Gazette Dedicated to John Knox Village Inform, Inspire, Involve a Life Plan Community Published Monthly by John Knox Village, 651 S.W

August 2016 Vol. 4, Number 5 Gazette Dedicated to John Knox Village Inform, Inspire, Involve A Life Plan Community Published Monthly by John Knox Village, 651 S.W. Sixth Street, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060

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In The August Issue America The Beautiful Top 10 National Parks ... 2 National Park Service Celebrates 100th Anniversary On August 25 National Park Travels ... 2 Nona Smith enjoyment of future generations.” vationist John Muir, began call- Recipe Of The Month ... 3 Gazette Contributor The National Park Service also ing on the federal government includes a fascinating diversity to protect these beautiful scenic Wining & Dining ...... 3 of historical sites, scenic trails, places from exploitation. In 1872 “There is nothing so American as monuments, waterways and even Congress authorized the creation Join Us In August ...... 5 our national parks. The scenery roads. of Yellowstone as the country’s and wildlife are native. The fun- first national park. Crossword Puzzle ...... 5 damental idea behind the parks A Brief History Over the next decades Congress is native. It is, in brief, that the In the early and mid-19th South Florida Events, established more than a dozen new country belongs to the people.” Century, the U.S. expanded its national parks including Crater Shows & Arts ...... 6 – President Franklin Delano territories to explore the vast lands Lake in Oregon and Glacier in Sudoku ...... 6 Roosevelt, 1936 that stretched westward to the Pa- Montana. To further protect nota- cific Ocean. The Lewis and Clark ble places and buildings important 12 Steps To Health ...... 6 n August 25, 2016, the Na- Expedition of 1804, brought back to America’s heritage, President Otional Park Service will cel- descriptions of the remarkable Theodore Roosevelt signed the Seven Dimensions of ebrate its 100th birthday. The act wonders they had seen, places American Antiquities Act on June Wellness ...... 7 of the U.S. Congress was signed such as Yellowstone in Wyoming, 8, 1906, which gave presidents the into law by President Woodrow Idaho, and Montana, Yosemite in authority to preserve federal lands The Art Of Living Wilson, specifying that the new California’s Sierra Nevada moun- by designating them as national Longer ...... 8 service was to “conserve the scen- tains, and the magnificent Grand monuments, historic landmarks, ery and the natural and historic Canyon in Arizona. prehistoric structures, and other It’s A Big Life ...... 8 objects and the wildlife therein A growing number of people, objects of historic or scientific Ask Abby Stokes ...... 9 and leave them unimpaired for the notably the naturalist and conser- interest. See “National Parks” On Page 2 Book Review: ‘The Rumor’ ...... 9 Lessons Learned Through Community Exotic Tropical Fruits ... 10 148-Year-Old New Jersey School Leads The Way In Innovative Education Featured Home At Area’s Best Life Plan Marty Lee Community ...... 10 Gazette Contributor

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PAID the 6th Century A.D. NONPROFIT FT. LAUD, FL FT. In 1868, St. Benedict’s Prep U.S. POSTAGE PERMIT NO. 48 PERMIT ORGANIZATION opened in the city of Newark, NJ. A Catholic boys school, the educational institution was staffed by Benedictines, an Graduation Day at St. Benedict’s. order of Catholic priests and brothers who follow the Rule Photo courtesy of St. Benedict’s Preparatory School. of St. Benedict. The saint wrote St. Benedict’s was faced with a challenge. Either the rules for monastic life and is honored by the change and adapt to the neighborhood, or close Catholic Church as the Patron Saint of Educators. and move the school. For more than 100 years, St. Benedict’s Prepara- Dropping enrollment caused a crisis, the school tory School trained young Catholic men, most of closed in 1972. Yet a group of dedicated Benedic- them white, in a traditional method of regularly tines, supported by alumni and their faith decided scheduled classes and curriculum. But in the 1960s to stay. The school reopened in 1973 with an en- societal changes would test the grit and stamina of rollment of 89 students. the monastic rule. How the school maintained, sustained, survived Racial and economic unrest contributed to the and finally thrived as an acclaimed educational Newark riots of 1967. In the aftermath of that up- model is the stuff of determination, adaptation and 651 S.W. Sixth Street 651 S.W. heaval. the traditionally white neighborhoods and more than a few prayers said in hopes of success. Pompano Beach, FL 33060 Pompano Beach, FL businesses began to exit the inner city. The vacant In a featured segment on CBS’s popular News

John Knox Village of Florida, Inc. Village John Knox homes and businesses were filled by a changing Show 60 Minutes, reporter Scott Pelley visited St. demographic. Blacks and Hispanics moved in, and See “St. Benedict’s” On Page 4 Page 2 The John Knox Village Gazette August 2016

There Is Nothing As American As Our National Parks National Park Ser- hourly basis at https://www.nps.gov/features/ vice and the Nation- yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html. al Park Foundation Yosemite National Park was first protected launched the Find in 1864 and is best known for its waterfalls. Your Park program, It also has deep valleys, verdant meadows, a public awareness ancient giant sequoias and redwood trees. A and education cam- wonderland of geological formations, the park paign to encourage spans nearly 1,200 square miles on the western people to visit their slope of the Sierra Nevada range in California. favorite parks and Its breathtaking vistas were beautifully chron- public lands. Visit icled by the photography of Ansel Adams, FindYourPark.com who created majestic portraits of the park with for more informa- images full of space and light. The park had tion. the honor of being designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. The Inspirations Today the National Park Service is the Arizona’s Mesa Verde National Park. Two areas of sce- caretaker of natural and historical wonders nic splendor inspired throughout the U.S. In all, more than 400 sites the creation of the are operated by the service, 59 of which are From “National Parks” On Page 1 National Park Service. The Yosemite Valley actual parks. The parks preserve 84 million In 1933, shortly after Franklin Delano Roo- in California’s Sierra Nevada and Yellowstone acres of America’s most treasured landscapes, sevelt became president, many national monu- in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Both areas ecosystems, and historical sites. ments and historic sites were transferred to the were so filled with natural beauty, towering To help celebrate its birthday, a gift to the National Park Service control. More parks, forests, clear streams, waterfalls, vast mead- National Park Foundation will protect these ar- monuments, historic and culturally significant ows, and teeming with wildlife, that all who eas for generations to come, or buy a National sites, including the homes and residences of saw these natural wonders were determined to Park Pass. presidents, Independence Hall in Philadelphia, protect them. In 2004, the Interagency Pass Program was fossil sites, and the ruins of ancient Native Yellowstone National Park is home to created, not only to make it easier to visit American communities such as Mesa Verde, “Eternity’s Timepiece,” now called Old Faith- national parks and forests, but also to assist the were now under its protection. ful. The park covers 3,472 square miles of elderly and disabled. A pass can be obtained in By 2016, the centennial year, the National mountains, alpine rivers, lakes and dramatic person at a park, by calling 1-888-ASK USGS, Park Service has grown to include more than canyons. It’s also home to a variety of animals, Ext. 1, or via the Internet at http://store.usgs. 400 sites scattered throughout all 50 states, including bears, wolves, bison, elk and ante- gov/pass. four territories, the Virgin Islands, especially lope. The area contains an estimated 10,000 Happy Birthday National Park Service! St. John. Extending into the Pacific Ocean, the geothermal magnificent World War II Valor in the Pacific features such National Monument at Oahu, Hawaii is also as hot springs under Park control. According to National Park and geysers, Service statistics, in 2015 more than 305 mil- the most ac- lion people from all over the world visited our tive of which National Parks. is Old Faith- As part of the Centennial Celebration, the ful. A live National Park Service has designated fee free webcam lets days for visitors, August 25 to August 28, also you watch Old on Public Land Day, September 24 and Veter- Faithful erupt ans Day, November 11. Earlier this year, the on roughly an America’s Favorite Parks ccording to National Geographic Magazine and its web- Asite (www.nationalgeographic.com), these are the 10 most Glacier National Park in Montana. visited National Parks: 1. Great Smoky Mountains: Situated between North Carolina and Tennessee, this National Park is a wonderland of waterfalls, wildflowers and wildlife. It offers visitors 800 miles of hiking Experience Our Nation’s Heritage trails where they may see bears, turkeys, woodchucks, raccoons iane and John Dalsimer, long- Bryce, Zion and Yosemite,” John said. and even elk. Dtime residents at John Knox Vil- “They have different rock and geo- 2. Grand Canyon: A mile deep and up to 18 miles wide, Ari- lage in Pompano Beach, love to travel. logical formations, but each inspires zona’s Grand Canyon is so vast that even from the best vantage In fact, they are Ambassadors to the great awe and wonder.” point, only a fraction of its 277 miles can be seen. Road Scholar program, an organiza- The Dalsimers have visited South 3. Rocky Mountain: Sweeping vistas are a main attraction at tion that enriches and enhances world Florida’s national parks, including Colorado National Park. The park contains 150 lakes and 450 travel. Dry Tortugas, Biscayne and their miles of streams, plus ecosystems ranging from wetlands to The couple enjoys exploring in- favorite Everglades. pine forests to montane areas to alpine tundra. teresting and exciting places around Everglades National Park is at the 4. Yosemite: “No temple made with human hands can compete the world. Domestically they have watery heart of South Florida with with Yosemite,” wrote John Muir, whose crusading led to the visited more than 32 national parks, miles of sawgrass prairie, mangrove creation of this California park. monuments and historic places in the swamps, flocks of tropical birds and a 5. Yellowstone: The world’s very first national park remains United States. The Dalsimers say that rich biodiversity. The park’s landscape the showpiece of the National Park Service. The vast reserve there are many reasons for visiting contains the largest swath of subtropi- in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana has craggy peaks, explosive national parks, stating that geologic cal wilderness in the U.S., ideal for geysers including Old Faithful, alpine lakes, deep forests, and a phenomena are a major draw, but so exploring on guided tours by air boat wealth of wild animals. are wildlife, ecology and preservation or tram rides. 6. Zion: Originating in Utah’s high plateau country, the Virgin of natural resources, human evolution Biscayne National Park is more River carves its way through Zion Canyon to the desert below. and the cultural history of the country. than 90 percent underwater and has The park’s striking vertical topography of rock towers, sand- “The top parks, in our opinion, are an extensive mangrove forest along stone canyons, and sharp cliffs are an awesome sight. the shoreline. Snorkeling or diving 7. Olympic: Washington State’s spectacular expanse is filled reveal the park’s undersea treasures with glacier-clad peaks, flower filled alpine meadows, rushing which include coral reefs, shipwrecks streams and azure lakes, deep winding canyons and broad val- and colorful sea life. Park rangers give leys teeming with vegetation and wildlife. canoe trips through the mangroves 8. Grand Teton: The peaks of Wyoming’s Teton Range stand where wading birds, crabs, and maybe nearly 7,000 feet above the valley floor, making one of the even a gentle manatee can be seen. boldest geological statements in the Rockies. Jewel-like lakes, Dry Tortugas National Park is a glaciers, and naked granite pinnacles attract visitors both during collection of seven small coral and the summer and for cross-country skiing in winter. sand keys located 70 miles from Key 9. Acadia: Sea and mountains meet at Acadia National Park in West. This is the most-remote national Maine. People have been drawn to the rugged coast of Maine park accessible only by ferry, boat or throughout history and the park is home to many plants and seaplane. animals, and the tallest mountain on the U.S. Atlantic Coast. The park is known for snorkeling The park is ideal for hiking and climbing granite peaks, biking in crystal clear turquoise-hued waters, historic carriage roads, or just enjoying the stunning scenery. abundant bird and marine life, and the 10. Glacier: Rounding out the top 10 most popular parks is incredible 19th Century Fort Jeffer- Montana’s Glacier National Park. The Going-to-the-Sun Road son, the largest all-masonry fort in the is considered by many to be one of the world’s most spectacular Diane and John Dalsimer United States. The fort was used as a drives. Pristine forests, alpine meadows, rugged mountains, and at Mount Rushmore. military prison during the Civil War. spectacular lakes are a paradise for adventurous visitors. August 2016 The John Knox Village Gazette Page 3

In Good Taste: Don’t Be Chicken To Try Chef Mark’s Simple Flavorful Salad

Rob Seitz Gazette Contributor

erhaps nothing conjures images of summer Pand picnics more than chicken salad, especially in sandwich form. It is not hard to think of red and white checkerboard table cloths and sunny weather after taking a big bite of what many argue is poultry perfection. Gazette readers are encouraged to enjoy a Life Plan Consultants. Call (954) 783-4040 John Knox Village Executive Chef Mark complimentary lunch prepared by Chef Mark and we’ll reserve your seat at the table! Gullusci’s take on this picnic prize is simple and tour John Knox Village with one of our and flavorful. It is crisp and cool, while giving you much of the nutrition you need. Adding apples gives this recipe a powerful crunch. Chef Mark’s Chicken Salad Enjoy! • 1 lb. chicken breast poached • ¼ tsp. cinnamon ground Method Of Preparation in a court bouillon* (see • ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg preparation instructions) • Make a court bouillon with celery, onions • ½ tsp. ground ginger and carrots; let the water cook and all the • 2 tbs. green onions • ½ cup Craisins ingredients come together. Poach the chicken • 1 cup mayonnaise until done. Remove, cool and dice. • 2 apples cored and diced • Cut up ingredients as needed. Mix all the • 1 stalk celery cleaned and other ingredients well and cover. finely diced • 1/8 cup honey • Label, date and store product (if there is • ¼ cup vanilla yogurt any left over!).

• Anna de Codorníu Rosé Cava – Originating in the Penedès region of Spain, this spar- A Bouquet of Rosés kling wine attributes its mass appeal to the blend of 70 percent Pinot Noir, the choicest varietal for making Rosé Cavas, and 30 per- for Summer cent Chardonnay which lends to the creamy palate balancing between acidity and sugars. Refreshing Selections For Casual August Evenings Its captivating bouquet is scented with strawberries, cherries and green apple, giv- vineyards influenced by the sea, sunshine ing way to a fresh and lively palate. Drink Christine Najac as an aperitif with cheese and charcuterie. Gazette Contributor and granite-schist soils, this Rosé is an excellent sipper on its own or pairs well with • Galil Mountain Rosé – This kosher Rosé blend is produced in the upper Galilee ith summer comes an ease of life, shellfish, salads and summer fruit desserts. region of Israel. The combination of Sangio- vacations, shorter work weeks, lighter • Chateau d’Aqueria Tavel Rose 2015 – A W vese, Pinot Noir and Grenache give this pink meals, beach time and Rosé wine. Rosé has serious Rosé with impression and pres- yet verdant wine possesses fruity character- been creeping up the mass appeal ladder for ence on the palate. It has great fullness and istics of mulberry, strawberry with a healthy some time round with Chateau d’Aqueria’s signature dash of fresh herbs. An easy drinking wine, now. No lingering, fresh finish, the expression of it pairs well with cheese and charcuterie, and longer con- great terroir. The wine is a grenache-based grilled turkey burgers. fused with blend of grapes: Grenache Noir, Clairette, its nemesis Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Bourboulenc, Bon Appetit! Watch for more wining and White Zin- Picpoul, which are typical of the southern dining tips every month in The Gazette. fandel, Rosé Rhône Valley. Pair this wine with dishes runs the of lamb curry, bouillabaisse, paella, Asian gamut from cuisine, and goat cheeses. Christine Najac is the Managing Director of pale blush • Hacienda de Arinzano Rosé – Arínzano South Florida Food and Wine, a hospitality to bright Vineyards is located in Northeastern Spain. marketing company, and the author of the “Food Lovers’ Guide to Miami & Fort Lauderdale.” strawberry This Rosé is 100 percent Tempranillo, deep Christine is the sommelier in residence at Lynn in color and blush in color with aromas of strawberry, University in Boca Raton. Visit her Website: mildly fruit rose petals and pink grapefruit; these vibrant (www.SouthFloridaFoodandWine.com) sweet to ex- notes reveal the wine’s expressive palate. pressive on the palate. No longer is it taboo to sip Rosé, but rather sophisticated and alluring. Below we share our six under $20 picks for that sophisticated summer sipper. A Bouquet of Rosé • Masi Agricola: Rosa dei Masi 2015 – Rosé from the Veneto region. This is an easy sip- ping Rosé wine that is fresh and fruity, with a touch of complexity and elegance. Made with the Refosco varietal, this wine is blush pink with deep cherry hues. Its aromas of raspberries and wild cherries are well bal- anced with refreshing acidity. This Rosé is excellent as an aperitif, with antipasti or seafood dishes. • The Seeker Rose 2015 – From Côtes de Provence, France, this blend is made of 50 percent Grenache and 50 percent Cinsault making it refreshingly dry. Hailing from Page 4 The John Knox Village Gazette August 2016

Whatever Hurts My Brother Hurts Me – St. Benedict’s Motto From “St. Benedict’s” On Page 1 Benedict’s earlier this year. What 60 Minutes found was a revelation. In 1973 St. Benedict’s reopened but not in the traditional educational methods of a Catholic school that had endowed its students with knowledge for more than 100 years, but as a school that was recreated to fit the needs of the changing neighborhood and its largely African American and Hispanic population. Adapting To A Changing Environment The school reopened under new headmaster Father Edwin Leahy, then just 26, a Bene- dictine priest who had been at St. Benedict’s – first as a student and then as a teacher. Father Edwin Leahy congratulates members of the According to Father Ed’s biography, “He was graduating class at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School. chosen by a stalwart group of monks, inter- ested parents, alumni and friends to re-open Photo courtesy of St. Benedict’s Preparatory School. the school as soon as was feasible.” The school’s mission was recreated to fit In a video interview with Steve Adubato, success to Father Ed. the needs of the changing student body. In Father Leahy said the school’s student body “He is a smart man of faith, distinction and essence, Father Ed says the school works reflects the neighborhood. “Mostly students sees failure as an opportunity. His influence because the “students make the rules.” from the metropolitan Newark area. And a de- on me was a big factor in my life. (After grad- Father Ed told Pelley that the students con- cent number of kids from around the world.” uation) I went on to University of New Haven stitute “a population that never gets to have Among the male student body of approxi- and Charter Oak State College, and graduated control. In setting the rules, even if the stu- mately 550 students, Father Ed said, “You with a B.S degree in Business Management. dents make a mistake,” Father Ed says, “it’s a have predominantly Christian kids, probably I later moved to South Florida and attended better learning experience for them.” half are Catholic. And then a Jewish popu- American InterContinental University, where In the 60 Minutes feature Pelley said that, lation small, and a Muslim population and I received my MBA degree in 2007.” “Leahy had no idea how to run a school but somehow they study together, recreate togeth- took inspiration from the Boy Scout hand- er, work together: where in other parts of the Developing Leaders And Good Citizens book, which organizes boys world we are trying to kill Whether it is leadership in family, business, to lead themselves.” each other. public service, arts, or science, St. Benedict’s Also part of the new “The student body “The kids provide for has produced stand-out graduates. While vision was adapting the me, and I hope for the Father Ed emphasizes the primary importance 1,500-year-old “Rule” of is overseen by town, a sense of hope and of education at St. Benedict’s, it is hard to St. Benedict that outlined student leaders.” what’s possible.” overlook the success the prep school has had the goals of monastic life. Often peer pressure is on the basketball court, soccer field and wres- Twelve parts of “The cited as a reason why kids tling mat. Those teams are regularly ranked Rule” have been reapplied follow the wrong path. among the top tier in the country. to the educational environment of St. Bene- At St. Benedict’s, that same peer pressure is St. Benedict’s is not a “sports” school, dict’s including Counseling, History, Adapt- shaped into a positive force, working together but it is evident those same commitments to ability, Commitment, Hope, Connectedness, for the common good, and helping each other connectedness, trust, leadership, community, Trust, Leadership, Community, Perseverance, to achieve their fullest potential. and perseverance have translated to success Spirituality and Stability. beyond the classroom. J.R. Smith of the NBA It all boils down to six words which form Reaching Potential Is What It’s All About champion Cleveland Cavaliers, and Edward the school’s motto: “Whatever hurts my According to school statistics for the 2015- Cheserek (see below), one of the NCAA’s brother hurts me.” 16 academic year, 85 percent of the students greatest track runners ever, are graduates. With an ethic based upon brotherhood, are Black or Hispanic, and more than 50 Father Ed has a simple hope for each stu- community and cooperation, the school has percent of the students are from low-income dent as he graduates St. Benedict’s, “My wish devised a system where students make the households, yet 98 percent of the graduates is that they realize their dreams. I tell them, rules. They are organized into groups which were accepted to college. ‘Don’t forget the guys coming behind you. work to compete for excellence. The tuition is substantial for these students Remember that you’re part of something big- The student body is overseen by student at $12,500 per year, but nearly 80 percent of ger than yourself.’” leaders. Father Ed responded to the Gazette the student body receives financial aid. by writing that the student body leaders and In the 60 Minutes interview Father Ed said, group leaders apply for the job. “There’s a “It’s the alumni, the business corporations strenuous application process, and they are here in town, and the philanthropic commu- interviewed by the outgoing leadership team nity, who close the gap and pay the bills.” of students. That team makes the selection.” One of the generous St. Benedict’s alumni Then the entire student body is formed is Harry Durkin, a retiree who lives at John into groups. Father Ed wrote that “Groups Knox Village, a Life Plan Community, in are formed by the groups themselves through Pompano Beach, Florida. Harry graduated a draft process similar to the NFL or NBA. from St. Benedict’s in 1949, gained a baseball Older seniors, and in some cases 11th grad- scholarship to Notre Dame University and ers, are the leaders. Groups are not based on went on to become an attorney and restaura- academics or interests. The group leader and teur in New Jersey. assistant group leader decide the student com- Harry said that when the school closed in position of the group.” the early 70s, “The alumni was devastated Edward Cheserek “It is the leader’s responsibility to know as and it convinced Father Leahy that there much as he can about each member and be a would be funds available to reopen. The Photo courtesy of St. Benedict’s Preparatory School. source of encouragement, and in some cases, alumni reacted promptly and as a result, the discipline. The group’s responsibility is to majority of alumni responded financially.” The Long Journey each other: ‘Whatever hurts my brother hurts Harry continues his support along with the me.’” alumni. “There are maybe 80 alumni in the t. Benedict’s has inspired greatness in the The groups meet every day, and there are South Florida area. We have an alumni gath- Sclassroom, and also on athletic fields. usually two faculty advisers assigned to each. ering and fundraiser annually in March. Father Ed points to one young man who “I first met Father endured a lifelong uphill battle and is now Ed, shortly after he succeeding as a competitive collegiate athlete. took over,” Harry said. Father Ed said, “Edward Cheserek came to “I was extremely im- Newark from a Maryknoll missionary in Ken- pressed. He explained ya with an empty backpack on his shoulders the guidelines that he and barely able to speak English. And now hoped to pursue, and he’s an academic All-American, and perhaps he pursued them suc- the greatest runner in NCAA history.” cessfully.” At St. Benedict’s, Cheserek was the most Another St. Bene- highly recruited high school distance run- dict’s alumnus is ner in the nation. Edward has just completed Keith Roberts, a staff his junior year at the University of Oregon, member at John Knox where he has already won 15 NCAA champi- Village. A 1980 gradu- onships in cross country, and both indoor and ate, Keith is proud outdoor track and field competition. of his school and the Edward has applied for U.S. citizenship, St. Benedict’s alumni Keith Roberts and opportunities it has and hopefully soon, he will be competing in Harry Durkin. presented to him. He the red, white and blue for his new country. credits much of his August 2016 Inspired Lifestyle Page 5 Save The Date And Join Us At John Knox Village In August You Are Invited To A Lunch & Learn Tuesday, August 16 at 10:30 a.m. Learn all about John Knox Village and enjoy a great lunch prepared by our Executive Chef Mark Gullusci. Your hosts will be Marketing Staff representa- tives and residents who will explain the rewards of moving to John Knox Vil- lage. Meet some of our most active residents and enjoy lunch with them. Ask questions, and our residents will be happy to answer them. Take a tour of the Woodlands, Florida’s first Green House® Health Center; the beautifully land- scaped campus and the variety of residences available. Discover the benefits of a life care plan.

“All That Jazz” Happy Hour Thursday, August 18 at 4 p.m. In The John Knox Village Auditorium Join us for a “Jazz” themed Happy Hour featuring the dynamic musical duo Rosie Robbins and Stewart Rabin from 4 to 6 p.m. in Village Centre Auditorium. This will be a casual meet and greet with residents and staff.

The “Upside To Downsizing” & High Tea Thursday, August 25 at 2 p.m. In The Lakeside Dining Room Be our guest for this informative seminar on the “Upside of Downsizing.” Learn how to simplify your lifestyle, be free to travel and enjoy life while guar- anteeing your health care. Meet our residents, enjoy high tea, and learn about Simply Inspired Living. If you would like to join us for any, or all, of these events, call (954) 783-4040 for reservations.

Thursday, August 25: Join The Club, Get Connected • Scribers Book Class: 10 a.m. publishing. Become a member. We’ll take • Digital Photo Class: 1 p.m. care of all the planning. Here are the scheduled August events: We had a great time sharing ideas, and discussing objectives for both the book class Thursday, August 11: and photo class last month. We now have four Lunch At Houston’s at 1 p.m. more books being readied for publishing. Have you ever wanted to publish your auto- Join your Senior Connection friends for a biography, novel or collection of short stories great lunch on the Intracoastal at Houston’s but have no idea how? Do you have a new in Pompano Beach. Select from a menu that digital camera, but are confused about how Digital Photo Tips. includes salads, appetizers, sandwiches, fresh to use it? We’ll help you get your book pub- fish, and choice meat dishes. lished, and teach you how to use that digital You’ll have a great view of the waterfront camera. Come for one class or both. he Senior Connection Club is continuing while we share conversation. We’ll meet at We will have a box lunch at noon if you Tits great series of events designed for ac- 1 p.m. at Houston’s located at 2821 E. Atlantic wish to attend both classes. Please bring your tive seniors to meet others who share similar Blvd., Pompano Beach, Florida 33062. camera with you to the photo class. interests. Make new friends, enjoy lunch Just pay for your own lunch. Please let Meet in the Cassels Tower Party Room at outings, trips to local attractions, classes in us know you are joining us, so we can make John Knox Village. Call to reserve your place technology, photography, book writing and reservations. Call (954) 783-4040 to RSVP. for class: (954) 783-4040. Crossword Puzzle Of The Month ACROSS 33. Have (Scot.) DOWN 26. Palestine Libera- 1. Reimbursed 34. Plus 1. Long tion Organ. (abbr.) 5. Free 35. Indo-Chin. people 2. “Cantique de 27. Greek letter 8. US dam 36. Voltaire play Noel” composer 28. Fruiting spike 12. Project 38. Computer chip 3. Yesterday (Ital.) 29. Civil War 13. Guido’s note 39. Ounces (abbr.) 4. Silk substitute commander (2 words) 40. Wampum 5. “Giant” ranch 32. Air-to-air missile 14. Outer portion of 43. Due 6. He (Lat.) (abbr.) Earth 47. Gamin 7. Flounder 37. Wild ginger 15. Sleep (pref.) 48. Article (Fr.) 8. Willow 38. Polishing material 16. Albania (abbr.) 49. White-flecked 9. Love of Radames 39. Watering hole 17. Design 50. Eg. skink 10. This one (Lat.) 40. Hall (Ger.) 18. Arabian domain 51. Mother of Hezekia 11. King of Israel 41. Mother of Brunhilde 20. Shore 52. N. Caucasian 19. Amer. Sign 42. Walk through 21. Tumor (suf.) language Language (abbr.) 43. Para aminoben- 22. Three (pref.) 53. Freedman in 20. Swim (2 words) zoic acid 23. Irish foot soldier Kentish law 22. Hat 44. Foreshadow 26. Block 54. Low (Fr.) 23. “The Jungle Book” 45. Hole 27. Celsius (abbr.) 55. Bare python 46. Noun-forming (suf.) 30. Shoe size 24. Belonging to (suf.) 48. Science class 31. Fr. meat dish 25. Energy unit Answers On Page 9. Page 6 The John Knox Village Gazette August 2016

From Theatre To Music & Sports: Check Out These August Events Friday Nights In August August 4, 11 & 18 August 12 Check these other calendar sources Friday Night Soundwaves Pippin: A Summer Theater Sushi & Stroll Summer Walks for additional events: at “The Hub” on Camp Production Taiko Drum Performances www.pompanofun.com Fort Lauderdale Beach Broward Center for the Morikami Museum & Gardens www.artscalendar.com at Las Olas Boulevard and A1A, Performing Arts 4000 Morikami Park Road www.sunny.org Fort Lauderdale, FL 33062 201 SW 5th Ave. Delray Beach, FL 33446 www.broward.org (954) 786-5535 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 (561) 495-0233 www.baileyarts.org www.fridaynightsoundwaves.com (954) 462-0222 www.morikami.org www.visithollywoodfl.org 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Free Event www.browardcenter.org 5:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. www.goriverwalk.com Thursdays at 7 p.m. $10 Adults $15, Seniors $13 www.parkerplayhouse.com www.theamppompano.org www.stagedoortheatre.com August 3 – August 14 August 20 & August 31 www.flamingogardens.org Broadway Bound Ft. Lauderdale Strikers www.1weston.com Presented by Broward Football Club http://ci.ftlaud.fl.us Stage Door Theatre Lockhart Stadium www.fortlauderdale.gov 8036 West Sample Road 1350 NW 55th St. www.broward.org/library Coral Springs, FL 33065 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 www.pompanobeachcra.com (954) 606-0408 (954) 344-7765 Events listed were current at www.stagedoortheatre.com www.strikers.com press time, however are subject to Wed., Sat., Sun. - 2 p.m. $38 7 p.m. 8/20 & 7:30 p.m. 8/31 change. Please contact each venue Fri., Sat. 8 p.m. $42 General admission $12 for the latest information.

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I told my counterparts to pronounce it as 12 Steps To Health By Burn Loeffke LOVE KEY. From then on, that is what I was called. The Chinese would at times call me KEY LOVE. Whatever they chose, the mes- ‘The Peace General’ sage was clear. Burn Loeffke Take The Time To Help Others Gazette Contributor An experiment conducted at a prestigious medical school revealed how easy it is to be Before Starting Any Fitness Program blinded to the needs of others. Three groups of Consult Your Physician 10 students each were asked to run the length We need to emphasize the importance of an of a football field in a specified amount of annual physical. Our health providers need to time. Group A was given 40 seconds. Group see us when we are well, to be able to com- B: 90 seconds. Group C: Four minutes. pare our results with those when we are sick. Across the field were several persons in We should also seek medical advice before distress. An old man stooped over quietly sob- taking supplements or starting an exercise bing, an old woman on her knees with grocer- program. ies on the ground, a young woman kneeling Certain symptoms need to be evaluated over a crying baby and an elderly gentleman promptly. We use the sentence: asking for help. Please Vanish Now Bring Love Soon, to The groups were blindfolded and taken remind us of the following red flags: separately to the field. Group A was instructed urn Loeffke is a believer in the power P: Paralysis in any area to remove their blindfolds when they heard the Bof taking charge for overall wellness. V: Visual Problems (seeing double, pain) whistle and run across the field in 40 seconds Proper nutrition, exercise, activity and volun- N: Numbness in any extremity to take an anatomy exam for a grade. Group B teerism have guided his life now for more than B: Blood in urine or stool was given the same instructions, but given 90 eight decades. L: Language difficulty seconds to run across the field. They could not A decorated military veteran, Major Gen- S: Swallowing difficulty start the anatomy exam until the 90 seconds eral Burn Loeffke (U. S. Army retired), now had gone by. Similarly, Group C was given has transformed from warrior to healer. He is Do Good To Do Better four minutes to walk across the field and could a published author of several books, including When we help others, we help ourselves. not start the exam until the end of the four 12 Steps To Health. Doing “good” enhances our immune system, minutes. General Loeffke has been an advisor to the which protects us from disease. Group A ran without helping anyone. Group President’s Council on Physical Fitness. After It took me 40 years to discover the powerful B helped two people, while Group C assisted retirement from the Army in 1993, he began healing benefits of selfless service to others. all those in need. When Group A was asked his medical training and graduated in 1997. In the middle of combat in Vietnam. I was why no one had stopped to help, they an- He now teaches, nationally and international- exposed to men who kept their humanity and swered that they had not noticed anyone even ly public health, wellness and conflict resolu- sacrificed themselves to save others. Watch- though they had run past them. The lesson tions. He has served as a medical officer in the ing those acts strengthened me physically and was clear. When we are preoccupied with the Middle East. Africa, Latin America and Asia. psychologically. stresses of daily requirements, we are often Also a recent graduate of the Hippocrates The powerful examples of Mother Teresa, blinded to the needs of others. Institute, Burn is beginning a new mission as a with her unselfish love for the sick and the With my initial thoughts on dedication to wellness instructor. poor, and the research that Harvard Medical others as a vital part of wellness, take the time In their book, Burn collaborated with School did of her actions convinced me that to check with your physician in the next few Carmin Queral, MPH, a Professor of Public “Love” is one of the keys to good health. I use weeks. We will explore the 12 Steps To Health Health and Clinical Coordinator at Barry “Love” here as service to those in need. as revealed in our book: One step each month. University. She has participated in medical My children and I have been blessed with Be well and remember to take the time to help missions in the Third World, and has taught our name Loeffke. To make it easier to re- others. wellness, both nationally and internationally. member, when I served in Russian and China, August 2016 The John Knox Village Gazette Page 7 Wellness Director’s Thoughts On Daily Lifestyle Of Wellness n my role as to enhance the overall experience of our Verna Chisman Director of residents and team members. Building Gazette Contributor I Wellness at John bridges between departments through Knox Village, my staff teamwork, cross-training and focus is to enhance community-wide programming; the avenues pre- enables us to unify the community sented through the and present consistency within Wellness platform all levels of care. and to promote As we focus on the sense education and of community, Spiritual Life is an awareness to the intricate piece that touches all levels of entire community. care and benefits the residents, family The opportunity to members and staff – offering true unity. share knowledge Enhancing the Spiritual Dimension will and experiences be invaluable in our goal of implement- of this innovative culture enables every staff ing the Wellness culture throughout JKV. member to enhance and enrich the lives of our residents and elders; it is the sole purpose of our roles within John Knox Village (JKV). I began a new chapter in my life when I The Seven Dimensions Of Wellness arrived in Pompano Beach on February 27, EMOTIONAL 2016. I moved here from Phoenix, AZ where I had resided for 32 years, leaving the moun- To feel at peace inside and out, a person must establish and maintain a positive relation- tains for the beach. I was encouraged by my ship with themselves and with others. Knowing how to recognize and embrace one’s thoughts son and closest friends, as they reminded me and emotions, as well as being able to empathize with the feelings of others, is key to healthy that I am the happiest at the beach and they emotional well-being. A person’s state of mind impacts all aspects of their life – and the lives believe that is where my soul belongs. The of others. We will bring calm and balance to the community by giving residents the tools they opportunity to be employed at JKV was the need to effectively adapt to change, cope with challenges, and manage their emotions. “icing on the cake!” I truly believe that I am SPIRITUAL “home.” My active lifestyle includes exercise, prop- To help residents maintain their identity, spirituality allows us to understand the every day, er diet, dancing and an occasional glass of find peace and security during times of struggle, and remain confident in our decisions. Strong wine. It’s all about balance and being happy. spiritual wellness gives meaning to a person’s life, whether traditional or alternative. I have been in the senior living industry for ENVIRONMENTAL 16 years and this is where my passion lies. During the past 10 years in my career, the Creating a healthy environment can be approached from a personal and an ecological stand- Wellness culture and philosophy has evolved point, contributing to residents’ overall environmental wellness by taking steps to improve and and become an intricate part of life planning protect both. Conscious spaces can have lasting benefits for the larger environment and the communities and our residents’ lifestyle and community, including its individual residents. Get involved in recycling. We encourage fre- well-being. quent nature walks. There are many ways you can promote environmental wellness and foster a sense of pride, responsibility, and respect toward your physical surroundings. INTELLECTUAL This dimension promotes life-long learning and encourages residents to explore new intellectual interests. A person is never too old to learn something new. In fact, exercising the brain with stimulating activities has proven health benefits. Expanding one’s knowledge and pursuing new creative outlets can lead to improved cognitive health. Retirement is the perfect opportunity for residents to break away from routine and discover new and exciting information. JKV provides a wide range of learning opportunities that promote problem solving, idea sharing, and general education to help residents maintain curious, active minds. PHYSICAL Optimal physical health is more than simply the absence of disease. Positive lifestyle choices that benefit the body inside and out also factor into good health. Remaining active, establishing a healthy diet, and avoiding harmful habits are key, not only to preventing disease, but also to maintaining and improving health. At JKV, we are a community in which exercise is enjoyable, Integrating The Seven Dimensions healthy food is the ultimate indulgence and an active life is an achievable goal. My continuing objective for the commu- SOCIAL nity is to incorporate the Seven Dimensions JKV creates an environment where residents can comfortably establish lasting friendships of Wellness philosophy into every activity and maintain courteous relationships with other community members. Social wellness requires and create resident awareness in their day-to- one, not only to reach out to others, but also to accept similar efforts returned by their peers. A day routines. With the implementation of the socially-well individual exhibits understanding, communication, participation, and courtesy Green House Project at JKV, the opportunities toward the living things that surround them. JKV has created an environment where residents to achieve this objective have expanded over can comfortably establish lasting friendships and maintain courteous relationships with other many horizons. The Green House Project and community members. Whether it’s an impromptu gathering at dinner, a quiet game of chess or technology will allow our community to swimming in the pool, JKV is providing residents with ways to interact and contribute to their build the bridge between all levels of care overall health and happiness. and truly deliver the message of living as one community. VOCATIONAL/OCCUPATIONAL I plan to present, integrate and penetrate Tap into existing knowledge, discover new interests or refine forgotten skills to remain the Wellness culture utilizing many avenues active members of your community. Residents’ past careers have influenced who they are to obtain this objective. The monthly calen- today. You can maintain a sense of identity and purpose by exploring volunteerism – and dar is a perfect tool to demonstrate how our even employment – after retirement. There are many benefits to working after retirement. residents’ activities identify the Seven Dimen- Retirement doesn’t have to be spent idle. The upcoming years are an ideal time for you to sions of Wellness. By the process of color share your unique talents and feel valued in return. coding, we identify how many dimensions are utilized within each activity. The awareness that this process will bring is astonishing. In addition, the Wellness staff will be offering multiple educational sessions, introducing the Crown Jewels program, Life Long Learning curriculum, plus partnerships with universi- ties and organizations. Over the past few months, it has become very apparent of the community’s need for a Resident Portal. A Resident Portal will provide the connection needed to amalgamate our community and also be the focus resource tool for our residents. Unifying Goals And Community Collaboration within all JKV departments will be implemented with encouragement Page 8 Wellness August 2016 What Is The Art Of Living Longer? Choose What You Want On The Canvas Of Your Life ife is diverse. ics is clear that everything begins Anne Goldberg Each millisec- with our thoughts. “As you sow, Gazette Contributor L ond is filled with so shall you reap” is not advice sound, texture, from Jesus for farmers! Voltaire color, movement and emotions – trauma, wrote, “Each person must culti- love, joy and sorrow – and all of these things vate his own garden.” The col- come at us, sometimes with breakneck speed. loquial expression, “What goes To navigate (and stay sane), it serves us to around, comes around” and the become something of an artist, taking all the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as various elements and you would intentionally arranging have them them on the canvas of “Each person must do unto our daily life into some- you,” are thing that is harmonious cultivate his own examples of and pleasing. garden.” the power When you can begin of inten- to look at life as art, as a tion and way to express your important ideas and feel- imagination, as part of our human ings, you can begin to understand that you are lexicon that has been expressed the artist of your life. You get to choose how through the millennia. you look at, and think about what happens, or has happened, in your life. Mistakes can be Your Art Is Well-Being forgiven with a splash of color, painted over The art of living longer is about creatively never to be seen or thought of again … for all and intentionally choosing what you want on Anne Goldberg, The Savvy Senior, has a vision intent and purpose … gone. the canvas of your life. And, when you make to create an army of senior volunteers bringing their wisdom and experience back to the choices that support your physical, emotional Create Space On Your Own Canvas community. She helps seniors reach their goals and mental health, your canvas is a picture of by teaching them how to use computers; The artist creates with imagination and health, vitality and longevity. holding conferences and workshops on The Art skill. Einstein knew the value of imagination Be a Savvy Senior. Follow the Savvy of Living Longer; learning decluttering and when he wrote, “The true sign of intelligence Senior Credo: “I’m old enough to have a past organizing techniques; producing Tell Your is not knowledge, but imagination.” You can and young enough to have a future. I don’t Story Videos, preserving the stories and wisdom begin to see how imagination is critical when know my expiration date and so I commit of your life for future generations. For more deciding how you want to live the rest of your to live into my future consciously, making information call or visit Anne at (954) 536-8008 life. And, as the artist of your life, you get to choices – mind, body and spirit – that will (www.SavvySeniorServices.com) choose the thoughts that populate the canvas help me achieve a healthier, happier, extended (www.Facebook.com/SavvySeniorServices) of your mind. The science of Quantum Phys- lifespan.”

stance, to poverty and fear, to oppression and complete loss of control of their lives. It’s A Big Life ... How does this happen? It is, of course, a rhetorical question, one that resonates right up ‘What Separates Privilege From Entitlement Is Gratitude.’ there with, what is the meaning of life? Why – Brené Brown, Academic and Social Worker do some find themselves with access to so much, and others so little? Dr. Ted Dreisinger Commonality of Life, Love Gazette Contributor So, on this day, I feel a sense of awe and gratitude for the gift of life I have been given. ometimes it seems there is so much to I also wonder what obligation comes with this Ssay; that words arrive at the front of my freedom, the freedom to think, to express, to mind like a large group of people trying to all listen, to disagree, to embrace, to love who I get out of a crowded room through a single desire. Surely, in the balance of things, there door – grunting, groaning, pushing and shov- must be justice. ing with no particular direction. On the other One might think I feel guilty for the ac- hand, sometimes ideas and thoughts come cident of my birth and circumstance. That smoothly, as though they are winding lines of would not be correct, but gratitude for the folk queued up, patiently waiting their turn to safety and freedom of my life cannot be en- slip from brain to keyboard. tirely separated from the larger tapestry of the Then there is the occasion when both of humanity of which I am a part. these circumstances occur at once. Maybe this is the reason I find myself talking and listening to as many people as I Eye-Catchers On Wall Of Life possibly can. Maybe it is because, in spite For the past couple of decades, when trav- of my inability to understand any of it, I still eling overseas, I’ve written a travelogue that find a commonality of life and love, unrelated by now is distributed to 150 people. It’s about to circumstance. Maybe it’s because I want Lottery Winner? the little things that capture my attention, or to believe, and in fact do, that it is the touch- heart, as the days and experiences accumulate. Today is my birthday, and here I sit on the ing of another soul that reassures me, not the Sometimes the eye-catchers are small cusp of my 69th year trying to make sense of circumstance. We are fellow travelers through paintings on the museum walls of my life, the privileged life I have lived. I did not pick the world together, and the artificiality of which are internally recorded before being my parents, the era into which I was born. I culture, gender, education, financial status, are committed to electronic paper and placed in had no say as to the color of my skin, nor the but weak reflections of the human spirit that the artificial hard drives of my computer. I country into which I emerged. There was no inhabits us all. try to capture them as closely to the events as preplanning as to the capacity of a mind that Yeah, it’s my 69th birthday today, and what possible, because I have come to understand to this day has remained curious about the I know of a certainty, after all these years, is memory is often an unfaithful mistress, creat- things around me. that I know very little … of a certainty. ing inaccurate reflections of events. I have I had no say in the relatives going back discovered this when getting together with old as far as one might imagine that somehow friends, fondly recalling a shared experience, avoided death from wars and famine and Ted Dreisinger, PhD, lives in Oro Valley, AZ. only to find their remembrance is NOTHING disease and murders and accidents and other While he still lectures professionally here like mine. Somehow the incident changed in fatal events, long enough to produce offspring and overseas, he volunteers his time locally the ever-shifting neuro-synapses of my mind, that also happened to survive long enough teaching courses for the AARP (Life of course I suspect my accounts are more ac- for me to find myself breathing and exploring Reimagined), presenting topics related to curate. Maybe. planet Earth. Winning a lottery? There has back pain management, exercise and aging, I’m on the final leg of a three-week work- never been one with such high odds for me, and sitting on a number of boards. He writes a weekly blog ‘It’s a Big Life’ ing tour through Europe. It began in Prague, or anyone reading this. Yet, here we are alive; (http://whynot-ted.blogspot) sharing life then to Poznań, Poland, on to Aberdeen, Creatures of active and accumulated thought - observations, and has written two books: Scotland and as I write, Aalborg, Denmark. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? ‘life in small bites – moments in time’ and At the end of the week, I’ll go to Sheffield, It is hard then to fully appreciate why ‘life around the edges – a winding road’ England and on the weekend, fly home from others have found themselves arriving at a both available on Amazon.com. 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however, is when Mad- eline resorts to using the Book Review gossip about her friend Grace and the landscaper Benton for the plot of her new novel. ‘The Rumor’ Despite personal distress and feelings by Elin Hilderbrand of betrayal, Madeline continues the book to Donna DeLeo Bruno he setting is completion, for which Gazette Contributor TNantucket, her agent, very pleased where all the is- with the results, is eager landers know each other. Best friends, author to publish. This, she Madeline King and Grace Pancik, share their knows, will end her most time together as well as their deepest secrets. treasured friendship with Grace’s husband “Fast Eddie” is a real estate Grace, since the charac- developer whose business is doing badly ters in her book are very although he temporarily maintains their lavish thinly veiled. lifestyle and has given Grace permission to This is a good summer read. Even the cover Donna DeLeo Bruno is a retired teacher of embark on a very expensive landscape gar- picture of two girls sitting in Adirondack Literature and Writing. Donna spends summers den project, which becomes the focus of her chairs on a white sandy beach screams sum- in Rhode Island and contributes book reviews attention. Enter Benton, the renowned horti- mer on the island. It has a light, gossipy tone to four local newspapers, and winters in culturist whom they hire, who also becomes as if the reader is “in on” the whole scene. If Fort Lauderdale. Donna is a member of the the focus of Grace’s attention. Their behavior you are a nosey person yourself in the mood John Knox Village Silver Scribers group, together starts tongues wagging and, as in any guiding authors in publishing their books as for an easy, non-challenging, “not-too-deep part of the Senior Connection Club. small town, gossip brews. book,” this may suffice. This is not the only “news” of the summer. Madeline, suffering severe writer’s block and feeling pressure to make her publisher’s Answers To Crossword Puzzle From Page 5 And deadline for a new book, rents an apartment Sudoku From Page 6. downtown, believing that the time away from her busy household will provide the necessary quiet and inspiration to come up with something fresh. When town-folk observe Fast Eddie enter- ing Madeline’s temporary residence, more eyebrows are raised. There are other sub- plots that involve Madeline’s son Brick and Grace’s daughter Allegra, both teenagers. Their friends are also talking about Allegra’s cheating and other outrageous behavior with another boy. Moreover, to make up for his flagging business, Fast Eddie will embark on an illegal and scandalous “make-money- quick” scheme. The main conflict in this novel, Page 10 The John Knox Village Gazette August 2016 Oranges, Lemons, Grapefruit And … Sapodilla? Florida’s Exotic Tropical Fruits Offer A Delicious Treat

ackfruit, sapo- Nona Smith dilla, caram- Jackfruit Dragon Fruit Lychees Gazette Contributor J bola, dragon fruit ... exotic names for the variety of fruits you would not usually find on supermarket shelves, but they are tropical fruits grown here in South Florida’s ideal growing climate. Surprisingly many of these exotic fruits are found in Publix and Whole Foods when they are in season. I actually had my first encoun- ter with dragon fruit at a Publix GreenWise store! I have also seen fruits that I couldn’t identify, but have been slowly buying and appreciating. While so-called exotic fruits are often sidelined by tropical fruit fixturessuch as bananas, oranges, grapefruit and tangerines, if you look carefully in the green grocery de- Here are some of the exotic tropical fruit Lychees are a fragrant, sweet fruit with a partment, the adventurous will find delicious you may want to try: delicate white pulp encased in skin that looks tasting fruits, that look a little like something Dragon Fruit is a deep pink fruit with a like a red golf ball! from outer space or could be the fruit for a mild, sweet flavor. It has the texture of a kiwi A sharp eye might help you spot some of giant! and has tiny, edible seeds embedded in flesh these more unusual Florida fruits on a walk We actually have a small carambola tree of creamy white or shocking pink. around your neighborhood. On a recent stroll with pink and red flowers and tiny star-like Jackfruit has the distinction of being the around the beautiful John Knox Village cam- fruit beginning to grow. I can’t wait until they world’s largest tree fruit! Almost all parts of pus, I noticed some tropical and exotic fruit are ripe so I can add them to salads, or just eat the fruit may be eaten and its taste has been trees and plants growing in sunny areas. I was them straight from the tree. described as similar to Juicy Fruit gum. particularly impressed by huge, healthy tiers Sapodilla is a subtropical fruit that grows of bananas that will make a feast when ripe. on beautiful trees around the world in warm If you are looking to get a fresh sweet Carambola climates. The ripe fruit is uniquely flavored. taste of these uncommon fruits, call around The soft brown flesh tastes a bit like a mix of to your local fruit vendors, GreenWise or brown sugar and root beer. The sapodilla tree Whole Foods to see if any of these varieties is also the source of chicle, a chewing gum are available. Community Green Markets are component. also great sources when the fruits are ripe and Carambola or star fruit can now be eas- in season. ily found in grocery stores. The crisp texture yields a juicy and refreshing taste. The yellow fruit tends to be more acidic in flavor and the greens are sweeter. Nona Smith earned her Master’s Degree in Fine Plantains are member of the banana fam- Art from the University of London, Goldsmiths ily, but starchier and lower in sugar. They College. She is a former Madison Avenue ad exec, should be cooked and can be used in many and moved to South Florida where she continued as publicity director, copywriter and creative savory dishes somewhat like potatoes. director for ad agencies and marketing director for Mangos are peach-like in taste and texture. in-house departments. Nona is currently creative They are juicy with variations in color that director at Word of Mouth Advertising, Inc. range from orange to pale lemon yellow. This Month’s Featured Designer Home Exceptional Heritage Tower Residence Includes Popular Upgrades

Marty Lee Tour The New Gazette Contributor Design Center With so many s a Gazette reader, you have the first options to choose Aopportunity to move into this conve- from, you’ll want nient one bedroom and one and one-half bath to spend as much Jasmine apartment home in Heritage Tower. time as you need With nine-foot ceilings, 1,033 square feet of with your Move- living space, and an exceptionally designed in Coordinator in floorplan, this apartment is a showplace of the Design Cen- convenience and style. The Jasmine has been ter. Select from one of the most popular floorplans available a wide array of in Heritage Tower. This home features an cabinetry choices, open concept plan with a convenient kitchen countertops, floor and stainless steel appliances. coverings and color options. The Platinum Decor Package Includes: Tour the 70-acre John • Tray ceiling LED kitchen lighting Knox Village campus and • Walk-in shower with hand-held controls The Jasmine enjoy the lush tropical land- scaping and the waterfowl • Large walk-in closet that populates its lakes. • Baseboard molding Care For Life • Stainless steel kitchen appliances As a JKV resident, you • Washer and dryer will enjoy the carefree • Choose from select upgraded kitchen lifestyle that comes with a countertops comprehensive long-term care insurance policy, unlim- • Choice of upgraded backsplashes ited use of the spa, Wellness • Stainless steel under-mount sink with Studio, Bistro, swimming spray faucet pool and more! • Crown molding Ask to speak with a Life Plan Consultant at (954) • Choice of selected wood cabinetry 783-4040, for a tour and • Upgraded kitchen hardware complimentary Executive Chef prepared meal. • Your choice of upgraded flooring options Visit the John Knox • Frameless shower door Village website (www. • Custom closet option JohnKnoxVillage.com) for more information.