Pinecrest July 6 2008

BY RON BEASLEY

In recent months, Ihave been confront-ed with a problemthat millions of peo-ple are encounteringon a daily basis in theUnited States – theskyrocketing cost of medical care.

Two years ago, my girlfriend of fiveyears developed breast cancer. Shehad quit her job with Walgreen’s amonth earlier to enroll in nursingschool at Jackson MemorialHospital. I was able to reestablishher Walgreen’s medical insurancethrough the COBRA program at acost of $308 a month. And so began

The Heffernans wenton a week-long

fishing trip off thePacific coast of

Panama recently andthey tell us they really

had a blast! Tommycaught a 300-pound

Blue Marlin and Seancaught a 140-poundsailfish and a bunch

of yellowfin tuna.David, their dad, didn’t

tell us what hecaught, so we’ll let it

go at that. TheHeffernans did

remember to takealong a copy of their

favorite hometownnewspaper and sentus this shot. Thanks

for thinking of us,guys.

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Pinecrest prides itselfon the quality of life weenjoy, enhanced by thesemi-rural nature andthe wonderful amenitiesthat allow for our resi-dents to enjoy life, with

wonderful parks and recreation avail-able for all. That is, all except our dogowners. Let me say as a disclaimer, myhusband is a veterinarian, so we havebeen an extremely dog-friendly familyfor 33 years.

When I first read the parks and recre-ation regulations, I was surprised tolearn that we do not permit our resi-dents to bring their four-legged bestfriends onto a single park in the Village.We have relegated our residents withdogs to walking along our streets, withlittle opportunity to socialize and meetother dog owners. Dog parks are thefastest growing amenity being createdby parks and recreation departments allacross the country, and it is high timewe provided one in Pinecrest.

Certainly, we should be planning forthe acquisition of additional park spacein the future, but until we are able to

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Mayor Cindy Lerner is pictured with Annie Betancourt, president of the League of Women Voters fol-lowing ceremonies last month at the Coral Reef Yacht Club. Mayor Lerner was given the League’sMargery Rankin Memorial Award for “exemplary commitment and service” to the league’s boardand membership

Andrew Berman has a dream of swim-ming competitively in college. He hasdedicated much of his life to swimmingsince realizing how much he loved thesport when he was 13 years old.

“At that time, I had participated inlots of sports, but I never really got intothem,” Berman says. “I started really get-ting into swimming and tennis, and mycoach back then told me I could be theJack of all Trades or master of one. Ichose swimming.”

A junior at Palmetto High School,Berman swims in middle-distance racessuch as the 200 and 500 meter events,as well as in some breaststroke races. Heis ranked in the top 10 in the county inhis events and is ranked fourth in thestate in the 100 meter freestyle andsixth in the 200 meter freestyle.Thought he is on the Palmetto Highswim team, he also swims for the MiamiSwimming Club.

Berman concedes that he did nothave his best year in the water forPalmetto High, primarily because ofinjuries he suffered and because of avery ill-timed emergency appendectomyfor a ruptured appendix. He underwentthe surgery just two weeks before theRegionals, but he refused to let that stophim from competing. Even though hehad just spent six days in the hospitaland needed intravenous antibiotics forseveral days after being discharged, he

decided to swim in the Regionals any-way. Unfortunately, his times were notstrong enough for the championshipmeet.

“I wasn’t up to par, but I’ll take what Ican get,” Berman says.

He has continued to train hard to getback in shape and in March he partici-pated in a Grand Prix meet at theUniversity of Texas.

“With luck, I’ll try out for the juniornationals this summer,” he says. “I hadsome fast times at the Junior Olympicsat the end of March.”

Berman hopes to increase his speedwith training pull in a second place fin-ish here or there. But his goal is to slashhis times by as much as five seconds anddraw the attention of some college swimcoaches.

“I’ve recently gone on some collegetrips,” he says. “My times are slightly offwhat’s needed for Division I.”

The loss of training time due to theperforated appendix slowed him slight-ly but he’s working harder than ever toregain his speed.

“Missing a week is like missing threeweeks or more,” he says. “Despite thefact that I had started training again, ittook several months to get back intoshape.”

Berman does have colleges talking tohim and he has his eye on eight to tencolleges but he continues to leave hisoptions open. In college, he is consider-ing majoring in economics or liberalarts, with a minor in Japanese studies.

At Palmetto, Berman is a member ofMu Alpha Theta, the National HonorSociety, and Eight Habits of the Heart,where he goes into freshman classes togive presentations on core values andintegrity. He is also a member ofAmnesty International. He finds theideas of the organization intriguing andhe is interested in writing letters aboutfreedom of speech in other countiesand letters supporting the Dream Act.

Berman has more than a hundredcommunity service hours, mostly fromteaching young children how to swim atsummer camps.

“Between one and nine kids has expe-riences with drowning,” he says. “Thatseems like such a big percentage to me.”

By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

Dylan Helfand is a senior this yearand plans to devote most of his timeagain to playing baseball for PalmettoHigh School. Baseball practice is a yearround endeavor, so while he doesn’thave a lot of extra time, he still has man-aged to accumulate more than 400hours in community service time.

“Some of those hours were from fieldclean-ups and the annual Battle of theBay, where the Mayor of Palmetto Baycomes to Coral Reef Park,” Helfandsays. “The baseball game is called theBattle of the Bays and we play CoralReef High.”

Before the game, the junior varsitybaseball players set everything up forthe game.

“I did this my freshman year and mysophomore year,” Helfand says. “In myjunior year, I played in the game.”

Before the season, the players put upthe fence, weed the grounds and beauti-fy the area, and after the season theytook everything down.

“Now the fence is permanent and weweed around it and make sure every-thing stays in order,” Helfand says.

Helfand is a senior this year and sayshe expects to play left field, hopefullyon the varsity. He was on junior varsityin his junior year, but they did every-thing the same as the varsity duringpractice.

This past year, Helfand learned a newgame when he helped coach the

Palmetto Middle School girls’ softballteam. His mom was technically thecoach, but he says he ran every practice.

“It was a good experience,” he says.“My sister played on the team. They wonand they were second in the district.”

Helfand says he learned that softballis a much different game than baseball.And the players are different, as well.

“They are much more charismaticand lively,” he says. “They are very com-petitive, but in a different way. I learnedI was a pretty decent coach and peoplewere able to look up to me and respectme when they needed coaching advice.”

Helfand says he learned many of thepractice drills from watching his fatherwhen he coached both baseball andsoftball teams. He says he regrets that hewon’t be able to coach again duringnext school year, but his mother took anew job as the principal of a charterschool in Homestead. That job changeprompted him to start collecting equip-ment to help the new school’s athleticprogram.

“I’ve started by going around to myfriends,” he says.

He’s asking them for any old, but use-able equipment that could be used atthe elementary-middle school.

“It’s in an area that’s not very highincome,” Helfand says. “I feel sports area good way to help kids stay out of trou-ble and maintain a good social life. Forthese kids, it can keep them on astraight path in school. As a member ofa sports team, you feel you have a cer-tain responsibility level. Not that you areabove everyone else, but you have to goup to a different standard.”

Helfand has also volunteered to workfor Hands on Miami.

“I’ve done two projects for them,” hesays. “I planted trees in little Havanaand I helped clean up along the MiamiRiver. We weeded and picked up trashin the area.”

Since he’s going into his senior year,Helfand’s attention is turning to makingapplications for college admission. Hewould like to attend the University ofFlorida, but he doesn’t expect to playbaseball there. Since he qualified forthe Bright Futures scholarship program,he says he probably will go to a state uni-versity. But he is also interested in theUniversity of North Carolina and NYU.


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Palmetto High School senior KristyReese has a history of volunteering in thecommunity. Many of her accumulatedcommunity service hours have come as aresult of her father’s involvement in the

Police Explorers organization and herparticipation in many of the projects. Reese has also accumulated hours fromher association with the Girl Scouts andas a member of the Palmetto cheerlead-ing squad working on many communityservice events. With all those activities,Reese has earned about 2,000 communi-ty service hours, and she still has onemore year of high school remaining.

Through the Police Explorers, Reesehelped Miami-Dade Commissioner JoeMartinez with his annual picnic, joinedgraffiti paint-outs all around SouthMiami-Dade County and participated intwo car washes to raise funds for the fam-ily of slain Miami-Dade Police officer JoseSomohono, who was killed in 2007.

This year, Reese received the GirlScouts Gold Award for a collecting morethan 1,000 pounds of clothing, sorting itand fulfilling requests by the homeless.

“Every time we got a donation of cloth-ing, we had a tiny scale and we weighedevery bag of it,” Reese says. “We ended upgetting 2,000 pounds of clothing and ourgoal was only 1,000 pounds.”

In order to gain the required 75 hours

for the Gold Award, Reese and her fellowscouts — Christina Ludovici and CarsonWethy from Girl Scout Troop 136 — reor-ganized the Care Closet at ChristFellowship Church, took clothingrequests for specific needs, then deliveredthe clothes when the orders were filled.

“I’d say that about 50 people call ineach week and if there aren’t any peoplethere helping or volunteering, then thereis a huge pile of papers with informationabout clothing needs,” Reese says. “It wassometimes very, very stressful.”

Although they have already receivedthe Gold Award, Reese and her friendscontinue to work at the Care Closet.

“They didn’t have a lot of volunteers towork there, so we came in and made itwork again,” Reese says. “We alwaysdonated clothes and we just thought,‘Hey, this is our church and why don’t wehelp our church and our community.’”

Now that the push to win the GoldAward is over and the girls are enteringtheir senior year, Reese says they are pass-ing the primary responsibility for theCare Closet to another Girl Scout troop.

“What we’re going to do is teach the

next group of Girl Scouts about what ittakes to operate the Care Closet,” shesays. “That will take a while because it is alot of work.”

A few years ago, in order to earn theSilver Award, Reese and her fellow GirlScouts planted a butterfly garden.

“We created the whole thing at BillSadowski Park,” she says. “That took a lotof time and we had to go out and buy spe-cific plants that were very rare. We had tostart from scratch.”

Since she is going into her senior year,Reese has been considering colleges anduniversities that she would like toattend. Her top choice is the Universityof Miami, though New York University isalso a possibility.

“I would,” she says. Reese says she thinks she would like to

become a broadcast journalist, but shealso is interested in becoming an actressor a model.

“I do have an agent,” she says. “But ittakes up a lot of time and I just starteddoing this a short time ago.”


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the surgery to remove the tumor andthe subsequent chemotherapy and radi-ation treatment. And she endured all ofthis with a bravery and steadfastnessthat I know I would never have beenable to give. And then she returned tonursing school at JMH, striving tobecome a nurse. And we thought thecancer was beaten. And after 18months, the COBRA insurance ran out.And then she began to have pain in herright arm and right breast, where thetumor and lymph nodes had beenremoved. And she returned to theoncologist (doctor) who had treatedher. He asked for her insurance cardand she told him that she no longerhad medical insurance. He advised thathe could not treat her.

“What am I to do?” she asked.“Go to Jackson and apply for

Medicaid,” he said.And she did that. And it has been three

months since she first made applicationfor assistance and she is still waiting for ananswer. Meanwhile, the cancer grows.

The medical system in this country isbroken and it must be fixed. Have youbeen to a pharmacy recently and tried tobuy a basic blood pressure medication?Have you tried to see a doctor when youdon’t have insurance? Have you been toa hospital emergency room without amedical insurance card? Have you paid amonthly premium for medical insur-ance? If you have money, I am sure thatyou have not had to do any of these

things. If you ever are forced to endurethe hardships of a medical problem with-out insurance, then you will understandwhy we need to change the medical sys-tem in the United States. Health care isnot something that should be availableonly to the wealthy. It is not a privilege; itis a right. When a person gets sick, theyshould be able to be treated by a doctor,regardless of whether they have themoney to pay for it. Just because a per-son does not have money should notmean that death is the only alternative.And that’s where our system lies today.

What have we come to in this countrywhen we cannot provide medical care toour citizens at a reasonable cost? Whyhave we allowed the medical conglomer-ates to take over our hospitals and insur-ance companies? Why have we let themprice basic medical care beyond thereach of working Americans? Somethingis terribly wrong with this situation andwe need to take notice and do some-thing about it.

Is there a need for socialized medicinein the United States? Frankly, I think it isan option that we must seriously consid-er. And if the single-payer option beingconsidered by Congress is the first steptoward socialized medicine, then weshould take that step. The cost of healthcare and medication has soared beyondall reasonable expectations and all indi-cations are that these costs are not goingto return to a realistic, affordable level.

We must take action now! Write yourcongressional representatives today andtell them that it is imperative that wereform the medical system in this coun-try immediately.

HEALTHCARE from page 1

purchase additional land, it will be nec-essary to identify a portion of currentpark space for the enjoyment of ourdog owners. Last month I placed theitem on the Council agenda, proposinga resolution to turn the VeteransWayside Park on US 1 and SW 112thstreet, or a portion thereof, into a dogpark, as our neighbor to our south,Palmetto Bay, has done with its WaysidePark. All it would take is some fencing,benches and fresh water. There arealready plenty of parking spaces.

That park is a wonderful setting forresidents to peacefully enjoy the lake,and landscape, but sadly they never do.We can create an environment fairlycheaply and quickly where residentscan congregate, socialize and allowtheir dogs to run and play. It has been

underutilized for years and it is the per-fect space to turn into the next greatenvironment for our dog owners toenjoy.

Several residents spoke on the issue atthe council meeting, including youngMax Lucas, a Palmetto Middle Schoolstudent who did some research and hada list of 18 recommendations. This willbe a great project for our YouthAdvisory Council to participate in.

The Village Council chose to reviewall park sites and approved a resolutionto have a consultant recommend thesite, design and costs associated withthe redesign of a portion of one of ourcurrent parks.

If you have ideas or suggestions, letme hear from you at<[email protected]>.

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DiFede, a Kendall residentand student at Palmer Trinity,has been dancing since shewas 2 years old and it is pay-ing off now at 15. Recently,she had such a terrific per-formance at the AmericanDance Awards regional com-petition in April, she not onlywon Dancer of the Year in theteen category, she also wonthe Flawless Dance Award.

“I felt really good about thecompetition,” DiFede said. “Ifelt probably that was the bestthat I performed that dance.”

While she thought she didquite well, she wasn’t sure if itwas enough to win becausethere were so many gooddancers at the competition.Yet when they announced hername as the winner, she wassurprised but not shocked.

What made her dance sowell? She said she focusedmore than usual.

“I was rehearsing the dancein my head a lot more than inthe other competitions,” shesaid. “I think focusing and staying in mybox and blocking everyone else out,that helped.”

That ability to focus has helped her inso many dance competitions that shedoesn’t have space for all her trophiesin her room, so she and her mom,Vicki, have packed away a few.

DiFede’s titles include the Star PowerWorld Championship which she won in2005 and she has gone to ADA nation-als before and done quite well.

The next trophy they hope to add tothe collection is Dancer of the Yearfrom the American Dance Awardsnational competition.

“It’s a very prestigious competition,”said Katie’s mom, Vicki DiFede. “Whenshe won this regional competition theyinvited her to dance in their nationalcompetition which is coming up in July.She’ll learn the choreography for theiropening number and she will compete

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al competition is taking place inHollywood Beach.

“This is something she is very passion-ate about,” Vicki DiFede said. “And sheloves it. It gives her a sense of who she isand it allows her to belong to some-thing.”

Lately Katie has been going the extramile in keeping fit for competitions.Her father is a personal trainer and aphysical therapist and mom is a massagetherapist. Katie has been going to thegym and working out with her father aswell as putting in all those rehearsal anddance lessons at the studio.

“She’s understanding that just dancealone is not going to give her what sheneeds,” Vicki DiFede said.

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Lots of Lox, the popular longtimePalmetto Bay dining spot, has extendedits hours of operation, much to the joyof area residents.

It has been a little over a year sincebrothers Nick and Steve Poulos andtheir cousin Jimmy purchased therestaurant at 14995 S. Dixie Hwy. andbusiness has been so good that theydecided to keep the place open until 9p.m. during the week. The weekendclosing time will stay at 4 p.m.

“For a year, customers have beenbadgering us with the question of whenwe were going to be open for dinner,”Nick Poulos says. “We finally decided togo for it.”

The restaurant has been open atnight for a couple of months nowand business is even better thanexpected. Poulos says they wanted totest the waters before putting theword out that the night hours arehere to stay.

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“I remember the old days ofPumpernicks,” Poulos says. “What wasgreat about Pumpernicks was that theywould have their half-dozen specials forthe evening and if you didn’t like thespecials, you could get breakfast. Wehave specials, but if a customer doesn’tsee something that suits their pleasure,they can have the breakfast at the sameprice.”

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He calls the wait staff the heart of therestaurant. His waitresses have beenaround long enough to know the cus-tomers. When regulars come in, by thetime they are seated one of the waitress-es is likely to have come over with theirusual beverage.

“I had a girl here the other day whohadn’t been in for about six months,”Poulos says. “She said, ‘I feel like a rockstar with all the waitresses coming overto say hello.’ We want that warm familyatmosphere.”

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Author Dave Barry achieved fame as ahumor columnist for the Miami Heraldand then as an author. But he hasbecome even better known since he andhis friend Ridley Pearson collaboratedon a series of books for children.

Those books — known as the Peterand the Starcatcher series — began whenPearson’s daughter asked him howPeter Pan met Capt. Hook. Pearson,who plays with Barry in the literary rockband Rock Bottom Remainders,approached him about writing a pre-quel to Peter Pan.

“We ended up with a book that was450 pages long,” said Barry. “Our storybegins before he became Capt. Hook.We called him the Black Mustache.”

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Barry recently spoke at the annualPalmer Trinity Book Fair, an event thatraised more than $15,000 for the schoollibrary fund. He said he enjoys being anauthor of children’s books.

“Kids have much stronger views onbooks,” he said. “They are the best read-ers. They don’t care if a book has beenreviewed. They either like the book orthey don’t and when kids like yourBarry enjoys going on book tours andnotes that one of the best stops is Booksand Books in Coral Gables.

“It is the best bookstore there is andI’ve been to every bookstore,” he said.“The last time we were there, they had asnake about 12 feet long. It waswrapped around Ridley and me.”Barry and Pearson also made guestappearances at Disneyworld inOrlando.

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Sauvignon/Fume Blanc can easilysupport spicy and assertively flavoreddishes where Chardonnay, its big andvery popular sister, falls short. It alsomatches extremely well with manysoups and salads, which are often trickywith wine pairings. Lastly, its acidityallows it to balance higher acid foods,such as goat cheese and tomatoes,quite well.

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lime juice and sesame oil, season withsalt and pepper, add salmon steaksand marinate for 2 hrs in cooler.Roast the poblano pepper in an ovenfor aprox. 1/2 hour, remove peel andseeds; place pepper in a mixer alongwith butter, lime juice and chives.Process for 20 seconds until smooth,season with salt and pepper, set aside.Grill marinated salmon steaks, start-ing skin side down for 5 minutes,turn and finish with another 3 min-utes; place steaks onto serving plates.With a spoon, add a generous dollopof the poblano pepper and lime but-ter onto each salmon steak. Serveimmediately.

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The Community Foundation ofPinecrest held the first of a series of Meet& Greet events late last month at thebeautiful home of foundation vice chairFred Baddour and his wife Annette.

Inviting neighbors and friends to attendthe soiree, the Baddours offered theirguests an opportunity to meet with CFPChairman Steve Beiley; executive directorGloria Burns and several board membersto learn more about the upcoming proj-ects the CFP plans to tackle.

Among the board members partici-pating were Hank Langston, newly-elected board member Rick Tonkinsonand his wife Margarita; secretary PamSchaefer; board members DanScipione, Pierre Apollon, Luis Boue,Carol Nobles and Jennifer Wollmann.Also attending were Village MayorCindy Lerner and CouncilwomanNancy Harter; David and MyriamZisman, Lauren Mayer, DaleHutchinson, Nancy and Greg Martini,Juan Casuso, and Jo Burke.

During the evening, Beiley discussedways the Foundation expectsto enhance the quality of lifefor Pinecrest residents andmake a positive differencebeginning with a SeniorNeighbors AssistanceProgram (SNAP), helpingelderly on fixed incomes in avariety of ways. Educationand Pinecrest Gardens arealso on the list of priorities.

Mayor Lerner and

Councilwoman Harter addressed thosechallenges and opportunities with thecrowd. Mayor Lerner noted there are110 registered voters over the age of 89who live in Pinecrest and many are inneed. Jennifer Wollmann is workingwith the Mayor to identify specific areasof need in the effort.

Councilwoman Harter addressed theneeds of the Pinecrest Gardens andnoted that CFP is represented on bothher Pinecrest Gardens AdvisoryCommittee as well as the Mayor’sEducation Advisory Committee.Understanding the unique ability forthe Community Foundation ofPinecrest to facilitate and work with theVillage to raise funds for a variety ofprojects and initiatives makes this a win-win relationship for the residential andbusiness communities.

CFP is a grass roots effort with a boardof directors who have stepped up withinitial funding to lay the groundwork fora group that will serve the Pinecrestcommunity in perpetuity. Among thefounding donors are The BaddourFamily Foundation; Harry Hollub, LewisFamily Foundation, Pierre Apollon, JeffCutler, Nancy Harter, Jennifer

Wollmann, John and Pam Schaefer,Robert Rosenberg, Rick and MargaritaTonkinson, and Hank Langston.

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Pictured at the Pinecrest Community Foundation’s firstMeet and Greet are (bottom row l-r) board membersFred Baddour, Carol Nobles, secretary Pam Schaeferand Jennifer Wollmann; (back row l-r) Dan Scipione,Hank Langston, chairman Steve Beiley and executivedirector Gloria Burns.

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It used to be automatically awarded tostay-at-home wives and paid by wage-earning husbands. Gender bias aside,the courts seem more inclined to putboth parties to work when both arecapable of self support and absent spe-cial circumstances. Nowadays, eitherspouse may be awarded alimony.

When one person’s income is insuffi-cient to support him or her at the levelto which the spouses were accustomedduring the marriage, alimony may beawarded, but the parties’ standard of liv-ing is only one of the factors consideredby the court. The duration of the mar-riage is arguably one of the most impor-tant factors and will determine the typeof alimony that a spouse will receive.

The options for the court are tempo-rary, rehabilitative, bridge-the-gap, per-manent and lump sum alimony.Temporary alimony is usually awardedpendente lite (while the litigation ispending) and/or for a short period oftime after litigation concludes.Rehabilitative and bridge-the-gap areintended to assist a spouse during thetransition from married life to single sta-tus. Permanent alimony is a misnomeralthough it is usually paid for a long, longtime. The permanent alimony candidatehas been married for approximately 17years or more, has not worked since thechildren were born and is at an agewhere employment prospects are slimand the chances of self-support are closeto none. Lump sum alimony is usuallyused in settlement to buy out what wouldhave been a long-term alimony commit-

ment or simply when the parties or thejudges choose this form of alimony.

Each spouse’s age, physical and emo-tional condition will be evaluated andgiven its due weight. This will lead toquestion whether one spouse just needssome time to acquire sufficient educa-tion or training to enable him or her tofind adequate employment. In this case,the needy spouse will have to presentthe court with a plan for their rehabili-tation and the court will likely awardhim or her, the support they need toaccomplish their short-term goals.

Spousal support is often awarded incases in which one spouse has put his orher education or career on hold inorder to raise the parties’ children whilethe other climbed the career ladder andachieved a higher income. The courtwill examine the contribution of eachparty to the marriage and make the(usually) appropriate determination.

Finally, the court will assess eachspouse’s sources of income, whetherthrough employment or as a result ofincome-producing assets, such as realestate, trust accounts and other invest-ments. The amount of alimony to bereceived, if any, is decided before childsupport figures are calculated.

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When Floridaachieved statehood in1845, Dade County waslittle more than a vastblock of dense mosqui-to-infested wilderness.

Stretching from theHillsboro Inlet at the northern edge ofpresent-day Broward County to IndianKey, five miles south of Islamorada,Dade County hosted only 159 residentsin 1850.

That same year, in order to encour-age the development of agriculture,transportation and other productiveuses for federally-owned swampland,the U.S. Congress enacted into law theSwamp Land Act of 1850. This legisla-tion, with its loose and ill-defined defi-nition of what constitutes a wetland,allowed the State of Florida to eventual-ly claim, between 1880 and 1903, all theland west of Red Road (SW 57thAvenue), between SW 104th Street andNW 7th Street. The state could then sellthe land to individuals, reserve it forstate use, or donate it to developers andentrepreneurs for construction ofcanals and railways.

By the time of the nation’sCentennial in 1876, railroads hadalready spanned the continent and unit-

ed the country in an unprecedentedtransportation network. The economybegan a huge expansion, growingalmost 10-fold in the last quarter of the19th Century. This explosive growthrequired massive infusions of capital –more than Americans alone could sup-ply – and, so, European entrepreneursi n v e s t e dp r o d i g i o u samounts inA m e r i c a nr a i l r o a d s ,mining, cattleranches andland.

One suchentrepreneurwas SirEdward JamesReed, aretired chiefconstructor of warships for the RoyalNavy and a member of the BritishParliament representing South Wales.Reed saw great potential in the rapidlydeveloping railroad network of NorthFlorida and, between 1881 and 1885,was the prime mover and majority stock-holder of two Florida railroad compa-nies: The Florida Transit RailroadCompany and the Florida Railway &Navigation Company. Reed’s railroadscrisscrossed the state, connectingFernandina, Jacksonville, Ocala, CedarKey and Tallahassee with over 500 milesof track.

Concurrently in 1881, Reed and a syn-dicate of English investors purchasedtwo million acres of Florida land. Thenext year, Sir Edward formed theFlorida Land and Mortgage Company,based in Bartow, to hold this propertyand, hopefully, to sell it off in smallparcels at a profit. In 1883, under theprovisions of the Swamp Act, the stateof Florida sold four million acres oftheir recently claimed Dade Countylands, between Southwest 88th and104th Streets, to the FL&M Company inthe name of Sir Edward James Reed forthe purchase price of $1 million, or 25cents an acre.

For the next 20 years, the Reed-acquired lands in South Dade Countylay nearly dormant. Situated abouthalfway between the emerging commu-nities of Cocoanut Grove (originalspelling until incorporation in 1920)and Cutler, the region was isolated andsubject to frequent flooding, discourag-ing settlement.

However desolate, the area was notwithout its inhabitants. The SeminoleIndians, a renegade group of the CreekIndians from Georgia, had migrated toSouth Florida in the mid 1700s.Although the U.S. Military, during theSecond Seminole War (1835-1842),forced the majority of the tribe to relo-cate to Indian Country in Oklahoma,there were still 129 Seminole Indians liv-ing in Dade County in 1900. A SeminoleIndian Village stood just west of what isnow Baptist Hospital and a larger onesat on high ground at the present-dayintersection of Southwest 107th Avenueand 80th Street.

In 1884, the Florida Land andMortgage Company appointed HenryJohn Broughton Kendall, as one of fourtrustees to manage the company proper-ties in Dade County. The son of theBritish Consul for Peru, Henry was bornin Lima in 1841, returning as an infantwith his family to their home in Londonthe following year. The first threedecades of Kendall’s life remainunknown, but we do know that by age 30he was a foreign merchant and by age 38had followed in his father’s footsteps,serving as the London Consul for Bolivia.

By the time he travelled to America in

1883, Kendall had risen to the rank ofDirector of the Union Bank of London,a title he would hold at four additionalmajor British firms over the next twodecades. As a trustee of the RailwayInvestment Company and the Farmers’Loan and Trust Company (which wouldeventually become Citibank), Kendallhelped secure over $10 million in loansfor the construction of a tunnel underthe Hudson River for steam trains, con-necting New Jersey and New York City.Although a financial crisis ended theflow of investment capital fromEngland, killing the project, the workwould eventually resume in the 1920s,resulting in today’s Holland Tunnel.

The great mystery of Henry Kendall isthe 18-year period, between 1884 and1902, during which he managed SirEdward Reed’s lands in South Dade.There is no evidence that he lived any-where in South Florida and we know thathe was quite active with his duties as abanker in New York and London at thattime, particularly in the 1890s. Kendallwas married, with five school-age chil-

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Nevertheless, by the time heretired to England, the FL&MCompany lands in Dade County hadcome to be identified with HenryKendall. Perhaps it was due to hisever-present name on deeds toacreage purchased in the area, hispersonal visits to inspect the proper-ty, or his connections to local real-tors and bankers. In any case, theregion now had a name — Kendall— but in 1903 another Henry wouldbring far greater change to the area.Henry Flagler’s railroad was coming,and soon Kendall’s decades of isola-tion would be gone forever.

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“When I went to this store, I felt aninstant connection; I had all of my ques-tions answered and I have recommendedthis store to anyone interested for theirnext purchase.”

That was the response by one customerwho took our online survey about theirshopping experience at the Best Buystore in Pinecrest, 11941 S. Dixie Hwy.,the company’s newest South Florida loca-tion.

The Pinecrest Best Buy opened lastNovember, just one week prior to thestart of the busiest shopping season ofthe year. During the holidays, customerstook advantage of the new store’s virtual-ly unknown location and beat the crowdsin other locations. As time progressed,those shoppers became loyal Best Buycustomers thanks to the store’s warm andwelcoming team, accessible parking andthe new two-floor store design.

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When it comes to assisting local busi-nesses Eslahi said that “by utilizing BestBuy as a strategic partner, you’re enlist-ing the aid of a Fortune 500 company tosupport and create resolutions to anytechnological or entertainment need.”

Eslahi added that the Pinecrest loca-tion has also been a great working envi-ronment for employees, some them arearesidents.

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Hamburger lovers who haven’t foundtheir way to Betty’s Best Burgers don’tknow what they are missing.

The restaurant is familiar to anyone whohas lived in the south Miami-Dade Countyarea for any length of time. It was known asFuddruckers for more than 20 years, butwhen the time came for the franchiseagreement to be renewed, owner BettyAmos decided to go it alone. For a brieftime the restaurant was named Amos SportsGrille but about a year ago she changed tothe name to Betty’s Best Burgers.

Anyone who travels S. Dixie Highwaysouth of Kendall Drive probably has seenthe Betty’s Best Burgers sign that standstall above the Busway at the corner of SW104th Street and S. Dixie Highway infront of the Big Kmart.

The food remains good and plentifuland the menu is familiar.

“We have tweaked it some,” she said.“We deleted some things, added somethings, but it’s not much different. Peopletell us it’s better than it was.”

The food is fresh and delicious and iscooked to order. There is an impressivenumber of condiments available to puton the burgers or chicken sandwiches

and they are fresh.What has remained constant is the con-

cept of offering good food at a reason-able price, which is one of the reasonswhy the restaurant is a favorite hangoutfor youth sports teams and their parents.

“It’s still a place to bring your sportsteams after the games,” she said.

The restaurant can hold 270 but even ifit’s full, the interior is roomy so patrons don’tfeel like they are sitting on top of each other.

There are video games for the kids toplay and plenty of big screen televisionsscattered around the room to keep upwith sports. Amos always is looking forgroups to come in on a regular basis.

“Thursday nights is motorcycle night,”Amos said. “We have hundreds of motor-cycles in the back parking lot. And thefirst Saturday night of each month wehave a classic car show and on the thirdSaturday night we have a car show but it’swith newer cars.”

Amos said bike night draws plenty ofmotorcycle riders from as far as BrowardCounty, but it’s a family friendly group thatloves to sit outdoors and enjoy a cookout.

“Families bring their kids even on bikenight,” she said. “If they don’t ride thebikes, maybe the father brings the bike.”

While the majority of patron’s at Betty’s

Best Burgers are from the neighborhood,there are some nights where patrons trav-el to go to the restaurant.

“They come from everywhere on bikenight and car night,” Amos said. “We get alot from Broward on bike night. We nevergot them from that far as Fuddruckersbecause we had Fuddruckers in Broward.”

At one time, Amos owned 14Fuddruckers, including a big one inCoconut Grove, but now she owns onlyBetty’s Best Burgers.

“You tend to get more involved whenyou just have one. It’s fun,” she said. “Somany of my friends and neighbors fre-quent the restaurants.”

Amos is proud of her restaurant andher employees. She has not had anyturnover in two years and some have beenwith her from when she first opened therestaurant 25 years ago.

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The Palmetto High School tennis teamhad a very successful season, with boththe boys and girls teams finishing unde-feated with 14-0 records in district competition.

The girls went on to win the regionalsand advance to the state tournamentwhere they finished second, capping agreat season for first-year head coachKelly Gibson.

The girl’s team was led by KatherineCastro, Agustina Cybel, Blake Bauer,Marissa Levine and Dylan Scheslinger, andCastro and Cybel beat top-ranked playersto win both the districts and regionals.Freshmen players Levine and Shlesingerplayed impressively in becoming district,GMAC and regional champions.

Gibson said that every player was criti-cally important to the team as it reachedthe finals in the state championshipsbecause each player won their firstmatch. Bauer and Schlesinger were bothstate finalists.

“We are going to miss our two graduat-ing seniors, Captain Agustina Cybel, whowas a state champion as a freshman, and

Blake Bauer,” said Gibson. “Agustina willattend FIU in the fall and Blake willattend Nova Southeastern University andplay on their tennis teams.

The Palmetto boy’s team also had a suc-cessful season and was undefeated in thedistrict, finally losing in the regionalfinals to Coral Gables High. The team waslead by Felipe Giambarba, Daniel Levine,Ben Rosenthal, Trevor Newman andDominic Bisceglia. Rosenthal andNewman were undefeated in singles com-petition for the entire season, winningthe District and GMAC Championships.The top doubles team of FelipeGiambarba and Trevor Newmanadvanced to the state championships.

“We will miss our graduating seniors,Captain Ben Rosenthal and DanielLevine, said Coach Gibson. “They bothhave been an instrumental part of theteam. Daniel was a finalist for the MiamiHerald Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awardand he will attend Yale University in thefall. Ben will attend Cornell Universitywhere he will try out for the tennis team.Although we will certainly miss our sen-iors, the Panthers tennis team looks for-ward to a great season next year.”

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There is a price we pay to live in par-adise — hurricanes.

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Protecting the envelope means secur-ing all openings against wind intrusion.Our building code requires storm pro-tection to meet minimum standards forpositive and negative wind pressure.

The pressure of the wind blowingagainst your windows and doors is a pos-itive wind load. Most of us can under-stand the importance of protectingagainst flying debris and the force of a150 mph wind. What is somewhat moredifficult to understand is a negative windload. As the wind passes around yourhome, it creates an extremely low pres-sure on the opposite side of the blowingwind. This negative wind pressure cansuck unprotected windows right out ofthe wall. We found out during HurricaneAndrew that negative wind pressure caneven pull storm protection off the wall ifit is not installed properly.

There are several “code approved”forms of hurricane protection. All prod-ucts must meet a minimum standard inMiami-Dade County. Products are nottested to the fail point; they are onlytested to meet the minimum standard.Forms of approved protection includestorm shutters, protective screens andimpact windows. Homeowners can usea combination of products, as long asthe product is approved and installedproperly. Each product has some advan-tages and disadvantages. The followingis a basic list of approved products:

• Storm panels — available in alu-minum or galvanized steel, relatively inex-pensive, but labor intensive to deploy andremove, require storage space.

• Accordion and roll-up shutters —made from extruded aluminum, rangein price from moderate to expensive,easy deployment, permanently mount-ed, require no storage space.

• Protective screens — made fromsteel, Kevlar Mesh or polypropylene,moderate to expensive, can be per-manently mounted or removable,easy deployment, best for patio

perimeter enclosure. • Impact windows — frames made

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PROPER INSTALLATION IS IMPORTANT Storm protection products, as many

other building products, require abuilding permit. Building permits are ahomeowner’s assurance that they havethe right product installed correctly. Ifyou’re trying to qualify for discounts onwind storm insurance premiums, get apermit. If you have an insurance claimafter a storm, you better have the per-mit ready for the adjuster.

Contractors must be licensed andinsured to obtain a permit. Don’t befooled by some contractors who offerto reduce the price if the homeownerpulls their own permit. This is a redflag that the contractor may not belicensed or insured. A few hundred dol-lars for a building permit is a smallprice to pay for what may happen ifthere is an accident on the job or thecontractor disappears.

Craftsmanship and customer serviceare what separate quality contractorsfrom the rest. Windows and shutterscan be installed according to the build-ing code and still look terrible. Sinceconstruction is not an exact science, allhomes have slightly different windowand door sizes. Quality contractorsshould make the product fit the open-ing, not just assume standard sizes. It’syour home, aesthetics are important.

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Contractors must belicensed and insured toobtain a permit. Don’t befooled by some contractorswho offer to reduce theprice if the homeownerpulls their own permit.

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As an animalowner you mayhave consideredpet health insur-ance. There are avariety of plans foryour animal,including levels ofc o v e r a g e ,deductibles, premi-

ums and co-insurance. The way it worksis that you take your dog to the vet andpay the entire bill, fill out a claim formand send it to the insurance company.It usually takes two weeks to get reim-bursed depending on the company.

Compare prices and coverage todecide what is the best pet insurancefor you. Most companies will not coverpre-existing conditions. These are con-ditions that your dog already suffersfrom before the effective date on thepolicy you purchase. This includes anyillness that occurs in the waiting periodafter you buy your plan, but beforeyour policy becomes effective. If yourpet develops a condition after your pol-icy’s effective date and both you andyour vet were not aware of it, then it isnot a pre-existing condition. If your pethad cancer prior to being insured, it iscommon that you will not be coveredfor cancer. If your pet has a urinarytract infection (UTI) before you buyyour plan, this is considered a pre-exist-ing condition as well. If your dog doesnot have another UTI for six monthsthen this condition may come off theexclusion list and the company mayprovide coverage for future UTIs.Companies seem to be willing to do thiswhen the illness is something curablelike an ear infection. So be sure to askquestions when you speak to the cus-tomer service representative at thecompanies you are calling.

There is good news if you haverecently adopted a dog because itmeans that you do not know of previ-ous health problems. If you have justadopted a dog and to the best of yourknowledge (and your vet’s) it has nohealth concerns, your dog can beenrolled without pre-existing condi-tions with some insurance companies.

Popular companies includeTruPanion (recommended by Petco),Pet Plan Insurance (recommended by

the Humane Society) and theVeterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) recom-mended by the Pet Chamber ofCommerce.

Be sure to look into the added fea-tures that are available to members.HomeAgain offers Medical Insurancefor Lost Pets. It is included with yourannual HomeAgain membershipoffered by PetFirst Healthcare.Coverage is not automatic; onceenrolled in the HomeAgain service,you must call to activate your pet’s LostPet Medical Insurance coverage beforehe gets lost.

Many companies have a pre-deter-mined deductible and co-insuranceand will allow you to customize yourplan. With Pet Plan, for example, youwill first need to select your co-insur-ance percentage. If you choose a 20percent co-insurance, you will be reim-bursed 80 percent of your claim. Thelower your co-insurance rate, the high-er your monthly premiums.

Next you will have to decide on yourdeductible amount; again, the loweryour deductible, the higher yourmonthly premiums. Your deductible iswhat you will pay per illness or perinjury and will be deducted from yourreimbursement. Once insured, chronicconditions that develop while your petis insured are covered as long as thepolicy is renewed each year without abreak in coverage. It is important tocheck the exclusion list before youchose which company is best for youand your pet(s).

Keep in mind that monthly premi-ums are going to depend on the breed,age, health and the desired coverage.Check the websites for the list of theircoverage such as emergency treatment,diagnostic tests and prescription med-ications. Review all pet insurance plansand talk to a customer representativebefore making a decision.

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The Cobalt is Chevrolet’s “high value”automobile and, overall, it’s a prettysnazzy little vehicle. It’s sporty looking,delivers a smooth, quiet ride and han-dles very responsively, all at a pretty rea-sonable price.

Available in coupe and sedan bodystyles, Cobalt has a sleek design with alow-slung body and a fast roofline. The“aircraft-style” doors are integrated intothe exterior surface for a tight, flush fitand give the car a solid appearance. Thecoupe has a sportier look with itstapered, reverse C-pillars that lead tothe four round taillights.

Other design details include theChevy-signature horizontal grille barand gold bowtie insignia, single-cavityheadlights with all forward lightingfunctions contained in the same unit(except for the foglamps); different

rear fascias for sedans and coupes, anda family of wheel sizes ranging from 15-inch to 18-inch. The Chrome ExteriorPackage for LT sedan models includes achrome grille, body-side moldings,exhaust tip and door handles.

For 2009, Chevy has added a tur-bocharged SS Sedan to the Cobalt line-up, one that already included LS, LTand SS Coupe models. The sedan has allof the SS Coupe’s performance, han-dling and styling features. Both the SSCoupe and Sedan are powered by a 2.0liter turbocharged, intercooled Ecotecengine that uses direct injection tech-nology to deliver a balance of perform-ance and fuel efficiency, along with asurprisingly quick 0-60 mph clocking of5.7 seconds.

The Cobalt LS and LT models comewith a 2.2-liter Ecotec engine with vari-able valve timing added for an increasein horsepower (148 to 155) and moreefficient performance. The engine alsoqualifies the Cobalt as an Ultra LowEmissions Vehicle and gets an EPA-esti-mated 25 mpg in city driving and 37mpg on the highway.

Chevy has discontinued the Cobalt

Sport model, but the Sport AppearancePackage is available on the LT model. Itincludes a rear spoiler, larger body-colorfascias and rocker moldings; 17-inchpolished aluminum wheels with per-formance tires; chrome exhaust tip; foglamps; white-face sport gauges; aleather-wrapped steering wheel andshifter knob; and steering wheel audiocontrols.

For 2009, Chevrolet has added a widerange of enhancements to the Cobaltlineup, including Bluetooth capabilityfor wireless, hands-free cell phone con-nectivity and a USB port on the radiothat allows iPods and similar devices to

be played through the audio system.In something of a new wrinkle,

engineers have added a tire inflatorkit in place of the standard spare tireto save space and weight in theCobalt. A conventional spare tire isoptional.

Our test vehicle was the 2009 ChevyCobalt LS Coupe and it had a base priceof $16,660.

Ron Beasley is the automotive editor forMiami’s Community Newspapers. He may becontacted by calling 305-662-2277, ext. 261,or by addressing email correspondence to<[email protected]>.

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General Motors rolled out a quartetof striking new 2010 Chevrolet Camarosin late June to give Miami automotivejournalists an up-close look at the latestincarnation of the company’s legendarymuscle car.

The four new Camaros — in black,Victory Red and Rally Yellow — werefanned out in the parking lot of theRusty Pelican Restaurant on VirginiaKey and available for members of theMiami-based Southern AutomotiveMedia Association (SAMA) to test drivealong Rickenbacker Causeway.

GM was the sponsor for the JuneSAMA luncheon meeting and LucianoNakamura, one of the key designers ofthe new Camaro, journeyed fromDetroit to tell the auto writers some ofthe secrets behind the development ofthe sleek new automobile. Nakamura,who was born in Japan and grew up inBrazil, said the new rear-wheel driveCamaro retains much of the look of theoriginal two-door sports coupe designand is based on GM’s Zeta platform.

Nakamura said the new Camaro wasdeveloped in the company’s top secretStudio X laboratories in Detroit andthat he incorporated design elementsfrom the F22 Raptor fighter jet and the

classic 1969 Camaro to design the newmuscle car. But he said he remainedtrue to the original look of the classicCamaro.

Nakamura added that he thought thelong hood, short deck and muscularfenders of the latest Camaro, with itssquared-oval gauges and instruments,would get the approval of Camarolovers the world over.

Nakamura said the new Camaro isavailable in three models — LS, LTand SS — and with a choice of threeengines — a 3.6-liter direct-injectedV-6 with variable valve timing, stan-dard on LS and LT models, or a pairof 6.2-liter V-8s, including one withActive Fuel Management that helpsimprove fuel economy by shuttingdown four cylinders during certainlight-load driving conditions. Allmodels can be equipped with either asix-speed manual or six-speed auto-matic transmission.

Ten exterior colors are available andinclude black, Victory Red, Rally Yellowand Silver Ice Metallic. Red JewelTintcoat is optional. The color palettealso includes Cyber Gray Metallic, AquaBlue Metallic, Inferno Orange Metallic,white and Imperial Blue Metallic.

The Camaro is on sale at Chevroletdealerships across the country.

GM designer Luciano Nakamura is pictured beside a Chevrolet Camaro during a recent visit to Miami.(Photo by Anjelica Willard, Four Seasons Media)

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5 BD, 4.5 BAAcre Estate

Fabulous Chef’s Kitchen$950,000 $849,000

730 Calatrava AvenueSOLD $3,500,000

11800 SW 70th AvenueSOLD $1,975,000

6140 Paradise Point DriveSOLD $925,000

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