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Total Shredding – Protecting One Business at a Time

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Total Shredding – Protecting One Business at a Time

Total Shredding – Protecting One Business at a Time

An Interview with Monica Lewis of Total Shredding, LLC

 

AW: Why do you recommend on-site shredding?

TS: We do on-site shredding, which is the most secure option available, conveniently at your location.  We handle businesses and residential.  Employees can drop their confidential documents into a locked container.  We have a shredding truck with a built-in shredder and it’s immediately shredded when we arrive.  Another positive point is that the customer can view the whole process on a televised monitor.

With our shredding equipment, it’s cross shred into small confetti pieces.  We also give a certificate of destruction – businesses need to have that proof.

AW: How long have you been in business?  Where are you located?

TS: We’ve been in business since 2012. We have trucks in 2 different locations in West Palm Beach and we cover the Palm Beach County area.

AW: What type of equipment do you use?

TS: We use a shredding truck that has a shredder built-in.  We use shredding carts and consoles to securely hold the documents.

AW: What other measures can people take to avoid identity theft? 

TS: I encourage everyone to shred everything they have.  This year alone there have been major security breaches, with Capital One data affecting 12 million people, with Quest Diagnostics affecting thousands of people. People need to be security-minded at all times.

AW: Tell us about the education and risk assessment sessions you offer.

TS: We offer an education seminar on keeping your information secure.  Most importantly, we teach people to shred their sensitive documents securely and promptly.

AW: How did you get into this business?  What did you do leading up to it?

TS: I’m a registered nurse, and have been for over 35 years. I realized the need for recycling and the  need for sensitive information to be kept secure.  While big businesses usually have their own solution, there was a need for it with smaller companies and residents.

AW: What’s the most challenging thing about this business?

TS: It’s really just maintaining the truck.  All of the shredding is hard on the truck, and there not many mechanics that can deal with the shredding component of the truck.

AW: What’s the most rewarding thing about this business?

TS: Being able to help others by keeping their info securely shredded.  Also, we recycle 100%.  All of the paper gets recycled at our local recycling center.  It’s also rewarding to get to see a variety of different people in the community.

AW: Tell us about your involvement in the community.

TS: We are members of several chambers.  We do work with the Rotary Club – in Wellington and in Royal Palm Beach.  We also work with Relay for Life , Alzheimer’s Association, the Boy Scouts, Wellington Garden Club. We also work with Teddy Bear Incorporated. They give teddy bears to children in hospitals and provide support throughout Palm beach County. We’re involved with the Lantana Chamber, the Women’s Chamber of Commerce Of Palm Beach County, and the Central Chamber Of Commerce. We hold different community shred events.  For the charity events, we usually charge $5 per box or bag.  All the money from events go back to their organizations.  We also hold shred events for home owner’s associations or communities.  “We live here, and my husband was born and raised here.  What we take in we also like to spend here.  We believe in supporting other businesses in our community.”

 

Total Shredding, LLC


(561) 777-4410

TotalShreddingLLC.com

 INDIANA:  WHERE ‘HOOSIER HYSTERIA’ MEETS HOLLYWOOD

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 INDIANA:  WHERE ‘HOOSIER HYSTERIA’ MEETS HOLLYWOOD

 INDIANA:  WHERE ‘HOOSIER HYSTERIA’ MEETS HOLLYWOOD

By Mike May

When you visit the city of Indianapolis, there are a number of things to do and places to visit.  They range from attending the Indianapolis 500 to visiting The Children’s Museum to strolling through the White River State Park to eating dinner at St. Elmo’s Steakhouse (always order the shrimp cocktail!).  For sports enthusiasts, the city has its own athletic niche.  It’s the home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, and the NBA’s Indiana Pacers.  In the summer, minor league baseball is played at Victory Field by the Indianapolis Indians, the AAA affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.  For sports history buffs, a visit to the NCAA’s Hall of Champions is a must-see exhibit, as well.

For sports and movie fans visiting Indianapolis, it’s worth taking a short road trip to Indiana’s own version of Hollywood.  It’s called Knightstown.  Simply head east out of Indianapolis on Interstate 70.  Less than an hour’s drive from Indianapolis, you’ll see an exit for the historic Hoosier Gym (www.thehoosiergym.com), which is located in Knightstown.  Take the exit for Highway 109 and follow the signs to the Hoosier Gym.  When you get to Knightstown, which is about a 10-minute journey from I-70, it won’t be hard to find the Hoosier Gym.  All signs lead to the Hoosier Gym — Indiana’s version of Iowa’s Field of Dreams.  When you arrive at the Hoosier Gym (355 North Washington Street, Knightstown, Indiana), park your car (for free) along the street, and then walk inside the facility.  By the way, there’s no admission charge to the Hoosier Gym.  How’s that for Hoosier hospitality!  You will quickly realize that it’s the same gym used to produce the 1986 PG-rated movie Hoosiers, which starred Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, and Dennis Hopper.  Do you remember that Hoosiers has been ranked by Sports Illustrated and ESPN as one of the top five greatest sports movies?  In fact, when you walk in the door of the Hoosier Gym, you’ll hear the movie being played in the background and you’ll probably catch Hackman barking out instructions to his Hickory High School boys basketball team.

“The movie is always being played here, from the moment we open every day,” said Ed Ferguson, one of six volunteer tour guides at the Hoosier Gym.

As you recall, the movie is the story about the fictitious Hickory High School boys basketball team’s (the “Huskers”) march to the 1952 Indiana High School Boys Basketball State Championship.  The movie is really an adaptation of a true story based on the journey taken by the Milan High School boys basketball team (the “Indians”) from 1952–54, that culminated with the Indians capturing the 1954 Indiana Boys Basketball State Championship, won by Bobby Plump’s game-winning 14-foot jump shot to secure a 32-30 victory vs. Muncie Central in a game played at Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse in March of 1954.  Hoosiers actually combined games played from both the 1952–53 and 1953–54 seasons for Milan — merging the 1953 quarter-final opponent, the South Bend Central Bears, with the scoring pattern from the 1954 championship win against Muncie Central.  Hollywood has a knack for using poetic license from time to time.  It’s important to note that Hickory’s championship win in the movie was also filmed at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse.

For a movie buff who likes basketball, the experience of visiting the Hoosier Gym is surreal, especially when you step foot inside the gym.  You expect Coach Norman Dale (played by Hackman) to appear with a whistle telling you what to do, where to run, and how hard to do it.  The gym, to this day, looks the same as the day that filming finished in 1985.  And, it is kept that way on purpose.  The movie also explains the phenomenon referred to as Hoosier Hysteria, which is the state of Indiana’s unique obsession with the game of basketball, especially high school basketball.

It’s worth noting that this specific gym was used by Knightstown High School (the “Panthers”) from 1922 to 1966.  From 1966 until the day filming began for Hoosiers in 1985, the gym, for the most part, sat dormant.  Now, it’s a tourist destination, a basketball ‘shrine,’ and one of the Hoosier state’s special ‘treasures’ — all because of a movie about a high school basketball team in a small, rural Indiana town in the early 1950s.  In reality, as the Hoosier Gym’s brochure states, Hoosiers “was about positive values, friendships, family, strength of a community and second chances.”  Hoosiers director David Ansbaugh, a graduate of basketball-crazy Indiana University (and the director of another Indiana-themed sports movie Rudy), succeeded in his effort to communicate that message.

“I think this place is wonderful,” says David Steele, a volunteer guide at the Hoosier Gym.  “I grew up here.  The movie saved our gym.”  It’s worth noting that Steele played basketball at Knightstown High School and is a member of the graduating class of 1963.

When you enter the small lobby of the Hoosier Gym, your eyes wander to the many historical basketball trophies, treasures, plaques, pictures, and memorabilia affiliated with both Knightstown High School and Hoosiers.  One of the first things that you will notice hanging on the wall is the scoreboard used in the movie, made by Fair Play Scoreboard.  Another prominent item in the lobby is the photo of the Hickory High School basketball team (along with its Wilson basketball) and the head coach, played by Hackman.  The eight players on the team were:  #12 Merle Webb (played by Kent Poole), #13 Ollie McPike (played by Wade Schenck), #14 Buddy Walker (played by Brad Long), #15 Jimmy Chitwood (played by Maris Valanis), #21 Everett Flatch (played by David Neidorf), #25 Rade Butcher (played by Steve Hollar), #43 Whit Butcher (Brad Boyle), and #53 Strap Purl (played by Scott Summers).  The star of the team was Chitwood, the movie’s version of Plump.  When visiting the gym, you can take the same game-winning shot that Chitwood took and made — just as you remember from the movie.  Out of respect, it is worth listing the names of the players on Milan’s 1953-54 roster.  They are Bobby Plump, Ray Craft, Bill Jordan, Gene White, Ken Wendelman, Bob Wichmann, Ron Truitt, Glenn Butte, Bob Engel, Rollin Cutter, and Roger Schroder.  Fred Busching was the manager.  Milan’s head coach was Marvin Wood.

Another eye-catching item is the sign showcasing the Hoosier Gym records from 1922-1966.  Those are the real deal.  The categories include most points scored in a game, field goals made in a game, free throws made in a game, 500-point seasons and 1,000-point careers.  The record for the most points scored in a game in the Hoosier Gym is 41.  It was set by Knightstown’s Sam Chase in 1960.

The most unique award on display is a championship cup won by the Knightstown High School boys basketball team which captured the Basket Ball Tournament on January 31, 1925.  The last names of the eight players on the team are inscribed on the cup along with the name of its leader, Coach Miller.

When you actually walk inside the Hoosier Gym, which has free guided tours, you’ll see two flags hanging on the far wall – the Star Spangled Banner and the Indiana state flag.  You’ll also see the two pictures of the Hickory Huskers mascot painted on opposite sides of the gym – just as you remember from the movie.  Seating wise, the gym holds 700 spectators – 325 on one side, 325 on the other side, and 50 on the stage.  On one end of the gym hangs a big banner, which says GO HICKORY All the Way!  There are also banners that indicate that the Huskers won the post-season Sectional tournament in 1931 and 1933.  Again, don’t forget that the setting for the movie is the 1951-52 high school basketball season in Indiana.

The middle of the court features the big gold H in a ‘sea’ of maroon, to signify that this is the home court of the Hickory Huskers – just as you remember from the movie.  As you walk around the court, you will notice that the foul lanes have modern configurations, but back in the 1950s, the ‘paint’ was actually narrower than the current basketball court dimensions.  Those original lines remain visible on the court.  The backboards and rims – made by Gared Sports – are the same ones used in the movie.  The only significant change to the court is the addition of the three-point lines on both ends.  Those, of course, did not exist in the sport of basketball at any level of play in the 1950s.  A final comment about the actual basketball court focuses on the sidelines, which are painted within a few inches of the grandstand walls.  That must have been quite disconcerting for players if they had to dive after a loose ball.

The tour of the facility also includes a look inside the locker rooms which really look like miniature basements, located under the stage and below the surface of the ground.  When you leave the locker rooms, you truly emerge from the depths of the Hoosier Gym.  The locker rooms remain the same — as they were in Hoosiers.  There are three wooden benches that are somewhat cramped together with exposed piping suspended from the ceiling — just as you remember from the movie.  By the way, the showers in the open stalls still work.

“When high school basketball was played here in Knightstown years ago, you had to buy your ticket on Monday because there were none left by Friday’s game,” says Ferguson.

Knightstown comes ‘alive’ every June when the Hoosier Reunion All-Star Classic is contested at the Hoosier Gym.  This two-game series started in 2006 and features the top senior high school boys and girls basketball players in the state of Indiana.  In the first boys All-Star Classic in 2006, soon-to-be NBA players Greg Oden and Mike Conley played in the game – on the same court with the same goals and backboards as were used in Hoosiers.  Inside the Hoosier Gym is its Wall of Fame which has a framed T-shirt commemorating each of the annual boys and girls Hoosier Reunion All-Star Classic games.  The respective rosters of the girls and boys teams from each year are on display as well.  If you know anybody who has played in this game, their name is on permanent display at the Hoosier Gym.  In this game, one of the teams is Team Hickory and the other one is Team Terhune, one of Hickory’s last opponents in this gym in the movie.

Of course, if you want to play a game in the Hoosier Gym or conduct an official basketball practice for your team, it can be rented for $50 an hour.  It’s also open for class reunions, birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, and other special events.  Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Call the Hoosier Gym at 800-668-1895 or 765-345-2100 for details and availability.  In addition to being a tourist attraction, the Hoosier Gym doubles as a community center for the residents of Knightstown.

A number of celebrities from the world of basketball have visited the Hoosier Gym over the years.  Back on May 21, 2004, basketball legends Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Lebron James, and Carmelo Anthony gathered for a photo shoot by ESPN.  A picture of those four basketball greats hangs in the lobby of the Hoosier Gym.

As you get ready to leave Knightstown, make sure you “take some tradition home,” as the gym’s website states.  Any visit to this landmark is incomplete until you purchase a souvenir from the Hoosier Gym.  You can buy a number of items that you can wear or use that will always remind you of your basketball ‘pilgrimage’ to the Hoosier Gym.  The items for sale include full-size and mini Hickory High School basketballs (from Baden Sports), T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, plastic cups, writing pens, lapel pins, basketball piggy bank, a DVD  describing the filming of Hoosiers, or a Hoosiers movie poster.  If all of those items are too expensive for your budget, you can always buy a postcard.

Again, there is no admission charge to visit the Hoosier Gym, but donations of any kind are accepted.  The Hoosier Gym is open every day of the year from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with the exception of New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day.

“It’s always basketball season in Indiana,” states Ferguson.

Now is the time to get your friends together for the ultimate basketball road trip – to the Hoosier Gym (355 North Washington, Knightstown, IN  46148; 800-668-1895)!  Again, to play basketball in this facility will only cost $50 an hour, but the value of the experience will be priceless.  Simply catch a flight to Indianapolis, rent a car, head east along I-70, and take the exit for Highway 109 to Knightstown.  And, then come back to Indianapolis for dinner at St. Elmo’s……and remember to order the shrimp cocktail!

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The author of this story is Mike May, a lifelong basketball fan and player.  He is also an experienced high school basketball coach, who has watched Hoosiers on a number of occasions.  While visiting the Hoosier Gym, he dribbled a basketball on the actual court and then made free throws on both ends before departing.  He encourages you to visit the Hoosier Gym, as well.

 

Komen Florida Names T.A. Walker as Race Chair for 2019

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Komen Florida Names T.A. Walker as Race Chair for 2019

Komen Florida Names T.A. Walker as Race Chair for

2020 South Florida Race for the Cure®

 

West Palm Beach, Fla.– Longtime Komen supporter Tim Allan “T.A.” Walker, WPTV’s Taste & See entertainment reporter, will serve as Race Chair for the 29th annual Susan G. Komen South Florida Race for the Cure in Downtown West Palm Beach. The popular journalist is known for his fun coverage of local events, music, dining, arts, tourism, festivals, and nightlife, but leading up to the 29th annual event, he will use his voice to spread the word on the disease that affects 1 in 8 women in their lifetime, and hundreds of men each year. Walker, who had a scare himself, knows firsthand the importance of the work Komen Florida is doing and the direct impact they are making.

 

“Breast cancer has touched the lives of so many friends, and colleagues,” shared Walker. “I am lucky enough to work for a station that supports women’s health and Susan G. Komen Florida as a whole. We have a platform to reach a great number of people and we do not take that lightly. Providing the most current and impactful information to viewers is important and I know that together as Race Chair and journalist, WE WILL SAVE LIVES.”

 

Walker, who describes himself as a happy-go-lucky troublemaker from Texas, first started in radio in 1995 at a little station in Missouri prior to his short stint as a television news producer at the early age of 19. Following those stints, he interned for David Letterman’s Late Show where he says he researched “just about anything Dave needed to know about before the Internet,” and then went to work as an on-air producer for The Randi Rhodes Show before joining the cast of The Mo and Sally Morning Show on KOOL 105.5.

 

Walker received a Bachelor of Science degree from Southwest Baptist University, and now holds a master’s in integrated marketing from Georgetown University. His Capstone Project helped to guide some of Komen Florida’s marketing, something he has been involved in as a volunteer for a decade.

 

In addition to his role as Race Chair, Walker uses his education, expertise, and extensive media experience to assist the organization as it helps the 13,728 women in Florida diagnosed with breast cancer annually, the 2,704 who lose their battles and the countless others who are yet to be affected.

 

“While the numbers seem staggering, they are steadily improving,” Walker continued. Komen is the first responders to breast cancer and in the last year has expanded its Treatment Assistance Program so patients do not have to choose between treatment or food on the table, has enacted a county-wide Community Breast Health Navigation program that reached 2,000 women in its first year in Delray Beach alone, and is working to advocate for better health care and health care options for Florida women. I have seen firsthand that with timely access to care, we can reduce breast cancer deaths by as much as one-third.”

 

The 2020 Susan G. Komen South Florida Race for the Cure will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the Meyer Amphitheatre in downtown West Palm Beach.

 

Race Day schedule includes:

5:30 a.m.     Race Day Registration opens at Palm Beach Post Centennial Park (South Flagler           

                    Drive between Evernia Street and Fern Street)

7 a.m.     Main Stage Program begins at Meyer Amphitheatre

7-9 a.m. Survivor Café Open

7:30 a.m.     Women’s and Men’s 5K USATF Run (3.1 miles)

8:15 a.m.      Runner’s Awards Ceremony and Entertainment at Meyer Amphitheatre

8:30 a.m.      Acknowledgements/Entertainment at Meyer Amphitheatre

9 a.m.      Warrior/Survivor Recognition Ceremony at Meyer Amphitheatre

9:30 a.m.      5K Walk (3.1 miles) and 1-mile Family Fun Run

10:15 a.m.    Kids T-Shirt Art Contest Awards at Meyer Amphitheatre

10:30 a.m.    Tots Run for the Cure (ages 5 and under) at Flagler & Evernia near Kid Zone

10:45 a.m.    Kids Run for the Cure (ages 6-12) at Flagler & Evernia near Kid Zone

11 a.m.    Event concludes

 

Registration: Visit komenflorida.org/race. Registration fees start at: $25 for adults and survivors; $10 for youth (under 18); and $45 for virtual participation. Adult and survivor fees will increase by $10 starting October 2. All fees will go up an additional $5 the day of Race.

 

Seventy-five percent of net proceeds from the Race will provide screenings, treatment and education in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties. Local programs funded include Bethesda Women’s Health Center, Caridad Center, Department of Health-Broward County, Florida Community Health Centers, Genesis Community Health, Lakeside Medical Center, and Martin Memorial Health Systems. Last year 45,219 local individuals learned about breast cancer including 24 who were diagnosed; 749 benefited from diagnostic services such as clinical exams, diagnostic ultrasounds, and biopsies; 77 received patient navigation services; and 978 received a screening mammogram.

 

The national presenting sponsor of the 2020 Komen South Florida Race for the Cure is Bank of America. Local sponsors as of the date of this release include presenting sponsor, South Florida Ford Dealers, Hubbard Radio West Palm Beach; 97.9 WRMF, New Country 103.1, X102.3, Sunny 107.9, Party 96.3, 850 WFTL & Fox Sports 640 South Florida, WPTV, University of Miami Health System, Tropical Shipping, Good Samaritan Breast Institute, FPL, Comcast, Macy’s, Florida Cancer Specialists, Office Depot, Zebedee Productions, Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, Dunkin’ and Mobil Holmes.

 

Contact: To learn more, email race@komenflorida.org, or visit komenflorida.org/race.   

 

About Susan G. Komen and Komen South Florida

Susan G. Komen is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit while providing real-time help to those facing the disease. Komen Florida is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in the local community. Through events like the Komen South Florida Race for the Cure®, Komen Florida has invested over $14 million in community breast health programs in Palm Beach, Martin, Indian River and St. Lucie counties and has helped contribute to the more than $920 million invested globally in research. For more information, call 561-514-3020 or visit www.komenflorida.org.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Kicks Off  Light The Night Fall Campaign

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Kicks Off  Light The Night Fall Campaign

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Kicks Off  Light The Night Fall Campaign

-Thousands Take Steps Together to Bring Light to the Darkness of Cancer-

(West Palm Beach, 8/28/19) –  The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Palm Beach-Treasure Coast Chapter will celebrate its 2019 Light The Night® with a kickoff breakfast at the FPL Manatee Lagoon in West Palm Beach on September 4th, 7:30-9:00am and at the Boca Marriott in Boca Raton on September 5th, 7:30-9:00am.

 

Light The Night is a fundraising campaign benefiting LLS and their funding of research to find blood cancer cures. Coming together for a common goal, friends, family and co-workers form fundraising walk teams. Millions of consumers also help by donating at retail outlets. Culminating in inspiration and memorable evening walks every fall, participants in 140 communities across North America join together carrying illuminated lanterns to take steps to end cancer – white for survivors, red for supporters and gold in memory of loved ones lost to cancer.

 

“At Light The Night, it is our aim to bring light to the darkness of cancer through research and cures. We are taking steps to end cancer,” said Pam Payne, LLS Executive Director. “The light and warmth we generate delivers hope in time of despair, community in place of loneliness and life-saving research and support for cancer patients and their families LLS’s Light The Night fund treatments that are saving the lives of patients.”

 

This year walks will be held on November 22nd at the FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach and November 23rd at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater in Boca Raton.

 

LLS is at the forefront of the fight to cure cancer, and leaders in advancing breakthroughs in immunotherapy, genomics and personalized medicine. The impact of LLS supported research goes beyond blood cancers. The discoveries made in blood cancer research have led to breakthrough treatments for many cancers and other serious diseases.

LLS was founded by a family for families, beginning 70 years ago at a time when a diagnosis of leukemia was nearly 100% fatal. Now, with the development of new treatments for childhood leukemia, to today’s advances in precision medicine and immunotherapy, LLS has had a colossal impact on advancing cancer cures, and changing the way cancer is treated and the care for patients. 

 

Through its efforts it has invested nearly $1.3 billion in cutting-edge research to advance therapies. Thanks to research, survival rates for patients with many blood cancers have doubled, tripled and even quadrupled since the early 1960s. Yet, despite these advances, about one third of patients with blood cancer still do not survive even five years after their diagnosis.
 

To form a team or to learn more, please call the Palm Beach-Treasure Coast chapter at (561) 616-8682 or visit www.lightthenight.org.

 

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world, provides free information and support services, and is the voice for all blood cancer patients seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated care.Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Rye Brook, NY, LLS has chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.LLS.org. Patients should contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET.

For additional information visit lls.org/lls-newsnetwork. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

 

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Palm Beach-Treasure Coast Chapter

3230 Commerce Place, Suite B

West Palm Beach, FL 33407

(561) 616-8682

www.LLS.org/pb

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Events, September 2019

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Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Events, September 2019

SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS:

Sushi and Stroll Summer Walk Series and Magatama Jewelry Making at

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

September workshops, classes, and demonstrations:

 

Saturday, September 7 
Family Fun: Magatama Necklace 
Time: 12 p.m.–3 p.m. 
Cost: FREE for members or with paid museum admission. No Reservation Required. 

Take a glimpse into ancient Japan and learn about magatama. These stone beads were worn by inhabitants of the Japanese islands over 2000 years ago and have made their way into art today. Design your very own magatama necklace to wear home. 

 

Friday, September 13 

Sushi & Stroll Summer Walk Series 

Time: 5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. 

Price: Adults $8 (ages 11+); Children $6 (ages 4–10); FREE for museum members & ages 3 & under; $3 taiko performance (optional) 

Summer nights in South Florida are something special, especially when they are augmented with taiko drums and a cultural backdrop that can’t be beat. Add a cold drink, a breathtaking sunset, and a stroll through a tranquil garden, and you’ve got Sushi & Stroll! Excite your palate with something delicious from the Cornell Café and visiting food trucks, indulge in shopping at the Museum Store, and tantalize your senses with a drumming performance by Fushu Daiko. Please note that the museum galleries are closed for these special nights. Food and drink are sold separately and are not included in admission price. 

 

About Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2017, Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens has been a center for Japanese art and culture in South Florida since opening in 1977. Morikami invites guests to discover its South Florida’s history, connection with Japan, and explore a series of six diverse gardens, each inspired by a different historical period and style of Japanese gardening. Visitors experience traditional and contemporary Japanese culture through engaging exhibits, varied educational programs and seasonal events, a world-class bonsai display, Pan-Asian cuisine, and a distinctive museum store. The Morikami Museum is fully accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

 

4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446 | 561.495.0233 | morikami.org

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Sandy Lerman: Art for Life Exhibit

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Sandy Lerman: Art for Life Exhibit

Sandy Lerman: Art for Life Exhibit

 

Paul Fisher Gallery

433 Flamingo Dr., West Palm Beach, FL 33401

 

  • WHAT: Come celebrate a life well painted and lived with award-winning artist, Sandy Lerman, for Sandy Lerman: Art for Life on Thursday, September 5th at the Paul Fisher Gallery in West Palm Beach. For more than 50 years, Lerman has been painting reflections of our world and this retrospective will feature more than 25 painting with a broad range of subject matter from nudes and still life to social commentary and the animal kingdom.

    Opening night will include valet parking and the exhibit will run through October 6th.

  • WHEN: Opening night: Thursday, September 5th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

 

  • WHY: Sandy Lerman, a faculty member at the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, has been painting for most of her life and is currently focused on painting striking, acutely observed nudes and large inventive still life paintings which are based on the movement of color across the surface objects.

    Her work has been exhibited in the Society of the Four Arts’ Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, The HORTT Memorial Competition, Valencia State College, Armory Art Center Gallery, Dover Art Gallery, Northwood University Gallery, Palm Beach State College and several pop-up galleries like Continuum in West Palm Beach. Her work is in private collections in New York, Boston, Alaska, Texas, Florida, Bogota, Colombia, Levanzo, Italy and Paris.

    She earned her B.A. in art education from Florida Atlantic University and her M.A. in Educational Leadership at Nova University. Lerman was one of eight teachers hired for a pilot program in the Palm Beach County School District where she co-wrote the elementary and middle school art curriculum all while continuing to paint and exhibit her work.

 

  • ADMISSION: FREE

 

Fighting Cancer Together

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Fighting Cancer Together

Fighting Cancer Together: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Announces Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) as Official Sponsor for Light The Night

–FPL and Light The Night announce collaboration to create a world without blood cancers –

West Palm Beach, FL 8/26/19 The Palm Beach – Treasure Coast Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the world’s largest non-profit health organization dedicated to finding cures and ensuring access to treatments for all blood cancer patients has announced that Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has joined LLS’s 2019 Light The Night®, as a Presenting Sponsor. Light The Night, an annual fundraising event, will take place on November 22, 2019 at the FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.

 

Light The Night is a fundraising campaign benefiting LLS and their funding of research to find blood cancer cures. Coming together for a common goal, friends, family and co-workers form fundraising walk teams. Millions of consumers also help by donating at retail outlets. Culminating in inspiration and memorable evening walks every fall, participants in 140 communities across North America join together carrying illuminated lanterns to take steps to end cancer – white for survivors, red for supporters and gold in memory of loved ones lost to cancer.

“We’re thrilled to have FPL as a sponsor of this year’s Light The Night,” said, Pam Payne Executive Director at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. “We appreciate their generosity and are grateful for their commitment to help make this year’s Light The Night the best yet. We are taking steps to end cancer.”

 

LLS was founded by a family for families, beginning 70 years ago at a time when a diagnosis of leukemia was nearly 100% fatal. Now, with the development of new treatments for childhood leukemia, to today’s advances in precision medicine and immunotherapy, LLS has had a colossal impact on advancing cancer cures, and changing the way cancer is treated and the care for patients. 

 

Through its efforts it has invested nearly $1.3 billion in cutting-edge research to advance therapies. Thanks to research, survival rates for patients with many blood cancers have doubled, tripled and even quadrupled since the early 1960s. Yet, despite these advances, about one third of patients with blood cancer still do not survive even five years after their diagnosis.
 

To form a team or to learn more, please call the Palm Beach – Treasure Coast Chapter at 561-616-8682 or visit www.lightthenight.org.

 

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world, provides free information and support services, and is the voice for all blood cancer patients seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated care.Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Rye Brook, NY, LLS has chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.LLS.org. Patients should contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET.

For additional information visit lls.org/lls-newsnetwork. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

 

Palm Beach – Treasure Coast Chapter

3230 Commerce Place, Suite B

West Palm Beach, FL 33407

561-616-8682

Kravis Center to Host Magnifique Winter Intensive Ballet Auditions

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Kravis Center to Host Magnifique Winter Intensive Ballet Auditions

Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

Magnifique Winter Intensive Auditions

WHO: Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

WHAT: Auditions for the Magnifique Winter Intensive will be held at the Kravis Center on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 1-4 p.m. Students who are selected will participate in the Magnifique Winter Intensive, January 2-6, to train with ballet dancers and instructors from France in the pure tradition of l’Ecole Francaise (the French School).

Founded by Jean-Hugues Feray, former principal dancer with many international companies, including Ballet Florida and National Ballet de Marseille, the Magnifique Winter Intensive will feature faculty including Charles Jude, former star of the Paris Opera Ballet and now artistic director of the Ballet de l’Opera National de Bordeaux; Muriel Maffre, former dancer with the Hamburg Ballet, Monte-Carlo Ballet and San Francisco Ballet; Olivier Pardina, former principal dancer with the Nice Opera House, Bejart Ballet and a principal teacher with the Miami City Ballet School and Stephanie Roublot, former dancer with Ballet de Nancy and now a principal dancer with the Ballet de l’Opera National de Bordeaux.

WHERE: The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401.

WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 15; 1-2 p.m. for grades 4-6 and 2-4 p.m. for grades 7-12

WHY: For over 25 years, the Kravis Center has helped students of all ages fuel their imaginations and expand their lives through comprehensive arts education programs. Last season, nearly 60,000 children from Palm Beach, Broward, Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties attended performances, such as The Lightning Thief, presented in Dreyfoos Hall, through the S*T*A*R Series. The Center’s Admission Waiver Program ensures that no child is denied access to a performance based on ability to pay.

To register for the Magnifique Winter Intensive auditions, please call the Kravis Center Education Department at 561-651-4251 or visit parisballetdance.com. The audition fee is $35; the 5-day Magnifique Winter Intensive tuition is $495.

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GET BACK-TO-SCHOOL AND BACK IN ACTION!

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GET BACK-TO-SCHOOL AND BACK IN ACTION!

GET BACK-TO-SCHOOL AND BACK IN ACTION!

Preschool and After-School Programming at the YMCA of the Palm Beaches

West Palm Beach, Fla. – Summer is out and school is in, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end.  The YMCA of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach has filled its backpack full of preschool programming and after-school activities that foster social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development for kids of all ages in a safe and nurturing environment.

 

From team sports to gravity-defying skateboard lessons, the YMCA of the Palm Beaches also provides an array of options for every after-school interest.  

 

Tiny Tumbling, geared toward kids ages 3-7, will help increase strength, flexibility, endurance, coordination, and balance. Classes are on Tuesdays beginning September 3 through September 26 from 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.  Cost is $80 for members and $120 for nonmembers.   

 

Drills & Skills Youth Basketball focuses on developing a strong skill foundation in all players with age-specific instructions.  The program incorporates technique development, exercise drills, communication skills and sportsmanship. Practice is Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00–5:45 p.m. and Saturdays from 12:00–12:45 p.m. for kids ages 7–13; Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00–5:45 p.m. and Saturdays from 1:00–1:45 p.m. for teens ages 14-18. Sessions: August 19–September 14; September 16–October 12; October 14–November 2; November 4–30; December 2–28. Cost is $50 for members and $70 for nonmembers.  

 

Kickboxing provides a total body workout that targets core strength and balance for all ages and abilities.  Participants will learn self-defense strategies designed to increase range in motion, agility, and more. Classes are Fridays from 5:00–5:45 p.m. for ages 12+. Cost is $5 for members and $8 for nonmembers. 

 

Tae Kwon Do instills confidence and discipline while teaching age-old martial arts techniques. Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30–8:30 p.m. for kids ages 6+. Cost is $40 a month for members and $60 a month for nonmembers. 

 

Private and Semi-Private Swim Lessons – The YMCA is committed to teaching the life-saving skill of swimming to all kids (and adults!). Lessons include water safety skills and stroke development in a fun and supportive environment.  Sessions are 30 minutes.  Private lessons start at $30 for members and $45 for nonmembers. Semi-private lessons start at $85 for 4 sessions for members and $115 for 4 sessions for nonmembers. 

 

Skateboard Lessons at the Y’s 22,000 Oelsner Skate Park offers a thrilling, 60-minute instruction on how to push, turn, ride ramps, drop-in, olli, and kickflip. Cost is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers.  

 

The newly enhanced 2019-2020 preschool curriculum weaves the Y’s values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility into all they do, and believe the skills and values learned in early life are the building blocks for a happy, healthy, centered life.  The YMCA is a Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) provider. 

 

2’s and 3’s: Frog Street

Frog Street is a thematic curriculum that emphasizes language and cognitive development for the 2-year-old set, and expands with an emphasis on social development, literacy development, and foundational math in the 3-year old class. Children love learning with their friend, Max the Frog.  Breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack are included. Swimming lessons are included for children 2 and older as part of the Y’s commitment to drowning prevention. The Y’s Preschool Program also features physical education, Spanish classes, and computer instruction.Annual registration fee is $80, and school fees start from $145. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Financial assistance is available. 

 

VPK: The Letter People

The YMCA’s VPK curriculum incorporates the phonics-based reading readiness curriculum, The Letter People. This is a fun, engaging, and motivational educational tool that is loved by students, teachers and parents alike.

 

For more information on memberships and programming, please contact Lisa Fisher at (561) 968-9622 or email lisa.fisher@ymcapalmbeaches.org.

 

YMCA of the Palm Beaches is located at 2085 S. Congress Avenue in West Palm Beach.

 

About the YMCA of the Palm Beaches

Since 1917, YMCA of the Palm Beaches has served Palm Beach County, working side-by-side with local families and neighbors to strengthen the community. Each year, the nonprofit organization provides hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships for local youth and family programs. This is made possible through community support, fundraising initiatives, and individual and corporate donations. The Y’s 18-acre campus includes a fitness center, skate park, early learning center, after-school care, multi-purpose room, spin and yoga studio, and aquatic center. For more information or to donate, please visit ymcapalmbeaches.org or call (561) 968-9622.

 

A PAGE FROM THE LOST DIARY OF ULYSSES S. GRANT

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A PAGE FROM THE LOST DIARY OF ULYSSES S. GRANT

A PAGE FROM THE LOST DIARY OF ULYSSES S. GRANT

By Don Conway

      Ulysses S. Grant was known as a hard drinking, hard fighting General of the Union Army during the Civil War. His reputation as a hard drinker, though not an alcoholic, was earned early in his military career during a period of long separation from his wife and family. His drinking habits modified significantly as he matured and were not a factor during his most critical years and battles of the Civil War. Yet the reputation stayed with him.
       Following his graduation from West Point in 1843 he served with honor during the Mexican American War of 1846-48. He distinguished himself at the battles of Monterey, Molina Del Rey, and Chapultepec and emerged from that war as a seasoned Captain in the U.S. Army. For the first time, he considered a permanent career in the military. However, the financial strains of his growing family led him to retire from the Army in 1854 to try his hand at civilian life. The several business ventures that he entered into were not successful and at one point he ended up selling firewood on street corners in St. Louis, Missouri.
       With the start of the Civil War in 1861, Grant reenlisted in the Army with his former rank. Initially assigned as a quartermaster he yearned for a combat assignment. Despite his reputation as a superb equestrian and trainer of horses, it was not until 1861 that he finally got his wish. What followed were a series of critical battles in which Grant proved himself a skillful and aggressive field commander. The list of battles in which he participated is impressive: Shilo (1862), Vicksburg (1863), Missionary Ridge (1863), The Wilderness (1864) and Cold Harbor (1864).

          One notorious incident involving Grant occurred in 1862. It became known as General Order No 11. Grant had been given command of a military district which consisted of the states of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky. He became aware of a black market involving the sale of southern cotton which he believed was helping to finance the South’s rebellion. He also came to believe that this trade was being run “mostly by Jews and other unprincipled traders”. On December 17, 1862, he issued his General Order No. 11, which ordered the expulsion of all Jews in the three States under his jurisdiction. President Lincoln was inundated with protests from Jewish Community leaders, members of Congress and the press. Lincoln revoked the order on January 4, 1863. During his presidential campaign of 1868, Grant stated that he had issued the order only as a way to control certain Jews who had caused the problem in the first place.
              July 1863 saw dual victories for the Union armies at Vicksburg Under U.S. Grant’s leadership, and at Gettysburg under General George Meade. While casualties were high for both the Union and the Confederacy; General Lee’s defeat was the greater in that he was never able to fully replace the troops he lost at those two battles.
              The battle of Cold Harbor in July 1864, lasted for thirteen days and resulted in 52,788 Union casualties as opposed to 32,907 on the Confederate side. The country and the Northern press castigated Grant for these horrendous losses and for a while referred to him as “the Butcher” In later years, as President of the United States, Grant admitted that Cold Harbor was one of the two battles he regretted most. The other was Vicksburg.

          Lee’s retreat from Pennsylvania into Virginia to protect Richmond, the Capital of the Confederacy. set the stage for the siege of Richmond-Petersburgh and his eventual Western retreat to Appomattox and surrender.

          Mississippi State University is the repository of millions of U.S. Grant’s papers covering all relevant periods of his life and Presidency. While there are a number of memoir documents nothing like a personal diary had ever been found until 2015 when a secret, “lost diary” was discovered amongst some of his Civil War belongings. The entry shown below is dated April 6, 1865, three days before General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.

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Apr. 6, 1865

Thursday

Thank you, God, for sending me Phil Sheridan. He has been absolutely clairvoyant about General Lee’s movements over these last five days. When the old Gray fox abandoned Petersburgh Sheridan rightly predicted that he would attempt to move his army South to join Johnston in North Carolina. Sheridan and his cavalry stopped him cold at Five Forks and forced the Rebs to head West. And so it has been over these last five days. Every time Lee thought he had found a way through my lines Sheridan blocked his path and drove him further West. Now I think we have the Rebs in a pincer movement between Mead at his rear and Sheridan at his front. My concern over the next two days is to get Gibbon’s infantry to Appomattox in time to reinforce Sheridan. If we succeed Lee must sue for surrender and bring an end to this nightmare war.

I have begun to formulate my terms for Lee’s surrender. In general, it is not my intention to punish or humiliate the Confederates. After all, following the surrender, they will be American citizens again. They must be allowed to return to their homes with dignity and some resources to begin rebuilding the South. I am inclined to allow them to keep their horses and side arms and to provide them with rations for their journey home. I have decided to Grant General Lee and his officers an amnesty following their oath not to take up arms against the Union again.

With God’s blessings, we will begin to rebuild this country again.

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Don Conway is an award-winning Architect and Writer (two golds and a silver medal from a national writing competition) also a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University. Says he is working hard on book number four.

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