The Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave., continues its Armchair Travel Series with more presenters coming in February.
Boynton Beach resident Martin Gavrin will present “Burma, Land of Golden Pagodas” at 2 p.m. Feb. 3.

Burma is untouched by the modern world and is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina.
Bonnie Stelzer, spokeswoman for the library, said Gavrin would present Pagan, a religious city, and Mandalay, the last capitol before the British took over.
In addition, Ocean Ridge photographer Joyce Bruck will present a program titled “Faces of Ecuador” 
at 2 p.m. Feb. 18.
Over the last 45 years, she has traveled to more than 86 countries and 48 states on 7 continents.
Stelzer said the programs are free and open to the public. Registration is not required.
“One thing people don’t realize is that if people are going to travel, this series might give them ideas on where to go,” Stelzer said. “And if they are not traveling, then they can visit the world from the seat of their chair.”

For information, visit www.delraylibrary.org or call 561-266-9490.

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Bethesda Healthcare System announced that the Fourth District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida has upheld Bethesda’s Certificate of Need application to build a hospital in West Boynton.
Robert Hill, CEO of Bethesda Healthcare System, said now the work can begin to bring vital hospital services to West Boynton, one of the fastest growing communities in Florida.
Hill said with the court’s decision, Bethesda can now move forward full steam ahead on the project.
Kiswana Russell, hospital spokeswoman, said Bethesda plans to build Bethesda West Hospital as an 80-bed, full-service, acute care hospital with general medical, surgical and intensive care services, and a 24-hour emergency department.
The new hospital will be built on the northeast corner of West Boynton Beach Boulevard and U.S. Highway 441.
The hospital will feature 68 all-private patient rooms, 12 intensive care rooms, four full-service operating room suites, a 24-hour emergency department with 18 patient treatment areas, and a full complement of diagnostic services including MRI, CT, general radiography and mammography.

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Starting with the Feb. 3 Boynton Beach City Commission meeting, Information Technology Services will provide wireless connectivity at City Hall, 100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd.
Phyllis Koch, the city's ITS director, said the city is purchasing cost-effective technology that allows several individuals to wirelessly share one Sprint connection.
The box is portable and once it is initially configured, it can be moved to any location and be live in minutes. It can receive electrical power either from any normal wall outlet or its own battery.
ITS staff will be available at the beginning of the Feb. 3 and Feb 17 commission meetings to help interested media members and residents to configure their laptops and sign-on to the new service. Connectivity should extend from the Commission Chamber to the lobby just outside.
Once they are connected, clients should be able to reach any Internet site or service.
The one draw back is that the connection is a relatively low-volume feed.
The service to the Internet is completely independent from any city computer network, so city computer and network services should not be impacted or compromised in any way.

For information, call 561-742-6000.

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City Commissioner Marlene Ross was one of many local officials who offered advice to state senators as they met Jan. 21 to address Florida economic issues.
April Majoy, Community Redevelopment Agency spokeswoman, said the Senate Select Committee on Florida’s economy had a series of meetings around the state to ask for input before legislative sessions begin in the spring.
State Sen. Jeremy Ring (D), vice chairmen for the committee, said Florida can’t just tax its way out of recession but has to find a way to grow the economy with new companies and industries.
Ross contributed to the meeting by speaking on affordable housing and “green” initiatives.
She said the committee should support funding for affordable housing projects and brought up that the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency has spent $8.5 million since 2006 on affordable housing.
Ross also said the city is aggressively developing a Green Ordinance to entice “green businesses” to come to Boynton Beach.
Environmental Dynamics Inc. was recently the first “green business” to enter Boynton in December.
In its new Boynton Beach office, architectural firm EDI has incorporated design, construction and operational practices that will significantly reduce negative impacts on the environment and company employees, said Wayne Segal, city spokesman.
Mayor Jerry Taylor recognized EDI for being the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified office in the city.
To be LEED-certified, a business must lower operating costs and increased asset value, reduce waste sent to landfills, conserve energy, conserve water, make the business healthier for occupants, reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions, and demonstrate an owner's commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility.

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Art Deco Society of the Palm Beaches president and Delray Beach resident Sharon Koskoff wants to save the historic Old Boynton Beach High School.

By DAVID DiPINO
Delray Beach resident, artist and president of the Art Deco Society of the Palm Beaches Sharon Koskoff wants the Old Boynton Beach High School saved.
“I’ve been working on this forever. William Manly King was the architect. He designed 95 percent of the early Palm Beach County School District schools including Twin Lakes High School (now Dreyfoos School of the Arts), Pahokee City Hall, Belle Glade City Hall, and of course the original Boynton Beach High School,” Koskoff said.
“This is very significant in the history of Boynton Beach. They’ve already tore down most of their historic structures. They need a new civic center, another cultural organization. This structure [Old Boynton Beach High School] would be perfect for those needs.”
A free performance supporting the Old Boynton Beach High School by Demetrius Klein dance Company with live music by Nicholas Klein, film installations by John Watts and art installations by Lucy Keshavarz, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 at Boynton Beach City Hall parking lot behind Old Historic High School on Northeast First Avenue, just west of Seacrest Boulevard and one block south of Boynton Beach Boulevard.
“Bring your own lawn chairs and blankets,” Koskoff said.
Koskoff also has been an integral part of Saving the Casino Building in Lake Worth.
“That was designed by D. Sherman Childs and redesigned by Edgar Wortman. They were the most important architects in Lake Worth. Rather than tear down these historic structures, I’m asking city commissioners to get creative with developers. Add flavor...” Koskoff said.
She said Lake Worth has largest concentration of Art Deco buildings in Palm Beach County in both residential and commercial form.
For more information on the dance troupe visit www.kleindance.org or 561-310-0789. Sharon Koskoff can be reached at 561-276-9925, cell phone at 561-699-7899. Visit www.ArtDecoPB.org or e-mail Sharon Koskoff at BySharon@comcast.net

A free performance rally to save Old Boynton Beach High School will be led by Demetrius Klein Dance Company, pictured above on Lake Avenue in Lake Worth.

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The Art in Public Places program is mixing it up a bit with a public dance.
Boynton Beach City Hall, 100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd., will be the site at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31 for the presentation of Urban/Land/Scapes, a series of alternative sites dance performances for urban environments.
Debby Coles-Dobay, public art administrator for Boynton Beach, said the idea is to have alternative dances in spaces in urban areas going through change or redevelopment.
“The idea is also to get out of the halls and outside so the public can enjoy the dances free of charge,” she said.
This multimedia performance approach will incorporate dance by the Demetrius Klein Dance Company, live music by Nicholas Klein, video film installations by John Watts and a public art installation by Lucy Kesharvarz.
“Lucy’s art installment will be public art combining organic materials in the environment,” Coles-Dobay said.
Urban/Land/Scapes has a goal to take dance and art out of the performance halls and into the environment.
Barbara Ready, chairwoman for the Boynton Beach Arts Commission, said the performance is intended to take dance, music, art and visual art to unexpected places and to highlight urban areas that are going through change.
Past Urban/Land/Scapes performances have been on the lawn in front of the Pahokee Historic High School, at Rivera Beach's Bicentennial Park and at the Humanities building at Palm Beach Community College in Lake Worth.
The performance will last approximately an hour, followed by an opportunity for the public to ask the artists questions about the performance.

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The city of Boynton Beach Recreation and Parks Department will be having three summer job fairs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb 21, March 7 and April 18 at Intracoastal Park Clubhouse, 2240 N. Federal Highway.
Nicole Cangelosi, Recreation and Parks Department spokeswoman, said the fairs were created to recruit qualified individuals interested in becoming seasonal summer camp employees.
The camps run June 15 through Aug. 7.
The department is seeking energetic, creative people, with experience in serving youth, for several available positions. Positions include recreation specialists and recreation leaders 18 and older.
To apply, bring a resume. Those who pass the interview will be contacted to be further screened for summer positions.
For information, call Jerry Krawchuk at 561-742-6235.

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Although online registration expired Jan. 21 for the 2009 Susan G. Komen South Florida Race for the Cure, residents can still register for the race in person on scheduled days through Jan. 29 at malls and three retailers throughout Palm Beach County and on the race site Jan. 30 and 31.
The 18th annual race is Jan. 31 along Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. Last year 21,000 participated and raised nearly $1.6 million. 

For the first time, registration on the race site will be offered the day before the race, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 30 in Centennial Park on Flagler Drive between Evernia and Fern streets in West Palm Beach.
Race day registration opens at 6 a.m. on Race Day, Saturday, Jan. 31. 

The Boynton Beach Mall at JC Penney will also have a registration event, 801 N. Congress Ave., from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Jan. 29.

 For the latest updates, visit www.komensouthflorida.org or call Susan G. Komen South Florida at 561-514-3020.
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever.
In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement.

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By DAVID DiPINO
Organizers of the 2009 St. Baldrick's Foundation event to be held at Slainte Irish Pub on St. Patrick's Day include: (from left to right) Roberto Carlos M'Causland, Donna Appel, Rosa Feeney, Clem McAuley and Elliot B. Williams.
St. Baldrick’s Foundation is asking Palm Beach County residents to shave their heads to help “Shave the Way to Conquer Kid’s Cancer” at a Tuesday, March 17 event at Slainte’s Irish Pub, 1500 Gateway Blvd., in Boynton Beach.
Slainte Irish Pub owners Francis Feeney, Clem McAuley and Greg Babij are planning to have a stage with live music, registration RV, a kid’s tent with balloon, face painting, kid’s fun book, traditional Irish food, a beer truck and head-shaving stations.
“We’ll have 12 head-shaving stations. Each person that gets their head shaved shorn receives a commemorative St. Baldrick’s T-shirt,” McAuley said. “This is our biggest day of the year being St. Patrick’s Day and all… And this is the event we hold closest to our hearts.”
Last year Slainte Irish Pub was just three days old when it hosted the St. Baldrick’s event. Yet more than 1,000 people participated in helping St. Baldrick’s with monetary donations and good times.
Rosa Feeney, a board member for the Caridad Center in Boynton Beach, said volunteers are still needed for the event.
Feeney also said, area schools doing fundraisers for the event are welcome.
“This is a family fun event for all ages,” she said.
According to Feeney, St. Baldrick’s research grants help fill crucial funding gaps at medical institutions where children are treated for cancer, ensuring the finest care for every child.
Each shavee collects donations from their friends and family to support the cause.
The event starts at 2 p.m. March 17 and runs until 1 a.m.
To learn more about St. Baldrick’s Foundation visit www.StBaldricks.org or call 888-889-2253.

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With her fiancé Charlie Hauskin overseas in Iraq with the U.S. Military, the last thing Andrea Browning wants to worry about is finding a wedding dress.
Because of Operation Homefront and Alfred Angelo, Browning was able to get what she calls a “vintage wedding dress” free of charge and in time for her March reception.
Hundreds of military brides will able to plan a dream wedding, with a free bridal gown, courtesy of Alfred Angelo and Operation Homefront.
Alfred Angelo provided Operation Homefront of Florida with almost 200 gowns in August to be given to military brides who already have the stress of having their future husbands fighting in the war.
Operation Homefront provides emergency assistance and morale to U.S. troops, to the families they leave behind and to wounded soldiers when they return home. The cause served more than 33,000 military families in 2007.
The gowns donated were of all styles and sizes. Any woman who is in the military or marrying someone from the military can apply for wedding gown free of charge.
Operation Homefront requires proof of military status.
For information about Operation Bridal Gown, go to www.operationhomefront.net/florida.

Alfred Angelo has a store in Boynton Beach at 393 N. Congress Ave.

Read more about this story in the Feb. 3 issue of the Boynton Forum.
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Kerava is a small town of 34,000 residents located in the province of Southern Finland.
In attempts to develop a cultural and economic exchange of information, the town sent four representatives to Boynton Beach to meet with staff members, including City Manager Kurt Bressner and Mayor Jerry Taylor.
It was a meeting of the collective minds and it also included one more person.
The media is crucial in Kerava and I was brought into the fold to compare journalism practices and get the representatives in touch with people here that could help.
Rolf Paqvalin, the equivalent of a city manager in Kerava, said he hoped to bring back more effective business practices to Kerava.
One of the main differences between Boynton and Kerava, pointed out by Bressner, was that the scope of government control there is wider including education and healthcare.
They also have a commission or council of 51 representatives as opposed to the Boynton Beach City Commission of five.
Eero Lehti, a member of national parliament, owner of local newspapers and equivalent of mayor of Kerava, said he was most impressed with America’s construction techniques.
Kerava homes, which cost almost double that of Palm Beach County homes, are built family by family, not one community or apartment building at a time.
As for my involvement, I spoke with Jorma Hamalainen, a managing editor of the local papers, and Erkki Nikkila, a city manager of a northern city of Pihtipudas, where the paper mill is located that prints Kerava’s papers.
Nikkila said his main concern was to create more outlets for media.
“Some info we have is slow, some is fast and some never,” he said of the dissemination of information from government to the residents.
One of the toughest transitions for Kerava has been the switch to the Internet, where in fact this story will be circulated first.
The residents in Kerava rely on a tangible paper, where technology-crazed Americans obtain 80 percent of their information through the Web. For Kerava, that is almost opposite.
The meeting was brief but was the beginning of a relationship between a town if Finland, which is covered in a foot of snow, and Boynton Beach, where it was 75 degrees and sunny.
One idea I contributed to Hamalainen that he will not soon forget was the term 'mojo' or mobile journalist, which he though was quite amusing.
“Mojo, mojo,” he asked. “What is this mojo?”
Well, I guess that’s me.

Read more about this story and see photos in the Feb. 4 issue of the Boynton Forum.
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Nine people were caught by Boynton Beach police Monday night after a boat came ashore in Gulfstream Park, said Stephanie Slater, police department spokeswoman.
A Briny Breezes resident called Boynton Beach police around 8:45 p.m., after seeing a boat close to shore that’s lights were being turned on and off.
Police called the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit to help look for the boat.
Slater said at 10 p.m. a Boynton Beach sergeant spotted the boat come ashore in Gulfstream Park and the occupants took off running.
Officers took seven Haitian immigrants and a man believed to be the boat’s captain into custody.
The alleged captain was turn over to U.S. Customs.
Police believed there to be one more immigrant who was on the boat, and with assistance from PBSO’s Eagle helicopter, searched for him for the next hour.
At 11:21 p.m., a Boynton Beach police officer saw the final man running on the beach and took him into custody.
The eight people were taken to the Boynton Beach Police Department, where officers provided them with blankets, sheets, water, soda and hamburgers.

Border Patrol agents took custody of the eight immigrants.

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The Auxiliary of Bethesda Memorial Hospital is having its second annual Party at the Playhouse, presenting “Millions of Miles.”
Kiswana Russell, hospital spokeswoman, said the proceeds from the fundraising event support the Auxiliary’s $1 million pledge to the Bethesda Heart Institute, health career scholarships, hospital equipment and the Ripley Early Learning Center’s Tuition Assistance Program.
The Bethesda Heart Institute opened more than one year ago as a one stop for all heart care from surgery to recovery.
The event is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 Lake Shore Drive.

Tickets are $35 per person and seating is limited. Reservations must be made by Feb. 10.

For information, call the Auxiliary of Bethesda Memorial Hospital at 561-737-7733, extension 4467.

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The Boynton Beach Recreation and Parks Department has created a way to help parents out when looking for a summer camp option.
The department offers several camp locations for children and has come up with a way to offer parents a one-stop shopping opportunity.
Nicole Cangelosi, spokeswoman for the department, said camp fliers, activity schedules and scholarship information would be available for parents to review from 10 a.m. to noon March 21 at the Intracoastal Park Clubhouse, 2240 N. Federal Hwy.
She said the two hours would cover all the camp options Boynton Beach has to offer.
Interested registrants can complete the registration form and attach a check for the camp to avoid waiting in line at a later date.
Registrants must provide proof of residency and bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate.

For information, call the Recreation and Parks Department at 561-742-6243.

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The Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd., is inviting residents to come in and learn about first-hand experiences of World War II.
Earl Epstein is set to come in from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Feb. 11 to talk about Omaha Beach, as well as a ship hit by a torpedo that did not sink and a top secret Navy unit in General Patton’s Army.
Epstein was one of the veterans featured on a Chicago PBS channel show, which was produced in conjunction with Ken Burn’s documentary “The War.”

For information, call 561-742-6390.

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Children and youth need the support of professionals who can help them feel safe and help them to cope with the impact that increased violence has on them, said Nicole Cangelosi, spokeswoman for the Boynton Recreation & Parks Department.
Cangelosi said the hours between 3 and 6 p.m. continue to be a critical time for youth, pertaining to violence, either as victims or perpetrators.
She said keeping children safe from violence is increasingly burdensome to many parents who work during the day.
With numerous programs year round, the recreation department is trying to provide secure places and supervision by professionals for the time of 3 to 6 p.m.
She said staff members are trained in conflict management, youth development and leadership skills.
The programs include the Kids Club afternoon recreation programs at two area centers, which are licensed child-care facilities.
In the Kids Club programs, children, ages 5 through 12, will have a designated time to begin their homework and will enjoy art education, special guests, and indoor and outdoor activities.
Health and fitness will also be a focus, providing children with time to play, time to learn calisthenics and different sports games, and time to discover how healthy snacks provide benefits.

For information on programs, call 561-742-6221.

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The School District of Palm Beach County has announced the 2008-2009 Palm Beach County Outstanding Student, Adult and Senior School Volunteers.
Ashley Howell, a middle school student who volunteers at Discovery Key Elementary west of Lake Worth, is the student volunteer of the year; Terri Kuretski from Jupiter High School is the adult volunteer of the year and Ira Klosk from Poinciana Elementary School in Boynton Beach is the senior volunteer of the year.
More than 35,000 volunteers work in Palm Beach County schools supporting the goal of academic excellence.
 
Howell, 14, is a middle school student who has volunteered for the past two years at Discovery Key Elementary in Lake Worth.
Klosk has been a volunteer in Palm Beach County at Poinciana Elementary in Boynton Beach for the past 10 years.
Klosk has recruited more than 125 retired volunteers and has started lunch-time programs.
One of the lunch programs is a stamp collection activity that teaches geography and history. He has started a chess program where every kindergarten student learns chess as part of their curriculum and also started a money and investing activity for fifth-graders.
Klosk volunteers for the kindergarten teachers who are teaching sign language to all their students. He organized a Guest Lecture Program and has established several active business partnerships for the school.
As a direct result of his involvement, Poinciana Elementary had more than 23,000 hours of volunteer service given to them over the past year and a half.
 
The three volunteers will now compete on the state level for Florida Volunteer of The Year and will be recognized at the School District’s annual awards on May 6.

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Hundreds of military brides will able to plan their weddings with one less expense because of a free bridal gown, courtesy of Alfred Angelo and Operation Homefront.
With the current economic crisis, combined with the war in Iraq, Alfred Angelo provided Operation Homefront of Florida with almost 200 gowns in August.
Operation Homefront provides emergency assistance and morale to U.S. troops, to the families they leave behind and to wounded soldiers when they return home. The cause served more than 33,000 military families in 2007.
The gowns donated were of all styles and sizes, specifically for the military personnel of Florida. Any woman who is in the military or marrying someone from the military can apply for wedding gown free of charge. The Alfred Angelo in Boynton Beach is at 393 N. Congress Ave.
Operation Homefront requires proof of military status.
For information about Operation Bridal Gown, visit www.operationhomefront.net/florida.
Read more about this story in the Jan. 28 issue of the Boynton Forum.
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United Way of Palm Beach County announced the opening of 20 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites through April 14.
Through the VITA program the United Way prepares tax returns for free for individuals or families whose households incomes are $42,000 or less.
Dianne Laubert, United Way spokeswoman, said this is the sixth year the United Way has run this program.
There are 20 VITA sites located throughout Palm Beach County – from Boca Raton to Jupiter, and west to Belle Glade and Pahokee.
All returns processed at VITA sites are filed online, so filers can receive their refund money quickly, normally in 10 to 12 days.
Laubert said some sites have translators who speak Spanish, Creole, Chinese and Thai. All sites are wheelchair accessible. The sites are staffed by volunteers who have been trained and certified by the IRS to prepare taxes using the VITA Program.
United Way of Palm Beach County has an updated list of VITA sites on its Web site at www.unitedwaypbc.org. Look for the “Taxes Done Free” icon on the right side of the home page.
Last year, more than 11,400 residents used the VITA Program, and received $14 million in refunds.
For information, call 561-375-6600 or visit www.unitedwaypbc.org.

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After two tennis players collapsed on Tivoli Lakes courts about two years ago, the residents saw how fast and accurate the fire rescue came out and saved lives.
Lance Berkowitz said that is when his community got together and decided to raise funds for their local Fire Station No. 47, east of Florida's Turnpike at 7950 Enterprise Center Blvd.
Last year, his community raised close to $5,000 with a barbecue to help the fire station.
Tivoli Lakes is not the only West Boynton community trying to help fire rescue in these tough economic times.
Two years ago, Tivoli Lakes joined other the Community Assistance & Benefit Corp., a non-profit established solely to raise community awareness and support for the stations.
The group, consisting of 18 communities in West Boynton, started six years ago with Palm Isles and Sid Trager.
Trager said Palm Isles had a representative come out from the fire station and talk with residents.
CAB has begun its annual campaign to help supplement the funding provided by Palm Beach County to several fire rescue stations in West Boynton, and Krebs said the goal is to raise $15,000 this year.
Krebs said the group raised $12,000 last year, and that Tivoli Lakes and Berkowitz were a large part of that fundraising.
They have scheduled a charity golf tournament at the Boca Greens Country Club located on US 441 on April 23.
The event includes golf, breakfast, lunch and other giveaways. The fee for each golf foursome is $400.00.
To sign up for the golf tournament or for information, call Sid Trager at 561-364-8922 or Harold Krebs at 561-739-9252.
Read more about this story in the Jan. 28 issue of the Boynton Forum.

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Jacob Drayton, 33, stole an elderly woman’s purse as she shopped in Wal-Mart, 3200 Old Boynton Road, on Jan. 13. Surveillance video shows him leaving the store carrying the purse.
He was clean-shaven, wearing a Polo-type shirt and followed the woman.
Then, on Jan. 14, a Wal-Mart loss prevention officer witnessed Drayton attempting to steal an elderly woman’s wallet from her purse. The woman was 89.
Drayton was seen roaming around only elderly females, while pretending to shop.
Stephanie Slater, spokeswoman for the Boynton Beach Police Department, said Drayton told detectives that elderly women are easy targets because they leave their purses in the shopping cart and walk away.
Slater said police would like to remind women to keep their purses with them at all times while shopping and use purses with a zipper or locking flap. They should also consider not carrying a purse, instead put credit cards and cash into a wallet that can fit in their front pants pocket.
For more tips on preventing becoming a victim, police encourage you to watch a BBPD safety video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr7mnLCHdYI

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The Classic Residence by Hyatt at Lakeside Village, 2792 Donnelly Drive, is having an art exhibit provided by the Center for Jewish Art the end of this month through February.
Glenis Green, spokeswoman for the Hyatt, said the Center for Jewish Art is a local nonprofit and that out of the 11 artists in the exhibit, six will be showcasing their art.
The exhibit will consist of 40 art pieces from 11 artists using several types of media and will offer docent lead tours, workshops, a “Meet the Artist” series and special events. Reservations are required.
“There are a few sculptures but it is mostly paintings,” Green said.
The meet the Artist Series takes place at 2 p.m. The dates are Feb. 3 with Jackie Olenick, Feb. 10 with Janet Shafner and Feb. 24 with Este L. Erez. There is no charge.
Docent lead tours take place at 2 p.m. Feb. 5, Feb. 12, Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. There is no charge.
Call 561-434-5333 or 1-800-354-2630 to reserve a seat for the Meet the Artist Series and Docent lead tours.
Workshops take place 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 28, Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb. 18 and Feb. 25 for $36.
Artistic special event presentations take place for Rosh Chodesh from 2 to 3 p.m. Jan. 26 and Feb. 25. It also takes place for Tu B’Shvat from 2 to 3 p.m. Feb. 9. The cost is $18.
Call 561-742-4080 to reserve a seat for the workshops and artistic special event presentations.

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Most of the attention to the war in Iraq goes to the soldiers fighting it.
But while families are without fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers who are fighting the war overseas, the YMCA and Department of Defense are joining together to help the families left behind as part of a $31-million initiative.
As part of the new Armed Services, YMCA and Department of Defense Outreach Initiative, the DeVos-Blum Family YMCA of Boynton Beach and the Peter Blum Family YMCA of Boca Raton will provide military families with access to membership and all programs for $6.
YMCA of the USA, the national resource office for America’s 2,686 YMCAs, will help launch the initiative at participating facilities across the country.
John Oldham, a member of Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, a local nonprofit sending care packages to soldiers overseas, has been brought in to help spread the word of the initiative to soldiers and their families
Eligible military families participating in the initiative are eligible for YMCA memberships based on participation requirements, including that the families that sign up must go to the YMCA at least eight times a month.
For information about the initiative, visit www.asymca.org. For information about participating YMCAs, visit www.ymcaspbc.org.

Read more about this story in the Jan. 21 issue of the Boynton Forum.
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The Ponte Vecchio Homeowners Association is planning on having a Senior Health Fair but needs vendors.
Marsha Decker, the social director for Ponte Vecchio, said the association is seeking interested vendors, healthcare professionals and other related senior services to purchase space to display their goods and services.
The health fair is 9 a.m. to noon March 10 at the clubhouse, 7050 Catania Drive.
The cost is $50 per space and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Decker said space is limited. Ponte Vecchio is a 55 and older senior community with 640 homes.
“The idea is to help seniors find out ways they can stay healthy, even gyms can come in and spread their word,” Decker said.
Decker said she is looking for health care professionals or plans to come in and disseminate information.
For information, call Marsha Decker at 561-736-7704 ext 104.

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The Recreation and Parks Department is offering sport programs for adults at the Carolyn Sims Center, including men’s flag football and adult soccer.
Men’s flag football is to take place at the new gridiron battlefield from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 9 at the Sims Center, 225 NW 12th Ave.
Due to current economic conditions, the fee was lowered to $275 per team.
Nicole Cangelosi, Recreation and Parks Department spokeswoman, said the limit is eight teams.
In addition to the flag football, adult soccer is also offered.
Games will be played from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jan. 25 through March 22, also at the Sims Center.
The fee of the soccer program is $250 per team.
Cangelosi said the games would be played on brand-new Bermuda grass. The soccer program also has a maximum of eight teams.

For information on both programs, call Brenton Rolle at 561-742-6641.

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Liz Alpert, an energy healer and jewelry designer, first saw the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull in June at an event in Sedona, Ariz.
“Since then I have felt a higher level of consciousness and things have been just happening for me,” the Miami resident said. “I event bought my own skull from Brazil.”
The Crystal Skull, an inspiration for the movie “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” is carved from one solid block of pure quartz crystal.
It is an archeological find discovered in the Mayan city of Lubaantun. From a spiritual perspective, it is believed that this skull helps to activate ancient wisdom and knowledge within human consciousness.
Alpert, who met the owner of the skull back in June, Bill Homann, said she contacted the Crystal Gardens to arrange a viewing and lecture of the skull Jan. 22.
It is Homann’s desire to continue to spread the word about the skull.
Margaret Ann Lembo, owner of the Crystal Garden, a gift shop and spiritual healing center, 2610 N Federal Highway, said the showing of the skull would be too grand for her shop, so she arranged a 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Jan. 22 showing at the Boynton Woman’s Club, 1010 S Federal Highway.
Tickets for the showing are available through the Web for $33 at www.thecrystalgarden.com.

For information, call the Crystal Garden at 877-444-5099.

Read more about this story in the Jan. 21 issue of the Boynton Forum.

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With what started as a small community meeting has grown into the raising of almost $2 million in funds for Bethesda Memorial Hospital, 2815 S Seacrest Blvd.

Stan Walker said a few members of the Hunter’s Run community, located on Congress Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Woolbright Road, decided almost eight years ago to start raising funds to help their local hospital.

“It’s our first-response hospital, so when we call 911, they are the people who come to help,” he said.

It took five years to raise the first $1 million, Walker said through auctions and the annual Bethesda Days at Hunter’s Run.

This year is the 8th annual Bethesda Day at Hunter’s Run, and an event in which the community hopes to fulfill the second $1 million pledge to the Bethesda Hospital Foundation, to help open the Heart Institute.

The event consists of team tennis, golf and swimming events.

Hunter’s Run already had the team tennis event Dec. 15 with Walker chairing the event.

“It was a nice event for people to get together and have a little cocktail party after,” he said. “I believe it symbolizes how the Hunter’s Run community has come together for Bethesda Memorial Hospital.”

The result was that 48 members played in the team event, and close to 100 people came to the cocktail party, with a magician as entertainment.

The four teams of 12 players each played for the honor of having their names engraved on the Ed Seh Cup, named for one of the Bethesda Day Committee members who died a few years ago. The cup is on permanent display in the Hunter’s Run Tennis Center.

The golf and swimming portion of fundraising is set to take place March 16.

For information, call 561 733-5168.

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The Scottish American Society of Palm Beach County is having a Robert Burns Celebration.
A Robert Burns celebration includes a buffet dinner, dancing music performed by the BJ's, Scottish entertainment from the Palm Beach Pipes and Drums, a flag presentation, a toast and a cheer raffle for the society’s Scottish trust fund.
Larry Berdoll, chairman for the event, said every year the society sends money directly to Scotland to go to preserve historical sites.
“We used to have a scholarship fund for college children but no one signed up for it over the last few years,” he said. “The raffle will be for Scottish baskets filled with goodies of things like Scottish whiskey.”
The program is 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Delray Dunes Country Club, 12005 Dunes Road.

Cost for the event is $45 per person.

For information, call Larry Berdoll at 561-735-0318

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The Boynton Woman’s Club, who meets in an Addison Mizner historic building designed in 1924, is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
The club was started in October 1909.
The centennial celebration will have an open house to commemorate 100 years of dedicated community service to Boynton Beach.
Activities include property tours, light refreshments, an acknowledgment ceremony, and special performance by jazz pianist extraordinaire Copeland Davis.
The event is set for 2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Woman’s Club, 1010 S. Federal Highway, with Davis to perform at 3 p.m.
“We will have tours of the building and the event is just a kickoff to the 100th year,” said Lillian Ostiguy, anniversary open house chairwoman. “It is just amazing that the women have held the club together all these years.”
Ostiguy said what makes the 100 years most impressive is the financial struggles, especially recently, the women in the club have gone through.
“It really is a struggle and the club is kept going though fundraisers and grants,” she said.
This event is free and open to the public.

For information, call 561-704-7187.

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Students enrolled in South Tech Academy’s Auto Body Repair program recently unveiled a 1977 Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle that they have worked to renovate since 2007.

Larry Casey, new CEO of the Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, presented certificates of appreciation to the various parties that contributed to the project, including the many students who worked on the vehicle during class time, South Tech Academy instructor Earl Murray, Terry’s Auto Paints, Gator Auto Glass and Boynton Beach Fire-Rescue.
The students took on the project under the direction of their instructor Earl Murray and Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Division Chief Ray Altman, who wanted to teach them technical skills and civic responsibility.
The newly-renovated ERV will become part of the fleet of vehicles used at the Red Cross Okeechobee Service Center.

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The Boynton Beach Police Department and the Kiwanis Club of Boynton Beach are teaming up to help local students get to college.
Stephanie Slater, department spokeswoman, said from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 7 officers would be celebrity servers at a fundraising luncheon at Carrabba’s Grill, 1999 N. Congress Ave.
Slater said all the proceeds would benefit the Kiwanis Club of Boynton Beach’s scholarship fund, which helps local students pay for college.
“We try to help one student each year with a four-year, $6,000 scholarship,” said Ken Forbes, event organizer and member of the Kiwanis Club. “Our only criterion is that the student is from Boynton and needs our help.”
The club also supplies students with supplies for elementary and middle school.
Forbes said the Kiwanis Club works with the department once a month to honor the Boynton Officer of the Month and also helped to put together the Operation Shop With a Cop that took place in December.
The Shop With a Cop helped local elementary students to buy free gifts from the local Wal-Mart for the holidays.
“We thought more people from the community would come out if the police were playing the role of celebrity servers at the luncheon,” Forbes said.

Tickets are $15 and can be bought through Ken Forbes at 561-737-5427.

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BY DAVID DiPINO
The Hearing Loss Association of America will be celebrating the combination of three chapters with a meeting, free and open to everyone at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16 at the South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, in Delray Beach. The HLAA meets the third Friday of every month through May. The Delray/Boynton Chapter has been strong, but declines in participation in the Boca Raton Chapter made Oscar Segal, president of the HLAA Delray/Boynton Chapter, make a decision that will benefit thousands.
“The first official meeting is Friday. For a lot of years, the Boca Raton chapter has been meeting at night. Senior citizens were reluctant to drive at night, their membership declined. We now have close to 200 members. At least 60 to 75 attend every meeting. We’re growing! Our objective is education, how people can make the most about their hearing loss, state-of-the-art treatments, etc. We don’t push products, just let our members know the latest news and products that can benefit them in battling the loss of hearing,” Segal said.
He also said that he heard recently as many as 147,000 people in Palm Beach County suffer from hearing loss. Palm Beach County is home to about 2 million people.
“The Delray/Boynton Chapter is a local chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America, founded 19 years ago. It is the largest chapter in South Florida, dedicated to helping people cope with hearing loss. The chapter has guest speakers who are professional audiologists, hearing doctors and surgeons, manufacturers of hearing aids and displays a variety of assistive hearing devices that can help the hard of hearing communicate better in a hearing world. Professionals from police, sheriff’s, fire departments and emergency services also speak at meetings about how hearing- impaired people can best communicate with law enforcement and fire responders in emergency situations,” Segal said.

For information call Oscar Segal at 561-499-9873, or e-mail ohsegal@comcast.net

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On Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, a Georgia man turned on his Web camera and committed lewd acts in front of what he thought was a 14-year-old girl.

The 14-year-old girl was actually a Boynton Beach police detective, said Stephanie Slater, department spokeswoman.

Police in Villa Rica, Ga. went to arrest the man, Brandon Dale Lowery, 26, who will be held in a Douglas County Jail until he is sent to Palm Beach County to face charges of lewd or lascivious exhibition online and computer child pornography.

It was inferred that he committed the lewd acts to entice the girl to do the same.

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Women’s Circle Inc. announced its fifth annual benefit to raise money for programs.
The Women’s Circle depends solely on grants and individual donations for its work in helping low-income women improve their lives and employability with education.
The dinner gala will include wine and cheese, with a silent auction before the dinner and live music by Ike Reeves.
The event is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 10, at Benvenuto’s restaurant, 1730 N. Federal Highway.
Services provided by the Woman’s Circle are free and open to women of all cultures with demand increasing for classes and other assistance at the small half-duplex rented from the Community Caring Center.
The need for a larger facility prods this year’s expanded event, and volunteers hope to exceed the nearly $65,000 from last year’s event.
Event tickets are $75 each.
Event chairwoman Sandy Miller said the night couldn’t get any better with good food for a good cause.

For information or tickets, call Sandy Miller at 561-703-2967.

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They say 30 is the new 20.
The Boynton Beach Police Department is now accepting applications for the 30th class of the Citizens Police Academy, which starts 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 4.
Stephanie Slater, police department spokeswoman, said classes would take place the same time every Wednesday for 10 weeks.
The program, which is free and open to residents, is taught by officers to educate residents about police practices and the legal system of police work.
The goal is to teach residents and raise community support for officers.
Class topics include SWAT, K-9, Crime Scene Unit, Community Action Team and the police training process. Ride-alongs with police are also offered.
Applications can be found at the police department, 100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd., or at www.bbpd.org.
For information, call Crime Prevention Officer John Huntington at 561-742-6848.

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By DAVE ROSSMAN
The numbers are in for the YMCA of South Palm Beach County’s 2008 Partner’s Campaign, and even in a languishing economy they eclipsed last year’s total by 24 percent. The Partner’s Campaign provides funds to families and individuals who would not be able to afford using the YMCA, and they raised $433,000 during 2008 through several initiatives. 

“Every dollar raised through the Partner’s Campaign goes directly to support financial assistance to our members and program participants,” said Association President and CEO Dick Pollock. “I salute our more than 75 volunteers and staff who work so hard to achieve these results and make real differences in the lives of our members,” he said. They received more than 75 donations of $1,200 or more, including support from longtime benefactor Boca resident Peter Blum.
“I became involved with the Y as a young boy 70 years ago in Illinois and have been involved ever since,” said Blum.
He came to Florida 47 years ago and recalled Boca’s early days and how the YMCA has evolved over the decades.
“We knew Boca needed a YMCA desperately and it was initially operated out of a storefront. It is such a wonderful organization that does a world of good, and the Partner’s Campaign is so important to the recipients,” he said.
While outside donations were crucial for the campaign, YMCA preschoolers, families and employees played an integral role.
Preschoolers at the DeVos-Blum YMCA in Boynton Beach collected more than $700 in coins, which a parent matched.
Children at the Peter Blum Family YMCA in Boca hosted a "Trike-A-Thon" where they raised $900, and YMCA employees contributed another $34,000.
“Thanks to the campaign, more than 4,000 families receive scholarships that allow them to enjoy the facilities and programs offered by the YMCA. Our goal is to never have to turn anyone away due to their inability to pay ” said Chief Development Officer Jorene Jameson.
Boca resident Christine Kelly is a single mother and her 2-year-old son has been attending the YMCA’s daycare since August.
“Daycare cost is ridiculous, and without the Partner’s Campaign I would not be able to afford it. I have seen such a difference in him since he began attending, and it just a wonderful place,” she said.
For information on how to support YMCA programs, call Jorene Jameson at 561-237-0969 or e-mail at jjameson@ymcaspbc.org.

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By DAVID DiPINO
Las Gaoneras, a Mexican restaurant at 1701 N. Congress Ave., is having a BCS Championship Party for University of Oklahoma Sooner fans and University of Florida fans Jan. 8. Las Gaoneras chef and owner Marco Rangel grew up watching bullfights in Mexico City, Mexico, with upwards of 80,000 in attendance. He also has hosted parties to cheer on the country of Mexico in the World Cup.
“Tonight we’re going to have a party with specials and watch this great game,” Rangel said.
Las Gaoneras is offering a special of five assorted longneck beers bucket for $14. Soups, salsas and entrees including the Bull Fighter’s Special will be available.

For more information call Las Gaoneras at 561-735-0588.

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Dimensional Harmony, Boynton Beach High School's award-winning chorus, has been selected as the only high school chorus in the state to perform for music educators at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa.
Last fall, Boynton Beach High School’s Dimensional Harmony was selected to perform at the Florida Music Educators Association President’s Concert. Only one chorus throughout the state is selected to perform at the President's Concert.
Under the direction of music educator Sterling Frederick, the 50-member chorus, established in 2002, continues to receive rave reviews and collect awards and numerous recognitions for their unique and powerful vocal presentations, school officials said.

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Authorities have arrested an Alabama father of three who sent more than 20 images of child pornography to an undercover Boynton Beach detective, said Stephanie Slater, department spokeswoman.
Harold Gene Rector Jr., 42, who went by the screen name daddyluvslilpanties, is charged with federal possession of pornography and distribution of pornography.
Slater said he was arrested at his Alabama home on New Year’s Eve by U.S. Marshals.
Police contacted the Alabama Bureau of Investigations after Rector e-mailed Boynton Beach Detective Charles Ramos pornographic images of children as young as 6.
Rector is being held in the Shelby County Jail in Alabama.

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A man was arrested New Year’s Day for recklessly driving an ATV on the wrong side of the road.
An officer saw two ATVs, one blue and one yellow, traveling westbound on Northwest 10th Avenue. The officer tried to stop the two men and they tried to flee by accelerating.
The officer pursued and apprehended William Haynes, 26, after numerous stop signs ran and many laws broken.
The man was taken to jail for fleeing and eluding police, said Stephanie Slater, Boynton Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
Slater said officers also seized his ATV.
Police are still looking for the second suspect. His name is Henry Lester, 27, who is known to live at 406 NW Seventh Ave.
Anyone with information about him is asked to call Boynton Beach Police at 561-742-6100, Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 800-458-TIPS or leave an anonymous tip at www.bbpd.org.

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In tough economic times, residents are looking for cheap entertainment as a way to escape everyday life’s pressures.
The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is trying to strengthen the local music scene with a series of free concerts.
Local musical groups perform the third Friday of every month through May at the city’s Oceanfront Park, 6415 N Ocean Blvd., offering a diverse selection of hits from the Big Band sound of the 1940s to today’s current favorites.
April Majoy, marketing and events assistant for the Boynton CRA, said the free concerts begin from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 16.
Majoy said there would be a free shuttle to park and that food and drinks available for purchase at the park. The shuttle meets at the corner of Ocean Avenue and US Highway 1, near the Bank of America building.
January’s concert features what Majoy said was the rhythm and blues sounds of Tony Thomas and Totall Kontroll.
For information, call 561-742-6246.

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Stephanie Slater, spokeswoman for the Boynton Beach Police Department, said that 14 illegal Haitian immigrants were detained this past weekend after they came ashore near the city's Boat Club Park on North Federal Highway.

Boynton Beach Police Marine Officer Gregg Koch was monitoring a public access VHF channel when someone said they saw a boat with possible immigrants in the area.
Police quickly set up a perimeter and Koch spotted the empty 26-foot ocean runner in an alcove near the boat ramp.
Officers found the 14 immigrants hiding in various locations throughout the park. Boynton Beach Police and K-9 officers, with assistance from the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office Eagle, spent the next hour searching for the boat's captain but were unsuccessful.

No one was injured. The immigrants will be handed over to Border Patrol.



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“The School Bell is Ringing” is Schoolhouse Children’s Museum archivist Janet DeVries' latest installation in the Community Archives Gallery at the museum, 129 E. Ocean Ave.
DeVries said the first-floor exhibit features memorabilia from local elementary schools and alumni from Boynton Beach and beyond.
DeVries said the memorabilia would be from both public and private schools in the area. The museum accepted donations late last year until December.
The exhibit opens Jan. 13 and runs until May 16.
For information, call archivist Janet DeVries at 561-742-6397.

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