meeting two weeks earlier. Various officials paying their last respects were City Manager George Gretsas, Florida State Senator Jeffrey Atwater, City Commissioner Christine Teel, former City Commissioner and Broward Housing Authority Commissioner John Aurelius and Bob Wolfe from the Broward County Property Appraiser’s office. Fiancée Marilyn Peters was joined by Bob’s children (Darlene Joy Scruggs, Robert John Rozema, Jr., John Frank Rozema and stepson, Richard Albanese), Galt Mile officials, Southpoint friends and employees, local merchants and scores of friends and neighbors from every building on the block as well as the Coral Ridge Towers Complex. En route to the service, GMCA Advisory Board member and Regency Tower resident Fern McBride expressed the general sentiment, “He will be sorely missed!” Bob’s GMCA responsibilities will be assumed by Vice President Pio Ieraci.

Those of you who knew Bob - or knew of him - are aware of the copious civic contributions he made on our behalf. As for those of you to whom this is “new information”, well... you just lost a good friend! P.S. - To read more about Bob and his contributions to the Galt Mile Community, Click Here.

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Vote Smart Vote Early!

Supervisor of Elections Dr. Brenda C. Snipes
Supervisor of Elections
Dr. Brenda C. Snipes
November 1^st - You do not have to wait until Election Day to vote. You do not need an absentee ballot or some special dispensation. In fact, it’s significantly easier to vote early than to wait for the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. On Election Day, you must vote at a single designated polling location. Every registered Regency Tower voter will have to squeeze into the Galt Ocean Mile County Library at 3403 Galt Ocean Drive. In contrast, early voters can vote at any of 20 different Broward sites. From Monday, October 23^rd through Sunday, November 5, 2006, registered voters can avoid the traffic and the lines that plague overcrowded polling places. The 20 available early voting sites in Broward County are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Voting Station
To expedite the experience, bring your driver’s license. Of all the forms of identification acceptable for voting purposes, poll workers are able to process driver’s licenses most quickly. To adequately prepare yourself, bring a sample ballot, palm card or newspaper listing with your choices already marked. Check the districts on the ballot against a voter information card or sample ballot before pushing the red button to cast a vote. If you suspect an error, have a question or just want some company, summon a poll worker. However, if you’ve already pushed the voting button, it’s too late. Pressing the red button functionally ends the voting experience.

ES&S iVotronic
Touch Screen
Voters should bring a signature-bearing photo ID. Besides state-issued driver’s licenses or Florida Identification cards, other accepted forms include passports, employer IDs, buyer’s club cards, student IDs and credit cards with imprinted photographs. If the photo ID does not include the voter’s signature, another piece of identification with a signature is required. A voter information card, popularly characterized as a voter registration card, isn’t required. That doesn’t mean that you needn’t register to vote. If you didn’t, you don’t!

Press Vote Button to Finish
Several of the County’s early voting locations are convenient to the Galt Mile. The Oakland Park Library site is located at 1298 NE 37^th Street in Oakland Park. The Pompano Beach Library site is at 1213 E. Atlantic Boulevard in, you guessed it, Pompano Beach. The Imperial Point Branch Library site is at 5985 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. The African-American Research Library is at 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard (NW 6^th Street), also in Fort Lauderdale. The Main Library site is at 100 S. Andrews Avenue behind Stranahan Park in Fort Lauderdale. The full complement of early voting sites in Broward Country is available on the Broward County Supervisor of Elections web site (www.browardsoe.org). If you have any questions about early voting or anything else about the election process, call 954-357-7050 or email elections@browardsoe.org. Frankly, if you don’t vote, you deserve whatever you get. Go. Vote… NOW!

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Entrance Gates

Important: Do not allow an unknown person to enter onto our property through the South or Beach gates when you unlock the gates. We have had to remove a female from the pool area several times who stated she waits until a resident opens the gate and just walk in. Do not do this for your own safety.

Lobby Doors

All 3 lobby doors now have hurricane impact glass. This means that the Front Entrance Door is not as elegant as the previous one. That is because it is a Hurricane Door, not a fashionable Entrance Door. The Beautification/Landscaping Committee is checking into engraving the “RT” into the door again.

Security

Our guards are obligated to challenge unknown persons who enter the building. This is a requirement of their “Bible” – the Security Handbook. So please do not get insulted, annoyed, belligerent, arrogant or abusive if they question you. It is for your safety and the safety of all residents.

Chute

PLEASE Do Not force large bags or items down the chute. It is cost prohibitive to clean or repair chute!

DEPOSIT REQUIRED

There seems to be a misunderstanding regarding the requirement for a $500.00 Service Elevator deposit. If you will need the Service Elevator for removal or delivery of any furniture, appliance, molding, etc. to or from your unit, you must:

– Reserve the Service Elevator.
– Submit a check in the amount of $500.00 to the Administrative Office.
– Have the appropriate Form located in the Security Office completed by the contractors, delivery person or owner.

Reservations must be made in advance. Checks will be deposited. If no damage, a check will be issued after your check has cleared the bank.

As info just one item, (the strobe light Exit sign) is easily hit and costs approximately $550.00 to purchase and replace.

Information Alert

The Rules and Regulations are written by the Rules and Regulations Committee. They then present them to the Board of Directors. The Board then votes. Consequently, it is not one person deciding a specific rule.

Hurricane Emergency Hotlines

Fort Lauderdale: 954-828-8888
Broward County: 954-831-4000
State of Florida: 850-413-9900
Bell South: 877-737-2478
FP&L: 1-800-4-OUTAGE (1-800-468-8243)

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EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS

Service Award pins were presented to the following employees; Nick Coutoupis for completing 5 years of commendable service; Jerry Garcia and Carl Richardson for one year each.

A Voice of Reason

Louise Collins

Regency Tower Board Member Louise Collins
Our Ms. Collins
September 10, 2006 - Another Regency Tower star has set. Following a prolonged illness, Regency Tower Board Member Louise Collins passed away on September 9^th while at home in Weston, Massachusetts. It is not surprising that many Regency Tower residents were unaware that Louise suffered from a debilitating illness for the past few years. She never allowed her illness to slow her down. In addition to fulfilling her responsibilities as mother, grandmother and sister to a large and loving family, maintaining three residences, participating in the Newton Garden Club and serving on the Regency Tower Board of Directors, Louise was a vital component of several Association Committees and actively contributed to critical community projects. Between hospitalizations, when visiting her Regency Tower home, she steadfastly refused to allow her illness to alter the special friendships she had with everyone that knew and loved her.

Louise with Pablo, Fern, Iris, Eric, Bill and Dott
Louise was the most approachable member of our Board of Directors. Patient and sympathetic, she was available to everyone. Her blending of warmth with common sense often induced people speaking to Louise about some building issue to unreservedly ask her advice or assistance with deeply personal concerns. She treated everyone with respect and, in turn, was universally respected.

At Social Committee Coffee Hour
Louise was mindful of accepting responsibilities that played to her strengths. She loved beautifying her environment and organizing events that brought people closer to one another. Her participation on the Beautification Committee and Social Committee served as natural outlets for these innate proclivities. As Louise would naturally seek to comfort those of us undergoing personal difficulties in crisis situations, her work on the We Care Committee was also well-suited to her temperament.

Louise at 2001 Round Table
Louise played key roles in every Committee for which she volunteered. Always a team player, she placed greater weight on achieving consensus than on promoting any personal agenda. An even-handed mediator, Louise invited and considered every participant’s opinion prior to finalizing any important decision. When occasional Committee confusion obscured or soured some result, Louise was always the first to announce the setback and took full responsibility for its having transpired.

Fought for Our Rights
CA Day in Tallahassee
Our Ms. Collins regularly contributed to community improvements and neighborhood projects. She helped organize the community demonstration at the Hollywood Beach Convention Center to help rescue the threatened Broward County Beach Renourishment Project. With dozens of other Galt Mile residents, she traveled to Tallahassee in defense of Condo owner rights at the 2005 Community Association Day (CA Day) event. Louise regularly attended Galt Mile Community Association meetings, concentrating on issues aimed at beautifying the entire neighborhood and improving our lifestyle.

Not surprisingly, her family was undoubtedly her greatest source of joy. With late husband Robert F. Collins, Louise had five sons – Stephen M. of Weston, MA, Bryon R. and his wife Kathryn of Natick, MA, David C. and wife Kathleen of Burlington, VT, Robert J. and wife Allison of Pompano Beach, FL, and Sean C. of New York City. She had three sisters – Josephine Farina, Catherine Medaglia, and Olivia Nardone. Louise also enjoyed a healthy crop of Collins grandchildren – David Jr., Michael, Ryan, Casey, Amanda and Kyle Collins. As Matriarch, she presided over this sizable entourage from her three homes. In addition to her Regency Tower condo, Louise maintained residences at Weston and Humarock Beach in Massachusetts.

Funeral from the Andrew J. Magni & Son Funeral Home, 365 Watertown St., Rt. 16, NEWTON, was scheduled for Wednesday, September 13, at 11AM. A Funeral Mass in Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Newton, follows at 12 Noon. Interment in Newton Cemetery. Visiting Hours Tuesday 2-4, 7-9pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Louise's name would be appreciated and may be made to:

Cancer Research Fund
Massachusetts General Hospital
Development Office
165 Cambridge St., Suite 600
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2200, Fax: 617-726-7661

Click Here to make your donation online! Click the "Online" box under "Cancer Research". When inserting your data, be sure to indicate that the donation is in memory of "Louise Collins". Altogether, it should take about 30 seconds!

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Regency Tower Renaissance Man

Pablo Verol

Pablo Verol, Regency Tower’s Resident Artist
Our Pablo Verol
!!! Renaissance Man !!!
August 20, 2006 - On August 13, 2006 Regency Tower lost one of the architects of its communal spirit. A cornerstone of our Association family, Pablo Verol’s contributions to our home were legion. The aggressive optimism with which he met challanges distinguished him as a natural leader. Upon recognizing this some 15 years ago, his friends and neighbors enthusiastically empowered Pablo to represent their interests. As his other relevant strengths revealed themselves, it became evident that Pablo was uniquely qualified to help them maintain their lifestyle while improving their home. His intelligence, sense of fair play, strong technical background and proclivity for speaking his mind bolstered his dedication to resolving conflicts between or on behalf of his neighbors. Recognizing the value of this talented self-proclaimed “Loose Cannon”, they repeatedly drafted Pablo to participate on the Board of Directors. During his six terms of service, his remarkable adaptability enabled him to cooperate productively with the wide variety of personalities serving with him.

Dott Recognizes Pablo for Mediterranean Mural
The lion’s share of Pablo’s notoriety was not a function of his elected popularity, but his universal accessibility. Pablo was eminently conspicuous at every building emergency. During his tenure as our unofficial ombudsman, virtually every resident had occasion to request Pablo’s assistance with some issue. As a result of personally touching the lives of so many, he transformed constituents into supporters and neighbors into friends. As with a small town doctor, everyone took comfort in knowing that Pablo was a phone call away.
An accomplished artist, Pablo adorned our home with a plethora of personal creations. His Mediterannean Mural brightens the garage elevator lobby and his Aquarium Alcove bids all who use the main entrance a warm welcome. His regal avian crest copper sculpture hovers over the Board of Directors at meetings and small florals grace our common areas. Pablo helped recreate the paver crown on the swimming pool deck and the concrete one over the north lobby entrance. As a teacher for the Broward Art Guild, Pablo structured and conducted a class designed to excite children about art.

Board before Pablo's Avian Crest in Meeting Room
Pablo’s many friendships rarely included knowledge about his past. Incomplete chapters of Pablo’s history were ascribed Urban Legend status. Was he a plumber that survived a Nazi Concentration Camp? A wine steward from Boston? A Uruguayan engineer? Was he at Woodstock?

At Barbara’s behest, a private celebration of Pablo’s life was convened on Thursday, August 17^th at the Jennings Funeral Home on Oakland Park Boulevard. The ceremony included tributes, reminiscences and remarks by many of Pablo’s friends and family. Pablo’s niece, Monica Roizner, delivered a eulogy that deftly filled in many of the blanks in his remarkable biography. Barbara and Monica have given their permission to publish his fascinating life story. It is as follows:

Pablo Verol

(1927-2006)

Eulogy
by Monica Roizner

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”
Anonymous

Childhood in Romania

My uncle Pablo was born in Romania in 1927. His artistic talent emerged when he was a young child, when his classmates would give him pennies for drawings. Raised by his strict grandparents, my uncle Pablo discovered early that art was a good space. He recounted how, as a boy, he would hide under a table to escape his grandparents’ harsh punishment for some nonsensical offense and would start drawing. He never stopped drawing.

Adolescence in the Midst of War

My uncle Pablo was just an adolescent when World War II exploded in Europe. At the age when most teenagers are exploring young love and intellectual pursuits, my uncle Pablo endured the horrific atrocities of the Nazi concentration camps. My uncle rarely talked about the war experiences. But as children my brothers and I would ask him about his severed fingers, and we learned about the grenade that almost killed him. We asked him about the number tattooed onto his forearm, and he told us how fate determined that he was not chosen to go to the gas chamber. Instead of making his concentration number a sole reminder of horror, my uncle Pablo made its ending digits 13 his lucky number. For years my uncle wore a charm with his lucky number 13 hanging from a chain.

When Europe was liberated, my uncle weighed the unbelievable low weight of 77 lbs. He started walking, not knowing where to, with no shoes and wearing nothing but rags. Partly automatic survival instinct, he took a belt and boots from a dead German soldier. This lead to yet another near miss with death, when American soldiers almost took him for a German, until they saw his emaciated body, his hand and the ID number.

Youth, Re-Birth, Art and Romance in Montevideo, Uruguay

Pablo & Barbara (Rosa) at December 2005 Employees Holiday Party
Pablo & Barbara (Rosa) at Holiday Party
My uncle Pablo immigrated to Uruguay in 1947 after reuniting with his mother in Romania. There, he met the love of his life, my Tia Rosa (Barbara). Family legends tell that when my uncle Pablo met Rosa as a 20-year old non-Spanish speaking “gringo” (the name Uruguayans would call the European émigrés coming to Uruguay after the war) he relied on his universal charm and romanticism to conquer her heart . Until he gained proficiency in Spanish, he mesmerized her by singing to her in many languages. By the way, Pablo spoke many languages including: Romanian, Hungarian, French, German, Spanish, English and Italian. One of the songs was about a lover who promised to “build a castle of rubies and pearls” for his lady.

Uruaguaian Candombe Drums
Uruaguaian Candombe Drums
My uncle studied art at the Fine Arts School in Montevideo, Uruguay while working as a plumber to support himself and my aunt. He started exhibiting his art successfully and gained popularity in town. His paintings, sculptures and bronzes included Uruguayan icons such as Candombe drummers and Gauchos, seascapes, biblical and Jewish themes. But clowns prevailed. It seemed as if my uncle had found in the clown a meaningful symbol to express the complexity of human feelings. The vast collection of clowns that he painted often reflected the juxtaposition of a happy makeup painted over a nostalgic face. We often interpreted his love of the clown as a reflection of my uncle’s commitment to happiness and laughter over sadness.

The Boston Years: Hard Work, Accomplishments and Generosity

My uncle Pablo and my aunt Barbara jointly came to the U.S. in 1965. As a newcomer to Boston, he started working in entry-level jobs. In time, he became the chief wine steward at Pier 4 a landmark restaurant in Boston, where he supervised the ordering, storing, and serving of wine. My uncle Pablo also worked as manager of the European restaurant, another landmark place in the Italian neighborhood of Boston. His prolific art production continued for decades: his studio and the whole home were covered with paintings, explosions of color and details. Many more clowns, rabbis, Christ on the Cross, Greek epics, spacescapes, and abstracts.

Year after year, my aunt and uncle would spend the month of January in Montevideo. My brothers and I adored him. He made us feel special and showered us with gifts. But more than any amazing toy or outfit, it was his love, attention, humor, guidance and advice that sealed bonds stronger than blood. When my parents were having frequent fights, my uncle Pablo taught me a few techniques to deal with it: he taught me to distance myself, to imagine “switching channels” or just “turning off” what was happening. By the way, I am a licensed psychologist and these techniques would be considered today excellent cognitive behavioral strategies! My uncle had wisdom. And generosity. My brother Victor was brought on a dream trip to the U.S. at age 10 and it was my uncle who got him the electric train and his first computer.

When I came to the U.S. in 1986, my uncle opened his home and his heart to me again. He drove me around to drop the application packages for my Master’s and later for my Doctorate. He was there driving me whenever he could, and celebrating with me when I graduated. His support was there for my two brothers who were still in Montevideo. My brother Ricardo lived in his apartment as he transitioned to adulthood.

Fort Lauderdale: Kindness, Wisdom, and Lots of Humor

Pablo at Opening of Billiards Room (which he decorated)
Billiards Room Opening
My uncle Pablo moved to Florida in 1991 with my aunt. He joined the Broward Art Guild and became a teacher. He loved introducing children to art, teaching them about the nuances of colors, shades, shapes and perspectives. But he talked to them about many things along the way: he talked to children about doing the best they could at whatever they did, without having to be the best. Pablo often described how his approach helped children excel by shifting the focus from competition with others onto what really mattered: the creative process of the individual. Pablo was active for years at the Regency Tower. As vice-president of the board he went above the call of duty. He put his heart and soul in improving the building and touched more than a few in need of assistance. As his health worsened over the last couple of years, he made a point of resisting bitterness and complaining. His poems taught us to “listen and see” the raindrops falling from the sky, the wind blowing through the trees, the crickets singing in the grass. In the midst of pain and discomfort, he wrote a poem entitled “I Count My Blessings”. There he tells us to remember him with a smile. My uncle’s absence feels like a black hole in our hearts. It feels like a very dark night but, as that as he would point to us, if the night is dark we can clearly see the beautiful stars.

Pablo enriched our lives with his ideas, brightened our home with his art and filled our hearts with his friendship. Our renaissance man has become our legacy... and his contributions have become our inheritance.

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A Celebration of Life
Helen Quinlan

The Irrepressible Helen Quinlan, Regency Tower’s Resident Angel
Our Helen Quinlan
August 12, 2006 - Mrs. Helen Quinlan, one of the beating hearts of Regency Tower, passed away on July 26, 2006. Her matchless spirit provided the engine for our Poem and Joke Page, universally spread cheer and imprinted everyone fortunate enough to have loved her with treasured memories. May she rest in peace.

Helen’s funeral took place in Chicago, where she was interred adjacent to her beloved husband, Roy. Click Here for some biographical background of our Helen Scanlon Quinlan. A Memorial Mass was held on August 10^th at the St. Pius X Church at 2511 N. Ocean Boulevard (A1A).

Following the Memorial Mass, a brunch in celebration of her life took place in the Regency Tower Rendezvous Room. Starting at 10:45 AM, the brunch was well attended by friends and neighbors in Regency Tower, the Galt Mile Community Association and loving family members.

Sympathy and condolence cards may be placed in her Mailbox (Second Class Mail Slot) # 1903.

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SunTrust Sunday Jazz Brunch

Downtown Fort Lauderdale and the Riverwalk come alive the first Sunday of every month as the SunTrust Sunday Jazz Brunch fills the air with jazz music performed on four stages along the historic New River. Each month, bands perform a wide range of jazz from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. Picnic baskets, blankets, chairs, dogs, children and people of all age groups blend into one large Jazz Appreciation Fest. There is a dog rest area and it’s FREE!

On Sunday, September 7^th from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM, the monthly SunTrust Sunday Jazz Brunch will host:

Remix with Laura V. at the Esplanade
Clube do Choro de Miami at the Broward Center Peck Courtyard
Steve B. and Friends at the Connie Hoffman Gazebo AND
Les Blachut Band at the Las Olas Riverfront

For additional information or to have the 2008 informational brochure mailed to you, e-mail your name and address to Stephanie Brady at sbrady@fortlauderdale.gov or call 954-396-3696 and leave it on the responding voice mail.

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Bank of America Starlight Musicals

Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Department proudly presents the Bank of America Starlight Musicals Concert Series, celebrating 30 years under the stars. These FREE outdoor concerts provide a great way to enjoy the summer with family and friends.

Join us in Holiday Park, Friday nights, 7:00 – 10:00 pm, June 13 through August 8, 2008. The series will feature an exciting line up of bands ranging from pop to country, rhythm and blues to tropical rock. As an added bonus, each week the City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Department will select a theme and hold a contest for the best decorated seating area.

Starlight Concert at Holiday Park
The shows take place on the football field at Holiday Park, which is located at East Sunrise Boulevard and Federal Highway. Residents and visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, picnic baskets and coolers. Please note that pets are not permitted in the park. We look forward to seeing you out there this summer!

30^th Anniversary T-shirts can be purchased with a credit card. Look for surprise weekly activities in honor of 30 years under the stars! In lieu of a Starlight Concert on Friday July 4^th please join us on Fort Lauderdale Beach as we celebrate the nation’s birthday with our annual concert, family activities and fireworks.

Currently scheduled to perform are:

June 13^th: The Castaways - Pop Music, Theme: Favorite 1978 Movie
June 20^th: Rodeo Clowns Band - Country Music, Theme: Best Picnic Setup
June 27^th: Valerie Tyson Band - Rhythm & Blues, Theme: Patriotic/USA ("Take Your Family" Night)
July 4^th: Check out the Fireworks on Fort Lauderdale Beach!
July 11^th: Jimmy Stowe & the Stowaways - Tropic Rock & Jimmy Buffet Southern Rock, Theme: Margaritaville
July 18^th: Joey Gilmore Band - Blues, Theme: Space Exploration
July 25^th: The Fabulons - Good ol' Rock 'n' Roll, Theme: Christmas in July
August 1^st: Breeze - Classic Rock, Theme: Favorite NASCAR Driver
August 8^th: Hot Brass Monkey - Nine-Piece Show Band, Theme: Jungle

For more information about the Bank of America Starlight Musicals Concert Series, please call Debbie Bylica at 954-396-3622 or Click Here to e-mail. You can also call the Parks and Recreation Special Events Hotline at 954-828-5363.

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The State of Today's Real Estate
A Housing ymposium

War Memorial Auditorium
War Memorial Auditorium
The Realtor Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale is sponsoring The State of Today's Real Estate Housing Symposium, an event with universal relevance to every Florida homeowner. Focusing on the local real estate market, issues impacting the value of our homes and other properties will be reviewed and analyzed. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, 2008 from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM at the War Memorial Auditorium (800 NE 8th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304).

The event is focused on helping our members & the public to better understand and manage the complex and unique issues they are facing in the current and future real estate market. It is a free event ($5 self-parking) and open to the public.

Further details and applications can be obtained by contacting Helene Crisafulli ASAP at 954-567-5034 or or Click to email. Click Here to visit the to Realtor Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale Housing Symposium web site!

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For more information about St. Lawrence Gallery and the Bonnet House “Best Of The Artists” Summer Series event, call (954) 566-8011 or email at stgallery@bellsouth.net OR Click Here to visit the St. Lawrence Gallery Web Site.

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Celebrants Enjoy Beach Salsa
Celebrants Enjoy Beach Sounds
The Hollywood Beach Latin Festival, Inc., the City of Hollywood Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts, and the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency, Beach District are planning the 15th Annual Hollywood Beach Latin Festival. The festival will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2008 from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. (rain or shine) and typically attracts tens of thousands of celebrants to the Hollywood Beach area. The entertainment, as in years past, will include internationally renowned performers. This popular event showcases Latin culture with both traditional and folkloric music on two stages, dancing, food, arts and crafts, a health court and children's activities. Location is at Beach Theatre & Tyler St., admission is FREE!

Dancing on the Beach
Salsa on the Beach
Being this our 15^th year of celebration, the event usually draws an estimated crowd of 50,000 and grows bigger each and every year. People from all over the State enjoy strolling along the bicycle lane on the Broadwalk. They either “window shop” or stock up on the handmade Latin arts & crafts, snack on sumptuous latin food, frequent the assortment of other merchants and check out the health vendors. The booths are all decorated according to latin themes and the arts and crafts are all handmade. The main purpose of Hollywood Beach Latin Festival, Inc., the non-profit group that produces the festival, is to promote the Hispanic culture in Broward County (300,000+) and represent the fastest growing community in South Florida to:

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Benefit the young with scholarships.
Give toys to children on Christmas.
Assist Hispanic single mothers with the down payment to their first home.

Nonstop Entertainment
Nonstop Entertainment
The festivities are distributed by area to cater to the interests and needs of the participants. Aside from the bandstands, there is a children's area, Mobile Blood Centers, Center of Autism (mobile unit) and a Health Pavilion. Children are our most precious gifts, and we have a great responsibility to keep them safe, warm, feeling loved and entertained!! In the Children's Area, you'll find many creative ideas to keep your child's day filled with activities and fun things to do.

The entertainment is fabulous. Salsa, Rock, you name it. The schedule for this year's performers is as follows:

Rock the House
11:00am – 12:30pm DJ Plays / Opening Remarks / Pepe and Title Sponsor
12:30pm – 1:30pm DJ Plays / Conjunto Progreso
2:00pm – 3:00pm DJ Plays / Orquesta Brava
3:30pm – 4:00pm DJ Plays / Official Welcome
4:00pm – 5:00pm DJ Plays / Tony Swing y Su Orquesta
5:30pm – 7:00pm DJ Plays / Charlie Cruz y Su Orquesta

Please remember to keep cool and hydrated! The beaches are beautiful and the weather is perfect, but South Florida has its own unique hazards that may interfere with your fun. If you or someone you know starts to feel ill, please don't hesitate to get first aid treatment at the Health Pavilion.

For more information, please contact Special Events Coordinator Karl Chuck at (954) 921-3404 or Click Here to email. The event mailing adderess is P.O. Box 813817 Hollywood, FL 33081. You can also send a message by Clicking Here. Click Here to the Hollywood Beach Latin Festival web site.

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The Broward Legislative Delegation

Deepwater Port Workshop

Rep. Jack Seiler
Rep. Jack Seiler
Florida Statehouse Representative Jack Seiler, Chair of the Broward Legislative Delegation has scheduled a workshop to discuss the proposed Calypso Deepwater Port for Liquefied Natural Gas. One 18-story Port has been proposed to be located 8 miles from the Galt Mile Beach and the other 10 miles from the Beach. An ignitable vapor cloud can travel up to 30 miles and remain coherent. You do the math.

Broward Legislative Delegation This workshop will be held on Monday, August 11, 2008 from 5:00 – 7:30 P.M. at the Beach Community Center, 3351 Northeast 33^rd Avenue in Fort Lauderdale (in the Galt Ocean Mile neighborhood). Please mark your calendars and, if possible, let us know if you will be attending the Workshop. Although the Fort Lauderdale City Commission has already issued a Resolution opposing the project and officials in neighboring communities are following suit, the key to stopping this project is a veto from Governor Crist. Thank you and see you there.

For more information, call Executive Director Sandy Harris at 954 357-6555, 954 260-8894 to RSVP ASAP! To learn more about the issues surrounding this life-threatening project, Click Here to the Calypso page on the Galt Mile web site.

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Las Olas Art Fair

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On Saturday - October 4 and Sunday - October 5, 2007 at LAS OLAS BOULEVARD from SE 6^th Avenue to SE 11^th Avenue, Howard Alan Events, Ltd. sponsors the 21^st Annual Las Olas Art Fair. The annual fall tradition returns to Las Olas Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Parking is available for RVs and standard size vehicles. Set-Up begins 5 AM Saturday morning. The venue is FREE - there is NO GATE!

Las Olas Art Fair
Ranked as one of the top 100 art festivals in the nation by a leading art publication, Las Olas continues to be one of the most anticipated art events in the area. People come out yearly to see over 150 artists display their work in what looks like “mini” art galleries lined along the street. This show has a great vibe, it gets an eclectic mix of artists, the weather is beautiful this time of year and the crowds come out in full force to enjoy the sun and great art. Join them... you won’t be disappointed! Las Olas Boulevard, a popular tourist and resident attraction, boasts fine boutiques, great restaurants and a great city atmosphere.

Like all Howard Alan events, the 21^st Annual Las Olas Art Fair is a juried show, which means each participating artist is hand-selected from hundreds of applicants to ensure a first-class festival with only the highest quality, original artwork. All exhibiting artists are required to be at the festival the entire weekend. This gives you the unique opportunity to meet the creators of the art on display; commission a specific piece; ask questions about techniques; learn the sources of their inspirations; and purchase fine works of art at affordable prices.

All of the work on display is available for purchase, and with prices ranging from $15 earrings to $50 prints to $20,000 sculptures, there is always something for everyone. Visit the poster booth across from the Cheesecake Factory to purchase the official Las Olas Poster!

For more information, call 954-472-3755, Click Here to email or Click Here to see web site.

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BUDGET HEARINGS

State law requires that two public hearings be held to discuss a budget prior to adoption. These hearings are opportunities for the public to comment on the development of Broward County’s fiscal year budget. Public testimony will be taken. Broward County is hosting Budget Hearings on Tuesday, September 9^th and Tuesday, September 23^rd at 5:01 p.m. in ROOM 422 of the Broward County Governmental Center, 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale.

Public hearings are opportunities for the public to comment on the development of Broward County’s fiscal year budget prior to adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. The hearings afford Broward residents the opportunity to confirm where the money comes from and where it goes. Where does General Fund Revenue Come From?. Where does the Property Tax Revenue Go? What is the Distribution of Property Tax Supported Expenses Under the Jurisdiction of the County Commission? Public comments are taken at these public hearings scheduled each year in September.

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners provides live coverage of government meetings on participating cable channels, The budget public hearings will be televised live on Comcast Cable - Channel 12. CLICK HERE to watch a live webcast of the public hearing.

For more information about the Budget Hearings, please call Cheryl Hambor at (954) 357-6350 or Kayla Olsen at (954) 357-6346. Also, Click Here for budget information directly from the Broward County Budget 2009 web site.

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7^th Annual Hollywood Beach Clambake

A bounty of fresh seafood, live music and entertainment are in store September 28-30, 2007 at the 7^th Annual Hollywood Beach Clambake, where that tasty New England tradition takes on a tropical twist. Festival hours are 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, September 26; Noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, September 27; and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, September 28 along the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, just east of State Road A1A at Johnson Street.

Hollywood Beach Broadwalk
This FREE event is an all American celebration! Enjoy a bounty of fresh seafood and classic beachside fun with live concerts on the sand and entertainment for the entire family on Hollywood Beach’s oceanfront Broadwalk. Throughout the weekend, a sumptuous South Florida feast of fresh clams, oysters, shrimp, fish, lobster, conch and crab cakes will be served up by festival vendors and beach eateries. There is no charge for admission to the Hollywood Beach Clambake, which is presented by the Hollywood Beach Community Redevelopment Agency. Founded by Fiesta Tropicale of Hollywood, Inc., a 501C3 nonprofit organization, the Hollywood Beach Clambake is an award-winning event recognized by the Florida Redevelopment Association as “Best Festival.”

Bonerama

Dumpstaphunk
For 3 fun-filled days, participating area beach restaurants and festival vendors will be serving up traditional clambake and scrumptious Florida seafood, artists and crafters will display original creative works, and families can participate in fun-filled activities. The Hollywood Beach Clambake is proud to feature live continuous music on 3 stages (Toyota of Hollywood Stage, Miami Subs Clamshell and Car Show Stage (at Oceanwalk on Friday evening at 6 PM). National entertainment artists include: Shemekia Copeland (Friday, September 26, 9 p.m.), Grammy-nominated blues singer. Mandrill (Saturday, September 27, 9 p.m.), featuring the four Wilson brothers, infuses Salsa, Rock, Blues and Soul into Funk creating their own colorful style. Bonerama (Saturday, September 27, 7 p.m.), a New Orleans brass Funk Rock band. Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk (Sunday, September 28, 7 p.m.), of the famed Neville family, New Orleans Funk. Also featuring: Big Sam’s Funky Nation (Sunday, September 28, 4 p.m.) and Hypnotic Clambake (Saturday, September 27, 4 p.m.).

Among the other festival highlights will be a Classic Car show on Friday night (6-11 p.m.), a sand-sculpting exhibition, the annual Best Chowder Contest among beach-area restaurants, arts & crafts activities for children utilizing eco-friendly materials and a volunteer beach cleanup (9 a.m. to noon on Saturday) followed by a Beach Cleanup After-Party with musical entertainment provided by the AMP Band (noon to 2 p.m.)

If you don’t want to miss one minute of the excitement, beach hotel packages are available for this fun-filled weekend event. The event is FREE to the public. For more information, call 954-926-3377. Click Here to the Hollywood Beach Clambake web site.

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Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Jazz on the Square

Commercial Boulevard and A1A in L-B-T-S
Enjoy Jazz On The Square every Friday Night. Show up from in the early evening for an outdoor festival of music and merriment sponsored by The Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Chamber of Commerce and THE VILLAGE GRILLE & VILLAGE PUMP! Located at 4404 El Mar Drive.

Village Grille & Village Pump
Located by the beach near the ocean highway of A1A at Commercial Blvd, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is sandwiched between Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach. Experience this wonderful weekly music fair. The jazz runs from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm every Friday Night.

Situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway just north of Fort Lauderdale, is the boutique town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, well known for its warm tropical breezes and amazing ocean views. During the month of September, events are scheduled for the 5^th, 12^th, 19^th and 26^th.

For more information, Click Here to email, call L-B-T-S Chamber of Commerce at (954) 776-1000 or Click Here to see THE VILLAGE GRILLE & VILLAGE PUMP web site, call (954) 776-5092 or Click Here to email.

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Attention Druids
Harvest Celebration to Observe Autumn Equinox

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Lauderdale
Unitarian Universalist Church
of Fort Lauderdale
The Harvest Celebration to Observe Autumn Equinox, also known as Mabon, will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2008 from noon until after sunset in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Lauderdale at 3970 NW 21^st Avenue (between Commercial Boulevard and Oakland Park Boulevard) in Fort Lauderdale. At 12:30 pm, participants can walk the outdoor Labyrinth. Activities in Air Conditioned Facilities include Fun and Games for kids of all ages - Face Painting - Story Tellers, Vendors (Ceramics, Drums, Henna Artist, Food, Jewelry, Massage Therapist, Psychic, Reiki Healing, Rune Reading, Sarongs, Soaps, Tarot Reading, T-Shirts) Drumming (bring your drums/musical instruments) Picnic (bring your own food and drinks) and a Food Drive. Bring canned or non-perishable food items, to be donated to the Cooperative Feeding Program of Broward County (or Cash Donation).

The Harvest Celebration to Observe Autumn Equinox event is open to the public, and the admission is non-perishable food items and clothing, to be donated to the Cooperative Feeding Program of Broward County. There will be Workshops on pagan subjects; vendors; and Drumming. Families are welcome. Participants are encouraged to bring drums and percussion instruments for the drumming circle. There will be live music by Witchs Mark. Note: The celebration’s primary focus is the 5:30 PM Autumnal (Autumn) Equinox Sun Celebration Circle. Anyone wishing to stay and participate is welcome.

The Autumn Equinox is the official first day of Fall and occurs when the sun crosses the equator on it’s apparent journey southward. As day and night are of equal length on the Equinox, it is a time of equilibrium, moving toward the dark half of the year. We experience a day and a night that are of equal duration; a time of thanksgiving in many Pagan traditions. This year the Fall Equinox is September 22, 2008, 15:44 UT, when the Sun is directly over the Earth’s equator and enters zero degrees Libra, but it will be celebrated on September 6^th. The full moon in the month of September is called the Harvest Moon, and farmers would harvest their crops by this moonlight as part of the Second Harvest celebration. This year the Harvest Moon is 9:13 UT September 15, 2008. This is the second of three pagan harvest festivals. The other two being August 1^st (MidSummer) and November 16^th (MidAutumn).

Some traditions of Wicca named this Autum Equinox Sun Celebration for the Welsh God Mabon (MAY-bun, MAY-bone, MAH-boon or MAH-bawn), son of Modron (‘Son, son of Mother’), also known as Maponus in Britain and Gaul. Mabon symbolized the male fertilizing principle in the Welsh myths. Some mythologists equate him as the male counterpart for the Greek Goddess Persephone. With the coming of the Romans, Mabon became associated with Apollo (as Maponus/Apollo) and acquired his attributes of God of the Sun, Music, and Hunting. At this point in the Wheel of the Year, two appropriate mythological legends are that of Mabon and Modron, and the story of Demeter, Persephone and Hades. According to one Greek myth, Autumn begins when Persephone returns to the Underworld to live with her husband, Hades. Modron, Mabon’s mother, is like Demeter, the Great Goddess, Guardian of the Otherworld, Protector, and Healer.

The Autumn Equinox Sun Celebration ceremony will be a simple expression of thanks combined with wishes for continued abundance, and blessing the results of the food drive before it is given away. SO - Druids, Pagans and anyone interested - come join us. For more information, call 954-484-6734 or Click Here to email or Click Here to check out the web site.

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14^th Annual Downtown Delray Beach

Craft Festival

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Susan Gott Piece
The 14^th Annual Downtown Delray Beach Craft Festival will be held on Saturday & Sunday, October 11 & 12, 2008 from 10 AM - 5 PM at the Pineapple Grove in Downtown Delray Beach. As always, Delray Beach provides us with a fabulous venue for a very successful show just off of Atlantic Avenue, this show draws large crowds and is considered by both visitors and residents to be a must-go-to event. Venue: 2^nd Avenue (Pineapple Grove) in Downtown Delray Beach (East Coast of FL). (All parking will be available at City Hall located on NW 1^st Avenue in Delray Beach. Take I-95 to Atlantic Avenue and go east to NW 1^st Avenue. Make a left, go two blocks and use the City Hall parking lot.)

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Located in the Palm Beaches along Florida’s Atlantic Coast is beautiful Delray Beach. The Annual Delray Craft Festival is a favorite Palm Beach event. Pineapple Grove is a beautiful niche neighborhood with the perfect ambiance for this well-attended event. At this show, you can find beautiful one-of-a-kind craftwork displayed by their originators at price ranges to suit every budget. See you in Delray!

Handmade jewelry, 3-D acrylic paintings, ceramic planters, driftwood arrangements, glass votives and hand cut silhouettes are just some of the crafts you will find. Talk to the artists; learn the background info for the pieces that move you. An expansive Green Market will offer plants, orchids, exotic flora and homemade soaps. All crafts on display are handmade in the U.S.A. - and its FREE - there is NO GATE!

All of the work on display is available for purchase and there is always something for everyone.

For more information, call 954-472-3755, Click Here to email or Click Here to see web site.

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Meteor Shower
Meteor Shower

For Those Interested in the Cosmos - the Gamma Aquarid Meteor Shower (SDA) is active during September 1-14, with maximum occurring on September 7^th (?=164°) from a=333°, d=-5°. Its highest rates of activity only reach 1-4 meteors per hour. This meteor shower was first observed in England during 1921, when A. Grace Cook and J. P. M. Prentice independently detected activity in early September.

Independent observations are always important in the quick confirmation of any scientific discovery, thus, the 1921 observations seem to offer strong evidence for the existence of an active radiant near Gamma Aquarii. But while the 1921 observations were both made by observers in the same country, independent observations during the period of 1927-1934 were made by groups of observers located in New Zealand and Germany. Only one radio-echo survey has ever revealed the Gamma Aquarid stream. During the 1961-1965 session of the Radio Meteor Project, activity was noted during September 10-11. The stream's absence from other radio-echo surveys can usually be explained as due to the equipment not being in operation during early September, however, the second session of the Radio Meteor Project did not reveal this radiant, despite its being in operation during September 9-12, 1969. The possibility may exist that this stream produces a periodic display rather than an annual one.

Quadrantids Meteor Shower
Although this stream was not noted in any of the analyses of photographic meteor orbits during the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's, the Author has identified two photographic meteors from a list of 2529 orbits computed by Richard E. McCrosky and Annette Posen that appear to definitely belong to the Gamma Aquarid stream. They were both detected on September 11, 1952, by the Harvard Meteor Project and indicate a radiant of RA=335°, DECL=-3°. The magnitudes of the meteors were given as -0.4 and +1.6, while their beginning heights were 98.7 and 87.0 kilometers, respectively.

During the 1970's two positive detections of this stream came from observers in the Southern Hemisphere. The meteor section of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand succeeded in observing this shower on several occasions during the decade. Section director John E. Morgan compiled a list of 213 active radiants which included the Gamma Aquarids. Meteor rates of four per hour were noted on September 10, from RA=335°, DECL=-3°. During 1980, the OrganizationsWestern Australia Meteor Section observed meteors from this shower during September 10-13. A maximum ZHR of 1.12±0.24 was observed on September 10 from RA=335°, DECL=-3°.

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Notice

Commissioner Christine Teel’s District 1 Pre-Agenda Meeting

Commissioner Christine Teel’s District I Pre-Agenda meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the Beach Community Center, 3351 NE 33^rd Avenue.

Two or more City Commissioners and/or Advisory Board members may be present at this meeting. All are invited to attend.

Commissioner Christine Teel
COMM. CHRISTINE TEEL

The Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
The Time: 6:00 PM
The Place: The Beach Community Center
3351 NE 33^rd Avenue in Fort Lauderdale
Telephone: 954-568-6789

For more information, please call the City Commission office at 954 828-5004, Fax: (954) 828-5667, Email: EBazer@fortlauderdale.gov

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