Once-in-a-lifetime thing Boca Boys & Girls Club fete

The girls were wearing sparkly antlers when they got off the Boys & Girls Club buses at the entrance to Boca West Country Club.

Waiting were volunteers like first-timer Leslie Wolf to escort the children into the clubhouse. Superheroes hung out in the hallway and the ballroom was dressed up in red plaid for the holidays.

It's not often they make Mickey Mouse pancakes, said one of three chefs at the buffet. Not to mention sprinkles and whipped cream on waffles that were available.

This was the fifth year the Boca West Foundation, the country club's philanthropic arm, went all out for the children. More than 100 were there from the Boca Raton Boys & Girls Club alone, and another 60 or so from other clubs.

"The more the merrier," was foundation head Arthur Adler's take on the number of children they took shopping with $50 each at Old Navy in West Boca, then fed at the luncheon, where magician Karl Koppertop entertained with slight of hand. Volunteers also staffed tables filled with toys to give out, and families got a food gift basket to take home. Read more here: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/west-boca/fl-wbf-foundation-1224-20141224-story.html

The biggest free outdoor public yoga class in South Florida

Without a parade or other traditional public events in Boca, New Year's Day left a big empty space for Yoga Journey.

So founder Leslie Glickman decided to go big or go home. In fact, SomethingBig2015 is the signup site for "the biggest free outdoor public yoga class South Florida has ever seen," the announcement said.

Three weeks out, 350 people had already registered, no surprise to Glickman, who has seen yoga grow from mostly women enthusiasts to professional athletes.

"I've been teaching yoga in Boca for 20 years," said Glickman, who conducts the city's free outdoor weekly yoga class in Sanborn Square. "Sometimes I have as much as 150 people there."

It's bring your own yoga mat from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 1, a Thursday, in the Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton's Mizner Park. Check-in begins at 10 a.m. and Glickman will have as many as 18 teachers, her own staff and others, from 11 a.m. to noon. Live music will be provided by jazz harpist Scott Marischen, who is expected to bring three other musicians, she said. Read more here: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-brf-yoga-1224-20141224-story.html

Deerfield Beach Teacher Pleads Guilty In Student Sex Case ... smh

DEERFIELD BEACH (CBSMiami) – A Deerfield Beach science teacher accused of having sex with an underage student pleaded guilty Thursday.

Beasley admitted having sex numerous times with one of his students from Zion Lutheran Christian School. He had already pleaded guilty to a related charged in federal court.

Beasley’s attorney said the relationship was more than just sex.

“This was not a predator situation. This is a situation where he was just absolutely enamored of this girl,” said Mike Gelety.

In April, Beasley and the 14-year-old student were caught in the back seat of his car half dressed.
In a text message released in court documents, Beasley wrote, “I require physical intimacy with you. Kissing you feels as essential as breathing.” Read more here: http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/12/04/deerfield-beach-teacher-pleads-guilty-in-student-sex-case/

Car crashes into Deerfield Beach apartment, the hospital gained 2 new clients!

A Deerfield Beach man was sitting at his kitchen table Thursday afternoon when a car busted through his apartment, sending him and the driver to the hospital.

The accident happened just before 2 p.m. at Century Village, Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles said. The man and the driver were taken to Broward Health North with minor injuries.

The crash left the man's apartment uninhabitable, Jachles said. Read more here: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/deerfield-beach/fl-deerfield-car-into-apartment-20141204-story.html

Deerfield Beach gym coach sentenced in molestation case ..."Former"

A former gymnastics coach pleaded no contest Monday to two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation stemming from his encounters with a 10-year-old girl in Deerfield Beach in 2009.

Raymond Adams, 43, was already convicted in federal court of possession of child pornography. He is serving a 20-year sentence that will be followed by a lifetime of probation.

His attorney, Russell Williams, said Adams' plea deal with state prosecutors will send him to prison for 15 years, to run concurrent with his federal sentence, which means he will not spend any additional time behind bars.

Broward Circuit Judge Michael Robinson imposed the sentence Monday morning. Read more here: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-raymond-adams-plea-20141208-story.html