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A2 NEWS WEEK OF JULY 19-25, 2012 www.FloridaWeekly.com FLORIDA WEEKLY Gardens Warriors T-Ball team places third in state tourney SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY Ichnetucknee River with their buddies were likely more memorable, the coach Despite weather setbacks, the Palm said. Beach Gardens Warriors T-Ball All Stars The team strength was in the bats, earned third place in the Cal Ripken according to Haggerty, who credits bat- League 6-and-Under state tournament. ting coach Todd Engle with his men- “It took a bit to gel initially, then toring. Honing the boys’ fielding skills once final team positions were set, they and teaching defensive plays was coach really started to play well,” said coach Steve Benford. Casey Haggerty. “An extremely strong sense of pride The 12 boys, chosen by try-outs after — that is what I feel every time I get the spring recreational leagues ended, the chance to talk about the boys. These played in six tournaments locally and kids put their hearts and souls into this around the state. team. They worked hard, they listened The Warriors were 4-0 in the seed- to the coaching and each of them grew PHOTO COURTESY OF ASHLEY MORGAN ing games July 7-8 at the state cham- as a player,” coach Haggerty said. The Warriors are: Back row, coaches from left, Steve Benford, Casey Haggerty and Todd Engle; pionship in Chiefland, but finally suc- middle row, from left, Max Engle (bat boy), Spencer Miller, Kody Morgan, Blake Mathews and The Warriors are Quinn Brown, Cian cumbed to the overall champions, the Cian Copeland; and front row, James Gumbs, Shane Giaimo, Alex Rosario, Cameron O’Stewart, Copeland, Brent Engle, Shane Giaimo, Wellswood (Tampa) Heat, losing 15-5 in Michael Nardone, Colin Haggerty, Quinn Brown and Brent Engle. James Gumbs, Colin Haggerty, Blake the semi-final game. Teams struggled to Mathews, Spencer Miller, Kody Morgan, “This was by far one of the best expe- the state, it was just amazing. Now I play in temps of more than 100 degrees. Michael Nardone, Cameron O’Stewart riences I have had in my entire athletic am hooked. I look forward to coach- Medals, trophies and game balls were and Alex Rosario. career,” the coach said. “Getting to be ing these boys for the next six to seven awarded to the youngsters, but road The 6-year-olds will move up to a part of their growth and help them years and building upon this year’s suc- trips that included pool parties after coach-pitch play next season. become one of the premier teams in cess.” ■ every game, and the float down the Sea-inspired stained glass installed at St. Mark’s SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY reflective of peace to most South Floridians: the water. The display of public, accessible art has expanded COURTESY PHOTO St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and School is in the throughout Palm Beach County, and the intricate Workers install final stages of construction on its new Peace Chapel, design and beauty of St. Mark’s new stained glass sup- stained glass in set to open to the community by early August. On July ports the city of Palm Beach Gardens’ Art in Public the new Peace 2, colorful, South Florida-inspired stained glass was Places program. Chapel at St. installed in the outward windows facing Burns Road Future installations will incorporate stained glass in Mark’s Episco- at St. Mark’s, 3395 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens. remaining chapel windows, including those overlook- pal Church and Viewable to the community as well as chapel visi- ing the memorial garden. School. tors, the four altar windows feature hand-blown Ger- Upon its completion, The Peace Chapel at St. Mark’s man glass handcrafted by skilled Florida artisan Ken will be open 24 hours a day and will serve as a place Casola of Casola Stained Glass Studio, Fort Myers. of peace, prayer and reconciliation. 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The market for drones, now Betty Wells use of drones domestically: They are almost $6 billion, is expected to double [email protected] weapons of war! About to be deployed in the next 10 years, according to The richLOWRY here at home! Not exactly. We don’t kill New York Times. Special to Florida Weekly people with drones; we kill them with As drones proliferate for commercial Reporters & Columnists Hellfire missiles. The drone is just the and other private uses, it is foolish to Scott Simmons platform. By this standard, we would expect law enforcement to forgo them. Athena Ponushis The Great Drone Panic of 2012 is have no police helicopters because Already, the Border Patrol Tim Norris upon us. helicopters are weapons uses drones along the Jan Norris Congress recently instructed the Fed- of war. border. One day we eral Aviation Administration to open will marvel Mary Jane Fine up the skies to more domestic use of that Artis Henderson the pilotless aircraft by private citizens Linda Lipshutz and law enforcement. This, we’re told Roger Williams in the urgent tones of Paul Revere on Jim McCracken his famous ride, is the first step toward Randall P.