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COUNTY REVIEWS BUDGET FOR 2018-19 SEE STORY, PAGE 3

PBSO: KEEP YOUR CAR DOORS LOCKED SEE STORY, PAGE 4

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On Wednesday, June 6, the American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Wellington Post 390 held its annual veterans open house at the Wellington Community Center. The open house was a chance for local veterans to see what services are available to them in Wellington.

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Groves Council Clears The Way For Road Paving Referendum

The Loxahatchee Town Council approved the preliminary reading of a proposed ordinance last week that would amend the town charter to allow long-term borrowing in order for residents who want paving to share the cost of improving their roads.

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The 19th annual Philippine Summer Festival and Philippine Independence Day Celebration hosted by the Philippine American Society of West Palm Beach was held Saturday, June 9 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Music, dance and food from the Philippines were featured. Shown above, are Kristine Bui, Charmaine Bondoc, Kristine Biglete and Jenina Arriola in traditional dress.

MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Divided Royal Palm Council Votes To Revamp Ed Board

Focus On Safety At WCFL Heads Up Football Clinic

On Saturday June 9, the Western Communities Football League hosted a free Heads Up Clinic at Wellington’s Village Park on Pierson Road. The clinic was to help the football players learn proper safety protocols while on the field.

Coaches taught the players how to keep their heads up so that they know how to avoid getting a concussion. Page 7

Women’s Group Presents Scholarships And Installs Officers

The Women of the Western Communities held its annual scholarship presentation and installation of officers meeting on Thursday, June 7 at the Wellington National Golf Club.

The guest speaker was County Administrator Verdenia Baker.

The scholarship recipients read their winning essays and received their checks. Page 9

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By Paul Gaba Town-Crier Staff Report Come the new school year, Royal Palm Beach will have a revamped Education Advisory Board in place.

The new EAB, with revised guidelines and policies, was approved by the Royal Palm Beach Village Council on Thursday, June 7. But the changes, approved by a 3-2 council vote with Vice Mayor Selena Smith and Councilman Richard Valuntas dissenting, were contested by several current members of the EAB, who took issue with what they perceived as a lack of communication with them about the rationale behind the revisions.

“There’s been a lack of communication, with no information presented to us in the past about complaints,” said EAB Member Renatta Espinoza, who is also

principal of the Lake Worth-based charter school the Academy for Positive Learning. “We can’t correct things if we don’t hear it.

What do we need to do to maintain A-rated schools? People want to know what kind of schools we have.”

Village Attorney Jennifer Ashton noted that the EAB changes stemmed from a combination of procedural complaints, inconsistencies and an attempt to formalize the board’s structure to better align with other village committees.

“We tried to incorporate everything that addresses those issues,” Ashton said, adding that the new language clarifies who can be a member of the EAB, closes a disqualification loophole, sets more specific goals and addresses concerns raised about the board.

The new EAB positions will be advertised before the 2018-19

school year begins. Under the new guidelines, applicants must be village residents with experience in education — such as former teachers or administrators, or members of PTO/PTA-type organizations — but may not currently be employed by either the School District of Palm Beach County or by a charter school within Royal Palm Beach.

Additionally, the language closes a loophole that allowed the possibility of some charter school management company employees to serve on the EAB. “We needed some definition for conflict of interest,” Ashton said. “The EAB is a bit different than other village boards, because you’re dealing with schools, which don’t fall under our jurisdiction.

It’s a unique setting.”

Village Manager Ray Liggins See ED BOARD, page 15

As Referendum Looms, LGWCD Criticized For Flooding Inaction

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors held what might have been its last meeting as an independent district on Monday, preparing to hand over control to the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council if that becomes a reality.

Dependency of the district hangs on a referendum that will be held on Monday, June 25 based on acreage proxy votes of property owners.

Supervisors added several items to the agenda, including recent flooding issues and advertising a special meeting on June 26 at Loxahatchee Groves Town Hall to cede control of the district to the town if the referendum passes.

LGWCD Chair Anita Kane said the district needs to advertise for the meeting, explaining that the council would meet at 10 a.m., and the board’s meeting would commence at 10:30 a.m. on June 26.

During public comment, Councilwoman Phillis Maniglia said she was disappointed when the town was flooded during recent rains

that the LGWCD did not make cut-outs on the flooded roads for drainage.

“I realize you guys don’t do roads anymore, but we were in an emergency mode,” Maniglia said.

“It was a little upsetting that you guys did not bail out the taxpayers of this town, so they could have safe roads to drive on.”

Maniglia added that she was concerned that canal banks are falling in after heavy rains, preceded by a drought that killed much of the plant growth that had served to impede the banks from collapsing.

The board also discussed recent flooding and whether the district or the town was responsible for relieving it.

LGWCD Administrator Stephen Yohe said the flooding relief involved work to be done on roads, which the district no longer has responsibility for, since it turned them over to the town.

Kane said she understands that the district is no longer in the road business, but when they were in the middle of an emergency — with private citizens renting

pumps and taking their own equipment out on the roads to relieve flooding — the district did not use its equipment to help.

“For us to sit here and do nothing seems lackadaisical to me, and it’s very frustrating,” she said, adding that she had been told by district staff that the town had not asked for assistance. “Yes, they did ask. The town did make the request. Two town council members specifically requested it from me, and the town manager and I forwarded that request to Mr. Yohe, and the request made to me was to go and do the cut-outs.”

Kane said the district staff should have sprung into action during the emergency.

“I find it just remarkably unbelievable, when we have neighbor helping neighbor out, when we have people pulling money out of their own pockets to save other people’s well-being… literally hundreds of people helping each other. For the water control district as a government entity of the town to say, ‘We can’t do anything,’ I find that reprehensible. I’m See LGWCD, page 15

Wellington Warns Of Data Breach

By Dani Salgueiro Town-Crier Staff Report On Thursday, June 7, Wellington officials informed residents of a possible data breach within the village’s online payment system.

According to the notice released to the public, Wellington was informed of the issue on Wednesday, June 6, when they received a phone call from the village’s payment vendor, Superion.

Superion explained that their software — which is utilized by municipalities nationwide — had potentially been compromised.

More specifically, the village’s system was experiencing vulnerabilities within its Click2Gov server.

Click2Gov is the payment server used by anyone making online payments for code, building, business licenses, parking tickets and utilities. The original statement focused specifically on the village’s water utility payment system. However, further investi-

gation has determined that other Click2Gov payments may also have been compromised.

“Click2Gov was the only thing affected by this breach,” Bill Silliman, Wellington’s chief technology officer, told the Wellington Village Council on Tuesday, June 12.

One of the most important things to note about the data breach is that it affected only people who made one-time, online payments through Click2Gov sometime between February 2017 and February 2018. Residents who have automatic recurring payment plans on the village’s online payment portal are not affected by this breach.

Silliman explained the timeline of the village’s actions after finding out about the potential breach, and the ways in which Superion’s system issues affect Wellington and anyone who has used the online payment system.

According to Silliman, though See DATA BREACH, page 15

RPB ROTARY GALA

The Rotary Club of Royal Palm Beach installed its new officers and leaders in a gala ceremony held on Friday, June 8, at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. The club begins its 29th year of service under the leadership of new President Jeff Hmara.

Shown above is outgoing President Evelyn Flores with Jeff and Carolyn Hmara. STORY & MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 17 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Nine Candidates Seek Three Seats On Circuit Court

By M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report When the filing period for judicial races closed last month, three retiring circuit court judges in the 15th Judicial Circuit have set up three three-way races that voters will weigh-in on during the primary election on Aug. 28.

The six-year, non-partisan terms can be won in the primary if a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the votes cast. If no one receives 50 percent, the top two candidates move on to the general election ballot.

The Town-Crier reached out to the candidates who qualified and asked them to describe their background, why they are running and why voters should choose them.

GROUP 13 Candidates Scott Ryan Kerner, Alcolya J.L. St. Juste and Jordan H. Jordan have qualified for the ballot to replace retiring Judge David French in the Group 13 seat.

“I am running for circuit court judge because I believe in seeking

the truth, pursuing justice and serving our community,” said Kerner, brother of County Commissioner David Kerner. “Born and raised in Palm Beach County, I am very passionate about this community.

I have more than 10 years of litigation and trial experience in our Palm Beach County court system.”

Kerner believes his legal experience makes him a strong candidate for the bench.

“As a civil trial attorney, I focus on complex litigation matters and ensure the rights of individuals are protected and everyone is treated fairly. I understand how a courtroom works, how cases are heard efficiently and how to ensure impartiality and the rule of law are upheld,” he said. “My trial and litigation experience distinguish me from my opponents and will allow me to serve effectively on the bench from day one.”

Visit www.kernerforjudge.com to learn more.

St. Juste said that her run for See JUDGES, page 15

Stein Has Big Goals For Term As Chamber President

By Dani Salgueiro Town-Crier Staff Report A Wellington resident for more than 20 years, Roxanne Stein hopes to aid and advance local businesses as the 2018 president of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.

Stein has been an active member of the chamber for almost 15 years, starting as a celebrity judge for Flavors of Wellington back in 2004.

“In 2009, I was honorary emcee of our very first Winterfest with Vanilla Ice,” she recalled. “In 2016, I was honored to be chosen as the chamber’s outstanding citizen of the year.”

Stein was a natural choice to serve as the person to represent the chamber, as well as its values and

goals, Executive Director Michela Green said.

“Roxanne brings a wealth of community expertise, as well as a stellar reputation for making things happen in South Florida,” Green said, adding that her personality, charisma and years of professional experience have gained her respect and admiration from the chamber and throughout Wellington.

Green said that Stein’s new position has already helped raise the chamber’s profile.

“The response to her new position as Wellington Chamber of Commerce president has been overwhelming,” Green said. “Our members love interacting with her and presenting ideas, as well as gaining knowledge on her

media background and ways they can make their own businesses a success.”

Even before taking over as president, her business acumen made her a standout board member. “Her persona brings a fun and exciting flavor to our events,” Green said of Stein. “We are so honored to have this opportunity to work with her.”

Having retired in March from her nearly 25-year career as the well-known news anchor at WPTV News Channel 5 — and after her overall 41-year career in the television news industry — Stein has recently been enjoying her new laid-back schedule, and can often be found playing tennis with her husband or riding her horse, Bamboo, around town.

Though she has retired, Stein has some new pressing goals. As president of the chamber, those goals center on helping business owners improve the productivity of their enterprises and ensuring that Wellington’s unique businesses are valued and preserved. “[My goals are] to facilitate a business-friendly and self-sustainable climate in Wellington and to bring exposure outside of the immediate market to all that we have to offer in Wellington — as far as unique retail services and hospitality — and to bridge the gap between our seasonal equestrian population and our year-round businesses and residents,” Stein said.

Specifically, Stein aims to pro-

vide local small businesses owners with the tools they need to continue on a path of success and to help those with new businesses reach success. Stein also hopes to prove the power of networking through the chamber by making it a portal through which businesses have the ability to help each other grow and learn from one another.

“We want to continue offering small businesses learning sessions,” Stein said. “We want to continue offering our signature events that boast all the best we have to offer here in Wellington to those outside of our community.

We also want to grow. We are working this summer on reaching those businesses in Wellington that See STEIN, page 15

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PBC To Maintain Current Tax Rate For 2019 With More Revenue

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach County Commission reviewed its proposed budget for fiscal year 2018-19 on Tuesday, which calls for the same tax rate of 4.7815 mills, which will generate $894.8 million in property taxes — $49.2 million more than the current year.

County Administrator Verdenia

Baker said the budget process is year-long, which began with a retreat in November 2017 where commissioners shared their strategic priorities for the coming year.

“This budget workshop tonight will hopefully give us further directions on where you want to go with the budget,” Baker said, explaining that on July 10, staff will present the budget at the

commission’s meeting as a regular agenda item.

The first formal public hearing is set for Sept. 4, with the second one set for Sept. 17. Both hearings are at 6 p.m.

Baker said the budget supports goals set by the commission at the November workshop, which continues funding for economic development at $4.6 million,

VILLAGE RELAY FOR LIFE AWARD

Lisa Noel and Andrew Ruiz of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life thanked the Wellington Village Council on Tuesday for their commitment and dedication to fundraising for this year’s Relay for Life. “In this past year, your team raised more than $12,000 for the American Cancer Society and, collectively, we raised $135,000. We couldn’t have done it without community partners like you guys,” Ruiz said. Shown above, the council receives a certificate of appreciation and a fundraisPHOTO BY DANI SALGUEIRO/TOWN-CRIER ing award from Noel and Ruiz.

homelessness at $21.2 million and the heroin/opioid epidemic at $2 million.

Departmental budgets are up $17.85 million, 5.1 percent over last year.

“I have included in here across the board increases at 3 percent,” Baker said.

The budget includes the addition of 81 new positions, 40 of which are general fund ad valorem supported. These new positions are primarily in engineering and facilities development and operations.

Also included are three boardsupported positions in the Office of Small Business Assistance.

The budget also includes 40 noncountywide ad valorem and nonad valorem supported positions in Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue, the library system, airports, water utilities, the building division and the Tourist Development Council.

The proposed budget also includes new capital funding of $36.2 million, primarily for rehabilitation projects, an increase of $5.3 million over the current year. It includes $3 million for the South Florida Water Management District property, which is the second installment of a $9 million purchase, and a $12 million increase for voting equipment for the Supervisor of Elections Office.

The total proposed general appropriations budget is about $1.3 billion, with property taxes repre-

senting 64.4 percent of that, fund balance representing 13.2 percent, inter-fund transfers of .2 percent, charges for services is 8.2 percent, intergovernmental revenue is 9.4 percent, and licensing and permitting is 4.6 percent.

As in recent years, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office will take up the largest portion of the budget.

“Primarily, the sheriff represents 47.3 percent of this amount, then county departments represent 25.5 percent, reserves are 9.2 percent, capital and non-departmental represent 8.3 percent, debt services at 4.6 percent and other constitutional officers represent 5.1 percent,” Baker said.

Looking historically, at the height of the economic boom and where it was, versus 2019, Baker said that the PBSO and county operations were very close, within $9 million of each other in 2007.

“When we look at it today, that cost has escalated,” she said.

“They are roughly at $576 million, and we’re at $366 million.”

The PBSO budget is up $25.8 million, or 4.7 percent, next year, which includes a $3.2 million addition to a base request for expenses involving presidential protection.

Although the county budget is recovering, Baker pointed out that it is still below what it was in 2007.

“Palm Tran is the only department that has exceeded where we

were in 2007,” she said. “Also, reserves have increased slightly over 2007, but other departments are significantly down.”

On the positive side, Baker noted that the voted debt has decreased. “We look forward for it to continue to decrease, unless the board decides to go out and issue general obligation bonds,” she said.

The library budget has increased, partially due to new libraries due to come online at the end of 2019. Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue is also increasing, with several new stations to be built, as well as the cost of providing services as the population has increased, Baker said.

The millage rate impact on an average homesteaded property will be up $25.51 per home, she said, explaining that the average value of a home was about $387,000, but the assessed median value was about $255,000.

Applying the $50,000 homestead exemption, the taxable value was $205,000 and total property taxes were $1,004.97. The proposed 2019 budget reflects a total taxable value of $210,000, where the median property owner would pay $1,030.51.

Baker pointed out that the tax rate has not increased in quite some time.

“This millage rate has been held See PBC BUDGET, page 15

WCF Sponsors 20 Summer Campers At Local Boys & Girls Club

By Eve Rosen Town-Crier Staff Report On Thursday, June 7, the Wellington Community Foundation presented 20 local children with sponsorships to attend camp at the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club for the entire summer.

The Boys & Girls Club is a not-for-profit youth development organization that provides a safe, nurturing environment and a fun and constructive alternative to being at home alone.

Attending the event on behalf of the Wellington Community Foundation was Tom Wenham, chair of the foundation, along with board members James Seder, Mickey Smith and Maggie Zeller.

“We are extremely excited to be able to support 20 kids going to the Boys & Girls Club summer camp for 10 weeks,” Wenham said. “We are really happy, and

we hope that the kids enjoy it.”

This is the foundation’s third year providing camp sponsorships, and Wenham is also happy that the campers will be provided with breakfast, lunch and dinner at the club all summer long.

Wenham added that he is glad to know that the 20 campers will be in an environment to have a fun and constructive summer. This will help them to develop good character and good leadership skills for their future, he added.

To learn more about the Wellington Community Foundation, visit www.wellingtoncommunity foundation.org.

(Right) Wellington Community Foundation board members Maggie Zeller, Tom Wenham, Mickey Smith and James Seder with the sponsored campers.

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PBSO Urges Residents To Fight Crime By Keeping Doors Locked

By Dani Salgueiro Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 8 Capt. Rolando Silva emphasized at the Wellington Village Council meeting on Tuesday, June 12 the importance of residents routinely locking their car and house doors.

Since Silva presented the annual PBSO report to the council on April 24, his agency conducted and concluded Operation Open Doors, in which they were aiming to crack down on vehicle breakins and spread the message to residents to lock all of their doors at night, especially their car doors.

“Open Doors has been concluded, but we are still targeting the vehicle burglary issue,” Silva said.

“The underlying issue continues to be unlocked car doors.”

Silva, in April, stated that in the past year there was a total of 420 reported burglaries, 23 reported robberies and 113 reported stolen vehicles.

Since the operation, though, results have not improved as much as the PBSO hoped.

“Last week, alone, we had a high week of burglaries in a couple of neighborhoods — over 16 burglaries — and 100 percent of them were [as a result of] unlocked doors. It’s making it way too easy,” Silva said.

Silva explained that most of these burglaries are taking place during the early hours of the morning — at around 3 or 4 a.m. — during which time neighborhoods are quiet and empty, allowing burglars to go around from car to car, checking to see which ones are unlocked.

“They go through about a dozen cars before they get scared off or they feel they have [stolen] enough stuff,” Silva said.

Silva explained that as a result of the footage from many homeowners’ outside video cameras, they are able to tell that the burglars are aware that they are being recorded.

“The suspects, in the last set of cases, were wearing hoodies and gloves, so they know that homeowners have video cameras, but that’s not keeping them too much from doing it,” Silva said.

Because many of the burglaries also take place in some of Wellington’s gated communities, there are concerns of security. Silva confirmed that there are patrol cars regularly making rounds around Wellington neighborhoods, but continued to emphasize the importance of residents doing their part and keeping all doors locked and secured.

Silva has been working with village officials to figure out more ways to spread the message throughout the community.

“The village manager and I met last week [to figure out] how to push out that message, to get our residents to be less complacent,” Silva said.

Silva added that the PBSO is changing routes and trying a new operation, of which he is unable to give details publicly.

“It’s difficult, but at the end of the day, we need our residents to really take the time to lock their doors,” Silva said. “The crime rate in Wellington would literally be next to nothing if we didn’t have this issue.”

“We need our residents to really take the time to lock their doors,” Capt. Rolando Silva said. “The crime rate in Wellington would literally be next to nothing if we didn’t have this issue.”

Councilman John McGovern, Mayor Anne Gerwig, Zach Beatty, Wyatt Boswell, Michael Garofalo, Nicole Wantlin, Councilman Michael Napoleone and Vice Mayor Michael Drahos.

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Wellington Honors Students Headed To Service Academies

By Dani Salgueiro Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Village Council congratulated four Wellington graduates Tuesday for their admission into the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Zach Beatty, Wyatt Boswell and Michael Garofalo will be attending

the U.S. Air Force Academy, while Nicole Wantlin will be attending the U.S. Military Academy. All student athletes in Wellington, the four graduates hope to continue striving in sports such as football, rugby and swimming while pursuing their higher education.

The students were honored for their hard work and determination shown by their admittance into the

prestigious academies. “This is an amazing accomplishment for each of the four of you,” Councilman John McGovern said. “It is a very rigorous process. More than just being well-rounded and academically talented, they really try to access, to your core, that you will be the person who represents our nation at the highest levels of service, and we are very proud of you.

Veterans Open House Highlights Services Offered Locally

By Eve Rosen Town-Crier Staff Report On Wednesday, June 6, the American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Wellington Post 390 held its annual veterans open house at the Wellington Community Center.

Held on the 74th anniversary of D-Day — the key turning point in World War II when Allied forces landed on the beach in Normandy in the southern part of occupied France — the open house was a chance for local veterans to see what services are available to them in Wellington. Many of the veterans who participated were new to the area, but it was for all veterans in the community.

The evening featured guest speakers who discussed the ser-

vices offered to veterans and raised awareness about the American Legion.

There were approximately 20 vendors available to offer assistance. Homes for Heroes, Paws4Liberty and My Community Pharmacy were just a few of the vendors present.

All the contact information for these services were listed in a program guide, which allows the veterans to reach out to them whenever they are needed.

The open house was led by Jim Napuli, the commander of Post 390. He opened the event, presented an award to a scholarship recipient, and later closed the event. The Pledge of Allegiance was said by Loren Heistand.

Napuli introduced the honor-

ary speaker for the event, Henry Tocci. Tocci, a U.S. Marine Corps Korean War veteran, was also supposed to speak at Wellington’s Memorial Day ceremony last month, but the service was shortened due to rain.

“We, as the American Legion, commit ourselves to making our country a better place in which we are proud to live,” Tocci said. “We feel that in doing so, we make our contributions to the idea that those individuals who made the supreme sacrifice, reached a better world.”

Tocci read the poem “In Flanders Fields” to commemorate those that have fallen in the line of service. He also read “An American Prayer,” a piece given to him by the group Veterans Assisting Veterans.

American Legion representatives gather with Wellington officials.

After Tocci’s speech, Napuli asked for a moment of silence for all those who lost their lives on D-Day. “I would also like to bring up that today is D-Day, June 6, which was one of the most significant operations in U.S. history, where many U.S. troops’ lives were lost,” Napuli said.

After the moment of silence, Napuli introduced Wellington Vice Mayor Michael Drahos and Councilman John McGovern, who gave their own thanks to the veterans for putting their lives on the line for their country to protect American freedoms.

“When I was a kid, I idolized athletes and movie stars, which at the time was important to me, but as I got older, my priorities have changed, the way I see things in the world has changed, and I have a greater appreciation for the bravery that is needed in a first responder and the bravery that is found in our veterans,” Drahos said.

Every year, Post 390 presents a scholarship to a member of the community using money raised through the annual Future Heroes golf tournament. This year, the scholarship was given to Maxwell Zimmerman and was presented to him by his grandfather, Ernie Zimmerman, a Vietnam War veteran.

After the presentation of the scholarship, Napuli opened the floor to the vendors and invited the veterans to walk around and see the many services available to them in the Wellington community and beyond.

(Above) Ernie Zimmerman and his grandson Maxwell Zimmerman with Jim Napuli. (Below) Mike Pancia and Loren Heistand at the PHOTOS BY EVE ROSEN/TOWN-CRIER American Legion table.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Browning Supports Dependency

I am writing as a longtime resident of Loxahatchee Groves.

I have lived here since 1979 and have served our community in the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association, the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District and the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council.

On June 25, I will be voting my 5 acres in favor of the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District becoming dependent to the town.

Since October, the town now has responsibility for all the roads, and admittedly, many of the roads are a mess. The repair of our road system comes down to one issue — money! If the district becomes dependent to the town, assessments already paid to them will then be available to repair these roads. If the district remains independent, none of their assessments can be used on the roads.

However, the town will still have the responsibility to improve them.

The town will need to charge its own assessment based on acreage to fund all road maintenance. If the district becomes dependent,

assessments may be reduced by using their available funds. Road repairs can begin sooner.

District dependency will simplify government for the residents: • One election per year for the council members based on one vote per person. No longer would there be a second election based solely on acreage owned and proxies collected.

• One phone call for issues in our town.

• One legal firm instead of two.

• One engineering firm instead of two.

• One administrator instead of two, etc.

• Fewer meetings to attend or view online.

The current LGWCD supervisors and the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council are in favor of dependency. We worked together with local legislators to get this bill passed in Tallahassee and signed by the governor. This is our best chance at simplifying the confusing, and sometimes conflicting, higher-cost governance we now have. It will not be easy nor financially feasible to try again if dependency fails.

It’s time to move forward. It isn’t 1917 anymore. If you have questions, or wish me to vote

your proxies, please call me at (561) 215-7668. Hopefully, it will be the last time voting by this method.

Dave Browning Loxahatchee Groves Editor’s note: Mr. Browning is a member of the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council. He has served as mayor of Loxahatchee Groves since incorporation.

Don’t Hurt The Little Guy/Gal

In response to Mr. Jude Smallwood’s comments about Publix (Goodbye Traitor Publix; Hello Trader Joe’s, June 1) and who top executives donate money to, please understand that this is a very hard­working employee-owned company.

Cashiers at Publix do not collect monies for political candidates; they collect for nonprofit organizations such as the United Way, the March of Dimes, the Children’s Miracle Network, the Special Olympics and local food banks.

Employees, at the direction of their managers, help our communities at large. By not shopping at the cleanest, friendliest, highest-quality grocer in town, it only punishes your families and the dedicated

working employees that depend on bonuses, retirement plans and the occasional raise.

So complain if you choose, shop other grocers if you must, but remember, corporate billionaire executives at the top aren’t the ones being punished, it’s the small local guy/gal and their families.

And that just isn’t American at all!

J.R. Willard Wellington

Royal Palm EAB Deserves Thanks

In a little-publicized resolution on Thursday, June 7, the Royal Palm Beach Village Council voted to dissolve the Education Advisory Board, which has been in existence, but for one brief interlude, since the 1990s. A new board is to be formed, with its main purpose being to interview applicants and select recipients for the village scholarships each spring. These scholarships are the current council’s only significant contribution to education in the village. The outgoing board members, if eligible under the new resolution (most are not), may reapply and will be considered, along with any new applicants, to “serve at the pleasure of the council.”

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Mayor Fred Pinto, who rarely supports any assistance for public schools, led the discussion toward dissolution of the existing board and a significant reduction in the future board’s opportunities to enhance local education. The board members were told that they were overstepping their objective through their efforts to help Royal Palm Beach become a center of excellence in education through a continuum of programs from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Vice Mayor Selena Smith, also not a strong supporter of public education, contributed by attempting to exclude all future applicants with any day-to-day knowledge of operations within the Palm Beach County School District.

This dissolution of the existing Education Advisory Board was the only “gratitude” shown to the outgoing members by the council.

Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their many years of volunteer

service. Klemie, Renatta, David and Lynn — your hard work and contributions on behalf of the students of Royal Palm Beach have made, and will continue to make, a positive impact and are greatly appreciated by many.

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For The Record

In the story “Groves Residents Speak Out On District Dependency, Roads” published in the Town-Crier on June 8, Mayor Dave Browning was incorrectly paraphrased. He actually said that if the district becomes dependent, the town would be able to use district money for roads. The Town-Crier regrets any confusion this may have caused.

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PHILIPPINE AMERICAN SOCIETY HOSTS ITS SUMMER FESTIVAL CELEBRATION

The 19th annual Philippine Summer Festival and Philippine Independence Day Celebration hosted by the Philippine American Society of West Palm Beach was held Saturday, June 9 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Music, dance and food from the Philippines was featured. The Philippine Performing Arts Company of Tampa performed several styles of dancing. Learn more at www.paswpb.org.

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Fatima Gau and Danica Winslow of Sweets by Vernisse.

Lissa, Miss Philippines Earth Florida 2017 Kristina and Arnell Biglete.

Lisley Rossi, Grace Wilson and Reginee Bronson.

Lauren Cek and Amber Ballew of the Sirens Dance Collective.

Alzheimer’s Community Care Gets National Grant To Support Music Therapy Program

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has awarded grant funding to Alzheimer’s Community Care in West Palm Beach to help provide services to individuals impacted by Alzheimer’s disease. The $5,000 grant will help Alzheimer’s Community Care expand its music therapy programs.

“The AFA strongly believes in helping grassroots and government organizations provide the hands-on programs and services that help individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses continue to live meaningful lives,” AFA President & CEO Charles J. Fuschillo said.

“We are proud to help Alzheimer’s Community Care further its efforts in serving the people of South Florida and provide much-needed services in the community.”

Alzheimer’s Community Care is the largest provider of community-based dementia-specific services in Florida.

The nonprofit serves 4,500 individuals and ensures that caregivers and patients receive the highest-quality specialized care through 11 specialized Alzheimer’s Care and Service Centers.

“The AFA’s continued commitment to Alzheimer’s Community Care allows us to provide therapeutic care to patients and lifesaving respite to caregivers in Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties, ensuring they remain in the community for as long as possible,” Alzheimer’s Community Care President & CEO Mary M. Barnes said. “Alzheimer’s is a family disease, and we are honored to partner with AFA in providing hope and help to

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This grant will help fund Alzheimer’s Community Care’s music therapy program for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease, and enable the nonprofit to expand into new counties in Florida.

Music therapy has many potential benefits for individuals with Alzheimer’s — it can help increase socialization, elevate moods and decrease agitation. It can also help caregivers reconnect with their loved ones.

The AFA is able to provide vital services, like this grant, as a result of the generosity of individual contributions, sponsorships and fundraising activities. To help support these initiatives, visit www. alzfdn.org/donate. For more information about AFA membership and grant opportunities, visit www.alzfdn.org.

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Wellington Utility To Change Water Treatment Process

To maintain compliance with regulatory water quality requirements in its water distribution system, Wellington’s Water Treatment Plant will be temporarily modifying its disinfection process starting later this month.

The water disinfection process will change from a combined chlorine process to a free chlorine process between Monday, June 25 and Monday, July 9.

Periodic modifications to the water disinfection process are standard practice and recommended by the Palm Beach County Health Department as a precautionary measure and to help keep the water in the distribution system free from bacteria. The utility will also increase hydrant flushing during this time.

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from Wellington may notice a slight chlorine taste and odor during this period.

These conditions are temporary and will not cause adverse health effects. If you are especially sensitive to the taste or odor of chlorine, place an open container of drinking water on the counter or in your refrigerator for few hours to allow the chlorine to dissipate.

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Royal Palm Events at Madison Green and Actors with a Clue will present “The Great Solstice Seek!” on Thursday, June 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Come celebrate the official start of summer with a delicious, island-themed dinner buffet, a glowin-the-dark scavenger hunt, grand prizes and more. Bring the whole family. Sign up as a team at www. actorswithaclue.com/buy-tickets.

For more info, call Lori Revilla at (561) 207-8947.

Fourth Of July In Wellington

The Village of Wellington will host a day of family-friendly holiday entertainment on Wednesday, July 4.

A Patriotic Pool Party will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at the Wellington Aquatics Complex (12072 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) with activities scheduled every hour.

Admission is free for children ages two and under, $3 for juniors ages three to 17, $5 for adults ages 18

to 54, and $2 for seniors ages 55 and older.

Next, get your red, white and blue ready for Wellington’s annual Fourth of July Celebration” at Village Park (11700 Pierson Road), from 6 to 10 p.m.

The free family celebration includes free bingo sponsored by Humana Inc., traditional games, lawn games, Crazy Games, inflatable obstacle courses, bounce houses, face painting, a petting zoo, pony rides, food trucks and more. Gypsy Lane Band will be on stage playing favorite hits throughout the event. Attendees can also visit one of the many vendors on site, or give the gift of life by donating blood at OneBlood’s Big Red Bus. Stick around for Wellington’s Fireworks Extravaganza, presented by Zambelli Fireworks International, beginning at 9:15 p.m. This spectacular display can be seen for miles around and is sure to please the entire family.

Free shuttle service, sponsored

by HarborChase Assisted Living, will be available from the Palm Tran bus stop at the Mall at Wellington Green near Nordstrom beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Wellington thanks featured sponsor Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital at Memorial for its generous sponsorship of the event, as well as Palm Beach Orthopaedic Institute (bounce house sponsor) and Promise Life Chapel (Crazy Games sponsor). For more information, visit www.wellingtonfl. gov/July4th or call (561) 7914005.

Wellington Accepting Grant Applications

Wellington is now accepting applications for its Great Neighborhoods Grant. The grant provides qualified homeowners assistance in making health, safety and energy-efficient repairs to their homes.

The grant is open to income-eligible, owner-occupied residents of Wellington and requires a dollar-for-dollar match by the applicant. Some examples of repairs that may be done using the grant funds are: repair/replace roof; repair/replace water heater; repair/ replace doors, windows and window screens; installation of hurricane hardening improvements

such as shutters and doors; and landscaping, sidewalks, garages and driveways when accompanied by other rehabilitation needed on the property.

The grant application is currently available online at the Wellington Grants web page, which includes a checklist of required documentation. Some of the items may take additional time to collect.

Only completed applications will be accepted. For more information, call the Community Services Office at (561) 791-4796.

Gettysburg Exhibit Coming To Wellington

Wellington recently announced the installation of an Abraham Lincoln and Gettysburg exhibit at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd).

The exhibit will be on display for public viewing Monday, July 2 through Friday, July 6. The public is invited to attend a free opening reception on Monday, July 2, from 6 to 8 p.m.

The exhibit is a historically accurate, detailed model diorama

in miniature of Pickett’s Charge, which occurred on the third and final day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Created by Wellington resident Steven Turchyn, the public display in 54 mm (1/32 scale) measures 16 feet by 10 feet, and is the largest of its kind in the world. The extensive project took four years to research, plan, design and construct, and contains more than 2,000 painted figures representing the actual regiments that participated in the conflict.

Illustrations in the exhibit depict the story of the three-day engagement, along with Abraham Lincoln delivering his memorable Gettysburg Address, including the full text of the speech. Nov. 19, 2018 will mark the 155th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address.

The exhibit was first presented to the public in 2005 in Seattle and has been endorsed by the Civil War Preservation Trust.

Viewing hours are: Monday, July 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesday, July 3 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Thursday, July 5 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Friday, July 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The exhibit is closed Wednesday, July 4.

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Wellington Community Center at (561) 753-2484.

June 26 Barky Pines Fundraiser

Kokomo’s Island Grille (7040 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road) will host a benefit for Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary on Tuesday, June 26 from 6 to 9 p.m.

There will be a group painting event by KB Social ArtWorking, raffles, a 50/50 drawing, and all bar tips will be donated to the local nonprofit, which recently suffered severe flooding. To learn more, call Barky Pines at (561) 402-1451.

Hadassah Game Night June 20

Shulamit Hadassah will host Po*Ke*No, a combination of poker and keno, on Wednesday, June 20 at 7 p.m. at Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Station 30 (9910 Stribling Way, Wellington).

The cost is a $5 donation to Hadassah. Guests should also bring a gift card worth $5 in an unmarked envelope. Call or text Helene at (561) 512-3172 for more info.

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Groves Council Clears The Way For Road Paving Referendum

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Town Council approved the preliminary reading of a proposed ordinance last week that would amend the town charter to allow long-term borrowing in order for residents who want paving to share the cost of improving their roads.

At the June 5 meeting, Town Attorney Michael Cirullo explained that the ordinance, which needs referendum approval, would change the requirements for some types of town borrowing from a repayment term of 36 months to in excess of 11 years.

The date of the referendum will be Tuesday, Aug. 28, concurrent with this year’s primary election voting.

Planning & Zoning Committee Member Robert Shorr asked about an earlier long-term bond to approve paving using gas tax money as collateral that has to be repaid in three years, and Cirullo

said that bond had been approved in a referendum.

Shorr said he felt that since there already is a mechanism where the town can get bond money for roads, he did not see a need for the ordinance.

“There’s already a provision for us to go out and get money and have a long-term loan to do things like roads,” he said. “I don’t agree with this. I think the three-year term was put in there for a reason.

I wasn’t around for it, but I’m only guessing that they really didn’t want to put the town in debt for an extended period of time. I’m not trusting that the leadership that’s here now is trusting that the charter should be changed from what was put in 10 years ago.”

Mayor Dave Browning said this ordinance is for residents who want to match the loan to pave their road.

“Unless we can have those people pay it back in three years, then nobody will be able to get

their roads done,” Browning said.

Vice Mayor Todd McLendon said that if the North B Road project is approved by residents, their 50 percent for their portion would go on their tax bill if the referendum is approved.

“Right now, we can borrow only as a town, [for] three years for them to do that,” McLendon said.

“So, if their portion was $10,000, they would have to pay that back in three years. If we change this, we can allow them to pay it back in a 10-year period instead of three, which will make it a lot more affordable for them to do it.”

Former Councilman Ron Jarriel said the ordinance benefits residents. “I never did agree with the three-year payback, but I realize that for the town to get started, that was a secure thing,” he said. “That was probably a wise decision.”

He pointed out that the town is in more solid footing now.

“This town has been around 11 years now,” Jarriel said. “We have

revenue, we have gas tax funds.

Hopefully, the [water control] district will become dependent to the town. We’ll have more money coming in, but if this does not get voted in by the people, and if you don’t approve it, the people are not going to be able to afford to get their roads paved.”

Mary McNicholas, who chairs the town’s Unified Land Development Committee, spoke in favor of the ordinance.

“This is an absolute no brainer,” McNicholas said. “I commend you all; my family commends you all. We need this. I hope that this is a 5-0 vote. We’re not buying a toaster. This is something that should be made affordable to us.”

B Road resident Marianne Miles also spoke in favor of the ordinance. “As the representative of North B Road that represents 572.64 acres of B Road, please pass this,” Miles said. “We cannot afford $240 per acre per year, so let’s figure this out.”

Miles said the current procedure could force her out of the community. “I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, you’re going to price people out of their homes,” she said. “I don’t want to put my home up for sale just because you decided to do a three-year loan instead of a 10-year loan, which all the paperwork and everybody that has signed so far, has agreed to do. Do they like a 10-year? No. Would they like it for free? Yes. Are we going to get it for free? No, but they cannot do three years.”

McLendon said that if the referendum does not pass, he does not see the town being able to pave any roads in the community. “People are going to have a hard time already,” he said. “If you triple their assessment, it’s not going to happen.”

Councilwoman Phillis Maniglia said the writers of the town charter had great intentions, but this issue has hamstrung the town.

Browning pointed out that the

first board elected 10 years ago supported dirt roads, which were the accepted norm then.

“The idea of not having any debt beyond three years really protected the mentality of, ‘We won’t ever need paved roads, we’ll just keep them all dirt.’ Loxahatchee Groves has changed,” he said. “I was one of the original [ones] here, and I’m telling you, I’m going to vote for this.”

Browning added that the referendum, if approved, will stretch out the bond money that the town has to be able to do more capital projects.

McLendon made a motion to approve the ordinance, which carried 5-0.

Cirullo added that the council would hold a special meeting on Thursday, June 14 at 7 p.m. to conduct a final reading of the ordinance in order to get the referendum question to the Supervisor of Elections Office by noon the next day in time to get it on the ballot.

Christopher Aguirre Memorial Foundation Sponsors Campers

By Eve Rosen Town-Crier Staff Report On Thursday, June 7, representatives of the Christopher Aguirre Memorial Foundation met the 10 campers that they would be sponsoring for the entire summer at the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club in Wellington.

By providing these 10 children with sponsorships to the Boys & Girls Club for the summer, the foundation allowed them to attend camp and have a fun summer, instead of possibly being stuck at home alone while their parents are at work.

RoseAnn LaBella Voils and Anthony Aguirre, directors of the Christopher Aguirre Memorial Foundation, were on hand for the event.

The Christopher Aguirre Memorial Foundation was created

to honor the memory of Voils’ son and Aguirre’s brother, Christopher, who died in 2006 after being struck by a drunk driver.

The foundation’s mission is to give back to the community through educational and athletic programs, and to provide opportunities to children and young adults.

“We have sponsored summer camp for the last four years, and this year we have 10 children for the entire summer,” Voils said.

“They would never have been able to come to camp if they did not have the sponsorship.”

Christopher Aguirre had a passion for helping others, and his mother and brother are happy to share his compassion with the children of the Boys & Girls Club.

For more information, visit www.christophermemorial.org.

Anthony Aguirre, Taylor Aguirre and RoseAnn LaBelle Voils.

Campers gather with counselors, foundation representatives, Boys & Girls Club officials and Village of Wellington officials.

FOCUS ON SAFETY AT WCFL HEADS UP FOOTBALL CLINIC AT VILLAGE PARK

On Saturday June 9, the Western Communities Football League hosted a free Heads Up Clinic at Wellington’s Village Park on Pierson Road. The clinic was to help the football players learn proper safety protocols while on the field. Coaches taught the players how to keep their heads up so that they know how to avoid getting a concussion. Registration is underway for the fall season. Learn more PHOTOS BY EVE ROSEN/TOWN-CRIER at www.wcflfootball.com.

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WOMEN’S GROUP PRESENTS SCHOLARSHIPS AND INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS

The Women of the Western Communities held its annual scholarship presentation and installation of officers meeting on Thursday, June 7 at the Wellington National Golf Club. The guest speaker was County Administrator Verdenia Baker. The scholarship recipients read their winning essays and received their checks. For more information about the Women of the Western Communities, visit www. womenofthewesterncommunities.org.

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Scholarship recipients Gisell Rodriguez, Taylor Lunford, Henry Calderon and Janae Steen, along with LaKisha Burden (standing in for Amani Burden), Tai Nguyen (standing in for Janetta Lam) and Frank Buzzanca (standing in for Olivia Buzzanca).

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Chamber Luncheon Focuses On Preparing For Hurricane Season On Thursday, June 7, the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce held a luncheon focused on hurricane preparedness at the West Palm Beach Marriott. The event was timely, as hurricane season officially started June 1.

Keynote speaker Rick Murrell addressed the crowd, touching on significant aspects to consider regarding a potentially destructive storm. He gave key details that business owners need to consider when a storm hits and communities are without power.

“In business, everything is measurable… your resilience plan is measurable, too,” Murrell said.

“The most important thing you can

do is take care of your employees’ families.”

Murrell’s philosophy is, if the employee’s family is taken care of, they can resume their work responsibilities sooner and without worry.

After the luncheon, key business, state, county and municipal leaders continued to go further in depth with a small-group workshop, where Murrell underscored the need for backup energy and efficient transportation of gas in times of crises. His disaster-readiness approach encourages a unified mindset, strong leadership and delegation in order to answer to the question, “Who is in charge?”

Murrell’s first experience with

the extent of a disastrous storm came in 1989 when Hurricane Hugo caused widespread destruction in the Caribbean. Since then, he has created effective hurricane plans for business sustainability and resilience. He is now senior vice president of Saltchuck Resources and chairman of Tropical Shipping.

Tropical Shipping has become a leading ocean carrier and logistics provider for U.S. and Canadian manufactured exports to the Bahamas and Caribbean. Through Murrell’s leadership, Tropical Shipping was selected as recipient of the Florida Governors Corporate Award in 2011 for disaster recovery and preparedness. Last

year, Murrell launched recovery efforts in the Caribbean during hurricanes Maria and Irma, allowing swift rebuilding efforts on many of the island nations.

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration predicts a “near or above normal” hurricane season. An average hurricane season recognizes 12 named storms, of which six become hurricanes, including three major hurricanes.

Palm Beach County sits in a prime position to be impacted by the brunt of the storms, but foresight and preparation will save you time and money, and allow for quick resilience.

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WELLINGTON CHAMBER MEMBERS ENJOY NETWORKING NIGHT AT ROMEO’S

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce gathered for a night of networking at Romeo’s Italian Restaurant on Thursday, June 7. At the event, existing and new members of the chamber came together to get to know one another better. For more information about upcoming chamber events, visit www.wellingtonchamber.com.

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PUERTO RICAN/HISPANIC CHAMBER MEETS AT ASADOR PATAGONIA IN RPB

The Puerto Rican/Hispanic Chamber of Commerce held a networking meeting on Wednesday, June 6 at Asador Patagonia restaurant in Royal Palm Beach. Guest speaker Royal Palm Beach Councilman Jeff Hmara spoke about the new businesses in Royal Palm Beach, and Pam Shetka from Royal Palm Brewing Co. spoke about her experience getting her new business up and running. For more info., visit www.prhchamber.com.

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You sometimes question “how can I be so unhappy when I’m married to such a charming and successful husband?”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Xtreme Tae Kwon Do Troop 20403 Completes Service Project Wins Medals At SoFlo Battle Of Champions

The SoFlo Battle of Champions Martial Arts Tournament was held earlier this month in Pembroke Pines.

This two-day tournament is a one-of-a-kind event and among the most professional tournaments held in South Florida.

After 14 years away from competition, Grandmaster Gustavo Pope-Guerriero of Xtreme Tae Kwon Do in Wellington, 57, achieved second place in sparring.

Also, at the same competition, one of Pope’s adult students, Joe Hill, who underwent triple bypass surgery five months ago at 52, achieved first place in sparring.

Bringing home the first-place and second-place medals was quite an honor for Grandmaster Pope and his students.

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On May 19-20, Junior Girl Scout Troop 20403, based in Royal Palm Beach, endured the rain to complete the service project for their bronze level service award.

The Bronze Award is awarded to scouts who complete 20 hours of service planning and carrying out a community service project. Troop 20403 focused their attention on restoring the welcome area at Girl Scout Camp Welaka in Tequesta.

Improvements made to the welcome center included restoring the ice machine, installing a new water fountain, painting the picnic tables and completing needed

roof repairs. The welcome center building was also given a fresh coat of paint inside and out. A new map was created and installed, and many of the camp trail signs were repaired and painted.

The troop and their families worked hard to secure donations from area businesses. A special thank you to the following area businesses for their donations to this project: Sherwin-Williams, Aldi, Intuitive Signs, Professional Plumbing, Suffolk Construction, Florida Panthers Ice Den, Word of Mouth Refinishing and Automotive Management Concepts.

Troop 20403 members Madison Matula, Miley Minitello, Ashlyn Nutter, Isabella Farrell, Kailey LaCroix and Sadie Remington after a long weekend of working at Camp Welaka.

Joe Hill and Grandmaster Gustavo Pope-Guerriero.

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Clerk Bock Announces Scholarship Winners

Three Palm Beach County students earned $1,500 college scholarships, thanks to the generosity of Clerk & Comptroller’s Office employees.

Lisa Tomeo of Lake Worth, Morgan Frederick of Greenacres and Paul Kocenko of Boca Raton were each awarded scholarships based on a 500-word essay, com-

Excitement filled the air as the Spirit of Liberty Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution gathered at Palm Beach International Airport with chapter member Susan Evans to welcome her husband, Aquinas Moe Evans, home on the Southeast Florida Honor Flight. He was escorted by his son. Several people were on hand to welcome Evans, including a representative from the Children of the American Revolution, members of Daughters of the American Revolution and their spouses, including Jupiter Lighthouse member Susan Decker. Evans was among the 80 veterans on the Honor Flight who went to Washington, D.C. He proudly served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War. Shown above are: (front row) Susan Evans, Linda Bennett and Cynthia Ollis; and (back row) Belle Owen, Ginger Stroke, Tiffany Owen, Mary Block, Teresa Bennett and Susan Decker.

The newly renovated welcome center.

munity service, letters of recommendation and their grade point average.

“It is an honor to present these scholarships to students who have demonstrated a continued commitment to our community,” Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller Sharon Bock said. “I am proud of our employees for helping them

achieve their educational goals.”

Tomeo, a 2018 graduate of Palm Beach Central High School, will attend Palm Beach State College to major in nursing. She plans to become a nurse and provide care and emotional support to patients around the world.

Frederick, a 2018 graduate of Palm Beach Gardens High School, will attend Florida Atlantic University and major in cellular neuroscience. She plans to work with scientists at the Max Planck Florida Institute in Jupiter and

participate in groundbreaking research.

Kocenko, a 2018 graduate of West Boca Raton High School, will attend the University of Florida and major in computer science.

The program is funded through employee donations. Since 2010, office employees have provided $27,000 in scholarships to local students. Money came from the Dress Down Friday fundraiser, which last year raised nearly $40,000 for local charities and for the student scholarships.

Carlos Caban Barreto Graduates Basic Training

Clerk & Comptroller Sharon Bock awards scholarships to Morgan Frederick and Lisa Tomeo.

U.S. Air Force Airman Carlos Caban Barreto recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic

warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate’s degree in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force.

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Wellington Landings Forms Drama Troupe

Wellington Landings Middle School has its first official drama troupe. The school petitioned the International Thespian Society, the student honorary division of the Educational Theatre Association, for the privilege of chartering a Junior Thespian Troupe. The theatre arts program of Wellington Landings has met the standards required by the board of directors of the Educational Theatre Association, and the application has been accepted as Troupe 88413.

On May 25, a ceremony was held to accept the charter, induct the 38 new members, and hold a moving-on celebration for eighth graders who are transitioning to high school. The charter was accepted by Principal Blake Bennett and Theater Director Karen Epstein. Officer election results were also announced, and the following students will represent Troupe 88143 as its first officers:

President B. Jade Hundley, Vice President Taylor Hobbs, Secretary Samantha Aragones, Publicity Chair Austin Bailly, Fundraising Chair Faustina Duvigneaud,

Scribe/Editor Emma Franks and Community Service Chair MacKenzie Hobbs.

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mitment to excellence both on and off the stage. Members must accept praise and criticism with grace and work hard for the good of the troupe.

(Above) WLMS celebrates its eighth-grade actresses at a ceremony on May 25. (Left) WLMS Principal Blake Bennett and Theater Director Karen Epstein accept the charter as Junior Thespian Troupe 88413.

New Horizons International Spanish Academy Honored Among The Best In North America

New Horizons Elementary School is a choice school for a dual language immersion program recognized by the Education Consulate through the Ministry of Spain as being an International Spanish Academy. As such, students enrolled within the program receive instruction in English and Spanish daily, take part in cultural celebrations throughout the year, and build cultural awareness and an understanding of multiculturalism.

Students participating in the program are expected to leave elementary school being bilingual, biliterate and bicultural, able to communicate, read, write, understand and appreciate Hispanic culture. This unique partnership with the Ministry of Spain and international recognition is shared only with two other elementary schools in Palm Beach County.

New Horizons was recently recognized as the third best International Spanish Academy in all of North America. The application process included submitting a paper application, creating a portfolio, meeting with members from the Education Consulate of Spain and having them tour the school. New Horizons boasts a diverse teaching staff with teachers

recruited from Spanish-speaking countries, such as Spain, Puerto Rico, Columbia and Cuba. New Horizons is also home to the most diverse student body in all of the Wellington elementary schools, in part because of the International Spanish Academy. This diversity in both the faculty and student body are celebrated at New Horizons as part of the dual language program.

The International Spanish Academy is a tremendous source of pride for New Horizons, which was the first elementary school in Palm Beach County to be recognized as such a program. Beyond the general academic bilingual program offered to all students enrolled in the academy, students also have the opportunity to participate in clubs, such as the Spanish Club and the Flamenco Dance Group. The Flamenco group has danced at various Wellington events over the years. The group performed recently at the International Spanish Academy Student Symposium held at John I. Leonard High School. The symposium also featured fifth-grade student Avery Trieste, who enrolled in the program when she was very young and did not know any Spanish. Trieste delivered a wonderful speech

in Spanish, celebrating all that she had learned and the relationships she had cultivated as part of her participation in the program.

As an International Spanish Academy, New Horizons also has benefited this year from a partnership with the Norton Museum of Art. Through this partnership, students from New Horizons have been able to visit the museum several times and have also taken part of a year-long arts integration project shared at the Norton Museum Family Day. New Horizons is proud to have received this special recognition this school year. Principal Betsy

Cardozo and Dual Language Coach Melissa Arcos will be traveling to Washington, D.C. to represent the school and also to be recognized for the wonderful work being done at New Horizons.

The International Spanish Academy at New Horizons Elementary School is open to all students via the Palm Beach County Choice and Career Options Department’s lottery. Parents interested in applying for their child to attend the school should submit an application when the window opens next school year. Information is available at www.palmbeach schools.org.

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Polo Park Middle School held its annual National Junior Honor Society induction ceremony, shown above, on Wednesday, May 23 with 51 students joining the NJHS for the 2018-19 school year.

This is a tremendous honor for the students, as only the students of the highest academic and moral character are inducted each year. Requirements for admission include a cumulative GPA of a 3.75 out of 4.0 for their sixth and seventh grade years, positive recommendations from current teachers, participation in extracurricular activities, behavior grades of 3s and 4s, and no discipline referrals. Current officers led the ceremony with speeches about the five pillars of NJHS: knowledge, character, scholarship, leadership and service. These five pillars create the heart of the NJHS program. Students are asked to repeat a pledge during the ceremony to follow these principles and encourage these high standards within others.

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FEATURES

My Trip Home Featured An Unexpected, Unwanted Surprise

There are whole weeks when everything goes right — and then there are weeks like this week.

I started out by leaving my new, barely open Missouri antiques shop to come back to the Florida store to run a huge Victorian estate sale. I told you about that. It was going to be fun, and lucrative enough that I could afford airfare.

My first hint that things would not be coming up roses came at the airport with an irate traveler repeatedly screaming, “Pat me down!” to the TSA agents. He was going to be on my flight until they escorted him away, still screaming. A mere harbinger of things to come. Things with

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The Sonic BOOMER the general theme, “This can be fixed, but only after a lot of effort.”

When I got here, I was tired of traveling and wanted to settle in with a Netflix stand-up comedy show and a glass of wine. But when I opened the door to my

room, the walls of my cozy retreat were covered with black mold — a residual effect of Hurricane Irma, and the overworked roofers forgetting to finish the work on a whole corner of the house.

The company was very apologetic and put me up in a hotel for a few days while they “fixed the problem.” To me, “fixing the problem” means a team of people in hazmat suits strip the room of all fabric, replace and paint the drywall and do some kind of remediation thing on top of that. To the roofing company, “fixing the problem” means replacing the drywall and having their receptionist (yes!) come out to wipe a damp rag over the furniture.

I had checked out of the hotel when they told me all was well, worked at the estate pricing things all day, and come home to a damp-smelling room where all my electronics had been piled on the bed, the baseboards hadn’t been painted, the windowsills were still a black mess, and I had to throw out two pieces of furniture because they looked like a science experiment gone bad. All while not breathing.

I called the roofing company with the utmost politeness and said I was still not able to use the room, and they said the owner was out for three days, but I could go back to the hotel — at my own expense.

Humph. I hesitated to go back to the

hotel because their non-smoking rooms reeked of smoke, I could hear every footstep of the people above me, the tub handle came off in my hand, the toilet wouldn’t flush and I had been awakened suddenly in the middle of the night when my bed jolted down two inches toward the floor for no apparent reason. That will wake you up.

So I moved into the only room that didn’t smell of mildew — Mark’s workshop. I made a little pile of tarps and blankets and slept like a rock. On a rock.

But the main thing is, I’ve avoided lung disease (or whatever) and, if an ax doesn’t fall on my head, I’ll be fine until the owner gets back. When an ax will definitely fall.

New Heist Flick ‘Oceans 8’ Is Amusing, But Nothing Special

In many ways, the fact that Oceans 8 is only a so-so film is a real shame. Sequel to the original series, but having women doing the heist, should have been an interesting twist. In some ways, it is; the techniques used are different from those in the previous films. While the men essentially broke into incredibly impregnable places to get treasure, the women work to get the jewels in more available settings. But essentially, there were no real differences because of gender.

Deborah Ocean (Sandra Bullock) cons her way out of prison and immediately uses her skills to get clothes from Bergdorf Goodman and a fancy hotel room.

She meets up with her old partner, Lou (Kate Blanchett) and enlists her in a scheme to steal an incredible necklace worth $150 million that resides in the vault at Cartier. The two quickly fill in the rest of the team: ditzy, over the hill, way in debt clothes designer Rose (Helena

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By Leonard Wechsler Bonham Carter); harassed by her mother jeweler Amita (Mindy Kaling); tough hacker Nine Ball (Rihanna); soccer mom fence Tammy (Sarah Paulson); and pickpocket Constance (Awkwafina).

Their first step is to get the necklace on the neck of dim-bulb actress Daphne Kluger (Anne Hathaway) who is a celebrity spokesperson for the Metropolitan Opera Gala. Deb has everything worked out, with a minor bit of revenge to old boyfriend/betrayer Claude Becker (Richard Armitage). Using Rose to design

the dress allows them a good look at the jewels and make an exact copy. There are a few other hassles, but eventually the women pull off the heist.

Insurance investigator John Frazier (James Corden) steps in, and things get even a bit more improbable, since, as he puts it: “The most obvious guilty person [Deb] has a clear alibi, and a lot of probably innocent people seem guilty.” There are a few other twists as well.

The first major problem is that the big heist is almost anti-climactic. The actual theft takes no more than a few seconds.

To make things even less tense, director/ writer Gary Ross manages to take participants who are playing different parts somehow also show up all glammed up right in the middle of the action. The women look pretty, but it does dissolve a lot of the tension.

Even more of a problem is that the actresses are all wonderful, but not al-

lowed to do very much. Bullock is great fun at the beginning when she’s on her own, but then becomes sort of a mistress of ceremonies for the others. Blanchett, a great actress, looks fantastic, really cool, but does just about nothing. At first, there seems to be some sort of complex relationship between her character and Bullock’s, but nothing ever happens. I waited for some really great dramatic or at least comedic scene and got nothing.

Kaling simply wanted escape from her mother to have romance, Rihanna and Awkwafina have “paint by numbers” roles. They do their jobs, but are supremely uninteresting, since we have no sense they are involved for anything but a chance at money. Bonham Carter is wonderful playing the crazy woman, and she chews up the scenery, stealing most of her scenes. Corden is very funny in his few scenes. But Anne Hathaway is the clear winner of the “who will we

remember?” sweepstakes. She casually dominates the story in a performance that manages to show many different sides of her personality.

I wanted the movie to be good; I have enjoyed Bullock and Blanchett so often.

Ross does makes real adjustments that makes the way the women work seem reasonable and different from those of the males. But there are so many holes in the plot. Also, there were quite a few surprises in the end, but there was no prep for a few of them. For a heist film, you need to prepare the ground. The fates of Daphne and Claude were signaled a bit and worked well. A couple of the others simply happened, and we were past them.

The film is OK, but not much better than that, and we should keep in mind that the earlier versions were never top-level either. The best thing to do might be to wait until it shows up on television.

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continued from page 1 the village was informed of the hacking on June 6, Superion had performed diagnostics that confirmed system vulnerabilities back in April. When Silliman inquired for more information, it became clear that Superion lacked a lot of details as to how the hacking happened in the first place.

“There was some type of scan that was run on April 30, and it was on June 6 that they called us at 2 p.m. So, I said, ‘What happened between the time you did the scan and calling us?’ There was no real answer on that,” Silliman said.

Silliman explained that, instead

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continued from page 1 ashamed to be a part of a group that had to say that.”

LGWCD Attorney Mary Viator said the district had not been asked officially, pointing out that the district turned roads over to the town in 2017 and no longer has authority to work on the roads.

Viator added that the LGWCD should have some sort of agreement with the town for the district to go onto the roads in order not to open the district to legal action. “I never saw anything in writing from the town making this request of the district,” she said.

In other business, the board approved an offer by Southern States Land & Timber to provide the district a quit claim deed for any claims it has to the district’s rights of way, less the mineral rights, in exchange for a $27,000 payment from the district.

“Southern States denied the district’s request to forego retaining the mineral rights,” Yohe said, explaining that he did not foresee the district not having mineral rights as impeding the business of the district. “The district has no debts on those canals, so I can’t imagine them ever having to deal with that issue. If Southern States exercises their mineral rights, they cannot affect the surface. They have to do it with directional drilling and never impact the district’s works.”

Supervisor Laura Danowski made motions to approve the quit claim and payment to Southern States, which carried 5-0.

Also Monday, the board postponed the contracting of payroll

PBC Budget

Problems Ahead

continued from page 3 steady for the last eight years,” Baker said. “It is our goal to remain as efficient as possible.”

She said that in 2018, ad valorem revenue came in a little less than what was projected, but major revenues came in a little higher than anticipated. The balance brought forward also came in higher than projected.

“Departments spent less, and we were a little tighter. In addition to that, we had additional revenues that came in, so the balance brought forward was much higher than what we budgeted,” Baker said.

She pointed out that the sheriff had removed 30 additional dep-

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NEWS of waiting for answers, the village shut down all online payment servers within an hour of receiving the phone call from Superion, and completely rebuilt a new and secure server over the weekend following the news of the hacking.

Silliman went on to explain what the hackers did in order to retrieve the confidential credit card information off the vendor’s payment server.

“What happened is that there was a vulnerability in the Click2Gov system that allowed hackers to get in there and drop web shells into it. [The web shells first] installed an application in which they were mining Bitcoins, and through which they saw they had remote access and capabilities to drop an additional web shell that was a card number capture device.

If there was anybody who made a one-time payment and typed their card information in, it was grabbing it and putting it into a file,” Silliman said.

A web shell is an archive that can be uploaded to a private system, enabling hackers to have complete control over the web server and access to all information put onto it.

Silliman emphasized that the hackers were looking for one-time credit card online payments only.

Meaning, anyone who has an online automatic payment set up, or anyone who paid with an e-check or a routing bank account number, was not compromised in this breach. “It was only looking for credit card information. It was not looking for or capturing e-checks or account numbers,” he stressed.

consultant services for employees’ healthcare until after the dependency referendum on June 25.

Kane asked Yohe if he had been in contact with the town about possibly taking over payroll services, as had been suggested by Vice Mayor Todd McLendon, and he had not.

Supervisor Connie Bell asked if the requested new time clock had been installed, and Yohe said it had been as of that day.

“We’ll have to have each of the employees now come in and put in their thumbprint and start utilizing it,” Yohe said, adding that the clock can interface digitally with the bookkeeping program.

Bell recommended holding off on spending more money for consulting services until after the referendum.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen in two weeks,” she said.

“We may not be tied to payroll. If we become dependent, the town may want to use a different program or do something different.”

Yohe added that the time clock and hookup had been done inhouse for less than $1,000.

Supervisor Simon Fernandez received board consensus to have Yohe talk with town officials about implementation so there is a smooth transition if dependency comes about, although Danowski said she felt any discussion would be pointless until after the referendum.

The board also agreed to defer hiring a consultant to assess the condition of the district’s equipment storage barn, which has been found to have some structural issues.

“I don’t think we should do anything,” Bell said. “What if they want to sell the property?

What if they want to tear the barn down? We can see there are some

structural issues there that need to be addressed, but I think this should be tabled until after the dependency [vote].”

The board also discussed canal bank erosion, which accelerated during recent rains.

Yohe said that the district monitors canal bank erosion, and anything that is deemed to be a threat to life and safety is addressed as quickly as possible.

“This past year, I would have to say it is particularly pronounced, because of when we lowered the waters for Hurricane Irma last year, and also during the extended drought that we had throughout the year where a lot of the vegetation on the berms died.”

Supervisor Karen Piesley asked how the fill used on the canal banks was stabilized, and Yohe said the fill is seeded, and added that the operation is not doable when it rains every day.

Bell asked what the three remaining staff members had been doing, and Yohe said they had been occupied with repairing pumps and other equipment that had failed.

Kane and other supervisors said they were frustrated that projects approved by the board had not been done.

“I understand that we’re tight with staff, but we voted six months ago to blow out the culverts, and nothing has happened,” she said.

That’s something we hired an outside company to do, so that doesn’t even require staff. I’m concerned that a lot of the projects that we’ve already discussed, voted on and asked to be moved forward have not moved forward.”

Bell noted that most of the district’s projects are outsourced and do not require staff. “I don’t understand why these projects didn’t get started before this,” she said.

uties and a capital need of $33.6 million from his five-year plan in order to balance the budget.

Looking forward, Baker said if the additional $25,000 homestead exemption on the November ballot passes, it will reduce the county revenue about $27.5 million.

“We’ll start out with that loss,” she said. “In addition, we accounted for a simple majority vote on the maximum millage rate, in case we have to roll back, so based on those two significant assumptions, we would be looking at a shortfall at the simple majority vote of a roughly $70 million deficit, if all the expenditures and assumptions happen the way that we are proposing.”

If the board decided it wants to retain the 4.7815 millage rate, then the deficit would be about $64 million versus the $70 million.

“If the board decided to go to the

maximum millage rate, which they could definitely do, the super-majority vote… we would be looking at a surplus of $20 million,” Baker said. “I just wanted to point out that you have options, and that would be one, and it plays out into 2021 and 2022.”

After discussion and public input, the commission recommended adding two positions to the Office of the Inspector General, as well as increased funding for court administration, the adult and juvenile reentry and guardian ad litem programs.

Mayor Melissa McKinlay thanked the county staff for including increased fire-rescue coverage in The Acreage. “They are so needed in that part of my district, and I appreciate your including them this year and cooperating with fire-rescue to meet staff recommendations,” McKinlay said.

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Circuit Court Candidates

continued from page 1 the bench stems from her desire to serve the public.

“As a third generation Palm Beach County native, the community is important to me,” she said. “My upbringing and experience has led me to a desire to be a public servant. My experience as a civil litigation attorney has provided me with the understanding of the complex needs of the circuit court.”

She feels that her background also makes her a strong candidate.

“I have an understanding of the law and the application of the law,” St. Juste said.

“I am qualified, having previously been vetted by the Judicial Nominating Commission and selected for consideration for appointment.

St. Juste summed up her comments saying, “I am prepared, day one, to serve this great county and its constituents with fairness, diversity and equality.”

Learn more at www.votestjuste.com.

Candidate Jordan H. Jordan did not respond to requests for a statement. Published sources note that Jordan was born in New York and has been a resident of Florida since 1976. He studied to become a chiropractor and worked in that field for some 20 years in Broward County. Earning his law degree from Nova Southeastern University in 1997, he was admitted to the Florida Bar that same year.

GROUP 18 In Group 18, Maxine Cheesman,

Marybel Reinoso Coleman and Joseph “Joe” Maryuma qualified for the ballot in the race to succeed retiring Judge Peter D. Blanc.

Cheesman lost a previous bid for the bench in 2014.

“As a 22-year resident of Palm Beach County and an attorney in good standing for more than 12 years, I have the temperament, qualifications and experience to serve as a circuit court judge,” Cheesman said. “In my private practice, I litigate in the areas of real property, fair housing, bankruptcy, probate, employment and contract law.”

She also offers unique experience from beyond the legal profession.

“I also have 25-plus years of experience as a scientist, chemist, hydrogeologist and former director with the South Florida Water Management District. I am uniquely qualified to preside over complex cases dealing with water resources, the Ag Reserve, Everglades restoration and other environmental issues,” Cheesman noted.

“I also have a long history of community service. In 2012, I was awarded the ‘And Justice for All Pro-bono Award’ by the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County.”

Learn more at www.cheesmanforjudge. com.

Coleman believes that she brings unique life experience as well as legal experience.

“Palm Beach County has been my home for 47 years, immigrating from Cuba at age four,” she said. “My parents sacrificed and worked hard so that I could enjoy the freedoms and opportunities offered by our constitution. I have a passion and love for the law and desire to protect those freedoms through public service.”

Silliman explained that the hacking could not grab the information of anybody who had their card information saved on the web site’s wallet or was set up for automatic payment. “It was for onetime payments only made through credit or debit cards,” he said.

Silliman also asked Superion which other municipalities were affected by the breach, but they did not give an answer. From Silliman’s research, though, he found that two cities in California — Oxnard and Thousand Oaks — were the most recently affected.

Village Manager Paul Schofield said that the village has been experiencing unpredictable issues with its payment vendor, but it is working actively to inform residents of the situation in order to avoid any more issues. He said that the village had already been planning to change vendors before

Stein

Chamber President

continued from page 1 are not yet members and showcasing what we can do for them.”

What she has described as one of the most fulfilling parts of her extensive career in news is what is also fulfilling to Stein now as the president of the chamber — meeting and bonding with all kinds of people throughout the community.

“It gives me a wonderful opportunity to spend quite a bit of time out in the village. I love meeting the people in this community,” she

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continued from page 1 said conflicts of interest are problematic.

“We don’t want current educators on the board, because that could be a conflict of interest,” he explained. “They could be advocating their current position, which is as an employee of the school or district.”

The decision to block current educators was a point of contention for Valuntas, who voiced disproval of any attempt to “disqualify” any Royal Palm Beach resident who might want to participate and have a voice in education policy within the village. “This disqualification stuff bugs me,” Valuntas said. “On some boards, we have difficulty getting people to apply. Limiting is not the best thing, in my opinion.”

When the EAB was initially established, the village’s goal was to recruit parents and retired educators to serve, instead of bringing in current teachers, principals and other school district employees who might use the EAB as a promotional platform, Mayor Fred Pinto said.

Councilman Jeff Hmara agreed.

“I could see where that’s a conflict of interest,” said Hmara, the council’s current liaison to the EAB. Current educators living in Royal Palm Beach who work at private schools, charter schools outside the village, or for the school districts in Broward or Martin counties, could still be considered for appointment to the EAB. Pinto said the new language should provide more direction to EAB members.

“It’s interesting how something starts as a good idea, then more people get involved, and it takes on its own life, and goes in its own direction,” Pinto said. “The EAB was established years ago, before

She also brings decades of legal experience.

“I have 25 years of legal experience, 23 of those years in circuit court, practicing and litigating in all five divisions,” said Coleman, who is married to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Major Eric Coleman. “I have the knowledge and experience to ‘hit the ground running.’ I want to ensure that everyone has a voice, that their voice will be heard and treated with respect, and that justice will be dispensed efficiently, impartially and compassionately.”

Learn more at www.votemarybel.com.

Maryuma wants to take his work as a public defender to the next level as a circuit court judge.

“I am running for judge because I want the legal system to be fair, respectful and efficient for all persons. My goal is to work hard for the taxpayers of Palm Beach County,” he said. “As an assistant public defender, I have been in court almost every day for the past 12 years. I have had more than 100 trials and handled close to 5,000 cases, including homicide.”

He is also active in the community.

“In my spare time, I volunteer for the Take Stock in Children organization, mentoring middle school children,” Maryuma continued. “I am a career public servant and devoted husband and father. I am also proud and honored to be endorsed by the Florida National Organization for Women.”

Visit www.joemaryumaforjudge.com to learn more.

GROUP 25 Candidates Henry Quinn Johnson, Michael McAuliffe and Sarah Willis

the system compromise happened.

“We’ve been working with [Superion] for a long time, and we noticed over time that they became less responsive,” he said.

“We started to move over to a new software last year.”

The payment server has now been rebuilt and it is safe to use, though in-person or phone payments are also always an option.

“This is an embarrassment to us,” Mayor Anne Gerwig said.

“We know that. We feel like we’ve disappointed the public in this. But we’re doing everything we can to correct it.”

The village staff and the council urged anyone who made a one-time, online payment with the village within this time frame to call their banks and get a new credit card, as well as monitor their credit cards closely.

“Sometimes those [credit card]

numbers stay out there,” Gerwig said. “Hackers don’t use them right away, so just because you haven’t noticed unusual activity on your credit card, if you meet this criteria, you need to shut your credit card down.”

The village’s original statement from June 7 urged residents to take the following precautions: • Review any credit card statements closely and report any unauthorized charges, no matter how small, to the card issuer immediately.

• Ask your credit card issuer to deactivate your card and issue a new card.

• Request a fraud alert to be placed on your credit file through one of the major credit bureaus.

• Request that credit reports from all three major credit bureaus be sent to you, free of charge, for your review.

said. “Everyone has such a unique and interesting story of how they got here and why they have chosen Wellington as their home or for their business endeavors.”

Stein recognizes and embraces the link and interdependency between what makes Wellington an ideal place to live and the success of its businesses. As far as her impact and the chamber’s overall impact on Wellington, Stein hopes her efforts to support and make a difference for small businesses in Wellington are evident through their long-lasting success in the future.

“We hope to build a self-sustainable Wellington,” Stein said.

“Our small businesses are the life blood of the community, and we want to give them a healthy place to be successful.”

Up next at the Wellington Chamber is a special luncheon event “Why Are We So Busy?” with guest speaker Juan Ortega on Wednesday, June 20 at 11:30 a.m. at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. Also next week, the Women of the Wellington Chamber will host a Luau Summer Mixer on Thursday, June 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the European Wax Center.

For more information about these and other chamber programs, call (561) 792-6525 or visit www. wellingtonchamber.com.

[Royal Palm Beach High School was built], because the village council — at the time — wanted the school district to build more schools out here. That’s why the EAB was created, and it was successfully achieved. It had a specific mission.”

Pinto added that in the past, there was a prevailing attitude that the school district “didn’t want to hear from elected officials,” which allowed the EAB to function as a liaison in representing Royal Palm Beach at the district offices.

“It was never our concept to have people active in the education business on the board,” Pinto said.

“We wanted parents or former educators. When you’re retired, you don’t lose your skill set. We didn’t want to create something where people would use it for their own platform. We wanted to create a model that will keep that from happening.”

Hmara noted that the EAB has been successful in helping the village have more influence with the school district.

“We have no formal authority within the school district, and the EAB left us with an informal way,” he said. “There’s no doubt that the EAB enables us to make things happen in our schools.”

The new language also sets up staggered, multi-year committee terms. In the past, all EAB representatives served the same two-year period concurrently. The revised language creates three, three-year terms and two, two-year terms, with all future appointments being two years in length.

Additionally, each year the EAB will elect a new chair, who will be able to promote an educational initiative of his or her choosing to the rest of the EAB and the village as a whole, Ashton said.

The new EAB will still have a council liaison, as well as a student liaison. Neither will have voting power.

The council also discussed find-

ing a way to hold EAB appointees more accountable for attendance, in particular for its important task of authorizing scholarships for students.

This past year, only three EAB members were part of the scholarship process, although it was noted that one of the absent appointees had a conflict of interest (a child applying for the scholarship), and both the fifth board spot and the alternate spot were vacant at the time.

The initial language called for mandatory attendance at the scholarship meeting, but that language was tweaked to match the expectations for other committees — that appointees must attend the special scholarship meeting unless gravely ill or a conflicting village responsibility existed.

The village attendance policy states that appointees will be removed from a board if they miss more than 25 percent of the board’s meetings or three consecutive meetings. This policy does not apply to special meetings.

New EAB members will be liaisons to the five public schools and two charter schools within the village, where they can work to see what needs each school might have. Each of the five EAB appointees, along with the alternate, will be a liaison to one school, with the chair being a liaison to two.

Liaison selections will occur at the EAB’s organizational meeting each August.

Also, among the EAB responsibilities are facilitating and overseeing school showcases and informational sessions for public and charter schools located within the village. These showcases and informational sessions give EAB members the opportunity to interact with schools, their staff and their students. The showcases and informational sessions also provide public awareness for programs, opportunities and initiatives occurring at schools located within the village.

qualified to run for the Group 25 seat being vacated by retiring Judge Catherine M. Brunson.

Johnson’s background includes being a 20-year trial attorney with more than 100 jury trials and as a retired U.S. Army JAG officer.

“I am qualified, experienced and a proven leader ready to serve,” he said. “I bring efficiency, fairness, equity and provide the needed diversity for the representation of all people of Palm Beach County.”

Johnson feels that he brings a well-rounded background to the race.

“My background includes both civil and criminal trials as a former prosecutor and assistant attorney general, criminal defense attorney and as a civil attorney in all divisions of the circuit court,” he said. “As a 27-year combat veteran, my experience has taught me independence and selfless-service. I have devoted my entire career to service, to protecting and preserving the rights of others. As a judge, I will uphold the American values of the judiciary with integrity while being fair, consistent and principled.”

Visit www.quinnjohnsonforjudge.com to learn more.

McAuliffe is no stranger to elected office in Palm Beach County, having won a countywide race to be state attorney in 2008.

“I wish to be a strong example to my three children as someone who serves others and uses one’s talents to make a positive contribution to the community,” he said. “I seek a judgeship to help preserve the rule of law in our democracy and to protect the rights of the weak and the powerful to be heard on equal terms.”

McAuliffe also feels he brings unique experience.

“I have worked for 29 years as a trial lawyer, including successfully prosecuting the leader of the Louisiana Ku Klux Klan and 13 other klansmen,” he said. “I served as the elected state attorney in Palm Beach County, leading 125 lawyers in court, as a federal prosecutor, and as a company general counsel. I also have taught law school at Duke University (winter session) and George Washington University.”

Learn more at www.mcauliffeforjudge. com.

Willis brings years of experience as a prosecutor to the race.

“I have the qualifications and experience to serve as your circuit court judge.

As an assistant state attorney in the Special Victims Unit (SVU), I handled complex, high-profile criminal cases involving capital sexual battery, rape, homicide, child pornography, child molestation and aggravated child abuse,” she said. “As an assistant statewide prosecutor for the Florida Attorney General, I handled complex multi-jurisdictional criminal cases involving organized crime, murder, money laundering and child pornography.”

Willis noted that she has litigated more than 85 jury trials and presided over hundreds of bench trials and final hearings.

“Recently, as a general magistrate and child support hearing officer for the 15th Judicial Circuit, I presided over hundreds of circuit court cases involving post-judgment family issues, including child support, establishment of paternity, alimony and mental health issues,” Willis added.

Learn more at www.electsarahwillis. com.

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Rotary Club Of Royal Palm Beach Installs New Officers, Board

The Rotary Club of Royal Palm Beach installed its new officers and leaders in a gala ceremony held on Friday, June 8, at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park.

Newly installed President Jeff Hmara addresses the club.

The club begins its 29th year of service under the leadership of new President Jeff Hmara. Leadership is nothing new for Hmara.

He is a graduate of the Citadel and served in the United States Army.

He retired as a colonel after a 26year career that included stints in Vietnam, Korea and Germany. He has also held leadership positions with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and the Transportation Security Administration. He is currently a member of the Royal Palm Beach Village Council.

Hmara has established key goals for his term in office that include expanding the scope, impact and visibility of Rotary by continuing and expanding current club projects. One such example is trying to expand the Interact Club at

Royal Palm Beach High School and augmenting that with the establishment of a Rotoract Club at the Loxahatchee Groves campus of Palm Beach State College.

He also wants to improve Rotary’s focus on education and literacy improvement projects through a number of efforts in Royal Palm Beach schools, like the scholarship program, Teachers Choice Books, the Crystal Apple Award for local teachers and a new Little Free Libraries initiative.

Hmara also hopes to grow the membership with the addition of new members interested in community service through involvement in Rotary. Rotarian Lorna Kernizan, chief operating officer at Palms West Hospital, is heading the new member recruitment effort with the assistance of other club members.

Other officers and committee chairmen installed on June 11 are: President-Elect Daniel Morales, Vice President Scott Snyder, Secretary Joan Scherer, Treasurer John Spillane and Sergeant at Arms Steve Epstein. Outgoing President Evelyn Flores will serve as the immediate past president.

Longtime Rotarian Lynn Balch chairs the Club Services Committee. Dwayne St. Hill will lead the Youth Services Committee and Dr. Sarda Bhandary will lead the Foundation Committee. Dan Splain will chair the club’s public image effort.

The Rotary Club of Royal Palm Beach meets every Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. at the Pirate’s Well, located at the corner of Crestwood and Southern boulevards.

Tony Endler receives the “President’s Award” from Evelyn Flores.

PBSO Chief Deputy Mike Gauger accepts the “Above & Beyond” award.

Dr. Randall Dugal receives the “Quiet Rotarian” award.

Joan Scherer and Phyllis Gauger.

Dwayne St. Hill receives the “Rising Star” award from Evelyn Flores.

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Jeff Hmara is installed as president of the Rotary Club of Royal Palm Beach by PBSO Chief Deputy Mike Gauger.

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On Saturday, June 9, the Keiser University football program hosted its second annual 7-on-7 football tournament. A 7-on-7 game is a great way for skill position players to work on their craft. Now that the school year has ended, high school teams will compete in 7-on7 tournaments throughout the summer. Page 27

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Pups Graduate Peggy Adams Canine Citizenship Course Every dog has its day, and on May 29, six adorable and adoptable dogs from the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League enjoyed their graduation day. The first Canine Good Citizenship class participants celebrated their completion of the six-week pilot program and received their “dogplomas.”

In an effort to increase adoptability of the league’s square-headed dogs, also known as pit bulls, the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League chose six adoptable shelter dogs to participate in its first pro-

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gram. The dogs chosen include Jada, who was the oldest dog in the program at 7 years old, and the league’s longest-term attendees: Goldie (362 days) and Mona Lisa (330 days). A staff member or volunteer committed to working with a particular dog for the entire six-week course. They not only have to attend the hour-long class once a week, they also come to the shelter and spend time training the dog at least three times per week.

Canine Good Citizen is part of the AKC Family Dog Program, and many dog owners choose CGC as

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their first step in training their dogs.

It also provides a great foundation for getting started in dog sports.

Those that participate in the CGC program realize many benefits and joys of training, such as enhancing the bond with their dog. Dogs with basic obedience training are a pleasure to live with, interacting well with other people and pets, and responding well to household routines. The CGC program offers many practical advantages as well, such as being a prerequisite for many therapy dog groups and some homeowners’ insurance companies encourage CGC testing. There is also an increasing number of apartments and condos that require that resident dogs pass the CGC test.

“In order to be officially CGC certified, a dog must have a pet parent, so when folks adopt a dog that has gone through this program, we will offer the new parent a free six-week training session and test right here on our campus,” said Rich Anderson, executive director/ CEO of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League.

For more information about the AKC CGC class, visit www.akc. org. Peggy Adams offers free dropin obedience classes. To learn more about these classes and/or how to

James Phair with Jada. adopt one of these dogs, visit www. as to advocate animal welfare, compeggyadams.org. Adoption fees are munity involvement and education waived for dogs 40 pounds and over. to further the bond between people The mission of the Peggy Adams and animals. For more information, Animal Rescue League of the Palm visit www.peggyadams.org.

Beaches is to provide shelter to lost, All programs at the Peggy Adams homeless and unwanted animals; to Animal Rescue League support the provide spay and neuter and other Countdown 2 Zero (C2Z) initiative medical services for companion ani- and its goal of saving all adoptable mals; and to care for, protect and find animals in Palm Beach County. For quality homes for homeless and ne- more information visit www.countglected companion animals, as well down2zero.org.

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Boynton Beach Mall To Host Hurricane Expo On June 23

Community safety is the focus steering the Boynton Beach Mall’s 2018 Hurricane Expo, being held on Saturday, June 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The expo will bring together educational booths and interactive displays from the City of Boynton Beach and a number of its area partners, including the Coast Guard and the Red Cross, to host children and adults at the Boynton Beach Mall, located near the intersection of Congress Avenue and Old Boynton Road.

Participants will receive free tools and information about family preparedness plans, shelters, evacuation zones, emergency pet safety and more. Children can visit the touch-a-truck area and explore emergency vehicles, while also having the opportunity to interact with first responders and emergency personnel.

“We’re encouraged to host this fun, but very important event at the Boynton Beach Mall,” General Manger Edward Boylan said.

“Hurricane Irma served as a strong

reminder of how dangerous these storms can be. With another active season ahead, residents are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to learn about personal and family emergency preparedness.”

To learn more about the Hurricane Expo, call the Boynton Beach Mall at (561) 736-7902.

For details on preparing for an emergency, visit www.ready.gov/ hurricanes.

The Boynton Beach Mall is Boynton Beach’s premier shopping destination. The center is home to more than 135 national and local retail, dining and entertainment options, as well as numerous events and activities throughout the year.

A dynamic offering of things to do along with things to buy keeps guests engaged and returning often.

The Boynton Beach Mall is open seven days a week; Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday noon to 6 p.m. For additional information, call (561) 736-7902 or visit www.boyntonbeachmall. com.

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Michelle Suskauer To Become Florida Bar’s 70th President

West Palm Beach attorney Michelle R. Suskauer will be sworn in as the 70th president of the Florida Bar when the bar holds its annual convention from June 13-16 in Orlando. Suskauer will be sworn in at the General Assembly on Friday, June 15. Vero Beach attorney John M. Stewart will be sworn in as president-elect.

Suskauer is the sixth woman to serve as bar president and is the first former public defender to hold the office.

Suskauer is a criminal defense attorney with Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A., practicing in state and federal courts. Suskauer has been a member of the Florida Bar’s Board of Governors since 2010 and has chaired the Board Disciplinary Review Committee, the Board Communications Committee and the Annual Convention Committee.

Suskauer’s goals as president for the coming year reflect her experience in the legal profession.

A longtime small-firm practitioner, Suskauer will focus on helping solo or small firms become more productive and profitable. More than three-fourths of bar members practicing in Florida are part of firms

with 10 or fewer attorneys. “As someone who is a small law firm practitioner myself, I understand the daily struggles of balancing client needs with managing the business of the firm,” Suskauer said. “Solo and small law firms are the backbone of the bar, and we can give members more tools to help them with the daily pressures they face in their practices.”

Suskauer also will lead the bar in seeking common-sense criminal justice reform that focuses on rehabilitation, rather than punishment.

The bar will hold a Criminal Justice Summit in October, with the goal of proposing legislation that can help bring reform.

Finally, under Suskauer, the bar will continue ongoing initiatives to prioritize attorney health and wellness, while also destigmatizing the issue so members feel comfortable seeking the help they need.

Additionally, the bar will promote inclusion and gender equality in the legal profession and justice system by implementing the recommendations put forward by the bar’s Special Committee on Gender Bias/ Diversity.

Suskauer said that the bar will

Michelle R. Suskauer continue developing and investigating potential programs and member benefits.

With nearly 106,000 members, the Florida Bar is one of the largest unified bars in the nation. It is charged by the Florida Supreme Court with regulating the practice of law in the state, as well as promoting the administration of justice. Learn more at www.floridabar.org.

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West Palm VA Receives National Award For Sustainability In recognition for achievements in sustainability and waste reduction, the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center received a Partner Recognition Award from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in healthcare. The award is one of the Environmental Excellence Awards given each year to honor environmental achievements in the healthcare sector.

The award is given to healthcare facilities that are changing their practices to become more sustainable and have achieved progress in

areas such as waste reduction, renewable energy adoption, food purchasing and mercury elimination.

They also must have a recycling rate of at least 10 percent for the entire waste stream.

In fiscal year 2017, the medical center diverted 714.5 tons of potential waste. A total of 676.1 tons of material was recycled and 38.1 tons of material reused. In addition, 98.5 tons of construction waste was recycled. Because of these activities, the medical center diverted 53.5 percent of the waste generated from being sent to the county solid waste

authority for final disposal. These activities resulted in the saving of the EPA equivalent of 86,658 gallons of gasoline. Reducing the demand for 1,777 barrels of oil and saving 9,366.7 British Thermal Units (BTU) of energy. This benefited the planet by reducing the generation of greenhouse gases by 764.1 metric tons.

“Our medical center continues to strive to achieve superior performance in all environmental programs and activities with the goal of providing sustainable healthcare to our nation’s veterans and being an

environmentally responsible member of our community,” said Donna Katen-Bahensky, director of the medical center. “We look forward to continuing our efforts and make our practices even more sustainable in the future.”

This is the second year the medical center has received the award, which was presented at the Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards Gala, on May 9 in San Diego.

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Practice Greenhealth is dedicated to transforming healthcare worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint, becomes a community anchor for sustainability and a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice.

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TooJay’s, the restaurant known for its generous servings of homemade New York deli favorites, is offering families a chance to save on meals this summer. Through August, kids eat free every Wednesday at TooJay’s with the purchase of one adult entrée.

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sides, including carrot sticks with ranch dressing, Mandarin oranges, chocolate pudding, red grapes, French fries and apple sauce, plus a famous TooJay’s mini black and white cookie.

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2018 Western Communities School Guide Education Place is a small, private Montessori school for students in grades 1 through 12. The school features a 12-month academic year, flexible scheduling, individualized instruction and an accredited curriculum. Many of the school’s students are now professional athletes or performers. Education Place has been serving the western communities since 2001 and is conveniently located in the original Wellington Mall at 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 23. Education Place is currently welcoming a limited number of new students for the summer and fall terms. For more information, call (561) 753-6563.

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Sherman has lots of Wellington references and is available for Reform/ Conservative (even modern Orthodox) interfaith weddings and all Jewish lifecycle events as well. Sherman resides in Delray Beach and is the cantor at the Century Pines Jewish Center in Pembroke Pines. For more info., e-mail americascantor@gmail.com, call (561) 628-5200 or visit www.easybarmitzvah.org. Like Cantor Glenn Sherman on Facebook at “EasyBarMitzvah.”

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nurturing environment. The program is Gold Seal and NAEYC accredited.

Now enrolling for full-time and part-time preschool for 2018-19. VPK is available. For more information, call Sandy at (561) 793-2649 or e-mail psdirector@templebethtorah.net.

Wellington Collegiate Academy is an independent, college prep middle school dedicated to the well-being of your child. The school offers a broad curriculum of rigorous classes in an uplifting environment. Students develop discipline and confidence through the music performance program. Small classes allow highly qualified teachers to give individual attention to each student. Faith-friendly character education classes help students interact with professionalism. The interdisciplinary curriculum is strong in science and technology, where classes focus on teamwork and career preparation. Wellington Collegiate Academy opens this August with a select group of students in grades 6 to 8. Visit www.gowca.org or call (561) 701-3462 for more info.

Western Academy Charter School was designed as an innovative alternative to traditional public school education. Open since 2003, the school has been designated by the FDOE as a School of Excellence, a High-Performing Charter School and a 5 Star School. “A” rated since 2006, it serves 500 students in grades K-8 and is a designated Green School of Excellence. The school’s mission is to equip all children with the skills necessary for success on both an educational and social level.

Programs address the whole child through a multi-sensory approach to learning. At Western Academy, families and the community are essential participants in educating children for a successful future. The school is a tuition-free public school located at 650 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., Suite 400, in Royal Palm Beach. For additional information, call (561) 792-4123.

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More Than 120 Take Part In WHS Basketball Skills Camp

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington High School basketball program has been hosting its ninth annual basketball skills camp over the last two weeks. The first camp session ran from June 4 through June 7, and the second session was conducted June 11 through June 14.

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lington’s head coach and camp director, the program has exceeded expectations in attendance at this summer’s camp.

“It has been great,” Colin said.

“We have so many kids who have this much interest in basketball.

We love working with kids in this community, so it’s a great thing.”

More than 120 basketball enthusiasts, both boys and girls from

ages 6 to 14, will have participated by the conclusion of the two camp weeks. The camp even drew the interest of some local travel players, the Wellington Wolves, as well as players from as far away as Fort Lauderdale.

The success that Wellington’s basketball program has built over the years, winning a state title in 2015, five straight district championships,

10-year-old Sophia Vazquez of New Horizons Elementary School advances the ball.

11-year-old Anurag Veeranachaneni of Emerald Cove Middle School leaps to block a shot during camp game play.

three regional titles and last year’s state finals appearance, has propelled the summer skills camp into the forefront of basketball camps in the area.

Ball handling, passing and shooting were some of the things that the coaching staff focused on with the campers. “We try to really raise the IQ of the player,” Colin explained.

“Our coaches talk to the kids while

they play, so they learn how to play, how to get open, how to come off screens — things that will make them a better basketball player.”

The camp is not directed at advanced players; all levels are invited to enjoy the sport of basketball. “It’s any level. We adjust to the player,” Colin said. “We try to make the kid the best player they can possibly See CAMP, page 29

Wellington head coach Matt Colin gives direction to campers.

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Keiser University Hosts Annual 7-On-7 Football Tourney

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report On Saturday, June 9, the Keiser University football program hosted its second annual 7-on-7 football tournament. A 7-on-7 game is a great way for skill position players to work on their craft, to improve on timing, catching and throwing. Now that the school year has ended, local high school teams will compete in 7-on-7 tournaments throughout the summer to prepare them for the fall season.

Seahawks head coach Doug So-

cha believes that the event is a great way for players to hone their skills with the potential of being discovered. “We have 16 teams, and it’s a great tool for us and the football staff to be around the high school coaches and evaluate these kids while letting them compete,” he explained. “For us, it’s a great recruiting tool.”

The Keiser program could not be happier with the turnout, despite the damp conditions. A lightning delay slowed the tournament’s start time, but it eventually got underway. “It’s our second year in a row, and we

Jadien Durant advances the ball for the Wolverines in a game against William T. Dwyer High School.

couldn’t be happier having 16 teams out here,” Socha said.

It’s a competitive area for football, especially for 7-on-7 tournaments during the summer. The one-day event provided pool play, then teams were seeded for tournament play to compete for the tournament title. Teams from the tri-county area occupied the four fields used for the games, and some schools brought enough players to field two teams.

Wellington High School was one of the local teams from the western See KEISER, page 29

Wellington quarterback Austin Wallace looks for an open receiver.

Wellington receiver Balitan Celestin takes the ball up field after a catch against American Heritage.

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Taylor Renney and Joe Stowell

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SPORTS & RECREATION

Bassmasters Fish Lake O

The Royal Palm Bassmasters held a fishing tournament on May 20 on Lake Okeechobee out of the J&S boat ramp.

First place was won by Mike O’Connor and Randy King with five fish weighing 26 pounds, 4 ounces.

Second place was awarded to the team of Taylor Renney and Joe Stowell with five fish weighing 17 pounds, 15 ounces.

The team of Phil Northrop and Russ Clothier took third place with five fish weighing 17 pounds, 6 ounces.

The big fish of the tournament was 6 pounds ,14 ounces, caught by Mike O’Connor and Randy King.

The Royal Palm Bassmasters meet on the second Thursday of each

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month at 7 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center. For more information, e-mail rpbassmasters@ gmail.com or call (561) 644-6269.

WRESTLERS TAKE GOLD AT KEISER

The Wellington Wrestling Club recently competed at the Going for the Gold tournament at Keiser University. James Marvel and Ryan King both earned double gold by winning both the freestyle and folkstyle portions of the event.

Other winners were: (folkstyle) Sam Marvel, first; Tyler Gray, first; Matt Pizzuti, second; Michael Kosza, fourth; James Kosza, fifth; and Simon Sandler, sixth; and (freestyle) James Kosza, first; and Tyler Gray, second. Shown (L-R) are James Kosza, Michael Kosza, Tyler Gray, Sam Marvel, James Marvel, Ryan King and Matt Pizzuti.

RPB U12 GIRLS WIN PALM BEACH CUP Mike O’Connor and Randy King

Phil Northrop and Russ Clothier

The Royal Palm Beach Strikers U12 girls soccer team have done it again, this time while playing up in the U13 bracket. They were the champions at the 11th annual Palm Beach Cup over Mother’s Day weekend. Shown (L-R) are coach John Edworthy, Mariah Alexandrea, Cameron Shelby, Brianna Jones, Sanjana Balkaran, Anaya Thomas, Kareena Balkaran, Reagan Lopez, Aaliyah Lobo, Olivia Cuenot, Alexa Hernández, Birvani Balkaran, Cora Anderson, Allison Andrade, Mackenzy Hasán, Savannah Edworthy and coach Maria Edworthy.

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continued from page 27 be, no matter what their starting point is.”

The camp’s basketball skill ex-

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SPORTS & RECREATION ercises promote fun and encourage competition. Players participate in stations and competitive drills, then break into teams for games to put their skills to the test.

Members of the Wolverine basketball squad were in the gym, assisting as coaches for the campers.

“It keeps them involved, but more

importantly, to be mentors to the kids within the community,” Colin explained. “They get to learn what it’s like where they’re no longer the kid. They’re actually the adult, and they have to be responsible to the kids they are coaching. I think it’s a great learning experience.”

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Colin believes that his players can be developed into leaders, on and off the court, from contributing to the community to managing themselves in a competitive atmosphere during the high school basketball season.

“Right now, we’re a team looking for leaders in our own basketball

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program,” Colin said. “We’ve had so much turnover the last two years, and I think this will help bring out that person.”

Wellington has had 12 players graduate over the past two seasons, and Colin hopes leaders will surface from mentoring the campers.

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13-year-old Oneil Boywer from Emerald Cove goes up for two points.

13-year-old Eduardo Rodriguez of Wellington Landings tries to get around a defender.

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continued from page 27 communities that participated in the tournament. “We get guys on the field and see who can play for us in the fall,” Wolverine head coach Tom Abel said. “Win or lose, we’re trying to get better.”

Abel has three quarterbacks on his depth chart, and each competed in a game during pool play. “Each one has their own game,” he said.

“They get to fight through their ups and downs, picks, missed throws, and the best one will get to carry us through the tournament.”

Many of the teams use these tournaments to groom younger players and generate experience, so when the fall season arrives, the players are better prepared. The tournament also promotes a competitive spirit in games and among players battling for a position within the team.

Wellington slot receiver Dane Stratton tries to get around the American Heritage defender after a catch.

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Saturday, June 16 • The Okeeheelee Nature Center (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.) will host Raptor Chapter for all ages on Saturday, June 16 at 10:30 a.m. Learn about the birds of prey that live at the nature center. Call (561) 233-1400 to RSVP. • Families will have a field day at the Arden Summer FunFest on Saturday, June 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free afternoon will include inflatable sports games, a corn maze obstacle course, face painting, food trucks, a mini farmer’s market, prize giveaways, live music by Whiskey Six and more. The event marks the opening of the master-planned community’s playgrounds, event lawn and sports courts. All are invited to be among the first to experience the first phase of amenities, meet the agrihood’s new farm directors and explore available homes. To register, visit http://bit.ly/ArdenFunFest.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Hooray for Dads!” on Saturday, June 16 at 11 a.m. Celebrate dad with interactive games and make-and-take crafts. Bring your dad along or create a surprise Father’s Day gift.

Materials will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host an Acoustic Java Jam for adults on Saturday, June 16 at 2 p.m. Experience a caffeinated collection of local talent or bring your acoustic instruments and jam out. Coffee will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Lego Bricks for ages 6 to 11 on Saturday, June 16 at 2:30 p.m. Build, imagine and play with Lego bricks. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• In cooperation with the Compass LGBT Community Center, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present It Gets Better, which uses the universal foundation of music to educate and enlighten people about the struggles of LGBTQ youth, on Saturday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at www.kravis.org, at the box office, at (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471.

• The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free Three Dog Night tribute concert on Saturday, June 16 at 8 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

Sunday, June 17 • The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will hold a Father’s Day Walk on Sunday, June 17 at 7 a.m. at Green Cay Wetlands (12800 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach). Call Paul Cummings at (561) 963-9906 for more info.

Monday, June 18 • The Palm Beach Central High School Boys Basketball Team will host a basketball camp for students entering second through eighth grades next school year. The camp dates are June 18-21 and June 25-28, as well as July 16-19 and July 23-26. Camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon each morning, and the cost is $80 per session. For more information, or a registration form, contact

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coach Jason Pitman at (561) 398-9177 or jason. pitman@palmbeachschools.org.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Pinterest for Beginners on Monday, June 18 at 2 p.m. Learn how to register with Pinterest, a visual discovery tool. Participants must have an e-mail address and basic mousing skills. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Readers Rock With Brent Gregory for all ages on Monday, June 18 at 3:15 p.m. Celebrate the summer with amazing magic, audience participation, music and more. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

Tuesday, June 19 • The Western Business Alliance will hold its monthly breakfast at Mel’s Way Bistro on Tuesday, June 19 at 8 a.m. For more information, visit www.thewesternbusinessalliance.com.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Enormous Adventures for ages 5 and up on Tuesday, June 19 at 2 or 3:15 p.m. Get shrunk down and explore a miniature world of giant board games, fascinating insect life and humongous art projects. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Countywide Community Revitalization Team will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June 19 at 6 p.m. at Vista Center (2300 N. Jog Road) on hurricane preparedness. Bill Johnson, director of the Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management, will be the guest speaker. For more info., contact Houston Tate at (561) 233-5303 or htate@pbcgov.org.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Anime for ages 12 and up on Tuesday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m. If you like manga, anime, cosplaying and more, then this is your chance to meet others just like you. Snacks will be provided.

Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• Garden of Hope Charity and Pirate’s Well Royal Palm Beach will host the B-Strong for Brandon “Bear” Gordon fundraiser on Tuesday, June 19 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Pirate’s Well (12041 Southern Blvd.). Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit Brandon Gordon, a 22-year-old college student battling cancer. Gordon is a graduate of Seminole Ridge High School and is working toward his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. For more info., visit the event’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ events/174864886516651.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a Family Singalong for all ages on Tuesday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m. Sing along with Bob Gelb as he strums his way through familiar songs. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

Wednesday, June 20 • The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host a special luncheon event “Why Are We So Busy?” with guest speaker Juan Ortega on Wednesday, June 20 at 11:30 a.m. at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. For more information, call (561) 792-6525 or visit www. wellingtonchamber.com.

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• The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County will hold a State of the County Luncheon on Wednesday, June 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Atlantis Country Club with speaker Palm Beach County Administrator Verdenia Baker. RSVPs are requested online at www.lwvpbc. org or by calling (561) 968-4123.

• The Village of Wellington will hold an Android Training Class for Seniors on Wednesday, June 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center. Call (561) 753-2476 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Are You a Drama Dragon?” for ages 3 and up on Wednesday, June 20 at 3:15 p.m. Drama Dragon will visit from the Maltz Jupiter Theatre to talk about feelings. Make a dragon craft and take a picture. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Bead Blast for ages 6 and up on Wednesday, June 20 at 3:30 p.m. Any bracelet can be a friendship bracelet if you give it to your BFF. Make your own to keep or share with a friend using the library’s collection of cool beads. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Song Jeopardy for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, June 20 at 6 p.m. See who is the king and queen of music lyric trivia. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Palm Beach Photographic Centre (415 Clematis St., West Palm Beach) will present Renewal: Going Native as part of Native Plant Week, opening with a reception Wednesday, June 20 from 6 to 8 p.m., and running through Aug. 4.

For more info., call (561) 253-2600 or visit www. workshop.org.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Book Discussion: Strings Attached

by Joanne Lipman and Melanie Kupchynsky for adults on Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m.

Copies are available at the research service desk.

Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host its Adult Coloring Club for ages 16 and up on Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m. Color for fun and relaxation with other coloring enthusiasts.

Coloring pages and materials will be provided, or bring your own coloring book. Call (561) 6814100 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a Writers Reading Open Mic for ages 18 and up on Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m. Writers are invited to share their work or come just to listen. The preferred reading length is less than five minutes/750 words and of a family-friendly subject. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• Shulamit Hadassah will hold Po*Ke*No, a combination of poker and keno, on Wednesday, June 20 at 7 p.m. at Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Station 30 (9910 Stribling Way, Wellington).

Call or text Helene at (561) 512-3172 for info.

Thursday, June 21 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive)

The Town-Crier will host “Emergency Department or Urgent Care?” for adults on Thursday, June 21 at 2 p.m. Dr. Adam Bromberg, medical director of the emergency department at Wellington Regional Medical Center, will speak about how to decide between emergency or urgent care. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host its Pokémon Club for ages 6 to 12 on Thursday, June 21 at 2 p.m. Bring your DS or Pokémon cards and get ready to battle, trade and make new friends. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Harry Potter Painting for ages 5 to 12 on Thursday, June 21 at 3 p.m. Create magical artwork inspired by the famous boy wizard. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host its Cookie Book Club for ages 8 to 12 on Thursday, June 21 at 4 p.m. Grab a copy of the book My Name Is María Isabel by Alma Flor Ada, read it, then eat cookies and share your thoughts about the book. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free concert by Viva, along with a food truck invasion, on Thursday, June 21 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for info.

• The Women of the Wellington Chamber will host a Luau Summer Mixer on Thursday, June 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the European Wax Center (2557 S. State Road 7, Wellington). The event will benefit Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control. For more info., call (561) 792-6525 or visit www.wellingtonchamber.com.

Friday, June 22 • The West Palm Beach Boat Show will be at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center from Friday, June 22 through Sunday, June 24 featuring a wide array of boats and more. For more info., visit www.southflaboatshow.com.

• The Palm Beach County Planning Congress will hold its annual picnic and chili cookoff Sunday, June 22 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Ocean Reef Beach Park in Riviera Beach. Visit www. pbcplanningcongress.org for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Meet the Authors for all ages on Friday, June 22 at 1 p.m. Meet children’s book authors Alex Watson, Isabella Watson and Victoria DiSorbo. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Love Is a Rainbow for ages 4 and up on Friday, June 22 at 3:30 p.m. Celebrate LGBT Pride Month with stories of love between family, friends, kids and pets. Make a rainbow suncatcher and eat a rainbow sprinkle cookie. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free screening of the movie Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle on Friday, June 22 at 8:30 p.m. Visit www. wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

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