Pinecrest Tribune 1.14.2013

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Mayor joins bipartisan coalition to end gun violenceJANUARY 14 - 27, 2013

BY LEE STEPHENS

In an effort to combat thesenseless gun violence thatclaims approximately 34American lives every day,Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner

has joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns, anational bipartisan coalition of more than800 mayors. These leaders are committedto protecting their communities by keep-ing illegal guns and military-styleweapons off streets and out of schools.

Since its inception in April 2006,Mayors Against Illegal Guns has grownfrom 15 mayors to more than 800 acrossthe country. The coalition also has morethan 700,000 grassroots supporters, mak-ing it the largest gun violence preventionadvocacy organization in the country. Thegroup’s co-chairs are New York City

Mayor MichaelBloomberg andBoston MayorThomas Menino.

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Palmetto High School senior Chris Perseis an Eagle Scout. Perse did his EagleProject at Chapman Field Park, in Nov.2011.

“We redid the whole platform around theconcession stand,” he says. “We installed aramp and we weather-proofed tables andbenches around the park.”

Perse chose to help refurbish the conces-sion stand because of his love of baseball.

“I’ve been a baseball player since secondgrade,” Perse says. “I’ve always lovedplaying and the park has meant a lot to me.The platform around it was small and theydidn’t have a place to grill, so I thought itwould be nice to give them a better cookingarea.”

It took five months from when he firstasked permission to work on the project to completion.

“The recreational manager was very niceand they’re very happy to accept any help,”Persesays.

The day of the project he had 80 volun-teers. He says he had expected to be done bynoon, but a structural problem cropped up.

“There was a two-inch gap between twolandings in the platform,” Perse says.“Between the old planks and the new area,

there was a small deficit in the height. Weeventually figured it out.”

He and his father returned two or threetimes before finally fixing the problem.

In addition to the concession standexpansion, the volunteers cleared the park-ing lot and mulched sections of the area.

“We put in a ramp and had it wrappingaround,” he says.

He raised $1,500 for the project, mostlyfrom family and friends of the family.

“The project cost about $1,000,” Persesays, “The remaining money, we donated itto the park.”

Perse’s love of baseball has continuedand now he plays first base and outfield forPalmetto High. Baseball season begins inFebruary, but the boys play all year long,starting the school year with league play.Perse says the players are all good friendsand they have a good time playing together.

They also work together on thePresident’s Day Baseball Clinic at CoralReef Park. Perse says he enjoys workingwith the younger kids, teaching them howto play the game.

“I’ve coached football before,” he says.“That was with some friends at PinecrestElementary a couple years back.”

He has also volunteered at the Five StarBaseball Camp which is held each summerat Westminster.

Although baseball doesn’t leave him a lotof free time, he is involved in otherextracurricular activities at Palmetto.

“I’m on the newspaper staff; I’m the pub-lic relations manager,” he says.

Perse also writes stories and editorials.He says writing editorials is fun. And he isalso a history buff.

“I love history. It’s by far my favoritesubject,” he says. “I feel like history is acombination of everything. It’s such abroad study of everything that ever hap-pened. It’s like watching a movie and it’sreal.”

His ability in history took him to theNational History Bowl last year. He filledin for a friend who had a prior commitment.

“I went to DC,” he says. “We did fairlywell.”

— By Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld

For most of her high school career,Gulliver Prep senior Cristina Valencia vol-unteered at Miami Children’s Hospital.

“In my freshman year, I realized aftermeeting with a counselor that I didn’t haveany special activities I could put on my col-lege resume, so I talked to my mom aboutit,” Valencia says.

Her mother suggested working at MiamiChildren’s Hospital for her communityservice.

“When I went to orientation, we signedup and they gave us a job,” she says. “I fellin love with working there.”

She went to the hospital often afterschool and twice a week during the sum-mers. She spent much of her time at theMichael Fuchs Family Center, the facilityfor the parents and family members of chil-dren who are patients in the hospital.

“It has a washer and dryer and a kitchenand they can bring their food,” Valenciasays. “It even has a spa. They allowed chil-dren and their sisters and brothers to getfree haircuts. The people who give haircutsare stylists who are volunteers. We alsohave activities, which I’m in charge of.”

Valencia says they would figure out

activities for children between six and 12.“A lot of brothers and sisters would enjoy

the activities,” she says.The activities would affect the children in

many ways. “I would see girls crying because they

had not been exposed to another girl thesame age because they have been at thehospital all this time,” she says.

The parents were grateful for the kind-ness and attention given to their childrenand the children would often tell Valenciathat “you are my best friend.”

At school, Valencia is the secretary of theGulliver Best Buddies chapter. Her buddyis Max, who is a year younger than she is.

“I call him at least once a week,” she says.“We go to the movies or go to Game Time. Ihave this one-on-one friendship. He has real-ly opened my eyes to why you have to behappy. He has such a positive outlook oneverything. That’s changed my perspective onmany things. I love spending time with Max.”

Valencia says she loves the club and whatit stands for.

“It’s bringing light to the fact that wehave intellectually disabled people in ourcommunity, but it doesn’t mean youshouldn’t be friends with them,” she says.

Valencia is the editor-in-chief of theGulliver Prep yearbook. She joined the staffin 10th grade. “I’m more focused on thewriting and working with my design editoron the template,” she says. “I wrote about itrecently for my college essay. You need tobe on your toes. You always need to beinspired to add little textures for your tem-plates. I have a wonderful staff.”

She is also a part of a new club calledLink Leaders.

“What we do is help new students andincoming freshmen with their transition,”she says.

The club matches up seven freshmen andone transfer student with two Link LeadersThe new students have a friendly face in thehallways they can wave to as they go orthey can stop them and ask questions.

“We have kids from out of the country,”she says. “Transitioning into high school isdifficult. I would have loved to have hadone my freshman year. I only knew myincoming class.”

Next year, Valencia will be the one wish-ing for a Link Leader when she begins col-lege. She has applied to Wake Forest, theUniversity of Miami, Boston College andthe University of North Carolina. She plansto study mass communications.


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Palmer Trinity junior Leo Rocchicciolihelps younger children succeed in school as avolunteer for Breakthrough Miami.

“I started last year in the first semester of

school and I’m doing it again this year,” hesays. “I did not teach over the summer. Itutored a couple of times on Wednesdays.”

He teaches the children English andDebate. He has discovered that he enjoysteaching children.

“They are wonderful kids,” Rocchicciolisays. “They are very nice and it’s a fun timein the classroom. They have fun and I havefun teaching them.”

Rocchiccioli has fun even when the kidsget a little hyped up after lunch.

“You work with them,” he says. “They areready and they get you ready if you’re not.”

When he is not volunteering, Rocchiccioliis involved in extracurricular activities atPalmer Trinity.

“I founded the debate club here this yearwith help from two other students,” he says.

Club members have been participating inschool debates on water and water laws inpreparation for the Fairchild Tropical GardenChallenge debate on ecological subjects.

Over the summer, Rocchiccioli spent amonth at Stanford taking a course on mocktrials.

“It was a cool experience and I got to meetnew friends,” he says. “We had a mock trial

at the Superior Court of San Francisco. I gotto meet a real professor and he taught us likeit was a real college class.”

Rochiccioli’s goal is to study law andeventually become a lawyer.

“I like law and sometimes I think aboutpolitics,” he says. “If I go into politics, I’ll goto Brazil (his home country) and try to helppatch things up over there.”

He says Brazil has a growing economy thatcould grow a lot more, but the country islacking a good educational system. While hecontinues at Palmer Trinity, Rocchiccioli isthe literary magazine editor in charge of poet-ry.

“All the work is sent to the teacher and shesends it to me, I send it to two other studentsand then they send it back to me with a yes orno,” he says. “It’s an area I like to concentrateon.”

He discovered how much he likes poetryonly a year ago in his English class. He evenbegan to write his own.

Rocchiccioli also plays on the PalmerTrinity golf team. He is proud of their season,which this year had more wins than losses.And he sings. He is in the choir and playspiano.

“Music is the purest form of expression,”he says.

He is also in the Investment Club, whichhas $50,000 for the students to invest. Profitsfrom the investments are given to the school.

“We’re doing pretty well,” he says. “I havebeen involved for five years. We try to playsome stocks that are a little safer and somethat are a little more volatile.”

The club doesn’t have rigid bylaws abouthow much they are allowed to spend in aweek or a month, but the kids are careful andthey tend not to lose.

“In 2008-09 we did well compared to themarket,” he says. “A few members do havetheir own portfolios. They tend to make sug-gestions as they make their own investments.I think everyone has the sense that this is realmoney. If we grow it, we have more. If welose a lot, then this might be the end of thegroup.”

Now that he is in his junior year,Rochhiccioli is researching colleges that hewill apply to next year. He’s consideringgoing north to attend college, possibly inWashington D.C or Philadelphia.


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ous states across the nation. While their back-grounds may differ, on this issue they standtogether and speak with one voice – united forthe sake of public safety. They understand thatsupport for Second Amendment rights goeshand-in-hand with the kind of common-sensegun policies that carry broad public support,even among gun owners.

“After the tragedy of Newtown, it isclear we must do something,” said MayorLerner.

Mayor Lerner and her fellow coalitionmembers say they will not stand by idlyand they have called on Washington to takemeaningful action to address the issue ofgun violence in America. They say they

will continue to call for action untilprogress is made, including:

• Requiring every gun buyer to pass acriminal background check.

• Getting military-style weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines off ourstreets.

• Making gun trafficking a federalcrime.

Mayor Lerner also urged her col-leagues, constituents and violence pre-vention advocates to sign the petition at<DemandAPlan.org>, where the coalitionhas launched an online video campaignfeaturing testimonials from gun violencesurvivors and family members of victims.

upon Washington D.C. for the 57th inau-gural ceremony, South Floridians willgather at the Arsht Center for a free com-munity celebration and live televisionsimulcast of the festivities at our nation’scapitol.

As Miami’s new Town Square, theArsht Center is a natural place for ourdiverse community to come togetherevery four years when the nation turns itseyes to Washington D.C., and with schoolout on Inauguration Day this year, we areencouraging the entire family to come out.

This year’s event will feature a presen-tation of the colors by Homestead SeniorHigh School Air Force JROTC ColorGuard, live musical performance by theNew World School of the Arts ConcertChoir with the Arsht Center’s NewGospel Talent Search winner BiancaSirgany-Castro, as well as guest appear-ances by CBS4 personalities and localelected officials — in addition to thesimulcast of the President’s address andinauguration parade.

Jan. 21 is also Martin Luther King Jr.Day. To commemorate this national dayof service, we encourage event attendeesto bring school supplies, toiletries, newsocks and new undergarments to bedonated to the Chapman Partnership,which operates a Homeless Assistance

Center in downtown Miami. Alan Fein, chair elect of the Performing

Arts Center Trust, is spearheadingfundraising efforts to make this free com-munity event possible. We are grateful toKnight Foundation and media sponsorCBS4 for sharing our belief in conveningcommunity and supporting this event. Thecelebration presents a unique opportunityfor Miami’s business and philanthropicleaders to support a community tradition,and we are sure many more will want to bea part of it.

The last inauguration had the largestattendance of any event in the history ofWashington D.C. That enthusiasm wasalso felt at the Arsht Center, where wefilled both halls with more than 3,000guests for the Community Event and LiveSimulcast. We hope that Miami-Dade resi-dents will once again feel inspired to wit-ness our President’s swearing-in ceremonytogether and celebrate our faithinAmerica’s future.

Admission to the CommunityCelebration and Live Television Simulcastis free and parking will be available for $5at in Lot C, located on Northeast SecondAvenue between 12th and 13th Streets. Formore information about the event and howto secure free first access passes, visit<www.arshtcenter.org>.

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Fresh from international successcoach focuses on Gulliver sailingBY MARK SELL

Fresh from his top 10 ranking in a worldsailing competition in Buenos Aires,Gulliver Schools’ new sailing coach,Brian Kamilar, is focusing on placing histeam in a major upcoming Southeastregional competition.

Kamilar and his crewmate, EnriqueQuintero of Miami, recently returned fromthe Snipe Western Hemisphere and OrientChampionships, conducted in Novembernear Buenos Aires. He placed eighth among50 teams from seven countries in theAmericas and Asia. Six boats competedwith Team USA. All competitors had toqualify within their countries to participate,so those selected were their countries bestsailors.

“Our goal was top 10, so we were happywhere we finished,” Kamilar said beforeswitching the subject to his Gulliver team.

“Looking forward, our aim at Gulliver isto place in the South Atlantic District com-petition in April,” Kamilar said. “With ournew team, it’s really important that our mostexperienced sailors help the least experi-enced. That’s the best way to make a teamstrong.”

Some of those more experienced sailorsparticipated in the Orange BowlInternational Youth Regatta, Dec. 26-30, atthe Coral Reef Yacht Club before returningto regular competition in January.

Ransom Everglades in Coconut Grovewill host the Interscholastic SailingAssociation’s South Atlantic District(SAISA) Mallory Fleet Racing DistrictChampionship on Apr. 12-14, in which topschool sailing teams in the coastalSoutheast and Caribbean will compete.

The sailing team got its start this pastAugust when Gulliver expanded its watersports program to include sailing, underKamilar’s full-time leadership as coach.The varsity team of 19 high school and twomiddle school sailors practices weekly atCoral Reef Yacht Club, 2484 S. BayshoreDr., and competes every month throughoutthe school year. In addition, Kamilar con-ducts a weekly learn-to-sail class at theyacht club for middle-school students.

“The team is improving at a great paceand our results at events show it,” Kamilarsaid. “We are becoming very close-knitteam and embracing the team-based idea ofsailing, with everyone assisting each otherto become better.”

Kamilar, 25, a Miami native, has morethan 15 years of racing experience and morethan 10 years of coaching experience. He isa graduate of Boston College, where he wasa three-time All-American and two-time

College Sailor of the Year finalist. Hehelped lead the team to two consecutiveteam race national championships and twotop-five finishes at fleet race nationals.

At age 8, Kamilar began his sailing careerin the Optimist class. For the next sevenyears he competed in more than 100 nation-al and international regattas, winning hisfirst event at the age of 10. He was a three-time member of the U.S. National Team anda two-time member of both the U.S. NorthAmerican Team and U.S. South AmericanTeam.

He won multiple national events, includ-ing the Southeast Dingy OptimistChampionships, Florida State OptimistChampionships, and Biscayne BayOptimist Championships. He also had twotop five finishes in the Optimist NationalChampionships.

In 2004, Kamilar won the Bemis Double-Handed National Championship and wasone of Gary Jobson/Sailing World maga-zine’s junior sailors of the year. In highschool, he was captain and MVP of his teamfor three years. In 2005, Kamilar tried hishand in the Snipe and won the 2005 SnipeJunior National Championships. Currentlyhe is sailing Snipes, J24’s, and team racingin V15’s. Kamilar competed in the 2011Snipe World Championships in Denmarkand placed in the top 15 among global com-petitors.

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BY LEE STEPHENS

Councilmember James McDonald hasbeen appointed to the National League ofCities’ (NLC) 2013 Community andEconomic DevelopmentSteering Committee.

This committee has thelead responsibility fordeveloping NLC federalpolicy positions on issuesinvolving housing, com-munity and economicdevelopment, land use,recreation and parks, his-toric preservation, andinternational competitive-ness. The appointmentwas announced by NLCPresident Marie LopezRogers, Mayor ofAvondale, AZ.

“Pinecrest is finallybeginning to feel the effects of a real recov-ery,” said McDonald. “It’s important thatfederal policies continue to provide thenecessary environment for continued eco-

nomic improvement. I am looking forwardto working with colleagues from aroundthe country and representing Pinecrest onthese important matters.”

As a member of the committee,McDonald will play a keyrole in shaping NLC policypositions, while advocatingon behalf of America’smunicipalities on CapitolHill, with the ObamaAdministration and athome.

The NLC is the nation’soldest and largest organiza-tion devoted to strengtheningand promoting municipalitiesas centers of opportunity,leadership and governance.NLC is a resource and advo-cate for 19,000 cities, townsand villages, representingmore than 218 million

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BY DONNA SHELLEY

Miami-Dade County CommissionerXavier Suarez is challenging residentsof the county to “think vertically” whenit comes to the South Dade busway. Thestretch of bus lane which runs 21 milesfrom the Dadeland Metro stop to FloridaCity is getting a serious “re-think” bythe County. Currently, a study by theMiami-Dade Expressway Authority(MDX) is being conducted to examineways to maximize the travel route’sfuture use.

One proposal from MDX proposesmaking the route a toll road, wideningthe road and installing a series of elevat-ed overpasses to mitigate traffic onSouth Dixie Highway. As one of the

communities along the route, the Villageof Pinecrest expressed its disapproval ofthis idea. The Council passed a resolu-tion dated September 11, 2012, rejectingthis notion, citing concerns for increasedtraffic, a negative impact on local busi-nesses and the need to expand rail serv-ice southward.

Commissioner Suarez, vice chair of theMiami-Dade Regional TransportationCommittee, proposes that the busway betrenched underground for the full 21-milestretch. His concept uses only 60 of the 100feet of available right-of-way. The bus tripcurrently takes about one hour travel time.The proposal could decrease that time toabout 20 minutes. Suarez also suggests thatpedestrian and bicycle traffic establishedwithin linear parks would offer a pleasant

aesthetic above the underground busway.In a brief presentation to the County

Commission on December 10, 2012,Suarez stated that the proposal wouldtake care of two problems at once: theunderutilized busway and Florida Powerand Light’s (FPL) proposed above-gradetransmission lines along South DixieHighway. FPL has had considerableopposition to these lines from the com-munities that would be affected. Suarezsuggests that the underground buswayproject would present the perfect oppor-tunity for FPL to bury the lines.

Speaking about his proposal,Commissioner Suarez said, “The under-ground busway will link South Miami-Dade to major commercial and residen-tial areas with an effective transporta-tion system. Everything is there, thespace, the rolling stock and the need.

This will be a good step forward inimproving our public transit connectivi-ty and turn a liability (busway) into anasset.”

Suarez hopes to finance the projectusing funds from the administration ofmanaged lanes, surtaxes collected fromthe People’s Transportation Plan, as wellas funds that had been ear-marked byFPL for the installation of new transmis-sion lines. Currently, there are no costestimates for the project.

Commissioner Suarez representsDistrict 7, which includes Miami, CoralGables, Pinecrest, South Miami, theVillage of Key Biscayne and other areasof unincorporated Miami-Dade County.He has three office locations: the StephenP. Clark Center in downtown Miami,South Miami City Hall and the FrankieRolle Center on Dixie Highway.

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Symphathy for Sandy Hook

Junior Girl Scout Troops 214 and 370 at Palmetto Elementary School joined forces and made sympathy cardsto send to the Girl Scouts Hartford Service Center in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook ElementarySchool in Connecticut. Eight Girl Scout Daisies of the Newtown Service Unit died in the shooting. The cardsmade will be presented at a memorial later this month. Pictured are (front row l-r) Zoe Nye, Sara Levia, ZoeZimsek; (middle row l-r) Antonella Paz, Delfina Young, Olivia Solomon, Sophia Lambert, Maia Wenger,Maddie Wise, Niusha Nikpour, Dana Brunser; (back row l-r) Olivia Ortega, Gaby Perez, Jade Pita, CamilaGuerrero, Haley Gassenheimer, Nia Papadopulos, Kyla Finkle, Brianna Bejar, Maddie Abella, AlexandraOrtega, Kamryn Figueras and Jazlyn Ortiz.


BY PRESTON MICHELSON

Marlins fans are in asorry situation right now.Not only have they beenbilked by their mischievousowner, but their favoriteplayers are now scatteredacross the United Statesand Canada.

What is even more asinine for this parsi-monious front office is that they are holdingon to remnants of a well-structured team inRicky Nolasco and Giancarlo Stanton. Thisstubbornness stems from a slap on the wristfrom the Major League Baseball PlayersAssociation in early 2010.

The Marlins “assured the union and thecommissioner’s office that they planned touse revenue sharing proceeds to increase theplayer payroll annually as they moved towardthe opening of their new ballpark.” Now thatthe Marlins are left in shambles from theirtrades, they are projected to spend approxi-mately $30 million in player payroll. By com-parison, a $30 million payroll would put theMarlins dead last in last season’s salary rank-ings — by about $25 million. This is a precip-itous $88 million drop from last year’s teamsalary for the “new-look” Marlins.

And with Ricky Nolasco taking up morethan one third of the payroll, the Marlins aretrying to salvage their reputation—now, of alltimes. Although not monetarily driven, theMarlins are keeping Giancarlo Stanton for thesame reason — public relations. If this teamwere to care about perception, they would notbe in this predicament. It is peculiar for theteam to start caring about its fans now.

The Marlins are headed towards a last-place finish, so it is inconsequential whetherGiancarlo Stanton and “ace” Ricky Nolascoare still in town. Stanton could garner a boat-load — a Herschel Walker type package —if shipped off to another club.

Miami is already rebuilding the team andit is logical to surround these new prospectswith more prospects.

Nolasco could be sent to a contendingteam looking for a middle-of-the-rotationstarter for a smaller sum, because of hiswhopping salary. The only reason he is stillon this team is so that the Marlins can bolstertheir payroll.

In Nolasco’s case, the value to the teamand dollar value in his paycheck is incongru-ous. He is the highest player on the team —by $9 million.

Stanton brings the most value to the teamalthough he is paid the minimum salary,$490,000. Stanton’s value will never be high-er, as well. He still has one year remaining atthe minimum salary and he is one of the mostprolific power hitters in the MLB at age 23.

However, his reticence to sign a long-termcontract with the Marlins has been dis-cussed. His affinity towards the West Coastand his lack of trust (rightly earned) towardsthe front office are among the detractors.

If he won’t get locked up long-term, shiphim off. There is no reason to have an oasisin this barren wasteland that is a MajorLeague Baseball team. It hurts to visualize itand the fan in me hates me for thinking it.The realist in me knows that this trade is anecessity and that not making it could be abig mistake.

Preston Michelson is a senior at PalmerTrinity School where he is the public addressannouncer for all varsity sporting events.Contact him on Twitter at @PrestonMich orby email at <[email protected]>.

Time for Marlins to tradeStanton and Nolasco

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Your Miami-Dade

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They include a 50 percent

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MDX also plans to implement Consumer

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836, 112 and 924. That means if there is a rise

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pening every day in Miami-Dade County

right now. Want more? MDX plans to install literally

dozens of these overhead toll gantries andcollection systems on the full lengths ofSR836 and SR112, exactly like they did onSR874 and SR878 back in 2010, SouthMiami-Dade expressways that never had anysort of toll until the MDX came along. So,there will be no more free rides for anyonethat uses an MDX road.

Do you or anyone you know use theSR836 or SR112 expressways? Then pleasetell them about what the MDX plans to doand ask them to attend the upcoming publicmeetings listed below and help us stop thisincredible abuse of power.

It is already very expensive to drive on the

expressways in Miami-Dade County,

expressways that our tax dollars built.Soon it will be even more expensive and

we will not even be given the right to objectto this incredible injustice.

We the people have to organize now andfight the MDX before it is too late. We mustcreate a united voice against this “tollation”.The MDX board of directors has the powerto raise tolls without any input or representa-tion from the public that uses the roads. Thisis not only unfair, it is an injustice. It is taxa-tion without representation!

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Important changes to our expressways arecoming and we need your input to help stopthem from going forward. The Miami-DadeExpressway Authority (MDX) will host aseries of Public Reviews to provide the pub-lic with an opportunity to get informationand comment on the implementation of OpenRoad Tolling, future toll rate increases andthe gantry locations for SR 836 DolphinExpressway and SR 112 Airport Expressway.The public reviews are informal and weencourage your attendance at any time dur-ing the workshops on the scheduled dates,times and locations indicated. Parking is freeat all locations:

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<www.mdxort.com> to get informationand to submit questions or comments.MDX representatives will be available ateach public review session to provideinformation and respond to questions. Theinformation to be provided includes gener-al information on Open Road Tolling, tollrates, gantry locations, projects to be fund-ed, SunPass and TOLL-BY-PLATE billingfor vehicles not equipped with SunPass.

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Almost 200 local high school,

middle and elementary school stu-

dents in the Fairchild Challenge

multidisciplinary, environmental

education outreach program, per-

formed in botanical bands, walked

in the Parade of Animals and

modeled their one-of-a-kind

botanical fashion creations on

Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

in Coral Gables.

Emceed by local environmen-

talist Hunter Reno, a distin-

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community leaders, university

professors and volunteers

assessed the botanical band per-

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Among the activities:

• High Schools Botanical Band

— High school students in 13

bands who made musical instru-

ments out of natural plant materi-

als performed an original musical

composition.

• Elementary Schools Parade of

Endangered Animals — In honor

of the 40th anniversary of the

Endangered Species Act, elemen-

tary school students from 30

schools wore masks of endan-

gered animals they made from

natural and recycled materials,

and walked in a parade.

• Middle Schools Futuristic

Fashion — 27 groups of middle

school students modeled futuristic

fashion they designed with all vis-

ible parts made exclusively of real

plant materials.

All students descended

Fairchild Tropical Botanic

Garden’s majestic “Stairway of

Style” at the Visitors Center

before a crowd of hundreds

including family members, teach-

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the local community.

200 students participate in Fairchild Challenge event

South Miami K8 Center (middle school) students Elizabeth Costaand Salvador Arias wear a leaf corset dress.

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BY DEBBIE MARTINEZ

I got divorced last monthand I am feeling very over-whelmed with all the thingslisted in the MSA that I amresponsible for taking careof, along with my own per-sonal things (license,insurance, etc.). Is there a

checklist or a company that will help me withall these matters? I don’t know where tobegin and all this could take hours. I work afull-time job and have three children athome. This is stressing me out.

Following through with the MSA can bedaunting at best. Rather than address yourquestion myself, I went to Carlos Blancowho founded Aftermath, which helps peoplenavigate post divorce issues, and asked himto address this:

Your divorce is not done just because theCourt finalizes it. Sorting through post-divorce matters means time and effort navi-gating through all the issues created by thedivorce, many of which you are unfamiliarwith and not able to manage.

Once a divorce is finalized and the finaljudgment entered into public record, there aremany items in the Marital SettlementAgreement (MSA), which need to be execut-ed by one or both parties to the divorce.However, besides the items specifically listedin the MSA, there are many other notificationsand changes required in order to properly sep-arate the life previously shared by the formerspouses, and in order to protect individualinterests moving forward. The list and recom-mendations presented here is a prioritizedguideline. A much more detailed list of actionitems can be found at <www.mattersofdi-vorce.com>. Simply visit the site and down-load the free Post-Divorce Checklist.

POST DIVORCE TOP 10But with what seems like a mountain of task

items, where to begin? What are the things thatcan’t wait and should be addressed right away?Well, besides quickly tackling the MartialStatus Agreement (MSA) “to do list”, youshould at a minimum address the followingitems immediately:

• Cancel All Joint Accounts — Terminateany accounts held jointly with your formerspouse, and open new accounts in your name.

• Will and Living Trust. First and fore-most, make sure any existing will/trust withyour former spouse is rescinded. Secondly,establish a new will/trust; this is especiallycritical if you have children.

• Beneficiary Designations. Make sure toupdate your designations on any account or policythat allows such designations, among them being:life insurance policies, IRAs and 401(k) plans.

• Medical Insurance — If as a result of thedivorce you are no longer covered by yourformer spouse’s medical insurance policy,either file for COBRA or secure private

insurance. If you elect for COBRA, makesure to secure alternative insurance (privateor through an employer) as soon as possible.

• Life Insurance — If you have children andyour former spouse was the one covered by lifeinsurance, seriously consider a policy of your own.

• Motor Vehicle Titles and InsurancePolicies — Change all titles to reflect theproper ownership and update any insurancepolicies to reflect any changes in ownership,drivers and change of address.

• Rework Joint Debt — Refinance andremove your name from any debt previouslyheld jointly, such as leases and mortgagesand apply for credit on your own.

• Online and Physical Access — If youshared online credentials with your formerspouse, quickly change all passwords and/orterminate the accounts.

• Change or collect all keys/access codes tovehicles, vessels, real estate and other property.

• Change of Address — If you vacated themarital home, make sure to update all serviceproviders, your licenses and especially cred-itors of the new address.

• Change of Name — If your maiden namewas restored as a result of the divorce, youmust make the corresponding change withcreditors, the department of motor vehicles,on your passport, with the Social SecurityAdministration and the department of elec-tions, among others.

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provider managing the various matters relat-ed to post-divorce administration. Via itsskilled staff and network of professionals,Aftermath delivers exceptional value toattorneys and their clients by saving themtime, money, potential liability and frustra-tion. Aftermath delivers peace of mind byensuring that important post-divorce mattersare properly addressed.

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Note to Self — I will take one day at a timeDebbie’s Library — The Divorce Organizer and Plannerby Brette McWhorter Sember

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BY DONNA SHELLEY

Volunteers armed with an assortment ofgarden tools attacked noxious vines andinvasive exotics as they cleaned up SouthMiami’s All-America Park on Saturday,November 3rd. About 45 sturdy volunteers,employees of South Miami Hospital, weredonating their precious time on a beautifulweekend morning as part of Baptist HealthSouth Florida’s “Day of Caring for OurCommunity.”

City Arborist Doug Baker identified theAll-America Park as the one most overduefor a good freshening up. Remarking on theprogress made by the volunteers, Baker said,“They accomplished a great deal todayremoving vines that were covering trees andexotics that really needed to go. I’m veryproud to be a part of this and I thank all thevolunteers for their work.”

The Day of Caring allows employees of theHospital to give a little something back to thecommunity and is part of a series of eventsover two weekends that include communities

in which other healthcare facilities of BaptistHealth South Florida are located.

“Our employees enjoy spending time withtheir families while volunteering for the Dayof Caring and we are very proud to be part ofthe South Miami community,” said LincolnMendez, CEO of South Miami Hospital.

Also in attendance were Mayor PhilStoddard, Vice Mayor Josh Liebman andCommissioner Walter Harris from the Cityof South Miami. As the Mayor removed arather healthy Philodendron vine from awell-established live oak tree he said, “Weare saving this tree from being smothered byvines and potentially damaged by high windsfrom hurricanes and other storms.”

Commissioner Harris was engaged indumping load after load of unwanted veg-etable matter. “This is a great thing for thecommunity and I’d like to see if we canarrange more days like this,” said theCommissioner.

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park in a natural setting with a variety ofnative trees. There are a number of limestonebenches scattered around the park andamong the many native birds that frequentthe place, you may have the opportunity towatch a small parade of Peacocks or PeaHens who roam free. For more informationabout the Park, go towww.southmiamifl.gov.

South Miami Hospital prides itself oninnovative medical programs such as theCenter for Robotic Surgery, the Center forWomen and Infants, South Miami HeartCenter and a Level III Neonatal IntensiveCare Unit. The hospital is located at 6200Southwest 73rd Street.

Baptist Health South Florida, the region’slargest faith-based, not-for-profit healthcareorganization includes Baptist, BaptistChildren’s, Doctors, Homestead, Mariners,South Miami and West Kendall BaptistHospitals, as well as Baptist Cardiac &Vascular Institute, Baptist OutpatientServices and Baptist Health Enterprises.

South Miami Hospital Sponsors All-America Park Clean-Up Day

Pictured are (l-r) Commissioner Walter Harris, Vice Mayor Josh Liebman, Mayor Phil Stoddard, Lincoln MendezCEO of SMH, Jeanette Stone of SMH.

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SMH's Lincoln Mendez and Linda Sharp discuss theirgame plan.

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locations in the U.S., from Maine to Florida. Open a U.S. TD Bank account today and you can enjoy the benefits of easilytransferring money between your Canadian based TD Canada Trust account and your TD Bank account in the U.S.You can also apply to TD Bank for a U.S. mortgage1 and credit card2 based on your Canadian and U.S. assets, income andcredit history. All while being able to view both your TD Canada Trust and TD Bank accounts online on the same web page.Get the convenience you’ve come to expect in Canada while in the U.S.

Visit a TD Bank for all your cross-border banking needs.Visit tdbank.com/locator to find the location nearest you.Call 1-877-700-2913 for more information.3

TD Bank is TD Bank, N.A., a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. Member FDIC. Accounts issued by TD Bank, N.A. are not insured by Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation. 1. Subject to credit approval and other conditions. Mortgages limited to property located in U.S. state where TD Bank, N.A. has locations.Equal Housing Lender . 2. Subject to credit approval and other conditions. Applicants must be a resident of Canada or a U.S. state where TD Bank, N.A. has locations. 3. TD Bank, N.A. is located in the United States and its support line and stores are serviced in English. ®/ The TD logo and other trade-marks are the property ofThe Toronto-Dominion Bank or a wholly-owned subsidiary, in Canada and/or other countries.



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