By Ron Hayes
HIGHLAND BEACH — Joanne Freeman loved books.
Ms. Freeman, a former bookstore owner who volunteered with the Friends of the Highland Beach Library and later was a part-time member of the staff, died Feb. 6 after battling cancer.
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Volunteers donate their time at the golf course
to get reduced fees
Volunteer Francis Sanatan rakes a sand trap at Red Reef Park Executive Golf Course.
Doug Tunstall, who volunteers at Red Reef, plays a round of golf.
Francis Sanatan, a volunteer pla
Jenny O’Sullivan (right), with her husband, Morgan, and children, Caitlin, 6, Sean, 4,
and Molly, 6 months. Jenny O’Sullivan donates breast milk to the Toppel Family Place
at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lona O'Conno
Gina Melby, CEO of JFK Medical Center, addresses employees and board members
as part of the celebration of the 50th year of the hospital.
Dino Gavazza (foreground) and Frank Gueits help carry the capsule that was buried in 2003
after a major expansi
Liz Ryan
By Janis Fontaine
Liz Ryan has accepted a position with St. Paul’s Day School in Delray Beach as day school director.
Ryan, who has a degree in music/theater, started her child- care career as a volunteer at her church and then honed
Rabbi Joan Cubell, right, with Cantor Geniene Miller, left,
and Adina Baseman Sharfstein at a recent Shabbat service.
Photo provided by Norman Karl Garrett
By Janis Fontaine
Rabbi Joan Cubell wants everyone to feel welcome at Congregation Beit
Jenny O’Sullivan (right), with her husband, Morgan, and children, Caitlin, 6, Sean, 4,
and Molly, 6 months. Jenny O’Sullivan donates breast milk to the Toppel Family Place
at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lona O'Conno
Sleeves To Go model Susan Costanza walks the runway during the church’s
44th annual fundraising luncheon and fashion show.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Irwin Stovroff plays with his golden retriever, Cash.
Photo provided by Maria Teresa Creations
By Arden Moore
Meet Irwin Stovroff, an energetic 93-year-old from Boca Raton. He regards himself as “the luckiest person there is.” Let’s add remarkabl
Author Bettie Bearden Pardee spoke about her book, Living Newport,
and the impressive historic preservation and garden lushness of that famous Rhode Island enclave.
Photo: (l-r) club member Cecile McCaull, Pardee and Grass River President Holly Breed
Palm Beach International Boat Show
offers boats, yachts and accessories,
along with seminars for kids and adults
Last year’s Palm Beach International Boat Show displayed hundreds of boats
moored at temporary floating docks and sitting on trailers alo
Soldierwood has blooms and fruit that attach on the main stem.
A recently hatched Atala butterfly shown larger than life.
The white bloom of the scorpion tail lives up to its name.
Jeff Nurge prefers to hand-water his plants to make them better trans
Young actress Alycia Mulliez-Duberry with her mother, Francine, on the set of South Pacific.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Janis Fontaine
Haven’t heard of actress Alycia Mulliez-Duberry yet?
“Remember her name,” said Kim Wick, vice preside
TToscana North in Highland Beach held a grand reopening party on Feb. 12 for its renovated fitness center. The fitness center acquired state-of-the-art cardio and strength equipment. ABOVE: Linda Schmer, Nancy Wilkinson and Paulette Dale, residents
Forgettable.
Timolin and Casey Cole had such high hopes. The Grammy Awards show was going to honor their sister, Natalie. Her unexpected death New Year’s Eve had left a big hole in their lives and those of music lovers around the world, and the tribu
The Plate: Red Pizza.
The Place: Jerk Oceano, 201 E. Ocean Ave., Lantana. Daily menu is available at www.jerkoceano.com.
The Price: $20; cash only.
The Skinny: Looking for pizza in Lantana? If you’re at Jerk Oceano on the right night, it’s the place to
Story and photos by Mary Thurwachter
Mizner Park, with its Spanish-styled courtyard, 44 shops and restaurants, art museum, amphitheater, iPic Theater, fountains and large gazebos, has been around for 25 years and continues to enjoy wide appeal. Visi
By Steve Pike
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
True to Dr. King’s words, Lee DiPietro knows only one direction — f
By Steve Pike
Ann Purcell remembered the first time she met the maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Seelisberg, Switzerland, in 1974.
“I had to walk up eight flights of stairs to get to a meeting room,’’ said Purcell, whose book The Transcendental Meditation
By Rich Pollack
A decision by Delray Beach City Commissioners to add a 20 percent administrative fee to a proposed 10-year fire service contract with the town of Highland Beach is causing a rift between the two neighboring communities and leading som
