South Florida Sun Sentinel from Fort Lauderdale, Florida • Page 8

Sun-Sentinel, Monday, April 19, 1993 3B mm MtTiTH extra ID VEOF FLYING Mice: am lilt officer "TW 0' Tiff at festival leads to arrest 4 .) PhotoDAVID POLLER Longtime pilot Selma Cronan, right, of Deerfield Beach shares laugh with fellow pilot Ruth Kazmark. Deerfield Beach woman, 80, is honored for 50 years of aviation achievement. DIGEST Staff reports Gunman kills man, flees HOLLYWOOD A man was shot and killed early Sunday morning after a dispute at a convenience store, police said. Archie Lundy, 37, of Hollywood, was shot repeatedly in his torso at 12:15 a.m. He died less than an hour later at Memorial Hospital in Hollywood.

Witnesses said Lundy was at the Community Food Store, 2910 N. 22nd when a man walked in, insulted him, then pulled a gun and shot him several times, police said. A motive for the murder has not been determined, police said. The shooter fled in an older model, dark Cadillac with a temporary license plate. There was a discoloration on one side of the car.

Police described the gunman as a black man in his late 20s, about 5-foot-10, weighing about 180 pounds with a muscular build. He had a thin mustache and a gold tooth, and was wearing a white hat, gold neck chains, an orange or brown leather jacket and white pants. Anyone with information is asked to call Hollywood police at 921-3911. Firefighter hurt WILTON MANORS A firefighter was injured on Sunday while helping to extinguish a blaze that started in a tar pot being used by workers repairing a roof. Fire Chief Richard Rothe said firefighter Chris Askervold, 23, was treated at Holy Cross Hospital for a back injury and then released.

Askervold was injured when the tax pot exploded as firefighters were attempting to extinguish the blaze, Rothe said. The fire occurred at 2212 NW 15th Ave. at about 3:20 p.m. Quota Club plans benefit The Quota Club of Plantation is holding a Teddy Bear and Tuxedo Ball on May 1 at Bonaventure Resort and Spa, 250 Racquet Club Road. Proceeds go to programs for hearing-and speech-impaired people, children with mental and physical handicaps, a Children in Trauma project, scholarships and other community service projects.

The ball, which includes dinner, is at 7 p.m. Black tie is optional. The cost is $50 a person. To purchase tickets or make donations, call 749-0780 before April 27. Sailing classes planned The U.S.

Coast Guard Auxiliary will present an 11-lesson class on sailing skills and seamanship beginning April 29 at Plantation High School. Registration is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 29, followed by the first class. The two-hour classes are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday nights. There is a fee for classroom materials.

Plantation High is at Sunrise Boulevard and Northwest 16th Street. Call 753-7557 for information. Homeless vets offered aid Homeless veterans-can receive help through the American Legion's Family Support Network. The network was originally set up to help the families of Desert Storm soliders during the Persian Gulf War but was kept operative to help homeless veterans and their families. Call 1-800-433-3318 for assistance.

SNL members to appear CORAL SPRINGS Kevin Nealon and Julia Sweeney of television's Saturday Night Live will appear at the City Centre on April 30. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are $19 and $21 and are available at the City Centre box office and at all TicketMaster outlets. Box office hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The box office phone number is 344-5990. TicketMaster's number is 523-3309.

The City Centre is at 2855 Coral Springs Drive just south of Sample Road. sent at the first meeting," she said. "IThe organization was almost a necessity. They were there shoulder to shoulder to fight the nonsense," Leger-Miller said. Said Cronan: "There was a mutual interest.

We were women banding together to fight the prejudice in the aviation industry." Now the organization boasts 6,000 members worldwide, including airline pilots and astronauts, Leger-Miller said. The 54-member Florida Gulfstream chapter covers the area between Fort Lauderdale and Vero Beach, she said. Cronan had been invited to speak at the luncheon, which was at the Sheraton Execuport Inn near the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. When she arrived, the organization surprised her with the honor. "I guess I'm glad I didn't prepare a speech," Cronan said.

Selma Cronan was a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, a military group that flew noncombat missions during World War II. "I did everything but fly in combat," said Cronan, who was a military pilot in 1943 and 1944. Cronan, who also writes children's books, joined the Ninety-Nines in 1944, and has been active with the organization since, said Lee Leger-Miller, chairwoman of the board. The Ninety-Nines were established in 1929 as a support group for female aviators, Leger-Miller said. The group's name comes from the number of members who were pre By LEE ERIC SMITH Staff Writer FORT LAUDERDALE Selma Cronan has been piloting airplanes for nearly 50 years.

And if she had her way, she would do it for 50 more. "I don't do it nearly enough these days," said Cronan, who turns 80 next month. "But then again, there's no such thing as enough." Cronan, of Deerfield Beach, was the guest of honor at a luncheon sponsored by the Florida Gulfstream chapter of The Ninety-Nines, an international organization of women pilots. The organization honored Cronan for her aviation achievements, including work as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, a military group that flew noncombat missions during World War II. By MARIA ELENA FERNANDEZ Staff Writer FORT LAUDERDALE Marva and Aaron Caines went to the Seafood Festival on Sunday, hoping to taste some ocean delicacies and enjoy an outing with their two children.

But the Caineses never made it inside the festival. After getting involved in an altercation with police, Aaron Caines, 75, was arrested, police said. The reason: He tried to walk into the festival with a small cooler. Signs posted at the entrance prohibit festi-valgoers from entering with coolers, alcohol or other beverages. Aaron Caines, who is legally blind, apparently did not see the signs.

He also ignored a festival volunteer and a police officer when they told him he could not go inside with the cooler, police said. "He told me he was going in anyway, so I called the police officer," volunteer Bob Malloy said. "The officer told him a few times that he couldn't go in there with the cooler. The next thing I know, the old man slugged the officer in the chest." Sgt. George Bentley said he had no "It took us three hours to get there because we don't know our way around.

And then I ended up getting arrested. What a day." Aaron Caines choice but to arrest Aaron Caines after he ignored the warnings and struck him. "He was using profanities and being very vulgar," Bentley said. "I've never heard language like that from a person that age. The last thing we want to do at these events is arrest somebody, especially someone his age." Marva Caines was not with her husband when, police said, he disobeyed the officer.

As he was handcuffed and taken away, she pleaded with Bentley to let her husband go. "He's a diabetic," she said. "He needs to have food with him at all times in case his sugar goes low. That's why we carry this cooler." Malloy and Bentley said Aaron Caines never told them he needed the cooler for health reasons. Malloy said he had allowed 10 other people to carry in coolers with baby food, medicines or other necessities on Sunday.

"He was belligerent from the first instant," Malloy said. "He never gave us a chance to even look in the cooler." Dan Hobby, executive director of the Historical Society, said there were no other problems at the two-day festival. He said the festival, which benefits the Historical Society, set a record. Attendance figures were not available, however. Aaron Caines, meanwhile, was charged with trespassing and spent an hour in the Broward County Jail.

He was released after posting $25 bail. "They fingerprinted me, took all my things and locked me up," Caines said from his home in North Miami Beach on Sunday evening. "We heard about the festival on TV, and it took us three hours to get there because we don't know our way around. And then I ended up getting arrested. What a day." Group's events aim to protect seas WEEK OF THE OCEAN Schedule of events: WEDNESDAY: Fort Lauderdale Billfish Tournament party starts at 6 p.m.

at Bahia Mar Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale. Call 563-0385. FRIDAY: The billfish tournament starts at 8 a.m. and ends Sunday at 7 p.m. with awards banquet.

Tournament cash prizes total $15,000. SUNDAY4: Celebrate Earth Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Martin County with food, music, nature walks and environmental exhibits. Call 1-407-546-4724.

APRIL 29: Marine fair and seafood judging 6 to 9 p.m. at Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale. Nibble on seafood and explore arts and crafts and science projects by Broward County students. The exhibits will be on display through May 2. MAY 8: Tom Callinan Sea Chantey Concert at 1:30 p.m.

at Fern Forest Nature Center, 201 Lyons Road South, Pompano Beach. Suggested donation: $1. MAY 9: Mother Ocean Day: A celebration for ocean lovers starting at 9 a.m. at South Beach in Fort Lauderdale with the casting of roses and flowers into the water. Mother Ocean Day Concert by Tom Callinan at 1:30 p.m.

at Secret Woods Nature Center, 2701 State Road 84, Fort Lauderdale. Suggested donation: $1. By STEPHEN d'OLIVEIRA Staff Writer vv': National Week of the Ocean will end on Saturday, but activities aimed at preserving the seas for future generations are scheduled through May. The events are being sponsored by National Week of the Ocean, a nonprofit group founded 14 years ago to increase public awareness about the need to safeguard the ocean environment. "Protection of the ocean is in our hands," said Cynthia Hancock, president and co-founder of the Fort Lau-derdale-based organization.

National Week of the Ocean annually sponsors Week of the Ocean, a monthlong series of concerts, nature walks, a school marine fair and other activities. This year more than 1,500 students representing 60 Broward County schools will display posters, photos and marine projects from April 29 through May 2 at Week of the Ocean's Marine Fair at the Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale. The highlight of the marine fair is a food contest and seafood sampling on April 29 at the Galleria. Those attending may nibble after judges rate the original seven Mercury astronauts. The final Week of the Ocean event is Mother Ocean Day on May 9, when roses will be tossed intd the water during an early-morning ceremony at South Beach in Fort Lauderdale.

"The casting of flower petals has been observed in many countries for centuries as a tribute to the life giving properties of the waters they depend on for survival," Hancock said. dishes. The 14th annual Week of the Ocean started April 2 with a kickoff party, but the next scheduled event is the Fort Lauderdale Billfish Tournament, which begins on Wednesday at the Bahia Mar Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale. National Week of the Ocean also plans to salute one of its longtime co-chairmen, Scott Carpenter, one of the Police: Notes on pigeon wings abusive 7 1 Many of the birds have been found near the Broward County Courthouse and the county jail in Fort Lauderdale, Schlueter said. The tape across the bird's feathers prevents it from flying.

People find the birds and bring them to the wildlife center. The birds are thin and weak when they are brought in, said Dr. Deb Anderson, veterinarian at the wildlife clinic. The center staff treats the birds, then puts them up for adoption since the pigeons cannot be set free. Anderson said that is because it is illegal to release non-native wildlife.

Maureen Tilley, from Florida State University, and Thomas Tweed, from the University of Miami, both religious-studies professors, were unaware of any ritual Involving pigeons with messages. Mark Paulhus, a former cruelty investigator for the Humane Society of the United States, said the notes might be 0 placed by people who have developed their own interpretation of a religious By PATTI ROTH Staff Writer The occasional discovery of white pigeons with notes taped under their wings has prompted a police investigation. "It's probably some kind of religious offering," said Sgt. Sherry Schlueter of the Broward Sheriff's Office Animal Abuse Unit. "It's definitely abuse.

The animals cannot fly," she said. The Wildlife Care Center, a nonprofit animal clinic in Fort Lauderdale, takes in about 25 pigeons a year that have been found with folded notes taped under their wings. The notes are written in red marker. Most are illegible, Schlueter said. Much of the writing looks like a child's scribble, not words, she said.

Two of the notes, including one found on Friday, have names on them. Crime analysts were unable to Interpret) the messages otj find any clues about their origin, she said. Message taped to bird is illegible. ritual. Or perhaps, he said, it is unrelated to religion.

Whatever the motive, it is animal abuse, Schlueter said. "It's a terrible to way to leave an animal vulnerable, starving and. dehydrated," she said, Staff photosJIM VIRGA A pigeon at the Wildlife Care Center has a note taped' under its wing..