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Wellington Council Approves First Reading Of Golf Cart Ordinance

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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION SEASON

After being discussed since 2019, the latest incarnation of Wellington’s proposed golf cart ordinance passed its first reading at the Tuesday, June 22 meeting of the Wellington Village Council. The measure comes up for its second and final reading on Aug. 24. Page 3

Foundation And Garden Club Team Up To Help A Neighbor In Need

The Wellington Community Foundation, in cooperation with the Village of Wellington, teamed up with the Wellington Garden Club on Friday, June 18 to help a neighbor in need.

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(Above) The students, faculty and families of Palm Beach Central High School came together on Tuesday, June 15 at the South Florida Fairgrounds to celebrate the Class of 2021. Shown here are graduates Alyssa Leong, Paola Soto, Coleen Peggs, Szander Brenner and Jack Berman.

(Below) Seminole Ridge High School sent 522 graduating seniors into the world at commencement ceremonies on Wednesday, June 16. Shown here are graduates Ryan Hannon and Kate Preston (left) and Daniel Brown, Ivey Smith and Penelope Ferland (right).

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Coconut Palm Plaza Reps Share Plans With ALA

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Representatives of the planned Coconut Palm Plaza at the southeast corner of Coconut and Northlake boulevards gave a presentation to the Acreage Landowners’ Association on Monday, June 28 on plans to locate a 20-island gas station and several retail stores there.

Some attendees were critical of a gas station near homes that use well water, especially since the project is near other existing or planned gas stations.

Attorney Bonnie Miskel representing the planning firm Schmidt Nichols said Coconut Palm Plaza has a zoning request underway with Palm Beach County to change the zoning from public use, from when a post office had been planned on the 11.24-acre

site, to multiple commercial use.

“We did have an opportunity to present to the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors a few weeks ago,” Miskel said. “This application, as modified, has evolved somewhat, so I’m going to talk to you about what we have pending and about to go through the planning process.”

She said Coconut Palm Plaza has applied for a comprehensive plan amendment from rural residential, one home per 20 acres, to commercial low, and from public zoning to a multiple use that would allow conditional use for a gas station, with landscape buffers between homes to the south on Hamlin Blvd.

Miskel explained that the old zoning was compatible with the surrounding uses until commercial See ALA MEETING, page 4

ROTARY CLUB GALA

Wellington And Sickle Cell Foundation Present ‘Redteenth’ Event

The Village of Wellington and the Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County partnered on the first “Redteenth” event on Saturday, June 19 at the Wellington Amphitheater. The free event educated visitors on the mission of the Sickle Cell Foundation and its efforts in the community, as well as celebrate the history and significance of Juneteenth. Page 8

TKA Swimmer Joshua Zuchowski Pursuing Olympic Glory In The Pool

Many people would rather not spend 11 days in June in Omaha, Nebraska. But for Joshua Zuchowski, a rising senior at the King’s Academy, there’s nowhere in the world that he would rather have been than in Omaha last month. Why? Because Omaha was the site of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials. Page 21 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS...............................3 - 18 NEWS BRIEFS......................... 7 SPORTS......................... 21 - 23 SCHOOLS.............................. 23 PEOPLE..........................24 - 25 BUSINESS............................. 27 COLUMNS............................. 28 CLASSIFIEDS................ 29 - 30 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

County Moves Ahead With ATV Park Proposal At 20-Mile Bend

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach County is studying whether to build a park for off-road vehicles, such as ATVs, at 20-Mile Bend after the Palm Beach County Commission authorized staff this week to put together a package for formal consideration.

The discussion was held at a commission workshop on Tuesday, June 22. Assistant County Administrator Dorritt Miller said that county staff had analyzed the feasibility of building an off-road park. Those findings were presented, and commissioners were asked where to go from there.

Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation Director Eric Call said that after many calls for an off-road park, staff prepared a needs and feasibility report for 128 acres of former agricultural land west of the PBSO shooting range with help from many agencies, including the South Florida Water Management District, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Wildlands Task Force and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, which found no environmental concerns.

ATV enthusiasts and groups also participated in the study. The report was updated recently to reflect current market conditions.

“Our research reveals that the closest facilities are in Okeechobee and southern Miami-Dade counties, and there is a need to accom-

modate local ATVs,” Call said.

He added that there are 14,000 titled off-highway vehicles in Palm Beach County and about 50,000 within a 50-mile radius.

“The state legislature and many land management agencies have identified the need for additional riding opportunities in South Florida, and the 20-Mile Bend site is strongly supported,” Call said. “It is expected that a destination park will reduce the number of riding accidents and injuries on public roads and significantly reduce the destruction caused by riding on environmentally sensitive lands.”

Three operational models were considered: county managed, private operator or not-for-profit.

The estimated construction costs are $3 million for phase 1 and $8 million for complete buildout. The annual operating and maintenance costs are estimated at $280,000 at buildout, and annual revenue is estimated at $315,000 at buildout.

Call said the venue is expected to increase tourism and become a source of economic development and revenue, with growing interest from the private sector to develop and operate the facility. He added that he had spoken with George Linley, executive director of the Palm Beach County Sports Commission, about the proposed park.

“In addition, the park will provide economic benefits in the form of jobs, retail sales of food and beverages, fuel, vehicle sales and

lodging,” he said. “Our analysis has revealed that there is a private sector interest in both the development and operation of this park.”

Call said that the county’s best option would be to pursue a contractual relationship with an outside party to design, develop and operate the park. “In doing so, the county funding requirements can be substantially reduced or eliminated, and the timeline for the park’s development could be accelerated,” he said.

If the commissioners were to choose that option, he recommended leasing the property for a dollar a year and sharing the proceeds following a grace period.

District 6 Commissioner Melissa McKinlay said she was pleasantly surprised at the report.

“This is an idea that has been tossed around for years,” McKinlay said. “This almost seems too easy, but I’m excited about that.”

She reflected on the number of people, especially young people, who have been injured or killed while riding in unauthorized areas.

“People are looking for a place to go, a facility to be able to enjoy this hobby,” she said. “Seeing that there’s a potential for an economic benefit for the local community, and the sports commission is on board, I’m very excited. I’d be happy to give staff formal direction to put this together as a package to present to us at a county commission meeting.”

The Rotary Club of Wellington held its 41st annual Awards Banquet & Installation Gala on Saturday, June 26 at the Wanderers Club. The officers for 2021-22 were installed, and incoming President Tom Carreras took over the gavel from outgoing President David Berns. Shown above, Don Gross receives the Rotarian of the Year award from David Berns.

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RPB Council OKs Reconstruction Of Crossroads Publix

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council granted several approvals Thursday, June 17 related to the planned demolition and rebuilding of the Publix store at the Crossroads shopping center, located at 1180 Royal Palm Beach Blvd.

Reconstruction of the site is expected to take a year or less to finish once construction begins.

Variances included a request to reduce the required number of parking spaces by 34 spaces, from 687 to 653, and a reduction in the required pervious area from 25 percent to 24 percent. There was also an application to allow for the tear down and rebuild of the existing grocery store and portions of existing retail shops in order to add 6,623 square feet to the Publix store, increasing its square footage to about 55,454 square feet.

Planning & Zoning Director Bradford O’Brien said that variances are acceptable if special circumstances exist that are peculiar to the development site that do not result from the actions of the applicant or confer any special privileges to the applicant.

O’Brien said staff recommended denial of the parking variance because it would confer special privileges to the applicant.

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of the variances in 5-0 votes on May 25. O’Brien said the applicant asserted that the parking variance would make possible the reasonable use of the land and would not injure the area involved or be detrimental to the public welfare.

Attorney Janna Lhota, representing the applicant, said the See RPB PUBLIX, page 14

Neil Hirsch Made His Mark In The Finance And Polo Worlds, But His ‘Kids’ Came First

By M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington businessman Neil Hirsch died Thursday, June 24 at age 74, leaving behind a legacy that began by revolutionizing financial markets and ended with deep roots in Wellington’s tightknit polo community and a special concern for helping disadvantaged children.

A financial wiz at the tender age of 21, Hirsch arranged financing and formed Telerate, changing the way investing worked. He expanded the firm to some 80 countries before selling it in 1990 to Dow Jones. Hirsch later invested in the financial firm Loanet. Upon gaining a controlling interest, he

grew the firm before selling it to SunGard Data Systems.

Locally, Hirsch was known for his love of polo, the sport that first put Wellington on the map.

He founded the Bridgehampton Polo Club in New York and also became active in Wellington events with his Black Watch polo team. He later bought the Players Club, which for years served as the social epicenter of Wellington’s equestrian season.

Yet one local legacy close to his heart was his support for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. In fact, the Wellington club now bears his name, the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County CEO Jaene Miranda said she first met Hirsch when she moved to Wellington in 1994.

“We owned Michael’s Pasta,” she said. “Neil would come in with the polo team during season. Later, he and I would commiserate over the pitfalls of owning a restaurant, as he owned the Players Club at the time.”

When she began working at the Boys & Girls Clubs, Hirsch was quick to offer his support.

“I sought his help, and he provided it,” Miranda said. “Then one day, he asked me for a favor, knowing that I was associated with the Boys & Girls Club. One of his See HIRSCH, page 14

Benefactor Neil Hirsch with members of the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club. COURTESY LUCIEN CAPEHART PHOTOGRAPHY

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Wellington Council OKs First Reading Of Golf Cart Ordinance

By M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report After being discussed since 2019, the latest incarnation of Wellington’s proposed golf cart ordinance passed its first reading at the Tuesday, June 22 meeting of the Wellington Village Council.

The measure comes up for its second and final reading on Aug. 24 with a target date for implementation of March 1, 2022.

“After years of discussing this topic, this is the most progress any council has ever made,” Mayor Anne Gerwig said. “I hope we can

come to an agreement tonight. I’m very proud of the community, the staff and the council for getting this far in the process, looking for alternative transportation that is more resilient and easier for our community. I know we may not get it perfect, but I’d like us to get something so that we can start the process.”

Despite strong opinions, with some good compromise, a resolution was passed.

Gerwig explained that the thing residents should know is that a low-speed vehicle or neighbor-

hood electric vehicle looks like a golf cart with extra equipment, but it is very different. Legally, it is registered as a vehicle and has a license tag just like a car, requires a licensed driver, can be driven on roadways and is not what the new ordinance is about. She also noted that the pathways under discussion are not sidewalks, which are less than eight feet wide, usually four or five feet wide.

Currently, golf carts are not allowed to be used on any of the roadways or multi-modal paths (those greater than eight feet)

anywhere in the village.

A golf cart can be driven by a 14-year-old on roadways having a speed limit of 25 mph or less, according to state law. Golf carts can be operated on private roadways in gated communities. The council cannot address these issues; it can only address golf carts on the village’s multi-modal pathways.

The purpose of the ordinance is to allow residents to legally operate golf carts, which is a recreational vehicle most often used on golf courses. These will be permissible to operate on designated roadways

and the multi-modal pathways within the village. The new rules passed require that a driver must have at least a learner’s permit and establish safety equipment necessary for nighttime use, occupancy and seating requirements, and who has the right of way (the golf cart is always last).

“We’ve been working on this for over a year,” Vice Mayor John McGovern said. “We’ve been to every committee, and we have the PBSO as a full partner.”

Councilman Michael Napoleone wanted additional restric-

tions added to the current version of the ordinance.

“I feel very strongly that we should have a greater restriction on our pathways,” he said. “If you want to ride on our pathways, you have to have a learner’s permit or driver’s license.”

Councilman Michael Drahos agreed.

“It is a critical point for me [to require a license],” he said. “To allow a 14-year-old to operate a golf cart is completely unreasonable to me. We can’t do anything about See GOLF CARTS, page 14

Foundation And Garden Club Team Up To Help A Neighbor In Need

The Wellington Community Foundation, in cooperation with the Village of Wellington, teamed up with the Wellington Garden Club on Friday, June 18 to help a neighbor in need.

When Karen Lombard was faced with code compliance issues, she turned to the local nonprofit organization the Wellington Community Foundation to assist in the restoration of her landscape to bring her property into compliance.

WCF Chair Tom Wenham, with the support of the board of directors, jumped into action and reached out to the Wellington Garden Club for assistance with this project. They agreed to install all the landscaping that the foundation would purchase. Everyone involved came together, and the

project was completed, bringing Lombard’s property into compliance with village code.

Lombard thanked the team for their efforts. “It is a blessing to live in such a caring and generous community with amazing people who came out to help,” she said.

The foundation has several initiatives in place to help local senior citizens.

“This is the type of project that the foundation raises much-needed funding for as part of our ‘Aging In Place’ initiative,” WCF Board Member Barry Manning said. “We look forward to helping with many more projects like this as things return to normal.”

For more information about the Wellington Community Foundation, visit www.wellingtoncommunityfoundation.org.

Anne Hlasnicek plants cocoplums at the Lombard property.

Maria Wolfe, Gloria Kelly, Tom Wenham, Anne Hlasnicek, Lisa Ferrano, Carol Lazzarino and Sandy Sklar at the Lombard home.

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RPB Zoners Support Birthing Center, Tuttle Bridge Requests

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval Tuesday, June 29 of a zoning text amendment to allow birthing centers in the community. The commissioners also approved new pavers and lighting for the Tuttle Blvd. Bridge.

Birthing Center applicant Nelson Posada said his amendment upgrades requirements for birthing centers, requiring a medical doctor to be on hand, although licensed nurses and midwives could perform the service for noncomplicated pregnancies.

Planning & Zoning Director Bradford O’Brien said the applicant proposed an amendment to the zoning code to allow birthing centers as a special exception use

in the general commercial zoning district, specifically for Posada’s location at 1490 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., as well as any other birthing centers that apply.

Posada explained that his center will be a medical facility, but with special requirements for birthing centers.

“It’s a medical clinic,” he said.

“We have contracts with the hospitals, the closest hospital being Palms West. Our physicians are contracted with Palms West, and we belong to the hospitals through contract. We will only be doing low-risk births on a select few patients that have no abnormality of any kind and are fairly healthy women. Anything above that is, obviously, going to the hospital.”

Posada said his birthing model is medical doctor driven.

“We are going to have medical doctors at our birth center,” he said. “Most of the time, birthing centers or home deliveries are done by midwives, which we are going to have, but more so, this is going to be an MD model with more security and more safety standards to the practice.”

Posada said he had been working on the concept for quite some time.

“We really want to get this going, and I think it’s going to be quite phenomenal and an opportunity for people in this community to have as an alternative source of birthing, rather than having to go to the hospital,” he said.

Planning & Zoning Commission Alternate Lauren McClellan asked if this was a category that could fit under a medical office

use, and O’Brien said staff had researched the birthing center more thoroughly because it is new.

“Whenever we have these requests, we do not want to go out too far on a limb,” O’Brien said.

“We wanted to evaluate this use to see if there were any hidden pitfalls.”

He added that staff recommended approval under the condition that it be a special exception use approval, with each application receiving individual evaluation.

Planning & Zoning Commission Alternate Gerald Brown asked Posada if he was a medical doctor himself, and Posada said that he was a non-physician owner.

Brown asked why Posada had not asked a physician to come with him to help him with the presentation, and Posada said he

was with the administrative side of the facility.

McClellan made a motion to recommend approval of the application, which carried 4-1 with Brown dissenting.

In other business, the commissioners recommended architectural approval for new pavers and lighting on the Tuttle Blvd.

Bridge.

O’Brien said the applicant was requesting the change for the bridge, which crosses the C-51 Canal about 3,500 feet west of State Road 7.

“The applicant is requesting carriage-style light fixtures, both pier-mounted and pole-mounted, with aluminum railing with bronze finish, and tiles on certain areas of the walls,” he said. “The applicant is also proposing a decorative

pattern of brick pavers designed to emulate palm fronds.”

O’Brien said staff is recommending a condition of approval to require a permit modification from the South Florida Water Management District to make the application consistent with the village’s approval plans.

Project Manager Yoan Machado said the light fixtures are consistent with the lights on the bridge and throughout the development, and pointed out that the changes had received recommendations of approval from village staff.

Brown asked if any structural adjustments had been made to the bridge, and Machado said there had not.

Vice Chair Philip Marquis made a motion to recommend approval, which carried 5-0.

PBSO Report: Crime Stats Lower In Wellington During 2020

By M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Rolando Silva visited the Wellington Village Council meeting Tuesday, June 22 to present the PBSO’s annual report for Wellington.

“The pandemic impacted all the numbers in many ways,” said Silva, commander of PBSO District 8, which covers Wellington. “We met our performance metrics. Case numbers were down some 14 percent, down on property crime almost 25 percent, crashes down 23 percent.

COVID-19 also impacted the

way that we did our business.”

He noted that both arrests and traffic stops were down. There was an uptick in robberies because one case yielded four arrests, but the clearance rate improved.

Silva said that in 2021, Operation Bent Metal went into effect with the objective of maintaining lower crash rates. It has already been recognized by the state for an award.

“In comparison to other cities of similar size, we have fewer residential burglaries and robberies,” he explained. “In vehicle burglaries, we are down at the bottom.”

He attributed the drop in car

burglaries to an outreach program of getting more people to lock their cars. “Also, we put some key people in jail,” Silva said. “The license plate reader (LPR) program is known among criminals that if they come in here, they’re going to get caught.”

Mayor Anne Gerwig added that the outreach program is teaching that, “It’s safer and easier if you lock everything up.”

Councilman Michael Napoleone said that among peer communities, Wellington rates are among the lowest. “Everyone had lower, but ours are still lower than theirs,” he said.

The LPR system continues to monitor residents and visitors in the village and has closed crimes from other communities.

“When you guys invested in the license plate reader, it was more than $600,000, and I said you are going to be the heroes in this [with] the lower numbers,” Silva said. “With the vehicle burglaries, it has got to be the LPR system. I really believe that. Thank you for investing in that and giving us that tool to use.”

Statistically, rapes increased by 21 percent, but that amounted to a total of three additional cases.

They were reported in 2020 but

had occurred in previous years.

An interesting manifestation of the 2020 quarantine due to the pandemic was that complaints against neighbors increased.

“We always work together the best we can to try and keep the village as safe as we can,” Silva said at the end of his report. “I think that together, we’re doing a pretty good job.”

Vice Mayor John McGovern thanked the PBSO for its hard work.

“I want to commend you and your team, who have been with us this entire year,” McGovern told Silva. “Your folks have been there

every step of the way, and I want to thank our friends from Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue as well who have been there for us. These numbers are very, very good.

In other business, the final two elements of Wellington’s revised comprehensive plan were repealed and replaced with new versions.

The Conservation Element was replaced with the Conservation, Sustainability & Resiliency Element, and the Open Spaces/Recreation Element was replaced with the Parks & Recreation Element.

There was no public comment and little council discussion. Both measures passed unanimously.

Modest Change In Taxable Property Values Please Local Leaders

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office released preliminary taxable value figures for 2021 this week showing modest increases countywide and in local municipalities.

The villages of Wellington and Royal Palm Beach saw taxable value increases of 5.33 and 5.52 percent, respectively, slightly below the average of 5.55 percent for all county municipalities, and the estimated average increase of 5.81 for the county as a whole.

The total taxable value in the Village of Wellington, including new construction of $71,191,533, was estimated at $9,299,800,813.

The total taxable value in the

Village of Royal Palm Beach, including new construction, was estimated at $3,399,641,514, with new construction estimated at $47,413,180.

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves received a larger estimated increase of 8.37 percent, largely due to new growth and property improvements estimated at $6,880,983, to bring the estimated total value to $388,826,388.

Royal Palm Beach Village Manager Ray Liggins said he was happy with the modest increases in property values, pointing out that many homeowners in the community are protected by law from large increases in taxable property values.

“Property values cannot go up

more than the cost of living, or 3 percent, whichever is least,” Liggins told the Town-Crier on Monday, adding that he considers conservative growth a good thing.

“Having it go up too fast, too quick will definitely affect the future and possibly see it coming down or reversing,” he said, pointing out that the current increase is greater than the 4.24 percent increase last year, adding that the new construction on State Road 80 added greatly to the new construction figure.

“That equates to almost $250,000 in revenue [for the village],” Liggins said, adding that it about covers the 2 percent salary increase that was awarded recently to staff.

Wellington Deputy Village Manager Tanya Quickel said the village’s increase was 2.8 percent over last year. “It’s good that it’s still stable and fairly conservative,” Quickel said, pointing out that 64 percent of Wellington’s total value is residential. “Out of that, 34 percent is homesteaded.”

She said that roughly one-third of the village’s 19,000 single-family residences are homesteaded.

“We’re very happy with this information,” Quickel said. “From the pandemic, there were a lot of questions about what was going to happen, so we’re very pleased with the stability of everything and the way things are. Wellington remains a very popular family market.”

The 2021 preliminary tax roll

that the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office submitted to Florida’s Department of Revenue and to local taxing authorities are based upon market conditions as of Jan. 1, 2021.

The preliminary tax roll is a systematic listing of information pertaining to the just valuation of all real property within Palm Beach County for purposes of ad valorem taxation. Taxing authorities use these values to prepare their upcoming budgets and to determine their proposed tax rates.

“Palm Beach County’s overall market value has surpassed $300 billion,” Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks said. “It may be difficult to recall the uncertainty of COVID-19’s

disruptions on real estate markets last spring, especially as residential values saw a strong rebound at the end of 2020. However, other sectors continue to recover at a slower pace.”

Once the tax roll is approved, the Property Appraiser’s Office will prepare the notices of proposed property taxes and non-ad valorem assessments. This individualized letter shows each Palm Beach County property owner the value of their property, proposed tax rates and public hearing information. These letters are mailed in mid-August.

This is the second of three certifications of value required by law.

A final certification occurs prior to the Nov. 1 tax bill.

Board Learns About Flashing Yellow Arrow, Golf Cart Battery Safety

By M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington’s Public Safety Committee heard reports Wednesday, June 23 from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue, and learned more about the new flashing yellow arrow signal in the community and the dangers of hydrogen-producing golf cart batteries that can cause explosions.

The meeting opened with a presentation by Assistant Village Engineer Patrick Barthelemy regarding the new flashing yellow arrow signal at the intersection of Greenview Shores Blvd. and Wellington Trace.

The signal, which has been confusing for some, gives drivers more opportunities for making left-hand turns. The flashing yellow left-hand turn arrow means you can turn left but do not have the right of way.

Barthelemy explained that drivers know that a solid green arrow means left-turning drivers have

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continued from page 1 development started to pop up around it. The Coconut Palm Plaza application asks for 44,500 square feet of retail use and 5,000 square feet of a convenience store with gasoline sales, as well as required landscape buffers and a six-foot wall on portions of the north side.

The original application was for a 21,473-square-foot post office and had different ingress/

the right of way after checking for pedestrians and others in the cross walk. A steady yellow arrow is a warning that the left-turn light is about to turn red, which means drivers must stop or clear the intersection.

Now at the light, the green left-turn signal is displayed at the end of the sequence and not at the beginning to give pedestrians, who have the right of way, a chance to clear the cross walk. When the yellow is flashing, drivers can turn, but must yield to pedestrians and oncoming traffic.

“Whoever thought of this deserves a Village of Wellington golden horse head for such a great idea,” Committee Member Richard Christmas said.

Barthelemy said that the installation fee for the new traffic equipment was $18,000 to install at all four sides of the intersection.

PBSO Annual Report — PBSO Lt. Eli Shaivitz presented a summary of the agency’s annual report and was available to answer ques-

tions. It showed that Wellington is at the bottom or near bottom of the statistics in the number of each category of crime when compared to similar-sized communities in South Florida.

Shaivitz explained that during the pandemic, vehicle crashes were down, and that in 2021 so far, the Operation Bent Metal program has the objective of keeping them down.

“Bent Metal is designed to keep traffic accidents down. We make a lot of stops, but not necessarily a lot of tickets are written,” Shaivitz explained.

Committee Vice Chair Mohammad Junaid Akther asked about the diversity of the personnel of the department, as the village grows and becomes home to new residents with more diverse backgrounds.

Shaivitz answered that the PBSO’s hiring practices put a focus on diversity, and that staff takes courses on diversity as well.

Another question concerned

burglaries, and Shaivitz said homeowners should always use their alarm systems.

“The biggest challenges we face when we go to investigate a burglary is that the homeowner had not turned the unit on, perhaps thinking they were only going out for a short time,” he said.

He added that burglars who have been caught explain that they use binoculars to look through windows and see if the light on the alarm panel is green or red.

Shaivitz added that if a resident sees something that the PBSO should be alerted about, such as threats on social media, they should call the non-emergency PBSO number at (561) 688-3400.

Fire-Rescue Annual Report — PBCFR District Chief Tony Tozzi said that many things go into the length of time it takes for his agency to respond to emergencies.

Some things can’t be controlled, like the weather, the traffic, the time of day and where the necessary equipment is.

One thing that can be controlled is the time to roll out, from the call until the equipment is on the way, and he is proud to say PBCFR crews have shaved precious seconds off that figure to just over 50 seconds until they are heading out to help the community member who needs it.

Golf Cart Battery Warning — Fire Marshal David DeRita warned residents to keep an eye on overheated golf cart batteries while recharging them. He explained that recharging golf cart batteries can get very hot, can boil off water in their cells and produce hydrogen gas, which can explode violently and cause damage or a fire.

His department has produced a public service video and a brochure explaining the potential dangers and is on an outreach mission on the subject. The team has attempted to speak with local homeowners’ associations and have experienced pushback.

“They see ‘fire marshal’ and think citations,” DeRita said.

Therefore, he is starting with community presentations, such as the one to the Public Safety Committee, in an effort to reach out to village residents.

“With this new golf cart ordinance and an affluent community, there are going to be a lot more golf carts and people who need to know about the potential damage caused by not following some simple rules when recharging,” he said. “We are happy to speak to groups in communities all over the county.”

All golf cart owners should pay close attention to the safety instructions regarding recharging, he said.

“Just a little spark of electricity — such as the automatic garage door opener being activated — can start a fire in the garage, and it doesn’t take very long until it is burning the whole house,” DeRita said. “To follow safety precautions for charging golf cart batteries just requires a little bit of responsibility.”

egress plans only on Coconut and Northlake boulevards.

“It’s a very different plan than what we’re going to show you this evening,” she said. “This is a difficult site because there have been significant modifications not just to Coconut Blvd., but also to Northlake Blvd. There are also some significant buffer requirements on Northlake that we were required to deal with.”

The Palm Beach County Traffic Department also required the applicant to dedicate 30 feet of right of way along Coconut Blvd.

“We were also required to do a 15-foot buffer along the south

side. However, in an effort to provide more space between the non-residential and the residential, we actually almost tripled the requirement, so we’re proposing a 35-foot buffer,” Miskel said.

She added that along Northlake Blvd., a 50-foot rural parkway easement is required. Also, a ninefoot to 20-foot transitional buffer is required along a natural area to the east.

As a result, the site has been “squeezed,” making planning on a site surrounded by three streets difficult, Miskel said.

She added that sidewalks have been proposed along the south side

of the site, as well as a right-outonly egress onto Hamlin Blvd. that she said would discourage vehicles from exiting into the community, but still met with strong opposition.

“We pushed that driveway as far away from the homes on Hamlin, so that it is just east of Coconut, and we are forcing vehicles to make a right out. It will be designed as such so that they are unable to make a left out at that particular driveway,” Miskel said.

She added that the county is only allowing a right-in on Coconut Blvd., which further constrains the site.

“They are requiring a right-in turn lane on Northlake, and there is a right-in and right out, and a leftin on the northeast corner, which is the same as what was before, but everything else is different,” she said.

Bob Morgan of the ALA asked if a needs study had been done justifying a new 20-pump gas station when a 16-pump station had already been approved adjacent to the project on the north side of Northlake Blvd., as well as several existing gas stations in the proximity.

Planner Josh Nichols with Schmidt Nichols said a market

study had not been done, but the proposed station was in response to complaints from residents about the high price of gas at nearby gas stations.

“We’re seeing a lot of complaints about the one at the north side of Ibis, so I think this will help with the competition and maybe drive down some of those prices,” Nichols said, adding that the site design will accommodate residents in the area that have trucks and trailers.

The application will go before the Palm Beach County Planning Commission on Friday, July 9, Miskel said.

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WELLINGTON ROTARY HOSTS ANNUAL INSTALLATION DINNER AT WANDERERS

The Rotary Club of Wellington held its 41st annual Awards Banquet & Installation Gala on Saturday, June 26 at the Wanderers Club.

The officers for 2021-22 were installed, and incoming President Tom Carreras took over the gavel from outgoing President David Berns.

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Hermione, Dave and Danillia Williams, Rondeen Mindley, Hernan Avila, and Sydney, Jennifer and Sheldon Showalter.

Don Gross, Frank T. Gladney Community Service Award winner Larry Kemp and Barry Manning.

Mayor Anne Gerwig receives the Paul Harris Fellow award from Tom Eastwood.

Mayor Anne Gerwig installs Rotary’s 2021-22 President Tom Carreras and board members.

The President’s Award is given to Michelle Garvey by Don Gross.

Mickey Smith and Herta Suess receive pins from Tom Eastwood for raising money for the Rotary Foundation.

Tom Neumann gives David Berns a gavel plaque.

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David Berns gave out Rotary socks as gifts.

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Wellington Celebrates Completion Of Sports Facility At WHS

By M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report The Village of Wellington held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, June 16 to celebrate the innovative partnership between the village and the Palm Beach County School District that led to a new multi-use sports complex at Wellington High

School that will be available to students and residents alike.

Council members stressed at the time of the project’s approval that using surplus school district land for the new sports complex would preserve village-owned property for a future, as-yet-undetermined, project and provide a state-of-the-

A ribbon-cutting ceremony opens the new sports facility.

art facility for the community.

At the June 22 Wellington Village Council meeting, Vice Mayor John McGovern reiterated his remarks from the ribbon cutting.

“It is going to be a great addition for the community,” he said.

“It is spectacular, and I think that it is going to be a tremendous addition to our parks and recreation inventory.”

While the school’s new football stadium was completed last summer, the tennis courts, basketball courts, multi-purpose fields and other amenities were completed over the past year, much of it during the COVID-19 shutdown.

“It was completed essentially during an entire year of COVID,” McGovern said. “It is a wonderful accomplishment.”

Wellington Parks & Recreation Director Eric Juckett said that the $12 million project was celebrated June 16 with an open house event.

“We held competitions and games, and had basketball and

Dignitaries check out the new fields. PHOTOS COURTESY VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON soccer shootouts for the students,” “There are three basketball courts a direct benefit to the community. he said. and eight tennis courts and a run“We are truly excited to bring Juckett noted the extensive list ning track. Adjacent to the fields this facility to our residents,” he of amenities at the facility. “There is the new building, which houses said. “It creates at-will recreation are four adjoining synthetic turf restrooms, two concession stands opportunities, and it will be a difields, and these combine to create and a meeting room.” rect benefit to the students and the one stadium super field,” he said.

He said that the project provides residents of the village.”

FASD Honors Betty Argue With Most Valuable Member Award

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Indian Trail Improvement District President Betty Argue received her Certified District Manager certificate last week at the Florida Association of Special Districts (FASD) conference in Orlando. At the conference, she was also honored with the Most Valuable Member of the Year award.

While she enrolled in the Certified District Manager course, Argue was completely surprised by the Most Valuable Member award. She told the Town-Crier that she has enjoyed working with

the FASD. “I have learned tremendous amounts,” she said. “It allows members to not only network and talk about issues and learn, but you can focus on everything related to special districts. It has been a great association to be a member of.”

Argue previously earned her Certified District Official designation.

“The only other thing that was available was the Certified District Manager, so I asked for permission to do that because nobody else has ever done it,” she said. “Members of the association and managers will take the Certified District

Official course and then take the Certified District Manager course, sometimes concurrently, but I’m not aware of any other elected official doing both. I think I was the first to do that.”

The week-long district manager course gave her a different way of looking at ITID from a manager’s perspective beyond being an elected supervisor. At the end of the course, enrollees must outline a project they would take to their district to execute.

“My focus has always been on training because I believe that the more people learn, the better we

all are,” Argue said. “I haven’t presented it to the board yet because we have been so busy. It hasn’t been a good time to get it on the agenda, but hopefully, once we present it to the board, and the board agrees with it, then we will implement it.”

She recalled that two years into her first term, three new board members were elected.

“I was the board president, and one of the things that I set up was a series of training seminars for the whole board,” Argue recalled.

“It was not only for the new board members, it was also for the whole

board to be able to have some of those discussions in focusing on the technical side of things and the legal side of things.”

It was also an exercise in communication to get everybody on the same page.

The seminars set up an outline of necessities for a new board member that had been done oneon-one in the past. It also inspired Argue to think about offering training to district staff, using their training experience as an incentive for merit raises.

“This is something, I think, to enrich the experience of the

district,” she said, adding that the FASD offers a multitude of courses related to district management.

“They’ll focus on different things like planning and ethics.”

She noted that one of the things discussed at a roundtable session was the lack of funding available for COVID-19 relief and other benefits. “The bottom line is that special districts have been left out,” Argue said. “Some cities and counties may have given their special districts some share of that pot of money, but dependent districts would have had the opportunity to get more.”

RPB Approves Vehicle Charging Stations At New Village Hall

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved the installation of free charging stations on village property at a meeting on Thursday, June 17.

Councilwoman Selena Samios pulled the item from the consent agenda to ask about the conditions of the agreement with Florida Power & Light.

“Does this mean that it’s open to the public?” Samios asked Village Manager Ray Liggins, and Liggins said that they would be.

“This is about charging stations for electric vehicles,” Liggins explained. “This agreement is only for the Village Hall property.

When we designed the building, which went out to bid last week, this provides the infrastructure to support that. FPL puts it in at no cost. It’s a seven-year agreement that can be extended for three one-year terms up to 10 years.

For them to put it in, we have to agree to supply the power for it, and we will do it as part of the power agreement for Village Hall.”

Liggins explained that electric vehicles are alternative options for drivers now, and it is anticipated that their use will be greater as their price goes down.

“It’s expensive right now, but I think sometime in the future, they say by 2040, most cars are going to be electric,” he said. “This helps that transition.”

He explained that about six months ago, the village approved an ordinance laying out conditions of approval for the installation of charging stations on private and commercial property.

At its last strategic planning session, the council had discussed the issue in reference to the potential loss of gas tax revenue as more people switch to electric vehicles.

“We do get franchise fees and utility taxes from the sale of power,” Liggins noted. “If 25 percent of the vehicles in Royal Palm Beach went electric, that does make up for the loss of revenue from gas taxes, so it’s not a loss for us as we transition to electric vehicles.”

He said it would be to the vil-

lage’s advantage to support making that transition more quickly, which will be better for the environment and traffic.

“In that process of converting, anything we can do to make it go quicker is not a bad thing,” Liggins said. “That’s why we’re recommending you do it.”

Samios clarified that the village does not have to pay for the installation, which is free for the public to use.

“While they’re here, they can use the charging station?” Samios asked.

“That’s correct,” Liggins said.

“My guess is that somewhere in the period of this agreement, our code enforcement and inspection vehicles will be replaced with electric vehicles.”

“So, we’re entering the path of transition,” Mayor Fred Pinto said. “This is a way of moving that transition forward. We’ll see what happens when we get down the road.”

Samios made a motion to approve the vehicle charging station agreement, which carried unanimously 5-0.

Lox Groves Cleanup And Barbecue To Be Held Saturday, July 3

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Town of Loxahatchee Groves will hold a potluck barbecue and town-wide cleanup event on Saturday, July 3.

The event will be based out of Big Dog Ranch Rescue at 14444 Okeechobee Blvd. at D Road.

Check-in will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. with lunch beginning around noon.

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“People will sign in and sign a waiver and be given a map of the town, and I will assign them different road sections,” said Mayor Robert Shorr, who organized the event along with Vice Mayor Laura Danowski. “They’ll just go pick up what they can. I’ve got a truck and a trailer, and I’ve got another guy with a truck and trailer.’

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to fill and place on the side of the road for pickup.

“We’ll go around and pick up the big stuff,” he said. “They’ll put the bags in the bucket, and I’ll put it in the dumpster.”

People who cannot make it to the cleanup are still welcome to come to the barbecue.

“We’re only going to be cleaning up for a couple of hours,” Shorr said. “We’re going to come back

around 11:30 a.m. We want to be eating at about noon. There’ll be a quick judging of the chili, and we’re going to eat chili and hot dogs and hamburgers and cornbread and whatever else the potluck [offers].”

He added that food not brought as potluck was paid for by Danowski and himself, and the council approved the concept.

Entertainment with singer/gui-

tarist Tom Blake will be on from 1 to 3 p.m.

“I got the council to do a chili cookoff,” Shorr said. “Five council members are making chili. I’ve got the PBSO and Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue as the judges. It’s a small-town picnic.”

Adding to the rural flavor will be a watermelon seed spitting contest.

“I actually found watermelons with seeds,” Shorr said. “When

I was in the Panhandle, I bought a watermelon, opened it up and it had seeds in it. I bought four of them. I’m going to take these to the party.”

A bounce house will also be set up for children. “Big Dog is letting us use that southwest corner. It has nothing to do with the Big Dog operation,” Shorr said. “There’s no dogs there. It’s in a [vacant] little corner of the property.”

development. Tuttle Land Investments intends to break ground on the project in the first quarter of 2022. The loan was brokered by the Aztec Group out of Miami.

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NEWS BRIEFS for vandalism to bathrooms at two separate Wellington parks — Village Park on Pierson Road and Tiger Shark Cove Park on Greenbriar Blvd.

The vandalism incidents occurred Saturday, June 12. Anyone with information on who may have

Vandals damaged bathrooms at two Wellington parks June 12.

committed these crimes is urged to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS.

Willhite Bills Signed Into Law

HB 979, a bill that allows the Village of Wellington to prohibit the sale and use of fireworks within the Equestrian Preserve Area, has been signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

After the signing of this bill, State Rep. Matt Willhite (DDistrict 86), who sponsored the legislation, issued a statement regarding the bill’s importance.

“It is well documented that horses are startled by loud noises.

Wellington houses approximately 13,000 highly valuable horses bred to train and compete in various equestrian sports during the season. I am enthusiastic about this bill being signed into law,” Willhite said. “Because of Wellington’s unique circumstances, it is a great accomplishment that the governor signed this bill into law.

This legislation is crucial because equestrian sports are not only an economic driver for the Village of Wellington, it also economically benefits Palm Beach County and the entire State of Florida.”

This legislation took effect upon the governor’s signature.

Another Willhite bill was also signed into law by DeSantis recently, SB 262 regarding the dispensing of medicinal drugs.

This legislation authorizes a hospital to offer a discharged patient up to 24 hours or the next business day worth of medication upon discharge. The purpose of this new law is to provide patients with continued treatment without any lost time, helping patients stay

pain-free until they can get their prescriptions from the pharmacy.

“This is the third legislative session that I worked on passing this legislation. It is a great accomplishment to see it signed by the governor,” Willhite said.

“Now that this legislation is law, busy parents, transportation disadvantaged Floridians or anyone discharged from a hospital late at night or on a holiday weekend will have the option to leave with the medications they need to continue their treatment.”

Tuttle Land Investments Closes $24 Million Refinance

Tuttle Land Investments has refinanced the commercial portion of its 200-acre project Tuttle Royale in Royal Palm Beach.

Tuttle Royale is a 200-acre mixed use project at the corner of State Road 80 (Southern Blvd.) and State Road 7. The project is planned for 1,600 apartments, 100 single-family homes, a 1,500-student charter school, an 11-acre regional park, 125,000 square feet of grade A office space and a 275,000-square-foot town center.

Tuttle Land Investments has refinanced the 40-acre commercial center, which is planned to contain the office space, as well as restaurants, services, a commercial center and 400 apartments.

The new loan was made by the Fuse Group out of Miami for the amount of $24 million for a two-year period. The loan was used to refinance several current lenders and prepare the land for

Lifeguard Certification Class In Wellington

The Wellington Aquatics Complex will host an American Red Cross lifeguard certification class this month. Learn the skills you need to score an amazing summer job or begin a fun and exciting career as a professional lifeguard.

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Wellington’s lifeguard certification class will take place Thursday, July 8 from 3 to 9 p.m.; Friday, July 9 from 3 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, July 10 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, July 11 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Protect Your Pet From Canine Influenza

Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control reminds pet owners about the importance of keeping pets current on vaccinations and helping to stop the spread of contagious diseases, particularly with reports of an active outbreak of canine influenza in the local dog population.

Canine influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease affecting dogs of any age. Symptoms include coughing, sneezing and nasal discharge, which can often escalate and turn into pneumonia.

The virus is spread by direct contact with a sick dog, or direct contact with a contaminated environment. If your dog is displaying any of these symptoms, they should be taken to a private veterinarian for diagnosis and treatment.

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• Limit your dog’s interaction with other dogs in the community.

• If your pet becomes sick, quarantine them from other pets in the household and community.

• Talk to your veterinarian about a proactive plan to keep your pet happy and healthy.

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WELLINGTON AND SICKLE CELL FOUNDATION PRESENT ‘REDTEENTH’ EVENT

The Village of Wellington and the Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County partnered on the first “Redteenth” event on Saturday, June 19 at the Wellington Amphitheater. The free event educated visitors on the mission of the Sickle Cell Foundation and its efforts in the community, as well as celebrate the history and significance of Juneteenth, a national commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. The featured performances by spoken word artists, musical acts and motivational speakers, in addition to a children’s area with activities, food trucks and vendors.

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Aida Smith and Cheryl Johnson model outfits from Aneesha’s Finest Fashions by Aneesha Hanif.

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The Cypress Trails Elementary School Safe School Ambassadors recently held a fundraiser to provide toys for Grandma’s Place in Royal Palm Beach, a home for children who have suffered abuse and neglect. A delegation from the school delivered the toys to Grandma’s Place on Tuesday, June 15.

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The Palms West Amateur Radio Club continued its Field Day tradition on Saturday, June 26 at Preservation Park in Royal Palm Beach.

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Willhite Visits Seagull Services To Discuss The Purple Alert

State Rep. Matt Willhite (D-District 86) made a visit to Seagull Services on Wednesday, June 23 to talk about the Purple Alert, new legislation he co-sponsored that lets first responders know when they’re looking for an individual with cognitive or developmental disabilities.

Leaders from several of Palm Beach County’s agencies that serve individuals with developmental disabilities, including the Arc of Palm Beach County and the Palm Beach Habilitation Center, gathered with those from Seagull to discuss the Purple Alert and talk with Willhite about the individuals with developmental disabilities they serve.

The Purple Alert legislation, signed recently by Gov. Ron

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“This is going to fill that gap,” Willhite said. “I think it’s a big deal because it’s legislation that if someone is in trouble, every person in the State of Florida that has a cell phone can be notified.”

The Purple Alert is designed to work in similar fashion to the other alert systems. While many adults with developmental disabilities, cognitive disabilities or brain injuries could be endangered if they go missing, they fall outside of the parameters for either the Amber Alert

or the Silver Alert because of their ages. The Purple Alert allows first responders and the community to know that they’ll be looking for an individual with a developmental disability who may not be able to communicate clearly.

“We’re honored to have Rep. Willhite visit with us and meet in person some of the individuals who could benefit from the Purple Alert,” said Michael Cowan, board chair of Seagull Services. “There’s no question that if some of our adult program participants were to wander away from their homes, their lives would be in danger, as they may not be able to ask for help or communicate well with those who could help them.”

Willhite co-sponsored the legislation with State Rep. Joe Casello

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Acreage, RPB Libraries Giving Out Food To Students Until August

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Acreage and Royal Palm Beach branch libraries are among 15 branches participating in the Palm Beach County Youth Services Summer Food Service Program, which runs through Aug. 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meals will be provided to eligible children ages 18 and under during the summer.

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Hirsch

Support For B&G Club

continued from page 1 employees needed care for their child. We, of course, said, ‘Yes, we could help,’ and he realized the impact the club made for people who couldn’t afford expensive daycare options.”

Hirsch was intrigued and want-

RPB Publix

Store Will Be Rebuilt

continued from page 1 shopping center was originally approved in the 1980s and the uses have remained essentially the same over the past 40 years, other than the development and redevelopment of outparcels.

“The current Publix that is located there is outdated, and the services and offerings that can be provided to the public are constrained due to its smaller footprint,” Lhota said. “We are here tonight asking for the approval to allow us to reconstruct the Publix with a newer prototype store that Publix is presently deploying in the State of Florida.”

To allow for the Publix expansion, the applicant is removing two empty inline tenant spaces to the south of the existing store. Part of the enhancements move the existing entrance on the north to the west, directly into the parking lot.

“We are also providing a new dedicated covered pedestrian pathway that will connect the north inline shops to the south inline shops,” Lhota said. “At present, there is no covered pathway in front of the Publix, and it’s very narrow at points. That will be rectified with this reconstruction.”

able to mentally or physically disabled people who participate in other school programs.

Youth Services administers and monitors the program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education.

Parents picking up kits without their child present must bring identification for the child. Acceptable forms of identification include student ID, child’s passport

or other government-issued ID, birth certificate, adoption decree, immunization records and school demographics. Meal kits will not be provided to parents who do not bring their child or do not provide proper identification.

At least one of the locations will be providing the service Monday through Thursday each week.

The Acreage branch at 15801 Orange Blvd. will be giving out food on Wednesday along with

the Belle Glade and Clarence E. Anthony, Gardens, Hagen Ranch Road, Jupiter, Loula V. York and Tequesta branches, and the Main Library.

The Royal Palm Beach branch at 500 Civic Center Way will distribute food on Thursday, along with the Okeechobee Blvd. and West Boynton Beach branches.

The Glades Road and Greenacres branches will give out food on Mondays. The West Boca branch

is the only location giving out food on Tuesday.

The library will once again be partnering with the Palm Beach County Food Bank to help with SNAP benefits. Benefit specialists from the food bank will assist with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application process and conduct the food stamp interview. Specialists can also help with other benefits applications available through

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ed to learn more. “We met with Neil and gave him a tour of the club and told him some stories about how we had helped local families. He was impressed. He knew everyone in the equestrian community and had lots of celebrity friends,” explained Miranda about the initial support Hirsch provided. “When it came time to build a new club, he was interested in naming it and gave us $1.5 million for the naming rights, but he

wanted to name it with his family, as the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club, so it would continue to be a family charity.”

Hirsch’s wife and nephew will continue to be involved, and his nephew is joining the board now that Hirsch has passed on.

But it was more than Hirsch’s name that went on the Boys & Girls Club.

“His heart was poured into it as well,” Miranda said. “He was

She also noted that no new uses are being added that would require more parking spaces for the project. The rear loading area will be enclosed, replacing the existing open loading dock.

Vice Mayor Jeff Hmara made a motion to approve the parking variance, which carried 5-0.

O’Brien said staff recommended denial of the reduction of pervious space, but Lhota said the request was made after the village requested the addition of three pedestrian entryways to the center, which required the removal of some plant material, adding that the decrease in pervious space is actually less than one percent.

Councilman Richard Valuntas made a motion to approve the reduction in pervious area, which it carried 5-0.

Finally, the council also approved the teardown, rebuilding and expansion of the Publix.

O’Brien said most of the stores on the site would remain unchanged.

In compliance with the village’s art in public places ordinance, the applicant will add art on the southwest corner of the property at the intersection of Okeechobee and Royal Palm Beach boulevards. He said staff recommended approval of the rebuilding application.

Lhota presented photographs of

a Port St. Lucie prototype store that was finished in April as examples of what the reconstructed store would look like.

“It’s the first of its kind here in the Florida,” she said. “You can see a much more expanded bakery, deli [and] produce section.”

Lhota noted that all refrigerated products are inside energy-efficient glass doors equipped with sensors that turn on and off the lights inside.

“Not just your freezer products, but all of your soft refrigerated products as well,” she said, adding that the expansion will add space to the aisles to provide more comfortable shopping.

Mayor Fred Pinto asked Lhota about the timeline for completion of the project.

“Obviously, this is a very aggressive project to tear down and rebuild a new structure,” he said.

“What’s the timeline for completing this?”

Lhota said that the project will proceed rapidly.

“My understanding is that from when we have the building permit in hand to the ribbon cutting, we’re talking a year,” Lhota said. “Publix does not mess around.”

The renovations have been in the planning stages for months and are not related to the high-profile, deadly shooting that occurred at that Publix store June 10.

always very active. When we had Thanksgiving dinners, he would be the one serving the mashed potatoes with an ice cream scoop, teasing the children and adults as they came through the line. Every year, he bought 250 to 300 turkeys and would pass them out personally to the families. He set up the ‘Halloween Trunk or Treat’ event and would have his vehicle out there handing out candy.”

Hirsch loved getting the Boys & Girls Club children involved in whatever he was doing.

“He would have a holiday event with his family at his home, and the club’s children would be over singing Christmas carols, even though he was Jewish. All the kids knew him by name, he was Mr. Neil,” Miranda said. “He would come by and walk through the facility to make sure everything was well-maintained and provide support if anything needed to be attended to.”

Hirsch was also a leader in getting other members of the equestrian community involved.

“He had a great number of friends that he introduced to the organization,” Miranda said. “Neil would have them come out for a club tour and to meet ‘my kids’ as he called them, even though he never had kids of his own. He was always seeking support from his friends and acquaintances. He

opened up the whole equestrian world to us.”

For the Boys & Girls Club, Hirsch wasn’t just a wealthy donor, he was an active leader.

“Neil showed up and participated,” Miranda said. “He was more interactive, and as he got involved in it, it really transformed him as well as he transformed the club. I think he saw this as his most important accomplishment. He was an amazing guy.”

Miranda said that Hirsch loved all the kids, but there was a pair of twins who could be considered his posterchildren for the club — Tatiana and Bibiana Montoya, who are now 13.

“We’ve known him since we were six years old,” said Tatiana, the initial spokesperson for twins who finish each other’s sentences.

“He was a fun, caring person… It was so much fun at Christmas, to go to his house. We would sing ‘Jingle Bells’ and other Christmas carols, and we had to memorize them.”

The twins loved to see Hirsch’s smile and the positive vibe that he always gave off. Right now, the twins both plan to be dancers and see college in their future. Miranda said that Hirsch had been working on a scholarship for them at the time of his passing.

Another Hirsch friend of some two decades is polo player Igna-

Nacho Figueras with Neil Hirsch. cio “Nacho” Figueras, a star on the field, and off the field when starring in Ralph Lauren advertisements.

Figueras told the Town-Crier that he first met Hirsch some 20 years ago. “First, I played against him, then later on his team, Black Watch,” he remembered.

Figueras saw Hirsch as both a mentor and, eventually, a father figure.

“The first time I ever went to his house, when I first met him, he had a beautiful house. He obviously lived a wonderful life, and I teased him. ‘You should adopt me.’ It was a good joke, and I called him the nickname ‘Dad’ from then on. As the years went on, it became more literally true,” Figueras said.

to complete some type of safety course, and the learner’s permit is the way to go,” she said.

Gerwig and McGovern felt being uniform and consistent or compromising at age 15 (the age necessary to obtain the learner’s permit after taking a rules of the road course) was best.

An hour of discussion led to the agreement about a learner’s permit.

“I think this is a good starting

point, and we can move forward and let residents see the ordinance, and [then] have a robust discussion of the second reading,” McGovern said. “With a number of amendments and changes, and two years of work and public input, it wasn’t easy, and everybody wants to do their own thing, so now we’ve got to work together on it.”

The ordinance passed unanimously on its first reading.

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Final Vote In August

continued from page 3 Florida law allowing for a 14-yearold to operate on [certain] roads, but we can on village paths.”

Councilwoman Tanya Siskind was the third voice to come out in favor of requiring at least a learner’s permit. “They should have

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Seminole Ridge High School sent 522 graduating seniors into the world at commencement ceremonies on Wednesday, June 16 at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center. “Best wishes as you soar into your future,” Principal Dr. James C. Campbell told the graduates. Maci Mowery was the valedictorian, Annika Singh was the salutatorian and Kyla Campbell spoke as senior class president.

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The students, faculty and families of Palm Beach Central High School came together on Tuesday, June 15 at the South Florida Fairgrounds to celebrate the Class of 2021. More than 700 seniors proudly wore their Palm Beach Central masks in addition to the typical caps and gowns. “This class is truly special,” Principal Darren Edgecomb said. “The strength and perseverance you showed truly prepared you to finish strong. This class has left us with an amazing legacy.”

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TKA’s Joshua Zuchowski Pursuing Olympic Glory In The Pool

By Mike May Town-Crier Staff Report Many people would rather not spend 11 days in June in Omaha, Nebraska. But for Joshua Zuchowski, a rising senior at the King’s Academy, there’s nowhere in the world that he would rather have been than in Omaha last month. Why? Because Omaha was the site of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials.

Joshua, 17, was on a mission to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Swim Team headed to Tokyo in August for the Summer Olympics.

He had some strong swims, but he was unable to secure a spot on this year’s U.S. team.

Not to worry, he’ll return in 2024 in an attempt to qualify for the next Olympics in Paris.

“It was a great experience for Josh. He’ll learn from it, and he’ll improve next time he goes to the U.S. Trials,” said Jonathan Zuchowski, his father, coach and the aquatics director at TKA. Joshua is an established swim-

ming sensation and the Florida High School Athletic Association’s reigning two-time state champion in the 200-yard individual medley and the reigning three-time state champion in the 100-yard backstroke. He’s looking for more state championship titles this coming fall during his senior year.

This year, Joshua qualified for Wave 2, which is the faster Olympic Trials meet where every Olympian must swim in order to be selected for the team traveling to Tokyo. Only the top two finishers in each individual event will represent the U.S. in that event at the Olympics.

On his first day of competition, Joshua swam the 400-meter individual medley. On day two, he swam the 100-meter backstroke.

Day three was a day of training and rest. On day four, he competed in the 100-meter backstroke time trial. On day five, he swam the 200-meter backstroke. And on day six, he competed in a time trial for

Joshua Zuchowski with his parents Jonathan and Lindsay Zuchowski and sister Marin Zuchowski.

the 200-meter backstroke.

While he is experienced in the individual medley — which features 100 meters of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle, in that order — he got off to a rough start in the race.

“His nerves got the better of him,” Jonathan said. “But Josh always rebounds.”

“I was extremely nervous,” Joshua recalled. “I was in the first heat of the first event of the trials. I felt good the first 100 [meters]. Then, I tightened up at the 125-meter mark, and I knew I was in trouble. We agreed to turn the page after the race and move on to the next event.”

On day two, in the 100-meter backstroke, Jonathan was pleased with his son’s performance.

“Joshua had a nice swim on day two in the 100-meter backstroke, as his time was a personal best.

He finished in 41st place out of 61 swimmers,” Jonathan said.

On day five, Joshua swam the 200-meter backstroke. He finished

Joshua Zuchowski with his hero, swimmer Michael Andrew, who won the 100-meter breaststroke, 200-meter individual medley and finished second in the 50-meter freestyle.

24th out of 45 swimmers. On day six, he had a bonus swim, earning a time trial in the 200-meter backstroke. His time was a personal best at 2:00.22. It was the 11th best time that weekend in the event, and the time now ranks him third in the U.S. for 18 & under.

Despite not making the team, Joshua was pleased with his preparation and overall performance.

“I did not make any mistakes at all,” he noted. “We had a good plan and executed it well. You can do all the training in the world, but walking into an arena for the first time is surreal. The biggest takeaway was that I needed this experience to help me be my best in 2024.”

With the Omaha experience in his rearview mirror, it’s time for Joshua to focus on the immediate future.

“Josh is looking forward to a big senior year,” Jonathan said. “He has a number of personal goals he is trying to achieve. He has a couple of meets this summer, but I am not putting any pressure on him. He enjoyed five days away from the pool after coming back from the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials.”

After the high school season finishes in early November, Joshua is looking forward to a short break before preparing for the U.S. World Championship Swim Trials next April.

After graduating next May, Joshua will be attending college on a swimming scholarship. His collegiate choice will be announced at a future date on SwimSwam.

It will be a joint announcement with Liam Custer, who swims for the Sarasota Sharks. Joshua Zuchowski is the number two recruit in the nation, while Custer is the nation’s third-ranked recruit.

Both swimmers will be attending the same university.

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“It’s his news to tell the world, and they have it planned together,” Jonathan said.

Joshua did give one slight hint to his final collegiate decision, based on the company he kept in Omaha while not swimming in the pool.

“I sat with my future college teammates the entire meet, which was so cool,” he said. “They stayed to cheer me on in my 200-meter backstroke time trial. It was awesome! I am very excited to

announce my college decision in the near future.”

Joshua is already looking forward to competing at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in 2024.

His memory of this year’s trials is strong, vivid and positive. He can’t wait to return in a few years.

“Everything about the Olympic Trials was awesome,” he recalled.

“The competition pool and training pool were awesome. USA Swim put on a great event.”

New To The Sport, Tajauni Elliot Is In Pursuit Of A Track Title

By Mike May Town-Crier Staff Report A year ago, Royal Palm Beach resident Tajauni Elliot, then a rising sophomore at Berean Christian School, was not running track for the Bulldogs. In fact, he wasn’t even running for fun or fitness.

Being a part of a high school track team was the furthest thing from his mind.

Like most schools throughout the country, Berean didn’t have a track & field season last spring because of COVID-19. Now, a year later, Elliot is totally focused on running track and possibly winning a state championship in the 400-meter dash in 2022. What a difference a year makes!

This spring, Elliot decided to join the track & field team at Berean. It didn’t take long for Mario Jackson, the assistant coach of the track & field program, to realize that he had a fast and talented sprinter on his squad. Jackson, who coaches the sprinters when not in charge of Berean’s football team, could see that Elliot was extremely fast, so he instructed him to run the three sprints — 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter dashes.

“Tajauni is a natural at track,” said John Fix, Berean’s head coach of the track & field teams. “He seems to glide around the oval with his stride. It’s a joy to watch his God-given talent on display.”

This year, Elliot’s best time for

Tajauni Elliot with Berean’s assistant track coach Mario Jackson at the FHSAA Class 1A state track meet in Jacksonville.

the 100-meter was 12.15 seconds.

In the 200-meter, his personal best was 23.01 seconds. But his best event is the 400-meter dash.

The buildup to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s state track meet began on April 16 at the Class 1A, District 13 meet held at the Benjamin School. Elliot finished third in the 400 with a time of 52.8 seconds. Micah Mays of the Benjamin School won that race with a time of 51.1 seconds, but Elliot’s third-place finish was good enough to qualify for the regional meet.

The regional meet was held at Calvary Christian School in Fort Lauderdale on April 30. There, Elliot ran his best time of the season in the 400, clocking in at 51.34 seconds. His fast time and fourthplace finish at meet — which Mays won — helped him qualify for the FHSAA Class 1A state track meet May 7 on the campus of the University of North Florida in in Jacksonville.

In Jacksonville, Elliot was seeded 13th in the 400-meter dash, but he was able to run fast enough to actually finish second in his heat and seventh overall in the state.

His seventh-place finish earned Berean two points in the team totals. His time was 51.52 seconds.

The first-place finisher in the 400 at this year’s state meet was John Oleksak, a senior at Indian Rocks Christian School, with a winning time of 49.41 seconds. Finishing second was Mays from the Benjamin School.

The setting in Jacksonville was a little different than regular track meets.

“The atmosphere was electric, and it was a great experience for Tajauni,” Jackson said. “He carried the pride of Berean Christian upon his shoulders. The moment wasn’t too big for him, and the greatest lesson learned was the work ethic it will take to return to the state track meet next spring and win.

My last words of encouragement to him were to run his own race and run it for the glory of God.” Elliot knew the moment was special, but it wasn’t too overwhelming.

“It was a surreal feeling when they said my name at the beginning of the race, but when I got into the starting blocks, I just told myself to do my best,” he recalled.

“I didn’t push myself for the first 200 meters, and then I ran faster for the last part of the race, finishing second in my heat. I’m proud of my effort, and I did my best.”

He will continue to do his best in the immediate future, while also playing football for Berean in the fall and basketball in the winter.

Jackson knows that Elliot has a great chance to improve and compete for a state title during his junior and senior years. “He can definitely break the 50-second mark next year as a junior,” Jackson said.

But the preparation for state championship success in track has already started.

“I’ve got him working out in the weight room right now so he can be more powerful and more explosive,” Jackson added.

Berean has a strong track record of sending athletes to the state track meet. One of those athletes

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Literacy Links Golf Tournament Raises $25,000 For The Literacy Coalition

WRESTLERS SHINE AT AAU SCHOLASTIC NATIONAL DUALS

The winning foursome of Craig Tanner, Dennis Drucker, Devin Rosenberger and Luciano Garcia.

The Wellington Wrestling Team competed at the AAU Scholastic National Duals recently and finished with All-American honors in eighth place. This was the first time in its history that the team earned this accomplishment. James Marvel (132 pounds, 11th grade) finished a perfect 6-0 and earned individual All-American honors before ending the tournament early due to an injury. Sam Marvel (120 pounds, ninth grade) finished 9-3 and earned a copper medal for his outstanding performance.

Dozens of golfers and sponsors, including several from western Palm Beach County, showed their support for the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County by hitting the greens at Palm Beach Par 3 on June 11.

The tournament, which included lunch and a silent auction, raised

$25,000 for literacy programs that serve children and adults in need.

The winning foursome included Craig Tanner and Dennis Drucker from Ed Morse and Literacy AmeriCorps members Devin Rosenberger and Luciano Garcia.

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SCHOOL NEWS

H.L. Johnson Receives Two Grants To Enhance Green School Program

Emerald Cove Student To Compete In National Science Competition

Emerald Cove Middle School recently announced that seventh grader Melissa Bretz has been nominated to compete in the prestigious Broadcom MASTERS Science Competition. Broadcom MASTERS is a national science competition for U.S. middle school students. MASTERS is an acronym for “Math, Applied Science, Technology & Engineering for Rising Stars.” Each year, the top 10 percent of students from certain SSP-affiliated regional and state science fairs across the nation are eligible for entry into this competition. The nomination is a great achievement and validates that hard work pays off. The school wishes Bretz the best of luck with this fantastic opportunity.

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H.L. Johnson Elementary School in Royal Palm Beach has received two 2021 Green Schools Recognition Program mini-grants totaling $950.

The grants were awarded through the Green Schools Recognition Program at Florida Atlantic University’s Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, which also recognized H.L. Johnson as a 2021 Green School of Excellence, its highest level of recognition.

“There’s going to be a Garden Showdown at H.L. Johnson,” Principal Crystal Amado Kucharski said. “Students and staff are thrilled to start hydroponic gardening. We are so grateful to be awarded not one, but two grants through the Green School Recognition Program.”

The “2021 Greening School Grounds Vegetable Garden Proj-

ects” mini-grant in the amount of $500 was sponsored by the Mounts Botanical Garden for the project “Garden Showdown: Hydroponics vs. Soil.” This grant will allow students to start seeds indoors, transfer them to both hydroponic and soil settings outdoors and compare the results. The project is part of a more extensive garden expansion beginning in August.

The 2021 4R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Rethink) mini-grant in the amount of $450 was sponsored by the Solid Waste Authority for the project “Backpack Recycling Collection Drive.” Funds from the grant will be used to purchase several Terracycle Zero Waste Boxes, and the school’s Team Green will run a drive to collect old backpacks for recycling.

“H.L. Johnson is a model green

school and will use this award to help our school’s environmental stewardship and sustainability initiatives continue to grow and flourish next year,” said PTO President Julie Highsmith, a Team Green member. “We hope to raise awareness and increase community partnerships in the future as we expand our programs.”

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CAFCI Hosts 28th Annual Student Assistance Fund Awards Ceremony

On Saturday, June 12, CAFCI held its 28th annual Student Assistance Fund Award Ceremony at a well-attended virtual event on Zoom. Mistress of Ceremonies Leonie Escoffery kept the audience engaged throughout the evening in her usual entertaining fashion.

Nine outstanding Palm Beach County high school seniors received Student Assistance Fund awards for educational excellence each in the amount of $1,500, and two students received CAFCI Junior Citizen Awards in recognition of exemplary community and civic service each in the amount of $500.

The honorees were: Bencheta Beauzieux, Cassie’s Castle/Simms Family Award, Atlantic High School; Mitha Matilus, Amanayea Abraham Award, Atlantic High School; Danielle Nelson, Audrey

C. Martin Award & Junior Citizen Award, Suncoast High School; Gabriela Rodriguez, Gloria Edwards Award, Wellington High School; Rachel Rose, Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Fund Award, American Heritage School; Natasha Starcher, Jess & Victoria Santamaria Award, Palm Beach Gardens High School; Faith-Jasmin Wilson, Audrey C. Martin Award, Wellington High School; Murleve Roberts, CAFCI Award, Dreyfoos School of the Arts; Dashleyne Valliere, CAFCI Award, Santaluces High School; and Mark Shim Jr., Junior Citizen Award Recipient, Royal Palm Beach High School.

The theme for this year’s event was “Empowering Youth & Investing in Our Future.” The significance of the theme was not lost on the attendees, as every speaker acknowledged the edu-

cational and personal challenges faced by the students who had to maintain academic excellence even while trying to navigate new learning modalities in a virtual environment.

Award recipient Faith Jasmin Wilson led off the ceremony with the national anthem, followed by CAFCI President Dennis Wright, who congratulated the students, and Student Assistance Fund Co-Chair Nadine White-Boyd, who introduced the committee and recognized the sponsors and donors.

The students received inspiring messages of congratulations and encouragement from Royal Palm Beach Mayor Fred Pinto and School Board Member Marcia Andrews. Videotaped messages of congratulations and valuable advice were provided to the awardees from past student award recipi-

ents, whose academic progress is a tribute to the investment and commitment that CAFCI has made to education.

Renowned educator and motivational speaker Janet Holder delivered the keynote address. She encouraged the students to believe in themselves, to remember that “attitude determines altitude,” and that no one can hold them back if they are determined to go forward.

Alpha McDonald did a masterful job with the vote of thanks.

Members of the Student Assistance Committee, chaired by Nadine White-Boyd and Junette Powell, are Doreen Baker, Leonie Escoffery, Doreen Grayson, Clover Henry-Gilroy, Alpha McDonald and Barry Martin.

CAFCI is proud to have donated more than $225,500 to 221 Palm Beach County high school seniors over the past 28 years.

AWE Presents Scholarships To 19 Young Women

The nonprofit Alliance of Women Executives (AWE) made the college dreams of 19 Palm Beach County young women come true.

The organization awarded $28,500 in scholarships to 19 deserving high school graduates at the organization’s scholarship awards ceremony held May 18 via Zoom.

These young women come from all walks of life, and with unique stories. A total of seven of the recipients will be attending Palm Beach State College, six will become Florida Atlantic University students, two will attend FAU Honors College and four will enter the FAU BSN Program. In addition, six are the first in their family to attend college, and all are accomplished both academically and in their service to the community. Their aspirations are equally ambitious. They plan to pursue a variety of degrees from nursing, law and medicine to STEM, psychology and the arts.

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profit founded five years ago by Vicki Tate. With the inclusion of the 2021 awards, a total of 55 scholarships have been granted to Palm Beach County young women.

“The passion of the women who’ve become AWE members, along with the support of our donors, has been fantastic. AWE’s mission is important to Palm Beach County, to these young women and to me. I am deeply grateful to our members and donors. Without them, none of this would be possible,” Tate said.

AWE provides a platform to bring like-minded professional women together, sharing knowledge and experiences while making an impact on future generations of young women in Palm Beach County by promoting higher education and making it accessible through academic scholarships.

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Scholarship Recipients — (First row) Viviana Perez, Valeria Varon, Symone Jackson, Vanessa Belizaire and Grace Karakolis; (second row) Jaden Doria, Erin McBroom, Tehya Richardson, Makayla Trinidad and Katie Lievonen; (third row) Karen Castro, Marline Alerte, Brianna Upson, Julia Acevedo and Tatiana Takvorian; and (fourth row) Abbey Greenfield, Mahi Barot, Camila Goizueta and Destiny Ricketts.

Zamir Baksh Named To Letourneau University Spring President’s List

Zamir Baksh, an aviation management major from Greenacres, was named to the Spring 2021 President’s List at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas.

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“As the comprehensive Christian polytechnic institution in the

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“I’m especially impressed with these honor roll students, and I expect them to have a significant impact on our future.”

LeTourneau is a Christian polytechnic university where educators engage students to nurture Christian virtue, develop competency and ingenuity in their professional fields, integrate faith and work, and serve the community.

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The Board of Directors of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts recently announced that after completing the maximum term as board members, Mark Levy of West Palm Beach and Joseph Sanches of Wellington will be awarded the designation of “life trustee” beginning July 1.

“The Kravis Center is thankful to Mark Levy and Joseph Sanches for each serving 12 years on our Board,” Kravis Board Chair Jeffrey Stoops said. “Their leadership and business expertise has contributed immensely to the overall success of Palm Beach County’s cultural crown jewel.

The Kravis Center is honored to have their continued involvement and guidance as Life Trustees.”

Levy and Sanches were awarded special Tiffany & Co. pentastars honoring their dedication and service to the Kravis Center.

Sanches is president of D. Stephenson Construction. He was the chief of support operations for the School District of Palm Beach County. Sanches has been in a leadership role as a vice chair of the Kravis Center board since

2019 and has served on the Kravis Center Executive Committee as well as the Operations, Employee Relations and Governance, and Nominating committees.

Sanches holds a Florida general contractor’s license and is a LEED-accredited professional. He served on the distinguished panel of six art and design judges for the Kravis Center and Pratt Institute Sculpture Competition in 2015.

Embrace, the winning majestic steel sculpture, now stands in front of the Kravis Center’s soaring glass-curtain façade. Sanches is on the board of directors of the Black Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County and is actively involved in the Minority Builders Coalition and National Forum for Black Public Administrators.

Levy is president of Cenvill Recreation Inc., which manages the recreational facilities at Century Village of West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and Pembroke Pines.

He has been an active member of the Florida Bar since 1981. Levy is the current Kravis Center Corporate Partners Executive Committee chair and has served on several other Kravis Center committees.

Guilbeault Graduates From Oregon State

More than 7,000 students have earned degrees as part of Oregon State University’s class of 2021, including Samantha J. Guilbeault of Wellington, who earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science.

The graduates were celebrated with an in-person, informal processional of graduates through the Corvallis campus to Reser Stadium followed by brief remarks from OSU leaders on June 11.

Oregon State University President Emeritus Edward J. Ray gave the commencement address during a virtual ceremony June 12.

This year’s class includes a record 7,391 graduating students receiving 7,690 degrees, with 271 students receiving two degrees and four who will receive three degrees. They will add to the ranks of Oregon State alumni, which have earned 272,504 degrees over the university’s history.

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WELLINGTON RADIO CLUB HOLDS ITS FIELD DAY EXERCISE AT VILLAGE PARK

The Wellington Radio Club held its annual Field Day exercise on Saturday, June 26 at Village Park. The event lasted all day long as club members worked to make contact with other radio operators all across the world. Field Day is when radio operators gather at locations across the nation to practice in case of an emergency. Back in 1992, after Hurricane Andrew hit Florida, amateur radio assisted in emergency contact when other forms of communication went down. Learn more about amateur (ham) radio at www.arrl.org

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Chris Basile makes contact with another radio operator.

Club members used amateur radios like this one to contact people all across the globe.

(L-R) Wellington Radio Club officers George Samulkewitsch, Jim Cruz, Jim Painter and J. Pobliner.

Jim Painter prepares radio signals.

Kay Anar operates a drone.

Mike Bald operates the radio.

Formerly Homeless Student Dreams Big With Help From The Lord’s Place

A recent study by Bellwether Education Partners warned that three million children in the United States may have missed all formal education, remote or in-person, for a year. This is roughly equal to the entire school-aged population in Florida.

The National Education Association reported that a survey

by SchoolHouse Connection and Poverty Solutions indicates that roughly 423,000 homeless students have slipped through the cracks and are not receiving the support and services they need.

The Lord’s Place Youth Services Department is assisting marginalized teens in Palm Beach County defy the odds.

Matthew Williamson, a resident at the Lord’s Place Family Campus who participated in its youth

services programs, hasn’t let his past hold him back. Despite unfortunate circumstances leading to Williamson’s mother living on the streets, he spent this year attending virtual school and graduated from Inlet Grove High School on Thursday, June 17. Williamson will attend Palm Beach State College to study marine service technology.

“It feels great to graduate high school. I am the first of my family,” Williamson said.

Fred Weitz, youth education coordinator, and Emily Sardinha, youth education advocate, are always busy planning for the Lord’s Place youth based on their social, academic and emotional needs.

They cater to the needs of the “whole child.” The results of their planning helps the youth who have experienced homelessness and

suffered the impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic build dreams beyond their imagination for the future.

This encompasses career planning as well as college planning for the teens. They believe in dreaming big and instilling that mentality in their youth.

The Lord’s Place Family Campus Youth Services Department had four successful high school graduates in 2020 who all went on to higher education with those dreams in mind. This year, Williamson is one of the two high school graduates in the Youth Services Department who will both successfully matriculate.

The Lord’s Place Youth Services team knows that the youths’ present situation does not define their future story. “Many of our teens who have been homeless, unfor-

tunately, only see what is right in front of them and are in survival mode,” Weitz said. “One of the roles of the youth services team is to remove all obstacles. We tell our teens to try and put aside their current situation and dream about what they want their life to look like five years from now if there was nothing holding them back.”

Williamson has big plans for his future. “My big dream is to help other kids in need and open my own boat shop,” he said. “Ten years from now, I see myself in a big house with my family, my mom, and niece and nephew. I also see myself with a good job and driving a sports car.”

The Lord’s Place Housing Programs provide shelter for homeless men, women and children, and help residents identify the issues

that led to their homelessness. The Lord’s Place gives their residents the tools they need to stabilize their lives, while providing safe homes so they can thrive. The Family Campus provides housing for 37 families, and on average has 60 to 80 children living on the campus.

For more than 40 years, the Lord’s Place has been working to break the cycle of homelessness in Palm Beach County through innovative, compassionate and effective services. It provides supportive and graduate housing at 10 locations; operates social enterprises; provides job training and placement services; and has a successful reentry program helping men and women transitioning from incarceration. For more info., visit www.thelordsplace.org or call (561) 494-0125.

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Minto Announces First Luxury-Home Neighborhood In Westlake

Minto Communities recently announced its first new luxury-home neighborhood in Westlake. The Estates of Westlake is an exclusive enclave of 76 home sites, most of which have water views. Prices will range between the $500s and $800s. The neighborhood is located off Persimmon Blvd. directly east of the Groves, a neighborhood that opened last summer and is nearly sold out.

Minto expects to launch sales for the Estates in late July to coincide with the completion of a new model home. “Considering what is happening in the real estate market at the moment, we felt the time

was right to introduce our larger and more luxurious estate homes,” said Mike Belmont, president of Minto Communities USA. “They are ideal for large families, or for those who like to entertain friends and family. This will be luxury living at its finest in Palm Beach County’s newest city.”

Homes in the Estates are part of a new Minto product line known as the Atlantic Collection. The collection features 11 floor plans ranging in size from 2,703 square feet to 4,546 square feet under air. Minto is currently building the Tequesta Grand as the model home for the Estates, which offers 3,748 square

American Business Women’s Association To Meet On July 14

The Northern Palm Beach Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will meet Wednesday, July 14 at 6 p.m.

To make reservations, or for more information, contact Professional Development Chair Loretta Remy at (561) 317-3227 or loretta. spalady@gmail.com.

The meeting typically takes place at the Embassy Suites Hotel (4350 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens) with networking starting at 6 p.m. The cost is typically $25 through Sunday, July 11 and $30 thereafter and at the door. If the meeting occurs at the hotel, utilize this link to pay: https://www. paypal.com/paypalme/abwanorthernpalmbch or pay at the door. Due to the pandemic, the meeting may take place via Zoom. If so, upon registration, login details will be shared, and there will be no cost to participate.

The July speaker is Nancy Ferraro, a Florida attorney and founder of Ferraro Law. She specializes in estate planning, probate and guardianship. Ferraro is passionate about explaining the law as it relates to everyday situations and has dedicated her career to ensuring

feet of living space, including four bedrooms, four-and-a-half-baths, a flex room, a private guest casita and a two-car garage.

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Minto is the master developer and lead builder of the 3,800acre Westlake community, which encompasses most of the City of Westlake.

Later this summer, Minto will start construction on the second phase of the Westlake Adventure Park, which will have a multi-purpose community building, basketball courts and an adult lap pool.

The $15 million first phase, completed in 2019, features a resort-style lagoon pool with a water slide, a kids’ interactive splash pad and poolside concessions.

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Edmund James Salon Honored With Best Of PBC Award

Edmund James Salon & Day Spa in Wellington has been awarded Best Hair Salon in Palm Beach County for the second time in the annual Best of Palm Beach County Awards Local iQ. “Edmund James Salon would like to extend a huge thank you to our clients and community who voted for us,” co-owner Lillian Soriero said. “We are thrilled and beyond grateful to have such continuous support, especially during these challenging times. We love what we do, and we look forward to serving you.”

The 2021 Best of Palm Beach County award ceremony was

Nancy Ferraro that her audience and her clients understand the law as it pertains to their situation, so that they can make informed, empowered decisions in every aspect of their lives.

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

held at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on April 15 and sponsored by The Palm Beach Post. Hundreds of invited guests wore masks and attended the annual dinner party in anticipation of being honored. Palm Beach County businesses were first nominated by the community through online voting, then selected for first place through the same voting system.

Edmund James Salon is a full-service salon and spa where guests can be styled, groomed, pampered and polished all in one place. The salon specializes in expert cutting and hair coloring utilizing the latest hair trends and

techniques such as balayage, a French word meaning free-hand coloring for a more natural, grownin look, as well as new hair cutting trends emerging, such as pixies, the lob with layers, side-swept bangs, shag haircuts or curtain bangs. Keratin straightening services and certified hair extensions are also available, in addition to oxygen facials, micro-channeling, permanent hair reduction, eyebrow threading and waxing. Professional nail technicians are also on staff offering the latest nail trends.

Edmund James Salon has been a part of the community since 2013.

The salon was also awarded the

most loved business in the community three times in a row, 2019, 2020 and 2021, under the category of “Favorite Hair Stylists” by the Nextdoor app. This year, the salon welcomed back esthetician Armineh to the shop, after relocating to Kentucky for three years.

Armineh, the “Eyebrow Queen,” has been serving the residents of Wellington for more than 30 years.

Edmund James Salon is located at 12020 South Shore Blvd, in the Shoppes at Chancellor Plaza. It is open Tuesday through Saturday.

To schedule an appointment, call (561) 793-9960 or book online at www.edmundjamessalon.com.

PWH Medical Staff Partners With The March Of Dimes

Members of the Palms West Hospital Medical Staff Executive Committee recently presented a donation of $5,000 to the March of Dimes in support of the 2021 March for Babies fundraiser.

The March of Dimes raises funds for research, lead programs and provides education and advocacy with a mission to improve the health of babies by preventing

birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. “The services that the March of Dimes provides to women and babies in our communities is invaluable. We are proud to support their efforts,” said Dr. Alejandro Paya, chief medical officer at Palms West Hospital.

Accepting the donation was Chelsea Platas, program manager with the March of Dimes.

March of Dimes Donation — (L-R) Dr. Arul Chidambaram, Dr. Alex Paya, Dr. Richard Giroux, Dr. Debbie Friedman, Chelsea Platas, Dr. Brian Miller, Dr. Veronica Pedro, Damon Barrett, Dr. Thomas Abraham, Michael Barbera and Dr. Martin Harland.

Bacio Bacio Bridal Salon Once Again Taking Part In Brides Across America Event

Operation Wedding Gown will return to Bacio Bacio Bridal Salon in Wellington from July 7-10 in cooperation with Brides Across America.

Building on its mission of supporting the military and first responders, Brides Across Amer-

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Whether it is for love of country or love at the altar, those on the frontlines deserve the very best, so this year, Brides Across America will be honoring active mili-

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Brides Across America, along with bridal retailers nationwide, will donate free bridal gowns to these heroes. Salons will offer a selection of designer wedding

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“I am so grateful for the selfless acts of our COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers, first responders and military who provide us support each and every day. This is our way to keep us united in

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My Anxiety Built Up Toe Surgery Into A Life-Threatening Crisis!

I am not normally an anxious person, but I am feeling a little anxious this week, for medical reasons. I’m not sick, but I’m anxious enough to make myself sick — that’s a good imagination at work.

Because I have started walking regularly (yes, I am going to blame this whole thing on a strict exercise regimen), my big toe has chosen to hide under my second toe. The second toe, a sympathetic little thing, has curled itself up to make room for the big toe, even though this means bumping against the roof of my shoe. It’s called a bunion. If the second toe continues in this fashion, it will get worse, and then it will be called a hammertoe. All very unattractive names for something that hurts.

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The Sonic BOOMER But it doesn’t hurt all the time — just when I exercise regularly (told you I was going to blame it on that). Or stand for a long time. Or use my right foot. If I hop, it doesn’t hurt, but hopping isn’t really that convenient for me.

So, I went to see the doctor, who told me (and I quote), “I think I can fix it.” Wow.

That level of confidence really keeps a girl from getting, you know, anxious.

Especially since his little experiment involves cutting my foot open and slicing two little wedges out of my bone in order to straighten it.

“Wedges?” I asked, trying not to sound anxious. “You mean like when they fell a tree?”

(A good imagination can really mess with your head. “You mean like when they fell a tree and it crashes to the ground with little splinters shooting up?” was my follow-up question, which, of course, I did not ask.)

“Yes,” he answered, obviously not picturing the same thing in his head that I was picturing. “You need to call your

regular doctor and see if it’s OK to stop taking your low-dose aspirin.”

My doctor prescribed a low-dose aspirin two years ago when my brother literally dropped dead from a heart attack. I have been taking them religiously all this time but, because they thin the blood, the foot guy wanted me to stop them for a week before surgery, so I wouldn’t (here’s my imagination again) spurt blood all over the place. Aaackk!

The thought of stopping them makes me anxious.

The thought of my blood spurting all over the place makes me anxious.

The fact that I have not been able to reach my doctor for three days makes me anxious.

The fact that I have stopped taking them — on the advice of a person who answers my doctor’s phone but admits they know nothing about medicine — makes me anxious.

The fact that my doctor hasn’t called me back yet makes me anxious because I don’t know if it’s because my question is a low priority or because I’m already a dead duck.

And then, of course, there’s the surgery itself.

And the fact that I won’t be able to walk for weeks. That really scares me. I mean, how am I going to exercise?

Hmmm. Come to think of it, turns out every cloud really does have a silver lining!

‘Fast And Furious 9’ Is What Happens When A Once-Amusing Movie Series Has Been Allowed To Go On For Far Too Long

Unfortunately, Fast and Furious 9 is like a classic sports car. It’s fancy, has all the bells and whistles, and creaks as it moves. The new movie (and, yes, I actually went back to a movie theater) has enough dialogue stolen from past versions, not to mention plot twists, and returning characters, many of whom had previously died, to not even seem like a new film.

Dom (Vin Diesel) and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) are living off the grid with his young son. A son not by her, which is not surprising because unless they are behind the wheel of a vehicle, they have about as much chemistry together as Pee Wee Herman with Kamala Harris. Yet despite their essentially being in hiding, it looks

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By Leonard Wechsler like just about everyone in the world knows where their dumpy little farm is.

And many of them drop in to visit.

A couple of old friends Roman (Tyrese Gibson) and Tej (Ludicris) come to visit to let them know that “Mr. Nobody” (Kurt Russell) has captured master villain Cipher (Charlize Theron). For those who

have not seen the earlier films, it makes little difference. She is bad and he is, well, untrustworthy and power hungry.

The big point supposedly is that Cipher can put together a device called Ares that controls all the world’s weapons. And, according to one of the goofballs, “If Mr. Nobody gets his hands on this, he’ll be the god of… everything.” That line alone should be a warning that this will not be a film for intellectuals.

To add another complication, Dom’s estranged brother Jakob (John Cena) is now a supervillain who also loves hot cars, possibly as an excuse for not thinking, and works against the group.

Of course, no one expects much intelligent plot in these films. We’re supposed

to enjoy fraternal wisecracking (Dom has spent most of the time in these films talking about family… it is possible some scenes were actually taken from previous movies) and incredible auto stunts. But most of the stunts seem tired or overdone, particularly the one where Roman and Tej shoot into space in a Pontiac attached to a rocket.

The cast essentially goes through the motions. Diesel pretends to be a world-saver more intent on his family and making fatuous statements than anything else. Rodriguez, an attractive woman, looks like she would like to be with anyone other than Diesel. Cena, who spent a lot of recent time groveling to China, almost certainly wrestles better

than he acts. On the other hand, Gibson and Ludicris are charming idiots, and Nathalie Emmanuelle as a far better hacker than driver is one of the highlights of the film. Helen Mirren, who reportedly fought to get in these movies, walks away with every scene (far too few) she is in through the simple feat of really knowing how to act.

Should you see it? Well, it was interesting going back to the movie theaters (my first time in well over a year), but I wish it had been for a really good movie.

It is a perfect movie if you want brainless entertainment, but the main word here is brainless.

I enjoyed some of the earlier films a bit, but I think I’m over this series.

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NEIL O’NEAL JR. ROOFING — Roofing & Reroofing. Family owned and operated. Residential/ Commercial. Wood Replacement, Roof Coatings, Solar Vents, Skylights & Roof Ventilation. 561-6564945 Lic. & Insured CCC1330208.Free Estimates

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