| November, 2014

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Posted on 06 November 2014 by LeslieM

City employee makes residents feel at home during memorial

Dear Editor:

On Oct. 3, a few dozen of us met at a local bar by the pier to have a small memorial for my brother-in-law Jimmy Wade, who had recently passed away from cancer.

ALL of us grew up here and discussed the changes the city has made. Most of us are not happy that our “little” Deerfield is now trying to be just another revenue-collecting beach mecca.

We loved it when it was more “our” town, and continue to raise our children here. However, this letter is not about our likes and dislikes but about a city employee who made all of us feel that hometown feeling again.

As we all walked to the end of the pier to toss a rose, tell a story and say “goodbye,” the pier attendant named Diva announced over the loud speaker that the group walking down the pier were walking down to honor a brother, uncle and friend who had passed. As we walked, people removed their hats and smiled.

So, although the night was special, Diva made us all come closer for just a moment, made us all smile and ultimately made us feel that this was our “little” Deerfield once again.

With customer service so poor or non-existent nowadays; PLEASE, as you pass the pier, thank Diva for being a wonderful city employee … we think she is.

Corey and Dana Wade

Little Harbor

Deerfield Beach

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HAPPENINGS

Posted on 06 November 2014 by LeslieM

Cat’s Meow & Beauty Bow-Wow

Thursday, Nov. 6, 4 to 8 p.m.

Pompano Beach office 3500 NE 5 Ave. Pompano Beach, FL 33064

Benefits Stray Aid & Rescue in Broward County. Mobile van tours available. Bring a bag of dry cat (or dog) food. Raffles include free aesthetic products and cosmetic services. RSVP: 954-783-2323.

Hayride and Campfire

Friday, Nov. 7, 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Quiet Waters Park, 401 S. Powerline Rd. Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

Also Dec, 12. Tickets are $3.50 per person (ages 3 and up), includes one hayride and one bag of fixings to make s’mores around the campfire. For all ages. Preregistration and prepayment are required. 954-357-5100

Andrew Morris band plays

Friday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m.

McNabs Dockside 200 E. McNab Rd. Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Hometown boy plays country and rock ‘n roll. Call for any other info.: 954-786-8555

First Christian Church Yard Sale

Friday Nov. 7, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 8 a.m. to noon

First Christian Church 1860 NE 39 St. Pompano Beach, FL 33064

Proceeds will go towards the Church Youth and Day School Ministry. For more information, call 954-942-2515.

The Christmas Emporium

Friday Nov. 7, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday Nov. 8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church 100 NE Mizner Blvd. Boca Raton, FL 33429

561-395-8285.

Hillsboro Lighthouse Tour

Saturday, Nov. 8 Starting at 9 a.m.

Sands Harbor Hotel & Marina

125 N. Riverside Dr. Pompano Beach, FL 33062

Tour lighthouse. Get details on what is required at www. hillsborolighthouse.org/tours.

About Boating Safely

Saturday, Nov. 8 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Spanish River Park HQ 3939 N. Ocean Blvd. Boca Raton, FL 33431

$35 for materials. Bring lunch. For questions or R.S.V.P., call 561-391-3600 and leave a message.

Annual Jewelry Sale

Saturday, Nov. 8 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Grace Community Church 600 W Camino Real Boca Raton, FL 33486

Christmas Boutique

Saturday, Nov. 8 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

St. Paul the Apostle Church 2700 NE 36 St. Lighthouse Point, FL 33064

Handmade decorations and gifts, raffles, baked goods. Refreshments available for purchase.

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CLERGY CORNER: The Differential Quotient

Posted on 06 November 2014 by LeslieM

Well, here we are in the midst of another election and once again my neighbor has busied himself sending out e-mails, as he would like everyone to vote for the party and candidates that he, in his infinite wisdom, feels are best for the job.

I don’t know about you, but when I apply for a position, I try and highlight my accomplishments. But I have to wonder, what if, instead of listing my accomplishments, I put down all the reasons why the candidates should not even be considered.

That’s what my neighbor is doing. Not one of his e-mails say anything positive about those he would like everyone to vote for, rather they all spout negatives about the candidates and political party that he is against; and he is rabidly against them.

I did some fact checking and there are a lot of things in those things he forwards that, simply stated, aren’t true. He even earmarks certain ones especially for me and for those who he thinks would have the same concerns that I do. So I get all the ones about how this one or that one is anti-Semitic, or not supportive of Israel. Now, he doesn’t just send one or two; no, I’m talking about multiple e-mails on a daily basis. I have nicely asked him (more than once) to please stop sending them to me, but it would appear each time I do so, it somehow encourages him to send even more.

I’m not quite sure why he thinks behaving in this manner would get me to agree with him. Hammering someone over and over again, well, to me that’s a form of bullying.

Oddly enough, while his goal is to get me to see the world his way, to agree with him, his methods are having just the opposite effect.

And what would happen if he got everyone to see things his way? I can tell you this, if every one of us voted for the same candidate, we would have no need to hold elections. We would have no need for a two-party system. All we would have to do is go to my neighbor and he would tell us who will be our governor, our senator, our congressman and our president.

He was spouting his beliefs at the pool the other day and, at one point, he said that anyone who voted for the other side “was a fool and must hate this country.” And that’s when someone listening said, “We just don’t speak the same language.”

Biblically, we talk about a time where everyone spoke the same language. And, in case you forgot, they began to build a tower, the Tower of Babel. And that’s how I felt about my neighbor’s talk because to me, he was just babbling on. God destroys the Tower of Babel and He purposely differentiated people by making it so they don’t all speak the same language. Do you think for a moment that God did this so that we should hate anyone who speaks a different tongue?

Or maybe, just maybe, He did it so that we could learn to respect one another even though we don’t speak the same language. And, if that’s the case, then maybe we could learn to respect each other despite our differences, our differences in country of origin, skin color, religion and, dare I say it, political leanings.

Shalom my friends,

Rabbi Craig H. Ezring

Rabbi Ezring is the Spiritual Leader of Temple Beth Israel of Deerfield Beach where you can hear his uplifting messages during Shabbat Services (Saturdays – 9:30a.m.). The Temple is located one block South of Hillsboro on the west Side of Military Trail.

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