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Volume 32, Number 30 July 29 - August 4, 2011

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CAFCI HOSTS TALENT SHOW IN RPB Callery-Judge Drops

Challenge To Lox Groves Comp Plan

RPB’s Eunice Gillis Dies At Age 105

Friends gathered at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center on Friday, July 22 to celebrate the life of Eunice Gillis, who passed away July 12 at the age of 105.

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RPB OKs Larger Sign For Original Pancake House

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council granted a variance last week to the Original Pancake House, allowing the State Road 7 restaurant to put up a larger monument sign than what is normally allowed in order to keep up with its counterparts across the street. Page 3

Scripps Representative Visits LGLA Meeting

Members of the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association learned all about the Scripps Research Institute at a meeting July 21. Page 7

Customer Appreciation Day At Generations

Generations: A Hair Salon in Wellington held its customer appreciation day July 20. A representative from Phyto, a French line of hair-care products, was on hand and mimosas and desser ts were of fered to all customers. Page 9

OPINION MPO SR 7 Decision: One Victory, Many Battles Ahead The west ern communities scored a significant victory last week when the Palm Beach Metr opolitan Planning Organization board threw its support behind plans to bring the State Road 7 extension to Northlake Blvd. The boar d voted overwhelmingly to keep it a priority in the MPO’s fiv e-year road plan. We’ve been advocating for the construction of this road for many years, and we will continue to push for it until the day finally comes — when this decades-long dream is a reality.

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Caribbean-Americans For Community Involvement (CAFCI) held its 2011 Youth Talent Show on Saturday, July 23 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Family and friends came to watch local youngsters sing, dance and play instruments. Proceeds will benefit the CAFCI Student Assistance Program. Pictured here is the group Sibling Riv alry: Stone and Harrison Harward, and Ryan and Melanie Medina. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

MPO Keeps Money For SR 7 Extension On Five-Year Plan

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report After a long public hearing last week, the board of the Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization voted 11-3 to keep the State Road 7 extension to Northlake Blvd. as a priority in its five-year road plan.

Royal Palm Beach Vice Mayor Richard Valuntas was one of many elected and non-elected representatives from the western communities to support the road’s extension at the Thursday, July 21 meeting.

“It’s staying in the plan, and hopefully it will get built one of these days,” Valuntas said at a Royal Palm Beach Village Council meeting later that day.

Royal Palm Beach Councilwoman Martha Webster said she was happy to see such a good turnout for the MPO meeting. “It’s nice to have a win for a change,” she said.

The road was strongly opposed by the City of West Palm Beach

and residents of its Ibis neighborhood.

While Palm Beach County has plans to extend SR 7 to 60th Street North as a county road, the likely Florida Department of Transportation route to connect that roadway to Northlake takes it along the eastern edge of the Ibis development.

Webster told the Town-Crier on Tuesday that it was revealed at the MPO board meeting that the 15member MPO Citizens Advisory Committee, with a quorum of eight, had voted 5-3 at its meeting July 12 to advise the board not to keep the SR 7 extension in the five-year plan. “What we discovered was that there were two citizens on that board that represented Ibis,” Webster said.

Speakers supporting the road included representatives from the Palms West Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Task Force and Governmental Affairs Committee, as well as Greenacres, Loxahatchee Groves,

the Indian Trail Improvement District and other communities.

“We made an effort between the Palms West Chamber and all the surrounding municipalities to make sure that we had representation at the MPO to include that funding,” Webster said.

Webster said ITID President Michelle Damone spoke in favor of the extension and wound up having a heated discussion with West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio, a resident of Ibis and outspoken opponent of the extension.

“We were supportive and we did prevail, because we all stood up together for maintaining that funding,” Webster said.

Damone said she was pleased to see strong representation from the western communities at the meeting. “We outnumbered the Ibis people at the meeting,” she noted.

Damone criticized Muoio for challenging the veracity of agreements reached years ago, referring See STATE ROAD 7, page 18

Wellington Council Gets Updates On Goldenrod, B&G Club & More

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Members of the Wellington Village Council heard updates on several major projects at a meeting Tuesday, July 26.

Vice Mayor Matt Willhite asked during council comments for updates from staff on the closing of Goldenrod Road, the move of the Wellington Boys & Girls Club and the rebuilding of the Wellington Community Center.

The council voted in late June to close Goldenrod Road at the C5 Canal, as the road turns into Azure Avenue. The project would also build a small 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.

Village Attorney Jeff Kurtz told

the council that Wellington was still negotiating to purchase the land for the park, and asked for direction on how much to offer for the property.

“I would suggest an amount of approximately $120,000,” he said.

“But that’s up to you.”

Councilwoman Anne Gerwig asked whether this was an initial offer to open conversation. Kurtz said the goal was to get the offer accepted.

“What we’re trying to do is minimize Wellington’s potential exposure for attorney’s fees on [the seller’s] side,” he said. “The appraisal came in at about $109,000.

I’m suggesting an offer above the appraisal price because, ultimately, the attorney’s fees are based on the initial price. Hopefully you will save money if you have to go to litigation over the issue.”

Kurtz said that if Wellington has to acquire the property through eminent domain, it could cost much more.

Council members agreed to the $120,000 offering price, with Councilman Howard Coates absent.

Willhite asked whether a contract had been awarded for the closure of the road.

Director of Operations Jim Barnes said that the project would be a combination of using contracts and in-house labor. “We have not done either of those yet,” he said.

A study of utilities in the area recently came back to show that none of the local utility companies would be affected by the removal, Barnes said.

“So our schedule has been altered,” he said. “We expect to beSee COUNCIL, page 18

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staf Repor t Callery-Judge Grove has ended its challenge to the Town of Loxahatchee Groves’ comprehensive plan, contending that the state’s new growth management laws empower Callery-Judge to carry out its development plans without previous restraints.

The town and Callery-Judge have been locked in a legal disagreement for nearly two years over the comp plan. Chief among the disputes has been how the town’s restrictions on road improvements and roadway connections could hamper CalleryJudge’s plans to develop.

After a series of closed-session negotiation sessions last year, followed by several public meetings this year, the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council voted June 6 to break off discussions and proceed to an administrative hearing.

In a letter to Mayor Dave Browning dated July 22, CalleryJudge General Manager Nat Roberts wrote that his firm is dismissing the pending administrative challenge with the Florida Department of Community Affairs.

“I am writing after receipt of the town’s formal written letter memorializing the council’s June 6,

2011 decision to reject all proposals, terminate settlement discussions and proceed to administrative hearing on the Seminole Improvement District’s and CalleryJudge Groves’ petition challenging the town’s new comprehensive plan,” Roberts wrote. “It is disappointing that we could not reach an agreement after two years of discussion and hard work.”

In the letter, Roberts wrote that the region has grown tremendously in the past 20 years. “Loxahatchee is part of that community and was built in the same manner — house by house,” Roberts wrote, continuing that during that time, adequate roads were not built to accommodate the growing population.

Roberts asserts in the letter that Callery-Judge was asked to bring the deficient roadway network up to date as part of its failed 2006 development application, which requested up to 10,000 residential units and several million square feet of commercial development on its nearly 4,000-acre site.

“The existing backlog of deficiencies remains largely unaddressed, and the inadequacy of the area’s road network has been acknowledged by every state and See CALLERY, page 18

CAMP GIDDY UP

Ravenwood Riding Academy in Wellington is hosting Camp Giddy Up through Aug. 12. Campers get to learn about horses through hands-on experience such as riding and gr ooming.

The campers also enjoy playing games and studying horse facts. Shown here, Samantha Siskind gives Pinky a brush.

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RPB Zoning OK For SR 7 Rental Project

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission granted approval Tuesday to a 268-unit upscale rental apartment complex to be called the Enclave on about 30 acres on the west side of State Road 7.

The project received strong opposition last year from residents of the nearby Victoria Groves community. However, attorney Ron Kolins, representing applicant Cotleur & Hearing on behalf of developer Archstone-FuturaEnclave LLC, said all disagreements had been resolved.

In addition, two parcel owners

who had not wanted to sell had entered into contracts with the developer, leaving no stray parcels of land, Kolins said. “This is good for the village, good for us, good for everybody,” he said.

Richard Newman, treasurer of the Victoria Groves Homeowners’ Association, confirmed that all the differences between his community and the Enclave project had been worked out. “We are fully in accord with the project,” Newman said. “I brought over 100 people when we first started fighting this.

We are happy with the agreement.”

The developer asked for variSee ENCLAVE, page 7

Garden Club Partners With Wellington To Beautify Homes

Sprucing Up The Neighborhood — High School Summer Service program members assist the Wellington Garden Club in beautifying homes.

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Several Wellington-owned homes are getting some curb appeal thanks to the Wellington Garden Club, whose members volunteered their time to help make the homes more attractive to potential buyers.

Wellington partnered with the Wellington Garden Club this month to landscape and spruce up several of the homes the village purchased as part of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.

The program is federally financed, aimed at helping stabilize areas experiencing difficulties as a result of foreclosures.

Last September, the Wellington Village Council authorized the purchase, renovation and resale of

the five homes, which were either in foreclosure or pre-foreclosure.

The five homes are located on the 12th Fairway, Jonquil Place, Pelican Drive, Yarmouth Drive and Periwinkle Place. They were renovated and put up for sale in May for qualified, low-income families.

That’s when the Wellington Garden Club members volunteered to help out. “I think it has been a great project,” Deputy Village Manager John Bonde said.

“They said, ‘We can give you an idea of what plants to put there, or offer you a helping hand to make the houses look better.’”

Already, the club — along with volunteers from Wellington’s High School Summer Service program, the Wellington Presbyteri-

an Church Youth Group and the Volunteer Wellington program — has given a facelift to the homes on the 12th Fairway, Pelican Drive and Jonquil Place.

Many of the homes had little to no landscaping because they had been vacant for so long, Bonde said.

“We bought these homes distressed,” he said. “The landscaping was old or nonexistent. I think it’s great that they were willing to come out and help give them a fresh look.”

Wellington Garden Club First Vice President Twig Morris told the Town-Crier that helping fix the homes is one of several service projects the club is working on.

“That’s the purpose of our See GARDEN CLUB, page 18

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Royal Palm Beach Mourns Passing Of 105-Year-Old Eunice Gillis

By Denise Fleischman Town-Crier Staff Report Friends gathered at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center on Friday, July 22 to celebrate the life of Eunice Gillis, who passed away July 12 at the age of 105.

Church organist Gay Dedo from Memorial Presbyterian Church in West Palm Beach played Gillis’ favorite songs, including “How Great Thou Art” and “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” while friends sang along.

Pastor Emeritus Dr. Bill Stepp of Memorial Presbyterian Church offered prayers and amusing anecdotes about Gillis,

who regularly attended services there.

Gillis was born Oct. 26, 1905 in New Jersey and came to Deland, Fla., when she was 60 years old. Gillis was an avid bridge player and played in local tournaments.

Gillis spent a lot of time volunteering after she retired. At age 101, Gillis moved to Royal Palm Beach to live with Norma Morris, who arranged her care.

According to Morris, Gillis visited the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center two or three times a week, socializing with other Royal Palm Beach seniors. Morris said PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

that for Gillis, the secret to her long life was “three square meals a day.”

Gillis loved to eat everything and enjoyed talking about food, Morris recalled, adding that reading the newspaper and going places also kept Gillis’ outlook youthful.

Morris noted that Gillis’ wardrobe and grooming had to be just perfect or her caregiver, Faye Scott, would hear about it.

Gillis regularly walked in the garden and thought every day was beautiful. She brightened up the life of everyone who knew her, Morris said.

Debbie Sturgis reads her thank-you letter to Norma Morris as Dr. Bill Stepp listens.

Faye Scott and Norma Morris with a collage commemorating the lif e of Eunice Gillis.

Dolly Hughes shares f ond memories of Eunice Gillis.

Olive Forrester reads an original poem as Dr. Bill Stepp holds the microphone.

Ilyn Greene and the late Eunice Gillis at RPB’s Spring Fling party.

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Critical Of School District, Divided Council OKs Crestwood Project

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report In a 3-2 decision, the Royal Palm Beach Village Council gave its blessing last week to the nearly completed improvements at Crestwood Middle School.

The state allows school districts to approve their own projects, but the application was part of the Palm Beach County School District’s efforts to improve relations with local governments, according to School District Senior Planner Michael Owens, who appeared at the July 21 council meeting.

The plan includes a two-story, 54,381-square-foot addition on the 30-acre site located at 64 Sparrow Drive, which will bring the school’s total area to 180,391 square feet, allowing a capacity of 1,300 students.

A new bus loop on Park Road North is also under construction, as well as tennis and basketball courts, and additional parking and landscaping. The project started last October, and the district expects to have it largely done before school starts in August.

RPB Senior Planner Bradford

O’Brien said several components of the plan deviate from village code, including smaller, 9- by 18foot parking stalls where Royal Palm Beach calls for 10- by 20foot stalls. The current landscaping also does not comply with village standards, but the school district plans to increase it, especially on the roadway adjacent to the parking areas, O’Brien said.

The site also has a vehicle storage and maintenance building on the western side of the site that has not received village approval.

School district officials have said the maintenance building will be removed by August 2016, O’Brien said.

By state law, the school district is not obligated to comply with municipal zoning regulations, O’Brien said. “In the spirit of cooperation, this site plan illustrates the extent to which the school board is able to comply with the village code,” he said. “Overall, the proposed use is in conformance with the village’s requirements for a public ownership zoning district.”

O’Brien added that the RPB Planning & Zoning Commission

recommended denial June 28 in a 5-0 decision, stating that it would prefer to see the school district comply with the village’s requirements.

Mayor Matty Mattioli asked why the school district needs five years to clear out the unapproved vehicle storage and maintenance yard. “It looks like a holy mess,” he said. “The thing that appalls me is the school district knows that state legislature allows them to be exempt from building regulations.

It would be nice to know if we could work something out, rather than get it three-quarters built and say, ‘We have to get it built before school opens.’ I can’t fight Tallahassee. I don’t know who does or who really wants to, but I think a little more cooperation should have been forthcoming from the school district.”

Councilman David Swift also wanted to know why the school district needs five years to clear out the vehicle storage yard.

Owens said the school district has a site selected on Belvedere Road, but it does not have the money to move the yard now. “We will relocate this facility, but right

now, like every other government, we lack the funds,” he said. “I know that it is an eyesore, and I know it’s something that the village doesn’t want. I know it’s time to comply with the code, but we need a little time to get it out of there.”

Owens said the school district is asking for the five-year time frame with the intention of complying sooner if possible. “I just didn’t want to say two years and then come back to you and say, ‘Look, it’s not quite done,” he said.

Councilman Fred Pinto was unclear with the purpose of having the council review the plan.

“This thing is about built already, correct?” he asked. “I drive by it every day. They’re painting it, already, as a matter of fact. What does this exercise do today? Why are we doing this?”

Village Attorney Brad Biggs said the project was started when an interlocal agreement was still in effect between the school district and the village. “When that interlocal agreement was in effect, it said they would try to comply with our land development regulations,” Biggs said, explaining

that the 10-year agreement expired in February.

Since that time, the school district has adopted regulations aimed at conforming with a directive from the Florida Department of Community Affairs that school districts should work in a cooperative manner with local governments.

“In this instance, they are trying to do as much as they can in accordance with our code, but they don’t have to follow our parking rules, they don’t have to follow our landscaping,” Biggs said.

“They have their own building department, so they can go ahead and they can issue building permits to themselves. As a result, we’re at this point, just trying to cooperate.”

Village Manager Ray Liggins said the plan was before the council because the school district had applied to the village and worked with RPB staff to conform with village regulations as closely as possible. “I will tell you, I believe it is a better plan than a plan that doesn’t come to us at all,” Liggins said.

Owens said the state now re-

quires the school district to come before local governments if a plan is going to increase enrollment more than 5 percent. The Crestwood plan is replacing temporary structures on the campus with a permanent building. “This will increase the capacity by more than 5 percent, and that’s why we’re here,” he said.

Councilwoman Martha Webster asked why the school district did not apply earlier in the process. “If they have to apply, why can’t they be more compliant with what our ordinances are?” she asked.

Owen said the construction time frame had been compressed in order to get the addition open in time for school.

Webster reiterated that, time frame notwithstanding, no one from the school district had come to the village until after construction had commenced.

“What I’m asking is why you didn’t come in with the plan earlier on, so that we could be cooperative?” Webster asked. “What it appears to me has happened is that you’ve come in now — and I See CRESTWOOD, page 18

RPB Approves A Larger Sign For Original Pancake House On SR 7

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council granted a variance last week to the Original Pancake House, allowing the State Road 7 restaurant to put up a larger monument sign than what is normally allowed in order to keep up with counterparts across the street in an unincorporated area.

The variance allows a 73.5square-foot monument sign for the Original Pancake House located on an outparcel in front of the Lowe’s Home Improvement store at the southwest corner of SR 7 and Southern Blvd., rather than a 42-square-foot sign that is usually allowed.

The sign will be 10.5 feet high and 7 feet wide, 3.5 feet taller than normally allowed.

At the July 21 meeting, Senior Planner Bradford O’Brien said the applicant contends that with the 70-foot separation of the edge of SR 7 from the existing sign, increased visibility is needed to better attract customers.

“The applicant also asserts that the commercial shopping establishments across the road from the Lowe’s shopping center have a competitive advantage since they are allowed much larger signs,” O’Brien said.

O’Brien added that village staff believes that the sign request might not meet the variance criteria, since there are several other properties in the same circumstance, separated from SR 7 by 70 feet with a 42-square-foot requirement for monument signs.

O’Brien said village staff recommended denial because the variance may convey special privileges that are not enjoyed by other commercial establishments. He added that he had contacted county staff regarding the signs across the street, who told him they had been put up before the county adopted codes that are now more stringent than RPB’s.

Steve Kamelhair, president of the Original Pancake House/ South Florida Inc., said the shopping center has been there for nine

years, but there have been vacancy problems for the last three years. “We do have empty space,” Kamelhair said, explaining that the original 42-square-foot sign only had the Original Pancake House on it, but in an attempt to help other tenants, he had split the sign into four parts. “It’s just so small now that people out there driving by really can’t read it,” he said.

Adding 3.5 feet to the height would improve visibility of the sign, he said. “That would allow us to have enough signage for each tenant to be seen as residents are driving by,” Kamelhair said.

Kamelhair explained that with the 70-foot setback, the signs across the street appear dramatically bigger. “Not that Home Depot is competition to us, it’s just that the sign is so much more massive, the McDonald’s, the Shell, it just catches the people’s eye,” he said.

Kamelhair noted that some tenants had tried hanging banners off their buildings, which is against

code, and they were required to remove them. “At this point, we have people bouncing around with signs, which apparently is legal,” he said. “All we’re proposing is that this is much safer and you don’t have people out on the road jumping around waving signs. It’s much more professional-looking to put up the sign.”

Councilwoman Martha Webster said the council had allowed the Southern (Kmart) Center to the north some leeway to improve visibility, due largely to construction of the Southern Blvd. flyover. She added that she was directed to the Original Pancake House recently and could not find it because she could not see the sign.

“I do have to agree, and I did have my glasses on, and I do see the men jumping around, and now the gentleman on the bike with the umbrella,” she said. “I can see where trying to get your attention with those shenanigans isn’t very good. I do think you have a signage problem, and I’m looking for a solution.”

Councilman David Swift, who agreed that there is a signage problem, was concerned about consistency.

“If we have a special exception for you, everybody else down the road is going to ask for a larger sign,” he said, asking the applicant to clarify why he felt he needed a variance.

Kamelhair said that aside from the setback, there is a traffic issue.

“As people come under that overpass, and they are accelerating down State Road 7, we’re right there,” he said. “Also, all the foliage we were asked to put in when we built it, it’s beautiful, but it does block a lot of signage in the front.”

Councilman Fred Pinto said this sign is different in that it has multiple tenants on it.

“For that many tenants, it’s entirely too small,” Pinto said, adding that he was glad that the issue of the people on the edge of the road waving signs had come up.

“It’s interesting how things come before this council, because I have a to-do list of things I’d like to dis-

cuss. On my list is can we do something about these people with the signs out in the street twirling arrows? It’s getting worse. I don’t want to be here after the fact legislating because somebody got killed while out there doing sign duty.”

Swift said he would rather have larger signs with multiple tenants than four times as many smaller signs.

Pinto was also sympathetic to keeping people in business. “We talk about wanting to help the economy and helping local businesses be successful,” he said. “I don’t want to drive by and see the Original Pancake House empty if one of the contributing factors is because people can’t find it.”

Mayor Matty Mattioli asked whether granting a variance would set a precedent for other businesses to follow, and Village Attorney Brad Biggs explained that special exceptions are reviewed on a caseby-case basis.

Swift made a motion to approve the variance, which passed 5-0.

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MPO Supports State Road 7: One Victory, Many Battles Ahead The western communities scored a significant victory last week when the board of Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization continued to support plans to bring the State Road 7 extension to Northlake Blvd. The board voted overwhelmingly to keep it a priority in the MPO’s five-year road plan. This happened despite heavy opposition from the City of West Palm Beach and its Ibis community. This is a crucial step in what has been a long and arduous process and will certainly frame the project in a more favorable light when the Florida Department of Transportation takes up the issue in the near future.

Though we acknowledge the MPO board for having the foresight and fortitude to continue pushing this important project forward, it was the tireless efforts of the local officials representing the western communities at the meeting that really should be credited. Indian Trail Improvement District President Michelle Damone has been fighting for the road extension for the past decade, and Royal Palm Beach Councilwoman Martha Webster has made it a priority of hers since she took office several years ago. Also, with Palms West Chamber of Commerce CEO Jaene Miranda representing the local business community, it was made clear to the MPO board that this project has strong support from all sectors of the western communities.

Getting this road built isn’t simply a matter of convenience. There are tens of thousands of

people in Royal Palm Beach and The Acreage who rely on heavily congested roads not designed as arterial roadways as the only way in and out of their communities. Sure, on an average day, it may seem just a mere inconvenience. But this is South Florida, and if there’s one thing we should all be prepared for, it’s a hurricane, and there’s a very real possibility that a powerful storm could head straight for this area, causing many residents to evacuate. In the event this comes to pass, all those people relying on our broken road system for evacuation will be at a deadly disadvantage.

The Ibis residents opposing the plan have been playing the environmental card, ignoring the fact that their community was built over the same wetlands they seem to be so concerned with.

Not only was the construction of Ibis more devastating to the wetlands than any road could be, but the SR 7 extension was on the map well before Ibis. Its residents knew what the plan was from the start, yet it wasn’t until long after the fact that they began complaining. To put it plainly, it is hypocrisy — hypocrisy mixed with the reactionary NIMBY (not in my back yard) mindset.

We’ve been advocating for the construction of this road for many years, and we will continue to push for it until the day finally comes — when this decades-long dream becomes a reality.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dressage Plan Is A Win For Wellington As chairmen of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce Equestrian Committee, we would like to offer the view of the Wellington Chamber, the chamber that is exclusively focused on Wellington events and laser-focused on the Wellington equestrian community, as well as with the overall economic impact the equestrians bring to Wellington and all of Palm Beach County.

Recent economic studies have shown that the equestrian industry generates in excess of $160 million to the local community.

While some might think that this would “likely boost the local economy,” we would make the case that this sort of economic impact more than just boosts the local economy; it is the single largest economic boost to Wellington’s small business owners and the local economy in general. In many cases, the “season” makes it possible for many small businesses to operate all year.

While those numbers are quite big, let us bring them down to the everyday real world. Just to get here in the first place, horses ship in trucks with 100- to 500-gallon gas tanks. After filling their gas tanks to the tune of $400 to $2,000, they go to get something to eat, where they feed a bevy of people — owners, trainers, riders and grooms.

Next, they drop off their laundry, as horse activities can get clothes pretty dirty. Then they drive to either the home they bought here and pay property taxes on while only here for three to five months, or they go to their rental home, apartment or hotel, generally stopping off at Publix on the way to stock up on the many needs of being away from home.

Many must stay outside Wellington as everything is filled up in Wellington. Next winter, try calling anything from the bed and breakfast in Loxahatchee Groves, to the Hampton Inn in Wellington or Lake Worth for a reservation.

Better call early though; during the season, they’re full.

During the normal working day, some take advantage of the many vendors on the show grounds site, and yet many also visit the local delis, restaurants and casual food outlets for lunch. At the end of the long and physical day, they don’t want to cook, so off to the local eateries for food and drink. And of course, at the end of each week, you can find them late at night out celebrating the week’s events.

Even Palm Beach International Airport reaps the benefits of Wellington’s equestrians, as many fly in on commercial flights, and many also fly in on private and charter planes. Next winter, go look at the private general aviation hangers at PBIA and you’ll witness firsthand the increased traffic during the winter.

Of course, like any high-end athletes, the horses that winter in Florida have their own veterinarians, blacksmiths, grooms, braiders, riders, owners and trainers. It has been estimated that every horse that comes for the winter brings three to four support staff members. That’s a lot of rooms, meals, cleaning, groceries and general merchandise.

One of the realities of economic expansion is that success breeds success. The Bellissimo expansion of the Winter Equestrian Festival has resulted in tremendous economic expansion, and has by itself raised the stature of Wellington as one of the premier equestrian destinations in the world. In Aachen, Germany, they talk about wintering in Wellington!

Mr. Bellissimo and five-time Olympian Robert Dover are working together to create the same phenomena with the high-end dressage community. Dover has the knowledge, connections and vision to direct a truly world-class dressage facility. Mark Bellissimo has the knowledge, tenacity and drive to make it happen.

Accomplishing great things isn’t easy. It takes hard, dedicated work, a great deal of capital, the right team and the ability to see the future long before the first brick is laid or the first barn is built.

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce has looked at the whole pie, and we see the pie getting bigger and better with the dressage expansion. Not only do we see a bigger pie for all, we see how this benefits everyone from the gas station owner, to the restaurant owner, to the real estate market.

We fully support the new dressage facility being created. We believe it will benefit everyone. We share the vision of making Wellington a world-renowned equestrian destination. With this status, comes revenue from literally around the world to be spent in Wellington. Revenues that if it were not for the equestrian venues, we would never see.

Whenever you want to know the equestrian pulse in Wellington, go to the chamber that is exclusively Wellington — the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.

Victor Connor & Mason Phelps Wellington Chamber Equestrian Committee

A Better Bottleneck?

As a resident living near the South Shore Blvd. renovation project, I am befuddled by what’s being done on that road.

Before construction, we had one lane going each way, forming a bottleneck between Greenview Shores Blvd. and Lake Worth Road when continuing down South Shore from the two lanes each way north of the renovation area.

Now, after probably a million dollars or more spent and months of dust and delay, we have lots of grassy medians and pretty trees... and we still have a one lane bottleneck each way. Plus, there’s a new traffic light at Pierson Road that makes us wait and wait even though there’s no cross traffic to wait for. Some improvements! As a taxpayer, I’d like my money back.

Jay Schleifer Wellington

The Majority Supports Gerwig As part of the majority of Wellington residents who voted Councilwoman Anne Gerwig into office, we wish to assure her that her unselfish dedication and enthusiasm for Wellington’s future is greatly appreciated.

Those few who spew their criticism of her, sprinkled with bits of truth to appear authentic, cannot be taken seriously. If anyone thinks they could do a better job, let them enter the next election, and the voters will again decide.

Also, kudos to Jay Manning for expressing the Wellington residents’ feelings on the “wrong priorities on council.” The Wellington taxpayers should have been given the opportunity to vote on the Patriot Memorial. All of us grieve for the 9/11 victims and their families and will never forget that day. But considering the outrageous amount spent on this project, most of us feel the money could have been much better spent on improving the lives of those still living in our community. The supporters of that project do appear, as Mr. Manning suggests, to have a self-promoting agenda, rather than the best interest of the community. We must remember that when we vote next time.

Tom Goff also made some excellent points regarding “spending” in his comments. We moved up here from Miami 17 years ago.

Much has changed and not all for the good. Residents should have more say in how our tax money is spent. Thank you, Mayor Darell

Bowen and the others on the Wellington Council who have a sincere interest in Wellington’s future.

Marge Fitzgerald Wellington

The Truth About Smoking Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to Frank Morelli’s and Phil Sexton’s letters published July 15.

The condescending tone or at best, concession of what my credentials “might” be, is not overlooked, but I choose to stay on subject and not personalize my response. I fail to see agreement with Judge Morelli’s response to my comments, and I appreciate his point of view.

On the one hand, Judge Morelli’s position, as I understand it, was critical of government intrusion and regulation of business and not about the relationship between smoking and lung disease. And on the other hand, Mr. Sexton misconstrues my meaning of “smoking-related diseases.” First, let me point out that lung diseases attributable to smoking cost the private sector millions, if not billions in lost time and increased healthcare premiums as well as taxpayers through government programs for late-stage hospitalizations.

For most people with only limited knowledge of smoking-related disease, the tendency is to draw on their own experience, which is called anecdotal and no background to evaluate the broad impact of cigarette smoking, which they often trivialize and see as a harmless pastime but a habit with no danger to anyone else — nothing could be further from the truth.

It is the use of tobacco that is responsible for all smoking-related disease and to ignore the historical work of researchers and professionals in the field is ludicrous.

The larger problem with smokers present and past, is they don’t recognize the amount of damage done to the lungs and general health until many, many years later. The old comment by a smoker that he smoked all of his life without any ill effects equates with, “I know a man in Texas who got bitten by a rattlesnake, went without treatment and didn’t die.” The truth is that it takes years before smoking-related illness may begin or become clinically significant and may begin as early as late 50s but more likely in the 60s.

Chronic obstructive lung disease is more than 90 percent related to cigarette smoking and almost entirely preventable. Ignoring these facts almost assures more patients with lung cancer and ob-

structive disease. In my view, government has the right and the responsibility to regulate any industry that produces a product whose continued use produces disease and forces taxpayers to co-pay for the user’s folly. Mr. Sexton asks for “unbiased” research findings that are readily available from such organizations as the American Cancer Society and the Florida Lung Association. Mr. Sexton, there are literally thousands and thousands of reams of credible studies done here and around the world.

As far as Mr. Sexton’s right to smoke is concerned, he must recognize that it should not be the taxpayers responsibility to co-pay folly and in exercising your rights does not deny me, mine, or simply put, there is no right to yell fire in a crowded theater just because we have freedom of speech. I don’t know how long Mr. Sexton smoked or how old he is, but if it were me, I would have a pulmonary function test done every couple of years to assure early treatment.

Richard Nielsen Royal Palm Beach

Beware State Control Of Business I agree with my progressive friends that tobacco [manufacturers] should have voluntarily disclosed how much nicotine they put in cigarettes. I’m not defending tobacco, and I certainly do not believe that a nanny government is the answer. Perhaps we need to consider that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives failed to do its job.

Shouldn’t the regulators have known how much nicotine was being put into cigarettes? And shouldn’t the regulators have disclosed it before Jeffrey Wigand did? Either there was corruption in government to protect big tobacco, or there was a degree of incompetence. It doesn’t take a Ph.D. in biochemistry to know that something bad is going to happen by sucking air pollution into the lungs, but I respect the right of a smoker to smoke. Do they not have a right to choose what they do with their bodies as others do?

The job of tobacco is to sell cigarettes, just like Starbucks wants

to sell more by selling strong, additive coffee. If a person is lighting up a cigarette and drinking a strong cup of coffee and they are not blowing smoke in my face, why is it my business? If we didn’t have a system where the healthy pay for the sick, I wonder how many people would care about smokers?

When I mentioned unintended consequences I was not referring to tobacco executives. I was referring to those who want to rid the country of industry and silence the chambers of commerce. I’m not sure they have looked beyond step 1. Let me paint a picture. Take a look at Communist China: China is an industrial powerhouse. That can be a good thing because it produces wealth, but for whom? China consumes 53 percent of the world’s cement, 48 percent of the world’s iron ore, 47 percent of the world’s coal and the majority of just about every major commodity. China’s economy grew seven times as fast as America’s over the past decade (316 percent growth vs. 43 percent). America’s fastest “high-speed” train goes less than half as fast as the new train between Shanghai and Beijing (150 mph vs. 302 mph).

Chinese GDP could overtake the U.S. in less than 15 years.

But there is a dark side to government control. China’s GDP per capita is the 91st-lowest in the world, below Bosnia and Herzegovina. Chinese consume 50,000 cigarettes every second. China executes three times as many people as the rest of the world combined... and uses mobile execution vans for efficiency. China limits the number of children, and for his entire yearly income a worker could buy 10 square feet of living space in Beijing. According to the U.N., of China’s 1.3 billion citizens, the bottom 20 percent account for only 4.7 percent of total income.

The richest 20 percent account for more than half, and the gap has been widening.

All those who want to fundamentally change America will need to look beyond step 1. Take a good look at state control of businesses in China before you cast your next vote for economic and social change. America cannot prosper without economic freedom.

Frank Morelli Wellington

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But my workers aren’t perfect. Some violate our administrative policies. A few even break the law.

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CAFCI HOSTS ANNUAL TALENT SHOW AT ROYAL PALM BEACH CULTURAL CENTER

Caribbean- Americans For Community Involvement (CAFCI) held its 2011 Youth Talent Show on Saturday, July 23 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Family and friends came to watch local youngsters sing, dance and play instruments. Proceeds will benefit the CAFCI Student Assistance Program. For more info., visit www.cafcipbc.org.

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The talent show par ticipants gather on the stage.

Hosanna and Jose Kropp.

Elizabeth Torres.

Outstanding Performance awards (L-R): Instrument, Andrew Rober ts; Vocal, Jade Evori Master; and Dance, Davonte Hohing.

Paige Watson and Morgan Doran.

Talent Show Chair Nadine White-Boyd with master of ceremonies Paul Boyd.

Carolyn Lord.

Annick Gilles.

CAFCI’s 2011 Youth Talent Sho w Event Committee members.

Kerianne Taylor and Jasmine Gordon.

Verona Rose.

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CRIME NEWS

Wellington Woman Arrives Home To Find Burglar Inside

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report JULY 24 — A resident of Pinewood Manor arrived home early last Sunday morning to find that her house had been burglarized and the perpetrator was still in the home. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Of fice report, deputies from the Wellington substation were called to the home after the victim arrived at approximately 12:07 a.m. and discovered that someone was inside her home. When she entered the home, the perpetrator locked the door to her bedroom and exited out the bedroom window. According to the report, the perpetrator entered the home through the front living room window, and may have been driving a silver Toyota. According to the report, the victim observed the car outside when she arrived home, but noticed it was gone after the suspect left. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects at the time of the report.

••• JULY 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home on 69th Street North last Friday regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 15 and 9:15 a.m. last Friday, someone entered the home while the victims were on vacation and stole several items. A neighbor checked on the home and found that it had been ransacked. According to the report, the rear window of the residence had been smashed out and the utility door had pry marks. The perpetrator(s) stole two televisions and a laptop computer, and also took apart the toilets. According to the report, the victims, who were still on vacation at the time, said there were other items that may have been taken. The stolen items were valued at approximately $2,400. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JULY 23 — A resident of Sugar Pond Manor called the PBSO substation in Wellington early last Saturday morning following a burglary attempt. According to a PBSO report, the victim was watching television at approximately 3:15 a.m. when she heard a noise outside her window. The victim observed a flashlight shining into her room. According to the report, the deputy found that the victim’s window screen had been removed, but there was no damage done to the window. The PBSO K9 unit canvassed the area, but could not locate the suspect.

JULY 24 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation responded to a home on 78th Place North last Sunday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between Jan. 15 and last Sunday, someone stole the air conditioning coils and water system from the home. According to the report, the home is the victim’s second home and she had not been there in six months.

However, the victim’s sister visited the home three weeks ago but only checked the outside of the home. When the victim visited last Sunday, she noticed that the air conditioning coils in the large unit

on the east side of the house were gone, along with the salt and sulfur tanks from the water system.

According to the report, the air conditioning unit and water system had been neatly put back together, so it was hard to notice anything was missing without careful inspection. The victim also discovered that the fuse had been taken from the water system box and the sewer tank pipes were broken. The stolen items were valued at approximately $6,500. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JULY 24 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to Tiger Shark Cove Park last Sunday afternoon in response to vehicle burglaries.

According to a PBSO report, a deputy responded to the park at approximately 4 p.m. after someone used a blunt object to break out the passenger side windows of two vehicles and steal the victims’ purses. The vehicles were parked next to each other. The stolen items were valued at approximately $500. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JULY 24 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington responded to Binks Forest Golf Club last Sunday evening after a guest called to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3 and 7:50 p.m., someone used a BB gun to shatter the rear passenger’s-side window of the victim’s vehicle and steal several items. The perpetrator(s) stole a set of Callaway Solaire golf clubs, a gold and silver Guess watch and a two-tone diamond wedding ring. The stolen items were valued at approximately $2,200. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JULY 25 — Two juveniles were arrested Monday afternoon on charges of theft after they stole a golf cart and drove it into a canal. According to a PBSO report, two male juveniles were in Royal Commerce Park at approximately noon when they discovered a white golf cart with keys in the ignition. According to the report, the juveniles entered the cart, started the engine and drove out of the plaza. A witness observed them riding the golf cart through Seminole Palms Park. According to the report, the witness called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach after watching the juveniles drive the golf cart into a canal at the rear of the Seminole Lakes community and then run away. A deputy arrived at the scene and detained the two males near the entrance of the community, and the witness was able to identify them. According to the report, the manager of the plaza said the cart belonged to the plaza’s management company and was worth approximately $2,500. The juveniles were arrested and taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center.

JULY 26 — A resident of the Montauk community called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Tuesday to report an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m.

Monday and 8:15 a.m. the following morning, someone damaged See BLOTTER, page 18

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding these wanted fugitives: • Jewell June is a black male, 6’0” tall and weighing 200 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. He has multiple tattoos.

His date of bir th is 07/18/77. June is wanted for violation of probation on charges of sale of cocaine, fleeing or attempting to elude a marked police car, and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. His occupation is auto technician. His last known address was Morning Glory Driv e in Wellington. June is wanted as of 07/28/11.

• John Long is a black male, 6’4” tall and weighing 200 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. His date of birth is 06/ 10/91. Long is w anted for violation of supervised own recognizance on charges of burglary of an occupied dwelling, grand theft of a f irearm, resisting an officer, burglary while armed, burglary of a dwelling and petit theft. His occupation is unknown. His last known address was Kingfisher Lane in Loxahatchee. Long is wanted as of 07/28/11.

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

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Emergency Management Director Urges Residents To Get Prepared

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Only six years have passed since Hurricane Wilma swept through South Florida, but many residents have become complacent, according to Palm Beach County Emergency Management Director Bill Johnson, who gave an update on hurricane preparedness last week at the monthly forum hosted by County Commissioner Jess Santamaria.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center have predicted 12 to 18 storms this season, of which six to 10 will be named hurricanes and three to six will be intense storms. “We’ve already got two storms under our belt this season,” Johnson said at the July 20 forum.

“As a hurricane person myself, and an emergency manager, all the predictions are a little on the hocus-pocus side. It only takes one to really ruin your day.”

Johnson cited Hurricane Andrew in 1992 as an example of the unpredictability of hurricanes.

Andrew occurred in August, the first named storm of a slow season. As a former resident of south Miami-Dade County, Johnson and his family personally experienced Andrew’s wrath and showed the audience slides of the damage to his home.

“Those pictures you see there are pictures of my house in Country Walk down in South Dade,” he said. “I’m not here to get any

pity or empathy from you, but what I want you to take from this is that hurricanes are indeed very real. Sometimes we get a little bit hardened from seeing pictures of catastrophes, and we just kind of go ‘ho-hum’ and move on. I want you to know you can touch me, and I am a real hurricane survivor. I am a living testament that a hurricane can truly ruin your day; as a matter of fact, it can ruin your year.”

As an emergency manager, Johnson said his primary concerns are apathy and complacency.

Recent studies done on Floridians about hurricanes found that about one-third have no hurricane plan whatsoever. “As an emergency manager, I find that extremely bothersome,” Johnson said. “I’m out here on nights like tonight to try to change that.”

Just over half of the respondents had an evacuation plan; few could verify whether they live in a hurricane evacuation zone; and most get their information from television rather than their local emergency management agency. “We have a great web site that is chock full of information. It’s accurate information, and it doesn’t have a lot of drama in it,” he said.

The address of the county’s emergency management web site is www.pbcdem.org.

While most people expect to be on their own for at least three days, they believe it is reasonable for

response agencies to have relief supplies available within 48 hours of a hurricane. “The reality is that after Hurricane Andrew, I didn’t see anyone with a uniform, or any official in my neighborhood for seven days,” he said.

Most respondents said they did not have sufficient water and ice on hand. “Again, that was something I found to be extremely discouraging,” he said.

The three main ideas Johnson wanted the audience to take away with them was to have a plan, have a hurricane kit and be informed.

“Our brochure is up to 33 pages long and it’s getting expensive to duplicate that, so what I want you to do is go to our web site and find our brochure,” he said.

People living in evacuation zones, areas with substandard housing or areas prone to flooding should probably evacuate, he said. “What I’m encouraging you to do is evacuate within Palm Beach County,” Johnson said.

“We have two major north-south arteries; they are the turnpike and I-95. They are five to seven lanes down in Miami-Dade County, and they narrow to about two lanes in the northern part of our county.

That’s moving about seven million people from the southern part of South Florida up to Jupiter where you will see one heck of a bottleneck.”

To avoid massive traffic jams, Johnson urged people to make

plans to stay within the county if they need to evacuate. “I want you to find a family member, a coworker, a friend to be able to go to their house, take your hurricane kit with you and hunker down if you have to evacuate,” he said. “If you don’t have to evacuate, then stay put.”

People who need to evacuate but have no place to go can use one of the county’s 15 shelters. “I want you to be aware that we don’t open all of our shelters all at once,” Johnson said. “Pay attention to us — we will be on the news, on all of the stations, and we will tell you what shelters are available. I would hate for you to go to a shelter in your neighborhood and it not be open.”

Shelters are available for people with special needs, and if they pre-register, emergency management personnel will come pick them up and transport them to the appropriate shelter. The number to call to pre-register is (561) 7126400.

There is also a pet-friendly shelter at the West Boynton Recreation Center. “You need to register for that so we can make sure that we have the correct accommodations,” Johnson said. “You will need to accompany your pet, and you will be responsible for walking your pet and talking to your pet and feeding your pet.”

Residents need to have a hurricane kit. The recommended con-

Palm Beach County Emergency Management Director Bill Johnson at last week’s forum.

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tents are listed at the www. pbcdem.org web site, as well as many other web sites, including those of the Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Johnson stressed the need to have an ample supply of prescription medicine on hand. “I’m also a paramedic and a nurse, so that’s an important thing to me,” he said.

Johnson said Florida has a stat-

ute requiring insurance companies to waive the limitations on refills for life-sustaining medications in order to assure that people can have an adequate reserve during a storm. “When the governor declares a state of emergency, which is generally when a storm has got Florida in its crosshairs, you can go to your pharmacy and say, ‘I need a 30-day prescription,’” he said.

LGLA Members Learn All About The Scripps Research Institute

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Members of the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association learned about the Scripps Research Institute at a meeting Thursday, July 21.

Vice President of Philanthropy Alex Bruner gave members a presentation encompassing the history of Scripps, both in Jupiter and La Jolla, Calif., as well as information about present-day advancements and technology.

“My job is to tell the Scripps Florida story,” Bruner said. “And hopefully, people become interested enough to support us.”

Scripps’ La Jolla campus is the largest independent research campus in America, Bruner said. The institute employs only the top of its industry, with three Nobel laureates, 12 Board of Scientific Advisers members, 17 members of the National Academy of Scienc-

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continued from page 1 ances including a reduction in the number of required parking spaces and to be allowed to use tandem parking spaces behind enclosed parking garages instead to count toward the minimum number allowed.

The applicant also asked for reductions in landscaping requirements along a lake, and that royal palms be counted as a canopy tree rather than the village requirement of three royal palms as one canopy tree.

The applicant asked to eliminate the required buffer along the east property line fronting a 5.2-acre lake, contending that a 20-foot buffer on the east side of the lake will provide a buffer from the commercial development to the east. Plantings of several groupings of bald cypress along the lake will help mitigate not providing the buffer, according to the application.

es, nine members of the U.S. Institute of Medicine and 15 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

“These are members who have attained the highest levels that you can achieve in their fields,” Bruner said. “To be recognized by your peers is one of the highest honors.”

Scripps attracts some of the best minds in the industry by offering more freedom for research in a world-class environment.

“We offer them the opportunity to do what they want to do,” Bruner said, “and we give them the same caliber of tools as they would have at a pharmaceutical company.”

Its top faculty has helped boost Scripps into the national rankings, Bruner said. The institute is ranked first nationally in chemistry and biophysics, second in immunology and seventh in biochemistry.

Additionally, Scripps has a doctorate program that ranks sixth in chemistry and seventh in biology.

Students can take advantage of virtual classrooms right on the Scripps campus.

“You can take any course,” he said. “You sit in a classroom wherever you are and can hear, see and participate no matter where you are. If the professor writes on a board in one room, it shows up on a board in your room.”

Bruner said that Scripps’ La Jolla campus is among the largest biotechnology clusters in the nation. It has the largest biomedical research campus in the U.S. and perhaps the world, with 1 million square feet of space.

He said that the success has come from having major academic institutes in the area, something that Florida has been trying to recreate. “[Florida] went after us first because we were the largest,”

he said. “They needed the critical mass.”

Scripps’ Jupiter facility has 425 employees making up 14 individual companies, Bruner said. It has received more than $200 million in external grants, and filed 80 patents and 45 license agreements.

He noted that it has more than 90 students and teachers in summer internships and more than 10,000 Palm Beach County students in science outreach programs.

One of the criticisms of Scripps has been that it hires from outside the local community, Bruner said.

However, he added that the level of talent needed to work at Scripps isn’t often found in one community.

“We’d love to hire locally,” he said. “But we don’t have too many world-class Ph.D. candidates running around here. However, that’s what we’re trying to change, so in

the future, our bright children and grandchildren will come back to Florida. Right now, they go off to Chicago, they go off to Paris, and they never come back.”

Though Scripps is dedicated to education and outreach, its main purpose is research, Bruner said.

“Our primary vision is the enhancement of human health,” he said.

Many drugs used by people all over the world for diseases such as hemophilia and leukemia, among others, were formulated by the Scripps Research Institute.

One of the largest research divisions Scripps has is its division on aging, with more than 150 scientists dedicated to studying all of the ailments that come with aging.

For example, Bruner said that scientists have found that there is a “master switch” to trigger rapid aging. It was discovered by comparing young and old rats, and

using the blood of younger rats to treat ailments in older rats.

“We know that it’s actually a hormone,” he said. “We know that around age 35, the production of this hormone drops due to a signal in the brain, which signals less often. So, in theory, we can do something about the aging process. Our goal is to help people to age gracefully and enjoy a healthy life.”

Though Scripps takes in a lot of grant money, Bruner said that many of its advancements are made possible due to philanthropic donations, which do not come with the same restrictions as grants.

At the end of the presentation, members of the LGLA voted to donate $500 to Scripps to help its research.

For more information about the Scripps Research Institute, visit www.scripps.edu/florida.

“My biggest concern is why do we have ordinances if you want variances to all of them?” Commission Vice Chair Jackie Larson asked.

Larson also questioned the 800square-foot size of what is being called a “luxury” apartment.

“Maybe those are big numbers in New York, but I would hate to have it fall into ruin because of the size,” she said.

Kolins said a greater apartment size would jeopardize the marketability. “Luxury apartments throughout this area and the country are the size we are proposing,” Kolins said. “These are rentals, not condos. If we make them bigger, they will be more expensive and will not be the right kind of development. They would have to be so expensive no one could afford, or want to rent them.”

Kolins added that the reason they are luxury apartments is the amenities, architecture and landscaping. “If we build bigger, we will have to utilize more space,” he said.

Kolins said the development will be managed to appeal to a

higher-income renter, particularly in the current economic times when people who might have been looking to buy are now looking to rent.

Commission Chair Genevieve Lambiase confirmed that gardenstyle apartments range from 600 to 800 square feet. “I think it is a tad small, but not unreasonably small,” Lambiase said.

Development Review Coordinator Kevin Erwin said the average size of the apartments in the development is about 1,000 square feet.

Kolins said the parking variance is not for less parking but for tandem parking, which would allow the renter of an enclosed garage to also use the space in front of the garage. “We have more than we really need,” he said. “We are asking for the ability to have tandem parking. We have 60 garages, and the variance would allow a second car in their driveway.”

Donaldson Hearing, with the planning firm Cotleur & Hearing, said the 60 garages are rented separately, and tenants are not allowed to use them for storage.

Lambiase asked about the requirement that no more than two people would be allowed per bedroom, and Kolins said renters would be closely monitored for the number of occupants. He added that the impact on the school system will be small because the type of families that rent there are not anticipated to have many children.

After unanimously approving the developer’s agreement, the commissioners moved on to reviewing the project’s site plan and preliminary plat approval.

Hearing said the development will be a total of 268 units in 12 buildings with access off SR 7.

Apartments will be one-, two- and three-bedroom with about 50 percent two-bedroom and an average size of 1,042 square feet. A clubhouse at the entrance will also be a welcoming area.

Along the west side will be a 147-foot-wide linear park that will serve as both an amenity and a buffer from the Victoria Groves community. The buffer will also have a 6-foot wall built atop a 3foot berm, Hearing said. On the

east side will be the 5.2-acre lake that residents will have access to.

Interspersed between the buildings will be a series of common greens.

Recreation and open space will include the clubhouse, with a fitness and mail center, a walk-in “zero-entry” pool and amenities including cooking grills. Hearing said he anticipates that a planned dog park will be one of the most commonly used areas.

The site will be a little over 58 percent open space, with 11.95 acres of recreation, including a pedestrian network all the around the site. Hearing, whose company also designed the landscaping at the Royal Palm Beach Village Hall complex, said they spent a lot of time providing tree-shaded walkways. “It is a very pedestrian-friendly development,” he said.

Hearing asked for three landscape waivers, to count royal palms as a canopy tree, a waiver on the buffer requirement along the lake to enhance its value as an amenity and a waiver on the requirement for the number of trees in the area where the lake is. He

explained that the area has a lot of open space already, and under village code, the area where the 5.2acre lake will be would require them to install an additional 302 trees. “I’m a landscape architect, and I struggled to find space to put that number of trees,” Hearing said.

Newkirk made a motion to approve the tandem parking variance with a condition that if parking problems arise, the developers will provide additional parking, and that spaces along the lake would be landscaped. The motion carried 4-1, with Lambiase opposed.

For the landscaping waivers, Larson made a motion to approve the application to allow no landscape buffer along the lake, that the lake space may be excluded in the tree count calculation, and that there be pathway lighting along the western portion of the walking path. She did not, however, favor counting royal palms as a canopy tree. Her motion carried unanimously.

The overall preliminary plat approval then carried unanimously.

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Gannon Recognizes Longtime Employee Elden ‘Pat’ Bradley Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon has recognized employee Elden “Pat” Bradley for his appointment as a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award examiner. In his role as a Baldrige examiner, Bradley is responsible for reviewing and evaluating applications worldwide for the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

Bradley is a 27-year veteran of the Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s Office and serves as the operations compliance officer.

Bradley evaluates all operation processes for the agency and develops recommendations for improvements to meet service excellence standards.

“Pat’s achievement is a great boost for organizational excellence,” Gannon said. “Pat had already served as a Florida Sterling Council examiner. The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is focused on assisting and recognizing organizations to achieve performance excellence. It’s a great fit.”

Gannon’s agency has undergone dramatic changes since implementing the 2010 legislative mandate to take over issuing driver’s licenses and state identification cards from the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Congress passed the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Im-

Elden “Pat” Bradley provement Act of 1987 to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in the global marketplace.

It is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Baldrige Program seeks to help businesses achieve a standard of performance excellence. The program recognizes role-model businesses with the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige Presidential Award. Volunteer examiners, including Pat Bradley, evaluate and recommend applicants for the award. The program has expanded to include healthcare, education and nonprofit organizations.

For additional information visit www.nist.gov/baldrige.

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NEWS BRIEFS Back To School Bonanza Aug. 20 At Whole Foods Whole Foods Market and the Village of Wellington invite the community to join them for an event that the whole family will enjoy: the third annual Back to School Bonanza on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Whole Foods Market.

Activities include store-wide sampling, a burgers for backpacks cookout, magic and free ID cards for children courtesy of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (while supplies last).

Children will receive their ID cards in the café while they are entertained by a strolling magician. Free samples of back-toschool snacks will be offered by vendors throughout the store.

Also, don’t forget to enjoy a hot dog, hamburger or veggie burger, plus a side and drink, for a $5 donation. The money will be used for school supplies that will be given to local children in need by the Police Athletic League.

Whole Foods Market is located at 2635 State Road 7. For more information, call (561) 904-4000.

Temple B’nai Jacob Open House Aug. 14 Temple B’nai Jacob of Wellington will hold an open house Sunday, Aug. 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Anyone interested can find out about the various programs and

services B’nai Jacob has to offer the Jewish community of Wellington and the surrounding areas.

Whether you are a young family just putting down roots, empty nesters who are looking to connect with your Jewish peers or somewhere in between, B’nai Jacob welcomes all. From Tot Shabbats to a thriving religious school, to Bagels and Blessings with Rabbi David Abrams, there is something for everyone looking for a warm, spiritual Conservative synagogue.

Stop by the temple Aug. 14 to meet the rabbi and have a nosh.

Bring the kids for a special arts and crafts activity and to learn more about the B’nai Jacob religious school. High Holiday tickets will be available for purchase.

Temple B’nai Jacob is located inside the original Wellington Mall at 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 6. For more information, call (561) 793-4347.

Sept. 11 Remembrance Event In RPB The Village of Royal Palm Beach will hold a 9/11 remembrance ceremony Sunday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. at the Veterans Park amphitheater on Royal Palm Beach Blvd.

Royal Palm Beach welcomes everyone to join in as the community pays tribute to the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The event will begin with a flag-raising ceremony, followed by a motivational presentation.

Enjoy free refreshments and a live musical performance provided by the Third Row Center Singers after the ceremony. For additional information, call (561) 7905149.

Comedy Event To Benefit Veterans July 30 In WPB VFW Post 2007 (1126 Claire Ave., West Palm Beach) will host “Komedy Knight” Saturday, July 30 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. with dinner.

Specials include chicken Caesar salad, double-decker turkey club and roast beef sandwiches and other bar food items. Drinks will have happy hour prices. For more information, call (561) 312-1400.

Donations Sought For School Drive All People’s Day Inc. and One Planet United need donations of new or gently used clothing and school supplies for its second annual Back-to-School Brown Bag Special clothing drive. The drive helps local families that could not otherwise afford to purchase new school supplies and clothing for the upcoming school year. Donations are being accepted through Friday, Aug. 19. To make a donation, call Michelle at (305) 4905097 or Cookie at (561) 7362221.

The actual event will be held Saturday, Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (188 S. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach). In exchange for making a $5 donation, families are allowed to fill a shopping bag with school supplies and/or clothing.

All of the proceeds raised from the Back-to-School Brown Bag Special clothing drive will help pay for expenses for the third annual All People’s Day Diversity Festival, to be held in March 2012.

All People’s Day is a celebration of peace and diversity featuring cultural arts, performances, music, workshops and a variety of ethnic foods.

Susan Berkowitz-Schwartz, a Delray Beach resident, created the holiday so that people of different backgrounds could have a day to celebrate together. For more details about the All People’s Day Diversity Festival, visit www.all peoplesday.org.

The All People’s Day celebration is a multicultural program that helps children, adults and seniors see and embrace the beauty of their diversity.

As its name implies, All People’s Day is inclusive of all populations and addresses the multiple issues of differences and similarities among people. Since 1973, people of many walks of life have experienced this inspirational holiday through creative participation in its arts traditions.

One Planet United is a nonprofit humanitarian organization dedicated to bringing unity and understanding to all people through experiential and educational programs, projects and resources.

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RAVENWOOD ACADEMY’S CAMP GIDDY UP TEACHES KIDS ALL ABOUT HORSES Ravenwood Riding Academy in Wellington is hosting Camp Giddy Up through Aug. 12. Campers get to learn about horses through hands-on experience such as riding and grooming. The campers also enjoy playing games and studying horse facts. For more info., call Judie Jenner at (561) 793-1409 or visit www.ravenwoodridingacademy.com.

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Hobby horse racers Alexis Grams, Mackenzie Coczo, Abby Molsbee, Gianna Riolino and Scarlett Siskind.

Cam pers gather for a photo as horse Winston looks on.

Harvest Moon gets a hoof cleaned by Katarina Gonzalez while Abby Bryan, Jake Anders and Daisy Coat es look on.

Katarina Gonzalez guides Jessica Norton over the rail aboard Diva.

Dr. Robert Smith and Dr. George Fernandez of Palm Beach Equine Clinic float Sassy’s teeth

Katarina Gonzalez quizzes the cam pers about horse anatomy.

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY AT WELLINGTON’S GENERATIONS: A HAIR SALON

Generations: A Hair Salon in Wellington held its customer appreciation day on Wednesday, July 20. On hand for the event w as a representative from Phyto, a French line of hair-care products, who gave complimentary scalp scans and hair evaluations, applying Phyto products as needed. Mimosas and desserts were offered to all customers. For more info., call (561) 753-2232 or visit www. generationsahairsalon.com.

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Anita Foster gets a color touch-up from Chris Vernetti.

Ashley Latulippe gets hair extensions applied by Brianne Purnell.

Amy Bruggeman gets a blow dry from Charlene West.

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Annual Culinary Creations Dinner At Kravis Center A Hot Success The American Culinary Federation Palm Beach County Chefs Association held its 12th annual Culinary Creations dinner to a sold-out crowd last month at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

The spectacular culinary dinner, inspired by some of the region’s most talented chefs, was in honor of Quantum Foundation as part of the Quantum House’s 10th anniversary celebration. Proceeds from the evening benefited the Quantum House and the Palm Beach County Chefs in Distress Endowment Fund.

Culinary Creations celebrated the extraordinary talents of some of the finest chefs in South Florida. This unique evening was unlike any other food and wine event in Palm Beach County. Guests entered into an amazing champagne reception featuring delectable hors d’oeuvres. The “foodie”-themed evening flowed into the silent auction. Guests bid on private chef dinners, wine tastings and other spectacular items.

The once-in-a-lifetime dinner also featured four amazing courses served round robin style. Guests had the opportunity to experience

a dish from each of the 25 chefs such as Cobia Consommé, Caribbean Crab Timbale, Trio of Duck, Porcini Salt-Crusted Beef Tenderloin and variety of delicious desserts. Some of the participating clubs and restaurants included the Riverhouse, the Sailfish Club of Florida, the Breakers and Café L’ Europe.

The diners left with a full stomach and a full heart because 100 percent of the proceeds from the dinner benefited deserving charities.

“Having all these award-winning chefs under one roof prepar-

American Culinary Federation chefs and their culinary teams.

ing such a gourmet feast to honor the Quantum Foundation for our 10th anniversary was spectacular,” said Robi Jurney, executive director of the Quantum House.

The Quantum House is a caring and supportive home that lessens the burden for families whose children are receiving treatment in Palm Beach County for a serious medical condition. The Quantum House is the only facility of its kind between Orlando and Fort Lauderdale.

For more information, call (561) 494-0515 or visit www. quantumhouse.org.

Quantum House Board Member Dennis Stef anacci and Quantum Foundation First Vice Chair William Meyer.

Quantum House President Ned L ubell, guests Jessica and Jacob Katz, and Quantum Foundation President Kerry Diaz.

WPBF anchor Tiffany Kenney, American Culinary Federation Palm Beach County Chefs Association Chapter President Michael Jasa, Culinary Creations Event Chair Jef f Simms, and Quantum House Executive Director Robi Jurney.

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Parent-Child Center Holds Open House For Its Crossroads Program The Parent-Child Center ’s Crossroads Independent Living program hosted its first open house July 15.

More than 50 people from the community attended the event to get a personal tour of the program, including county commissioners and visitors from the Department of Juvenile Justice, foster care programs and disability services.

Guests enjoyed interacting with current residents, taking personal tours of the residences and talking with Crossroads staff to understand the value this unique program brings to the community.

Crossroads Independent Living is a residential program for

young adults, ages 18-23, who are aging out of foster care and struggling with mental illness.

Crossroads provides them the support, guidance and structure they need to become independent, productive members of society.

Residents of the Crossroads program receive housing, life coaching, psychiatric care and therapy as part of their services.

Crossroads life coaches fulfill a variety of duties within the program, such as advocating for educational and vocational services, assisting with psychiatric services and teaching life management skills.

A resident manager is on site every morning and evening to

assist with program compliance and to teach basic functions, such as cooking and personal healthcare.

Crossroads is Palm Beach County’s leading provider of intensive young adult services that include development of life skills, furthering education, acquiring and maintaining employment, addressing mental health needs, accessing community resources and laying a solid foundation for the future.

For program and volunteer information, contact Crossroads Independent Living Program Director Kristina Scimeca at (561) 8413500, ext. 1051 or kscimeca@ gocpg.org.

To support the Parent-Child

Center’s services and programs through giving or volunteerism, contact Development Director Laura Morse at lmorse@gocpg. org or (561) 841-3500, ext. 1081.

The Parent-Child Center Inc. is a nonprofit organization serving Palm Beach County since 1979.

Its mission is to partner with communities to passionately promote the economic and social well-being of children and families. For additional questions about ParentChild Center, or to learn how to get involved, contact rlayman@ gocpg.org or call (561) 841-3500.

For more information about Parent-Child Center’s programs, visit www.parent-childcenter.org or follow the center on Facebook and Twitter.

Crossroads life coach Kr ystal Kenison, Program Director Kristina Scimeca, life coach Matt Kwarchak and Resident Manager Marianela Masters.

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X102.3 HOSTS CUSTOM CAR & BIKE SHOW AT THE FAIRGROUNDS’ EXPO CENTER X102.3’s third annual Custom Car and Bike Show was held Saturday, July 23 at the Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Big rims, butterfly doors, lights, candy paint and earth-shaking sound systems were on display at the event, which also featured performances by hip-hop acts, vendors handing out freebies and more. For more info., visit www.thenewx1023.radio.com.

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Joy and Khyle Milord with Bahja Dennar d in front of a custom-made car.

Matthe w Mastrodomenico, Camilo Sweeting, and Brandon and Edgar Mastrodomenico.

Russell Richardson with his Lexus GS 300.

Jayda Holmes spins the spinner hubcaps.

David Johnson with his American IronHorse motorcycle.

A custom-made car with butterfly doors.

RPB SUMMER CAMPERS PERFORM IN TALENT SHOW AT THE CULTURAL CENTER The Village of Royal Palm Beach held its annual summer camp talent show Friday, July 22 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center.

The event featured campers performing dance routines, singing songs, playing instruments and acting out skits. Summer Camp Director Shawn Och said the children had been looking forward to the talent show, practicing their routines for a chance to express PHOTOS BY JESSICA GREGOIRE/TOWN-CRIER themselves while having fun. For more info., visit www.royalpalmbeach.com.

Nathaniel Vera and Talik Ali play some guitar licks.

Bella Torres, Jayla Cepeda, Temyra Stewart, Morea Hodge and Lauren DeSanti sing together.

Jayden Fernandez, Mason Chamberlain, Logan Hise, Lucas Rogers and Domenic Fusca perform a dance routine.

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PBSC Names Anita Kaplan Dean Of Bachelor’s Degree Programs Dr. Anita Kaplan, who recently served as president of the Miami Dade College Medical Center campus, has joined Palm Beach State College as its new dean of bachelor’s degree programs.

She will oversee the implementation of the new bachelor of science in nursing program that begins in January and the college’s existing programs: a bachelor of applied science in supervision and management that began in fall 2009 and a bachelor of applied science in information management that launched earlier this year.

From her office window, Kaplan can see the construction un-

derway on a new three-story building that will house the bachelor’s degree programs when it’s finished next summer, and she envisions adding more bachelor’s degree programs in the future.

“I’m excited about being here and growing the bachelor’s degree programs,” Kaplan said. “I believe more education is going to be necessary to be competitive in the marketplace. What better place to continue to work with students than in a setting that they’re familiar with and where we can do what we do best — focus on teaching and learning.”

Kaplan brings a wealth of experience to the position, having

worked her entire career at community colleges, including 28 years at North Shore Community College in Danvers, Mass., where she served as a professor and then in several administrative roles, including dean of curriculum and instructor and assistant dean of external relations/executive director of corporate and economic development.

As head of the medical center campus at Miami-Dade from 2008 to 2010, she led the implementation of its bachelor ’s of science in nursing program and pioneered a partnership between Miami Dade’s College of Nursing, the University of Miami Hospital and

the South Florida Workforce Board to increase the number of nurses at the hospital.

Kaplan left there to work as a consultant at the Boston-based Development Institute, which works with higher education institutes, agencies and associations to enhance their processes and operations.

Kaplan holds a bachelor’s degree in modern languages/secondary education from Northeastern University in Boston, a master’s degree in secondary reading/counseling from the University of Massachusetts Boston and an doctorate in higher education policy, research and administration from the

University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Serving more than 51,000 students annually, Palm Beach State College is the largest institution of higher education in Palm Beach County, providing bachelor ’s degrees, associate’s degrees, professional certificates, career training and lifelong learning.

Established in 1933 as Florida’s first public community college, PBSC offers more than 100 programs of study at locations in Lake Worth, Boca Raton, Palm Beach Gardens and Belle Glade. For additional information, visit the school’s web site at www.palm beachstate.edu.

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PBC Students Obtain TKA Welcomes College Guidance Counselor Multiple AP Honors Palm Beach County high schools and their students were awarded multiple honors through their participation in Advanced Placement courses and their successful performance on the culminating AP exams.

According to AP Online Score Reports, this past year in Palm Beach County, 13,514 students took 25,357 Advanced Placement exams. Of those students, 2,732 were recognized with various levels of AP Scholar Awards. Across the district there were 1,352 AP Scholars, 449 AP Scholars with Honors, 770 AP Scholars with Distinction and 161 National AP Scholars.

Award levels are as follows: AP Scholar is granted to students who

receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams; AP Scholar with Honor is granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all Advanced Placement exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams; AP Scholar with Distinction is granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all Advanced Placement exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams; and National APScholar is granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all Advanced Placement exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

The King’s Academy has announced the addition of a second college guidance counselor to its staff, Clifford Mack Jr. It is TKA’s desire to offer more services to students as they prepare for the next important step in their lives — college. To this end, Mack comes with much experience and will be an asset to an already successful department under the leadership of Heather Najmabadi.

“In order to further serve our students, TKA’s administration has proactively brought on another college guidance counselor,” Secondary School Principal Sonya Jones said. “Mack is a proven professional who will be a tremendous addition to our team.”

Mack has spent 13 years studying and ministering in Christian education. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biblical stud-

ies and counseling psychology from Washington Bible College in Lanham, Md., and then obtained a master’s degree in counseling psychology with a focus in school counseling from Trinity International University in Davie. He has committed his life’s work to the Christian school education experience and to serving the community.

Mack’s journey started with Eckerd Youth Alternatives as a youth counselor. He then received the opportunity to serve at Miami Christian School as the director of student activities. Finally, he served as the school and college counselor at Florida Bible Christian School in Miramar. He has also served the South Florida community as a local ambassador for Focus on the Family, a youth mentor and volunteer for Habitat for

Humanity Broward County, and as the Vice President for the Florida School Counselor Association (FSCA). Starting this fall, he will pursue his doctorate in counselor education at Florida Atlantic University.

The King’s Academy is a nationally recognized private Christian school serving approximately 1,200 students from preschool through 12th grade and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Association of Christian Schools International, and the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. The King’s Academy serves students and their families across Palm Beach and Hendry counties at its main campus at Belvedere Road and Sansbury’s Way in West Palm Beach, its Clewiston campus on Caribbean

Clifford Mack Jr. Avenue and its satellite preschool campuses in Greenacres, Palm Beach Gardens and Royal Palm Beach. More information about the King’s Academy is available online at www.tka.net.

CredAbility: Six Things College Freshmen Need To Know About Money Across the country, families are preparing their college-bound students for what will be an exciting time in their lives. Now is the time to make sure scholarship and financial aid paperwork is in order, and for parents to talk to their children about money and financial responsibility.

“For most young adults and college students, it isn’t typically a single event that leads to financial crisis, but a lack of basic money management skills — skills they won’t likely learn in school,” said Jessica Cecere, regional president of CredAbility. “Parents need to take the lead in providing

them with the information and hands-on practice that will lead to sound financial management down the road.”

CredAbility offers six things every college freshman needs to know about money: 1) How to create a priority spending plan — A priority spending plan is the foundation of any sound financial plan. Start with the basics. Help them analyze their spending habits, create financial goals, and set spending priorities. Work with them to develop a written budget plan, estimating their monthly income from jobs, financial aid, allowance, etc.,

and monthly expenses, everything from entertainment, gas and insurance costs and other expenses they are responsible for.

2) How to safeguard their identity — Identity theft is widespread, and students can easily become victims. Teach them not to share their Social Security number or other personal information, to shred bills and other documents that contain this information, and to keep receipts and other important papers in a safe place.

3) How to understand student loans — In 2009, the average student graduated with $24,000 in student loan debt, and staggering

unemployment rates have made it difficult for new graduates to find jobs that will enable them to repay these loans. Students need to understand that they have an obligation to repay the loan under the agreed-upon terms and that failure to do so can have long-term effects on their credit record and their ability to borrow money in the future.

4) How to benefit from their student status — Students can enjoy discounts on movies, restaurants, book stores and more by showing their student ID card. There are also savings opportunities on computers, soft-

ware and other retail items.

These savings can help their money go further and can enhance their savings.

5) How to save — Encourage your freshman to save money earned at his or her summer job, as well as part of any other earnings while at school. Talk to them about setting savings goals, having emergency funds available for unplanned expenses, and how it’s never too early to start a retirement savings program.

6) How to avoid credit card debt — The temptation will be there for a college student to get their first credit card if they have

not already done so. Be sure to talk with your child about how and when they should use credit and what the terms are for the credit card they have currently in their possession. Consider getting them a debit card that can be utilized as a credit card but is tied to their checking account. This can help them learn the importance of spending within their means and will reduce the likelihood of them leaving school with student loans and credit card debt before they even get their first job.

To contact CredAbility with questions, call (800) 251-2227 or visit www.credability.org.

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Area Teen Musician Philip Labes Releases Debut Album On iTunes

Philip Labes

Royal Palm Beach resident Philip Labes is about to release his first album on iTunes, titled Keep It Cliche.

Labes, who recently graduated from the Dreyfoos School of the Arts, will attend the University of Southern California where he will study theater and commercial music.

Wellington residents may remember Labes singing the national anthem at the opening ceremonies of the Winter Equestrian Festival a few years ago. He also appeared in the Maltz Jupiter The-

atre productions The Full Monty and Academy.

Labes, 18, is an up-and-coming pop rock singer-songwriter with a pocketful of tunes and a flair for the dramatic. Upon first listen, people find a musical sound often compared to Ben Folds or Jason Mraz. Labes’ jazz-based piano and vocals recall Michael Buble, with the surprising falsetto range of Mika.

At the peak of Labes’ already admirable talent, however, is the wordplay and power of his lyrics.

A writer and poet first, close lis-

teners hear his unique and intimate worldview, bringing together views on innocence, young life and growing up, told with intelligence and humor.

To raise money to go into a recording studio, Labes sold candy bars at his school. With the money he made from candy sales, Labes began buying gumball machines and convinced several local bars and restaurants to host the machines in their facilities. All the while, Labes continued writing and composing music, and saving money. He began playing at res-

taurants with two friends from school, Murph Aucamp on drums and Ross Rucker Jr. on bass. Finally, this past June the trio did some recording at Flowbee Studios in Loxahatchee (www.flow beestudios.com).

They continued to play live gigs around Palm Beach County, recently performing at the Cottage in downtown Lake Worth and Dada in Delray Beach.

“I’ve gotten an amazing amount of support,” Labes said, “not just from friends and family, but from strangers as well, which is show-

ing me that what I’m working on isn’t just another garage band — it’s real music with a message and an audience.”

Labes’ album Keep It Cliche and will be available on iTunes in early August.

The first single, “Unremember,” is currently available for download on iTunes or at www. reverbnation.com/philiplabes.

Listeners can preview “Unremember,” find out more information about upcoming gigs and join the street team at www.philip labes.com.

Daniel Nisip Graduates Leelah Greenspan Returns From China Trip Air Force Basic Training Air Force Airman Daniel V. Nisip has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base located in San Antonio, Texas.

Nisip completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic

warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate’s degree in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force.

Nisip is the son of Valentin Nisip of Lake Worth. He graduated in 2009 from Park Vista High School.

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Seminole Ridge High School graduate Leelah Greenspan has returned from Taiwan, China after a year of cultural and academic exchange sponsored by the Acreage/Loxahatchee Rotary Club.

On Wednesday, July 20, Greenspan presented a program that both entertained and informed the members of the Acreage/Loxahatchee Rotary Club of her adventures and accomplishments during her exchange.

The presentation included her experiences in traveling to the other side of the globe, descriptions of her experiences living with a host family in Taiwan, and challenges of attending school where lessons were taught in the native language.

Greenspan described both dif-

ferences and similarities in family life, how holidays are celebrated and cultural events that she attended.

After the presentation, she thanked her sponsoring Rotary Club and each of its members for providing her with an opportunity to experience Chinese life.

As a token of her appreciation Greenspan presented the club with a Rotary banner from the Taiwan host Rotary Club.

The Acreage/Loxahatchee Rotary Club is one of the smallest clubs in Rotary District 6930, which extends from northern Brevard County to Boca Raton.

Members of the club are both proud of Greenspan’s accomplishments and grateful that they were able to provide her with an experience of a lifetime.

Leelah Greenspan presents the host Taiw an Rotar y Club’s banner to the Acreage/Loxahatchee Rotary Club. The banner is accepted on behalf of the club by club president Alan Moffatt.

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Cayson Receives Community Service Award From Hospice Of PBC Elizabeth “Liz” Cayson and Sean Williams were honored with the 2011 Blue Dove Awards this month for their leadership and community service. The Blue Dove Awards are presented by Hospice of Palm Beach County in conjunction with the Black Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County.

Cayson, an Acreage resident, is a community relations specialist at the Health Care District of Palm Beach County; Williams owns Williams Accounting Services in West Palm Beach.

The sixth annual luncheon was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Andre Varona, chief executive officer of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County, and Bruce Lewis, board member of the Black Chamber of Commerce, welcomed approximately 80 top business and philanthropic leaders from the two organizations.

In her keynote address, Jacqueline Lopez-Devine, chief clinical officer at Hospice of Palm Beach County, noted that her agency’s mission reflects the values exemplified by the winners.

“The Blue Dove award honors individuals who maintain high personal and professional ethical standards and who have made a positive difference in our community, resulting in long-term and

lasting changes for the public good,” Lopez-Devine said.

For more than 16 years, Cayson has assisted residents through the development and implementation of community initiatives through the Palm Beach County Health Care District’s programs and services. In 2010, she received a heroism award from the Traffic Safety Committee of the Palm Beaches for her efforts in saving the life of an infant who was abandoned in the middle of a Belle Glade street.

Williams, a certified professional accountant, was cited for his commitment to the Black Chamber, serving as membership chair and actively supporting its events committee in planning and coordinating events. He also founded and served as president of the Premier Youth Athletic Association where he organized fundraising to support traveling basketball for area youth.

The Blue Dove Award, created

by Hospice of Palm Beach County, provides an opportunity for the two chambers to interact and build relationships. Hospice of Palm Beach County honors the heritages and traditions of diverse communities as evidenced through its programs and services.

Hospice of Palm Beach County, a not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to meeting every need of patients and families faced with advanced illness. The organization

Blue Dove winners Liz Cayson and Sean Williams with their awards at the Blue Dove Award luncheon. offers a comprehensive range of programs and services — from nationally recognized hospice care to music therapy, massage and loss-specific healing services.

Full bereavement support is offered to hospice families and to anyone in the community in need.

Care is provided wherever the patient is — the home, skilled nursing or assisted living facility, hospital or hospice inpatient care center, including the C.W. Gerstenberg Hospice Center in West Palm Beach, the Jay Robert Lauer Hospice and Palliative Care Center at JFK Medical Center, the Bethesda Memorial Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Bethesda Me-

morial Hospital, and the Hospice and Palliative Care Centers at Delray Medical Center, Good Samaritan Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.

Hospice of Palm Beach County’s focus is on quality of life. The organization is sensitive to and respectful of religious, cultural and personal beliefs.

For additional information about Hospice of Palm Beach County, call (888) 848-5200 or visit www.hpbc.com.

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County CEO Andre Varona, Hospice of Palm Beach County Chief Clinical Officer Jacqueline Lopez-Devine and Black Chamber of Commerce Board Member Derrick Berry.

(Right) Liz Cayson with her son, Marine Corporal Mar tin Hernandez, who just returned from a tour in Afghanistan.

Benjamin School Summer Institute Helps Out At Homeless Shelter Recently, students from the Benjamin School Summer Institute were at the Center for Family Services’ Pat Reeves Village in West Palm Beach working on the Community Mural Project.

The purpose of the Community Mural Project is to assist with the painting and adding additional cartoon murals to the wall next to the playground at the Pat Reeves Village, the only homeless shelter in Palm Beach County dedicated to families with dependent children.

This beautification project at the shelter gives the young students a great sense of service in the community. They are excited to seek out other projects that can make such a notable contribution to those who have so much less than they have.

The Benjamin School Summer Institute offers a sense of opportunity to economically disadvantaged children in local public schools by providing access to a rigorous and competitive curriculum. An annual four-week program, the Summer Institute is an academic enrichment program in which students improve in areas where they may be lacking and sharpen their skills.

This unique and beneficial program was established 15 years ago. The staff includes teachers and high school students from both within and outside the Benjamin community. Brad Pazamt is the director of the Summer Initiative program. For more information about the Summer Institute, call (561) 670-8610.

The Center for Family Servic-

es has other volunteer opportunities available to assist with painting and landscaping. For those interested in learning more about future volunteer opportunities, contact Stanton Collemer at (561) 616-1257 or e-mail scollemer@ ctrfam.org.

Pat Reeves Village is the brainchild of Palm Beach resident and local philanthropist Patty Myura.

Her vision and dedication has created this emergency shelter for homeless families with dependent children, and is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Families in the shelter are part of a structured, supportive program that includes crisis counseling provided by the Center for Family Services. For people at imminent risk of homelessness, this program provides food vouchers

and assistance with rent, mortgage and utilities. The Center for Family Services also provides relocation assistance (Travelers Aid) for individuals who are stranded to return to their out-of-town families.

Nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation, the Center for Family Services is a 50year-old nonprofit social services organization whose mission is strengthening families through counseling, education and homeless intervention.

The agency provides a full spectrum of services for homeless families with children and families at risk for homelessness, substance abuse treatment programs, and specialized therapy for children who are victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence. For more info., visit www.ctrfam.org.

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Derri Cerbone of Tasty Image in front of a chocolate fountain.

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continued from page 1 club,” she said. “We’re a nonprofit organization. We have done several projects around Wellington and its neighboring communities to aid in beautification of the community.”

Some of the group’s civic projects include maintaining the Wellington Community Center gardens, beautifying the land around the library before its renovation, and volunteering with Habitat for Humanity.

Morris said that the club was eager to lend a hand.

“Wellington has done wonderful things with these houses,” she said. “They have really spruced them up.”

She said that club members acted as advisers for the project, drafting recommendations for the landscape of each home.

“For the first home,” she said, “it was surrounded by a lot of concrete. We tried to put in sturdy

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continued from page 1 local planning and transportation agency,” he continued.

Roberts wrote that he feels that while Callery-Judge has been most adversely affected, he believes that the existing deficiencies in the road network are problems that will harm everyone in the region. He stressed the need to work together as a community to address the problem.

“I also continue to believe that

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continued from page 1 to conditions of the 1992 development agreement for Ibis that Damone said included the extension of SR 7.

“As elected officials, we are supposed to plan for tomorrow,” Damone said. “I thought it was interesting that she’s asking to ignore agreements made a quarter of a century ago.”

Former County Commissioner Ken Adams also spoke, Damone said. He was on the commission

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continued from page 1 gin in early fall instead of the end of the year as we originally anticipated.”

Assuming that there are no delays, Barnes said the removal would begin in late September and take about 60 days to complete.

He said that the Safe Neighborhoods Office would do outreach to residents in the area to inform them about the closure before it happens.

Willhite also asked about the schedule for the building of a new Wellington Boys & Girls Club

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continued from page 3 know that no one appeared before the Planning & Zoning Commission — after it’s been built, in other words, ‘this is what we’re going to do, we’re cooperating with you by giving you what we want and now we’re coming to tell you what we’ve done,’ but you really have not worked with our staff, as far as I can see.”

Beth Hahn and Carla Tavolacci of Creations Production in their display area. of the whole neighborhood up.”

And already that has happened, Morris said.

“The home on the 12th Fairway is in a group of four,” she said.

“The two on either side looked like they needed some help, too.

And when the owners saw what we were doing, they came out and got involved. They asked what

Donovan Gose and Lisa Hamilton of Cupcake Cottage.

shrubs that would be able to withstand all weather conditions. For each home, we tried to pick native plants that will tolerate poor soil conditions and not a lot of irrigation, or Florida-friendly plants that don’t require a lot of water.”

While club members oversaw the project, young volunteers got the opportunity to learn about gardening.

“We were in there to be sure everyone understood how to plant plants properly,” Morris said.

“The volunteers we worked with were fabulous. They were not deterred by unforeseen obstacles.

For many, this was their first experience gardening. They learned quickly and listened.”

The projects haven’t been without their challenges, Morris said.

“On one home, we found that way back before [hurricanes] Frances and Jeanne, there had been a large tree in the space we were trying to plant. We encountered a lot of nasty roots. But luckily, there were several young men up to the task of digging them out.”

Bonde said Wellington hopes

that having homes that look wellmaintained both inside and outside will help raise property values.

“We have what is called curb appeal,” he said. “We hope that by landscaping these homes, we can give people ideas. Hopefully they say, ‘Oh, that looks nice, I’ll do that, too.’ It helps bring the value

as events unfold, the town and its residents will come to recognize that many of the ideas we discussed are good ones, and are good for the town as well as the surrounding communities,” Roberts wrote.

Roberts noted that while he believes the town should make road improvements, his company will no longer be adversely affected if the town does not.

“While we still strongly believe that the town has a moral and legal responsibility to its residents and neighbors to plan for sufficient roads to handle the new units it is approving, it seems that recent changes in Florida’s growth management laws… mean that

Callery-Judge… will no longer have the same adverse consequences… Given that the new law has largely addressed the threat that forced us to file this administrative challenge in the first place, we will dismiss the pending administrative challenge.”

For Loxahatchee Groves, the dropping of the administrative challenge by Callery-Judge means that its comprehensive plan, which had been stalled due to the challenge, can go into effect without further restrictions, according to Town Manager Frank Spence.

“We have notified the DCA that the protest has been withdrawn, and now we just have to

see what will be required. We will be notified when it is officially dropped, and then our comp plan becomes active,” Spence said. “We’re very optimistic. We haven’t gotten word on the time frame, but we expect it to be soon.”

Development in the town has been stymied since the challenge was filed, requiring the town to utilize both its own land development regulations as well as the county’s to review applications, Spence said.

“It has been two long years and two very expensive years,” Spence said. “I figure the costs are probably over $200,000.”

The costs included several

closed meetings between CalleryJudge and the town with the town’s attorney present, as well as a study of Okeechobee Blvd. conducted by a consultant at a cost of $56,000.

Roberts said the changes in the land development regulations during the last legislative session will ease development requirements so that late developers are not penalized for oversights by those who came earlier.

“We still think that if the town wants to permit a lot of new development, it should improve the road infrastructure,” Roberts told the Town-Crier on Wednesday.

“The change in law changes the consequences to the landowners

inside of Seminole Improvement District and Callery-Judge Grove.

We’d be happy to work with the town to improve the infrastructure in the area. I think everybody here has agreed the infrastructure is not adequate.”

Roberts said he thinks the changes in regulations will mean people will not be competing over limited infrastructure.

“If people are not competing over infrastructure, that means there is no penalty for waiting to develop like there has been,” he said. “There has been a great deal of controversy about catching up the road infrastructure to accommodate all that earlier development.”

when Ibis applied for approval and pointed out that the extension of SR 7 was a condition of the agreement.

Further, Damone said the extension is included in the Ibis master plan and pointed out that the northern mile of the SR 7-Northlake connection is built and has existed for years, with a sign that reads “State Road 7.”

“I personally have been involved with this for 15 years,” Damone said. “I just thought it was shocking coming from the mayor that they would ask to ignore previous agreements.”

Damone added that she finds it ironic that the road’s opponents

object on environmental grounds when Ibis developers destroyed high-quality wetlands to develop there. “I have a document [showing] that they destroyed 363 pristine jurisdictional wetland acres,” she said. “The road goes around the water catchment area instead of through it, so there are compromises that have already been made. This is truly a ‘not in my back yard’ issue.”

Opponents suggested Persimmon Blvd. to 140th Avenue, running through the middle of The Acreage, as an alternative connection.

“They don’t understand that the road flows naturally through The

Acreage now,” Damone said.

“We’re asking for the road to go around our community, no differently than we’re asking for it to go around Ibis. We’re not asking for it to go through Ibis.”

Palms West Chamber CEO Jaene Miranda was pleased with the outcome of the meeting. “We need this,” she said. “It is time for a battle cry. It’s time for us to stand up and say we’re not going to be pushed around by a city that doesn’t truly benefit from this road. We’re the ones who benefit from it, and we need to have access in and access out of our communities.”

From the standpoint of safety,

the road is critical, Miranda said.

“If we have a natural disaster where we have to get out of here, with the communities as big as they’ve grown, it becomes an issue,” she said.

Miranda questioned whom Muoio is really representing.

“We need to question what is truly causing this fight,” Miranda said. “Is it truly an environmental concern, or is it the fact that the road runs close to her own personal home and community?”

Miranda pointed out that Muoio’s opposition to the SR 7 extension was part of her political platform.

“It was part of what got her elected and got the votes from those residents living in that area,” Miranda said. “We just need to keep things in perspective and understand that there are things that have been done that are far more than this little two-mile tract on State Road 7. We’ve crossed the Everglades with I-75, and we were able to mitigate the environmental impact. I think we should have a little bit more faith in our engineers and the Florida Department of Transportation to be able to execute this smaller project.”

Muoio could not be reached for comment at her office on Wednesday.

facility at the old water treatment plant facility on Wellington Trace.

Last year, the council authorized the club’s lease of Wellington-owned property near the water treatment plant.

The club now operates out of a building at Wellington Community Park on South Shore Blvd., south of Pierson Road, but has outgrown the facility.

Rather than tear down the old building, the club struck a deal with Wellington to turn the existing 15,000-square-foot facility over to the village and construct a new building at the Wellington Trace site.

The approximately 23,000square-foot, $3 million facility is designed like the existing Boys &

Girls Club facility in Riviera Beach. The club will pay for it through donations and grants, with Wellington covering $700,000 in construction costs. The village’s share will come from recreational impact fees.

Additionally, Wellington will save about $50,000 a year in operational costs, which will be covered by the club.

Moving the club will allow Wellington to partner with it for programs at the nearby Safe Neighborhoods Office and have it serve as a joint facility with the village and a place for children in transitional neighborhoods, such as the Goldenrod community, to go.

Barnes said that the project

would go out to bid sometime in October, with construction to begin at the start of the 2012.

Regarding another upcoming project, Willhite asked for an update on plans to tear down and rebuild the Wellington Community Center.

In May, the council voted to knock down and rebuild the center, which has several design flaws. The $5.1 million project would give Wellington a community center specifically designed for its needs that will last for generations to come.

Willhite noted that space-plan-

ning meetings were set for the beginning of August, but wondered what the project’s timetable was.

Barnes said that first planners would meet with the council, the recreation department and other staff members to determine how the building will be used and what it will need.

“After they finish the first round of interviews and information meetings, they will propose a general facility program and recommendations,” he said.

After the interviews and recommendations, it should be available

within 30 days for the final proposal to be presented to the council.

Ultimately, it would be the end of the year to the beginning of next year before construction begins.

Finally, Willhite said he was excited to note that the council approved Tuesday on its consent agenda Phase 2 of its Forest Hill Blvd. reconstruction project.

“Hopefully, it will bring some of this to a close,” he said. “Forest Hill will start to look much different here in the near future. Hopefully, it will bring a really good look to the road.”

Owens said that school district staff had started working with village staff in February, although the project had begun the previous October.

Councilman Richard Valuntas agreed with comments from the other council members, but also said that he thought the school district is trying to work in a more cooperative manner.

“The bottom line is the school is changing for the better,” Valuntas said. “Yes, I agree with Martha. It should have been done before instead of three-quarters of

the way through it being done, but we’re up against a state statute that says they don’t have to comply with any of this. I would recommend, and the point that sells this to me, is they’re getting rid of that yard. They don’t have to get rid of that yard, and they are agreeing to.”

Valuntas made a motion to approve the application, which carried 3-2, with Pinto and Webster opposed.

“What is the sense of fighting something you can’t win?” Mattioli asked after the vote.

the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole several pieces of jewelry. According to the report, the victim discovered her vehicle with its doors slightly ajar and observed that the car had been ransacked. The burglar(s) took a black necklace with pink stone, six gold necklaces, five gold bracelets, one gold anklet and $10 cash. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,310.

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

JULY 26 — A resident of the Victoria Groves community contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach on Tuesday evening to report a burglary. According to a PBSO report, some-

time between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., someone entered the victim’s home through an unlocked sliding glass door and stole the victim’s watch and gold necklace. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,450.

According to the report, the deputy contacted a neighbor who said that at approximately 5:30 p.m., he observed an unknown black male walking on the sidewalk and along the houses.

When the neighbor asked if he could help him, the man said he was meeting a friend and then fled the area. The suspect was described as a black male approximately 5’10” and 160 lbs., wearing a blue shirt.

Wellington Garden Club members Stormi Bivin, Alma Walker, Barbara Hadsell and Twig Morris.

Blotter continued from page 6 the victim’s vehicle, which was parked in her driveway. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) scratched the rear tailgate and let the air out of the front passenger tire, causing approximately $500 in damage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JULY 26 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded to a home in Counterpoint Estates on Tuesday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m.

Monday and 7 a.m. the following morning, someone entered

kind of plants they could have. So now those three little townhouses look great.”

Bonde said that it was a natural response for homeowners.

“They want to be as good or better as the home up the block,” he said. “They will make their homes look much better so they are not the sore spot in the neigh-

borhood. That helps make the home good to live in and good to have as a neighbor.”

The Wellington Garden Club is open to the public with monthly meetings resuming Sept. 14. For more information, visit www. wellingtongardenclub.org or contact Morris at twig_morris@ hotmail.com.

The newly landscaped home on the 12th Fairway.

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Buxton Urges Horse Owners To Carry Proper Insurance

Bill Buxton of Buxton Equine Insurance urges hor se owners to carry a personal horse owner’s liability policy. As columnist Ellen Rosenberg illustrates, just because you consider someone a friend doesn’t mean they won’t sue you if they fall off your horse.

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Wellington Hosts Soccer Camp For Area Youths

The Wellington Parks & Recreation Department hosted its Elite Soccer Camp from Monday, July 25 through Thursday, July 28 at Village Park on Pierson Road. Campers were divided by experience level and given the chance to hone their skills, learn and develop new skills, and enjoy the game. Page 35

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Business Upscale Beauty With French Flair At Wellington’s New Trini In Private Salon

Trini in Private, a full-service upscale beauty salon with locations in Miami, Fort Myers and New York City, recently opened in Wellington, taking over the space formerly occupied by Capricious Salon & Spa in the Shoppes at Chancellor on South Shore Blvd.

Trini in Private is a licensed franchise hair salon started by Trini Wagner, a French native and hair design specialist to the rich and famous, as well as professional ambassador for L’Oreal. Page 29

Sports RPB Sports Academy Camp Offers A Week Of Karate Lessons

The Royal Palm Beach Parks & Recreation Department offered a chance for participants to learn the discipline and fun of karate during its Sports Academ y Summer Camp held Monday, July 18 through Friday, July 22 at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center. Page 35

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Bill Buxton Urges Horse Owners To Carry Proper Insurance Several years ago, a good friend of mine never thought twice. Her next-door neighbor asked to come over and ride one of her horses. They were good friends as well as neighbors, so my friend said sure. Unfortunately, the neighbor had just gotten on when something spooked the horse, which ran under a tree. The neighbor fell off and hurt her ankle.

The neighbor sued. My friends ended up spending a lot of money and moving.

It all could have been made easier with proper equine insurance.

Bill Buxton started Buxton Equine Insurance in Wellington in 1995 because he “got tired of insurance agents who had to do research before they could answer my questions.” He has owned and ridden horses for more than 20 years.

“A lot of horse owners are like ostriches with their heads in the sand,” Buxton said.

“They think their homeowners’ insurance or a personal umbrella policy covers them. Mostly, these don’t cover any equine-related activities.”

Buxton said that posting a sign warning of the inherent dangers in riding is nice, as is having someone sign a release before they ride your horse, but it won’t stop someone from suing you. He advises all horse owners to carry a personal horse owner’s liability 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.”

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By Ellen Rosenberg policy. Depending on the particulars, the cost runs around $600 to $700 annually.

“Legally, a horse is property, and the owner of that property is liable for any damage it causes on or off your property,” Buxton explained. “If your horse gets out on a road and gets hit by a car, you can be sued for personal injury and property damage. If your horse is at a show and stomps on someone’s foot, if you’re on a trail ride and your horse kicks another horse, if you’re boarding your horse at a barn and he breaks some fencing or equipment, you’re liable. If someone reaches over your fence at your house and feeds your horse a carrot and he bites them, you can get sued.

If your horse has pawed and dug a hole, and someone steps in it and breaks an ankle, they can come after you legally. If you’re giving lessons or training horses, then the liability multiplies.”

Other than liability, the most basic horse insurance is full mortality and theft, which covers the horse in case it dies, is stolen or has to be euthanized. Other endorsements can be added.

A broken fence like this can lead to a lawsuit if your horse gets out.

“Basically, if you own a horse, you need insurance,” Buxton said. “At the very least, insurance covers the cost of your investment.

The least expensive part of owning a horse is the purchase price. Insurance is there as a safety net if something goes wrong. It can help

you save your horse’s life or provide a pool of money in case of a lawsuit.

“Full mortality and theft covers the actual value of the horse,” Buxton explained. “It’s based on the horse’s age, breed, discipline and See ROSENBERG, page 24

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I Love Baby Showers... Especially If We Get To Play Games!

Last Saturday, I did something I haven’t done for a long, long time — I went to a baby shower.

It wasn’t until I got the invitation that I realized how long it had been. These things go in cycles, I guess. When you’re graduating from high school, all your friends are graduating from high school. When you’re getting married, all your friends are getting married. When you’re having babies, all your friends are having babies. It’s the Circle of Life.

But this circle has long straight sides. It’s more of an oblong, really — the Oblong of Life — and evidently I had been in the “nose to the grindstone” phase of the oblong.

So I was all excited to get this invitation. I didn’t care that I’d be in the matriarch section; I knew there’d be games.

Let me explain. I was raised in a family that believes there is no IQ test, no FCAT, no college entrance exam, SAT or ACT as important as a game bought from a store. We consider Get your Sonic Boomer humor every day!

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The Sonic BOOMER games the one true measure of one’s intelligence, and this makes us ruthless competitors. At home, we will draw blood if you inadvertently take the dice when we landed on “roll again.”

So you can see why I am the perfect baby shower guest.

While everyone else sits there sedately sipping baby blue punch and nibbling on carrot sticks, my radar is fully extended, waiting for the announcement that we are now going to play games. (I know there will be games because, like a spy, I have sneaked along the edges of the room beforehand, looking for telltale clues like golf pencils and little pink notepads.) When the unsuspecting hostess demurely asks if anyone would like to play a game, my hand is immediately in the air, wav-

ing madly and I’m shouting: “Me! Me! I want to play a game!”

It’s adorable.

“Um, OK,” she will say. “Here is a sheet of paper with the alphabet on it.” (I start to slobber. The Alphabet! — my longtime friend! I’m a winner!) She continues, “When I say ‘Go,’ you will have one minute to write down one word next to each letter. Each word must have something to do with babies.”

Now she slowly and methodically hands out the papers, and I scan the room for cheaters, people who have “forgotten” to wait for the word “Go.” I am always tempted to jump up and point at them, screaming, but as a W for Welky, I am so used to being the last person in the room to be handed any important paper that I have compensated for this with lightning speed and accuracy.

The hostess finally, finally says “Go!” and I’m off. I write as fast as I can. I employ every interview skill I’ve ever learned. Sometimes I use shorthand.

“Stop!” she says, and I doublecheck the stopwatch I keep in my purse. It has been 64 seconds, but that’s OK. Not everyone can tell time. “Who has more than five words?” she asks. I wave my hand frantically. “Who has

more than 10?” My hand is still up. “Does anyone have 15?” she asks.

“I have 13!” I holler, spilling my punch into the pastel mints.

And I am a winner.

I receive a bromeliad for my efforts, together with puzzled stares from every woman in the room. I try to resume conversation with those around me, but they have inexplicably wandered off to join other tables. I try to make up for it by throwing the next game and coming in second, but the damage is done.

Then I win the door prize.

I always win the door prize. Hostesses tremble when they hand it to me and turn their faces away. They tend to look like they’re hand-feeding a cobra.

When the party breaks up, little knots of women congregate on the sidewalk outside, awaiting their rides. There’s hugging and kissing and promises of future lunch dates. I stand with my mountain of prizes, alone.

Maybe the Oblong of Life has nothing to do with my lack of shower invitations.

Hmmmm.

Oh, well. My brand new bromeliad, stationery set and handkerchief make up for that.

‘Friends With Benefits’ An Enjoyable Romantic Comedy There has not been a good romantic comedy around for quite a while, but Friends With Benefits fills that need beautifully. The smart, sharp comedy from director Will Gluck, who most recently did another great comedy, Easy A, is smart and funny and has enough warmth in it to last us until the next great funny romance.

The story is simple enough. Corporate headhunter Jamie (Mila Kunis), just off a bad relationship, brings web designer Dylan (Justin Timberlake) to New York to take over the web site for GQ magazine. And they meet cute and even get in the middle of a flash mob singing “New York, New York.” They also discover they are emotionally damaged by their pasts and decide that it’s far easier to simply have sex (with each other) with no emotional complications. Right.

If this were a French movie, it would work and the two could each marry someone else and have children or grandchildren while keeping up their affair. But this is America, so, of course, it quickly becomes apparent that they were really right for each other, a fact both go out of their way to deny. The idea of simply having sex for the fun of it, without worrying

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Major medical covers many illnesses and injuries. Normal preventive treatments such as worming and routine vaccinations aren’t covered. Major medical is generally only offered on horses up to 14 years old. Surgical protection, which is cheaper than major med-

about all the accompanying problems, seems great in theory. Kunis has, however, pointed out that having casual sex is like communism.

In theory it works perfectly; in reality, it’s disastrous.

Everyone around the couple sees how perfect they are for each other, but she, because of a crazed hippie mother (a very funny Patricia Clarkson) and he because of an Alzheimer’s touched father (an exceptional Richard Jenkins, handling the part with dignity, clearly showing the qualities he once had in full measure that had won his son’s respect), are unwilling to accept their feelings. Until the end, of course, when … well, if you can’t figure out they eventually get together, you have been ignoring the last

hundred years of American cinema.

The cast is really good. Timberlake and Kunis have real chemistry together. They look and sound right with each other. Timberlake is an exceptional leading man. Dylan is not a clown but a man damaged when his mother deserted the family when he was a boy. He agonizes over the correct decisions, the one major one being his indecision on committing himself to a woman he clearly adores. And Kunis is a marvelous comedy performer. She is both gorgeous and real. She looks like the girl next door, if you’re really lucky and live in New York, with just the right hint of exotic ethnicity and her huge eyes. Her character, mixed-up and loving at the same time, seems very real.

The best thing about the film is the script.

Written by a team led by Keith Merryman, it is sharp and witty. The characters are smart and hip. After Kunis is dumped, she rages at a poster of Katherine Heigl, yelling that the actress who has appeared in so many romantic comedies is a liar. The dialogue throughout is amusing but also real, as are the situations.

There are no oddball plot devices.

The cast, as mentioned above, is marvel-

ous. Timberlake and Kunis carry the movie, but Clarkson and particularly Jenkins add extra layers of feeling. Woody Harrelson as Dylan’s gay buddy gives a great supporting performance as well, moving out of the typical Hollywood stereotypes, and Jenna Elfman gives a lovely, short performance as Dylan’s harried sister.

There should be a small warning. This is an R-rated film. While there is a bit of nudity, usually done in quick flashes, the dialogue during the love-making is extremely blunt as the two characters teach each other what they like.

The happy combination of smart story, really good direction and a cast that is excellent has made this a delightful comedy. We need more of these. In theory, they should be easy to make. Filmmakers do not need a lot of special effects or casts of thousands. All they need is a strong script that people can relate to. That may be a problem for Hollywood.

But this is a great film to see. Although mixed in with the summer blockbusters, it manages in its own way to be the kind of movie you can enjoy in any season: funny and real. We liked it a lot. See it.

ical, covers fewer procedures but can include older horses.

Other endorsements include transportation insurance, if you’re shipping a horse into or out of the country, stallion or broodmare infertility, which would cover breeding stock in case they’re no longer able to reproduce due to an accident or death, and loss of use for high-value horses worth more than $50,000. It pays up to 75 percent of the insured value if the horse becomes disabled for the insured discipline.

Buxton advised knowing in advance what kind of deductibles you will be asked to pay.

They are assigned on a per-incident basis.

They usually cover the actual cost, and then being reimbursed for whatever is covered, minus the deductible. If the exact same problem or injury recurs, insurance typically won’t cover it.

Buxton said that the best insurance isn’t always the cheapest. The cost of a policy reflects what’s actually covered. You should know what you need and make sure it’s included. Never assume anything.

“Ask your agent detailed questions, then ask again,” Buxton said. “Your agent should be able to explain things clearly so you know

exactly what’s in the policy.”

Buxton said that horse owners need to be aware of their responsibilities and protect themselves. People can file medical lawsuits up to four years after an accident. “If you own property, and legally a horse is property, then you are responsible. Nothing is going to stop someone from suing you if they want to,” he said. “State laws may reduce exposure, but you still can be sued. If you carry the proper insurance, it can make a huge difference.”

For more information, call Buxton Equine Insurance at (561) 585-0900 or visit www. buxtonequine.com.

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Bryan Adams Kicks Off Summer/Fall Shows At Kravis The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced five stellar performers and productions starting in August. Tickets are on sale now.

• Bryan Adams, Aug. 11 — Celebrating a career that has spanned 30 years, this legendary rocker will perform solo acoustic renditions of such classics as “Run To You,” “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” and “Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman.” Adams will appear as part of his Bare Bones Tour. The show will take place at 8 p.m. in the Dreyfoos Concert Hall. Tickets start at $25.

• K.D. Lang, Oct. 8 — The chemistry between Lang and her new band the Siss Boom Bang is reflected in Sing It Loud, her first studio album since 2008’s Watershed. The legendary Tony Bennett, with whom she recorded the 2002 album Wonderful Duets, has hailed Lang as “the best singer of her generation.” Her other best-selling CDs include Angel With a Lariat, Hymns of the 49th Parallel and Torch and Twang. Lang will perform at 8 p.m. in the Dreyfoos Concert Hall. Tickets start at $25.

• Sesame Street Live, Oct. 1516 — Sesame Street Live will present “Elmo’s Super Heroes.”

Through song and dance, Elmo, Abby Cadabby and other Sesame Street friends explore the importance of exercise, nutrition, sleep and hygiene, all in a quest to put the “Super” back in Super Grover.

Show times are Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10:30 a.m., and 2 and 5:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1 and 4:30 p.m. in the Dreyfoos Concert Hall.

Tickets start at $12 general admis-

sion and $5 for infants less than a year old.

• Brundibár, Oct. 22 — This children’s opera tells of a brother and sister who seek money through singing in the street to buy milk for their ailing mother, only to have the quest thwarted by the evil organ grinder Brundibár. Extolling the triumph of good over evil, Brundibár has become an allegory of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi regime. Today, the opera provides a vehicle to instruct children in the importance of responsibility and courage in standing up against bullying and tyranny. The show will take place at 7 p.m. in the Dreyfoos Concert Hall.

Tickets start at $12. Brundibár is presented by Insight Through Education, Palm Beach Opera, Young Singers of the Palm Beaches and the Kravis Center.

• Benise: The Spanish Guitar, Nov. 6 — Armed with his Spanish guitar, a world-class band and elaborately choreographed dancers, Benise fuses Latin styles with African rhythms and rock to create a sound that is as edgy and exotic as it is romantic and sensual. His Emmy Award-winning PBS production Nights of Fire! was dubbed “an exotic voyage through a land of romance and wonder” by The New York Times. The show will take place at 8 p.m. in the Dreyfoos Concert Hall. Tickets start at $25.

Tickets for all five shows are on sale now. To purchase tickets, stop by the Kravis Center box office at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, visit the Kravis Center’s web site at www.kravis.org, or call (561) 832-7469 or (800) 5728471.

Bryan Adams performs Aug. 11.

K.D. Lang performs Oct. 8.

The production of Brundibár will take place Oct. 22.

Sesame Street Live will present “Elmo’s Super Heroes” Oct. 15-16 in the Dreyfoos Concert Hall.

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CGSM Gallery To Feature Water-Themed Exhibit Aug. 5

A wildlife-themed piece

by Tracy Rosof-Petersen.

Tracy Rosof-Petersen’s exhibit will feature rain barrels.

The Clay-Glass-Metal-Stone Cooperative Gallery in Lake Worth will feature “Water Knows No Boundaries,” an exhibit of works by artist Tracy Rosof-Petersen, opening Friday, Aug. 5 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Petersen has been an integral part of the Lake Worth arts scene for more than two decades, has created a score of public work projects and has taught children throughout the region.

In “Water Knows No Boundaries,” Petersen illustrates the power that water has over the lives of everyone on the planet, intertwining the powerful force of water with the intrinsic force of art as it integrates with nature. She wants to express to viewers that every bit of life on this planet is connected by water — an especially timely idea in light of the continuing drought in Palm Beach County. Her works drive home the fact that our quality of life depend upon water’s abun-

dance and our ability to manage it.

Petersen participates in reef-rescue organizations and is now exploring the nature of rain barrels and their contribution to drought abatement. During the opening night exhibition, Petersen will bring RainLife rain barrels to the gallery as part of a demonstration on water conservation. Examples of barrels painted with images depicting wildlife will be shown along with works of art that reflect water themes or use water as part of their design.

Petersen has created a body of work prominent in the gallery and reflective of a region of the country in which huge canyons have been created by the erosive forces of water and nature. These colorful sand and granite canyon erosions created mega-cliff structures and dwellings that are seen in many of the southwest-influenced mammoth pottery pieces of museum quality works that Petersen sculpts. Added

to these are her fountains, ewers and dog-watering stations.

Clay-Glass-Metal-Stone Cooperative Gallery is sponsored by the Flamingo Clay Studio, a nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to provide affordable studio and gallery space for three-dimensional artists. The gallery is located at 605 Lake Avenue in downtown Lake Worth. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

Gallery openings take place from 6 to 10 p.m. the first and third Fridays of each month, with many special events in-between. Each opening features samples of breads and desserts created by the new J Street Bakery, located on J Street in downtown Lake Worth. Stop in for a sample of bread and a taste of wine. For more info., call (561) 588-8344 or visit the gallery’s web site at www. clayglassmetalstone.com.

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Trini in Private Salon — Trini Academy Salon Educator and Hair Designer Michel Willard, salon co-owners Derna Lopez and Armineh Gharakhani, Trini in Privat e founder Trini Wagner, salon co-owner John Miran Pust and Toni MacPherson.

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Enjoy Upscale Beauty With French Flair At Wellington’s New Trini In Private Salon

By Jessica Gregoire Town-Crier Staff Report A new area salon aims to bring French flair to Wellington.

Trini in Private, a full-service upscale beauty salon with locations in Miami, Fort Myers and New York City, recently opened in Wellington, taking over the space formerly occupied by Capricious Salon & Spa in the Shoppes at Chancellor on South Shore Blvd.

The name change came about when Capricious co-owners Derna Lopez and Armineh Gharakhani were joined by a third co-owner, John Miran Pust.

Trini in Private is a licensed franchise hair salon started by Trini Wagner, a French native and hair design specialist to the rich and famous, as well as professional ambassador for L’Oreal.

The Wellington salon unofficially opened several weeks ago. “On the 27th of last month, I came in as the third owner and brought Trini on board,” Pust explained. “And then we closed for five days for some small renovations, redecorating, painting and training.

Then we opened back up as Trini in Private.”

Wagner, along with Michel Willard, a salon educator and hair designer from the Trini Academy, were present at the Wellington location for a training session with some of the new stylists, who learned about the French technique of styling and cutting, the technique that sets Trini in Private apart from other salons.

“We work with two main ingredients, ‘glamour’ and ‘natural fall,’” Willard said.

With “natural fall,” the stylist cuts the client’s hair so it falls into its normal place. “It does not matter if your hair grows long or short,” Willard explained. “It’s going to stay beautiful, and it’s not going to be with a raggedy finish.”

With “glamour,” Willard said, the stylist

creates a style that has an elegant and classy look. “It’s everything related to beauty,” he said. “And it’s all about sophistication and elegance.”

Some of the salon’s hair design options include color, highlights and relaxers from Balayage, a French coloring technique, and the Brazilian keratin treatment. Trini in Private also offers a full-service spa with body treatments, massages, facials, manicures and pedicures, waxing, makeup application, eyelash extension and eyebrow threading.

The salon uses an array of professional products such as Phyto, Couleur Caramel, Germaine de Capuccini and L’Oreal.

With customer satisfaction and service as its main priority, Trini in Private provides refreshments to its clients from the moment they enter the salon. Refreshments range from espresso to a glass of wine, Pust said.

According to Pust, the salon is still in its developing stages.

“We are still looking for more people to work at our salon,” he said. “We need anyone from nail technicians to hair stylists.”

The salon will not be completely renovated until the fall when the owners are planning its official grand opening celebration.

“We hope that from there, the salon just goes up and up and up,” Pust said.

Trini in Private currently has six locations — four in Florida and two in New York. Wagner also owns a design studio in Miami where innovative styles are created. The Miami location also includes the L’Oreal Academy, where stylists can learn the French techniques.

The salon offers promotions for referring clients and weekday specials on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Trini in Private is located at 12020 South Shore Blvd., Suite 300, Wellington. For more information, visit www.triniinprivate.com or call (561) 793-9960.

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PALMS WEST CHAMBER WELCOMES WEI NETWORK TO ROYAL PALM BEACH

To celebrate his studio’s recent relocation to the western communities, WEI Network owner Peter Wein hosted a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Palms West Chamber of Commerce. The studio, which hosts Wein’s Internet radio station, is now located in Royal Palm Beach’s Royal Plaza. The WEI Ne twork, or World Entertainment Information Network, covers a wide range of interests from community news, green living and sustainability to health, opinions and more. The objective is to deliver the facts of the story and let the listeners draw their own conclusions. Entertainment is also a major component to the station. To learn more about the programming, as well as special offers to P alms West Chamber members, contact Wein at info@weinetwork.com or (561) 290-4597. Shown above is Wein with Palms West Chamber ambassadors.

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Leadership Palm Beach County Elects David Greene Second VP

David A. Greene, a partner in the West Palm Beach office of Fox Rothschild LLP, has been elected second vice president of Leadership Palm Beach County Inc. for the 2011-12 term beginning July 1.

Greene is a member of Leadership Palm Beach County’s Class of 2006 and completed his current term as treasurer when his new position began on July 1.

Leadership Palm Beach County is an educational nonprofit organization designed to foster awareness of community issues and promote efficient communication and cooperative relationships between existing and emerging community leaders.

Initiated in 1983 through a collaborative effort of the local chambers of commerce, the organization has been committed to the collective discussion and resolution of local issues and concerns.

A member of the litigation department at Fox Rothschild, Greene focuses his practice in complex commercial litigation matters involving banking, title insurance, real estate and construction. He also has experience in franchise litigation, se-

curities disputes, physician group dissolutions and other business disputes. Greene regularly handles litigation matters for banks, title insurance companies and their insured, merchant services providers, franchisees and building contractors.

An active member of his community, Greene served as president of the board of directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach County and as an officer and director for the Sunshine Council of Campfire Boys and Girls, the Heart of Florida Legal Aid Society and the Boca Raton Sunrise Citrus Center Kiwanis Clubs.

Additionally, Greene participated in the Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court LIV and serves on the Judicial Relations Committee of the Palm Beach County Bar Association.

Greene received his law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1996 and earned his undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Miami in 1993.

Fox Rothschild LLP is a full-service law firm built to serve business leaders. Over the past 100 years, the

David Greene firm has grown to more than 500 lawyers in 16 offices coast to coast.

The firms help clients manage risk and make better decisions by offering practical, innovative advice. For more info., visit www.foxrothschild. com.

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Volunteers Elected To LLS National Board Of Directors This year, two key volunteers for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society were invited to join the LLS National Board of Directors. Peter B. Brock, principal in Brock Development, and Kathryn Vecellio have been elected to the board effective July 1. Their terms will run through June 30, 2014.

Brock has been a key volunteer with the Palm Beach chapter’s board of trustees. He initiated a high-end golf tournament, which has raised $1 million over the past five years. Brock helped to revamp the board and championed a leadership campaign in 2010 that resulted in 100-percent board participation. Also, he and his wife Janice have been actively involved with

the local annual gala by providing “Build-a-Bears” that are auctioned off for a minimum of $3,000.

Brock’s motivation for his work with LLS was the loss of his father to leukemia 13 years ago.

Vecellio has been a trustee of her family’s foundation and a volunteer for many community and charitable organizations for the past 26 years. In addition to holding a board position with the LLS Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia chapter, Vecellio serves on the board of the South Florida Science Museum and holds board positions with the Guistetti Palm Beach County Daughters of the American Revolution Foundation, Palm Beach Atlantic University, the Kravis Center

for the Performing Arts and the Norton Museum of Art. In 1996, Vecellio received the Women in Leadership Award from Executive Women of the Palm Beaches.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. Its mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services. Founded in 1949 and headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., LLS has chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada.

For more info., visit www.lls.org.

Peter Brock

Kathryn Vecellio

Minto Debuts Four Furnished Models In RPB’s PortoSol Four new furnished model homes will debut Saturday, July 30 in the stunning master-planned community of PortoSol. Priced from the $220s to low $300s, these homes feature extraordinary living, luxury and value in a premier Royal Palm Beach location.

Ranging from one- to two-story living, the homes offer a wide variety of designs, floor plans and room

choices to meet the lifestyle preference of the buyer and their family.

The models range in size from the 1,895-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bathroom and two-car garage Athens model to the 2,774-squarefoot, three- to five-bedroom, 2.5- to 3.5-bathroom, two- to three-car garage Venice model. All of the new homes include a spacious gourmet kitchen, complete Energy Star ap-

pliance package and standard premium features such as granite countertops and 18-inch tile.

In addition to fine living, the stunning community includes more than 100 acres of lakes, preserves and landscaped open areas and a clubhouse with a state-of-the-art fitness center, billiards room, outdoor basketball and tennis courts, and a resort-style pool.

PortoSol is located at 2448 Bellarosa Circle in Royal Palm Beach near top-rated schools, shopping, services, business and transportation.

For a limited time, Minto will pay the closing costs when a buyer uses FBC Mortgage and closing with Founders Title. The purchaser will have expenses at closing such as tax proration and other prepaid items.

Seller contribution limits may apply and affect the loan amount.

For complete information about Minto Communities, visit www. mintofla.com or call toll-free at (866) 807-1871.

For an overview of the community (including a video tour), floor plans and home features, visit www.minto.com/buy-a-home-inflorida/portosol/main.html.

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WELLINGTON HOSTS ELITE SOCCER CAMP PROGRAM FOR AREA YOUTHS The Wellington Parks & Recreation Department hosted its Elite Soccer Camp from Monday, July 25 through Thursday, July 28 at Village Park on Pierson Road. Campers were divided by experience level and given the chance to hone their skills, learn and develop new skills, and enjoy the game. For more information about Wellington sports programs, call (561) 791-4005.

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Allison Breed goes up against her sister Alissa.

Haley Jenkins kicks the ball away from Logan Fenimore.

Allison Breed kicks to score a goal.

Alissa Breed tries to keep the ball away from Lexi Hiltunen.

Alissa Breed and Hale y Jenkins battle for the ball.

Logan Fenimore and Samantha Jenkins both knee the ball.

RPB SPORTS ACADEMY CAMP OFFERS A WEEK OF KARATE LESSONS The Royal Palm Beach Parks & Recreation Department offered a chance for participants to learn the discipline and fun of karate during its Sports Academy Summer Camp held Monday, July 18 through Friday, July 22 at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center. For more info., call (561) 790-5124.

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Connor Kelly and Cameron Rapa help out Aidan Clark and Ethan Darrow as they do sit-ups.

Chandler Barry goes for the ball during a speed game.

Chelsea Gallimore tags out Cameron Rapa.

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Scott Simpson Attends FSU’s Seminole Trails Running Camp

The Transformers players with coach Israel Machado.

Transformers End Season As Champs The Acreage Athletic League’s Transformers fourversus-four flag football team won the Air It Out Championship Game on Saturday, July 23 at Acreage Community Park, finishing the season undefeated in the 14 and under division.

The championship game was a defensive struggle, with the Transformers down 13-6 to the Screaming Bananas at halftime. However, the Transformers rallied back

and with less than two minutes left in the game when quarterback Madeline Harding connected with Catie Wegman to tie up the game.

In overtime, a run by Savannah Martinez sealed the win for the Transformers.

Transformers team members include Kaci Sleeth, Savannah Martinez, Madeline Harding, Catie Wegman, Taylor Gouveia and Bailee Machado. The girls are coached by Israel Machado.

The King’s Academy junior Scott Simpson recently returned from the Seminole Trails Running Camp at Florida State University. The fiveday running camp was staffed by the FSU crosscountry and track coaches and only accepted 50 applicants for the individual camp.

Taking advantage of the lush parks and forests in and around Tallahassee, the runners ran trails while receiving instruction in cross-country training techniques such as hill running, fartlek, interval running and racing tactics. Simpson particularly enjoyed the emphasis on the psychological aspects of training and competing.

“It doesn’t matter if you wake up feeling horrible on race day,” Simpson said. “If you have been preparing psychologically for days prior and predetermining your race, you can still perform the

way you want to perform.”

Physiological aspects of running were also stressed at the camp, and each runner had the opportunity to participate in a treadmill biomechanical video analysis of their running form. Simpson’s biomechanical analysis allowed the coaches to offer instruction specific to his gait and recommend running shoe specifications that would be beneficial to him.

Already an accomplished runner and a leader on the TKA cross-country team, Simpson said he feels the drills, circuit and weight training, and flexibility exercises he learned at the camp will give him an edge in the upcoming season. He is also registered to attend the Warrior Running Camp the first week of August at Webber International University.

This camp partners with the Hansons-Brooks Dis-

tance Project, which guarantees elite level distance runners at each camp.

“The King’s Academy encourages our students to strive for excellence in all areas,” TKA cross-country coach Bob Silva said.

“Scott’s drive and initiative, giving up his summer to train and hone his running skills, is an example of that.”

The King’s Academy is a nationally recognized private Christian school serving approximately 1,200 students from preschool through 12th grade and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Association of Christian Schools International and the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. The King’s Academy serves students and their families across Palm Beach and Hendry counties at its main campus at Belvedere Road and

Scott Simpson Sansbury’s Way in West Palm Beach, its Clewiston campus on Caribbean Avenue, and its satellite preschool campuses in Greenacres, Palm Beach Gardens and Royal Palm Beach. For more information, visit www.tka. net.

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LLS Team In Training Coaches Earn Medals In Ocean Mile Swim On Saturday, July 11, members of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training (TNT) participated in the Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation Department Ocean Rescue’s Ocean Mile Swim Race. While this was not an official TNT event, the coaches and teams that will be participating in Loggerhead Triathlon on Aug. 6 and Nation’s Triathlon on Sept. 11 felt it would be good experience to help prepare for their upcoming events.

During actual TNT events, coaches are on hand to help coach participants, but at this event, after initial coaching and preparation, team coaches were actually able to participate as athletes and show the team how proper training leads to success.

Before the actual race began, TNT coaches Stan Edge and Joan Moore took participants into the ocean for a practice swim. Conditions were not ideal, with high surf and a northern current. Edge explained the best way to handle the current conditions and the best way to line up for the actual race.

At 8 a.m. sharp, the cannon sounded and 300-plus swimmers ran into the surf. The race was supervised and guarded by highly trained and experienced Palm

Beach County ocean lifeguards. A little more than an hour later, all participants had left the water with over 320 completing the race. All the TNT participants left the swim safely, most successfully completing the swim.

Shortly after the completion of the race, trophies were handed out to the top three finishers, both male and female. This was followed by awards being presented to the top three male and female athletes in each age group. Edge placed second in the 55-59 age group, finishing 25th overall with a time of 27 minutes and 45 seconds. Moore placed second in the 50-54 age group, finishing in 33 minutes.

These times and finishes show that TNT coaches are not just trained to coach, but are superior athletes as well. Years of experience as well as years of coaching make them uniquely qualified to train TNT athletes to complete events, both skilled and beginner. With proper training and coaching, anyone who is motivated can become a marathoner, triathlete or cyclist while helping find a cure for blood cancers. This is what Team in Training is about.

Participants are part of the national Team In Training, the Leukemia

& Lymphoma Society’s signature national fundraising program.

Funds raised through TNT are used to finance lifesaving blood cancer research and provide financial assistance and programs for local patients.

All TNT participants receive expert coaching, training schedules, group training sessions and socials, race entry, singlet and hotel accommodations for the event weekend.

Each member of the team also trains and fundraises in honor of an “honored hero” who has experienced the diagnosis of a blood cancer.

Since its inception in 1988, more than 420,000 participants have raised more than $1 billion to help fund blood cancer research and provide services and support to patients and their families.

Trainings for winter events are taking place across Palm Beach County starting in August. If you would like more information about the program and how you can be a part of this team saving lives one mile at a time, call the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at (561) 7759954 or toll free at (888) 478-8550.

You can also e-mail nicole.switzer @lls.org or check out the Palm Beach area chapter’s TNT web site at www.teamintraining.org/pb.

Team in Training coaches Stan Edge (lef t) and Joan Moore (right).

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer re-

search around the world and provides free information and support services.

Founded in 1949 and headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., LLS has chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.lls.org or call (800) 9554572.

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Saturday, July 30 • Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will host “Orchid Care 101” on Saturday, July 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the auditorium. Workshop instructors Tom Wells and Sandi Jones of Broward Orchid Supply will explain what orchids need in regard to water, light, fertilizer and temperature. Attendees are encouraged to bring an orchid up to 6 inches to be repotted or mounted. Several methods will be demonstrated such as potting and mounting on tree fern, cork bark or grapevine. Orchid supplies will be available for purchase. The cost is $30 for members and $40 for non-member s. For more info., call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org.

Sunday, July 31 • The fourth annual Palms West Chamber of Commerce Poker Tournament will take place Sunday, July 31 from 1 to 8 p.m. at the Palm Beach Kennel Club (1111 N. Congress Ave., West Palm Beach). General admission is $100 or $750 for a corporate table. Call Marc Schlags at (561) 790-6200 or e-mail marc@palmswest.com for more info.

Monday, Aug. 1 • The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will meet Monday, Aug. 1 at the Okeeheelee Nature Center (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.) with a social gathering at 7 p.m. and the program at 7:30 p.m. The topic is Florida’s local and state trails. There is no charge; the public is invited. Call Sherry at (561) 963-9906 for more info.

Tuesday, Aug. 2 • The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission will host a free Kids Fishing Clinic from Tuesday through Thursday, Aug. 2-4 at Bicentennial Park in Lantana. The goal is to teach children about the vulnerability of Florida’s marine ecosystems and ethical angling skills. The FWC also strives to teach fundamental saltwater fishing knowledge and to provide kids with a positive fishing experience. For more info., visit www.myfwc.com/education or call (850) 488-6058.

• The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council will meet Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District office (101 West D Road). Call (561) 793-2418 or visit www.loxahatcheegroves. org for more info.

Wednesday, Aug. 3 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive, Wellington) will host “Under There,

Underwear?” Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 11:15 a.m. for ages 5 to 9 with zany stories highlighting National Underwear Day. Try on the world’s largest pair of underpants for size.

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

Thursday, Aug. 4 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive, Wellington) will hold a “Writers’ Critique Workshop” for adults Thursday, Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m. Share, offer and accept constructive criticism and comments to improve your fiction, nonfiction and poetr y in a supportive atmosphere led by Florida Writers Association and Romance Writers of America member Caryn DeVincenti. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Friday, Aug. 5 • Le Posh Pup dog boutique (4550 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens) will host Yappy Hour on Friday, Aug. 5 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Yappy Hour is a monthly event for dogs and their owners to socialize, with wine and snacks for the adults and treats for the dogs. There is no cost. This month will feature advice on hurricane preparedness for pets. E-mail leposhpup@aol.com or call (561) 624-3384 for more info.

• The Wellington Amphitheat er (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will offer a free screening of Water f or Elephants on Friday, Aug. 5 at 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

• Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds (9067 Southern Blvd.) will present “An Evening in the Dark: A Ghostly Affair Walking Tour” Friday, Aug. 5 from 9 to 11 p.m. Visit www.southfloridafair.com for more info.

Saturday, Aug. 6 • The West Palm Beach Antiques Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6 and 7 at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center (9067 Southern Blvd.). Visit www.wpbaf.com for more info.

• A Community Swap Meet/Garage Sale will take place Saturday, Aug. 6 in the parking lot of the Wellington Marketplace. The event will be co-sponsored by the Asphalt Angels Car Club, which will be raffling off prizes during the event. Shopping center tenants will be offering exclusive deals and discounts. The Bloodmobile will be there, and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office will offer child finger-printing, bike safety and car seat inspections. Admission is free.

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• The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will hold a walk or stroll of two to four miles at participants’ own pace Saturday, Aug. 6 at John Prince Park in Lake Worth. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the entrance on Congress Avenue south of Sixth Avenue South. Walkers will have breakfast after ward at TooJay’s in Lake Wor th. Call Paul at (561) 963-9906 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive, Wellington) will feature “Anime Fest” on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m. for ages 9 to 17. Celebrate the end of summer at an anime mini-convention. Participants must have completed the summer reading program. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way, Royal Palm Beach) will feature a “Teen Advisory Posse” meeting Saturday, Aug. 6 at 2:30 p.m. for ages 12 to 17. Find out what’s coming and share your ideas for future teen programs. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to preregister.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way, Royal Palm Beach) will host “Anime Club” for ages 12 to 17 on Saturday, Aug. 6 ay 3 p.m. Watch anime, eat Pocky and check out the library’s newest manga titles. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The G.L. Homes Concert series will present the Whitestone Band live in concert Saturday, Aug. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Canyon Town Cent er Amphitheater (8802 Boynt on Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach). The five-piece group will please all age groups, per forming hits from Frank Sinatra to the Platters to Frankie Valli. Admission is free. Bring lawn chairs and picnic baskets. Pets on leashes are welcome. For more info., call (561) 488-8069.

Sunday, Aug. 7 • The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will hike Jonathan Dickinson State Park on Sunday, A ug. 7.

Meet at 8 a.m. at the front gate on U.S. 1 approximately one mile north of Palm Beach County line in Martin County. Bring lots of water. Hikers will get together for lunch afterward at Dune Dog Café. Call Mar y at (561) 391-7942 for more info.

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will feature “Award-Winning Domestic Artisan Cheese Tasting” on Sun-

day, Aug. 7 from noon to 4 p.m. Taste a selection of domestic artisan cheeses from this year’s award-winning producers. There is no charge; no registration is necessary.

Monday, Aug. 8 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive, Wellington) will hold “Huff and Puff!” on Monday, Aug. 8 at 11:15 a.m. for ages 4 to 7. Inhale and exhale with these stories and experiments about breathing. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Palms West Chamber of Commerce August Luncheon will be held Monday, Aug. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Madison Green Golf Club (2001 Crestwood Blvd. N., Royal Palm Beach). The cost is $15 for members and $25 for non-members.

Call Mary Lou Bedford at (561) 790-6200 or e-mail marylou@palmswest.com for info.

• The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Super visors will meet Monday, Aug. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the district office (101 West D Road). For more info., call (561) 793-0884.

Tuesday, Aug. 9 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive, Wellington) will feature “Meet the Author: David Haddon” for adults on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 2:30 p.m. The author of Fighting for a Life: The Great Awakening will describe how he used his faith to overcome adversity in his inspirational book. Call (561) 7906070 to pre-register.

Wednesday, Aug. 10 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host its Royal Palm Critique Group on Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. for adults. Writers for younger children are invited to join the group facilitated by Lori Norman of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 11:30 a.m. at the Wanderers Club at Wellington (1900 Aero Club Drive) featuring Congressman Allen West (R-District 22) as the keynote speaker. To RSVP, call the chamber at (561) 792-6525.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive, Wellington) will hold a Teen Advisory Group meeting Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 3 p.m. for ages 12 to 17. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Send calendar items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414. FAX: (561) 793-6090. Email: news@gotowncrier.com.

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THE MASTER HANDYMAN — All Types of Home Repairs & Improvements. No job too big or small done right the first time every time 40 yrs of satisfied customers. See me on Angies List. Tom (561) 801-2010 or (954) 444-3178 Serving Palm Beach and Broward Counties.

BILLY’S HOME REPAIRS INC. REMODEL & REPAIRS — Interior Trim, crown molding, rottenwood rep air, door inst allation, minor drywall,kitchens/cabinets / countertop s, wood flooring.

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ANMAR CO.—James’ All Around Handyman Service. Excellent craf tman Old time values. Once you’ve had me! You’ll have me back!

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

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Interior & Exterior painting. Certified pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch 309-6975 visit our website at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

JOHN PERGOLIZZI PAINTING INC. — Interior/Exterior - Repaint specialist, pressure cleaning, popcorn ceiling, drywall repair & roof painting. Family owned/owner operator. Free Est. 798-4964 Lic. #U18473 COLORS BY CORO, INC. — Interior/Exterior, residential painting, over 20 yrs exp. Small Jobs welcome. Free est. Ins. 561-383-8666.

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