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The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved a variance request last week for the proposed senior housing facility in the Cypress Key mixed-use development project along Southern Blvd. Page 3

Relay For Life Of Western PBC Kicks Off 2018 Season

Relay for Life of Western Palm Beach County held a kickoff party on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the Wellington Community Center. “A Blast from the Past for a Future Without Cancer” is the 2018 theme. This was the first of several planning meetings for the Relay for Life, which will be held Saturday, March 10 at the South Florida Fairgrounds.

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MBSK Hosts Fundraiser At India Grill In RPB

My Brothers’/Sisters’ Keeper Charitable Trust held a fundraising dinner and auction on Sunday, Oct. 22 at the India Grill + Bar in Royal Palm Beach.

Money raised will go toward helping those less fortunate in the western communities and beyond. Page 13

OPINION

Humanity’s Futile Attempts To Control Time Time — a man-made concept — is a requirement of our modern society. We use the clock to measure time. Information about time tells us the duration of events, when they occur, and which events happen before which others. Nevertheless, humanity continues in its eternal quest to control time. Despite at least 2,500 years of investigation into the nature of time, there are many unresolved issues. Among them is whether we really need to have Daylight Savings Time. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS...............................3 - 13 OPINION.................................. 4 NEWS BRIEFS......................... 8 PEOPLE................................. 14 SCHOOLS.............................. 15 COLUMNS...................... 16, 23 BUSINESS......................24 - 25 SPORTS..........................27 - 29 CALENDAR............................ 30 CLASSIFIEDS.................31 - 34 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

The Wellington Seniors Club held its 25th Anniversary Gala on Friday, Oct. 20 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. Wellington Village Council members were on hand to read a proclamation, and the Whitestone Band played oldies perfect for dancing the night away. Shown above are current club president Tony Alfalla with former club presidents Howard Trager and Jerry Springer.

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Lift Station Repairs Get Go-Ahead From Wellington Council

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Village Council approved a task order to hire engineering consulting services for six wastewater lift stations at its meeting Tuesday, Oct. 24.

The council previously approved a condition assessment for nine lift stations. The report was completed in September, and now six of those nine were recommended to be updated this fiscal year.

“There is money in the capital budget that you’ve approved for these improvements, so the contract before you will provide for the design of those improvements, and after the design, they will be competitively bid and moved forward through construction, once approved by the council,” Utilities Director Shannon LaRocque said.

The contract for the lift stations will total close to $150,000.

“That’s about $25,000 apiece,

and you will never, ever see a budget where we don’t have repair and replacement for lift stations,” Village Manager Paul Schofield said. “We have 109 of them.

Their average lifespan is about 20 years.”

Schofield said a budget item for lift stations will be brought before the council every year.

Councilman Michael Napoleone confirmed the multi-step process at work.

“We had the conditions assessment first, which told us which ones were in the worst shape, then we prioritize them,” he said. “And now we’re doing the engineering work to decide the best way to operate them and then move to the upgrades stage, and this process is just going to continue.”

Schofield told the council members that they will likely continue to see the contracts for each proSee LIFT STATIONS, page 17

RPB Zoners OK Seven New WELLINGTON FALL FEST Models For Lennar’s BellaSera

By Craig Campbell Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission met Tuesday, Oct. 24 and granted a request by Lennar Homes for architectural approval for seven new model homes at their BellaSera development. The measure passed unanimously.

Development Review Coordinator Kevin Erwin said village staff recommended approval of the application, which brings to 22 the total number of models approved for the planned residential community on the site of Royal Palm Beach’s former wastewater treatment plant.

The site is off Crestwood Blvd., adjacent to the M-1 Canal and near H.L. Johnson Elementary School. After years of discussion, the property was designated for single-family homes by the Royal Palm Beach Village Council in 2014. Lennar’s 385-unit site plan was approved in November 2015, Erwin added.

Brian Terry of the Wantman Group, agent for the applicant, was joined at the meeting by Nelson Bennett of Lennar. Terry explained that the new housing types were added to the plan because of a recent acquisition of the WGI product lines by Lennar.

“It’s a moving marketplace, so having some variety is something [Lennar] wanted to provide, as well as this brings in two new single-story versions that weren’t previously approved,” Terry said, adding that the seven proposed models were architecturally consistent with everything that had been previously proposed and approved.

“I was glad to see more singlestory units,” Commissioner Jackie Larson said. “There are a lot of two-story units, and not every family wants a two-story.”

Commissioner David Leland agreed. “It’s nice to offer choices to your customers,” he said.

Commissioner Ross Shillingford asked for a clarification

regarding whether the application covered landscaping regulations, to which Erwin replied that each home design will have its own landscaping style, but it must be in line with the village’s codes.

Commission Vice Chair June Perrin liked the proposed colors.

“I like the color schemes that blend in with the natural urban development,” she said. “I look forward to seeing the models soon.”

Commission Chair Richard Becher was also supportive of the proposal.

“I just wish you guys the best of luck, and I hope you are able to sell all of them as time allows,” he said.

Construction is now underway on the site, with infrastructure being the first step. After that stage is complete, the model homes will be constructed so potential buyers will be able to see what is available to them.

The Lennar Homes BellaSera sales office is located at 980 See BELLASERA, page 17

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Acreage Landowners’ Association will meet Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Indian Trail Improvement District office, where a presentation will be made on GL Homes’ plan to relocate some of its thousands of residential units planned for west of The Acreage at Indian Trails Grove to the Agricultural Reserve in suburban Boynton Beach and Delray Beach, where it also owns property.

ALA President Tim Sayre developed a web site (www.protectindiantrailsgrove.com) and Facebook page (www.facebook. com/ProtectIndianTrailsGrove) to rally support for the controversial proposal.

“It’s an e-mail drive where they e-mail the county commission-

ers,” Sayre told the Town-Crier on Wednesday. “They go to the web site, and they put in their name and address, and then it sends an e-mail to all the commissioners saying that they’re in favor of the [transfer].”

Sayre said there was a lot of response when he set up the site in May, but it has fallen off lately.

“It has slowed way down,” he said, explaining that the results are also sent to GL Homes representatives, who tabulate them. “I haven’t asked them for the exact stats on that. I don’t really keep track of the stats on the back end.”

At a presentation to the ITID Board of Supervisors in May, where the board approved a letter of support for the proposal, GL Homes Vice President Kevin Ratterree explained that the plan

would reduce the scope of GL Homes’ development west of The Acreage and instead allow denser development on land the company owns in the county’s southwestern Agricultural Reserve.

Indian Trails Grove has its land use in place, which was approved by the county last year. Indian Trails Grove was in the process of rezoning, while Iota Carol — which is almost completely surrounded by the GL Homes land — was in the process of doing both land use changes and rezoning simultaneously. However, Iota Carol was rejected by the Palm Beach County Commission. Subsequently, GL Homes withdrew its application because it was no longer applicable.

The first public hearing for the See GL HOMES, page 7

The Village of Wellington held its annual Fall Festival at Village Park on Saturday, Oct. 21. Families got to take part in bounce houses, haunted hallways, face painting, costume contests, trick-or-treating and more. The event was highlighted by costume contests for different age groups and other activities throughout the day and into the night. Shown above are Janaya Ackermann with Sophia Naranjo. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 11 PHOTO BY JACK LOWENSTEIN/TOWN-CRIER

Latest Timeline Has GL Homes’ Indian Trails Grove ITID Park Project Plan On ALA Agenda Nov. 14 Wrapping In March

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The expansion of Acreage Community Park is scheduled for significant completion by March 21, 2018, under a new agreement with the builder approved at the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors meeting last week.

The park’s expansion has been long and complicated over the past 10 years by changes in plans, changes in board members, and by the county, which owns the property and has control over permitting.

Completion of the park is still clouded by questions about county requirements for final approval, which include paving of 140th Avenue North and paving of the parking lot. That could cost more

than $2.7 million, which ITID does not have.

Supervisor Betty Argue, who has been coordinating efforts to get the project moving, led the discussion, reported at the Oct. 18 meeting that county permits are well on their way for approval and that the project is moving again.

The major holdup in progress has been approval of permits that include an electrical permit for the project, she said.

“There’s still a lot of moving pieces and things still transpiring today, so that’s why you have a package in front of you today that’s as thick as it is,” Argue said. “The bottom line is that since the last meeting, we received the building permit electrical; and the concession, bathroom and amphitheater See ITID PARK, page 17

Rapt Audience Hears PBC Film Exec At TWBA Lunch

By Craig Campbell Town-Crier Staff Report Members of the Western Business Alliance gathered for a quarterly business luncheon Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the Madison Green Clubhouse. Michelle Hillery, deputy film commissioner of the Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission, was the featured speaker.

Hillery started 20 years ago as an intern with the FTC and has worked her way up through the organization to the point where she is now responsible for dayto-day operations. She’s currently in charge of programs relating to tourism, including management and oversight of budgets, marketing, policies and procedures, production history, advertising, public speaking and recruiting.

Her talk focused on how the

film and television industry generates interest and business in Palm Beach County, and how the FTC facilitates productions in the area.

“I feel the Film and Television Commission is one of the best film offices in the world,” Hillery said, adding that the FTC’s customer service is the main reason why she feels so strongly about the organization.

The FTC’s primary service for production companies that are interested in the area for filming is the free, online, one-stop permitting process. Permits are issued for public property — such as parks, beaches, streets, sidewalks, public buildings, etc. — within 34 filmfriendly municipalities and taxing districts in Palm Beach County through the office. She pointed out that the FTC also has a comprehensive database of filming loca-

tions in the county for those who are interested in a specific setting for their production.

The FTC is financed from revenues generated by the Palm Beach County Tourist Development Tax, which is collected on any unit rented or leased for six months or less. The tax supports the promotion of tourism, beach restoration funding, art and cultural events and professional sports facilities in Palm Beach County. The FTC benefits from the tax, as does the Palm Beach County Sports Commission and numerous cultural entities, such as museums and the Palm Beach Zoo. Hillery said film and television production generates $200 million in annual revenue in Palm Beach County, and has raised a total of $2.7 billion in the 20 years that the See TWBA LUNCH, page 4

Michelle Hillery, deputy film commissioner of the Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission, receives a certificate of appreciation from Peter Wein of the Western Business Alliance.

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RPB Council OKs Change For Cypress Key Senior Housing Site

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved a variance request last week for the proposed senior housing facility in the Cypress Key mixed-use development project along Southern Blvd.

The request asked for the allowance of the front façade of the proposed facility to not face a collector or arterial street to count toward meeting the village code.

At the Thursday, Oct. 19 meeting, Christopher Ressler of Studio Plus said that the guidelines for such facilities limit outside interaction.

“We’re actually prohibited to having streets too close to our windows or any sort of outside interaction because it’s not appropriate for the nature of the residents,” he said. “So, that is why we are reducing the glazing and having the entrance more consistent with the west side in the master plan.”

Ressler added that the first floor of the proposed senior housing facility will primarily house Alzheimer’s patients and patients with special-care needs.

The second part of the variance request asked to only have to comply with one out of three village code design features. Normally,

the code requires that two of the three be implemented in the master plan of this type of mixed-use development. The proposal provides a projected covered public entry with a minimum of 25 percent of the wall space devoted to windows, which will not face toward an arterial or collector street.

The plan does not provide the two other normally required features of windows at a minimum of 40 percent of the affected façade or a covered walkway attached to the facility.

Vice Mayor Richard Valuntas wanted clarification regarding this part of the variance request.

Indian Trail Board Removes Betty Argue As Treasurer

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors voted to remove Supervisor Betty Argue as treasurer last week after deciding that she was spending too much time at the district office.

Supervisor Gary Dunkley, the board’s former treasurer, brought up the discussion, making a motion to remove Argue.

“Ms. Argue, you are down at this office a little too much,” he said at the Oct. 18 meeting.

“A little too much according to who and what?” Argue asked.

“According to me,” Dunkley said. “You are down here four or five hours a day. You’re a treasurer.

You’re only supposed to do the balancing and do your checks.

You’re not supposed to…”

“Are you telling me how to do my job as treasurer and as a supervisor? Really?” Argue interrupted.

“I think you should spend more time being a supervisor. How’s that? Your opinion counts about as much as mine does to you.”

Supervisor Ralph Bair, also a former ITID treasurer, joined in the discussion.

“I did the treasurer’s job, and I wasn’t down here at all,” Bair said. “I just came down and signed checks, and made sure that the balance sheet that they gave me was good… I didn’t have to check every nook and cranny and everything that went through the district.

We weren’t doing a whole lot at

the time except for the regular business of the board.”

“I check everything,” Argue said, asking the finance officer to recount the things she caught that week.

Dunkley said that when he was treasurer, it took him about an hour each week or two weeks, not every day.

“If you can’t handle it, Ms. Argue, maybe you should step down from being treasurer,” he said.

“I can handle it,” she replied.

“I think I do a pretty good job as treasurer.”

Argue noted that Dunkley and Supervisor Carol Jacobs had been at the office several times that day.

“How much are you guys down here in a week?” she asked. “It seems like every time I’m here, you guys are showing up, because I’m here working on the community park.”

Jacobs said that she does not like how Argue has treated staff members.

“You were browbeating all the employees,” Jacobs said. “I was sitting here so embarrassed, I said, ‘Can I just sign this and get out of here.’”

Jacobs also said that Argue brought one employee to tears, which Argue refuted.

Dunkley made a motion to remove Argue as treasurer, seconded

by Bair, which carried 4-1.

Dunkley then made a motion to appoint Jacobs as treasurer, seconded by Bair, which carried 4-1.

Jacobs was also critical of Ar-

gue’s work leading the Acreage Community Park project.

“It should have been staff,” Jacobs said, explaining that she has not been informed of the progress until the board meetings.

ITID President Jennifer Hager said nothing is being withheld from board members.

“That’s what I don’t understand,” Hager said, pointing out the late hour of the meeting and the items remaining on the agenda to be addressed. “All the information is being provided, provided you read it, so with that, I am leaving in two minutes. Don’t ask me to sign anything tonight. I’m not doing it.”

Jacobs asked to recess the meeting to Nov. 1 to address the remaining items on the agenda.

Human relations attorney Lara Donlon asked whether the board would be comfortable waiting to proceed for a search for a new manager to replace John “Woody” Wodraska, who had announced earlier in the meeting that he did not wish to continue as manager, and board members asked her to proceed. “We need to do this ASAP,” Jacobs said.

Donlon said the last time they did a manager search, they searched internally, as well as posting to all the headhunter search sites. “We will do that, and post it on the district’s web site, as we did last time with similar language,” she said. “The résumés will come to my office. We will forward them to the board as a whole, mailing them weekly as they come in.”

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“It’s required by law to have windows for our residents’ rooms,” Ressler replied. “Like I said, these are large, residentialstyle windows. They’re just not at the 40 percent of a wall that you would get from a large, storefront window.”

Councilwoman Jan Rodusky asked Ressler to explain why Alzheimer’s patients and memory care patients are situated on the first floor and not the second floor.

“In case of a need for evacuation, it’s much easier to control, and it’s much easier to get them out in the required timelines from the state, in case there is, God forbid, a fire in the building,” Ressler answered.

Mayor Fred Pinto asked about backup generator guidelines. A new mandate was set in place by Gov. Rick Scott regarding generators at senior living facilities following fatalities at a Broward County nursing home after Hurricane Irma.

“We will be required to meet

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Ressler said the master plan implemented screened-in backup generators prior to the new state mandate.

“That is going to be one of the issues that is taken up in the next legislative session, because what we’re dealing with right now is an emergency order from the governor,” Councilman Jeff Hmara said.

Hmara made a motion to approve the variance request for the planned senior housing facility at Cypress. It was seconded by Smith and passed unanimously.

In a related matter, the council also approved the building architecture for the Cypress Key senior housing facility after a public hearing. The building architecture met the standards set in the village code See RPB COUNCIL, page 17

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“How is limiting or reducing the number of windows going to help… the patients as far as their security goes,” he asked.

Ressler explained that the requirements are coming from the large facilities section of the code.

And, in the variance, the request states that those types of design features encourage public engagement with the facility, which is not the intention for the senior housing facility and the nature of the patient rooms, specifically on the first floor.

“We have a larger than your typical-size window for each of the residents’ rooms, but we do not meet the 40 percent glazing, which is more along the lines of what you would see on a nice commercial storefront, which is big storefront glass, where almost half of your wall is window,” Ressler said.

“What we are recommending is much more in line with a residential facility.”

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Clock Changes... And Other Futile Attempts To Control Time

Does time exist? This has been a philosophical quandary for years. The philosophy of time that takes the view that only the present is real is called “presentism,” while the view that all points in time are equally real is referred to as “eternalism.”

Regardless of this argument, time — a man-made concept — is a requirement of our modern society. We use the clock to measure time. Information about time tells us the duration of events, when they occur, and which events happen before which others. Nevertheless, humanity continues in its eternal quest to control time. Despite at least 2,500 years of investigation into the nature of time, there are many unresolved issues.

One of those unresolved issues is whether we really need to have Daylight Savings Time. This is a timely subject, since Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, which means we “fall back” and turn our physical clocks back an hour and “re-gain” the hour we “lost” back in March. Luckily, many digital clocks helpfully do this mini time warp automatically nowadays.

There are advantages and disadvantages to adjusting time. While changing the clock does not actually create extra daylight, it does impact when on the clock the sun rises and sets. This creates the appearance of an additional hour of daylight, and longer evenings, thus both boosting the economy and motivating people to get out of the house. Activities such as boating, golfing, shopping and dining out are all increased when it’s light out.

More light during the day means energy savings, too, because people are less reliant on artificial light for activities. A 2016 study by researchers from Prague’s Charles University and the Czech

National Bank on energy use and Daylight Savings Time found a positive relationship between latitude and energy savings. Studies have also found that the time change contributes to improved road safety by reducing pedestrian fatalities by 13 percent during dawn and dusk hours. There is also a seven-percent decrease in robberies following the spring time shift.

For all these studied benefits, there are some concerns, aside from the wide-scale confusion that the time shift brings. The biggest negative is health-related. Changing the time disrupts our body clocks. For most people, the resulting tiredness is simply an inconvenience. For others, however, the time change can have more serious consequences. A 2009 study in the Journal of Applied Psychology links the lack of sleep at the start of Daylight Savings Time to car accidents, workplace injuries, suicide and miscarriages. Further, the early evening darkness after the fall time shift has been linked to depression. The risk of suffering a heart attack is also increased when Daylight Savings Time begins. However, the extra hour of sleep we get at the end this time of year has, in turn, been linked to fewer heart attacks.

Several states are exploring the idea of removing Daylight Savings Time from their lexicon.

Florida is not currently among them, nor does it appear on the horizon in Tallahassee. So, enjoy your extra hour of sleep next weekend, content in the knowledge that it is yours to keep, at least for a few months. Meanwhile, we will move on to pondering why, exactly, Florida is split between two time zones, with most of the state in the Eastern Time Zone, and the western half of the Panhandle in the Central Time Zone. But that’s another discussion for another time.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The False God Of Science

Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to the letter “Religion Is Not Science” by Andy Rosen, published last week.

Were it not for ad hominem and genetic fallacies, Mr. Rosen would be reduced to actualizing what appears to be his imagined authority — anathematizing and insulting those who disagree with his faith; his scientism. (Wouldn’t it be nice of him to tell us where his imagined authority came from?)

Oh, to be sure, there is also his nasty habit of attributing what he imagines to be absurd beliefs and malicious interior motives to others, but, of course, he cannot either explain or defend those nasty habits using the scientific method, and because he exhibits not one iota of any afflatic ability, he is not only easy, but fun to ignore (most of the time), and so if nobody objects to what he does, I am happy to have him stand as the exemplar of the scientific man.

As Pope/Saint John Paul II demonstrated in his encyclical, Fides et ratio, there is no legitimate opposition between faith and reason.

Mr. Rosen, given his palpable and vicious antipathy to religion

is still, however, left with no possibility of using the scientific method to defend what appears to be his atheism. Hell, he can’t even scientifically prove that science is the best way to acquire knowledge.

Let us just assume that he is a Darwinist, even though it was not Darwin, but Alfred Russel Wallace who first created the theory of evolution. Let him put his scientific proof where his atheistic macroevolution mouth is, for when it comes to macroevolution, one could write a book on how it fails the test of science.

Oh, that’s right, Tom Wolfe has written a book of how Darwinism has failed the tests of science, The Kingdom of Speech, in which he treats of the non-scientific faith in evolution. “There are five standard tests for a scientific hypothesis.

Had anyone observed the phenomenon — in this case, evolution — as it occurred and recorded it?

Could other scientists replicate it?

Could any of them come up with a set of facts that, if true, would contradict the theory (Karl Popper’s “falsifiability test”)? Could scientists make predictions based on it? Did it illuminate hitherto unknown or baffling areas of science? In the case of evolution... well... no... no... no... no... and no.”

Mr. Rosen’s scientism is irratio-

nal, and it is his false faith, even despite the recent confession of some researchers that over 30,000 published scientific studies are probably wrong due to the use of contaminated cells: “Researchers warn that large parts of biomedical science could be invalid due to a cascading history of flawed data in a systemic failure going back decades.”

“A new investigation reveals more than 30,000 published scientific studies could be compromised by their use of misidentified cell lines, owing to so-called immortal cells contaminating other research cultures in the lab.”

Thirty thousand published scientific studies and not even one-half of them are accurate or reliable. All hail science!

Mr. Rosen seems to believe that scientists are not mere mortals, but gods of the lab, who are infallible when the plain and simple truth is that many of them are corporate lackeys in the pay of Big Pharma or government lap dogs delivering to their masters what will increase the irrational fear of the taxpayers, which is so desired by the collectivists, because fear fuels the engines of their insatiable desire for more power and control.

Larry Spencer Wellington

Beware Nazi Goons Seeking Attention

Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to the letter “Tom Euell Responds To Nielsen & Rosen” by Thomas Euell, published last week.

There is the term “inciting to riot,” which comes to mind, which apparently does not come to a person of obviously limited capacity to understand a complex world, not unlike our alleged president.

The conduct of the Alt Right can only be described as reprehensible, and they may succeed because good men are doing nothing. I can remember the “crystal night,” which again you have no memory of, when the demonizing of Jews occurred, and now we have a new breed of Nazi goons becoming aggressive, wearing Swastikas, acting the bully, saluting Nazi-style, trying to provoke anyone to get in the paper, and supported by the Great Divider, who is pretending to be president.

The Divider in Chief draws his power from the people who hate other people and amount to about 30 percent of those who do not like people of color, or anyone not Anglo Saxon, which includes

Italians, Greeks and all of Asia.

You quote the First Amendment but only to manipulate it. You really don’t believe others have a right to it unless they are Alt Right in their thinking. I was going to say conservative, but I was a fan of William F. Buckley and his views are nothing like yours. When the same kind of Nazi held a rally in Madison Square Garden, we discovered we didn’t accept it then, and after all of our sacrifices, we don’t accept it now!

The Nazi hate-filled goons who came to Charlottesville came not in peace, but to provoke a reaction to their “cause,” they wanted press, and with the support of Mr. Trump, they got it! If they were not there to make trouble, why raise their arms in the Nazi salute, a salute that many Americans and their families gave their lives defeating?

People of color deserve the same respect you get, as many gave up

their lives to for our country.

Ironic, that two presidents, one a Democrat and one a Republican, and both elected to two terms, have denounced his message of hate, which you seem to embrace.

About your Social Security check, why does there have to be conditions? We paid out of every check, the program was never free, and the reason I brought it up was to show that some progressive programs are good, but if you object, why not stop supporting a socialistic-inspired program and send yours back!

So full of hate are you, you do not recognize that we are all Americans, regardless of creed, color or party affiliations.

In conclusion, let me just say that the rest of your “spiel” is without merit, and I will just allow it to go unanswered.

Richard Nielsen Royal Palm Beach

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Wellington Community Partners Come Together For First Meeting

Attendees at the first Wellington Community Partners roundtable include village staff members and leaders from a number of local nonprofits.

Wellington staff members with representatives of the Wellington Community Foundation. (L-R) Jim Fackrell, Deputy Scott Poritz, Tom Wenham, Paulette Edwards, Jim Sackett, Maria Becker, Jonathan Salas, Maggie Zeller, Mickey Smith and Meridith Tuckwood.

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continued from page 1 FTC has been in existence. “For every dollar of tax revenue that goes to the FTC, $206 in spending is returned to the county through the film and television industry,” she added.

Another aspect is how movies and TV shows stimulate tourism.

“Visit Florida’s research reported that 23 percent of all visitors to

Florida indicated that a film or TV series contributed to their decision to travel to the state,” Hillery said.

The local film and television industry is thriving, she noted, adding that there are more than 100 production-related companies and 12 studios and sound stages across the county.

Hillery is very excited about the FTC’s effort to develop a tourism television channel, which will broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week in hotel rooms and public spaces in Palm Beach County. Of specific local interest,

she said that the western communities will be the focus of the next episode of “On the Town in The Palm Beaches” with host Frank Licari on South Florida PBS (WPBT).

Hillery recently finished a term as president of Film Florida, which lobbies the state government on behalf of the film and TV industry and assists local offices to lure productions to their area.

“One challenge local offices now face is the sunset of Florida’s incentive in July 2016,” she lamented.

Wellington Community Service Director Paulette Edwards invited local nonprofit organizations to an initial roundtable meeting held at the Wellington Community Center on Tuesday, Oct. 24. With representatives from nearly all areas of the nonprofit sector, the first Wellington Community Partners meeting proved to be very informative.

Edwards began the meeting by reminding attendees how the Village of Wellington prides itself on being “a great hometown.”

“Our goal to make our community a place where people are healthy, safe and cared for takes a lot of work,” she said. “Just like most communities with a diverse population and economy, we do have those in need. Whether it be children in need of school supplies or seniors in need of transportation, local government can’t do it alone.

The ability to partner effectively with our community-based organizations is absolutely essential.”

However, these partnerships do not materialize out of thin air, she said. Therefore, the village’s Community Services Department put in motion the concept of bringing a group of area nonprofit organizations together for its first Wellington Community Partners roundtable.

“We’ve found that with so many

organizations dedicated to assisting those in need, it would be beneficial to centralize our efforts,” Edwards said. “By doing so, we would have a better understanding of one another’s mission and ensure we are not duplicating efforts.”

The goal is to develop a cohesive partnership to be able to serve more individuals and families in need.

The incentive came in the form of tax rebates that the production companies would receive after submitting an application and receipts proving their expenditures in the state.

Another role Hillery serves for the FTC is as executive producer for the Student Showcase of Films.

College and high school students from across the state qualify for entering.

The showcase includes the Burt Reynolds Scholarship award of $2,500 to the winner, and only high school seniors from Palm

Beach County are eligible. “It’s a tremendous opportunity to grow and nurture local filmmakers, and the kids remember where they got their start,” she said.

Peter Wein, a member of TWBA’s board of directors, organized the luncheon and invited Hillery to speak before the business group.

“I thought the event was great, and I learned a lot about film and television production in Palm Beach County,” he said. “There’s a lot more going on here than I realized before Michelle’s talk.”

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RELAY FOR LIFE OF WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY KICKS OFF 2018 SEASON Relay for Life of Western Palm Beach County held a kickoff party on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the Wellington Community Center. “A Blast from the Past for a Future Without Cancer” is the 2018 theme. This was the first of several planning meetings for the Relay for Life, which will be held Saturday, March 10 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. The money raised goes to the American Cancer Society to fund research, early detection, patient support, distribution of information and other services. For more info., contact Lisa Noel at (561) 650-0129 or lisa.noel@cancer.org.

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Andrew Ruiz, Kim Whalen, Sandra Garcia and Mandy Minitello.

Chris Collins and Martha Cross.

Felicia Matula (left) and Laura Barber (right) discuss the relay.

Royal Palm Beach High School honor society members Laura Kreitzman, Ethan Caballero, Olivia Tidd and Madeline Gaugler.

Signs show who each participant relays for.

Palm Beach Central High School Raindancers Angelo Rodriguez, Jayda Valencia, Maureen Meiners, teacher Janice Russell and Stanley Dumont.

Breast cancer survivor Tamara Cook speaks.

ROYAL PALM BEACH HIGH SCHOOL CROWNS 2018 HOMECOMING ROYALTY

Royal Palm Beach High School held its homecoming ceremony for the crowning of its 2017 king and queen on Friday, Oct. 20. Prince McGill and Jasmine Hoffman were honored as this year’s homecoming royals during the halftime ceremony of the football game.

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Office Near WEF Brings Fite Group’s Wide Reach To Wellington

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report Husband-and-wife team David Fite and Nadine Kuveke Fite recently brought their talents, agents and real estate firm Fite Group Luxury Homes to Wellington.

The new Wellington office is part of a growing network of Fite Group locations that has been expanding throughout Palm Beach County over the past nine years.

It is with a national and international reach that Fite Group feels it has now opened a new office in a place that will bring clients from near and far to come to live in the Village of Wellington.

Fite Group Luxury Homes opened its new office in the Saddle Shoppes plaza across the street from the Winter Equestrian Festival show grounds.

“We’ve seen our business grow steadily, and we knew that it was time to have a physical presence here,” Nadine said. “We’re very fortunate to have found a space across the street from WEF. So, we already have tremendous name recognition with our listings and signs out in yards. It’s amazing that people are already aware of who we are here, so it’s pretty exciting.”

The key to building the luxury brand lies with the agents of the real estate firm, they said. The

GL Homes

ALA Meeting Nov. 14

continued from page 1 proposed change will be before the Palm Beach County Planning Commission in December. The Palm Beach County Commission’s transmittal hearing will be in January 2018.

The application will ask to transfer planned units at the Indian Trails Grove property to the Agricultural Reserve and utilize

agents are in the field locally, while the firm’s owners help their agents throughout the Fite Group offices, as they also partner and make affiliations inside and outside of the United States.

“The key was to get the right agents who had to be able to work together. They’re all independent contractors, but they had to be able to work together, so we can actually do deals together and as a team, versus getting a cut for themselves. So that builds a culture that has helped us grow. Basically, our agents are our biggest cheerleaders for the firm,” David said.

“Most of our recruits come in from our agents.”

Another key Fite Group component is that it is an owner-operator system.

“We do not compete with our agents,” Nadine explained. “Our goal is to make our agents be absolutely as successful as they can be, and we will do whatever it takes to support them, whether it’s going on a listing presentation or helping them with negotiations or strategizing.”

Furthermore, that mentality sees the two owners operating the phones and keeping communications open at the end of the work day. David said it takes extra hours to keep relationships with their

agents successful, as much as it does with their clients.

“Our goal is to meet the needs of our agents, because if we are meeting the needs of our agents, we’re also exceeding the expectations of our clients,” Nadine added.

“Responsiveness is key.”

She calls the relationship at all their offices a “culture of collaboration.”

“Whether it’s our support staff, we have an extensive marketing team; or the agents themselves, they share a lot of knowledge; and we’re actually able to do a lot of off-market deals because they want to help each other,” Nadine said.

Fite Group has national and international affiliations with other luxury real estate, marketing and brokerage firms.

“These are big, independent firms around the country and around the world that have banded together to form a strategic alliance, where we meet our customers back-and-forth, which helps us compete with the national brands, who give a lot of other services, but we’re actually actively going into markets and meeting and greeting and building personal relationships that make sense, and then people can feel confident,” David explained. “If I send 10 of

our clients down into Wellington, I want to be dealing with them instead of sending down some affiliate of ours.”

Wellington is a surprisingly diverse place, and as Fite Group became more attuned to the community, it has helped them bring people to Wellington who may not have known that their interests, wants and needs can be met here locally.

“That specialization is key, because we like to say at Fite Group that, ‘We’re not selling listings, we’re selling a lifestyle,’” Nadine said. “So, we truly understand the various lifestyles of our clients, whether it’s equestrian, or tennis, or golf. There are also people who don’t want to live in that type of place. They want to live in a community that their kids can walk around, and they can walk to school.”

Currently, Fite Group has its flagship office on Palm Beach island, as well as offices in Delray Beach, Palm Beach Gardens and the newest location in Wellington.

Fite Group is excited for clients to discover the many different interests and lifestyles they can pursue and achieve in Wellington.

“There is such a great story to talk Wellington, and I think that’s going to make it very easy for us

to promote Wellington, particularly to our clients coming in from elsewhere and trying to figure out where they want to live,” Nadine said.

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the land west of The Acreage as preservation land for the developments occurring in the Agricultural Reserve area.

The Ag Reserve covers about 21,000 acres generally encompassing the area between Clint Moore Road in Boca Raton to the south, Florida’s Turnpike to the east, the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge to the west and Hypoluxo Road to the north.

Ratterree said the Agricultural Reserve is a public/private process where a developer can purchase property in the Ag Reserve and must dedicate 60 to 80 percent

of its property for agricultural preservation.

Ratterree noted that 3,897 units is the land use potential granted by the county, but GL Homes is going to propose to transfer some of those development rights to properties it owns in the Ag Reserve.

He added that GL Homes’ Indian Trails Grove property in The Acreage is actively used for agriculture, and the company has spent millions of dollars converting the property from a defunct citrus grove to active agricultural row crops.

He said GL Homes has three

properties in the Ag Reserve that it would like to build on that are actually near developed areas. This could be enabled through an agreement with the county and support from ITID. More than 2,893 acres of the Indian Trails Grove property would go from development to preservation, meaning a reduction of the project from 3,897 to 1,582 units.

In May, the ITID board unanimously approved a letter of support to the county for the proposal, as did the ALA. The Coalition of Boynton West Residential Associations (www. cobwra.org/agricultural-reserve-

gl) has come out against the proposal on grounds that the increased number of homes will put an unbearable strain on an area that is already deficient in many fundamental services required for a community of its size.

The ALA and ITID have similar arguments, that the infrastructure in the area cannot support the heavy development already approved or proposed in the currently rural areas of the western communities, including Westlake, Arden, Indian Trails Grove and Avenir.

The ALA’s letter of support to the county noted that GL Homes’

transfer of unit rights from their Indian Trails Grove property to their land within the Agricultural Reserve utilizes a portion of the Indian Trails Grove property as required for preservation, and noted that the proposal does not increase the number of units already authorized by the county’s comprehensive plan. Further, it results in significantly more land being set aside for preservation, directs growth to an area of the county where infrastructure and developments already exist, and provides for a large, contiguous area for farming operations to continue.

Nadine Kuveke Fite and David Fite at Fite Group’s new office on South Shore Blvd. in Wellington.

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ST. RITA CHURCH KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HOST DINNER SHOW AND DANCE

The Knights of Columbus M.J. Benvenuti Council #8419 held a dinner show and dance on Saturday, Oct. 21 in the St. Rita parish hall. Tribute artist Neil Zirconia entertained guests with Neil Diamond hits all evening. The Knights of Columbus are raising money to provide 100 bikes to give to local children for Christmas. To get more information, or to make a donation to help fund the bikes, visit www.kofc8419.org or e-mail Ken Deischer at deischerks@aol.com.

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Christina Marquez, Elvi Perez, Dennis Thomas, Raul Perez and Katy Thomas.

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Liz Vanino gets a rose and a song.

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NEWS BRIEFS Trunk Or Treat At WHS Oct. 28

The Wellington Community Services Department and Wellington High School’s DECA Club will host a free Trunk or Treat event on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the student parking lot at Wellington High School (2101 Greenview Shores Blvd.).

This annual event is a safe, family-friendly twist on trick or treating. Volunteers will decorate their vehicles and distribute Halloween treats out of their trunks for children ages 10 and under.

Families can also enjoy music, refreshments, craft tables, food trucks, a costume contest for children and more.

If you’re interested in decorating your car and passing out candy, contact Wellington High School’s DECA club at (561) 795-4919 or cheryl.lueke@palmbeachschools. org.

This event is made possible with support from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue and Texas Roadhouse.

Open House At TKA Nov. 2

The King’s Academy will host an open house for all prospective families Thursday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to noon and from 4 to 6 p.m.

Interested families are invited to tour the 60-acre campus with a student ambassador; meet the faculty, staff and administrators; and find out more about the opportunities available for children at the school.

Register online at www.tka.net.

St. David’s Fashion Show Nov. 11

The St. David’s-in-the-Pines Episcopal Church Women will host their Fall Luncheon & Fashion Show on Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Breakers West Country Club from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Fashions will be provided by Dress Barn, and tickets cost $45 per person.

For more information, contact Nancy Schroeder at (561)7920244 or schroeder.nancy@gmail. com. The deadline to purchase

tickets is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Proceeds from the event will go toward community and parish projects.

Wellington Rotary Helps Storm Victims

The Rotary Club of Wellington has committed $20,000 to hurricane relief funds.

The club is sending $5,000 to each of the regions effected by the recent hurricanes. The money is being sent to Rotary clubs and Rotary districts in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Florida Keys, Texas and Puerto Rico. This way, all the money will go directly to the relief of victims of these disasters.

For further information about Rotary Club of Wellington projects, contact Larry Kemp at larry. kemp@comcast.net.

Women’s Group To Meet Nov. 2

Women of the Western Communities will meet Thursday, Nov. 2 at the Wanderers Club in

Wellington. Those attending are asked to arrive and check in by 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held on the terrace, and attendees will be making blankets for families at Harmony House.

The monthly donation is non-perishable Thanksgiving food items, which will be used to make Thanksgiving dinner baskets for families in need. The cost to attend as a guest is $30. RSVP by Saturday, Oct. 28. For additional information, visit www.women ofthewesterncommunities.org.

Tickets On Sale For Nov. 4 Murder Mystery Dinner Theater

Wellington is excited to announce the return of its ever-popular Murder Mystery Dinner Theater on Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Wellington Community Center.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

The theme for the event is “Murder at the High School Reunion” and features actors portraying characters at their 1987 class reunion. When a mysterious murder

occurs, it’s up to each guest to piece together the clues and solve the mystery. Attendees are encouraged to dress in 1980s themed attire. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the evening.

Tickets are $60 per person and are on sale at Village Park (11700 Pierson Road) and the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Boulevard). A table for eight can also be purchased for a discounted price of $420. The ticket price includes dinner, beer and wine.

Wellington will provide free on-site child care for children ages 5 to 12, including pizza and fun activities. The child care room will be separate from the event.

This event is expected to sell out, so RSVP today. For more information visit www.wellingtonfl. gov/murdermystery.

Strokes For Stroke Oct. 29 At Wellington Green

The American Heart Association, in partnership with Wellington Regional Medical Center, will

host Strokes for Stroke at the Mall at Wellington Green on Sunday, Oct. 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Grand Court.

Guests will have an exclusive opportunity to paint alongside an art instructor from the Art Cellar in Wellington, joining with community leaders and medical experts to honor stroke survivors on World Stroke Day. Stroke is the No. 5 killer of Americans and the leading cause of disability.

In addition to the painting demonstration, health professionals will share information through interactive experiences about the warning signs of stroke.

The event is free to attend, though the event is limited to the first 100 stroke survivors or family members affected by stroke to participate in the painting activity.

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WELLINGTON HOSTS HALLOWEEN-THEMED FALL FESTIVAL AT VILLAGE PARK

The Village of Wellington held its annual Fall Festival at Village Park on Saturday, Oct. 21. Families got to take part in bounce houses, haunted hallways, face painting, costume contests, trick-or-treating and more. The event was highlighted by costume contests for different age groups and other activities throughout the day and into the night.

PHOTOS BY JACK LOWENSTEIN/TOWN-CRIER

Costume contest winners Harper Genchi, Luke Paylor and Lucy Belanger.

Christopher O’Connor and Michelle Garvey.

Molraima Padron and Jose Vergara.

Adalia, Rosie and Ava Santana.

Jessica and Jaxon Linke.

Costume contest winners Quinn Kuntze, Cassia Pedron and Jayden Vasquez.

WELLINGTON LIBRARY CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

Guests of all ages gathered at the Wellington Branch Library’s 20th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, Oct. 20. Pictures and other memorabilia from the past two decades were on display and refreshments were served. The library is located at 1951 Royal Fern Drive. For more info., call (561) 790-6070 or visit www. pbclibrary.org/branches/wellington. PHOTOS BY CRAIG CAMPBELL/TOWN-CRIER

Assistant Branch Manager Barbara Bednarek, Assistant Branch Manager Srijana Nepal, Branch Manager Margaret Barry and Librarian Alice Hattendorf gather near the refreshments table.

Memorabilia allowed guests to look back over the past 20 years.

Lizz Smith, Councilwoman Tanya Siskind, Regis Wenham, Mickey Smith, Councilman Michael Drahos with Sophia and Julia, Councilman Michael Napoleone, Tom Wenham and Vice Mayor John McGovern.

Councilwoman Tanya Siskind reads Quackers by Liz Wong to children.

Work By Artist Kathryn Morlock On Display At Whole Foods Gallery

The Wellington Art Society will present longtime member Kathryn Morlock as the next solo artist in the Wellington Whole Foods Market Gallery. Her exhibit will run through December 2017.

A reception in Morlock’s honor will be hosted at Whole Foods Market in Wellington on Friday, Nov. 10 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. with music, appetizers, refreshments and special door prizes. The Wellington Art Society asks all guests for a donation of $5, which goes to their Scholarship Award Fund.

Morlock, a Miami native, has always had a passion for sketching, painting and photography.

She took art classes all through school and obtained a degree in

commercial art from Miami-Dade Community College. After graduation, she worked as a commercial graphic artist in Miami. She now lives in Wellington.

Morlock loves to travel and take photographs of scenes or people she might like to paint.

Her favorite subjects are beaches, tropical landscapes, unusual or historic buildings and people in interesting places. The subject or scene determines the medium she will use: watercolor or oil.

“Realistic and brightly colored, my work tends to be mostly serene and peaceful, taking the viewer to a beautiful place,” Morlock said.

For further information, visit www.wellingtonartsociety.org.

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MBSK HOSTS FUNDRAISING DINNER AT INDIA GRILL IN ROYAL PALM BEACH

My Brothers’/Sisters’ Keeper Charitable Trust held a fundraising dinner and auction on Sunday, Oct. 22 at the India Grill + Bar in Royal Palm Beach. Money raised will go toward helping those less fortunate in the western communities and beyond. For more information, visit www.mbskct.org or call (561) 793-2350.

PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Jess Santamaria, Audrey Campbell, Charmaine Henry, Maxine Cheesman, Genieve White, Pamela Fraser, Thalia White and Jeff Hmara.

Jess Santamaria, Pat Patel, Brian Hanley, Chris Santamaria, Pastor Mike Rose and Eric Gordon.

Carolyn Hmara, Elaine Tomchin, Charlie Borg, Joan Scherer and Royal Palm Beach Councilman Jeff Hmara.

Chris Santamaria with Pastor Mike Rose and Pastor Carolyn Rose.

Wheels of Wellington owner Stan Kilbas with high bidders Tonja and Henry Mosley.

Founder Jess Santamaria talks about the MBSK mission.

Kelly Shinkevich with raffle winner Rachel Bridge.

Dan Clark, Mary Anne and Brian Hanley, and Jim and Paula Sackett (standing).

June and Vinny Perrin enjoy the evening.

Adrian Montijo plays the sitar.

Kelly Shinkevich holds an Alexander Antanenka painting during the auction.

Eric Gordon leads the auction.

PUPS ENJOY A HOWLING GOOD TIME AT ‘HALLOWEEN PAWTY’ AT ALL PAWS

Amber’s Animal Outreach held its second annual “Halloween Pawty” on Saturday, Oct. 21 at All Paws Animal Clinic in Royal Palm Beach. Those in attendance took part in a costume contest with their pets. There were also photos, face painting, snacks, dog adoptions, music, vendors and raffle prizes to enjoy. For more info., visit www.aaodog.org.

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Liana Spoltore with Bruno on the red carpet.

Baylee Gray with Allie.

Amber’s Animal Outreach volunteers with staff members of All Paws Animal Clinic.

Rob Sommer, Mary Rooney and Alexis Sommer with Lucy and Scotty.

Kristin and Sal Sidnorelli holding Addie and Layla.

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Amber Nelson, Dr. Patricia Forsythe holding Champ, Vicki Dietz, Amanda Bailey, Amanda Hannah holding Jake, Casey Sheeley and Renee Papia.

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WORLD WAR II VET TELLS HIS STORY AT WESTERN PINES MIDDLE SCHOOL

World War II veteran 93-year-old Carl Arfa of Boca Raton, with the assistance of his daughter Debra Ratzman, addressed eighth graders at Western Pines Middle School in The Acreage on Friday, Oct. 20. Civics teacher Steve Gordon invited Arfa to speak at the school.

Arfa served in the “Fighting” 69th Infantry Division. He was involved in the Battle of the Bulge and helped liberate the Leipzig-Thekla PHOTOS BY CRAIG CAMPBELL/TOWN-CRIER subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, where he confiscated a Nazi flag.

“The Swastika is the most evil symbol in the history of the world,” Arfa said as he showed this Nazi flag, which he confiscated after he helped liberate a concentration camp.

Carl Arfa, with the assistance of his daughter Debra Ratzman, addresses eighth graders at Western Pines Middle School.

The Seminole Ridge High School Color Guard assisted in leading the students in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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PBCHS Band Director James Yaques Named As Semifinalist For Award

Palm Beach Central High School Band Director James Yaques was recently selected as a semifinalist for the Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy and the Grammy Museum.

A total of 25 semifinalists were named from across the country.

The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators from kindergarten through college who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in schools.

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FAU Student, FPL ‘Manatee Master’ Rachel Shanker Shares Her Love Of Marine Life

The ocean is an inspiration for many Palm Beach County residents, but Rachel Shanker of West Palm Beach has taken her passion for the environment a step further than most. As a student pursuing a master’s degree in marine biology at Florida Atlantic University, a scuba diver, and a nature photographer and painter, Shanker has dedicated her life to the ocean.

Her most recent pursuit is sharing her love of marine life with visitors from near and far as a Manatee Master at Manatee Lagoon, an FPL Eco-Discovery Center. There she offers engaging opportunities for people of all ages to learn about the endangered and unique Florida manatee, the Lake Worth Lagoon ecosystem they inhabit and the role power plants play in sustaining the species.

Positioned adjacent to Florida Power & Light Company’s Riviera Beach Next Generation Clean Energy Center, Manatee Lagoon provides an unparalleled view of the manatees attracted to the plant’s warm water during cold winter months.

Throughout the year, Manatee Lagoon’s visitors are invited to enjoy the multi-level, 16,000-squarefoot facility’s hands-on exhibits, educational activities, picnic area, pavilion and a gift shop.

Shanker and her nine fellow Manatee Masters provide informative and interactive public tours throughout the Riviera Beach facility. Every Manatee Master receives comprehensive training about manatees, the Lake Worth Lagoon and their role in staffing the center’s educational offerings, such as the Junior Aqua Labs and the Manatee Tales children’s storytelling sessions.

“One of my favorite parts of being a Manatee Master is increasing awareness of what is outside our front door at the Lake Worth Lagoon. I love meeting people in the community who come to this center knowing nothing about manatees, then leave here inspired,” Shanker said. “The more people we reach with our tours and special programs, the better off we will all be. A little inspiration for environmental

Rachel Shanker with a manatee. stewardship can go a long way While Shanker’s work as a in this community.”

Manatee Master is vital to Palm Manatee Masters also engage Beach County and its marine enviin other environmental protection ronment, her experience has been projects, such as waterway clean- valuable to her personal growth as ups, fish and invertebrate collec- well. By interacting with visitors, tion, fish tank maintenance; and she has utilized interpersonal and assist with center operations by communication skills that will be organizing supplies, and creating important to her success in future fliers and calendars. endeavors.

Rotarians Violet Gaul And Tiffany Rodriguez Bond After Tragedies

St. Peter’s Child Enrichment Center recently held its annual Scholastic Book Fair. At the event, children and families had an opportunity to select and donate books to the Palms West Hospital pediatric unit. Parent volunteers Melissa Bark and Gail Bayly were a tremendous help in the success of this event. Shown above, Child Life Specialist Michele Armand and nurses from the pediatric unit accept donation of books.

Two local Rotarians recently bonded over shared tragedy. Violet Gaul and Tiffany Rodriguez held hands in a sign of mutual respect and love at the Wellington Rotary Club meeting on Oct. 5.

Gaul lives on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, where her home was damaged during Hurricane Irma. Rodriguez, her sister and a good friend attended the music festival in Las Vegas where

hundreds were injured and dozens died recently in a mass shooting.

While Rodriguez wasn’t shot, someone next to her suffered a bullet wound to her chest. Rodriguez stayed in place to help contain the bleeding until assistance arrived.

(Right) Violet Gaul and Tiffany Rodriguez bond over their recent experiences.

Friends Of The Mounts Botanical Garden Honors 2017 Volunteers Of The Year

Rochelle Wolberg, curatordirector of the Mounts Botanical Garden, recently announced the names of the garden’s six Volunteers of the Year, who were officially recognized at a recent annual members meeting.

• The tireless work of the husband and wife team of Nancy

Byrne and Jim Trinchini from Boynton Beach, both master gardeners, include painting the fence and rebuilding the potting shed in the Mounts nursery, helping with school projects and summer camp, giving garden tours, working in the garden shop, improving the vintage shop, working gates at

almost every event and creating the fairy garden.

• Noelle Ducret from West Palm Beach is a master gardener who volunteers in the garden nursery every Thursday, and at the members-only Garden Tea Party and annual spring benefit, plus at every plant sale throughout the year.

• Sheryl Gilman of Greenacres is also a master gardener. She demonstrated her commitment to the Mounts Botanical Garden by helping with tours, especially those with children or specialneeds groups, where she passionately points out every interesting plant and flower.

• Bill Green from Wellington personally greets visitors to the Garden Shop every weekend, and has done so for the last three years.

• Andrea Schechter of Boynton Beach oversees the Grooming the Garden Party on the first Saturday of every month. A master gardener, she also volunteers for special

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“All six of these talented, dedicated volunteers are incredible assets to the garden,” Wolberg said.

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SRHS Students Connect With Western Pines

The Seminole Ridge High School Student Government Association’s community service committee spent an afternoon recently doing crafts with a class at nearby Western Pines Middle School. “This is part of an ongoing outreach by the SGA to connect with middle school students in our area,” sponsor and teacher Melissa Long said.

ASL Teacher of the Year — SRHS American Sign Language (ASL) teacher Rose Adams was named the Florida Foreign Languages Association’s ASL Teacher of the Year on Oct. 14 at the annual FFLA conference. The award recognizes Adams for her exemplary performance as an ASL teacher and as a statewide advocate — a shining star for the value of sign language teaching.

Winged Regiment Reaches New High — The SRHS Winged Regiment marching band compet-

ed Oct. 15 at the John I. Leonard High School Lancer Jamboree.

The musicians performing with a poise and character to make all Hawks proud. The band once again swept its division, winning all caption awards: Best Color Guard, Best General Effect, Best Music Performance, Best Percussion and Best Visual Performance.

They took first place in their class and fifth place overall out of 21 bands — the highest overall placement ever earned by the Winged Regiment.

Student Visits Hospital for Dance Marathon — SRHS senior Kimberly Hoff, Miss Coral Gables Outstanding Teen 2017, recently visited Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami. Representing SRHS Dance Marathon, Hoff had the opportunity to spend time with patients and spread awareness of the Children’s Miracle Network, the fundraiser’s event sponsor.

Student Government Association students visit Western Pines.

SRHS Golfers Advance to were pretty rough,” coach Chad District Play — In tournament Chieffalo said. In district play Oct. play Oct. 13, the SRHS boys golf 17, Colucci and teammates Drax team took fourth place behind Dietz, Quinn Goeken, Kris Melton Jupiter, William T. Dwyer and and Blake Poe took fourth again, Palm Beach Gardens high schools. with Dietz and Poe qualifying Sawyer Colucci scored a 90. “Not to represent SRHS in regional too bad, considering the conditions competition.

New Horizons Celebrates Multi-Culturalism

New Horizons Elementary School second-grade students recently celebrated Hispanic Heritage and multi-culturalism through dance, costume and food.

Students enrolled in the dual language program at New Horizons celebrated Hispanic Heritage on Oct. 13 by performing an engaging program called, “Dances Around the World.”

The students and teachers used the opportunity to learn about the many different Hispanic countries around the world. The students and families also made flags and sampled foods from around the world. As part of the performance, the students dressed in traditional

clothing from different countries and performed dances from Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean to their parents and peers.

Parents were invited to this special event and were pleased with both the program and the school’s willingness to support and teach students about different cultures from around the world.

New Horizons is recognized as an International Spanish Academy and promotes bilingualism, biliteracy and biculturalism. As a choice school, the school will host an open house event for parents of students interested in enrolling their child in the program on Wednesday, Nov. 1 from 6 to 7

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PBCHS BAND OVERALL GRAND CHAMPIONS

The Palm Beach Central High School Bronco band competed Oct. 7 at the Leesburg High School Regional. The band was first in its class and was the Overall Grand Champion with the highest score of all 17 bands competing, regardless of class. The band took home Best Overall Music, Visual, General Effect and Color Guard as well. On Oct. 14, the Bronco Band competed at the Lehigh High School Regional, where again the band was first in its class and was the Overall Grand Champion with the highest score of all 14 bands competing. The band took home Best Overall Music, Visual, General Effect and Color Guard.

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Watch DOGS Arrive At Wellington Landings

Wellington Landings Middle School is proud to announce that the Watch DOGS have arrived.

The Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) program is an innovative educational initiative focused on father involvement created by the National Center for Fathering. Watch DOGS are fathers, grandfathers, uncles and other father-figures who volunteer for at least one day each year.

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Wellington Landings is overseen by a “Top Dog” volunteer, Omar Vega, who partners with the school administrators to coordinate scheduling and to identify opportunities for Watch DOGS to provide assistance at the school. The staff and students at Wellington Landings are excited to welcome the Watch DOGS on campus.

(Right) Wellington Landings Watch DOGS Coordinator Omar Vega with Principal Blake Bennett and Superintendent Dr. Robert Avossa.

Cardinal Newman High School pulled together and collected an incredible amount of hurricane relief supplies for Puerto Rico. On Friday, Sept. 29, the school filled a 19-foot U-Haul truck to take everything to Miami to set sail for Puerto Rico. The school also collected more than $2,000 to donate to Catholic Relief Services in Puerto Rico. School officials are proud that the school came together to help the people of Puerto Rico and are grateful to everyone who gave so much to help. (Above left) Cardinal Newman students load the truck with supplies. (Above right) Cardinal Newman volunteers organize hurricane supplies.

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Halloween Is The Perfect Time For A Trip To Harry Potter’s World Halloween! It’s finally here — the holiday that revolves around stepping out as an alter-ego and eating candy. I love it!

Of course, we in Florida are especially lucky because we have the Wizarding World of Harry Potter which, while not Halloweeny per se, serves as a nice alternative any time of year. And because I am almost childlike in my excitement regarding the holiday, I have been to Harry’s world four times this year... so far.

Last week I was there with my brother Jim from Texas, whom I adore, and his wife Linda, who is as close as a sister to me as a sister-in-law can get. These two have been together since high school, and I get a kick out of seeing how they

Deborah Welky is

The Sonic BOOMER interact. They’ve had plenty of time to work out all the bugs.

That’s why Linda didn’t tell Jim where they were going beyond “Orlando.”

“It’s bad enough that he’ll stop at every rock shop and alligator farm along the way,” she said. “But he has

serious reservations about witchcraft and wizardry.”

I had to reply with our family’s time-honored excuse for anyone being a buzz-kill: “He thinks too much.”

At the end of the day, Jim was able to put thinking aside long enough to enjoy Harry Potter and his theme park world.

It worked its J.K. Rowling magic on him, and he had a good time. His only complaint was that children were proudly walking around drinking beer (non-alcoholic butterbeer, that is). I pointed out that there was, after all, a precedent in root beer, and hadn’t he himself proudly sucked on candy cigarettes as a child?

(Yes, young ones, that was once a thing.)

Still, as a reward for not freaking out at the first sight of a kid in a black robe, we took him over to Seussville to marvel at the creatures that comprise the Dr. Seuss carousel. And I — finally! — had someone to go on the Hulk roller coaster with me, probably my favorite. He even waited extra-long so we could be in the front row.

As a writer, being surrounded by fictional characters in their picture-perfect fictional worlds gives me great joy. There is no doubt in my mind that people like Rowling, Walt Disney and Theodor Seuss Geisel were told that they were dreamers and that they had to grow up, get real, and make a living that mattered. They

were probably even told that they “think too much.”

What they had in common was bravery — a different kind of bravery that allowed them to believe in the characters they created and to fight every obstacle to bring their fictional worlds to life. We are the beneficiaries of that bravery.

It makes me wonder, though, about the fictional worlds we’ve missed because their creators were not brave in that way.

How many car mechanics, office managers and dentists are out there “making a living that matters” simply because they were afraid to take a chance to write the fiction in their heads?

Go, writers!

‘Geostorm’ May Be Timely, But Is More A Mess Than Irma Left

After the recent weather-related disasters we’ve faced recently, you might think Geostorm is a perfect movie dealing with this kind of thing. And, boy, would you be wrong.

The whole film is so muddled that it is difficult to find the point. Yes, there are some great special effects, but the plot seems stitched together so badly it resembles Frankenstein’s monster.

The lead character Jake Lawson (Gerard Butler) is the most famous man in the world at the start of the film because he created a system, called “Dutch Boy” after the mythic young man who put his fingers in the leaky dikes in Holland, that controls the world’s weather as a way of avoiding the major catastrophes that were happening. For his pains, he is criticized and quickly forgotten.

Then, three years later, things start to go wrong. His old team is gone, and he is

‘I’ On CULTURE

By Leonard Wechsler sent to fix the bugs in the system. The new team of scientists, working in the same field he dominated three years earlier, are seemingly not even able to recognize him.

Talk about selective memory!

It becomes obvious that the bugs are actually features, sabotage measures by some bad guys who want to control the world by creating a group of natural (or almost natural) disasters that will cause much of civilization around the world to collapse. A nasty government official (Ed

Harris) is very accusatory. It takes about 10 minutes to figure out who the bad guy is, even though the process of learning it is treated as if you were finding out the great mystery of the world.

A subplot focuses on the messy relationship between Jake and his brother Max (Jim Sturgess) that, until near the end, is messier than the climate, although Max has a relationship with Sarah (Abbie Cornish), who is a Secret Service agent protecting the president of the United States.

Ironically, I am part of a discussion group that has talked about the idea of weather control. Noting the huge amount of power inherent in something like a hurricane, I pointed out that it has to go somewhere. If we redirect it, we are changing people’s lives, possibly not for the better. In this film, it has been done, and politicians immediately attempt to misuse it.

I was not certain if this was a warming about global climate change or not. Scientists and engineers talk about projects that will make change, and I tend to cringe. Yes, the weather causes problems.

We have lived through all the weather disasters. What happens if we, or even worse, our politicians, get control? Is it hard to believe that a governor who owns thousands of acres of farmland decides he wants more rain so he can grow rice wouldn’t act on it, even if it means many other people have their homes flooded?

The film sort of gets into things like that, but, frankly, scenes don’t hold together.

There is an interesting scene at the start at a congressional hearing, but aside from the hero, everyone else disappears from the film once the scene ends. The movie feels like it was made in pieces and patched together, not surprising, because that is exactly what happened.

This movie began in 2014 and was so bad that many scenes were redone. As a result, there is no coherent story. The film is just a series of somewhat related scenes, mixed with some special effects to get your attention so you don’t fall asleep.

The acting was rudimentary. Very little was really called for, so everybody was able to get by. Butler played himself as usual. Sturgess and Cornish were not terrible, but then again, who really cares?

The politicians: Andy Garcia, Richard Schiff and Harris were all over the top. If you think our current crop of pols are bad (from whichever party), these guys make them seem like the Founding Fathers.

If you are a huge fan of big special effects, there might be something in the film for you. If you want a good story, fine acting and an interesting film, you are definitely in the wrong place. Miss it.

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There are certain parts of the body I find many often neglect, not knowing the human body is a kinetic chain with each link drawing strength and stability from the next.

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Palm Beach Aquatics Inc.......................................................................John Natale

The Unlimited Auto Wash Club.......................................................Kevin Dalton

Gourmet Deli House.....................................................................Boris Brodsky

Palms West Hospital.........................................................................Lorna Kernizan

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PlanMember Securities Corporation...............................................Bonnie Douglas

Velocity Community Credit Union..............................................Maria Pumarejo

Hilary’s Restaurant..........................................................................Mary Rakoff

Poinciana Golf Club.......................................................................Frederic Paquet

Wellington Community Foundation....................................Thomas M. Wenham

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Roth Farms, Inc.......................................................................................Rick Roth

Wellington National Golf Club .........................................................Julie Pickens

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Wellington Elementary’s National Walk To School Day A Great Success

The sidewalks on Big Blue Trace were very crowded on Wednesday, Oct. 4, when Wellington Elementary School participated in National Walk to School Day. Staff, students and their families showed up bright and early for an energetic start to their day. Mayor Ann Gerwig was happy to be a part of the event as well. The school thanks the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office for providing safety to the walkers.

The crowd started gathering in front of Temple Beth Torah at 7:15 a.m., and the walk began promptly at 7:30 a.m. Principal Dr. Maria

Lift Stations

Required Renovations

continued from page 1 cess involving the upgrades to each lift station.

Vice Mayor John McGovern asked for further details on the matter.

“They will be done separately,” Schofield said. “The fact is it is very hard for us to put all six of them under construction at one time because of the people that we have, so they will be done sequentially throughout the year.”

McGovern noted that lift stations 5, 39, 41, 44, 74 and 85 are

Vaughan discussed safety with the children before the walk began.

When the children arrived at the school, they received prizes and a drink, all safety related.

Encouraging children to walk to school is a way to instill in them the active habits that can contribute to a lifelong healthy lifestyle.

In addition to the many health benefits, there are also intangible benefits. Many parents who have participated in a Walk to School Day say that it has been a valuable way to spend time with their children and to socialize with other parents and neighbors.

the six stations to be authorized for upgrade throughout the coming fiscal year. He asked why they were the ones selected.

“Some of them have to do with public health concerns relative to their location and elevation, as it relates to flooding,” LaRocque said. “Some of them have to do with major equipment potential failures, so there is a wide variety.

Some of it is just general renewal and replacement. You have to go and conduct this every now and then, because equipment in our wastewater system deteriorates.”

McGovern wanted to drive home the importance of these lift stations and the technology it provides the village.

Students walk along Big Blue Trace.

“The fact is these operated and did not fail during the last storm,” he said. “Those kinds of things are essential to the overall function of our water supply and our water system, yes?”

LaRocque agreed and explained the nature of the systems.

“It basically collects the sanitary waste from homes and businesses and commercial properties, and then it repumps it to a larger lift station, that ultimately pumps it to the wastewater treatment facility,” LaRocque said.

Mayor Anne Gerwig recused herself from the agenda item.

“I need to recuse myself from this vote,” she said. “My husband’s business does work with this firm,

The Wellington Village Council presents Bradlee Doerzbacher with Wellington’s Top Firefighter Award. (L-R) Councilwoman Tanya Siskind, Mayor Anne Gerwig, Doerzbacher, Vice Mayor John McGovern and Councilman Michael Napoleone.

ITID Park

New Date Of Completion

continued from page 1 have all been resubmitted and they’re adjusting all comments to the county. We expect the permits within the next week or so.”

The revised schedule for the project has been submitted by Rosso Site Development. Argue explained that she had met with ITID Manager John “Woody” Wodraska and representatives of site engineer Craig A. Smith & Associates the previous week to discuss outstanding construction issues. The revised construction schedule and a commitment to complete construction is based on more than a dozen change orders awaiting board review and approval that evening.

Argue said some of the change orders had not been approved after the board decided to bring some of the associated projects in-house in order to save money.

“Craig A. Smith & Associates

works with the contractor in order to look at value engineering, which means that they’re basically doing the same thing with perhaps a lesser product in order to get the same quality and result, which saves us money,” she said.

A change order scheduled for approval that evening included a pledge from Rosso to complete the project by March 21.

“It will be substantially completed by Feb. 21, 2018, and the next 30 days will be a punch list where they go through the contract to make sure that everything is complied with,” Argue said.

The change order included a request for a 12-day extension of the contract due to hurricane delays.

“Our original contract was for $3,389,888.54,” she said. “After the change orders have been made, to date we are $107,847.76 below what the original contracted amount was.”

Argue added that it is anticipated that there will be another $100,000, more or less, in other change orders.

“There’s some other issues that

may come up with the building permit process,” she said, explaining that some items that may be required by the county are not in the contract, including construction materials for crosswalks. “I think the biggest thing for the board to know is that the electrical contractor got the permit last week but ended up in the hospital, but the surveyor is coming out tomorrow to do the surveying for the old electrical lines, and the electrical contractor is starting his work on Friday. Once he has his work done, Rosso has assured me that they’re going to go in and start doing the rest of the land preparation, and we’re going to really see things start happening. Landscaping is going to start, and buildings are going to be going in.”

Argue asked that the board approve the extension of the schedule, as well as change orders that are above the $20,000 threshold requiring board approval.

Argue also had a letter from engineer Gene Schriner with Craig A. Smith & Associates providing a status update on the project.

unrelated to this project in any way, but because we have outside contracts with them, I need to recuse myself.”

Michael Napoleone made a motion to approve the task order to provide engineering consulting services for wastewater pump station upgrades, seconded by Councilwoman Tanya Siskind. It passed 3-0, with Gerwig recused and Councilman Michael Drahos absent.

In other business: • The council presented firefighter/paramedic Bradlee Doerzbacher with the 2017 Wellington Top Firefighter Award.

Doerzbacher was joined by his chiefs and fellow members of

Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue.

“While it is nice to be recognized as an individual… it’s very much a reflection of the organization as a whole,” Doerzbacher said. “It’s great to be a part of this organization. I’m very thankful, and I consider myself blessed to work in this county and in this city and town.”

Gerwig thanked all of Wellington’s firefighters and paramedics.

“This was pretty competitive this year,” Gerwig said. “We had, again, a couple of really good nominees. We want to thank our Public Safety Committee for coming up with a final on this, because it’s not easy. You’re all heroes in our book. When we call

911, and you show up, and you know what you’re doing, that’s exactly what we’re used to out here, and we want to thank you for that.”

• The council also recognized the Wellington Seniors Club for the recent celebration of its 25th anniversary.

“The great thing about the Wellington Seniors Club is that it is so large and so cohesive, and it is really a testament to its leadership that has kept that organization going forward, growing, achieving new things, trying new things,” McGovern said. “It’s something that really is reflective of all that we want to be occurring throughout this community.”

Wellington Seniors Club board members stand together with members of the Wellington Village Council to receive recognition of the club’s 25th anniversary.

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“It has been an arduous, sometimes contentious process; however, working through it all, we continued with the park, and we are now closing in on finally securing all necessary permits for the site plan revisions,” Schriner wrote. “This process required many hours of effort… We want to first thank you for your tireless efforts and patience as a board member to bring this through to fruition. There is still much work to be completed, but the end is in sight.”

The letter also stated that the engineering firm has saved $56,807 by trimming costs, and through a subcontractor, a savings of $276,921.18.

Supervisor Gary Dunkley was concerned that the county will not approve the park until 140th Avenue North is paved at a cost of $2.1 million to the district. He asked if the construction requirements for the road could be revised to reduce costs.

“The county put in that provision,” Dunkley said. “140th has to be done.”

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BellaSera

continued from page 3 for structures larger than 20,000 square feet, with the exception of the approved variance.

Pinto asked when Ressler thought the facility would be open for business.

“That’s up to Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue right now,” Ressler said. “We just got our comments today after submitting in August.

So, once we respond to those, hopefully we will get an approval from them, and get it into your building department before the end of the year and start construction early next year.”

In other business, the council approved an amendment to the village code for maximum occupancy and recreation requirements for senior housing facilities.

Village staff recommended this change after Planning & Zoning Commissioner Richard Becher made comments about the proposed persons per bed in one room at the proposed senior housing facility planned by Hunt Midwest on Okeechobee Blvd.

“The way the code was reading, there could be four people per room,” Village Attorney Jennifer Ashton said. “We, of course, do not want that to happen, given that these rooms are tiny. The one

continued from page 1 Crestwood Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach. For more information, call (561) 567-0818 or visit www. lennar.com.

Also at the meeting, village staff recommended approval of new language to the ordinance that covers senior housing regulations. Erwin explained that there was a recent change from a oneperson-per-room requirement to a two-person-per-room standard.

Due to this modification, wording in the ordinance must reflect the change. This included a change in the maximum number of rooms allowed in each facility to a maximum number of residents.

There was also a language modification regarding recreation requirements, which included a minimum of two shuffleboard courts and two tennis or bocce ball courts per facility, Erwin said.

He said that village staff recommended that the commissioners approve the changes, pointing out that the council unanimously approved the preliminary reading of the changes on Oct. 19.

Shillingford asked for an explanation as to why the changes allowed for no variances regarding the minimum amount of square footage in the rooms and

Senior Housing

(L-R) Gwen Davis of the PBSO, Principal Dr. Maria Vaughan, Mayor Anne Gerwig, Assistant Principal Kim Harrington, Rolando Silva with the PBSO and Marie Steakin with the PBSO.

ITID Engineer Jay Foy said the high cost is due to the higher county standard, which calls for a 24-foot road (more than the current 20-foot road), and a stabilized shoulder, which does not exist now.

Wodraska said there is currently less than $1.4 million remaining in the park budget.

Supervisor Carol Jacobs said the board could budget money next year for the road, but added that they also still have to complete the parking lot, which was a condition by the county, at a cost of $440,000 to $640,000.

Argue said the contract was awarded six months before she came on the board, and the full scope of it was not considered at the time.

“The issue with respect to the parking lot and with respect to the road needs to be addressed,” she said. “Direction needs to be given to staff regarding that. I think we need to look at what the other options are.”

Argue said the district should go back to the county and explain

that ITID was completing only a portion of its original plans for the park.

“The bottom line is that they have done other roads in this district that are county roads that are not to the standards that they’re requiring us to do 140th, and I object to that,” Argue said, requesting that a complete discussion of the road and parking lot be put on the board’s next meeting agenda.

Dunkley said he would prefer that Argue not continue as the sole project leader so that the entire board could participate in the discussions.

“I voted for her to expedite things, and then all of a sudden she’s project manager,” he said.

“I want it back here. Let staff control it.”

Argue made motions to approve outstanding change orders in the contract including the time extension to March 21 and $24,000 for additional drainage for the amphitheater, which carried 4-0 with Dunkley away from the dais.

New Models Approved

Royal Palm Beach Mayor Fred Pinto and Councilwoman Selena Smith with Sandy Rubin (center), who was appointed to a seat on the village’s Recreation Advisory Board on Thursday Oct. 19.

PHOTO BY JACK LOWENSTEIN/TOWN-CRIER

change tonight will be to make it clear that there will only be two people per bedroom at any one time.”

Staff also recommended a change to the recreation requirements, such as providing tennis courts or shuffle board courts. In the Hunt Midwest site plan, none of these types of recreation facilities will be present, and a zoning text amendment was initially passed to limit these types of facilities to one for the proposed site plan.

“Under the old code, they would have had to provide a minimum of two,” Ashton said. “We allowed the text amendment to go

forward and be finalized because that was an applicant-driven text amendment, but since their site plan doesn’t incorporate any of those things, staff would like to add those back in.”

This part of the code affects assisted living and independent living facilities. However, the new amendment to the code will not affect Hunt Midwest’s already proposed site plan.

Rodusky made a motion to amend village code for maximum occupancy and recreation requirements for senior housing facilities, seconded by Hmara. It passed unanimously.

Construction is underway on the Lennar Homes BellaSera site off Crestwood Blvd., where 385 single-family homes are planned.

PHOTO BY CRAIG CAMPBELL/TOWN-CRIER

maximum number of residents per facility. Erwin responded that the restrictions are only for room sizes and resident numbers so that the senior living facilities would meet the village’s desired standards.

Shillingford also wanted to know why the language changes didn’t allow for flexibility on the recreation requirements.

“It’s a standard of living situation. The council expressed a desire for a higher standard of living for our senior living facilities,” Village Attorney Jennifer Ashton said. “We feel this minimum of two courts is a reasonable standard.”

The other members of the com-

mission were satisfied with the proposed changes in language, and the measure passed unanimously.

At the end of the meeting, Becher asked about Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed requirement for generators in assisted-living facilities, which came about due to a nursing home tragedy after Hurricane Irma.

Erwin and Ashton both said the requirement is still working its way through various levels of the state government, so it’s hard to know exactly how it will affect facilities in Royal Palm Beach.

The next meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.

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WELLINGTON SENIORS DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY AT 25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

The Wellington Seniors Club held its 25th Anniversary Gala on Friday, Oct. 20 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. Wellington Village Council members were on hand to read a proclamation, and Michelle McGovern read greetings from U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. The Whitestone Band played oldies perfect for dancing the night away.

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Wellington Seniors Club board members Howard Trager, Cecilia Torrisi, Peg Caliendo, Karen Gabriel, Mae Loglisci, Tony Alfalla, Mary Alfalla and Bruce Howlett.

Nathalie and Councilman Mike Drahos, Councilwoman Tanya Siskind, Jerry Springer, Peg Caliendo, Vice Mayor John McGovern and Councilman Mike Napoleone.

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For a while, a resident of Deer Run had noticed a horse standing in a pasture backing up to Lion Country Safari Road. Driving in and out each day, the horse seemed to always be there, just standing alone, and growing progressively thinner.

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Shish Tawook, handmade falafel and old world hummus — these are a few of the savory bites that bring visitors flocking in to Leila every week. The popular Syrian-Lebanese restaurant in downtown West Palm Beach is the epicenter in the daily lives of the Awad family of Wellington. Page 24

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On the heels of the successful first neighborhood opening featuring models by Ryan Homes, Arden has announced that Kennedy Homes will be the next homebuilder to join the master-planned community featuring a five-acre “agri-hood” on Southern Blvd.

Kennedy Homes will operate from a temporary office in Palm Beach Gardens until the model homes open at Arden in May 2018. Page 25

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The Palm Beach Central High School varsity football team hosted Jupiter High School on Friday, Oct. 20 in a District 9-8A showdown, and the Broncos shut out the Warriors 34-0 to cap the night’s homecoming festivities. The Broncos are 5-2 overall and remain unbeaten at 3-0 in the district. Page 27

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Community Comes Together To Rescue Starving Horse The timing couldn’t have been worse.

For a while, a resident of Deer Run had noticed a horse standing in a pasture backing up to Lion Country Safari Road. Driving in and out each day, the horse seemed to always be there, just standing alone, and growing progressively thinner. Surely someone else had noticed and notified someone or done something to help? Yet, nothing seemed to change, and now Hurricane Irma was imminent.

Unable to bear the thought of a starving horse trying to make it through the storm alone, the resident asked neighbors for advice, then finally approached the horse’s owners.

After talking with them, they agreed to surrender the horse.

Deer Run is a horse community in western Palm Beach County, and many others had also noticed the skinny horse and were willing to help. A group of concerned residents sprang into action. Someone offered to trailer the horse.

“You couldn’t help but notice the horse,” said Claudia Campbell, owner of Delmar Farm in Deer Run. “It looked like a really nice horse, a big bay, and it was getting visibly thinner.

It’s not like I report every thin horse I see to Animal Care & Control. I thought maybe it was just old, or maybe it had some bad disease.

Sometimes you can’t help it when a horse drops weight, but this was getting really bad.”

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“Someone called and told me the owners said they’d give it up, but it needed a place to stay,” she recalled. “This was the night before the hurricane, and everything was somewhat chaotic. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any extra stalls or space, because of the storm.”

A temporary home was found for the horse, to keep him safe during the hurricane. Afterward, a more permanent home was needed.

“I told them to call Debbie,” Claudia said.

“I knew she’d be the perfect person to help this poor horse. She has done many rescues.”

Debbie is Debbie McBride, another Deer Run resident. She, too, had noticed the skeletal horse. When she was contacted, she didn’t hesitate. “Bring him over,” she said, and somehow found room for him despite owning five other horses, not to mention goats, chickens and a pig.

The horse arrived and was signed over to her a day or two after the storm had passed.

Champ the horse arrived. Debbie discovered he was a Thoroughbred, and in very poor shape. “He was in bad circumstances,”

(Left) Champ on the day he was rescued. (Right) The horse three weeks later. she said. “Obviously starving, and also dehyIn short order, Debbie had Brian Silvernail, drated. He had these deep, sunken spots above an equine dentist, out to check on Champ’s his eyes. His bones stuck out. It was sad.” teeth. “That’s always one of the first things More people got involved, including an- you do with a skinny horse,” she said. “If a other Deer Run horse person, Kristen Cam- horse is old, he may have lost too many teeth pagnuolo, who helped coordinate some of the to chew effectively. Or there may be rotting online efforts. “It was so nice how everyone or misaligned teeth, which would also impact pitched in to help Champ,” she said. “The his ability to eat.” whole neighborhood came together and got Happily, Champ’s teeth were fine, and since this done, even though the hurricane was bar- he was tattooed — racing Thoroughbreds are reling down on us.”

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Whole Foods Market Wellington will provide delicious appetizers, wine and live music. In addition, there will be special door prizes. The Wellington Art Society requests a $5 per person donation to go toward their Scholarship Fund. Her paintings are on exhibition now through December. Combining art food, wine and music is a wonderful way to begin your weekend!

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Meet The Awads: A Wellington Family That Gives And Grows

Shish Tawook, handmade falafel and old world hummus — these are a few of the savory bites that bring visitors flocking in to Leila every week. The popular Syrian-Lebanese restaurant in downtown West Palm Beach is the epicenter in the daily lives of the Awad family.

Owned by Wellington residents Akram Alex Awad and his wife, Mireille, Leila features Syrian and Lebanese classics that Mireille re-created using old recipes from her mother and mother-in-law.

The Syrian-born Akram met the Lebanese Mireille in Los Angeles in the early 1990s. They were soon married and celebrated ceremonies in both Damascus and Los Angeles.

Akram was a successful jeweler in Los Angeles when a cousin suggested that Mireille’s delicious cooking should be shared with the world.

The opportunity for a restaurant in West Palm Beach arose, and the Awads were soon owners of Leila Restaurant on Clematis Street.

The Awad children, Constantine and Christine, have grown up working in the restaurant and enjoy the time spent with family and the food. While Constantine is studying business management and Christine is studying to be a nurse, both children pitch in at Leila, where they are treated as any other employee.

While the Wellington family enjoys living “the American Dream,” the Awads recognize that their success is also thanks to the community they serve. Both Akram and Mireille have instilled the importance of giving back in both their children, and generously donate their time toward helping others.

Every month, the Awads host

“Give Back Wednesday,” where 10 percent of all dinner sales are donated back to a different local charity.

The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, the Police Athletic League of West Palm Beach and the local Susan G. Komen affiliate will all benefit from a dinner this fall. The charities invite friends, supporters and the public at large to enjoy an evening of exotic delights. Guests gather in the back on the covered patio where authentic hookas, belly dancers and tropical foliage create the feeling of an Arabian night.

While the attendees are entertained and celebrate a fun night out, it’s the charity that truly benefits, which is the most important part of the evening for the Awads.

To learn more about Leila, visit www.leilawpb.com or call (561) 659-7373.

Akram and Mireille Awad own Leila in West Palm Beach.

Scenthound Wellington Celebrates Shelter Appreciation Week

In honor of National Shelter Appreciation Week held Nov. 5 through Nov. 11, Scenthound is recognizing dog foster families.

Scenthound, the easy way for pet parents to meet the routine basic grooming needs of their dogs, is offering free basic grooming services from Sunday, Nov. 5 through

Wednesday, Nov. 8. Any family fostering a dog can make an appointment for a free BENT. The signature BENT includes a coat conditioning bath, ear cleaning, nail clip and teeth brushing (a $35 value). This offer is available by appointment only and is valid for one dog per family.

“At Scenthound, we’re dog lovers

and we always have been,” said Tim Vogel, Scenthound founder and CEO. “We work closely with local shelters and know how vital the foster program is to getting more dogs adopted. It is our honor to salute their efforts by offering free services to all of our local doggy foster families.”

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Kennedy Homes Signs On As Next Homebuilder In Arden

On the heels of the successful first neighborhood opening featuring models by Ryan Homes, Arden has announced that Kennedy Homes will be the next homebuilder to join the master-planned community featuring a five-acre “agri-hood” on Southern Blvd. in western Palm Beach County. Kennedy Homes will operate from a temporary sales office at 11000 Prosperity Farms Road in Palm Beach Gardens until the model homes open at Arden in May 2018.

Kennedy Homes will offer six unique, single-story and two-story options at Arden in three architec-

tural styles. Special home features include impact glass windows, open floorplans and intelligent home systems. The homes will range in size from 2,500 to 3,300 square feet and will be offered for a pre-construction savings price of $439,900 to $551,900.

“Over the last 56 years, Kennedy Homes has built more than 22,000 residences throughout South Florida,” Kennedy Homes CEO Steve Gravett said. “We recently sold out at a West Palm Beach community, so we know first-hand that this market segment is in high demand. We take

a very thoughtful, tailored approach to ensure the homes we build are the right fit for each area. Our designs will contribute to the community’s point of pride: its connection between nature, happiness and healthy living.”

Arden will eventually have 2,000 homes — the majority of which will back up to community green space, including parks, playfields, greenways, nature trails or lakes.

The property features 20 miles of walking and biking trails; 200 acres of lakes for fishing, kayaking or canoeing; and an expansive great lawn

for events. Arden is one of the first in Florida to feature a farm as a central component of community life. The five-acre parcel will produce fruits, vegetables and herbs under the guidance of a farm manager and feature an event barn where residents can gather for seasonal themed classes, harvest experiences and more.

The heart of recreational activity at Arden will be the spacious, two-story clubhouse, complete with a resort-style pool that flows over two levels. The peaceful upper pool and spa are surrounded by private cabanas for those who want some

quiet time, while the lower pool offers water play areas perfectly suited for families. Scheduled to open next spring 2018, the clubhouse will offer plenty of separate indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for all ages to enjoy.

Freehold Communities is the visionary development team behind Arden and is currently developing more than 10,000 residential lots in Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina, California and Florida.

Arden is located at 19425 Southern Blvd. just west of Loxahatchee Groves. For more information, visit www.ardenfl.com.

Max Planck Helps Mold Minds During Science Career Panel

Recently, the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) helped to mold the minds of students interested in a career in science by hosting its sixth annual Science Career Panel.

The event allowed students from eight middle schools and eight high schools in Palm Beach County an opportunity to meet and interact with Max Planck scientists. Students were given the opportunity to hear from scientists in various stages of training, from undergraduate interns to senior scientists, with the goal

of peaking an interest in a science career. The day included a tour of a laboratory, lunch with MPFI scientists and a panel discussion.

All Palm Beach County middle and high school teachers were invited to apply to attend, but due to limited space, only 16 schools were selected based on answers to the application question, “How will your students benefit from learning more about careers in science?”

For Carla Case-Sweeney, a teacher from Santaluces High School, that question was easy. “I am always try-

ing to expose my students to experiences such as this. Being a part of this makes me even more motivated to seek out experiences like this for my students,” Case-Sweeney said.

Other teachers expressed similar views. Audra Davis, from Wellington High School, applied to allow her students the opportunity to interact with scientists, but she found it personally rewarding as well. “It allowed me to see purpose in what I do,” Davis said.

Thanks to the panel, students could hear directly from scientists

about why they chose a career in science, and what steps led them to where they are today.

When asked why he wanted to attend MPFI’s Science Career Panel this year, Bryan Cruz, a junior from Wellington High School, answered, “I always like to get my information from someone who has gone through what I’m trying to do.”

Plans are already in development for next year’s Science Career Panel because of the impact it makes. For more info., call (561) 972-9000 or visit www.maxplanckflorida.org.

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Broncos Mark Homecoming With 34-0 Victory Over Jupiter

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach Central High School varsity football team hosted Jupiter High School on Friday, Oct. 20 in a District 9-8A showdown, and the Broncos shut out the Warriors 34-0 to cap the night’s homecoming festivities.

The Broncos are 5-2 overall and remain unbeaten at 3-0 in the district. With one more district game against rival Palm Beach Gardens High School, Palm Beach Central

has all but sealed the crown on the 2017 season.

The Bronco offense kicked into gear immediately on the team’s first possession. Palm Beach Central capped a 50-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run by C.J. Stewart.

Quarterback Nick Atkins extended the Bronco lead to 14-0 on the following possession when he crossed the goal line from 11 yards out on a keeper up the middle.

Jupiter struggled to move the ball through the first quarter but found

some momentum to drive into Palm Beach Central territory during the second quarter. However, the drive was snuffed out by an interception.

The Broncos added to their lead midway through the second quarter when Atkins linked with receiver Fornoris Roberts on a 46-yard touchdown pass, but the kick after was partially blocked. Palm Beach Central closed the book on the first half with a 20-0 lead.

The second half varied little from See BRONCOS, page 29

Bronco receiver Fornoris Roberts breaks a tackle on his way to a 46-yard touchdown pass reception.

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Bronco C.J. Stewart scores a touchdown.

Palm Beach Central receiver Bryan Robinson finds running room through the Jupiter defense.

Palm Beach Central running back Lakevious Simmons dodges Jupiter defenders on a long run.

Akeem Dent takes the ball up field for a big Palm Beach Central gain.

Bronco Gen’taris Oliver returns a Jupiter punt.

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(L-R) Tucker Gray, Anthony Gray, Aiden Sandlofer, Nikolas Gray, Jacob Nelson, Reid Wasylik, Tyler Gray and Samuel Honzik.

K-8 Wellington Wrestlers Take Home Trophy

The Wellington Wrestling Club’s K-8 grade team brought home the NCWA Gear Fall Series Final Championship trophy recently.

Individual champions were Samuel Honzik, Nikolas Gray and Tyler Gray. Aiden Sandlofer took second place, while James Kosza and Malaki Diaz took third place.

The high school team finished in second place in its division behind the Riverdale team from Fort Myers.

High school individual champions were Ethan Howard, Eric Saber and Chris Difiore. Hosanna Kropp

took second, while Aaron Sandlofer took third.

The club will wrap up its season with a trip to Greensboro, N.C., for the Super 32 Preseason National event with three competitors Tyler Gray, Chris Difiore and Jared Abramson.

The Wellington Wrestling Club’s winter session begins on Nov. 2 with practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more info., contact coach Travis Gray at travis.gray@ palmbeachschools.org or (561) 827-8595.

While riding away from the 2017 GAIG/USDF Region 3 Dressage Championships with a championship title, two blue ribbons, and two reserve championships is certainly something to be proud of, it’s not the most impressive thing about Dr. Kristy Lund of Wellington.

Lund, an adult amateur dressage competitor, trains her three competition horses while simultaneously running a boarding and training facility, working as a full-time veterinarian and owning an animal rescue.

Her results at the 2017 GAIG/USDF Region 3 Dressage Championships, held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, qualified Lund for the 2017 US Dressage Finals, to be held Nov. 9-12 in Lexington, Ky. Ever since Lund decided that the medal podium of a dressage ring was where she wanted to be, nothing has been able to stop her — although life circumstances have certainly tried. “I’m probably one of the most competitive people you know,” she said. “That’s what motivated me to start showing from a very young age.”

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“The horses were all pretty phenomenal. I think my Grand Prix horse was the best he has ever been,” she said.

Akvavit, a 14-year-old Spanish Warmblood gelding, competed in both the Grand Prix and the Intermediate II. He and Lund won the Intermediate II Championship, the Grand Prix Freestyle Reserve Championship, and placed fourth in the Grand Prix. On Living Lucky, a five-year-old Westphalian gelding, Lund earned the First Level Reserve Championship. Sake Shooter, a four-year-old Westphalian gelding new to the show ring, placed first in Training Level.

Lund is a small animal veterinarian out of Lund Animal Hospital, the practice she shares with her husband, Scott Lund. Her veterinary services are in high demand, even during championship show weeks.

“I actually went to work a few times during the show, and I was taking calls on Saturday in between classes,” Lund said.

When not at her office or in the show ring, Lund is running Blue

Kristy Lund aboard her horse Living Lucky.

Marlin Farm, her boarding and training facility in Wellington. Olympian Bent Jensen is the head trainer there, and Lund trains with him regularly.

She also bases her own private animal rescue out of the farm, where she welcomes unwanted and often permanently injured animals and provides them with top-quality care.

“When I’m on a horse, that’s my relaxation,” Lund explained. “Even though it can be a very physically and mentally exhausting sport, riding is the only time when I can tune out the outside world.”

Lund is now focused on the upcoming US Dressage Finals Intermediate II National Championship with Akvavit.

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continued from page 23 tattooed on the inside of their top lips — they discovered he was 11 years old.

Next, Debbie called veterinarian Dr. Bill Yerkes.

“Dr. Bill is wonderful,” she said.

“He basically donated his time. He pulled bloodwork and a Coggins, did a physical, and said Champ was basically in good shape, other than the weight issue.”

Yerkes estimated Champ was a 2 on the Henneke horse body condition scoring system, a numerical scale used to evaluate the amount of fat on a horse’s body.

This standardized system, used by law enforcement agencies to score a horse’s body condition in cruelty

snap and returned it 27 yards for another touchdown. The play lifted the Broncos to a 27-0 advantage.

Palm Beach Central added one more score before the final whistle to seal a 34-0 homecoming victory.

Atkins completed 12 of 18 passes for 217 yards, threw for a touchdown and is credited with one rushing score. Stewart rushed for 141 yards on 16 carries, and Lakevious

Simmons had 12 rushes for 91 yards.

The Broncos totaled 449 yards on offense for the night.

With the win, the Broncos are still spotless in district play. They host district foe Palm Beach Gardens on Friday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. The Gators were upset by Wellington High School 21-17 last week, which created even a bigger gap in the district competition for the Broncos.

cases, ranges from 1, extremely emaciated, to 9, extremely fat.

“This horse was pretty dire,” Yerkes said. “He was basically healthy, but hadn’t been getting enough to eat. With a starved horse, you need to be careful feeding him.

Give him as much hay as he wants, but go on the slow side with grain, gradually increasing the amount over a week or so, or you risk colic.”

It turned into a real community effort.

“Someone posted a GoFundMe page, and a lot of people helped with donations of food and supplies,” Debbie said. “The Red Barn feed store set up an account where people could buy supplies for us.

Champ’s prognosis is good. All he needs is time and groceries. He’s still pretty ribby, but he’s gaining weight steadily. He’s a really sweet horse.

Debbie has years of experience in horse rescues. “I don’t know

how many rescues I’ve done over the past 17 years. Between the Premarin foals and mares, and feedlot babies, I’d say 60 to 100. I thought I was done with rescues, but Champ needed a home. The starved ones are always the most grateful,” she said.

Claudia is proud of the way the community came together for Champ.

“This was a great example of a horse community coming together and helping a horse in need,” Claudia said. “I have no forgiveness for someone who would let any animal starve. This is a horse community.

Common sense dictates that all you’d have to do is ask a neighbor for help. I was glad to have helped put the parts together, putting people in touch with one another. It was a real team effort. Everyone came together to make it happen. What’s important is doing what’s best for the horse.”

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Saturday, Oct. 28 • Repticon West Palm Beach will return to the South Florida Fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct. 28 and Sunday, Oct. 29. For more information, visit www.repticon.com.

• The Green Market at Wellington will be open Saturday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. near the Wellington Amphitheater. For more info., visit www.greenmarketatwellington.com.

• The Knights of Columbus M.J. Benvenuti Council #8419 will host the Peter A. Benvenuti Golf Classic on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Palm Beach Polo Golf & Country Club in Wellington.

Check-in is at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon and dinner at 5 p.m. Call Manny Zapata at (561) 346-7435, Sergio Marquez at (561) 3517915, Chuck Higgins at (561) 795-2034, Jim Louwers at (561) 537-9578 or John Kingston at (561) 346-7773 for more info.

• Reach Estate LLC wil host grand opening festivities Saturday, Oct. 28 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with live music, face painting, presentations and more at its new location in the Acreage Publix Plaza at 7070-9 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. For more information, call (561) 6022323, e-mail chadhanna7@att.net or visit www. reachestateproperties.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Spooktacular Story Time for ages 2 to 6 on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 11 a.m. Come dressed in your best costumes for fun-filled stories, songs, a craft and a library costume parade. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Families are in for a ghoulishly great time at a free Halloween Event at Arden, a new master-planned community located at 19425 Southern Blvd. on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with festive activities and attractions, including pumpkin decorating, adult and children’s costume contests, live music, gourmet food trucks and candy. To register, visit www. eventbrite.com/e/no-tricks-just-treats-discoverarden-event-tickets-39054804973.

• The Women of the Western Communities will hold Holiday Ceramics Painting on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Oak Bistro & Wine Bar (11051 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach). Visit www.kbsocialartworking.com for more info.

• Minto Communities will host a Grand Opening Celebration for its new Westlake community on Saturday, Oct. 28 from noon to 4 p.m. The community is located on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, between Southern Blvd. and Northlake Blvd. Guests will be able to visit the interactive sales center and see six model homes. For more information, call (844) 861-5833 or visit www. westlakefl.com.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host an Electric Java Jam for adults on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. Get amped with this plugged-in edition of the music jam. Coffee will be provided.

Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

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• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “A House That Is Good Enough to Eat!” for ages 12 to 17 on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. Make an edible haunted house out of candy and other goodies. All supplies will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• Wellington’s Community Services Department and Wellington High School’s DECA Club will host a free Trunk or Treat Event on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the student parking lot at Wellington High School (2101 Greenview Shores Blvd.). This annual event is a safe, family-friendly twist on trick or treating. Volunteers will decorate their vehicles and distribute Halloween treats out of their trunks for children ages 10 and under. Families can also enjoy music, refreshments, craft tables, food trucks, a costume contest for children and more. For more info., call WHS DECA at (561)795-4919 or e-mail cheryl. lueke@palmbeachschools.org.

• Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) will hold its annual Friendship Ball on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport. Tickets are $90 per person. For more info., e-mail cafci@bellsouth. net or visit www.cafcipbc.org.

• The Wellington Amphitheater will hold a free Fleetwood Mac tribute concert on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• The Young Professionals of Wellington will present its Wicked Costume & Casino Night on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. Tickets are $125 per person, and there will be an open bar, heavy appetizers, craps, blackjack, dancing, a silent auction, performers and more. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit www.ypwellington.com.

Sunday, Oct. 29 • The Wellington Wolves Youth Basketball Association will hold its annual tryouts for the 2017-18 travel basketball season on Sunday, Oct. 29 at the Wellington Village Park gym (11700 Pierson Road). Visit www.wellingtonwolves.com for the times of tryouts and more info.

• The Wellington Runners Club will present the 13th annual Wellington 10 Miler, Sebastian’s 5k Walk/Run and Kids Fun Run to benefit the Kids Cancer Foundation on Sunday, Oct. 29 starting at 7 a.m. A new course this year begins at Tiger Shark Cove Park and runs through the Wellington Environmental Preserve at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Habitat off Flying Cow Road. For more info., www.wellingtonrunners.org.

• The Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach will host Yoga in the Garden on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 8 a.m. For more info., call (561) 2331757 or visit www.mounts.org.

• Audubon of the Everglades will walk in the Pine Glades Natural Area (14122 W. Indiantown Serving West Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee

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• The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar will be held Sunday, Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Veterans Park. Visit www.rpbgreenmarket. com for more info.

• The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County will host its All That Jazz annual fundraising luncheon featuring pianist Copeland Davis on Sunday, Oct. 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Atlantis Country Club (190 Atlantis Blvd.) Visit www. lwvpbc.org or call (561) 968-4123 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Halloween Miniature Gardens for ages 10 and up on Sun, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. Treat yourself to a boo-tiful miniature garden with spook-tacular accessories. Materials will be provided. Bring a glue gun if you have one. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

Tuesday, Oct. 31 • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Trick or Treat for all ages on Tuesday, Oct. 31 all day. Dress up and visit the different library desks on Halloween to get some fun trinkets and a book to take home. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Teeny Weenie Halloweenie for ages 2 to 5 on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 11:15 a.m. Dress up and enjoy a preschool Halloween party with stories, songs and games. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Art for Adults: Open Studio for ages 16 and up on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. Practice your skills and get guidance on how to finish bringing your vision to life. Bring an unfinished project or start a new one. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Creepy Coloring for ages 5 to 10 on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 3 p.m. Get spooky with Halloween-themed coloring pages. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Mall at Wellington Green will host a free MallStars Halloween Trick-or-Treat Event on Tuesday, Oct. 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. Monsters, superheroes, princesses, kings and queens, ghosts and ghouls — all 10 years old or under — are invited to have a spooktacular good time dressing up in their Halloween finest for mallwide trick-or-treating at participating retailers.

Halloween-themed photo ops and activities for kids sponsored will be available. For more information, call (561) 227-6900 or visit www. shopwellingtongreen.com.

Wednesday, Nov. 1 • The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will feature John Cleese, Live On Stage/Monty Python and the Holy Grail on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. Visit www.kravis.org for more info.

Thursday, Nov. 2 • The Central Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce will host a Palm Beach County Mobility Luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 11:30 a.m. at the Breakers West Country Club featuring Nick Uhren, executive director of the Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Dave Howard, executive director of Brightline. Visit cpbchamber.com for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host English Exchange for adults on Thursdays, Nov. 2, 9, 16 and 30 at 1:30 p.m. Practice speaking English in a fun and informal atmosphere.

Intermediate knowledge of the language is recommended. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Create a Memory Page for adults on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. Create artful displays to commemorate special events.

Bring personal photos. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Día de los Muertos for ages 5 to 12 on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. Make a craft and learn about the Day of the Dead. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

The Town-Crier • The Wellington Amphitheater will hold a concert featuring The Fliers with a food truck invasion on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. Visit www. wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• Wellington High School students will participate in Civics 101 on Wednesday, Nov. 1 and Nov. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Visit www. wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• Wellington Regional Medical Center and Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches will host an Open House and Health Fair on Thursday, Nov. 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 10115 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 200. Call (561) 966-7702 for more info.

• Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor (3475 Woolbright Road, Suite 19, Boynton Beach) will begin a course known nationally as “Read Hebrew Across America” on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. It will be a refresher course for some and a beginners’ course for others. For more info., call (561) 968-0688 or e-mail info@ldorvador.org.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Writer’s Critique Workshop for adults on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. Share, offer and accept constructive criticism to improve fiction, nonfiction and poetry in a supportive atmosphere. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Friday, Nov. 3 • The West Palm Beach Antiques Festival will return to the South Florida Fairgrounds from Friday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 5. For more information, visit www.wpbaf.com.

• Ghost Tours: An Evening In The Dark will take place Friday, Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. at Yesteryear Village. For more information, call (561) 7905232 or e-mail yyv@southfloridafair.com.

Saturday, Nov. 4 • The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County will host its 36th annual Wellington Golf Classic on Saturday, Nov. 4 starting at 7 a.m. at the Wanderers Club (1900 Aero Club Dr., Wellington).

Proceeds will benefit the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club in Wellington. The morning will begin with a continental breakfast and registration, followed by scramble-style play on the golf course. Following golf, guests will enjoy a buffet meal and silent auction at the awards luncheon.

For info., call (561) 683-3287 or e-mail cmartin@ bgcpbc.org.

• The Charlotte Hans 2017 Softball Challenge will be held Saturday, Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Wellington’s Village Park on Pierson road. For more info., visit www.facebook.com/ charlottehansfoundation.

• A free Financial Wellness Seminar, sponsored by Freddie Mac and co-hosted by REACH (Real Estate, Education and Community Housing Inc.) will be held Saturday, Nov. 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Renaissance Charter School at Palms West, located at 12031 Southern Blvd.

There will be opportunities to meet with financial planning counselors, mortgage experts and experts in the financial field. There will also be opportunities to win prizes. To register for the event, call (561) 932-0587 or e-mail housing@ reach4housing.org. For additional information, visit www.reachfinancialwellness.eventbrite.com.

• The Green Market at Wellington will be open Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. near the Wellington Amphitheater. For more info., visit www.greenmarketatwellington.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Intro to Tennis on Saturday, Nov. 4 at noon and 1 p.m. for ages 4 and 5, and 2 p.m. for ages 6 and 7. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Wellington will host “Class of ’87 High School Reunion” Murder Mystery Dinner Theater on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 Forest Hill Blvd.) Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will perform in the Kravis Center’s Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. Concert Hall on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.kravis.org.

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Dewars Scotch Whisky ..............$29.99 1.75L COORS LIGHT J.W. Red Label Scotch ...............$29.99 1.75L 12 PACK Chivas Regal .............................$49.99 1.75L BOTTLES ONLY Clan MacGregor Rare Blended ...$19.99 1.75L J&B Scotch ...............................$33.99 1.75L Ballentine’s Scotch ...................$25.99 1.75L Seagram’s VO............................$24.99 1.75L Jameson’s Irish Whiskey ............$43.99 1.75L MILLER Courvoisier VS Cognac...............$19.99 750ML LITE 12 PACK Crown Royal ..............................$39.99 1.75L Canadian Club ...........................$19.99 1.75L CANS/BOTTLES $10.99 Glenlivet 12 yrs. ........................$79.99 1.75L Wild Turkey Honey Liquor ...........$19.99 750ML Jaegermeister............................$19.99 750ML VICTORIA Jim Beam Red Stag ...................$14.99 750ML BEER 12 PACK Jim Beam .................................$24.99 1.75L

$9.99

CANS/BOTTLES

RUM

Captain Morgan Rum .................$21.99 1.75L Bacardi Rum (Light & Dark) ........$19.99 1.75L Brugal Anejo Rum ......................$37.99 1.75L Appleton Rum............................$25.99 1.75L Ron Rico (Light & Dark) .............$15.99 1.75L Mount Gay Rum .........................$39.99 1.75L Don Q Rum (Light & Dark) ..........$21.99 1.75L Sailor Jerry Rum ........................$26.99 1.75L Malibu Rum ..............................$19.99 1.75L Admiral Nelson 80 Rum .............$16.99 1.75L Cruzan Rum (Light & Dark) .........$18.99 1.75L Ron Zacapa Rum ......................$39.99 1.75L

$14.99

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