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Volume 32, Number 38 September 23 - September 29, 2011

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Wellington Art Society Kicks Off New Season

The Wellington Art Society held an open house to kick off the 2011-12 year Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Wellington Community Center. Returning members and new members were greeted, raffle tickets were sold, and members discussed upcoming events while sharing some of their work. Page 2

L.G. OKs Budget With $1 Million Capital Fund

In a 4-1 decision, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved $1 million for a capital improvement fund Tuesday during its final hearing on its tax rate and budge t for f iscal year 2012. Page 3

Mid-County Dems Invite New Members To Join

Fed up and tired with the way things are going economically and politically, the Mid-County Democratic Cub rallies for important public issues. The club meets the third Monday of each month at Tree’s Wings & Ribs in Royal Palm Beach.

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Grand Opening Of LadyBugs Supports The WHS Drum Line

LadyBugs Boutique in the Courty ard Shops of Wellington hosted a fundraiser for the Wellington High School band drum line during the upscale consignment st ore’s off icial grand opening celebration Saturday, Sept. 17. Page 12

OPINION Get New PBSC Campus Operational Quickly

The fight for the past several years has been about finding an appropriate campus location for Palm Beach State College in the western communities. Now that it’s settled, let’s get to work on the campus right away so today’s grade school students can have local options f or higher education when graduation time comes.

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The inaugural Three J’s Golf Experience to benefit Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital was held Frida y, Sept. 16 at the Madison Green Golf Club. NFL alumni Troy Drayton and Gerald White signed autographs and posed for photos at the event organized by Three J’s Cigar Emporium.

Approximately $20,000 was raised for the children’s hospital. Pictured here is par ticipant Scott Armand with Troy Drayton. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 11 PHOTO B Y DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Wellington Building Grabs Gold

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington announced this week that it has received LEED gold certification for its new municipal complex, making it the first environmentally certified Wellington-owned building, “We’re very glad to hear we got it,” Deputy Village Manager John Bonde said. “It’s a benefit for the environment and a benefit for our residents who will benefit from the savings of energy use reduction.”

Originally, Wellington pursued a silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for its new 54,000square-foot facility, built by the Weitz Co. But when all was said and done, the building achieved enough points for gold certification.

“We were shooting for silver but hoping for gold,” Bonde said.

“It takes a lot of documentation and a lot of little things that really made the difference. We’re very proud of the designation.”

Weitz Co. Vice President John

Wells told the Town-Crier Wednesday that the certification is done by the U.S. Green Building Council, which assigns points for different design elements.

“There are four levels essentially,” he said. “You can be certified, silver, gold or platinum. During the design and construction of the building you do things to make it more environmentally friendly.”

Since the project was designbuild, Weitz was responsible for both the design and the construction of the municipal complex, and worked closely with Wellington to make it LEED certifiable.

“We’ve done 34 projects that have been certified and have several more under construction,” Wells said. “LEED focuses on reducing energy consumption, and that is one of the main benefits.

There are lots of features designed to reduce energy consumption, which reduces the cost to run the building.”

Some of the measures taken during construction included using regional materials from with-

in 500 miles of the project to cut down on fuel consumption, using recycled or reclaimed products, and recycling construction debris after the building was complete.

“A lot of the benefits are intangible,” Bonde said. “It’s knowing the building was built using less energy, less materials and recycled materials. Things like that make you feel good. They’re long-term benefits — not necessarily measured in dollars and cents, but mean you have less of a carbon footprint. I think that’s important.”

However, Bonde said that some of the results of a LEED-certified building are immediate.

“The cost to operate the building is less,” he said. “That’s very significant because when you look at the continued use, you’re saving money every day, every year.

You don’t need the wattage to run the building the same way you do other buildings.”

Originally, Wellington estimated it would save around $500,000 a year by consolidating its offices See LEED GOLD, page 4

Indian Trail Board Decides To Keep Four-Day Workweek

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors narrowly approved the adoption of a four-day workweek last week, following a six-month trial period that officials said showed an overall savings of $39,000 as well as improved customer service and response time to calls.

The Sept. 14 vote was 3-2 with supervisors Jennifer Hager and Carol Jacobs dissenting.

Finance Director Emily Poundstone explained that district staff proposed a four-day workweek last January as a way to improve customer service, increase productivity and reduce costs. The board approved a six-month trial period starting Jan. 31.

The trial period resulted in most employees being required to be on the four-day work schedule, working Monday through Thursday.

However, customer service and administration employees were available five days a week.

Maintenance and operations employees worked from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. four days a week. Customer service and administration operated from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, as well as 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays.

As a result, customer service was available to residents an additional six hours per week, Poundstone said.

“Response rates to maintenance requests dramatically improved based on analysis of maintenance work orders,” she said.

For the six months before the trial period, work order response averaged 21 days. For the six months during the trial period, work order response averaged 7.4 days.

The number of maintenance

and operations projects completed since the four-day workweek trial was implemented has also increased, from 16 road projects prior to the test to 23 road projects during the trial period — a 44 percent increase.

Travel time to work sites resulted in a savings of about $20,000 during the six-month trial. Overtime was reduced about 87 percent, for a savings of about $29,000.

Electricity usage was reduced 6.75 percent at the maintenance building and 24.89 percent at the administrative building based on analysis of the FPL bills during the six-month trial period.

Uniforms cost was also reduced about $3,000 per year, according to the report. The uniforms contract was also reevaluated between three vendors, with the new contract about 40 percent less, dropSee WORKWEEK, page 18

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College, Lox Groves Town Council Begin Campus Planning

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Representatives from Palm Beach State College held their first meeting Monday with the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council to discuss plans for the school’s fifth campus.

In August, the college’s board of trustees authorized $4.5 million to purchase 75 acres of the Simon property at the corner of Southern Blvd. and B Road in Loxahatchee Groves for the new campus.

PBSC President Dr. Dennis Gallon was there along with Director of Facilities John Wasukanis and Facilities Planning & Construction Manager Kirk Stetson to begin the approval process with the town.

Town Manager Frank Spence noted that the closing on the Simon property cannot take place until after the beginning of the year because the land-use amendment, which had originally been for a mixed-use commercial and residential development and was to receive final approval this week, needs to be changed to re-

flect the 75 acres needed for the new campus.

Spence said that town planning consultant Jim Fleischmann had prepared an adoption schedule with a timetable for processing the new land-use amendment.

“It could be expedited sometime before February 2012,” Spence said. “The second issue that has the college concerned is the requirement that a 300-foot buffer would be required along the north boundary. That’s 15 percent of the land that they are purchasing. They hope to work out some arrangement with the town to modify its use.”

Fleischmann said the comp plan change could take several forms, and it is up to the college to submit the form it wants. “It is up to the applicant to propose the mix of land uses,” he said.

Gallon said his goal is to begin the college’s relationship with the town on the right foot.

“We wanted this session to lay the groundwork and get a good feel for the expectations that you will have for Palm Beach State See CAMPUS, page 18

CLEANING CANALS

Volunteers for the International Coastal Cleanup met at the Wellington Public Works Department building Saturday, Sept.

17 to clean local canals. Shown here are Barbara and Cody Lagana with Ethan Shaw. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5 PHOTO B Y DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Coach Needs Help Bringing Baseball’s Dream Team To Town

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report A local travel baseball coach has been named one of four finalists in a competition that could bring a host of Major League Baseball legends to Palm Beach County.

Marc Kramer, assistant coach of the Wellington Colts 11-and-under travel team, is vying to assemble a team of his friends to play the ultimate fan face-off game through the PespiMAX Field of Dreams promotion.

If he wins, baseball legends such as Randy Johnson, Cal Ripken Jr. and Mike Schmidt will head to Wellington for a game

against Kramer and a team of his friends.

To help make this dream a reality, Kramer is asking all local baseball fans (and everyone else) to visit www.mlb.com/pepsimax and cast a vote for him.

Supporters can vote up to 50 times per day through Oct. 5.

Throughout the summer, baseball fans across the country logged on to the web site to cast 2.5 million votes for their favorite players in each of nine positions.

Kramer coaches his son Tyler on the Colts team, and it was Tyler who saw a commercial about the See BASEBALL, page 18

Wellington Blocks Goldenrod Road As Project Begins

Construction crews do utility work on Goldenrod at the canal.

SEE VIDEO FROM GOLDENROD AT WWW.GOTO WNCRIER.COM

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Drivers passing through Sugar Pond Manor will no longer be able to drive along Azure Avenue to get to Goldenrod Road now that Wellington has blockaded the road.

On Monday, Sept. 19, Wellington began construction on the project. It is expected to take between 60 and 90 days to complete and will erase Goldenrod at the canal.

“We have the construction barricades up,” Wellington Deputy Village Manager John Bonde said.

“We are beginning by working on the utility lines to get them out of the way. It’s not going to be quick.

There are utilities and other things in the way, including a big pipe.”

Once that is complete, workers will dig up the road.

“It will just be a canal,” Bonde said. “It will include an entirely new roadway design, and we will have to restore the canal banks and re-sod them.”

In June, the Wellington Village Council voted at the urging of residents to close off Goldenrod Road east of Greenview Shores Blvd. at the C-5 Canal, as the road turns into Azure Avenue, and build a new park for the community.

Citing concerns of traffic issues and crime, nearly 150 residents showed up at a late June meeting

to urge the council to close the road.

“Quite a majority were very vocal about it,” Bonde said. “We held several public meetings and really tried to bring residents into the discussion. The direction that we got from them was that they wanted it closed.”

One hundred seventy-four residents responded to surveys put out by Wellington, with a majority in favor of the closure.

Wellington did both traffic and speed analyses at four locations on the road and determined that traffic ranged from about 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles each day. PedestriSee GOLDENROD, page 18

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WELLINGTON ART SOCIETY KICKS OFF THE NEW SEASON WITH AN OPEN HOUSE

The Wellington Art Society held an open house to kick off the 2011-12 year Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Wellington Community Center. Returning members and new member s were greeted, raffle tickets were sold, and members discussed upcoming events while sharing some of their work. For more info., visit www.wellingtonartsociety.org.

PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/T OWN-CRIER

Joanne Baker MacLeod with a painting and photo of a raccoon.

Adrianne Hetherington shows her hand-painted silk scarves to Kathryn Morlock and Bobbin Salisbury.

Art Society President Suzanne Redmond (center) with new members Deborah Baker and Joyce Kumisky.

Art Society President Suzanne Redmond helps Linda Rovolis try on bracelets made by Redmond.

Ursula Fernandez and her artwork titled Pensive.

Leslie Pfeiffer sells TV raffle tickets to Deborah Bak er.

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Groves Council Approves Budget With $1 Million Capital Fund

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report In a 4-1 decision, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved $1 million for a capital improvement fund Tuesday during its final hearing on its tax rate and budget for fiscal year 2012.

Town Manager Frank Spence, who was attending his last meeting before a new firm, Underwood Management Services Group, assumed control of the town, recommended the creation of the capital improvement fund because Florida statutes regulating municipalities’ comprehensive plans require that they have a separate capital improvement element.

“Now that the town has its own unencumbered comp plan, I am proposing the creation of a capital improvement fund as part of the proposed fiscal year 2012 budget,” Spence said.

The town’s reserve is currently just over $2 million, which is more than the town’s annual operating budget of $1.92 million for fiscal 2012. After surpluses are transferred in, Spence said, he anticipated the reserve would be about $2.35 million.

Spence recommended that the plan be phased in over the next five years, beginning by transferring $1 million to the fund.

Spence said he had solicited capital improvement ideas from

council members and had received lists from two councilmen.

Councilman Ron Jarriel favored several road paving projects as well as paving the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District parking lot, and installing a roundabout at D Road and Okeechobee Blvd.

Councilman Tom Goltzené favored linear park acquisitions, trail system development, road and drainage improvements, and a traffic light and/or traffic calming for Okeechobee Blvd.

Spence said Mayor Dave Browning had told him he would support the town paying half for all road-paving assessments.

Spence said the fund would be created by transferring $1 million from the town’s reserve account.

“Nothing else has changed, other than showing to you what the budget will look like with the milliondollar transfer,” he said.

Vice Mayor Ryan Liang made a motion to create the fund, which was seconded by Jarriel.

Councilman Jim Rockett, who had not submitted a capital improvement list, said he did not favor creating the fund.

“We have a lot of flexibility in creating a capital improvement fund,” Rockett said. “I’ve seen some items that have been provided, a lot of good items on the list.

I’d like to add a couple of items to

the list, but I think we can create a list of things that we want to do, and I’d like to defer to our new town manager and give our new town manager the opportunity to comment on and provide some guidance.”

Rockett added that he thought there is grant money the town should be pursuing for capital improvement projects. “As I recall, we also had some discussion with our new town management team about grants, and I expect a lot of help from them,” he said.

“The money is there, and it’s in the reserve. We don’t have to call it anything.”

Rockett said that the comp plan calls for a capital element but not necessarily a fund. “I think we ought to get a list of capital improvement things we’d like to pursue,” he said. “If you approve an item, you approve funding for the item.”

Rockett said one of the things they had talked about that was not on anyone’s list was a northeast exit point for the community at 140th Ave. North.

“We don’t have a solution, but at least we have the item as something we want to address,” he said, adding that he felt something should be done for the short term to improve safety at 140th Ave. North, such as stop signs or flashing lights.

Goltzené added that on the subject of roads, there is a lot of overlap with the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District.

He suggested that workshops be set up with the district to discuss roads and the two bodies’ existing relationship and how it might evolve.

“I think that right now we’re spending a lot of money, gas tax money is being transferred to the district, and the intersection we’re discussing is on a district road,” he said. “We do collect the money in different ways from different folks at different rates. We really ought to address all those issues before making specific decisions.”

Goltzené said there are different plans between the district and town that need to be coordinated better.

“There’s people who are wanting things to move along, and we don’t want to be in a situation where things are being pushed on us,” he said. “I think we should be proactive.”

Jarriel said he thought the items that had been listed were enough to begin with. “We have more than a list here, and how we prioritize them is up to us and the taxpayers,” he said. “We don’t need to drum up more stuff when we don’t have enough money to afford what we’ve got here tonight. We

were asked to put in our ideas, and we need to make this list and prioritize it.”

Jarriel agreed with Rockett’s suggestion for improvements to E Road and 140th Ave. North, but it would have to be prioritized with the other items.

“We have almost 10 projects right here that we took time out to come up with,” Jarriel said. “If we agree that all these projects are good and we get them done, then let’s make a new list, but let’s finish it up tonight instead of over and over again wanting workshops.”

Jarriel said he especially wanted to see the district office parking lot paved. “The district is crying for a paving parking lot so that we don’t look like rednecks coming from a pig sty when we’re coming to these meetings,” he said.

He pointed out that LGWCD Administrator Clete Saunier already has an estimate for the cost when prices were high.

“It will cost less now than it did a couple of years ago,” Jarriel said, adding that it might be done less expensively if coordinated with road paving projects set to begin soon. “That’s one project we should all be able to agree on, the town and the water control district, because it benefits us both.”

Jarriel said he no longer thinks in terms of district and non-district roads. “It’s gas tax money for roads, and the roads belong to the residents of Loxahatchee Groves,” he said.

Liang questioned the estimated costs on the lists that had been submitted. “We don’ t have any idea of the cost,” he said. “Once we have a firm number, we should work from there.”

Browning said it did not matter to him what they call the fund. “It’s our money,” he said. “I don’t care what pocket it’s in.”

However, he was concerned that having the money in a capital improvement fund would make it an “easier target.”

Browning added that a traffic light on Okeechobee Blvd. is the most important issue to him.

Jarriel asked for a vote on the capital improvement fund creation, and it carried 4-1 with Rockett opposed.

Jarriel made a motion to transfer $1 million to the fund, which carried 3-2 with Rockett and Browning opposed.

Liang made a motion to adopt a tax rate of 1.2 mills, which is 0.2 mills below last year’s rate of 1.4.

That motion carried 5-0. Liang also made a motion to adopt the fiscal year 2012 budget totaling $1.92 million. That motion also carried 5-0.

Royal Palm Rec Board Debates Policy On Background Checks

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Recreation Advisory Board amended portions of its primary provider agreement Tuesday that deal with background checks for those interacting with children and fees paid by providers to the village for non-resident participants.

At the meeting, which was moved from its regular Monday date, Parks & Recreation Director Lou Recchio told board members that the agreement is good for five years but can be reviewed and amended annually.

“So if you want to make any changes, this is the time to do it,” he said. “As organizations grow and change their officers, we want to make sure that all of the officers in those organizations are up to date and realize what this agreement means.”

Recchio said that officials sat down with each organization and went through the agreement to note changes that would benefit everyone from residents to the organizations and the children.

One of the major changes came under a law last year that required additional screening for certain individuals working close to minors.

Recchio said that an athletic coach is defined as any person appointed by a provider who has interaction with the players for 20 hours or more in a calendar year for a youth athletic team.

Recchio said that the provider agreement states that: “provider groups must conduct annual criminal background checks on all coaches, assistant coaches, board members, officials, referees, team parents and any other individual

having repeated contact with minors.”

The annual screenings would check an individual’s name and identifying information against the state and federal registries of sexual predators and sex offenders, and require that each provider keep records of the background checks, as well as provide written notices to anyone disqualified.

“They would have to keep a record of all the background checks that they’ve done,” Recchio said. “If, at any time, we request that information, they have to give it to us. If they disqualify someone, they have to notify them in writing.”

Vice Mayor Richard Valuntas, the board’s council liaison, said that he was concerned with the vague language.

“Basically that’s anyone who shows up to the field,” he said. “I

think if we’re going to have that language in there, we need it to say ‘any other individual affiliated with the program having repeated contact with minors.’ The way I read it now, it’s open to anyone.”

This can be problematic, he said, when parents become more involved in the team but do not have an official role.

“In most sports, each parent brings snacks for the team in rotation schedule,” he said. “You have parents handing out snacks to the children, so they have contact with the players. Are you going to run a background on each parent?”

Board Member Phyllis Katz suggested including “league-affiliated” individuals instead of leaving it so broad.

“You can’t possibly monitor people who come to the game,”

she said. “Aunts, uncles, neighbors — they’re the general public.”

Recchio suggested including board members, directors, coaches and assistant coaches only.

But Katz worried that would make coaches responsible for unaffiliated individuals who come to the games.

“God forbid there is a predator who comes to a game, that could happen anywhere,” she said. “But they would be responsible for someone who is affiliated with the league not doing their due diligence. You can’t do that with a stranger.”

Valuntas said that the law seems to deal only with coaches and people affiliated with the league, while the provider agreement is much broader.

Katz agreed. She noted that the providers don’t screen parents

before their children are allowed to play, so it is possible that someone may have a history that lands them on a state or federal registry.

But Board Member Felicia Matula pointed out that parents are often asked to be responsible for other children.

“If we don’t background-check the team parent, do we tell them that they can’t sit on the sidelines and give the kids water?” she asked, adding that she often relies on team parents while coaching to bring children to the restrooms or help in other ways. “They are fully responsible for the children.”

Valuntas pointed out that a team parent isn’t any parent who shows up at the game, but an appointed person.

Ultimately, the board asked village staff to consult their attorney and clarify the language to be less See RPB REC, page 18

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Get New Palm Beach State College Campus Operational Quickly For more than five years, Palm Beach State College searched for a site for a fifth campus here in the western communities. There were many pitfalls, such as two gubernatorial vetoes and a failed negotiation session with Wellington that could have brought the campus to State Road 7. But now, the long-awaited and much-needed campus is on the verge of reality.

Last month, the college’s board of trustees allocated $4.5 million to purchase 75 acres of land at the corner of B Road and Southern Blvd. This week saw the first meeting on the subject involving college representatives and the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council. Council members and several residents present for the meeting voiced concerns about the plan needing to include a buffer along the north side of the campus; college representatives said they will try to make that work. We hope both sides can find a satisfactory yet expedient solution, exercise due diligence and get the land purchased and ready for construction — because that is only the first hurdle. The main obstacle is in Tallahassee. Now that the college has secured a location, the state legislature must provide the needed funding, and this time it must survive the veto pen.

While the college has the money to purchase the land, and perhaps even start construction, state money and support is crucial to keep work on the campus going.

However, now the project is in a strong position to survive the veto. Without purchased property for the campus, state funding for the school was met by a veto, two years in a row.

Hopefully, the governor will see things differently once the college lays down its roots in Loxahatchee Groves and has a specific master plan drawn up, and the sooner the better. The needs of central western Palm Beach County are depending on it.

A Palm Beach State College campus in the area would provide dual-enrollment programs for local high schools, as well as job-training programs for people looking for work. A highly skilled, highly educated workforce is crucial in the 21st-century information age, and the backbone of such education is the state college system.

Still, while getting things moved along as quickly as possible is paramount in this situation, that’s not to say that the plans should be rushed through. Loxahatchee Groves has long prided itself on being a rural community and has long fought to maintain its character. If the town is willing to be home to something as important as a college campus, the school’s designs should be compatible with the surrounding area. But we’re hoping this matter can be resolved soon.

The fight over the past several years has been about finding a campus location. Now that it’s settled, let’s build it now so today’s grade school students can have local options for higher education when graduation time comes. If the western communities can be home to a regional mall, international sporting events and dozens of public schools, it is more than due for its own state college campus.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Concerns With Patriot Memorial Over the past several months, I have watched as the Wellington Patriot Memorial went from conception through the building process. Spending time respecting and honoring those who lost their lives, civilians and responders alike, I am extremely befuddled by some of the decisions that went into what has been named the Patriot Memorial.

Thousands died on that catastrophic morning, an unimaginable and horrible death. Many unknown heroes lost their lives that day trying to save others. Their faces and acts of heroism will always be remembered by those whom they saved.

Victims’ names have been thoughtfully recognized on the wall of remembrance. It is ironic, however, that the names of individuals who conceptualized this memorial are more pronounced and easier to read than the victims themselves.

Lastly, there was no logical reason to paint over the large piece of steel that is the centerpiece of the memorial. It should have been left unaltered, exactly the way it was discovered. Whether it be for preservation, aesthetics or fear of vandalism, altering a piece of history is no way to honor those who were slaughtered for simply being there, or for the responders and other unknown heroes who gave their lives on that catastrophic morning.

Terry Frost Wellington

Kudos For The Patriot Memorial Editor’s note: This letter is in response to last week’s letter “Patriot Memorial Not In Good Taste.”

Mr. Michael Rosengarten’s letter typifies what New Yorkers used to be like before 9/11: rude, nasty, self-absorbed and truly a sorry bunch. I’ve visited Ground Zero many times in the past 10 years and found that New Yorkers have changed. They became friendlier, protective and helpful, amongst many other good things.

Mr. Rosengarten is obviously a transplant from the “old” New York, where they always do it better than everyone else and they know it all. Well just in case he missed the signs when moving to our village from New York, someone please tell him that I-95 runs both ways, and he can always go back sooner than later.

I, for one, am proud of “our” memorial just the way it is, and will visit it for silent prayers and heartfelt memories.

Lisa Brown Wellington

Beware Looming Issue With Prescriptions I have recently become aware of an issue that will affect the availability of my prescription medicines and I want to alert others who might be in similar jeopardy.

The situation is as follows: If you are covered by an employer’s health plan or certain Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits, your prescription plan is administered by a “pharmacy benefits manager” that oversees and manages the prescriptions you are able to receive under your respective health plans. One of these provider networks is Express Scripts. Express Scripts has failed in its negotiations with Walgreens and, unless a renewal contract is negotiated before the end of 2011, those whose drug plans are administered

by Express Scripts will no longer be able to have prescriptions filled at Walgreens pharmacies.

Having a chronic health situation, I have always had my prescriptions filled at Walgreens, in New York, Chicago and now here in Palm Beach County. They have my medical history, are able to check for possible interactions and serve me at any Walgreens whenever I travel. Being forced to change after so many years would be difficult, confusing and quite complicated. I am certain that many people here in Florida and, in fact, throughout the nation may be facing the same difficult scenario if their health plan has its prescription drug program administered by Express Scripts and Walgreens is their pharmacy of choice.

I urge everyone to check their health insurance and to inquire of their healthcare insurer what pharmacy provider network administers their drug plan. If that provider is Express Scripts and you want to continue getting your prescriptions from Walgreens, then you should contact your health plan immediately to let them know that you are concerned that Express Scripts achieves a successful contract renewal with Walgreens as soon as possible.

Arlene Olinsky Royal Palm Beach

GOP’s Reagan Imagination Not Reagan Reality It is so tiring to read yet another “blame game” letter to the editor concerning our country: blaming teachers for our failed schools, blaming our unions for lost business, blaming our government for all the ills that befall us (financial collapse, etc.).

Oh that this were true, we just throw out the unions, the teach-

ers and cut government to the quick and all will be well. Hmm… It harkens me back to a recent writer who bespoke of Reagan conservatism yet failed to bestow upon us yet one paltry example. History tells us that Reagan raised taxes six out of eight years in office; he left Lebanon after over 200 Marines were killed there (no American interests at stake); he actually negotiated with Democrats; he also sought to help illegal aliens to become citizens; and he also supported Social Security, stating that this was all that many seniors had in their final years. A true compassionate conservative, not the later Bush’s non-compassionate conservative.

Does this sound like any Republican today? Sadly, they embrace him without knowing anything he did. It’s some kind of convoluted thinking, and then using his name for votes. Two of Reagan’s children have spoken out against these mischaracterizations, a daughter and a son, and they do not support the current crop of farright ideologues and bespeak poorly of the Tea Party and their refusal to negotiate or compromise.

Reagan was excellent at both.

Reagan felt country first, party second, and yet I see none of this from those who espouse to emulate him. Recent history suggests that indeed lack of enforcement of existing regulations and the need for more is our prescription for success. One need only look at the local BP catastrophe in the Gulf.

An independent study puts the blame squarely on BP and the other private companies that cut corners and did not meet minimum standards in the very foundation of the well site. Now imagine no government regulations? Au contraire, the government failed at regulating and indeed more regulations are needed.

Consider the recent mine collapse and subsequent deaths, another industry that puts profits ahead of lives, and yet another example of regulations not enforced and more needed. Would we really want nuclear plant watchdogs being the industry itself?

I trust my government more than the obvious avarice of healthcare companies, big energy, the financial sector, etc., and this is born of their histories. We have had 10 years of taxing the rich at a lower rate. How has that worked out for us? We had eight years of relaxing regulations. How has that worked out for us?

Finally, a small vignette. Texas is in the midst of a crisis due to wildfires, and has been for many years. It’s just that Texas has it worse than ever before. (Global warming? Nah!) Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a presidential aspirant, has been outwardly begging the feds

to help him while pledging to cut down the federal government and FEMA if he becomes president (speaking out of both sides of his mouth simultaneously). What isn’t broadcasted is that he cut Texas fire department financial support by 75 percent during his tenure. So much for gutting government.

This reminds me of all the state governors who were against the “bailout” but queued up in line with their hands out when they needed the assistance, which most studies show saved us from a greater financial collapse.

George Unger Wellington

Tax System Needs Balance President Obama recently outlined his new job creation bill. Does it make sense in terms of economic theory and political history?

Obama’s conservative wannabe challengers debated their ideas in the Reagan Library. Do they propose Reaganomics?

President Carter lost his second term to Reagan despite his success in reducing the country’s debt burden by 3.3 percent as measured toward the GDP. The voters obviously cared more about his relatively high unemployment (8.9 percent) and inflation (11.8 percent) rates. Reagan’s election handlers promised tighter money control as taught by the “Chicago school” around economist Milton Friedman, deregulation for businesses, and less corporate taxes.

They referred to a graph called the Laffer curve, demonstrated in a meeting with Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld by economist Arthur Laffer on a single napkin, showing the possibility of rising revenues in connection with falling tax rates.

Despite these nice theories, Reaganomics fell short of its objectives. Although Reagan did cut taxes, he didn’t want to wait with more spending until higher revenues would be raked in. He spent regardless, thus hiking debts from 32 percent to 53 percent measured toward the GDP. In total numbers, the national debt rose from $997 billion to $2.85 trillion, almost tripling. Reaganomics turned out to be false Keynesianism under the disguise of supply-side economics. Budget Director David Stockman resigned in protest.

The contradictions in Reagan’s economic policies are too obvious as to serve for a pattern for solving today’s problems. Some current conservatives, however, repeat this failed story whereas most tea partiers go a step further.

House Speaker John Boehner compares government to cocaine addicts and stays in line with the old mantra to “liberate America’s

economy” from the shackles of excessive regulation, higher taxes and out-of-control spending. In the minds of libertarians, Reagan flunked because he was not radical enough. Ron Paul, Rick Perry and others don’t seem to be interested in higher revenues anymore because this would mean government could spend more in the end, and this is something they despise. They demand “freedom from government.” They want to abolish government, for them the basis for socialism, the “road to serfdom.”

It has been argued, mostly by liberals, that simply cutting taxes will not result in more private investments. U.S. companies rake in high profits but hesitate to reinvest. Therefore, more profits would only lead to more idle capital that is not invested. Companies don’t invest because, so the liberal argument goes, consumers don’t have the purchasing power to buy their products. Liberals like Robert Reich or Paul Krugman seem to be just as shortsighted as their conservative counterparts. If I just put more money into the consumers’ pockets and they spend it on products made in China by Chinese workers, I do not create jobs for American workers.

What to do? I think we should shift the tax load, cutting it where it seems to be too high and raising it elsewhere. For example, taxes should be lowered for companies that hire new workers, but hiked for energy consumption. It’s not conceivable to pay for foreign oil and not save energy at home, and it is not conceivable to pay for all these goods made in China and not produce them at home. The banks have to be made more accountable for all those foreclosures, thus helping the housing market. We don’t need new extremism; we need a new balance.

One thing is sure: the Laffer Curve can help to understand the problem. Most economists agree we are on its rising side, which means still lower tax rates than we have today won’t raise revenues.

And by the way, credible economists indeed argue that higher corporate taxes would lead to more reinvestments and thus to more employment. Obama’s job

creation bill is meant as a mix between supply-side measures and strengthening consumers’ demands. At first sight, the approach seems to be somewhat balanced.

Let’s see if he can bring it through Congress and create the results he needs for his reelection.

Guenter Langer Royal Palm Beach

Concerned By Horse Column The column entitled “Karenanne Friend Loves The American Saddlebred” (Tales from the Trails, Sept. 9) is a gross misrepresentation of an amazing breed of horse and its enthusiasts. The article is riddled with misconstrued facts and incorrect information. As an owner, breeder and competitor of American Saddlebred, I feel I must contact you regarding this article.

In contrast to facts stated in the article, there are no broken tail bones, no contorted “over-flexed” positions horses must maintain while stalled, nor are there “very tall” front shoes. In fact, their shoes are rarely thicker than the sole of a good pair of supportive tennis shoes! The American Saddlebred World’s Championship Horse Show in Louisville, Ky., was just completed two weeks ago and was attended by hundreds of spectators. If the conditions at American Saddlebred horse shows were truly as cumbersome as Ms. Friend alleges, how would it continue at such a large stage as the Kentucky State Fair?

Your publication took the word of one person as fact when, in reality, the published article contains only a few lines of truth regarding the American Saddlebred. Those lines read as follows: “These horses are very sensitive and very loving. They will do whatever you ask them to do,” Friend said. “They’re gentle and sweet. They love to perform. You can’t break that spirit...”

In an effort to educate the public about our wonderful breed, all your article has done is to misrepresent a wonderful breed of horse (and horse people) to the public.

Regena R. Breeden Shelton Athens, Tenn.

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continued from page 1 in one location. But Bonde said that was a conservative estimate and that the number may be closer to $700,000.

Another benefit, he said, is that it is a more employee-friendly building.

“It’s a healthier building for employees to work in,” he said. “Employees in LEED-certified buildings typically have less health is-

sues. For example, there’s no glue in our carpeting; the wood products don’t give off gas.”

Those are the benefits that are not as easily seen, but the municipal center also offers several more tangible benefits. Probably the most noticeable feature is that the building is lit primarily by natural light.

“If you walk through the building, you’ll notice that most people can see daylight from inside the building,” Wells said. “You can sit in the center and are able to look out and see the sun.”

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“The air-conditioning bill doesn’t reflect the amount of glass we have,” he said. “The shutters hanging over the windows make it so the sun cannot beam into them, meaning that the building doesn’t get heat but still gets the light.”

Another noticeable feature is the way water is used in the municipal complex. Wells pointed out that water collected from the sinks is used for irrigation.

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Bonde said that the toilets also have features that members of the public notice.

“There are two buttons,” he said. “The green button uses recycled water and a low flush.”

Other ways to save energy include automatic monitoring of the air conditioning and lights.

“When you go into a room,” Bonde said, “the temperature isn’t determined by a thermometer but senses carbon dioxide to react to the number of people in the room.

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Not only does Wellington save money on day-to-day operations, but it was also careful to build at a time when construction costs were low, Bonde said.

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P.W. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HOLDS KICKOFF PARTY FOR FITNESS RUN/WALK The Palms West Community Foundation held a kickoff party for its annual Wellington Community Fitness 5K Run/Walk on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Stonewood Grill & Tavern. Speaking at the party were this y ear’s event chair s, Joanna Boynton and Terri Priore, and Honorar y Chair Roxanne Stein. To pre-register f or the race, visit www.communityfitnessrun.com. For more info., call Maureen Gross at (561) 790-6200. SEE VIDEO FROM THIS EVENT AT WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM PHOTOS BY JESSICA GREGOIRE/TOWN-CRIER

(Front row, L-R) Joanna Boynton and Roxanne Stein; (back row) Maureen Gross, Lauryn Barry, Shannon Zwicker and Terri Priore.

Maureen Gross with Helen and Jay Strauss.

Judy Tannehill, Maggie Zeller, Julie Tannehill and Bonnie Nealon.

Pat Dye and Lauren Hills.

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WELLINGTON VOLUNTEERS TAKE PART IN THE INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP Volunteers for the International Coastal Cleanup met at the Wellington Public Works Department building Saturday, Sept. 17 to clean up local canals. The event was organized by Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful. For dates and times of future cleanups, call (561) 686-6646 or visit www.keeppbcbeautiful.org.

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Girl Scouts from Troop 20188 and Cub Scouts from Pack 120.

Casey Mangini and Wellington Surface Water Crew Chief Hank O’Dell clean a canal.

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Man Arrested After Breaking Into Wellington Home

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report SEPT. 20 — A Belle Glade man was arrested Tuesday on burglary charges after he was caught removing items from a home in the Wellington Lakes community.

According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, a witness called the Wellington substation at approximately 9:20 a.m. after she observed 19-year-old Francisco Lincoln and another suspect walk out of a home on Shoreside Circle carrying a television. According to the report, Lincoln brought the television into a neighboring home. A deputy arrived and made contact with Lincoln, and discovered the television behind the house. The witness was able to identify Lincoln, and the victim later arrived and was able to identify the stolen television along with two handguns that had been stolen. The stolen items were returned to the victim, and Lincoln was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail where he was charged with armed burglary, theft of a firearm and grand theft.

••• SEPT. 16 — A West Palm Beach man was arrested last Friday morning on charges of drunken driving following a traffic collision in the Olympia community.

According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation responded to the community after a man fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed. However, according to the report, when the deputy arrived, the suspect fled in his silver 2000 Ford Mustang. A second deputy located the vehicle traveling northbound on State Road 7 near Forest Hill Blvd. and initiated a traffic stop. When the first deputy arrived, he made contact with the driver, 45-year-old Sergio Resendiz. According to the report, Resendiz was found standing behind the vehicle, wearing a sombrero and dancing the Macarena. After a series of roadside tests, Resendiz was arrested and taken to the county jail where breath tests revealed he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.169 percent. He was charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.

SEPT. 16 — A resident of La Mancha called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Friday morning to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 p.m. last Thursday and 7:25 a.m. the following morning, someone put the victim’s 2010 Dodge Charger up on blocks and stole four tires and

rims, along with the lug nuts from the vehicle. The victim said his car alarm did not go off, and that he did not hear anything that night.

The deputy was able to get several fingerprints from the car, which the victim said had been washed before the incident. The stolen items were valued at approximately $4,000. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

SEPT. 17 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a home in the Lakefield North community last Saturday evening regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8 and 5:30 p.m. last Saturday, someone stole the victim’s air conditioning unit from the south side of the house. The perpetrator(s) left the outer shell without the screws, but took the inner parts of the unit and cut the cables and hoses to the home.

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

SEPT. 17 — A West Palm Beach woman was arrested on felony drug charges last Saturday night following a suspicious incident outside a hotel on Southern Blvd. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was on patrol when he observed an unknown man exit a light blue Mitsubishi Galant, which had been stopped in the hotel parking lot. The deputy noticed the vehicle had no tail lights or tag light and initiated a traffic stop on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. According to the report, he made contact with the driver, 20year-old Brittany DiFranco, who consented to a search of her car.

The deputy discovered one small oxycodone pill inside the armrest of the car, which DiFranco did not have a prescription for. DiFranco was arrested and taken to the District 9 substation where she said she had a partially burned oxycodone pill in foil. DiFranco was taken to the county jail where she was charged with synthetic narcotic possession with intent to sell.

SEPT. 18 — A Wellington man was arrested last Sunday evening on burglary charges after he was caught trying to break into a home in the Village Walk community.

According to a PBSO report, at approximately 3:50 p.m. the victim’s girlfriend heard a noise at the bedroom sliding glass door. The victim looked out and saw a white male walking behind the house.

According to the report, the victim grabbed a baseball bat and See BLOTTER, page 18

Suspect In July RPB Hit And Run Turns Himself In SEPT. 20 — An Acreage man turned himself in to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office custody Tuesday for his role in the death of 49-year-old Mitchell Mizrahi, who was killed in July after being hit from behind while stopped at a light on Okeechobee Blvd. near State Road 7.

According to a PBSO report, 46-year-old John Fogarty admit-

ted to police that he was driving the pickup truck that crashed into the back of Mizrahi’s motorcycle on Sunday, July 3.

Mizrahi was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene.

Fogarty was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter.

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Mid-County Dems Invite New Members To Attend Meetings In RPB

By Jessica Gregoire Town-Crier Staff Report Fed up and tired with the way things are going economically and politically, the Mid-County Democratic Cub rallies for important public issues. The club meets the third Monday of each month at Tree’s Wings & Ribs in Royal Palm Beach. Meetings feature guest speakers, food and drinks.

Although the meetings are usually packed, the club is still trying to increase its membership by encouraging more people to join.

At the meeting Monday, Sept.

19, Club President Allen Mergaman explained the importance of joining. “If you want to make your lives better, this state better, this city better and this country better,” he said, “the only way to do it is by getting involved.”

The Mid-County Democratic Club is a local grassroots activist group dedicated to protesting ideas that are not for the improvement of society. “We need help.

Ninety-five percent of the people in this country are suffering,” Mergaman said. “And it’s because of these current policies that we are suffering.”

The club discusses politics at all levels of government. “When people come to our meetings, they get informed on what is going on locally, statewide and nationally,” Mergaman said. “By informing people, we are making a difference.”

The monthly meetings also feature guest speakers who discuss political, social and environmental concerns.

“We always have good speakers here,” Mergaman said, “whether it’s a congressman, councilman, senator or sheriff.

Every month, it’s someone different, and in November, we have Sheriff Ric Bradshaw as the designated guest speaker.”

Club members hail from across central Palm Beach County. Activities include rallying, writing

letters to elected officials, recruiting new members and informing the public on political issues.

Dori Green from the West Palm Beach Democratic Club occasionally attends the Mid-County Democratic Club meetings. She attends the meetings with her husband, who is the secretary of the West Palm Beach club, to learn about current party issues.

“I get to hear what is going on in this Democratic community, both locally and nationally,” she said. “And I want to be involved.”

Green believes that the younger generation is the key to improving the future.

“They are the ones who graduated from college and are without jobs,” she said. “They are fed up with the way things are going and need to get the economy moving.”

Some of the issues the club rallies for include redistricting issues, Social Security, healthcare and

Mid-County Democratic Club President Allen Mergaman. unemployment protections, education and economic growth.

“It has to start at the base. We are the core of the Democratic Party,” Mergaman said. “We are the ones who are supposed to

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Royal Palm Beach Councilwoman Mar tha Webster with Jane t Sciarrino. make things happen. It’s up to us, and we have to do something about it.”

Board Member Matthew Kurit joined the club after he moved to the western communities six years ago. “It’s not just, ‘Hey, go Obama’ and national issues and that’s it,” he said. “You learn about what is going on locally within the county. I learned a lot more about what was happening out west than I ever knew before. I had never known about things like the water district or the cancer cluster, other than what I heard about in the news.”

Club members are encouraged to make a difference, from writing a letter to a congressman to handing out brochures to the public. Members also encourage the public to get out and vote. “We all can make a difference by just getting out there and voting,” Mergaman said. “That’s why we pass out fliers and call people to inform them.”

For the members, it’s about helping their community and im-

proving society. “We are here because this is a merciful country and we are supposed to be doing the right thing,” Mergaman said.

“We are supposed to honor thy brother and neighbor and do the right thing.”

With many issues currently affecting people in the community, he said, there is so much to stand up for. The Mid-County Democratic Club is open to everyone who wants to try to make a difference through activism, tackling national and local issues such as poverty and unemployment.

“In Belle Glade, there is 40 percent unemployment, and since their water bill is one of the highest in the state, they are capturing rainwater so they can survive,” Mergaman said. “Is this America?

Something is wrong here, and we have to do something about it now.”

The club has scheduled protests and rallies throughout the county.

For more information, visit www. midcountydems.com or call (561) 255-0724.

Royal Palm Finalizes $43.2 Million Budget; Tax Rate Unchanged

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report On Thursday, Sept. 15, the Royal Palm Beach Village Council gave final adoption to a $43.2 million budget for fiscal year 2012, with a property tax rate unchanged from the current year at 1.92 mills.

Of the $43.3 million, 45 percent is going to the operating fund, 44 percent to the capital fund, 6 percent to reserves and 5 percent to debt service.

Finance Director Stanley Hoch-

man said while revenues remain down, the decreases are much slower than before, making the budgetary process somewhat easier.

The village’s property values decreased another 2.87 percent, from $1.894 billion to $1.841 billion. “This is the first year that we haven’t had double-digit decreases since 2009,” Hochman said.

“Regardless of the reduction we are having, we still are maintaining our operating millage rate at 1.92 mils.”

A Royal Palm Beach home valued at $125,000 with a $50,000 homestead exemption would result in a local property tax bill of $144, while a home with a property value of $225,000, less the $50,000 exemption, would have a local tax bill of $336, Hochman said.

Over the past four years, RPB’s property tax revenue has fallen more than $2 million, from $5.529 million in 2008 to a projected $3.339 million in 2012. The total difference in taxable value from

2008 to 2012 is down just over $1 billion, or 36 percent.

The general fund this year is $21.8 million, Hochman said.

Property taxes represent 15 percent of that, other taxes and fees represent an additional 25 percent, licenses and permits are 12 percent, intergovernmental revenues are 3 percent, charges for services are 2 percent, fines are 1 percent, miscellaneous revenues are 4 percent, the current year fund balance is 13 percent and transfers in is 15 percent.

For expenditures totaling $21.8 million, personal services are 36 percent and contractual services are 37 percent, with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office contract accounting for most of the contractual portion.

“Effectively, 73 percent of our budget is people,” Hochman said.

Other charges for services are 13 percent, commodities are 3 percent, debt service is 9 percent and transfers out are 2 percent.

Hochman said merit raises were included at an average of 2 per-

cent for all employees.

In the capital improvement fund of $21.5 million, 82 percent is going to the Commons Park project. Reserves are 12 percent, the recreation facilities fund is less than 1 percent, the beautification fund is 1 percent, and the impact fee fund is 5 percent.

Vice Mayor Richard Valuntas made motions to approve the tax rate and adopt the budget, and Councilwoman Martha Webster seconded both. Both motions carried 4-0.

LGWCD To Hire Engineering Firm For Long-Delayed Road Projects

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report A series of Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District road projects delayed for years due to easement issues is one step closer to becoming reality after the LGWCD board narrowed a list of seven engineering firms to three at a meeting last week.

The seven firms submitted proposals for work on four paving projects approved several years ago by property owners along the roads.

The projects had been delayed over easement questions that were resolved last year when the state legislature passed a local bill granting the district power to proceed.

The board also authorized district staff to secure $2.6 million in financing for the road projects, which are on North A Road, North C Road, North B Road and South C Road.

At the Sept. 12 meeting, District Administrator Clete Saunier

said all the proposals were close.

“The response was OK,” Saunier said. “I fully anticipated having more than seven. All the proposals were submitted without any major technical discrepancies. All were very well-presented.”

The proposals were graded from B-plus to A, based on a standardized checklist, with all three of the top submissions receiving A grades, Saunier said.

“After careful review of the submitted qualifications and establishing an initial ranking, three firms were selected and interviewed by telephone,” Saunier said, explaining that a standardized form was used in the telephone interviews, allowing each of the three firms the opportunity to respond to the same questions.

The staff recommendation was to short list Erdman Anthony with a score of 95.4, the Wantman Group with 92.9 and A&B Engineering with 88.3. The other firms participating in the bidding were R.J. Behar & Co., Engenuity

Group, Alan Gerwig & Associates and Simmons & White.

Saunier asked the board to approve the recommended short list of engineering firms and authorize him to commence negotiations with the first firm and execute a signed contract. If an agreement cannot be reached, he would negotiate a contract with one of the other firms.

Supervisor Frank Schiola asked what the engineers would be doing, and Saunier said they would be preparing roadway drawings for the road improvements with open-graded emulsified mix (OGEM) and any other needed general engineering services.

Schiola asked if they would be taking core samples of the roads, and Saunier said they would in areas where the road subsurface is in question. Base rock will be improved in some areas, which was included in the cost estimate, he said.

Schiola then asked if core samples were taken on F Road when

it was surfaced with OGEM. Saunier said they were not, explaining that that project was financed by the county at no cost to property owners.

“Seeing as how the district landowners that are directly affected by these improvements are paying for it directly out of their own pocket, we want to make sure that that road is done in accordance with every specification and detail that needs to be taken into consideration,” Saunier said.

Supervisor John Ryan said he wanted the bidders to recognize that the road sections will have low volumes of traffic and that the district had provided for a seventh year resurfacing of the roads.

“We want them to appropriately recognize that we are not out to build a Cadillac, but we are out to build a quality Chevrolet that works,” Ryan said.

Saunier said road surveys should be ready for use by the engineering firm by the district’s October meeting.

Supervisor Robert Snowball made a motion to direct staff to begin the procurement process, which carried 4-0 with Supervisor Don Widing absent.

The board also authorized Saunier to procure $2.6 million in financing with Bank United for the four road projects and a culvert crossing at D Road north of Okeechobee Blvd. “There is really only one bank to go with,” Saunier said during his recommendation, explaining that Bank United’s proposal addressed all costs and allowances, and financed a $65,000 payment reserve.

The other banks wanted a significantly larger payment reserve that approximated a full year’s debt service, about $325,000. Another bank’s proposal excluded the canal bridge crossing because there were only four affected landowners, Saunier said.

Bank United’s proposal is in line with the district’s previously estimated acre assessment rates, and it will be monitored and re-

viewed with the bank as construction bids are received and evaluated, Saunier said. “It is anticipated that construction bids, negotiations, contract award and loan closing will occur by year end and that project debt service acre assessments will begin with fiscal year 2013 property tax bills, beginning Oct. 1, 2012,” he said.

Ryan said he had read the letter of commitment from Bank United and it appeared to him that it clearly understood the segments and the culvert to be financed.

Ryan added that although the estimates had been prepared several years ago, the interest rates had worked to their advantage.

“When all is said and done, the acre assessment rates are a little less than what was originally estimated,” Ryan said. “They are very much in line and hopefully we can have costs that are less than what we have allowed for.”

Ryan made a motion to accept the Bank United proposal, which carried 4-0.

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NEWS BRIEFS Rodeo Pageant Oct. 15 In The Acreage

Estibaliz Gastesi and Márcio Bezerra.

Wellington Pianists Organize Hispanic Heritage Festival Wellington pianists Estibaliz Gastesi and Márcio Bezerra, known as piano duo GastesiBezerra, will host the third edition of Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Hispanic Heritage Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Helen K. Persson Recital Hall.

This year’s festival — a brainchild of Gastesi and Bezerra, warmly embraced by Palm Beach Atlantic’s Dean Dr. Lloyd Mims — will have as co-participants poets from the cultural association El Alma Hispana as well as renowned photographer Fátima Nejame. The festival will run for two days. The opening event, featuring Piano Duo Gastesi-Bezer-

ra, includes works by Spanish, Brazilian and Argentinean composers. The second event, a voice and piano recital by Duo Braziliana on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m., will feature works by various Latin-American composers.

“This will be a great opportunity for our audiences to experience a richly varied classical repertory that is still mostly unknown,” Gastesi said. “It will be an honor for us to perform in the same event alongside artists of the caliber of Duo Braziliana.”

Both events are free, and no tickets are needed. For more information, call PBAU at (561) 803-2970 or visit www.pba.edu.

The inaugural Miss and Mr. Rodeo Palm Beach County Pageant will take place Saturday, Oct. 15 at Nicole Hornstein Equestrian Park in The Acreage (14780 Hamlin Blvd.).

Hosted by the Acreage Horseman’s Association and sponsored

by JC Western Supply, the pageant is open to girls infants and older, and boys up to age 10. The Rodeo Palm Beach County Pageant will be a preliminary for Miss Rodeo Florida in the Sweetheart, Princess, Teen and Miss divisions.

The categories are as follows: contestants in the 0-2 age group will compete in Western Wear and Photogenic, contestants in the 36 group will compete in Western Wear, Photogenic and Onstage Questions, and contestants 7 and older will compete in Western Wear, Photogenic, Interview and Horsemanship.

There will be a Queen or King in each age division. Queens will receive a crown, sash and flower bouquet. Ms., Miss, Teen and Princess Queens will receive boots courtesy of JC Western Supply and halters courtesy of Chillin Feed and Demanding Designs.

Baby Miss, Baby Mr., Tiny Miss, Tiny Mr., Little Miss, Little Mr., Sweetheart and Mr. Kings and Queens will receive cowboy/cowgirl hats courtesy of JC Western Supply and bling belts courtesy of Chillin Feed and Demanding Designs. Little Mr. and Mr. Kings will receive trophy belt buckles.

The AHA Ambassador Award will go to the contestant selling the most ads and 50/50 tickets from all age groups, along with 10 percent of their personal sales in cash.

Contestant with the highest score in the Photogenic category will receive the Photogenic Award, which counts toward total points in their division. Photogenic winners from each division will receive the gift of a free onehour photo session with ASA Photo Studios.

For further information, visit www.facebook.com/missmrrodeopbc, or contact Pageant Director Chelsea Chilcutt at (561) 3524225 or chelseacai@yahoo.com.

High Holiday Plans At Temple Beth Torah Temple Beth Torah in Wellington has announced its plans to provide active service personnel with free tickets to the High Holiday services this fall.

The congregation is extending an invitation to all active military personnel to attend its High Holy Day services at no charge.

“On these, the most holy days of the Jewish year, we would like to extend this invitation to members of our community who are active in the armed services,” Rabbi Stephen Pinsky said. “It is our way of demonstrating to them how much we appreciate their mitzvot, serving our country. We would be honored to have them attend these very special services.”

Stop by the temple to obtain

tickets in advance or go online to www.templebethtorah.net to download the necessary forms.

Advance ticket registration is required.

For Rosh Hashanah Day, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur services, there will be double services. Worshipers may choose the early or late service. The schedule for High Holy Day services is as follows: Erev Rosh Hashanah - Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m.; Rosh Hashanah - Thursday, Sept. 29 at 8:30 a.m. (early service) and 11:30 a.m. (late service); family service - Thursday, Sept. 29 at 2:30 p.m.; Rosh Hashanah second day - Friday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m.; Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre) - Friday, Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m. sharp (early service) and 8:30 p.m. sharp (late service); Yom Kippur morning - Saturday, Oct. 8 at 8:30 a.m. (early service) and 11:30 a.m. (late service); family service - Saturday, Oct. 8 at 2:30 p.m.; and Yom Kippur afternoon service - Saturday, Oct. 8 at 4:15 p.m. with a period of meditation followed by Yizkor and the concluding service.

Temple Beth Torah is located at 900 Big Blue Trace. For more information, call (561) 793-2700.

Women’s Group Seeks Vendors For Nov. 6 Event The Women of the Western Communities, formerly the Wellington Women’s Club, is seeking vendors for its “Brunch and Browse” event to be held Sunday, Nov. 6 from noon to 4 p.m. at Madison Green Golf Club (2001

Crestwood Blvd. North, Royal Palm Beach).

Guests can enjoy brunch or lunch at the new MarBar Grille and get a head start on their holiday shopping at an array of vendors with items including handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, gift items and much more.

To sign up as a vendor, or for more information about the event, contact Stacy Kaufman at stacybk@hotmail.com or (561) 632-5165.

Wellington Garden Club To Meet Oct. 3 The Wellington Garden Club will hold its next meeting Monday, Oct. 3 at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). The event will start at 10:30 a.m. with a business meeting, followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. and a program at 12:15 p.m. presented by John Lopinot.

Lopinot was deputy director of photography at the Palm Beach Post and a photo journalist for 35 years. He is a nature and underwater photographer and has won over 200 awards for his photography, which has appeared in National Geographic, Time and Newsweek as well as on book covers, posters and billboards. He will speak on the topic “What Makes a Great Photograph.” Visit www. johnjlopinot.com to view his work.

Guests are welcome, and there is no admission fee. If you wish to attend as a guest, RSVP to Jayne at (561) 791-0273.

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THREE J’S GOLF EXPERIENCE BENEFITS JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL The inaugural Three J’s Golf Experience to benefit Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital was held Frida y, Sept. 16 at the Madison Green Golf Club. NFL alumni Troy Drayton and Gerald White signed autographs and posed for photos at the event organized by Three J’s Cigar Emporium. Approximately $20,000 was raised for the children’s hospital.

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Jeremy Fedoruk, Troy Drayton and Terri Wescott, the high bidder on a Dolphin game and dinner with Troy Drayton.

John Holmes, Andres Henderson and Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue batallion chiefs Mike Arena and Nigel Baker.

Jeremy, Hannah and Christen Fedoruk and Alicia Muenzer with Scott Armand.

Mel Fields, Gianni Granata, Alfred Sklarew and Richard Malman.

Sponsors David Spirt of Xik ar and Rich Cellucci of Drew Estate with Jeremy Fedoruk of Three J’s.

Golf winners Dr. Joel Gomez, George Gomez, P atrick Trindade, and Louis Morgenier with Jeremy Fedoruk and Greg Rice.

S.F. FAIRGROUNDS HOSTS FLORIDA MARINE FLEA MARKET & SEAFOOD FESTIVAL The Florida Marine Flea Market & Seafood Festival was held Sept. 16-18 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Some of the attractions included a live boat auction, seafood vendors, aquatic sports equipment and live music from island-inspired bands. For more info., visit www.flnauticalfleamarket.com.

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Customers Todd Larson and Jeanene Miller with Costco mar keting representative Staci DiRaimondo.

Dan Brodtman buys a shirt from O-Sea-D owner Jason Cohen.

Jeff and Isabelle Vaughn look at boats.

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LADYBUGS BOUTIQUE HOSTS GRAND OPENING, FUNDRAISER FOR WHS DRUM LINE

LadyBugs Boutique in the Cour tyard Shops of W ellington hosted a fundraiser for the Wellington High School band drum line during the upscale consignment store’s official grand opening celebration Satur day, Sept. 17. There w ere raffles and cookies for customers, and the Mighty Wolverine Sound performed outside and accepted donations.

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Ivana Padron with LadyBugs owner Wali Sanchez.

The Wellington High School Mighty Wolverine Sound drum line with Publix Store Manager David Amazzo.

Christine Dellamo found a shirt for her son.

Victoria Valerrama looks for a dress for her niece.

Samantha Pietrafesa plays the keyboard.

Brian and Layaly Zanca found a bargain.

Donald & Ann Brown Donate $2 Million To Palm Beach Dramaworks Part-time Palm Beach Gardens residents Donald and Ann Brown have made a generous gift of $2 million to Palm Beach Dramaworks, West Palm Beach’s acclaimed professional resident theater company.

In honor of their contribution, the single-largest contribution in the history of the organization, the theater company’s new facility located on Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach will be named the Donald and Ann Brown Theatre and will have its officially opening night gala Nov. 11.

“Words are simply not adequate to express our gratitude to Don and Ann Brown for their generous support of Palm Beach Dra-

maworks, and for taking a leadership role and exemplifying the level of arts advocacy that is needed throughout our country,” said William Hayes, Palm Beach Dramaworks producing artistic director.

“The Browns clearly recognize the vital role of the private sector in supporting those arts institutions that most enrich and enhance our lives. On behalf of the staff, management and board of directors of Palm Beach Dramaworks, let me express our sincere appreciation to Don and Ann Brown for investing in our regional theater, and recognizing it as an important component of our community… and our society.”

The donation will endow the theater facility in the Browns’

name and will feature a newly reconfigured auditorium chamber with seating capacity of 218, a multi-use black box theater space, newly designed administration offices and costume shop. The project is designed by Gino deSantis of Zeidler Architects. There will also be a new lobby bar featuring gourmet snacks, coffee, beer and wine. Originally opened in 1999, the former Cuillo Centre for the Arts occupies a distinctive location on Clematis Street and defines a gateway to the newly established waterfront and West Palm Beach’s restored downtown.

For more than 11 years, Palm Beach Dramaworks has proven itself as a pivotal component of downtown West Palm Beach. Sit-

uated on Banyan Blvd., between Dixie Highway and Olive Avenue, the theater has become a cultural magnet, with more than 20,000 visitors annually. Its productions have been hailed by critics in South Florida and by The Wall Street Journal as one of the country’s leading regional theaters.

Palm Beach Dramaworks is a nonprofit, professional theater and is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the South Florida Theatre League, Southeastern Theatre Conference, Florida Professional Theatres Association, Florida Theatre Conference and the Palm Beach County Cultural Council. For more information, visit www.palmbeachdrama works.org.

The new home for Palm Beach Dramaworks on Clematis Street.

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WELLINGTON ROTARY CLUB HOSTS GIFT GATHERING TO SUPPORT OCT. 22 GALA

The Wellington Rotary Club held a gift-gathering par ty Thursday, Sept. 25 at the Mayacoo Lakes Country Club to kick off its fundraising gala “A Night to Remember.” Members brought gifts for the gala’s silent and live auctions. The event will take place Oct. 22 at Breakers West Golf & Countr y Club, honoring news anchor Jim Sackett. For more info., call Maggie Zeller at (561) 615-1656 or (561) 715-9262. SEE VIDEO FROM THIS EVENT AT WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM PHOTOS BY JESSICA GREGOIRE/TOWN-CRIER

Dr. Wes Boughner, Dr. Juan Or tega and Bradley Nordstrom.

Debbie Sanacore and Irma Saenz register their gifts.

Debra Lowe and Larry Labadie with Wellington R otary Club President Karen Hardin.

Carol Oneil, event co-chair Maggie Zeller and Hope Barron.

Laura and Stan Jaffe with Susan Odell.

Randy and Leslie Pfeiffer.

ROYAL PALM MAZDA HOSTS CHILD SAFETY EVENT, SUPPORTS LOCAL CHARITIES Royal P alm Mazda partnered with SIP Kids’ Keeping Kids Safe Project and held a child safety event Friday, Sept. 16 at its sales gallery on Southern Blvd. Parents brought in their children to receive free FBI-quality digital fingerprinting done by an SIP Kids representative. Royal Palm Beach Mazda also par tnered with other nonprofit organizations such as Little Smiles and the American Red Cross. Customers were able to choose which charity they wanted to donate to, and a portion of the sales went to that charity.

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Little Smiles volunteers Samantha Purcell-Musgrove and Jennie LaComb.

Sarah Soares gets her digital fingerprint.

Royal Palm Mazda’s Shauna Welsh, General Manager Larry Tabloff and Maria Garcia.

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RPBHS Commemorates 9/11 With Special Tree-Planting Ceremony More than 400 white balloons spiraled skyward from the courtyard at Royal Palm Beach High School as they were released during a special tree-planting ceremony Sept. 9. The RPBHS medical academy hosted the event to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

The event was coordinated by the heads of the medical academy, Janet Fabra and Michelle Ugalde.

Fabra and Ugalde, who have family members serving as firefighters and police officers, decided to hold the ceremony after their students expressed interest in the event.

“I approached the students, and they were all very interested and excited to help with the ceremony,” Ugalde said.

The event was hosted by four medical academy students: Charmaine Staple, Jasime Hamil, Chris-Ann Fisher and Lynn Narcisse. These students, in turn, introduced the chorus and the special guests who had been invited to the ceremony.

The special guests were local

firefighters, paramedics and police officers, some of whom had been at ground zero on 9/11 and all of whom were touched and honored to have been included in such a heartfelt gesture.

“We consider 9/11 to be more or less a sacred day to firefighters and police officers, as well as their families and everyone else all over the United States,” said Capt. Darrell Preston, one of the guests who came forward to address the crowd. “For you to do this for us it really means a lot. It touches our hearts very much.”

The event meant as much to the students who helped organize it.

“I was living in New York around the time of 9/11. I didn’t get to see my mom for two weeks because she was a nurse. I didn’t know she was all right,” Narcisse said after the ceremony; she enrolled in the medical academy to become nurse just like her mother.

After the tree had been planted and the plaque created for the event was put in place, the guests, along with Principal Jesus Armas

RPBHS staff and medical academy students with firefighters and la w enforcement officers gather by the tree and plaque. and medical academy students, gathered for a brief moment of introspection and then to pose for a picture as the rest of the gathered students headed back to class to contemplate the idea that 10 years have passed since that horrific day

in 2001. It’s a day that many Wildcats are almost too young to remember, but one that will stay with them for the rest of their lives nonetheless.

Armas said he feels that events like this ceremony are needed

Dream Students Planning Costa Rica Trip

Alexandria Rivera, Robin Summas, Sydney Bowers, Alex Burrell, Cassandra Wiesner, Jakob Guadagno and Skylar Rogalny wash a fire-rescue truck to raise money for their trip to Costa Rica.

The Dream Middle School parking lot was turned into a car wash last week when sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders filled their buckets with soap and water and cleaned up dirty cars for parents and local business owners.

The students put on the event to raise money for a community service trip they’ll be taking to Costa Rica next spring.

“This year we’re encouraging the students to learn about the world around them,” Principal Wendy Soderman said. “We’ve created a global education initiative which includes each grade Skyping students in other schools around the world, providing education, clothing and medical care to children whose families are living in poverty through our Children International sponsorships and traveling to Costa Rica to gain first-hand experience learning about ecosystems by volunteering at a sea turtle hatchery.”

In addition to the car wash, students collected pledges from their families and neighbors for an all-

day trampoline-athon. The goal was to jump for eight hours in rotating shifts in exchange for donations.

The highlight of the day was when Palm Beach County FireRescue personnel drove up in their truck to get a wash. Every year Dream Middle School students donate cans of food to the local fire-rescue station to feed hungry families in our area from January to April and the fire department wanted to show its support for the students in return.

“It was a great success,” said Robin Summas, the school’s curriculum coordinator. “The students raised over $2,500 and provided a needed service at the same time.”

Ideal Elementary School and Dream Middle School are pioneers in the use of Multiple Intelligence Theory in the classroom.

Their expertise in innovative education draws students from preschool through eighth grade. For more info., visit www.dreamideal. com or call (561) 791-2881.

Send school news items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414. Fax: (561) 793-6090. E-mail: news@goTownCrier.com.

Hundreds of white balloons were released.

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now more than ever.

“It’s a great event, part of being our Wildcat best, and being a true community is to understand who we are and what we are as Americans,” he said. “We have to take a look at history and be proud of

those people who served and who give us the freedom that we have and honor those who have fallen.

I think it’s a great thing for us to have these kinds of events because it brings our school together as it brings our nation together.”

ZACHARY CONSTRUCTION GIVES SUPPLIES TO LGES

Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School would like t o thank Zachary Construction at the West County Project for the company’s generous donation of 30 backpacks and supplies for LGES students. Pictured above are LGES Principal Rich Myerson and Zachar y Construction’s John Rachal.

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Oxbridge Academy Students Participate In Summer Learning Program Even before the new, independent college preparatory high school officially opened Sept. 7, Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches began opening the doors to real-world learning opportunities for its students.

Members of the founding ninthand 10th-grade classes were invited to spend part of their summer vacation in Albuquerque, N.M., to study paleontology and the culture of the American Southwest. The five-day educational trip was led

by Oxbridge Academy Dean of Student Life Richard Tripp and biology teacher Dr. David Lambert.

“Education transcends the confines of a classroom, which is why project-based and experiential learning are hallmarks of Oxbridge Academy’s academic pro-

gram,” Tripp said. “In addition to being an advocate for each student, my role as dean of student life is to enrich the curriculum with opportunities that will challenge, inspire and prepare our students for a global economy. The trip to New Mexico was just the first of many planned educational trips.”

Eight members of Oxbridge Academy’s founding classes participated in the trip, which featured a ride on the Sandia Peak Tramway and a fossil dig at an excavation site in San Ysidro, where students happened to discover a new fossil plant site. The group received a more in-depth paleontology lesson during a tour of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History guided by Lambert, whose research specialty is elephant paleontology. The students

studied the museum’s extensive fossil collection, including a replica of a nearly complete, 40-foot Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton. Other stops included the Old Town Bazaar, Rattlesnake Museum and the Santa Fe Indian Market, an annual native arts fair.

Lambert, a two-time nominee for the Alan T. Waterman Award, the most coveted recognition for U.S. scientists under the age of 35, suggested the field trip as a way to share his passion for studying fossils with students. He has done pioneering work on the microstructure of both fossil and modern elephant ivory and, among other current projects, is working with colleagues at the University of Nebraska in a study examining the paleoecology of the early middle Eocene mammal community

of the Rocky Mountains region.

Oxbridge Academy is an independent college preparatory school located on Military Trail in West Palm Beach, on the former site of the Jewish Community Center. The 40-acre campus features a digital media center; classrooms equipped with advanced technologies, including web conferencing; university-modeled “information commons” for collaborative projects; a 400-seat performance center and auditorium; visual arts and dance studios; a full-size gymnasium with regulation-size basketball and volleyball courts; and a fully equipped fitness and workout center.

For more on Oxbridge Academy, call (561) 972-9600 or visit www.oxbridgeacademy.org.

Golden Grove Students Honor 9/11 Victims There was a patriotic assembly at Golden Grove Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 9 to honor the victims of 9/11 on the 10year anniversary.

Students, staff and many parents gathered in the cafeteria to view a touching slideshow and enjoy inspiring patriotic music and readings by the fifth-graders.

The students are all too young to remember the events of that day, so the event focused on our great nation and the forefathers who shaped it.

The fifth-grade students, led by Dr. Estibaliz Gastesi, sang songs including “The Star -Spangled Banner,” “This Land is Your Land” and “America the Beautiful.” Several students read Walt Whitman poems and quoted some of the nation’s documents, including the Gettysburg Address and Declaration of Independence.

It was a touching assembly that focused on the strength and perseverance of the American people that continued to shine on that fateful day.

Oxbridge Academy Dean of Student Life Richard Tripp, Grey Newfield, Jonathan Rodberg, Sam Dash, Alex Sutterfield, Mary Murphy, Alexandra Luce, Claudia Canamas-Donnelly, Analisa Ruiz (of Wellington) and biology teacher David Lambert.

Construction Begins On Habitat House At SRHS

Daisy Estevez, Alexis Defazio, Malachai McDowell, Davina Das, Naj’ra Perez and Justin Surface at the 9/11 ceremony.

Last week began the partnership between Habitat for Humanity and the Seminole Ridge High School construction academy, with the first of four modular houses to be built.

The house will be constructed on the SRHS campus then transported upon completion to a lot in the West Palm Beach area. The unique project affords construction academy students hands-on experience in all phases of the construction industry — experiences necessary for them to thrive in that

industry after graduation. National and local companies have volunteered their services to make this opportunity a reality for SRHS. Throughout the construction process, Seminole Ridge will document the Habitat for Humanity project through photographs, videos and press updates.

For additional information, or to contribute to the academy’s project, contact academy coordinator John Walker at john.walker.

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Wellington Boys & Girls Club Celebrates Three Decades With Golf Classic Celebrating three decades of fun and philanthropy, the Boys & Girls Club of Wellington’s Golf Classic swings back into fall with a new twist: an action-packed casino night to kick off the weekend. It will take place Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11 and 12 at the Binks Forest Golf Club for the Wellington Golf Classic and the Lucky 11 Casino Night.

This is the longest-running golf tournament for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and all proceeds will go directly to help provide programming for more than 750 children served at the Wellington facility. Gary Thomas of BuiltX is the tournament spon-

sor for the fifth year in a row. “My commitment to furthering this event and the mission of the club is lasting; I look forward to many more years of participation,” he said.

Emergency Specialists of Wellington is the Lucky 11 Casino Night sponsor. Also making this event possible are Fernando Gonzalez of Ameriprise Financial Services, B/E Aerospace, Independent Imaging, Wellington Regional Medical Center, South Florida Radiation Oncology, and Pat Evans and Chappy Adams of Illustrated Properties.

Ed Portman will also be celebrating his 30th year as tourna-

RALSTON STARRING IN CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOW

Wellington child actor Mark Ralston, 8, currently is starring in the Central Florida live stage musical Road to the Potter’s House, written and directed by Al Hyacinth. Ralston plays the role of Ethan, a singing and dancing orphan. Road to the Potter’s House is a unique twist on a timeless classic, which features the performance of a wide range of Broadway-style musical numbers from classical to jazz to Latin to gospel, accompanied by a stunning choreography and memorable costumes. For show dates, venue and ticket info., visit www.road tothepottershouse.com.

ment chairman. He has been organizing the event since its inception. “For the past 29 years, this community has given us the most overwhelming support by coming out and golfing for the kids, so this year we are adding an extra night with a casino party complete with blackjack and poker,” Portman said. “It has been my pleasure to be involved with this great tournament since its beginning, and this year we are looking forward to the added excitement. The tournament has brought in over $450,000 for the kids of the Wellington Boys & Girls Club. The groundbreaking of the new club and the funds raised will enable us to serve more children and further our reach within the western communities.”

Joining Portman as tournament co-chairs are Pat Evans, Gary Thomas and Woody White. Committee members are Jim Bomar, Fernando Gonzalez and “J.R.” Reid. Lucky 11 Casino Night will start at 7 p.m. with fabulous food, drinks and gaming on Nov. 11; the next day golfers will register at Binks by 11:30 a.m. with a put-

ting contest and a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Players will also enjoy snacks and beverage spreads throughout the course. There will be numerous fun and challenging activities on the course including hole-in-one prizes in which golfers will be able to take a swing at winning $10,000 in cash, courtesy Ameriprise Financial’s Fernando Gonzalez, and a brand new Audi, courtesy of Braman Audi.

Immediately following the tournament will be a dinner buffet of steak, parmesan-crusted chicken and ribs, all provided by Longhorn Steakhouse, and an awards ceremony with raffle prizes and a silent auction. Casino night is $75 per person, golf fees are $125 per golfer, a combination of casino night and golf is $175. Sponsorship opportunities for the golf and casino weekend are still available.

The tournament committee is excited about the milestones they have reached and look forward to another year of swinging success.

The Boys & Girls Club of Wellington provides a safe and supervised alternative for area children ages 6 to 18 after school, during

Ed Portman, Fernando Gonzalez, Greg Schroeder, Wheeler Stewart, Whitney Buchanan, J.R. Reid, Gary Thomas, Pat Evans and Woody White. the summer and on most school holidays. The cubs’ activities promote health and life skills, education and career development and leadership.

Plans are currently underway for a new 21,000-square-foot state-of-the art facility in Wellington to replace the existing build-

ing. This new facility will include a learning center, computer lab, arts and crafts center, game room, teen center, kitchen, and gymnasium.

For more information on this year’s tournament, call the Special Events Department at (561) 6833287 or visit www.bgcpbc.org.

Ryan Erker Completes U.S. Navy Basic Training

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Navy Seaman Recruit Ryan M. Erker, son of Patricia and Wayne Erker of Lake Worth, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Erker completed a variety

of training, which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.

The capstone event of boot

camp is “Battle Stations.” This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. Battle Stations is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practi-

cal application of basic Navy skills and the core values of honor, courage and commitment. Its distinctly Navy flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a sailor.

Erker is a 2008 graduate of Park Vista High School.

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Wellington’s Emily Brooke Wins Florida Texaco Country Showdown Twelve-year-old Emily Brooke of Wellington won the statewide Texaco Country Showdown competition, along with $1,000 in cash, Saturday, Sept. 10 before a packed house at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Fla. Brooke, representing WOKC in Clewiston, is just two steps away from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and the chance to win $100,000 and be named the Best New Act in Country Music. This was her third attempt in as many years to win the state event.

Brooke will next compete in one of five national regional contests Nov. 3 in Knoxville, Tenn. If she wins there, she will travel to Nashville for the Jan. 12, 2012 competition where she will compete against four other regional contestants from around the country for the national title and $100,000 check from Texaco presented by Leanne Rimes.

“It feels awesome,” an excited Brooke said, adding that she hasn’t told any of her school friends except her best friend about the win because most of her friends aren’t into music.

Brooke said when she arrived at the contest, held in the music hall at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, she realized the com-

petition was stiff. “I didn’t know if I would win because there was such great talent,” she said.

But she came out on top, winning over the judges by singing two songs she had written and also accompanying herself on her guitar.

Brooke has been singing since she was a tiny tot sitting the car seat in the back of her parents’ car.

“She was in the car seat one day when one of Leann Rimes’ songs came on, and she started singing the words,” her mother Janice said. “Actually, she sounded pretty good.”

When she was about 9 or 10, Brooke began taking guitar lessons and singing publicly. Soon she was competing in musical competitions, and winning.

This budding country star is an A-B student and is thinking about trying out for cheerleading and soccer this year… if she doesn’t make it big in Nashville before that happens. When she can find the time, Brooke wants to learn to play piano and mandolin. Her biggest dream is to move to Nashville and become a country music artist.

A couple of years ago, while waiting in line all night at CMA Fest to meet one of her idols, Taylor Swift, Brooke performed

for several hours for more than 600 people as a street performer. The next day Brooke was asked by Taylor Swift’s mother, Andrea, who had heard about Brooke’s all night concert, to play a song for her, and Andrea was wowed.

Brooke has shared the stage with several of Nashville’s biggest and upcoming names such as Bucky Covington, Steve Azar, Trailer Choir, Tim Dugger, the Chili Chicks and Cecilia Lauren.

Brooke won the 2009 North Florida showdown contest also held in Live Oak and represented WQHL 98.1/Live Oak at the state competition that year.

In 2010, Brooke took home the title of South Florida Starz of the Future talent competition. She also represented WAV 92.7/Sebastian in 2010 in the showdown where she took second place in the state.

Earlier this year she won the 2011 Palm Beach Idol contest. During her trips to Nashville, Brooke has met many country artists and played at the Bluebird Café as well as other venues.

Brooke beat out seven other contestants for this year ’s showdown win: Tiffany Turner of Fairhope representing WXBM in Pace; Beth Beighey of Panama City representing WAKT in Pan-

ama City Beach; Shane Duncan of Miami representing WKIS in Miami; Amber Lee Abbot of Lee representing WQHL 98.1 of Live Oak; Rainer Berry of Bushnell representing WWKA in Orlando; Tom Jackson Band of Belle Glade representing WAVW/WQQL/ WPHR in Port St. Lucie; and Nalani Quintello of Jacksonville representing WIYD in Palatka.

Playing backup for the 2011 contest was the Jeremy Brown Band of Nashville, just back from a world armed forces tour. After Brooke was named the winner of the state Texaco Country Showdown, The LACS, one of the most unique country bands around, brought the band’s brand of country called “hick hop” and southern rock to entertain the large crowd.

The statewide contest was sponsored by radio station WQHL 98.1/Live Oak, along with the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park.

For more information about the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, or to book overnight or longer reservations for cabins, primitive camping or RV sites for upcoming events, call (386) 3641683, e-mail spirit@musiclives here.com or visit www.musiclives here.com.

Emily Brooke with her winning check.

Quincy Smith: Wellington’s ‘Most Famous Dog’ SCOUTS PARTICIPATE IN Visitors to the new Patriot Memorial in Wellington are greeted by a variety of personalized brick pavers that were sold to raise funds for the project. One of those bricks pays tribute to “Quincy Smith: The Most Famous Dog in Wellington.” Quincy is owned by longtime Wellington residents Mickey and Lizz Smith, sponsors of the Patriot Memorial.

“There is no question she is famous,” Mickey Smith said.

“When I walk her on the weekends, no one knows me, but everyone knows Quincy.”

Quincy with a feline friend.

Quincy is a 12-year-old mixed brindle whose lineage traces to humble beginnings at the Animal Care & Control facility on Belvedere Road. “She was in the back of the dog run, curled in a ball and obviously in distress,” Smith said.

“I took her as a gift for my wife because I thought if I didn’t, she wouldn’t be around much longer.”

Once Quincy got better, she quickly made many friends.

Smith, a personal injury lawyer with Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, said he knew Quincy was truly famous while picking a jury once at the Palm Beach County Courthouse. “None of the prospective jurors knew the judge, the lawyers or the parties. No one. But when one of the jurors said she worked at Simmons Veterinary Hospital, where Quincy had been taken for boarding and care, I asked if she knew Quincy. I will never for get her answer: ‘Of course.’”

Lizz Smith said she did not feel

she was ready for another dog when her husband brought Quincy home. She had recently lost her beloved dog, Bodelia. “Quincy was so very special,” Lizz said.

“She helped me move forward after I lost Bodelia. I simply adore her.”

When asked if Quincy is truly famous, Lizz, a teacher at Emerald Cove Middle School, points to the Andy Warhol-style print of Quincy hanging in the Art of Life Gallery & Frame Shop in the Pointe at Wellington Green.

“They liked the one they made for us so much they made a second one to use as a sample,” she said. “It has been hanging there for many years, beside the photograph of Quincy that inspired it.

They have sold several based on the sample, and we have sold several more for them when people have seen ours.”

“Look, we know Quincy is not the most famous animal in Wellington, what with all of the expen-

9/11 REMEMBRANCE

Quincy’s brick paver at Wellington’s Patriot Memorial. sive horses that come through every year. She has to be the best dog here, though,” Mickey said.

For those interested in adopting their own famous dog, Palm Beach Animal Care & Control is located at 7100 Belvedere Road and can be reached at (561) 2331200.

Royal Palm Beach Cub Scout Pack 120 joined Boy Scout Troop 111 at Veterans P ark on Sunda y, Sept. 11 to observe the passing of ten years since the terrorist attacks. Pack 120 w as represented by two Wolf scouts, two Bear scouts and eight Webelos scouts. The scouts dressed in their Class A uniforms to attend the observance, in honor of the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives that day. Pictured above are the scouts during the Royal Palm Beach 9/11 remembrance ceremony.

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continued from page 1 College as we seek to become members of this community,” he said.

Gallon said the college desires to move the process along as expeditiously as possible. “Hopefully, in the near term, it will end up at a place where residents and the surrounding community would be able to drive down the road and be able to enroll in courses for degrees that are offered by this institution,” he said. “I think it is a win-win for all of us.”

Gallon said he had been able to talk to each of the council members over the past several weeks.

“I have been very pleased at the degree to which you have been supportive of the institution,” he said. “We are here to cause your vision to become a reality.”

Before beginning master planning and architecture, Gallon said he wanted to establish the college’s desire to become part of the community. He said he had spent the better part of a morning recently with Mayor Dave Browning driving around the community.

“Notwithstanding that I have driven Southern Blvd. since 1997

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continued from page 1 contest and had his mother submit an entry.

“She entered twice,” Kramer said. “Lo and behold, we got an e-mail Sunday that I thought was a scam and I deleted it… We got a call the next day from the marketing person at Pepsi who said, ‘You’re one of four finalists and you’re representing the Southeast region.’”

He was selected out of the 2.5 million entries. “I told my wife, ‘You should play Lotto.’ That’s how it got started. Now it has just snowballed,” he said.

On the Field of Dreams team, the starting pitcher will be Randy Johnson, catcher Johnny Bench, shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., first baseman Frank Thomas, second baseman Rod Carew, third baseman Mike Schmidt, relief pitcher Dennis Eckersley, designated hitter Edgar Martinez and outfielders Ken Griffey Jr., Tony Gwynn and Reggie Jackson.

“It’s quite an impressive list that will actually come to our community and play a game,” Kramer said. “Hopefully we can get a lot of exposure for Wellington.”

The voting has already begun, and it will come down to the number of votes that Kramer gets.

“There are two parts to the prize, and both of them are equally impressive,” he said. “If I win, those 10 or 11 players would come to the local venue.”

Ideally, the game would be in Wellington, but it could outgrow that because Pepsi is anticipating that thousands of people might attend.

“I would get to choose 10 of my friends, and we would play an actual baseball game against that team,” Kramer said. “That’s the grand prize, sometime in March or April of next year.”

As another part of the prize, Kramer would get to throw out the

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continued from page 1 an counts were also taken in the morning and afternoon at the canal crossing and determined that about 40 children and 10 adults cross each day.

Plans for the road include a “T” turnaround at the end of the roads on either side of the canal, as well as a driveway connection for the homeowner at the end of Azure Ave. “There will be a turnaround

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continued from page 3 broad but include those who have official contact with the children.

On another topic, Chairman John Ruffa expressed concern that a 20 percent facility/maintenance fee that is charged to non-resident participants in sports programs is often skirted.

“An organization may get smart and start charging $50 to register and a $200 fundraising fee,” he said. “Whereas another organization may charge a $250 registration fee up front. The disparity is that in the $50 fee, that’s $10 paid to the village versus $50.”

Recchio explained that the extra fee was set to offset money paid by residents in taxes to use the fa-

to our Belle Glade campus, I did not know what a jewel exists in this community,” Gallon said.

He added that a fifth campus in Loxahatchee Groves will enhance the image of the college, explaining that the college currently has three campuses on the I-95 corridor and another in Belle Glade.

“I believe if you want to do a reference on us, talk to those city officials to see what kind of a neighbor we are in their community, and the fact that we try to be responsive,” Gallon said. “We are in the business of education, and we believe that it is a commodity that is so essential for an educated society and for a democracy.”

Gallon said his job is to keep the vision of the college moving, ensuring that future needs are met.

That is why the decision was made back in 2005 to begin pursuing a campus in the western communities.

Gallon said establishing a full campus in Loxahatchee Groves will not happen overnight. “We envision that it will take some 30, 40, perhaps 50 years before we could say the master plan, which we have not developed, is complete,” he said.

Wasukanis, who has been connected with the college almost 20 years, said he has been involved with the construction of many

PBSC facilities during that time.

He reiterated that the development of the campus will be gradual, probably one building every two years or so.

He said the college will work closely with the town to comply with zoning, the comprehensive plan and traffic standards. “The last thing we want is for us to have a negative impact,” Wasukanis said.

Stetson, a lifelong Palm Beach County resident who now lives in Royal Palm Beach, said campus improvements are based on enrollment projections for the next five years. That is currently 1,200 students for the fifth campus, which will likely translate into a single general-purpose classroom building.

Council members and members of the public underscored the desire of the community to have the 300-foot buffer, or something as close as possible to that, on the northern border of the campus.

Councilman Tom Goltzené said he supported the goal of having a campus in Loxahatchee Groves.

“The devil is in the details,” Goltzené said, explaining that the preliminary site plan doesn’t take into account a 300-foot buffer on the north side. “I’m not saying the 300-foot buffer is in stone, but I would want to see similar acreage

first pitch of a World Series game.

Kramer said he has already pretty much laid out his team. “Basically, the seven or eight people I have chosen are people I’ve coached with over the last several years who have had an influence on me and on Tyler’s life,” he said.

“I’ve coached with a number of really good coaches who are good with the kids and had a nice influence.”

He has also left some spots open to raise money for Tyler’s team.

“We’re always trying to do fundraising for the team,” Kramer said. “The idea I had was I could maybe auction off one of the spots to the highest bidder, because I’m sure there’s people willing to pay some money to join me out on the field with that team.”

The money would go entirely to his son’s team, and it would help drive more votes in, he said.

At 8:30 p.m. this Sunday on

ESPN, MLB and Pepsi will air a show about the game. “MLB and Pepsi came out and filmed me at practice,” Kramer said. “They did a half-hour interview and took a lot of footage of the team. They’re running a special Sunday night on that dream team, but after each segment, they’re going to have a two-minute vignette on the four finalists.”

The Colts 11-U team is hosting a watch party at the new Hurricane Wings at the northwest corner of State Road 7 and Lake Worth Road that evening. “Anyone who comes and mentions the Colts team, we get money,” Kramer said.

Fans can watch videos of the four finalists and vote for Kramer to host the PepsiMAX Field of Dreams team at the web site, www.mlb.com/pepsimax. When you stop by, be sure to vote (early and often)!

Field of Dreams finalist Marc Kramer with his son Tyler. there, but you will not be able to pass through,” Bonde said.

The project will also include a 0.4-acre park on a vacant lot on Goldenrod Road between Hyacinth Place and Exotica Lane, since the street closure will keep Goldenrod residents from easy access to Azure Park.

Though at first officials worried Wellington might have to acquire the park through eminent domain, at the Sept. 2 council meeting, Wellington agreed to purchase the property for about $120,000.

“The idea was to get it as concilities. “Those folks live outside the village; we don’t get revenues from them,” he said. “If they’re paying $50 to play soccer, another $10 comes to the village to offset some of those expenses you and I pay in our taxes.”

Ruffa said he would like to see some sort of minimum dollar amount to be paid to the village for each non-resident participant.

Recchio said that would be difficult to do when many sports charge a registration fee that doesn’t meet their expenses.

But Ruffa said that many sports fundraise to meet their budget needs.

“Football has a budget of $180,000 this year,” he said. “$100,000 of that will come from registration fees, the other $80,000 will come from fundraising sponsorships.”

Katz suggested a per-child fee based on the number of participating children.

current as possible,” Bonde said.

“Once the road work is finished, we hope to have the park available. I don’t know if that will happen, but that is the goal.”

First, Bonde said, the council must close on the property and approve a plan for the new park.

But the closure means that some residents will have to find a new way around Wellington.

“The road is closed,” Bonde said. “There are people working.

It’s a construction site. But I think residents have shown they are very happy about this.”

“If you have 200 children, you pay X number of dollars times 200,” she said.

Recchio said that the board can set whatever fee it wishes, but that the council must approve it. He said that setting a percentage fee can sometimes have more impact on those with smaller fees.

“If you have a registration fee of $65 and you add 20 percent, that’s significant,” he said.

Instead, Recchio suggested that the board determine the average program fee and set a minimum fee.

“You could say everyone pays a minimum of $20 per $100,” he said. “If you have a registration fee of $55, you still pay $20. But if you have a fee of $150, you pay more.”

Ultimately, the board decided to charge a minimum of 20 percent of the registration fee or $20, whichever is greater. The motion passed unanimously.

somewhere… I hope we can work on that. It’s not a deal-killer, but something that is important to the people of Loxahatchee Groves.”

Goltzené added that he would like the college to try to use local contractors as much as possible.

Browning also favored the buffer. “My number one thing is I want to protect the residents,” he said.

The buffer could serve several purposes, he said, perhaps functioning also as a natural area for students and residents, and possibly to fulfill water retention needs.

Gallon said he had been made aware of the desire by the town for a buffer.

“I hear what you are saying about the buffer,” he said. “We are making every effort to purchase the 75 acres because that is what we need. At the same time, I understand you have your expectations. Now that we are at this point, it is more into focus. I am delighted you are willing to work with us. If we had known that you need this type of buffer, we would have been talking differently with the Simons.”

Longtime Loxahatchee Groves activist Dr. Bill Louda, encouraged college representatives to come up with innovative ways to add a buffer that would be both functional and separate the campus from residents to the north.

Palm Beach State College representatives, (L-R) Director of Facilities John Wasukanis, Facilities Planning & Construction Manager Kirk Stetson and President Dr. Dennis Gallon, speak t o the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council about plans for the new campus.

PHOTO BY R ON BUKLEY/TOWN-CRIER Nina Corning, who was recently appointed to the Roadways, Equestrian Trails and Greenways Advisory Committee, said the greenway is an important part of that area. “As a college, I would think the environment is important to you,” she said. “Seventy-five acres is actually a substantial amount. It depends on how you use it.”

Elise Ryan also supported a linear park. “Most people agree that we don’t want this town to look like all other towns in South Flor-

ida,” she said. “The tree canopy is very important to us. I’m honored to have a college here, but we need to make sure the design is compatible.”

Virginia Standish encouraged college representatives to think creatively about the buffer.

“I think the college coming in here is an opportunity,” she said.

“It makes me wonder why the 300-foot buffer is an issue rather than an asset. You could do amazing things here in the horticultural department.”

Community Foundation And Big Dog Team Up For Howlin’ Hoedown Oct. 1 The Palms West Community Foundation is proud to announce that the inaugural Howlin’ Hoedown will be held Saturday, Oct. 1 from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at Breakers West Country Club.

The event will offer participants a fun-filled, casual evening that will include silent and live auctions, line dancing, a barbecue dinner, live music by the Midnight Rodeo band and an all-around howlin’ good time.

In the process, the Howlin’ Hoedown will raise money to support two local charities — the Palms West Community Foun-

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continued from page 1 ping from about $39,000 to $24,000.

Fuel use was reduced by 1,501 gallons, or 35 percent, for gasoline; 433.9 gallons, or 2.5 percent, in low-sulfur diesel; and 507 gallons or 1.7 percent in high-sulfur diesel.

Janitorial costs were cut in half during the trial period. Due to the buildings only being fully staffed for four days each week, janitorial service was reduced to one day a week, which resulted in a savings of $960 for the six-month trial period.

“Friday has historically been a slow day for customer service,” Poundstone said, explaining that customer service phone calls on Fridays during the trial period were fewer than five calls 89 percent of the time. One Friday during the trial period, there were 10 calls, with the majority related to a garbage truck being stuck in a road improvement project.

There were four events during the six-month trial period requiring mobilization of district staff on Fridays and the weekend, including downed stop signs, a downed fence reported by the PBSO, and several garbage trucks getting stuck.

All events were handled by staff promptly and resulted in no overtime, Poundstone said. Staff members who were called in were sent home early at a later date to manage overtime. To address emergencies, staff is assigned to be oncall during non-routine work hours.

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Blotter continued from page 6 walked out the front door to find two other white males pulling on the south sliding glass door. The suspects fled the scene and deputies from the Wellington substation canvassed the neighborhood.

A deputy observed the three suspects running near another home and chased after them. A K-9 unit was brought in and apprehended 18-year-old Alec Prosen. Prosen was arrested and taken to the county jail where he was charged with burglary to an occupied dwelling.

SEPT. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched Monday morning to a home in the Preserve at Binks Forest regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. last Sunday and 6 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s unlocked car and stole a black wallet with the victim’s ID and credit cards and a black Motorola cell phone valued at approx-

dation and Big Dog Ranch Rescue.

“The Palms West Community Foundation mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County, and with this project, we have decided to try to ease the life of some of the four-legged residents of the western communities,” Palms West Community Foundation Director of Development Maureen Gross said. “With this event, we are partnering with Big Dog Ranch Rescue, a local nonprofit that is devoted to saving the lives of unwanted pets. Big Dog Ranch Rescue provides a

home and care for dogs, of all breeds, until they are adopted into the right ‘forever’ home.”

This event has sparked quite a lot of interest in the community, proving the theory that dogs are truly man’s best friend.

Tickets to the Howlin’ Hoedown cost $100 per person, which includes an open bar, barbecue dinner and entertainment.

For sponsorship information, or to purchase your ticket, visit www.palmswest.com or call Gross at (561) 790-6200. All are welcome to come kick up their heels and help out the dogs.

week has been received very favorably by the staff, Poundstone said, and the new schedule has not affected public meetings held at the administration building or the operation and availability of the district’s parks.

She also pointed out that the Lake Worth Drainage District recently implemented a pilot program based on information from ITID, and Wellington successfully implemented the four-day workweek schedule more than a year and a half ago.

“The six-month trial of the fourday workweek saved the district approximately $39,000 while at the same time improving customer service and productivity,” Poundstone concluded.

During public comment, former supervisor Mike Erickson said he opposed a four-day workweek. He pointed out that one of the goals when the test was started was to create a matrix of measurable data.

“The problem is when you look at this analysis, I understand staff being motivated to stay in a fourday workweek,” Erickson said.

“We do it at our business, but we do it at a cost because we’re after lifestyle, working hard and playing hard. We get to have long weekends every single weekend.”

Erickson said he failed to see a direct link to the four-day workweek and savings in the staff report, asserting that the same result could be seen in increased impetus for a result. “These are not performance matrixes here that have been put together,” he said.

“If anybody was in business they’d laugh this right out of the room.”

Jacobs also opposed a four-day workweek, feeling it does a disservice to the residents.

“When you own your own busi-

ness like mine, you maybe kick some butt because you want your long weekend, but in government, we’re here to service the people,” Jacobs said. “The taxpayers pay money. I am against the four-day workweek.”

Jacobs added that she has seen some of the maintenance equipment coming in earlier than it should and has come to the administrative office on Friday, which is supposed to be retaining a fiveday operation, to find it closed.

Hager, a schoolteacher, said she would love a four-day workweek as well, but realized that it is unrealistic for her profession — and should be for all public service workers.

Enriquez said he could not argue the results of $39,000 over six months as presented by staff.

“You cannot argue the fact that we have saved,” Enriquez said, explaining that he works a fourday workweek that has resulted in savings. “We have to spend a lot more time during the day, but our efficiency has gone way up. I believe in a four-day workweek. You see a lot of government entities are out there doing this.”

Supervisor Ralph Bair said he has worked both five-day and four-day workweeks. “I loathe the four-day workweek,” he said. “I have to stay on task longer, but I have a tendency to feel that’s the way we should go.”

Hager reiterated her opposition.

“I opposed it when it was brought up,” she said. “If it passes, we need to continue to see a savings every six months.”

Bair made a motion to permanently adopt a four-day workweek, which was seconded by Enriquez.

The motion carried 3-2, with Jacobs and Hager opposed.

imately $100. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

SEPT. 19 — A resident of Sparrow Drive called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach on Monday morning to report a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 8 a.m. last Sunday the victim parked his 1994 green Acura Integra in the parking lot. When he returned at approximately 8 a.m. the next day, he realized that it was missing. The victim said that he had possession of his keys. According to the report, the vehicle contained a 9mm semi-automatic pistol with ten bullets. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

SEPT. 20 — A Royal Palm Beach man was arrested late Monday night on drug charges following a traffic stop on Belvedere Road. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was on patrol on State Road 7 when he observed a black Dodge Charger with windows that were illegally

tinted. The deputy followed the car on SR 7 and observed the driver roll down the window and throw a small clear baggie over the roof and into the roadway. According to the report, the deputy retrieved the bag, which contained approximately 1.5 grams of hashish.

Meanwhile, a second deputy observed the car and initiated a traffic stop on Belvedere Road. The deputy made contact with the driver, 25-year-old Frantz Renaud.

The first deputy arrived and observed in the car a small green substance on the back seat. During a search of the vehicle, the deputy retrieved the green substance, which was marijuana, and also discovered more marijuana in a black shirt in the back seat and in the center console. During a search of Renaud, the deputy discovered cash inside his short pockets, and later found another roll of cash in the sun visor of the car. Renaud was arrested and taken to the county jail where he was charged with possession of marijuana and violation of probation.

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Captivating Saddlebreds A Unique Riding Experience

People who own Saddlebreds are completely dedicated to this breed. They love them; really love them. Fiercely. Passionately. Anne Morgan and her daughter, Samantha Schwebke, are typical enthusiastic Saddlebred owners.

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Bronco Football Squad Bests P.B. Gardens 38-32

The Palm Beach Central High School v arsity football team traveled to P alm Beach Gardens on Frida y, Sept. 16, defeating the Gators 38-32. Both teams fought hard to deliver a highscoring match-up that could have gone either way late in the game. Page 35

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Business Local Nonprofit Luv-A-Pet Finds Good Homes For Animals Before It’s Too Late

Abandoned animals are being euthanized at an alarming rate. Since 2004, Luv-A-Pet has become a savior and sanctuary for many of these animals. LuvA-Pet is a nonprofit organization founded by Denise Willoughby that rescues animals from county shelters right before they are euthanized. Luv-A-Pet rescues a variety of animals, including dogs, cats, guinea pigs, birds and rats. It also has a mobile animal surgical hospital. Page 27

Sports SRHS Girls Volleyball Team Utilizing Strategy And Physicality This Year

The Seminole Ridge High School girls varsity volle yball team will focus on strategy and honing skills as it looks toward the district playof fs. With young talent and new faces, head coach Austin Clubb is hoping to help the Lady Hawks improve all around, and teach them to best use their talent in the game. Page 35

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Captivating Saddlebreds A Unique Riding Experience According to the American Saddlebred Horse Association and the American Saddlebred Registry, Saddlebreds are the oldest breed registry in the United States for an American horse breed: the “horse America made.” By the Revolutionary War, “the American horse”

By Ellen was a recognized type. They had pleasRosenberg ant temperaments, strength and stamina. During the first horse shows, held in Kentucky and Virginia in the early 1800s, American Saddlebreds, then called Kentucky Saddlers, were frequent winners because of their beauty, style and utility.

People who own Saddlebreds are completely dedicated to this breed. They love them, really really love them. Fiercely.

Passionately. Anne Morgan and her daughter, Samantha Schwebke, are typical enthusiastic Saddlebred owners.

Morgan moved to Lake Worth in 1986. She’d done some casual pleasure and trail riding, mostly on Quarter Horses.

Her daughter changed all that.

“When Sam was 5, she decided she wanted to learn to ride,” Morgan recalled. “I thought it was a phase she’d outgrow, but it never stopped. So when she was 8, I took her to nearby Gateway Stables in Lantana. My friend gave Sam lessons, first on a pony, then on a Quarter Horse and finally on a Saddlebred. That was our initial encounter with the breed.”

It was an excellent first impression. “I thought they were cool. They have this impressive presence and remarkable intelligence, compared to other breeds,” Morgan said. “It opened up a whole new world of horses to me.”

Riding a Saddlebred was a totally different experience, said

Samantha, now 17. “The horse’s head is up right in front of you. They like to go, but you’re always in control.

There’s a lot of power under you,” she said. “They don’t race around. You have to learn how to harness their power and collect them. You feel not speed, but power. And riding saddle-seat is a different way of riding from other English disciplines. You sit back, spread your hands, and bump both sides of the horse’s mouth to ask for a slow-gait or rack.”

Eventually, of course, after a few years of leasing horses, they went in search of their own horse. Their trainer found Blaze, a 17.1-hand 9-year-old chestnut Saddlebred, in Tampa. He came home in June 2010. “He’s our horse, and we love him” Morgan laughed. “Sam rides him. I just pay the bills.”

“Blaze is super sweet,” Samantha said. “He’s got a goofy personality. He always licks me. He’s a nuzzler; he pulls you in close.”

“Like most other Saddlebreds, he’s very personable,” Morgan added. “They want to interact with people; they’re very people-oriented. They thrive on being around people all the time. You can have a herd of horses standing in a field and a person standing nearby — the Saddlebred will go stand with the people. That’s just how they are.”

Like other horses, Saddlebreds can walk, trot and canter, but some of them are also five-gaited and can slow-gait and rack.

“A majority of the breed just walk, trot and canter,” Morgan said. “Trainers look for ones who have the natural ability to slow-gait and rack, and breed for it and develop it.”

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Get updates all week long... follow Ellen Rosenberg on Twitter at twitter.com/HorseTalkFL or stop by the Tales from the Trails page on Facebook and click “like.”

Samantha Schwebke and Hannah Swinyer riding Blaze, an American Saddlebred, double bareback.

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Stocking ‘Misadventures’ Make Work At My Store Fun Back in March, I wrote a column about Paula, a new clerk in my antiques shop. She was so loud that her words would bounce off the back wall and fall into enameled cookware, where they would spin around for a minute or two, ringing. She’d be on the phone hollering things like “HOW DID SHE DIE?” — which doesn’t really provide a pleasant shopping environment for anyone. So I told her about something we moms like to call “indoor voices.”

Over the months, things have improved.

I’m happy to report that Paula has toned it down a bit, and the enamelware is safe. I discovered that customers who are partially deaf love her. So every cloud has a silver lining.

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Two months ago, my other clerk moved out of state and I had to hire someone else. In the nine years we’ve been open, we’ve never had a male clerk, but we get a lot of male customers because we carry things such as old trolley car bells, wooden surveyors’ equipment and original World War II plane blueprints. I also needed someone who could move furniture besides me.

So I hired Thomas when he dropped off a note thanking me for taking the time to in-

terview him. Who does that?

But Thomas always goes the extra mile. Not only can he move furniture, but he does so whenever he gets bored. He also has a talent for decorating. The shop has a new look every week.

Last Thursday and Friday, Thomas and I completely revamped the large back room, about 1,000 square feet. We moved all the small decorative items out of the way, emptied the trailer and moved in the new furniture. We also managed to complete another massive project — moving hundreds of colored glass dishes off the wall shelving in the front room so I could use those shelves for a Halloween display.

I had boxes of Halloween stuff just waiting to be displayed, and I was so happy I’d finally be able to get it out.

On Saturday, Paula was there, so I worked to finish up the large back room, putting out the “smalls” and chomping at the bit to get to my Halloween display. I handed Paula the

items that needed to be placed elsewhere in the store.

“I don’t know where you’re going to find room for all this,” I told her, and she responded, “I’LL FIT IT IN SOMEWHERE!” using her new “indoor” holler.

And fit it in, she did. She put every stinkin’ piece of it onto the wall we’d just spent two days emptying.

“Oh,” I said when I saw it.

“I TOLD YOU I’D FIND ROOM!” she answered brightly.

Why would you not be able to “find” room on four empty, 12-foot-long shelves?! Why would you not ask if those had possibly been emptied for some reason?! I started to say something, but then Paula said, “I know I’m not as good at this as Thomas,” and hung her head.

So. The shelves remain full, but not with Halloween items.

That stuff will just have to wait until next year.

‘Straw Dogs’ Remake Pales In Comparison To The Original Movie remakes are generally worse than sequels, and that says a lot. But the new Straw Dogs is a reimagining of a classic. It is a pretty good movie, but, unfortunately, times have changed enough that the shocking nature of the original movie no longer affects us the same way. We have seen far too many similar films. Even worse, why are moviemakers just reshooting old films? What ever happened to creativity? After complaining about sequels, how can anyone do anything but shake their head at basically just taking an old script and shooting every scene exactly the same (as done in the remake of Psycho)? Or making minor alterations, as in this film? These are alterations that hinder the story, I might add.

The original Sam Peckinpah version, done in 1971, told the story of a very civilized professor who moves to his wife’s hometown in rural England where, faced by some rather nasty locals, he acquiesces to their rude behaviors. He accepts it; he avoids confrontation, and does it enough that they dare to horribly abuse his wife. Finally, only in the face of enormous provocation and in self-defense, he wipes out the abusers. Critics reacted by pointing out the problems of extreme

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continued from page 23 and smooth,” Samantha added. “They’re fourbeat gaits. The horse picks up one foot at a time. A racking horse goes faster than another horse cantering. It’s the most fun. Everyone loves to watch the world champion five-gaited classes. They’re so exciting.”

Even though a lot of people picture Saddlebreds as high-stepping elegant show mounts, they’re very versatile.

“You see Saddlebreds in all sorts of other disciplines,” Morgan pointed out. “They’re great for pleasure riding and trails, of course,

‘I’ On CULTURE

By Leonard Wechsler violence and misogyny that infused the movie.

Forty years later, director Rod Lurie presents a slightly different version. The main character, David Sumner (James Marsden), is a smarmy Hollywood screenwriter who goes with his wife, Amy (Kate Bosworth), to the Deep South. They run into the same kind of pushiness and violence, etc. Of course, we are used to the idea that rednecks are nasty and crazy. After all, this takes place in Mississippi. Why do we Southerners seem so scary to Hollywood? It’s Hollywood people who scare me.

Extreme violence no longer shocks us. How could it do so when it has been a major part of so many movies? After watching people be-

but they also jump and event, compete in dressage and Western dressage, make wonderful Western pleasure horses, run barrels, and are fantastic to drive, both in pleasure and combined driving. Basically, they’ll do anything you ask, and do it well and stylishly.”

Saddlebreds love to work, she added.

“They learn quickly. They are super-intelligent and inquisitive,” Morgan said.

“Their ears are always up. I always tell people that they should come out and try riding one or just meet one. It will abolish any misconceptions they may have about this breed. These horses speak for themselves.

Everyone should ride a Saddlebred at least once. But be forewarned: It only takes one time to get hooked.”

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ing forced to actually saw off their own limbs in Saw and horrific death counts in so many other movies (how many movies have been in the Friday the 13th, Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street franchises that kill half the cast?), the toll here seems rather meager. If you want gore and violence, you should do it all the way. Unfortunately, the movie does not go all-out.

Even worse, the actors are not able to match up to the originals. Dustin Hoffman played the internally focused college professor not really able to face up to the controversies of the university during the late 1960s. He took his wife to the country as an escape. Susan George as his wife was pure sex kitten, obviously wrong for him. Marsden is just a smarmy screenwriter. We can feel something for a fleeing college professor; a screenwriter who simply wants to renovate his wife’s family home in order to sell it is not nearly as sympathetic.

His acts in the final action scene seem to come from someone else.

Bosworth is very pretty but lacks the deeplevel sexuality required. She teases, she manipulates, but is the wrong type for the role.

After a point, despite all the years of political Saddlebred Horse Association at www.asha. net. At that web site, you can also learn about the Learn to Ride & Drive in Style program.

American Saddlebred stables are offering a free riding or driving lesson to anyone who may have always wanted to learn to ride or drive a Saddlebred but, for whatever reason, simply never had that opportunity. Saddlebred stables all across the country are signing up to participate. The program offers an excellent opportunity to promote and share the breed with those who have never had the chance to ride, drive or perhaps even interact with an American Saddlebred.

(Right) Samantha Schwebke rides her 9year-old American Saddlebred gelding Blaze.

correctness we’ve lived through, it becomes difficult to think of her purely as victim. The infamous rape scene in the first picture kept it out of Britain for 10 years. Here, it doesn’t quite come across as rape. A key line in the movie comes when our hero asks his wife’s old boyfriend whether he ever heard of the biblical admonition to not covet his neighbor’s wife, and the boyfriend (True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård) responds by asking what happens when his neighbor’s wife covets him.

The original focused on the streak of violence in all people. Hoffman, the somewhat inept mathematician, allowed tiny bits of it to show before he exploded. He was an internal person, one who lived inside his own mind, finally forced to act. Marsden seems all external flash. When he finally toughens up, it is not very believable.

Peckinpah was a bit of a genius maniac.

When he showed violence, it shocked and bothered us. Lurie tried hard to make the new film as close to the old one, but the real spark, the electricity, is not there. The film, as I wrote earlier, is not bad, but you would do better to see the original.

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Luv-A-Pet owner Denise Willoughby (second from left) with Julia Dattolico, Jim Mabe and Debbie Shields.

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Local Nonprofit Luv-A-Pet Finds Homes For Animals Before It’s Too Late

By Jessica Gregoire Town-Crier Staff Report Abandoned animals are being euthanized at an alarming rate. Since 2004, Luv-A-Pet has become a savior and sanctuary for many of these animals.

Luv-A-Pet is a nonprofit organization founded by Denise Willoughby that rescues animals from county shelters right before they are euthanized.

“The small puppies, pregnant moms and nursing babies could not stay healthy at the county so they were being euthanized,” she said. “So we started Luv-A-Pet to stop the euthanize rate or at least decrease it and help these pets find homes.”

Willoughby, a nurse, could no longer endure to witness these animals’ lives being cut short. “I look at those little eyes and just can’t help but think all they need is a chance to live in this world,” she said.

The organization is made up of volunteers called foster parents, who bring these animals into their homes and take care of them until they are adopted. “We have people from all over who volunteer and they keep them in their homes,” Willoughby said. “We have a wide range of volunteers from singles to families who want to help.”

Luv-A-Pet rescues a variety of animals, including dogs, cats, guinea pigs, birds and rats. The rescued animals are as young as a couple of weeks old, and are nursed until they are 8 weeks. Then the animals go to a foster home until they’re adopted through the LuvA-Pet store, Rescued Pets 4 U. Rescued Pets 4 U is a nonprofit rescued pet-adoption agency affiliated with Luv-APet. Willoughby opened the store in 2009 for

people to view the rescued pets available for adoption. The store also sells pet products, which include pet food, beds, bowls, leashes and nonprescription Advantix flea and tic prevention. “The way our store is set up is that we have a new side and a gently used side,” Willoughby explained. “The gently used is all donated products for every possible pet need available.”

To view and adopt a dog, Willoughby recommends that people come in on weekends to see all the animals. “The weekends are our busiest days,” she said. “We have all the foster parents come in with the animals to show them at the store.”

At Rescued Pets 4 U, volunteers assist people with finding a pet. “We sit with you and make sure that the pet is the right pet for you,” Willoughby said. “And we want to keep them safe as well as keep you safe, and of course happy.”

Luv-A-Pet also has a mobile animal surgical hospital (MASH) in the form of a trailer.

MASH provides spays, neuters, microchips and vaccines.

Rescue Pets 4 U puts holds monthly in-store events, which promote businesses throughout the community. “This month it’s the pet photographer,” Willoughby said. “People can come in and get their pets’ picture taken by a professional.”

Luv-A-Pet will be showcasing the animals at the Pet-A-Palooza event Saturday, Oct. 22 at 11 a.m. at Carlin Park in Jupiter.

Rescued Pets 4 U is located at 1104 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach. For more information, visit www.luvapet.net, call (561) 792-9646 or e-mail luvapet2004@ yahoo.com.

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Mattingly Named Store Manager At TD Bank In Royal Palm Beach TD Bank has named Angela Mattingly the store manager of its branch in Royal Palm Beach, located at 10149 Okeechobee Blvd.

A vice president, Mattingly is responsible for new business development, consumer and business lending, managing personal and overseeing the day-to-day operations at the store serving customers throughout the area.

Mattingly has 17 years of banking experience. She joined TD Bank in 2008 and most recently served as store manager of the Juno Beach branch. She serves as trustee of the Palms West Chamber of Commerce, and on the Place of Hope Advisory Board and Planned Giving Council.

A Royal Palm Beach resident, Mattingly volunteers with the Happy Camper Foundation, which raises money to send underprivileged children to summer camps. She is originally from Hobe Sound, where she graduated from Hobe Sound Christian Academy in 1990.

TD Bank focuses on delivering customer service by providing seven-day branch banking with extend-

Angela Mattingly ed hours, Penny Arcade coin-counting machines, hassle-free products, free online banking and bill pay at www.tdbank.com, and treats for kids and dogs. TD Bank is one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S., providing more than 7.4 million customers with a range of retail, small business and commercial banking products and services at more than 1,275 locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Metro D.C., the Carolinas and Florida.

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WRMC Receives Stroke Care Award

Wellington Regional Medical Center has received the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Get With the Guidelines Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes WRMC’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.

“With a stroke, time lost is brain lost, and the Get With the Guidelines Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award addresses the important element of time,” Stroke Program Coordinator Tiffany Skasko said.

WRMC has developed a comprehensive system for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency department. This includes always being equipped to provide brain imaging scans, having teleneurology available to conduct patient evaluations and using clot-busting medications when appropriate.

To receive the Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award, WRMC consistently followed the treatment guidelines in the Get With the Guidelines stroke program for 90 days. These include aggressive

The American Hear t Association’s Ann Mroz presents the Get With the Guidelines Award to WRMC Stroke Coordinator Tiffany Skasko and Chief of Emergency Medicine Dr. David Soria while CEO Jerel Hum phrey, Emergency Depar tment Director JoAnn Franklin and Chief Nursing Of ficer Darlene Noegel look on. use of medications like tPA, antithrombotics, anticoagulation therapy, DVT prophylaxis, cholesterol reducing drugs and smoking cessation.

Get With the Guidelines uses the “teachable moment,” the time soon after a patient has had a stroke, when they are most likely to listen to and follow their healthcare professionals’ guidance. Studies demonstrate that patients who are taught how to

manage their risk factors while still in the hospital reduce their risk of a second stroke.

According to the AHA and ASA, stroke is one of the leading causes of death and serious, long-term disability in the United States. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every four minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.

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Phelps Appointed To Wellington Chamber President’s Circle The Wellington Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of Mason Phelps to its exclusive President’s Circle membership. The President’s Circle is a unique opportunity extended to established leaders of the community, local businesses and entrepreneurs.

A rider, trainer, event manager, governance leader and charity organizer, Phelps has spent four decades helping shape the equestrian industry.

With the founding of Phelps Media Group in 2004, Phelps carved a niche in the world of public relations — equestrian promo-

tions by people who understand the sport, the industry and the lifestyle.

As founder of Phelps Media Group International, Phelps has been innovative in promoting not only his clients but also the equestrian sport industry in general.

Phelps Media Group represents clients, including horse shows, farms and athletes throughout the country, and keeps a presence nationwide. Staff work from venues in California, New York, Kentucky and Texas, as well as the headquarters in Wellington.

With the creation of the company’s subscription-based web site

PhelpsSports.com, the equestrian world was given an exclusive “channel” for access and promotion.

With a 30,000-name database of equestrian contacts, farm owners, sponsors and media professionals, Phelps’ access to key stakeholders, equestrian industry leaders and potential patrons is unmatched. In 2008, Phelps facilitated the entry of a new equestrian unit into the Rose Bowl Parade — something that hadn’t happened in nearly a century.

The new unit was the United States Olympic Equestrian Team.

Through a lifetime of involvement at multiple levels, key industry lead-

ers are not just contacts. They are often close personal friends.

“It is an honor and privilege to announce Mason Phelps as a President Circle member,” Wellington Chamber Executive Director Michela Perillo-Green said. “Mason’s leadership on the board of directors and as co-chair of the chamber’s Equestrian Committee has allowed us to celebrate many successes, and undoubtedly with Mason in this new role, we will exceed all expectations.”

For more information on the President’s Circle or the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, call (561) 792-6525.

Mason Phelps PHOTO BY KENNETH KRAUS/PMG

IRS Needs Volunteers For The 2012 Tax Season In Florida Last year, volunteers helped more than 205,000 Florida taxpayers with their tax returns. More than 76,000 Americans gave something to their communities and can’t wait to do it again this year. What they gave was their time, to two Internal Revenue Service volunteer programs.

“Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) volunteers

prepare simple federal tax returns for seniors (TCE) and for people whose incomes are $50,000 or less (VITA),” IRS spokesman Michael Dobzinski said. “Anyone can volunteer. If you are interested and want to help, we can find a way to involve you in this program.”

Through both programs you will learn to prepare simple federal tax returns. In return, you will be asked

to donate about four hours a week helping at a VITA or TCE site from mid-January through April 18. Almost all sites use computers to prepare and electronically transmit tax returns (e-file) during daytime hours for TCE and days, evenings and weekends for VITA. If you’re interested in learning to e-file tax returns on a volunteer basis, then you can participate in

a training session — in class, online, or through self-study — then you are tested on what you have learned.

Once certified, you are assigned to a site at locations and hours convenient to customers and to your schedule.

No accounting experience is necessary. All that’s required is a desire to help individuals who cannot

prepare their basic tax returns or afford to pay a preparer.

For more information, e-mail taxvolunteer@irs.gov indicating the city and state where you want to become a volunteer. You’ll receive an acknowledgement e-mail from the IRS. Your information will be forwarded to sponsor partners in your area for further contact.

Send business news items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414. Fax: (561) 793-6090. E-mail: news@goTownCrier.com.

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Kravis Center Holding Public Ticket Sale Day This Saturday The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will kick off its star-packed and showfilled 20th anniversary season with public ticket sale day and open house Saturday, Sept. 24.

The exciting and eclectic array of international artists and attractions from every discipline slated to appear at the Kravis Center include Broadway legend Bernadette Peters; talk-show champion Larry King; song stylist supreme Diana Krall; the renowned Joffrey Ballet; inimitable funnymen Dennis Miller, Martin Short and Larry the Cable Guy; and major Kravis On Broadway hits such as The Addams Family, La Cage Aux Folles starring George Hamilton, Hair , Come Fly Away and Les Misérables. (Only tickets to The Addams Family will be available this weekend.)

The Kravis Center’s public ticket sale day and open house will include backstage tours, live entertainment, free refreshments such as

made-to-order crepes and a scrumptious 20th anniversary cake, an appearance by Grover from Sesame Street Live, coloring for kids and photo fun with familiar figures from The Addams Family, so attendees should be sure and bring their cameras.

Doors open at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept.

24, with entertainment and refreshments starting at 8 a.m., backstage tours and ticket sales beginning at 9 a.m. and the official cutting of the 20th anniversary cake scheduled for 10 a.m.

Among those scheduled to be on hand for the public ticket sale day and open house are strolling magician Ed Oschmann, juggler Crazy Eddy, Grover from Sesame Street Live and radio personalities Joyce Kaufman from WFTL (8 to 10 a.m.) and Mo and Sally from KOOL 105.5 FM (10 a.m. to noon).

The Kravis Center’s 2011-12 season will

feature two different Patti’s (LaBelle and LuPone); two daytime legends on one stage (Regis Philbin and Susan Lucci); the Munich Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra and Moscow Classical Ballet; as well as musical tributes ranging from Tommy Dorsey to the fully staged rock concerts of Elvis Presley and Pink Floyd.

“Our upcoming 20th anniversary season will be particularly exciting,” Kravis Center CEO Judith Mitchell said. “With such a wellrounded roster of performances, the Kravis Center once again provides something for everyone and this season reflects our commitment to offer programming that is as diverse as the community we serve.”

Tickets for the Kravis Center’s 20th anniversary season will be available at the Kravis Center box office at 701 Okeechobee Blvd., online at www.kravis.org, or by phone at (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471.

Larry King will be on stage Jan. 24.

Art, Estate Jewelry & More Sept. 24 At Elite Decorative Arts More than 400 lots of original artwork, porcelain, fine estate jewelry, cut glass, silver, bronze and furniture will be sold at a multi-estate sale planned for Saturday, Sept. 24 at Elite Decorative Arts.

The auction will be held in the firm’s showroom facility, located in the Quantum Town Center at 1034 Gateway Blvd. in Boynton Beach.

The first gavel will come down promptly at 1 p.m., with a healthy live turnout expected and online bidding facilitated by Live Auctioneers.com.

Phone and absentee bids will also be accepted. Previews will be held on Friday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday, the day of sale, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bidding should be brisk both live and online.

One lot carries a pre-sale estimate of $80,000 to $100,000. It is an orig-

This Rolex 18kt yellow gold Daytona Oyster gentleman’s wristwatch is estimated between $10,000 and $13,000.

inal Paris street scene, done in oil on canvas in the open air style of French artist Maurice Utrillo. The stunning work is signed on the front lower-right corner “Maurice Utrillo” and depicts the subtle shades, shadowed streets and sunlit sky that are characteristic of the artist in the 1940s.

Other original oil on canvas paintings expected to do well will include a waterway scene with buildings, boats and trees visible

by Jacques Buoyssou, signed lower right (estimated value $6,000 to $8,000); and a figural nude rendering (from the waist up) by Pal Fried (Hungarian, 1893-1976).

The signed and numbered work, titled Sandra, should hammer for $4,000 to $5,000.

Antique clocks will feature a massive nine-tube grandfather hall clock manufactured in London, England by J.J. Elliot Ltd. The massive example of a transitional rococo Neoclassical period time piece, 103 inches tall, should bring $15,000 to $20,000. Also sold will be a circa-1900 French champlevé and brass regulator clock by Samuel Marti of Paris (estimated value $2,000 to $2,500).

A pair of serving sets is expected to excite the crowd. The first is a grande baroque sterling dinner service for 12, along with four serving pieces, representing the unmatched composition and unique appearance of Wallace Silversmiths (estimated value $5,000 to $6,000). The other is a 60-piece Royal Crown Derby English porcelain set in the Old Imari pattern (estimated value $3,000 to $5,000).

Fine estate jewelry is a surefire crowd pleaser that always commands high dollars, and this sale’s got plenty, including a 3.46-carat round brilliant cut diamond ring, boasting SI-2 in clarity and H in col-

This Fender Squire Bullet Stratocaster signed by Bruce Springsteen is valued from $2,000 to $3,000. or (estimated value $20,000 to $25,000); and a gentleman’s 18kt yellow gold Rolex Daytona Oyster perpetual wristwatch, with original box and paperwork (estimated value $10,000 to $13,000).

A gorgeous Lalique French crystal Three Lionesses table, with four frosted and etched panels, each depicting lionesses drinking at a lake and held together by a chrome tone frame, should realize $8,000 to $12,000; while a 19th-century French ebonized leather-top writing desk with raised arched pediment and porcelain panels of angelic beings should make $4,000 to $6,000.

A pair of novel, antique German silver pheasant bird vessels (circa 1830), representing the unmatched craftsmanship of early 19th-century German ability, with masterfully designed crowns, beaks and bodies, should breeze to $4,000 to $6,000; and a Tiffany & Company sterling

three-piece centerpiece bowl shell (circa 1907-1928) is expected to command $2,500 to $3,500.

Two sculptures of note include a beautiful Murano Italian-cast, blown and sculpted art glass work

by Livio Seguso, titled Embryo and depicting a human embryo in a stunning iridescent design (estimated value $4,000 to $6,000); and a bronze and ivory sculpture by Antoine Bofill, of a male youth wrangling a bull by the horns (estimated value $4,000 to $6,000).

Rare and unusual collectibles will feature a Bruce Springsteen-signed Fender Squire Bullet Strat guitar with red lacquer body, signed by “the Boss” in black on the white pick guard (estimated value $2,000 to $3,000); and an antique, original Christian Sharps 1848 model .52 caliber buffalo rifle with a breech loading falling block design (estimated value $1,500 to $2,500).

Elite Decorative Arts has two more great sales planned for the balance of the fall season. The first is a general decorative arts and antiques auction slated for Saturday, Oct. 22.

The second will be dedicated mainly to Oriental art and objects and will be held Saturday, Nov. 19.

Elite Decorative Arts is an established, third-generation, full-service antique and auction gallery, specializing in fine decorative arts, paintings, estate jewelry and more. A fulltime, knowledgeable staff is on hand 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Elite Decorative Arts is always accepting quality consignments for future auctions. To consign a single piece, an entire estate or a collection, call (561) 200-0893 or toll-free at (800) 991-3340, or e-mail info@ eliteauction.com. For additional information, visit www.eliteauction. com.

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Bronco Football Squad Bests Palm Beach Gardens 38-32

By Bryan Gayoso Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach Central High School football team traveled to Palm Beach Gardens on Friday, Sept. 16, defeating the Gators 3832.

Both teams fought hard to deliver a high-scoring match-up that could have gone either way late in the game.

Palm Beach Central drew first blood with a 78-yard kickoff return by junior Ray Wilson, giving the Broncos a 7-0 lead. The Gators struggled to move the ball, giving the Broncos another opportunity late in the first quarter. The Broncos quickly moved down field to the Gators’ 10 yard line. With 1:10 left in the first quarter, Bronco quarterback Brock Buckowski handed off to running back Ray Wilson for his second touchdown of the night, making the score 14-0 after a successful extra point kick. In the final seconds of the first quarter, the Gators answered with a Korey Wells

43-yard run for the score. The failed two-point conversion kept the score at 14-6.

The action-packed second quarter started with a Buckowski fumble that he was able to recover and connect with E.J. Sardinha on the ensuing play for the score. The extra point was good, making the score 21-6 with 9:07 left in the quarter.

The Gators took advantage of a face-mask penalty on the Broncos and drove the ball down to inside the Bronco 2 yard line. With 5:49 left in the first quarter, the Gators rushed in for a touchdown. The twopoint conversion failed, making the score 21-12.

In the next few minutes, the Gators intercepted a Buckowski pass, but the Broncos were able to get it back after a fumble recovery. The Broncos brought it to the Gators’ 1 yard line and scored with another Wilson touchdown run. A successful extra point made it 28-12 with 1:52 left in the half. The Gators responded with seconds left in the half

Bronco sophomore Tommy McDonald runs the ball.

with a Frank Brown 55-yard pass to J.P. Caruso, making the score 2818. The Gators again failed a twopoint conversion.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Bronco defense stopped the Gators and forced a punt. The Broncos blocked the punt and were able to get into field goal range to get three more points on the board, making the score 31-18. With 4:59 left in the third quarter, the Gators offense answered with an Alex Clark touchdown run, making the score 31-25 after a successful extra point attempt.

Late in the third quarter, the Gators were inside the Bronco 10 yard line with an opportunity to tie the game. In a crucial turn of events, Palm Beach Gardens fumbled, and Palm Beach Central recovered on the 5 yard line. The Broncos were able to get the ball to their 20 yard line, setting up an 80-yard pass to Angelo Jean Louis, making the score 38-25. The Gators again came back with a touchdown and extra point, making the score a close 3832. The Gators kept up the pressure by kicking an onside kick and gaining possession on the Bronco 49.

At another crucial point in the game, the Gators went for it at fourth and 3 and were stopped within inches of a first down. The Broncos could not convert on the ensuing possession, forcing them to punt and giving the Gators yet another chance to make some progress.

With 5:39 left in the game, the Gators turned the ball over on downs and would not get it back.

The Palm Beach Central offense delivered with three first-down conversions to run the clock down and secure the victory.

Palm Beach Central will host Royal Palm Beach on Friday, Sept.

23 at 7 p.m.

The Gators bring down Bronco E.J. Sardinha.

Bronco defensive back Eric Roginski gets a piece of the action.

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SRHS Girls Volleyball Team Utilizing Strategy And Physicality

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report The Seminole Ridge High School girls varsity volleyball team will focus on strategy and honing skills as it looks toward the district playoffs.

With young talent and new faces, head coach Austin Clubb said he is hoping to help the Lady Hawks (3-3) improve all around, and teach them to best use their talent in the game.

“We want to improve all the way around,” he said. “The girls I have now are more technically sound than in the past, but they’re not as mentally prepared. So what we’re working on now is more the excitement, the thinking, making good decisions during play and building experience.”

But one advantage, he said, is that this year’s team has more physical talent than ever before. “It’s just taking all the physical talent and backing it up with mental strategy,” he said.

Returning to the team this year are seniors Megan O’Hara (the team captain), Kelsey Shults, Alana Tabel and Jenna Kratz, along with sophomore Jessica Cody.

“Most of these players are not the impact players from last season,” Clubb said, noting that he lost a right side player and two outside hitters.

“They’re just falling into the roles where we have to lean on them.”

New to the team and starting for the Lady Hawks is libero Kaitlin O’Hara.

“We have a bunch of great tal-

ented players,” Clubb said of his team. “It’s not just one or two, but four or five younger players who will be ready to play in the future.

We’re headed in the right direction.”

The Lady Hawks were defeated last Thursday night by visiting Olympic Heights High School in four games (25-22, 23-25, 25-15, 25-23).

Shults led the team with seven digs and six kills, and Megan O’Hara had 24 assists and nine digs.

Seminole Ridge hosted Boca Raton High School on Wednesday, Sept. 21 but results were not available at press time. They next face Park Vista High School on Tuesday, Sept. 27 for a 7 p.m. game at home.

Megan O’Hara sets the ball.

Alexis Jordan sets up a serve.

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After a rain delay, the Loxahatchee chapter of the Florida Trail Association held a nature hike Sunday, Sept. 18 in the Wellington Environmental Preserve on Flying Cow Road. The hikers arrived at the gate at 8 a.m., but the rain was heavy and the gate was locked.

After breakfast at Boonieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Loxahatchee Groves, the group returned and had a very pleasant walk. Pictured above are Sherry Cummings and Daisy Palmer waiting for the preserve to open.

the inaugural Fun Ford Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the South Florida track.

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The highlight of the celebration was the exhibition runs by Animal Jim Feurer in his 1979 Mammoth Mercury and David Douthit, driver of the Ford Focus Jet Car. The packed grandstand had fans on their

feet cheering for Feurer, one of the pioneers of pro-modified drag racing. In an impressive exhibition, Douthit in car powered his way down the drag strip, with a weekend best time of 9.332-second pass at 176.12 miles per hour.

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NPB Boot Camp Owner: Get ‘Hooked’ On Exercise

Collin Bachi

Eddie Rivera

Colton MacFarlane

Wellington Wrestlers Excel At USA Wrestling Tournament In Plantation The Wellington Wrestling Club traveled to American Heritage High School in Plantation on Saturday, Sept. 17 to compete in a USA Wrestling tournament.

Eighth-grader Colton MacFarlane and Wellington High School senior Collin Bachi both finished in second place in their age and weight divisions. Also finishing with only

one loss and in third place was WHS senior Eddie Rivera. The wrestlers will next be traveling to South Dade High School on Saturday, Sept. 24 to compete in another USA Wrestling tournament.

The Wellington Wrestling Club will be holding a registration and orientation meeting for their winter session on Monday, Oct. 17 at 6

p.m. at the Village Park on Pierson Road in Wellington. The club is for kindergarten through eighth grade and will be part of the South Florida Kids Wrestling League. The winter session practices will begin on Nov. 1.

For more info., e-mail wellington wrestling@gmail.com or call coach Travis Gray at (561) 827-8595.

If you are like a lot of people, you probably prefer to sit on a couch and watch TV — ignoring all the warnings about the dangers of sedentary lifestyle — than put on your workout gear and break a sweat.

What does it take to convince you to start moving and shaking?

A new University of Michigan study suggests that the most persuasive exercise message stresses immediate — rather than future — benefits that are meaningful to our daily lives.

“It’s a fact that some people just don’t dig exercise, even if they know it’s good for them,” said Maribel Bleeker, owner of North Palm Beach Adventure Boot Camp for Women. “No matter what credible research or statistics you bring up, they will never become fitness enthusiasts.”

But the study says there is a way to motivate these people to give fitness a try.

“It’s important to find the right ‘hook’ — some specific benefit

that’s relevant to their lives at this particular time, and not necessarily in the distant future,” Bleeker said.

“Some folks just can’t get excited about long-term goals.”

The more specific, timely and compelling those rewards are, the more suited to our immediate needs, the more chance there is that we’ll get motivated to exercise, Bleeker said.

“In a way, it’s a case of instant gratification: ‘I want results and I want them now,’” she said.

How do you find a “hook” that will prompt you to start exercising?

“Analyze your current health and lifestyle challenges and ask yourself what tangible changes and improvements you’d like to see right now, not next year or in ten years,” Bleeker suggested. “Then think about how you can solve at least some of these problems with exercise.”

For more information, contact Bleeker at (561) 315-1239 or maribel@npbbootcamp.com, or visit www.npbbootcamp.com.

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Saturday, Sept. 24 • The 21st annual Gigantic Garage Sale presented by the U nited Way of Palm Beach County and the South Florida Fair will be held Saturday, Sept. 24 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds (9067 Southern Blvd.). Many local nonprofit organizations will be participating. Admission is $5 for early buyers from 7 to 8 a.m. and $3 thereafter. To book a booth or for more info., call (561) 790-5219.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a workshop titled “Writing a Query Letter” on Saturday, Sept.

24 at 9 a.m. for writers who want to learn how to craft an attention-getting query letter. The art of researching agents and publishers will also be discussed, as well as the business side of publication. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The Palm Beach Chapter of the Florida Society of Enrolled Agents will host Shred Fest 2011 on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of Holy Name of Jesus Church (345 S. Military Trail, West Palm Beach). It is free to anyone concerned about identity theft who wants to dispose of personal and sensitive documents. For more info., visit www.fseaonline.org.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will feature “Ballet Story Time” for ages 3 to 6 on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. Dress up in your dance clothes and listen to stories about ballet. Par ticipants will also sing songs and make a simple craft. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “Cumbia: Traditional Colombian Dance” for adults on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. Enjoy a demonstration of this folkloric Colombian dance and learn a few steps. Call (561) 790-6070 to preregister.

• The South Florida Science Museum (4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach) will feature the “Under the Stars Wine and Food Festival” on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. Guests will also enjoy artistic food creations, the science behind wine as well as the starr y night skies. The event is for guests 21 and older. The cost is $25 for non-members and $20 for members. Advance online tickets cost $20 for non-members and $15 for members. For more info., call (561) 832-1988 or visit www.sfsm.org.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2007 (1126 Claire Ave., West Palm Beach), along

with the Nam Knights Motorcycle Club, will host “Komedy Knight” Saturday, Sept. 24 as a fun way to support local veterans. The event is open to the public and will feature local comedians starting at 8 p.m., following dinner at 6 p.m. The cost is $2 per person or $5 for two. For more info., call (561) 833-0687.

• Wellington will offer a free concert featuring the band Burnt Biscuit on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.).

Bring your own seating. Call (561) 7532484 for more info.

• Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) will hold its annual Friendship Ball on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Way). For more info., call Lawrence Eagan at (561) 7910162. For more information about CAFCI, visit www.cafcipbc.org.

Sunday, Sept. 25 • Palms West Presbyterian Church will host a “Tailgating Fellowship” to celebrate the kickoff of Sunday school and football season Sunday, Sept. 25 at 12:30 p.m. at the home of Bill and Diane Butler (15777 66th Court N., The A creage). The Dolphins will play the Cleveland Browns; kickoff is at 1 p.m. Bring something for yourself to grill, a dish to share, your own beverages and a comfy lawn chair. For more info., call the church office at (561) 795-6292 or Cheri Knottnerus at (561) 753-3380.

Monday, Sept. 26 • The Palm Beach County Zoning Commission will meet Monday, Sept. 26 at 9:30 a.m. at the Government Center’s Jane M. Thompson Memorial Chambers (301 N Olive Ave., West Palm Beach). For more info., visit www.pbcgov.com.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will feature “Johnny Appleseed Story Time” for ages 4 to 6 on Monday, Sept. 26 at 3:30 p.m. Honor this seedsowing hero’s birthday with stories, songs and a simple craft. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “School Sleuths: Art Auction” for ages 9 to 12 on Monday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. School is back in session and the “school sleuths” are back in action. This time sleuths will be spotting the fakes and saving the ar t auction. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR CALENDAR, continued from page 38 • The Wellington Village Council will meet Monday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 791-4000 for info.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 • The Palm Beach County Commission will hold a joint meeting with the City of West Palm Beach, the Village of Royal Palm Beach and the Indian Trail Improvement District on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. at the Government Center’s McEaddy Conference Room (301 N. Olive Ave., WPB). For more info., visit www.pbcgov.com.

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will feature “Kids Class: Pizza Patch Garden Favorites” Tuesday, Sept.

27 at 5:30 p.m. Looking for a fun cooking event for your budding chef? Cher yl Kobal will show kids how to grow a “Pizza Patch” garden using bring-your-own recycled beverage bottles. All children must be accompanied by a parent. A $1 donation to Whole Kids Foundation is requested. Call (561) 904-4000 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “Introduction to Irish Dancing” for adults Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Marie Marzi with the Aranmore Academy of Irish Dance shows beginner steps based on traditional dance forms.

Wear comfortable clothing and sneakers.

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

• The Royal Palm Beach Summer Community Band Concert Series will conclude Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way). Refreshments will be served dur ing intermission. For more info., call (561) 790-5149.

• The Dreyfoos School of the Arts (501 South Sapodilla Ave., West Palm Beach) will present a Philharmonic Concert on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. in Meyer Hall. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for students.

Credit and debit card purchases can be made at www.awdsoa.org. Cash and checks only will be accepted at the door. Call the box office at (561) 802-6052 for more info.

Thursday, Sept. 29 • Royal Palm Beach High School will host a Basketball Clinic on Thursday, Sept. 29 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the gymnasium for boys and girls ages kindergarten through eighth grade. The cost is $20. Family pricing is available. Contact Coach Andrew Quinn at andrew.quinn@palmbeach schools.org or (561) 398-8341 for info.

• The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly luncheon Thursday, Sept. 29 at 11:30 a.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12165 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Wellington Mayor Darell Bowen will give a “State of the Village” presentation.

The cost is $20 for members in advance, $25 for members without RSVP and $30 for non-members. Call (561) 792-6525 to RSVP. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will feature “Silly Story Time” for ages 4 to 6 on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m. Listen to silly stories, sing songs and make a simple craft. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Teen Game Night” for ages 12 to 17 on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m.

Play Nintendo Wii and board games. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Center for Brain Training in Royal Palm Beach (1019 N. State Road 7) will host a free educational lecture to explore a scientifically proven, drug-free method of treating the symptoms of autism, anxiety, attention deficit disorder, depression and insomnia. The lecture will take place Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. The topic is neurofeedback. RSVP to (561) 744-7616 or visit www.center forbrain.com for more information.

Friday, Sept. 30 • Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will hold “Mom’s Morning Escape & Whole Kids Club Story Time & Snack” on Friday, Sept. 30 from 9 to 11 a.m. with a free story time from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Moms will receive a free minimassage, coffee or tea, and muffin from the coffee bar. There is no charge but preregistration is required by at customer service or by calling (561) 904-4000.

• The South Florida Science Museum (4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach) will feature “Alien Invasion” on Friday, Sept.

30. Learn what’s really out there, with activities, science labs, crafts and more.

Nights at the Museum are held the last Friday of the month from 6 to 10 p.m. with food and fun. Admission is $5 for museum members, free for children and $10 for nonmembers, $6 for children. F or more info., call (561) 832-1988 or visit www.sfsm.org.

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