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An Independent Newspaper Serving Broken Sound & Bocaire

VOL. 18 NO. 8 www.seabreezepublications.com AUGUST 2024

Boca Raton Unveils Logo for National Magazine, Club+Resort

2025 Centennial Celebration Chef, Applauds Broken Sound’s

The City of Boca Raton has unveiled a special Executive Chef, Culinary Staff for
logo for its upcoming Centennial Celebration in
2025. The centennial logo is a vibrant design that “Exceptional Member Service”
represents 100 years of rich history, vibrant culture
and a strong community spirit. Residents and visitors
can look forward to seeing the logo incorporated into
all centennial-related events and materials as the city
celebrates the past, present and future of Boca Raton starting in January.
The launch of the centennial logo coincides with a significant date in the city’s history
when, in 1924, 34 of 100 total Boca Raton residents voted on the incorporation of “Boca
Ratone” as a town. Thirty voted in favor, while four voted against. The city reincorporated
as the Town of Boca Raton the following year, on May 26th, 1925.
Throughout 2025, the city’s Centennial Celebrations will include a series of events and
activities designed to engage the community and showcase Boca Raton’s heritage and growth.
Details of these events will be announced in the coming months.
As part of the centennial festivities, the city is inviting all Boca Ratonians to pen a personal
“Ode to Boca” based on their zip code. As announced in last month’s July issue of Boca
Club News, participants will write a five-line poem, with each line containing the number of
words designated by their zip code numbers. These odes will form a collection of City pride
poems to be highlighted throughout the centennial year.
For more information about the centennial events and updates, follow the developments
every month in the pages of Boca Club News and visit www.myboca.us/Boca100. (Left to right:) Sushi Chef Noutta Phommahaxay, Exec. Pastry Chef Hyewon Kwon, Exec.
World War Two Veteran, 100, Chef Will Quick, Exec. Chef John Muriel, Exec. Chef Michael Bass, Sous Chef Frank
Piazza, Exec. Sous Chef Ronnie Bensimon. Photo Credit: Andrew Millar
Weds Boca Beauty, 96, clubhouse more than a year ago, Broken Sound’s members
Following the $42 million renovation of its stunning

In France on Anniversary were introduced to two new restaurants—Zest and CIRQ—
and the glittering Illuminations Ballroom designed for
banquets and other special events. That brought to five the
of Normandy Invasion number of dining locations at the club offered to all club
members, including the Bistro at the pool area and the
Moonstone Café, which offers snacks alongside the Tennis
President Biden and Center—in addition to the Grille restaurant at Broken Sound’s
French President Macron legendary Old Course that hosts annual PGA tournaments,
Congratulate Newlyweds one of the club’s two 18-hole championship courses.
at Elysee Palace State Dinner One of the clubhouse’s restaurants, Zest, features small The new Food and Beverage
Eighty years ago, then 20-year- plates and sushi under the supervision of sushi Chef Noutta Director Andrew Howisen.
old Harold Terens served in England
and France during World War Two, National Magazine, Club+Resort Chef, Applauds on page 3
working on D-Day, June 6th, 1944, as
a radio mechanic in constant contact Boca Historical Society
with allied fighter planes taking part
in the invasion, many of whose pilots and History Museum
never returned.
During this year ’s annual
commemorative visit to Normandy Launch Summer
to honor those who sacrificed their
lives that day and in the weeks that “Sips & Sounds” Series
followed to secure victory over the
Nazis, the now 100-year-old Harold
Terens ensured the beginnings of new, The Boca Raton Historical Society, in conjunction with the Festival of the Arts Boca,
happier memories by marrying the beautiful Jeanne Swerlin, 96, a member of BocaPointe launched the first of three “Summer Sips & Sounds” concerts on Thursday, July 18th, featuring
Country Club in Boca Raton. Music of the 1990s performed by Dawn Marie and Rick Krive at The Schmidt Boca Raton
History Museum, 71 North Federal Highway.
World War Two Veteran Weds on page 3 The 1990s saw the “rebirth” of downtown with the opening of Mizner Park and the
coming of the International Museum of Cartoon Art. In 1998, Mizner Center, the city’s first
real convention center, opened at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. Meanwhile, West Boca
was growing with what is now Burt Aaronson Park, ten miles west of downtown, and the
Siemens Campus became the South Palm Beach County Jewish Federation.

“Sips & Sounds” Series on page 4

Downtown Boca’s “The Studio” Opens Season
of Live Comedy and Music on August 30th...See page 4