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OPINION

YLVISAKER CUP FINAL THIS WEEKENDSEE STORY, PAGE 17

On Sunday, Feb. 15, Danny & Ron’s Rescue held its seventh annual Kids Lip Sync Show benefit. Equestrian children showed off their skills and came decked out for the red carpet for the event held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Shown here, Zoey Burton sang “Let It Go” from Frozen to win first place. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 20

PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

KIDS LIP SYNC CONTEST

By Ron BukleyTown-Crier Staff Report

The three candidates seeking Seat 2 on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council squared off Tues-day in a televised candidates forum hosted by the Town-Crier.

Incumbent Vice Mayor Dave Swift, former Councilwoman Martha Webster and former Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission Member Darrell Lange made their pitches to voters in advance of the Tuesday, March 10 municipal election.

Lange, 50, a native of Palm Beach County, has lived in the village for almost 14 years with his wife and three sons. He currently works for the Palm Beach County Capital Projects Department, su-pervising project managers.

“My community service has been working directly with various organizations, staff, volunteers, parents and kids in our commu-nity,” he said. “I learned during my six years on Planning & Zoning that public engagement is critical. With all the social media and tech-nology available, residents should be able to voice their concerns and easily make comments and express their ideas. Yes, transpar-ency is needed, but engagement allows the residents to become

more involved in the community and more confident to express new ideas.”

While on the commission, Lange said he learned the importance of good planning and enhancing the quality of the village. “I always put in a lot of time and effort to re-search issues before making up my mind,” he said. “Once I’ve done my homework, including listening to others, I form my opinion and communicate it with passion and commitment.”

Lange noted that he participated in youth athletic programs grow-ing up and has given back by coaching teams of various ages for most of the past 10 years, includ-ing as a division coordinator. He is also an assistant scoutmaster. Lange said he would offer resi-dents a new option for fresh views in the years to come.

Swift, 70, is a 37-year village resident, married with children and grandchildren. He has served almost continuously on the council for more than two decades. Now retired, he worked for the South Florida Water Management Dis-trict as an environmental scientist for 34 years.

“I was involved with the early development of the village starting

Three Royal Palm Beach CandidatesFace Off At Forum

See FORUM, page 19


An unusual number of unau-thorized temporary dwelling units have popped up in Loxahatchee Groves, believed to be outflow from equestrian activities in Wel-lington, and the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council authorized its manager Tuesday to do a survey and report back.

The council also authorized code enforcement to take im-mediate action on two properties believed to be in violation of dwelling unit codes.

“This is relative to RVs [recre-ational vehicles] and trailers in the [agricultural residential] zoning district,” Town Manager Bill Un-derwood said. “I tried to identify the problem, and in these last few months, the town has experienced a significant influx of unauthorized living units.”

Underwood said the town’s Uniform Land Development Code

does not appear to address the issue specifically, but added that he thought it could be a health is-sue and pose an undue burden on residents who pay for solid waste removal.

“Part of the issue, then, is that these places are living abodes, and the town residents are paying for the solid waste removal, not only for themselves, but for places that are not paying,” he said.

Underwood suggested that code enforcement do a targeted sweep throughout the town to identify those areas and report back to the council. “I don’t know the extent of the problem, but it is a prob-lem,” he said. “We have several code cases filed against people who have multiple trailers and may be running an RV campground. I can tell you, code enforcement is a very slow process. If you find somebody out of compliance, by the time it can be resolved and mitigated, then it’s gone.”

Loxahatchee Groves To Target Unauthorized RVs And Trailers

Underwood said the problem could be strictly seasonal or year-round. “We don’t know,” he said. “But we do know that we have seen a significant influx since October. Additional living units are not supporting themselves, at least relative to the solid waste removal.”

Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel said he did not agree with doing a sweep of the town but believed that some form of action was needed.

“I do feel like we need to do something about this,” he said. “We’ve got one that has been filed… because our utility direc-tor had to go out because of a situation.”

Jarriel specifically referenced a location on C Road.

“He had 35 trailers there — I think two were motor homes and the rest were RVs — all putting their garbage and stuff out, and here we are, the taxpayers of

See LOX GROVES, page 19


The Palm Beach County Sher-iff’s Office District 8 substation in Wellington adhered to its goals for 2014 to reduce property crime, improve traffic safety, bring street-operated golf carts into compli-ance and enforce juveniles on probation, according to Capt. Jay Hart, who gave his annual report to the Wellington Village Council on Tuesday, Feb. 10.

As a result, property crime declined by 13.2 percent, traffic stops increased by 9.6 percent, residential burglaries declined by 18.9 percent and vandalism declined by 18.5 percent.

It was the fifth-consecutive year that property crime declined in Wellington, said Hart, who commands the village’s PBSO substation.

Hart said that 630 property crimes were reported in 2014,

PBSO: Lower Property Crime Rate In Wellington Last Year

See CRIME, page 4

RPBHS Seat Belt Program Finalist For National AwardBy Julie Unger

Town-Crier Staff ReportRoyal Palm Beach High

School’s Students Against De-structive Decisions (SADD) club learned earlier this week that it is a finalist in the Seat Belts Save Challenge.

As part of the national chal-lenge, seat belt checks were con-ducted at the school in conjunction with an educational element to demonstrate the dangers of driving without a seat belt. Students posted on social media, signed pledges and utilized creative avenues to share their message: Buckle your seat belt.

The two-week campaign fol-lowed the first unannounced seat belt check, which showed that 24.5 percent of those coming into the school grounds did not have

their seat belts buckled. After a successful seat belt safety fair and two weeks of educational programs throughout the school, a second unannounced seat belt check was conducted. The second time, only 13 percent of those entering the school grounds were not buckled up.

Those results, in addition to many other programs and innova-tions spurred on by the dedication of SADD advisor Maureen Wit-kowski, have led the school to its place in the national top 10.

On Tuesday, the school was notified that in its first attempt at the Seat Belts Save Challenge, it was listed among the top schools, alongside schools in Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois, South Dakota, Idaho and Vermont.

“We’re the only one from

Keeping Property Crime On The Run RequiresEffort From EveryoneIn a presentation last week to the Wellington Village Council, Capt. Jay Hart, commander of the Palm Beach County Sher-iff’s Office District 8 substation, stressed a significant drop in property crime in the commu-nity over the past year. While it’s great to see the PBSO cracking down on this important quality-of-life issue, it’s also up to us, the residents, to do our part.

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Florida,” Witkowski said. “After we did our video, the woman who was running the contest asked my permission to use our video as a teaching tool, which I loved.”

When the students heard the news, they were very excited. “I always tell them, if you do some-thing, you might as well do it to the best of your ability. I always chal-lenge them to go for everything,” Witkowski said.

Witkowski assigned students to spearhead each of the individual categories that they were judged on, including the kickoff event, the social media campaign, pro-motion, community outreach and innovative activities.

Now, she said, it is up to the judges to see how Royal Palm Beach High School’s team fared

compared with 713 in 2013. He is proud of the effort that the PBSO puts into solving property crimes.

“You know TV and the movies have everything solved in 60 min-utes, but in real life it just doesn’t work that way,” he said. “Our detectives go all over the county searching for these things. They may end up in pawn shops in Boca Raton or Riviera Beach, so it does take a lot of man-hours to actually hunt these things down.”

The district missed its goal to reduce the vehicle crash rate to 2.2 or fewer per 100 village residents. The crash rate actually increased to 2.4 crashes per 100 residents, with an average of 119 crashes per month in Wellington.

District 8 conducted 10,923 traf-fic stops in 2014, which was up by 11 percent, but issued only 6,441 citations, which was a 35 percent decrease from 2013.

“What that’s telling you is that

we are partnering with the commu-nity. What are traffic stops about? They’re about education,” Hart said. “We’re educating the public of what they’ve done wrong, and hopefully they don’t make that same mistake again.”

He said deputies are leaning more toward warnings than writ-ing up violators, because tickets typically run $200 to $400 each.

“Were trying to educate our resi-dents and show them the error of their ways without actually getting into their pocket,” Hart said, “but we have gotten into their pocket many times.”

In commercial traffic enforce-ment, the district stopped 205 trucks, inspected 201, took 21 out of service, and issued 10 citations and 81 warnings.

District 8 has also attempted to increase protection of public parks. Five incidents at parks resulted in

EXPERT BULLISH ON STATE’S ECONOMYSEE STORY, PAGE 3

See SADD, page 19

The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center held its 28th annual benefit auction at the Interna-tional Polo Club Palm Beach on Friday, Feb. 13. This year’s theme was “Bring Your Dreams and Climb Aboard,” and the evening included dinner, a live auction, a silent auction, and the seventh annual buck off finals and poker championship. Shown here are Event Chair Tuny Page, Celebrity Hostess Tami Hoag, Young Professionals Chair Devon Kane and Vinceremos Executive Director Ruth Menor. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 9

VINCEREMOS BENEFIT AUCTION


Candidates Darrell Lange, Martha Webster and David Swiftat Tuesday’s candidates forum sponsored by the Town-Crier.


Bob and Karen Cavanagh of Allstate, RPBHS students Chelsea Rodriguez, Kayanah Altidor and Crichanni Watson, and RPBHS SADD advisor Maureen Witkowski.

PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

Response TimesConcern RPB Council During PBCFR ReportAccording to Palm Beach Coun-ty Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Arena, more calls were answered last year in Royal Palm Beach than in the previ-ous year, and response time was slightly slower, largely due to increased traffic. Arena gave his annual report to the Royal Palm Beach Village Council on Thursday, Feb. 5. Page 3

Wellington GreenMarket SupportsBig Dog RescueThe Wellington Green Market held a “Strawberry Social” to benefit Big Dog Ranch Rescue on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Wellington Municipal Complex. Strawberries from Plant City were combined with donut shortcakes for a sweet Valen-tine’s Day treat. Page 5

WRMC Hosts Day Of Demonstrations AtWellington GreenWellington Regional Medical Center hosted “You Gotta Have Heart” at the Mall at Wellington Green on Saturday, Feb. 14. Vis-itors were treated to free blood pressure and alcohol screen-ings, and demonstrations of yoga, cooking and cosmetics, among other activities.

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NEWS


According to Palm Beach Coun-ty Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Arena, more calls were answered last year in Royal Palm Beach than in the previous year, and response time was slightly slower, largely due to increased traffic.

Arena gave his annual report to the Royal Palm Beach Village Council on Thursday, Feb. 5.

There were 3,713 total calls in fiscal year 2014, about 100 more than the year before. Of those, 2,740 were medical, 367 were vehicle or boating accidents and 85 were fires.

The average response time ticked up slightly to 6:05 in 2014, compared to 6:01 in 2013.

“We’re working on some rem-edies to hopefully improve that a little bit,” Arena said. “One of the reasons for the slight uptick in response times has been traf-fic. Traffic has been one of those things we’ve been struggling with since I’ve been here.”

Arena noted that traffic is par-

ticularly troublesome on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. and State Road 7 during certain times of the day. Meanwhile, there has been an uptick in calls from further-flung areas of the village. “We’re also starting to get more calls on the south end of the village, over in Shoma and Victoria Groves,” he said.

When those responses there are factored out, the responses times are good in the area served by Sta-tion 28, located near the village’s municipal complex.

“The majority of responses are still in the core, typically 4-minute or 5-minute responses,” Arena said, adding that response time includes call handling and turnout time, as well as drive time. “We’re working on improving turnout time and shave seconds off every-where we can.”

Call handling is down to 37 seconds, and total response time for December was down to 5:49, during typically the busiest month. He also pointed out that Royal Palm Beach’s response times are among the best in the county.

The department’s target time is 6 minutes.

Vice Mayor Dave Swift said he was concerned about the increase in traffic in the northwestern area of the village, especially with new developments planned in that area, and the longer distance to travel south of Southern Blvd. He asked whether a contract change might be necessary.

“I think that it would be unreal-istic to be able to meet 6 minutes in some of those places all the time,” Swift said.

Village Manager Ray Liggins said the fire-rescue contract would be up for review in September, and the council could consider any changes at that time.

Councilman Fred Pinto asked whether the traffic issues are due to drivers not responding to fire-rescue vehicles’ lights and sirens.

Arena said there is more traffic on the road during the week, espe-cially during rush hours.

“Royal Palm Beach Blvd. is a two-lane road,” he said. “School lets out, you’ve got the elementary school, the middle school. You’ve

Response Times Concern RPB Council During PBCFR Reportseen the traffic. When we’re aver-aging 3,000 calls, a few seconds’ delay can uptick that a little bit.”

Another thing that has changed since the village’s fire department merged with the county in 1999 has been the build-out at Madison Green and Saratoga.

“Those calls, just the sheer travel, take longer, and those calls are averaged in,” he said. “The core calls that you had in 1999, which are basically right here on Royal Palm Beach Blvd., that’s where most of the calls are. Those response times really have not changed. In fact, we’ve improved on them because of the call han-dling time.”

Pinto asked if another station is needed in addition to the current two in the village, and Arena said that all 49 PBCFR stations work together, and Station 25 in Wel-lington actually responds to many calls on the south end of Royal Palm Beach because it is closer.

“It’s not uncommon for one of those stations in Wellington to be running a call here, and it’s not uncommon for one of the stations

in Royal Palm to be handling a call there,” Arena said. “If you look north, we also have the stations in The Acreage. We’ve also got the station on Okeechobee [Blvd.], and they run when needed. We also have the station on Benoist Farms [Road]. Your coverage is almost like a web. When one goes out, another one comes in. They’re all running together.”

Councilman Jeff Hmara asked about the progress of a county control center that regulates traffic lights during emergency runs, and Arena said PBCFR has done some pilot tests in the south county and north county areas.

“We’re going to try to bring that out here very soon, and hope-fully that is going to help a little bit,” Arena said. “The technology we’re working on actually predicts the travel time of the truck to that intersection, and it will turn the light green for us as we go through that intersection. If we could shave a few seconds, it would make a noticeable difference.”

Continuing with his report, Are-na said auto accidents are typically

the most serious calls answered by PBCFR due to the associated trauma. Staffing levels have not changed, but the station got a new district chief vehicle last year, with some other vehicles scheduled for replacement soon under the capital replacement plan. “We typically replace our fire engines in the 10- to 12-year mark and our rescue trucks in the 7- to 10-year mark, or sooner if they need it,” he said. “They’re all pretty much within that realm right now.”

Meanwhile, fire-rescue officials spend time working special activi-ties, such as hosting scout troops and conducting demonstrations.

“We probably have something going on every weekend,” Arena said. “There’s always something going on there at the fire station.”

PBCFR personnel also go out regularly to schools and other organizations to conduct various safety programs, including car seat demonstrations. Staffers train regularly at the PBCFR facility on Pike Road, and there were also 1,243 fire inspections conducted in the village over the past year.


Brad Swanson, vice president of strategic partnerships with the Florida Chamber of Commerce, spoke about his organization’s relationship with local cham-bers of commerce at the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce’s economic forum luncheon Tuesday at the Binks Forest Golf Club in Wellington.

“The Florida Chamber is a separate chamber like your cham-ber is its own body, but we work together in what’s called the Florida Chamber Federation,” he explained. “While your chamber is the front line of the fight for free enterprise, we depend on your chamber… to both look at and see the issues that are arising for businesses both large and small.”

Swanson noted that the Florida Chamber has a 40-member gov-ernment affairs team in Tallahas-see with a full-time staff member dedicated to local chamber issues. That person has statewide confer-

ence calls with local chambers monthly when the legislature is not in session. Those calls take place weekly when the legislature is in session.

“During session, every Mon-day, we invite local chambers to call in to a policy conference call to let them know what is happen-ing in the coming week and what issues are going to be pressing,” Swanson said. “That combined grassroots network is where the business community and the voice of business gets its strength. We, like your chamber, get our strength from our members.”

Each year, the Florida Chamber produces a legislative agenda that is developed through member surveys to see what the busi-ness community thinks are the most pressing issues, then meets with legislative representatives on where opportunities are for Florida businesses.

“We have to face some very real facts in Florida and the land-scape that Florida finds itself in

as a competitive body,” Swanson said. “As we look at recruiting businesses and growing busi-nesses, there are 49 other oppor-tunities in the United States and multiple opportunities globally for businesses to locate.”

With an $800 billion economy, though, Florida is a formidable contender in the global market, he said. “If we were a country, we would be the 19th-largest country in the world,” Swanson said. “Think of Florida from that perspective and think of the size and scale and scope of Palm Beach County. You’re a major driver of what is, in effect, the 19th-largest country on the planet, and from a global competitive-ness standpoint, that’s where the business communities can defend themselves across the business spectrum.”

He also pointed out that Flor-ida, with 19 million residents, recently surpassed New York in population.

“What was overlooked is Flori-

Florida Chamber VP Bullish On Future Of Florida’s Economyda has about a $78 billion budget, but New York just passed about a $150 billion budget,” he said. “Same amount of people, but twice the expense on their gov-ernance. Your county commis-sioners, your city councils, your state government, we’re running at about half the cost of our next-largest competitor.”

Florida expects to add another 6 million people by 2030. “The reason I mention 2030 is that is the benchmark a lot of our re-searchers have looked at,” Swan-son said. “What we at the Florida Chamber will do, we will look at the entire economy and look at the gaps. We have 6 million more people; that means we’re going to need 70 percent more energy and 28 percent more water.”

In the nearer term, Florida’s population will have grown by 280,000 by the end of 2015. “Where are we going to put those people, and how are we going to grow our job opportunities for those new citizens?” he asked.

Florida has added 728,000 new jobs since 2010, Swanson said. “Unemployment right now is at 5.6 [percent],” he said. “In 2015, we’re predicting that Florida is going to create 250,000 new jobs.”

Swanson said he meets many old-line Floridians across the state who ask him when they’re going back to the good old days of an agrarian, development and tourism economy.

“Florida is at a point where we must diversify our economy and build upon tourism and ag-riculture and development,” he said. “That’s the first floor of our economy, but we must diversify, and Palm Beach County, obvi-ously with Scripps and everything else, has been at the forefront of that, but many other places in the state are not there yet.”

Meanwhile, four out of five new jobs will be created by small businesses.

“That’s where those jobs are going to come from,” Swanson

said. “We have eliminated more than 3,000 regulations over the past four years… It’s not very sexy, but those are the difference-makers that make small business-es have those new opportunities to succeed.”

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Swift Sets The Record StraightOn the front page of last week’s

Town-Crier there was an article about the upcoming three-way council race in Royal Palm Beach (“Three-Way Race Takes Shape For RPB Council Seat,” Feb. 13). In that article, Martha Webster said that she expects to do better this time because of the endorse-ments from Mayor Matty Mattioli, Councilman Richard Valuntas and Councilman Fred Pinto, along with former Palm Beach County Commissioner Jess Santamaria.

To set the record straight, both Valuntas and Pinto called me last Friday and stated that they did not endorse Martha. They would rather retire to the sidelines on this one — I don’t blame them.

Since I was not asked in the arti-cle who has endorsed my candida-cy, they include: the Professional Firefighters/Paramedics of Palm Beach County and the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Associ-ation. I am a proud supporter of our first responders and all they do for our citizens. I am also endorsed by State Sen. Joe Abruzzo, State Rep. Mark Pafford and our new County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay. But, of course, the most important endorsement would be you, the voters of Royal Palm Beach on election day, March 10. I hope to see you at the polls.

Dave Swift, Vice MayorRoyal Palm Beach

You Can Trust Ryan Liang

Dennis Lipp’s letter “Can We Trust Ryan Liang” published Feb. 13 is a continuation of a long list of lies, innuendo and misinforma-tion that Dennis Lipp and other supporters of my opponent have been spreading about me and my family by word of mouth, on town blogs, and media sources such as the Town-Crier.

With regard to the conflict of interest issues, Dennis Lipp is well aware that when he wrote the letter, his allegations were groundless. A known associate of Dennis filed an unsworn complaint in 2012, and Dennis filed a sworn complaint Nov. 14, 2014. Both cases were dismissed as legally insufficient by the Ethics Commission.

His allegation regarding my family’s ownership of Dancing Crane Farms is also false. Neither myself nor anyone in my family currently have any ownership interest in this property. In fact, neither I, nor any member of my family, own any land in Loxa-hatchee Groves other than the 10 acres we live on.

This election season, I have been subjected to a number of false allegations, rumors and just plain lies. I have addressed all of these allegations in detail on my web site (www.voteliang.com). People who visit this site will find the truth

about my business interest and those of my family.

This is an especially heated elec-tion season in our town. I know the people are not stupid, and can see through the false, negative things that have been brought up. I have always been forthcoming about my personal interests and have proven that I behave profession-ally and ethically. I believe these are some of the qualities voters look for in a councilman.

My opponents attempt to dis-tract you from the real issues with lies, false accusations and mistruths. I would like to focus on the current and future needs of the town, and I’m sure you would, too. I’m always available to answer any questions and happy to help the residents of the Town of Loxahatchee Groves.

To answer Dennis’ question: yes, you can trust Ryan Liang!

Ryan Liang, CouncilmanLoxahatchee Groves

Webster: I Did Not Say That

Lynn Demarest’s reporting in last week’s Town-Crier article “Three-Way Race Takes Shape For RPB Council Seat” attributed to me statements that are incorrect. I wish to make it clear to the read-ers the true facts.

The first incorrect statement was in referring to my previous roles on the Palm Beach County League of Cities and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council: “She [Martha Webster] said she would work to acquire those roles again.” Not true. Not only did I not say that, but the fact of the matter is it is not my intention to be returning to either of those boards. I served my terms, represented the village there, and have made this clear to many who have already asked the question.

The second erroneous statement was in referring to the appointment of volunteers to local advisory boards: “Webster said she believes it is customary for council liaisons to choose board members, even if it means ejecting [emphasis added] members who have volunteered for years.” This is a truly false statement. It is my belief and my actions when I served on the coun-cil that advisory board members from the community are a most valuable asset to our governing system. They should be encour-aged to participate and supported while they are giving of their time in good service to the Village of Royal Palm Beach.

I wish to thank the Town-Crier for giving me the opportunity to respond.

Martha WebsterRoyal Palm Beach

Editor’s note: Ms. Webster is a candidate for Seat 2 on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council.

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and proper government.”

For The Record

Due to a miscommunication, the article “Three-Way Race Takes Shape For RPB Council Seat” published last week in-cluded incorrect endorsements. Royal Palm Beach councilmen Fred Pinto and Richard Valun-tas have not made endorse-ments in the current race for Seat 2. The Town-Crier regrets whatever confusion this might have caused.

RON BUKLEYManaging Editor

I don’t support him simply because he vows to accelerate the opening of the recreational trails.

I don’t support him simply be-cause he vows to carefully account for town spending.

I don’t support him simply because he vows to effectively manage “The Minto Effect.”

I support him because I trust him. He’s an honest man. I know he’s trustworthy and has no “se-crets.”

I know this because I have discovered that his opponent, Ryan Liang, is not, and does have secrets.

How? I personally asked Ryan point blank if he is pro-Minto, yes or no, giving him a clear opportu-nity to deny the rumors. He didn’t.

I can tell you, pro-Minto Ryan has a nasty group of pro-Minto people campaigning for him. They play dirty. People tend to when there is a large amount of money sloshing around.

If they could find anything they could slur Keith with, they would. And yet… the best they can come up with was he managed a very difficult RETGAC meeting by allegedly overusing his gavel.

Yep, truly, that’s the worst thing they can say about him, and you know, even that wasn’t true. I was at that meeting; Keith was pushed as far as any reasonable man could be expected to tolerate.

So, this is how we know Keith can be trusted and how we know Ryan Liang cannot.

Maybe that’s why Keith’s proud red, white and blue signs prom-ising “Right and Proper Govern-ment” are everywhere? Ryan’s promise nothing.

Go Keith. You have hundreds of supporters who know the truth.

Tim Hart-WoodsLoxahatchee Groves

Manure Transfer Station SitesA Bad Idea

In your issue of Feb. 13-19, “Our Opinion” stated that it was good that Gov. Rick Scott an-nounced his goal to commit $5 billion toward Everglades resto-ration over the next 20 years. It was also stated that it will take a far more concerted effort to get the job done.

I would love to see in your “Our Opinion” column what you feel about the manure transfer station proposed by Wellington Village Council members and Wellington employees.

In the Town-Crier of Nov. 7-13, it was reported that two of the locations for the facility are off of Flying Cow Road.

At this time, the information has it that they are both adjacent to the Everglades restoration STA-1E that is also off of Flying Cow Road in southwest Wellington. The STA-1E was constructed to cleanse the C-51 Canal water as it moves through the large acreage

in a southerly direction removing contaminates. The cleansed water would then leave the filter marsh to continue in a southerly direction toward the Florida Bay. Fantastic idea. Now, with the proposed manure storage facility, the two possible locations on Flying Cow Road are on the southerly end of the filter marsh.

Are we playing a dangerous game to see how long it will take for the testing of the water at the south end to show that contamination is up? Who will be financially responsible to correct this issue? Once again, will it fall on the taxpayers of Wellington, or just on the council members and the Wellington employees who make this decision? Will they also deal with the smells, flies and airborne diseases and trucks, small and large, to move this combination of hay, shavings, urine and manure?

These two locations are adjacent to Palm Beach Point, the Aero Club, the Rustic Ranches devel-opment, two wonderful parks open to the public and close to Binks Forest. How will these lives be effected?

Does this sound like a com-mon-sense approach? Should we notify Gov. Rick Scott before he allocates more money into the stormwater treatment areas? So many questions. What’s your opinion? I value it.

June PigadisWellington

Two Sides To Every Story

Everyone is entitled to an opin-ion, but there are two sides to every story. For those of you who don’t attend the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council meetings or the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District meetings, let me just say that both those boards put up with a lot of destructive nega-tivity from the same residents who show up and continue to look for ways to constantly criticize both boards’ actions at every turn. It’s really a wonder how the boards get anything done for this commu-nity. People have a right to have their concerns heard, however, be constructive, not destructive. Everything takes time and has a process.

The college that these same people fought against will benefit all the students and adults who would like to attend and will be a wonderful asset to the communi-ty, saving students and parents gas money and wear and tear on their vehicles. Students who might not have had an opportunity to go to college will even be able to ride a bike there. At present, our 18-year-old students are driving home 23+ miles in the dark after getting out of class from the other campuses.

The same negative people who continue to criticize at the meet-ings go out and find candidates

to run against the existing board members. Are those the kind of people you want making decisions for you? They bash good people and try to discredit them.

Don’t listen to them. Go to a meeting. Meet Ryan Liang and Ron Jarriel. You will soon see that they both have the best interest of the Loxahatchee Groves residents at heart. They have served on and been part of a productive council; a council that is getting things done. They care about everyone in Loxahatchee Groves. That’s why they were elected in the first place. Whether you own a nursery, have horses, any other livestock, have property or are calling Loxahatchee Groves your home, Ron and Ryan are the two best candidates to vote for on March 10, and they are who I will support for re-election.

Marianne MilesLoxahatchee Groves

Get InvolvedIn The Relay

Relay for Life is an 18-hour journey providing the light of day and dark of night to parallel the physical effects, emotions and mental state of a cancer patient undergoing treatment. Relay for Life begins during the day, when the sun is shining bright and the excitement and energy is flowing through the community. The set-ting sun symbolizes the time when a patient is diagnosed with cancer. The day is getting darker, and this represents the cancer patient’s state of mind as he or she feels that life is on an unknown journey.

As the evening goes on it gets cooler and darker, just as the emotions of the cancer patient do. Around 1 a.m. to 2 a.m., relay participants have been walking for hours and may begin to feel tired and the desire to take a break or go home. This represents the time when a cancer patient starts treat-ment. It is at this time that many patients become exhausted, some sick, not wanting to go on, possibly wanting to give up.

Just as the cancer patient cannot give up on his or her treatment, relay participants push through this phase, showing unity with cancer patients around the world. By 4 a.m. to 5 a.m., relayers are truly exhausted, but the end is in sight, and they begin to believe they will make it to the morning celebration. This symbolizes the coming of the end of treatment

for the cancer patient who is tired, but who has hope and motivation to push through until the end of treatment.

The sun rising represents the end of treatment for the cancer patient. They see the light at the end of the tunnel and know that life will go on. The morning light brings on a new day full of life and excitement for new beginnings for the cancer patient.

As a participant, you will feel the brightness of the morning and know that the end of the relay is close at hand. You will feel trium-phant in the knowledge that you, one person, have made an impact in the fight against cancer. When you leave the relay, think of the cancer patient leaving his or her last treatment. Just as you are ex-hausted and weak, so is that person after treatment. But a new day has arrived, and we are continuing to take up the fight against cancer. Remember: There is no finish line until we find a cure.

The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Royal Palm Beach will take place Saturday, April 25 at 4 p.m. until Sunday, April 26 at 6 a.m. at Royal Palm Beach High School. The public is encouraged to attend. There are ac-tivities for kids, a survivor dinner, food for purchase and raffles with fantastic prizes. Cancer may have touched you or a loved one. Help us raise funds for cancer research so that we can find a cure for all cancers. To form a team, join a team or register as a survivor, visit http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY15FL?p-g=entry&fr_id=63687.

Felicia MatulaCommunity ChairRoyal Palm Beach

Relay for Life

In a presentation last week to the Wellington Village Council, Capt. Jay Hart, commander of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 8 substation, stressed a significant drop in property crime in the community over the past year.

Hart attributed the 13.2 percent drop in property crime complaints to a consistent focus on the issue, including detectives who work to track down stolen goods and a concerted effort to keep an eye on juveniles who have been in trouble with the law. This drop was accompanied by an 18.9 percent drop in residential burglaries.

As a result, there were 630 property crimes reported in Wellington last year, compared with 713 in 2013. While that is certainly great news, it’s not comforting if you happen to be one of the 630 victims.

Nevertheless, these crimes tend to be crimes of opportunity. A locked vehicle and a secured home greatly diminish the likelihood of you being a property crime victim. Unfortunately, too often residents aren’t doing enough to protect themselves. Each week, we comb through dozens of crime reports, and theft from unlocked vehicles is a perpetual theme.

The relative safety of our communities lull us into a false sense of security. Many resi-dents feel comfortable leaving doors to vehicles and homes unlocked, and valuable items on display in their cars. This is a waiting invitation for criminals on the lookout for crimes of opportunity.

The PBSO continues to remind residents to “Lock It Or Lose It,” particularly when it comes to their vehicles. Do not leave valuables such as GPS units, laptops, cell phones and purses/wallets in plain view; do not leave windows open and/or doors unlocked; do not leave keys or garage door openers inside the vehicle; do not leave out items with personal information; and do not move valuable items to the trunk while in public view.

Politicians love to wax nostalgic of a time when we could all leave our front doors and car doors unlocked. Take it from us, people may have done it way back when, but it wasn’t safe, nor was it a great idea even in the “good old days.” While it’s great to see the PBSO cracking down on this important quality-of-life issue, it’s also up to us, the residents, to do our part.

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$3,000 damage, mostly at a con-cession stand. No arrests were made, although there have been no more incidents after deputy patrols were increased.

“Wellington did secure the con-cession stand, and since that time we’ve had no more burglaries at that concession stand,” Hart said.

Of all calls for service, num-bering about 35,000, 93 percent were non-crime calls and 7 percent were crime-related. He noted that Tuesdays have the highest average call volume.

Thirteen percent of the arrests made were for felonies; the other 87 percent were for misdemean-ors. The district made 1,077 ar-rests last year, compared with an average of 1,470 per year, and processed 9,206 cases that were assigned numbers.

“Crime is down, so we’re going to have less arrests,” he said.

The district’s action plan for

2015 is to maintain property crime at fewer than 1,000 cases and clear at least 10 percent of burglaries by arrest, reduce the number of crash-es below 2.2 per 100 residents, ensure that equestrian residents comply with golf cart regulations, and increase enforcement of juve-nile crime.

“We’re going to stick with property crime,” Hart said. “The goal for this year is to be below 650. We also want to clear 10 percent of those cases with ar-rests. We would like to see the crash rate below 2.2. We’ll be making more traffic stops. We’ll

be issuing more citations, but during the equestrian season, the population and traffic do increase. That’s where we see the majority of our crashes.”

Golf cart enforcement has been a concern of the council and vil-lage staff, so deputies have been out issuing warnings for the most part.

“We’ve had a lot of talk about golf carts, so for the last several months you’ve seen our deputies out there,” he said. “We’ve been stopping individuals on golf carts and warning them, educating them on the laws of the golf cart

and what is necessary in order to drive a golf cart on a roadway. We haven’t issued a lot of tickets, since we’re in a warning stage at this point. But if you’ve gotten stopped twice, you’ve already been warned, you may pay the consequences.”

The district has also been en-forcing probation for juveniles, which Hart believes has reduced the crime rate.

“Juvenile crime seems to be the highlight here in Wellington,” he said. “It seems to be the most prevalent, so we are tough on juveniles.”

Hart said that PBSO deputies are constantly checking up on ju-veniles who have been in trouble.

“We get a list of all the juveniles who are on probation, and we know what their probation status is and what some of the rules and regulations are for their particular probation,” he said. “So, if they’re supposed to be in their house by 6 o’clock, we’ll be knocking on their door at 6:05, and if they’re not home, we take them to jail. We’ve found that over the last several years, by keeping a tight rein on juveniles, our crime has gone down.”


NEWSWELLINGTON GREEN MARKET HOSTS BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE FUNDRAISER

Barbara Kumbsky selects fresh veggies withhelp from Elizabeth Notarian of Seed to Bloom. Lori Sedore serves Amber Kimball strawberry shortcakes.

ROYAL PALM SENIORS ENJOY VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY AT CULTURAL CENTERRoyal Palm Beach seniors enjoyed a Valentine’s Day Party at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center on Friday, Feb. 13 with enter-tainment, lunch, dessert and more.

Big Dog Ranch Rescue volunteers with dogs up for adoption.Robert Streets of Lone Wolf’s Salsas

with customer Claudine Despres.

Sho Martin and Lynette Licorish enjoy the afternoon.Singer Rick Nelson

entertains the crowd.

Patricia Broderick watches as Budah receivesa treat from Tiffany Bates of Woof Gang Bakery.

The Wellington Green Market held a “Strawberry Social” to benefit Big Dog Ranch Rescue on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Wellington Municipal Complex. Strawberries from Plant City were combined with donut shortcakes for a sweet Valentine’s Day treat. Meanwhile, dogs for adoption were waiting to be your forever Valentine.

PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Stephanie Iraheta and Forever Greyhound President Kerry Friedman with greyhounds Julius, Alice and Johnny.

Event organizers Vinnette Tracey, Dolly Hughes, Elaine Mathis, Beth Kaplan, Joe Sherlocki, Pridel Bell and Attis Solomon.

Claire Freed and HankMorris share a dance.

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Town Administration• SupportedthehiringofnewTownManagement,with clearerresponsibilities,improvedservices,and accountability • Activelyencouragedandobtainedcitizeninputand involvement

Palm Beach State College• Workedwithmembersofourlegislativedelegationto obtainFundingforCollege• ToopendoorsMay2016,makingcollegemore affordable&accessibleforourresidents

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CRIME NEWS

By Julie UngerTown-Crier Staff Report

FEB. 10 — A deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office was called to the Target store on Okeechobee Blvd. last Tuesday morning regarding a long-term theft. According to a PBSO report, 26-year-old Daniel Smith was observed on the store’s security footage stealing money from the register since December 2014. According to the report, Smith was brought to the manage-ment office and met with a deputy before he was arrested on grand theft charges for stealing a total of $4,149 from the store.

• • •FEB. 10 — A deputy from

the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Royal King Buffet restaurant on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. last Tuesday morning regarding a business burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 p.m. last Monday and 9:10 a.m. last Tuesday, the rear door of the restaurant was forced open with a prying tool, $200 was stolen, as well as a HP laptop computer, val-ued at $200. Fingerprint evidence was recovered at the scene.

FEB. 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation received a call last Tues-day from a woman in Louisiana regarding fraudulent activity in Palm Beach County on her Navy Federal Credit Union account. According to a PBSO report, the victim has never been to Palm Beach County, yet her card was used at the 7-Eleven on Southern Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach on Feb. 10 between 6 and 7:45 p.m. for three ATM withdrawals, totaling $520. The victim was advised by police in Louisiana to file a report with a PBSO and see if there was video surveillance available.

FEB. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Shoma Drive last Wednesday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., someone burglar-ized the victim’s home, removing an Apple iPad Mini, an iPod and a laptop, together valued at $2,900. According to the report, the victim leaves the key to the front door under the mat by the front door and noticed that the front door was unlocked and the key was missing when she returned to her home. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) also stole a 46-inch television, a 37-inch television and two sets of headphones. DNA and fingerprint evidence were collect-ed at the scene.

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PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substa-tion was contacted by a resident of the Seminole Estates community last Wednesday evening regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim called the PBSO regarding five fraudulent charges on her Chase credit card that were made at a Publix store in Lantana and a Starbucks coffee shop in Boynton Beach.

FEB. 12 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Palms West Plaza on Southern Blvd. last Thursday morning regarding a delayed theft report. According to a PBSO report, sometime between Dec. 21 and Jan. 6, someone cut the lock to a gate securing an AT&T site and removed 60 feet of copper wire, valued at $4,000. According to the report, other technicians noticed the theft a month ago but did not report it to the PBSO.

FEB. 13 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to 148th Ter-race North in Loxahatchee Groves last Friday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 p.m. last Thursday night and 6:30 a.m. last Friday morning, eight political campaign signs, valued at $235.50, were removed from the victim’s property.

FEB. 13 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Tar-get store on Okeechobee Blvd. last Friday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, Michael Carlson removed beer from the store, passing all purchase points without paying. According to the report, Carlson entered the store without money and removed $203.43 worth of beer, which was later recovered. Carlson was ar-rested and charged with retail theft.

FEB. 15 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Easthampton Circle Sunday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, deputies arrived to a burglary-in-progress, set up a perimeter around the residence and dispatched a K-9 unit to the scene, along with a helicopter. According to the report, the victim went to get a drink from the kitchen, heard noises on the patio and noticed someone trying to come in through an open bedroom window.

FEB. 15 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Wellington Mar-ketplace shopping plaza Sunday night regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, after work, the victim found two young black males acting strangely near her 2007 Saturn. According to

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• Stephanie Furia is a white female, 5’4” tall and weighing 120 lbs., with brown hair, blue eyes and multiple tattoos. Her date of birth is 09/01/81. Furia is wanted for failure to appear for a jury trial on charges of possession of cocaine. Her last known address was Gardenia Drive in Royal Palm Beach. She is wanted as of 2/12/15.

• Timothy Martin is a white male, 6’1” tall and weighing 190 lbs., with gray hair, brown eyes and multiple tattoos. His date of birth is 04/18/62. Martin is wanted on felony charges for uttering forged bills, checks, drafts or notes and grand theft. His last known address was C Road in Loxahatchee Groves. He is wanted as of 02/12/15.

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NEWS


The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave final approval Tues-day to ordinances and resolutions granting the rezoning and site plans for properties at the north-east and northwest corners of Southern Blvd. and B Road, as well as a B Road improvement agreement.

The agreement is between the town; Loxahatchee Equestrian Partners and Solar Sportsystems, which is developing the northeast 90-acre section; Atlantic Land Investments, which is develop-ing the northwest 24 acres; and Palm Beach State College, which has started its new campus on 70 acres at the northwest section not

contiguous to the intersection, but with an entrance on B Road.

Atlantic Land Investments got approval for rezoning the land formerly known as the Simon property from agricultural resi-dential to commercial low planned unit development, as well as a site plan for Loxahatchee Groves Commons.

Loxahatchee Equestrian Part-ners and Solar Sportsystems re-ceived rezoning from agricultural residential to a multiple land use planned unit development to be called Loxahatchee Town Center.

Both land use changes will al-low for low-intensity commercial, office, institutional and residential development.

Planning Consultant Jim Fleis-

chmann said both of the properties met all requirements for the comp plan and Unified Land Devel-opment Code for landscaping, signs, parking and construction requirements, and that the town’s Planning & Zoning Board had recommended approval.

All the ordinances and resolu-tions were approved 4-0, with Councilman Tom Goltzené absent.

In other business:• As discussed at previous meet-

ings, the council finalized the pur-chase of the Central Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce building at Southern Blvd. and F Road for $480,000 and the property under it from Palm Beach County for $20,000. That vote was also 4-0.

• The council also continued a

request by Big Dog Ranch Rescue to move its application for a spe-cial exception on 33 acres at the southeast corner of Okeechobee Blvd. and D Road to the council’s April 7 meeting.

Big Dog has been looking to move from its current property outside the town, and had applied for approval of property at Bryan and Folsom roads in Loxahatchee Groves, but ultimately withdrew that application after objections from neighbors.

Although the current application was continued, the council allowed public comment from several speakers who were there.

Planning & Zoning Board Chair Dennis Lipp asked why the ap-plication had been continued, and

town staff said it was at the request of the applicant.

Lipp said his board had de-termined that the applicant had met all requirements of the town, with adequate screening, and had agreed to move one of the entry roads so that it was not so close to a neighbor. “It will be an asset to the town,” Lipp said.

Several neighboring residents, however, said that they were con-cerned about noise from barking dogs.

Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel said he had supported the application at Bryan and Folsom roads but that the residents were against it and the council did not allow it.

He said he would want to know who the current owner of the

Lox Groves Gives Final OK For Commercial Properties At B Roadproperty is, and that he would want Big Dog to give something back to the town. He pointed out that the three phases proposed by Big Dog would amount to almost 55,000 square feet of nonprofit use that would not pay taxes to the town.

In 2013, the council approved an ordinance amending the town’s land-use code that would allow Big Dog Ranch Rescue to locate in the community with accessory uses that include veterinary care and dog boarding. Conditions of the ordinance, however, will restrict operation to locations on Southern or Okeechobee boule-vards through a special exception.

Councilman Ryan Liang made a motion to continue the application, which carried 4-0.

By Julie UngerTown-Crier Staff Report

Wellington has an abundance of hidden gems that sparkle and glisten, and celebrity hairstylist and master hair designer Jorge Antonio Briceno is definitely one of them.

Briceno brings with him more than 23 years in the fashion in-dustry. “I started at 17 years old when I met a designer in Lima, Peru, my city of birth. This de-signer took me as an assistant,” he recalled. “That’s why when I hire assistants for me here, I am so strict and I want them to learn the way I learned, because that’s the

way that will train somebody to be a good hairstylist if you really want to do it.”

Briceno learned the art of styling hair with focused training, and the rest is history.

“I love to do a lot of extensions. I’m certified in extensions,” he said. “I love to do color. I’m a col-orist: highlights, lowlights, single process. Transforming people. It’s just amazing how just a little bit of color in your hair can change your whole overall look.”

If you’re lucky enough to book an appointment with Briceno — he is often booked a month in advance — be sure to ask him about Fashion Week in New York. It just took place, and Briceno is one of the masterminds behind the fabulous, glamorous and elaborate looks that adorn the heads of the beautiful models.

He works with the designer to determine the look for the show, teaches the look to 20 or so design-ers, and then it is implemented on 20 to 30 models. Meanwhile, hair has to be done often at the same time as nails, makeup and other touches.

“If they’re coming from a show that’s all crazy and they have glit-ter and gel in their hair, you have to find a way to clean that without having a shampoo wall where you can clean the hair quick. Some-times you just have to use bottles of water and a trash can,” Briceno said, adding that all sorts of things happen backstage, and quickly. “It’s very exciting, very hectic.”

Once everyone is ready, he gets to sit down and watch his creations walk the runway.

Search for him on the Internet and prepare to be amazed. His work can be seen on the models for fashion designers Louise Goldin, Reem Acra, Zang Toi, David Tlale, Luli Fama, Libby DeSantis of In-dah and Band of Outsiders.

Then realize, this man can work his magic on you. Wellington is his home base.

After a few years of focusing his practice on Palm Beach, he decided it was time for a change. In fact, Briceno might have per-formed miracles on your silken strands without you even realizing it. He was, after all, the owner of Eclipse Salon for seven years. “I always loved the equestrian community,” he said. “After Palm Beach, I decided to purchase that salon.”

More recently, he decided to switch things up and move to the new Hollywood Salon & Spa, lo-cated near Panera Bread in front of the Mall at Wellington Green. The feel, the look and the atmosphere of the new salon called to Briceno.

Recognized throughout the industry, Briceno is known as a designer, hairstylist and colorist. His attention to detail and eye for the upcoming has brought him to work and train around the globe, from his native South America to Europe, and now in the United States.

His career has had him training with the best of the best, includ-

ing celebrity hairstylists and top designers such as Ted Gibson from What Not To Wear, Jason Backe, Didier Malige, Eiji Yamane, Ron-nie Stam and Anthony Turner.

He was sought after as a lead hair designer for Miami Beach Fashion Week this year and last. As if that wasn’t enough, Briceno is also a national educator with Rene Furterer and has worked with Bumble & Bumble, Oribe, Wella, Kerastase and L’Oreal.

“Every day you are learning something else,” he said. “You have to be up-to-date with what-ever’s trending out there.”

Briceno’s prediction for a popu-lar hair look in 2015: braiding. “The new trend will be having braid bars, just like how now we have blow-dry bars,” he said.

At 43, Briceno is incredibly humble about his accomplish-ments and vast experiences.

“I’m just living my career and doing what I love to do. I don’t see it as a job. I don’t see it as something I have to come and do for a living because I have to earn a paycheck,” he said. “When you do something with love and passion, it shows in your work.”

Briceno goes through a thor-ough consultation with clients to learn about their lifestyles and what they do at home.

“We have to sit, so the first ap-pointment is always extra time so I can be sure to get the right thing for you,” he said. “I kind of tailor something to your lifestyle. It’s not me just putting the color. If

Jorge Briceno Brings Clients His Cutting-Edge Runway Styles

Jorge Briceno hard at work preparing for a fashion shoot.

Previously of Eclipse Salon, Jorge Briceno can now be found at Hollywood Salon

& Spa in Wellington.

I know that you are not going to come here to maintain what I’m doing — creating something that you need to be here every four weeks — that won’t work for you, unless you really want to change,

unless you really want to do it. I have to concentrate and give you something that will work for you.”

To schedule an appointment with Briceno, call (561) 301-8165 or (561) 784-3938.

The King’s Academy held its annual underwriting party Satur-day, Jan. 17 to support the 2015 Mane Event Dinner & Auction “Denim & Diamonds.” The spec-tacular evening, generously hosted by Joe & Ashley Maguire, was held during the Winter Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach Inter-national Equestrian Center.

Guests enjoyed watching live equestrian events from the private

gallery while being treated to a delicious dinner. In addition to be-ing great fun, the event was a huge success, bringing in an impressive record year of sponsorships with more than $150,000 raised to benefit the school and underwrite the auction.

TKA is grateful for its loyal supporters and volunteers and is looking forward to another suc-cessful “Mane Event” on Saturday,

Feb. 28. The event will include dinner, a live and silent auction, and entertainment.

The event is being co-chaired by Michelle Collier, Lisa Gerardi and Dana Wilkerson, and the silent auction is led by Ellen Hobbs. Pre-senting sponsors include Insurance Office of America, Regal Paint Centers, Revan Racing Inc., Eq-uity Trust Company, Joe & Ashley Maguire, Chuck & Ellen Hobbs,

and Chuck and Diane Hanlon.Mane Event tickets are $125.

For more information, call TKA’s Development Office at (561) 686-4244.

The King’s Academy is a na-tionally recognized private Chris-tian school serving approximately 1,200 students from preschool through 12th grade. More informa-tion about TKA is available online at www.tka.net.

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ITID Movie Night Set For Feb. 21The Indian Trail Improvement

District will host a free movie night on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. featuring Night At The Museum 3 at the Hamlin House Commu-nity Center, located at 14893 89th Place North in The Acreage. The event will have food vendors on site. Cell phones, glass containers and smoking are not allowed. For more info., call (561) 469-7868.

LGLA Candidates’ Forum Feb. 26

The Loxahatchee Groves Land-owners’ Association will host a candidates’ forum at its monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Palms West Presbyte-rian Church at 13689 Okeechobee Blvd.

Loxahatchee Groves Town Council candidates have been invited to participate. The candi-dates for Seat 1 are Ron Jarriel and Virginia Standish, and the candi-dates for Seat 3 are Ryan Liang and Keith Harris. Residents are

encouraged to submit questions they would like the moderator to consider. Send all questions to [email protected] by Feb. 24.

The meeting is open to the public, but only LGLA members with 2015 paid dues can make mo-tions and/or vote. For more info., contact Marge Herzog at (561) 818-9114 or [email protected].

Micayla’s Monarch Miracle

5K March 7Jaguar Athletics, a local cheer-

leading gym, will hold a 5K walk/run next month in honor of one of their cheerleaders.

Micayla, who is also a Royal Palm Beach High School student, is fighting against Diffuse B-Cell Lymphoma. All the proceeds from the 5K will go to her family to help with medical bills and her road to recovery.

Join Micayla’s Monarch Mir-acle 5K on Saturday, March 7 at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park at 7:30 a.m. The top three male and female finishers for overall and masters will receive a custom-ized award. All participants will

receive a medal. Walkers/runners are asked to pre-register online at www.rpbwestfest.com/5k-run by following the link on the bottom of the page.

There will also be a Kids Fun Run at 9 a.m. around the Great Lawn. Entry fees for the 5K are $25 until Feb. 27 and then $30 after. For the kids run, entry is $10 until Feb. 27 and $15 after. Visit www.rpbwestfest.com for more information.

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tion & Preschool is holding a kindergarten prep and preschool showcase Thursday, Feb. 26 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. with a parent panel, family dinner and classroom exhibition.

Families will have the oppor-tunity to explore the classrooms, visit with teachers, learn about the school curriculum, engage in activities and more.

For more information, visit www.brighthorizons.com/welling-ton, call (561) 753-9140, or visit

Bright Horizons at Wellington, located on 3220 South State Road 7 in Wellington.

Corbett Berm ConstructionSet To Begin

Following a series of public meetings and extensive engineer-ing work, the South Florida Water Management District this month approved a contract to begin per-manent improvements on a local flood control berm between the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Manage-ment Area and nearby homes. The berm suffered storm dam-age in 2012, which the SFWMD addressed with emergency but temporary repairs.

“District staff took immediate actions to provide flood relief and bolster the berm during and after the historic rainfall from Tropical Storm Isaac,” said SFWMD Gov-erning Board member Melanie Peterson, a long-time Palm Beach County resident. ”This action will enhance flood protection and safety for residents in the Indian Trail Improvement District for many years to come.”

The SFWMD is investing $3.5 million in the phase 1 work, which will include a new earthen levee measuring 2.6 miles long, 14 feet wide at the top, 50 feet wide at the bottom and 6 feet tall. Construc-tion is slated to begin in early March and will take place over the next 14 months.

Flavors Tickets Now On Sale

Tickets for Wellington’s Flavors 2015 food and wine festival at the Palm Beach International Eques-trian Center go on sale Friday, Feb. 20 for the April 9 event.

Now in its 12th year, Flavors is a “signature event” of the Wel-lington Chamber of Commerce, as well as the premier food and wine tasting event in western Palm Beach County. Attendees will enjoy an evening of dining and dancing at Flavors, featuring the best Wellington Chamber res-taurants, catering venues, whole-sale clubs, gourmet markets and country clubs, who will showcase their businesses, products, menus and service staff.

Valet parking is available, and guests will be escorted to the pri-

vate venue via golf cart through the beautiful winding path with the backdrop of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Sponsorships, vendor space, VIP tables and tickets are available. For more information, visit www.wellingtonchamber.com.

Bark For Life Event Feb. 28

The American Cancer Soci-ety will present Bark for Life at Okeeheelee Park (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.) on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. at the Micanopy Pavilion featuring a dog walk, dog events, dog/people goodie bag, dog con-tests, a children’s fun area, a cancer survivor walk, dog vendors, a dog lure course and more. Dog rescue groups will also be on hand.

Bark for Life is an event sanc-tioned by the American Cancer Society. It will be the only Bark for Life event in Palm Beach County in 2015. A $10 suggested dona-tion per dog gets you a BFL dog bandana and goody bag. For more info., visit www.cancer.org, check out @BarkForLifePB on Twitter and visit www.facebook.com/bflpalmbeachcounty on Facebook.

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NEWSVINCEREMOS THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER HOSTS ANNUAL BENEFIT AUCTION

Event Chair Tuny Page with Kirk Alexanderand Dr. Veronica Pedro Alexander.

Mom Ady Bermudez-Besharat with rider of the year Jacob Besharat, and rider of the year Sienna White with mom Cheryl

Antimucci. Not shown: Rider of the year Camden Schwartz.

Volunteers of the year Aliyah Blewett and Lesley Stokes.Poker champ Stuart Roffman.

Executive Director Ruth Menor and CelebrityHostess Tami Hoag address the crowd.

Dr. Bradley Weissand Dr. Cetty Weiss.

The Orion Farm South team won theseventh annual buck off championship.

The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center held its 28th annual benefit auction at the International Polo Club Palm Beach on Friday, Feb. 13. This year’s theme was “Bring Your Dreams and Climb Aboard,” and the evening included dinner, a live auction, a silent auction, and the seventh annual buck off finals and poker championship. For more information, visit www.vinceremos.org.


IPC President John and Toy Wash with Melody and Alec Domb.

Amanda and Colin Goddard adopt a horse.Sophia Calamari ridesthe mechanical bull.

Spanish dressage Olympian Daniel Martine and USPRE

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PALMS WEST PEOPLETalia Fradkin Wins

State Oratory AwardTalia Fradkin, past president

of the Chief Tiger Tail Society of the Children of the American Revolution represented the Palm Beach Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution in the Florida society oratorical contest recently in Orlando.

Fradkin, a Wellington resident and high school junior, won first place and will proceed to the na-tional level.

This will be Fradkin’s second appearance at the national com-petition.

(Right) Talia Fradkin.

A 2011 Palm Beach Central High School graduate and West Palm Beach native is serving aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), liv-ing and working at the Navy’s forward-deployed base south of Tokyo.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ash-ley Lamonica is a cryptological technician aboard the destroyer operating out of Yokosuka, which is located approximately 35 miles south of Tokyo and accommo-dates the United States’ furthest forward-deployed naval forces.

An Arleigh Burke-class guid-ed-missile destroyer, the Fitzger-ald is 505 feet long and 66 feet wide, weighing more than 9,200 tons. Its four gas turbine engines can push the ship at nearly 35 miles per hour.

The ship is named in honor of Lt. William Charles Fitzgerald, who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in Vietnam.

As a sailor with numerous

responsibilities, Lamonica said she is proud to serve her country aboard a destroyer in Japan.

“I am responsible for missile defense aboard the ship,” Lam-onica said. “This ship gives me the opportunity to be constantly doing something, so you are never bored.”

About 40 officers and 260 enlisted men make up the ship’s company. Their jobs are highly specialized and keep each part of the $2 billion destroyer running smoothly — everything from washing dishes and preparing meals to maintaining engines and handling weaponry.

Fast, maneuverable and techni-cally advanced destroyers provide war-fighting expertise and oper-ational flexibility to execute any tasking overseas with multi-mis-sion capabilities in surface war-fare, anti-submarine warfare, anti-air warfare, ballistic missile defense and humanitarian assis-tance.

Assigned to U.S. Seventh Fleet,

Fitzgerald sailors are on watch throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region as America’s first respond-ers in that part of the world.

“Being in the Navy gives you the chance to make experiences you wouldn’t be able to in another job,” Lamonica said.

Ashley Lamonica Serving AboardU.S. Navy’s USS Fitzgerald In Japan

Volunteers with the Palm Beach County Department of Environ-mental Resources Management (ERM) donated more than 2,550 labor hours in 2014 to help pre-serve Palm Beach County’s en-vironment.

More than 900 volunteers worked on 77 habitat restoration projects in county-owned natural areas and restoration sites. They removed 35,770 pounds of trash and invasive exotic vegetation from wooded areas, scrublands, and along the Intracoastal Water-way and Lake Worth Lagoon.

Volunteers also planted 6,561 native trees, shrubs and grasses

ERM Volunteers Donate 2,558 Hours To County

Habitat Restorationat restoration projects at Fullerton Island, Bryant Park Wetlands, Ya-mato Scrub and Pondhawk natural areas. Volunteers removed thou-sands of feet of unused irrigation material from habitat restoration sites in three natural areas and trimmed vegetation encroaching on hiking trails.

ERM’s volunteer program is a valuable tool that offers land man-agers a large supply of energetic workers who fight the heat, insects and difficult terrain to help protect the county’s natural treasures. For more information on joining ERM’s volunteer program, visit www.pbcgov.com/erm.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley Lamonica

‘Blues Brothers’ Rock The HouseAt Fundraiser For Seagull Services

The Jake and Elwood Blues Revue brought down the house at the inaugural Infusion Palm Beach event benefiting Seagull Services. More than 250 people enjoyed the rollicking show that had guests “putting their hands up and shout-ing” to the music made famous by the original Blues Brothers.

The evening at the Borland Center for the Arts in Palm Beach Gardens included a VIP cocktail reception and after-event meet-and-greet with “Blues Brothers” Jake and Elwood. In addition, a silent auction of artwork created by the talented clients of Seagull Services helped to raise nearly $40,000 for the organization.

“We are so excited about our inaugural Infusion Palm Beach event,” Seagull Services CEO Barbara Nurenberg said. “The Blues Brothers were fantastic! Everyone loved the show, and I’m already looking forward to next year’s event.”

Jake and Elwood, accompanied by a six-piece band, entertained the crowd with musical classics,

including “Shout,” “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “Soul Man,” with the comic antics inspired by the orig-inal Blues Brothers, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.

Infusion Palm Beach is the first signature fundraiser for the 35-year-old nonprofit that provides an array of services to individuals with disabilities across the greater Palm Beach area.

Clients in Seagull Services’ skills-building workshop partici-pate in art classes from which they produced the beautiful hand-paint-ed scarves, two-dimensional piec-es and painted furniture in the silent auction.

Seagull Services also provides educational, vocational, job-place-ment and residential services. In addition, it assists those with barriers to entry or re-entry into the workforce.

The presenting sponsor of the event was Douglas C. Lane & Associates. Platinum sponsors were Margaret Donnelley and the Lillian & Joseph Schwartz Charitable Trust. The event was

co-chaired by Seagull Services board members Laura Fowler and Cathy Ford.

Seagull Services’ headquarters is located at 3879 Byron Drive in West Palm Beach. It also operates a charter school, Seagull Academy

for Independent Living, in West Palm Beach, Seagull Place group home on Singer Island and the Seagull Ranch in Martin County.

For more information, visit www.seagull.org or call (561) 842-5814.

Seagull Services CEO Barbara Nurenbergand Ned Deweese with Jake and Elwood.

Temple Educators Will Attend Seminar In IsraelThree educators from Welling-

ton’s Temple B’nai Jacob have been selected by the Jewish Fed-eration and the Friedman Com-mission for Jewish Education to attend a teacher exchange seminar in Israel in June.

All three educators were re-quired to participate in a three-month Israel Education Profes-sional Development Program sponsored by the Friedman Com-mission for Jewish Education and create on-going projects and programming with a partnership class in Israel.

This program is part of the Partnership 2gether program of

the Jewish Federation in Israel’s Tzahar Region of Tzefat, Rosh Pina and Hatzor Haglilit, Temple B’nai Jacob’s sister cities. This summer will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the program.

The educators are Marion West-fal, Sheila Katz and Rabbi Janie Grackin.

Temple B’nai Jacob of Wel-lington, located at the original Wellington Mall at the corner of Forest Hill Blvd. and Wellington Trace, is a diverse and multi-gen-erational congregation.

For more information, visit www.templebnaijacobofwelling-ton.com.


SCHOOL NEWSBINKS CHEERLEADERS WIN IN COMPETITION

Mark Twain Presentation Captivates Emerald Cove Middle School Students

Dr. Matt Klauza, a professor at Palm Beach State College, visited Emerald Cove Middle School on Jan. 30 to enlighten sixth-grade students about the life of Mark Twain. Students in Amy Yuze-nas’s gifted classes studied the classic novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and they were inter-ested in learning more about the life of its illustrious author. Klauza volunteered his time to teach and inform the curious students.

The students were fascinated to learn about Mark Twain’s life in the 1800s, beginning with his childhood along the Mississippi River. Mark Twain incorporated many details of his own life into

his novels and short stories, includ-ing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleber-ry Finn. He traveled extensively across America, as well as in Eu-rope and the Middle East, and had many different occupations such as a steamboat pilot, soldier and newspaper writer before becoming a novelist and lecturer.

Klauza is considered an expert on Mark Twain’s life and his writ-ings, and he has served twice as a scholar-in-residence at the Center for Mark Twain Studies in New York. The students enjoyed his presentation and benefited from his vast knowledge and enthusi-asm for Mark Twain.

On Sunday, Feb.8, the Binks Forest Elementary School cheerlead-ers competed at the Bash Spirit Competition at Northwood Uni-versity. The girls won the elementary division out of three squads. Also, they were awarded the school division grand champion title. This overall award was out of 14 squads, six of them from high schools. The team’s next competition is March 1 at Disney’s Wide World of Sports to participate in the Contest of Champions Cheerleading Nationals. “The girls have been preparing for six months to compete at the national level,” head coach Heather Brodnicki said. “They look forward to representing Wellington at the Contest of Champions.”

Dr. Matt Klauza discusses the life of Mark Twainwith Emerald Cove Middle School students.

WELLINGTON EL MATH FOOTBALL A SUCCESS

On Thursday, Jan. 29, a school district early release day, Welling-ton Elementary School’s students in kindergarten through grade five enjoyed playing math football. The students competed class against class in this math game. Students go head to head, an-swering flash cards (all different operations, depending on grade level) as quickly as they can to gain yardage. It was a fun way to practice and drill math facts. The students and staff enjoyed the game. Shown above are kindergarten teachers Gloria Gatto and Cheryl Lopez and physical education coach Lui Echerri (bottom) along with kindergartners John Madro, Christopher Manley, Mag-gie Moorman and Isabella Holloway.

VPK PROGRAM AT WESMARKS LITERACY WEEK

Wellington Elementary School participated in “Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!” during the week of Jan. 26-30. This is the state’s seventh annual Literacy Week, sponsored by the Florida Depart-ment of Education and Just Read Florida. Principal Dr. Maria Vaughan read Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Time to Sleep to Mrs. Sheila Frey’s Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten class. The boys and girls enjoyed listening to these wonderful stories provided by the Department of Early Childhood Education. Shown here is Dr. Vaughan reading to Mrs. Frey’s VPK students.

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New Horizons Elementary School students recently participated in a school wide math and science fair. Students created projects using the scientific method. Students and parents perused the projects at the annual Math & Science Fair Parent Night. First-place and second-place winners will move on to the district fair held in May at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Pictured here are third-grade participants with teacher sponsor Jennifer Schuler.

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SCHOOL NEWSGolden Grove’s Safety Patrols Rock D.C.When the Golden Grove El-

ementary School safety patrols visited Washington, D.C., recently they all received a big honor.

Safety patrol member Evan Galdos had the special opportunity to find the gravesite of his ailing grandfather’s brother (his great uncle) at Arlington National Cem-etery. On the walk to find the site, the group had the opportunity to witness an active military funeral in progress with a 21-gun salute. The Golden Grove safety patrols were so respectful, holding their hand over their hearts and walking

in a single file, silent line passed the funeral.

The group then made its way to the gravesite and snapped some pictures of Evan at his great un-cle’s grave, which were sent to his grandfather.

Three days later, the group was learning about the Holocaust at the National Holocaust Museum when another museum patron walked up to one of the chaperones on

Golden Grove safety patrol members in front of the White House.

the trip. She asked if the group had been at Arlington National Cemetery three days prior (she recognized the group from their blue jackets). She wanted the group to know that the funeral they passed was her father’s funeral and how much it meant to her family that all students were so respectful with their hands over their heart, walking quietly. She explained how everyone at the funeral was

so impressed with the group.The patrols did such an amazing

job on the trip representing Golden Grove and Palm Beach County. “This was an awesome group of patrols and really represented our school with pride and honor,” Assistant Principal Philip Preddy said.

Additional pictures from the trip can be seen at www.facebook.com/GoldenGroveDCTrip2015.

On Friday, Jan. 30, Wellington Elementary School celebrated the 100th Day of School with all kinds of creative activities. Emely Collazo’s kindergarten class and Katie Riker’s Pre-K class got together for this special day. They made crowns, counted 100 treats to make snack bags, played games counting 100 coins (by tens), jumped 100 times and read stories. The students also received awards that they earned by being able to count to 100. Many classes participated in this celebration. Shown above are pre-k teacher Ms. Riker and kindergarten teacher Mrs. Collazo and their classes wearing their crowns and holding their “Counting to 100” awards.

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The Seminole Ridge High School chapter of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica inducted next-year members in an evening ceremony Jan. 22. Congratula-tions to Ariana Adams, Michael Anselmo, Sabrina Belizaire, Page Burow, Chandaro Chhan, Rachel Collins, Cara Engh, Gabriella Estok, Kaylee Fagan, Nick Fah-Sang, Araceli Flores Tellez, Sofia Gonzalez, Madeline Harding , Logan Lewis, Amanda Lowe, Savannah Martinez, Paisley Mill-hausen, Allison Murphy, Jude Nasice, Jessica Quiggle, Cristina Ramos, Jeremy Raymond, Shane Reilly, Karina Sandoval, Jared Sands, Adriana Serrano, Kaci Sleeth, Kimberly Smith, Matthew Smith, Julian Soucy, Amanda Stewart, Amanda Vargo, Gina Vazquez, and Julie Weber. The chapter inducted two honorary faculty members as well: Mrs. Georgina Martinez Bot and Mr. Manuel Moya.

Financial Aid Workshop Of-fered Again — Attention SRHS seniors and parents: due to the overwhelming response for the Feb. 4 financial aid (FAFSA) completion workshop, the school will hold a second event on Wednesday, March 25 at 1:15 p.m., hosted by counselors and a representative from the Florida Department of Education. Only 30 seats are available; students and parents must RSVP on Ed-line. Choose “School Info,” then “Guidance,” then “Scholarships and Special Programs.”

In addition, College Goal Sun-day will host FAFSA completion workshops at six Palm Beach County locations this month; de-tails are available via the “Guid-ance” section of the Edline page.

Wres t l e r s Compe t i t i on Champs — Congratulations to athletes Colton Crumrine, Antoine Frantz and Greg Henry. These Hawk wrestlers earned

individual championships in their weight classes at the county-wide junior varsity tournament Jan. 31. At the county wrestling championships Feb. 7, half the team came home with medals: in the 170-pound wrestling class, Colton Lyons took third; in the 160-pound class, Liam LaPeter took fourth; in the 145-pound class, Jack Paul took third; in the 138-pound class, Jarrod Smiley took first; and in the 120-pound class, Francisco Farr took third. “We placed fifth out of 24 teams — not bad, considering we com-peted with only 10 wrestlers out of 14 possible weight classes,” wrestling coach Mr. Chad Chief-falo said.

Debaters Shine in West Boca — The SRHS forensics team earned dual success in tourna-ment competition Feb. 7 at West Boca High School. In the duo interpretation event, Cameron Delgado and James Matz placed

sixth, and Madison Bailey and Andrew Garcia placed seventh. In addition, the novice public forum team of Samantha Mangoni and Andre Soucy placed sixth in var-sity with a 3-1 record and nearly perfect speaker points.

Students’ Superior Leads to States — Several SRHS band students earned Superior ratings recently at the Florida Bandmas-ters’ Association district perfor-mance assessment, earning them the opportunity to perform at the state-level music assessments in late March. Congratulations to soloists Andrew Bertolami (trum-pet), Brenden Cohen (alto saxo-phone), Kayla Cummings (flute), Victoria Osborne (marimba), Cory Sanchez (flute) and Gianna Cannestro (French horn); to clari-net trio Sabrina Belizaire, Kaylee Fagan, and Hannah Persson; and to saxophone quartet CJ Buttery, Brenden Cohen, Nicholas Fah-Sang and Julie McDonald.

SRHS Spanish Honor Society Inducts Members

Safety patrol memberEvan Galdos at the grave

of his great uncle.

The Palm Beach Central High School National Honor Society hosted its third annual dance marathon on Jan. 31 to benefit the University of Florida Children’s Miracle Network at Shands Hospi-tal. For the third year in a row, the program exceeded its fundraising goal of $20,000 and is once again the top high school in Florida.

While on their feet for eight straight hours, the dancers were reminded that they are standing for those who cannot. “Miracle Child” Zander and his family spoke to the students to personally thank them for their commitment to the cause. Nate, another “Miracle

Child,” skyped with the crowd joined by his family. They shared their heartfelt appreciation for the fundraising that will fuel research for many pediatric diseases.

At the end of eight hours, the fundraising total — more than $20,750 — was revealed to all in attendance. The National Honor Society organizers will be rec-ognized for their outstanding achievement at the University of Florida Dance Marathon in March.

For more information about the UF Dance Marathon for the Chil-dren’s Miracle Network, contact Donna Baxter at [email protected].

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Dance marathon attendees learn the fundraising total.

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Here’s a late-blooming Valentine’s Day story for all you late-blooming valentines. I am going to change the names to protect the innocent. We’ll say it’s about my friend “Betsy.”

I met Betsy in Wellington when we were co-workers. We had a lot in common. She was, in fact, the maid of honor at my wedding. She’s smart, honest and a good listener — qualities that are exception-ally hard to find all wrapped up in one individual.

After her retirement, Betsy moved back to her home state of Pennsylva-nia, where she is now enjoying her old stomping grounds and reveling in the prominence of the four seasons. Yet, in

a recent phone call, she was bemoaning the fact that she has somehow ended up in her 70s despite all her best efforts. Like many, she misses her youthful looks. I told her that was because she had such a fantastic “look” in the first place. (Betsy resembles Marilyn Monroe, although

she can’t see this. Her humility gets in the way.)

At any rate, I worried about Betsy. She has many years ahead of her, and I didn’t want her going into them regretting anything.

I needn’t have worried.The other day, Betsy was sitting around

in a greasy, smelly lobby waiting to have her car serviced, when the gentleman next to her struck up a conversation.

“Debbie, he was so interesting!” she said.

They started out talking about Penn-sylvania and Florida and, somehow, the conversation turned to history.

“He really knew his history,” she said.

“It was almost like he was a college professor or something. And he was so well-dressed!”

I, of course, had no interest in the historical or fashion segments of the conversation. I could put myself as a fly on the wall as the professor looked up from his newspaper when Betsy walked in, she of the charming ways and good looks. I am sure she lit up every corner of that depressing gray holding pen with her pleasant presence, even though she began only by exchanging vehicular information with the clerk. And I could almost see Mr. Professor casting about for ways to approach her, trapped as they were to be for an hour or more.

Betsy is very classy, so he had to be mindful of that, choose his words care-fully, not scare her off. But, like I said, she’s also a good listener. He successfully started up a conversation, she responded. In short, they connected.

“Then, Debbie, I guess our cars were both ready at the same time (right), be-cause he got up to leave when I got up to leave.”

“You don’t say.”“And I told him, ‘Well, I sure enjoyed

talking with you. I love to learn about history,’ and he said, ‘I’d love to teach you. Is your number in the book?’”

Ah, here was the part my fly-on-the-

The new film Kingsman: Secret Service is a wild, crazy, funny bit of a mess. It will never be nominated for an Academy Award, the cast gleefully goes overboard with their lines, and, frankly, I had a ball. November through January is not only the season of Academy Award hopefuls, it is also a time when we wish for some-thing fun. In recent weeks, I saw a genius hobbled by a horrible disease, an aged former superstar haunted by the character he once played and thousands of heroic freedom marchers beaten. Suffice it to say, there were very few laughs. This new film solves that.

Its plot is ridiculous. Imagine the nut-tiness of the Roger Moore era of James Bond films, a time when villains were off the wall, puns were rampant, and nothing was taken seriously. Then go another step forward, not quite to the limit of Austin Powers, but far out. That defines the film.

Eggsy (Taron Egerton), the son of a dead secret agent, lives a lousy life with a violent thug of a stepfather. Suddenly he is recruited by Harry Hart (Colin Firth), a bespectacled guy who casually beats the daylights out of the local gang when they annoy him, in order to possibly become a Kingsman. The group, founded by wealthy custom tailors who require a world at peace in order to be able to sell to the wealthy, is so secret that all the national spy groups are not even aware it

exists. It works out of a “bespoke” tailor shop on Saville Row, one that clothes the rich. The first part of the film shows the testing process, which is extreme. Candi-dates are first told to fill out the labels on their own body bags. Eggsy survives the testing but loses out when he refuses to shoot the puppy assigned him as a buddy for the training. Hart tells him to hold on but gets called away.

The reason for that is there is an en-emy on the horizon, bespectacled tech billionaire Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson), an ardent climate warming foe who has decided to “cull” humanity in order to save the Earth. His plot is fairly simple: He invents a SIM card for everyone’s phone that will give them free calls and Internet forever. Anyone who pays those bills now will understand the hysterical demand. However, there is a worm in this rich apple: It can, on

command, transmit a frequency that will turn anyone within earshot into a psycho killer. With a billion of them distributed, the world will explode in violence when he transmits the signal. Valentine recruits the very top of society and brilliant sci-entists and tells them to hide away when the violence begins. The key people are in a special Arctic bunker to await the countdown.

Eventually, as is almost always the case in these movies, things come down to an invasion by the hero, Eggsy, into Valentine’s lair, and a wild, improbable battle follows.

As noted earlier, this is a rather improb-able plot. On the other hand, by taking paranoia to an extreme, it does make it silly and very, very funny. Of course, just as in the old Bond pictures, things are improbable (although the evil technology seems awfully possible). And director

Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class and KickAss) knows how to really use style to make points. The good guys dress ridiculously well; Valentine is a slob. That might actually be the point.

The acting was fine; no one was really stretched much. Firth comes through nicely as a leading man. Michael Caine is wasted as the leader of the group. But no one had to do really tough acting. Who had time to really look for that when the plot moved so quickly?

The violence is extreme; it is cartoonish in its intensity. At one point, Valentine says, “This is the place in most movies where the villain, for some crazy reason, decides not to kill the hero but to explain everything.” Then he shoots Hart, saying, “This is not one of the movies.”

This one is certainly not. But if you don’t mind the crazy plot and the crazy violence, you can have a fun time.

A Sweet Valentine’s Day Story For All You ‘Late Bloomers’

Crazy Plot, Crazy Violence, But A Fun Time In ‘Kingsman’ Movie

DeborahWelky is

The SonicBOOMER

‘I’ OnCULTUREBy Leonard Wechsler

See WELKY, page 19


POLO & EQUESTRIANCoca-Cola To Play Valiente In Ylvisaker Cup Final Sunday At IPC

By Alex WebbeEight teams took the field last

Sunday in the quarterfinals of the 2015 20-goal Ylvisaker Cup at the International Polo Club Palm Beach, with four advancing to the tournament semifinals.

In two Sunday morning con-tests, Audi (Marc Ganzi, Lu-cas Lalor, Nic Roldan and Fred Mannix) came up on the short end of a 14-8 loss to Coca-Cola (Gillian Johnston, Sugar Erskine,

Julio Arellano and Mason Wroe), while Villa Del Lago (Jim Zenni, Agustin Obregon, Polito Pieres and Julian de Lusarreta) needed overtime to defeat Enigma (Je-rome Wirth, Jeff Hall, Matias Mac-Donough and Carlucho Arellano) in a high-scoring 16-15 affair.

In a noon match, Valiente (Tom-my Beresford, Peke Gonzalez, Santi Torres and Adolfo Cambia-so) broke open a 4-4 halftime tie to outscore Casablanca (Grant Ganzi,

Guille Aguero, Mark Tomlinson and Juan Bollini) 9-3 in the second half to record a13-7 win.

In the 3 p.m. feature match of the day, Lucchese (John Muse, Magoo Laprida, Nico Pieres and Andres Weisz) scored the open-ing goal and never trailed as they handed Orchard Hill (Steve Van Andel, Lucas Criado, Facundo Pieres and Remy Muller) their first loss of the season, 10-7, to elimi-nate them from the tournament.

Orchard Hill entered the day with a perfect 3-0 record. Boasting the talents of 10-goaler Facundo Pieres and the 2015 Joe Barry Memorial Cup title, they were looking to remain undefeated in 2015 tournament play, but some-one forgot to tell Lucchese.

Tight back-and-forth play set the pace for the opening minutes of play, with Nico Pieres converting a 60-yard penalty shot for the first goal of the game and a 1-0 Luc-chese lead. Facundo Pieres (Nico’s older brother) responded with a 60-yard penalty goal of his own just minutes later, making it 1-1. Magoo Laprida got Lucchese on the scoreboard again for an early 2-1 Lucchese lead.

Lucchese overpowered previously undefeated Orchard Hill 10-7 at IPC last Sunday to advance to the Ylvisaker Cup semifinals.

PHOTO BY ALEX PACHECO

Four In A Row For Victoria Colvin At WEF’s Hunter SpectacularThe World Championship

Hunter Rider (WCHR) compe-tition welcomed hunter riders to center stage last Saturday evening under the lights of the Internation-al Arena at the Winter Equestrian Festival.

The country’s top professional, amateur and junior hunter riders jumped for top honors in the $100,000 USHJA/WCHR Peter Wetherill Hunter Spectacular,

where Victoria Colvin went one-two and notched her fourth-con-secutive win in the event. She piloted Ovation for Dr. Betsee Parker to his third-straight WCHR win and took second with Parker’s Small Affair.

The historic hunter event re-turned to two rounds this year and welcomed 31 qualified entries with the top 12 returning over a handy test in round two. Scores

were tallied from three panels, including judges Scott Fitton and Chance Arakelian on panel one, Mary Lisa Leffler and Scott Williamson on panel two, and Karen Healey and Jim Clapperton on panel three. First round scores were combined with handy scores for a two-round total and final score.

Colvin and Ovation first ap-proached the course from the 26th position and jumped to the top of the leader board, returning in round two on a high score of 89.33. “I wasn’t sure he was going to be able to come back and win for a third time, but he went in and went right around and was perfect,” said Colvin, who has been partnered with the 15-year old Warmblood gelding through-out her near-end junior career. “The course wasn’t spooky, and I was confident that it was going to go well. [Ovation] is more of an open and flowing horse, and there weren’t any exact lines in the course, so it suited him.”

Sitting in the eighth position af-ter round one, Brady Mitchell and

Emily Perez’s Cassanto returned to post a 90 early in the handy round and take the lead. “I knew I had a lot to make up for, and I did what I could,” said Mitchell, referencing an all-or-nothing approach to the final hand-gallop fence of the second round. “Andre [Dignelli] gave me some great advice to let his nose out a little, and it changed his jump in the second round. I wanted to get a good prize, and he’s a trustworthy horse, so I went for it.”

Representing Heritage Farm, Mitchell made a splash in his first year as a WCHR Hunter Spectac-ular competitor at WEF, and his lead held until Colvin returned with Small Affair. Their 88.83 combined with an 87.33 from the first round gave them the advan-tage by less than a single point.

When Ovation returned in the final spot, Colvin had the class won, but still had the opportuni-ty to keep not just one, but two streaks alive. “I knew Small Affair was on top, but I went tighter and handier on Ovation — I was a little faster to the hand gallop

jump, and when I landed, I was confident that he was going to be on top,” she said.

Colvin’s confidence proved correct when judges scored their round a 90.08, which coupled with their 89.333 from round one handed them the win and bumped Small Affair to second.

Brady and Cassanto settled for third, but he was elated with the event as a whole. “I have been riding hunters for a long time, and this is the class that every hunter rider wants to ride in and do well in. It feels special to be here under the lights where hunters have the opportunity to take over Saturday night,” he said. “I’m ecstatic to be third. Tori rode beautifully, and I’m happy to be third behind her. We kept it in the family tonight — Heritage Farm had a good night tonight being one-two-three.”

Tara Metzner and Come Mon-day, owned by Davlyn Farms capped the top four with scores of 85.66 and 89.16. In her third year participating in the WCHR Hunter Spectacular, Metzner made a significant improvement

over last year’s 11th-place finish.“She’s a brave, awesome horse

so I knew there was nothing she was going to look at — she’s great in these conditions where things are more impressive, and I knew if I found the jumps she would give me all she’s got,” Metzner said.

For Colvin, her third consecu-tive win with Ovation was bitter-sweet knowing it would be their last together. Parker announced at the close of the Hunter Spectacu-lar that the cherished gelding will retire at the Washington Interna-tional Horse Show this fall.

“He is the most decorated junior hunter in history, and it’s moving to see this magnificent horse go out winning,” Colvin said.

Colvin admits that saying good-bye to Ovation is difficult, but couldn’t imagine a junior career with a better horse. “I knew this year that it would be our last season together, and it’s very emotional because he’s such an amazing horse,” she said.

For more information, and a full schedule of events, visit www.equestriansport.com.

Victoria Colvin and Ovation ride at the Hunter Spectacular.PHOTO BY SPORTFOT

See POLO, page 19

The pace of the game picked up dramatically in the second chukker. Nico Pieres scored in the opening 15 seconds, making it 3-1. Facundo Pieres responded in kind, making it 3-2. Laprida gave Lucchese a two-goal lead with a goal from the field, and Nico Pieres added a 60-yard penalty goal, making the score 5-2. Lucas Criado closed out the chukker with his first goal of the day, but Orchard Hill continued to trail 5-3.

Lucchese was awarded a goal on a Penalty 1 to open the third period, but Orchard Hill tried to fight its way back into the game. A 60-yard penalty conversion from Facundo Pieres and a goal from the field from Remy Muller had Orchard Hill knocking on the door, 6-5. But an Orchard Hill foul in the final seconds of the first half sent Nico Pieres to the penalty line, where he converted a 60-yard penalty shot for a goal and a 7-5 Lucchese lead.

As badly as Orchard Hill needed a goal from superstar Facundo Pieres, he couldn’t buy a goal on the day. A handful of shots that he has made a number of times in the past went wide of the goal or were

blocked before going over the goal line. As ineffective as Orchard Hill might have been on offense, they made up for it on defense. Nico Pieres accounted for the only goal of the fourth chukker for an 8-5 lead.

The goal shooting continued to trouble the Orchard Hill team into the fifth. Facundo Pieres converted

a penalty shot for a goal, but Nico Pieres responded with a goal from the field for the only other score in the chukker. Lucchese continued to hold the lead, 9-6, as the chukker ended.

Andres Weisz had turned in a stellar defensive appearance all day for Lucchese, with a goal in The Lucchese team won last Sunday’s featured match at IPC.

PHOTO BY ALEX PACHECO


NEWSWRMC HOSTS DAY OF DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE MALL AT WELLINGTON GREEN

Megan Kolhagen, Rachelle Crain, Lorraine Ricciardi,Donna Rossoff, Wendi Anderson, Whitney Leeder, Veronika Davis and Raichele Ellison took part in the demonstrations.

WRMC Executive Chef Anthony LaBriola demonstrateshow to make Mediterranean Quinoa Chicken.

CAFCI HOSTS GAME NIGHT MEETING AT THE HARVIN CENTER IN ROYAL PALMCaribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) held a meeting and game night on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Harvin Center in Royal Palm Beach. For more information, visit www.cafcipbc.org.

Medical student Louis Morolla draws blood from Denise Barr.

Audrey Campbell, Junette Powell and BarbaraWalker choose from a wide array of food for dinner. 2015 CAFCI board members.

Wellington Regional Medical Center representativesAnthony LaBriola, Brooke A. Johnson, Phillip Ritucci-Chinni,

Candice Raulerson, Alice Cruikshank, Ellen Cole, Louis Morolla,Chelsea Schinigoi and Ryan Warner. Not shown: Michael Engler.

Wellington Regional Medical Center hosted “You Gotta Have Heart” at the Mall at Wellington Green on Saturday, Feb. 14. Visitors were treated to free blood pressure and alcohol screenings, and demonstrations of yoga, cooking and cosmetics, among other activities.

PHOTOS BY ANDREA UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

Lorraine Ricciardi, Wendi Anderson, Donna Rossoff andWhitney Leeder from Nordstrom led a beauty demonstration.

Shirley Morrison, Genieve White, Cindy Becklesand Nova Brown prepare for musical chairs.

Melissa Long from Iron Lion Fitness shows off the warrior pose during a yoga sequence.

Susan McCranels andgranddaughter Sabrina

fill out a raffle ticket.


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WelkyBetsy’s Story

continued from page 16wall self was truly waiting for. “And?”

“I said, ‘No it isn’t.’”A pause.“Then what happened?”“What do you mean?”“When you told him your num-

ber wasn’t in the book.”

“Well, that was it. My number isn’t in the book.”

Oh, Betsy, Betsy. Ever-so-hon-est Betsy. “Maybe he wanted you to give him your number.”

“Oh.”“Maybe he would’ve called

you and you could’ve gone out for coffee.”

“You know, Debbie? I never thought of that. Darn.”

So there it is — the valentine story that never was — for all you late-bloomers out there.

The School District of Palm Beach County kicked off a month-long fundraising campaign Tues-day, Feb. 17 to support four non-profit groups doing important work in the community and for public education.

The district’s One Giving Cam-paign will benefit four organiza-tions: the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, Florida Future Educators of America, the United Negro College Fund and the United Way of Palm Beach County. Employees will have an

opportunity throughout the One Giving Campaign to learn more about how these organizations support Palm Beach County and its students, and choose which groups they would like to support with tax-deductible contributions.

“As Palm Beach County’s larg-est employer, we know the impact that we can have when we focus our efforts to help our communi-ty,” Superintendent E. Wayne Gent said. “By all of us coming together as one, we can make a powerful difference in the lives of individ-

uals and families who are helped by these important organizations.”

The 2015 One Giving Cam-paign will run through March 13, and will be promoted through special events throughout the dis-trict. Contributions can be made through payroll deductions or through one-time contributions.

More than 5,300 employees contributed $281,620 during the 2014 One Giving Campaign.

Learn more about the One Giv-ing campaign at www.palmbeach schools.org/onegiving.

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the report, one of the males was near the rear and the other was inside the vehicle going through her glove box. According to the report, nothing was stolen, the vehicle was not damaged and the suspects entered the vehicle from an unlocked door.

FEB. 16 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center on Monday morning regarding a motorcycle theft. According to the report, a motorized Yamaha dirt bike, valued at $3,000, was last seen locked up under a covered barn at 10 p.m. last Saturday night.

FEB. 16 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home in the Wiltshire Village neighborhood Monday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO

report, an unknown white male entered the home’s open garage while the owners were home and removed a cruiser bike, valued at $250. According to the report, the man was approximately 20 to 30 years old, somewhere between 5’7’’ and 5’10’’, with short brown hair, a slight mustache, wearing a green shirt and light denim pants.

FEB. 16 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called Monday afternoon to the Pointe at Wellington Green shopping center on Forest Hill Blvd. regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, someone smashed the driver’s side window of the victim’s 2013 Mercedes GLK350 and removed a Burberry purse and wallet con-taining cash, keys, eye glasses and sunglasses, as well as identifica-tion cards The stolen items were valued at $2,530.

PoloYlvisaker

Cup Actioncontinued from page 19

the final chukker just being icing on the cake. The final goal of the game went to Facundo Pieres with less than a minute on the clock, but it was Lucchese celebrating the 10-7 win.

Nico Pieres led all scoring with six goals, three on penalty conver-sions. Laprida scored twice and Weisz added a goal. Lucchese was also the beneficiary of one goal

on a Penalty 1. Facundo Pieres scored five goals for Orchard Hill, three on penalty shots. Criado and Muller added single goals in the loss. Nico Pieres received MVP honors, while his horse, Footsie, was named Best Playing Pony.

The victory boosted Lucchese into Wednesday’s Ylvisaker Cup semifinal match against Valiente, but Valiente won that contest 11-8. In the other semifinal match, Co-ca-Cola defeated Villa Del Lago 14-9. This puts Coca-Cola versus Valiente in Sunday’s Ylvisaker Cup final. Learn more at www.internationalpoloclub.com.

Lox GrovesProblem With RVscontinued from page 1

Loxahatchee Groves, paying for it,” Jarriel said.

Jarriel said the property is be-lieved to have water and electric hookups for the units.

“This, to me, is no different than the horse shavings and horse manure,” he said. “I’m tired of people dumping their stuff in Loxahatchee Groves and making their money in Wellington.”

Jarriel said they are in Loxa-hatchee Groves because Welling-ton, Royal Palm Beach and Palm Beach County don’t allow it.

“These people are not paying tourism tax,” Jarriel said. “We can look at it any way we want to. You may have a health problem. You

may have a fire hazard when you have all those units drawing off an electrical supply. No permits were pulled; he just figured that he could come into Loxahatchee Groves and do whatever he want-ed.”

Jarriel said he would like to direct the town manager to take care of the problem, whether it’s through code enforcement or county departments.

“The county would not allow this,” he said. “Why would we allow it? We need to direct staff to handle the problems as they come up, but not do a sweep through the town looking for stuff.”

Councilman Jim Rockett said he would favor a sweep targeted at unusual numbers of RVs and a report, but would prefer that the C Road property be dealt with immediately, pointing out that the town manager has already limited

the amount of garbage collection there.

Councilman Ryan Liang said his biggest concern was over-loading septic tanks that could contaminate well fields. “I was told that at one site there was actually waste coming out of the ground less than 200 feet away from a well,” he said.

Mayor Dave Browning said he never envisioned that many trailers in town. “They need per-mits to hook up and inspections,” he said. “We need to get to the bottom of it.”

Underwood said he would in-struct code enforcement to ride the roads and report back regarding code cases.

Town Attorney Michael Cirullo said the owner could be found to be operating an unpermitted boarding house.

“If it is a seasonal RV park, they

need to be licensed,” he said.Underwood pointed out that

unless there is a written code com-plaint, nothing will happen, and Browning said neighbors seem to be hesitant for fear of retaliation.

Jarriel said he would sign the complaint, adding that it was nothing against the horse industry, which he strongly supports.

“The professional equestrians are one of the best things that have happened to Loxahatchee Groves,” he said, pointing out that horse people have helped by buying foreclosed homes and reviving them and living by best management practices.

He added that he was aware that by signing the complaint, he would have to recuse himself from voting on related matters, but was confident that other council members would support any fur-ther action.

SADDSeat Belt Programcontinued from page 1

against the others. Results should be available in the next week or two.

“Our big mission was not only to get people to buckle up in the front seat, but also in the back,” Witkowski said. “Anything we’ve done to get everybody to wear a seat belt makes us feel really good.”

Around the school, Witkowski and the SADD students are often approached and told, “I had my seat belt on today.”

Even though this specific chal-lenge is over, Witkowski’s pres-ence serves as a reminder to students.

“It makes them rethink again about wearing their seat belt,” she

said. “To me, that’s a good thing. When they think of me, they think, ‘You don’t text and drive, and al-ways wear your seat belt.’”

On Tuesday afternoon, Witkow-ski and fellow teacher Sarah Gar-cia joined local Allstate agent Bob Cavanagh to film a safety video with students Crichanni Watson, Kayanah Altidor and Chelsea Rodriguez. The students learned about the importance of insurance, in conjunction with driving safety.

Allstate has participated in many community outreach pro-grams to increase safety and awareness. In particular, Allstate has found that more than 4,000 teens are killed in car crashes each year, and more than 350,000 are injured. Sixteen-year-old drivers have crash rates that are two times greater than 18- or 19-year-olds, and four times the risk of older drivers, Cavanagh said.

“Allstate has sponsored many

programs at the school,” he said, including a recent one in which students pledged not to text and drive. “Any time you can make an impact, even on one teenager’s

life, it’s definitely beneficial.”The video created this week is

part of a project to thank Allstate for its efforts. It will be available for viewing shortly.

Allstate agent Bob Cavanagh discusses insurancewith the RPBHS SADD students as part of the video.

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back in 1984 as the past chair of our Planning & Zoning Commis-sion, and as your councilman and vice mayor for the past 20 years,” he said. “It has been an honor to serve you as your elected represen-tative. I’ve had the good fortune to work with a village council that works together as a team to get thing done.”

Swift pointed out that the village has had no increase in its tax rate for 19 years. “In these economic times, that’s phenomenal,” he said. “Our current millage rate is 1.92 mills. That is one of the lowest in Palm Beach County.”

In those years, the village merged its former municipal police and fire departments with county services, significantly im-proving public safety, and built or improved 22 public parks, he said. He was also on the council when the village sold its water utility to the county, and more recently sold the former wastewater treatment plant site to Lennar. “That has placed our village in an excellent financial condition,” Swift said.

Swift noted that he has been endorsed by the Professional Firefighters & Paramedics of Palm Beach County, the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Asso-ciation, State Sen. Joseph Abru-zzo (D-District 25), State Rep. Mark Pafford (D-District 86) and District 6 County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay.

Webster, 68, said she cares about the village and wants to be involved in decisions that shape its future.

“I’ve spent 50 years here in Palm Beach County involved in community and public service,”

she said. “As your councilwoman for five years, I was involved on the executive board of the Trea-sure Coast Regional Planning Council and the Florida League of Cities. I was also a member of the Western Communities Council and the Metropolitan Planning Organization.”

Webster also served on the Royal Palm Beach High School Medical & Science Advisory Board and the Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County. She has also participated in the veterans group Project 425 and is a found-ing member of the recently formed Western Business Alliance.

“I am very grateful to be able to say that I have been endorsed by my friend and former Commis-sioner Jess Santamaria, and I also have the honor of being endorsed by our mayor, Matty Mattioli,” she said, noting that she was not invited to interview with the fire and police unions. “If I was invited for an interview, here is what I would have to say: I believe that our firefighters are the front line of public service for our commu-nity… I have always stood by the police and firefighters. These are dedicated men and women, and with or without their endorsement, I will continue to stand by them.”

After opening statements, the candidates answered a series of questions posed first by Town-Cri-er staff members, and then ques-tions submitted by the audience.

Asked about their top goals for the next two years, Lange said he would more actively engage resi-dents and make the process more transparent to residents. “I would also like to continue our good fis-cal policy to ensure that we’re not using any resources for expanding our debt,” he said.

Swift said his top goals are to develop a senior living complex and have it operational in two

years, complete State Road 7 to Northlake Blvd., and make sure that several large projects that have been under discussion by the council benefit the village.

Webster said she is also for transparency in government, in-cluding full discussion of council agenda items, and would like to discuss with residents any im-provements they would like to see, as well as complete things that have been discussed, including the senior living facility and plans for the new residential project at the old wastewater treatment plant site.

Asked about their thoughts on the village budget and what changes they would like to see, Swift reiterated that the village has maintained its low tax rate for nearly 20 years.

“We’re taking a look at a num-ber of capital projects that will enhance the village and new ame-nities,” he said. “We have a dog park that will be completed very soon, and we have a number of other amenities that we’re bringing on at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park that will benefit our residents. This year, for example, we brought on the green market, and we expect to expand those sorts of things.”

He suggested that for more information, residents review the village’s strategic plan, which enumerates projects in the capital plan.

Webster said that the village has many nice amenities and services but expressed concern about maintaining their financial sustainability.

“We are a fortunate municipali-ty,” she said. “We have some very good things in the works, but I still have a question. I would really like to have an evaluation of the programs that we have and the money we are spending. They are wonderful for our residents. They

enjoy our parks, but what I’m re-ally interested in is, are we really getting a bang for the buck? Parks are a resource that are entertaining and great for our residents, but do not bring in revenue, so we always have to look carefully at how and where we spend our money on the parks.”

Webster said she supports the numerous capital improvement projects, including cleaning out the canals, but would like more resident participation for other projects.

“We are also looking at road improvements, but I think in the future we should be looking at some additional capital improve-ments,” she said. “I would at least like a discussion on things like, do we want gas for some of our new projects so that they can have gas water and a gas stove?”

Lange said the village appears to be in good position mainly because of the sale of the water utility and the treatment plant property, and the use of the tax sta-bilization fund, which has helped control ad valorem taxes, but said he wants to see if the village’s $4.1 million debt could be reduced with the village’s revenue windfalls.

“I would also like to review residents’ needs to make sure that we have an informed decision, not steer, but engage residents for input to make sure that we keep that hometown feel, including maintaining our park services, which I think is very important for the residents and the community, to make sure we increase, not decrease, services,” he said.

A question regarding support for the Office of Inspector Gen-eral led to a clash between the candidates.

Webster said she supports the county agency. “I think it’s an office that we need here,” she said. “I believe in open and honest

government, and I support the inspector general. I also support… the funding mechanism that was voted on by more than 72 percent of the residents for that office.”

She said oversight is difficult, and it needs to receive full fi-nancing.

“It takes a lot of staff to do that because where the fraud and abuse and where we’re having problems is not that easy to see or find,” Webster said. “We have had prob-lems here within our community, but I believe having our inspector general right here is a benefit to make us sure that our government is doing for us what we want it to do, serving us honorably.”

Lange said he supports the Of-fice of Inspector General because in his personal experience super-vising contractors, they provide oversight that makes his job easier.

“I have an ongoing good expe-rience with the office since I do so many construction projects in the county,” he said. “It’s a good relationship. I believe that the inspector general identifies best practices within our community. They are basically a nice dou-ble-check.”

Swift challenged Webster’s position on the inspector general, saying that during her term in of-fice, she was a board member of the League of Cities and urged the village and other municipalities to join in a lawsuit that was fighting the office’s financing.

“Her position caused great con-cern to then-Commissioner Jess Santamaria,” he said. “Now that Martha wants Mr. Santamaria’s help to get her back in office, she

has changed her tune. She recently wrote a letter to the Town-Crier on Feb. 6 which stated she now strongly supports the inspector general and will continue to… My question is, why at this late date has she changed her position?”

Webster said that Swift had stated false information about her position on the inspector general.

“I never came to this village and encouraged the lawsuit with the League of Cities,” she said. “That is a totally false statement... I’ll tell you what I did do, with the rest of the council, is that once that lawsuit was in place, there was a letter from [Assistant County Ad-ministrator] Brad Merriman, who asked the municipalities if they would go ahead and pay the fee.”

She explained that Palm Beach County Clerk Sharon Bock had suspended payments while the suit was in process because they were not sure what the outcome would be.

“That letter asked, ‘Can the mu-nicipalities continue to pay?’” she said. “How this council replied, and I voted to agree with them, was that we would make those payments on the contingency that if the lawsuit prevailed, we would get our money back, but I have always supported the inspector general.”

Other questions for the can-didates included issues at Royal Palm Beach High School, eco-nomic development initiatives, the future of Royal Palm Beach Commons Park and many more. A video of the two-hour forum is available for viewing on the village’s web site.

The Grand Champions Polo Club and the International Polo Club Palm Beach will celebrate the success of the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club and honor its namesake with a day of polo next month.

The “Great Futures Celebrity Polo Match” and “Great Futures Brunch at Polo” benefiting the lo-cal Boys & Girls Club are planned for Sunday, March 15. Co-chairs include Marc and Melissa Ganzi, Joe and Diana DiMenna, Marwan Mohey-El-Dien and Laura Guar-isco, and Ray and Terrie Mooney.

The Great Futures Boys & Girls Club Polo Day kicks off at 10 a.m. at Grand Champions with a celeb-rity, three-team, round-robin polo match featuring honorary event chairs, Ralph Lauren’s “Face of Polo” Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras and America’s Most Wanted/The Hunt star John Walsh. Co-chair Melissa Ganzi looks forward to hosting the match at Grand Champions.

“Neil Hirsch has set a great

example for our polo community by giving back to those who need us most here in Wellington — our children,” she said. “This celebrity match will help us make an impact on the club members, their families and our community.”

The morning match will be free to the public. The three teams will also include top polo professionals and patrons of the game. The ce-lebrity match will be followed by a 12:30 p.m. brunch at IPC.

“We are expecting 200 spon-sors and guests to join us for a wonderful culinary experience, followed by the 3 p.m. Piaget Gold Cup match,” added Ray Mooney, director of facilities for the Inter-national Polo Club and a member of the local Boys & Girls Club’s board of directors.

Jaene Miranda, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, is excited about the big day. “March 15 will be Boys & Girls Club Day at IPC. Our club members and their families will have the opportu-

nity to be an integral part of our celebration, including the singing of the national anthem. A silent and live auction will be included in the afternoon festivities,” she said. “I’d like to personally thank our dedicated and hardworking committee members, Juan Salinas, Michelle Hall and Christin Rutz, for all of their support.”

Proceeds from the day’s events support the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Welling-ton, one of several clubs in Palm Beach County providing services during non-school hours, as well as summer camp opportunities, to nearly 6,000 boys and girls from ages 6 to 18 throughout the county. The clubs emphasize educational, vocational, social, recreational, health, leadership, and charac-ter-building skills in a positive and safe atmosphere.

Sponsorships and tables of 10 are available. For more info., con-tact Kristen Cummins at (561) 683-3287 or [email protected]. For details, visit www.bgcpbc.org.

Great Futures Celebrity Polo Returns March 15 To Benefit Wellington Boys & Girls Club

The deadline for entering this year’s Wellington Idol competition is approaching. Enter now for your chance to win the $500 grand prize, or one of three runners-up $250 prizes.

Contestants must be individual singers at least eight years old as of March 1. They must reside in Wellington or attend a Wellington school, and cannot be professional performers.

Previous grand prize winners from Wellington Idol or Welling-ton Talent Search are ineligible to compete. Contestants will be divided into three age groups: ages

8 to 12, ages 13 to 17, and ages 18 and up.

To register, contestants must submit an application form, proof of age, one head shot and a short performer biography, along with a non-refundable fee of $25 per individual payable to the Village of Wellington. Contestants must also submit a YouTube link of their performance to Cultural Programs & Facilities Manager Joe Picon-celli at [email protected]. Wellington will also accept non-returnable CDs or DVDs of a maximum of four minutes in length in lieu of a YouTube entry.

Be sure to label discs with your name, age group, title of the piece and phone number.

Registration can be completed at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) be-tween 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The deadline to register is March 5.

For the official rules and appli-cation form, visit the Wellington Community Center, or download them online at www.wellingtonfl.gov.

For questions, contact Piconcelli at (561) 791-4756 or [email protected].

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NEWSKIDS LIP SYNC SHOW AT PBIEC BENEFITS DANNY & RON’S ANIMAL RESCUE

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& Ron’s Rescue.Celebrity judge Ki-Juan Minors (as Kanye West)

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WELLINGTON SENIORS CLUB MEMBERS ENJOY LUNCH AT THE HORSE SHOWThe Palm Beach International Equestrian Center hosted a luncheon on Friday, Feb. 13 for the Wellington Seniors Club. After a buffet lunch, the seniors enjoyed an amateur owner hunter horse show. For more information on the Wellington Seniors Club, call President Howard Trager at (561) 333-8885.

Betty Atchison as Lady Gaga with dancers Samantha Frahn, Danielle Black, Nikki Blazekovick and Lora Costantini.

Equestrian Sport Productions Tour Coordinator Barbara Lang, Wellington Seniors Club President Howard Trager and

Equestrian Sport Productions Director of Catering Patty Miele. Sal & Cecelia Torrisi, Joe & Katie Yoder and Audrey Blobaum.

Individual winner Zoey Burton (blue dress) and Battle ofthe Barns winner Marigot Bay Farm with their trophies.

On Sunday, Feb. 15, Danny & Ron’s Rescue held its seventh annual Kids Lip Sync Show benefit. Equestrian children showed off their skills and came decked out for the red carpet for the event held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. To learn more about the animal rescue nonprofit, visit www.dannyandronsrescue.org.



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BusinessFundraiser For Grandma’s Place AtThe International Polo Club March 13Grandma’s Place committee members assembled Feb. 11 at St. David’s in-the-Pines Episcopal Church to continue planning the third annual “An Evening of Great Expectations,” which will take place Friday, March 13 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. Dress is Key West casual for the evening, which will start with a silent auction, modeling by Alease Fisher Designs of Worth Avenue and cocktails. Page 26

SportsWolverinesTop Sharks InRegional ActionOn Feb. 12, the Wel-lington High School boys varsity basket-ball ball team hosted Spanish River High School in a Class 8A regional quarterfinal game and had to rally to edge the Sharks 40-38. With the win, they moved on to the semifinals. Page 33

Turf Tour A Laid-Back Horse Show AlternativeDuring the season, it seems as if you can’t throw a stone with-out hitting a horse show. There are, of course, the big venues, but Nona Garson, who runs her Ridge Farm in Wellington and New Jersey, had a different idea: a traveling feast of a horse show. Ellen Rosenberg’s Column, Page 25

SRHS Softball Team Shuts Out Spanish RiverThe Seminole Ridge High School varsity softball team hosted Spanish River High School on Feb. 11 and shut out the Sharks by a score of 3-0. The first three innings were score-less. Stubborn defensive play and solid pitching from both teams made it difficult for either team to log a run. Page 33

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FEATURESTurf Tour A Laid-Back Show Alternative In Wellington

Tales From The Trails

By Ellen Rosenberg

During the season, it seems as if you can’t throw a stone without hitting a horse show. There are the big venues: the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, home of the Winter Equestrian Festival; the nearby PBIEC Stadium, home of the Adequan Global Dres-sage Festival; and the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. There are other local show grounds, but Nona Garson had a different idea: a travel-ing feast of a horse show!

Garson, a highly successful grand prix show jumper who competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics as well as other top international competitions, runs her Ridge Farm in Welling-ton and New Jersey. She conceived the Turf Tour: shows, sponsored by Dover Saddlery, held at various fields in the Wellington area.

It’s a great place for riders and/or horses aspiring to move up to the bigger classes. This nice change of pace features a relaxed atmo-sphere. Typically, two rings offer two classes running concurrently at varying heights with open cards throughout the day. This means you can show up for your class and ride whenever you want — a nice change from shows that run all day long and leave you guessing when your class will start.

Each rider rides the course. If he or she goes clear, without any knockdowns or time faults, the rider jumps the shortened jump-off course.

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At the end of the day, the rider with the fastest clear time wins.

I attended the Feb. 4 show, held on the polo field behind the Wanderers Club. The weather was perfect for people wandering back and forth along the sidelines or sitting up near the clubhouse to enjoy the complimentary lunch. Horses cantered over fences. Everyone was smiling.

“The Wanderers Club was kind enough to invite us,” Garson said. “It’s a 12-week series which gives riders of all levels an alternative to the bigger shows. Visiting other venues is always fun and helps keep the horses fresh and interested — and going on grass is always a treat. George and I are really pleased to be able to present something like this for our friends and peers.”

George is her fiancée, George D’Ambrosio, a fellow horse lover.

“We like to keep the shows fun and casual. We’re a polo-shirt kind of crowd, rather than a grand prix-jacket kind of crowd. Doing this is a little like bringing us back to when WEF began,” Garson continued. “The International

Arena was grass back then... Having an open card is so convenient. You don’t have to wait around all day. You can plan your time and do other things.”

It can even be more convenient. There’s a horse taxi service available. Meadowbrook Horse Transport provides transportation to and from the horse show and other locations

throughout Wellington for both the Wednes-day and Friday events. The transportation is a nominal fee of $50 per horse.

Only in Wellington.Linda Sheridan of New Jersey was showing

and considers herself a Ridge supporter.“I love the Turf Tour,” Sheridan said.

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One of Susan Grange’s young horses jumps on grass at the Wanderers Club.


BUSINESS NEWSFundraiser For Grandma’s Place At International Polo Club March 13

Grandma’s Place committee members assembled Feb. 11 at St. David’s in-the-Pines Episcopal Church to continue planning the third annual “An Evening of Great Expectations,” which will take place Friday, March 13 at the Internation-al Polo Club Palm Beach’s Mallet Grille & Patio. Dress is Key West casual for the evening, which will start at 6 p.m. with a silent auction, informal modeling by Alease Fisher Designs of Worth Avenue, and a cocktail reception. During dinner, there will be a live auction, and after dinner, dancing until 11 p.m.

The event is chaired by Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone. Host committee members include Dr. and Mrs. James Belden, Laura Kraut, and Jennifer and Roger Smith. Event committee members are Christina Anzures, Brianne Ford of Unbridled Wedding & Events, Courtney Phibbs Boyd, Sally Chester, Karlene Kiminyo, Michele Poole, Lou Ann Wilson Swan, Father Steven Thomas, Damon Webb and Karen Vaughan.

Proceeds will benefit Grandma’s Place, an emergency shelter in Royal Palm Beach that provides a safe haven

and loving care to 16 children younger than age 12 who have suffered abuse and/or neglect and have been removed from their homes by the Department of Children & Families, and St. David’s-in-the-Pines’ vital ministries, which provide meals to the community via a soup kitch-en and organize blood drives and school supply drives for those in need.

Tickets are $150 per person and are available by calling (561) 408-3060 or e-mailing [email protected]. Learn more about Grandma’s Place by visiting www.grandmasplacepb.org.

Local Meals On Wheels Program Now Offering ‘Animeals’Father Steven Thomas, Karen Vaughan, Michele Poole,

Roxanne Jacobs, Brianne Ford and Sarah Lidinksy.

Mary St. Clair with her kitten, Thai.

Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches, which has been delivering nutritious meals to homebound seniors in the community for more than four years, is now providing free pet food to its clients with dogs or cats.

“Many of our homebound senior clients who live alone depend on their pets for com-panionship, but providing food and veterinary care while living on a limited income can be a challenge,” said Charlie Ring, executive direc-tor of Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches. “Through our new Animeals program, we’re able to help relieve some of the burden.”

The Animeals program has been financed initially through a $2,500 grant from the Ban-

field Charitable Trust. The program is seeking community support through contributions and pet food donations to keep it going strong after initial funding is used. Already, Lisa Gallea, owner of the West Palm Beach pet-supply store Furry Paws, has agreed to contribute to the Animeals program. “Meals on Wheels is about helping seniors stay in their home and live a high quality of life,” said Debbie Emerick, director of volunteer services, who learned about the Banfield grant while at a national Meals on Wheels conference.

For Meals on Wheels clients such as Dar-lene Conrad of Lake Worth, receiving free cat food and help with vet bills will make it easier

for her to take care of Tiger, her 8-year-old Siamese.

Suffering from injuries she received in a car accident, Conrad struggled with Tiger’s food bills and couldn’t take him to the vet. Now, with the help of Meals on Wheels, Tiger gets better food and will be going to the vet.

Meals on Wheels is also helping client Mary St. Clair take care of Thai, a kitten she found outside her Lake Worth home. Like Conrad, St. Clair says she would struggle to pay for Thai’s food were it not for Meals on Wheels.

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BUSINESS NEWS

Wellington equestrians are in for a treat at ShowChic’s upcoming Shop Talk event, set for Monday, Feb. 23. The evening will play host to a sneak peek at the upcoming Emotional Fitness Super Clinic that will be led by Linda Parelli of Parelli Natural Horsemanship and Dr. Jenny Susser, clinical sport psychologist, later this month in California.

While the full-scale clinic will feature two and a half days of in-struction designed to help riders and horses develop emotional fitness, Wellington will play host to an abbreviated version through Show-Chic’s Shop Talk series.

During the day Monday, Parelli and Susser will give a private in-vitational clinic at Jessica Jo Tate’s Yellowbird Farm in Wellington. The evening will bring a Shop Talk discussion starting at 6:30 p.m. at

ShowChic’s Wellington boutique, in which Parelli and Susser will present the importance of emotional fitness and how horse and rider pairs can learn to overcome anxiety to achieve their goals.

Parelli truly understands the inner workings of a horse. A nationally ac-claimed horsemanship expert, she is adored for her ability to connect with horses and help them overcome their natural instincts of fear and panic.

Susser is a sport psychologist with a doctoral degree in clinical health psychology. She is a certified consultant with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and is on the U.S. Olympic Registry. As a four-year All-American swimmer and as an assistant coach at UCLA, she understands the trials that ath-letes go through. Her devotion to the athlete led her to work with

equestrians as the USET team sport psychologist with the 2012 Olympic Dressage Team and as the team psychologist for the South American Para Dressage Team in 2010.

Now, Parelli and Susser are join-ing forces to empower both horses and humans to find the emotional fitness they need to make every ride a good one.

Together, the duo is sure to leave the audience feeling more confi-dent. “I want people to know that it doesn’t take talent, it doesn’t take bravery, and it doesn’t take years to get there,” Parelli said. “It takes heart, desire and access to a phenom-enal teacher who’s willing to share everything in a way that is simple to understand.”

ShowChic is excited to host the two professionals, especially as this visit to Wellington will mark the first

Parelli, Susser Join Forces For ShowChic’s Shop Talk

Linda Parelli and Dr. Jenny Suss-er will discuss emotional fitness for the horse and rider at the February ShowChic Shop Talk.

emotional fitness clinic by Parelli and Susser in the United States. A major supporter of dressage and continued education, ShowChic has packed the winter season with an impressive lineup of Shop Talk speakers.

The Shop Talks have been packed this season with riders enjoying the opportunity to learn from the best, while socializing with other dressage enthusiasts and checking out the latest in fashion trends at ShowChic’s mobile boutique.

ShowChic also invites riders to find the best in equestrian fashion and necessities at its Wellington store and its mobile boutique at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. ShowChic carries top products and the latest trends in fashion. For more info., visit www.showchicdressage.com or call (561) 319-2121.

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SPORTS & RECREATION

Wolverines Defeat Sharks In Regional Quarterfinals

PHOTOS BY GENE NARDI/TOWN-CRIER

Seminole Ridge Softball Team Shuts Out Spanish River

PHOTOS BY GENE NARDI/TOWN-CRIER

By Gene NardiTown-Crier Staff Report

The Seminole Ridge High School varsity softball team hosted Spanish River High School on Wednesday, Feb. 11 in a non-district contest and shut out the Sharks by a score of 3-0.

The first three innings were score-less, as the Hawks (2-1) battled early with Spanish River. Stubborn

defensive play and solid pitching from both teams made it difficult for either team to log a run on the scoreboard.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Seminole Ridge managed to load the bases. Sabrina Fischer hit a single that sent in a runner to give the home team a 1-0 lead.

The Hawks extended their lead

in the bottom of the fifth inning. Solid hitting by Courtney Erwin and Taylor Pennica kept the Sharks out of the dugout. Erwin hit a single, and Pennica struck a double to send Jordyn Frank to home plate. Frank beat the Spanish River catcher at the plate, capped with a slide for the second run.

In the bottom of the sixth inning,

Seminole Ridge pitcher Taylor Pennica delivers a pitch.

Fischer struck again, this time with a triple. Kailey Martin launched a single that turned into a double after a Shark error and sent Fischer home to extend the Hawk lead to 3-0.

The Seminole Ridge defense played solid throughout the game to shut down the Sharks.

The Hawks traveled to Park Vista last Thursday night but fell

By Gene NardiTown-Crier Staff Report

On Thursday, Feb. 12, the Wel-lington High School boys varsity basketball ball team hosted Spanish River High School in a Class 8A regional quarterfinal game and had to rally to edge the Sharks 40-38. With the victory, they moved on to the semifinals.

The Wolverines (25-3) have lived their motto for the season, and that is to share the ball. Last Thursday night

was evidence of that, as Wellington surrendered a first-half lead, and needed to come up big during the second half to come from behind for the victory.

Wellington put together 24 sec-ond-half points in a defensive bat-tle between the squads. Accurate passes in the second half and stingy defense by the Wolverines made the difference.

Alex Dieudonne, Trent Frazier and Nick Brown contributed to

Hawk shortstop Jordyn Frank throws a runner out at first base.

Wellington’s Trent Frazier goes up for a fourth-quarter score.

the cause, combining for 28 of the team’s 40 points.

In the first half, the two teams traded blows, taking the lead. The first half ended locked up at 16-16, with both defenses playing solidly.

Midway through the third period, Wellington and Spanish River were staying tight at 20-20, but the Wol-verines would then take the lead by up to five points.

The tide turned as the Sharks

Seminole Ridge second baseman Sabrina Fischermakes a throw to first base for the out.

Wellington’s Alex Dieudonne goes up for an easy two points.

Lester Gates advances the ball during second-half play.

to the Cobras 4-3, and are 2-1 on the season.

Seminole Ridge played Jupiter Tuesday and Wellington on Thurs-day, but results were not available by press time.

Nick Brown of Wellington tries to block a Spanish River score.

See BASKETBALL, page 37


SPORTS & RECREATIONU.S. Kids Golf Honors Local Golf ProsMary-Lee Cobick, head golf

professional at the Okeeheelee Golf Course, and Valerie Moore, director of instruction at the John Prince Golf Learning Center, have been named to U.S. Kids Golf’s annual list of the Top 50 Kids Teachers. Keith Weachter, Mark Parker and Anthony Ranieri from the Okeeheelee Golf Course have also been recognized with honorable mentions.

The award recognizes the world’s most outstanding youth golf instruc-tors, and Cobick and Moore are part

Genbu-Kai Karate recently tested and promoted five ninja students to their next belt level belts. All five are from the Wellington, Royal Palm Beach and Greenacres areas. The 16-month ninja program is specifically designed for pre-school children ages 4 to 6. Emphasis is placed on improving fine and gross motor skills, while teaching the life skills of focus, teamwork, control, balance, memory, discipline, fitness and coordination. Ninjas learn how to set and achieve goals while practicing twice a week and advancing through nine required rank levels. For more information on the classes, call (561) 804-1002 or visit www.floridagenbukai.com. (Front row) Cecilia Marin, Donovan Kelley, J.J. Armstrong, Joseph Hensley-Cooper and Santiago Gollarza; (back row) Sensei Keith Moore (chief instructor) and Brent Bedwell (assistant instructor).

NINJAS MOVE FORWARDof a select group that earned Top 50 accolades among more than 500 applicants.

Since 2004, U.S. Kids Golf has honored the best youth golf teach-ers with the Top 50 Kids Teacher Award. The Top 50 Kids Teachers of 2014 includes golf professionals from 22 states, Canada and Costa Rica. Each year, award recipients include teachers who work at pub-lic, private, resort and municipal courses.

“The teachers and coaches who

win this award play an important part in our corporate mission to make the game of golf for kids,” said Dan Van Horn, president and CEO of U.S. Kids Golf. “Our goal in rec-ognizing these youth golf coaches is to recognize their accomplishments and also to help parents find quality golf instruction for their kids.”

The Top 50 Kids Teacher Award is administered by the U.S. Kids Golf Coaches Institute, a division of the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation. For info., visit www.uskidsgolf.com.

WellingtonVersus PBCFRIn Basketball

Wellington’s Community Ser-vices Department hosted a free, 3-on-3 basketball league in January. The champions of the league will now play against a team from Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue. The Village of Wellington team will be coached by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

The game will take place Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club, located at 1080 Wellington Trace. Admission is free. For more info., call Wellington’s Community Ser-vices Office at (561) 791-4764.

Youth Travel Basketball

Tryouts Feb. 22Youth travel basketball tryouts

for fifth-grade boys ages 11 and 12 will take place Sunday, Feb. 22 at Willows Park (100 Wildcat Way, Royal Palm Beach) from 9 to 11 a.m.

For more information, contact coach Adam Bram of the Royal Palm Beach Panthers by calling (786) 546-3905 or e-mailing [email protected].

WHS Project Grad Golf TournamentWellington High School Project

Graduation 2015 will host its annual

charity golf tournament Sunday, March 29 at the Madison Green Golf Club in Royal Palm Beach. Registration starts at 7 a.m. with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. The cost is $100 per golfer or $400 per four-some, which includes a golf cart, lunch, greens fee, goody bag and one raffle ticket per person. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Proceeds from the golf tourna-ment will support WHS Project Graduation 2015, a lock-in celebra-tion, free from alcohol and drugs, for all graduating seniors of the Class of 2015. It is coordinated by volunteer parents, raising funds in partnership with community businesses. The committee is currently accepting donations. For more info., e-mail [email protected].


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SPORTS & RECREATIONRosenberg

Wellington Turf Tourcontinued from page 25

“Showing on grass is better for the horses than sand, and it’s a really relaxed atmosphere. There’s room to ride and warm up, and you’re away

from the hustle and bustle of the big shows. I like seeing the different venues. It’s a nice alternative. I’d recommend it to anyone.”

Alex Granato of Wellington has shown on the Turf Tour for the past three seasons.

“It gives the horses and riders a nice break,” Granato said. “It keeps the horses fresh, and they don’t get

bored. I like the laid-back schedule. I definitely recommend it for green horses and riders or made horses and riders. It’s great for everyone.”

Susan Grange from Canada brought down 21 horses for the season.

“I bring my babies to these shows,” she said. “This is a perfect place for them to school over lower fences. They’re really relaxing shows, great for young horses, big open spaces, a wonderful alterna-tive, very easy going. Nona and George have done a wonderful job. These shows fill a lovely niche.”

Typically, the shows run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There are Wednes-day classes for Open Jumpers, Pre-Green and Young Jumpers, Chil-dren’s/Senior Jumpers, two USHJA International Hunter Derbies, along with Equitation shows every Tues-day through March 23 and a series of schooling shows for all experience levels, and some shows on Fridays and weekends. The finale will fea-ture the Ridge at Wellington Grand Prix Finale on March 27.

The results of each show are post-ed online on Facebook, and you can also watch the classes on ShowNet for both Wednesday and Friday events, as well as video rounds in both rings. For more information, call (561) 791-1471 or visit www.theridgefarm.com.

BasketballWellington

Tops SharksIn Regional Quarterfinals

continued from page 33(19-7) battled back to close the gap, and later in the final period, Spanish River had Wellington trailing by as many as four points.

“That’s a well-coached team,” Wellington coach Matt Colin said of the Sharks. “They play defense like no other team we’ve seen this year.”

Quick countering with aggressive defense made all the difference late in the fourth quarter. Dieudonne’s quick counters earning four points with less than two minutes remain-ing gave the Wolverines a one-point lead at 38-37.

Sage Chen-Young then struck with the dagger, sinking two free throws with just 22 seconds on the clock to give Wellington a 40-37 lead.

The Sharks managed one of two free throws inside the final 10 sec-onds but could not overcome the Wellington rally, and the Wolverines held on to the 40-38 win.

Wellington’s Ethan Bureau beats the Spanish River

defense for a first half score.PHOTO BY GENE NARDI/TOWN-CRIER

Linda Sheridan and Nona Garson.

“We had a little bit of everything go wrong in the first half,” said Colin, referring to several early fouls committed by his Wellington players. “This feels good, and what feels great is that we’re able to play and move onto the next round.”

present Ramsey Lewis and His Electric Band with special guest Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

Thursday, Feb. 26• The Safety Council of Palm Beach County will

host a Coaching the Mature Driver course on Thursday, Feb. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Tikvah (4550 Jog Road, Greena-cres). For more info., call (561) 845-8233 or visit www.safetycouncilpbc.org.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host food trucks and tribute concerts on Thursday, Feb. 26 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Food trucks will be on hand starting at 5 p.m., and tribute bands will play at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Teen Takeover for ages 12 to 17 on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. Enjoy Yu-Gi-Oh!, anime, Wii games and more. Bring a friend or make new ones. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Herbs for Health & Wellness on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. featuring Ada Medina-Solor-zano from the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service. Get tips on planting herbs and discover their health benefits. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will hold its Shop Talk event on Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Wanderers Club from 6 to 8 p.m. The topic will be “To Friend or Not to Friend?” with panelists Christina Rowe and Heidi Richards Mooney, who will discuss the pros and cons of social media in the workplace. For more info., visit www.welling-tonchamber.com.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Jam Session for ages 12 to 17 on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Bring your favorite acoustic instrument and jam out with a group of other teen musicians of various skill levels. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Loxahatchee Groves Landowners Associ-ation will hold a Candidates’ Forum on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at Palms West Presbyterian Church (13689 Okeechobee Blvd) with Seat 1 town council candidates Ron Jarriel and Virginia Standish and Seat 3 candidates Ryan Liang and Keith Harris. Residents who would like to ask a question should send it to [email protected] to be forwarded to the moderator.

Friday, Feb. 27• The Palm Beach Fine Craft Show will take

place Friday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 1 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center (650 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) with 135 of the nation’s top contemporary craft artists. Visit www.palmbeachfinecraftshow.com for more info.

• The Central Palm Beach Chamber of Com-merce will host Business Academy 1-2-3 on Friday, Feb. 27 from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the Palm Beach State College campus in Lake Worth. Call (561) 578-4813 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Cen-ter Way) will host Kids Wii U Gaming for ages 7 to 12 on Friday, Feb. 27 at 3:30 p.m. Challenge yourself and your friends by playing some of your favorite Wii U games. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host food trucks and tribute concerts on Friday, Feb. 27 from 5 to 10:30 p.m. Food trucks will be on hand starting at 5 p.m. The Rolling Stones tribute band Satisfaction will play at 6 p.m., and the Journey tribute band Odyssey Road will perform at 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

• Commons Park in Royal Palm Beach will host a Movie Night & Food Truck Invasion on Friday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. with a screening of How to Train Your Dragon 2. Bring your own seating. Call (561) 790-5149 or visit www.royalpalmbeach.com for more info.

Send calendar items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414 or e-mail [email protected].

will host Tax Time on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. Find out about free resources, like www.irs.gov and 2-1-1, available during the tax season. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will hold its inaugural Chess Club meeting for ages 6 and up Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 3:30 p.m. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Journal Making for ages 12 to 17 on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Create your own journal for a diary, sketches, ideas, writing or anything you like. Decorate the covers to suit your personality and begin filling the pages. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Wonders of the Night Sky for adults Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. Join the Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches and learn about constellations as you stargaze. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Film Festival will take place at the Cinema 8 Movies at Wellington from Tues-day, Feb. 24 through Thursday, Feb. 26 from 7 to 10 p.m. each evening. Each day will feature a film from the new “2053 Trilogy,” a seminar and student films. For info., visit www.wellingtonfilm festival.com or call (561) 255-7625.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will host Michael Feinstein conducting the Kravis Center Pops Orchestra on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. with special guest stars Ann Hampton Callaway and Norm Lewis. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

Wednesday, Feb. 25• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will

host “Positively Africa!” for all ages Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 11:15 a.m. Experience the music and culture of Africa with Julius and Julia Sanna. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will hold a luncheon Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 11:30 a.m. at the Wanderers Club. The luncheon will feature guest speaker Wendy Soderman. To RSVP, visit www.wellingtonchamber.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Meet the Author: Everee Jimerson Clarke” for adults Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. Award-winning historian Everee Jimerson Clarke has made significant contributions to preserving and sharing the history of Pleasant City, the old-est African-American community in Palm Beach County. She will discuss the contributions of the African-American pioneers of Palm Beach Coun-ty. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Musical Toddlers & Tykes for children 5 and under Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 3:30 p.m. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host GamerzNite for ages 12 to 17 on Wednes-day, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a Black History Trivia Game on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. Form a team or compete alone in a stimulating game of trivia. Popcorn will be served and prizes will be awarded. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Jeopardy: Black History Edition” for adults Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. Show-case your knowledge in this fun trivia-style game show. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Recording artist “Mrs. Kate” Carpenter will share her original songs at Palms West Alliance Church (16401 Southern Blvd.) on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6:45 p.m. A pizza dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Learn more at www.mrskate.com. For more information, call (561) 791-0524.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Beeing a Friend to the Honeybee: Bee-keeping & Bee-Friendly Basics on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. with master gardener Susan Lerner. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will

• Temple Beth Tikvah (4550 Jog Road, Greena-cres) invites the community to attend a Havdalah Service on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Rabbi Howard and Helen Shub will share their experi-ence on their recent trip to Poland. Refreshments will be served. Call (561) 967-3600 for more info.

• Indian Trail Improvement District will hold a free movie night featuring Night at the Museum 3 on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Hamlin House Community Center (14893 89th Place North). There will be food vendors on site. For more info., call (561) 469-7868.

Sunday, Feb. 22• The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail

Association will hike Winding Waters Park (6161 Haverhill Road North, West Palm Beach) on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 a.m. Visit www.loxfltrail.org for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar will take place Sunday, Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. For more info., visit www.rpbgreenmarket.com or call (561) 792-9260.

• The Acreage Green Market will take place Sunday, Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Acreage Community Park (6701 140th Ave. North). For more info., visit www.acreagegreenmarket.com or call (561) 723-3898.

• The Hanley Center Foundation’s Annual Family Picnic is set for Sunday, Feb. 22 from noon to 2:30 p.m. ringside at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington. To purchase tickets, call (561) 309-1930 or visit www.hanleycenterfoundation.org/familypicnic.

• The International Polo Club Palm Beach (3667 120th Avenue South, Wellington) will continue the 2015 polo season on Sunday, Feb. 22 with the 20-goal Ylvisaker Cup. For more info., visit www.internationalpoloclub.com or call (561) 204-5687.

• The Women of the Western Communities will hold a special polo brunch fundraiser on Sunday, Feb. 22 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. Tickets are $100. For more info., contact Mair Armand at (561) 635-0011 or [email protected].

Monday, Feb. 23• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive)

will host Lego Club for ages 6 and up Monday, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. Create vehicles or buildings out of Lego bricks. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Cen-ter Way) will host Pajamarama Story Time: Giddy Up for ages 3 to 6 and siblings Monday, Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. Mosey on down for some cowboy/cowgirl stories, silly songs and a western-style hoedown. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will feature pianist Lang Lang as part of the Regional Arts Concert Series on Monday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

Tuesday, Feb. 24• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive)

Saturday, Feb. 21• The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida

Trail Association will walk Okeeheelee Park on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 a.m. Visit www.loxfltrail.org for more info.

• St. David’s-in-the-Pines Episcopal Church in Wellington will host a bazaar/rummage sale on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 22 from 8 a.m. to noon. There will be a special bag sale on Saturday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. for all items excluding jewelry. For more info., contact Nancy Schroeder at (561) 792-0244 or [email protected].

• The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission will offer a free hunter safety course on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21-22, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Everglades Youth Camp. (12100 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road). Call (561) 625-5122 for more info.

• The Palm Beach County Thrift Store (2455 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach) will hold its monthly auction Saturday, Feb. 21. Hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., with bidding from 8 to 11 a.m. Call (561) 233-2256 or visit www.pbcgov.com for info.

• The Wellington Green Market will take place Saturday, Feb. 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 283-5856 for more info.

• Okeeheelee Nature Center (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a Deer & Raptor Walk for families Saturday, Feb. 21 at 10:30 a.m. The cost is $3 per person. Call (561) 233-1400 for more info.

• The Palm Beach India Association will present its 12th annual India Fest on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Meyer Amphithe-ater in downtown West Palm Beach. Visit www.sfindiafest.com for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will hold Board Game Day for all ages Saturday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon playing a variety of classic and contemporary board games. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Squiggle Your Way to Art for ages 11 to 17 on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 3 p.m. Make your scribbles and doodles into amazing artwork. Materials will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will present More of Loesser, a revue of songwriter Frank Loesser, on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “A Tribute to Ella: Music of the Ella Fitzgerald Songbook” for adults Saturday, Feb. 21 at 2:30 p.m. featuring vocalist Perley Rousseau and pianist Sonny Daye. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The third annual Dark Sky Festival will take place at the Okeeheelee Nature Center on Satur-day, Feb. 21 from 6 to 10 p.m. The event is free. For info., e-mail Jacey Biery at [email protected] or visit www.pbcgov.com/erm/darkskyfest.


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D R I V E WAY S — F r e e e s t i m a t e s A & M ASPHALT SEAL COATING com-mercial and residential. Patching pot-holes, striping, repair existing asphalt & save money al l work guaranteed. Lic.& Ins. 100045062 561-667-7716

FLOORING C O M P L E T E F L O O R I N G R E M O V-AL! BEST RATES! ALL TYPES OF FLOORS! — Your local flooring store and more. www.buyithereflooring.com 561-333-2306 [email protected]

HOUSE CLEANING

RELIABLE HOME CLEANING — Ex-perienced, local references, pet sitting, house sitting available. 561-572-1782.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ANMAR CO.—James’ All Around Handy-man Service. Excellent craftsman Old time values. Once you’ve had me! You’ll have me back! Lic. Ins. Certified Residential Contractor CRC1327426 561-248-8528

HOME ORGANIZER

WANT A HAPPY, ORGANIZED HOME? — See results in one session! Introduc-tory rate: $69 for 3 hour session. Ref-e r e n c e s a v a i l a b l e . 5 6 1 - 7 0 7 - 2 8 3 4

HOUSE SITTER • PET SITTER WANTEDFEMALE OR COUPLE W/REFERENC-ES NEEDED TO LIVE IN MY HOME — and care for my 3 dogs and 7 cats 6-12 months, call Lily 561-215-4724. Loxahatchee

LAWN SERVICE

YELLOWHAMMER LAWN SERVICE — High Quality, affordable yard maintenance serving the Loxahatchee area. NO CONTRACTS!. Locally Owned & Operated. 561-320-1118

NEW FLOORING

BUY IT HERE FLOORING — Kitchen and Bath. Now available. Complete one stop shopping. Stop on By! Pike Road - Be-tween Southern and Belvedere. West Palm Beach - Open 7 Days!!! 561-333-2300

PAINTING

J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pres-sure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, pa-tios etc. Commercial & Residential. Interior & Exterior painting. Certified pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch 3 0 9 - 6 9 7 5 o r v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e a t www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

JOHN PERGOLIZZI PAINTING INC. — In-terior/Exterior - Repaint specialist, pressure cleaning, popcorn ceiling, drywall repair & roof painting. Family owned/owner op-erator. Free Est. 798-4964 Lic. #U18473

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

PAINTING

COLORS BY CORO, INC. — Int./Ext. Residen-tial painting, over 20 yrs exp. Small Jobs wel-come. Free est. Ins. 561-383-8666. Owner/Op-erated. Lic.# U20627 Ins. Wellington Resident

PLUMBING

JEREMY JAMES PLUMBING — Licensed plumber, legitimate estimate. Water heaters, new construction. CFC1426242. Bond-ed Insured. CFC1426242. 561-601-6458

PRESSURE CLEANING

J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINT-ING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, drive-ways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential. I n t e r i o r & E x t e r i o r p a i n t i n g . Cert i f ied pressure cleaning & paint-i ng con t rac to r. L i c . #U21552 Ca l l Butch at 309-6975 or visit us at www.jbpressurec lean ingandpa in t ing .com

ROOFING

ROBERT G. HARTMANN ROOFING — Spe-cializing in repairs. Free estimates, Bonded,in-sured. Lic. #CCC 058317 Ph: 561-790-0763.

ROOFING REPAIRS RE-ROOFING ALL TYPES — Pinewood Construction, Inc. Hon-est and reliable. Serving Palm Beach County for over 20 years. Call Mike 561-309-0134 Lic. Ins. Bonded. CGC-023773 RC-0067207

SECURITY

SECURITY — American owned local se-curity company in business 30 plus years. Protection by officers drug tested. 40 hour course. Licensed & Insured. 561-848-2600

SCREENING

JOHN’S SCREEN REPAIR SERVICE — Pool & patio re-screening. Stay tight,wrin-kle-free,guaranteed! CRC1329708 call us 798-3132. www.poolscreenrepair.com

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

AQUATIC SPRINKLER, LLC — Com-p l e t e r e p a i r o f a l l t y p e s o f s y s -t e m s . O w n e r O p e r a t e d . M i c h a e l 561-964-6004Lic.#U17871 Bonded & Ins. Serving the Western Communities Since 1990

TIRES/AUTO REPAIRS

TIRES/AUTO REPAIRS— Located behind Al Packer West off Southern Blvd. Tires for autos, trucks and commercial vehicles. 561-790-7228. 587 105 Ave. N. Unit 28, Royal Palm Beach.

TREE SERVICE

TREES TRIMMED AND REMOVED — 561-798-0412 D.M. YOUNG TREE SERVICE. Family Owned & Operat-ed Lic. & Insured 1992-12121 Visit our websi te at dmyoungtreeserv ice.com

WALLPAPERING

PAPERHANGING BY DEBI — Profession-al Installation,Removal. Repair of Paper. Neat, Clean & Reliable. Quality work with a woman’s touch. 30 years experience. No Job too big or too small. Lic. & Ins. References avai lable. 561-795-5263

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GARAGE/ESTATE SALESEMPLOYMENT

FOR RENT - GREENACRES

ROOMMATE TO SHARE — 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment - Purdy & Jog Road. $550 per month. Looking for under 35 years old. 954-296-3748

REAL ESTATE

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT


TENNESSEE LAND FOR SALE

T E N N E S S E E L A N D — 1 2 A c r e s for sale in Equestr ian neighborhood with 3 miles of riding trails. Call Dixon Team Kel ler Wi l l iams 423-883-0656

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

C A R E G I V E R / C O M PA N I O N R U N ERRANDS — Shopping, prepare light meals, transportation, responsible and re l iab le 30 years exper ience, have re ferences, ca l l Jan 561-855-8893

2005 DODGE RAM DIESEL — extended warranty, 2005 5th wheel, 30ft. Cardinal with 2 slide outs, asking $30,500, for both or best offer call 561-793-5994.

ENTRY LEVEL SALESPERSON

JD Dealership is looking for an intelligent, energetic person to sell agricultural equipment to new and existing customers. Assist the Sales Managers in

daily tasks. Excellent Benefits, matching 401K, email

[email protected]

CWP & CCE SALESPERSON

Come work for the BEST #1 JD Dealership needs a

salesperson to sell new and used CWP agricultural and turf equipment to new and existing customers. Excellent benefits,

matching 401K, email [email protected]

Person wi th good verbal /wr i t ten communication skills and the motivation to provide good customer service. Flexible schedule needed (mainly night shift, weekends and holidays) Experience preferred, but we will train the right motivated person. Royal Palm/Wellington/Acreage residents will save on gas and travel time. S e n d r e s u m e v i a e - m a i l t o i n f o @ r o y a l i n n h o t e l . c o m o r

fax to 561-795-1502

FOR SALE - BUENA VISTA COMMUNITY

BUENA VITA LAKE FRONT 2 BEDROOM PLUS DEN, 2 BATH — Professionally landscaped, peaceful, long lake views. Just listed $399,900. For further access to open house. Call Jackie DeSantis 561-436-9844

WELLINGTONCOMMUNITY YARD SALE

SATURDAY, FEB. 28TH 8 A.M. - 11 A.M.

HIDDEN CREEK AT BINKS FOREST

SHORT FILM FESTIVALWELLINGTON FILM FESTIVAL invites you to submit your SHORT FILM FREE to be featured during the film fest on February 24th, 25th and 26th in the Movies 8 at Wellington, Wellington Marketplace, 13881 Well ington Trace , Well ington, F L 3 3 4 1 4 . F o r i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t submitting your short film please visit wellingtonfilmfestival.com or you may bring your short film on DVD ready for viewing to the event. Please feel free to call (561) 255-7625 for more details.

Hotel Front Desk Clerk Job Opening

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