Boca Beat: 1/20
• Congratulations Andy Thomson on being endorsed by the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce BLU-PAC.
• The City Council will have a Workshop online on Monday January 23rd for an update on the Municipal Golf Course. The Council Workshop will be held immedi- ately after the 1:30PM CRA MEETING. No Council action will be taken at the, but information will be provided including input from the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Parks District.
• Boca Police personnel are teaching local senior citizens how to defend themselves with their canes and walkers during a free, nine-week “Cane Fu” course that began on Tuesday January 17th. The weekly “Cane Fu” self-defense class will teach senior citizens observation skills, how to avoid confrontation, the right way to respond to a suspicious or dangerous situation and — as the name alludes to — how to use a walking stick or cane for self-defense when neces- sary.
• Andrew Duffell, president of the Re- search Park at Florida Atlantic University has announced the 2017 Technology Busi- ness Incubator Open House will be held on Thursday February 16th 2017 from 5:30PM – 8:30PM at the C Scott Ellington Technol- ogy Business Incubator. The Open House will showcase the emerging companies in the Technology Business Incubator (TBI) program, demonstrating the innovation and creativity that is at work every day in the Research Park.
• Boca Raton Regional Hospital has been named a 2016/2017 Consumer Choice Award recipient by National Research Cor- poration for the second year in a row.
• Mayor Susan Haynie will not have an easy path to re-election, as the clock hit the final minutes, Al Zucaro announced his bid for Boca Raton Mayor.
• Construction on a project that is designed to help improve traffic flow at the Turn- pike’s Glades Road interchange will begin January 3.
The monthly meeting of the Palm Beach County Municipal Clerks Association was hosted by The City Of Boca Raton, Florida and held at the Spanish River Library.
• Ballot positions for the upcom- ing municipal election were de- termined by the City Clerk during an open session in the Council Chamber. Mayor Susan Haynie will appear in the first position on the ballot with former WPB Commissioner, Alfred Zucaro, appearing in position two.
• Council Member Scott Singer will appear in the top position for Seat A and Patty Dervi- shi will appear just below.
• Three candidates are vying for the open council Seat B (being vacated by term-limit- ed Deputy Mayor Michael Mullaugh).
• The candidates will appear in the follow- ing order: Emily Gentile; Andrea Levine O’Rourke; and Andy Thomson.
• Election Day will be the second Tuesday in March (March 14, 2017) with the newly elected members of the council seated on Friday March 31st 2017.
• The kickoff for the 44th Annual George Snow Scholarship Fund Cowboy Ball. The event was generously hosted by Pat and Rick Howard at Sklar Furnishings.
• This year, Tim Snow announced they are kicking things up a bit, moving the Cowboy Ball, under the tent in Downtown Boca Raton at the Mizner Park Amphitheater. Attendees will enjoy culinary delights from multiple restaurants and whiskey tasting. Tim promised the Saloon will be open all night with lots of dancing and entertain- ment.
