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March 2011Volume 22 Issue 1

Coral Ridge Newsletter

Betsy Dow, President of CRA Ron Laffey, Editor

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President’s MessageCRA Membership Honor RollBayview SchoolCommissioner Bruce RobertsTreating Your Pet “Right”Recycle In Coral RidgeTrash Pick Up ScheduleDollars and Sense in Coral RidgeGeorge English Park InfoMuseum of Art | Ft. LauderdaleReal Estate CornerBayview Business AssociationShort Term RentalsWOW Award!Ask LoriFt. Laud. Children’s TheatreCERTPhone Numbers/Board of Gov.’sAdvertising Rates

View this newsletter online at:www.coralridgeassociation.org/CRNFebruary.pdf

March 2011

Hello Neighbors –I am pleased to return as president

of the Coral Ridge Association. Myhome and our neighborhood are veryimportant to me. Ron Laffey had to“cycle off” the board after 3 years inaccordance with our bylaws. He dida very good job of continuing theassociation’s work.

We have several new boardmembers who have taken on dutieson behalf of our neighborhood.George Glasser and Steve Tillbrook arein charge of the Entryways andBeautification Committee. They areresearching and improving ourentryways with flowers and possiblyrepainting the entryway monuments.Helen Bulver has joined ClaudiaGalloway and Bob McMahon onthe Social Committee. They will behandling details for the St. Patrick’sDay parade on Las Olas and theEaster Egg Hunt in Jack and HarrietKaye Park on the Saturday beforeEaster (April 23). John Aurelius ison the Ft. Lauderdale CentennialCommittee and is also on the CityManager Selection Committee so wewill be kept up to date on theprogress of both committees. BobMcMahon is our treasurer again thisyear. What a fabulous job he does!He is very thorough and detailoriented. You should see the monthlyreports that he gives to the board!Your dues are in safe hands.

Bill Ciani is in charge of CodeEnforcement for our neighborhood.His phone number is 954-445-4402.If you would like to report somethingthat you see and think is notaccording to code and you do notwant to use your name, please callBill. He will need to know what youthink is wrong, the house numberand the name of the street. He cancall the problem in to the codedepartment and they will check the

situation. Thus the Coral RidgeAssociation acts as a buffer betweenyou and the city.

Let me tell you about myexperience with the code department.I live next to one of the eyesores ofthe neighborhood. This house hasbeen in an unfinished state for tenyears. This past year a huge pooland jacuzzi covering a major portionof the backyard were built. All theequipment to run the pool wasinstalled in the setback on the side ofthe house next to us and we couldhear the noise all across our yardeven through our wind impactwindows. I called code enforcement.Over the last several months 2 peoplefrom the code department have beenout to talk with us and also talk withthe owner and the pool buildernumerous times. After measuringthe decibel level of the noise, thecode department told the owner andbuilder to build a cover to reduce thenoise. That was done.Great improvement.We solved theproblem and avoidedany need for legalaction all due to thecode department’sintervention. I mustcompliment Marioand Wanda of thecode department fortheir knowledge anddiplomacy.

The City of Ft.Lauderdale formed acommittee last yearto try to resolve theissue of short termrentals of homes.There are severalwebsites that advertiseshort term rentals inFt. Lauderdale. Thisis happening inthe Cora l Ridgeneighborhood. I hada long and detailed

conversation with one of ourresidents who is on the committeethat will make recommendations tothe City Commission. There is thesituation where an owner will renthis home in order to pay hismortgage payments. There is thesituation where one owner rents hishome to provide money for histravels. There is the situation wherea home is rented to a yacht crewduring their time in port here. Thereis the situation where the home isrented to a group for a loud weekendparty which disturbs the neighbors.

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President’s Message All CRA Meetings Are Held AtGeorge English Park

All Meetings Start at 7 PM, onthe Second Thursday of the

Month

March 2011

for 2011The Coral RidgeThe CRHA Membership List

2200 Trust AccountHoward & Grace Abel

Kellett & Roger AgathaJames F. & Isabel Allen

Steve Gillespie & Manny AlvarezPhillip Aman

James Kirk & Cynthia AmberDoug & Karen Anderson

Robert & Pamela AndersonDavid & Yvette Andrews

Allan & Susan ArchWilliam & Phynoy Ashcraft

Dennis Stevick & Dale AtkinsJohn & Doris Aurelius

Allan & Midge BachewiczAaron & Janet Baron

David & Carrie BaumanBenjamin & Michele Benavente

Michelle & Rice BlackBrian & Patricia Booker

Patti BrennanDonna Bromfield

Murray & Rebeca BryntesenDennis & Helen Bulver

Scott & Cheramie BurgessVince & Marisa Burke

Lee J. & Linda Mannix BurtJim & Jeannie CalaverneEllen & Charles Caldwell

Colin & Kimberly CampbellG. Mastroianni & Robert Capece

Angle & Melissa CarbonellNorma D. Carey

James & Tammy CarrollAllison Casoria

Simon & Jane CasoriaRobert & Christine Catanzaro

Bill & Elayna CianiStephanie & Nick CatalanoGregg & Susie Coningsby

Todd & Joy ConingsbyCharles & Konnie Coolman

Luis del Nodal & Abbe CohnCharles Heffron & Carlos Cortinas

Andrew & Elizabeth CostaKevin & Carol Cregan

John & Fran CusterGary & Kristine Davis

Jeffrey Dawson

Carole Lee Ortman & Don DeckerRon & Madeline Denaro

Greg & Mary Susan DickinsonScott & Heather DiSalvo

David DisbrowSteven Stockmeyer & Chris Dixon

Tim DobravolskisSara & Tony Docal

Allen Nadler & Jeff DonnellyPaul & Sharon DooleyTed & Larissa Dorosy

Betsy & Alex DowJohn & Kathie EasterlingKevin & Heather Elgrim

Edward & Sharon EricksonRobert & Linda Euler

R. Scott & Judy FarfaroBrian & Christine Fingado

Frank & Leah FinlonBradford W. & Roslyn Fitzgerald

Collins & Jennifer FormanJames & Niki FotopoislosThomas Nee & Brian Fox

Lucy FranciesJohn La Falce & Allen Freshler

Mike & Jennifer FriedmanMark & Gabriela FuiniMichel & Gisele GagneMarc & Kelly Gambello

Raymond & Sandra GardnerRichard & Trudy Garfield

James W. & Mary J. GeigerAlex Gheorghiu

Eugene & Indira GibbonsArlen & Elizabeth Gilbeil

Mark & Vickie GilmanPatricia C. Gladding

George & Alexandra GlasserTamer & Farideh Gozleveli

Randall A. & Betty J. GodwinEdward S. GoodmanCaroline Greenlaw

Otto J. & Ingeborg GrossmannAndy & Kathy GuerkeJon & Kristin Gundlach

Carl & Marta GustafssonDave & Sue Hagen

Judy HalloranJohn & Deborah Hartman

A. Curt HaywoodRobert D. & Margie Helmholdt

Thomas & Brenda HenzRamona K. Hill

Chip & Chris HodgesDonald C. Rau & Fred J. Holzer

Josephine C. HouseShawn Estes & Douglas Hundley

Joseph Ando & Edward HuntFrederick H. Ingham

Allen JohnsonMichael & Jan Joyce

Terry JukesStewart Kalbfleisch

Richard & Debra KernMr. & Mrs. Leo KerpTony & Erin Khouri

Paul & Susan KissingerChris & Heidi Knapik

Clay & Linda KingWayne & Peggy Kiser

Fred & Clara KrausRonald & Kathleen Kriete

Anita KrugerRon Laffey

Aurel & Janice LahayeIlene Berlner & Maura Lane

Susan LaskyBrian & Thana Leary

Robert W. LeeDr.Jonathan & Lauren Levy

James LindermanJonathon & Nicole Linner

Charles LivioBruce & Rita LoeweSal & Kathie Longo

Salvator & Bonnie LoreficeGreg & Catherine Martin

Albert P. & Diane G. Massey, IIISilvia Murison & Morten Mathiesen

Luis F. & Marena MontalvoBrooke & Edwige MaygerJames & Marjorie McClain

Betty K. McCullaghJohn & Dolores Mc DiarmidThomas & Donna McGinty

Robert & Joanne McKeage, IVCindy Hensley & Jim McKee


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Randall & Deborah PostmaIvan & Kristi Puente

Lois RedlickLen & Melody Renne

Daisy RichardsonJohn & Dorothea Ritter

Laline RiveroAlbert & Valerie Rode

Carlos & Lisa RodriguezPaul RubensteinMichael Russell

Bob & Kelli RussellWW Roehrich & JN Sanzo

Jim & Shari SawranChris Hooper & Robert Schmidt

David & Melanie SchrandJohn & Lois Schmatz

Peter SchweitzerIan Scott & Adrian Scott

Frank & Rosemarie SeguinBob & Robin Shorrock

John & Liza SiegleDr. & Loren SimkowitzAllen & Elaine Singer

Carol C. SkeeleTodd & Naomi Smith

Leonard & Myrta SnyderNancy Spilman

Bob & Debbie SpringBill & Mary StefanJoel & Rosa Stien

Edward & Elizabeth Sullivan

Robert B. & Elizabeth B. McMahonPhil & Marie McMullen

Shelley McNaughtonNigsy Medina

William H. MeeksMari Mennel-BellJanet Mianowski

Joan Van Ness & Lorraine MichelsMatthew & Julie MorrallAllen & Rebecca Moudy

Gavin & Andrea MulliganChuck MurawskiMichael MurphyBarbara Murrish

Bob & Kathryn NicholsDonald R. & Karen Niles

Gerard NolanCarol O’Brien

Don Lawrynusk & Kathy OlsonJanice K. Olson

Robert & Sara O’MalleyEugene & Maria O’NeillCharles & Laura Palmer

Geoff Keato & Nan PalmerGreg Stephens & Scott Partidge

Stewart & Barbra PearlmanCourtland & Lisa Peddy

Robert D. & Mary C. PeloquinAlex & Blanca Perez-Puelles

Claudia Galloway & V. PiscatelliEvie Fortney & Anthony Plastini

(Honor Roll Continued from page 4) Jay & Kacee TannenbaumWalter & Brie Tarbert

Dan TeixeiraRichard & Joyce Ten Eyck

Alan & Becki TinterJeff & Sandra Tozzie

Jack M. & Sandra G. TrainorJohn P. Trombley

Angel & Gloria TrujilloVasan & Barbara Venkataraman

Joseph & Renee VitoloAlan & Sandy Vordermeier

Harry & Sandra VordermeierPatricia M. WachendorferDan Roose & Tom Wade

Rosalie Weiss & Guy WardellTim & Suzanne Waterhouse

Jim & Monica WeickTed & Marguerite Welding

Erica & Dorothy WestonRobert P. & Patricia C. White, Jr.

Robert & Renee WicklineDr. Phillip Greenberg & Tim Wike

Dr. R. Brown & Edna WilliamsChris & Connie Williams

Sue WilliamsJill Woolf

Chun & Lai Y YeungDonald F. & Judy Zimmer

If you do not see your name andmade your payment before 3.1.11,call us at: 954-566-8673!

March 2011

Bayview Elementary SchoolStudents and Teachers at Their Best

were doing this, my mom remindedme how lucky we are to live in Flor-ida and be able to ride bikes in Janu-ary.

Another time in the winter in Flor-ida, I got to go swimming in mypool. It was a little cold but mybrother, sisters and I played in thepool. I told my sister "It's takingsome time to get use to the cold tem-perature" but then she reminded methat some places had frozen poolsand would not be able to swim at all.We had a blast and played all day. Soif you ever want a place where thereis great weather, Florida is the placeto die for.

In conclusion, those are some ofthe reasons I enjoy living in Florida.

By: Clara Huerkamp

I love living in Florida for manyreasons.

To begin with, I can go to specialplaces. "Mom can we go to thebeach?" I asked. "Sure", she replied.When we arrived the ocean sparkledlike a star in the space, and it wassunny. "Let's play volley ball" I bel-lowed. "Ok" My brother Rafa ex-claimed. "Here I go" I said. One hourlater... "Oh man you won the game!"Rafa yelled. Another time, was whenwe went to Disney World. The firstthing we went on was Mount Ever-est. Then we saw Mickey. "Can wehave your autograph?" We yelledwith excitement. After that we wentto the monster ride and the castle.The castle dazzled and glowed, bythe fireworks blowing up. "This is abeautiful night," I said joyfully. Ilove living in Florida for the specialplaces to visit.

In addition, l love Florida's climate.When it's warm and hot I like to takea dip in the pool. "Rafa want to divein the pool?" I asked "Sure" He an-

swered. "'It's freezing man," Ragashivered. We played sharks and min-nows, Marco Polo, and many more,Another time, was on a coot summerday playing soccer. "Hey get the balland kick!" Dad yelled? "Ready, wellhere I go!" My big sister Mercescreamed. Team pink was my fatherand my brother with (15) points andon team blue was my mother and mysister with (20) points. "Who willwin the game?" I spoke through themicrophone. A few hourslater……"OMG team pink won thegame here's your prize" I said sur-prised. "Nice work" My parents mut-tered to each other. Playing activitiesin this kind of climate is best.

In conclusion, Florida is the bestplace to live.

By: Corina Senior - Egana

A lot of people enjoy Florida forthese reasons.

To begin with, you get to go to spe-cial places. For example, I got homefrom school and I was really bored.My parents came home and excitedlysaid `we're going to the Everglades'!We took an airboat ride driven by anEverglades National Park guide. Wesaw alligators everywhere, flocks ofbirds and schools of fish. Anothertime, we went to the beach and puton our mask and went snorkeling.We saw all kinds of exotic beautifulfish including Lion fish, Rainbowfish, Zebra fish and Clown fish.That's why Florida is consideredsuch a special place.

In addition, Florida has specialfoods. For example, the Florida or-anges are World known. The firsttime I tasted one I picked the juiciestand plumpest one on the tree I peeledit and took a bite with my smallmouth into the Godzilla sized orange


Why I like living in FloridaEveryone enjoys living in Florida.

These are the reasons why I like liv-ing in Florida.

To begin with, you can go to spe-cial places. For example, one time Iwas bored as ever. And my Momexclaimed, "What about me, you,and your brother go to the beach?" Ireplied "Sounds good!" When wewere at the beach the sun was shin-ing so bright and it was so beautiful."It's such a beautiful day!" I ex-claimed to my mom. "What about werace down to the beautiful, blue,warm water?" I said to my twinbrother. Suddenly we all went dash-ing off. Splash! We all jumped intothe big, beautiful, blue water. It waslike a gigantic swimming pool. Westayed in the water and played at thebeach all day. Another time, I had ad4 ay weekend and my mom and dadsuggested we go to Disney World. Iagreed immediately. We had a blaston all of the awesome rides. My fa-vorite ride is the dumbo ride becauseyou go up and down and it is like ahelicopter ride. I also liked SpaceMountain. It was so dark and scarybut also so much fun because it wentas fast as a bullet. If you ever want aplace to go, Florida is the place foryou.

In addition, Florida's weather isgreat. For example, we can go bikeriding whenever we want. One time Iwanted to go bike riding with mymom in January and we could sincewe live in Florida. Other parts of thecountry have snow in January andwould not be able to even go outside.I asked my mom "Can we go out-side?". She answered "Sure! Howabout we go on a bike ride?". We gotour big, beautifully painted bikes outof our garage and went around theblock at least four times. While we

March 2011

From Our Commissioner

Bruce G. Roberts

As we begin our Centennial in2011, I believe it is a good time topause and reflect on some of ourachievements over the past year:• 364 calls for service were loggedinto our office by concerned citizensof District 1 in 2010: 90 are stillopen and seeking action - 18 ofwhich are awaiting input by City orCounty staff (road closures, trafficstudies, code violations, etc.), andwhile completed, another 72 stillremain open for additional action byCity staff, or for future considerationby the City Commission. 274 callshave been completed.• Once again, no increase in the cur-rent operating millage rate of 4.1193;we now have the 7th lowest operat-ing millage rate of 31 municipalitiesin Broward County. This alsoequates to the 3rd lowest rate amongFlorida’s fourteen largest cities.• Also, for the second straight year,no increase in the fire assessmentfee.• In 2010, serious crime declinedcitywide by approximately 4% whencompared to 2009. (Final officialfigures are not yet available.)• Initiated Police/Fire pension reformin finalizing contract negotiations.• Our reserve fund stands at 19% ofthe General Fund Budget; thisexceeds the nationally recommendedrange of 7% to 15%.• In the past two years, 145 vacantfunded personnel positions wereeliminated.• 13 parks have been outfitted withlightning warning systems, and 2new parks are scheduled to openwithin the next few weeks.

I hope everyone enjoyed theHoliday Season. The DowntownCountdown 2010, which was heldNew Year's Eve, was a huge successand ushered in our Centennial. Thou-sands of residents and visitorspacked downtown Ft. Lauderdale onNew Year’s Eve to ring in 2011 atthe City of Fort Lauderdale OrangeBowl Downtown Countdown. Pre-sented by Ford Motor Company, thisyear’s event was bigger and betterthan ever! The free, 12-hour streetfestival kicked off with an array offamily activities at Esplanade Parkthat included bounce houses, facepainting, inflatables, and a DJ withmusic, games and contests. At 7:00p.m., families gathered around themain stage to enjoy a special kidscountdown and ball lighting. As mid-night approached, the Mayor andCity Commissioners took to the stageto begin the official countdown to2011.When the clock struck midnight,thousands cheered as the “DowntownCountdown” ball, illuminated withmore than 10,000 LED lights,dropped from the sky to officiallykick off 2011. The ball drop wasimmediately followed by a five-minute fireworks display that bril-liantly illuminated the sky aboveDowntown Ft. Lauderdale withbursts of colorful pyrotechnics. Inaddition to the Ford Motor Company,the City would like to thank theOrange Bowl, Corona Light, Down-town Development Authority, FloridaPower & Light, Sun-Sentinel andTarpon Bend for their generoussponsorship of Downtown Count-down, and for helping the Cityprovide a free, fun and familyfriendly event.

• We hosted approximately 200 spe-cial events, which were produced byother organizations.• Decisions on major projects, whichhave lingered for years, are nowbeing moved forward, e. g. SistrunkCorridor, Bahia Mar and SouthAndrews Avenue Business District.• Strong economic development sup-port through partnerships such as theChamber of Commerce’s “BusinessFirst” initiative; the TMA’s (SunTrolley) plan to expand routes whichwill cater to hundreds of thousandsof cruise ship passengers and bringthem to our business and entertain-ment venues. (In the future, I willprovide more details.)• We have had meetings and publicworkshops with many of our advi-sory boards and committees, e.g.Budget Advisory Board, CentennialCommittee, Sustainability Commit-tee (now a board), Visioning Com-mittee and Beach RedevelopmentBoard. Follow-up meetings arescheduled.

These are just a sampling of whatyour Commission has been workingwith you to accomplish in thesetough economic times. It also dem-onstrates my focused commitmenttowards my previous promise to:• Bring back citizen participation ingovernment decisions• Bring back effective and efficientpublic safety• Bring back collegial leadership tothe City Commission• Bring back balanced developmentthat will protect our neighborhoodsand green space



• Try giving yourpet treats that bene-fit her health. SeilerAnimal Hospitaloffers dental treatsthat clean teeth; cattreats that preventhairballs; treats withadded vitamins,minerals, and anti-oxidants; and more.• If you're longing tolet your dog samplea little human foodbut don't want toexpand her waist-line, you can trygiving her a fewfresh vegetables,like carrots, broc-coli, and greenbeans. Use somecare, however, sincesome produce thatpeople love can beharmful to dogs. Onions can causeanemia, and grapes and raisins canbe toxic. Don't feed your dog anynew or unusual veggies without con-sulting with your veterinarian.• In general, don't let treats make upmore than 10 percent of your pet'sdiet.

Provide a safe environment, qualitydiet, exercise, and adequate veteri-nary care for your pet. If you haveany questions about what kinds oftreats are right for your pet, or if you

Pet owners have always liked toshow their animal family a little extralove with the occasional treat, butmodern treats have gone way beyondslipping Rover a little turkey underthe kitchen table. There's nothingwrong with feeding your pet the oc-casional treat. Small amounts of tastyfood can be great motivators if you'retrying to train your pet, or rewards topositively reinforce good behavior.Treats can cause a few problems,however, if they aren't given care-fully. With all the options availablefor treats, how do you know the rightthing to feed your pet?C o u n t t h o s e c a l o r i e s

One of the most dangerous prob-lems overindulgence in treats cancause is obesity. Nearly half of allthe pets in the United Sates are over-weight, and obesity can lead toarthritis, diabetes or heart disease.Treats can be a hidden cause ofweight gain, because you may notrealize how many you give your petduring the day. Large biscuits cancontain well over 100 calories each,for example. So be aware that somesnacks are packed with calories, andstick with low-cal treats or avoidtreats altogether if your pet is over-weight.S t a y a w a y fr o m s c r a p s

As much as your cat or pup lovesto lurk under the table during dinner,you should resist the urge to let hersample your table scraps. Scrapsfrom human food tend to be high incalories and fat but low in vitaminsand other nutrients, and they caneasily upset your pet's stomach. Forthe sake of your pet's health, make ita policy to never share table scraps.Tips for treats• First off, buy treats made specifi-cally for your kind of pet. SeilerAnimal Hospital carries treats thatare designed to taste good to your petwithout upsetting her stomach orthrowing her diet out of whack.

have any other issues you’d like todiscuss about your pet, please callDr. Thieme at Seiler Animal Hospitalat 954-954-491-1222

Provided by the American AnimalHospital AssociationCourtesy of Douglas Thieme, DVMSeiler Animal Hospital2650 NE 57th StreetFort Lauderdale, FL 33308954-491-1222www.SeilerAnimalHospital.com

“Treating” Your Pet Right

A pet is an animal kept for companionship and enjoyment or ahousehold animal, as opposed to wild animals or to livestock,laboratory animals, working animals or sport animals, which are keptfor economic or productive reasons. The most popular pets are notedfor their loyal or playful characteristics, for their attractive appearance,or for their song. Pets also generally seem to provide their owners withnon-trivial health benefits; keeping pets has been shown to helprelieve stress to those who like having animals around. There is now amedically-approved class of "therapy animals," mostly dogs, that arebrought to visit confined humans. Walking a dog can provide both the

owner and the dog with exercise, fresh air, and social interaction.

March 2011

Recycle In Coral Ridge

Coral RidgeTrash Collection Schedule

Black Garbage Cart:

Monday & ThursdayFood wastes

Non-recyclablesHousehold trash

Do not put out bags. The Garbage truck is maintained byone driver, only.

Yard Waste Cart:North from NE 26 St.:

MondaySouth from NE 26 St.:

ThursdayBranches, Leaves, Etc.

Do not put out bags. The Yard Waste truck is maintainedby one driver, only.

Green / Blue/Orange Recycling Bins:Every Thursday

Newspapers in green bin will be taken. Keep them dry.

Bulk Trash Pick Up:4th Monday of the Month

March 2011

Money Matters in Coral Ridge

invest one’s nest egg is to diversifyamong a variety of asset classes pref-erably those that exhibit low orpossibly negative correlation. Thiswould result in an investor benefit-ting in most market environments byat least having one asset class withgains.

The chart below clearly depicts thatsome asset classes are “in favor”while others are “out of favor” forextended periods of time. During the1970’s, the country was faced withthe OPEC oil embargo resulting ingas shortages and long lines at servicestations throughout the country.During this inflationary period, com-modities were the best performingasset class. In the 1980’s, Japan’smarket capitalization accounted for amajority of the foreign stock index(MSCI EAFE) and Japan’s housingboom led to this asset class outper-

forming all others during that decade.The decline in Japanese stock marketwhich was known at the time as the“Lost Decade” coincided with thetechnology boom in the U.S. duringthe 1990’s. During this time, U.S.stocks dramatically outperformed allother asset classes.During the 2000’s,commercial realestate as measuredby the Real EstateInvestment Trust(REIT) Index out-performed all otherasset classes evenafter the dramatic

Diversification Works!After experiencing the Great

Recession of late 2008 and early2009, investors may have questionedthe merits associated with diversifi-cation. With most asset classesexperiencing significant declines, themost seasoned of investors wereforced to reevaluate their investmentplans. Those who panicked and soldout of growth assets (stocks, REIT’s,commodities, high yield bonds) inlate 2008 or early 2009 were disappointedto miss out on the strong rally thathas occurred over the past 21months. While hindsight is often20/20, the Great Recession wasanother illustration that “Time In TheMarket” is often more important than“Timing the Market.“ The chart be-low is a good illustration of thatpoint.

Investment advisors often hear

stories from prospective clients aboutthe money that was lost by investingin stocks, real estate or other assets.What is interesting about thesestories is that they are often quitesimilar in nature. The novice investorseeks to chase gains in an asset classand enters at or near the top of themarket. An example of this is theinvestor who purchases tech stocksin 1999 or banking stocks or realestate in the mid 2000’s. Theseinvestors were chasing gains that hadalready occurred within these assetclasses. Chasing gains is often thequickest way to deplete an investor’sprincipal. A more prudent way to

declines experienced during the fallof 2008 and spring of 2009.

What is the lesson learned fromthis chart? The lesson relates to thefact that it is extremely difficult ifnot impossible to predict which assetclass will outperform all others dur-ing this decade. Exposure in somedegree to all these asset classes basedupon your unique risk tolerance levelwould enable you to have a portionof your assets in the best performingasset class for the coming decade.Whether you are a do-it-yourselfinvestor or currently work with afinancial advisor, please ensure thatyour portfolio matches your shortand long-term investment objectivesas well as your risk tolerance level.In conclusion, the patient investorwill tell you that it is often “time in”the market as opposed to “timing”the market that will allow you to

reach your financial goals.If you have any questions or com-

ments about the statements above orsuggestions for future articles, pleasereach out to me at:[email protected]

Dollars and Sense in Coral Ridgeby Thomas Balcom, CFP, CAIA, MBA


Great way to stayIn Shape!

Bayview Drive is under construction.A good looking fence has beeninstalled. There is lush landscapingto follow and a couple of pieces ofpark furniture to be installed.

Our neighborhood has beenawarded a grant by the city throughthe NCIP (Neighborhood CapitalImprovement Program) to install newstreet signage along Bayview Drivesimilar to those you see in ColeeHammock and Victoria Park.Christine Fingado, Valerie Taylorand I will meet the city engineeringand design department to decide ondesign and colors and information onthe signs. Hopefully we can bringexamples to the General Membershipmeeting on April 28 for youcomments.

Several of the board members willbe marching in the St. Patrick’s DayParade on Las Olas on Saturday,March 12. We will be part of the Ft.Lauderdale Council of CivicAssociation contingent. We will

The Short Term Rental Committee isattempting to balance the rights ofhomeowners in a single familyneighborhood and contain the abusesby the renters. We will keep youinformed of the committee’srecommendations. (See article on page 22)

Several positive activities are inprogress in our neighborhood. Thefountain is finished in Jack andHarriet Kaye Park. I love the lighteddancing waters at night. The CoralRidge Park at NE 24th Street and

(President’s Message Continued frompage 2)

carry a banner with our name andlogo so all will know we are active inCoral Ridge. If you would like tojoin us for a walk and exercise on apretty day on Las Olas, please callme (954-564-4784) or e-mail [email protected].

Sincerely,Betsy Dow, President

The Water Fountain in Jack & Harriet KayePark has been completed!

President Betsy Dow, presents Ron Laffey arecognition award for the time he has spent withthe CRA BOG from 2001-2010!

March 2011

there one summer. Once we got therewe met up with a trainer her namewas Sarah Parker. I was over-whelmed with anticipation to askwhat dolphin we'd be swimming withso I did. Sarah replied, " His name isLucky and he's very well trained."Lucky pulled all three of us into thewater. Lucky splashed all over theplace my mom voiced, " I actuallyfeel like I'm swimming with youguys." Lucky did a triple then quad-ruple flip. Shelby was sitting onLucky's right fin and Oriana was sit-ting on the other fin, while I was ontop of him guiding him where to go.Another example is going on an air-boat in the Everglades. A coupleyears back I went to the Everglades.When I boarded the boat I felt abump under the boat. Our tour guideinformed us " Please stay calm andstill." I was really interested to findout what was under the boat so Igrabbed a man's fishing pole. I tookmy sandwich and attached itto the fishing line. I grunted "MMMMMPPPPPHHHHH," tryingto grip my feet to the boat. I eventu-ally reeled it in with the help of mymom. My mom was eager to seewhat it was. "It's a catfish," I ex-claimed. "I knew it wasn't going tobe a alligator or a crocodile becauseyou couldn't reel it in," my mommuttered to herself. I rolled my eyesand sassed, " I still had fun and thatsuper adventurous!"

In conclusion, that is why I enjoyliving in Florida.By: Genevieve Chalmers 9 yrs. Old

Everybody in the United Stateslives in a state. I like living in Floridabecause we have a lot of beaches andwe live close to Orlando's greatamusement parks!

To begin with, I love going to thebeach. We always see cool marinelife. One time Tommy and I werecoming into shore from the ocean."Look, it's a bunch of squid!"Tommy said with an astonished

and every bite tasted like heaven!Another time I went to a local sea-food restaurant named 15th StreetFishery located in Ft. Lauderdale,Florida. The waitress came to takemy order and I requested the deli-cious local Dolphin, fish, otherwiseknown as Mahi Mahi. When it wasserved cooked to perfection I ateevery last bite. That is why Florida'sfood is so delicious and is anotherreason it's so special.

IN CONCLUSION THAT'S WHYI LIKE FLORIDA.

By: Dawson Wilson Whitaker

Everyone enjoys living in Florida. Ienjoy living in Florida for these tworeasons.

To begin with, Florida has manyfun activities. One example is thatpeople can enjoy awesome basketballgames at the American AirlinesArena in the city of Miami. Twoyears ago, I went to a Miami Heat'sgame. My mother, sister, and I went.We were all astonished because thebleachers were packed. The fanswere loud and happy. The mascotthrew shirts and souvenirs. I yelped,"Wow, this is awesome!" Anotherexample of fun activities in Florida isgoing to Disney World in Orlando.Three months ago, I went to BlizzardBeach at Disney World. When I ar-rived there, I could see a slide fromthe parking lot. "Whoa, that slidemust be at least fifty feet," I voiced."It's called the Summit Plummet," apasserby informed me. After Iboarded the slide, and as it started togo down at a very high speed, myback did not touch the slide anymore."AAAAAAAHHHHHHH, THIS ISTHE BEST SLIDE EVER!" Ishouted while water shot from theslide on my face. That is why Floridais unique with many fun activities.

In addition, Florida is adventurous.One example is going swimmingwith the dolphins at Miami Sea-quarium. Shelby, Oriana, and I went

(Bayview Continued from page 8) face." Go get the net fast," Tommytold me, so I sped up the shore andgot the net. "Come fast Grant!"Tommy declared. "I'm here,Tommy," I stated. Then I caught thesquid and put him in a bucket. Westared at him all day. Later on we lethim go. Another fun beach activity isdigging holes. We always carry bigshovels with us to the beach, so wecan dig 2-3 feet deep and fit 2-4 peo-ple in the gorge we've created. If youdig close enough to the water, theocean will wash up and fill the holewith water. It's almost like the jets ona Jacuzzi tub!

In addition, Florida has Orlando.One time, I went to Islands of Ad-venture where I went to the Wizard-ing World of Harry Potter. There is aroller coaster there called "DragonChallenge." When you're goingthrough the line, you have to chooseeither the Chinese Fireball dragon orthe Hungarian Horntail dragon. Theneveryone is loaded onto the dragons,and you can choose to sit on the frontrow. It's more exciting to sit therebecause you can actually see insteadof being stuck behind a bunch ofother people. At one point, the twodragons start to head right for eachother and look as if they are going tocrash, but at the last second onedragon goes straight up and twirlsaround, and the other dragon banksdiagonally and does a loop-to-loop,sending all of its passengers upside down. On another trip, we went toDisney's Magic Kingdom. My favor-ite ride there is "Space Mountain."It's a roller coaster that is in completedarkness except for the yellow lightstrips on the sides of the cars. Whenyou're going along, there are un-known turns and loop-to-loops be-cause you can't see a thing in thedarkness! There are also cool projec-tions of comets, meteors, and shoot-ing stars, on the ceiling of the dome-shaped building. As you can tell, Ireally like roller coasters!



pose, which is to support the Mu-seum’s strategic plan to grow itselfinto a dynamic hub for cultural life inSouth Florida and an educationalresource for the twenty-first century.All Together Now plans to meet thisambitious goal by providing educa-tional, social, and philanthropic pro-gramming with a multi-disciplinaryemphasis. ATN worked closely withgraphic designer Jose Lopez of Free-dom Art, who is also a member ofthe steering committee, to create abrand identity that effectively repre-sents the overall feel and spirit of thegroup.

On December 10th, ATN hosted asuccessful launch party that did justwhat the committee intended – itdrew newcomers and existing mem-bers to the Museum, inviting them to

learn more about what All TogetherNow and the Museum have to offerto their age group. For the event,ATN created several exciting, localcollaborations such as with street-artist Steve Baum, who volunteeredhis time during the two-hour event tocreate a large collage-like painting,which was raffled to great acclaim atthe end of the evening. Additionally,DJ Utopia Syndrome of TwilightNotes provided an energetic, artisticsoundtrack for the night while artistJuan Maristany coordinated videoprojections for the music. HappyHour was generously sponsored by

This past December, the Museumlaunched a new division of program-ming called All Together Now for thecommunity’s growing and dynamicyoung-adult crowd. Co-founded byMuseum staffers Victoria Billig,Stacy Slavichak, and Carrie Peterson,the group is aimed at women andmen in the 21 to 39 age group whohave an interest in design and visual

arts. In September of 2010, the threestaff members assembled a steeringcommittee of individuals selectedfrom within the community who rep-resent a broad demographic of ages,professions, and perspectives. Col-lectively, the group came up with thefresh and fun name All TogetherNow, inspired by a brightly coloredsculpture on display in the Museumlobby. The work was created by Mi-ami-based artists Roberto Behar andRosario Marquardt and is a smallerversion of a 42-foot-tall sculpturethat the artists installed in downtownDenver, Colorado. Like Behar andMarquardt, the steering committeefelt the name All Together Now rep-resented their desire to work togetherto create something good for thecommunity – in this case, a groupthat would inspire, educate, and pro-vide programming for a demographicof Fort Lauderdale and our neighbor-ing cities that is underserved in termsof inventive and approachable arts-based programming.

With a strong name firmly in place,the steering committee and staffworked to define the group’s pur-

Semper Fi Imports & Distribution.Guests also had the opportunity toview the Museum’s Latin Americanexhibitions as well as see Faces ofFort Lauderdale featuring artworkby Charles Fazzino, the city’s officialCentennial Artist.

Since the launch, All Together Nowhosted a very well-attended Music &Poetry event on February 25th. Withan enthusiastic committee and a fol-

lowing that’s quickly growing, ATNis busy working on several events for2011 including a cocktail party at theDesign Center of the Americas onApril 29th and movie-night on theMuseum’s terrace in mid-May. Formore information, please go toATN’s Facebook page or the Mu-seum’s website at www.moafl.org.To join our email list, please [email protected].

Musician Ryan Alexander performing at theMusic & Poetry event.

DJ Utopia Syndrome at ATN Launch Party

Poet Calm Down at the Music & Poetryevent.

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The Bayview Business AssociationEstablished. Local. Trusted.

Eastside business owners and decision makers are encouragedto join this neighborhood business networking group.

When you need something done in a hurry, it can save a lot oftime when you go right to the source; in this case, the owners of thebusinesses on whom you rely when you most need it. When youcan call the owner or decision maker of a business, you know itwill be handled immediately, rather than having to take a numberand call the general office line.

Further, everyone prefers to do business with those they knowand trust. When you have a relationship with someone, they willprovide a superior level of service for you and you can rely uponand trust that person to do right by you.

If you would like more local business and a relationship withthose who are in business locally, contact this informal group orvisit the website:www.bayviewbusinessassociation.com.

We are far less formal than many business associations, yet highlyeffective. We meet once a month at varying locations and we en-courage you to attend as our guest to see if this is a good fit foryour business.

For further information or to reserve a guest spot at our nextmeeting, please contact the Association Chair, Toby Lawrence atCell:

954.444.6086or via email:

[email protected].

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should do more to protect surround-ing residents. He said a house nearhim regularly is rented to a dozen ormore people at a time for vacationweekends. "People come in on theweekends and party all night,"Dooley said. "People should have theright to rent their property, but thisneighborhood is for single-familyhomes, not hotels. There has got tobe a dividing line."

Fort Lauderdale has no law directlyregulating short-term rentals ofhomes or condos. Rather, there is amix of land-use rules and what cityattorneys say are City of FortLauderdale Media Summary 2standard business definitions. Rentalsof more than a month are OK, butlandlords who rent for shorterperiods may be breaking the law.

That's because of land-use prohibi-tions concerning commercial activityin single family neighborhoods. Cityattorneys say rentals of less than 30days can be tantamount to running abusiness.

Property owners can be fined up to$1,000 a day if they keep renting ona short term basis after being foundin violation of the law.

But the city relies on citizen com-plaints to enforce the law and hasfewer code enforcement inspectorsthan it once did. And although cityofficials have successfully defendedtheir interpretation in court, they arefacing more legal challenges by otherproperty owners over whether theregulations are too vague.

Fort Lauderdale's sizeable short-term rental market has been fueledby the real estate boom-turned-bustof the past decade. Real estate invest-ment grew, and those owners areseeking income — particularly thosewho believed they could quicklyresell property for a profit and nowcan't.

A "beautiful cottage" in SailboatBend rents for $230 a day. A"modern castle" on the Middle Riveradvertises for $10,000 a week.

Hundreds of property owners areregularly renting their homes for lessthan a month — and possibly vio-lating murky city rules. Internet sitesspecializing in vacation rentals arepacked with Fort Lauderdale housesavailable for a night or a week,replete with promises of tropicalgardens, deluxe pools and convenientshopping. It's a booming businessthat has city officials debatingwhether they should strengthen theirregulations or legitimize the practice.Some other South Florida communi-ties like Boca Raton deal with short-term rentals the same way as FortLauderdale, but questions of whetherrules should change has taken placefrom Hollywood to West PalmBeach.

Some who live near vacationrentals in Fort Lauderdale say theirneighborhoods have been upendedby what they see as mini-hotels andcomplain of noise, traffic andgarbage. But those in the businesssay any move to curb short-termrentals would threaten the city'seconomy and lead to another wave offoreclosures.

"All of us are in limbo," said ScottHouse, who manages 15 rental prop-erties and helped start a group calledSouth Florida Vacation RentalsAssociation. "I don't think FortLauderdale can just dismiss short-term rentals when our economy isbased on tourism and the beach.Vacation rentals are big business,and we would send a message to theworld that we are closed for busi-ness."

Paul Dooley, a longtime resident ofthe Coral Ridge neighborhood, isamong those who believe the city

One major vacation rental website,Vacation Rentals by Owner, listsalmost 250 properties available inFort Lauderdale. That's twice asmany postings as it has for Holly-wood and five times as many as forBoca Raton. Local officials sayrental advertisements run in publica-tions and websites across Europe aswell.

"It's almost a black market forvacation rentals," said NickiGrossman, Broward County's tour-ism czar. "A lot of times you simplydon't know a house is being used, butit also can be distressing to theneighborhood." Grossman said shedoesn't view the rentals as competi-tion to hotels. Those in the rentalbusiness say they primarily appeal topeople who want to stay somewhereother than a hotel. Some clients arelarge families or people who want amore homey feel to their vacationsuch as a private kitchen or pool.

Short-term landlords contend thecity will shut down the vacationrental market if it prohibits contractsas short as a week. They say manylandlords have "good neighbor"policies in which they provide 24-hour contact information to nearbyresidents, check on their tenantsduring their stay and imposestandards of conduct for the renters.

"People count on the income," saidPaul Jones, who rents out FortLauderdale property on a short-termbasis. "Property values have gonedown as it is, and they would reallyhurt the city. You would turn it intoforeclosure city."

Fort Lauderdale joins the ranks ofcommunities struggling with what todo about short-term rentals eventhough other nearby cities report noproblems. Rentals of less than 30days were banned in New York City


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March 2011

her friend Madison. "I am so hungryI could die!" I complained to mymom. "How about we go to the bestrestaurant in town, J.Alexzanders.""Fantastic!" I screamed. We jumpedin the car and drove up the bumpyroad. We arrived at the restaurantand asked for a booth for two. "Whatwould you like for dinner?" thewaiter asked. "A juicy medium raresteak." "Sure!" she said with a biggrin. Finally she brought the steak tothe table. I could smell it from a mileaway. I picked up my fork and knifeand dug in. It was so scrumptious,and juicy I almost fainted. It was thebest food I ever tasted. Another timemy dad and I were at the beach andwe could here each others tummyrumbling. "Do you want to go toWilton Wings? "Great!" I said withexcitement. We left the beach withour thirty pound bags and headedtowards the restaurant. We enteredthe tiny restaurant and both ordered atwenty piece mild wing basket withextra blue cheese and celery. I feltlike I was in heaven swimming in ahot sauce lake, with the greasy curlyfries and a lot of mouth wateringvinegar. You can see Florida has thebest mouthwatering food.

In conclusion those are the reasonswhy Florida is my favorite state.

By: Kelsey O'Loughlin

Everyone has a reason why theylike Florida. Here are my reasonswhy I like Florida.To begin with, it has a warm climate.One day it was very hot. I was sweat-ing all over. So, I asked my mom ifwe could go to the beach to cooldown. She said "Sure let's go". Weall jumped in the car and were therein no time at all. I bolted to the waterand jumped in. "Ahhhh" , I ex-claimed. Then I went surfing withmy brother and had a great day. An-other time , it was a cool day. I wokeup and smelled the fresh sea air. Iraced to Dad and pleaded "Can wego bike riding?". "Sure" Dad con-

In conclusion, living in Florida isfantastic!

By: Grant Harley

Everybody has a favorite state butI'm going to tell you why Florida ismy favorite state.

To begin with Florida is my favor-ite state because it's a water state. Forexample one time my family and Iwere at our smelly old wooden dock."Come on in kids!" my dad ex-claimed. I sat in the very front of theboat with the roasting sun in my face.We were heading towards the light-house waters to go tubing. We finallygot there and my dad yanked out thetube from the back of the boat. Hetied the soggy saltwater rope to theboat) then the tube. My sister Katieand I both got on the tube and blastedoff. "Ahhhhhhhh!" I screamed as wewere going faster than an airplane.We were bouncing up and down onthe water and finally I fell off. Mydad came back to get * me and askedif I was okay. "Great!" I said at thesame time chuckling. I had an unfor-gettable day. Another time my dadand I were on the beach. We weregoing in the giant waves to go surf-ing. My dad brought the surf boards,they were as hard as a rock. I walkedin the soggy sand down to the coldocean and got ready to surf. I got onthe board and started to paddle. Mystomach had butterflies in it. Finallythe waves came and I was up andgoing. "Cana bongo!" I screamed. Ifelt the cool ocean mist and thebreeze in my face. I finally cam-,ashore and I thanked my dad with alot of love. I had a blast and I willnever forget it. You can see why be-ing a water state makes Florida excit-ing.

Another reason why I like living inFlorida is because of the restaurants.For example, one time my mom andI were at home when my sister Sa-brina was having a sleep over with

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firmed. We all sprinted to our bikes.We started down the street to thebeach. I did cool jumps off the rampsand off roading. This is why the cli-mate is the best. We have hot days tospend at the beach and cool days toplay outside:

In addition, we have great wildlifeto see in Florida. Once while swim-ming, my Mom yelled "Matthew,come quick". There was a hugemanatee with a group of fish swim-ming in the Intracoastal behind ourhouse. It was an amazing sight. Wealso see blue crabs and lizardsaround our house. One Saturdaymorning, I asked my mom "Can wego to Billy's Swamp Safari?" Laterthat day my family and I drove 2hours to get there. My brother sawchickens which he thought werefunny. We got on an air boat for aride. I saw what I thought was a logmoving. I asked the driver about itand he replied `That's an alligator". Itwas the coolest thing I ever saw.Florida has the Everglades whichmakes it a great place to see wildlife.

In conclusion, this is why I loveliving in Florida. There is greatweather and so many things to seeand do.

By: Matthew Olsavsky

Florida is a great place to live. Wehave great climate and many funplaces to go that are close to ourhome.

To begin with, the climate is niceand warm to do many things. Onerecent day, my family and I went tothe beach. I raced my brother downthe beach and jumped in the wavesscreaming " Yee Haw". Later, mybrother and I built sand castles. An-other sunny day, my family and Iwent on a boat and we went fishing. Icast my fishing line in and felt a tug.I yelled " I got one" and tried to reelit in but it was too strong. I called myDad over and he helped me bring itin. It was a fun day. There are so



State law prohibits dumping anything intothe storm drain system or unauthorizedobstructions or alterations of the drain-age features. Residents should reportillegal dumping into the stormwater systemor clogged storm drains by calling the Cityof Fort Lauderdale’s 24-Hour CustomerService Center at:

(954) 828-8000.

March 2011

Great thanks to our advertisers, many of whom are ourneighbors. Their ad dollars cover the entire expense of

this publication.YOU ARE GREAT!

This is a thank you to all Coral Ridge dog ownerswho clean up after their dog(s), when out for awalk. That is most of us. For those who do not

clean up after their dog(s), please begin. Not onlyis it against the law, it is an insult to the rest of us.

under legislation the state passed lastsummer. Officials in the southwestFlorida community of Venice arefighting a judge's ruling that its banon short-term rentals is an unconsti-tutional City of Fort LauderdaleMedia Summary 3 violation ofhomeowners' property rights, and thetown of Jupiter Inlet Colony thisweek lost a court fight over itsrestrictions on rentals.

Hollywood officials debatedwhether to restrict rentals last year,but stuck with rules that include notime limits and simply require thosewho rent their property to registerwith the city.

West Palm Beach has debated andre-debated its minimum time require-ments on rentals. Meanwhile, BocaRaton has had no problem in yearswith policies that are similar to FortLauderdale's.

Fort Lauderdale's City Commissioncreated a task force of business own-ers and neighborhood leaders toreview the short-term rental rules.Officials held a public hearing Feb.24. Mayor Jack Seiler said he wantsto stop abuses of short-term rentals,but said the city has been cautiousbecause of the ripple effects. "Thethought is to try to create a littlemore regulation in this arena to en-sure short term rentals don't nega-tively impact our neighborhoods,"Seiler said. "It's all aboutquality of life — the quality of life inyour neighborhood or on your block,and if short-term rentals negativelyimpact quality of life, they should bescrutinized."

(Short Term Rentals Continued frompage 22)Haiku Poetry

HockeyHockey sticks and pucksExtreme and so slippery

Dangerous but funBy: Panayoti Kourkoumelis

WinterWarm hot chocolate

Crackling, burning fireplaceIcy snowball fights

By: Brach Jeppesen

Ice SkatingTwinkling bright ice

Zooming down the icy rinkSkating with much joy

By: Natalie Rees

SkiingOn a mountain top

Skiing down the slopes so fastWind whistling by

By: Emma Holstein

many things to do in this warm Flor-ida climate.

In addition, I love living in Floridaas the are so many fun places to golike the Miami Zoo, the Everglades,Sea Aquarium and so much more.One great place I love to go is Or-lando to see Disney World. Recentlymy family and I went to DisneyWorld. I went on the roller coasterwhich I was a bit afraid of. I closedmy eyes and felt sick to my stomach.It got better near the end. After I gotoff I screamed 'That was awesome'and we all laughed. Another greatplace we went last month is RedReef Park. My ` family and I put onsnorkels and masks. I saw many col-orful fish but then bumped into a bar-racuda with lots of teeth. I poppedmy head out of the water andscreamed at my Dad, "Help, Barra-cuda". He came over and laughed "he is much more afraid of you". Itwas a great day. We are never boredliving in Florida with so many differ-ent fun places to go and see.

In conclusion, With the great warmclimate and so many fun places togo, I would never want to live any-where else.

By: Michael Olsavsky

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City, but please be assured that thisCommission is aggressively pursuingthe elimination of ALL illegal painclinic operations within our City.Our Police Department and CodeEnforcement are actively involved inthis undertaking along with federalagencies and the Florida Departmentof Health. At the 1/4/11 Commis-sion Meeting, we requested our CityAttorney to extend our moratoriumprohibiting the licensing of new painclinics. I will also be in contact withour lobbyists to make sure that thisissue continues to move forward atthe state level. Please contact ourState legislators and the new Gover-nor to make our voices heard on thisimportant issue.

CENTENNIAL CELEBRA-T I O N ( F E B R U A R Y A N DMARCH EVENTS):• March 12 - Centennial Parade andFestival celebrating St. Patrick's Day• March 14 - Centennial Life in FortLauderdale 1911-1920 lecture at theBonnet House• March 17 - The Centennial and49th Annual Mayor’s Prayer Break-fast• March 20 - Grand re-opening of the1922 Southside School, located at701 South Andrews Avenue, with aCentennial tribute to one of the firstelementary schools in BrowardCounty; it has been listed on the U.S.National Register of Historic Placessince 2006• March 22, 23, 24 - Business Fairdemonstrating the economic devel-opment links between Ft. Lauderdaleand Medellin, Columbia, sponsoredby Greater Fort Lauderdale SisterCities International• March 25 - Tropical Symphonicconcert at the Broward Center for thePerforming Arts commemorating the50th anniversary of the Sister Cityrelationship between Fort Lauderdaleand Medellin, Columbia, sponsoredby Greater Fort Lauderdale SisterCities International. -This musicalsound fusion is a tribute to our

I want to thank City staff for theirconstant dedication in addressing allof the concerns, issues and ideas thatcome through the CommissionOffice – not only for District 1, butalso for the City as a whole. We stillhave much more that we can do. I amlooking forward to another year ofworking for you.

CITY MANAGER SEARCHUPDATE: Our consultant has metwith the Mayor and all of theCommissioners as well as with theCommission-appointed City ManagerSearch Committee to obtain inputrelated to the qualities, experienceand leadership skills deemed necessaryfor this position. The City ManagerSearch Committee has also met todevelop their guidelines to proceedwith their task of narrowing downfinalists for Commission delibera-tions. In the future, I will keep youinformed of public meetings todiscuss the selection of the CityManager.

PAIN CLINICS: A few monthsago, I mentioned that this problemcontinues to spread and disrupt theintegrity of our community. Florida’scrackdown on unscrupulous painclinics has stalled again in Tallahassee,pending a review by the newlyelected governor. Strict new rules forthese pain clinics and their doctorswere to take effect November 28.The rules have been in the works for14 months. The delay appears toundercut State Department of Healthplans to start detailed inspections ofthe approximately 1,000 pain clinicsin Florida – especially ones inBroward and Palm Beach countiesthat have become a major source ofmillions of narcotic pills for drugdealers and addicts throughout theSoutheast. To date, we have closedtwo clinics by Holy Cross, one by theExecutive Airport, one on OaklandPark Boulevard, and "raided" theclinic near Broward General Hospital. Iknow there are several others in the

(Bruce Roberts Continued from page 10) cultural similarities• March 26 - Centennial BonnetHouse Tour by Dr. George• March 27 - Centennial BirthdayParty! 100th Anniversary of the in-corporation of Fort Lauderdale onthe Riverwalk• March 27 - 9:00 a.m. and again at11:30 a.m. Dr. Paul George will hosta Walking Tour of Historic Down-town Fort Lauderdale• March 28 – Keith Hendee says theGateway Theatre once was a zoo!These and other historic facts dis-cussed with the Broward House Alli-ance lunch at the Bimini Boatyard,call (954) 772-9647

DON’T FORGET – if you haveany photos of landmarks, people,events or otherwise from the past 100years that you would like to sharewith the City (so that they can beused as part of the slideshow thatwill be shown throughout the Cityduring our Centennial Celebration),let us know as soon as possible. Wehave only a few so far and we wouldreally like to have District 1 repre-sented! Thank you in advance.

OFFICE CONTACT: RobbiUptegrove – 954-828-5033; email:[email protected].

In addition to hosting twopre-agenda meetings twice a month, Iam also available to attend yourHOA meetings to update yourneighborhood on what is going on inthe City as well as answer any ques-tions/concerns you may have. Pleasecontact Robbi to schedule.

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the four columns with authentic,New-Orleans-style gas lamps thatcast a secluded and private estate feelat night.

Rather than tear out and replace thealready existing mature plants and

trees, they decided to relocate andreuse them in a way that would bebetter suited to the property. Theynow have a vast array of palms treesthat include several Sago, FloridaRoyal, and Foxtails. They also added

White Crepe Jasmine vines to flankthe garage door and wind along theiron gates.

Almost two years later, Micheleand Ben finally get to enjoy all thehard work they put in. They comehome to their dream house every dayand are so very proud and flatteredwhenever neighbors stop by toadmire their home.

The Fort Lauderdale City Commis-sion and the Community Appearance

The WOW Award for December2010 was presented to Michele andBen Benavente, who are residents ofthe Coral Ridge Association, Inc.located in District I.

In March 2009, Michele and Ben,along with a Boxer, Great Dane,and a baby on the way (Emma),decided it was time to trade theircharming, yet less than spacioustwo-bedroom Rio Vista home forsomething with a little more roomto grow. Since they were bornand raised in Fort Lauderdale,they didn’t want to stray far sothey looked to the Coral Ridgeneighborhood where they bothgrew up. Ironically, the housethey ended up falling in love withwas nestled along Bayview Drive,directly between the two homes theyeach grew up in.

Michele and Ben’s vision through-out the renovation process was toretain the home’s quiet, solid senseof dignity and poise, whileadding their individual flair.

The first step was repaint-ing the house to a warmshade of green and changingthe front door and garage toa natural mahogany stain.Then, they traded the oldwindows in for more energyefficient and hurricanefriendly impact windows.Next, they redesigned theoriginal circular drivewayand island into two separate straightdriveways and a courtyard, whichallowed for a clean-cut look and pro-vided more useable open, greenspace. They used tumbled marblepavers to create eight large quadrantsdivided by grass borders on eachdriveway.

Next, four columns were installedto flank the sides of each drivewaythat were joined in the middle by alow-lying wall. They topped each of

Board proudly present the DecemberWOW Award to Michelle and Benand thank them for enhancing theircommunity and the City of FortLauderdale.WOW Award Recognizes Stellar Fort

Lauderdale PropertiesIf you see a house that makes

you stop and say “WOW,” oryou think your house has the“WOW” factor, nominate it for amonthly WOW award. TheCommunity Appearance Boardrecognizes residential propertiesthroughout the City that contrib-ute to the aesthetic appeal of theneighborhood through its WOWAward Program. Board mem-bers nominate homes for a

WOW award and residents may alsonominate their homes or a neighbor’shome for an award. Nominationsmay be for landscaping, renovation,property maintenance, overall exte-rior beauty and style, and neighbor-

hood enhancement.If a property is selected

as a WOW winner, thehomeowner will receivespecial recognition at aCity Commission meeting,a gift certificate from aprogram sponsor, and aWOW Winner yard signto display on their prop-erty. The owner’s homewill also be featured onChannel 78, the City’s

government access cable station, andpossibly be featured in local and Citypublications.

For more information about theWOW Award Program or to nomi-nate a home for an award, pleasevisit www.fortlauderdale.gov/neighborhoods. Nominations can bemade online!

City of Fort Lauderdale Community Appearance Board AnnouncesDecember ‘WOW Award’ Winner


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Tim Rice’s “Aida,” a classic tale offorbidden love, performing March11th & 12th at The African AmericanResearch library, unites talentedteenage actors from all over twocounties and a dozen differentschools, and is the first time FLCT ispartnering with the African Ameri-can Research Library & CulturalCenter. Tickets for all FLCT showsare available through the websitewww.flct.org and through the Box

The fun never stops at Fort Lauder-dale Children’s Theatre! Quarter 3classes began in January, offeringtheatre arts classes for ages 4-18,including Voice for the Actor, Dancefor Musical Theatre and Improvisa-tion, to name a few.

The kids were amazing in theirproduction of Shakespeare’s A Mid-summer Night’s Dream, performedin October at our studio theatre at theGalleria Mall, and our spectacular,original production of Snow White &the Seven Dwarfs in December at theMain Library Theater had audiencessinging along! A dvd of this showwill soon be available for sale; youcan watch a sample of the show onYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZymeNzz2jFM Call 954 763-6701to order.

Our production of Elton John and

Office, 954-763-6701. The rest ofour production season promises tobe just as exciting and fun: My SonPinocchio in May 2011; and HelloDolly in July 2011. Auditions areopen and the information is avail-able on our website.

Fort Lauderdale Children’s Thea-tre recently hosted 250 guests atThe Grande Crystal Ball III –The Emerald City at the HiltonFort Lauderdale Marina for an eve-ning of fine dining and dancing. Aperformance by FLCT’s new "GleeClub" was the highlight and theirupbeat and poignant performancebrought the guests to theirfeet. This annual black-tie affairwas a reminder of the importanceof supporting children in the arts.

NEWS FROM FORT LAUDERDALE CHILDREN’STHEATRE


The Coral Ridge Newsletter is a production of the Coral Ridge Homeowner’s Associa-tion & printed to inform you, a Coral Ridge resident, of events and situations deemed by the(elected) Board of Governors as pertinent to your knowledge. We thank the advertisers for

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March 2011

Coral Ridge Association

2011President:Betsy Dow

Vice President:Robert Helmholdt

Recording Secretary:Christine Fingado

Corresponding Secretary:Scott TilbrookTreasurer:

Robert McMahonGovernors:

John AureliusSteve BotkinHelen Bulver

Bill CianiJohn Custer

Claudia GallowayJim Geiger

Steve GillespieGeorge Glasser

Jim SawranHenry SchooneScott Tilbrook

Alan VordermeierMembership Committee:

Ron LaffeySocial Committee:

Claudia Galloway, Helen Bulver,Robert McMahon

Code Enforcement:Bill Ciani

Newsletter Editor:Ron Laffey

Beautification & Trafficways Com.:George Glasser, Scott Tilbrook

Recycle Committee:Brian Leary

Nominating Committee:Jim Geiger, Steve Botkin, John Custer,

Christine Fingado, Al Massey, RonLaffey, Robert Helmholdt

Ft. Laud. Civic Assoc. Rep:Steve Gillespie

Sunrise/Middle River Bridge Comm:Bill Ciani, Richard PrattWelcoming Committee:

Ron Laffey

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Neighbors are looking for help with small jobs and arewilling to hire Coral Ridge children. The Coral RidgeNewsletter welcomes all neighborhood children, 14 years andolder, who would like to work for their neighbors doingmulching, raking, and the like. With your parent’spermission, we will list your name and phone number free ofcharge. Call Ron Laffey at 954-566-8673.

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