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Ramblings 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

Delray Villas Plat 4/5 homeowners association

From the President Sy Weiss

From the Editor Linda Solomon

Reminder: Next month is the first Holiday Greetings-

for 2015. There are just a few who have already signed

up. Don’t be left behind, writing cards to your neighbors

when you can ensure they know you are thinking about

them three times this year with a $3.00 check and the

form on the last page of this newsletter!

Now, for a piece of my mind…. First, let me apologize

in advance if I offend your sensibilities, but it is high time

to get off your butt and show some enthusiasm for your

community, for your neighbors, for your lawn, for that

matter, before you are under it! There is no excuse to

miss a meeting. It was advertised for several years, as a

matter of fact, in this newsletter that anyone who could

not drive at night and wanted to go to a meeting (or a

show as well) could do so by telephoning Iris Pavey or

me (both of our numbers are on page 2) and we would

make sure you got to the clubhouse and back safely.

If you are infirm, that is still not a valid excuse - think

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

ory of Everything” who sits confined to a wheelchair with

only his eyes lighting on a letter at a time on his com-

puter to communicate with the outside world. I’m sure

you are all aware of the trailers for the movie on Hawk-

ing’s life. He discovered the black hole, for crying out

loud! From his wheelchair! How difficult is it to complete

an absentee ballot and return it to your mailbox with a

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

St Patrick’s Day along with strong winds are

what March brings. Don’t forget to secure all out-

side items. Walking the community allows board

members to check up on the poop. We have seen

less around so thank you for cleaning up after your

pets. IMPORTANT ALL DOGS MUST BE ON A

LEASH.

The board has asked all residents to keep lolly-

pops or carriage lights on from dust to dawn to keep

our community lit up and safe.

At the HOMEOWNERS MEETING on March

24th, we will be voting to amend the documents per-

taining to the terms served by the Board of Direc-

tors. Please show support of your community and

come out and vote.

The next HOMEOWNERS MEETING will be

the fourth Tuesday in October; we welcome all resi-

dents to attend the Board of Directors meetings

which are held on the second Tuesday of each

month. You can find the upcoming AGENDA in

the RAMBLINGS so you know what topics we are

speaking about and all committee reports. Wishing

everyone a Happy St Patrick’s Day Sy

PLAT IV/V Ramblings. . . PAGE 2

PLAT 4/5 RAMBLINGS

Editor Linda Solomon 498-9338

6675 Overland Drive

Delray Beach, FL 33484

498-9338 917-747-8660 (c)

[email protected]

Advisor Phil Kullback

Associate Editor Rita Kullback 499-1958

Bonnie Siegel 498-9338

Advertising Manager Judy LaCorte 495-6899

Distribution Joe LaCorte 495-6899

Harvey Lazaroff 498-8691

Contributors to the Newsletter:

Judy La Corte ~ Milt Markowitz ~ Dennis &

Carol Michalic ~ Sharon O’Hallaran ~ Iris Pavey

Carol Slotkin ~ Bob Townsend

PLAT 4/5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

President Sy Weiss 381-4456

Vice Pres. Lew Leon 495-9010

Secretary Bernie Rosenberg 499-1673

Treasurer Sheila Lane 381-7725

COMMITTEES 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

Herb Basson 637-8168

Parliamentarian Lew Leon

Pest Control Bernie Rosenberg 499-1673

Pool Assistants Tony Costa *508-801-3300

Milt Schreiber *381-3894

Ramblings Linda Solomon *498-9338

Roads & Lights Joe La Corte 495-6899

Website Alan Shwartz *376-4040

www.delrayvillas45.com

55+ Bob Green 496-5533

Welcoming Rosalie Basson *637-8168

Bernice Friedman *445-2079

Ellen Lederman *954-924-1931

RECREATION ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

Pat Lazaroff 498-8691

Joan Rosenberg 499-1673

Diane Weiss 381-4456

* Non-Board Members

DELRAY VILLAS WE CARE

President Bill Kaplan 499-7893

V/Pres./Coord. Anita Silverman 498-9208

FOR TRANSPORTATION CALL:

PLAT 4/5 Fran Jacobson 495-1312

Please give our dispatcher 48 hours notice when requesting

transportation. Call between 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, M-F

ONLY. A Waiver of Liability Release Form must be signed for

each trip, otherwise we will not transport you.

Hospitals we serve: Delray Medical Center, Boca Medical Center, Bethesda Com-

munity Hospital, Bethesda Health City

FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CALL:

PLAT 4/5 Marty Dreiblatt 865-0991

David Goldstein 499-5098

George Hoppen 637-8430

Board and General Meeting

ORDER OF BUSINESS* Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence

Roll call of the Board of Directors

Reading of last Board of Directors/General Meeting minutes

Correspondence

Reports:

Treasurer Sheila Lane

Committees:

Alliance Joe and Judy La Corte

Architectural Iris Pavey

Inspection Bob Green

Interviews Lew Leon

Maintenance Butch Herbst

Lakes and Ponds Butch Herbst

Pest Control Bernie Rosenberg

Roads and Lights Joe La Corte

Rec Board Pat Lazaroff, Joan Rosenberg, Diane Weiss

55 Plus Bob Green

Web Site Alan Shwartz

Ramblings Linda Solomon

Welcome Committee Rosalie Basson, Bernice Friedman,

Ellen Lederman

Old Business

New Business

Good and Welfare

The Jewish War Veterans are collecting cancelled

stamps for hospitalized veterans for recreation and ther-

apy. Please contact George Hoppen at 637-8430

The Lions Club of Delray Beach members are collect-

ing old glasses, hearing aids & aluminum pop caps from

soda cans.

Drop-off points:

Harvey Lazaroff 13892 Packard Terr. 498-8691

Gene Rosenman 13434 A Via Vesta 499-2964


MARCH

Happy Birthday

1. Clocks and Watches

2. China

3. Crystal and Glass

4. Electrical Appliances

5. Silverware

6. Wood

7. Desk Sets-Pen & Pencil

Sets

8. Linens and Laces

9. Leather

10. Diamond Watches

And Jewelry

11. Fashion Jewelry and

Accessories

12. Pearls or Colored Gems

13. Textiles or Furs

14. Gold Watches and Jewelry

15. Watches

16. Silver Holloware

17. Furniture

18. Porcelain

19. Bronze

20. Platinum Watches and

Jewelry

Happy Anniversary

BIRTHDAY-ANNIVERSARY UPDATE For those new residents or those who find errors, please com-

plete by printing the following form and return to the Editor,

Linda Solomon.

Name

(first and last)

Birthday

Significant Other’s Name (include last name if different)

Birthday

Anniversary

Happy Birthday

Get Well Wishes

On behalf of the residents of Plat

4/5, sincere wishes for a quick return to health for:

Marcel Baillargeon

Phil Kullback

Rita Kullback

Jerry Morganlander

Aaron Widawsky

Saint Patrick’s Day - 17 Daylight Savings Time - 8

Purim - 5

PISCES (February 21 - March 21)

Aries: (March 21 - April 19)

Spring Begins - 20

02-04 Don Pollock

01 Paul Hillier

02 John Heim

04 Helene Arbesfeld

Milton Kaplan

06 Gloria Simon

Barbara Teta

07 David Forest

Anne Hirsch

09 Alan Shwartz

10 Sylvia Wildman

11 Eleanore Morgan

13 Marty Dreiblatt

14 Carmela Digiorgio

Bess Emert

Dorina Frydman

15 Marie D’Allessandro

Jenny Singer

19 Marvin Einhorn

Paul Farber

21 Max Nachmias

Jim Wentz

27 Leatrice Kolodney

Carol Michalic

29 Angelo Gencarelli

30 Morris Kushner

Rosalinda Perez

Judy Katz

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


ARCHITECTURAL

FOLLOW THE RULES

If you plan to do ANY outside work on your house or

property, be sure to get architectural approval first !!!

Pick up an application from my patio (13675 Whippet

Way West) fill it out - sign it - return it to my patio.

Once the request has been approved, I will call you to

pick up the approval which then needs to be placed in

the front window of your house.

ANY QUESTIONS

Call Iris Pavey 498-1375

Architectural Chairman

Committees reports…. DELRAY VILLAS

CITIZEN OBSERVER PATROL Submitted by Vol. Captain Lloyd Lukens

The Citizen Observer Patrol (C.O.P.) of Delray

Villas are made up of residents of Delray Villas. We

are all volunteers who are the eyes and ears of the

Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office. We patrol the five plats

of Delray Villas and two shopping centers, and one

house of worship. When residents are on vacation or

those who are part time residents make the request,

we also do house checks.

While patrolling, we look out for the well-being

of all residents and guests and ensure all homes and

vehicles are not being tampered with. If we do ob-

serve a problem, we will notify the Sheriff’s Office,

Fire Department or Fire Rescue. While patrolling we

try to make our vehicle as visible as possible to cre-

ate a deterrent to those trying to create a problem.

To provide this service we need your help.

We only ask you to commit yourself to VOLUN-

TEER three hours a week, and one meeting a month

for one hour where we serve coffee and bagels and

have time for social conversing prior to our meeting.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT

CAPT. LLOYD LUKENS - 561-251-3616

LT. LYNN GOLDSTEIN - 561-381-0131 THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DELRAY VILLAS

VOLUNTEER CITIZEN OBSERVER PATROL, (C.O.P.) Unit # 16

In Memoriam

Plat 4/5 remembers

Minnie Plonsky Wife of Joseph

Neighbor and Friend

Abram Szpicek

We offer our condolences to Bill Kaplan

On the loss of his sister, Ceil Ross

May their memories be for a blessing.

FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING

February 10, 2015 The following is a synopsis of the salient points addressed

at the Board Meeting. This is by no means an approved or

complete copy of the minutes - these will be published to our

web site after the next Board meeting in March. Since there is

a minimal number of people who attend the meetings, here

are some issues that have an impact on all members of our

community.

Maintenance: A new commercial power washer was

purchased to replace the broken washer. The board will

again advertise in the Ramblings should any owner want

his sidewalk cleaned.* (See page AD 2)

Roads and Lights: Joe La Corte reported that the in-

spection team is now going out in the evenings to deter-

mine which homes do not have their lollipop or carriage

lights on. Joe was pleasantly surprised by the amount of

homes that are complying with our rule.

Old & New Business: All material required for the Spe-

cial Election on March 24th has been printed, put into

envelopes and stamped with postage. The will be mailed

to the membership on or about February 24th. President

Weiss reiterated that the reason to hold the Special Elec-

tion was in regards to staggered terms in office for the

Board directors. Joan Rosenberg has accepted the lead-

ership of the Election Committee for the evening as

Bonnie Siegel, Election Committee Chairperson will be

unavailable. Members of the new Hearing Committee

to oversee grievances were discussed.


DELRAY VILLAS CLUB NEWS

Club Name AFTER 6 SOCIAL CLUB Date/Time Wednesday, March 4 7:00 PM

Where “A” Building

Topic “Newlywed Game” - After 6 Style

Collation Coffee and cake

Club Name AMERICAN-ITALIAN CLUB Date/Time Friday, March 6 6:30 PM

Where “B” Building, Viking Room

Topic Speaker and Entertainer

Collation Coffee & Cake

Please be on time!

All new Members are welcome to Come and Join Us!

Club Name C.E.R.T.

Date/Time Saturday, March 28 10:00 AM

Where “B” Building - Ceramics Room

Featuring

Topic Hands On Field Operations

Club Name C.O.P

Date Time Wednesday, March 4 9:30 AM

Where “B” Building - Viking Room

Topic Training

Collation Breakfast

Club Name DEBORAH

Date/Time Thursday, March 19 12:00 PM


Topic Meeting and interesting program

Collation Bagels and Coffee

Club Name MEN & WOMEN SOCIAL CLUB

Date/Time Tuesday, March 17 7:00 PM


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


Topic Meeting and Program

Collation Coffee and Bagels

Please remind your friends and neighbors

Scrabble Club meets every Monday and Thursday

from 2-4:30 PM in “B” Building. You do

not have to own or bring a Scrabble board

to play along.

Need information? Please contact

Delray Book Club

The Book Club meets on the first

Monday of every month at 1-2 PM in

the Ceramics Room of the “B” Building. Books will be

available at the Hagan Ranch Library. You must ask for

the book by its title. Below is the 2015 list by month for

discussion:

March - The Round House by Louise Erdich

April - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

May - The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean

June - Saving Cee Cee Hunicutt by Beth Hoffman

July - Guide for the Perplexed by Darah Horn

August - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Sept. - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron

Oct. - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Amy Tan

Nov.- The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards

December - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

If you have any questions, contact Leslie Boardman at

[email protected] or by telephone: 561-808-7600 or

215-208-3652.

HOLIDAY GREETINGS REMINDER

Soon it will be time to send the first Holiday Greet-

ings of 2015. The three issues in which you will be

able to greet your neighbors and wish them “happy

holiday,” are April (Easter and Passover), September

(Jewish High Holidays) and December (Christmas

and Chanukah). On the bottom of the last page of

this issue is the form to be returned to us. It includes

a space for you to write your name(s) exactly as you

would like it to appear in the holiday greetings, i.e.

“ Joe and Jane Smith” or “John Doe and Jane

Jones.” Please submit before March 15 along with

$3.00 to be included in all three issues. Thank you.

Club Name GUYS AND DOLLS CHORUS Date/Time Tuesdays (weekly) * 10:00 AM

Where “B” Building - Viking Room

Topic Fun Songs for everyone

Call Mel Goldstein at 381-0131


The American Italian Club

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Annual Picnic

March 16th.

Morikami Park 11:00 AM

$18.00 members and guests

If interested, call Marie Marconi

495-0239

Bring check to the March Meeting

PLEASE bring your own soft drinks.

~

Last meeting for the season: April 10

Elections will be held due to the ending of the

Boards’ two year terms.

WELCOME NEW

NEIGHBORS

Coming in

April!

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!

The CERT volunteers are usually the first re-

sponders in times of emergency. Don’t become

complacent and think that a hurricane won’t hit us

again just because we haven’t had one in a few

years! Come and join the troops and be ready for

any and all emergencies through interesting “in

house” trainings. Remember you can help save a

person you don’t know, a neighbor or a loved one

when you know the correct procedures in an emer-

gency. Don’t be a slow poke, come and join now!

Call Bob Albertson 561-865-9158 or

Bob Green 561-496-5533

At the suggestion of one of our fellow Plat 4/5ers,

and so that you may keep track and update your tele-

phone/address book, we are adding the names of former

homeowners to the addresses of new neighbors. Hope

this helps!

Silvia S. Gamiz & Oscar Guierriz

13671 Whippet Way East

(former owner - Nicholas Annis)

Janet Bernstein & Michael Scott

6086 Stanley Lane

(former owner - Maureen Keating)

Correction:

Mahende R, Sandra & Rajesh Bhandari

6241 La Salle Road

SHANTI’S PERMISO

March 21st at 8 PM

Sixth Annual

One-Night Only Show $10

Reservations:

Pat Lazaroff

498-8691

Charity: Wounded Warrior Project


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.

Delray Villas Plat 4/5

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

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Talk of the Town by BOB TOWNSEND

TELEVISION

ou have to figure our grandchildren wonder

how the hell we ever got along without com-

puters, smart phones and I pads. What did we

ever do with ourselves? When I was a kid, I couldn’t

fathom how my father grew up without television. He

used to tell me about the great shows he listened to on

the radio: The Shadow, Amos ‘N’ Andy and Fibber

McGee and Molly (you’d think the dude would learn not

to open the closet door, wouldn’t you?). But, come on

now! The radio wasn’t television!

The Frasers, who lived a block away, were the

first in our neighborhood to get a television set. That

was when I was 5 years old. They invited my parents

and me over to see it and Howdy Doody was the very

first show I ever saw. I didn’t particularly like Howdy

Doody. I never liked kids’ shows even when I was a kid.

I was too mature for that kind of stuff. But the idea of

moving pictures in your living room was fascinating.

We got a television shortly after our visit to the Frasers.

The first time I ever saw a color television was the

first game of the 1959 World Series. Marilyn and Cyn-

thia Malaspino invited my best friend, Richie Sergi, and

me over to watch it in color. Richie told me we got in-

vited because Cynthia had a crush on me. The girls

wouldn’t be watching the game just because they were

baseball fans, he reasoned. Besides, Cynthia had re-

cently broken up with her boyfriend by having Richie

telephone her while her boyfriend was visiting. Cynthia

pretended she was talking to me. She and her boyfriend

got into an argument about it and they broke up. It

seemed totally believable because Cynthia’s boyfriend

had come after me and we got into a fight. I won.

Anyhow, when Richie told me we were invited to

watch the game because Cynthia had a crush on me; it

totally thrilled me because I had a tremendous crush on

her. We were the same age, by the way. We were both

12. Because I was so crazy about her and everything,

you’d think I’d have taken the opportunity while I was

at her house to invite her out for an ice cream soda or to

the movies or bowling or whatever it was 12-year-old

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.

I was a real jerk when I was a kid.

By the way, the White Sox thrashed the Dodgers

that day, 11-0, which was pretty good because I was

rooting for the White Sox.

.

Y In the Woods by Tana French

This is a mystery within a mystery, a psychological

thriller that will keep you up at night reading, and for

some maybe unsatisfying. But read this book for char-

acter development for the richness of the poetic lan-

guage and the feeling of dread you experience as the

main character, Detective Rob Ryan, wrestles with his

past in the context of a recent crime. He is the narrator

who tells you in the beginning that he tells lies. Perhaps

the person he lies to the most is himself.

In 1984 three children, close friends, go out to play

after school in the woods near their suburban homes

outside of Dublin, as they often do. That night one of

them is found clinging to a tree, covered in blood, cata-

tonic, with no memory of what has happened. His two

friends, a boy and girl are never found. Fast forward

twenty years later, the surviving child has grown up,

changed his name to escape the scrutiny of the public’s

lingering fascination with the old disappearance and his

memory loss. He is a detective on the Dublin murder

squad and has a partner and close friend, Cassie

Maddox, who is the only one who knows of his past.

A call comes in and they get the case. A 13 year old

girl has been found, dead perhaps murdered and maybe

sexually violated, lying on an altar stone by the woods

where 20 years ago those three children went into the

woods and only one came out.

Detective Ryan struggles with the old demons of

memory loss as the questions swirl about: is it a cult

slaying, is it connected to the old case; is it the family;

has the girl’s father made some powerful enemies; does

it have something to do with an archeological dig going

on? And this is Ireland, a land still steeped in many

ways to old beliefs about spirits and fairies. As Detec-

tive Ryan struggles to coax his memory to come, he

seems to be getting further away from solving the pre-

sent case. Even his partner feels him slipping away,

missing clues, making false assumptions. And always

there are the woods, lurking in the background, ominous

and unknown. (Continued on page AD-6)

Sharon’s Read submitted by SHARON O’HALLORAN

(Continued from Column 1)

But wouldn’t you know it? The White Sox went

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.

SAFETY TIPS by Dennis & Carol Michalic

Alliance Happenings Judy La Corte


Fire/Rescue Chief McGlynn told us that a building fire in

our area occurs every 1 1⁄2 days. Most building fires are due to

kitchen electrical fires. The second leading cause - fires in stor-

age areas including garages. Forty-eight percent of buildings in

Palm Beach County do not have working smoke detectors.

State Attorney Aronberg told us that Identification Theft is

the fastest growing crime in Florida. However, Tax Refund

Theft is overtaking Identification Theft and becoming the fast-

est growing crime in our State. To protect yourself from Tax

Refund Theft you should try to file early and don’t give per-

sonal information to anyone who calls you, (if you initiate the

call use your judgment when giving out personal information

and ask why and if it is necessary). The IRS will never Email

anyone asking for money and threatening you with jail.

There’s a proclamation making this the year of the Yellow

Dot. The Yellow Dot program involves placing the Yellow Dot

on the driver’s side rear window which alerts first responders

that information is in the glove compartment, on a yellow form,

containing the name, doctor, who to notify, medical conditions,

prescription medication and other pertinent information of

whoever has filled out the form. This is crucial in the event the

occupants of the vehicle are unresponsive. Yellow Dots and

forms can be obtained on-line at www.PBCyellowdot.com or at

your local Fire Station.

County Archeologist Chris Davenport spoke on the topic,

Keeping Track of Palm Beach County’s Treasury of Historical

Houses. He explained that we have a County Historic Preserva-

tion Officer/Archeologist to oversee Federal and State laws

such as the National Environmental Protection Act, the Native

American Graves Repatriation Act and the Historic Resources

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

logical and Historic Preservation Act and the Historic Tax Ex-

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

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

The MOVE OVER LAW requires by law that you move out of the traffic lane (if the road has two or more lanes in the direction you are traveling) closest to any emer-gency vehicle and to slow down by at least 20 MPH lower than the posted speed limit if you cannot move to another lane. In addition to POLICE, FIRE, RESCUE, AMBU-LANCES, and TOW TRUCKS, this also pertains to SANITATION VEHICLES. You should always exercise caution any time you are approaching especially those with activated flashing lights. You must also give bicyclists a 3 foot buffer zone when passing them. Bicyclists have the same rights to roadways and are re-quired to obey the same traffic laws as drivers of motor vehicles including stopping for red lights and stop signs, riding with the flow of traffic, yielding to pedestrians at crosswalks, yielding when entering roadways and using lights at night. A bicycle in a road-way is considered a vehicle but when bicyclists are on the sidewalk, they are considered pedestrians. There is only one road so motorists and bicyclists should learn to treat each other with care and respect.

DRIVE SAFE. BUCKLE UP. WATCH FOR MO-TORCYLES AND BICYCLES

CAROL’S CORNER Photos by Carol Slotkin

Capturing the beauty of Morikami Park

trend toward larger houses. These differed from earlier

neighborhoods as they had walls, fences and HOAs which

came with rules and fees. This was accompanied by the

stretching out or up of ranch homes in older subdivisions.

Delray Villas Plat 4/5 Ramblings

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION NUMBER 308 MONTH MARCH PAGE AD-1



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.

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE

FROM MAINTENANCE



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BUYING? SELLING?

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.

Your home will be seen on multiple websites including Realtor.com,

RA.com, Homes.com, Zillow.com, Craigslist and MLS.

JUST SOLD: 13310 Via Vulcanus 2/2 Water

Listed and under contract in 5 days! Listed and sold by me!

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SERVICE FROM START TO FINISH

(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.

mailto:[email protected]

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 .

Business card (1/8 page) $ 5.00 1/2 page $15.00 Examples: Balloons for Birthday, Couples for Anniversary,

1/4 page $10.00 Full page $20.00 baby for birth announcement for a grandchild or great-

grandchild, etc.,

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.

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Delray Beach, FL 33484

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