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Voters were lined up at Dixon Hall before 7a.m.  voting was steady through

8:30a.m.  City residents were voting for Commissioners and some for

the Presidential primary.  Early polling by ObserverTV showed a 3 to 1

vote in favor of Romney at St. Ambrose Church for the Presidential primary.

We will be out all day and LIVE tonight in LHP

to call the city election results. To see video of early morning voting

click on ObserverTV

Becky Lysengen arrives at

Dixon Hall to cast her vote.

The Observers paperboy Paul Kepinski votes for the first

time in the presidential

primary as a republican

after just turning 18

a few weeks ago

Boca Raton Womans’ Club Benefit luncheon meeting

Thursday, Oct. 13, 11:30 a.m.

Via Addison Country Club, 6200 Boca Del Mar Dr., Boca Raton, FL 33433

Benefits Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA). Speaker-Jilliane Hoffman, former Assistant State Attorney, prosecutor, author of four legal thrillers. $25 per person.  561-368-2207.

Flu vaccines

Friday, Oct. 14, 3:30 until 6 p.m.

Dixon Ahl Hall (across from City Hall), 2220 NE 38 St., Lighthouse Point, FL 33064

City of LHP Employees only. $25 per person (cash only) for Flu/H1N1 vaccine (walk-ins are welcome). Medicare recipients will be inoculated free with copy of Medicare documentation and photo ID. Copies will be turned over to Medicare for payment. 954-784-3425.

LHP 2011 Fall Sports registration

• Pee Wee Flag Football Registration

Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m.

Frank McDonough Park, 3500 NE 27 Ave., Lighthouse Point, FL 33064

Ages 7 to 9. 954-943-6500.

• Youth Soccer Registration

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m.

Dan Witt Park, 4521 NE 22 Ave., Lighthouse Point, FL 33064

Ages 10 to 13 (cannot be 14 before Dec. 1). 954-943-6500.

First Annual Trinity Church Fish Fry Festival

Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church, 3901 NE 22 Ave., Lighthouse Point, FL 33064

Free event, open to the public. Features local vendors, merchants and food. Live performances by local bands and musicians. 954-941-8033.

Blessing of the Animals

Sunday, Oct. 16, 9:30 a.m.

Saint Martin’s Episcopal Church, 140 SE 28 Ave., Pompano Beach, Florida 33062

Pet parade line-up and service at 10 a.m. Accompanied by bagpipes, Rev. Bernard Pecaro will lead procession on horseback from the north parking lot into  church. Pets and owners invited to come to altar for blessing. Food court, children’s games, bounce house, face paintings and petting zoo to follow. 954-941-4843.

Celebrate National Friends of the Library Week

Sunday, Oct. 16, 5 p.m.

Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library, 2800 NW 9 Ct. ,Pompano Beach, FL 33069

Friends membership and recruitment drive. 954-357-7771.

Sukkot Family Picnic

Sunday, Oct. 16 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

B’nai Torah Congregation, 6261 SW 18 St. , Boca Raton, FL 33433

Early Childhood Center playground-waterpark (for children 5 and under). Field Day activities with a coach, crafts and more! Boxed lunches and drinks available. $12- non-member adults/ $7- non-members/ children. 561-392-8566.

Sukkot for Singles

Monday, Oct. 17, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 

B’nai Torah Congregation, 6261 SW 18 St., Boca Raton, FL 33433

Open to all Jewish Singles 55+ in the community.  Enjoy wine and light appetizers. $10 pre-paid reservations/ $15 at door. 561-392-8566, ext. 349 for reserva-tions. www.bnai-torah.org.

DB Chapter of Hadassah meeting

Monday, Oct. 17, noon

Century Village, Activity Center, 3501 W. Dr., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

Goldie Witrock will discuss “Jewish Spies in the American Civil War.” Refreshments served. Guests welcome. 954-427-6265 or 954-427-9902.

Light Up a Life

Monday, Oct. 17, 5 to 11 p.m.

Emma Lou Olson Civic Center Auditorium, 1801 NE 6 St., Pompano Beach, FL 33060

Concert to benefit Our Father’s Soup Kitchen and  The St. Laurence Chapel. $15, buffet included. Tickets can be purchased at Emma Lou Olson Civic Center.
954-786-4111.

Zonta Club meets

Tuesday, Oct. 18, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., followed by lunch (noon)

Duffy’s Grille, 401 N. Federal Hwy., Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Guest Speaker, Poppi Mercier, executive director of the Boca Raton Children’s Museum, will bring the membership up to date on the new addition to the Museum’s campus, The Rickards House (and Jason’s Music Hall). 561-392-2223.

History at High Noon

Wednesday, Oct. 19, noon to 1 p.m.

Old School Museum (adjacent to City Hall), 232 NE 2 St., Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Paul “Cowbone” Buster shares Seminole culture and history through artifacts and song.  Bring bag lunch.  Drinks and dessert provided. 954 429-0378.

SAVE THE DATE:

• Garden Club of Lighthouse Point meeting

Thursday, Oct. 20,11a.m.

St. Paul’s Educational Hall, 2700 NE 36 St., Lighthouse Point, FL 33064

Guest speaker: Asif Ali, Natural Resource Specialist. “Know the Flow” – What we  should know about South Florida’s precious water. Free. Refreshments served. 954-975-9157 or www.lhpgc.org.

• 2011 U.S. Army/South FL Business Leaders Summit

Thursday, Oct. 20, 6 p.m.

Hilton Deerfield Beach, 100 Fairway Dr., Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Free. Business casual attire. MUST RSVP BY OCT. 13.  305-403-8479.

• Deerfield Chamber After Hours

Thursday, Oct. 20, 5:30 p.m.

Sign-A-Rama, 1101 S. Powerline Rd., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

954-428-7446. www.signaramadeerfield.com.

• BSO PAL Open House

Saturday, Oct. 22, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

DB Fire Station, upstairs, 928 E. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Find out about their boxing programs and their new music program, a great outlet for kids! 954-778-0174.

Lighth­­ouse Point business owners are heading to city hall next week to protest a recent crackdown on the sign ordinance. Business owners have turned off their open signs rather than pay fees and permits to keep them on in protest of a sign ordinance that is now being enforced in Lighthouse Point.

“Many retail store fronts have a neon “OPEN” sign in their front windows so that customers can know that the location is open for business,” said Pac N Send owner Penni Morris who is upset about being visited by code enforcement over an open sign. “It is an invitation to stop in. We have been issued warnings and violations, and are being required to get a permit for these lighted open signs which include appearing before the community appearance board.  An open sign should not be considered advertising, but rather an essential part of letting the public know we are open for business.”

Morris isn’t the only business owner upset. Graeme Donald at Daily Grind said he turned his sign off in protest of the fees and ordinance.

“This should be changed,” Donald said. “This is a basic requirement, for a business to say you are open.”

Business owners have requested the commission put the item on their agenda at the next meeting on August 23, and Morris is asking that all business owners concerned about the sign ordinance and violations to attend the meeting.