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Volume 33, Number 11 March 16 - March 22, 2012

Margolis, Paglia And Hostetler Win Wellington Races

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report The look of the Wellington Village Council changed significantly Tuesday after voters ousted two incumbents and returned former public servants to the dais.

Former Councilman Bob Margolis unseated incumbent Mayor Darell Bowen. Margolis took 3,341 votes (58 percent) to Bowen’s 2,411 votes (42 percent).

Meanwhile, former Councilman Al Paglia narrowly unseated incumbent Vice Mayor Matt Willhite in the race for Seat 4. Paglia took 2,956 votes (52 percent) to Willhite’s 2,745 votes (48 percent).

The only new face joining the Wellington council will be that of community activist Shauna Hostetler, who edged out John Greene in the race for Seat 1, being vacated by Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Carmine Priore. Hostetler took 2,946 votes (51 percent) to Greene’s 2,877 (49 percent).

Over 5,800 voters headed to the polls — a far higher turnout than in most Wellington elections.

MAYOR’S RACE Margolis, along with family, friends and supporters, gathered Tuesday night at the Players Club to await the results.

“I’m still in awe,” he said. “The phone calls of congratulations

Wellington Honored

By Statewide Group For ‘Green’ Initiatives

Wellington has been designated a green government by the Florida Green Building Coalition, and members of the Wellington Village Council accepted a gold certification award for the accomplishment at a meeting Tuesday. Page 3

ITID Fights Plan That Might Bring More Commercial To The Acreage

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Wednesday opposing changes proposed by Palm Beach County that would relax restrictions on commercial development at some intersections. Page 7

Serving Palms West Since 1980

(Above) Bob Margolis celebrates his victory with family and friends. (Below) Shauna Hostetler with supporters Lois Spatz and Stacy Somers. (Right) Rosemary and Al Paglia on election night.

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have not stopped. I am humbled by all of the people who came out and supported me and voted.”

Though he is celebrating the win, Margolis said he knows it’s time to buckle down. Next week, he, Paglia and Hostetler will sit down with village staff for a briefing.

“I know there’s a lot of work ahead,” he said. “We’re going to start drafting a road map for what we want Wellington to look like.”

Margolis said one of his major goals remains to ask for an independent audit to help Wellington find solutions.

“We’ve never done it before,” he said. “We have a new council, and I think it’s the perfect opportunity.”

Another major project on the horizon, he said, is the controversial Equestrian Village plan. Margolis, who voted against the project when it came before the Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board, said he’d like to see the matter go to a referendum.

“That’s the project that most of the people came out and voted against,” he said. “It really was a polarizing item in the campaign. I think it should go to referendum. I understand that we get elected to represent the people, but so many See WELLINGTON, page 23

Mattioli, Hmara Big RPB Winners Ewing Optical Offers New High-Tech Glasses

Ewing Optical in Royal Palm Beach is one of a limited number of optical establishments offering the new emPower eyewear line. EmPower is the first electronic-focusing eyewear. It is dubbed by its creators as the biggest optical advance in more than 50 years. Page 9

Sign Up For Royal Palm’s Community Garage Sale April 14

If you need to do some de-cluttering, you’ll soon have a chance to do so at the annual Royal Palm Beach Community Garage Sale. The community is encouraged to bring their unwanted household items to Veterans Park in Royal Palm Beach on Saturday, April 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Page 17

OPINION Make Your Opinion Heard On State Road 7

The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a crucial public hearing on the State Road 7 extension to Northlake Blvd. on Wednesday, March 21, and we strongly encourage everyone to attend. This road was promised decades ago, and while some try to block the path, we must show up in force to make our demands known. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS ..............................3 - 17 OPINION .................................4 CRIME NEWS .........................6 NEWS BRIEFS........................ 8 POLO/EQUESTRIAN ............ 15 SCHOOLS ............................ 19 PEOPLE ........................ 20 - 21 COLUMNS .................... 29 - 30 BUSINESS .................... 31 - 33 CAMPS ......................... 34 - 37 SPORTS ........................ 43 - 46 CALENDAR ...................48 - 49 CLASSIFIEDS ................ 50 - 54 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Incumbent Mayor Matty Mattioli won another two-year term Tuesday, defeating challenger Felicia Matula. Mattioli took 997 votes (60 percent) to 672 (40 percent) for Matula.

In the election to fill a vacant council seat, Madison Green Master Homeowners’ Association President Jeff Hmara easily claimed the position.

Hmara garnered 1,049 votes (65 percent) to 493 votes (30 percent) for community activist Selena Smith. Ken DeLaTorre, who withdrew from the race last week, received 77 votes (5 percent).

Mattioli, who has been on the council for 18 years, two as mayor, said he intends to stick by his cam-

paign promise not to raise the tax rate. The village has lowered its tax rate or held the rate steady for the past 17 consecutive years.

“It’s exhilarating and gratifying to know that people still have the confidence in me to vote for me and give me another two years,” he said. “As I promised in my campaign, I would do my damnedest, and let other people know that I am not in favor of raising taxes, with the reserve that we have, and to keep things on the steady track that we’re on.”

Mattioli said he is hoping that property values will rebound by 2 or 3 percent, which would give the village room to pass a balanced budget without tapping into the reserve.

He looks forward to seeing the

grocery store chain Aldi build a 500,000-square-foot distribution center in the village near the Regal Cinemas and hopes that the future employees there will all be village residents.

Mattioli also looks forward to the completion of the State Road 7 extension. “Those are things that I have been involved with over the years and getting close to being a reality, and I just don’t want to let it go,” he said.

Regarding the newly elected council member, Mattioli said people have asked him about Hmara, but the two did not meet until recently.

“We went on the campaign trail, and he seems to have a lot of management experience from his miliSee RPB VOTE, page 23

RPB Victory — Royal Palm Beach Councilman-elect Jeff Hmara and Mayor Matty Mattioli congratulate one another as Carolyn Hmara looks on Tuesday night at the Greenway Village clubhouse.

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Lox Groves Incumbent Ryan Liang Re-Elected

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Ryan Liang defeated attorney Byrnes Guillaume in Tuesday’s election to claim a second threeyear term. Liang garnered 272 votes (60 percent) to 183 votes (40 percent) for Guillaume.

Liang asserted during the campaign that the town has improved in many ways over the past three years, including a dramatic improvement in its formerly strained relationship with the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District. He said that the outcome reflects that.

“This tells me that most people are happy with the direction that the town is headed,” Liang told the Town-Crier Wednesday. “I think they see that I was part of that.”

Over the next three years, Liang wants to move forward with capital improvements under discussion by the council, which recently earmarked $1 million of its reserves for capital projects.

“Some of the biggest ones would be the red light at D Road, creating an equestrian trail network and better maintenance of our roads,” he said.

In addition, Liang wants to improve relationships with other municipalities and governmental agencies. He believes the relationship between the town and water control district has been increasingly supportive.

“We’re working toward providing better service to the residents of the town,” he said. “I always See LIANG, page 4

ROYAL PALM FESTIVAL

County Engineer George Webb narrates a Wednesday tour of The Acreage for county officials.

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Crucial SR 7 Hearing March 21

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The final public hearing regarding the extension of State Road 7 to Northlake Blvd. will take place Wednesday, March 21 at the South Florida Fairgrounds, and supporters of the long-planned project encourage as many people as possible to attend.

Hosted by the Florida Department of Transportation, the public hearing will begin with an open house at 5:30 p.m., a formal presentation at 6:30 p.m., followed by public comment.

“I can’t express enough to our community how very important this final meeting is, and I want to thank the Village of Royal Palm Beach for offering bus service for residents,” Indian Trail Improvement District President Michelle Damone said. “The Acreage Landowners’ Association, the Western Communities Council and the Palms West Chamber of Commerce were all well-organized in providing assistance and information, but we need to be there by 5:30, and the meeting will last at least two hours.”

Widely regarded in the western communities as a crucial missing link in the regional road system, the connection is opposed by some residents of the Ibis Golf & Country Club. The proposed route would run along the east side of Ibis, where the northernmost portion of the SR 7 connection to Northlake already exists.

Damone said the extension’s primary opponent, West Palm Mayor Jeri Muoio, a resident of Ibis, recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to lobby against the See SR 7, page 7

Wellington Seeks Volunteers For Tiger Shark Cove Rebuild

The Royal Palm Art & Music Festival, produced by the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce, took place March 10-11 on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. near Southern Blvd. Shown above, Oscar Carl uses his street painting to ask Lena Duenas to the prom. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington community will come together once again to help rebuild the playground at Tiger Shark Cove Park next week — and there’s still time to get involved.

The community rebuild begins Wednesday, March 21, and crews will be working from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Sunday, March 24.

Tiger Shark Cove, located at the corner of Greenview Shores and Greenbriar boulevards, is iconic for being the first community-built

neighborhood playground in Wellington. The project was spearheaded by parents and launched the political career of now State Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto (R-District 27).

The project also became a model for other community-led projects, such as Scott’s Place playground, which was built in 2010.

“It’s very close to a lot of people’s hearts,” Community Project Manager Kim Henghold said.

“The original build brought the

community together, and it’s something that they cherish. They had a great experience taking part in building it.”

Now, 12 years later, the playground is being re-designed for a new generation of children. In December, a professional designer met with kindergarten through fifth-grade classes to help design the new park.

“We have a new group of parents and a new group of children,” Henghold said. “The children had See TIGER SHARK, page 4

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Wellington Honored By Statewide Group For ‘Green’ Initiatives

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington has been designated a green government by the Florida Green Building Coalition, and members of the Wellington Village Council accepted a gold certification award for the accomplishment at a meeting Tuesday.

Cindy Hall, president of the FGBC board of directors, said that Wellington joins 55 local governments in Florida that have been certified or registered to certify as an official green government. “It’s a wonderful accomplishment for Wellington,” she said.

The FGBC was formed in 2000 to promote environmentally beneficial building standards. According to its web site, the nonprofit organization’s mission is “to provide a statewide green building program that defines, promotes and encourages sustainable efforts with environmental and economic benefits.”

Hall said that since its inception, the group has certified more than 4,200 homes in the state, with last year bringing in the largest number of certifications — 1,600 homes.

Wellington received a certificate as well as a flag to be flown.

Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Carmine Priore, speaking at his last meeting as a council member, said that when Wellington purchased the municipal complex property more than a decade ago, no one could predict what it would become.

“None of us could have imagined this would have been the case,” he said. “Now we have a building where, as we saw tonight, we’ve been recognized as being on the forefront of energy efficiency.”

In other business, the council voted to annex 71.5 acres of property on State Road 7 as part of the planned medical arts district.

The nine parcels have four different owners: Palm Beach County, Wellington Storage, Four Four One Partners and Venra Development LLC. The council gave preliminary approval to the annexation last month. According to the staff report, none of the owners objected to the annexation.

Ross Hering with Palm Beach County noted that the Palm Beach County Commission had agreed

to the annexation, but wanted all properties to be treated the same with regard to the constrained roadway at lower levels of service (CRALLS) designation.

“We just wanted to voice our request that the county property be treated the same as all the other properties,” he said. “We’d like to go on record that we support the allocation of trips by acreage.”

Village Manager Paul Schofield said that he had spoken with Palm Beach County Administrator Bob Weisman about the issue. “There’s no reason we shouldn’t do that,” Schofield said.

Village Attorney Jeff Kurtz noted that there were annexation agreements with Four Four One Partners and Venra Development guaranteeing a minimum number of trips.

“We have proposed that the CRALLS trips be allocated on an acreage basis,” he said. “[The agreements] guarantee them a minimum of that allocation. With the development of a master plan, there could be a greater trip allocation, but not a lesser amount.

The development of the parcel and what the master plan looks like

Green Government Award — The Wellington Village Council accepts an award from the Florida Green Building Coalition for being a gold-cer tified green local government at Tuesday’s meeting.

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will control the trip allocations.”

Schofield said he felt the county’s request was fair.

Kurtz said that there were amendments to the agreements with Venra Development. One would note that the conceptual master plan presented reflects the development potential of the property but not necessarily the actual plan for the property.

“It was conceptual,” Kurtz said,

“so we are not necessarily going to develop the property in accordance with the conceptual design.”

The second amendment states that one of the parcels of land owned by Venra could be unnecessary if all owners of the properties in the medical arts district agree to a unitary drain system.

“One of the Venra parcels is a water management tract,” he said.

“It may not be necessary.”

The other amendment states that there could be as much as 12,000 square feet of medical office space on the property, Kurtz said. “It’s not a commitment,” he said. “It just states that there is that potential.”

The council unanimously approved the annexation agreements as well as the annexation of the land into Wellington.

Concerns Raised Over Speed Bumps On Newly Paved Groves Roads

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report A staff update Monday on the paving of several Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District road segments led to comments from some residents that speed bumps are being installed inconsistently, too close together and are a liability for fire-rescue vehicles.

The comments led supervisors to defend the humps as a deterrent to speeders and reckless drivers who have wound up in canals along A, C and D roads, where the construction projects are underway.

LGWCD Administrator Clete Saunier said the open graded emulsified mix (OGEM) paving project should be substantially complete

by March 28.

Construction on South C Road and Collecting Canal Road is 90 percent complete; North C Road and North Road are 85 percent complete. Remaining work includes corrections on some of the speed humps, traffic signs and painting. Construction on North

A Road is only 20 percent complete, Saunier said.

Supervisor John Ryan said he drove down Collecting Canal Road where workers were finishing portions of the project and installing the speed bumps.

“They worked very well,” Ryan said. “I took one at 15 and there was no problem, and another at 20 and it was fine.”

But resident Todd McLendon said he felt that a driver should be able to go 30 mph if that is the speed limit.

“You should be able to safely go from one end to the other at 30 miles per hour,” McLendon said. “There’s no vehicle that can cross those bumps safely at 30 mph.”

He said that at the last LGWCD meeting when he had complained, there appeared to be at least three supervisors who agreed to look into it. “We’re continuing down this path anyway, knowing that we have a problem with these speed humps,” McLendon said.

McLendon said some residents on North Road must cross more

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than 20 bumps to get onto Okeechobee Blvd., adding that he had been told at earlier meetings that the speed bumps would not be as obtrusive as those on F Road installed by Palm Beach County.

“It’s not fair to force this on us,” he said. “When I signed up for the OGEM, it was to not get speed bumps like F Road. That’s what we’re getting, and you guys are allowing this to happen.”

Resident Robyn Brow complained that the bumps are not consistent. “There are 22 speed bumps that are done in 22 different shapes,” she said. “I have to go down 21 of them in and out every day.”

Resident Cassie Suchy said she thinks speed bumps create delays for emergency vehicles. “I have heard that it will reduce the number of accidents caused by speeders, but have you done a study to substantiate the need for an excessive amount of traffic-calming devices on these roads?” Suchy asked.

She added that she had done her own study, which showed that

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in 2011 there were about 30 accidents in Loxahatchee Groves, and that most were not attributed to speed as a primary or secondary cause.

Loxahatchee Groves Councilman Ron Jarriel pointed out that all the roads being paved have canals alongside them and that the speed bumps will help hold traffic speed down to reduce the chances of vehicles winding up submerged.

Jarriel, a retired fire-rescue driver, said one of the engine companies was called out to check the new speed humps on C Road and that they found no problem.

“They said if they’ve got to ride over the pavement and speed humps, they’d take that over the dust and the dirt roads any day of the week,” Jarriel said, pointing out that during the dry season, a responding unit in back cannot see the unit in front due to the dust.

“They don’t know whether they’re stopped or whether they’re proceeding, so it’s very dangerous.”

Riding in his Ford Escape with the cruise control set at 25, Jarriel

said he timed the distance from Collecting Canal to Okeechobee Blvd. on one of the newly paved roads.

“That might be a little rough for some trucks and trailers, but it took less than three minutes to get from Collecting Canal to Okeechobee Blvd.,” Jarriel said, adding that distances in Loxahatchee Groves are relatively short and do not pose a serious threat to emergency vehicles.

Jarriel said that his answer to people who complain that they cannot do 30 mph on the roads is that the speed humps are designed so drivers cannot exceed 30 mph.

“These speed humps serve a purpose,” he said, noting that no cars have gone into the canal on F Road since the bumps were put in.

Ryan emphasized that the roads where the bumps are being installed have canals alongside that are hazards. He added that Saunier had worked with the engineering firm and contractor to develop a template to assure that the bumps are consistent.

Ryan said the board and staff had done much research to find the best combination of speed bump height and distance apart.

“We made our decision based on the shape and length and height of the speed tables based on our engineering firm’s design,” he said.

Loxahatchee Groves has seen numerous accidents and deaths, Ryan noted.

“I think we’re going to have to try and have some experience with these roads and the speed tables and just get used to them, and make a different decision if it appears that unforeseen consequences are really different than we’d hoped,” he said.

Ryan added that the purpose of the paving was to make roads safer, not just reduce dust.

“We cannot afford guardrails.

They’re prohibitively expensive,” he said. “So, looking at the kind of risks that we face, and trying to discourage some of the excess traffic that we have as a cut-through, are the reasons that we made the decisions that we have.”

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OUR OPINION

Make Your Opinion Heard On The SR 7 Extension To Northlake This past week saw many concerned residents of the western communities turn out at the polls to make their voices heard. For those who did, we commend you for making the effort to take part in the democratic process. However, the coming week will require another effort on the part of local residents as the Florida Department of Transportation holds a crucial public hearing on the planned State Road 7 extension to Northlake Blvd.

The public hearing will take place Wednesday, March 21 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center, and we strongly encourage everyone to attend. This isn’t just another meeting; its purpose is for residents to give their input. And just like with the polls on Election Day, it’s a battle between opposing sides to get their people to show up.

The City of West Palm Beach is planning to bus its residents to the hearing to voice opposition to the plan. That’s why it’s crucial that residents of Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee and The Acreage make every effort to attend.

Though the project has gained momentum and cleared some key hurdles — such as last July’s vote by the board of the Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization to keep the roadway a priority on the MPO’s five-year road plan — it still faces strong opposition from Ibis residents, led by West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio, who recently traveled to Washington,

D.C., in an effort to get federal agencies and members of Congress to oppose the long-planned roadway. Opponents are playing the environmental card, making claims that it will threaten the city’s water supply. The problem is, it isn’t true. SR 7’s right of way between Okeechobee and Northlake boulevards — which has existed since 1948 — runs adjacent to the West Palm Beach Water Catchment Area. It doesn’t cut through it like the plan’s opponents claim.

Beyond the fears, whether real or manufactured, of what the road will do to their drinking water, residents of Ibis and other communities off Northlake are concerned with traffic. It’s an understandable concern under normal circumstances. However, given the history of the SR 7 extension plan — which was developed before Ibis even existed — they’re not in a position to tell Royal Palm Beach and Acreage residents that they should have to “deal with it” and rely on the ridiculously congested Royal Palm Beach Blvd. as their only north-south arterial road.

This road was promised to the community decades ago, so for opponents to try to throw a monkey wrench into the project at this late hour is frustrating, to say the least. But they’ve made up their minds, and the only thing to do now is to try to beat them at the numbers game.

For more information about the plan, visit www.sr7extension.com… and show up on March 21 to let your voice be heard!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Stop Mayor Jeri Muoio’s Crusade Forbes magazine recently voted West Palm Beach one of the most miserable cities much in part to political corruption. Here we have a perfect example of just that.

Mayor Jeri Muoio is the epitome of a politician abusing power for their own personal agenda. She opposes the [State Road 7] extension that was approved nearly two decades ago because she is now an immediate neighbor/resident.

The extension was approved in return for Ibis’ annexation into West Palm Beach. I guess “a deal is a deal” unless you’re Mayor Muoio.

The argument that the road will endanger the water supply if any trucks drive into the water or chemicals are spilled is ludicrous. I’m pretty sure trucks travel on east Okeechobee Blvd., which runs immediately parallel to Clear Lake, the city’s drinking water supply. I don’t see Mayor Muoio declaring that a problem and shutting down east Okeechobee Blvd. Every community near every road that trucks use has the same risk, and yet we build the roads.

The mentality of this argument is as valid as you shouldn’t get in your car because you might be in an accident. Mayor Muoio acknowledged that the city might have more success halting the project at some stage in the permitting process. Really? Don’t you think in recent years when Andros Isle and the neighboring communities were built, the permitting entities you are trying to sway were already aware of a nearby major road extension that was

agreed on almost two decades ago?

In addition to a personal agenda, taxpayers should be furious that Mayor Muoio approves spending $2,000 in taxpayer dollars for charter buses and “Preserve Our Water Supply” T-shirts to entice opposition involvement.

As a taxpayer, anytime I have ever wanted to voice my opposition, I’ve funded my own transportation and any desired special wardrobe. Shame on you, Mayor Muoio, for giving Forbes more material to validate political corruptness in West Palm Beach.

If almost 20 years ago officials recognized the need for this road, I trust our current officials will realize that almost 20 years of area growth has only increased the need. The taxpaying supporters for the SR 7 extension can’t afford to charter buses and purchase 200 shirts to create a circus out of your meeting like Mayor Muoio, but that doesn’t mean there are fewer of us; it just means we don’t have the good mayor living in our neighborhood.

Arlene Pollock The Acreage

Valuntas Thanks RPB Residents I would like to thank the citizens of Royal Palm Beach for allowing me to represent them on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council. I was recently re-elected without opposition, and I will continue serving the people to the best of my ability. I learned a lot during my first two years in office, and I will use that knowledge to help address the challenges facing our community.

Although the current economic conditions are far from ideal, the citizens of Royal Palm Beach have a lot to look forward to. For example, the Aldi supermarket chain is constructing a distribution center in our village. The arrival of Aldi will create many new jobs and help spawn other economic opportunities in our community. In addition, the crown jewel of our parks and recreation system, Royal Palm Beach Commons Park, is scheduled to be open for our Independence Day celebration. This new park is a tremendous asset for our citizens, and I believe it will be treasured for generations to come.

I am truly grateful for the opportunity to serve as a councilman. I have seen first-hand how the hard work, dedication and professionalism of our village employees helps make Royal Palm Beach such a wonderful place to live, work and play. However, it is the citizens who make our village really great. In an effort to make our village even better, I encourage everyone to become more involved with the issues facing our local government. I believe that increased citizen participation will help strengthen the governmental process, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Richard Valuntas Vice Mayor Royal Palm Beach

Time For Change In Wellington The recent Wellington elections were not for me; I am a resident of Royal Palm Beach. However, I have followed the news and letters to the editor about it in the Palm

Beach Post and Town-Crier. I also have friends and acquaintances in Wellington and have heard some of their concerns...

After reading, quite thoroughly, last week’s Town-Crier, starting with page 1, I have the following comments to make.

I read your recommendations for mayor and council. According to your comments, you support Bowen, primarily, because of the opposition to the commercial development at the proposed Equestrian Preserve development — at least that is the main reason given as I read your remarks. You appear to agree with Margolis on many other points.

I read the articles about the two mayoral candidates on page 7.

Mayor Bowen downplays any interest and involvement in the commercial development at the proposed Equestrian Center — initially — then expresses support. If he has no “interest” then why reactivate his real estate license (as I’ve been told), unless he expects to lose the election and is looking to a new career?

I then read the Margolis article.

He addresses all of his concerns — and there are many — from a different point of view than Bowen; the Equestrian Preserve development is barely mentioned.

His previous experience on the council gives him a unique perspective, and he seems genuinely concerned about Wellington. Bowen, by contrast, seems to be concerned with downplaying those concerns: “look what a great job we are doing.”

As an outside observer, it seems like there has been a lot to be concerned about regarding the Well-

ington mayor and justifiably so.

And good reason for it not to continue. You may know more about all of this than I do, but I find your support of Bowen puzzling, given his opposition to the inspector general.

PatriciaAbbott Royal Palm Beach

Beware Citizens United Ruling I wonder how many of those who expressed frustration and annoyance regarding the seemingly endless phone calls, fliers and door-to-door canvassing prior to Wellington’s March 13 municipal election really understand what has happened to the campaign process, how it has affected them, and that they themselves may well have supported the idea from the outset.

A bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court recently overruled two important precedents about the First Amendment rights of corporations resulting in the ruling that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in

candidate elections. The 5-4 decision was a vindication, the majority said, of the First Amendment’s most basic free speech principle — that the government has no business regulating political speech. The dissenters said that allowing corporate money to flood the political marketplace would corrupt democracy. So it seems, according to the Citizens United ruling, corporations equal people and money equals speech.

Generally speaking, the right/ conservatives support the Citizens United ruling while the left/ liberals/progressives oppose. If you are among those supporting the Citizens United ruling, stop complaining and prepare for nine more months of unprecedented negative campaigning to invade your life for election 2012. Don’t get angry at the phone bankers, canvassers or truck-load of mailed fliers. Instead, thank them for providing you with your requested most expensive and huge load of propaganda regarding the issues that money can buy!

Nancy Tanner Wellington

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OPINION

Time To Ban Hockey Fights? Not So Fast, Says NHL Commissioner While the USA Hockey and Hockey Canada amateur organizations are actively seeking ways and means to eliminate hockey fights in their leagues, the National Hockey League is actively seeking to keep the pugilistic battles as part of its professional sport. David Branch, president of the Canadian Hockey League, said, “the appetite to end fights is there, and the time is

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By Jules W. Rabin certainly right to move forward.”

Timing has become increasingly important to those behind the prohibition drive as ongoing re-

search on concussions shows ever more serious, long-term dangers of brain trauma in all sports.

The repeated blows to the head in hockey scraps simply add to the arguments. “One of the causes of concussions is fighting,” Branch said, adding that “our game does not need fighting to survive.”

John Vanbiesbrouck, a former

National Hockey League goalie (on the New York Rangers) who heads the USA’s Junior Hockey Council, backs proposed changes in his amateur leagues that will make penalties for fighting far more severe. “A switch has been flipped to address the fighting issue,” is the way the ex-goalie views today’s pressure to rein in the fights.

This season, thus far in the

NHL, there have been about 400 fights — some 35 percent of games. But NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman starts his reply by saying the three young former league “fighters” who died last year were nothing more than a “coincidence.”

He also has serious doubts about the science linking hockey fights and brain damage. He points to the league’s healthy

attendance to show that fans tacitly approve fighting on the ice.

Parenthetically, the New York Rangers, in a solitary move at the recent league trading deadline — and who already lead the league in fights — acquired John Scott, a 6-foot-8-inch player who has scored one goal in 140 career games but has fought more than 20 times. I wonder why.

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continued from page 1 feel that we can do better, and we should try to.”

Those other governments include Loxahatchee Groves’ neighbors Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and The Acreage. “I’d also like to have a better dialogue with the county and also the MPO [Metropolitan Planning Organization],” he said.

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continued from page 1 a chance to design the playground during our design days, and now the parents are going to come out and make their children’s vision a reality.”

Volunteers can sign up for any or all of three shifts each day. Children ages 10 to 14 are invited to volunteer with a parent or guard-

Liang noted that the town now does not have a seat on the MPO. “From what I understand, there are some potential spots that can be put onto the MPO,” Liang said. “I believe the Western Communities Council was talking about trying to get additional seats on the MPO, so that’s always a possibility, but in order to do that, we have to have a better dialogue with the MPO.” Liang said that after months of campaigning, he is reveling in his victory. “Probably in the next day or so, I’ll get back to work as a town councilman,” he said.

Ryan Liang celebrates the election results surrounded by friends.

ian, but there must be one adult supervisor for every two children under age 14. Students age 15 or older may volunteer if a parent signs a consent form.

For parent volunteers with children ages 5 through 9, a day camp will be offered at Village Park from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Henghold said.

“The children will be picked up from Tiger Shark Cove at 7:30 a.m. and have a day of fun,” she said.

“They’ll get a pizza lunch.”

Additionally, volunteers will be provided with lunch and/or dinner, depending on the shift(s) they work.

“Our goal is to have about 75 volunteers for each shift,” Henghold said. “We’ll be building rain or shine, so we really want the community to come out and help.”

Volunteers are encouraged to sign up before the build by contacting Henghold at (561) 791-4137

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CREATIVE OUTDOOR FUN & ENTERTAINMENT AT ROYAL PALM ART & MUSIC FEST The Royal Palm Art & Music Festival, produced by the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce, took place March 10-11 on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. near Southern Blvd. There were carnival rides, street artists, singers and dancers, fun, food and more. There were also several contests: a pirates and princess contest, a pet look-alike contest, burger-making contests and chicken-wing-eating contests.

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Emily O’Connell works on her fish-themed street art.

Princess contest first-place winner (ages 3-5) Brielle Westra.

Battle of the Burgs — Greenacres Councilman John Tharp, RPB Councilwoman Martha Webster, Wellington Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Carmine Priore (the winner), Indian Trail Im provement District President Michelle Damone and Lake Worth Mayor Pam Triolo.

Tree’s Wings owner Andy Maynard with chicken-wing-eating contest winners Paul Mott (first place), Byron Hutchison (second place) and Charles Codelle (third place).

Paige Weems placed second in the Princess contest (3-5), and Christopher Recchio placed first in the Pirate contest (3-5).

Tia Hoffenden dances while her sister Tamara (a.k.a. Lil’ Miss Florida T.H.) sings.

Pet Look-alike contest first-place winner Dolores Littlefield and Winnie with Master of Ceremonies Sean Hennessy.

Mary Lou Bedford, Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce CEO Jaene Miranda and Denise Smith.

Mike and Mair Armand of Armand Professional Services.

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Man Arrested While Burglarizing Home

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report MARCH 7 — A Royal Palm Beach man was arrested on charges of burglary last Tuesday after a man working in the victim’s home discovered him inside the house.

According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, at approximately 12:45 p.m. last Tuesday, the worker entered the victim’s home on Lakeview Drive in Royal Palm Beach to find 25-year-old Cley Hudson rummaging through the victim’s bedroom drawers. Hudson was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with burglary to an unoccupied dwelling.

••• MARCH 6 — AGrand Isles resident called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Tuesday to report a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9:30 p.m. last Monday and 10 a.m. the following morning, someone stole a silver 2003 Lincoln Town Car from his driveway.

There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

MARCH 7 — Two residents of Saddle Trail Park called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Wednesday to report separate incidents of residential burglary. According to one PBSO report, at approximately 10:40 p.m. last Tuesday, three unknown white males removed a pin to the side gate of a property on Belmont Trace and entered the victim’s barn. The perpetrators removed two red-andwhite four-wheelers and two redand-white Honda motorcycles.

According to the report, the suspects left the property and headed west down to a trailer, placed the stolen vehicles in the trailer and fled eastbound on Belmont Trace.

There was no further information at the time of the report. According to a second PBSO report, sometime between 9:30 p.m. last Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday, someone entered a barn on Appaloosa Trail and removed a Honda dirt bike and a black golf cart. The stolen items were valued at approximately $13,000. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

MARCH 7 — Adeputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to the Pointe at Wellington Green last Wednesday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim parked her vehicle in the parking lot at approximately 11:15 a.m. and returned about five minutes later to discover that her window had been smashed out and a bag from the passenger floorboard was missing. The bag was valued at approximately $50. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

MARCH 9 — A Pahokee resident contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Friday to report a vehicle burglary.

According to a PBSO report, the victim was at the Walmart Supercenter on Belvedere Road and sometime between 7 and 10 a.m., someone entered the victim’s car and removed her purse. The purse contained approximately $1,743 cash as well as the victim’s bank card. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

MARCH 11 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded to the Royal Palm Art & Music Festival last Sunday morning regarding a theft.

According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9:30 p.m. last Saturday and 8 a.m. the following morning, someone stole two camping chairs and a suitcase, as well as a men’s ring. The victims said the chairs and suitcase were left in the tent overnight under a table.

The ring was stolen while customers were at the tent. The stolen items were valued at $350.

MARCH 13 — An employee of a sod company on Southern Blvd. called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation Tuesday morning to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. last Thursday and 6 a.m. the following morning, someone cut the lock to the company’s gate and stole a Kubota counterweight, two steel lawn mower covers and 10 large steel hydraulic motor parts from the property. The employee pointed out tire tracks.

The stolen items were valued at approximately $2,850. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

MARCH 13 — A resident of 71st Place North called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation Tuesday to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 a.m. Monday and 7 p.m.

Tuesday, someone removed a Johnson 25 horse-power outboard motor from the victim’s boat, which was chained to a tree outside his home. It was valued at approximately $800. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

MARCH 13 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched Tuesday evening to a home in the Willows II regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim left his .32 Kel-Tech pistol in the glove compartment of his car. Last Saturday, he came home to discover his garage door open, but nothing was missing. Then on Tuesday evening, he went to find his gun and discovered it was missing. The gun was valued at approximately $300. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

Motorcyclist Dies After Collision Near Wycliffe MARCH 9 — A Wellington man was killed last Friday after a Jeep struck the motorcycle he was riding at the intersection of Lake Worth Road and Wycliffe Country Club Blvd.

According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, 22-year-old Houston Lillo was struck while attempting to make a left turn on a yellow light from

Lake Worth Road northbound onto Wyclif fe Country Club Blvd. The driver of the Jeep changed lanes to avoid traffic stopping for the yellow light and entered the intersection, striking Lillo.

According to the report, Lillo was transported to Delray Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding these wanted fugitives: • Renford Earle is a black male, 6’0” tall and weighing 200 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. He has a scar on his lip and may have a shaved head. His date of birth is 12/01/55. Earle is wanted for failure to appear on charges of fleeing or attempting to elude a marked police car, possession of marijuana and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. His occupation is unknown. His last known address was Lily Road in Wellington. Earle is wanted as of 03/15/12.

• Sean Ridge is a white male, 5’11” tall and weighing 160 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos on both arms.

His date of birth is 11/14/86. Ridge is wanted for violation of supervised own recognizance on charges of dealing in stolen property, false verification of ownership, burglary and grand theft; and failure to appear on charges of burglary, dealing in stolen property and false verification of ownership. His occupation is unknown. His last known address was Sugar Pine Trail in Wellington. Ridge is wanted as of 03/15/ 12.

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

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ITID Fights Plan That Might Bring More Commercial To The Acreage

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Wednesday opposing changes proposed by Palm Beach County that would relax restrictions on commercial development at some intersections.

The board also approved a resolution supporting the efforts of the Acreage Landowners’ Association to update the Acreage Neighborhood Plan.

ITID President Michelle Damone noted that she spoke at a Palm Beach County Local Planning Agency meeting March 9 along with Supervisor Carol Jacobs, resident Patricia Curry and former Supervisor Mike Erickson representing the Acreage Landowners’ Association, and persuaded members to vote 9-1

against a county staff recommendation to approve a land use amendment allowing commercial development at some “T-intersections” in The Acreage and elsewhere in the county.

A “T-intersection” is a location where arterial roads meet at three corners, not a traditional four-corner intersection. Some intersections are considered T-intersections when a collector road becomes a local road at the intersection.

The Acreage ambassadors told county planners that they don’t understand the character of the community and need to revisit the issue.

Damone said the agency recommended that the ALA update its neighborhood plan, which has been used as a reference by county planners, to protect the area from commercialization of T-inter-

sections and bring the plan back when they are finished.

“Since then, the ALA discussed it the other night and asked that we support the Acreage Landowners’ Association neighborhood plan and their efforts to give it more power so that they can proceed and protect the community,” Damone said.

Damone added that she also received an e-mail Wednesday informing her that county staff could not withdraw an item from the Palm Beach County Commission’s March 28 agenda. “The county commission is still going to have the opportunity to vote on this,” she said.

T-intersections recommended by planners for the change include Northlake Blvd. and Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, Seminole Pratt and Orange Blvd., Seminole Pratt and Okeechobee Blvd., and

Persimmon and Royal Palm Beach boulevards.

Damone said attendance at the March 28 meeting will be very important.

“In their presentation, it seems like they chose The Acreage to pick on, but in their presentation they, based on staff calculations, said that Persimmon and Royal Palm Beach would be eligible for commercial on all four corners,” Damone said, pointing out that there are four houses at the intersection now.

“I don’t want to see houses in The Acreage turn into commercial, and these T-intersections, I’m sorry, but somebody went and punched some calculations into a computer and said, ‘Let’s pick on The Acreage today,’ without understanding the characteristics of our community,” Damone said.

“Those calculations don’t fit, so

we really need to take action, and we need to ask the county commissioners to delay this.”

Damone asked the board to approve two resolutions, one opposing an amendment that would allow commercialization at T-intersections with a feeder and an arterial road, and another to indicate support of the ALA’s Acreage Neighborhood Plan.

ITID Attorney Frank Palin said he spoke to the chief staff person in the county planning office and that the planning director will ask that the item be shifted to the next round.

“It won’t be in the current round if it were going to be adopted at all in this current round,” he said.

“She indicated that it will add three months to the approval process.

It will push it into the next round to give us more time to consider it.”

Palin said the commission is likely to accept the planning director ’s recommendation to push it to the next round, but he could not guarantee that.

“I’m not going to trust something that’s going to remain on the agenda going before the county commissioners in hopes that they don’t approve it,” Damone said.

“I think a lot of us will be there.”

Damone said she was aware that the ALA is working on a neighborhood plan update and thought the board should approve a resolution to support it.

Jacobs made a motion to approve the resolution opposing the T-intersection amendment, which carried 5-0.

Supervisor Carlos Enriquez made a motion to approve a resolution supporting the ALA’s effort to update the Acreage Neighborhood Plan, which also carried 5-0.

New District Would Give Pafford Larger Share Of Western Area

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Now that the Florida Supreme Court has finalized the new maps for the Florida House of Representatives, State Rep. Mark Pafford (D-District 88) expects to run for re-election in a district that includes a larger share of the western communities.

Pafford said he is glad to see most of the revisions to his new district, now designated as District 86. “It would appear that I’m going to lose certain portions of Greenacres, [and] I really like Greenacres,” he said. “I’ll also lose some of my northern areas, 45th Street and Haverhill.”

The bulk of the district will be made up of Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee Groves and Wellington — and that’s just fine for Pafford, a former Acreage, Royal Palm Beach and Wellington resident who is now living in an unincorporated portion on the eastern edge of the new district.

This gives him a deep understanding of the local issues, he said. “I’m pretty pleased,” Pafford said. “I think everybody is just waiting to see what the Senate maps will be.”

The Florida Supreme Court was not as kind to the State Senate maps. Those were sent back to the legislature to be redrawn.

Pafford was home earlier this week after the legislature ended its regular session but quickly headed back to Tallahassee for the March 14-28 special session on the State Senate redistricting.

Pafford said he’s glad to see most of the western communities in one district. Wellington and Royal Palm Beach had been divided between districts 88 and 85.

The redrawn district puts Pafford and State Rep. Joseph Abruzzo (D-District 85) in the same district, but Abruzzo has said he plans to run for a newly created Democratic-leaning State Senate district covering most of the western com-

munities, assuming that district is not dramatically redrawn in the current special session.

Pafford said he introduced bills this session that would have reversed actions by the Republicandominated legislature that he did not agree with, but none made it out of committee.

“One would have changed the elections process back to what it was before the voter suppression activity,” he said. “The Republicans passed a measure that makes it more difficult for people to vote.

It changed the early voting, and it basically put a penalty on the third-party registration groups like the League of Women Voters and the Boy Scouts.”

It also makes it harder for college students and women who have had their last names changed to change their voting information at the polling place.

“It forced them to vote basically by a provisional ballot, which 50 percent of the time is thrown

out,” Pafford said. “My bill would have corrected all that.”

Pafford said he got behind causes that he felt made sense. “Unfortunately, the Republican-controlled legislature doesn’t want to hear those types of things,” he said.

Pafford, who is the Democrats’ deputy whip, said representing the minority is difficult but that the last week of the regular session was particularly stressful. “In the last week and the last day of session, they force you to vote on things you’ve never even seen,” he said.

“You have to go with your gut and your common sense, and if you don’t have time to read it, you just err to caution and vote ‘no.’”

Most consequential votes come down to party lines, and in Tallahassee, Republicans rule.

“It’s a super-majority that basically gets whatever they want anyway at the end of the day, so you fight as hard as you can, and when you win a few victories, which we

did this year, you really savor those moments,” Pafford said.

“You also learn to value your role in fighting for common sense, fighting for the everyday person in Florida, and that brings some sort of justification for what you do.”

Redistricting will not come close to restoring party balance in the legislature, Pafford said, although he thinks it will bring it closer.

“The Democrats are not going to take back the Senate. They’re not going to take back the House,” Pafford said. “I think you will find chambers with more minority members and fewer majority members, but that’s OK. I think when you’re in ... a super minority, you’re under that 30 percent, you’re at a great disadvantage because of the rules. When you’ve got two-thirds of the people just basically voting in line, there’s no independent thinking going on. When you have more than 30 percent as a minority, you begin to become rel-

State Rep. Mark Pafford evant, especially on bills that require two-thirds to pass.”

Pafford said he thinks the redistricting will reduce Republicans’ control to some degree. “That’s a good thing for Florida,” he said.

“That suggests you’re going to be spoken to as a person with ideas as opposed to someone you just need to vote against to move to the next bill.”

Wellington Change Would Allow ‘Split’ Drive-Throughs At Restaurants

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board voted unanimously Wednesday, March 7 to recommend approval of an ordinance that would allow for split drive-through queue lines at fastfood restaurants.

Planning & Zoning Manager David Flinchum told board members that currently only one drivethrough lane is allowed for fastfood restaurants, while financial institutions are allowed multiple lanes.

“Drive-through facilities have evolved over the years,” he said.

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“It’s easy for a mayor of West Palm Beach to fly to Washington and advocate against State Road 7, but she is not truthful with the facts and she uses language that the extension is going through, instead of around, the West Palm Beach Water Catchment Area,” Damone said. “That’s how she generates their concern, but when I have the opportunity to present the facts, it usually backfires on Mayor Muoio. I promise you all those agencies that listen to her

“It used to be a linear arrangement where you came in, saw your menu, placed your order, paid a cashier and then picked up your food. That has changed.”

The change was requested by McDonald’s, which has revamped its style of drive-through to allow multiple menu boards to place orders. “There is an advantage,” Flinchum said. “If someone is delayed, you have the option to bypass and go to a second menu board to place your order.”

Flinchum said that one concern village staff had was that fast-food restaurants have peak periods, which can cause traffic backups.

He noted that the McDonald’s location on Greenview Shores Blvd. has a traffic issue.

“We’re going to look at these on a case-by-case basis,” he said.

The change would allow for a single approach lane that splits into two menu boards, then merges back into one lane, Flinchum said.

PZA Board Chair Carmine Priore III asked if all fast-food vendors would have the right to build these types of drive-through lanes.

“Would it still have to come before staff for approval?” he asked.

“Would each entity coming in

have to propose this and get approval for it?”

Flinchum said that an applicant would have to meet several requirements to be granted the drivethrough. “It would be on a caseby-case basis,” he said.

Brian Terry of Land Design South, agent for McDonald’s, said that the company has been updating all of its older locations to match its newer locations. “Part of the project is including what they call a side-by-side drive-through,” he said. “Every site we work with is different. The orientation and the traffic flow are all site-specific.”

Terry said that a side-by-side

drive-through boosts efficiency in traffic by 20 percent.

“There’s not more cars coming to McDonald’s,” he said. “The cars are already there. But this allows them to go through faster.”

Terry said that the biggest drivethrough delay is from people pondering what they’d like to order.

“It’s when you pull up and can’t decide what you want,” he said.

“It’s not because the restaurant can’t get the food to you fast enough. So this allows drivers to bypass someone who is holding up the line.”

Flinchum noted that the design would still allow for a one-way flow

that would help stem traffic problems. He said that the applicant would be required to meet minimum landscaping and curb requirements, as well as allow for a bypass lane.

Additionally, all establishments must meet the many requirements already in the code for drivethrough restaurants.

PZA Board Alternate Al Bennett said he was in favor of allowing McDonald’s to update their locations. “I prefer it to them building somewhere else,” he said.

The board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the ordinance.

will hear from me to present the facts to them on the State Road 7 extension.”

On a Wednesday bus tour of the western communities attended by six Palm Beach County commissioners, County Engineer George Webb narrated the portion of the tour pointing out the route that the completion of SR 7 is planned to take. The tour went south on the portion of the road east of Ibis called “North State Road 7.”

“If you notice the sign, it does say ‘North State Road 7,’” Webb said, pointing out the sign at the beginning of the road. “This is the eastern edge of Ibis. Look to your left.”

He also pointed out the area east of the road covered with overgrowth that has been designated

as the SR 7 easement for decades.

Webb explained that the water catchment area is a football field’s width away.

“This area here is 300 feet wide,” Webb said. “What we have here is the opportunity for the state to determine where a road could be built. It could be built right where we’re driving today. It could be built in the middle of the 300 feet, and it could be built on the far side.

If you build it on this side, you keep it as far away from the drinking-water supply as possible. If you put it on the other side, you keep it as far away as possible from the people in Ibis, so when the hearing comes up it will be interesting to see if the Ibis people say, ‘Well if you have to build it, where?

Next to us or far away from us?’”

Webb said that under the origi-

nal Ibis construction agreement, the road the bus was on was originally supposed to run the entire length of the community another 2 miles to the south, in anticipation of the construction of the SR 7 extension.

“It was determined not to build it then because it would just be another place for kids to drag race,” Webb said. “But the right-of-way exists all the way down to the M Canal,” he said.

Webb said FDOT has money available to build the missing link in 2014-15, but it has to get past the public hearing and permitting.

“The decision point is should this road be built in this corridor, or should it not be built, and that’s what’s going to occur after this public hearing happens,” he said.

The information will be sent to FDOT and the Federal Highway Administration, and a determination will be made whether to build.

Webb pointed out that West Palm Beach has pledged to challenge the permitting process every step of the way, including before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District.

The tour also traversed Coconut Blvd., which Webb said would have less traffic if the SR 7 extension is completed, with passthrough traffic using the new extension instead.

“One of the things you hear from The Acreage’s perspective is, ‘We are carrying the brunt of pass-through traffic between Okeechobee Blvd. and North-

lake.’ Unfortunately, they have to use Coconut to do that,” Webb said.

Webb added that more letters lately have been written by Ibis residents indicating that they would like to have another way to Okeechobee Blvd. and points south.

The Village of Royal Palm Beach bus service pick-up/drop-off location will be in front of Village Hall, 1050 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., promptly at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21.

Anyone with questions about the bus trip should call the village clerk’s office at (561) 790-5100.

The meeting will be held at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center (9067 Southern Blvd.). For more about the project, visit www.sr7extension.com.

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Acreage Park Jam March 17 The Acreage Landowners’ Association and the Indian Trail Improvement District will host their monthly Acreage Community Park Jam on Saturday, March 17 from 5 to 10 p.m. at Acreage Community Park (6701 140th Avenue North).

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, there will be a “Jamrock ’n’ Roll” theme.

The Acreage Community Park Jam is a free monthly event featuring musicians, comedians and other artists of all ages, styles and skill levels. For classic car lovers, there will be a Classic Cruisers Car Show.

Guests are welcome to bring and display a classic vehicle or motorcycle. For those feeling lucky, there will be a 50/50 raffle.

The event is fun for all ages.

Acreage Community Park also has a playground and skateboard park adjacent to the jam area. Bring beverage and picnic items as well as chairs or something to sit on.

For more information, click on the Acreage Community Park Jam link at www.acreagelandowners. org under “Events.” Adult supervision is required for playground use. A skate park consent waiver is required for minors wishing to use the park. It is available by visiting the “Parks” section on www. indiantrail.com.

The stage has a sound system and karaoke equipment for all to use. As always, volunteers to set up and break down are needed.

To sign up as entertainment or make general inquiries, contact Bob Renna at (561) 602-0676 or bobrenna@bellsouth.net. Per-

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Wellington Relay Team Party March 21 Walkers will go around the clock in the battle against cancer when the American Cancer Society’s Wellington Relay for Life returns to Wellington High School on May 18 at 6 p.m.

There will be a team party meeting for people either already registered as a team or those who want to register for a team on Wednesday, March 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at On the Border restaurant (11121 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach). Anyone interested in finding out more about the relay should plan to attend.

Relay for Life events are held overnight. Individuals and teams camp out at the Wellington High School’s track, with the goal of keeping at least one team member on the track at all times. Teams do most of their fundraising prior to the event, but some teams also hold creative fundraisers at their camp sites during the relay.

“The relay is a unique opportunity for our community to come together to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember those we’ve lost, and fight back against the disease,” said Karin Crenshaw, chair of the Wellington Relay for Life. “Many of the participants are cancer survivors, which serves as a reminder that the Wellington community is not immune to this disease, and that by participating in relay, we are

joining with the American Cancer Society’s efforts to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.”

Funds raised at the Wellington Relay for Life will help the American Cancer Society improve the lives of those touched by cancer.

In 2011, Relay for Life events across Florida raised over $21 million to help local cancer patients and to fund lifesaving cancer research.

The Wellington Relay for Life raised $36,000 to help fund lifesaving programs and services locally, such as Road to Recovery, which provides transportation for patients to and from lifesaving cancer treatments. Last year, 1,261 rides were given to 250 patients in Palm Beach County.

For more information, contact Karin Crenshaw at (561) 373-8404 or crenshawk@me.com.

Register For Wellington Summer Camp Wellington is now accepting registrations for its popular summer camp. This fun-filled camp is offered from June 11 through Aug. 17 and operates Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Campers must be between the ages of 5 and 15.

CPR and first aid–certified camp counselors will lead children through a variety of in-house entertainment including animal shows, game shows, bounce houses, arts and crafts, swimming, sports and more. In addition, campers ages 11 to 15 will enjoy field

trips such as ice skating, bowling, a Florida Marlins baseball game and trips to the movie theater.

Registration must be completed in person at Village Park, located at 11700 Pierson Road. The cost is $160 per week for Wellington residents and $185 per week for nonresidents. For more information, call Program Coordinator Juan Carlos de los Reyes at (561) 7914758.

College Planning Night March 29 At WHS Parents and students are invited to attend a free college planning lecture Thursday, March 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Wellington High School media center.

David Eisenson, president of College Planning Masters, will cover a variety of topics, including strategies designed to enhance admissions chances, applications, Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms and how to successfully navigate the financial aid process. It promises to be an extremely enlightening evening, and families with students in all high school grades are encouraged to attend.

Refreshments will be served and a raffle for free college planning services will be held to benefit the Wellington High School debate team. The raffle is for a free college admissions and financial aid services package valued at $2,500, and will run through April 6. The cost is $10 per ticket or three for $25.

For additional information, con-

tact debate coach Paul Gaba at gaba@wellingtondebate.com or (561) 795-4911, or visit the WHS debate team web site at www. wellingtondebate.com.

Wellington Offers Health Seminars For Seniors Wellington seniors can enjoy a free meal and find out the latest information about fueling a healthy body at Wellington’s upcoming Health & Wellness Lunch and Learn Seminars sponsored by Palms West Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center and Wellington Regional Medical Center. All sessions take place from noon to 2 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center and are restricted to residents age 55 and older.

The first seminar will take place Monday, March 26 featuring registered dietitian Kristen Marquez of Palms West Hospital leading a discussion on “The Healthy Plate.” On Wednesday, April 4, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Gary Wexler of the Good Samaritan Medical Center will discuss “Knee Pain: From Aspirin to Robotic Surgery.”

The remaining sessions focus on heart health, including an April 16 presentation on “Improving Your Odds: Symptoms of Heart Attacks & Strokes;” the April 23 session “Risk Factors & Prevention,” presented by Wellington Regional Medical Center’s Dr. Waqar Khan, a board-certified interventional cardiologist; and the May 7 discussion “Reduce Inflammation Plus Fortify Your Body Equals Preventing Disease,” presented by Dr.

Vincent Apicella, who is board certified in family medicine.

Pre-registration is required to attend these free, exciting and informational Lunch and Learn Seminars. Participants can register at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.), Village Park (11700 Pierson Road) or online by visiting the Parks & Recreation page at www. wellingtonfl.gov. For more information about or other senior programs, call Senior Services Advocate Howard Trager at (561) 7914785.

Wellington To Launch Business Directory Wellington is strengthening its support system for local businesses by launching Shop Wellington, an online directory connecting everything from home-based businesses to offices and storefronts with potential customers.

Shop Wellington is an online directory that will allow people to search for businesses by name and type of establishment. As a part of this free service, participating business owners will have the opportunity to customize their own micro web pages with information, coupons and links to their company web site or social networking pages.

“We are excited that this program will enhance local spending and make it easier for residents to support Wellington businesses when shopping for goods and services,” Long Range Planning Director Tim Stillings said.

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RPB’s Ewing Optical Offers New Electronically Focused Glasses

By Denise Fleischman Town-Crier Staff Report Ewing Optical in Royal Palm Beach is one of a limited number of optical establishments offering the new emPower eyewear line.

EmPower is the first electronicfocusing eyewear. It is dubbed by its creators as the biggest optical advance in more than 50 years.

Ewing Optical client Ray Pasquale picked up a pair Thursday, March 8. Ewing is the only emPower retailer in the western communities.

EmPower uses advanced electronics to instantly adjust as vision needs change. “Almost anyone with a need for multi-focal lenses can wear it,” Ewing Optical owner Bobby Ewing said. “A standard eye exam is all that’s needed.”

EmPower was developed by Pixel Optics and Panasonic. It comes with glasses in a case, a charger in a case, a power source for the charger (which plugs into the wall), and a non-adapt policy and warranty. Each of the lenses features a virtually invisible layer of liquid crystals that instantly adjusts and provides a near-focus (reading) zone.

“In regular progressive lenses there are three ranges of vision distance, intermediate and reading. With emPower, there is distance and intermediate available, and then the reading range gets turned on when necessary,” said Ewing Optical’s Denise Waller.

“The cost is $1,500, which is only a little more than two pairs of glasses.”

In Manual mode, a touch of the

temple triggers the near-focus zone, while another touch turns it off. A swipe of the temple activates the Automatic mode, so the nearfocus zone turns on and off in response to up-and-down head movements.

When the glasses aren’t being worn, they will go into sleep mode when turned upside down. They will charge overnight in the custom charging unit.

EmPower not only gives patients control over their vision, it also provides wider fields of view and less distortion than progressive lenses.

“I am an electronics guru,” Pasquale said. “I like being first to try new things. What’s nice about these glasses is I only need to carry one pair. I don’t have to carry multiple pairs like

bifocals and distance glasses.”

Pasquale said there is no “wavy sensation” when he tilts his head down when going up steps because he has distance only turned on.

“These glasses are the coolest, and I love them,” he said. “I am enormously thrilled with my investment in these glasses. The convenience of having one pair of glasses instead of two is worth the increased price.”

Ewing Optical is located at 11388 Okeechobee Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach. For more information, call (561) 798-0244 or visit www.ewing optical.com.

(Right) Ray Pasquale get his glasses adjusted by Bobby Ewing of Ewing Optical.

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WELLINGTON HOSTS LAUGH OUT LOUD COMEDY NIGHT AT THE AMPHITHEATER

Wellington hosted a free Laugh Out Loud standup comedy show Friday, March 9 at the Wellington Amphitheater. Audience members relaxed on the amphitheater lawn as the various standup acts took the stage. For more information about upcoming events at the amphitheater, visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

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Tony and Diane Patti with Helen and Richard Eovine.

Comedians Leon Arp (left) and Tony Rivera (right) perform.

Peter Wein, Neil Berliner, Tony Rivera, Artist Treece, Nhan Du and Leon Arp.

Kennedy Ramsarran, Jocelyn Batty, Estee Ramsarran and Abby Ramsarran.

Sheila Stevenson, Moira and Iain Livingston, and Ed Stevenson.

Comedian Tracy Young with Junior and Eliza Osman.

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WEDDING FASHIONS, FOOD & MORE AT BINKS FOREST GOLF CLUB’S BRIDAL EXPO Binks Forest Golf Club in Wellington hosted its inaugural Binks Bridal Expo on Sunday, March 11. Local venders showcased products and services from wedding cakes to photography. For more info., visit www.binksforestgc.com or call (561) 578-8206.

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Michael Angelo Salon & Spa hair stylist Kati Marino, Tagan Brino and Heather Cmejla showcase a bridal hair style.

Models Rebecca Perry and Hannah Tornquist with gowns from Bacio Bacio.

Binks Forest Golf Club Director of Catering Whitney Buchanan with Event Coordinator Susan Turturici.

Farah Aman of Wellington Florist with floral designs.

Bacio Bacio wedding gown model Hannah Tornquist with bride-to-be Lauren Guilford and her mother Marsha Guilford.

Binks Forest Golf Club Chef Mark Adams serves catering samples.

Iva Ivanova and Jaelynn Jordan of La Casa Hermosa.

Vinny and Nayara Kish of Somethin’ Delicious with a couture candy buffet.

Jennifer Johnson of Johnson’s Custom Cakes and More with some pastries and a custom-made cake.

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Skelton Tops In $32K Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic The ninth week of competition at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival concluded Sunday, March 11 with a one-two finish for Great Britain in the $32,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Great Britain’s Nick Skelton and Beverley Widdowson’s Unique took home the top prize with Tina Fletcher and Unique IX in second. Americans Katie Dinan and Nougat Du Vallet finished third.

Competing over a course set by Leopoldo Palacios of Venezuela, 57 entries started the class, and just six were able to clear the obstacles without fault. The jump-off saw only two clear rounds.

Fletcher and Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum were the first two competitors in round one to jump clear and were then first to jump-off. Fletcher rode her own Unique IX first in the jump-off and went clear in 39.08 seconds to earn the second place prize. Michaels-Beerbaum went next aboard Cantano, owned by Octavia Farms LLC. In the jumpoff, the pair had a rail at the first fence and stopped the clock in 38.80 seconds to finish in sixth.

Young American rider Wilton Porter put his name on the jump-off list aboard Sleepy P Ranch LLC’s Paloubet, but also had a rail over the short course and finished in fifth with his time of 36.33 seconds.

Skelton and Unique made it to the jump-off next, and the pair jumped a clear round in 35.03 seconds to take over the lead. Ben Maher and Katie Dinan each be-

sted Skelton’s time, but incurred faults. Maher and Louise Flower’s Rowan stopped the clock in 34.99 seconds with four faults and finished in fourth place. Dinan and Grant Road Partner’s Nougat Du Vallet were last to go and finished the jump-off course in 32.86 seconds with four faults to place third.

Skelton and Unique won the first Suncast 1.50m Classic during week one of WEF and are currently leading the series standings.

Unique is an 11-year-old KWPN gelding. On his ride in the class last Sunday, Skelton said, “I thought he felt really good. He has done the 1.50 every week, and he has been great. I thought maybe I might have placed third when I came out from the jump-off because I wasn’t that quick. I thought it wouldn’t take much to beat me to be honest, but luckily the other two had rails. I didn’t think I was particularly quick, but I was clear, and that was the main thing.”

Commenting on the course, Skelton noted, “I actually thought it was difficult enough, and then when he pulled the time back, that made it more difficult. It was big enough and tricky enough. He had a lot of scratches in that, but I think six clears is quite fair enough.”

Unique will have this week off and then return to compete in the 1.50m classes during weeks 11 and 12 to round out the circuit. For now, Skelton was happy to end the week on a high note. “It’s nice to end the week on a win,” he said. “It wasn’t looking too good during

the week, but it ended up OK.” Second-place finisher Tina Fletcher went first in the class and was happy with her round.

“I think I was quite lucky because I went first in the whole class and the first two were clear and then they changed the time, which I think was in my favor because they made it a really tight time after that. I was surprised how much trouble it caused with the course,” Fletcher said.

Her horse Unique IX is an 11year-old KWPN gelding. “He was good, I was really pleased with him,” Fletcher smiled. “I have had him for about a year. He is basically sort of my second horse, but he has done quite a bit. He jumped on a Nations Cup team last year and he has been good here. He was second in one of the WEF classes on the grass. He is a nice horse; he is usually very consistent.”

This is Fletcher’s first time competing at WEF, and she has had a great experience along with her fellow British riders. “I love it here.

It is a great place to be,” she said.

The amateur-owner, junior and adult amateur competitors also showed in the International Arena last Sunday. Due to thunderstorms last Saturday, the $15,000 SJHOF High Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic had to be cancelled halfway through the class. The entries were therefore scored in two sections. Twenty-three riders showed in Section A last Saturday with three entries jumping clear, but they were unable to complete a

Nick Skelton aboard Unique. jump-off once the rain set in. The three riders were scored by their times in round one, and the win went to Charlie Jacobs Sr. and CMJ Sporthorse LLC’s Flaming Star.

Section B of the class went on last Sunday and saw 27 entries with a win for Amelia McArdle and Old Barrington LLC’s Nicholas.

Also showing last Sunday, Victoria Colvin and Waminka, owned

by Rivers Edge, won the $10,000 Griffis Group High Junior Jumper Classic. Melanie Brown and Windward’s Tilia triumphed in the $10,000 Martha Jolicoeur Adult Amateur 36-49 Jumper Classic.

Mackenzie Hamill of Buffalo, N.Y., rode to the top of last week’s Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) Children’s Medal 15-17

Mackenzie Hamill rides Einstein.

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class against a field of 25 competitors. Hamill and her mount, Einstein, were called back to test in the top spot with a first round score of 84 and were able to maintain the lead after executing a beautiful test course. Competition among those called back to test (Kate Ross, Marissa Damone, Matthew Kracklauer and Mackenize Hamill) was fierce with a spread of just 3 points between the first and fourth place finishers in round one. Ultimately, Hamilll claimed victory. Damone and her mount, Paramour, finished second, while Kate Ross and her mount, Chi Wah Wah, finishing third.

Hamill’s partner in last Sunday’s victory, Einstein, is a 13-year-old Selle Francais owned by Monty

Kelly of West Sand Lake, NY. According to Hamill, Einstein is “full of life and can be a bit of a character.”

In the coming weeks, Hamill will continue to her quest for victory in the Equitation and Jumper arenas atop Einstein and Brisco, while also providing encouragement for her younger sister, Delaney, in the Children’s Hunter 14 & Under and the THIS Medal 14 & Under.

The Winter Equestrian Festival features 12 weeks of competition that conclude April 1. For full results, visit www.showgrounds live.com. The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center is located at 14440 Pierson Road in Wellington. For more information, visit www.equestriansport.com.

Equestrian Special Olympics Event Comes To PBIEC This Saturday The Special Olympics in Palm Beach County will hold an equestrian competition Saturday, March 17 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington. It will take place in Ring 6.

Fifty-five riders will compete in classes that include English and Western Equitation, Dressage, Trail, Prix Caprilli (a combination of dressage with jumps) and a special encore performance of the Vinceremos Superhero Drill Team at 11:45 a.m. Following the competition, the riders will participate in a parade of champions in the International Arena.

The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center is the training home

for Palm Beach County Special Olympics Equestrian Team. Along with riders from Vinceremos, special guests from the Chateaublond Equestrian Center in Haiti will be present to compete in the competition.

There will be a special fundraising luncheon and silent auction at noon at the Wellington Club to benefit Friends of the Orphans and the special needs children of the Chateaublond Equestrian Center.

Tables of six and individual seats are available at the luncheon for $300 and $50, respectively, and all contributions are tax-deductible.

The event is sponsored by the Bellissimo family and Equestrian Sport Productions, along with the

Tisbo family and Tequestrian Farms.

“Your support makes a world of difference in the life of a special needs child,” said Romy TschudiRoy, event chair and Chateaublond Equestrian Center founder.

Vinceremos Executive Director Ruth Menor and Chateaublond’s Tschudi-Roy have worked together to make sure that the Haitian riders have a competition to attend.

“Our riders have been preparing for this competition with the same enthusiasm and dedication as the riders competing in the Grand Prix here at WEF,” Menor said. “Their successes are shared

by many: their parents, the volunteers, those who support Vinceremos and their loyal equine partners. Vinceremos would also like to take this opportunity to thank Katherine and Mark Bellissimo and the many sponsors and riders who supported the third annual FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments. We are always so thankful for the support of the equestrian community and the Bellissimos’ interest and generosity in our community and all of its residents.”

Judges for the event will include Katherine and Nicole Bellissimo, Chris Gillman, and others.

Vinceremos serves a wide range

of clients with disabilities. Children as young as 2 years old all the way up through adults in their 70s regularly attend the program for recreation or therapy. People diagnosed with cerebral palsy, cognitive impairments, autism, head injury and stroke have all benefited from Vinceremos programs. Vinceremos will also house the United States Para-Equestrian Team while they are in Florida this season to compete for the 2012 London Paralympics.

Each week, between 125 to 150 riders come to Vinceremos for services. Over the course of the year, Vinceremos serves more than 400 different individuals. These riders come from all over Palm Beach

County. Vinceremos has riders who attend the center from group homes, the Palm Beach School for Autism and Western Pines Middle School.

This week, an inclusion program started with Wellington High School. The school is bringing their special education students and typical students as volunteers. This program’s intent is to create interaction between these students.

Founded in 1982, the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center is a not-for-profit corporation organized to provide recreational and therapeutic horseback riding to those with disabilities. For more info., visit www.vinceremos.com.

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WELLINGTON HOSTS SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE AT SATURDAY GREEN MARKET Wellington hosted a Green Market & Songwriters Showcase on Saturday, March 10 at the Wellington Amphitheater. Guests enjoyed music while they browsed the items for sale at the market. For more info., call (561) 753-2484.

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Bobby Gugliuzza plays for the audience.

Hope and Gary Fremd and grandchildren Edyn and Hudson take in the show.

Lesley and Riley Shea, Ricci Sarni and Lisa and Nicholas McCarthy take a break from shopping to listen.

Lorie Clinger and Linda Fleming browse the green market.

Ayhan and Altin Lambaz check out some spices.

Marie Whitney and Louise Wagner enjoy the day.

DOG FANCIERS ASSOCIATION HOSTS ALL-BREED DOG SHOWS AT FAIRGROUNDS The competition was great at the Palm Beach County Dog Fanciers Association’s annual All-Breed Dog Shows held Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. The event included agility demonstrations, dog show tours, and specialty PHOTOS BY JESSICA GREGOIRE/TOWN-CRIER breed and all-breed competitions. For more info., visit www.pbcdfa.org.

Maureen Jewette with Xena, a black Cocker Spaniel and champion in the group 1 sporting group.

Andrea Reisman with her dog Skye and handler Maryann Griffin.

Handlers and dogs participating in the all-breed dog show.

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Sign Up Now For Royal Palm’s Community Garage Sale April 14

By Jessica Gregoire Town-Crier Staff Report If you need to do some de-cluttering, you’ll soon have a chance to do so at the annual Royal Palm Beach Community Garage Sale.

The community is encouraged to bring their unwanted household items to Veterans Park in Royal Palm Beach on Saturday, April 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event will be a chance for people to clean out their homes, garages and storage areas, and sell the items for some well-deserved cash. So start looking through your clutter; you might find some interesting items that can put cash in your pocket.

“It’s a big old-fashioned community garage sale,” Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center Facilities Supervisor Carlos Morales said.

“Anything at the house that is no longer needed, this is where people can get rid of it.”

From that old table that has been sitting in your garage for a decade to clothes you haven’t worn in a while, the April 14 sale will be the perfect opportunity to sell it to someone who needs it. There will also be a place for people to sell homemade crafts.

Interested participants are re-

quired to sign up by April 6 but are encouraged to do so as soon as possible to get a good spot.

“We typically get somewhere between 70 to 80 vendors for this event,” Morales said. “And we fill up pretty quickly.”

To reserve a spot, a $20 fee is needed for a 10’x10’ open-space booth area. Vendors can also rent an 8-foot table for $10 and chairs for $3 each. Vendors will be situated around the fountain and up to the north end of the park. Parking will be minimal at Veterans Park, but there will be a free shuttle service to additional parking every 15 minutes. The shuttle will run from the park to the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center and Village Hall, which can accommodate plenty of cars.

Although the sale is a Royal Palm Beach event, it’s also open to nonresidents. “It’s not just for Royal Palm Beach residents; it’s for anybody in the surrounding communities,” Morales said. “So residents from Wellington, Loxahatchee, The Acreage, Greenacres or whereever are welcome to participate as vendors.”

Morales is hoping that many residents will participate in the Community Garage Sale and

PRIORE RECOGNIZED

BY LEAGUE OF CITIES

At the February general membership meeting of the Palm Beach County League of Cities, Wellington Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Carmine Priore was recognized for his 13 years of dedicated service as a member of the Palm Beach County League of Cities’ Board of Directors. To assist with the honors, Florida League of Cities President Pat Bates and Board Relations Director Linda Bridges were in attendance to assist with the presentation. Priore was elected to the board in 1999, and served as president in 2002-03. Shown above is Priore with Palm Beach County League of Cities President Lisa Tropepe and Florida League of Cities President Pat Bates.

showcase some interesting items.

“If people empty out their garages and attics and find some really good items and want to sell them, this is a great way to reach the public,” he said.

Taking part in the Community Garage Sale decreases the amount of stress in having a garage sale on your own. One of the major concerns of having a private garage sale, according to Morales, is getting people to show up. “You can do a garage sale at your own house, pay your own advertising and your own information and still not see the results financially,” he said. “Or you can come to a big public garage sale like this and reach out to a lot more people.”

When cleaning out and sifting through items, which may hold sentimental value or memories, the key is finding the right items that are worth selling, Morales said.

Getting ready for a garage sale takes a team effort from friends and family. “It takes a lot of work to prepare for a garage sale,” Morales said. “The more support people have from their friends and family, and the better they plan things out, the easier it’s going to be.”

It’s also an opportunity to find some great buys from an array of

vendors. Morales said shoppers will be able to find deals and have a variety of options, cutting down on the number of shopping trips they’ll have to make. “This is a good way for garage sale shoppers to go to one place and view all these items as opposed to going from house to house wasting gas looking for garage sales,” he said.

Having a Community Garage Sale not only makes it easier for people thinking of having a garage sale, but it fosters community involvement and social interaction. “It’s going to be at a great park where families can come and enjoy themselves,” Morales said.

The event will also include live music and entertainment, with a DJ and musicians playing in areas around the park. “We also have the Mess Hall there, and it’s going to be open for food and drinks,” Morales said. “It’s a nice area for people to get something to eat, especially in the morning.”

Royal Palm Beach Veterans Park is located at 1036 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. at Sparrow Drive in Royal Palm Beach. For more information about the garage sale, visit www. royalpalmbeach.com or call (561) 790-5149.

(Above and below) Vendors will be located at different areas of Veterans Park on Royal Palm Beach Blvd.

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Parkinson’s Conference March 30 In RPB The South Palm Beach County Chapter of the National Parkinson Foundation will hold its 2012 Parkinson Educational Conference “We Will Rock You” on Friday, March 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way).

If you have Parkinson’s disease, or you are a caregiver for someone living with Parkinson, attending this conference should be at the top of your priority list.

The conference is free for people living with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers. Admission

for professionals is $100. There will be a continental breakfast and lunch for all attendees.

Board-certified movement disorder neurologist Dr. Stuart Isaacson will be the keynote speaker.

Other presentations will include Ask the Doctor, Medication Management, Think Big and Talk Loudly, Exercise and Voice Program, Parkinson Disease Dance Program, and Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery: Is it Right for You? There will be a two-hour breakout session for professionals on domestic violence.

An estimated one million people in the United States are living with Parkinson’s disease. Approximately 60,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year in the U.S. Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, degenerative, neurological disorder. Symptoms range from tremors, rigidity, slowness of movement, fatigue and impaired balance, to total physical incapacitation.

There is no known cure for Parkinson’s disease.

For more conference information or to register for the conference, e-mail Milka Santos at

msantos@parkinsoninfo.net.

The South Palm Beach County Chapter of the national Parkinson Foundation also sponsors a Parkinson’s dance program, Yoga for Parkinson’s, support groups for care givers, Surf and Turf gym and pool exercise programs at the YMCAs in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach and at Abingdon at Traditions in Port St. Lucie and the Arbors at the Lakes at Point West in Vero Beach.

For more information about programs, call Jack Mueller at (561) 482-3106.

Pine Jog Center Green Gala Set For March 31 Florida Atlantic University’s Pine Jog Environmental Education Center (6301 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach) will hold its annual Green Gala on Saturday, March 31 at 6 p.m.

The event will feature dinner, dancing and live and silent auc-

tions, and will help raise needed funds for the center’s future success. This year’s gala theme is “Swing into Spring!”

The funds raised assist the center in providing programs for school groups, teachers and families. Pine Jog serves more than

40,000 individuals yearly, and 60 percent of them are from culturally diverse and underserved populations. The mission of the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center is to research, develop and disseminate environmental education programs and services aimed at cre-

ating environmentally knowledgeable and responsible citizens of all ages.

For more information on the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center or the Green Gala, call (561) 686-6600 or visit the center ’s web site at http://pinejog.fau.edu.

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Advice On Gifted Testing And Helping Students With Learning Issues

By Dr. Harvey Klein and Gerri Becker Special to the Town-Crier Now that the school year is well underway, I have been receiving many questions related to school problems and placement.

For consideration for gifted program placement in the public school system, testing to assess cognitive ability and achievement in math and reading is required, along with the present teacher filling out a checklist. If your child is already in public school, the testing can be performed either privately or through the school.

Sometimes if performed through the school, a screening test is first administered, and if the child does well, the more comprehensive testing is administered.

If the child is in pre-kindergarten or private school, testing is

performed privately. Make sure that the person doing the testing is fully licensed so school officials will accept the report. If the child passes the testing, the report is submitted to the school and a checklist is sent to be filled out by the child’s teacher in the present school. Even if the child qualifies with respect to test results, a checklist noting appropriate attributes is required before acceptance into the program. Note also that some private schools that offer an enriched curriculum for bright students may require preadmission testing as well.

If your child is having learning problems, varying levels of support are used to supplement the core curriculum when students need assistance. This approach is called Response to Intervention (RTI). Psycho educational testing

NEW HORIZONS JOINS WALK FOR AUTISM

New Horizons Elementary School participated in the Walk Now for Autism Speaks event in downtown West Palm Beach. Twenty-nine team members composed of school staff, family members and friends volunteered, raising $455 for autism research. New Horizons students learned that such acts show caring and that what they do makes a difference. Shown above are New Horizons team members at the walk.

may be a helpful tool but it is not required for placement or implementation of intervention. Testing can be very useful in helping to identify strengths and weaknesses, how your child learns best, as well as comparing various areas of cognitive ability with educational achievement.

Testing also helps with providing evidence for accommodations such as extra time on tests or a quiet setting, etc., for students through college and professional school. Even children with superior intelligence may have learning problems. Some children may have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and experience difficulty with attention and distractibility or impulsivity. These children and their parents need to understand their strengths and weaknesses and appropriate learn-

ing strategies for them. The child’s teacher, the ESE coordinator and other school personnel will share concerns and ideas with you regarding learning difficulties and counseling may help. Additionally, an experienced educational therapist can be very useful in helping the child to learn in the most efficient manner to suit their special needs and strengths and act as a liaison coordinating home and school learning.

Dyslexia (reading), dyscalculia (math) and dysgraphia (writing) may have many causes. Visual or auditory processing problems, ability to blend sounds, expressive or receptive language problems are common underlying causes. There are also nonverbal learning problems which often are more subtle in nature and can cause more obscure learning issues. Certainly

distractibility and attentional difficulties can effect learning as well.

Understanding the learners’ strengths and weaknesses and working on ways for them to learn most efficiently, including study techniques, and is important. Coordination with parents and school educators concerning recommendations and special needs is important. As an educational therapist, Gerri Becker has worked with adults as well as children. She has noted that sometimes when children’s issues become identified, their parents note having struggled with similar issues themselves through life. Early identification and intervention is important.

Dr. Harvey Klein is a Wellington-based psychologist. His office is located at 12788 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 1002, Wellington. For more information, or to schedule

Psychologist Dr. Harvey Klein in his Wellington office. an appointment, call (561) 7934400. Reach educational specialist Gerri Becker at (561) 7982007.

20th Anniversary Celebration At Poinciana Poinciana Day School, an independent private school for students in pre-k through eighth grade, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a grand weekend.

The weekend focused on the theme of “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.”

The weekend started with a Grandparents’ Day celebration at the school, including an all-school performance for more than 200 guests. All the students presented musical numbers, skits and poems for the guests, dressed in 1970s attire. The guests were then invited back to the classrooms after the performance for refreshments.

The following day was a more formal celebration with the 20th anniversary auction and dinner at the West Palm Beach Embassy Suites for the adults. The kids had their own separate celebration at the school under the supervision of several teachers.

The auction and dinner included a silent auction, passed hors d’oeuvres, musical entertainment, a dinner, slide show presentation and a live auction. The live auction featured fabulous art projects made by each of the classes. In addition, guests were offered a “trip down memory lane” with a corner devoted to collages of pictures from previous years, as well as yearbooks from the school’s inception. For dessert, Head of School Ann Simone and board members Richard Lubin and Brian Clement helped cut the 20th anniversary cake.

More than $20,000 was raised throughout the evening, and all proceeds will go toward curricular enhancements for the entire student body.

The school thanks music teacher Wayne Perry and administrator Brooke Rigaudon for coordinating the Grandparents’ Day production, as well as the Volunteer Auc-

Poinciana Day School Auction Committee members Christine Slack, Debbie Ullman, Susan Maharaj and Brooke Havrilla. tion Committee, headed by Brooke Havrilla and composed of Kimberly Briard, Katherine Kress, Susan Maharaj, Allyson Sarantidis, Jill Schimming, Christine Slack and Jenny Wingate.

“We are fortunate to have so many dedicated families and staff who have spent countless hours preparing this special weekend,”

Simone said.

Registration is now open for the 2012-13 school year with limited vacancies available.

For more information about Poinciana Day School, or to schedule a personal tour, call (561) 655-7323 or visit the school’s web site at www.poincianadayschool. org.

County Recognizes Pierce Hammock Parental Involvement Program Parent involvement programs at Pierce Hammock Elementary School and Okeeheelee Middle School were submitted as Palm Beach County’s nominations for the Florida Parent Involvement Awards. The Florida Department of Education Parent Involvement Award recognizes projects that successfully engage parents in

meaningful school-based programs.

Pierce Hammock Elementary School created a program called Media Nights, which enhanced the school’s reading program. It encouraged parents to be involved in their child’s education and to build a relationship between school and home while increasing

students’ reading levels and love for reading. Second-grade teacher Emily Evans planned and organized a fun monthly theme that involved contests and prizes, business partners and class competitions. Pierce Hammock, with Dr. John Carvelli as principal, saw a 400 percent increase in student and family involvement.

The Parent Involvement Award is sponsored with the Florida PTA and supported through business partnerships. School-level parent involvement programs are evaluated on their impact on family involvement, ability to be replicated, relationship to the goals and objectives of the school, participation of parents/families in the

planning and implementation, uniqueness and innovation, impact on school improvement, method of funding, and partnerships.

A winner for elementary and secondary schools will be selected in each region by the Department of Education.

The Florida PTA recognizes the winning programs at a luncheon

during their summer leadership conference. More than 1,000 PTA members honor the 10 regional program winners and attend workshops featuring the exemplary programs. The booklet Sparkplugs is produced annually with a summary of model family involvement programs from participating districts.

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Co-chair and LLS national board member Peter Brock with Event Chair Charlie Sisca.

During their March 5 meeting, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 367 members made St. Patrick’s Day tray cards for veterans at the VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach. (Above) Unit 367 Sgt. at Arms Nicki Provenzano and Vice President Carol Perrine. (Below) Chaplin Billie Calhoun with some of the cards.

LLS Golf Classic Raises $215,000 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) hosted its annual Golf Classic on Monday, Feb. 27 at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. Charlie Sisca of Sisca Construction was the event chair, along with co-chairs Peter Brock, Andrew Brock and John W.S. Preston.

Golfers were treated to a clinic

by Dr. Gary Wiren, renowned author and member of PGA Hall of Fame and World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame, who shared “The Best Tips in 50 Years of Teaching.” The day included a shamble tournament, live and silent auctions, and a sumptuous dinner buffet. The event raised more than $215,000

to go toward the mission of LLS. Presenting sponsors for the event were Braman Motorcars and Avantair. Major Sponsors included PNC Real Estate, the Isador S. Segall Trust, US Trust, John Scarpa and Bank of America.

All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

For information on how you can get involved with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, contact Executive Director Pam Payne at (561) 775-9954 or visit www.lls.org.

The local band High Road performed Sunday, Mar ch 11 at the Royal Palm Art & Music Festival. The band is composed of western communities residents. Band members are as follows: Scott Reavy (drums/ vocals), Mark Lehe (lead vocals/harmonica), Haven Eaton (guitar/vocals) and Nathan Dale (bass/vocals). For more information about the band, visit its Facebook page at www.face book.com/highroad420.

(Above) High Road cranks out a tune during the festival last Sunday. (Right) Reavy keeps the beat.

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Show Jumping Stars Strut In The JustWorld Fashion Show At WEF The second annual “Strut!

Fashion for a Just World” fashion show to benefit JustWorld International was held Saturday, March 3 at the Wellington Club on the show grounds of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington.

In a production that wowed the crowd, “Strut! Fashion for a Just World,” presented by Horseware Ireland, was once again a huge success as the biggest names in horse sport took to the runway, showing off the latest looks in equestrian lifestyle fashion.

The house was packed with more than 200 attendees enjoying the exciting atmosphere. The music was pumping as the models strutted down the runway as if on the catwalks of New York Fashion Week. Flashbulbs ignited as the models struck poses, some saucy, some silly, and all highly entertaining. Master of Ceremonies Allan Donnan flew in from Canada to add his colorful commentary, engaging spectators and models alike with his charming and witty banter.

One highlight of the evening was the live auction that took place while the models encouraged participation from the runway. Feverish bidding ensued for a polo lesson with American 8-goal player

Mike Azzaro and a date with handsome Swedish grand prix rider Daniel Zetterman. In the end, Alice Lawaetz walked away with the polo lesson with her bid of $1,000, while Lisa Skiffington won the date with the Swedish show jumper for $600. Mireya Cano, Tina Mowery and Tom MacGuinness also walked away winners after their names were drawn in a raffle for the “off the runway” looks from Pessoa, Dyer Equestrian and the WEF Boutique.

Male models showing off the latest fashions in equestrian apparel and street wear included Kevin Babington, Mike Azzaro, Nick Dello Joio, Daniel Zetterman, Andres Rodriguez and Andrew Bourns. Showcasing the women’s fashion were Caitlin Ziegler, Aimee McClenahan, Blythe Marano, Alexa Adelson, Sophie Simpson, Amanda Derbyshire, Nicola FitzGibbon, Tatiana Dzavik, Angela Covert-Lawrence, Tiffany Morrissey, Nicole Simpson, Kim Corts, Erynn Ballard, Shelby Ballard, Megan Tessaro, Louise Serio, Lexie Mowery, Alexandra Skiffington, Kahla Onetto and Kemini Chinloy.

JustWorld ambassador Marlee Dichter of Canada chose to model with her favorite fashion accessory — her dog, Yogi.

For the second year in a row,

JustWorld’s longtime partner Horseware Ireland was the presenting sponsor of the “Strut!

Fashion for a Just World” fashion show, raising more than $10,000 to benefit JustWorld’s project sites in Brazil, Cambodia, Guatemala and Honduras. JustWorld International is a not-for-profit, humanitarian organization, which works as a catalyst for positive change in the developing world by helping impoverished children.

Horseware Ireland’s founder and managing director Tom MacGuinness came up with the idea of holding a fashion show last year to launch the brand’s new Pessoa clothing line as well as to benefit JustWorld.

“Once again, the Strut fashion show was a great success,” said longtime supporter MacGuinness, whose company donates a portion of every fly sheet it sells to supply mosquito nets to JustWorld’s project sites in Cambodia. “It’s proven to be a great venue for equestrian industry manufacturers and vendors to show off their beautiful clothing, all while supporting JustWorld and the work that they do for children in need around the world.”

In addition to featuring Horseware Ireland’s Pessoa collection, other brands featured in-

cluded Le Fash, Asmar Equestrian, Dyer Equestrian, Grand Prix featuring Pikeur, GPA, and Konigs, Ariat, De Dau, Goode Rider, the WEF Boutique, Zest, Skiffington LLC, Eleganté Polo of Palm Beach, and a look by Sofie Belgium Boutique, which was provided with the generous support of the Ruziska family.

The second annual fashion show was organized by JustWorld’s Sabrina Jurak, assisted by Horseware Ireland’s Lorraine MacGuinness as well as the Dobbin Group’s Candace FitzGerald and Amanda Powers. Dazzle Creative Events produced the event, while event photography was provided by Sportfot and videography was handled by PublicReputation. Gift bags included Sugar Lip Treatments provided by Fresh, leather key chains by Pessoa and horse treats from Le Fash.

All proceeds raised from the “Strut! Fashion for a Just World” fashion show will benefit JustWorld International’s project sites in Brazil, Cambodia, Guatemala and Honduras.

With show jumping riders around the world signing up to become JustWorld rider ambassadors, Executive Director Jessica Newman has mobilized some of the sport’s biggest names toward sup-

Irish Olympian Kevin Babington models the latest look from Horseware Ireland’s Pessoa clothing collection.

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porting JustWorld’s projects.

There are currently more than 500 rider and technical official ambassadors from 40 different countries, ranging from 9-year-old pony riders to Olympic medalists, who help bring attention to JustWorld International’s cause.

Founded in 2003, JustWorld International is a not-for-profit, humanitarian organization working as a catalyst for positive change

in the developing world by helping children in impoverished communities. For more information on JustWorld International, visit www.justworldinternational.org.

Tom and Carol MacGuinness founded Horseware Products Ltd. determined to produce a turnout rug that didn’t leak, slip or cause the horse to sweat. For more information about Horseware Products, visit www.horseware.com.

Acevedo Chosen For Internship In Germany Lt. Christopher Allen Serving With The Navy In Afghanistan

Andrew Acevedo

Andrew Acevedo of Wellington has been selected to participate in an 11-week internship in Germany. He will be working at the Peter-Grunberg Institute at the Forshungszentrum Julich.

Acevedo’s project will consist of the characterization of Sinanowires for biosensor applications. His work will explore the possible applications of the nanowires and their increased surface-to-volume ratios for future extra-sensitive label-free detection of biological molecules

and non-invasive monitoring of cellular electric and physiological activity. Upon completion of his work in August, he will present his findings at a national convocation in Washington, D.C. Acevedo’s internship is part of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, at which he participated last summer. In 2011, Acevedo spent 10 weeks at the Nanotechnology Research Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research then

dealt with the development of a fluorescence-based quantification method to determine the amount of glycans immobilized on a surface. He was part of the Scripps Florida team for two years prior.

Acevedo is a 2010 graduate of Suncoast High School and a current sophomore at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a double majoring in biomedical engineering and economics, and has consistently made the dean’s list.

Three Named To Dean’s List At Northwood Northwood University’s Florida campus has announced that Carlos Tabernilla, Andrea Sucre and Camila Rodriguez-Ramos, all of Wellington, are among the students listed on the dean’s list for the 2011-12 fall term.

In order to achieve dean’s list status, students must have earned

a minimum grade point average of 3.25 for the term.

Northwood University is committed to the most personal attention to prepare students for success in their careers and in their communities; it promotes critical thinking skills and personal effectiveness, and the importance of

ethics, individual freedom and responsibility.

Private, nonprofit and accredited, Northwood University specializes in managerial and entrepreneurial education at three full-service, residential campuses located in South Florida, mid-Michigan and Northern Texas. Adult degree

programs are available in eight states with many course delivery options including online.

Northwood University also operates the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Maine. For additional information about Northwood University, visit www.northwood. edu.

Navy Lt. Christopher Allen, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, transferred authority of Camp Krutke to NMCB-11 during a ceremony on Camp Krutke, a part of Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Allen is a 2000 graduate of Wellington High School.

The process of turning the camp over to NMCB-11 began when NMCB-11’s advanced party personnel arrived on Camp Leatherneck. The battalions worked together to turn over materials,

equipment and tools to NMCB-11, whose delayed party personnel were due to arrive in the near future.

While deployed to Afghanistan, NMCB-11 will conduct general, mobility and survivability engineering operations, defensive operations, Afghan National Army partnering and detachment of units in Combined/Joint Operations Area-Afghanistan in order to enable the neutralization of the insurgency and support improved governance and stability.

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continued from page 1 people in this election voiced their opinion with the vote. I think we need to get input on it.”

Margolis noted that the item has come back from Tallahassee with no comments from the state. “It has to be a super-majority vote now,” he said.

He noted that although the council has changed, there might still be differing opinions. “I think I am someone who can bring consensus,” Margolis said.

The other large issue Margolis wants to tackle is the budget.

“That’s the other thing at the top of my list,” he said.

Margolis gave thanks to all who came out to vote for him.

“Thank you for voting for me and having the confidence in my ability to bring Wellington together,” he said. “We have a lot of tough issues ahead, but I am confident that this council will do what is best for Wellington.”

Meanwhile, Bowen said that he is proud of the accomplishments he achieved while in office.

“We certainly completed a lot of capital projects,” he said. “I’m proud that we got a lot of things done. It took a concerted effort on everyone’s part to come together to do the things we needed to do to move Wellington forward.”

Bowen said Wednesday that he is relieved the election is over, noting that it was a particularly hard campaign with negative attack ads aimed at him.

“You’ll never elect your best leaders that way,” he said. “I don’t have a solution for it, but something needs to be changed.”

Bowen said that he would now shift his focus back to his business.

“I’m relieved,” he said. “I’m ready to go back to work. It was a good four years, but I’ve been neglecting my business.”

COUNCIL SEAT 4 Paglia joined friends and family at his home to celebrate the victory.

“It feels great,” he said. “It feels like I’ve been reassured by the community that they believe I will do a good job for them. That’s all I care about — doing a good job for the young families, our seniors, people who are out of work and people who have been challenged in these economic times. I want to be a councilman for everyone.”

Paglia, who served on the council from 1998 until 2002, returns to the dais after a 10-year absence.

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“I want to help them look into the grants and workshops that we can run for small businesses,” he said. “We can put on workshops to encourage small businesses to take advantage of state and federal grants to improve their bottom line.”

Though it was a tough campaign, Paglia said he is grateful for all candidates willing to throw their hats into the ring.

“At the end of the day, we’re all Wellington people,” he said. “Regardless of any differences we may have, we all want to do what’s best for the community.”

COUNCIL SEAT 1 Hostetler and her supporters celebrated at her home in Binks Forest.

“It feels great,” she said Wednesday. “It feels wonderful. It was quite a night. I was in a little bit of shock because this is what we’ve been working toward for so long, and now here we go.”

Now that the campaign is over, Hostetler said she is eager to “roll up my sleeves” and get to work.

“I’m looking forward to actually being able to get out there and work with my fellow council members, staff and residents,” she said.

Hostetler said she hopes that all issues facing Wellington will come into focus now that the election is over.

“Whatever we do,” she said, “it has to be done on a positive note, looking forward. We have to recognize opposing opinions on all issues and try to be positive about the direction we take, making sure it’s good for all citizens.”

Hostetler said she would look to tackle the budget as well as helping small businesses in Wellington.

“I want to be sure that our fiscal needs are within reason,” she said, “and that we’re making good fiscal choices.”

She also wants to boost support for local businesses.

“We have to see how we can best make decisions that will support the businesses we have here already,” Hostetler said. “I want to look into the possibility of developing support for local businesses and some sort of ‘buy local’ program where we encourage residents to patronize local restaurants, shops and other businesses.”

She said that she is grateful to everyone who supported her.

“I’m very excited to serve my community,” Hostetler said.

Rosemary Paglia with newly elected Wellington council members Shauna Hostetler and Al Paglia, celebrating their victories.

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continued from page 1 tary years,” Mattioli said. “How that will equate into a little town like Royal Palm Beach remains to be seen.”

Mattioli said he thought Hmara had worked very hard in his campaign and garnered strong backing.

Hmara, who was a colonel in the U.S. Army dealing with weapons acquisitions, and was an executive with private firms after he retired, said he feels he can put his experience to good use with the village.

He campaigned on that experience, as well as his time as a college professor teaching leadership and economics courses at Palm Beach Atlantic University, and, of course, his work in Madison Green.

“I think, especially with the percentage of the vote that I got, that message was well received,” Hmara said. “Now my challenge is to make good on that expectation that I can make a positive difference in the community in some of the key areas, not the least of which is having really effective communications between the residents and the council and the staff.

I think I have the qualifications that will make that really effective.”

Hmara said he plans to continue to walk neighborhoods as he did during his campaign to get

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feedback from residents. “That was very informative in a unique way, being able to talk to individuals,” he said.

On Wednesday, Hmara met with Village Manager Ray Liggins for four hours, despite being fatigued from campaigning, and found their conversation invigorating. “I got some additional insight not only for the agenda tomorrow, but for more substantial issues that we’re going to be dealing with, such as the budget for 2013,” he said.

Hmara said he liked the structured approach Liggins takes to many of the issues to be addressed.

“I think that’s going to pay off not just in the budget, but also in a way to make sure that all of the resources that we have available to us to provide services will be most effectively used,” he said.

Hmara, who is also an engineer, said he thought that background helped him communicate effectively with Liggins, the former village engineer.

It’s good to be a winner — but also exhausting, Hmara said. “I’m delighted at the outcome, but toward the end of a campaign like this, one begins to really get kind of tired,” he said.

However, that fatigue was offset by the strong showing of support by his constituency. “I wasn’t the only one who hung in there right to the finish line,” Hmara said.

“I can’t tell you how good that feels to have people around you who support you right through to the very end.”

John K. Darrah and John Greene urge voters to vote Greene.

Matt Willhite with Danny Hirsch, Artie Werkle and Glen Miller.

Anne Gerwig, Darell Bowen, Charlie Kohlhepp and Scott Shulman.

Beth Rawlins and Bob Margolis hold campaign signs.

Shauna Hostetler with her supporters and family members.

Megan, Shauna, Ron and Katherine Hostetler.

Mike Lameyer, Nancy Salviola, Rosemary and Al Paglia, and Donna and Alan Weaver.

Bob Margolis and County Commissioner Jess Santamaria with his street team.

Bob Margolis with supporters after the results showed he won.

Gina Cabrera and Craig Bachove with Linda and Bob Margolis.

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Jeff Hmara and his supporters react to the election results.

Royal Palm Beach Mayor Matty Mattioli celebrates with his supporters after learning he won re-election.

Joey Johnson, Andrew Sossa, Royal Palm Beach Mayor Matty Mattioli, County Commissioner Jess Santamaria, Jeff and Carolyn Hmara, Alan Olinsky and Lauriston Simms.

Mayoral candidate Felicia Matula gathers with supporters to await election results.

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WIRK PRESENTS ANNUAL RIB ROUNDUP EVENT AT THE CRUZAN AMPHITHEATRE Country radio station 107.9 WIRK’s third annual Rib Roundup took place Saturday, March 10 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre. Country music recording stars Jerrod Nieman, Jake Owen and Montgomery Gentry were among the musical acts that entertained all day and into the evening. There were also local singers performing on a second stage.

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Hillary Lis, Vanessa Fiske and Natalie Parcinski strike a pose.

Wellington’s Emily Brooke entertains the WIRK audience.

Ceasar’s Jerk and Famous Ribs owner Bill Ceasar, winner of Best Overall Ribs.

Jennifer Duque, Kayla Castillo, Gisselle Escamilla, Cynthia Escamilla and Yessenia Gomez of El Rodeo Western Wear.

Luke Rica, Clark Mortell, Brandon Golden and Spencer Bonneville enjoy funnel cake.

Leslie Fuller, Candy Massey, Lisa Kirtley and Angie Johnson.

Tom Jackson per forms on stage.

Will and Elizabeth Isreal.

Marine Sgt. Ramon Martinez looks on as Quinn Slickevych does pull-ups while being timed by Sgt. Gabriel Chaffin.

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There’s a new local show venue called International Sport Horse Palm Beach, located at the end of Sycamore Drive in Loxahatchee. It consists of 50 acres, including 15 acres of convenient parking, stalls and a new Western events arena.

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P.B. Central Boys Lacrosse Edges Out Wellington

The Palm Beach Central High School boys varsity lacrosse team defeated rival Wellington High School 14-10 under an overcast sky Thursday, March 8. The night saw occasional showers dampen the playing field during what proved to be an exciting and physical match-up. Page 43

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Trillium Medical Center is a technologically advanced office providing comprehensive, state-of-the-art medical care. Owned by Dr. Kimberly Sussman, the medical office opened in Boynton Beach last October. Since then, Trillium Medical Center has been making patients’ lives easier. Sussman, who trained at Wellington Regional Medical Center, is a specialist in internal medicine and provides preventive, acute and chronic healthcare. Page 31

Sports Palm Beach Central Volleyball Boys Defeat Seminole Ridge Squad

The Palm Beach Central High School boys varsity volleyball team rallied to defeat Seminole Ridge High School in four matches, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25 and 2523, on Frida y, March 9 at home.

Though the Hawks fought to catch up, the Broncos bested them in three matches to take the overall win. Page 43

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Barrel Shows Planned At New Facility In Loxahatchee Did you know there’s a new local show venue right in your own back yard?

“We just took over this facility,” Managing Partner John Flanagan said. “It’s a terrific piece of real estate, conveniently located to the whole western Palm Beach County community, and we plan on holding all sorts of shows for a variety of riding disciplines.”

These show grounds, called International Sport Horse Palm Beach, are located at the end of Sycamore Drive in Loxahatchee. It consists of 50 acres, including 15 acres of convenient parking, stalls and a new Western events arena.

The land was previously owned by Walter and Mary Anne McPhail, and they teamed up with the newly formed show management partnership to create International Horse Sport Palm Beach a year and a half ago. The partners plan to develop the horse park into a premier venue, offering a wide variety of competitions. The principals in International Horse Sport Palm Beach are Lars Petersen, Ed Borreson, Noreen O’Sullivan and Flanagan.

O’Sullivan took over the duties of manager of the Palm Beach Dressage Derby, held the first weekend in March.

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By Ellen Rosenberg Partner Lars Petersen said. “It’s a laid-back atmosphere and very natural. Horses like to work here in a natural setting, away from the hustle and bustle.”

“We plan to stay active and offer shows, events, demonstrations and clinics throughout the entire year,” Flanagan added. “Last year was our first full season. In the past, this has been a venue for dressage shows. Our goal is to open it up to all sorts of riders and multi-disciplines. We recently hosted a barrel show and will have more. We plan to have hunter/jumper and driving shows, and whatever else the local communities and horse groups would like to see.”

The barrel show was Feb. 17-19 and run by Randy Burgin, National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA) director.

“I’ve lived in South Florida for 30 years and ridden in barrel shows all my life,” Burgin said.

“I’m the NBHA director of District 5, which runs from Martin and Okeechobee counties south to Key West. It’s the 11th-largest in the country, with 176 adult and 65 youth members. All of our shows have $1,000 added in to

Kristin Hanchey with her Quarter Horse Rumor and daughter Raleigh Hanchey with her Quarter Horse Chubby Man. the prize money. At the February show, Palm shows the beginning of the month. John Beach Equine sponsored us and donated the Flanagan asked for my input. We really need$1,000.” ed an arena like this in Palm Beach County.

The barrel shows are open to all riders. “You It’s nice having a great facility like this close don’t have to be an NBHA member,” Burgin by, especially with today’s high gas prices. said. “We usually have 135 competing in the We hope to hold at least 20 barrel shows there open classes and 65 in youth. The classes throughout the year, maybe more. The next cost $30 for open and $25 for youth, and there show will be mid-April.” are no extra fees. We were really excited to use Participants seemed quite pleased with the the new ring at International Sport Horse Palm new facility. “It’s very nice,” Ana Jones of Beach. It was built specifically for barrel See ROSENBERG, page 30

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Everything Was Great, Until I Visited The Laundry Room...

As I write this, I am in Kansas City visiting my daughter Jennifer. Every once in a while, I like to get up there to see how all those years I spent raising her have panned out. Of course, once your “kid” is over 30, you can easily pawn off some of the blame on her. “That’s not how I raised you!” is the phrase most commonly employed in these situations.

I hardly ever get to use that phrase on Jen. She’s turned out pretty well. But Jen and her hubby had been sick for two weeks, so I decided to help out by tackling the laundry. No one does laundry when they’re sick. Just bending over to peer into a washing machine can be dangerous when your head is swimming. So I resolved to help them out.

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The Sonic BOOMER Unfortunately, Jen has a fancy-schmancy washer and an equally fancy dryer, the kinds you are supposed to load from the side, not the top. I thought evolution had brought us further than this! Who wants to load anything from the side? But I pulled and pushed and tugged and heaved and managed to get all the germy blankets and sheets in there.

Mom to the rescue! I’ll get this environment germ-free once and for all!

But then I looked at the control panel. Those two may be engineers, but I am not. What the

heck?! What happened to choices of Hot or Cold and a button clearly labeled Start? What was wrong with that? Now I have to take adult education classes in order to turn on a washing machine.

I glared resentfully at my choices, and I have re-created them here, for your edification, commiseration and horror: Power, Start, Delay Start (Hold 3 Seconds to Lock Control), Pause, Estimated Time Remaining, Whites, Colors/Normal, Stain Wash, Easy Care, Active Wear, Delicates, Washable Wools, Speed Wash, Rinse & Spin, My Cycle (Hold 3 Seconds to Store), Extra Rinse, Pre Wash, Signal, Soil Level Heavy, Normal, Light, Extra Light, Spin Speed High, Medium, Low, No Spin, Wash Temp Tap Cold, Cold, Warm, Hot or Sanitize (almost wish I got paid by the word here).

So I did what I always do in these kinds of situations — hit a bunch of buttons at random. It was like being at the casino. If I won, I got clean laundry.

I won! A buzzer went off and I was the proud owner of a steaming laundry basket full of soaking wet blankets. Yay! Now to the dryer. Deep breath.

I began smacking buttons from among the offerings of (get ready): Power, Start, Delay Start (Hold 3 Seconds to Lock Control), Pause, Sensor Dry Delicates, Active Wear, Easy Care, Mixed Load, Cottons, My Cycle (Hold 3 Seconds to Store), Dryel, Speed Dry, Dewrinkle, Timed Dry (Adjust Time), Extended Tumble, Damp Alert, Signal, Sensor Dry Level Damp, Less Dry, Dry, More Dry, Dry Temp High, Medium, Low, Extra Low or No Heat.

The thing turned on but began making an awful noise. That’s why Jen came running in, “Oh. My. God! Did you clean the lint screen first?”

Uh-oh.

“Mom, Mom, Mom,” she chided. “That’s not how I raised you.”

‘John Carter’ A Fun Film For Dedicated Science Fiction Fans A really good B movie gives you a great time for a couple of hours, requires no real thought processes and provides a great platform for scarfing down popcorn. John Carter is exactly that kind of movie. The plot is very straightforward; it is easy to pick out the good guys from the bad, and you don’t wind up checking your watch every few minutes hoping something will happen.

Edgar Rice Burroughs, more famous for creating Tarzan, wrote a series of books in which John Carter, a disillusioned veteran of the Civil War (the original book on which this movie is based is celebrating its centennial year), winds up transported to Mars in a sort of “beam me up, Scotty” kind of way. Keep in mind that we know Mars is uninhabited, but things were not as certain a hundred years ago. A scientist of the time, Percival Lowell, wrote that Mars had once been like Earth but had gradually lost its atmosphere, and Burroughs used it to create a setting for his original novel A Princess of Mars, as well as a

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By Leonard Wechsler series of other books that followed.

Carter (Taylor Kitsch) winds up in the hands of a group of four-armed, 15-foot-tall green natives called Tharks. He is befriended by their leader Jeddak because Carter, due to his growing up in the heavier gravity of Earth, jumps farther than anyone else and is incredibly strong. Within a short time, he winds up dealing with the humans who live on the planet.

Barsoom, as the natives call Mars, is a dying world as the evil city of Zodanga battles the good city of Helium. Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins), one of the red Martians (who look

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continued from page 29 Okeechobee said. “We show all over, and it’s great having such a good arena so close to home. I definitely plan to come back for the next show.”

“I particularly liked the footing,” said Kirstin Hanchey, also of Okeechobee. “It’s perfect, really holding up very well. I’ll definitely be back for more shows.”

Burgin said the show was a great success, thanks to all the competitors, workers and, especially, assistant director Nancy Maxwell.

“We had 27 riders in Friday night’s Jackpot Class,” he said. “On Saturday, we had 122 in open, 47 in youth, and seven in senior. Sunday we had 124 in open, 52 in youth, and eight in senior, for a total of 360 riders. We gave away more than $8,000 in prize money. I’d say we definitely started with a bang. Can’t wait for the April show.”

For more info., call Randy Burgin at (561) 308-5932 or John Flanagan at (561) 714-9058.

exactly like humans), is a princess of Helium, a scientist and warrior, who is told that in order to keep the peace she will have to marry the evil Sab Than (Dominic West) of Zodanga.

He, however, is under the control of a shapechanging evil race called the Thern (one of them says, “We don’t destroy planets, we manage their destruction”) who plan to kill her on her wedding night to prevent her from learning their important scientific secrets.

Dejah Thoris finds Carter interesting from the very start, but he is still in mourning for a dead wife and child back on Earth. The plot gets very involved as the writers keep things moving very fast. There are huge battles, a pilgrimage and a lot of action throughout.

This story is basically the father of Buck Rogers and Superman, which makes it the grandfather of Star Wars (which essentially borrowed a whole lot of the plot: adventurer with special skills from off-planet rescues princess from really bad guy by working with interesting groups of aliens) and the greatgrandfather of Avatar. In many ways, this is where adventure science fiction really began.

As a result, a lot of plot elements seem borrowed while, actually, this was the original.

For a science fiction fan (and I am definitely one of them), this is going right to the source.

The acting was tolerable. Kitsch and Collins both look stunning. Quite a few of the characters were non-human computer graphics (including a sort of monster that was rather doglike in its devotion to Carter), and particular mention should go to Willem Dafoe and Samantha Morton for their voice work.

Why have a lot of critics not cared for the movie? I went through a group of reviews.

The ones who did not like it basically are not science fiction fans. One went so far as to criticize the writers for ripping off Star Wars and Buck Rogers when it was actually the other way around. So, if you don’t mind notbrilliant acting but really like a lot of fun action, this may well be your movie.

It is not quite as brainless as most of the summer blockbusters. Carter actually does have feelings for his dead wife and has to overcome them to love again. There are ideas of morality mentioned: Should Dejah Thoris marry the bad guy to save her city through appeasement (even though we know that it would not matter)? There is a lot of plot here.

I enjoyed it a lot, as did my wife and the friends who saw the movie with us. The audience also seemed to have a good time. So, just remember this is not a great film, but it is fun.

Wellington To Offer ‘Kangoo’ Class

Ana Jones on Barbie, her Quarter Horse, with friend Gail Blount.

Now is the perfect time of year to “spring” out of your workout rut and into a class that actually makes fitness fun. Wellington welcomes Lisa Liebman of Just Bounce Inc. and her Kangoo Jumps class to the Parks & Recreation program lineup.

Originally developed for joggers to reduce impact on joints, the new, innovative Kangoo Jumps boots provide all the benefits of “rebound exercise” such as improved cardiovascular health, increased bone mass, weight loss and stress reduction. Classes consist of everything from “boot camp” style drills to running and dancing done at your own pace.

The first eight-week session begins Tuesday, April 3 at the Wellington Community Center located at 12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd. Class-

es are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 10 a.m. The cost to attend one class per week for eight weeks is $100 for Wellington residents and $125 for nonresidents, or step up your results with two classes per week for eight weeks at a cost of $180 for Wellington residents and $225 for nonresidents.

Participants must be at least 16 years of age and must register for this program in advance by visiting the Parks & Recreation page online at www.wellingtonfl.gov, via fax or in person at the Wellington Community Center or Village Park (11700 Pierson Road). For specific details and the latest program information, visit www.wellingtonfl.gov or contact Programs Coordinator Julie Strow at (561) 7535262.

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The reception desk at the Trillium Medical Center in Boynton Beach.

Trillium Medical Center: Comprehensive Care With A Focus On Prevention

By Jessica Gregoire Town-Crier Staff Report Trillium Medical Center is a technologically advanced office providing comprehensive, state-of-the-art medical care. Owned by Dr. Kimberly Sussman, the medical office opened in Boynton Beach last October. Since then, Trillium Medical Center has been making patients’ lives easier.

Sussman earned her medical degree from the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City, Mo., and did her residency at Wellington Regional Medical Center.

Sussman is a specialist in internal medicine and provides preventive, acute and chronic healthcare.

Sussman particularly focuses on preventive healthcare, which can decrease or eliminate many medical problems. Sussman emphasizes wellness training by providing patients with information on proper nutrition and exercise. She also recommends her patients have regular checkups.

Some of Sussman’s state-of-the-art services include providing patients access to their medical records online. This makes it easier for patients who are out of the state or country to access their medical history in case of an emergency.

Trillium Medical Center includes flat-panel monitors in every patient room, which allows patients to view their medical history along with the doctor. Through this interactive process, patients are also able to view their roadmap to health, which is a record of their nutrition, diet, medical visits and blood work.

“Patients have responded very positively to our state-of-the-art system,” Sussman said.

“When they come into the exam room and see our very large monitors with their chart on it, they are able to interact with me.”

This makes the patients feel more comfortable and at ease when talking about their medical history, she said. “They see their picture, past history, social history, their family history, and everything is right there for them to see,” Sussman said. “They are always quick

Dr. Kimberly Sussman to find any errors we have typed in, and it’s such a good thing, not only for the patient, but for us as a medical office, because everything is open.”

Trillium Medical Center has just launched the critical amino blood print test to check a patient for 154 different food antigens. “About 95 percent of the population has Type 2 toxic reaction to common foods that we eat regularly,” Sussman said. “There can be up to 75 symptoms that can be related to food toxicities.”

Some of these symptoms include various chronic conditions such as migraines, arthritic pain and irritable bowel syndrome. “Once people do the test, it will provide ways to feel healthier and more energetic,” Sussman said.

Trillium Medical Center is located at 7545 W. Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach., Suite 201, near Florida’s Turnpike.

For more information, visit www.trillium medicalcenter.com or call (561) 736-0881.

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Fiona Spahr Joins The Team At Palm Beach Polo Realty Palm Beach Polo Realty in Wellington has announced the hiring of its newest sales associate, Fiona Spahr.

A seasoned equestrian of 15 years with division champion titles in Hunter and Equitation classes from the Winter Equestrian Festival, Spahr, 24, has quickly parlayed her riding background into a Realtor’s upper hand. This month, she closed a $3.3 million farm sale, less than 60 days after joining the team at Palm Beach Polo Realty.

Spahr grew up in Naples, Fla., and previously worked at Chesney Spahr Sullivan Group, a southwest Florida financial advisory firm, after graduating from Rollins College in December 2009. A double major in environmental studies and anthropology, Spahr has volunteered for the past 10 years at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and at the David Lawrence Center as a “young executive.”

She is a member of the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches and works with all types of real es-

Fiona Spahr tate but specializes in land and farm sales.

To contact Spahr, call (561) 7987110 or e-mail fspahr@palmbeach polo.com. Palm Beach Polo Realty is located at 11199 Polo Club Road in Wellington. For more information, visit www.palmbeachpolo.com/ realestate.aspx.

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Wellington Women Launch New Online Baking Company

Ilene Adams and Sandy Axelrod of Wellington have launched their new venture, Alice B. Tookus Baking Company, available online at www.alicebtookusbaking company.com. The company will feature cookies, brownies, blondies, cakes, pies, cupcakes and more temptations to fulfill your every craving for sweets.

Adams and Axelrod are two friends, two artists and two women dedicated to creating fabulous baked goods and meals for friends and family. Both women are entrepreneurs and have owned their own businesses most of their lives. They started this business because they wanted to work together, follow their passions and have fun.

For months they talked about it but just couldn’t seem to come up with the right project. Then one day, as they were discussing brownies, Adams mentioned that she had the recipe for the infamous Alice B. Toklas brownies. That was the “aha moment.” They decided that should bake together. Jokingly, Alice B. Toklas became Alice B. Tookus because, as Axelrod said, “it took us so long to come up with the idea, and also because if we eat too much of our own baked goods, it will go right to our tuchuses!”

“Almost everyone loves desserts, so we felt there was a niche for outrageously fabulous baked goods that could be ordered online and delivered locally or via priority mail,” said Adams, who has a background in marketing.

Alice B. Tookus offers a wide variety of temptations baked with all-natural ingredients and a broad selection. The company also offer gluten-free and sugar-free options on request. Many of the sweets are recipes

Alice B. Tookus Baking Company owners Ilene Adams and Sandy Axelrod. that have been in Adams’ and Axelrod’s families for generations.

Whether you are ordering a dozen cookies or an array of desserts for a gala, these amazing treats will have you coming back for more, Adams and Axelrod noted.

For the corporate client, Alice B.’s old-fashioned sugar cookies can be ordered with a custom edible logo or for a special event such as a wedding, an edible image of the wedding couple or the bar mitzvah boy.

Look for the cookie of the month and special holiday offerings, too.

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Habitat For Humanity Receives Grants For SRHS Partnership Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County has announced it has recently received significant grants from local foundations, community organizations and in-kind partners for its Seminole Ridge High School Construction Academy Partnership.

Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County has received $16,600 from the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties as part of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) initiative, $6,000 from the Town of Palm Beach United Way, $5,000 from the Mary Alice Fortin Foundation, smaller grants from the P.J. Callahan Foundation and the Marcy & Leona Chanin Foundation, and more than $30,000 through in-kind donations from organizations such as Whirlpool, Valspar, David Porter Associates Architects, Lowe’s and the Solid Waste Authority.

The Community Foundation has identified STEAM as a new initiative to help improve the educational outcomes of local youth, creating a forward-thinking, transformative concept that builds analysis and problem-solving skills. Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County was one of 11 nonprofit organizations awarded grants that were made possible through the John D. and

Catherine T. MacArthur Fund of the Community Foundation.

“Our partnership with Seminole Ridge High School and its construction academy is a great opportunity for us to have another simple, decent and affordable home built for a hardworking family in Palm Beach County,” said Bernard Godek, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County. “But more importantly, it will give hundreds of students an opportunity to gain knowledge and learn skills that will help them better themselves after high school — whether that be through the state university system, the community college system, through local trade organizations or through local job opportunities.”

In this project, which is also in alignment with both the school district’s interest in optimizing the learning opportunities for its students and Habitat’s interest in engaging the youth in the community in the mission of the organization, the construction academy students, under supervision of school district staff and local volunteer subcontractors, will prefabricate a three-bedroom, two-bath house in the academy’s large shop on the campus of Seminole Ridge High School over a period of 18 months.

The home will be built in four modular quadrants and seven roof sections, then transported to a Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County property in West Palm Beach and set on a foundation. During the construction process, the students will be trained in the techniques of carpentry, plumbing, electrical, cabinetry and other homebuilding construction trades. Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, along with its volunteers, will complete the flooring, roofing, siding and site-work construction of the home once it is transported and placed on the foundation. The goal of the program is to provide the students with the skills, behaviors and attitudes they need to excel in their professional and personal life.

The Seminole Ridge Construction Academy Partnership has created a web site, www.seminoleridgehabitat house.com, thanks to the efforts of the program’s architect and quasiproject manager, David Porter. The web site contains information about the academy, its teaching goals and accomplishments, drawings for the project and how the modular components merge into a house, where the site is located, a listing of volunteers and donors to the program and most important, progress photos

Seminole Ridge High School Construction Academy students work on a modular house, a joint venture with Habitat for Humanity. showing the birth and growth of the house with the student-builders in action. The students have been set up in “modular teams,” just like on a real construction site, and they are learning to work together to achieve a common end result.

“There is no greater ‘payback’ I can get from this project than to see the students grow, mature, enjoy and take personal pride in the work they are learning about and produc-

ing for a member of the community,” Porter noted.

Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the elimination of sub-standard housing by building simple, decent, safe, affordable houses for low-income, hardworking qualified families in partnership with God, community volunteers and local organizations. For more info., visit www.habitatpbc.org.

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Academy for Child Enrichment — Spring Break Camp runs from March 19 through March 26. Children will enjoy field trips and activities such as swimming, bowling, skating, science museum, movies and picnics. Tuition includes camera surveillance, creative curriculum, computers and all meals. Registration is being accepted for both Spring Break and Summer Camp. Registration is free for new customers only. Se habla Español. Visit the Academy for Child Enrichment at 700 Camellia Dr., Royal Palm Beach.

For more info., call (561) 798-3458 or visit www.smallworldpbc.com.

Armory Art Center Summer Art Camp — The Armory Art Center is excited to bring a series of theme-based sessions to elementary school through high school aged children for this year’s summer camp. Experienced instructors have developed projects relating to the themes of each week. Activities are age-appropriate and focus on a child’s artistic and creative development. Students age 4.5 to 7 years old will rotate among several studio areas daily in ceramic sculpture, drawing, painting and other creative mediums. Teen workshops include wheel throwing, photography, drawing, sculpture, mixed-media, fashion illustration, printmaking, papermaking, glass fusing, collage and more! All art materials are included in the cost of tuition. The Armory Art Center is located at 1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach. For more info., visit www.armoryart.org or call (561) 832-1776.

Camp Cambridge — Camp Cambridge, serving age two through second grade, combines academic excellence, summertime fun and a safe environment to create an unforgettable summer experience. Theme-based curriculum and in-house field trips complement the concepts explored by all. Year-round, e xperienced staff continues to nurture. There are nine weeks of camp offered at Cambridge Schools, located at 1920 Royal Fern Drive in Wellington. Activities include: swimming, art, math, computers, sports, science and cooking. A certified swim instructor provides instruction to children ages 3 and up, Mommy & Me classes, private/group lessons and team swim programs.

Bilingual classes, kindergarten readiness and enrichment classes available as well. For more info., visit www.cambridgepreschools.com.

Camp Gan Israel Day Camp — Camp Gan Israel has a program geared for your child!

Understanding that all kids are unique and are drawn toward different activities, Camp Gan Israel offers something for everyone. There are professional sports instructors, baking experts, dance instruction, jewelry making, karate instruction, trips to exciting local venues, swimming, boating, scrapbooking, edible art and so much more. Camp Gan Israel runs from June 18 through July 20, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The camp will take place at Palm Beach Central High School and accepts children from 3 to 13 years. For more information, or t o register, visit www.wellingtonjewishcenter.org or call (561) 333-4663.

Casperey Stables Horse Camp — Casperey Stables is a small, fun-filled day camp for children ages 7 to 14. With four riding opportunities each day, arts & crafts and outdoor games, campers find little time to be bored. The low counselor-child ratio ensures your child will receive individual attention. There are camp sessions for spring and winter school breaks, and during the summer, each two-week session has a theme, such as Indian Days, Circus Days and Medieval Days. Casperey Stables has a weekly swim party and ends each session with a horse show and family BBQ. Call soon: this small, quality program fills quickly! To learn more about the camp, located at 2330 D Road in Loxahatchee Groves, call (561) 792-4990 or visit www.caspereystables.com.

Foxtail Farm — Foxtail Farm has been doing business for approximately 25 years in Palm Beach County. Disciplines are in huntseat equitation. Camps focus on horse health, barn care, safety, and also correct seat and balance. Ages are from 5 to 14 years old. Lessons are taught every day at camp, as well as all year long. Horse showing is available as students advance. There is also a focus on training students to become trainers in the future themselves. It is a breakthrough into the world of horses for pleasure, pet or showing, if desired. Foxtail Farm is licensed and insured. For more information, call Patti Morin (561) 255-4037 or visit www.foxtailfarmstables.com.

Golden Grove Gator Camp — Gator Camp is back and ready for fun! Gator Camp will run for eight one-week sessions June 11 through Aug. 3 for campers aged 5 and up. Campers do not have to be enrolled at Golden Grove to attend. This year, Golden Grove is offering two special-interest camps. Drama camp runs June 18-29 and Music camp (voice/keyboard) runs July 23-27. Campers receive 4 hours of instruction each day.

Campers enjoy field trips, on-campus programming, group activities, cooking and arts & crafts. Contact Ms. Pat Packard at (561) 904-9730 for more information.

High Touch High Tech/The Lab — The Lab is happ y to announce that it is expanding into

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a larger facility conveniently located off State Road 7 and Lantana Road. Science is presented by High Touch High Tech, the leader in hands-on science education for the last 17 years. Each day will be a new adventure from interacting with “lab critters” to launching rockets and panning for gems. The program offers affordable pricing, experiments with lots of cool science take-homes, art, physical activities and more. The Lab taps into children’s natural curiosity and provides them with safe and fun activities that help them learn about the world around them. Expect awesome fun as kids make slime, erupt volcanoes, make ice cream, tie dye t-shirts and more! The registration fee is waived if you sign up by April 1. Call (561) 792-3785 today.

Home Away From Home Summer Camp — If your kids want a great summer camp experience, come to any of Home Away From Home’s four Palm Beach locations now enrolling summer camp programs for children ages 4-10 (limited space is available).

The program offers daily indoor and outdoor field trips. Free meals and webcam services are included. It has been rated the “Best Summer Camp Ever!” For more information, visit www.homeawayfromhomechildcare.com or call Wellington at (561) 7918558, Palm Beach Gardens at (561) 627-6170, Jupiter at (561) 747-6916 or West Palm Beach at (561) 802-9090.

The Learning Foundation of Florida’s Academic Summer Camp — TLFF’s elementary, middle and high school summer academic school/camp program has several different service options available to assist the diverse needs of students. TLFF’s K-8th grade summer program focuses on individualized academic remediation. TLFF uses weekly themes, a variety of teaching strategies, including a multi-sensory/hands-on approach and creative lessons. TLFF’s high school summer program focuses on grade forgiveness and/or acceleration. Students who have received D or F grades in classes may redo them for a higher grade. Students can also accelerate and take classes to get ahead. Both programs are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. beginning June 18 and running through Aug. 3. For more information, call TLFF at (561) 7956886.

Noah’s Ark — Spring Break Camp runs from March 19 through March 26. Children will enjoy field trips and activities such as swimming, bowling, skating, science museum, movies and picnics. Tuition includes camera surveillance, creative curriculum, computers and all meals. Registration is being accepted for both Spring Break and Summer Camp. Registration is free for new customers only. Se habla Español. Noah’s Ark is located at 14563 Okeechobee Blvd., Loxahatchee Groves. For more info., call (561) 753-6624 or visit www.smallworldpbc.com.

Royal Palm Covenant Tutoring Summer Camp 2012 — Children ages 5 to 14 will enjoy field trips to Lion Country Safari, museums, parks, bowling, movies, the zoo and activities such as sports, arts & crafts, cooking and more fun. Camp runs Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Open enrollment for the camp begins March 2. A one-time registration fee of $25 per child includes a T-Shirt. The camp is located at 660 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., Royal P alm Beach. Call (561) 793-1077 to register.

Spotlight of Wellington — Truly enhance your child’s per forming arts level with Spotlight of Wellington’s summer intensive workshops. Spotlight welcomes students currently studying the performing arts and those with an undeveloped drive and passion. Sessions are offered according to level and age. Programs stimulate students through challenging, yet fun, experiences in a warm, positive environment. Students train in ballet, jazz, cont emporary, tap, theatre, vocal and hip hop in an intimate and exclusive environment. Student performance levels greatly increase through Spotlight’s intensive experience. Several students have promoted to area schools of the arts. Call (561) 790-7758 today for proper placement, or visit www.spotlightofwellington.com.

Tiny Tikes — Tiny Tikes camp is geared toward the elementary-age camper. Daily activities are sure to keep the campers happy, busy and engaged. Trips include bowling, skating and movies weekly, as well as special trips including the zoo, science museum and much more! They have three conveniently located centers which open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Activities occur throughout the day, both at the center and out on the bus. Meals are included. Call (561) 790-1780 now to reserve your space or visit Tiny Tikes at 16245 Okeechobee Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach.

Villari’s of Wellington — Villari’s is pleased to invite your child to summer camp this year. Due t o the rising demand for summer camps in the western communities, book your spot early. Villari’s is of fering four-week sessions of self defense camp this year.

Call (561) 792-1100 for more information and to reserve your space, or visit www. villarisofwellington.com.

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Two Exhibits Open March 30 At The Armory Art Center The Armory Art Center has announced the opening of two new exhibitions: “Three Generations of Love and Art” and “Artistic Visions II.” The combined opening reception will be held Friday, March 30.

The exhibitions will run through May 4.

The opening reception for “Three Generations of Love and Art” will take place Friday, March 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. Stanley Katz, his daughter Roni Doppelt and her daughter Stephanie Doppelt are three gener-

A sculpture by Stanley Katz.

ations of artists. They produce work separately, sometimes together and sometimes about each other. Their individual styles, subject matter and media are diverse. Stanley and Stephanie focus on detail, while Roni is more abstract.

Their story begins with Roni who, while pregnant with her first child, experimented with watercolors. A trip to the framers led to her first sale, and a new career began. Her art has since been commissioned by galleries, interior design firms and corporations. Over her 28 years as an artist, Roni has progressed from watercolors into sculpting, with a particular focus on alabaster and bronze. Her more recent work now includes painted glass objects and mixed media collages.

Fifteen years ago, Roni invited her father to work alongside her as she created her art. His first piece was a sculpted portrait of Roni, eventually cast into bronze. Today, father and daughter continue to meet once a week to work side by side. Like Roni, Stanley also experiments with various media, and he is now an accomplished painter in addition to his sculptural forms.

Together, Roni and Stanley have passed their talent and love of art to Roni’s daughter, Stephanie. Recent-

This painting by Stephanie Doppelt (left) and sculpture by her mother Roni Doppelt (right) are part of the exhibit “Three Generations of Love and Art.” ly graduated from college with a degree in fine art, Stephanie now joins her mother and grandfather at their weekly sessions.

“Three Generations of Love and Art” will showcase the work of this talented and prolific family. From Stanley’s sculpture to Roni’s collages to Stephanie’s paintings, this exhibition will highlight the influence that they have on each other and

demonstrate the inspiration they achieve by working together.

The opening reception for “Artistic Visions II: Women In The Visual Arts” will take place Friday, March 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. This exhibition presents the works of both men and women in painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, metal, glass and fibers.

Founded in 1989, Women in the

Visual Arts is a nonprofit corporation whose focus is to promote interest in the visual arts in South Florida throughout its programs, activities and scholarships.

Opening receptions and exhibitions are free and open to the public. Donations are accepted. For more information on the Armory, or to sign up for classes, visit www.armory art.org or call (561) 832-1776.

The Phantom Loves The MarBar Grille At Madison Green This beautiful, new facility impressed, and I plan to host a sunFish lovers will also be in for a awaits your dining pleasure! set event in the near future! treat when they opt for Pangasius I suggest you swing on by to the Attention to detail is one of the ($14.95), a white catfish from the Far MarBar Grille at the Links at Madi- things I look for when I review a res- East, served blackened with key lime son Green Golf Club in Royal Palm taurant, and Todd Schoenwetter and garlic, unique and equally delicious!

Beach. his staff has passed that test with Atlantic salmon, tilapia and mahiIt is obvious that a lot of proper flying colors! In case you were won- mahi are also available with your planning took place, and the result dering if this is a golf club, one look choice of MarBar special sauces. was very impressive! There is a first- at the lunch menu, the 18-hole menu, Chicken and beef selections class golfers’ bar and lounge area, the front 9 are American sandwich- round out this exciting menu, and along with a casual front patio to es while the back 9 are international again specially prepared with the gather. The formal dining room is treats for only $7.50 to $9.95 — neat! MarBar twist. For example, Madison very cozy, with white linens, and a Dinner at MarBar Grill is an expe- Chicken ($14.95) is one of the bigspectacular outside patio complete rience not to be bogeyed. Start with gest and best I ever enjoyed: two with its own bar and add a new mean- a cocktail or a glass of wine. I was large pieces of chicken breast sauing to sunset dining as you see the pleasantly surprised to find the ex- téed in Marsala wine sauce, topped shimmer of the setting sun over the cellent quality of their house wine. with prosciutto, with fresh asparalakes of Madison Green… elegantly Being that I am from an Italian-Amer- gus, mushrooms and melted mozzaromantic! ican background, you might think rella all over mashed potatoes. Bring The newly renovated Madison that pasta is my middle name. Mar- a friend; this treat is large enough to Ballroom — featuring windows that Bar’s pasta selections are the best! share, as are most of the meals allow natural light as well as sweep- Stir Fry Italiano ($15.95) is a must- served, so bring a big appetite! ing views of the top-rated golf do: penne with oil, garlic, broccoli Meatloaf by any other name would course — is the venue for larger spe- and carrots and you can toss in be the Madison Meatloaf, homecial events, and this is the club where chicken or shrimp for a bit more. made and served with demi mushMarBar Grille owner Todd Schoenwetter with chef Robson Moura. you are 100 percent in control of Then again, you may fancy sea- room sauce ($13.95). Steak selections your special occasions. Be it a wed- food ravioli ($15.95), which features include skirt, tenderloin, New York vice and a relaxing atmosphere all ner, Sunday brunch or to plan a speding, bat/bar mitzvah, birthday, an- crabmeat and lobster with drawn strip and steak tips. added up to an enjoyable dining cial event, call (561) 784-5225 and tell niversary or any other celebration, butter and a creamy lobster sauce.

After all the above, make room for experience… one I hope to repeat them that Joe Nasuti, the Phantom, this is the perfect place for ages 2 to Now I will not have to travel to Can- dessert ($3.95 to $5.95): New York soon! highly recommended you call! Ask 152! cun, Mexico, where I first sampled cheesecake, chocolate cake, key lime The MarBar Grille at the Madison about the best happy hour in the The MarBar Grille is the perfect this incredible dish! Make your own pie, crème brûlée or their signature Green Golf Club is located at 2001 west (4 to 8 p.m.): two-for-one drinks place for before and after a round of pasta offers you the choice of five house apple pie.

Crestwood Blvd. North in Royal and $3 appetizers served Tuesday golf, social gatherings, lunch, pasta varieties and eight signature The evening was far above expec- Palm Beach. For reservations and through Friday, and on Thursdays brunch and romantic dinners. I was sauces, at only $13.95. tation. Great food, impeccable ser- further information about lunch, din- ladies drink free!

Joe Nasuti, the Phantom, is a featured writer for the Town-Crier, Forever Young and www.yournews.com. Comments & recommendations are welcome at thephantomdiners@aol.com.

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This Week at The Four Arts Exhibit Extended! Now On Display Through Sunday, April 29 Recapturing the Real West:The Collections of William I. Koch $5 • (561) 655-7226 On Display All Season Florida’s Wetlands • No charge • (561) 655-2776 Ongoing Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a.m.

Campus on the Lake Class:Yogalates with Rassika Sabine Bourgi $15 per session • (561) 805-8562 Sunday, March 18 at 3 p.m.

Concert: Modigliani Quartet • $15 • (561) 655-7226 Monday, March 19 at 10:30 a.m. (Preschool); 2:30 p.m. (Family) Story Time: Olivia the Pig No charge • (561) 655-2776 Tuesday, March 20 at 5:30 p.m. or Wednesday, March 21 at 11 a.m.

Book Discussion: Priceless by Robert K. Wittman No charge • (561) 655-2766

Wednesday, March 21 at 2:30 p.m.

Lecture: Women, Wealth and Giving by Margaret May Damen No charge • Reservations required • (561) 805-8562 Thursday, March 22 at 10:30 a.m. (Preschool); 2:30 p.m. (Family) Story Time: American Farmer Day in the Hulitar Sculpture Garden No charge • (561) 655-2776 Thursday, March 22 at 2:30 p.m.

Lecture: Edith Wharton and the Villas of Rome with CeCe Haydock $20 • Part of the Splendors of Italy series • (561) 805-8562 Friday, March 23 Western Film Festival:Tombstone (Rated R) at 2:30 and 8 p.m. and Tom Horn (Rated R) at 5:15 p.m. • $5 • (561) 655-7226 Saturday, March 24 at 10 a.m.

Workshop: Persuasion and Influence for Dummies with Elizabeth Kunhke $50 • Reservations required • (561) 805-8562 Sunday, March 25 at 3 p.m.

Concert: Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel The Rhapsodic Music of Johannes Brahms • $15 • (561) 655-7226

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Palm Beach Central Boys Lacrosse Edges Out Wellington

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach Central High School boys varsity lacrosse team defeated rival Wellington High School 14-10 under an overcast sky Thursday, March 8. The night saw occasional showers dampen the playing field during what proved to be an exciting and physical matchup.

Palm Beach Central drew first blood eight minutes into the first period, but less than a minute later,

Wellington responded quickly to tie up the score. The two squads battled back and forth, exchanging scores.

With less than 13 seconds remaining in the period, the teams were tied at 2. Wellington managed to take the lead two minutes into the second period, and held on most of the quarter, but the Broncos would battle back to tie the score. Palm Beach Central orchestrated a rally to propel them into a 10-5 lead by the end of the first half.

Wellington defender Ryan Smolchek races to beat Bronco attacker Nick Ferro to the ball.

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Wellington responded well to start the second half, playing more consistent offense and moving the ball, but the Wolverines were not able to capitalize on their many shots taken on goal. Palm Beach Central fended off several Wellington attacks on goal just outside the crease.

Bronco goalkeeper Trent Abel made 18 saves for his squad, denying the Wolverines on many occasions.

Palm Beach Central took advantage of their opportunities, creating space in the attack zone and making accurate shots on goal.

At one point late in the third period, Palm Beach Central again extended their lead by 5 points. The Wolverines rallied yet again and closed the gap to within 3 points in the fourth. The Broncos managed just enough offense to maintain the lead, winning the match with a final 14-10.

The Palm Beach Central bench cleared at the final whistle and celebrated, raising their sticks in the air.

Top performers for the Broncos were A.J. Blouin with four goals and eight assists, Sammy Pede with four goals, and Abel with 18 saves. For the Wolverines, Jason D’oust scored four goals, and Tyler Kuhlman had five assists and one goal.

Palm Beach Central traveled to Park Vista on Monday, leaving with an 11-7 victory.

Wellington travels to Cardinal Newman on Friday, March 16 for a 7 p.m. game.

Wellington midfielder Jose Jiovenetta dives to get the ball.

Wellington attacker Tyler Kuhlman tries to get around Bronco defender Ryan Liermann.

Bronco Volleyball Boys Defeat Seminole Ridge Squad

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach Central High School boys varsity volleyball team rallied to defeat Seminole Ridge High School in four matches, 25-23, 2521, 21-25 and 25-23, on Friday, March 9 at home. Though the

Hawks fought to catch up, the Broncos bested them in three matches to take the overall win.

The Broncos got out to an early lead in the first match, but the Hawks came back for a scoring streak that propelled them to the lead 10-6. Palm Beach Central managed to catch up

Bronco Jared Blunt prepares to jump for a spike set by Justin Moore.

and tie the score at 20, leading to a point-for-point battle. Mistakes cost the Hawks crucial points, including the game point, and Palm Beach Central won 25-23.

The second match fared the same.

Palm Beach Central jumped into the lead early on with the Hawks only a few points behind. The teams tied at 17, but Palm Beach Central allowed only 4 more points to be scored against them. Meanwhile, the Hawks were unable to hold back the Broncos, who won the second match 2521.

Not willing to let go of the win, Seminole Ridge turned up the heat in the third match, taking the lead and besting the Broncos 21-25.

But it wasn’t enough. The Broncos rallied to finish the game, going point-for-point with the Hawks to pull out a 25-23 win in the final match.

Palm Beach Central’s Nikolas Nelson led with 21 kills, nine blocks and seven service points. Adam Ritmiller added eight service points. For the Hawks, Sam Becker had 12 kills, and Dustin Moore had 40 assists.

Palm Beach Central’s Nikolas Nelson spikes the ball while Luke Miller and Nick Crowe block.

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CATS Gymnasts Excel At Gasparilla And Arabian Nights The CATS of Wellington competitive teams outdid themselves this year at their two most recent competitions, Gasparilla and Arabian Nights.

In Level Two, Zoe Kyrkostas came in first place all around, scoring high nines in all events at Gasparilla. She received a 9.4 on bars and 9.2 on vault at Arabian Nights. Sasha Campbell scored a 9.4 on beam and a 9.175 on vault at Gasparilla, and at Arabian Nights scored high eights all around. Sophia Roberts scored high eights at Gasparilla and a 9 on floor and a 9.2 on beam at Arabian Nights.

Aliyah Perez scored an 8.8 on vault at Gasparilla and high eights all around at Arabian Nights. Sophia Rodriguez scored all nines at Gasparilla and a 9.25 on vault at Arabian Nights. Jessica Vanravenswaay scored a 9.1 on vault and a 9.35 on bars at Gasparilla and a 9.5 on vault and 9.45 on floor at Arabian Nights.

Hailey Gruber scored a 9.45 on beam at Gasparilla and a 9.30 on bars at Arabian Nights. Level Two came in second place all around at Gasparilla and fourth all around at Arabian Nights.

In Level Three, AngelinaApicella scored all high eights at Gasparilla, and at Arabian Nights she scored a 9 on vault and an 8.75 on beam. Al-

exis Merritt scored all high nines at both competitions. She came in second all around at Gasparilla with 9.45 on vault and a 9.35 on bars. At Arabian Nights, she scored 9.55 on vault and 9.5 on bars, earning her first place all around. Alexa Alvarez scored all nines at Gasparilla and all nines again at Arabian Nights. She scored a 9.5 on vault and a 9.6 on beam. Allison Bunchuk scored a 9.1 on bars and an 8.9 on floor at Gasparilla and almost all nines at Arabian Nights. Alexandria Davis scored a 9.15 on bars at Gasparilla and a 9 on bars at Arabian Nights. Katie Lettera scored all high eights at Gasparilla and all high eights again at Arabian Nights. Elizabeth Sylvester scored an 8.95 on vault at Gasparilla and 9.1 on vault at Arabian Nights.

Genevieve Sylvester scored all high eights at Gasparilla and a 9.1 on vault at Arabian Nights. Samantha Vilarino scored a 9.15 on bars at Gasparilla and a 9.55 on bars and a 9.2 on floor at Arabian Nights.

Level Four took third place all around at Arabian Nights. Arabella Campbell scored a 9.65 on vault at Gasparilla, and she took second place all around at Arabian Nights with a 9.25 on vault and a 9.375 on bars. Faith Campagnuolo scored a 9 on floor at Gasparilla and a 9 on vault

CATS gymnasts with coaches Margarita Martinez, and Felipe and Mario Restrepo at the Arabian Nights competition. at Arabian Nights. Kinsey Cribbs scored a 9.075 on bars and a 9.05 on earned second all around with an scored all high eights at Gasparilla beam at Arabian Nights. Bianca Si- 8.75 on vault and an 8.525 on floor. and a 9.125 on vault at Arabian leo scored a 9.1 on beam and a 9.125 Level Seven’s Michela Arbocco Nights. Belen Bengolea placed third on floor at Arabian Nights. scored a 9.05 on bars and high eights all around at Gasparilla with a 9.3 on In Levels Five, Six and Seven at all around. vault and a 9 on floor. She placed Arabian Nights, Alexia Moraes With two more competitions rethird all around again at Arabian placed first all around with a 9 on maining in the season, the girls and Nights with a 9.3 on vault and a 9.125 vault and bars and a 9.45 on beam. coaches are practicing hard and on beam. Brieanna McCaffery Isabella Padilla scored a 9.6 on beam can’t wait to end the season with a scored a 9.5 and a 9.1 on floor at and a 9.275 on floor earning her sec- bang. For more information, visit Arabian Nights. Samantha Baez ond all around. Level Six’s Elia Aird www.catsgymnastics.com.

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Tom Brown

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Bassmasters Fish Lake Okeechobee Royal Palm Bassmasters held its monthly fishing tournament Sunday, Feb. 12 out of the Okee-Tantie/Scott Driver Park boat ramp on Lake Okeechobee. Everyone braved the 25-knot winds, 33-degree temperature and lethargic bass until the 3 p.m. weigh-in.

First place was awarded to the team of Shannon Ghettie (boater) with two fish weighing 2 lbs., 6 oz. and partner Herman Parker (co-angler) with five fish weighing 7 lbs., for a team weight of 9 lbs., 6 oz.

Second place was awarded to the team of Darrell Waite (boater) with three fish weighing 4 lbs., 1 oz. and partner Randy King (coangler) with two fish weighing 1 lb., 13 oz., for a team weight of 5 lbs., 14 oz.

Third place was awarded to the team of Ed Singleton (boater) and partner Tom Brown (co-angler) with a team weight of 4 lbs., 8 oz.

The Big Fish winner of the tournament was caught Tom Brown, with a bass weighing 4 lbs., 8 oz.

Royal Palm Bassmasters meets on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center (100 Sweet Bay Lane). The club is now accepting applications for new boaters and non-boater members.

Come and check out the fun youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been missing.

For more information about the Royal Palm Bassmasters, e-mail rpbassmasters@gmail.com or visit the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s web site at www.royal palmbassmasters.org.

An outside view of the new Genbu-Kai Karate studio in the Wellington Marketplace.

Genbu-Kai Karate Moves To Wellington Genbu-Kai Karate has recently moved to Wellington. Formerly located in Royal Palm Beach, the studio is now located at in the Wellington Marketplace, at the corner of Greenview Shores Blvd. and Wellington Trace.

Genbu-Kai Karate offers the finest in traditional Japanese martial arts in Palm Beach County. Programs include Japanese karate, Okinawan weapons, aikido, judo and jiu-jitsu.

All ages are welcome to come and try two complimentary weeks.

Starting April 1, Genbu-Kai Karate will also be adding tai-chi and kung-fu to its weekly scheduling.

During the summer, Genbu-Kai Karate will be hosting a karate summer camp, which will be open to local area daycare centers by invitation only. For more information on the classes, call (561) 804-1002 or visit www.floridagenbukai.com.

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Saturday, March 17 • The International Polo Club Palm Beach will host its second annual International Weekend March 16-18. The event will showcase some of the world’s best athletes from international sports such as croquet, rugby, cricket, golf, tennis and of course polo. For info., call (561) 204-5687 or visit www. internationalpoloclub.com.

• The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will stroll Okeeheelee Park on Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast afterward. Call Daisy Palmer at (561) 439-5780 for more info.

• Visit the Wellington Green Market on Saturday, March 17 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Luck of the Irish” for ages 2 to 4 on Saturday, March 17 at 11 a.m. All will enjoy these tales of Ireland. Call (561) 7906070 to pre-register.

• The Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens will host its annual Hatsume Fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, March 17 and 18. For more info., call (561) 495-0233 or visit www.morikami.org.

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will hold a “St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Shakedown” on Saturday, March 17 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Learn ways to incorporate different kinds of greens in Celtic-inspired recipes. Call (561) 904-4000 to pre-register.

• Nature’s Center (5301 State Road 7, Lake Worth) will host a class on rain gardens Saturday, March 17 at 2 p.m. Do you have an area in your yard or right under your gutters that commonly gets flooded? Why not put in a rain garden? The class is free to the public; walk-ins are welcome. Call (561) 434-5777 or visit www.thenaturescenter.com for info.

• The monthly Acreage Community Park Jam will take place Saturday, March 17 from 5 to 10 p.m. at Acreage Community Park (6701 140th Ave. North). For more info., visit www.acreagelandowners.org or contact Bob Renna at (561) 602-0676 or bobrenna @bellsouth.net.

• Wellington will present a free concert featuring Neil Zirconia’s Tribute to Neil Diamond on Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wellington Amphitheater. Call (561) 7532484 for more info.

Sunday, March 18 • The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida

Trail Association will walk the paved trails of the 250-acre Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Environmental Area off Flying Cow Road in Wellington on Sunday, March 18. Meet at the entrance at 8 a.m. Call Paul or Sherry Cummings at (561) 963-9906 for more info.

• Temple Beth Tikvah (4550 Jog Road, Greenacres) will present “The Stars of Tomorrow” on Sunday, March 18 at 2:30 p.m., with young entertainers singing the best of Broadway, light opera and Hebrew soul. Call (561) 967-3600 for more info.

• Grace Fellowship Acreage (8350 Okeechobee Blvd.) will host “The Grace Amazing Tour” concert Sunday, March 18 at 6 p.m.

The event will feature Jimmy Needham, Andy Cherry, Making Faces and Brothers in Christ.

Profits will be donated to Place of Hope. For more info., visit www.makingfacesmusic. com/graceconcert or call (561) 317-5180.

Monday, March 19 • Wellington will offer a Junior Lifeguarding Class Monday, March 19 through Friday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wellington Aquatics Complex (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). The program is for strong swimmers ages 10 to 14 and costs $75.

For more info., call Aquatics Supervisor Eric Juckett at (561) 753-2497.

• The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon Monday, March 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Breakers West Country Club. For info., contact Mary Lou Bedford at (561) 790-6200 or marylou@palmswest.com.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will feature “Cosplay Crafting: Neko Ears” on Monday, March 19 at 3:30 p.m. for ages 10 to 15. Learn how to create neko (cat) ears to add to your costume collection. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

Tuesday, March 20 • The Palm Beach County Commission will meet Tuesday, March 20 at 9:30 a.m. at the government center’s Jane M. Thompson Memorial Chambers (301 N. Olive Ave., sixth floor, West Palm Beach). For more info., visit www.pbcgov.com.

• Na’amat USA, Sharon Chapter of Royal Palm Beach will present a showing of the film Sarah’s Key on Tuesday, March 20 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way, Royal Palm Beach). The film will be shown in preparation for a discussion on the book and film April 10 at the cultural center. A prepaid lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. followed by a short business See CALENDAR, page 49

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• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Novel Destinations: Book Discussion Series” for adults Tuesday, March 20 at 2 p.m. Barbara Harnick will lead a discussion of A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “Craft Extravaganza” for age 2 and up Tuesday, March 20 at 3 p.m.

Spend an hour completing pictures and crafts.

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

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host “Are Your Hormones Driving You Crazy?” on Tuesday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Tim DeCanio will explain how to improve hormone balance naturally.

Call (561) 904-4000 to pre-register.

• The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council will meet Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. at the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District office (101 W. D Road). Call (561) 793-2418 or visit www.loxahatcheegroves.org for info.

Wednesday, March 21 • The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (14440 Pierson Road, Wellington) will host the official Olympic Games Selection Trials March 21-24. For more info., call (561) 793-5867 or visit www. equestriansport.com.

• The Palm Beach Executive Network holds a weekly breakfast meeting every Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. at Friendly’s Restaurant (1001 State Road 7, Royal Palm Beach). For more info., call Kendra Rosenfeld at (561) 795-3240.

• The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host its Annual Installation Luncheon featuring the Best Emerging Business and Business Excellence awards Wednesday, March 21 at 11:30 a.m. at the Wanderers Club. To RSVP, call (561) 792-6525.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Adventure Time!” for age 7 and up Wednesday, March 21 at 3 p.m. Practice being a hero with games and crafts. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will present “Cosplay Crafting: Charms” for ages 10 to 15 on Wednesday, March 21 at 3:30 p.m. Use shrinkable plastic to create charms inspired by your favorite anime and manga. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Florida Department of Transporta-

tion will host a public hearing on proposed improvements to State Road 7 from Okeechobee Blvd. to Northlake Blvd. on Wednesday, March 21 at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center (9067 Southern Blvd.).

The public hearing will begin as an open house at 5:30 p.m., with a formal presentation at 6:30 p.m., followed by public comment. For more info., call Project Manager Beatriz Caicedo-Maddison at (954) 7774336 or (866) 336-8435, ext. 4336, or visit www.sr7extension.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “Novel Destinations: Book Discussion Series” for adults Wednesday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. Sara Harris will lead a discussion of Run by Ann Patchett. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Book Discussion: Swamplandia! ” for adults Wednesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. Celebrate Florida Heritage Month with a lively and informal book discussion of Swamplandia! by Karen Russell. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

Thursday, March 22 • The Palm Beach County Commission will hold a zoning meeting Thursday, March 22 at 9:30 a.m. at the government center’s Jane M. Thompson Memorial Chambers (301 N. Olive Ave., sixth floor, West Palm Beach). For info., visit www.pbcgov. com.

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will offer a free Gluten-Free Shopping Tour on Thursday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. Learn where to find these specialty products, as well as how to cook them.

Call (561) 904-4000 to pre-register.

Friday, March 23 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will feature “Tales from Japan” on Friday, March 23 at 3:30 p.m. for ages 5 to 8. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host “Burgers, Beer & Bingo” to benefit the Whole Planet Foundation on Friday, March 23 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Guests will enjoy dinner and one bingo card for a $5 donation to the Whole Planet Foundation. Beer will be sold by the bottle for $3, with $1 from each sale donated to the Whole Planet Foundation. Visit www.wholeplanet foundation.org for more info. Call (561) 9044000 to pre-register.

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15920 WEATHERLY ROAD WELLINGTON — Park your plane and walk in your back door. 4 Bedroom/4.5 Bath, Pool Home with Airplane Hanger. Famous Aero Club. Short Notice to Show . $799,000. Call Julie Poof 561-2220601 LOVELY 2/2 CONDO — with terrace view of new dressage club in gated Palm Beach Polo Country Club. Storage rooms, garage parking, pool, pet friendly. Updated, spacious and possible to buy furnished. Washer/Dryer/Storage Room. Close to showgrounds. $200,000 203-820-5923

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, MARCH 18TH , 1 P.M. TO 5 P.M. — 4 Bedroom/4.5 bathroom, pool home with airplane hanger. Short Sale opportunity. Aeroclub. 15920 Weatherly Road, Wellington.

HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER — in Wellington needs EXAM PREP COORDINATOR Bachelors Degree- Demonstrate Solid Performance on SAT and ACT (either verbal or math sections) Available to work evenings and Saturdays. Also needed: EXAM PREP TUTORS Now Hiring SAT/ACT Preparation T utors.

Must have a 4 year degree preferably in Mathmetics or English.

Be available to tutor on Saturdays.

Please e-mail your resume to marlenegiraud@hlcwellington.com VOLUNTEERS NEEDED — 14 years and over for community service. Have fun with animals & kids 792-2666 DRIVERS! DRIVERS! DRIVERS! Drivers wanted for Wellington Cab. Retirees welcome. Cleaning Driving Record. Call 561-333-0181 ENTRY LEVEL RECEPTIONIST — Computer literate. Heavy phones & filing. Fax resume 561-333-2680 WINDOW INSTALLERS WANTED Subcontractors only. Top Pay. No Brokers. Call Matt 561-714-8490 FRONT DESK — Loxahatchee/ Boynton Beach. Busy Dermatology practice, full-time, experience preferred, must be available for flexible hours, evenings and weekends. Fax resume to 561-790-7568 MEDICAL ASSISTANT NEEDED IN L O X A H AT C H E E / B O Y N T O N BEACH — Busy Dermatology practice, full-time, experience preferred, must be available for flexible hours, evenings and weekends. Fax resume to 561-790-7568

2001 20ft PROLINE WALK AROUND — 150XL Mercury saltwater series outboard, Depth/fish finder, vhf, stereo/cd/ipod player. Bimini top, fish rigged, porta poddy, cover. Boat in great shape. 2008 continental trailer. $14,500 561-762-7000

MAKE $100 - $300 PER DAY— Daily pay! START FREE! For info call Richard at 1-800-729-9268

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JOHN C. HUNTON AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION, INC.—Service & new inst allation 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

AVAILABLE LICENSED CHRISTIAN CAREGIVER — with speciality in Dementia and Alzheimer ’s clients will provide quality and compassionate care for your loved ones, in Wellington and surrounding Western Communities. Clean Background check, CPR FL Licensed, experienced and trustworthy. 561-602-4833

MOBILE-TEC ON-SITE COMPUTER SERVICE — The computer experts that come to you! Hardware/ Software setup, support & troubleshooting w w w.mobiletec.ne t.

561-248-2611 D.J. COMPUTER — Home & of fice, Spyware removal, websites, networks, repairs, upgrades, virus removal, tutoring. Call Jeff 561-3331923 Cell 561-252-1186 Lic’d Well. & Palm Beach. We accept major credit cards.

HAPPY JACK LIQUIVIC — Recognized safe & effective against hook & roundworms by US Center for Veterinary Medicine. Grand Prix Call 561-792-2853 or visit our website at www.happyjackinc.com STOP SCRATCHING AND GNAWING — Promote healing & hair growth.StampoutITCHAMCALLITTS! Shampoo with HAPPY JACK Itch No More. Apply Skin Balm add Tonekote to diet. Goldcoast Feed 793-4607 visit our website www.kennelvax.com

DRIVEWAYS — Free estimates 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

ANMAR CO.—James’ All Around Handyman Service. Excellent craf tman Old time values. Once you’ve had me! You’ll have me back!

Lic. Ins. Certified Residential Contractor CRC 1327426 561-248-8528

HOUSECLEANING — 20 yrs experience. Excellent local references. Shopping available. 561572-1782

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

BOB CAVANAGH ALLSTATE INSURANCE — Auto •Home • Life• Renters •Motorcycle •RV • Golfcart • Boat Serving the Western Communities for 24 years Call for a quote 798-3056, or visit our website. www.allstateagencies.com/ rCavanagh

RJA PAINTING & DECORATING, INC. — Interior Exterior, Faux Finish, Residential,Commercial.Lic. #U17536 Rocky Armento, Jr. 561793-5455 561-662-7102 J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential.

Interior & Exterior painting. Certified pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch 309-6975 or visit our website at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

JOHN PERGOLIZZI PAINTING INC. — Interior/Exterior - Repaint specialist, pressure cleaning, popcorn ceiling, drywall repair & roof painting. Family owned/owner operator. Free Est. 798-4964 Lic. #U18473 COLORS BY CORO, INC. — Int./ Ext. residential painting, over 20 yrs exp. Small Jobs welcome. Free est. Ins. 561-383-8666. Owner/Operated. Lic.# U20627 Ins. Wellington Resident \ JEREMY JAMES PLUMBING — Licensed plumber, legitimate estimate. Water heaters, new construction. CFC1426242. Bonded Insured. CFC1426242. 561-6016458

ARTWORK FOR SALE — Framed Milnar Original Works, Island Brie, 46 x 45, $20,000.00, Serenity, 35x34, $22,000.00 Signed Tony Bennett, Central Park, $10,000.00.

For more information please call Pat at 561-795-3337

THE MASTER HANDYMAN — All Types of Home Repairs & Improvements. No job too big or small done right the first time every time 40 yrs of satisfied customers. See me on Angies List. Tom (561) 801-2010 or (954) 444-3178 Serving Palm Beach and Broward Counties.

BILLY’S HOME REPAIRS INC. REMODEL & REPAIRS — Interior Trim, crown molding, rottenwood repair, door installation, minor drywall,kitchens/cabinets / countertops, wood flooring. Bonded and Insured U#19699. Call 7919900 or 628-9215

J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Est ablished 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential.

Interior & Exterior p ainting.

Certified pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch at 309-6975 or visit us at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS CALL 793-3576 TO PLACE YOUR AD MINOR ROOF REPAIRS DON HARTMANN ROOFING — Roof painting, Carpentry. Lic. #U13677 967-5580

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

ROOFING REPAIRS REROOFING ALL TYPES — Pinewood Construction, Inc. Honest and reliable.

Serving Palm Beach County for over 20 years. Call Mike 561-3090134 Lic. Ins. Bonded. CGC023773 RC-0067207 ROBERT CHERRY ROOFING INC Reroofing - Repair - Waterproofing 561-791-2612 or 954-741-4580 State Lic.& Ins. #CCC-1326048

ACCORDION SHUTTERS — Gutters, screen enclosures, siding, soffits, aluminum roofs, Serving the Western Communities. Since 1985.

U-17189 561-791-9777

JOHN C. BEALE BUILDING & ROOFING — Additions, remodeling, roof rep airs & replacements, screened porches. Licensed & Insured. Call for Free Estimates. 561798-6448 ccc1326383 ccc1250306

SPECIALIZING IN BATHROOM REMODELING — Free estimates serving South Florida since 1980.

Quality you expect, service you deserve. Lic. bonded & Ins. U21006 561-662-9258

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

JOHN’S SCREEN REPAIR SERVICE — Pool & patio rescreening.

Stay tight,wrinkle-free,guaranteed!

CRC1329708 call us 798-3132. www.poolscreenrepair.com

TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS CALL 793-3576

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

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

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

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