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Trash To Treasure Garage Sale at Mullins Park

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Life & ArtsFestival Brings People Together to Celebrate Commonalities

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Water Tank Mural is dedicated

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Governor Rick Scott offers statement on heatlhcare spendingGovernor Rick Scott re-

leased the following statement on the Florida House of Rep-resentatives’ proposal to spend additional state taxpayer dollars on healthcare services:

“Our challenge in healthcare is to best protect both the unin-sured and the taxpayers in our state as we work to lower cost, expand access, and improve the

quality of healthcare. The Leg-islature now has two different plans before them regarding the future of our healthcare system. The House’s plan will cost Flor-ida taxpayers on top of what they are already taxed under the President’s new healthcare law. This would be a double-hit to state taxpayers. The Senate’s plan will provide healthcare ser-vices to thousands of uninsured

Floridians while the program is 100 percent federally funded. As it stands today, the Senate’s plan is in line with what I said I would support because it pro-tects both state taxpayers and the uninsured in our state. I look forward to continuing to work with both the House and the Senate as they discuss ways we can improve our healthcare system.”

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By Fred Hamilton

BOCA RATON - The 20 or so small airplanes that taxied along the runway at the Boca Raton Airport recently, were carrying cargo of particular impor-tance.

Often times these pilots are called on to ferry chronically and sometimes critically ill passengers through Vital Flight, a Broward County-based non-profit that pairs patients with volunteer pilots.

But on March 23, their sole mission was to provide short plane flights to more than 150 autistic kids or children with severe illnesses.

“Awesome,” was how Delray Beach resident Rob-in Johnson described the experience. “I think what they’re doing is phenomenal. It takes special people to give special needs children the opportunity to do this. It’s overwhelming to know that there are so many great people in the world that give up their time to do this.”

Johnson, director of recruitment and dual en-rollment at Palm Beach State College, took her son, Evan, 17, who is autistic, and daughter, Alexis, 21, on the 20-minute flight up to Boynton Beach and back.

Volunteer Pilots Soar to Give Autistic Kids a Thrill in the Skies

Evan Johnson and his family got the thrill of flying on Vital Flight Special Kids Day recently. The nonprofit organization gives children, especially those fighting serious ill-

ness, an opportunity for a free airplane ride.

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Mayor Vince Boccard and his family enjoyed Our Town in Coral Springs. The event attracted thousands of people and included rides, live en-tertainment, food and and chance to spend time with family and friends.

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Trash To Treasure Garage Sale at Mullins ParkJulie Webb, the chorus teacher at

Coral Springs Charter High School was pleased to the have the oppor-tunity to run a fundraising event for the chorus at the Trash To Treasure Garage Sale at Mullins Park. The event atttracted thousands of peo-ple many of whom were looking for bargains. It was a win/win because people could clean out their homes of items they no longer wanted such as toys, children’s clothing, books, CDs, decorative items and a wide variety of items. Others could purchase things at low prices.

“We have been collecting items

over the past month to sell at this garage sale,” said Webb. “We are raising money for the chorus.”

David Lawrence enjoyed the event. He was selling music CDs. “I love it and this is my fourth time participating in this event,” said Lawrence.

Ann Magnuson spent the morn-ing selling clothing and other items. “The city does a good job of pro-moting this event,” she said.

Commmissioner Claudette Bruck said she was pleased that so many people came and that the weather was nice.



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Water Tank Mural is dedicated

A dedication ceremony for the Wa-ter Tank Mural at Mullins Park was held on March 23. The mural was de-signed by Rebecca Lowy, a senior at Stoneman Douglas High School. She was pleased to see the completion of the mural.

When drawing the design she fo-cused on Cubism and sought to illus-trate the multicultural community that is Coral Springs. During the dedication ceremony she thanked all the people who supported the project. Six profes-sional artists painted the top portion of the tank and about 360 volunteers from the community painted the bot-tom portion on weekends.

Armando Leighton Chair of the Arts Committee of the Community Foundation of Broward County was

pleased to see people from the commu-nity coming together to promote public art. He was glad to see a multicultural representation of Coral Springs.

The Coral Springs Museum of Art received a $67,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Broward to implement a community building proj-ect using collective art creation. The community had to match the $67,000 and was able to do so. Once the Mu-seum received authorization, the proj-ect known as “Building a Community Through Art” began.

A contest to select the image to be painted as a mural on the water tank was launched. More than 300 entries were received and the image created by Rebecca Lowy was selected.

Randall Slapikas Receives Prudential Spirit of Community Service Award

Randall Slapikas, an eighth grade student at Forest Glen Middle School re-ceived the Prudential Spirit of Community Service Award for his work in estab-lishing Kids of Love. He also received a Presidential Community Service Award for completing many community service hours.

Slapikas initiated Kids of Love at Forest Glen as an effort to help kids who are fighting cancer. Often this involves visiting them in the hospital and spending time with them. Kids of Love has organized a number of events to raise money to help kids facing cancer. The organization is seeking to help young people facing other challenges as well. Slapikas said Kids of Love is now working to organize a birthday party for a student who is fighting cancer.

Kids of Love has expanded into most of the high school and middle schools in Coral Springs. More school administrator are showing interest. Kids of Love is now in 12 schools.

City Needs Volunteers for September 11th 5K RemebranceEach year, the City has held memori-

als to remember the victims and honor the heroes of September 11, 2001. This year, the City will host its second an-nual September 11th 5K Remembrance and are in need of volunteers and event sponsors.

The 5K follows a flat course through the heart of Coral Springs, starting and finishing at the September 11th Memo-rial located in front of the Northwest

Regional Library. The memorial fea-tures a piece of the World Trade Cen-ter and a large patriotic brass plaque, and can be visited year-round.

Anyone interested in becoming a sponsor or volunteer can sign up by contacting event organizer Gina Or-lando at [email protected]. For more information, please call 954-344-1147.



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Coral Springs Works to Improve Code Enforcement

The City of Coral Springs is work-ing hard to work with residents, prop-erty owners, and businesses to bring properties up to code. This new focus on compliance rather than enforcement has begun with the restructuring of its Code Enforcement division to Code Compliance. The move is a strategic ef-fort to enhance its approach to focus on voluntary compliance, while improving customer service.

Based on the feedback from the com-munity, two code officers were added to the budget and are in the process of being hired. These new positions will provide coverage seven days a week.

In addition, Code Compliance now

offers residents the convenience of re-porting issues and code violations with a photo and GPS location using the myCoralSprings app. Requests are au-tomatically routed to the Compliance office and will be addressed within 48 hours. Residents can opt to receive notifications when the issue has been corrected. The app is available for both Apple and Android devices, including phones and tablets.

“We’re working hard to be more re-sponsive, to improve communications with residents and business owners and gain compliance to help maintain our neighborhoods,” Code Compliance Manager Jaci Foster said

Coral Springs to Offer Swim LessonsSummer is the perfect time to learn

how to swim and take full advantage of the American Red Cross Learn to Swim program. Most summer class sessions consist of eight 45-minute classes, and cost $55. Registration begins on April 27 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Aquatic Complex. As of April 29, registration will be taken at all pools during opera-tional hours.

The unique six-level instructional approach is offered through the Ameri-can Red Cross. All instructors are trained and certified, so swimmers of all ages and abilities are in good hands. To register, you must have a certificate of completion to enter into the next level.

Levels begin at Level I (Intro-

duction to Water Skills), and work through Level II (Fundamentals of Aquatic Skills for Beginners), Level III (Stroke Development), Level IV (Stroke Improvement), Level V (Stroke Refinement), and Level VI (Swimming and Skill Proficiency). Adult Beginner classes are also available for individuals over the age of 15. Both weekday and weekend classes are available.

For more information, visit www.CoralSprings.org/summerfun, pick up a copy of the Summer Fun Guide at any City recreation facility. The Aquat-ic Complex is located at 12441 Royal Palm Blvd.; Cypress Pool is located at 1300 Coral Springs Drive; and Mullins Park Pool is located at 10180Ben Gei-ger Drive (N.W. 29 Street). For more information, call 954-345-2121.

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Coral Springs offers Rock-et ManThe City’s Public Art Committee se-

lected “Rock-et Man” by Craig Berube-Gray as its latest installation on Sample Road. The installation was completed on March 8 and will be on temporary display at the southeast corner of Sam-ple Road and Coral Hills Drive until March 2014.

“On behalf of the City and the Public Art Committee, we would like to welcome this new piece of artwork to the City and look forward to having it on display in the upcoming year,” said Chief Planner Jim Hickey.

In November 2003, Coral Springs was the first south Florida city in many

years to pass a public art program and join the more than 350 governments nationwide. Since the Coral Springs initiative, the nearby cities of Tamarac, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach have created programs. The funding from the sculptures results from arts fees paid by developers that choose not to install artwork at their new buildings.

No ad valorem tax dollars are used to fund public art through the City of Coral Springs Public Art Program. Funds are collected through an impact fee on new development or redevelop-ment within the City. For more infor-mation on the artist and his works, visit www.crgraystonecarver.com.

Coral Springs Receives Naturescape Emerald Award

The City of Coral Springs has been awarded the annual Naturescape Em-erald Award under the Government/School/Municipality category by Bro-ward County. This award recognizes Coral Springs for its Street Tree Sub-sidy Program, which was established in 2006 to reach a 30 percent average tree canopy coverage citywide. The pro-gram allowed eligible property own-ers to plant appropriate, code required shade trees as street trees and receive

up to $200 in subsidy per required tree. This program was later expanded to include multi-family and commercial properties and it resulted in over 4,000 street trees being planted citywide in 2012. Throughout this program, the City also developed a “Homeowners Tree Care and Ownership” guide to educate homeowners on tree quality, proper planting and long term proper care of trees.

Coral Springs to Observe National Day of Prayer

The City, as an Inclusive Communi-ty, embraces people of different faiths, and the National Day of Prayer celebra-tion highlights the strength in diversity found in our community. Every House of Worship in Coral Springs and ad-joining cities is invited to participate. A youth representative from participating congregations leads the prayers, while the Clergy stands by to lend support. This nondenominational event, hosted by the City’s Multi-Cultural Advisory Committee, brings together people from all faiths to pray, sing or chant to-

gether, demonstrating our respect for the world’s religions whilst praying for our nation, our leaders and peace in our community. The event is scheduled on Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. in the Char-ter School cafeteria. There is no cost to attend. Please bring out your families and friends to join your fellow residents and elected officials at this community event. The Charter School cafeteria is located at 3205 University Drive on the southeast corner of Sample and Uni-versity. For additional information, call 954-344-1063.



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EditorialDAVID VOLZ: EditorPEDRO HEIZER: Managing EditorDR. SynESIO LyRA, JR. CopyEditor

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Spring is here and things are looking up in Coral Springs.

Talk is in the air about building a new City Hall. City staff members vis-ited a number of city hall’s in the area to get a sense of what a new building might look like. Many people would like to have a new building. Coral Springs officials have said there are problems with code violations in the existing structure and the fact that the building has simply outlived its usefulness.

Some commissioners want a new city hall to be built where the south an-nex of the city hall stands now. This new building would include a govern-ment office, commission chambers, an art museum and a performing arts center. There is the possibility that Coral Springs Charter School would be moved to where the existing Coral Springs Museum of Art stands now. But this is all in the future and it re-mains to be seen how this will all be funded. Currently three buildings now under construction are near completion

at Mullins Park.The first ever half marathon was

just held at the Sportsplex. This event and a 5K run raised money for the Lisa Boccard Breast Cancer Fund. Many people participated and everyone had a good time. Coral Springs also held Worldfest, an event that celebrates the diverse culture of Coral Springs. And a mural on the Coral Springs Water Tank at Mullins Park celebrating the city’s diversity was recently dedicated.

Coral Springs young people contin-ue to do very well. The Taravella High School Band received many superior ratings at a recent assessment event. The Coral Springs High School, Coral Glades High School and Coral Springs Charter High School band programs are also doing well.

Also Coral Springs will be offering a wide variety of camp programs this summer. There will be a traditional camp program offering sports, swim-ming and fun activities. And there will be specialty camps offering indepth training for athletics and arts.

CORAL SPRINGS EDITORIALBy David Volz




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By Douglas HeizerTHOUGHTS FROM THE PUBLISHER

Of Fools And FoolishnessBy: Robert J. Tamasy

When was the last time you did something foolish at work? We have all dabbled in foolish behavior at one time or another, perhaps more than once. But let me ask a different ques-tion: Have you ever worked with someone you considered to be a fool, not just a person prone to an occa-sional foolish act or decision?

It is interesting that many cultures have seen fit to formally recognize fools and foolishness. April 1, in the United States and many other na-tions, is known as “April Fools’ Day.” In some countries they call it “All Fools Day.” For some this provides an excuse for pulling a harmless prank or practical joke on someone, or fool-ing them by trying to convince them of information that is erroneous.

There are various theories about the origin of April Fools’ Day, includ-ing Chaucer’s 1392 literary classic, The Canterbury Tales, and obser-vances in Europe and the Middle East that trace as far back as the sixth cen-

tury. But one thing is certain: Fools – and foolishness – have existed since the beginning of time.

There is the saying that “a fool and his money are soon parted.” Another states, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” Most of us have been guilty of forming bad relationships, making questionable investments or poor decisions that left us wondering, “What was I thinking?” But there is a difference between occasional foolish-ness and habitually being a fool, pro-fessionally or personally.

It is not surprising that the time-less collection of writings called the Bible speaks about foolishness – and fools. Much of it applies to the 21st century workplace. Here is a sam-pling from the book of Proverbs:

The high cost of foolishness. We can labor years to build up something worthwhile – a business, a career, a marriage or family – that can be de-stroyed with a single act of irrespon-sibility. “The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears it down” (Proverbs

14:1).The mindless habits of being a

fool. A wise person refuses to make hasty decisions, evaluating alterna-tives and weighing possible conse-quences. But a fool acts on impulse without worrying about negative outcomes. “The wisdom of the pru-dent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception” (Proverbs 14:8).

The short-sightedness of the fool-ish. Wisdom prompts people to re-main focused on worthwhile goals, but foolish people can be easily side-tracked and lose sight of their objec-tives. “Folly delights a man who lacks judgment, but a man of understand-ing keeps a straight course” (Prov-erbs 15:21).

The undisciplined, reckless speech of a fool. Wisdom guides people in what is appropriate to say – and what not to say. Foolish people are quick to speak without considering the af-termath of their words. “A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth in-vites a beating. A fool’s mouth is his

undoing, and his lips are a snare to his soul ” (Proverbs 18:6-7).

The irresponsible stewardship of the fool. A wise person strives to uti-lize resources properly and carefully, but fools are wasteful and rarely plan for future needs. “In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has” (Proverbs 21:20).

Until next week!Robert J. Tamasy is vice presi-

dent of communications for Leaders Legacy, Inc., a non-profit corporation based in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. A veteran of more than 35 years in pro-fessional journalism, he is the author of Business At Its Best: Timeless Wisdom from Proverbs for Today’s Workplace (River City Press) and has coauthored with David A. Stoddard, The Heart of Mentoring: 10 Proven Principles for Developing People to Their Fullest Potential (NavPress). For more information, see www.lead-erslegacy.com or www.rivercitypress.net.

By Dr. Synesio Lyra, Jr.

POSITIVE LIVING

Living is Never Free from Risks!

A tragic misunderstanding is for many humans to assume they can live a risk-free life. In their erroneous con-ception, they avoid most things which, otherwise, would benefit them in the world instead of harming them. But they do it by avoiding the very things that ultimately can reward them in many ways!

Obviously people need to be well

informed of the consequences of their actions, even when such actions may be mandated by others. We all know that many accidents occur when people cross a street. Some people even lose their life in doing that. Yet, that should never be reason enough for persons to avoid crossing a street altogether. If you need to get somewhere on foot, that’s the way to do it!

The same applies to medications a doctor may prescribe, with undesirable, potential side-effects. However, such side-effects may not apply to every situation, or to every single individual following that medical advice. Besides, that remedy is the necessary ingredi-ent to keep you alive and safer from the consequences of the malady it is intended to combat.

Travelling by air may end in a crash with a large number of deaths. Nev-ertheless, compared to the enormous number of flights every single day crisscrossing the globe, the percentage of mishaps is minuscule, while the risk is worth taking.

Sadly, the human family has a por-tion of its population who lack the spirit of adventure, as well as the con-fidence with which life should be faced

and enjoyed. There is nothing perfect in this world but even then, individu-als should not deprive themselves of courageously taking risks when neces-sary, so as not to miss positive realities which can come their way.

Instead of shutting yourself at home, and living in daily fear even there, rather than facing reality even in its ugliness, all need to take risks with-in the parameters of wisdom, reason-ableness, and conformity to the laws established by the creator.

Why miss what can advance you and bring true joy and gladness which can never be discovered if you join those who retreat from reality for fear of what most likely won’t happen? Live life with zest and face its uncertainties with courage!




Coral Springs High School Students Peform During Once Upon a DreamCoral Springs High School was among five high schools that performed during

Once Upon A Dream on March 7. The event was a signature event to celebrate the 50th Birthday of Coral Springs. Students sang and danced. During the show there was a presentation of the history of Coral Springs, a city that is a desirable place to live and raise a family.

Susan Leon-Leigh, the principal of Coral Springs High School said, “I thought it was great. I think the kids did a magnificent jobs. It was good for the city,” she said.

Mary Catherine Salo, the chorus teacher for Coral Springs High School said, “It was wonderful to have so many talented kids coming together to perform.”

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It was the third year that Vital Flight sponsored Special Kids Day. The organization partnered with Signature Flight Support at Boca Raton Airport and a laundry list of businesses and pri-vate individuals to sponsor the event.

They converted the hangar into a mini carnival with a bounce house complete with slides and tunnels. There were face painting and refreshments.

Several parents said they were very impressed by the professionalism of the organization’s volunteer staff.

Vital Flight volunteer pilots donate their time, plane and fuel costs to help those in need.

“We’re an organization without walls,” said pilot Michael Coviello, a board member and director of outreach

for the organization. “ We donate all of our time, our personal and business re-sources to make the organization work. None of us take salaries or stipends, and all of the resources we take in we use for our telephones and our printed material.”

Robert Eckelson is an orthodontist on weekdays but on this Saturday, he gassed up his four-seater Piper Dakota turbo and headed to the hangar where he spent the day putting big, bright smiles on kids’ faces.

It isn’t about any thrill or recognition, said Eckel-son, who does not keep in touch with the people he helps. He has had flights where hardly a word is spoken. Most of the flights end with a hug or a photo with the family, he

said.“There are little kids who are nev-

er going to fly in their lifetime unless people like me do it for them,” Eckel-son, an active Rotarian in Boca Raton, said. “That’s why we did it. I got six gallons of gas and a good time. I got a kiss from a little girl who have never been in a plane before today, and I got a bunch of parents who were happy that their kids experienced something that they would never have done without us. That’s what it’s all about.”


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Municipal NewsCoral Springs Tribune

Governor Rick Scott presents $15 million check to Broward School DistrictGovernor Rick Scott acknowledged

Broward County’s public schools that sustained high student performance or demonstrated substantial improvement in student performance by presenting a check totaling more than $15 million in School Recognition Program funding to Superintendent Robert W. Runcie. The check presentation was made be-fore an audience of educators and com-munity leaders at Piper High School in the City of Sunrise. Schools can use their award dollars for faculty or staff bonuses, to purchase educational equipment or materials, or hire tempo-rary staff to help maintain or improve student performance. Statewide, school recognition funding totals more than $134 million.

Governor Scott said, “Florida stu-dents and teachers were ranked 6th for educational quality, our fourth-grade

students scored among the best in the world in an international reading sur-vey, and we recently learned Florida students are number one for percent-age of students taking an AP exam. In conjunction with our proposed $1.2 bil-lion in educational funding as part of the Florida Families First Budget, the school recognition funding will allow our teachers and students to continue on their path of success.”

Florida’s School Recognition Pro-gram acknowledges the quality of public schools by giving financial re-wards based on sustained or signifi-cantly improved student achievement in reading, mathematics, science, and writing. Schools eligible for recogni-tion awards include those receiving an ‘A’ school grade, improving at least one letter grade from the previous year, or improving more than one letter grade

and sustaining the improvement the following school year. Alternative schools that increase their school im-provement rating or are rated “improv-ing” also qualify for awards. The school staff and school advisory council at each recognized school jointly decide how to use the financial award.

As part of his Florida Families First Budget, Governor Scott request-ed an increase in School Recognition Program funding to $125 per student, up from $93 this year. State funding for K-12 education in the Florida Families First Budget totals $10.7 billion – the highest state funding level in history. Included in this historic total is $480 million to support $2,500 pay raises for Florida’s K-12 classroom teachers, plus the cost of associated benefits.

Total funding for K-12 education in the Florida Families First Budget

is $18.47 billion, an increase of $1.25 billion, or 7.3 percent, over last year’s budget, which also invested $1 billion in K-12 education. This increase rep-resents per student funding of $6,799, an increase of more than $400 over the current fiscal year.

“We are pleased that Governor Rick Scott made a special visit to Broward County to recognize our outstanding schools, teachers and staff with more than $15 million in school recognition funds, said Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert W. Runcie. “The School Recognition Program re-wards our best teachers and I am proud to say that Broward has many in this category. Governor Scott’s Florida Families First Budget proposal to in-crease funding for a program that di-rectly benefits our dedicated teachers and staff is commendable.”

Building Division offers programThe Building Division is offering

a program to help educate homeown-ers who make building improvements to their homes. Homeowners are of-ten inexperienced in construction and may not be aware of their responsibili-ties and liabilities during the building process. All residential owners and builders will be offered a pre-submittal meeting with staff specific to the work involved, which will allow them to un-

derstand the processes, procedures, and expectations of their project.

“Our goal is to give our residents a positive and informative permitting experience,” Development Services Administrator Cleveland Bain said. “This initiative will allow us to help homeowners that are new or haven’t had much exposure to the building per-mitting process.”

Coral Springs resident dies in accidentA Coral Springs resident was killed

in a vehicle accident on March 11, 2013, at the 1300 block of Coral Ridge Drive.

Preliminary investigation shows that around 2:26 p.m. yesterday, a 2006 Jeep Liberty being driven by Lawrence Shapiro, 65, of Coral Springs was trav-eling north on Coral Ridge Drive when he made a left turn into the path of a

2008 Ford F-150, that was traveling south on Coral Ridge Drive. The driv-er of the F-150, Eric Dabolish, 42, of Tamarac was not injured.

Shapiro was transported to Bro-ward Health North with critical inju-ries, where he was later pronounced deceased.

Coral Springs Police Offers Self Defense Program

The Coral Springs Police De-partment is once again offering its Rape Aggression Defense pro-gram. This program is perfect for women ages 13 and older who are interested in being empowered in the event they are faced with a po-tentially dangerous situation.

RAD focuses on repetition, prac-tice and muscle memory to help women survive during a struggle. Participants have a chance to prac-tice what they learn during live sce-narios.

The class meets on four con-secutive Tuesdays, and the next ses-sion begins Tuesday, May 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Public Safety Building. The course is physically involved, but no prior self-defense experience is re-quired.

Participants must register in ad-

vance for a $25 refundable fee. If you do not complete all four classes, pay-ment will be withheld. For more infor-mation, please visit www.CoralSprings.org/police/rad.cfm or call 954-346-1227. The Public Safety Building is lo-cated at 2801 Coral Springs Drive, just north of Royal Palm Blvd.



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Coral Springs Commission Grants Purchasing Admin-strator More Purchasing

AuthorityThe Coral Springs City Commis-

sion made a number of decisions at the March 6 meeting.

The Commission approved an or-dinance to increase the purchasing authority of the Purchasing Admin-istrator from $20,000 to $40,000; in-creasing the authority of the Purchas-ing Administrator to execute renewal contracts from $30,000 to $40,000.

The Commission approved a new Interlocal Agreement to replace the re-sponsibility of the administration and implementation of HOME funds from Broward County to the City of Coral

Springs for just over $1 million.

The Commission authorized the use of $121,700 in law enforcement trust funds for purchases of various law en-forcement equipment, training and do-nation to the Florida Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates.

The Commission agreed to execute an agreement for home repair admin-istration services for CBDG, SHIP and HOME programs to Broward County Minority Builders Coalition of Fort Lauderdale. The cost will be $100,800.

Gov Rick Scott Announces he will Support Three YearExpansion of State’s Medicaid Program

Governor Rick Scott announced that he would support a limited, three-year expansion of the state’s Medicaid program under the presi-dent’s healthcare law while the fed-eral government is paying 100 per-cent of the cost in order to protect both the uninsured in Florida and state taxpayers.

Governor Scott said, “While the federal government is committed to paying 100 percent of the cost of new people in Medicaid, I cannot, in good conscience, deny the unin-sured access to care. We will sup-port a three-year expansion of our Medicaid program under the new healthcare law, as long as the federal government meets their commit-ment to pay 100 percent of the cost during this time. This legislation would sunset after three years and need to be reauthorized.

“There are no perfect options. Our options are either having Flo-ridians pay to fund this program in other states while denying health-care to our citizens or using federal funding to help some of the poorest in our state with the Medicaid pro-gram as we explore other health-care reforms.

“Expanding access to Medicaid services for three years is a com-passionate, common sense step forward. It is not the end of our work to improve healthcare. And, it is not a white flag of surrender to government-run healthcare. I am committed to working every day to improve access to affordable, high-quality healthcare in Florida, while also protecting taxpayers and keep-ing our economy growing to create more jobs – which ultimately fuels the dreams of every Florida family.”

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The City of Coral Springs is pres-ently seeking applicants to serve on the following boards and committees:

•Affordable Housing Advisory Com-mittee – This committee makes recom-mendations to the City Commission on matters related to affordable housing and the administration of state housing assistance programs such as the State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) program. There are 11 members of the committee that must meet specific re-quirements. We are seeking two mem-bers: a residential home builder and not-for profit provider of affordable housing.

•Board of Adjustment – This Board is comprised of 5 members and 2 alternates, who must be City residents. Meetings are held on an as needed ba-sis. The Board grants variances from the Land Development Code relating to setbacks, distance requirements be-tween buildings or other substantially similar dimensional regulations found to be in accordance with the appropri-ate criteria.

•Construction Review Committee – The mission of the committee is to assist the City in designing and build-ing City construction projects that

meet the City’s needs and are com-pleted on schedule and within bud-get. The committee provides advice on the entire construction design and procurement process, reviews designs, and participates in interviews of de-sign professionals and bidders. We are seeking members who live in the City of Coral Springs and are licensed in any of the following fields: Architect, Engineers,Structural Engineers, Con-tractors, and Layperson.

•Multi-Cultural Advisory Commit-tee – The purpose of this committee is to recognize and develop responses to the growing diversity of the City’s population and to promote apprecia-tion, acceptance and respect for cultur-al differences and similarities. The ob-jectives are to identify the cultural mix of Coral Springs; increase awareness in the community of the common ele-ments of all cultures; plan and organize programs and community events that celebrate the richness of our cultures, thereby demonstrating that cultural diversity is welcomed, encouraged and supported in Coral Springs.

•Neighborhood and Environmen-tal Committee – The members of this committee meet once a month to evalu-

ate and discuss environmental issues that are relevant to Coral Springs. The committee functions as an advisory committee to the City Commission. The stated mission of this commit-tee is: “To address issues and promote projects that will favorably impact de-velopment, preservation and environ-mental enhancement in the City of Coral Springs.” Anyone interested in our environment and environmental is-sues is welcome to apply.

•Planning & Zoning Board – The board is composed of 5 members and is designated as the Local Planning Agency and acts in an advisory capac-ity to the City Commission. The P&Z Board holds public hearings upon all proposals to change land use and land development regulations, as well as variances and exceptions to the Land Development Code relating to signage and other matters. The board makes recommendations to the Commission regarding the adoption and amend-ments to the Comprehensive Plan. The board also carries on a continual study of zoning, zoning techniques, and any pertinent parts of any City plan for the orderly growth of the City. The board meets the second Monday of each

month at 7:00 p.m. •Public Art Committee – Appoint-

ed by the City Commission, the Public Art Committee (PAC) is an official civic body with 7 members, two alternates and one advisory high school student. Each member has a term of three years. We are currently seeking members in the following fields: art educator/arts curator and high school student. The responsibilities of the committee in-clude: prepare and implement the pub-lic art five-year master plan and annual plans; selection of all public artworks for the City of Coral Springs; and re-view and approve all public artworks on private properties. The committee meets on the third Thursday of each month at 4:00 p.m.

All City of Coral Springs boards, advisory boards, committees or mis-cellaneous other members serve with-out benefit of compensation. Anyone interested may obtain an application form at www.CoralSprings.org or by calling the Office of the City Clerk at 954-344-1065. Signed, original applica-tion forms should be forwarded to Jose-phine Chavez, City Clerk, City of Coral Springs, 9551 West Sample Road, Cor-al Springs, Florida 33065

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Residential and auto burglaries down in Coral SpringsAccording to the latest figures

released by the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) compiled by the FBI, the overall crime rate in Coral Springs fell by 6.8% in 2012. With the exception of shoplifting, the number of crimes in all robbery and burglary categories dropped significantly. For example, theft from vehicles dropped by 23%, the number of non-residential burglar-ies plunged 21%, robberies declined 13%, residential burglaries fell by 8%, and auto thefts dropped by 36% from 115 stolen vehicles in 2011 to 73 in 2012.

The Coral Springs Police Depart-ment started a number of new ini-tiatives as well as redirected exist-

ing resources specifically designed to combat the growth in burglaries. In January 2012, for example, the Coral Springs Police Department started a special crime-fighting unit dedicated to preventing and solving burglaries. The Burglary Enforce-ment and Reduction (B.E.A.R.) Unit uses proactive methods such as ana-lyzing crime data and intelligence information to determine times and locations where burglaries are like-ly to occur, educating residents on crime-prevention tactics, and con-ducting high-visibility patrols in targeted neighborhoods.

The B.E.A.R. Unit is just one new approach the Coral Springs Police Department took to com-

bat the crime. The City also added three additional officers, invested in hi-tech crime fighting tools such as improved license plate readers, implemented the “Report a Crime Online” portal on the City’s web site, and continued to promote the “Make a Call, Make a Difference” program (954-344-1800), which al-lows citizens to report suspicious activity.

“The immediate reporting of suspicious activity by our citizens has assisted us in the apprehension of suspects while in commission of a crime,” Police Chief Tony Pustizzi said.

Citizen tips combined with good

old-fashioned police work has not only reduced the crime rate in the City but has also allowed the Police Department to close more cases. The number of crimes solved in-creased by nearly 5% between 2011 and 2012.

“These new initiatives have prov-en that citizens and police officers working together can make a real difference,” said City manager Erdal Donmez. “Residents’ involvement has yielded huge benefits.”

Remember to call “Make A Call, Make A Difference” at 954-344-1800 to report any suspicious activ-ity and help keep crime down.



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Festival Brings All People Together to Celebrate Commonalities

By Stephanie neeley

When it comes to celebrating, Del-ray Beach wants to make sure it hits the right note.

And in many cases, that requires a chorus of cultures.

For the fourth consecutive year, Del-ray Beach resident Susan Berkowitz-Schwartz organized an All People’s Day Diversity festival recently to highlight the differences between races and eth-nicities and celebrate their commonali-ties. The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, South Palm Beach County co-sponsored the event.

Held at Pompey Park Recreational Center, the free festival featured 20 per-formers including an African American choir, American folk singers, Chinese performances and Mexican folk dancers.

There also were 50 interactive and selling booths with arts projects for chil-dren and adults as well as multicultural foods.

“When people come together through the arts, it touches their hearts because they learn about each other through the heart,” said Berkowitz-Schwartz, an art therapist. “It’s a connection that goes be-yond talking. It’s feeling, seeing touch-ing and it’s creating.”

Created by Berkowitz-Schwartz in 1973, All People’s Day was celebrated for 35 years in New Jersey. Berkowitz-Schwartz brought the festival to Delray Beach in 2010 and has gotten local sup-port form elected officials and residents. Berkowitz-Schwartz hopes All People’s Day will become a national holiday.



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“An Iliad” for our time?Yeah baby, as long as people fight

wars, Homer’s 3,000-year-old poem un-fortunately will never go out of style.

“An Iliad” is a one-man show (with plenty of technical support) starring

the gifted actor writer and comedian Avi Hoffman. It runs through April 21 in the black box theater of Mizner Arts Cultural Center.

“An Iliad” is a vindication for Outre Theatre Company, which had a less than sterling debut with “A Wild Par-ty” last year. “An Iliad” is as focused and spare as “Wild Party” was overstuffed, sprawling and disjointed.

Avi Hoffman is a lifetime theater professional best known for his humor-ous “Too Jewish” series of shows. In this Iliad, he is dressed in contempo-rary battle garb on a set the looks like it could be anywhere in the Middle East.

Iliad is an epic poem attributed to the Greek poet Homer, who lived some-time in the eighth century B.C. “The

Iliad” tells the epic story of the bitter, destructive ten-year Trojan War be-tween the Trojans of Ilium or Troy and the invading Greeks. The main characters are King Agamemnon of Greece and Achilles, the fierce warrior of Troy. Chryses, a Trojan priest of Apollo, has offered a large reward for

the return of his ab-ducted daughter Chry-seis, but Agamemnon has stubbornly refused, ensuring the conflict will continue.

“The Iliad” is nearly 16,000 lines. “An Iliad” lasts only 90 minutes, without intermission. Few but the most seri-ous scholars have read the entire Iliad. This translation by De-nis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson cuts to the chase. Civil War Gen-eral William Tecum-seh Sherman said it most succinctly: “War is Hell.”

A knowledge of Greek gods and god-desses is useful but not mandatory. In the poet’s telling we pret-ty much know who is who. Thanks to Hoff-man’s artistry the vari-

ous characters male, female, animal and divine are all distinct and easy to un-derstand. Lighting and sound cues are used to indicate time and scene changes and mood, such as the recurring blood-red filter. Screen projections depict an-cient Greece and Troy.

Wars are caused by base emotions: greed, jealousy, coveting, overweening pride and malicious lies.

You will find all in evidence in this sometimes funny, often somber parade of human folly. This may not be “The” Iliad but as “An Iliad,” it drives home its points with impressive accuracy.

Tickets are $40 adults, $35 seniors and $30 students. Call 954-300-2149 or go to www.outretheatrecompany.com.

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“Old Jews Got Talent” According to Rabbi MikeJewish people are nothing if not

resilient. How else could they have survived and endured more than 5,000 years against all odds?

There is no single answer, but “Rabbi Mike” Stern has an impor-tant clue.

“Jews have a very strong sense

of humor,” Stern declares. “If you think about it, more than half of the most popular classic comedians are Jewish. Humor is how we cope with all the transitions.”

Rabbi Mike is a man of action who puts his theories to practice. A year ago he put on an evening of Jewish humor at the Levis JCC in west Boca Raton. It was so popular Stern decided to take the concept on the road in a secular setting. A month ago Stern produced a show he dubbed “Old Jews Got Talent” at the paragon Deerfield 8 movie the-ater in Deerfield Beach. By popular demand the event will be repeated from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 at the same location.

“The Borscht Belt school of Catskills comedy is dying out,”

Stern asserts. “This is our small ef-fort to keep the tradition alive.”

Some of the “Old Jew” comics are professionals. Most are not.

Ron Goldfarb made a name for himself in the New York Bar As-sociation before retiring, moving to Florida and taking up painting.

Goldfarb auditioned and was cho-sen for the first Old Jews Got Tal-ent show. Now he is back with a new batch of jokes.

“When you think about it, there is a similarity between layers and stand-up comics,” muses Goldfarb. “We both use words to make a liv-ing, and we have to think on our feet. I find the sound of laughter gratifying, just as I would defining a tough case.”

Rabbi Mike runs a one-man, non-profit ministry called Rabbi With-out Walls. For shut-ins or people who can’t afford temple member-ships or simply need reassurance, Stern travels to them.

“I started Rabbi Without Walls in Philadelphia and ran it eight years there, and I still hear from

people there” Stern reveals. “I decid-ed to try it here when my wife and I moved to Florida two years ago. You could call Old Jews Got Tal-ent an outreach of that program. A temple or a church is not defined by its walls, but by people who believe.”

Tickets for Old Jews Got Tal-ent are $20, $22.50 and $26.50. Call 414-573-9668. or go to [email protected] for more in-formation.

Delray Has a 3-Day “Affair”

The 51st Delray Affair is this weekend, April 5-7 along East At-lantic Avenue in Delray Beach. As always the Chamber of Commerce-sponsored art, entertainment and food festival is free and open to the public. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 561-278-0424 or go to www.delrayaffair.com for more information.

Keroac’s “On The Road” in the Theater

“On the Road” was a ground-breaking novel by Jack Kerouac that defined what would become known as the Beat Generation. Opening

April 5 at FAU’s Living Room The-ater, “On the Road” is a cinematic treatment by Walter Salles, director of “The Motorcycle Diaries.” The central character of Sal Paradise, played by Sam Riley in the movie, is a fictionalized version of Kerouac, as is Dean Moriarity (Garrett Hed-lund) a stand-in for Kerouac’s best friend, Neal Cassady.

Finished in 1951 but not pub-lished until 1957, mostly due to cen-sorship issues, “On the Road” was a rambling, spontaneous, improvised interior monologue, famously typed on a 120-foot roll of paper with no punctuation or paragraph breaks.

The movie resembles the book rather self-consciously, as some of the actors are well known. A case in point is Marylou, played by “Twi-light” star Kristen Stewart, who sheds her teen image along with her clothes for the amoral character. Also playing against type are Kirst-en Dunst as Camille and Amy Ad-ams as Jane. If you are looking for titillating thrills, you will not find them here. In fact “On the Road” with all its hetero and homosexual sex, smoking, drinking, drugging and carousing, becomes a bit dull.

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A full range of ultra-gourmet fare is yours where Chef/Owner Marco Buzzi rules over this busy, charming gem of a restaurant!

From the standard menu, we sam-pled 3 soups…a delicious Tuscan toma-to with herbs and leeks, a wild mush-rooms in truffle oil…very deep dark flavor and soup of the day- a chicken broth with spinach…also excellent.

There are a dozen listings as “Anti Pasti” – we tried a cross section includ-ing fried polenta, shrimp, calamari, mussels and clams – the Polenta Frutti di Mare. Each element was cooked to perfection and was crowned with a most delicious broth. Fried calamari was tender, tasty and lightly breaded ringlets in a spicy tomato sauce…very nice…as was Carpaccio D’Anatra - duck breast carpaccio with wild berries in an aged raspberry balsamic, adorned with goat cheese. The other nine of-ferings include octopus, eggplant, yel-low fin tuna, bison meatballs in tomato sauce…exotic combinations!

One may choose from crisp salads – mixed greens, Caesar, arugula with endive, arugula with prosciutto and arugula with gorgonzola – all properly dressed.

The “Primi Piatti” heading offered some ten items including tender little neck clams over linguini lightly bathed in garlic and olive oil. The Rigatoni Saporissimo had sweet gorgonzola, black truffles, pepper and reggiano for a robust taste. A rare treat was fettuc-cini with wild boar sausage in a spicy wild game ragu – deep flavored! Other items included gnocchi, orecchiotte, tonnarelli, rabbit and more.

The 4”Pasta Ripene” and 3 “Risotti” features included such specialties as ravioli stuffed with lobster or artichoke or ricotta/spinach/prosciutto as well as the risotto with porcini mushrooms

or – with the fruits of the seas – mus-sels, clams, shrimp, scallops, calamari and fresh tomatoes.

We love this version.This reviewer, Joan and Don shared

the delicious Chilean sea bass in a white wine sauce with fresh artichoke and cherry tomato. The true test of a fine restaurant lies with the treatmen of such a delicate fish – here we say, Bravo Marco! 4 additional fresh fish dishes are listed as well.

Scaloppini is an excellent choice at Restaurant Saporissimo – we had a fine sample of it, masala style, though it’s available in a lemon sauce or with fresh tomato and mozzarella. Veal chop can be had breaded or stuffed with fontina cheese.

Chicken breast dishes – try francese style or stuffed with black truffle, spin-ach and cheese or with fresh tomato and mozzarella.

This bistro offers the adventurous a duck breast or…a filet of wild boar or…a braised wild rabbit – all Tuscan specialties!

Please note that there are daily spe-cials in addition to the permanent stan-dard menu.

6 desserts are offered – try the crème Brule cheesecake or the tiramisu or the chocolate cake. Each one was a delight-ful conclusion to a fine ding experience.

Choose 7 white wines or 9 red wines – by the glass or request their beer roster. Beverages, as is the case for the food, are in line with pricing for gour-met quality.

Open 6 days – closed only on Sun-day, hours are 5:30PM to 10PM for this year old fine restaurant. Located at 366 East Palmetto Park Road in Boca Ra-ton (561-750-2333), it seats 55 diners. We recommend it and suggest you…Go and Enjoy!

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DIVORCE FLORIDA STYLEBy Mike Gora

Guns and More Guns

Michael H. Gora has been certified by the Board of Education and 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 can be reached at [email protected].

This noon I learned that I had lost two friendly acquaintances, Shari

Bellingham and Scott Edgerton. I had first known them through the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Boca Raton. My wife, Bonnie, and Shari were in a book club for over ten years.

Scott had run the Center for Counseling on Boca Rio Road for many years, but had recently re-tired. Shari worked for a first class accounting firm. On the morning of April 3, 2013 Scott came to her office, shot her and then shot him-self.

By the time you read this you will have read it before, or seen it on TV. So you might wonder, “Why is Gora bringing this up again?”

One would think that a man who had a long and successful career ad-ministering a “Center for Counsel-ing” might have taken himself to one of many psychologists which he must have worked with or known.

One would think that a man who had a long and successful career ad-ministering a “Center for Counsel-ing” might have taken himself to one of many divorce lawyers which he must have known to look for a better answer than the one he came

up with, a gun.For the last few years deaths by

firearms in the United States have been about 8,400 a year. Of that number about 66%, 5,544 were suicides. Apparently misery loves company, the company of a pistol, the suicide weapon of choice.

The likelihood of having to de-fend your home with a pistol or long gun against a stranger, wherever you live, is far less than the risk of you using your own gun to kill your wife or husband and then yourself.

So far nothing is known of Scott’s motives, none of which could have possibly been sufficient to justify his selfish act. If he was not so selfish it would have been bad enough if he had killed himself. The problem is at the moment of decision this nice little man from Boca Raton was out of his mind.

And the gun…the beautiful gun he had bought to protect his beauti-ful home and his beautiful wife, the gun he had bought when he thought he was sane became more important to him than his life and more impor-tant to him than his wife Shari’s life. Do not allow that to happen to you.

While you are sane, do not buy a gun.

Partners in Grace

FAITHBy Casey Cleveland

Are you trusting Jesus to be the hero of your kids and parenting? Or does it de-pend on you? What do you want for and from your children; I mean what is your deepest desire for them? And do you think it matches God’s deepest desire?

While you ponder those crazy deep questions, I have a few things God has put on my heart for any of us who invest in a younger generation. Much of what God has used to stir these thoughts comes from a book by Elyse Fitzpatrick called “Give Them Grace.” I highly recommend this resource.

I see a problem. A big problem, especial-ly with many families within the Church as a whole. I see this problem clearly, because I have it as well. Here is the problem…we want our children to behave. Really…and that is a problem? What is wrong with well-behaved children who use their manners, look presentable, and only speak when spoken to?

The heart. A child who grows up un-der the greatest goal of behavior, will of-tentimes have a heart that is far from God. They will miss out completely on the God of grace, and only know a God of law. And this is because that is all we give them. Behavior modification. Fear, guilt, and ma-nipulation become are greatest weapons in the battle to make our kids behave the way we want. Meanwhile we miss the heart completely, or at best hit the edges of it as a secondary target.

I know this first hand. I am a pastor, which means I have pastor’s kids. Not re-ally sure what comes to mind when I use that term, (pastor’s kids) but it usually has some negative connotation. So because I care far too much about what people think, of course I will be the one to do it differ-ent. So when my kids fail, which they do professionally just like their daddy, I must do whatever is necessary to modify behav-ior. If not, this could look really bad for me, and I cannot have that, no not on my watch. God forgive me.

We would never say this, (even though I just did) but our parenting the last six weeks may very likely reflect this law based “do this, don’t do that” style. It’s almost like we are saying to our kids…just do what I say and life will be easier for you and me, and really that is the goal…an easier life for you and me. That is giving them law. That is not what Jesus gave us. There is a better way.

Give them grace.

You know grace, the very thing you and I need as relentless sinners in need of a relentless savior. Grace…unmerited, un-earned, undeserved favor based on the love of the giver, not the performance of the recipient. Grace…the only thing that has the power to pursue our heart, capture our heart, and transform our heart. The gos-pel of grace tells us there is a loving God who placed my sin on his perfect Son, and punished him in my place, so that he could forgive me. A holy God pursuing an unho-ly people…giving them grace…to change their hearts and offer them freedom and life. A relationship. Not more rules that we can’t follow, but a relationship based on grace, through faith, in his finished work.

Maybe this is what we should give our kids. Maybe the gospel is more than just a way to begin a relationship with God; maybe it is the very foundation upon which we should parent. Maybe grace is the only hope…for sinners, for parents, for our kids!

Grace is not a pass. Grace is given from love so that means it disciplines, it trains, it corrects, it promises. Well what does all that look like? Check back next month and we will explore that very question. For this month let’s just start with a desire to win their hearts and let the behavior follow. Just when they don’t deserve it…give them grace…that is when they will need it the most. And then tell them why. Tell them about the grace we have in Jesus.

Give them grace. I dare you.

Much love…Casey



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The new Miami Dolphins logo re-cently surfaced and the public response has been not kind to say the least. So the Boca Raton Tribune went to get the opinion from local experts at Digital Media Arts College (DMAC)… their students.

DMAC provides degrees in Com-puter Animation (and a concentration in Game Art) and Web Design (and a concentration in Advertising Design) as well as Master of Fine Arts degrees in Visual Effects Animation and Web Design. DMAC has been around of over a decade and they’ve produced students who’ve worked on the Aveng-ers, Life of Pi movies and won many awards in graphics world. www.dmac.com

So the Tribune went to visit a re-cent “Advertising Concepts” class and got these viewpoints from the students:

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of Fine Arts“You don’t feel it represents the

team. It reminds me more of a vacation advertising spot.”

-Zach Seltzer

“I compared the difference and the new logo is okay. It doesn’t depict foot-ball. More carefree/not serious but has a ‘heading to Miami’ feel.”

-Nicole Sanmiguel

“I feel it doesn’t represent the tough-ness of a football team. It’s too elon-gated, and it looks like the logo could for busses, boats or freights.”

-Joseph Coats

“The dolphin is too long. I like the design and the colors are nice but some-thing’s missing. It seems extremely Floridian.”

– Emily Crooker

“A lot of people will say that it doesn’t represent football and will not like it, but I personally like it and think it doesn’t need the helmet. They needed a change. Since they haven’t been play-ing well, this might be like a new be-ginning and a fresh start for them as a team. The logo is definitely more mod-ern too.”

– Emmanuel Mourra

“New logo looks like it can be for an aquarium. The design is modern and it has a good feel but it doesn’t have anything to portray the team spe-cifically. When compared to the older logo, there is a difference in the arch of the dolphin that made it look like the old dolphin was charging out while the new dolphin is flowing out. I don’t think it portrays the team specifically either. The logo has come a long way

but its missing that touch.”-Lauren McCoy

“The color scheme matches the team but it doesn’t suggest it’s a football team. Someone who doesn’t know foot-ball probably couldn’t guess this was for a sports team. They should have the “M” at least to clarify what the logo is for. Otherwise it is neat & classy.”

-Geovani Pierre

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