The Palm Beach Post from West Palm Beach, Florida • Page 136

2B THE PALM BEACH POST MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2004 A I it and Charlotte Berkowitz, 80, of Delray Beach, were crossing the street at Northeast Second Avenue and Dixie Highway when they were hit by a car driven by Annette Leitson of Sunrise. Barow and Berkowitz were flown to Delray Medical Center. Police are investigating and ask that Learn how to get noticed for all the right reasons. "I saw myself in a new light. In Decemberl998, I weighed 230 pounds.

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ELEC1 DELRAY BEACH Three men forced their way Into a home in the 100 block of Northwest 14th Avenue after a woman answered a knock at the door Saturday night, according to a police report The men then held the woman, 19, at gunpoint and stole $1,000 from her back pocket TRAFFIC DELRAY BEACH Police Identified the man who died In a motorcycle crash early Saturday as Calvin Bolton. The 19-year-old motorcyclist was heading south on North Federal Highway when he lost control and crashed into a utility pole near George Bush Boulevard. Bolton was driving at a "very high speed, police said. BOCA RATON Two elderly women are in serious but stable condition at Delray Medical Center after being hit by a car on Dixie Highway Saturday night Pearl Barow, 79, of Boca Raton Today is the deadline to register to vote in the presidential primaries scheduled for March 9 Unregistered voters can call 656-6200 to find the nearest site to pick up an application, or they can download an application from the elections Web site at team of nationally recognized physicians, medical www.pbcelections.org. Applications must be professionals, and people just like you and me.

You've got nothing to lose, except the weight." -Vicky in to the supervisor of elections omce by p.m. today or postmarked by midnight tonight If you register by mail and are a first-time voter in Palm Beach County, you are required to provide additional identification and should contact the office at A 4 UDUV MtUW mi, Vicky at 230 lbs. Public meetings scheduled for this week, including those that are televised live on Channel ED, the Palm Beach County government channel. On most cable systems, the programming appears on Channel ED as well. Consult your listings.

Get your life back on Thursday, February 12th Bariatric Information Session Thursday i February 12th 6-7 p.m. At U.S. Bariatric Resource Center 3939 South Congress Ave. Lake Worth, FL 33461 For more information and directions call 800-592-7546 or visit www.usbariatric.com State of Florida Department of Children and Families: Community Alliance executive committee, 8 a.m. Friday, Children's Services Council, 1919 N.

Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. Palm Beach County Library Advisory Board, 1:30 p.m. today, main library, 3650 Summit West Palm Beach. Court System Task Force, noon Tuesday, governmental center, 301 N. Olive West Palm Beach.

Development Review Committee, 9 a.m. Wednesday, Planning, Zoning and Building 100 Australian West Palm Beach. League of Cities, 10 a.m. Wednesday, governmental center. Convention and visitors Bureau executive committee, 10 a.m.

Wednesday, 1555 Palm Beach Lakes West Palm Beach. JIS Policy Board, 1 p.m. Wednesday, governmental center. Health Care District Board of Commissioners, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Datura West Palm Beach.

School Readiness Coalition legislative committee, 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Children's Services Council, 1919 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. Health Facilities Authority, 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Moyle, Flanigan et 625 N.

Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. Tourist Development Council, 9 a.m. Thursday, 1555 Palm Beach "Lakes West Palm Beach. 'Historic Resources Review Board, p.m. Thursday, Planning, Zoning -and Building Dept.

School District of Palm Beach County Sctool Board exceptions hearing -re: Just for Kids, 2:15 p.m. today, Tulton-Holland Service Center, 3300 Forest Hill West Palm Beach. School Board workshop re: health 'insurance, 3 p.m. today, Fulton-; Holland Service Center. School Board workshop re: academic update, 4 p.m.

today, Fulton-Holland Service Center. Vicky at 130 lbs. U.S. Bariatric fA. A Robert T.

Marema, M.D., F.A.C.S. Michael A. Perez, M.D., F.A.C.S. David Diaz, M.D., F.A.C.S. Ravindra Mailapur, M.D., F.R.C.S.

Keith Kim, M.D. afiif wmm it' Construction Oversight and Review Committee, 10 a.m. Thursday, Fulton-Holland Service Center. Atlantis Architectural Review Committee, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, city hall, 260 Orange Tree Drive.

Special City Council, noon Thursday, city hall. Boca Raton City Council workshop, 1 p.m. today, city hall, 201 W. Palmetto Park Road. EE Community Relations Board, 6 p.m.

today, Community Center, 150 N.W. Crawford Blvd. Citizens Pedestrian and Bikeway Advisory Board, 7:30 p.m. today, city hall. Planning Advisory Committee, 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, city hall. City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, city hall. EE 12 Education Task Force, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Spanish River High School, 5100 Jog Road.

Special Master hearing, 9 a.m. Wednesday, city hall. Ballot order drawing, 10 a.m. Wednesday, city hall. Zoning Board of Adjustment, 7 p.m.

Thursday, city hall. Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, city hall, 100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd. Community Relations Board, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, city hall. City Commission agenda review, 10 a.m. Friday, city hall. Delray Beach Art League, 7 p.m. today, city hall, 100 N.W.

First Ave. Code Enforcement Board, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, city hall. City Commission workshop, 6 p.m. Tuesday, city hall.

West Atlantic Redevelopment Coalition, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, CRA offices, 104 W. Atlantic Ave. Special Site Plan Review and Ap- riguez, who was driving a pickup when he stopped for a red light. Chopin pulled beside the pickup and seemed to be picking a fight, said Fernando Alvarez, a passenger in Rodriguez's truck.

"He said, 'Get out of the car you old Alvarez said in an interview. Alvarez said Chopin then pulled a .45 caliber pistol and loaded a bullet in the chamber before pointing it at the truck. "Ill shoot your (expletive)," he allegedly told them before he sped off. Unknown to Chopin, Alvarez is a sheriffs deputy with 33 years of experience. Alvarez immediately called West Palm Beach police with a full description of Chopin and his car.

bye. Boalt 55, died last month after a stroke left him in a coma. His ashes will be cast in the waters he loved: half in the Atlantic Sunday, the rest later in the Mississippi. It was the tale-telling that friends remember most about Boalt "If the wind was blowing 5 knots, Ralph would say it was blowing 25 knots," said Anthony Cerrito, Boalt's co-worker at Boathouse Discount Superstore in Riviera Beach. "He could relate to anyone." Boalt grew up on the Mississippi in Minnesota.

His sister, Peg Juckett, re pearance Board, 5:30 p.m. Wednes day, city hall. Site Plan Review and Appearance Board, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, city hall. Joint Venture, 8 a.m.

Thursday, Chamber of Commerce, 64 S.E. Fifth Ave. Joint: Community Redevelopment AgencyPlanning and Zoning Board, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, city hall. Gulf Stream Town Commission, 9 a.m.

Friday, town hall, 100 Sea Road. Highland Beach Public Safety Advisory Board, 9:30 a.m. today, town hall, 3614 S. Ocean Blvd. Hypoluxo Town Council, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, town hall, 7580 S. Federal Highway. Beach Advisory Board, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, town hall. Lantana Town Council, 7 p.m.

today, town hall, 500 Greynolds Circle. Special Master hearing, 7 p.m. Tuesday, town hall. Manalapan Special Town Commission, 10 a.m. today, town hall, 600 S.

Ocean Blvd. Architectural Commission, 2 p.m. Tuesday, town hall. Ocean Ridge Canvassing Board, noon Friday, town hall, 6450 N. Ocean Blvd.

South Palm Beach Architectural Review Board, 9 a.m. Tuesday, town hall, 3577 S. Ocean Blvd. Presidents' Association, 10 a.m. Tuesday, town hall.

Meeting times and locations are subject to change, and not all meetings can be listed. Please call the appropriate organization for verification. "I can't understand why he would have done something like this," Alvarez said Sunday. "Pulling a gun is uncalled for. He made the wrong choice." Police arrested Chopin minutes later at 7430 S.

Dixie Highway, the address of a Blockbuster Video store. At a bond hearing Sunday, Circuit Judge Mary Lupo told Chopin he could go to prison for three years if convicted. A graduate of Emory University and the University of Miami law school, Chopin was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2002. He practices at Chopin, Chopin Chopin, a West Palm Beach firm that includes his mother, Susan Gardiner Chopin, a family law expert tanyawraggpbpost.com members him as a master water skier whose teaching technique included leaving her in the water when she took a spill. He'd eventually come back, but Juckett said she learned to fall near the shore where she could swim to dry land.

"He would call us up at 1 a.m. just to chat" Juckett said. "He was a character. He lived life to the fullest" "He has left us with so many great experiences, I can't tell you," said Gunner Boalt the oldest of Boalt's five children at 19. "He was an awesome, awesome father." kimberiymillerpbpost.com Lawyer charged in road-rage incident "Obesity is a serious health concern worldwide.

We've helped thousands of people regain their lives and maintain their health people just like you." DR. ROBKRT MAkKMA Director U.S. Bariatric 8188 Jog Road By TANYA WRAGG Palm Beach Post Staff Writer WEST PALM BEACH A lawyer was arrested after a midmorning road-rage incident in which lie allegedly threatened the occupants of a pickup with a loaded handgun. I Christopher Chopin, who practices family law with his mother, was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm. He was released Sunday after posting $100,000 bond.

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