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Royal Palm To Bid On Sandpiper Home For Park Connection

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DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER BRUNCH

Royal Palm Beach will make a bid to purchase a foreclosed home on the southeast side of Commons Park, which would be used for pedestrians in that area to access the park.

On Thursday, May 4, the Royal Palm Beach Village Council authorized Village Manager Ray Liggins to enter a bid of no more than $245,000 to purchase the house. Page 3

The Wanderers Club Hosts U.S. Open Golf Qualifying Tournament

The Wanderers Club in Wellington partnered with the Florida State Golf Association on Monday, May 8 as one of the 114 local qualifying sites for golf’s 2017 U.S. Open. More than 70 golfers competed in the local qualifying tournament. Steve Lebrun was the medalist of the day, advancing to a sectional qualifying round with a 6-underpar 66. Page 5

CAFCI Presents Annual Student Assistance Awards

Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) held an award ceremony Saturday, May 6 at the original Wellington Mall where 10 high school seniors from Palm Beach County received Student Assistance Awards. Page 8

OPINION Lists Are Great, But Great Mothers Come In Many Varieties

This year, Mother’s Day will be observed on Sunday, May 14.

As it approaches, let us consider what makes a good mother. Is there a magic guide available? A list of qualities to check off when making mental notes or trying to decide which nice outfit to wear when out to dinner with mom?

Why, thanks to the internet, yes there is. Happy Mother’s Day to all those special moms out there! Page 4

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Women of the Western Communities presented its “Diamonds are Forever” Spring Brunch & Fashion Show on Sunday, May 7 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. KOOL 105.5 morning show hosts Mo Foster and Sally Sevareid served as masters of ceremony, while fashions were provided by Dressbarn and Bacio Bacio Bridal Salon. Shown above are Hilde Wanklyn, Mary Kastner and Lillian Floyd. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 9 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Strong Opinions, But Mostly Calm At Frankel’s Town Hall

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel (DDistrict 21) hosted a town hall meeting at the Wellington Municipal Complex on Monday, May 8.

Frankel, who has represented the Wellington area in the U.S. House of Representatives since a court-ordered redistricting last year, stood in front of a packed council chamber for an hour and a half without pause.

“I love local government, and your local government does a great job,” said Frankel, who served two terms as mayor of West Palm Beach before making the jump to Washington, D.C. “This is a beautiful community, and I know you all feel very blessed.”

Wellington Mayor Anne Gerwig was happy to host the congresswoman. “We’re always happy to host a U.S. congresswoman and talk about issues that are relevant

to our community, and I’m proud of most of the conduct of tonight and for the conversation,” Gerwig said. “If we don’t talk to each other, we can’t solve problems.”

Frankel focused on healthcare and, in particular, the bill that recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and is up for consideration by the U.S. Senate.

“The bad news is, obviously, it’s a monstrosity of a bill that just passed the other day,” Frankel said. “The good news is, hopefully, the Senate isn’t going to take this thing up.”

Frankel, like every Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, voted no on the current bill.

She sees positives in the existing Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

“Under Obamacare, women are no longer a preexisting condition,” Frankel said. “Insurers can’t cut you off just because you get sick,

Now In Royal Palm Beach, The Future Of Acme Ranches Still Taking Shape

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report The Village of Royal Palm Beach annexed approximately 200 acres of land near the intersection of State Road 7 and State Road 80 (Southern Blvd.) two years ago, and how that land is developed will go a long way in determining the future of the village’s south end.

Phase 1 of the project has been approved by the Royal Palm Beach Village Council for the area previously called Acme Ranches, which included the former home of Big Dog Ranch Rescue. However, plans for future phases are not set in stone.

Brian Tuttle of Tuttle Land Development has been the sole developer, who has managed the land through buying and selling of the property. Working locally through the Wantman Group, a well-known engineering and con-

sulting firm, Tuttle has plans for both residential and commercial components for the space.

According to local officials, Tuttle has been communicating with the council and the different village departments to get input on what they would like to see for the future of this new space.

Since the new venture has begun, Tuttle has had properties approved for both multifamily and single-family residential development as part of Phase 1.

“One of them is an apartment complex that he sold to the Related Group that was approved by the council,” Village Manager Ray Liggins said. “The other parcel is just south of the Related Group apartment complex, which is single-family.”

The Related Group is a Miamibased development company. The parcel the company bought was See ACME LAND, page 17

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U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel takes questions at the meeting.

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nor can they deny you coverage because you have what is called a preexisting condition.”

Frankel wants to see a better handle on prescription drugs. “The cost of prescription drugs is just going through the roof,” she said.

She mentioned that she supports See FRANKEL, page 17

The Wellington Ballet Theatre presented its original production of Snow White at the Wellington High School theater on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7. The show was conceptualized by the theatre’s Melissa Waters, with artistic direction by Rocky Duvall and scene design by Chris Gay. Shown above are Daniela Braun as Snow white and Jordan Anderson as the Huntsman.

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LGWCD Board Agrees To Turn Wellington Community Over Two Roads To The Town Foundation Reports A

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Writer The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors approved a motion Monday to issue quit claim deeds for Collecting Canal Road and D Road from Okeechobee Blvd. to Southern Blvd. to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves after a discussion of whether to turn over all the remaining district roads.

Supervisors also discussed what preparations should be made in regard to roads in the respective town and district budgets.

“I think this is a very critical issue, and I just wanted to offer my perspective to the board and the folks who are here,” said Supervisor Don Widing, who will leave the board next month. “The things that I’m thinking about going for-

ward are — which I was expecting to discuss if and when it’s decided that we’re going to have another workshop with the [Loxahatchee Groves] Town Council, and hopefully we’re going to be able to do that sooner rather than later — on what the assessments are and what the ad valorem taxes are going to be. The rates have to be set. That’s required by law.”

He added that he would like the town and the district to work out a transition plan so that everyone understands what will occur and when, and how much it will cost.

“What roads are the town prepared to take over and maintain?” he asked. “When would this begin and what will happen between now and the establishment of our respective budgets? Timing is important, because the rainy season

is right upon us. The hurricane season is coming, and I think it’s our responsibility to make sure that these roads are maintained until there is a formal plan for an effective transition so that the services that we’re responsible to provide aren’t jeopardized.”

Supervisor Anita Kane said she is concerned about having equipment to maintain the roads if the district keeps control of them.

Kane pointed out that LGWCD Administrator Steve Yohe had estimated that an approximate $20 per acre assessment increase would be necessary for equipment and increased staff if the district keeps the roads.

“We have a considerable amount of failing equipment, and if you look at what Mr. Yohe prepared See LOX ROADS, page 4

Successful First Year

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Writer Wellington Community Foundation Chairman Tom Wenham gave a presentation to the Wellington Village Council on Tuesday in recognition of the nonprofit organization’s one-year anniversary.

Wenham reported on a series of highly successful events that raised money for community projects that the village is otherwise restricted from contributing to directly.

Wenham said the past year was an exciting time for the foundation.

“June 2016 was a very busy month,” he said. “We had our very first fundraiser at the home of Dr. Ed and Maria Becker. We adopted Forest Hill Blvd. from Stribling

Way to South Shore Blvd. as part of the village’s adopt-a-street program. We supported sending five children to the village’s summer camp program.”

The foundation is currently working with Wellington’s Community Services Department to support more children this year, he said.

“In August 2016, we purchased school backpacks and 200 school uniforms for Wellington schoolchildren,” he said. “In November 2016, we held our second fundraiser of the year, our Red, White & Blue Jeans Veterans Day event at the Wanderers Club that 180 people attended.”

In February, the foundation held See FOUNDATION, page 4

RPB School Welcomes New Pack Of ‘Watch DOGS’

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report There’s a pack of dogs running around Royal Palm Beach Elementary School, and they’re friendly, responsible, supportive, educated and are creating a positive impact on students.

They aren’t, however, friendly canines. They’re dads, grandfathers, uncles and any other male role model. They’re the Watch DOGS (dads of great students), a group of males participating in a program from the National Center for Fathering.

The Watch DOGS aim to make a change in schools, where typically females are the majority demographic volunteering.

RPBES Watch DOGS Omar Vega, Bill Thallemer and Jason Duffy came to the Monday, May 8 Royal Palm Beach Education

Advisory Board meeting to share their experiences with the board, principals in attendance, District 6 School Board Member Marcia Andrews, Palm Beach County School District representatives and the community.

“What happens in the DOGS program is that dads become a resource that’s not funded; it doesn’t have to be funded,” Vega said.

The dads provide a cost-free resource to help in schools, whether it is directing traffic, putting books away in the media center or other odd tasks around the building.

“Palm Beach County is ranked 14th in single parents, with 37 percent single-parent homes,” Vega said. “So having other role models… having males there has really improved a lot of the morale.

A lot of the kids there who don’t really have male role models in

their lives have kind of connected with us and find us.”

The students excitedly tell the dads, “You’re my watch dog” — and the men become a presence in the schools.

The RPBES Watch DOGS are the only such group in Florida currently, Vega added. However, the program is something that could provide a continuum within the school system, helping principals, teachers and students.

Education Advisory Board Vice Chair Renatta Espinoza asked what sort of impact the men have had seen since the program began at the school on Nov. 4.

“It has made an amazing difference in the presence of more dads, stepdads, granddads. It doesn’t have to be a dad. It can be any male role model who will come See WATCH DOGS, page 7

Royal Palm Beach Elementary School Principal Tracy Gaugler with Watch DOGS Omar Vega, Bill Thallemer and Jason Duffy.

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RPB To Bid On Sandpiper Home For Commons Park Connection

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Writer Royal Palm Beach will make a bid to purchase a foreclosed home on the southeast side of Commons Park, which would be used for pedestrians in that area to access the park.

On Thursday, May 4, the Royal Palm Beach Village Council authorized Village Manager Ray Liggins to enter a bid of no more than $245,000 to purchase a house at 184 Sandpiper Ave. to be used as another bicycle and pedestrian access to Commons Park.

If the bid is successful, it would make the park more accessible and ease traffic issues that have troubled residents since it opened.

In 2015, the village purchased a foreclosed home on the north end of the park to improve access.

Liggins said 184 Sandpiper Ave. is going to auction in June. If the village gets the home, which is at the bend where Sandpiper turns from east to north, it would be used to connect to the FPL easement, which runs all the way from the north to the south end of the village and already has a pedestrian pathway.

“That would allow people to go in there, and we do have another access point that we bought a few

years ago at Heron Parkway, so many people come from the north and just get off at that point and come into the park,” he said, explaining that residents within a mile of that potential access point must drive several miles to get to the park.

“This one’s interesting because if this connection were here, then people wouldn’t have to go out across State Road 80 and up Royal Palm Beach Blvd. and drive to the park,” he said. “Whenever we can get people there walking or on bicycles, it’s obviously better than being on the roadways.”

However, for that to work, it has to be convenient, he said.

“This is a situation where people will think it’s a lot more convenient to walk or ride a bicycle than drive to our park for the different events,” Liggins said.

If the village is successful in buying the property, it could install a pedestrian bridge across the canal there for additional access, which would add direct access for 390 parcels within a quarter-mile of the park, he said.

“We have 1,000 addresses that would be within a half-mile, which is considered walking or biking distance, and within a mile, there are almost 3,000 parcels,” Liggins

said. “Those 390 parcels now, [for residents] to get into the park, they have to drive almost three miles, but it’s a quarter-mile walk. I think that would be more convenient for them.”

Liggins added that the village does not have a connection on the back side of Counterpoint Estates, but if one of those houses were to come up for sale, he would bring another possible purchase to the council for consideration.

“It reduces their drive from almost five miles to a half-mile or a mile walk or bike,” he said.

Liggins noted that the connection would also benefit homes in the State Road 7 and Southern Blvd. areas, such as where 1,000 units are planned in a project behind Lowe’s Home Improvement.

“In that development, we’re looking at south of State Road 80, we are making the developer look at bike paths and sidewalks within his development connecting to Shoma Homes and Victoria Grove,” he said. “Even though that’s a little bit out of the mile radius — Shoma Homes is probably a mile and a half — it’s still a shorter bike ride than it would be a car ride for all of those people south of State Road 80, so we think it’s a key piece of property

to connect people to the center of Royal Palm Beach.”

Mayor Fred Pinto stressed that the village has no control over the time line on the sale of the property. “We have to position ourselves to be able to participate in that,” he said.

Village Attorney Jennifer Ashton said foreclosure sale dates are set by the court, adding that Liggins had tried to see if there was a bank representative with whom he could negotiate, but there was nobody to talk to.

Pinto said the council would take no action until the village had gone through a review process with people in the area.

“We want to make sure if there are any potential concerns, we are addressing those concerns,” he said. “Right now, we just need to position ourselves to be a player to acquire the property. That’s what we need to accomplish tonight.”

Vice Mayor Richard Valuntas complimented Liggins on being proactive and said he thought the proposal was a good one. “[Traffic] is one of the issues out here that’s going to just keep getting worse, particularly on Royal Palm Beach Blvd., especially for the big events, like the Fourth of July and Winterfest,” Valuntas said.

“It’s practically unbearable to try to get into Commons Park on those days, but if we can give someone an option of walking instead of having to drive three miles and deal with nightmare traffic, and actu-

ally taking those trips off the road, there’s not a whole lot of chances we get to do something like that.”

Councilman Jeff Hmara said council members often talk about See CONNECTION, page 17

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The Royal Palm Beach Education Advisory Board honored Royal Palm Beach High School graduating senior Michelle Stern on Monday for her year of service as the student representative on the board. She is shown above with Councilman Jeff Hmara and Lynn Balch of the Education Advisory Board.

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RPBHS Will Send 527 Graduates Into The Future On May 22

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report As the sun begins to set at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 22, an expected 527 Royal Palm Beach High School seniors will gather at the South Florida Fairgrounds, surrounded by friends, family and teachers, for their graduation.

“This will be our largest graduating class in the last 10 years and has a chance of having the highest graduation rate in the school’s history,” Principal Jesus Armas said of the Class of 2017.

As the students filter in, neatly walking in rows, clad in their caps and gowns, parents will be snapping away, taking photos to commemorate the occasion.

“The pomp and circumstance is what I most look forward to,” Armas said. “The song, the regalia, the procession and the celebration all make for a truly special event.”

Valedictorian Carlos Romagosa discovered his class rank officially in December, but had a general idea around his sophomore year.

“I was ecstatic. I was very happy. It was a culmination of all the hard work. It feels very rewarding,” he said.

His parents were happy for him, and have been supportive from the start, Romagosa said.

“They were just glad that I was finally getting recognized,” Romagosa added.

Securing the top spot in his class was a rewarding accomplishment.

“It’s just so much work and so much effort, and to finally see something tangible, something concrete, that you can come out with,” he said.

Romagosa will be talking about the hard work and effort during his graduation speech.

His fondest memories from high school, he said, would be the competitive nature of his class members, always pushing each other to do better.

After graduation, Romagosa will be studying biochemistry at Florida International University with the goal of becoming a scien-

tist at a laboratory to do research and testing.

For those aspiring to rank at the top of their class, Romagosa suggests students be themselves and push themselves as hard as they can. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do anything. You define your own limits,” he said.

Salutatorian Owen Flannagan learned his class rank when he was getting his transcript to send to colleges and for scholarships.

“I was excited. I was up in the top three for the past three years, so I was kind of wondering if I would make it to No. 2,” he recalled. “At the same time, it was exciting, but in the whole arch of things, I didn’t really have the time to absorb the full capacity of it.”

His parents were proud of him and glad he was able to do it and are looking forward to hearing his speech. His sister was also able to finish in the top 10 of her class.

Flannagan’s hard work throughout high school paid off in other ways, as well.

“I made a lot of great friends and great connections with teachers. I learned a lot of stuff, especially in computer science, that I’m interested in, and in the whole process,” he said. “I feel like I reached everything that I set out to achieve, and a little bit more.”

Flannagan is working on his speech and hopes to engage the crowd, bring up memories of the last 13 years of school and reminisce about the past four years.

His fondest high school memory was earning a 5 in AP History.

“That was the hardest class I’ve ever had in my whole entire life, and that whole year, every single night, I couldn’t hang out with friends or anything anymore. I was just doing notes, so when it paid off and I was able to relax again, that felt pretty nice,” he said.

Flannagan will be attending the University of Florida, majoring in computer science engineering, with hopes of landing his dream job as an algorithm designer at Google.

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For those looking to achieve a high class rank, Flannagan suggests students do their best and try their hardest.

“If you really do everything you can to reach the goals you set for yourself, you will make it up there.

A lot of it is self-motivation,” he said. “You have to know that you want it more than other people wanting it for you. If you really have one thing that you really want in your life, and you really do try, there’s nothing you can’t do.”

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Lists Are Great, But Great Mothers Come In Many Varieties

We have arrived at Mother’s Day, that special Sunday where the morning brunches are booked in advance, flower sales go through the roof and the highest number of phone calls are made annually.

This year, Mother’s Day will be observed on Sunday, May 14. As it approaches, let us consider what makes a good mother. Is there a magic guide available? A list of qualities to check off when making mental notes or trying to decide which nice outfit to wear when out to dinner with mom?

Why, thanks to the internet, yes there is! Among them: 1. Great moms have a positive attitude about life. They know how to find sunshine in a hurricane and laugh during spills, accidents and messes. Laughing during times of despair helps to lessen stress.

2. Great moms are actively involved (but not helicopter-style) in their child’s upbringing.

Being in attendance for the events of their child’s life — such as sporting activities, dance recitals or school plays — is important. Equally important is spending some time daily with children on quieter activities, perhaps going for a walk or playing a game. Quality time reinforces the child’s sense of perception of how much he/she means to mom.

3. Great moms have an ability to inspire. Like any good teacher in the classroom, great mothers take their knowledge and share it with her children — knowledge about life skills, finances, current events and more, to prepare children for when they leave home.

4. Great moms express their love daily. It’s amazing that three little words, recited regularly (and honestly), can have such a positive impact. Moms can also show their child

love with hugs, kisses, holding hands, singing a song and by always accepting who they are, unconditionally.

5. Great moms exhibit patience. Despite meticulous planning, things can crop up at the last minute — sickness, a flat tire, etc. It’s called life. Patience helps to suppress anger and keep children calm, allowing mother to better focus on the task at hand.

6. Great moms take responsibility. Parents are not perfect, as much as they may wish to be, or as much as their children might think they are. Apologizing for mistakes and acknowledging they’ll do their best not to repeat it scores major points in the family unit.

7. Great moms are consistent — in routines, in disciplines, in punctuality; all offer a form of security that develops trust between mother and child. A child will be less prone to disobey if the consequences are always enforced.

8. Great moms are trustworthy. They aren’t hypocritical dictators; mothers need to follow the rules of the homestead and model trustworthy behavior. Otherwise, trust will be broken — or never developed properly in the first place.

9. Great moms have great communication skills. A great mother knows when to talk, and better yet, when to listen. Listening to a child is not the time to multitask; it’s time for undivided attention.

10. Finally, great moms are not perfect. No one can live up to perfection 100 percent of the time. Lists are great, but real life can be messy and hard.

We wish all those hardworking moms of the world an amazing Mother’s Day this Sunday!

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Wellington Council OKs Joint BMP Policy With State Agency

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Village Council approved a resolution Tuesday authorizing a memorandum of agreement with the Florida Department of Agriculture that will enable joint enrollment in the village’s and the state’s voluntary policies regarding equine best management practices (BMPs).

According to the village staff report, Wellington and the South Florida Water Management District have an existing memorandum of understanding requiring the adoption and implementation of agricultural BMPs, along with other measures to reduce phosphorus discharge from Wellington’s stormwater management system.

The Florida Department of Agriculture’s agricultural BMPs substantially comply with the SFWMD agreement, and horse farm

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continued from page 1 its Dusty Art Paint & Fun event that raised additional funds for the foundation.

The foundation recently handed out a total of $8,287 to Binks Forest, Elbridge Gale and Panther Run elementary schools, providing much-needed laptop computers and supplies for struggling students, receiving kind comments from the schools’ principals, Wenham said.

“The foundation looks forward to continuing its ‘Our Schools’ grant program,” Wenham said.

In March, the foundation’s board decided to work with former Wellington Mayor Kathy Foster and her nonprofit organization Wellington Cares so its seniors receive birthday greetings, flowers and gift cards from local merchants. “We think that’s a great start, and we’re going to continue that,” said Wenham, who served with Foster on the inaugural Wellington Village Council.

The foundation also approved $6,000 to purchase more school uniforms for the 2017-18 school year.

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continued from page 1 for what it would cost us to be able to continue to maintain the roads, I think the prudent thing for us to do would be to turn the roads over as quickly as possible,” Kane said.

“Otherwise we’re going to get into huge capital outlays of money on equipment that we may or may not need. The equipment we have is not capable of doing the job. That’s pretty obvious. The decision has to be made: Do we turn over those roughly 15 miles of roads now and let the town take them?”

Kane acknowledged that it would cost more for the town’s private contractor, Bergeron Land Development, to maintain the roads, but did not want the district to purchase equipment that it might not need in the long run.

owners have the option of utilizing either BMP program.

Village Manager Paul Schofield said equestrian BMPs have been an issue for Wellington since incorporation, and under state rules, the primary responsibility for equestrian BMPs rests within the Florida Department of Agriculture.

“They have a voluntary BMP program,” Schofield said. “We have been working with the Florida Department of Agriculture on making sure our rules and theirs were the same and that you could do one-stop permitting.”

The agreement memorandum will allow the village to issue the voluntary state permit jointly with the village’s permit.

“When we went through and compared the regulations, they are nearly identical,” he said. “There are some things in the state rules that can be a little more stringent

than ours. Our regulations on covering manure bins, you can do it by covering it with a tarp. The state’s regulation is a bit more stringent.”

The state also has an annual monitoring and testing requirement, and will also provide some farm management practices. The village is in the process of conforming its regulations with the state’s, Schofield said.

“One of the benefits to village residents is that we will agree in all cases to process under their timelines, which are 30 days,” he said.

The initial 10 applications will be processed by the Florida Department of Agriculture, and the village will maintain good communication with the state agency to assure that both entities employ a single set of rules with no conflicts between municipal and state regulations.

Schofield added that village staff

Next week, the foundation has scheduled a strategic planning session to ensure that it is moving in the right direction and in keeping with its mission statement to benefit residents by supporting and improving their quality of life, Wenham said.

“We will be meeting with and are in contact with a grant writer to assist us in acquiring additional foundation funding,” he said.

“This and all other funding will allow us to engage with other entities that need help and support in the Village of Wellington. Wellington Community Foundation members are pleased with what we have accomplished this year, but we ask, ‘What are the potential needs of our students and our seniors in Wellington?’”

Mayor Anne Gerwig commended foundation board members for the work they are doing, helping some of the village’s most vulnerable residents.

She noted that the foundation has come a long way since it was spun off from village control a year ago.

“This was difficult,” Gerwig said. “Some people may understand this was begun originally by the village council. It was determined along the way that it was difficult for elected officials to do

fundraising, because of the optics involved in that and because of ordinances and rules that we have to live under. We are really proud of what this group has done. At first, we weren’t sure that it was going to make it, because it did have to be independent and completely removed from us, but you’ve just done an outstanding job.”

Councilman Michael Drahos said the key to the foundation’s success was putting it in the hands of talented residents who have a knack for organization and fundraising.

“I’ve been a big advocate of this charity, and I’m really excited about what you guys can accomplish, because you are superstars within this community,” Drahos said.

Councilwoman Tanya Siskind said she appreciated that the foundation is doing more than writing checks.

“The money is important to these people and organizations, but your organization has heart, and you’re out there hands-on in the community and identifying the needs,” Siskind said.

Vice Mayor John McGovern was also impressed with how far the foundation has come.

“I knew, the mayor knew and the village manager knew that

Widing said he did not see $150,000 for a new grader as a lot of money, compared with paying Bergeron $400,000 to maintain the roads, and felt the transition should be over time. He added that equipment could be leased, or it could be sold if it is no longer needed.

“I don’t have any disagreement,” he said. “I’m just looking at how this is going to get done.”

Kane said she wanted to resolve the issue, which has been dragging on for years.

Supervisor Laura Danowski said she would favor an assessment increase instead of turning the roads over to the town abruptly.

“To just say to the town, ‘Fifteen miles, here you go. Figure it out,’ is a wretched insult to the residents,” Danowski said. “I do not support that, and the five of us can sit up here and say, ‘Hey, yeah, turn the roads over.’ That’s up to the town.

Are they ready to accept it? But I agree 100 percent that the town

should be in control of the roads.”

Supervisor Simon Fernandez noted that when he was elected last year, all his supporters were looking to eliminate the bickering between the district and the town, which almost always centers on roads.

“I personally believe that we’re not going to resolve anything by blaming,” he said. “This town has grown tremendously. It’s not going to stay this way. You can see it with everything in this town. My position is we should turn all of the roads now, no conditions, because if we keep putting conditions, this is never going to get done. The town should accept its responsibility as a town.”

Fernandez made a motion, seconded by Kane, to turn over the roads immediately, which failed 3-2 with Danowski, Widing and LGWCD Chairman Frank Schiola opposed.

After more discussion, board

will do outreach to residents to make them aware that the service is available, including a presentation to the Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee.

Wellington Projects Manager Mike O’Dell stressed that both programs are voluntary.

“You can opt for village assistance through our BMPs and submit through that process, or you can submit through the [state] program,” O’Dell said. “Either way, you’ll meet the requirements for best management practices.”

He added that integrating with the state program offers advantages for horse farm owners to work with the state agency regarding their farm management operations, which the village does not offer.

“They can reduce fertilizer activities through soil conservation on their properties,” O’Dell said.

“They can also reduce some of

with the right leadership and the right team, you all would come together and make this a success, and you have,” McGovern said.

“You have people on your board who are lifetime servants of this

village, and people who believe in this place and the greatness of this place.”

Foundation board members include Wenham, Robbin Lee, Jim Sackett, Mickey Smith, Maria

Becker, Ken Adams, Karen Cavanagh, Maggie Zeller and Barry Manning.

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members agreed to offer to turn over Collecting Canal Road and the southern portion of D Road to the town, which have both been seen as being in the most need of improvements.

Councilman Ron Jarriel said the

town might be able to get the Florida Department of Transportation to pave D Road due to a need for alternate routes for Southern Blvd. if an accident or other mishap should occur.

After more discussion, Danows-

ki made a motion to turn over the two roads immediately, which carried 5-0.

Kane also asked Yohe to arrange another joint meeting between the council and the board as soon as possible.

Wellington Contractor To Conduct Sewer Maintenance Starting May 22

On Monday, May 22, Wellington’s Utilities Department will begin the process of maintenance and evaluation of the existing underground sanitary sewer system in the southeast Lake Wellington area.

This includes the following neighborhoods: Lakeshore Heights, Sunset Point, Montauk Village, Wellington Downs, South Shore, Woodwind, Sturbridge Village, the French Quarter, Briar Patch, Channing Villas, Park Place

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explained that Director of Administrative & Financial Services Tanya Quickel had applied for a grant for the construction of an observation platform at the lakeside park, located off of Big Blue Trace.

“I do appreciate the work they have done getting grants,” Schofield said.

Quickel said in addition to the observation deck, the improvements will include a picnic facility, a waterfront multipurpose trail, landscaping and a playground renovation.

Mayor Anne Gerwig added that the observation deck will enable people to fish in the lake. “Having kids growing up here, one of my favorite things to see was the kid with the fishing pole walking down the street to the canal,” she said.

Vice Mayor John McGovern made a motion to approve the resolution, which carried 5-0.

Wellington Village Council members congratulate Wellington Community Foundation board members on a successful first year. (L-R) Councilman Michael Napoleone, Maria Becker, Councilwoman Tanya Siskind, Mayor Anne Gerwig, Ken Adams, Robbin Lee, Jim Sackett, Vice Mayor John McGovern, Tom Wenham, Mickey Smith and Councilman Michael Drahos.

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their costs associated with management and maintenance of their farm properties by utilizing some of the programs that they have, so there are advantages.”

O’Dell added that approving the memorandum of agreement will enable village residents to apply for BMPs that are approved by both the village and the state.

“We think this is going to be a good program for the community and will allow the farmers to improve their operations,” he said.

Councilman Michael Napoleone made a motion to approve the resolution, which carried 5-0.

In other business, the council approved a resolution accepting a matching $200,000 Land & Water Conservation Fund grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the village’s Dorchester Park project.

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Wellington has contracted Keshavarz & Associates Inc. to carry out this project. Crews will be in those neighborhoods beginning Monday, May 22 and continuing through Tuesday, June 16. They will be performing sanitary sewer cleaning and video inspection work.

Residents are advised that they might hear noise from maintenance trucks and equipment

between the hours of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Trucks and equipment may block some roadway access during this time. Work will be limited to weekdays.

As a precaution, residents are asked to leave toilet lids down when workers are in the area and when not in use. Wellington apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. For questions and comments, contact engineers Randy Wertepny or Mark Williams at (561) 689-8600.

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THE WANDERERS CLUB HOSTS U.S. OPEN GOLF QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

The Wanderers Club in Wellington partnered with the Florida State Golf Association on Monday, May 8 as one of the 114 local qualifying sites for golf’s 2017 U.S. Open. More than 70 golfers competed in the local qualifying tournament on the Wanderers Club course.

Steve Lebrun was the medalist of the day, advancing to a sectional qualifying round with a 6-under-par 66.

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Joachim Altonen with medalist Steve Lebrun.

Wanderers’ Mike McDermott and Brett Walker.

Tournament Chairman Bill Blandy with Justin Thompson, general manager and director of golf at the Wanderers Club.

Daniel Fulleda, Christopher Lee and Nicholas Estrada.

Jason Hrynkiw takes practice putts before the playoff round.

Benjamin Isaacs, Oscar Trestini and Zack Shriver.

WELLINGTON WILD WALK ON THE WILD SIDE TOURNEY AT TIGER SHARK COVE

The Wellington Wild Fastpitch Association held its 19th annual Walk on the Wild Side Tournament at Tiger Shark Cove Park on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7. Close to 70 teams were entered to compete, with different age groups competing at multiple locations across Wellington. Wellington Wild’s 8-and-under and 10-and-under softball teams competed, among others, in the tournament at PHOTOS BY JACK LOWENSTEIN/TOWN-CRIER Tiger Shark Cove on Saturday.

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Memorial Day Observances In Wellington

The Village of Wellington and the American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Wellington Post 390 will honor all veterans with a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 29.

Veterans are invited to walk in a Memorial Day parade beginning at 8:15 a.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). The parade ends at the Wellington Veterans Memorial, located at the corner of Forest Hill and South Shore boulevards.

The parade will be followed at 8:30 a.m. by the Memorial Day ceremony.

Active or retired veterans attending the ceremony will have an opportunity to register the morning of the event at the Wellington tent to be recognized during the ceremony. To become a part of this event, call Michelle Garvey at (561) 791-4082.

Post 390 will hold its annual Veterans Open House on Wednesday, June 7 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center

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Quarter Auction In RPB May 17

Julie Bryant will host a quarter auction on Wednesday, May 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way) to benefit Destiny for Dogs and Luv-A-Pet. Everyone is invited to attend. Bring quarters and small bills to get in raffles and purchase paddles to bid on auction items. There will be a 50/50 raffle, door prizes and table raffles. For more information, call Bryant at (561) 797-1501.

Strikes For Seagull June 4

The fifth annual Strikes for Seagull bowling event will take place Sunday, June 4 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Verdes Tropicana Bowl (2500 N. Florida Mango Road, WPB). The event includes two

hours of bowling, pizza, raffles and more. The cost is $25 per person, $100 per lane and $125 for a lane sponsor. Other sponsorships are available. Pre-register at www. seagull.org. For more info., call Elizabeth McDermott at (561) 842-5814, ext. 111.

VA To Host Walk & Roll May 17

The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center will host its annual VA2K Walk & Roll event on Wednesday, May 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will begin at the Fisher House, which is located on the corner of Freedom Way and Independence Avenue on the medical center grounds. The 1.2 mile walking (or rolling) event is free and open to the public.

The VA2K is a nationwide event that encourages community health and wellness while also supporting homeless veterans through collection of donations. In 2016, more than 24,700 VA employees, veterans and community members from around the country participated.

The following non-perishable food and other essentials items

are requested for this year’s event: canned foods with pop-tops, flashlights, shelf-stable milk, batteries, snacks, bug spray, crackers, sunscreen and peanut butter.

Donations of goods for homeless veterans will be accepted at the event and during the days leading up to the event.

For information on how to drop off donations prior to the event, contact the West Palm Beach VA’s Voluntary Service office at (561) 422-7373 and note that the donation is for the VA2K. On the day of the event, participants can drop off donations at the Fisher House.

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Wellington Community Center Offering Summer Classes

This summer, there is something for everyone at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Registration is open for a variety of ongoing classes and programs.

Summer offerings include dance classes such as Expressive Dance for ages 2.5 to 4, Ballet and Tap for ages 5 to 9, Jazz Funk for ages 5 to 18, Tap Fusion for ages 10 to 18, Lyrical/Modern for ages 10 to 18 and Ballet Technique for ages 10 to 18.

Those looking for tutoring help or educational classes can register for ACT/SAT workshops for ages 16 to 18 or Learn with Legos for ages 4 to 8.

Health and wellness classes include Yoga with Kids for ages 3 months to 13 years with a parent, Morning and Evening Yoga for ages 16-plus and 14-plus respec-

Olympic Day Returns June 3

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Young participants will enjoy child development and enrichment classes with Miss Muriel, including TumbleTots for ages 3 months to 2 years, TuneTots for ages 12 months to 3 years and TumbleKids for ages 3 to 5.

Senior classes are also available, and include Senior Aerobics for ages 55-plus and AARP Driver Safety courses for ages 50-plus.

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Third Row Center Concert May 21

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Royal Palm Council Gives Final OK For Floodplain Ordinance

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Writer The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved the final reading of a floodplain management ordinance last week providing procedures for development in flood hazard areas, although research by village staff has gotten most residential and commercial buildings off the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new floodplain map.

The latest version of the floodplain map reduces the number of buildings reportedly at risk of flooding from about 8,000 to approximately 600.

At the May 4 meeting, Councilwoman Selena Smith said residents she had talked with appreciated that village staff posted the maps online so they could see their individual properties.

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continued from page 1 and be a positive influence to the schoolchildren. It has been amazing,” Vega said.

Students are notorious for being difficult on substitute teachers, Thallemer said, but, it is easy for the Watch DOGS to come in and let the kids know that someone is watching them.

Thallemer explained that the setup and support is already in place for the program; it’s just a matter of having the support of administrators who want the program at their schools.

Board Member Klemie Christie asked the men why they got involved as a separate group, explaining that there are programs such as the PTO and PTA, and that mothers have been involved in schools for decades.

Vega explained that the program isn’t to take away from female involvement, and that the PTO and

The flood hazard map has been posted to the village’s web site at www.royalpalmbeach.com with a link on the left side in yellow titled “RPB Flood Zone Map.” Councilman Jeff Hmara said he expected more feedback to come after the actual adjusted flood insurance rates appear over the next year.

Hmara complimented Village Engineer Chris Marsh, now also the village’s “floodplain administrator,” as well as village staff and other engineers and professionals who had worked to refute the previous inaccurate floodplain maps.

“They were dealing with other professional engineers who were focused exclusively on FEMA-type activities both through the FEMA representatives who showed up here two years ago, and also their consultant, all of

whom were experts in this field,” Hmara said. “When Chris and some of the other engineers from various municipalities stood up and said the maps were wrong and way out of date, and we were pushed with a very short timeline, they were able to demonstrate very quickly that they were wrong, even if we didn’t immediately have the answer to what they ought to look like.”

Hmara was optimistic about additional work staff had done on the remaining areas to get them flood insurance discounts.

Marsh credited GIS Coordinator Jeff Sullivan for playing a key role in coordinating the new floodplain maps so that they are more user-friendly.

Hmara made a motion to approve the final reading of the ordinance, which carried 5-0.

In related business, the council approved a resolution implementing performance measures to achieve eligibility for the Community Rating System (CRS) for the remaining 5 percent of buildings in the village that remain in the FEMA flood hazard zone and whose owners will be required by mortgage holders to purchase flood insurance.

The CRS recognizes and encourages community floodplain management activities that reduce the possibility of flooding, Marsh said. Depending on the level of participation, flood insurance premiums can be reduced by up to 45 percent through proactive floodplain management.

“Based on my conversations with FEMA representatives, it takes time to achieve that goal,” he said. “They want to see years

and years of using these steps as a basis for getting that rating.”

Many of the required steps are written into the floodplain ordinance, March said, explaining that as floodplain administrator, he will be making annual inspections of the floodplain areas to include seeing that new construction is at an elevation above the floodplain.

“We get extra credit for properly documenting that stuff and maintaining those files and making them available if we get audited,” Marsh said.

Other steps include mailing letters to utility companies advising them that areas are in a floodplain, and advising air conditioning contractors that the pad for the outside components in a floodplain must be elevated to a certain level.

“Our type of flooding is not as significant, so you’re talking elevated maybe six to eight inches on the side of the home for most of the properties in that special flood hazard area,” Marsh explained.

Construction of critical facilities will be prohibited in the flood hazard areas, he noted, adding that a public information committee will be created to assess community needs for flood-related information.

“The membership must have five members, with several from outside local government,” Marsh said. “Our preference is to have a local insurance agency and a representative from a local bank.

That enhances our score.”

Hmara made a motion to approve the resolution, which carried 5-0.

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The services they’re providing are based on education and security.

Board Member David Kendle pointed out that there have always been fathers in the schools. “We were there!” he said.

Principal Tracy Gaugler said she has seen a difference in how the school operates.

“Watching with the Watch DOGS this year and starting this program at our school, to me, there’s differences,” she said. “In the past, I’ve done call outs, fliers, asked for help… I get plenty of volunteers to come to the school, and I’d say probably 95 percent are moms.”

The approach to asking men to volunteer, she said, has changed.

Now, they ask the dads to take one day off of work to spend time at the school. The kickoff party had more than 80 volunteers sign up.

The program, Gaugler said, is transferrable outside the elementary level. “We would love to meet with the schools in our feeder pattern and have this as part of our K-12 continuum,” she said. “They

have made a huge difference academically.”

The Watch DOGS worked on a project where the students shared their stories and writing with the fathers through individual writing conferences. Normally, Gaugler said, the project would take almost a week to accomplish. It took just under two days.

“It was very powerful. It was very important. Their voice was heard, and they heard from men who are seen around our campus all the time how important it is to clearly communicate in writing and how important it is to cite your source,” Gaugler said. “This group is really special, and what they’ve brought to the school is something I’m really proud of.”

Thallemer became a member of the Watch DOGS because his daughter asked him to. As a consultant, he’s gone a lot, and he was thrilled with the chance to go in and participate.

Councilman Jeff Hmara said the program offers a male perspective.

“What’s attractive to me is individuals who step out into a

structured, meaningful thing that I always thought about doing, but really didn’t have a great model to follow,” Hmara said.

Having the Watch DOGS as charismatic leaders, he said, sets an example for others, providing a role model for how to participate.

Christie asked the fathers why they became involved.

Vega said he was tired of seeing bad news regarding schools.

“The only way to make a difference is for me to change,” he said.

“I’m here to help the teacher. I’m here to help the student.”

Providing a male role model to a child without one, rather than the role model being a sports icon without a vested interest in the child, is important to Vega.

“There’s no greater influence in a child’s life than their parents,” he said.

Duffy said he was a sideline dad, but when he went to the kickoff and saw Vega’s passion for the project, he was one of the men who signed up to participate. Now, his wife schedules the Watch DOGS. “My kids love it when I’m the

watch dog,” he said. “I’ll tell them the night before, and they wake up excited.”

To the kids, Gaugler said, the Watch DOGS are like celebrities.

“As the kids started to enjoy this and appreciate this, they wanted their dad to do it,” she said.

Fliers have gone home, and the kids have served as motivators for getting their fathers involved.

“The kids, a lot of times, have become the drivers for getting the dads involved,” Duffy said. “You make this structured program, you get it out there, you let the dads know that it’s there, you do it a couple of times and, really, the kids do the rest.”

And that, Christie said, is how to get the program started at other schools.

OBITUARY Fred Hughes Dies At Age 74

Fred Hughes of Royal Palm Beach, born July 12, 1942, passed away Saturday, May 6.

A Florida native, Hughes is survived by his loving wife, Dolly, his sons, Thomas, Michael and Christopher, and four grandchildren. The eldest of a large family, Hughes is survived by brothers Robert, Brian, Glenn and Richard, and sisters Dale, Valerie and Beverly. He was preceded in death by brothers Thomas, Allen and James.

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in North Miami, Hughes was a graduate of North Miami High School. He served in the United States Air Force and was an avid family historian. He will be dearly missed and remembered by family and friends.

A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, May 27 from noon until 3 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way). All family and friends are invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association.

NONPROFIT HORSES THAT HELP HOSTS PATRIOTIC EVENT AT HAMLIN HOUSE

Horses That Help hosted a patriotic barbecue on Saturday, May 6 at Hamlin House in The Acreage. Project 425 brought military vehicles and its Huey helicopter for guests to sit in and take photos. A barbecue lunch was enjoyed by all. Kids activities included coloring, rock painting and horse riding. Horses That Help is a nonprofit that pairs horses with those who are at-risk or with special needs. To learn more about Horses That Help, visit www.horsesthathelp.org.

PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Participants and volunteers show their patriotism.

Sondra Fabe, Jessica Moritz, Micah Newsome and Lauren Reiter brush Buttercup.

Holly Moritz with Maya.

Emily Greene with Pipster, a velveteen lop-eared bunny.

Holly Moritz on Skye, Hannah Moritz on Pepper, Bianca Lake on Noah and Alida Casanova on Gideon with flags.

Kids show their muscles to Captain America (Jeff Ritter).

Suzanne Donohue, Kendall on Icee, Bianca Lake and Cherie Martel.

Shannon and Adam Wollam paint rocks.

Project 425’s Mike Carroll, Bill Arcuri and Curt Rich let participants check out the helicopter.

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CAFCI Presents Annual Student Assistance Awards At Ceremony Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) held an award ceremony Saturday, May 6 at the original Wellington Mall where 10 high school seniors from Palm Beach County received Student Assistance Awards.

Royal Palm Beach Mayor Fred Pinto congratulated the recipients on behalf of the Village of Royal Palm Beach, District 6 School Board Member Marcia Andrews brought congratulations from the school district, and guest speaker and Pastor Clyde Bailey encouraged the students and the audience to continue to rise above everything.

CAFCI has donated more than $92,000 to Palm Beach County high school seniors over the past 25 years.

The Student Assistance Committee, chaired by Nadine WhiteBoyd and Junette Powell with

committee members Leonie Escoffery, Clover Henry-Gilroy, Alpha McDonald, Dr. Cedric Lynch, Audrey Gordon and Alliseen Kelly-Rambeau, reviewed the students’ applications, their official transcripts, personal statements and letters of recommendation. The committee members also interviewed each applicant in order to choose the recipients for the awards.

Five students received general awards, and five received named awards.

Beljee Jeanty received the Jess and Victoria Santamaria Award.

Jeanty attends Boca Raton High School and will be attending Florida Atlantic University. Jeanty is planning a career in marketing.

Admidonia Rebecca LaFortune received the Amanayea Abraham Award. LaFortune attends Atlantic High School and will be attend-

ing Florida Atlantic University.

She is planning a career in civil engineering.

Hassana O’Connor received the Vivian and Adrienne Ferrin Award. O’Connor attends Palm Beach Gardens High School and will be attending Florida State University. O’Connor is planning a career as a pediatric psychiatrist.

Jordaine Randon received the Audrey C. Martin Award. Randon attends Seminole Ridge High School and will be attending Stetson University. Randon is planning a career in musical performance and business management.

Maya Garcia received the Cassie’s Castle Award. Garcia attends Royal Palm Beach High School and was accepted to Hampton University and Florida Gulf Coast University. Garcia is planning a career as a physician assistant.

Student Assistance Committee members Alpha McDonald, Leonie Escoffery, Alliseen Kelly-Ranbau, Nadine White-Boyd, Audrey Gordon, Clover Henry-Gilroy and Dr. Cedric Lynch.

The Audrey C. Martin Award was presented to Jordaine Randon by Raymond Martin.

Jennifer Dieujuste attends Lake Worth High School and will be attending Palm Beach State College. She is planning a career in international business.

Raegan Lee attends Seminole Ridge High School and will be attending the University of Florida. Lee is planning a career in computer science or dermatology.

Jocabed Martinez attends Pahokee Middle/Senior High School and will be attending the University of Florida with plans for a career in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages).

Kizy Michel attends Royal Palm Beach High School and will be attending Barry University with plans for a career in nursing.

Wildeline Florexil attends Royal Palm Beach High School and will be attending Bethune-Cookman University, also with plans for a career in nursing.

Aniekan O’Connor and Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Award recipient Hassana O’Connor.

Nadine White-Boyd presents the Jess & Victoria Santamaria Award to Beljee Jeanty.

Geneive White, Nadine White-Boyd, Pastor Clyde Bailey and Clover Henry-Gilroy.

CAFCI’s Student Assistance Awards were presented May 6.

The 2017 award recipients included (L-R) Jennifer Dieujuste, Maya Garcia, Admidonia LaFortune, Wildeline Florexil, Beljee Jeanty, Jocabed Martinez, Reagan Lee and Kizy Michel.

PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Audrey Gordon and Dennis Wright with Amanayea Abraham Award recipient Admidonia LaFortune.

Audrey Gordon, Cassie’s Castle Award recipient Maya Garcia and Dennis Wright.

School Board Member Marcia Andrews, Royal Palm Beach Councilman Jeff and Carolyn Hmara, Nadine White-Boyd, CAFCI President Dennis Wright, and Donielle and Mayor Fred Pinto.

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Turn off devices. Turn off the phones, tablets and TVs allowing your body to quiet before preparing for sleep. Easier said than done? Store your device on the other side of the room and take up an alternate activity, like reading, to occupy your time before reaching la la land. Bedtime snacks are essential.

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WOMEN’S GROUP HOSTS SPRING FASHION SHOW BRUNCH AT WANDERERS

Women of the Western Communities presented its “Diamonds are Forever” Spring Brunch & Fashion Show on Sunday, May 7 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. KOOL 105.5 morning show hosts Mo Foster and Sally Sevareid served as masters of ceremony, while fashions were provided by Dressbarn and Bacio Bacio Bridal Salon. Hair and makeup was provided by Visions Hair Studio and Michaelangelo Salon. Money raised will be used to support the Mary Rubloff YWCA Harmony House and scholarships for western communities students. For more information about Women of the Western Communities, visit www.womenofthewesterncommunities.org.

PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Dressbarn style advisor Stacey Vascavage with models Kerriann Spratt, Marianne Hall, Stephanie Fullington, Cheryl Dunn Bychek, Jessica Wickham and Sky Armand.

Mo Foster and Sally Sevareid of Kool 105.5 served as masters of ceremony.

Hope Barron bids on an auction item.

Stephanie Fullington models featured fashions.

Madison Boyd, Bacio Bacio owner Lenyce Boyd, Kerriann Spratt, Marianne Hall, Hayley Brunner, Stephanie Fullington, Cheryl Dunn Bychek, Jessica Wickham and Sky Armand.

Jessica Wickham and Kerriann Spratt take their turn on the runway.

Hair and makeup was provided by Andrea Match of Michaelangelo Salon and Ilicia Mariaca, Autumn Corbett and Shereen Aziz of Visions Hair Studio.

Autumn Corbett from Visions applies makeup to Sky Armand.

Maggie Zeller, Allyson Samiljan and Carol Henry from YWCA Harmony House.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB MARKS CINCO DE MAYO WITH MEXICAN-THEMED PARTY

Participants at the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Wellington had special activities Friday, May 5 for Cinco de Mayo. Children had the opportunity to enjoy piñatas and food from Chipotle Mexican Grill.

PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

Manuel Mejia, Jesus Gondry, Jeremiah Lust and Edol Adonis enjoy their food from Chipotle.

Bibiana Montoya with a piñata.

Board members Mickey Smith and Ron Herman.

Sarah Shullman, Nicolette Goldfarb and Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County President/CEO Jaene Miranda with teens.

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Good Students + Good Deeds = 21 Scholarships

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Honesty, Kindness, Generosity And Community Involvement Pay Off For 21 Area Students

PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

My Brothers’/Sisters’ Keeper Scholarships, 22nd Year “Good grades and athletic activities are important for students in school, but even more important in our world today are honesty, kindness, generosity, community involvement and a sincere desire to help others.”

That was the message that Jess Santamaria gave 21 student honorees at the 2017 My Brothers’/Sisters’ Keeper Scholarship Awards held recently at the original Wellington Mall.

This worthy project was started in 1996 to recognize students from area elementary, middle and high schools who are simply “good kids who do good deeds” and make life a little better for others they come in contact with in school, at home and in their community. “We must motivate our children early in life and show them it pays to be a good, caring person,” said Santamaria, founder of the organization, which is completely funded by sponsors from area businesses,

Isabella Bernal

Binks Forest Elementary

Sponsor: Original Wellington Mall Represented by: Jess Santamaria

Robert Diaz

Pierce Hammock Elementary Sponsor: Royal Commerce Park Represented by: Jess Santamaria

professionals and civic organizations.

Each honoree receives scholarships of $500 to $1,000, deposited in an interest-bearing bank savings account in the student’s name until the recipient graduates from high school and is accepted into a college or vocational school. At that time, the funds are released to the student. A student may receive multiple annual scholarship awards during their school years.

Joining Santamaria as master of ceremonies at the May 5 event was his son, attorney Chris Santamaria.

In conclusion, Jess Santamaria also congratulated the parents, grandparents, teachers and school administrators of the scholarship awardees for a “truly great job” in raising the awardees and providing a good education.

Jess Santamaria, gave the awardees a lifetime homework assignment: “Continue your good deeds and help make our world a better place to live.”

Andy Santana Cypress Trails Elementary Sponsor: Royal Plaza Represented by: John Cornea

Hayden Ryan Royal Palm Beach Elementary

Sponsor: Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Represented by: Rhonda Ferrin-Davis

Samantha Rice #1 Education Place

Sponsor: Original Wellington Mall Represented by: Chris Santamaria

2017 scholarship honorees gather with MBSK Founder Jess Santamaria at the center court of the Original Wellington Mall.

Tina Fanelli Golden Grove Elementary

Presenter: Marcia Andrews Palm Beach County School Board

Jane Raeth Western Academy Charter School Sponsor: Royal Plaza Represented by: Chris Santamaria

Jekerra Nelson Crossroads Academy

Sponsor: Royal Inn Hotel Represented by: Victoria Santamaria

Founder Jess Santamaria congratulated honorees, saying, “The more you give to others, the more you will have in your life!”

Sophia Gamlin H.L. Johnson Elementary

Jacob Bachle Loxahatchee Groves Elementary

Lily Lanier Crestwood Middle School

Daniel Karam Ideal School of Advance Learning

Sponsor: Law Office of Chris Santamaria Represented by: Chris Santamaria

Sponsor: Royal Plaza Represented by: John Cornea

Va’Tiyah E. Brown Glades Central High School

Presenter: Mohamed Osman Chowdhury American Muslim Alliance of Florida

Sponsor: Royal Inn Hotel Represented by: Rhonda Ferrin-Davis

Sponsor: Jess Santamaria

Amanda Martinez Von Wachter Royal Palm Beach High School

Presenter: Village Councilman Jeff Hmara Village of Royal Palm Beach

Attorney Chris Santamaria was master of ceremonies for the 2017 scholarship awards.

Anna Gordon New Horizons Elementary

Sponsor: Original Wellington Mall Represented by: Jess Santamaria

Robert Stawert Cook IV Pahokee Middle School

Sponsor: Royal Inn Represented by: Chris Santamaria

Jordaine Randon Seminole Ridge High School Presenter: Mayor David Browning

Hanna Katon Panther Run Elementary

Sponsor: Royal Florida Communities Represented by: Victoria Santamaria

Estefania Tafur Western Pines Middle School Sponsor: Testifying Made Simple Represented by: Victoria Santamaria

Jake Anders Wellington High School

Presenter: Village Manager Paul Schofield Village of Wellington

Good Students + Good Deeds = 21 Scholarships

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PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

My Brothers’/Sisters’ Keeper Scholarships, 22nd Year “Good grades and athletic activities are important for students in school, but even more important in our world today are honesty, kindness, generosity, community involvement and a sincere desire to help others.”

That was the message that Jess Santamaria gave 21 student honorees at the 2017 My Brothers’/Sisters’ Keeper Scholarship Awards held recently at the original Wellington Mall.

This worthy project was started in 1996 to recognize students from area elementary, middle and high schools who are simply “good kids who do good deeds” and make life a little better for others they come in contact with in school, at home and in their community. “We must motivate our children early in life and show them it pays to be a good, caring person,” said Santamaria, founder of the organization, which is completely funded by sponsors from area businesses,

Isabella Bernal

Binks Forest Elementary

Sponsor: Original Wellington Mall Represented by: Jess Santamaria

Robert Diaz

Pierce Hammock Elementary Sponsor: Royal Commerce Park Represented by: Jess Santamaria

professionals and civic organizations.

Each honoree receives scholarships of $500 to $1,000, deposited in an interest-bearing bank savings account in the student’s name until the recipient graduates from high school and is accepted into a college or vocational school. At that time, the funds are released to the student. A student may receive multiple annual scholarship awards during their school years.

Joining Santamaria as master of ceremonies at the May 5 event was his son, attorney Chris Santamaria.

In conclusion, Jess Santamaria also congratulated the parents, grandparents, teachers and school administrators of the scholarship awardees for a “truly great job” in raising the awardees and providing a good education.

Jess Santamaria, gave the awardees a lifetime homework assignment: “Continue your good deeds and help make our world a better place to live.”

Andy Santana Cypress Trails Elementary Sponsor: Royal Plaza Represented by: John Cornea

Hayden Ryan Royal Palm Beach Elementary

Sponsor: Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Represented by: Rhonda Ferrin-Davis

Samantha Rice #1 Education Place

Sponsor: Original Wellington Mall Represented by: Chris Santamaria

2017 scholarship honorees gather with MBSK Founder Jess Santamaria at the center court of the Original Wellington Mall.

Tina Fanelli Golden Grove Elementary

Presenter: Marcia Andrews Palm Beach County School Board

Jane Raeth Western Academy Charter School Sponsor: Royal Plaza Represented by: Chris Santamaria

Jekerra Nelson Crossroads Academy

Sponsor: Royal Inn Hotel Represented by: Victoria Santamaria

Founder Jess Santamaria congratulated honorees, saying, “The more you give to others, the more you will have in your life!”

Sophia Gamlin H.L. Johnson Elementary

Jacob Bachle Loxahatchee Groves Elementary

Lily Lanier Crestwood Middle School

Daniel Karam Ideal School of Advance Learning

Sponsor: Law Office of Chris Santamaria Represented by: Chris Santamaria

Sponsor: Royal Plaza Represented by: John Cornea

Va’Tiyah E. Brown Glades Central High School

Presenter: Mohamed Osman Chowdhury American Muslim Alliance of Florida

Sponsor: Royal Inn Hotel Represented by: Rhonda Ferrin-Davis

Sponsor: Jess Santamaria

Amanda Martinez Von Wachter Royal Palm Beach High School

Presenter: Village Councilman Jeff Hmara Village of Royal Palm Beach

Attorney Chris Santamaria was master of ceremonies for the 2017 scholarship awards.

Anna Gordon New Horizons Elementary

Sponsor: Original Wellington Mall Represented by: Jess Santamaria

Robert Stawert Cook IV Pahokee Middle School

Sponsor: Royal Inn Represented by: Chris Santamaria

Jordaine Randon Seminole Ridge High School Presenter: Mayor David Browning

Hanna Katon Panther Run Elementary

Sponsor: Royal Florida Communities Represented by: Victoria Santamaria

Estefania Tafur Western Pines Middle School Sponsor: Testifying Made Simple Represented by: Victoria Santamaria

Jake Anders Wellington High School

Presenter: Village Manager Paul Schofield Village of Wellington

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FIRE ACADEMY 2017 Jacobs Family Foundation grant recipient

JFF Board member Charlie Jacobs with Fire Academy students

The grant will fund CPR TRAINING & CERTIFICATION FOR 100 STUDENTS enrolled in the Fire Academy program.

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Kids4Seniors Hosts Space-Themed Event

On April 20, Brookdale Lake Worth, an independent living facility, hosted a space-themed fundraiser for Kids4Seniors. Kids4Seniors is a program started by 10-year-old Wellington resident Giavonna Antonucci, who wanted to make a change in her community.

After seeing a Disney commercial about kids promoting change, Antonucci was inspired to help the seniors in her community who are lonely. Loneliness affects almost half the senior population, including seniors who live with someone or are living in a senior facility. Senior loneliness causes cognitive decline, depression, it is even linked to early mortality.

Antonucci partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Wellington and got more than 40 kids to join her in visiting seniors in their

community. Since January, these kids have made several visits to the seniors at Brookdale Lake Worth and have established relationships with many residents.

The space-themed event honored Global Youth Service Day by thanking the kids for their community service with games and prizes to be played with the seniors. It was also a networking event that invited professionals to see what Kids4Seniors was all about.

The event was put together by RecBox LLC, a therapeutic recreation company founded by Antonucci’s mother, Tina Antonucci.

Giavonna helped her mother create several space-themed intergenerational games that the seniors could enjoy with the kids.

For more information about Kids4Seniors, visit www.recbox. org.

The youth group at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Wellington participated in the World Vision 30 Hour Famine event on April 29-30. The youth fasted for 30 hours and raised funds to understand and help those around the world suffering from hunger.

During their fasting, the youth participated in service projects for CROS Ministries to help with local hunger. They sorted two pallets of food at the CROS warehouse and bagged 600 pounds of rice for the CROS pantries. CROS goes through 600 pounds of rice in one week. They also listened to a presentation on hunger to learn statistics in the community and ways to help.

The youth decorated rocks with hunger facts and hid the rocks to

help educate others. They then had to find supplies such as garbage, sticks, etc., to make a house like those in other countries must do.

The end of the evening was spent praying and reflecting on people who are suffering.

The fasting started at midnight on April 29. The youth checked in at the church at 8 a.m. on April 29 until they broke the fast on Sunday, April 30 at 6 a.m. with Communion and a great breakfast.

A total of 11 youth and two adults participated this year. The youth would like to encourage others to participate in helping local agencies such as CROS Ministries throughout the year. They are also want to get others to participate in this amazing experience with them next year.

Giavonna Antonucci (front right) has organized several visits to area senior residences.

(L-R) Kate Deviney, Bak Middle School of the Arts, grade seven; Lily Battles, H.L. Johnson Elementary, grade five; Alaysia Means, Renaissance Charter of West Palm Beach, grade eight; Micah Boggs, homeschooled, grade four; Charlotte Oliver, Renaissance Charter of West Palm Beach, grade eight; Mateo Eaton, Imagine Schools Chancellor Campus, grade three; Nalini Persaud, Lake Worth Middle School, grade eight; and Ryan Ullah, Roosevelt Middle School, grade six.

Fair Housing Month Church Youth Fast For Famine Awareness Contest Winners

Eleven youth and two adults from St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Wellington fasted for famine awareness.

Lane Smith Earns Angus Awards From Junior Angus Association Lane Smith of Loxahatchee has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s (NJAA) bronze and silver awards, according to Jaclyn Clark, education and events director of the American Angus Association in Saint Joseph, Mo. The 14-year-old son of Bobbi Jo Smith attends Western Pines Middle School and is a member of the NJAA and the Florida Junior Angus Association, where he has served as chaplain and currently

serves as treasurer.

At the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), Smith participated in photography, quiz bowl, livestock judging and team fitting contests, and the All-American Certified Angus Beef Cook-Off. He participated in the mentoring program in 2015 and 2016. He has submitted weight data to the Angus Herd Improvement Records.

The bronze and silver awards are the first two levels of the NJAA

Recognition Program that began in 1972. Junior Angus breeders must apply for the awards, then meet point requirements in many areas of participation before receiving the honors. Applicants are evaluated in areas of Junior Angus Association activities and leadership, showmanship, contests and shows, using performance testing to improve their herd, and their progress in producing and merchandising Angus cattle.

In recognition of Fair Housing Month in April, the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches, in conjunction with the Palm Beach County Office of Equal Opportunity and the Legal Aid Society, recently announced the winners of their annual Fair Housing contest with the theme, “Fair Housing: Making Dreams Come True.”

The goal of the contest was to raise public awareness of enactment of the federal Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, familial status, disability, national origin and gender, and to encourage fair housing opportunities for all citizens. In addition, Palm Beach County’s Fair Housing Ordinance prohibits discrimination based upon sexual orientation, age, marital status and gender identity or expression.

This year’s winners include: Elementary School Poster Contest Winners — First place/$100

gift card: Mateo Eaton (Imagine Schools Chancellor Campus); second place/$50 gift card: Micah Boggs (homeschooled); and third place/$25 gift card: Lily Battles (H.L. Johnson Elementary School).

Middle School Poster Contest Winners — First place/$100 gift card: Joseph Perez; second place/$50 gift card: Alaysia Means; and third place/$25 gift card: Charlotte Oliver, all from the Renaissance Charter School at West Palm Beach.

Middle School Essay Contest Winners — First Place/$100 gift card: Kate Deviney (Bak Middle School of the Arts); second place/$50 gift card: Nalini Persaud (Lake Worth Middle School); and third place/$25 gift card: Ryan Ullah (Roosevelt Middle School).

Contest winners received prizes at a reception April 19 at the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches. For more info., visit www.rapb.com/fairhousing.

Janco Damas Graduates From Boston University

Lane Smith outside his home.

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SCHOOL NEWS

WHS DECA Students Earn Recognition Wellington High School DECA chapter members earned the organization’s highest honors at DECA’s annual International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, Calif., April 26-29.

Students receiving recognition at the international level included: Sophia Sosa, Retail Merchandising, Top 10 Medal Winner; Natalie Adams, Hospitality Services Team Decision Making, Top 20 Finalist; Chirsten Zubka, Hospitality Services Team Decision Making, Top 20 Finalist; Samantha Sullivan, Hospitality Services Team

Decision Making, Top 20 Finalist; Gavin Semco, Hospitality Services Team Decision Making, Top 20 Finalist; Brooke Deering, Advertising Campaign, Top 20 Finalist; and Taylor Deering, Advertising Campaign, Top 20 Finalist.

During the school year, approximately 120,000 of DECA’s 225,000 student members take part in the organization’s competitive events program, allowing them to compete for local and regional titles. The competitions are designed to simulate real-life business scenarios and test students’

academic understanding and skill development.

The top state winners put their talents to the test during the program’s final round of competition in Anaheim. The DECA International Career Development Conference was the pinnacle of competition, where nearly 16,000 students vied for international honors. More than $500,000 in scholarships and awards were presented to students and teachers for their achievements.

This year’s event featured a record-breaking 19,000 mem-

bers and advisors in attendance, DECA’s largest conference to date. In addition to career-based competition, DECA members engaged in leadership academies and networking opportunities with more than 60 internationally recognized businesses.

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. DECA enhances the preparation for college and careers by providing co-curricular programs that integrate into classroom instruction.

RPBHS Dancers Show Strength In Diversity The Palm Beach Central High School Interact Club donated $3,500 to Operation Gratitude, the proceeds of an annual school dodgeball tournament. Shown above are Halle Gumpel, Specialist Jordan Prieto, Specialist Devon Leon, Maria Garcia, Anastacia Vargas, Lauren Mendoza and Jonathan Auguste.

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On April 27, the Wildcat Dancer Dance Team and the RPB Dancers gave the performance of their lives in the Royal Palm Beach High School auditorium, led by Dance Director Michele Blecher.

This year’s theme, “Strength in Diversity: Dancing Throughout the World,” was Blecher’s continued effort to teach and show respect for cultural diversity and acceptance of all races, creeds, religions and sexual preference.

The show showcased various top music chart songs from around the world. The 24 dance routines were from Africa, Israel, Haiti, Germany, Cuba, France, China, Japan and Jamaica, just to name a few countries.

The spring dance performance

not only highlighted each dance class in Blecher’s department, but also graduating seniors. This year also highlighted Gwynne Eldridge, Blecher’s longtime stage manager and master AVID teacher, who is retiring this June.

Each senior soloist/duet performance showcased what the students had learned in their years of training with Blecher. Many of the senior dancers will be attending various universities majoring from sports medicine, various medical fields, business and dance, with many of them earning partial and full scholarships.

Blecher always enforces to her dancers that they dance to counts, not the beat of the music. This rule hit home when Blecher’s Dance

The Wildcat Dancer Dance Team and the RPB Dancers.

Technique IV class was perform- had all of the dancers dancing ing on the stage and their music throughout the audience and the stopped. The dancers continued audience clapping and dancing to dance without missing a count themselves. Blecher’s then honand were awarded a standing ova- ored each of her graduating Honor tion. The grand finale, One World, Dance students.

Shattered Dreams Program At Wellington High School

On April 13, Wellington Elementary School ESOL teacher Gloria Gatto and English Language Facilitator Alina Gusman held a Parent Leadership Council meeting at the Wellington library for parents of English Language Learner (ELL) students. Assistant Principal Kim Harrington attended as well. Breakfast was provided, handouts were given, and a translated private tour of the library and all of its resources and free services were discussed. The parents had an opportunity to apply for library cards. Everyone had a great time meeting each other and discovering all that the library has to offer. The parents also were able to ask questions about the school. It was a great learning experience and brought families and staff together. Shown above are Andrea Gusman, Emilio Suarez, Gabriela Diaz, Jacqueline Vega, Maria Martinez, Alina Gusman, Gloria Gatto and Kim Harrington.

The day before students at Wellington High School celebrated their senior prom, the Health Care District of Palm Beach County’s Trauma Agency and community partners staged a dramatic lesson on teen driving safety.

About 750 juniors and seniors at Wellington High School learned about the potentially deadly consequences of drunk driving, distracted driving and speeding an assembly and crash reenactment on campus. Members of the school’s Student Government Association participated in the staged two-car collision, and Trauma Hawk landed on the football field to simulate the transport of a mock patient.

This was the last of six “Shattered Dreams” presentations at area high schools this school year.

“Smart phones, multiple passengers and other distractions are roadblocks to safe driving, espe-

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Student-Built Habitat For Humanity House Presented To Ruiz Family From Belle Glade Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County dedicated its 214th home to the Ruiz family of Belle Glade on Thursday, May 4.

This dedication marked the fifth Habitat for Humanity modular home built by the students of the Weitz Academy of Construction at Seminole Ridge High School, and the second home for which an HVAC system was installed by the HVAC academy at Royal Palm Beach High School. For the first time, students from these two schools were joined by students from H.E. Hill Construction Academy at West Technical Education Center in Belle Glade, who constructed the bathroom cabinetry.

“We are very proud of these stu-

dents and of our collaboration with the Palm Beach County School District,” said Bernie Godek, chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County.

“It is very gratifying to see these young people giving their time and talent to help build a home for a deserving local family.”

Teresa Ruiz is the proud parent of Hector, nine years old, and Mia, two years old. Ruiz has been employed with First Bank for more than three years. Hector and Mia are excited about having their own room and a yard to have fun in. Teresa is looking forward to being a homeowner and to applying the knowledge she learned in her homeowner classes. She

The new Ruiz family home in Belle Glade.

plans to start a college fund for her children.

Habitat for Humanity Palm Beach County is grateful to their partners on this project: the School District of Palm Beach County, the Weitz Academy of Construction at Seminole Ridge High School, the Helga Marston Charitable Foundation, Town of Palm Beach United Way, the BallenIsles Charitable Foundation, EverBank, the William and Helen Thomas Trust, the Daphne Seybolt Culpepper Foundation and the JC Foundation.

To learn more about Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County, visit www.habitatpbc.org or call (561) 253-2080.

Top SRHS Students Honored At County Event

SRHS Principal Dr. James Campbell and Assistant Principal Elizabeth Boutet (standing) at the Scholastic Achievement Foundation event with Kristi Kemper, Jessica Hammett, school counseling coordinator Sandy West, Rowan Pelfrey, Chunxia Tian, Angelica Coelho, Alyssa Pace and Jasmin Tarakmi.

Famed Author James Patterson Recognizes Binks Forest Students

RPBHS Principal Jesus Armas with Habitat for Humanity CEO Bernie Godek.

Students participate in blessing of the Ruiz home.

The Scholastic Achievement Foundation of Palm Beach County recognized the top seven seniors of the Class of 2017 countywide at its annual student recognition dinner April 5. Among the Hawk attendees was Kristi Kemper, who was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from United Healthcare.

SRHS Students Elect Reps — Congratulations to the 2017-18 Student Government Association class representatives: Class of 2018 (seniors) Brooke Champagne, Christina DiBello and Nicole Kuryel; Class of 2019 (juniors) Ahria Bass, Morgan Doran and Jerry Jerome; and Class of 2020 (sophomores) Collin Berryhill, Isabella Martinez and Sabrina Smith.

Eight Track & Field Athletes Advance to State — Following the Class 4A Region 3 high school track & field championships on

Tommy, Erica and Jack Bojanowski hold their awards, joined by Kristin Calder and author James Patterson.

April 27, SRHS is proud to have eight student athletes representing the school at the state championships. The attendees will be: Girls team: 800-meter run, Coral Carnicella; and high jump, Morgan Shortridge.

Boys team: 400-meter relay, Malik Black, Stefano Napolitano, Aaron Pringle and Xavier Selby; 300-meter hurdles, Kailen Romer; and triple jump, Zachary Kameka and Kailen Romer.

Students of the Week — The Students of the Week program recognizes students, nominated by staff, for their academic excellence, behavior and assistance with keeping the campus positive.

Congratulations to the Students of the Week for May 1-5: Amanda Heermance (grade 9), Rocco Abisui (grade 10), Victoria Martinez (grade 11) and Ben Stanisclasse (grade 12).

Five students from Binks Forest Elementary School, along with a media specialist from the school, have been recognized by author James Patterson and the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County for their participation in the 2017 ReaderCorps campaign.

Siblings Erica (first grade), Jack (second grade) and Tommy Bojanowski (fifth grade) all won top honors in their grade level for reading the most books, as did Binks Forest kindergartner Steven Webb. Fifth-grader Wandaya Pearsall was recognized for reading the most pages — 23,627 — in her category.

Webb read 59 books. He was also recognized for participating in the ReaderCorps read-a-thon.

Webb got sponsors for his reading to raise funds to help other children learn to read and to have books in their homes.

Erica Bojanowski read 42 books, while Jack Bojanowski read 37 books and Tommy Bo-

janowski read 70 books. Wandaya Pearsall, meanwhile, was honored for reading 23,627 pages.

Media Specialist Caroline Epstein was honored as an adult ambassador for heading up the ReaderCorps effort at Binks Forest Elementary School.

The students received prizes and gift cards at the Literacy Coalition’s ReaderCorps finale April 26. Author James Patterson, whose youth series are huge hits with young readers, attended the finale and encouraged the students to keep reading.

The coalition kicked off the ReaderCorps initiative during Florida Literacy Week as a way to provide meaningful service opportunities for children and teens that make them excited about reading while supporting literacy in Palm Beach County.

Through ReaderCorps, youth earn prizes and recognition for reading and promoting the value of literacy.

Three PBCHS Students Win NTHS Scholarships National Technical Honor Society (NTHS), an acknowledged leader in recognizing outstanding student achievement in career and technical education, will honor three local students at Palm Beach Central High School. Evan Foglia, Armani Lugo and Aleem Sultan

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Don’t Know What To Get For Mother’s Day? Here Are Some Tips This column is for the kids, the ones who absolutely know that Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday and who are working hard to do something about it.

You are, aren’t you?

Of course you are.

Now, I’m a mom, so I will give you some pointers on what not to get mom if you want her to feel loved and appreciated.

Do not get mom anything that eats and poops. She has you, that’s enough.

Do not get mom anything that says “Mom” on it. This is schlock created by manufacturers who know you’re desperately trying to find something to suit the

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But your mother already knows who she is because, all day long, she hears, “Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!” She does not need to be reminded of her position in life.

Do not get mom a coupon for something you are going to get her “later.”

Get it for her now, so she doesn’t have to remind you. Or even hint.

Do not get mom a coupon for something you are going to do later. Do it now, for the same reasons as above.

Do not get mom anything that you want. I know, I know. You both want it, really. And it would be so good to have it. But let’s try to focus on mom here, for one day at least.

Do not get mom anything that might accidentally insult her, like weight-loss books, hair coloring, personal grooming products or deodorant. We know you

mean well, but we’re mothers — we look for the underlying meaning in everything.

Do not get mom anything by using her credit card. What are you doing with that anyway? Did you take that out of her purse? You better not have!

Wow, that’s a lot of nots, Ms. Welky.

Don’t you have anything positive to say?

Well, yes I do. First of all, I want to commend you for remembering Mother’s Day in the first place. Even if mom had to cut out this column and put it on your pillow, you remembered that Sunday is the day. Good for you!

Second of all, I am happy to hear that you truly love your mother. It sounds

stupid, but that’s all we really want — your love. We know that sometimes you hate us, but knowing you love us deep down (even when we’re doing our jobs as mothers) is major. The Beatles said it best with their timeless yet antiquated medley, “Can’t Buy Me Love.”

Third of all, if you must get us some little trinket to express this love, I suggest chocolate. You can never go wrong with chocolate. Bonus points if you know whether your mom prefers dark or milk.

That wasn’t so hard, was it? You’re off the hook for another whole year and, best case scenario, you may even get a piece of chocolate out of it.

‘Guardians II’ Is A Great Kickoff To The Summer Movie Season

The question about Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 should not be whether it’s better than the first movie but whether you will have a great time. And the answer is a resounding yes.

We had a great time, and the audience in the packed theater laughed and cheered throughout and applauded at the end.

Which reminds me, there are extra scenes added as the credits at the end roll; stay for them. This is the first real summer movie, and moviegoers are already seeing a great start.

After a marvelous set of opening credits as we watch Baby Groot (voice of Vin Diesel) dancing right through the middle of a battle with an intergalactic beast, we turn to the daddy issues of our hero Peter Quill, also known as Star-Lord (Chris Pratt). He probably has the biggest of those issues since Oedipus.

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Gamora (Zoe Saldana), the slinky female whom Quill adores, is certain something is wrong but gets ignored.

To help things out, she has a half-sister Nebula (Karen Gillan), part cyborg, who has real issues with her. Huge Drax (Dave Bautista) winds up trying to deal with a new character, Mantis (Pom Klemen-

tieff), a somewhat buglike being, who is an empath.

In the meantime, Yondu (Michael Rooker), the blue villain from the first movie, is having trouble with his fellow Ravagers, led by Stakar Ogord (Sylvester Stallone), for kidnapping children. He and his men capture Rocket and Baby Groot, but his unwillingness to simply kill them leads to a mutiny.

Everyone winds up descending on Ego’s planet: Nebula to kill Gamora, Yondu because he’s being chased by the Sovereigns. Along the way, he begins to bond with Rocket. Ego reveals the real secret of the universe to Peter, who completely rejects him. And the battle goes on, with everything eventually hinging on whether Baby Groot can remember instructions. And a great time is had by all!

The story is really about family, just as the first one was. In that one, for those who missed it, our heroes began as competitors and eventually became a family. In this

one, Peter and Gamora both explore the meaning of family as both realize that biology does not really create families.

This allows the redemption of several characters and the growth of our leads.

This is not a film that requires great acting from the cast. After all, two major characters are computer-generated. But Bradley Cooper’s dialogue is often hilarious. It is easy to forget that the raccoon is not a real… well, “person” would not fit, but he seems very real.

And Baby Groot steals the film whenever he appears. He behaves like my favorite 2-year-old, my grandson Alex, and steals everyone’s hearts. But there were a few standouts. Karen Gillan’s Nebula becomes a very real person in relatively few scenes.

In the last movie, she was just a minor villain. Here she quickly establishes herself as a troubled woman with really good reasons for it. Several of her scenes with Saldana were marvelous.

Michael Rooker’s Yondu came close to

stealing the first film in the series. Here, as a fallen hero, he finds redemption. He has always been a really good actor in key parts, very seldom as a hero, but he manages to be a strong, sort-of hero. His final scenes with Pratt were quite moving.

The best scenes, though, are between Drax and Mantis. He has almost no social skills, being of a species that is both literal and painfully truthful. Yet she has even fewer skills and accepts his views as being correct. They actually contrast physically in the great tradition of Laurel and Hardy, although science fiction-wise we might say C3PO and R2D2.

This is a great sci-fi film, and a perfect one for those who don’t really care for the genre. The laughs are there along with the action, and they work wonderfully well together.

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TEMPLE B’NAI JACOB HOSTS ANNUAL PICNIC AT LOXAHATCHEE GROVES PARK

Temple B’nai Jacob of Wellington held its annual picnic on Sunday, May 7 at Loxahatchee Groves Park. The event marked the end of the religious school year with Rabbi David Sislen handing out awards to students. Congregation members then enjoyed a picnic lunch with hot dogs, hamburgers, corn and more. For more info., visit www.templebnaijacob.com.

Rabbi David Sislen and Education Director Andrea Cohan with teen volunteers.

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continued from page 1 marijuana for medicinal purposes in the state. A constitutional amendment allowing medical marijuana in Florida passed last year.

Palm Beach County Vice Mayor Melissa McKinlay stood at the front of the hall with Frankel.

She thanked Frankel for her work fighting drug abuse and addiction, which has become a signature issue for McKinlay.

“I would like everyone to know that Congresswoman Frankel was one of the first members of Congress to speak out in public on the opioid crisis,” McKinlay said.

“Along with the congresswoman’s pressure, and pressure from local officials, we finally got the governor to declare that the opioid crisis is a public health crisis in the State of Florida.”

The town hall meeting featured many mixed emotions and differences of opinion among the people who were present. As a Democrat, and the representative of the people she stood before,

Wellington Vice Mayor John McGovern, Congresswoman Lois Frankel, Councilwoman Tanya Siskind, Mayor Anne Gerwig and Palm Beach County Vice Mayor Melissa McKinlay.

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continued from page 1 approved for 392 apartment units.

The village approved another buyer to develop nearly 130 single-family homes adjacent to the apartments.

“I think since that approval, the people looking at buying have backed out, so [Tuttle] is looking at doing something different with that land,” Liggins said.

One of the main conditions for the development of the area is to create a road that would better con-

Connection

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“Providing this kind of connection is a really powerful thing,” Hmara said. “What appealed to me… was with the Southern Blvd. development activity. This provides a connection that otherwise wouldn’t be there.”

Councilwoman Jan Rodusky added that getting traffic off the roads would add greatly to the safety of people attending events.

Councilwoman Selena Smith made a motion to participate in the bid process, which carried 5-0.

nect State Road 80 and State Road 7 before approaching the major intersection. There would also need to be park space for recreation in relation to the residential area.

“Brian [Tuttle] is trying to pull together the properties,” Liggins said. “Right away, he needs to get the road out to State Road 7. He’s trying to get the property needed for the park and all that. And, he has been working diligently to do that.”

Liggins has great trust and belief in the abilities of Tuttle and his eventual vision for the land that Liggins sees as an important part of Royal Palm Beach’s future.

“He is a very, very capable developer, and he takes all of our input and does his best to apply it and work toward that goal,” Liggins said. “He has never given us any reason to believe anything differently.”

Right now, Liggins said Tuttle owns or has sold 170 acres of the 200 acres that make up all the land parcels in the Acme Ranches area.

The remaining 30 acres consist of spread-out private properties.

“You’ve got individual property owners out there. His goal is to acquire it all, but if somebody doesn’t want to sell, they don’t have to sell. He’ll have to work his development around them,” Liggins said. “My understanding is that some of the property owners along the canal are not interested in selling to him, so we just have to take that into consideration in the master plan.”

Even with the approval to build the apartment complex on the 30 acres of land bought by Related

Religious school students and teachers gather for a group photo at the picnic.

Frankel listened and gave her own feedback to those who were voicing their concerns through questions on notecards and from verbal questions and comments during the evening.

“I know a lot of you are feeling anxious,” Frankel said. “This is really a forum for me to answer you if you have any questions.”

There was much conversation regarding Donald Trump’s presidency, and there was talk about the concerns for climate change, especially as it affects South Florida.

One of the major focuses shone light on the public’s distaste for the lack of bipartisanship in Congress. Most people said bipartisan cooperation has been missing for a long time and still continues to be absent now.

“We should work together in a bipartisan way to improve life for Americans,” Frankel said. “I, for one, am willing to do that.”

The crowd of people continued to be involved throughout the meeting, and at times made it hard for Frankel to give clear and concise feedback to questions or concerns. She still managed to stay poised, and continued answering questions.

There was a point when a resident was spoken to by the Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy who was present, but, in general, peace prevailed.

Group, many further approvals and meetings will be required at the village level.

“They need to get their final plats in front of the council for the first phase, and every approval from land use, to zoning, to site plans, to special exceptions, to final plats — that needs to go to the council. It’ll go to the council on numerous occasions,” Liggins said.

At this point in time, a master plan for the overall area is still being developed by Tuttle.

“I think when it’s all done, we’ll see a mixed-use development, consisting of multi-family, maybe some town homes, maybe some single-family and commercial,” Liggins said. “How it actually will play out is anyone’s guess at this point, because they’re still working on a master plan and putting something together that they can present to the council, which they have not done for the entire 200 acres to date.”

On the commercial side of the development, plans have not been brought to the village yet. Still, Mayor Fred Pinto sees a great opportunity and uniqueness to this development that the shopping centers near the intersection have not had.

“That’s an interesting corridor going down there from State Road 7 past Southern Blvd. heading south. It’s interesting because in that corridor, you’ve got four entities,” Pinto said. “You’ve got unincorporated Palm Beach County; you’ve got West Palm Beach; you’ve got Wellington; and you’ve got Royal Palm Beach.

Rabbi David Sislen presents awards to religious school students.

For the most part, people in the room who wanted to speak talked about public issues in the state that upset them. That included immigration laws and how to handle people who are in the county illegally, particularly those who work in Florida and may commit crimes in the state. There were many opposing views on the topic.

Frankel made a point that although it is necessary to have a standard for those who are here in the country illegally, there must be a practical recourse for dealing with the approximately 11 million people in the U.S. who are currently deemed “illegal aliens.”

“We have to figure a practical, humane way to deal with that situation,” Frankel said. “Our economy has relied tremendously [on immigrant labor]. We have businesses that are employing millions of these people, and you’re eating food every day that they’ve picked.”

Wellington Vice Mayor John McGovern was positive about the night’s proceedings.

“It is always great to see the citizens and their elected representatives have an in-depth interaction like we saw tonight,” McGovern said. “The council chamber was filled. Nothing was off limits. The congresswoman took every question, and that is what’s best about local, on-the-ground interaction

District Director Felicia Goldstein reads a question as Palm Beach County Vice Mayor Melissa McKinlay and Congresswoman Lois Frankel listen.

PHOTOS BY JACK LOWENSTEIN/TOWN-CRIER between elected officials and the citizens they represent.”

Before her eight years as mayor of West Palm Beach, Frankel served 14 years in the Florida House of Representatives. During much of that time, she represented the western communities in Tallahassee.

When the meeting came to a close, people were still raising questions and concerns. Frankel wanted to make one thing clear to everyone in the room.

“Use your energy in a good, constructive way, and just be proud that we can do it, and be proud that we are Americans,” Frankel said.

“Keep going. Despite the fact that we had differences in opinions, we had no fighting, no physical fighting, and we had people here with very strong convictions, which is good.”

For more information about Frankel, visit www.frankel.house. gov. To contact her local office, call (561) 998-9045.

Work is underway to connect the project to State Road 80 (Southern Blvd.).

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With all that happening in the corridor, there has never been any consistent planning or strategic planning going on.”

Pinto believes that Tuttle is working to create a cohesive place for all of the surrounding communities to enjoy.

“Everybody just worked on the pieces that belonged to their municipality or their authority area,” Pinto said. “But, what [Tuttle] is doing is something that is bringing that area together in a cohesive kind of a master plan on what should be there.”

Pinto likes that it is not a development that will be intrusive to the

core center of the village when it does start major construction.

“It really is truly on the outskirts of the southern portion of the village,” he said. “It’s not something that is in the middle of the village that is going to impact the current environment that we have here.”

Pinto, like Liggins, is looking forward to seeing a master plan for the 200 acres.

“Ultimately, I think there will be some very beneficial services and entertainment options brought to the Village of Royal Palm Beach,” he said. “It’s really something that will be beneficial to the people who live here and the people who

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Vice Mayor Richard Valuntas sees the positives of future development, giving families the opportunity to take trips to a major new area in the community.

There is no start date or finish date for any of the developments established by Tuttle or any other developer at this point, although work is underway on an intersection connecting the project to SR 80/Southern Blvd.

“We have absolutely zero control over the timeframe,” Liggins said. “It’s 100 percent with property owners.”

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WELLINGTON BALLET THEATRE DANCERS BRING ‘SNOW WHITE’ STORY TO LIFE The Wellington Ballet Theatre presented its original production of Snow White at the Wellington High School theater on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7. The show was conceptualized by the theatre’s Melissa Waters, with artistic direction by Rocky Duvall and scene design by Chris Gay. The show was based on the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale that later became a popular Disney classic.

On May 13, Wellington Ballet Theatre will hold auditions for Beauty and the Beast. For more info., call (561) 296-1880 or visit www. danceartsconservatory.com.

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Daniela Braun as Snow White with the Forest Animals.

Oliver Chase as the Young Prince and Alexandra Perez as Young Snow White with the Court Dancers.

Samantha Garboden as Snow White’s late mother.

Daniela Braun as Snow White.

Devan Solomon, Maci Leitner, Samantha Garboden and Jordan Anderson.

Reese Solomon, Lola Applebaum, Mackenzie Shopland and Abby Gilpin-Hudson as Summer Flowers.

Halle Schwartz as the Evil Queen.

Daniela Braun as Snow White and Julian Wilson as Prince Charming, who breaks the spell.

The Dwarfs: Lilly Simpson-Gay as Dopey, Kaylee Quinter as Bashful, Jocelyn Spellman as Grumpy, Madison Hollingshed as Doc, Aiedan Duvall as Clumsy, Mia Cyril as Sleepy, Josie Chase as Happy and Josetta Wang as Sneezy.

RPB YOUNG AT HEART CLUB HOSTS KENTUCKY DERBY-THEMED LUNCHEON

The Young at Heart Club hosted its Kentucky Derby Luncheon on Friday, May 5 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Guests were served hot food and treated to folk music from guitarist Matt Sabatella. Many guests dressed up and wore their favorite derby hats for the festive event.

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Dolores Colasanti, Nancy Wall, Councilman Jeff and Carolyn Hmara, Dolly Hughes and Christine Yacovella.

Musician Matt Sabatella entertains the crowd.

Councilwoman Selena Smith with Kathryn Stellmack.

Arlene Adel-Posses, Roberta Hennessy, Lee Messina, MaryAnn Robinson and Berit Hogan.

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DON'T LET DEVELOPERS DESTROY THE PRESERVE

Less than one year ago, we voted to PROHIBIT condos, hotels, and apartments within the Preserve. We thought it was a done deal. But now, a massive, unprecedented unraveling of zoning protections within the Equestrian Preserve is being fast-tracked so the public won’t notice.

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Chatting With Equine Blogger Anne Willoughby

Anne Leueen Willoughby leads an interesting life. She lives near Toronto with her husband, David, and winters in Palm City to work with her dressage trainer. After retiring from working in the financial markets, she decided to write an equestrian blog called Horse Addict. Ellen Rosenberg’s Column, Page 23

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Hawks Rally To Repeat As Flag Football Champs

On Wednesday, May 3, the Seminole Ridge High School girls flag football team hosted Jupiter High School in the District 9-2A championship game and rallied in the second half to win 7-6 and repeat as district champions. The game was a rematch of last year’s district finals.

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Chatting With Equine Blogger Anne Leueen Willoughby

Anne Leueen Willoughby leads an interesting life. She lives near Toronto with her husband, David, and winters in Palm City to work with her dressage trainer. She has owned Biasini, her Hanoverian gelding, for three years and competes in the Prix St. Georges/Intermediare I at the Winter Equestrian Festival once a month, which, as she said, is enough.

Anne began riding in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she grew up. Initially she rode jumpers and eventing. Other things came along, and she took a break for 30 years. At age 50, she started riding again when her daughter fell in love with dressage. Anne followed suit and credits riding and her relationship with horses in helping her through a bout with cancer. I met up with her at a recent Lunch & Learn session at WEF. After retiring from working in the financial markets, she decided to write an equestrian blog called Horse Addict, with the tagline, “The world is best viewed through the ears of a horse.” Some of her blogs are written by her gelding, Biasini, who “is a dressage expert and often wonders why she doesn’t just let him make all the decisions about what to do and where to go.”

“I started blogging the end of March 2016,” Anne recalled. “I had been writing equine pieces for a British web site. They severely edited a couple of my articles, changing my Get updates all week long... follow Ellen Rosenberg on Twitter at twitter.com/Horse TalkFL.

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It took some time to get used to the idea.

“I knew a lot about writing, but nothing about blogging. Writing is writing. Blogging is business. The trick is to get your brand out there, collect followers and increase traffic to your web site. I read other blogs and responded to some. One of the things I love best about blogging is being able to write with wonderful feeling and emotion in so few words. Each story is like a short piece of fiction. It’s fascinating, the way it draws you in.”

Anne explored different companies to help her fashion her web site and decided on Wordpress.com. She said they offered great support, as well as many choices of how to promote her blog and increase traffic, including good, interesting links. They also offer a very helpful Blogging University course every Monday, as well as other educational programs.

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“When I started Horse Addict, I introduced myself, explaining who I was and why I was blogging. Then I started doing interviews with dressage coaches,” Anne said. “I branched out to covering events like the Friday Night Lights dressage competitions at Global Dressage, and it kind of took off from there.”

Anne tries to keep her blogs short. Some are only 20 to 50 words, others around 100. Her longest run 1,200 to 1,500. She blogs at least three or four times a week, sometimes every day if she’s leading up to a special event. After only a few months, she had about 250 followers, which she calls a good start, and 45,000 visits or viewers. “I’m very happy where this is right now,” she said. “I can do this part-time.

It’s not too much of a commitment. I always answer questions or respond to comments. I try to keep the primary focus on my riding and my horse, but I also write about events I visit, people I meet, and my own classes.”

And then, there’s her special guest writer.

“Once a month, my horse, Biasini, chimes in on topics of interest to him, like why horses spook, how they survive in the wild, and what riders do that make horses angry,” Anne said. “When he vans down from Canada each year, it’s about a 36-hour ride, so he blogs about the other horses in the van and what the stalls and paddocks are like in Florida. He’s

Anne Leueen Willoughby takes notes during a Lunch & Learn session. a live-in-the-moment kind of guy.”

Anne has no aspirations to write a book. Her biggest ambition is to improve as a rider and perhaps compete in the Amateur Division CDI next season. Her advice to others who would like to start a blog: “Decide what you want to write about, jump in, and give it a try.”

To view what Anne and Biasini have to say, visit www.horseaddict.net.

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Grand Opening Party Kicks Off ‘Lego Takeover’ At Gardens Mall

The grand opening party for “Lego Takeover!” proved there has been a lot of excitement surrounding the nearly three-week exhibit at the

Gardens Mall. The event featured light bites and lots of plastic bricks.

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Deborah, Daniel and Kenneth Clein of Wellington at the kickoff party.

joyed Lego-themed appetizers and sipped on adult beverages made at a bar covered with Lego toys. Those in attendance mingled under a brightly lit Lego block, as they took selfies next to life-sized Lego models.

Andrew Little, field services supervisor/tour manager with Creatacor Inc., invited the crowd to ask him anything Lego-related during the party. Creatacor Inc. transports Lego displays across the country.

Wellington’s Daniel Clein, founder of the charity Bricks Busting Boredom, was also in attendance.

During the two-hour event, Clein received thousands of dollars in donations for his charity, which takes Lego sets to kids in local hospitals.

“Lego Takeover!” at the Gardens Mall lasts until Monday, May 15.

For more information, visit www. thegardensmall.com.

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May 16 Workshop To Educate Baby Boomers On Social Security As a new generation of retirees prepares to collect benefits, an educational workshop titled “Savvy Social Security Planning: What Baby Boomers Need to Know to Maximize Retirement Income” has been scheduled for 11:30 to 1 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16 at the Wellington Community

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The Social Security program is far more complicated than most people realize. The decisions baby boomers make now can have a tremendous impact on the total amount of benefits they stand to receive over their lifetime.

Questions boomers are asking include: Will Social Security be there for me? How much can I expect to receive? When should I apply for Social Security? How can I maximize my benefits? and Will Social Security be enough to live on in retirement?

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Equestrian Aid Foundation Starts ‘Show You Care’ Push

The Equestrian Aid Foundation recently announced its new horse show program, “Show You Care.”

EAF provides financial assistance to members of the horse community who suffer from catastrophic illness and injury, and the organization is reaching out to horse show managers across the country to help with their mission.

“Linda Andrisani, a well-respected U.S. Equestrian ‘R’ judge, and other foundation board members, convinced us to launch this horse show program,” said Louise Smith, executive director of the Equestrian Aid Foundation. “The concept is aligned with our goals to spread

awareness of the organization, gain support and help more horse people in need.”

Andrisani faced the unknown when she and her partner, Jack Stedding, had to downsize their top show hunter business due to illness. “The EAF came in and supplemented the loss of my income and helped me get back on my feet,” Andrisani said. “I had never really been aware of the depth of the work that they did for so many horse people.”

The Show You Care program is a simple and impactful way for horse show managers to support the Equestrian Aid Foundation’s mission of helping critically ill and

injured horse people — from riders and grooms to judges and ground crew — the very people who populate show grounds day after day.

How does it work? Show managers designate a warmup or schooling class in the hunter and jumper divisions as a “Show You Care” class. Then the managers choose a percentage of each entry fee, from 5 to 50 percent, per designated class to donate to the Equestrian Aid Foundation at the end of the show.

All donations are tax-deductible.

Show managers control the depth of their contribution by their selection of the classes and the percentage of contribution. Caring about seriously

injured or ill members of the equestrian community is a great message for show managers to send, and the Equestrian Aid Foundation will promote their support.

Upon completing their rounds in the “Show You Care” class, competitors will receive a green lapel ribbon, provided by EAF. Riders are encouraged to wear their ribbons throughout the show and share their photos on social media with the hashtags #ShowYouCare and #EquestrianAidFoundation.

Winners of a monthly social media photo contest will win a prize. Show managers can sign up now for the 2017 summer and fall horse shows.

Linda Andrisani Contact Emily Cleland at emily@ equestrianaid.org for more info.

As Cat Community Multiplies, Peggy Adams Expands Kitten Nursery Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League opened its Kitten Nursery last summer in a revolutionary approach to saving lives of more newborn kittens that require 24hour care to survive. The league is pleased to announce that it will expand the Kitten Nursery this June to accommodate the increasing number of kittens in Palm Beach County needing this type of care.

Kitten season is about to start in South Florida, and there’s a very good chance of discovering new-

born kittens outside. According to Rich Anderson, executive director/ CEO of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, the kittens’ lives depend on what you do next.

“First, when you see newborn kittens, resist the urge to take them to a shelter. That is actually the last thing you should do. Kittens less than four weeks old have little chance of survival if separated from their mothers and taken to a shelter,” he said. “In fact, cats and kittens are the most atrisk animals for euthanasia in Palm

Beach County. Most discoveries of newborn kittens don’t call for human assistance. No intervention is generally best until kittens can eat on their own. So, before scooping them up, please remember the phrase ‘Mother Knows Best.’”

The concept for the nursery came during last year’s busy kitten season.

When kittens are brought into the shelter, often only hours old, the league previously had to rely on help from foster families to care for the ones that required around-the-clock

care and feeding. Even with 200 foster families currently assisting the league, they needed more help to reach a higher survival rate.

“Fostering is rewarding because you are literally saving lives while preparing pets for their forever homes,” Anderson said.

With the expansion, the league now has additional space for the most at-risk orphans. The nursery, which can now hold up to 80 kittens at any given time, is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by

employees of the league, as well as dedicated volunteers — all specially trained in bottle-feeding and the unique care involved in nurturing neonates.

The nursery at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League will save the lives of hundreds of kittens as part of the Countdown 2 Zero program to save the lives of all adoptable pets in Palm Beach County. For more information about fostering or the Kitten Nursery, visit www.peggyadams.org or call (561) 686-3663.

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Camp Varsity is a full-day summer sports camp located at Wellington Landings Middle School. The camp is action-packed, combining a mix of team sports with fishing and fun recreational games. Camp Varsity focuses on sportsmanship and teamwork, as well as developing new sports skills. Camps have a different sports theme every week. No matter the theme, campers get the opportunity to participate in many different sports and recreational games. Most activities are indoors with two to three hours daily for outdoor activities. Sports included every week are fishing, basketball, soccer, football, kickball, recreational games and more. Camp Varsity also offers specialty camps, such as dance & cheerleading and volleyball. Camp ages are 5 to 13. For online registration, visit www.buildingupsportsacademy.com or call (561) 601-5248.

Casperey Stables Horse Camp is a small, fun-filled day camp for children ages 7 to 14. With four riding opportunities each day, arts & crafts and outdoor games, campers find little time to be bored. The low counselor-child ratio ensures 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.

At Engineering for Kids’ Engineering/Science Summer Camp, children will have a blast while they learn in a fun, supportive environment. Children ages 6 to 13 will be able to solve Minecraft engineering problems, battle robots, build and launch rockets, race dragsters, create their own video game and more as they learn the science behind it all. Camp is held Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (extended hours available) at multiple Palm Beach County locations. Register early since camps fill up. For more information, visit www.engineeringforkids.com/palmbeach or e-mail palmbeach@engineeringforkids.net.

For nearly 30 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 learning (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) into exciting, one-of-a-kind and fun experiences for your child every day. The camp runs

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from June 5 to Aug. 10 and features three different themes. It is for children 1 to 7 years old. For more info., visit www.goddardschool.com/wellingtonfl or call (561) 3332020. The Goddard School located at 2665 State Road 7.

High Touch High Tech and Joey’s Outback Adventures in Wellington have partnered to bring you the “Coolest Camp in Town.” High Touch High Tech, the leader in science education for the last 25 years, brings science to life with totally participatory, handson experiments for children ages 4 to 14 years old. Each day will be a new adventure, from interacting with real animals to launching rockets and panning for real gems.

The program offers affordable pricing, flexible hours, experiments with lots of cool take-homes, arts and crafts, and physical activities at Joey’s in Wellington. High Touch High Tech taps into children’s natural curiosity and provides them with safe and fun activities that help children learn about the world around them. For more info., call (561) 792-3785 or visit www.sciencemadefunsfl.net.

Junior Golf Camp at the Okeeheelee Golf Course and the Park Ridge Golf Course through the Junior Golf Foundation of America is now excepting summer camp registrations. New and seasoned golfers can develop skills while having a blast. The JGFA provides junior golfers with the tools to enjoy the game for a lifetime. Professional PGA/LPGA golf instructors, trained coaches and staff are carefully picked for their love of junior golf, teaching abilities and inspirational approach. The program emphasizes safety, fun, sportsmanship and personal attention. Camps run June 5 through Aug. 11, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with extended hours available until 4 p.m. Evaluation reports, prizes/trophies, official JGFA items, a certificate of completion and a pizza party on the last day is included. Also available is camp for ages 4 to 6, the Advanced Players Academy, junior golf tournaments, weekly programs, leagues, walk-up clinics and more. For additional information, visit www.jgfa.org or call (561) 964-GOLF, ext. 4.

The Lake Worth Playhouse will hold a summer camp where campers learn acting, voice, dance and stage movement through daily activities and rehearsals, which culminate in full-scale productions of Hairspray Jr. and Legally Blonde The Musical Jr. Campers will be engaged in studio-style rehearsals for music, dance and production. Campers 12 and older will also participate in behind-the-scenes roles and other theater-related education at the Lake Worth Playhouse, located at 713 Lake Ave. in Lake Worth. For more info., call (561) 586-6410 or visit www.lakeworthplayhouse.org.

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The Learning Foundation of Florida’s Academic Summer Camp Program has several different service options available to assist the diverse needs of students.

TLFF’s K-8 summer program focuses on individualized academic remediation using weekly themes and a variety of teaching strategies, including a multi-sensory/handson approach and creative lesson plans. TLFF’s high school summer program focuses on grade forgiveness and/or acceleration. Students who have received D or F grades in classes can re-do them for higher grades or grade forgiveness. Students can also accelerate and take classes to get ahead. Both programs are open Tuesday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with grades K-8 running June 13 through Aug. 3. For more information, call (561) 795-6886.

The Little Place and The Little Place Too are Wellington’s premier nationally accredited childcare centers. The Little Place offers a quality, caring environment for children ages six months to five years. Working hand-in-hand with local elementary schools, the staff works closely with each child to develop and promote vital academic skills and to reinforce positive social interaction. Children are welcomed into warm classroom settings that are age-appropriate, bright and stimulating. The older children, ages three to five, utilize tablets in the classroom with interactive programs that introduce basic math, reading and other skills. Celebrating more than 39 years of service to the community, academics have been kept a focal point, and the safety and well-being of the children is the number-one priority. During the summer, services include childcare for children up to the age of eight. With exciting activities and outings, elementary-age children are kept busy with educational activities and playtime to help stimulate their minds and nurture their imaginations. For more information, call (561) 793-5860.

Planet Kids Summer Camp will fill your child’s summer with fun-filled days. Whether your child is a preschooler or VPK ready, his or her days will be enriched with learning and fun activities. For the older children, ages 5 to 12, days will be filled with field trips and the coolest playgrounds in town. Summer camp will run from June 5 through Aug. 11. Registration is now open. Planet Kids Summer Camp has two locations: 9267 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road in Loxahatchee (561-784-5619) and 4330 Summit Blvd. in West Palm Beach (561-964-2800).

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Expectations Are High At WHS Spring Football Camp

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington High School football team recently began its spring training camp like all the other schools in Palm Beach County.

According to Wolverine head coach Tom Abel, the expectations are extremely high as the team progresses through the spring and looks to the fall season.

“We’ve got a lot of depth this year,” he said. “We’ve got some new coaches on defense and a new

defensive philosophy. The kids are responding really well, and it’s exciting to be out here.”

There is good reason for Wellington’s enthusiasm. The team has made the post-season three straight years and claimed the district title twice in that time.

Abel is entering his sixth season at the helm of the Wolverine program and has established the Wellington gridiron crew as a force in Palm Beach County.

Offensively, the first thing that

Wellington quarterback Austin Wallace runs the ball.

grabs your attention is the size of the Wellington line.

“We finally got an offensive line that weighs 285 across the board,” Abel said. “We’ve been grooming them, and putting them in the weight room.”

At quarterback, Connor Rogers and Austin Wallace will battle it out for the starting role in the fall, but both will get plenty of playing time during the spring season.

Rogers is a rising senior, and at 6-foot-4 has all the attributes to get

Senior quarterback Connor Rogers looks for an open receiver during passing drills.

the ball down field. Wallace transferred from Royal Palm Beach High School and will be a sophomore in the fall. He has been equally impressive during practice.

“They both can run, and they can both throw touchdowns,” Abel said.

“Competition breeds success; may the best man win.”

The Wolverines return all of their running backs this spring.

Mark Anthony Richards and Jaden Durant will rotate in the role. Josh Solomon and Jeremy Lawrence

will also occupy the backfield. The receiving corps for Wellington will rely on Richards in the slot and wide receiver positions. Balatin Celestin and Will Perez will also line up at the receiver spot.

Defensively, Wellington will look to returning impact players to take the leadership role. Defensive tackle Chandler Loiseau will likely be one of the driving forces on the line. At 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds, he has already taken on the role of See WHS FOOTBALL, page 33

Wellington running back Mark Anthony Richards advances the ball up the middle during offensive drills.

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Hawks Rally To Repeat As Flag Football District Champs

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report On Wednesday, May 3, the Seminole Ridge High School girls flag football team hosted Jupiter High School in the District 9-2A championship game and rallied in the second half to win 7-6 and repeat as district champions.

The game was a rematch of last year’s district finals between the two

teams, but this season’s match-up was a much tighter contest.

The Warriors demonstrated early that they could move the ball, but a tough Seminole Ridge defense denied any score on Jupiter’s initial drive. On the Hawks’ first possession, they turned over the ball with an interception, giving Jupiter good field position.

Three plays later, the Warriors

Hawk rusher Emma Wagenman pressures the Jupiter quarterback for one of her seven sacks on the night.

drove it in for the game’s first score, taking a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. Trailing in a game is not something that is familiar to the Hawk flag football community, but Seminole Ridge did not surrender another score.

The Hawk offense continued to struggle through the first half in moving the ball, but the defense kept up the pace to keep the game

close. Just before the end of the first quarter, a Hawk halfback pass to receiver Ashley Hollandsworth netted 60 yards, which would have put the Hawks in a possible scoring position, but it was nullified by a penalty.

In the second quarter, Jupiter drove to the Seminole Ridge 19-yard line, but Emma Wagenman recorded her second sack, setting back the

The Seminole Ridge High School girls flag football team celebrates the district title win.

Jupiter offense for a 4-yard loss. On the next play, Maddie Herzig intercepted a Jupiter pass at the Hawks’ 12-yard line, giving Seminole Ridge back the ball.

The Hawks were unable to convert that possession into points before the half, and still trailed 6-0, but Wagenman’s five first-half sacks made the difference in Jupiter not See HAWKS, page 33

Hawk receiver Ayanna Wiltshire advances the ball up field after a catch for a big gain.

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SRHS Grad Tara Larson Breaks College Lacrosse Records

Lacrosse player Tara Larson in action for Emmanuel College.

Women’s lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. While smaller schools battle for acceptance in the NCAA rankings, so do their athletes in their respective conferences, and statistics are always a part of the game.

Midfielder Tara Larson, a 2014 graduate of Seminole Ridge High School, doesn’t typically keep track of the goals she scores or the draws she wins. This year, however, Larson has a more motivation to keep track of and improve her “goals scored” statistic.

On Dec. 21, 2016, the Williams family of Port St. Lucie, lost a son to a tragic accident while on Christmas vacation in Wisconsin.

Addison Williams, one of a set of triplets, fell 40 feet to his death at the age of 16.

Larson and Williams had been

friends since they were young children. They met when Larson’s brother, then in high school, was assigned to Williams’ family as a volunteer pal for his brother Brock, who was born with a cleft lip and palate.

Larson and her family were regular volunteers at a craniofacial camp at Florida Atlantic University.

Addison was her favorite of the triplets. They shared many years of fun and compassion for the campers at the FAU camp.

When Larson heard of Williams’ passing, she was shocked and utterly saddened, left with nothing but questions that are common with such tragedies. The biggest question being, “Why?” Only God has the answer to that question.

After attending Williams’ funeral in January, before returning to col-

lege, Larson decided that she would dedicate every goal she scored in her 2017 junior season, at Emmanuel College in Georgia to Williams and his family. She wrote his name and her favorite scripture on the handle of her stick.

Her parents report the tally of goals to Williams’ mother every week. They are thankful and proud of Larson for keeping their son’s memory alive in such a positive way.

Larson finished her regular season leading the conference with 65 goals. This was a personal record, and also a record for her college’s women’s lacrosse program. Larson was also at the top of her conference in draw controls (141) and shots (124). She was third in groundballs (54) and eighth overall in the conference in points (71).

Wellington Aquatic Complex Alters Schedule For Wahoos Swim Meet The Wellington Wahoos will host a long-course swim meet at the Wellington Aquatics Complex from Friday, May 19 through Sunday, May 21. The entire pool will be closed during the meet, however, the pool will be open to the public when the competition is not in progress.

The altered pool schedule is as follows: Friday, May 19, the pool will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The pool will be closed for the meet from 2 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 20, the pool will be closed for the entire day.

Sunday, May 21, the pool will be closed as normal.

The Wellington Aquatics Complex is located at 12072 W. Forest Hill Blvd., near the Wellington Community Center, and features an Olympic-sized swimming pool, diving boards, water slides, an

aquatic spray ground, a baby pool, a concession stand and locker rooms.

The facility is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through May 29. Daily admission is free for children ages 2 and under, $3 for children ages 3 to 17, $5 for adults ages 18 to 54, and $2

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Wellington also offers discounted Splash Passes, Annual Passes, and Water Aerobics Passes. For more information about the classes, contact the Wellington Aquatics Complex at (561) 791-4770 or visit www. wellingtonfl.gov/aquatics.

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continued from page 31 being able to add to the score. Wagenman collected seven sacks on the night for the Hawks.

“It’s fantastic. It’s my first time as a district champion,” she said. “I think I set the mood for the defense, and I’m proud of everybody.”

Facing adversity is something the Hawks handle well. The Hawks opened up the second half on their first possession with a pivotal response. They capped a seven-play drive when quarterback Emily

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Ryan Petrovich and Durant will be tasked as the linebackers. Stephen Passegiatta and Jake Vazquez, a transfer from Suncoast High School, will play on the defensive line.

Kicker Logan Robinson, the Lou Groza Award recipient from last season, will graduate this spring and play for Valparaiso University in the fall. The Wolverine kicking

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The Warriors threatened, driving down to the Hawk 36-yard line, but Hollandsworth leaped up and intercepted a Warrior pass. Seminole Ridge would periodically advance the ball but could not get into the end zone to extend the lead.

With only minutes left, Jupiter attempted to put together a drive, again nullified by the Hawk defense.

Hollandsworth grabbed her second interception, nearly returning it for a score. game will lean on Tyler Posada to boot the ball. Posada is also a soccer player for the Wolverines and now looks to be a dual-sport athlete. He has been putting in a lot of work on the turf to prepare.

According to Abel, the vibe that surrounds the team resembles that of the 2014 team that went 11-2, won the district title and made a regional finals appearance.

“It’s exciting. They do everything together,” Abel said. “It’s fun to be around them.”

Wellington will host Weston’s Cypress Bay High School on Friday, May 19 at 7 p.m. for its spring game.

“It’s a stressful game, but it felt good to end the game on a high note,” Hollandsworth said.

With 24 seconds remaining to play, the Hawks had possession inside the Jupiter 20 and ran out the clock to win 7-6 and claim district bragging rights.

“We’ve had some close games this year, for sure, but I think it definitely helped us tonight,” Seminole Ridge head coach Scott O’Hara said.

“It was a good gut check to see what we’re made of.”

Seminole Ridge faced off against Park Vista High School in the regional playoffs this week, but results were not available by press time.

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Hawk receiver Channing O’Brien catches the winning touchdown.

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Saturday, May 13 • The 25th annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will take place Saturday, May 13. The public is asked to help feed the hungry by placing bags of non-perishable food near their mailbox for pick up by their letter carrier. The food will be donated to the Palm Beach County Food Bank and other agencies. For a list of recommended food donation items, visit www.pbcfoodbank.org or call (561) 670-2518.

• Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden will host the 13th annual Connoisseurs Garden Tour, a Mother’s Day tradition, on Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14, with visits to nine local gardens.

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

• The Christie’s Critters Spring Scramble golf tournament will take place Saturday, May 13 with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Dunes Course at Palm Beach Polo & Country Club (11198 Polo Club Road, Wellington). The cost is $120 per golfer or $450 per foursome, and includes green fees, a cart, a lunch buffet and more. There will also be contests, including a $10,000 hole-in-one contest, a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle. Sponsorships are available. For more information, visit www. christiescritters.org.

• The St. Rita Parish Flea Market will take place in the parish parking lot (13645 Paddock Drive, Wellington) on Saturday, May 13 from 8 a.m. to noon. Baked goods and coffee will be for sale. For more info., call Pauline at (561) 247-7087.

• The Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor Sisterhood (3475 W. Woolbright Road, Suite 19, Boynton Beach) will hold its Lilith Discussion Group on Saturday, May 13 at 10:30 a.m. For info., call (561) 968-0688 or e-mail info@ldorvador.org.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Stories & Songs for You (Cuentos y Canciones para Ti) for ages 2 and up on Saturday, May 13 at 10:30 a.m. Parra Cebeira and students from John I. Leonard High School will be here to read stories and act them out in both Spanish and English. Make a craft to remember the fun time you had at this bilingual experience. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• CAFCI and the Village of Royal Palm Beach will host Cultural Diversity Day on Saturday, May 13 from 3 p.m. to sundown at Veterans Park in Royal Palm Beach to celebrate cultures while increasing knowledge of others and sharing diverse heritages. For more info., call (561) 790-5149 or visit www.cafcipbc.org.

• The Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County will meet Saturday, May 13 at 1:30 p.m. at the Palm Beach County Main Library on Summit Blvd. featuring Dr. John Philip Colletta’s video lecture “Assembling an Account of Your Discoveries.” After the video, board members will answer questions. For more info., call (561) 616-3455 or e-mail ancestry@gensocofpbc.org.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will

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

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Dungeons & Dragons for ages 12 and up on Saturdays, May 13 and May 20 at 2 p.m.

Adventure in the world of Dungeons & Dragons with fellow wizards and warriors. Call (561) 6814100 to pre-register.

• Franklin Academy will present The Adventures of Tom Sawyer on Saturday, May 13 at 2 and 7 p.m. in the Kravis Center’s Helen K. Persson Hall. For more information, visit www. kravis.org.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free Billy Joel Tribute Concert by the Turnstiles on Saturday, May 13 at 8 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• Actors’ Workshop & Repertory Company (1009 N. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach) will present a return engagement of the play Miss Margarida’s Way by Roberto Athayde on Saturday, May 13 at 8 p.m., Friday, May 19 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 21 at 2 p.m. Visit www. actorsrep.org for more info.

• The Palm Beach Zoo will host Roar & Pour on Saturday, May 13 beginning at 4:30 p.m. with food from the Summer Grill and cold drinks from the Tiki Bar featuring a craft brewery tap-takeover, and the Heart tribute band Lifeline at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.palmbeachzoo.org for more info.

Sunday, May 14 • The Robert Sharon Chorale will celebrate spring on Sunday, May 14 at 3 p.m. at the DeSantis Family Chapel (300 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach), performing Cole Porter and Andrew Lloyd Webber songs in flowing harmonious medleys. Visit www.rschorale.com or call (561) MUSIC-45 for more info.

• Chabad of Royal Palm Beach (129 Sparrow Drive) will host a Community Barbecue on Sunday, May 14 starting at 4 p.m. The barbecue will be a family event where everyone is welcome.

For more info., call (561) 225-1766.

Monday, May 15 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Monday Morning Coloring for all ages on Monday, May 15 at 10:30 a.m. Take time to relax and color. Coloring pages and materials will be provided, or bring your own coloring book. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Storytelling: I’ll Tell You Mine, If You’ll Tell Me Yours for adults on Monday, May 15 at 2 p.m. Explore the art of storytelling.

Spontaneous group participation may occur. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host its Under Construction Lego Crew for ages 7 to 12 on Monday, May 15 at 3:30 p.m. Work by yourself or as a team to bring building challenges to life. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Mid-County Democratic Club will meet Monday, May 15 at 7 p.m. at Tree’s Wings & Ribs in Royal Palm Beach featuring a legislative session wrap-up by state senators Kevin Rader and Bobby Powell and State Rep. Matt Willhite.

Tuesday, May 16 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Art for Adults: Beginner’s Series Figure Drawing for ages 16 and up on Tuesday, May 16 at 2 p.m. Learn to draw by attaining and practicing the fundamentals of figurative drawing. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Key Chain Design for ages 6 to 12 on Tuesday, May 16 at 2:30 p.m. Create and design key chains to put on a bag or add to your keys.

Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Are You Board? Game On!” for adults on Tuesday, May 16 and Saturday, May 27 at 6 p.m., and Tuesday, May 30 at 2 p.m.

Discover new games and reacquaint yourself with old favorites. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Club Pokémon for ages 6 to 12 on Tuesday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. Bring your DS or Pokémon cards to show off, battle, trade and make new friends, or try your hand at a Pokécraft. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society will host its 12th annual Rare & Unique Native Plant Auction on Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at the Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium in West Palm Beach. For more info., visit www.palmbeach.fnpschapters.org.

Wednesday, May 17 • The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host “Meet Mark Bellissimo,” a special luncheon event, on Wednesday, May 17 at 11:30 a.m. at the International Polo Club Palm Beach.

Bellissimo will discuss his plans to extend the equestrian season year-round by appealing to and contracting with large-scale sporting events, tournaments and summer festivals designed to bring more dollars to Wellington businesses. For more info., call (561) 792-6525 or visit www. wellingtonchamber.com.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Mental Health Month: Positive Parenting on Wednesday, May 17 at 2 p.m. Learn about different parenting styles, as well as utilizing positive parenting to strengthen your relationship with your child and manage misbehavior. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “I Love Art!” for ages 8 to 12 on Wednesday, May 17 at 3 p.m. Create something new each month. Dress to get messy. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Anime Nation for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, May 17 at 6 p.m. View new anime titles. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host its Coloring Club for ages 16 and up on Wednesday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m. Color for fun and relaxation with other coloring enthusiasts.

Coloring pages and materials are provided, or bring your own coloring book. Call (561) 6814100 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a Writers Reading Open Mic for ages 18 and up on Wednesday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m. Writers are invited to share their work in this open mic event. Preferred reading length of no more than five minutes of a family-friendly subject matter. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

Thursday, May 18 • The Village of Wellington will hold a Health and Wellness Seminar on Stroke Prevention at the Wellington Community Center on Thursday, May 18 at 11:30 a.m. Call (561) 753-2476 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Watercolor Coloring for Adults: Floral Edition for ages 16 and up on Thursday,

The Town-Crier May 18 at 2 p.m. Celebrate the beauty of nature’s bounty. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Lego Bricks for ages 5 to 12 on Thursday, May 18 at 2:30 p.m. Play, imagine and create with Lego bricks. Call (561) 790-6070 for info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host its Cookie Book Club for ages 8 to 12 on Thursday, May 18 at 4 p.m. What happens if you invent a new name for something that already exists? Step 1: Grab a copy of the book Frindle

by Andrew Clements. Step 2: Read it. Step 3: Eat cookies and share your thoughts about the book.

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

• Gulfstream Goodwill Industries’ 16th annual In Tune, In Step, In Style Talent Show returns to the Eissey Campus Theatre at Palm Beach State College on Thursday, May 18. The show, which will follow the theme “A Time to Shine,” is set to feature participants from Gulfstream Goodwill’s West Palm Beach Adult Day Training and Traumatic Brain Injury programs. Guests will have the option to bid on unique pieces of art created by program participants. Bidding will begin at 5 p.m. and close at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. No RSVP is required. The show begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m. For more info., visit www.gulfstreamgoodwill.org/events.

• Wellington will host a Food Truck Invasion at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) on Thursday, May 18 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. with a free tribute concert at 6:30 p.m. by the Doo Wop Mob. For more info., visit www. wellingtonfl.gov.

• The Western Business Alliance will host its May Business After Hours Event on Thursday, May 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wild West Diner. Visit www.thewesternbusinessalliance. com for more info.

• The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host part three of the three-part series Becoming Your Best Brand Ambassador, presented by Earl Stewart, on Thursday, May 18 at 6 p.m. at Suri West in Wellington. Stewart is well-known for pioneering unorthodox customer service methods at his car dealerships. For more information, or to register, visit www.wellingtonchamber.com.

• The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will hold Dollar Night Baseball on Thursday, May 18 at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter. Meet at the box office before 6:15 p.m. to buy a $1 ticket. Game time is at 6:30 p.m.

Contact John Fenner at johnwf001@yahoo.com or (586) 350-3235 for more info.

Friday, May 19 • The Wellington Wahoos will host a long course swim meet at the Wellington Aquatic Complex from Friday, May 19 through Sunday, May 21. The entire pool will be closed during the meet, however the pool will be open to the public when the competition is not in progress.

For more info., call (561) 791-4770, or visit www. wellingtonfl.gov/aquatics.

• MNM Productions will present Monty Python’s Spamalot from Friday, May 19 through Sunday, June 4 at the Kravis Center’s Marshall E. Rinker Sr. Playhouse. For more information, visit www.kravis.org.

• The fourth annual Clinics Can Help Golf Classic is set for Friday, May 19 at 1 p.m. at Madison Green in Royal Palm Beach. Visit www. clinicscanhelp.org or call (561) 640-2995 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Family Fun Hour: A Day at the Spa for ages 5 to 12 on Friday, May 19 at 4 p.m. Bring your favorite adult and work together on different creative projects. This month will be “a day at the spa” with nail art and homemade facial masks. Dress to get messy. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free screening of the movie Monster Trucks on Friday, May 19 at 8 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

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LEGAL SECRETARY/PARALEGAL-MATURE — part to full time for solo practitioner, small office, heavy phones, client contact, scheduling, preparing documents, etc. Must be experienced. Timeslips, ProDocs, Word Perfect or Word. Probate, estate planning, guardianship and Medicaid planning. Please fax resume to (561)333-2680. References required.

PERSONAL TRAINER PT OR FT — HealthSource Educates and adjusts patients toward optimal health through Chiropractic, Progressive Rehab, Massage, and Wellness. Join us in our mission. Now Hiring self-motivated, take charge person. Assist patients with exercises, stretches, and attend marketing events. If this sounds like a a perfect fit for you, email a short paragraph explaining why to: rpbchiro@outlook.com

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

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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

NEIL O’NEAL JR. ROOFING — Roofing & Reroofing. Family owned and operated.

Residential/Commercial. Wood Replacement, Roof Coatings, Solar Vents, Skylights & Roof Ventilation. 561-656-4945 Lic. & Insured CCC1330208.Free Estimates

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SPACIOUS LIVING IN SPANISH STYLE COURTYARD HOUSE ON CUL-DE-SAC — in prestigious Wycliffe Golf & Country Club. Split bedroom floor plan, 4 bd. 4 ba. overlooking courtyard/pool with view of lake/ golf course. $425,000.00 Sold as is. Seller motivated. Wendy G. Perlman 561-818-3398 wgperlman@gmail.com HOUSE FOR SALE — Centrally located Lake Wellinton waterfront pool home on a lot and a half in gated community. Features 3 bed split plan, 3.5 baths and 3 car garage with additional workshop space. Great room with 20ft.+ cathedral ceiling and large open loft. 2 zone a/c, oversized outdoor screened area with dual level decks, covered lanai room for outdoor entertaing plus your own dock w/electric. This light and bright home has a private courtyard as well as a large Backyard. Call for easy showing: Steve Gordon, Bowen Realty.

561-251-5291. Priced to sell at $499,994.

LOTS FOR SALE - ACREAGE/LOXAHATCHEE ACREAGE/LOXAHATCHEE LOTS — Beautiful lot on paved road close to Seminole Pratt. Financing available - Full acre asking $79,000. Call Ken Marshall, Broker - PartnershipRealty, 561-371-4693.

SHERBROOKE ESTATES — 2.4 Acres Cleared, Equestrian close to Wellington.

Barns, guest house, etc. permitted. $379,000.

Call Ken Marshall, Broker - PartnershipRealty, 561-371-4693.

ACREAGE/LOXAHATCHEE LOT — Conveniently located. Third lot from a paved road. $74,444. Halina Sledz, Broker Ameron Realty.

Call 561-383-6194

HOME FOR SALE - LAKE WORTH 5/3/3 Immaculate One Story Home.

Enjoy the Screened Salt Pool surrounded by .35 Tropical acres with lots of privacy.

8 ft. Garage Doors can fit Commercial Van Low HOA & Taxes offered at $575,000 561-703-5648 Laure Hristov Bowen Realty

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SEEKING POSITION — Companion to elderly person, non-medical position, college educated. Please call 561-324-5807.

DEPENDABLE WOMAN — Available May 15 as Part-Time Companion and light housework. 9 years at Devonshire Retirement Community as Private Aide. 561-398-3358.

CLEAR ENGLISH SPEAKER — 57 Years, clean level 2 background check seeks senior live in position with right family. 561-502-9776

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AUTO BODY REPAIR JOHNNY V'S MOBILE SCRATCH & DENT REPAIR — 561-252-8295 Residential & Commercial Fixmypaint.com

CLEANING - HOME/OFFICE WE CLEAN OFFICES & PRIVATE HOMES — Licensed & Insured. Call for an estimate and to schedule your apartment. Discount for Central Palm Beach County Chamber members and to all new clients for first cleaning. 561-385-8243 Lic. #2012-25277 CLEANING LADY — I can help get your house cleaner than ever! Try me once and you will not be disappointed! 561-657-0420 Patrycja

DRIVEWAY REPAIR 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. Lic.& Ins. 100045062 561-667-7716

HOME IMPROVEMENTS 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

LIGHTING THOMAS McDEVITT ELECTRIC INC.— Commercial /Residential. We install our own products. Light bulbs • Lighting Fixtures • Specialty Bulbs • Recessed Lighting • Ballast Replacement • Landscape Lights. 561-503-7290 Lic. #EC13007161

LOCKSHOP & SECURITY CENTER CK'S LOCKSHOP & SECURITY CENTER— Since 1960. Keys - Locks-Safes-Decorative/Commercial Hardware-Access Control Systems-Card & Key Fobs -Medco.

High Security Locks-Alarms/Monitoring/ Surveillance Camera Systems 561-732-9418 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. 561-578-2873. Owner/Operated. Lic.# U20627 Ins. Wellington Resident

PEST CONTROL DELUXE LAWN AND PEST MANAGEMENT Lawn Pests, Weeds, Rodents and Interior Pests. Since 1991. Good Communicators. Call (561)795­-7045

ROOFING ROBERT G. HARTMANN ROOFING — Specializing in repairs. Free estimates, Bonded,insured. Lic. #CCC 058317 Ph: 561-790-0763.

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

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IS YOUR ROOF LEAKING? — Are you hurricane ready? Call us for all your roofing needs! Lic. #057261 Licensed & Insured. JOE WARD ENTERPRISES INC. 561-714-8919 B R O O K E R R O O F I N G — New Roofs, Re-Roofs and Repairs with over 40 years of local experience. All work guaranteed. State certified and insured CCC1331097. Call Toll Free 7 days a week for a Free Estimate! 1-800-747-0279.

SCREENING JOHN’S SCREEN REPAIR SERVICE — Pool & patio re-screening. Stay tight,wrinkle-free,guaranteed! CRC1329708 call us 798-3132. www.poolscreenrepair.com

SEPTIC SYSTEM REPAIR DANNY'S SEPTIC — Commercial/Residential. Drainfields, Lift Stations, Grease Trap Pumping, Drain Cleaning. Licensed/Insured.

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SECURITY — American owned local security company in business 30 plus years.

Protection by officers drug tested. 40 hour course. Licensed & Insured. 561-848-2600

SHOE REPAIR EXPERT SHOE & BOOT REPAIRS — Also hand bags & belts. Woody's 12794 Forest Hill Blvd. #3, Wellington. Behind Checker's in the mall. 561-798-1440

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS 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

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

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