The Boca Raton Tribune Your Closest Neighbor for news 24/7 go to bocaratontribune.com East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, FL - January 17 through January 23, 2013 • Year IV • Number 130 - FREE FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Announces $3 Million Life & Arts Gift — the ‘Dr. Morton and Cynthia Levitt Endowed Scholarship Boice to Chair PB State Foundation’s STEAM for Medical Education’ Launch with “The Woz” See page B1 Community 15th Annual Honor Your Doctor Luncheon to take place See page 3 Community “Les Mis” Exclusive Screen- ing Party a Success See page 6 Business Chief Nursing Office Named at Boca Regional Hospital See page 25 Photo Caption: Dr. Morton Levitt, M.D., (seated, center right) chair of the integrated medical science department and his wife Cynthia (seated, center left) are pictured with first and second year medical students in Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine during the inaugural “Your Medical School” Celebration. Business Florida Atlantic Univer- endow medical student schol- Scholarship for Medical Edu- sity’s Charles E. Schmidt arships. The endowment will cation,” and the announcement My Mission in Moscow College of Medicine has an- be named the “Dr. Morton was made during the Schmidt nounced a $3 million gift to and Cynthia Levitt Endowed See page 7 See page 27 “Veteran” tells of Road to Victory: Hope and Courage in WW II Lucy Plaxe reading BOCA RATON -- The Wil- a living history re-enactor, pre- The Boca Raton Tribune low Theatre at Sugar Sand Park sented a lecture that spanned Community Center kicked off its the dark days from Pearl Harbor spring “Afternoons at the Willow through the major campaigns in Series” Jan. 15 with a lecture by both the European and Pacific Peter Colon about World War II. theaters through the Holocaust to 1948, when Israel became a Dressed in costume, Colon, nation. See page 7 Send us a picture of you reading The Boca Ra- ton Tribune to [email protected] Nearly 400,000 readers! YOUR CLOSEST NEIGHBOR. 2 -Edition 130 The Boca Raton Tribune COMMUNITY NEWS East/West Boca Raton, FL The Boca Raton Tribune Quote of the Week: Your Closest Neighbor For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life, and peace. www.bocaratontribune.com PAGEThe Boca Raton Tribune TWO Proverbs 3:2 Marketing Director Chris Catoggio for ticket information. [email protected]. [email protected] Movie Talk with Morrie Zryl airs The biggest Blues Fest ever is 11 a.m. Barrys Buzz Thursdays at 6 p.m. on www.wrpbitv. Jan. 19 at Mizner Park. Music is continu- Account Executive The Palm Beach com. ous on two stages through 11 p.m. All Angelo Lima, Marguax Vickers, County Commission Among Movies opening Friday at tickets are just $49.50 at TicketMaster. Andre Heizer approved changing the the Cinemark and Regal Entertainment Call 800-745-3000 or go to www.livena- title of commission Shadowwood theatres are Broken City, tion.com or www.sunshinebluesfestival. Mail Subscription chair Steven Abrams to The Last Stand and Mama. com/boca-raton/. [email protected] Mayor as Broward and Movies opening Friday at the Movies 2013 Rotary Opal honorees Leif Ahn- Miami/Dade did. of Delray and Lake Worth are Hyde Park ell, Bobby Campbell, Jay DiPietro, Kevin Front Desk Advanced Process- on Hudson and Silver Linings Playbook. Ross and Rick Zimmer will be feted at a Yara Carvalho ing and Imaging is mov- Barry Epstein Live internet television Jan. 19. gala chaired by Peter Baronoff, [email protected] ing from Deerfield Beach to 6,700 sg. ft. show features South Tech Academy Re- Doug Mummaw and Neil Saffer. Call at 901 Yamato Road in Boca and will em- cording Arts instructor Ryan Dockery, 561.477.7180 or vist www.rotaryclubbo- Graphic Design ploy 60 people, up from 36. Magician, Mentalist and con man Remy caraton.com for further information and Duke Thrush The former single tenant home of Conner, Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mi- to reserve tickets. Tyco and ADT has been renamed One chael Propper, and Sun-Sentinel colum- The Delray Interactive Movie Com- Photographers Town Center and being remodeled to at- nists Kingsley Guy and Lynn University pany’s first theatrical release, “The Nicole Vickers, Gabriela Heizer tract numerous businesses. political professor Dr. Robert Watson, Search for Linton’s Treasure” is set to Barbara McCormick, Gabriela The former Club Boca and Baja Beach discussing their new books and the na- premiere on January 19th, 2013 During Barbieri Club on Palmetto and Powerline Roads is tional political scene. Watch it on www. the Annual Delray Beach Arts and Crafts now the Oasis Night Life. barryepstein.com at 10AM Friday, or Festival. Visit www.delrayinteractive- Video Production Director A Shake Shack will be opening on any time after that on www.publicrela- movie.com for tickets, located at 777 E. Klaiton Silva Military Trail, just north of Boca Center. tions.nu, www.bocaratontribune.com, or Atlantic Ave. Suite 301. Delray Beach. Twin Peaks, the ultimate man-cave www.Vimeo.com to win free Cinemark The Luxury Chamber network will Interns sports lodge will be opening a location in theatre tickets. be 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 21 at 200 East Palmet- Aaron Wecker Boca Raton, as will Smoothie King. Neil Simon’s Chapter Two is Jan. to Park Road, featuring former Miami 17-Feb. 10 at the Plaza Theatre, 262. S. Beach Mayor Alex Daoud and author of Mailing Address China Ming at 19635-45 in Boca Ra- ton was closed for roach activity. Ocean Blvd. Manalapan. Visit www.the- Sins of South Beach. Go to www.Luxu- P.O. Box 970593 plazatheatre.net or call 561.588.1820. rychamber.com for further information. Boca Raton, FL 33497 Downtown Boca businesses can use sandwich, poster or easel signs for an- The 2013 South Florida Fair kicks off Delray Beach resident Alie Roth- Office Address other year after City Council members on Friday, January 18 and will complete man was diagnosed with MS at the age 399 NW Boca Raton Blvd., Suite 212 approved extending the policy. its 17-day run on Sunday, February 3. of 14, just one year after an open-heart Boca Raton Fl, 33432 Dr. Morton Levitt made a $3 million Hundreds of thousands of visitors each surgery. But that hasn’t stopped her from [email protected] gift for Medical Education scholarships year eagerly look forward to the exhila- helping others. She will be honored at www.bocaratontribune.com to Florida Atlantic University – its larg- rating rides, challenging midway games, the MS Gala Luncheon, 10 a.m. Janu- est ever donation by a faculty member. top-notch entertainers, and some of the ary 23 at the Sheltair Airplane Hangar, For General Information: FAU Trustee Dr. Jeffrey Feingold, most bizarre taste treats. 1100 Lee Wagner Blvd. Tickets are $100 561-536-5443 founder of MCNA Dental Plans, donat- A charity bowl-a-thon for Children, and sponsorships are also available. Visit Fax: 561-208-6008 ed $250,000 to enlarge and renovate the Hope and Horses is 6 to 8 p.m Jan. 18 www.nmssfls.org or call 954.731.4224 for board room, which was named for him. at Strikes of Boca, 21046 Commercial further information. Community Papers Trail, Boca Raton. Call 561.997.6693. Barry Epstein, APR, is a noted public of Florida A study by Invictus Consulting Group Filmed in Palm Beach County, the pre- relations, marketing and political consultant West Boca Chamber found that 92 Florida-based banks must The friendly community where friends do business with neighbors. of Commerce be or should be sold soon because of cap- miere of Parker, starring Jennifer Lopez based in Boca Raton, president of www.lux- Greater Boca Raton ital and earnings concerns. and Jason Statham is Jan. 18th at Muvico, urychamber.com, the www.westbocaleaders. Chamber of Commerce There were 50,368 South Florida fore- City Place. Call 561.233.3108. com networking group and the founder and Independent Free Bungalow Bunnies plays at the Mizner former president of the West Boca Cham- Papers of America closure filings in 2012, up from 34,428 in Park Studio Theatre through Jan. 20th. ber of Commerce; with a weekly internet Paper Chain 2011 and only 156,742 were filed in 2009 and 2010. 2013 will see even more. Call 561.742.7310 or visit www.thebbtc. television show on www.bocaratontribune. Circulation Verification JDRF hosts a complimentary kick-off com for tickets and information. com and www.publicrelations.nu;email: pr@ Council Luncheon for the 2013 Walk to cure Dia- The Interview, The Women’s The- publicrelations.nu, or fax column items to Copyright 2012 by The Boca Raton Tribune. atre Project’s second production in their 561.451.0000. 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