Costumed characters, old cars and live music took partygoers on a tour through the decades during the Delray Beach Public Library’s Birthday Bash celebration of its 100th birthday held April 11. Guests, including the 15 ‘Centennial Celebrities’ — the 100-year-old residents invited to the event as guests — reflected on the library’s history of books, culture and contribution to the community. ABOVE: Don and Teri Pfeil, Bob Currie, Dan Murtaugh, John Callahan and Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein. Courtesy photo by Emiliano Brooks Productions

ABOVE: Library employee Jane Weiss wears one of the more than 30 replicas of 1913 bathing caps she made for co-workers to wear during the Centennial Birthday Bash Community Day held April 13.

RIGHT: Dr. Lynda Hunter and her puppet ‘U Too Can’ talks to the children while they make crafts during the 100th birthday celebration.  Dr. Hunter is the head of the Children’s Department at the Delray Beach Public Library. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

The Spady Museum celebrated an inaugural event at a hip, bohemian hangout and launched its redesigned website all on the same day. Live performances, along with sponsorships, donations and silent-auction bids, helped raise more than $2,200. Photo: Sal Giorlando (second from left), of coastal Delray Beach, presents Charlene Jones, of the Spady Museum, with a check for $400 while Kevin Rouse (left), of Kevro’s Art Bar, and George DeMartino look on. Photo provided

Ocean Ridge artist Ona Steele (left) talks with friends and family who attended the opening of her first major art exhibition, held at the recently remodeled Art House of Delray in Delray Beach. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

The Delray Beach Historical Society and the Historical Society of Palm Beach County joined forces for a program celebrating the history of the Barefoot Mailman.

ABOVE: Arts Garage’s student band, Rogue Set, including keyboard player Maddox Kumar of Ocean Ridge and Will Fogarty of Gulf Stream entertained the crowd.  

ABOVE: Delray Beach residents Avery Elliott and Morgan Gallagher, made necklaces from beads and shark’s teeth. 

Photos by Tim Stepien/
The Coastal Star

LEFT: Boca Raton residents Adam Fisk and Megan Dahlem give a hand to Cody Matthew during a 25-minute fight with a 300-pound bull shark.

RIGHT: After posing for a couple of photos, the FAU students released the shark. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

By Tim O’Meilia

Denied approval for a new entry way to his waterfront home by town commissioners in March, Gulf Stream resident Martin O’Boyle decided on a different renovation.

A white Ku Klux Klan-like hood is painted between two upper story windows on his 1983 home, visible from the canal.  Across the hood is lettered “Commissioner Thug.” Lower on the home is “WELCOME TO GULFSTREAM” in massive red letters.

“What I said to them (the commission) was what I plan is a beautiful building and if you don’t like that I will renovate it in a different fashion where I can still comply with the laws of the United States,” O’Boyle said.

O’Boyle, a commercial real estate developer, has also started having a giant gay rights flag painted above his garage on the front of his house on North Hidden Harbour Drive.

Asked if he was trying to embarrass the town commission, he said, “The commission does a good enough job themselves.”

O’Boyle also made a more customary response to the denial of his renovation plan. He filed an appeal Monday in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, asking a panel of judges to overturn the commission’s ruling.

O’Boyle also promised to attend all of the town’s architectural review and commission meetings to help ensure the town codes are enforced on the development requests of others.

 “If the mayor wants to enforce the code, I’m a citizen and I will support my mayor,” he said.

More than 500 guests enjoyed a seven-home tour that benefited the Achievement Centers for Children and Families. The annual Delray Beach tour — presented this year by The Seagate Hotel and Spa — raised  a record-breaking $102,000 to fund the facility that offers nutritional and educational programming for local children. The tour included remodeled historic and modern homes. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

Judges Aldon James and Bruce Sutka had a tough time selecting the most creative hats among the 140 worn by guests of the Armory Art Center benefit, finally picking seven winners. The event raised $54,000 for the center’s programs. Photo: Daphne Fessler (left) and Linda Silpe, both of Manalapan, with Mad Hatter Chris Riccardo. Photo provided by Lila Photography

Members of the Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce and Acting Mayor Woodrow Hay and the staff of the PNC Bank at Woolbright Road and Federal Highway celebrate the new branch with a ribbon cutting. Jerry Lower/
The Coastal Star

Zoie Garnsey, 11, of Ocean Ridge received Honorable Mention in the November 2012 Cricket League art competition sponsored by Cricket Magazine. For this contest, each entrant was asked to submit an original story about a wizard. Winners receive recognition and prizes and the best entries are published in the world-wide magazine and on its Web site for children: www.cricketmagkids.com/contests. Zoie attends Sea Star in Boca where she is part of a fourth- and fifth-grade Waldorf education class. Her father is Barkley Garnsey, and her grandmother Nancy Garnsey and great-grandmother Janet Hall live in Ocean Ridge.

Zoie received the award for this picture. Photo provided

Irene Goo, a Spanish River High School junior and active volunteer for Women’s Circle, presented $2,000 to the organization during its annual fundraising gala — the result of collecting donations from friends, family members and community groups. In all, more than $130,000 was raised. Top: Goo, with Circle of Hope Co-Chairwoman Eileen Augustyn. Photo by Barbara McCormick

\Ana Kenefick (left) and Louise Aylward.
Photo by David Kirk

The 58th annual event, one of the oldest galas in Palm Beach County, featured the theme ‘A Royal Celebration’ and raised more than $600,000 for Bethesda Hospital Foundation’s Caring for Our Community Campaign. The guests list topped 500, and the entertainment was Almost Elton John and the Rocket Band. Photo: Bethesda Ball Chairman Dr. William Skinner and Susan Skinner, with sponsors Renee and Dr. Joseph Sperduto of Hypoluxo Island. Photos provided

The 10th annual multinational award-winning Women with Wings and Wisdom luncheon and Bloomingdale’s fashion show was held at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach. The sold-out event recognized Henrietta de Hoernle as well as Connie Frankino and Michele Kessler. The event is a fundraiser for WXEL-PBS for the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast. Photo: Standing, from left: Ellen Huxley-Laffer, Dale Wright, Joan Katz, Barbara Simkins, Joan Spadafina-Phelps and Joella Cain. Seated: Mary Weiss, Desiree Mufson, Suzi Goldsmith, Barbara Sherry and Rona Warren. Photo provided

Honoring her successful and philanthropic father, George Rothman (who regularly swam miles each day well into his 80s),    Doris Rothman Browning of Tequesta and Carson City, Nev., has given $1 million to construct the Mandel JCC aquatics center in Palm Beach Gardens in her father’s name. The George Rothman Aquatics Center will include a learn-to-swim area, spray ground, beachfront entrance, a 75-foot four-lane lap pool a concession area with space for community events and a boundless playground for children with special needs. The Mandel JCC is scheduled to open in August.
Rothman was well known for his business success, and even more for his generosity. Locally his name can be seen at the Temple Emanu-El lobby in Palm Beach and The Rothman Center for Advanced Ambulatory Care at JFK Hospital in Atlantis. Rothman lived in Manalapan for 18 years.
Photos provided

The renowned art collector and philanthropist opened her home for a fundraiser for the West Palm Beach chapter of Friends of Fisher House. The $27,000 that came in will help the nonprofit support families of veterans hospitalized because of illness, disease or injury. Photo: (from left) Wyatt Koch, Kirsten Hierston and Earle Mack, with artist Elizabeth Thompson of Ocean Ridge, who donated one of her works to the Fisher House. Photo by Janis Bucher

Attendees photograph the sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean following the Easter Sunrise Community Worship Service presented by the Boynton Beach Ministerial Association. Photo by Charlie Crawford

NOTE: With so many summer camps offered in our area, we selected those located between the Boca Raton Inlet and the Port of Palm Beach. We tried to keep our listing east of I-95. As of press time, not all summer camp schedules had been set. Please check www.thecoastalstar.ning.com for additional information as it becomes available. If your organization offers a camp not listed, please send your information to thecoastalstartcalendar@gmail.com.

Whet kids' interests from a menu of fun activities

Advent ADVENTure Club: 300 E. Yamato Road, Boca Raton. Grades K-8. 7:30 am-6 pm, M-F, 6/3-8/16. Early registration (by 5/15): $50 plus two weeks/child; after 5/15: $100 plus two weeks/child. Children must attend a minimum of two weeks. $185-$195/week. Offering the following camps: basketball, soccer, volleyball, all sports, princess, super heroes, Challenge Island, and field trip program. 395-5322 or www.adventschoolboca.org.  

Adventure in the Arts Summer Camp: Boca Raton Children’s Museum, 498 Crawford Blvd.  Ages 6-11. 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/9. Campers learn to work with clay, use water-based paints, create multicultural crafts and three-dimensional art. They also participate in circus week, radio broadcasting, Legos with Bricks for Kids, multicultural dance and theater workshops that culminate with a performance on Fridays at 10:30 am. Children should bring a bag lunch and snacks; water available. $180/week plus $30/week materials fee. Discounts for multiple weeks and siblings. 368-6875 or www.cmboca.org

American Heritage Summer Day Camp: 6200 Linton Blvd., Delray Beach. Ages 3-12. Choose from sports, musical theater and art academies. Four two-week sessions 6/10-8/2 and one one-week session 8/5-8/9. 9 am-3:30 pm, M-F, with a junior program (ages 3-4) 9 am-1:30 pm. Early drop-off and extended day care available. Day camp $900/two-week session, $450/one-week session for ages 5-12; $730/two-week session, $365/one-week session for ages 3-4; art (ages 6-14) or robotics camp (ages 8-14): 6/10-8/9, three sessions of three weeks, $1,350/session; musical theatre camp (ages 5-14): 6/10-7/26, seven-week session, $3,150. Tuition includes lunch. 637-2440 or www.ahschool.com.

Armory Art Center Summer Camp: 1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach. Ages 5-17. Ten weekly sessions focusing on artistic development and fun. 9 am-4:30 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/16. Drop-off 8:30-9 am, pickup 4:30-5 pm. Extended drop off and pickup available. Ages 5-10: $225/week; ages 11-17: $275/week. Membership required to attend summer camp: youth student membership $35. 832-1776 or www.armoryart.org.

Artful Dreamers Studio Summer Creative Art Camp: 112 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Age 5-16. Free style painting, crafts with nature, collage and fun crafts. 10 am-2 pm, M-Th. Age 5-11: 6/17-27, 7/8-11 & 8/5-8; age 10-15: 7/15-18; age 11-16: 7/29-8/1. $140/four days or $40/day. Sibling discounts available. Aftercare 2-3 pm: $10/hour. 901-1446 or www.artfuldreamers.com.

ArtsCamp: Cohen Pavilion, Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Ages 9-11. Dramatic composition and performance. 9 am-4 pm, M-F. 6/10-6/28. Interviews 2:30-5:50 pm 4/10 and 2:30-5 pm 4/24.  $600/three-week session. Aftercare 4-5:30 pm: $75/three weeks. Enrollment limited. 651-4366 or www.kravis.org/artscamp  

Arts Camp at Dreyfoos School of the Arts: 501 S. Sapodilla Ave., West Palm Beach. Ages 6-11. Dance, music, theater, communications and visual arts. 8 am-4 pm, M-F, 6/10-14. Lottery registration noon-2 pm May 4. $65. 802-6029 or www.awdsoa.org  

Arts Garage Summer Camp: 180 NE First St., Delray Beach. 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 6/10-6/28, 7/8-8/2. $150/week. After care: $75/week. Each day, campers rotate through classes in music, acting, and dance, along with workshops. Campers work toward a final performance for family and friends, held on on the last day of camp. 243-7129 or www.artsgarage.org.

Arts Garage Musical Theatre Camp: 180 NE First St., Delray Beach. 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 6/10-6/28, 7/8-8/2. Three-week sessions, $600/session. Aftercare: $225/session. Students receive instruction from teachers who are active artists in the community and passionate directors. Auditioning process is non-biased. Showcasing the play Starmites. 243-7129 or www.artsgarage.org.

Art-Sea Living Gallery & Studio: 1628 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Ages 4½-12.  10:30 am-2:30 pm, T-F, 6/4-8/9. Ten four-day art class sessions. $145/session or $40 daily. Children should wear old clothes and can bring lunch or pay $9/day for chicken fingers from Tsunami. Includes snack and all supplies. Aftercare available until 6 pm , $10/half hour. 737-2600 or www.artsealiving.com  

Beach Volleyball: South Beach Park Pavilion, 400 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Ages 12-18. 8-11 am, M-Th, 6/10-6/28 and 7/ 8-7/19. $100-$120/week. 367-7054 or www.summercampboca.com

Boca Raton Recreation Services Summer Camps: 7:30 am-5:30 pm, M-F. Traditional, traditional plus and tween camps 6/17-7/26, $731-$1,307 (week-to-week available). Extended camp and tween extended camp 7/29-8/16, $153-$225/week. $10/application fee, $10/school usage fee. Open house for camps held at respective sites, noon-2 pm 6/16. Themed camps with age-appropriate activities meet at various locations: Boca Raton Elementary School, 103 SW 1st Ave.; Boca Raton Community Center, 150 Crawford Blvd.; Boca Raton Community Middle School, 1251 NW 8th St.; Spanish River High School, 5100 Jog Road; Don Estridge High Tech Middle School, 1798 NW Spanish River Blvd.; James A. Rutherford Community Center, (Patch Reef Park), 2000 NW 51st St.; J.C. Mitchell Elementary School, 2401 NW 3rd Ave. 393-7888 or www.summercampboca.com

Boca Riding Club Summer Camp: 16489 Winners Circle Drive, Barn 4, Delray Beach. Ages 5 and older. 9 am-2 pm, M-F, 6/10-28 and 7/8-8/16. $60/day, $250/week, $700/three-week special. Discounts for siblings and multiple weeks. Before and aftercare available. No experience necessary. Campers ride horses twice daily, plus participate in all areas of horse care such as grooming, saddling, bathing, feeding and more. 305-2855 or www.bocaridingclub.com  

Boca Surf School: Red Reef Park, 1400 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Ages 6-13. 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/16. $350-$403/week. Sibling/multiple week discounts available. 367-7054 or www.summercampboca.com  

Boynton Beach Recreation & Parks Department Summer Camps: Ages 5-12. 7:30 am-5:30 pm, M-F, 6/7-8/9. $475-$595. Themed camps with age-appropriate activities meet at various locations: Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave.,  742-6237; Harvey E. Oyer, Jr. Park, 2010 N. Federal Highway, 742-6243; Civic Center, 128 E Ocean Ave, 742-6243; Intracoastal Park Clubhouse, 2240 N Federal Highway, 742-6237; Ezell Hester Community Center, 1901 N. Seacrest Blvd.,  742-6550; Carolyn Sims Center, 225 NW 11th Ave., 742-6641. Art camp fees are $550/residents, $688/non-residents for eight weeks. Registration begins 4/6 for residents and 4/13 for non-residents. www.boynton-beach.org.

The Breakers Jr. Golf & Tennis Camp: 2 South County Road, Palm Beach. Ages 6-13. M-F, 6/10-28 and 7/8-8/9. Golf and tennis camp: 9 am-4 pm, $495/week, $75 registration. Golf camp: 9 am-1:30 pm, $395/week, $50 registration. Tennis camp: 11:30 am-4 pm, $395/week, $50 registration. Discounts for siblings and multiple weeks. 659-8474 or www.thebreakers.com/golf/academy/juniors/

Camp Explorations: JFK Medical Center Charter School, 4696 Davis Road, Lake Worth. Ages 5-14. 6:30 am-6:30 pm, M-F,  6/10-8/16. $160-$185/week, $45 registration fee. Weekly themes with an extreme twist — academic adventures. Sports, field trips, crafts, cooking, swimming and more. Discounts for early registration. 868-6105 or www.jfkcharterschool.com  

Camp Mece: First United Methodist Church of Boca Raton, 625 NE Mizner Blvd. Ages 2½ (potty trained) to 6.  9 am-2 pm, M-F, 6/17-21, 6/24-28, 7/8-12 & 7/15-19.  $150/week plus $25 registration fee. Two-week minimum. Activities include arts & crafts, music, dance, computers, storytelling, dramatic play, explorations, sports, Bible time, field games, water play and more.  Must bring snack and lunch. Early drop off available for a minimal fee. 368-1215 or www.meceboca.org/summercamp/

Children’s Science Explorium Science Camp: Sugar Sand Park Community Center, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. 9 am-1 pm, M-F, 6/17-8/9 (ages 6-10); 9 am-noon, M-F, 8/5-9 (age 5). Kindergartners discover the wonders of water in our bodies, in the ground and in the air. Older campers experience the science of their daily lives, including physics, engineering, chemistry, biology and environmental science. Open house will be 10 am-noon 6/15. Limit one session per camper per summer. $105-$131 per week. $10 application fee per child. 347-3912 or www.scienceexplorium.org  

CROS Camp: Calvary United Methodist Church, 301 1st Ave. South, Lake Worth; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 188 S. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; St. John’s Haitian Mission, 3215 N. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Grades K-5. 8:30 am-5 pm, M-F, 6/10-7/31. Nondenominational Christian camp. Breakfast, lunch and snack provided. Before- and aftercare available at some locations. $50: $25 paid at orientation and balance due 7/1. Application online. 233-9009, Ext. 102 or www.crosministries.org  

Delray Beach Playhouse Summer Camp: 950 NW 9th St. Ages 5-17. 9 am-1 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/9.  $125/week. Campers must bring a bag lunch each day. Discounts for multiple weeks. 272-1281, Ext. 4 or www.delraybeachplayhouse.com  

Delray Beach Summer Camp: Catherine Strong Splash Park, 1500 SW 6th St. 7:30 am-5:30 pm, M-F, 6/17-8/9. Register at the Community Center, 50 NW 1st Ave., 8 am-5 pm M-F. Bring completed registration application, a headshot of the child(ren) and a copy of the child(ren)’s birth certificate. Eight-week program: $480/residents; $525/non-residents. Fee includes camp T-shirts, camp bag, lunch, snacks and field trips. 243-7194 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

Delray Water Sports Surf Camp: 500 S. Ocean Blvd./1100 Casuarina Road, Delray Beach. Ages 6-15. Surfing, skimboarding, boogieboarding, kayaking, snorkeling, stand up paddling. 8:30 am-noon, M-Th, 8:30 am-12:30 pm F, 6/10-8/23. $325/week for new students; $70/day; discounts available for returning students/siblings. 703-7210 or www.delraywatersports.com

DeVos-Blum Family YMCA Camp: 9600 S. Military Trail, Boynton Beach. Grades K-5. Field trips, entertainment, arts & crafts, swimming, sports, games. Parent orientation 6:30 pm 5/21.  7:30 am-6 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/16. Registration fee $25. Traditional camp (ages 5-11), $170/members, $270/non-members per week. Teen camp (ages 12-15), $225-$300/members, $325-$410/non-members per week; Sports camps: ages 5-12, 9 am-3 pm & 7:30 am-6 pm, $180-$210/members, $260-$280/non-members per week; ages 3-5, 9 am-1 pm, $145/members, $195/non-members per week. Aquatic camp: ages  5-14, 9 am-2 pm, $195-$200/members, $250-$290/non-members per week. Camp of the Arts: ages 7-14, 9 am-2 pm, $180/members, $280/non-members per week. Fitness clinic: ages 10 and older, 9 am-1 pm, $110/members, $210/non-members per week. Extended care for specialty camps: 7:30-9 am and 2-6 pm, $25/members, $50/non-members per week. 237-0949 or www.ymcaspbc.org  

Digi-Camp: Don Estridge High Tech Middle School, 1798 NW Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton. Ages 7-14. 9 am-3 pm, M-F,  6/10-8/2. Learn about the use of digital media technology, including photography, Photoshop, video and film production and television production. $200-$225/week. Free extended care (8-9 am & 3-5 pm). $50 registration fee. 236-0938 or www.digicamp.com

Digi-Camp: Poinciana Elementary School, 1203 N. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Ages 6-13. 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 7/1-12. Learn about Legos, robotics and video game programming. $200-$225/week. Free extended care (8-9 am & 3-5 pm). $25 registration fee. 236-0938 or www.digicamp.com

Dive Into Art Youth Summer Art Camp: Boca Raton Museum of Art School, 801 W. Palmetto Park Road. Ages 5-12. 9 am-4 pm, M-F,  6/10-8/16. $265/week (week four, $215). Extended care 8-9 am ($50/week) and 4-5:15 pm ($75/week). Discounts available for multiple kids and members. 392-2503 or www.bocamuseum.org  

East West Karate Kid Academy: 125-H Hypoluxo Road, Hypoluxo. Ages 5-12. 7:30 am-6 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/16. $185/week. Karate, field trips and more. Students should bring lunch;  snacks provided. 493-0082 or www.ewkarate.com

Elev8 (formerly Bucky Dent’s Baseball School): 490 Dotterel Road, Delray Beach. Ages 7-18. 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/16. Baseball games, batting practice, pitching. Training camp (ages 8-18), 9 am-3 pm, includes lunch, $325/week; rookie camp (ages 5-7), 9 am-12:30 pm, includes lunch, $225/week. Discounts available. Extended day program available. 800-970-5896 or www.elev8sportsinstitute.com  

Environmental Camp: Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Grades 1-6: 8:30 am-12:30 pm, M-F, 6/17-28 & 7/8-8/2; Grades 7-9: 8:30 am-2:30 pm, M-F, 7/1-3 & 5. $105-$131 plus additional field trip fees for teen camp. Children and teens learn the importance of conservation through outdoor activities and hands-on lessons. Limit one session per camper per summer. 544-8605 or www.gumbolimbo.org  

Evert Tennis Academy Summer Camp: 10334 Diego Dr. S., Boca Raton. 6/2-8/17. Junior to professional students (ages 8-18) who aspire to play professionally, earn a college scholarship or simply improve their game at any level. Boarders (7 am-10 pm Sun.-Sat.): $1,295-$1,995/week; day campers (8:30 am-3:30 pm M-F, lunch included): $895-$1,495/week; half-day campers (am only): $595-$795/week. 488-2001 or www.evertacademy.com  

Fast Pace Sports Summer Camp: FAU Athletic Field House, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Ages 5-13. 9 am-4 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/9. Multi-sports camp, featuring swimming, diving, water polo, kick ball, trampolining, team games and mini Olympics, $275/week includes lunch and snacks; Stroke and technique swim camp, 7/1-5, 7/8-12, 8/5-9 & 8/12-18, $300/week/includes lunch and snacks. Early drop-off 8-9 am and afternoon pickup until 4:30 pm. Aftercare available 4:30-5:30 pm for $10/child/day. 368-2212 or www.fastpacesports.com.

First Presbyterian Vacation Bible School: 33 Gleason St., Delray Beach. Ages 3-10. 9 am-noon, M-F, 6/10-14. Bible stories, games, art, music and refreshments. Suggested donation of $30/child. 276-6338 or www.firstdelray.com

Florence Fuller Summer Camp: 200 NE 14th St., Boca Raton. Ages 5-12. 7:30 am-5:30 pm, M-F,  6/11-8/16. Outdoor sports, swimming, field trips, arts and crafts and nature activities. Features an end-of-summer talent show.  $100/week plus $30 registration fee. Includes breakfast, lunch and snack. 391-7274 or www.ffcdc.org

FAU Goal to Goal Soccer Camps: 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Ages 5-14. Foundations for beginners and skill enhancement for the competitive/travel team player. Half-day 9 am-noon; full day 9 am-3 pm, M-F. Boys: 6/10-7/19; boys and girls: 7/22-8/9. $150/week half-day, $250/week full-day. Lunch included. Camp and pool activities offered in afternoon. Also offered: Advanced training camps, ages 10-19, $420-450. Free early drop-off 8-9 am. Aftercare until 5 pm, $20/day. 297-3711 or www.goaltogoalsoccercamps.com

FAU TOPS Summer Arts Camps: 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Grades K-12. Piano and creative writing. 9 am-4 pm, M-F,  6/10-21 (grade 6-12), 6/24-7/19 (grades K-5). Auditions for piano camp, 5/12; email topspianocamp@gmail.com to schedule.  $275/week. $10 registration. 297-3821 or www.fau.edu/tops

Fishing Academy Summer Camp: West side of Spanish River Library, 1501 NW Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton. Ages 6-13. 9 am-noon, M-F, 6/17-21 and 7/8-12. Campers learn to tie knots, bait a hook, identify fresh and salt water fish and about water safety. Fishing equipment provided. All campers receive a T-shirt, daily prizes, rod/reel to keep, daily snack and awards ceremony. $130-$162.50/session. 561-367-7035 or www.summercampboca.com

Florida Fishing Academy Summer Camp: Boating and bass fishing camp: Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th St. Ages 8-16. 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 6/10-14 and 8/12-16. $175/week. Deep sea fishing and exploration camp: Sportsman’s Park Marina, 314 E. Ocean Ave., Lantana. Ages 8-16. 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 7/22-26, 7/29-8/2 & 8/5-9. $325/week. Multiple-week discount available. Registration fee $25/family. 740-7227 or www.floridafishingacademy.com

FOTOcamp: Palm Beach Photographic Centre, 415 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. Focus on all areas of photography, from basics to state-of-the-art digital imaging. FOTOcamp (ages 9-17): 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 6/10-21, 7/8-19 and 7/22-8/2. $695-$745/two-week session. FOTOfun minicamp (ages 6-8): 9 am-noon, M-F,  6/25-29. $345-$375. Fees include the use of cameras, some supplies, field-trip transportation and admissions. 253-2600 or www.workshop.org

Henderson Summer Enrichment Program: FAU, A.D. Henderson University School, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Grades K-4. M-F. 6/10-7/5. Morning enrichment program, 8:15 am-12:30 pm: Academic concepts are presented using hands-on activities and technology. $380/four weeks. Afternoon arts & recreation program, 12:30-5:30 pm: Physical education, computer games, drama/theater, and creative arts and crafts. $380/four weeks. Both camps available as single week/full day: $240/week. Discount for full-day enrollment. $25 registration fee. Enrollment deadline 4/30/13. 397-3970 or email rsands@fau.edu

Hula Surf Summer Camp: Oceanfront Park, 6415 N. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Ridge. Ages 6 and older. 8:30 am-1 pm, M-F, 6/17-28 and 7/8-26.  Surfing, ocean safety and beach cleanups. Weekly: $200/residents, $250/non-residents. 877-321-4852 or www.hulasurfschool.com

Junior Lifeguard Program: Anchor Park/Ocean Rescue Headquarters, 340 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. Ages 11-17. 9-10:30 am, M, T, Th, F (no class W), 6/10-21.  Participants are introduced to ocean lifesaving methods and equipment. They learn skills for competency in the marine environment by swimming, paddling, and performing mock rescues. $85/residents, $90/non-residents. 243-7352 or www.mydelraybeach.com

Kayaking, Paddle & Nature Program: Spanish River Park, 3001 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton. Ages 8-15. 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/16. Explore the environment while learning about kayaking and paddle sports.  $350-$438/week. 561-367-7054 or www.summercampboca.com

Kickin’ Arts Camp: Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Ages 6-12. 8 am-5:30 pm, M-F, 7/8-8/2. A variety of visual, performing and literary arts activities presented in weekly themes; visiting artists and mentors enhance the program. $265/week. Bring bag lunch and two snacks. 243-7922, Ext. 317, or www.oldschool.org

Lake Worth Playhouse Summer Performance Camp: 713 Lake Ave. Ages 8-14. M-F. 9 am-3 pm. Three-week camp includes performance classes, cast rehearsals, and participation in a musical production. Annie Jr.: 6/10-29;  performances 6/26-29; Guys and Dolls Jr.: 7/15-8/3.  performances 7/31-8/3. $600/three-week session. Fees must be paid in full by 6/1. Includes camp T-shirts, materials and costumes. 586-6410 or www.lakeworthplayhouse.org  

The Learning Place Summer Camp: 1400 SW Third St., Boynton Beach; 8518 Lawrence Road, Boynton Beach. Activities and field trips. Ages 5-12. 6:45 am-6 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/16. $155/week includes meals. $25 registration. 742-3236 or www.thelearningplacepreschool.com

Levis JCC Marleen Forkas Summer Camp: 9801 Donna Klein Blvd., Boca Raton. Ages 2-14. 9 am-4 pm, M-F, 6/10-7/5 and 7/8-8/2. Themes vary by age. $550-$1,700/session. 852-5090 or www.levisjcc.org

Ocean Adventure Camp: Red Reef Park, 1400 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton; Silver Palms boat ramp, SE corner of Palmetto Park Road and Mizner Blvd. Ages 6-15. 9 am-3 pm, M-F,  6/10-8/16. Fun and adventure through education and exploration of Florida’s waters.  $310-$469/week. PADI skin diver certification additional $10. Early registration (before 5/1) and multiple week discounts available. Registration at the Boca Raton Community Center. 561-715-0499 or www.underbluewaters.com  

Oxbridge Athletics Camp: 3151 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Ages 11-16. Led by the school’s coaching staff, camp focuses on developing athletic skills while instilling the values of teamwork and sportsmanship. Healthy lunches and snacks provided daily. Lacrosse camp (ages 8-16): 9 am-3:30 pm, M-Th, 9 am-noon F,  6/10-14 and 7/29-8/2; $295/week. Basketball camp (ages 10-17): 9 am-4 pm, M-F, 6/24-28 and 7/15-19 (boys) and 7/8-12 (girls); $275/week. Football camp (grades 5-8): 6-9 pm, 7/22-24; $75. Speed and conditioning training camp (grades 4-8): 6:30-8 pm, 6/4, 11, 18, 25, 7/9, 16, 23 & 30; $80 for 8-week program. Swim stroke clinic: 8-11:30 am, M-Sat, 7/15-20; $350. Ultimate sports camp (ages 8-13): 9 am-4 pm, M-Th, 9 am-noon F, 6/17-21; $250. Girls volleyball camp (grades 6 and up): 9 am-noon, M-Th, 7/29-8/1; $120/week. 972-9600 or www.oapb.org.

Oxbridge Juilliard Summer Jazz Camp: 3151 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Grades 6-12. 9 am-5 pm, M-F, 6/10-14 (grades 6-8) and 6/17-21 (grades 9-12). Taught by Juilliard’s Jazz Division faculty and graduate students, the two week-long sessions are designed to give students a taste of the Juilliard experience. Healthy lunches and snacks provided daily. $350/week; $150 deposit due by 4/15. 972-9601 or www.oapb.org.

Palm Beach Atlantic University Summer Camps: Greene Complex for Sports & Recreation, 1100 S. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach. Ages 6-17. Boys basketball (grades 5-8): 9 am-4 pm, 6/9-13 and 7/22-7/25; $250-$500, includes lunch. Little Sailfish boys basketball (grades K-5): 9 am-4 pm, 7/22-25; $120; Elite boys basketball (grades 8-12): 9 am-4 pm, 6/9-13; $170-$420, includes lunch. Girls volleyball (grades 6-12): 9 am-3 pm, 6/17-20 and 7/8-11; $295-$375, includes lunch; Girls volleyball team camp (grades 6-12): 9 am-3 pm, 7/15-18; $295-$375. 803-2333 or www.pbasailfish.com

Palm Beach Surf Camp: The Omphoy Ocean Resort, 2842 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach; 2695 S. Ocean Blvd., Lake Worth. Ages 7-13, beginners-intermediates. 9 am-1 pm, M-F, 6/24-28, 7/8-12, 7/22-26, 7/29-8/2 and 8/5-9. $225/week or $60/daily. Includes all equipment. 543-7873 or www.alohasurfingschool.com.

Performing Arts Summer Camp: Sol Children’s Theatre at Olympic Heights Community High School, 20101 Lyons Road, Boca Raton. Ages 7 and older. Vocal music, acting, dance, theater. Open house for registration and orientation, 6-8 pm 4/5, 5/24 & 6/1. Disney’s The Little Mermaid: 9 am-3 pm. M-F, 6/1-7/5; $1200/4 week session. Thoroughly Modern Millie: 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 7/8-8/2; $1,250/4 week session. Both sessions,  $2,210. Lunch, snacks, show T-shirt & DVD included.  Before care beginning at 7:30 am, $25/week; aftercare until 5:30 pm,  $45/week. 447-8829 or www.solchildren.org

Peter Blum Family YMCA Camp: 6631 Palmetto Circle South, Boca Raton. Various one-week sessions offered 6/6-8/19.  Traditional camp (ages 5-11): 7:30 am-6 pm, $185/members, $285/non-members per week. Aquatic camps (ages 5-15): 9 am-2 pm, $195-$200/members, $250-$295/non-members per week. Camp sprouts (ages 3-5): 9 am-1 pm, $120/members, $220/non-members per week. Camp of the arts (ages 6-14): 9 am-2 pm, $195-$225/members, $295-$325/non-members per week. Sports camps: Ages 5-15, 9 am-2 pm, $195/members, $295/non members per week; ages 3-5, 9 am-1 pm, $120/members, $220/non members per week. Teen camp (ages 12-15): $230-$310/members, $330-$410/non members per week. Extended care for specialty camps: 7:30-9 am and 2-6 pm, $25/members, $50/non-members per week. Parent orientation at 6:30 pm 5/22 & 5/29. 237-0949 or www.ymcaspbc.org  

Pine Crest School Summer Camp: 2700 St. Andrews Blvd., Boca Raton. Ages 4-15. 9:30 am-3 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/2. Various camps including band camp, digital storytelling, fine arts camp, KidVenture, leap ahead, sports camp, swim camp and tennis camp. $380-560/week. Before- and aftercare available, $65-$130/week. Fees due by 5/15. 852-2800 or www.pinecrest.edu/bocasummer

Pine Tree Camps: Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Ages 3-14. Day programs for campers ages 3-14 and overnight programs for campers ages 6-14. Activities include sports, arts & crafts, circus acts, science experiments, computer skills, video production and more. Includes daily lunch. Three sessions: 6/10-28, 7/1-19, 7/22-8/9. $590-$2,130/session. Aftercare until 5:30 pm, $325/week. Discounts for multiple sessions. 237-7310 or www.pinetreecamp.com

Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Conservatory: 262 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan. Ages 7-14. 9 am-4 pm, M-F, 6/10-28 and  7/1-19. $600/three week session. Before and aftercare available. 588-1820 or www.theplazatheatre.net

Princess Dance Camp: Boynton Beach Civic Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave. Ages 4-10. 9 am-3 pm, M-F,  6/17-21 & 8/5-9. Focus on a different Disney princess each day.$175-$220. 742-6240 or www.boynton-beach.org

Progressive Arts & Theatre Camps: St. Luke Catholic School, 2892 S. Congress Ave., Palm Springs. Grades pre-K-8. An introduction to musical theater. 8:30 am-4 pm, M-F, 6/3-6/14, 6/17-6/28, 7/1-7/12, 7/15-7/26. $275/two week session. $80 registration. Before care 8-8:30 am/free, aftercare 4:30-6 pm, $5/half hour. 602-0730

Raise Leaders Summer Camp: Church of the Palms, 1960 N. Swinton Ave., Delray beach. Ages 6-17. Campers develop leadership qualities through fun and character building exercises and field trips. 7:30 -9am/drop-off,  4:30-6pm/pick-up. M-F. 10-week camp begins 6/9. $125/before 5/1, $150/late registration. 735-0306 or www.raiseleaders.org.

Saint Andrew’s School Day and Sports Camps: Saint Andrew’s School, 3900 Jog Road, Boca Raton. Ages 3-17. Four, two-week sessions (6/10-8/2) and two one-week sessions (6/3-7 & 8/5-9). 8:40 am-3:10 pm, M-F. Before-care, 7:45-8:20 am, and aftercare, 3:45-5:45 pm, available (by reservation). Day camp, adventure camp, sports camp, sports travel camp, overnight camp (three weeks, 6/11-29; $2,425), basketball camp (two four-day sessions, 6-9 pm, 6/3-6 & 6/10-13; $160/session), dance camp (three weeks, 9:30 am-3 pm 6/10-28;  $1,050), golf camp (8:30 am-2 pm, 6/3-7 & 6/10-14; $375/week). $20 registration fee per family. All fees must be paid in full by 5/10. 210-2100 or www.saintandrewsschool.net
The Salvation Army (West Palm Beach): 600 N. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach. Ages 6-15. Sports, arts and crafts and outdoor activities. 8:30 am-5 pm, M-F, 6/17-8/9. $50/week. 833-6767 or www.salvationarmypalmbeachcounty.org

St. Joseph’s Episcopal School Camps: 3300 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Fun and fitness summer camp (ages 3-12): 8 am-4 pm, 6/17-8/16, $200-$225/week; aftercare, 4-6 pm, $10/hour.  Mr. Aubrey’s scholastic studies camp (ages 3 and older): noon-4 pm, 6/10-14; $100-$125/week (no aftercare); post camp (ages 5-12): weeks, 8 am-4 pm, 8/13-17 & 8/20-24; $200-225/week. $30 registration fee (waived for SJES Families). 732-2045 or www.sjsonline.org

St. Paul Lutheran Summer Camp: 701 W. Palmetto Park Rd., Boca Raton. Ages 3-11. 7:30 am-5:30 pm, M-F. 6/3-8/19.  Children must attend a minimum of two weeks. Fees include hot lunch, snacks, field trips, materials and supplies. $195/week full day, $145/week half-day, $50/daily. Sibling discounts. $50 registration. Late pick up fee $5/15 minutes. Registration deadline 5/17. 395-8548, Ext. 152 or www.cyberfalcon.com

School of Rock - Rockin’ Through the Summer: 7433 S. Military Trail, Lake Worth. Ages 8-18. Rock & Roll music camp. Live performance finale. 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 7/8-12 & 7/15-19, $350-$395/week. 6/17-28 & 7/29-8/9, $695-$795/two weeks. 420-5652 or www.southpalmbeach.schoolofrock.com

The Science Academy Inc.:  Don Estridge High Tech Middle School, 1798 NW Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton. Ages 5-13. 8 am-5 pm, M-F, 6/17-7/12. $200/week, two-week minimum. Students enjoy a productive, hands-on learning environment. Discounts for early registration. $50 registration fee. 285-7522 or www.thescienceacademyinc.com

SCUBA Camp: The Scuba Club Inc., 4708 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. Ages 12-18. Open water class: Open water certification, including all equipment, and five open-water dives. 9 am-4 pm, M-F, 6/10-14, 6/17-21, 7/8-12, 7/22-26 and 8/5-9, $300. Certified diver class: Earn Nitrox Certification and dive Nitrox on all dives, including equipment and nine open-water dives. 9 am-4:30 pm, M-F, 6/25-28, 7/16-19, 7/30-8/2 and 8/13-16, $300-$450. 844-2466 or www.TheScubaClub.com  

Seacrest Christian School: 2703 N. Seacrest Blvd., Delray Beach. Ages 2-8. Arts, crafts, and science. 7:45 am-3:30 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/9. Sessions offered as half day (8:30-11:30 am), three full days (8:30 am-3:30 pm), or full day (8:30 am-3:30 pm) with free morning care 7:45-8:30 am. Aftercare 3:30-5:30 pm for $5/hour. $80-$185/week plus $15/week activity fee. 276-5552 or www.seacrestchurch.com.

Showtime Performing Arts Theatre Summer Camp: 503 SE Mizner Blvd., Ste. 73, Boca Raton. Ages 5-17. 9 am-3 pm, M-F. Campers grouped by age, experience and ability. Each camper rotates between acting, voice/music and dance class. After lunch, all campers work together in rehearsal for the camp performances. Each four-week session ends with a full length musical performance. Session I, 6/10-7/5: Alice in Wonderland camp (ages 5-10); Grease The Musical (middle & high school). Session II, 7/8-8/2: The Wiz! (ages 5-17). One-week workshops: Glee “Pop Rock” workshop camp (ages 5-17), 8/5-9. Glee “Broadway” workshop camp (ages 5-17), 8/12-16. Four week camps: $900; one-week workshop camps: $250. Extended session 8-9 am and 3-6 pm available for $5/hour. Lunch program: $7/day catered lunch (paid in advance). 394-2626 or www.ShowtimeBoca.com.

Singing Camps: Camps taught by Delray Beach Chorale Director, Eric Keiper. First camp is for students ages 6-12 for two weeks starting 6/17. Second camp is for students ages 13-18 for one week starting 7/8. Camps held at Church of the Palms, 1960 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. For times, costs and information call 276-6347.

South Florida Science Museum Summer Camp: 4801 Dreher Trail N., West Palm Beach. Ages 4-12. 9 am-4 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/16. Science lessons, laboratories, crafts and outside activities. $210-$235/week. Extended hours from 7:30 am-5:30 pm for $35/week, which includes breakfast and afternoon snack.  Registration fee $25.  832-2026 or www.sfsm.org

Space of Mind Creative Studio and Schoolhouse: 102 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Grades K-12. 9 am-noon or 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 6/17-8/2. Opt for virtual classes or summer school with one-on-one coaching. Students explore their creativity in the music studio, yoga studio and art studio. Field trips on Fridays. Half day: $250/week; Full day: $450/week. Aftercare available. 894-8772 or www.myspaceofmind.com

Sports Stars Summer Camp: Don Estridge Middle School, 1798 NW Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton. Ages 7-14. 8 am-4 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/9. Organized sports, physical activities and age-appropriate games plus field trips. $195/week (minimum two weeks required). Extended camp 4-6 pm for $20/week. Includes three camp T-shirts, transportation, adult supervised pre- and post camp, and hot lunch on Fridays. $50 application fee. Payment due in full by 5/16. 251-7578 or www.SportsStarsCamp.com  

Spy Camp for ages 6-12 at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton. Become a secret spy and take a fascinating journey into the world of detection, forensics, and classified information. One-week class runs M-F through 6/10-14. 9 am-3 pm. $300/resident; $375/non-resident. 347-3900.

Standing Ovation Performing Arts: 4953 Le Chalet Blvd., No. 4, Boynton Beach. Weekly themed camps (ages 6-13: 9 am-4 pm M-Th, 9 am-5 pm F,  6/10-8/16. $191-$225/week. Acting, pantomime, improvisation, play writing and crafts with workshops in film, vocal performance, circus skills, magic, stage combat, puppetry, percussion. Performances 5 pm every Friday. Multiple week production camps: 10 am-3 pm. M-F. Shakespeare! (ages 10-16): 6/17-18; $400/two weeks. Honk, Jr. (ages 6-16): 7/8-26; $600/three weeks. Variety showcase (ages 6-16): 8/5-16; $400/two weeks. Before- and aftercare (8-9 am and 4-6 pm) available, $5/hour. Lunch option: $25/week. 734-0187 or www.standingoh.com

Summer Art Camp: Talin’s Tropical Studio, Atlantic Plaza, 777 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Ages 6-12. 10 am-2 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/16. Painting, crafts, mosaic art, ceramics, sculpture, paper art and more. Students should bring their lunch.  $35/child per day. 573-0123 or www.talintropic.com

Summer Fun Dance Camp: Southern Dance Theatre, 1203 Knuth Road, Boynton Beach. Prince & princess dance camp (ages 3-5): 5-6 pm, M&W or T&Th, 7/1-25. Features ballet, tap, jazz and groovement. $115. Mini dance camp (ages 6-8): 5-7 pm,  T&Th, 7/1-25; $225. Features ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop. Summer fun dance camp (ages 9-12): 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 7/15-26. $500. Campers experience ballet, tap, jazz, modern, acro, musical theater and leaps & turns. Students should bring lunch. Before care 8:30-9 am and aftercare 3-5 pm available. 561-736-9097 or www.southerndancetheatre.com

Summer Sail Camp: Palm Beach Sailing Club, 4600 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. Ages 7-15. Half days 9 am-12 pm, or full day 9 am-4 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/16 (closed 7/1-5). Water safety, boat handling, team work, sportsmanship and sailing basics. Classes by age, weight, and skill level. Class size limited. Basic swimming skills required. Half day camp, $195. Full day camp, $325. $20 registration. Free pre camp (8-9 am) and post camp (4-5:30 pm). Discounts available for members and multi-siblings or multi-sessions. Free registration before May 1. 881-0809 or www.pbsail.org

Summer Skate Camp: Hobbit Skate Park, 505 SE 5th Ave., Delray Beach. Nine-week full day skate camp. Ages 5-15. 9 am-4 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/9. Combination of skate instruction, skate park field trips, arts/crafts, trips to movies, bowling, zoo, ice skating, and more. Students must provide their own skateboard, helmet and knee/elbow pads. Per week: $120/residents, $130/non-residents. Early drop-off (8:30-9 am) and late pickup (4-5:30 pm) available. No single day payments accepted. 243-7158 or www.mydelraybeach.com

Summer Youth Arts Program: Palm Beach State College, 4200 Congress Ave., Lake Worth. Ages 8-14. Students pick classes and enjoy a unique college experience in variety of workshops in art, film, theater and photography. 8 am-4 pm, M-Th, 6/10-7/11. $109/week. Must be registered as a non-degree-seeking student. Fees due by 6/10. 967-7222 or www.palmbeachstate.edu/syc/lake-worth/

Summer Youth College: Palm Beach State College, 3000 St. Lucie Ave., Boca Raton. Ages 8-14. Students pick classes and enjoy a unique college experience in subjects such as architecture, robotics and Web design. 9 am-4 pm, M-Th., 6/10-20;  6/24-8/1. Most classes $69/class (each two-hour class meets weekly for six weeks). Before care (8-9 am) is $12/six weeks and aftercare (4-5:30 pm) is $18/six weeks. Classes must be paid for by 6/10.  862-4730 or www.palmbeachstate.edu/syc/boca-raton/

Summer Zoo Camp: Palm Beach Zoo, 1301 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach. Unique wildlife themes with zookeeping experience and zoo activities including animal encounters, exhibit visits, crafts and games. 8:30 am-4 pm, M-F. Ages 5-10: 6/10-8/16; $200-225/week. Ages 11-14: 6/17–21, 7/8–12, 8/5–9; $250-$275/week. Ages 15-17: 7/15-19; $300-325/week. Before care (7:45-8:30 am) $20/week; aftercare (4-5:30 pm) $50/week. Lunch (optional) $37.50/week. 533-0887, Ext. 229, or www.palmbeachzoo.org

SUNFUN Summer Camp: Trinity Lutheran School, 400 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. SunFun (ages 2-11): 8 am-3:30 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/2. Christian environment with field trips.  $150/week. $20/aftercare until 5:30. Cooking camp (ages 3-16): 9 am-noon, M-F, 6/24-28; $100/week. Vacation Bible School (ages 2-11): 9 am-noon, M-F, 7/22-26. $25/week. Ooey Gooey camp (ages 3-5): 9 am-noon, M-F, 6/17-21 & 7/29-8/2. $100/week. 276-8458 or www.trinitydelray.org

Taylored Athletes “Next Level” Basketball Camp: Wayne Barton Study Center Gymnasium, 269 NW 14th St., Boca Raton;  Boca Raton Christian School, 470 NW 4th Ave. Ages  5-17. 9 am-3 pm, M-F, 6/10-7/26. First week (6/10-14) at Boca Raton Christian School, weeks 2-6 at Wayne Barton Study Center Gymnasium.  Early drop-off available. $200-$250/week. 561-703-1046 or www.tayloredathletes.com

Tiger Sports Camp: Trinity Lutheran School, 400 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Ages 6-14. 8 am-3 pm,  M-F, 6/10-8/16. $130-$150/week (sibling discount). Lunch included. $20/aftercare until 5:30.  276-8458, Ext. 301 or www.trinitydelray.org

Top Flight Fundamental Youth Basketball Camp: Atlantic Community High School, 2455 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; and Delray Beach Community Center, 50 NW 1st Ave. Ages 6-14. 8 am-3 pm, M-F, 6/10-14, 6/17-21, 6/24-28, 7/8-12, 7/16-19. Camp designed for young athletes that desire to learn every aspect of the game of basketball and to improve their fundamentals progressively. Camp held M-Th at Atlantic High School, F at Delray Beach Community Center. $80/week residents, $90/week non-residents. 243-7250 or 703-4051 or www.mydelraybeach.com.

Vacation Bible School: First United Methodist Church of Boca Raton, 625 NE Mizner Blvd. Ages 3 to 9. 9 am-12:30 pm, 6/10-14. $45/child. 395-1244 or www.fumcbocaraton.org/vbs2013.

West Park Baptist Summer Day Camp: 4004 W. Lake Ida Road, Delray Beach. Ages 5-15. 8 am-5:30 pm, M-F, 6/10-8/16. Junior camp (ages 5-12) and teen camp (13-15). Sports, daily chapel, games, crafts, etiquette and life-skills training, self-defense training and swimming.  $98/week. $30/one day (to try the camp before committing to a full week). $50 registration fee. Discounts available for multiple children. Extended care available. 495-2107 or www.westpark-baptist.com  

Young Singers of the Palm Beaches Broadway Artists Studio: The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. Three-week Musical Theater Intensive workshop. All levels of voice, acting and dance will be presented by professional faculty direct from Broadway. 9 am-5 pm. M-Sat. Ages 12-20. 7/15-8/3. Placement auditions held 6/1. $995/three weeks plus $50 non-refundable registration fee. 659-2332 or www.broadwayartistsstudio.com.

Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County Inc., Summer Camp: Palm Beach Atlantic University, 901 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. Ages 8-18. 8:30 am-4:30 pm, M-F, 7/8-12 & 7/15-19. $250-$300/week. Extended care 4:30-5:30 pm $25/week. Discounts for multiple weeks. All instruments, all levels. Students with no experience can get a free loaner instrument from Music Man. Guest professional musicians perform each week. Weekly camper concerts. Fees due by 6/28. 281-8600 or www.yopbc.com.

Summer Camp Guide 2013

By Jane Smith
    
Summer camp selections abound this year for coastal kids with a range of activities to keep them healthy, channel their creative energy and hone their theater skills.
    Digi-Camp is capitalizing on the popularity of the computer video game called Minecraft. The game captivates kids as they play it on their Xboxes, PCs, and android and Apple devices. Kids especially like working to build things they imagine, battle things that go bump in the night, and then travel to the Nether, where surprising things happen.
    Digi-Camp will offer two camp sessions on Minecraft/video game programming, for students ages 8-15, at the Don Estridge High Tech Middle School in Boca Raton.
    “The Minecraft games will be very popular,” predicts Mark Stansell, owner of Digi-Camp. “Kids will learn how to modify the games.” He knows of teachers in other states who are building imaginary worlds with their students in Minecraft.
    Digi-Camp now also offers computer programming for younger kids, ages 6-8, at Poinciana Elementary School in Boynton Beach. In its primary Lego camp, offered July 1-5, those youngsters will build simple robots and learn simple programming techniques.
    If your kids are more outdoorsy types who can swim, they might prefer surfing camps held at the Omphoy Ocean Resort in Palm Beach, the Hula Surf and Paddle Summer in Ocean Ridge, the Delray Water Sports surf camp in Delray Beach and the Boca surf camp in Boca Raton.
    Campers ages 6-14 spend the day on the beach. “It’s a lot of fun,” says Julia Pinkocze, a recreation supervisor for the city of Boca Raton.
    The vendor, Island Water Sports, supplies the surfboards; the campers need to bring towels, hats and sunblock. “They even have sunblock breaks,” Pinkocze says.
    The Boca surf camp has 10 weekly sessions. Every Friday, the camp has a beach party with pizza for lunch, followed by a surfing competition where parents can come between 1 to 3 p.m. to watch their children show off their newly learned skills.
    If your kids are budding actors or want-to-be singers, they may be interested in performing arts camps held at the Dreyfoos School in West Palm Beach, the arts or musical theater camps at the Arts Garage or the Kickin’ Arts Camp at the Crest Theatre in Delray Beach, the Summer Performance Camp in Lake Worth, the performing arts camp at the Sol Children’s Theater at Olympic Heights High School in Boca Raton, the Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Conservatory in Manalapan, the progressive arts and theater camps at St. Ann School in West Palm Beach, the School of Rock — Rockin’ Through the Summer in Lake Worth, the Showtime Performing Arts theater camp in Boca Raton and the dance and musical theatre camps in Boynton Beach.
    This summer, the Showtime Performing Arts camp will produce Alice in Wonderland for grades K-5 and the musical Grease with middle- and high-schoolers. That session runs from June 10 to  July 5.
    During the second session (July 8-Aug. 10), where The Wiz will be produced, and during the Glee weeks, campers will be grouped by age during the day and then perform together in the production.
    The Glee weeks appeal to “families who have been traveling during the summer,” says Marilyn Perry, executive director and producer at Showtime. “They return to the area in August and are looking     for something fun and creative to do before school begins.”                 

Lights glow aboard the 355-foot-long dredge Texas as the full-moon rises over coastal Delray Beach on March 20.  Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

NOTE: The drege was towed away for minor repairs April 3, and is expected to be back on site early next week, according to Matt Jack, project manager for Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company.

By Cheryl Blackerby
    
The big red dredge named Texas sits offshore from Delray Beach, its four 20-cylinder diesel engines — the same engines used in locomotives — pumping sand 24 hours a day onto the beach.
    Five anchors, each weighing 15,000 pounds, hold the enormous workhorse in place.
    A crew of 18 to 20 men, including a father and son, lives aboard, working 12-hour shifts, with two weeks on and one week off.  One is retired U.S. Navy and a few were Merchant Marines. All are well-traveled veterans in a highly specialized global operation.
    Some of them have stayed on the peripatetic dredge for years as it roamed the world — two years in Bahrain, two years off and on in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, months in Cancun, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. It works the East Coast from New York to Brownsville, Texas.
    After the job is over in Delray Beach, the dredge will move to New Jersey for work on beaches damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Home port is New York City. It will make the trip, towed by one towboat, in 10 days.
    Built in 1980, the Texas is the most powerful dredge in the United States and in high demand for getting jobs done fast and efficiently. The dredge’s owner, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, based in Oak Brook, Ill., was founded in 1890 and is the largest dredge company in the U.S.
    Great Lakes was the first contractor to go to work in Iraq in 2003, performing harbor maintenance work at the Port of Umm Qasr to enable the entry of humanitarian cargo. The company also did emergency dredging in response to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

This boom at the end of the dredge controls the cutter head and pipe that sucks sand up from the ocean floor. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

    The Texas is 305 feet long, 355 feet including the 670-ton “ladder,” a steel arm that holds the cutter. The dredge costs $100,000 a day to run, including fuel but not the crew’s salaries.
    The dredge is quiet and still as Capt. Randy Stewart walks the narrow metal corridors. He’s been on the Texas for a year, but has lived on dredges for 30 years. His home is in Tampa, so the dredge’s stay in Delray Beach is a welcome change that allows him to go home frequently.
    Stewart looks at 11 computer screens in the dredge operation room over the shoulder of dredge operator Jackie Stelley, who has worked on the dredge since it was built.
    This is the heart of the dredge. There’s no bridge, since the dredge is not self-propelled.
    “Cutting 55 feet today,” observes Stewart, “and moving 20 to 30 feet an hour.”

Dredge operator Jackie Stelley has worked on the Texas since it was built in 1980.         

    One screen shows the position of the cutter in the ocean floor. The suction diameter is 34 inches, and once vacuumed up parts of a Volkswagen Beetle off Rockaway Beach in Queens, N.Y., as well as telephone poles and coolers. But no fish or marine life because the noise and vibration tend to scare them away.
    The sand shoots into a 2,000-foot float hose, then down into a 2,000-foot submerged steel pipe, then to a pump that sprays it onshore. The dredge’s crew sifts the beach for large rocks that may be thrown onto the shore with sand.
    In the ship’s survey office, a team of a half-dozen engineers and surveyors processes information from the weather to the ocean to a constant stream of survey graphics.
    Life on the dredge has many of the comforts of home. A big-screen TV in the lounge gets all the satellite channels, including sports packages.

Since the crew works around the clock, James Kennedy prepares five meals each day

    In the kitchen, James Kennedy, a Louisianan, is cooking up rice and jambalaya, fried shrimp and fish, which is greatly appreciated by the 10 men in the crew from Louisiana. Kennedy is eager to discuss the nuances of jambalaya and its many ingredients. Dessert is Kennedy’s chocolate cake.
    Kennedy cooks five meals a day for men who work up big appetites far from home.       

 Industrial-size wrenches dwarf a face shield and paint roller.

Constant maintenance is required because of the saltwater exposure.

By Tim Pallesen

Trader Joe’s wants to compete with Fresh Market in a burst of new commercial activity at the corner of Linton Boulevard and South Federal Highway.
Delray Place, a proposed shopping center at the southeast corner, is seeking city approval with Trader Joe’s as its marquee tenant.
Fresh Market is under construction in the existing Harbor Plaza shopping center on the northeast corner.
LA Fitness is replacing Regal 18 Cinema on the northwest corner. Dick’s Sporting Goods is rumored to be the second major tenant at Delray Place.
Restaurants such as Bonefish Grill, Pei Wei and Chic-fil-A also are jockeying for position at the intersection where, unlike Atlantic Avenue, the national chains are welcomed as tenants.
“Delray Place will be very upscale — the start of a renaissance on South Federal Highway,” said Kelli Freeman, president of the Tropic Isle Civic Association, where she says most residents are excited to have both Trader Joe’s and Fresh Market as competing specialty grocers nearby.
Trader Joe’s nearly backed out when 13 Tropic Isle families who live adjacent to the shopping center fought the grocer’s request to have its delivery trucks arrive as early as 5 a.m. and as late as 10 p.m.
“Our specialty grocer says they will walk away if they can’t get the hours they want,” Delray Beach developer Joe Carosella told the city’s Site Plan Review and Appearance Board on March 14.
Neighbors and city staff urged that deliveries be restricted to between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
“Big tractor trailers are going to come roaring in spewing stuff all over,” neighbors’ attorney Ron Kolins argued during a heated six-hour hearing. “Anything earlier than 7 a.m. is going to disrupt my clients’ quality of life.”
The two sides struck a compromise when Carosella phoned Trader Joe’s late in the meeting. “I called my specialty grocer and he agreed to from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.,” he reported to board members, who accepted the compromise.
The advisory board has wrestled with Delray Place to reduce the size of shopping center and increase parking.
It rejected an earlier proposal last December for 130,882 square feet of commercial space. Carosella cut that 11 percent to 116,580 square feet trying to win the board’s support.
Delray Place faces another advisory board hearing before going before the city commission for final approval.
“They’ve got a great plan,” Freeman said at the March 14 hearing. “We need to move forward with this.”
She said most Tropic Isle residents recognize the need for redevelopment along South Federal Highway: “Overall, it’s very positive that something is being done at that corner.”
Trader Joe’s, based in California, opened its first Florida store two years ago in Naples, which attracted shoppers from as far away as Miami. More stores are planned in Sarasota, Gainesville, Tallahassee and south Miami-Dade County.
Fresh Market, based in North Carolina, has 33 locations in Florida.
Delray Beach approved demolition of 17,000 square feet of commercial space at Harbor Plaza to allow a 23,740-square-foot addition to accommodate Fresh Market.