Delray Villas Plat 4/5 Ramblings

Delray Villas Plat 4/5 Ramblings

homeowners association

NUMBER 308 www.delrayvillas45.com MARCH 2015

Board of Directors Meeting General Meeting

Date: Date:
Tuesday, MARCH 10 Tuesday, MARCH 24

Time: Time:
7:30 pm 7:30 pm

From the Editor From the President
Linda Solomon Sy Weiss

Reminder: Next month is the first Holiday Greetings- St Patrick’s Day along with strong winds are
for 2015. There are just a few who have already signed
up. Don’t be left behind, writing cards to your neighbors what March brings. Don’t forget to secure all out-
when you can ensure they know you are thinking about
them three times this year with a $3.00 check and the side items. Walking the community allows board
form on the last page of this newsletter!
members to check up on the poop. We have seen

Now, for a piece of my mind…. First, let me apologize less around so thank you for cleaning up after your

in advance if I offend your sensibilities, but it is high time pets. IMPORTANT ALL DOGS MUST BE ON A

to get off your butt and show some enthusiasm for your LEASH.

community, for your neighbors, for your lawn, for that The board has asked all residents to keep lolly-

matter, before you are under it! There is no excuse to pops or carriage lights on from dust to dawn to keep

miss a meeting. It was advertised for several years, as a our community lit up and safe.

matter of fact, in this newsletter that anyone who could At the HOMEOWNERS MEETING on March

not drive at night and wanted to go to a meeting (or a 24th, we will be voting to amend the documents per-

show as well) could do so by telephoning Iris Pavey or taining to the terms served by the Board of Direc-

me (both of our numbers are on page 2) and we would tors. Please show support of your community and

make sure you got to the clubhouse and back safely. come out and vote.

If you are infirm, that is still not a valid excuse - think The next HOMEOWNERS MEETING will be

of Stephen Hawking who inspired the movie, “The The-

ory of Everything” who sits confined to a wheelchair with the fourth Tuesday in October; we welcome all resi-

only his eyes lighting on a letter at a time on his com- dents to attend the Board of Directors meetings

puter to communicate with the outside world. I’m sure which are held on the second Tuesday of each

you are all aware of the trailers for the movie on Hawk- month. You can find the upcoming AGENDA in

ing’s life. He discovered the black hole, for crying out the RAMBLINGS so you know what topics we are

loud! From his wheelchair! How difficult is it to complete speaking about and all committee reports. Wishing

an absentee ballot and return it to your mailbox with a everyone a Happy St Patrick’s Day Sy

raised flag for the mailman [or the holiday greetings

form]? If it is too difficult to fill out your absentee ballot,

I am certain that you can make or arrange for a tele-

phone call to be made to a neighbor who would be only

too happy to assist.

Delray Villas Plat 4/5 Residents, STOP THE APA-

THY! It just isn’t fair to the rest of us who work so hard

to make your lives more palatable, if not more enjoyable.

A very wise person once said to me, “I wish people joy

and love. Happiness, they must make themselves from the

joy and love in their lives.”

I wish you all joy and love. Linda

PLAT IV/V Ramblings. . . PAGE 2

PLAT 4/5 RAMBLINGS DELRAY VILLAS WE CARE

Editor Linda Solomon 498-9338
6675 Overland Drive
President Bill Kaplan 499-7893
Delray Beach, FL 33484 498-9208
498-9338 917-747-8660 (c) V/Pres./Coord. Anita Silverman
[email protected]
FOR TRANSPORTATION CALL:

Advisor Phil Kullback PLAT 4/5 Fran Jacobson 495-1312

Associate Editor Rita Kullback 499-1958 Please give our dispatcher 48 hours notice when requesting
transportation. Call between 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, M-F
Bonnie Siegel 498-9338 ONLY. A Waiver of Liability Release Form must be signed for
each trip, otherwise we will not transport you.
Advertising Manager Judy LaCorte 495-6899

Distribution Joe LaCorte 495-6899

Harvey Lazaroff 498-8691 Hospitals we serve:

Contributors to the Newsletter: Delray Medical Center, Boca Medical Center, Bethesda Com-
munity Hospital, Bethesda Health City
Judy La Corte ~ Milt Markowitz ~ Dennis &

Carol Michalic ~ Sharon O’Hallaran ~ Iris Pavey FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CALL:

Carol Slotkin ~ Bob Townsend PLAT 4/5 Marty Dreiblatt 865-0991
David Goldstein 499-5098
PLAT 4/5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS George Hoppen 637-8430

OFFICERS

President Sy Weiss 381-4456

Vice Pres. Lew Leon 495-9010 The Lions Club of Delray Beach members are collect-
ing old glasses, hearing aids & aluminum pop caps from
Secretary Bernie Rosenberg 499-1673 soda cans.

Treasurer Sheila Lane 381-7725 Drop-off points:

COMMITTEES Harvey Lazaroff 13892 Packard Terr. 498-8691
Gene Rosenman 13434 A Via Vesta 499-2964
Alliance Judy & Joe LaCorte 495-6899

Architectural Iris Pavey 498-1375

Inspection Bob Green 496-5533

Interview Lew Leon 495-9010

Lakes & Ponds Butch Herbst 445-2079

Maintenance Butch Herbst 445-2079 Board and General Meeting

Herb Basson 637-8168 ORDER OF BUSINESS*

Parliamentarian Lew Leon Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence

Pest Control Bernie Rosenberg 499-1673 Roll call of the Board of Directors

Pool Assistants Tony Costa *508-801-3300 Reading of last Board of Directors/General Meeting minutes

Milt Schreiber *381-3894 Correspondence

Ramblings Linda Solomon *498-9338 Reports:

Roads & Lights Joe La Corte 495-6899 Treasurer Sheila Lane

Website Alan Shwartz *376-4040 Committees:

www.delrayvillas45.com Alliance Joe and Judy La Corte

55+ Bob Green 496-5533 Architectural Iris Pavey

Welcoming Rosalie Basson *637-8168 Inspection Bob Green

Bernice Friedman *445-2079 Interviews Lew Leon

Ellen Lederman *954-924-1931 Maintenance Butch Herbst

Lakes and Ponds Butch Herbst

RECREATION ASSOCIATION MEMBERS Pest Control Bernie Rosenberg

Pat Lazaroff 498-8691 Roads and Lights Joe La Corte

Joan Rosenberg 499-1673 Rec Board Pat Lazaroff, Joan Rosenberg, Diane Weiss

Diane Weiss 381-4456 55 Plus Bob Green

* Non-Board Members Web Site Alan Shwartz

Ramblings Linda Solomon

Welcome Committee Rosalie Basson, Bernice Friedman,

The Jewish War Veterans are collecting cancelled Ellen Lederman
stamps for hospitalized veterans for recreation and ther-
apy. Please contact George Hoppen at 637-8430 Old Business
New Business
Good and Welfare

PLAT IV/V Ramblings. . . PAGE 3

Happy Birthday Happy Anniversary

MARCH 1. Clocks and Watches 11. Fashion Jewelry and
2. China Accessories
PISCES (February 21 - March 21) 3. Crystal and Glass
4. Electrical Appliances 12. Pearls or Colored Gems
Aries: (March 21 - April 19) 5. Silverware 13. Textiles or Furs
6. Wood 14. Gold Watches and Jewelry
Purim - 5 7. Desk Sets-Pen & Pencil 15. Watches
16. Silver Holloware
Saint Patrick’s Day - 17 Daylight Savings Time - 8 Sets 17. Furniture
8. Linens and Laces 18. Porcelain
9. Leather 19. Bronze
10. Diamond Watches 20. Platinum Watches and

And Jewelry Jewelry

09 Bernie & Joan Rosenberg
14 Martin & Helen Nunberg
15 Donna & Larry Berger
17 Betty & Paul Hillier
18 Morris & Doris Kushner
21 Steve & Iris Pavey
25 Manny & Miriam Herbst

Milton & Harriet Schreiber
29 Harry & Helene Arbesfeld

Get Well Wishes

02-04 Don Pollock Spring Begins - 20 On behalf of the residents of Plat
4/5, sincere wishes for a quick return to health for:
01 Paul Hillier Happy Birthday
02 John Heim Marcel Baillargeon
04 Helene Arbesfeld Bess Emert Phil Kullback
Dorina Frydman Rita Kullback
Milton Kaplan 15 Marie D’Allessandro
06 Gloria Simon Jenny Singer Jerry Morganlander
19 Marvin Einhorn Aaron Widawsky
Barbara Teta Paul Farber
07 David Forest 21 Max Nachmias BIRTHDAY-ANNIVERSARY UPDATE
Jim Wentz
Anne Hirsch 27 Leatrice Kolodney For those new residents or those who find errors, please com-
09 Alan Shwartz Carol Michalic plete by printing the following form and return to the Editor,
10 Sylvia Wildman 29 Angelo Gencarelli Linda Solomon.
11 Eleanore Morgan 30 Morris Kushner
13 Marty Dreiblatt Rosalinda Perez Name
14 Carmela Digiorgio Judy Katz (first and last)

Birthday

Significant Other’s Name

(include last name if different)

Birthday

Anniversary

PLAT IV/V Ramblings. . . PAGE 4

Committees reports…. DELRAY VILLAS
CITIZEN OBSERVER PATROL
ARCHITECTURAL
Submitted by Vol. Captain Lloyd Lukens
FOLLOW THE RULES
The Citizen Observer Patrol (C.O.P.) of Delray
If you plan to do ANY outside work on your house or Villas are made up of residents of Delray Villas. We
property, be sure to get architectural approval first !!! are all volunteers who are the eyes and ears of the
Pick up an application from my patio (13675 Whippet Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office. We patrol the five plats
Way West) fill it out - sign it - return it to my patio. of Delray Villas and two shopping centers, and one
Once the request has been approved, I will call you to house of worship. When residents are on vacation or
pick up the approval which then needs to be placed in those who are part time residents make the request,
the front window of your house. we also do house checks.

ANY QUESTIONS While patrolling, we look out for the well-being
Call Iris Pavey 498-1375 of all residents and guests and ensure all homes and
Architectural Chairman vehicles are not being tampered with. If we do ob-
serve a problem, we will notify the Sheriff’s Office,
FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING Fire Department or Fire Rescue. While patrolling we
February 10, 2015 try to make our vehicle as visible as possible to cre-
ate a deterrent to those trying to create a problem.
The following is a synopsis of the salient points addressed
at the Board Meeting. This is by no means an approved or To provide this service we need your help.
complete copy of the minutes - these will be published to our
web site after the next Board meeting in March. Since there is We only ask you to commit yourself to VOLUN-
a minimal number of people who attend the meetings, here TEER three hours a week, and one meeting a month
are some issues that have an impact on all members of our for one hour where we serve coffee and bagels and
community. have time for social conversing prior to our meeting.

Maintenance: A new commercial power washer was IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT
purchased to replace the broken washer. The board will CAPT. LLOYD LUKENS - 561-251-3616
again advertise in the Ramblings should any owner want LT. LYNN GOLDSTEIN - 561-381-0131
his sidewalk cleaned.* (See page AD 2)
THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DELRAY VILLAS
Roads and Lights: Joe La Corte reported that the in- VOLUNTEER CITIZEN OBSERVER PATROL, (C.O.P.) Unit # 16
spection team is now going out in the evenings to deter-
mine which homes do not have their lollipop or carriage In Memoriam
lights on. Joe was pleasantly surprised by the amount of
homes that are complying with our rule. Plat 4/5 remembers
Minnie Plonsky
Old & New Business: All material required for the Spe- Wife of Joseph
cial Election on March 24th has been printed, put into
envelopes and stamped with postage. The will be mailed Neighbor and Friend
to the membership on or about February 24th. President Abram Szpicek
Weiss reiterated that the reason to hold the Special Elec-
tion was in regards to staggered terms in office for the We offer our condolences to Bill Kaplan
Board directors. Joan Rosenberg has accepted the lead- On the loss of his sister, Ceil Ross
ership of the Election Committee for the evening as
Bonnie Siegel, Election Committee Chairperson will be May their memories be for a blessing.
unavailable. Members of the new Hearing Committee
to oversee grievances were discussed.

PLAT IV/V Ramblings. . . PAGE 5

DELRAY VILLAS CLUB NEWS

Club Name AFTER 6 SOCIAL CLUB Club Name GUYS AND DOLLS CHORUS

Date/Time Wednesday, March 4 7:00 PM Date/Time Tuesdays (weekly) * 10:00 AM

Where “A” Building Where “B” Building - Viking Room

Topic “Newlywed Game” - After 6 Style Topic Fun Songs for everyone

Collation Coffee and cake Call Mel Goldstein at 381-0131

Club Name AMERICAN-ITALIAN CLUB

Date/Time Friday, March 6 6:30 PM Delray Book Club

Where “B” Building, Viking Room The Book Club meets on the first
Monday of every month at 1-2 PM in
Topic Speaker and Entertainer the Ceramics Room of the “B” Building. Books will be
available at the Hagan Ranch Library. You must ask for
Collation Coffee & Cake the book by its title. Below is the 2015 list by month for
discussion:
Please be on time!
March - The Round House by Louise Erdich
All new Members are welcome to Come and Join Us! April - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
May - The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
Club Name C.E.R.T. June - Saving Cee Cee Hunicutt by Beth Hoffman
July - Guide for the Perplexed by Darah Horn
Date/Time Saturday, March 28 10:00 AM August - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Sept. - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron
Where “B” Building - Ceramics Room Oct. - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Amy Tan
Nov.- The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
Featuring December - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

Topic Hands On Field Operations If you have any questions, contact Leslie Boardman at
[email protected] or by telephone: 561-808-7600 or
Club Name C.O.P 215-208-3652.

Date Time Wednesday, March 4 9:30 AM Scrabble Club meets every Monday and Thursday
from 2-4:30 PM in “B” Building. You do
Where “B” Building - Viking Room not have to own or bring a Scrabble board
to play along.
Topic Training Need information? Please contact

Collation Breakfast HOLIDAY GREETINGS

Club Name DEBORAH 12:00 PM REMINDER
Date/Time Thursday, March 19 Soon it will be time to send the first Holiday Greet-
ings of 2015. The three issues in which you will be
Where “A” Building able to greet your neighbors and wish them “happy
Topic Meeting and interesting program holiday,” are April (Easter and Passover), September
Collation Bagels and Coffee (Jewish High Holidays) and December (Christmas
and Chanukah). On the bottom of the last page of
Club Name MEN & WOMEN SOCIAL CLUB this issue is the form to be returned to us. It includes
a space for you to write your name(s) exactly as you
Date/Time Tuesday, March 17 7:00 PM would like it to appear in the holiday greetings, i.e.
“ Joe and Jane Smith” or “John Doe and Jane
Where “A” Building Jones.” Please submit before March 15 along with
$3.00 to be included in all three issues. Thank you.
Topic Short meeting & great entertainment

Collation Nosh & Soda on table,

Cake & Coffee after entertainment.

Please make sure your 2015 dues are paid $10 pp

Club Name NA’AMAT USA

Date/Time Monday, March 2 9:30 AM

Where “A” Building

Topic Meeting and Program

Collation Coffee and Bagels

Please remind your friends and neighbors

PLAT IV/V Ramblings. . . PAGE 6

The American Italian Club

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Annual Picnic SHANTI’S PERMISO
March 16th. March 21st at 8 PM
Morikami Park 11:00 AM Sixth Annual
$18.00 members and guests
If interested, call Marie Marconi One-Night Only Show $10
Reservations:
495-0239 Pat Lazaroff
Bring check to the March Meeting 498-8691

PLEASE bring your own soft drinks. Charity: Wounded Warrior Project

~ Coming in
April!
Last meeting for the season: April 10
Elections will be held due to the ending of the
Boards’ two year terms.

Picnic at Lake Ida Park
Sunday April 19 ~ 12 Noon until 5 PM

Members $10 Non-members $12

Call Richie Milici 498-3776 to reserve
your place at the best dessert bake-off!

WELCOME NEW
NEIGHBORS

The CERT volunteers are usually the first re- At the suggestion of one of our fellow Plat 4/5ers,
sponders in times of emergency. Don’t become and so that you may keep track and update your tele-
complacent and think that a hurricane won’t hit us phone/address book, we are adding the names of former
again just because we haven’t had one in a few homeowners to the addresses of new neighbors. Hope
years! Come and join the troops and be ready for this helps!
any and all emergencies through interesting “in
house” trainings. Remember you can help save a Silvia S. Gamiz & Oscar Guierriz
person you don’t know, a neighbor or a loved one 13671 Whippet Way East
when you know the correct procedures in an emer- (former owner - Nicholas Annis)
gency. Don’t be a slow poke, come and join now!
Call Bob Albertson 561-865-9158 or Janet Bernstein & Michael Scott
6086 Stanley Lane
Bob Green 561-496-5533 (former owner - Maureen Keating)

Correction:
Mahende R, Sandra & Rajesh Bhandari
6241 La Salle Road

PLAT IV/V Ramblings. . . PAGE 7

Special Election
By Bernie Rosenberg, Secretary

On March 24th a special election will be held to amend our By-Laws to change the pre-
sent yearly elections for all nine directors, to a more realistic three year staggered term.
You will receive more details in your mailbox about the same time that you read this in
the Ramblings. Included will be an absentee ballot (see exhibit below) should you not be
able to attend this meeting.
It is very important that you vote for the change in terms at the meeting or via the Absen-
tee Ballot so that we can continue to bring Plat 4/5 into the 21st Century. It just makes
sense to do so.

Ballot Sample Delray Villas Plat 4/5 Ballot Sample
Homeowners Association
Special Election
March 24, 2015

AMENDMENT TO THE BY-LAWS

The affairs of the Association shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of
Nine (9) members of the Association. Members shall elect three (3) Directors for a term of
one (1) year, three (3) directors for a term of two (2) years and three (3) Directors for a
term of three (3) years. At each annual meeting thereafter, the members shall elect One
Third (1/3) of the Directors for a term of three (3) years. Any vacancy opening on the
Board shall be filled for the un-expired term of the vacated office by the remaining Direc-
tors.
__________ To amend the current Plat 4/5 By-laws.

__________ To retain the current Plat 4/5 By-laws.

Place your checkmark accordingly and insert the ballot in the self addressed envelope to
the Secretary.

Ballot Sample

PLAT IV/V Ramblings. . . PAGE 8

Talk of the Town Sharon’s Read

by BOB TOWNSEND submitted by SHARON O’HALLORAN

Y TELEVISION In the Woods by Tana French
ou have to figure our grandchildren wonder
how the hell we ever got along without com- This is a mystery within a mystery, a psychological
puters, smart phones and I pads. What did we thriller that will keep you up at night reading, and for
ever do with ourselves? When I was a kid, I couldn’t some maybe unsatisfying. But read this book for char-
fathom how my father grew up without television. He acter development for the richness of the poetic lan-
used to tell me about the great shows he listened to on guage and the feeling of dread you experience as the
the radio: The Shadow, Amos ‘N’ Andy and Fibber main character, Detective Rob Ryan, wrestles with his
McGee and Molly (you’d think the dude would learn not past in the context of a recent crime. He is the narrator
to open the closet door, wouldn’t you?). But, come on who tells you in the beginning that he tells lies. Perhaps
now! The radio wasn’t television! the person he lies to the most is himself.

The Frasers, who lived a block away, were the In 1984 three children, close friends, go out to play
first in our neighborhood to get a television set. That after school in the woods near their suburban homes
was when I was 5 years old. They invited my parents outside of Dublin, as they often do. That night one of
and me over to see it and Howdy Doody was the very them is found clinging to a tree, covered in blood, cata-
first show I ever saw. I didn’t particularly like Howdy tonic, with no memory of what has happened. His two
Doody. I never liked kids’ shows even when I was a kid. friends, a boy and girl are never found. Fast forward
I was too mature for that kind of stuff. But the idea of twenty years later, the surviving child has grown up,
moving pictures in your living room was fascinating. changed his name to escape the scrutiny of the public’s
We got a television shortly after our visit to the Frasers. lingering fascination with the old disappearance and his
memory loss. He is a detective on the Dublin murder
The first time I ever saw a color television was the squad and has a partner and close friend, Cassie
first game of the 1959 World Series. Marilyn and Cyn- Maddox, who is the only one who knows of his past.
thia Malaspino invited my best friend, Richie Sergi, and
me over to watch it in color. Richie told me we got in- A call comes in and they get the case. A 13 year old
vited because Cynthia had a crush on me. The girls girl has been found, dead perhaps murdered and maybe
wouldn’t be watching the game just because they were sexually violated, lying on an altar stone by the woods
baseball fans, he reasoned. Besides, Cynthia had re- where 20 years ago those three children went into the
cently broken up with her boyfriend by having Richie woods and only one came out.
telephone her while her boyfriend was visiting. Cynthia
pretended she was talking to me. She and her boyfriend Detective Ryan struggles with the old demons of
got into an argument about it and they broke up. It memory loss as the questions swirl about: is it a cult
seemed totally believable because Cynthia’s boyfriend slaying, is it connected to the old case; is it the family;
had come after me and we got into a fight. I won. has the girl’s father made some powerful enemies; does
it have something to do with an archeological dig going
Anyhow, when Richie told me we were invited to on? And this is Ireland, a land still steeped in many
watch the game because Cynthia had a crush on me; it ways to old beliefs about spirits and fairies. As Detec-
totally thrilled me because I had a tremendous crush on tive Ryan struggles to coax his memory to come, he
her. We were the same age, by the way. We were both seems to be getting further away from solving the pre-
12. Because I was so crazy about her and everything, sent case. Even his partner feels him slipping away,
you’d think I’d have taken the opportunity while I was missing clues, making false assumptions. And always
at her house to invite her out for an ice cream soda or to there are the woods, lurking in the background, ominous
the movies or bowling or whatever it was 12-year-old and unknown.
kids did for dates back in those days, But I was very shy
back then and I didn’t ask her to do any of those things. (Continued on page AD-6)
I was a real jerk when I was a kid.
(Continued from Column 1)
By the way, the White Sox thrashed the Dodgers
that day, 11-0, which was pretty good because I was But wouldn’t you know it? The White Sox went
rooting for the White Sox. on to lose the Series, 4 games to 2.
.
And maybe Cynthia was a baseball fan, after all.
She went on to work in the New York Mets front office.

PLAT IV/V Ramblings. . . PAGE 9

Alliance Happenings trend toward larger houses. These differed from earlier
neighborhoods as they had walls, fences and HOAs which
Judy La Corte came with rules and fees. This was accompanied by the
stretching out or up of ranch homes in older subdivisions.

Fire/Rescue Chief McGlynn told us that a building fire in SAFETY TIPS
our area occurs every 1 1⁄2 days. Most building fires are due to
kitchen electrical fires. The second leading cause - fires in stor- by Dennis & Carol Michalic

age areas including garages. Forty-eight percent of buildings in The MOVE OVER LAW requires by law that you

Palm Beach County do not have working smoke detectors.
State Attorney Aronberg told us that Identification Theft is move out of the traffic lane (if the road has two or more
the fastest growing crime in Florida. However, Tax Refund lanes in the direction you are traveling) closest to any emer-
Theft is overtaking Identification Theft and becoming the fast- gency vehicle and to slow down by at least 20 MPH lower
est growing crime in our State. To protect yourself from Tax than the posted speed limit if you cannot move to another
Refund Theft you should try to file early and don’t give per- lane.
sonal information to anyone who calls you, (if you initiate the In addition to POLICE, FIRE, RESCUE, AMBU-
call use your judgment when giving out personal information LANCES, and TOW TRUCKS, this also pertains to
and ask why and if it is necessary). The IRS will never Email SANITATION VEHICLES. You should always exercise
anyone asking for money and threatening you with jail. caution any time you are approaching especially those with
activated flashing lights. You must also give bicyclists a 3
There’s a proclamation making this the year of the Yellow foot buffer zone when passing them.
Dot. The Yellow Dot program involves placing the Yellow Dot
on the driver’s side rear window which alerts first responders Bicyclists have the same rights to roadways and are re-
that information is in the glove compartment, on a yellow form,
containing the name, doctor, who to notify, medical conditions, quired to obey the same traffic laws as drivers of motor
prescription medication and other pertinent information of vehicles including stopping for red lights and stop signs, riding with
whoever has filled out the form. This is crucial in the event the the flow of traffic, yielding to pedestrians at crosswalks, yielding when
occupants of the vehicle are unresponsive. Yellow Dots and entering roadways and using lights at night. A bicycle in a road-
forms can be obtained on-line at www.PBCyellowdot.com or at way is considered a vehicle but when bicyclists are on the
your local Fire Station. sidewalk, they are considered pedestrians.

County Archeologist Chris Davenport spoke on the topic, There is only one road so motorists and bicyclists
Keeping Track of Palm Beach County’s Treasury of Historical should learn to treat each other with care and respect.
Houses. He explained that we have a County Historic Preserva-
tion Officer/Archeologist to oversee Federal and State laws DRIVE SAFE. BUCKLE UP. WATCH FOR MO-
such as the National Environmental Protection Act, the Native TORCYLES AND BICYCLES

American Graves Repatriation Act and the Historic Resources

Act. In addition there are County Laws such as the Archaeo-

CAROL’S CORNERlogical and Historic Preservation Act and the Historic Tax Ex-
Photos by Carol Slotkin
emption Program. Some of the communities that have Certified

Government Programs include Delray Beach, Boca Raton,

Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and West Palm Beach. There is Capturing the beauty of Morikami Park
much history in Florida, a lot of it dating back to the 1500s.

The oldest prehistoric sites in Palm Beach County are between

6000 and 8000 years old. As a comparison, the pyramids in

Egypt are only 4000 years old. There are over 13,000 homes in

Palm Beach County that are potentially eligible for inclusion in

the National Registrar of Historic Places. Some of the criteria

for evaluation by the National Historic Preservation Act of

1966 are: the quality of significance in American History and

association with events that have made a significant contribu-

tion to the broad pattern of our history or embody the distinc-

tive characteristic of a type, period or method of construction.

Many Victorian homes are lost to us forever for several reasons

- they were too large; during economic downturns the owners

couldn’t afford the taxes; they became technologically obsolete

and too expensive to heat and cool; fashions changed, but could

change again as something magical happens when a house

turns 100; they were followed by a trend toward smaller, ranch

homes. However these smaller houses began a decline in the

late 1960’s when the first gated communities showed up with a

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AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE
FROM MAINTENANCE

RESIDENTS LIVING ON LA SALLE
ROAD, DUSENBURG ROAD, OR
SHELBY TRAIL

(ALL STREETS WITH SIDEWALKS)

Be advised that the Maintenance Crew is
now available to power clean your sidewalk
at a cost of $5.00 .
Use of your water is required. NO WATER -
NO WASH!
Make checks out to Delray Villas.

If you would like this service, please fill out
a Work Request Form and put it in the mail-
box on the south side of the parking lot.

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“Kenny” The Handyman

Budget Rates
Professional
Home Maintenance & Repair
Free Estimates
561-558-0992

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Law Offices of Gary Gonzalez

Specializing in Wills, Trusts, Family
Law & Traffic Citations in Broward/

Palm Beach
SPECIAL: $249 WILL/TRUST

PO Box 21841, Fort Lauderdale, FL
33335

Phone: 305-724-3895
[email protected]

I WILL BUY:

COINS
STAMPS
GOLD
JEWELRY, ETC.

WANTED

Would you believe there are coins
out there worth:
Dollars - $1 million
Cents - $ 75,000
Nickels - $185,000
Dimes - $1.7 million
Quarters - $ 60,000
Halves - $ 32,000
There are thousands of silver dollars worth $20
to $120,000 in common grades.

Call LES at 561-638-1557 (USAF-retired)

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(Continued from page 8, Book Review)

The language is rich, poetic; the plot is complex and the characters of Rob Ryan and Cassie Maddox
keep you up at night reading to find out the end. Are these cases connected; will Rob finally remember
what happened in the woods, where are the two other children and finally, who did kill the young girl
and why?

As he struggles the reader recognizes that Ryan is losing his grip, trying to keep his bosses from
knowing about his past since his past would have kept him off this case because he would have compro-
mised the investigation. Because of his past he commits serious blunders and violations of boundaries
that put him at odds with his partner and leave him chasing leads on the old mystery as he seems con-
vinced that finding the answers to what happened to his two friends will lead him to find who killed this
young girl and why.

If you are a reader that likes everything neatly tied up at the end this book may be a disappointment.
However, if ambiguity, complexity, poetic language and character and plot development are what you
are looking for then you, too, will enjoy being up all night.

It should be noted this was a debut novel which won the award for best mystery by a first time writer.

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RENTING?

,DENISE FLASTER Realtor, CDPE

Selling season is underway and the market is strong. I am
a Realtor with lots of experience and a Delray Villas Plat
4/5 full time resident.

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Delray Villas Plat 4/5
homeowners association
6675 OVERLAND DRIVE
Delray Beach, FL 33484

MARCH 2015 - Issue 308

CELEBRATORY GREETINGS:

NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE NO.

MONTH/YEAR for Publication

PRINT your celebratory note on the lines below. Enclose check for $2.00 per celebratory note. Send to Linda Solomon 6675 Overland
Drive, Delray Beach, FL 33484. Larger spaces than lines on page 3 are available for and increased fee (see below for schedule).

Schedule of fees for more than 2 lines: We will design the graphic for the background of the card .
Examples: Balloons for Birthday, Couples for Anniversary,
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Full page $20.00 grandchild, etc.,
1/4 page $10.00

 These fees are exclusive to Celebratory Greetings for Plat 4/5 residents only. Fees for any advertisements of goods or services
are determined by another schedule. (See Linda Solomon)

ANNUAL HOLIDAY GREETINGS:

Name
Please enclose a check for $3.00 payable to Delray Villas Plat 4/5 to cover the cost of the three month Holiday Greeting and send to
Linda Solomon.