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In this Issue…

Harbordale Elementary Happenings…..page 5

Hazardous Waste Collection…. Page 5 Jackie talks about….. page 6

Healing Family Dynamics…..page 8

Tropical Architect…..page 10 Rio Vista Fitness…..page 15

Christmas Trees In 16th-century Germany fir trees were deco-rated, both indoors and out, with apples, roses, gilded candies, and colored paper. In the Middle Ages, a popular religous play depicted the story of Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

A fir tree hung with apples was used to symbolize the Garden of Eden -- the Paradise Tree. The play ended with the prophecy of a saviour coming, and so was often performed during the Advent season. It is held that Protestant reformer Martin Luther first adorned trees with light. While coming home one December evening, the beauty of the stars shining through the branches of a fir inspired him to recre-ate the effect by placing candles on the branches of a small fir tree inside his home The Christmas Tree was brought to England by Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert from his native Germany. The famous Illus-trated News etching in 1848, featuring the Royal Family of Victoria, Albert and their children gathered around a Christmas tree in Win-dsor Castle, popularized the tree throughout Victorian England. Brought to America by the Pennsylvania Germans, the Christmas tree became by the late 19th century.

Christmas Stockings According to legend, a kindly nobleman grew despon-dent over the death of his beloved wife and foolishly squandered his fortune. This left his three young daugh-ters without dowries and thus facing a life of spinster-hood. The generous St. Nicholas, hearing of the girls' plight,

set forth to help. Wishing to remain anonymous, he rode his white horse by the nobleman's house and threw three small pouches of gold coins down the chimney where they were fortuitously captured by the stockings the young women had hung by the fireplace to dry.

Mistletoe Mistletoe was used by Druid priests 200 years be-fore the birth of Christ in their winter celebrations. They revered the plant since it had no roots yet remained green during the cold months of winter.

The ancient Celtics believed mistletoe to have magical healing pow-ers and used it as an antidote for poison, infertility, and to ward of

evil spirits. The plant was also seen as a symbol of peace, and it is said that among Romans, enemies who met under mistletoe would lay down their weapons and embrace. Scandanavians associated the plant with Frigga, their goddess of love, and it may be from this that we derive the custom of kissing under the mistletoe. Those who kissed under the mistletoe had the promise of happiness and good luck in the following year.

Holly, Ivy and Greenery In Northern Europe Christmas occurred during the middle of winter, when ghosts and demons could be heard howling in the winter winds. Boughs of holly, believed to have magical powers since

they remained green through the harsh winter, were often placed over the doors of homes to drive evil away. Greenery was also brought indoors to freshen the air and brighten the mood during the long, dreary winter.

Legend also has it that holly sprang from the footsteps of Christ as he walked the earth. The pointed leaves were said to represent the crown of thorns Christ wore while on the cross and the red berries symbolized the blood he shed.

The Candy Cane It was not long after Europeans began using Christ-mas trees that special decorations were used to adorn them. Food items, such as candies and cookies, were used predominately and straight white candy sticks

were one of the confections used as ornamentation. Legend has it that during the 17th century, craftsmen created the white sticks of candy in the shape of shephreds' crooks at the suggestion of the choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany.

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BUTLER’S PANTRY CATERING Bill Butler started in the food business in 1980. His love for food began while in high school where he participated in “boy’s chef” class. He joined his mother in laws’ catering business in the Philadelphia area in 1980 and successfully ran the business for 10 years. In 1995 when an opportunity to start a food service business in Fort Lauderdale was presented to him by Block-buster Entertainment, he quickly took on the challenge and started Butler’s Pantry Food Service. Blockbuster at the time wanted an employee cafeteria and an in house caterer to handle all of Blockbuster Video cor-porate headquarter food needs. Bill developed and successfully ran “Busters” Bistro & Café, the employee cafeteria where ap-proximately 500 meals were served each day. He also provided food for corporate meetings, fund raisers, and social functions from 10 to 1,000 guests. In 1998 Butler’s Pantry opened an employee cafeteria and in house catering service for AutoNa-tion at their corporate headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale. At this location he served over 500 meals a day and also provided food for meetings and special events. Bills’ focus has always been fresh basic food served for every palate to enjoy! Everything on the menus are hand-made with the freshest ingredients available. The focus of But-ler’s Pantry Catering is to supply prepared items such as hors d’ouvres, finger foods, salads, platters, desserts, and boxed lunches at a reasonable price for gatherings, meetings, and events. They will gladly deliver your order to your location or you may pick up ordered items at their new location,1314 E. Las Olas Blvd., steps from the Floridian Restaurant.



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Holiday Traditions continued from page 1….. The candy treats were given to children to keep them quiet during ceremonies at the living creche, or Nativity scene, and the custom of passing out the candy crooks at such ceremonies soon spread throughout Europe According to the National Confectioner's Association, in 1847 Ger-man immigrant August Imgard used the candy cane to decorate a Christmas tree in Wooster, Ohio. More than 50 years later, Bob McCormack of Albany, Georgia supposedly made candy canes as treats for family, friends and local shopkeepers. McCormack's brother-in-law, Catholic priest Gregory Keller, invented a machine in the 1950s that automated the production of candy canes, thus eliminating the usual laborious process of creating the treats and the popularity of the candy cane grew. More recent explanations of the candy cane's symbolism hold that the color white represents Christ's purity, the red the blood he shed, and the presence of three red stripes the Holy Trinity. While factual evidence for these notions does not exist, they have be-come increasingly common and at times are even represented as fact. Regardless, the candy cane remains a favorite holiday treat and decoration.

Christmas Cards A form of Christmas card began in England first when young boys practiced their writing skills by creating Christmas greetings for their parents, but it is Sir Henry Cole who is credited with creating the

first real Christmas card. The first director of London's Victoria and Albert Museum, Sir Henry found himself too busy in the Christmas season of 1843 to compose individual Christmas greetings for his friends.

He commissioned artist John Calcott Horsley for the illustration. The card featured three panels, with the center panel depicting a family enjoying Christmas festivities and the card was inscribed with the message "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You."

Hanukkah Commencing on the 25th day of the Hebrew month Kislev, Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by the Syrians.

In 168 BC, members of the Jewish family Maccabee led a revolt against the Greek Syrians due to the policies of Syrian King Antio-chus IV which were aimed at nullifying the Jewish faith. Part of this strategem included changing the Beit HaMikdash - the Holy Temple in Jerusalem - to a Greek temple complete with idolatry. Led by Judah Maccabee, the Jews won victory over the Syrians in 165 BC and reclaimed their temple. After cleansing the temple and preparing for its rededication, it was found there was not enough oil to light the N'er Tamid, an oil lamp present in Jewish houses of worship which represents eter-nal light. Once lit, the lamp should never be extinguished.

A search of the temple produced a small vial of undefiled oil -- enough for only one day. Miraculously, the Temple lights burned for eight days until a new supply of oil was brought. In remem-brance of this miracle, one candle of the Menorah - an eight branched candelabra - is lit each of the eight days of Hanukkah. Hanukkah, which means dedication, is a Hebrew word when translated is commonly spelled Hanukah, Chanukah, and Hannu-

kah due to different translations and customs. The tradition of receiving gifts on each of the eight days of Hanuk-kah is relatively new and due in part to the celebration's proximity to the Christmas season.

Kwanzaa Doctor Maulana Karenga, a Professor at Califor-nia State University in Long Beach, California, created Kwanzaa in 1966. It is a holiday cele-brated by millions of African-Americans around the world, encouraging them to remember their African heritage and consider their current place

in America today. Kwanzaa is celebrated fom December 26 to January 1 and involves seven principles called Nguzo Saba: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith). In the Kwanzaa ritual, seven candles called Mishumaa Saba are placed in a Kinara, or candleholder, which is then set upon the Mikeka, a mat usually made of straw.

Three green candles are placed on the left, three red candles on the right and a black candle in the center, each candle represent-ing one of the seven principles of the celebration. One candle is lit each day of the Kwanzaa celebration, beginning from left to right The colors of Kwanzaa ~ black, red and green ~ also have a spe-cial significance. Black symbolizes the faces of the African people, Red symbolizes the blood they have shed, and Green represents hope and the color of the motherland. The name itself - Kwanzaa - is a Swahili word meaning "fruits of the harvest."



HARBORDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAPPENNINGS

As we move into the winter season it is great to see all the changes. For us at Harbordale Elementary, change means the end of our final phase of construction. Sometimes it seems that this project has been underway forever, but the end is in sight…

We have had some really great fundraisers since the school year started, our latest being the Pumpkin Patch. I would like to thank everyone in the neighborhood who stopped by to purchase pump-kins from us and helped support our school. We had a really nice selection this year and people came up with some TRULY crea-tive ideas for decorating their pumpkins!

December highlights include “Christmas on Las Olas” when our 4th and 5th graders will be performing for 45 minutes on November 30th at 6:45pm. We will be on the stage in front of the Cheese-cake Factory. Our fabulous music teacher Mr. Anthony Ciotti, has created a great program for our kids to perform. If you are going to be on Las Olas that evening please stop by and LET US EN-TERTAIN YOU.

The 2nd week in December brings our Holiday Shop where the kids will be able to shop for their parents, relatives, and friends. This is a fundraiser but also teaches students how to budget. Parents send their children with money and a list of recipients: the kids have a blast! They even choose the gift wrap they want on their purchases.

As 2011 begins we will be THRILLED to see our construction come to fruition. The new parking lot will certainly alleviate the congestion on 15th Street before and after school. As you may have experienced, it is a mad race in the mornings to find a spot to park. This small detail, however, is one of the many elements that help create what is essentially a community. Most schools insist that you drop your kids in the car loop. We are privileged to be one of the last public schools that allows parents to accom-pany their children into school. (The years pass quickly and soon those same adoring children will be embarrassed to be seen with you. J) We really appreciate that we can still walk our kids in and socialize with other Harbordale families in the mornings.

In January we will host our annual Spaghetti Dinner. The tradi-tional Italian-themed meal will be held on January 28th at 5:30pm in our cafeteria. All are welcome. If you would like to purchase tickets please contact me at 954-629-2035. (Adult tickets are $8.00 and kids under 12 are $6.00.)

Thank you again for all of your support and please check our web-site for up-to-date information: www.harbordalehsa.com.

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and a Happy New Year!

Cici Kelly President Harbordale School Association Annual Household Hazardous

Waste Collection Sunday, January 23, 2011 101 N. Andrews Avenue

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Residents may also bring old electronics, such as computers with accessories, televisions, fax machines, printers and cell phones, for free disposal. To dispose of business-generated electronics, please call 954-577-4160.

The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event, which is co-sponsored by the City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County Waste and Recycling Services and Partner Cities, was created to bring hazardous waste disposal services into the community and to provide an additional drop off location for county resi-dents. By offering alternatives for the safe disposal of HHW, the City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County and surrounding cities, are taking a pro-active role in protecting the environment and preventing these items from ending up in landfills or contaminat-ing water sources and wastewater treatment plants.

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I have lived most of my life in Rio Vista, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale. I continue to live here in my home built in 1946. When I worked in Real Estate for many years, what I enjoyed most was selling and buying old places. I am sure this is the rea-son I am excited about writing this column which will feature and old property built in the late 1920’s. It was renovated and com-pleted in 2010, keeping the charm of the old with the convenience of the new. This skillful renovation was the work of the present owners, Julie and Tim Hager. The Hagers had some professional help, but it was their friends who should be commended for their participation in this huge project. The job is awesome! The featured property is a four unit apartment building located at 1217 SE First Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. Historical notes provided by the Hagers describe the property as a two-story hollow tile building with Mediterranean Revival styling expressed by its flat roof with parapets, full-rise parallel blocks design the entrance with transom and side lights. A castcrete mermaid decoration can be found on the chimney of the stucco exterior of the building. The mermaid decoration has gone unnoticed until its Spanish name Casa Sirena, House of the Mermaid, became known. It is this research by Julie that adds interest and a bit of history to the building.

Another point of interest is the architect, Frances L. Abreu. He began his career with the help of his grandfather in 1924. Some of the residences he designed are still choice residences in our neighborhood, one example is the Curtis home located at the en-trance to Abreu Place, the park located on Rio Vista Boulevard and SE Ninth Avenue on the New River, and named for Francis L. Abreu. The builder was CH Thomas who put up a well built struc-ture. The history lesson is over. Now I shall talk about the completely renovated apartments. Each of the four units has 1000 square feet of living area which includes: an enclosed front porch, living room with a working fireplace, separate dining room with storage closet, light and airy bedroom with adequate closet space, kitchen “to die for” with Fisher & Paykel gas stove with double ovens, Kohler zen inspired bathroom in my favorite white subway tile,

and Kenmore large stackable washer and dryer. Some of the features that bring the apartments from 1928 to 2010 are PGT impact windows throughout, central A/C, elevated ceilings, beautiful vintage light-ing professionally restored and a monitored security system, plus smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. May I suggest that you drive by 1217 SE First Ave on a Sunday between 1:30 and 4 pm and go in and look at this special place now available for lease. Julie and Tim are usually there to show you around. Tell them Jackie sent you.

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Home for the Holidays – Healing Family Dynamics

By Laura Castanza and Julia George

Each year we are alive on planet Earth, “The Holidays” come and go bringing with them the opportunity to observe how far we have actually progressed in our own healing by joining together “The Family” and “The Dynamics” that go along with our human experience.

Anger, judgment, anxiety, joy, and anticipation, are just a few of the many emotions churning within our psyche when we think about the holidays and family. Often times there are hidden memories concerning our history that haunt us, even when we’ve experienced the joy of reunion. When all of these emotions are attached to thoughts of the past, they can interrupt our peace of mind, even when we have continuously and consciously worked to resolve our emotional issues.

The best part surrounding these moments, is the opportunity to reach new levels of understanding as we look at the patterns that create family dynamics and work to change our perceptions. It is the ticket to freedom.

Idealism is one of the “mind tricks” that interferes with our healing. Since many of us grew up in highly dysfunctional fami-lies, we may be inclined to create opposite scenarios in our cur-rent lives by attracting relationships that countered our upbring-ing. If we grew up in a household of substance/work addiction, neglect, and/or disorder, we may now have the illusion of physi-cally living in a pristine white-picket fence house with a sober and affectionate mate. This image can appear to be a beautiful thing; but unless the core issues from our upbringing have been ac-knowledged and worked with, the illusion eventually unravels as negative feelings and shadow characters emerge like a tsunami when we come in contact with our family or when our “ideal” mate exhibits any negative familial traits.

From our idealism, we are inclined to play out a variety of roles and titles. These are the name tags, labels, and the many hats we wear within our social circles, including our family, further taking us away from our true self.

“Mother”, “Sister”, “Husband”, “Peacemaker”, “Jokester”, and “Fixer”, are just a few of the many identities we create. With that, comes an enormous responsibility as we painstakingly try to maintain our ideal as well as control the perceptions of others. All the acting and staging, therefore masking our true self, creates a false foundation that will crumble as our unresolved issues are destined to be revealed through our family interactions.

Projection is the final spin of this cycle. What is born from our idealism [roles and titles], now is projected back onto us. Through our own creation, we engage in a reactionary proc-ess of what others believe us to be, keeping us in a perpetual state of discord. The “You Should” and the “I am” become verbal volleys that lead to a cycle of disappointment and frustration time and time again. By this time, we become overtaken by the sea of emotions and flail about like a drowning victim. We cannot possi-bly live up to the expectations of our self and what others believe us to be because we have yet to stop the madness and look within our self to experience who we really are.

As the Universe is benevolent and graces us with endless opportunities to heal, and our family is foundational in our being, it is important that we reach a loving place within our self in regards to them. We may not be able to physically reunite with our family, but we can forgive and cultivate healthier relationships with others

around us who represent them.

The first step is to take responsibility for our self. We can acknowledge our family of origin as part of who we are and the story of our life. With the abominable, there is also the admirable, and we have the ability to live virtuously or wickedly. It is our choice. This recognition will unchain and release our soul, giving us our deserved freedom to heal. Otherwise, we remain stuck in resentments that will keep us chained to a carousel of chaos for longer than necessary.

When we wake up to awareness and take responsibility for our self, we open up to a vast array of choices. We can now em-brace our story and move forward with a broader perspective. We will intuitively know we are not bound any further by our birth fam-ily, and it will take time to feel differently about it. All the issues we face concerning our families do not disappear, they transform.

Sometimes we must physically remove our self from people and any associated dysfunction to facilitate the change. Trans-forming our perspective and feeling differently is a continuous process which requires a solid support system to aid in our heal-ing. This can be found through one-on-one counseling, support groups, and within healthy relationships. Recognizing we need help is our soul’s cardinal quest and the correct venues will arise to support our spiritual path.

In pursuing this path, we may choose to include our family through participating in family functions, one-on-one encounters, or graciously bow out in order to take care of our self. The only obligation we have is to our soul and its healing. We can be per-ceived as selfish, but in reality we are practicing self love; the only love that accepts and loves others for who they are.

Creating harmonious familial relationships begin with the delicate and dedicated care of our self. Our dedication to do so is imperative within every aspect of our life or we will continuously and subconsciously create scenarios for the exact purpose of healing these root issues.

“Healing Family Relations”, is being offered with a complimentary half hour and $40 additional half hour, in a one-on-one, or group setting, from November 15th – December 31st. Contact Julia George/Aquarian Age @ 561.750.9292 or [email protected]





THE TROPICAL ARCHITECT By William Hoffman……Architect While attending graduate school in architecture, I was fortunate enough to be introduced to a book, entitled “A Pattern Language” by Christopher Alexander. Given that this book has been so important to me, I want to share highlights of it with you as I do with col-leagues who are inter-

ested in design and architecture. The second in a series of three books, “A Pattern Lan-guage” isn’t a highbrow ‘coffee table architecture book’, but offers a new attitude, practical language, and working alternative to our present ideas about architecture, building and planning. The book is based on common sense, practical and natural considera-tions. Even the physical nature of the book I find ap-pealing. It’s small, but thick, with 1171 very thin pages. The reader is given 253 entities called Patterns from which to travel on a journey through a network, in no particular sequence, weaving a tapestry of interrelated concepts which are divided in three sections: Towns, Buildings and Construction. Each pattern describes a situation which occurs in our environment and then describes the core of the solu-tion to the scenario in such a manner that it can be used over and over again, while never doing it the same way twice. Each pattern has the same format. First there is a photograph showing an example of that pattern. Second there is an introduc-tory paragraph setting the context of the pattern in the overall con-text of the certain larger patterns. This entry is followed by a head-line giving the essence of the problem in one or two sentences. After the headline is explained the body of the pattern, which is several pages long. This portion describes the background of the pattern, the evidence of its validity and different ways the pattern can be manifested in a building. After which there is a solution statement, which describes the physical, and social relationships required to solve the problem. Finally there is a paragraph which ties the pattern to all the smaller patterns in the language. The patterns are ordered with the largest first for regions and towns. As they progress they work down in scale through neighborhoods, buildings, rooms, ending with details of construc-tion. Examples of a pattern in the town section would be “Access to Water” and “Street Café.” An example of building patterns are “Number of Stories” and “Positive Outdoor Space.” An example of patterns in the construction section is “Small Panes or one of my favorites “Half Inch Trim.” Although the patterns are presented in a linear sequence, what is most important is that each pattern is connected to certain larger and smaller patterns providing the yarn to weave the tapestry. In short no pattern is an isolated entity. The patterns vary in signifi-cance and are marked with two, one or no asterisks indicating their validity in solving the stated problem. This book has become a bible for homeowners, contactors and

developers who care about creating healthy, high level design. I hope you find it as important and meaningful as I have. I might suggest going to Pattern Language .com. This is the Christopher Alexander web site which attempts to put his theory into practice via the web, where users can design buildings online using Alex-ander’s principles.

About the Author: William Hoffman is an architect & LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional who designs and builds sustain-able new homes & home renova-tions. He welcomes your com-ments and questions.

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