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BY GARY ALAN RUSE

WWith the significantmilestone ofPalmetto Bay’s 10thanniversary coming

up on Sept. 12, village staffers are plan-ning a special event different from anyother in the past that will not only markthe occasion in a big way but also helplocal schools.

“It’s going to be a major fundraisinggala cocktail reception celebration,” saidBill Kress, village communications man-ager. “It’s going to take place closer to theactual anniversary date of the village,rather than tie it into a State of the Villagetime period in October. It’s going to be onSept. 14, a Friday night, so it will be morefun.”

Kress said that it was important to getthe word out ahead of time so people notonly know what to expect and can plantheir schedules, but also because the vil-lage is hoping to get corporate sponsorsfor the event.

Mary Fernandez, the village’s programand events coordinator, filled in some ofthe details.

“It’s from 7 to 10 p.m. in the PalmRoom at the Palmetto Bay Village

–––––––––––––– See ANNIVERSARY, page 6BY LEE STEPHENS

MManuel (Manny) A. Mencia is thekeynote speaker for the EconomicDevelopment Council (EDC) of SouthMiami-Dade’s Community Outreachmeeting on July 17, 8 a.m., in the Third

Floor-Palm Room of the Palmetto Bay Village Center, 18001Old Cutler Rd. Mencia’s topic will be “InternationalOpportunities for Florida Companies.”

Mencia is senior vice president of the International Trade andBusiness Development unit of Enterprise Florida Inc.Enterprise Florida Inc. (EFI) is a not-for-profit governmentbusiness partnership established to guide the development of

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Manny Mencia guest speaker for EDC meeting on July 17

MANUEL A. MENCIA

Palmetto Bay planning 10th anniversary bash

Ten-year-olds (l-r) Shane Prieto, Riley Walker and Maximus Martinez help celebrate PalmettoBay’s 10th Anniversary during the village’s summer camp at Coral Reef Elementary School.

(Photo courtesy of Village of Palmetto Bay)

BY CATHY GUERRA

TT he Deering Estate at Cutlerwill offer free admission toall guests on Saturday, July21; Saturday, Aug. 18, and

Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,as part of the annual Fee-Free “PLAY”Days.

Guests can enjoy complimentary admis-sion as well as hands on eco-art activities,science discovery programs, and historichouse tours — all for free. The GroveHouseArtists Exhibit also will be on displaythrough Aug. 31 in the Richmond Cottageand Stone House. Spend the entire day andhave a picnic on the main lawn facingBiscayne Bay.

The Fee-Free “PLAY” Days were creat-ed to honor the Deering Estate’s partnerorganizations and the community.

On July 21, the estate will honor theVillage of Palmetto Bay and its residents; onAug. 18 it will honor teachers and environ-mental educators, and on Sept. 15 it willhonor the Scouts. The entire public can enjoya variety of programs and activities for free.

Guests are invited to “PLAY” —Preservation, Learning, Adventure, Year-round — and enjoy the many tours, educa-tional programs, and special events that theestate has to offer.

The Deering Estate at Cutler, a Miami-Dade County park, is located at 16701 SW 72Ave. in Palmetto Bay. This 444-acre naturaland archeological preserve and historic site islisted on the National Register of HistoricPlaces and serves as a center for education,culture and recreation. Historic house tours areoffered daily at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. and arefree with Estate admission.

For more information on the DeeringEstate’s educational and cultural programs,visit online at <www.deeringestate.org>.

Deering Estate atCutler offers free

PLAY Days

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July 10 - 23, 2012 COMMUNITYNEWSPAPERS.COM

Tatiana Pino, a resident of Palmetto

Bay and a formerintern in the Miami

Congressional office,(right) visits withU.S. Rep. IleanaRos-Lehtinen in

Washington, DC.Pino now is an

intern for U.S. Sen.Marco Rubio

through theCongressional

Hispanic CaucusInstitute.

Palmetto Bay resident/internvisits with U.S. Representative

BY GARY ALAN RUSE

The second annual Hook for HopeDolphin Fishing Tournament will takeplace on Saturday, July 14, in Cutler Bay asa family event and charitable fundraiser.

Rebecca Parker of Parker-Haar CharitiesInc., the organizer, explained about thetournament and its history.

“Captains may register theirboats on or before the captainsmeeting at Black Point OceanGrill on Thursday, July 12,”Parker said. “Everyone is invit-ed to the dinner and awardsparty at the Ocean Grill begin-ning at 5 p.m. on the 14th. Therewill be food specials, raffles anda silent auction, for the wholefamily.

“The purpose of this event isto raise funds for the Bobby ParkerFoundation for Hope. This foundation is tohelp families in our community duringtimes of tragedy.”

Her husband, Robert Allen Parker,known as “Bobby,” was born in 1965,joined the U.S. Air Force after graduationfrom South Dade High School in 1983 andserved four years as a firefighter at Eglin

AFB. Returning to his hometown of Miamihe became a firefighter for the City ofCoral Gables, serving as a driver for Hose2 at Station 1. In 2001, he became aNationally Certified Paramedic.

“In February of 2010 he earned his 20-year pin,” Rebecca Parker said. “On July16, 2010 he lost his life by a horrific acci-

dent at our home. He was ahealthy 45-year-old man whohad a wife, three children, threestepchildren and a 2-year-oldgrandson. He was a strong,loyal, selfless, giving man andhis absence in this world isheartbreaking for those whoknew and loved him.”

In May 2011 Parker-HaarCharities Inc. opened a founda-tion in his name, “The BobbyParker Foundation for Hope.”

“The purpose of this foundation is tohelp families in times of tragedy, basicallyto continue the work Bobby did in his lifeand to do it in his memory,” RebeccaParker said.

“The first fundraising event to fund thefoundation was a Dolphin FishingTournament called, ‘Hook for Hope.’ Itwas held at the Black Point Ocean Grill and

Marina on Saturday, July 16, 2011, theanniversary of Bobby’s unfortunate acci-dent. The second annual tournament willtake place on July 14, 2012.”

Black Point Ocean Grill and Marina islocated at 24775 SW 87 Ave. For informa-tion call Rebecca Parker at 786-863-2994or Kimberly Haar at 305-321-5171.

Pictured is last year’s event at Black Point Ocean Grill.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Hook for Hope Dolphin Fishing Tournament slated July 14

Paramedic Robert Allen Parker.

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In the last issue we ran a story on theVillage’s ‘Summer Senior Sampler’ pro-gram of activities hosted at the Arlene &Edward Feller Community Room atLudovici Park. One of those activities forresidents is the Zumba Gold dance-fit-ness class by Fabi Mathelier. The regularZumba routines have been modified foractive older participants, but with thesame zesty Latin music, camaraderie andfun. Unfortunately, the photo we ran withthe article, identified as Fabi Mathelier,wasn’t her but an unidentified womanincluded in the program info posted onthe village website. Fabi appreciated thenotice about the class, but was under-standably bewildered by the photo.“She’s a lovely lady, but it’s not me.” Sowith apologies, we are running the cor-

rect photo, send to us by Fabi, here.Miami Southridge alumni, take note!

We hear from Linda Moskowitz that“The 25 Year Reunion for the MiamiSouthridge Class of ‘87 will take placeJuly 21, 2012 at the Peacock GardenCafe in Coconut Grove starting at 6p.m.” It’s located next to the SonestaHotel. For more info on the event, cer-tainly a special milestone for grads, visittheir web site:<www.southridgealumni.com>. Betterdo it soon!

WLYF, 101.5 LITE FM in Miami-Dade, is happy, but even more so is theirCreative Services Director, Dave Corey,since his original radio adaptation ofFrankenstein’s Demon just won theSilver Trophy for Best Drama Special...inthe WORLD...at the 2012 InternationalRadio Program and Promotional AwardsCeremony in New York. “I am beyondspeechless. Got to sit feet away fromBernard Kalb and two other radio/TVlegends who were part of Edward R.Murrow’s team. I love my job! The LITE

FM Players were spectacular!”Walmart gets plenty of negative

press, every time it makes a new storemove so let’s “keep fair and balanced”by reporting that the company recentlyawarded $691,000 in grants to variousnon-profits in Florida, including$100,000 to the Homestead-based FarmShare program that won KFHA supportfor distributing outdated produce to thearea’s hungry.

Thought for the Day:When life presents itself

with a thousand reasons to cry, show the world that you have

a thousand and one reasons to smile.

— Fernando Cabral

Gary Alan Ruse and Richard Yagercontributed to this column.

Got any tips? Contact me at 305-669-7355, ext. 249, or send emails to<[email protected]>.

Will the real Fabi Mathelier please... Zumba

AROUND TOWN

Michael MillerEXECUTIVE EDITOR

WLYF radio’sDave Corey ispictured withhis award.

Fabi Mathelier, teacher of Zumba Gold, is pictured.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––


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Center,” Fernandez said. “It’s a three-hourcocktail reception with dancing. We aregoing to have live entertainment with afive-piece band that’s going to playthroughout the night.

“The entry is $50 per person and 50 per-cent of the proceeds will go toward ourcharitable cause, which is the PalmettoBay public school system. We have somereally great schools in the area so I thinkthis is a worthwhile thing.”

The event at thecenter, located at18001 Old CutlerRd., will have wine,beer and champagneand possibly hothors d’oeuvres andwill be the primaryevent of the year.

“We have con-firmed that GaryNelson of Channel4, who lives inPalmetto Bay, hasagreed to serve asthe emcee” Kresssaid. “County Mayor Carlos Gimenez isconfirmed for the evening as well and weare looking at ways to acknowledge thepeople who are the early roots of the villageand recognize them in a very special way.”

The village schools that will benefitfrom the special event are Howard DriveElementary, Perrine Elementary, CoralReef Elementary and Southwood MiddleSchool.

“Our vision for this is a very elegant,formal adult event, which lends itself tothat really great setting and celebration,and at the same time be a feel-goodfundraiser,” Fernandez said.

Kress said that getting sponsorships

from area businesses is important, and inreturn for helping defray the costs of theevent, sponsors will benefit as well.

“We’re going to make all different levelsof opportunities available to sponsors,such as preferred seating, space and adver-tisements ahead of time, and they’ll getonto WBAY-TV before and after theevent,” Kress said.

Fernandez said there are others thingsthey are exploring to commemorate the10th anniversary beyond the reception.

“The celebration is just one eveningbut we want our message for that timeperiod to be consistent as far as congrat-

ulations go, andone thing wewould like to do ishave posters thatlocal businesseswould be proud toput up on theirwindow front withcongratulations tothe village,” shesaid.

Kress explainedthat with all theeffort going into the10th anniversarycelebration, the

State of the Village Address in mid-October will be different this year.

“We’re going to taper back on the sizeand scope of the State of the Village,”Kress said. “It will not be the big 500-attendee event this year. We’re going tobe holding the State of the Village in theVillage Chambers this year, so we’llhave the benefit of the live streamingvideo and live Comcast TV coverage.We’ll have probably greater participa-tion because of those two things.”

A link to the anniversary celebration andinformation about purchasing tickets willbe on the official village website at<www.palmettobay-fl.gov/>.

ANNIVERSARY, from page 1of EFI is to support business growth andassist companies in the creation of jobs bycoordinating the State of Florida’s eco-nomic development and international tradeprograms and by promoting Florida as acompetitive global business center.

The International Trade and BusinessDevelopment unit is headquartered inMiami and maintains offices in six Floridacities as well as 14 countries around theworld.

Mencia joined Enterprise Florida in1996. Prior to that, he served as vice pres-ident of World Marketing at the Miami-Dade Beacon Council, between 1992 and1996. He has acquired extensive interna-tional trade expertise, having served invarious executive positions at the FloridaDepartment of Commerce between 1977and 1991.

He currently serves as president of StateInternational Development Organizations(SIDO), the national organization of statetrade development agencies. He also co-chairs the Florida International TradePartnership (FITP) and serves on the boardof the Florida Export Finance Corporation,World Trade Center-Miami, University ofMiami’s Launch Pad and the Florida

District Export Council.In 1990, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of

Commerce selected Mencia asGovernment Hispanic Business Advocateof the Year. In 2003, the InternationalBusiness Council of South Florida namedhim International Businessman of the Year,and in 2010, he was awarded theInternational Achievement Award,Florida’s most prestigious award for life-time achievement in international business.

Mencia obtained a Bachelor of Sciencedegree from Florida InternationalUniversity in Education and a Bachelor ofArts degree from St. Thomas University inPolitical Science.

The mission of the EconomicDevelopment Council is to support theexpansion or retention of existing busi-nesses, to increase the overall economicvitality of communities, and to attractnew, diversified businesses and employ-ment to the area. Founded in 1992, theEconomic Development Council of SouthMiami-Dade is a local not-for-profit eco-nomic development corporation encour-aging the kind of development that cre-ates a better future for both business andresidents.

MENCIA, from page 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––



The United States Supreme Court said“yes” to the president’s signature legisla-tion, the Affordable [health] Care Act.

One of its major provisions is toexpand Medicaid eligibility to thosemaking up to 133 percent of the povertylevel — or $29,326 for a family of four— by 2014. Our governor’s response is,and this a direct quote: “The state willnot expand the Medicaid program inorder to lower the number of uninsuredresidents, nor will Florida set up a state-run healthcare exchange.”

Wow, Mr. Governor. I guess yourresponse is “to hell with the low incomeresidents of Florida that must run to theemergency rooms of our state’s hospitalsbecause they are without the benefit ofhealth insurance.” I guess you figure theywon’t vote for Mitt Romney for presidentor you if you decide to run for reelection.So who cares? Right?

Who cares? The 3.8 million Floridians,21 percent of the state, who are unin-sured, care. Florida has the nation’sthird-highest rate of residents withouthealth insurance.

Scott’s excuse is that the Medicaidexpansion, created by Obamacare, wouldcost the residents of Florida $1.6 billiona year. I wonder what it costs our taxpay-er-supported hospitals to provide care forthose without the benefit of basic hospi-talization coverage. And, that isn’t takinginto consideration the cost savings bene-fit of covering sick residents of our statebefore their sicknesses grow into majormedical problems that must be supportedby the same taxpayers who are supposed-ly being saved the $1.6 billion cost ofexpanding Medicaid. The math doesn’tadd up.

The weirdest thing about theObamacare program is that Romney, theRepublican candidate for the highestoffice in the land, when governor ofMassachusetts proudly sponsored andinstalled a healthcare plan for his statethat comes very close to matching whatObama crafted and got though Congressand the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Republican answer is that what

Romney did was a state’s rights issue.What Obama did was national and ultraright wing Republicans think everythingexcept national defense and the deliveryof mail should be left to the states.

A year ago conservative Republicanswere congratulating Supreme CourtJustice Roberts for his position support-ing the Citizens United decision. Nowthat he took the opposite position onhealthcare they want to string him up. It’sso bad that Roberts was jokingly suggest-ing that following the court’s ruling [onObamacare] he was running to a Pacificisland to escape the wrath of his ownparty.

Somebody should point out thatCongress passes legislation and the pur-pose of the Supreme Court is to questionthe constitutionality of the law — notapprove or reject law based upon politi-cal party bias.

This is pure party politics. Get Obama

out and a Republican, any Republican,in. Republican President AbrahamLincoln once said, “A house divided can-not long endure.” Our house, the U.S.House and Senate, cannot long endurethis political divide that is destroying ournation.

P.S. July 2’s DAILYQ in the MiamiHerald: Question: Should Gov. RickScott allow Florida to participate in theMedicaid expansion foreseen in theAffordable Care Act? Answer: Yes, 81percent; No, 19 percent. What say youGovernor Scott?

We appreciate your opinions on this col-umn whether in agreement or disagree-ment. Please send your comments to (faxnumber) 305-662-6980 or email to <[email protected]>. Theopinions expressed in this column are notnecessarily those of this newspaper, its edi-tors or publisher.

KENNETH’S COMMENTARY

R. Kenneth Bluh VIEWPOINT Florida’s Governor Rick Scott says ‘no’ to Obamacare


Owning a car is a necessity for anyoneattempting to traverse the far reaches ofMiami Dade County.

It seems that everyone always is onthe go and the only real alternative tobattling the traffic is to opt for publictransportation. One of the real advan-tages of public transportation is themoney that it can save. More and morepeople are choosing to ditch their carswith cheaper, environmentally advanta-geous alternatives.

By relying on buses, Metrorail and theoccasional taxi, the problems associatedwith owning an automobile — gas bills,maintenance, traffic hassles, etc. — canbecome a thing of the past.

Unfortunately, relying strictly on taxiscan be very expensive. For example, totake a cab from Sixth Street andWashington Avenue in South Beach to alocation in Coconut Grove and back — adistance of around 10 miles that takesabout 25-30 minutes in heavy traffic —will cost around $52. However, if ventur-ing around South Beach area, one caneasily walk most places.

There are a number of bus routes inSouth Beach, one of which runs right upCollins Avenue to almost any MiamiBeach landmark. In fact, it’s a straight-forward trip up to Aventura Mall, a 15-mile journey which would likely run up a$60 cab bill.

Metromover offers free shuttle serviceon an automated people mover in thedowntown area only, with stops at suchpopular destinations such asAmericanAirlines Arena, Miami-DadeCollege, and the Bayside Marketplace. Itconsists of two loops, the inner loop andthe outer loop, which run daily from 5a.m. until midnight. Twenty one stationsare stretched between the Omni andBrickell districts, with vehicles passingeach stop every 90 seconds during rushhours, and every three minutes duringoff-peak.

Metrorail is the perfect alternative formaneuvering around surrounding areas,including Miami International Airport.With 22 miles of track and 22 stations, itmakes stops in heavy traffic areas includ-ing downtown and the University ofMiami. It also operates daily from 5 a.m.to midnight. During peak hours each stopis serviced every six minutes and servedevery 15 minutes during weekday mid-day hours.

Ultimately, Metrorail and Metromoveroffer only limited options for local travelbecause the track follows a very specificroute. You need a car to cross the cause-ways to Miami Beach because the busschedules to and from Miami Beach canbe few and far between.

Unlike many major cities that are serv-iced by subways or all-inclusive masstransit, Miami is a difficult area to getaround, which means additional costs fortolls, gasoline, maintenance and insur-ance. And aside from the aforementionedSouth Beach, it’s not very pedestrian-friendly either. Travel is a challenge inSouth Florida, and it may remain thatway for some time to come.

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It’s possible to get around someparts of county on the cheap

Florida Power & Light Com-pany is continuing its initiativeto strengthen the electric infra-structure and improve servicereliability and is on track tocomplete key improvementsthis year. The upgrades are partof the company’s $200 millioninvestment in 2012 to improveeveryday reliability, better pre-pare the electric system towithstand Florida's powerfulwinds and storms as well as speed up service restoration when outages occur.“FPL has the most reliable service of any investor-owned utility in Florida and

ranks among the very best in the nation," said FPLExternalAffairs Manager RamonFerrer. “Our typical residential customer bill is the lowest out of the 55 electric util-ities in the state. While no utility can ever be completely interruption-proof, we’reworking hard every day to provide our customers with electric service they can counton."FPL customers can visit www.FPL.com/maps and enter their street address to see

a detailed map of electrical improvements in their neighborhoods. This online toolshows the system improvements – including pole inspections, line clearing, powerline strengthening and power line inspections – FPL has made.

Systemwide Improvements and Service ReliabilityAcross its service area, FPL has cleared vegetation from more than 75,000 miles

of power lines since 2006 to help keep reliability high. The company has furtherstrengthened its electric infrastructure by inspecting more than 800,000 utility polessince 2006. During that time, the company has also strengthened 318 main powerlines serving critical and community facilities such as hospitals, police and fire sta-tions and emergency operations centers.

FPL’s strong service reliabil-ity ranks in the top 25 percentof comparable utilities nation-wide and again ranked first forreliability among investor-owned utilities in Florida for2011 – the sixth consecutiveyear. In addition, the companyhas received the ServiceOneAward for exceptional cus-tomer service for eight years ina row.

2006-2012 Infrastructure Investments and Action PlanFollowing the 2004–2005 hurricane seasons that saw seven storms in a 15-month

period, FPL responded to the state’s call to maintain a high level of storm preparationand keep service reliability high. FPL embarked on a series of comprehensive in-vestments and improvements to strengthen its electric infrastructure to better with-stand the impact of severe weather. The work is also designed to further reducecustomer outages through aggressive preventive maintenance on its power lines andequipment. For the period 2006-2011, FPL invested more than $900 million tostrengthen the electric grid against major storms, keep service reliability high as wellas speed up service restoration time when outages occur.

FPL strengthens the electric infrastructure as partof 2012 reliability and storm preparedness plan

FPL CORNERFPL investing more than $200 million statewide in 2012

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BY GARY ALAN RUSE

This is the time of year for summer

camps, but the Palmetto Bay Branch Library

is doing something different. It’s hosting a

Stuffed Animal Summer Camp for teddy

bears and other fabric friends.

It starts on Saturday, July 14, when kids

(and their families) can visit the library to

drop off a stuffed animal to take part in the

“camp,” which is part of the branch’s summer

reading program. Librarian Anita Pintado

explained that this may be done all day.

“On the day of the drop off the children

can come and drop off their teddy bears,”

Pintado said. “We’re going to have a sum-

mer camp for teddy bears and they’ll get a

little registration thing when they drop them

off, and then when they come pick them up

we’ll have a program where the kids will get

to see all the fun stuff their teddy bears did.”

On Saturday, July 21, at 11 a.m., the chil-

dren can come back to the library to pick up

their stuffed animals and enjoy a special pro-

gram. It’s something new for the Palmetto

Bay branch.

“It’s the first year it’s been done at this

library,” Pintado said. “I think it’s been done

at some of the other library systems, but not

at this one. We’ll have them [teddy bears]

here for a week, so we can take pictures of

them doing things, then the program on the

21st is an hourlong program. We’ll do sto-

ries about teddy bears; then we’ll show the

kids what their teddy bears did. And they can

pick them up. On the drop off day there’s

nothing else except the drop off.”

The Palmetto Bay Branch Library is

located at 17641 Old Cutler Rd. in Ludovici

Park, and is open on Saturdays from 10 a.m.

to 6 p.m. For more information call 305-

232-1771.

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BY JENNA TRUEBA

The Good Government Initiative at theUniversity of Miami, founded by formerMiami-Dade Commissioner Katy Sorensonwith funding from the Knight Foundation,has announced the members of the 2012class of elected officials.

The mission of the organization is to helpdevelop and train elected officials as well asthose aspiring to run for office. This year’sclass includes office holders from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.They represent municipalities, school boardsand the state.

“Our goal was to assemble a balancedcohort of active, engaged leaders from SouthFlorida who are eager to work with othersand to develop knowledge and skills in gov-ernance,” Sorenson said. “They represent thefuture of leadership in South Florida.”

Classes will begin at the end of August andgo through mid-November. Those selectedwill participate in training on a variety ofissues, including budget and finance, ethics,land use, media relations, cultural diversity,and more.

Speakers and presenters for the class will

include Sen. Bob Graham, U.S. Rep. IleanaRos-Lehtinen, Miami-Dade Mayor CarlosGimenez, former Miami-Dade Mayor AlexPenelas, and historians Arva Moore Parksand Paul George.

“So many current and former electedofficials, administrators and communityleaders have volunteered to share theirknowledge and expertise with our class,and all will be enriched by the experience,”Sorenson said,

Area members of the second annual classinclude:

Mayor Franklin Caplan, Village of KeyBiscayne;

Councilmember Joseph Corradino, Villageof Pinecrest;

Miami-Dade School Board memberCarlos Curbelo;

Commissioner Josh Liebman, City ofSouth Miami;

Councilman Stephen Shelley, City ofHomestead, and

Mayor Shelley Stanczyk, Village ofPalmetto Bay.

For more information on the GoodGovernment Initiative, go online to<www.goodgov.net>.

Good Government Initiativenames 2012 class members

Byy Annn Lino

A newly formed full service immigration law firm, The Hermanni Law Group,recently established offices in Coral Gables and has since recruited severalnew attorneys to provide clients with a full plate of immigration services. Theimpetus for creating this firm came from Kurt Hermanni, who had earned agreat reputation as a skilled, honest and competent international lawyer ded-icated exclusively to the practice of immigration law.

Hermanni remembers a time when a client’s friend called from New York tohelp his detained nephew get a bond from an immigration judge in KromeDetention Center. Thereafter, the family only wanted him despite the addedtravel expenses.That level of trust and dedication has propelled the HermanniLaw Group to handle cases throughout the United States. That is not hard tounderstand given the number of cases in which immigrants have been vic-timized by less principled and trustworthy attorneys. Passionately committedto serve his clients, Hermanni has developed relationships that have dramat-ically increased his client base through satisfied client referrals.

Seeing the growing demand, Hermanni has recruited a group of outstand-ing lawyers all of whom have a general competency in general immigrationlaw but also have a focus in variety of critical areas. While Hermanni is fluentin English, Spanish and Italian, his entire team his fluent in English and Span-ish.

The firm is currently comprised of five full-time house attorneys: Kurt Her-manni, Senior Partner; Norma Lorenzo, Managing Attorney; and AssociateAttorneys Patricia Hernandez, Consuelo de le Ossa, Jenna McQuid andGreg Greenberg.

The Hermanni Law Group currently represents numerous internationalcompanies throughout the world, with clients in Latin America, Europe, Asiaand the Middle East, in support of their employees’ short-term or long-termplacements in the United States. Additionally, the firm represents clients fac-ing immediate removal from the United States and those seeking asylum,Cuban Adjustment and adjustment status. Successful representations havefocused on defense of marriage fraud claims and cases involving violenceagainst women. The firm’s distinguished clientele includes a former SouthAmerican President and his family, several foreign dignitaries, a former mili-tary General, military attaches, professional athletes, and foreign investorsfrom China, Serbia, Colombia, Venezuela, Spain and Italy.

The Hermanni Law Group is located at 2655 LeJeune Road, Ste. 800,Coral Gables, FL 33134. Ph: 305 640-8222 or Mobile 786-271-6699. Visitour website at www.legalizationlawyer.com.

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BY GRANT MILLER, PUBLISHER

Give a politician a

square peg and a round

hole and they will stub-

bornly pull out a drill or

sandblaster to make

them somehow fit.

Since former Florida

Gov. Jeb Bush changed

state law to require comprehensive

assessment testing (or FCATs) be admin-

istered to all grade levels (Gov. Bush’s

1999 A+ Plan) education in Florida has

never been the same.

The problems have not been solved,

they have only gotten worse. But, dang it,

they won’t leave the test behind — even

if the child is. “A” and “B” students are

being left behind because of some impos-

sibly unbiased be-all, end-all exam that is

supposed to predict future competency

and success. By simply applying the sci-

entific method, it becomes a no-brainer

that the FCAT is failing miserably.

Consider the following:

• At least 46 of the 67 school districts

(and five school superintendents) have

written to the Florida Department of

Education (FDOE) to ask for FCAT data

reviews on “anomalies.” (Orlando

Sentinel, July 15, 2010).

• Since the test began, public school

teaching in Florida has all but imploded

with a long list of celebrated instructors

dropping out of the system over the years

because they refuse to spend the academ-

ic year “teaching to the test.” In fact, the

pressure has become so unbearable that

at least one documented charter school

was willing to cheat and view the test

beforehand. As a result the FDOE has

now had to take new measures to prevent

schools from cheating. (Palm Beach

Post, Apr. 18, 2012).

• State testing contractor NCS Pearson

(being paid $254 million over four years

to administer the test) has had to pay

back millions in fees because of late

FCAT results that essentially held the

education system hostage until scores

came in. (St. Augustine Record, June 8,

2010; Apr. 17, 2012).

• The tremendous disparity in the drop

of FCAT writing scores for fourth

graders — from 81 percent last year

earning 4.0 or better (out of a maximum

6.0) to only 27 percent this year passing.

So they lowered the bar. Passing scores

became a 3.0 to the tremendous embar-

rassment of the entire Florida

Department of Education. (Tampa Bay

News, May 15, 2012).

In a recent Channel 10 News story by

Michael Putney about the Broward

County School Board voting unanimous-

ly against the FCAT, sponsoring board

member Laurie Rich Levinson spoke for

so many of us when she said, “Hundreds

of millions is spent developing this test,

while classes in science, social studies,

art, music and PE are being cut.”

We join with academicians and editori-

al page columnists around the state, as

well as disgruntled teachers, parents, and

students all over Florida who say, “let us

do away with politicizing education in

Florida; it was a bad idea. It can’t be

fixed.”

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist

to figure out that a subjectively sketched-

out test score does not determine a stu-

dent’s ranking for success in life, nor the

content of his or her character.

FCAT: Broke, beyond fixing;now’s the time to throw it out

Fourteen South Florida children,teens and young adults recentlyreceived the gift of a happy smile atBaptist Children’s Hospital duringits annual Day of Smiles. Doctorsfrom various specialties volun-teered their time to help correctcleft lips and palates and performnose revisions, ear reconstructionand scar revisions. This is the 11thyear the hospital has donated itsfacilities and provided free surger-ies for children whose familiescouldn’t afford the operations.

(Photos by Mabel Rodriguez)

Baptist Children’s Hospital brings smiles to kid’s faces

Nurse anesthetist Alyshia Kendon, CRNA, checks on Cliché Hemingway, 12, before she goes back into surgery tohave eyelid and ear surgery. Her mom, Darchel Jones, is shown in the background.

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The Coral Reef Elementary chorus issilent now because the students are onsummer vacation, but when they are backat school and the singing begins, 100 or sochildren will take part in chorus.

The unusually large chorus is a tribute topopular music teacher TheodoreNicholeris, who has been at Coral ReefElementary about seven years, starting inthe 2005-06 school year. He is known as“Mr. Nick” and during most years heteaches students in second through fifthgrade.

“This year I had some in kindergartenand first grade classes once a week for halfan hour,” he said. “The district allocatesfor second through fifth grade.”

Mr. Nick said he has a different philoso-phy than many music teachers.

“It’s large by a lot of people’s standardsbecause a number of music teachers limittheir chorus to fourth and fifth grade,”Nicholeris said. “For me it’s the second,third, fourth and fifth. You can identifyearlier the kids. It sells itself with the kids.We were at 100 at our largest. I think wefinished up at 88.”

He tried the traditional fourth and fifth

grades only chorus but discovered by thetime the kids got to where he needed, theywere ready to move on to middle school.He said it is remarkably manageable oncehe got to control aspect down.

The kids sing at school and they alsosing for the community.

“We performed at a number of loca-tions,” he said. “We were at school for there-naming of our street, SW 152nd Street,to Dolphin Way. We took the whole chorusto the Falls to perform there in an eveningperformance. We sang at the Fun Fair andat a performance for a Holocaust survivorwhen they came to the school and the yearend performance.”

They also performed for the Village ofPalmetto Bay at the picnic in March.

“It’s not uncommon to have a half adozen performances through the course ofa year,” Nicholeris said.

He spends 12-16 hours listening tomusic in order to choose the right songs forthe kids.

“It has to be powerful and make somekind of impression on an audience,” he

said. “It’s not going to have the intensity ifthe kids don’t feel it themselves. Selectingthe music to me is 90 percent of the battle.”

Mr. Nick is well liked because he goesout of his way to help children who applyto magnet schools — for music and drama— prepare for their auditions.

“I also write a number of letters forthem,” he said.

He has an impressive track record.“I have to say that I’m at 100 percent at

this point.”How does he help? For music students

he assists them in selecting their music buthe also talks to them about what to wearand helps them with their look.

“They have that one minute, thirty sec-onds to establish their presence in thatroom,” he said. “First, it had to do withwhat song they are doing. If it’s somethingmore lyrical and delicate, you would wantthe look to be more lyrical and delicate.The music determines that. Over 90 per-cent of what people perceive is visual.”

For the drama students, he helps withtiming.

“I tell them when to pause, how long topause. I say, this is when you stop. Let thatstatement sink in. Don’t just run through itlike that.”

Coral Reef Elementary’s ‘Mr. Nick’ teaches children a love of musicTheodore Nicholeris (Mr. Nick) conductsmusic at Coral Reef Elementary.

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Rabbi Levi Friedman’s goal is to haveSouth Miami’s first synagogue open andserving the community in time for thisyear’s High Holy Days.

“Members of the South Miami Jewishcommunity have expressed their interest inhaving a synagogue in their neighborhood— a place where they can pray, connect withfriends, and celebrate holidays and familylife cycle events,” Rabbi Friedman said.

Rabbi Friedman is working with com-munity members to find a fitting location toestablish the synagogue and serve thearea’s needs.

“As this comes to fruition, we will let thediverse needs of the Jewish communitydictate the wide range of services we willoffer,” the rabbi said.

Rabbi Friedman and his wife, Sashie,

have served as leaders of the ChabadJewish Student Center at FloridaInternational University for eight years.Their mission is to educate, inspire, andhelp the Jewish students increase theirlevel of Jewish knowledge, enthusiasmand commitment.

“We offer the students a place to cele-brate holidays, a weekly Shabbat meal,classes and lectures, and assistance andsupport,” Rabbi Friedman said.

The couple, blessed with five children— Moussie, Yaakov, Chana, Mendy andEtti — is eager to serve the South Miamicommunity in the same way.

Rabbi Friedman invites communitymembers to join him and Sashie in shapingthe future of Jewish life in South Miami.For more information and to get involved,contact him at 305-226-5533 or send emailto <[email protected]>.

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BY RAQUEL GARCIA

Pinecrest Fitness recently hosted a spin-ning class fundraiser for Olympic boundtriathlete 28-year-old Manuel Huerta.

Local athletes and friends hope to raiseenough money so Huerta can bring his fam-ily with him to London in August to watchhim compete in the 2012 Summer OlympicGames Triathlon at Hyde Park on Aug. 7.

“It would be awesome to look up at thestands and see my family there,” Huertasaid. “They are the key to my success. Ihope they can see me compete at thebiggest sporting event in the world.”

Huerta came in ninth place at theInternational Triathlon Union (ITU) WorldTriathlon on May 12, in San Diego, CA.He finished the 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilo-meter bike, and 10-kilometer run in onehour, 49 minutes, 31 seconds.

Huerta was a promising triathlete inCuba but defected to the United States atage 13 in 1997. Huerta told the New YorkTimes that because his grandmother left theisland during the Mariel boatlift he wasstigmatized and therefore Fidel Castrowould never have allowed him to representCuba at the Olympics.

“To have been able to move to a freecountry where my dreams can become areality is because of my mother. She got meinto sports at a young age and dedicated herlife so that I could get ahead,” Huerta said.

His mother has been battling cancer forthe past three years. He admits witnessingher go through the surgeries andchemotherapy treatment was very tough,but her resilience and strength have contin-ued to serve as an inspiration.

“For the past year and a half, the PETscans have been negative and so it lookslike she is overcoming the melanoma. Tosee her fight has been such an inspirationfor me to keep pushing myself to followmy own dreams,” Huerta said.

Fellow triathlete and friend MichaelNunez said it is Huerta’s humility and pas-sion that has endeared him into the athleticcommunity, which has supported his goalsfor years.

“We started in triathlons together aboutfive years ago,” Nunez said.

“To see him grow throughout the yearsas a modest and extremely passionatetriathlete with such a big heart has beenwonderful. Everything happened so quick-ly [making the Olympic cut] and wethought it would be good to do some typeof fundraiser so his mother and sister andgirlfriend could be there at the games tosupport him.”

Huerta’s father succumbed to colon can-cer in 2009.

Pinecrest Fitness owner Mike Estevezand Nunez joined forces to earmark spininstructor Steve Brookner’s class to raisethe necessary travel funds.

“A few years ago he didn’t have a bike.Now he is going to the Olympic Games tocompete in the triathlon which is supercool,” Estevez said.

“He made the news everywhere when hequalified and a bunch of us went to the air-port to welcome him home from SanDiego. It is very expensive to go toLondon, especially during the SummerGames and most of the hotels are alreadybooked. They need a lot of help to all getout there so we decided to team up to raisemoney to help him out.”

So far Pinecrest Fitness has raised$2,450 towards Huerta’s family Olympictravel fund. Wells Fargo Bank also has cre-ated the Manuel Huerta Donation Fund tosupport the family trip.

“I want to thank the Miami communityfor their support and help,” Huerta said.“Since I was a kid I have had so many peo-ple that have helped me out. They nevergave up on me. The most important thingfor me to do right now is to be confidentand continue my training program. Now Iget to go to the biggest sporting event inthe world and represent the United States.”

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BY ROBERT HAMILTON

Keynote speaker Miami-Dade MayorCarlos Gimenez addressed local SouthFlorida Burger King Scholars ProgramAward recipients in Miami-Dade Countyon June 25 at Burger King headquarters.

The following area students are recipi-ents of the Burger King Scholars ProgramAward (name, city, high school, college,major):

Michelle Saballos, Coral Gables, Schoolfor Advanced Studies, FloridaInternational University, Psychology;

Elmina Morissette, Homestead,Homestead High, Barry University, HealthCare Administration/BSN;

Katrina Dominguez, Homestead, SouthDade High, Miami Dade College, PhysicalTherapy;

Leimys Ramirez, Homestead, SouthDade High, Florida InternationalUniversity, Business;

Nathan Szpilfeigel, Homestead, CoralReef High, Florida State University,Psychology,

Soa Andrian, Homestead, South DadeHigh, Harvard College, BioEngineering/BME;

Abigail Montanez, Key Biscayne, Coral

Reef High, Florida InternationalUniversity, Pschology;

Cinthia Velasquez, Key Biscayne,Ransom Everglades, Miami Dade College,Psychology;

Alicia Diaz, Miami, GulliverPreparatory, University of Miami,Executive MBA;

Andrea Rey, Miami, RansomEverglades, Georgetown University,Undecided;

Andrea Lopez, Miami, Killian HighMiami Dade College, Biology;

Angela McDonald, Miami, MiamiNorthwestern High, Florida MemorialUniversity, Aviation;

Bellacruz Dezore, Miami, SouthwestMiami High, Miami Dade College,Education;

Crystal Dalrymple, Miami, South MiamiHigh, Miami Dade College, PhysicalTherapy;

Daniel Silberwasser, Miami, CarrolltonSchool of the Sacred Heart, HarvardCollege, Economics;

Daniel Jacomino, Miami, Booker T.Washington, Georgia Institute ofTechnology, Mechanical Engineering;

Diego Suarez, Miami, MiamiNorthwestern High, University of

California-Irvine, Finance;Eliana Hernandez, Miami, Westminster

Christian, University of South Florida,Biology;

Erika Martinez, Miami, Coral ReefHigh, Florida Gulf Coast University,Marketing Management;

Felicienne Alexandre, Miami, WilliamH. Turner Technical Arts High, MiamiDade College, Registered Nurse;

Fustine Saint-aude, Miami, Coral ReefHigh, University of Florida, Pre-medicine;

Genesis Esquivel, Miami, Booker T.Washington High, Florida InternationalUniversity, Law;

Jacob Prusher, Miami, Southwest MiamiHigh, Florida State University,Advertising/Marketing;

Jacqueline Eisermann, Miami,International Studies Charter High, EmoryUniversity, Pre-med;

Jasmine McRae, Miami, Palmer TrinitySchool, Broward Community College,Theater;

Jennifer Birriel, Miami, John A.Ferguson High, University of Miami,MBA;

Jonathan Ludmir, Miami, Booker T.Washington High, Harvard College,Economics;

Kassandra Ramos, Miami, Felix VarelaHigh, Nova Southeastern University,Psychology;

Laura Hoelscher, Miami, YoungWomen’s Preparatory Academy,University of Central Florida,English/Literature;

Lauren Aguiar, Miami, Coral ReefSenior High, Florida InternationalUniversity, Chemistry;

Matthew Samach, Miami, Coral ReefHigh, University of Florida,Engineering;

Michael Castano, Miami, Coral ReefHigh, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, Computer Engineering;

Nicole Martinez, Miami, Miami KillianHigh, University of Pennsylvania,Business and Public Policy;

Rafael Alberti, Miami, Booker T.Washington High, Florida InternationalUniversity, Biology/Pre-med;

Rheanastasia Doctolero, Miami, St.Brendan High, U.S. Coast GuardAcademy, Business Management;

Tyla Armstrong-Williams, Miami,Miami Sunset High, Florida StateUniversity, Exercise Science;

Victor Padilla, Miami, Miami KillianHigh, Miami Dade College, Biology,and

Carolina Sanchez, Miami, Miami EdisonHigh, Miami Dade College, Nursing.

Area students selected to receive Burger King Scholars Program Award

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Czech-language com-

mands for a Miami-Dade

police dog?

“That’s because all of

the dogs in our current

investigative units origi-

nally came from that

country [Czech

Republic],” Miami-Dade

Police Sgt. Eric Mendez

said speaking to a

Hammocks District

Citizen’s Advisory

Committee (CAC) audi-

ence on June 27.

“ E u r o p e a n - b r e d

German Shepherds have

proven the best for the

apprehension and attack

work we do,” Mendez

added, relating how

Miami-Dade Police

Department selects dogs

for attack and apprehen-

sion.

“These dogs have

already had at least six

months training in their

native country before

coming to the U.S.,” he

explained about the 18

current “K-9s” (a homophone of canine)

who serve with the 16-member Miami-

Dade County unit.

Distinguishing between attack and detec-

tion training among different breeds,

Mendez said German Shepherds remained

the most commonly used for “their inbred

aggression and intelligence, as well as their

discipline in attack situations.”

The unit also uses “search and rescue”

dogs, like “Cody,” a bloodhound brought to

the session who met CAC members after

Sgt. Mendez’s descriptions of varied types

bred for different purposes.

A separate training routine is used for

detection or explosive-sniffing dogs who

“sniff out” illicit substances such as drugs

or explosives, the job assigned to a totally

separate unit at Miami International

Airport.

The special world of K-9 unit dogs and

handlers as described by Mendez included:

• Once trained, an attack dog, its handler

is the sole human or animal recognized as

an “Alpha” individual; all other humans or

animals rank below the dog’s sense of pro-

tocol.

• Feeding is confined to a special diet of

high protein dry dog food, provided only

once daily because “treats as rewards are

not standard procedure for attack animals;”

• A typical attack dog’s longevity is “not

more than eight to 10 years due to the high

stress situations that such dogs must neces-

sarily live with;”

• Cadaver dogs trained to detect the odor

of decomposing bodies have noses so sen-

sitive they’re capable of locating bodies

under water, and

• Dogs upon retirement “are always kept

by their handler” because no provision is

made for their “after-service” life.

Mendez, a 22-year veteran with four

years’ service with the police dog unit, was

joined by Officer Pedro Otano during the

session at Hammocks Police District sta-

tion.

Asked about the cost of an imported pre-

trained German Shepherd with Czech com-

mands, Mendez quoted a price of $12,500,

adding “but they’re worth their weight in

gold,”

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BY LEE STEPHENS

Laure Felton’s friends and coworkersare rallying together to show the WorldWide Web that Miami excels at a lotmore than just basketball by voting forthe only competing Miami Pilatesinstructor, Laure Felton, at <www.pilate-sanytime.com/next/vote.cfm?cid=3>.

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After returning to her hometown ofMiami, Felton was inspired to study physi-cal therapy when her father suffered a seri-ous illness. She was blessed to work at theMiami Project to Cure Paralysis, where shewas involved in clinical research for indi-viduals with spinal cord injuries. Withthese experiences under her belt, she beganstudying Pilates in 1997, becoming certi-fied by the Pilates Center in Boulder, CO.

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Felton has entered a contest with PilatesAnytime, an online business that providesinstructors and clients with a wide varietyof videos from instructors all over theworld. If she wins the contest, she will beflown to California to make a video thatwill be on the Pilates Anytime site, receivea four-page spread in Pilates Style maga-zine, and attend the Pilates MethodAlliance Conference.

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Thirty-eight nurses were honored withNurse of the Year awards during a publiccelebration held at Jackson MemorialHospital.

As part of National Nurse Week activi-ties, a licensed practical nurse, anadvanced practice nurse, a registered nurseand a rookie nurse from each of JacksonHealth System’s patient care centers, spe-cialty areas, satellite centers and hospitalswere selected by their colleagues as thenurses who have contributed the most toquality care throughout the system.

Carlos A. Migoya, president and CEO ofJackson Health System, and Ric Cuming,RN, MSN, EdD, NEA-BC, senior vicepresident for Patient Care Services andchief nursing executive, presented theawards.

The Clinical Excellence Award is pre-sented to the nurse who best exemplifiesselfless dedication, compassion and nurs-ing pride systemwide throughout the years.Winners include:

Myrlene Denis, RN, Ambulatory CareCenter, for her excellence in professionalpractice and her compassion for patientsand their families.

Mamie Armbrister, RN, HoltzChildren’s Hospital and Jackson MemorialHospital’s Women’s Hospital Center, forconsistently displaying professionalism,autonomy, excellent clinical judgment andempathy.

Pieta Pelobello, RN, BSN, JacksonMemorial Hospital, for consistently pro-viding excellent patient care, critical think-ing skills, and customer service.

Elvira De Guzman, RN, BSN, JacksonNorth Medical Center, for her hard workand dedication to the patients, families andcolleagues in the pediatric unit of JacksonNorth Medical Center.

Maria Derr, RN, Jackson SouthCommunity Hospital, for being a leader,

teacher and a patient advocate.Elizabeth Basiratmand, RN, MSN, Jackson

Mental Health Hospital, was honored for herdedication and compassion to her patients.She always finds the time to interact withpatients, families and colleagues.

To qualify for the Nurse of the Yearaward, nurses must demonstrate excellencein job performance, proven by a consistent,above-average evaluation, no record ofcounseling or disciplinary action duringthe past three years, demonstrate fulfill-ment of Jackson Health System Standardsof Excellence and evidence of well-round-ed professional activities that consolidatethe nurses as role models. They must havebeen employed for at least three years ofcontinual service; for the “rookie” catego-ry, it can be one year or less.

Honorees for the Nurse of the Yearawards are:

Ambulatory Care Center — Guillermo A.Barquero, RN, BS, and Marie Theodat, LPN.

Cardiovascular Services — Marie Gelin,RN.

Community-Based Primary CareCenters — Jackie Master, MSN, ARNP,FNP-BC; Maureen Allen-Barnes, LPN,and Deborah C. Rushing RN, BSN.

Corrections Health Services — GerryFrancois, LPN, and Lorena Carrasco, RN.

Education and Development — BensitaJoseph, RN, BSN.

Emergency Care and Trauma Services —Douglas Houghton, MSN, ARNP, ACNPC,CORN, and Gelena Dimaano, RN.

Holtz Children’s Hospital — NicoleThompson-Bowie, ARNP, NNP, PNP;Angela L. Jones, LPN, and Dawn Allen,RN.

Jackson Memorial Long Term CareCenter — Marcell Nicholas, LPN, andBernadette Jeanniton, RN.

Jackson Memorial Perdue MedicalCenter — Elizabeth Maybee, LPN, andLeonila Liddell, RN.

Jackson North Medical Center —Barbara Seay, LPN, and Marie Jean Louis,RN.

Jackson South Community Hospital —Carina A. Ryder, ARNP; Maria E.Fernandez, LPN, and Dolce Ortaliz, RN.

Medical-Surgical Hospital Center —Philip Dlugasch, ARNP, Jean Jecrois,LPN, and Olive Lewis, RN.

Jackson Mental Health Hospital —Marie Joseph, RN, BSN.

Ortho-Rehab-Neuroscience HospitalCenter — Myrna Lee-Keow, ARNP, MSN,FNP-BC; Marietta Gervais, LPN, andRocio Mariel Simunovic, RN, BSN, MHA.

Perioperative Services — NicholeCrenshaw, ARNP; Anne-Marie Fernandez,RN, B.S.N., and Jacqueline Buigas, RN.

Specialty Areas — Maribel Valmocina,ARNP, and Maria Luisa Rodriguez, RN.

Women’s Hospital Center — Nancy E.Griffis, ARNP; Denise Lamothe, LPN, andOzaida Astapan, RN.

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Three AK Sharks Swim Team membersrecently headed to Omaha, NE for the 2012United States Olympic Swimming Trials.

Clara Smiddy, 16; Samuel Smiddy, 18,and Austin Manganiello, 18, qualified torace in the meet where the 2012 U.S.Olympic Swim Team members will bechosen. Clara raced in the 100 backstrokeand the 200 backstroke. Samuel swam the400 individual medley and the 200 indi-vidual medley. Austin raced in the 200Butterfly.

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The third annual Skateboard Rodeo,South Florida’s premier skateboardingevent, will return to the Westwind LakesAction Sports Park, 6805 SW 152 Ave., onSaturday, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,for a day of sport exhibition and familyfun.

Hosted by Chris Casey of Fuel TV’sCaptain and Casey Show, the event willfeature a skate contest, a Punk Rock FleaMarket hosted by 305 Green, live music,open skating, and pet adoptions.

Each year, the event aspires to raisefunds and educate the community by part-nering with a new and unique local non-profit organization within the county area.This year, Skateboard Rodeo will team upwith Miami-Dade Animal Services to findforever homes for adoptable pets of allsizes, ages and breeds.

More than 100 skaters are expected toparticipate in what is expected to be thebiggest Skateboard Rodeo to date, alongwith several hundred spectators and

families throughout the day.Competitors from all over Florida willbattle it out during six different skatingstyle contests for $3,000 in cash, prizes,and sponsorships.

Whether skater or spectator, Miami-Dade Animal Services will be onsiteexposing the public to educational mate-rial that addresses the needs of our com-munity and emphasizes the significanceof animal licensing, microchip implan-tation, vaccination, spay/neuter, andvolunteerism.

“Daily there are hundreds of deservingpets in the shelter waiting for their chanceto be adopted into a loving home,” saidAlex Muñoz, director of Miami-DadeCounty’s Animal Services Department. “Itis very important to keep this in mindwhen considering extending your familywith a pet. There is always one here whocan bring lots of happiness and love to anyfamily.”

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BY BRITTANY NGUYEN

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, one ofthe premier conservation and education-based gardens in the world and a recognizedinternational leader in both Florida andinternational conservation, has successfullymoved a 75-foot Haldina cordifolia tree, theonly one of its kind in the United States, theonly member of its genus (Haldina) and amember of the Rubiaceae family.

“It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience towitness the moving of this exceptional beau-ty which is among the largest trees inFairchild Garden,” said Nannette Zapata,chief operating officer for Fairchild TropicalBotanic Garden. “This iconic tree is a treas-ured heirloom that will grace our groundsfor many future generations to enjoy andcherish.”

After careful root pruning that took morethan one year, the tree was moved success-fully to its new location within the FairchildArboretum, in anticipation of the ground-breaking of the new Rose-McQuillanCultural Building. The process required twocranes and an expert tree transplantationteam. Because of the size of the tree, it couldonly be moved as far as the crane couldextend its reach. The foliage of the tree indi-cates that the canopy is still very dense, an

excellent sign of tree health.The tree was planted originally more than

75 years ago by David Fairchild (1869-1954), one of the most famous plant explor-ers in history, from which Fairchild Tropical

Botanic Garden gets its name. It was collect-ed by Dr. Walter Koelz, USDA, Beltsville,MD on Mar. 4, 1937, in Nilambur, Kerala,India. Previously known as Adina cordifo-lia, the tree is native to India, China

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world in search of useful plants, but he alsowas an educator and a renowned scientist.At the age of 22, he created the Section ofForeign Seed and Plant Introduction of theUnited States Department of Agriculture,and for the next 37 years, he traveled theworld in search of plants of potential use tothe American people.

Fairchild visited every continent in theworld (except Antarctica) and brought backhundreds of important plants, includingmangos, alfalfa, nectarines, dates, cotton,bamboos and the flowering cherry trees thatgrace Washington, DC.

After retiring to Miami in 1935, Dr.Fairchild joined a group of passionate plantcollectors and horticulturists, includingretired accountant Col. Robert H.Montgomery, environmentalist MarjoryStoneman Douglas, County CommissionerCharles Crandon and landscape architectWilliam Lyman Phillips. This core groupworked tirelessly to bring the idea of a one-of-a-kind botanic garden to life, and, in1938, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardenopened its 83 acres to the public for the firsttime.

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BY ALICIA WHITLEY

The Falls, one of Florida’s largest open-air,retail and entertainment destinations featur-ing Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s and AmericanGirl (opening fall 2012), announces the addi-tion of Brio Tuscan Grille and TCBY to thealready impressive lineup of new restaurantsand retailers. Brio Tuscan Grille will open itsfirst Miami location at The Falls in early2013 and TCBY will be added to the centerin late summer.

Brio Tuscan Grille, the popular Italian din-ing experience specializing in Tuscan fare,will add a 7,900-square-foot space on the eastside of the center, near Bloomingdale’s. BrioTuscan Grille, famous for such delectablefare as Lasagna Bolognese Al Forno, isscheduled to open in early 2013 and offerslunch, dinner and weekend brunch menus aswell as a children’s menu, catering servicesand an extensive wine list. Additionally, therestaurant will feature a patio area allowingvisitors to dine alfresco.

TCBY, the pioneers of the frozen yogurtconcept that opening its first U.S. store in1981, is scheduled to open a 500-square-foot

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The Falls recently announced an impres-sive lineup of “first to market” stores like thefirst American Girl store in Florida, CornerBakery Café, Red Robin and LoveSac, whichopened their first Florida locations at the cen-ter in April and May, respectively. In addi-tion, new stores include Michael Kors andLove Culture, expected to open mid-summer.

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BY CAROLINA PERRINA

The Miami Marlins now offer behind-the-scenes tours of Marlins Park. The tours areopen to the public on non-event days for just$10 per person.

The tour includes visits to the field (behindhome plate), home clubhouse, home battingcage area and Diamond Club, PromenadeLevel featuring the art in the facility, theBobblehead Museum and the premium areasincluding the suites. Tours operate Mondaythrough Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,except when the Marlins play at home or

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BY ROBERT HAMILTON

The Florida Bar honored 145 attorneys,including many in Miami-Dade County,on Friday, June 22, for 50 years of dedi-cation to the practice of law.

Their service to the profession wasacknowledged during a luncheon at TheFlorida Bar’s Annual Convention con-ducted at the Gaylord Palms Resort andConvention Center in Orlando from June20 to 23. To be recognized, attorneysmust have been members in good stand-ing of The Florida Bar and attained their50th anniversary of admittance to thepractice of law in 2012.

The luncheon was sponsored by TheFlorida Bar’s Young Lawyers Division.

Atttorneys honored from the 11thCircuit (Miami-Dade County) were:Howard E. Roskin, Aventura; Stephan H.Tarr, Aventura; Jay Howard Linn, BayHarbor Islands; Rick G. Ciravolo,Coconut Grove; Hugo L. Black, Coral

Gables; Bennett Gordon Feldman, CoralGables; Jesse Stephen Hogg, CoralGables; Richard H. Hunt Jr., CoralGables; Richard M. Leslie, Coral Gables;Herbert Stettin, Coral Gables; John M.Abramson, Homestead; Philip Bloom,Miami; Stephen A. Cahen, Miami; DanteMichael Fiorini, Miami; James JayHogan, Miami; Robert C. Josefsberg,Miami; Arno Kutner, Miami; AntonioMartinez Jr., Miami; John Fred McMath,Miami; Joseph B. Merlin, Miami;William Y. Sayad Jr., Miami; James H.Sweeny III, Miami; Gerald J. Tobin,Miami; Richard L. Wassenberg, Miami;Sally Weintraub, Miami; Edward EllisLevinson, Miami Beach; Kenneth N.Rekant, Miami Beach; Gerald KeithSchwartz, Miami Beach; SherwinStauber, Miami Beach; D. RobertGraham, Miami Lakes; Arnold Hantman,Miami Lakes; Philip James Mandina,Miami Lakes, Laurence Feingold, SouthMiami, and George Elias Jr., Surfside.

Florida Bar honors attorneys for 50 years of dedication

BY GABRIELA LAMBERTUS

The Adrienne Arsht Center for thePerforming Arts of Miami-Dade County,1300 Biscayne Blvd., has announced thearrival of the renowned smash hit — TheDonkey Show — a spectacular phenome-non that blends a crazy circus of discomusic hits, go-go dancers, roller skaters,feathered divas and a full active bar becom-ing the ultimate party extravaganza.

The show, inspired by WilliamShakespeare’s classic comedy AMidsummer Night’s Dream, will open onJuly 13 for a limited engagement on theArsht Center’s Ziff Ballet Opera Housestage, which will be transformed into amirror ball dance floor for guests to livetheir own fabulous disco fantasy.

Dance floor tickets are priced at $45 onWednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays; $60on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets in theVIP seating area are priced at $60 onWednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays; $75on Fridays and Saturdays.

Patrons must be over the age of 18 toenter; 21 to drink. A $10 discount will begiven to those who purchase tickets to thefirst five preview performances (July 13-15). Tickets may be purchased through theArsht Center box office by calling 305-949-6722, or online at <www.arshtcenter.org>.

Created by Tony Award-winning directorDiane Paulus and Randy Weiner, TheDonkey Show experience encourages theaudience to become part of a glittering nir-vana where inhibitions don’t exist andeveryone dances and sings along to the

greatest hits of the ’70s such as We AreFamily, Last Dance, I Love the Nightlife,and Car Wash — it’s an opportunity torelive the hedonistic days of the dazzlingStudio 54 era.

The two-hour spectacle begins themoment guests arrive at the velvet ropes ofMiami’s hottest pop-up disco and findthemselves interacting with several of theshow’s wild characters. Once inside, thefun continues with unexpected theatricaltwists and surprises, all culminating at anever-fabulous post-show event.

This self-curated show will allowpatrons to become as emerged in the storyand in the production as they wish. It’s theultimate night fever — a crazy fun houseenchanted by an ever-so-light sprinkling ofShakespearean magic.

“The Adrienne Arsht Center alwaysstrives to bring unique performances withworld-wide appeal to the community,” saidScott Shiller, executive vice president.“Miami’s version of The Donkey Show willmark the show’s largest production yet —complete with alluring aerial stunts and acast of 20 of South Florida’s best actors anddancers.”

The Donkey Show previously has per-formed on a world tour in major citiesincluding London and Seoul, maintained asuccessful six-year run in New York andcurrently is playing in Boston.

Showtimes: Wednesday-Thursdays, 7:30p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 and10:30 p.m.; Sundays, 5 p.m. For reserva-tions, visit <www.arshtcenter.org> or callthe box office at 305-949-6722.

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Large wraparound L-shaped headlightsadd a unique dimension to the overall design,with the upturned headlight shape combiningwith the new grille design, large bumperopening and bulging hood to set the tone forthe rest of the vehicle. At the rear, the taillight

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Pricing on the 2012 Nissan Maxima startsat $32,142 for the 3.5S and $35,120 for the3.5 SV.

Ron Beasley is the automotive editor forMiami’s Community Newspapers. He may becontacted by calling 305-662-2277, ext. 261,or by addressing email correspondence to<[email protected]>.

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Email resume: [email protected]

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BA in Bus. Adm. or IndustrialRelations. 5yrs exp. req.

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Female preferredMust have a valid driver’s licenseoccasionally to drive a 2012 car

Part time availableSalary/Days/Hours open

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Mail resume to:Coral Sun Marine Cons, LLC2800 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 333

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Bachelors in Economic and 5 yrs exp. req. Provide advice& consultation on economic relationships to businesses,public & private agencies.

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Open Tuesday through Saturday

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