The Delray Beach Tribune ED 6

in this school community,” said Blount, who recently produced a public service announcement about the Blessings in a Backpack program. The PSA, star-ring Short and rising tal-ent Olivia Osteen, was taped at televangelist Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston. Joel Osteen is Olivia’s uncle. “Hungry children are not prepared to learn, which is why ensuring they are well fed over the week-end is so important. This program will mean a lot to our community,” Bount said.

The idea is to send chil-dren home on the weekend with food items such as juice box and fruit snacks, macaroni and beef or spa-ghetti with tomato sauce or ramen noodles, oatmeal, apple sauce and a granola bar - staples and nutritious food that require little to no preparation - and they return with their back-packs on Monday ready to learn.

By Jeff HorowitzStaff Writer

A local indepen-dent talent producer has teamed up with Disney

Channel’s Jake Short to launch a national nutri-tional program for stu-dents at Village Academy.

Gregory James Blount,

from Sound Tree Enter-tainment, and Short are sponsoring the Blessings in a Backpack program to keep students from going

hungry on weekends and remove barriers to aca-demic success.

“There’s no doubt that the meals are truly needed

By Toni Marshall and Danielle ArmourStaff Writers

DELRAY BEACH – Tom Hinners, the co-founder and chairman of the Auburn Group, the parent company of Auburn Trace and the Village at Delray is broke, and his company is busy trying to negotiate a $4 million debt with the city, according to official documents.

Just one day after the Delray Beach Tribune reported that city staff recommended against a request to remodify the loan and at least one commissioner opposed it, an of-ficial for the Auburn Group fired off a Sept. 11 letter to city officials.

“We understand that City staff is now recommending

that the proposal we made to the City nine months ago be rejected, and that instead we should offer a payment of a discounted amount to support City projects…,” wrote Brian Hinners, co-founder and CEO of the Auburn Group. “We will instead be focusing on determining and proposing a discounted amount, as the City’s consultant has suggested.”

Commissioners have post-poned the issue

for news 24/7 go to delraybeachtribune.com

YOUR CLOSEST NEIGHBOR.

Send us a picture of you reading The Delray Beach Tribune to [email protected]

Blair Paij reading the Delray Beach Tribune

BusinessHow Effectively Do You Listen?

October, 2012 • Year I • Number 006

Community News

See page 4

Former Judge ar-rested, charged

Faith

Reflections 11 Years After Sept. 11

See page 19

Life & Arts

Alphas Salute to Black Educators

See page 13

cont. on pg.15

Village at Delray Developer Files for Bankruptcy Protectioncont. on pg.14

Community News

See page 5

General Election Voting Guide

See page 21

Village Academy Students to Receive Blessings in a Backpack

Village Academy Principal Guarn Sims (left) presents the school’s polo shirts to Jake Short and Gregory James during a visit to the school.

Tom Hinners

2 - October, 2012 - Edition 6

Support your community newspaper - Patronize The Delray Beach Tribune Advertisers. Let them know you saw their Ads in the Delray Beach Tribune.

(Sept 26) Andy Williams, the legend-ary crooner best known for his rendition of the ballads ‘Moon River’ and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” in the 1950s and 60s, died at his home in Branson, Mo. He was 84.

The blue-eyed Mr. Williams, who con-tinued touring and drawing crowds to his Moon River Theater in the music hub of Branson into his 80s, died Sept. 25 after a yearlong battle with bladder cancer, his family said in a statement.

Mr. Williams had 18 gold record and three platinum hits and in his peak years was a regular on television with his own variety series.

President Ronald Reagan called his voice “a national treasure.”

Mr. Williams was born Howard An-drew Williams on Dec. 3, 1927, in tiny Wall Lake, Iowa, and was singing profes-sionally with three older brothers at age 8. The Williams Brothers had steady work on radio and even sang back-up on Bing Crosby’s 1944 hit “Swinging on a Star.”

Mr. Williams went solo after the group broke up in 1951, drew attention with his appearances on “The Tonight Show” and began recording. His first No. 1 hit, “But-terfly,” came in 1957.

Later hits included “Born Free,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” “The Shadow of Your Smile,” “Can’t Get Used to Losing You,” “Solitaire,” “Music to Watch Girls By,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” and the theme from the 1970 movie hit “Love Story.”

He came upon his signature song when asked to sing “”Moon River” at the 1962 Academy Awards ceremony. Audrey Hep-burn had performed the song in the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”

“I still love it, as many times as I’ve done it,” Mr. Williams told a British newspaper in 2007. “It has a great melody and won-derful lyrics. It’s not a bad song to have. It could have been ‘Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.’ We forgot to do it one night and 27 people wanted their money back.”

Mr. Williams’ first wife was Claudine Longet, a Folies Bergere dancer he married in 1961, and they had three children before divorcing. After their split, Mr. Williams supported Longet when she was charged with fatally shooting her boyfriend, skier

Spider Sabich, in 1976 in Colorado. She was convicted of negligent homicide after claiming the gun went off accidentally.

FIXTURE ON CHRISTMAS SPE-CIALS

In 1992, Mr. Williams built his own 2,000-seat dinner theater in Branson, a city of 10,000 people that had become a regional entertainment center featuring more than 30 theaters, most of which ca-ter to country music acts. He performed there about 20 weeks a year while also put-ting on a Christmas tour in the U.S. and occasional tour of Britain.

Christmas albums. In 2006 the Ameri-can Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ranked his “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow” as the sixth most frequently performed Christmas song and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” as No. 11.

Mr. Williams had a strong following in Britain, where his career was revived in the late 1990s when “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” and “Music to Watch Girls By” were used in television commercials.

In 1991, Mr. Williams married Deb-bie Haas and they lived in Branson and La Quinta, Calif.

Mr. Williams was a close friend of the powerful Kennedy political family and sang “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” at Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral after the U.S. senator from New York was assassinated during the 1968 presidential campaign.

Mr. Williams’ love of golf was so in-tense that for several years he hosted a pro-fessional tournament that bore his name.

Copyright 2011 by Delray Beach Tribune. All rights reserved by Delray Beach Tribune. All submissions and published materials are the propery of The Boca Raton Tribune. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without express written consent from Delray Beach Tribune. The publishers reserve the right to edit all submissions and to reject any advertising or copy they regard as harmful to the publication´s good or deemed to be libelous. The publisher is not responsible for the articles written by its columnists. The publishers are not responsible for typographical errors, omissions or copy or photos misrepresented by the advertiser. Liability shall not exceed the cost of the portion of space occupied by such error or advertising items or information. All editorials are intended to reflect the position of the publisher and not of any individual editorial writer. Signed columns, on the other hand, reflect the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of the publisher. The advertiser and/or the advertising agency is responsible for all content and will assume responsibility resulting from publication of said advertisement in The Delray Beach Tribune.

Delray Beach Tribune 401 W. Atlantic Ave. Ste.09

Delray Beach, FL [email protected]

For general information: 561-665-0151

Fax: 561-208-6008

Marketing DirectorChris Catoggio

[email protected]

Account ExecutiveAngelo Lima

Marguax Vickers

Art DirectorMarjorie Brandner

Photographers:Nicole Vickers, Gabriela Heizer

Barbara McCormick

Video ProductionDirector

Klaiton Silva

Graphic Design:Matt Epperson

Quote of the Week:

That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things: Proverbs

2:1

ObituaryDelray Beach Tribune

Andy Williams Dies at 84

Abe and Beatrice Saltzman, 65 years, Oct 14

Mark and Irene Kerry, 48 years, Oct. 17

BirthdaysJames Longfellow of Delray Beach, Oct. 4

Marty Cohen of Delray Beach, Oct. 8

Irene Bonhomme of Boynton Beach, Oct. 17

Anne-Louise Boland of Boynton Beach, Oct. 21

Virginia Bloodworth of Delray Beach, Oct. 21

Samuel Morse of Delray Beach, Oct. 25

Anniversaries

Is your cleaning company

ACMACMCommercial Cleaning

Dusty surfaces, vents, and carpet can lead to allergies and serious respiratory problems.

Our thoroughly trained and screened personnel are committed to helping improve the overall health of the workplace for you and your visitors! We do more than just take out the trash, clean bathrooms, and vacuum and mop your facility! 561-208-6029 - CALL ANYTIME

People and Service you can trust!

www.acmbuildingservices.com

making you

SICK?Save money while improving the health of your worplace!

www.delraybeachtribune.com

AccuracyThe Delray Beach Tribune Public Editor welcomes reader comments and information about factual errors in news and feature content in the Delray Beach Tribune’s print and online editions. If you see a possible error, please email [email protected] or call 561-665-0151.

- 3October, 2012 - Edition 6for news 24/7 go to delraybeachtribune.com


Centurion Ms. Lillie: Been Going to the Casinos and Bingo Halls for 15 Years, “I still enjoy going for the ride” - Lillie Bell Evans

Delray Beach TribuneCommunity News

MILESTONES

Delray Beach Mayor Nelson S. “Woodie” McDuffie kneels next to Lillie Bell Evans after honoring her for her 100th birthday.

Standing behind them are family members.

Managers of Municipalities and Major-League Baseball Teams Share a Common Fate: Short Careers With One Team.

The Delray Beach Tribune will highlight local residents who have reached a milestone of celebrating their 100th birthday this year. Please submit your photos in jpg format and the honoree’s biography to [email protected]. Please include a contact number and e-mail address.

On Sept. 6, 1912, Gus and Lula Williams gave birth to a “pret-ty copper tone-skin baby girl with large brown eyes and dark eye-lashes” in Gough, GA. They named her Lillie Bell.

While in high school, she met Richard Evans, “a handsome substitute teacher,” who later became her husband. They married and had 10 children.

The Evans migrated south with their family for better oppor-tunity to Butts farm, now called Boca West.

They operated a grocery store and barber shop. Lillie Bell Ev-ans also drove the sandwich truck to feed the crop pickers on the farm.

Today, she no longer watches farmworkers pick beans. Instead, she enjoys sports and has been a “frequent visitor” at local casinos for about 15 years.

“She loves casinos,” her daughter said. “She goes to Hard Rock and Seminole and comes home 4 and 5 in the morning.”

Said Evans sheepishly: “I enjoy going sometimes. I go for the ride. I don’t win no money.”

She can also quote Tiger Woods’ statistics, her relatives said.The mother of 10 children has 64 grandchildren, 123 great

grand, 68 great-great grand and nine great, great, great grand-children.

Delray Beach’s David Harden has been an exception, as one of the longest-tenured city managers in Florida. He has been overseeing the day-to-day operation of his city for more than 22 years.

But Harden recently announced he will retire in January, ending a run as one of the most powerful City officials.

“I’m a little bit anxious. Retirement has never been a goal of mine unlike other folks,” Harden said. “It has been my privilege to work with an incredible staff, dedicated city commissioners, and innumerable passionate, involved citi-zens who love Delray Beach.”

The Okeechobee native has served seven mayors in his 22 years. During his tenure, the city grew from 669 employees to 807 (mostly police and firefighters because of annexation) and his budget has soared from $35 million to $93 million.

He has been the subject of criticism both from elected officials and residents. Some police union reps and officers say he is too tight.

The retired U.S. Navy captain came into Delray Beach city leadership in 1990 at a time when the city was mired with unprofessionalism and mismanagement.

He was hired him from Winter Park to manage the city’s reconstruction. Atlantic Avenue, downtown, was hemor-rhaging and many avoided the area. Shutters on the run-down, restaurant-less strip of tired storefronts shops were pulled down at 5 p.m. Today, under his vision, the strip is now the place to be for scrumptious meals, upscale shopping and family festivals. People want to live downtown and de-velopers are jockeying for available land, even if it abuts the railroad track, where the train rumbles by night and day.

Commissioners also directed Harden to look at the is-sues facing the police department and make the necessary changes partially because morale was almost as bad as in

City Hall. He ultimately persuaded Police Chief Charles Kilgore to resign.

He was also charged with ensuring the commission’s goals, objectives and policies were carried out, which wasn’t always done, said Robert Barcinski, assistant city manager, who has been with the city since 1984.

He took the helm and has been a soft-spoken power be-hind the scenes leading his team to meet the challenges of providing quality services to Delray Beach residents despite a slowed economy, reduced city staff, and tight budget. In particular, many praised Harden for professionalizing the City Manager’s office.

Customer service was critical to him - how staff treated the residents, customers and commissioners.

“He built a sense of teamwork, fairness, honesty and ac-countability without micromanaging,” Barcinski said. “He stressed being a team, all of us working together for the same goals and objectives and to support each other. He in-stilled that in us.”

Harden always told us: “we may or may not agree with commission’s decisions but it was our job to make sure those decisions were carried out,” he added.

Harden said he is also proud of the change in atmosphere in the southwest and northwest sections. When he arrived in town, there was a sense of hopelessness. He recalls asking Kilgore to put foot patrols on West Atlantic Avenue and the chief refused, saying that it was too dangerous.

“When we started doing community policing in our mi-nority neighborhoods, a former commissioner from one of our retirement communities called me and asked why we were doing that, saying that we should just let those neigh-borhoods take care of their own problems,” he said. “While many challenges in race relations remain, I find that resi-

dents in these neighborhoods are hopeful for a better future.”Just years ago, commissioners gave him a vote of no con-

fidence over his handling of the city’s trash-hauling contract with Waste Management. The company may have over-billed and/or underpaid Delray Beach, and Harden has not provided conclusive answers to resolve the questions.

Harden knows in his line of work, the faces in city com-mission can change dramatically each year in the annual election and his job can be short lived.

But he continues to forge ahead, focusing on the city and leaving the politics to the sidelines.

To read more about this story, visit www. Delraybeach-tribune.com.



www.crankuptheheat.com

Crank up the Heat

[email protected]

(786) 309-5797

Connect with us

@crankuptheheat/crankuptheheat

The Delray Beach Tribune COMMUNITY NEWS Highland Beach/Delray Beach, FL

Former Delray Captain to Retire Again as Stuart’s Top CopBy CRA News Service

Retired Delray Beach Police Captain Edward M. Morley is again retiring, this time from the Stuart Police De-partment.

Morley retired in 1999 after a 22-year career with Delray Beach Police Department. His last day will be Sept. 30.

“I have no specific plans,” said Mor-ley, who turns 62 next month. “I plan to get reacquainted with my wife and family. I’m not leaving the city.”

Morley is leaving under the city’s early retirement program and quali-fies for a retirement package of 20 weeks of pay, about $44,736, and about $66,000 pay out of accumulated annual leave.

During his tenure as police chief, Morley:

started the department’s first mo-torcycle and gang units

led the police force in 2005 through its first accreditation with the Com-mission for Florida Law Enforcement, a statewide organization that provides an impartial review of operations. The department has received accreditation in 2008 and 2011

received first place in the 2011 Flor-ida DUI Challenge

earned annual awards from the Na-tional Association of Town Watch for Stuart’s National Night Out program, held in the first week of August each year

won the Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law Enforcement, an in-ternational award, presented by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, in 2001

led the city through the response and recovery from Hurricanes Fran-ces and Jeanne in 2004 and Hurricane Wilma in 2005

Poetic Justice

Former Lawyer, Judge Accused of Stealing Clients’ Money

By CRA News Service(Sept 25) A former attorney and re-

tired judge who told prosecutors he used his clients’ money to cover outstanding settlement payments of past clients and pay for his business expenses has been ar-rested and charged.

Authorities charged Maurice J. Hall, 63, with money laundering. He was re-leased from the Palm Beach County Jail hours later after posting a $3,000 bond.

Hall told investigators with the State Attorney’s Office that he routinely used money from his attorney trust account for his personal use and gave his clients par-tial settlement payments, according to the arrest report.

That practice dates back to 1996 when he formed his law firm, Maurice J. Hall, P.A., according to the arrest report.

The State Attorney’s Office began its probe after Hall, in 2010, admitted to the Florida Supreme Court that over the past 10 years, he continually and systematical-ly misappropriated client and third-party funds from the trust account setup for his clients for his own purposes.

The Florida Supreme Court disbarred him in December 2010.

The West Palm Beach native told investigators in July last year that he thought he’d someday get a “large size fee” that he could use to repay his clients but such a case never came, which is why he decided to confess and surrender his li-cense to practice law, according to the ar-rest report.

“In some cases, no settlement funds were handed over to his clients at all,” ac-cording to the arrest report.

Gov. Bob Graham appointed Hall as a Circuit Court Judge.

Two years after being appointed, Hall ran uncontested and remained on the bench for 5 ½ years.

He then served as a prosecutor with the Office of the State Attorney until 1986 when he joined the law firm of Rob-ert Montgomery, Jr. where he practiced in the area of medical malpractice, according to news reports.

In May 1994, Hall was wounded in the abdomen when a man involved in a law-suit opened fire in a court reporter’s office, killing a lawyer, who was pregnant, and a man giving a deposition before his 15-shot pistol jammed.

For more on this story, visit www.Del-raybeachtribune.com.

Maurice Hall

was instrumental in the approval, design and construction of the new Public Safety Building, which opened in 2007

The International Association of Chiefs of Police in 2001 awarded the department the Webber Seavey Award for quality law enforcement.

Morley said he is proud of the ac-complishments but he can’t take the credit.

“It’s not my accomplishment,” he said. “It’s the department’s accomplish-ment. Every one of the officers, every day, pour their hearts out working for the city of Stuart.”

Morley will be replaced with As-sistant Chief David Dyess, who was recently appointed as the new chief by Stuart City Manager Paul Nicoletti. The move is effective Oct. 1.

So I say unlock the door to this cold heart.

You may have the key but without the right tools locked it will remain.

The password to my heart is three things: love, warmth and hon-esty.

All my heart wants is to be filled with warm love.

If you come with you lies and treachery.

Don't attempt to unlock my heart for it would read access de-nied.

If you unlock my heart will you kill it?

Commit treason and leave it?

I pray that when you come in you come to re-build it and restore it.

May I hold you at night and trust that you'll stay wrapped in my arms?

When I wake in the morning will I wake up to see you still in my arms?

Just protect my heart and promise to never break it.

I write this in hope that you'll be willing to protect me.

So it's only right that you come to me and provide Poetic Justice.

Raymond Campbell,

Jr., is a senior at Vil-lage Academy in Delray Beach. He is compiling a poetry anthology.



Working Overtime: Construction crew work on the weekend to meet the projected No-vember opening of the Delray Marketplace, the 175,000-square-foot outdoor center at the intersection of Lyons Road and Atlantic Avenue west of Delray Beach. The new retail center will host the only IMAX theater between West Palm Beach and Fort Lau-derdale and the newest Dennis Max and Burt Rapoport upscale restaurant venture, Burt & Max’s, just to name a few. Photo by Moses St. Louis

By Rich PollackSpecial to the Delray Beach TribuneDELRAY BEACH –Delray Beach’s Campaign for Grade Level Reading team is

looking for community and business leaders, parents and other caring residents to par-ticipate in Delray Reads Day, a community-wide effort on Nov. 8 bringing readers into every public elementary school classroom in the city.

Designed to bring awareness of the need to increase third-grade reading scores throughout the city’s schools, Delray Reads Day will start off with a continental break-fast at Toussaint L’Ouverture High School at 8 a.m. Readers will then travel to their assigned schools, arriving before 9:30 a.m., where they will meet with educators before reading to students.

“We are excited about Delray Reads Day and the warm reception this innovative and ambitious program is receiving from members of the community as well as from educators,” said Janet Meeks, Delray Beach’s Education Coordinator. “Our goal is to highlight the outstanding work being done in our schools, emphasize the importance of improving student reading, and forge long-term relationships that will benefit our students, our schools and our community as a whole.”

Part of a national call to action from the National Civic League in 2011, Delray Beach’s Campaign for Grade Level Reading is a community-wide effort led by the city of Delray Beach to increase third-grade reading scores by 50 percent by the year 2020.

Citywide, 45 percent of the third-graders in public schools were found to be reading below grade level. In four of the seven schools, 70 percent of the students were found to be reading below grade level. A plan, created by the community over several months, focuses on three areas of need: summer reading, school readiness and attendance.

Programs already in place include a partnership with the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce on a pilot program in two schools that is designed to reward students for punctuality and good attendance and a summer reading program for stu-dents in the city’s summer day camp program.

To sign up to read or learn more about the program, visit www.delrayreads.orgor call Janet Meeks at 561-243-7231.

Readers Sought for Nov. 8 Delray Reads Day

KOPMN

Holiday Flowers Fundraiser

Beautiful red Poinsettias in 6½” and 8” foil wrapped pots make perfect gifts and decorations.

$6.00 and $15.00

Your donation supports after school educational programs

For more information, call 561-255-4811

or place your orders at www.kopmn.org



cont. above at right

The Delray Beach Tribune EDITORIALS/LETTERS Highland Beach/Delray Beach, FL

I have been watching and listening to the war of words over the Taylor Townsend saga.

And while I opted to watch from the sidelines, I couldn’t help but chime in.

The Chicago-born tennis prodigy, who is participating in a four-year-old United States Tennis Association-fund-ed development program, is the world’s No. 1 junior girls player, the reigning junior Australian Open singles cham-pion and the junior Wimbledon doubles champion.

This 16-year-old also won the tough and prestigious Orange Bowl tourna-ment in Miami. So, she is pretty good.

By the way, she left high school in Riverdale, Ga., and is enrolled at the USTA’s full-time tennis academy in Boca Raton, where she also lives. (She is among 25 hand-picked juniors at the academy).

Before this year’s U.S. Open, Townsend asked the USTA for a wild-card entry slot in either the Open’s main draw or its qualifying tourna-ment, which she had played in last year. But they denied her request to tourna-ments like the Girls 18s Nationals and U.S. Open until she makes sufficient progress in one area: slimming down and getting into better shape.

The USTA’s decision touches on two contentious issues in tennis: the relative importance of player fitness and the best way to develop talent.

Townsend’s mother, Shelia Townsend, told them she’d pay her daughter’s expenses herself.

It didn’t stop there. The former col-

lege player went on the networks and said both she and her daughter were left confused about what metrics the young player had to meet to be allowed to play again under USTA auspices.

Now, you’re telling me that all this time your child has been on the USTA circuit, you don’t know her basic physi-cal conditioning requirements?

Patrick McEnroe, the general man-ager of the USTA’s player development program, told ABC News that the U.S. Open was never off limits to Townsend. He said they simply recommended she sit this one out after she struggled with her game this summer.

“No one tournament is bigger than a player’s career, especially when the player is 16. Taylor continues to be one of our best prospects, and our goal is her long-term development,” McEnroe said in a statement.

The USTA promised to reimburse Townsend for U.S Open expenses and Townsend is eager to put the incident behind her.

Could it be that by benching Townsend, who is 5-foot-6 and weighs 170 pounds, the USTA wants to send a clear message that developing solid fundamentals (like fitness) is more im-portant for a player’s long-term success and longevity than competitive results?

I think so…. In fact, coaches and trainers at the USTA program have made it clear that they believe a player’s overall fitness is key to long-term suc-cess.

Could it be that by airing her laun-dry in the media,

FROM THE EDITOR’S NOTEBOOKBy C. Ron Allen

Letters must be signed with name clearly leg-ible along with a phone number and complete address. No unsigned or anonymous letters will be con-sidered for publication. The Delray Beach Tribune reserves the right

All letters to the editor should be sent to: Delray Beach Tribune, 401 West Atlantic Avenue Suite 09 - Delray Beach, FL 33444

or email to [email protected]

to edit the letters for spelling, grammar, news style, good taste and available space. Letters from the same author will not be published more often than every 60 days. E-mails to columnists may be used as letters to the editor.

Letter Guidelines

Letters to the Editor

Founded January 15, 2010

EditorialC. RON ALLEN: Editor in ChiefPEDRO HEIZER: Managing EditorFAYE PELOSI: Copy Editor

DOUGLAS HEIZER, PublisherOur Writers/Reporters and Columnists

SKIP SHEFFIELD, MATTBLUESTEIN, CHRIS J. NELSONDONOVAN ORTEGASANDY HUNTSMANTONI MARSHALLRAYMOND CAMPBELL JR.

SYNESIO LYRAOLEDA BAKERGERALD SHERMANKAY RENZFAYE PELOSI

BusinessDOUGLAS HEIZER: C.E.O.NELSON ALVARENGA: Ass. Acctng. DINI HEIZER: C.O.O.

Online EditionPEDRO HEIZER: EditorANDRE HEIZER: Social MediaANDERSON MANCEBO: Soft-ware Engineer

Is Honesty Always the Best Policy?

Sheila Townsend gave opportunists the green light to wave the race card, and hurt her daughter. Perhaps.

Word of advice, when you challenge the cash cow - USTA, what message do you send to potential sponsors looking at your child? After all, they made her number 1. And if I am on your payroll, don’t you

think you have the right, and in your best interest, to tell me that I’m not in shape so you don’t throw your money away?

To read more, visit www.Delraybeach-tribune.com

Contact the author at :[email protected] or 561-665-0151.

Dear Editor:

I attended at a political rally for the Romney campaign recently and I bought my first Romney campaign bumper sticker. It actually says Romney Believe in America and even though I support Governor Romney, I am afraid to place it on my car.Thinking that I was being a bit too paranoid, I asked some other Romney supporters and they agreed with me; displaying a Romney bumper sticker was just too dangerous.Maybe this is the reason why I have seen so few Romney bumper stickers displayed, not only in this hotly contested swing state where I live, but also in other swing states where I have recently traveled.Which leads me to the question: “What has happened to our nation when voters are afraid to display their political preferences with something as traditional as a bumper sticker?”Personally, I am concerned that my car will be “keyed” along the sides or some other damage inflicted on the vehicle.What a sad commentary this is about political discourse in 2012.Ann Warren, Delray Beach



THOUGHTS FROM THE PUBLISHER

delraybeachtribune.com

By Douglas Heizer By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.POSITIVE LIVING

The Delray Beach Tribune EDITORIALS/LETTERS Highland Beach/Delray Beach, FL

Rick Boxx wrote a great column this week that I thought I would share with you all that talks about effective leadership and how we can all apply that to our daily lives.

Have a great week and God Bless,Douglas HeizerWhen my daughter, Megan, said she

desired to become an occupational thera-pist. I did not understand this vocation or what such work would entail. That was be-fore we attended an open house at Kansas University Medical Center’s Graduate Pro-gram for Occupational Therapy.

The program director first greeted all of the parents and prospective students, then proceeded to inform us that an oc-cupational therapist’s job is “to discover the dreams of the patient, then help them overcome their challenges to achieve those dreams.”

I had to marvel at this powerful pic-ture of the impact an occupational thera-pist can have. The program director must have been a wise leader, because she could have described daily duties and would have been accurate in detailing what an occupa-tional therapist does. Instead, she inspired and encouraged these students with a vi-sion for changing lives. And in the process, she gained the support of parents who felt great enthusiasm about the meaningful roles their children could play in people’s lives.

We see many biblical examples of the principle of inspiring followers with a great vision for the future. In Deuteronomy 3, for example, God said to Moses, “But commis-sion Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead this people across and will cause them to inherit the land that you will see.” God was not just giving Joshua an assignment – He was imparting vision for leading the Israelites.

A savvy leader inspires others with a vi-sion bigger and more important than the specific responsibilities involved in per-forming the job. You might know the story of the brick mason observed chipping at a large piece of granite, working as part of

a large construction crew in Europe. When a passerby asked what he was doing, the mason replied, “I’m building a cathedral!” That man had vision.

The challenge for us as leaders is in communicating this vision, enabling peo-ple to see their work as bigger than them-selves. It starts with us – you cannot give away something you do not possess, so we need to have the greater vision ourselves before we can pass it on to others. That is why I was so impressed by the description of what an occupational therapist actually does.

We spend so much of our time in busi-ness focused on the bottom line, striving for profits, that we often lose sight of a greater vision. In your company, you know the products and services you provide. But what is your vision – how can your busi-ness make a positive, meaningful difference in the lives of people that you touch? Here are two biblical examples.

Make clear what you expect them to do. When Jesus initially approached His fu-ture disciples, He needed to convince them to leave their accustomed work as fisher-men. He simply gave them their new job description: “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19).

Communicate how lives can be changed. At the close of His earthly minis-try, Jesus Christ made clear to His follow-ers what He expected them to do: “…go and make disciples of all nations…teach-ing them to obey everything I have com-manded you” (Matthew 28:19-20).

Copyright 2012, Integrity Resource Center, Inc. Adapted with permission from “Integrity Moments with Rick Boxx,” a commentary on issues of integrity in the workplace from a Christian perspective. To learn more about Integrity Resource Cen-ter or to sign up for Rick’s daily Integrity Moments, visit www.integrityresource.org. His book, How to Prosper in Business Without Sacrificing Integrity, gives a bibli-cal approach for doing business with integ-rity

Effective Leaders Impart a Bigger Vision

You Can’t Succeed All Alone!

Succeeding at anything in life is often the outcome of a joint venture, it stems from a collab-orative engagement. Every in-dividual on earth is dependent on others if one is to function adequately in society, most espe-cially in areas where something significant is the ultimate goal. Humans are social creatures and operate best interdependently because no single person ever has all the answers to anything.

Furthermore, no person should be viewed as omni-com-petent on any life issue. De-spite the abundant knowledge and proven skills which anyone may manifest, there’s something unique which shall still be lack-ing that only another fellow hu-man can provide for the comple-tion of something worthwhile.

It’s good and commendable for anyone to show personal initiative in a new venture, to attempt to do as much as he or she can on one’s own. But the time inevitably comes when oth-ers must be consulted, when the wisdom and skills from someone else are necessary to be brought onboard, before a project can le-gitimately reach its successful conclusion.

A practical benefit stemming from all this, is that a unique fraction of the eventual product

also brings credit to somebody additional. The inventor, the originator of the idea, the one who may have started the whole enterprise all alone, recognized the need to ask questions of oth-ers; she was forced to seek aid on complicated features. In other words, wisdom led that project initiator to acknowledge other elements of the work to which necessary, beneficial expertise, should be sought and utilized!

This concept was uniquely expressed many years ago, by a wise American when he pro-claimed: “You cannot borrow character, but you can borrow brains.” With that in mind he diligently sought all the right persons with the expertise he lacked, and proceeded to build a great university which still con-tinues to flourish in one of our southern states.

The ingenuity and the final quality of any significant proj-ect shall manifest far greater superiority when it is accom-plished with the participation of a well-chosen team instead of a lone ranger which is limited in scope and procedures. This ap-plies to great and small endeav-ors! It takes joint efforts to bring great endeavors to benefit the human race at any level!

Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr. is a Florida resident who, for many years, was a professor at the post-graduate level. He is a writer, a sought-after conference speaker, a man who lived in five continents of the world, having received his education in four of them. When he resided in southern California, he wrote a weekly column for the daily “Anaheim Bulletin,” which was carried for about six years, until he moved to south Florida.



“Each one, teach one!” is a phi-losophy that could change the prob-lems we face in our world today. “Be the Change” is perhaps another. But some would argue that this is what caused the problem in the first place. If it does, then perhaps it could be the very thing that can solve it.

The Father teaches his little son to deal with the cold harsh reality in his disintegrating world, the only way he knows: Take it! Steal it! Beat it!

These are the wrong way. This one, (father) teaches one (son) the wrong way. This causes the problem to multiply. Now, if we teach one (fa-ther) a better way, a right way, it will make a great difference to the father and his son.

Recently I had an opportunity to work on a few documentaries, one for HATT (The Haitian American Tree Trust) and the other was “Breaking the Silence”. In the HATT piece, a father teaches his young son, who was just learning to walk, how to

plant a tree. The little one seemed to really enjoy it. Later in the piece, the father showed the son a fully-grown tree with the mangos on it. “Each one, teach one.”

HATT believes that you can teach one to plant a tree and in the long run it will make all the difference. HATT’s goal is to plant 300,000 fruit trees in Haiti. This is a great opportunity to teach many people something very important that will change conditions in Haiti. And yes, even young children can do it and help make a difference.

“Breaking the Silence” proved very interesting as well. The youth taught their peers to break their si-lence by talking to others about their problems. For example, in the piece, one 8-year-old young man told oth-ers to tell somebody if they were having problems. Often times, chil-dren can learn from each other easi-er. Each one, teach one.

Know that you too can make a dif-ference. Take one. Teach one.


If you know of someone in your community who distinguished himself or herself through their behavior when no one was watching and by establish-ing themself as a role model, we need to know. Send us an email to [email protected] describing the cir-cumstance. If you have a photo, that will even be a bonus.

Delray Beach Mayor Woddie McDuffie presents the SPIRIT of the Year award to Detective James Finley. Residents told Finley that an apartment in their building was in a foul state and was affecting their quality of life. The unit had been declared unsafe and a health hazard. Finley found open sewage, garbage,

and exces-sive mold and mildew in the rooms. There also was no elec-tricity or r u n n i n g water. He learned that the resident had health issues and was unable to improve his living conditions. Finley worked with the Department of Children & Fami-lies and relocated the resident to an assisted living facility. Finley’s ac-tions represent the true SPIRIT of the City.

Doing the Right Thing

Don’t use Tragedy for Political Gain

By Zykra CarterWith less

than a month before the Presi-dential election, the violence in

Egypt, Libya and Yemen are add-ing a new element to the presi-dential campaigns. The killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three others has gone from trag-edy to vote grabber. Mitt Romney has accused President Obama’s administration of sympathizing with the attackers, angry about an American-made film that shows the prophet Mohammed in a nega-tive way. Democrats and Republi-cans alike criticize Romney for his remarks, and recently the president fired back in an interview with 60 minutes correspondent Steve Croft.

“I think most Americans, Demo-crats or Republicans understand that there are times when we set politics aside… one of those is when we’ve got direct threat to Ameri-can personnel who are overseas,” Obama said. “And so I think that if you look at how most Republicans, most elected officials, have reacted, they’ve reacted responsibly, waiting to find out the facts before they talk, making sure that our number one priority is the safety and security of American personnel.”

It doesn’t matter whether Rom-ney was wrong or right on that is-sue, what’s concerning is how far politicians will go to get that vote. It seems like they don’t care how they make the country look to outsiders or insiders. And sometimes their words may threaten our country.

In an effort to cool down the protest over the film at its embassy in Cairo, the U.S. released a state-ment saying that the movie did not represent what Americans believe

about Islam. I have to agree with the president

and it also was so irresponsible for that filmmaker to make such movie and pretend he didn’t know it would cause violence. Obama said the in-formation about the attack came from U.S. intelligence in Libya.

“It didn’t come from me. It didn’t come from Secretary Clinton,” he continued. “It came from folks on the ground who are potentially in danger. And you know, my tenden-cy is to cut folks a little bit of slack when they’re in that circumstance rather than try to question their judgment from the comfort of a campaign office.”

Obama continued that Rom-ney has a tendency to “shoot first, aim later… The president stopped short of calling Romney’s com-ments irresponsible but said, “I’ll let the American people judge that.”

Touching again on the film that is said to have sparked the protest, Obama acknowledged the impor-tance of the First Amendment and his comments to uphold the right of individuals to “speak their minds” but firmly reiterated that “this film is not representative of who we are and our values and I think it is im-portant for us to communicate that. That’s never an excuse for violence against Americans.”

Obama said that his “number one priority and my initial statement focused on making sure that not only are Americans safe, but that we go after anybody who would at-tack Americans.”

Hopefully others will be consid-erate enough to honor the ambas-sador and the others killed instead of using their tragedy for political gain.

Zykra Carter is a fifth-grader at Village Academy.

CREATING OPPORTUNITIES WITH MOVIES

By Gary Davis

Changing our World




Safety Alert

Increase in Residential Burglaries

“WANTED FUGITIVE”NAME: Lowayne GreenALIAS: N/ARACE: B SEX: M DOB: 12-21-80HEIGHT: 5’8” WEIGHT: 160 HAIR: Black EYES: BrownIDENTIFYING MARKS: NoneLAST KNOWN ADDRESSES: N.E. 3rd Ave., Delray Beach;Island Shores Dr., GreenacresOCCUPATION: N/AWARRANTFELONY: Violation of probation; possession of marijuana

“WANTED FUGITIVE”NAME: Manoel Silva JuniorALIAS:RACE: W SEX: M DOB: 7-16-75HEIGHT: 5’7” WEIGHT: 164 HAIR: Black EYES: BrownIDENTIFYING MARKS: NoneLAST KNOWN ADDRESS: S. Military Tr., Delray BeachOCCUPATION: N/AWARRANTFELONY: Failure to appear; Burglary of a structure;Grand theft; Criminal mischiefMISDEMEANOR: Failure to appear; Battery

For the past several months, we have experienced an increase in residen-tial burglaries in some of the western communities, specifically homes with open garage doors. The police officers assigned to these developments patrol

the neighborhoods and make contact with the residents when the opportunities are observed; however, we can-not do it alone. We need the support of the homeowners. During this past month alone, there were five residen-tial burglaries where entry was gained through an open garage door. It is a horrible feeling to come home and realize that someone, who was not invited, was in your house. Reduce the opportunity for a criminal to violate your rights; secure your home – lock your doors, close

your windows, trim your landscaping and get to know your neighbors. Work with each other to keep your neighborhood block safe and secure. If you see suspicious activity, including both people and vehicles, call the police. Let us investigate. Many times I am told, “We did not want to bother you.” This is our job and it is never a bother. Crime prevention is our priority.

Avoid being the victim of a crime; be cognizant of your surroundings, secure your property and report suspicious activity. If you do happen to ob-serve any suspicious activity, call the police. Of course, if it is an emergency, dial 9-1-1, but if it does not rise to that level of urgency, you may dial the non-emergency number, which is 561-243-7800.





The Delray Beach Tribune MUNICIPAL NEWS Highland Beach/Delray Beach, FL

561-208-6029

CCIRCUS TARSSCCIRCUS TARSSCCIRCUS TARSSCCIRCUS TARSS

GOTOTHECIRCUS.COM INFO 1.800.796.5672 M-F 9-5 GOTOTHECIRCUS.COM INFO 1.800.796.5672 M-F 9-5

SEE THE WORLD’S LARGEST CIRCUS UNDER THE BIG TOP!SEE THE WORLD’S LARGEST CIRCUS UNDER THE BIG TOP!

SEEBABYVAL!

COME EARLY!

ELEPHANT RIDES

PONY RIDES

FACE PAINTING

1 HR BEFORE SHOWS

FREEGOTOTHECIRCUS.COMTICKETS FOR KIDS AT SAVE $5

ONADVANCE

ADULTTICKETS

ROYAL PALM POLO GROUNDS

BUY ADVANCE TICKETS AT TICKETS.COM 1-888-332-5200

18000 JOG ROAD - N. OF CLINT MOORE RD.

BOCA RATON

THUR.NOV. 84:30 PM7:30 PM

FRI.NOV. 94:30 PM7:30 PM

SAT.NOV. 101:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM

SUN.NOV. 111:30 PM4:30 PM7:30 PM





By CRA News ServiceSince receiving its charter in the hot

summer of1987, the Omicron Upsilon Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity - the nation’s oldest black fra-ternity - has been on the move in South Palm Beach County.

From the initial 13 members to the more than 30, the chapter has grown in membership, programs and service. But it’s never forgotten its charter members and founding values.

The chapter observed its 25-year anniversary Aug. 25 with a banquet at Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton. The fraternity recognized four Black

educators who continue to provide excel-lence in teaching and administration.

“It says we’re going strong and we help the community and there’s no sign of us stopping what we’re doing,” Presi-dent Clarence M. Vaughn said.

Several founding brothers shared their experiences at Friday night’s open-ing reception at the Williams House on the campus of the S. D. Spady Museum.

The celebration included reception and dinner and the awards program. Guest speaker was James F. Griffin II, Florida’s 2011 Principal of the Year.

Special guests included Boynton Beach Mayor and Mrs. Woody Hay, Palm

Beach County School’s Superintendent E. Wayne Gent and representatives from the Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta sororities, and the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

This year’s honorees were:Stellar Performer in Education: An-

thony R. Lockhart, principal of Atlantic High School

Cornerstone Educator Award: Sandra M. Weatherspoon, assistant principal of Village Academy

Post Secondary Educator of the Year: Rev. Terriel Byrd, director of Eve-ning Ministries Programs at Palm Beach Atlantic University

D The Delray Beach TribuneDELRAY LIFE & ARTS

SECT

ION

October, 2012 • Year I • Number 006

See page 17

“Looper” Not Just Another

Time-Travel Movie

See page 17

FOODREVIEW

ENTERTAINMENT

cont. on pg.18

Omicron Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on the Move in South Palm Beach County

Members of the Omicron Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., which serves Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach.



The Delray Beach Tribune ENTERTAINMENT Highland Beach/Delray Beach, FL

Summer Special! Come in for an initial work-up and get your first allergy treatment FREE! ($65 value).


Blessings in a Backpack

The Delray Beach Tribuneonline at www.delraybeachtribune.com 24/7.

Subscribe to receive breaking news.

“If students are provided with several tools to succeed, they will see their success and they will see that everything in their lives will fit together,” principal Guarn Sims said.

Many of the students who are eligible for the pro-gram come from “working poor” families who do not qualify for additional benefits, organizers said.

The program will provide the school with backpacks and the food, which will be bought at a reduced price from a local grocery store partner. The program, which was chosen as People Magazine’s Charity of 2012, is scheduled to begin this month, Blount said.

Volunteers from the Avenue Church will pack the backpacks each week, organizers said.

More than $3,500 in donations has been collected to

get the program started for 80 students, Blount said. He hopes to raise the remaining $2,900 to continue the pro-gram through the school year and eventually $32,000 for all eligible students in the school—about 400 children.

“It basically costs $80 per child, per year,” Blount said. “(A donor can) sponsor a child for a full year if they donate that much.”

The A.N.T. Farm star and Blount chose Village Academy because of their work with the school last year. Short, who plays a gifted artist on the hit TV show, hand painted free Toms Shoes for honor roll students at the school.

To donate, volunteer or for more information, call 561-404-4290 or visit www.SoundTreeEntertainment.com/Blessings.

from pg. 1



indefinitely.Since 1992, the loan that was acquired

two years prior, has been through a series of modifications, according to city records.

City Manager David Harden is frustrat-ed, “Because we’ve put a lot of effort into trying to resolve this.”

“We’ve negotiated with him for several months now trying to get what we thought was a reasonable deal for the city,” Harden said. “It looks like we were close to some-thing when they came back and said, ‘No, he wants to go back to our original pro-posal.’”

According to court documents, Thomas Hinners filed for Chapter 11 protection in US Bankruptcy Court in West Palm Beach on March 22 this year.

Hinners, who said that he is single, listed a monthly income of $34,191.68, in-cluding $2,206.33 from Social Security and $1,152 from his daughter’s Social Security, according to court documents.

However, he owes an estimated $8 mil-lion, according to the documents.

Among those Hinners owes the largest amount:

Argent Corporation, a collections agen-cy, for $878,463.25.

Iberia Bank, two personal loans for $416,000 and $4,625,000 respectively

JPMorgan Chase Bank, $2,360,000 on a home at 10625 El Pariso Place, Delray

BeachJPMorgan Chase Bank, $1,500,000 on

another home at 2155 S. Ocean Blvd., Del-ray Beach Legacy Bank, a personal loan for $467,350.00France Hinners, an ex wife for $64,000.

Palm Beach County Code Enforcement, $20,000 in fines on the home at 10625 El Pariso Place Palm Beach County Tax Col-lector, $11,712.39 in taxes

Peter D. Adams, $1,200 for educational counseling for Hinners’ son

Swat Mosquito Systems, $881.49 for services

Tierra Del Rey Property Owners Asso-ciation for $26,091.40

Hinners also asked the judge to expe-dite a motion so he could sell his home via short sale for $1.36 million to help defray some of his debt, according to the court document.

Repeated telephone messages left at Hinners’ office seeking comment were not returned.

City officials said they were not aware of Hinners’ financial maladies.

Harden however said there may have been some early indications when they last went through a loan modification with the Auburn Group. They were talking about their return on investment, when then City Attorney Susan Ruby said return on in-vestment is not the issue, what they need

to focus on is return on equity, he recalled.“And when we started talking about

that, they sort of backed off and gave us a better deal than they had originally pro-posed because their return on equity was extremely good,” Harden said.

A Delray Beach Tribune investigation reveals that over the years the Auburn Group failed to honor its obligations.

For example, Auburn’s loan with Ibe-ria Bank matured on Dec. 31, 2011 and is currently in default, according to city re-cords. They are negotiating with the bank to extend the loan for one year subject to refinancing to renovate the property.

Four years ago, Auburn came before the city asking officials to “subordinate its posi-tion” on the loan. Subordination means that in the case of a foreclosure, the first grant-or, in one instance— Iberia Bank- would be the first to be paid and the City would be next.

Then finance director Joseph M. Staf-ford cautioned officials against such.

“We have to be concerned with the abili-ty of Auburn Trace to complete this project according to their initial projections given the current real estate market, the decline of property values, the present mortgage market, and the overall general economy,” Stafford wrote in an Aug. 28, 2008 memo to Ruby. “Given these concerns, we should not support any further subordination of

our outstanding loans to Auburn Trace. We do not find that this current proposal from Auburn is of any benefit to the City.”

One string of emails dating back to Jan 5, 2010, shows the city treasurer, Becky O’Connor, informing Hinners that a pre-viously agreed upon loan restructure was past due.

“This is a reminder that the UDAG (Urban Development Action Grant) pay-ment was due 12/31/09,” O’Connor wrote in January 2010. “Please get your payment in to us as soon as possible otherwise we will have to levy a 5 percent penalty.”

Six days later Hinners apologized for the delinquency, stating that Auburn Trace had been operating at a deficit of close to $40,000 per month for more than two years and was not able to make its payment.

Back in 1990, city commissioners weren’t satisfied with terms of the 15-year note. Then, Commissioners Richard Dougherty and Jimmy Weatherspoon re-quested that the city begin receiving re-payment from the developer within five or 10 years, rather than the 15-year-plan pro-posed.

Their concerns have been validated.Contact the reporters at tmarshall@

Delraybeachtribune.com or comment on this story at [email protected]. See other related stories at www.Del-raybeachtribune.com.

from pg. 1 Auburn Trace Developer Files for Bankruptcy Protection




By Kay RenzLET’S TALK LIFE & STYLE

Hello gorgeous!! Nordstrom Boca Ra-ton recently revealed its glamorous new cosmetics department. The makeover fea-tures beautiful bright light fixtures, spa-cious walking areas and a plethora of the best beauty brands displayed in a user-friendly fashion.

To celebrate the department’s glamor-ous new look, the store hosted a Beauty on Location event, where each brand show-cased the newest products with makeovers, demonstrations and special appearances. Bobbi Brown’s Global Artist, Rogelio Reyna, was also there with his team talk-ing about the newest products Brown is launching.

“The customers are raving,” said Chris-topher Coles, Nordstrom’s cosmetics manager. “The makeover took us about 2 months to complete, and we are so thrilled with the design. It’s modern, fresh, friend-ly, very open, and it was designed to meet all ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements.”

As we walked through the department, you could see the incredible attention to detail that went into creating each coun-ter. The layouts are visually stunning and the accessibility makes shopping fun and inviting. Coles made special note of the incredible emphasis placed on the skin care section and the artistry brands, which in-clude Stila, Kevyn Aucoin, Vincent Longo, and Winks Lashes by Georgie Beauty.

“Boca women want the next big thing,” he said. “The women are very smart, they ask a lot of questions and they want exclu-sives. Skin care is very important to them, so we made sure to provide a lot of depth in that area. In addition, women here like to try many different lines. They want to experiment. They are very savvy. And they are also great makeup artists themselves.”

That day the store was overflowing with innumerable Boca women, plus ladies who drove all the way from Miami and Palm Beach to see the new department and to partake in the shopping bonuses includ-ing snatching up a jazzy red tote bag with a purchase of $125 or more. Many tote hold-

ing gals were lined up by the Bobbi Brown counter to get their chance for a makeover with Rogelio Reyna and his team. The Global Artist had lots of tips to share and was enthusiastically chatting about Bobbi Brown’s latest book, Pretty Powerful.

“I love the book,” said Reyna. “It’s very inspirational. In it celebrities, athletes and real women share what beauty means to them.” The book also offers Bobbi’s incred-ibly smart tips for celebrating your own in-dividuality.

“For this season, Bobbi is focusing on the basics,” he continued. “Today, I am showing the women here how to select the right natural colors for them. The earth tones, the pinks, the roses, the suedes. And how to mix and match to create what you like.”

Foundation is also a big issue in Florida. Beauty meltdowns due to heat and humid-ity are year-round problems, so Reyna was quick to showcase the Longwear Founda-tion.

“This is really amazing,” he said. “It lasts 12 hours, is sweat proof, but it hydrates and feels incredible on your skin.”

Another hot topic was the BB cream. Beauty magazines are buzzing about these so-called blemish balms or beauty balms depending on the ingredients. The craze started in Asia, explained Reyna, and they are now the hot thing in cosmetics as they blend tinted moisturizers with SPF and skin care ingredients. Reyna explained that Brown’s BB, helps with many skin issues including acne, oiliness, hydration, aging and more. It comes in 5 skin tone correct colors.

“It looks like skin,” he said. “And it really perfects the skin. So you can use it alone or you can use it under your foundation.”

“I love it,” said shopper Maureen Walk-er. “I came just to see what the new depart-ment was like and am leaving with an in-credible new product.”

Nordstrom Boca is planning another event like this November 9 and 10, but even bigger. South Florida shoppers already have their calendars marked!

Nordstrom Reveals its Own Beauty Makeover

“Dr. Medina is a graduate from a renown brazilian university since 1995 and attended Nova Southeastern University where she received her clinical doctorate degree in 2009. She specializes in orthopedics, sports rehabilitation and nutrition and is associated with Holy Cross Orthopedic Institute since 2008.”

6 incredible concerts with full orchestra!Uplifting hits by top entertainers!

Tickets from $29. Best value: Get all 6 from $125!The Palm Beach Pops has thrilled audiences for 21 years by playing lively, popular music. Nothing is fake or synthesized. Our full orchestra and top entertainers send chills down your spine and bring back memories. And if you buy all 6 concerts you’ll get extra perks and savings. Hope you’ll join us.

www. PalmBeachPops.orgPerformances begin at 8 pm. Artists, Dates, Performances and Pricing subject to change. All sales final.

NOV 4-8, 2012A musical New York showcase.

EISSEY CAMPUS THEATRE at PBSC, PB Gardens

561-832-7677

KAYE AUDITORIUMat FAU, Boca Raton

800-564-9539

FEB 25-MAR 3, 2013Contemporary hits by master vocalist

& Vegas icon, Clint Holmes.

JAN 5-10, 2013A tribute to iconic performers.

FEB 4-8, 2013The powerful award winning

music of John Williams & more.

MAR 28-APR 2, 2013 Wondrous hits of the Broadway

stage. An audience favorite!

NOV 26-DEC 2, 2012Celebrate the holidays in style!

KRAVIS CENTERWest Palm Beach

561-832-7677 • 561-832-7469




FOOD REVIEWBy Marc Kent

ENTERTAINMENTBy Skip Sheffield

When called upon to review restau-rant s we seek consistency in above-par taste, texture and presentation through-out the menu offerings. Saltimbocca has exceeded our expectations to the degree that we will merely list the fine dished we sampled without specific comments.

Antipasti- Shrimp Sambucca , Cajon seared jumbo shrimp sautéed with crisp vegetables in sweet and spicy Sambucca sauce.

Braised beef short ribs with root vegetables, leeks and crimini mushrooms in a rich bordelaise sauce.

Crispy fried calamari served with marinara sauce and a garlic arugula aioli.

Six escargots served in a very light garlic butter, chardonnay wine, fresh herb sauce with mushrooms.

Soups – Soup du Jour was hot chicken soup with shards of chicken pieces and vegetables. The spicy crab bisque on menu was deliberately served tepid, not hot with a fine petite crab cake afloat.

Salads – a stacked Napoleon of fresh mozzarella and vine ripe tomatoes, rich with fresh basil oil and a balsamic glaze.

An arugula and goat cheese salad had Mandarin orange slices and Bermuda on-ion slivers in a balsamic citrus dressing. Caesar salad had crisp shards of romaine with croutons in homemade Caesar dressing and slivers of Romano cheese.

Steaks and Chops – a veal chop Saltimbocca was sautéed in a Marsala demiglace, topped with prosciutto and Buffalo mozzarella, served with Yukon gold mashed. The blackened prime rib eye gorgonzola was pan seared in a Ma-deira wine sauce, with polenta and as-paragus and crimini mushrooms. Walnut encrusted rack of lamb- done medium- was served with rosemary infused port demiglace sauce plus mixed vegetables and Yukon gold mashed. A honey roasted pork chop featured a balsamic reduction and brandied apples and pears.

Saltimbocca has a list of 14 Italian fa-

vorites and we tasted four. A veal Saltim-bocca with mushroom and prosciutto on a bed of spinach with melted mozzarella. A veal Marsala featured a sweet Marsala mushroom demiglace sauce. Both these specialties can be had with chicken in lieu of veal. The chicken cacciatore is sautéed in marinara sauce with peppers, onions and mushrooms. For pasta we sampled creamy Vodka sauce over tender penne.

Chef Mark presented Osso Bucco, a braised veal shank with porcini mush-rooms and saffron risotto and superb taste. He has eight other Chef ’s special-ties on this menu.

We ended our adventure with tast-ings of an excellent chocolate velvet cake sample followed by Italian cheesecake and a tiramisu- all rich and delicious.

The restaurant seats 170 plus a private room seating 80. Saltimbocca has a full bar – seating 20-and a lounge that seats 25. In addition to 5 house wines there are 9 white and sparkling plus 8 reds – all by the glass. Wines by the bottle number 35 offerings.

Open in December of 2011, the menu listings are permanent yet Chef ’s specials are offered daily. Open for luncheon and dinner from 11:30AM to 10PM week-days, they offer dinners only, Saturday and Sunday from 4:30PM to 10PM. A child’s menu is available daily as well. Saltimibocca is located at 14820 South Military Trail in Delray Beach (561-455-4390).

This new Italian restaurant , an el-egant modern setting with beige/brown décor offers both tables and booths. A singer performs music of Tony Martin, Frank Sinatra et al each Thursday night from 7PM to 10PM.

Pricing for food and wine is a bit up-scale – we feel the general portions of superb food make this pricing reasonable. Obviously, we suggest that you…Go and Enjoy!

SALTIMBOCCA – the Ultimate in Italian Dining!

Not another time-travel movie!That’s what I thought when I first heard

the premise of “Looper.” Then the accolades started coming in for stars Joseph-Gordon Leavitt and Bruce Willis and writer-director Rian Johnson.

Intrigued, I saw “Looper” as a paying cus-tomer and I’m glad I did. It is the best sci-ence-fiction-crime thriller so far in 2012 and I think it is destined to be a classic.

“Looper” is set mostly in 2044, but it har-kens ahead to 2072 and a decayed, corrupt and crime-ridden future. In the year 2074 time-travel was invented and quickly out-lawed. The reason becomes apparent with the definition of Loopers, who are hired assassins who go back into the past and blow away a target destined to cause trouble for the mob in the future.

Joe (Joseph Gordon-Leavitt) is one such Looper. So is Seth (Paul Dano), his best buddy.

Loopers live a relatively good life, but at a fearsome price. One day each will be forced to “Close the Loop,” or in other words kill them-selves and vanish without a trace.

Writer-director Rian Johnson doesn’t cre-ate any complex mumbo-jumbo to make this premise believable. You either buy it or you don’t. If you do buy into it, as I think most people will, the scenario presents all kinds of tough moral dilemmas.

Joe is faced with the dilemma of killing his older self, played by Bruce Willis. He chokes, old Joe escapes, and the chase is on.

As with the time-travel premise, Johnson makes hardly any effort to create a futuristic look. People drive the same cars we do now. Joe drives a Mazda Miata roadster. There is one whiz-bang jet motorcycle thing and some CG animation of a big city. This is no big-budget blockbuster. Its power comes from the mind-bending twists and ironic turns of the story and the amazing performances of the two stars.

Joseph-Gordon Leavitt has been physical-ly altered with makeup, prosthetics, dye and contact lenses to more resemble Bruce Willis. More importantly, you sense a mutual respect and bond between the younger and older ac-tor. Willis does the best acting he has in years as a man torn by loss and regret. Leavitt proves he has moved into the major leagues with his most powerful performance to date.

There is a side plot involving a single mom (Emily Blunt) and her otherworldly son

Cid (Pierce Gagnon) who may or may not grow up to be a truly evil figure.

There are echoes of Old Testament retri-bution as the characters teeter between pain-ful good and lucrative evil. For once the end-ing is not a cop-out. I’ll say no more except this film sets the mark for high-emotional ac-tion/drama for this year or perhaps any other.

Four stars Something is Rotten in “The Oranges” There is no shortage of drama in the sub-

urbs. Take “The Oranges,” if you will.David and Paige Walling (Hugh Laurie

and Catherine Keener) and Terry and Cathy Ostroff (Oliver Platt and Allison Janney) are best friends and neighbors in West Orange, New Jersey in this domestic/romantic com-edy directed by Julian Farino and written by Jay Weiss and Ian Heifer.

The story is narrated by the Wallings’ sourpuss daughter Vanessa (Alla Shawkat). Vanessa is 24 and still living at home. Neither her career nor her love life are going any-where fast.

The calm is broken when Nina Ostroff (Leighton Meister), the Ostroff ’s beautiful daughter and Vanessa’s former best friend, arrives unexpectedly just before Thanksgiv-ing after a five-year absence.

It seems that Nina’s imagined perfect life has just evaporated. Her self-possessed fiancé Ethan (Sam Rosen) has broken the engage-ment and announced he is off to Europe, without Nina.

Crestfallen and vulnerable, Nina turns not to Vanessa’s perfect brother Toby (Adam Brody) but to handsome David Walling (Lau-rie) for sympathy. She gets more than either bargained for. It seems that David’s relation-ship with his obsessive wife Paige (Keener) has been deteriorating without either one re-ally noticing. When a beautiful young thing shows an interest in David, he is tempted to throw caution to the winds.

There is some slapstick comedy in “The Oranges,” with the righteously angry Terry doing battle with his best buddy David, but there is a fair amount of pain too, particularly on the part of the “woman scorned,” played with equal parts sorrow and resolve by the formidable Keener.

“The Oranges” is one rung above a typi-cal situation comedy, but it reminds us there is more going on than meets the eye in the suburbs. Two and a half stars

“Looper” Not Just Another Time-Travel Movie





There are many patterns of behav-iors and choices we make in our lives. Some are made because we really don’t know any better and some are made because we just don’t care. The thing about choices is that almost always when the choice you make is negative someone is impacted or probably hurt in some manner.

When a pattern of behavior starts, it can be so early in a person’s life we sometimes don’t realize when it hap-pened or what’s coming. Needless to say, adults are often the major contributing factor. What I mean by that is our social cycle can run like this; there are numer-ous teenage boys and girls in love, lust, heat or maybe in a relationship (which are primarily based on lust and heat). They are most often sexually active and despite the knowledge of and oppor-tunities to use contraceptives, they fail to use them or contraceptives fail be-cause they don’t have the knowledge to correctly use them. Teen relationships typically don’t last long but babies and sometimes the emotional scars left be-hind due to lost love or reality setting in certainly do.

Teenagers with babies frequently leave a trail of pain that is felt by the teens’ parents, definitely by the children they bore, and sometimes other fam-ily members. Teen parents face issues involving responsible decision making, how to properly care for a child, poor understanding of child rearing, lack of education or job skills, and not enough earnings to properly care for a child. Don’t get me wrong, these can be prob-lems faced by parents regardless of age, but when having a child at a young age these problems become all the more likely. When life becomes this challeng-ing, what is the impact on the children they are now responsible for rearing.

Issues faced by children born into these circumstances can range from poor learning habits, behavior prob-lems, deficits in social development, and also becoming teen parents themselves.

When the relationships between teen parents fail, the mother is most of-ten left to raise the child either on her own or with the help of family mem-bers. When a child, male or female, is left fatherless or has little involvement with the father due to these circum-stances, we only need to look at statis-tical information presented to us year after year to know that the end results are often negative.

Now, we come back to the cycle of behavior.

Many of these children may experi-ence anger, which is a baseline response when we lack the ability to express our true emotions. Males in particular dis-play anger because their community exposure may inhibit or place restraints on their ability to express their true in-ner feelings. The disappointment of not having a father or other positive male role models active in his life may become a gateway to many other prob-lems.

Currently we use mentoring pro-grams and sporting activities to try to keep children on track, but is it enough? What’s missing from what is offered?

The problems these and many other children face are typically emotional and the inability to deal with or fill those in-ner voids caused by parenting failures. When we mentor, should we start with trying to heal the internal damage be-fore we focus on anything external? Are we ill prepared as parents, coaches and mentors to deal with the emotional problems facing our children? If we are, will we ever be capable of bringing this cycle of behavior to an end?

By Clay Robinson

Clay Robinson is the president of R&R Domestic Services, a local company that prevents domestic violence through early intervention. He teaches anger

management and conflict resolution classes with KOPMN, formerly the Knights of Pythagoras Mentoring Network. Contact him at [email protected]

and crusadeagainstanger.com.

What Teens Need?

On the Move in South Palm Beach County

from pg. 13 Lifetime Achiever in Education: Janice S. Cover, retired as-sistant Palm Beach County School’s su-perintendent and president and CEO, Education Solutions, Inc.

The finale featured fraternity broth-ers dressed in trendy and classical after-six outfits singing “The Alpha Hymn.”

A Sunday worship service at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Boynton Beach concluded the weekend.

The fraternity, which today has more than 750 chapters worldwide and more than 175,000 members, was established at Cornell University on Dec. 4, 1906, by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descen-dants of this country.

Over the years, many prominent blacks have become members of the or-ganization, including NAACP founder W.E.B. DuBois, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., 1936 Olympian Jesse Owens and Frederick Douglass, the anti-slav-ery activist.

The south county chapter was founded on August 15, 1987. Its pro-grams today include the Go-To-High-School, Go-To-College program concentrating on the importance of completing secondary and collegiate education as a road to advancement.

Each month, the brothers meet with area young men in the Future Men of Tomorrow program at St. John Mis-sionary Baptist Church. They practice academic skills with a focus on reten-tion and graduation.

The chapter also sponsors Project Alpha, a collaborative effort with the

March of Dimes Foundation to educate African American males of the conse-quences of teenage pregnancy from the male perspective.

It also promotes voter education and registration through its signature “A Voteless People is a Hopeless Peo-ple” program.

“Alpha Phi Alpha has a long and distinguished history,” said Ike Powell, Chair of the event. He said the scholar-ship “will help to preserve our legacy and provide higher education opportu-nity to an outstanding student from the South Palm Beach County area.”

Locally, many prominent blacks are members of the organization, includ-ing C. Spencer Pompey, who was re-sponsible for black teachers in the Palm Beach County system receiving parity in salary, Col. Willie J. Condry, (US. Army ret.), Guarn Sims, principal of Village Academy, Rev. Lance Chaney, pastor at St. John Missionary Baptist in Boynton Beach and former deputy Palm Beach County administrator and Riviera Beach City Manager Bobby “Tony” Smith.

Other prominent members include L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first black governor (Virginia, 1989); for-mer New York Mayor David N. Din-kins; and U.S. Reps. Charlie Rangel and Gregory Meeks. Garrett Morgan, inventor of the three-part traffic signal and the gas mask, and Vertner Wood-son Tandy, New York’s first registered black architect and the nation’s first commissioned black Army officer, are also listed as Alphas.



ColumnistsDelray Beach Tribune

DIVORCE FLORIDA STYLEBy Mike Gora

11 Years LaterWhere were you? Where were you

when it all went down? I was with a room full of middle school students. Where were you when the planes crashed, the buildings came down, and the world changed forever?

As we remember 9/11 over the years we probably think of so many things; loss, suffering, evil, heroes, loved ones, first responders, military sacrifice, re-building, hope. Somewhere in the midst of all these memories lie questions that haunt many. How could this happen? Will it happen again? Where was God? Rather than pretending these questions do not exist because they are less noisy each passing year, or thinking it is easier to live in our own answers, may I sug-gest something different? I suggest we look at three biblical truths that help us to define reality, and in so doing define a real hope.

First, according to the Scriptures we live in a broken and fallen world. Sin exists and permeates all areas of life. The Bible is not a pessimistic or nega-tive book, it is actually the best selling book of all time because of the grace and hope it offers. But it must first de-fine reality. And the presence of sin is our reality. If you think I am crazy just open any given paper on any given day. Or watch the news tonight. Or check online for the latest current events. Not good. Seriously messed up and broken and painful and chaotic and so on… Evil exists. This is our reality. It was not supposed to be this way, nor will it stay this way forever. But I am getting

ahead of myself, I always love to skip to the good news.

Second, according to the Scriptures we are sinners. It is not just that we live in a broken world, but we in our thoughts, words, and deeds do evil as well. The brokenness is because of us. I as a pastor, and father, and husband, and friend, and writer, am a sinner. I am not alone in this condition.

Because we live in a broken world, with broken people, horrible things hap-pen. The people who committed those terrible crimes on 9/11 were evil people doing evil things. Evil will continue in this world. Jesus even promised that, but he also promised something else. So where is the hope in all of this?

Third, according to the Scriptures we have really good news. The second half of Jesus’ promise to the evil was that we were to “take heart” because he had overcome the world. Here is the best news you will hear all day; Jesus came in to our broken world and died for sin-ners like you and me, he was punished in our place, he overcome our sin and death the proof of which is his resurrection, he offers forgiveness and freedom from sin for those who believe in him, he is coming back to restore and renew all things forever, and in that day will wipe away every tear and right every wrong. There is our hope. His name is Jesus and he is the same yesterday, today, and to-morrow.

Much love, Casey

FAITHBy Casey Cleveland

Michael H. Gora has been certified by the Board of Specialization of The Florida Bar as a specialist in family and matrimonial law and is a partner with Shapiro

Blasi Wasserman & Gora P.A. in Boca Raton. Mr. Gora may be reached at mailto:[email protected].

At the Mall, and to the Max

I love the Town Center mall. I don’t shop a lot, but when I do… that is where you can find me. And there I was one recent evening in search of presents for my secretary and paralegal. My wife Bonnie was at my side, as I am not to be trusted in shopping for women’s gifts

Earlier in the week a vendor that I use in my law practice had sent me a $100 gift card to The Capitol Grille, one of my favorites when I receive a gift card. The steak was excellent and the bill, plus tip only $72 more than the value of the card.

It was the side show that caught our attention. An older couple and a young-er, perhaps the older couple’s son and daughter-in-law, were seated next to our table for the older woman’s birthday.

We are always tolerant of our senior snowbirds from the Northeast whose less than dulcet tones occasionally inter-rupt our own conversation with com-plaints of a table location and other restaurant features. We knew that when we came for dinner at a 6 p.m. time for pre-shopping purposes, we would not be dining, but using our gift card to get into the holiday spirit.

We ordered a couple of nice glasses of wine and it was clear the folks next to us were doing the same, except for the condo-blonde mom, who, according to my wife, had ordered a martini.

What caught our attention was the refill. When the martini was consumed, the woman took a container out of her designer purse and filled her martini glass with something that looked like a Cosmo. When questioned by her fam-

ily, her loud reply was that, “all of my friends do that. Why should I pay an-other $15.00?”

We settled up and left for shopping at Nordstrom’s, one of our favorite stores and a good place to buy women’s items in our price range. On the way we no-ticed that one of the mall’s art galleries featured a personal appearance by Peter Max.

While neither of us had any interest in Max or his work, we thought it might be fun to look at the gallery’s stock of the brightly colored, popular work of one of the few American Artists who has managed to make a good living with marginal work and top notch promo-tion. (Just our opinions.) Actually seeing this iconic figure might be fun as well.

As you might know by now photog-raphy is one of my hobbies, and I ap-proached Peter with my iPhone camera at the ready. He was less than coopera-tive. Sticking his hand up between him-self and my tiny lens, he shouted, “No, no.” I did take a photograph, and I guar-antee you I will not publish it in the Tri-bune, and the photo will not make my website.

It dawned on us as we drove home that the subject matter of a large por-tion of the money made by Peter Max through his sales of paintings and re-productions peddled during his career were of a subject that was owned by us, and by you, through our government: The Statute of Liberty, a small National Park supported by our taxes. Perhaps he forgot.

Casey Cleveland, is pastor at The Avenue Church, Delray Beach’s fastest-growing new church. The Avenue Church opened in September 2010 and meets at the Delray

Beach Community Center and sometimes at Old School Square. Pastor Casey may be reached at [email protected].



Tuning, tires, flat repair, A/C repair, computer diagnosticServing Palm Beach County for 20 years

Auto Round UpEach month we will give you the latest information on collecting classic cars. Yes, even that old car has something new to talk about. Whether it’s a barn find or interesting court case, see what has the classic car community buzzing. Tell us about that muscle car, street rod, classic truck or your pimped out ride. Send information and photos to [email protected].



BusinessDelray Beach Tribune

How Effectively Do You Listen?

In every busi-ness or personal in-

teraction, you’ll have an opportunity to speak and to listen. In previous articles, we’ve explored how to best present your thoughts. Now, let’s explore the other as-pect of communicating, the part that is critical to connecting: LISTENING.

Listening should not be mistaken for hearing. Hearing simply refers to the sounds that one hears. Listening, on the other hand, goes much deeper and demands one’s focus and attention. It requires that you be aware of and pay attention to both the verbal and nonverbal messages being communicated to you.

Your ears will help with the verbal mes-sages - pay attention to the pitch, tone, and volume of the speaker’s voice. Your eyes will help with the nonverbal messages - watch for the speaker’s gestures, facial ex-pressions, and eye-movements. These ex-pressions will also help you understand the importance and relevance of what is being said or not-said - pay attention to inconsis-tencies.

Keep your focus and attention on the speaker. Nothing is more disrespectful and irritating, to the person speaking, than wandering eyes or cellphone interrup-tions. Manage both effectively - keep your eyes on the speaker and if it’s truly urgent (spouse calling), ask permission to inter-rupt. Good manners always help.

Listen for ideas - not just words. As you

listen, use your imagination and try to build the words and story into a mental image of the speaker’s point of view. This process will help you better understand the speaker and seek clarification if there are areas that you’re not clear about.

One of the hardest and yet most re-warding part of listening is to be impar-tial and open-minded. When you listen without personal prejudices, you have an opportunity to expand your understanding and appreciation of the speaker’s view - re-gardless if it complements or conflicts with yours. Only after listening, can you formu-late and share constructive feedback.

Listening also provides us with clues as to what is important to the individual we’re communicating with. Only then can we communicate support on a personal level or benefits on a business level.

In business, as in our personal lives, we should practice the art of listening first - it may not come easily, but it’s definitely worth the effort! If needed be prepared with open ended questions to help spark the conversation.

Alpesh Patel is the Chief Brand Har-monist at eSANGHE, a brand and strate-gic consulting firm. He is a Brand & Align-ment Strategist, Business Development Expert, Information Architect, and For-Purpose Entrepreneur/Activist. He may be reached at [email protected] or tel:877.297.2835.

By Alpesh Patel

On Facebook?

Have Lunch on us for 2Be the 200th person to Like

Delray Beach Tribune.com, your closest neighbor, on Facebook and win lunch for two at

Breathe, Delray Beach’s new Mediterranean-fusion restaurant.

HELP WANTEDCANDIDATES

FOR

BOYNTON BEACH

MAYOR

AND

CITY COMMISSION

CALL DAVID FLOERING @ 561-369-4356



Watch Class Videos atwww.us-swim.com954-509-0089744 Riverside DriveCoral Springs

Pre-School Lessons Starting at $99

BABY + MESWIMMING LESSONS

WE GUARANTEENO TEARS!

NEW INDOORPLAY AREA

& 92 DEGREEINDOOR

POOL

M-W-Th-F: 8:30 - 7:30 Sat: 9:00 - 4:00 Sun: 11:00 - 4:00BROWARD COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST DROWNING RATE OF TWO YEAR OLDS IN THE COUNTRY Our mission is to offer a professional team of positive, child-oriented instructors who share a commitment to be an active part of the solu-tion to the problem of childhood drowning for both the typical child and the child with special needs.

As part of our commitment to the solution

ONE FREE LESSONTo every BABY in Broward County.

New Clients Only

delraybeachtribune.comACMACM

561-208-6029 - CALL ANYTIME



GamesDelray Beach Tribune

September Solutions



Documents

The Delray Beach Tribune ED 6