For teens, it’s never too early to start looking for summer employment. And if seasonal lifeguard is something that fits your skill set, the Broward County Parks and Recreation Division is now hiring seasonal lifeguards for four water parks including Splash Adventure at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach.

Teens age 16 and older with a current International Lifeguard Training Program license from Jeff Ellis & Associates (which is required) can apply online at www.broward.org/parks.

Click on “About Us” and then click “Job Opportunities.”

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Residents of Deer Run have just nine days to clean up yard debris, trim trees, remove dead vehicles. On Feb. 16, Deerfield Beach code enforcement officers will conduct a daytime sweep through the Deer Run residential community looking for violations.

"To improve cooperation and compliance with the city's codes, warnings will be issued for noted code violations and will be followed up to ensure compliance," the city announced on its website.

Property owners who fail to remedy offenses at residences could receive a code enforcement citation.

For information, call 954-480-4241.

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Ten students at Quiet Waters Elementary School are counting on residents to vote for their entry in a regional competition to solve a food safety problem. Using robotics and research, the 10 fifth graders that comprise the Kitchen Kommandos created what they call 'The Glove Factor' - an elegantly simple approach to eliminating Salmonella from the kitchen.

On Feb. 26, they join 47 other teams competing at the Florida Institute of Technology in the state championships, after besting 18 teams at McNichol Middle School in the regional competition. "This is a great accomplishment as there are 450 total teams in Florida this year," said their advisor and fifth grade teacher, Maryellen Pinzon. "This was our second local Champion's Award this year."

For now, however, they are trying to muster votes. To add to their talley, click on the link and vote in the upper right hand corner: http://fllinnovationaward.firstlegoleague.org/glove_factor
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The Feb. 12 Green Market in Deerfield Beach is designed for holiday procrastinators.

From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the next market at The Cove Shopping Center will feature vendors offering a variety of items for the creative romantic just in time for Valentine's Day.

Green Market organizer Sally Potter said there will be conventional sweets, less conventional sweets like Valentine cookies and cakes, and two vendors will be selling handmade candy including chocolate-covered apples.

Handmade and commercial jewelry will be on display as will "sweet" sugar body scrubs and special handmade soaps.

The Cove Shopping Center is located on Hillsboro Boulevard and the Intracoastal Waterway.

Potter said that all purchases can be packaged in heart-shaped boxes and decorated with felt Valentine's Day pins.

"Bring three of your favorite candy recipes as well and we'll publish them in the Green Market Cooks cookbook," she said, available at the final Green Market later this year on April 1.

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Deerfield officials and residents met on Jan. 31 in a continuing effort to resolve differences inherent in developing land near 1,300 homes for heavy-industrial use.Commissioners are set to vote on the matter on Feb. 7.

“Right now it is still in flux,” said District 4 Commissioner Bill Ganz, who was part of the negotiations.

City staff is addressing each issue brought up during the Jan. 31 meeting, clarifying certain aspects and plans to present a revised draft to the City Commission.

Some uses for the land – like medical waste sterilization and medical waste transferring – were restored to the draft during the discussion. Others – like medical waste incineration, penal institutions and tank farms – now have been eliminated.

“The goal is to have these issues cleared up before the [vote],” Ganz said.

The City Commission will meet at 7 p.m Feb. 7 at City Hall, 150 NE Second Ave.

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