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JUSTWORLD END-OF-SEASON ASADO Page 17

Wide-Ranging Meeting Touches On County, Village Safety Issues

Wellington’s Public Safety Committee heard reports from a number of county and village officials on Wednesday, March 27 at a nearly two-hour meeting filled with presentations and open-ended discussions.

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New Wellington Equestrian Gym Club Hosts Grand Opening

On Saturday, March 30, the Wellington Equestrian Gym Club — also known as WelliGym — held its grand opening celebration at 3133 Fortune Way, Suite 4, off Pierson Road in Wellington. The new local gymnastics and dance studio is owned by Evelina Gracia and Ariel Fontana. Page 7

Wellington Offering Indoor Pickleball Program At B&G Club

On Monday, April 1, the Village of Wellington launched its new pickleball program at the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club.

Wellington has been hosting an outdoor pickleball program popular with local senior citizens at Village Park. However, there have been requests to find an indoor pickleball location. Page 15

Wolverine Softball Squad Rallies To Defeat RPBHS 4-3 In Thriller

The Wellington High School softball team hosted Royal Palm Beach High School and defeated the Wildcats 4-3 on Wednesday, March 27. The victory marked the second win over Royal Palm Beach for the Wolverines. Wellington (10-1) led 2-0 through to the sixth inning, but the Wildcats (9-5) clawed back. Page 21 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS...............................3 - 18 LETTERS.................................. 4 NEWS BRIEFS......................... 7 PEOPLE................................... 8 SCHOOLS................................ 9 COLUMNS............................. 16 CALENDAR............................ 18 BUSINESS............................. 19 SPORTS......................... 21 - 22 CLASSIFIEDS.................23 - 24 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

JustWorld International hosted an end-of-the-season asado on Thursday, March 28 to thank all the equestrian donors and supporters who have helped the Wellington-based nonprofit over the past year. The event took place at host Maria Newman’s Belle Herbe Farm. JustWorld International raises money within the equestrian community to support project sites in underprivileged communities around the world. Shown above are equestrians Courtney Billings, Shawna Stout, Allison Scott, Courtney and Brooks Boyd, and Shelby Young. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 PHOTO BY CALLIE SHARKEY/TOWN-CRIER

Lox Groves Council Hears Annual Report From PBSO

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Even as questions linger regarding the future of law enforcement in the community, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard its first-ever annual report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office dedicated to Loxahatchee Groves on Tuesday, April 2.

PBSO District 15 Lt. Craig Turner, in the company of his supervisor Major Eric Coleman, gave the presentation.

“I oversee the deputies who work in Loxahatchee Groves, as well as the deputies who work at Westlake and The Acreage,” Turner said. “In the meetings that I had last year and throughout the year with [former Town Manager Bill] Underwood, we discussed priorities for the town and what he wanted us to focus on… One of the priorities he had was commercial vehicles cutting through Loxahatchee Groves without actually having business inside the town.”

Underwood’s other priorities

were to curb manure haulers dumping inside the town without a permit and enforce the lowered speed limit along Okeechobee Blvd.

Turner displayed a map of Loxahatchee Groves showing hotspots of police activity, revealing that Loxahatchee Groves Commons and Palm Beach State College as having the highest rate, along with other areas on Southern and Okeechobee boulevards and along Folsom Road.

“The number-one reason is traffic and looking at commercial vehicles, and that’s where we have the most stops,” Turner said.

He added that the shopping center and college have the most business activity, as well as increased vehicle accidents, shoplifting and auto burglaries.

“They do a lot of business checks there and get out and walk around to make sure doors are locked, and some other calls that happen there,” he said.

Turner explained that he plans to

sit down with Town Manager Jamie Titcomb and individual council members to see if the priorities have changed. “We’re here to support your town,” he said.

Councilwoman Phillis Maniglia asked why there was not more police activity at D Road and Southern Blvd., where the Loxahatchee AG Supermarket and the post office are.

Turner said that his officers keep a close eye on the supermarket.

“I have a detective, and I have a couple of deputies monitoring the situation,” he said, “They don’t call out every single time they go there.”

Turner said that his deputies are very proactive in Loxahatchee Groves “As you know, there is not a hotbed of activity in Loxahatchee Groves,” he said. “I like to have deputies come in who are proactive They like to go out, they like to look for stuff and they like to do what they can to keep crime down.

See LOX PBSO, page 4

Planned Facility Will Include Wellington’s Tallest Buildings

By M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington’s Architectural Review Board last week approved the building elevators, exterior colors, materials and site amenities for a huge congregate living facility complex on 48 acres near the Mall at Wellington Green. The approval passed easily and unanimously with no public comment.

The board reviewed the project at its Thursday, March 28 meeting. The complex includes eight one-story villas, five three-story flats with single-story detached garages, one four-story assisted living building, two six-story independent living facilities with large two-story common areas, and a clubhouse and leasing office with entry features.

The project is part of the original Devonshire Congregate Living Facility approved in 2008. The

adjacent NuVista facility has been built on part of the land. A new owner recently purchased the vacant parcel and is continuing with the development.

The smooth stucco and accent stone buildings have a palette of light colors, dark architectural details, ironwork balconies and decorative shutters with additional shutters added at the behest of the board.

The six-story buildings have a mean roof line of 68 feet, 6 inches.

A maximum of 72 feet is allowed by village code, only along with State Road 7 corridor.

“Is that the tallest building we have in Wellington?” ARB Chair Ron Shamash asked.

He was assured that it is.

Jennifer Vale from the Wantman Group engineering firm, speaking for the applicant, explained in a PowerPoint presentation that they

took exception to three of village staff’s many recommendations, agreeing to implement the others.

One was an issue regarding the color of the elevator overrun to match the surrounding roofline overruns. It was revealed to be a misunderstanding that was cleared up, with the applicant withdrawing the concern.

Shamash said that the elevator overrun was a non-issue because it didn’t refer to the entire elevator shaft. “There is plenty of detail,” he said. “There is a lot of action there.”

An almost photographically realistic architectural rendering to replace the originally submitted two-dimensional elevations emphasized the projections and recesses, making an objection about a seemingly blank wall moot. Staff modified the village’s See ARB, page 7

ITID Board OKs Move For Manager To Run Operations

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors last week approved a lateral move of District Manager Rob Robinson to a more field-related position while the board searches for a manager with more administrative experience.

At its Wednesday, March 27 meeting ITID President Betty Argue said she had discussed the move with Robinson, who agreed to the position shift, which includes a $5,000 raise.

“We’d like to propose the creation of a new position for Rob,” Argue said. “It is a lateral change to his current position. This position would be called the executive director or chief operating officer.

This position would report directly to the district manager, and his main duty would be to focus on the big projects.”

Those projects include culvert repair and replacement, for which an additional crew has been assigned; traffic calming plans; longterm and short-term road planning including the much-discussed R3 road improvement plan; equestrian trails; the Santa Rosa Groves activation and restoration; the Moss pilot project; the L8 outfall improvements; and creation of the 640-acre impoundment area on land donated by GL Homes.

“These are all going to be new responsibilities, and part of our board direction has been to try to keep as many things in-house, because it ends up being cheaper,” Argue said. “Rob would manage those projects, including the crews completing the projects. He would be next-in-line to the district manager and, therefore, able to help in his or her absence, and Rob will still be able to mentor the management team below him.”

Argue added that creation of the new position would take some of the pressure off the district manager to allow the top person to focus on executive and administrative functions.

“It will also lessen the burden on the director of operations and maintenance, so that position can

take on more of these large projects,” Argue said. “Most importantly, it will give these critically important projects the focus they need. Placing Rob in this position would allow him to utilize his successful skill set of planning, construction planning and organization.”

Argue added that Robinson would get the $5,000 raise, which would put him at $115,000 a year, and he would retain his vehicle allowance.

“The intent is to keep the position at an upper-level senior management level,” she said, adding that his current contract expires on Sept. 30, 2019, with an option for an extension of up to six months, and Robinson would transition to his new position on Oct. 1.

Argue asked ITID staff to prepare a job description for the new position, amend the organizational chart appropriately and amend the budget to reflect the new position, and also for the human resources attorney to begin the recruitment process for a new district manager.

HR attorney Lara Donlon said there was still discussion as to what Robinson’s new title would be, and that approval of the new contract would waive Robinson’s performance evaluation, which had been scheduled for that evening.

Supervisor Tim Sayre said he would like the contract to reflect that Robinson could transition to the new position sooner than Oct. 1 if the district finds a new manager before then.

Supervisor Jennifer Hager questioned giving Robinson a raise while transitioning him to a position that has conceivably less responsibility, but Argue stressed that the transition is preparing ITID for the major projects mentioned earlier.

“Under the current format, the district is not going to be able to manage everything that we’ve got,” Argue said. “We can’t put that on the director of maintenance and operations, and the district manager has already taken on way more than we were ever doing in See ITID MANAGER, page 4

ACS RELAY FOR LIFE

The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Western Palm Beach County took place Saturday, March 30 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. The theme was “Get Your Heart in the Game” and teams won points for best decorated displays, costumes, fundraising and other activities. The money raised will fund cancer research and local American Cancer Society programs. Shown above are Lisa Noel with baby Gabriella and Jack Rider. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Student SWAT Team Fights To Save Lives At RPBHS

By Denis Eirikis Town-Crier Staff Report After months of planning, a student SWAT Team descended on the courtyard at Royal Palm Beach High School on Wednesday, March 27 and set up a command post from which they launched their deadly serious campaign to save student lives.

Their mission? To kick butts!

They armed students with the facts and scientific information about how tobacco products are not only dangerous, but they are totally uncool.

In this case, SWAT stands for Students Working Against Tobacco. The SWAT Team at Royal Palm Beach High School joined thousands of other young people nationwide last week to mark

Kick Butts Day, an annual day of youth activism sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

More than 1,000 events occurred across the United States.

This year, the peer-to peer kids are focused on kicking Juul, the e-cigarette that has become enormously popular among youth across the country.

“People who vape look like fools. I would never date a boy dumb enough to smoke,” said student Esther Saintil, who stopped by the SWAT outreach table in the busy courtyard.

Her friend, senior Winnie Cajuste, agreed. “I prefer to date guys who are intelligent, health conscious, and in shape,” she said.

“When I see a guy vaping, this tells me he is stupid about health, which

means he is probably stupid in a lot of other things.”

SWAT Vice President Jade Grant agreed that smoking and vaping are totally uncool, but she is involved for much more serious, personal reasons. “Have you ever watched someone you love slowly and painfully die of lung cancer?” Grant asked. “The reason I am here today is to help send the message that smoking and vaping kill people, create suffering, and it’s important that kids tell other kids the truth about the ugliness and pain that tobacco brings.”

Grant looks forward to attending the University of Florida next year, where she plans to work toward a career in medicine.

Alisha Maragh, a SWAT officer, See SWAT, page 7

The Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) Team at Royal Palm Beach High School during Kick Butts Day.

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Wide-Ranging Meeting Touches On County, Village Safety Issues

By M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington’s Public Safety Committee heard reports from a number of county and village officials on Wednesday, March 27 at a nearly two-hour meeting filled with presentations and open-ended discussions.

Palm Beach County Public Safety Director Stephanie Sejnoha reported on the divisions of the county’s Public Safety Department. It handles all the 911 calls, some 1.2 million in Palm Beach County last year. The system covers the 700 cell phone towers in the area.

“They tell you to call if you can, text if you can’t, which is good for the hearing-impaired or situations of domestic violence,” Sejnoha said.

The department handles cyber security to prevent a technical attack, and they’re working with carriers to fine-tune the accuracy of the location of cell phone calls.

The department also oversees Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control. The big initiative in that area is “Countdown 2 Zero,” a program with the objective of ending euthanasia for all adoptable animals.

Sejnoha said that the program is working. They currently have

dogs at a 91percent save rate, and cats at 73 percent save rate, which is an improvement of 50 percent in the past decade. She noted that the county is renovating the Animal Care & Control facility, and they have a program to vaccinate, sterilize, chip and return stray cats.

Meanwhile the department’s Consumer Affairs Division works within the ordinance that all paid home health caregivers providing daily basic activities have to be licensed and have a background check.

The Division of Justice Services works with adult and youth exoffenders, helping them to re-enter society as active citizens.

Sejnoha also spoke about the Victim Services Division, which supports victims of violent crime, offering individual and group therapy and a grant program to proactively prevent violence, and the Butterfly House, which is the first centralized sexual assault center.

Finally, Sejnoha noted that the Emergency Management Division ensures activation readiness in planning and responding for emergencies. “They’re ready for a disaster,” she said. “They have the Employee Disaster Response Program, and they have the Alert Palm Beach County, which alerts

for severe weather, flooding, police activity and more.”

She said that the Alert program has 150,000 signed up, and they are working to increase that number.

Liz Nunez, with Wellington’s public communications department, expanded the Alert system discussion, explaining about Wellington Alert, which is launching soon and will be a community system replacing the old Code Red system.

“It’s a mass notification service that alerts about emergencies and other important village information,” Nunez said. “You give it a minimum of your last name, your phone number and your e-mail, and they alert you on hurricanes, severe weather, road closing, even community events.”

She said that there is an app called AlertMe Mobile, which is free and works on Apple or Android phones or smartwatches.

“If you were registered for the previous program, do you have to re-register?” Committee Member William Flack asked.

Nunez said that you do in order to update the information. She also explained that because you need a computer to sign up, senior residents can call the village for assistance.

Community Services Director Paulette Edwards added that computers are available at the village facility for residents to use for that purpose.

Village Engineer Tom Lundeen next led a discussion regarding “speed humps” and other traffic calming measures in Wellington.

He said that there is a policy that delineates when a speed hump, stop sign, traffic light or other traffic calming measure is warranted.

He explained that they do a traffic study to check the volume and speed of the traffic to determine if certain criteria are met, and he has done 12 studies since October regarding speed humps and to determine if signals were warranted.

Lundeen said that the Florida Department of Transportation encourages communities not to use stop signs to slow traffic and warns that both stop signs and speed humps make traffic speed up once they’ve left the stop sign or are over the hump.

Flack said that his community of Olympia has private roads but needs traffic calming measures.

Assistant Village Manager Jim Barnes informed him that private communities can now put stop signs and speed humps in if their own hired engineer signs off on it.

The meeting continued with

presentations by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue.

PBSO Lt. Eli Shaivitz reminded residents that 911 calls roll over.

“As long as it is ringing, stay on the line,” he said. “It rolls over. If it is busy, then the call goes somewhere else, and they will answer for you.”

Shaivitz reported that crashes and crime in Wellington are down.

“The Uniform Crime Report is down in almost every category,” he said, adding that Operation Wild Stallion was a success during the equestrian season.

Shaivitz said there had been an accident with fatalities recently, but it was not DUI or equestrian related.

He said that in 2018, almost 3,800 citations were written, but that stops were triple that number, because they seek compliance, not citations.

Board Member Ernie Zimmerman was worried about golf carts.

He said that older people can drive them, but young people and children driving them is a tragedy waiting to happen.

Flack was also worried about youth involved in vehicle burglaries.

“Do you have frustration with the youth that they are back on the street before you have your

paperwork finished?” he asked Shaivitz. “I know you can’t control the judges, but something needs to be done with the prosecution of these youth.”

Shaivitz said that his agency has done a great deal to combat vehicle burglaries. “We have a high clearance rate, and we make a lot of arrests,” he said, adding that video cameras also displace crime.

PBCFR Battalion Chief Kenny Wooldridge said that in the first quarter of 2019, there were 432 incidents, compared to 474 for the same period a year before.

“The vast majority are medical, followed by fires and vehicle accidents,” he said, pointing out that response time averaged 6:36 minutes, with February having a seasonal increase.

The next speaker at the meeting was Wellington’s Emergency Management and Public Safety Director Nicole Coates, who will now be acting as liaison to the Public Safety Committee.

Coates said that there will be a joint Public Safety Committee and Education Committee meeting on Wednesday, April 24 and that the “Texting Your Life Away” essay contest will be held during the first part of the next school year.

Coates also pointed out that the See PUBLIC SAFETY, page 18

Chamber’s Flavors Food & Wine Fest Returns April 12 To PBIEC

By Callie Sharkey Town-Crier Staff Report The Flavors Wellington Food & Wine Festival, hosted by the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, will return for its 16th year on Friday, April 12 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

The ticketed event brings in celebrity chefs and judges for an evening of music and entertainment celebrating Wellington-area restaurants and caterers. It will be held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, located at 3400 Equestrian Club Road in Wellington.

Wellington Chamber Executive Director Michela Green is excited for the return of Flavors. “This event brings everyone together for an end-of-the-season event,” Green said. “Our exhibitors can make connections for the spring and summer, and our attendees can plan exceptional dining adventures right here in Wellington.”

With 30 vendors registered, the festival has something for all palates. Exhibitors include: An Edge on Thyme, Don Chepo’s Taco Shop, Ford’s Garage, the Hurricane Dockside Grill, Lemongrass Asian Bistro, New York Sandwich Company, NVE Beverages, Starbucks Coffee, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Q’Salsas Latin Bar & Grill, the Trophy Room, the Wanderers Club, Wasted Time Brewing, Wellington Trace Tavern, the Beauty and the Beeeef, and Stonewood Grill & Tavern. Romeo’s Italian Restaurant and Bolay Wellington, which snagged last year’s awards for best cocktail and best dessert, are returning to the festival as well.

Additional vendors include the International Polo Club Palm Beach, the Wycliffe Golf & Country Club, the Wellington National Golf Club, Trader Joe’s, Costco Wholesale, Jake’s Pet Supply, Seaview Imports and Royal Palm Events at Madison Green, along

with specialty vendors CJR Fine Arts & Frame, Master Travel & Cruises and Sarah Spiritual Live Psychic Readings.

The food competition features five different categories: taste, plate presentation, dessert, display and cocktail. The winners are chosen by special guest judges touting many credentials. Dignitaries on the panel include Wellington Mayor Anne Gerwig and newly inducted Wellington Chamber President Stuart Hack. Special guest chefs include the International Polo Club’s Executive Banquet Chef Chris Gallaudet, who brings 17 years of culinary experience to the table, while Sean McHugh, Whitehorse Catering’s executive chef, is a part of the Winter Equestrian Festival and brings an appreciation of creative plating to the panel.

Foodies also sharing the responsibility of choosing the winners are two South Florida food and

lifestyle influencers, Gwen Gottlieb and Taylor Morgan. Morgan is the CEO and founder of www. localdines.com. Rounding out the panel is guest judge Jan Norris, a local writer and the former food editor at The Palm Beach Post.

Aside from the food, guests also will enjoy a special performance of dueling pianos by “The Piano Guys” Steve Kaplan and Terry “T.C.” Cooper.

“These two incredibly talented musicians, accomplished pianists and stellar vocalists have joined forces to create a high-energy dueling piano show,” Green explained.

A bonus for guests is the laser light show by Liquid Sky. The show includes a uniquely interactive component.

“Liquid Sky showcases our sponsors and exhibitors throughout the evening via scrolling laser texts, as well as allows attendees to send messages to one another,” Green said.

The staff at Bolay served up taste-tempting samples at last year’s Flavors Wellington Food & Wine Festival.

The packages for both exhibitors and sponsors are already sold out, and the event is expected to sell out of tickets as well.

Guests can reserve a spot for $35 each, $55 per couple or $300

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Groves Town Council Agrees To Strip And Rebuild Its Web Site

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council this week agreed to strip its web page of its documents and videos until the site can be made compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, at the Tuesday, April 2 meeting, the council allowed a two-week delay to give people who want any information time to retrieve it.

Consultant Steven Murray with Municipal Technologies asked for direction based on a workshop that was held before the meeting, comparing costs and services of two web service providers that have been used by the town and the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District, and whether to strip the web site until it can be made ADA-compliant, but the solutions are not cheap.

At the workshop, Murray compared the costs of the two providers. Municode would charge $37,248 annually, and CivicPlus wants $36,128 for the first year, to redesign the web site, automate the agenda and compete ADA-compliance testing, which is the greater cost for both companies.

Councilwoman Phillis Maniglia favored stripping the web site down to the bare necessities, making sure that town staff and officials’ e-mails and phone numbers are kept on.

“To me, it seems that CivicPlus is the more friendly option,” Maniglia said, adding that the provider seems to be more up-to-date

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Focus On Being Proactive

continued from page 1 If they are not dispatched to something, they are either monitoring traffic or just going out looking for suspicious people or suspicious vehicles.”

Turner noted that most of the calls in Loxahatchee Groves were initiated by deputies.

“Like I said, proactivity is very important to me, and 82 percent of the calls we handled last year were self-initiated — somebody checking on a vehicle or conducting a traffic stop,” he said. “And 18 percent is where people actually called, asking us to respond to something.”

technologically. “Also, the pluses are that the company is going to keep their rate the same for the next three years, and then drop it in year four.”

Town Manager Jamie Titcomb said that if the council chooses a provider, it should direct Murray to draw up a contract for approval at the council’s next meeting.

“As far as the stripping and updating of the material on the web site, that could be done in-house with staff based on our current web site,” Titcomb said.

Murray said he would also like to start ordering equipment for closed captioning at a cost of about $1,500.

“That equipment is well below the town manager approval, so that way we can hit that for an eight-week process where we can actually turn on closed captioning and turn back on the videos for the council meetings,” he said, adding that he could wait until the next meeting after the council approves a contract to order the equipment.

He added that the closed captioning will also require a live writer at a cost of about $15,000 a year for 12 hours of transcription a month.

Maniglia made a motion to have Murray write up a contract with CivicPlus, strip the web site and order the equipment.

During discussion of the motion, Councilwoman Lisa El-Ramey asked if the contractor was going to automate the agenda.

“It bears more on staff, or are we

going to have the contractor do it or not?” El-Ramey asked. “I think that is still up in the air.”

Titcomb said at the workshop, they had discussed that automating the agenda puts less strain on staff.

“One of the main benefits of agenda automation is it actually reduces staff time, eliminates errors and assures that the throughput from creation to aggregation to publication to web site mounting is all seamless,” he said. “It costs a little more for the software and apps, but it reduces staff time internally.”

Titcomb noted that all components of the contract would come back to the council for final approval.

Councilman Robert Shorr was critical of moving on the entire package right away.

“I think we’re moving a little too quick to spend $36,000 right now when it’s not a budgeted item,” Shorr said. “We don’t know where that money’s going to come from.

Other things are happening, and we don’t have anybody complaining about our web site.”

He added that the town is still in the midst of a staff transition, and that agenda automation will change the profile of the preparer from a clerk to an IT person.

“I think we’re rushing this,” Shorr said. “I think we’ve got a nice caption on our web site that discusses ADA compliance… We want people to know if there is an ADA issue, we’re a small town.

Come to our town hall and talk to staff. I think we can get volunteers to come to town hall and read something to somebody.”

Murray and Titcomb agreed that the work could be phased, placing the most critical ADA items and stripping the web site before going to agenda automation, possibly budgeting that for the upcoming year.

Maniglia said she wanted to move forward with the plan.

“We’ve been talking about this for a while,” she said. “We’re three years behind on our web site. If we’re not in compliance with this, we’re in trouble with the federal government.”

Councilwoman Laura Danowski pointed out that 814 cases were filed against businesses and governments for ADA non-compliance, and 325 were in Florida.

Town Attorney Michael Cirullo said dozens of local governments have been sued, mostly by a few individuals.

Titcomb said one town he worked for took eight to 12 weeks to get its new site up and running, and over a year to get it to go live.

Shorr added that he would like to get a third bid for the project in accordance with town purchasing rules and added that striving to be ADA-compliant goes a long way toward avoiding a lawsuit.

Cirullo pointed out that most of the lawsuits are resolved before they actually go to court in the form of monetary compensation to the plaintiff.

There were two vehicle homicides last year, one on Okeechobee Blvd. where an eastbound vehicle veered into the westbound lane resulting in a head-on collision, and another where a vehicle ran through a guardrail and into a canal.

Turner added that there was one robbery and one shooting last year.

“The robbery was a taxi driver who picked up a fare in Lake Worth, brought them over here, they got into some type of argument,” Turner said.

When detectives interviewed the taxi driver at the hospital, his story was not consistent, and he eventually refused to cooperate.

The shooting was drug-related.

“Somebody owed the drug dealer some money, and they went after him,” Turner explained.

Vehicle burglaries are a big problem everywhere, including Loxahatchee Groves.

“Countywide, it’s a huge issue.

If you talk to Royal Palm Beach or Wellington, or any other district, in the area, you will see that this is an issue across the board,” he said.

The biggest problem is that many people leave their vehicles unlocked when they park at home.

“I believe it’s 80 percent of the vehicles that were broken into were unlocked,” Turner said.

“People are actually leaving valuables in their car, like guns, iPads and iPhones.”

Turner said eight of the vehicles burglarized in Loxahatchee Groves were locked and had their windows smashed.

“Most of those were in the Publix plaza, one was at the paintball place and one was at the college,” Turner said. “All of those had their doors locked, but they had valuables sitting on the seat.”

Loxahatchee Groves averaged just over one stolen vehicle per

month. “That’s another problem countywide,” Turner said.

Thefts averaged just over two a month, mostly being tractors, lawn mowers and other equipment stolen off property.

“If they have an open property, and they have some kind of tools or other stuff taken off their property, it will come in as a theft,” Turner said. “If they have a fenced-in property, it’ll show up as a burglary.”

There are two detectives in District 15, working cases in both The Acreage and Loxahatchee Groves.

Turner added that District 15 also has three motorcycles for speeding enforcement and a commercial vehicle unit.

“My commercial vehicle unit worked with the Wellington unit, and they stopped multiple haulers… just to check their paperwork and make sure they had their permits,” Turner said. “That was

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Don’t Gamble On Village Green

I oppose the Village Green project because it proposes to replace the serenity and beauty of the Village Golf Club with the noise and skyline of a massive housing development.

Of course, those who stand to financially gain from the plan won’t depict it that way. They’ll say the golf course is in unrecoverable decline, and that, out of their concern for the community, they’ve devised a plan that will transform the problem into a windfall for the village — leave a token nine holes for the golfers while building 450 homes on the remainder, raising surrounding property values and bringing in more tax revenues.

But at a December 2018 Royal Palm Beach Village Council meeting, I heard a packed house of Royal Palm Beach homeowners question whether the golf course really is a lost cause and then passionately reason why the Village Green project would be a grave detriment to the village — thousands more residents shoe-horned into the heart of the village, hundreds more cars to pollute the air and clog thoroughfares, multiple thousands more toilet flushes per day stressing water supplies, and an untold increase in mischief and crime that naturally comes to more dense populations. I see it exactly that way.

Frankly, I don’t know the extent of any ailments the Village Golf Club may have, but, it seems to me that any plan should focus on healing and restoring it, not giving up and killing it. Village planners thoughtfully zoned it as a golf course, presumably to achieve a healthy, attractive and sustainable

balance of nature, recreation, business and housing. Dismissing that wisdom and taking a chance with that balance would be reckless.

Worse, it would betray homeowners, especially those directly adjacent to the course, who would lose the location value and peaceful setting for which they paid a premium.

The Village Green project scares me, but at that same December council meeting, I saw council members in action for the first time, and I was encouraged by their willingness to interact, their frankness and objectivity, their local knowledge and past experience with similar decisions, and their obvious commitment to doing what’s right for Royal Palm Beach.

I understand that they must weigh all factors before deciding what’s best for the community, but I hope their consideration includes a comparison of the motives and risk of those who will live with their decision. Homeowners who’ve bought into the Royal Palm Beach lifestyle and have everything to lose from a gamble gone bad are not at all the same as profiteers who earn their living at being persuasive and who only want to buy into the village long enough to strike a profit before they move on to leverage another community for their gain.

James Burch Royal Palm Beach

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Palm Beach Polo: Old Times And New

If memory holds true, I recall Palm Beach Polo owner Glenn Straub having violations and lawsuits way back when I arrived in Wellington, back in the early 1990s, and it appears that nothing has changed with half a dozen open lawsuits at present.

Unlike most citizens who receive letters of violations and fix them with some alacrity, Mr. Straub appears to be different, whether it is deep-pocket entitlement, love of litigation or just forgetfulness, I haven’t a clue.

As a businessman, and obviously a successful one, he should know golf courses are in decline across the entire nation, especially Florida, but he has responsibility to neighbors and the village to keep a minimum standard maintenance program on them.

His attorney Alexander Domb, of “longer grass along walkways near the driving range was ‘necessary’ to keep passersby safe” fame, doesn’t explain the surfeit of grass/ weeds that have occupied a “preserve” for years, and some large undeveloped “golf course” areas that appear unkempt, in violation of village minimum aesthetic requirements.

If Mr Straub were to put as much “necessity” in these areas as he does in forcing Palm Beach Polo residents to keep up their properties, no problems would exist.

At least three mayors and as many village councils have experienced these property violations from Straub, so I seriously doubt his accusation of “total harassment” has any validity, and a short perusal/viewing of these sites would conclude the given violations as proper, and just as us lowly smaller property owners like me must comply with reasonable codes, so should Mr. Straub.

Certainly, he bailed out the area when he purchased it, and certainly it is a pinnacle in upscale property development, but the fallow fields, etc... must be addressed/ maintained, as is his responsibility. It should be pointed out that his detractors include many in his developed areas in Palm Beach Polo, not just the village code enforcement.

George Unger Wellington

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Former Mayor Dave and Sharyn Browning presented a money tree to the new Loxahatchee Groves Town Council at this week’s meeting as a token of good luck.

PHOTO BY RON BUKLEY/TOWN-CRIER Maniglia said that no informa- El-Ramey and Shorr opposed. tion would be lost by stripping the Maniglia modified her motion to web site, which only reproduces wait two weeks before stripping information that is on record at the web site to give people the town hall. opportunity to retrieve any inforThe question was called, and mation they want to retain, and it it failed 3-2 with Danowski, carried 5-0. a major focus last year.”

Turner said there were 87 vehicle crashes in Loxahatchee Groves last year.

“Most of the crashes were at intersections,” Turner said. “The two vehicle homicides were not included in that number, but those numbers are going up every year.

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continued from page 1 the district. With all of these other things coming down the pipeline, the responsibility is still going to be a lot, but it’s going to be shifted into this position.”

Argue noted that ITID spent more than $500,000 for Craig A. Smith & Associates to manage and engineer the Acreage Community Park expansion.

“If you think about all these different projects that we have that are not getting done, traffic calming… that’s been approved for two years, and it’s not getting off the ground because we do not have enough resources being put toward getting things done,” Argue said. “Part of it is management, part of it is staff and resources.”

Argue pointed out that some of the projects would pay for themselves. “We have at least five years of work to do here, and it cannot get done with the current structure we have,” she said.

Sayre said he would like to

Last year was the first year that we actually had statistics for the town for the entire year.”

Turner said next year he will be able to compare 2018 numbers to 2019 so that trends can be seen.

“Then I can start showing you where we are going and what we need to focus on,” he explained. continue with a contract with Robinson so that he must give a 60-day notice before leaving. “That way, there’s not an abrupt change with him managing all these projects,” he said. “With 60 days, we can transition someone in.”

Donlon said she would need to investigate that further to see if a special district can have more than one contracted manager.

“It’s a little unusual to have someone besides your district manager under an employment contract,” she said.

Robinson said that he had no problem with giving a 60-day notice.

“There is going to be a tremendous amount of work,” he said.

“Transitioning anyone who would come into that spot, I would like to bring them up to speed the same way with the new district manager coming in.”

Although the supervisors did not make a final decision on what Robinson’s new title would be, it was determined that he would be directly under the new district manager and be in charge of all field operations.

Supervisor Joni Martin made a motion to approve the transition and advertise for a new manager, which carried 5-0.

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I wonder if you miss reading my articles as much as I enjoyed writing them. For many years, I felt as if I was our local equine historian, chroniBy Ellen cling Palm Beach County’s horse community.

Rosenberg Sure, I covered some of the bigger horse shows, interviewed world-famous riders thing beautiful to enjoy each day. and trainers, but my favorite sto- Second, you can’t control what ries always involved local people. happens to you, only how you Backyard horse owners, farriers respond to it. and horse dentists. Carriage drivI see no point in waging an ers, barrel racers, 4-H clubs and aggressive campaign against the loving owners. Show venues and inevitable; that would only waste barns long gone now. Small groups time and resources. I have no and organizations who strove to idea what happens after this life improve life for horses in general. ends. I guess that’s the next great What they call progress. adventure. Death is the natural last Other things change as well. experience shared by all.

Last year, I was diagnosed with I’ve truly loved writing about stage-four metastatic breast cancer, our horse community and getting giving me a new perspective on to know so many of you. I feel life. My philosophy boiled down privileged to have been given that to two thoughts. First, find some- opportunity. It has been fun.

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RELAY FOR LIFE OF WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY HELD AT FAIRGROUNDS

The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Western Palm Beach County took place Saturday, March 30 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. The theme was “Get Your Heart in the Game” and teams won points for best decorated displays, costumes, fundraising and other activities. The money raised will fund cancer research and local American Cancer Society programs. Survivors and caregivers were honored with a special dinner and received gifts.

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Pat Rizzo, Lisa McGuire, Deborah Bielak and Tonja Mosley.

Cancer survivors lead the opening lap.

Mayor Anne Gerwig, Councilman Mike Napoleone and his son Luca, Councilman Michael Drahos with his daughters Sophia and Julia, and Councilwoman Tanya Siskind with her daughter Scarlett.

Royal Palm Councilman Jeff and Carolyn Hmara with cancer survivors Joey and Lorna Johnson.

The CAFCI team at the Relay for Life.

Thomas Hackett and his mom Kim Hackett are survivors.

Marj Thomas makes a donation to Pat Rizzo.

Sharon Fritz, Kelley Shinkevich, Elaine Tomchin, Jackie Pertusiello and Stephanie Herrunzie.

Gloria Gould and Linda Vaillancourt.

Dr. Bruce Elkind and Keith Jordano from the Royal Palm Beach Rotary.

Simone Solo and Sean Seala of the Palm Beach State College Nursing program with event leaders Martha Cross and Vickie Day.

Event Chair Andrew Ruiz, X102.3 host Moshay Laren and Sponsorship Chair Kim Whalen.

Jennifer Sutton from the Royal Palm Beach High School team made chili.

Dean Ernst and Teri Lane Giaske.

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Kevlar for K9s

OUR K9 HEROES

I know you, like us, are both staunch supporters of law enforcement and are also animal lovers. And we’re sure that, like us, you were sickened when a cowardly gang member shot and killed Cigo, a brave K9 officer, in cold blood on Christmas Eve. Sadly, there is nothing we can do to help Cigo, who died heroically in the line of duty, but we can help other K9 officers.

This tragedy really struck home with the Rotary Club of Wellington. Rotary is an international service organization. Our motto is “service above self.” Nothing epitomizes that motto more than Cigo’s service to our community. After all, he made the ultimate sacrifice and gave his life in service of others. Sadly, this sort of tragedy can happen again if we don’t try and help prevent it. Obviously, it could happen anywhere and not just in Wellington. Rotary wants to help.

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Rotary Club of Wellington is having a Kevlar for K9s Raffle. Most people don’t know that not all K9 police dogs are yet provided with protective Kevlar vests; we certainly didn’t know this. 2/3rd of the funds raised will fund the Kevlar for K9s program and other Rotary charities. 1/3rd of the funds raised will be given to the raffle winner as a cash prize. The tickets are $100. Did you know a K9 vest is even more expensive than a human vest, costing over $1,000 per dog?

The raffle will be held on May 16 and you do not need to be present to win. If 300 tickets are sold, the cash prize will be $10,000. In the first four weeks, we have commitments for over 250 tickets, so the cash prize may even be higher.

But I know that’s not your focus, nor is it ours. We can help make a real difference in protecting these brave dogs, who truly are at the tip of the spear – often doing jobs considered too dangerous for human officers. Thank you for your consideration.

Help our brave K9s by purchasing a ticket: www.wellingtonrotary.org

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PAWS AT THE MALL Friday, April 5th from 5:30pm-7:30pm

Don’t miss Paws At The Mall, a very special pet adoption event, in the Food Court parking lot.

Featuring dog adoptions, training demos, vendors, food trucks, games, face painting and a bounce house!

Rescue Partners Include: Amber’s Outreach, Animal Rescue Force of South Florida, Barky Pines and Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control.

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Community Class Demos 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM Mosaics with Terri White Kids Golf with Chris Ardolina 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM TumbleTots Exercises with Miss Muriel Zumba with Jamie Tizol and Yasmin Valencia 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Dance Instruction with Nichole Sampas 5:30 PM Performance by NRG Dance on the patio

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New Wellington Equestrian Gym Club Hosts Grand Opening

By Erin Davisson Town-Crier Staff Report On Saturday, March 30, the Wellington Equestrian Gym Club — also known as WelliGym — held its grand opening celebration at 3133 Fortune Way, Suite 4, off Pierson Road in Wellington.

The new local gymnastics and dance studio is owned by Evelina Gracia and Ariel Fontana, who were excited to open their new business, joined by daughters Agostina Fontana-Gracia and Brianna Fontana.

Originally from Argentina, the gym owners were former students of well-known gymnast/silk acrobat Flavio Mendoza, and they are proud to bring this unique sport to Wellington.

Fontana and Gracia moved to the United States in 2007 and have lived in the Wellington area

since then. Now, they are excited to share the teachings with a new generation of gymnasts, dancers and acrobats.

Once inside the main lobby, the facility branches into two studios.

The left one is meant for gymnastics, while the one on the right is for dance practices.

Activities include artistic, rhythmic, acrobatic, trampolining, tumbling and aerial silk gymnastics classes, as well as Zumba and tango dance classes, mat Pilates and yoga for kids and teens.

For more information about Wellington Equestrian Gym Club, call (561) 351-7968 or visit www. wellingtonequestriangymclub. com. Find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/welligym and Instagram at www.instagram.com/ welligym. Special grand opening discounts are currently available.

The gymnastic/acrobatic studio at WelliGym.

(L-R) Ariel Fontana, Agostina Fontana-Gracia, Evelina Gracia and Brianna Fontana.

Students practice silk acrobatics.

Abigail Goodhue in the gymnastics studio.

The stylish dance studio at WelliGym.

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World’s Top Eaters To Compete April 28 For Sweet Corn-Eating Title

Top-ranked competitive eaters from around the nation will gather at the National Sweet Corn-Eating Championship, sponsored by the Sweet Corn Farmers of Florida, on Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. The event will take place as part of the Sweet Corn Fiesta at Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds, located at 9067 Southern Blvd.

In 2018, Carmen Cincotti of New Jersey ate 58 ears of Florida sweet corn in 12 minutes. Cin-

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continued from page 1 recommendation objecting to the matter.

The only real change was to add one large dormer to the center of the garage building instead of two smaller dormers in the center, and to add some shutters to the windows on the ends of the buildings.

“I was on the Wellington Village Council when we approved this,” ARB Vice Chair Tom Wenham said. “It took a long time to get here, and I am very glad to see it.”

In other business, the Poke Company at Wellington, the Palm Beach International Academy Professional Center, the Window Guys at Commerce Park and Designer’s Touch Jewelry at Village Green all received approval

cotti’s title and record of 61.75 ears in 12 minutes, set in 2017, will be on the line at this year’s championship.

“There are multiple techniques to eating this delicacy, from the typewriter to the shredder,” Major League Eating Chair George Shea said. “It’s a matter of determining which of these many techniques will take you to the top.”

Aside from the competition, the event includes many other fun activities.

of staff-recommended technical deviations for signage.

These businesses had secondary tenant wall signs that will be permitted to be larger than code because the buildings don’t face the main street, and thus the secondary sign functions as the primary way to give traffic ample opportunity to see the sign and turn into the parking lot.

Only the Window Guys sign didn’t receive a unanimous ruling, with Board Member Ryan Mishkin taking issue with the lack of elevation drawings of the complete building and the poor quality of the reproductions of the submitted partial elevations. “They should be proving their case, not making us guess,” he said.

A discussion on the previously much-debated white fencing that was on the agenda was rescheduled for a meeting when all members are present. The next Architectural Review Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 17.

“For many, the National Sweet Corn-Eating Championship marks the true beginning of spring,” said Ann Holt of the 19th annual South Florida Sweet Corn Fiesta. “It’s an exciting time for all, especially in Palm Beach County, and we always see a great turnout, year after year.”

Participating Major League Eaters, who will compete for $6,100 in prize money and the title of Sweet Corn-Eating Champion, include: #5-ranked Darron Breeden from Orange, Va.; #6-ranked Gideon Oji from Morrow, Ga.; #15-ranked Nick Wehry from Torrington, Conn.; #17-ranked Juan Neave from Austin, Texas; #23-ranked Eric “Badlands” Booker from Selden, N.Y.; #30-ranked Crazy Legs Conti from New York, N.Y.;

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continued from page 1 said that the group’s mission is important.

“By peers telling peers about the dangers of vaping, it’s an incredible way to make a difference and maybe even save someone’s life,” she said, noting that she is especially proud that she helped inspire her uncle to stop smoking.

While cigarette smoking among high school students nationwide has fallen to 8.1 percent, e-cigarette use among high schoolers

and #36-ranked Darrien Thomas from Canada. Other notable competitors in attendance include Jason Ruppert from Cape Coral, Fla., and Tracie Dickerson from Palmetto Bay, Fla. The 19th annual South Florida Sweet Corn Fiesta, presented by the Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau, is buttered with a family festival of children’s games, music, the national eating competition and plenty of mouthwatering and locally grown sweet corn.

Major League Eating, the world governing body of all stomach-centric sports, conducts more than 80 events annually, including the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney

Island, N.Y. The competitive eating community is made up of more than 8,000 veteran and rookie gurgitators who travel the

nation in search of top titles and the glory that they provide. For more information, visit www. majorleagueeating.com.

rose by an alarming 78 percent in 2018 alone — to 20.8 percent of the student population. In 2018, more than 3.6 million middle and high school students used e-cigarettes. U.S. public health leaders have called youth e-cigarette use an epidemic that is addicting a new generation of kids.

In Florida, an alarming 24.8 percent of high school students use e-cigarettes, while 3.6 percent smoke cigarettes. Tobacco use claims 32,300 lives in Florida and costs the state $8.6 billion in healthcare bills each year.

On Kick Butts Day, youth and health advocates called for strong action to reverse the youth ecigarette epidemic. In particular, they called on the Food & Drug

Administration, state governments and local governments to ban all flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes in flavors like cotton candy, gummy bear and mango that tempt kids.

Other effective strategies to reduce youth tobacco use include laws raising the tobacco sale age to 21, significant tobacco tax increases, comprehensive smokefree laws and well-funded tobacco prevention programs.

Key facts about e-cigarettes include the fact that the main cause of the youth e-cigarette epidemic is Juul, which looks like a computer flash drive, is small and easy to hide, delivers a powerful dose of nicotine, and comes in kid-friendly flavors. According to the manufac-

turer, each Juul “pod” (cartridge) delivers as much nicotine as a pack of 20 cigarettes.

E-cigarettes pose serious health risks for kids. The U.S. Surgeon General has found that youth use of nicotine in any form — including e-cigarettes — is unsafe, causes addiction and can harm the developing adolescent brain, affecting learning, memory and attention. Studies also show that young people who use e-cigarettes are more likely to become traditional cigarette smokers.

The RPBHS Kick Butts event took place in coordination with Tobacco Free Florida and the Palm Beach County Department of Health. For more information, visit www.swatflorida.com.

The Okeeheelee Nature Center is operated by the Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation Department and is located in the back of Okeeheelee Park. For more information, visit www.pbcnature. com.

Food trucks from Wellington’s weekly food truck and music series will also be on site adjacent to the event from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at the Wellington Amphitheater.

A free 1980s musical tribute by On the Roxx will begin a 7 p.m. at the amphitheater. Bring your own blankets and chairs for seating.

For more information, visit www.wellingtonfl.gov/lakeside.

George Shea looks on as Carmen Cincotti and Gideon Oji compete at 2018’s National Sweet Corn-Eating Championship.

PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

NEWS BRIEFS Wellington’s Annual Egg Hunt Returns April 20

Get your baskets ready for Wellington’s annual Egg Hunt returning to the Village Park softball fields at 11700 Pierson Road on Saturday, April 20.

The event will begin promptly at 10 a.m. and will be divided into four age groups: ages 2 and under, ages 3 to 4, ages 5 to 7 and ages 8 to 10. At each egg hunt, two eggs will have a pink bunny ticket inside, indicating a special prize.

Families are encouraged to arrive early to avoid traffic. Don’t forget to bring your own basket.

The village thanks sponsors Joe DiMaggio Children’s Health Specialty Center and David Lerner Associates Inc. for their support.

For more information, visit www. wellingtonfl.gov/events.

Great American Cleanup In RPB

The Village of Royal Palm Beach will participate in the Great American Cleanup on Saturday, April 27. Registration will take place from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center at 100 Sweet Bay Lane, where participants will be equipped with bags and gloves for the cleanup.

Scout groups, homeschoolers, 4-H groups, service organizations and more are welcome to participate.

Refreshments and lunch for participants will follow the cleanup.

Call Michael Cheatham at (561) 790-5199 for details.

Art Society To Award Scholarships

The Wellington Art Society will present nine art scholarships at its annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 10.

The ceremony will take place at the Wellington Community Center, with a meet-and-greet at 6:30 p.m., followed by the awards presentation.

The awards are presented to graduating seniors in Palm Beach County who are planning a college major in visual arts. The awards are based on a combination of their art work, GPA, artist’s statement, career goals and recommendations from a faculty member.

These talented young artists will bring two or three pieces of their artwork for display and speak about their work and their future goals. Families are invited to the ceremony.

Scholarship awards will go to: Buu Truong, Christina Szyszko and Isabella Hernandez of FAU, Ayo Afariogun of Royal Palm Beach High School, Maura Wilson of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Carly Cardenas of Jupiter High School, Rachel Lee of Atlantic High School, Katherine Hofmann of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts and Keith Truong of St. Andrew’s School.

The Wellington Art Society

Scholarship Fund was established in 2001 and has provided many talented young artists with funds for their art-related expenses, such as art or photographic supplies, books or tuition for visual arts classes.

Proceeds from the Wellington Art Society’s art exhibitions, Art Fest on the Green and the Wellington Whole Foods Market solo exhibits help support the program.

Conversational Hebrew Class

Temple B’nai Jacob of Wellington (12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 6) will be offering a Beginners Conversational Hebrew class starting Tuesday, April 9 and running through Tuesday, June 25 from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. The cost is $35, which includes a book.

RSVP to the temple office at (561) 793-4347. For more info., e-mail bnaijacobofwell@aol.com or visit www.templebnaijacob.com.

Horse Sense: Native Plants for Horse Properties

“Horse Sense: Native Plants for Horse Properties” is a free presentation set for Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Wellington library, located at 1951 Royal Fern Drive.

The speaker will be Adrienne Deutsch, program assistant for the Native Canopy Education Program, who is a former dressage

competitor and horse owner.

Discover how native plants can enhance your landscape and paddock areas. Discuss how preserving the native plants you have and adding more of them benefits you, your horses and the environment.

Dispel myths, talk about suitable native plants and their uses, and explore information on plants that are toxic to horses. Plus, get a voucher for two free three-gallon native plants.

Call (561) 790-6070 to preregister, which is encouraged.

Celebrate Earth Day At Okeeheelee

Celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Okeeheelee Nature Center, located in Okeeheelee Park at 7715 Forest Hill Blvd.

This free, family event will feature a variety of happenings throughout the day. Activities will include educational presentations, hands-on science activities, a rehabilitated animal release and more.

Watch fascinating woodworking demonstrations by the Palm Beach County Woodturners, get an up-close look at reptiles with the South Florida Herpetological Society, build an environmental craft with Home Depot and meet horses from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Unit.

The Earth Day event is sponsored by the Friends of Okeeheelee Nature Center.

April 11 Family Fun Night On Lake Wellington

The Village of Wellington will host a free carnival-themed Family Fun Night on Lake Wellington, located behind the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.), on Thursday, April 11.

The event will run from 4:30 to 7 p.m. and feature a variety of fun family activities, including a balloon artist, bungee trampoline, carnival games, fishing, glitter tattoos, an inflatable basketball game, lawn games, vendors, a stilt walker/juggler and refreshments for purchase.

Paddle board yoga will be offered in two 30-minute sessions, at 5:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Space is limited, and participants are encouraged to pre-register by calling Paddle Away Sports at (561) 541-6784.

Several Wellington Community Center class demonstrations will take place. Attendees can visit the instructor tents on the day of the event to participate. Event attendees will also have an opportunity to visit with various local organizations.

RPB Rotary’s Shred Fest May 4

The Rotary Club of Royal Palm Beach, in collaboration with Total Shred LLC, will host a Shred Fest on Saturday, May 4 from 9 to 11 a.m. The event will take place at the Palms West Charter School, located at 12031 Southern Blvd., near the intersection of Southern and Crestwood boulevards.

At the Shred Fest, the public can have confidential documents, papers and records shredded for just $5 per document box or bag.

Given the alarming increase in identity theft, it is a smart move to bring those confidential documents for shredding.

The $5 donation per box of documents will enable the Royal Palm Beach Rotary to raise funds for college scholarships, local food banks, toy drives for the needy, drowning prevention activities and other club efforts in the community.

For more information, call Bruce Elkind at (561) 385-5741 and leave a message.

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Local Nonprofit Dream Sponsors Seeks Support For Essay Contest

Wellington Author Pens Poetry Book

Little Dill cannot hear, speak or see, but communicates better than most. In 31 poems, he creates alter-egos and friends that become everything he wishes he could be, and at the same time teaches his imaginary friends everything they need to know about the most basic elements of human existence: respect, love, forgiveness, perseverance and fear.

A Series About Little Dill was penned by author Gregory Gidman, a Wellington resident who is a seasoned educator with more than 30 years of experience teaching in diverse settings. He currently teaches in the Palm Beach County School District.

As Gidman reflects on the process of developing this educational book over the past five years, he explained, “More and more, I believe the poems and topics are related to our condition as humans.

Little Dill provides the perfect representative of the disappointments, challenges and successes we all share throughout our lives.”

This series was born in the 24-hour darkness of the Canadian High Arctic while the author taught in Inuit communities. The loneliness and isolation he experi-

enced can be felt in the character of Little Dill, a child with disabilities.

Little Dill does not see himself as a victim but overcomes his limitations through the creation of imaginary friends and a keen sense of hope.

Visit www.littledillbook.com to learn more about the poetry series, which consists of a stand-alone poetry book, as well as a poetry book and conversation guide, which is a perfect resource to fulfill the poetry requirement in any language learning curriculum. The purchase of the book includes online access to a full audio versions of the poems.

Jim Weber Named To Seagull Services Board

Seagull Services has named Jim Weber to its board of directors.

Weber recently began a two-year term.

Weber brings an insider’s perspective to Seagull’s board as a parent. His son, Zachary, attended the Seagull Academy for Independent Living, Seagull’s charter school for middle and high school students with developmental disabilities. Weber and his family are longtime supporters of the agency’s programs.

Weber is an equipment specialist for Patterson Dental and has been working with the dental industry for 26 years. He works with dentists in private practice to design, equip and build new offices.

A native of Michigan, Weber has lived in South Florida since 1992. He and his wife Natalie reside in Loxahatchee with their four children.

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Dream Sponsors Inc., a Wellington-based nonprofit organization, is collaborating with professional mentor and educator Darwyn Allen of the Mentorship Institute and Boca Raton High School to create a platform for educational and cultural exchange through an essay-writing competition.

Through the competition, 13 students from underserved communities in South Florida, who are graduating seniors of the Project Men Club or from Allen’s African-American history classes, will benefit from the collaboration.

Likewise, 13 ambitious, yet disadvantaged students from schools in western Kenya will be invited to participate. The Kenyan students will be selected by the Dream

Sponsors advisory committee in Kenya. The goal is to award two winning students, one from the U.S. and one from Kenya, with an academic scholarship, as well as reward each of the participants with a meaningful and useful graduation gift.

Dream Sponsors invites the local community — organizations, businesses, family and friends — to help raise a total of $780 to purchase the graduation gifts chosen for the students. That is just $30 per student.

Academic scholarship funds for the winning student have already been donated by the Tom Neumann Allstate Agency in Wellington and by Dream Sponsors via reserve funds.

Darwyn Allen with his mentees of the Project Men Club during a backpack fundraiser the club conducted for foster children.

The intention of the effort is to provide tools and support for the students on both continents to reflect on themselves, and then capture in writing, a description of their personal and professional character, in preparation to introduce themselves to college recruiters or to the workplace.

It also serves as a platform for cross-continental dialogue and education. The American and Kenya students will exchange their essays through the Dream Sponsors teams in Florida and Kenya, and each group of students

will then vote on the entries from their counterparts. Winners will be announced by Dream Sponsors.

Follow Dream Sponsors on Facebook for essay contest details and photo highlights.

Dream Sponsors is nonprofit based in Wellington with the mission to provide basic needs and school fees to orphans and vulnerable youth in Kenya and supporting educational advancement opportunities to disadvantaged youth in South Florida. For more info., call (561) 795-2223 or visit www.dreamsponsorsinc.org.

Carla Neumann and Lexy Sanguinetti, board members of Dream Sponsors, with Masai school girls sponsored by the nonprofit.

Dress For Success Honors ‘Style Icon’ Iris Apfel

Jim Weber nonprofit social service agency that is dedicated to facilitating improvement in the quality of life of developmentally challenged children and adults. For more information, visit www.seagull.org.

Iris Apfel was awarded Dress for Success Palm Beaches’ newly created Style Icon Award last month, wowing the record-setting crowd of 530 guests at the nonprofit’s sixth annual Style for Hope fundraising luncheon at the Kravis Center in an on-stage conversation with emcee Kelley Dunn of WPTV. Apfel, herself, admitted she was wowed by all that DFSPB does to empower women. A few weeks prior, she had visited the organization’s boutique and saw firsthand the extensive offering of head-totoe clothes and accessories, met a few of the clients preparing for their job interviews, and joined volunteer personal shoppers in helping those women find the perfect finishing touches for their outfits while providing an added boost of confidence.

“There’s no more appropriate and deserving recipient of our inaugural Style Icon Award than Iris Apfel,” said Bernadette O’Grady, a co-chair of the event. “She is the perfect embodiment of Dress for Success — always distinctively dressed, a role model in building a successful business career, and perennially inspirational. She brought down the house with her candid observations and humorous anecdotes from a 97-year life well-lived.”

Also having a strong impact on the audience was Heidi Methany, a recent DFSPB client who completed one of the organization’s intensive job readiness programs, New Directions. In her speech, she explained how she had become a prescription drug abuser following a debilitating illness and that it led to her becoming homeless.

Iris Apfel and Kelley Dunn.

She also credited DFSPB and the ongoing support from its volunteer mentors with helping her accept the challenges of a recent breast cancer diagnosis.

Longtime volunteer and former

Event co-chairs Bernadette O’Grady and Joanna Cunningham. board member Nicole Parcheta was honored for her years of contribution as the chair of the organization’s annual Shop for Success Pop-Up flash sale each year.

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The Village of Royal Palm Beach will participate in the Great American Cleanup on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Registration will take place from 7 a.m. - 8 a.m. at the Recreation Center located at 100 Sweet Bay Lane where participants will be equipped with bags and gloves for the cleanup. Refreshments and lunch for participants will follow the cleanup! Contact Michael Cheatham at 790-5199 for details.

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Berean Christian School Bulldog Event Offers A Night Of Fun And Fellowship

On Friday, March 22, cars were cleared from the parking lot, tables were set up and students poured in with their bicycles, scooters and anything else with wheels to parade around the school, enjoy bounce houses,

play games and more with their friends and family, specifically their “Bulldog family.”

Each year, the student government at Berean Christian School, led by sponsor Sarah Stegall, works tirelessly to make this a

great night for all. It is always a fun event from the smallest Bulldog to the tallest as they showcase their sports and parade around on their “wheels.”

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tionships and connecting with families, and this is one way the school family can simply have fun together.

To learn more about this event, or any Berean event, visit www. bcsbulldogs.org.

The fifth-grade safety patrols at Equestrian Trails Elementary School traveled to Washington, D.C. recently to learn about America’s history first hand. The 97 students visited Williamsburg, Jamestown, and all the monuments, memorials and museums in Washington D.C. The Capitol Tour and Colonial Williamsburg were among the favorite sites visited.

Students celebrate Bulldog pride at a recent after-hours event held at Berean Christian School.

Oxbridge Academy Students Honored At Water Resources Conference In Fort Myers

Oxbridge Academy seniors Joseph Rubsamen and Blake Weger placed first and second place, respectively, in the scientific research poster contest at the 28th annual Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference held recently in Fort Myers. Oxbridge was the only high school to enter the competition, taking the top two prizes to outcompete all of the college-level entries.

In addition, Oxbridge students Mai-Brie Conklin, Quinn McKenna, Lara Carter and Sophia Lloyd George also entered the competition, detailing their scientific research efforts at Oxbridge.

The students are led by Oxbridge Academy’s coordinator of scientific research and environmental outreach education Dr. Teresa Thornton.

Rubsamen, of Delray Beach, won for his poster outlining his research on “Ibuprofen and Copper as Chemical Markers to Identify Fecal Waste and Fertilizer in Southeastern Florida Waterways.”

Weger, of Wellington, placed second for his poster explaining his research on “Bioaccumulation of Methylmercury Levels in Lionfish (Scorpaenidae) of the Southeast Atlantic Floridian Waters According to Fish Length and Mass.”

The theme for this year’s water conference was “Bridging Troubled Water: Uniting to Promote Regional Solutions.” It featured presentations by leading experts and top decision-makers in water resources, government policy and funding programs in Florida.

The conference brought together researchers, managers, agency staff, consultants and other interested parties to discuss ongoing technical and social research and innovative projects, to share ideas, and to increase awareness of the issues of water supply, water use efficiency, waterbody protection, watershed health and environmental sustainability facing Florida.

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(Left) Blake Weger and (right) Joseph Rubsamen. for water resources students state- awards in two divisions, graduate wide. Cash prizes are offered for students and undergraduate/high the best research posters, with school students.

Panther Run Student Wins Florida Black History Month Award

Panther Run Elementary School fourth-grade grade student Maliyah Altemar was awarded a scholarship for her writing at the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee recently. She was the only elementary student in the state to receive the prestigious 2019 Black History Month student essay award.

This year’s theme was “Celebrating Public Service.” Altemar wrote her essay about Mary Mc-

Leod Bethune, an American educator, stateswoman and civil rights activist who founded what is now Bethune-Cookman University.

For her winning essay, Altemar earned a four-year Florida College Plan scholarship provided by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation. She dreams of becoming a teacher so she can inspire her students and help make a difference in their lives.

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LOCAL NONPROFIT HOSTS END-OF-THE-SEASON ASADO AT BELLE HERBE FARM JustWorld International hosted an end-of-the-season asado on Thursday, March 28 to thank all the equestrian donors and supporters who have helped the Wellington-based nonprofit over the past year. The event took place at host Maria Newman’s Belle Herbe Farm. JustWorld International raises money within the equestrian community to support project sites in underprivileged communities around the world. For more info., visit www.justworldinternational.org.

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Rosie, Tal, Tamar and Rafael Kaissar enjoy the asado.

The JustWorld team of Molly McDougall, Mei Mei Newsome, Jessica Newman, Ariana Coniglio and Maria Newman.

Joelle Adell and Gary Duffy with JustWorld Ambassador Savonna Adell.

Paul and Kelly Cambron with Maverick Veitch and Mei Mei Newsome.

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Margaret Duprey with Olympian Laura Kraut.

Maverick Veitch with Belle Herbe Farm owner Maria Newman.

Carol Parker and Laura Southard.

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Molly Newsome with Lexie, Hal and Teena Mowery.

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JustWorld Videographer and Ambassador Steven King with his Dachshund Arthur.

JustWorld Advisory Committee Member Brice Goguet with his wife Natalie and son Noah.

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The Foundation is proud to announce that the application process is underway for 2019, and will be looking for individuals that fit the scholarship criteria. Application deadline is Friday, April 19, 2019 and the Foundation will be announcing the first scholarship recipients in May 2019.

The Wellington Community Foundation went to great lengths to ensure that the Adams legacy lives on by naming the Wellington Community Foundation’s first scholarship program the “Arle and Ken Adams Scholarship” in honor of all they have contributed to the village.

The Arle and Ken Adams Scholarship will look to serve those in need who can benefit by a hand up in creating tomorrow’s leaders.

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‘ARCHEOFEST’ COMES TO THE PALM BEACH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

History came alive for all ages at ArcheoFest 2019 on Sunday, March 31 at the Palm Beach Museum of Natural History, located in the Mall at Wellington Green. The event included a variety of exhibitors, activity stations and demonstrations. ArcheoFest was a cooperative effort with other organizations in celebration of Florida Archeology Month. The Palm Beach Museum of Natural History is open to the public. For more information, call (561) 729-4246 or visit www.pbmnh.org.

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Museum Director Rudolph Pascucci demonstrates the atlatl spear-throwing technique.

Museum Curator Robert DePalma’s work was recently featured in The New Yorker.

Science teacher and educator Vince Borghese shows Delany Mina some unique fossils.

Jennifer and Kaitlyn Shiner make their very own dinosaur.

Ryan Trang explores fossils with volunteer Vicki Einhorn.

Docent Frank Moulds shows Maggie Capobianco an artifact.

Michael Rudinsky conducts 3-D printing demos.

Wellington Historical Society’s Sue Bierer and Don Gross.

John, Robert and Cathy Feeney educate guests about the early conquistadors in Florida.

WELLINGTON TOASTMASTERS CLUB HOSTS OPEN HOUSE AT OFFICE DEPOT

The Wellington Toastmasters Club invited the public to an open house on Monday, April 1 at Office Depot at the corner of Southern Blvd. and State Road 7 to meet the members and be a part of a regular weekly meeting aimed at honing communication skills. The group meets every Monday at Office Depot. Registration starts at 6:45 p.m. For more info., visit https://wellington.toastmastersclubs.org.

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Wellington Offering Indoor Pickleball Program At Boys & Girls Club

By Erin Davisson Town-Crier Staff Report On Monday, April 1, the Village of Wellington launched its new pickleball program at the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club.

Wellington has been hosting an outdoor pickleball program popular with local senior citizens at Village Park. However, Community Services Director Paulette Edwards explained that there have been requests to find an indoor pickleball location. “We needed to find a location for our seniors so that they could play without strain from the weather,” she explained.

More than 40 seniors showed up

to play the fun game that combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis. The event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally launch the new program, which uses the Boys & Girls Club gymnasium at a time when the club’s children are in school.

The Boys & Girls Club gym will be available for pickleball on Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. Pickleball will continue at the Village Park roller hockey rink on Tuesdays and Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 4 to 7 p.m. For more information, call (561) 791-4005.

Boys & Girls Club CEO Jaene Miranda, Councilman Michael Napoleone, Gloria Kelly, Mayor Anne Gerwig, Councilman John McGovern and Victor Rivera.

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Victory In $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix Goes To McLain Ward

The highlight event of the 2019 Winter Equestrian Festival, the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*, was held at the season-ending Saturday Night Lights class on Saturday, March 30. Topping the ultimate test at WEF were McLain Ward and HH Azur in a thrilling eight-horse jump-off.

In a field of 40 entries, some of the best horses and riders in the world vied for the chance to take home the top prize money of the circuit. They were riding over a course set by 2016 Rio Olympic Games designer Guilherme Jorge.

There were eight that found the key to a clear round to advance to the jump-off. The pathfinder was David Blake of Ireland riding Pine Hollow Farm’s Keoki. They set the pace at 44.36 seconds with a steady clear round, which would stand for fifth place.

The winning time was lowered with the next horse, H5 Quintol,

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by Eduardo Menezes. They sped through and stayed clear in 39.69 seconds for fourth place.

Next in was 19-year-old Lucy Deslauriers riding Lisa Deslauriers’ Hester. With an impressive early rollback to the Adequan vertical and a quick pace through the remainder of the jump-off, they shaved four-tenths of a second off the leading time to finish in 39.25 seconds for third place.

To the delight of the crowd, the rounds kept getting faster. Kent Farrington and Gazelle, owned by Farrington and Robin Parsky, started off with a blazing gallop and never let up, streaming through the timers in 37.82 seconds.

Farrington was proud to represent Rolex in the final Grand Prix of the WEF season.

“I think Rolex has raised the whole level of the sport, especially here at this venue,” he said. “As an

athlete, it’s one of the greatest sorts of achievements; I’m very proud to be a Rolex ambassador. They do a lot for the sport worldwide.”

Daniel Bluman and Ladriano Z, owned by Over the Top Stables LLC, would enter the jump-off next, but it was not to be when they had a rail at the Adequan vertical.

They finished on four faults in 39.09 seconds for sixth place.

With an unfortunate fall at the second to last fence in the jumpoff, Laura Kraut and St. Bride’s Farm’s Confu were eliminated and finished the class in eighth place.

Next in was Rodrigo Lambre riding Mario Onate’s Velini. With a rail down over the Rolex oxer, they would land on four faults in 40.15 seconds for seventh place.

It all came down to the final rider in the ring to see who would receive the Rolex timepiece and top honors for the WEF circuit.

With three wins in this final Grand

Prix over the 12-year history of the class, Ward was certainly stiff competition.

Tapping into HH Azur’s massive stride and incredible talent, Ward galloped around and made short work of the jump-off. After adding a stride in the final rollback, Ward pushed to the final Rolex oxer. They sped through the timers in 37.42 seconds to take the win over Farrington by four-tenths of a second.

It was a great return to the top for the HH Azur, who is owned by Double H Farm, François Mathy and Ward. A slight injury kept her from competing at the FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018, and since then, Ward and his team have worked to return her to her winning ways.

“I’m really excited for Azur and all of her owners,” said Ward of the 13-year-old Belgian Sport Horse mare. “It’s been a long road

McLain Ward rides HH Azur to victory. PHOTO BY SPORTFOT back since she was injured last “It was probably the biggest summer.” crowd that we’ve ever had here,” Mark Bellissimo, CEO of he said. “It was a great show that Equestrian Sport Productions, these three athletes here — a new thanked the athletes for the incred- generation in Lucy and two of the ible competition that took place most gifted athletes in the sport and noted the steady growth seen — gave, to go out there and comover the last 11 years of the Winter pete at this level is just absolutely Equestrian Festival. fantastic.”

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Hidden Money Is Strangely Common When Running Estate Sales When I do an estate sale, any cash I find goes into a zippered bag to be returned to the owner before the sale takes place.

Many of the Greatest Generation did not trust the banking industry, choosing instead to hide their dough under mattresses, inside socks or, in the case of rare coins, inside used prescription bottles.

I recently turned down the opportunity to do a sale because there were so many rare pieces of artwork and sculpture that I knew an auction with worldwide bidders was the way to go. There was also absolutely no parking around the home or anywhere else close by, which makes selling things onsite difficult, even if you

the items in the home, there was easily $75,000 in artwork alone. The furniture was beautiful; the collections, exquisite.

Later, through the grapevine, I found out that when the auction people went through the house to load everything into their vans, they found $40,000 in cash tucked inside the marble statues next to the fireplace. That was just the beginning.

There was money tucked into nooks and crannies all over the house.

On a smaller scale, the same thing happened when my father-in-law died.

Nursing home workers whom he said had been impossible to reach when his refrigerator went on the blink were now

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The Sonic BOOMER bus people in from a nearby parking lot.

Most estate sale shoppers like to stop and shop, not make a day of it.

I turned this sale down with regret, however. In looking over the appraisal booklet, which cites the current estimated value for

there in a flash, standing eagerly outside the door with trash bags. The family and I looked at them uncomprehendingly but, as we sorted through his things, we found $20 bills all over the place.

His son, Shel, who had been handling his father’s finances for years said, “I had wondered what he was spending his money on. He never bought anything but asked for $100 from his account every time I came to visit. I guess he was just stashing it away where he could visit it.”

Predictably, there was money under the mattress, in his sock drawer and in various pill bottles. When I pulled pillows from the top shelf of his closet, money came raining

down on my head. There was even a box of stationery with the lid tucked into the bottom. When I went to put the lid back on top, there were 20s layered into it.

At that point, I told the family that every pocket in every piece of clothing should be checked out, but they felt uncomfortable doing that with the staff looming over them. So out went the clothes into the trash bags.

I am sure the pockets were gone through soon, however, probably downstairs in the maintenance bay. It seems there are perks to working in a nursing home.

As for the Greatest Generation, maybe a safe deposit box is the answer.

The Consequences Of America’s Corrupt Academic System

I was standing in line at a restaurant to get some food and heard a few women in front of me complaining that their children were all upset about the start of the formal testing season. One woman said that her eight-year-old had been hysterical; he was taking the standardized test for the first time and was terrified.

The other women said their kids were also scared, and all complained that their children had been forced to work on test questions for the past month instead of doing regular school work.

My daughter told me that a friend she knows who has children in the same nursery school as my grandsons is planning to switch schools because the new one is “more academically oriented.” We seem to be competing for the kids while they’re barely toilet trained. What ever happened to childhood? When do our kids and grandkids get to play?

these tests for other people. And we have rapper Dr. Dre, who proudly said that his daughters had made it into USC without having to cheat. Others pointed out that he and some friends had donated $70 million to the school. Most of us don’t have that much ready cash on hand.

So, we are giving up our children’s childhood in order to prepare them to enter a fixed lottery. When I was in school, many years ago, by the third grade we were reading cut-down versions of books like The Three Musketeers. Reading was fun. All of us of a certain age remember going through Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet and King Lear in high school. Not to mention Dickens and even Thomas Hardy.

Now students read selected short stories and books designated at Young Adult to focus on materials for standard testing.

And the trend continues: I read that even

‘I’ On CULTURE

By Leonard Wechsler All of this is about the great competition known as “getting into a good college.” Of course, we know the system is fixed. There are all sorts of factors that have replaced excellence as part of the competition. Yes, we have the open cheating scandal in the news. And there was another case of it, less covered because there were no celebrities, where Chinese students had others taking key tests for them. Some of the replacements had taken and done well on a dozen of

at Harvard, an English literature major does not have to take even one class on Shakespeare.

The system is so fixed that a lot of students who never would attend top colleges are there, and so the colleges water down requirements. It does not happen as much in engineering, math and science because of subject matter. A student who is just “pretty good” at math is going to have a horrible time competing with the brilliant. Yet courses are watered down, and many students change majors.

Sociology is not nearly as challenging as doing variable analysis in calculus.

We know all of this and have accepted the unfair practices although, in general, most of this has been hidden from the public. There are teams of academic obscurers and legal specialists who use reams of paper to justify but also hide all of the discrepancies.

But it is our children who suffer while the government sends tax money to colleges that violate any sense of true equity.

The Ivy League schools are considered the springboard for real success. Every member of the U.S. Supreme Court attended an Ivy League school. So, the best students want to go to places like that and are often turned away, not because they are not good enough, but because the game is fixed.

It has been suggested that only students who receive a specific score on the SATs be allowed to take part in a lottery that would pick the possible future leaders of the nation. Sounds crazy? It is certainly less unfair than what we have.

In the meantime, we are pushing our children and grandchildren to give up their childhood in order to take part in a crooked crap game that will determine their future.

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High quality art education includes drawing, painting, sculpture, jewelry, fashion, ceramics, animation and printmaking. Most instructors have a master’s degree, and all have had a background check. The Armory, located at 811 Park Place in West Palm Beach, provides a safe, enriching environment for your child. For more info., call (561) 832-1776 or visit www. armoryart.org/youthartcamps.

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The Little Place and The Little Place Too are premier, nationally accredited childcare centers in Wellington. The Little Place offers a quality, caring environment for children ages six months to five years. Working hand-in-hand with elementary schools, the staff works closely with each child to develop and promote vital academic skills and to reinforce positive social interaction.

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U.S. Polo Assn. Announces Gladiator Polo Sponsorship USPA Global Licensing Inc., the official licensing arm and national broadcaster of the United States Polo Association, recently announced that U.S. Polo Assn. will sponsor Gladiator Polo for 2019 as it returns to South Florida for the busy winter polo season.

The games feature four teams: Palm Beach, New York, Los Angeles and Dublin. All teams have some of the best professional polo players from around the world competing for bragging rights and prize money. U.S. Polo Assn. is serving as the official apparel sponsor, with all games being held in the newly constructed U.S. Polo Assn. Coliseum at the International Polo Club Palm Beach.

This increasingly popular format occurs at night under the lights in an arena. Additionally, the games are fast-paced with fewer players and shorter periods required. The Gladiator Polo season for South Florida runs through April 13, with games being played

on Friday and Saturday nights.

“We couldn’t be more excited about Gladiator Polo, a dynamic, adrenaline-fueled addition to the world of professional polo,” USPAGL President & CEO J. Michael Prince said. “This sponsorship opportunity will not only allow us to help push this new platform even further into the global spotlight, it also builds U.S. Polo Assn. brand awareness among an entirely new potential customer base. As the official apparel outfitter, we’re getting U.S. Polo Assn. apparel in front of a new audience.”

As owner of IPC, the location for all 2019 winter season Gladiator Polo games, Wellington Equestrian Partners CEO Mark Bellissimo is equally passionate on the arena polo sport’s prospects.

“I’ve been shocked — in a good way — at the speed with which Gladiator Polo has taken off,” Bellissimo said. “Partnering with U.S. Polo Assn. on this sponsorship highlights the commitment

of the traditional polo community to support this emerging sport, which is poised for mass market engagement.”

USPA CEO Robert Puetz agreed. “We’re impressed by the level of fan-engagement with Gladiator Polo,” Puetz said. “And

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Coates noted that Wellington

Wellington Tiger Shark Cove Playground Closure

by partnering with IPC to bring it under the U.S. Polo Assn. Coliseum roof this year, we’re infusing this fast-paced, incredibly exciting sport with core USPA values, including high safety standards, professional umpiring and amazing talent of players.”

Wellington’s popular Tiger Shark Cove Playground, located at 13800 Greenbriar Blvd., will be closed from Monday, April 8 through Friday, April 12 for maintenance.

The playground will re-open to the public for normal hours, from dawn to dusk, beginning on Saturday, April 13.

For more information, visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

recently made the list of the top 50 safest cities in the state. “It was number 33,” she said.

During public comment, the committee heard from Greenview Shores 1 Neighborhood Watch Captain John Shwiner about his and other Neighborhood Watch programs, and Eddie Singer, who spoke about safety for students at Equestrian Trails Elementary School.

Singer noted that a wall had been built to protect students from the possibility of a sniper, but a daily problem is getting students to and from school. He said that parents use the bike paths to drop

off students, so the bikes use the sidewalks, displacing pedestrians.

He said that Olympia is built out, and that the concrete structures of the schools were not designed for the volume of people. “More people drive, but the schools were designed for walking and biking, and it’s just too far,” he said.

Zimmerman said he would like to see more of a police presence.

“Put a traffic cop on every corner by the schools,” he recommended.

It was pointed out that schools and school grounds are administered by the school district, yet the committee still wanted action on

making school areas safer.

“These are your children, your most valuable gift. Stick with this,” Committee Member Cherie McBrayer said.

Vice Chair Jacqueline Hutman said a future meeting should cover what you can and cannot do with your cameras from a law enforcement point of view.

Zimmerman said that it was a great meeting with plenty to talk about, many presentations and discussions with the public. “This is the kind of meeting we should be having,” he said, thanking Edwards for heeding his request for such a meeting.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Saturday, April 6 • The West Palm Beach Antiques Festival will be at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center from Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7. Visit www.wpbaf.com for more info.

• Audubon Everglades will walk in Stormwater Treatment Area-1E in Wellington on Saturday, April 6 from 7:30 a.m. to noon.

E-mail fieldtrips@auduboneverglades.org, visit www.auduboneverglades.org or call (508) 296-0238 for more info.

• The Loxahatchee chapter of the Florida Trail Association will walk in John Prince Park (2520 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth) on Saturday, April 6 at 7:30 a.m. For more info., contact Paul Cummings at (561) 5964423.

• The Green Market at Wellington will be held Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. near the Wellington Amphitheater. For more info., visit www.greenmarketatwellington. com.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Intermediate Tai Chi for ages 12 and up on Saturdays, April 6 and April 20 at 9 a.m., and Beginners Tai Chi at 10:15 a.m. Wear comfortable clothes and flat shoes. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• Palm Beach Moms Blog, in partnership with the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County, will present Bloom, an event for new and expecting mothers, on Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mall at Wellington Green. Participating moms will learn about area resources, hear from amazing speakers, receive swag from City Moms Blog Network local and national partners, enter into a number of great giveaways, eat great food and connect with other moms. Bloom will be held in the mall’s Live 360 and Nordstrom Court areas. For tickets, visit www.hmhbpbc.org/bloom. To learn more about Palm Beach Moms Blog, visit www.palmbeachmomsblog.com.

• April Pool’s Day will be held Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lake Lytal Family Aquatic Center (3645 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach). The Drowning Prevention Coalition, the Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Search & Recovery Team and Ocean Rescue will promote water safety education through fun, interactive games the whole family will enjoy. For more info., visit www.pbcsplash.com.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host an Acoustic Java Jam for adults on Saturday, April 6 at 2 p.m. Experience a caffeinated collection of local talent or bring your acoustic instruments and jam out.

Coffee will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Dungeons & Dragons for ages 12 and up on Saturday, April 6 at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 10 at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 27 at 2 p.m. Adventure in the world of Dungeons & Dragons with fellow wizards and warriors. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches will host its annual Rainbow Ball: Disco Fusion at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport on Saturday, April 6 starting at 6:30 p.m. For more info., visit www.rainbowballmccpb.org.

Sunday, April 7 • The Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida will hold its annual Thin Mint Sprint 5K event at Okeeheelee Park on Sunday, April 7, where participants will run to support the organization’s mission to build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the

world a better place. The event will include a Tagalong Trot for kids eight years old and under and awards in many different age categories, music, face painting and more.

For more info., visit www.gssef.org or contact Danielle Crouch at dcrouch@gssef.org or (561) 815-1808.

• The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar will be held Sunday, April 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Veterans Park (1036 Royal Palm Beach Blvd.). For more info., visit www. rpbgreenmarket.com.

• Amber’s Animal Outreach will host its second annual Easter Pawty on Sunday, April 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Market Place Animal Hospital (278 Professional Way, Wellington) with vendors, food, music, photos with the Easter bunny, raffles, face painting, an egg hunt for kids, an Easter bonnet contest and dogs up for adoption.

For more info., visit www.aaodog.org.

• Women of the Western Communities will hold its Pretty in Pink annual fashion show and brunch on Sunday, April 7 at 11 a.m. at the Wellington National Golf Club. RSVP to Mair Armand at (561) 635-0011 or mair. armand1@gmail.com.

• The 2019 season at the International Polo Club Palm Beach will continue Sunday, April 7 with the U.S. Open Polo Championship. For tickets, or more information, call (561) 204-5687 or visit www.international poloclub.com.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Miniature Garden: Fairy Playground for ages 14 and up on Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. Create a place for fairies to play using plants and other natural materials.

Materials will be provided. Bring a glue gun if possible. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• Mounts Botanical Garden will hold its 20th annual Spring Benefit on Sunday, April 7 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at a private garden in Palm Beach with an open bar, hors d’oeuvres, live music by the Neil Bacher Trio, and a silent auction featuring a diverse array of rare and exotic plants, orchids and eye-catching arrangements. Tickets are available for purchase by calling Linda Ruark at (561) 233-1796.

Monday, April 8 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host its Homework Club for ages 5 to 12 on Mondays, April 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 2 p.m. Enjoy a quiet space to study, read and complete homework. Call (561) 7906070 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Musical Toddlers & Tykes for children under age 4 on Monday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. Jam along to favorite story time songs with instruments for you to play and keep the music going. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “The Coloring Club: Spring” for ages 13 and up on Monday, April 8 at 6 p.m. Color for fun and relaxation with other coloring enthusiasts. Coloring pages and materials will be provided, or bring your own coloring book to work on. Call (561) 6814100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host its Chess Club for all ages on Monday, April 8 at 6 p.m. Basic game knowledge is required. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Tuesday, April 9 • Audubon Everglades will walk in the Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach on Tuesday, April 9 from 8 to 10 a.m. E-mail fieldtrips@auduboneverglades.org, visit www.auduboneverglades.org or call (508) 296-0238 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Kiddie Stay & Play for ages 2 to 5 on Tuesdays, April 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 11 a.m. Meet with friends for a play date filled with toys, books and puzzles that promote early literacy. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Senior Referral Program of Royal Palm Beach will staff an information desk to help seniors and their caregivers identify and access services for their special needs on Tuesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center (100 Sweet Bay Lane).

No appointment is needed for this free service; just stop by the desk. For more info., call (561) 790-5188. People interested in volunteering are also encouraged to stop by.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Art for Adults for ages 16 and up on Tuesdays, April 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Explore your artistic interests using different techniques and mediums, improve your skills and learn new ways to express yourself. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Glowing Fireflies for ages 5 to 12 on Tuesday, April 9 at 3 p.m. Create a colorful firefly that truly glows. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Are You Bored? Game On!” for ages 12 and up on Tuesdays, April 9 and April 23 at 6 p.m., and Saturday, April 27 at 2 p.m. Gather your friends, or come and make new ones to discover new games and reacquaint yourself with old favorites.

Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 7906030 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Could You Pass the Citizenship Test?” for adults on Tuesday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. The Palm Beach County Bar Association will conduct a mock U.S. citizenship test. Learn about the constitution and government. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host a Pizza Chat for ages 12 and up on Tuesday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. Chat with the group about a book, movie, game, anime or show that you loved or hated while enjoying pizza and drinks. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• Temple B’nai Jacob of Wellington will offer a Beginners Conversational Hebrew Class starting Tuesday, April 9 and running through June 25 from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. The cost is $35, which includes a book. RSVP to (561) 793-4347. For more info., visit www. templebnaijacob.com.

• The Wellington Village Council will meet on Tuesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex. Visit www.wellingtonfl. gov for more info.

Wednesday, April 10 • Audubon Everglades will walk in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, April 10 from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. E-mail fieldtrips@auduboneverglades. org, visit www.auduboneverglades.org or call (508) 296-0238 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Lego Bricks for ages 5 to 12 on Tuesday, April 9 at 3 p.m. Build, imagine and play with Lego bricks. Call (561) 7906070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Anime Nation for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, April 10 at 6 p.m. View new anime titles in Japanese with English subtitles. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Book Discussion: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang for adults on Wednesday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. Copies are available at the research services desk. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Thursday, April 11 • The Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Auction will return to the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center from Thursday, April 11 through Saturday, April 13. For more info., visit www.barrett-jackson.com.

• Audubon Everglades will walk in the Green Cay Wetlands in Boynton Beach on Thursday, April 11 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.

E-mail fieldtrips@auduboneverglades.org, visit www.auduboneverglades.org or call (508) 296-0238 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Button & Bead Pet Art for ages 16 and up on Thursday, April 11 at 2 p.m. Create a design of your favorite pet using beads and buttons. Specify your pet when you register for the craft class. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host DIY Rainstick for ages 5 to 12 on Thursday, April 11 at 3 p.m. Bring forth the April showers with a colorful rain stick.

Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Animal Reading Friends (ARF) for grades K through 6 on Thursdays, April 11 and April 25 at 4 p.m.

Practice reading skills with licensed therapy dogs. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free 1980s music tribute by On the Roxx, along with food trucks, on Thursday, April 11 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl. gov/events for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Musical Concert: Latin American Rhythms on Thursday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. The musical group DobleKlave will offer a repertoire that includes vallenatos, cumbia and salsa. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Boz Scaggs Out of the Blues Tour will be at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, April 11 at 8 p.m. Visit www. kravis.org for more info.

Friday, April 12 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Write, Read & Critique for adults on Fridays, April 12 and April 26 at 9:30 a.m. Are you an aspiring writer looking for constructive feedback? Join in this informal roundtable discussion where participants share and improve their craft.

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

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Five Little Senses Baby Sensory Play for ages 3 to 18 months on Friday, April 12 at 10:30 a.m. Stimulate your little one’s senses and encourage them to explore with various sensory playtime activities. All abilities are welcome.

Dress to get messy. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Bunny Bash for ages 4 to 8 on Friday, April 12 at 3 p.m. Hop on over for stories, games, craft and a fun treat. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The 16th annual Flavors of Wellington Food & Wine Festival is set for Friday, April 12 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington featuring Dueling Pianos. For more information, call (561) 792-6525 or visit www. wellingtonchamber.com.

• The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free screening of Robin Hood on Friday,

April 12 at 7:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Saturday, April 13 • Club Pilates Wellington (10660 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 140) will celebrate its first anniversary on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 by offering free introductory classes. Club Pilates offers dozens of unique group exercise courses intended to help people meet their health and fitness goals. To book a free class, call (561) 208-1233. For more info., visit www. clubpilates.com for class schedules and to reserve online.

• The Loxahatchee chapter of the Florida Trail Association will complete 62 miles of the Ocean To Lake Hiking Trail in eight days all in one month, starting on Saturday, April 13 and continuing April 14, 16, 18, 19, 21 23 and 25. This popular series of day hikes covers the whole OTLHT for those who prefer to sleep in their own bed. For more information, call Scott Lunsford at (561) 441-1251.

• The Green Market at Wellington will be held Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. near the Wellington Amphitheater. For more info., visit www.greenmarketatwellington.com.

• The Wellington Garden Club will host a tour of the Deeridge Farms Gardens in Wellington on Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The garden tour will encompass more than 60 acres of carefully crafted landscapes, with activities including several prize raffles, plant sales, gardening vendors, crafts for sale by club members, free refreshments and a question-and-answer opportunity with master gardeners. Tickets are only available in advance and not the day of the event.

Easy online ordering of tickets can be done at www.wellingtongardenclub.org.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host How to Start a Business for adults on Saturday, April 13 at 10 a.m.

This workshop helps aspiring entrepreneurs begin the process of owning a successful business, presented by the Florida Women’s Business Center. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Okeeheelee Nature Center (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free Earth Day Event on Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A variety of happenings planned throughout the day include educational presentations, hands-on science activities, a rehabilitated animal release and more. For more info., visit www.pbcnature.com.

• The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free Motown & Disco Tribute by Studio 54 on Saturday, April 13 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov/events for more info.

Sunday, April 14 • The 2019 season at the International Polo Club Palm Beach will continue Sunday, April 14 with the U.S. Open Polo Championship. For tickets, or more information, call (561) 204-5687 or visit www.international poloclub.com.

• Divine Wine & High Tea with an Oriental Flair will be held Sunday, April 14 from 4 to 7 p.m. at center court in the original Wellington Mall (12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). A $40 donation will benefit the Vivian and Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Fund. For more info., visit www.cafcipbc.org.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present Bernadette Peters on Sunday, April 14 at 8 p.m. Visit www.kravis.org for more info.

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Successful Year For Central Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy Program

The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce’s nonprofit arm, the Central Palm Beach Community Foundation, recently announced the end to an exciting and successful Young Entrepreneurs Academy. Each week from October through April, 13 determined students worked to craft their own businesses.

Through guidance from mentors, guest speakers and field trips, the students prepared business plans, presentations and five-minute business pitches.

The program year ended with a Shark Tank-style investor panel, where five volunteer judges chose which students earned funding for their business. The judges also chose the top business to represent the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce on May 3 at the Saunders Competition in Rochester, N.Y. This year, the

winner of the chamber’s 2018-19 YEA program was the company “Hykit,” an in-house stadium and venue food delivery service created by Lake Worth High School junior Rachel Bailey and senior Weidmayer Pierre.

“I was very excited when I heard the great news about their achievement,” Lake Worth High School Principal Dr. Elvis Epps said. “It is great news for our student body. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, ‘Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.’ Rachel Bailey and Weidmayer Pierre truly exemplified that throughout the program. They never doubted their chance to win. Now, they are headed to New York as our school and district representatives. I am very proud of them.”

Runner-up was Martin County High School freshman Joseph Semrai with his streamlined on-

line learning platform “Lightning Learning.” Semrai also won startup funding at the investor panel event and will be able to continue developing his business as CEO. “The YEA program offers our local students an incredible opportunity to foster their entrepreneurial spirit,” said Frank Gonzalez, chair of the CPBC Chamber Foundation and a member of the investor panel. “Not only does it provide a platform where they can bring their business ideas to market, but it also helps students develop the interpersonal skills needed to succeed beyond the classroom.”

Recruitment for the 2019-20 program year is starting now. For more information, visit www. cpbchamberyea.org or contact Program Manager Alexandra Thomas at (561) 578-4808.

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The two-story Azalea model, part of the Cypress Collection, is offered at the Meadows, Minto’s newest Westlake neighborhood.

Weidmayer Pierre and Rachel Bailey, creators of “Hykit” and winners of the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce’s 2018-19 YEA class. go to the nonprofit Central Palm Beach County Community Foundation. To support the foundation, visit www.cpbchamber.com or call (561) 790-6200.

ASSOULINE LAUNCHES NEW WELLINGTON BOOK

Assouline at the Royal Poinciana Plaza, along with charity partner Susan G. Komen Florida, celebrated the book launch of Wellington: The World of Horses on Thursday, March 21. Author Holly Peterson and the Royal Poinciana Plaza Polo Team — Nicole Watson, Jennifer Williams, Ariana Gravinese and Erika Lipton — were in attendance. Learn more at www.assouline.com/products/wellingtonthe-world-of-horses.

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Minto’s Second Neighborhood Now Open At Westlake

Due to the success of Westlake’s inaugural neighborhood, the Hammocks, Minto Communities has opened sales for its next neighborhood, called the Meadows.

The Meadows will offer 388 single-family home sites, most of them with water views. Minto is selling one-story and two-story homes from its Cypress Collection on 50-foot lot sizes and is getting ready to introduce 65-foot lot sizes with homes from its Indigo Collection.

The Cypress Collection has 14 unique floorplans ranging from 1,483 to 4,025 square feet under air, and prices start at $288,990.

The Indigo Collection offers 11 home designs ranging from 2,410 to 4,320 square feet under air. Prices range from the high $300,000s to the $500,000s. Six designer model homes from both collections are open daily.

Several Westlake homebuyers have taken advantage of the innovative workforce housing program created by Minto and the City of

Westlake, where the City of Westlake provides income-eligible buyers with down payment assistance on a new or existing home. Other Westlake homebuyers have qualified for Minto’s Welcome Heroes program that gives public servants a discount off the base price.

Minto also has announced that construction on its amenities center, known as the Westlake Adventure Park, is progressing on schedule, and a grand opening will be planned for this summer.

The Westlake Adventure Park consists of a concert pavilion, expansive recreational lawn areas with shade pavilions and grills for picnics, lawn games and community events, a bicycle pump park, adventure playground and bocce ball courts. There is also a resort-style lagoon pool with a waterslide, splash pad and concession stand. An adult pool and outdoor basketball courts will be added during Phase II. For more info., call (888) 2993628 or visit www.westlakefl.com.

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Author Holly Peterson with Roby Penn.

Polo team members Erika Lipton, Ariana Gravinese, Jennifer Williams and Nicole Watson.

The new book is now available at Assouline.

Lion Country Safari Nominated As Top Safari Park

Lion Country Safari has been nominated as a top safari park in the United States for USA Today’s “10 Best” Reader’s Choice contest.

Supporters can choose from 20 of the top nominated safari parks selected by experts in the zoo and

travel field. Voting is open from now until noon on April 22.

The list of the top 10 safari parks, ranked by popular vote, will be released on May 3. Lion Country Safari is unique in that the park not only displays animals in large herds, as many safari and

wildlife parks do, but is also currently home to the largest herd of zebras in the country, one of the largest herds of giraffe in the United States, and a large herd of rhinos with a long history of breeding success.

Read more about the honor here:

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Lion Country Safari is the only drive-through safari and walkthrough amusement park in South Florida. For more information, call (561) 793-1084 or visit ww.lion countrysafari.com.

The Northern Palm Beach Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will meet on Wednesday, April 10 at the Embassy Suites Hotel (4350 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens).

Networking is from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

The cost is $25, and guests are welcome.

The April speaker is Mayor Maria Marino of Palm Beach Gardens. The topic of the April presentation will be “Business Strategy.” Marino is currently the broker/owner of Marino Realty

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To make reservations, or for more information, contact Joanne Ryan at (561) 628-3694.

The mission of the American Business Women’s Association is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.

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Break Free From Your Controlling Husband You sometimes question “how can I be so unhappy when I’m married to such a charming and successful husband?”

All of this this makes you once again think about whether you should just put your energy into saving the marriage (again).

But then you remember how he constantly puts you down in front of your family. How he belittles you and questions your intelligence.

And how he constantly controls you, manipulates you, and prevents you from having normal relationships with friends and loved ones.

If you identify with this DRAMATIZATION you’re likely married to a husband with a personality disorder. He’s probably a Narcissist. If you’ve never heard this before you should take some time to read up on narcissism.

You’re not a greedy person. All you want is to be happy, and feel appreciated in your life, and in your marriage. But you know deep down that your marriage is never going to get better. Your husband is not changing. In fact, he’s just getting worse.

While a divorce for you will likely not be hassle free, there are some basic things you can learn that can minimize your husband’s ability to make the process harder than it needs to be.

Divorce is something you never thought you’d ever experience, but you know you must leave the marriage if you’re ever going to have a chance at happiness. And you know now’s the time. Your children have grown into adults and you’re not getting any younger.

But at the same time you’re worried. You don’t know where to start, or how all this needs to happen. What you do know is he’s going to make things difficult as you’ve seen how he’s dealt before with others that have crossed him.

You feel all alone. Like a prisoner of your own circumstances.

You’re worried that nobody will see you and your situation for what it really is. At times, you feel like it will be impossible to ever get out of this unless you leave only with the shirt on your back. But it’s not going to be that simple, as you need to secure your financial future.

Divorce Lawyer Christopher R. Bruce wrote a book specifically focused on helping women understand what they “need to know” as they contemplate divorce from a controlling/manipulative husband.

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The book is free, but learning how to confidently approach divorce and move towards a more fulfilling life might just be priceless.

Christopher R. Bruce is licensed to practice law in Florida. His law firm, the Bruce Law Firm, P.A., has its main office located in West Palm Beach, and can be reached at (561) 810-0170.

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Pets Are Family, Too!

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YEARLY CHECKUPS The mail comes, and it contains the postcard from your veterinarian: It’s time for Jolie’s checkup or Bruno’s vaccination.

You toss it in the “later” pile, but don’t be so hasty. There are issues that only a trained expert, your veterinarian, can identify.

Keep in mind that cats and dogs are hard-wired to hide pain.

That may be effective in the animal world; however, they can’t fool a vet. Veterinarians know how to give an examination that can spot arthritis; ask the right questions that, depending on your answers, can indicate a problem; check teeth to see if a cleaning is needed; and most importantly, know what problems can arise with pets at different stages of their lives.

Is it time for your pet’s next wellness visit and routine checkup?

Whatever the reason for your appointment, we’d like you to know that we care for all the pets that come to us with kindness and great affection. At COMMUNITY ANIMAL HOSPITAL OF ROYAL PALM BEACH, our complete health care services include diagnostics and internal medicine, surgical care, dentistry, and nutrition counseling. Please call 798-5508 for appointments or emergencies pertaining to your pet’s health.

We are conveniently located at 11462 Okeechobee Blvd., 1/4 mile east of Royal Palm Beach Blvd. OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. P.S. Tell your veterinarian about any changes in your pet’s behavior. Changes you may think are positive may not be so in reality. Let the expert decide.

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SPORTS & RECREATION

Wolverine Softball Squad Rallies To Defeat RPB 4-3 In Thriller

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington High School softball team hosted Royal Palm Beach High School and defeated the Wildcats 4-3 on Wednesday, March 27. The victory marked the second win over Royal Palm Beach for the Wolverines.

Wellington (10-1) led 2-0 through to the sixth inning, but the Wildcats (9-5) clawed back, putting runners on first and second in the top of the sixth. Nicole Hayslip drilled a line-drive down

the third base line to send in the first Wildcat score to close the gap to 2-1.

Royal Palm Beach loaded the bases, continuing to pressure the Wellington defense. Susannah Classen hit a two-run single to lift the Wildcats into the lead for the first time in the game 3-2. Wellington pitcher Kate DeSimone notched two strikeouts in the inning to help close down the Royal Palm Beach comeback, but the Wolverines trailed 3-2 going into the bottom of the sixth inning.

Cat Glenn started the Wolverine rally with a line drive at the Royal Palm Beach shortstop, and Glenn’s speed beat the throw to first base.

The next Wellington batter was walked, putting Wolverines on first and second. Sarah Longley struck a one-run double for Wellington to tie the game at three with one out. Raegan Conley next hit a deep ball in center field, allowing the Wolverine runner on third to tag up. The play pushed Wellington back into the lead 4-3

Royal Palm Beach outfielder Nicole Hayslip dives to make the catch.

Wellington pitcher Kate DeSimone throws to the plate.

Royal Palm Beach’s Paige Houck passes third base and heads to the plate.

going into the final inning.

Wellington’s defense did just enough to shut down any threat of the Wildcats orchestrating a second rally, ending the game in

the top of the seventh inning.

DeSimone played a complete game, had 10 strikeouts and gave up three hits for the Wolverines.

Longley and Conley each had

a one-run RBI, and Conley was two-for-three at the plate. Kayla Bruno pitched a complete game for the Wildcats and recorded four strikeouts.

Wellington’s Sarah Longley connects with the ball.

Wellington outfielder Alexis Mobilia fields the ball and makes the throw.

PHOTOS BY GENE NARDI/TOWN-CRIER

Wellington’s Lexi Butler slides into third base.

Wellington Girls Lacrosse Team Falls To Spanish River 16-14

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report On Friday, March 29, the Wellington High School girls lacrosse team hosted Spanish River High School and fell to the Sharks 16-14 in a hard-fought match.

The game was close throughout.

The Wolverines (6-5) never trailed by more than three goals and tied the game 8-8 with 3:22 remaining in the first half after a three-goal run. The Sharks were able to recapture the lead 9-8 at the final whistle to end the first half of play.

Spanish River opened the second half winning the face-off and scored a goal to extend their lead to 10-8. The Wolverines

had two early opportunities in the second half to tie the contest with penalties, but the stubborn Spanish River keeper denied the Wellington goals.

Spanish River grabbed another goal to go up 11-8, but a quick response by the Wolverines closed the margin, making it 11-9. Ana Stowell whipped the shot by the Sharks’ keeper off a pass from Morgan Stout. Within seconds, the Sharks answered back to extend their lead to 12-9.

The Wolverines scored two unanswered short-handed goals to come within a point of the Sharks 12-11, and the two teams continued to exchange goals as

Wellington’s Isabella Jones tries to maintain possession as she battles through the Spanish River defense.

the game drew near to a close.

Late in the final minutes, Stowell drove through the Spanish River defenders and added another goal to make the score 14-13, as the Wolverines continued to trail but fighting back. The Sharks notched two more late goals and kept possession of the ball to eat away at the clock, securing the 16-14 win.

Five different players scored for Wellington. Stowell racked up five goals, three assists and five ground balls, while Stout and Emily Rundle each recorded three goals, Kaylee King had two goals and Jackie Gandolfo is credited with one goal.

Wellington’s Emily Rundle tries to get around the Spanish River defender.

Wellington’s Julia Croteau takes aim at the Spanish River goal.

Ana Stowell moves the ball up field for the Wolverines.

Wellington’s Morgan Stout winds for a shot on the goal.

PHOTOS BY GENE NARDI/TOWN-CRIER

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Las Monjitas, Aspen Claim Victories In U.S. Open Action At IPC

The remaining four teams in the CaptiveOne U.S. Open Polo Championship began their quest for the final leg of the Gauntlet of Polo with an exciting overtime game resulting in Las Monjitas defeating Daily Racing Form 9-8, while Aspen claimed victory over Cessna Polo on the U.S. Polo Assn. Field 1 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach on Sunday, March 31.

The opening game of the day featured a closely fought game that was decided at the penalty line, with both teams attempting seven penalty shots in the game. A high foul count resulted in fewer opportunities from open play, with Las Monjitas slightly edging Daily Racing Form on their shots on goal.

Strong defense from both teams kept shots at a distance. Despite being held to zero field goals in the first half, Daily Racing Form

kept pace with Las Monjitas due to three penalty conversions, two from Agustin Obregon and one from Jared Zenni. Las Monjitas generated offense from the field in the first half, led by Hilario Ulloa assisting on three of his team’s four goals in the opening half to push Las Monjitas into a 4-3 lead.

The pace of the game slowed over the final three chukkers, with the foul count continuing to climb. Fourteen combined fouls saw Francisco Elizalde and Jared Zenni trade goals from the penalty line, with Daily Racing Form outscoring Las Monjitas 2-0 in the fifth chukker to restore the tie, with just one chukker remaining.

A back-and-forth final chukker produced four penalty goals, two from each team, while Zenni scored all three goals for Daily Racing Form to send the game into overtime, with the teams tied at 8-8. Las Monjitas forced Daily

Racing Form into two fouls in the overtime chukker, with the second resulting in a Penalty 2 conversion for Elizalde, securing the 9-8 victory for Las Monjitas.

The featured game of the week saw Aspen continue their strong play from the USPA Gold Cup, overwhelming Cessna Polo with accurate play that produced an efficient 75% percent shooting from the field.

Cessna controlled possession early in the game, led by Eduardo Novillo Astrada, playing in place of Ezequiel Martinez Ferrario, but couldn’t match the high conversion rate of Aspen to keep pace in the game.

Felipe Viana was instrumental in giving Cessna the lead in the opening chukker, converting two Penalty 2s, while also setting up Chip Campbell to give his team a 3-1 lead. The remainder of the first half favored Aspen, with

Polito Pieres and Lucas James contributing to score seven goals in the second and third chukkers.

While the high-rated duo may have been filling the scoresheet, it was Stewart Armstrong who was arguably the most impactful player, executing strong backhands and passes to assist on four of Aspen’s seven field goals in the half to give Aspen an 8-4 lead.

Viana began the second half looking to close the deficit, adding his third and fourth goals of the game to bring Cessna within three. Despite being outshot in the opening of the second half, Aspen maintained its lead thanks to efficient shooting from Pieres and James, who took advantage of each opportunity presented to them.

Needing to create quick offense in the final chukker to make a comeback, Cessna pushed forward, which left them vulnerable

Cessna’s Felipe Viana attempts to hook the mallet of Aspen’s Stewart Armstrong. PHOTO BY ALEX PACHECO to a counter-attack led by Aspen’s eight goals to complete the 14-8 Lucas James. In his best game of win. the season, James scored three U.S. Open action continues this consecutive goals to seal the vic- weekend. For more info., visit tory, finishing with an impressive www.internationalpoloclub.com.

Royal Palm Bassmasters Berean Student Selected As U.S. Marines All-American Caleb Goertzen, a junior at the in his life. Goertzen has mainFish Out Of Lake Placid Berean Christian School, has been tained a high GPA throughout

The Royal Palm Bassmasters held a fishing tournament March 23-25 on Lake Istokpoga out of Henderson’s Fish Camp in Lake Placid.

First place was won by Mike O’Connor with eight fish weighing 22.91 pounds. Second place was awarded to the team of Chris and Crystle Smith with eight fish weighing 18.43 pounds. The team of Phil Northrop and Russ Clothier took third place with nine fish weighing 17.11 pounds.

The big fish on the first day of the tournament was 6.15 pounds, caught by Mike O’Connor. The big fish on the second day was 4.48 pounds, caught by the team of Chris and Crystle Smith.

The Royal Palm Bassmasters meet on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Royal

Palm Beach Recreation Center, located at 100 Sweet Bay Lane. The club is now accepting applications for new teams and alternates. For more info., e-mail rpbassmasters@ gmail.com, visit www.facebook. com/RoyalPalmBassmasters or call (561) 644-6269.

Caleb Goertzen plays on the varsity football team at Berean.

high school, plays on the varsity football team and varsity soccer team, is a member of student government, National Honor Society and the ACES Student Leadership organization.

In July, Goertzen and Jackson will travel to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Battles Won Academy, where they will join students and mentors from other states who have been selected.

During this time, Goertzen will have the opportunity to take part in daily workouts, teambuilding events and network with speakers from various industries to be encouraged as he pursues his future goals.

GENBU-KAI STUDENTS BRING HOME HONORS

Mike O’Connor

Eugene Ryzhikov and Lester Vasquez, students of Genbu-Kai Florida, recently traveled to Santa Ana, Calif., to compete in the 48th annual International Goodwill Karate-Do Championships.

Competitions were offered in karate, kobudo (Okinawan weapons) and batto-do (Japanese sword). Divisions were in kata (forms), kumite (sparring) and tameshigiri (cutting with the sword). Ryzhikov placed first in adult weapons sparring, while Vasquez placed second in individual cutting. Genbu-Kai Karate is located in the Wellington Marketplace. For more information on classes, call (561) 804-1002 or visit www.floridagenbukai.com. Shown right are (L-R) Eugene Ryzhikov, Sensei Keith Moore and Lester Vazquez.

Phil Northrop and Russ Clothier

Chris Smith

selected as a 2019 U.S. Marines Semper Fidelis All-American.

The U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis All-American program recognizes a select few high school students who demonstrate an academic, physical and personal spirit of success in all that they set out to accomplish. These students are considered leaders in their school and community, as they serve in that capacity through team sports, active roles in community service and as a student leader in their school.

Goertzen was nominated by Berean’s head football coach Mario Jackson because he consistently displays these qualities

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The developer reserves the right to modify, revise, change or withdraw any information or specifications. Stated dimensions and square footage include floor space under all walls, are approximate and may vary in production.