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Rotary Club Hosts ‘Asado’ After Party

The Kids Cancer Foundation of South Florida hosted the fifth annual Jenna McCann Memorial Golf Tournament and Gala on Saturday, April 2 at Binks Forest Golf Club. In attendance was actor Cody Linley, who signed autographs and posed for photos. Shown here are Kids Cancer Foundation founder Michelle O’Boyle with Courtney Wolfe and Linley. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 13

The Wellingt on Rotary Club hosted an asado dinner after party following the second annual International Gay Polo Tournament on Saturday, April 2 at the Grand Champions Polo Club. Page 2

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Barrett-Jackson Cruise-In In RPB

The fourth annual Barrett-Jack son Cruise-In took place Sunday, April 3 at Al Packer Ford West in Royal Palm Beach. Local car enthusiasts brought their classic cars in the hopes they would be selected for one of three Barrett-Jackson Choice awards. Shown here are Julie and Gary Williams with a trophy they won for their 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1. Page 10

Hundreds Attend 2011 Relay At Acreage Park

OPINION Learn About Organ Donation During Donate Life Month

Are you an organ donor? Though it’s a simple yes-or-no question, arriving at an answer is nothing to take lightly. In light of April being National Donate Life Month, as designated by the U.S. government, we urge everyone to take the time to educate themselves on the issue. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS ............................. 3 - 13 OPINION ................................ 4 CRIME NEWS ........................ 6 NEWS BRIEFS ....................... 8 POLO & EQUESTRIAN .........15 SCHOOLS ..................... 16 - 17 PEOPLE........................ 18 - 19 COLUMNS .................... 27 - 28 SUMMER CAMPS ........ 29 - 31 BUSINESS ................... 35 - 37 SPORTS ....................... 41 - 44 CALENDAR...................46 - 47 CLASSIFIEDS ...............48 - 53 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

Acreage Chili Cookoff Returns Bigger And Better Than Ever By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Acreage Music & Chili Cookoff will return to Acreage Community Park on Saturday, April 16, offering more familyoriented attractions and more chili than ever before, according to event organizer Robert Trepp. The cookoff, from noon to 10 p.m., will feature 30 chili cookoff contestants from all over the nation, including Pennsylvania, Washington, Alabama, West Virginia and Florida. “The number of cooks and the caliber of cooks continue to increase,” Trepp said. “The event is sanctioned by ICS, the International Chili Society. It is considered a regional cookoff, meaning that whoever wins each category automatically qualifies to go to the world championships in New Hampshire at the end of the year. Categories include red chili, chili verde, salsa and people’s choice.” Aside from the chili, the day will include plenty of musical entertainment for adults and fun events for children. “We’ve got two stages like we always do,” Trepp said. “We’ve increased the number of bounce

houses, so the kids have more things out there to enjoy. Bounce houses, as always, are free for the kids.” Home Depot will offer free crafts for children. “The kids are going to be able to build projects, and they get to take them home,” Trepp said. “That’s free as well. We’ve got a magician coming out, as well as jugglers and some costume characters.” Wild 95.5’s Jason Pennington will be there with his band VMK & the Snack Pack to perform Saturday night. The Nashville act Curtis & Luckey, who will be releasing a CD in a few weeks, will be the headliner. “We’re doing something different with that this year,” Trepp said, explaining that Curtis & Luckey have agreed to a “Share the Stage with Nashville” contest, in which local singers will get to perform alongside the headliners. “We’ve provided an opportunity for all these local kids. We’ve structured it so these local kids can have their fans and their friends post to our Facebook page,” Trepp explained. “I’m judging it based on the number of posts that people put on our Facebook page for

any certain performer, as well as the creativeness. The kids get to share the stage with a national band, and their friends get to vote for them and root for them.” Friends and fans with Facebook accounts sign in and, in the search box, type in “Acreage Music and Chili Cook-off” to vote for their favorite performer. Trepp said he has arranged for chili contestants to prepare more chili this year so that there will be enough for everyone. Attendees will be issued chili-tasting kits to take to the tasting area. “With admission, you can go around to all the chili cooks and taste their chili,” he said. “We’re giving people a four-ounce portion cup, which may not sound like a lot, but when you have 35 or 40 cooks on site, four ounces times 40, you’re not going to eat that much chili.” While Trepp will try to have more chili on hand, there are no guarantees, since there is only so much to go around. “We have more chili at this event than any other in Florida, but people don’t understand that,” he said. “They come in the gate at See CHILI, page 3

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Wellington Bringing Landlords Together By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington is bringing several of its landlords together to share information and best practices in an effort to stop resident turnover and raise home values in the village’s transitional neighborhoods. As part of its continued efforts to revitalize several of its older neighborhoods, many of which are made up of multifamily rental units, Wellington is hoping to form a landlord association that will allow property owners to network with each other. “It’s a pilot program,” Deputy Village Manager John Bonde said. “It was originally approved as a way to get property owners together to talk about some of the issues that they face.” The group had its first meeting Wednesday and plans to meet each month for the first three months, and then quarterly thereafter. First, Wellington hopes to identify landlords willing to take a leadership role, and then work to bring all of the landlords together. Bonde noted that there has been high turnover in some of the rental units within the transitional neighborhoods. Often, this is due to problem tenants, or problems

within the community that drive responsible tenants away. “We hope to be able to increase the length of those rotations,” he said. “The longer they stay in a home, the more connected they are to the community.” And by pooling information together, Wellington hopes landlords can avoid problem tenants altogether. This includes running background and credit checks, which Bonde said not all landlords do. “We find that landlords don’t always do a good job of running a credit check on their tenants,” he said. “Then sometimes, three months later, they find that they can’t collect rent from their tenant and that he’s wanted. We want to make sure that they have as much information about their tenants as possible.” By sharing information with each other, landlords can identify problem tenants simply by asking about others’ experiences renting to them. In turn, they could also identify potential tenants who have been responsible in the past. Another problem has been longtime tenants moving out because of the proliferation of probSee LANDLORDS, page 20

Wellington Zoners OK Dunkin’ Donuts By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board voted Wednesday to recommend approval of a drive-through Dunkin’ Donuts shop in the Wellington Plaza on Forest Hill Blvd. near Wellington Trace. The restaurant would replace the vacant Mobil gas station at the southeast corner of the plaza. The station has been vacant for more than five years. Board members approved a variance, development order

amendment and site plan for the 1,686-square-foot fast-food restaurant with a drive-through lane on the half-acre site. Planning & Zoning Manager David Flinchum explained that the applicant requested a variance of 7 additional feet of landscape buffer, to eliminate the minimum 5foot-wide foundation planting required on all facades, and to reduce the required bypass lane for the drive-through by 3 feet. Flinchum also noted that although hours of operation in that See DONUTS, page 20

VEGAS-STYLE BENEFIT

Several Lox Council Members Push For Management Change By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Just minutes after the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council voted 3-2 against beginning a search for a new town manager, the council agreed 4-1 Tuesday to arrange an early evaluation of the contract of current Town Manager Frank Spence. Mayor Dave Browning cast the lone dissenting vote. The conversation began when Councilman Jim Rockett made a motion for the town attorney to prepare a request for proposals (RFP) for a new town manager. That motion failed 3-2 with Councilman Tom Goltzené voting with Rockett. “I have lost confidence in Frank Spence as manager,” Rockett said. “I personally don’t believe that Frank gives the level of support the town needs in a timely and

accurate fashion. I question his judgment at times, and I feel he doesn’t have the tools at his disposal to get the job done. I like Frank, but that doesn’t go to what my decision would be in terms of my concern for his performance.” Spence’s contract is up for renewal Oct. 1. Rockett criticized Spence’s preparation of the town’s accounting manual, which the town’s Finance Advisory & Audit Committee (FAAC) had requested to be updated. “The issue was raised a year and a half ago at an FAAC meeting before Frank and his staff came on board,” Rockett said, explaining that the topic had come up at other finance committee meetings and that Spence had submitted a new manual that the FAAC set aside as unsatisfactory. “What we have seen is an incomplete attempt

at publishing a completely new manual. I find it difficult to understand how we can go this long getting this done. My concern is that Frank just doesn’t have the resources to get these things done.” Rockett added that the council had been waiting for six months for an RFP for monitors for hurricane debris removal. “We’re pushing on hurricane season,” he said. “The reason we brought it up over six months ago was because we wanted to be ahead of this squeeze.” Rockett said the town had also been waiting for proposals for a backup contractor to the Loxahatchee Groves Water Management District for road maintenance. “For those residents not living on a water control district-maintained road, we need a backup contracSee LOX GROVES, page 20

A Vegas-style fundraiser benefiting three of the area’s top animal-rescue organizations was held Friday, April 1 at the Wellington Club at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. The event benefited Save A Pet Florida, Paws 2 Help and the Adopt A Cat Foundation. Shown above are Save A Pet Treasurer Renee Morrison, 50/50 raffle winner Robin Kriverney and John Mercer. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 9 PHO TO B Y DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

New York Folk-Rock Trio To Perform April 29 In Wellington

Gathering Time — The popular group features (L-R) Hillary Foxsong, Stuart Markus and Glen Roethel.

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Folk rock music of the 1960s and ’70s will be featured in a concert Friday, April 29 at the Wellington Amphitheater as the popular New York trio Gathering Time takes the stage. Gathering Time combines acoustic, electric and bass guitar with three-part harmonies to carry listeners back to an era when meaningful lyrics were set to powerful music. The band formed five years ago as “the hand of fate or a happy accident,” said guitarist, bassist and vocalist Stuart Markus. “We didn’t adopt the name Gathering Time until about November 2007,” Markus said. “For about a year and a half, we were just getting together informally to play.” The three members, Glen Roethel, Hillary Foxsong and

Markus, all play, sing and write music. They also perform a wide variety of music, although the Wellington concert — dubbed the “Great Folk-Rock Festival” — will focus on folk rock of the ’60s and ’70s, Markus said. “Glen and I had met about 12 years before at a songwriters’ workshop group but had completely lost touch,” Markus recalled. “In the fall of 2005, I ran into him at a party, and we caught up a little bit. The followingApril he was doing a concert and I was playing restaurants really heavily at that time. It was a rare night that I didn’t have a gig, and he was playing a local songwriter venue, so I went to see him there, and we got to talking.” Roethel invited Markus to a steady music job he had in Oyster Bay, a classic car rally every Tuesday when the weather was warm.

“A couple of weeks later, I went down to see him there and I walked up with my guitar, and there was a woman harmonizing with him. My first thought was, ‘Somebody beat me to it,’ but as I walked up I realized that they were doing a song that had room for a third harmony part. It was sort of calling for it,” he said. He walked up to the woman who was harmonizing, not yet aware that this was Foxsong, and asked to add a third part on her microphone. “She kind of stepped aside and we started singing, and all of a sudden we had three-part harmony coming out, and it sounded really good,” Markus recalled. “Glen turned around and he had this big smile on his face, and I knew it would be OK with him. I looked over at Hillary, this woman I had never met before, See FOLK-ROCK, page 20

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WELLINGTON ROTARY HOSTS GAY POLO TOURNAMENT’S ‘ASADO’ AFTER PARTY The Wellington Rotary Club hosted an asado dinner after party following the second annual International Gay Polo Tournament on Saturday, April 2 at the Grand Champions Polo Club. An asado is an Argentinean and Brazilian traditional barbecue. Dinner included a variety of grilled meats and dishes, provided by Aaron’s International Polo Club Catering. The club also hosted a Chinese auction and a live auction, with a variety of items from vacation deals to professional polo lessons and even a puppy. For more info., visit www.wellingtonrotary.org. PHOTOS BY LAUREN MIRÓ/T OWN-CRIER

Daniel Mulligan and Dennis Bock enjoy the e vent. Rotary President-Elect Karen Hardin with Judy Tannehill, Gordon Ross and Barry Manning.

Polo players Christine Fenerty, Tom Landry and James Tweten with Mason Phelps Jr.

Dan Curtis and Brent Vance.

Polo pla yers Talbot Logan and James Tweten play with the puppy up for auction.

Polo player Gordon Ross, the high bidder on a donated bicycle, with January Cassidy of Wheels of Wellington. PHOTO B Y RACHEL BRIDGE

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Viewpoints Differ As RPB Task Force Heads Into Home Stretch By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant Task Force further narrowed its recommendation for a mixed use at the 160acre site to single-family residential, recreational and commercial/ industrial at its meeting Monday. Commercial uses were limited, however, to vehicle storage, child care facilities or educational/vocational schools.

The 12-member task force made the decisions despite objections from representatives of neighboring communities, including Madison Green and Saratoga Pines, who said the task force was moving too quickly and allowing too much commercialization, and from representatives of other parts of the village who wanted uses to benefit the community as a whole and create employment opportunities.

Task force member Bruce Drummond wanted the task force to consider providing parking for local commercial vehicles for a fee. “This will bring commercial vehicles off the street,” he said. Task force member Michael Axelberd was concerned about a designation such as commercial vehicle storage getting into the mixed use recommendation. “At the last meeting, we voted commercial for one reason only, vehi-

Wellington Offering Volunteers Two Sites For April 16 Cleanup By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Volunteers in Wellington will come together next weekend to help clean their community as part of the nationwide Great American Cleanup on Saturday, April 16. From 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers will participate in cleanups on property between 50th Street South and Lake Worth Road and in the Folkstone neighborhood. They join volunteers in thousands of communities across the nation to help keep the environment clean and beautiful. The Great American Cleanup is a program launched in 1999 by Keep America Beautiful, an organization that focuses on litter prevention, waste reduction and beautification by encouraging individuals to improve their communities. The event is the nation’s largest community improvement pro-

gram. In 2010, volunteers spent 5.7 million hours to improve more than 33,000 communities all over the United States. The program runs from March 1 through May 31, though the “official” Great American Cleanup day is the Saturday before Earth Day. “It’s going to be a fun morning for everyone to come out and help clean up our community,” Volunteer Coordinator Kim Henghold said. “It’s part of Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful, and people will be volunteering all across the county.” Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, which provides sponsorship opportunities for community beautification programs. Wellington volunteers will have the opportunity to help clear debris on the Florida Power & Light corridor line, which stretches between 50th Street South and Lake

Worth Road along State Road 7. There will also be a neighborhood cleanup in the Folkstone neighborhood. Henghold said that the village is still looking for volunteers at either site. Volunteers at the FPL corridor, however, must be at least 12 years old. The village will provide supplies, such as gloves, trash bags and other items necessary for the cleanup. Volunteers also get an official T-shirt and will be provided with water at the site. “We’ll give volunteers everything they need to clean up,” she said. “There will be Wellington tents at each site and representatives there to help.” Residents are encouraged to sign up by Thursday, April 14. Each volunteer will be assigned to a site. To register, call Henghold at (561) 791-4137 or e-mail khenghold@wellingtonfl.gov.

Lox Groves, RPB, Acreage Join Great American Cleanup Event By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Great American Cleanup will be coming to Palm Beach County on Saturday, April 16, and groups in Loxahatchee Groves, The Acreage and Royal Palm Beach will joining in the effort. In Loxahatchee Groves, Marge Herzog of the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association has persuaded no fewer than 50 members of the Seminole Ridge High School

National Honor Society, as well as members of the Naval Sea Cadets, to participate. The town’s waste service provider, WastePro, will supply gloves and trash bags for the volunteers, who will meet on the sidewalk on Okeechobee Blvd. north of Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School. “The committee will get there about 7:30 a.m. for setting up, and the kids are scheduled to be there at 8 a.m.,” Her-

zog said. “Some are working until 11 a.m., and some are working until noon.” The National Honor Society will clean on the north and south sides of Okeechobee Blvd. from Seminole Pratt Whitney Road to Folsom Road. The Naval Sea Cadets will clean all the lettered canals as well as Collecting Canal using johnboats and rafts. “I met with the captain and we See CLEANUP, page 20

cle and RV storage,” Axelberd said. “What’s to stop them putting in a U-Haul rental? I don’t understand the rationale. Our intent was clearly not to allow commercialization.” Axelberd, a resident of Madison Green south of the site, read a three-page statement of what he would prefer for mixed use, which included residential, park space, sports facilities, wildlife conservation, RV storage and boat ramps. He said he thought that putting a college or other educational facilities there is not a good idea because of the proximity to H.L. Johnson Elementary School. Axelberd reiterated that the site is not suited for a business park because it is too far away from arterial roads. “I spoke with over 30 CEOs the past two weeks,” he said. “They would not set up shop

based on the facts I presented to them.” Task force member Joseph Boyle of Saratoga Pines was concerned about the time limit set on the task force. “The task force should make sure it has sufficient time,” he said. Boyle said his neighbors had criticized him at a community meeting for not reflecting their wishes. “Thirty percent of the homeowners came to a meeting Saturday at Saratoga Pines,” Boyle said. “They yelled at me and said I’m not doing enough. They want this group to inform the village what the community really wants.” Boyle said his neighbors told him the task force is rushing through discussions. “They want our report to say in detail what the reasons were that the task force evaluated certain activities,” he

said. “We can’t do that in the next couple of weeks.” Councilwoman Martha Webster said she felt the task force has been exercising due diligence. “All the work we did has been a deliberative and thorough process,” she said. “The process has been laid out clearly. Now, what we’re trying to do is get down to the basics.” Webster reiterated the task force’s mission, which is to deliver a land use recommendation to the Royal Palm Beach Village Council for the piece of property. “There are diverse opinions, and there has been diverse input from all of the sections of the village,” Webster said. “Some speak a little more strongly than others. We do need to understand that there are 12 representatives here, See TASK FORCE, page 7

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Acreage Cookoff April 16

continued from page 1 quarter to six and expect to have chili. You go to most other contests, and they’re out of chili at three o’clock. We’ve made some arrangements so that we’ll have chili longer at this event, so, hopefully we won’t have anybody disappointed.” Trepp credited the new Walgreens store in The Acreage for its help with the event, including posting it on the store’s marquee on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. “We have flyers going out to customers in their Royal Palm Beach and their Acreage locations,” he said. “If a customer brings the flyer, they get a discount on admission.” Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit Little Smiles, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Civil Air Patrol. Trepp said openings are still available for exhibitors. For information, call (561) 420-9509. General admission is $10, $5 for kids 4-10 and free for active duty military personnel. Acreage Community Park is located at 6701 140th Avenue North. For more information, visit www. acreagechilicookoff.com.

Nashville stars Curtis & Luckey will perform at the Acreage Music & Chili Cookoff on April 16.

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April Is National Donate Life Month... Are You An Organ Donor? With this week’s announcement that the Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s location in Royal Palm Beach now offers driver’s license road tests, it’s likely there will be an increase in visits there from residents of the western communities. But even if you’re not taking an exam and only need to renew your license, there’s still one very important question you will need to answer: Are you an organ donor? Though it’s a simple yes-or-no question, arriving at an answer is nothing to take lightly. In light of April being National Donate Life Month, as designated by the U.S. government, we urge everyone to take the time to educate themselves on the issue. With continuing advances in the field of transplantation, the likelihood of survival is getting better all the time. However, there’s one huge obstacle to the process, and it’s a lack of available donors for the more than 110,000 people currently waiting on the transplant list — something far outside the control of the medical community. According to the federal web site www.organdonor.gov, 18 people will die each day waiting for an organ. For all the various diseases that result in people needing organ transplants, one of the biggest killers of those waiting on the transplant list isn’t a medical condition; it’s ignorance. The Mayo Clinic web site (www.mayoclinic.com) lists 10 myths about organ donation,

ranging from reasonable assumptions (thinking one is too young to legally donate or too old physically; neither are true) to the hysterical (“Maybe I won’t really be dead when they sign my death certificate”). Other concerns are about religion (most faiths are OK with it) and money (the donor’s family won’t be charged). Perhaps the most common myth — the one that most discourages people from becoming donors — is, “If I agree to donate my organs, the hospital staff won’t work as hard to save my life.” However, as the Mayo Clinic points out, the doctors operating on you are tasked with saving your life; that’s their only job. They have nothing to do with transplantation. Not only is this myth based on ignorance and paranoia, but it’s also making an assumption about which side of the equation one will end up on. What’s to say you won’t end up needing a transplant? It’s impossible to predict future circumstances, but when it comes to knowing the present realities, especially regarding matters of life or death, there are more than enough readily available resources to help sort fact from fiction. So if you’ll be getting your driver’s license renewed any time soon, we hope you’ll have taken heart to what you read here and declare yourself an organ donor. You may not end up saving a life, but you will have helped increase the odds for transplant recipients. And right now, that’s what they need most — a chance.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Art & Music Fest A Group Effort The second annual Royal Palm Art & Music Festival was a bigger success than the first! This entire event was made possible by a village partnership with the Palms West Chamber of Commerce, the gracious donors and the hard work of the dedicated volunteers. I would like to thank the Palms West Chamber for all of their effort in creating and coordinating the great activities and give a special thank-you to the donors and sponsorships that made possible the entertainment and infrastructure. And, of course, the many volunteers who worked tirelessly on a very warm weekend to ensure everything moved along and everyone enjoyed the event. I hope that those residents and guests who came out enjoyed this family fun and for those who missed out — hope to see you next year. Councilwoman Martha Webster Royal Palm Beach

Groves Action Shows Inspector General Needed Editor’s note: The following letter by Marge Herzog references her March 4 letter titled “Herzog Supports Dennis Lipp.” Only in Loxahatchee Groves would an opinion stated in the editorial section of the local newspaper on an election matter be grounds for removal from a committee that had nothing to do with the events in the election or the function of the committee assignment. The action at the April 5 town council meeting to remove me, Marge Herzog, from a (volunteer!) seat on the town’s finance committee was a vindictive act to show the power the elected group could produce if someone disagreed with their plan of action. It is my opinion that my letter before the March 8 election told the truth about what John and Elise Ryan are doing to control and manipulate every aspect of our government in Loxahatchee Groves, and it seems the proof is now very evident. The Ryans’ dynasty created a voting block on the town council, giving them a supermajority voting power to push their personal agenda and remove hard workers from town committees with the

intention that people more controllable would be assigned to the position. It was also blatantly obvious that the other three council members were not a bit surprised when Councilman Jim Rockett called for the removal of Town Manager Frank Spence. It is crystal clear: Rockett has constantly been the town council mouthpiece for various plans and schemes at the direction of the Ryans. The only council member not in on the plot was Mayor Dave Browning, who said he felt blindsided by the action that was placed on the agenda as an addendum at the last minute without any backup material for the council to review. It is no wonder that 72 percent of the voters in Palm Beach County asked for an inspector general to help rid municipalities of this kind of collusion, which seems to be so prevalent in our area. I am sure that an independent investigation would produce some very questionable political bedfellows and reveal certain residents operating behind the scenes acting as “go-betweens” in helping the four councilmen subvert the sunshine law. It is time for the “good ol’ boys” to be roped in. Marge Herzog Loxahatchee Groves

More Support For Inspector General It appears that oversight is very much necessary when Wellington Mayor Darell Bowen sees nothing wrong with the “good ol’ boy” system of gift giving by contractors doing municipal business. I was one of the 72 percent of voters who called for the inspector general over my community. I do not want a “fox watching the chicken house!” I want oversight before corruption becomes so invasive that even a mayor cannot see it. Ruth Keen Wellington

Dr. Grayhills Responds To Unger I am not sure whether it is with disdain or chagrin that I read Mr. [George] Unger’s letter to the editor last week (“Signs Are Taking Over Wellington”). His accusations run from the whimsical to the uninformed, at times rambling. Somehow he feels our village

sign code has been “eviscerated” due to political donations to key figures in our village administration. So, Mr. Unger, are you implying that our village leaders are making their decisions based on bribes and cronyism? I will make no bones as to the fact that I am the owner of the fire truck Mr. Unger so dearly hates. While he considers my truck an eyesore, I’ve had a flood of positive comments from patients and passers-by. Mr. Unger wrote, “Oh, that I were a millionaire, I would buy a fleet of trucks, and apply garish colors and banners. But alas, I cannot afford this.” Does this mean to imply that he would have a fire truck if he could? Is his objection to the presence of my truck motivated out of jealousy or disdain for its appearance? As you ask, Mr. Unger, “What does a dentist need a banner for?” While I don’t feel the need to justify the presence of my truck, I will answer your inquiry. As a local businessman in Wellington for over 20 years (and, yes Mr. Unger, my dental practice is a small business), we have witnessed a decline in revenues commensurate with the escalating number of bankruptcies, foreclosures and business failures. While my business is holding its own, employing approximately 20 individuals, we’ve survived thus far by cost-cutting measures, not the escalation of fees or reducing the quality of our care. We enjoy our presence in the tiny, yet underdeveloped, commerce park at the corner of Binks Forest and Bent Creek where only three businesses exist. Our barren commerce park is empty due to the downturn of the economy and lotowners’ reluctance to proceed with development in this economic climate. Our building is offset from Binks Forest to the point that one cannot read the signage permitted by the village. We have consistently played by village rules with every aspect of the administration of our business, including signage. When we moved in to our facility five years ago, we wanted a pole sign at the curb of Binks Forest announcing our presence, which we were told we couldn’t have. Although we never placed a sign, within days a number of large realestate pole signs were erected where they stand rotting today without the village’s objection. A drive through Wellington reveals a number of such signs. Our building was designed for two occu-

pants, with two separate portico entrances. However, we own the entire building, and thus the two porticos. We wanted to place tasteful electrical signage over each portico, but were denied signage over the second portico by the village as we were only one business. Enter my 1963 International Harvester Pirsch fire engine. This truck is the real version of the Tonka toy that I owned as a ten-yearold. It was in service up until six weeks ago for a small fire department in Missouri, and purchased for less than $4,000. (No Mr. Unger, I am not a millionaire, nor do you have to be one to own a fire truck.) I jumped at the offer to purchase this vehicle with the hopes of using it in parades, school and hospital visits. Since its presence in my parking lot, it has been the object of curiosity and admiration as we begin efforts to restore it to its former glory. In fact, it has brought us four new patients! So, Mr. Unger, that is why a dentist wants (not “needs”) a banner; it has been an asset to my business without detracting from the community. The presence of the truck (and banner) has not been without its problems. At first the village said I couldn’t have the truck. They later reversed their opinion and said that it was permissible. In a third opinion, they rescinded their approval, all in a matter of three weeks. Once again, the village has issued a sign mandate to my business limiting my ability to advertise my presence. If you’re worried about cronyism, I’ve been thwarted every step of the way by the village in promoting the presence of my business despite my membership in the chambers of commerce and my contributions to various election campaigns. For the record, Mr. Unger, there is no favoritism here, and your comments are delusional. What is not delusional is the village’s favoritism of allowing one form of signage over another: Real estate signs (a business) in various stages of disrepair, festoon and litter my commerce park and the majority of Wellington. Is this not promoting one business over another? I also take objection to the selective enforcement by the village, turning its head or ignoring some violations over others. I have always enjoyed my presence in Wellington and have enjoyed business, social and professional relationships with many of the fine people who now govern this community. As we all strug-

gle to survive one of the worst business environments since the Great Depression, more and more obstacles present a business-unfriendly environment to local businesses, either from the bureaucratic administration that oversees business regulation or from a few select HOA commandos who make it their mission to micromanage the community. Dr. Laurence Grayhills Wellington

Martha Webster Manipulating Task Force I think this week’s meeting of the Royal Palm Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant Task Force showed the originator’s (Councilwoman Martha Webster’s) true intentions for its existence. Webster did not hide her aim for the land when she voted in favor of the rezoning last summer. She learned from her defeat. In order to avoid further unrest she managed to organize “support.” Next time she can bring up the rezoning bill at the village council “on the behalf of concerned citizens.” As the chairwoman of the task force, she has everything at hand to make sure she will get this blank check. When the task force was planned, citizens could apply, and she picked its members. During this week’s meeting, she stated the official aim of the task force correctly: On behalf of the citizenry the task force will work out a suggestion for the village council what should be done with the land. Period. Then, in a rather long speech, she twisted this neutrally stated aim around to claim that the land has to be put to use in order to provide revenue for the village. The members of the task force were totally overwhelmed by her redefining the purpose of its existence. Nobody objected or dared to ask a question, not even the principal opponents of a commercial use of the land. These opponents already got

trapped with their compromise vote the week before when they agreed on a mixed use, instead of voting for or against the revenue idea. Unfortunately, this alternative was not even discussed. Now they are on Webster ’s track to work out a formula for an additional revenue source. To engage into a compromise before having stated their own position is detrimental to any bargaining process. The task force was never able to work out its own view of what to do with the land. Webster made sure of that by applying the Florida Sunshine Law on the task force members. Thus they are not even allowed to communicate with each other, except during the meetings. But even in the meetings, they hardly can do that, thanks to the strict handling of the chairwoman’s rules. Martha Webster has all methods at hand to manipulate the group on her interests, and these interests are still the same as those rejected by hundreds of angry neighbors of the land who showed up last summer at the town hall meeting. As for now, the group practically agreed to change the zoning code (they don’t even know what the current code says) to a code that would include residential, commercial and industrial usage. The members of the task force agreed to a 32-foot-high building on the land for a nursing home, they agreed to have a private academy, a vocational school, a residency with five lots per acre, public assemblies, sports facilities and much more. The option of public ownership for the 152 acres of land, including wetlands, forests and lakes, was brushed aside by the chairwoman. Positive decisions were the votes for nature conservancy, recreational facilities and the rejection of a retail front at Crestwood Blvd. Next Tuesday, April 12 at 6 p.m., the task force meets at Village Hall to finalize the suggestions by putting some percentages on the agreed upon usages. Guenter Langer Royal Palm Beach

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OPINION

Sheriff Bradshaw On Taking Responsibility For Mentally Ill Inmates As your sheriff, one of my main duties is to run three jail facilities in Palm Beach County. I take great pride in making sure all of our inmates are treated with respect and fairness while they await trial or serve their sentences. This is especially true for those suffering from mental illness. There are as many as 400 to 600 people with psychological disorders in our jails at any given time, constituting as much as 20 percent of the estimated 2,800 daily inmate population. We have a fulltime staff of psychiatrists, nurses and social workers who provide counseling and medication to treat illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Our jails have become Palm Beach County’s largest mental health institution, where my staff cares for more mentally ill people than any of our local hospitals, halfway houses and clinics combined. Most of these inmates are repeat offenders who come in and out of our jails ev-

POINT OF VIEW By PBC Sheriff Ric Bradshaw ery year, often for committing minor crimes such as shoplifting or disorderly conduct. It often costs us two to three times the amount to send a mentally ill person through the criminal justice system as compared to treating the same person outside the system. At roughly $120 a day, taxpayers must pick up the costs for feeding, housing and medicating an inmate with mental illness, as well as pay the salaries of everyone from corrections depu-

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ties and psychiatrists to public defenders and judges. I’m working to change this seemingly endless cycle, not just because it’s so expensive and time consuming, but also because it’s the right thing to do. These individuals are our relatives and neighbors. They are people we see every day in our communities. They deserve to be treated humanely and cared for in the right environment. Here’s what I am doing as your sheriff to reform our system: First, the sheriff’s office is working more closely than ever with our community partners to divert and treat the mentally ill before they are booked in our jails. For nonviolent, mentally ill inmates in our facilities, we work with the courts to move many of them out of the jails and into long-term care facilities in community settings where they can successfully overcome barriers upon re-entering society. Second, we are training our corrections

and road deputies to better recognize signs of mental illness and steer people in need of psychological help to hospitals and clinics rather than to our jails. So far, nearly 600 of our 2,200 certified officers have completed a national training program known as Critical Incident Training, or CIT, which provides skills, knowledge and perspective in dealing with critical events involving people with mental illness. Third, our Behavior Services Unit is expanding its follow-up to mental healthrelated crime cases in our community. Our staff of deputies and certified social workers assists families in finding the right resources and treatment for their loved ones with psychological problems who have had brushes with law enforcement. These are best practices identified by our accreditation agencies and other experts to divert the mentally ill from detention facilities and the criminal justice

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system. Because, as we know, once they’re in our system, they stay in for a long time. Please don’t think that this is an issue unique to Palm Beach County. Jails from Maine to California are housing the mentally ill largely because they have nowhere else to go. It’s part of the legacy of our country’s deinstitutionalization of mental health facilities. Since the 1960s, fewer individuals with psychological disorders are supervised by healthcare workers. Many are left to their own devices in maintaining their personal medication regimens. I firmly believe that we must be at our best when caring for needy people at their worst moments. That’s why I am such an advocate for providing appropriate mental health counseling and medication, as well as for collaborating with our outside partners, to make sure we do all we can for our most vulnerable residents.

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PHELPS MEDIA TEAM TAKES TOP PRIZE AT SECOND ANNUAL GAY POLO TOURNEY The second annual International Gay Polo Tournament was held Saturday, April 2 at Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington. Team Phelps Media Group, led by 9-goaler Lolo Castagnola, edged Team Palm Beach Rox/Polo Gear USA 6-5 to win the championship game played in front of almost 2,000 spectators. For more info., visit www.gaypolo.com. PHOTOS BY CAROL PORTER/TOWN-CRIER

Team representatives take the stage for the awards ceremony. Palm Beach Rox/Polo Gear and Phelps Media Group compete.

Event organizer Mason Phelps (third from left) with friends.

Members of the Wellington Equestrian Realty team.

Fans of Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue’s Brad Gaver.

Gay Polo League founder Chip McKenney says a few words.

TEMPLE BETH ZION HOSTS A FUN NIGHT OF SIGNING ALONG KARAOKE STYLE Tem ple Beth Zion in Royal Palm Beach held a karaoke party the evening of Sunday, April 3. The tem ple was well packed with people who came to sing the night away with DJ Jett Larsin. For more information about the temple and upcoming events, call (561) 7988888 or visit www.tem plebethzion.net. PHOTOS BY CAROL PORTER/TOWN-CRIER

A group gathers to sing “Hava Nagila” at the end of the night.

Phyllis Katz (left) and Rabbi Ber tram Kieffer sing karaoke.

Audrey and Howard Sohmer perform a due t.

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CRIME NEWS

Man Arrested After Violent Incident At RPB Gas Station By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report APRIL 2 — An Acreage man was arrested on charges of assault late last Saturday night following a collision outside a gas station on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the gas station regarding a fight. When the deputy arrived, he saw 18-year-old Todd Jackowitz standing over a 19year-old woman who was on the ground. According to the report, Jackowitz punched her in the arm, and the deputy commanded him to get away from the victim. Jackowitz turned away from the victim and turned toward the deputy with clenched fists. According to the report, the deputy ordered him to get on the ground, but Jackowitz ignored his command and continued to turn toward the deputy. The deputy then deployed his Taser, and a second deputy handcuffed Jackowitz. According to the report, Jackowitz began to resist and attempted to kick other deputies who had arrived as they tried to restrain him. At that time, the deputy used his Taser again, but Jackowitz continued to resist before he was later brought under control. According to the report, the victim claimed Jackowitz intentionally hit her car with his truck, causing extensive damage. The victim said they used to date, but separated several months ago. Jackowitz was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with criminal mischief, resisting an officer with violence, battery and battery against a law enforcement official. ••• MARCH 27 — A Wellington man was arrested on drug charges Sunday, March 27 following a traffic stop near the intersection of Forest Hill Blvd. and Hunter Drive. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 2 a.m., a deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington observed a white Mercury driven by 21-year-old Ricky Davis run the red light at Hunter Drive. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and made contact with Davis. According to the report, the deputy could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed eight clear bags of packaged marijuana, totaling 35 grams. Davis was arrested and taken to the county jail, where he was charged with possession of marijuana over 20 grams and possession of marijuana with intent to sell. MARCH 31 — A resident of Golden Lakes contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Thursday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim was at Steinmart in the Southern Palm Crossing plaza at approximately 2 p.m. when she discovered that her wallet was missing. When she could not find her wallet, she checked her home and vehicle. Later, she received a call from Steinmart asking if she had charged $243.80 to the card. According to the report, the victim called her credit card company and discovered that someone used her credit cards and charged $316.94 at Wal-Mart, $490.80 at Macy’s, $317.95 at Apple, and unknown amounts at JC Penney, Toys ‘R’ Us and Macy’s. There were no suspects or witnesses at

the time of the report. APRIL 1 — A Royal Palm Beach man was arrested last Friday on shoplifting charges after he was caught trying to steal from the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Belvedere Road. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was dispatched to the store after a loss prevention officer observed 28year-old Blake Hudson attempting to return a television he did not buy. According to the report, Hudson entered the store at approximately 1:52 p.m. with an empty shopping cart. He then proceeded to the electronics department and selected a Vizio 19-inch television and placed it in the shopping cart. Hudson then approached the customer service desk where he attempted to return the television, which was valued at $198. A loss prevention officer stopped Hudson and detained him for a fraudulent return. Hudson was taken to the county jail where he was charged with petty theft. APRIL 1 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington responded to a home on Hickory Trail last Friday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. last Thursday and 4 p.m. the following afternoon, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole a black leather wallet containing several debit and credit cards, a driver ’s license and an assistant prosecutor badge from the State of New Jersey. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. APRIL 1 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a home on Folkstone Circle last Friday evening regarding an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 and 6:30 p.m., someone tore the victim’s front porch screen and shattered her front window with a rock the size of a baseball, causing approximately $250 in damage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. APRIL 2 — A Delray Beach man was arrested last Saturday night for drunken driving following a traffic stop on Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation observed a vehicle driven by 28-year-old Nicholas Benton speeding along Forest Hill Blvd. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and made contact with Benton. According to the report, the deputy observed that Benton had an open container of alcohol in his possession and had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. After submitting to roadside tasks, Benton was arrested and taken to the county jail. He was charged with driving under the influence. APRIL 4 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home in Saratoga Lakes on Tuesday regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 and 8 a.m. last Saturday, someone stole the victim’s 1999 black Honda Civic from her home on Saratoga Blvd. According to the report, also stolen were a GPS, designer sunglasses and two designer suits. The stolen items were valued at approximately $700. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding these wanted fugitives: • Mar vin Quintero is a white male, 5’6” tall and weighing 185 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. He has a scar on his back. His date of bir th is 11/11/55. Quintero is wanted for failure to appear on charges of sexual activity with a child and soliciting sexual activity with a child. His occupation is unkno wn. His last known address was 82nd Lane Nor th in The Acreage. Quintero is wanted as of 04/07/11. • John Skinner is a white male, 6’2” tall and weighing 170 lbs., with br own hair and brown eyes. His date of bir th is 09/ 03/68. Skinner is wanted for failure to appear on charges of possession of a schedule II substance and driving while license canceled, suspended or revoked. His occupation is unkno wn. His last kno wn address was Sea Pine Way in Greenacres. Skinner is wanted as of 04/ 07/11. Remain anonymous and you may be eligible for up to a $1,000 reward. Call Crime St oppers at (800) 458-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestopperspbc.com.

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County Commissioners Agree To Begin Charter Review Process By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach County Commission decided Tuesday to proceed with a public participation plan for review of the county’s charter to get ideas on how the document might be improved. Assistant County Administrator Brad Merriman summarized five areas commissioners had identified for possible changes — having an appointed, as opposed to elected, supervisor of elections and tax collector; having nonpartisan countywide elections; a new districting process with five single-member districts and two atlarge districts; and protecting environmentally sensitive easements from future sale. “Those are the ideas the board has identified,” Merriman said. “Our proposed process would include going to the community, having community meetings to provide information, reviewing

the various issues not only in our charter, but what charters in the 20 other charter counties have, and gather input from the community as to what they would like to see placed on the ballot in 2012.” County staff would also complete an Internet-based survey and bring all that information back to the commission for its ultimate determination of what would go on the ballot. Administrator Bob Weisman said the presentation Tuesday was a preliminary step to get ideas of how commissioners would like to proceed. “We’re looking for ideas from the board and we’re looking for ideas from the public,” he said. “There will be quite a lot of time ahead of us to go through the details and for the board to see if it makes sense to do anything or not as time passes.” Commissioner Shelley Vana was concerned with the costs associated with some of the chang-

es, notably another redistricting process, because the commissioners had already asked Weisman to keep the millage rate the same as it is now, and she was concerned about the cost of an additional election. Weisman said they would have until the end of the year to plan for that. “You’ve got plenty of time to evaluate what the costs are and what the process might be,” Weisman said. “Through the wording of the charter amendment, you can set time frames that you choose.” Vana asked about other costs, and Merriman said the cost of the charter review process itself would be minimal. “A lot of it won’t cost anything because it will be on our own web site and public service announcements through Channel 20,” Merriman said. “There will be some newspaper advertising, not thousands and thousands, but maybe $5,000, and then there will be staff in-

volvement, and we’re here, anyway.” Weisman said that laying out the process will have the least impact on staff time. “As long as the board directs us to do it, we feel this is the best way to get it done,” he said. Vana questioned whether now is the time to take on another project in light of other redistricting issues and the new inspector general process, but Commissioner Priscilla Taylor, who had raised the issue of a charter review, said she felt it is time. “I think it’s probably over time,” Taylor said. “I think as we look at trying to cut our budget and find some efficiencies and make things run better here in the county government, this is the perfect time to do it.” Commissioner Steven Abrams said he favored a community input process, as long as there is a filtering process to decide what ideas have validity.

Commissioner Jess Santamaria also favored moving ahead with the process. “I, too, am interested in getting the charter review now rather than later,” he said, pointing out that the commissioners had started to make suggestions several years ago. “There is a lot of interest in reviewing the charter and improving it.” Santamaria said he plans to bring up the issue at his next community forum, set for Wednesday, April 20 at the original Wellington Mall. Santamaria said he had asked Merriman to review what other counties are doing. “You can always learn from others, as well,” Santamaria said. “I’d like to know what’s working for other counties. I’m definitely interested in getting started now.” Commissioner Paulette Burdick said she had looked at the charters of other counties and that some of them are very long. “Per-

sonally, I like things simple and easier,” she said, adding that she would like the charter to have constitutional officers come under the auspices of the inspector general. “All of the officials that are elected should come under the auspices.” Merriman said the only way to do that legally would be to make them agents of the county commission. “That’s the only way to put that in front of the voters to make that happen,” he said. Taylor said the county had not really reviewed the charter since it was established more than a decade ago and that some counties review their charter every three to five years. “We can certainly take a look at it to make it better and run more efficiently,” she said. Taylor made a motion to proceed with the review process, which carried 5-1 with Vana opposed and Commissioner Burt Aaronson absent.

Tax Collector’s Royal Palm Beach Office Now A Full-Service Center Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon held a ceremony Wednesday, April 6 at her office’s service center in Royal Palm Beach to mark its upgrade to a full-

Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon.

service center. Driver’s license road tests and non-citizen services are now available at the location. “The Royal Palm Beach Service Center is now officially a onestop shop where customers can conduct all necessary transactions,” Gannon said. Gannon was joined by County Commissioner Jess Santamaria, officials from the Department of Motor Vehicles and a bevy of local leaders and central county business leaders for Wednesday’s event, which included a short ceremony and tour. Gannon plans to unveil a new customer service aid for driver’s license customers. She will also introduce the “License to Drive” community awareness program to the western communities. Gannon’s new driver’s license services resulted from a law

passed in 2010 mandating local tax collectors issue Real ID-compliant driver’s licenses and identification cards. The Real ID Act, a federal anti-terrorism measure, requires original certified documentation proving birth, Social Security identification and residence prior to being issued a driver’s license or identification card. “Virtually everyone who drives or needs an official ID is impacted,” Gannon said. “The biggest obstacle is that so many people don’t know about the federal Real ID law. That means lots of people show up without the required documents and we, unfortunately, must turn them away.” Gannon created “License to Drive” to help people better prepare for what she characterized as a time consuming and often complicated process. Her multicultural “License to Drive” toolkit in-

cludes a document organizer that lists the federally required documents, offers suggestions for replacement of lost or missing documents, and doubles as a storage envelope. The toolkit includes

useful checklists for U.S. citizens, non-citizens, immigrants and Canadians. The kits are available at the Royal Palm Beach office or can be downloaded at www.tax collectorpbc.com.

The Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s Royal Palm Beach office is located in the Midwestern Communities Service Center at 200 Civic Center Way behind the Royal Palm Beach library.

Local dignitaries join Tax Collector Anne Gannon for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

More Street Lights Coming To Wellington’s Transitional Neighborhoods By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Residents in some of Wellington’s transitional neighborhoods will be getting new, badly needed lighting soon now that the village is finishing up work on the necessary wiring. Wiring and conduits for additional light poles are being put into the Folkstone, Goldenrod, Haw-

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continued from page 3 and they each represent different groups with different ideas.” Webster urged the committee to think about uses that would benefit the village rather than encumber it. “We have to think, ‘Is it something we want or something we need?’” she said, noting that the recommendation to the council will give direction to village staff to develop the appropriate land use plan and zoning. Village Attorney Brad Biggs explained that a land use designation does not have specific uses but broad categories. “If you are going to develop a mixed use, you are talking about a broader idea of categories, and maybe things you definitely don’t want to see are as important as something you do want to see,” he said. “You try to describe that in, honestly, no more than two or three paragraphs.” Biggs stressed that the job of the

thorne and Periwinkle neighborhoods. For several years, residents in the neighborhoods have asked the village for additional lighting, citing safety as a major reason. Last year, the White Pine neighborhood was the first to receive additional lighting, paid for in part by a federal grant. “It’s supplemental lighting,”

Neighborhood Services Manager Tracey Lamport said. “It’s additional poles in between those that are already there. It will help to make things brighter.” Once the wiring and conduit work is complete, Wellington has to wait for Florida Power & Light to install the new poles, which could take four to five weeks. The Folkstone neighborhood is

set to receive 19 new light poles, Goldenrod will receive 17, Hawthorne will receive 11 and Periwinkle will receive eight. Deputy Village Manager John Bonde explained that when these neighborhoods were built, they didn’t have the same needs. “Those neighborhoods were totally different than they are today,” he said. “This was a resident

task force is more of a beginning of the process than the end. “This group’s job may be over shortly, but certainly, talking about it is not going to be over,” he said. Axelberd asked whether the task force could restrict commercial use to boat and RV storage only, and Senior Planner Bradford O’Brien said that would be done when code is written for permitted uses. “My concern,” Axelberd said, “is that we are opening up Pandora’s Box.” “Your concern is one-twelfth of this board,” Webster responded. “We have to formulate this plan and go through each member and come up with a recommendation.” Webster noted that task force members had previously settled on some type of mixed use. “Now we have to go through each and come up with the categories that you would recommend,” she said. The task force quickly dispensed with many uses for industrial and commercial districts, including adult entertainment businesses, asphalt or concrete plants, auto or watercraft repair or paint-

ing shops, vehicle rental businesses, bakeries, restaurants and food stores. Commercial uses they approved included business, trade or vocational schools; children’s daycare centers; public and private academic institutions; and commercial recreational facilities. Types of uses the panel approved under industrial included non-profit assembly; boat and RV storage; nursing and convalescent care; public or private academic institutions; business, trade or vocational schools; and commercial vehicle storage with tonnage limits. For single-family residential, the task force recommended approval of single-family detached dwellings; community residential homes with six or fewer residents in accordance with state statutes; and family child care homes. For conservation, the members approved public parks, structures and activities necessary to maintain existing habitat, educational activities conducted through the auspices of a public agency, and pedestrian trails for nature observation and photography.

For private recreation, they approved golf courses; football, soccer and baseball fields; handball and racquetball courts; swimming pools; public tennis clubs; outdoor commercial; and public or private recreation facilities. Task force member Marjorie Aiken said she had a problem with the lack of approved industrial and commercial uses. Several members who want to strictly limit commercial and industrial uses interrupted her. But she persisted, saying she felt that if the members agreed to mixed uses that would increase some cottage industry, without a lot of additional traffic, it would benefit the community. “I don’t see why people are objecting to something that might bring some kind of jobs into our community,” she said. “We have a lot of people who are traveling from here to Miami for jobs, and the cost of gas is going higher and higher every day.” The task force’s next meeting will be Tuesday, April 12, when members will prioritize land uses and assign percentages for respective uses.

request. Several residents told us they didn’t feel comfortable going out in the neighborhood with such low lighting.” The extra poles were also requested by Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies who patrol the area to cut down on crime. “The police supported it be-

cause it makes patrolling easier,” Bonde said. “We want to be sure our residents are kept safe and feel safe in their homes.” Lamport said that Wellington hopes to finish the wiring as early as Friday, with hopes that the neighborhoods could have poles put up before hurricane season.

VANA ADDRESSES MID-COUNTY DEMS

County Commissioner Shelly Vana was the featured speaker at the March meeting of the Mid-County Democratic Club, held Monday, March 21 at Tree’s Wings & Ribs in Royal Palm Beach. Vana spoke about a number of issues at the local level that are affecting county residents. For more information about the club, contact Club President Allen Mergaman at (561) 255-0724, email acis714@yahoo.com or visit www.midcountydems.com. Shown above are Vana (left) and Mergaman (right). PHOTOS BY CAROL PORTER/TOWN-CRIER

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PBC LEAGUE OF CITIES MEETS IN WELLINGTON

The Palm Beach County League of Cities held a meeting March 30 at the Wellington Community Center. Wellington Village Manager Paul Schof ield and Information Technology Director Tom Amburgey discussed the Open Wellington policy, which offers better transparency on the village’s web site. Also, League Executive Director Jamie Titcomb of ficially announced his retirement. For more info., visit www.leagueofcities.com. (Above) Amburgey (left) and Schofield (right) address league members. (Below) League officials attorney Trela White, Titcomb, President Ike Robinson and First Vice President Lisa Tropepe. PHOTOS BY CAROL PORTER/TOWN-CRIER

NEWS BRIEFS Temple B’nai Jacob To Host Strawberry Seder

Sweet Corn Fiesta April 17 At Fairgrounds

Temple B’nai Jacob of Wellington will celebrate Passover in a musical way. On Sunday, April 10 from 2 to 4 p.m., toddlers to second-graders are invited to join in the annual Strawberry Seder. Rabbi David Abrams will be conducting this special Seder, designed to engage the youngest participants as they begin to learn the beautiful customs and traditions of Passover. “Miss Emily” Aronoff will lead the children in holiday singing and dancing. Each child will color his or her own special Haggadah, and enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables from their own Seder plate. Last year’s Strawberry Seder was a big success, and this year’s event is shaping up to be an even bigger affair. The cost to attend the event is $5 per child; children under 2 and their parents are admitted free. To make your reservation, call the temple office at (561) 793-4347. Leave a message if you do not reach anyone. Temple B’nai Jacob of Wellington is located in the original Wellington Mall at the southeast corner of Wellington Trace and Forest Hill Blvd. at 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 6. B’nai Jacob of Wellington is a dynamic, diverse religious community committed to traditional Judaism as interpreted by the Conservative Movement and is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

The 11th annual Sweet Corn Fiesta will return to Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds on Sunday, April 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Presented by Florida Sweet Corn Exchange, the annual Sweet Corn Fiesta is a celebration of the sweet corn growing season buttered with a family festival of children’s games, music, a national eating competition, and plenty of mouth-watering and locally grown sweet corn. Other sponsors include Pepsi and the Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau. The International Corn Eating Contest featuring the International Federation of Competitive Eaters (as seen on ESPN) will begin at approximately 3 p.m. The winner will take home $1,500 and the title of International Corn Eating Champion. It is open to the public. A local corn eating contest will also be held for anyone 18 or older. The winner will receive $100. There will be an old-fashioned bathing suit competition starting at 1 p.m., followed by a sweet corn shuckin’ contest and kids contests. In addition to the contests, there will be lots of children’s activities, including rides, games, face painting, a bounce house and jump rope. Live musical entertainment will be provided by Quentin Benedict and the Krystal River Band. Proceeds go to agriculture education and Glades area food banks. General admission for adults is $7 in advance and $8 at the gate,

$4 to $5 for children 6 to 11, and free for children 5 and under. Unlimited rides wristbands are available for $5. The last day to purchase discount advance tickets is Saturday, April 16. They can be purchased at www.southflorida fair.com or www.sweetcornfiesta. com. There are $1 off (gate price) coupons available at Publix produce sections. Parking is free. For more information about the 11th annual Sweet Corn Fiesta, call (561) 793-0333 or visit the South Florida Fair’s web site at www.southfloridafair.com.

CAFCI Easter Picnic, Family Day April 23 Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) will host its annual Easter Picnic and Family Fun Day on Saturday, April 23 from 11 a.m. to sundown at Okeeheelee Park’s Micanopy Pavilion. This event will feature a day filled with entertainment for the entire family including a DJ, Easter egg hunt, television raffle, dominoes competition, 50-50 cash raffle, bounce house, dance contest and much more. Plan on bringing your entire family, as well as blankets, tables, chairs and board games. It will be a relaxing and entertaining day in the usual friendly CAFCI manner. Admission is a donation of $10 each for adults and $5 for children under 12. The cost includes a meal and beverage. Proceeds will benefit the CAFCI scholarship fund. For more information, or to

purchase tickets, call Lauriston Simms at (561) 719-0263, Percival Woods at (561) 514-1788, Lawrence Logan at (561) 7910162, the CAFCI hotline at (561) 790-4002 or e-mail cafci@pbc. org.

Wellington Adds Bocce To Senior Programming Wellington is adding bocce to its summer senior programming for residents ages 55 and older. It will be offered from 9 to 11 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month from June 14 through Aug. 23 at the Wellington Tennis Center bocce courts adjacent to the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). The game centers on a small ball called a pallino, which is the first ball thrown on the court. Once the pallino settles, teams take turns rolling or throwing their bocce balls. The team that gets a bocce ball closest to the pallino gets one point, plus additional points for every ball that beats the competitor’s closest bocce ball. Whether you’re new to the game or you’ve played for years, Bocce is a great way to challenge your mind, boost physical activity and improve coordination. There is no cost to join Wellington’s bocce league. Participants are required to pre-register at the Wellington Community Center by Tuesday, May 31. Teams are forming now. For more info., call Senior Services Coordinator Howard Trager at (561) 791-4785.

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CASINO NIGHT FUNDRAISER BENEFITS THREE ANIMAL-RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS A Vegas-style fundraiser benef iting three of the area’s top animal-rescue organizations was held Frida y, April 1 at the Wellington Club at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. The event, which featured blackjack, roulette, craps, poker, raffle prizes and more, benefited Save A Pet Florida, Paws 2 Help and the Adopt A Cat Foundation. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/T OWN-CRIER

Stephen Hooper celebrates playing the whole table at once with dealer Jackie Kennedy.

Melanie Brewer throws dice while Dave Dorner, Paul Levy and Franklin Betancourt look on.

Mario Murillo deals Saundra Mercer a winning hand.

Event Chair Debra Tomarin of Save A Pet gets her cards read by Madame Rubia (Lee Little).

Le ticia D’Silva deals blackjack to Dorothy Harley and Mollie Lamb.

Paws 2 Help Founder Eve Van Engel, Adopt A Cat Foundation President Inga Hanley and Save A Pet President Kathy Wells.

RPB YOUNG AT HEART CLUB HOSTS ‘SENIOR IDOL’ EVENT AT CULTURAL CENTER The Royal Palm Beach Young at Heart Club hosted a “Senior Idol” competition and luncheon Friday, April 1 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Six seniors showed off their talent by singing two musical selections while vying for first place. Other club members PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/T OWN-CRIER watched and enjoyed a buffet lunch.

Judge Mar y Ann Robinson, Richard Deiker (first place), Joy Pitterman (second place), Russell Gard (third place), and judges Iris Levin and Margie Bonner.

Russell Gard (left) and Marian Bynoe (right) sing for the judges.

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Local Celebs To Take Part In Reach For The Stars Benefit April 16 South Florida’s most celebrated ballroom dance competition is returning Saturday, April 16, when the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts presents the 18th annual Reach for the Stars event. The annual fundraiser benefits the Kravis Center’s S*T*A*R (Students and Teachers Arts Resource) Series and education programs. The evening’s twinkle-toe match-up will feature nine local celebrity dancers and their partners vying to be this year’s winning couple: Sandra Foxx of WIRK 107.9 FM and Brian Baker of Studio 561; Katie LaGrone, an investigative reporter with WPTV NewsChannel 5, and Angelo Caruso of Caruso Dancesport; Deena Lang of 97.9 FM

This year’s Commemorative Art Contest winner is Kimberly Bickaroo.

WRMF’s The Deena and Chad Show and Eric Ocando of Dance All Night; Shelli Lockhart, WPBF 25 News Morning Anchor and Sebastien Cajuste of Caruso Dancesport at the Plaza; Liz Quirantes of WPEC NewsChannel 12 and Craig Elsbury of Arthur Murray; Randi Rasar of the Buzz 103.1 FM and Andres Florez of Fred Astaire dance studio; Lola Thélin of Palm Beach Illustrated and Webert Benoit of Caruso Dancesport at the Plaza; Tim Allan Walker of The Mo and Sally Morning Show on KOOL 105.5 FM and Olga Elsbury of Arthur Murray; and Christopher Wheeler of WPTV News Channel 5 and Doreen Scheinpflug of Fred Astaire. The judges for this year’s Reach for the Stars ballroom dance competition will be Suzanne Boyd from WPEC NewsChannel 12; Steven Caras, former New York City ballet dancer, photographer and the subject of a new documentary from Arizona PBS; and Josh Cohen from WZZR Real Radio. Once again, Tim “the Byrdman” Byrd of PalmBeachLive WorkPlay.com will serve as the master of ceremonies for the event. Guests will begin the evening at 6 p.m. in Dreyfoos Hall for the ballroom dance competition. Following the presentation of the coveted mirror ball trophies, guests will enjoy delicious food, wine tasting and a dance floor all their own in the Dreyfoos Hall lobby.

Reach for the Stars judge Steven Caras, master of ceremonies Tim Byrd, and judges Suzanne Boyd and Josh Cohen.

Reach for the Stars dance teams. PHOTOS BY CORBY KAYE’S STUDIO PALM BEA CH

Reach for the Stars attendees will have plenty of fuel for the festivities, with a tasting of gourmet food and wine from 17 local restaurants and vendors, including 51 Supper Club & Lounge, Blue Martini, Cabo Flats Cantina & Tequila Bar, Café Chardonnay, City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill, Echo, Grease Burger Bar, Havana Restaurant, Kona Grill, Leila Restaurant, McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant, Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar, Ruth’s Chris

Steak House, Sugar Chef Cupcakes, Sushi Jo and Zuccarelli’s Restaurant. Another highlight of the evening will be the auction of the winning artwork from the Reach for the Stars Commemorative Art Contest. This year ’s winning student artist was Kimberly Bickaroo of South Tech Academy in Boynton Beach. The Sun-Sentinel is a platinum sponsor for Reach for the Stars 2011; gold sponsors include Mar-

cie Gorman-Althof, the Sydelle and Arthur I. Meyer Foundation and Jane M. Mitchell. Susan Bloom is a silver sponsor. Additional support for the event is being provided by Ish Rodriguez, Melissa Wilson, Ellison Graphics Corporation, Phase 9 Design Printing Web, Total Wines & More and Valentine Designs. The colorful and eye-catching costumes are courtesy of TNT Dance Designs. Reach for the Stars 2011 will

start at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach). Tickets cost $60 for Young Friends of the Kravis Center, $75 for general admission and $125 for a premium ticket, which includes assigned seating on stage for the dance competition and valet parking. For tickets, call (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471, or visit www.kravis.org/reachforthe stars.

LOCAL CAR ENTHUSIASTS TURN OUT FOR ANNUAL BARRETT-JACKSON CRUISE-IN The fourth annual Barrett-Jackson Cruise-In took place Sunday, April 3 at Al Packer Ford West in Royal Palm Beach. Local car club enthusiasts brought their classic cars in the hopes they would be selected for one of three Barrett-Jackson Choice awards. There was also a People’s Choice award. The annual Barrett-Jackson auction will be held April 7-9 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. For more info., visit www.Barrett-Jackson.com. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/T OWN-CRIER

Don Neely of Wellington won the Barrett-Jackson People’s Choice trophy for his 1939 Buick.

Barrett-Jackson President Sco tt Davis with Christine Jarski, who won a Barrett-Jackson Choice trophy.

Barrett-Jackson President Scott Davis and Vice President of Consignment Gary Bennett sign Margie Bosco’s shir t.

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KIDS CANCER FOUNDATION HOSTS JENNA MCCANN MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNEY

The Kids Cancer Foundation of South Florida hosted the fif th annual Jenna McCann Memorial Golf Tournament and Gala on Saturday, April 2 at Binks Forest Golf Club. In the morning, more than 70 players took to the greens. Later on there was an awards luncheon and silent auction. In attendance were actor Cody Linley and polo player Nic Roldan, who signed autographs and posed for photos. For more info., visit www.kidscancersf.org. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/T OWN-CRIER

All About Music Kids sing “My Wish for the World.”

Tara McCann with grandma Mary Kay and mom Kaye McCann.

Sandy Erb, Cody Linley and Michelle O’Boyle.

Courtney Wolfe with parents Larry and Bernadette.

Victor Chung, Dr. R on Ackerman, Giovanni Mastromonaco and Dr. Jim Bradfield on the Binks Forest golf course.

Cody Linley with cancer survivor Allison Leslie.

Norman Gitzen with MarySue Jacobs.

Chris Zeller and Sabrina Baron with Gina and Tom Leinwol.

EASTER BUNNY AND FRIENDS GREET CHILDREN AT MALL AT WELLINGTON GREEN The Easter Bunny arrived at the Mall at Wellington Green on Saturday, April 2. The mall hosted an Easter Bunny arrival party for its MallStars Kids Club members and their friends with fun and games, a visit from Sesame Street’s Elmo and Cookie Monster, and photos with the Easter Bunny himself. PHOTOS BY LAUREN MIRÓ/T OWN-CRIER

Annabelle Poirrier with Cookie Monster and Elmo.

Rylie Marino (above lef t) and Ireland and Isla Dooley (above right) with the Easter Bunny.

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Zacara Defeats Lechuza In U.S. Open Action At The Polo Club After losing close contests to Crab Orchard and the Hawks, Zacara managed to capture its first win of the USPA 107th U.S Open Championship by handing Lechuza its first loss last Sunday afternoon at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington. For the first time this season, Lechuza was held scoreless for the opening three chukkers of play. Second chukker goals from Mariano Uranga and Carlitos Gracida had Zacara ahead 4-0, and a single goal from Gracida in the third made it 5-0 Zacara. Lechuza showed a little life in the fourth with Gaston Lisioli (substituting for Martin Espain) and 10-goaler Juan Martin Nero each scoring while holding Zacara scoreless for the first time all afternoon. Lechuza cut further into the Zacara lead in the fifth, getting a pair of goals from Sapo Caset. Zacara responded with a single goal from Gracida for a 6-4 edge. Facundo Pieres made it 7-4 with an early sixth-chukker goal, but Lechuza continued to press the Zacara defense. Caset’s third goal of the game cut the Zacara lead to two goals, with time running out. With just over a minute left in

regulation time, Lisioli drove the ball through the Zacara goal posts, cutting the lead to a single goal, 7-6, before time expired.

“We were in control of the game from the beginning,” said Zacara 10-goaler Facundo Pieres when asked about the low-scoring affair. “We didn’t want to

Zacara and Lechuza battle it out at last Sunday’s featured polo match.

press the horses. We did what we needed to do today.” With only two weeks left in the 2011 polo season at the International Polo Club

Palm Beach, the USPA 107th U.S. Open Polo Championships continues this weekend. For tickets, visit www.international poloclub.com.

Cody Linley — actor, Dancing with the Stars performer and Kids Cancer Foundation spokesman — was on hand for a day of polo. IMAGES COURTESY LILA PHOTO

Alfano Victorious In Hunter Derby As 2011 WEF Draws To A Close Jennifer Alfano and SBS Farms’ Jersey Boy have led the United States Hunter Jumper Association International Hunter Derby program since its inception, winning classes all over the country in the last few years and proving their expertise in the handy rounds and finesse over the jumps. This year was no different, as the pair jumped their way to victory in the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby during the 12th and final “Saturday Night Lights” event at the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.

Hunter Derby competition began last Friday afternoon in the E.R. Mische Grand Hunter Ring where 60 of the nation’s most talented horses and riders jumped the first-round course. The top 25 were invited back to compete under the lights in the International Arena on Saturday, coming back in reverse order from lowest to highest returning scores. Presented by Dietrich Insurance and hosted by Tailored Sportsman, the series is also generously supported by Charles Owen & Co., Dover Saddlery,

Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy take a victory gallop. PHOTO BY SPORTFOT

the Clothes Horse and Essex Classics. Judging was done by three panels, with each panel awarding scores out of 100 and additional bonus points for height options and handiness. The overall score was combined with scores from yesterday to give each horse and rider their two-round total. Panel one was made up of judges Kitty Barker and Danny Robertshaw, panel two included John Barker and Paddy Downing Nyegard, and panel three included Jim Clapperton and Scott Fitton. Prizes were awarded through 12th place with the top finisher receiving $15,000 for the winner’s share. After finishing second to Scott Stewart and Empire in round one, Alfano and Jersey Boy moved to the top with their fantastic trip over the course. The pair scored a 188 in round one with scores of 94 from both judges, including points for high options. A 325 in the handy round pushed them into the lead for a two-round total of 513. The pair took all four high options over the course as well and earned a 9 and two 10s for handiness to add to their scores of 97, 92 and 95 from the three judging panels.

Stewart and Empire, owned by Becky Gochman, finished round one with a 189.5 with scores of 94 and 89.5, plus bonus points for three height options. They then finished with a 318 to total 507.5 for second place. The pair took all four high options and scored 95, 91, and 92 from the judges with additional handiness points of eight, ten and ten. In an exciting move from ninth to third place overall, Holly Orlando of Wellington rode Sailor’s Valentine, owned by Westerly Farm, to a two-round total of 472.5. The pair had a score of 177 coming into the competition and finished with a 295.5 over the handy course to jump to the top three in the standings. Louise Serio and Rock Star, owned by Bright Star 158 LLC, finished in fourth place overall with a score of 466. Kimberly McCormack and Sundance jumped from 18th place in round one to third place in the round-two standings and placed fifth overall with a total of 465.10. Scott Stewart and Carlos Boy, owned by Alexa Weisman, had an overall score of 452 to place sixth. In the closing week of the Winter Equestrian Festival, the $8,000

G&C Farm 1.45m Jumpers were the first class in the International Arena. Laura Chapot rode Umberto, owned by Mary Chapot, to victory. There were 15 entries in the class, and seven of them were clear in the speed format. The fastest over the course was Chapot, who crossed the timers in 64.868 seconds. They were faster by four seconds over second-place finishers, Nick Novak and YB Blue, who finished in 68.036 seconds. Third place went to Charlie Jayne on Sylvester, owned by Alex Jayne. They had a time of 68.727 seconds. Chris Kappler and VDL Dundee earned a win in the $2,500 Charles Owen 1.35m Jumpers last Thursday. Kappler and VDL Dundee bested a field of 22 to earn the top prize. Nine entries were able to jump clear over the first-round course, and six of those nine finished double clear through the short course. Time was the final deciding factor, and Kappler and VDL Dundee crossed the finish line in the fastest time of 28.326 seconds to earn the win. Jimmy Torano and Wishfull V, owned by Amy Hentenaar, finished in second place in 28.507

seconds. Laura Chapot and Valentia, owend by Mary Chapot, placed third with a time of 28.930 seconds. Margie Engle and Elm Rock LLC’s Perle stopped the clock in 30.219 seconds to finish fourth. Last Friday night featured the $30,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Zone Team Competition Final. The horses and riders were divided into sections of high, medium and low heights to jump, with each section awarding $10,000. In the highs, Charlie Jacobs, Gabrielle Bausano, Christina Kelly and Karen Polle jumped to victory. In the mediums, Katherine Steenberg, Madeline Cox, Cynthia McGrath and Heather Irons earned top honors. The lows were the final level to compete, with a win for the team of Shannon Spencer, Erica Polle, Mahala Rummell and Megan MacPherson. It was an exciting day at the PBIEC derby field, the Stadium. In a rare opportunity, Modified Adult Jumper riders and Masters Jumper riders were given the chance to show on the Stadium’s derby field over a course designed See WEF WRAPUP, page 20

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BEREAN STUDENTS VISIT CAPITOL HILL

U.S. Congressman Tom Roone y (R-District 16) greeted Berean Christian School juniors who recently visited Washington, D.C. on an educational tour. Congressman Rooney took time from his busy schedule to meet with the group and to encourage the students. “The congressman and his staff have been most gracious,” trip chaperone Glenn Waters said. Students agreed that the congressional visit and viewing the House of Representatives in action was the high point of their five-day, event-filled tour. The Washington, D.C. tour is a part of Berean’s “mini-mester” that included other class trips to Los Angeles, Costa Rica and service projects in Palm Beach County.

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Wellington’s Huntington Learning Center Observes Math Awareness Month Huntington Learning Center in Wellington is participating in Mathematics Awareness Month throughout April. Started in 1986, Mathematics Awareness Month is promoted each year by the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM), which includes the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America and the Society for Industrial Applied Mathematics. “Math education is absolutely critical to our nation’s progress, but on a smaller scale, math is a practical necessity for everyone, including young students,” Mary Fisher of Huntington Learning Center of Wellington said. “We’re proud to celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month because we support JPBM’s mission to increase the public’s appreciation for mathematics and the status of math as an excellent field of study and career path.” The theme of the 2011 Mathematics Awareness Month is “Unraveling Complex Systems,” highlighting the role of math in ecosystems and manmade systems alike. “Complex systems are everywhere — in our towns and cities, in the natural world around us,

in our bodies — and math is key to understanding and improving them, thereby bettering our lives and the world around us,” Fisher said. “We believe that as educators, we have the power to help students see the relevance and importance of math in life. Mathematics Awareness Month is a wonderful way to further such an important initiative.” Founded in 1977, Huntington Learning Center is the nation’s longest-running supplemental education services provider. It provides instruction in reading, writing, spelling, phonics, mathematics and study skills as well as SAT and ACT preparation to tens of thousands of students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Huntington prides itself on its unparalleled programs that help parents, caregivers and educators identify the gaps in skills and knowledge that can limit learning potential. Huntington’s personalized programs of instruction enable children to excel. For more information about Huntington Learning Center in Wellington, call Mary Fisher at (561) 594-1900. For additional information about Mathematics Awareness Month, visit www. mathaware.org.

NEW HORIZONS STUDENTS LEARN ALL ABOUT KITE FLYING

New Horizons Elementary School second-graders experienced how “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” They read stories about the wind and kites, and learned that kites were first created in China where they were used for kite-flying contests. Students made kites out of various materials including recycled plastic bags. As a culminating activity, they flew their kites on a typical windy Mar ch day. Pictured abo ve are secondgrade kite-flyers with their teacher Debbie Brown and room dad Stoddard Oliver.

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Superior Rating For The Western Pines Band On March 5, the Western Pines Middle School band made history. The band, composed of 40 seventh- and eighth-graders, traveled to Palm Beach Gardens High School to perform a music performance assessment for the Florida Bandmasters Association. The symphonic band had been practicing tirelessly to manage a high grading. They have worked since December on two pieces: “Reflections” by Sandy Feldstein and Larry Clark, and “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Modest Mussorgsky and arranged by Michael Sweeny. All this hard work paid off in an enormous way for the band stu-

dents. They scored a Superior, the highest rating possible. The band members showed off their passion and dedication to music by performing their best. After the onstage performance, the band went to a private room to sight read (performing a piece of music the band has never seen or heard before). They had several minutes to look at the music before they perform, which was then graded and contributed to the final rating. High ratings were received for both onstage and private performances. These ratings added up to reward the first-ever superior to the Western Pines name, in all 14 years the school has been open.

SRHS debate team members Dominic Anaya, Giana Abrams, Brenna Marshall and Devon Redmond.

Western Pines band members and Band Director Patrick Haymore celebrate their Superior rating.

Western Pines Honors Students Of The Month

Students Of The Month — (L-R) Alyssa Williams, Carly Gregan and Colton Feikert with Principal Robert Hatcher.

Western Pines Middle School Principal Robert Hatcher is proud to announce the students of the month for March. The students were selected by their science teachers for exemplifying the best qualities of students at the school. Sixth-grader Carly Gregan is a hardworking student who has always been willing to accept a challenge. She has maintained an A in every subject and is an active member of the Western Pines Medical Academy. Gregan’s teachers noted that she takes pride in her work and does an exemplary job, and she is willing to help out wherever needed. Seventh-grade student Alyssa Williams is a kind and inspiring student in the classroom, accord-

ing to her teachers. Williams is task-oriented and tends to be a perfectionist in everything she does. When the class needed a leader, she organized an end-ofthe-term party. In her spare time, Williams plays volleyball, frequents educational web sites and watches movies with her family. Williams loves animals and spends a lot of time with her dog Taz and her cat Magic. Finally, eighth-grader Colton Feikert is an outstanding young man, said his teachers. Both in and out of the classroom, Feikert is a hard worker who always gives 100 percent in everything he does and is a great role model for others to follow. Feikert is always prepared and ready to work.

Hawk Debaters Win At County Tournament The Seminole Ridge High School speech and debate team turned in winning performances at this year’s Palm Beach County Forensic League grand finals tournament. Dalen Brauner and Wayne Selogy advanced to the tournament finals in Student Congress. Dominic Anaya and Giana Abrams earned the silver in Duo Interpretation, qualifying for the grand national tournament in Washington, D.C. in May. C.J. Galko qualified for grand

nationals with the silver in Extemporaneous Speaking. Finally, Brenna Marshall and Devon Redmond qualified for grand nationals with their fifth-place win in Duo Interpretation. In other Seminole Ridge news, four Hawk artists came up scholarship prizewinners recently in the annual spring celebration of high school art sponsored by Women in the Visual Arts. The school congratulates Kelsey Angles, Farah Barstrom, Nicole Gamblin and Jessy Persaud.

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Frontier Science & Math Fair A Huge Success Frontier Elementary School’s annual Science and Mathematics Fair was a huge success. More than 400 science and math projects were displayed at Frontier’s Science & Mathematics Open House held March 31. Frontier Principal Sharon Brannon, Assistant Principal Laurie Wilt and Science & Mathematics Fair Coordinator Molly Harding are proud of the students’ hard work. The following students will represent Frontier at the Palm Beach County Science & Mathematics Fair held May 9-12 at the South Florida Fairgrounds: secondgrade science — Erica Ward and Chase Brant; third-grade science — Audley Works, Samuel Polan-

co, Rachel Clarke and Olivia Steiner; fourth-grade science — Matthew Graves, Shelby Manuel, Evan Colucci and William Habegger; fifth-grade science — Erick Herzberg, Skyler Rallo, Logan Thomas, Riley Bresnahan and Jasmine Parson; second-grade math — Jackson Harding and McKinley Harding; third-grade math — Dylan Justin, Chase Goodall, Meagan Vargo and Heather Rollins; fourth-grade math — Brooke Rosner and Donovan Dowling; and fifth-grade math — Harrison Harding, Michael Matthews and J.R. Matthews. Class awards went to Lori Ward’s class (second-grade math) and Kim Abel’s class (second-grade science).

Frontier Elementary School students who will compete in the Palm Beach County Science & Mathematics Fair in Ma y.

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High school students from Berean Christian School attended the Palm Beach Opera’s dress rehearsal of the opera Tosca on Thursday, March 24. This was the third opera attended by students from the school through the Dress Rehearsal 101 program. Berean participates to give students an opportunity to experience opera as an additional extracurricular opportunity and ties the performances into academics by having students identify dramatic elements they have learned about and write reviews for English class. The students will soon present dramatic works of their own during the school’s annual “Floetry Night,” an evening showcasing students’ original literary and theatrical works.

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Annual ‘Old Bags Luncheon’ Benefits Center For Family Services The Center for Family Services’ 13th annual Old Bags Luncheon was an exciting and inspiring event with guest speaker Leigh Anne Tuohy. Six hundred guests gathered on March 22 at the Breakers for this highly anticipated luncheon that featured over 325 designer handbags for supporters to bid on in the silent auction. Sharon Apple and Judi Richards served as chairwomen of the sold-out event. Lisa Erdmann, Erin McGould and Amie Swan were honorary chairwomen. Tuohy, an interior designer, was portrayed by Sandra Bullock in the Oscar-winning movie The Blind Side. Tuohy encouraged the audience to recognize the full potential of individuals in their community, and to find value in those whom

society has deemed valueless. She shared her personal Blind Side observations, from seeing professional football player Michael Oher for the first time to how the experience changed her as a person — and the Tuohys as a family. “He had a much greater impact on our lives than we did on his life,” Tuohy said. She praised the Center for Family Services for its dedicated work to help all of those in need of love, hope and opportunity, and reminded guests that they all can make a difference in someone’s life and what better way to get involved than with the Center for Family Services. “We were very excited to have Tuohy as our guest speaker this year at the Old Bags Luncheon because we felt she was a perfect

Sara Schuster A National Merit Scholarship Finalist Sara Schuster of Wellington High School was one of 49 Palm Beach County public school students chosen as a finalist for the 2011 National Merit Scholarship. These distinguished students are among the top college-bound seniors across the country. Finalists are chosen from National Merit semifinalists and must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by their high school principal, and

earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the PSAT. The finalists also submitted a detailed scholarship application, which included a student essay and information about the student’s participation and leadership in school and community activities. The School District of Palm Beach County congratulates these remarkable students on their distinguished high school careers and wishes them good luck in their future endeavors.

fit for our mission of strengthening families through counseling, education and homeless intervention,” Center for Family Services CEO Dorla Leslie said. “During these difficult economic times and budget restraints, events such as this luncheon become even more necessary to assist raising the much-needed funds to be able to serve our community.” Almost two years after The Blind Side burst onto the scene, breaking box office records and inspiring individuals nationwide, Tuohy continues to make an impact. In July 2010, Tuohy and her husband Sean released the New York Times bestseller In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving and established their charity Making it Happen. Through both projects, Tuohy continues her mission to inspire hope, ignite generosity and make it happen for the deserving, but underserved youth. Saks Fifth Avenue was the platinum corporate benefactor and

Kaufmann de Suisse Palm Beach was the gold corporate benefactor. The silent auction benefactor was Neiman Marcus; silent auction patrons were Harl Taylor BAG and Salvatore Ferragamo. Benefactors included Sharon and Roy Apple, Lisa and Peter Erdmann, Sheryll and David Harkins, Erin and Sean McGould, Patty Myura of the Eleanor Patterson Reeves Foundation, Kit and William Pannill, Judi and Ray Richards, and Amie and Jack Swan. Platinum patrons were Air Partner, Deutsche Bank, Connie Frankino, Mary Stanton, and Mary and Mark Freitas. Proceeds from the Old Bags Luncheon benefited the Center for Family Services’ programs provided to children who suffer from domestic violence, sexual abuse or homelessness. Nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation, the Center for Family Services is a 50year-old nonprofit social services organization whose mission is strengthening families through

(L-R) Erin McGould, Lisa Erdmann, Amie Swan, Leigh Anne Tuohy, Sharon Apple and Judi Richar ds. PHOTO BY LUCIEN CAPEHART

counseling, education and homeless intervention. The agency provides a full spectrum of services for homeless families with children and families at risk for homelessness; substance abuse treatment programs; as well as special-

ized therapy for children who are victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence. For additional information, call Stanton Collemer at (561) 6161257, e-mail scollemer@ctrfam. org or visit www.ctrfam.org.

Charles Ralph Graduates Coast Guard Training Coast Guard Seaman Charles Ralph, son of Deborah Justiss of Wellington and Charles Ralph of New Fairfield, Conn., recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N.J. During the eight-week training program, Ralph completed a vigorous training curriculum consist-

ing of academics and practical instruction on water safety and survival, military customs and courtesies, seamanship skills, physical fitness, health and wellness, first aid, fire fighting and marksmanship. Men and women train together from the first day in the Coast Guard, just as they will work together aboard ships and

shore units throughout the world. To reinforce the team concept, all recruits are trained in preventing sexual harassment, drug and alcohol awareness, civil rights training, and the basics of the worklife balance. Ralph and other recruits also received instruction on the Coast Guard’s core values — honor, re-

spect and devotion to duty — and how to apply them in their military performance and personal conduct. Ralph will join 36, 000 other men and women who comprise the Coast Guard’s workforce. Ralph is a 2001 graduate of Irvington High School in Irvington, N.Y.

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Wellington Christian School Auction & Gala Celebrates 30 Years Wellington Christian School celebrated its 30th anniversary with its annual auction and gala “Carnivale” on Saturday, Feb. 26 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach’s Nespresso Pavilion in Wellington. Families of Wellington Christian students dined, danced and bid on beautiful silent auction baskets created by a dedicated group of volunteers. Auctioneer Bill Hood added healthy competition with the live auction featuring getaway trips, a Palm Beach Yacht Club membership, box seating for the Florida Panthers, Miami Heat/Los Angeles Lakers tickets and a Ritz-Carlton spa getaway. The auction supports kindergarten through 12th grade academic programs at Wellington Christian,

and the Bid from the Heart portion raised over $10,000 for enhancements to the fine arts and athletic programs. Wellington Christian School would like to thank members of the Wellington community for their generous donations to this year’s event. Located at 1000 Wellington Trace in Wellington, Wellington Christian School serves students in PK-3 through 12th grade, including VPK, and offers a competitive academic program with a Christ-centered, loving community of committed teachers, parents and staff. For more information about Wellington Christian School, visit the school’s web site at www. wellingtonchristian.org or call the main office (561) 793-1017.

Auction coordinators Christine P almer, Lynn Kelly and Paige Dillistin enjoy the evening.

Attendees browse the silent auction items.

Ian Clancy Accepted Ashley Holzer Wins Rider Wellness Award To Longy Music School Ian Clancy of Wellington has been accepted by Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Mass. He will pursue a bachelor’s degree in classical violin performance beginning in September. Clancy showed a creative bent early in his life. Before he discovered the violin, he loved to draw. At age 7, Clancy submitted a series of cartoons to the Town-Crier newspaper, several of which were published. Clancy studied violin with Renata Guitart at the Stringendo School for Strings in West Palm Beach and later with Gustavo Correa. He joined the Youth Symphony of the Palm Beaches in 2007. The orchestra performed and competed at numerous venues including the Kravis Center and Disney World.

Ian Clancy Clancy lives in Wellington with his parents Garret and Corinne and brothers Greg, Adam and Matthew.

Dillon Harrell Graduates Marine Engineer Course Marine Corps Pvt. Dillon Harrell, a 2010 graduate of Palm Beach Central High School, recently graduated from the Marine Corps Basic Combat Engineer Course at Marine Corps Engineer School, Marine Corps Base in Camp Lejeune, N.C. During the five-week course, Harrell received instruction in the

fundamentals of engineering support for combat units, including the procedures for building and repairing bridges, roads and field fortifications. Harrell also received training on demolition concepts, land mine warfare and camouflage techniques. Harrell joined the Marine Corps in August 2010.

The Wellington Institute awarded Olympic dressage rider Ashley Holzer the Rider Wellness Award during the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II CDI. Holzer is a world-renowned Canadian dressage rider who has ridden in two Olympics, two World Championships, two Pan American Games and earned fame and a great following aboard her equine partner Pop Art. Despite her legendary résumé, it was her outstanding fitness level that helped her win the Rider Wellness Award. Holzer was pleased to win the award for she believes riders should take physical fitness seriously. “We expect our horses to be fit and do a good job, and we should do the same,” she said. “It’s not only aesthetically the right thing to do, but it’s the right thing for your horse.” Holzer said she takes full responsibility for her fitness level and works hard at maintaining it. “As a rider, you need to be healthy and strong in order to accomplish your job,” she said, adding that her husband is a runner, so she runs as well. “I eat well and take care of myself. If you want to do the job, you need to pay attention to it.” Wellington Institute founder Dr. Jennine Cabanellas congratulated Holzer on winning the Rider Wellness Award. Holzer will receive a free consultation with Cabanellas as well as a series of stamina

booster shots. “The Wellington Institute has developed a successful Rider’s Athletic Recovery Program that helps put every rider in the winner’s circle. You can feel and look like you did in your 20s, which is very exciting,” Cabanellas said. “We are very pleased that our programs have been embraced by the equestrian community, and we look forward to meeting new riders and helping them regain stamina and focus with our antiaging program.” Cabanellas added that she enjoyed meeting Holzer during the Wellington Classic Dressage show. “It is easy to see that Ashley takes staying healthy seriously. Riders do need to be physically strong and fit, and that requires a great deal of work and commitment,” Cabanellas said. “I know the Wellington Institute can assist Ashley as she continues to work at staying healthy.” During the Winter Equestrian Festival, the Wellington Institute offered all riders a complimentary analysis at their booth at the Wellington show grounds. “I encourage everyone to stop by and let us show you how to look and feel younger,” Cabanellas said. During weeks 10 and 11 of the Winter Equestrian Festival, riders had the opportunity to take one step closer to better health with a complimentary five-minute rider wellness body analysis and athletic consultation at the Wellington

Olympic dressage rider Ashley Holzer with Wellington Institute founder Dr. Jennine Cabanellas. Institute’s booth. Cabanellas was at the booth to talk to riders and perform the five-minute Rider Wellness analysis. The rider wellness check tests athletic recovery,

body analysis, body composition analysis and other vital indicators. For more information on the Wellington Institute, visit www. thewellingtoninstitute.com.

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continued from page 1 zoning district are typically from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., the applicant requested an earlier opening, at 5 a.m. Flinchum also said that although the applicant originally asked to be able to accept deliveries until midnight, the company agreed to receive deliveries during the hours of operation. “We are in complete agreement with the staff report and requirements,” said Bradley Miller, agent for the applicant. During a presentation to the board, Miller noted that the piece of land was “tough to work with” but said he believes the site plan will work for everyone. Customers will enter on the northwest side of the site, from

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continued from page 1 tor to be called if the district can’t answer our request in a timely manner,” he said. “I’m still waiting on that backup contractor.” Rockett also asserted that the town’s staff members were not neutral during the recent election, in which Goltzené defeated incumbent Dennis Lipp. “The town manager and his staff are supposed to remain neutral in all affairs of the council,” Rockett said. “One way to fix that is to come up with a new set of players.” Vice Mayor Ryan Liang said he thought Rockett had brought up

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continued from page 1 thinking she could be really cool or she could be really annoyed.” Very rapidly, they became good friends, Markus said. “It started out with Hillary and me just crashing his gigs, and occasionally they would come to mine as well, and finally, we decided we need to be a group,” he said.

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NEWS within Wellington Plaza, and exit onto Forest Hill Blvd. “There will be shared access through the shopping center,” Miller said. “When customers enter, they will have two options, to park in the parking lot or go through the drive-through.” The drive-through will have a bypass lane with a dropped curb that will allow enough room for two cars to pass, Flinchum said. As part of the agreement, the applicant will have to extend the northbound left-turn lane into the plaza, as well as the southbound left turn lane at the intersection of Forest Hill Blvd. and Spinnaker Road, by 90 feet each. “Because there was a gas station there, there may be a question about the tanks,” Miller said. “The tanks have been removed from the site.” PZA Board Member Bob Margolis was concerned about the noise caused by deliveries so ear-

ly in the morning and late at night. “I’m concerned about those [nearby] townhomes that might be affected by that noise,” he said. “A delivery truck could show up at 5 a.m. until 11 p.m. and stay for several hours.” PZA Board Member Al Bennett noted that the loading area is on the north side of the building, which puts several hundred feet between the loading area and the nearest townhome. Flinchum said that the village would monitor deliveries and be sure that any delivery trucks were gone by 11 p.m. PZA Board Chairman Carmine Priore III wondered whether employees would be gone by 11 p.m. as well, but Miller said it’s typical for employees to stay afterward to close up. He noted that the exterior lights, save for security lighting, would be off at 11 p.m. “We’ve always interpreted closing time as when the door is

locked to the public,” Flinchum said. “Employees can stay there to finish up operations, but that door is locked.” Approval of the site plan, variance petition and development order passed 4-0, with board members Mike Drahos, Elizabeth Mariaca and Tim Shields absent. In other business, the board voted to recommend the extension of the village’s moratorium on pain clinics. Director of Growth Management Bob Basehart explained that last May, the Wellington Village Council approved a one-year moratorium on pain clinics in the village in order to give the state legislature time to draft its own regulations. The council also passed an ordinance defining what a pain management clinic is and made them a conditional use, meaning any new clinics would have to come before the council for approval. “Although people recognize

that the best way to manage these facilities would be at the state level,” Basehart said, “there weren’t adequate regulations in the legislature.” But due to problems with the implementation of existing legislation, he said, it may be another year before there are set regulations in place. “We feel it would be appropriate for Wellington to extend the moratorium that’s currently in place for another year,” he said. Basehart noted that when council approved the moratorium last year, there were two pain management clinics in Wellington. Now there is only one, which is located on the campus of Wellington Regional Medical Center. “The whole purpose of this ordinance is to prevent problems in proliferation,” he said. PZA Board Member Craig Bachove said that he knew some people used these pain management

clinics legitimately and wondered whether Wellington would preclude a legitimate clinic. Village Attorney Jeff Kurtz said the moratorium would. “You cannot establish a new practice until the State of Florida is in a better position to monitor these clinics,” he said. “We can’t distinguish between the good and the bad.” Margolis said he would support the moratorium but would advise the council to speak with its legislators to get regulation on the state level. Kurtz said that there is a chance there may be a decision on statewide regulations by the time the issue is brought to the council, but Wellington must be prepared. “If we don’t initiate this process, we could have a gap,” he said. “By the time the council meets in May, it will know what the legislature has or hasn’t done.” The motion to recommend the moratorium passed 4-0.

good points but that he would have preferred it be on the agenda beforehand. “I’d like to hear what Frank thinks and what the rest of the council thinks,” Liang said. Councilman Ron Jarriel said he would prefer to wait until Spence’s contract is up for review in September. “We keep saying we have a lot on our plate right now,” he said. “I don’t think we need to add something else to it.” Jarriel added that he had been looking for Spence and his firm to get into grant writing, but that the town still has “better management than what we had.” He praised Spence for his enthusiasm. Goltzené also had concerns about financial methods and the timeliness of RFPs, as well as code enforcement and how it is administered. “I believe it would be appropriate to have a formal evalua-

tion process, and that did not occur,” he said. “I agree that we do have a lot on our plate. That’s why you need a town manager who is effective and a staff that is effective, and a staff that is responsive to the council.” Browning said he felt “blindsided” that the issue had come up without notice. “We are a very new town, and Frank is the second manager we’ve had,” Browning said, pointing out that very few municipalities have a contract form of management. “The first one we had, a lot of people were disappointed with the job that they did, but they didn’t make a dime. They lost their shirt here. They were in here at $100,000 a year for a job we figured was going to cost $200,000 from the get-go.” Browning said he did not want to do the community a disservice

by hiring another management firm for possibly more money that might not be able to do the job. He added that he saw the issue of the financial manual revision differently than Rockett. “That was supposed to be done by the previous management team,” he said. “I think they dropped the ball.” Spence said he was taken by surprise that the issue had come up, since it had been added to the agenda that evening. He felt it was out of retribution from last month’s election, when a member of his staff had supported Lipp. “I think Councilman Rockett hit the nail on the head in his final issue about staff activism,” Spence said. “It did get nasty. There’s no doubt about it; it was unfortunate, but people did make their choice.” Spence said he had discussed the question of staff activism with

the town attorney, who told him that case law supports the rights of free speech for government employees after hours. “I believe we have the best people available. I have a relationship with five different bosses,” Spence said. “One-on-one, I deal with you personally and individually, but in a public forum, I work for the council, and by a minimum of three votes, I do whatever you direct me to do.” Regarding the projects the council wants done, he said, “I can do all of them, but I can only do one at a time.” When the motion to put together an RFP for a new manager failed, Rockett made a motion that the town begin the evaluation process now and not wait until September. The motion passed 4-1 with Browning opposed. The

mayor said he felt they should wait until September. Town Attorney Michael Cirullo said they could establish a process for how the evaluation will occur at the next meeting. In other business, Rockett asked that former councilwoman and current Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association President Marge Herzog be removed from the Finance Advisory & Audit Committee, based on her public criticism of FAAC Vice Chair Elise Ryan and her husband, LGWCD Supervisor John Ryan, and support of Lipp in a recent Town-Crier letter to the editor. “I believe the council should distance itself from Marge Herzog by severing our connection to her from the FAAC,” Rockett said. Rockett’s motion, seconded by Liang, carried unanimously.

Gathering Time now plays several times a week, and Markus spends the balance of his time playing solo in restaurants and nursing homes. “Music has been one of the best ways I’ve found to reach people whose minds have been destroyed by Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia,” he said. “I’ve seen people brighten up who have been almost catatonic. Between all that, it’s a living.” Markus plays acoustic guitar and bass with Gathering Time. All the players are in their mid-40s. “Our formative years were in the ’70s, and we grew up listen-

ing to Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Eagles, America and the Beatles,” Markus said. “The groups with great harmonies were a great influence on us, and the meaningful music and good melodies that were a hallmark of the folk-rock tradition, which started in the mid’60s with the Byrds and continued through James Taylor and America and Seals & Crofts, acoustic-based music through the 1970s. It was kind of shunted off the radio by punk rock and new wave, but for a good decade or so, folk rock was a very significant movement in pop music.”

Although all three members are accomplished songwriters, their Wellington concert will focus on music of the 1960s and ’70s. The amphitheater is located in front of the Wellington Community Center at 12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. Wellington Cultural Facilities Manager Joe Piconcelli said attendance has been increasing steadily at the amphitheater, which started booking events in September. “At the last event, ‘A Touch of Broadway,’ there were over 700 people there,” Piconcelli said.

Capacity is about 1,000 when seats are set up, or 700 to 800 when people bring their own blankets or lawn chairs. “People at the last event were all over the place,” Piconcelli said. “They were sitting on the hills, on the benches. It was really very nice.” At the last movie night, more than 300 people attended to see Gulliver ’s Travels. A concert by the band Viva in March had over 500 attend. “Attendance has certainly picked up,” Piconcelli said. “I think a lot of that has to do with the weather. The weather has been

awfully nice lately. When it was cold, we had less people coming.” Events coming up include a movie night Friday, April 15 featuring Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, and a songwriters’ showcase on Sunday, May 1. Friday, May 6 will offer a movie night. On Saturday, May 7, the Palm Beach Central High School jazz band will perform. Visit www. wellingtonfl.gov for a complete schedule. For more information about Gathering Time, visit www. gatheringtimetrio.com or www. youtube.com/gatheringtime.

they feel safe in,” he said. And Wellington benefits, too, by having landlords and tenants who will work to maintain the homes and, in turn, raise property values. To help ensure that the landlords have access to the best resources and management practices, Wellington will offer a Landlord 411 training program. The program will follow the Campbell DeLong Landlord Training Program, which was first developed in 1989 through a U.S. Department of Justice grant. It is now in use by more than 400 jurisdictions nationwide. “This will provide landlords with information about some of the best management practices,” Bonde said. “Most of the areas

we’ve targeted are in the transitional neighborhoods where a landlord might own anywhere from four to 20 units. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up.” But the program isn’t just for Wellington to provide landlords with information. “This is a way for us to learn from them, too,” Bonde said. “We want to hear from our landlords and find out what has worked for them, what problems they have had and any recommendations they have. Sometimes, someone will have a problem that someone else has already dealt with.” For more information about the program, call Neighborhood Services Advocate Meridith Tuckwood at (561) 753-2476.

In The Acreage, participants will register at 8 a.m. behind Walgreens on the southeast corner of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road and Orange Blvd. They will clean a portion of Seminole Pratt, according to Indian Trail Improvement District Director of Parks Maintenance Tim Wojnar. “All participants will receive a ticket for 50 percent off the general admission fee to the Acreage Music & Chili Cookoff being held the same day at Acreage Community Park,” Wojnar said. ITID will provide water and some refreshments for volunteers. Trash bags, gloves and trash grabbers will be supplied by the district’s trash contractor,

Waste Management, according to Kim Hutchinson, assistant to District Administrator Tanya Quickel. In Royal Palm Beach, volunteers will meet at the RPB Recreation Center, 100 Sweet Bay Lane, to clean up village roads, parks and rights-of-way. The coordinator is Public Works Field Operations Superintendent Michael Cheatham. The Great American Cleanup, a project of Keep America Beautiful, is coordinated locally by Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful Inc. and the Solid Waste Authority. For more information, visit www.keeppbcbeautiful.org.

$1,500 Masters Jumpers. Besting a field of sixteen entries in the Table A Speed format class, Horn and Phenix De Coquerie flew through the timers with a clean round in 72.776 seconds. Of the 16 entries, only five were clear, but none were fast enough to catch Horn. The second-place horse and rider combination in the Paddock

Cakes Adult Modified Jumpers was Nicole Schwarzer and her mount Good Luck Scappino. The duo soared through timers in 73.298 seconds. Third place was awarded to Vicki Lowell and her entry Tippitoo. Lowell and Tippitoo crossed the timers in 73.454 seconds, just missing the secondplace ribbon. The Masters Jumpers saw 14

time of 71.537 seconds for the second-place ribbon. Missing the red ribbon by only fractions of a second, All That and Murray Kessler took home the thirdplace ribbon with a time of 71.825 seconds. The 2011 WEF concluded last Sunday with the Classics for the Young Jumper divisions in the International Arena. The morning began with a win for Jeffery Welles and Bilion, owned by Sharon Gunthel and Triton Ventures, in the $10,000 Adequan Five-Year-Old Young Jumper Classic. The $15,000 Adequan Six-Year-Old Young Jumper Classic was held next, with a wire-towire victory for Brock Clermont and Pironella, owned by Clermark Equestrian. The $20,000 Adequan SevenYear-Old Young Jumper Classic then saw an exciting win for Laura Kraut and Quinalt VDV, owned by the Freedom Group. The day concluded with the $20,000 Adequan Eight-Year-Old Young Jumper Classic with a victory for Ashlee Bond and Little Valley Farm’s Wistful. The Sanctuary High Performance Working Hunter division was among those divisions coming to a close last Thursday. With a total of nine entries in the division, Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy took home the tricolor honor in their first and only week at the 2011 WEF. Jersey Boy, a nineyear-old Hanoverian Gelding by White Star, won three of the division’s five classes and placed sixth in the under saddle to secure the championship. The reserve champion in the Sanctuary High Performance

Working Hunters was awarded to Taken, an entry of Nancy Amling from Palm Beach. Kelley Farmer had the ride for Amling aboard Taken, an eight-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding. Taken placed second in two classes and third in three classes to secure the reserve tricolor award. In a great ending to the festival, the Beval Palm Beach Adult Medal held its circuit finals. Sixteen entries competed for the win, with the lucky blue ribbon winner being awarded a new saddle. Mahala Rummel came out the victor in the prestigious culmination of the circuit’s adult medal class. Rummell, who rides with Stacia Madden, was aboard her own mount Stoney Creek, a 12-year-old Royal Dutch Warmblood gelding, for the win. The second-place ribbon in the Beval Palm Beach Adult Medal was awarded to Asta Torokvei, who rides with Beth Underhill. Torokvei rode the Nancy Torokvei entry Riverdale to the secondplace award. Kelly Kozich, who rides with Frank Madden, was aboard the Liberty Farm entry Baheera for the third-place ribbon. On the final day of competition, Alexandra Cleveland picked up her second WEF championship in the Low Children’s Hunter 2’6” division. Cleveland rode Pinehurst’s DaVinci, owned by Pinehurst Stables. They finished second, second and sixth. The reserve championship went to Tamarack, ridden by Kristie Calamos and owned by Kim Calamos. For full results, visit www.show groundslive.com. For more information, visit www.equestrian sport.com.

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continued from page 3 drove around, and I showed him all of the areas and where they should concentrate and what they would need in order to accomplish the task,” Herzog said. Another group, led by WastePro representative Amanda Stacey, will meet at Loxahatchee Groves Park, 13901 Southern Blvd., at 8 a.m. entries last Saturday, but last year’s winner Elizabeth Lamotte still couldn’t be caught. She raced through the timers in 70.611 seconds on the same mount that she rode to the win last year. Second place in the Masters Jumpers was awarded to Ellen St. John and her mount Tajmyra Greenfield. The pair had a fast

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HUNDREDS STAY OVERNIGHT AT ACREAGE COMMUNITY PARK FOR 2011 RELAY

Hundreds gathered at Acreage Community Park for the 2011 Acreage/Loxahatchee Relay for Life sponsored by the American Cancer Society last Saturday and Sunday. A total of 351 people comprised the 24 teams for this year’s event, raising more than $38,000 by selling food and drinks, holding auctions and gathering donations. Because cancer is a disease that never sleeps, team members relayed for 18 hours be tween the opening cer emony at 2 p.m. through the night until 8 a.m. Sunday morning. Event Chair Pamela Taylor said she was pleased with the turnout and the money raised. For more info., visit www.relayforlife.org/ acreagefl. PHO TOS BY ERIC WOODARD/TOWN-CRIER

Seminole Ridge High School ROTC Color Guard joins the relay.

Emily Brooke performs “Smile From An Angel,” about Jordyn Gourley, a three-year-old cancer surviv or.

Jacqui Hage speaks during the opening ceremony with Event Chair Pamela Taylor to her left. Cancer sur vivors take part in the sur vivor lap. Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School’s team, featuring a jungle-themed tent, raised $6,748.90. Captain Anita Martin said that in March, the school raised over $1,000 in spare change during a coin drive.

Team Billy “Fireball” Priestman was named in honor of team member Michelle Desjardins’ brother, who died two years ago from lung cancer, raised $1,000. Desjardins has been participating in the relay for f ive years and adorned the tent with a picture of her brother on a fishing boat. Shown here are James Prosser, Amanda Wadzinski, Michelle Desjardins, Tom Chandler, William Priestman, Damian Schull, Barbara Priestman, Lisa Marie Chandler, Alexa Scharf, Jannette Chandler, Jessica Desjardins and Justin Desjardins.

A “Hope” sign lights the night during the luminaria ceremony.

Team Rockin’ the Boat: Diane O’Connor and husband Steve O’Connor sold used paperback books for a dollar donation each and auctioned off a Fender Stratocaster signed by the band Linkin Park.

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If you’re looking for an adventure, tour guide Siggi Bjornsson of Riding Iceland Operations has a solution: take an Icelandic horse trek. Her company offers five different tours; two have cultural themes, and three are highland tours based on difficulty levels. Ellen Rosenberg’s Column, Page 27

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Phantoms Recommend ‘Annie’ At Lake Worth Playhouse

The Lake Worth Playhouse will conclude its 58th season with the classic musical Annie . The production features many playhouse favorites together with a broad range of young and new talent from throughout South Florida. Performances run April 15 through Ma y 1, with a preview night performance on April 14. Page 32

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Business Wellington Center For Laser Dentistry Offers An Alternative To The Dental Drill

Traditional dentistr y relies on the dental drill, which is stressful to both the tooth and the patient. However, those who have dreaded a dental appointment most of their lives can now experience much less discomfort with the use of the lat est laser technology, and Wellington dentist Dr. Marisol Lopez-Belio of fers this welcome alternative at her office, the Wellington Center for Laser Dentistry. Page 35

Sports Wellington Softball Girls Defeat Seminole Ridge Team 11-2

The Wellington High School girls varsity softball team dominated host Seminole Ridge High School, winning 11-2 on Monday, April 4. The game started off slow, but by the third inning, the Wolverines had racked up seven of their 11 runs, scoring six in that inning alone. Page 41

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Want A Unique Experience? Join An Icelandic Horse Trek! The evening of March 15 found me at the Caloosa home of Lisa Loewenberg. By 7:30 p.m., more than a dozen excited people had crowded into her living room, enjoying snacks, ready to watch a computer presentation by tour guide Siggi Bjornsson. The topic: upcoming Icelandic horse treks. “I heard about it through a friend of a friend,” Loewenberg said. “I own three horses, and Melanie Cary came out to brush up on her riding in preparation for the trip. As soon as she told me about it, I knew I had to go.” Many people there were looking for an adventure. “I’d always wanted to go on a cattle drive out west, but I couldn’t talk anyone into going along with me,” Loewenberg said. “They were all too wimpy. I’m not into that pampered cruise-type stuff. I wanted adventure, and this sounded perfect — seeing a new country from horseback while herding horses? I signed up, then decided to host this meeting so others could find out about it.” Loewenberg signed up for Around Kerlingarfjoll, which runs July 9-16. It’s one of five different Icelandic riding tours offered by Riding Iceland Operations. It costs $1,950, plus about $1,000 in airfare. Two tours have cultural themes based on ancient Icelandic sagas, and three are highland tours with difficulty levels ranging from moderate to extreme. They run from late June through early November. Loewenberg’s tour is rated moderate.

Tales From The Trails By Ellen Rosenberg Bjornsson’s presentation offered a day-byday itinerary of the country covered, the local sights, and hints on how to keep the herd moving. There were video clips of the area and of the horses going in a “tolt,” a gait unique to Icelandic horses. “It’s very fast but very smooth,” Bjornsson explained. “You just sit there and cover ground at a rapid clip. You don’t have to post. We bring about 60 horses for 15 to 18 guest riders and four tour guides. We split the riders up into two groups. One group goes on ahead, then we put the herd in the middle, and the rest of the riders are behind.” Along the way, riders stay in mountain huts. “Typically, we get up at 8 a.m., have breakfast and pack our bags,” Bjornsson said. “A car brings our baggage ahead to the next hut. Then we tack up and start riding around 11 a.m. We take short breaks every hour or so, and a longer lunch break. Then we switch horses, riding a fresh horse for the rest of the day. We rotate horses so each horse gets a day off. We ride four to eight hours a day and may cover up to 20 miles.”

(L-R) Sally Clark, Gillian Clar k, Lynne Cotter, Siggi Bjornsson, Connie Miller, Lisa Loewenberg and Melanie Cary. At the new hut, everyone relaxes and then feeds the horses, after they’ve cooled down. “Meals are prepared from locally grown food and produce, including organic beef, lamb, wild goose and salmon,” Bjornsson continued. “After dinner, we usually get together and sing, play cards, listen to Icelandic folklore and generally have a good time.” The tour begins with a day in Reykjavik,

the capital, then moves to a farm about an hour away. The next six days are spent riding from hut to hut, and the last day is back in Reykjavik. Iceland is a small island nation, about the size of Kentucky, in the North Atlantic. The total population is around 300,000, and most of them live in Reykjavik. Because it’s surSee ROSENBERG, page 28

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Quirky People Come To Shop In My Quirky Antique Store I try to work Sundays at my antiques shop. It gives the other clerks a day off, and it gives me a window into what really goes on over there. March 27 was so slow I was ready to pack it in by 3 o’clock, but last Sunday was so busy I set a sales record. That’s retail for you. And the antiques biz is so quirky! Of course, that’s what I love about it. I could write a book about what goes on in there. For instance, last Sunday, I sold a boatload of stuff including an English oak library card catalogue for $925, a galvanized floor-to-ceiling nail bin for $200 and a box of broken glass for $5. You read that right — a box of broken glass. Who buys that kind of thing? Well, who sells that kind of thing? Yet having a stock that makes shoppers stop and say to themselves, “What the heck?” is why people love my store. I seek out the old, the odd and the one-of-a-kind. I call it the

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The Sonic BOOMER “three Os” of antiquing. The only reason this customer bought that box of glass was because I had it in there. She originally was after my highly collectible chunks of glass. Oh, yes. I found these chunks under the table at the estate sale of an old antiques dealer. There were four non-blobby chunks — one in Depression glass pink, one in Depression glass green, one in cobalt blue and one in opaque red swirls. I had them priced to sell at $5 to $8 each and, when the customer

came to the counter struggling with them and saying, “I love glass!” I trotted out the vintage cardboard pencil box containing my treasured broken bottle pieces. She went nuts. Of course, she was also over budget, so we worked out a deal. She paid $10 more than she wanted to, I got $10 less, but I know she’ll be back. All I have to do to keep her happy is find some more broken glass. That’s doable. Another big sale of the day — not moneywise but quirkywise — was my sale of a hyacinth-pattern Roseville vase for $6. Pottery collectors are gasping in alarm, but this vase was also found at an estate sale under a table (my favorite place to shop, evidently) in about 12 pieces. In fact, I sold it to the guy in a baggie. Not only that, but another dealer was right behind him, ready to buy it if he turned it down. The conversation went like this: “You collect Roseville, right?” “Uh-huh.”

“I’ve got a pretty pathetic case I’d like to show you.” (He watches as I slowly dump the contents of the baggie out on the counter.) “Oh, man. Well, I know somebody who can fix that up for you. They do beautiful repairs.” “Why don’t you just buy it for six bucks?” (The person behind him): “That’s less than a dollar a piece!” “Back off. I’m taking it.” I’m sure I could’ve gotten more by having it glued back together, but I am too impatient and cheap to a) wait around while someone fixes something and b) pay for repairs. If neither my husband nor I can fix it, I price it to go out the door “as is.” In fact, does anybody out there need a vintage neon Budweiser sign? The paint and tubing are in perfect condition. All it needs is a transformer. Let’s make a deal!

‘Source Code’ Features Great Acting With A Strong Plot The new film Source Code presents a fascinating set of ideas: Can you change the present by going back to the past? The idea has been at the center of a lot of science fiction, particularly in the smaller genre of alternative history. What would have happened if something changed? Even something small? One of the best Star Trek episodes, “City on the Edge of Forever,” dealt precisely with that. Captain Kirk and his crew wind up back in America just before World War II, and he saves a pretty young woman and thus changes history enough so that Germany wins World War II and the Enterprise never exists. And, of course, he fixes everything. But that was just TV (albeit exceptionally good TV). In this movie, Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up suddenly on a train, talking to a good-looking woman, Christina Warren (Michelle Monaghan), who obviously is a friend. He has no idea about where he is or what he is doing. Suddenly, the train blows up. He discovers that he is in a capsule where he is ordered to keep going back in time to discover who set off the bomb because it is the prelude to a far larg-

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continued from page 27 rounded by the Gulf Stream, the climate is relatively mild. Most days are sunny, in the 70s, dipping down to the 40s or 50s at night. And because it’s summer, it’s midnight sun at that latitude: It never gets dark. Around midnight, the sky takes on a kind of twilight quality, but then it gets sunny again. Iceland is also located atop a geological formation called the Mid-Atlantic Rift. It’s where two tectonic plates are moving slowly away from each other. This results in Iceland’s numerous hot springs, geysers and volcanoes. The country’s main power source is geothermal energy. “The Icelandic horse is small, around 14 hands,” Bjornsson explained. “Even though they’re what Americans think of as pony size, they are horses, not ponies. They are naturally five gaited, doing a walk, trot, canter, pace and tolt. They are descendants of the horses

‘I’ On CULTURE By Leonard Wechsler er one. Because of pseudo-scientific limits, he can spend only eight minutes each time he is sent back. Because of the nature of the movie, I will not go any further in terms of description. Suffice it to say that there are many twists and turns and more than a few surprises. There are even a few very touching moments. The acting is uniformly good. Gyllenhaal is excellent as the confused but charming guy being asked to go far beyond the call of duty. And Monaghan not only is beautiful but manages to convey a warmth that often is very rare. Vera Farmiga as Gyllenhaal’s contact with the rest of the world also turns in a surprisingly textured performance. brought by the Viking settlers in 870-970 A.D., and most of them are pretty easy to ride.” More than a dozen people, ranging in age from 14 to 73, showed up to hear about Icelandic horses and the tours. Sarah McMurray, a farrier, was interested but still on the fence. “I always wanted to visit Iceland,” she said. “I’m fascinated by its history. Money’s the big question. Plus, can I ride for six days?” Shelly Flora was strongly considering this “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” Pat Bennett from Caloosa was “exploring the possibility.” Melanie Cary, who has been on seven previous trips, was already signed up. “It’s the most amazing experience I’ve ever had in my life,” she said. “I’m not a strong or experienced rider, but it doesn’t even matter with those smooth Icelandic horses. Really, anyone can ride them. The whole event is simply magical. The scenery is like nothing else you’ve ever seen. You’re so at peace. It’s a journey of personal growth.” Sally Clark and her 14-year-old daughter Gillian were thinking of making this a very

Young director Duncan Jones manages to keep things moving briskly. Even though quite a lot of the movie could be repetitious, going back over the same eight minutes in time, he manages to make minor changes, little things that keep us interested all the way through. There are many actors playing small roles, each of them a possible terrorist. They are quirky, individualized. The student is cramming for a psych test and rolls his eyes as Colter interrogates him while terrorizing the engineer right next to him. A woman who works at a hospital is outraged at his actions. A comedian calls him names. Everyone involved might be a terrorist, and the young officer has only eight minutes to learn who. Each iteration of this top-secret program reveals more but takes more out of the young officer. The largest school of philosophy dealing with this says it is impossible to actually go back and change things; that if you could, you would simply be creating a new reality in a parallel universe. Of course, we have no way of testing that at the present time, even if watching some of the political discourse these days

makes us wonder if we are all not in some strange, new world. There are a lot of reasons for looking at ways to change the past. Most of us wish we had made different choices at some point and wonder what would have happened if we had chosen different paths in the road of our lives. Writers can use it to examine the human condition. For many of us, the great question always will be “What if?” This movie allows us to look at people under stress in ways we never could have imagined. Happily, because Jones and the actors have done an exceptional job, it is a great ride. None of us were bored at all. Historically, this time of year does not feature the best movies. We get the big movies beginning in May and the excellent ones around Thanksgiving. This movie is therefore an anomaly. It is a very good movie coming at a time when most of the films are not particularly good. Go see it. It is far easier to understand than Inception and had a lot more feeling. It is the best movie I have seen since the Academy Award nominees from last year.

special mother-daughter outing. “Mom heard about it and asked if I wanted to go,” Gillian said. “I love riding, and I’ve always thought Iceland was interest-

ing, so different. I’m really excited.” For more information, e-mail Siggi Bjornsson at sib@riding-iceland.com, or visit www.riding-iceland.com.

Recollections From My Personal Experiences In Lovely Iceland... Back in college, I was a geology major for a year or two. In June 1972, a group of us went on a field trip — to Iceland! Our bus traveled over lava fields instead of roads. Each night, we pitched tents and slept in sleeping bags. We visited geysers and waterfalls, swam in hot springs and had snowball fights on glaciers. We hiked up a volcano that had erupted some years before, shedding jackets and sweaters as we moved higher into the heat emanating out. We learned about some things Iceland has: more sheep than people; and doesn’t have: trees, mosquitoes or humidity. We got used to perpetual daylight, though

it always came as a shock, after you’d been sitting and talking with friends, to glance at your watch and realize it was after 11 p.m. One day, we watched a large owl fly alongside our bus. Because there’s no night, nocturnal animals adapt. And yes, I got to ride an Icelandic horse. One day, while the rest trooped off to visit a geothermal power station, I went a different way. Our guide had located a local farmer, and so I spent a few hours riding up and down hills on a wonderful little horse. Surely, this is the best way to see this magnificent country! — Ellen Rosenberg

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Academy for Child Enrichment — In the heart of Royal Palm Beach, the Academy for Child Enrichment offers free all-day VPK. Infants through after-school day and night care, 6:30 a.m. to midnight (Monday through Friday), meals included. Qualified staff. Se habla Espanol. Special rates for all registration. The Academy for Child Enrichment is located at 700 Camellia Drive in Royal P alm Beach. Call (561) 798-3452 or visit www.smallworldpbc.com for info. Breakers West Summer Camp — For the summer of a lifetime, children ages 5-14 are invited to join the 2011 summer camp at Breakers West. Enjoy wildlif e demonstrations, science experiments, magic shows, arts & crafts, cooking classes, golf, t ennis, basketball, soccer, daily swimming instruction and much more! Camp runs June 6 - Aug. 19 (excluding July 4-8), Monday –through Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sessions are $300 per camper, per week, plus a one-time registration fee of $50, which includes a camp essentials bag. Discounts are of fered to families registering multiple children and/or for multiple sessions. After-care is available. Space is limited. To register for Breakers West Summer Camp, call (561) 653-6333. Casperey Stables Hor se Camp — Casperey Stables is a small, fun-filled day camp for children ages seven to 14. With four riding opportunities each day, arts & crafts and outdoor games, campers f ind little time to be bored. The low counselor-child ratio ensures y our child will receive individual attention. There are camp sessions for spring and winter school breaks, and during the summer, each two-week session has a theme, such as Indian Days, Circus Days and Medieval Days. Casperey Stables has a w eekly swim party and ends each session with a horse show and family BBQ. Call soon — this small, q uality program f ills quickly! To learn more about the camp, located at 2330 D Road in Loxahatchee Groves, call (561) 7924990 or visit www.caspereystables.com. High Touch High Tech — High Touch High Tech has been providing hands-on science experiments to children in South Florida for over 15 years. The pr ogram brings science to life for children in preschool through middle school. They are happy to introduce “The Lab,” a handson science facility no w open in Wellingt on. They of fer summer cam p programs, after-school enrichments and birthda y parties at a new location of f Pierson Road. The camp of fers af fordable pricing, hands-on science experiments with lots of cool science take-homes, nature experiences, as well as art projects that relate to the scientific investigations. High Touch High Tech knows that children are naturally curious. They tap into that natural curiosity and provide safe, exciting and fun experiments to help them understand the world around them. The ultimate goal is to give children the tools to be able to think scientifically in order to solve problems. Kids will erupt volcanoes, pan f or gems, launch rockets, make ice cream, gr ow plants, make fossils, observe live animals, dissect owl pellets and much, much more! Come visit and explore the all-new High Touch High Tech science laboratory! High Touch High Tech is at 3080 Fairlane Farms Rd., Suite 2. For more info., visit www.ScienceMadeFunSFL.ne t, call (561) 792-3785 or e-mail inf o@ScienceMadeFunSFL.net. Call now to book a free tour. Jewish Summer Camp — Enjoy a Jewish summer camp on a f arm for girls ages 7-11 at the Good Earth Farm. Featuring a six-week certificate of horse care competency. Candy making, soap making, painting, drawing, 3D design, sewing and crafts. Kayak instruction; European spa comes to the camp for beauty day. Je wish music singing, art and a Shabbat program with a local rabbi. Director Nancy Fried Tobin (BFA, MAT, MFA, RM, Equine Cer tified Specialist/ Instructor) has been w orking with kids for y ears. Registering now; call (561) 792-2666. Located at 2141 B Road in Loxahatchee Groves, the farm is 25 minutes fr om anywhere in the Palm Beach area. The King’s Academy “Camping Ar ound the World” — TKA’s summer cam p welcomes ages 5 through 8th grade. Experience different cultures thr ough craft projects, science experiments, field trips, music and more. Counselors are qualified teachers, fir st aid certified and offer a loving environment. Day camp/sports camp with daily lunches run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m with many options and before/af ter care. Field trips to Calypso Bay, the South Florida Science Museum, the Palm Beach Zoo, Lion Countr y Safari and more, all for one inclusive price. R egister now at www.tka.net and save $25 when y ou mention this offer. Call Helga Van Wart (561) 686-4244 for more info. Noah’s Ark — Noah’s Ark is located on Okeechobee Blvd. in Loxahatchee Groves. They offer free all-day VPK. Lower rates and special registration for fall. Meals are included. Noah’s Ar k of fers care for infants and preschool children as well as after-school care. Se habla Espanol. Conveniently located at 14563 Okeechobee Blvd. between Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee Groves elementar y schools. Call (561) 753-6624 for more info.

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St. David’s Episcopal School — Ho wdy Pardners, mosey on over to St. Da vid’s Ranch and be a part of western-themed summer fun! Campers ages two and a half to eight are in vited for arts and craf ts, Bible stories, music, games, a shaded outside playground, w ater play, movie days and more. All activities are supervised by the teaching staff and take place on the St. David’s campus. The round-up has already started, so come in soon to reser ve your place. The ranch will be open from June 6 through August 12. For your convenience, you may register for one week, or as many as you want. Camp is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; camper s can pick Monday through Friday, Monday-Wednesday-Friday or Tuesday-Thursday. So saddle on up and head on over t o become a part of this rootin’-tootin’ summer fun. For more information, call (561) 793-1272 toda y or visit www.stdavidsepiscopal.com. South Florida Science Museum — Join the South Florida Science Museum for Summer Camp 2011! Each exciting week will of fer hands-on exploration for young scientists ages 4 to 12 on specific topics in science. The da ys are packed with fun science lessons, laboratories, craf ts and outside activities led by exper t science educators. Camp star ts at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. with extended hours of structured activities av ailable from 7:30 a.m. t o 5:30 p.m. Camps are grouped into ages 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. Before and af tercare available. Early registration accepted prior to May 1. R egister online at www.sfsm.org or call (561) 832-2026. TNT Gymnastics Center — TNT is offering a great summer program with flexible hours and fun-filled days. They provide a safe, positive environment for y our child to enhance self-esteem and physical fitness through gymnastics, tram polines, rock climbing, group games, ar ts & crafts, water play, martial arts and much more! TNT o wner Tina Tyska is a former Class 1 gymnast coached by tw o-time Olympian Kim Chase. She has over 25 years of coaching experience, including toddler s thru Level 9 gymnasts as well as special-needs children. TNT Gymnastics is located at 3120 Fairlane Farms Road in Wellington. For more info., call (561) 383-TNT1 (8681). Villari’s of Wellington — Villari’s is pleased to invite your child for summer camp this year. Due to the rising demand for summer camps in the western communities, Villari’s is allowing students to book spots early. Villari’s is offering four sessions of camp this year, as well as three Mar tial Arts Boot Camp sessions. Each camp session will consist of five days of games, activities and martial arts, star ting as low as $29 per day. The Mar tial Arts Boot Camp sessions will be limited to 10 students, three days per week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Summer camp dates are June 6-10, June 20-24, July 11-15 and July 25-July 29. The program is for ages six and up. Camp will be limited to 20 campers on a first-come, first-ser ved basis. Call (561) 792-1100 toda y to reser ve your space. F or more info., visit www. VillarisOfWellingt on.com or www.WellingtonMar tialArts.com.

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2011 Breakers West Summer Camp Calling all campers for a summer of a lifetime. Sports-minded, adventure-seeking, nature-loving kids, ages 5 – 14, will find something for everyone at Breakers West, where there is fun for all and all for fun. Daily Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Soccer Play & Swimming Instruction Arts & Crafts | Magic Shows | Cooking Classes Wildlife Demonstrations | Science Projects Friday’s Famous Family Cookout And Much More... After Care Available

WEEKLY SESSIONS: June 6 – August 19, 2011 {Excl. July 4 – 8} Monday – Friday 8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

For more information or to register, please call 561-653-6333.

Weekly sessions are Monday – Friday. No camp July 4 – 8, 2011. Discounts will be offered to families registering multiple children and/or for multiple sessions. Additional fees apply for After Care. Restrictions apply.

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Armory Artists In Residence, Student Shows Open April 25 The Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach will present its 201011 artists in residence exhibition and annual student show April 25 through May 13. The featured artists in residence are Suzanne Scherer, Pavel Ouporov, Chandra DeBuse, Virginia Jenkins, Jessica Stephens and Jonathan Read. Scherer and Ouporov joined the Armory as the 2-D artists in residence, and brought something new to the Armory’s roster of classes with egg tempera and gilding classes. Students had the opportunity for in-depth work in egg tempera by creating paintings of their own design: from the preparation of genuine gesso wood panels to the mixing of paints from dry pigments and egg yolk, glazing and water-gilding. Scherer and Ouporov are a collab-

Tree Jar by Chandra DeBuse.

orative husband-and-wife team who met while studying at the Moscow Surikov State Academy Art Institute. Scherer received her master’s degree in painting from Brooklyn College, City University of New York, while Ouporov earned his master’s degree from the Moscow Surikov State Academy Art Institute. Scherer ’s and Ouporov’s works are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Fogg Art Museum, the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the State Russian Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts Santa Fe and on permanent display at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The artists have taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York, the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn College and Florida Atlantic University. Their web site can be viewed at www. schererandouporov.com. Sculpture artist in residence Read received his master’s degree in ceramics from Arizona State University in 2005. He was a member of the faculty at Lill Street Art Center in Chicago, Ill. and has also taught at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Ariz., where he was the ceramic artist in residence. In 2006, Read traveled to Vienna, Austria and spent three months focusing on a body of drawings as a guest in the architecture studio of Hans Peter Wörndl. His national and international exhibitions include the Museum of Applied Art in Vienna, Austria and at Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute in Jingdezhen, China. Read

has also served as an artist in residence at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, Montana. Read’s web site can be viewed at www.jonreadstudio. com. Jenkins is one of a pair of ceramic artists in residence. She received a bachelor’s degree in ceramics from East Tennessee State University and a master’s degree from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Jenkins has undertaken artist residencies at the Banff Centre, the Mendocino Art Center and the Sages housed by the Inn at Sunrise Springs. She creates ceramic sculpture inspired by her love and concern for the plight of the earth’s oceans and the paradoxical logic of society. Jenkins employs iconographies drawn indeterminately from both human and natural worlds to establish an independent and symbolic existence through her work. Her work has been exhibited nationally in both juried and invitational settings. Jenkins has also been the recipient of many awards including an Award of Excellence, Purchase Awards, and the Martha Holden Ceramic Award, and has been published in Ceramics Monthly. Jenkins’ web site can be viewed at www.jenkinsclay.com. DeBuse, the second ceramic artist in residence, spent much of her childhood biking country roads and drawing woodland creatures while growing up in a small town in Nebraska, which are inspiration for her current work. After receiving her undergraduate degree in psycholo-

Ocelot by Jonathan Read. gy, she discovered her love for making functional pottery while taking a community class. She studied ceramics at the University of Nebraska, Penland School of Crafts, and the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts before receiving her master’s degree from the University of Florida in 2010. DeBuse’s approach to making and teaching clay is playful. Her ceramic pieces incorporate bouncing lines, low-relief, vibrant colors and hand-drawn imagery. She encourages students to consider the role of play and amusement in the act of making delightful objects for use. DeBuse’s web site can be viewed at chandradebuse. blogspot.com. Stephens joined the Armory as

the jewelry artist in residence, with strong credentials as an exhibiting and professional jeweler with academic teaching experience at the State University of New York. She has exhibited in the United States, as well as Galerie Marzee in the Netherlands; Siamo Qui in Florence, Italy; and Talente: 60th International Handweksmesse Munchen in Munich, Germany. The Armory’s mission is to provide high-quality visual art school and art gallery services that stimulate personal self-discovery and generate knowledge and awareness of art as part of life. For more information, or to sign up for classes, visit www.armoryart.org or call (561) 832-1776.

Phantoms Recommend ‘Annie’ At The Lake Worth Playhouse One of America’s most loved Broadway shows is on stage this month in Lake Worth. The Lake Worth Playhouse will conclude its 58th season with a bang, harkening back to fond childhood memories with the classic musical Annie. The production features many playhouse favorites together with a broad range of young and new talent from throughout South Florida. Performances run April 15 through May 1 — with a preview night performance on April 14 — on the stage of the Lake Worth Playhouse in downtown Lake Worth. The Lake Worth Playhouse production of Annie is directed by Jami Dolan. The expansive cast includes more than 20 children — young, up-and-coming talent not to be missed. The popular comic-strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals about a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after funfilled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new fami-

ly in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy. Annie premiered on Broadway on April 21, 1977, and ran for six years and 2,377 performances, setting a record for the Alvin Theater (now the Neil Simon Theatre) when it closed on Jan. 2, 1983. It was nominated for 11 Tony Awards and won seven including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. It has been celebrated in many Broadway revivals, transformed into classic films and performed and reinterpreted countless times on the stages of many theaters. The Lake Worth Playhouse has partnered with the Heart Gallery to highlight youth available for adoption in Palm Beach County. There will be images of children who need good homes posted in the playhouse lobby for patrons to view and contribute toward their care. For more information about the Heart Gallery, visit www.hcpbc.org. The Lake Worth Playhouse is featuring a dog from South Florida Recycled Dog Rescue as Annie’s dog, Sandy. The dog will be featured in the performances and in the playbill as available for adoption. For more infor-

mation about the South Florida Recycled Dog Rescue, visit www.sflrecycleddogrescue. com. Preview night is Thursday, April 14 at 8 p.m., and opening night is Friday, April 15 at 8 p.m. Evening performances will take place April 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. each night. Matinee performances will be offered at 2 p.m. April 16, 17, 23, 24 and 30, and May 1. “Dinner and Show Night” is Thursday, April 14 at 6 p.m. and includes a pre-show dinner at Cuoco Pazzo Italian restaurant in downtown Lake Worth prior to the 8 p.m. performance. The all-inclusive dinner/show package price is $50 and includes a threecourse meal as well as premium seats for the preview performance. Individual show tickets cost $25 and $29 for opening night and all regular performances. Preview performance tickets cost $22 and $25. Opening night VIP tickets are $36 and include a pre-show reception. Tickets and season subscriptions can be purchased through the Lake Worth Playhouse box office at (561) 586-6410 or online at www.lake worthplayhouse.org.

Joe & Kathryn, the Phantoms, are featured writers for the Town-Crier and www.yournews.com... Comments and recommendations are welcome at thephantomdiners@aol.com.

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Wellington Center For Laser Dentistry: Relief From The Dental Drill The thought of visiting a dentist to get a cavity filled or for a root canal has long been associated with tension. Traditional dentistry relies on the dental drill, which produces heat and vibration, a combination that is stressful to both the tooth and the patient. However, those who have dreaded a dental appointment most of their lives can now experience much less discomfort with the use of the latest laser technology, and Wellington dentist Dr. Marisol Lopez-Belio offers this welcome alternative at her office, the Wellington Center for Laser Dentistry. Dental lasers use a concentrated beam of light energy instead of heat and vibration to remove decay and sculpt hard and soft tissue in the mouth while simultaneously sterilizing the area and cauterizing blood vessels. For the patient, this means that the bothersome drill is gone, and because of the reduced need for anesthesia, a more pleasant experience and a shortened chair time. Laser dentistry is by definition, minimally invasive dentistry. With the laser, the dentist only has to remove actual decay, preserving more of the natural tooth structure. It is also extremely efficient, providing the patient with great benefits. There is less discomfort, and patients can go back to their daily routines without a fat lip or drooling, and the peace of mind that the bacteria in the mouth is completely gone. Better yet, because there is less need to use anesthesia, more work can be completed in just one visit, meaning less time missed from work and school. Gone are the days of repeat visits to the dentist because fillings are located on opposite sides of the mouth. Lopez-Belio’s office utilizes a full complement of state-of-the-art technology to diagnose and treat each patient more efficiently. Aside from lasers, she uses CEREC (Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics), which is a CAD/CAM system that provides minimally invasive restorations that mimic the patient’s natural biology. This technology eliminates temporary restorations and provides patients with crowns, veneers and other fixed prosthetics in a single appointment. She also uses Mytronics K-7 to help evaluate and track jaw movement, range of motion, electromyography and joint sonography. This helps to diagnose and treat conditions like TMJ and chronic headaches. Lasers offer many advantages over traditional dental drills, all of which significantly increase patient comfort and enhance the accuracy of the doctor’s work. Dental lasers can: • Reduce and in some cases completely eliminate the need for anesthetic • Minimize bleeding by cauterizing blood vessels

Dr. Marisol Lopez-Belio • Control swelling • Sterilize the work area • Reduce post-operative pain • Shorten healing period • Allow the dentist to conservatively remove hard and soft tissue, removing only what is necessary and preserving more of the tooth’s original structural integrity • Result in faster procedures and less chair time • Reduce patient stress and anxiety. Lasers are versatile dental tools that are extremely effective for both general and cosmetic dentistry. Lopez-Belio utilizes laser technology for the following dental procedures: decay removal, cavity prep, crowns, veneers, root canal therapy, gum re-contouring, periodontal therapy and more. Lopez-Belio has taken master level advanced courses in laser dentistry for restorative, endondontic and periodontal treatments. A member of the American Academy of Laser Dentistry, she provides the latest techniques and dental expertise for patients of all ages. The Wellington Center for Laser Dentistry is located at 1200 Corporate Center Way, Suite 101, in Wellington. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call the office at (561) 791-8184 or visit www.wellington aesthetics.com.

‘Laser dentistry is by definition, minimally invasive dentistry. With the laser, the dentist only has to remove actual decay, preserving more of the natural tooth structure. It is also extremely efficient, providing the patient with great benefits.’

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New Stores, Services At Mall At Wellington Green New stores and services are joining the lineup of premium retailers at the Mall at Wellington Green as it welcomes popular Australian retailer Cotton On, fitness footwear from Mind Body Sole and the chic hair designs of Salon Edge. Coming this summer is fashion trendsetter Cotton On, renowned for its winning combination of globally relevant fashions at affordable prices. From its modest beginnings as one store in Victoria, Australia in 1991, Cotton On has quickly evolved into a fashion phenomenon with more than 750 stores worldwide. Offering the latest looks in men’s and women’s clothing and accessories, the Cotton On mega-store at the Mall at Wellington Green will also feature intimates, sleepwear and active wear with Cotton On Body; footwear with Rubi shoes; and gifts and stationery by Typo. Cotton On opens in June. The recently opened Mind Body Sole from Famous Footwear features top footwear brands for men and women, with styles for a wide range of fitness pursuits including running, walking, toning, hiking and more. Brands include Nike, Reebok, Asics, Skechers, New Bal-

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ance, Saucony, Adidas, K-Swiss, Ryka and Brooks. Featuring treadmills for testing footwear before buying, the store offers a singular shopping experience customized to meet the fitness goals and needs of each customer. As a partner in the health and wellness community, Mind Body Sole by Famous Footwear also features “Local Sole,” a section of the store devoted to information about local fitness activities, classes, causes and groups. And opening this spring at Wellington Green is Salon Edge, a chic new hair salon from renowned master stylist Bulent Bozdemir. A celebrity favorite with more than 20 years’ experience in the Washington, D.C. area, Bozdemir specializes in custom hair design to reflect the client’s personality. Known for imagination, individuality and an exceptional client experience, Bozdemir and Salon Edge will welcome customers for hair and nail services starting this month. “We’re thrilled to welcome such popular names in apparel and fitness shoes,” Wellington Green Marketing Director Rachelle Crain said, “and to pamper our visitors with a great new salon experience.”

BUSINESS NEWS

Cheryl Alker Releases Special DVD For Back Pain Sufferers

Wellington resident and postural alignment specialist Cheryl Alker has released a DVD for back-pain sufferers titled Free Yourself From Back Pain, hoping to help this large population to take a proactive approach to their pain. Alker has worked in the health and fitness industry for over 30 years, and for the past 10 years has specialized in the niche area of flexibility, core strength and postural alignment. “I have worked with literally hundreds of back pain sufferers over the years,” Alker said. “The majority of pain I deal with are as a result of short, tight muscles drawing the bones out of alignment, causing poor joint mobility, poor functionality, pain and discomfort.” Alker cited statistics that estimate some 31 million Americans experience low-back pain at any one time, half of all working Americans admit to having back pain symptoms each year, and back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work and the second-most common reason for visits to the doctor’s office, outnumbered only by upper-respiratory conditions. Most

cases of back pain are mechanical or non-organic, meaning they are not caused by conditions such as inflammatory arthritis, infection, fracture or cancer. Alker noted that Americans spend $50 billion each year on back pain, and that is just for the easily identified costs. “My Stretch Results program has a proven record in the prevention and management of back, neck and shoulder pain,” Alker said. “The program focuses on lengthening and elongating the muscles that are causing poor joint mobility resulting in a body able to move as it was intended; a body free from pain.” Alker’s Stretch Results clients have provided favorable testimonials, including one client who said he was able to out-drive his friends by 30 yards on the golf course, then playing a round of golf without his back brace for the first time in ten years. “I am delighted to be able to help people. Back pain is not only constant, but can affect your whole demeanor,” Alker said. “Normally cheerful people can become miserable and depressed when they are in debilitating pain, and who can

Cheryl Alker blame them? The most wonderful thing about my program is that the results are almost instantaneous, people actually feel a difference after their first session.” For more information about the Stretch Results program and the back pain DVD, call Alker at (561) 889-3738 or visit her web site at www.stretchresults.com.

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Reception Honors Nursing Distinction Award Nominees Business law firm Gunster recently sponsored a cocktail reception at the National Croquet Center to honor the Palm Healthcare Foundation and the Palm Beach Post 2011 Nursing Distinction Award nominees. More than 200 guests attended this special evening. Master of ceremonies for the event was radio personality Rick Shockley, host of Sunny 104.3 FM’s Sunny Morning Show.

The ninth annual Nursing Distinction Awards dinner will take place on May 6 at the Breakers in Palm Beach, and will honor Palm Beach County’s dedicated and highly skilled nursing professionals. Nominees represent various ends of the nursing spectrum including: registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nurse educators, nursing assistants and nursing students who have made a significant impact in the lives of

patients and fellow healthcare professionals throughout the community. All nominees display dedication to excellence in an area of expertise beyond the scope of their jobs, commitment to the profession of nursing, and a sense of community. Every year, the Palm Healthcare Foundation and The Palm Beach Post recognize those who serve as an inspiration to others in an effort to improve the quality of

healthcare, discover new ways to assist those in need, and display compassion and caring on a daily basis. For more information, visit the Palm Healthcare Foundation’s web site at www.palm healthcare.org. (Right) Marge Sulliv an, Gunster sponsor Lew Crippen and Dr. Mark Rubenstein, a Palm Healthcare Foundation trustee. PHOTO BY BILL CARLEY PHOTOGRAPHY

WPB’s Kelly Fason Crowned Mrs. Corporate America 2011

Kelly Fason

Kelly Fason, Mrs. West Palm Beach, was crowned Mrs. Corporate America 2011 held March 12 at the DoubleTree Resort in Orlando. Fason’s triumphant walk across the stage was just the beginning of a journey that will take her to every corner of the country during her year of service as Mrs. Corporate America 2011. She will be responsible for conducting professional workshops, doing national radio/television

broadcasts, attending seminars and speaking to audiences about her platform and commitment to communities, inspiring people of all ages to take small steps and make a big difference in their own back yard. Fason is the CEO and cofounder of Dress for Success Palm Beaches Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Lake Worth. The mission of the organization it to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by

providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Her scholastic achievement in obtaining a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management, as well as her current pursuit of her master’s degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University, and her steadfast determination contributes to Fason’s success, allowing her to excel in the corporate world. Fason’s goal is to represent

women in corporate America to show that even though you are a woman trying to juggle family, career and community service, you can succeed in your chosen field. Along with the title of Mrs. Corporate America 2011, Fason won several prizes from national, state and local sponsors. “I am honored and thrilled to have been crowned Mrs. Corporate America 2011,” Fason said. “I am very excited to empower other women

and inspire them to excel in any industry.” The Ms./Mrs. Corporate America Pageant Organization continues to mix business and beauty and provide a platform for women to promote themselves, enhance self-confidence, strengthen leadership skills, accomplish personal and professional goals, and establish friendships with other professional women. For more info., visit www. mscorporateamerica.com.

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Wellington Softball Team Defeats Seminole Ridge 11-2 By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington High School girls varsity softball team dominated host Seminole Ridge High School, winning 11-2 on Monday, April 4. The game started off slow with neither team scoring in the first inning. But in the top of the second inning, Wellington’s Macey Cheatham hit a single. She was driven to third base on a double from Mariah Gonzales, and a hit by Alyssa Cheatham drove her home, making the score 1-0. The third inning was explosive for the Lady Wolverines, who scored six runs in that inning alone. The rally started with Natalie Puñal,

who bunted the ball to get on first. Amanda Peck stepped up to bat next, and a catcher error gave Puñal an opportunity to take second base. She then stole third. Puñal scored on a pitcher error on a throw to Stephanie Schmidt, making the score 2-0 with two runners on base. Peck, Schmidt, Macey Cheatham, Kelly Kirchner and Gonzales followed her home, making the score 7-0 and leaving the Lady Hawks struggling to catch up. The Lady Hawks got a break in the bottom of the fourth inning when Wellington pitcher Remi Losey walked several players. Ashley Miranda hit a double to bring in two runs, making the score 7-2. Miran-

da was tagged out at home plate. In the top of the fifth inning, the Lady Wolverines scored again. Macey Cheatham took advantage of a dropped ball to come home, followed by Gonzales on the next hit, making the score 9-2. Wellington finished the fifth inning 11-2, and the Lady Hawks were unable to catch up. The Lady Wolverines hosted Park Vista High School on Thursday, April 7, but results were not available at press time. They take on Palm Beach Central High School on Tuesday, April 11 at home for a 7 p.m. game. The Lady Hawks host Jensen Beach High School on Friday, April 8 at a 6 p.m. home game. Wellington’s Natalie Puñal scoops up a ground ball.

SRHS pitcher Alana Tabel (above) and WHS pitcher Remi Losey (below) wind up.

Seminole Ridge’s Ashley Miranda looks for a hit.

Brandi Griswald scores for the Lady Wolverines. PHOTOS BY LAUREN MIRÓ/T OWN-CRIER

Wellington Baseball Team Holds Down Lake Worth 12-10 I’ve been on hand for countless Major League Baseball games. I’ve witnessed walkoff home runs, David Wright’s first career hit, and a towering Barry Bonds home run. I’m not fooling; the game between the Wellington Wolverines and the Lake Worth Trojans on Friday, April 1 was the most exciting baseball game I’ve ever seen. I was told by members of the Wellington team that the game would be a no-brainer — an easy 10-0 victory — so I’d be home in time to watch the Mets-Marlins game. The Wolverines did score 10 runs in their 12-10 victory, but not after completing a comeback for the ages. The home team trailed 8-1 after two-and-a-half innings, but rallied behind the bats of Tommy Kirchner, Jordan Hernandez and Mitch Morales to pull out the victory. “The comeback escape was very exciting but more of a huge relief,” head coach Scott Riddle said. “Kind of like finding your wallet after it’s been lost, just before canceling the credit cards.” Sophomore Nick Lawrence started in his second career varsity game for the Wolver-

Wolverine Watch By Josh Hyber ines but was ineffective. The right-hander gave up five hits and walked two batters in two innings. The Trojans scored five runs off of Lawrence before he was pulled after the second inning. Replacement pitcher Jordan Feick didn’t fare any better, giving up three runs in the third inning, extending Lake Worth’s lead to 8-1. Feick was injured in the fourth inning and replaced by junior David Koos. There was talk in the crowd of losing a chance at the district championship, tie-breaker scenarios being tossed about, and even fans leaving the game. The home team did chip away with two

runs in the bottom of the third. With Kirchner and Andrew Istler on second and third base respectively, junior third baseman Peter Rivera hit a two-RBI double. Wellington also scored in the fourth inning when centerfielder Zack Turturici scored Jordan Hernandez, who tripled. This cut Lake Worth’s lead to 8-4. The heart of the WHS batting order (Rivera and catcher Alex Tannone) recorded two outs to begin the bottom of the fifth, but as many of the Wolverine parents put it, it was then “boom, boom, boom” with continuous Wolverine hits. Junior second baseman Jared Tosner singled and stole a base. Jesse Obregon singled. Jordan Hernandez then hit what at that moment was the night’s biggest hit, a two-RBI double. Turturici followed with an RBI double and advanced to third on an error. Morales singled to score Turturici to tie the game 8-8. The biggest “boom” came when Kirchner blasted a ball over the left-field fence for his first career home run. “I was just trying to get

on base anyway I could,” Kirchner said. “When I hit it, I thought it had a chance, and when I got close to second base, I saw it go out. It was pretty cool to hit my first when we needed something to happen.” A Rivera double was the final “boom” in the seven-run inning. The Wolverines led 118 and went on to add another run in the sixth inning when Kirchner was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. The Trojans were able to score two runs in the top of the seventh but could not complete a comeback try of their own. “We had no business being in that position to begin with,” Riddle said. “Lake Worth deserves a great deal of credit for coming out swinging like they did, but our pitchers and defense can’t put us in that position if we expect to compete in post-season play.” The victory brought the Wolverines’ record to 15-4. The team was back in action Tuesday, defeating John I. Leonard High School by a score of 7-0. They continue their schedule Friday, April 8 against Spanish River.

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Seminole Ridge Winter Guard Excels In State Competition The Seminole Ridge High School Hawks winter guard team recently traveled to Hagerty High School in Central Florida to compete in the Winter Guard International regional competition. The Hawks team of 21 students performed their show titled “You Create Reality.” Though not qualifying for the semifinal competition scheduled for that evening, the girls put on a fantastic show. After leaving the school and heading back to their hotel, Daniel Helton, one of the team’s instructors, received a call informing him that there was a problem with the scores and the team did make it to semifinals. The director, props crew and chaperones had to rapidly arrange dinner for the girls and reload the bus, driving 30 minutes to the University of Central Florida arena to prepare for the 8 p.m. semifinal performance. The girls gave one of their better performances but were unable to acquire a spot in the finals against strong competition. The team would like to thank the parents who were able to be at the competition to show support as well as those who stayed behind but supported the program nonetheless. On Saturday, April 2, Seminole

SRHS Winter Guard members compete at the state competition. Ridge winter guard solo performers Ally Bobinchuck and Samantha Jordan, and ensemble group members Alicia LaBella, Emily Savino, Bianca Brescia, Sara Buffett and Alexus Schwartzberg traveled to Miami to perform at the state FBA competition. They competed in the regional FBA competition several months ago, performing routines they choreographed themselves, and received a Superior rating for their performances. This rating qualified them to at-

tend the recent state competition. Bobinchuck’s performance was to the song “Lost” by Anouk using dance and a sabre. Jordan performed to “Not Ready To Make Nice” by the Dixie Chicks using dance and a rifle. The ensemble group did its routine to “Stand My Ground” by Within Temptation using a combination of dance, flags, rifles and sabres. The team once again received a Superior rating at the state FBA competition.

(A bove) The girls before the April 2 state FBA competition. (Below) The team competes in the Winter Guard International.

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Hawk Athletes Named Winter Sports All-Area The Palm Beach Post has named several Seminole Ridge High School students to its All-Area winter sports teams. The school congratulates Rebecca Lane for girls basketball; Jennifer Gianantonio and Gabrielle Pinder for girls weightlifting; Jamie Murray and Melissa Williams for girls soccer; and Pierce Beaubien, Sam Hargesheimer, Collin Melcher and Trace Thome for wrestling. Also featured in special coverage were Cayla Amatulli and Ariella Garrett as girls weightlifters of the year, along with SRHS physical education teacher Ben Kenerson as Girls Weightlifting Coach of the Year. Amatulli and Garrett became the first Palm Beach County students to capture the silver in state competition. Led by Kenerson, the team took sixth in the state, the best performance ever by an area school. ••• Send sports news items to: The Town-Crier Newspaper, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414. Fax: (561) 793-6090. E-mail: news@goTownCrier.com.

WELLINGTON TENNIS LADIES VICTORIOUS

On March 29, the Wellington senior ladies tennis team qualified to play for the county championship at Gleneagles Country Club. The team defeated the Fountains in a sudden-death playoff t o take f irst place. Members of the Wellington team are Anita Weiss, Judy Gordon, Susan Frost, Maria Castro (captain), Jane Hosack, Phyllis Fields, Marlene Solomon, Cari Arnall, Marian Burgess, P atricia Sullivan, Irma DeMarzo, Susan Cooper, Deborah Brower and Alice Pirchon.

TEAM FROM DANCE ARTS CONSERVATORY AT ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL IN RPB

Dance Arts Conser vatory’s Momentum Dance Company performers shined at the Royal Palm Art & Music Festival. Dance Arts Conser vat ory is located at 11260 Fortune Circle in Wellington. For info., visit www.danceartsconservatory.com. Pictured here are (front row, L-R) Allyson Steinberg, Sarah Cirincione, Gina Bernstein, Nyla George, Tori Rosenthal, Devan Soloman, Lara Symons and Layla Chalifoux; (middle row) Christina Kohlbeck, Quinn Van Popering, Sarah Marsengill, Carlie Niedzwiedzki and Alexandra Ramey; (back row) Andrea Rojas, Cassandra Wiesner, Allison Terry and Jordyn Kelley.

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Saturday, April 9 • The fourth annual Rooney’s 5K Run/ Walk will be held Saturday, April 9 at Rooney’s Pub in Abacoa Town Center (1153 Town Center Dr., Jupiter). Proceeds from the event will benefit the Autism Project of Palm Beach County, the Florida Atlantic University Honors College, the Place of Hope and Potentia Academy. The event is presented by the Rooney’s Golf Foundation Inc., an organization dedicated to raising funds for wor thy charities. The foundation is run by Rooney family businesses, including the Palm Beach Kennel Club, Rooney’s Public House and Rooney’s All-In Sports Bar & Grille. For registration info., call Alexis Barbish at (561) 683-2222, ext. 146 or visit www.rooneysgolffoundation.org. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Writing for Children & Teens” for adults on Saturday, April 9 at 9 a.m. This workshop and critique group series is for beginning to intermediate writers who want to improve their craft and learn a little bit about publication. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club will host its inaugural Amazing Rotary Race, a driving adventure through the western communities, on Saturday, April 9. Registration and the starting point will be at the Links at Madison Green (2001 N. Crestwood Blvd., Royal Palm Beach). Registration will take place at 8 a.m., and the first clue will be given at 9 a.m. The entr y fee is $100 per team of two players and includes lunch. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Little Smiles. Participants must be 18 or older, have a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance. For more info., call Terri Wescott at (561) 253-4724 or e-mail tmwescott@ yahoo.com. Register online at www.rpb rotary.org. • The Knights of Columbus will host its 12th annual golf tournament on Saturday, April 9 at the Village Golf & Country Club (122 Country Club Drive, Royal Palm Beach) with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The cost is $75 per person and includes driving range, round of golf, awards dinner and raffle prizes. For more info., call (561) 793-2670 or (561) 793-2768. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Toastmasters Presents: From Ah! to A-Men! Essential Ingredients to Successful Speeches” for adults Saturday, April 9 at 1 p.m. Award-winning speaker Barry Ross Rinehart will share his secrets

in a fun, interactive presentation. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • Grammy-nominated bluegrass stars Dailey & Vincent and Grasstowne will perform at the seventh annual Bluegrass in the Pavilion concert at the Flagler Museum (One Whitehall Way, Palm Beach) on Saturday, April 9 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $30. For more info., visit www.flaglermuseum.us. • A Classic Car Show will be held at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) on Saturday, April 9, followed by a tribute to the female musical groups of the ’50s and ’60s. The car show begins at 5 p.m., followed by a live concert performed by the Rhythm Chicks at 8 p.m. Spectators are encouraged to bring their own seating, such as lawn chairs or blankets. For more info., visit www.wellingtonfl.gov. • In honor of National Poetry Month, the Palm Beach Poetry Festival is partnering with Lynn Univer sity to present internationally acclaimed environmental poet Mary Oliver on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wold Performing Ar ts Center (3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton). Tickets cost $15 each and are available by phone at (561) 237-9000 and online anytime at www.lynn. edu/tickets. Sunday, April 10 • The Royal Palm Beach competition cheerleading squad LeaderCheer will hold a Car Wash to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project on Sunday, April 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 7-Eleven at 10274 Okeechobee Blvd. across from Super Target and next to Sonny’s BBQ. All donations will be accepted, and anyone donating $20 or more will be entered into a raffle for a free cruise. For more info., visit www.wounded warriorproject.org. • The 26-goal U.S. Open will be featured on Sunday, April 10 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach (3667 120th Avenue South, Wellington). For more info., call (561) 204-5687 or visit www .international poloclub.com. Monday, April 11 • The Palms West Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon Monday, April 11 at 11:30 a.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way). For more info., call (561) 790-6200 or visit www.palmswest.com. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “School Sleuths: My Grandma Is Gonna Kill Me” for ages 9 to 12 on See CALENDAR, page 47

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR CALENDAR, continued from page 46 Monday, April 11 at 4 p.m. Wanda Tuggle has lost a valuable gift from her grandma. Was it stolen? Only the School Sleuths can solve this case. Call (561) 790-6070 to preregister. • The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District will meet Monday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the district office (101 West D Road). Call (561) 793-2418 or visit www. loxahatcheegroves.org for more info. Tuesday, April 12 • The Palm Beach County Commission will hold a workshop Tuesday, April 12 at 9:30 a.m. in the Jane M. Thompson Memorial Chambers (301 N. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach). Visit www.pbcgov.com for more info. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Art throughout History: Women Artists from the 1600s to Now” for adults on Tuesday, April 12 at 2:30 p.m. Professional artist and lecturer Arline Peartree will share her insights into the rich and diverse works of women artists. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host a “Block Party: Teams’ Choice!” on Tuesday, April 12 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Experience a new way to shop for dinner. Enjoy free samples around the store and your chance to vote for your favorite sample. No registration is necessary, and there is no charge. Call (561) 9044000 for more info. • Enjoy Yesterday & Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center (1977 College Drive, Belle Glade). Call (561) 993-1160 for tickets or visit www.dollyhand.org. Wednesday, April 13 • Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host “Delightful Desserts for Passover” on Wednesday, April 13 at 3 p.m. Join Ursula the traveling baker and learn to make Passover desserts. Participants will learn and taste three recipes that are low in fat, sugar and are all natural. There is no charge. Call (561) 904-4000 to pre-register. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “National Bookmobile Day” for age 5 and up on Wednesday, April 13 at 3:30 p.m. Discover ways people around the world have their library books brought to their town or home. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • The Wellington Chapter of Papanico-

laou Corps will present Palm Beach Post columnist Jose Lambiet on Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. in the Buena Vida Ballroom (1961 Via Buena Vida, Wellington). Members may bring guests and friends. Refreshments will be served. For more info., call Leah Nettis at (561) 798-0018. Thursday, April 14 • The Royal Palm Beach Young at Heart Club will host a tour of Fairchild Garden in Coral Gables on Monday, April 14. For more info., call the RPB Cultural Center at (561) 790-5149. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will feature “Hans Christian Andersen Story Time” for ages 5 to 8 on Thursday, April 14 at 3:30 p.m. Celebrate the birthday of this beloved f airy tale creator with stories and a craft. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will hold “Tangled Up in Rapunzel ” for ages 4 to 7 on Thursday, April 14 at 4 p.m. Learn the original tale of Rapunzel, play games and make a craft based on the life of the long-haired princess. Call (561) 7906070 to pre-register. • The USAF Academy Band the Falconaires will be at the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center (1977 College Drive, Belle Glade) on Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. Call (561) 993-1160 or visit www.dollyhand.org for info. Friday, April 15 • Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host “Mom’s Morning Escape” on Friday, April 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. Moms will receive a free mini-massage, coffee or tea, and muffin from the coffee bar. There is no charge. Call (561) 904-4000 to pre-register. • Temple Beth Zion (129 Sparrow Drive, Royal Palm Beach) will host a special Friday night service for Blessing of the Pets on Friday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. All peoplefriendly pets are welcome. If your furry friend is too shy to attend, bring a picture. Rabbi Bertram Kieffer will bless your special family member(s), and a special pet “Oneg” will follow featuring Shabbat and pet favorites “gefilte friskies,” “Purina pastries,” and “biscuit” kosher delights. The traditional Shabbat service will follow at 7:30 p.m. For more info., call Muriel at (561) 798- 8888. Send calendar items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414. FAX: (561) 793-6090. Email: news@gotowncrier.com.

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

CARING & COMPASSIONAT E CNA — with 20 plus years hospital & private experience. FL licensed & Insured. Wellington resident; excellent references. Online at eldercarenotebook. 561-531-4179

AUDIO PLUS ELECTRONICS — for all your electronic needs, home theater, stereo, plasma TV, satellite, security systems, computer systems. 561-471-1161

JJJ AUTOMOTIVE,INC. — we’re looking out for you! John Lawson. 561-204-2855 600 Royal Palm Commerce Rd. Suite E, RPB. Lic. #MV52657

HOUSECLEANING — 20 yrs experience. Excellent local references. Shopping available. 561-572-1782 HOUSE/OFFICE CLEANING — 30 yrs experience in the Western Communities. Honest-Reliable and plenty of references. Call Anytime Norma 561-719-9242 Ins. & Lic.

MOBILE-TEC ON-SITE COMPUTER SER VICE — The computer experts that come to you! Hardware/ Sof tware setup, support &troubleshooting w w w.mobiletec.net. 561-248-2611 D.J. COMPUTER — Home & office, Spyware removal, websites, networks, repairs, upgrades, virus removal, tutoring. Call Jeff 561-3339433 or Cell 561-252-1186 Lic’d Well. & Palm Beach We accept major credit cards.

DRIVEWAYS — Free estimates. A & M ASPHALT SEAL COATING commercial and residential. Patching potholes, striping, repair existing asphalt & save money all work guaranteed. Lic.& Ins. 100045062 561-667-7716

BACHE DEVELOPMENT INC. — General Contractor Christopher G. Bache 561-662-8353 CGC 1510884. New construction, barns, kitchens, baths, complete remodeling, flooring, painting. Residential and commercial visit us at www.bachedevelopment.com

THE MASTER HANDYMAN — All Types of Home Repairs & Improvements. No job too big or small done right the first time every time 40 yrs of satisfied customers. See me on Angies List. Tom (561) 801-2010 or (954) 444-3178 Serving Palm Beach and Broward Counties. BILLY’S HOME REPAIRS INC. REMODEL & REPAIRS — Interior Trim, crown molding, rottenwood rep air, door installation, minor drywall,kitchens/cabinets / countertop s, wood flooring. Bonded and Insured U#19699. Call 7919900 or 628-9215

ANMAR CO.—James’ All Around Handyman Service. Excellent craftman Old time values. Once you’ve had me! You’ll have me back! Lic. Ins. Certified Residential Contractor CRC 1327426 561-248-8528

JEREMY JAMES PLUMBING — Licensed plumber, legitimate estimate. Water heaters, new construction. CFC1426242. Bonded and Insured. CFC1426242. 561601-6458

AMERICAN TREE SERVICE Tree Trimming, landscaping,removal, hauling & stumps Most Palms $20. Lic.Ins. Free Estimates Call Roy 373-6117 or Jimmy at 329-0213

HOME INSPECTIONS — Mold inpections, air quality testing, US Building Inspectors mention this ad $20.00 Off. 561-784-8811

J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential. Interior & Exterior p ainting. Certified pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch at 309-6975 or visit us at

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HURRICANE SHUTTERS P&M CONTRACTORS — ACCORDION SHUTTERS Gutters, screen enclosures, siding, soffit s, aluminum roofs, Serving the Western Communities. Since 1985. U-17189 561791-9777

WELLINGTON WINDOWS, LLC — Protect your family from break-ins and hurricanes. Quality, Maintenance-free, Energy-efficient. Impact Windows and Doors Lic& Ins Call 561-670-2637 You’ve seen the REST...now compare the BEST Greenwise Builders, Inc. #CBC051244

BOB CAVANAGH ALLSTATE INSURANCE Auto • Home • Life • Renters • Motorcycle • RV • Golfcart • Boat Serving the Western Communities for 24 years Call for a quote 798-3056, or visit our website. www.allstateagencies.com/ rCavanagh

GREENTEAM LANDSCAPING — We make your grass look greener than the other side Call now 561337-0658. www.greenteamllc.com

MOLD & MILDEW INSPECTIONS Air Quality Testing, leak detection. US building inspectors, mention this ad for discount. 561-784-8811.

RJA PAINTING & DECORATING, INC. — Interior, Exterior, Faux Finish, Residential,Commercial.Lic. #U17536 Rocky Armento, Jr. 561793-5455 561-662-7102 J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established in 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential. Interior & Exterior painting. Certified pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch 309-6975 visit our website at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

JOHN PERGOLIZZI PAINTING INC. — Interior/Exterior - Rep aint specialist, pressure cleaning, popcorn ceiling, drywall repair & roof painting. Family owned/owner operator. Free Est. 798-4964 Lic. #U18473

COLORS BY CORO, INC. — Interior/Exterior, residential painting, over 20 yrs exp. Small Jobs welcome. Free est. Ins. 561-383-8666. Owner/Operated. Lic.# U20627 Ins. Wellington Resident ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE CALL 793-3576

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MR. CLEAN PRESSURE CLEANING — 27 years. Roofs $100+up • Wall $75+up • Driveways $50+up and Patios $20+up (Chlorine PreSoak). Licensed & Insured 561541-4339

MINOR ROOF REPAIRS DON HARTMANN ROOFING — Roof painting, Carpentry. Lic. #U13677 967-5580 HORIZON ROOFING QUALITY WORK & SERVICE — Free estimates, No Deposits. Pay upon completion, res/comm.reroofing, repairs, credit cards accepted. 561- 842-6120 or 561-784-8072 Lic.#CCC1328598

PLACE YOUR PROFESSIONAL SER VICES AD HERE CALL 793-3576 TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION ROBERT G. HARTMANN ROOFING — Specializing in repairs. Free estimates, Bonded,insured. Lic. #CCC 058317 Ph: 561-790-0763. ROOFING REPAIRS REROOFING ALL TYPES — Pinewood Construction, Inc. Honest and reliable. Serving Palm Beach County for over 20 years. Call Mike 561-3090134 Lic. Ins. Bonded. CGC023773 RC-0067207

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

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

ACCORDION SHUTTERS — Gutters, screen enclosures, siding, sof fits, aluminum roofs, Serving the Western Communities. Since 1985. U-17189 561-791-9777

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

SPECIALIZING IN BATHROOM REMODELING — Free estimates serving South Florida since 1980. Quality you expect, service you deserve. License, bonded and insured. U21006 561-662-9258

ClubZ TUTORING FCAT SPECIALS 561•333•1980 CLUBZ.COM America’s Largest In-HomeTutoring Co.

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

WE DO WINDOWS — 20 years professional window cleaning. Residential/Commercial references available. Lic. & Ins. 561-313-7098

THIS SATURDAY APRIL 9 t h , 8:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. — YARD SALE Lake Pointe, White Coral Way. Clothing, housewares, furniture, misc. NO EARLY BIRDS PLEASE.

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT — in Wellington Commerce Park off Pierson Road. Furnished or Unfurnished 575 Sq. Ft. with beautiful view of water. 2 upscale private offices, reception area, bathroom and storage loft. AvailableImmediately $600 per month (561) 722-7195

2000 HONDA ACCORD — 209,000 miles, red w/cream leather interior good running condition, good A/C $5,000 OBO 561-7137794

HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER opening in Wellington needs CERTIFIED PART TIME TEACHERS new and experienced elementary & secondary teachers wanted to instruct K-12 in Reading, Math, SAT/ACT Exam Prep. No lesson plans or homework, paid training and flexible hours. Please e-mail resume to marlenegiraud@hlcwellington.com or call 561-594-1920 and leave a message TEACHERS/TUTORS P/T SAT/ACT/FCAT- MATH Flexible Hrs. Great Pay. PB County Area Experience required Fax: 828-8128 E-mail tutorking@wpb3331980.com BUSY ACCOUNTING OFFICE — needs Secretary/computer literate permanent position. Please fax resume to 561-333-2680 VOLUNTEER NEEDED — 14 years and over for community service. Have fun with animals & kids 792-2666 WINDOW INSTALLERS WANTED Lic. & ins. subcontractors only. Top Pay. No Brokers. Call Matt 561714-8490 PART TIME MEDICAL ASSISTANT— needed for busy medical office. Must have pediatric experience. Fax resume to (561) 7930490 or call (561) 793-3232 PA R T - T I M E S E C R E TA R Y WA N T E D — Work with local religious organization 15 hours per week. 3 or 4 Days W eek. E-Mail your resume to RABBIM@BELLSOUTH.NET

DRIVERS WANTED — Full-Time/ Part-Time W ellington Town-Car NIGHT DISPATCHER — for Wellington Town-Car. Call for details 561-333-0181 ANIMAL CARE - WILDLIFE NONPROFIT THE RARE SPECIES CONSERVAT ORY FOUNDATION www.rarespecies.org, seeks qualified, permanent part-time animal care staff. Duties include care and management of a diverse collection of endangered tropical species including parrots, small primates, and antelope. BA/BS preferred, must be fit, work out doors, be able to lift 50 lbs. 20 hrs/week average including weekends and holidays. Send CV and letter if inquiry to info@rarespecies.org. NO PHONE SOLICITATIONS ACCEPTED. EXPERIENCED LINE COOK — Deli person. Call between 8am & 11am. 561-795-7333 DIVE STORE RETAIL ASSOCIATE looking for store clerk and Dive Guide. Must be certified PADI divemaster e-mail resume: shana@puravidadivers.com CHRISTY’S BAKERY NEEDS — Counter help. Experienced only. 2 shifts 5:30am - 1:30 pm and 1:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Drop of resume. The Pointe@Wellington Green. 10160 Forest Hilll Blvd. NEED COMMUNITYSERVICES HOURS? — Camp Counselors needed for Camp Giddy Up. Call for info 793-4109 14 and over w/horse experience. LOOKING TO HIRE PLACE YOUR EMPLOYMENT AD HERE CALL 793-3576

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APARTMENT FOR RENT — 1 bedroom, 1 bath, kitchen, living room, private entrance, electric & cable included. $700 mo. 561-252-2622

2/2 NEW APPLIANCES — good condition “The T rails” good area. pool and amenities. 561-714-8376 561-793-1718 $900 monthly. Cable included.

TOWNHOME FOR RENT — 2 / 2 2 car garage. Lakefront seasonal or annual lease. No Pets 561-6442019 ROOM AVAILABLE FOR RENT — in Wellington professional only. Use of amenities, and access to pool. 561-236-9702

WELLINGTON 2/2 VILLA FOR SALE — Move-in Ready! New paint, new carpet, new kitchen flooring, outside patio entryway. Light & bright. Call Lorna (561) 319-1292 Keller Williams Realty. $78,500.

COACH HOME FOR SALE IN WELLINGTON — 1869 Sq. Ft. Coach home on Lake Wellington. 3 BR,2BA, Loft screened porch. Mayfair at Wellington, a 55+ gated community. End unit in pristine condition with many upgrades. Must see the only spectacular view of Lake Wellington. $325,000 Call 561-236-0420 PLACE YOUR REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR FOR RENT AD HERE CALL 793-3576 TODAY FOR INFO.

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