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VOL. 34 ISSUE 6 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF UNITED CIVIC ORGANIZATION OF CENTURY VILLAGE, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA JUNE 2015
UCO REPORTER
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Section B
Dont Cut The Grass

See story on page B31
Be Prepared
Plenty
To Read !
DMV Closing
Hurricane checklist on page A7
The Fabulous 50s
See Anne Gannon story on page B25
See story on page B1
INSIDE
S E C TI ON A
Delegate Meeting Minutes.................. A2
Presidents Report............................... A3
Monthly Meetings .............................. A3
Letters to the Editor............................ A4
Vice Presidents Reports....................... A5
Audit Report....................................... A6
Prepare for Hurricane Season........... A7-9
The End of An Era.............................. A10
Food is Love...................................... A18
Local Dining...................................... A18
Fathers Day Memories................. A20-21

Boca Raton Museum of Art................ A22
WPRF News....................................... A27
Readers Corner................................. A28
Summer Show Tickets....................... A29
Entertainment.................................. A31
Whats Happening in Century Village. A32
Services........................................... B4-5
Organizational News........................ B6-7
Summer Clubs List............................... B8
Recreation........................................ B11
Sports............................................... B13
Interview with Peyton McArthur........ B21
June Happenings.............................. B22
Class Schedule................................... B23
Political....................................... B24-25
Classifieds......................................... B28
Bus Schedule.................................... B30
Saving Our Lakes & Waterways..... B31-32
REMINDER
E LE G AT E M E E T I N G
MONTHLY BUS SCHEDULE SEE PAGED B21
Friday 6/5/15
9:30 a.m. in the Theater
MONTHLY BUS SCHEDULE SEE PAGE

B21
Read recent back issues at:
SEC TION B
Memories of the 50s....................... B1&3
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B21
Shop Til You Drop................................
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EDITORIAL
Newspaper
Distribution Issues
by M yron S i lv erman & J oy Vesta l
We want to remind our
residents of the following
information which is relevant to
the UCO Reporter. It is contained
in the UCO Bylaws, Chapter F,
Page 11, Editorial Committee..
There shall be an Editorial
Committee (A.K.A. Editorial
Board) whose duties and
responsibilities
shall
be
to prepare, publish, and
arrange for distribution of
the UCO Reporter, the official
publication of the United Civic
Organization.
Because other publications are
being distributed in the Village,
a question now being asked by
our associations is, What do
we do with these papers that
are left hanging on our seasonal
neighbors doorknobs?
In light of the recent incident
involving the president of an
association, do we (usually
building officers) remove these
papers from the doors of those
not in residence, or do we leave
them hanging there month
after month? Isn't this an open

invitation for a thief to know
that there are many unoccupied
apartments in our buildings?
Do we risk having someone
threaten to have us arrested if
we remove them? Will the other
publications follow the example
of the Advocate and distribute
a sticker in their May paper that
indicates if a resident wants
continued delivery during the
summer? Are the publishers of
these materials not concerned
about protecting our Village
and its residents? Will they give
us the opportunity to refuse or
accept delivery of their paper?
Or, are the deliverers of various
unsolicited newsletters going
to wait to pounce on us with
the threat of arrest if we act to
protect our homes?
Surely, some accommodation
can or should be made for those
of us who will be away from
Century Village or (gasp!) may
not be interested in receiving
their publication.
UCO Delegates
Meeting Minutes
ma Y 1 , 2 0 1 5
President David Israel called the
meeting to order 9:30 AM.
Capt. Bruckner led us in the Pledge
of Allegiance.
Mr. Grossman is recording the
meeting.
to complete those projects.

Phyllis Siegelman, Joy Vestal and
Howard O'Brien had no reports.
PBSO Report: Lt. Hill stated there

were 31 written reports.1 burglary,
1 vehicle burglary, 1 laundry facility
burglary, 1 golf cart charger, and
a tenant took some items from a
unit. There were 3 auto accidents
with no injuries. Lt. Hill wants us to
keep track of our account and any
phone scams. Capt. Bruckner wants
everyone to prepare for the coming
hurricane season. We.should have on
hand 7 days' worth of supplies, water,
canned foods, medicine..We will not
be supplied with as many supplies
as we have been in the past. Capt..
Bruckner wants us to report any
scams to the sheriff's office.
President
Israel
introduced
our guests, Peyton McArthur,
Commissioner Port of Palm Beach
and Inspector General of Palm Beach
County John Carey.
Committee Reports: Reports are in

your packets.
New Business: None.
Good of the Order: Honey Sager

stated that if the Golf Course fails
to maintain the Course ie: cutting
grass etc. and fails to comply by May
15, 2015, the case may be presented
to a special magistrate. If there is
no compliance, please call code
enforcement.
A motion was made by Marilyn
Gorodetzer and seconded by
Christine Brooks to adjourn the
meeting. Meeting was adjourned
10.20 AM.
Minutes submitted by Phyllis Siegelman
UCO Recording Secretary
Minutes: April and May minutes will

be in next month's packet.
There was a quorum 139 Delegates.
Treasurer's
Report:
Treasurer
Howard O'Brien is happy to report
that in your packet is included a
balance sheet ending April 30. A one
month financial statement ended
April 1. April is the first year of our
2015-16 UCO budget. This month we
had a positive variance of expenses.
Actual expenses were $566,000
compared to previous budget of
$587,000, leaving a positive variance
of $21,000, on the income side
$582,000 versus budget of $587,000,
providing a $5,000 variance of a
positive $16,000. The financial
statement is prepared mid month
and some of the income items are not
included ie: Transponder and barcode
sales. The sales as of this morning are
approximately $1,500. We had a cash
transfer of $1,146,000 as of April 30
from Seacrest and is included in the
cash balance reported to you.
We have completed the UCO audit
for December 31, 2014 on April 24th
This is the earliest the report has ever
been. We will distribute the report as
soon as Treasurer receives a copy that
does not have draft written on it.
Treasurer's Report was accepted
as presented.
President's Report: Mr. Israel stated
that the hole in the wall at Haverhill
will be fully repaired over the
weekend.
Thank you to all our friends in Century Village

for thinking of us when Arthur passed away.
Lenore Velcoff & Family
Unfinished Business: None.
Officer's Reports: Bob Marshall

expressed his frustration with
Comcast. He has trouble reaching
them when there is a problem. Fausto
Fabbro stated several projects are
being handled now, but asks for time
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JUNE 2015 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE A3
The
Presidents
Report
Water Valve Replacement

Project to Resume
B y D a v e I srae l
On Wednesday April 30, 2014,
two gentlemen from the Palm Beach
County Water Utilities Department
(PBCWUD), Mark Dubois, Director of
Lines & Lift Stations, and Don Stiles,
O & M (Operations & Maintenance)
Superintendent, briefed UCO on the
upcoming exploratory task of installing
twenty-four (24) new valves intended to
isolate associations within the Norwich
Associations quadrant. The reason:
to reduce the number of customers
impacted by a boil water notice in the
event of a water main break.
Commencing in early May 2014,
in the parking areas adjacent to
the Dumpsters, where access was
unobstructed, asphalt paving was
removed and a sloping pit created
into which a sophisticated insertionisolation valve was installed. This
work did not interrupt the flow of
potable (drinking) water. Unless you
were near a Dumpster and looking out
your window, you did not realize that
the work was being carried out. The
excavation was as deep as four to six feet
depending upon the depth of the water
pipe. A concrete stoop was formed and
the new insertion valve placed upon
it. A preformed chimney and a cast
iron cover flush with the newly placed
asphalt backfill was installed. Access
to the valve can be made by removing
the cover and operating it with a long
pipe wrench.
A meeting at UCO was held in early
May 2014. This was an informative
meeting by PBCWUD aimed at
answering any questions from
Norwich residents. This phase of the
project also included the installation

of some much-needed fire hydrants.
At the completion of this Norwich
pilot project phase, the project was put
on hold to evaluate the results.
After a period of evaluation, on
April 29, 2015, UCO Officers met with
members of Palm Beach County Staff,
as follows; from UCO: Dave Israel,
President; Bob Marshall, Vice President;
Fausto Fabbro, Vice President. From
County Staff, Shannon LaRocque,
Assistant Administrator; Hassan
Hadjimiry, Chief PBCWUD; Marc
Dubois, Director of Lines & Lift
Stations.
The discussion centered on the
resumption of the project to deploy
more utility shutoff valves. The project
is projected to cost seven million
dollars. The Norwich pilot project
was reviewed, showing a reduction
in service calls, reiterating the goal of
reducing the impact on customers of
boil water notices.
Now, the PBCWUD will identify
a construction sequence, which will
indicate which section of our Village
will be next. The WUD will develop a
scope of work and a projected timeline.
An important difference on this phase
is that PBCWUD employees will not
carry out the work. Rather, there will
be a private subcontractor.
As soon as the next section is
identified, the water department will
set up a briefing for the area residents
to explain the project in detail and
answer all questions. We in UCO look
forward to the resumption of this
important project.
Rabbi Michael Korman
Congregation Anshei Sholom

announces, with great sadness,
the passing of Rabbi Michael
Korman. Rabbi Korman served
our Congregation for six years,
until his illness forced him to

retire.
Born in Poland, Rabbi Korman
was a survivor of the Holocaust.
He emigrated to Israel at age 18,
served in the Israeli Army, and
eventually settled in New York,
where he was an award winning
educator. In addition to serving
as our spiritual leader, Rabbi
Korman was a valued member of
our community and contributed
much to the lives of Century
Village residents. Our members
will sorely miss his upbeat
personality and his warm and
welcoming manner.
Rest in Peace, Rabbi.
June 2015 UCO Monthly Meetings

THURS MAY 28
MON JUN 1
OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE BOARD
UCO
ROOM B
10:00AM
1:30PM
TUES JUN 2
TRANSPORTATION
CARD ROOM B
9:45AM
WED JUN3
PROGRAM & SERVICES
UCO
11:00 AM
FRI JUN 5

DELEGATE ASSEMBLY
REPORTER
SECURITY
THEATER
UCO
UCO
9:30AM
1:00PM
2:00PM
TUES JUNE 9
STUDIO 63
UCO
11:00AM
WED JUN 10
BROADBAND
UCO
11:00 AM
THURS JUN 11
COP
ROOM B
9:30AM
MON JUN 15
C.E.R.T.
ART ROOM
3:00PM
TUES JUN 16
INSURANCE
UCO
10:00 AM
THURS JUN 18
BIDS
UCO
10:00AM
THURS JUN 25
OFFICERS
UCO
10:00AM
MON JUN29
EXECUTIVE BOARD
ROOM B
1:30PM
TUESJUN 30
OPERATIONS
UCO
10:00AM
FRI JULY 3

DELEGATE ASSEMBLY
REPORTER
SECURITY
THEATER
UCO
UCO
9:30AM
1:00PM
2:00PM
UCO OFFICERS
President David Israel
Joy Vestal
Vice Presidents
Bob Marshall Barbara Cornish
Fausto Fabbro
Treasurer Howard O'Brien

Corresponding Secretary Pat Sealander
Recording Secretary Phyllis Siegelman
EXECUTIVE BOARD

Mary Patrick Benton
Ruth Bernhard-Dreiss
Susie Byrnes
Ken Davis
Herbert Finkelstein
David Givens
John Hess
Jackie Karlan
Jean Komis
George Loewenstein
Mike Rayber
Stewart Richland
Toni Salometo
David Saxon
Myron Silverman
Lori Torres
Milton Cohen
Linda DiLoretto
George Franklin
George Pittell
EDITORIAL POLICY
The UCO Reporter promises to continue its long held beliefs that this
publication will print articles to inform our residents of the important issues
concerning our Village. We promise to seek the truth and to print both sides
of an issue, to open dialogue to inform our readers, not to create controversy.
We promise to listen to your concerns and to treat all our residents with
courtesy and respect. Your opinion is valuable to us and will be considered in
our decision for publication. These are the criteria for publication:
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Letters to the Editor should be limited to 250
words, and must be e-mailed (ucoreporterwpb@gmail.com) to the Reporter
by the 7th of the month prior to publication. Your opinions are important to
us, but please refrain from gossip, innuendo, nasty or inflammatory remarks.
Letters deemed to be inappropriate, inflammatory or libelous will be returned
by the Staff for revision or removal. All letters must include the name, address
and phone number of the author. No letters from UCO Reporter staff will be
published. They may however have the opportunity to submit an opinion
article also limited to 250 words.
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it with your approval or reject it based on the above stipulations. All articles
must include the name, address and phone number of the author.
LE T T ERS TO T HE ED ITOR
gun in his possession with his hair
trigger personality? It wouldn't take
much to set him off if something like
this was important enough to raise
his hands.
Ruth Bernhard
Disgust with Golf Course
Resident Bullies in CV
I would not have believed it until
I was the victim of a bully going into
our movie theater. A man claimed
that I got in front of him in line
and he actually hit me! An usher
witnessed the confrontation and
said that I was not at fault. She
offered to confirm this and to be my
witness when I reported the incident
at the guard desk.
I was asked by the guard whether
I wanted to call the police and
although I was livid, I thought better
of it, feeling that the police didnt
need to be called here for another
resident complaint. I told this
person, and I use the term loosely,
that no matter what you feel, you
dont put your hands on anyone..
and certainly not a woman. I suppose
that standing at under five feet, he
wouldn't dare to touch a man for
fear of getting hit back. The usher
identified him to the guard who took
him out of the theater to make a
report. The bully's wish for me then,
which I found to be so charming, was
that I get cancer. Be careful what you
wish for Mr. Napoleonic Complex
because one day it will backfire. Can
you imagine the scenario if he had a
Watching so many stories on TV

today regarding Earth/Environment
Day, 4/22/15, I took a look outside my
patio in Southampton B, overlooking
the original golf course. What I saw
was a disgusting, filthy, rundown
golf course that Mr. Waldman is not
maintaining.
Overgrown burnt fronds of
high grass are what we look at
every day, particularly on Earth
Day when greenery, clean air, etc. is
pronounced. Please reach out to the
owner, Mr. Waldman, about the lack
of maintenance on HIS golf course
property which is on the same Plat
14, that our three Southampton
buildings are on.
As time passes, Mr. Waldman
continuously
neglects
his
responsibilities of maintaining the
land; our health, safety, welfare and
view of this property worsens every
day, along with our property values
declining. Not to mention the other
residents of Century Village who
have to view this horrible site.
We are a residential senior
community
who
deserve
to
breathe clean air, and those in the
Southampton
buildings,
who,
additionally, paid high premiums for
our condos should be viewing serene,
beautiful greenery.
Phyllis Pomerantz
To Stop or Not To Stop,

That is The Question
(The answer is to stop)
B y D om G uarnagia
The
etiquette
and
rules
governing who has the right of way
at a STOP sign are almost universal,
no matter from which municipality
your drivers license was issued.
Recalling the particular question
on my written exam some sixty
(60) years ago, the manual read as
follows: You are required to come to
a complete stop at an intersection
where a stop sign is displayed. If
more than one vehicle arrives at the
intersection at the same time, both
vehicles must come to a complete
stop and the vehicle on the right
has the right of way and enters first.
Each vehicle is required to come
to a complete stop and not piggyback
on the car in front in accordance
with the above requirement. In the
case of the intersection with two (2)
STOP signs--at Century Boulevard
and Borden Street--the process
must be repeated once for each sign.
Unfortunately, the configuration
of the median makes stopping in
the middle difficult but necessary.

The alternative is to enter
Century Boulevard from the
intersection at East Drive, which
again involves two stop signs
(though spaced farther apart) that
require conforming to the law, as
referred to in the first paragraph.
Correction
The last issue of The Reporter
incorrectly stated that the rent
schedule was for the land upon
which the condominiums are built.
The rent is for all the recreational
facilities.
Solomon/Karpf
Lawsuits Update
by D ona l d F oster
A civil lawsuit that was filed
against UCO in February, 2014
has been dismissed due to lack
of prosecution. This suit, filed by
Century Village residents Gerard
Karpf and Myron Solomon, is related
to the 2010 Century Village roadway
restoration project. Since no motions
had been made regarding this lawsuit
since May, 2014, presiding Judge
Meenu Sasser dismissed the case and
directed the Clerk of Court to close
the file on May 13th, 2015. On May
15th, plaintiffs Karpf and Solomon
filed a response to this dismissal,
asserting that the original attorney
in this case, Peter Feaman, failed
to fulfill his obligations. UCO
President David Israel estimates that
this lawsuit has cost Century Village
residents well in excess of $10,000.

Another lawsuit against UCO,
also filed by Karpf and Solomon in
February 2013, remains open, with
no motions filed since February
2015. This lawsuit, according to
court records, is an effort by the
plaintiffs to obtain from UCO the
personal information of Century
Village homeowners, including their
addresses, possibly including their
home addresses outside Century
Village, and email addresses.
The plaintiffs attorney, Howard
Alterman, withdrew from the case in
March 2014.
The UCO Reporter will continue
to monitor these lawsuits and report
any further developments in future
editions.
CAM Report
Hibiscus Hedge at
Haverhill Entrance
Many residents are not only wondering why we trimmed the hedge so low
but also why we hand trimmed as opposed to using a hedge trimer which
of course would have been quicker. The hibiscus hedge entrance has been
horticulturally pruned to enhance proper growth and thickness permitting
them to stand tall and straight. The plants were pruned by hand so that each
part of the plant could be cut at a different level. This process will enhance
bottom growth which is not present at this time, and eventually make a
better hedge.
VICE PRESIDENTS REPORTS
Barbara Cornish
Joy Vestal
Fausto Fabbro
Bob Marshall
Berkshire Camden
Hastings Salisbury
Somerset Wellington
Windsor
Cambridge Canterbury
Chatham Dorchester
Kent Northampton
Sussex
Andover Bedford Dover

Golf's Edge Greenbrier
Kingswood Oxford
Southampton
Coventry Easthampton
Norwich Plymouth
Sheffield Stratford
Waltham
FULL CHOICE OF
CANDIDATES?
WHY BE AN OFFICER?
Hurricane Season and

RFPs
FIRE AND RESCUE AND

AMR
As we head into the hurricane

season, we must prepare our Village
as well as our homes. UCO has
formed a committee to prepare a
new template form for Requests
for Proposal (RFPs) that is more in
line with professional standards. In
the past, our RFPs left much to the
imagination. Our new RFP was sent
out to four companies to bid out tree
trimming work on our perimeter
road palm trees. I remind our
associations that they must remove
the coconuts and trim the palm trees
on their own properties before the
hurricane season starts.
Several other RFPs will be going
out shortly. This will insure CV
homeowners that they will get the
most professional services for their
bucks.
Again, many residents are coming
into the UCO office looking for
answers that they should be getting
from their officers. We are here to
help with your questions, but the
final answer should come from your
association, not UCO.
We are looking into repairing or
refurbishing the bus stops on the
perimeter road.
Have a great summer.
Some of you may be tired of this

subject but other than COMCAST
problems this subject heads the list of
office visits and phone calls I get.
The first step happens when there is
a need for a resident to be transported
to a medical facility. CALL 911.
Do not listen to friends and or
neighbors or try to do an analysis
yourself. When Fire and Rescue arrives
they are charged with making a hasty
decision relating to whether this is a life
threatening need for transport or not.
If it is life threatening Fire and Rescue
will transport to a medical facility.
If it is determined that this need for
transport is non life threatening AMR
will be called by Fire and Rescue. AMR
will then do the transport.
If Fire and Rescue does the
transport there will be a charge for
that. If you do not understand the bill
please fill out the second page and send
it to your insurance carrier or bring it
to the UCO office I'll try to help you.
If AMR does the transport you
should not receive a bill. You pay a very
small amount every month that covers
this service.If you do receive a bill,
please bring it to the office and I'll help
in getting this resolved.
Thank you, delegates, for having

such a wonderful meeting. I am
sorry I wasnt there for the entire
meeting but I came in late and what
a pleasure. The delegates CAN make
a difference. I just came home to see
disturbing news about one of our
officers, Phyllis Siegelman. This is a
person who gives her time and effort
to our Village. She is president of her
building. She was voted in by the
delegates. Now certain people are
trying to make movies that disgrace
our wonderful Village and show it
all on YouTube for the world to see.
When will it all stop?
When certain people cant get
voted in, the only way they can
hope to attain office is to advocate
the restitution of term limits. If
the people want their delegates to
vote for someone, then we DONT
need TERM LIMITS. Just VOTE
for the person that you want. It is
the delegates that decide, so let the
delegates always have a full choice
of candidates. It is not easy to get
GOOD people to run. As we can see,
some people are using video cameras
to degrade our Village.
Would
you want these people to serve our
community?
Barbara Cornish
Voice of the people
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS:
NEW PARKING
ENFORCEMENT
AT CLUBHOUSE
CV CLUBHOUSE MANAGEMENT
HAS CONTRACTED WITH A
TOWING SERVICE TO CONTROL
UNAUTHORIZED PARKING.
VEHICLES THAT ARE PARKED IN
PLACES OTHER THAN MARKED
SPACES WILL BE SUBJECT TO
TOWING.
Do you really want to be an

officer in your building or at UCO?
Why am I asking this question
now? You may be out of town or
maybe you just don't pay attention
to the "politics" happening in
the Village. Not to belabor the
"politics" issue but there are a group
of residents here who disagree with
UCO. Fine. Everyone is entitled to
their own opinion.
But when their opinion and
actions come to threatening to
have an UCO or Association officer
arrested, it may be time to stop and
think: Do I really want to be an
officer?
Why try to have an officer
arrested? Because she removed a
publication that this group was
distributing in her building?
Don't you do it at your building?
The reason for removing these
publications is very simple
leaving them hanging on the doors
of unoccupied units invites trouble.
A smart thief will watch and note
that a unit is empty. Then what
you and I are left dealing with is a
burglary.
So what do we do now? Do we
stop all publications from being
distributed in our buildings? I
think not. And please don't get the
idea that this will include the UCO
Reporter because it doesn't. But
we are especially concerned about
the Advocate, with whom we have a
wonderful working relationship.
But back to my question. Isn't it
time to stop this nonsense? How,
frankly I don't know, but I will say
this much. I will not be intimidated;
I obey the rules of this Village and
try my best to help our residents.
If someone wants to distribute
what they consider a paper, I will
respect their right to do so but I
will also protect my building and
the residents.
Howard OBrien
UCO Treasurer
PLEASE ATTEND THE
OPERATIONS AND
FINANCE MEETINGS
The fence along Avon Avenue on
the north side of the Haverhill Gate
is in a state of disrepair. It is leaning
toward Haverhill; it is supported by
vegetation. It is not falling down.
The fence does what it is supposed
to do. It provides a barrier, along
with its ingrown vegetation, to
separate the Village from intrusion

by outsiders.
Please note that new fencing costs
approximately $33 a linear foot. To
replace this fence the cost would
approximate $87,000. To repair the
fence may be 1/3 of the cost of a new
fence or $29,000.
What would you do? Do you
repair the fence or do you replace it?
It is your choice. What do the owners
whose condos face the fence think?
You are currently funding a
reserve for the fence replacement
of the entire Village. At the end of
April, the Infrastructure Reserve
for Fence Replacement/Repair is
approximately $93,000.
What do you choose to do? You
are the owners.you have a voice.
The last issue of The Reporter
incorrectly stated that the rent
schedule was for the land upon
which the condominiums are built.
The rent is for all the recreational
facilities.
Audit Report
S ubmitted by H oward O B rien
Itemized Statement
UCO Balance Sheet
Revenues, Expenses, Changes in Fund Balances
Auditor's Report
Auditor's Opinion
Copies of the full audit report are

available at the UCO Treasurer's Office.
Prepare for Hurricane Season

B y J ohn H ess , C . E . R . T . C ommittee C hairman
As one season ends another begins.
Soon it will be time for the endless list
of things we must do to be prepared
for hurricane season. Television will
show plenty of devastation caused
by the worst hurricanes in history to
convince you the threat is real (and it
is). It is your responsibility to make
sure that you have done due diligence
in making preparations to insure your
survival. (Please use the Palm Beach
County Hurricane Survival Guide.)
With all the unusual weather across
the nation this past winter, I wouldnt
count on the forecast. The authorities
on hurricanes are predicting a mild
season. Only one hurricane makes a
mild season, but what if it lands here?
The forecasters knew winter and snow
was coming but didnt know how
much. Using this as an indicator, I
would rule on the side of caution and
make sure your plan is in effect sooner
rather than later. Im going out on a
limb here and think that you will (if
you dont already) know what you will
need for your survival kit, and make
it. Dont mess with Mother Nature.
Im writing this as the first tropical
storm of the 2015 season is forming
and it is a month before the start of
2015 hurricane season. (Forecasters
didnt see this coming.) Please be
prepared!
Go to: http://www.pbcgov.com/
dem/hurricane/ on your computer
and get all the information on which
grocery stores, gas stations and

building supply centers have generators
and will be open for business when a
storm passes.
Because these businesses have
generators and will be available to you,
the emergency management services
are not planning on distributing ice
and are not making food as readily
available as in past hurricanes. It is
your responsibility to have water and
food for a minimum of five to seven
days.
The roads will be clear enough after
three days for you to go the gas station
or to the grocery store for provisions.
Therefore, no need for food or ice
distribution.
Associations property management
companies should assist in securing
recycle bins and anything outside
posing a risk. Dont be afraid to ask for
assistance.
Each association needs to have a
person designated to complete the
After the Storm form. (This is a
very important part of the recovery
process.) Report results to UCO using
the phone numbers listed on the form.
If you dont have a form, you can get
one at the UCO office. Everyones help
is necessary in making the impact
assessment to send to the Emergency
Management Operations Center.
They in turn determine when and
what level of aid we will receive from
first responders (fire fighter/rescue/
ambulance) based on the amount of

damage and/or injuries sustained from
the storm. Assistance is provided on a
first-come, first-served, and level-ofneed, basis. The sooner our assessment
is completed and reported, the sooner
we will receive aid.
Community Emergency Response
Team is comprised of volunteer
citizens, who are trained in basic life
safety and emergency preparedness
skills. The program is community
based, in order to provide rapid and
safe care for our residents in the event
of a major incident or large scale
disaster.
Also, part of CERTs purpose is to
educate and inform all the residents,
(especially newcomers to Florida) of
the procedures before, as well as after, a
hurricane. The better prepared we are,
the better we can withstand a storm.
Pay
attention
to
weather
information and lead time for
hurricane arrival.
Use early warnings to make contacts
for shelter (reservations for going to
shelter are necessary), transportation
and medical needs. If making plans for
evacuation (leaving town), allow plenty
of time.
The EOC (Emergency Operations
Center) controls all of the emergency
operations:
fire
department,
ambulance service, etc. There are six
areas in the county (Century Village
is in Area 3) that report to the EOC.
Information received by the EOC is

evaluated to find the hardest hit areas
and provide necessary support. CV
CERTs part in this operation (small
cog in a large wheel) is vital in making
it work.
It is important that, after the
storm, a rapid impact assessment be
completed by all associations and
submitted immediately. Remember:
Each of our roles is important.
Quick response time is essential
in completing the Rapid Impact
Assessment after the all clear
after hurricane passes.
Check on your family first.
Check on the neighbors, while
checking buildings for damage.
Check for clear roadways (for rescue
if necessary), etc..
When you have completed your
assessment, call information into
UCO, ASAP. The quicker our report is
received at the EOC, the sooner plans
can be developed in overall planning
and needed aid can be dispatched.
While all this information is
important, the main theme we want
to convey to our residents is that
by being prepared we are helping
ourselves and each other. We also help
by not exhausting outside resources
that aid in the overall recovery of the
community.
Hurricane Supplies Check List

EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT
Perishable items should be changed
or replaced every six months.
Essentials:
Battery-operated radio
Flashlight
Extra batteries
Water:
5 gallons per person, minimum, in
a food-grade plastic container
Additional water for sanitation
Food:
Minimum 5 to 7 day supply of
non-perishable food that requires
no preparation
Dry cereal Peanut butter
Canned fruits
Canned vegetables
Canned juice
Ready-to-eat canned meats
Ready-to-eat soups
Quick energy snacks
Clothing and Bedding:
Sunglasses
Rain gear
Hat and gloves
Sturdy shoes or work boots
Blankets or sleeping bags
For Baby:
Formula
Diapers
Bottles
Medication
Powdered milk
For Pets:
Food
Leash, harness and carrier
Records of vaccinations
Non-tippable food and water bowls
First-Aid Kit:
Scissors
Sun screen
Thermometer
Tweezers
Needle
Cleansing agent/soap
Latex gloves (2 pairs)
Moistened towelettes
Assorted sizes of safety pins
Two-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
Two-inch sterile roller bandages (3
rolls) Triangular bandages (3)
Tube of petroleum jelly
Sterile adhesive bandages
Laxative
Anti-diarrhea medication
Aspirin or non-aspirin pain reliever
Antacid (for stomach upset)
Antibiotic ointment
Sanitation:
Disinfectant
Household chlorine bleach Soap,
liquid detergent Personal hygiene
items Feminine supplies
Plastic bucket with tight lid
Toilet paper, towelettes, paper
towels
Plastic garbage bags, ties
Tools and Supplies:
Whistle
Aluminum foil
Crowbar
Compass
Paper, pencil
Plastic sheeting
Medicine dropper
Needles, thread
Signal flare
Matches in a waterproof container
Assorted nails, wood screws
Pliers, screwdriver, hammer
Plastic storage containers
Heavy cotton or hemp rope
Cash or travelers checks, change
Map of the area (for locating
shelters)
Non-electric can opener
Utility knife
Paper plates and plastic utensils
Tape, duct and plumbers tape
Patch kit/can of seal-in-air for tires
Wrench to turn off gas and water

Important Family
Documents:
Important telephone numbers
Record of bank account numbers
Family records
Inventory of valuable goods
Copy of will, insurance policies,
contracts, deeds, stocks and bonds
Record of credit card accounts
Copy of passports, Social Security
cards, immunization records
Family Medical Needs:
Insulin Prescription drugs
Denture needs
Extra eye glasses
Contact lenses and supplies
Important Phone Numbers:
My water provider is:
My electric provider is:
My gas provider is:
My garbage and debris pick-up is
provided by:
Alfred Sanchez, the new Regional Executive for the S. Florida Region of
Red Cross with Howie Silver a 20 year member of the Red Cross.
Call For Volunteers!

CV Civilian Observer Patrol
by S u z ie B yrnes
Youve seen the Sheriffs car, with
the yellow flashing light and Civilian
Observer Patrol on the side. These are
your neighbors and friends driving
through Century Village to enhance
our security. Our responsibility is to
observe and report suspicious activity.
If we see something that does not
look right or someone in trouble, we
call 911 or the Sheriffs Department.
We do not confront people directly.
We cannot issue a summons or carry
weapons. Occasionally, someone flags
us down to ask a question, usually
directions. All COP participants

volunteer for one 3-hour shift per
week, attend one monthly meeting at
the Clubhouse and receive training.
The Palm Beach Sheriffs Office
relies on our volunteer members to
provide the extra eyes and ears to
assist the agency and provide a visible
deterrent to crime.
Please call the Palm Beach
Sheriffs Office at 433-2003 for
further information. We welcome
your participation and look forward
to meeting you.
Grill Propane Tanks:

What You Need to Know
B y M ichae l Vega
As more associations and individual
unit owners build outdoor patios and
purchase propane grills, it becomes
important to understand how to use
and store potentially hazardous fuel
tanks. Remember, improper storage or
mishandling of these tanks can lead
to a fire or injury. Exercising care in
the handling and storage of propane
fuel, and learning to use outdoor grills
safely are important priorities for the
enjoyment of your recreational spaces.
Why is proper use &

storage important?
Propane tanks are in use
everywhere and may seem harmless,
but The NFPA (National Fire
Protection Association) reports
that more than 6,100 accidental
fires and explosions occur each year
due to the improper use of grills,
resulting in 16,900 emergency room
visits and over $29.1 million of
estimated damage. One out of every
six home structure fires where grills
were involved was caused because
flammable material was too close to
the grill. People have been injured or
killed while transporting propane
tanks, or when operating a gas
grill in areas that were not properly
ventilated.
Storing Propane Tanks

The Palm Beach County Fire
Rescue Department and NFPA both
recommend that all propane tanks
be stored at least 10 feet away from
buildings as a safe best practice. The
Florida Fire Prevention Code advises
against cooking on a balcony of an
apartment or condominium or the
storage of a fuel tank with a capacity
greater than one pound above the first
floor. The Palm Beach County Fire
Department recommends that fuel
tanks should never be stored anywhere
inside the building or on balconies.
Many Century Village associations have
regulations which prohibit the storing
or using of propane tanks within 10 feet
of any residential building. Tips for safe
use and storage of propane fuel tanks:
Propane tank must be stored and
used at least 10 feet away from
buildings.
Do not leave propane tanks
exposed to direct sunlight.
Propane tanks should be stored
upright in well ventilated areas
and away from traffic or clutter.
Michael Vega is VP at Brown & Brown
Insurance
Call for C.E.R.T.

Volunteers
B y J ackie K ar l an
Did you know that the CERT
program is in its ninth year of service in
the Century Village community? We
are part of FEMAS premier volunteer
program for citizens involved in
emergency management training.
We have missed some of our trained
CERT members, and we urge you to
COME ON BACK. Your expertise,
interests and input is of great value to
our community. The number of active
members is small when compared to
our resident population.
Perhaps you are thinking, What
can I do to help? I'm not trained.
Everyone can help. CERT is about
training you to be of assistance
to your building and community.
Our Friends of CERT Program

is still in existence. New Century
Village residents are needed as well!
No experience is necessary. We will
train you to assist your neighbors in
your own building. If you are CERT
trained, reviewing the CERT skills
and strategies is important.
Studies show that groups perform
more effectively if there has been
ongoing training prior to a disaster.
Just a reminder -- our hurricane season
begins on June 1st, and lasts until
November 30th.
All Century Village residents
are welcome. We meet on the third
Monday of each month at 3:00 in the
Clubhouse Art Room.
Fire Rescue Fast Facts

for Hurricane Season
by J ordan S i l bert
Hurricane season hasnt even
begun and we have already have our
first named storm, Tropical Storm
Ana. Although Ana will not be a
threat to south Florida, we should
take notice and start preparing
for June 1st, the start of hurricane
season. Here are some tips to get you
storm ready.
Take the time to clean outside
areas of debris and remove clutter
from inside the home.
Now is the time to have larger trees
trimmed to prevent flying objects.
Place important documents into

water proof bags like gallon zip
locks.
Stock up the supplies listed on
your emergency kit (example
list attached) and dont forget
medications & home oxygen- at
least 1 month of backup.
Finally, know if you are in a
mandatory evacuation area, in
some parts of the county this area
extends west to I-95.
Ensure Smoke detectors and new

batteries are installed (in case you
forgot in March).
This is just a small list to help you

get started, for more information
check out these great resources:
http://www.pbcfr.org/hurricane_safety.asp
http://www.pbcgov.com/dem/knowurzone/
Make sure you have a protective

covering for your windows and
doors. Shutters are preferred but
-inch thick plywood can used as
well.
Jordan Silbert is the HOA Liaison with

Professional Firefighters/Paramedics of
Palm Beach County. He can be contacted
via email at jsilbertiaff2928@gmail.com
Local Storm Shelters Map
The End of An Er a
J ody E . Lebe l
or pay phones here and everywhere else in

America, the dial tone is flat lining. If New
York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has his way,
the humble pay phone, once a vital and essential
part of everyday life, might become useful once
more. As proof that everything old is new again, de
Blasio proposes that the nearly 84,000 pay phones
be converted to something practical for todays
society ; Wi-Fi hotspots with free Internet access,
free domestic calls using cell phones or a built-in
keypad, a charging station for mobile devices, and
access to city services and directions. The project
is a part of de Blasios push to improve income
inequality by providing low-income residents, the
population that relies most heavily on cell-phone
browsing, more opportunities to go online. Along
with offering Internet access to millions of New
Yorkers and tourists, the program is also expected
to create new jobs for the development, servicing,
and maintenance of the hot spots.
This isn't the first time NYC has contemplated
turning telephone booths into hot spots. Mayor
Michael Bloomberg launched a pilot project in 2012
that subsequently fizzled out. This new initiative,
which is expected to cost more than $200 million
dollars and is known as LinkNYC, is projected to
be paid for in full by advertising revenues on the

kiosks digital displays. It is contemplated that
the new franchise will produce a whopping $17.5
million in annual revenue for the city by the end
of June 2026.
The booths are expected to have Wi-Fi 20 times
faster than the average home connection, and can
accommodate more than 250 devices connected
simultaneously. The Wi-Fi will extend to 150 feet
outside the kiosks.
hould the user be worried about privacy?

Maybe. The city claims it would never share
or sell any protected personal information
collected on the network, which indicates the city
has that capability, but noted that companies may
use aggregate data, information extracted from a
pool of users, to guide advertising. Also without
headphones or careful attention, calls from
the kiosk keypad could be broadcast as if on a
speakerphone, which might roll over into another
enterprise for the smart vendor; headphone sales.
And what about that 150-foot extension? How
soon will it be before some hacker figures out a
way to stroll by and collect your information on a
gadget in his pocket? Does it mean that up to 250
people may be crowded around the booth, sitting

on curbs and in doorways, accessing the service?
Will there be queues forming, lines of folks with
laptops in hand, snaking down city streets? Will
tempers flare in the heat of summer when someone
stays on too long? What about pickpockets and
thieves with an eye on your new equipment? And
what about inclement weather? How badly do you
want to stand in the rain to download a movie?
The idea has spread to Australia where two
million hotspots across major cities and smaller
regional centers are planned within the next 5
years. Telstra, the Australian network, noted that
their service offers customers the chance to not
only surf the web, but they can connect over a
picnic or watch their favorite TV shows live in the
park or at the beach. It is perhaps dismaying to
think that people cant separate themselves from
the television long enough to eat. The fact that
they will be out in the fresh air is of little comfort.
Google, no stranger to the business of Wi-Fi
connectivity, along with Samsung, Time Warner
Cable, Cisco and Verizon have all shown an interest
in vying for the chance to provide this service.
With big guns like that, how soon before it comes
to your town?
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Off To The Races and Mr. Lee

BY IRV RIKON
Well, here we are in the Spring
of 2015, already having what
amounts to a baker's dozen (give
or take) Presidential candidates
for the November 2016 election. Of
course those announcements for
candidacy aren't really intended for
the likes of you and me, the 99% of
the population. They're targeted
for party activists who can get out
votes and for millionaires and
billionaires who shell out United
States dollars and foreign currency
for media attack ads against the
other candidates.
The candidates? They run
as Republicans or Democrats,
conservatives or (a few) as liberals.
One or two independents might join
in the fray, but they won't get far.
They're too independent. Seldom
these days do candidates run as an
American, something I'll return to
momentarily. There are those who
run, they say, in order to help the
poor and middle class, although PAC
money they shovel in comes from
the economic upper class which,
unlike us, can afford to buy the best
politicians money can buy. (And you
thought Russia was corrupt!)
Ours is a big country. It used to
be that we voted regionally: northsouth or, if you will, New EnglandDixie, the West Coast, the Rockies,
the Plains States, Tex-Mex, etc.
Or urban, suburban, rural. Or
hyphenated-American:
ItalianAmerican, Irish-American, GermanAmerican, and so on. A problem with
the last one is that new people now
have come to the United States and
not just because they saw this as a
land of opportunity. Newcomers
arrived from Asia, the Near East,
Central Europe and Africa fleeing for
their lives as a consequence of wars or
from Latin America because of strife

in their native lands. But for whatever
reason they came, they are here. (And
you wonder why there's gridlock?)
Soon they'll be expected to cast votes
for one of those baker's dozen.
In the United States, the primary
duty of any elected official is to try to
bring together its people nationwide
and in his or her own district. From
wherever they originated, the people
and their elected office holders must
regard themselves first and foremost
as Americans.
What does it mean to be an
American? It means to know
and to honor The Declaration of
Independence, The Constitution,
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. It
means to know something of
American history, the country's
early struggles and its later glories.
It means to know why this country, a
nation of laws and freedoms, is truly
special. But we barely teach history
in school today. On the web we teach
monster movies, which is hardly
what America stands for.
One of my heroes, longtime
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan
Yew, recently passed away. Mr. Lee, as
Whose Face Should Be

on the New $20 Bill?
B y Lanny H owe
Theres a move afoot to put a
womans face on the new $20 bill,
replacing our seventh president,
Andrew Jackson, also known as Old
Hickory. Everybody seems to have
suggestions: the media, legislators,
even schoolchildren. It will be
interesting to see what develops.
Some of the favorites so far have been
Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks and
Clara Barton.
It wont bother me if Old Hickory
goes, and Id be happy to see a woman
on the $20 bill. Susan B. Anthony, of
course, already broke ground by being
on the silver dollar coin. But who
should be on the twenty?
One who comes to my mind is
Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote
Uncle Toms Cabin, the best selling
anti-slavery novel of the 19th century

that fueled the fire of the abolitionists
and led to the Civil War. But there are
certainly other great women of the
American past.
Strangely, I havent heard Betsy Ross
mentioned or that active, letter-writing
wife of President John Adams, Abigail
Adams.
Just supposing for a moment the
choice had to be a woman in Century
Village, I think I know whom Id pick:
either Barbara Cornish or Joy Vestal. My
close third would be Mildred Levine.
Now I suppose Im in big trouble. I can
already hear Dom Guarnagia saying,
Now my wife, Kate . . . .
Well, it will be interesting to see how
this goes. I wonder whom you would
select?
Singaporeans called him, took office

shortly after the British withdrew
from their tiny colony at the end
of World War Two. Singapore was
surrounded by potential enemies,
all large in size and population:
China, Indonesia, Malaysia. At home,
although the majority population
was Chinese, substantial minorities
included Malays, Indians and Arabs
plus some Westerners. Except for
its location on the water and being
a port, Singapore had no natural
resources.
Mr. Lee understood his primary
responsibility was to unite the people,
to have them think "Singapore,"
which he did. Even a new national
song was born: Kids and adults alike
happily sang it. Then Mr. Lee, who

spoke fluent English and graduated
at the top of his class in Cambridge
University, sought help from abroad.
"We have a great workforce," he said,
in essence. "Locate your corporate
headquarters and factories here,
and you'll be rewarded." Corporate
executives did. It's no accident that
tiny Singapore today ranks third
highest in Gross Domestic Product
among all the world's economies. A
lot of planning, work and cooperation
went into that.
The United States is considerably
larger than Singapore. It has vast
resources. Still, job Number One
for elected officials is to unite the
American people. Allow younger
people the opportunity of a good
education that will serve them, their
communities and their country
well. Give adults decent work that
will uplift them and make them feel
they are contributing something.
Encourage all to be proud of this
nation, to sing, rightly and with
understanding, the praises of the
song America.
Now we're off! Will a leader come
forward to pass the pack and lead
America to a greatness it once had
and seems to have lost temporarily?!
(Will voters be wise enough to
recognize him or her?!)
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B y D ona l d F oster
Like most people, I usually buy my meat at the supermarket; I often buy what's
on sale and plan the meal from there. Sometimes, though, I want to cook a dish
that requires a certain cut of meat; this means going to a butcher, and up until
recently, I did not know a local butcher shop.
Last month, kind of on impulse, I pulled into Oxtails on Military Trail. That
day I wanted the ingredients for pea soup and I just didn't have it in me to deal
with Publix. Oxtails was easy in, easy out, they had everything that I needed, and
the prices were surprisingly low. I will not pull any punches here; this store is
a little intimidating on the first try. The clientele is mostly West Indian, many
of the items are unfamiliar, and the place is usually crowded and noisy. But the
butcher's counter was just what I was looking for, and what really caught my
eye on that first visit were boneless chuck steaks, otherwise known as "chicken
steaks. I have no clue how this steak got its name. It has a cross-shaped piece of
gristle in the middle, which is a good thing for a dish like steak pizzaiola. When
you say this out loud, leave off the final "a. Trust me. This is a slow-cooked, or
braised dish; the gristle melts away, flavoring and thickening the sauce, and the
onions and tomatoes tenderize the meat.
I put together this recipe by actually cooking the dish and writing down the
steps as I went. My wife hates peppers, so I left them out in this version. If there are
fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden, in they go. Also, if nobody's looking,
I will add in a couple of anchovy filets. This time, someone was looking. Don't
wrinkle your nose; the salty fish dissolves in the sauce and leaves a subtle flavor. If
you have a favorite Italian restaurant that has a tomato sauce that you really like,
it probably has anchovy in it. Like Pete Clemenza says in The Godfather, Thats
my trick!. Enjoy.
Ingredients:
3 lbs. boneless chuck steak
2 or 3 onions, sliced, 2 or 3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 can crushed tomatoes, 1 can tomato paste
Olive oil, salt, black pepper, red pepper, oregano, red wine
Basil- fresh if you have it
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan. Fry steaks
until they have a little brown crust on them, then take them out of the frying
pan and put into a roasting pan.
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In June 2008, an insanely low
airfare on Spirit Airlines prompted
me, my wife and my parents to
make an unscheduled short visit
to Century Village. As a new CV
homeowner, I was somewhat out
of touch with local restaurants,
and some of my familys in-flight
conversation covered where we
would dine over the next few days.
First on our list, it seemed, was
Rollatini, an Italian restaurant
on Lake Worth Road, and I was
informed that we would be stopping
there for lunch directly from the
airport. This urgency was no doubt
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Sitting in the back seat of a very
small rental car, my first thoughts
were that this must be some good
restaurant; it was nowhere near
Century Village and in kind of a
dicey neighborhood. The location
couldnt be more hidden from
public view: a small storefront in the
far corner of a nondescript shopping
center. This was obviously a wordof-mouth place, one that a person
would never see or consider while
driving past.
It was early afternoon in the
middle of the week, and this
restaurant was packed with what
appeared to be Century Villagers.
This is usually a good sign. I have
since learned that many of the
diners are actually from the nearby
Poinciana Condominiums but I can
usually pick out my neighbors by

sight or by eavesdropping on their
conversations. Eventually, someone
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Drives my wife nuts.
On that first visit, the price of
lunch was $5.50 and the food was
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town. The menu has all the usual
dishes that you expect at an Italian
American restaurant, and if you
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beverage and dessert included in
the price. This restaurant has a
particularly friendly staff, and has
been there for years. They pretty
much know what we are going to
order before we sit down.
Rollatini is worthy of a place on
our regular restaurant rotation,
and we pass by many other Italian
restaurants on our way over there.
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Fathers Day Memories

Teaching My Son How to Play Chess A Lesson in Being Humiliated
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the Russian, Boris Spassky,
would retain the title of World
Champion or Bobby Fisher,
an American, would wrest it
When my son Peter was nine years from him. The betting was
old, I decided to teach him how to that Fisher, a prodigy at the
play chess. I knew the rudiments game, would beat Spassky,
of the game but had never played and he diddecisively. We
seriously. I figured we could learn watched some of the games,
the fine points together, and that is which were broadcast on TV.
what we did. I showed him how the One of the players would make
different pieces moved and captured, a move, and then for the next
how the object was to checkmate the 15 minutes chess masters and
opponents king, and how to check grandmasters would try to
the opponents king en route to guess what the opponents
next move would be. There
checkmating him.
We consulted a chess book and were some surprises, especially
together learned how to pin the by Fisher.
Well, Peter and I began
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castle,
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he would spot me, and finally

even the queen. Humiliation was
setting in.
The crowning blow was
when he offered to play me
blindfolded. In chess there is
what is called chess notation:
the moves are noted on paper,
or they can be called out. So, if
I opened with the kings pawn
moving two spaces forward, I
would call out Pawn to King
4. He would then tell me where
to move one of his men, and I
would call out my next move to
him, etc. all while he tried to
keep the positions of the men
on the board memorized in his
head.
Knights make a strange move
of two spaces in one direction
and one space at right angles
to that direction. I figured this
would be hard for him to follow, so I
protected my knights during the first
game and managed to get a draw.
After that it was chaos. He simply
overwhelmed me.
It was all worth it, because it was
nice to see Peter do so well at the game.
But it sure ended up a humiliating
experience for the old man.
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Part Two: Hard ChoicesTo Give or Not To Give?
B y S tew R ich l and
In 1933, a widowed mother is
asked by her son to take a loan on
her house in order to provide money
so that her son could complete his
medical studies. This parent, like
so many others then and now, is
confronted with making a choice
that could possibly change her life.
She relates that her husband made
huge sacrifices to purchase and pay
off their mortgage. Her home is the
only asset she has. The nation is
heading toward a depression that
will exclude very few. She loves her
son and would like to honor his
request, but in doing so she runs the
risk of nonpayment of the loan and
losing her house.
Neither a borrower nor a lender
be. These famous words came
from Polonius, Shakespeares chief
counselor to King Claudius in
Hamlet. As Polonius gives some
fatherly advice to his son Laertes,
Shakespeare gives some timeless
advice to us: Do not lend money to

children. Why shouldnt we lend
money to family? Polonius answers
that in his next line: For loan oft
loses both itself and friend. Polonius
knew that a loan to a family member
often results in the loss of both the
money and the relationship.
The tragedy of all this is to place

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than putting an education in a
kids head.
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instead of helping them work through
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more about our loved ones than our
bank accounts? This is exactly why
guilt can make you do financially
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Spring (1933 talk show host)
focuses on the fact that most colleges
are brick and stone buildings built
around athletic stadiums. Football
and basketball bring millions into the
school treasury. Athletic programs
compete to attract players to come to
their schools, not for academics but
to push the school into the limelight.
College presidents want to attract
the rich to make endowments. The
tragedy of all this is to place greater
importance on athletics than putting
an education in a kids head. Very few
can ever make a living as a sports
professional. The emphasis should be
on those things in life that emphasize
the things that require knowledge to
be able to achieve worthwhile things
in life.
Suze
Orman,
a
respected
financial guru, makes the following
observation: The new American dream
is one of responsibility. What is the bottomline number that you're going to be able to
pay back toward a student loan responsibly
if you're doing it yourself after you have a
job? That dictates the amount of money
you can borrow. That dictates the school
you can go to, if you can even go to a fouryear college at all.
In the recent past, the news has
provided us with vivid examples of
college life in the U.S. For example,
spring break hi-jinks. Based on what
was broadcast on national television,
parents who are contributing to their
childs education, I do believe are not
getting their moneys worth. When
reporters interview the student
revelers, the responses are often
illiterate, abusive and disconnected
to the real world. Higher education is
expected to accomplish many tasks.
one of which is to mold young people
into competent adults able to cope
with the complexities of life. Many
young people are encouraged to join a
sorority. I am not suggesting that all
sororities are variations of Animal
House, but as Harold points out in
one of the main songs in Music Man:
Well, ya got trouble, my friend, right here,
I say, trouble right here in River City...
I say, first, medicinal wine from a
teaspoon,
Then beer from a bottle.
An' the next thing ya know,
Your son is playin' for money
In a pinch-back suit.
There were two important studies

published recently: Academically
Adrift (Richard Arum and Josipa
Roksa), which identified the factors
that explain why many students are
academically adrift, and, in The New
York Times, a scathing evaluation of
college admission policies and the
growing costs of attending college
called How to Raise a Universitys
Profile: Pricing and Packaging,
by Kevin Carey. What they suggest
is that you pay for what you are
not getting! On average, American
college graduates score well below
college graduates from most other
industrialized nations in math and
literacy.
Higher education is expected to

accomplish many tasks. One of
which is to mold young people
into competent adults able to
cope with the complexities of life.
So in 1933, Spring (the radio talk
show host) advised this mother NOT
to give her son one cent. If school
costs are going up, take loans, get a
job, pay your own way. Lets see what
level of fire the kid has in his belly.
I hope that these two articles have
more than scratched your curiosity
and encouraged you to respond to
my observations in upcoming issues
of the UCO Reporter.
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A Visit to The
Boca Raton Museum of Art
by B obbi l e v in
ven before entering

the
Boca Raton
Museum of Art,
visitors are greeted by
two striking works of
art.
Currently, American
abstract
sculptor
Tony
Rosenthals Martys Cube
dominates the entrance
plaza. A massive 175 inch
by 175 inch by 175 inch
black steel cube, it perches
precariously on one point.
Visitors are encouraged to
interact with the cube by
pushing on it to make it rotate.
And through the Museums twostory tall glass faade, sections of

American artist Al Helds huge
abstract mural can be glimpsed.
This 18 by 58 mural, entitled
Mantegnas Edge, is composed of
bold geometric forms painted in
bright, pure colors. Both of these
eye-catching, strikingly different
installations set the mood for
the surprises to come inside the
Museum.
The well-lit and airy museum
galleries are located on two floors.
Large elevators and a broad
stairway make all the galleries
easily accessible. The American
and European galleries integrate
19th and 20th century paintings,
sculpture, graphic arts, and
photography. The contemporary
galleries move from Op art to Pop
art and include artists such as

Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and
Roy Lichtenstein.
T h e
African art collection includes
collections of West African
ritual masks and figures,
clothing, and utilitarian
objects all displayed in
floor-to-ceiling glass cases
designed
for
optimal
viewing. There is also an
amazing collection of PreColumbian art and another
of Asian art showcasing
Hindi, Buddhist, and Muslim
objects and images.
I spent more than an
hour wandering
through
the current exhibit Helena
Rubinstein: Beauty is Power
which will be at the Museum
until July 12. Everyone - men
and women alike - should find
this exhibition interesting
and enlightening. It chronicles
the life of the legendary cosmetics
entrepreneur Helena Rubinstein.
Born in 1872 she
was always fiercely
independent.
At a young age,
she
emigrated
to
Australia,
Paris, and then
New York while
producing
and
promoting face
creams
based
on her mothers
original formulas.
Madame, as she
was universally
known, became
one of
the
worlds
first
female business
magnates
and
e nt r e pr e ne u r s .
The
personal
objects on display
reveal how her
unique
style
and pioneering
a p p r o a c h
to
business
challenged
conservative
tastes
and
introduced the
modern idea that
beauty should
be accessible to all
women, not just
the wealthy class.
Her
fascination
with
different
cultures
was
reflected in her
couture clothing
collection,
fine
jewelry and home
furnishings. The
exhibition
also
includes portraits
done by Miro,
Picasso
and
Chagall.
left the exhi-bition deeply

impressed by Madame
Rubinsteins life and her
many accomplishments. She was
always ambitious and had drive,
vision, and exquisite taste. She
was never afraid to express her
own personality by using both art
and cosmetics. She transformed

herself from a poor girl in Krakow,
Poland, to an international icon
and a leader in art, fashion,
design, and philanthropy. She
was a woman ahead of her time
and certainly a role model for
women in the 21st century.
Location
The Boca Museum of Art is
located in Mizner Park at 501
Plaza Real. There is metered
parking on the streets and free

indoor parking is available in
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closest to the museum is Garage
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Park.. The museum is closed on
Mondays and holidays. It opens
at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday and at noon
on Saturday and Sunday.
Admission for seniors is
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on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays
and at 2 p.m. on Saturdays
and Sundays.
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Arts & Entertainment

by I r v R ikon
PLAY REVIEW:
PIPPIN
AT THE KRAVIS
CENTER
Pippin, the recent musical
at THE KRAVIS CENTER in
West Palm Beach, was a treat.
It's the tale of a young man
who's seeking fulfillment in
his life and the adventures
that befall him en route to
manhood. If it were only that
it might be a "ho hum" story.
But it's also part magic show,
part circus, part song and
dance spectacle, and wholly
entertaining.
Written by Roger O. Hirson
and Stephen Schwartz, Pippin
opened on Broadway in 1972
and has now been completely
revised to be a "fun" show.
Pippin is a prince, the son no
less of King Charles, better
known to history buffs as
Charlemagne. In fact, he
could be Everyman's young
kid, asking "Why was I born?
"Why am I here?" The only
difference is that when the
King dies, Pippin becomes
King -- and he doesn't like
it! The job comes with too

much responsibility, and he
can't handle it. He falls in
love -- and doesn't handle
that too well, either.
Okay, there you have the
basic outline of the plot. But
the audience is also treated
to a circus/magic show.
Acrobats - wow! Trapeze
artists! Bodies flying into
the air and through hoops.
Fire-walking - gulp! Most
of that wonderful activity
was due to Gypsy Snider,
co-founder and co-director
of Les 7 doigts de la main
(7 Fingers.) An acrobat and
daughter of the founders of
the Pickle Family Circus, she
brought the excitement and
thrills of the circus into this
show. Her troupe is amazing
in that they brought the
unexpected onto the stage.
Chet
Walker
choreographed the show in
the style of Bob Fosse, and
his troupe was delightful to
watch from beginning to end.
On opening night, Henry
Gottfried, replaced ailing
Sam Lips as Pippin. He
was fine: acting, singing,
even joining in some of
the acrobatics..
Adrienne
Barbeau:
Perhaps
you
remember her from the 25
films she's made or on the
television show "Maude"?
She was
charming and
sang one song on a trapeze,
face down and close to the
floor!!! Jon Rubinstein, who
originated the role of Pippin
in 1972, is now old enough to
play Charlemagne. When he
was onstage, he almost stole
the show. Sasha Allen, billed
as "Leading Player", is sort of
a singing narrator-dancer as
well as a show-within-a-show
commentator and she was
fabulous..
I surely liked this version
of Pippin. I suspect that
I missed various nuances
because my companion and
I were sitting in the last row
where finer details sometimes
get missed. But the spectacle
was there for us to enjoy.
Should this show be reprised
anywhere in our vicinity, I
highly recommended that
you buy tickets to see it and,
as always, I urge Century
Village residents to enjoy any
of the shows offered by our
outstanding Kravis Center.
Good News
from The Norton
Museum of Art
by bobbi l e v in
Thanks to a generous
donation made by longtime
museum supporters, Damon
and Katherine Mezzacappa,
the Norton Museum of Art
will be able to provide free
admission to all Palm Beach
County residents not just
West Palm Beach residents
every Saturday for two years,
beginning June 6, 2015. The
Museum, located at 1451 S.
Olive Ave. in West Palm, is
open on Saturdays between 10
a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Norton, one of
Florida's most significant
cultural institutions, recently
announced that almost $34
million has already been raised
for the Museum's planned
expansion. Groundbreaking is
scheduled for 2016.
Hope Alswang, Executive
Director and CEO of the
Norton Museum, said, To
have reached the halfway
point in a $60 million
capital campaign before
launching the public phase,
and more than a year

before breaking ground,
is a testament to the
extraordinary
generosity
of our Trustees, and the
communitys belief in the
importance of this project.
The
new
expansion,
designed by architecture
firm Foster & Partners, will
relocate the Museum's main
entrance to South Dixie
Highway, and will allow
visitors to see through the
entire east-west axis of the
building. What was previously
a parking lot at the current
entrance, will be transformed
into a 9,000-square-foot
sculpture garden next to a
glass colonnade connecting
the Museum's interior and
exterior spaces. The expansion
will increase gallery space by
12,000 square feet and will
also add new public spaces
including
an
expanded
education center, a stateof-the-art auditorium, a
restaurant and garden terrace.
WPRF NEWS
OPINION
by E V A R A C H E S K Y
Eva Rachesky
V.P., WPRF
Dear Residents,
Over the past few months
it has become increasingly
clear that loaded firearms
are being brought into the
Clubhouse on almost a daily
basis. While I believe that
most residents would exercise
great caution before pulling
out a weapon to use against
another resident in the
Village, the wrong split-second
decision can easily change
the lives of those involved in
an instant. In todays society,
tempers seem to flare up very
easily, and as such I am left
with no other choice but to
post the following sign at
both the Main Clubhouse and
Hastings:
NO
WEAPONS
OF
ANY
KIND
ALLOWED
ON
RECREATIONAL
PROPERTIES. VIOLATORS
WILL BE REMOVED FROM
THE PROPERTY AND RISK
SUSPENSION OF THEIR
PRIVILEGES.
A resident taking the
Drivers Ed course shows
the instructor she has a gun
strapped to her leg. The
instructor asks her to leave
the class. A resident comes
in to use the bathroom and
leaves a loaded gun behind.
Another resident finds the
gun and turns it into Security.
A resident coming in to a
show states to the guard she
has a gun and could shoot
the guard and continues on
into the theater. A resident
comes to the Clubhouse with
a cane that when pulled apart
reveals a stiletto. These are
the instances that I am aware
of, but what DONT I know?
I believe the answer to that
is that there are many more
weapons being brought onto
recreation property than we
would dare to think.
The above, coupled with
the constant barrage from
different news channels that
report the aggressive use of

weapons against ordinary
citizens, brings me to wonder
how WPRF can keep the
residents and staff safe should
the worst case scenario occur.
We all would be foolish to
think something of this
nature could not happen here
in Century Village.
Short of setting up metal
detectors, I am appealing to
everyones sense of honor and
integrity that any and all types
of weapons not be brought into
the Clubhouse. And what of
the Gun Club that meets once
a month in the clubhouse,
you might ask? I have already
had a conversation with
the president, and we have
both agreed to make some
fundamental changes to their
agenda going forward.
Please, take this very
seriously as it will take the
cooperation of each and
every one of us to create a
safe atmosphere in which
to recreate safely.
I am
extending
my
sincerest
thanks to everyone for their
anticipated but very necessary
cooperation.
Thank You To
UCO Volunteers
by D ona l d F oster
Our Organization functions on volunteer labor.
Since UCO's founding in 1982, Century Village
residents have donated their time, talent and effort to
do much of the work that needs doing to maintain our
Community. Our volunteers save us money, keeping
costs down for all of us by doing jobs that would
otherwise be performed by paid workers. Much of
this work is not particularly enjoyable. How many of
us would have predicted that, after a lifetime of work,
we would be spending part of our retirement years
doing the same clerical and general office tasks that
occupied our working lives? Filing, answering phones
and data entry is not exactly recreation, but you would
not know it by listening to the laughs, arguments and
back and forth banter that goes on each morning at
2102 West Drive. UCO Volunteers dont get paychecks,
but they are, through their service, paying themselves
by contributing to lower living costs, a stronger
community and in the friendships created in a group
working toward a common goal.
Publishing a list of UCO Volunteers in order to
thank them personally would seem appropriate, but
it turns out that many of them prefer to work without
individual or public recognition. So, a suggestion: stop
in and thank them personally. Better yet, consider
volunteering, and draw your own Community Service
Paycheck.
Okeechobee Branch Library News

by C har l es W augh
The month of June features a variety of adult programs at the
Okeechobee Boulevard Branch Library. Many are hands-on or
interactive! There are computer classes on Mousing, MS Word, Browser
and PowerPoint. The eBook assistance, Writers Workshop and Summer
Book Discussion/Movie are other great ways to learn something new or
offer an opinion. With Independence Day approaching, attend a Fireworks
Safety program to learn how to plan pyrotechnical activities safely!
The Okeechobee Boulevard Branch Library is located next to Dunkin'
Donuts. The hours are: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 10:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and
Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. All Village residents, including
seasonal residents, are eligible for a free library card with proper I.D. Visit
the library today!
June Programs
Tue, June 2, 8:30 a.m................................................................................... Mousing
Tue, June 2, 5:30 p.m................................................ Writers Critique Workshop
Wed, Jun 3, 11:00 a.m......................................................... Beginning Word 2007
Thu, June 4, 11:00 a.m.................................................................. Book Assistance
Tue, June 9, 8:30 a.m........................................................................ Browser Basics
Tue, June 9, 3:30 p.m...............................................Beginning PowerPoint 2007
Expires 5/31/2015
Thu, June 11, 1:00 p.m............................................................ Family Movie Time

Thu, June18, 2:00 p.m.................... Book Discussion: To Kill a Mocking Bird
Tue, June 23, 1:30 p.m. ................................................... Book Discussion Movie
Thu, June 25, 2:00 p.m.................................................................Fireworks Safety
Okeechobee Blvd. Branch Library
5689 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33417

(561) 233-1880 www.pbclibrary.org
Summer Show Tickets

Now On Sale at Ticket Office or Online at https://gateaccess.net
SENIOR DISCOUNT DAY!

First Tuesday of each month!
WE ARE HERE TO STAY!
Open Monday-Saturday
9am-5pm
Sunday 9am-2pm
We Deliver These & More!

Walkers
Wheelchairs
Diabetic Supplies
Incontinence Supplies
Cases of Waters
Milk & Eggs

Grocery Items
Paper Towels
Toilet Paper
Laundry Detergent
Flu, Shingles
& Pneumonia Shots
Available Everyday
No Appointment
Necessary!
FREE DELIVERY!
We deliver for FREE any items carried

in the Century Village Location
(orders must be a minimum of $20 worth of items)
All orders called in by 12:00 pm will be delivered same day Monday through Friday
Call (561) 697-9670 for more information
J U N E 2 0 1 5 E N T E R TA I N M E N T
Saturday, June 6,
8 p.m.
Saturday, June 13,

8 p.m.
Saturday, June 20,

8 p.m.
Saturday, June 27,

8 p.m.
Floridas favorite party band!
Variety show musical

entertainment at its finest!
Showcasing her exceptional voice

world-wide.
Popular, timeless,
and tireless entertainer
The
Fabulons
Larry
Brendler
Afternoon showings are at 1:45PM Tuesday & Sunday.

Evening Showings are at 6:45 PM.
The 1st Monday Evening & Tuesday Afternoon showings of each new movie
(some movies are shown two Mondays and Tuesdays) will have Closed Caption
(for the hearing impaired) when available. No charge for residents.
R Rated (under 16 requires

accompanying parent or
adult guardian).
V for Violence
L for Language (strong
language and drug content)
N for Nudity (graphic
nudity)
SC for Sexual Content
(pervasive language including
sexual references and situations)
An R rated motion picture, in the view
of the Rating Board, contains some adult
lmaterial. An R rated motion picture
may include adult themes, adult activity,
hard language, intense or persistent
violence, sexually-oriented nudity, drug
abuse or other elements. Due to a wide
viewing audience, WPRF will not censure
R rated movies. Therefore, if you find
any of the above offensive, WPRF
suggest you OPT OUT of seeing this
movie.
John
Timpanelli
MOVIE SCHEDULE
R Rated
Movies
Additional ratings for this movie
are:
Charmaine
Forde
JUNE 2015 MOVIES

6/1 Mon 6:45PM
6/2 Tue 1:45PM
6/4 Thu 6:45PM

BIRDMAN (R, 119 min.) Rated R for Adult Situations

Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton. Academy Award winner for Best Picture and Best Director.
A washed up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career
and himself in the days leading up to the opening of a Broadway play. Directed by Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu
(as Alejandro G. Irritu)
6/7
6/8
6/9
6/11
6/14
ST. VINCENT (PG-13, 102 min.)

Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts. One of the best films of the year! A single mother and son, move into
a new home in Brooklyn. Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave her son in the care of their
new neighbor Vincent, (Bill Murray in one of his best roles, ever!), a retired, misunderstood man with a good heart.
Directed by Theodore Melfi.
Sun 1:45PM
Mon 6:45PM
Tue 1:45PM
Thu 6:45PM
Sun 1:45PM
6/15 Mon 6:45PM WHIPLASH (R, 107 min.) Rated R for Adult Situations
6/16 Tue 1:45PM Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons(Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor), Melissa Benoist.
6/18 Thu 6:45PM A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by
6/21 Sun 1:45PM an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a students potential. Directed by Damien Chazelle.
6/22 Mon 6:45PM
6/23 Tue 1:45PM
6/25 Thu 6:45PM
6/28 Sun 1:45PM
6/29 Mon 6:45PM
6/30 Tue 1:45PM

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (PG-13, 123 min.) Eddie Redmayne(Academy Award winner for Best Actor),
Felicity Jones, Tom Prior. Extraordinary story of one of the worlds greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist
Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young
man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side,
Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of time.
Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could
ever have dreamed. The film is based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen, by Jane Hawking,
and is directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh (Man on Wire).
*No admission to be charged
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING CLUBHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT SHOULD BE

DIRECTED TO W.P.R.F. AT 640-3120.
Whats Happening in Century Village

Photos By Rosemarie Fuentes, Howie Silver, Walter Johnson, Ken Graff
Act 2 Community Theatre's "Murder in the Clubhouse"
"Murder in the Clubhouse"
Ceramics Class
"Murder in the Clubhouse"
United Social Club Mother's Day Celebration
Ceramics Class
AACC Potluck Picnic on Duck Island
Italian Club Gives a Check to ALS
UCO REPORTER
www.ucoreporter.com
Section B
Memories of the 1950s
Do you remember?
edited by Bobbi Levin
Often described as a time of conformity
and marked by conservative values, the
50s is a decade that most of us look
back on as a golden era, when times
seemed ideal. Those brief 10 years gave
us the birth of rock n roll, movies, prizewinning novels that are still often quoted,
and hundreds of invented products we
now use in everyday life. The decade was
not free of fear or violence, with the Cold
War on one side and the Korean War on
the other. After the depression and World
War II however, Americans relished these
relatively peaceful years. (E.E. Kane
Pop Culture and Life in the 1950s)
Goldbergs the character portrayed

by Gertrude, and we were invited
to meet the cast backstage because
my mother knew Gertrude. They
had met in the Catskills many
years before as girls. I will always
remember that Gertrude treated her
cast like her own family. Jake, Papa
David, Sammy and Rosalie, the stars
everyone came to know, were all near
and dear to her. She and her show
later came to TV and then everyone
got to know them.
Ruth Bernhard remembers

the 50's in the Bronx:
I have wonderful memories of
the 1950s, primarily in the Bronx,
New York where I lived and grew up.
Although I recall the Paramount
Theater in downtown NYC, and all of
the major stars of those days, my area
had its own theaters and stars. It was
the days of poodle skirts, crinoline
petticoats, bobby sox and saddle
shoes mine were blue and white.
The major movie theaters that I
remember were the Loews Paradise
on the Grand Concourse with its
starlit sky ceiling, Loews Grand,
the Kingsbridge, the Windsor and
RKO Fordham. The Windsor not
only showed movies but boasted
live entertainment. I saw big-name
bands and actually saw and heard
Gene Krupa play his drums. There
were Broadway plays - I saw The
I graduated from South Side High

School in Rockville Centre, LI, NY,
in 1955. I remember "hanging out"
at the local luncheonette after school
and of course it had a jukebox. What
was playing? Jerry Lee Lewis or Fats
Dominos "Blueberry Hill".
And
then came Elvis! The outfit of the
day was a big poodle skirt with a
crinoline underneath. Some of the
boys were getting their junior driver
licenses that restricted driving
mostly to daytime. Of course, they
were all waiting for the day that they
could own a 1955 Chevrolet. There
was the Korean War to think about
but that ended in 1953. We were so
innocent of world affairs, mostly
worrying about where we would go
to college. I remember hearing that
a candidate for president was going
to be in the village. We all cut school
and ran up to Sunrise Highway and
watched Dwight D. Eisenhower ride
by in an open convertible.
Jody Lebel reminisces:

Albert Einstein
TV had not yet become a form of
entertainment so radio programs,
music and movies were our chief
amusements. Artists like Frank
Sinatra, Perry Como and Patti Page
gave way to new musical artists.
Goodnight Irene was my favorite song
then. I have never enjoyed anything
Lucille Ball
Goldbergs, starring Gertrude Berg,
my most memorable experience
of those days. The reasonmy
mother took me there to see Molly
Joy Vestal writes about the

Fabulous Fifties:
more since those days although, I

must say, today my favorite music is
Easy Listening on TV Channel 848
here in CV.
I was only seven years old in 1956

and my most vivid memories of that
year were of Christmas. Our front
door had a green wreath with a giant
red bow. Colorful ribbon candy sat
in a glass dish on the coffee table
and wrapped presents accumulated
along the living room wall waiting to
be placed under the tree. Dad, being
a bit of a tightwad, always waited till
the last minute before he finally put
us in the family car and drove to the
Elks Club tree lot where, of course,
the only trees left were quite pitiful.
Still, we fussed over the limited
selection, making the lot man pick
up and display the trees for us to
circle and inspect. Once we picked
out the best one, it was tied to the
top of the car and we happily drove
home, needles dropping all along the
way. Mom and I had to hold the tree
straight in the red and green stand
while dad screwed in the bolts. It was
my job to water it every day. While
dad untangled and tested the lights,
Mom rummaged around in the attic
and brought down the box of glass
decorations which had been carefully
packed in paper. We used the same
ornaments every year even though
some of them had white spots where
the color had worn off. The lights
were huge colored bulbs that got hot
Marilyn Monroe
and when one went out, the whole
string went dark. It was dads job
to find the bad bulb which usually
tested his patience. Once the lights
and ornaments were on, big ones on
the bottom and little ones on the top,
mom and I carefully hung delicate
strands of silver tinsel on every
branch tip. Mom placed a tablecloth
around the bottom and we stood
back while dad placed the star on the
top. Then mom made hot chocolate
from milk and sugar and chocolate
powder. Wed put Christmas music
on the record player and, in our
pajamas, wed sit as a family and
enjoy the wonderful holiday pine
smell that filled the house for days.
Continued on page B3
Frank Sinatra
PAGE B2 | UCO REPORTER | JUNE 2015
S h o p T i l Y o u D r o p with Maria Tennariello
Shopping South
Dixie
Highway
P a r t T w o
Lets Shop!
Memorial Day is around the
corner and as much as I love BBQs
and getting together with old and
new friends, shopping is still my
favorite thing to do. BBQs are on
my agenda as well this summer, but
first things first, let me shop 'til I
drop! My good friend Barbara and
I took another trip to South Dixie
Highway to shop the Antique Row
Art & Design District. With over
fifty antique shops and services,
specialty shops, art galleries, real
estates and restaurants, all a stones
throw from each other, it was a
pleasure to walk the walk and talk
the talk! We decided we needed an
entire day and then some for this
trip, so come along with us. Lets
walk on the wild side and shop
South Dixie
S t a r t i n g
off with D&G
Antiques, which
is an eclectic
multi-dealer
gallery
that
showcases
the
areas
most
notable dealers,
inside
and
outside
there
are
antiques,
collectibles,
garden elements
and
decorative D& G Antiques
accessories.
There is something for everyone
here. Todd Alexander Design has
a very interesting mix of antiques,
mid-century
and
fine-design
articles. There is also an eclectic
array of furnishings for all design
needs. Glam Vintage Of Palm
Beach is a fun shop that is popping
with carefully edited fashions and
accessories, along with an exciting
array of vintage jewelry from 1930
to 1990 for both ladies and men.
A little bit of everything you love!
If you love Far East and Asian
furnishings and accessories that
are hand selected from rural China,
Elephants Foot Antiques
Tibet and Indonesia,

White Lotus Collection
is the place to find it.
Be it contemporary or
traditional, this shop
offers a sophisticated
alternative
to
furnishings that are available today.
Objects In The Loft/Objects
20C sits on an 8,000 sq. ft.
gallery showcasing 20th-century
furnishings and decorative arts.
This shop is a great source for
both collectors designers and
architects. The ground-f loor loft
and second-f loor space provide a
beautiful setting for mission, midcentury, and (my favorite) vintage
rattan furnishings. For a look at an
unsurpassed setting of exceptional
consignment furniture, art and

accessories, stop into Palm Beach
Emporium for a look at world-class
antique furniture and collectibles
to mid-century modern and beyond.
Donovan & Gray is filled with
antique home furnishings, perfect
for a summerhouse or a castle by
the sea. There is a unique collection
of 1900s to mid-century modern to
choose from. Dont pass this shop
up. CoCo House & Company is a
great source for English bamboo
furniture with touches of mid-20th
century Moroccan pieces. CoCo
House makes unique mirrored
furniture
and
offers complete
interior
design
services.
For something
a bit different,
stop
in
at
Parkers
At
Home Fabrics,
Furniture Trims,
a one stop mecca
for
everything
you
need
to
show off your
beautiful home.
The shop offers
custom
workroom
services and design
consultation. Fabrics,
including Scalamandre,
furniture and trims, all
at discounted prices,
make this shopping
experience divine! Joseph Malekan/
Antiques and Oriental Rugs has
piles
of
fine
Persian carpets,
Suzani
Uzbek
embroideries,
Isfahan ceramics
and Palm Beach
wrought-iron all
stacked
about
the shop. Nearby
were
modern
furnishings
with a specialty
in
unusual
contemporary art
glass chandeliers
and light fixtures. Antiquities
An
unusual
shop with unusual inventory,
Christas South Antiques and Sea
Shells, is all dolled up with witty
antiques, a signature collection of
shell fantasies, Italian wonders,
furniture, mirrors, lighting and
accessories, not to mention Resort
Bling jewelry. Do not miss this
one!
The Elephants Foot Antiques
(love the name) awaits you in a 6,500
square-foot showroom filled with a
selection of antique and decorative
furniture,
lighting,
fixtures,
mirrors and accessories. Look for
Heath & Company for lampshades

a vast quality value selection of
American, English, European and
Asian antiquities and accessories.
Mecox is a furniture emporium
with a mix of unusual reeditions
of
one-of-a-kind
antiques
ranging from furniture, artwork,
lighting, mirrors, accessories and
everything in between. Loved the
Floral Emporium! No kidding!
There is a 17,000 sq. ft. interior/
exterior showroom that includes

reproduction furniture, home
furnishings,
accessories
and
custom plants and f lorals. The
wow garden features an extensive
variety of orchids, unique bonsai
plants and garden dcor. This store
has been serving the Palm Beaches
for twenty-five years.
Heath & Co., celebrating their

28th year of creating fine custom
and ready-made lampshades to
fit your dcor. The do-all types of
lamp and chandelier repairs and
rewiring and can create lamps out
of your antiques and decorative
items. There is also a large selection
of antiques, lamps sconces,
chandeliers, furniture, area rugs,
bric-a-brac, jewelry, just to name
a few. The Cashmere Buffalo is
filled with from furniture to
lighting--art, vintage textiles and
Hollowware, to jewelry cases that
are overf lowing
with
vintage
costume, sterling
and ethnic pieces
from around the
world.
Whew!
Did that all in
one breath!
Next
month
join
us
once
more for part
three.
Barbara
is a foodie, so
we are going to
check out all the
restaurants, and
eateriesthere
are many to choose fromEnjoy
a healthy and safe Memorial Day
holiday weekend.
Until next month, Ciao and
Happy Shopping and a healthy
and safe Memorial Day holiday
weekend.
If you have any questions or
comments, please e-mail me at:
Shoptil@Hamptons.com
JUNE 2015 | UCO REPORTER | PAGE B3
Memories of the 1950s

Continued from page B1
Innovative new fabrics and fashions
Bobbi Levin reads through

her diaries:
Sadly, some days I dont remember
what I ate for breakfast or where my I
put my car keys. So, when asked what
I remember about the 1950s, I had to
find the diaries that I faithfully wrote
in every night in 1956 and 1957.
The ink is fading but most of
the entries were still decipherable.
Wonderful memories came flooding
back as I flipped through the pages
- boys and dating, driving lessons,
smoking cigarettes when no one was
at home, American Bandstand, Elvis
Presley, and parents and teachers
who did not understand me. Some of
the spicy confessions were written
in teen age code to keep my snooping
younger sister from reading them.
Sprinkled through all the teen-aged
angst and drama were references
to serious topics that would soon
engulf everyone in America - war and
bombs, the Civil Rights Movement,
and womens lib. Do any of my 50s
memories spark any of your own
memories?
The Brinks armored car robbery
was finally solved although no money
was retrieved. In another five days,
the statute of limitations would have
run out and the gangsters could have
spent everything they had stolen in
1950!
Babysat from 4 to 10 p.m. tonight.
I need the $1. 50 that I earned as my
college applications will have to be
sent in soon. I am also saving to buy
a Smith Corona typewriter.
Mom insisted on giving me a
Toni Home Permanent today. The
directions said Leave solution on
hair for 30 minutes but she insisted
on a full hour. Whatever hair I have
left is just a mop of ugly frizz and I
may never go out of the house again!
She is determined to ruin my life!
Got my drivers license this week
and daddy said he would add me
onto his auto insurance policy - as
soon as I pay the additional $27.00!
In Filenes Basement, I splurged on
a gorgeous Rose Marie Reid bathing
suit for $6.47. After lunch, we saw
Damn Yankees at the Shubert
Theatre. Waited outside the stage
door and got a glimpse of the star,
Gwen Verdon.
Dwight Eisenhower was re-elected
President today, defeating Adlai

Stevenson for the second time. I went
into the voting booth with Mom and
she let me pull the lever after she
made her choices. I cant wait to vote
maybe someday a woman will want
to run for President!
Saw the new film The Ten
Commandments with Charlton
Heston. Wow! Last week, we saw
Giant. All the girls are in love with
James Dean and all the guys now
wear leather jackets and snarl when
they talk. Ticket prices rose to fifty
cents a few months ago so I may not
be going to the movies so often.
My acceptance letter to Simmons
College arrived along with a
statement of fees. Now I have to
figure out how to save the $350 for
the first terms tuition.
Went to a doubleheader at Fenway
Park to see Kansas City vs. the
Red Sox. The Sox won one game
and Daddy caught a foul ball. Ted
Williams was in left field, Jimmy
Piersall was in center field, and Billy
Goodman was playing at 2nd base.
Will the Red Sox ever win a World
Series?
My summer job (slave labor) at
The Bargain Center will end in two
weeks. My salary of 70 cents per hour
Jackie Gleason
to a press conference at the South
Weymouth Air Base. The subjects
under discussion were war, atomic
bombs, and the naval reserve. I didnt
understand anything that was said!
I just know that I was frightened.
Went to see Bill Haley and the
Comets tonight at Symphony Hall.
It was a crazy experience. Even
crazier was seeing Elvis Presley on the
Ed Sullivan Show last Sunday night.
He is something!
Howie Silver remembers

Brooklyn:
I was 13 years old and graduating
from Junior High School, PS 49, in
Williamsburg, Brooklyn. From a
clothing store down the block from
where I lived, I bought a pair of
electric blue peg pants with pistol
pockets and saddle stitching down
the sides! Together with a jacket, I
was in the height of fashion at my
graduation! After all I was a cool
teenager in the 50s.
Stew Richland remembers

his naval service and one
of the most important
innovations of the Fifties
the GI Bill:
Elvis Presley
was just raised to 80 cents per hour.
What will I do with this extra $1.00?
The staff of the school newspaper
visited a polio ward in a Boston
hospital today. The epidemic that
broke out in 1952 has subsided
because of the Salk and Sabin
vaccines but the wards are still filled
with sick children living in iron
lungs.
The school principal took me
James Dean
Change can come in many forms

in our lives. Sometimes it can hit you
like a tidal wave, with something so
subtle as asking a person a question
and when the answer was given, you
had an a sudden intuitive leap of
understanding, especially about your
academic limitations.
I joined the Navy in 1951. I went
to radio school and upon completion
of my training, I was assigned to
cool APD73 as a radio operator.
One of the responsibilities of the

radio group was to take charge of
the ships library. As an avid reader,
I always had first dibs on the new
paperbacks that filled our library.
On a spring morning in 1954, as our
ship was taking part in submarine
operations in the Caribbean, I was
sitting in the stern reading I, Claudius
by Robert Graves. The novel was set
in 42 AD in ancient Rome. There were
so many references to Roman gods
and politicians that I was having a
rather difficult time understanding
the novel. An officer passed by and I
asked him a question about the book.
Without batting an eye, he not only
gave me the answer but he described
the historical context of the novel.
I had an epiphany. I realized how
ill informed I was. I made up my
mind, there and then, that when I
was discharged, my next step would
be to register for college. In 1955, I
enrolled at Brooklyn College for a
summer refresher program. I soon
realized that my classmates were 18
year olds and not serious students. I
left Brooklyn College and registered
in New York Universitys evening
school program. Now I was attending
school with adults.
After two years, I realized that at
the pace I was accumulating credits,
I would be in school for another ten
years before I got my degree. I decided
to quit my job and attend NYU as a
fulltime student. The problem was
the tuition, which was expensive.
I registered for the GI Bill and was
given a grant each month that paid
for most of my school expenses. I
worked at part-time jobs to provide
me with some spending money. I
lived with my parents, so food and
shelter was not an issue. However,
without the assistance of the GI Bill,
allowing me to attend school full
time, I am not sure if I would have
had the fortitude to slug it out for the
next ten years.
I graduated NYU, passed the NY
City teachers exam and became a full
time Social Studies teacher in 1960.
I did not stop there. I attended NYU
and night and during the summer
until I completed my Masters
program a few years later.
Its hard to believe that the
fabulous fifties - so vividly etched
in our memories - was more than
sixty years ago. Let us all continue
to look forward to more fabulous
years as we look back and remember
the times of our lives.
S E R V I C E S
MAINTENANCE
by Dom Guarnagia
The Berkshire
area
has
a
perimeter
w a l k w a y
separated from
the
interior
walkway
and
two
lanes
reserved for vehicular traffic entering
and exiting from marked/reserved
parking spaces. This creates a lot of
movement with pedestrians being
the softest target when folks ignore
the lane markings that will soon be
refreshed along with Perimeter Road
markings.
This condition is repeated along the
Kent Pool area parallel to West Drive
between Ascot and Clinton Streets
where only the perimeter walkway
exists alongside parking spaces as
well as traffic lanes for those parking
or travelling to Clinton Street from
Ascot Street. Signs have been placed on
both sides of poles at both the Ascot
and Clinton ends with the ability to
be read from either direction with
arrows pointing down to the Perimeter
Walkway with the intention of
eliminating an accident.
The situation and resolution there
and other locations will receive similar
signage and line refreshing soon. As
desirable as walking 3 or 4 abreast
seems to be, safety conditions should
supersede the practice in the future.
On April 10, 2015, a rapidly
spreading fire consumed a West Palm
Beach house and its elderly occupant;
the tragic result of a coffee pot being
connected to an electric extension cord
that was insufficient in capacity to
carry such a large electrical load. Here
in Century Village, we have a mere 100
Amp Electric Service Circuit Breaker
Panel that can support our appliances,
i.e., water heater, air conditioner,
kitchen range, fan and lighting but
is maxed-out with the microwave
oven. Rarely do we switch most of the
appliances on simultaneously so the lot
that exceeds 100 Amps is actuated one
appliance at a time without incident.
However, with 15 Amp capacity electric
wiring and circuit breakers that are
stressed with extension cords carrying
excessive loads, the result can vary from

a black-out to a catastrophic fire when
a 40 year-old circuit breaker cannot
disconnect and the wires overheat and
cause a fire behind the wall.
Extension cords were meant to
extend lighting with a bulb up to
60 Watts or so but not an appliance
capable of heating cold water rapidly
for a coffee-maker. With the advent of
LED bulbs, using 15% of the wattage
of an incandescent bulb, the load is
somewhat reduced. Aluminum and
copper wiring make a bad mix and
caution should be urged when adding
more to the existing load capacity. Be
sure to maintain your smoke / fire
alarms and if they are about 10years
old, replace them with Lithium-Ion
sealed batteries that will last 10 years
or longer.
Lastly, placing a vehicle on wood
blocks without a fabric covering over
the entire tire, will only increase the
area of exposure to UV damaging rays
from the Sun. You cover-up to prevent
suns damaging rays..you can do the
same for your cars tires. Fabric tire
covers, available at many retail stores,
will provide this protection and
extend the life of your tires.
Things Requiring Attention

Before June 15 The
Rainy Season
When this article appears in the
UCO Reporter, little time will be
left to accomplish the following
maintenance
suggestions
that
may well serve your associations
structure. Hopefully, most or all
things have been performed by now
and perhaps one or two need added
consideration.
The roof should be inspected
and repairs made by a licensed and
insured roofing contractor who can
secure or replace loose or missing
shingles and metal flashings around
roof penetrations.
Gutters, if present, should
be cleaned of leaves that have
accumulated, as well as other debris
that may impede the flow of runoff
from summers deluges.
Downspouts should be securely
attached so that water can be easily
directed away from the building.
Open rear porches with screens
set in an aluminum frame need weep
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holes established or those existing
ones cleaned out so that runoff can
flow out through the provided holes
and not accumulate on the sloping
concrete floor.
Your maintenance provider should
have had a licensed and insured
arborist trim your trees by opening
the canopy so that wind can move
through the branches more easily and
strong winds will have less effect on
felling such beautiful specimen trees.
During the best of times, the fire
marshall requires that propane tanks
be kept no closer than 10 feet from
your building. During a storm that
tank can become loose and windblown.a potential fire bomb. Remove
it from the barbecue and secure it to
a large tree away from the structure
for safety. Remember, Fire Rescue
cannot respond to a fire if the roads
are blocked.
Your Maintenance provider should
have a plan in place to move the blue
and yellow recycle bins indoors before
the winds become strong enough to
topple them. If it is left to you, they
can be quickly placed in the first
floor laundry room. The loose debris,
especially paper, will be swept onto
the drainage grates impeding the
flow of runoff and creating puddles
too deep for most vehicles. The result
would block roads for ambulances
and fire rescue vehicles, as well as
creating expensive mechanical repairs
to flooded engines and ignition wires.
All windows and doors must be
kept closed during a wind storm.
An opening that allows wind into a
structure creates positive pressure
inside and negative pressure outside,
which can result in an outward
force that will destroy the structure.
If wind blows out a ceiling, winds
upward force can easily lift the roof
off the building allowing rainwater to
intrude and damage the contents.
Nobody wants to be alone during
West Palm Beach

Lake Point Centre /
Walmart Shopping Center
6901 Okeechobee Blvd.
(NE Corner Okeechobee &
Jog; Next to Walmart
Neighborhood Market)
561.469.8147
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a storm, and sharing the experience

with a neighbor can fortify your
resolve while riding out the storm that
is hopefully fast moving.
SAFETY
by George Franklin
A lot of you have
asked about cell
phones and calling
911.
It seems that a
resident called 911
on her cellphone
and the call was answered by a
dispatcher in a northern state. I dont
know how the system did this. It was
NOT supposed to. When you use
your cellphone to make a 911 call,
the call is SUPPOSED to roam to the
closest cell tower and be answered by
a local emergency dispatcher. Now, in
my own case, I have an Arizona cell
number. If I used this phone to call
911 here in Florida, the CLOSEST
tower in the area should pick up my
signal and send it to the closest police
department. Here in the Village, the
call SHOULD roam to a Palm Beach
County tower that is in the Palm
Beach County Sheriff's area. Because
of Century Villages close proximity
to the City of West Palm Beach, the
call MAY pick up West Palm Beach
P.D. tower because Okeechobee is
patrolled by both West Palm Beach
P.D. and P.B.S.O.
Now, in a case such as that, just
state your emergency to the 911
dispatcher and they will send it
to the proper police or fire rescue
department serving the area you are
requesting. If for some reason you
make a 911 call and are routed to
an out of area dispatch center, don't
hang up! Explain the emergency and
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tell the dispatcher where you are
and they can direct your call to the
closest emergency dispatcher to your
location. Sound simple? It is. Just do
NOT panic. I am sure this does not
happen a lot and the incident that
was related to me was simply a freak
accident.
The recently cancelled document
shredding event at CVS Pharmacy,
according to the Palm Beach
County Sheriff's Office, has been
rescheduled.. This new date and
time is May 30th, from 9:00AM to
1:00PM. If you have questions, feel
free to call me at UCO and I will be
glad to talk to you. In the mean time
be safe and secure out there!!
transportation
by Lori Torres
I have received
n u m e r o u s
requests to again
include visits to
Morse Life on the
bus schedule. The
requests
come
from volunteers who help with the
patients and from others wishing to
visit family and friends who reside
there. Many of our residents enjoy
the games, entertainment and lunch
offered at Morse. The committee
agreed to return Morse to our bus
schedule on a trial basis and to

monitor the ridership and interest.
The committee also reviewed
Winn Dixie / Kmart as listed on the
schedule. The drivers will be advised
that there will now be two individual
stops with dropoff and pickup at both
stores.
When you are riding on the bus
or waiting at a designated stop, and
you find the driver not following the
scheduled time frame (either early or
late), please fill out a complaint form
including your name, phone number,
date, time and bus number. These
forms are in the Clubhouse and the
UCO office. The same forms can be
used for your suggestions, which we
value. We are always interested, as
well, in new suggested excursion bus
destinations.
Our meetings are held on the first
Tuesday of the month in Classroom A
at the rear of the card room, 9:45 a.m.
to 10:45 a.m. Everyone is welcome.
Act 2 Community Theater

meets every Wednesday
at 7 p.m. at the Clubhouse
Detergent Clogging Plymouth

Laundry Drain!
If you use the Plymouth Laundry to do your washing, please use the
correct amount of detergent, which is a half cup per load.
Some residents have been using more
than thisperhaps because in the old days you needed to use more or
perhaps because they think more will do a better job. You dont need
more than a half cup with todays detergents. If more is used, the clothes
come out soapier and the machines and drains get clogged.
Our CAM reports that the Plymouth Laundry was recently experiencing
drain backups. A plumber came in, checked the drains and found them
to be open and clear. The problem was that people had been putting too
much detergent in the machines.
Please use a half cup per load. Thank you.
O R G A N I Z A T I O N A L
Do not resubmit dates for events already appearing unless there is a correction. There is no charge for listings.
*ALL SUBMISSIONS ADDRESSED
TO ucoreporterwpb.@gmail.com
(All meetings are in the main Clubhouse unless stated otherwise.)
ACT II COMMUNITY THEATER

PRESENTS
Act 2 Community Theater - Now
holding auditions for our next
production. We are looking for
singers, dancers and performers for
this Variety show to be performed
in August. Act 2 Meets Wednesday
evenings in Clubhouse classroom C,
7:00PM.
ACTORS STUDIO OF CENTURY
VILLAGE
Meetings 7 PM every Monday,
Classroom
B.
No
experience
necessary. Info: Chuck 688-0071.
AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
CLUB
Come enjoy the fun! Meet neighbors
in your community and make
new friends during trips and local
social events. Our Club welcomes
EVERYONE. 6/1- cards & games
party. 6/28, 2 to 5 pm in the
Clubhouse Party Room. Lets have
fun playing your favorite games and
winning door prizes! Bring your
favorite board game or try your hand
at cards, dominoes, chess, Scrabble
or RummiKub. Enjoy the laughter,
conversation and light refreshments.
We look forward to seeing you there.
The fun continues on Tuesday &
Thursday nights: You are invited to
join us in the CLUBHOUSE CARD
ROOM for cards & board games. Bid
Whist & Spades Players wanted for
Tuesday & Thursday Nights. Call
Armelia James at 561-682-9848.
For additional event and membership
information call Sylvesta 561-6972391, Eula 561-598-8405 or Armelia
561-682-9848. PLEASE NOTE: No
4th Sunday Socials in July & August.
AITZ CHAIM
Daily services 8:00 AM. Mincha and
Maariv at Sundown,
Sisterhood
3rd Monday of month 10:00 AM.
Charlotte 917-815-7711; Charlotte
478-8756; Anita 686-9083.
ANSHEI SHOLOM
Planning a PARTY? -- rent our
NEWLY REFURBISHED HALL for
your next affair (strictly kosher). For
information, call 684-3213.
Fri. Evening Services @ 5 PM,
Saturday Services 8:45 AM and 5PM
Minyan: Mondays and Thursdays at
8:30 AM.
MONDAYS- Conversational Hebrew
Classes @10:00AM with Sara Farkas.
Upcoming Event: 6/3- Sisterhood Card
Party, 11:00AM. 7/5- Sisterhood and
Mens Club Barbecue, 12:00AM.
BABY BOOMERS CLUB
Meetings 3rd Wednesday each month at
3:30 PM. Contact Lynn at Lynn Sevan@
aol.com for further information.
BALLROOM DANCE GROUP

Meets Mondays 2 - 4 PM, Party
Room, except 2nd Monday is Art
Room. No charge. Info: Herb at 4711888
BIBLE STUDY GROUP
TASTE & SEE
Non-denominational group. Meets
every Sunday, 5 PM, Classroom A .
Info: Leonore 478-9459
BNAI B'RITH CENTURY UNIT
#5367
Annual Membership Fee $25.
Breakfast meetings fourth Sunday
of month at Congregation Anshei
Sholom with entertainment and
speakers.
CENTURY VILLAGE ARTISTS
We welcome all Century Village
residents to view our artwork on 1st
and 2nd floor of main Clubhouse.
Info about purchase or display
Beth Baker @ 684-3166.
CENTURY VILLAGE BOOK CLUB
Book club will not meet in April, but
will resume on May 7 at 10:00 AM,
Classroom B. We are already working
on books for next season. For more
information call 640-6944 or email
arzj@Hotmail.com
CENTURY VILLAGE Bridge Club
Activities four times weekly.
Card Room A, Clubhouse. Call
Kristy Brown 640-3120 ext. 0
or Bill Halprin (248) 672-2292.
Advanced registration is required
for lessons and/or Supervised Play.
Scheduled events: ($5/play)- Bridge
lessons: beginners: Mon 1-3 PM,
intermediates: Mon 3:30-5:30 PM,
supervised play: Wed. 10:30AM 12:30 PM, Duplicate Bridge: Wed.
1:00-4:30 PM, Sat. 1:00-4:30 PM.
CENTURY VILLAGE CAMERA CLUB
Any questions, e-mail Ken Graff at
cameraclubcv@gmail.com.
CENTURY VILLAGE COMPUTER
CLUB
Meet 1st Thursday May through Oct.
1 PM in Classroom C. Annual Dues
are $12. Call Kathy @ 252-8495 or
visit our website at: cv-computerclubwpb.com.
CENTURY VILLAGE CRAFT
CREATIONS KNITTINGCROCHETING CLUB
Meets every Tues. 9:30 AM-12 PM
Craft room (104). We create items
donated to The Teacup Preemie
Program & Veterans.
CENTURY VILLAGE GUN CLUB
Meets every 2nd Tuesday 7 PM in
Classroom C. Every meeting has a
guest speaker. For information call
George at 471-9929.
CENTURY VILLAGE MESSENGER
CLUB
Further info: Ed Grossman at 631-7421300 or e-mail edwardrgrossman@
gmail.com.
N E W S
CENTURY VILLAGE ORCHESTRA

Meet every Monday in Classroom C
at 1:15 to 3:35 PM. More information
call Rickie @ 683-0869 or Joel @ 6889455. We need trombone players,
string players and percussion players.
CENTURY VILLAGE
WOODWORKING CLUB
Meets 6 days a week from 8:30 AM to
11:30 AM. Please come and join us in
our hobby shop.
CENWEST FISHING CLUB
Meets 1st Wednesday of each month
3:00 to 4:30 PM Classroom B. For
more Information call Al at 242-0351
or Capt. Mike at 570-445-4391.
CHIT CHAT GROUP
A friendly group of chatters who
meet 1st and 3rd Tuesday. 2 PM
in Classroom B. For information
call Rhoda @ 686-0835. Chit Chat
Group will suspend meetings in July,
August and September and resume
in October.
CHRISTIAN CLUB
Meets 1st Wednesday of each
month, 1 PM in Party Room. For
Information call Grace @ 640-5279.
Bowling- Mondays, Contact Grace
640-5279. Casino trip May 12- Mardi
Gras Casino contact Grace at 6405279.Christian Club will suspend
meetings and events from 6/1 to 10/1.
COUNTRY LINE DANCING

Country and Regular, Monday 9
to 10:30 AM in Party Room. Call
Frankie @ 777-5712.
DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF CENTURY
VILLAGE
For info call: Mae Duke @ 687-0238
or Sam Oser @ 689-3974.
GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION
GROUP
Meet 1st and 3rd Thurs. afternoons 1:30
PM, Card Room B. .We discuss short
readings of Great Works of literature
that continue to have meaning for us
today. Roz @ 689-8444.
HASTINGS CUE CLUB
Welcoming New Members. We play
Mon. - Sat. 9:30 AM - 12 noon. Bernie
@ 684-2064 or Zev @ 290-4824.
HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS OF THE
PALM BEACHES
Meets 1st Wednesday of month
9:30 AM, Golden Lakes Temple.
Bus provided from Century Village
Clubhouse. Information: call Kathy
@ 689-0393.
IRISH AMERICAN CLUB
We extend our best wishes to all, for
a healthy, happy Summer. There are
no meetings held between May and
October. See you all on Tuesday,
11/3. 2015. Contact person is Robert
@ 917-704-0223.
Gustavo Martinez, MBa

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Cell: 561-214-3720 Fax: 561-508-6514

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Somerset C, furn. or unfurn. title floors, many upgrades, central A/C, near
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FOR RENT (ANNuAL)

Ground floor 1bed/1 bath
Canterbury C. full furnished, carpet vinyl floors, ceiling fans 2 A/C, garden view,
dishwasher. $750.00 Monthly (rented)
Upper floor corner 1 bed/1.5 baths
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O R G A N I Z A T I O N A L
ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURE
CLUB: (IACC) OF CENTURY
VILLAGE
Meets every third Wednesday of
month, 1 PM in CH party room. Call
Fausto @478-1821.
A new ship, MV Celebration, is now
sailing from the Port of Palm Beach
on three-day, two-night itineraries.
IACC is sponsoring the following
sailings: 6/9. For info, call 1-800-2819448 or 954-440-9922.
Coming Events: Mardi Gras Casino:
May 28. Contact Fausto @ 561-4781821.
IACC Bowling: every Sat. morning 9
am Verdes Lanes. For information call
Lenny 561-471-2603 or Fausto: 561478-1821. Couples and Individuals
welcome. $7 per week.
JEWISH WAR VETERANS POST
#501
Meet 1st Sunday of month at Cypress
Lakes Clubhouse. Breakfast, 9 AM.
Guest speakers. Activities include
servicing VA patients. Howard @ 4782780.
JEWISH WAR VETERANS POST
#520
Meet 4th Sunday of month at Elks
Lodge, Belvedere Rd. Continental
breakfast, 9 AM followed by meeting.
Information: Phil @ 686-2086.
JUDITH EPSTEIN CHAPTER of
HADASSAH
Meet 3rd Wednesday of month at
Congregation Anshei Sholom.
KARAOKE
Tuesdays 6 - 9 PM,in Party Room
hosted by Marshall Eads. Fridays 6 9 PM, hosted by Janisse Lahoe.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
International
Fraternal
Order
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, Palm
Beach Rainbow Lodge #203 meets
the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in Century
Village Walgreens/Medical building,
CSI 2nd Floor-Rear at 1:00pm. The
Lodge welcomes new members, dual
members, transferees, and Pythian
reinstatements regardless of inactive
years of service. WE WELCOMEALL MEN! Participate in social and
charitable events. Collation after
each meeting. For further info, call
Irv 683-4049.
LATIN AMERICAN CLUB
Upcoming events- 6/4- Games and
Charades, 7:00PM at Clubhouse
party room. 6/18-Good Habits and
Our Health, 7:00PM in Clubhouse
room C. 6/21- Fathers Day party
with Hawaiian theme, 5:00PM at
Clubhouse party room.
MERRY MINSTRELS OF CENTURY
VILLAGE
Looking for ladies and gentlemen
who enjoy singing and entertaining.
Meet every Thurs. 10 AM - 11 AM
in Music Room B. Come join us.
Call Louis or Anna @ 247-8819 or
cvmerryminstrels@hotmail.com.
MIND SPA DISCUSSION GROUP

Meet 2nd and 4th Thurs. 1:30 PM,
Classroom A. All invited for in-depth
discussions of significant issues.
NO MEETING IN JUNE, JULY OR
AUGUST. Allan @ 687-3602.
NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT
RETIREES
N.Y.C. Transit Retirees, Anyone
interested in attending a meeting of
the New York City Transit Retirees of
Florida, West Palm Beach Chapter,
please call Kathy - 689-0393.
NORTHERN STARS
Club meets on the 2nd and 4th
Monday each month - 6 to 9 PM Party Room. Enjoy singing, dancing,
refreshments and good wholesome
fun. Yearly dues $5.00.per person. For
further info, call Janisse @ 586-2918286 or email to: northernstarsbo@
hotmail.com. Our last meeting for
this season will be 4/27. We will meet
again on 11/9.
OWLS (Older - Wiser- LoyalSeniors)
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER! Our
next meeting 10/12, 3PM at the
party room, members only. For
membership info, call Angelo @ 6877575.
PHILADELPHIA CLUB
The Greater Philadelphia Club meets
the first Thursday of each month at
12:30 PM in the Clubhouse Party
Room, with lunch and entertainment.
For info, call Lois at 561-683-3884.
PICKLEBALL
Welcoming new members to the
Pickleball club. Courts open at 8:00
each morning, great way to meet new
people, exercise and have lots of fun.
For more information call David
Advocat 305-281-9965 or Barbara Di
Domenico @ 716-499-6737. Come
join us to learn and play the fastest
growing sport in the USA.
PRESIDENT UMBRELLA CLUB
Meetings held on 3rd Fri. of each
month, 10:00 AM in Classroom
C. Every unit owner welcome. For
Information call Jerry @ 684-1487.
PROACTIVE RESIDENTS PROJECTS
COMMITTEE, Inc. aka PRPC
We are a non-profit group of CV
resident owners concerned with
Village issues. For information and
meeting schedule check our Blog at
the following:
proactive-committee.blogspot.com
REPUBLICAN CLUB
The Republican Club of Century
Village meets every third Thursday
of every month at 1:30 PM in the
Clubhouse Art Room. Cookies and
coffee will be served. For info call
Alan 561-907-0357.
RUSSIAN CLUB
Meets every 2nd Thurs. monthly at 3
PM in the Art Room If you have any
questions, please call Tamara @ 7121417.
N E W S
SAILING CLUB
Meets every 2nd Fri. 10 AM,
Classroom C. Info: Ron @ 683-8672.
SHUFFLEBOARD CLUB
Everyone welcome.
Equipment
provided. We play every Tues
7PM. May thru October. Previous
experience not necessary. Learn
as you play. Info, call Jack @ 6403373.
SNORKEL CLUB
For information call Ron Helms 6838672
UNITERS SOCIAL CLUB OF

CENTURY VILLAGE
A group of awesome diverse people
coming together in a united way for
social times. Bring a guest or come
alone and meet other like minded
individuals. Meet up every second
Sunday of each month in Club
House Craft Room. For additional
information, call Ester 561 635-4298
or 561 328-7935. Like us on Facebook/
United Social Club of Century Village.
THE SCRABBLE CLUB OF CENTURY

VILLAGE
Every Tues. 6 PM 2nd Floor Card
Room. For information call Lucy @
729-0705.
VILLAGE SOCIAL SENIORS CLUB

Meets every 2nd and 4th Thurs. 7
PM - 9 PM in Party Room. Single
senior residents. Planning upcoming
outings. Annual dues $10. Info Milt
Cohen 429-5778. May 28th will be
our last meeting of the season- we
will resume meeting on August 28th.
Upcoming events: details for our
annual Thanksgiving Dinner will be
announced at our August meeting and
will be published in this newspaper.
UNITED ORDER TRUE SISTERS

A non-sectarian Cancer service
group. Meetings the 2nd Mon.
monthly at 11:30 AM in Party
Room. For information call Marion
Polansky @ 684-5814 or Marlene
Schnitzer @ 683-1208.
WALL STREET CLUB

Local resident of CV has formed a
club regarding the stock market. We
are not professionals. We are looking
for fresh ideas. Call Don 254-0917.
We meet every Wednesday at 4:30PM
at the Oxford clubhouse.
SUNDAY NIGHT SING-A-LONG

Hosted by Louis Ahwee & Anna
Torres, 5 PM - 8 PM. Classroom C.
Information @ 247-8819.
YIDDISH CULTURE GROUP

Meets Tuesday mornings 10:00 AM,
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Summer Clubs
Offered at Century Village
Club Name
Act 2 Community
Theater
Actors Studio
Room
Meeting C
Day
Wednesday
Time
7pm-9pm
Class A & B
Monday
7pm-9pm
4th Sunday
2pm-5pm
Monday/2nd Monday
2pm-4pm
African Am Culture Club

Party Room
(no July or August)
Ballroom Dancing Club Party Room /Art Room
Bible Study Group
Class B
Sunday
5pm-7pm
Bingo (no July or

August)
Bocce
Party Room
Wednesday
7pm-9:30pm
Bocce Court
Saturday
10:30am-12pm
Camera Club
Meeting C
2nd Tuesday
10am-12pm
C. E. R. T.
Art Room
3rd Monday
3pm-4:30pm
(no Jul/Aug/Sept)
Party Room
1st Wednesday
1pm-3:30pm
Computer Club
Meeting C
1st Thursday
1pm-3pm
Craft Creations
Craft Room
Tuesday
9:30am-12pm
Christian Club
Democratic Club
(no July or August)
Party Room
2nd Thursday
1pm-3pm
Great Books Discussion
Card B
1st & 3rd Thurs
1:30pm-3:30pm
Gun Club
Meeting C
2nd Tuesday
7pm-8pm
Homestead Exemption
Lobby
1st Thursday
1:30pm-2:30pm
Italian Am Culture Club
Party Room
3rd Wednesday
1pm-4pm
Karaoke
Party Room
Friday
6pm-9pm
Latin Am Club
Birthdays
Latin Am Club Dances
Party Room
1st Thursday
7pm-9pm
Party Room
3rd Sunday
5pm-9pm
Latin Am Club
Workshop
Line Dancing Club
Meeting C
3rd Thursday
7pm-9pm
Party Room
Monday
9:30-10:30am
Merry Minstrels
Meeting C
Sunday
4pm-5pm
(no June/July/Aug)
Class A
2nd & 4th Thursday
1:30pm-3pm
Open Art Room
Art Room
Tuesday
12pm-3pm
CLUB NAME
ROOM
DAY
TIME
Quilting Club
Sewing
Tuesday
9am-12pm
Republican Club
Art Room
3rd Thursday
1:30pm-3:30pm
(no July/Aug/Sept)
Class B
1st & 3rd Tuesday
2pm-3:30pm
Shuffleboard Club
Shuffleboard
Tuesday
7pm-9pm
Sing Along
Meeting C
Sunday
5pm-8pm
Social Security
Card A
1st Tuesday
9am-2pm
Social Village Senior

Singles (no June/July)
Trivial Pursuit
Party Room
2nd & 4th Thursday
7pm-9pm
Card A
Wednesday
1:30pm-3:30pm
United Order of True

Sisters (no Jun/Jul/Aug)
United Social Club of CV
Party Room
2nd Monday
11:30am-2pm
Party Room
August 16th
5pm-10pm
Mind Spa Club
Senior Chit Chat
Important Phone Numbers

Century Village Numbers
UCO Office.......................................................................... 683 - 9189
HOURS 9 - 1PM, MON -THUR., FRI. - 12-4PM
UCO Reporter......................................................................683 - 9336

HOURS 9 - 1PM, MON-THURS, FRI.-BY APPT.
Century Village Security..................................................689 - 0432

Visitor Call In..................................................................... 689 - 1759
Security Rover.................................................................... 459 - 0740
Hastings...............................................................................687 - 4875
Clubhouse............................................................................640 - 3120
Area Hospitals
West Palm Formerly COLUMBIA........................................... 842 - 6141
GOOD SAM.................................................................................. 655 - 5511
JFK MEDICAL CENTER..........................................................965 - 7300
PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER............... 622 - 1411
PALMS WEST HOSPITAL........................................................798 - 3300
ST MARYS MEDICAL CENTER. ........................................ 844 - 6300
WELLINGTON REG. MEDICAL CENTER........................798 8500
WPB VA MEDICAL CENTER..................................................422 - 8262
Emergency Numbers
Ambulance AMR.........................................................................659 - 7400
Alligator Hotline..........................................................1 - 866 - 392 - 4286
Animal Control............................................................................233 - 1200
FPL.................................................................................................. 697 - 8000
PBC Water......................................................................................740 - 4600
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Classroom B
From the Actors Studio
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Wills Trusts Estate Planning

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Fax: 561-471-7287
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Legal
BY M A R K F R IED M A N , E S Q .
The snowbirds have left for the
season and, in the minds of many,
they expect the condo to take care
of their individual units while they
are away. It is important to note
that the Board of Directors and the
managers are not, unless otherwise
provided for in the Declaration
of Condominium, responsible to
inspect the individual condominium
units. As the arbitrator from the
Division of Florida Condominiums,
Timeshares and Mobile Homes held
in a 2004 decision:
When an owner does not reside in
the unit, it is incumbent on the owner
to routinely and periodically examine
and inspect the unit to ensure the
absence of leaks and conditions that
would otherwise lead to damage to
the building and its occupants, in
recognition of the fact that where
multiple owners occupy a single
building, a problem that develops in
any one unit may well affect other
units and the common element
components of the building.
As further explained in this
arbitration decision, there are any
number of conditions other than
leaks from the roof that could occur
within the unit where it would not
be immediately observable to the
association including rusting and
leaking water heaters, infestation of
rodents or insects, electrical problems,
major appliance malfunctions, pipes
from any washing or plumbing
fixtures that erode and flood the
building, backups in the sewer system
or break-ins from criminals.
The Associations obligations
to fix broken pipes or to repair or
replace sheet rock (wall boards) or
other obligations which stem from
a casualty, only begin when they are
made aware that this has occurred.
It is not always apparent if the
damage is confined to a single unit.
Therefore, it is imperative, if you

cannot return until season begins
again at the end of the year, that you
have a friend or relative inspect your
unit on a regular basis. The more
frequently the inspection the better
in order to ensure that there is not a
problem which, if nipped in the bud,
will not snowball into something
more significant; such as standing
turning to mold.
Please remember that even though
you are not residing at the property
for many months, you are still
obligated to pay your assessments.
Further, you are a member of the
association and from time to time
there may be issues which require
your vote. If you receive a proxy form
during the off-season, please take
time to fill it out and return it. Once
you return the proxy, you are counted
for the purposes of a quorum as if
you were physically present and your
vote, as checked on the proxy form is
counted as written.
You should also be certain that
the Board of Directors has your
off-season contact information
(address, phone numbers, and email
addresses) so that they may notify
you of anything major that happens
during this time of year, such as a
hurricane. While we hope to
continue having quiet hurricane
seasons, if one should occur, in
the aftermath of a storm decisions
will have to be made quickly and
having the ability to contact you is
important.
Mark D. Friedman, Esq. is a Shareholder
in the law firm of Becker & Poliakoff,
P.A. This article is meant for educational
purposes only and is not meant as a
substitute for consultation with your
attorney. Mr. Friedman may be reached
at CondoLaw@bplegal.
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7:30pm-9pm
Ballroom Music
6pm-7:30pm
Features the Great American Songbook of popular music from Broadway and
Hollywood musicals from the 1920s to 1960s
Every Tuesday Night

Main Clubhouse Party Room 6:00 pm - 9 pm
All Welcome! BYO drinks and refreshments. Enjoy!
SOCIAL SECURITY
REPRESENTATIVES AT
CENTURY VILLAGE
Representatives from the Social Security Administration
are now available to assist Century Village residents
at the Clubhouse card room on the
first Tuesday of each month,
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Advance sign-up at Clubhouse is requested.
R E C R E A T I O N
Playing
Bridge
b y B i ll H al p r i n
Gun Club Meeting
Gun
Club
By George Franklin
Tom is just learning Bridge. He
Club, planning to cover whatever
has taken a few lessons and has joined
Club West played. If East does not
in a weekly bridge game with a few
take the trick, Tom would lead
neighbors. He was sitting South and
another Diamond to his hand and
was dealt a powerhouse, more points
play his last Club, taking it with the
than he had ever seen in one hand!
Club Ace. If both defenders follow,
He quickly counted his high card
the Club King will draw the last
points (20!) and opened 2 No Trump.
Club outstanding and all remaining
His partner, an experienced old-timer
Clubs in dummy are good. If West
wasted no time and bid 6 No Trump!
shows out the first Club lead, you
Once they revived Tom and he had
cannot recover from the 5/0 split.
a look at dummy, he counted his
However, if East shows out with the
winners. He had 2 Spades, 2 Hearts,
same 0/5 Club split, Tom can still
3 Diamonds and 3 Clubs totaling 10
set up the suit by leading his last
tricks. He needed 2 more tricks. As
Club and just covering whatever
an added complication, the opening
West plays. The remaining top clubs
lead of the spade 10 wiped out a
cleared out the suit and Tom had
principal entry to dummy. The only
just made his first slam!
entry he had now to dummy was via

the club suit. If he led the top clubs
from dummy, the suit may not set
up without surrendering a trick to
the opponents. There appeared no
other means to make the contract.
Tom thought about the problem,
then developed a plan to win his 12
tricks. He played a small Diamond
to his hand and then led his highest
Bill Halprin Operates the Century Village

Bridge Club with all sessions held at the
main clubhouse from December thru
April. There are duplicate bridge games,
supervised bridge play and bridge lessons
weekly. Those interested in learning
the game or improving their skills can
contact Bill Halprin (248)672-2292
[williamhalprin@gmail.com] or Kristy
Brown at CV Administration (561)6403121-0.
I hope that you come to a Gun Club

meeting to hear our guest speakers
talk about everything from cowboys
to terrorism and to see weapons
that are historical, antique, modern
and one-of-a-kind productions.
You will learn about firearms and
how to properly use them from the
experts such as the U.S. D.O.J. DEA/
FBI firearms instructor. He has
attended our meetings once a year,
taking over the meeting with handson instruction. His next engagement
will be in October. Don't miss him!
Our club is open to all residents
of Century Village and there is no
cost to become a member or attend
meetings. Every attendee is given
a free ticket to win a valuable door
prize. Members are encouraged to
bring firearms EMPTY and NOT
loaded to meetings so that others
may view these pieces. Every weapon
brought to a meeting is safetychecked by myself or another retired
or current law enforcement person.
Sometimes photo-ops are available
with speakers and or weapons
exhibited. Federal speakers that work
under cover are many of our guests,
and we request no photos be taken
for their safety.
The club meets the second Tuesday
of the month, year round, at the

Clubhouse at 7:00 P.M. sharp. Safety
is 100% observed at our meetings.
I have recently been notified about
a problem that has been talked
about all around the Village. It seems
a person used a Clubhouse restroom
and in doing so left his loaded weapon
there. It apparently fell out of his
pants and was not noticed until the
next person came into the restroom
and found it lying by the toilet. The
person, who claimed membership in
our Club, was tracked down and did
have a proper license for the weapon.
I was notified and after checking
many years of membership records, I
did not find him listed as a member.
In all the years we have been in
existence, we have never had a loaded
firearm or a problem at a meeting.
I am furious that this person used
our name and caused our club to
be questioned. The current rules
state that no weapons are allowed
in the Clubhouse except for our
club on meeting nights and they are
not loaded! Anyone caught with
a loaded weapon will be dismissed
from our roster and asked to leave
the building. NO EXCEPTIONS.
I hope that we will see you at our
next meeting, on Tuesday, June 9th.
The speaker will be a U.S. Marshal
who was rescheduled from May's
meeting due to his job schedule
change. For further information or
any questions, feel free to call me,
George, at 561 471 9929
Thank you and be safe!
TEN YEARS is the life expectancy

of a Hot Water Heater!
WATER HEATER
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How to tell how old your

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The first four
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Take Two and Hit To Right
Sports of The
CenturyVillage
Around the Bases

with
Irwin Cohen
Sam Milham
Last months question: Who was the
last major leaguer to hit .400 and when?
Answer: Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941.
BASEBALL:
Pete Rose just got a FOX
sports gig as a studio host, his first
job in major league baseball since
1989. As of this writing, he is awaiting
a meeting with Commissioner Bob
Manfred to decide if he will be
admitted back into baseball. I hope
so. Pete has waited 26 years for this.
For what crime in this country, if you
served 26 years, would they not let
you out of prison? Keep in mind, Im
not a fan of the person, but the player,
who had 4256 hits lifetime without
steroids. Pete will not be allowed
in any ballpark while working for
FOX; only at the studio. Should
Commissioner Manfred allow Pete
back into baseball, keep in mind
that the sports writers do the Hall of
Fame voting. I dont think Pete has
many friends among them, so the
Hall is not a sure thing; though to
me its a no-brainer. Pete belongs.
FOOTBALL:
Tim Tebow just signed with the
Eagles after being a year away from
football. Lets hope Chip Kelly,
Philadelphias head coach, has a plan
for Timunlike the New York Jets
plan, which was only for the publicity
of his acquisition being on the back
pages of the NYC newspapers. No
one knew the New England Pats
plan, since Tim never made it to the
regular season. I believe the Eagles
plan is to use him in short yardage
situations. Heres why and how.
To make the game more exciting,
the NFL is considering changing
the way the extra point is kicked
(or alternatively, the two-point
conversion made). Instead of the ball
being centered from the 2-1/2 yard
line, if kicking for the extra point, it
will be centered from the 15-yard line,
making the kick that much longer
and more difficult. Alternatively, if
going for the 2-point conversion, the

ball will be centered from the 1-yard
line. This is where Tim Tebow comes
in. Tim is more than a quarterback;
he is also a player, and when used
right, he can be a great asset.
This just in: Commissioner
Goodell just made a decision on
Deflategate. Boy, is it harsh. The
Patriots will pay $1 million, lose
a first-round and fourth-round
draft pick, and Brady is suspended
for the first four games of the 201516 season.
HOCKEY:
Its been a sad day for the fans of
the NY Islanders since Sunday, April
25, 2015 marked the last game played
in Long Island, where they first played
in 1972 and then won four Stanley
Cup titles. As of the 2015-16 season,
they will play in Brooklyn with no
word yet whether they will keep
the Islanders name. The moving
of sports teams has become a sad
reality of life. More and more sports
franchises tell their cities Build us a
stadium or we will go. Long Island
said Goodbye. (Build it or we will
go as opposed to, in the movie Field
of Dreams: Build it and they will
come!)
I have no doubt the Islanders
(whatever their name) will be
successful in Brooklyn, because many
Long Island fans can get to Brooklyn
by public transportation. They will
keep many Long Island fans while
gaining new ones in the city.
THIS MONTHS QUESTION

(thanks to Ron Rice of CV):
Who was the 3000th strikeout
victim of both Bob Gibson and Nolan
Ryan?
Till then, "Take two and hit to
right!
Sam Milham has a computer radio
show, Mondays at 5:00 p.m. on the WEI
Network.
When Presidents threw out the

first ball in the 1920s and 30s, they
usually chose Babe Ruth to be in
the picture with them. Of course,
the Washington Senators had to be
playing the Yankees on Opening Day
in Washington's Griffith Stadium for
that to happen.
We don't know how seriously The
Babe followed politics but he was no
dummy. He did a bit of homework
before lending his name to an
advertisement or endorsement. And,
at times, the Yankees slugger was
paid for a political endorsement.
Retired as a player for

nine years at the time,
Ruth was still a big celebrity
and told the press it was
time for a new pitcher
to run the country.
Ruth endorsed New York Governor
Al Smith against Republican
presidential
candidate
Herbert
Hoover. Ruth stuck with Democrats
until October 1944, when President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was
seeking a fourth term. Retired as a
player for nine years at the time, Ruth
was still a big celebrity and told the
press it was time for a new pitcher to
run the country.
Ruth threw his weight around New
York Governor Thomas E. Dewey in
1944, telling newspapermen, Mr.
Roosevelt is a great man, but we have
got to have a change. While FDR
stayed in the White House followed
by another Democrat, Harry S.
Truman, life went on for the country
and Ruth.
In 1948, only two months before
his death at the young age of 53,
Ruth made one of his last public
appearances. It was at Yale and in a
pre-game ceremony at the pitching
mound in the college stadium, Ruth
posed for pictures with the captain of
the Yale team George H. W. Bush.
Shred with
Condence
Take an Important step in

protecting identity: Shred
old documents and files.
No one dreamed it at the time,

but Bush would go on to become
President of the United States.
Maybe George H. W. Bush did.
As most baseball fans know,
Minnie Minoso and Ernie Banks
died a couple of months ago. Banks
was 83 and Minoso was 89. They
both starred for Chicago teams.
Minoso played 12 of his 17 major
league seasons with the White Sox
while Banks played more seasons, all
with the Cubs.
Banks, as you recall, was an
infielder while Minoso patrolled
the outfield. Both were probably the
most popular players on their teams
with Chicago fans.
Minoso was the only major league
player to have played in five decades,
thanks to the showman owner of
the White Sox, Bill Veeck. He signed
the retired Minoso to three games in
1976 and brought him back for two
at-bats in 1980.
Minoso was the first black player
to play for the White Sox when
Cleveland traded him to Chicago in
May of 1951. He wasnt an AfricanAmerican, as he was born in Cuba,
but he quickly became popular with
his teammates and all segments of
Chicagos population. In his first atbat with the Chisox, Minoso homered
off Yankees pitcher Vic Raschi. He
crowded the plate as he readied for a
pitch and that resulted in being hit
by a pitch 192 times in his career.
Minnie, whose real name was
Saturnino Orestes Armas Minoso
Arietta, who had a .298 career average
and was a nine-time player in AllStar games, was never voted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame as Ernie Banks
was.
Author, columnist, lecturer Irwin Cohen
headed a national baseball publication
for five years before accepting a front
office position with a major league team
earning a World Series ring. The CV
snowbird may be reached in his dugout at
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Interview with Peyton McArthur

B y D o n al d F o s t e r
Periodically, the UCO Reporter
staff enjoys sitting down and talking
with Peyton McArthur, executive
assistant to Palm Beach County
Commissioner Paulette Burdick
and newly-elected Port of Palm
Beach Commissioner. Truly a friend
to Century Village, Peyton is in a
unique position to inform on local
issues that directly affect us all.
Peyton, an avid environmentalist,
was eager to give us the details
on two new initiatives that will
help to protect and improve our
This method of oil production

may contribute to earthquakes,
sinkholes and, most importantly
for Palm Beach County
residents, contamination of our
water supply.
health and quality of life. The first
is a directive to County staff by
Commissioner Burdick for a draft
resolution to limit the use of the
oil extraction technique commonly
known as fracking. Peyton and
Commissioner Burdick both believe
that scientific evidence points to
the possibility that this method of
oil production may contribute to
earthquakes, sinkholes and, most
importantly for Palm Beach County
residents, contamination of our
water supply. Commissioner Burdick

does not think that this technique
should be banned immediately or
permanently; rather that it should be
studied further to assess its possible
impact on Palm Beach County
residents.
Another upcoming project is the
improvement of the sewage treatment
plant northwest of Century Village.
This facility, currently open-air,
has been a source of foul odors that

occasionally drift over to our homes.
When this facility is enclosed, much
of this odor will be contained.
Moving to the topic of the
Port of Palm Beach, our new Port
Commissioner reports that the new
cruise ship (actually a refurbished
thirty-year-old former Carnival Fun
Ship) is proving popular with both
local residents and visitors, and is
having no trouble
navigating
into
and out of the Port.
Peyton thinks that
this is about the
biggest size ship
that will be able to
call at the Port of
Palm Beach, even
after the upcoming
dredging
project
is approved and
completed. Peyton
also informs us
that
the
Port
commissioners and
administrators are
closely
watching
the
political
negotiations
between
the
governments of the
United States and
Cuba, with an eye
toward economic
opportunities
for both the Port and Palm Beach

County.
At the May UCO Delegate
Assembly, Peyton announced his
intention to convince his fellow Port
Commissioners to place the Port
Authority under the jurisdiction of
the Palm Beach County Inspector
General, believing that this voluntary
move will offer more transparency
and trust between the public and
the Authority. Convincing a majority
of the Commissioners to back this
The Port commissioners

and administrators are
closely watching the political
negotiations between the
governments of the United
States and Cuba, with an eye
toward economic opportunities
for both the Port and Palm
Beach County.
plan will be an uphill battle, but
Commissioner McArthur plans to
use his frequent and long-standing
contacts with PBC community
groups (including UCO) to generate
a grassroots movement to effect this
necessary change at the Port. We wish
him good luck and eventual success
in his efforts.
Hastings Fitness Center Class Schedule

MAY THROUGH OCTOBER 2015
EXERCISE CLASSES PROVIDED AT HASTINGS FITNESS CENTER BY JANETTA BABAYEVA.

CLASS REGISTRATION AT THE MAIN CLUBHOUSE CLASS OFFICE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 9:00 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.
ALL CLASSES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR MODIFICATION.
JUNE Happenings
BY K R I S T Y B R O W N C L A S S O F F I C E 5 61- 6 4 0 -312 0 x 0
Summer is nearly here and

it is getting hot! Even still, the
clubhouse is filled with activities
so dont miss out. Always check
the organizational news first to see
what clubs are running through the
summer. Ive also included a list of
clubs that meet in the summer so
we can bring more residents down
to the clubhouse in this heat. Also
check the class list regularly, as I will
be adding new classes all summer to
prepare for another great season.
I also encourage you to watch
channel 63, your local Century
Village channel, which runs flyers
and videos of events going on in
our community. We also offer a
blog to help inform Century Village
residents of whats happening here.
Visit http://village-blog-and-chat.
blogspot.com/.
Summer is a great time to get
organized so if you have a club or
class, remember to advertise with
the UCO Reporter, channel 63 and
Our Village Blog site. If you need
help, please contact me and I can
give you the resources you need
to create a flyer and get in contact
with the proper people to run your
ads. If you are interested in starting
a club, come see me for a list of
requirements. We would like the
new clubs to be something different
than we already have so make sure
you review the available resources to
see if the club exists.
The newest club to start is called
Dance Party Club. This club meets
Tuesday night from 6pm to 9pm in
the Party Room through the end
of October. They play Ballroom
Dance music for the first half of the
evening, and Rock N Roll for the
second half. You dont need to be
a member to join the fun, so bring
some refreshments, your dancing
shoes and come on down.
Dont forget that Bingo takes
a break July and August and will
return the first Wednesday in
September. Also Karaoke only meets
on Fridays through October. Social
Security Reps are here the first
Tuesday of each month from 9am
until 2pm in Card Room A. Sign
up in the class office so we know
how many Representatives will be
needed to accommodate your needs.

Latin Rhythm Dance is our
newest addition to the class roster
and we hope to start a new class
Wednesday, June 3rd at 10am. If you
are interested in learning Merengue,
Salsa, Bachata, Rhumba and Cha
Cha, come to the class office and
sign up. The cost is only $20 for 4
weeks and I hope to run this class all
summer. The instructor has worked
with other retirement communities
and will be a great addition to
Century Village.
If you are interested in any of
the classes we currently offer, but
the time or day isnt good for your
schedule, please let me know and
perhaps we can find something that
works for you. I am currently looking
for an Italian & French language
instructor. I am also interested in
starting more Art classes and Dance
classes. If you would like to instruct
a class, please call me to discuss
your class idea.
For all club events, pool parties
and picnics, it is very important to
remember that all non-residents
must have a $3 guest pass to use our
facilities. This includes any event
inside the clubhouse, at any of the
pools or Picnic Island. The guest fee
is nominal and is used to maintain
the facility. Also, if you have a guest
visiting from out of town and they
would like to use our facilities,
it is $5 for a week pass and can be
obtained from the ID Office Monday
through Friday, 9am 12pm and
1pm 4pm. If your guest arrives in
the evening or on a weekend, you
can obtain a temporary pass from
the Ticket Office, to hold you over
until the ID Office reopens.
If you are the President of an
association and need a location for
your meetings, please call or visit me
to reserve a room at the clubhouse.
We prefer that association meetings
are not held at the pools unless
they are pre-approved. Stop by the
Class Office to fill out a reservation
request or call with any questions
you may have.
Also if your club has a Party
Room storage cabinet, please make
sure to check your contents and keep
only dishes, supplies and equipment
in there. Please do not store food
in the cabinets as we are currently
experiencing a rodent problem in
the main clubhouse.
Room Reservation forms are
available for your special parties
and events. Stop by the office to
obtain a form for each event. You
can return it to me at your earliest
convenience; however, we will not
process any requests for the season
until September 21st, 2015. We
will select multiple requests for the
same date by lottery, so make sure
to include alternate dates on the
back side of the form to guarantee

that one of your requested dates will
be approved. This will be especially
important for Party Room requests
in February and March.
Also, it is very important that
you plan your Party Room events
in advance and coordinate any
special requests with me, such as
portable equipment requests, coffee
urns, guest lists, caterer insurance
requirements, and especially room
setup requests. We also ask that you
remember to clean up after your
event, especially after parties with
food. You must wipe off all counters
and tables in the Party Room, Art
Room and Craft Room. This applies
to Art Classes as well.
If you have lost or misplaced
anything, stop in the Ticket Office
to check if we have it in Lost &
Found. We only hold items for a few
months, so dont wait to check.
Our summer show tickets are
on sale now for only $6 each; bring
all resident IDs for the tickets you
want to purchase. Guest tickets are
available for purchase anytime for
an additional $3 per ticket.
If you would like the 2015-2016
season brochure mailed to your

home, bring $2 cash to the Ticket
Office and fill out the address form
by July 6th. For those Residents who
would like to pick up the season
brochures from the Ticket Office,
they will be available on July 13th,
2015. You will also be able to view
the brochure online by visiting
w w w.centur y villagetheater.com.
Use this website to sign up for email
notifications, that way you will get a
reminder email indicating when the
season brochure is available. Please
note: If you paid for the season
brochure to be mailed to your home
and you do not receive it by the end of
July, call the office at 561-640-3120
ext. 0 to notify us. Season tickets
go on sale online and in the Ticket
Office on Tuesday, August 4th, 2015,
so mark your calendars. We will also
process advanced ticket orders that
day for those residents who sent in
their orders early.
Lets make the summer at Century
Village almost as wonderful as
season by continuing to participate
in Clubhouse functions. Call me
with any questions you may have
and see you soon!
What a Show!
By Lanny Howe
The Act II Community Theater's
Thursday, April 29 production of
"Murder in the Clubhouse" was a
blockbuster, and frankly it surprised
me. Kitty & John Gragg and the
cast worked long and hard on the
production, but there were problems
in getting everyone in the cast together.
Even as late as the dress rehearsal, they
never had had everyone present!
But the hard work paid off,
and there was hardly a hitch.The
performance was enthusiastically
acclaimed by almost everyone, who
enjoyed the unraveling of the mystery
of who committed the murder, the
hilarity throughout, and the many
song and dance numbers. Many
thought it surpassed "Once Upon a
Time," the company's previous show
about Cinderella.
The incomparable Rhoda Weber set
the tone in introducing the show. She
explained the difficulties in rehearsals
and warned that even the cast didn't
know what might happen--but did this
with such good humor the audience in
effect said, "That's all right. We're with
you. Bring it on!"
It seemed that all Century Village
was suspect in the murder as Sherlock
Holmes (played by Erwin Protter, who
wrote the original version of the play)
and Dr. Watson (played by Kitty, whom
you never would have recognized)
interviewed group after group, from
the Italian Club to a group putting on

a revue.
The revue reminded me of
the Nutcracker Ballet, because it
allowed for performances within a
performance, which the audience
loved. There were can-can dancers, a
flamenco dancer, the two bumbling
Village guards even danced together,
and while Rhoda sang and danced to
the music of Cabaret right in front of
the audience, Wolf Eisenberg came
onstage in the half-light and danced
with a life-sized doll. This brought
down the house, but no more so than
when Joyce Lapsker came onstage
and did a belly dance. This woman is
no spring chicken, but I'd have sworn
we were watching a 30-year-old. I'm
sure Henry Kissinger didn't get to see
anything better than this in the Middle
East when he was Secretary of State.
The show was great is what I'm
trying to say, and this time (I think
because the snowbirds had gone)
everyone got a seat. Thank you, Act II
Community Theater performers!!
Whats next? A show sometime
in August entitled Fabulous
Fakes. It will be a musical with
impersonations of famous singers
and groups from the past. Auditions
on the four Wednesdays in June at
the Clubhouse. You need to be able
to sing AND impersonate.
Century Village Class Schedule

All classes are NOT final, and are subject to change. SIGN UP IN THE TICKET OFFICE.
M ON DAY
Course Name
Stained Glass
Expressive Visual Arts
Starts
Time
Cost
Mtrls
Weeks
Room
6/1
6/8
1pm-3pm
4:30pm6:30pm
$20
$20
****
****
5
4
Stained
Art
TU E S DAY
Course Name
Ceramics
Tap Dance - Beginners/Intermediate
Gentle Chair Yoga
Spanish for Beginners
Starts
Time
Cost
Mtrls
Weeks
Room
6/2
5/26
6/9
6/2
9am-11am
10am-11am
1:30pm-2:30pm
3pm-4:30pm
$36
$24
$24
$24
****
****
6
4
4
4
Ceramics
Party
Class A
Class A
Mtrls
Weeks
Room
Art Room
Class B
Class B
Class B
Craft
W E D N E S DAY
Course Name
Latin Rhythm Dance

English for Beginners
Laughter Yoga
Breathing, Visualization, Meditation
Jewelry Making
Starts
Time
Cost
6/3
6/10
6/17
6/3
6/3
10am-11am
11am-1pm
11:30am
1:30-3:00pm
1:30pm-3:30pm
$20
$24
$24
$24
$40
****
****
4
4
4
4
4
THURS DAY
Course Name
Painting Workshop (Advanced)
Starts
Time
Cost
Mtrls
Weeks
Room
5/28
9:30am-11:30am
$20
****
Art
F RI DAY
Course Name
Ceramics
Canasta - Beginners
Conversational English
Starts
Time
Cost
Mtrls
Weeks
Room
6/5
6/19
6/5
9am-11am
1:30pm-3:30pm
1:30pm-3:30pm
$36
$20
$20
****
6
4
4
Ceramics
Card A
Class A
Mtrls
Weeks
Room
AN Y TI M E
Course Name
Basic Ballroom Private Instruction

*2nd Person 1/2 Price
Starts
Time
Cost
Call for Appt.
9am-11am
$15
***MATURE DRIVING CLASS: JUNE 23***

TO SIGN UP: BRING DRIVERS LICENSE & A CHECK MADE OUT TO D.O.T.S. FOR $15. No Refunds or new registrations after the end of the
2nd class. Room location subject to change and/or modification X= no fee/ongoing class. $15.00 service charge on all returned checks.
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Century Village Class Descriptions

MAY 2015
Basic Ballroom Private Instruction
At last a fantastic opportunity to learn
basic Ballroom Dance at your convenience. Private lessons by appointment.
Call the office to arrange.
Breathing, Visualization & Meditation
Simple, fast and easy techniques that
can improve your health, moods, creativity and motivation in life.
Canasta Learn the basic techniques
of playing the skilled game. Learn to
count points, keep score and the play of
the hand.

Ceramics Ceramics is an easy and enjoyable activity that can become a truly
creative pastime. Must love painting.

Class Office 561-640-3120 x0
Conversational English This class is

designed to help improve conversational ability. Must have some knowledge of
the English language.
Metro Traffic School - Interested in an

automobile insurance discount? Attend a lively, interactive 6-hour Mature
Driver course in the Clubhouse.
Drawing for Beginners This class will

give you a solid foundation to be able to
draw anything you want in the future.
Painting for Beginners Learn everything from scratch about color & composition and how to put them together
to create your own work of art!

Painting Workshop Students will
learn how to add light, shade, dimension, and perspective to their artwork
very informative.
Room locations and times are subject to

Spanish for Beginners Learn to change and/or modification
HAVE A NEW CLASS IDEA?
write and speak Spanish.
INTERESTED IN TEACHING HERE AT
CENTURY VILLAGE? CALL KRISTY
IN THE CLASS OFFICE OR STOP IN
TO DISCUSS
English for Beginners Learn the English language.

Gentle Chair Yoga The easy, soft and
effective Yoga you enjoy. It will help you
feel centered, balanced and relaxed.
Jewelry Making Come and learn how
to make beautiful jewelry. Ask about
supplies. Create pieces for loved ones or
treat yourself.
Stained Glass Learn how to make

beautiful objects with colored glass.
The possibilities are endless.

Tai Chi Learn ways to maximize your
energy, balance and stability. Practiced
under leadership of an expert certified
instructor.

Tap Dance Brush up on your tap
dancing. Lessons will be given by Joan
Maret, choreographer to the Residents
Show.
P O L I T I C A L
Ted Deutch
U.S. Congressman
Once
again,
Republicans in
Congress
have
passed a budget
that
rehashes
irresponsible
and impractical
p o l i c i e s
repeatedly
Ted Deutch
rejected by the
American people. Instead of advancing
a budget that invests in our nations
future and gives working families a
better shot in this economy, the GOP
budget makes it harder for families
to buy a home, harder for families to
send their kids to college, and harder
for families to save up for retirement.
Below are just a few examples of
the many ways that the GOP budget
undermines economic opportunity
for all:
At a time when student loan debt
has soared to over $1.2 trillion,
their budget eliminates $89 billion
slated to increase Pell Grants and
make college more affordable for
low-income students.
Despite its success at keeping
impoverished kids, struggling
elderly and disabled Americans,
and
low-income
families
from going hungry, the GOP
budget cuts $125 billion from
the
Supplemental
Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP).
Instead of promoting efficiency
and cost-savings in our healthcare
system, their budget replaces
Medicare with a private insurance
voucher and according to the
Congressional Budget Office
would lead to a 50 percent increase
in premiums.
Despite the fact that nine out of
ten Americans finally have health
insurance, their budget calls for
a repeal of the Affordable Care
Act and the tax credits that made
coverage affordable for 15 million
Americans.
Instead of reducing the deficit by
an estimated $900 billion, their
budget rejects comprehensive
immigration
reform
and
disadvantages American workers.

With a deficit that has been cut by
more than half since President Obama
took office, and the greatest financial
crisis in generations finally behind
us, the time is now to start looking
ahead to the future. Our citizens
deserve a budget that reinvests in the
levers of economic opportunity for
all, like public education, world class
infrastructure, and scientific research.
Please know that I will continue to fight
this reckless Republican budget and
push for a budget that truly reflects the
priorities of the American people.
Distracted Driving
The Internet, social media, and
smart phones have revolutionized
how we communicate. Unfortunately,
our enthusiasm for this technology
and our desire to stay connected at all
times has contributed to a growing
number of car accidents attributed to
distracted driving. Though the number
of traffic fatalities in the United States
has dropped over the last decade,
distracted driving related crashes
increased by 6.7 percent between 2012
and 2013 alone and claimed the lives of
3,154 people.
Florida remains one of just a handful
of states to still classify distracted
driving as a secondary offense, meaning
that drivers may only be pulled over by
law enforcement for primary offenses
like speeding, disobeying traffic lights,
and other moving violations. In other
words, Floridas current ban on texting
while driving is unenforceable by
police officers and ignorable by drivers.
Unsurprisingly, research published
last August by the American Journal
of Public Health found that states
categorizing distracted driving as a
secondary offense have failed to see the
same reductions in traffic fatalities as
states that made it a primary offense.
Congress has a responsibility to
prevent more needless tragedies.
That is why I recently introduced the
Distracted Driving Prevention Act,
legislation that would establish new
incentives for states like Florida to
enact tougher, more enforceable, and
more effective laws against texting
while driving and related distracted
driving behaviors. Under the Distracted
Driving Prevention Act, states would
be required to enact statutes that make

distracted driving a primary offense in
order to be eligible for highway safety
grant funding. Those grants could be
used to fund education campaigns
on the dangers and consequences of
distracted driving and to support the
cost of enforcing the law.
When drivers look down at their
phones to send a text message or update
Facebook, they take their eyes off the
road and endanger themselves and
those around them. In fact, research
by the Transportation Institute at
Virginia Tech found that five seconds
is the average time drivers take their
eyes off the road while texting. Five
seconds may not sound like much, but
when driving at 55 miles per hour, it
is enough time to travel the length of
a football field without looking out at
the road ahead.
By passing the Distracted Driving
Prevention Act, Congress could
incentivize states like Florida to enact
laws that we know could make our
roads safer and could ultimately save
lives. I will keep you updated on my
efforts to advance this commonsense
legislation in the 114th Congress.
John A. Carey
PBC Inspector General

Greetings fellow
citizens
from
your Palm Beach
County Inspector
General!
This
update is to
provide
some
information
from our recent
John Carey
six month report
to the Countys Inspector General
Committee on our work to promote
efficiency, effectiveness, and integrity
in government.
Through our audits, investigations,
and contract oversight activities of
the County Government, the 38
municipalities, the Childrens Services
Council, and the Solid Waste Authority,
we have continued to identify many
ways to improve operations and save
money. We have also been hard at work
rooting out fraud and abuse. Where
criminal activity has been discovered,
we referred these to, and in some cases
worked with, our partners in the State
Attorneys Office.
Here are some of the highlights of
our six month update for the period
of October 2014 through March
2015. We identified over $1 million
in questionable costs that were either
unnecessary, unreasonable, or lacked
adequate documentation; over $15,000
in funds that have the potential of being
returned to offset taxpayers burden;
and over $1 million in potential future
savings if our recommendations are
implemented. We referred a number
of cases to the State Attorneys Office
for criminal investigation. You may
also have seen recent news reports
about the $9 million that the City of
Delray Beach will likely be saving from
implementing our recommendations
for competitively bidding out its waste
disposal contract. You can view our
six month report to the Inspector

General Committee through the Be
Informed/IG Committee Meetings
on the IG website (http://www.pbcgov.
com/OIG).
Good government is everyones
business. If you have ideas to make our
government better, please share them
with us. If you know of or suspect
wrongdoing in government, please
report this to my office at inspector@
pbcgov.org.
Sharon Bock
Clerk & Comptroller,

Palm Beach County
As
Clerk
&
Comptroller
for Palm Beach
County,
my
responsibilities
include serving
as the Countys
independent
Chief Financial
Officer, Auditor
Sharon Bock
and Treasurer.
I am dedicated to providing clear,
concise information about how your
tax dollars are managed, as part
of my commitment to increasing
transparency and accountability in
government.
I am proud to announce that the
latest edition of Checks & Balances:
Your Guide to County Finances is now
available online. Checks & Balances,
our award-winning report about Palm
Beach Countys fiscal health, is a userfriendly guide that shows how your tax
dollars are spent and how our County
operates.
Each year, the Clerk & Comptrollers
team of skilled finance professionals
reviews an array of data from the
previous fiscal year that measure the
financial strength of Palm Beach
County government. In addition to
examining how much of your tax
money is collected and spent, the team
evaluates other key metrics that affect
our Countys fiscal well-being, such as
housing prices and employment rates.
In Fiscal Year 2014, we saw significant
increases in the Countys revenue and
spending: The local housing market
extended its turnaround that began
in 2013. There were more than 16,000
single-family home sales last year,
almost an 11 percent increase from the
previous year. In 2014, the median sales
price of a single family home in Palm
Beach County rose to $275,000 dollars
- a 4.2 percent increase from 2013 and
a 42 percent increase from our low in
2011. Property tax revenues increased
almost $29 million over the prior
fiscal year, a 3.5 percent increase. Sales
tax increased by $5.4 million, tourist
development tax by $3.3 million and
local option gas tax by $1.4 million
over the prior fiscal year. Spending for
Public Safety increased $41 million in
Fiscal Year 2014.
Checks & Balances is one of the
many useful financial publications
available on our website at
w w w. my p a l m b e a c h c l e r k . c o m /
countyfinances. If you would like print
copies of Checks & Balances for your
P O L I T I C A L
community group or association, or
would like me or a member of the Clerk
& Comptrollers office to speak to your
group about county finances, please
call 561-355-7045.
Thank you for electing me to be
your Clerk & Comptroller. I pledge
to continue providing the taxpayers
of Palm Beach County innovative
programs and streamlined processes
that support fiscal responsibility and
efficiency.
Paulette Burdick
Palm Beach County
Commissioner, District 2
I would like
to invite you
to a District
Two town hall
meeting in early
June to discuss
the
upcoming
county budget
and the future
Paulette Burdick
of Palm Beach
International Airport. I will let you
know as soon as the date is finalized.
The meeting will take place from
7:00 8:30PM at the Vista. I hope
you will take this opportunity to
join other residents of District Two
to share your concerns and vision for
the future of our communities.
As you know, the Circuit Court
recently ruled against the lawsuit
by 14 of the county's municipalities
opposing the funding of the Inspector
Generals Office.
Unfortunately,
the cities have decided to appeal the
ruling.
The county commission
remains committed to fully funding
the Inspector General Office. It
is unfortunate that these cities
continue to fight the funding of the
Inspector Generals Office which was
approved overwhelmingly by Palm
Beach County voters (72%).
At a recent county commission
meeting, I asked county staff to draft a
resolution supporting a statewide ban
on fracking -- hydraulic fracturing,
acid fracturing, and similar highpressure well stimulation practices
-- for the purpose of exploration or
production of oil and natural gas. If
you have been following this issue,
you know that the possible impact
of fracking includes frequent and
unusually intense earthquakes and
water contamination. I am not
saying no to ever considering this
technology, but Florida should not
rush in before we understand the
true impacts of the technology are
known. This resolution will come
back to the commission in June.
The East Central Regional
wastewater plant located just east
of the Florida Turnpike on Roebuck
Road has been responsible for
unpleasant odors in the area for years.
This plant is operated by the City of
West Palm Beach and handles sewage
from about 500,000 customers in
Palm Beach County, West Palm
Beach, Palm Beach, Riviera Beach
and Lake Worth. A $92.6 million
contract, one of the biggest local
utility construction contracts in
recent years, is planned to renovate

the plant. The project, which will
be completed in early 2019, should
eliminate the odor problem.
Hurricane season is upon us once
again. While most of our residents
have been through this before, it can
be disconcerting to new residents.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE.
A good place to start is by visiting the
county website: http://www.pbcgov.
com/dem/knowurzone/ It will take
you through the important steps of
making a plan, building a kit and
staying informed. You may also want
to get involved with the Century
Village CERT, Citizens Emergency
Response Team.
Please remember, I am here to
help if you need my assistance. I or
someone from my office attends every
monthly UCO meeting. You may
also call to schedule an appointment.
If you would like to speak with me
personally, want a speaker for a group
or just want to be well informed
about important issues facing Palm
Beach County, please send an E-mail
to pburdick@pbcgov.org or call 3552202.
Dorothy Jacks
Chief Deputy Property

Appraiser
The Mission of
the
Property
Appraisers Office
is to prepare
a
Fair
and
Equitable
Tax
Roll according to
Florida Statutes,
administer
all
Dorothy Jacks
exemptions,
maintain up-to-date ownership
records and maps, and serve the
public in a courteous manner.
Each year the Property Appraiser
must determine the market value
of all property within Palm Beach
County. Market value is typically
what a property would sell for in an
open and competitive market. By
Florida law, only sales transactions
that occurred during the previous
year can be used to establish values
as of January 1 of the current year.
For 2015 values, that means we will
look at sales that occurred during
2014 to estimate values for the 2015
tax roll. For example, if you sold your
residence in 2014, its selling price
would be used together with other
comparable sales in our analysis of
the market.
Our deputy appraisers inspect all
properties in the county at least once
every five years. Between inspections,
property values are adjusted annually
to reflect recent sales activities in the
neighborhood.
Ownership records and maps are
updated regularly for every property
in Palm Beach County.
In 2014, the number of properties
in Palm Beach County was 630,701.
And on the home front, if you
bought a new residence recently, we
want to extend our congratulations.
We are here to help you take
advantage of Floridas Homestead

Exemption, which can provide
significant property tax savings.
If you are a permanent resident of
Florida and your new home is your
primary residence, you can pre-file
for the Homestead Exemption benefit
at any time throughout the year. Our
award-winning website, pbcgov.com/
papa, offers quick and easy access to
the application process. Your best bet
is to E-File, which saves time because
you do not have to file in person. Call
Exemption Services at (561) 355-2866
for more information.
Each year our homestead fraud
team investigates and removes
exemptions that have been received
illegally. In 2014, we recovered
$1,440,061 in tax dollars from
taxpayers claiming an improper
exemption.
E-File is also available to submit
the Tangible Personal Property
Return, DOR-405. Tangible property
is assessed annually on business
property, such as furniture, fixtures
and equipment, at fair market value.
E-File is available on our awardwinning
website,
pbcgov.com/
PAPA. Call our Tangible Services
Department at (561) 355-2896 for
more information.
Anne Gannon
Palm Beach County

Constitutional Tax Collector
On June 30
the last state
o p e r a t e d
Department
of
Highway
Safety
and
Motor Vehicle
( D H S M V )
office, located
Anne Gannon
at 571 North
Military
Trail
closes. Effective July 1 our offices
are the only Florida driver license/
ID card-issuing agency serving
Palm Beach County.
We expect the closing of the DMV
office to increase customer traffic
in our offices. Service centers in
Delray Beach, Lantana and Royal
Palm Beach will have the largest
increases. If you think the DHSMV
office closing affects you, here are
some helpful tips:
Renew driver license/ID cards up
to 18 months in advance of the
expiration date. If you already
have a REAL ID (star in upper
right corner of license), you can
renew or order a replacement
online. The deadline to have a
REAL ID is October 1, 2020.
Use our drop off box for property
tax, local business tax renewals
and motor vehicle registration
renewals located in our office
lobbies.
Text waitpbc to 41411 for Tax
Collector service center wait
times.
Follow us on Twitter @TAXPBC
for the latest updates.
Avoid lines altogether! Use our

online services. Below is a chart
that details some of our online
services. Visit our website for
more information.
ONLINE SERVICES: www.
pbctax.com
Our outreach program is
available to provide information
answers to questions about our
services. If your community is
hosting an event that you would
like us to give a short presentation,
put up our expo table, or provide
handouts, send an email to
ClientAdvocate@ta xcollectorpbc.
com. Please provide as many
details as possible. We will make
every effort to accommodate your
request.
Last Chance to Avoid Tax

Certificate Sale
This years Tax Certificate
Sale takes place on May 31st.
2014 property tax payments
became delinquent on April 1.
All delinquent payments must be
received by Friday, May 29 or they
will be listed in the Tax Certificate
Sale. A tax certificate is a first
lien created when someone else
pays your delinquent taxes. To
learn more visit www.pbctax.com/
delinquent-property-tax.
On the Move?
We want to welcome anyone
moving to a new residence in Palm
Beach County! New residents
must complete 1 10 relocation
transactions with our office,
including changing the address
on driver license, registering
and titling cars or boats, paying
property taxes, getting a hunting
and fishing license and more. If
you or a neighbor has relocated, we
can help! Our New Neighbor Kit
provides information and tips to
make these transactions easy and
hassle-free. Download our kit at
www.pbctax.com/NewNeighbor. If
your community would like printed
copies to welcome new residents,
send an email ClientAdvocate@
taxcollectorpbc.com.
Saluting our Veterans

This month our nation honors
veterans who lost their lives in the
line of duty. Our thoughts and
prayers are with their families,
as well as our soldiers currently
stationed overseas. We pray for
their safe return.
As part of our agencys giving
program, our employees select local
charities to support. This year they
selected the Forgotten Soldiers
Outreach program as one of our
three charities. Forgotten Soldiers
Outreach ships care packages
filled with donated items and
letters of encouragement to active
duty soldiers stationed overseas.
Our first bake sale raised over
$2,700. Supporting Forgotten
Soldiers Outreach is a great way to
demonstrate our appreciation to
soldiers for their service.
Reflection Bay
Update

West Palm Beach 33409
(561) 683-7766
Thank you Century Village for a fantastic season!

We hope you come visit us this summer
B y D o n al d F o s t e r
The Palm Beach County
Building Department, acting on a
complaint from a Century Village
resident, has issued a Notice of
Violation to Fairways LLC, the
corporation that owns the former
Turtle Bay Golf Course property
adjacent to Century Village.
The notice, dated April 30th,
cites uncut grass and weeds
and gives the owner until May
20th to correct the violation. CV
Residents who wish to submit
comments or complaints about
the condition of this property may
contact Code Enforcement Officer
Michael Castro at 561-233-5519 or
mcastro@pbcgov.org.
In a related story, Palm Beach
County Property Appraiser Gary
Nikolits recently filed a lawsuit
against the Palm Beach County
Value Assessment Board over the
amount of property tax charged
to a group of PBC golf courses,
including the property adjacent to
Century Village. Fairways LLC, the

owner of the property, was named
as a party to the lawsuit.
When interviewed by the UCO
Reporter, Nikolits explained that
an attorney representing the group
of golf course owners attempted
to reduce their property tax
liabilities to zero by shifting their
tax burdens onto the homeowners
of
the
adjacent
properties,
arguing that the golf courses
were common elements of those
properties. This argument was
made regardless of the fact that,
as in the case of Century Village,
the adjacent owners have no
ownership position in the defunct
golf course. If successful, this
legal move would have resulted in
an unfair tax increase to Century
Village homeowners. Fortunately,
a Special Magistrate ruled against
this argument, and Century
Village homeowners were spared
any increase.
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The Readers Corner

BY L ENO R E VE L C O F F
I wanted to
review The B-Side
by Ben Yagoda but
it turned out to be
very boring. Since
I promise myself
that I do not have
to finish a book I
do not like after
50 pages, I did not
finish it.
Instead, I will tell you about The
Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. This
book, like many others I have read,
is on the NY Times Best Seller list.
I almost stopped after the first 50
pages, as it was slow getting into but
I persevered and am I glad I did. This
is another WWII gem combining
French history during the Nazi
occupation
and
complex
family
dynamics of doing
what is necessary
to survive the
horrors of war. It
is the story of two
sisters and their
estranged father
one sister is wild
and wants to make
a difference while the other wants
nothing of the sort. Their parallel
stories are as different as their
personalities. Each is forced to make
difficult decisions, but in the end
they help to save lives as precious few
did in France during WWII. Not only
is war going on all around these two
sisters, there is another war going on
with the family, the sisters and the

household. The sisters pitted against
each other was an especially good
subplot.
It's about men who train to fight
for their country in the hope their
families will be proud, only to end
up ashamed. Its about persecution.
Ive read many WWII stories, but
I always learn new things in every
book. Ive never read about the
French resistance before, and found
it very interesting. What separates
this work of historical fiction from
all the rest is the emphasis placed on
the important part women played
during wartime.
As the author wrote, Men tell
stories. Women get on with it. For us
it was a shadow war. There were no
parades for us when it was over, no

medals or mentions in history books.
We did what we had to during the
war, and when it was over, we picked
up the pieces and started our lives
over.
Kristin Hannah is considered a
writer of women's fiction previously
known as chick lit. There is nothing
chick or light about this study
of women enduring and making
a difference in war-torn WWII
occupied France. The Nightingale is
a beautiful yet painful story about
war, love, loss, sacrifice and survival.
The staff of the UCO Reporter wishes
to extend our deepest sympathies
to our colleague Lenore Velcoff who
recently lost her husband, Arthur.
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for the ads are Real Estate $10.00
for first 4 lines, additional lines
are $2.00. Classified $5.00 for
first 4 lines additional lines are
$1.00. All ads must be paid in advance
by the 7th of the month prior to the
edition they will appear. Classified
ads are printed on a space available
basis. Ads may be placed for 1, 2 or 3
months. Submissions must be made
at the UCO office at 24 Camden A
(Camden Pool).
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for Study on Aging
S u b m i t t e d b y Bar b ara C o r n i sh
The Alpert Jewish Family and
lives of older adults has not been
Childrens Service in West Palm Beach
previously
was very fortunate to be selected as
the following facts: In 2010 there
one of three national sites to work
were 40 million people aged 65 and
with the University of Wisconsin
over in the United States and it is
on a Research Project from the
estimated that by 2020 this number
Patient Centered Outcomes Research
will grow to approximately 72 million
Institute (PCORI) to measure and
representing 20 % of the total US
evaluate the effectiveness of peer-to-
population.
peer support for older adults aging-in-
longer than ever. However, with age
place.
comes an increased risk of certain
We are now looking for people aged
studied.
Consider
Americans are living
illnesses such as strokes, diabetes
65 and older who might be interested in
and heart attacks.
MISCELLANEOUS
participating in this Research Project,
conditions together with the process
the results of which will inform us on
of aging itself frequently lead to
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how best to support older adults as
functional decline in older Americans
they age in place. Please join me on
who then have difficulty with at least
Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 10:30 am
one activity of daily living which leads
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Those health
While this decline places people
If
at risk for entering into nursing
eligible for this study, each participant
homes, most older adults prefer to
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will receive a small remuneration as a
remain in their current residence even
token of appreciation. Participation
when faced with increasing need for
in this Research project is solely up to
support. Among individuals aged 65
the individual who will be required
75 nearly 90 % of them prefer to Age in
to sign a consent form. For further
Place welcoming peer to peer support
information, please call Jenny Madlof
such as Enhanced Companions which
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at 561-238-0410 or email her at
are provided by the Alpert Jewish
jmadlof@jfcsonline.com (even if you
Family and Childrens Service as the
are unavailable on that day).
need arises.
hear more about this Program.
Why
should
you
consider
Once again, call Jenny Madlof at
participating in this once in a
561-238-0410 for further information.
lifetime opportunity to make a
Looking forward to seeing you on
difference in your life and those
Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 10:30 am.
of other older adults? The study
Please call even if you are not able to
of how peers may enhance the
attend.
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Saving Our Lakes and Waterways

A Bitter but Necessary Pill to Swallow
By L anny Howe photos by Ken Graff Illustrations by Dom Guarnagia
When our family of six
moved to Stoughton, MA,
we envisioned tramping
through
conservation
woodland in back of our
home and swimming in the
town pond which abutted
our property on one side. We
got the first, but the pond
was closed to swimming that
very next summer because it
had become too overgrown
with weeds and muck on the
bottom. We had to live with
this and settle for ice skating
in the winter.
Our CV problem:
When I worked here
from 1987 to 2004, Eva
Rachesky says, the water
was clear, and I could see
right down to the bottom of
the lakes. Seven years later,
when I came back as WPRF
vice president, the water
was green, the seagulls were
gone, and we were infested
with midge flies. The water
had become all cloudy and
our eroding shorelines were
being saved from further

erosion by the installation
of geotubes, a massive
project which was just about
wrapping up.
What had happened
to our lakes and lagoons?
The erosion was an eyesore,
especially during the winter,
It only behooves us
to maintain these
waterways as well as
we can. This means
spending some money
for this on the part of all
of us and some added
sacrifice on the part of
those with the most to
gainthose with condos
on the water.
when the rainfall was
almost nonexistent and
everyone was here. Would
we soon have dry lake beds?
UCO began purchasing
reclaimed water from the
Palm Beach County Water

Utilities
Department
(PBCWUD) storage tower
near the Turnpike, which
helped and came at a very
low price. But the reclaimed
water also brought with it an
additional problem: added
nitrogen and phosphates.
The solution:
We have many amenities
in Century Village WPB
a beautiful Clubhouse,
numerous activities and
clubs,
well-maintained
swimming pools, and many
lakes and lagoons that
are enjoyed by residents
whose units are on the
water as well as Sailing
Club members. Ron Helms,
Sailing Club Commodore
at the time, told me a couple
of years ago that there are
nine miles of shoreline. You
can see this by referencing
Dom Guarnagias drawing
accompanying this article.
It behooves us to maintain
these waterways as best we
Installing the geo tubes along the Century Village shoreline.

can. This means spending
some money for this on the
part of all of us and some
added sacrifice on the part of
those with the most to gain
those with condos on the

water.
Its
a
tricky
and
complicated
business
dealing with water and lakes.
Rainfall, to begin with,
is uncertain. As you may
have read in some of Doms
infrastructure articles, our
lake bottoms arent solid;
theyre porous. Like it or
not, our water gets shared
with our neighbors (and
vice versa)! There are helpful
and unhelpful water plants,
just as there are helpful and
unhelpful kinds of fish. The
prescription for remedying
our particular situation with
regard to green algae, shore
erosion, wildlife, and lakebed accumulated organic
matter (muck) depends on
many factors.
WPRF
has
engaged
Aquatic
Systems
to
regenerate
what
has
degenerated
in
our
waterways. Theirs is a threepronged attack:
STAGE 1: Placing electricpowered pumps at the
bottom of Century Lake
that agitate and loosen the
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Continued from page B31
organic matter through
aeration, while at the same
time
oxygenating
and
improving the water quality.
Eventually the muck should
be depleted and the midge
f ly population reduced,
Two more of these aerators
remain to be set up in the
lake, says Eva Rachesky.
STAGE 2: The identification
by Aquatic Systems of
littoral shelves (underwater
shelves of soil close to the
shoreline) upon which
aquatic plants can be
introduced. These plants
will (a) clean the water
by absorbing unwanted
nutrients, and (b) protect
the carp (fish), to be
introduced later in Stage 3,
from predators.
STAGE 3: The introduction
of Sterile Triploid Grass
Carp that will ingest certain
vegetation that is unhealthy
for our waterways.
The geo-tubes:
At the same time, the
geo-tubes (depicted in
one or more photos by
Ken Graff and shown in a
cutaway side-view drawing
by Dom Guarnagia) have
been placed around almost
all of our shoreline. They are
Installed the geo tubes along shoreline.

long fabric containers into
which soilmostly sand
has been pumped from the
bottom of our lake bed.
Notice how in Doms sketch
a third tube (with dashed
line indicating it has been
broken open) has been used
to fill in around the first
two geo-tubes. New grass
will grow up through these
tubes with roots protruding
down through them into
the soil underneath. Thus
the new grass lining our
shores will be anchored in
place.
It is essential to the
restoration of our waterways
that these geo-tubes remain
in place and do their job.
Legend: Red = Direction of water flow Blue = Shoreline
How you can help:

Since installing the geotubes along our shorelines,
it has been illegal to launch
a boat except at the dock
used by the Sailing Club.
holes in the geo-tubes when

you drag a boat over them.
Im sure our boat owners
feel as my family felt when
we were told we could not
swim off our own shore. It
There are helpful and unhelpful water plants, just

as there are helpful and unhelpful kinds of fish. The
prescription for remedying our particular situation
with regard to algae, shore erosion, wildlife, and
lakebed accumulated organic matter depends on
many factors.
Thats tough on those who
would like to launch a
canoe or rowboat from their
own building. The problem
is, you compress and makes
was a pill we had to swallow.

Also important is the
injunction to not mow the
grass within five feet of the
shoreline. The weight, the
wheels and the blades of

a mower will wreak havoc
with the geo-tubes if run
over them.
In time, when the grass
has grown over the geotubes, it will need to be
trimmed to a height of
not less than six inches.
It is important that
management companies
not do this with a mower.
A hand-held device such as a
weedwacker should be used.
The geo-tubes should
normally be submerged,
but due to the variations
in rainfall and reclaimed
water f low, there may be
times (hopefully short)
when they are only partially
submerged or entirely out
of the water. Exposed geotubes deteriorate rapidly
in the sun. Overexposure
to the sun and improper
mowing can undo, at great
expense, the work done on
our shorelines.
To save our lakes and
waterways, the whole Village
needs
the
cooperation
of those living on the
waterwaysthe same folk
who will benefit the most by
this long-term restoration
project.
For further information,
I think you can do no
better than to read what
Eva Rachesky and Dom
Guarnagia write in the
Reporter on this subject.
Thank you, CV residents,
for your cooperation.

June 2015 UCO Reporter

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Minutes: April and May minutes will

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Water Valve Replacement

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Disgust with Golf Course

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the middle difficult but necessary.

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Hurricane Season and

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UCO Balance Sheet

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ambulance) based on the amount of

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