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Fishing Report: Swordfishing offshore is heating up
Pictured here is Rodney Wagner and our mate on the “Lisa B” Luke Mears holding up a Swordfish from a few days back. This trip would prove to be hugely successful as we landed multiple mahi mahi as well in the all day trip. We caught two swordfish...
Christian school sharpens its focus on STEM
Lighthouse Point – Lighthouse Christian School has sharpened its teachings of the sciences with the opening of its Technology Center earlier this month. “Lighthouse Christian School along with the Imagination Station Preschool are ministries of the First Presbyterian Church, the Pink Church, providing faith-based learning for toddlers thru 8th grade. The Tech Center will allow us better prepare our students with the skills they will need in the future,” said School Board President Bill Bouck in a statement.
Out of the Pulpit: What the world needs always, but now more than ever, are our actions of true love: Part II
Last month I offered an idea on how to achieve real unity when it is arguably needed more than ever. Not all of these steps are easy but I feel they could go a long way. First and foundational: “Be not afraid.” As mentioned before this is the most frequent command of the entire Bible [X365]. Yet a way of summarizing three words into one is “trust.”
Waste Management eyes future expansion of Monarch Hill Landfill
At the Oct. 27, 10 a.m. meeting of the Broward County Planning Council at the Broward County Government Center, 115. S. Andrews Ave., Waste Management is requesting a land-use change for its inoperative waste to energy plant at the Monarch Hill Landfill. Currently, the 24.2-acre facility [Wheelabrator North, located at...
Isle Casino developers prefer paying the fee to relocating burrowing owls
Pompano Beach – Developers of the Isle Casino have filed an application with the state to pay a $9,500 fee not to relocate the burrowing owls and their habitats as conservationists have been urging. The permit as filed has raised questions with these residents, one of them Kelly Heffernan,...
What’s it like having a 99.5-year-old mentor?
As community leader Lynne Warrick prepares to celebrate her 100th birthday, I can’t help but be grateful to call Ms. Lynne my mentor. Although I have been blessed to have had many impactful mentors, Ms. Lynne is certainly unique. How many people can say that their mentor has nearly a century’s worth of life experiences and knowledge that they can directly provide them?
Resources, Events, Meetings, and More – Week of Oct. 20
Pompano Beach – The St. Coleman Men’s Club has opened the doors to its annual Let Your Light Shine Pumpkin Patch, now through Oct. 31. Pumpkins will be for sale Monday to Friday from 4 to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The patch will be open until Halloween or whenever the last pumpkin is sold. Food will also be on sale on the weekend. The pumpkins will be sold at St. Coleman, 200 S. Federal Hwy., and cost from $1 to $45, depending on the size. Funds raised will be used to benefit needy children and families in the community.
Dental Decisions: Seven health benefits of dental implants
In general, it’s best to replace missing teeth as soon as possible. That way, you’ll be able to prevent adjacent teeth from drifting toward the empty sockets and loosening. Likewise, dental implants also help keep your jaw healthy so you don’t lose bone density. Here are the main benefits of dental implants:
Dental Decisions: Five tips for good at-home dental care
Tooth decay and gum disease are both extremely common oral health problems. In fact, gum disease is one of the most common diseases in the U.S. and is the most common cause of tooth loss in adults. Fortunately, while these are potentially serious problems, they are preventable ones. There are many things you can do at home to keep your teeth and gums healthy, vastly reducing your risk of gum disease and tooth decay.
At sand volleyball courts, it’s about more than the competition
Deerfield Beach – Most afternoons the volleyball nets north of the fishing pier see plenty of action. And on weekends, net number 3 is the social epicenter for families who have been playing the sport here for two generations. They gather at the net’s south out of bounds line with beach chairs, coolers and children in assorted sizes.
Commission votes to keep current Farmers market manager
LBTS – After more than two hours of debate and public comments, Community Farmers Markets of South Florida won its bid to remain in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. The company won out against Florida Fresh Markets, the only other respondent to a request for proposal [RFP] from the town. Community Farmers Markets...
Kathy Diebold: The Pompano children’s author who could
Pompano Beach – More than 20 years ago, when Pompano Beach author Kathy Diebold was living in Evansville, Indiana, she wrote a children’s story. She contacted the art department at a local college and found a student to do watercolor illustrations for it. A friend who was opening a publishing house offered to publish it but, for technical reasons, it never happened.
CRA awards contract for McNab garden design and facade grant for Papamigos
Pompano Beach – The Community Redevelopment Agency [CRA] Board recently voted on four items involving the McNab House and Botanical Gardens, and five items for the Papamigos Asian-Mexican pub.. A $477,525 work authorization was approved for Bermello, Ajamil & Partners to provide landscape architectural services for McNab House....
City charter may be in for serious scrutiny
Lighthouse Point – This city’s 66-year-old charter appears set for a major review or, at the very least, a facelift. Unamended since 1999, the document contains dozens of provisions repealed by the state’s Home Rule powers or converted into city ordinances. But its major provision, an elected...
Catching the Ocean View: “We want to be where the boaters are”: Major nautical company relocates to South Florida
The Fort Lauderdale downtown skyline has a new nautical icon. West Marine has moved its corporate headquarters from Santa Cruz, California to 1 East Broward Blvd. Its sign is located on the tall glass building on the northeast corner of Andrews Avenue. Initially it will occupy three floors and 50,000 square feet with plans for expansion if needed.
Pompano adds two more Italian towns to Sister Cities partnership
Pompano Beach – With the goal of expanding economic development, tourism, education, and cultural exchanges, the Greater Pompano Beach Sister Cities program signed new friendship agreements with two cities in Italy on Sept. 16 and 19 – Ercolano and Sorrento. Pompano Beach Mayor Rex Hardin along with Tony...
Detectives still on the case 37 years after Jerri Emken was killed at Murray’s Pub
Pompano Beach – After 37 years, the Broward Sheriff’s Office has not given up on solving the murder of Jerri Emken. Found dead on the floor of Murray’s Pub in Pompano Beach on Oct. 7, 1985, her killer has not been brought to justice. “Homicides,...
Eye on the Arts: Art Gallery 21 juried show: And the winners are . . .
Wilton Manors – Last Saturday, Art Gallery 21 hosted the awards ceremony for its 11th Annual Island City Juried Art Competition. Three prizewinners were presented with cash awards and ribbons, and will share an exclusive exhibition of their work at the gallery, titled “The Winners’ Show.” Their work will hang in the gallery from Dec. 18 of this year until Jan. 8, 2023.
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