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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Juliza Kramer Joins IPC As Director Of Business Development

Juliza Kramer was hired this year to help connect the area’s local business community to the expansive International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, where the high-goal polo season lasts from January to April, but the rest of the year couples can book weddings, members can utilize the venue and its amenities, and organizations from across South Florida can make use of the location to hold events. Page 3

Large Crowd Enjoys Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute Concert

On Saturday, June 15, the Wellington Amphitheater hosted a Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute concert performed by the Green River Band. Despite threatening weather, many people came out to hear the popular CCR songs. Page 13

Keiser Football Camp A Local Success For Gridiron Athletes

The Keiser University football program hosted its annual team football camp from Thursday, June 13 through Saturday, June 15. A total of 12 teams participated in the camp. High school football programs traveled from as far as Naples to take part in what has become one of the more respected camps in South Florida. Page 19 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS...............................3 - 20 NEWS BRIEFS......................... 7 PEOPLE................................... 8 SCHOOLS................................ 9 BUSINESS............................. 15 COLUMNS............................. 16 CALENDAR............................ 18 SPORTS................................. 19 CLASSIFIEDS................ 21 - 22 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

Shark Wake Park 561, a new cable and water park complex, held its grand opening on Saturday, June 15 at Okeeheelee Park. The facility is the vision of golf legend Greg Norman Sr. and his son Greg Norman Jr. It includes a professional cable wake park system, as well as a massive inflatable floating playground. Shown above, instructor Robb Mapp guides Noah Lambert off the wakeboarding ramp. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 20 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

ITID Board Supports Plan For Intersection Improvements

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors agreed Wednesday, June 19 to a traffic calming and intersection improvement plan presented by engineer Joe Capra of Captec Engineering. “We spent the last 30 days working on this stop sign study,” Capra said. “The board asked us to work on it in March, and a couple of things we’ve been doing is looking at intersections that we could possibly add more stop signs, from possibly a two-way to a four-way stop. The intention is, of course, as we do with all our traffic calming, to reduce accidents and try to make it a bit safer.” Capra said the firm looked at the 10 worst intersections in The Acreage for accidents. “We inventoried all 10 intersec-

tions, and we actually put traffic volume counters and measured speeds at four of those intersections, and that helped us make the recommendations that we have,” Capra said, adding that he also used accident data provided by the county to evaluate the conditions. “We’ve been following the accident data for more than five years, and they don’t seem to be getting much better.” Capra also looked at “line of sight,” the distance a driver could see down the intersecting roadway before pulling onto it. “We have areas where there are [communication] boxes and different things in the way, so we made some recommendations on sight distances, and then we went out and did the volume and speed analysis,” he said. The final recommendations for the intersections are not all the

same. “We ask that you consider upgrades to the LED flashing stop signs, for example, that you put up on Northlake [Blvd.] and Hall [Blvd.],” Capra said. “We recommend that you place those at these intersections.” Capra added that too many of the advance warning signs are missing. “There’s a couple of them that need speed cushions or speed tables. We’re recommending the speed tables that you used in the pilot program,” he said. He added that Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue is participating in the district’s study on 140th Avenue North for approval of a two-hump traffic table that emergency vehicles can get through quickly. “We’re converting most of the intersections from two-way stops See ITID ROADS, page 4

Villages Offering Fun-Filled Fourth Of July Celebrations

By M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington and Royal Palm Beach enjoy a good-natured rivalry now and again, and the Fourth of July celebrations are just such an opportunity, with full days of events capped with competing half-hour fireworks displays scheduled to be touched off within 15 minutes of each other. From some vantage points, the overlapping timing of the spectacles might be visible with clear skies over both communities. Both displays are being produced by the Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing Company out of Pennsylvania. The Italian Zambelli version of the company was founded in Naples, Italy in 1893, then reformulated in Pennsylvania in 1960. It has an office Boca Raton. It is little coincidence that Zambelli handles both shows, as they are a leader in pyrotechnics, fireworks and special effects shows, producing more than 2,000 pro-

ductions worldwide each year with nearly half of them in celebration of America’s Independence Day. While both displays have the same parentage, last within minutes of the same length of time and cost pretty much the same, nearly $40,000 offset by sponsors’ fees, Wellington’s Michelle Garvey insisted that her village’s display will be the best. “Our show has more spectacular fireworks in our 25-minute show than most,” said Garvey, coordinator of the event, who promised more bang per minute. “This year, we went bigger and better by working with Zambelli to truly make it above the rest.” In Wellington, the day begins at noon with a Patriotic Pool Party from noon to 5 p.m. at the Wellington Aquatics Complex. It is just $5 for adults, $3 for juniors, $2 for seniors and free for children. Offering fun activities and contests scheduled on the hour, it is a favorite way to stay comfortable in the July heat.

“We do encourage attendees to visit the aquatics complex to cool off and enjoy pool games throughout the day, like relay races, belly flop competitions and more,” Garvey said. Next it is time to head over to Village Park on Pierson Road for the Independence Day festivities. An evening of family fun gets underway at 6 p.m. “If we avoid the rain, we fully expect 8,500-plus attendees,” Garvey said. There are the usual and not-sousual vendors and craft sellers, as well as about a score of favorite food trucks offering up a variety of gourmet eats and sweets for purchase. There will be bingo and bounce houses, inflatable slides and amazing maize mazes and obstacle courses, the “face-to-face” wall climb, face painting, a petting zoo and pony rides, pie eating and watermelon consuming competitions. Challenge family and friends See HOLIDAY, page 4

Wellington Board Rejects White Vinyl Fencing Proposal

By Gina M. Capone Town-Crier Staff Report A long discussion about white vinyl fencing on residential properties concluded on Wednesday, June 19, when Wellington’s Architectural Review Board decided to leave the controversial material off the village’s approved colors and materials schedule. Senior Planner Damian Newell conducted the presentation and explained that all members would need to vote as a full board on the issue. After an extensive conversation, the panel voted 5-2 against the use of white vinyl fencing. The issue arose last November when the board finalized its latest schedule of approved colors and materials. At that time, a board member made a motion to allow white vinyl fencing back on the approved list. The minutes from the meeting when it was last discussed, years earlier, recorded the extensive discussion on the matter in a few

short, unenlightening sentences. The motion last November failed. Instead, the board asked staff to come back with more information so they could make a more informed decision with the current board. The surprisingly divisive discussion has since been postponed several times. Newell showed the board approved fencing options, which included fence types in a PowerPoint presentation. Residents can use board-on-board fencing; shadowbox fencing; vinyl-coated chain link in brown, black and green colors; aluminum rail in bronze, black and white; and finally, PVC/ vinyl in beige, tan and gray. If a property is on a right-of-way, a hedge is required. If the fence is vinyl-coated chain link, it also must have a hedge. Staff recommended that white fencing be allowed, but not on thoroughfare roads. Residents have complained about not being See FENCING, page 4

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Westlake To Have 7-Eleven Across The Street From School

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The City of Westlake will soon have a 7-Eleven store and gas station across the street from Seminole Ridge High School, according to plans presented on Monday, June 17 at a planning and zoning meeting of the Westlake City Council. Planning firm Cotleur & Hearing represented the developer requesting rezoning of 1.89 acres of property west of the packing house on the east side of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road in front of Westlake’s city hall, a converted double-wide portable that was once Callery-Judge Groves’ meeting hall. Donaldson Hearing said that his client’s application sought site plan approval for the 16-pump gas station with a convenience store, which would be on the former parking lot of city hall.

“It is a requested use,” Hearing said, adding that he felt it was appropriate for the area. “It also is perfect, given the lands that we have that are outside the packing plant that are up along the perimeter, along Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. It’s a good way to make the corridor look better, with the packing house in the background as opposed to it being the first thing that you see.” The location will have access to the signalized intersection opposite the high school. “That also makes it very appropriate for this particular use, so the area will continue to leave your council chambers here, at least for some interim time, and the parking area has been moved immediately south of the council chambers,” Hearing said. “We did set this up so that there is connectivity between parcels so that one could See WESTLAKE, page 7

Years Of Planning About To Pay Off For Brian Tuttle

By Gina M. Capone Town-Crier Staff Report Years in the planning, the new Tuttle Royale project in Royal Palm Beach is finally taking shape, and for developer Brian Tuttle, a big risk is about to bring a big reward. Tuttle, an industrial engineer by training who has made a name for himself in land development, isn’t afraid of big projects. He also isn’t afraid of properties that others avoid, such as land with complex ownership issues, mired in dispute with zoning, title or permit issues. In fact, it’s his forte. Any developer or investor can make plans on a perfectly permitted piece of property, but take one

that has issues, and you can lose your shirt, explained Tuttle, who has been developing projects in Florida since 2000. “We are known for doing difficult deals,” Tuttle told the TownCrier this week. “It can be a title issue, environmental issue, neighborhood issue or location issue.” With the Tuttle Royale project, things were a little different. “This started out pretty clean,” Tuttle said. “We were just going to buy a couple of pieces, build a small bridge and do some single-family homes. It grew out of itself.” What is now Tuttle Royale was once Acme Ranches, a rural residential enclave in a sea of

development. Tuttle put together a project on one tract of land in Acme Ranches, but soon more people wanted to sell. “As we got a couple pieces under contract and titled, more neighbors agreed to sell,” Tuttle said. “So, we bought more property, and the project got bigger and bigger.” At this time, there is a total of 190 acres of land that Tuttle has acquired from property owners in the area. The land has since been annexed into Royal Palm Beach. That began a complex, years-long planning effort now coming to an end. “Currently, we have a master plan approval for 1,100 apart-

ments, 100 single-family homes, a charter school, a regional park and a 40-acre lifestyle center,” he said. “We have all of land use and zoning approvals, and now we are getting the site plan and final plat approved.” The first phase of the project is already complete. That includes a luxury, gated apartment community called Town Southern developed by the Miami-based Related Group. Accessed by a bridge across the C-51 Canal, the apartment buildings look a bit out of place surrounded by tracts of vacant land. However, that is about to change. Tuttle explained that one of the other multi-family pods has been

sold with construction expected to begin by the end of the year, and Toll Brothers is under contract for the tract with single-family homes. Meanwhile, a large charter school company is under contract for the school parcel, and Tuttle is reviewing a number of offers for the remaining multi-family pod. There are also multiple offers on the table for the 40-acre commercial site, he added. The commercial element will be a lifestyle center, Tuttle explained. He described that to mean a shopping area that combines traditional retail functions with leisure amenities. “The commercial [parcel] won’t be soft goods like clothing,” See TUTTLE, page 18

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Juliza Kramer Joins IPC As Director Of Business Development

Juliza Kramer has signed on as the director of business development at the International Polo Club Palm Beach.

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By Gina M. Capone Town-Crier Staff Report Juliza Kramer was hired this year to help connect the area’s local business community to the expansive International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, where the high-goal polo season lasts from January to April, but the rest of the year couples can book weddings, members can utilize the venue and its amenities, and businesses and organizations from across South Florida can make use of the location to hold events. “I am working at spearheading all business development efforts,” Kramer said. “What is really missing at the International Polo Club is a connection to the local community. IPC is connected to big international brands, like Rolex and U.S. Polo Assn. I am here to bridge that gap between the polo club and the local community.” Kramer is a native Floridian who grew up in Palm Beach County. Her parents moved to Wellington 15 years ago from Boca Raton, so she knows the community well. Now, as the director of business development, she wants to build relationships with businesses, corporations, organizations, clubs, schools and the community to tell them about IPC and the various amenities that are available yearround to the public. Kramer attended the University of Florida in Gainesville. She majored in telecommunications with a double-minor in communications and Spanish. During school,

she interned at Gainesville Television Network, gaining experience in packaging, writing, advertising, meeting the public and conducting interviews. When she interned at North Florida Regional Medical Center in the marketing department, she put together large-scale events and handled the marketing flyers, brochures, social media and photography. During winter and summer break, she would intern at the Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller’s Office in the communications department. Connected to the local community, Kramer sits on local boards like the Leadership Business Council and Young Professionals of the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce. Her top priority in her new role is to get IPC better known throughout the South Florida region, well beyond Wellington’s tight-knit horse community. “My biggest priority is getting IPC known in the South Florida area. I encounter people all of the time who say they have lived in South Florida for many years but have never been out to Wellington or IPC,” she said. “I want the Wellington community to know that we host events in our space, we have memberships, we have Sunday brunches and we have a social atmosphere that is family friendly. I also want people in the community to know that they can have their daughter’s wedding or child’s sweet 16 here. I want the community, local businesses and organizations to connect with us.”

Services at IPC go far beyond party planning, Kramer noted. “I don’t think people are aware that we have meeting spaces for businesses and organizations,” she added. “We would like to host corporate events where they have team-building activities. We have the technology to project information onto the screen. People are not aware of all of the variety of things we offer at IPC all year round.” Adding a polo experience to any event is also another added benefit at IPC. “We can put together a casual game of polo to get people who are not equestrians to participate and learn the ins and outs of polo,” Kramer said. “They experience something about polo. If people are living in Wellington, I want them to know there are options for them here.” Key to this is working to bring Wellington’s equestrian and nonequestrian communities closer together. “I want the local community to know our equestrians and appreciate their talent,” Kramer explained. “I want the community to come out and experience this lifestyle and know more about it. It isn’t closed off. I want more people to know what we have here, as IPC continues to expand and the sport of polo continues to grow.” Kramer believes that the upcoming season will be a banner year for the polo club. “In 2020, we plan on having so many local companies out from the community, not just to have fun and spend time with the

family, but also to spend time in a great place to network,” Kramer said. “This is a great place to meet people and make connections in the local community. My goal is to make sure our tailgates and boxes are full with local businesses and the local community that wants to get engaged. We want to invest back into the community, and this means the world to me. Getting the local community plugged into the business community is my goal.” As a longtime fan of the Wellington community, Kramer hopes that she can contribute to its growth, along with developing business for IPC. “I love South Florida,” Kramer said. “I’ve grown up in Palm Beach County. To see Wellington flourish and grow is so exciting. If I can bridge the gap between IPC and the local community, to show them our special venue, this will be an accomplishment.” To learn more about IPC and all the venue offers, contact Director of Business Development Juliza Kramer at (561) 972-1189 or jkramer@internationalpolo club.com.

Indian Trail Finalizes Contract With New Executive Director

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors reached a contract agreement with incoming Executive Director Burgess Hanson at its meeting on Wednesday, June 19. Hanson, the former manager of the City of Deerfield Beach, was selected from a pool of more than 40 candidates that was narrowed down to nine for interviews at the board’s previous meeting. Hanson was chosen as the top candidate after the interviews. Human Resources Attorney Lara Donlon said Hanson agreed to a three-year term with renewal

options. He will start on Monday, June 24. Donlon said his resignation period under the district’s standard contract would require 60 days. He initially requested a 30-day notice but had compromised to a 45-day period. His proposed salary is $145,000 annually with two weeks’ vacation time, and Hanson agreed not to use more than 16 hours of vacation time during his first 90 days of employment, which would be only for unforeseen circumstances. He will receive 40 hours of sick time annually. Hanson’s vehicle allowance will be $200 per month, and he

requested 12 weeks’ salary for severance pay. ITID President Betty Argue and supervisors Joni Martin and Michael Johnson said they supported all the terms of the contract, but Supervisor Tim Sayre asked that some of the contract terms be changed. “I’m OK with the vacation time, but in my opinion, you can only use 16 hours in the first 120 days, not in the first 90, because in the first 90 days, I think we have the right to terminate without cause,” Sayre said. Donlon noted that there is no severance pay allowance during the first 90 days of employment.

Sayre also pointed out that the board had agreed to a salary of $140,000, and Hanson was asking for $145,000. “He’s asking for $200 for the vehicle allowance, which is $2,400,” he said. “I would split the difference, with $142,500, plus the vehicle, which is $100 short of what he is actually asking.” Sayre added that he did not favor giving 12 weeks’ severance pay during the first year of Hanson’s employment. “I would be OK with six weeks during the first year and 12 weeks after completion of the first year,” he said. “If you give him 12

weeks, that’s $38,000… I think that’s a lot of money.” Supervisor Jennifer Hager said she agreed to the terms of the contract, with Sayre’s amendments, and Johnson also favored Sayre’s proposals, as long as it did not hold up the approval process. Donlon summarized the terms, that a majority of supervisors preferred keeping the salary at $145,000, with a modification of the severance pay terms to six weeks during the first year of employment. After a discussion with Hanson, Donlon said he had agreed to the proposed change of use of vacation time to 120 days after

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Governments Struggle For ADA Compliance In Face Of Lawsuits

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Local municipalities are struggling to make their web sites compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the face of lawsuits being filed against municipalities that have not come into compliance. City of Westlake Attorney Pam Booker reported Monday, June 17 on new budget reporting requirements passed in the last session of the Florida Legislature, and City Manager Ken Cassel said the requirement could be challenging to local governments attempting to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Booker said the legislature enacted HB 861, which deals with local government and web site posting. “This is going to be effective on Oct. 15, 2019, requiring budgets

to be posted on the web site for at least 45 days, and for the final budget to stay on there for up to two years, so there are more requirements dealing with budgeting,” Booker said. “They want to make sure that the public is aware and sees what is going on as we go forward in adopting the budget and that they are on the web site.” Cassel said web site posting is a tricky issue due to the difficulty in making charts and graphics found in budgets ADA-compliant, which requires such documents to be made available to be read aloud for the visually impaired. “There is no reader that will read a budget, so that is one of the things that is being worked on by a number of attorneys [in Tallahassee] and others to figure out how to comply with what they just passed and not set the municipalities up for ADA lawsuits,” he said.

ADA-compliance lawsuits are mushrooming against municipalities across the state. Cassel said one lawsuit against a municipality was recently thrown out because the plaintiff did not live in the city. “Therefore, the judge in that case ruled that the individual did not have standing. However, that case is under appeal, so we do not know what the final outcome is,” he said. “What is going on is, basically, a cottage industry where individuals are filing lawsuits against special districts and municipalities throughout the entire state.” Westlake Mayor Roger Manning said many municipalities have taken down their web sites while they try to become ADA-compliant. That has happened in Loxahatchee Groves. “They’ve done it because they’ve had a frivolous lawsuit filed against them,” Manning said.

“They might not seem frivolous to some, but to most people it does… When there’s tables like financial statements, it’s very difficult to get them on the web site and make them ADA-compliant. I’m surprised that the legislature passed this without more consideration.” Cassel said he felt the legislation was out of an effort for transparency, which he believes most municipalities and special districts strive for. “However, with this [risk of a lawsuit] sitting out there at the same time, it opens another can of worms,” he said. Manning pointed out that anyone who wants Westlake’s financial statements can come to city hall and get them. “It’s just that it’s not going to be available on the web site until everything is ADA-compliant,” he said.

ADA compliance was a primary topic at the Florida Association of Special Districts annual conference last week in Fort Myers attended by all the Indian Trail Improvement District supervisors. “It focused on ADA-compliance issues for web sites,” ITID President Betty Argue told the Town-Crier on Tuesday. The FASD web site has several postings on ADA compliance and the recent surge in the number of federal ADA lawsuits and demand letters filed against special districts and municipalities. Royal Palm Beach Finance Director Stan Hochman said that with considerable effort, he has updated all of his village’s budget reports back to 2015, making them ADA-compliant. “The problem is graphics,” Hochman told the Town-Crier on Wednesday. “You have to use a

lot of alternative text with graphs, and depending on how much of that you have, that determines how time consuming it is. Mine are all updated.” Hochman said many municipalities have pulled their web sites down or limited the amount of information they disseminate online over concern about lawsuits. “We’ve been in the process of upgrading our web site over the last six months,” he said. “These people out there, all they’re interested in is making a buck, so they’re trying to get all the municipalities to be compliant. If not, they’re suing them.” Royal Palm Beach launched its new web site earlier this month. “We were in the process of rebuilding our web site anyway, so [ADA compliance] wasn’t that big a deal because we were starting from scratch,” Hochman said.

South Florida Science Center Launches ‘Pint Size Science’

The South Florida Science Center & Aquarium is empowering teachers to show young children in Palm Beach and Broward counties that learning science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) is fun, even at such a young age. Two funders have provided the means necessary to start the program “Pint Size Science: Growing Up With STEAM.” The goal of the program is to implement STEAM learning into regular curricula for children ages 3 to 5 years old. Science Center educators will train staff from childcare centers throughout the year. The training will engage teachers by giving them the knowledge and tools necessary to foster learning. Pint Size Science begins with intense training of the chosen preschool teachers with day-long workshops, followed by classroom visits throughout the year, which include story time, a thematic science activity and free play.

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continued from page 1 old and new with contests like egg tossing, sack races, tug-o-war and more. “Those faithful attendees, who join us each year, know that we have something for everyone: bingo and face painting inside — if they want to get out of the heat — a fabulous petting zoo and

“It’s never too early to introduce young children to art and science,” said Kate Arrizza, CEO of the Science Center. “By making sure students are exposed to these subjects at an early age through open-ended questions, hands-on experiences and experimentation, we are helping them develop a love of learning, as well as creating important and necessary connections to the science learning process. Studies have shown that effective early childhood education makes a sizable impact on achievement, grade retention, special education, high school graduation and socialization.” The program will also give family members the chance to be involved through family fun packs with a lunch kit, watercolor paint set, a magnifying glass, a collection box and more. “By involving parents and guardians in the educational process, Pint Size Science capitalizes on the concept of getting the whole family on

board to make it that much more fun,” Arrizza said. The Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation has given $55,000 to fund the program in Palm Beach County. The A.D. Henderson Foundation has provided $50,000 to fund the program in Broward County. The funding will serve about 75 teachers and staff at 10 childcare centers in Palm Beach County covering nearly 350 children ages 3 to 5. The Broward grant will reach 400 students and 100 teachers in that county. Palm Beach State College is partnering in this project. The mission of the South Florida Science Center & Aquarium is to “open every mind to science,” and in addition to its fresh and saltwater aquarium and new backyard Science Trail, the indoor/outdoor venue features more than 100 hands-on educational exhibits, a digital planetarium, conservation research station, Florida exhibit

hall, Pre-K focused “Discovery Center,” an interactive Everglades exhibit and the 18-hole Conservation Course — an outdoor putting course with science-focused education stations. The Science Center’s newest addition includes a $2.5 million permanent exhibit, “Journey Through the Human Brain” and features the most advanced neuroscience research and technology in the world. The South Florida Science Center & Aquarium is located at 4801 Dreher Trail North in West Palm Beach and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $17.95 for adults, $15.95 for seniors, $13.95 for kids ages 3-12 and free for kids under 3. Planetarium shows and mini golf are not included in general admission pricing. For more information, call (561) 832-1988 or visit www. sfsciencecenter.org.

pony rides, bounce houses, a rock wall, Crazy Games for the 6 to 13 age range include ‘hamster balls,’ plus traditional games like apple pie eating contests,” Garvey said. Live entertainment will be provided throughout, and adults can give the gift of life by donating blood at OneBlood’s Big Red Bus. South Florida’s premier party band, Gypsy Lane Band, will play all the favorite hits from Motown to reggae, soul to funk, disco to hip-hop and more. “New this year will be stilt walk-

ers who will entertain through various performances throughout the crowds from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.,” Garvey said. “We encourage attendees to arrive early to enjoy all of these unique amenities. We will have free shuttles to and from the Mall at Wellington Green from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m.” Wellington’s Fourth of July Celebration is sponsored by local businesses, including Joe DiMaggio Children’s Health Specialty Center. Learn more at www.wellingtonfl.gov/events.

Given a much more formidable moniker of the Village of Royal Palm Beach’s 60th Anniversary Star-Spangled Spectacular July Fourth Independence Celebration, Royal Palm Beach officials claim their fireworks display is second to none, including previous years. This year, for the first time ever, the celebration will be sponsored by a local entity, instead of being underwritten by the village. The inaugural sponsor is Palms West Hospital, slated to soon become part of the village.

Food trucks (left) and fireworks (right) are just some of the activities you can enjoy this Fourth of July holiday.

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No White Vinyl Allowed

continued from page 1 able to have white fencing in residential neighborhoods. However, white fencing has not been allowed for some time. The main complaint from the Architectural Review Board is that white stands out, especially when it is stained or situated next to a fence of another color. Board Chair Ron Shamash said that the issue of white fencing dates back a number of years. “I am glad we have a full board to have a full discussion,” he said. “We started this discussion back in 2013 because we had issues with those fences around full developments where residents were

upset when the perimeter fence was not maintained. Recently, when I am driving around, I see a white vinyl fence and it looks nice, but when I see it stained, dented or warped, it looks horrible because it is an eyesore that jumps out at you.” Board Member William Klein made a motion to permit white PVC and vinyl fencing, except on thoroughfares and side streets, and to include that developments could not use white fencing on perimeters. Klein opposed unsafe fences, but not necessarily the material. “My feeling is it is appropriate for us to say no to unsafe fences like those that might have broken glass or spikes on top, but not on this type of material,” Klein said. “There is nothing wrong with the material. From a code perspective, do we have a code in place that prohibits the type of degradation

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that the residents are concerned about.” He noted that the village has strong code enforcement to keep the issue in check. “I asked for a request to the village on how many cases there were of degraded fences or degraded landscaping on fencing in 2017 and 2018,” Klein explained. “The answer that came back was that there were about 500 a year. So, that is pretty good enforcement.” Klein said that Wellington is an outlier on this issue. “We are the only municipality in the top 11 that prohibit the use of white vinyl fences,” he said. “Are we, as individuals, taking away a cost-effective option for our residents? We should change our policy and allow white vinyl fencing.” Board Member Stacy Somers remained skeptical. “We are talking about the thor-

oughfares with a meaning of concern for the aesthetics of the village, and not the residents,” she said. “The seven of us are here on behalf of all of the residents who also live within the community.” When the vote was called, Klein and Board Vice Chair Tom Wenham voted yes, while Shamash, Somers, Miguel Alonso, Roger Grave de Peralta and Ryan Michkin voted no. In other business: • The board approved signage for the McDonald’s restaurant at Village Green Center with some technical deviations. The motion passed unanimously. Gigie Simeon, project manager for Mastec Network Solutions, was on hand to answer questions. • A vote was held for the board’s chair and vice chair over the next year, and both Shamash and Wenham were returned to those roles.

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Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation Mike Mikolaichik said that everything is free at the celebration except the food trucks and the craft vendors, and there will be tournaments throughout the day. “Starting at 6:30 a.m. is the Bassmasters Fishing Tournament for ages six and up that is free,” Mikolaichik said. “At 8 a.m. is the volleyball tournament, where we are expecting 20 teams.” The fun will continue all day long. “During the day, there is kayaking and paddle boarding, at 4 p.m., all free. The kids fun zone has no wrist bands — everything is free this year — and there are patriotic craft areas where the kids can make a craft for free.” By 4 p.m., it’s time for conspicuous consumption as the gourmet food truck expo features crowd favorites for a wide selection of tasty snacks, desserts and dinners. There are food trucks, crafts and vendors that attendees have come to expect, with maybe a few surprises tossed in. Mikolaichik said that at 5 p.m., there will be a cornhole tournament and a ladder golf ball tournament.

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continued from page 1 to four-way stops,” Capra said. “We recommend removing lineof-sight obstructions. I have to tell you it is difficult to get those [communication] boxes moved, so we are going to adjust our striping, safely of course, to make sure that people can get out there and see ahead of the crosswalks, for example.” ITID President Betty Argue asked if the district did not have the right to demand that the communication boxes be moved, and Capra said the district probably has the right, but getting the companies to cooperate quickly is another matter. “If we have an option to avoid that, I would recommend it,” Capra said. Intersections on the list for

The live entertainment also begins at 5 p.m. with a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band called Saturday Night Special, followed at 7 p.m. by a Bruce Springsteen tribute band, the Boss Project. At 8:30 p.m., Mayor Fred Pinto takes the stage to welcome attendees and unveil the new village slogan that will be on official village flags henceforth. The mayor will introduce the American Legion presentation of the military branches tribute, displaying flags of each branch of the military. “At 9 p.m., it is fireworks time with one of the best displays in the area,” Mikolaichik said. “We are expecting 15,000 to 20,000 people. It is a pretty popular event.” One complaint of previous events has been the bottleneck of traffic leaving all that on-site free parking at Commons Park, so the village has scheduled a second concert by the Boss Project. “They’ll play for another hour so people can watch more of the show and leave at their leisure,” Mikolaichik said. For more information about the Royal Palm Beach celebration, visit www.royalpalmbeach.com. changes or improvements with high priority are four-way stops at Coconut and Orange Grove, Avocado and Key Lime, 140th and Temple, Hall and Key Lime, and 140th and Citrus Grove. Intersections with medium priority are speed tables at Mandarin and Hamlin and a four-way stop at Hall and Citrus Grove. Intersections with lower priority are for signage at Mandarin and Temple and a four-way stop at Hall and Temple. Argue pointed out that the purpose of the study was to get the county to support the locations for four-way stop signs. “Right now, we don’t have the approval to do that,” she said. “That has been the stopping block all along. I fully support sending it along to the county with your recommendations that are set up here, and we can work with staff in terms of what we need to do with improvements in-house.” Supervisor Tim Sayre made a motion to forward the recommendations to the county, which carried 5-0.

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Congressman Brian Mast Addresses Nursing Students In RPB

The NRI Institute of Health Sciences in Royal Palm Beach hosted U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (R-District 18) on Monday, June 17. Mast visited the school at the invitation of Professor of Nursing Dr. M.J. Duthie. He was welcomed to the campus by Royal Palm Beach Mayor Fred Pinto and NRI Institute Administrator Dan Splain. Mast spoke to the nursing students in their class about military life, as well as healthcare services in the military and in the Veterans Administration healthcare system. It is a topic that Mast knows about first-hand. He lost both legs above the knee and the index finger on his left hand while attempting to defuse an improvised explosive device (IED) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He reminded the student nurses that many of them would work with veteran patients in the future, and he urged them to challenge the veterans to fight for recovery as hard as they fought for comrades and country during their service. In addition to Duthie, Program Director Elizabeth Stolkowski and other NRI senior staff attended the session. Almost 100 student nurses are training at the NRI Institute of Health Sciences, which offers associate’s degree programs in nursing and diagnostic medical sonography. The NRI Institute was founded in Royal Palm Beach in 2013. The school is licensed by the Commission on Independent Education of the State of Florida and the Florida Board of Nursing, and it is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education. For more info., call (561) 688-5112 or visit www.nriinstitute.edu.

Congressman Brian Mast speaks to students as Professor of Nursing Dr. M.J. Duthie and Laurie Gutty look on.

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Susan G. Komen Florida Seeks Nominations For ‘Warriors In Pink’

Susan G. Komen Florida has opened the call for nominations for Warriors in Pink, breast cancer survivors and metastatic forever fighters who will serve as yearlong ambassadors for the 2020 Komen South Florida Race for the Cure on Jan. 25, 2020. Nominations are due July 3. Each year, Susan G. Komen Florida names several local South

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who live by the credo of taking charge, living out loud, harnessing power and standing together. The 2020 Warriors in Pink will share their experiences with the community throughout the year and have a special role at the Susan G. Komen South Florida Race for the Cure next January in downtown West Palm Beach. They will lead hundreds of survivors to the

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Surprise Resignation Shakes Up Wellington Senior Committee

By Gina M. Capone Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington’s Senior Advisory Committee met on Thursday, June 13 ready to hear reports on upcoming programming for local senior citizens, but first ended up dealing with the surprise resignation of Sharon Lascola from the board. When Lascola, the board’s vice chair and de facto chair, resigned at the beginning of the meeting, there was a silence from the other committee members. Assistant Village Manager Jim Barnes and Community Services Specialist Jenifer Brito, there to present the committee staff updates, tried to help move things forward. Barnes suggested that Lascola either give up her post immediately or continue serving as chair until the end of the meeting. “Since there is a lull in the conversation, I suggest you continue the meeting and resign at the end, or pass the gavel to the new vice chair,” Barnes said, referring to Committee Member Jose Soto.

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continued from page 1 go either to the north or to the south without having to go back out onto Seminole Pratt Whitney Road.” He pointed out that the land use is appropriate for the surrounding area, which is “downtown multiple use” under the city’s comprehensive plan and zoning. The elevation shows a buffer between the store’s pumps and the 4,500-square-foot building with landscaping that ties in with the future rural parkway. “The rural parkway doesn’t exist in this particular area, but we made sure the palette is very similar and compatible with landscaping around the buffers, and we have two points of ingress and egress so there is virtually a right in and right out at the northern end of the site, and we have an additional access into the site from the access road,” Hearing said. The store will include a car wash, which includes sufficient space for stacking, he said. All the pedestrian walkways will be contiguous, and traffic from the community will have easy access

“I really didn’t have this planned to resign now,” Lascola said. “I have been on the committee since 2014. Veronica [McCue] was really good on this committee. She really brought purpose to this committee.” Former Committee Chair Dr. Veronica McCue resigned at the March meeting after deciding to move to Virginia to help her daughter, who has been ill. She had worked to champion senior issues and bring more awareness between the village and seniors during her three years on the committee. Lascola said that having McCue on the committee was the reason they got things done. “Veronica McCue got the little room at the Wellington Community Center to use,” Lascola said. “She made sure we had benches outside the community center to sit on. She was wonderful.” Lascola said she wanted to resign in order to stay neutral. “I do not want to be chair. I do not want

to go through anything political. So, that’s why I resigned,” she explained. The committee members were shocked by Lascola’s resignation. “I thought I would be working alongside of you,” Soto said. In an interview on Monday, McCue said that she was happy with the committee’s progress and sought to dispel rumors that she was chased off the board. “I was not forced off the committee,” she said. “I resigned because my daughter is ill, and we needed to be in Virginia.” McCue believes that her service on the committee was positive for the village and its senior population. “I think it is a wonderful opportunity to have your voice heard,” she said. “I think it’s a good thing. You are stopped in Publix and somebody would see you there and comment on ideas for seniors.” McCue hopes that the committee’s new leadership will continue

to act as a voice for this vulnerable population. “The ability to be connected with the community is important to seniors,” McCue said. “To be heard, to feel that their voices still mean something, is important. Having more opportunities to get together to talk, being recognized and having a way to contribute are significant.” In the end, Soto was chosen as the new chair of the committee, while Jerry Springer will serve as vice chair. In other business: • Barnes updated the committee on a planned senior survey. “We provided a draft of the senior survey,” he said. Barnes wanted to make sure that the questions on the survey represent the committee and the seniors they serve. He said his goal was to give committee members ample time to comment and have input. They will get together individually, and then in a workshop format to go over what was

found in the needs-assessment for seniors. • Brito said that she plans to hold an upcoming workshop for seniors on avoiding scams. Brito also spoke about ways to get more seniors involved. “We have a volunteer fair set for Aug. 22,” she said. “I want the seniors to know what the opportunities are to volunteer in the community. We have about 13 businesses that have already said yes. It will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the Wellington Community Center.” Brito added that she is planning new events for the seniors and helping to bring more awareness to existing events so seniors can get involved. • The board chose longtime local businessman Chuck Schaefer of Schaefer Drugs as its next Home Grown Hero Award winner. “He was one of the first residents of Wellington,” Springer said. “He has always done good things for people. The store always

to the commercial area. “The idea is to keep cars from having to come out onto Seminole Pratt, and ultimately, you’ll be able to come from the interior of the community and come all the way here from the various roadway networks in place,” Hearing said. “All that is planned as part of your comprehensive plan… in order to provide connectivity.” Hearing added that all sides of the site will have landscaping surrounding it. “There really is no front,” he said. “We want it to be aesthetically pleasing.” Hearing noted that the city had reviewed the building permit prior to zoning approval. “Even though we haven’t filled out the final approval yet, they are doing everything they can to make the process as smooth, efficient and effective as possible,” Hearing said. Immediately following the planning and zoning meeting, the council met for its regular meeting and approved the final reading of the ordinance to rezone the property from agricultural to downtown multiple use. Vice Mayor Katrina Long Robinson made the motion, which carried 4-0 with Councilman Phillip Everett absent.

In other business: • City Manager Ken Cassel reported that Westlake will contract with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement. “This will be back for action in July,” Cassel said, explaining that the PBSO will begin full-time coverage for the area in October. “I did have a number of discussions with Maj. [Eric] Coleman,” Cassel said. “The council has provided some input on his contract as well. We will be reworking some of the wording before it comes back to you. We are in line with the overall cost that is being paid by other municipalities around us, if not a little bit lower for the coverage that you will receive.” There will be one full-time deputy assigned to the City of Westlake around the clock. “The vehicle will have ‘City of Westlake’ on it, as you see in Wellington and other communities,” Cassel said. “That will also include basically five officers here, plus a sergeant, lieutenant and all the command structure of the sheriff’s office and all specialty items that would be required if necessary.” The cost is about $139,000 per officer. “What they are proposing is $650,000,” Cassel said. “That

includes officer training, vehicle, radios, gear and more.” Robinson asked and other council members agreed to schedule a workshop on the contract prior to approval, since city revenue is currently not enough to cover that amount. Cassel said the alternative is for the city to start its own police department, since the PBSO is the only service in the area. “I’ve lived with that nightmare,” he said. “I believe the city attorney has lived with that nightmare.” Robinson said she did not object to the PBSO contract and was only concerned about cost projections and the city’s ability to cover the money. • The council also agreed to give the county traffic jurisdiction over Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. City Attorney Pam Booker explained that the agreement was actually reached last year but was never placed on a council agenda. “It should be on the county’s agenda in September,” she said. Councilwoman Kara Crump made a motion to approve the agreement, which carried 4-0. • Cassel recommended keeping the town’s property tax rate at 5.125 mills. “Even with the increase in tax-

The planned 7-Eleven is across the street from Seminole Ridge High School. able value, last year’s tax revenue • John Carter, vice president was about $238,000, this year’s of Minto communities, reminded projection is about $555,000… council members that the develWith the 5.125 rate, we’re still not oper is holding a grand opening where the city is self-sufficient at for its Westlake Adventure Park this point in time,” he said. “In on Saturday, June 22. “We’re planthat budget is also still another 1.8 ning to start the event at noon, so [mill] developer contribution for we’re asking you to come out at the next year as a backstop, but as about 11:45 a.m. so we can kick things come online, I’m hoping we off right at noon. This is a beautiful can balance the budget.” facility,” he said.

has a friendly atmosphere when you go there.” Schaefer Drugs has been open in Wellington since 1979. • Before leaving the committee, Lascola suggested that the village look into alternate avenues to meet the needs of senior housing. “We have talked about senior housing for four years,” Lascola said. “This concept is being tried in other cities. Malls are beginning to provide housing for seniors.” With space opening up in the mall with anchor Nordstrom leaving, Lascola suggested it as a perfect location to meet the needs of seniors. “The senior club could lobby the council, and lobby whoever owns the mall,” she said. “With Nordstrom leaving, they can lobby them to put apartments there. It would be wonderful. Transportation, restaurants and cinema would be right there.” • The next meeting of Wellington’s Senior Advisory Committee is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 12 at 3:30 p.m.

NEWS BRIEFS LGLA Meeting Set For June 27

The Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association will meet on Thursday, June 27 at 7 p.m. at the Palms West Presbyterian Church (13689 Okeechobee Blvd.). The speaker for the meeting will be from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on federal and Florida rules regarding possible punishment related to marijuana possession and use. The meeting is open to the public, but only paid LGLA members are allowed to make motions or vote on a motion. For more info., contact Marge Herzog at (561) 818-9114 or marge@herzog.ms.

Free Meditation Class In RPB

Royal Palm Beach Parks & Recreation will offer a free meditation class on Friday, June 28 at 9:30 a.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center (100 Sweet Bay Lane). Attendees will calm the mind, relax the body and work on breath work. No experi-

ence is necessary. A new six-week meditation session will run July 12 through Aug. 16 with a cost of $48 for village residents and $58 for nonresidents. Call (561) 790-5124 for more information.

Wellington Seeks Softball Fundamentals Instructor

Wellington is currently seeking an instructor or organization to conduct softball instruction in the form of a fundamentals program during the fall season. The selected entity will be required to comply with all independent contractor rules, regulations and guidelines. Organizations interested in running the softball fundamental program in Wellington should submit a proposal in writing to Ryan Hagopian at 11700 Pierson Road, Wellington, FL 33414 or rhagopian@wellingtonfl.gov no later than June 30. All proposals should include: organization/instructor name;

minimum/maximum number of participants to accommodate; program mission, goals, objectives and scope; fee structure, days and times available; history of the instructor or organization; referrals; and insurance information.

Minto To Host Grand Opening Of Westlake Adventure Park

The public is invited Saturday, June 22 from noon to 4 p.m. to kick off the summer with food, fun and entertainment for the whole family when Minto Communities hosts a grand opening event for the Westlake Adventure Park, the community’s 15-acre, multi-million-dollar amenities center. There will be plenty of activities for the entire family to enjoy. Satisfy your appetite with on-site food trucks or complimentary hot dogs and sweet treats from the brand-new Snack Shack and Scoops Ice Cream. Enjoy a thrilling BMX bike demonstration at the Pump Park, live music, lawn

games and a bounce house for the kids. Westlake Adventure Park, a $15-million project that broke ground last year, gives Westlake homeowners a first-class resort nearby with easy access to social spaces, outdoor activities and all types of recreation. It includes an aquatics area with a lagoon pool, splash pad, tower slide and concession stand. There is also a concert pavilion, recreational lawn areas, a bicycle pump park, adventure playground and bocce ball courts. Westlake is located at 16610 Town Center Parkway North off Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. For more info., visit www.westlakeadventurepark.com.

Summer Barn Sale At You Farm

You Farm and Ruffles & Overalls will hold a Summer Barn Sale on Saturday, June 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 16651 Rembrandt Road in Loxahatchee. Admission is $5 at the gate. For more info., call (561) 312-1603 or visit www. youfarmgreens.com. Learn more about Ruffles & Overalls at www.

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Auditions Underway For ‘Lion King Jr.’

Theatre Arts Productions is holding auditions for ensemble roles in the upcoming production of Lion King Jr., which opens at Wellington High School on Friday, Aug. 2 and continues with shows on Aug. 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11. There is a $600 participation fee. For an audition, call (561) 723-6154 or e-mail tapstars.info@gmail.com.

Club Pilates Fundraiser For Barky Pines

Club Pilates Wellington (10660 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 140) will host a Pups & Pilates fundraiser for Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary on Saturday, June 22 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be five classes, and all will be free to attend with a suggested $20 donation.

It has been scientifically proven that lovable, cuddly, adorable, four-legged friends can raise spirits and improve lives. Likewise, exercise relieves stress and improves health. This event is a fundraiser for Barky Pines, a nonprofit, nokill, rescue shelter. They are an animal rescue focused on saving animals that would otherwise be euthanized and connecting these loving animals with their forever homes. Representatives from Barky Pines will be at Club Pilates for the event with a furry friend mascot. Anyone wishing to take a class should call or text (561) 208-1233 or e-mail wellington@clubpilates. com using the subject line Pups & Pilates to save a spot. Bring toe or grip socks and a water bottle. Anyone wishing to join the studio that day will receive one week free and zero enrollment (a $110 savings). Light refreshments and raffle prizes will be provided during the event. Each class size is limited to 12 participants. Anyone who cannot attend the event can still donate to the animal rescue at www.barkypinesanimal rescue.com/donate-now.

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Wellington Native Trains As Next Generation Of Aviation Fighters “I learned if you take care of the little things, the big things will take care of themselves,” he said. The T-45C Goshawk is a tandem-seat, jet trainer aircraft powered by a twin-spool non-afterburn turbofan engine with 5,527 pounds of thrust and airspeed of 645 mph. VT-21’s primary mission is to train future naval aviators to fly, as well as instill leadership and officer values. Students must complete many phases of flight training in order to graduate, including aviation pre-flight indoctrination, primary flight training and advanced flight training. After successfully completing the rigorous program, naval aviators earn their coveted “Wings of Gold.” After graduation, pilots continue their training to learn how to fly a specific aircraft, such as the Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet fighter attack jet

A 2012 Palm Beach Central High School graduate and Wellington native is participating in a rigorous training process that transforms officers into U.S. naval aviators. Ensign Shawn Murray is a student pilot with the “Redhawks” of Training Squadron (VT) 21, based at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas. The squadron flies T-45C Goshawk aircraft. A Navy student pilot is responsible for learning new concepts and procedures and being able to execute them at a high level. “I enjoy the challenges of coming to work every day knowing that I get to fly high performance aircraft and push them and myself to the limits,” Murray said. Murray credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned growing up in Wellington.

aircraft or the F-35 Lightning joint strike fighter jet. They are later assigned to a ship or land-based squadron. A key element of the Navy is tied to the fact that America is a maritime nation, and that the nation’s prosperity is tied to the ability to operate freely on the world’s oceans. More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, 80 percent of the world’s population lives close to a coast and 90 percent of all global trade by volume travels by sea. Murray plays an important role in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices. “Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,”

Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer said. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.” Though there are many ways for sailors to earn distinction in their command, community and career, Murray is most proud of completing primary flight training in Milton, Fla., in 2018. “I am proud of this because it allowed me to pursue my dream of flying jets,” he said. Serving in the Navy is a continuing tradition of military service for Murray, who has military ties with family members who have previously served. “My father also served in the Navy,” Murray said. “It means a lot to be able to continue the family legacy of military service.” As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets,

Shawn Murray is a graduate of Palm Beach Central High School. Murray and other sailors know “Serving in the Navy means I get they are part of a legacy that will to come to work every day knowlast beyond their lifetimes, pro- ing that I will be making a differviding the Navy the nation needs. ence in the world,” Murray said.

Four Community Changemakers Honored With Leadership Awards

PBSO Lt. Patricia Brown, a resident of Loxahatchee, is presented with the public sector award. (L-R) Nancy Proffitt, Lt. Brown, Lisa Johnson and Noel Martinez. PHOTO BY CAPEHART

More than 370 people attended Leadership Palm Beach County’s (LPBC) Leadership Celebration on Thursday, June 6 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. This is LPBC’s end-of-year event to celebrate the Leadership Engage Class of 2019 and honor the recipients of this year’s Leadership Excellence Awards (LEA). The event was well-attended by not only alumni of the organization, but also by a diverse range of community leaders representing all industries in Palm Beach County. This year’s theme was “East Meets West,” which showcased how LPBC connects all parts of the community. Honorary chairs were Matthew Hoffman, president

RPB Student To Study Chinese On U.S. State Department Scholarship

Sebastian Fernandez, a high school student from Royal Palm Beach, will study Mandarin Chinese in China for the summer through a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) scholarship. NSLI-Y is a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Fernandez, competitively selected out of more than 3,300 applications from across the United States, is one of approximately 660

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Wellington Filmmaker Reaches Amazon With Fort Pierce Tragedy

When Wellington filmmaker Richard Jackson read about a $4 settlement to the family of Fort Pierce resident Greg Hill, he was outraged, and it led to a movie now available on Amazon. Hill was unwinding in his garage in 2014 playing loud music. A parent picking up their child at the elementary school across the street called 911 to complain about the loud music coming from Hill’s home. Less than 10 minutes later, Hill lay dead on his garage floor. The next hours would see a standoff that ended with SWAT helicopters, robots and tear gas. A civil trial that concluded in May 2018 awarded the family just $4 — $1 for each child and $1 for funeral expenses. They also found Hill 99

percent responsible, reducing the settlement to 4 cents. “That made no sense to me,” Jackson said. “I never heard about the shooting, but the settlement gained some national media coverage. I saw a lot of myself in what Mr. Hill was doing to unwind. As a father myself, it cut deep.” Jackson felt an overwhelming urge to tell the story. “I reached out to his fiancée on social media, and within days, I was in Fort Pierce for a march.” What resulted from his efforts is the documentary I Am Greg Hill, which examines the case from the 911 call up to today. The film has recently been picked up by Amazon Prime for its “All Voices Film Festival,” which runs through

June 23. “As a filmmaker, this is a blessing,” Jackson said. “You submit for classic festivals in your home city and abroad, but this opportunity allows you to reach across the country, and people have the opportunity to watch in the comfort of their home. Free for Prime users and $2 for others, this is an inexpensive way for viewers to discover your work.” Having shown films as part of several area film festivals, Jackson has his eye set on Miami to make his next regional festival. “This story doesn’t belong to me, it belongs to Greg’s family,” he said. “I made them producers on the film and plan to turn it over to them. These efforts are more for that man’s story then anything for me.”

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TKA Students Triumph At State NHD Competition

Students at the King’s Academy excelled at the National History Day state contest held recently. National History Day is a year-long program that turns students into historians as they explore local, state, national and world history. In April, 24 TKA students advanced in regional competition to the state level. The state-level competition featured 1,044 competitors from across the state competing against each other. TKA is excited to announce that two teams from the school ranked in the top three in the state and will advance to the national competition at the University of Maryland. Sophomores Julia Lubitz and Amanda Mickler placed first in the state for the web site division, with their project “Zeal of the Broken: ZOB Resilience and Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto.” TKA juniors Madison Evasius, Tyler Chin-Lenn and Mikayela Smith placed third in the state for their web site “The Forgotten Tragedy of Japanese-American Internment.” TKA students William Hou, Olivia Cunningham and Calla Giallambardo were finalists. The school had the most participants in the competition from

Palm Beach County. Through the competition, students are encouraged to choose a topic that matches their personal interests. TKA students completed months of research, analyzed and interpreted their sources and arrived at conclusions in order to develop a well-thought-out thesis and create a product to highlight their findings. This year’s theme was “Triumph and Tragedy.” Students presented their conclusions by creating museum-style exhibits, media documentaries, research papers, interactive web sites and dramatic performances. Students were not the only people recognized. TKA high school history teacher and the school’s National History Day coordinator Nikki Berger was selected as Florida’s History Teacher of Merit for 2018-19. The award was presented by Florida’s Secretary of State, National History Day, Florida History Day and the Florida Historical Museum. Florida Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee praised Berger’s passion for history education and commitment to academic excellence. Berger’s experience with the National History Day program spans multiple years. Berger piloted NHD at TKA. Since starting the program in August

Nikki Berger, TKA history teacher and the school’s NHD coordinator. 2017, Berger has launched professional development opportunities for faculty and advocated for additional research tools and databases for teachers and students. Under her leadership, TKA students have had success at the school, county and state competitions. The King’s Academy is a private Christian school serving approximately 1,500 students from preschool through 12th grade. For more information, visit www.tka.net.

Berean Christian School Choir Visits Local Nursing Homes

On Tuesday, May 14, Berean Christian School’s secondary school choir classes, under the direction of Kristie Randlett, visited Manor Care and Arden Court nursing homes, both located in West Palm Beach. A total of 18 students participated in this off-campus serving opportunity. The residents especially enjoyed hearing familiar tunes such as, “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World,” as well as some new favorites that included, “Come Alive” and “Count on Me.” As an additional treat, the residents also heard students sing, “All Hail King Jesus” and “This Is Amazing Grace.” Although this was the final performance for the 2018-19 school year, the program director

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Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School Principal Richard Myerson recognized something extra special in two of his teachers, and his nomination of their work earned each of them a DENny Award from Discovery Education. The award recognizes educators who have contributed to the growth of their community through teaching or leading. The award was given to Lisamarie Sapp and Jelina Gonzalez. Sapp was recognized in the creativity category for her “engaging and inventive approach with her students.” According to Myerson’s nomination, “Not only does she use DE resources with her students, she also stretches her instruction to meet the needs of other grade levels.” Although Sapp is a fourthgrade teacher, she wanted to find a creative way to help fifth-grade students revisit previously learned standards to prepare them for testing. She enlisted her students to

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to do during the STEMmersion program last summer. As the president of the Literacy Leaders of Palm Beach County, Gonzalez has also shared her strategies with fellow teachers. She has given presentations on how she uses the Discovery Education Network web site to incorporate the lessons into standards instruction and daily teaching. Sapp also gives of her own time to help support the school’s STEAM family programs, and Gonzalez chairs the Science Engineering Communications Mathematics Enrichment (SECME) after-school club, which builds bottle rockets as well as mousetrap cars and bridges to compete against other schools during the Palm Beach SECME competition. DENny winners receive an award and certificate, digital badge and recognition of their achievement sent to their leadership team.

Rosarian Science Maniacs Partner With South Florida Science Center

The Rosarian Academy Lower School, in concert with the South Florida Science Center & Aquarium, celebrated gains in the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts and math with Science Mania Day on Friday, May 17. More than 20 different STEAM activities were set up for students in kindergarten through fourth grade, including interactive experiments supporting the study of earth, life and the physical sciences, as well as building and robotics projects. Science Mania Day is part of Rosarian’s continuous commitment to STEM education and preparing its students for any career path in the 21st century. The showcase of student projects was a true representation of the school infusing STEM into all areas of the curriculum. Rosarian Academy, founded in 1925, educates students from early childhood through eighth grade and offers a strong academic program enriched by faith,

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create a class project using Studio Board to target these standards. “This was a great way for Mrs. Sapp’s fourth-grade students to really delve deep into a topic, and for our fifth-grade students to learn from a classmate,” Myerson said. Sapp has also brought her class lessons to life by hatching baby chicks in her classroom. “Some teachers would just hatch the eggs and look at the cute babies, but not Mrs. Sapp,” Myerson said. Applying the math standard of conversion, Sapp had her class learn how to convert the 21 days it took the eggs to incubate into seconds, minutes and hours. “Conversion is one of the most difficult concepts for our students, and by bringing the subject to life, the students really bought into it and learned how to do conversions,” Myerson said. Gonzalez was honored in the expertise category. She was recognized for her work on the digestive system, which she learned

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It was a full house at a meet-and-greet mixer on Thursday, June 13 at Don Chepo’s Taco Shop hosted by the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Long tables were set up, and booths were filled with chamber guests talking about their businesses. Chamber President Stuart Hack made the rounds among the members, and Executive Director Michela Green kept the event moving along. PHOTOS BY GINA M. CAPONE/TOWN-CRIER

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Habitat For Humanity’s ReStore Has Shutters New Office For Local Just In Time For This Year’s Hurricane Season Brightway Agency

Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County is encouraging everyone to be prepared this hurricane season. The Habitat ReStore in Greenacres, located at 4639 Lake Worth Road, has metal shutters to purchase in order to help protect your home. Simply bring in your window measurements, and they will cut to size for that perfect fit. The Greenacres Habitat for Humanity ReStore is owned and operated by Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County to serve its mission of building homes, communities and hope. At the Habitat ReStore, the staff and volunteers happily accept donations of new and gently used items. Donations are vital to helping

those in the community realize their dream of owning a home and becoming self-reliant and stable through shelter. Habitat then sells those items to treasure hunters and bargain shoppers alike to raise money for the nonprofit’s mission of eliminating substandard housing. The Habitat ReStore provides a more affordable avenue for home improvement projects, including keeping you safe during hurricane season, all while keeping tons of perfectly good items from ending up in the landfill. HFHPBC has two Habitat ReStores located in Greenacres and Rivera Beach. To learn more about the Habitat ReStore location in Greenacres visit http://palmbeach.

habitatrestores.org/habitat-restore-greenacres. Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, founded in 1986, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter. Each Habitat partner family is required to invest a minimum of 400 sweat equity hours of their own labor into the construction of homes before being eligible to purchase their home utilizing a 30-year, no-profit, no-interest loan. For more information about Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, visit www.habitatpbc.org. (Right) Storm shutters ready to be sized for customers.

Rooney’s Golf Foundation Distributes More Than $35,000 To Local Charities From Spring Events

The Rooney’s Golf Foundation recently distributed $35,328.71 to eight local charities as a result of spring fundraising events. The foundation coordinated the 5K run/walk and golf tournament with a committee of volunteers from the Palm Beach Kennel Club, benefiting charities and people in the community. The 12th annual Rooney’s 5K Run/Walk was held on Saturday, April 20 at the Palm Beach Kennel Club. This year’s run raised $19,039.41 for Greyhound Support Transport, the Palm Beach County Police Athletic League, the Potentia Academy and the Westgate/Belvedere Homes CRA, with the help of sponsorships and 599 participants. Next year’s run/ walk is scheduled for Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Palm Beach Kennel Club. The fourth annual Rooney’s Spring Golf Tournament was held on Thursday, May 2 at the Abacoa Golf Club. The event raised $16,289.30 to benefit four local charities: Awesome Greyhound Adoptions/Hounds & Heroes, FAU Honors College, Forgotten Soldiers Outreach and the Wounded Veterans Relief Fund. Next year’s tournament will take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Abacoa. “We are very excited with this year’s numbers for both the Rooney’s 5K and Spring Golf

Customers of Brightway, the Bill Thomas Agency, can expect the same great local, expert counsel and the broadest possible choice in insurance brands at a new location. The agency recently relocated to 12161 Ken Adams Way, Suite 156, in the Lake Wellington Professional Centre. “We’re thrilled to bring Brightway, the Bill Thomas Agency, to a new location in the Wellington area that is more closely connected to the community we serve,” agency owner Bill Thomas said. “Our customers are our neighbors, friends and fellow community members, and we’ll continue to provide them with expert counsel and more choice in insurance brands.” The agency offers customized business, home, condo, renters, auto, flood, RV, motorcycle, boat, life and umbrella insurance policies from numerous insurance brands, including Bankers, Burns and Wilcox, Progressive, Safeco, Travelers, Windhaven and more. Brightway Insurance is a na-

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Local CPA Joins Keiser University Advisory Board

(Front row) Ron Mattino of the PBSO, Dr. Tim Steigenga of FAU Honors College, Adam Robinson of the PBSO, Jorge Gomez of the PBSO, Pat Rooney Jr. of the Palm Beach Kennel Club, Alexis Barbish-Sommer of the Palm Beach Kennel Club, Lynelle Chauncey Zelnar of Forgotten Soldiers Outreach and Kerry Kruckel of FAU Honors College; and (back row) Sherri Carter, Bill Dunn and Patrick Sullivan of the Palm Beach Kennel Club, Scott Scrivner of the PBSO and Sue Tomlinson of the Palm Beach Kennel Club. Tournament. Our goal every year is to raise money and awareness for amazing local charities all the while making sure everyone is having fun. We would like to send a big thank you to all of the participants, sponsors and volunteers who make these events happen,”

said Alexis Barbish-Sommer, executive director of the Rooney’s Golf Foundation. The foundation has donated $956,748.71 to local Palm Beach County charities since 2001. Upcoming events include the second annual Rooney’s Bowling Bash

on Sept. 14 at Bowlero Bowling Alley, the 18th annual Rooney’s Golf Foundation Fall Golf Tournament on Monday, Oct. 28 at Trump National Jupiter and the sixth annual “Overcomer” Luncheon Thursday, Nov. 21 at the National Croquet Center.

Michele Schneider, a certified public accountant with Caler, Donten, Levine, Cohen, Porter & Veil P.A. (CDL), has become a member of Keiser University’s Bachelor of Business Administration Advisory Board. Schneider, an audit manager at CDL, will assist the university in curriculum reviews and revisions, college graduate placement efforts and future program development that will benefit the local community. She will join 40 other board members in guiding and directing Keiser University’s West Palm Beach campus students, particularly those with business and accounting majors. Schneider has been with CDL since 2007. A graduate of the University of Florida with a master’s degree in accounting, Schneider oversees audits for government and nonprofit organizations. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Government Finance Officers Association (FGFOA). Keiser University is a private,

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This Summer, I’m At War With All My ‘Time Saving’ Technology

“Summertime... and the livin’ is easy...” Remember that song? It has been reborn, and it’s still a hit, but what I want to know is, where exactly is this easy livin’? Where is this mythical summertime place? It’s June, and I’m busier than I’ve ever been! But I think I know why. It’s all the time-saving appliances and speedy technology. They are to blame. The time I spend saving time is costing me dearly. My refrigerator, the one with all the technology on the door, is almost having a fit because it is under the impression it needs a new filter. I just installed a new filter, and the ice is crystal clear, but there’s no arguing with it. It beeps threateningly

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driven us into the arms of fast food. No cooking, no cleanup, no accusing stares or grunts from my appliances. It’s the same with the dehumidifier. I’m not sure if this appliance was ever given a clear job description, but you’d think that somewhere along the assembly line, someone would have mentioned to this clunky genius that, when it gets humid, its job is to make is less humid (hence the “de-”). But no. My dehumidifier is absolutely outraged that the temperature has risen, that there is increased moisture in the air and that it has been unwillingly charged with doing something about that. It shakes and clunks and whines and practically screams, “I’m dripping! I’m hot! Get me out of here!” So,

I spend a lot of time repositioning it and babying it and patting its little head (sometimes rather violently) until it calms down. The car requires a lot more care in the summer, too. All its little lights and gadgets and gizmos seem poised at the precipice, ready to jump if I don’t keep them cool. What happened to the automotive wing windows of the 1950s? You turn them toward you like jet flaps, and they send a gush of cool air into your face. If it starts raining, you close them up, no lights or pinging sounds required. And don’t get me started on my computer/laptop/tablet/cell phone. If they upgrade, improve or reconfigure my workspace one more time, I’ll go mad. And they

never do this quietly, at 3 in the morning, while I’m sleeping. No, they wait for me to turn the thing on with some urgent task that has to be completed right now before they proudly tell me they no longer want me to work within my comfort zone, that they’re shaking things up, that I have no choice in the matter and that everything will remain frozen until they decide to release me. I don’t know who they are, but if I ever get my hands on them, I’m going to pop them into a cage, trek them out into the jungle, drop the cage and tell them how I am upgrading, improving and reconfiguring their life, and will release them into this new home of theirs when I am good and ready. I feel better already.

Latest ‘Men In Black’ Movie Is A Low Note For The Franchise

Unfortunately, Men in Black: International follows the trend of not really good or creative sequels that are tearing down movie franchises. I loved the first film for its wit and creativity. The second and third were also pretty good. The new one looks like it was written by people who thought they could coast along on a well-known franchise without doing anything more interesting than having one of the key agents being female. The film begins with top Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) and his boss, head of London station High T (Liam Neeson) — get the joke in there? — preparing to battle “the hive.” Then it goes back 20 years and little Molly meets an adorable alien, helps it and is not “neuralized” (for those who don’t remember, that means getting your memory wiped). As a result, although she is brilliant, the adult Molly (Tessa Thompson) is considered a nut for believing in aliens. She talks her way into MIB

‘I’ On CULTURE By Leonard Wechsler headquarters and talks her way into being recruited because she tells boss Agent O (Emma Thompson), “I have no life.” She becomes Agent M and is sent to the troubled London office. She talks her way into partnering with Agent H, known because he and High T beat the hive with “their wits and M70 weapons.” H is more than a bit of a playboy and lets a key alien be killed by a pair of alien assassins (Laurent and Larry Bourgeois). The alien whispers to M just before he dies that the London office has a mole. That

leads to some action in Marrakesh and the discovery of the last survivor of a race that basically lives in a chess universe, a Queen’s Pawn, quickly nicknamed Pawny (voice of Kumail Nanjiani) who decided M is his new queen. There are more fights, eventually ending in what is supposed to be the big battle and a satisfactory, in terms of the simplified plot, conclusion. There are many things wrong with the movie. The plot is almost a paint by numbers kind of thing. When little Molly saves the cute alien, you know the adult M will meet him somewhere down the line. It took me about five minutes to figure out who the bad guy really was despite a pathetic attempt to toss mud on a different character. Even worse, there was no chemistry between the main characters. In the film, H has sex with a tentacled alien and a frumpy arms dealer (Rebecca Ferguson) with three arms. But sexy, adorable M is treated more like a kid

sister. When Hemsworth and Thompson were together in Thor: Ragnarok there was an underlying sexual tension. Here there was none at all, and I doubt it had much to do with the fact that the two were basically dressed alike. But since the ads showed both together, there should have been at least a hint of a romance. Even the special effects were not all that special. It was clear the scenes in Paris and London were not shot there. Marrakesh could have been any third-world city, just a lot of narrow streets. Most of the aliens are clearly people wearing prosthetics and masks. The two dangerous ones actually look human most of the time. There is an actual CGI one for the final battle. But for an audience that sees so many really spectacular movies, it was clear this was done on the cheap. The acting was non-inspired. Hemsworth was great looking, of course. But he has been far more comic as Thor

than here. Mostly, he was just going along with things. Neeson and Emma Thompson in the smaller roles handled them easily. Clearly, they are professionals ready to work for easy paychecks. Rafe Spall was appropriately nasty. The best acting was done by Tessa Thompson. She managed to be both vulnerable and tough and handled her comedy bits, usually paired with Pawny for the best humor, really well. I really hope she gets a chance to be in better films. Too many sequels have just been weak this past year and done poorly. The last two Star Wars did not do very well, particularly the Han Solo one. Godzilla was really weak, and last week’s X-Men was dead on arrival. The scary thing is that Hollywood seems to depend on these major franchises for real money, and they are falling to pieces. Filmmakers might need to get creative again, but I won’t hold my breath. Skip this one until it’s on television.

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NEWS Tuttle earned his engineering degree from the University of South Florida. He moved to Florida in 1985 to work for IBM in Boca Raton. His section of the company was going to move to North Carolina. He didn’t want to move there, so he began a landscaping and lawn maintenance company. He became friendly with the farmers and nurserymen, who taught him about raw land. In 2000, he took his first gamble, assembling three separate parcels to be rezoned into one. Tuttle sold the rezoned land to a home builder. He continued and has since purchased approximately 250 parcels of land, consolidating them into 35 large projects in the years since. On the business part of his endeavors, Tuttle explained that he partners up with others to make his projects a reality.

“I am the risk taker,” Tuttle said. “I go out and find the untitled land, assemble it and get it rezoned. Once I remove the risk, I bring in large, national builders or developers who can do the pods. They are not in a position that they can take a high risk, because they have shareholders and investment funds. They cannot take risk with buying property that is not fully entitled.” Someone needs to go out there and remove that risk, he explained. “Once I get that risk removed, I flip the end unit to them,” Tuttle said. “Sometimes I will co-invest. Seventy-five percent of the time, I will sell the rezoned property. Twenty-five percent of the time, I co-invest with them.” To do this, Tuttle has a team of consultants. He uses land planners, environmentalists, traffic engi-

County in 1990 to build the sanctuary, which is located on five acres of slash pine and palmetto forest. McCarthy has conducted more than 6,000 wildlife programs for students across South Florida. Over the years, hundreds of exotic animals, like Dante, have been adopted by the sanctuary, and many are now permanent residents. Together with his wife Aneth, McCarthy and volunteers care for more than 170 animals at the sanctuary. To learn more, visit www.mccarthyswildlife.com. For more information, or to support the FAU project for Dante, contact Abtahi at abtahi@fau.edu.

neers, civil engineers and surveyors. Once he gets a piece of land under contract to purchase, the team meets. They do what needs to be done to make the project a reality. When it comes to the real estate market and the current economy, Tuttle noted that the work he does is not easy, and it doesn’t always pay off. “There are two levels: pre-approval and post-approval,” Tuttle said. “Before I get my approvals done, I can tell you that the market is very cruel. The banks will not lend you money on untitled land. Investors charge very high interest rates. It is all because of the risk factor. For every seven deals we do, one of them is a complete loss.” Tuttle primarily uses private and high-risk investment money to complete the pre-entitlement.

Once it’s entitled, and the property no longer has risk, then things are a bit easier.

“When you remove the risk, then the real estate market is on fire,” Tuttle said.

(Above) The completed first phase of the project includes a luxury, gated apartment community called Town Southern developed by the Miami-based Related Group. (Below) The Town Southern project as seen from Southern Blvd.

Dante chills out on his new cooling pad.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Saturday, June 22 • The West Palm Beach Boat Show will continue at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center on Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23 with 100,000 square feet showcasing power boats, walk-arounds, cruisers, deck boats, pontoons, bass boats, personal watercraft and more. For more info., visit www.southflaboatshow.com. • The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will hike nine miles at Royal Palm Beach Pines (110 Natures Way, Royal Palm Beach) on Saturday, June 22 at 7:50 a.m. Call Joe at (561) 859-1954 for info. • Club Pilates Wellington (10660 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 140) will host a Pups & Pilates Fundraiser for Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary on Saturday, June 22 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be five classes, and all will be free to attend with a suggested $20 donation. Anyone wishing to take a class should call or text (561) 2081233 or e-mail wellington@clubpilates.com to save a spot. • The Mounts Botanical Garden will host Mounts Family Fun Day for all ages on Saturday, June 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy a fun day filled with STEAM-based activities, where families can experience engaging, learning opportunities together. Visit www. mounts.org/events or call (561) 233-1757 for more info. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “The Amazing Mr. A’s Star Force Spectacular!” for all ages on Saturday, June 22 at 10:30 a.m. Don’t miss your chance to help unleash the force in this variety-style magic show. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Benefits of Gentle Yoga for adults on Saturday, June 22 at 10:30 a.m. Certified yoga instructor Dr. Maruti Ram Gudavalli will discuss how to improve your health and mindfulness. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. • A grand opening celebration for the new Westlake Adventure Park will be held Saturday, June 22 from noon to 4 p.m. Kick off summer with plenty of food, fun and entertainment. Visit www.westlakeadventurepark. com for more info. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Fun with Coding for ages 7 and up on Saturday, June 22 at 3 p.m. Learn to code with Code Palm Beach mentors. Twelve laptops will be provided; personal laptops are allowed. Parents/caregivers must attend. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Space Ooze Slime for ages 6 to 19 on Saturday, June 22 at 3 p.m. It’s not a liquid… it’s not a solid… it’s Space Ooze Slime! Make some slime and learn why it behaves the way it does. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Rotary Club of Wellington will hold

its annual Installation Dinner on Saturday, June 22 with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. For more info., visit www. wellingtonrotary.org. • The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free John Denver tribute concert by Ron Rich on Saturday, June 22 at 8 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov/events for more info. Sunday, June 23 • The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will hike the Solid Waste Authority Greenway Trail System (7501 N. Jog Road West Palm Beach) on Sunday, June 23 at 7:20 a.m. These trails include a large rookery that harbors thousands of native birds. Call Alan Collins at (561) 586-0486 for more info. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Sensory Friendly Browsing Hours, special library hours designed to provide a quieter and calmer environment for special needs children and teens 17 and under, and their families, on Sunday, June 23 at 10 a.m. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Miniature Garden in Outer Space for ages 14 and up on Sunday, June 23 at 2 p.m. Bring your imagination and create a miniature garden that’s out of this world. Materials will be provided. Bring a glue gun if possible. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. Monday, June 24 • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Playful Toddlers & Tykes for children under 4 on Monday, June 24 at 3 p.m. Join in for a session of social playtime for the little ones. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Tween STEM Challenge: Make a Space Station Tower!” for ages 8 to 12 on Monday, June 24 at 3:30 p.m. Design a space station tower using straws and other materials from the craft closet. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host a Book Chat on Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly for adults on Monday, June 24 at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. Tuesday, June 25 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Zumbini: Dance & Play Together for ages 6 to 36 months on Tuesday, June 25 at 9:30 a.m. Move and groove to lively music with your little one using musical instruments in an upbeat environment. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will host Stories in the Garden: An Outdoor Eco-Literacy Experience on Tuesday, June 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. This event engages young children and families in early literacy

and the great outdoors. The program is for young learners ages 2 to 6 who will love the interactive stories, songs and tours of various gardens. Visit www.mounts.org/events or call (561) 233-1757 to pre-register. • The Senior Referral Program of Royal Palm Beach will staff an information desk to help seniors and their caregivers identify and access services for their special needs on Tuesday, June 25 and Thursday, June 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center (100 Sweet Bay Lane). No appointment is needed for this free service; just stop by the desk. For more info., call (561) 790-5188. People interested in volunteering are also encouraged to stop by. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a Snack & Water Safety Chat with the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County for all ages on Tuesday, June 25 at 2:15 p.m. Children 18 and under will receive a healthy snack and learn about how to be safe in and around water. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Rocket-Powered Science for ages 7 and up on Tuesday, June 25 at 3 p.m. Experiment with a few different chemical reactions to see if you can create enough propulsion to make your project go. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Rock Painting for ages 5 to 12 on Tuesday, June 25 at 3 p.m. Design your own rock, then take it home or hide it for someone to find. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • The 11th annual Palm Beach County Golf Croquet Summer League Opening Party will take place Tuesday, June 25 at 5 p.m. at the National Croquet Center (700 Florida Mango Road, West Palm Beach) enjoy a visit from Mo & Sally of Kool 105.5 FM and a delicious buffet from SandyJames Fine Foods. The league starts Monday, July 8. For more info., call (561) 478-2300, ext. 1, or visit www.croquetnational.com. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Line Dancing on Tuesday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. Wednesday, June 26 • The Palm Beach County Planning Congress will host Planning Challenges 2019: City Stories on Wednesday, June 26 from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Lake Worth Beach Casino (10 S. Ocean Blvd.) with keynote speaker Daniel Herriges. E-mail yexsy@ ur3ana.com for more info. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host a Mars Lander Touchdown Challenge by 4-H for ages 8 and up on Wednesday, June 26 at 2 p.m. Join 4-H for this fun chance to work in groups designing and building a shock-absorbing system that will protect two “astronauts” for a simulated

landing on Mars. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a Book Discussion on An American Marriage by Tayari Jones for adults on Wednesday, June 26 at 2 p.m. Copies available at the research services desk. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Teen Takeover for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, June 26 at 6 p.m. Enjoy Wii games, board games and more. Bring a friend or make new ones. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Dungeons & Dragons on Wednesday, June 26 at 6:30 p.m. Join other D&D enthusiasts as they assume the roles of characters journeying through a magical world. Books, dice and other materials will be available. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. Thursday, June 27 • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host a Chapter Crafter Summer Spectacular for ages 5 to 9 on Thursday, June 27 at 1 p.m. with stories and crafts for school-aged kids to enjoy. Call (561) 6814100 for more info. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Galaxy Glass Painting for ages 16 and up on Thursday, June 27 at 2 p.m. Ever wanted to travel to a galaxy far, far away? Indulge your fantasy and create your vision. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free rock concert by the Flyers, along with food trucks, on Thursday, June 27 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov/events for more info. Friday, June 28 • The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will feature Sean’s Dance Factory Presents Big Bang XXIII from Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30. This high-energy dance production features urban hip-hop, breaking and contemporary dance styles. Visit www. kravis.org for more info. • Royal Palm Beach Parks & Recreation will offer a free Meditation Class on Friday, June 28 at 9:30 a.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center (100 Sweet Bay Lane). Attendees will calm the mind, relax the body and work on breath work. No experience is necessary. A new six-week meditation session will run July 12 through Aug. 16 with a cost of $48 for village residents and $58 for nonresidents. Call (561) 790-5124 for more information. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Girls Can Do Anything for ages 5 and up on Friday, June 28 at 2 p.m. Girls can be doctors, musicians, athletes, moms, politicians and more. Everyone will make a glass magnet to show off their future. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange

Blvd.) will host Gentle Yoga & Meditation for adults on Friday, June 28 at 4 p.m. Learn relaxation methods and exercise with certified yoga instructor Dr. Maruti Ram Gudavalli. Bring water and wear comfortable clothing. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. • Arrigo Bull Mania 2019, presented by Farmboy Custom Co., will feature two nights of extreme bull riding on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 at the South Florida Fairgrounds Kubota Agriplex. Gates open each night at 6 p.m., and the show begins at 8 p.m. For more information, visit www. southfloridafair.com. • The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free screening of Mary Poppins Returns on Friday, June 28 at 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info. Saturday, June 29 • The South Florida Fairgrounds Summer Garage Sale will be held Saturday, June 29 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center. For more info., contact Kayla Cawley at (561) 790-5219 or kayla@southfloridafair.com. • The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will conduct trail maintenance in the Okeeheelee Park Natural Area (7500 Forest Hill Blvd.) on Saturday, June 29 at 7:30 a.m. Call (561) 596-4423 for more info. • You Farm and Ruffles & Overalls will hold a Summer Barn Sale on Saturday, June 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 16651 Rembrandt Road in Loxahatchee. Admission is $5 at the gate. For more info., call (561) 312-1603 or visit www.youfarmgreens.com. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Are You Board? Game On!” for ages 12 and up on Saturday, June 29 at 2 p.m. Gather your friends, or come and make new ones, and discover new games and reacquaint yourself with old favorites. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info. • The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free Blues Brothers Soul Band tribute concert on Saturday, June 29 at 8 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov/events for more info. • Blackout 11 will be at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center on Saturday, June 29 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. For more info., visit www.southfloridafair.com. Sunday, June 30 • The Village of Royal Palm Beach will celebrate its 60th Anniversary on Sunday, June 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. The event is open to the public, and all residents are invited to attend. The event will feature light fare, hors d’oeuvres and beverages, as well as music by guitarist Ron Oliveire. Six residents will be honored for their service to the community. Send calendar items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 33, Wellington, FL 33414 or e-mail news@gotowncrier. com.

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Keiser Football Camp A Local Success For Gridiron Athletes

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Keiser University football program hosted its annual team football camp from Thursday, June 13 through Saturday, June 15. A total of 12 teams participated in the camp. High school football programs traveled from as far as Naples to take part in what has become one of the more respected camps in South Florida. “We had a total of 12 teams combined with overnights and commuters,” explained Seahawks

head coach and camp director Doug Socha. “It has grown a bit, and I believe our staff does such a great job with making these teams compete in different situations, such as third downs and red zones. They love it.” Over the three-day camp, teams competed in full-contact scrimmages, while offensive units were tested in third down circumstances. Red zone exercises were also incorporated where teams had four downs to score from the 20-yard line.

Another favorite drill was the third down at the 10-yard line; offense squads had just two downs to score from the 10-yard line. The exercise generated enthusiasm from the sidelines while all the teams competed in a rotation. “The goal is for these teams to leave here a better football team,” Socha said. “We love it because we can evaluate some awesome talent.” Palm Beach County teams that entered the camp this year were Boca Raton, Palm Beach Lakes, Palm Beach Gardens, Santaluces and Wellington high schools. Since South Florida is a hotbed for high school football talent, drawing the attention of colleges from all over the country, teams use camps to stay in tune with player personnel and coaches. The additional summer training keeps them focused and prepared for the competitive fall season. One returning team to the Keiser camp, the Wellington Wolverines, has taken advantage of the quality camp put on by Socha and his staff. “We expect to get more full-padded team reps, get second and third

Wellington offensive lineman Julian Odoms provides pass protection for his quarterback.

teasers more reps and gauge what we need to work on,” Wellington head coach Tom Abel explained.

“It is very beneficial for us to have a great full pad team camp in our backyard because it is easier for

Wellingotn receiver Brandyn Butler tries to avoid a tackle after a catch.

Wellington quarterback Blake Kendall winds up to make the throw down field.

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our team to get to. Keiser is a great team and organization, and we are blessed to be a part of it.”

The Wellington defense swarms the Gulf Coast ball carrier during a team scrimmage.

Three National Water Ski Events Coming To Okeeheelee In August

The Ski Club of the Palm Beaches recently announced that three exciting water ski events will be coming to Okeeheelee Park from Aug. 6 through Aug. 10. More than 600 of the nation’s top water ski athletes, ages 6 to 90, will compete for national titles in slalom, tricks, jumping and overall in their respective age divisions and two open divisions from Aug. 6 through Aug. 10 in the Goode Water Ski National Championships. A number of local skiers will be competing. Held in conjunction with this

event are two other elite events. The second annual America’s Cup Invitational will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 7 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Athletes will compete for cash prizes in men’s and women’s slalom, tricks, jumping and overall. The highlight of the evening will be the jumping event, which will be held under the lights, with skiers soaring 200 feet in the air. Food trucks will be on site for spectators. The 2019 Nautique Big Dawg World Slalom Tour Finals will take place under the lights on Friday,

Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. The world’s top slalom skiers age 35 plus will battle it out in two qualifying rounds on Thursday, Aug. 8, followed by a 16-skier bracket finale on Friday, Aug. 9. The elite-eight skiers will compete under the lights. All events and parking are free and open to the public. Bleacher seating is available or bring chairs/ blankets. For more information, contact Scott Atkinson of USA Water Ski at (863) 874-5682 or satkinson@ usawaterski.org, or visit www. usawaterski.org.

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Dr. Chris Hobbs receiving the Varsity Brand Athletic Director of the Year Award at a TKA ceremony.

Hobbs Named Varsity Brands Athletic Director Of The Year

On Saturday May 11, Varsity Brands recognized Dr. Chris Hobbs, athletic director at the King’s Academy, as the Spirit Awards National Athletic Director of the Year. Varsity Brands is the parent company of BSN Sports, Herff Jones and Varsity Cheer. The annual awards ceremony, hosted at Disney’s Epcot Center, recognizes the most dynamic educational leaders in the country, such as

principals, superintendents, teachers and directors. Hobbs was chosen from more than 600 nominees based on his commitment to the success of the coaches and student-athletes at TKA on and off the field. Hobbs has had a busy 12 months, as he received the Coach & AD Magazine “Top 40 Under 40” designation for his leadership in the sports industry, completed his doctoral degree in education,

was published and featured on podcasts multiple times, and oversaw an athletic department that claimed 11 major championships. “The coaches and studentathletes of the King’s Academy have been a huge blessing to me,” Hobbs said. “I’m simply a reflection of all of these amazing people. Our entire community is passionate about the success of our athletic department, so leading and serving them all is a joy.”

The International Polo Club Palm Beach this week announced its 2020 high-goal polo tournament schedule. The season will commence on Sunday, Dec. 29 with the Herbie Pennell Cup Final and culminate on Sunday, April 19, 2020 with the U.S. Open Polo Championship Final. The Gauntlet of Polo series will return for its second year to the U.S. Polo Assn. Field 1 on Sunday, Feb. 9 with the start of the C.V. Whitney Cup tournament. IPC will also be welcoming back the U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship Final, benefiting Susan G. Komen Florida, to its championship field on Saturday, March 21. For more information, visit www.internationalpoloclub.com.

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Shark Wake Park 561, a new cable and water park complex, held its grand opening on Saturday, June 15 at Okeeheelee Park. The facility is the vision of golf legend Greg Norman Sr. and his son Greg Norman Jr. It includes a professional cable wake park system, as well as a massive inflatable floating playground. For more information, visit www.sharkwakepark.com/561 or call (561) 323-3937. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Palm Beach County Commissioner Gregg Weiss tries his hand at wakeboarding.

John McCarthy, County Administrator Verdenia Baker, Greg Norman Sr., Greg Norman Jr. and County Commissioner Gregg Weiss. Instructor Robb Mapp does some tricks.

West Palm Beach City Commissioner Christina Lambert and County Commissioner Gregg Weiss.

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Employment Opportunities HAIR STYLISTS & NAIL TECHS — Needed immediately for busy salon in WPB. F/T, P/T Call Trish 561-965-4571 Looking for able body person to work in warehouse environment, male or female. Import orders, pick pack and ship orders, answer a few emails, learn how to reorder inventory. Very simple job but must be quick with your hands and be able to stand for long periods. Attention to detail very important. Work week is Monday thru Friday, 9-5. Bilingual also a plus but not required. Please CALL to setup a time for an interview. 561.799.9234 Starting 10-12 per hour depending on background

Professional Services

A/C Refrigeration Services

Painting

Sprinkler Systems

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

J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, Chemical Roof Cleaning, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential. Interior & Exterior painting. Certified -pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch 309-6975 or visit our website at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

AQUATIC SPRINKLER, LLC — Complete repair of all types of systems. Owner Operated. Michael Office: 561-964-6004 Cell: 561236-8595 Lic.#U17871 Bonded & Ins. Serving the Western Communities Since 1990

Assisted Living Facility AT BALMORE PLACE — Our professional and labor of love speaks for itself, we go the extra mile all the time. Family Owned & Operated. 561-644-7753

Babysitter BABYSITTER AVAILABLE — CPR Certified 20 years experience. Western Communities. 561-324-8696.

Cleaning - Home/Office WE CLEAN OFFICES & PRIVATE HOMES — Licensed & Insured. Call for an estimate and to schedule your apartment. Discount for Central Palm Beach County Chamber members and to all new clients for first cleaning. 561-385-8243 Lic. #2012-25277 CLEANING LADY — I can help get your house cleaner than ever! Try me once and you will not be disappointed! 561-657-0420 Patrycja WA LT O N ’ S E X T E R I O R H O M E C L E A N ING — Over 10 years Experience. Make your home look new again. 561-907-2921

Driveway Repair D R I V E WAY S — F r e e e s t i m a t e s A & M ASPHALT SEAL COATING commercial and residential. Patching potholes, striping, repair existing asphalt & save money all work guaranteed. Lic.& Ins. 100045062 561-667-7716

Electrical Contractor SINGER ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING, INC. — Electrical work you can trust at an affordable price, Fully Licensed and Insured. EC#13007941 561-425-5409

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

Home Security System ADT FREE HOME SECURITY SYSTEM — Plus FREE Surveillance Camera, No Cost for Parts or Activation. Call NOW 561-285-2780

House/Barn/Pet Sitting Service DO YOU NEED TO TAKE A BREAK? — I can house sit, barn sit & pet sit. Reasonable rates! Claudia Roland USEF R Judge / Also Training, Lessons, Clinics, Hunter, Jumpers, Equitation 770-335-2233 crcfox@aol.com

Painting JOHN PERGOLIZZI PAINTING INC. — Interior/Exterior - Repaint specialist, pressure cleaning, popcorn ceiling, drywall repair & roof painting. Family owned/ owner operator. Free Est. 798-4964 Lic. #U18473 PET SITTING VISITS OR OVERNIGHT STAYS — House Cleaning available, Local excellent references, call Charleen Glass 561-572-1782.

Roofing ROBERT G. HARTMANN ROOFING — Specializing in repairs. Free estimates, Bonded,insured. Lic. #CCC 058317 Ph: 561-790-0763. R O O F I N G R E PA I R S R E - R O O F I N G A L L TYPES — Pinewood Construction, Inc. Honest and reliable. Serving Palm Beach County for over 20 years. Call Mike 561-309-0134 Lic. Ins. Bonded. CGC-023773 RC-0067207 NEIL O’NEAL JR. ROOFING — Roofing & Reroofing. Family owned and operated. Residential/ Commercial. Wood Replacement, Roof Coatings, Solar Vents, Skylights & Roof Ventilation. 561-6564945 Lic. & Insured CCC1330208.Free Estimates

Tree Service TREES TRIMMED AND REMOVED — 561798-0412 D.M. YOUNG TREE SERVICE. Family Owned & Operated Lic. & Insured 1992-12121 Visit our website at dmyoungtreeservice.com

Wallpapering PAPERHANGING BY DEBI — Professional Installation,Removal. Repair of Paper. Neat, Clean & Reliable. Quality work with a woman’s touch. 30 years experience. No Job too big or too small. Lic. & Ins. References available. 561-795-5263

Seeking Employment

HOME HEALTH AIDE AVAILABLE — Experienced Home Health Aide seeks new position. Flexible hours, full time, day or night. I am a Licensed CNA who has worked as a home health aide and also as a nanny. I have many years of experience taking care of the elderly at home. Price negotiable, references provided upon request. Call Pat at (561) 294-1423.

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Screens/Pool Enclosures S C R E E N S E T C. I N C. S P E C I A L I Z I N G I N P O O L E N C L O S U R E S — Patios, Railings, Insulated Patio Roofs and Accordion Shutters Call Today for a free estimate 561-6819290 BBB A Rated, Licensed & Insured

Screening J O H N ’ S S C R E E N R E PA I R S E R V I C E — Pool & patio re-screening. Stay tight,wrinkle-free,guaranteed! CRC1329708 call u s 7 9 8 - 3 1 3 2 . w w w. p o o l s c r e e n r e p a i r. c o m

Security SECURITY — American owned local security company in business 30 plus years. Protection by officers drug tested. 40 hour course. Licensed & Insured. 561-848-2600

Septic Service DANNY’S SEPTIC SERVICE — 561-689-1555 Commercial/Residential Septic Tank and Grease Trap Pumping *Drain Fields *Lift Stations *Drain Cleaning w w w. D a n n y s - S e p t i c . c o m L i c # S R O 111 6 9 6

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What is the course length? 1.5 hours 14 weeks. The semester will begin

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THE ADVENTURE IS JUST BEGINNING

YOU’RE INVITED TO THE GRAND OPENING OF WESTLAKE ADVENTURE PARK! Kick off summer with tons of food, fun and entertainment for the whole family.* Satisfy your appetite with on-site food trucks or complimentary hot dogs and sweet treats from the brand new Snack Shack and Scoops Ice Cream. Enjoy a thrilling BMX bike demonstration at the Pump Park, live music, lawn games and even a bounce house for the kids! Plus, tour 6 designer models and find your dream home in the heart of Palm Beach County. NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES FROM THE HIGH $200s TO MID $500s

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