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Volume 36, Number 10 March 6 - March 12, 2015

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WELLINGTON KIDS TRIATHLON

Wendy Soderman, founder and owner of Ideal Elementary School and Dream Middle School, was the guest speaker at a Wednesday, Feb. 25 luncheon hosted by the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at the Wanderers Club. “I’m not a polished speaker. I’m a woman with a story,” she said. Page 3

Rainforest Clinic Hosts Parrot Party

Dr. Susan Clubb’s Rainforest Clinic for Birds & Exotics hosted its second annual Rainforest Parrot Party on Sunday, March 1 in Loxahatchee Groves.

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Groves Council Moves Ahead With A Survey Of Unauthorized RVs

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday approved a survey of unauthorized RV and trailer parks in town and commended town management for its enforcement on some properties already found to have been in violation, including one that was allegedly dumping raw sewage. Page 7

Julie Kime Among Honorees At ‘Portrait Of A Woman’ Luncheon

The fourth annual Portrait of a Woman Luncheon benefiting the Quantum House was held Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach.

Five women, including longtime Wellington businesswoman Julie Kime, were saluted for their contributions to the community.

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OPINION Town-Crier Issues Council Endorsements

After meeting with the candidates seeking council seats in Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee Groves, the Town-Crier offers our opinions in advance of the Tuesday, March 10 election. Page 4

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Young athletes from across Wellington swam, biked and ran in the fourth annual Wellington Kids Triathlon on Sunday, March 1. Starting at the Wellington Aquatics Complex, hundreds of young participants completed an age-appropriate running, swimming and biking course. Shown here are Abby, Jonathan, Sophia and Amelia Cole with Aidan and Avery Turner. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 14

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LOX GROVES TOWN COUNCIL, SEAT 1

Ron Jarriel Aims To Make Life Better For Groves Residents

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel is finishing up his second term on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council and hopes town voters choose to return him for a third term on Tuesday, March 10.

Finance Advisory & Audit Committee Chair Virginia Standish is challenging Jarriel in the race for Seat 1, one of two seats up for grabs next week.

Jarriel has been a resident of Loxahatchee Groves since he was 10 years old.

“I’ve lived in the Groves for 54 years. I grew up out there when nothing was there. I spent 31 years with Palm Beach County FireRescue, retired seven years. My life has been serving the public,” he told the Town-Crier. “Now I have an opportunity to serve my community. My heart is in Loxahatchee Groves.”

Jarriel has watched the area,

along with the wants and needs of its residents, evolve over the decades.

“I’ve seen a lot of changes — some haven’t always been for the best — but now I have a chance to make those changes better for the residents,” he said. “I’m retired, which makes it easy for me to put a lot of time in. I spend a lot of time riding through Loxahatchee talking to people.”

Jarriel’s past work experience, paired with his flexible retiree schedule, has allowed him to look at the area’s issues through a unique lens.

“I base a lot of my decisions looking at it from a firefighter’s aspect. My two top priorities are health and a safe road,” he said, explaining that it isn’t healthy for students to be breathing in dust from dirt roads while waiting for the school bus.”

The safety factor is also crucial, he said.

Ron Jarriel “I look at response from FireRescue and the PBSO coming to help our residents. Our streets, the dirt roads, are unsafe. When I was driving the largest truck in Palm See JARRIEL, page 21

RPB Ed Board Hears About Proposal For Charter High School

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Representatives from Charter Schools USA and Royal Palm Beach High School made presentations to the Royal Palm Beach Education Advisory Board in a workshop Monday as board members prepare to debate whether a charter high school should be built across the street from RPBHS. “We’ve been directed to do a fact-finding study on the proposed sale of two parcels of land that the village owns directly east of First Baptist Church on Okeechobee Blvd. near the entrance to Royal Palm Beach,” Education Advisory Board Chairman Lynn Balch said.

“Notably, this property is just across the street from Royal Palm Beach High School. We’re going to use the information gathered tonight to formulate a recommendation for the sale of this land.”

The board will meet again Monday, March 16 to determine a formal recommendation for the Royal Palm Beach Village Council when it meets on April 2.

Jim Pegg, director of charter schools for the Palm Beach County School District, said the state established charter schools as part of the public education system, but they operate autonomously from the school district. “[That] means that charter schools have their own board of directors and have their own administration that does not come under the school board,” Pegg said, adding that state and federal funding is passed through the sponsoring school district according to enrollment.

The school district also reviews charter schools for charter renewal. The initial charter approval is generally for four or five years.

Pegg said his department reviews each charter school annually for compliance to state laws and the charter they are operating under. “Each of the charter schools have different charters that have to be met, especially when it comes to academic or student performance goals,” he said.

Charter schools do not charge tuition or fees, and charter schools

receiving “F” grades for two consecutive years must be closed, he said.

While Charter Schools USA runs six Renaissance Charter School locations in Palm Beach County, they all serve students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

The company does not currently run any charter high schools in the county. The existing schools operate under the same governing board, which is not local, and sets its own educational programs with minimal local input.

Richard Paige, executive vice president of development for Charter Schools USA, spoke on behalf of Renaissance Charter Schools, the foundation that oversees its locations.

The company operates four charter high schools in Florida, as well as several in other states.

Charter Schools USA, established in 1997, is one of the oldest firms in the charter school industry.

“Our focus has been increasing access to high-quality education by replicating high-performing charter schools, turning around failing public schools, as well as turning around low-performing charter schools,” Paige said. “We do a little bit of all of that. We don’t just replicate high-performing schools. We do some turnaround work in our organization as well.”

The Charter Schools USA network includes dozens of schools in seven states.

“We have almost 60,000 students that we serve across the country,” Paige said. “About 60 percent of students qualify for free and reduced-price lunches, and 70 percent of students are nonwhite.

In 2013, our graduation rate was about 94 percent.”

Charter Schools USA was the first advanced education accredited education management company in the country, he said. “You have to have that accreditation for that diploma to count to go to college,” Paige said. “Many of the lower charter schools don’t do it, and if they do, it’s one school at a time.”

Paige said that all of the comSee RPB ED BOARD, page 7

BASKETBALL AT THE B&G CLUB

Virginia Standish Concerned About Finances And LGWCD

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Virginia Standish, chair of the Loxahatchee Groves Finance Advisory & Auditing Committee, is challenging Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel for Seat 1 in the Tuesday, March 10 election.

Standish is a Palm Beach County native who has lived in Loxahatchee Groves since 1983.

She is project administrator for a construction firm, and before that worked for an electrical contractor doing accounting and bookkeeping.

“I’m very aware of the need for financial accuracy and accountability,” she told the Town-Crier.

“I have lived in Loxahatchee Groves for more than 30 years. I have watched it grow from being a thriving agricultural community to a community that is now fighting commercial development. I am very concerned about the push of

development into our community.

I see development orders being written that favor the developers and not the community.”

As an example, she cited the recent development order for projects on both sides of B Road at Southern Blvd.

“That order should have included a better road,” she said, explaining that the paving on B Road north of the college entrance will be open-graded emulsified mix (OGEM) rather than asphalt as is planned to connect to Southern Blvd. “[OGEM] does not have a long lifespan. It cannot hold up to commercial traffic. Eventually those landowners will be assessed to put in another road.”

Standish thinks that OGEM roads in other parts of town are being forced on the property owners.

“Even more importantly, there is no question as to do we need to get infrastructure in before we put

Virginia Standish down a road,” she said. “Do you want water lines? Do you want sewer? There is poor planning for infrastructure. I’m concerned it’s See STANDISH, page 7

Children from the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club in Wellington played a 3-on-3 basketball game against Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue on Tuesday, Feb. 24, defeating the PBCFR team 54-52. The game was part of a joint effort between the Village of Wellington, PBCFR and the Boys & Girls Club to educate young people on fire safety. Shown here are deputies Jeff Denney and Anthony Musso, who served as coaches, with Sparky and the Boys & Girls Club team.

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Lox Groves Candidates Square Off At LGLA Forum

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The four candidates seeking seats on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, March 10 spoke at a forum conducted by the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association last week.

Incumbent Councilman Ryan Liang is being challenged by Roadways, Equestrian Trails & Greenway Advisory Committee Chair Keith Harris for Seat 3, while incumbent Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel is being challenged by Finance Advisory & Auditing Committee Chair Virginia Standish for

Seat 1. They answered questions at the Thursday, Feb. 26 candidates forum.

Asked how they will support equestrians in town, Liang said the town is already working on developing equestrian trails using drainage easements on the west side of the canals on lettered roads.

“We have a loop planned already, and we’re looking toward more trails on those easements,” he said. “Right now we’re working on the surveys, and once those are done, we’ll be able to officially open those trails to the public.”

Standish said she has been sup-

porting equestrians for 30 years.

“For 30 years, they have been fighting to use the maintenance easements and have safe passage through town,” she said. “At any time, these easements could have been purchased from Southern Land & Timber, and [the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District] said no. Presently, the local bill allows the easement to be taken over by the district. I believe a permit should be issued in advance of the district receiving any funding. I believe it should be on every easement. I do not believe we should be limiting this.”

Harris said the easements, when done, will be not just for horses, but joggers and bicyclists as well.

“Recreational trails means you can take a jogging hour and get your exercise,” he said. “You can ride your bicycle; you can ride your horses. No ATVs. It’s going to be a great thing to have. We’ve been waiting a long time.”

In addition, he suggested that the soccer fields at Loxahatchee Groves Park be converted into an equestrian arena.

“Without taking out a single tree, one could place a full-size regulation dressage arena and a

200-foot by 200-foot show arena,” Harris said. “There’s enough parking there for 25 or 30 rigs there.

You have pavilions, and that would be a great venue and an opportunity for the town to make revenue by holding local shows for our citizens.”

Jarriel said he plans to continue on the same track he has been for the past six years.

“When new management came on board, the first thing I did, I went to them and we applied for a $200,000 grant [for the trail system],” he said. “That grant was See LGLA FORUM, page 21

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OUR VIEWS: AGRICULTURAL RESERVE:

Stop Cutting into AG Reserve long enough to study impact

In 1980, Palm Beach County showed rare foresight in its decision to create the Agricultural Reserve to both protect agriculture and preserve the land from over-development. Since then, the county and developers have been chipping away at the restrictions to increase density and remove parcels from the area so they can be sold and developed.

While the national image of Palm Beach County is of our wonderful beaches and expansive shopping, it is a superficial and inaccurate portrayal. The county has a long and important history in farming and agriculture. As recently as 2010-11, the county produced $1.42 billion in agricultural sales.

In fact, Palm Beach County leads the state — and all counties east of the Mississippi River — in agricultural production. It is one of the 10 largest agriculIn 1999,county tural-producing counties in the taxpayers country. Along sugar cane, voted to spend with our area is a leadproducer of $100 million to ing corn, peppers, rice and lettuce. buy and But agriculture and land preserpreserve vation are under increasing preslarge tracts of sure from development. And land in the AG county commisReserve sioners, rather than continue to chip away at the 22,000-acre Agricultural Reserve, should stop yielding to this pressure long enough to at least conduct a study of the economic and environmental impact.

To be sure, a local real estate market rebound feeds a growing appetite to devour western land formerly used for farming. But people who have grown up in Palm Beach County can remember a time when you could easily drive from the coastal areas to small farms to pick or buy fresh produce directly from farmers. That is uncommon today, and hard to even imagine for many new residents.

The county’s role in agriculture is increasingly at a crossroads. That was on display

at a public meeting last week, as some residents voiced their opposition to allowing increased development in the reserve. At that same meeting, other residents — comprising struggling nursery owners, farmers and other small landowners — argued that reserve rules unfairly bar them from getting top dollar for their property by limiting what can be done with that property. But as we’ve said previously, providing top dollar for farmers’ property is not the job of county taxpayers.

We agree that the burden of maintaining open areas and green space in our county should not fall on a single group. However, the agricultural character of the western regions of the county is not a new phenomenon. As such, the area has never been zoned or divided in a manner appropriate for dense development.

If people purchased or inherited lands in the area under those restrictive rules, it seems at best disingenuous to claim that efforts to keep the area from over-development are an unjust surprise.

Development is not just the landowner’s issue. New homes mean less green space for residents to enjoy and less area for water storage, discharge and drainage. More development means greater demands on our infrastructure — including schools, roads, utilities, police and fire. The burden of supporting western development falls on all of our residents, not just the developers.

Proposed for Ag Reserve: More development, doing it on smaller parcels At the public meeting, there were proposals to add new zones for commercial development.

There was also a proposal to lower the threshold on developments so that smaller parcels can to be urbanized. If these proposals are approved, the county will allow the reserve to be whittled to death.

No one can stop all development. Nor should we wish to do so. But the reserve represents not just the history of Palm Beach County, it represents our hopes for a future filled with more than just acre after acre of stoplights and strip malls.

At their March 24 workshop on the Agricultural Reserve, county commissioners would be wise to remember that in 1999 taxpayers voted overwhelmingly to spend $100 million with that very thought in mind.

“An excellent summary of the AG Reserve that should be of interest and concern by all residents of Palm Beach County!”

— Jess Santamaria

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Wendy Soderman Shares Her Story At Chamber Luncheon

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Wendy Soderman, founder and owner of Ideal Elementary School and Dream Middle School, was the guest speaker at a Wednesday, Feb. 25 luncheon hosted by the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at the Wanderers Club.

“I’m not a polished speaker.

I’m a woman with a story,” she said. “The reason I’m here is that I made a promise to my son that I would share our story, hoping that it will give you, perhaps, some tools, some inspiration to use along

your journey. I believe that we are our stories… We’re supposed to inspire one another.”

Soderman brought tissues to the event because at a previous speaking engagement, the raw feelings involved in her emotional story brought tears to the eyes of attendees.

“I grew up on welfare, and I grew up in an environment that children truly should not grow up in. I saw two murders take place.

I saw terrible things. I saw people who waited to win a lottery ticket, waited for the man to come to the

Wendy Soderman speaks at last week’s chamber luncheon.

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door and save them. I saw apathy.

I had incredible teachers who gathered and changed my report cards. They broke the law, and they changed my grade to get me out of my home at 17,” she recalled.

At 17, she left home, never to return.

“I met Prince Charming, so there was no need to go back,” she said. “I got married at 21 because I knew a good thing when I saw it, and it was like a Cinderella story.

I became a teacher, I married a Ph.D. engineer. I got a home. I had never lived in a house in my life.”

When they decided to grow their family, Soderman discovered she was not only pregnant, but pregnant with twin boys.

But her fairy-tale story took a turn when one of the twins stopped growing at 20 weeks old. She was in the hospital for more than two months. Son Korey stopped growing and was expected to die before birth, but his brother, Kyle, kept growing healthily. “I wasn’t Cinderella anymore,” she said.

Her only escape from the doctors was listening to the music of Kenny Loggins while hiding in the bathroom. While some advised otherwise, Soderman decided to keep both babies.

Korey was born at just 1 pound, and Kyle was on a respirator for a month.

The diagnosis that Korey’s cerebral palsy would harm him so much that he wouldn’t recognize anyone, that the stress would ruin their marriage, turned out to be completely false.

“Korey magically, it’s so Korey, turns out to be mentally above nor-

mal, cognitively, little bugger,” she said. “And then we realized Korey had an identical twin — he could see every day what he should be.”

But it was not easy. At 8 years old, she recalled, Korey wanted to die.

A friend asked Soderman to write down her feelings, how upset, hurt and conflicted she was, and the result was a letter to Kenny Loggins. She did, after all, decide to keep both babies because of a pop song.

Loggins received her letter, which her friend sent, and when they were both at one of his concerts, they met him. Over the years, Loggins has remained a friend to the family and even met the children at Soderman’s schools.

She shared her story, she explained, to help people embrace their obstacles.

Everyone encounters two things, wonders and obstacles, Soderman explained, adding that no one is exempt. It doesn’t matter what you look like, how much

money you make or what your title is, wonders and obstacles are universal. How those wonders and obstacles are handled is what matters, she said.

If you stand above a mountain, you see possibility, she said. Standing below the mountain, looking straight ahead, you see rock. “So I want to look above,” Soderman said.

Helping Korey along his journey, Soderman has chosen to look above. She started a school, she’s married to her best friend, her son Kyle is an amazing man, and neighbors thank them for moving in because they are inspired by Korey.

Of course, there are things she can look at that are negative, the looks, the stares, the knowledge that Korey might never get married or have children, but that also means that she will never be an empty nester. Depending on the perspective, it’s all how you choose to view your journey.

“Above or below,” she said.

Her focus is on keeping above

the line. “I want you to live as a victor, not a victim. I want you to face your wonders and your obstacles from up here,” Soderman said.

“You’re going to take ownership, be accountable and be responsible.

At work and at home.”

Soderman had a difficult time finding a preschool for Korey, which eventually led her to opening her own school, with the help of Jess Santamaria, so Korey could have a school to attend.

“It kick-started me, because I wouldn’t change the world, but boy did I go ballistic on that bay,” she said of the space Santamaraia leased her, even though she didn’t have help with the children, wasn’t a business person and wasn’t sure if she’d be able to pay her rent.

“I did get the fairy tale, guys,” she said. “The only way I can truly prove it to you, if you go to ‘Korey’s best man speech,’ it went viral… this is the happy ending. You define your journey. Live your life from above. Face adversity, look it in the eye, get mindful, watch See CHAMBER, page 21

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Three Referendum Questions On Loxahatchee Groves Ballot

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report In addition to choosing between four candidates seeking two seats on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council, voters in Loxahatchee Groves will also decide three referendum questions during the Tuesday, March 10 town election.

The first asks if election provisions should be moved from the town charter to a town ordinance, in case of unforeseen circumstances that require amending

them, without the need to go to a referendum. The election provisions relate to electors, nonpartisan elections, election dates, runoff elections, the canvassing board, special elections and general elections.

The second question is a nonbinding poll intended to provide feedback to the council on determining whether or not to pave roadways within the town. The town’s roads are mainly dirt roads, but recently, several roads have been paved. Members of the coun-

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The third question is another non-binding opinion poll intended to provide feedback to the council asking whether or not voters would be willing to pay for road paving projects. No taxes, assessments or fees will be levied as a result of the referendum, however council members might rely on the opinion poll in reviewing future policies for funding the paving projects of public roads within the town.

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OUR OPINION

Re-Elect Dave Swift In RPB; Keep Jarriel & Liang In Lox Groves After meeting with the candidates seeking council seats in Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee Groves, the Town-Crier offers our opinions in advance of the Tuesday, March 10 municipal election.

Royal Palm Beach Village Council, Seat 2 — This election features three candidates: incumbent Vice Mayor Dave Swift, former Councilwoman Martha Webster and former Planning & Zoning Commissioner Darrell Lange. All three are qualified candidates who would probably do a fine job on the council.

We were quite impressed by Mr. Lange. For a first-time candidate, he comes across polished and knowledgeable on the issues. He has done years of service in the community both in recreation leagues and on the zoning board, and would bring a unique work background to the position.

If this was a race for an open seat, he would be a strong contender for our endorsement.

Ms. Webster’s desire to serve her community is admirable. She has always been a hard worker and someone who is committed to the task at hand. While on the council, she often brought an alternative point of view and did a fine job representing the village at the regional level.

However, she was also a frequent lightning rod, more than once advocating positions that residents deeply disagreed with. We are glad to see that this time around, she had toned down her rhetoric and mended fences. If she is returned to the dais, she will be a more effective council member for it.

This, of course, leaves the incumbent, Mr. Swift, who unseated

Support For Dave Swift

The following is in response to the letter “Support for Darrell Lange” by Arlene Olinsky published last week.

Oh, the evil webs we weave.

How is it that less than a year ago, she told us it was important to keep a person “with experience” on the council, but all of the sudden, it appears that “new” is in? Ms. Olinsky changes her mind like normal people change their socks, or maybe she is taking direction from someone else as a political letter writer without a true opinion of her own?

Well, I’m happy to say, that I’m my own person and I’m not on anyone’s payroll, and neither is our Vice Mayor Dave Swift. He can’t be bought with large newspaper advertisements, promised endorsements or money from our local “anti-development developer.”

Vice Mayor Swift is open, honest and an extremely approachable candidate who has earned your vote based on what he has done for Royal Palm Beach.

He listened to La Mancha residents when they wanted the Madrid opening closed. At the recent candidates forum, he stated that if residents’ opinions changed on the issue, he’d be willing to listen.

He was part of the former wastewater treatment plant decision, and from the start, unlike another candidate, Mr. Swift did what the voters wanted, he voted against commercializing the property. He assisted the residents of Saratoga in selling a piece of their property as part of the $35 million deal with Lennar so that their homeowners’ association could receive about $700,000 to use as they see fit. Mr. Swift is an active member of the Western Communities Council, which is fighting to extend State Road 7 to Northlake Blvd. He serves as liaison to our Planning & Zoning Commission, and as a member of the village’s Young at Heart Club, he has identified building a senior living complex as one of his top priorities.

In short, Vice Mayor Swift is one of the most experienced and active members on the council.

He’s not looking to further his political career, he is looking to serve the residents of Royal Palm Beach now and for another two years.

I hope, voters, that you will take five minutes and either mail in your absentee ballot, or go to the polls on March 10 and cast your vote for Vice Mayor Dave Swift.

He deserves another two years to serve the village.

Felicia Matula Royal Palm Beach Editor’s note: Ms. Matula is a member of the Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission and a previous candidate for mayor.

Questionable RPB Candidates

In its last edition, the Town-Crier introduced the three candidates running for Seat 2 of the Royal Palm Beach Village Council. We have the choice between two veterans of this council and one newcomer. Dave Swift has served as a councilman for about 20 years, and Martha Webster for 5 years. Both of them would not be eligible for a new term if we had a strong term limit in place. However, both could play the Putin game by saying they skipped a term or two. That’s how

Ms. Webster two years ago to regain a council seat after an 18-month hiatus. Yes, over the past two years, Mr. Swift has ruffled a few feathers. However, our opinion of him has not changed much during that time. He remains a long-time public servant with a firm command of the issues and a strong desire to help the community. He continues to advocate for residents and is often the first to suggest compromises to bring disparate groups together. He is also the institutional memory of the council, routinely bringing up what has happened previously when similar issues have come up.

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council runs one of the most cost-effective, well-organized governments in the county. As we have said before, it is not unity of politics that makes that happen, it is unity of purpose, and Mr. Swift is the better choice to keep Royal Palm Beach running smoothly. The Town-Crier endorses the re-election of Dave Swift to Seat 2 on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council.

Loxahatchee Groves Town Council, Seats 1 & 3 — Normally, we evaluate each municipal council seat separately, but in this case, it seems a better idea to look at both seats together. In the race for Seat 1, Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel faces a challenge from Virginia Standish, who chairs the town’s Finance Advisory & Auditing Committee. In the race for Seat 3, Councilman Ryan Liang faces a challenge from Keith Harris, who chairs the town’s Roadways, Equestrian Trails & Greenway Advisory Committee.

The challengers in this election, Standish and Harris, have their own

styles, but come from a similar point of view. Both are wary of the current close relationship between the town and the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District. They do not feel that the current council listens to residents offering a dissenting point of view, are critical of the town/ district penchant for using OGEM paving and feel the town/district have been dragging their collective feet on implementing horse trails. Electing them to the council will likely produce a new council majority at odds with the LGWCD and many key decisions made over the past six years.

Like the challengers, Jarriel and Liang have their own styles, but come from a similar point of view. They will keep the town moving in the same direction, partnering with the LGWCD on roads and horse trails, favoring less-expensive OGEM paving and trying to keep the peace in a small town with many competing interests.

The challengers raise some good points. The current council majority could do a better job listening and compromising with residents who disagree with them. They must also be very careful in financial arrangements with the LGWCD and always bid projects out whenever possible.

However, by and large, the town is moving in the right direction, albeit slowly. Electing Standish and Harris will likely open up a war between the LGWCD and the new council majority. The town has been through that before, and it was not good for the residents. Throwing away the progress of the past six years is a bad idea. The Town-Crier endorses the re-election of Ron Jarriel and Ryan Liang to the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Putin regained his presidency after the Medvedev interregnum.

Both of them are a good example why we should have the term limit in place. Martha was the reason five years ago that hundreds of protesters showed up at village hall demanding an end to commercializing the site of the former wastewater treatment plant. Now she claimed at a board meeting of the Saratoga Pines HOA, where I, as president, let her address our members, that she was always against commercializing the site.

I was one who wrote letters to the Town-Crier back then about the case, and I remember better. So do our members. Darrell Lange also showed up, and we let him speak as well. Dave Swift did not attend, but he was busy distributing fliers to all our members into our U.S. mail boxes. So we knew already what he had to say, and that was not pretty.

In his text, Dave insinuates that our homeowners will get approximately $1,000 for the sale of Tract C, a piece of land owned by our master association adjacent to the Crestwood development site, formerly the wastewater treatment area. People who read Dave’s flier asked me immediately afterward when they will get the money. Well, Dave was not writing what will really happen.

The POA will get the money and, according to our lawyer, it cannot be distributed among the owners.

We know where he got this wrong idea from. He is good friends with our former authoritarian president, who we had to remove from office through a recall process. Eightytwo percent voted against Dave’s confidant, a current member of the Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Committee. This man tried to campaign against our sale of Tract C with this false argument.

Dave claimed he “came up with a plan that satisfied the majority” of our Saratoga community. I happened to be one of the main negotiators for our HOA and POA with the village. The plan was worked out by the village manager, not by Dave. Dave never showed up at these negotiations, and he never talked to us. He also claimed he listened to us with regard to the density in the future development.

He did not. The original plan was for 400 homes. After our intervention, it was reduced to 380, still far more than we would have liked, but Dave and Councilman Richard Valuntas argued for even a higher density. Now it stands at 385. It’s true, the village will get more money for that, and so will we, but for us, money plays only a secondary role.

So, although Martha changed her mind about Crestwood, we don’t know if she will stick to it now. Dave is telling us in a very paternalistic tone what he “did” for us, without mentioning that it is a win-win situation for both partners. I would recommend rather going with the newcomer, Darrell Lange.

Guenter Langer Royal Palm Beach

Support For Martha Webster

In the upcoming election, Martha Webster is my obvious choice.

Having supported David Swift in the two previous elections, I could no longer support David.

I was impressed with how graceful Martha was in her two defeats, and coupled with her

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strong support for the Office of the Inspector General and opposition to Minto West, it makes her the ideal candidate most deserving of winning on March 10.

The Palm Beach Post said it’s not the “thriller in Manila,” but compared the third meeting of David Swift and Martha Webster to Ali and Frazier.

David was not impressive at the recent forum and was very evasive in my books. Had he respected the wishes of the overwhelming majority of the western communities and rejected Minto West and voiced strong support for the Office of the Inspector General, then I, like so many others, would have supported him.

Martha has reconciled with the mayor and also ex-County Commissioner Jess Santamaria, who have now endorsed her. She has a good idea of the direction the Village of Royal Palm Beach should take and a burning desire to serve. Surely informed voters will give their support to Martha.

Let’s make March the month we return Martha to office. She is the best candidate in the race, and I look forward to congratulating her when she is victorious on March 10.

To all eligible voters, I say, please make your voice heard and vote for Martha Webster on March 10.

Karl Witter The Acreage

Ron Jarriel An Honorable Man

I do not live in Loxahatchee Groves, but here is my two cents anyway. I worked with Ron Jarriel at Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Station 33 for many years. The crew was family, and we all had each other’s backs, but Ron was special, always on top of things.

Whether it be a fire or medical emergency or when we might be in danger, it was good to know that Ron was on the engine.

Ron is a good and honest person. I cannot say enough about his integrity and dedication to whatever the cause is. He’s the guy who would give the proverbial shirt off his back to a complete stranger. I know, I’ve witnessed it.

I am not up on the issues in the Groves, but I know he is. He always tries to do the right thing, for his family, on the job and for his community. He cares and he listens.

I would love to have Ron on a seat in Wellington. Ron is straight-forward, can be trusted and he lives by his word. If Ron ever reads this, I know he will be embarrassed. Too bad.

Larry Aversano Wellington

Jarriel And Liang Best For Town

I support Ryan Liang and Ron Jarriel for re-election on March 10.

Both men care about how things are done in Loxahatchee Groves as we have numerous problems with how things were recorded when Loxahatchee Groves was platted.

We cannot just haphazardly implement trail systems on a whim, and with no legal footprint in which to apply to the trails, as the challengers have championed to anyone who will listen.

There has been specific talk about “subsidizing the district” with gas tax monies, specifically

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$150,000 that Ron Jarriel and the supervisors at the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District requested from then-Commissioner Tony Masilotti over 10 years ago to keep us from having to raise assessments.

Tony stepped up, and presented the Groves with that $150,000 check until he left office, and the town had been born at that point.

The town has filled that void to keep the per-acre assessment unchanged, to their credit.

The challengers will have you believe there will be no impact if that funding is removed. Don’t fall for it. Vote March 10 for Liang and Jarriel!

Robert Snowball Loxahatchee Groves Editor’s note: Mr. Snowball is a member of the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors.

Re-Elect Liang And Jarriel

The constructive majority on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council has worked to organize our new town using a contract management company with resident committee oversight and input. Significant benefits have been obtained for residents. Examples are the new Palm Beach State College campus, establishing recreational/equestrian trails on up to 30 miles of canal maintenance roads, resurfacing three roads (Marcella, Compton and Bryan), having regular grading of other town roads, obtaining a new town office and meeting facility, obtaining commitments to improve the surface of South B Road and replacing the bridge over Collecting Canal, and installing a traffic-calming light on Okeechobee Blvd. — accomplishing all this while maintaining a responsible bank balance, incurring no town debt, and having the lowest property tax millage in Palm Beach County.

The council respects our rural town vision and legacy land usages. It has acted to improve PBSO services and to maintain water quality by prohibiting outside source manure dumping.

Both council candidates seeking re-election — Ryan Liang and Ron Jarriel — have consistently voted as part of the constructive majority to obtain these benefits for all residents. Their opponents, Keith Harris and Virginia Standish, have in many ways been negative and divisive in their public comments at town council meetings and in letters to the Town-Crier.

The challengers have attempted to divide the town into equestrians and others, trying to persuade voters by stating that their opponents do not support equestrians or trails. Ron Jarriel and Ryan Liang support all of the residents of Loxahatchee Groves, not just the equestrians. Ron Jarriel and Ryan Liang have both been working diligently on the trail system while on the council. They have a clear understanding of all of the issues that must be addressed in order to have our trail system put into place. They have this knowledge because of the time they have spent on the council. Their opponents, unfortunately, have some misinformation on this issue.

Our town is at a point where we would be doing ourselves a disservice by electing unqualified or misinformed council members to take the place of council members who have given their heart and

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soul to our town and have extensive knowledge of the dynamics of how all decisions must be made.

Voters would be best served by re-electing Ryan Liang and Ron Jarriel.

Stephanie Rhoeder Loxahatchee Groves

Not A Fan Of Darrell Lange

I was very troubled to hear that Darrell Lange is running for the Royal Palm Beach Village Council. I had the unfortunate experience of appearing before Mr. Lange while he sat on the Planning & Zoning Commission.

I was treated with insolence and total disrespect by him and Commissioner Jackie Larson. I came before them as a representative of my homeowners’ association with a request to remove trees whose roots had caused severe damage to some of our driveways and walkways. The trees, varieties that grow to a height of more than 30 feet and are now banned from being planted in the village, were planted on strips of land 2 to 4 feet wide. Planted with village permission many years ago, I might add.

I explained to the committee that the driveways and walkways were cracked and lifted to the point of being serious trip hazards for our residents and their guests. Mr. Lange asked me if anyone fell and had we been sued. Is it necessary for someone to be hurt before Mr. Lange believes a problem should be resolved?

I was accused by Mr. Lange and Ms. Larson of hating trees and nature. Because of their “personal opinions” the HOA was forced to hire a certified arborist at great unnecessary expense. They did not like that the arborist didn’t agree with them and continued to do everything they could to prevent the HOA from moving forward.

The Planning & Zoning Commission required the HOA to provide them with nine presentation packets, including drawings, pictures and tree varieties a week before the meeting. During the meeting, I was asked if we had pictures, making it obvious that they hadn’t even looked at our presentation packet.

Mr. Lange and other committee members didn’t take the time to see if what we presented met village codes and rules. Mr. Lange pressed his personal opinion versus what the village standards, codes and/or rules called for, causing our HOA a substantial amount of money.

Mr. Lange’s job should have been to follow the rules and codes of the village, which he showed a total lack of knowledge about, and to improve the community — not to work on a personal agenda or press his personal opinions.

Mr. Lange claims to want more public engagement, yet he doesn’t listen to public opinion unless it mirrors his own.

Councilman Dave Swift, who clearly understood the issue at hand, apologized for the committee’s disrespect and illegal behavior and told me he would bring it to the council’s attention, which he

did. I find Councilman Swift to be a man of integrity who always has the best interest of this community at heart, listens to the people who live here and treats the residents of Royal Palm Beach with respect.

I encourage the readers to vote for Dave Swift and re-elect an honest, honorable man with a proven track record.

Valerie Gerold Royal Palm Beach

Support A Senior Facility In RPB

Outside of David Swift, candidate for Royal Palm Beach Village Council, no one on the council, including the mayor, is interested in establishing or building a facility for seniors in Royal Palm Beach.

Such a facility could address the growing need in Royal Palm Beach for short-term rehabilitative service, assisted living and longterm care.

In a previous article, I wrote about the need for building such a facility now, rather than waiting 10 years when the costs would be greater and the need more critical.

I received comments from people who were supportive of such a facility, but unsure how such a facility could be financed. Of course, there are those who offer no constructive support but rather change the gist of the discussion, based on dated knowledge, of the inability of seniors to receive both Medicare and Medicaid. This has changed over time and is affected by exceptions found in “means testing allowances.” The last does not further the discussion on how best to accomplish our goal but to serve a purpose with no merit.

There is no “one size fits all” and how such a facility could be supported will vary within the confines of a business plan, but this we do know, that there are subsidies and reverse mortgage packages that could support the care of many seniors in Royal Palm Beach living in very large houses no longer useful or necessary, which are expensive to maintain. We can all appreciate that our children often are separated from us, living in other states, raising another generation and cannot assist with the care or even financially help their parents.

Seniors, many of whom have provided much of the socioeconomic structures that the leaders of our community have come to enjoy, they enjoy seemingly oblivious to such origin. Seniors should not be forced to leave our community to seek communities with more forward-thinking leaders.

Seniors keep our restaurants open and many businesses in business.

In conclusion, let me say to those that see Royal Palm Beach as just an opportunity to make money, that many of us are responsible for your lifestyle, and what most seniors desire is that in facing their advancing years, that their leaders recognize their contributions, allow them a way to remain with their many friends in our community and live in dignity.

Richard Nielsen Royal Palm Beach

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SUSAN CLUBB OF RAINFOREST CLINIC IN LOX GROVES HOSTS PARROT PARTY

Dr. Susan Clubb’s Rainforest Clinic for Birds & Exotics hosted its second annual Rainforest Parrot Party on Sunday, March 1 in Loxahatchee Groves. Avian and animal experts joined vendors and animal rescue groups to inform, educate and entertain. For more PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER information, visit www.susanclubb.com.

Sarah Hinkle adopted Lambchop from rescue group Destiny 4 Dogs.

Daniela Vargas with Sammie.

Jennifer Cunha with Ellie.

Alena Antoniak sits with a baby goat from Goodness Gracious Acres.

Joyce Vicente with a chick from Fancy Fowl Hobby Farm.

Mark McCarthy shows off Cosmo, a lemur.

Kimberly Craig and Junior with Dr. Susan Clubb.

Patty Ralph checks out one of the birds.

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Wellington Little League’s opening day ceremonies were held on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Olympia Park Baseball Complex. The special guest was Wellington High School graduate and Major League Baseball pitcher Sean Burnett, who was joined by Wellington Mayor Bob Margolis and Councilman John McGovern. The day marked the start of baseball season, which runs from March through May. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

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By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report FEB. 24 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Avocado Blvd. in The Acreage last Tuesday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., someone entered the victim’s home and removed costume jewelry, valued at $500, a yellow gold wedding ring with diamonds, valued at $3,000, and two watches, valued at $300.

According to the report, deputies found evidence of forced entry to the home, and video surveillance showed a slender white male with dark hair and sideburns breaking into the residence and removing various items.

FEB. 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was contacted last Wednesday by a Royal Palm Beach resident regarding a theft. When the victim exited a Palm Tran bus at Partridge Lane and Okeechobee Blvd. last Tuesday afternoon, she was told that she had left her purse behind.

According to a PBSO report, she retrieved her purse and went home, only to discover the following day that her wallet and its contents, including an identification card and a two-year Palm Tran bus pass, were missing.

FEB. 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Essex Court last Wednesday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6:30 p.m. last Tuesday and 6:30 a.m. last Wednesday, someone entered the victim’s unlocked 2011 Ford Edge and removed a purse and a student’s backpack. The items were retrieved just 114 feet away from the vehicle. DNA evidence was gathered from the vehicle.

FEB. 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Bedford Court last Wednesday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, someone entered the victim’s unlocked 2002 Mitsubishi Galant sometime between 9:30 p.m. last Tuesday and 7 a.m. the next morning, when the victim discovered that the interior of the car had been ransacked. According to the report, nothing was taken from the vehicle. Fingerprint evidence was gathered at the scene.

FEB. 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Marshalls store on Southern Blvd. last Wednesday evening regarding a multiple-instance grand theft.

According to a PBSO report, 19-year-old Carlton Morgan was observed swiping his own debit card into the credit card system to credit his personal bank account on 13 different occasions. According to the report, he stole a total of $1,315 from the store. Morgan was arrested for grand theft.

FEB. 28 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Meander Circle last Saturday evening regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim left his ATM card in a friend’s car the day before and later noticed that $800 had been withdrawn from his account. According to the report,

the friend was going to drop the card off with the victim but hasn’t been seen or heard from by the victim since.

MARCH 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center on Sunday regarding the delayed report of a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, someone stole an EZGO golf cart that had been rented in January. According to the report, the renter notified the victim on Feb. 26 that the golf cart was missing.

MARCH 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to the Carleton Oaks community Sunday morning regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sunday, someone slashed the four tires on the victim’s Volkswagen GTI and keyed a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta, causing approximately $1,800 in damages.

MARCH 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Queens Lane on Sunday evening regarding a vehicle burglary.

According to a PBSO report, the victim was able to provide video of two young males entering her vehicle and removing a Nuvi GPS system, valued at $350, while she was in her home. Security footage showed two white males entering into a light-colored car and fleeing the area after checking other nearby vehicle doors. Fingerprint evidence was gathered from the vehicle.

MARCH 2 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Grandview Way last Monday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the owner and a tenant both left the home earlier in the day and returned to find their rooms ransacked and multiple electronics missing, including a black desktop computer, a 46-inch TV, two Sony PlayStation 2s, a Sony PlayStation 3, a Microsoft Xbox 360, a Microsoft Xbox One, a Nintendo Wii, a Nintendo Wii U, approximately 100 discs for the game systems, an Apple iPad Air and a Samsung Galaxy tablet and an iPod Touch.

According to the report, a neighbor observed a large gray vehicle parked backward in the driveway earlier in the day.

MARCH 2 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Lakeside Shores community Monday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, someone entered the victim’s unlocked 1995 Ford Mustang sometime between 8 a.m. and 5:50 p.m. and removed the victim’s Internal Revenue Service income tax refund check and a book of compact discs.

DNA evidence was collected from the vehicle.

MARCH 2 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a parking lot at the Mall at Wellington Green on Monday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, an unknown white male with dark hair, wearing a white button-down shirt and tan pants, stole the victim’s locked street racing bicycle, valued at $350, from the mall parking lot.

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding these wanted fugitives: • Arline King is a black female, 5’6” tall and weighing 155 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. Her date of birth is 05/06/89. King is wanted on felony charges for failure to redeliver leased equipment and traffic charges for failure to appear for a jury trial for driving with a suspended, canceled or revoked license.

Her last known address was Wishing Star Lane in Greenacres. She is wanted as of 02/26/15.

• Russell Richardson is a white male, 5’9” tall and weighing 200 lbs., with black hair, brown eyes and multiple tattoos. His date of birth is 08/18/69.

Richardson is wanted for failure to appear in court for felony charges of grand theft. His last known address was Sunset Point Drive in Wellington. He is wanted as of 02/26/15.

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

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Groves Council Moves Ahead With Enforcement Of Illegal RVs

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday approved a survey of unauthorized RV and trailer parks in town and commended town management for its enforcement on some properties already found to have been in violation, including one that was allegedly dumping raw sewage.

Town Manager Bill Underwood said he is moving ahead with enforcement on a C Road property that was found to have about 30 unauthorized RVs on site.

“We’ve given them all the notices necessary, and we’ve sent bills to them for garbage removal for roughly, we estimated, 30 campers, and we’ve done that with a couple of other locations as well,” he said.

Likely related to the equestrian season, Underwood said the town is seeing many visitors living in unauthorized dwelling units and recommended targeted enforcement against blatant violators similar to the method used in manure-disposal enforcement. He also proposed surveying the town for other violators and reporting any findings to the council.

Councilman Tom Goltzené did not favor going through the town

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The company also runs a charter high school in Coral Springs that it operates in partnership with the city. “That has a lot of correlation with what you guys are looking at,” he said.

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continued from page 1 going to affect the landowners in the community.”

Standish favors providing quality services and safe areas to walk and ride throughout the community.

“Again, that gets back to infrastructure,” she said. “We are putting in roads on one side and forcing horses and pedestrians off the roads. When we had dirt roads, people drove more slowly.”

Standish said that she is a better choice than Jarriel because she is concerned for the welfare of all residents, not just a select few.

“I’m not a smooth-talking politician who is just concerned about developers and a select group of people,” she said.

She added that someone needs to help the community find financing for projects, which she believes can be done only by getting roads away from the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District.

“There’s a battle with the water district trying to control the town,” Standish said. “I’m not afraid to question the water district. I am not afraid to question the town council.

For that, I’m labeled as not a team member. I believe government should be held accountable and questioned. My concern is that my opponent is only concerned about

looking for violators. “My thought on this is, rather than spend a lot of money investigating every property, I think it’s a good idea to have our [uniform land development code] committee review and discuss what we have right now permitted and what we might want to consider changing, if anything,” Goltzené said. “Just like the manure problem, this one’s probably going to go away in about a month, at least for this year. Rather than spend a lot of code enforcement money and ruffle a lot of feathers… I would suggest we take a reasonable approach with what we’re going to do, and next year everybody is going to know what the ground rules are.”

However, Goltzené stressed that he did not in any way condone people dumping sewage improperly. “It’s against state law to do that,” he said. “There’s no place in Florida that you can just dump raw sewage on the ground.”

Yet he would prefer to warn people first before enforcement.

He added that he was concerned that enforcement could force out people who are not in a good economic situation.

Councilman Jim Rockett favored a survey to see where the violators are.

“In this case, it seems like a complete disrespect to the town,” Rockett said. “In interest of being fair, we should know where these cases are, especially since if we wait ’til next year… we may have a repeat of the situation. I think the warning should be done now so we can address this.”

Rockett added that he was alarmed that in one case raw sewage was being dumped illegally into a canal.

“I don’t know why we couldn’t close off the access to the canal where raw sewage was being dumped,” he said. “This is worse than manure hauling. I can’t believe anybody would be doing this.”

Councilman Ryan Liang thought the council should move ahead with enforcement on properties already cited, and survey other possible violators. He pointed out that the property owner had been cited by the health department last year.

“He has already been warned twice,” Liang said. “The ones we found to be in violation of codes and sanitation, we need to move forward on those so others know they need to follow the proper procedures.”

Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel also

favored enforcement at the cited properties. “We have two code violations right now that we need to take care of,” he said. “That shouldn’t have anything to do with sweeping Loxahatchee Groves. I kind of agree with Tom. If we’re going to do a sweep of Loxahatchee Groves, let’s bring our ULDC committee back on board, and let’s strengthen some of our problems that we have with the ULDC, and then do the scan.”

Jarriel said one of the property owners was a repeat violator and had been fined. He advocated placing a lien on the property.

“They owe us $10,323,” he said.

“I would hope they do not escape paying that.”

Jarriel made a motion to continue with the code enforcement complaint and put a lien on the property, but Town Attorney Michael Cirullo said a motion was not necessary because it is covered in the code.

Goltzené made a motion to refer it to the ULDC committee agenda, which failed 3-2, with Mayor Dave Browning, Liang and Rockett opposed. Rockett then proposed conducting a survey of properties that have nonconforming RVs, and that motion carried 4-1, with Goltzené opposed.

In other business: • The council approved conducting a LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) scan of the town in order to create a map and challenge the revised Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps, which put 65 percent of town land in a flood plain, affecting at least 219 residential units.

Underwood said the LIDAR study involves an airplane flying over the town to produce an accurate topographic map. The deadline to submit a challenge is April 2, he said, explaining that the company would need 15 days to conduct the survey and get it to FEMA. The total cost is not to exceed $120,000.

“If residents are unsuccessful and they are in the flood plain, [according to] the estimates that I received, their insurance premiums would increase on average somewhere in the neighborhood of $700 per year, which would be roughly $152,000 annually that those 219 residents are going to be contributing to insurance,” he said.

Browning pointed out that the maps would probably affect not only the 219 home sites, but a lot of vacant land that could also be in the flood zone.

“I’m willing to pay for this even

though my house is out of the flood zone,” Browning said. “It’s a good way of taking care of each other in the town. We all know well that Wellington’s elevations are lower than ours and all of Wellington was taken out. It makes no sense.”

Rockett made a motion for staff to pursue a LIDAR study, and notify the 219 property owners, which carried 4-1 with Goltzené opposed.

• The council also approved a donation of $5,000 to the Western Communities Council for continued lobbying toward completion of the State Road 7 extension to Northlake Blvd., which has met with strong opposition from West Palm Beach.

Rockett pointed out that the town has not been asked to contribute as much as other donors. The Indian Trail Improvement District, Royal Palm Beach and Wellington each put up $10,000. Liang made a motion to approve the donation, which carried 4-1 with Goltzené opposed.

• Underwood reported that the town had submitted a $40,000 deposit to the Central Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce toward the purchase of its building at the northwest corner of Southern See COUNCIL, page 21

Paige said the company’s success is based on its ability to implement a rigorous educational model, and part of its accreditation process is to emulate successful, high-performing schools. He added that Charter Schools USA is implementing academies at some of its schools where graduating seniors will automatically earn an associate’s degree in the related study.

Principal Jesus Armas spoke on behalf of Royal Palm Beach High School.

He noted that in the last five years, RPBHS has increased its enrollment by 165 students, the percentage of the student body receiving a discipline referral is down from 40 percent to 14 percent, and suspensions are down 59 percent.

“We have increased the number

of students taking accelerated courses in the last five years by 205 percent,” Armas said.

Last year, RPBHS was fourth in the district for academic advancement, and it was ranked as the district’s highest-performing Title I school, where 40 percent of the students come from low-income families. “We’re not doing this with smoke and mirrors,” Armas said. “There are a lot of teachers doing a lot of good work with our students.”

In the last five years, the school’s grade improved 92 points from a “D” to a “B.” Armas said he has heard a lot of conversations regarding district vs. charter high schools, and the “choice” question.

“When it comes to choice, I think sometimes we forget the choices we have within the school

district, and the choices that Royal Palm Beach High School can offer within the community,” he said.

“We have curricular choices. We have 17 Advanced Placement courses that our students can take.”

The school also offers remedial and special-needs courses. “We don’t cater to any one student,” Armas said. “We teach the students that come to us through the entire continuum of special needs through high-level. We differentiate and we specialize and personalize our instruction.”

The school also offers technical education courses, as well as career academies and foreign language electives, which he said some charter schools do not offer.

The school also offers a wide array of extracurricular choices.

“Our student council has proved itself time and again to be a leader

in the state,” Armas said. “The school’s business clubs have been consistent state winners at competitions, and the debate and dance teams qualified nationally. The Academic Games team placed in the top three in the district.”

The school also has an awardwinning chorus and 25 athletes who signed scholarships in the last three years. The school has 1,250 computers and laptops, as well as medical sciences facilities and equipment, and physical education facilities and equipment.

“We sometimes forget our physical education equipment,” Armas said. “We take for granted our track, our gym, those outside courts, all the things that our campus provides for the community.”

The school also provides fine arts facilities and equipment including kilns for pottery classes

and photography darkrooms, as well as Photoshop software and soundproof rooms for music programs.

“Our TV production has topnotch equipment,” Armas said.

“Our auditorium is used constantly. Facilities-wise, we really have all that a community would need.”

Armas added that the school also has strong district support.

“I really see this conversation being about the standing of this school in this community,” he said. “To me, that is what we are talking about and why we are here.

In the last five years, we have talked about our vision for Royal Palm Beach High School to be a beacon for this community, and we’ve worked hard to reach that.

We have seen that every time our community has called, we’ve answered the call.”

pleasing the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District.”

As an example, she cites the development of only some easements as equestrian trails.

“I believe every maintenance easement along every road should be available to the people along that road to walk and ride their horses,” Standish said. “We are being directed by the water district.

Mr. Jarriel served on the water district board. He seems unable to break that bond.”

She said that she is for the town being financially responsible and finding ways to seek outside funding, rather than burden the residents with more taxes. “I don’t feel that’s the concern of a majority of the town council,” Standish said.

Standish added that the proper relationship between the town and LGWCD is for the district to remain separate with the town being the dominant entity.

“They are two separate entities that have separate responsibilities,” she said. “However, my understanding of municipal government tells me that a municipal government is the one that should have ownership of the roads. They have the right to seek funding for the roads.”

The district’s purpose to maintain canals and roads has changed since the town incorporated, she said.

“With the advent of the town being created, I believe there is a great deal of responsibility that

should be turned over to the town,” Standish said. “Quite frankly, it has been suggested that the water district should be dependent upon the Town of Loxahatchee Groves.

That may be something seriously to consider because we are putting a great deal of money toward the water district.”

Asked if there are any services not provided by the town that should be, Standish suggested that the town ask residents if they want water and sewer service before roads are paved. She pointed out that a referendum question on the ballot asks residents if they want paving but does not ask about water utilities.

“We haven’t even begun an evaluation of services to ask the people what they want and need,” she said. “We could find grants for water and sewage, possibly. If we owned the roads, we could find funding.”

Standish also believes that hedging currently done by the LGWCD could be improved upon. “The equipment they are using leaves some of the branches in the trees very barbed and pointed,” she said.

She would like for Okeechobee Blvd. to remain two lanes with equestrian trails on both sides, equestrian crossings, landscaping and roundabouts, although she acknowledges that it remaining two lanes is unlikely.

“Some people refer to it as a rural vista,” Standish said. “I would like to see more foliage.

We are an agricultural community.

Even roundabouts. I don’t think we necessarily need a light, but well-placed roundabouts across Okeechobee Blvd. might work.”

However, since Okeechobee is a county road and there is development pressure, she understands that widening the road is probably inevitable.

“The county may insist that that be a four-lane road,” she said.

“That’s all well and good. If we put in horse crossings now and put in our equestrian trails, it is my understanding that even as a four-lane, they will have to honor what was there previously. We as a town need to fight for that.

Even as a four-lane we can have roundabouts, horse trails and horse crossings with beautifully landscaped roadways.”

Standish thinks the town has enough commercial development but that each property owner has the right to request and be considered for commercial development.

“There are guidelines in place,” she said.

She has no problems with Town Manager Bill Underwood. “I see no problems with Mr. Underwood,” Standish said. “Mr. Underwood is fair in his representation of information. If something is requested, it is produced. I don’t believe Mr. Underwood plays any games.”

As for the town’s budget, she noted that the town just spent $480,000 for the Central Palm

Beach Chamber of Commerce building, but previously scheduled projects are left undone.

“We set aside $80,000 for horse crossings,” Standish said. “It was discussed, but it was never pushed. It seems that anything that is equestrian-related is cast aside unless it’s election time.”

Standish would like to see financing for more durable roads than OGEM, and for contracts to be bid out. “If we’re going to spend gas tax money putting in roads, I want to see better materials,” she said.

She added that if the town built state- or county-grade roads, it could seek financing for them. She believes that other services could be provided with outside financing and without having to spend more money.

The prevailing philosophy of the town has been “government lite,” but Standish said that the town’s relationship with the district does not follow that.

“The town has a symbiotic relationship with the district,” she said. “They are not what you would call ‘government lite.’

There are pensions involved, there is insurance involved, so we as landowners and taxpayers in Loxahatchee Groves already have an entity that is technically not ‘government lite.’”

To prepare for the arrival of Minto West, she said the town needs to have an open dialogue.

She added that she spoke with

Minto Vice President John Carter about equestrian trails.

“The trails are a very big issue in our community,” she said.

“The safety of our community is very important, and keeping trails away from traffic. I asked him if our equestrians would be able to continue through their trails, and he said yes. He said he is looking forward to a synergistic relationship with Loxahatchee Groves.

There are things that we can work on together, but we must be very cautious and we must continue to question our government and any development around us.”

Standish has done a lot of work on the town’s advisory committees, and she thinks some of the appointments by council members are to move the council member’s agenda forward and to resist other initiatives they do not favor.

“I always take the view that I am there to question, and I am there asking questions for the members of my community,” she said. “That’s where I have been called uncooperative because I dare to question what is going on, and I expect government to be accountable.”

Standish said voters should vote for her because she is for a town that is financially responsible and concerned about preserving its rural identity, which provides quality services and safe areas to walk and ride, and is concerned for every resident in the community, not just developers and investors.

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NEWS BRIEFS Wellington Offering Spring Break Camps

The Wellington Parks & Recreation department is offering a number of spring break camps and activities to keep kids happy and active.

Athletic camps include an allday sports camp for children ages 6-13, a basketball camp for children ages 8-15, a soccer camp for children ages 8-18, and an all new sand volleyball camp for children ages 10-16.

Younger children ages 3-6 can attend tumblekid camp, where they will participate in gymnastics, sports, music, arts and crafts and more.

The camps will be held at Village Park (11700 Pierson Road, Wellington).

At the Wellington Aquatics Complex, children can learn what it takes to become a lifeguard.

The junior lifeguard program, offered during spring break, teaches children ages 10-14 the basics of lifeguarding, surveillance and assisting at the pool. Participants can even earn volunteer hours.

Registration for this program must be done in person at the Wellington Aquatics Complex (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington).

For more information about spring programs, or to learn how to register, visit the Parks & Recreation page at www.wellingtonfl. gov or call (561) 791-4005.

Art Society To Feature McMow Art Glass

The Wellington Art Society will meet on Wednesday, March 11 at the gym in Village Park on Pierson Road. The meet and greet will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a brief meeting, a raffle and a demonstration by McMow Art Glass.

McMow Art Glass has been a leader in the stained glass industry for more than 35 years. McMow’s production team is led by a German-trained master craftsman and includes two in-house glass painters. The company uses only the finest glass to create unique works of original art geared to the vision of each client.

McMow is family owned and operated and works with each

client’s concept to create original pieces of art for residences, commercial buildings or places of worship, including stained, leaded, carved, etched, mosaic and fused glass projects combining old world techniques with new design concepts. McMow also offers classes for aspiring glass artists.

The Wellington Art Society is a nonprofit organization open to artists of all mediums and patrons of the arts, allowing both local and regional artists to display their art work in local galleries, interact with other artists and serve the community through their art.

For more info., visit www.wellingtonartsociety.org or www.wellingtonartsociety.blogspot.com.

RPBHS Golf Event March 14

Royal Palm Beach High School will host its the sixth annual Wildcat Classic on Saturday, March 14 at the Madison Green Golf Club (2001 Crestwood Blvd. North, Royal Palm Beach).

The community is invited to participate and/or sponsor the golf tournament. All profits from the event will be directly applied to

the ongoing needs of athletes and academy students.

For more info., call the RPBHS Academies Office at (561) 7928659 or e-mail laurie.cotton@ palmbeachschools.org.

com to register. Tours are held every Wednesday at 4 p.m. Call the school at (561) 412-4087 to sign up.

Frontier Elementary School will host its first annual Community Spring Bazaar on Saturday, March 28 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature food trucks, local produce, a rummage sale, arts and crafts, and baked goods. Admission is free. Anyone interested in vendor space for a business or personal rummage sale should call Tina Malsbury at (561) 904-9900.

Pet Haven Rescue will host “Casino Night... Going to the Dogs” on Saturday, March 14 at the Palm Beach Polo Golf & Country Club.

The event will benefit Pet Haven Rescue’s cage-free animal sanctuary. The event is being chaired

by Susan Rubin, Linda ZerpoloMennen and Joy Cawby.

The evening will include a night of fun with celebrity dogs, celebrity guests, silent and live auctions, fabulous food, drinks and dancing.

Sunny 107.9’s Christie Banks will emcee the event. Tickets are $175 per person and can be purchased through PayPal at www.pethaven rescue.org.

Pet Haven Rescue is a nonprofit organization devoted to saving the lives of unwanted animals in a cage-free home environment. It provides a sanctuary for rescued dogs, horses, pigs, sheep and cats.

Pet Haven Rescue Benefit Frontier Spring Bazaar March 28 Set For March 14

Eagle Arts Registration Underway

Eagle Arts Academy is now accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year for grades K-7. Eagle Arts Academy is a free charter school with a focus on performing and production arts. Visit www.eagleartsacademy.

Based out of a five-acre facility in Loxahatchee, the cage-free concept reduces the stress and cage rage that often occurs in traditional shelter settings, making the animals more adoptable.

For more information, contact Joy Cawby at joy@pethavenrescue.org or call (561) 351-2315. Pet Haven Rescue is located at 1128 Royal Palm Beach Boulevard, Suite 131, in Royal Palm Beach.

Fruit Tree Sale On March 28

The Palm Beach Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International will host its bi-annual Tropical Fruit Tree & Plant Sale on Saturday, March 28. The popular event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Agriplex Building at the South Florida Fairgrounds.

The sale will offer numerous fruit trees from which to choose, plus herbs, spices and more. Tree and plant fans should enter the South Florida Fairgrounds through Gate 5 on Southern Blvd. Both admission and parking are free. For more information, visit www. pbrarefruitcouncil.org.

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IPC POLO BRUNCH EVENT RAISES MONEY FOR THE KIDS CANCER FOUNDATION

The Big Hero Sunday Brunch & Polo Match benefiting the Kids Cancer Foundation was held Sunday, March 1 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. There was a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle. After a sumptuous buffet, guests watched the C.V. Whitney Cup final match. For more information about the Kids Cancer Foundation, visit www.kidscancersf.org or call Michelle O’Boyle at (561) 371-1298.

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John and Toy Wash, Sandy Erb, and Lauren and Jay Henley.

(Front row) Michelle O’Boyle, Piper Apfel and Sandy Erb; (back row) Toy Wash, Kelly Wiener, Ainsley Erb and Amanda Apfel.

Tom, Christina, Ella and Tommy Shelton.

(Front row) Eduardo, Jeilany and Abigail Mayorga with Michelle O’Boyle; (back row) Sandy Erb with Diana and Eduardo Mayorga.

Kelly Wiener, Sandy Erb, Michelle O’Boyle, Jennifer List, Wellington Councilwoman Anne Gerwig and Frank Dowling.

Diana Parra with Amanada, Juanita and Ben Shenkman.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY HOSTS BARK FOR LIFE AT OKEEHEELEE PARK

The American Cancer Society presented its second annual Bark For Life event on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Okeeheelee Park. There was a bounce house, a kid activity area, a dog lure course, dog contests, food trucks and vendors. The first 200 guests that donated $10 received a Bark For Life bandanna and a goody bag. If they added $10 more, they received an event t-shirt.

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Keith Harris Right & Proper Government Candidate for

Loxahatchee GrovesTown Council, Seat 3

I Want the Job to Serve My Neighbors in Town Council The agricultural core of Loxahatchee joins neighbors, in mutual respect, lifestyle and agrarian pursuits.

It is our governing body’s duty to protect our open spaces, and fortify the survival of low density population.

My plans are to live in Loxahatchee Groves until I meet my maker and I will treat your values as such.

Is it right and proper for a Loxahatchee Groves Town Councilman, to use “hate” campaign tactics on his election website?

My presence on council will ensure there will no longer be the need for town citizens to retain legal counsel when dealing with town council. Citizens will no longer feel the need to contact outside agencies for relief. Fear of retaliation from elected public officials will be past history.

I will work tirelessly for right and proper government.

How do I intend to serve our town?

My job as councilman & public servant is to develop your inputs for results that benefit the many – not the few or the one. My service to you – my neighbors – will be transparent, accountable and financially responsible. Now is the time and the opportunity for the voters of Loxahatchee Groves to set standards to have equal influence in the policy making process. I want the opportunity to ensure citizens of Loxahatchee Groves protection from political action by advocating term limits. Your current representation on council should not be sufficient for you. The town council of Loxahatchee Groves is suppose to be the guardian of what is right and proper in our community and it is not right nor proper for council to fund no bid contracts, offer actions of favoritism and have two policy making bodies. Is this anyway to run our town? I affirm the values of representative democracy, citizen participation, strong community leadership, professional management and regional cooperation

I am qualified to make government work for us, not against us!

Endorsed by: • Red Barn Feed & Supply • The British Feed Company

Endorsed by: Former Palm Beach County Commissioner

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Endorsed by: • Groves Horsemans Association • Heads-Up Media

Vote: Mar 10 – Palms West Presbyterian Church For information on Keith Harris, his views or to ask questions, visit www.voteharrisforcouncil.com Campaign funds in part donated by Loxahatchee residents.

This political advertisement is paid for and approved by Keith Harris for Loxahatchee Groves Town Council Seat No. 3

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HUNDREDS OF YOUNGSTERS SWIM, BIKE & RUN IN WELLINGTON TRIATHLON

Young athletes from across Wellington swam, biked and ran in the fourth annual Wellington Kids Triathlon on Sunday, March 1.

Starting at the Wellington Aquatics Complex, hundreds of young participants completed an age-appropriate running, swimming and biking course. For race results, visit www.accuchip.com.

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Kids with their trophies after completing the triathlon.

Kaila Nores (left) and Omar Castillo (right) cross the finish line.

The South Florida Lightning’s triathlon team.

Maeson Frost crosses the finish line.

Taylor Hersh completes the race.

Brothers Jack and Kohl Ziegler with mom Kristie.

Julia Goldstein during the swimming portion of the race.

Jordyn Centofanti, Julia Goldstein and Raya Centofanti.

Emily Rose Baratta at the end of the race.

Luca Goldstein decorates a bag at the Bright Horizons craft table.

Ryan Haggerty at the finish line.

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Boys & Girls Club Polo Benefit March 15

The Grand Champions Polo Club and the International Polo Club Palm Beach will celebrate the success of the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club and honor its namesake with a day of polo later this month.

The Great Futures Celebrity Polo Match and Great Futures Brunch at Polo benefiting the local Boys & Girls Club are planned for Sunday, March 15.

Co-chairs include Marc and Melissa Ganzi, Joe and Diana DiMenna, Marwan Mohey-El-Dien and Laura Guarisco, and Ray and Terrie Mooney.

The Great Futures Boys & Girls Club Polo Day kicks off at 10 a.m. at Grand Champions with a celebrity, three-team, round-robin polo match featuring honorary event chairs, Ralph Lauren’s “Face of Polo” Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras and America’s Most Wanted/The Hunt star John Walsh.

The morning match will be free to the public. The three teams will also include top polo

professionals and patrons of the game. The celebrity polo match will be followed by a 12:30 p.m. brunch at the International Polo Club Palm Beach.

Jaene Miranda, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, is excited about the big day.

“March 15 will be Boys & Girls Club Day at IPC. Our club members and their families will have the opportunity to be an integral part of our celebration, including the singing of the national anthem. A silent and live auction will be included in the afternoon festivities,” she said. “I’d like to personally thank our dedicated and hardworking committee members, Juan Salinas, Michelle Hall and Christin Rutz, for all of their support.”

Sponsorships and tables of 10 are available. For more info., contact Kristen Cummins at (561) 683-3287 or kcummins@bgcpbc. org. For details, visit www.bgcpbc. org.

Tess Solteau in her dressing room with TKA Fine Arts Director David Snyder.

TKA Alum Tess Soltau Now Playing Glinda In Broadway’s ‘Wicked’

(Front row) Laura Guarisco, Marwan Mohey-El-Dien and Diana DiMenna; (back row) Melissa Ganzi, Ray and Terrie Mooney, and Neil Hirsch.

Danielle Goldstein Returns To Wellington With New Horse

Danielle Goldstein, an accomplished show jumper with dual Israeli and U.S. citizenship, recently returned to Wellington to compete at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival after spending extensive time in Europe. She brought along a new partner, Carnegie, a 9-yearold Swedish Warmblood mare.

Goldstein, who rides for Israel, first heard about the gray mare while she was abroad.

“She has the same breeder, [Gunilla Persson Berg], as one of my other horses, so the breeder contacted me directly to tell me about her,” Goldstein said.

Goldstein is excited to begin building a partnership with Carnegie.

“She had two babies, so she is a bit behind,” Goldstein said.

“The plan is to take it slow, build a relationship and, hopefully, move up to some of the bigger classes by the end of circuit and into the summer.”

Goldstein achieved impressive results this year and in 2014 on another mount with the same breeding as Carnegie, the 16-yearold Swedish Warmblood Carisma.

At the 2015 Winter Equestrian

Festival, Goldstein and Carisma recently won second place in the $375,000 Grand Prix. In 2014, the pair showed successfully at Spruce Meadows and the Thunderbird Horsepark in Canada, and then headed to Europe, where Goldstein was based in the Netherlands during the summer and fall.

She traveled throughout the continent, where her schedule included extensive competition in the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy, as well as the World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France.

She’s now back in the U.S. to help Israel in its attempt to field its first team for the European Championships. Goldstein will then return to Europe to train, compete and prepare for the European Championships.

For now, she is busy setting the stage for success. “I am working with a dressage trainer to improve my flat work and connection with my horses, so I’m feeling quite anxious to get underway,” Goldstein said. ”I’m looking forward to a successful season with some up-and-coming horses.”

Goldstein recently acquired

Tess Soltau, a graduate of the King’s Academy, has been cast as Glinda in the hit musical Wicked on Broadway.

Soltau graduated from TKA in 2005 after studying in the Fine Arts Department under the direction of David Snyder. She held lead roles in various productions while at TKA, including Eponine in Les Miserables and Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. After TKA, Tess went on to study musical theater at Carnegie Mellon University, where she graduated at the top of her class.

Tess made her Broadway debut playing Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family, followed by her role as Rapunzel in the New

York City Public Theatre production of Into the Woods, where she played alongside Amy Adams and Donna Murphy.

After wrapping up her run in the recent new musical, The Diner, by Barry Levinson and Sheryl Crow at Washington, D.C.’s Signature Theatre, Soltau opened Feb. 25 as Glinda in Wicked. Snyder and his wife, Rebecca, were able to attend as honored guests for the opening night performance.

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

Shane Campbell Earns His Eagle Scout Rank

Danielle Goldstein aboard her new horse, a Swedish Warmblood mare named Carnegie. a new sponsor, the Rose Group from New York. The sponsorship enabled her to search for suitable horses to help her succeed at the highest level of the sport for Israel, with the long-term goal of representing Israel at the Olympics.

“I just want to thank the Rose

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Group for continuing to support me with the purchase of Carnegie,” she said. “We hope to do the group and Israel proud.”

For more information about Danielle Goldstein, call (917) 5443349 or e-mail dani.goldstein@ gmail.com.

Shane Campbell of Boy Scout Troop 105 in The Acreage received his Eagle Scout rank.

Campbell, a 17-year-old senior at Seminole Ridge High School, built a portable chicken coop for Osceola Creek Middle School’s pre-veterinary program as his Eagle project.

He went before the Gulf Stream Council Eagle Board on Feb. 23 to receive his Eagle Scout rank.

Troop 105 meets Monday nights at 6:45 p.m. at Osceola Creek Middle School.

(Right) New Eagle Scout Shane Campbell.

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WELLINGTON EL HOLDS AFTERCARE SNOW DAY

Wellington Elementary School’s aftercare program got to play in the snow on Thursday, Jan. 29. Children in all grades were thrilled to experience the snow, some for the first time. The aftercare program is available to all WES students. The program has experienced, caring counselors in each age group.

The kids have homework time, snacks, crafts, tech lab, special programs, outdoor activities and much more. For more information about Wellington Elementary School’s aftercare program, call Lindsay Oerter at (561) 651-0630.

SRHS WINTER GUARD TAKES FIRST PLACE

The Seminole Ridge High School Winter Guard squad took first place in their division recently at the SFWGA contest held at Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines. The students have been working hard learning their routine since December.

Band director Daniel Harvey and instructors Heidie Campbell and Alexandra Davis are proud of the students’ accomplishment.

WES DRESSES IN RED

On Friday, Feb. 6, Wellington Elementary School participated in the American Heart Association National Red Day. For more than 10 years, the American Heart Association has sponsored National Red Day. The school is proud to raise awareness in the fight against heart disease. Shown here is Stephanie Morrison’s kindergarten class wearing red.

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RPBHS Excels At Latin Regional Forum

Royal Palm Beach High School students earned awards in various categories at the recent Latin Regional Forum held at Taravella High School in Coral Springs.

Lance Balagtas, Marina Gasparini and Cheyenne Mathis came in first in grammar and vocabulary, while Balagtas, Marissa Dryden, Katia Cruz and Adakyn Vega

were second to none in creative events.

Senior Cameron Sarni earned special distinction in Olympic Events.

Royal Palm Beach High School Latin students.

Sarni won second place in the 50m, 100m and 220m run, as well as in the shot put. Sarni, Vega and Alexandra Superman bested all others in the chariot race.

RPBHS senior Cameron Sarni

New Horizons Celebrates Student Good Citizenship

Character Counts recipients (front row) Jose Rosa-Perez, Iliana Saenz, Macie Dietz, Aileen Aguirre and Hannah Hartke; (back row) Mark Anthony Delva, Franceska Point-Du-Jour, Mikala Douglas-Eickhoff, Arianna Beckham and Ryan Singer.

New Horizons Elementary School students recently gathered for an assembly to “Celebrate Citizenship,” working together to make our community a better place to live, work, play and learn.

Students were recognized for all they do in various clubs to enhance the school and community. Green Club sponsor Katie Neathery praised students for recycling at school.

After Care Director Jeremy Kirk spoke about picking up trash to beautify the school. He thanked students for participating in Caps

of Love, a project in which plastic lids were collected, mailed in and used to purchase 31 wheelchairs for needy children.

Guidance Counselor Lynne Bray inspired students to donate their time and resources to help others. A special presentation was made to Sugar Machinery Engineering, the Hernandez family and the Serra family for the donations they have made to the school.

Also, 10 fifth-grade students were presented Character Counts plaques for consistently demonstrating character.

EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY TREE PLANTING

On Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Equestrian Trails Elementary School After School Garden Club students joined the Wellington Garden Club to plant a beautiful desert cassia tree at the school.

Principal Michele Johnson presented a plaque to the Wellington Garden Club as a token of appreciation for the club’s leadership in supporting the growth of the green efforts at Equestrian Trails.

(Right) The tree planting ceremony. (Far right) The plaque presentation.

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Polo Park Students Work With Space Station

Polo Park Middle School eighth-grade science students recently had an opportunity to work with the International Space Station (ISS) on the Sally Ride EarthKAM project.

Sally Ride EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students), named for the first woman in space, is a NASA educational outreach program that

enables students, teachers and the public to learn about Earth from the unique perspective of space.

During the “mission window” days assigned to Polo Park, students worked on choosing locations to be photographed, taking into consideration the ISS orbital path and weather factors. The following week, students went into the Polo Park photo archive, locat-

ed the photos they requested and evaluated them for target accuracy.

The program is designed to engage students in Earth and space science, geography, social studies, mathematics, communications and art. The KidSat camera flew on three space shuttle flights (STS 76, 81 and 86) and then in 1998, the program was renamed EarthKAM. The EarthKAM camera

flew on two more shuttle flights (STS 89 and 99) before moving to the ISS. Sally Ride died in 2012, and in 2013, NASA renamed the program Sally Ride EarthKAM, which remains a permanent payload on the ISS, supporting missions annually.

Check out EarthKam images at www.earthkam.ucsd.edu.

Binks Forest Elementary School Academic Games students (front row) Asher Smith, Hannah Brodtman and Rohith Karthik; (middle row) Jonathan Buzek, Jacob Hefty, Angelo Chen, Timothy Chen and Gavin Grave de Peralta; and (back row) Lisa Gifford (club sponsor), Shawn O’Sullivan and Ahad Khan.

Great Showing For Binks Academic Games Team

Sally Ride EarthKAM images of Australia (left) and Chile (right).

Frontier Elementary Science And Math Fair Winners Frontier Elementary School Science Fair Coordinator Molly Harding is happy to announce the Frontier Elementary School winners for this year’s mathematics and science fair.

Special thanks to the Seminole Ridge National Honor Society

for judging this year’s fair. Second-grade through fifth-grade student winners will compete in the Palm Beach County Mathematics & Science Fair in May. Student winners include: Cristian Chirinos, Sebastian Liquori and Bella Brown, kindergarten;

Josie Molodowitz and Trenton Lobeck, first grade; Sebastian Diaz and Wyatt Ortlip, second grade; Colton Hernann, Michael Allan, Yansev Manguel-Perez, Billy O’Neil, Jaci Dulany, Celina Van Schaik and Cristina King, third grade; Weston Clarke, Brandon

Steiert, Anthony Marino, Chase Gruber, Anthony Pino and Adi Afriat, fourth grade; and Willian Mangual-Perez, Jaylen Wright, Michelle Hopkins, Anthony Le, Allison Ansaroff, Dylan Pruss, Wyatt Devaul and Daytona Frase, fifth grade.

Binks Forest Elementary School congratulates its Social Studies Academic Games Team for winning second place in the elementary division.

The elementary division is considered fourth, fifth and sixth grades for the competition. The team of 10 students competed for four weeks against 49 other schools in Palm Beach County.

The 10 students practiced after school three times a week and studied at home to achieve their goal. They learned facts about presidents, current world events

and history from the 1960s. Out of about 240 students countywide, Gavin Grave de Peralta came in eighth, Rohith Karthik came in tenth and Timothy Chen received an honorable mention.

Those three students will attend the state tournament on March 7.

Timothy Chen and Gavin Grave de Peralta have also been invited to the national tournament.

Other team members include Asher Smith, Jonathan Buzek, Jacob Hefty, Ahad Khan, Hannah Brodtman, Angelo Chen and Shawn O’Sullivan.

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Kindergarten through third-grade winners.

Fourth-grade and fifth-grade winners.

Students From Elbridge Gale Receive Poetry Honor Congratulations to the following writing students from Toni Koy’s class at Elbridge Gale Elementary School, who recently learned that their poems will be in the spring edition of Creative Communication Poetry Anthology: Abby Inks, Shayann Williams, Natalie Turner,

Natalia Flores, Naomi Coliny, Terrence Roberts, Roman Bogani, Stephen Benhardus, Sofia Giraldo, Vito Giovanetti, Tarick Cueva, Matthew Quartarolli, Matthew Ruiz, Kenya Rodriguez, Morgan Barbeck, Justin Allen, Daniel Scarpellino, Emma Barber, Edwin

Jean, Faith Famiano, Gabriela Gutierrez, Georgie Lahiff, Devon Bartels, Bailey Ball, Yanerlie Achille, Somaya Gibson, Maxwell Popovic, Jayden Madera, Jayden Arroyo, Jamell Inelus, Alyssia Zagami, Adrian Justiz, James Taylor, Nikki Bernard, Jair Diez, Dorrien

Diaz, Amanda Ginsberg, Zada Hogans, Marlena Hutchinson, Andres Rauch, Alyssa Santos, Braxton Snelgrove, Jhanexti Torres, Charlotte Sample and John Casella.

Elbridge Gale was named a “Poetic Honor School” for having so many student poems selected.

It is Dance Marathon time again at Wellington High School.

On Friday, March 6 from 4 to 11 p.m., approximately 100 students will dance to raise money for the Shands Children’s Hospital at the University of Florida and the Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.

Dance Marathon began as a college fundraiser and has percolated to the high school level.

WHS joined the movement to raise money for sick children in 2013, raising almost $12,000 last year, which was combined with the money raised by the students at UF who participated in Dance Marathon.

Students will dance in the high school gym. Advanced registration

is not necessary. Interested students just need to show up.

Donations will be accepted through checks made out to the school or through the school’s online page. Visit www.events. dancemarathon.com, scroll to the bottom of the page, click “view more,” and search for upcoming Dance Marathon events in Florida.

To learn more about Dance Marathon, visit www.dancemarathon.com.

For more about Wellington High School’s Dance Marathon, contact Student Government Advisor Melissa Vavrarigos by calling (561) 389-2404 or send an e-mail to melissa.varvarigos@palmbeach schools.org.

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When Did My Charming Quirks Become Senile Idiosyncrasies?

I have noticed that the older I get, the more often people comment on my “senile idiosyncrasies.” I mean, I always had them, but when I was younger, they were just considered to be charmingly cute quirks. Now that people are looking for that first sign that I should be shuttled into a nursing home, the quirks have taken on an exaggerated importance.

Yet, I must admit, they help define me.

For instance, I put silk plants in with my real plants. I see absolutely nothing wrong with this, yet it distresses people.

When someone notices that I’m only watering every other plant, I inevitably have to “fess up.”

“I don’t need to water the silk ones.”

Deborah Welky is

The Sonic BOOMER “But why do you have fake plants at all?”

“Shhh! I’m encouraging them.”

“The real plants?”

“Yes, I find that when a real plant is surrounded by a forever-green plant, it gets them to try harder.”

“Uh-huh.”

That’s when people start to back away slowly. I have started to sound less cute and more crazy.

Another thing they pick on is my hyper-organization. Previously, it stood me in good stead, but now I am immediately labeled “obsessive-compulsive.”

Oh, yeah? Well, if I’m so disturbingly obsessive-compulsive, stop coming to me every time you can’t find the tape, the scissors, a matching sock or a fresh bottle of ketchup. Someone has to keep tabs on these things.

My husband complains about the way I eat cereal. I mash it all down into the milk and let it sit for a couple of minutes before

I dig in. I hate crunchy cereal... so sue me.

I also cannot stand anyone reading my newspaper, magazine or book before I do. Look, I ordered the thing... I paid for the thing... I fetched the thing out of the mailbox — at least give me first glance!

And, if I don’t get to it for a week and the waiting is killing you, here’s an idea: order your own damn stuff!

On our first date, Mark took his fork and chose something off my plate to taste. He didn’t know how close he came to never seeing me again. I had to talk myself down by rationalizing that, since he was probably going to pay for the food, it all technically belonged to him. On our second date, I made it clear that I was paying

for my own meal, but it didn’t matter — he still ate something of mine. Don’t order fish and then help yourself to my steak!

If you want a steak, order one. (See the bit about newspapers above.)

Of course, Mark is probably right about this next thing. He tells me that it’s not polite, when invited to someone else’s home, to straighten their lampshades and pictures before you sit down. But I have to. It’s that or leave the house. I can’t even attempt to focus on conversation when something in the room is askew. I’ve tried; I can’t do it.

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Too Bad That Will Smith’s Latest Film ‘Focus’ Loses Its Focus

The lead actor of the new film Focus tells his beautiful costar that the secret to success for them in the con game is focus.

By making someone lose focus, you can do what you want to them. Unfortunately, the film suffers from the same problem.

It has a wonderful start; the first third of the film is great, and then it loses focus.

The quick-moving action that provides enormous fun at the start suddenly slows down, and the movie drags.

Nicky Spurgeon (Will Smith) is a cool customer when insanely gorgeous Jess (Margot Robbie) tries to pull a con on him.

She invites him to her room, where her “husband” bursts in on them with a gun.

Nicky calmly points out what they did wrong. Soon after, he recruits Jess as part of his team working New Orleans during a Super Bowl weekend. He specializes in pickpocketing, getting small amounts but using a large team to do it on a wholesale

‘I’ On CULTURE

By Leonard Wechsler basis. The scenes here are great, if pretty much amoral, fun. Special devices to get credit card information, wholesale pickpocketing by one member of a team, who passes the things off to another member within seconds, move the film along. It is the best part of the action.

We then see Nicky losing money in stupid bets at the game itself, pointing out his weakness. Not surprisingly, he beds Jess. Then he cuts her out of his life, no reason given. The film then moves three

years later to Buenos Aires, where Nicky is running a con to get a billionaire racer to replace a key component for his race car.

If he uses it, it will guarantee victory for another billionaire. Suddenly, Jess appears as the girlfriend of the mark. At that point, the film becomes more of a romantic story, trying to sort out feelings while the two seem to work at putting one over on each other, and the whole movie slows down considerably.

Smith is good as Nicky. His career has been down of late, but watching him now, he does not look that different from the superstar he was a dozen years ago. But with the exception of Men in Black 3, his recent films have been duds. However, he recaptures his cool here. It is not his fault that the script lets him down.

Robbie, on the other hand, is spectacular. She lights up the screen whenever she’s on it. Even more to the point, her

character is far more interesting than Smith’s. As a result, she comes across as far more central to the film than would normally be the case. The supporting cast does a really good job: Adrian Martinez is fun as Nicky’s tech guy, and B.D. Wong has a great scene as a compulsive gambler.

The film has several plot problems. First of all, Nicky is supposed to be so careful that he’s basically obsessive-compulsive, yet he casually gambles away a lot of money betting on random events. Second, his style changes from the first part of the film to the second. He runs a quick turnover operation with wholesale, fairly safe pickings and is presented as an expert at that. Yet in the second part, he’s running a complex, single-focus operation. And his reasons for splitting with Jess after the first part is never clear. She worked well with him and was quite willing to be his lover.

I admit that I often have a prejudice

against movies centered on cons. The Sting, probably the best of them, was an operation against a gangster, so the crooks were simply taking from a really nasty crook. Newman and Redford were crooks, but they were nice crooks. In this movie, certainly at the beginning, the victims are all regular people, ones who will be hurt by the thefts. It makes it difficult to root for our heroes because they do non-heroic things.

But the movie does move through the plot, fast and fun at the beginning; unfortunately, slower later. But films coming out this time of year seldom are really good. Had the pace of the opening parts kept up, this would have been a big summer film.

Still, it is a pretty good film, and if you’re a Will Smith fan, you will like it.

If you don’t know who Margot Robbie is, you will soon.

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The Pieres Boys Carry Orchard Hill To C.V. Whitney Cup Title

By Alex Webbe In the highest-scoring final in C.V. Whitney Cup history, Orchard Hill (Steve Van Andel, Ezequiel Ferrario, Polito Pieres and Facundo Pieres) ran past Alegria (Julian Mannix, Hilario Ulloa, Mariano Aguerre and Sterling Giannico) 16-13 at the Inter-

national Polo Club Palm Beach before a crowd that was cheering every score.

With Facundo Pieres and his cousin Polito Pieres on the Orchard Hill roster, polo fans were expecting a high-scoring affair, but it was Alegria team captain Mannix who lit up the scoreboard

It was a high-scoring game as Orchard Hill and Alegria battled it out in the final of the C.V. Whitney Cup tournament.

PHOTO BY AMI POLO PHOTOGRAPHY

in the opening chukker. Mannix scored the first goal of the game on a 30-yard penalty shot in the opening seconds of play. Facundo Pieres took advantage of an Alegria foul a minute into the period by converting a 60-yard penalty shot to make it 1-1. Mannix then added two goals from the field in 60 seconds to make it 3-1.

Ferrario cut the lead to a single goal, 3-2, with his first score of the game a minute later, and Facundo Pieres tied it up at 3-3 at the 3:06 mark. Mannix then drilled the ball through the Orchard Hill goalposts from 65 yards out and then stole the ball from Facundo Pieres on a knock-in and scored again to make it 5-3. Facundo Pieres converted a 30-yard penalty shot with three seconds left in the chukker to trail Alegria, 5-4.

The fast pace continued into the second chukker with Facundo Pieres tying it at 5-5 with the opening goal. Giannico’s first goal of the game gave the lead back to Alegria, 6-5. Polito Pieres countered with consecutive goals to go ahead, 7-6, and Facundo Pieres scored the final goal of the

chukker, which ended 8-6.

Orchard Hill continued to roll in the third. Aided by a defense that held Alegria scoreless, Ferrario scored the first goal of the chukker from the field, followed by a 60yard penalty goal from Facundo Pieres. At the end of the first half, Orchard Hill was in control of a 10-6 game.

When play resumed, Aguerre scored a goal on the nearside to make it 10-7, and Facundo Pieres answered back with a goal of his own, taking the score to 11-7.

Ulloa finally got on the scoreboard with a 30-yard penalty shot, and followed it up with a goal from the field, making it 11-9 with 1:15 left in the period. With time running out, Facundo Pieres knocked the ball in and carried it 300 yards down the field to score as time expired with the scoreboard reading 12-9.

Mannix then scored his first goal since the opening chukker, cutting the Orchard Hill lead back to two goals, 12-10. Ferrario extended the Orchard Hill lead back to three goals, 13-10, 90 seconds later. Facundo Pieres and Ulloa traded goals

Steve Van Andel, Ezequiel Ferrario, Polito Pieres and Facundo Pieres claim the 2015 C.V. Whitney Cup.

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to close out the chukker 14-11.

Ulloa had Alegria within two goals of the lead, 14-12, with the opening score of the sixth chukker, but Orchard Hill answered right back. Goals from Facundo and Polito Pieres had Orchard solidly in the lead, 16-12 with less than two minutes to go in the match.

Ulloa managed a single goal for Alegria, but it was Orchard Hill with the 16-13 victory.

Facundo Pieres led all scoring with ten goals (three on penalty conversions). Polito Pieres scored four times, and Ferrario added a pair of goals for the win. Mannix See POLO, page 21

Team USA Wins The $100,000 Nations Cup At WEF In Wellington The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival hosted its $100,000 Nations Cup, presented by Kingsland Equestrian, last Friday evening with a victory for the home team at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington.

Teams representing nine different countries participated in the competition, with a win for Team USA over Canada in second and Ireland in third.

The Nations Cup competition consisted of two rounds shown

over a course set by Anthony D’Ambrosio. Teams of four represented the United States, France, Mexico, Brazil, Ireland, Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina and Canada. After the first round, each team dropped their highest score.

In the second round, the top six teams returned in order of highest to lowest total faults. The winner was determined by the lowest total of each team’s top three riders from each round.

The winning team from the

Team USA takes the top podium during the awards ceremony.

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United States included Todd Minikus riding Two Swans Farms’ Babalou 41, Candice King aboard Bellissimo LLC’s Kismet 50, Margie Engle with Elm Rock Partners LLC’s Royce and McLain Ward with Double H Farm’s HH Carlos Z, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The team had a perfect score of zero in round one and finished with eight faults in round two.

Minikus was the first competitor to jump for Team USA in each round and scored double clear rounds with Babalou 41, a 10-year-old Oldenburg mare.

King and Kismet 50, a 14-yearold Belgian Warmblood mare, jumped clear in round one and had one rail down in round two. After clearing round one, Engle added four faults to the tally in round two with Royce, an 11-year-old Oldenburg stallion. As the anchor rider following great rounds from their teammates, Ward and HH Carlos Z never had to jump.

After coaching his team to victory, Ridland proudly spoke of their success. “We have always said that winning our own

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Leading his team to victory, Minikus was on a less experienced horse in Babalou 41, but he had great confidence in his horse’s talent going in.

“Obviously, Quality Girl has been my No. 1 horse for the past two years, but I asked Robert for permission to use Babalou in this Nations Cup, and he was kind enough to agree,” Minikus said.

“Although she is quite green, I think she has a big future, and I wanted her to get this exposure and this experience, and that

worked out quite well for her.”

Candice King had a more experienced mount in Kismet 50 for the night and was happy with two good rounds to contribute to the team’s win.

“Coming into tonight, I talked with Robert, and we made a good plan. My biggest thing was having her conditioned and ready,” King said. “I was very excited, and I know what the team event is about, so I tried to come in here as strong as we could and put in a good, solid performance like we did. I am very happy with how it went. I have to say thank you to the Bellissimo family for giving me the opportunity when they wanted to change the rider of Kismet.”

Engle was also pleased with her rounds aboard Royce to aid in a U.S. win as one of the most experienced riders in the evening’s competition.

“He went great. He felt like he was actually going to be better the second round,” Engle said. “He’s a trier. He’s really laid back. It is easy for him.”

Although he did not have to

jump any rounds, Ward was there for his teammates with advice and support throughout the night.

“The Nations Cup is always a very hard thing for the course designer to build because you have a pretty large variety in the level of riders,” Ward said. “There are some of the strongest in the world, and then you have some emerging countries looking for opportunities to compete at this level. You want to test the best ones without having the less experienced horse and rider combinations do too badly. I think he did a good job.”

Finishing behind USA, Team Canada placed second with 12 faults total. Tiffany Foster and Artisan Farms LLC’s Tripple X III led off with a clear round and dropped one rail in round two. Jonathon Millar and Millar Brooke Farm’s Calvin Klein had four faults in each round.

Eric Lamaze and Artisan Farms LLC’s Coco Bongo had a rail in round one, but came back clear in the second round. Ian Millar and Susan and Ariel Grange’s Dixson dropped two rails in their first trip See WEF, page 21

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Drainage is another top priority, and has become a controversial subject in Palm Beach County due to the recent changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps.

“I didn’t like the decision that FEMA made about us being mostly a flood zone,” he said. “So now we’re going to work on that.”

Originally, Jarriel was against incorporation. “I was supporting a lot of my seniors who felt like the taxes would be going up and

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Also at last week’s luncheon, Mark Bozicevic, regional vice president for Primerica, an independent financial services marketing company, offered financial advice and information.

“If you don’t plan, you’re planning to fail,” he said, explaining that planning for one’s financial future is imperative.

Primerica’s focus is on helping people earn more income, protecting their finances, and becoming or staying debt-free and financially independent.

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continued from page 1 turned down because we couldn’t prove site control, neither the water control district nor the town.

We went through the legislature and got that process done. It could be in the next six months — I’d like it to be two months — that we actually start construction on the trails.”

Jarriel said he is looking for completion of the easement mapping in order to complete an interlocal agreement with the LGWCD to take partial control of the easements.

Regarding the selection process for a town management firm, Standish said she would favor a request for proposals (RFP) in addition to interviews and research into their backgrounds.

“I think logic and ethics dictate that we have a bid put out for town management,” she said. “That’s what’s required to protect the taxpayers. Of course, we want to know what they’ve done. I think the most important thing, though, is finding a professional town manager who is able to be unbiased and work with everyone in the community, not just a few select town council members.”

Harris thought all avenues should be pursued in the selection process.

“Any time you have a high-priority issue such as hiring a town manager, you want to do due diligence; you want to make sure he is qualified, not only through experience but through his credentials, business licenses and all his

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continued from page 19 around the course, but returned with a clear in round two. They were led by Chef d’Equipe Mark Laskin.

All of Ireland’s riders had faults in the first round, but they came back with two clear trips in round two and finished third on a 16-fault total. Darragh Kenny and Hyperion Stud LLC’s Imothep had four faults in round one and the drop score of eight in round two. Shane Sweetnam and Spy

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NEWS they couldn’t afford it as it was,” he said. “I respect seniors. They’ve done their time, and now they’re trying to retire and they’re trying to survive.”

But when Loxahatchee Groves became a town, money that was flowing to the county, came to the community “It’s unbelievable the revenues we’ve got going into Loxahatchee Groves,” he said, adding that his goal is to direct that revenue to improve the health and safety of the community for its residents.

Jarriel feels that his long experience is what makes him the best choice. “I have spent about 54 years as a public servant.

Thirty-one years with the fire department, nine years on the water control board, six on the town council,” he said.

His extensive history has lent itself to many opportunities for learning and discovery, which Jarriel utilized to help Loxahatchee Groves.

“I’ve learned, since I’ve gotten

“If I can do something positive, if I can be a part of something positive that betters our town every year, then I enjoy my job sitting on the council,” Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel said. “When I become useless and I can’t accomplish anything, then I’ll resign, and that’s the truth of the matter.”

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on the council,” he said. “I’ve learned so much about legislatures and public service, and how much we can get for our people if we ask for it.”

Jarriel also feels that he is wellknown and approachable.

“Why I feel like I’m best qualified is because I interact with everybody in Loxahatchee Groves,” he said. “I communicate well with everyone in Loxahatchee, and most people know that my heart is in Loxahatchee. It isn’t for power and control.”

Jarriel asserted that he would retire immediately if he found someone he would like to replace him.

“I’m not a man out for power and control,” he said. “If I could find somebody I trusted, who would willingly take my spot on the council, then I would be willing to give it up to them. So far, I haven’t been able to do that.

I’ve approached a lot of people, but they don’t want the hassles and the repercussion of being on the council.”

Taxes are at $1.20 per $1,000 assessed valuation, which Jarriel noted is the lowest in the county.

“Taxes, roads and drainage are probably the top issues as far as I’m concerned,” he said.

When asked about the proper relationship between the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control

more interest,” he said. “This is one of the things we do. We have a program called debt stacking, and we can pick out what debts you should pay off first, and it’s not always the one with the highest interest rate… We can get you out of debt a lot faster.”

Bozicevic encouraged attendees to talk to him and ask questions about how to become financially stable. To learn more, visit www. primerica.com/mbozicevic.

Primerica sponsored the luncheon, which was the last with Dr. Randy Laurich serving as president. The next luncheon will be held Wednesday, March 25 and will feature the 2015 board installation ceremony.

In other news, the Wellington Chamber will hold its Chamber 101 refresher course Wednesday, March 11 in addition to its after-hours networking reception at Rudino’s Sports Bar. The Women of the Wellington Chamber will host a networking reception Sunday, March 15 at the Tiki Hut at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. For more information, or to RSVP for future events, visit www.wellington chamber.com. requirements are in place,” he said.

“The best way to do that is through an open bid selection process.”

Jarriel said when the current manager’s contract was up for renewal, he was the only one on the council who supported seeking a request for proposals.

“We have a procedure that we have to go through when we look for a town manager or management company,” he said. “I felt like we pay quite a bit for the town management company, and any time we’re paying that much of your tax money or revenue, then we need to go out for bid. If we can find somebody that we think can serve this community better, then we’ll get somebody new.

They’ll be looking I think in June to get their contract extended. I’ll be looking to see if they’re asking for a raise; I’ll be looking to see how long they want that contract to go for; and I’ll definitely be recommending that we go out for an RFP.” Liang said he has confidence in the RFP process.

“Having gone through two RFP processes in regard to town management, I understand the need to properly vet the company or individual, the need to be transparent and to make a very important decision for the town with the information provided,” he said. “The bid applications are very detailed about the individual corporation, and we try to make the best decisions we can in regard to town management. I feel that the current process that we have is really good. I think the town management that we have right now is a great example of our process working really well.”

Asked how long they have lived Coast Farm LLC’s Chaqui Z had the drop score of eight in round one, but came back with a clear in round two. Cian O’Connor and Adena Springs’ Quidam’s Cherie had four faults in round one, but also returned with a clear their second time around. Kevin Babington and Shorapur LLC’s Shorapur scored four faults in each round.

Their Chef D’Equipe was Robert Splaine. The remaining teams were Venezuela in fourth place with 20 faults total, Mexico in fifth with 28 faults overall, and France in sixth with a 30-point total.

For more information, and a full schedule of events, visit www. equestriansport.com.

District and the town, Jarriel said that teamwork is the best approach.

“The proper and the best relationship is that we work together as a team,” he said. “As a team, we can do things faster and more for the people than ever before. I was on the water control board when we had the water control and the town. A certain group of people in the town, and on the council, they’ve always wanted to dissolve the water control board… this is back to where town wants control and power. We can’t have a good town if that’s why we’re sitting on that council. It’s got to be for the betterment of the residents.”

Ideally, Jarriel would prefer a two-lane Okeechobee Blvd. with one lane going each way and turn lanes. One solution for decreasing the traffic impacts on Okeechobee Blvd. by future Minto West residents, he suggested, is to make improvements to Seminole Pratt Whitney Road.

When asked about the town manager’s abilities, Jarriel’s outlook was positive. “Bill Underwood came on board Oct. 1 and sat down with each council member and laid out his game plan,” he said. “So far, I’m impressed with him.”

Underwood’s job negotiating for the Central Palm Beach County Chamber building impressed Jarriel as a positive change.

“If I can do something positive, if I can be a part of something positive that betters our town every year, then I enjoy my job sitting on the council,” he said. “When I become useless and I can’t accomplish anything, then I’ll resign, and that’s the truth of the matter.”

Stirring controversy in this year’s election is a paving material called open-graded emulsified mix or OGEM. Jarriel’s challenger thinks a better quality product should be used for paving projects.

“Before we went with OGEM, we did a lot of research, and I’m not talking about six months, I’m talking about years,” he said.

“There are two reasons we went with OGEM. First of all, the economic cost. The second was OGEM is considered a stabilizer resurfacing, it’s not like pavement of asphalt.”

Using asphalt would make paving projects unaffordable, he explained, adding that OGEM allows rainwater to run off of it, which facilitates drainage.

Jarriel’s vision for the future is a community that everyone will want to live in.

“When the multipurpose equestrian trails come in, I see people being able to ride horses, ride golf carts, walk and bike, mountain bikes, around the square of Loxahatchee to begin with, and see the diverse type of residents we have,” he said.

While his challenger supports term limits, Jarriel is against term limits for local government.

“Washington, D.C., the county,

Tallahassee, it’s not Loxahatchee Groves. They don’t pay me millions, and I don’t spend millions to get re-elected,” he said. “I came on the council because I knew I had to protect my town and nobody else wanted to do the job. Each year, I look for people who would be willing to take my place, so term limits don’t matter to me. If I can find somebody who I can trust, that I know their heart is in Loxahatchee Groves by the decisions they make, and they can improve our town for the benefit of the people, I’m willing to give my seat up.”

Jarriel said his top strength is his long history in Loxahatchee Groves.

As for his opponent, he credits Standish for her committee volunteer work but questions her effectiveness as a community leader.

“She has been on the FAAC,” he said. “She has nothing positive to say about the council… She has spent 30 years in Loxahatchee Groves, and I don’t see anything that she has done that’s benefited the residents of Loxahatchee Groves.”

When asked why voters should vote for him, Jarriel said that he has proven himself.

“What I’ve fought for, I can justify. Anytime I have an opportunity to help the residents of Loxahatchee Groves, I help them,” he said. “I look at aspects from a firefighter’s viewpoint, and a homeowner and a taxpayer in the Groves. My record has been proven, and I want to do more for Loxahatchee Groves.”

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in Loxahatchee Groves and about their contributions to the town, Harris said he became a resident in 2006. In 2011, he was appointed to the Planning & Zoning Board and later to the RETGAC board.

“In 2013, I discovered that in our town, you could not even rent stalls because it was not compliant; it was against the ULDC,” he said.

“That’s renting four stalls in a town that has a charter that embraces the equestrian community. I proceeded to advocate that issue, and… in November 2013, the council approved commercial equine operations as a permitted use in an agricultural/residential district.”

Jarriel said he has lived in town for 54 years and spent nine years on the LGWCD board when they cleaned out all the canals. “I do believe we’ve got the best drainage in Palm Beach County,” he said.

Also, while on the board, he fought to get open-graded emulsified mix (OGEM) resurfacing on many of the roads. “When I make many decisions, it stems from being a firefighter for 31 years driving an engine over these dirt roads in town trying to save lives and property,” Jarriel said.

In the past six years, the council has reduced taxes from 1.5 mills to 1.2 mills, he said. “We’ve managed to keep it there, and we’ve talked about getting it lower,” Jarriel said.

During that time, he continued efforts to get more roads paved, including D Road from Collecting Canal to Southern in preparation for a traffic light on Southern Blvd. Jarriel also said he played a big part in getting a traffic light for D Road and Okeechobee Blvd., which will be installed by the town and reimbursed by the

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continued from page 19 was the high scorer for Alegria with six goals. Ulloa was credited with five goals, and Aguerre and Giannico added single goals in the loss.

Facundo Pieres received MVP honors while his horse, Patagonia, was named Best Playing Pony.

Lechuza wins Armour Cup — Earlier in the day, Lechuza Caracas (Victor Vargas, Nico Pieres, Juan Martin Nero and Juan Garcia Grossi) battled Las Monjitas

county from Minto West impact fees. He added that he has also fought for equestrian trails and advocated for the creation of advisory committees.

Liang said that his family has lived in Loxahatchee Groves for 18 years. He has been on the council for six years.

“While on the council, I worked with the district and the town to resolve an issue on the North Road easement,” he said. “We got a culvert put in there for free, and we resolved with ingress and egress.”

Since he has been on the council, Liang said it has moved steadily toward the use of canal easements as equestrian and multiuse trails.

He also helped lobby for the passage of the local bill that enabled an interlocal agreement to allow the town to develop the trails.

“I also encouraged community participation, which is evidenced

by Keith’s participation on the P&Z and the RETGAC board,” he said.

Standish said she has lived in Loxahatchee Groves for more than 30 years and is vice president of the LGLA and head of the FAAC, where she has served for more than two years, and was also on the Unified Land Development Code Committee.

“What I would emphasize is for people always to question government and hold it accountable,” she said. “I am sincere in that, and I believe that’s what we need to do.

One of the things that I monitored was when Palm Beach County was putting water lines through our community, they tore up our survey markers. I would call the district and asked them to please come out and check what was (Camilo Bautista, Sebastian Merlos, Eduardo Novillo Astrada and Facundo Sola) to an 11-11 tie after six chukkers of play before scoring the winning goal in overtime for a 12-11 victory and the 2015 Les Armour Cup, the C. V. Whitney Cup subsidiary.

High-goal polo action continues through the week with the final of the 20-goal Iglehart Cup slated to be played on Saturday between Palm Beach Illustrated and Tonkawa, while the second round of play in the 2015 USPA Piaget Gold Cup continues through the weekend.

For more information, visit www.internationalpoloclub.com.

Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay hosted an early morning meeting in Pahokee on Feb. 27 with representatives of various regulatory agencies to discuss improvements to the Pahokee Marina and develop a plan of action.

The objective of the meeting was to identify costs associated with repairing damage caused by hurricanes and storms since 2004.

McKinlay and Legislative Affairs Director Todd Bonlarron will be bringing these issues to the attention of state lawmakers during the current legislative session.

One needed improvement is a wave attenuator to protect docked vessels from wave action within the marina. Restoration of the Pa-

hokee Marina is a key component of the Glades Master Plan and long-term economic stabilization of the region.

“I’m very excited about the possibilities that await Pahokee with the recent Guy Harvey Outpost proposal for the marina,” McKinlay said. “This will be an incredible economic engine for the entire Glades area.”

Agencies represented at the meeting included Palm Beach County, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s office, the City of Pahokee and the Pahokee Chamber of Commerce.

McKinlay is planning a follow-up meeting in April.

going on. It took a while, but we finally saved some survey markers.”

Standish has also monitored the trail situation.

“We have insisted that we have trails,” she said. “While I, myself, am not an equestrian, I supported it for the entire time that I have been here. I am concerned for the safety of this community. We need places for our children and for our families to go out and be active.”

Asked about the proliferation of RVs in the community, particularly at two locations suspected of running commercial operations, Liang said they need to be controlled for health concerns.

“The plain and simple answer would be these RVs are not permitted within their zoning district,” Liang said. “If someone wanted to have a trailer park, they need to apply for the proper zoning. As of this moment, those trailer parks are illegal and nonconforming.”

Standish agreed that the RVs are not compliant, but said they were doing no harm.

“They would have to go through the P&Z process,” she said. “I am for encouraging ag businesses in our community. This is something that is tied to the ag industry, such as seasonal for the equestrian shows, and these RVs are self-contained, meaning they cause no harm.”

Harris said trailer and RV parks are not permitted currently and pointed out that in 2013, someone

applied for approval of an RV park on 40 acres in the residential/ agricultural district, but it did not conform to code.

“In this case of two nonconforming uses, I submitted to the town manager a citizen’s assessment on Feb. 5 that considered road trips, it considered garbage pickups, because it does cost the town dollars when someone is not paying,” he said.

He said both the equestrian and nursery industries are seasonal in nature, which require housing that the town does not have. “The parks for RVs and trailers need to be considered in the conforming use, and we need to find a way that we can help our equestrians and nurseries get the manpower they need,” Harris said.

Jarriel said the RVs at the locations under investigation are not permitted.

“Somebody’s making money,” he said. “The situation on C Road — the guy’s out of New York.

He washes blankets and stuff for horses. He comes down here seasonally. He makes a fortune not only off the RVs, but washing blankets, and he leaves our town.”

Jarriel said the operator on C Road was cited by the health department last year, but he is back this year doing the same thing.

“The health department went over there today and took pictures and stuff,” he said. “They’re supposed to fine him $500 a day.”

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continued from page 7 Blvd. and F Road. Closing is tentatively set for April 16.

Underwood said he has been working on preparing the building as a town hall, including building a dais for council meetings. “We don’t know what the cost is going

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continued from page 18 is sick... or looks sick... or was sick... or has a friend who’s sick.

Some people think that’s weird.

I think that’s thoughtful hygiene.

In the spirit of full disclosure, I must tell you that I save the bows

to be of getting a dais,” he said.

“We’ve got to get AV equipment, etc., in there. We’re working on those items and getting multiple quotes.”

He added that County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay had invited legislative input or requests from the town. Underwood said he had asked for about $3 million for guardrails, $500,000 for fencing for trails and $150,000 for chamber building improvements. off packages. For years. The kids laugh when they receive a birthday gift adorned with the same bow they’ve been seeing on packages since 1983. But a package without a bow is like a cake without frosting. And who wants cake without frosting?

You do? Well, that’s a senile idiosyncrasy, plain and simple — unless you’re in your 30s. Then it’s a charmingly cute quirk.

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The fourth annual Portrait of a Woman Luncheon benefiting the Quantum House was held Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. Five women, including longtime Wellington businesswoman and Boys & Girls Club patron Julie Kime, were saluted for their contributions to the community and for inspiring community spirit. Aside from Kime, the other honorees were Arlette Gordon, Holli Rockwell, Ellen Tansey and Roe Green. Each honoree received a portrait of themselves painted by artist Renee Plevy after a PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER short video outlining some of their accomplishments.

Julie Kime, Arlette Gordon, artist Renee Plevy, Ellen Tansey, Holli Rockwell and Roe Green.

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Children from the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club in Wellington played a 3-on-3 basketball game against Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue on Tuesday, Feb. 24, defeating the PBCFR team 54-52. The game was part of a joint effort between the Village of Wellington, PBCFR and the Boys & Girls Club to educate young people on fire safety. The program also included bi-weekly educational sessions.

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Sports Wolverine Softball Team Shuts Down Spanish River 4-0

On Thursday, Feb. 26, the Wellington High School varsity softball squad hosted Spanish River High School in a non-district contest and defeated the Sharks 4-0. The Wolverines (72) played an aggressive game. The Sharks managed some solid hitting, but faced a stingy Wellington defense. Page 35

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Wellington Takes The District Wrestling Title

Wellington High School hosted the District 10-3A wrestling championships on Saturday, Feb. 28. Six area schools make up District 10-3A. Wellington took its second-consecutive district title with a total of 215 points. Seminole Ridge earned the runner-up spot with 117 points. Page 35

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Amy Cedarburg Is An Expert In Cranio-Sacral Therapy

I started out a skeptic and ended up a believer. When Amy Cedarburg works with a horse, it doesn’t look like anything’s going on. But looks can be deceptive.

Originally from Milwaukee, Amy moved to Tampa with her family when she was 11.

Her family had run a dude ranch back in Wisconsin, and Amy missed riding. She begged and pleaded, and finally talked her parents into buying her a horse. She took lessons and showed until college, when they sold the horse. She spent the next 25 years of her life working as a flight attendant.

“I knew I needed to do something else with my life,” Amy said. “I went back to school at Palm Beach State College and graduated as a massage therapist in 2012. I also took a twoday course in something called cranio-sacral therapy or CST. I’d had pretty constant lower back pain since 2005, but when they used me for a demonstration, I was amazed when I woke up the next morning and the pain was gone.”

Amy found out that CST is also used on horses, which brought her full-circle back to her youthful love. In 2014, she took two horse CST classes and embarked on a new career.

“CST is a safe, effective therapy, which works by assisting the body’s natural healing processes,” she explained. “It removes or less-

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By Ellen Rosenberg ens the negative effects of stress on the central nervous system. Before I start a session, I approach a horse in neutral, which means I have no preconceived notions or agenda.”

CST is different from massage or chiropractic, she said.

“It’s a gentle, manual therapy done with a light touch, and it affects the whole body. Basically, the horse dictates what it needs and what I should do. I have to be patient and wait for the tissues to release the blockages,” Amy said.

“I do a lot of work with horses’ faces. There are often impingements there, a lot of nerves and delicate bones. It’s a peaceful modality.

Even though I’m mostly still and quiet during a session, it has profound effects.”

CST has its roots in osteopathy and can help such diverse conditions as head shaking, lameness, ulcers, back and neck pain, cribbing, TMJ problems and various injuries, both old and new.

“I work with and through the tissues to effect changes,” Amy said. “I start by going where there’s the least resistance, and then moving toward the more problematic areas. If

Amy Cedarburg demonstrates cranio-sacral therapy or CST. the horse becomes very defensive or uncomfortable, I move to another area, wait for the sensitive part to soften, and then come back to it later.”

Amy has been working with a few rescue horses at Shannon Reilly’s Lazy Acres Farm in Loxahatchee Groves.

“Amy uses my horses as case studies,”

Shannon said. “She started this past August.

The horses are definitely a lot happier and relaxed. One of the older horses started putting on weight. They move better, a lot more freely.

They all love her and fight to get worked on.

I’d never heard of CST before, but I’d highly recommend it for any horse, even ones who are See ROSENBERG, page 37

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ChukkerTV’s Ferreira Named Chairman Of Flavors 2015 The Wellington Chamber of Commerce recently named Mike Ferreira as chairman of the Flavors 2015 Wellington Food & Wine Festival at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center on April 9.

With a vast background of producing food and wine events throughout South Florida for the digital media world, Ferreira is the perfect choice for chairman.

The current creator and executive producer of ChukkerTV.com, which streams live polo coverage worldwide, he has been on the food scene for years with his company Phase 7 Digital Media Network, which has covered most of South Florida’s food scene.

His video series On Location covered restaurants and chefs serving up some of the most delicious food around, including the 2013 Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival with the Food Network’s top chefs, SOBE Seafood Fest 2013, the Miami Burger Cook-off and the Boca Food & Wine Festival.

Now in its 12th year, Flavors is a signature event of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, as well as the premier food and wine tasting event in western Palm Beach County. “I’m excited to be part of Flavors for its 12th year and having the opportunity to contribute toward its growth,” Ferreira said. “Getting to experience food and wine events all

over the country, it’s a treat having Flavors in our back yard.”

Ferreira’s ChukkerTV and the Grand Champions Polo Club, the nation’s fastest-growing club, will be among sponsors for the threehour event.

Ferreira is president and executive producer of ChukkerTV. In January 2014, he founded ChukkerTV, which has already become the leader in polo broadcasting. The independent media company produces content for the Internet and television, operates instant replay and develops state-of-the art technology.

In addition, Ferreira implemented a system where umpires can hold an iPad device, watch the game in real

time and ask to return to any part of the game without interrupting any ongoing challenges or live broadcasts. At 19, Ferreira sold his first tech idea, a YouTube-like platform for bands to upload their music.

Shortly after that, he pioneered live streaming technology and has created a following among leading tech companies.

One of his primary objectives, Ferreira said, is to bring polo to the masses through ChukkerTV. His technology has given the U.S. Polo Association, the sport’s national governing body, the chance to use instant replay to help improve the sport and officiating during the current polo season in Wellington.

Mike Ferreira To learn more about Flavors 2015, call (561) 792-6525 or visit www. wellingtonchamber.com.

Hurricane Grill Hosting Month-Long Fundraiser For Ailing Boy All throughout March, Hurricane Grill & Wings is conducting a fundraiser for a young boy suffering from liver disease.

Eight-year-old Armann, from Boynton Beach, wishes to go to the Hawaiian island of Maui and visit the volcanoes in Haleakala, which he has read about and dreamed of seeing in person.

Armaan has also expressed his wish to attend a luau and learn how to surf.

(Left) Eight-year-old Armaan of Boynton Beach wants to visit Hawaii’s volcanoes, go to a luau and learn to surf, and local Hurricane Grill locations are partnering with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help him get there.

Hurricane Grill & Wings has “adopted” Armaan and will be raising the necessary money (via the sale of $1 Make A Wish Stars) in order to make Armaan’s wish come true.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wish of one child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition in the United States approximately once every 38 minutes.

The foundation believes that a wish experience can be a game-changer.

The Wellington, Mission Bay (Boca Raton), Royal Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Jupiter and Sunrise Hurricane Grill & Wings restaurants are participating in fundraising for Armaan.

To donate, visit one of these local Hurricane Grill & Wings locations.

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Equine Salt Spa Brings Unique Therapy To Wellington Equine Salt Spa, providing therapeutic respiratory salt treatment for equine athletes, recently announced an expansion of its world-renowned therapy to the equestrian industry in Wellington and South Florida.

Equine Salt Spa offers a one-of-a-kind respiratory salt treatment that enhances oxygen uptake, improves cardiovascular performance and helps horses reach peak levels of performance. Salt is a natural anti-inflammatory agent and also has antibacterial and antihistamine qualities, making it an effective treatment in opening airwaves and improving breathing.

The salt treatment provided by Equine Salt Spa helps improve lung function by creating more efficient oxygenation of the blood through removal of mucus from the airways, resulting in carbon dioxide being removed more quickly from the horse’s system. A horse will begin breathing, resting and performing better as its airways are cleared of bacteria and mucus. Salt therapy also helps to clear fungal and non-fungal skin conditions.

The treatment is an all-natural, drug-free alternative to other respiratory medicines, making it a legal, approved treatment, in compliance with both USEF and FEI drug regulations. The salt used is 100 percent natural, and the therapy is one of the only natural, safe ways to improve equine respiratory performance.

With an outfitted trailer specifically designed to administer the treatment, the team at Equine Salt Spa has the ability to travel to clients for appointments and can tailor services to fit any client’s schedule. A specially

designed and patented medical device, the Equine Breeze Tronic Pro, delivers finely micronized salt particles that horses breathe in during the treatment.

“The advantage of the mobile unit it is that it allows us to travel. We can go to barns, show grounds, wherever our clients need us to be,” said Sofia Benke, founding partner of the company. “We also offer our clients the ability to lease our medical device to install in their own barns or quarantines so that horses can receive the treatment on their own schedule.”

The device is very user-friendly, and the Equine Salt Spa team offers full training and maintenance of the Breeze Tronic Pro. The Benke family began their aerosol salt treatment sessions as a business for human clientele. They started the Salt Cave clinic nearly eight years ago in London and have six successful clinics running in the United Kingdom, with a demand for more. “We were always interested in getting into the equine industry. We know the therapy successfully treats horses; we just never found the right way to go about it in England,” Benke said.

“When we moved to Wellington, everything is about the horse, and we thought this is the right time and absolutely the right place to do it.”

The unique concept of the salt treatment is clinically proven, and the success of the clinics throughout the U.K. has gained national and international media attention for its effectiveness.

“There are not very many all-natural therapy treatments for horses, and salt is an ancient

A horse leaves the Equine Salt Spa trailer after treatment. remedy for many of these problems. It can help them rest, recover and perform at their very best,” Benke said.

International Ecuadorean show jumper Russell Rodriguez was one of the first clients to try Equine Salt Spa and now uses it consistently in his horse’s competition routines.

“After a couple of treatments, I noticed that my horse was able to work better and harder.

He recovered quickly and was able to get fitter faster with the salt treatments,” he said. “Now, I treat my horses before and after they show, and the results are clear. I would recommend the Equine Salt Spa to all of my friends and clients.”

The spa is located at 12008 South Shore Blvd, Suite 105. To learn more, visit www. equinesaltspa.com or call (561) 766-7076.

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#1 Education Place Creative Kids Camp is an enriching and exciting camp so fun that campers will forget they are learning. The program is designed to provide lasting memories, imaginative play and exposure to lifelong leisure activities that encourage campers to develop to their full potential. Plenty of activities and crafts will be provided throughout the weekly sessions, some of them include: reading relaxation station, music station, science experiments and explorations, in-house field trips and guest speakers, crafts and journaling. The age range for campers is 5 to 12 years of age.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with early bird care from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and late bird care from 4 to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (561) 201-4531. #1 Education Place is located at 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 23, in Wellington.

The Armory Art Center’s Art Camp brings weekly sessions to children ages 4.5 to 17.

Experienced instructors have developed projects relating to weekly themes and teach the children to work with drawing, painting, sculpture, jewelry, fiber arts, ceramics and printmaking. Activities are age-appropriate and focus on a child’s artistic and creative development. Activities include immersion in various creative techniques, field trips to local venues, and art show exhibitions in July and August. The Armory Art Center looks forward to providing a safe, enriching and fun summer for children. Fees are $225 to $275 per week. Visit www.armoryart.org/youthartcamps for more information.

Camp Cambridge in Wellington offers programs for children from two years old through second grade, with an experienced and mature staff, bilingual programs, in-house weekly field trips, specialty camp sessions, an on-site swimming pool supervised by Red Cross-trained staff, flexible schedules, weekly sessions, and private and group swimming. Nine weeks of camp is offered at Cambridge Schools, located at 1920 Royal Fern Drive in Wellington. For more information, visit www.cambridgepreschools. com or call (561) 791-0013.

Camp Varsity Summer Sports Camp is a full-day sports camp during the summer located at Wellington Landings Middle School (1100 Aero Club Dr., Wellington). The camp is action-packed, combining a mix of team sports with fishing and fun recreational games for ages 5 to 13. No matter the theme or week, campers will have the opportunity to participate in many different sports and recreational games. Most camp activities are indoors with 2 to 3 hours max daily for outdoor activities. Sports included every week are basketball, soccer, baseball, football, kickball, fishing, recreational games and more. There are also specialty camps such as dance and cheerleading, volleyball and itty-bitty camps. Camp dates are June 8 through Aug. 7 and are held Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with before and after care available. For more info., call (561) 601-5248 or visit www.buildingsportsacademy.com.

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Casperey Stables Horse Camp is a small, fun-filled day camp for children ages 7 to 14. With four riding opportunities each day, arts and crafts, and outdoor games, campers find little time to be bored. The low counselor-child ratio ensures that each child receives 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 barbecue. To learn more about the camp, located at 2330 D Road in Loxahatchee Groves, call (561) 792-4990 or visit www.caspereystables.com.

Drama Learning of Florida is a theater-based summer camp designed to nurture children’s talent and love of the theater. Campers will participate in a variety of theater-based activities and games. Camp will be held at Polo Park Middle School on Lake Worth Road in Wellington from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Before and after care is available. The program is for children entering grades 1 through 8. All students will be cast in each session’s main show. This year’s performances include: Fractured Fairy Tales, Aladdin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The Wizard of Oz. Camp dates/performances run from June 8 through Aug. 7. For the complete list of camp session/performance dates, or for more information, visit www.dramalearningfl.com or call (561) 692-6228.

For more than 26 years, The Goddard School has been a trusted name among parents and families. Its classrooms are safe, nurturing environments for children, offering age-appropriate opportunities to explore and discover. The Goddard School’s summer camp curriculum incorporates its F.L.EX. Learning Program (Fun, Learning Experience) and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) learning into exciting, one-of-a-kind and fun experiences for your child every day. This summer at The Goddard School in Wellington, children can take part in summer camp themes that include That’s a Wrap, Kitchen Chemists, the Great Outdoors, Epic Explorers and Mega Mathletes. The camp runs from June 8 through Aug. 13 and is for children one year old to six years old. For more information, visit www.goddardschool.com or call (561) 333-2020. The Goddard School is located at 2665 State Road 7 in Wellington.

The Lake Worth Playhouse will offer a summer camp teaching children acting, voice, dance and stage movement through daily activities and rehearsals, culminating in fullscale productions of popular musicals. The students will produce Once Upon a Crime: The Trial of Goldilocks March 16-21, Shrek June 8-27 and Narnia July 6 - Aug. 1. They will be engaged in studio-style rehearsals for music, dance and production. Campers 12 or older also will have the opportunity to participate in behind-the-scenes roles and other theater-related educational opportunities. Prices range from $200 to $600. To sign up, call (561) 586-6410 or visit www.lakeworthplayhouse.org.

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Mathnasium of Wellington will offer a summer program this year. According to Johns Hopkins University, children lose up to 2.5 months of their math skill knowledge from the previous grade level if they do not work on any math skills during the summer break. Mathnasium refers to this as the “Summer Slide.” Mathnasium has a summer program that re-teaches students the math skills they have trouble with, while at the same time prepare them for the upcoming grade level. Let Mathnasium help prevent the “Summer Slide” in your child’s summer. For more information, call (561) 320-1225 or visit www.mathnasium.com/wellington.

NJOY Tennis recently announced that at Palm Beach Polo Golf & Country Club, the tennis center in under new management. It is one of the finest outdoor facilities and an international training destination. NJOY Tennis offers a higher degree of excellence in tennis training and service. The company welcomes everyone to take part in the following social and competitive events offered for adults and juniors: private lessons, clinics, after-school programs, high-performance programs, holidays and summer camps, leagues, and USTA tournaments. Getting started is easy. Call now for a free evaluation at (561) 557-1487 or e-mail info@njoytennis.com. Learn more at www.

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Sacred Heart Summer Sports Camp 2015 is for campers entering first through sixth grade. A select number of students in seventh and eighth grade will be chosen as “counselors in training” at a reduced rate. Space is limited, so register as soon as possible. Camp registration includes a $35 non-refundable free, with a camp fee of $150 per week, per child. Session 1 runs June 15-19; Session 2 runs June 22-27; and Session 3 runs June 29 - July 3. Camp meets Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sacred Heart School, 410 North M Street, Lake Worth. For more information, call (561) 582-2242 or visit www.sacredheartschoollakeworth.com.

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WHS Takes The Title In District Wrestling Tournament

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington High School hosted the District 10-3A wrestling championships on Saturday, Feb. 28.

Six area schools make up District 10-3A: Wellington, Seminole Ridge, Palm Beach Central, Royal Palm Beach, Lake Worth and John I. Leonard high schools.

Wellington took its second-consecutive district title with a total of 215 points. Seminole Ridge earned

the runner-up spot with 117 points.

John I. Leonard placed third with 90 points. Palm Beach Central took the fourth position with 88 points.

Royal Palm Beach placed fifth with 79 points, while Lake Worth placed sixth with 71 points.

Wellington won six of the 14 individual weight classes to seal the title.

Wellington’s Jared Abramson (106 pounds), Andrew Mitchell (113), Josue Arce (182) and A.J.

Lopez (196) all won their individual weight classes with pins.

Seminole Ridge wrestlers Jarrod Smiley (138), Liam LaPeter (160) and Colton Lyons (170) won their weight classes to propel the Hawks to their second-place overall finish.

Brian McFarlane (120) and Christian Goss (152) both won their weight classes with a decision. Palm

Beach Central’s Ivan Pena (126) and Anthony Agostini (220) won their weight classes for the Broncos.

The grapplers who placed in the

district tournament will advance to compete in the regional tournament March 6 and 7 at Martin County High School.

The Wellington High School wrestlers were District 10-3A champions.

Wellington’s 152-pound champion Christian Goss squares off for his final match.

Jack Paul of Seminole Ridge tries to control Lake Worth’s Robert Sherman Young in the 145-pound class final match.

The District 10-3A runner-up Seminole Ridge High School.

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Wolverine Softball Team Shuts Down Spanish River 4-0

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report On Thursday, Feb. 26, the Wellington High School varsity softball squad hosted Spanish River High School in a non-district contest and defeated the Sharks 4-0.

The Wolverines (7-2) played an

aggressive game defensively to shut out Spanish River.

The Sharks, on occasion, would place the ball well when at bat, but a relentless outfield made it impossible for Spanish River to get on the board.

“Defensively, excellent all the

Wellington pitcher Brennan Cain throws to the plate.

way around; we didn’t have an error made,” said Wellington coach Mark Boretti of the Wolverine defense.

Wellington commanded a 2-0 lead by the bottom of the fourth inning.

Spanish River continued to struggle in the fifth inning. Wellington catch-

Genevieve Mangini runs toward second base for Wellington.

er Toni Pancione demonstrated why she’s among the best in the county when she dove from behind the plate to get underneath a fly ball and reeled it in for the out to maintain the shutout going into the later innings.

In the sixth inning, Pancione

struck again, this time on offense.

She met the ball at the plate and blasted a line drive into the outfield for an RBI double to propel the Wolverines to a 3-0 lead.

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Toni Pancione, catcher for the Wolverines, gets a base hit.

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Team Wellington Twirlers Perform In Disney World Parade On Feb. 14, Team Wellington twirlers from Wellington Elementary School competed in the 20th anniversary of Twirl Mania, an in-

ternational twirling competition held at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Coach Adrienne Brady entered the Team Wellington twirlers in the

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juvenile division, and they placed third in the Disney Parade, second in Twirl Corps for their “Tarzan” routine and second place in Show Corps for their “Grease” routine.

Twirlers marched in the afternoon parade at the Magic Kingdom on Saturday, Feb. 14, and the competition was held at the Walt Disney World ESPN Wide World of Sports on Sunday, Feb. 15.

(Right) Team Wellington twirls down Main Street at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom while competing in Twirl Mania.

FIRST PLACE FOR ACREAGE ARSENAL

From Feb. 20 through Feb. 22, the Palm Beach Bulls Youth Travel Basketball Organization participated in the fourth annual Spring Classic National Qualifier Tournament in Lakeland. The seventh-grade Palm Beach Bulls advanced to the championship game and placed second in their division. The team was led by coach Ronald Brown. For more info., contact the Palm Beach Bulls at palmbeachbulls@gmail.com.

AYSO Region 1521’s U-12 boys Acreage Arsenal soccer team took first place in their division at the third annual Jupiter President’s Day Cup. The team played against challenging competitors from Jupiter, Clewiston, Boca Raton and Boynton Beach. To learn more about AYSO Region 1521 teams, visit www.ayso1521.net.

Shown here are coach Joe Shipe, Joey Shipe, Joseph Montante, Rene Daal, Calil Anderson, Danny Argento, Jake Quintavalle, Jonah Joseph, coach Mark Puskas, Chase Puskas, Jonathan Fleck and Tyler Andrade.

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continued from page 27 perfectly fine. You’ll definitely notice a difference in the horse’s well-being and happiness.”

Amy thoroughly enjoys her new line of work.

“I enjoy helping horses,” she said.

“When I started with Shannon’s horses, I saw a big difference. One of them had ulcers. I’d start work on his hindquarters, and every time I moved toward his stomach, he’d do what I called chicken-kicking, kicking straight up toward his stomach.

Slowly, that eased and then stopped altogether. Within a month, he also got a lot easier to catch.”

Amy has visited my house and worked on a couple of my rescues.

One mare had chronic lameness issues, which had gotten so bad that at one point I considered having her put down. She gradually improved, but continued hobbling around the pasture, which was painful to both of

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Nothing worked, and no one knew the causes or cures for her lameness.

Then Amy began working with her.

The operative word in that sentence is with. Amy allows each horse to say what it needs, and that’s what she does: no more, no less.

Amy stood with her hands on various parts of the mare’s body, apparently doing nothing. And yet, the mare reacted. By the end of each session, which lasted about an hour, the mare was yawning so hugely that her jaws were fairly creaking. The lameness diminished, and within a couple of weeks, I was able to do something I’d never imagined: ride the mare again.

Just as interestingly, some of the other horses in the herd stand as close to Amy as they can while she works on a horse, drafting off the calmness. They just about fall asleep from the relaxing energy. Some of them also ask to be worked on, and Amy always obliges. More than one horse in my herd has improved.

Once, Amy let me feel what

“This work is a passion for me,” Amy said. “I love seeing the changes, some of which are almost immediate. It amazes me that using such a simple, light touch can have such a strong, positive effect.”

she does. I placed my hands on a horse’s back, one behind the withers, one above the kidneys. Amy’s hands were on top of mine. I was amazed to feel the spinal fluid surge back and forth beneath the horse’s skin.

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“This work is a passion for me,” Amy said. “I love seeing the changes, some of which are almost immediate. It amazes me that using such a simple, light touch can have such a strong, positive effect.”

My horses and I are all grateful.

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If you have a horse with problems, I can’t recommend Amy highly enough. You and your horses will benefit in ways you can’t even imagine.

For more information, call Amy Cedarburg at (561) 352-0630.

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continued from page 35 hitting, but a stingy Wellington defense denied them any chances.

Marissa Atkinson kept the Spanish River defense off balance when she stole second and third base late in the sixth inning, and was eventually driven in for the 4-0 lead.

Spanish River then locked it up on the defensive side by keeping the Wolverines from adding to their tally, but could not muster any runs due mostly to Wellington’s accurate outfield and precision infield play.

Wellington’s four runs would be all they needed to close out the game with the victory.

“The outfield in the last couple games was suspect, but tonight they made some very good plays and kept some runs off the board,” Boretti said. “It’s a nice win; we just have to get the hitting machine going.”

Marissa Atkinson slides into home to add to the Wellington score.

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Saturday, March 7 • Jaguar Athletics will host Micayla’s Monarch Miracle 5K on Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 a.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park in honor of a Royal Palm Beach High School student fighting lymphoma. All proceeds will go to her family to help with medical bills and her road to recovery.

Visit www.rpbwestfest.com for more info.

• The Audubon Society of the Everglades will take a car pool tour around Storm Water Treatment Area 1E on Saturday, March 7 at 7:45 a.m. Contact Linda at (561) 742-7791 or e-mail asetripinfo@gmail.com to register.

• The Wellington Green Market will take place Saturday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 283-5856 for more info.

• The Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League’s annual Barry Crown Walk for the Animals will take place Saturday, March 7 at Downtown at the Gardens (11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens) with check-in and registration at 9 a.m. and opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. For more info., visit www.peggyadams.org, call (561) 472-8845 or e-mail walk@peggyadams.org.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Bookercise: Move, Dance, Wiggle & Shake for ages 2 to 6 on Saturday, March 7 at 10:30 a.m. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• Barnes & Noble (10500 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington) will host Once Upon a Cloud story time Saturday, March 7 at 11 a.m. with an activity and snack. Call (561) 792-1292 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Acoustic Java Jam for adults Saturday, March 7 at 2 p.m. Experience a caffeinated collection of local talent or bring your acoustic instruments and jam out. Coffee will be provided.

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

• Hugs & Kisses will host a reception and fashion show Saturday, March 7 at the Plaza Ballroom in North Palm Beach with a reception at 5 p.m. and show at 6 p.m. Call (561) 819-9471 or visit www.hugsandkissesinc.org for more info.

• The L’Dor Va-Dor Players will present an original musical, The Megillah Aboard the Shushan of the Seas (A Purim Shpiel) written and directed by Rose Oren on Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 8 at 1:30 p.m. at Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor (3475 Woolbright Road, Suite 19, Boynton Beach). Call (561) 968–0688 to RSVP. Sunday, March 8 • The Audubon Society of the Everglades will host a carpool and bird walk along Lake Okeechobee’s South Rim on Sunday, March 8 at 8 a.m. Paul Gray will share his vast knowledge of the human and the natural history of the area.

Call Linda at (586) 854-0145 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Garden Club will celebrate Wellington Garden Week with a Horticultural Day and Plant Sale on Sunday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wellington Amphitheater.

The event is free and open to the public. For more info., visit www.wellingtongardenclub.org.

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• Temple Beth Tikvah (4550 Jog Road, Greenacres) will hold its Adult Education Program on Sunday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m. with journalist and author Fern Schumer Chapman. Call (561) 967-3600 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar will take place Sunday, March 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. For more info., visit www.rpbgreenmarket. com or call (561) 792-9260.

• The Acreage Green Market will take place Sunday, March 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Acreage Community Park (6701 140th Ave. North).

For more info., visit www.acreagegreenmarket. com or call (561) 723-3898.

• Forever Greyhounds will present its second annual “FUNdraiser: Out of the Ordinary into the Extraordinary” from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 8 at the Palm Beach Improv, featuring Peter Fogel, a silent auction, raffles and more.

Tickets are $10. For more info., or to order tickets, visit www.forevergreyhounds.com, call (561) 5747756 or e-mail kerry@forevergreyhounds.com.

• The International Polo Club Palm Beach (3667 120th Avenue South, Wellington) will continue the 2015 polo season on Sunday, March 8 with the 26-goal USPA Piaget Gold Cup. For more info., visit www.internationalpoloclub.com or call (561) 204-5687.

Monday, March 9 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Art Club for ages 6 to 12 on Monday, March 9 at 3 p.m. Dress to get messy. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Writer’s Therapy for adults Monday, March 9 at 10 a.m. Participants will improve their craft by reading and discussing their work in an informal roundtable discussion.

Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Beta Sigma Phi Chapter of Xi Xi Tau Sorority meets the second Monday of every month at 2 p.m. at a member’s house in the West Palm Beach area. The sorority is known around the world as the “friendship” organization. Call (561) 586-3592 for more info.

Tuesday, March 10 • Municipal elections in Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee Groves will be held on Tuesday, March 10. Visit www.pbcelections.org for more info.

• The Armory Art Center’s Mad Hatter’s Luncheon will take place Tuesday, March 10 at 11:59 a.m. sharp at Club Colette (215 Peruvian Ave., Palm Beach). Master of Ceremonies Alex Donner will lead the guests down the rabbit hole to a fabulous adventure. Call (561) 832-1776 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host About Time for ages 5 to 12 on Tuesday, March 10 at 3:30 p.m. Make your own clock to learn from, plus learn fun facts about Daylight Savings Time. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Kevin Perkins Golf Academy will conduct its Junior After-School Spring Golf Program

starting Tuesday, March 10 at the Binks Forest Golf Club in Wellington. The program is open to boys and girls ages 7 to 17 and will take place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. For more info., visit www.kevinperkinsgolfacademy.com or call (561) 301-3783.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Sit ’n’ Stitch for ages 9 and up on Tuesdays, March 10 and 17 at 5 p.m. Learn crochet fundamentals and socialize. Some materials are provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Village Council will meet Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.).

Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will hold its Garden Book Discussion Series on Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. The featured novel will be The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey.

For more info., call (561) 233-1757 or visit www. mounts.org.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will present Anything Goes from Tuesday, March 10 through Sunday, March 15. For more info., call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

• The Maltz Jupiter Theatre (1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter) will present Les Misérables from Tuesday, March 10 through Sunday, April 5.

Visit www.jupitertheatre.org for more info.

Wednesday, March 11 • The Audubon Society of the Everglades will hold a bird walk at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach) on Wednesday, March 11 at 6:30 a.m. Visit www.auduboneverglades. org for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Not Your Grandma’s Bingo for ages 5 to 12 on Wednesday, March 11 at 3:30 p.m. Create your own card and see if luck is on your side. Join the fun and win a prize. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Matters of the Heart: Aging in Place with Dignity” on Wednesday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. Learn about resources and services available to assist individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and the caregivers who support them.

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

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Gamerz Nite: App Attack!” for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m.

Celebrate Teen Tech Week with a night of video games. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 6814100 to pre-register.

• The Northern Palm Beach Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will meet Wednesday, March 11 at the PGA Embassy Suites Hotel (4350 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens). Networking is at 6 p.m. with dinner and the program at 6:30 p.m. For info., call Karen Dooley at (561) 543 5641 or Pat Key at (561) 622-2713.

• The Wellington Art Society will meet

The Town-Crier Wednesday, March 11 at Village Park (11700 Pierson Road, Wellington). A meet and greet will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by a brief meeting, raffle and a demonstration by Mc Mow Art Glass.

Visit www.wellingtonartsociety.org for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Eating Disorders Through the Life Span” for adults Wednesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. with Sharon Glynn of the Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

Thursday, March 12 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host French Beaded Flowers: Shamrock for ages 17 and up Thursday, March 12 at 2:15 p.m. Create shimmering shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day using seed beads and wire.

Bring needle-nose pliers. Other materials will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host food trucks and a free concert on Thursday, March 12 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Food trucks will be on hand starting at 5 p.m., and Spitfire will perform at 6:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Beginner’s Graphic Design for ages 10 to 17 on Thursday, March 12 at 6 p.m. Learn the basics of graphic design by using Microsoft Publisher to design, print and laminate bookmarks from scratch. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Card Sharks for ages 12 to 17 on Thursday, March 12 at 6 p.m. Play against others, trade cards and make new friends. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• India Night, a benefit for the Salvation Tree School, will return to the International Polo Club Palm Beach on Thursday, March 12. The 2015 event will take Bollywood dancing one step further with “Dancing With the Stars: Bollywood Style” dance competition. Find out more about India Night 2015 at www.indianight.org.

Friday, March 13 • Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will host Stories in the Garden for ages 2 to 6 on Friday, March 13 at 10 a.m. There is no charge. For more info., call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org.

• An Evening of Great Expectations will take place Friday, March 13 from 6 to 11 p.m. at the International Polo Club Palm Beach’s Mallet Grille & Patio to benefit Grandma’s Place, an emergency shelter in Royal Palm Beach that provides a safe haven for abused children, and St. David’s-in-the-Pines Episcopal Church ministries. For tickets, call (561) 408-3060 or e-mail roxanne@grandmasplacepb.org.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free screening of Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb on Friday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

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

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

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

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EMPLOYMENT

TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS 793-7606

SMALL EQUIPMENT SALESPERSON

PAINTING 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

DRIVEWAY REPAIR

PLUMBING

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

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

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

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

HOUSE CLEANING RELIABLE HOME CLEANING — Experienced, local references, pet sitting, house sitting available. 561-572-1782.

PRESSURE CLEANING J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential.

Interior & Exterior painting.

Certified pressure cleaning & painti n g c o n t r a c t o r. L i c . # U 2 1 5 5 2 C a l l Butch at 309-6975 or visit us at www. jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

ROOFING

Come work for the BEST! #1 JD dealership needs a salesperson to sell new and used CWP agricultural and turf equipment to new and existing customers.

Exc. Benefits, matching 401K email dpadron@evergladesfarmequipment.com

SALESPERSON EQUIPMENT SALES JD Dealership is looking for a self motivated, computer savvy, professional salesperson with excellent people skills to sell agricultural equipment to new and existing customers.

Assist the Sales Manager in daily tasks. Exc. Salary plus commission, incentives, benefits, matching 401K email dpadron@evergladesfarmequipment.com BOOKKEEPER NEEDED — part-time, experienced in QuickBooks, flexible hours.

Please fax resume to 561-791-0952

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

DRIVERS WANTED WELLINGTON TOWN CAR — Full-Time, Part-Time Experienced. Retirees Welcome. 561-333-0181

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

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

Drivers: New Pay! $2,500 Sign-On Bonus!

Consistent Freight, Great MIles on This Regional Account, Werner Enterprises: 1-855-517-2488

HOME ORGANIZER

SECURITY

WANT A HAPPY, ORGANIZED HOME? — See results in one session! Introductory rate: $69 for 3 hour session. References available. 561-707-2834

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

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

HOUSE SITTER • PET SITTER WANTED

SCREENING

FEMALE OR COUPLE W/REFERENCES NEEDED TO LIVE IN MY HOME — and care for my 3 dogs and 7 cats 6-12 months, call Lily 561-215-4724. Loxahatchee

COMMERCIAL ELECTRICIANS NEEDED with 6-10 years experience. We offer vacation after 1 year of employment.

EOE/DFWP. Please email your resume to Tammy.Morris@AssociatedElectric.com Absolutely NO PHONE CALLS!

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

CUSTOM RESIDENTIAL SHELL SUPERIENTENDENT — Experience required.

Good pay/Good Benefits. Call 954-444-4664.

LAWN SERVICE

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

YELLOWHAMMER LAWN SERVICE — High Quality, affordable yard maintenance serving the Loxahatchee area. NO CONTRACTS!.

Locally Owned & Operated. 561-320-1118

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

MUSICAL - PRIVATE PARTY ENTERTAINMENT BRING BACK LIVE MUSIC — Better than yesterday’s old hat canned music.

Private parties. Broadway songs, classical Jazz from Cole Porter, reasonable rates. All you need is a Piano or Keyboard.

Call Dolly Williamson at 561-965-8456

NEW FLOORING BUY IT HERE FLOORING — Kitchen and Bath. Now available. Complete one stop shopping. Stop on By! Pike Road - Between Southern and Belvedere. West Palm Beach - Open 7 Days!!! 561-333-2300

PLACE YOUR AD HERE CALL 561-793-7606

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

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

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

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

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

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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE - BUENA VISTA COMMUNITY BUENA VITA LAKE FRONT 2 BEDROOM PLUS DEN, 2 BATH — Professionally landscaped, peaceful, long lake views. Just listed $399,900. For further access to open house. Call Jackie DeSantis 561-436-9844

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

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

TENNESSEE LAND FOR SALE TENNESSEE LAND — 12 Acres for sale in Equestrian neighborhood with 3 miles of riding trails. Call Dixon Te a m K e l l e r W i l l i a m s 4 2 3 - 8 8 3 - 0 6 5 6 PLACE YOUR AD HERE CALL THE TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS AT 793-7606

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GARAGE/ESTATE SALES WELLINGTON

ESTATE SALE THIS SATURDAY, MARCH, 7th 9 A.M. - 3 P.M. Household items, furniture, 2 large breakfronts.

2006 White Coral Ct. In Lake Pointe, Off Big Blue Trace.

FOR SALE BELLINI BABY FURNITURE — Two Baby Cribs with Mattresses $250 each.

One Rocker/Recliner $150. All used one year. Call 229-220-5293. Wellington.

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE 2005 DODGE RAM DIESEL — extended warranty, 2005 5th wheel, 30ft. Cardinal with 2 slide outs, asking $30,500, for both or best offer call 561-793-5994.

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