RESULTS

• 40 Boats registered.
• 25 Boats weighed fish.
• 1st Place Boat: REEL MUSIC. Total weight 106 lbs. also had the largest Cobia at 43 lbs. Total winnings $1,500.
• 2nd Place Boat: SEA OTTER. Total weight 98.2 lbs. also had the largest King Fish at 43.4 lbs. Total winnings $1,000.
• 3rd Place Boat: BIG WAVE. Total weight 77 lbs. also had the largest Wahoo at 42.2 lbs. Total winnings $750..
• 4th Place Boat: REEL BAIT. Total weight 64 lbs. Total winnings $ 500.
• 5th Place Boat: BOAT OF HOURS Total weight 59.6 lbs. Total winnings $ 250.
• 1st Place Jr. Angler: Brian aboard REEL LINE. Two King Fish. Total weight 37.8 lbs.
• 2nd Place Jr. Angler: Coral aboard KELLY ANN. One King Fish. Weight 18.2 lbs.
• Tied for 3rd Place:
• Dillon aboard REEL BAIT. One King Fish. Weight 16.8 lbs.
• Joe aboard CREW ZING. One King Fish. Weight 16.8 lbs.
• The Pompano Beach Offshore Anglers held a raffle and donated $ 200.
• The fishing participants donated $ 200from a Heavy Weight Calcutta.
• Total donation to the Special Olympics Broward $ 3,400.00

St. Coleman Men’s Club would like to thank all the sponsors, participants and volunteers who make this event a great success.

By Gary Curreri

Deerfield Beach’s Chris Arnold has been playing golf for nearly eight years, but never had a hole-in-one until he aced the Par-3, 190-yard fifth hole at Crystal Lake Country Club recently.

“I just hit an easy 5-wood on a windy day and flew the ball into the hole landing on the lip making a keyhole,” said the 45-year-old Arnold, who plays to a 15-handicap. “I was pretty excited. I’ve had some birdie chip-ins and hit balls in out of the bunker, but this is tops for me.”

Arnold said he saw the ball hit close to the middle of the green near the hole and thought it went long. His two playing partners, Steve Mowry and Will Jorge, were both searching long and short of the green trying to locate the ball.

“I had landed right on the edge of the hole and it blew the side of the hole up,” said Arnold, a cabinetmaker, who said he got as close as 1-ft., 9 in. about a year ago. “It looked like a keyhole, so it went straight in the hole, no bounce, no nothing and, on the bottom of the cup, there was some turf. The whole cup was filled with turf. Will spotted it in the bottom of the cup and I screamed, ‘don’t touch it.’ I ran over and pulled it out. I couldn’t play the next few holes (at all), I was so excited.”

Arnold, who tries to play once or twice a week, said what made it so exciting was the way the ball entered the hole.

“It basically flew into the hole,” Arnold said. “It never bounced and rolled. It literally just flew into the cup. I never realized it went in like that.”

Simply soccer camp slated

Simply Soccer has its final summer soccer camp in Pompano August 13-17. Registration is being held at the Pompano Beach Civic Center. The soccer camp is for boys and girls, ages 5-14, of all skill levels, who are taught a variety of soccer skills from dribbling to shooting.

There are three sessions each day ranging from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Cost is $100 weekly); extended hours camp is available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for $125 each week, and a Tiny Tot program is offered for kids ages 5 and 6 from 9 a.m.to noon for $55 weekly.

Campers must bring a soccer ball, swimsuit, shin guards, water bottle and lunch. For more information, call Pompano’s Parks and Recreation Department at 954-786- 4119 or 954-786-4111.

By Dave Montalbano

AdventuresOfCinemaDave.com

Madoff and Scott Rothstein … three mega millionaires whose fall from power became a public spectacle. As history often reminds us, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

Two films, Farewell My Queen and Queen of Versailles, open tomorrow that explore that famous George Santa-yana’s historical quotation, but with a humane perspective.

Farewell My Queen is taken from the perspective of Sidonie Laborde (Léa Seydoux), the Lady-in- Waiting to Queen Marie Antoinette (Diane Kruger). The Queen and the maiden share a love of reading saucy books from the royal library. With an emphasis upon fantasy, these two overlook neighborhood poverty and that dead rats are floating up the river. After the storming of the Bastille, the Queen’s decadent reign starts to crumble.

A French movie with English subtitles, Farewell My Queen has a touch of Upstairs/Downstairs and Downtown Abbey. For history junkies, this film presents Castle Versailles with glorious cinematography. As the queen who suffers from attention deficit disorder, Diane Kruger provides a grand performance, mixing public generosity with acute selfishness. Farewell My Queen is a beautiful downer.

The Queen of Versailles is closer to home, Orlando actually. The film opens with construction of 90,000 sq. ft. home, modeled after Castle Versailles. Westgate timeshare mogul David Siegel is building this palace for his trophy wife Jackie because he can afford to do so.

However, when the stock market collapses in 2008, Siegel can no longer do the things he wants to do. As David struggles to keep his empire afloat, Jackie is clueless about her financial peril.

As the modern Queen of Versailles, Jackie is presented as a loving mother with one adoptive child, many dogs and exotic pets. As David becomes more stressed over his financial woes, Jackie cannot grasp the concept of potential poverty.

Unlike the devious qualities of Helmsley, Madoff and Rothstein, the most scary aspect about The Queen of Versailles is how one can relate to the Siegels; they can be a family member or a neighbor. As Farewell My Queen and The Queen of Versailles remind us, pride before a fall is a human characteristic.

By Emily Rosen

ERosen424@aol.com

www.emilyrosen424.com

I’ve been to almost every state in this country … drove a car in most of them, stopped at red lights as required. But in the past almost 20 years, since living full-time in Florida, I have whiled away what seems like the equivalent of my entire adolescence waiting for lights to turn green.

What? You too?

You can’t win with Florida traffic lights. You just have to plan your day to include so much extra time, depending on how far you’re going, for waiting until the left lane, the right lane and all the turning lanes have had it. And then, when it finally turns green, have you noticed, that you can barely make the street crossover before – whoops – RED again. And of course, if you are the fifth car behind the front-runner, you’re stuck for another three minutes. (Yes, I’ve timed it – and go add up all those three “minuteses” over 20 years and counting.)

I’ve learned that when you can’t change a bad situation, you have two choices: get out of the situation or make it userfriendly. Okay, since I’m not about to stop driving, how to find the user-friendly approach?

First – what not to do: Definitely, no texting. Three minutes may seem like an eternity at a traffic stop, but it’s a snippet when you’re engaged in serious text-talk. (Actually, I don’t text, but I feel obligated to address those of you who do.) And that goes for voice talk too, unless you have bluetooth, which is like having a talking passenger in the car. And that often leads to real distraction and missed turns or exits and, in my experience, has taken me far, far out of my way. And then, I have to deal with the cost of gas.

You do, however, have time to redo your lipstick at long traffic lights, or, if you are a male, you could get in a quick shave of your left check with your portable shaver that you have placed handily in the arm rest compartment. And needless to say, you will save the right cheek for the next red light.

You could count the Lamborghinis parked next to you. Really? Or you might be an avid listener to books on tape. This is my solution, and I often pray for red lights so that I can hear more of my book. User-friendly, right? Talk radio, or music, are obvious options.

Think about just thinking. This is my latest favorite activity, and many of us do not even know all the possibilities that exist in that area. Forget that you’re late for your doctor appointment. He won’t take you on time anyway. Think positive thoughts – you’re at the beach, on a mountain top, strolling on the Champs Elysee, window shopping on the Ponte Vecchio, staring deep into the Grand Canyon or riding the donkey on the Angel trail, straddling the crevices in Cappadocia, undulating on a camel in the Sahara, eating a hot dog at Coney Island. That’s the kind of “tripping” that’ll get you to your destination without a frazzle and all finetuned and stress free.

Leave the road rage to the guy with the finger. Learn to treat heavy traffic and red lights as your friendly dispenser of peace and calm. And, let me know if this works for you. If it does, I’ll try it too.

I was talking to a Broward Sheriff Officer I know who works in Deerfield Beach. I told him that he almost caught me speeding a few days before that. I told him where he was, and that he had just pulled the person a few cars in front of me over. Of course, I was bragging because I got away with it and the other person did not. However, he said something to me that stuck with me and I will never forget what he said. He said very plainly, “You speed because you don’t see the results of it every day.” I kind of blew it off with that whatever attitude, but then I began to think. Why do I have to see the results of speeding to make me drive the speed limit? I know what kind of things can happen, and I don’t have to see it to believe it. Then, I began to think about God’s word and what the Bible has to say about so many different things that are relevant to my life. I began to think about all the things I have learned from the Bible. Doubting Thomas got his nickname because he was the doubter and he had to see it to believe it.

JOHN 20:26-29

26 Eight days later, the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. “Peace be with you,” he said.

27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!”

28 “My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed.

29 Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.”

NLT

The emphasis throughout the Gospel of John is on believing. There are nearly 100 references in this Gospel to believing in Jesus Christ. The Bible says that “faith comes from hearing the word of God,” not from seeing with your eyes. We do not only believe what we see, but, we believe what we cannot see. We have faith in our God. The Bible also says that “without faith, it is impossible to please God.” We must have faith to please God, yes, but we must believe. If we have to see in order to believe, then we are looking for a sign that requires no faith at all, on our part, only sight. If we are looking for something we need to see in order to believe, then what will happen when we see something that is the opposite of what we want or what we are praying for? We not only believe and have faith in things that we cannot see, but we also need to have faith when things actually look bad and when we are praying for one thing, but the exact opposite is happening. We need to have faith in God’s word and trust Him. Do not quit, do not give up, and never give in. Keep Praying!

Tony Guadagnino is the pastor at Christian Love Fellowship Church.

By Gary Curreri

Tournament Director Mike Goodrich couldn’t have been happier as a record number of golfers turned out recently for the 5th annual Frankie Foundation Golf Tournament at Palm Aire Country Club.

“We certainly had the biggest field we ever had with 240 golfers and a waiting list,” said Goodrich, 49, of Coral Springs, who said the tournament was staged to raise money and awareness for automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

“We certainly didn’t want to overburden the golf course with slow play, so we kept it at 240 on purpose.”

“You can’t put words on it,” said Goodrich, whose efforts with the foundation have helped raise more than $300,000 in five years.

“Frankie (Speciale) was a very, very special person to everyone and the impact he had on everyone he touched was great. You can see that by the turn-out that we get every year, either with the players, volunteers, sponsors … he was a friend of everybody.”

Goodrich said the scramble/ best ball tournament, on two courses at Palm Aire Country Club in Pompano Beach, raised $70,000 from in-kind donations, tournament fees and the LIVE auction.

More than 30 AED units have been awarded to cities and municipalities in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Goodrich said the Sheridan House and church groups have also been given AEDs.

They also award four $1,000 scholarships annually in Speciale’s name to deserving high school seniors. Speciale died of a massive heart attack while playing in a recreational men’s soccer league match in Deerfield Beach in 2007. Even though the 1982 graduate of Pompano Beach High School was given CPR immediately, his life could not be saved. It is believed an automated external defibrillator might have made the difference in him surviving.

Goodrich, president of the Frankie Foundation and classmate of Speciale’s, said the tournament has grown over the years. The first tournament at Colony West drew a capacity crowd of 144 golfers.

On the Oaks course, Ryan Romero, Jay Guerrieres and Luis Guerrieres won with a 59, while Tom Cooper, Jim Fry, Troy Parra Jr. and Pete Tagget were second with a 60, and won by a match of cards over Doug Chasser, John Dedes, Connor MacBeth, and Ian Shinnick, who took third with a 60.

Dustin Major, Jon Major, Frank Major and Bob Salico shot a 61 to win on the Cypress Course, while Dan Calleja, Shawn Cevra, Howard Nash and Marlon Thompson took second with a 63.

The tournament will be played at Woodlands Country Club next year. Palm Aire, which was purchased by ClubLink last fall, suggested the tournament move to Woodlands because its banquet facility can accommodate the 240 golfers.

By Dave Montalbano

AdventuresOfCinemaDave.com

There was no denying the edgy anticipation for the first showing of The Dark Knight Rises at the Museum of Discovery IMAX Theater last Friday afternoon.

After the horrendous news from Aurora, Colorado, management and ushers were serious- but-happy to see everyone show up for their sold-out screening. They acknowledged the police officers and they also mentioned that there were undercover police officers in the audience. Audience safety was paramount.

Marketing & Communications Director Marlene Janetos then asked for a moment of silence before the film began. When the film began, the “eleephant was out of the auditorium” and the audience felt safe to enjoy the most anticipated film of the year, guilt-free.

Like Marvel’s The Avengers, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises managed to live up to unrealistic expectations. With new characters like Bane (Tom Hardy) and Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway) added to the mix, this Dark Knight film stands on its own. But a review of Batman Begins, which broadens character motivations, will provide extra pleasure.

There is a human element that director Christopher Nolan has captured in this comic book mythology. It is also worth noting that in the end credits, actor Christian Bale is listed as Bruce Wayne, not Batman. Unlike the campy Adam West Batman from 46 years ago, this Bruce Wayne is closer to John Wayne realism.

A man seasoned by violence since childhood, Bruce Wayne is weary from his previous battles. Peace has come to Gotham City, but at the cost of the souls of Bruce Wayne and Police Commissioner Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman), who thought it was better to glorify a false legend than to face the truth.

Reality kicks back when master terrorist Bane arrives. A mastermind and first class monster, Bane organizes his army of criminals and unleashes inferno upon the citizens of Gotham. Unlike the mentally unbalanced adversaries of the previous movies, Bruce Wayne faces his most dangerous and disciplined challenge yet.

The themes about politics, violence and criminology are deep with well-balanced arguments. However, this is not a doctorate dissertation; this film is a human story behind the masks. Clocking in at 2¾ hours, The Dark Knight Rises is pure cinematic popcorn-eating escapism, best seen on the big screen.

We had a patient at Catholic Hospice who happened to be of the Muslim faith. We did not have a Muslim cleric on staff and so it was that the chaplains from a fellow Mid-East faith … our rabbis … were called to find out if they had any contact within the local Islamic community.

It might surprise you to learn the rabbis did, indeed, have such contacts for chaplaincy and pastoral care issues, but, sadly, one contact could not be reached and the other had recently moved out of the area.

We did not feel comfortable sending a team chaplain rather than one of the same faith as the patient.

The patient’s father, a traditional Muslim, had traveled from a far-off land to be here at his son’s side and he wanted to make sure all was done according to his religious tradition. Now, here is where it could have gotten really complicated. You see, the patient’s wife was not Muslim. Theirs was an intermarriage. His wife was Catholic.

Thankfully, she agreed to respect her husband’s faith and showed great respect to her father-in-law as well. I must say, this was a nice change from having to deal with familial differences that often lead to horrific situations.

Our hospice rabbis went on a search far and wide. One of the people contacted happens to be the medical director at St. Johns, which is a part of Catholic Health Services. I don’t know if you have ever had the privilege of meeting Dr. Jules, but he is a mensch, a good-hearted soul … sweet as can be, and his heart is pure gold.

He happens to be a brother of the Muslim faith. I asked for his help in finding someone for our hospice patient and the patient’s family, to see that everything was done in a way that would give true comfort and respect to those under our care.

I let him know that the patient was not expected to survive more than a few days and, now, as Paul Harvey would say, the rest of the story.

I ran into Dr. Jules the other day. He let me know that no fewer than 30 Muslim brothers, including Dr. Jules himself, went to visit this man and his family. They recited the proper prayers and performed the proper rituals and, when the time came, they made sure the person was buried per Muslim tradition.

But what really sent a glow through my heart and soul was when Dr. Jules told me that the father asked him how so many brothers found out about his son and Dr. Jules told him that it was because of the rabbi from Catholic hospice and, on hearing that, tears began to fall from the face of this traditional Muslim from a foreign land, who was facing the passing of his beloved son.

Imagine that … only in America can one find a rabbi working for The Diocese (with Catholic hospice) who finds a Muslim brother and, in the process, three faith groups come together to comfort a family facing the loss of a loved one.

Catholic, Jew, Muslim … dealing with our differences, respecting one another, working in tandem to provide comfort to all those under our care. That’s what chaplaincy is all about, that’s what Hospice is about. May G-d bless us one and all!

Shalom, salaam and peace my friends,

Rabbi Craig H. Ezring

Rabbi Ezring is a member of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains and serves in this capacity in a number of Health Care settings in the area including Advocate Home Care Services and L’Chayim Jewish Hospice in Partnership with Catholic Hospice of Broward County.

By Gary Curreri

For nearly three decades, Highlands Christian Academy has combined fun and instruction with outstanding results at its annual summer basketball camp.

Now, in its 27th year, Highlands Christian Academy hosted more than 100 players in two separate sessions.

The first session attracted the older students (7th through 12th graders) who met from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There were a total of 55 players.

The younger athletes (2nd through 6th graders) met from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the second session. There were 50 that week.

Jim Good, the school’s athletic director and boys’ varsity basketball coach, said a typical day included morning devotion, warm-up runs, stretches, ball handling, dribbling and Gatorade contests. Each day, a certain competition was done: 1 on 1, 2 on 2, free throw competition and hot shots competition.

“We went to lunch at Chick-fil-A and CiCi’s Pizza,” Good said. “In the afternoon, we played 5 on 5, full court games. Reg Cook started the camp back in 1985, and it is our most popular athletic camp at HCA.

Other athletic camps the school provides include cheerleading, softball, flag football, indoor soccer, volleyball and golf.

The head coaches for the two weeks of camp were Jim Good (boys varsity), Luke Still (boys’ JV), Josh Good (boys’ junior high) and Kelly Fichtner (girls’ varsity).

Several varsity athletes at the school also helped out during the second week to earn community service hours.

Soccer camps slated

Simply Soccer has two summer camps remaining in the city of Pompano. The dates are July 23-27 and August 13-17. Registration is being held at the Pompano Beach Civic Center. The soccer camp is for boys and girls, ages 5-14, of all skill levels, who will be taught a variety of soccer skills from dribbling to shooting. There are three sessions each day, ranging from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (cost is $100 weekly); extended hours camp is available: from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for $125 each week, and a Tiny Tot program is offered for kids ages 5 and 6 from 9 a.m.to noon for $55 weekly.

Campers must bring a soccer ball, swimsuit, shin guards, water bottle and lunch. For more information, call the city of Pompano Parks and Recreation Department at 954-786- 4119 or 954-786-4111.

Men’s softball league begins

The city of Pompano Beach’s summer softball league began on July 9. The league, which plays its game at the Pompano Community Park 4-Fields Complex, offers games on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nights from 6:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Teams with a little more experience play on Wednesday nights. All-star events such as a Home Run Derby and special prizes will be offered throughout the season. There is a fully operational concession stand.

For more information, call 954-786-4119 or visit www.leaguelineup.com/ pompano.

By Dave Montalbano

AdventuresOfCinemaDave.com

With science fiction becoming a big thread in popular culture, San Diego’s Comic-Con, held July 12-15, is as much a summer pastime as baseball, hot dogs and pecan pie. While predicting next summer’s blockbuster hits, (Iron Man 3, Pacific Rim), Comic-Con acknowledges the universe of Star Trek and Star Wars, Marvel Comics with ancient myths and legends. Last year, Snow White was the woman in the Spotlight.

A German oral tradition that was put to paper by Brothers Grimm, the retelling of Snow White usually involves these elements – seven dwarfs, a forbidden forest, a talkative mirror and an evil queen who wants to harm an innocent adolescent girl.

While the most iconic film has been Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, this young lady has worked steadily for 65 years and met The Three Stooges. This year, two Snow White flicks have been released, but the evil queen stole both shows.

Julia Roberts looked into Mirror Mirror in her guise as the evil queen. Directed by Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall), this rendition contains spellbinding visual composition and a vivid color palette. The emphasis is on humor and Roberts exudes broad comedic villainy. Mirror Mirror is over-the- top, but fun.

Snow White and the Huntsman features Charlize Theron as the evil queen. Seduced by her own beauty, this evil queen is more warrior than Robert’s evil queen. Therefore, she is more of a match for Snow White, portrayed by Kristen Stewart.

Given Stewart’s resume, Snow White and the Huntsman feels like an episode of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. This time, Snow White is aided and abetted by Thor, oops, I mean actor Chris Hemsworth, as the Huntsman.

More grounded in “reality” than Mirror Mirror, Snow White and the Huntsman will satisfy the medieval crowd until The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is released in December.