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Election Puts Spotlight On A Little-Known Environmental Agency

Volume 35, Number 43 October 24 - October 30, 2014

Serving Palms West Since 1980

WELLINGTON HOSTS FALL FESTIVAL

Palm Beach Soil & Water Conservation District Group 5 incumbent Eva Webb is being challenged by libertarian Karl Dickey in the Nov. 4 general election. It is a race that is putting the spotlight on a little-known board focused on countywide environmental programs. Page 3

Royal Palm Beach Council Hears Update On Aquatic Weeds

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council heard an update last week on the status of aquatic vegetation maintenance in the village from Public Works Director Paul Webster. Page 7

Wellington held its Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Village Park. The event provided familyfriendly Halloween fun with food trucks, bounce houses, trick or treating, a haunted house and more. Shown here are friendly witches Abbie O’Brien and Alahna Otrola. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5

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Western Business Alliance Hosts First Networking Social

On Thursday, Oct. 16, the Western Business Alliance, a new business networking group held its first social at the White Elephant restaurant. There were raffles, snacks and drinks as dozens gathered to create new relationships and rekindle old. Page 9

Sunrise Adult Day Care Offers Stimulating Activities For Seniors

Sunrise Adult Day Care Center, located on Forest Hill Blvd. in Greenacres, is the place to go for seniors who are in need of companionship and socialization during the day. Page 10

OPINION

Endorsement: Elect Michelle Santamaria To The County Commission

This race features three candidates: Democrat Melissa McKinlay, Republican Andrew Schaller and independent Michelle Santamaria. It’s not often in today’s hyper-partisan atmosphere that voters have a chance to choose an independent-thinking, highly skilled candidate who isn’t controlled by a political party, yet still has a chance to win. In the District 6 Palm Beach County Commission race, that candidate is Michelle Santamaria. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS...............................3 - 10 OPINION.................................. 4 CRIME NEWS.......................... 6 NEWS BRIEFS......................... 8 PEOPLE................................. 15 SCHOOLS.............................. 16 COLUMNS.......................18, 27 BUSINESS..................... 28 - 29 SPORTS..........................31 - 33 CALENDAR............................ 35 CLASSIFIEDS................ 36 - 39 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

FLORIDA STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 86 SEAT

Mears Seeks To Be A Voice For Teachers In Tallahassee

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Republican Stuart Mears is challenging incumbent Democrat Mark Pafford for the District 86 seat in the Florida House of Representatives.

District 86 includes Wellington, Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee Groves, along with other communities to the east.

A fourth-generation Floridian, Mears grew up in the area, graduating from Lake Worth High School in 1992 before enlisting in the U.S. Army.

Mears, 40, graduated from Palm Beach Community College with an associate’s degree, and from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a certificate in peace studies.

He taught at Grassy Waters Elementary School for five years

before returning to college, where he earned a master’s degree in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University. He then took an administrative position with the Palm Beach County School District.

“For the past six years, I have been in adult and community education, which primarily focuses on ESOL students as well as GED for non-traditional students who maybe want to give it another crack,” he said.

Mears lives in Wellington’s Olympia neighborhood with his wife and three children.

An educator by profession, he also has a real estate license to supplement his income.“That has helped me weather the storm to continue to provide for my family over the last 10 years,” he said.

Mears believes his top accomplishments are being a teacher and

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report State Rep. Mark Pafford hopes to remain two more years in the role he has held since 2008, as a Democrat representing District 86, which covers Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and Loxahatchee Groves, along with several communities to the east.

With three terms under his belt, Pafford wants to remain in his seat for one more term, before he is set to retire due to term limits.

“There’s a lot of work to do, especially in terms of education and on environmental issues,” he said.

Should he defeat Republican Stuart Mears on Nov. 4, Pafford is set to become minority leader, leading the Democratic caucus in the Florida House of Representatives.

Originally from Miami, Pafford moved to the area in 1993. He

is married and has two children who are attending the University of Central Florida. Pafford earned a degree in public administration from Florida International University. He has spent most of his career working with nonprofit organizations. He currently serves as CEO of the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation for the Everglades.

Pafford’s top three issues of the campaign are healthcare, education and the environment. “They all have an impact on the average person,” he said.

The environment, and especially clean water, is a top issue for Pafford, who places great emphasis on his support for nature. “It’s a public commodity,” he said. “This isn’t privately owned, and yet Florida has basically abandoned taking care of that incredible resource.

We’ve spent a lot of money trying to get companies from out of the

Stuart Mears giving back through education.

“I’ve always taught in Title 1 schools,” he said. “Those kids are See MEARS, page 21

Pafford Wants Florida To Do More For Floridians In Need

Mark Pafford state to come here, and give them tax breaks, but we haven’t paid attention to the most essential thing See PAFFORD, page 21

Lox Council OKs Work On Light At Okee And D Road

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report In a 3-2 vote, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a resolution to design a traffic signal and road improvements at Okeechobee Blvd. and D Road on Tuesday, over objections that the signal will have to be torn down when the county eventually widens the road to four lanes.

The town selected traffic engineers Simmons & White to do the project about two years ago, finally giving them the go-ahead to proceed this week.

“It has been on the council’s radar and budget for approximately two fiscal years, and we are now at the point where we are prepared to move forward,” Town Manager Bill Underwood said.

The engineering design will cost $57,806, and the council has

budgeted almost $291,000 for the total design and construction.

Councilman Tom Goltzené reiterated his opposition to the project.

“I’ve spoken extensively about this in the past,” Goltzené said, explaining that he did not think it was appropriate to spend the town’s money to put up a light on a county road.

Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel said the light is needed to give traffic gaps so residents can get onto Okeechobee Blvd. safely.

“I feel, like most of the residents of Loxahatchee Groves, that we need that red light,” Jarriel said.

“We’ve got to have a stopping point to give our people a break to get on Okeechobee Blvd.”

Jarriel added that morning and evening rush-hour traffic has become unbearable for residents See LIGHT, page 21

HORSE COUNTRY RUN

The Wellington Runners Club presented the Wellington Horse Country 10 Miler and Sebastian’s 5K Walk/Run at Tiger Shark Cove Park on Sunday, Oct. 19 to benefit the Kids Cancer Foundation of South Florida. Shown here are Jason Jaworski, Sarah George and Grace Parsons with Riley. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 19

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Wellington’s 40th Street Renamed Gracida Way

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Village Council unanimously approved a request last week to rename 40th Street South as Gracida Way in honor of the late Carlos Gracida, who died following a polo accident in February.

Equestrian activist Victoria McCullough, who lives on 40th Street South, made the request.

“The reason I would like that, and I think the community would also, is that one of the greatest polo players in the United States and in the history of the sport had a premature death, as we’re all aware of,” she said. “His farm was on 40th Street along with his brother, Memo Gracida.”

She pointed out that the community has other streets named after famous horses and equestrians, such as Gene Mische Way.

“We have to do something special for Carlos Gracida’s departure because there’s just no one like him,” McCullough said. “I learned to play at those fields, and those farms have been in existence for so many years, and there are very few residents, four of us, on 40th Street presently. There’s no objection. Everyone has told me they would be thrilled. It’s where his farm and his brother’s farm were for 30 years, and it is still to all of us where Carlos lived and where his parties and functions were.”

McCullough felt it would be a small but important gesture to rename the street Gracida Way. “It would be really tremendous if the council would consider allowing the renaming of 40th Street to Gracida Way,” she said.

Mayor Bob Margolis asked if there was a format they needed to See GRACIDA, page 10

Minto West’s Density Increase Heads To Key Vote

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Minto West’s petition for increased density comes up for a binding vote before the Palm Beach County Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 29, with additional time allotted on Thursday, Oct. 30 in anticipation of a long meeting.

After a seven-hour meeting in August, with lengthy staff and developer presentations and public comment, mostly against the density increase, Minto received transmittal approval from the commission on a 5-2 vote.

Minto is requesting a comprehensive plan text amendment that would allow consideration of plans to build 4,549 homes and up to 2.1 million square feet of non-residential uses on the 3,735acre site.

The land is currently approved for 2,996 residential units and 235,000 square feet of non-resi-

dential use. The previous owner, Callery-Judge Grove, received the approval under provisions of the Agricultural Enclave Act, which was tailored by the state legislature for that specific piece of property. It entitles it to an intensity of development similar to what has grown up around it — namely, The Acreage and Loxahatchee Groves.

Due to recent changes in state law, the transmittal request in August would have gone to the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity — formerly the Department of Community Affairs — for review even if the county commission voted against it.

Wednesday’s commission vote is expected to be the final determination for the proposed density increase.

The Palm Beach County Zoning Commission recommended approval of the project’s increased density on Oct. 10 in a 6-2 vote.

The Palm Beach County Planning

Commission recommended denial in a 12-1 vote.

The project has met with widespread public opposition, although some community leaders have shown interest in cooperating in order to reach a better bargaining position.

In mixed decisions, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee Groves and the Indian Trail Improvement District approved resolutions opposing the density increases.

ITID approved a resolution opposing the increased density in a 4-1 decision where Supervisor Michelle Damone said she would prefer working with the county on a regional approach to widespread large-scale development plans for the area, including GL Homes west of The Acreage, Avenir on Northlake Blvd. and Highland Dunes on Southern Blvd.

Although ITID is officially opposed to the expansion, some supervisors say they would like

to be in a position to get Persimmon Blvd. off the map as a future thoroughfare should the project go through.

ITID has contracted a team led by attorney Marty Perry, who has adopted a regional approach from the ITID standpoint of its effect on roads, drainage and recreation, which are the primary responsibilities of the district.

At the zoning commission meeting, Perry said ITID has no problem with the currently approved density but is concerned about the requested density increases’ effect on traffic.

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves approved a resolution opposing the Minto West density increase in a 3-0 vote with one member absent and another recusing himself.

During the Royal Palm Beach discussion of the resolution opposing the increased density, Vice Mayor Dave Swift said he would

like to be in a position to negotiate for increased use of 60th Street as opposed to Okeechobee Blvd. through the village.

Royal Palm Beach has long expressed concern of the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s consideration of overpasses on Okeechobee Blvd. if traffic increases to a certain point.

Wellington considered a resolution opposing the expansion, but in a 3-2 decision neither endorsed nor opposed the project.

Minto representatives have said the development would remain 55 percent open space and that they would be able to offer significant drainage and water supply capacity to the surrounding area.

They’ve also said there are plans to donate several hundred acres for recreation and other public uses.

If approved, the project will provide $50 million in proportionate share impact fee payments, $29 See MINTO WEST, page 4

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Democrats, Republicans & Independent Community Leaders Join Michelle Santamaria

IN HER RELENTLESS DEMAND FOR HONEST GOVERNMENT AND THE PROTECTION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.

Ed Eissey, Former President Palm Beach Community College

Ken Adams Former Chairman of Palm Beach County Commission

Robbin Lee, Hospital Chief Executive Officer

Marcia Andrews PBC School Board & Michael Jackson Longtime Glades Leader

John E. Carroll, Sr. M.P.A. Staunch Republican, Retired Sheriff’s Capt. & Current Professor

Dave Browning Mayor, Loxahatchee Groves

Dr. David Soria Medical Doctor

Dr. & Mrs. Armando Marull Medical Doctor

Dr. Dennis Witkowski, Restaurant Owner & Co-Founder Palms West Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Rosa Fernandez Pediatrician

Kris and Wendy Soderman Private School Owners

Linda Terranova School Principal

Frank and Herta Seuss Business Owners

Karen and Bob Cavanagh Business Owners

Bobby Ewing Optical Shop Owner

Dr. Gordon Johnson Medical Doctor

David Leland Printing Business Owner

Cynthia Szuka, Parapalegic Activist and Family with Seeing Eye Dog

Dr. and Mrs. Sundaram Medical Doctors

Mr. & Mrs. Ron Tomchin IT Consultant

Randy Pfeiffer Movie Producer & Past Rotary President

Mr. & Mrs. Maurcio Perez Transportation Company Owner & Soccer Club President

Norman Gitzen Renowned Artist Sculptor

Jeff Hmara Retired Government Adminstrator & Village Councilman

Tony Nelson Insurance Executive & Former Chairman, Boys & Girls Club of Wellington

Attorney Bob Jones Established Community Lawyer

Morley Alperstein Retired Businessman & Community Activist

Mr. & Mrs. George Peltzmacher Retired Businessman & Community Activist

Fred Pinto County Executive Assistant & Village Councilman

Mr. & Mrs. Newbolt Wilson Retired Xerox Executive & Community Leader

Eric Gordon Business Executive & Rotary District Governor Nominee

Scott Armand Landscape/Exterminator Business Owner & Past Rotary President

Rhonda Ferrin-Davis Hotel General Manager & Community Civic Leader

Maureen & Don Gross Realtors & Past Rotary President

Dr. Bill Louda University Professor

Vivian Palmer Retired & Past Chamber of Commerce Executive Director

Attorney Richard Valuntas Village Councilman

Richard Nielsen Retired & Former Hospital Administrator

Paid electioneering communication paid for by Jess & Michelle Santamaria for Honest Government, Inc., 675 Royal Palm Beach Boulevard, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411

Gary Dunkley Business Ownwer & ITID Supervisor

Harriet Offerman Real Estate Broker (37 Years) & Community Leader

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NEWS

Election Puts Spotlight On Little-Known Environmental Agency

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach Soil & Water Conservation District Group 5 incumbent Eva Webb is being challenged by libertarian Karl Dickey in the Nov. 4 general election. It is a race that is putting the spotlight on a little-known board focused on countywide environmental programs.

Webb, a Loxahatchee Groves resident, has sat on the board for 12 years. She has never been challenged for the volunteer seat, and there is no salary attached to the post.

Dickey, who lives in Delray Beach, believes that there is redundancy between the soil and water district and other agencies, such as the South Florida Water Management District, but said his main issue is that the agency has not tried hard enough to create transparency.

“The current leadership has had more than four years to create transparency within the organization and explain to the public exactly what it does,” Dickey

said. “They have chosen not to do so. Their web site doesn’t include when their meetings are or where they are. If you go to people, they have never even heard of this district. That’s $350,000 of taxpayer money.”

Dickey said his candidacy is part of a concerted effort to shine the light on the little-known agency, pointing out that two candidates who ran, Marc Tancer — chairman of the Libertarian Party of Palm Beach County — and Richard Lee Suverison Jr., were uncontested and took their seats automatically.

“We’re looking to see what we want to do with the district,” he said. “We’ve done this in Seminole County, where we’ve had a majority of like-minded people, and the district flourished and did very well and became self-sustaining.

There was another case in Lee County on the west coast, where that group of people decided it was wasting taxpayer dollars and they abolished it.”

Dickey said his main objective is to examine the inner workings of the district.

“I don’t know which path we’re going to take until we get in there, but we just want to create more transparency with the public and reduce any redundancies and see if there’s anything that we can do to improve the district,” he said.

Dickey said that modern farming technology might have outstripped the information and programs offered by the district. “I think one of the things we may end up doing is moving a lot of that education toward urban situation, urban gardening, urban farming type situations,” he said.

His primary goal is to cut government waste.

“We’re not interested, from my perspective, in wasting taxpayer dollars,” Dickey said. “I see waste very often in government, and this may or may not be one of those cases. I do think the district, and I’ve gone to several meetings, could perhaps be run better and more efficiently and with more efficacy, so that’s what we’re looking to do.”

He noted that his being a libertarian has very little to do with

what he would like to accomplish with the district. “We’re just looking to create efficiency in government,” Dickey said.

Dickey purchased his first dry cleaning company at the age of 16 while still in high school. He is an investor and heads a dry cleaning franchise company, Nu-Look, and is also a global distributor for a natural foods company. He is married, has no children and has lived in Palm Beach County since 1979. For more information, visit www.karldickey.org.

Webb said the district offers unique programs that do not overlap with other governmental functions. “I don’t know what his intentions are,” Webb said. “I can’t speak for him, but I know that in Lee County, the first thing the Libertarian Party did was fire all the employees. Soil & Water is so important; I would hate to see all the staff fired.”

She said that if Dickey is elected, he will have to commit to fulfilling his obligation to help conserve soil, water and other natural resources.

Karl Dickey

Eva Webb

“I think there is a perception out there by his group, the Libertarian Party, that all government is bad,” Webb said. “If they think something is bad, they should work to resolve that issue. You don’t just dissolve it. That’s just giving up.

The purpose of [the Soil & Water Conservation District] is to conserve natural resources. I’m not saying this is him, but I don’t understand the philosophy of running for an office just to dissolve it.”

She pointed out that the district is not a taxing body, and receives most of its budget of under $250,000 a year from grants and some financing from the county.

“We don’t tax anybody,” Webb said. “Soil & Water works on programs to fill a need. Our staff works on several programs that we run.”

The district works with farmers on best management practices to See SOIL & WATER, page 7

Florida Voters To Weigh In On Three Constitutional Amendments

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach County Legislative Affairs Director Todd Bonlarron updated voters on the statewide constitutional amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot at a community forum hosted by County Commissioner Jess Santamaria on Wednesday, Oct. 15.

Florida voters will weigh in on three topics: Amendment 1 on Water and Land Conservation, Amendment 2 on Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions and Amendment 3 on Prospective Appointment of Certain Judicial Vacancies.

Constitutional amendments need 60 percent voter approval to pass.

The first amendment, a citizenled petition, is titled Water and Land Conservation. It dedicates money to acquire and restore Florida conservation and recreational lands.

“Right now, the State of Florida owns about 2.4 million acres of land that it has acquired through various means,” Bonlarron said.

“The proponents of this particular amendment felt like the state was

undercutting the commitments made in the area of land buying and in water management.”

This amendment would require the state to continue to buy land and work in water management, along with guaranteed funding.

“This amendment is asking you, the voters, do you want to dedicate a revenue source of 33 percent, one-third, of net revenues of the existing excise tax on documents?” Bonlarron explained. “What’s an excise tax on documents? That’s basically when you make real estate transactions, and that’s used for a variety of sources.”

This dedicates 33 percent for the next 20 years. The estimated financial impact of the amendment is somewhere between $648 million and $1.268 billion, per year, by the end of the 20 years.

“The long-term estimates are that this could mean upward of $20 billion of state revenue over 20 years going toward these particular purposes,” he said.

With more than 120 groups supporting the amendment, many government leaders are opposed to the amendment because of the

restrictions it places on other state revenues.

“The more that we restrict how they can spend money, the more difficult it is for them to set the priorities of what they think are their constituencies,” Bonlarron said. “This is just one more issue that is going to restrict how much can go into this.”

Acquiring additional money for affordable housing and transportation is another concern for those against the amendment, because if 33 percent is dedicated toward buying and maintaining land, that money won’t be able to be used for other purposes.

By specifying an amount, Bonlarron said, proponents are able to guarantee that the allocated money is used for land conversation purposes and cannot be redistributed by the legislature for other uses.

Currently, there are not specific amounts mandated toward conservation efforts.

A “yes” vote would create the dedicated funding source in the constitution for water and land conservation, and a “no” vote would not create a dedicated funding source.

The second amendment, also a citizen-led petition, is titled Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions.

“The use of medical marijuana in Florida is legal today. It’s legal today because the Florida Legislature passed a bill last year known as the Charlotte’s Web Law,” Bonlarron said. “Under the law that exists in Florida today, individuals who have cancer, epilepsy or suffer from severe joint pains can be prescribed medical marijuana by a doctor in a very specific format.”

Charlotte’s Web is a form of medical marijuana that does not induce many of the psychoactive effects associated with recreational marijuana.

The law, relatively new, is still being worked out, but it has been determined that there will be five growers, randomly selected, in five regions of the state, that will also serve as distributors, he said.

The amendment would allow for an expanded use of medical marijuana.

“According to this amendment, a licensed Florida physician has the ability, at their determination, to prescribe medical marijuana

to individuals with debilitating diseases,” Bonlarron explained.

“It gives pretty much carte blanche responsibility to physicians in Florida to make a determination, the same way they make determinations when they prescribe other drugs to people with different conditions, to make that determination of whether they believe that medical marijuana is an appropriate remedy for whatever disease an individual is suffering from.”

If the amendment passes, it would greatly expand the possible use of medical marijuana, allowing caregivers to assist with medical marijuana just as they assist with other medicines.

The Food & Drug Administration doesn’t recognize medical marijuana, Bonlarron said, but the Department of Health would be in charge of determining how it is regulated, who would distribute it, who would grow it and more.

Law enforcement agencies have expressed concerns about the safety issues with the amendment, Bonlarron said, while proponents believe that it has the potential to improve the quality of life of those suffering.

“The existing law is limited as to the kinds of diseases that it has the capacity to treat,” Bonlarron said, explaining that this amendment would expand the type of conditions for which physicians can prescribe medical marijuana.

This amendment varies greatly from the laws in Colorado and some other states, where marijuana is available recreationally, he said.

“This will not allow for that in the State of Florida,” Bonlarron stressed.

Voting “yes” for this amendment means that the use of medical marijuana, with a doctor’s prescription, would be expanded, and a “no” vote would not expand the use of medical marijuana.

The third amendment, titled Prospective Appointment of Certain Judicial Vacancies, was placed on the ballot by the Florida Legislature. It would change the way some judicial vacancies are made.

“A governor today is not able to prospectively fill a judicial vacancy if they know that one, a judge is going to reach the age of 70 before that final day, or two, if the judge was not retained in a See AMENDMENTS, page 21

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OUR OPINION

Elect Michelle Santamaria To The District 6 Commission Seat

The race for the District 6 seat on the Palm Beach County Commission features three candidates, all with unique attributes. The Democratic nominee is Melissa McKinlay, who has worked numerous governmental posts and is currently with Palm Beach County’s legislative affairs office. The Republican nominee is local businessman Andrew Schaller, who has made a name for himself as a frequent critic of the Palm Beach County Commission. Also in the race is independent candidate Michelle Santamaria, an attorney and businesswoman running to build on the corruption-fighting legacy of her father, County Commissioner Jess Santamaria, who is vacating the post due to term limits.

As we pointed out during the primary election, Melissa McKinlay has an impressive resume that spans many levels of government: local, county, state and national. She also has a reasonable command of the issues and a strong network of supporters. Some of those supporters are concerning, however, as they include a number of West Palm Beach officials who have long stood in the way of projects crucial to the needs of residents here in the western communities. McKinlay’s dedication toward protecting women, children and the disadvantaged, especially through her volunteer work, is admirable and heartfelt. Her focus on bringing county help to the Glades, communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked, is a definite issue that whoever wins the seat will have to tackle. While she has deep connections in county and state government, her connections to the western communities are not nearly as firmly rooted.

Andrew Schaller is a business owner who runs a successful electronic banking firm and a horse farm. He has long been a critic of county government, starting with issues near his home and branching out into fiscal policy, road issues and even how meetings are run. He has famously had numerous run-ins with the incumbent, Jess Santamaria. Suffice it say, they’re not friends. Schaller’s understanding of the issues, the key players and county government is strong. His business experience clearly shows he can manage money. However, his political experience is limited beyond being known as a frequent county government gadfly.

Support For Michelle Santamaria

If you, the people of Palm Beach County’s District 6, are looking for sincere, honest government, and a candidate who will be 100 percent for the people, and not for corporations or others who expect something in return, that person is Michelle Santamaria.

She will fight to contain the Minto West expansion. She is an accomplished nationwide attorney with a master’s degree in business administration.

Based on her experience, education and honesty, she is without a doubt the best-qualified candidate for District 6 county commissioner. She is committed to always fight for what is best for our Palm Beach County.

George Peltzmacher Royal Palm Beach

Minto Project Not Consistent With The Area

I have lived in Loxahatchee since 1978. If the Minto West proposal was consistent with the Palm Beach Comprehensive Land Use Plan of one-plus acres rural/residential designation, there would be no debate. The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners is not being consistent with their decision making.

My opposition is based on several evident facts.

I live near this massive proposed development. In 2008, an Agricultural Enclave was granted to this area. This was the first Agricultural Enclave in the state. The county agrees that the enclave has nothing to do with agricultural development, but was specifically worded for the Callery-Judge Grove proposed development. Minto bought the property and the enclave rights.

Minto only had the right per the enclave to build 2,996 residences.

Minto petitioned the county for the high 4,000 homes, a massive mall, warehouses, a college and a 150-bed hotel, resulting in the

With a law degree and a master’s degree in business administration, Michelle Santamaria has extensive legal and business expertise, a proven track record of accomplishing goals and an innovative, thinking-outside-the-box attitude. With personal access to the outgoing commissioner, she is ahead of the game in learning the dynamics that emerge behind closed doors. With a unique outlook, she has placed careful emphasis on her stances, differentiating herself from her father. For example, while her father ran for office as a Democrat, she stuck to her principles and is running as an independent, rather than under the safety and support of a political party. While this puts her at a disadvantage, it has allowed her to seek the seat not beholden to special interests, racking up a varied collection of supporters from across the political spectrum. Santamaria’s educational background makes her particularly good at analyzing tough issues. She is independent, yet with enough finesse and natural public speaking skills to be able to get others to be willing to hear and evaluate what she has to say.

In reality, the most surprising thing about this race is how narrow the field has been. A number of high-powered, current elected officials stayed on the sidelines, leaving the field open to three candidates who have never held elected office. However, it’s not often in today’s hyper-partisan atmosphere that voters have a chance to choose an independent-thinking, highly skilled candidate who isn’t controlled by a political party, yet still has a chance to win. In this year’s county commission race, that candidate is Michelle Santamaria. In this limited field of candidates, she is clearly the best choice.

The Town-Crier endorses independent candidate Michelle Santamaria for Palm Beach County Commission in District 6.

Midterm elections always feature lower turnout than presidential election years. That is too bad. Democracy functions best when more people vote. No matter whether your opinions on this race differ from ours, be sure to get to the polls — either through early voting or on election day — and make your voice heard.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR third-largest development in Palm Beach County. The proposed new Minto community will devastate our rural communities by destroying our quality of life.

The county is aware that Minto’s proposed expansion is non-compliant with Florida Statutes, and is inconsistent with the state’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, the Palm Beach County Comprehensive Land Use Plan and the Treasure Coast Strategic Regional Policy Plan. Minto West meets the legal definition of “leapfrog” development in that it requires the extension of public facilities, services and roads on existing peripheral areas with no provisions in current local, county and state governing bodies for such extensions. Minto West is not “New Urbanism.” It is not “smart growth.” It is urban sprawl in a rural area.

The county commission is aware that the county has no money to support or maintain the necessary road expansions.

Consequences include traffic, noise, vehicular pollution, loss of homeowner property rights, and endangerment of the health, safety and welfare of residents.

Such multi-lane roads and parkways will also divide and disunite our community, thus losing the neighborhood feel.

Allowing Minto to build commercial components along Seminole Pratt Whitney Road with multi-family housing behind it poses danger to students attending Seminole Ridge High School, as well as the elementary and middle schools on 140th.

The Palm Beach County School Board has no money to support or maintain the required three schools just to maintain the present influx of population.

At $19,000 per acre, Minto has donated five acres toward one elementary school, but Minto has not set aside funds for school expansion or construction of schools resulting from student increases for this one school.

Developments such as Minto West do not pay for themselves.

Instead, they result in huge net fiscal deficits that are shouldered

by all property owners in Palm Beach County in the form of increased property taxes. The estimated tax dollars necessary for improvements just for the county and state roads exceed $177 million — money the county does not have. Residents in the ITID service area will be additionally taxed to pay for Minto’s traffic on our privately owned and maintained roads. Furthermore, residents will be faced with further taxation to pay for Minto’s impact on public services.

This proposed community is being railroaded through without any regard to our pristine environment.

No studies have been conducted to determine the detrimental effects that it will cause on my neighbors who are agricultural producers, livestock owners, equestrians and nurseries owners. Our area has many species of flora and fauna; and more specifically, wildlife, including endangered and threatened species. There has been no studies of the effects dumping decades of soil that has been subjected to pesticides (some of which have since been banned), fungicides, herbicides and fertilizers year after year. Construction of residential and commercial and a system of lakes requires the soil to be disturbed.

There are three massive planned developments just waiting to see what decisions are made with Minto West. Remember, this is the last remaining rural area in Palm Beach County. Please help the citizens of the western area get the information out that the Palm Beach County commissioners are on the side of the corporations.

They are not our representatives.

Margaret Duttenhoeffer Loxahatchee

he had once vetoed… Are you kidding me?

The Post went on to remind McKinlay that she doesn’t remember or respect the fact that voters overwhelmingly support preserving farmland on the Agricultural Reserve, and wonders why longtime landowners shouldn’t be allowed to “cash in” to home builders, and get “full value” for their land.

According to the Post, McKinlay also believes that developers will just override local commissioners and go to Tallahassee if commissioners don’t play ball on development. That’s some endorsement!

That is not what Michelle Santamaria will be voting for. She knows what Corruption County is all about.

The Post focused their argument for not endorsing Michelle on questionable reasons, like her campaign is financed largely by her family. That is because the Santamarias do not take money from lobbyists.

The Post has pointed out that this local election will be critical to our county’s future. What kind of county will we be in the next 20 years? Who will win the battles over the environment, of homes, farms, roads?

We will need the best and the brightest. We will need Michelle Santamaria. A woman with a master’s of business administration degree. A woman with a doctor of jurisprudence degree. An assistant state attorney and an entrepreneur in business.

We will need the best and the brightest, and we will need Michelle Santamaria.

Morley Alperstein Wellington

That Was An Endorsement?

My Despair Turned To Delight

The Palm Beach Post’s Palm Beach County Commission District 6 endorsement for Melissa McKinlay is the lamest rationale possible. Her best job as an “aide” was to “help” arrange for Gov. Rick Scott to tour Belle Glade and see firsthand the need for projects

Due to term limits, District 6 County Commissioner Jess Santamaria, the fearless voice of the people, will be leaving office shortly. The thought of Jess leaving office caused me much

despair. Like him or not, none can dispute the fact that Jess has been the most honest, dedicated, hardworking public servant that we have ever had, not only in the western communities, but in Palm Beach County in general.

He gives so much of himself and exemplifies the true meaning of a “public servant.”

Thank you for all you have done, Jess. You will surely be missed.

My despair quickly turned to delight when I learned that his daughter, Michelle Santamaria, was running for her dad’s seat.

Luckily for us all, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”

Michelle Santamaria is the ideal replacement for Jess. She is honest, well-educated and dedicated, and will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the county commission. She definitely is a cut above the other candidates.

At the ALA’s Oct. 6 candidates forum, Melissa’s attack on Michelle Santamaria was shocking and unjustified. It is not a crime to have a successful, generous father!

We can all vote for Michelle knowing that we can trust her and that her efforts will be about the greater good of the western communities. Like her father, she has no self interest and will make a tremendous impact/effect on the Board of County Commissioners.

While other candidates have style, Michelle Santamaria has got substance and integrity.

So on Nov. 4, I urge residents of the western communities to turn up at the polls in record numbers and vote for Michelle Santamaria.

A vote for Michelle will be a vote for honest government, and

heaven knows we need honest government now more than ever.

So let there be no voter apathy.

We in the western communities enjoy a unique lifestyle. Our quality of life is second to none, and it’s no wonder we are the envy of other municipalities. We are passionate about our politics and want District 6 to be represented well, so on Nov. 4 please vote for Michelle.

Alma Sato Wellington

Stop The Destruction Of The Acreage

We are currently at the most crucial point in the history and future of The Acreage. If you like where we are currently heading with Minto and GL Homes and the four-laning and six-laning of our roadways for these developers, vote for Ralph Bair, Carol Jacobs and Mike Erickson for ITID supervisors. If you want to only allow these developers to build to the longtime “Acreage zoning” of one home per 1.25 acres and only 500,000 square feet of commercial, vote for Jennifer Hager, Alan Ballweg and Betty Argue.

Jennifer, Alan and Betty will fight steadfastly alongside current Supervisor Gary Dunkley to assure that the current zoning is forever maintained and that our roads are never expanded for overdevelopment. We need your support and votes on Nov. 4 to save The Acreage as we know it from destruction via developer greed and overdevelopment.

Ed Zakrzewski The Acreage

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AT&T Should Be Ashamed For Its Role In Mobile Cramming Scams AT&T Mobility, one of the nation’s largest mobile phone companies, now has to pay $105 million in penalties and refunds for unlawfully billing the cell phone accounts of its customers. $80 million will go to the Federal Trade Commission to refund customers who were billed hundreds of

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millions of dollars, often without consent or even knowledge.

That’s not all. AT&T will also pay $20 million to all 50 states and the District of Columbia, plus another $5 million to the Federal Communications Commission for its shady role in the scam known as mobile cramming.

Instead of acting to end the charges, AT&T continued to make millions of dollars from these illegal practices while taking at least a 35 percent commission. It also refused to provide refunds to many customers, FTC Chair Edith Ramirez said.

AT&T said it finally stopped

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billing for these third party charges in December 2013.

On the record, AT&T earned $108 million for these charges in 2012. In 2013, that figure skyrocketed to $161 million. In 2011, in case you wondered, AT&T received 1.3 million calls about the charges.

Minto West

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ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL BRINGS CROWDS TO VILLAGE PARK IN WELLINGTON

Wellington held its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Village Park on Pierson Road. The event provided a family-friendly Halloween celebration with food trucks, bounce houses, trick or treating, a haunted house, face painting, balloon animals, a costume PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER contest and more.

Tom Wenham, Gladys Ferrer, Bruce Delaney and Regis Wenham.

Students from Akademia Dance performed on stage.

Marine, Dorian, Kiana and Tom Esparza at the park.

Jenn and Benjamin Cathcart in front of a bounce house.

William Tong, Kevin Kramer and Leonardo Contreras as ninjas and the Headless Horseman.

Charlee Vann and Karlee Fritz compare candy treats.

Phoenix Kirshbaum goes for a pony ride.

Brianna Koos joins Lyla and Domenic DeMarzo to enjoy the fun evening.

SPOOKYVILLE RETURNS TO YESTERYEAR VILLAGE AT THE S.F. FAIRGROUNDS

The South Florida Fairgrounds’ Yesteryear Village is hosting its Spookyville event for children 12 and under with costume contests, tricks, treats, crafts rides, food and more. It began last weekend and will continue Oct. 24 through 26 and Oct. 31. For more information, visit www.yesteryearvillage.org or call (561) 793-0333.

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Colin Holzemer shows his muscles.

Elizabeth Boxole, Rielle Westra, Sophia Gazze and Serena Gauve with kittens Princess and Prince.

Political adv. paid for and approved by Carol Jacobs for Indian Trail Improvement District 5.

Pet costume winner Rico with owner Jamie Mewbourne and Brendon Walker.

Vickie Wilson and grandson Russel Temple enjoy a ride on the train.

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CRIME NEWS

Multiple Vehicle Burglaries Reported In Madison Green

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report OCT. 12 — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Royal Palm Beach substation is investigating multiple burglaries all taking place sometime between 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 and 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12 in the Pinehurst at Madison Green neighborhood. According to the first PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was called to Fiddlewood Court last Sunday morning regarding a vehicle burglary where five $1 bills were removed from the victim’s two vehicles parked in his driveway. DNA evidence and fingerprints were recovered at the scene. Another incident occurred on Briar Oak Drive. In that report, nothing was missing from the vehicles, but someone had entered and rummaged through the victim’s Ford Explorer, Dodge Durango and Cadillac Escalade, all of which were left unlocked. DNA evidence and fingerprints were recovered at the scene. A third report was regarding a vehicle burglary, also on Briar Oak Drive, resulted in a stolen GPS unit, valued at approximately $100.

According to the PBSO report, the victim’s Lexus SUV was parked unlocked on his driveway. Upon leaving for work in the morning, he noticed that the glove box of the vehicle was open and the GPS was missing. DNA evidence and fingerprints were taken at the scene of that incident as well.

OCT. 13 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a car dealership on Southern Blvd. last Monday regarding the theft of automobile parts. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10 and 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, someone removed three tailgates from three pickup trucks and damaged the lock of another truck’s tailgate. The stolen items were valued at $4,500 total.

OCT. 14 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home in La Mancha last Tuesday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, at 6:25 a.m., the victim was awakened by the sound of a truck starting up. Upon inspection, the victim realized it was her vehicle, a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500. She called the PBSO, which then created a blockade to try to intercept the vehicle. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, and the vehicle was entered into the PBSO teletype as stolen.

OCT. 15 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Rainbow Springs Terrace last Wednesday evening regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:50 and 9:30 p.m. last Wednesday, a stone wrapped in a black bandana was used to break into the victim’s 2007 Hyundai Sonada. According to the report, two black bags, containing various cell phones, valued at $5,947, and a wallet left in the center console, containing $4,500 in cash and four bank cards, were removed from the vehicle. The bandana, used to gain access to the front passenger side window, was taken into evidence and checked for DNA. OCT. 16 — An Acreage resident contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Thursday afternoon regarding a case of fraud. According to

a PBSO report, the victim was recently in Hialeah and used his Palm Beach County Federal Credit Union card. According to the report, a few days later, multiple unauthorized purchases ranging from $11.86 to $81.28 were made on the card in Hialeah. The victim had not permitted anyone else to use the card, and he still had it in his possession.

OCT. 17 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 82nd Road North in The Acreage last Friday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 a.m. last Wednesday and 5 p.m. last Friday, someone removed an Acer 19-inch TV and a Nintendo Xbox from a camper parked on the victim’s property. There were several other burglaries reported in the vicinity during that time period.

OCT. 17 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Temple Blvd. in The Acreage last Friday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Thursday and 7:30 a.m. last Friday, someone entered a fenced-in area to access a shed filled with lawn equipment on the victim’s property. According to the report, a Kawasaki weedeater, an Echo blower and an Echo edger, valued at approximately $660, were removed from the shed.

OCT. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on White Pine Drive last Sunday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Friday and 11 a.m. Sunday, someone punched the passenger door lock and entered the victim’s 1989 Mazda RX-7, removing an iPhone 4, valued at $299.

OCT. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 83rd Place North in The Acreage last Sunday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 p.m. last Friday and 5 p.m. Sunday, someone entered an unlocked shed and removed equipment.

According to the report, the stolen items include five fan motors, three 30-pound refrigerant drums and miscellaneous heat pump parts, valued at approximately $975.

OCT. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to Olympia Park on Stribling Way last Sunday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 2 p.m., someone smashed the front passenger window of the victim’s 2012 Honda Accord and removed his wallet and an iPod, valued at approximately $340, that were hidden under a hat on the center console of the vehicle.

OCT. 20 — An Acreage resident called the PBSO’s Acreage/ Loxahatchee substation Monday morning to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. last Saturday and 6:15 a.m. Monday, someone entered the victim’s 2004 Dodge Ram, parked in front of his home on Mellow Court, and removed an iPad which was kept in the center console next to his work phone. According to the report, the phone was not taken, and the truck did not show any signs of forced entry. The victim reported that it might have been left unlocked.

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding these wanted fugitives: • Karen Longyear, alias Karen Wagner, is a white female, 5’2” tall and weighing 135 lbs., with brown hair and hazel eyes. Her date of birth is 09/17/57. Longyear is wanted for felony charges of petit theft. Her last known addresses were NE 11th Street in Delray Beach and Carlton Street in Wellington. She is wanted as of 10/16/14.

• Franklin Poling is a white male, 6’0” tall and weighing 160 lbs., with brown hair, brown eyes and multiple tattoos. His date of birth is 03/02/71.

Poling is wanted on felony charges for public assistance fraud. His last known address was 90th Street North in The Acreage. He is wanted as of 10/16/14.

Remain anonymous and you may be eligible for up to a $1,000 reward.

Call Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppers pbc.com.

Karen Longyear

Franklin Poling

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Royal Palm Beach Council Hears Update On Aquatic Weeds

By Briana D’Andrea Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council heard an update last week on the status of aquatic vegetation maintenance in the village from Public Works Director Paul Webster.

At the Thursday, Oct. 16 meeting, Webster said that soundings conducted by Royal Palm Beach’s aquatic vegetation contractor in September found that village waterways and the M-1 Canal are 78.4 percent clear.

“The overall system control percentages were lower than what we executed at the end of the month,” he said. “The standard is 85 percent based on the data, so clear water is just about 7 percent lower than what it should be.”

In previous years, the village has struggled to keep control over aquatic weeds in local canals, especially during the summer growing season.

“The base part of this system

that I’m outlining, which includes the M-1 Canal, does meet the standard at 85 percent,” Webster said. “But, when you take in the ponds, such as the old Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District canal and the area in the lakes and commons, that’s where it drops to 78 percent. When we started the year in March, it was at 92 percent.”

The village’s new contractor, Lake & Wetland Management, has completed a survey of the entire system and has begun treatments within the system, Webster said.

The firm conducted treatments for grasses and emergent weeds during the week of Oct. 6 through Oct. 10, and treated algae the week of Oct. 13, using a small harvester to remove surface algae and debris in various areas of the system. The contractor was to begin submersed weed treatments in the system beginning on Oct. 20, Webster said.

“As part of the contract, they will be performing sounding and

mapping of the center of the system on a monthly basis during the term of this contract, and will conduct a full mapping of the system in March and September of each year,” he said. “The work effort provides data on the depth of the system, the percentage of biomass by volume in the system and the consistency of the sediment in the system, which will map the softer muck areas.”

Despite lower numbers in some areas, Webster said the overall system has shown improvement over previous years.

“The system is in a lot better condition than what the 78 percent would represent,” he said. “But clearly, there are some areas that they need to work on, and they recognize them and know what they are and have already put together a plan.”

Resident Bob Carter was very happy with the outcome of the findings, because he had become frustrated with the vegetation

creeping up in his yard. “You did a pretty good job,” he said. “Keep up the good work.”

Council members were generally happy with the work of the new contractor.

“The growing season for aquatic vegetation is going to slow way down in November and pick back up again in March,” Vice Mayor David Swift said. “I would like to suggest we start this back up again in March.”

Webster instead suggested pushing it back to April, and Councilman Richard Valuntas agreed. “I would agree with putting it off until April, and I think that’s a good course go to,” he said.

Regarding future presentations, Swift made a suggestion to the contractors at Lake & Wetland Management.

“The thing I would be interested in is the criteria for success,” he said. “For example, with what we’ve been presented with. I’d be interested in what you think of

it, and if we should continue with presenting that information, or if you think there would be a better way to show it. Is the message being relayed, or is there a better way to express the data?”

There are several additional public hearings on aquatic vegetation maintenance scheduled in the future.

In other business: • The council unanimously gave the green light to add a new permitted use of patio homes to the RS-3 single-family residential zoning district.

Planning & Zoning Administrator Bradford O’Brien described patio homes as a single-family detached dwelling unit, which can be planned to accommodate cluster development with sheltered private outdoor living areas for each home.

“Designed with one continuous, windowless, zero-lot-line wall or staggered-zero-lot-line walls, consistent with the provisions of the

patio home selection of the Royal Palm Beach zoning code, patio homes are also known as zero-lotline homes,” he said. “The purpose and intent of the patio homes will remain the same as single-family detached dwellings.”

The homes will be required to have a minimum lot width of 55 feet. It is expected that the patio homes category could be used by a future developer seeking to build on the former wastewater treatment plant property at the village’s north end.

Village Manager Ray Liggins clarified that it will be up to future developers to decide what type of homes will be built at the wastewater treatment plant site.

“What we’re doing tonight is a change to the RS-3 zoning district, and it has nothing to do with the piece of property at the wastewater treatment plant at this time,” he said. “We did make that part of the vision. When we have somebody See RPB COUNCIL, page 21

ITID Question 5: Thoughts On Development Near The Acreage

From now until the election, the Town-Crier will ask questions each week to the six people seeking three seats on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors. This week’s question: What are your thoughts on development in areas adjacent to The Acreage? What should ITID do regarding these planned development projects?

ITID SEAT 3

Ralph Bair — As a resident of The Acreage for the past 35 years, I have a proven record of opposing large developments that would detrimentally impact our community.

As an original member of the Royal Ascot Estates Landowners Association, a community within The Acreage, from 1982-86, we worked to stop Seminole Pratt Whitney Road from becoming University Drive. A road that began in Broward County would have then traveled north through The Acreage and would have ended in Martin County. This is a good example of opposing poor development for our area.

With the recent proposed developments, a master plan for a regional road network will need to be put in place to mitigate the traffic impact on our Acreage roads.

The road network must include the completion of State Road 7, allowing traffic to travel on the outside border of The Acreage rather than through the heart of it.

Indian Trail’s professional team of consultants is currently working with Palm Beach County and neighboring communities in order to plan ahead to prevent traffic impacts these developments may cause. This includes developing a level of service allowed on our roads, an unbiased traffic study and a traffic calming plan in order to mitigate the impacts and to be eligible for impact fees.

I believe a regional approach to the developments would best serve the residents of The Acreage and the western communities.

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continued from page 3 preserve water quality by limiting nutrient runoff, she said, pointing out that the Soil & Water Conservation District helped establish a tri-county nursery program in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-

Alan Ballweg — I believe The Acreage is unique and special, and I will fight to preserve it. If I am driving home from a congested area, when I cross into The Acreage, I feel like I can breathe again and can enjoy the sounds of birds, crickets and frogs, and see stars at night.

I am strongly opposed to Minto West, and am one of the early founders of the “No To Minto” movement. It is absurd to think that we need 2.1 million square feet of commercial (almost the size of Sawgrass Mills mall, the seventh-largest mall in the United States). We do not want or need a city in the country. Minto West is totally out of character with our rural, agricultural and equestrian way of life, and will bring massive traffic, noise, congestion and crime, as well as increased taxes.

It will start a “domino effect” of enabling other nearby developments, such as Avenir, GL Homes, Iota Carol, and others to obtain greater density, and turn us into an overdeveloped wasteland like Broward County.

This is probably the most important battle Indian Trail has ever faced, and if we lose it, we lose our quality of life. It will require a concerted effort using legal and political influence, as well as direct discussions with the county commissioners, planning staff and engineers. I am in favor of aggressive litigation to protect our roads and infrastructure from being used as a doormat by developers and the county. Read more about my positions at www.winwithalan.com.

of the county and Minto asserting the right to use our privately owned, built and maintained roads and parks without involving Indian Trail. Indian Trail has already advised the county and Minto that we will not allow them to use our roads. We need to stay the course at the advice of the attorneys and consultants hired with respect to Minto’s development. If necessary, Indian Trail should pursue litigation to protect our easements, otherwise, other developers, such as GL Homes and Iota Carol, will have the same expectations.

While the expense of litigation is not wanted, the expense of losing easements, and providing, building and maintaining roads in perpetuity used by outside developments, is also not wanted.

Indian Trail has invested in traffic studies, including traffic calming measures to deal with the traffic we already have. The suggestions should be reviewed and implemented where appropriate.

County staff has a misunderstanding that The Acreage is a problem that needs to be solved, and mistakenly believes increasing the homes, commercial, industrial and adding a college and a hotel will solve the problem. What they fail to see is that it will create more problems and expense to the taxpayers that is neither warranted nor wanted.

Betty Argue — Developers should be held to their approved residential and commercial in the western communities. For the county to approve more, means an undue burden on the taxpayers of the Indian Trail Improvement District, as well as surrounding municipalities.

The burden to Indian Trail is further exacerbated by the approach

Carol Jacobs — Most people realize that when you move to an area near farm land, that land could eventually be sold off to developers. This has been happening for years all over the United States.

The owners of the properties surrounding ITID have a right to go to the county to ask for approval to build on their land, just like when I bought my property to build a house in The Acreage.

I would love The Acreage to stay less crowded then it is going to be once development starts.

However, that is not the ITID’s decision to make, it is totally the county commission’s decision, and all this protesting going on out

Dade counties to implement best management practices, preserve water and improve water quality.

“This program actually ran through the Soil & Water Conservation District,” she said. “We recognize that agriculture is not the sole contributor to nutrient runoff.

We have other areas where we can improve water quality. We have worked with homeowners also on conserving water through our homeowner irrigation lab.”

The district also works with

growers to help them monitor their water use and helps homeowners with sprinkler heads to recognize inefficiencies and make recommendations on how to fix them.

“We don’t go out and make a living fixing sprinkler heads,” she said. “That’s not what we do.

We’re not making money selling anything. We go out and assess what they need to do. We work with municipalities, and we have actually been asked by the South Florida Water Management Dis-

ITID SEAT 5

Ralph Bair

Alan Ballweg

here — the rumors to change the makeup of the ITID board, that the “No to Minto” group will protect everyone and that the current ITID board is not protecting everyone — is complete hogwash. If you believe that these new candidates from the “No to Minto” group can stop development, then I have some swamp land to sell you at a really good price.

ITID is a special district. The only thing we can do in reference to the development around us is exactly what we have been doing — the hiring of consultants to see what the impacts will be to our area in reference to roads, drainage and parks. I do not believe in suing to stop development, like my opponent thinks is the answer, because that would be very expensive and a losing battle, and not a battle the district should take on. I do believe the district supervisors need to protect the works of the district for their constituents in getting our fair share of the development’s impact fees to develop our roads and drainage to handle the increased impacts to our community.

ITID SEAT 1 Mike Erickson — I have long been a proponent of looking at development in a comprehensive manner. The challenge is that the county has not taken a comprehensive approach to this issue since the defeat of the sector plan.

Development is what got me active in the community eight years ago when there was a proposal to commercialize a 2.5 mile stretch of Northlake. I worked very hard getting the county to study this trict to assess their water [sprinkler] use. No one else does what we do in the county.”

The district also works with the county on the management of county-owned land.

“The land that the county leases out for farming, we work with growers to make sure they are involved with and utilizing best management practices so that they are not contributing to nutrients and reducing water runoff,” Webb said. “I don’t believe that

Betty Argue

Carol Jacobs

corridor and come up with a comprehensive plan for the area. The result of the study was to protect 120 acres and only allow the further development of one 30-acre piece in The Acreage. We did this by working together.

One of the biggest issues facing ITID is the consequences of development on the transportation system. The county either needs to designate a transportation backlog district so TIF funding using future property value increases can fund a proper system, or these developers need to step up and fund the system through bonds that their own residents pay for over time.

Either way, the residents of The Acreage cannot be forced to fund these improvements.

ITID must work with the county to develop a long-range plan that first and foremost protects the lifestyle and neighborhood feel of The Acreage while finding a way to solve the current transportation problems and future transportation challenges. All the large vacant properties are in some way planning or proposing developments that will change The Acreage forever. ITID must work closely with the county to influence decisions for the good of this community.

ITID has limited powers to deal with this issue and limited legal rights to stop these proposals.

We must get to the table and get the county to work with ITID in coming up with a comprehensive solution that protects our lifestyle.

Mike Erickson Jennifer Hager

Jennifer Hager — There are numerous proposals for substantial development in our immediate and surrounding areas. The primary

threat is Minto West. With this proposed increase in density and intensity, the current proposal is inconsistent with that of the surrounding areas and it lacks any consideration of its rural character.

Simply put, it does not fit here. I am personally opposed to massive overdevelopment that will drastically impact our community. My stance is based solely on principle; otherwise, dangerous precedents will be set upon approval, and other developers will follow suit with outrageous increase applications to the county, demanding approval.

Development will bring increased traffic, noise, congestion, speeders, etc., and will significantly impact roads and parks currently within ITID’s taxing district, which is maintained with ITID resident tax dollars. No amount of impact fees a developer may be required to pay will correct the damage overdevelopment will cause. ITID residents will pay for any future improvements, damages and maintenance in the form of increased assessments from both ITID and the county. Additional infrastructure requirements (roads and drainage) and services (police, fire-rescue, schools, waste management, etc.) will also be configured in any future assessment rate.

Without a doubt, our area will be affected by development — how much is yet to be determined.

ITID has a fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers and their vested interests, as well as their rights as landowners, to ensure that those rights are protected. ITID should work toward doing just that. The focus needs to be on the people.

anyone else can do what we do for what we do it for. It’s very costeffective, and part of the reason for that is none of the supervisors are paid.”

She added that many of the board members have expertise in the areas of district responsibility.

Webb, for example, is with the Florida Farm Bureau, which works directly with farmers on best management practices.

She pointed out that the Soil & Water Conservation District is

an advisory and not a regulatory agency. “We’re not threatening,” Webb said. “We’re a member of the community, so we’re able to get out there and talk to them as one of their peers.”

For more information about Webb, visit www.facebook. com/EvaWebbforPalmBeach SoilAndWaterConservation.

For more information about the Palm Beach Soil & Water Conservation District, visit www. pbswcd.org.

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Howl At The Moon Event At Dog Park Oct. 25

Wellington pooches will get pampered at the 12th annual “Howl at the Moon” event at the Wellington Dog Park (2975 Greenbriar Blvd.). Come show off your four-legged friend on Saturday, Oct. 25. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon and offers a wide variety of activities.

The event will include a dog costume contest, pictures with your pet, microchipping, canine good citizen testing, pumpkin painting, games for kids and more.

This year, all proceeds will benefit the SHARE Shepherd Rescue Foundation.

For more info., call Dr. Marc Pinkwasser at the Courtyard Animal Hospital at (561) 784-PETS.

Wellington Grant Helps Beautify Thoroughfares

Beginning Nov. 1, the Village of Wellington will offer property owners along major thoroughfares

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With this matching, reimbursable grant, property owners can apply to receive up to $500 in matching funds per address for removing and replacing hedges and installing irrigation.

Homes along the following thoroughfares are eligible: Aero Club Drive, Greenbriar Blvd., Big Blue Trace, Greenview Shores Blvd., Binks Forest Drive, Lake Worth Road, Birkdale Drive, Paddock Drive west of Big Blue Trace, Fairlane Farms Road, Pierson Road, Forest Hill Blvd., South Shore Blvd. and Wellington Trace.

For grant details, visit www. wellingtonfl.gov or call the Community Services Department at (561) 791-4796.

Pines Of Wellington Anniversary

On Saturday, Oct. 25, the Pines of Wellington will celebrate its 35th year as a neighborhood with a fall block party. Stop by at 3 p.m. on the west end of Timber Pine

Trail for activities including a talent show, family games, a bonfire, a DJ and more.

Attendees are asked to bring a main entrée, with enough for 10 people, and either a dessert or appetizer, as well as a beverage of choice. Ice, pizza and juice boxes will be available for the children. A $10 contribution is asked for families to help fund the block party.

Bring nonperishable food items to the block party for Food For Families. There will be a collection box available. Bring chairs to lounge on and enjoy the festivities.

Kristina Marquez is choreographing a group act for all interested neighborhood children. Call (561) 793-0208 or text (561) 3899004 for more information. To be included in the new neighborhood phone list, contact Rhonda Perez at (561) 252-2207.

RSVP for the event to Kristina Marquez or Rhonda Perez.

Keyes To Host Food Drive

Keyes Realtors has partnered with the Palm Beach County Food Bank to host a food drive beginning Monday, Oct. 27 and

continuing until Friday, Nov. 21.

The non-perishable food items that are needed most are: canned meat and seafood, jars of peanut butter, boxes of pasta, boxes of macaroni and cheese, boxes of rice or beans, boxed juice, shelf-stable milk and cereal.

Enter the raffle when you bring food items to 12012 South Shore Blvd., Suite 112, in Wellington.

For more information, call Stephanie DiLorenzo at (561) 201-4422.

RPB Green Market To Open Second Season

The second season of the Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar will open Sunday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park (11600 Poinciana Blvd.).

Visitors can spend a nice day outdoors connecting with their community and supporting locally grown produce and organic goods.

Listen to music as you shop a wide selection of produce ranging from fruits and vegetables, herbs and spices, fresh flowers and plants to everyday favorites like honey,

preserves and fresh doughnuts.

There will also be artisan foods, baked goods, pastries and a unique selection of artists and crafters.

The Green Market is pet friendly and both admission and parking are free. Upcoming themed weekends include: the Kickoff Celebration on Nov. 2 with a bounce house for the kids, the Polish Off Lung Cancer Fundraiser on Nov. 9 and the Pup Dash on Nov. 16.

For more info., visit www.rpbgreenmarket.com or call POTTC Events at (561) 792-9260.

Sign Up Now For OutdoorsWoman Event

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission will host a weekend workshop for women who want to learn a variety of outdoor skills. The FWC’s “Becoming an Outdoors-Woman” (BOW) workshop will take place Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 at the Everglades Youth Conservation Camp at the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area.

The FWC invites women 18 and older to attend the workshop

to learn or improve their skills on a variety of outdoor recreational activities. In four three-and-ahalf-hour sessions, the workshop will teach such skills as survival, kayaking, outdoor cooking and understanding the woods, at all levels of physical activity.

The BOW program offers a fun and supportive atmosphere to experiment and enjoy the camaraderie of other women who want to experience Florida’s great outdoors. The camp’s instructors strive to make participants feel comfortable.

“Patience is a key ingredient to the success of the program,” BOW coordinator Lynne Hawk said. “Our instructors are there to guide people through the activities.

There is no stress.”

The camp setting is a rustic, summer camp facility with basic, modern amenities. Lodging is dormitory style, with meals served in the cafeteria. Sessions begin Friday afternoon and end Sunday with lunch.

Cost is $200. However, partial scholarships are available for participants who qualify. For more info., visit www.myfwc.com/bow or call (561) 625-5122.

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NEW WESTERN BUSINESS ALLIANCE HOSTS ITS FIRST NETWORKING SOCIAL

On Thursday, Oct. 16, the Western Business Alliance, a new business networking group held its first social at the White Elephant restaurant in the original Wellington Mall. There were raffles, snacks and drinks as dozens gathered to create new relationships and rekindle old. For more information, visit www.thewesternbusinessalliance.com.

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‘PAWS FOR A BLESSING’ AT ST. MICHAEL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN WELLINGTON

St. Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington hosted its sixth annual “Paws For A Blessing” on Sunday, Oct. 19. The event included representation from Paws4Liberty, a local nonprofit that helps returning soldiers with disabilities regain their independence through a service dog. To learn more about upcoming events, visit www.stmichaelelc.com.

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Sunrise Adult Day Care Offers Stimulating Activities For Seniors

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Sunrise Adult Day Care Center, located on Forest Hill Blvd. in Greenacres, is the place to go for seniors who are in need of companionship and socialization during the day.

Owner Sam Zutshi, a former newspaper editor and publisher, worked on human rights issues in New Jersey and was working with seniors before moving to Florida.

“I really felt a need with seniors for stimulation, for keeping them busy,” he said.

He was pushed in the direction of adult daycare after discussions with doctors.

“We basically want them to get out of the house,” Zutshi said.

“There’s not much told about adult daycares. I’ve had a very good response from the people — those who are here — their loved ones, they understand.”

Many of the families who bring their loved ones to Sunrise started with bringing them by once or twice a week, and have gradually increased the number of days.

“You see people are staying home, and they do nothing but watch TV, getting bed sores,” Zutshi said. “Here, we give them activities. I’m in Laughing Yoga…

I’m certified for Laughing Yoga, and basically, I love it. I love to work with them. I come here in the morning early.”

Many of the seniors, Zutshi said, call their time at Sunrise going to school or camp, because coming to the center provides a sense of routine and stability, which has the potential to be transformative.

Gracida

40th Street Renamed

continued from page 1 follow, and Village Manager Paul Schofield said he only needed direction from the council. “This one’s relatively easy,” Schofield said. “It’s more difficult if there are mortgages.”

McCullough said she and show promoter Mark Bellissimo are the only residents with addresses actually on the street that would have to be readdressed.

“I don’t see any reason why you shouldn’t or couldn’t do it,” Schofield said.

Councilwoman Anne Gerwig

“They see that change,” he said, explaining that he has received letters and cards singing the praises of Sunrise and the services offered at the center.

One very special helper at the center is 7-year-old Fluffy, a shih tzu therapy dog. “Everybody loves her, and she knows everyone. In the morning, she stands here,” Zutshi said, pointing to the door.

“She knows people are coming, she goes and greets them.”

Zutshi said he is most proud of the services provided at the center, and being able to see the transformation that occurs within the seniors as their engagement and socialization increases.

The typical day at Sunrise varies, as activities are adjusted based on individual interests.

One of Zutshi’s future goals is to partner with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to be able to provide the service for veterans.

Activities Coordinator Neil Zutshi, Sam’s son, went to college, planning to attend law school.

However, after some time working at the center, he has decided to stay.

“I’ve been here almost a year now,” Neil said. “I don’t really consider it work. The week goes by pretty fast, I’ve noticed. The weekend is always coming up…

I’m not looking at the clock.”

One lady, he said, was very quiet, and her family said she wouldn’t participate in the activities. “Eventually, we got her to do all of it, and eventually, like a lot of them, she became more open to us,” Neil said.

Her family told Neil that she even would get ready on the week-

ends, calling the center her work.

“It does good. A lot of the time, the seniors open up more,” Neil explained. “It’s physical activity, and it’s mentally stimulating activity, and it does make a difference.

A lot of the time, seniors sit home and watch TV and they don’t really do anything. So when they come here, they interact and they socialize.”

As the center has grown, the group has become even more close-knit. “We’re pretty small, but it kind of feels like it’s a family,” he said.

Some of the favorite activities at the center include board games, playing toss and bingo.

Laurel Siemon, whose grandmother Margaret, 91, is a participant, has seen many changes since bringing her to the center.

“She’s definitely more inquisitive. She’s been more observant around here. She’s more concerned about the people here. She loves the people here, because they take care of her, and she knows that. She loves coming here,” Siemon said. “We were looking for something that she could do during the day with people her age and that she could stay active with her mind.”

Previously, Siemon had a hard time getting her grandmother out of the house because she was afraid of doing new things. “But here, she has other people close to her age and she feels comfortable coming here,” she said. “That’s what we were looking for, and we found that.”

Bringing her grandmother to Sunrise has been truly advanta-

said she would wholeheartedly support the name change.

“I was room mom for [Gracida’s son] Carlitos when he was in first grade with my daughter, and my first experience with polo was with that family,” Gerwig recalled.

Councilman Howard Coates also supported the street’s name change.

“Sometimes the best ideas come from that side of the dais,” Coates said. “I just want to thank you for bringing that thought and idea to us because it is probably something we should have thought of beforehand.”

McCullough said she felt a hole had been created by Gracida’s death, and renaming the street would help with his memory.

“This was such a bright star and to lose him so quickly. I just think it would be lovely, and you’ve made my day,” McCullough said.

Gracida died Feb. 25 after a freak polo accident where another player’s mallet made contact with Gracida’s horse, causing it to stumble. The horse’s head went up and hit Gracida’s head, knocking him unconscious.

Gracida was airlifted to Delray Medical Center, but was pronounced dead soon after he arrived. He was 53 years old.

Gracida held a 10-goal handicap for 15 years. He won the U.S. Open nine times, the Argentine Open five times and the British Open a record 10 times.

Sam Zutshi, Joe Breednarek, Neil Zutshi, Maria Mendez and Sandhya Mistry with Margaret Siemon holding Fluffy at Sunrise Adult Day Care Center.

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geous to Siemon’s family, who feel as though they made the right choice. “We’ve cherished it. She calls it her school. She always says in the morning, ‘Are we going to school today?’” Siemon said.

Sandhya Mistry, vice president and administrator, has noticed that many of the seniors have progressed with help from Sunrise.

“We had one lady who was very forgetful and needed help with words, and we started her with word searches,” she said. “In the beginning, she could hardly even

circle one word, but in the end, when she left us, she was an expert at word search.”

It’s all about improving quality of life, Mistry explained.

“They seem more alive,” she said. “Doing activities, mental and physical activities for them, stimulates their brains, their minds, and it makes them more alive than sitting home doing nothing but staring at the TV. They get to interact with their peers. That socializing is so good for them.”

Sunrise offers many additional services, including counseling, education, evening care, exercise, health screening, meals, medical care, physical therapy, recreation, respite care, socialization, supervision, transportation and medical management, and is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunrise Adult Day Care is located at 6623 Forest Hill Blvd. For more info., call (561) 249-3856 or visit www.sunriseadultdaycare. com.

Clerk’s ‘Operation Green Light’ Waives Collection Fees For County Citations If you’ve got an overdue Palm Beach County traffic ticket, office of Palm Beach Clerk & Comptroller Sharon Bock is giving you a break by putting the brakes on collection fees — for one day only.

Bock is offering convenient Saturday hours and opening two offices to the public for “Operation Green Light” on Nov. 8. This special program allows anyone with a county traffic ticket assigned to a collection agency to pay that ticket in full without paying the 40 percent collections surcharge.

They will also be able to restore

their driving privileges, which may have been suspended, once the fines and late fees are paid.

“We know that there are thousands of people with overdue Palm Beach County traffic tickets. As a result, many are driving with suspended licenses,” Bock said. “Operation Green Light is a chance for people to pay their fine without paying the 40 percent collections surcharge, and the opportunity to restore their driving privileges.”

Late fees will not be waived, but anyone paying overdue tickets during Operation Green Light

won’t have to pay the surcharges.

That’s a savings of $82.40 on a $206 ticket for going 10 to 15 mph over the speed limit.

“Operation Green Light” is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 at two locations: the South County Courthouse, 200 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach and at the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Complex, 3228 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach.

Payments will be accepted by cash, check, money order or credit card. Learn more at www.mypalm beachclerk.com/greenlight.

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DEMAND HONEST GOVERNMENT Michelle Santamaria will protect the Character and Quality of Life of our diverse Western Communities of Wellington, The Acreage, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee and the Glades.

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Chief Academic Officer Cheryl Alligood Retires After 35-Year Educational Career

Cheryl Alligood, chief academic officer of the School District of Palm Beach County, retired this month after a 35-year career, including 18 years with Palm Beach County schools.

“It has been a great experience,” Alligood said. “I’m ready to move on and spend time as a grandmother now.”

Alligood, who grew up outside Philadelphia, started her career as a special needs teacher with Volusia County schools. “I just loved what I was doing since the day I started,” Alligood said.

Eventually, the superintendent in Volusia asked her to take a position training other teachers.

In 1996, then-Palm Beach County School Superintendent Joan Kowal convinced Alligood to help turn around seven failing schools. All seven improved the next year.

Alligood later found what she said has been her favorite job, being a high school principal. She served five years as Wellington High School’s principal, and then another five years as principal at Jupiter High School.

“You really feel like you can impact students as a principal,” Alligood said.

Alligood was at Jupiter High School in 2013 when Superintendent Wayne Gent asked her to take over as the chief academic officer.

Alligood said that she is proudest of the professional development web site she helped develop during her tenure that helps principals with the transition when they take over a new school.

“It’s very hard to run a school, but having the opportunity to serve as a mentor for other leaders has been such a rewarding experience,” Alligood said.

Another former high school principal, Keith Oswald, will take over as the interim chief academic officer. Alligood plans to take at least six months to figure out what she wants to do in her retirement.

“I’m going to do a safari or something like that,” Alligood said.

Cheryl Alligood

ROTARY HONORED FOR POLIO PROGRAM

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ST. RITA CHURCH KNIGHTS CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT

The 25th annual St. Rita Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Charity Golf Tournament was held Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Palm Beach Polo Golf & Country Club. More than 120 golfers participated to raise money for the group’s scholarship foundation for needy families. Shown here is Knights of Columbus member Al Paglia kneeling in front of a group of former Wellington High School Wolverines.

PRESTON BLACK BORN

Members of the Wellington Rotary Club attended the Wellington Village Council meeting on Oct. 12 to accept a proclamation naming Oct. 24 as World Polio Day in Wellington. Village officials honored Rotary International for its work in nearly eradicating this disease. Shown here are Wellington Rotarians with the proclamation.

ROYAL PALM BEACH DETECTIVES HONORED

ROTARIANS, INTERACT CLEAN ROAD IN RPB Greg, Allyson and big brother Greyson Black are proud to announce the birth of Preston Ray Black. Born Oct. 1 at 7:50 a.m. at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Preston weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz., and measured 21 inches long.

Marreel Completes Navy Training

Detectives with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 9 substation were recognized recently by the Royal Palm Beach Rotary for their outstanding work in the first two quarters of 2014.

Shown here are Det. Carino, RPB Rotary President Diane Smith, Capt. Paul Miles, Det. Vance, Lt. Ulrich Naujoks and Chief Deputy Mike Gauger.

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club and the Interact Club at Royal Palm Beach High School participated in the “Adopt a Highway” project, completely cleaning their adopted section, Okeechobee Blvd. between State Road 7 and Royal Palm Beach Blvd.

Navy Seaman Recruit Nicholas Marreel, son of Edward and Pamela Marreel of Loxahatchee, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Marreel completed a variety of training, which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first

aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.

The capstone event of boot camp is the Battle Stations exercise that gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet.

Marreel is a 2012 graduate of Seminole Ridge High School.

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NEW HORIZONS PROMOTES DUAL LANGUAGE CLASSES

New Horizons Elementary School stands out by holding the distinction of being an International Spanish Academy. Parents of incoming kindergarten students are invited to an open house on Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Interested parents will hear about the Dual Language program, where student learn half the day in English and half the day in Spanish. Students from various clubs will perform, and parents will tour the school. For more information, call Ana Groover at (561) 651-0513. Shown above are teachers Julie Knoblauch and Mary Fran Weissleder, along with third grade Dual Language students celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by dressing as their “Hispanic Heroes.”

Successful Homecoming At Berean Christian

Homecoming week came early to Berean Christian School this year. Traditionally, homecoming week is held in January. This year, the change was made to celebrate homecoming during football season.

The week at school was filled with class competitions and dressup days that reflected the theme, “Living the Legacy,” including 50s Day, 60s Day, Legendary Day, Patriot Day and Class Color Day. The annual Meet the Teams Night also took a bit of a turn this year. In addition to the annual elementary bicycle parade and sports teams parade, a procession of each class displaying their banners and presenting each grade’s representatives for the homecoming court was featured. The Meet the Teams evening also included food, face painting, games, a bake sale and vendors selling everything from jewelry to popcorn.

Homecoming week was to culminate in a football game against St. John’s Lutheran School with a half-time presentation of the homecoming court and crowning

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Binks Forest Equations Team Finishes First

Congratulations to the Binks Forest Elementary School Equations Team. The team finished in first place in the Palm Beach County competition against 15 other elementary and middle schools. The team was made up of fourth and fifth grade students Ashesh Amatya, Angelo Chen, Timothy Chen, Zachary Fleisch, Gavin Grave de Peralta, Rohith Karthik, Leo Lorusso, Deven Seedial, Asher Smith and Miles Wang.

Individually, Zachary Fleisch finished in tenth place, Deven Seedial earned ninth place, Miles Wang came in fifth place, Angelo Chen came in fourth place and Timothy Chen tied for first place

overall in Palm Beach County.

All five of these players will go on to represent Binks Forest and Palm Beach County at the State Academic Games competition in March 2015. Angelo Chen, Miles Wang and Timothy Chen will also go on to National Academic Games in Orlando in April 2015.

The team practiced at least three afternoons a week in order to learn a tremendous amount of material for the competition against other fourth, fifth and sixth graders.

Adrianne Dowling, Patty Tatum and the Binks Forest family are proud of all the hard work and effort the students put in to achieve the honor.

The Binks Forest Equations Team.

St. Clare Celebrating Its 50th Anniversary

St. Clare Catholic School is celebrating the school’s 50th anniversary this year. To kick off the occasion, more than 400 guests gathered on Sunday, Oct. 12 for a 50th Anniversary Mass at St. Clare Catholic Church with Bishop Gerald Barbarito. The special mass was followed by a 50th Anniversary BBQ on the school grounds.

“St. Clare Catholic School is proud to be celebrating 50 years of

excellence in Catholic education,” Principal Amy Lopez said. “We look forward to the next 50-plus years of continuing our traditions.”

Assistant Principal Nancy Topper praised Father William O’Shea, St. Clare pastor, and Father David Downey, parochial vicar, for their “faithful support of the school.”

For info., call (561) 622-7171 or visit www.stclareschool.com.

EQUESTRIAN TRAILS HOSTS BOO BINGO

Bishop Gerald Barbarito with St. Clare students.

RPBHS Speech & Debate Recognized In 100 Club Sarah Starkey and Trey Mayfield of the 2014 king and queen. This plan took a turn due to lightning in the area. The game was canceled, but the weather did not ruin the evening. The event was moved from the Wellington High School field to the cafeteria. Seniors Trey Mayfield and Sarah Starkey were crowned homecoming king and queen.

The PTA at the Equestrian Trails Elementary School sponsored its seventh annual “Boo Bingo” on Friday, Oct. 10. More than 100 families, in their Halloween finest, participated in bingo games, silent auctions and tons of raffles. Shown here is third grade teacher Amy Fahnoe with her fan club.

The National Speech & Debate Association recently awarded Royal Palm Beach High School’s speech and debate program membership into its prestigious 100 Club.

Last season, the team’s students earned points and degrees based on competitive and service-related activities. These earnings ranked the Wildcats among the top 10 percent of schools nationwide.

“This milestone is remarkable

because it demonstrates outstanding commitment to teaching students essential life skills — including communication, research, listening, writing and organization,” NSDA Executive Director J. Scott Wunn said. “The hard work you have invested to achieve this distinction will pay dividends for years to come — empowering students to become engaged citizens, skilled professionals, and honorable leaders in our global society.”

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My First Avocado Experience Did Not Work Out As Planned Just to show you how worldly I am, I encountered my first avocado yesterday.

I mean, I had seen them around — piled up at the grocery store, on a neighboring diner’s plate — but I had never actually touched one.

Never needed to. Never wanted to.

And it wasn’t a healthy craving for greens or even yellows that finally drove me to cut into one, either. Someone in the household had bought some, and they were sitting there on the kitchen counter next to the doomed pumpkin. I thought, “Hey! That avocado looks even easier to carve than that pumpkin! I bet it would make a great shrunken head decoration!”

Deborah Welky is

The Sonic BOOMER With me, it’s all about the decorations.

I’m like artist Mary Engelbreit, whose husband does all the cooking. She once said, “If my family had to depend on me for food, they would starve to death in a really cute kitchen.” Same here.

So I touched the avocado. Not too scary... until I got inside. Then it was a little slimy. I don’t know if it was going bad, or if that was the avocado’s natural slime, but I immediately lost interest in it. I sliced it up (as I’d seen done) in case it was still good and someone actually wanted to eat it, but then I turned my attention to the pit.

Now here was a likely candidate for carving!

It was larger than a peach pit and had a smooth exterior. It seemed like maybe I was going to get my little “shrunken head” after all. I washed it off and set it out to dry as I ran to get my X-Acto knife out of my pencil holder.

The day I discovered X-Acto knives was a red letter day for me. Enough fooling with scissors. Even when I had a corporate job, I kept an X-Acto knife and a little hammer/screwdriver set in with my pencils. The hammer wasn’t a good one, but you could screw off its handle to reveal a screwdriver concealing ever-smaller screwdrivers inside. People used to make fun of it.

A co-worker named Jerry once came in and said, “You know what that hammer’s good for, Deb? You unscrew the bottom, wrap a dollar bill around the screwdriver, screw it back inside, throw it in the canal and whoever finds it at least has a dollar.”

Ha. Ha. Ha. A week later, he was asking to borrow it. He needed a tiny screwdriver for some project he was working on in the office and didn’t want to go back out to his truck. No. Not after you’ve insulted us.

But to continue the avocado story, I deftly carved some oversized facial features into it, then sat back to wait while the thing dried. This is how we used to do it with apples. The apples would dry, and you’d get a batch of awesome-looking shrunken heads just in time for Halloween.

No such results from the avocado, I am sorry to say. The skin of the pit peeled off in layers, and I was left with more of See WELKY, page 21

‘Fury’ An Old-Fashioned War Film With Modern Movie Touches Hollywood does not make many war movies anymore, particularly about historic wars. We have had a few recent films about Afghanistan and Iraq, but looking at people fighting is more profitable when there is a comic-book twist and a superhero. It also helps if whoever is being killed is not human. The new war drama Fury brings back the old days when Hollywood thought American men were heroes.

The film focuses on the crew of a tank (named Fury, of course) at the very end of World War II. A young soldier, Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman), who has just finished basic training and is supposed to be a clerk, is assigned to the tank when one of its machine gunners is killed. He is, of course, “the kid,” since the stereotypes have to be followed and we must see the violence of war.

The action takes place in Germany in April 1945 (for those who are not up on dates, the war ended in early May).

‘I’ On CULTURE

By Leonard Wechsler According to the movie, the Allies were facing the hardest of the hard-core Nazis, who were ready to fight to the very end.

The officer in command of the tank, Don “Wardaddy” Collier (Brad Pitt), tells the kid to “do as you’re told, and don’t get too close to anyone.” The crew itself is nicely diverse and stereotypical. Boyd “Bible” Swan (Shia LeBeouf) is a religious fanatic with more than a bit of hellfire in him.

The driver is a Hispanic man named Trini “Gordo” Garcia (Michael Peña), and there is also semi-psycho Grady “Coon-Ass”

Travis (Jon Bernthal). Most of the drama is seen through Ellison’s eyes as he faces the harsh reality of the battlefield. In a war where the enemy gives no quarter, Wardaddy pushes him to be as harsh as the Nazis he faces. The violence in the film is very tough, very gritty. In many of the movies done during World War II, the dead dropped into place. Here, every detail is shown. Blood and body parts fly around.

Writer/director David Ayer claims he made an anti-war movie. Yet the battle scenes are so strong that war still comes out glorious. The relationship between the soldiers in this restricted setting is a keynote; all of us dream of being close to others like that (although we would mostly prefer to do so safely at home).

The battle scenes wind up being almost totally one-sided. In the final battle shown, the tank faces overwhelming odds and still succeeds.

We also have the obligatory sort of

romance between the young man and a pretty German girl. It seems out of place and stretches the movie beyond two hours without adding anything to the main plot.

The acting is uniformly good. Pitt is good in what we should probably call the “John Wayne” role. He is tough, unrelenting, yet bits of humanity creep in. LeBeouf avoids the simplicity that he might have used to play a stereotype. His religious feelings allow him to deal with the horrors he faces, keeping him sane. Lerman is very good as the young man.

Historically, much of the movie is fiction. Most of the Germany army was already dead or captured at this point.

The Allies had overwhelming force, 90 divisions, to 26 for the Germans. A huge proportion of the fighters were old men and young boys. But that would have ruined the point of the film. The United States broke through into Germany at the end of March and, joining with the

Russians, took the country in six weeks.

Further, the German army leadership, realizing that the war was lost, moved its best troops to face the Russians. Many Germans surrendered because they were starving and/or were out of ammunition.

It is unlikely the Germans had much of an edge anywhere, yet in this movie they seem to have overwhelming force. Also, the pretty girl seen in a beautiful dress was more likely to be semi-starving and in rags by this point of the war. But all of those things would have gotten in the way of this movie.

I know that I focus too heavily on fake historical elements; it comes from teaching history all my life. And Ayer was trying to make a point about war; that part failed, but the movie still works on a very gritty level. Overall, this is a pretty decent war movie, one in which we can easily identify the good guys and can root for them with no feelings of guilt.

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WELLINGTON RUNNERS CLUB PRESENTS ANNUAL HORSE COUNTRY 10 MILER

The Wellington Runners Club presented the Wellington Horse Country 10 Miler and Sebastian’s 5K Walk/Run at Tiger Shark Cove Park on Sunday, Oct. 19 to benefit the Kids Cancer Foundation of South Florida. To learn more, visit www.facebook.com/wrc10miler.

For results, visit www.accuchiptiming.com.

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Royce Hazara, Cathleen Siegel, Melissa Campanile, Katie Nelson and Rekha Pai.

Kelley Holowecky, Mandi Stephenson and Bunny Griffin.

The family of the late Sebastian Sarmiento, namesake of the 5K event.

Paula Herron, 2014 National American Miss Florida Pre-Teen Ciera Pechmann and Jennifer Leeds.

Runners in the 10-mile race gather at the starting line.

Taylor Hughes from Taylor Made Café sings the national anthem.

Amy Owens and Risa Suarez.

Runners from the ncognito team get ready to race.

HORSES HEALING HEARTS HOSTS FAMILY FITNESS FUN DAY AT POLO WEST

On Saturday, Oct. 18, Horses Healing Hearts held its Family Fitness Fun Day at Polo West in Wellington to celebrate horses, fitness, fun and families. There were food trucks, vendors, contests, games and more. To learn more about Horses Healing Hearts, visit www.horseshealingheartsusa.com.

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Rhonda Fritzshall, Horses Healing Hearts founder Liz Olszewski, Jennifer Williams and Barry Silver with miniature pony Romeo.

Dawn Cotler and Liz Olszewski.

Jessi Turpin, 6, takes a break with 17-year-old Sadie.

Max Warner and Gavin Shecter share a water balloon.

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continued from page 1 all of us need in our daily lives.”

Efforts by the legislature to help Florida’s economy are a good thing, he said, but planning is a problem. Pafford’s suggestion is to bring back the millionaires’ tax. “If you want to be bold, then let’s talk about providing funding sources just to create students who will be able to work with high skills and be able to meet this new economy we’re building outside of beaches and entertainment parks,” he said.

This lack of planning is a problem, he said, which trickles down and affects the attractiveness of Florida to major companies.

“We’re not using common sense, and that’s the type of thinking we need,” Pafford said. “We don’t plan at all in this state, and by not planning for education, for healthcare, by not allowing people to get married who may be of the same sex or not, you’re preventing a lot of basic things that Fortune 500 companies already do.”

While many of those companies might want to come to Florida, not having these things poses a problem.

“They want to know there’s going be education, there’s going to be a healthcare system. If they want to invest so much, then we need to build a more fertile base for these companies to come here,” Pafford said. “Right now, it’s ludicrous. We’re providing most of the breaks to the high-end most wealthy.”

Mears

Republican Candidate

continued from page 1 by far the greatest return on investment. When the light bulb goes on, it’s the most amazing thing in the world.”

He is also proud of his four years in military service and of his 15year marriage.

As a Realtor, he said he has made it his business to try to help clients get out of difficult financial situations, and has been an advocate of short sales or alternative solutions such as refinancing so clients don’t lose their homes.

Mears believes that he is best qualified to be the area’s state representative because of his educational background, his experience growing up in the restaurant business and his real estate experience.

He added that his life experience and common sense lend to his qualifications.

His top goals if elected include trying to do away with the Common Core curriculum, giving teaching back to teachers and being a voice for teachers.

“I would love to open the door to get back to teaching, not just testing and more testing,” Mears said. “I live and see every day what it does to our kids.”

He feels that the voice of educators is missing from Tallahassee.

“Teachers do not get paid enough for the job that they do,” he said. “They also are not evaluated fairly, in my opinion. Teachers are evaluated on test scores and student performance, which I feel is relevant, but it can’t be the biggest piece of the pie.”

Mears said he thinks that de-

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continued from page 1 trying to get onto Okeechobee Blvd., although county traffic studies have not warranted a light there.

He said that construction prices are starting to go up again, pointing out that he had been told one municipality waited six months to put up a light and the price had doubled.

“The county is going to do whatever it wants as far as two or four lanes or whatever, unless we fight hard as residents to stop them from four-laning it,” Jarriel said. “No matter what, if they decide they need a different type light there, if they tear it down, they’re going to have to replace it. For the safety of the residents of Loxahatchee Groves, I think we need it, and we need to do it now while it’s reasonable.”

Councilman Ryan Liang agreed with Jarriel about moving forward. He applauded a recent effort by residents to get a petition with 292 signatures opposing the light, but said only 25 percent of the signatures were from town residents.

“Most of them are from The Acreage, Wellington or Royal Palm Beach,” he said. “Most of the people who I spoke to feel a need for a red light. Twenty-five percent of this petition doesn’t say a lot to me. At this point, I feel that the town really does need this light.”

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NEWS Pafford has focused his work on representing and helping everyone in his district, from the small child who cannot focus in class because he’s hungry to the elderly, the sick and even the furry woodland creatures that inhabit forests.

Working to defend those who cannot defend themselves isn’t easy, but is forefront on Pafford’s mind and is reflected in his actions.

“I’ve passed a number of good bills, but I think a lot of legislators get concerned about the amount of bills that they pass. There’s another entire, larger side to being a member of the legislature, and that is to basically defend the people of your district against things that are very harmful,” he said. “I think I’ve built a pretty good track record of doing that over six years.”

Being outspoken hasn’t been the best way to make friends, though.

“The largest corporations have labeled me one of their biggest targets because of that, but at the end of the day, I only have the job of representing people,” Pafford said. “If the title is representative, then I represent those people. They need it, because I think the legislature has done a very poor job about worrying about the average person’s quality of life and their ability to earn a living.”

Continuing to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves, representing those who need the most help, is integral to Pafford’s approach, including his emphasis on protecting the environment.

“I’ve come to the job with that kind of thinking in mind,” he said.

One example is his view on water conservation. Pafford cites the continuous sea level rise he has

seen, which is of grave concern.

“Fifty percent of Broward’s wells have saltwater. Ten percent of Palm Beach’s wells have saltwater.

We’re seeing a dramatic impact right now, and yet there has been little attention,” he said.

Florida’s public education, on the other hand, has garnered attention. A pivotal part of this election to Pafford’s opponent is the Common Core program, currently known as Florida Standards.

“Common Core is not anything so horrible. The problem with Common Core is that it was basically hijacked by the Tea Party,” he said. “There is value. I think the problem is when you insert the Florida Standards… Common Core is built to be crafted, to fit a unique situation in every state. The problem is the high-stakes testing; the FCAT-type stuff. That is the major flaw in Florida right now.”

Florida’s education policy is faulty, Pafford said.

“We’re not doing enough,” he said. “I don’t support corporate vouchers. I think charter schools have a role, but when you’re spending $50 million to do maintenance outside of the normal public education system, then there’s an issue when in my view, we’re not spending enough.”

Pafford has been against the cuts to education and has continually opposed the state budget. “I’ve never voted for a state budget in six years,” he said. “The state budget does nothing for affordable housing. It did nothing for expansion of healthcare.”

On the Nov. 4 ballot are three amendments: the first deals with land conservation, the second with

medical marijuana and the third with judicial vacancies.

Pafford supports the first two but does not back the third. “I like the first one,” he said. “It helps the legislature, where they’ve turned their back on environmental protection and safeguards, and it’s very clear that the governor and the legislature have done that.”

Personal relationships make it difficult to say no to the second amendment. “I know a lot of people whose normal pharmaceutical regimen is not working anymore,” he said.

The third amendment, which would allow a lame-duck governor to prospectively appoint people to certain judicial vacancies, isn’t fair, he said. “That’s just not playing by the rules,” Pafford asserted.

Regarding the Minto West project, Pafford thinks the area is going to be developed, but the question is how. “How is it developed, and is it going to be friendly enough for the areas — Royal Palm Beach, The Acreage, Wellington and Loxahatchee Groves?” he asked.

“It’s going to be a matter of density, which I think was the big issue, and it’s going to be a matter of time.”

Flooding in The Acreage, brought to the forefront after Tropical Storm Isaac in 2012, has been a big issue, and Pafford said that the work being done to fix the Corbett dike will go a long way to helping in future events. “It’s a major issue that would destroy a tremendous amount of homes and lives, potentially, if you had some sort of hemorrhage in that dike,” he said.

The expansion of State Road 7

is another controversial local issue.

“It has been in the books forever,” he said. “We’ve got to relieve some of those congested areas. The concern for destroying Grassy Waters, I think, is extremely limited. I think it’s needed.”

If re-elected, Pafford wants to help central Palm Beach County by making access to quality healthcare more accessible, explaining that he knows many individuals with unresolved healthcare issues because they are outside of the Medicaid system.

A self-proclaimed progressive, Pafford has found that his approach to politics isn’t always popular, but is a strong reason for people to vote for him. “I’m very pragmatic, and, unfortunately, because of the partisan stuff, I get branded. But I’m OK with that,” he said. “The people who know me up there, I think that’s the strength, they understand that I’m a pretty reasonable person. But I will be truthful, and I hold people accountable. I’ve done the right thing. I think my track record is very clear.

I’ve been extraordinarily consistent, and yet I’ve taken moments to work with the majority.”

Consistency is key, and Pafford believes that is one of the reasons why he is the most qualified candidate for representing the district.

“People might say because I’ve been doing it for six years, that might make me more qualified,” he said. “I’ve certainly been around long enough to know the issues very well. If I’m not using that, in my view, all of those tools, to end up voting for my constituents, then I might not be the right person.”

However, he feels that he has established a good record supporting his constituents.

“All politics is local,” he said.

“I’ve tried to do that, and that means taking votes that have been sometimes independent; that means being myself and not forgetting where I came from. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what leadership title I have. I still am elected from this district, and that’s more important than anything else.”

Even after his time in the legislature, Pafford plans to continue working for the issues he believes in.

“Every issue I mentioned today, you need people on the outside,” he said. “You need people who can influence and who can call people out. I don’t mind doing that. Everybody has this belief that you have to be elected to get great things done.

That’s not true. You can be a writer; you can be a member of an organization that advocates for something. I see that all the time. Sadly, a lot of politicians mess that up.”

About his opponent, Mears, Pafford said he doesn’t know him very well. While they seem to see many of the same problems, their solutions are different.

“I think it’s great that there’s a race,” Pafford said. “It’s a good thing. This process that we do every time is well worth it. People need to hear both sides. If they feel that something I have said is not what their priority is, they have that choice.”

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pendability, professional development and improving educational background are more important factors for teacher evaluation.

He would also like to lower taxes and reduce regulation on businesses.

“I believe businesses would expand payroll if it cost them less to be in business, and if it was easier for them to get into business without all the red tape,” Mears said.

He would also work to reduce the impact of the real estate market.

“Yes, it’s getting better,” he said. “It’s improving slowly but surely, but there has to be ways to advocate for families who have to react to the economy. Maybe they’ve lost their job or lost some income. There have to be some mechanisms in place to allow them to stay in place.”

Things he would do specifically for central Palm Beach County include improving education and the job market, and helping with the home crisis.

Mears thinks the legislature can improve the state economy by subsidizing businesses or giving them tax breaks or incentives so they can increase their payroll.

“The more jobs there are, the more revenue that is created,” he said. “Jobs and revenue aren’t created by expanding government.”

He believes the state budget should allocate more to educating students.

“They are our future and probably the greatest investment we can make,” Mears said. “If that includes paying our teachers better, improving the infrastructure for our schools, making sure that technology is available, and making sure that things such as technology and computer-based

testing and all these things that are implemented are actually funded for years to come so districts don’t go scrambling looking for money after the fact, that probably would be a good idea with the budget.”

Mears believes the current education policy in Florida is too complicated and should refocus on the basics.

“I don’t care for Common Core,” he said. “I think we need to get back to reading, writing and arithmetic, allowing the teachers to teach and students to learn, and to develop a love for learning, not anxiety.”

He differentiates himself from his opponent in that he was born, raised and educated in Palm Beach County. He also has experience in business and is a veteran.

“I’ve spent many years in the classroom teaching our kids, so I have a more realistic view of what the education system is like, both on the inside and the outside,” he said.

One thing he disagrees with that the legislature did in the last session was approve a privately financed needle exchange program because it appears to be backing off from the war on drugs.

“I was born in the ’70s and raised in the ’70s and ’80s, and there was always the war on drugs,” he said. “Now we’re becoming more and more relaxed on the war on drugs. A needle exchange seems very bizarre to me.

Why don’t we spend our dollars helping these folks get away from the habit?”

Among the three proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot, he hopes to see medical marijuana fail as it is currently written.

“I believe that I would advocate

to rewrite it so that it is more specific in terms of what it can be used for, and who has access to it,” he said. “What I’m fearful of is that it can and will get into the hands of children, and that it can and will get in the hands of folks who say, ‘I stubbed my toe, I need some pot.’

That’s tough for me. There are real diseases out there like cancer; I lost my father to cancer. If medical marijuana would have eased his pain or improved his quality of life, sign me up. I get that.”

As for the proposed amendment that would provide funding for a land acquisition trust fund, he would prefer incentives for private investors to preserve land.

“Yes, it’s important to protect our environment, but I also don’t like the idea of the state being in the business of buying up land,” he said. “A private entity might do that better. Maybe there’s other ways of preserving land such as giving businesses and corporations incentives for buying a tract of land and preserving this piece because it’s something the taxpayers and the state don’t have to pay to maintain for years to come.”

To help mitigate flooding issues, such as what arose in The Acreage and Wellington after Tropical Storm Isaac, Mears said that as a legislator, he would work with whatever organizations are involved to provide the necessary funding to ensure that drainage and flooding is not an issue in the future.

Mears would prefer to look to those experienced in the field for suggestions. “I don’t know what the answer is,” he said. “I’m not an expert in that field. I certainly would like to hear from the experts in the field and the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers to ensure that there’s a fix for the problem.”

Mears supports completion of the State Road 7 extension to Northlake Blvd.

“I think it would be convenient,” he said. “I think it would reduce some congestion that happens in the western communities, especially as the western communities continue to grow. That’s going to become more and more of a problem.”

As a Realtor, he thinks the planned Minto West project is a good thing, but as a resident, he favors slower, more measured growth.

“I also think that there’s a middle point to this,” he said. “I think that growth is important. We’re seeing a lot of influx from southern Florida, Miami-Dade and Broward, moving this way. Growth is inevitable, but I do believe that we need to do this in a slow fashion.

Growth I’m OK with. Overgrowth or too rapid of growth, I would advise against. There’s a lot of folks out in the Loxahatchee/Acreage area who moved out there and bought property to live a certain lifestyle.”

As for the growing popularity and support by the legislature of charter schools, Mears said he thinks they do fill a void.

“Not every child is the same,” he said. “Being a classroom teacher, I can tell you, if I couldn’t get the job done working with parents, working with specialists with the district and teachers, if the child still had a need, maybe that need is better filled somewhere else.”

Although the legislature appears to have embraced private and charter schools, Mears still believes in public education. “Do I think charters should just come

in and wipe it all out? No. Can it improve? Yes,” he said.

He thinks changing the curriculum is only hurting public schools.

“Quit moving the target,” Mears said. “The other part is teachers.

Make Florida the most competitive state in the nation for educators.”

Mears is running as a Republican in a district that trends Democratic. However, he believes that his family being in the district for generations and his growing up here and serving the community as an educator give him added leverage.

“Anybody who knows me knows I’m about common sense, and I’m about working with anybody and everybody for a common good, not for a party,” he said.

He considers his top strength to be working with other people and meeting in the middle with all people at the table. He considers his weakness to be having a hard time saying no to taking on additional tasks.

He considers Pafford’s top strengths to be that he is well-spoken and has experience in the legislature. He feels that Pafford’s weakness is that he supports Common Core.

“I think he misunderstands just exactly what our educational system, parents and students included, are dealing with, and with the anxiety that’s coming out of Common Core implementation,” Mears said.

He said voters should vote for him because he has a passion for his community. “I’m doing this for all the right reasons,” Mears said.

“It certainly isn’t financially driven. I just want to bring common sense to the community.”

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Councilman Jim Rockett was glad the town was moving forward with the light.

“I do support the comments that Ron and Ryan have made,” Rockett said.

Jarriel asked Mayor Dave Browning if he had met with county commissioners, pointing out that this was the first occasion that the town had had figures to show on paper with the cost, to see if they would be willing to pay for it.

Browning said he had mentioned the light to three county commissioners but had not gotten a commitment from them to pay for it.

“Right now, they are in the middle of elections,” Browning said. “We are going to have a new county commissioner representing us in a month, so I think that will probably be the time, right after that, to sit down seriously.”

Browning said that he lives on D Road and does not yet see a need for a light.

“If you listen to what [County Engineer] George Webb said about the Minto property, their plan is to four-lane, and they are just holding off as long as they can at our request,” he said.

“Right now, I don’t see a need for it. There was a need for it before the boom stopped because you couldn’t hardly get out of D Road sometimes. I’m not ready to go forward with this right now.”

Browning said that many changes are coming soon to Okeechobee Blvd.

“We want to make sure we get

input in on the design of that road where we can get a very large median,” he said. “And I agree with Tom; it’s a county road. We’re not getting a commitment from them yet.”

Resident Keith Harris said he appreciated the council’s consideration of the health, safety and welfare of the community, but pointed out that the town does not have site control of the intersection.

“It is a county road,” Harris said. “This road is going to be modified sooner than later into four lanes.”

He added that the petition opposes the town funding the light, not the light itself.

“We’re going about it the wrong way,” Harris said. “We need to go to the county and trust the county.

If you spend the $290,000 and the light goes up and in three years, four years, we’re going to see a four-lane road… our light will be cast aside.”

Resident Tim Hart-Woods said the Florida Department of Transportation has not warranted a light at the intersection.

“It’s not on the list, so technically we don’t need it,” Hart-Woods said. “You guys are trusted with the spending of the town’s dollars, and I think it would be a betrayal of our trust to do that.”

Resident Philomena Liang said that if the county tears down the light, it should have to replace it, and that there has been overwhelming support by residents in the past.

“Money-wise, time-wise, even

need-wise, we need it,” she said.

“As council members, you are elected to be stewards of our money. It’s for the life and safety of the Groves residents. County residents use the road, but they don’t have to jump in and out of Okeechobee.”

Goltzené said he thought it was a false argument to say that if the county tears down the light, it will replace it.

Liang made a motion to approve the resolution, which carried 3-2 with Browning and Goltzené opposed.

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continued from page 7 under contract, the purchaser may use this RS-3 as an option to make that vision a reality. That will be a buyer’s choice, and those decisions have not been made yet.”

After research, Liggins said that village staff found that the neighborhoods surrounding the site are at a higher density than what is proposed for the treatment plant property, such as Hawthorne, which came out to 2.8 units an acre, and the Huntington Woods neighborhood, which came out to 3.1 units an acre.

“What we were proposing is, if the purchaser of our wastewater treatment plant were to take advantage of this change that allows patio homes… that would be about 2.6 units an acre, and

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continued from page 3 merit retention and they know in November that they’re not going to be there in January,” Bonlarron said. “They haven’t been able to fill that spot until the day that they’ve vacated that office, which happens to be the same day that the governor is vacating their office if they were either termed out of office or lost an election or

decided not to run again.”

Republicans support the change while Democrats oppose it, Bonlarron said, based on the mandatory retirement age of three current Florida Supreme Court justices.

A “yes” vote on this means that you’d like to let the governor make an appointment when he or she knows a judge is leaving the office, and a “no” vote keeps the system as it is, where a governor cannot make an appointment until the judge leaves office, which would mean that the next governor would make the appointment.

that’s less than the surrounding areas,” Liggins said. “It seems the common denominator of the people who hear about the project is less homes.”

According to Liggins, the project is not going to increase any more traffic than what was initially allocated and approved for the site.

“This is single-family, at half the density that the land use allows,” he said.

• The council unanimously gave final passage to a resolution approving the voluntary annexation of nine parcels totaling 88.4 acres, located on the south side of Southern Blvd. west of State Road 7.

The annexation was first approved by the Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission back in July, and another 5-acre parcel was added to the annexation request in September. The council gave preliminary approval to the annexation on Oct. 2. The site is currently being used for single-family homes and an animal rescue facility.

According to O’Brien, all of the necessary paperwork was filed and they are in compliance with state statutes on annexation.

“The annexation will reduce the size of the existing enclave,” O’Brien said.

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Now I was cranky and frustrated. So, I did what anyone would do — I took out my hammer and whacked it a few times. Ah, much better.

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continued from page 18 a mummy than anything else — and not a recognizable mummy, a dilapidated-looking orange mummy.

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CAPITOL LIGHTING HOSTS GRAND OPENING FOR NEW WELLINGTON LOCATION

On Wednesday, Oct. 15, Capitol Lighting held a grand opening celebration of its new location in Wellington. The event featured an appearance by Wellington resident, musician and TV star Rob “Vanilla Ice” Van Winkle, who debuted his exclusive new Vanilla Rain lighting collection. Visit the store at 2863 State Road 7 near Trader Joe’s before Nov. 30 to register for a chance-to-win Capitol LightPHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER ing’s 90th anniversary $2,500 home lighting makeover. Learn more at www.1800lighting.com.

Capitol Lighting’s Brian, Ken, Jason and Eric Lebersfeld with Rob “Vanilla Ice” Van Winkle, pointing to his exclusive Vanilla Rain lighting collection.

Capitol Lighting staff members celebrate the store’s grand opening.

Capitol Lighting President Eric Lebersfeld and Vanilla Ice presented Making Lives Brighter awards to Big Dog Ranch Rescue’s Jeff Jacob and Habitat for Humanity’s Bernie Godek.

Rob “Vanilla Ice” Van Winkle with raffle winner Pam Frazer, Sunny 107.9 FM’s Deena Lang and Eric Lebersfeld.

Courtney Miller and Dean Piper.

Dr. Randy Laurich, Andrea and Roger Plevin, and Sue and Bill Butterworth.

PBSO FOUNDATION HOLDS GOLF TOURNEY TO BENEFIT SCHOLARSHIP FUND

The third annual Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Foundation Golf Classic took place Monday, Oct. 13 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. The event was held to benefit the foundation’s scholarship program. Pro golfer Michelle McGann was the special guest, offering helpful golf tips and posing for photos.

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Features

Trainer Lisa Kent Specializes In Nutritional Mapping For Horses

Some years ago, Lisa Kent moved to Loxahatchee Groves. Like many South Floridians, she had been a snowbird, then simply got tired of shuttling back and forth. Seven years ago, she opened Kent’s Stables on C Road. Aside from training, she specializes in holistic treatments for horses, including a process called nutritional mapping. Ellen Rosenberg’s Column, Page 27

Sports Broncos Hold On To Defeat Lancers 17-7

The Palm Beach Central High School varsity football team hosted district foe John I. Leonard High School on Friday, Oct. 17 and held on to defeat the Lancers 17-7. The Broncos have made a statement with four straight wins after a slow 0-3 start. Page 31

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WHS Win Over Sem Ridge Clinches Playoff Spot

The Wellington High School varsity football squad hosted rival Seminole Ridge High School in a key district game Oct. 16, and dominated the Hawks 42-15 before a packed stadium. Wellington (7-1, 2-0) needed the win to clinch a playoff spot. Seminole Ridge (3-4, 0-2) needed the win to stay in contention. Page 31

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Lisa Kent Specializes In Nutritional Mapping For Horses Some years ago, Lisa Kent moved to Loxahatchee Groves. Like many South Floridians, she had been a snowbird, then simply got tired of shuttling back and forth between Maine and Ocala. She got married and worked as a barn manager for her husband at their stable on D Road. When the relationship ended, so did her work with the stable. “Unfortunately, it was all in his name,” Lisa recalled. “I walked away and started from scratch. It was challenging.

I did it one foot at a time.”

Lisa had been competing in three-day events. She had also learned to be a farrier, so a lost shoe just before a class wouldn’t slow her down. Seven years ago, she opened Kent’s Stables on C Road.

“My focus is helping people reach their goals,” Lisa said. “There are proper steps and stages in learning to ride. Identify what you want to work on, and focus on exercises to help you accomplish those goals. Remember, you’re only as limited as your thoughts allow.

Share your goals with your instructors. My priority is enhancing my customers’ awareness of their abilities. I have a favorite saying: ‘God created obstacles to strengthen our character, and to see how well we get over those obstacles with the most positive focus.’ That’s what a good instructor does: helps students identify and overcome obstacles.”

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By Ellen Rosenberg Bonnie Brooks of Loxahatchee works with Lisa. “The words, ‘thank you,’ will never be enough to express how grateful I am,” Bonnie wrote to Lisa. “You’ve taken my 1,800-pound Percheron/Thoroughbred, Willie, from a pushy, nonresponsive horse to a wonderful, push-button dressage hopeful in just eight short lessons. I’m truly grateful for your enthusiasm, the passion that you feel for your job, and your positive attitude. Willie and I both look forward to our lessons, and I hope they will continue for years to come.”

In addition to teaching and training, Lisa has studied holistic practices, taking courses with Horse Power in Florida and Equissage in Virginia. “Massage gives everyone a more relaxed, comfortable horse,” Lisa said. “Every horse, whether high-performance athlete or family pet, can benefit from pressure point and sports massage therapy. It can increase circulation, relax muscle spasm, relieve tension, enhance muscle tone and increase range of motion. It’s based on the idea that prevention is better than correction. It helps treat the cause, not just the symptom.”

In addition to traditional equine massage, Lisa also does laser, Bioscan Light, Chi Equisonic Therapy, Biopulse Mg’Blk and Raindrop oil. She and Dr. Julie Montgomery do nutritional mapping, where they pinpoint a horse’s specific nutritional allergies and needs.

“My awareness of the need for nutritional mapping started in 1996,” Lisa recalled. “I was campaigning a 12-year-old Thoroughbred named Spiderman. We were long-listed for the Olympics. Suddenly, his hindquarters became so weak that he looked like he was drunk.

Two vets said he had EPM, and I should put him down.”

But that was not Lisa’s course of action.

“I saw a sign at the feed store for a holistic class with Dr. Julie Montgomery, so I decided to give it a try. I had nothing to lose. I learned about the effects of additives and preservatives in feeds,” she said. “In three months, Spiderman went from being a lawn ornament to having a second career as a school horse. She changed my understanding of food’s value for everyone, both animals and people.”

Montgomery, along with her husband, Greg, live in Fayetteville, Tenn., and have been teaching for 10 years. She is a metaphysician who holds a doctorate in natural health and is a master herbalist. Both are Certified Elite Master B.E.S.T. practitioners and Animal B.E.S.T. instructors.

“Nutritional mapping is like an individual fingerprint,” Lisa explained. “It pinpoints what each body needs to work properly. Some additives damage the stomach, liver and kidneys,

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and bodies change over time. At some point, you can’t process the junk anymore. Nutritional mapping educates people and gives them an accurate path to follow. It’s a great option, and something that I wished I had known about it sooner.”

Lisa’s web site is filled with testimonials.

For example, Jan Lamontagne, a USDF bronze medalist, writes, “Having a happy, healthy equine partner and athlete is of utmost importance to me as a rider, trainer and horse owner. My horse, Rising Star, is 16 years young and has been my partner for 13 years.

Because of my work with Lisa over the past year, Rising Star is getting younger, stronger and more supple.”

Lamontagne is is glad to be working with Lisa over the long term.

“When he has any little setback, as all athletes do, Lisa is there to help us through and get us back on track, good as new,” she wrote.

“Being a professional athlete, a tight budget is not always conducive to achieving high performance goals in the dressage arena. Lisa’s nutritional mapping is extremely accurate. It has not only reduced my vet bills, but has cut my supplement bills in half. Having Lisa in my corner, I feel confident that Rising Star and I will achieve our goals and succeed in all we set forth to conquer along our journey together as partners learning to dance the dance.”

For more information, call Lisa at (561) 310-3450 or visit www.kentsstables.com. Call Dr. Julie Montgomery at (931) 557-5005 or visit www.dragonflytraining.com.

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Caridad Center Plans Free Family Health Event Nov. 8

The Caridad Center’s 10th annual Family Festival, themed “Go Green” this year, will take place Saturday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Caridad’s office, located at 8645 W. Boynton Beach Blvd.

For the third year, the event will be the Diabetes Week kickoff event for the Palm Beach County Diabetes Coalition. This free, family-focused health fair is open to the public.

Parking is free on site, and Palm Tran Bus Route 73 stops right in front of the center.

The Grainger Foundation is the event’s platinum sponsor.

Screening tests will be available at no cost, including cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, urinalysis, body mass index, HIV, oral and vision.

Those found to be at risk will be provided with a referral to their primary care physician and receive a personalized consultation with a healthcare professional. If they do not have insurance or a primary care physician, a list of free and low-cost clinics or programs will be made available to them. Caridad’s prevention, education and treatment staff will make follow-up calls to ensure that this group has access to treatment.

Health education will be available for oral, vision, breast care, diabetes,

chronic diseases, nutrition, physical activity and HIV in order to provide awareness and prevention strategies.

Interactive activities will include dancing (including Zumba), SPARK activities (a physical education curriculum that is currently implemented in several Palm Beach County schools), fun competitions, tasty and healthful cooking demonstrations, face painting for children and a bounce house.

Community resource information will be provided by more than 40 organizations.

“We have a lot of people in our community who can’t afford medical care,” said Laura Kallus, executive director of the Caridad Center.

“This family health event will enable them to get free medical and dental screenings and information to enable them to identify risk factors and prevent chronic diseases.”

The Caridad Center Family Festival is made possible through the support of the Grainger Foundation, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, the Florida Dental Association, the Florida Department of Health HIV Program, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, the Health Resource Services Administration’s Healthy Tomorrows Program, the Jarden Consumer Solutions Community Fund, the Town of Palm Beach

United Way, the United Way of Palm Beach County, Vitas Hospice, Azteca TV, ESPN Spanish Radio, the Florida Department of Health Closing the Gap Program and the Diabetes Coalition.

The Caridad Center is the largest free healthcare clinic operated through volunteer providers in Florida, serving the working poor and recently uninsured throughout Palm Beach County. More than 300 doctors, dentists and other medical professionals donate their time and provide services valued at more than $2.3 million a year. The Caridad Center provides more than 26,000 patient visits each year.

For more information, call (561) 737-6336 or visit www.caridad.org.

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ABWA North County Chapter Meets Nov. 12

The Northern Palm Beach Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will hear from a success coach at its next monthly meeting, set for Wednesday, Nov. 12 at the PGA Embassy Suites Hotel.

Networking starts at 6 p.m. with dinner and the program beginning at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $20, and guests are welcome.

The November speaker will be Lorna Owens, founder and executive director of the Footprints

Foundation. An attorney, gender expert, international speaker, life coach and author, Owens is also a former registered nurse and midwife. She has taught the art and science of success to women in more than two dozen countries, and appeared as a legal analyst on several television shows.

The program title is, “The art of growing a global business.” Join the group for an informative discussion from the guest speaker before she

heads out to Ethiopia and Somaliland. Her third book, The Lady Lawyer, is coming soon.

To make reservations, or to get more information, call Dottie Smith at (772) 545-7145 or Pat Key at (561) 622-2713. The Embassy Suites Hotel is located at 4350 PGA Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens.

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New Pony-Centric Magazine Makes Its Debut There’s another horse in the equestrian media race, as a pony trainer, competitor and breeder from Loxahatchee has launched a new magazine that arrived last week.

Audrey Maschue, who owns a small dressage training and sales stable called Xanadu Dressage in Loxahatchee, has been eagerly anticipating the introduction of Pony Quarterly to pony lovers everywhere this month. Its inaugural issue was published Oct. 17.

“As I became more and more involved in breeding, importing and training ponies, it became obvious that the competition pony industry was an underserved, very passionate community that needed a voice,” Maschue said. “Ponies are no longer the short, hairy, stubby-legged little ‘Fellwell’ pony ridden by little kids. They can be as fancy as the big warmbloods, and

just as athletic and competitive.”

Maschue said that ponies nowadays often are ridden or driven by adults who have ambitious goals in competitive arenas, many on an international stage. So she decided to fill the void by creating and publishing Pony Quarterly, a magazine devoted to celebrating and supporting the lifestyle of show ponies and their owners.

“Pony Quarterly’s goal is to be the source of news, education and support for the pony market,” Maschue said. “My vision for Pony Quarterly was to produce a newsstand-quality magazine that was sophisticated, with interesting, professional articles covering topics that our readers would find educational, inspirational and exciting — something not just for kids, but for adults, too.”

The magazine will follow its debut with engaging issues every three

months that will have approximately 40 pages of information and stories about the world of competitive ponies.

“Not only does Pony Quarterly cover ponies in the hunter/jumper, driving, eventing and dressage arenas, but we also want to showcase the lifestyle as well. We will feature prominent breeders, artists, trainers and competitors so the readers can get to learn a little about their lives, and how ponies have given them inspiration,” Maschue explained.

Besides the quarterly printed magazine, Pony Quarterly will also have an online presence.

“Although the magazine is our focus,” Maschue said, “we wanted to develop integrated platforms for sharing ideas, experiences and offering support to one another. We have seven bloggers on our web site already who share with us their ups,

downs, advice and inspiration on a regular basis.”

Stories can be found at www. ponyq.com and www.facebook. com/ponyquarterly.

The staff’s love for ponies, competing and the equestrian community doesn’t stop at their new publication.

“Giving back to the community we serve is something we feel very strongly about,” Maschue said. “Not only have we sponsored many pony awards at various shows around the country, but we are always developing new ideas for promoting and drawing attention to the pony community.”

When not publishing ponies in her magazine, Maschue is personally involved in the pony industry with her own foals. “I am looking forward to campaigning them and offering them to the pony market as

The inaugural issue’s cover. they get older. I am super lucky to have some pretty fantastic ponies that compete and win against the ‘big’ boys in open dressage classes around the country,” she said.

For more information about the magazine, visit www.ponyq.com.

Palm Tran Connection Gets Kudos On Greener Vehicles Palm Tran Connection, the paratransit division of Palm Beach County’s public transportation system, has been recognized by

(Left) New propane autogas-fueled vehicles like this one will be on the road in Palm Beach County early next year.

the Propane Education & Research Council and Metro Magazine for being among the top fleets in the bus transportation industry for use of vehicles fueled by clean-burning propane autogas.

As part of its new contract, Palm Tran Connection purchased 231 new vehicles that will be on the

road in February 2015 when the new vendors start. These new vehicles hold 12 passengers and have two wheelchair positions.

The awards recognize public transportation fleets for their commitment to improving the environment and health of their communities by adopting alternative fuels,

such as propane autogas.

Public transportation fleets nationwide are adopting propane autogas to reduce harmful emissions, cut fuel costs and decrease dependence on foreign oil.

Palm Tran was honored at an awards ceremony on Sept. 17 at the BusCon Expo in Indianapolis.

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Wellington’s Win Over Sem Ridge Clinches Playoff Spot

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington High School varsity football squad hosted rival Seminole Ridge High School in a key district game Thursday, Oct. 16, and dominated the Hawks 42-15 before a packed stadium on seniors night.

Wellington (7-1, 2-0) needed the win to clinch a playoff spot. Seminole Ridge (3-4, 0-2) needed the win to stay in contention. It was eight years ago, Seminole Ridge’s inaugural year, when the Wolverines last defeated the Hawks on the gridiron.

Wellington quarterback Shannon Patrick threw for 327 yards and five touchdowns against the Hawks and helped propel the Wolverines right into the driver’s seat of District 9-8A. Patrick has thrown for more than 2,000 yards on the season — plus 32 touchdowns.

Wellington took the ball and

capped a 90-yard drive in nine plays with an 18-yard touchdown pass.

Patrick found receiver Ahmmon Richards for the score. Alex Ng’s kick gave the Wolverines an early 7-0 lead.

It was the three recovered onside kicks that Wellington took advantage of throughout the night. “He is one of the best kickers in the county,” coach Thomas Abel said of Ng. “He can put it anywhere we want.”

The first onside kick came immediately after the first Wellington touchdown. The Wolverines took over on the Seminole Ridge 42-yard line. Running back Mike Howard powered in for a 1-yard touchdown

run. Ng’s kick extended the Wellington lead to 14-0.

The Hawks responded on their ensuing drive, when running back Jordan Tanner ran to the outside 15 yards for the score. Jacob Curran’s kick made it 14-7.

That was the closest Seminole Ridge would come to mustering a comeback. The Wolverines tallied two more scores to take a 28-7 halftime lead.

The second half did not start well for the Hawks. Wellington drove in two more touchdowns in the first three minutes to take a comfortable 42-7 lead, both after onside kicks.

The Hawks managed to find the

(Above) Wellington receiver Austin Gilman is brought down by Hawk defenders Jordan Tanner and Kyle Grieser after a big first-down reception. (Left) Seminole Ridge quarterback Jalen Young stiff-arms Wellington linebacker Daniel Barrios as he tries to tackle.

end zone one more time before the end of the game to close the gap to 42-15.

“This win is huge. They have the confidence. They think they can beat anybody,” said a teary-eyed Abel after the game. “I’m very proud of this team. They’ve worked so hard.”

Patrick completed 22 of 40 passes. Richards reeled in 107 yards on six receptions and two scores. Jean Rene recorded seven receptions for 99 yards and three touchdowns.

Howard is credited with 64 yards

on the ground and a score.

The decisive victory may be an exclamation point that Wellington can play against anybody, and the Wolverines now have Palm Beach Gardens High School on the radar.

The Wolverines have a bye week, but will travel to Palm Beach Gardens on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. with the district title on the line.

Seminole Ridge will host Pahokee High School on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. for the homecoming game.

Wellington receiver Jean Rene pulls down one of his touchdown catches as Hawks free safety Joey Schergen tries to defend.

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Palm Beach Central Holds On To Defeat Lancers 17-7

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach Central High School varsity football team hosted district foe John I. Leonard High School on Friday, Oct. 17 and held on to defeat the Lancers 17-7.

The Broncos have made a statement with four straight wins after a slow 0-3 start.

In addition, the Broncos have outscored their opponents in the streak 101-28. Palm Beach Central (4-3, 3-0) currently sits at the top of

Bronco receiver Kemar Downer turns it up field after a catch.

the district and is in control of its own destiny.

Both teams combined for seven fumbles, but it was Palm Beach Central that capitalized, the first being on

Palm Beach Central receiver Keenan Duggan brings in his touchdown pass.

the Lancers’ initial possession when the team threw an interception on a third and short play. Bronco kicker Nick Petrone later booted a 37-yard

field goal to put the Broncos up 3-0.

Palm Beach Central struck again when quarterback Luis Peguero See BRONCOS, page 33

Palm Beach Central running back Axel Rivera looks to bounce his run to the outside for a big gain against the Lancers.

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Tae Kwon Do Students Support One Of Their Own During Down Syndrome Awareness Event Oct. 19 On Sunday, Oct. 19, the Xtreme Tae Kwon Do from Ultima Fitness students performed a martial arts demo at the 20th annual Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization’s Buddy Walk held at John Prince Park in Lake Worth.

Led by Grandmaster Gustavo Pope-Guerriero, Xtreme Tae Kwon Do presented the Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization with a check for $1,400 raised by their students during the annual kick-athon fundraiser held in September.

These efforts were to promote understanding and acceptance of people with Down Syndrome and to show support for one of their own,

Louis Pampeno, who has Down Syndrome and performed with the Xtreme Tae Kwon Do demo team.

Xtreme Tae Kwon Do is Ultima Fitness’ martial arts studio. It is located at 12799 W. Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington. The program’s goal is to ensure that all students gain the self confidence, inner strength and courage needed to protect themselves physically and mentally.

Xtreme Tae Kwon Do students train in a best-in-class facility and study under world-certified seventh degree black belt Grandmaster Gustavo Pope-Guerriero. For more info., visit www.wellingtontaekwondo. com or call (561) 795-2823.

Xtreme Tae Kwon Do students with the big check for $1,400 presented the Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization. The money was raised during Xtreme’s annual kick-a-thon fundraiser held in September.

Fabiana Ingram Swims At Pan American Sports Festival

Wellington’s Fabiana Ingram (center) with her teammates in Mexico.

Wellington resident Fabiana Ingram, a swimmer with the West Palm Beach-based Lake Lytal Lightning, recently represented the Puerto Rican National Team in the inaugural Pan American Sports Festival in Mexico City.

Ingram, 17, is a senior at Suncoast High School, where she is captain

of her high school swim team. She competed in the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke events, and the 100-meter freestyle. She made the A finals in all events, placing seventh in the 100-meter freestyle, sixth in the 100-meter backstroke and eighth in the 200-meter backstroke.

Ingram is in the midst of the high

school season and training for the short course. She is looking forward to the upcoming swim meets.

The Pan American Sports Festival was held from July until the end of September at various venues throughout Mexico. More than 3,000 athletes from 41 countries competed in 23 sports.

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continued from page 31 found receiver Keenan Duggan on a 31-yard touchdown pass. The twopoint after failed, and the Broncos ended the first half with a 9-0 lead.

The Palm Beach Central defense was able to maintain the first-half shutout, keeping the Lancers out of the end zone.

In the second half, John I. Leonard was able to move the ball at times, despite three fumbles, tallying more than 200 yards on the ground. The Lancers also put up a solid defensive performance on the goal line, but the turnovers proved costly, and the Broncos eventually added to the damage.

Early in the third quarter, running back Kerlvin Elice showed his speed, running 17 yards for a touchdown. Peguero ran in the two-point conversion to extend the Bronco lead to 17-0.

It was all the offense the Broncos would need, as they relied on their defense to carry them to their fourthstraight win. A pivotal goal-line stand by the Bronco defense late in the third quarter proved to be the deciding factor.

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Bronco quarterback Luis Puguero powers through for positive yardage on a keeper. convert on a fourth and goal from the 2-yard line and were denied by the Bronco defense. John I. Leonard did manage a late score, when running back Steven Archelus sprinted 75 yards for a touchdown to close the gap to 17-7.

The win puts the Broncos in a shared top position in District 10-8A with Park Vista High School. Both teams are unbeaten in district play and will meet later in the season.

Palm Beach Central must first host Spanish River High School on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.

On Friday, Oct. 17, the undefeated Berean Christian School football team traveled west to play the undefeated, top-ranked Community School of Naples for the Gulf Atlantic Division Championship, coming home victorious.

Quarterback Chris Mauck began his aerial assault immediately, with a first play, 20-yard dart to Daniel Pinkerman. Six plays later, Mauck hit Pinkerman again for a 41-yard touchdown. The kick failed, giving the Bulldogs a 6-0 early lead.

The Bulldog defense stopped the Seahawks quickly and put the ball right back in Mauck’s hands. The junior quarterback wasted no time as he surgically began to dissect the Seahawk’s secondary. Mauck hit Daryk Racine, running a precision stop-and-go pattern, down the right sideline for a 48-yard touchdown.

Racine’s kick put Berean up 13-0.

The Seahawks began to move the ball in the second quarter and threatened inside Bulldog territory, but Kasey Montrois made a great diving play to knock down a Seahawk pass, and the Bulldogs took over on their own 35. The offense began to click once again and moved the ball to the Seahawk 10.

Mauck hit Pinkerman in the left end zone for a third touchdown, but

the Bulldogs were called for holding and were pushed back to the 20. On third and goal from the 20, Mauck’s pass found Joe Hendricks on a quick slant, and the senior made a great run to get it into the end zone. The failed kick put the score at 19-0. The Seahawks returned the kickoff well inside Bulldog territory, driving to the 5. With a quick counter off tackle, the Seahawks had their first score.

The kick was good and the first half ended with the score at 19-7.

CSN took the second half kickoff and got their running attack working. A long third and 20 completion kept them alive, putting another 7 points on the board, making it 19-14. Early in the fourth quarter, Mauck and his crew of receivers got back into sync and moved the ball to the Seahawk 15. A holding call hurt the drive and three incomplete pass-

es forced Racine into action with his leg. Racine punched one through the uprights from 23 yards out to give the Bulldogs some breathing room at 22-14.

CSN was forced out of their comfort zone of running and took to the air. On fourth and 12, the Bulldog defense did what it does best.

Daniel Downey stepped in front of a sideline pass and the senior raced 46 yards to make it 28-14. Racine made it 29-14, ensuring the win for the Bulldogs. A CSN last ditch effort was picked off by Hendricks, and Mauck took a knee to finish the game. With the win, Berean gained home field advantage in their first playoff game, set for Oct. 31.

The Bulldogs travel to Orlando this Friday to play their final regular season game against International Community School.

The Bulldogs celebrate the team’s big victory.

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Saturday, Oct. 25 • The Audubon Society of the Everglades will hold a bird walk at the Green Cay Wetlands (12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach) on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 a.m. Meet outside the nature center. Visit www.auduboneverglades.org or call Linda at (561) 742-7791 for more info.

• The Okeeheelee Nature Center (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.) will host Raptor Ecology for all ages Saturday, Oct. 25 at 10:30 a.m. Learn about the uniqueness of this particular group of birds. Call (561) 233-1400 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Baby Story Time for ages 2 and under Saturday, Oct. 25 at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy fun songs, rhymes, books and playtime. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• Barnes & Noble (10500 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington) will host “Family Fun Day: Happy Halloween” with a storytime, followed by a pumpkin-decorating contest Saturday, Oct. 25 at 11 a.m. Call (561) 792-1292 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach Fall Fest will take place Saturday, Oct. 25 from 1 to 9 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. Kick off the fall season with great family fun, a variety of craft vendors and lots of great food. Enjoy live entertainment on the main stage with a performance

by Kiss Alive at 7:30 p.m. and local artist Emily Brooke at 4 p.m. The park will be filled with roving entertainers, a Kids Fun Zone, a pumpkin patch, a hayride, a dog costume contest at 3 p.m. and costume contests at 5 p.m. Trick or treat at the park starts at 5 p.m. Vendors should visit www. pottcevents.com to register. For more info., visit www.royalpalmbeach.com.

• Barnes & Noble (10500 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington) will host author Steve Alten, promoting his new novel Sharkman, on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. Alten will be available for one-on-one and group discussions, as well as book signings.

Call (561) 792-1292 for more info.

• Wellington High School’s DECA program and the Village of Wellington will host Trunk or Treat on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Wellington High School for children under age 10. For more info., or to register a vehicle for Trunk or Treat, call Meridith Tuckwood at (561) 753-2476 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

• The Corvette Club of the Palm Beaches will host a car show Saturday, Oct. 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. at AutoNation Chevrolet on Lake Worth Road. Registration for each car is $25 the day of the show. The club will donate proceeds to the Quantum House. For more info., e-mail Mark Skelton at corvetteclubpb@gmail.com.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host Tribute Concerts & Food Trucks on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 5 to 10:30 p.m. with a Motown tribute by Motown Magic at 6:30 p.m. Food trucks will be on site. Call (561) 7532484 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

Sunday, Oct. 26 • The Audubon Society of the Everglades will hold a bird walk at Riverbend Park (9060

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Indiantown Road, Jupiter) on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 8 a.m. Meet in the parking lot in front of bike rental trailer. Visit www.auduboneverglades.org or call Linda at (561) 742-7791 for more info.

• The Acreage Green Market will take place Sunday, Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Acreage Community Park (6701 140th Ave. North).

Following the green market will be Oktoberfest from 2 to 9 p.m. featuring great entertainment and food trucks. For more info., visit www.acreage greenmarket.org or call (561) 723-3898.

• The Mounts Botanical Garden (531 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will host Permaculture Gardening: One-Day Intensive on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 9:30 a.m. Permaculture is the harmonious integration of your garden with species inhabiting your bioregion. Participants should bring a lunch. The cost is $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers. For more info., call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org.

• Barnes & Noble (10500 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington) will celebrate Halloween en Español on Sunday, Oct. 26 at noon with a storytime, snack and activity. Call (561) 792-1292 for more info.

• Temple Beth Torah (900 Big Blue Trace, Wellington) will host a Family Fun Day with a ’50s rockin’ sock hop theme on Sunday, Oct. 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. Special guests include Bubble Mania and DJ Billman. There will be many kid-friendly activities. Admission is $20 per family of four, with $5 per additional child and $10 per additional adult. For more info., call (561) 793-2649.

Monday, Oct. 27 • Barnes & Noble (10500 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington) will host a Mystery Book Club meeting, featuring Mr. S.C. Ali, author of The Bronze Treasures, on Monday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.

Anyone interested in joining the Mystery Book Club is invited to stop by. Call (561) 792-1292 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host It’s Pajamarama Time for ages 3 to 6 plus siblings Monday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Bring your sleeping bag and a flashlight and go camping in the library. Sing and dance to silly songs and make a special craft to bring home. Don’t forget to wear your favorite pajamas.

Stuffed animals are welcome. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

Tuesday, Oct. 28 • The Royal Palm Beach Community Band concert series begins Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Refreshments will be served during the intermission. For more info., call (561) 790-5149.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Pizza Chat Fic Swap for ages 12 to 17 on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. Get ready to share what scares you. Bring a part of your favorite scary book, comic, short story, fanfic or manga while enjoying pizza, candy and drinks. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Wonders of the Night Sky: Telescope

Viewing Session” for adults Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. Join the Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches and learn about constellations as you stargaze. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Wednesday, Oct. 29 • The Audubon Society of the Everglades will observe a bird fly-out at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach) on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 a.m. There is a $5 entry fee per car.

Meet at the boat launch parking area. Visit www. auduboneverglades.org or call Linda at (561) 742-7791 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “You Can Make That With Rubber Bands?” for ages 7 to 12 on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 4:30 p.m. Make amazing pieces of art using plain old rubber bands. All materials will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• Palms West Hospital will celebrate the power of women at its Pink Fling on Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Palms West Breast Center (12989 Southern Blvd., Suite 101).

For more info., call (561) 345-7009 or visit www. palmswesthospital.com/pinkfling.

Thursday, Oct. 30 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Look at What You Missed in Story Time” for ages 2 and up Thursday, Oct. 30 at 3:30 p.m. Make any or all of the crafts from the past story time sessions. All materials will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• Th Audubon Society of the Everglades will hold a Beginners’ Bird Walk at Peaceful Waters Sanctuary (11700 Pierson Road, Wellington) in the southwest corner of Village Park. The walk will take place on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 4:30 p.m. Meet at the boardwalk entry. Visit www. auduboneverglades.org or call Linda at (561) 742-7791 for more info.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host Tribute Concerts & Food Trucks on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 5 to 10:30 p.m., with a tribute to Neil Diamond by Neil Zirconia at 6:30 p.m. Food trucks will be on site.

Call (561) 753-2484 or visit www.wellingtonfl. gov for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Acting Up for ages 12 to 17 on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 5:30 p.m. Come hungry for drama, laughter, pizza and play as you work on basic acting skills. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• Cypress Trails Elementary School will host Fun With STEM on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria. Students and parents will have the opportunity to explore science and mathematical concepts while engaging in handson activities. Call (561) 904-9004 for more info.

• The Mental Health Association will hold its Masquerade Ball for Mental Health on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Lake Worth Casino Ballroom with food, live music, a silent auction and lots of fun throughout the evening. Costumes are optional and masks will be available at the door. The cost is $60 prepaid and $65 at the

The Town-Crier door, and $100 for couples prepaid and $110 at the door. Call (561) 832-3755 for more info.

Friday, Oct. 31 • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Tiny Tots Trick or Treat for ages 1 to 3 on Friday, Oct. 31 at 10:15 a.m. Bring your little ones to a morning of rhymes, games, songs, snacks and fun, then join the trick or treat parade around the library to get some special treats. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Storybook Character Parade & Story Time for children under 6 on Friday, Oct. 31 at 10:30 a.m. Come and participate in the library parade dressed up as your favorite storybook character. Listen to some not-so-scary stories and make a special craft to take home.

Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Spooky Treats Story Time for ages 4 to 8 on Friday, Oct. 31 at 3:30 p.m. Listen to spooky stories, play monstrous games and enjoy some tasty treats. Show off your costume and visit all three library desks for more surprises. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The second annual Lake Worth Monster Mash: A Tribute to the Rocky Horror Picture Show will be held Friday, Oct. 31 at 6 p.m. at Brogues Down Under (621 Lake Ave., Lake Worth). It will be a night of Halloween fun with great food, music, costumes, specials and giveaways. Profits will be donated to American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. For more info., visit www. gothirdeyeadventures.com/ldubmonster.

• The Salvation Army Hay Fever Festival will take place Friday, Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. at 4051 Kirk Road in Lake Worth, with food, games, prizes, music and bounce houses. For more info., call (561) 968-8189.

• Royal Palm Beach will hold a free screening of the movie Hotel Transylvania on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. More than 20 food trucks will be on hand.

Bring seating. In addition, a Trunk or Treat event will be held prior to the movie from 5 to 7 p.m.

For more info., call (561) 790-5149.

Saturday, Nov. 1 • The Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will host its Fall Plant Sale & Hibiscus Show on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with more than 80 vendors. For more info., call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org.

• Palm Beach County and the Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative will host the inaugural LagoonFest on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next to the West Palm Beach Green Market on South Flagler Drive at the downtown waterfront. The free festival will showcase the lagoon, raising awareness of its environmental, recreational and economic value. For more info., visit www.lwli. org/lagoonfest or call (561) 233-2400.

Send calendar items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414 or e-mail news@gotowncrier.com.

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A Guide to Some of The Best Fine and Casual Dining Spots in the Western Communities!

12794 W Forest Hill Blvd 561-469-1109

The old haunt is back, except without the old haunts. Come by and check them out, have a bite and a drink at the best new restaurant in Wellington! They can’t wait to show you just how awesome the new place is. All new menu, all new decor, all new friendly attitude, and a whole bunch of good times just waiting to happen. The food is really quite good. From a lighter fare to a full meal you will find what you are looking for at The White Elephant located in the original Wellington Mall on the corner of Forest Hill Blvd and Wellington Trace. A hearty meal will include favorites like a stuffed pork chop, elephants braised short rib, bacon mac ‘n cheese burger, and everything in-between. And for the lighter fare you can visit the Ivory Room for an array of tapas, flatbreads, and dips. And they offer great weekly specials and entertainment seven nights a week. You will be happy you made the trip to The White Elephant.

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Pre-Charity - November 15-16 USEF Rated “C” Regional - Jumper 2 The Equestrian Sport Productions Series shows are all USEF, North American League, and Marshall & Sterling League approved.

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