WESTON CITY - 11/02/2021

 

NEWS FROM THE CITY OF WESTON November 2, 2021 ‌ Next Regular City Commission Meeting: Monday, November 15 Coffee with a Cop This Friday Do you know who your hometown deputies are? Stop by Bonjour French Bakery, located at 1435 N. Park Drive in Weston this Friday, November 5 from 9 until 10 a.m. to meet your hometown deputies from the Broward Sheriff's Office Weston District. Read More  » Moonlight Movie in the Park is This Saturday What better way to spend a cool autumn evening than under the moon and stars with Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon movie. Join Raya, a warrior determined to find the last dragon in the land of Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization. Head to the event stage at Regional Park this Saturday, November 6. The movie will start promptly at 7:30 p.m. Arrive early to pick your perfect seating location and bring lawn chairs or blankets. Coolers are welcome, but alcohol is not permitted. Read More  » Goal: Earn 1 Million Minutes to Fitness Join the Rotary Run Get Fit Challenge Participate in a variety of activities from November 6 through December 5 to earn minutes towards the 1 Million Minutes to Fitness community-wide fitness challenge, part of the Get Fit Challenge. Visit participating Weston area businesses or locations to scan and collect minutes for physical fitness activities leading up to the Rotary Run for Tomorrow events on December 5. Participants will also earn minutes by participating in any of the races and by visiting the exhibit booths at the Health and Fitness Festival. Collect minutes to earn chances to win raffle prizes, including a Grand Prize at the Health and Fitness Festival.  Register Here » Learn More » Take a Walk in the Park to View the Amazing Artwork Chalk in the Park Day is this Sunday, Nov. 7 Spend your Sunday afternoon celebrating the arts by taking a stroll through Library Park to enjoy all of the creative artists drawing out their version of the theme – Create Your Happy! - for Chalk in the Park Day! Although all of the artist spots are filled, we invite you to enjoy the art taking shape from 2 to 4 p.m. This event is presented by The Arts Council of Greater Weston. Read More » Are you Ready to Travel to Argentina? El Crítico | The Film Critic Escape into the world of film. The Weston Foreign Films Series is presented by the Arts Council of Greater Weston and the City of Weston. On Monday, November 8, take an adventure with Victor, a film critic who is weary of Hollywood’s romantic comedy, until he meets Sofia. When random events bring them together, he suspects the movie genre he hates is taking revenge. El Crítico will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Showtimes are 4:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Weston Foreign Film series runs from November 2021 through March 2022. You can purchase –the full series tickets online at 1Weston.com. Individual film tickets may be purchased at the door, if available. You can also purchase tickets – check only – at:    Weston Community Center, 20200 Saddle Club Road    Weston Branch Library, 4205 Bonaventure Blvd. Read More » Purchase Complete Series Tickets Online » Veterans Day Breakfast Honoring All Who Have Valiantly Served Thursday, Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. | Registration is Required Veterans, First responders and their families are invited to attend the annual Veterans Day breakfast at the Bonaventure Town Center Club, at 16690 Saddle Club Road. The event is hosted by the City of Weston, BSO Law Enforcement and Fire Rescue, and the Weston YMCA Family Center, and sponsored by Milner and the Bonaventure Town Center Club. Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter, Medal of Honor recipient for his work in Operation Enduring Freedom, will be featured as the keynote speaker. Be sure to register to reserve your seat! Learn More » Businesses and Organizations: Join in to Collect Food for Thanksgiving Food Drive Weston Regional Park on Nov. 13 | 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. We need everything but the turkey! The City has teamed up with the children and worker-bees of Harvest Drive to collect food for over 2,500 families for Thanksgiving. We urge Weston businesses, groups and organizations to internally hold food drives and then come out and drop your donations off on November 13 at the Weston Community Center. Have your photo taken at our Weston backdrop/step-and-repeat so we can post thank-you to those organizations who helped make a difference in so many lives this holiday.   Items needed: Cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, cornbread mix, powdered milk, applesauce, canned vegetables, canned yams (sweet potatoes), boxed mashed potatoes, stuffing, peanut butter & pasta. We thank you in advance!   Learn More » WestonNights Concert Series Featuring Private Stock Band on Nov. 20 Are you ready to jam to your favorite hits? Enjoy a high-energy, multi-talented and extremely versatile musical band, Private Stock, performing a variety of 80s, 90s and Latin hits on Saturday, November 20 at 7 p.m. at the event stage in Weston Regional Park. Bring lawn chairs or blankets and plan to arrive early to pick the best seats in the house. Coolers are welcome; however, alcohol is not permitted. Food trucks will be available on site.  Read More » Broward Schools 'Meet and Chat' with Interim Superintendent Get to know the new Interim Superintendent. Parents, students, teachers, administrators, staff and community members are invited to Meet and Chat with Broward County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Dr. Vickie L. Cartwright during a series of events hosted by Broward County School Board members.  Read More »

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Let's FLIFF Again!

 

Halloween

 Que conoce acera de Halloween?

Lo que usted no sabía sobre Halloween Halloween se celebra en los Estados Unidos la noche del 31 de octubre, uno de los eventos favoritos de los niños, que se disfrazan y salen a recorrer el vecindario para pedir dulces en las casas gritando "trick o treat". Pero ¿de dónde nacen las tradiciones de la noche de brujas? Algunos datos interesantes: El nombre "Halloween" viene de "All Hallows Eve" o víspera del Día de Todos los Santos. Su celebración se originó en Europa, producto de la cristianización de una fiesta de origen celta llamada Samhain. Según la tradición, los muertos podían volver a la vida durante esa noche y la gente intentaba ahuyentar a los espíritus malignos usando máscaras y disfraces de monstruos, fantasmas y demonios. Durante el siglo XIX los inmigrantes trajeron esta tradición a Norteamérica y hoy en día las personas continúan la tradición de disfrazarse de monstruos o fantasmas, sin embargo, también se visten como princesas y superhéroes.

Cómo responder ante casos de COVID-19 en las escuelas

 

Qué hacer ante casos de COVID-19 en las escuelas

Los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) han creado un proceso para responder rápidamente ante casos de COVID-19 en las escuelas de kínder a 12.º grado. En caso de que se confirme un caso de COVID-19 en el entorno escolar, los CDC recomiendan que las escuelas proporcionen a la persona contagiada una guía de aislamiento. Además, se les debe avisar a todas las personas con las que dicha persona tuvo contacto cercano que deben hacer cuarentena y se debe notificar a la comunidad escolar de la presencia de un caso de COVID-19 y las acciones que se han tomado con los contactos cercanos. ¿Qué debe hacer una persona en aislamiento? Quedarse en casa y no asistir a la escuela ni a otras actividades extracurriculares, eventos comunitarios, reuniones sociales, etc. Monitorear sus síntomas. Limpiar y desinfectar las superficies de alto contacto. Evitar el contacto con otros miembros del hogar, si es posible. No compartir artículos de uso personal como tazas, toallas y utensilios. Usar mascarilla al estar con los otros miembros del hogar. ¿Por cuánto tiempo debería aislarse un estudiante o miembro del personal con COVID-19? El aislamiento debe durar al menos 10 días. El día 0 es el día en que comienzan los síntomas o el día en que la persona se realizó la prueba de detección con resultado positivo. ¿Un estudiante o miembro del personal puede asistir a la escuela durante el aislamiento? No. Los estudiantes o miembros del personal no pueden asistir a la escuela de manera presencial durante el aislamiento. La escuela determina cuándo cada persona que ha sido contagiada con COVID-19 puede regresar a clases presenciales, siempre después de cumplir con el periodo de aislamiento.