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September 2016 Vol. 4, Number 6 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 The former Newtown Creek, Lady Luck awaits her fate in Shipwreck Park. IN SEPTEMBER’S IssUE Lady Luck Joins Shipwreck Park All Hands On Deck ....... 2 Newest Addition To The Pompano Beach Artificial Reef Project Recipe Of The Month ... 3 Marty Lee a mile and a half from the Pom- existing wrecks covered with Gazette Contributor pano Beach Pier. Lady Luck is marine life. Shipwreck Park will Wining & Dining ............ 3 the largest addition to Shipwreck be a unique underwater cultural Park, which follows an imaginary arts park with rotating underwater Join Us In September ..... 5 n a typically hot but calm, OJuly South Florida afternoon, boundary from Lauderdale-by- art exhibits. The ship will include Crossword Puzzle ........... 5 a sizable flotilla of assorted boats the-Sea to the south to the Deer- specific themes, exciting under- of every description encircled a field Beach Pier to the north. water events, artwork and rotat- South Florida Events, ing art exhibits to create a unique 324-foot tanker ship that was the Initiative By Local object of their attention. From dive experience for local and Shows & Arts .................. 6 Government And Businesses large 100-foot yachts and party international tourists.” Sudoku .......................... 6 Shipwreck Park, a joint local boats, to Sport Fishermen, down Huge Addition To Reef to single passenger kayaks – doz- government and business initia- Book Review: Project ens of watercraft carrying hun- tive, enhances tourism in the area. ‘Dead Wake’ .................. 6 dreds of spectators assembled According to its website: “This tanker ship which is Emotional Dimension of to watch the newest addition to (www.shipwreckparkpompano. longer than a football field was Wellness ........................ 7 Shipwreck Park, the artificial org), “Lady Luck is one of the sold by the City of New York reef project located off Pompano biggest contributions to Florida’s to The Shipwreck Park, Inc., a 12 Steps To Health ........... 7 Beach. artificial reef system and one of private 501(c)(3) corporation, at a The controlled sinking of the most easily accessible major greatly reduced price. Shipwreck The Science Of Lady Luck, formerly known as dive sites in the nation. The ship Park, Inc. has received sponsor- Learning ........................ 8 the Newtown Creek, was widely will be the centerpiece of what ship from the City of Pompano publicized. The sinking was will become known as Shipwreck Beach and the Isle Casino Racing It’s A Big Life ................ 8 planned for a site approximately Park, surrounded by 16 other Pompano Park for the purchase, Ask Abby Stokes ........... 9 See “Lady Luck” On Page 2 Long Distance Grandparenting ............ 9 Star Trek Inspires For Half-Century Silver Angels ................. 10 The First Episode Of Kirk, Spock, And Friends Aired Sept. 8, 1966 Featured Home At Nona Smith Area’s Best Life Plan Gazette Contributor Community .................. 10 We celebrate the voyages of the Starship Enterprise and her crew, who boldly went where no television show had PAID gone before. Between 1966, NONPROFIT FT. LAUD, FL FT. when the television show “Star U.S. POSTAGE PERMIT NO. 48 PERMIT ORGANIZATION Trek” premiered, and 2016, when the movie “Star Trek Beyond” hit the screens, “Star Trek’s” longevity and cultural penetration can be attributed to its seriousness of purpose, originally inspired by creator Gene Roddenberry’s scripts, but his dream was to develop his own tele- – ahead of its time – science-fiction vision. vision show. His idea, which would eventually become Star n Sept. 8, 1966 Starfleet Command sent the Trek, was to create a show that combined the OStarship Enterprise with her crew on a mis- imaginative and futuristic possibilities of science sion to explore new worlds and to go where no fiction with the drama and excitement of popular man has gone before. westerns. He created two pilots, hired a cast and It’s hard to believe, we watched this ground built elaborate sets for a year and a half with no breaking show 50 years ago, as entertainment his- firm commitments until Desilu Productions and tory was being made. According to The Wertzone, NBC formally committed to a full season of televi- the original Star Trek was the brainchild of Gene sion episodes based on his Star Trek proposals. 651 S.W. Sixth Street 651 S.W. Roddenberry, a WW II veteran and a former Los Each hour-long show was a self-contained interga- Pompano Beach, FL 33060 Pompano Beach, FL Angles policeman. While still on the force, he lactic odyssey, all linked together by the spaceship John Knox Village of Florida, Inc. Village John Knox helped various police themed shows with their U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 and her diverse crew scripts for authenticity and even sold some of his See “Star Trek” On Page 4 Page 2 The John Knox Village Gazette September 2016 From Aging Tanker To Artificial Reef: Lady Luck Finds A New Home the beach. The stern began to slip beneath the waves, and geysers of water spouted upward, as the air inside her hull was replaced with water. Soon she was gone under the waves – her hull replaced by a patch of light green sea, as air and sediment mixed to the surface. Intact And Ready For Visitors According to Mr. Wyre, divers have been on the wreck. “The Lady Luck is resting up- right in 127 feet of water. She is in excellent shape with the art intact.” Lady Luck and interest in Shipwreck Park are anticipated to help Pompano Beach tour- ism and the local economy. “As one of the most accessible major dive sites in the nation, Lady Luck is expected to lure approximately 35,000 divers each year,” Mr. Wyre noted. “It’s going to help the hotels, the restaurants and the ancillary effect is go- ing to ripple out for years to come.” In addition to the major contributors, ad- Lady Luck heads to her final resting spot at Shipwreck Park. ditional funding was provided by the fol- lowing companies or individuals: Brown Foreman - Alexis Arons; Calvin Giordano; From “Lady Luck” On Page 1 He was assisted by Paul Costanza. Wells Fargo - Melissa Curry; ForceE - Skip towing, cleanup, installation of artworks, and The promotional video on the Shipwreck Commagere; Auto Tech and Body - Chadia sinking of the ship. The ship was towed from Park website describes MacDonald’s artis- Ghanem; COPB Public Art Committee - New York to a facility on the Miami River for tic design as, “Creating a mock underwater Christopher Mullon; Pompano Beach Fishing cleanup and installation of artwork before the casino complete with poker tables, roulette Rodeo - Kyle Good; Complete Marine - Dave sinking.” tables and slot machines on the main deck. Giannone; Ainsworth Gaming - Sheila Smith Rob Wyre, Vice President and General This underwater casino will be the largest of Foley; Greg Harrison; Mares Diving - Steve Manager of Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park its kind in the world.” Lamphear; Keith and Associates - Dodie and Vice Chairman of Shipwreck Park, noted MacDonald’s collection of art was clearly Keith; OutFront Media - Chris Ashley; and that many entities were involved in raising visible to all the spectators anticipating Lady The Florida Panthers. funds for the project. Luck’s sinking. If you are an active diver and interested in According to Mr. Wyre, “All of the costs While the sinking was promoted at 2 p.m. visiting Lady Luck in her new underwater have not been calculated at this time. The on Saturday estimated cost of the project is somewhere in afternoon, July Lady Luck’s deck has been outfitted as an underwater casino. the neighborhood of $800,000. The City of 23, the actual Pompano Beach and Isle Casino Racing each disappearance contributed $312,500 for a total of $625,000. of Lady Luck Sponsors, including Finlandia Vodka, whose took a bit more sponsorship is about the preservation of time, as the natural resources and clean water, Pompano orange uni- Beach Fishing Rodeo, Pompano Beach Public formed work- Art Committee, Resolve Marine Group, and ers from Re- others.” solve, worked Mr. Wyre noted that the ship was towed to pump from New York City to Miami, where The water evenly Bunnell Foundation was responsible for pre- throughout the paring and cleaning the ship to environmental ship’s compart- standards and making her ready for sinking. ments to assure Resolve Marine of Ft. Lauderdale was re- a controlled sponsible for developing the sinking plan and sinking. executing the actual sinking. Slowly the ship lowered in the ocean as its home, contact South Florida Diving Head- hull filled with seawater. At approximately quarters at (954) 783-2299 for dive informa- World’s Largest Underwater Casino 3:30 p.m., water began to lap over and across tion. One of the unique qualities about Lady the casino decored deck, and the anticipated Alternatively, visit www.shipwreckpark- Luck is the gambling motif that was designed event began its resolution. The ship listed to pompano.org, or facebook: shipwreck park by Dennis MacDonald, a Pompano Beach its starboard side at a slight angle, as the su- pompano beach, or call the organization at resident artist and director of Zibitz Studioz. perstructure of the control tower tilted toward (954) 786-4607 for additional information. On Deck With The Men Who Knew Her Best Marty Lee mong the the Owl’s Gazette Contributor Amany who Head treat- watched the Lady ment plant, in Luck begin its new life as an artificial reef were Bay Ridge, four men who knew the ship well.