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Fort Lauderdale lauderdale-by-The-Sea lazy lake Oakland park Wilton manors Community News fmmm rTTT1 -m iTili nn ii inju iihp ii niiii i inii iuii im wiiii in in ml, .1 11 11 lhjimjiii i. 111 .1 iiiiiilii jiiiii lb ijiiiiininuw niiuiniiiii 11 1 SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL SUNDAY 2 8 2 0 0 3 New Manors park opens Monday Recreational area on the river offers boardwalk, canoes ty," Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Rebecca Thacker said. "Residents will still have places where they can enjoy and get away from the city." The Island City Park Preserve will be open to the public on Monday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information call Parks and Recreation at 954-390-2130.

tenance boats. "Our vision was to have parks on the water," Rothe said. "Our biggest asset as a city is our 13 miles of waterway. For years, we've failed to look at that and now we're capitalizing on it." Another facility called Hagen Park is set to open in October, capping off a park development program partially funded by a $400 million bond Broward County voters approved in November 2000. "We're assuring the quality of life here on the eastside of Broward Coun in the Highland Estates neighborhood.

The new park is part of the city's push to provide residents with recreational spots as the city reshapes with new development. Highland Estates, once a run-down neighborhood, is also undergoing a makeover with several new developments, such as Key West-style town-houses and apartments. The new park will be the neighborhood's new centerpiece. "Developing green space was one of our priorities as a city," Parks and Recreation Director Richard Rothe said. "Residents can get out of their cars, into a park and get completely away from the asphalt jungle.

You only have to go two or three miles away from home to get to one of our parks." The Island City Park Preserve, at 823 NE 28th Drive, offers a launch area for canoes and kayaks, pavilions, picnic tables, a playground, a deck and a boardwalk. The facility will also house the city's police boat and main BY DANIELLA AlRD STAFF WRITER Head to the river and you'll be in Wilton Manors' newest green space. Opening Monday is Island City Park Preserve, a new facility bordering the North Fork of the Middle River Daniella Aird can be reached at or 954-356-4550 Oktoberfest Ifs for I. '5" Fall tradition gives transplanted Germans reason to celebrate. BY ANGEL STREETER STAFF WRITER Turmoil brought Ingeborg Slingsby to South Florida nearly 50 years ago.

World War had devastated the German immigrant's homeland. Yet, even in the United States she yearned for a connection to 1 a the Bavarian village where she grew up the people, the food, thebeer. "That was my home," said Slingsby, 73, of Hollywood. She found a new home with the German American Society of Greater Hollywood. Slingsby was one of the charter members and became one of the club's first Staff photoUrsula E.

Seemann HANDS-ON HERITAGE: Ingeborg Slingsby, 73, originally from Germany, LI I OUR COMMUNITY'S MANY FACES tA German Club of the Palm Beaches' 30th annual Oktoberfest. Growing up just outside Munich, Slingsby fondly recalled the large Oktoberfest celebrations held there with large beer tents, popular German bands, German slap dancers and tons of sauerkraut, pork sausage, pretzels and rotisserie chicken. And the beer, of course, was unmatched. "The Bavarian people are known for drinking beer," Slingsby said. "They go out in the morning to get their morning beer.

In Germany when you go to a restaurant, you leave behind your beer stein. So when you come back, you have your own beer stein to drink out of." Sonja Braun Tom, who lived in Munich for 15 years before moving to South Florida in 1975, also has fond GERMAN CONTINUES ON 14 shows off her beer mug collection in her Hollywood home. Slingsby was one of the charter members of the German American Society of Greater Hollywood. At left, authentic German beer steins are part of Checker's Old Munchen restaurant's traditional design in Pompano Beach. officers.

It was a place where she could drink from her favorite beer stein and wear her lederhosen and dirndls. "Half of my life is the German club," she said. This is the time of year when Germans such as Slingsby, and those who love German culture, gather for Oktoberfest activities that trace their roots to a royal wedding celebration in Munich in 1810. Oktoberfest has grown into an international celebration marked by millions of people. The biggest celebration in South Florida will be Oct.

PhotoMichael Francis McElroy 10-12 and Oct. 17-19 west of Lantana, at the American "In Germany when you go to a restaurant, you leave behind your beer stein. So when you come back, you have your own beer stein to drink out of." Ingeborg slingsby GERMAN IMMIGRANT, NOW LIVING HOLLYWOOD Soup's on, and so are Tex-Mex goodies miiiu 1 mi. 1 Imil. 1 iuuiw I tMMMWt SHARING: Robert Leindezker, left, offers to share his food with Albert Walker at All Saints Catholic Mission in Oakland Park.

Staff photo Anastasia Walsh Infanzon ,11: line Road. "We're hoping the future brings more helpers like him to our soup kitchen." Jordan opened his restaurant at 471 1 N. Dixie Highway, Oakland Park, in 1995. A local favorite, his business attracts customers from throughout the area. It also draws the homeless looking for a handout.

The more generous the cafe be- HOMELESS CONTINUES ON 2 the past year it has been serving up authentic Tex-Mex burritos, tacos, beans and tortillas. The donation of the ethnic fare comes from Jim Jordan, owner of the Tequila Sunrise Mexican Cafe, who delivers the food from his restaurant on Dixie Highway to the Catholic soup kitchen at 890 NW34th St. "Jim is a great and kind person," said the Rev. Robert Caudill, a priest at All Saints Catholic Mission on Power- Oakland Park eatery owner feeds homeless BY ALEIANDRA ROSAS STAFF WRITER Oakland park The All Saints Catholic Mission in Oakland Park may be known as a "soup kitchen," but for aCJU 1 INDEX Town Talk 9 HAVING A BOWL Jamaica won the Laudcrhill International Cricket Classic School menu 4 Real Estate 8, 9 police blotter 1 1 immigration 1 3 Sports i8-2i Greek center sponsors auction St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Community Center will sponsor an auction at 6:30 p.m.

Friday at 815 NE 15th St. Cost is a $5 donation and includes free pastries and coffee. Hot dogs, snacks, beverages and a cash bar are also available. Call 954-596-1770. Midnight movie plays Saturday Maroone Midnight movies will feature Singin'intheRain starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds at 8 p.m.

Saturday at Huizenga Plaza located at Las Olas Boulevard and Andrews Avenue. Cost is free and the public is encouraged to bring a lawn chair, blankets and picnic food. Call 954-760-9898. REGION Dunn's run opens for registration The 7th annual Dunn's Run, a 5-mile run or 5K walk, will be 7:30 a.m. Oct.

5. The five-mile run will start at the First Presbyterian Church, Pompano Beach and the 5K walk will start at Dan Witt Park, 4521 NE 22nd Lighthouse Point. Cost is 954-537-1010. last week at the Lauderhill Sports Complex. Also, the South Florida Cricket Alliance finals begin today.

VI CRICKET 4 FORT LAUDERDALE American Legion cocks up chili The American Legion Post 222 sponsors its annual chili cook-off at 2 p.m. Saturday 4250 NE Fifth Ave. Call 954-370-3091 or 954-563-8060 EDITORIAL OFFICES 200 E. Las Olas Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 -2293 954-356-4500 EDITORIAL FAX 954-3564559 or 954-356-4699 ADVERTISING FAX 954-3564093 Sun-Sentinel com Get The Latest Breaking News PAGE 18 Riley was the slugging nero in Jamaica's victory 'u over Trinidad 4 "ly and Tobago..