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Volume 36, Number 31 August 14 - August 20, 2015

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WHOLE FOODS SUPPORTS B&G CLUB

The Wellington Village Council approved resolutions Tuesday adopting the Lake Wellington Professional Centre budget, the Acme Improvement District water and wastewater budget, and the village’s solid waste assessment. The Lake Wellington Professional Centre, purchased two years ago, drew special attention from council members.

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Indian Trail To Consider Wastewater Permit For Seminole District

At its Sept. 9 meeting, the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors will consider a special permit requested by the adjacent Seminole Improvement District to reroute its wastewater to the county. Page 4

Whole Foods Market provided lunch for the children at the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club on Thursday, Aug. 7. Whole Foods donated a healthy lunch of turkey and ham wraps, popcorn and soda for 250 kids. Shown here are Mickey Smith, Todd Barron, Tara Murray, Julie Kime, Kenda Peterson and Maria Becker. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 17 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Nation’s Best Water Skiers Competing At Okeeheelee

Back-To-School Event Kicks Off Kids’ Night At BurgerFi Wellington

BurgerFi Wellington hosted an end-of-summer party on Tuesday, Aug. 11. This event kicked off BurgerFi Wellington’s weekly Kids’ Night, which will feature special pricing for kids’ burgers and hot dogs and special guest appearances every Tuesday night. Page 7

Old-Fashioned Fun At Yesteryear Village Camp

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report The 73rd annual Goode Water Ski National Championships, drawing skiers from as far away as Alaska, is taking place at Okeeheelee Park now through Saturday, Aug. 15.

Just one week ago, a tornado touched down in the park, with high winds causing damage to the judge’s towers and starting docks put up by the Ski Club of the Palm Beaches.

“I was driving home from work, and I got phone calls and pictures. Everybody was in a panic,” recalled Charlotte Melchers, a member of the Ski Club of the Palm Beaches and tournament chair of the 2015 National Water Ski Championships.

The height of the towers and their relation to the course is important to seeing what the skiers are doing, she explained.

But Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation Department officials assured Melchers that they would do whatever is necessary to make the big event happen as planned.

“Within about an hour of me

leaving for work Tuesday, the crew was out here cleaning up, taking away the roofs that had blown off and standing trees back up that they could save,” she said.

“If you came out here by noon that day, you wouldn’t have known that anything had happened, except the roofs were missing.”

The county put up temporary roofs, allowing the judges towers to be used for the championship.

“It was astounding to see everyone pull together and make it happen,” Melchers said.

Friends from as far away as California called, offering to help.

The water ski community rallied together to help make sure the event happened.

This is the 14th time that the nationals have been hosted by the Ski Club of the Palm Beaches at Okeeheelee Park. Typically, locations have to bid for the championships, with a two-year increment.

A site in Texas was originally set to be the host, Melchers said, but that location had to bow out. “The Ski Club of the Palm Beaches decided to host it once more,” she said.

Skiers have to qualify at one of

five regional tournaments to compete at the national championships.

The regional event this year was held in Kentucky, which affects local skiers, who cannot always take off work for both tournaments.

“Every skier in the United States, they try to achieve the ratings to ski in this tournament,” Melchers said.

To host the championships is important to the local club, as well as the area. It showcases a great facility.

The site was given to the ski club approximately 30 years ago

by Palm Beach County.

“There’s no site in the world as good as this, as far as I’m concerned,” Melchers said. “It has five ski lakes, and for a national event, we run four lakes with the fifth lake designated for practice.”

Having a practice lake is a rare commodity. “A lot of national sites can’t offer practice,” Melchers said. “Everyone likes to come here. They like Palm Beach County… They’re always asking us to host it.”

The local club has somewhere See WATER SKI, page 16

Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds hosted its Step Back in Time Summer Camp this week. Campers got to take part in old-fashioned fun like candle dipping, visiting a school from the 1920s, water fun and Seminole Indian culture. Page 15

OPINION Careful On The Road As Schools Begin New Year

Here we are again, on the cusp of a new school year. And with it comes our reminder that there are renewed hazards on the roadways that are connected to this annual ritual. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS................................. 3 - 9 OPINION.................................. 4 CRIME NEWS.......................... 6 NEWS BRIEFS....................... 11 PEOPLE................................. 12 SCHOOLS.............................. 13 COLUMNS.......................14, 21 BUSINESS..................... 22 - 23 SPORTS..........................27 - 29 CALENDAR............................ 30 CLASSIFIEDS.................31 - 34 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

Samuel Weber competes Wednesday in the boys trick skiers category.

PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

Wellington Council To Renegotiate Manager’s Contract

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Village Council decided Tuesday to review Village Manager Paul Schofield’s contract, which was last renegotiated in 2010 under the direction of former Councilman Howard Coates.

Schofield’s current contract expires Feb. 14, 2016. The agreement can be renegotiated or terminated via written notice by Sept. 1, 2015, or automatically extended for an additional year.

Councilwoman Anne Gerwig dissented in the 4-1 vote. She called the action a “passive-aggressive attempt to fire the manager.”

The council asked Village Attorney Laurie Cohen to draft a letter to Schofield informing him that his

contract would be up for review.

An outside negotiator will be used to review the contract.

“This is something that is required, not something other than that,” said Mayor Bob Margolis, who asked three months ago that a review of Schofield’s contract be put on the agenda.

Gerwig said she favored taking no action and allowing Schofield’s contract to continue as is for one additional year. “I think it’s more appropriate to let this contract continue and not make it an issue,” she said. “With the election coming up, I don’t think it’s appropriate. The way this village has been run, it has been some of the best management in our history.”

Gerwig recounted accomplishSee SCHOFIELD, page 16

HEART WALK DOG WASH

The American Heart Association’s third annual Heart Walk Dog Wash fundraiser took place Sunday, Aug. 9 at the Wellington Dog Park. Proceeds were donated to American Heart Association Heart Walk teams. Dog baths, nail clipping and microchipping were offered at discount prices. Shown here is Joel Zaidspiner with Benny. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Lox Council To Hear From Management Firm Applicants

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Two candidates responded last week to the call put out by the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council for a new town management firm. As expected, Underwood Management Services Group, the town’s current provider, was not among them.

Underwood chose not to submit a proposal, although it had a year’s renewal option in its current contract, which expires next month.

The candidates are Severn Trent Services, a large multi-national company with an office in Coral Springs, and Larry Tibbs of Loxahatchee.

Severn Trent Services is the management company currently overseeing the Seminole Improvement District, the special district set up by Callery-Judge Grove and now controlled by Minto West.

Severn Trent has responded to pre-

vious requests for proposals by the town for management companies.

Both candidates are on the council’s agenda to make presentations on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

Town Financial Director Perla Underwood said the town’s legal staff is currently doing background checks on both candidates. Town Attorney Michael Cirullo gave only the names and addresses of the candidates during the bid opening last Thursday in a crowded council chamber.

Council members decided 3-2 on July 7 — with Councilman Tom Goltzené and Mayor Dave Browning objecting — to make a request for proposals (RFP), despite an outcry from several residents who said they thought Underwood had done a good job and had been responsive to the public.

Underwood’s contract is for $350,000, which has been a point See LOX RFP, page 4

Grand Opening Planned For New Royal Palm Dog Park

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Royal Palm Beach is ready to celebrate the grand opening of its new dog park at the 163-acre Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. The grand opening of the new “Bark Park” is planned for Saturday, Sept. 26.

The village already has three smaller dog parks, but the new facility is larger with more amenities.

Village Manager Ray Liggins said the village is proud of all of its parks, including the new dog park.

“That’s our fourth dog park,” he said. “It’s clearly the nicest dog park of all the ones that we’ve built… It’s nice to be able to get one in this area. We now have one in every quadrant in the village.”

With more than 20 parks within Royal Palm Beach, adding the dog park adds to amenities available for village residents. “That’s what we’re known for these days,”

Liggins said of the many parks with green space that the village has to offer.

The dog park, however, was not part of the original Commons Park master plan.

“Once the council decided to make it part of the master plan for Commons Park, the park was designed,” Liggins said, adding that the project was put out to bid last fall. “The money was available Oct. 1, 2014. We awarded the contract that first meeting of October. We couldn’t have done it any quicker than that.”

The project took about six months to build. It is already open to the public, fitting in nicely with the goals of the village for the park.

“It fits in with everything else that we’re doing at Commons Park,” Liggins said. “It’s just another feature at Commons Park where people can come here, obviously with their dogs, and enjoy the company of each other. That’s

the whole purpose of the park, and that’s just another one of those features of the park that brings people to it to enjoy the park and each other — and the dogs, too.”

There are three separate fencedin areas for different-sized dogs.

There are pavilions for shade and benches for people to sit on. While it is affectionately called the “Bark Park,” the new park-within-a-park doesn’t have an official name, but it does have official rules.

All dogs must wear a collar and tags, have their vaccinations up-to-date and more. Aggressive dogs should not be brought there. At the park, Liggins said, there is a board listing all of the particulars.

Residents and their canine companions are invited to the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, Sept. 26. Village officials, led by Mayor Matty Mattioli, will cut the ribbon officially opening the park at 9 a.m.

The festivities will continue until 1 p.m.

Nearby will be a multitude of pet-related vendors offering services such as grooming, obedience and behavior lessons, treats and more. Dogs and their humans, big and small, are invited to attend the grand opening, which will feature refreshments from the park’s Ultimate Bakery, Special Events Coordinator Jalissa Sutton said.

“We’re trying to cover a variety so all the attendees, the owners and their pets, can use that as a resource for them to connect with the community and learn more about how to care for their pets,” she said.

The three areas for the dogs — separated by small, medium and large — will be past the vendors.

There will be a bounce house for children, plenty of shade and lots of fun. “A lot of people have been interested in the dog park,” Sutton said. “We’re expecting a really good turnout.”

The grand opening is quickly shaping up, and excitement is mounting.

“We’re really excited,” Sutton said. “It’s a grand opening, and we’re trying to make it big and helpful to the community, and get everyone involved.”

From water for the dogs to refreshments for the humans, the goal is to make the grand opening of the dog park a special event.

“We’re going to take care of the pets and their owners and make sure that they have pretty much everything and make sure that they can enjoy the space while they’re out there that day,” Sutton said.

Royal Palm Beach Commons Park is located at 11600 Poinciana Blvd., off Royal Palm Beach Blvd.

To learn more about the grand opening, visit www.royalpalmbeach.com or call (561) 790-5149.

Vendor registration is available until Sept. 18, or until the limited spaces are full.

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NEWS

Lake Wellington Offices Proving To Be A Solid Village Investment

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Village Council approved resolutions Tuesday adopting the Lake Wellington Professional Centre budget, the Acme Improvement District water and wastewater budget, and the village’s solid waste assessment.

The Lake Wellington Professional Centre, purchased two years ago, drew special attention from council members, who had been concerned about operating a private entity. Director of Administrative & Financial Services Tanya Quickel reported surplus revenue, however, and about 95

percent occupancy, up from only about 80 percent when the village purchased it.

Lake Wellington Professional Centre’s budget of $508,666 for this year is proposed to go up $135,000 to $643,666, which includes an accountant. About $1 million of the purchase price has

LOCAL TEAM WINS NATIONAL TITLE

Wellington’s Little League Intermediate All-Stars were recognized by the Wellington Village Council on Tuesday for the team’s national championship victory in the Little League World Series. As Southeast Regional champion, the team defeated East Regional champion Commack, N.Y., 4-3 last Friday in South Williamsport, Penn., which earned them a trip to Livermore, Calif., where they lost the international championship to South Korea 10-5. The team was promised a victory parade in the near future and was treated to cake after the presentation.

been repaid. About $684,000 is anticipated in lease revenue with $45,000 in excess revenue from the previous year.

The village bought the property in December 2013 for $5 million, and the owner, former Palm Beach County Commissioner Ken Adams, donated $1 million back to the village. It had three appraisals in 2011 with an average price of $4.8 million. The 2.5-acre property houses 22,282 square feet of office space and is home to several dozen local businesses.

Councilman Matt Willhite asked about staff for the building, and Quickel said that when they purchased the building, it had three salaries costing just under $115,000.

“Where we stand now, it’s at $142,000,” she said, explaining that the staff had received 3 percent raises along with other village staff.

A previously contracted janitorial position is now a part-time position, she said. “It’s fairly comparable,” Quickel said. “It has increased because we had additional things that they paid as outside services before.”

Willhite asked about the overall plan for upkeep of the building, and Quickel said money is being put away to cover the cost of new air conditioning and a roof, which were evaluated when the building was purchased. She estimated that the village is spending $10,000 to

$15,000 a year for various roof repairs.

“Those are the two items that are a bit challenging with the age of those facilities, so those budgets are for items related to that,” Quickel said. “As long as it is being leased, those are items we have to address.”

Quickel said that if there were serious breakdowns, such as an air conditioner failure, she would go to the village manager for direction. “We haven’t had that issue yet, but we can have some fairly serious issues,” she said.

Willhite asked whether there had been any negative feedback about Wellington operating the business. Village Manager Paul Schofield said some prospective tenants had chosen not to lease there, but the village operating the property did not appear to be creating a negative impact on other local businesses that rent space.

Schofield added that his staff did not anticipate any major repairs in the remaining three years of a fiveyear timeframe the council had set up for evaluation.

“It’s still a profit center for us, and we’ve begun to look at it in relation to, if we want to enhance the lakefront access, what buildings could we continue to use, what buildings would we not use, and we would clearly start with the older buildings, taking [those] out of service first,” he said.

Gerwig recalled that the council

had set the five-year timeframe to recoup the money they had paid for the buildings, and Willhite suggested setting aside some of that profit in the next three years for whatever might happen in the future. “We’ve shown a positive benefit to our community from a business aspect that we’re offering leases at a good rate and people are taking advantage of it, not that the previous owner didn’t,” he said.

Moving to the village’s solid waste budget, Willhite asked about costs to residents.

Quickel said the monthly solid waste bill has dropped since Wellington went under the renegotiated contract in June. Residents will pay $140 annually ($11.66 a month) for curbside service, and $105 annually ($8.75 a month) for containerized service.

The Acme drainage assessment is slated to remain unchanged at $230 a year. The Acme water and wastewater fees also remain unchanged at $18.22 per month as the monthly base rate, and $17.38 for wastewater for single-meter residential service. The water charge is $2.06 for less than 6,000 gallons, $3.07 for 6,001 to 15,000 gallons, $4.12 for 15,001 to 25,000 gallons and $6.76 for more than 25,000 gallons.

A resolution adopting Acme’s non-ad valorem assessment of $230 per unit, as well as a capital budget presentation, was postponed to Aug. 25.

Wellington Girl Selling Mangoes To Benefit Orphanage In Haiti

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Eight-year-old Julia Goldstein has spent many Sunday afternoons selling mangoes at the corner of Paddock Drive and Big Blue Trace to raise money for an orphanage in Pourrier, Haiti.

It started as an entrepreneurial project, explained Julia’s father, Gabriel.

“After I spent a couple of days in Haiti,” he said, “we decided that the next year we had a crop, we could turn this into a learning, entrepreneurial and nonprofit venture.”

Picking the mangoes from the family’s large, and extremely fruitful, mango tree is quite the adventure. Julia and 3-year-old Luca pick what they can reach, and then their mother Barbra and

father Gabriel help out with an extendable picker.

The mangoes then go on sale, three for $5 or $2 each. Last year, Julia was able to raise $110 for the orphanage, full of children she had never met.

“We want to get more people to be healthy and not sick,” she said, by helping the kids with their medical needs.

As Julia gets ready to enter the third grade at Binks Forest Elementary School, her project helps her develop valuable life skills, such as leadership, compassion, curiosity and ingenuity.

Her little helper, Luca, often checks to see if the mangoes are ripe, and helps sell them by holding a sign.

This year, her goal is to raise $200, and she’s well on her way

toward reaching that goal, which makes her parents extremely proud.

“It’s important to give money to Haiti,” Gabriel said, reminiscing about his experience in the poverty-stricken Caribbean nation.

“There are causes outside of our little world that we’re used to.”

As Julia and Luca gathered mangoes, Barbra explained that the learning goes beyond helping children they don’t know.

“I think it’s a great thing to teach them about other people,” she said.

“There are kids who are not as privileged as they are.”

By helping the children in Haiti, Julia and Luca are able to learn about a different culture and way of life.

“It’s still our responsibility to help take care of the world and

not just focus on ourselves all of the time,” Barbra said.

This isn’t Julia’s first fundraising effort for the children of Haiti, and it probably won’t be her last.

“Every year, it’s something nice for us to do together, and it helps spend some focus on the rest of the world,” Gabriel said.

To contact Gabriel Goldstein for mangoes, or to coordinate a donation, send a Facebook message to www.facebook.com/carguy944.

Posts about selling mangoes are made public.

To learn more about the orphanage in Haiti, visit www.tfchaiti. com.

(Right) Julia Goldstein with one of the mangoes from her family’s tree.

PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

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OUR OPINION

Careful On The Roads As Schools Countywide Begin New Year

For students across Palm Beach County, this Monday is when summer comes to its fateful — and, in the minds of some, far-too-soon — conclusion. It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were writing about the Class of 2015 graduating, congratulating them on their accomplishments and the hard work they had done to earn their diplomas.

Yet here we are again, on the cusp of a new school year. With it comes our usual reminder that there are renewed hazards on the roadways that are connected to this annual ritual.

The Town-Crier urges drivers young and old to exercise caution as they adjust to school bus traffic, lower speed limits in school zones and an increase in pedestrian traffic near schools.

The 10-week summer vacation means that many drivers might be a bit rusty, and just like students need to get reacquainted with the scholastic world, so must motorists.

Reminder: Traffic near schools can be of rush-hour quality, especially near high schools, where a mixture of parents and young adults are behind the wheel.

Reminder: The flashing lights that warn drivers to slow down for school zones have been dormant for several months now, and we have become accustomed to driving through at the regular, posted speed limit. That changes next week; please don’t be caught unaware.

Reminder: It’s possible law enforcement might show some understanding or sympathy during the occasional traffic stop, but mercy to those who speed through school zones is rarely part of the equation.

Groves Phantom Touts The RFP

Councilman Jim Rockett opened the current town management debate by stating, “Unless the council has no doubts about extending the current management contract, I think we have a year option on it, we should avail ourselves of all the information and options to make the best decision possible.”

That rationale suggests to the residents that the council is doing diligence for the best interests of the community. The reality of the council’s action is simply to do away with Underwood Management Services.

Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Supervisor John Ryan has offered support of the town management RFP. The LGWCD will benefit with a management change. Underwood has rejected many questionable LGWCD invoices, saving the town thousands of dollars, as well as assisted in reducing the LGWCD annual gas tax subsidies by some $55,000. Of course the LGWCD wants someone else to be town manager.

With that being said, in a recent Town-Crier, Supervisor Ryan contradicted his exception to retain Underwood Management by acknowledging that Underwood has the best understanding of actual work requirements, needs and expectations of our rural town over what any other applicant could offer. The supervisor offered that Underwood has furnished bootson-the-ground involvement with ongoing changes in the town.

Supervisor Ryan complimented Bill and Perla Underwood for possessing a complete understanding of the listed town management

Reminder: Fines for speeding citations handed out in these areas can be extreme, but fines are insignificant compared to the tragedy that can follow a vehicle/pedestrian accident or a collision with a school bus.

So please, be careful, for everyone’s sake.

Additionally, care should come into play even outside of school zones. Drivers should be alert to the presence of young pedestrians making their way to and from school and bus stops.

With these warnings out of the way, we want to wish all the students — those excited to get back into the classroom and those mourning the end of their summer vacation — success over the coming months. It is a time of new beginnings and final starts. For high school seniors, it’s their final scholastic frontier before heading off to college, the military, trade school or the work place. For kindergartners, it’s their introduction to a formal education.

Similarly, there are new teachers entering the classrooms, and veterans embarking on their final journey as a professional educator.

Finally, parents have a huge role to play in the education arena. Whether their children are of elementary, middle or high school age, their participation can determine just how successful both students and teachers will be between now and next spring.

If everyone does their part, we can keep our community’s children safe and on the proper learning curve. Now, it’s back-to-school time.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR requirements, adopted policies and procedures.

It’s no secret that any long-term contract for professional services rendered has to evolve with periodic revisions of additions and deletions due to town changes and growth. Now is such a time that the council and Underwood Management should be working together for execution of the oneyear extension with clarification of contract interpretations and actual work responsibilities.

It is my view that “chancellor” Ryan always seems to be the phantom in our town’s opera. Ron Jarriel, Ryan Liang, Jim Rockett and John Ryan need to stop all this divisiveness, cease being team players of their cabal, and start representing the will of residents.

The town does not benefit from unproductive letters to the editor from elected public officials when it simply is to provide confirmation as to which side you are on and nothing else.

Councilman Rockett has stated that commentary without presented fact is just opinion. Gentlemen, the facts are these: you need to establish the millage rate, approve the annual budget and have a management team in place to perform town management services commencing Oct 1.

Execute the one-year extension with Underwood Management.

This will provide the council with uninterrupted focus on the town’s annual budget and millage rate before you. It will allow the Underwoods to implement the government accounting software and resolve the concerns of posting errors. It will provide the council time to prepare a well-thought-out strategy of town management considerations for next year. It

will give the registered voters of Loxahatchee Groves peace of mind.

Keith Harris Loxahatchee Groves

Management Change Not Necessary

In a 3-2 vote, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council decided to not extend the contract for the Underwood Management Services team. When repeatedly queried to at least have the courage of their convictions and explain the reasoning behind their decision, councilmen Ron Jarriel, Ryan Liang and Jim Rockett made absolutely no comment.

Requests by several citizens, including myself, at several council meetings were just brushed aside in total disdain for the public, which they supposedly represent.

Any public official who will not explain his or her decisions to the public should not be in office, and I hope that the voters of Loxahatchee Groves remember this in each forthcoming election. I do not always agree with every decision that Councilman Tom Goltzené and Mayor Dave Browning make, but, due to their forthrightness, I am always aware of why they vote in each case.

Further, any and all applicants for the position of town manager for Loxahatchee Groves should bear in mind that they will need to accept the fact that they are likely to only be in the position for one or two years, unless they are ready, willing and able to kiss up and never cross this trinity, nor the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District. If you are ready for

modernized indentured servitude, then, by all means, apply.

Dr. J. William (Bill) Louda Loxahatchee Groves

Reflections On The Debate

The first Republican presidential debate is now over, and much has been said about the brashness of Donald Trump and the banter between Chris Christie and Rand Paul, but there was more for the viewers to take away, and that was the evident anguish of a second tier candidate, Lindsey Graham.

If you tuned in to the non-primetime event, you would have felt his message. Many dislike the senator for his past positions on issues, but it is very clear that he is running this race for the purpose of having a platform to speak directly to the people. He is well aware that he has no chance of winning the presidential nomination, but he does know that American strength has and does offer stability and safety worldwide. Since we have abdicated that role, the world has become a dangerous place.

America is in peril, along with the entire world, especially Israel, our longtime friend and sister nation in the Middle East. We are being placed in the most vulnerable position ever experienced as our leaders consent to the rise of a nuclear Middle East. The Iraqi human rights minister warned in an emergency session in Geneva that there are systematic and intentional attacks on civilians, including targeted killings, forced conversions, slavery, sexual abuse and the besieging of entire communities. The Middle Eastern nations are facing terrorist monsters, and yet many Americans sit idly

by as if they cannot be touched by such atrocities and seemingly having no compassion for those who suffer.

For all things said against Sen. Lindsey Graham, he is a noble man, possessing the character of those who made America great.

We all need to show exceptional character in these exceptional times. We need to be afraid, very afraid, for now is the time to take action — act for American greatness.

Martha Webster Royal Palm Beach

Facts About Our National Debt

The prevailing argument by conservatives that it is the policies of the current administration that are responsible for an unsustainable debt is not only ludicrous, but not factual. Blame for the debt cannot be laid at the door of liberals, and all that is really being argued is how money is spent. The unsettling fact is that this administration is more fiscally conservative than the previous Republican administration.

War is not cheap, even when financed with deficit spending, nor is the support of unfriendly and unpopular governments in the Middle East.

The lies that took this nation into a war that has lasted longer than any war in U.S. history, cost this great nation billions and trillions of dollars, largely due to the reckless and feckless conduct of a “conservative” Republican president and congress. Yes, it’s true that while some Democrats also signed on to this 13-year war built on lies, in all fairness, the current president did not.

It is ludicrous to suggest that the National Parks budget impacted our debt and not compare it to the impact of 13 years of war. The so-called “conservative party” would have you believe that the debt being passed on to our kids was created solely by the “liberal party,” but for reasons already discussed, such logic is deeply flawed.

In conclusion, let me point out that liberals, for all their faults, gave us Social Security and Medicare. For those of us who feel that these liberal programs, once described by conservatives as socialistic, protest this step toward socialism and find the courage of their convictions by sending back their monthly checks and allow the rest of us to enjoy the most successful government insurance program in history.

Richard Nielsen Royal Palm Beach

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OPINION

True Story: A Pal’s Watch Battery Is Still Ticking After 23 Years!

“Planned obsolescence” is such an integral part of manufacturing these days that it almost never comes into conversation, public or private. So why should the production of watch batteries be any different?

Yet, I have a very good friend, who is still wearing a lovely gift watch from 1992, which still uses

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the same battery that came with it.

The watch is a Wittnauer… a stainless steel, gray metal case with a leather band. The accompanying literature claimed the battery had a 20-year life.

Now, 23 years later, the watch continues its pinpoint accuracy, including displaying the proper date. A research project with a host

of well-known jewelers revealed they all marveled at the battery.

“Never heard of such a thing” was the most often comment of these experts in the field.

Yes, watch batteries often stop working at inconvenient times… and yes, just as often after a surprisingly short time. You can easily replace them yourself. Check the

size (that’s important) and whether you need a high-drain or lowdrain type. Then march to a local jewelry or watch repair shop. Or, possibly even better, go online to eBay, where there is usually a much greater variety. Plus, there are online instructions for the very simple procedure to take out the old and put in the new.

“Planned obsolescence” — that devious structure of making sure the parts and particles of manufacture avoid 100 percent efficiency, so the unit quits earlier, forcing another new unit to be purchased. Now we know that even watch batteries can be built to last and last and last… even 23 years. Hmmm.

NEWS

Indian Trail To Consider Wastewater Permit For Seminole District

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report At its Sept. 9 meeting, the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors will consider a special permit requested by the adjacent Seminole Improvement District to reroute its wastewater to the county. The wastewater from two local schools is currently fed to Seminole’s treatment plant.

The permit request was one of several items postponed from ITID’s regular July meeting at the request of ITID President Carol Jacobs. The ITID board will not

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meet in August. The special permit would allow the rerouting of wastewater discharges through a 6-inch force main from Western Pines Middle School and Golden Groves Elementary School south to the Seminole Improvement District plant, into the existing 24-inch Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department force main on the east side of 140th Avenue North.

Seminole’s wastewater treatment plant is scheduled to be decommissioned, and the county’s 24-inch force main has the capac-

ity to serve the schools, according to the staff report. A special permit is needed because 140th Avenue North is within ITID’s jurisdiction.

The proposed construction is to make a directional bore under the Seminole Improvement District canal to 140th Avenue North. An air release manhole will be the only visible structure after the construction is complete, according to the staff report. The project will necessitate the temporary closure of a portion of 140th Avenue North.

There will also be construction on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road,

but that portion is outside the jurisdiction of ITID. The school parcels are not in the proposed Minto West/Westlake project area.

The staff report also noted that there are no fiscal impacts to ITID, as the applicant is responsible for payment of permit review and construction observation costs by the district.

In other business, the board will consider a revised enhanced roadway stabilization policy for petitioners on local service roads.

Local service roads are unpaved easement roads that are generally

no more than a half-mile in length.

ITID staff evaluated several different roadway treatments and determined that the only ones qualified as enhanced stabilization were several different paving methods.

A simple majority of the property owners having primary access to the road may petition the board to have enhanced surface stabilization, and the petition must identify the stabilization process desired.

The design and specifications must be approved by ITID’s engineer.

Any road considered for en-

hanced surface stabilization must be determined to have suitable road base and drainage swales.

The cost savings to the district for residents who petition for enhanced stabilization is estimated to be $1,600 to $2,000 per mile of road, but due to legal and administrative costs, a credit back to residents is not feasible, the staff report determined.

ITID staff did note that the entire unit of development would receive the benefit of reduced maintenance costs for any stabilization improvements made within that unit.

Questions remain whether the town’s planning and zoning department should be contracted by the town or under the town management contract, and whether the town’s storm debris manager should be an independent contractor or part of the management contract.

The schedule set out by Cirullo

has the council making a decision at next week’s meeting, with a contract to be awarded on Sept. 1.

Also Tuesday, the council will consider a resolution regarding improvements to B Road in correlation with development of the Palm Beach State College campus and two nearby commercial projects.

The town contracted its engineering firm Keshavarz & Associates as engineers for the B Road improvements from the college entrance to Okeechobee Blvd., paving the currently dirt road with open-graded emulsified mix (OGEM) and adding speed bumps.

The company also asked for ap-

proval of catch basins at the edge of properties fronting B Road to alleviate potential drainage issues.

Letters have been sent to property owners on the east side of the road asking for the dedication of a 10-foot-wide catch basin, which would be connected by a pipe underneath the road to drain into the canal to the west.

The schedule calls for the survey and design to be complete by Nov. 4, permitting complete by March 2016, bids awarded by May 2016 and construction complete by December 2016.

The council is also slated to recognize Quasi Modo, a local pooch who recently won first place in the World’s Ugliest Dog contest.

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DOG WASH EVENT SUPPORTS AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEART WALK

The American Heart Association’s third annual Heart Walk Dog Wash fundraiser took place Sunday, Aug. 9 at the Wellington Dog Park.

Proceeds were donated to American Heart Association Heart Walk teams. Dog baths, nail clipping and microchipping were offered at discount prices. This event was sponsored by Wellington Regional Medical Center and Courtyard Animal Hospital.

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Tiffany Santamaria with Lucy.

Grand prize winner Beth Adams and Kathy Lovetere.

Volunteers on hand for the dog wash event.

Tetris, owned by Sally Balch, gets a bath from Barbara Allison, Michael Amsden and Aili Amsden.

Amanda Bolton with Bailey.

Steve Accomando of Barky Pines with Peewee.

Marisa Pascucci with Ella, Dr. Marc Pinkwasser with Sachmo and Wellington Mayor Bob Margolis (standing).

Lisa gets her feet washed by owner Chris Wheelock.

NEWS BRIEFS Register Now For Wellington Men’s Softball

Wellington’s Parks & Recreation Department is now taking registrations for its Fall Men’s Softball D League, lower and upper divisions.

New teams can sign up for available spots beginning Wednesday, Aug. 12. Participants must be 18 and older. The cost to register is $550 per team, and the deadline to register is Wednesday, Aug. 19, or as the league fills.

A mandatory managers’ meeting is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Village Park (11700 Pierson Road). Games begin Sept.

1 and are played on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Village Park.

For more info., visit www. wellingtonfl.gov or call (561) 791-4005.

Legion Auxiliary To Meet Sept. 2

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #367 will meet Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 10 a.m. at the Palms West Presbyterian Church (13689 Okeechobee Blvd., Loxahatchee Groves). The Mission of the American Legion Auxiliary is to sponsor volunteer programs focused on veterans, young people and the community. For more information, or directions, call Marge Herzog

at (561) 791-9875 or Joan Shewmake at (561) 792-2317.

Hope 4 Mobility To Host Golf Tourney Oct. 10

Wellington-based Hope 4 Mobility will host its fifth annual charity golf tournament on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Fountains Country Club (4476 Fountains Drive, Lake Worth). To learn more, or to register, visit www.hope4mobility.org.

Hadassah Movie Night Aug. 19

Shulamit Hadassah will hold a movie night at 7 p.m. on Wednes-

day, Aug. 19 at Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Station 30 (9910 Stribling Way, Wellington) featuring Crossing Delancey. Admission is a $5 donation. RSVP to Lorna at ldubinsky2@aol.com or (561) 689-4137.

Car Show Will Benefit Wounded Warriors Project

The 2015 Palm Beach Auto Swap Meet will be held Saturday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds.

Classic and collectible vehicles, including street rods and custom cars, will be on display at a car

show to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. Ribbons and prizes will be presented to vehicles selected as sponsor favorites.

In the swap meet, visitors will find everything under the automotive sun from gauges to wheels, vehicle frames to fenders, shop signs to vintage automotive toys and more. Bargain hunters looking for deals can visit different vendor booths as vendors exhibit and sell their auto-related merchandise.

The swap meet will be packed with an impressive display of new, used, liquidated and closeout auto parts, supplies and accessories. Another highlight is the Car Corral. At the Car Corral, owners park their cars to sell, and buyers walk the aisles and deal directly

with sellers. For discount tickets, vendor applications and more, visit www.palmbeachautoswapmeet. com or call Under the Sun Promotions at (954) 205-7813.

Chamber Small Biz Roundtable

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will hold a small business roundtable event Thursday, Aug. 27 featuring Juan Ortega.

Ortega will discuss how to work smarter and manage time better.

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More Car Vandalism Cases In Wellington

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report AUG. 5 — The Wellington substation of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of vandalism incidents that occurred last Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

According to several PBSO reports, residents at neighborhoods across the village reported incidents of vehicle windows being smashed with a blunt object but not burglarized.

These latest reports are in addition to a series of similar vandalism incidents that occurred the previous weekend. Those cases were reported in the Town-Crier last week.

The latest incident reports include: • At a home on Staghorn Street, sometime between 5 p.m. last Tuesday and 5 p.m. last Wednesday, someone smashed the driver’s side window of the victim’s 2007 Nissan Altima, causing $200 in damage.

• At a home on Barnstaple Circle, sometime between 7:45 p.m. last Tuesday and 5:15 a.m. last Wednesday, someone smashed the front driver’s side window of the victim’s 2002 Ford F-350, causing $500 in damage.

• At a home on Hawthorne Place, sometime between 8:40 p.m. last Tuesday and 7:54 a.m. last Wednesday, someone smashed the driver’s side front window of the victim’s 2011 Toyota Rav4, causing approximately $500 in damage.

• At a home on Farmington Ave., sometime between 2:30 and 9:30 a.m. last Wednesday, someone broke the driver’s side window of the victim’s 2011 Dodge Ram.

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Several other similar cases were classified as burglaries, since the vehicles appear to have been entered and rummaged through.

••• AUG. 4 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 120th Avenue North in The Acreage last Tuesday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between midnight and 5 a.m. last Tuesday, someone stole the victim’s 2006 Ford F-250, along with a cargo trailer that included a 50inch Dixie Chopper lawn mower, valued at $3,500; a 36-inch Scag lawn mower, valued at $1,000; two Stihl weed eaters, valued at $700; along with a Stihl hedge trimmer, pole saw, two backpack blowers, a backpack sprayer and an edger, together valued at approximately $7,500.

AUG. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Alcazar Street in the La Mancha neighborhood last Wednesday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9:30 p.m. last Tuesday and 6:50 a.m. last Wednesday, someone broke the driver’s side window of the victim’s 2007 Ford GT, causing $350 in damage. The perpetrator then entered the vehicle and looked in the glove compartment.

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JULY 11 — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding three suspects involved in a Royal Palm Beach burglary last month.

The three masked suspects, who appear to be males, gained access to the T-Mobile retail store at 10123 Southern Blvd. on Saturday, July 11 at 11:05 p.m. by

forcing open the rear door with a prying tool.

The suspects stole several cell phones and accessory items. They also damaged the store’s air conditioning system before fleeing out of the back door.

If you have information about these suspects, call Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS.

SUSPECTS SOUGHT FOR PURSE SNATCHING

On May 5, a 92-year-old Gulf Stream resident was a victim of a purse snatching. According to the Gulf Stream Police Department, the suspects used the victim’s credit card a short time after the robbery. Shown here, they were seen shopping at the Mall at Wellington Green.

If you have any information regarding the suspects, call Sgt. John Passeggiata of the Gulf Stream Police Department at (561) 504-0812.

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding these wanted fugitives: • Nicholas Falzone is a white male, 5’11” tall and weighing 180 lbs., with brown hair, brown eyes and multiple tattoos. His date of birth is 07/23/90.

Falzone is wanted on felony charges for failing to redeliver leased equipment and is wanted on misdemeanor charges for failure to appear in court for operating a vehicle with a suspended, canceled or revoked license. His last known addresses were Gulfstream Road in Lake Worth and White Pine Drive in Wellington. He is wanted as of 08/06/15.

• Jarrod Klingensmith is a white male, 5’10” tall and weighing 150 lbs., with brown hair, brown eyes and multiple tattoos. His date of birth is 12/07/88.

Klingensmith is wanted on felony charges for dealing in stolen property, false verification of ownership and grand theft. His address is listed as at large. He is wanted as of 08/06/15.

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Lexington Manor Adult Home Care Now Open In Wellington

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Jonas and Bernadine Auguste own and operate Lexington Manor, a new adult family home care center located on Pinetta Circle in Wellington.

“I’ve been a nurse for many years, and I’ve worked with many patients going home, and sometimes they’re not ready to go home yet,” Bernadine said. “They need a safe place where they can get the assistance they need.”

For seniors who do not want to live in a nursing home, Lexington Manor offers a unique alternative.

The Auguste family has created a home-away-from-home with a safe and caring environment for those who find themselves at an in-between area: living on their own is no longer safe, but they are not ready or do not want to live in a nursing home.

The Augustes and their staff offer transportation, personal care, medical reminders and daily activities to keep seniors engaged and entertained.

As a registered nurse, Bernadine is qualified and has the experience to provide the care that the seniors need. She also realized that they

Lexington Manor is decorated with light and comfortable décor.

could provide the homelike atmosphere that seniors want.

Seniors have the option of staying at Lexington Manor, or returning to their home when they are ready.

One of the many benefits of Lexington Manor, Bernadine said, is that seniors make friendships.

“You get people who you know, who you live with, who you can eat with,” she said, explaining that there are games and many social activities available.

The goal is to make it homelike, not institutional. “We designed it like that. You don’t feel like you’re in a big hospital,” Jonas said.

The Augustes acquired all of the necessary certifications and permits to convert the Wellington home into an adult home care facility. Currently, the three-bedroom house can house four seniors, but they plan on expanding its capacity to six or eight. They will convert an extra dining room and a sunroom into bedrooms when the time comes to expand.

The staff at Lexington Manor offers companionship, supervision and assistance, Bernadine said.

“You don’t have to go to a nursing

home like you had to in the past, for that kind of care,” she said.

“You get the one-on-one supervision. You know your area. It’s like if you’re at home.”

Lexington Manor offers assistance with meals, daily living and whatever is needed to create a safe home environment.

“I’ve worked with the geriatric population since I was 19,” Bernadine said. “I’ve been a nurse since I was 19, and I’ve seen how stressful it is sometimes for people who go to nursing homes, and I’ve visited some of them when I did home care nursing.”

Bernadine offers daily care nursing to residents, while Jonas works as the administrator. “It’s a family business. Our daughter is a pre-RN,” Jonas said, and will be helping them with the business.

Bernadine is committed to the health, care and independence of the residents and will personally oversee medical files, making sure the necessary doctors are involved and health plans are followed.

“If you’re here, we can assist you,” she said, “so you can enjoy your life like you’re at home.”

Lexington Manor officially opened on June 19. Set in a residential community, it creates an atmosphere of normalcy during what could be a scary time for seniors.

The place is decorated with light and comfortable décor, from the beautiful pictures, cozy couches and faux fireplace, to the outdoor herb garden and seating area, living and dining rooms, and more.

The Augustes specifically found

a home without a pool, which could pose a problem.

“Sometimes you have clients who wake up and are confused, go outside and go for a walk, and if there is water nearby, it may not be safe,” Bernadine explained, noting that they took great care in picking the location for their senior “home away from home.”

Lexington Manor is located at 1337 Pinetta Circle in Wellington.

In the heart of Wellington, it is close in proximity to the Mall at Wellington Green, the Wellington Amphitheater, the Wellington branch library, Wellington Regional Medical Center, Palms West Hospital, Wellington’s equestrian facilities and other attractions.

For more information, visit www.thelexingtonmanor.com or call (561) 422-7059.

New Phone App Enables Mobile Access To Wellington Services

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington has a new free application for smart phones called Access Wellington, which will enable users to access the village for a variety of purposes, including sending photos of graffiti or other problems immediately, and interacting with other available online services while on the go.

The village recently launched a more interactive web site that has numerous new services available online, and the new Access Wellington application launched last week makes them more accessible.

“Our new web site is responsive, so it works on a tablet, a phone or a computer seamlessly,” Public Information Officer Sue Yap said. “We also felt that there may be a need for people to report any concerns they may have, such as a pothole, a garbage pickup issue or a code violation. It is also an easy way to get to parts of the web site.”

The web site already has access to report those types of concerns, but having the app available enables people to take a picture of a pothole or streetlight outage, and add a comment, address or

provide their location and send it to the village.

“It will go directly to the department that will fix that issue,” Yap said. “It’s basically another way for residents to get in touch with the village.”

Anyone interested in downloading the app can go to the village web site (www.wellingtonfl.gov), scroll to the bottom of the home page, click on the gray icon with a picture of a cell phone and follow the installation instructions.

It is also available in the iTunes app store and the Google Play store.

Bernadine and Jonas Auguste are the owners of Lexington Manor, a new adult family home care center in Wellington.

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENT KICKS OFF KIDS’ NIGHT AT BURGERFI WELLINGTON

BurgerFi Wellington hosted an end-of-summer “It’s Cool to Go Back to School” party on Tuesday, Aug. 11. This event kicked off BurgerFi Wellington’s weekly Kids’ Night, which will feature special pricing of $2.50 for kids’ burgers and hot dogs and special guest appearances every Tuesday night from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. BurgerFi Wellington is located in the Wellington Plaza at 12836 W. Forest Hill Blvd.

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Tree’s Wings Celebrates 20 Years Under Current Ownership

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Celebrating two decades under its current ownership, Tree’s Wings & Ribs is a family-friendly place to enjoy great wings, ribs, sandwiches and more.

Owners Linda and Andy Maynard purchased Tree’s Wings in 1995, a year after it was opened by its original owner, Glenn “Tree” Thompson. “It was mostly a little bar at the time,” Andy recalled.

Under the Maynards, the small space has grown dramatically.

“Over the 20 years, we’ve sold more than 20 million wings,” Andy said.

Back in the mid-1990s, after 17 years working a job that kept Andy on the road, the Maynards decided that it was time for a change. They decided to settle down in the community and find a new venture.

“After the first one or two years, we realized that we didn’t like just the bar,” he said. “We started selling more and more food, and the food started to become more and more popular. It became a restaurant instead of a bar.”

But in 1998, a major fire gutted the restaurant, forcing them to close the doors for five months.

“Through the generous support of [property owner] Jess Santamaria, he got us reopened again in a short time,” Andy said. “When we reopened, because of the publicity from the fire, we became extremely busy, and the place became very popular — so much so that we had a difficult time keeping up with it.

In 2001, we took over two more

bays in the building and expanded the operation from 43 seats to 153 seats.”

Now, Tree’s Wings has two full bars, an indoor seating area and an outside seating area. During the week, there is live music featuring local favorite Rick Nelson, and trivia, karaoke and happy hour during the week from 3 to 6 p.m.

Tree’s Wings is a family-oriented restaurant, active in the community, supporting local sports teams and visible at many of the community’s events, fundraisers and more.

The restaurant offers a VIP and birthday club. “We like to thank our regular customers,” General Manager Erin Townsend said.

“When they sign up for our VIP program, we send them a birthday card, and they have the entire month to come in for a free rib and wing dinner. Them, and all of their guests, enjoy a free drink on the house.”

There’s a prize wheel with cash prizes and other promotions that come with signing up for the VIP club, plus coupons and other special offers.

The Maynards own a 16-foot shack unit that gets used as a portable Tree’s Wings restaurant outpost. At WestFest, it gets set up like a saloon.

“It has been a lot of things,” Linda said. “It has been a tiki bar, a swamp bar and, thanks to Erin’s artistic ability, it is decorated and can be anything.”

Sometimes, it even makes an appearance in the restaurant’s

parking lot for special occasions.

Yet it is always the food and the prompt, friendly service that brings the customers back.

“The food is awesome, and it’s freshly made,” Linda said.

“People have many choices to go to with so many different restaurants in the area, so we do our best to make it a fun place to go, a different experience than to just go and get your food,” Andy added. “We’re trying to keep the family touch in there and try to make everyone feel welcome and comfortable.”

The goal, Erin said, is for customers to leave happier than when they came in. “We only hire fun, energetic, happy people,” she said.

Erin has been working at Tree’s Wings for the last seven years. “I love it,” she said. “This is home.”

She started working part-time, fell in love with the place, and now spends the majority of her time there.

“I think it’s great. I’ve got incredible people who I work for and the best customers in the whole world,” Erin said. “I could probably walk out there, and you could point at any table, and I’ll know at least one person’s name and what they like to order. It’s very much down-home family, and that completely appeals to me.”

Tree’s Wings has two other managers, assistant manager Krystal DeGeorge and kitchen manager Domenic Bowers. “We could not do it without those two,” Erin said.

“They are a huge, integral part of this system.”

Tree’s Wings & Ribs owners Andy and Linda Maynard with General Manager Erin Townsend.

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Because the restaurant is so family-oriented, the second bar area, to the right of the restaurant, comes in handy for special events, activities and quiet dinners. It serves as overflow space during the weekend. The lounge also serves large groups or private parties.

“That works out well, because they feel like they have their own room,” Linda said.

For diners wishing to eat at home, Tree’s Wings offers delivery.

“We have a fleet of delivery cars,” Erin said, “We have a very

Movement Arts Will End Summer With Free Classes

Movement Arts Dance Academy in Royal Palm Beach will be kicking off its ninth year with three open house and free class events next week. The open houses will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 19; Thursday, Aug. 20; and Saturday, Aug. 22. Returning and prospective students will have the opportunity to meet instructors, tour the studio and participate in door prize drawings. The schedule of free classes is on the studio’s Facebook page and web site.

Studio students, along with the competition and performance group Synergy Dance Ensemble, under the direction of Kelly Todd Grandusky, recently completed a summer intensive, which included classes in ballet, ballet history, lyrical, tap, jazz, cardio training,

stretch and strengthen, and more.

The highlight of the week was a musical theater workshop taught

by Brian Padgett. The students thoroughly enjoyed learning a routine to music from Annie, choreographed by Padgett. Padgett, from West Palm Beach, has an extensive background in tap and musical theater, including two Broadway tours (The Drowsy Chaperone and Elf the Musical).

He has performed in many shows throughout the country and will be returning to Palm Beach County in December to perform at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Billy Elliot.

New students wishing to find out more about the studio, open house events, or to register, can call (561) 792-9757 or visit www. movementartsdanceacademy.com.

Movement Arts Dance Academy students with guest instructor Brian Padgett after rehearsing a routine from Annie.

large delivery range… Our cars, collectively, have traveled more than 1.5 million miles delivering Tree’s Wings food.”

The fleet fluctuates between four and seven cars, and they travel throughout Wellington and Royal Palm Beach, and as far west as Seminole Pratt Whitney Road and as far north as Orange Blvd., along with some areas to the east.

Linda and Andy, who recently celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary, are thrilled with their decision to take over Tree’s Wings.

For the remainder of 2015, they are

pleased to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Tree’s Wings.

“Over the course of 20 years, there are so many restaurants that have come and gone. I wish I had kept track of them, but I’m sure it’s in the hundreds. To be able to survive does say a lot for us,” Andy said. “We’re pretty proud of that.”

Tree’s Wings & Ribs is located at 603 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. in the Royal Plaza shopping center.

For more information, visit www. treeswingsandribs.com or call (561) 791-1535.

Bracelets On Sale Next Week For Fall Festival At Wellington’s Village Park

Bracelet sales start on Monday, Aug. 17 for the annual Wellington Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Village Park (11700 Pierson Road).

Visit the Haunted Hallways (if you dare) or stop by the petting zoo, hay ride, trick or treating, face painting, bounce houses, on-stage performances, and more.

There will also be a costume contest with prizes for first place through third place in each of the following age groups: under age 3; ages 4 to 6; ages 7 to 10; ages 11 to 14; and age 15 and older.

The popular fall event will also feature 20 food trucks on

site, ranging from ice cream to hamburgers.

Unlimited all-access bracelets are required for activities and go on sale, beginning Aug. 17, at Village Park (11700 Pierson Road) at a cost of $7 for children and $5 for adults. On the day of the event, bracelets are $10 for children and $5 for adults.

Adult bracelets are only needed if the adult will accompany the child on the hay ride or through the Haunted Hallways.

For more information, call Village Park at (561) 791-4005. For sponsorship and vendor opportunities, call (561) 791-4082.

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Wellington Cares Luncheon Oct. 22

Wellington Cares will hold its inaugural luncheon Thursday, Oct. 22 at noon at the Wanderers Club.

The guest speaker will be Dr. Stuart Bagatell, a specialist in internal medicine at JFK Medical Center. Bagatell is a proponent of physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST).

The National POLST Paradigm is an approach to end-of-life planning based on conversations between patients, loved ones and healthcare professionals designed to ensure that seriously ill or frail patients can choose the treatments they want or do not want, and that their wishes are documented and honored.

Luncheon tickets are available for $50, and there are several sponsorship opportunities available.

Wellington Cares is a local nonprofit with a focus on providing support services and programs for all people over age 65 living in the Wellington community. It is a volunteer-based organization providing free assistance to residents so they can age in place in the comfort of their own homes.

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Artist Reception For Oscar Rojas At Whole Foods

Oscar Rojas is the current Wellington Art Society solo artist on display at Whole Foods Market in Wellington. There will be a reception in his honor at Whole Foods Market on Friday, Aug. 28 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. with live music, delicious and creative snacks, special vintage wines and door prizes. The $5 charge at the door will support the Wellington Art Society Scholarship Fund.

Rojas has been painting for as long as he can remember. His paintings are classical and dynamic. He loves depicting the beautiful and lush Florida landscape and plants on large canvases. He has a portrait series of well-known tennis players, and a number of large horse paintings. Each work of art flows, and there are differences between his paintings because he does not seek a style.

For Rojas, painting is not an objective, it is to give life.

“The day you are satisfied means that you have successfully dominated the art and have taken a path that was to your liking and comfort,” he said. “There is an endless search in the domain of colors, and each work of art is different from the previous one.

They are like people, each totally different, and they speak for themselves.”

The Wellington Art Society is a nonprofit charitable organization open to artists of all mediums and patrons of the arts, allowing both local and regional artists to display their art work in local galleries, interact with other artists and serve the community through their art.

For more information, visit www. wellingtonartsociety.org.

CAFCI Friendship Ball Sept. 19 At Binks Forest

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The event will feature a formal dinner with dancing and music.

Attire is semi-formal dress, and tickets are an $80 donation per person.

CAFCI is a nonprofit organization in existence for more than 26 years dedicated to improving and maintaining the quality of life in the community and enhancing overall cultural diversity.

For more information, call CAFCI at (561) 790-4002, Dennis Wright at (561) 653-1586 or e-mail cafci@bellsouth.net. Visit www.cafcipbc.org for additional information.

cated at 1080 Wellington Trace.

The PBSO will educate residents on the dangers of texting and driving. PBCFR will carry out an extraction demonstration, showing residents what it takes to save a life

as a result of a texting and driving accident.

Bring your entire family to this informative event. For more info., call the Community Services Department at (561) 791-4764.

ST. MICHAEL SUPPORTS BELLE GLADE SCHOOL

Texting & Driving Program Aug. 25

Wellington’s Community Services Department is partnering with Palm Beach County FireRescue, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club to host a “Texting and Driving Informational Session” on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m.

The informational session will take place at the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club, lo-

St. Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington recently delivered 151 backpacks for the students enrolled at Sellew Excel Charter School in Belle Glade. In addition, the church donated and delivered hundreds of school supplies for the students and teachers, including notebooks, pencils, markers, crayons and much more. Students will begin school next week in kindergarten through grade 5.

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Palm Beach Atlantic Promotes Timothy Eicher Of Wellington

Palm Beach Atlantic University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Gene C. Fant Jr. recently announced the promotion of Timothy Eichner of Wellington to professor of graphic arts.

Eichner holds degrees from Pensacola Christian College and Florida Atlantic University, and he also has studied at the Philadelphia School of Printing and Advertising. Before coming to Palm Beach Atlantic in 2009, he served for five years as a department chair at Palm Beach State College. Eichner worked for a graphic arts service bureau, a textbook publisher and a commercial printer prior to entering academia.

Palm Beach Atlantic University is a private, independent university offering undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in West Palm Beach, Orlando, Wellington

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Donna Donelan, Anthony Brown and Leslie Pfeiffer.

Jeanne Bootz, Donna Donelan and Leslie Pfeiffer.

Wellington Art Society Awards Summer Scholarships To Three Organizations

Timothy Eichner and online. The university is dedicated to the integration of Christian principles to prepare students for lifelong learning, leadership and service.

The Wellington Art Society recently awarded summer art scholarships to three local art programs to help students from financially stressed families who wished to study art during the summer.

Recipients were Jeanne Bootz, director of Bootz Culture Camp, Anthony Brown, director of Centre 4 Art and the Norton Museum of Art for its summer student art program.

The scholarships were presented

by Donna Donelan, Leslie Pfeiffer and Susan Mosely of the Wellington Art Society.

The nonprofit Wellington Art Society is open to artists of all me-

Women Of Note Holds Bowling Fundraiser Women of Note Chorus held its annual Bowling for Barbershop fundraiser on Friday, July 24 at Greenacres Bowl. Women of Note is a chapter in Sweet Adelines International, a nonprofit music education association for women.

Made up of women from all walks of life, from homemakers to professional careers, the group captivates audiences with its four-

(Left) Women of Note Chorus supporters participate in the fundraiser at Greenacres Bowl.

Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club President Bruce Elkind with longtime Rotarian Charles Borg.

Royal Palm Rotary Recognizes Members’ Accomplishments

Charles Borg, a Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club member for 20 years and an insurance professional, was recognized at the club meeting on Thursday, July 30 for his contributions to membership enhancement for the Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club.

Roland Amateis and District Governor-Elect Eric Gordon were recognized for their perfect at-

tendance of 25 and seven years, respectively, in the Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club.

Because of their contributions and commitments to Rotary International’s mission, the lives of others have improved in the local and international communities.

For more information about the Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club, visit www.rpbrotary.org.

diums, allowing artists to display their art work in local galleries and serve the community through their art.

For more information, visit www.wellingtonartsociety.org.

part a cappella harmony, innovative choreography and dazzling costumes.

The chorus holds open rehearsals for prospective members and welcomes women who love to sing and want to have fun while making new friends.

The chorus rehearses every Monday night at Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington at 7 p.m.

For more information about the Women of Note chorus, visit www. womenofnote.com or call (877) 966-7464.

Glades Day Student Attends Science And Technology Congress In Boston

Cameron Whalen, a sophomore at Glades Day School, was recently nominated to attend the Congress of Future Science & Technology Leaders in Boston.

The congress is an honors-only program for high school students who are passionate about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The purpose of the event is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be scientists and technologists to stay true to their dreams and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goals.

Whalen was nominated by American hero and astronaut Buzz Aldrin, science director of the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists, to represent Glades Day School based on his academic achievement, leadership potential and passion for science and technology. Whalen also received a letter of congratulations from Gov. Rick Scott.

Whalen joined students from across the country and heard Nobel laureates and National Medal of Science winners discuss leading scientific research. He was given advice from deans of the world’s

top tech universities and was inspired by fellow teen science prodigies while learning about cutting-edge advances and the future of science and technology.

The academy offers free services and programs to students who have the desire to learn more about their future in science or technology.

Some of the services and programs the academy offers include online social networks through which future scientists and technologists can communicate, offering opportunities for students to be guided and mentored by tech and science leaders.

Cameron Whalen

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NEW HORIZONS PTA THANKS VOLUNTEERS

EMERALD COVE HOLDS PIRATE PREP CAMP

GIFTED STUDENTS STAGE ORIGINAL PLAYS

New Horizons Elementary School appreciates its volunteers. The New Horizons PTA recently hosted a volunteer appreciation event where volunteers were treated to breakfast and kind words of gratitude for all they do to make New Horizons a better place for students and staff. Shown above are volunteers with Principal Betsy Cardozo.

Emerald Cove Middle School held its successful Pirate Prep Camp sixth-grade orientation Aug. 3-6. Approximately 310 incoming sixth graders got a jump start touring the campus, learning the culture and expectations, and meeting new friends and current students.

Students participated in team-building activities, including the locker relay and amazing race through campus. The Guidance Department organized the four-day camp with the help of 88 student volunteers and 30 adult volunteers. On Friday, Aug. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m., an open house for sixth graders will be held.

New Horizons Elementary School gifted students recently presented original plays for parents, students and staff. Gifted classes penned renditions of old folk tales, created scenery and props, fashioned costumes and performed the plays. Shown above are gifted students in kindergarten through second grade with their teacher, Mary Hynes.

PBSC Receives Support Grant

For the third time since launching Student Support Services in the 2001-02 academic year, Palm Beach State College has received another five-year grant to continue the federally funded Trio program to help low-income, first-generation college students and those with disabilities successfully complete their education.

With $247,584 per year from the U.S. Department of Education, Student Support Services will continue serving 170 PBSC students at a time through academic advising, help completing financial aid forms, university transfer assistance, tutoring, and exposure to cultural events and activities. PBSC is among 968 colleges and universities awarded grants this year.

“It’s an excellent program that provides outstanding academic support to students to help them reach their educational goals,’’ said Dr. Monica Powers, director of outreach department. “The staff here at Palm Beach State do an outstanding job. They go the extra mile to make sure our students are successful.”

Student Support Services is one of seven federal Trio programs

designed to help individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds get on the path to higher education.

In addition to Student Support Services, PBSC also operates Upward Bound, Talent Search and the Educational Opportunity Center.

Patricia Medina, who completed her degree from PBSC in May, said the program helped her tremendously. She is attending Stetson University in the fall to pursue a bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in political science. After that, she plans to go to law school.

“It has just been life changing,” she said. “It allowed me to not only get hands-on, personal advising from someone who knew me personally, it allowed fellowshipping to grow with other students in the program. I was able to learn from them and to know I wasn’t alone.”

Medina also served as PBSC student trustee for 2014-15 and was a founding member of the Student Support Services Debate Team. Twice the team won the regional debate competition at the annual Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel Student Initiatives Conference.

Summer Job Brings Rosarian Academy Alum Full Circle

Elisabeth Anderson with young camper Jacquelyn Rodriquez.

Elisabeth Anderson spent the first 17 years of her life going to school. In fact, the 20-year-old Florida State University junior is still going to school. Yet, each summer for the past seven years, she has returned to the Rosarian Academy, her alma mater, not as a student, but as an assistant.

What is it that draws her to the school? It is the young children, who are led by her mother, Amy Anderson, and their adventures as campers attending the school’s Sensational Summer Fun (SSF) camps. For the past five years, Elisabeth returned as a volunteer and now, for the second year in a row, she is assisting in the pre-K classroom as a paid assistant.

“Working with kids helps with your patience,” Elisabeth said.

“And, I get to relive so many of the happy memories I made when I went to school here. I still remember learning the President’s Song, the field days each year and a trip to Washington, D.C.” Amy Anderson, a kindergarten assistant at Rosarian, agrees

wholeheartedly with her daughter.

“I love having her here to assist with summer camp,” she said.

“Like so many other parents with their children, I remember Elisabeth so vividly as a young girl here in the same classrooms and on the playground. This school truly helped form her into the amazing young woman she is today.”

Elisabeth is quick to smile as she shares stories of the children’s camp escapades.

“We have a different theme each week,” she explained. “My favorite was Knights and Princesses week, when one of the 3-year-old girls was acting out the movie Frozen. It was adorable to watch her sing ‘Let It Go’ while going through all of the motions from the movie scenes. It’s those kinds of things that make this camp so much fun.”

At FSU, Elisabeth is trending toward studies that will ultimately lead to a career as a criminal defense attorney. She will certainly need all the patience she has learned for that line of work.

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Now Three Years Old, Little Skippy Is About To Start Preschool My grandson Skippy, whom I have been helicopter-nannying ever since he was three months old, is three years old this month, and that means preschool. Or pre-preschool. Or pre-pre-preschool. I’m not sure. Whatever it is, he’s ready.

For the last six months, any stranger who has walked through the front door has instantly been deemed, “My friend!”

— be it the FedEx delivery man, the washing machine repair person or a burglar casing the joint. Skippy is desperate for playmates, especially those not carrying AARP cards. He has also used up all his toys, despite the fact that I buy him something whenever we’re out. I’m not trying to spoil him; I believe toys are the tools

Deborah Welky is

The Sonic BOOMER of childhood. He learns something from each and every one of them — even the battery-operated whirligigs with flashing lights and maniacal tunes that I am highly prone to accidentally misplacing at the first opportunity.

We’ve taken him to every child-oriented

venue around, from the zoo to the park to the waterslide to the children’s museum to the McDonald’s play place. He knows the drill at all of them, darting off to the hottest of the hot spots at each, while Mark and I race along behind, toting his sister in the supply carrier — I mean, stroller.

Did you know Ikea has a play place?

Yes. Unfortunately, Skippy is an inch too short to qualify for admittance, so we play our own games — following the arrows around the store, watching movies in the cafeteria, investigating all the toys in the kids’ section and topping it off with a ride in the wacky European-style shopping cart.

We went there last week and, while I

was in the restroom changing Skippy’s sister into a new outfit (disaster en route, but par for the course, really), Skippy crawled through a play tunnel into a play tent and disappeared.

I came out of the restroom (my white shirt terribly stained) and said to Mark, “Where’s Skippy?” Mark said, “In one of those tents.” But he wasn’t. We found him two sections away, playing with toy bricks in front of the movie screen and trying to talk another kid out of his chocolate milk.

That’s classroom behavior.

So, next Friday is the big day — his first day in a long line of first days that will propel him educationally toward what we hope will be a satisfying career. And all the

friends he makes along the way and all the “toys” he experiments with along the way will add to the culmination. I can’t wait to see how he turns out.

I’ll be sad, of course. Almost as sad as when my own kids took their insights and imaginations off to school to share with playmates and teachers who didn’t have the time to later share them with me.

Luckily, there’s still Skippy’s little sister. At 10 months old, she’s not even walking yet, but she’s rarin’ to go. Then it’ll be locked cabinets, gated stairways and a tumble a day until she gets the hang of it. She’ll be blabbing away shortly after that, giving me her take on the world I thought I knew. I can hardly wait.

‘The Gift’ Is A Fascinating Character Study... Be Sure See It!

In the desert of generally weak movies of August, it is a happy surprise to find a small-scale gem like Joel Edgerton’s The Gift. It falls into the class of horror film where there are no monsters, at least no inhuman ones. When someone (or thing) in a ski mask with knife-like fingers chases the main characters, you know who to root for. When the bad guy is human, the stories are often deeper. This film reminds me more of Fatal Attraction, Cape Fear or, to be more precise, Carrie, where revenge, rightly or wrongly, is the key factor.

Edgerton, who wrote, directed and performs in the film, has given us a movie that keeps us guessing until the very end.

He proposes the idea that the villain and victim may change roles, forcing the audience to wonder which is which.

In the movie, Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) are an attractive young couple moving back to Califor-

‘I’ On CULTURE

By Leonard Wechsler nia from Chicago, where Robyn suffered from the stress of city life. Returning to the town where Simon grew up, they bump into Gordon (Edgerton), a man who went to high school with Simon. He quickly begins to intrude on their lives.

With no social graces or inhibitions, he sends presents to them and visits constantly, often when Simon is not around.

Robyn, more than a bit naïve, is delighted to find someone who knew her husband when he was younger. Simon, who barely

remembered Gordon, thinks him odd and wants Robyn to avoid the other man. Then things begin to happen… bad, spooky things. Robyn begins to feel that she is not alone in the house while Simon is gone.

As we learn more about Gordon, we begin to see cracks in Simon’s façade.

Originally seeming strong and honorable, we discover a secret deep in his past.

And Robyn begins to see the changes as well. Her husband had done something to Gordon to bring on the action, and things begin to swing out of control. But then there are more twists and turns with an ending that defies expectations.

Bateman is excellent in a role quite different from his normal, good-guy roles.

He is a god in his own mind, but he overlooks his feet of clay. He seems oblivious to what he has done in the past, dismissing his own poor behavior. Hall plays her role in a more fragile way. She is vulnerable;

she lost a baby through miscarriage, and there seems to be another untold story about that. She seems incredibly naïve in her willingness to accept Gordon, and even more in quickly accepting his stories. Edgerton is excellent as the socially awkward, vengeance-seeking friend.

Every time we seem to get a handle on him, he changes.

Edgerton seems even better as a writer and director than as an actor. The story is far more complex than similar ones. At first his character seems a bit of a clown, then a menace, then a victim, and then it changes once or twice more. Until more is revealed right near the end, we have no anchor to hang on to. The camera lingers at interesting places, down empty halls in the great house the young couple bought, enhancing the sense of danger and alienation.

I am not a fan of horror movies. Those who have read my columns over the years

might have noticed that I almost never review them. And that is because, frankly, I don’t like them and generally avoid going. But when there is more drama than melodrama, when real characterizations rule, I make an exception.

In fact, this is a superb character study of two twisted men, Gordon and Simon.

Both are flawed and creepy in their own ways. We all know people similar to them.

We easily identify the socially awkward because they seem to have no real limits.

They annoy us. But we also have to deal with people who seem to be charming and strong and honorable, until they change and reveal they are actually wearing masks, playing a role.

This small film lays all of that out with great style. I was not certain of where it was going, but appreciated the ride. It is far better than the assorted weak superhero films out this summer.

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OLD-FASHIONED FUN AT FAIRGROUNDS’ YESTERYEAR VILLAGE SUMMER CAMP Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds hosted its Step Back in Time Summer Camp from Aug. 10 through Aug. 14.

Campers got to take part in old-fashioned fun like candle dipping, visiting a school from the 1920s, water fun and Seminole Indian culture. They also learned fire safety, fishing and boating safety, toured the print shop and a working blacksmith shop, and learned about horse care while enjoying a pony ride.

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Palm Beach County Quilters Guild President Candice Phelan with Justin Beauchesne.

Abrianna Monteleone picks out decorative buttons.

Campers show off their quilting/sewing projects.

Joseph and Timberlee dip wicks in hot wax to make candles.

Nancy Ialacci works with Payton Kulovitz.

PBCFR Lt. (Ret.) Steve Barnard sets up the water hose nozzle.

Campers enjoy getting doused by the hose.

Volunteer Ruth Smith and candle shop chair Janice Nalis look on as the campers show off their homemade candles.

Western Business Alliance Plans Inaugural Business Directory

The Western Business Alliance (TWBA) will publish its first official membership directory, community resource and business-to-business publication for the calendar year 2016.

TWBA is pleased to announce that Wellington The Magazine will be producing and publishing this customized business directory with an expected distribution date of January 2016.

The Western Business Alliance was formed by a handful of local business leaders in the western communities in October 2014.

They saw a need for an organization that would facilitate the interaction between local business owners that would not only help the individual businesses but

would also support and strengthen the local economy.

“The growth of the alliance, in just one short year, has been astounding. We have gone from 20 members last fall to more than 130 business members,” said Donald Gross, TWBA membership chair. “The decision to publish our inaugural membership directory is a testament to our growth and strength. We see it as a way to facilitate the members’ business-to-business alliances, and to serve as a reference and resource directory for residents of the western communities.”

The directory will also be a wonderful tool for the member businesses and the community at large. TWBA members will be

offered the opportunity to place advertisements in the publication at a special rate available only to TWBA members.

This customized publication will feature area business listings, area business ads, community information and interesting photos depicting the distinct character of the western communities. The directory will be widely distributed throughout Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Loxahatchee, The Acreage and suburban Lake Worth.

For more information about the Western Business Alliance, visit www.thewesternbusinessalliance. com.

For questions, contact Ron Tomchin at (561) 512-1313 or

Don Gross and Ron Tomchin of the Western Business Alliance, Barry Manning of Wellington The Magazine and Maureen Gross of the Western Business Alliance. e-mail info@thewesternbusiness your advertisement in The Western Publisher Dawn Rivera at (561) alliance.com.

Business Alliance Directory 2016, 793-7606 or e-mail wellingtonmag For information about placing contact Wellington The Magazine @aol.com.

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continued from page 1 between 30 and 35 competitors at this year’s national competition.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Town-Crier caught up with the boys trick skiers.

“Tricks is two 20-second passes,” club member Pat Keeler explained. “Each trick has a point value, and the skier who

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The skiers, depending on their level, have to do a hand-pass and a toe-pass. They follow a sequence of tricks based upon what they know, Melchers said.

To learn more about the Ski Club of the Palm Beaches, visit www.okeeski.com. To learn more about the national tournament and a complete schedule, visit www. usawaterski.org.

Competing in the boys trick skiers category are: William Roberts (above left), Edward Roberts (above right), Carter Hooten (below left) and Brett Stackpole (below right).

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Hannah and Sophie Janzig with Natalie Goodrich.

Brett Stackpole and William Roberts.

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continued from page 1 ments of the village under Schofield’s tenure, most notably carrying it through a recession that cut the village’s budget almost by half with just a minimal loss in services. Schofield was named manager in 2008, when former Village Manager Charlie Lynn retired. Lynn had hired Schofield eight years earlier as one of his top deputies.

“The achievements are incredible, when taxes have been hard

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continued from page 6 between 5:30 p.m. last Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. last Wednesday, someone broke the driver’s side front window of the victim’s vehicle and rummaged through it. Nothing was taken from the vehicle. According to another report, sometime between 5:30 p.m. last Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. last Wednesday, someone broke the driver’s side front window of the victim’s vehicle before rummaging through it. According to the report, the owner’s manual was taken out of the glove box. DNA evidence was gathered from both vehicles.

AUG. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Barnstaple Circle last Wednesday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:45 p.m. last Tuesday and 8 a.m. last Wednesday, someone broke the driver’s side front window of the victim’s 2005 Dodge Ram 2500, causing $500 in damage, before stealing $1.50, a $40 bottle of Georgio Armani cologne and a black travel bag. DNA evidence was gathered from the vehicle.

AUG. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Gardenia Drive last Wednesday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3 p.m. last Tuesday

to come by,” Gerwig said, also calling attention to his knowledge of water management and planning. “This is a passive-aggressive move to make the manager the bad guy. This is not the time for this to happen, when at least four council members, possibly five, may be up for election.”

Councilman Matt Willhite is term-limited. Councilman John McGovern, who was appointed to replace now-Judge Coates, has filed to run for election to his seat; Margolis and Vice Mayor John Greene are both up for re-election; and Gerwig has indicated that she might run for mayor.

Greene, who had made an ear-

lier attempt to oust Schofield, said the contract review was a council responsibility, and he would not want to put the continuity of management in jeopardy. But he added that if Schofield were to be replaced, that would be in the hands of the new council.

“It is not my intention to fire Mr. Schofield,” he said. “The prudent thing to do would be to see if we can renegotiate. We can issue a sixmonth or eight-month contract.”

Willhite said he could not base a decision on what might happen, and pointed out that the controversial recent decision to renegotiate the solid waste contract resulted in a savings to village residents.

“We are put up here to be fiscally responsible,” he said. “Renegotiate does not mean terminate.”

Willhite said he thought Gerwig’s comments were “creating more drama” than was warranted.

“Let’s move on and move forward,” he said. “I don’t think renegotiating is out of our parameters or with ill intent.”

McGovern said he favored renegotiation because it was within the parameters of the council’s authority.

“I think the manager and his team are wonderful, but it’s a contract that Mr. Coates and Mr. Schofield reached,” he said.

McGovern made a motion to

write a letter informing Schofield that they want to renegotiate.

Margolis pointed out that he had supported Schofield’s appointment after a national search for a manager in 2008.

“I was the one who pushed for Mr. Schofield to be manager when Mr. Lynn left,” he said. “To me, this is renegotiating a new contract, and things have changed.

Mr. Schofield doesn’t have to wait a year… We’re not doing it because we want to reprimand you.

The contract gave specific dates, and these are the dates right now.

You don’t negotiate a termination.

We’re making this something more than it is.”

Greene stressed that all he wanted to do was renegotiate Schofield’s contract.

“Hopefully, this will be a fruitful negotiation,” he said, asking Cohen’s help with the process.

But Gerwig disagreed.

“You can package it any way you want, but it’s a passive-aggressive way to fire the manager,” she said. “Talent and ability are rare; creativity is even more rare.

I’m not going to allow it to be called anything but a way to fire the manager.”

McGovern’s motion to direct Cohen to draft the letter notifying Schofield carried 4-1, with Gerwig opposed.

and 9 a.m. last Wednesday, someone entered the victim’s 2011 Ford Mustang, breaking the driver’s side window and unlatching the engine compartment. According to the report, the vehicle, used for work, was missing the owner’s manual and insurance cards.

AUG. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Country Club Way last Wednesday afternoon regarding the delayed report of a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the driver’s side window of the victim’s 2007 Dodge Charger was discovered to be broken at approximately 9 a.m. last Wednesday. According to the report, the only thing missing from the vehicle was a gym bag stowed in the trunk.

AUG. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted by the property manager of a vacant home on Murcott Blvd. in The Acreage last Thursday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. last Wednesday and 3 p.m. last Thursday, someone stole a newly installed water softening system, valued at $3,200, from the home.

AUG. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 22nd Road North in Loxahatchee Groves last Thursday regarding

the delayed report of a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 p.m. last Tuesday and 3 p.m. last Thursday, someone entered the residence and stole a Microsoft Xbox video game system, valued at $500; a Phillips 40-inch television, valued at $430; a crossbow; and a Remington .308 caliber hunting rifle.

AUG. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Mango Blvd. in The Acreage last Thursday afternoon regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. last Thursday, someone stole the victim’s 2013 Honda ATV with a side-by-side trickster.

AUG. 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Goldenrod Road last Friday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Thursday and 7 a.m. last Friday, someone entered the victim’s unlocked 2011 BMW and stole two Apple iPods, valued at $1,000.

AUG. 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Dorchester Place last Friday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m.

last Thursday and 7:45 a.m. last Friday, someone stole the tailgate from the victim’s 2015 Ford F-250. According to the report, a witness noticed that the tailgate, valued at approximately $5,000, was missing at approximately 10:30 p.m. last Thursday.

AUG. 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Wellington Aquatics Center last Friday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., someone stole the victim’s unlocked Mongoose bicycle, valued at $119, from the bicycle rack.

AUG. 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted by a resident of Royal Palm Beach Blvd. in The Acreage last Saturday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between noon last Friday and 10 a.m. last Saturday, someone stole a portion of the victim’s white aluminum gate, valued at $1,500.

AUG. 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Sunday to a home on 62nd Lane North in The Acreage regarding a vehicle theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2 and 11 p.m. last Saturday, someone stole the victim’s 2005 Kawasaki 750 Brute Force four-wheel ATV from the

property. According to the report, the keys were left in the vehicle, which is valued at $6,000.

AUG. 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted by a resident of Key Lime Blvd. in The Acreage on Sunday morning regarding a case of vandalism.

According to a PBSO report, sometime between 1 and 6 a.m., someone broke three sprinklers, valued at $75, and drove around the victim’s front lawn, causing $60 in damage.

AUG. 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted Monday by a resident of The Acreage regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 and 11 a.m. last Friday, the victim received a call from someone claiming to be a Florida Power & Light representative, claiming that the victim’s check did not clear. According to the report, the victim was told to make a $269.32 payment through Western Union, only to be called a short time later and told to send another $427. According to the report, the victim was contacted the next day and told to send another $688. At this point, the victim realized that the situation was a scam and filed a report with Western Union.

AUG. 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee

substation was called to a home on 52nd Road North in The Acreage on Monday regarding the theft of auto parts. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 p.m. on Sunday and 6 a.m. on Monday, someone entered the victim’s fenced property and removed a rear tailgate door, valued at $1,600, from the victim’s 2010 Dodge Ram truck.

AUG. 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called Monday afternoon to a location on Shoreline Drive regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3 and 4 p.m. Monday, the victim was visiting someone and left her purse on the front porch. According to the report, when the victim realized that she left her purse, she returned and discovered that $3,675 in cash and checks were missing.

AUG. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Isles at Wellington community Tuesday regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between midnight and 8 a.m. Monday, someone knocked over one of the community’s light poles, valued at $3,000, near the community’s exit. According to the report, it appears as though the 12-foot pole, with a lantern, was knocked over by a vehicle.

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NEWS

WHOLE FOODS MARKET PROVIDES HEALTHY LUNCH AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

Whole Foods Market provided lunch for the children at the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club on Thursday, Aug. 7. Whole Foods donated a healthy lunch of turkey and ham wraps, popcorn and soda for 250 kids. Later, the kids enjoyed popcorn, icees and cotton candy while playing in bounce houses and enjoying music.

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Bibiana Montaya with art teacher Richard Wilson.

Kyndoll Jones and Donnee Moore enjoy cotton candy.

Cotton candy makers Delores Rodriguez, Coral Porter and Ruth Shelby.

Debbie Midcap with Club Director Kenda Peterson.

Justin Nesselhoff, Valentina Holland, Abryella Butler and Marthe Macadieu enjoy icees.

Kenda Peterson and Julie Kime with Boys & Girls Club kids.

Alayna Midcap with Toni Jones.

Landon Portilla enjoys lunch.

NEWS BRIEFS Palm Beaches Theme At The 2016 Fair

The South Florida Fair recently announced the theme for the 2016 South Florida Fair, returning to the South Florida Fairgrounds from Jan. 15 through Jan. 31, 2016.

This January, fair visitors will have the opportunity to “Discover the Palm Beaches,” powered by FPL as part of the fair experience.

As they stroll through the fair’s main exhibition center, visitors will be greeted by representatives from the county’s top attractions and will learn all about the great places to play, stay, shop and dine in the Palm Beaches.

A visit to “The Palm Beaches Theater” will give visitors a chance to experience the breathtaking beauty that exists right here in Palm Beach County, and all the reasons why the Palm Beaches is the best way to experience Florida.

Meanwhile, entertainment on the community stage and the Expo Theater stage will be representatives of the talented artists and performers who call the Palm Beaches home.

The 17-day South Florida Fair is Palm Beach County’s must-see event. The event features four stages of music and entertainment, daily world-class ice skating performances, an award-winning agriculture and livestock program, the historic Yesteryear Village, and

more than 200 rides, games and attractions.

Visit www.southfloridafair.com for the latest information.

Big Pet Adoption Event Sept. 12

The second annual Countdown 2 Zero Pet Adoption Event, presented by the Lois Pope Life Foundation, will take place on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach.

The free event will feature several hundred Palm Beach County dogs, cats, kittens and puppies available for adoption.

Organized by the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League and Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control, the event is a collaborative effort of more than two dozen local animal rescue organizations to save the lives of animals in Palm Beach County.

In 2014, more than 25 local animal rescue organizations participated in the event, and even more are expected this year. More than 300 animals found their homes at last year’s inaugural event. “This will be the biggest one-day adoption event in the history of Palm Beach County,” said Rich Anderson, executive director & CEO of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. “We hope to see as many as 500 pets adopted this year.”

Both admission and parking are free. Many of the rescue groups will be offering special discounts and adoption incentives, and new pet parents will receive special gifts. Rabies tags will be complimentary for each adopted pet.

Countdown 2 Zero is a public/ private community collaboration, initiated by the Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control, the Board of County Commissioners and the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League to bring animal welfare organizations together and end the euthanasia of adoptable animals in Palm Beach County.

Visit www.countdown2zero.org to learn more.

There are sponsorship opportunities still available. For more

info., call (561) 472-8873 or e-mail info@countdown2zero.org.

L’Dor Va-Dor Movie Night

The Sisterhood of Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor will continue its Saturday Jewish Film Night series with The Yankles, a comedy about a man looking to get a second chance at life and a Yeshiva baseball team with no chance at all. The event will take place Saturday, Aug. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor (3475 W. Woolbright Road, Suite 19, Boynton Beach).

The cost is $8 for members, $10 for guests and $5 for children under 14. Snacks are included. Call (561) 968-0688 for more info.

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You can’t get fresher fish unless you catch it yourself! We specialize in Fresh and Homemade menu items, and the majority of our items are made from scratch with fresh ingredients. Read more at www.flanigans.net.

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Amazing Equine Creations & More At Floral Acres

Located at 12440 State Road 7 in suburban Boynton Beach, Floral Acres sprawls like a lovely, beckoning spot. As soon as you pull in and park, you’re all but compelled to get out and start walking around. Angie Rosacker is the gal in charge of this cast-stone and carved wonderland. Ellen Rosenberg’s Column, Page 21

Business

TooJay’s Deli Is Celebrating 35 Years Of Serving Up Fresh Comfort Food

TooJay’s Deli is squarely positioned at the intersection of trend and tradition. This legacy brand is celebrating 35 years of delighting diners with freshly prepared, authentic deli favorites. The original location was founded

by Jay Brown and Mark Jay Katzenberg, the two “Jays” who combined their names to form the brand. That first deli is still flourishing today, joined by 25 other locations. Page 23

Sports Sem Ridge Football Squad Eyes Return To Post-Season Play

The Seminole Ridge High School football squad is getting ready to make some waves in Class 8A competition. The Hawks are usually no strangers to postseason play, but last year, plagued by injuries, the team fell short. This year, head coach Scott Barnwell said that his team is up for the challenge. Page 27

THIS WEEK’S INDEX TAILS FROM THE TRAILS............................. 21 BUSINESS NEWS................................... 22-23 SPORTS & RECREATION.........................27-29 COMMUNITY CALENDAR............................. 30 CLASSIFIEDS..........................................31-34

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Wolverines Gearing Up To Defend District Title

The Wellington High School varsity football team is the reigning District 9-8A champion and looks to defend that title. Last year, the Wolverines posted a school best 11-2 record, earned the district crown and made a regional finals appearance. Page 27

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Amazing Equine Creations And More At Floral Acres

Located at 12440 State Road 7 in suburban Boynton Beach, Floral Acres sprawls like a lovely, beckoning spot. As soon as you pull in and park, you’re all but compelled to get out and start walking around.

They have tons of flowering and leafy green plants, but that’s not why I was there.

You know those people with green thumbs? I have brown thumbs. If I approach a plant, even a healthy, vibrant plant, its outer edges start wilting. Were I to take it home, it’d be dead within a week. So no, not the plants.

It was the other neat stuff: the planters, benches, birdbaths, statues, fountains and pots.

A few weeks ago, I was visiting a friend, and she had an amazing planter on her counter. It was in the shape of a recumbent horse, with the center hollowed out for the plant, and I couldn’t get over it. She got it at Floral Acres.

I had to visit.

Angie Rosacker is the gal in charge of this cast-stone and carved wonderland. Her family has been in the business since a great-greatgreat-grandfather moved from Germany to Minneapolis in 1880 and opened a greenhouse. Angie is the fifth generation. Her family has been in business in the Delray Beach and Boynton Beach areas since 1955.

“We stock and sell one of the best local selections of benches, fountains, statuary and pots in this area,” Angie said. “Our top Get updates all week long... follow Ellen Rosenberg on Twitter at twitter.com/Horse TalkFL.

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By Ellen Rosenberg seller is pots, and customers can order them glazed in any color or finish they’d like. Lions are also very popular. If you see something you like anywhere in the U.S., we can order it for you.”

Floral Acres has a nice selection of equestrian art, everything from small Talavera horses to life-sized bronzes and full-sized teak horses from Indonesia. They have items in cast stone, marble, terra cotta and clay. And it’s not only the pots that can be customized. You can order a lovely, large horse head bust in your choice of 50 colors. There are horse-themed fountains in different sizes and configurations, and a horse head hitching post. And all can be customized to fit the customer’s taste, space and pocketbook.

In addition to horse-related items, Floral Acres has many other animal figures: wildlife, elephants, Oriental figures, gargoyles, dragons, rabbits, frogs and dogs. Lots of dogs.

Corgis, cocker spaniels, poodles, bulldogs, Scotties, basset hounds, pugs, boxers, shepherds, sheepdogs, puppies in a basket — even angel dogs with wings. All available in 50 dif-

Angie Rosacker of Florida Acres with a horse-themed fountain. ferent colors. And for the fox hunters, there’s a lot of repeat customers. Apparently, they get a way-too-cute pair of foxes dressed in hunt rid of everything at the end of each season, or regalia sitting on stumps. Tally ho! sometimes people move and don’t take larger “During the season, a lot of equestrian pieces with them. They just come back and customers visit us to decorate their farms,” order new ones.”

Angie said. “And during the Winter Equestrian Angie noted that these pieces hold up well Festival, they often decorate their show stalls in the weather, and bronze and marble last with their barn colors. Pots, statues, fountains forever. Statues really dress a place up and — some of them get pretty elaborate. We get See ROSENBERG, page 29

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Pam Calzadilla New Executive Director At Meals On Wheels

The board of directors of Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches is pleased to announce that Pam Calzadilla has been selected as the organization’s new executive director.

Calzadilla, who joined the nonprofit organization in April as chief operating officer, will be providing overall leadership and will also direct community engagement and fundraising efforts.

“I wholeheartedly believe in the mission of Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches and believe I can help the organization continue to grow, while at the same time, help to increase awareness in the community,” she said. “A focus will be

on continuing the board’s vision and the organization’s success.”

Calzadilla succeeds Charlie Ring, a founder of the organization, who is retiring after nearly five years as executive director. He will remain on the board of directors and will serve as an adviser, as well as assist with a variety of campaigns.

“Pam has brought a wealth of experience in fundraising, budget creation, management, organizational structure and program evaluation, which we all believe will take Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches to the next level,” Ring said.

Calzadilla served on the staffs of several South Florida nonprofit

organizations for more than two decades. Prior to joining Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches, she was director of development for the Unicorn Children’s Foundation in Boca Raton.

She also held development positions with the Florence Fuller Child Development Centers, the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society.

A resident of West Palm Beach, Pam is also actively involved in the community, volunteering with several nonprofit organizations.

“We’ve very pleased to promote Pam to the executive director posi-

tion,” said Alyson Davidson, chair of the board of directors. “She brings 20 years of exemplary service in the nonprofit arena, both on the development and operational side, that greatly benefits our organization.”

Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches is dedicated to nourishing the lives of the homebound in the local community. An affiliate of Meals on Wheels America, the organization provides nutritious midday meals to those unable to prepare their own and who are living alone. A community-based organization, Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches relies on volunteers and the financial support of

Pam Calzadilla local residents, corporate partners and foundations, operating without government financing.

Several Area Teens Land Summer Jobs Through Bank Of America Program The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded five high school juniors and seniors from Palm Beach County eight-week paid summer internships for Communities In Schools through the Bank of America Student Leaders program.

Although the overall economy continues to show signs of improvement, youth unemployment remains high. That is why Bank of America is focused on connecting young people to the education and training they need to succeed in the

21st-century workforce.

“It is a top priority for us at Bank of America to equip youth in Palm Beach County with the necessary skill set to remain competitive in the job market once they complete college,” said Fabiola Brumley, Palm Beach market president for Bank of America. “For many of these students, this is their first paid job, and it will prepare them for the demands and challenges they will face upon entering the work force.”

The five participating students

from Palm Beach who are interning at the Communities In Schools of Palm Beach County are: • Jasmine Johnson, from West Palm Beach and a recent graduate of Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy; • Madelyn Winchester, from West Palm Beach and a senior at Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts; • Nya Jones, from Wellington and a senior at Palm Beach Central High School; • Tova Jones, from Wellington and

a recent graduate of the Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches; and • Deepti Sailappan, from Boca Raton and a senior at the Pine Crest School.

In July, these five young individuals joined more than 200 other Bank of America Student Leaders from around the country for a week-long leadership summit in Washington, D.C., where they participated in skill-building workshops, a service learning project, sessions to develop better money habits and meetings

with members of Congress. Since 2004, the program has connected 55 local teens with summer employment and has supported 2,200 young people nationwide.

Communities In Schools is the nation’s largest and most effective dropout prevention organization. Based directly inside schools throughout Palm Beach County, Communities In Schools connects students and families with resources tailored to a student’s specific needs.

Learn more at www.cispbc.org.

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TooJay’s Celebrating 35 Years Of Fresh Comfort Food

Vintage pop culture is a modern-day trend, seeing many remakes of old movies and fashions once thought long gone. For the restaurant industry, the trend harkens to the decades-old standard of fresh and authentic. So it is for TooJay’s Traditional Delicatessen.

Squarely positioned at the intersection of trend and tradition, this legacy brand is celebrating 35 years of delighting diners with freshly prepared, authentic deli favorites.

The original location was founded

by Jay Brown and Mark Jay Katzenberg, the two “Jays” who combined their names to form the brand.

The partners’ first deli was established on the island of Palm Beach, where it is still open and flourishing today. Since its inception, this sense of tradition has been part of

TooJay’s company culture.

The moment you walk through the entrance doors, you are welcomed by a tempting deli case of fresh meats and cheeses, irresistible desserts and the aroma of fresh-baked bread. Before it was an industry trend, TooJay’s had already established their authenticity with classic Reubens, pastrami sandwiches and legendary black and white cookies.

“What we have served for over 35 years and tens of thousands of diners, is fresh, authentic and traditional dishes that diners are actively seeking,” said Dennis Snuszka, company vice president of culinary standards.

“In less than five years, more than half of the U.S. population will be 49 or older. This is a population that remembers and appreciates

comfort food. Meanwhile, younger generations are the most fresh-food conscious anyone can remember or track.”

Snuszka said the combination of the two is why the authentic deli dining business is the next vintage trend.

This trend feeds TooJay’s retro-loving pop culture corned beef sandwich, loaded latkes and matzo ball soup.

“After generations of serving Floridians, it is an exciting time for us, because our neighborhoods know TooJay’s means deli. No one says, ‘Let’s get some deli food.’ They say, ‘Let’s get TooJay’s.’”

Founded in 1981, TooJay’s (www. toojays.com) has become a Florida institution, with 26 restaurants throughout the state. In addition to

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‘Women in Business’ Seminar Series Starts This Month In West Palm Beach

During three seminars in August, September and October, women in business — or those considering it — will have an excellent opportunity to develop their skills through networking, education and marketing.

The three sessions of “The 2015 Women in Business: Smart Series Marketing Seminars” are sponsored by the Wellington-based Stellar Marketing & Business Solutions

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The series’ theme, “Move Your Business Forward with a Winning

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“These Women in Business seminars will offer attendees extraordinary access to best practices, engaging programming and compelling speakers,” Thomas said.

To learn more, visit www.stellarmarketingpro.com.

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Wolverines Gear Up To Defend District Title This Fall

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report Fall high school football has started in Palm Beach County.

Many schools are preparing to hit the gridiron with big expectations for the coming season. Wellington High School is among them.

The Wolverines are the reigning District 9-8A champions and look to defend their title. Last year, the Wol-

verines posted a school best 11-2 record, earned the district crown and made a regional finals appearance.

Wellington is arguably in one of the toughest districts in the county, with Palm Beach Gardens, Seminole Ridge and Jupiter high schools, along with new district member Palm Beach Central High School.

The Broncos are the three-time District 10-8A champions, but now

find themselves in the company of two crosstown rivals.

With the exit of key players, such as quarterback Shannon Patrick (University of Pikeville), receiver Jean Rene (Valparaiso University) and kicker Alex Ng (Valparaiso University), the Wolverines will rely on transfer Blake Dever from St. Thomas Aquinas to take over as quarterback.

Running back Christian Shinn turns the corner for a big gain during a scrimmage.

St. Thomas Aquinas transfer Blake Dever looks down field to make a throw during practice.

Wolverine receiver Austin Gilman finds running room during drills.

Wellington still has two of the best receivers in the county in Ahmmon Richards, who has verbally committed to the University of Miami, and Austin Gilman.

Dever will look to frequently connect with the duo through the season.

St. Thomas Aquinas transfer Kevin Wright will also contribute as slot receiver. The junior has experience at the quarterback position as well.

Wellington head coach Tom Abel mentioned the chemistry the team had last year, and how it has carried over to this year, with many returning players.

“The kids just had to believe in what we were telling them,” he said.

“The seniors care and take charge, and the kids believe.”

Wellington will look to continue See WHS FOOTBALL, page 29

Wellington receiver Nick Atkinson makes the catch and hangs on for possession during a scrimmage.

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SRHS Football Squad Eyes Return To Post-Season Play

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Seminole Ridge High School football squad has started pre-season practices, getting ready to make some waves in Class 8A competition this fall.

The Hawks are usually no strangers to post-season play, but last year, plagued by injuries, the team fell short in a key district loss to crosstown rival Wellington High School.

With Hawks quarterback Dalton Trimble healthy again, after he suffered a season-ending knee injury last year, head coach Scott Barnwell believes that his team is up for the challenge.

The Hawks defeated South Fork High School in the spring jamboree game 42-35, and now have their sights set on battling it out in one of the toughest districts, 9-8A. Seminole Ridge occupies

a stacked district with reigning champs Wellington, Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter high schools, along with newcomer Palm Beach Central High School, last year’s District 10-8A champions.

“It was a shock for us to not make the postseason last year,” Barnwell said. “I think it made the kids hungrier, and I think that they want to make their mark, and they have the shot to do that.”

In the off-season, the entire team occupied the weight room to work on strength training. This has been a priority with the Hawks program over the years, and it usually shows during the season, especially up front, in the trenches.

Defensively, “we’re young at linebacker this year, but we have two of the best safeties in the county in Chase Johnston and Joseph Schergen,” Barnwell said. “They’re

Seminole Ridge running back Sean Edwards runs the football during practice.

Shaquille Bussey leaps up to catch a pass during preseason scrimmages.

In an offensive drill, Hawk quarterback Dalton Trimble throws to receivers.

Running back Jonathan Hacksaw carries the ball during bag drills.

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really good at what they do.”

The front line on the offensive side of the ball arguably could be not only the biggest, but the best in the county. They average 6-foot-5 and 280 pounds. The anchor on the line will be senior center Jake Jones, getting the ball to Trimble.

Sean Edwards, at 5-foot-9 and 190 pounds, will move the ball on the ground for the Hawks, with a younger corps of backs supporting the offense.

Shaquille Bussey and Ty Smith will be the dual threat through the air for Trimble to connect with. Both receivers have the ability to make acrobatic catches and are sure to contribute big plays this fall.

With so many offensive weapons and a veteran line returning, look for the Hawks to run and throw the ball. They will certainly be a force in District 9-8A, and could challenge for the title, putting them back into post-season play.

The Hawks will host Coral Springs’ J.P. Taravella High School in a preseason kickoff classic Friday, Aug. 21 at 7 p.m., and then travel to Pahokee High School for the regular season opener Friday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m.

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Prowlers Bring Home Gold From National Roller Hockey Tourney The Wellington Prowlers 14U roller hockey team traveled to Atlanta this summer to participate in the Echo National Roller Hockey Tournament.

Eight teams from Virginia to Florida competed in the 14U division. The Prowlers dominated three

out of the four round-robin games, losing the third game by one goal.

The playoffs games were exciting, with each game tied going into the last minutes. The Prowlers were able to pull off wins to capture the gold for the 14U division.

Wellington recreational roller

hockey season will start its 20th year in October, offering roller hockey for all ages, including adults.

Loaner equipment is available for those who want to try the game out before buying.

For more information, visit www. wellingtonrollerhockey.com.

Donald Tuckwood, Zack Perkins and Sean McAllister with their first-place gold medals.

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Youth Tennis Play Day Aug. 20 At Wellington Tennis Center

All ages and levels are welcome when the new Wellington Tennis Center hosts a USTA Youth Tennis Play Day on Thursday, Aug. 20.

Players age 10 and under will play from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., and players age 11 and over will take the court from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The event is designed to introduce kids to competition in a low-pressure setting where results are not documented. For both novices and

experienced players, Play Day is a welcoming way for kids to experience the social and competitive aspects of tennis.

Players will be supervised during play by certified instructors, and parents can learn about all the youth tennis program offerings and register for fall play. The Wellington Tennis Center is located at 3100 Lyons Road. For info., call (561) 791-4775 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

Hunter Markey with the team’s first-place trophy.

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The Wellington Prowlers 14U roller hockey team after their big win.

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Wellington suffers the loss to graduation of Keegan Sullivan and Brandon McNall, but reloads with Santiago Posada and Harry Paul.

Posada is 6-foot-4, 280 pounds.

Paul is also 6-4 but a bit lighter at 250 pounds.

WHS senior defensive end Tyler Somers seals off the outside during a scrimmage.

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The backfield will be occupied

by Christian Shinn and freshman Mark Anthony Richards, Ahmmon’s younger brother. At 6 feet and 160 lbs., the freshman will share playing time and, Abel hopes, contribute during the season and develop as a player.

The Wolverines return both defensive ends, first team all-county senior Tyler Somers and Matt Mazzati.

All-county seniors Alex Brosseau and Alec Malynn will anchor the defense at the linebacker positions.

Both are 6 foot and over 230 pounds.

Logan Robinson will take over in the kicking game. He worked closely with Ng during last season.

“He has a huge leg on him, and he kicks it to the back of the end zone,” Abel said.

Abel believes that Wellington has the total package to continue its winning ways, and looks to make another run at the district title. He is thrilled to have local schools on the schedule. “It’s good to have those rivalries picked back up, and we should constantly play one another,” Abel added.

The Wolverines start their season at home Friday, Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. against Palm Beach Lakes High School in a preseason kickoff classic. The team’s regular-season opener will be away at Atlantic High School on Friday, Aug. 28.

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continued from page 21 make it special to you, reflecting your tastes and interests.

“We have pieces for all tastes and prince ranges,” she said. “Cast stone puppies start at $50, and there are many pieces in the $100 to $500 range. Bronze and marble pieces are the most expensive, some going for $10,000 to $20,000.”

Floral Acres always has a nice selection on hand. They start beefing up the inventory in September.

While I was there, a browsing couple up from Boca Raton strolled by.

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They were repeat customers who stop by often. “Coming here’s like walking through a museum,” one said. “They have top-notch quality items.”

I, too, will be back. I came looking for the horse planters and walked away with two Talavera horses and a cast stone barn owl. But I could probably find room for something else.

“We’ve been here forever,” Angie said. “We’re like the Bergdorf Goodman of garden statuary. People come for one thing and find tons more, all of it top quality. We stand behind our work.”

For more information, visit www. floralacresllc.com or call (561) 499-2655.

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Saturday, Aug. 15 • Congregation L’Dor-Va-Dor (3475 Woolbright Road, Suite 19, Boynton Beach) will continue its monthly Torah Talk and a Taste discussion group with Rabbi Barry Silver on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. Call (561) 968-0688 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Train Tales for ages 2 to 6 on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 11 a.m. All aboard for a trip full of stories, songs and a craft. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• Whole Foods Market Wellington (2635 State Road 7) will kick off the school year with a celebration of lunchbox favorite foods, free ID cards for kids, and children’s activities including face painting and live magic, in partnership with the Village of Wellington, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue, on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more info., call (561) 904-4000.

• The Mall at Wellington Green will host a Stomp Out Bullying Kickoff event Saturday, Aug. 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the mall’s grand court.

To learn more, call the mall at (561) 227-6900.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Teen AnimeFest for ages 12 to 17 on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. Dress up as your favorite anime, manga and cosplay character, watch shows, learn trivia and enjoy snacks. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host its Lego Builders Club for ages 5 to 12 on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 2:30 p.m. Meet fellow builders and work on creative projects. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• Dance Arts Conservatory’s Broadway Stars will present Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. at the Crest Theatre in Delray Beach on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 3 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 16 at 2 p.m. Call (561) 243-7922, ext. 1 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Minecraft Coding Mini-Camp for ages 11 to 15 on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. and Monday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. Learn how to use ComputerCraft to code with Minecraft. The instructional program will teach the basics of coding for Minecraft. Laptops and software will be provided. Priority will be given to those who can attend both sessions. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• A team of 21 students have spent their summer at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre (1001 E. Indiantown Road, Jupiter) participating in a free summer mentorship program to produce Tennessee Williams’ celebrated drama The Glass Menagerie, which is set to take place on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students. For more info., visit www.jupitertheatre.org or call (561) 575-2223.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free concert on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 8 p.m. featuring a Steely Dan tribute

by Dirty Work. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

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• The Acreage Green Market will take place Sunday, Aug. 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Acreage Community Park (6701 140th Ave. North). For more info., visit www.acreagegreenmarket.com or call (561) 723-3898.

• Temple Beth Tikvah (4550 Jog Road, Greenacres) will hold its annual open house on Sunday, Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to noon. The community is invited to meet the members of the Sisterhood, the Men’s Club, the PrimeTimers Couple’s Club, the Mitzvah Group leader, the religious school director and tour the building.

Bring your friends and all the kids for a morning of fun. Call (561) 967-3600 for more info.

• Dance Unlimited (10101 Lantana Road, Lake Worth) will host a block party Sunday, Aug. 16 from noon to 4 p.m. to benefit the Center Stage Dance Company. There will be a cut-a-thon with $15 haircuts on a first-come, first-served basis with professional hairstylists. There will also be a silent auction, food and refreshments for sale and more. RSVP by visiting www.facebook. com/events/948319548521531.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Superhero Perler Bead Creations for ages 8 to 12 on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 3:30 p.m. Create your favorite superhero mask or logo out of perler beads or design your own.

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

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Pizza Chat for ages 12 to 17 on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. Bring a book, comic, short-story, magazine, fan fiction or manga. Chat with the group about it while enjoying pizza and drinks.

Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Bookmark Bonanza for adults on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. Have fun at this open-ended creative session with paper, mixed media and more. Add to the fun by leaving one or more bookmarks somewhere in the library stacks for someone to find and use. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Wednesday, Aug. 19 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Adult Coloring: Meditative Mandala for ages 16 and up on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 2:15 p.m. “Mandala” comes from the Sanskrit word meaning “circle,” and these intricate, circular designs are believed to represent perfection, wholeness and oneness. Rediscover the creative and relaxing attributes of coloring while you meditate on and personalize your own individual mandala. Materials will be provided.

Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic

Center Way) will host STEM Power: Binary Code Necklaces for ages 7 to 11 on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 3:30 p.m. Create a necklace that represents your first name or your initials in binary code. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Palm Beach County Medical Society will hold its resident and medical student welcome reception on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Meat Market (191 Bradley Place, Palm Beach) from 6 to 8 p.m.

Complimentary beer, wine and appetizers will be available. The event is free for members and $30 non-members. RSVP to deannal@pbcms. org or call (561) 433-3940, ext. 28 for more info.

• Wellington will sponsor a Neighborhood Watch Meeting in the Stonegate Community on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 6:30 p.m. Neighborhood advocates and PBSO deputies will discuss community crime trends and offer crime prevention tips. Call (561) 791-4796 for more info.

Thursday, Aug. 20 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Baby Story Time Favorites for infants under 23 months on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce will host an economic forum luncheon on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 11:30 a.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach). The guest speaker will be Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Avossa on “Preventing Florida’s Brain Drain.” Visit www.cpbchamber.com for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Scratch Art Picture Frames for ages 8 to 12 on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 2 p.m. Create a multi-colored picture frame using scratch art paper and a stylus. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• Wellington Tennis Center (3100 Lyons Road) will host a Youth Tennis Play Day on Thursday, Aug. 20. Players age 10 and under will play from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., and players age 11 and over will take the court from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. For more info., call (561) 791-4775 or visit www. wellingtonfl.gov.

• The Western Business Alliance will hold its August social on Thursday, Aug. 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wild West Diner (11121 Southern Blvd.). Visit www.thewesternbusinessalliance. com for info.

• The Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will host Building Resiliency in the Garden on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. Extension Agent Laurie Albrecht will focus on salt-tolerant plants and drought-tolerant plants, and address potential changes in climate. The cost is $15 for members and $25 for non-members. Call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org for more info.

Friday, Aug. 21 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Back to School Crafts for ages 5 to 10 on Friday, Aug. 21 at 3:30 p.m. Get in the mood for the new school year with crafts that are cool for school. Make personalized

The Town-Crier bookmarks, pencil cases, folders or notebooks that have your unique style and flair. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• Auditions for the annual Stars of Tomorrow youth talent show will take place Friday, Aug. 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way). Sponsored by the Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI), the show will be on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 5 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. For more info., visit www.cafcipbc.org or contact Nadine White Boyd at nvwboyd@aol.com or (561) 351-6895.

• The Okeeheelee Nature Center will host Owl Prowl, the first program in the new Okeeheelee After Hours series, for ages 6 and up on Friday, Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. Meet and learn about the nature center’s live educational owls, then join a guide on a nature walk and search for resident wild owls in the pine flatwoods forest. The cost is $5 per person. Wear close-toed shoes and bring a flashlight and bug spray. RSVP at least two days in advance at (561) 233-1400, ext. 6. Visit www. pbcparks.com/nature for more info.

Saturday, Aug. 22 • The Village of Wellington is partnering with Ultima Fitness & Wellness, Wellington The Magazine and Walgreens to host the Wellington Fitness & Wellness Education Day on Saturday, Aug. 22 with education sessions, demonstrations and classes from 9 a.m. to noon, as well as access to Ultima for the day to attendees who donate classroom supplies. Healthy foods, juices, supplements and chair massages will also be available, while Walgreens will offer flu shots and health screenings. Wellington teachers in attendance are eligible to receive a donation of school supplies for their classroom. Visit www. wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• The Village of Wellington will host a Preserving Homeownership Clinic on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Village Park (11700 Pierson Road) to educate Wellington residents on programs and options to assist homeowners who may be facing foreclosure, with representatives from the Urban League and the Legal Aid Society. For more info., visit www.ulpbc.org or call (561) 833-1461.

• The Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will present Tropical Fruit Trees on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 9 a.m. Master Gardener Larry Grosser will discuss the history, propagation and identification of fruit tree varieties. The cost is $20 for members and $30 for non-members. Call (561) 233-1757 or visit www. mounts.org for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Fantasy Football: Live Draft Online League” for adults Saturday, Aug. 22 at 1 p.m.

Join the NFL Fantasy Football League for fun and camaraderie at this kickoff session. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

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WATER SUPPLY & TREATMENT WELL WATER AND CITY WATER — Supply, Service and water treatment. 561-7845210. Loxahatchee Irrigation Supply Inc.

PAINTING J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential. Interior & Exterior painting. Certified pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch 309-6975 or visit our website at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com JOHN PERGOLIZZI PAINTING INC. — Interior/Exterior - Repaint specialist, pressure cleaning, popcorn ceiling, drywall repair & roof painting. Family owned/owner operator. Free Est. 798-4964 Lic. #U18473 COLORS BY CORO, INC. — Int./Ext. Residential painting, over 20 yrs exp. Small Jobs welcome. Free est. Ins. 561-383-8666. Owner/Operated. Lic.# U20627 Ins. Wellington Resident

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT I H AV E 2 0 + Y E A R S E X P E R I E N C E TAKING CARE OF SENIORS. — If you are in need of compassionate reliable care please call Claudette. 561-247-7385.

MATURE, DEPENDABLE, EDUCATED, CHRISTIAN WOMAN — Christian woman seeks employment assisting elderly person in their home with everyday tasks of daily living. This incudes bathing, dressing, exercising, medication reminders, meal provide transportation. Experienced.

P T. C o n t a c t C a t h y a t 5 6 1 - 8 5 5 - 6 6 5 8

TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS CALL 561-793-7606

FOR RENT - WELLINGTON SHEFFIELD WOODS — Ground floor condo 2/2 for rent $1,350 per month. Available September 1st. New Kitchen, maple cabinets, SS appliances, granite countertops, tile living & dining area, Pergo flooring in bedrooms. Call 561-866-1354 for appointment.

TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS CALL 561-793-7606 EMPLOYMENT TEACHER ASSISTANT NEEDED — Full Time Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. experienced preferred please call 561-790-0808.

TEACHER NEEDED — Full Time MondayFriday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. experienced preferred please call 561-790-0808.

BOOKKEEPER NEEDED — part-time, experienced in QuickBooks, flexible hours.

Please fax resume to 561-791-0952

Drivers: New Pay! $2,500 Sign-On Bonus! Consistent Freight, Great MIles on This Regional Account, Werner Enterprises: 1-855-517-2488

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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE The business records of the following customers of Access Information at 2900 NW 27th Ave suite 106, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 have been abandoned: LAKE WORTH PAIN CENTER All records will be shredded 60 days after publication of this notice.

Anyone claiming to have an interest in the records should contact the Access Information in writing at the following address: 6902 Patterson Pass Rd, Suite G, Livermore, CA 94550, Attention: Collections Dept., Tele No 925-724-2065

170 TEMP FARMWORKERS NEEDED

hand harvest tomatoes, cantaloupe, and bell pepper Loxahatchee and Sarasota for Red Diamond Enterprises, Inc. 09/05/2015 to 06/30/16. Minimum 3 month verifiable exp. $10.19 hourly. Must commit to work entire period. ¾ wage guarantee. Tools, supplies and equipment provided. Housing provided to workers who cannot reasonably return home at end of each work day. Transportation and subsistence provided upon completion of 50% of contract or earlier to workers recruited outside area of intended employment. Must have documentation to work in US. Apply to Workforce Plant City Center, 2001 E Cherry St, Plant City, FL (813)930-7880 or nearest Workforce Center. Ref #FL10048966. EOE. H-300-15182-358480.

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WELLINGTON • ROYAL PALM BEACH • LOXAHATCHEE • THE ACREAGE

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HERE’S MY CARD CGC023814

Niagara Contracting Service Home Repairs Remodelng to Rebuild Minor Repairs

Tile • Drywall • Painting • Window • Door • Installation

Lic. Ins.

561-329-9086

Lic & Insured CFC057392, CAC1817688

SEPTIC & DRAINFIELD SPECIALISTS

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS FOR AS LOW AS $21 A WEEK

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PALMS WESTTHIS WEEK’S

WELLINGTON • ROYAL PALM BEACH • LOXAHATCHEE • THE ACREAGE

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Why Choose Charter Schools USA? • Tuition-free public charter schools • Personal Learning Plans • Before and after care • Character education and leadership • Meaningful parental involvement • Certified, dedicated teachers

Now SIX great schools serving Palm Beach! APPLY ONLINE TODAY! Renaissance Charter School at Wellington Renaissance Charter School at Cypress Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm Renaissance Charter School at West Palm Renaissance Charter School at Palms West Renaissance Charter School at Summit

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