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Volume 35, Number 31 August 1 - August 7, 2014

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CHRISTMAS IN JULY ARRIVES IN RPB

At a meeting last month, the Royal Palm Beach Village Council discussed the services its web site provides and services available that it does not currently provide. Page 3

Summertime Fun Camp At Tiger Shark Cove Park

The Wellington Community Services Department held its Summertime Fun Camp July 28 through Aug. 1 at the multipurpose fields behind Tiger Shark Cove Park. Page 5

Wellington’s Anidea Engineering Brings People’s Ideas To Life

“Got an idea? Get Anidea!” The slogan for this Wellington-based full-service product design and development firm is not just a play on words, it is also a play on pronunciation, owner and entrepreneur Gabriel Goldstein is quick to point out. “It’s pronounced ah-NID-e-uh,” said Goldstein, a computer engineer with more than 15 years’ experience in electrical and product engineering. Page 7

Third Row Center Hosts ‘Royal Songfest II’ In RPB

The a cappella group Third Row Center presented “A Royal Songfest II” on Sunday, July 27 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. The concert also featured special guests the Women of Note Chorus and the Young Singers of the Palm Beaches’ Cara Young and Renee Poskitt. Page 17

OPINION

Be Vigilant: Don’t Let Heatstroke Claim Another Child’s Life

With temperatures reaching their annual peak, so are tragic stories of children dying when left in hot cars, including a tragic case out of Kansas just last week and a case in Georgia earlier this summer. While those cases reflect a dismal summertime trend, hot car deaths are a problem in Florida all year round. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS...............................3 - 10 OPINION.................................. 4 CRIME NEWS.......................... 6 PEOPLE................................. 11 SCHOOLS.............................. 12 COLUMNS.......................14, 21 NEWS BRIEFS....................... 15 BUSINESS..................... 22 - 23 SPORTS..........................27 - 29 CALENDAR............................ 30 CLASSIFIEDS.................31 - 35 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

Children and adults alike gathered for a good cause Saturday, July 26 at Toys ’R’ Us in Royal Palm Beach. The Believe in Santa Foundation held a toy drive featuring a special “Christmas in July” appearance by Santa Claus. Shown here are Madeline Nava, Joan Scherer, and Michael and John-Gabriel Fehribach with donations at the Royal Palm Beach Rotary tent.

MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 10 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Foster, McKinlay Face Off In County Commission Primary

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Democrats Melissa McKinlay and Kathy Foster will face off in an Aug. 26 primary for their party’s nomination for the District 6 Palm Beach County Commission seat being vacated by term-limited Commissioner Jess Santamaria.

The winner will advance to a three-way race in November against Republican Andy Schaller and Santamaria’s daughter, Michelle Santamaria, who is running without a party affiliation.

Foster, who served as Wellington’s first mayor after incorporation in the 1990s, told the Town-Crier that she is sticking to a grassroots campaign, meeting as many people as she can.

“We’re getting tremendous

support, and we’re very positive about the outcome of the primary,” Foster said.

She sets herself apart by noting her time as a businesswoman with her own interior design firm, and in elected office as a member of the inaugural Wellington Village Council.

“I have 32 years of owning and operating my own business,” she said. “I have 11 years of service in elected office, not just any office, but planning and creating the Village of Wellington and all that was involved in writing a charter, writing a comp plan, and the drainage and zoning issues.”

Foster also has run two major nonprofits, the Adam Walsh Children’s Fund and Junior Achievement, and a small nonprofit in

Wellington, Wellington Cares, which helps the elderly.

“I think I’m the only candidate who has that broad-based kind of experience that covers so many different areas,” she said. “That alone sets me apart.”

Foster added that her experience also sets her apart from her primary opponent.

“Yes, she has worked in government offices for 20 years, but she has worked as a secretary,” Foster said. “I’ve been in leadership positions, making those hard decisions.”

Foster’s main concern for District 6 is the lack of a comprehensive approach to development.

“In the past, the county has made piecemeal decisions about See DISTRICT 6, page 7

LGLA Members Learn Tips For Proper Hurricane Prep

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Pat Johnson of the Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management gave a special presentation to the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association at its monthly meeting Thursday, July 24.

Before Johnson’s presentation, Kathy Strehlow updated the group about the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), which is made up of trained volunteers who

respond after major events before first responders arrive.

The floor was then opened to Johnson, also a volunteer CERT coordinator, who discussed the division’s standard presentation, “2014 Hurricane Preparedness: Are You Ready?”

“The whole thrust of emergency management now is ‘all hazard.’

Those are the new buzzwords, not just hurricanes — that’s all we tend to think about, but there are other hazards,” she said, citing natural

CERT Members — (Front row) Nancy Handwerg, Becky Elliott, Diane von Grote and Carol Bailey; (back row) Barb Otto, Kris Potter, Kathy Strehlow, Pat Johnson, Dave Elliott, Ken Johnson and PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER Claus von Grote.

gas pipelines, concerns about dikes and more.

Johnson asked the group to look over the planning part of pre-event preparation, such as having a family communication plan, stocking up on supplies for humans and animals, and safe meeting locations.

“Do the kids know who to call, where to call?” she asked.

Though not extremely relevant to Loxahatchee Groves, Johnson explained the importance of considering the storm surge and being prepared to evacuate ahead of time.

“If it’s safe, stay home,” Johnson said.

If you can’t stay home, there are shelters, mostly at schools scattered throughout the county.

“They’re planning on 50,000 people, and that’s based on the evacuation zones; that’s not based on us going to a shelter,” Johnson said.

There are special-needs shelters for medically fragile and oxygen-dependent individuals who have a caregiver, located at the South Florida Fairgrounds.

Transportation is available to bring people to the fairgrounds, but preSee LGLA, page 16

Wellington Hopes To Use Strazzulla Wetlands For Extra Drainage Capacity

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington officials are hopeful that an agreement can be reached to use a wetlands area owned by the South Florida Water Management District to help the village develop more stormwater drainage capacity.

Wellington Village Council members discussed the possibility of increasing the village’s water storage capacity at meetings last month, and the leading contender to make that a reality is a 1,500acre portion of the Strazzulla Wetlands south of Wellington.

Village Manager Paul Schofield told the Town-Crier this week that Wellington is in preliminary talks with the SFWMD regarding use of the property.

“They’re very preliminary, but as Wellington looks to the future, there are two real needs that we need to find a way to solve,” Schofield said, explaining that during droughts, the village can’t withdraw enough water from the C-51 Canal to meet its needs, and during major rainstorms, it cannot discharge enough water into the C-51 Canal to control flooding.

“To put those kinds of numbers into perspective, Wellington treats about 1.8 billion gallons a year of water, and that’s what we provide to our residents as part of our drinking water system,” he said.

“There is another 3 billion gallons of water that the South Florida Water Management District has issued consumptive use permits for other uses in Wellington. You take uses like the irrigated polo field and the nurseries, and it comes up to twice what our drinking water supply is.”

Wellington’s permitted withdrawal from the C-51 Canal is 413 million gallons.

“If it’s a really dry winter, we can hit that capacity very quickly,” Schofield said, pointing out that with talk of routing Lake Okeechobee and Palm Beach County water to Broward County, there are municipalities in this county that have water shortages.

Wellington is also dealing with issues regarding water quality.

“Over the last decade, we’ve spent about $40 million cleaning up the quality of the water that Wellington discharges into the state and federal system,” Schofield said.

Yet the village still faces challenges with the onset of the numeric water quality standards that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is putting forward.

“The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to redefine portions of the Clean Water Act,” Schofield explained. “They’re trying to redefine our waters, and those things can change drastically the quality of the water that we can discharge into the canal. So, we’re looking for two things: to store water so we can put it back into our system in times of drought, and a place to do water quality improvement.”

The SFWMD’s Strazzulla property is immediately contiguous to Wellington on the village’s southern boundary, and 1,500 acres of the 3,300 acres is actually in the Acme Improvement District, Schofield noted.

“We’d like to talk to them about doing something equivalent to what happened in Section 24, which is we essentially go in and manage it as a wetland and store water,” he said.

Section 24, now known as the Wellington Environmental Preserve at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Habitat, is a 365-acre rainwater storage area with nature trails and learning centers. It was built through a partnership between the SFWMD and Wellington.

In compliance with the 1994 Everglades Forever Act, rainwater from Wellington must be cleansed of phosphorus before it enters the Everglades. The 9,230-acre southern half of Wellington, known as Basin B, has stormwater runoff routed west to Section 24. Once clean, it leaves Section 24 through the C-1 Canal, heading north to the C-51 Canal before finally entering the Everglades.

The Strazzulla property could multiply the effect, Schofield said, See STRAZZULLA, page 16

Minto West Project Heads To Planning Commission Aug. 8

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report On Aug. 8, the Palm Beach County Planning Commission will convene a public hearing on Minto’s plan to change the Future Land Use Atlas, allowing it to increase the approved uses at the 3,750-acre former Callery-Judge Grove property.

The request, designed to accommodate the planned Minto West development, would increase the density from 2,996 residential units and up to 235,000 square feet of non-residential use, to 4,549 homes and up to 2.1 million square feet of non-residential use.

Minto purchased the CalleryJudge property for $51 million last year.

The planning commission is an advisory board to the Palm Beach

County Commission, and the county commission has already overruled the planning commission once on the topic of Minto West.

In April, the county commission voted 6-1 to accept Minto West’s privately initiated request for a comprehensive plan amendment that would allow consideration of the company’s plan, over the protests of dozens of residents and an 11-0 recommendation for denial by the planning commission.

County staff recommended approval so that the county would have more time to research the merits and issues of the request.

“It was a request to fast-track and get everything going so that they could make their application quicker,” said former Loxahatchee See MINTO WEST, page 16

Court Race Pits Attorney Against Incumbent Judge

By Chris Felker Town-Crier Staff Report Incumbent judges are rarely challenged in Palm Beach County, but the race for 15th Judicial Circuit Judge, Group 14, is an exception.

The race, which pits attorney Jessica Ticktin against sitting Circuit Court Judge Diana Lewis, will be decided during the Aug. 26 primary election.

The already-contentious race has heated up a bit more of late with challenger Ticktin leveling a charge that incumbent Lewis hadn’t yet encountered.

In an interview, Ticktin said that she learned through research via the legal search engine Westlaw

that Lewis has one of the highest reversal rates on appeal of any 15th Judicial Circuit judge.

“I could see which cases were affirmed and which ones came back with errors,” Ticktin said.

“And she had about 40 percent of her cases that came back with errors. It’s a very high number. I see that as a big problem.”

Lewis, who has been a judge nearly 12 years and also survived a challenge six years ago, dismissed the criticism.

“Statistically, it’s difficult to respond to only because if I was affirmed in part and reversed in part, she counts that as a reversal,” Lewis said. “It’s kind of difficult to do that, not knowing the volume of

the cases that the other judges had with regard to appealable issues and the nature of the division as to how many cases would be appealed. In fact, if you look at her statistics, there are other judges who have higher rates, but it depends on what division they’re in.”

Lewis, 61, of West Palm Beach, earned a bachelor’s degree in 1974 and her juris doctorate in 1982 from Notre Dame Law School.

She also holds a master’s degree in education from Florida Atlantic University (1976). She won her seat on the bench in 2002 and was re-elected in 2008.

Ticktin, 35, of Boca Raton, is a partner in Ticktin Law Group, See GROUP 14, page 4

Judge Diana Lewis

Attorney Jessica Ticktin

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ALAN BALLWEG CAMPAIGN STARTS

Acreage residents and Alan Ballweg supporters A large group of enthusiastic Acreage residents and supporters got together and started the first campaign rally for Alan Ballweg on July 26th. Alan has filed for Seat 3 on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors, after having lived in The Acreage over 14 years. Alan Ballweg graduated from Stanford University, one of the most prestigious universities in the United States, with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and extensive engineering management. His professional experience and technical knowledge of drainage and flood control systems will be a great asset as an ITID Supervisor.

The speakers during the kick-off event included Betty Argue, Meghan Garcia, Nina Corning, Jennifer Hager and Jess Santamaria. All expressed Alan’s great intelligence, analytical mind, strength of character, honesty and leadership. These traits will benefit ITID in solving the current issues of flood prevention, traffic, preservation of the Acreage’s rural character and unique quality of life, and curbing excessive development in the Western Communities. Jess Santamaria concluded by emphasizing the importance of the Office of Inspector General in demanding honest government for all elected ITID Supervisors and staff, and is the main reason he is endorsing Alan, Jennifer and Betty.

Alan Ballweg addresses his supporters.

Betty Argue and Jennifer Hager introduce Alan Ballweg.

Alan Ballweg is in the August 26th Primary election and would win with a 50% + 1 vote, while both incumbent Jennifer Hager (Seat 1) and candidate Betty Argue (Seat 5) will be on the November 4th General Elections. Be sure to vote!

Michelle exchanges ideas with Alan.

For more information about Alan’s campaign, visit his website at www.WinWithAlan.com.

Political advertisement paid for and approved by Alan Ballweg for Indian Trail Improvement District Seat 3

Jess endorses Alan, Jennifer and Betty.

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NEWS

RPB Discusses Virtues And Possible Pitfalls Of Its Web Site

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report At a meeting last month, the Royal Palm Beach Village Council discussed the services its web site provides and services available that it does not currently provide.

At the July 17 meeting, Village Manager Ray Liggins said that the topic of how the village communicates with its residents came up during discussions of the village’s strategic plan.

Much of that communication is done through its web site, www.royalpalmbeach.com, so he brought in the village’s site developer CivicPlus, which maintains more than 1,700 municipal web sites across the nation, to have a discussion.

“They really are experts in new

technology and communicating with residents, and can share with us some of the things that other people are doing, or not doing,” he said.

He introduced Harlan Bryan, who has been with CivicPlus for eight years and was a trainer when the village’s web site was redesigned four years ago.

Bryan said his company does only government web sites.

“It’s our responsibility and our own personal mandate to make sure that those web sites are the best communication tools for those cities and counties, so that hopefully it will make their jobs inside the office easier, and make it easier for their residents to find the information that they’re looking for,” he said.

Bryan said the sites use the company’s proprietary content management system and outlined many of the services provided. The web site includes: • A “Contact Us” portal where residents can fill in a web form and submit questions to a specific council member, the entire council or a department, and the recipient receives an e-mail where he can respond directly to the resident.

• A “Notify Me” module that enables the resident to subscribe and receive e-mail and text alerts of village calendar events, employment opportunities, bids/requests for proposals, public notices, canal maintenance schedules and special announcements.

• Facebook and Twitter connec-

tions where residents can receive notifications.

• A “Let Us Know” portal where residents can choose from a variety of categories to submit a request, complaint or question. The request is routed to the proper village department. From the site, the residents can log in to the “Citizen Action Center” and monitor their request status.

• The quarterly village newsletter, which is mailed but also available online.

• Channel 18 live and archived meetings, which enables the community to view live and archived public meetings, receive emergency notification alerts, employment opportunities and information about services provided by the village. Channel 18 broadcasts

Report: C-51 Reservoir Project Mainly To Benefit South County And Broward

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach County League of Cities recently learned from a report about the C-51 Reservoir Project that the $433 million project on the Palm Beach Aggregates land primarily will benefit municipalities in Broward County and southern Palm Beach County.

At the league’s July 23 meeting in Juno Beach, attendees learned that the project is designed to store billions of gallons of water that are otherwise released to tide, disrupting the ecological balance of the Lake Worth Lagoon. The project will release the water instead to areas to the south that face serious water shortages.

The project is planned on property just west of the L-8 Reservoir Project currently under construction. The primary purpose of that project is to regulate water flow into the stormwater treatment areas to the south that feed cleansed water to the Everglades. The L-8 will help to maintain water levels to maximize the cleansing effect.

The proposed C-51 Reservoir Project will be connected to the L-8 project to utilize the giant L-8 inflow gate and outflow pump station that is under construction, eliminating the need for separate pump stations and greatly reducing the cost, according to an

independent cost estimate and financial analysis by MWH Group environmental engineers.

League of Cities members were generally favorable toward the project, although no official action was taken. However, some registered concerns about whom it will benefit, when, and who pays for it.

“It’s a big project, but it’s a good project,” said Lisa Tropepe, an engineer with the Engenuity Group and past president of the league. “Anytime we can capture freshwater prior to releasing it to tide is a good thing. The devil is always in the details. There was some concern about cost, financing, the contributors and who will benefit first from the project.

That’s a concern to some folks who live adjacent to and are a part of the C-51 Basin.”

Participating utilities include Palm Beach and Broward counties; the cities of Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Sunrise and West Palm Beach; and the Town of Davie.

The seven-year project is broken into two phases, with Phase 1 projected to cost more than $146.2 million, and Phase 2 slated to cost more than $286.4 million, with a total cost estimate of approximately $432.6 million.

The first phase would be able to

store 5.5 billion gallons of water for distribution during the dry season. The second phase would add another 14.3 billion gallons of capacity, for a total of 19.8 billion gallons when both phases are finished.

The project is in two phases because the converted mining pits in Phase 1 have been dug and can bring more immediate benefit to the entities in need of the water.

The Phase 2 pits still remain to be dug.

Entities anticipated to underwrite costs include Palm Beach and Broward counties, the Lake Worth Drainage District and the South Florida Water Management District.

Palm Beach Aggregates and the SFWMD signed a memorandum of understanding in May 2013 that provides cooperation in developing, operating and maintaining the reservoir, which resulted in a reduction of earlier projected costs by eliminating a dedicated pump station for the C-51 Reservoir and connecting the C-1 and L-8 reservoirs hydraulically, allowing the SFWMD to pump all the water at its L-8 pump station.

“The C-51 is considered more of a regional project than a local project, although governments in the area and adjacent to the C-51 Basin need to be a part of the discussion and formulation of

this project as they continue to get into more details,” Tropepe said.

“There’s always a concern about the balancing of excess water in the wet season and the lack thereof in the dry season.”

SFWMD staff has confirmed the feasibility of moving water from the C-51 Canal through Lake Worth Drainage District system using the E-1 Canal through southern Palm Beach County to Broward County. Additional analysis is being conducted to determine seepage losses or gains of water moved into Broward County.

The concept for the C-51 Reservoir was born from the development of the L-8 Reservoir.

In 2007, the L-8 Reservoir was being constructed to provide an off-stream reservoir to capture stormwater that was flowing to tide at the Lake Worth Lagoon and impairing the lagoon’s ecological system. The goal was to store the stormwater and retain it for dry-weather augmentation of the Everglades system. The L-8 Reservoir thus became part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan financed by the state and federal governments.

The timing of the reservoir development coincided with the projection of significant population increases in Southeast Florida, requiring an increase in water supply.

can also be streamed over the Internet and were recently added to AT&T’s Uverse channel lineup.

• “Code Red,” a reverse 911 system used to send critical voice and/or text communications to residents who sign up for the notification services. Messages can include evacuation notices, emergency updates and missing child alerts.

• An online staff phone directory where residents may contact department staff directly on any issue. Calls to the mayor and council are routed to (561) 790-5103.

• The “RPB City Support” mobile app for iPhone and Android.

This free app allows residents to do everything from report potholes on their street to a missed trash pickup to an illegally parked car right from their phone. The app allows users to send pictures and track their work orders from their phones or home computer. Issues or questions can be sent directly to the village along with pictures, voice messages and geo-tagged locations.

At the bottom of every web page is the “Contact Us” portal that takes the visitor to the staff directory. Each department listing on the web page also has a staff directory and/or online e-mail form.

“In our studies and our research, one thing that we have discovered is that residents who are coming to a government web site are very

task-oriented,” Bryan said. “They have a goal in mind, and their goal is to accomplish that task very quickly, to get in and get out.

How you communicate on a web site is very different from how you communicate in print.”

Although printed fliers and posters are fine to be posted on the web site to be printed out by the visitor, the web site should use fewer words than print documents. “In order for them to get to the material they are looking for, you want to make sure its short, sweet and to the point,” Bryan said.

Vice Mayor David Swift asked about the time involved in posting an emergency alert, and Bryan said it depends on how much work the village does in advance.

“For an alert center, it doesn’t take much time to get it activated,” he said. “You can activate an alert in a couple of minutes. It’s just a matter of getting those alerts prepopulated so they are already in.”

Liggins said the services are geared to push information out, and the information coming in currently is predominantly routed through e-mail.

Other services available but not provided on the village web site are more labor-intensive, he said.

“Community Voice” is a method for staff to set up ideas that it wants to get public input about.

“It’s an easy way for residents See RPB WEB, page 16

ALA To Host Aug. 4 Candidates Forum

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Acreage Landowners’ Association will host a candidates forum on Monday, Aug. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Indian Trail Improvement District office, located at 13476 61st Street North.

The candidates forum will be preceded by a short ALA meeting at 7 p.m.

All the candidates vying in the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 26 have been invited, including ITID Seat 3 candidates Ralph Bair, Alan Ballweg and David Bradley; Palm Beach County Commission District 6 Democratic candidates Kathy Foster and Melissa McKinlay; and Palm Beach County School Board District 6 candidates

Marcia Andrews, Carla Donaldson and Joe Moore.

“I have confirmation from all the candidates who were invited,” said Sandra Love Semande, who will serve as the moderator. “It’s open to the public, and we welcome anybody who wants to come and check out the candidates for each of these seats.”

Semande said each candidate will be asked the same questions pertaining to their particular seats and have the same amount of time to answer.

Early voting for the primary election begins Aug. 11. The 14 early voting sites include the libraries in Wellington and The Acreage. The hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

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OUR OPINION

Be Vigilant: Don’t Let Heatstroke Claim Another Child’s Life

With temperatures reaching their annual peak, so are tragic stories of children dying when left in hot cars, including a tragic case out of Kansas just last week and a headline-grabbing case in Georgia earlier this summer. While those cases reflect a dismal summertime trend across the nation, hot car deaths are a problem in Florida all year round.

According to Safe Kids Palm Beach County and the Children’s Services Council, so far this year, at least 17 children have died from heatstroke while unattended in vehicles, including two in Florida. Florida is second in the nation in heatstroke fatalities with at least 68 Florida children losing their lives since 1998.

Each of these cases is a tragedy, and too often we blame the parent and move on, not realizing that in our always-rushing, distracted modern lives, a momentary lapse in judgment or memory could make our loved one the next poster child.

Kudos to Safe Kids and the Children’s Services Council for putting their focus on this preventable tragedy and getting the facts out to the public. For example, many people are shocked to learn how hot the inside of a car can actually get. On an 80-degree day, the temperature inside of a car can rise 20 degrees in as little as 10 minutes and keep getting hotter with each passing minute. When a child’s internal

temperature reaches 104 degrees, major organs begin to shut down, and when that temperature reaches 107 degrees, the child can die.

We join these local organizations in support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s heatstroke education campaign, “Where’s baby? Look before you lock.” This has led to increased national coordination on the issue. Parents, caregivers and bystanders are encouraged to help reduce the number of heatstroke deaths by remembering to ACT. A: Avoid heatstroke-related injury and death by never leaving a child alone in a car, not even for a minute. Make sure to keep your car locked when you’re not in it so kids don’t get in on their own.

C: Create reminders by putting something in the back of the car next to young passengers, such as a briefcase, a purse or a cell phone that is needed at your final destination. This is especially important when you are not following your normal routine.

T: Take action. If you see a child alone in a car, call 911. Emergency personnel are trained to respond to these situations. One call could save a life.

Learn more on this important topic at www.safekids.org/heatstroke.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Comment Was An Insult To All Women

This weekend, I read an article about the Palm Beach County Commission race in District 6 where candidate Kathy Foster said: “Melissa is a very nice girl, but she’s a secretary...”

Are you kidding me? As an elected woman in District 6, I think Ms. Foster’s disparaging comments regarding a strong woman in the workplace brings us back to a time long ago that our fellow equal rights advocates have worked long and hard to put behind us. To label a modern-day professional woman who works hard every day on behalf of our citizens as a “nice girl” and just “a secretary” is the height of arrogance by Ms. Foster. More importantly, Ms. Foster’s comments show a complete disconnect with the gains women have made in our society since Ms. Foster served 20 years ago. Shame on you, Kathy Foster. You owe Melissa McKinlay and all women an apology.

Melissa McKinlay is a 43-yearold woman and single mother of three teenagers who understands what life is like in the real world far better than her opponent.

She is a legislative aide, but she took no offense to being called a secretary, and rightfully so. Look at the statistics. According to a recent article in the Huffington Post, approximately 96 percent of secretaries and administrative assistants in the U.S. are female, making it the top job for women.

Some of the world’s most successful women started as secretaries, like U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

I also applaud Melissa for responding to the Post’s questions by recognizing the thousands of behind-the-scenes public employees who do the work they do to help our elected officials be able to do their job!

Melissa is a team player. She doesn’t care about labels. Isn’t that what we need in District 6?

Melissa is a person who supports women across all walks of life.

She celebrates the unique talents of all and their ability to contribute to their communities to make a difference. We need her on the Palm Beach County Commission.

Let’s send a strong message that anti-woman insults don’t belong

in elected office! Let’s start by sending a strong advocate for every woman, man and child to our county commission.

Michelle Damone, Supervisor, Indian Trail Improvement District

The Current Residents Must Come First

When does “planning” take into account current residents and lifestyles, as well as existing services?

At the Palm Beach County Planning informational meeting concerning the Minto West proposals held at the Seminole Ridge High School on July 8, I asked a few questions for which I received either nebulous or no answers.

For example, I asked if the county could supply us with a list of both available already built yet empty commercial and industrial, as well as properties with that zoning but not yet built, and could they do so in 5, 10 and 15 mile radii.

The answer was along the lines of, “well that information likely exists but it’s not part of this process.”

Next, considering the 2.1 million square feet of commercial-industrial, I asked if “our” planners thought that that would be a traffic capture or a traffic draw. I only got a shrug as a non-answer for that.

Of course it will create more traffic than it captures — get real!

It needs to be reiterated that Palm Beach County was once a leader in growth management planning with such concepts as “Eastward Ho” and the award-winning Tier System and Sector Plan. Even considering any change from the ag-enclave 2,996 units and 235,000 square feet of commercial should force the new inspector general to “follow the money” and find out why this is even in the system wasting our time and money.

Dr. Bill Louda Loxahatchee Groves

McKinlay Endorsement Questions

Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to a letter from Pam Flanagan published last week.

I write to assure Pam Flanagan that I am a registered voter in

District 6 with every intention of voting Aug. 26 and Nov. 4 for Kathy Foster. Ms. Flanagan did a lot of regrettable name calling. As a voter, I stick to the facts, and I am going to give some more facts to back my position.

First, for those who do not receive the regular e-mail alerts from the McKinlay campaign, you need to know that on Sunday, July 27, Mayor Jeri Muoio of West Palm Beach hosted a fundraiser for Melissa McKinlay at the Ibis Golf & Country Club. Ms. Flanagan said that she questioned McKinlay on her position on State Road 7 and was “satisfied” with the answer, but she did not tell us what that position was. I would have to believe that those guests writing checks to McKinlay did so expecting her to stop the extension of SR 7 past their development, as well as stop the Seminole Pratt Whitney Road extension and deep-six the Roebuck Road extension.

Now as for endorsements, endorsements mean you agree or share the same goals and positions.

It is, therefore, reasonable to assume that our local elected officials who are supporting McKinlay approve and support her SR 7 position, as well as her Tallahassee approach to local governing. The record shows that several local elected officials from Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and the Indian Trail Improvement District have endorsed her with their name or contributions. This leads me to believe that these same local officials endorsing Melissa McKinlay will sell us out on these needed roads.

What clearly seems to be the case is that the residents of District 6 cannot be the winners in this conspiracy to package up a novice and sell her to the voters as the fresh new face of District 6.

Jen Weiler Royal Palm Beach

Cookie Monster In The Groves

“Piggybacking of construction projects is not encouraged” was the message of the inspector general before a session of the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council and prior to the council’s approval of recent town road improvements.

Currently, the Office of the Inspector General is scrutinizing the town’s piggyback contracts for that work.

Apparently, the inspector general suspects that the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District has its hand in the town’s cookie jar.

The Groves vice mayor, a LGWCD supervisor emeritus, instructed the LGWCD administrator on “how to get the cookies” at the LGWCD meeting of July 2013.

Loxahatchee Groves is to respond to a complaint to the Office of the Inspector General by Aug. 8. The complaint concerns the Groves’ expenditures of gas tax revenue to the LGWCD. Questions of concern include, but are not limited to: the town funding the LGWCD to maintain LGWCD roads; town promises to Palm Beach State College to improve a LGWCD road; and the legality of the town funding the LGWCD $150,000 of gas tax revenues to maintain drainage culverts.

The looming question of the OIG is, “assuming the transfer of gas tax funds to the LGWCD is legal, has the transfer of funds for drainage purposes occurred or is it planned to occur?”

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council would not respond to a citizen’s request for an open council session to develop the town’s responses. The matter was turned over to the legal counsel. The town council’s action is moot as the town has already received legal counsel’s opinion on LGWCD/ gas tax issues.

The gas tax revenue is 25 percent of the town’s annual income.

Town legal counsel has stated, “The Town of Loxahatchee Groves’ entitlement to gas tax revenue requires the town to rescind existing interlocal agreements with the LGWCD in order to insure future receipt of it.”

Loxahatchee Groves’ future relies on the town charter’s mission statement of self-determination, not the determination of the LGWCD. The town’s checkbook requires regular deposits of gas tax revenue.

The independent LGWCD must become dependent to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves.

Keith Harris Loxahatchee Groves

Support For Kathy Foster

The purpose of this letter is to call to our attention that too many times we vote along party

lines and not look into what each particular candidate offers for us.

Kathy Foster has been my friend since we met at our church some 25 years ago.

Her record of accomplishment speaks for itself. As an early Wellington pioneer, she helped shape our Acme Improvement District policy as an elected supervisor and upon our incorporation in 1996 was elected to our mayor post during our first years of Wellington’s incorporation. I was proud to serve with her as a councilman. She has always had the ability to do what is best for the community at large, as opposed to developer and special interest group needs.

Foster helped our equestrian industry flourish by bringing in our former Village Manager Charles Lynn, who had wide equestrian governance experience with his prior position. She maintained a balance between homeowner growth and space for our growing families to have parks and award-winning recreation programs, and maintained a small business as well.

Foster sincerely cares for seniors and founded “Wellington Cares,” a nonprofit program that assists seniors in their daily chores with the use of local neighbors to provide transportation assistance.

She spearheaded the opportunity to bring a western campus of Palm Beach State College, which is now becoming a reality.

Join me in voting for Kathy Foster in the August primary and in the general election so she can bring her team-building attitude to our county commission and keep us moving forward in our western communities.

Al Paglia Wellington

Support The Anti-Corruption Candidate

It isn’t often that we have an anti-corruption candidate running for public office with the credentials and moral character of Michelle Santamaria, and it’s even rarer that the voters have an opportunity to vote for such a candidate who will represent our collective interest.

Michelle gives credence to the notion that the interests of the voters of Palm Beach County will come first and the hope borne anew, that she will be instrumental in supporting an independent inspector general... It will be a refreshing change from the kind of “politics as usual” which has made this county famous as “corruption county” to this very day.

Without opposition, taxpayers will be faced with an increase in their taxes, even though it was the understanding when the Office of Inspector General was established that the vendors and not the taxpayers would pay for the office. But the “Good Old Boys” and their “Mayor” or “King” or whatever, did absolutely nothing to enforce the outcome of a referendum approved by 72 percent of the voters.

In my opinion, the appearance of cozy connection between the 14 cities, encouraged them to bring a frivolous lawsuit against the Office of the Inspector General. Citing “funding concerns” is nothing but code of, “We really don’t want anyone with that kind of authority looking into our books!” Oh, really? With the support of the voters in District 6, we can make a difference!

Richard Nielsen Royal Palm Beach

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continued from page 1 owned by her father, Peter Ticktin.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Florida State University in 2001 and her juris doctorate from the Stetson University College of Law in 2003.

Throughout the race, Ticktin’s main criticism of the incumbent has been based on a 2013 poll conducted by the Palm Beach County Bar Association. The poll ranked Lewis last among 34 circuit judges in categories including demeanor, impartiality and knowledge of statute.

“One of the qualities that can’t be taught, I believe, is demeanor,” Ticktin said. “I strongly believe in treating people with the respect they deserve. I cite the Palm Beach County Bar evaluation because

this is how the attorneys evaluate the judges.”

Lewis has responded to that charge by throwing doubt on the survey’s validity, noting that out of the county’s thousands of lawyers, only 216 responded. She also contends that she relies on a Florida Supreme Court evaluation that attorneys can fill out after appearing before a judge.

Ticktin countered: “The lawyers of Palm Beach County have spoken, and according to the lawyers, Judge Lewis has the highest percentage of votes for ‘needs improvement’ in the categories of impartiality, freedom from bias and prejudice, judicial demeanor and courtesy to lawyers, control of courtroom, common sense and enforcement of standards of professionalism.”

But Lewis retorted: “What does that tell you? That should tell you that perhaps the people who were responding weren’t meeting the

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criteria that are outlined by the bar in setting out the evaluation.”

Ticktin insisted: “These evaluations are only supposed to be completed by attorneys who have appeared before this judge, I think, three times or more, or have had a trial before this judge. Considering that, she had 216 responses, which I think is a high number.”

Lewis said Ticktin has ignored a reprimand of sorts about using that 2013 survey.

“The bar campaign practices committee has sent her a letter saying that [her use of the poll results] is misleading and perhaps a violation of Canon 7, and she continues to use it,” Lewis said.

“She fails to tell the public that only 10.33 percent of the people sent the survey responded.”

Lewis said that voters should re-elect her because she is the more qualified and experienced candidate.

“I’ve proven myself over

11-and-a-half years. I’ve been assigned to three different divisions. I’m currently in probate, guardianship, mental health and part-time foreclosure,” she said.

“I have the integrity to continue with the job. I’m fair, honest and impartial, but most of all I want to serve the people of Palm Beach County.”

Ticktin noted that she has solid experience as well.

“In 2009, I became a partner of Ticktin Law Group and successfully ran the firm for four years as managing partner, overseeing 10 offices all over the state with 24 attorneys and more than 4,500 cases to manage. I was very successful with that. I’ve been a successful practicing attorney for more than 10 years in Palm Beach County.”

But Lewis cites her opponent’s lack of trial experience.

“She managed her father’s firm because he had been disciplined,”

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Lewis said. “But the bottom line is that, yes, management skills are important, but also jury trial skills are important. I’ve had more than 100 jury trials and around 1,000 non-jury trials. According to her survey, which is on the Florida Bar web site, she’s had zero jury trials and only 20 bench trials.”

The challenger noted the organizations lined up behind her candidacy.

“I’ve been endorsed by the Treasure Coast AFL-CIO, the National Organization for Women, the Police Benevolent Association and the Fraternal Order of Police,” Ticktin said. “It’s very rare for somebody to challenge an incumbent judge unless there’s a problem, and it’s even more rare for these organizations to endorse somebody who’s challenging an incumbent judge.”

Lewis counters that her endorsements come from county leaders, including State Sen. Joe Abruzzo,

State Rep. Pat Rooney Jr. and State Attorney Dave Aronberg.

“I have no response other than to say that, yes, [those groups] did endorse her, but the leadership in Palm Beach County is endorsing me,” she said. “And they’ve seen my record.”

According to the state Division of Elections, challenger Ticktin has a financial advantage because of $200,000 she lent her own campaign. She has also received $30,676 in contributions and $1,186 in in-kind contributions, while having spent $82,171 thus far, according to her report filed July 11.

Judge Lewis has raised $94,554 total, including a $10,000 loan from herself and $2,564 in in-kind contributions. The incumbent has spent $54,892 thus far, her report shows.

Polls open Aug. 11 for early voting in advance of the Tuesday, Aug. 26 election.

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WELLINGTON HOLDS SUMMERTIME FUN CAMP AT TIGER SHARK COVE PARK

The Wellington Community Services Department held its Summertime Fun Camp July 28 through Aug. 1 at the multi-purpose fields behind Tiger Shark Cove Park. Organized in coordination with Wellington’s Interfaith Group and the Wellington Preservation Coalition, PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER the camp featured flag football, kickball, soccer, ultimate Frisbee and various arts and crafts.

Some of the campers play touch football.

Adults and kids take a break from the day’s events.

Kalaya Prinyavivatkul, Grace Hamrick and Jessica Dunn draw and color.

Campers decorate sun visors.

Campers show off their decorated sun visors.

Campers rest in the shade and enyjoy some popsicles.

MAXHEALTH CHIRO RAISES MONEY FOR INJURED WELLINGTON GYM TRAINER

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RPB Boy Arrested For Burglarizing An Unmarked PBSO Car

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report JULY 22 — A Royal Palm Beach juvenile was arrested last week for burglarizing an unmarked Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office vehicle. The suspect, a 13-year-old boy, was caught on video at approximately 8 p.m. last Tuesday night searching the vehicle and removing a Verizon air card, sunglasses, an Xbox controller and other items while the vehicle was parked at Seminole Palms Park on Lamstein Lane.

Following a recorded interview, the items were recovered at the minor’s home. The boy was arrested and taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center.

JULY 24 — An Acreage man registered a complaint with the PBSO last Thursday morning regarding a forged check. According to a PBSO report, the victim sold two items valued at $1,980 to an individual through Craigslist and was paid via a bank check. When he went to deposit the check, his bank informed him that the check was a forgery. Since the check originated in Georgia, the victim was told to inform the Postmaster General’s Office and the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center for a criminal investigation.

JULY 24 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home in Lantern Walk last Thursday evening regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left the home between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. last Thursday. When he returned, he noticed that approximately 75 Beatles albums, valued at $5,000, were missing from his room and the rear window of his room was open. Latent prints were taken at the scene.

JULY 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called last Friday morning to a home on Lakeview Drive regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 1:30 and 2:30 a.m. last Friday, the perpetrator(s) entered the victim’s home through the unlocked front door and removed a PlayStation 4, a wireless headset, a controller and the victim’s wallet, together valued at approximately $740. According to a PBSO report, someone attempted to use the victim’s bank card and was denied. Latent prints and other evidence were taken for processing, and the PBSO is investigating possible suspects.

There was no further information available at the time of the report.

JULY 25 — A Loxahatchee Groves man contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Friday morning regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim received a letter last Thursday from Chase Bank stating that someone had attempted to use his Social Security number to open a credit card account. The victim told deputies that he did not apply for the card, nor authorize anyone to apply for the card on his behalf. The application has been cancelled, and Chase provided contact information for the credit bureaus and the Federal Trade Commission to place a fraud alert. There were no suspects at the time of the report.

JULY 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a residence in Royal Ascot Estates last Friday morning regarding a theft.

According to a PBSO report, at

7 a.m. Friday morning, the victim noticed that his metal gate, valued at approximately $500, was missing from the west side of his property. He last recalled seeing the gate last Tuesday at 6 a.m. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JULY 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation responded to the Madison Green neighborhood last Friday evening regarding an assault.

According to a PBSO report, the victim was riding his bicycle at approximately 8 p.m. last Friday when he was confronted by three males and was punched in the face.

The victim sustained minor injuries but refused medical treatment.

Suspects had not been identified at the time of the report.

JULY 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home in the Polo Lakes community Sunday afternoon regarding a residential burglary.

According to a PBSO report, the victim noticed that his door mat was out of place and his deadbolt unlocked more easily than usual when he returned home on Saturday evening. He did a cursory search through his apartment, but did not find anything else out of place. However, when he awoke the next day, he noticed that his Mac Book Pro, valued at approximately $2,000, was missing. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JULY 28 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a store in the original Wellington Mall on Monday regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, between 2:30 and 3 p.m., a woman and three men come into the store to purchase a Trek bicycle valued at $1,800. The woman paid with a credit card and gave a store employee a string of numbers to punch into the credit card machine, which took the machine offline. According to a PBSO report, the transaction was not declined, so the woman and the men left with the bicycle. The owner of the store was suspicious and called the credit card processing company, to be informed that the transaction did not go through. There was no further information available at the time of the report.

JULY 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was dispatched to a home in the Polo Lakes community Sunday evening regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left her Michael Kors purse in her unlocked vehicle from 3 p.m. until she noticed it was missing at 7 p.m. The purse and its contents were valued at approximately $261. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JULY 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called Sunday evening to the area of Sparrow Drive and Partridge Lane regarding a drug case. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 and 10:40 p.m., Christopher Pegg was walking in the area, asking people if they wanted to buy pills. A concerned citizen notified an off-duty PBSO deputy. According to a PBSO report, the off-duty deputy located Pegg as the on-duty deputy arrived on the scene. According to a PBSO report, Pegg was found with 40 Xanax pills and a small amount of marijuana. Pegg admitted to not having a prescription for the pills and was arrested.

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding these wanted fugitives: • Ramiro Castillo, alias Ramiro Castillo-Cruz and Juan Carlos Castillo, is a white male, 5’6” tall and weighing 165 lbs., with black hair, brown eyes and multiple tattoos. His date of birth is unknown. Castillo is wanted for failure to appear for a jury trial on charges of possession of cocaine and failure to appear for a jury trial for operating a vehicle while his license was suspended, cancelled or revoked. His last known address was Palm Beach Point Blvd. in Wellington. His occupation is horse handler. He is wanted as of 7/24/14.

• Junior Remy, is a black male, 6’3” tall and weighing 265 lbs., with black hair, brown eyes and multiple tattoos. His date of birth is 09/08/83. Remy is wanted for felony charges of grand theft and uttering forged bills, checks, drafts or notes. His last known addresses were Shoma Circle in Wellington and West 9th Street in Riviera Beach. His occupation is cashier. He is wanted as of 07/24/2014.

Remain anonymous and you may be eligible for up to a $1,000 reward. Call Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestopperspbc.com.

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Wellington’s Anidea Engineering Brings People’s Ideas To Life

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report “Got an idea? Get Anidea!” The slogan for this Wellington-based full-service product design and development firm is not just a play on words, it is also a play on pronunciation, owner and entrepreneur Gabriel Goldstein is quick to point out.

“It’s pronounced ah-NID-euh,” said Goldstein, a computer engineer with more than 15 years’ experience in electrical and product engineering.

Before starting his own engineering company 13 years ago, one of Goldstein’s first jobs out of school was at a start-up. Since founding Anidea, it has expanded significantly.

“It has grown from basically me working out of my house to an organization of up to 13 people,” he said of the company that he began in Fort Lauderdale in 2001 when he was 25 years old.

The firm moved to Wellington almost a decade ago.

“We have a really good team.

Between our engineers that are in house and some of our contractors, we’ve built some pretty crazy stuff,” Goldstein said. “We love two things: entrepreneurship and building things.”

Anidea Engineering has a diverse set of electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and digital

designers who are able to build whatever comes their way.

“Everything that we do is pretty much consumer or industrial electronics,” Goldstein explained.

“Most of our products won’t show up on the shelf… most are business-to-business type of products.

Things other companies want to build, manufacture and market.”

He described the firm as “the tech back-end for non-tech-centric companies.”

“If you need a new product developed, need something created, electrical or mechanical or some combination thereof, we will design that for you, build it for you and manufacture it for you,” Goldstein said. “For inventors, sometimes we just do prototypes and proving concept designs, but otherwise we are building sophisticated electrical and mechanical systems for our clients.”

Currently, Anidea Engineering has been working with Cytowave, a Jupiter-based company, on a project to develop a therapy device for horses that accelerates the natural healing process by using magnetic fields with complicated wave forms that encourage healing.

Anidea has worked with Cytowave every step of the way, beginning with the involved conception of the device, then the electrical and mechanical design, the

software to run it and then through testing and manufacturing.

Other projects that Anidea Engineering has worked on are a firefighter telemetry system, a printer paper roll end cap for authentication, a gate controller for vehicular access, an alarm control panel, LED marine lamps, a GPSbased golfing assistant, a golf club minder, LED stop signs and more.

Well-known throughout the South Florida community, Goldstein will be one of three speakers and judges discussing entrepreneurial success at Palm Beach SCORE’s Entrepreneur Celebration and Recognition Awards, where SCORE will announce its Entrepreneur of the Year and present the recipient with a $5,000 award. Registration is still open for the Thursday, Aug. 7 event at the West Palm Beach Marriott.

A frequent presenter for SCORE — previously known as the Service Corps of Retired Executives — Goldstein is also a sponsor for Startup Palm Beach and is active in the start-up community, as well as the Angel Forum of Florida and the Life Science and Technology Hub. Working in schools to help foster an interest in science and engineering is something Goldstein is always excited to do.

“Last year, we helped Poinciana Elementary School do a project where they were doing

experiments with low-gravity and high-gravity convection,” he said. “We volunteered some of our engineering efforts to develop a tank that went up in the Reduced Gravity Aircraft by the Zero G Corporation that they used, with a video camera on a module we developed that would show how convection stopped at zero gravity.

It simulates low-Earth orbits and anti-gravity.”

At Binks Forest Elementary School, Goldstein has been a guest speaker for career day, when he spoke to fifth-graders. “I had a lot of fun talking to kids and telling them a little bit about what I do for a living and maybe inspired a few other kids to be engineers,” he said.

A few months ago, Goldstein and a small team traveled to Pourrier, Haiti, on an exploratory mission to restore water and a solar panel system to an orphanage.

The orphanage had both a costeffective and an expensive diesel generator pump system for water, but the pump from the cost-effective system had been stolen. “By the time we left,” he said, “they had potable drinking water, and we were filling a fish pond.”

In July, Goldstein served as one of the judges for Startup Weekend West Palm Beach, part of the Startup Weekend movement that has encouraged entrepreneurship

Gabriel Goldstein at work in his Wellington office.

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through intense weekend-long events.

“Since I participated the first time, I got a lot of perspective on how hard it is to be a judge at these types of events,” he said. “It was really a fun experience and a bit stressful.”

With the tables turned, Goldstein saw things from the competitors’ perspective, as they stood where he once was.

As a competitor, the world of start-ups and entrepreneurship was familiar to Goldstein, whose parents, grandparents and two of his three siblings are all entrepreneurs, and he is passing along his experience and knowledge.

One of Goldstein’s SCORE presentations is, “I have an idea, now what?” where he outlines what needs to be considered before starting a business.

“The important thing is to have a plan to determine what you really want out of your idea. People come to us at various stages of their ideas,” he said, explaining that there are many steps that need to be taken in order to bring an idea to fruition to make it become a reality rather than a concept. “We bring life to people’s ideas and inventions.”

For more information, visit www.anidea-engineering.com or call (561) 383-7311.

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Riders practice at the Palm Stable Horse Camp.

District 6

Democratic Primary

continued from page 1 development and managed growth out here, without regard to how it influences the surrounding communities,” she said. “At the present time, we have 20,000 homes in the pipeline tentatively, and we still have underlying issues with road problems, drainage and a lack of work opportunities.”

With future development, all the new workers will not be able to commute east to get to work, she said.

“We’ve got to look at a whole new approach to District 6, providing work opportunities, perhaps going west into the Glades to take some of the burden off of these roads,” Foster said. There is no way at this present time that Southern, Okeechobee and Northlake boulevards can accommodate the kind of traffic that would be generated by that kind of development without work centers to relieve that pressure.”

Although she will not be on the county commission at the time of the upcoming Minto West vote, Foster said she would want to see a guaranteed work opportunity with a major employer.

“We have enough retail in the surrounding communities,” she said. “I think that with lower density in housing, if you have a substantial employer, people might look at it with different eyes. But at 4,500 homes, I still think that’s a lot of density and over the limit of

what the neighboring communities have. I think there has to be respect for the existing communities.”

Foster said the drainage issue that arose in The Acreage during Topical Storm Isaac was a disaster.

“Has that been resolved? I don’t think so,” she said. “There are discussions about potential solutions, but those issues have to be addressed first before we [build] any more impervious surfaces.”

If elected, Foster would like to bring together the communities in District 6 to achieve common goals and talk about a vision for their future and their priorities of what is important.

“Each area has protected the lifestyle they had when they bought their homes in those areas, and then we can start to talk about how best to develop the land that is available for development in the western communities,” she said. “We have tremendous opportunities for less expensive land in the Glades area, and we need to focus on that as a way to relieve the traffic burden on some of these roads by having part of the new residents go west for employment.”

Having worked and raised a family of four children and 10 grandchildren in the area for 35 years, Foster said she has a vested interest in District 6.

“I want to make sure that this wonderful life I’ve had here, and that my children and some of my grandchildren are enjoying, continues, and that the people I’ve met over the years, friends and clients, have their lifestyles protected,” she said.

The Kids Cancer Foundation will be beneficiary of a horse show this weekend at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. The Jacobs Family/Wellington Preservation Coalition Hunter Classic at the Wellington Summer Festival presented by Lala Land Productions and Castlewood Farm will take place Saturday, Aug. 2 at 5 p.m.

In addition to being treated to the horse show, guests will be entertained by Rick Steed, world champion reined cow horse rider and master showman. A dressage

demonstration will also be featured.

Guests will have the opportunity to meet and cheer on a few of the Kids Cancer Foundation younger patients and siblings as they compete in a special class just for them.

All the children who will be competing in this event learned to ride thanks to Palm Stables, which welcomed them for a horse camp this summer free of charge.

The Kids Cancer Foundation will be hosting a social with food and drink, and a kids fun activity

center. Guests will also have the opportunity to participate in a raffle and silent auction, with all donations going to benefit the Kids Cancer Foundation.

The Kids Cancer Foundation is a not-for-profit charity that provides hope and support to local children and families battling cancer and/or a blood disorder. The foundation provides these children and families with compassionate, easily accessible supportive care services. The Kids Cancer Foundation educates families about

their child’s diagnosis and treatment, and provides the physical, emotional and financial support that these children and families require to help make their difficult journey a little easier.

Those interested in learning more about the Kids Cancer Foundation are welcome to visit www. kidscancersf.org. Send donations to: The Kids Cancer Foundation, 246 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411.

Call Michelle O’Boyle at (561) 371-1298 for more info.

For more information about Foster, visit her Facebook page at “Kathy Foster for County Commission.”

McKinlay calls attention to her more than 20 years of public and community service in both voluntary roles and as a staff member in various legislative roles, including as part of the advance team in New Orleans for President Bill Clinton’s campaign, and in the West Palm Beach office of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.).

“I am currently in the Legislative Affairs Office for Palm Beach County,” she said. “In that role, I’ve done everything from analyzing legislation, developing legislative agendas, capital budgeting, human resources and a whole spectrum of different duties relating to public service.”

Her past experience includes work at three levels of government — federal, state and county.

She has experience in the U.S. Houses of Representatives, the Florida Houses of Representatives, the Florida Department of Community Affairs and the Sarasota County Budget Department.

McKinlay is a member of the 15th Circuit Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, the Palm Beach County Juvenile Justice Re-entry Task Force, the Homeless Coalition’s Legislative Policy Committee and the Community Health Planning & Safety Net Network.

She also serves in an advisory capacity to the Palm Beach County Sexual Assault Response Team and was an integral part of the team that developed the Butterfly House, Palm Beach County’s first

sexual assault response medical services center.

She was also a member of the 25-chapter Junior Leagues of Florida and chaired its board for two years. “I’ve led a statewide organization of 15,000 women developing legislation and agendas and advocating on behalf of women, children and families,” McKinlay said.

McKinlay also noted that she has won several awards for her advocacy work, including the 2006 Child Advocate of the Year Award from the 15th Judicial Circuit, the 2008 Girls Power Award from the Girls Advocacy Project, the 2009 Junior Leagues of Florida Advocacy Award and an award for Distinguished Achievement from the International Association of Fire Fighters in 2011.

“I’ve sat as president of organizations and chairman of the board, and I’ve done everything from developing parks that would be accessible for handicapped children to developing a written instrument for children to testify in the courthouse,” McKinlay said. “I’ve done a lot of different things.”

McKinlay said her experience is different from her opponent’s in that she is currently involved in the legislative process.

“Kathy has a history of public service as well, but my experience, I believe, is more recent. It’s more broad-spectrum,” McKinlay said.

“I have the ability to not only work with our local elected officials, but also our state and federal ones, which is desperately needed in this district. I believe that we need

Kathy Foster a fresh perspective on the county commission.”

Improving an aging infrastructure tops the issues she sees in District 6.

“My priority would be to begin with aging infrastructure,” McKinlay said. “That links everything together. We’re not going to begin to attract economic development, especially to the Glades area, with the infrastructure we have out there. If we really want to improve job opportunities and public safety, we’ve got to get our infrastructure replaced.”

Residents’ concerns with public safety and improving employment opportunities are also important.

“We need to deal with public safety concerns that the residents have,” she said. “Job development is a huge issue in District 6, especially in the Glades area.”

Controlling development to make sure that it’s coming along at a manageable pace, and continuing

Melissa McKinlay the efforts of the county’s Office of the Inspector General are also important issues for her.

“I’ve been in the community for 10 years, and I’m raising my three children here,” McKinlay said. “I want to make sure that we have somebody sitting on the county commission who understands what our families are going through right now in the community and make sure that our kids have what they need to be able to grow into successful adults.”

McKinlay plans to make sure that the county’s infrastructure, parks and other services are good enough for her own family.

“My promise to the children and the parents out there is that every decision I make will have to pass that test,” she said. “If it’s not good enough for my family, then we have to keep working harder.

That’s my promise to the voters.”

For more about McKinlay, visit www.votemckinlay2014.com.

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TOY DRIVE BRINGS CHRISTMAS IN JULY TO TOYS ’R’ US IN ROYAL PALM BEACH

Children and adults alike gathered for a good cause Saturday, July 26 at Toys ’R’ Us in Royal Palm Beach. The Believe in Santa Foundation held a toy drive featuring a special “Christmas in July” appearance by Santa Claus. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office was on hand, along with Blue Bell ice cream and 97.9-FM WRMF to gather toys for children in need. For more info., visit www. believeinsanta.com.

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Jan-Carlos Arevallo high-fives Santa Claus.

Madeline Nava, Joan Scherer, and Michael and John-Gabriel Fehribach with donations at the Royal Palm Beach Rotary tent.

PBSO and Toys ’R’ Us personnel with Santa, Geoffrey and WRMF personality Jennifer Ross.

Steve Logan and Selena Smith load the toys.

Deputy Douglas Carranza, volunteers Tim and Kimberly Leyendecker, Linda Smith, Nancy Grimes, Rebecca Russell and Pam Araujo in the PBSO tent.

Santa gets a hug from Sabrina Vazquez.

Jammarri Barnett celebrates his birthday and donates a toy.

Dan, Matthew, Ruth and Alessandra Grace Enjoy some Blue Bell ice cream.

Geoffrey with Bella and Gemma Correa.

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Kretzer Foundation To Present Annual Physicians Talent Showcase Aug. 19

The Kretzer Piano Music Foundation has announced the talent roster for the third annual Physicians Talent Showcase to take place on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Harriet Himmel Theater at CityPlace in West Palm Beach.

A number of talented doctors are expected to perform.

Dr. John Fernandez from Stuart is affiliated with emergency medicine at Sebastian River Medical Center. A rock singer and guitarist, Fernandez also performed in 2012 and 2013.

Dr. Kenneth Fuquay of West Palm Beach is affiliated with the pulmonology departments at Jupiter Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.

A three-time performer, Fuquay plays the classical guitar.

Dr. Xavier Garcia is a veterinarian associated with the El Cid Animal Clinic in West Palm Beach.

The opera-singing Garcia was a favorite at the two previous events.

Dr. Peggy Hunter is a resident of Boca Raton associated with PBC Dermatology and JFK Medical Center. A first timer, Hunter is a classical pianist.

Dr. Gordon Johnson is a retired pathologist and former chief of staff at Wellington Regional Medical Center, where he presently is serving on the board. Johnson is a vocalist who will also serve as master of ceremonies.

Dr. Andrew Moffitt is an internist affiliated with both Jupiter Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Moffitt is a singing guitarist, who also performed in the first Physicians Talent Showcase in 2012.

Dr. Lourdes Nieves is a pediatrician with Foundcare who dances Flamenco.

Dr. Thomas Rowe is in general surgery at Jupiter Medical Center.

Another three-time performer, he plays the bass guitar.

Dr. Robin Shecter of Wellington is affiliated with both the Dermatology Center of Palm Beach and Wellington Regional Medical Center. Shecter is a vocalist who sang in the two previous events.

Dr. Robin Sykes is a plastic surgeon at Jupiter Plastic Surgery and Jupiter Medical Center. A talented flautist, she also performed last year.

Dr. Richard Wayne is an anesthesiologist with Comprehensive Pain Management and West Palm Hospital. He is a comedian and a two-time performer.

Dr. Richard Weiner, a pop pianist, is an orthopedic surgeon affiliated with Orthopedic Care Specialists, St. Mary’s Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.

Dr. Maureen Whelihan is in obstetrics/gynecology and is affiliated with Elite GYN Care of

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MANCUSO EARNS EAGLE SCOUT RANK

Dr. Xavier Garcia, Dr. Robin Shecter, Dr. Robin Arrigo (sitting on the piano) and Dr. John Fernandez with the guitar. the Palm Beaches and Wellington Regional Medical Center. She participated in the two earlier events and will also serve as master of ceremonies in August.

Dr. Jack Zeltzer of Lake Worth is a vascular surgeon associated with Palm Beach Surgical Associates, Palms West Hospital, Wellington Regional Medical Center and JFK Medical Center. Another three-time performer, Zeltzer is a drummer.

Also performing will be: Dr. Robin Arrigo, a concert pianist who earned a doctorate of musical arts from the University of Miami; Raquel Williams, a vocalist; Dr. Linda Johnson, a

pianist; Gareth Johnson, a violinist; Wayne Perry, a trombonist and vocalist; Micailah Lockhart, a vocalist from Faith’s Place; and Lylybell Zhou, a Kretzer Kid pianist; and the drummers from Faith’s Place.

Tax deductible tickets are $75 each and can be purchased by calling Complete Ticket Solutions at (866) 449-2489.

Profits will benefit three local nonprofits: Adopt-a-Family of the Palm Beaches, Faith’s Place Center for Education and the Kretzer Piano Music Foundation.

The event is still seeking sponsors. Call Kretzer at (561) 7480036 for more info.

Christopher Mancuso of The Acreage is a new Eagle Scout. He recently graduated from Seminole Ridge High School and earned his Eagle rank with Troop 105 of Loxahatchee. He will be attending the University of West Florida in the fall.

The Women of Note perform at the Flagler Museum on July 4.

Women Of Note Sing At The Flagler Museum

(Left) Alex Ng leaves donations with Peggy Adams Manager Crystal Handy. (Right) Amanda and Alex Ng.

Ng Kids Support Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League

Alex and Amanda Ng recently heard about the needs of the nonprofit Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League and decided to help.

The Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League does not receive gov-

ernment finding and relies solely on the generosity of individuals, foundations and corporations to provide quality programs.

Alex was able to help collect more than a dozen bottles of

rubbing alcohol, more than 10 children’s pools, old newspapers and a dog grooming table.

Amanda scoured garage sales asking for donations of purses, dog items and other items Peggy

Adams could resell at its gift shop.

To have items picked up, contact the Ng family at abcng97@aol. com or visit the Peggy Adams web site at www.peggyadams.org/ make-a-donation.

There was no better place than the Flagler Museum to enjoy the fireworks display that lit up the night sky on the Fourth of July over Lake Worth along the Intracoastal Waterway. This year’s celebration included the Women of Note singing patriotic songs, a reading of the Declaration of Independence and the swearing in of a dozen new citizens.

As a backdrop to the pavilion, the chorus entertained several

hundred Flagler museum members and guests with “America the Beautiful,” “Rhythm Medley,” “Yankee Doodle” and other patriotic favorites, ending the program with “The Star Spangled Banner.”

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

For more information, visit www.womenofnote.com or call (877) 966-7464.

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NEW HORIZONS HONORS SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS

New Horizons Elementary School appreciates its volunteers. Volunteers are valued as an integral part of the school community.

Each day parents, grandparents and friends of New Horizons work hard helping teachers and students. Pictured here is Principal Betsy Cardozo with volunteers at a breakfast held in their honor.

Complete Florida Offers Degree Opportunities For Adult Learners

Palm Beach Atlantic University is a partner with Complete Florida, an online program specifically for adults who have earned some college credit but stopped before earning a degree.

By 2018, approximately 59 percent of the jobs in Florida will require credentials beyond a high school diploma. With this in mind, the Florida State University System, the Florida College System and the Florida Legislature have made it a priority to increase the percentage of Floridians with a such credentials. Complete Florida addresses this critical gap, with priority given to veterans and active-duty military.

Led by the University of West Florida’s Innovation Institute and funded by the Florida Legislature, Complete Florida offers more than 50 fully online, flexible and accelerated degree programs and certificates, ranging from information technology to healthcare to business.

“Complete Florida’s goal is to get adults back to school and help them meet their educational and professional goals through personalized coaching, concierge-based

wraparound support systems and accelerated program completion,” said Dr. Pam Northrup, executive director of the UWF’s Innovation Institute. “Ultimately, we want to connect graduates with job opportunities in Florida.”

Coaching and support systems are hallmarks of the Complete Florida program. Personal coaches act as student advocates working to integrate students’ existing college credit and prior learning experiences into their program of study.

Complete Florida’s personal learning coaches help students fit courses into busy schedules, align skills and interests to programs and jobs, putting them on a personalized path to a college degree.

Palm Beach Atlantic University is participating with its online undergraduate degree programs in organizational management with a concentration in early childhood education, and care, psychology and ministry.

Scholarships and financial aid opportunities are available for qualified students. For additional information about Complete Florida, visit www.completeflorida.org.

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Doodle Bugs Opens Company’s First Florida Education Center In Lake Worth

Doodle Bugs! Children’s Centers — a leading early childhood education provider — recently opened the doors to its first Florida location.

The center is located off Hypoluxo Road between Military Trail and Haverhill Road. The Lake Worth school can accommodate 185 children, from infancy through age 12, and employs an experienced team of more than 30 that includes a center director and credentialed teachers.

Founded more than 20 years ago by siblings Anthony, Clarine and Anna Insinna, Doodle Bugs has remained family-owned and operated since its first center in East Amherst, N.Y. opened with 24 students. Today, the company operates more than 13 corporate and franchised locations and has expanded its “doodle community” to more than 2,000 families.

Parents are welcome to stop by Doodle Bugs in Lake Worth for tours of the new state-of-the-art facility, receive information about the center and meet the director, Amy Collins. A grand opening celebration is planned for Saturday, Aug. 16.

“Our mission has remained the same since our inception — to build a community of happy children, happy parents and happy teachers,” CEO Anthony Insinna said. “We’re excited to have officially opened our doors and be introducing families in and around South Florida to the ‘Doodle Differences.’ We look forward to

becoming an integral part of the community while helping children reach their full potential.”

According to Insinna, the “Doodle Differences” include features such as the WatchMeGrow video surveillance system where enrolled families can securely view their child’s classroom online, allowing them to stay connected all day long. Additionally, Doodle Bugs provides breakfast, lunch and healthy snacks. Meals are prepared onsite.

The center, located at 4945 Via Bari off Hypoluxo Road in the Casa Brera community, will host its grand opening carnival on Saturday, Aug. 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Families can enjoy face painting, carnival-themed games and crafts, and a school bus food truck featuring gourmet hot dogs.

Parents will have an opportunity to tour the new facility and speak with the director and faculty.

Doodle Bugs is education-based and teaches through its proprietary Bravo! Early Childhood Curriculum, which is focused on building the foundation of a child’s cognitive, social, physical and creative development.

By combining state-of-the-art facilities that feature pioneering curriculum, spacious classrooms, huge outdoor playgrounds, inground swimming pools and biometric security systems, Doodle Bugs is now meeting the growing demand for quality early education and child care programs in South Florida.

Area parents are welcome to visit the new Doodle Bugs location in Lake Worth.

The Lake Worth center is curFor more information, includrently accepting enrollment for ing upcoming events, visit www. children from six weeks to 12 doodlebugs.com or call (561) years of age.

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National PTA Honors Life Achievement Winner Karen Anthony Of Binks Forest

National PTA is proud to announce Karen Anthony as the latest recipient of National PTA’s Life Achievement Award, the highest honor given to PTA members and leaders.

The National PTA Life Achievement Award recognizes a person who lives out his or her commitment to children on a daily basis and tirelessly advocates for children’s education, health and well-being.

Anthony served as corresponding secretary on the Binks Forest Elementary School PTA Execu-

tive Board for two years and is currently the Binks Forest PTA newsletter editor. Anthony created the PTA newsletter and web site from scratch, and the Palm Beach County Council PTA has awarded the Binks Forest PTA the Communications Award for the past two years.

Anthony is a substitute teacher at Binks Forest, and she has assisted in numerous school and PTA events, including chairing the school’s book fairs for the past three years.

Anthony came to Binks from

the Bak Middle School of the Arts, where she was a science teacher and also very highly involved in PTA/PTO. The National PTA Life Achievement Award was presented to Anthony at the annual Binks Forest PTA Volunteer Appreciation Brunch held on Wednesday, May, 21. She received a special pin and a certificate from the National PTA in recognition of her years of service.

National PTA comprises millions of families, students, teachers, administrators, business

leaders and community leaders devoted to the educational success of children and the promotion of parent involvement in schools.

National PTA is a registered nonprofit association that prides itself on being a powerful voice for all children, a relevant source for families and communities, and a strong advocate for public education.

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Saturday, August 9th Food Trucks 5:00 PM – 10:30 PM Rod Stewart Tribute at 6:30 PM Tom Petty Tribute at 8:30 PM

More FREE Events at the Wellington Amphitheater

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Get Out Of My Way While I’m Busy Planning A Baby Shower!

What fun I had last Sunday! I threw a baby shower for my daughter, Jennifer, and her husband, Greg. Yes, I know what Emily Post’s etiquette book says about showers for a second child — they’re a no-no. But because there’s already a boy in the family and modern technology tells us this one will be a girl, I felt there was just cause for celebration.

Etiquette also says that close family members, especially the expectant woman’s mother, are not to throw the shower.

You know what I say to that? Blah, blah, blah. Jen is suffering all the symptoms of pregnancy without a single complaint. The kid deserves a party!

So I sent out a pile of pink invitations

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The Sonic BOOMER and then spent a delightful morning at the party store, stocking up on all things pink, tempering the Pepto-Bismol look with black-and-white zebra stripes. I bought streamers and balloons and giant pink paper cupcakes. I bought plastic pink “diamonds” and swirly pink lolli-

pops, pink jellybeans and taffy, plastic pink-feathered headbands for the women and pink construction workers’ hats for the men. Oh, and a couple of zebra-striped paper lanterns.

Jen is not a girly-girl. At work, one of the invitees came up to her and asked, “I want to buy a baby gift. Pink or no pink?”

She replied, “It depends. Do you want to make me happy, or my mom?” (He ended up bringing two gifts, the poor guy.)

Once the living room was decorated (three days in advance), I was free to concentrate on the food. A trip to Costco resulted in two shopping carts full of everything I needed to make shish kabobs and sangria. (I say this as if I

was going to make these things. No, that was my husband’s job, a job he relishes and is very good at! If left to me, these wonderful people would be eating over-microwaved wienies and drinking grape Kool-Aid.) The cake was a conundrum until I chanced upon a pink-and-black-frosted cake with leopard-spot sides and glitter.

Do you believe it? It was so over-the-top and ridiculous I had to get it. Plus, it went with my theme. I considered finding that cake a gift from heaven — and the greatgreat-grandmas.

I also bought a selection of prizes for the games I was planning — zebra-striped picture frames, giant Hershey bars and

anything else I personally would appreciate receiving as a prize. Of course, not that I planned to play the games. I don’t need Emily Post to tell me that! On the day of the party, guests unscrambled words and listed potential baby names (the usual baby shower fare), but I had also instituted a doll-changing relay race, hot potato baby and the distance binky spit (a game that is well worth the $25 spent purchasing pacifiers).

After opening their pink-pink-pink gifts and one black leather jacket (from my brother, of course), Greg and Jen looked at each other and said, “I guess we’re having a girl.”

Mission accomplished!

Creaky Plot, Great Action In A Fairly Passable ‘Hercules’ Movie

I was pleasantly surprised by Hercules.

It is definitely a B-level picture, but it is an entertaining one that sets mythology on its ear. Hercules might be the son of Zeus (yes, that Zeus, as the narrator says in the movie’s first line) but then again, well, who knows? Director Brett Ratner provides enough action — not to mention gags — to last through all 97 minutes.

One of my friends is a sword and sandals film nut. He took a whole group of us to the movies and paid as a way of ensuring that everyone he knows saw the film. I was not all that certain I wanted to see Hercules, but did enjoy it. I also feel guilty, a bit, for enjoying it.

Employing serious actors of the ability of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson helped ensure there was just about no gravitas in the film. Yet the story was not a bad one; it actually had a moral tone. Hercules (Johnson) and his companions (an

‘I’ On CULTURE

By Leonard Wechsler addition that seems to have filled in what those old myths missed) are mercenaries.

All he and his buddies seem to want is one last big payday so they can move out to the Black Sea and retire. Hercules is tired and haunted by dreams about his murdered wife and children, who many believe he killed. He is hired by Ergenia, daughter of Lord Kotys of Thrace (John Hurt), who wants him to put down an evil sorcerer who is ravaging villages. Herc and friends go there and begin training the

losers the king is using. They actually get them able to fight and, with the help of the mercenaries, actually win the big battle.

Hercules returns to the lord’s castle, where he soon learns that it is the lord who is the bad guy and is in league with a former friend, Eurystheus the king of Athens. After being betrayed, Hercules is captured and is taunted by his old friend that he was the one who had murdered the hero’s family as a way of ruining him. Of course, in the end, the hero wins by using his enormous strength and the bad guys are destroyed. As if there were any other possible outcome.

The potential for interesting drama was enormous. The ideas of working for good vs. evil, the sleaziness of politicians, are well-tested in drama going back to pretty much the time of Hercules. Unfortunately, most of what we see and hear in this film is simplistic. On the other hand, they

did make some good plot points.

Ratner was smart enough to keep the dialogue somewhat cynical. The quips often helped move past some of the creakier elements of the plot. The cast was surprisingly effective. Johnson wisely was given a lot of action and straightforward dialogue. That allowed Ian McShane as Amphiaraus, a prophet fighting by his side, to steal just about every scene he was in. Convinced he was about to die and never quite making it, he serves as the wise-guy narrator who makes a lot of nonsense pull together.

Others who did well as companions include Rufus Sewell as the most mercenary of the companions. Aksel Hennie plays Tydeus beautifully, more wretched than ferocious while keeping a fearsome aspect. Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as the Amazon archer Atalanta is more than simply a pretty face and nice figure, but an intel-

ligent and moral warrior. Three cheers for mythology’s woman power. Reece Ritchie as storyteller Iolaus (maybe a salute to a key character in the old TV series) is also good. Rebecca Ferguson does well as the daughter of the evil king.

The actors playing the bad guys really get to have fun. Hurt is his usual evil self, and Joseph Fiennes is scary as the Athenian ruler. He seems like such a modern political leader. Peter Mullan as the evil general is also very good.

The movie was enjoyable, far more so than many of the other films I have sat through this summer. The plot is creaky, but it still provides a lot of entertainment.

The battle scenes are really good and, for a change, do reflect the methods of ancient times.

If you have fairly little to do one day or evening, you could do worse than to go see this movie.

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Loomis Bros. Circus At South Copeland Davis & Ensemble Florida Fairgrounds Aug. 5 To Perform At Aug. 17 Benefit

The show will feature the Loomis Bros. Circus elephants.

Summer Showcase At B&G Club

The Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club (1080 Wellington Trace) will host its Summer Showcase on Friday, Aug. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will feature club members and the Palm Beach Matrix dance program for a night of free family entertainment.

Light snacks will be provided, and there will be an anti-bullying act, singing, a fashion show, hiphop and Afro-Caribbean dance and drum performances.

For more information, call Kenda Peterson at (561) 790-0343 or e-mail kpeterson@pbcpbc.org.

Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Returns Sept. 27

Wellington is excited to announce the return of the popular Murder Mystery Dinner Theater on Saturday, September 27.

The theme will be “Murder at the Speakeasy” and will feature actors portraying characters from the Prohibition era. Join “Bugsy Malone” as he opens his new speakeasy in Wellington, much to the dismay of his competitors.

Attendees are encouraged to

The all new 2014 edition of the Loomis Bros. Circus returns to the South Florida Fairgrounds (9067 Southern Blvd.) on Tuesday, Aug. 5. There will be two shows at 5 and 8 p.m.

Circus producer and renowned ringmaster Justin Loomis promises the best circus to ever play the area, featuring an all new production with acrobatic and thrill acts from around the globe, Royal Bengal and White Siberian tigers, and the world famous Loomis Bros. Circus performing elephants.

All seating is general admission and doors open one hour prior to scheduled show time.

Tickets can be purchased in advance online by visiting www. loomiscircus.com and on the day of the show with cash only at the on-site box office.

Nationally renowned symphonic jazz pianist Copeland Davis will perform at the Royal Palm Covenant Church (660 Royal Palm Beach Blvd, Royal Palm Beach) on Sunday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. A six-piece group will back Davis performing a collection of popular jazz, rock, blues and classical music dubbed “The Best of Copeland Davis.”

As artist and arranger with numerous South Florida orchestras, Davis has extensive training in classical performance and is unsurpassed in jazz improvisation.

He has performed on national television, including The Tonight Show, Good Morning, America and his own PBS special. Davis has also performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. This concert will benefit the

Royal Palm Covenant Food Pantry, which serves an average of 130 families per week in the western communities, which represents an average of about 780 people.

“We pride ourselves in giving the best care possible in providing food for families,” Pastor Michael Rose said.

Rose asked the community to help out in whatever way possible.

“Only by working together can we make a difference,” he said.

“Thanks for whatever you can do to help make this evening a success. This year, the challenges we face are substantially greater than those of the past. You will not only help your community, but you will have a wonderful evening of entertainment.”

The grand piano will be donated for the evening by the Hamilton Piano Company. Tickets are $30

Copeland Davis at the piano.

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for adults and $15 for children 12 and under. Call Royal Palm Covenant Church at (561) 793-1077 to purchase tickets.

NEWS BRIEFS come in costume, and prizes will be given out at the end of the evening. This year, Murder Mystery Dinner Theater will take place at the Wellington Community Center.

Tickets are $45 per person and are on sale now at Village Park (11700 Pierson Road) and the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). A table of eight can also be reserved for a discounted price of $315.

The price includes dinner, beer and wine.

This will be an adult-themed event. However, Wellington will provide free on-site childcare for children ages 5 to 12 only, including pizza and plenty of fun activities. The childcare room will be separate from the event.

This event is expected to sell out, so RSVP today. For more info., visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

Senior Home Repair Program

The Village of Wellington is currently offering its Senior Home Repair Program to income-eligible, senior homeowners age 62 years and older.

The program allows eligible seniors to receive up to $7,500 toward qualified improvements.

Funding is limited to urgent re-

pairs, accessibility improvements, energy efficiency improvements and health/safety issues. Outstanding code violations will be given priority.

Assistance is provided as a five-year forgivable loan at zero percent interest. Twenty percent of the loan is forgiven each year on the anniversary of the loan. In the event the property is sold or rented during the five-year period following the improvements, the balance of the loan becomes immediately due.

In order to qualify for the program, seniors must meet annual gross household income levels ranging from $36,650 for a oneperson household to $69,050 for an eight-person household.

To apply, or to learn more about the Senior Home Repair Program, call Meridith Tuckwood at (561) 753-2476 or e-mail mtuckwood@ wellingtonfl.gov.

Open House At Temple Aug. 17

Temple B’nai Jacob of Wellington invites the community to its “Bagels and Butterflies” open house event Sunday, Aug. 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The temple is located in the original Wellington Mall at 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 6.

This event, presented by the New School @ Temple B’nai Jacob, will give attendees a chance to meet the temple’s new education director, Janie Grackin, as well as the temple’s rabbi, Dr. David Abrams. Many temple members will also be in attendance.

Open house attendees can also purchase High Holiday tickets and shop the summer sale at the Judaica shop.

Come enjoy a bagel while learning about the warm and inviting community at Temple B’nai Jacob.

For more information, call (561) 793-4347 or visit www.templebnai jacob.com.

Schumacher Sponsors Back To School Event

Schumacher Auto Group’s “Back to School, Pack for School” contest will pick three lucky shoppers to win in a race against the clock on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mall at Wellington Green.

Each contestant will take a turn packing a Subaru Outback with a prize package of dorm room essentials provided by Macy’s, including things like bedding, dishes, a set of luggage and a Keurig coffee maker.

Whoever packs all the items into the Outback in the fastest time will win the full dorm room prize package with more than $500 worth of merchandise.

For a chance to participate, shoppers must stop by the Grand Court on the first floor of the mall and register before 1:30 p.m.

Also this Saturday, Schumacher will be holding a Subaru test drive event at the mall, offering a $20 Mall at Wellington Green American Express gift card to anyone who test drives the all-new 2015 Subaru Forester, Outback, Crosstrek or Legacy. Participants can also register for the chance to win an iPad.

FLARA Meeting On Future Health Care Needs

The Florida Alliance for Retired Americans Western Communities Club will meet Monday, Aug. 4 at 1 p.m. at the St. Peter’s Methodist Church auxiliary building, 12200 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington.

Elder law attorney Mark Shalloway, past president of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, past chair of Alzheimer’s Community Care in Palm Beach and Martin counties and an accredited

VA attorney, will focus on how all benefits available can be coordinated to the best advantage of the individual, followed by discussion and a question-and-answer session. Admission is free.

For more information, call Nancy Tanner at (561) 793-9677.

Block Party At B&G Club Aug. 2

The Village of Wellington and the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club will host a block party on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Stop by the club for free food, children’s activities, music and more. The Wellington Community Services team will be on hand to provide information on opportunities to get involved in village programs and learn more about the community.

There will also be a 3-on-3 basketball tournament separated into three age groups: 5 to 8, 9 to 12 and 13 to 15, with four teams per age group. Early tournament registration is suggested. The registration form and liability waiver can be found on the village web site. Completed forms must be returned to the Community Services office at 1100 Wellington Trace or by e-mail to jjarvis@ wellingtonfl.gov.

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Bellissimo, Trump Announce September Horse Show In New York

The first ever Central Park Horse Show Presented by Rolex is coming to New York City from Sept. 18-21.

The outdoor, four-day equestrian sporting event will showcase some of the best show jumpers and dressage riders in the world as they vie for top prizes against a backdrop of skyscrapers in one of the world’s most iconic venues, the Trump Rink in New York City’s Central Park.

The horse show was announced Tuesday by Wellington resident Mark Bellissimo, owner and publisher of event organizer Chronicle of the Horse magazine and CEO of Equestrian Sport Productions, producers of the renowned Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington.

Bellissimo was joined by top riders Kent Farrington and Ashley Holzer, Susan L. Birnbaum of the NYC Police Foundation, and Donald Trump and John Catsimatidis of the NYC Police Athletic

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continued from page 1 registration is required. There is one pet shelter, but it is for smaller companion animals, not large animals like horses.

Points of distribution, known as PODs, provide water, relief supplies and shelf-stable meals. With 16 sites throughout the county, the PODs are able to provide supplies in areas where supermarkets and stores are not operational. If products are readily available in stores, then food and water will not be available at PODs. “Within 24 hours, people are lined up for free ice and water,” she said. “That’s not going to happen again. They have created partnerships with businesses, and the head of that particular group will be checking with their business partners. If food and water are readily available in a store, then a POD will not open up in that area.”

Looking at suggested hurricane kit contents, many suggestions arose.

For example, most people keep vital records and birth certificates in the bank. Without access to a safe deposit box, having a copy of various records is important.

Having cash on hand is incredibly important, as is having enough

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continued from page 3 to come and make a comment,” he said. “Comments are monitored and there are bad-word filters in there so people can’t cuss and do whatever they want. It’s geared so they can speak to the topic at hand.”

Swift asked if the site can exercise some control over compulsive naysayers.

“For lack of a better word, I call them Internet trolls, people who basically have nothing better to do but get on the Internet and write negative things,” Swift said.

“Whether they’re true or not true, they’re there. How do you control that kind of stuff? It seems like you’re giving them a platform.”

Bryan said the site also gives the residents who are more positive those controls, as well.

“They can mark comments as inappropriate, and when those inappropriate comments are marked, e-mails are generated to the appropriate people who are responsible for those topics at hand, and they can check those topics and terms

League during the announcement ceremony.

Highlights of the event will be a live television broadcast of the $200,000 Rolex Central Park Grand Prix on Thursday; a Friday night NYC vs. the world pro/am jumping competition; a Saturday evening World Dressage Challenge presented by Axel Johnson Group; and a Sunday afternoon polo match featuring some of the world’s top players. Matinees on Saturday and Sunday will feature different equestrian performances and exhibitions.

“We’re thrilled to shine a national spotlight on equestrian sport, allowing an unprecedented audience to appreciate the horses and these Olympic-level athletes in the world’s greatest city,” Bellissimo said. “We’re honored to not only bring this spectacular event to locals and visitors of New York, but to collaborate and give back to such inspiring charities.”

The event is sanctioned by the United States Equestrian Federation and the Federation Equestre International and is the first equestrian show at the Trump Rink.

“Bringing a world-class equestrian competition back to New York City is long overdue, and I am pleased to be part of this terrific event,” Trump said. “These horses and their riders are the best in the world, and they deserve a spectacular location in which to demonstrate their wonderful talent.”

The Central Park Horse Show will return Olympic-caliber equestrian athletes to New York City for the first time since the National Horse Show left Madison Square Garden in 2001. The $200,000 Central Park Grand Prix will be televised live on NBC Sports on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

“To support dressage in Central Park is very special for me as a

potable water. Wells need electricity to operate, and without them, there might not be enough water to sustain larger animals. One suggestion is to fill clean trash cans with water for animals, remembering just how much water horses drink daily.

“You have to think of that, because that’s part of your family, too,” Johnson said, regarding how easy it is to overlook an adequate food and water supply for animals in addition to the supplies for people.

If a state of emergency is declared, people can go to the pharmacy and get a 30-day supply of their medicines. There are limitations, but the Emergency Prescription Refill Law, Florida Statue 465.0275, contains all of the details.

Social media are a great way to remain informed. The Division of Emergency Management now has a Twitter account.

“Because social media is so rampant in terms of being used, people turn first to their cell phone,” Johnson said. “They’ll try to make calls, and that causes saturation of the cell towers.”

The county now has a room to monitor social media during an emergency.

“When an event happens, it is staffed with people who do nothing but monitor Twitter, Facebook and that kind of stuff to pick up the

rumors,” Johnson said. “They take it to the executive group… to try to get ahead of the rumor mill.”

There is a cell phone application that uses GPS to locate the nearest stores, gas stations and other important area locations that are open, report on damage and learn additional information. The application is called Dart and is available for free at www.readypbc.org.

The Loxahatchee Groves CERT information can be found at www. loxahatcheegrovesfl.gov, where community members can volunteer, learn about emergency preparedness and learn about ham radio use. At the last count, there are at least 14 ham radios in the Loxahatchee Groves CERT. “A lot of it’s who you know, and do you know how to get to them,” Johnson said. “You need to remember, you can text with your cell phone, even if you can’t call.”

Between the ham radios and the Red Cross emergency web sites, messages can get out to reassure friends and family of safety, as needed.

One of the most useful web sites to be familiar with prior to a storm, Johnson said, is www.readypbc. org, where visitors are walked through critical preparations and steps for storm safety. For more information, call (561) 712-6400.

For more information about the LGLA, contact President Marge Herzog at (561) 818-9114.

that they have agreed to when they signed up to post a comment,” he said. “If they violate those terms and agreements, those comments may be removed.”

Councilman Fred Pinto asked about the time in checking and deleting such posts, and Bryan said it was a couple of minutes each check. Liggins said the frequency of checking is the variable.

“Deleting a comment doesn’t take long,” he said. “Doing it 360 times a day does take long.”

Councilman Jeff Hmara asked what the harm was if an inappropriate comment sits there for a while.

“We’re not endorsing a statement like that, are we, by virtue of providing this kind of communications link?” he asked. “I’ve seen locally generated discussion boards. I’ve seen the reactions with responses that might not be appropriate. Interestingly enough, it is self-policing.”

Bryan said “Community Voice” has been growing more popular with other clients.

“What you said about the selfpolicing is absolutely correct,” he said. “We’ve had several communities come back to us and say there would be negative comments

on there, but just as many if not more positive comments about the actual side of the story that is the truth, so it has been a positive thing.”

He said it helps that the program be very direct about the initiatives it wishes to bring forward.

Liggins said they could launch a site as an experiment and see if it actually is self-policing.

Village Attorney Trela White said that although discussion boards are popular, they can become problematic when they are used by an elected official, because there cannot be two-way communication.

“That’s a violation of the Sunshine Law,” White said, adding that e-mail communications are discoverable.

CivicPlus also offers a blog module and an opinion poll.

Liggins pointed out that the modules are available at no additional cost and that the goal of setting up the web site was to get as many transactions as they could through the Internet.

The service has proven invaluable to the residents who use them, as well as staff members who spend less time processing forms and registrations, he said.

New Yorker, born in the city and with Central Park as my childhood’s playground,” said Antonia Axson Johnson, chairman and owner of the Axel Johnson Group.

The Central Park Horse Show will also benefit several New York City charities, including the New York City Police Foundation/ NYPD Mounted Unit, the NYC Police Athletic League and Gallop NYC. Additionally, 50 percent of the matinee tickets will be donated to local children’s groups in order to broaden the exposure of equestrian sport.

“The NYPD’s Mounted Unit was one of the first crime fighting strategies that the New York City Police Foundation funded,” Birnbaum said. “We are extremely grateful to the Central Park Horse Show for their support so that the Mounted Unit can continue to help keep New York City and its inhabitants safe.”

“On behalf of the Police Athletic League, I wish to show my appreciation to the Bellissimo family and the Chronicle of the Horse for their generous contribution that will allow us to continue helping

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continued from page 1 Groves Councilman Dennis Lipp, a member of the planning commission. “The recommendation [by staff] was to proceed anyway.”

The planning commission meeting is set for 9 a.m. next Friday at the Planning, Zoning & Building Department in the Vista Center complex on Jog Road.

Attorney Marty Perry, who heads the Indian Trail Improvement District’s effort to help develop strategies addressing the influx of proposed developments in the area, downplayed next week’s meeting.

“I don’t see a lot changing at this particular hearing. I don’t want to downsize their role in any way, but the reality is that they are a purely recommending body and advisory in nature,” he said.

“Sometimes the county commissioners follow their recommendation, and sometimes they don’t. The real hearing is going to be when we get to the Board of County Commissioners.”

That hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, in the sixth-floor commission chambers at the County Governmental

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continued from page 1 using the land for storage and to improve water quality and flood protection, and releasing it back into the system during periods of drought.

“The talks are in the really, really preliminary stages,” he stressed. “We’ve talked to the council about it because we are beginning to spend money, and I’m not going to have a conversation with a state agency that the council’s not aware of.”

There are issues with the Strazzulla property that would need to be resolved, including a tentative agreement between the SFWMD and U.S. Department of the Interior to trade the Strazzulla Wetlands for another piece of property called the Snail Farm, on the west side of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.

“We’re going to sit down and

Donald Trump and Mark Bellissimo, joined by youth from the NYC Police Athletic League, feed an apple to NYPD Mounted Unit horse Torch after announcing the first ever Central Park Horse Show Presented by Rolex.

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improve the lives of New York City’s children, by providing safe places to enjoy fun, recreational activities,” added PAL Board President John B. Osborn.

Tickets for the Central Park Horse Show go on sale Aug. 4. For more information, visit www.centralparkhorseshow.com or e-mail centralpark@chronofhorse.com.

Center, 301 N. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach.

Perry said he has started meeting with commissioners to get their feeling on the proposed increase in density.

“I think that they show concern relative to the issue of roads,” Perry said. “I think that there’s a general feeling that there’s going to be development out there.

The question is really how much.

What I’ve been trying to direct them to is really not a question of the development so much as the ability of the roads to handle it. I think everybody pretty much recognizes that there is going to be some development. The question is how do we deal with it, and how do we keep it from going through the neighborhoods?”

At the April county commission meeting, county staff pointed out that the Callery-Judge property had been determined as the appropriate location for commercial uses in the now-defunct Sector Plan. Commissioners also pointed out that under recently revised state law, the transmittal request would go to the state anyway, but the Palm Beach County Commission has final say on any density increases.

In 2005, Callery-Judge’s owners applied for a development of regional impact, proposing 10,000

homes and more than 4 million square feet of non-residential uses, as well as attempting to address water and drainage issues.

The application was approved by the Department of Community Affairs, which is now called the Department of Economic Opportunity, as well as the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, but the county commission voted down the application in 2007.

Callery-Judge successfully petitioned Florida’s Legislature for a statute creating the Agricultural Enclave Act, written specifically for the Callery-Judge property, which allows the owner of an undeveloped property to develop in keeping with the surrounding area.

In 2008, Callery-Judge invoked that act, and the county adopted comp plan amendments that incorporated elements of the act. This got the land its vested approval for 2,996 homes.

Minto has argued that its application will help correct shortcomings in the development patterns in the area, including insufficiently developed roads and drainage, and inadequate work centers for the population.

More information about the county’s Minto West timeline can be found at www.pbcgov.com/ pzb/minto. Minto runs an informational site at www.mintoinfo.com.

talk to the Department of the Interior, but we would like to at least explore the option where Wellington can manage that as a functional wetland that can provide water quality improvement, stormwater attenuation and storage for droughts,” Schofield said.

“The Department of the Interior would like to pick it up as a buffer zone for the refuge. I think we can accomplish the same goal, but we are in very early discussion stages.”

The Strazzulla Wetlands is vacant except for a radio tower.

The SFWMD acquired the property years ago and transferred its development rights to the county.

Schofield added that Section 24 has already proven its effectiveness in flood control.

“We put water into Section 24 now and release it back into the system, which is why this year we didn’t exceed our withdrawal allocation,” he said, adding that having use of a portion of the Strazzulla Wetlands could potentially add up to a foot’s worth of water retention

for Wellington during a major storm.

Council members have also discussed the possibility of increasing discharge into the C-51 Canal, but Schofield does not believe that is attainable.

“The C-51 Canal has a finite capacity,” he said. “There’s a point at which you can’t pump any more into it, and that’s the other reason for looking at Strazzulla… We pump into Section 24 now. We can put 400 acre-feet into there, but there’s just not an ability to pump more into the canal.”

Tropical Storm Isaac was an exception because the flooding was so localized, he said.

“With permission, we were actually putting more than one inch of water into the West Palm Beach Canal every day that we were discharging,” he said. “The reason we could do that is that storm was so localized. It was a band that ran through Wellington and up through The Acreage. If you were three miles to the east, you didn’t get that kind of rainfall.”

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THIRD ROW CENTER HOSTS ‘ROYAL SONGFEST II’ AT RPB CULTURAL CENTER

The a cappella group Third Row Center presented “A Royal Songfest II” on Sunday, July 27 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center.

The concert also featured special guests the Women of Note Chorus and the Young Singers of the Palm Beaches’ Cara Young and Renee Poskitt. Admission was two cans of food to benefit the Palm Beach County Food Bank. Refreshments were served at intermission and there was a raffle. For more info., visit www.thirdrowsingers.net.

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Third Row Center’s Karenna Holt, Cara Abaldo and Michelle DeSanti take their turn on stage.

Young Singers of the Palm Beaches members Renee Poskitt (left) and Cara Young (right) show their vocal skills.

Third Row Center and Women of Note singers share the stage.

Henry Morris and Claire Freid enjoy the concert.

Dana and Karina gave Cara Abaldo flowers.

The Women of Note Chorus performs a number.

A WIDE VARIETY OF ITEMS FOR SALE AT ROYAL PALM INDOOR FLEA MARKET

The Royal Palm Beach Indoor Flea Market was held Friday, July 25 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. There was a wide variety PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER of items for sale, from kitchenware to clothing and much more.

Pamela of Pamela’s Cookies gives Anthony Napoleon some cookies.

Catherine Amico found this fancy teapot.

Copeland and Mary Davis shop for a bargain.

Attis Solomon, Vinette Tracy and Katheleen Lannaman with handmade items for sale.

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The Wanderers Club extends to you and your family a very special invitation to become a member of Wellington’s private golf, tennis, and polo club.

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Kerensa Muller’s life seemed destined to lead her from her home country of Holland to her current home, a lovely farm in Deer Run complete with rolling pastures, a large barn and a regulation dressage ring. “Horses were always in my life,” Muller said.

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Home Depot Revitalizes Homeless Center Garden

Volunteers from the Homeless Coalition and Home Depot helped plant a vegetable oasis at the Senator Philip D. Lewis Center, a facility for the homeless in West Palm Beach. The Home Depot store at Okeechobee Blvd. and Jog Road donated the plants, and about 15 store employees donated their time to the project. Page 22

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Sports WCFL Rates 515 Players In Combine At Village Park

Last Saturday morning, the sun wasn’t the only thing heating up Wellington’s football fields. More than 500 players burned up the turf, showing their stuff during the Western Communities Football League’s annual player combine. Page 27

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Trainer Kerensa Muller Has A Passion For Dressage

Kerensa Muller’s life seemed destined to lead her from her home country of Holland to her current home, a lovely farm in Deer Run complete with rolling pastures, a large barn and a regulation dressage ring.

“Horses were always in my life,” Muller said. “I only wanted to ride. For my tenth birthday, my parents finally signed me up for lessons. I rode with the local pony club. I worked my butt off, cleaning stalls and doing whatever else to afford to keep riding. At one schooling show, a judge told me I had talent.

I was 16. That’s when I decided I wanted to make my living doing dressage.”

Her parents figured she would outgrow it.

She didn’t. At 18, instead of going to college, she attended the Dutch Riding Academy.

Muller began competing and met Carole Grant, who operates Equistride International, a Michigan-based training facility. Grant represented the United States at the 1982 World Equestrian Games. She earned two gold medals at the 1983 Pan-American Games.

She is also the recipient of the Whitney Stone Memorial Trophy, presented by the United States Equestrian Team for a distinguished international career in the sport and for being a sport ambassador.

Grant teaches clinics and also makes annual trips to Europe to buy horses for her clients,

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By Ellen Rosenberg which is how she and Muller met. “She needed a working student, so I moved to Michigan,” Muller recalled. “I went with her back and forth to Florida each year. Then, something in me changed. I realized that riding wasn’t too secure a way to make a living. What if something happens and you’re unable to ride? You have nothing to fall back on. I decided to go to college. I got a master’s degree in psychology, taking classes in Michigan and also in Florida throughout the year.”

Eventually, Florida won out.

“For the last year of college, I had to stay put, either in Michigan or in Florida. Icy Michigan or warm Florida. I chose Florida,” Muller said. “But horses were still in my head, so after graduating, I was still riding and competing for various owners. I finally bought my first horse in 2008, a Dutch Warmblood named Vienna, a lovely bay mare with lots of chrome. I got her as an investment, figuring I’d train and sell her, but unfortunately she got injured in the pasture. By then, she was already part of the family, so I decided to keep her as a broodmare.”

Kerensa Muller with one of her horses, LBR Celtic.

Muller’s own family had grown by then. dreams in their heads to backyard horse ownShe was married and had two daughters, who ers who simply want to improve. both ride. They bought their farm in Deer Run “I really try to get to the core of each rider,” a year and a half ago. In addition to riding she said. “I take all of their experiences into and boarding, Muller enjoys training horses consideration, including their mental state. and teaching riders, from ones with Olympic See ROSENBERG, page 29

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Home Depot Revitalizes Garden At Homeless Center

Genece Fields loves getting her hands dirty. The 54-year-old finds working in the garden at the Senator Philip D. Lewis Center therapeutic as she battles her way back from homelessness.

“It’s my quiet time; it’s like meditation,” said Fields, one of the residents at the homeless resource center.

Fields joined volunteers from the Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County and Home Depot to plant a vegetable oasis at the Lewis Center, located at 1000 45th Street in West Palm Beach.

“The residents at the Lewis Center are working hard to improve their lives, and this garden is almost a symbol of that growth and change,” Homeless Coalition Executive Director Marilyn Munoz said.

The Home Depot store at Okeechobee Blvd. and Jog Road in West Palm Beach donated all the

plants, and about 15 store employees donated their time to the project.

“These are people who are not getting paid. They are here donating their time and energy,” Store Manager Doug Duggan said. “At Home Depot, we believe in helping the community, and we live it.”

Residents at the Lewis Center can now enjoy corn, zucchini and tomatoes, along with fresh herbs.

The Home Depot staff also planted flowers in the serenity garden and fixed a long-dormant fountain.

For Fields, seeing the gardens blooming and the fountain flowing again reinforces the hope she has found at the Lewis Center.

“This place builds you up. Being here has really made me feel better about myself,” she said.

For more than 25 years, the Homeless Coalition’s purpose has been to generate awareness through advocacy, education and com-

Home Depot employees lend a hand in the garden project. munity outreach with the goal of ending homelessness in Palm Beach County.

For more information, visit www. homelesscoalitionpbc.org.

Genece Fields, a resident of the Senator Philip D. Lewis Center, finds gardening therapeutic.

Palm Tran Connection Implements Automated Phone System For Customers

Palm Tran Connection, the paratransit division of Palm Beach County’s public transportation system, has implemented an upgraded phone system that enables users to access automated information regarding their door-to-door trans-

portation service 24 hours a day without speaking to an agent.

Features of the new interactive voice response system include an automated trip confirmation phone call every evening that will list an individual’s trip information for the

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These capabilities will reduce the number of no-shows, missed trips and same-day or late cancellations

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They will also reduce the number of incoming calls, shortening wait times for customers.

Palm Tran Connection customers can sign up by calling (561) 6499838 and selecting option 5.

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Astaire Dancers Team Up With Cancer Survivors For Fundraiser

The Fred Astaire Dance Studio in West Palm Beach is seeking five breast cancer survivors to join the party in “Dancing with the Survivors” on Thursday, Oct. 2.

The nationwide, signature fundraising event to benefit the Pink Fund will celebrate breast cancer survivors who thrive in their recovery and make a difference in the lives of other cancer patients.

The call is open to men and women, and dance experience is not required. Fred Astaire Dance Studio West Palm Beach will pair

up each of the five participants with a professional dance partner for eight private lessons, plus as many group lessons as necessary at no cost to the dancers. The event is meant to be a showcase, not a competition.

The fundraiser is an evening that celebrates breast cancer survivors who thrive in their recovery and make a difference in the lives of other cancer patients.

Breast cancer survivors across the country are paired with Fred Astaire Dance Studio professionals

PDQ Named Fastest-Growing Small Chain In America

PDQ, the fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in hand-breaded chicken tenders, made-to-order sandwiches, hand-cut fries and fresh-tossed salads, recently received two industry honors in recognition of its innovative fresh food fast concept and continued successful expansion.

One of its newer restaurants opened last year at 2781 S. State Road 7 in Wellington.

Restaurant Business Magazine named PDQ the No. 1 fastest-growing small chain in America, as part of the annual Future 50 list. The

ranking showed a gain in sales of 288 percent in 2013 over 2012. PDQ received a second honor this month as one of National Restaurant News’ 2014 Hot Concept Award recipients for being on the leading edge of food service.

PDQ, which stands for People Dedicated to Quality, was started in Tampa in 2011. Outback Steakhouse co-founder and Wellington resident Tim Gannon joined the company as PDQ’s South Florida franchisee.

Gannon opened the first South Florida PDQ in Fort Lauderdale in February 2013.

and participate in a dance showcase featuring various ballroom dances to raise money to support the Pink Fund’s mission: 90 days of non-medical financial assistance to breast cancer patients in active treatment.

While fighting for their lives, many breast cancer patients in active treatment lose their livelihoods.

Unable to work, patients often face catastrophic financial losses.

The Pink Fund, founded in 2006 by breast cancer survivor Molly MacDonald, who experienced this herself, provides individuals in active treatment with up to 90 days of direct financial assistance to cover non-medical expenses, such as health insurance premiums, housing, transportation and utilities.

The Pink Fund helps to meet basic needs and decrease stress levels, aiding breast cancer patients to

strengthen their fight and improve survivorship outcomes and their quality of life.

Anyone who is interested, or who knows a survivor who might be interested, should contact Fred Astaire Dance Studio West Palm Beach at (561) 478-1400 or e-mail michaelmicek@fredastaire.com for more information.

To learn more about the Pink Fund, visit www.thepinkfund.org.

Contractor Launches Drywall Info Portal

Castle Rock Drywall in West Palm Beach has launched a new web site as an information portal for area homeowners to find information about drywall repair and drywall texture solutions.

With articles added often and a monthly newsletter of home improvement tips, the web site is anticipated to quickly become a regional resource for drywall textures and custom ceilings — information for anyone planning such a home improvement project.

Future plans include educational guides on selecting a drywall repair and drywall textures contractor, professional advice from local experts, and a question-and-answer forum for local homeowners.

New user awareness guides from

expert drywall textures contractors are already being added on how best to beautify your home within any budget, along with guides on maintenance and repair, and on what everybody should know about the latest drywall textures, custom ceilings materials and designs before starting any project.

The web site will be an invaluable resource for homeowners in finding accessible information to address their drywall textures, custom ceilings and custom built-ins needs.

Information will be efficiently categorized for easy navigation.

“Our goal is to be the best home and family resource center and information portal for assisting all West Palm Beach homeowners with their drywall textures needs,”

Castle Rock Drywall owner Rafael Colli said. “The depth of knowledge and resources at www. castlerockdrywall.com is simple, concise and offers every homeowner some information about their home.”

Castle Rock is a drywall repairs contractor specializing in residential and commercial construction.

Founded in Greenacres in 2005, it works in close cooperation with owners to ensure their projects are completed to their specific requests.

The company strives to provide alternative solutions that can save homeowners time and money without compromising quality.

For more information visit www. castlerockdrywall.com or call Colli at (561) 574-4747.

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WCFL Rates 515 Players In Combine At Village Park

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report Last Saturday morning, the sun wasn’t the only thing heating up Wellington’s football fields.

More than 500 players from ages 6 to 15 burned up the turf, showing their stuff during the Western Communities Football League’s annual player combine at Village Park on Pierson Road.

The purpose of the combine is to evaluate each player’s attributes for the game, from sprinting to catching the pigskin. Once the players are evaluated, they are rated and placed on the eligibility list for the league’s draft, to form the teams for the fall season. “We had a total of 515 players come out for this event today,” WCFL League Manager Gus Pasquale said.

The WCFL is made up of five divisions, from the Ultimate, ages 6-7, to the High School Prep division, ages 14-15. The league will begin practicing Tuesday, Aug. 5 to allow teams time to prepare for their season opener Saturday, Aug. 23.

The league also has a cheerleading program that supports the teams and provides year-round recreational and competitive events for girls. The cheerleaders cheer during the games each Saturday.

“We’re a Heads-Up-certified organization,” WCFL President Nick Iannone noted.

The Heads-Up program is sponsored by the National Football League and promotes concussion awareness, specializing in improving tackling techniques to reduce the risk of concussions to the players.

“Our organization is in compliance with USA Football, and all of our coaches must attend training to obtain certification from the National Youth Sports Coaches Association to make the game safer for the kids,” Iannone said.

The WCFL plays a full season with a playoff system in place for post-season play. After the league’s Super Bowl, the league will participate in the Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance. The 23-year-old event gives teams the opportunity to compete at a higher level, with televised games.

The WCFL also competes in all-star games in the post-season with other Palm Beach County organizations.

For more WCFL information, visit www.wcflfootballcheer.com.

WCFL President Nick Iannone and his son Phillip during the combine.

A Varsity Division player gets into a three-point stance and gets ready to hit the bag.

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High School Prep players wait for instructions from coaches.

Josh Kart, 14, tries to get a good time in the 40-yard dash.

A High School Prep player shows his receiving skills.

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WELLINGTON WILD TAKES SECOND AT NSA WORLD SERIES

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The Wellington Wild ’01 softball team participated July 21-25 in the NSA World Series in the 12U A division in Spartanburg, S.C. The team placed second at the national tournament. All players on the team are participants in the Wellington softball recreation program. Shown here are: (front row, left to right) Isabella Brinkmann, Natalie Rodriguez, Keyton King, Arianna Vazquez, Marlee Marquez and Savannah Jones; (back row) coach Matt Estes, Lauren Nguyen, Caridad Estes, Anabelle Standish, Megan Froehlich, Josie Foreman and coach Mike Foreman. Not pictured: coach Debbie Foreman.

RPB Bassmasters Fish Out Of Clewiston On Lake Okeechobee The Royal Palm Bassmasters held its monthly fishing tournament Saturday, June 14 out of the Clewiston boat ramp on Lake Okeechobee.

First place was won by the team of Phil Northrop (boater) with 5 fish weighing 9 lbs., 4 oz. and partner Mike Addie (co-angler) with 5 fish weighing 12 lbs., 4 oz., for a team weight of 21 lbs., 8 oz.

Second place was awarded to Mike O’Connor (boater) with 5 fish

weighing 12 lbs., 3 oz. A co-angler added weight of 8 lbs., for a team total of 20 lbs., 3 oz.

Third place was awarded to the team of Chris Little (boater) with 5 fish weighing 6 lbs., 3 oz. and partner Bill Latham (co-angler) with five fish weighing 13 lbs., for a team weight of 19 lbs., 3 oz.

The big fish of the tournament was caught by Mike Addie, with a bass weighing 7 lbs., 6 oz.

The Royal Palm Bassmasters meet on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center at 100 Sweet Bay Lane.

The club holds a monthly bass tournament and is now accepting applications for new boaters and non-boater members.

For more information, e-mail rpbassmasters@gmail.com or visit www.royalpalmbassmasters.org.

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Former MLB Player Wilkerson TKA’s New Baseball Coach

The King’s Academy recently announced the hiring of former University of Florida standout and Major League Baseball player Brad Wilkerson as the school’s new head baseball coach.

Wilkerson takes over the Lions’ helm from Doug Magaw, who recently left TKA to return to John I. Leonard High School, where he continues to work full time as a teacher and coach.

Wilkerson hails from Kentucky, where he was an all-state baseball and soccer player, garnishing All-American status as a baseball player.

Wilkerson’s exemplary high school baseball career led him to sign and play for the University of Florida as an outfielder and pitcher.

At the University of Florida, he was part of the 1996 and 1998 College World Series teams, became a three-time All-American (1996-98) and was the 1998 Rotary Smith/ National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Player of the Year. Wilkerson’s stellar collegiate play led to his being drafted in the first round by the Montreal Expos in 1998.

Wilkerson’s MLB accolades include being named the Montreal

Expos Organizational Player of the Year (2000), Major League Futures All-Star (2000), Sporting News MLB Rookie of the Year (2002) and Montreal Expos MVP (2004).

Wilkerson played for the Expos, Nationals, Rangers, Mariners and Blue Jays in eight MLB seasons.

His stellar athletic career and community involvement have been recognized by organizations and colleges in and out of high school baseball.

Wilkerson was inducted into the University of Florida Sports Hall of Fame (2010) and was voted the #1 Baseball Player at the University of

Florida in the last 100 years. Wilkerson was voted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame (2012) and the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame (2008).

In 2006, he was named a distinguished Kentucky Colonel by Gov. Ernie Fletcher, the highest honor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for achievement all around the world.

Wilkerson is married to Dana (Gleason) Wilkerson. They have three children, Ella, Ava and Max. The Wilkersons have been part of the TKA family since their children entered school.

“We are very excited to have someone of Brad’s ability and caliber to lead the TKA baseball program, “ TKA Athletic Director Adam Winters said. “Brad’s ability to teach and develop talent in young men will make him a very successful coach at TKA. I am confident that Brad will continue to build on the great foundation laid by coach Magaw.”

The King’s Academy is a nationally recognized private Christian school serving approximately 1,200 students from preschool through 12th grade. More information about TKA, visit www.tka.net.

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continued from page 21 Many older amateur adults are suddenly dealing with fear factors which they didn’t have as younger riders. I help them acknowledge their fears and understand their limits in order to help them move on.”

Muller works to get horses and riders performing as a team.

“I like pointing out how far someone has come, what they’ve accomplished, rather than telling them how far they still have to go,” she said. “I do teach basic classical dressage, but I also enjoy helping hunter/jumper riders improve their flatwork. I love working with eventers. That’s a lot of fun. If you get a good score in the dressage phase of a three-day event, it can really help set you ahead.”

Muller is excited about the advent of Western dressage, which she sees as opening up dressage to a whole new group of riders.

She even has a 74-year-old student starting in that discipline.

Muller said that the ideal combination is having the correct rider on the correct horse, so that each one feels confident and comfortable.

“A good horse for an amateur rider is one that is sensitive but sensible, allowing for the rider’s mistakes without getting angry or frustrated,” she said. “And a rider should have perseverance and be willing to take the time and do the work to eventually master each skill. You can’t skip any steps.

There’s no fast way to get there.”

Horses are sensitive to the rider’s energy, she explained.

“They view rough corrections as punishment, which makes them afraid to even try. Negative tension never works. It shuts down any kind of communication,” Muller said. “If you want a quick fix, then I’m not the right person for you. If you want to take the time to learn how to ride correctly, then give me a call.”

Muller is glad her daughters, now 12 and 17, share her passion, but she hopes they don’t plan to make horses their livelihood.

“It’s a hard business,” she sighed.

“It’s not like other sports at all. If you play tennis, you always can control your racquet. When you have horses, they’re living creatures with their own moods and dispositions. There are days when you’re going to be disappointed, no matter how great they are. But don’t get me wrong. I love doing this. I get up every morning and love what I do. It doesn’t get any better than this.”

For more information, call Muller at (561) 758-8101 or e-mail her at kmuller3@yahoo.com.

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Saturday, Aug. 2 • The West Palm Beach Antiques Festival will return to the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center from Friday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, Aug. 3. Visit www.wpbaf.com for more info.

• The Florida Outdoors Expo will be held at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center on Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3. Florida’s premier show for outdoor enthusiasts will support the Wounded Warriors Charitable Foundation. For more info., visit www.floridaoutdoorsexpo.com.

• Parents Educating Children will host its Palm Beach County Homeschool Expo on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Palm Beach Atlantic University (900 S. Olive Ave. West Palm Beach) with workshops, vendors and demonstrations. Visit www.parentseducatingchildren. com for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Craftapalooza for ages 2 and up Saturday, Aug. 2 at 10:30 a.m. Multiple craft opportunities will be available. Call (561) 7906070 for more info.

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host “The Big Latch On” on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 10:30 a.m. followed by a breastfeeding brunch at 11 a.m. to benefit La Leche League. “The Big Latch On” is a global event where moms will attempt to break a record for the most women breastfeeding simultaneously to raise awareness of breastfeeding. Arrive 30 minutes before to register. The brunch is $15 per adult and $7 per child. Call (561) 904-4000 to pre-register or visit www.biglatchon.org for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Acoustic Java Jam on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 2 p.m. Experience a caffeinated collection of local talent or bring an acoustic instruments and jam out. Coffee will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• Artisans on the Avenue (630 Lake Ave., Lake Worth) will host “Get Your Bling On” to support the charity of your choice, with jewelry created by 10 artists Saturday, Aug. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. Call (561) 582-3300 for more info.

Sunday, Aug. 3 • The Acreage Green Market will take place Sunday, Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Acreage Community Park (6701 140th Ave. North). For more info., visit www.acreagegreenmarket.org or call (561) 723-3898.

• Temple Beth Tikvah (4550 Jog Road, Greenacres) will hold an Open House on Sunday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon with registration for free Hebrew school with paid-up membership.

Refreshments will be served. Call (561) 9673600 for more info.

• St. Michael Lutheran Church in Wellington will hold its Vacation Bible School for age 3 through sixth grade Sunday, Aug. 3 through Thursday, Aug. 7, from 5:45 to 8 p.m. nightly. Registration fees are $12 for the first child and $6 for siblings. It includes a T-shirt, snack and supplies. To reg-

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Monday, Aug. 4 • The Okeeheelee Nature Center (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.) will offer a Fabulous Florida Camp from Monday through Friday, Aug. 4-8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a focus on taking action to help keep Florida fabulous. Field trips include McCarthy’s Wildlife Sanctuary, Resource Depot and the Hobe Sound Nature Center. The cost is $150. Register at the nature center. For more info., call (561) 233-1400, ext. 2, or visit www. pbcparks.com/nature.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will hold registration for Reading Buddies for students in grades K through 5 beginning Monday, Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. Children will be paired with a teen to read together and play literacy games. The fall session meets on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. from Sept. 3 through Oct. 22. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “It’s a Craft Bonanza!” for ages 2 and up Mondays, Aug. 4 and 11 and Wednesdays, Aug. 6 and 13 at 2 p.m. Drop in and make as many crafts as you want with the supplies from the craft closet. All materials will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Art Club for ages 8 and up Monday, Aug. 4 at 4 p.m. Live through art by exploring different mediums. Dress to get messy. Call (561) 7906070 for more info.

• The Acreage Landowners’ Association will hold a Candidates Forum on Monday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Indian Trail Improvement District office (13476 61st St. North), with candidates for ITID, Palm Beach County Commission and the Palm Beach County School Board participating in the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Early voting begins Aug. 11. Call (561) 723-3898 for more info.

Tuesday, Aug. 5 • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Back to School Bash for ages 8 to 14 on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 3 p.m. Enjoy a game day that will jump start you for the first day of school.

Snacks and prizes will be awarded. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Pokémon League for ages 6 to 12 on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. Bring your DS or Pokémon cards and get ready to battle, trade and make new friends. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Japanese Anime & Culture Club for ages 12 to 17 Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. Hang out, watch anime and eat snacks while you talk about all the coolest stuff from Japan. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• Audubon Society of the Everglades will hold its monthly membership meeting with a picture show and ice cream social Tuesday, Aug. 5 at

6:45 p.m. Bring digital bird photos on a USB thumb drive. Large prints and paintings are also welcome. Visit www.auduboneverglades.org for more info.

Wednesday, Aug. 6 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Repurposeful Mod Podge for ages 10 to adult Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 2:15 p.m.

Breathe new life and style into old things through the decorative application of Mod Podge. Bring an old vase, picture frame, flower pot or more and brighten it up with repurposed paper and Mod Podge glue provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host American Girl: Kaya for ages 6 to 12 on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 3 p.m. Explore life in 1764 with Native American Kaya featuring games, crafts and snacks. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Collage Art for ages 8 to 12 on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 3 p.m. Use everyday materials to make a unique collage portraits/pictures and be introduced to the funny work of illustrator Hanoch Piven. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host a Block Party on Wednesday, Aug. 6 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Take a tasty stroll around the store and enjoy a unique bite from every department. No registration is necessary.

Call (561) 904-4000 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Gamerz Nite for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 6 p.m. Trade and battle with Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, play Mario Kart and Smash Bros., or try a new game. Snacks will be provided.

Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

Thursday, Aug. 7 • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Crafts for Kids for ages 3 to 8 on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 11:15 a.m. Bring your creativity, make

The Town-Crier a new friend and a fun back-to-school craft. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Norton Museum of Art (1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach) will host “The Genius of Picasso” on Thursday, Aug. 7 from 5 to 9 p.m. with a discussion of August’s Masterpiece of the Month, Picasso’s Tête de Femme (Head of a Woman) from 1952. For more info., call (561) 832-5196 or visit www.norton.org.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Writers’ Critique Workshop for adults Thursday, Aug. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Share, offer and accept constructive criticism to improve your fiction, nonfiction and poetry in a supportive atmosphere led by Caryn DeVincenti of the Florida Writers’ Association. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Friday, Aug. 8 • Palm Beach Photographic Centre (415 Clematis St., West Palm Beach) will host the National Press Photographers Association Best of Journalism Awards on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8-9. The competition attracts the most talented professionals in still, video, multimedia and editing. For more info., call (561) 253-2600 or visit www.workshop.org or www.fotofusion.org.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free screening of The Lego Movie on Friday, Aug. 8 at 8 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Saturday, Aug. 9 • The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer residents a certified Boating Safety Class on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 791-4082 to register. For more info., contact the Coast Guard Auxiliary at (561) 818-7905.

Send calendar items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414. FAX: (561) 793-6090. E-mail: news@ gotowncrier.com.

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

A/C AND REFRIGERATION

PAINTING

WALLPAPERING

JOHN C. HUNTON AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION, INC.—Service & new installation FPL independent participating contractor. Lic. CAC 057272 Ins. “We are proud supporters of the Seminole Ridge Hawks” 561-798-3225. Family Owned & Operated since 1996. Credit Cards Accepted

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 ourwebsite at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

PAPERHANGING BY DEBI — Professional Installation,Removal. Repair of Paper.

Neat, Clean & Reliable. Quality work with a woman’s touch. 30 years experience.

No Job too big or too small. Lic. & Ins. References available. 561-795-5263

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

NEED A NEW WATER SYSTEM! — Let us come out and give you an estimate. Call Mike 561-792-5400

CLEANING - HOME/OFFICE WE CLEAN OFFICES & PRIVATE HOMES — Licensed & Insured. Call for an estimate and to schedule your apartment. Discount for Central Palm Beach County Chamber members and to all new clients for first cleaning. 561-385-8243 Lic. #2012-252779

COMPUTER REPAIR D.J. COMPUTER — Home & office, Spyware removal, websites, networks, repairs, upgrades, virus removal, tutoring. Call Jeff 561-333-1923 Cell 561-252-1186 Lic’d Well. & Palm Beach. We accept major credit cards.

DRIVEWAY REPAIR D R I V E W AY S — F r e e e s t i m a t e s A & M ASPHALT SEAL COATING commercial and residential. Patching potholes, striping, repair existing asphalt & save money all work guaranteed.

L i c.& In s. 1 0 0 0 4 5 0 6 2 5 61-667-7716

FLOORING C O M P L E T E F L O O R I N G R E M O VA L ! B E S T R AT E S ! A L L T Y P E S O F FLOORS! — Your local flooring store and more. www.buyithereflooring.com 561-333-2306 buyithere7@gmail.com

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

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 |

PLUMBING

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

PRESSURE CLEANING 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 & painti n g c o n t r a c t o r. L i c . # U 2 1 5 5 2 C a l l Butch at 309-6975 or visit us at www. jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com PRESSURE PROS OF PALM BEACH— Driveway starting at $59. Chemical wash roofs starting at $99 www.wellingtonpressurewasher.com. Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured.561-718-9851

TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS CALL 561-793-7606 GUITAR LESSONS

PROFESSIONAL GUITAR LESSONS — Private guitar lessons by International touring guitarist & student of Berklee College of Music.

Will come to you or you can learn in our studio.

Experienced with all ages/levels plus special needs. $50 per hour. Call 561-762-1713

HANDYMAN BILLY’S HOME REPAIRS INC. REMODEL & REPAIRS — Interior Trim, crown molding, rottenwood repair, door installation, minor drywall,kitchens/cabinets/countertops, wood flooring. Bonded and Insured U#19699. Call 791-9900 or 628-9215

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

HOUSEKEEPING HOUSEKEEPING— References available errands run. Child care.

Please call Lisa 561-307-7916

HURRICANE SHUTTERS HURRICANE SHUTTERS P&M CONTRACTORS — ACCORDION SHUTTERS Gutters, screen enclosures, siding, soffits, aluminum roofs, Serving the Western Communities. Since 1985. U-17189 561-791-9777

TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS CALL 561-793-7606 FOR INFORMATION

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

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

SECURITY SECURITY — American owned local security company in business 30 plus years.

Protection by officers drug tested. 40 hour course. Licensed & Insured. 561-848-2600

WATER TREATMENT

TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS CALL 561-793-7606

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT - GREENACRES ROOMMATE TO SHARE — 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment - Purdy & Jog Road. $550 per month.

Looking for under 35 years old. 954-296-3748

OFFICE SPACE EXECUTIVE AND VIRTUAL OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE – WELLINGTON FLORIDA Furnished or unfurnished office space available. Unlimited use of conference rooms, reception, kitchen with no extra fees.

Utilities included. The best LAKE VIEW in Wellington! Please contact Steve at 561227-1500 or at info@lakewellington.com OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT — Palm Beach Gardens Four Turnkey Offices with secretarial/paralegal space available for rent, with shared kitchen and access to conference.Call 561-626-4700 for info.

TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS CALL 561-793-7606 TODAY FOR SALE

SCREENING

SYLVESTER PALMS — Sylvester Palm Clearance sale $275.00 each sizes from 4 - 6 ft. of clear trunk. Delivery & Installation available. maxcaro@bellsouth.net. Ingrid 561-714-9632

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

MALE/FEMALE MINI DASCHUNDS — Long haired, AKC Registered, licensed breeder, shots & health certificate, call 954-668-8647

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AQUATIC SPRINKLER, LLC — Complete repair of all types of systems. Owner Operated. Michael 561-964-6004Lic.#U17871 Bonded & Ins. Serving the Western Communities Since 1990

TIRES/AUTO REPAIRS TIRES/AUTO REPAIRS— Located behind Al Packer West off Southern Blvd. Tires for autos, trucks and commercial vehicles. 561-790-7228.

587 105 Ave. N. Unit 28, Royal Palm Beach.

TREE SERVICE TREES TRIMMED AND REMOVED — 561-798-0412 D.M. YOUNG TREE SERVICE. Family Owned & Operated Lic. & Insured 1992-12121 Visit our website at dmyoungtreeservice.com

FICTITIOUS NAMES Legal Notice No. 577 Notice Under Fictitious Name Florida Statute 865.09 Public notice is hereby given that the undersigned desires to engage in business under the fictitious name of:

THE VISTA ADVANTAGE Located at:

13504 Jonquil Place Wellington, FL 33414

County of Palm Beach, Florida and intends to register said name with the Division of Corporations State of Florida,forthwith Brian Gallo Stephanie Gallo Publish :Town-Crier Newspapers Date: 08-01-14

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EMPLOYMENT

Wanted

Part-Time Writer Local newspaper covering central Palm Beach County has a parttime position available for a news writer. Must have some writing experience and an interest in covering governmental meetings.

Fax resume and clips to (561) 793-6090 or e-mail palmswestnews@gmail.com.

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

Please fax resume to 561-791-0952 HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER IN WELLINGTON — Now hiring certified teachers.$10-$15/hour. Call 561-594-1920 E-mail: MarleneGiraud@hlcwellington.com DRIVERS: $5,000 Sign-On Bonus!

— Great pay! Consistent Freight, Great Miles on this Regional Account.

Werner Enterprises: 1-855-517-2488

EMPLOYMENT Hotel Front Desk Clerk Job Opening Friendly, motivated person with good communication skills sought for hotel reservations position.

Flexible schedule (mainly night shift, weekends and holidays) and familiarity with Word/Excel needed. Experience preferred, but we will train. Job located in Royal Palm Beach, so commute is short for local residents.

Send resume via e-mail to info@royalinnhotel.com or fax to 561-795-1502.

HYGIENIST PART TIME — Mondays 10 am to 6 pm. For Royal Palm Beach General Dental Office. Send Resume to royalpalmbeachdentalcare@gmail.com WELLINGTON TOWNCAR AND CAB — Wanted Drivers; full-time, part-time, retirees welcome. Call 561-333-0181

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WELLINGTON • ROYAL PALM BEACH • LOXAHATCHEE • THE ACREAGE

New Location!

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Who will be...

top model WELLINGTON’S NEXT

?

Do you have what is takes to become the next runway superstar?

Have you always dreamed of becoming a high-profile model? Are you often told “You should be a model?”

Well then, Wellington The Magazine would like to help you make your dreams come true. If you or someone you know has what it takes to be “Wellington’s Next Top Model,” visit our web site and enter today!

Wellington The Magazine is excited to continue “Wellington’s Next Top Model,” a monthly spotlight on some of Wellington’s most beautiful people, all of whom seriously have what it takes to be the next runway superstar. In June, we began teaming up with local fashion retailers, hair and makeup industry professionals, and others, who will work with our models to get them camera ready for a full-on model shoot courtesy of Abner Pedraza, a professional photographer with Wellington The Magazine. Each month, we will feature a different model and share a bit about their pursuit of becoming a professional model. When the series is concluded, we will ask our readers to help us decide who should be named “Wellington’s Next Top Model,” earning the top prize: a professional modeling portfolio, in print and digital versions, valued at more than $2,500, as well as being featured on Wellington The Magazine’s December cover as winner of the contest. Think you have what it takes or know someone who does? Visit us online at www.wellingtonsnexttopmodel.com and submit your information and photo.

We are looking for men and women ages 16* and up of all backgrounds, shapes and sizes.

Everything from the cute girl next door to the exotic, dark-haired beauty, to plus-sized models and striking men — everyone is welcome.

You may mail your submission and photo to Wellington The Magazine 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31 Wellington, FL 33414 Be sure to mark your envelope with “WELLINGTON’S NEXT TOP MODEL” on the outside.

or e-mail us at wellingtonsnexttopmodel@gmail.com www.wellingtonsnexttopmodel.com *18 years and younger must have written consent from parent or legal guardian. Wellington The Magazine reserves all photography rights and may use your story and image/photos in all promotional and editorial context.

All results are final and winner(s) names will be published on or about December 2014.

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