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“I am entirely persuaded that the American public is more reasonable, restrained and mature than most of the broad- TAKING STOCK cast industry’s planners believe.” Edward R. Murrow HARTFORD EASY TO LIKE p4 Boca Raton News 25 CENTS Leading the community to a better tomorrow 51st Year/Issue 21 Thursday, February 1, 2007 1 Section/12 pages By Dale M. King CITY EDITOR INSIDE s hospital CEO Gary Strack announced the hospital has received $75 million to a hushed crowd Agathered at Avitat Aviation at the Boca Raton Airport, the covering $75 Million dropped on a portrait of family Largest single donation ever to a US community hospital patriarch Charles E. Schmidt, one of Boca’s most famed philanthro- pists. The new hospital it will help fund is scheduled to break ground next year and open in 2011 will be named the Charles E. Schmidt Medical Center. It honors the $75 million gift and the late Boca benefactor. The gift is the largest ever re- New Blue Singers 5 ceived by BRCH in its history – the largest ever given to a US community hospital, and the third largest ever given to any kind of US hospital or health care facility, officials said. “This is part of the amaz- ing journey that started 45 years ago,” said Strack. And he intro- duced Gloria Drummond – the woman who led the charge to create a hospital in Boca Raton in the early 1960s. Drummond, who lost two children to poison- ing because they could not reach a hospital in time to save their lives, drew a standing ovation (Melissa Korman/Special to the News) from the crowd. And Strack told Manning talks 10 how she “turned tragedy into tri- umph.” Police Blotter 2 Speakers said the Schmidt do- Obituaries 2 nation will help BRCH, FAU and the University of Miami Miller Taking Stock 4 School of Medicine continue the Berkowitz 6 joint physician education pro- gram. Crossword 8 What began as a program that Sudoku 8 THE FUTURE OF BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TOOK A MAJOR UPTURN TUESDAY. allowed FAU students to take the Horoscope 8 first two years of medical doctor IN WHAT SPEAKERS CALLED “A MILESTONE IN HEALTH CARE,” THE SCHMIDT FOUNDATION, CHAIRED BY RICHARD training on the FAU campus, then Classified 9-10 transfer to UM, has now been ex- Sports 11 SCHMIDT, SHOWN ABOVE, PRESENTED BRCH WITH A $75 MILLION DONATION FOR ITS NEW TEACHING HOSPITAL ON THE CAMPUS OF FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY. continued on Page 6 DEMAND YOUR BOCA NEWS schedule New Format energizes ITC event interim results p12 DON’T MISS YOUR By Mario Sarmento Director Mark Baron said. “We have been discussing menting, “Hawkeye” (video replay) we experimented SPORTS EDITOR creative ways to make our sport even more exciting with, it’s catching on, the fans really seem to love it. The main draw of the Delray International Tennis and this format delivers Round robin, we’ll see if the fans like it. It SUNDAY Championships (ITC) was completed Wednesday with a chance to test some of seems like the draw might be difficult for fans 10 singles and doubles matches played at the Delray those ideas.” to see what’s going on, but they get to see the FEBRUARY 4 Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. Through Wednes- marquee players more often. It’s what they’re After 16 players competed against each other in the day, only three of the here for, it’s what they buy the tickets for, so qualifying round on Sunday, eight emerged to play in 24 remaining players it’s great. We work a little harder, but we earn SOCIETY the main draw elimination round this week: former had been eliminated: a pretty decent living, so I think we can work ITC champion Davide Sanguinetti, Alejandro Falla, An- Philipp Kohlsch- for that.” & THE drei Pavel, Teimuraz Gabashvili, and young Americans reiber, Kristian Pless The final day of round robin will be Thursday, Ryan Sweeting, Sam Querry, Scoville Jenkins and Boca and Igor Kunitsyn. with matches starting at 11 a.m. in both singles ARTS Raton native Jesse Levine. Sixteen teams play and doubles on Courts 1 and 2. Those eight players were then added to the 16 play- a single elimination On Friday, quarterfinals for doubles start at 11 ers who had already been seeded for the field. draw in doubles, a.m., with the first This year, the ITC has adopted a round robin format, with quarterfi- Top seed James Blake singles quarter- so the players have been divided into eight groups of nal play starting final to follow at three players each. Thursday at 11 12:30 p.m. What’s Each player has two guaranteed matches in the a.m. on Court 1. The second attorney Bob round robin stage, which ends Thursday, and the win- If a match is tied at one set apiece, doubles quarterfi- ner from each group advances to Friday’s quarterfi- the third set is a 10-point tiebreak. nal is at 5:30 p.m., with O’Connell nals, which The teams of Boca Raton native Vince Spadea and singles following at 7 trying to are played in Davide Snaguinetti, Jan-Michael Gabill and Rainer p.m. say? the conven- Schuettler, Lukasz Kubot and Andrei Pavel, Hugo Ar- On Saturday, the pro- tional single mando and Xavier Malisse, and Eric Butorac and Travis am final starts at noon, elimination Parrott won their first round matches and advanced. followed by doubles format. Top seed and No. 5 in the world James Blake won semifinals at 1:30 p.m. “It’s excit- his opening match on Tuesday, 6-3, 6-2 over fellow and singles semis at ing for Del- American Robert Kendrick. Blake is in Group 1 with 2:30. ray Beach Kendrick and Scoville Jenkins. The other singles THE BACKROOM to open the “Won the match comfortably on court, which is not semifinal starts at 7 2007 tennis always an easy thing,” Blake said. “I felt real good, and p.m., with the second REBORN IN season in Rob’s a good player. We’ve battled from juniors, to col- doubles semi follow- the United lege to Challengers (Series) to now on the Tour level. ing. BOCA RATON States by Good feeling to know we’re doing it on the highest level The doubles cham- rolling out now. It’s great to beat him.” pionship will be played this new Blake’s win relegated Kendrick to a Wednesday Sunday at noon, with round robin match against Jenkins. the singles final follow- (Reishma Kirpalani/Staff Photo) f o r m a t , ” As for the new round robin format, Blake, who ing at 1 p.m. Let’s dance D e l r a y played in this tournament in 2004 and 2005, said, “I’d Fans can follow along Read it this St. Mark Syrtaki Dancers perform at Boca Raton’s Greek Beach ITC like to see how fans react to it. I like the fact the ATP is with live scoring at yel- Festival on Sunday January 28th. They were the final act from Sunday, a wide range of weekend long festivities at this annual event. Tournament trying different things. I like the fact that we’re experi- lowtennisball.com. All proceeds of the festival go towards the operating budget and ministries of St. Mark. Feb. 4 www.bocanews.com 2 Boca Raton/Delray Beach News - Thursday, February 1, 2007 • www.bocanews.com Nominations sought for POLICE BLOTTER Next of kin sought er Bay boat was stolen from the Animal Kindness Award Boca Raton police are seeking dock area behind his residence on the public’s assistance in locating Oregon Lane, police said. FROM STAFF REPORTS viewed, and the most worthy the next of kin of a deceased man, Palm Beach County’s Animal person will be selected for the Michael Kent Black. He died Jan. Care and Control Division is award. The honoree will be Trailer taken 24 at Boca Raton Community seeking outstanding individu- recognized before the Board of A Boca Raton man told police Hospital. The exact cause is not als or groups who have shown County Commissioners for a Jan. 17 that someone stole a 25- known and will be determined by commendable care and devo- special presentation. foot open trailer from the rear of a medical examiner, said police tion to animals, domestic or Nomination forms are avail- his home. He said the theft oc- Public Information Officer Sgt. wild, to receive the 2007 Animal able at the Animal Care and curred sometime between Jan. 12 Jeff Kelly. Kindness Award. Control shelter, 7100 Belvedere and 17, police said. He was born Feb. 13, 1953, and Those nominated must be Road in West Palm Beach, or his last known address was 282 Palm Beach County residents from the Web site: www.pbcgov. Identity theft (Special to the News) NE 32nd St., Boca Raton, police whose good deeds to animals com/pubsafety/animal. Forms A Boca Raton woman told po- Doug Weichman, fleet management director said. took place in 2006 and in this must be returned to Animal lice someone used her personal What is known about the man, county. Care and Control by Thursday, information to open a credit card Kelly said, is that his mother’s All nominations will be re- March 15. Division gets national award account. She said she received a name is Betty Black and her last phone call Jan. 10 that said the hope that when they known address was the Aztec New student intern account was delinquent.

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