46 December 5 - 18, 2009
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Clemente Ranch resident honors dad Chandler publisher helps homeless pets
Because of her father’s insistence
The owner of a local publishing company is joining forces with RESCUE,
that she take piano lessons, a local
a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization based in Maricopa County to help
Clemente Ranch resident has
abandoned Arizona pets find new homes.
enjoyed a career teaching music.
Linda F. Radke, president and founder of Five Star Publications, is pledging
For that, Lillian Lane-Boivin has
20 percent of its proceeds from book sales toward RESCUE’s mission to rescue
always been grateful.
cats and dogs from euthanasia by matching them with loving, lifelong homes.
Her dad, Max Silinsky, turns 98
When placing an order either by phone or online, customers must mention the
years old on Dec. 26, and she wants
promotion code “RESCUE.”
to honor him.
“Part of the Five Star mission has always been to give back to our community,
“He worked hard during the
and we feel like RESCUE is such a worthy cause,” says Radke. “Since it was
Depression years to make sure we,
established in 1995, RESCUE has successfully placed more than 9,000 animals in
as his family, were well taken care
new homes, and we’d love to help drive those numbers much higher. Also, animals
of,” she recalls. “I thank him for
have always had a special place in the Five Star Publications collection, so we felt
giving me the opportunity to learn
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like this partnership was an excellent fit.”
piano as a child. I have been a
PROUD: Clemente Ranch resident Lillian Lane-Boivin
is proud of her father, who turns 98 this month. He
In 2009, Five Star Publications introduced several new books about animals to
teacher for 22 years, and thanks to served in the Navy when she and her sister were
the children’s literature market, including an engaging series of true rescue and
his persistence, I became a piano
young.
rehabilitation stories from a California animal sanctuary. Five Star is also proud to
teacher.”
have recently published “Clara Meets Mr. Twiddles,” an award-winning account
She and her family first lived in
of a fussy tomcat that meets a jovial housekeeper with magical powers. Not-so-
a small tenement Manhattan, NY,
cuddly but delightful nonetheless is Five Star’s latest picture book, “Rattlesnake
and later moved to Valley Stream, a
Rules,” an introduction to wildlife for both the young and the young at heart,
town near Elmont, Long Island. Her
according to Radke.
dad was a “well-liked, respected
Another title for animal lovers is “Alfie’s Bark Mitzvah,” a coming-of-age tale of
man” in the community.
devotion, service and tradition that Radke says captivates readers with beautiful
Silinsky served in the Navy as
illustrations and a bonus CD.
an electrician, and was wounded
“Animals play such a big role in our lives,” adds Radke, “and we love being able
during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
to share these stories with children around the world. When we unite together for
He was awarded the Purple Heart
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a good cause, we can accomplish great things.”
for his wounds sustained at that
Max 4: Lillian Lane-Boivin, Max Silinsky and Lillian’s
Although Five Star Publications is currently featuring its four-legged and
time. Silinsky now spends his days sister, Shirley Horie, of California.
scaly friends, all Five Star titles are eligible for the RESCUE promotion. For
in Miami, FL.
more information, call 866-471-0777 or visit Five Star’s online bookstore at
“I would like to take this opportunity to salute him, thank him,” Lane-Boivin
www.FiveStarPublications.com. More information about RESCUE is available at
concludes.
www.AZRescue.org.
Lane-Boivin has lived in Clemente Ranch for 10 years, and enjoys teaching
children in Chandler and the East Valley.
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