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DIABETES BENEFIT AT WYCLIFFE

Several Loxahatchee Groves residents are campaigning to get at least part of the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District’s five-member board elected by popular vote, rather than the one-acre, one-vote method now used. Page 3

‘Live & Uncut’ At Visions

Visions Salon hosted a New York-style runway show in Wellington on Sunday, Feb. 27 titled “Live & Uncut.” The show benefited Little Smiles and the American Cancer Society.

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Royal Palm Woman Marks 100th Birthday

Bess Lindenbaum celebrated her 100th bir thday with family and friends Thursda y, March 3 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Bridge club members all brought food for a potluck lunch. Lindenbaum’s great grandsons Dylin and Adam Winne led guests in singing “Happy Bir thday.” Page 14

An International Af fair, a benefit for the Diabetes Research Institute, was held Saturday, March 5 at the Wycliffe Golf & Country Club. It was a night of decor and delicacies from countries near and far featuring a cocktail reception and silent auction, followed b y dinner, a live auction and dancing. Pictured above are presenting sponsor and event honorees Michael and Marie Bianchini with their children Alessandra, Gianni and Gabriella. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 2 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Tom Goltzené Unseats Dennis Lipp To Take Lox Council Seat

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report On Tuesday, political newcomer Tom Goltzené unseated Vice Mayor Dennis Lipp in the race for Loxahatchee Groves Town Council Seat 5.

Goltzené took 241 votes (58 percent) to Lipp’s 173 votes (42 percent) in a low-turnout election where only 414 voters went to the polls. The Seat 5 contest was the only item on the Loxahatchee Groves ballot.

“I’m happy, and I’m pretty gratified with the response by the peo-

ple to our message,” Goltzené said. “I’m very grateful for the people who campaigned for me and got out there. It goes to show what can happen when the community comes together.”

Goltzené, whose campaign signs said “Let’s Work Together,” received the support of numerous people associated with the town’s agricultural/nursery interests. Several were with him Tuesday evening at his campaign celebration at Boonies restaurant. Among them were Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Supervisor

John Ryan and his wife Elise; Councilman Ryan Liang, whose family owns a large lychee and longan orchard and tree nursery; and Councilman Jim Rockett, who manages his son’s plant nursery.

Goltzené also had the support of Councilman Ron Jarriel, a retired firefighter who supported both Liang and Rockett in their campaigns, and longtime community activist Frank Schiola.

Goltzené, who has a farming services business, said his message reflects what people have told See GOLTZENÉ, page 7

OPINION Don’t Scrimp On The Patriot Memorial

The Wellington Patriot Memorial was originally expected to cost under $100,000, but now will likely cost approximately $480,000, with the majority covered currently by taxpayers, not privat e donors as planned.

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Patriot Memorial Cost Has Wellington Council Concerned

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report The cost of the Patriot Memorial now under construction had members of the Wellington Village Council concerned Tuesday about how much taxpayer money is to be spent.

Mayor Darell Bowen addressed concerns that the memorial is expected to cost far more than originally intended.

“It came to light for me when we were discussing this last night, not that I’m trying to find something wrong here, but I did not realize how many tax dollars were going into this project,” Bowen said. “If I didn’t, then I have a feeling that the public didn’t understand it, either.”

When the memorial was approved in January 2010, it was expected to cost between $70,000 and $80,000, much of which was to be raised through private financing. Village Manager Paul Schofield said, however, that recent estimates put the cost of the project at about $480,000, with more than $100,000 in private funds having been raised for it already.

It is to be unveiled during a countywide ceremony on the 10year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this Sept. 11.

On Jan. 11, the council approved a “construction management at risk services contract” with the Weitz Company, but a

guaranteed maximum price was not known at the time of the agreement.

“When we started this project, we all started out with the idea that we were going to raise the money,” Bowen said. “At this point, it looks to me like it’s a little under $400,000 in tax dollars going into it. I think everyone needs to be made aware of that.”

Councilwoman Anne Gerwig noted that people responded favorably to the display of the village’s claimed piece of World Trade Center steel at the South Florida Fairgrounds in January, and wondered whether the village might not be marketing the project well.

“People do have a profound response to the steel,” she said. “I wonder if there isn’t a way that we could get more support for this so that less [money] is coming from our taxpayers and more is coming from people who are interested in the project.”

Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Carmine Priore noted that the village would be reallocating money meant for another project that came in under budget, meaning that no more money would be taken out of the budget.

“It’s taxpayer dollars that we’re using,” he said. “It’s dollars that were saved on one project and are therefore being reallocated to this project.”

Priore recalled that when the See MEMORIAL, page 22

RPB Program Will Track Foreclosures

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council gave preliminary approval last week to code enforcers seeking new regulations enabling them to track vacant or abandoned property.

The council voted 5-0 on Thursday, March 3 to support a revised ordinance that would require registration of vacant or abandoned property, establish maintenance standards for responsible parties and require that vacant properties be secured against unauthorized entry.

The amendments would require that property be maintained in ac-

cordance with the village’s code and give the village a mechanism to track the current owner, such as by hiring a third party to check court records for pending foreclosures.

Dionna Hall with the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches acknowledged the benefits of a foreclosure registry to the Code Enforcement Division but expressed concern about the tracking method.

“We do have a few issues with a third-party foreclosure registry, which is when the village does not run their own but when you employ another foreclosure registry,” See REGISTRY, page 22

THINK PINK DODGEBALL

Victory Celebration — (L-R) Erik Goltzené, Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Super visor John Ryan, Councilman-Elect Tom Goltzené and Loxahatchee Groves Councilman Jim Rockett.

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Senior Meals Coming Tuesdays To Wellington Community Center

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Village Council voted Tuesday to begin offering local senior citizens a nutritious, free lunch once a week at the Wellington Community Center, through a program offered by Palm Beach County.

Right now, the county’s Division of Senior Services has 25 “senior meal sites” throughout the county where seniors are provided with lunch Monday through

Friday at a different location each day.

Recently, the county department requested that Wellington open a dining site at the community center once a week. According to a village staff report, the meal program is financed by the federal Older Americans Act through the Palm Beach County Commission.

The program is open to county residents age 60 and older, regardless of income. However, resi-

dents must complete an intake form for the program and RSVP at least one working day in advance.

“It’s not means-based, but there is a form that needs to be filled out like an application,” Senior Services Advocate Howard Trager said.

Under the program, Palm Beach County provides the meals and pays all expenses, while the village donates use of the communiSee MEALS, page 22

ThinkPINKkids Wellington held its annual dodgeball tournament Friday, March 4 in the W ellington High School gymnasium. Local middle and high schools fielded teams to compete in the tournament, with all proceeds going to suppor t breast cancer research. Shown above, the Palm Beach Central High School Goes Pink team gears up for battle.

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New Wellington Office Assists Homeowners, Buyers

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington residents looking for assistance with foreclosure prevention, first-time home buying advice, credit counseling and other home ownership issues can receive free counseling through a new village collaboration with the nonprofit organization Housing Partnership Inc. This month, the village opened an office in the Wellington Marketplace shopping center, which

will serve as the Wellington Homeownership Center. The address is 13833 Wellington Trace, Suite E15. A representative from the Housing Partnership will be there to answer any questions and help guide residents through the trials that are befalling many homeowners.

“Wellington put together this program to respond to the needs of residents,” Neighborhood Services Manager Tracey Lamport told the Town-Crier Wednesday.

“It’s a great partnership and will be beneficial to Wellington residents.”

The Wellington Village Council approved the partnership at its Feb. 8 meeting. Under the agreement, the village provides the office and has allotted $40,000 to pay for a full-time representative dedicated solely to helping Wellington residents with their concerns.

“The benefit is that even though we have one person, we have ac-

cess to all of the organization’s resources,” Lamport said. “They offer a lot of programs to help residents, from first-time home buyers to people who haven’t owned a home in a few years but are looking to buy. They offer education about building credit and credit management, and they also help low-income families access down payment subsidies.”

Additionally, the nonprofit is one of just a few organizations authorized to receive Florida’s Hard-

est-Hit funds, which are expected to be disbursed soon.

Florida’s Hardest-Hit provides money to help homeowners facing foreclosure stay in their homes. At present it’s being tested in a Lee County pilot program.

“It’s a foreclosure prevention program funded by the federal government,” Lamport said. “It’s meant to help people stay in their homes.”

The program will pay for up to See HOME HELP, page 4

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NEWS

‘AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR’ DIABETES RESEARCH BENEFIT HELD AT WYCLIFFE

An International Affair, a benefit for the Diabetes Research Institute, was held Saturday, Mar ch 5 at the Wycliffe Golf & Country Club.

It was a night of decor and delicacies from countries near and far featuring a cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by dinner, a live auction and dancing. For more info., visit www.diabe tesresearch.org.

PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/T OWN-CRIER

The Event Committee celebrates a successful evening.

DRI CEO/President Bob Pearlman with presenting sponsors and event honorees Marie and Michael Bianchini.

Wellington Vice Mayor Matt Willhite and wife Alexis, Councilman Howard Coates and his wife Cheri, Marie and Ma yor Pro Tem Dr. Carmine Priore, and Sherry and Mayor Darell Bowen.

John and Iris Rondone with Maureen and Robert Hagopian.

Michael Bianchini, Richard Scalesse and Dr. Jim Sima.

Tom and Regis Wenham with Linda and Wellington Regional Medical Center CEO Jerel Humphrey.

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Petition Aims To Change Voting Method For LGWCD Board Seats

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Several Loxahatchee Groves residents are campaigning to get at least part of the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District’s five-member board elected by popular vote, rather than the oneacre, one-vote method now used.

Recently, an estimated 20 percent of Loxahatchee Groves’ qualified electors signed a petition for a referendum to change the voting procedure used to select one or more LGWCD supervisors from one acre, one vote to resident property owners who are registered voters.

The petitions were submitted to the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections and the LGWCD on March 2 to certify that at least 10 percent were valid.

The elections office has 30 days to certify the petitions, and the district will then have 30 days to pre-

pare for a referendum, which proponents hope will be held at the next LGWCD annual meeting in June.

“This is to make it fairer for the election process so that the people with small lots stand a fair chance of winning an election,” said Marge Herzog, president of the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association, who helped with the petition drive. “The way it is now, a person with a small lot who decides to run probably has a bunch of small-lot friends and neighbors, and few large-lot acquaintances. It would require a person with a small lot to know many people to get the votes needed to win an election, whereas a person on a 20-acre parcel probably knows a lot of other people with 20-acre parcels.”

Herzog said the large-lot owners tend to stick together and pool their votes so that the candidate

of their choice can easily win because voting power is based on the number of acres cast in favor of that particular candidate.

“That’s what we’re trying to change,” she said. “It has to be fairer, with one person, one vote for the election.”

Although a vote based on acreage owned might sound unusual today, Herzog said it made a lot of sense when the land was largely unpopulated and agrarian. “The district was originally started because of the drainage needs and everybody owned 20-acre parcels,” she said. “At that time it was fair.”

If the referendum vote is to approve the change, depending on the proportion of “urban density,” an expression used in the state statute regulating district elections, one or two supervisors will be required to be elected by popular vote, while the remainder will con-

tinue to be elected using the oneacre, one-vote method, according to resident Don Williams, who is also working on the effort.

“We’re just basically trying to get one or more of the district supervisors elected by popular vote so residents have fairer representation,” Williams told the TownCrier on Tuesday.

Density is based on several factors, one of which is residences on five acres or less. The current estimated “urban density” of the town is a little under 50 percent, but even if the density result is zero, one supervisor must be elected by popular vote, according to Williams’ read of state statutes.

If the density is between 25 and 50 percent, two supervisors must be elected by popular vote; if the density is 50 to 75 percent, three must be elected by popular vote, Williams added. “If the referen-

Inspector General Addresses Concerns Raised By Wellington Council Members

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach County Inspector General Sheryl Steckler briefed Wellington Village Council members Tuesday on her role in the county and within the municipalities, addressing questions and concerns about her office’s oversight.

Steckler noted that under county code, she is given independent oversight and the responsibility to promote accountability in government and detect fraud, as well as the ability to audit not only government officials but also anyone who does business with the county. Though her office now oversees only the county government, Steckler estimated that it would begin its oversight over municipal governments on or about May 1.

Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Carmine Priore asked whether Steckler had any plan of action for what her office would be looking for in preparation of a request for proposals, especially if waste and mismanagement is identified.

Steckler noted that her staff has been observing procurements and is still formulating the processes.

“Right now we’re doing a lot of observation,” she said. “We will be formulating a lot of the processes, but right now we’re sitting back, learning and observing.

Eventually, we’ll put out some best practices.”

Councilwoman Anne Gerwig said that some of the oversight of the inspector general’s office appeared in line with that of elected officials.

“Aren’t we, as elected officials, entrusted to do that sort of oversight in our community?” she asked. “Are you saying that that isn’t getting done, which is why we need this?”

Steckler noted that it was not her opinion but, rather, that of the public and others concerned with government corruption.

“The public and the grand jury spoke and felt that there needed to be an independent entity not tied to an elected official to be looking at government and shine the light,” she said. “And I think that in many cases, people will find that you do take care of things. The county takes care of a lot of business that the public doesn’t know about, and we’ll shine a light on that as well.”

Priore said he felt as though municipalities were being unjustly “vilified” for objecting to the process and the ordinance.

“What I think has happened is that the cities have asked the questions to be defined,” he said. “How do we determine if our policy is determined to be waste or mismanagement? That’s the question cities ask. And it has been misinterpreted to say we are trying to dilute or make the purpose or position less meaningful.”

Steckler said that her office would be largely complaint-driven, and that it was tough to determine what would be considered waste or mismanagement.

“To say one thing today is not really rising to that level,” she said.

“But if we got ten complaints about the same thing, we might want to look into it. Everything has to be on a case-by-case basis.

It’s hard to just say unequivocally, ‘This is where the line is drawn.’”

Councilman Howard Coates worried that the office’s definitions and policies could be misinterpreted, asking if the office would issue written opinions.

Steckler said that it would not.

“We’re fact finders,” she said, but she noted that the office might issue an advisory after a case has closed to advise municipalities on certain issues.

Coates said that Wellington has struggled to make its bid awarding as objective as possible and wondered whether the inspector general’s office would come up with preferred methods for how scoring should be done by selection committees.

Steckler said that although they didn’t currently have plans to do so, she would look into it if requested.

“If that is something that the cities want us to do, we can look at it,” she said. “We can see if there’s a better way to do that. We are seeing where some people do better scoring and have a better criteria, that could be used across the board. If that’s what your needs are, we can look into that.”

Coates noted that someone might have come up with a better plan for scoring vendors.

“If there’s a model that seems to work well frequently, that precludes any one individual from overweighting their score, I’d like to hear about it,” he said.

dum passes, we’ll have one or two supervisors elected that way,” he said.

The state statutory definition of an “urban area” includes one single-family home per five acres or less, Williams said.

“About 48 percent of our properties are five acres or less, from an area standpoint,” he said. “The actual number has to be determined from math generated by the district. That number right now is unknown, but the definition is contiguous residences in a subdivision that are five acres or less. If that number is zero, we can still elect one supervisor by popular vote.”

Williams also pointed out that a “qualified elector” is a property owner or spouse that has his or her name on the property title who resides within the district. “That eliminates a lot of people,” he said.

“If you’re a son or a daughter and

you’re living at home or whatever, you can’t vote.”

Renters and residents of congregate communities like Sunsport Gardens would also be precluded from the referendum. “It’s only for registered property owners, which is about half of the registered voters,” Williams said.

According to statute, the referendum must be held at the next LGWCD annual meeting, Williams said. “According to the statute, it’s a popular vote,” he noted.

“According to the constitution, you cannot have a referendum by proxy.”

LGWCD Chairman David DeMarois told the Town-Crier on Wednesday that he had just learned of the petition request and was still studying it. He said it was turned over to the district’s legal firm for their input. LGWCD attorney Mary Viator did not return a call for comment.

LOX GROVES CERT SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

Members of the Loxahatchee Groves Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) set up a booth at the polls Tuesday at Palms West Presbyterian Church to stimulate more interest in the volunteer program. Shown here is CERT representative Carol Bailey with Ma yor Dave Browning.

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Raise Money, But Don’t Scrimp On Wellington’s Patriot Memorial More than a year after approving the idea of building the Wellington Patriot Memorial, members of the Wellington Village Council raised concerns this week that the project’s current projected costs are several times the initial cost estimate.

The project was originally expected to cost somewhere between $70,000 and $80,000.

But at Tuesday’s council meeting, Village Manager Paul Schofield said it will likely cost $480,000 in total, with the majority of that money covered currently by taxpayers, not private donors as planned. This has members of the Wellington Village Council concerned, as well it should, but the answer is not to scrimp on this important symbol of Wellington’s commitment to our heroes, but rather redouble the efforts to find donors.

The original plan, announced at a January 2010 council meeting, was to authorize the Wellington Community Foundation to establish a capital projects fund for the memorial, which was expected to be funded largely through private donations. To show that local businesses were on board with the project, and to kick off the fundraising, the village recognized its first donation, a $10,000 check from Source One Distributors. Since then, more than $100,000 has been raised through donations. But with only six months left before the scheduled grand-opening celebration — on the tenth anniversary of the Sept.

11, 2001 terrorist attacks — council members are worried about how much taxpayer money will end up being used to complete the project.

Unfortunately, when the initial price estimate was made, the village hadn’t acquired the centerpiece of the memorial — a 36-foot steel beam from the World Trade Center. Early renderings of the project were small in scope, but the addition of this impressive centerpiece led to a larger, more prominent memorial. The size and scope comes with a hefty price tag. But it’s also the memorial’s key selling point, for it is both awe-inspiring and emotionally powerful when viewed up close. It was immensely popular when it was on display in the Palms West Holiday Parade and at the South Florida Fair.

Clearly, there’s no turning back now for Wellington. It would be a shame to change course at this late hour. However, as Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Carmine Priore pointed out at Tuesday’s meeting, Wellington could be in a situation similar to the opening of the Veterans Memorial. As the Sept. 11 deadline draws nearer, the village likely will see an increase in donations. Wellington must redouble its efforts to find those donors, to make sure a larger proportion of the costs come from private funds.

Ten years ago, the United States responded to a terrible tragedy by coming together as a single community. Wellington has the opportunity to rekindle that spirit with the opening of its Patriot Memorial. Is the cost high? Sure, but so are the rewards. What’s important now is that the project gets completed as planned and on schedule — and that will be something we can all be proud of.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A Great Time For The Arts In Wellington I would like to personally thank those who have supported me in bringing live entertainment to the Wellington area. This past Sunday, as every first Sunday each month, we had an influx of some of the most talented Florida songwriters come and perform in a songwriters showcase. This free event at the Wellington Amphitheater could not happen without the local business community stepping up and supporting it. Peter’s Livingroom and the WEI Network want to thank Wellington Dental, the Royal Inn and Park Avenue restaurant for helping to make this a monthly event and helping to keep it free for the community.

In a time when costs are skyrocketing and families are watching where their dollars are spent, there is no better way to spend quality family and friends time than at an event in the open air while giving everyone a sampling of the music and lyrics of these talented people. My hope is that more residents will continue to make this a regularly attended family outing and that the local business community will contin-

ue to grow with sponsorships. All responses seem to point to this becoming one of the sought-after musical events in Palm Beach County. I would ask that if you see the benefit in this event and would like to step up and help as either a volunteer or a business supporter, please contact me at WEI Network.com or by calling (561) 827-4223.

Thanking everyone who has been involved for a wonderful experience and a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Peter Wein Wellington

Don’t Dilute The Inspector General In November 2010, I, along with 70 percent of the voters in Palm Beach County, opted for an inspector general to be the “watchdog” over the cities and towns in our area.

County Commissioner Jess Santamaria had worked long and hard to bring this inspector general oversight to the county commission after being appalled by the continuing corruption involving jail time for illegal activities that had happened there. We, the vot-

ers, wanted this same watchdog checking into other government entities in order to achieve operation in the sunshine.

Now some community members are objecting to this oversight that we voters overwhelmingly approved. They are trying to water it down and weaken the authority of the independent inspector general. What are they afraid of?

What are their motives? What are they trying to hide? We, the people, registered in no uncertain terms our collective voice. We want government in the sunshine, not behind closed doors.

Ruth Keen Wellington

Stop Paying Attention To Westboro’s Antics The Supreme Court has issued the final judgment on the Westboro Baptist Church free speech case. There is no further news to be written. It is over.

If a newspaper, magazine, radio or television publicizes any further activity of the kind, then they are not publishing news.

They can be assumed to be publi-

cizing because they agree with the statements being made by Westboro or their like. I hope to read, hear or see nothing further.

Phil Sexton Wellington

Beware Other Types Of ‘Smoking’ Everyone is upset about people “smoking” outside restaurants, state and local parks from secondhand smoke. What about Florida forest fires with trees and vegetation loaded with mosquito spray?

That’s serious secondhand smoke, wouldn’t you think?

Peter Evans Wellington

Healthcare Reform Legislation Needed Editor’s note: The following letter refers to a recent ruling by a Florida federal judge striking down the recent national healthcare reform legislation as unconstitutional.

[U.S. District] Judge Roger Vin-

son’s ruling is radical judicial activism. It cannot be allowed to stand. Is there no moral conscience left in this country? I guess the answer is no, there is not. How can anyone deny children with pre-existing conditions — or adults, for that matter — access to healthcare, reinstate lifetime limits, allow insurance companies to raise premiums while raising their own incomes, not allow seniors preventive services and prevent help with their prescription drugs?

Healthcare reform such as this has been proffered by such compassionate leaders as Republican President Theodore Roosevelt,

Republican President Ronald Reagan and Democratic President Bill Clinton. These were courageous people, and now, Democratic President Barack Obama.

So are you going to let the Republicans and Tea Partiers and the rest of the radical right play politics over the needs of the people and then call it “socialism?”

As our weeping Speaker John Boehner, with such a big heart yelled out, “Hell no!” Write to the papers, Congress and anyone to appeal to their better self, if they have one, and do the right thing for the people.

Shirley Bass Wellington

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OPINION

With Major League Baseball Season Looming, Will Bautista Do It Again?

Out of nowhere during the 2010 baseball season, the fandom world kept seeing the name Jose Bautista of Toronto tacked together with home-run hitting.

“Who was this guy?” baseball aficionados began to wonder. It can’t be that guy Pittsburgh gave up on a couple of years ago, can it? He was never a serious home run threat.

Footloose and...

By Jules W. Rabin Well, guess what: it was Jose Bautista of Pittsburgh infamy. A hardworking journeyman with

seemingly limited power (hit just 59 home runs in six major league seasons) who suddenly, and amazingly, blossomed into a long-ball slugger. Bautista wound up leading the major leagues with 59 home runs last year.

Bautista was rewarded by the Blue Jays with a five-year, $65 million extension. Not bad for a

guy who had never hit more than 16 home runs in an single season.

What, in this day and age, is probably even more incredible, is that there does not appear to be a hint of steroid use or any illegal drug mist floating over his head. Actually, if we listen to Blue Jays hitting coach Dwayne Murphy, two simple corrections

in Jose’s swing have made the difference.

A new stance, whereby Bautista positions himself closer to the plate, and altering his foot tap to allow a longer look at pitches so as to start his swing earlier are given all of the credit for the new Jose Bautista.

The 2011 baseball season starts at the end of the month. In

addition to eyeballing the daily results of the Marlins, the Mets and the Yankees, this fan will also be checking the Toronto Blue Jays games. Jose Bautista was the 26th major leaguer to hit 50 home runs in one season.

Can Bautista do it again? Can he even come close to it in 2011?

Time, of course, will tell. I remain a doubter.

NEWS

Royal Palm Council Approves Model Changes For Minto’s Porto Sol

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council last week approved eight new models for Minto’s Porto Sol development on Okeechobee Blvd. near State Road 7.

This was the latest of several model redesigns, and Minto representatives told council members at the March 3 meeting that it is part of an effort to keep Porto Sol’s offerings attractive to prospective home buyers.

Agent Jan Polson said the new models are larger and offer more design options. The new models are 2,579 to 4,268 square feet, whereas the previous models were 2,293 to 4,150 square feet.

RPB Senior Planner Bradford O’Brien said the color palette is similar to what was offered before and that the model designs are consistent with the previous models.

The Planning & Zoning Commission considered the application Feb. 22 and recommended approval by a 5-0 vote.

Polson said that the new models, which are for single-family and estate homes, replace the previous model designs, which will no longer be offered. Options include bedrooms, dens, master bedrooms, lofts and garages, allow-

ing the customizing of homes to meet the needs of the buyer, she said.

“All the options that are chosen will be reviewed [to ensure] they meet the property development regulations coming forward when they go for a permit,” Polson said.

The color palette includes some of the colors that were in the palette submitted in 2009, Polson said. Current homeowners may repaint their homes using the color palette that was effective when their home was built.

“We anticipated adding asphalt shingles along with the tile roofs.

However, we have dropped that from our request,” she said.

“There will only be the tile roofs.”

Polson said the new models are an effort to keep up with the current difficult real estate market conditions. “They will allow the various design options that hopefully will continue to attract new home buyers to the Royal Palm Beach area and Porto Sol,” she said.

Of the 499 lots available at the community, 119 have been sold, she said.

Mayor Matty Mattioli asked why Minto has changed the design once again.

“We’ve changed this Porto Sol

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so many times I’m not sure myself what they’re building over there anymore,” Mattioli said.

He asked whether the larger estate models will be commingled with single-family homes, and Polson said the homes are laid out on predesignated sites that have been carefully platted. “The homes will be laid out in compliance with how that is reflected on the approved plan,” she said.

“They are in areas near each other, but it’s not like single-family, estate; single-family, estate.”

Councilman David Swift asked how the new units differ, and Minto architect Orlando Rosario said the interior design and style have been changed. “It’s basically how we arranged the master bedrooms, dens and great rooms,” Rosario said. “We may have taken out certain elements and added some others, but all in all, the width of these houses continues to be the same as our existing product. It’s basically how we designed the inside and how we designed the elevations. It’s something new.”

Vice Mayor Martha Webster said she thought the new models looked very nice, but she did not understand why they had put the effort into designing new models.

“How are they different in that you

feel it is going to make a difference in sales?” Webster asked.

Polson said it is Minto’s effort to try to offer a quality product that affords the home buyer something a little bit different but still fits in the community and blends in with the homes that are already there.

“It’s really just to stay with the market trends and continue to provide differences and custom designs,” Polson said.

John Carter, vice president of Minto Communities, said the redesigns are a product of market research. “We at Minto try to keep a pulse on sales,” Carter said.

“One of the ways we do that is by having focus groups. We’ll actu-

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continued from page 1 18 months in mortgage payments for qualified homeowners, Lamport said. Residents don’t have to be unemployed but may be underemployed or unable to pay their mortgage for some reason.

Lamport also noted that the financing is forgivable if the residents continue to stay in their home and make payments.

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ally go back and look at residents who bought within the community; we’ll bring other residents together who have bought in another community and inquire of them why they bought there and not with us.”

The focus groups also have shoppers who may have come to the sales floor but never bought anything. “We constantly go through this cycle of focus groups with actual consumers, as well as with professionals in the industry such as real estate agents and brokers,” Carter said, explaining that changes are part of “that constant trying to keep our pulse on the market.”

Carter also reiterated Rosario’s comments about layout designs inside the homes, such as whether to put the master bedroom to the front or back of the home. “We listen to these focus groups and stay in tune and in step with current demands,” Carter said.

Mattioli asked what the price difference will be, and Carter said the new models will be slightly less, not as a result of construction techniques but based on the decreased value of the land.

“That’s the market today, unfortunately,” Carter said.

Councilman Fred Pinto made a motion to approve the request, which carried unanimously 5-0.

“It’s a really great program,” she said. “And the great thing is that the qualified income level is higher than in other programs. It really fits with Wellington because even though some people may make a good amount of money, they can’t afford to make their payments.”

The office schedule is subject to change, but residents now can get assistance on Monday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m., and Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Residents may schedule an appointment or walk in during office hours.

Representatives of the Housing Partnership will also be able to assist families facing financial hardships as well as provide information on the five homes purchased by the village and renovated with a Neighborhood Stabilization Program grant, which are available for sale to qualified families.

For more information about the program, call (561) 791-4796 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

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THINKPINKKIDS CLUB HOSTS FUNDRAISING DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT AT WHS

ThinkPINKkids Wellington held its annual dodgeball tournament on Friday, March 4 in the Wellington High School gymnasium. Local middle and high schools fielded teams t o compete in the tournament, with all proceeds going to support breast cancer research.

For more info., visit www.thinkpinkkids.com or e-mail tpkwellington@comcast.ne t.

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The Globo Gym Purple Cobras placed first for high school teams.

JV Baseball captured second place.

Natalie Puñal jumps over thinkPINKkids Vice President Ben Aqua for a shot.

Logan Masta prepares to dodge an incoming attack.

The Dannys took third place.

The Superheroes team from Polo Park Middle School.

TEMPLE BETH TORAH TEAMS UP WITH WELLINGTON FOR ANNUAL MITZVAH DAY Temple Beth Torah partnered with the Village of Wellington for Mitzvah Da y on Sunday, March 6. Volunteers met at the t emple for breakfast before taking part in a varie ty of service projects throughout the community. The temple is located at 900 Big Blue Trace.

For more info., call (561) 793-2700 or visit www.templebethtorah.net.

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Wellington Councilwoman Anne Gerwig with Sherrie Rosen.

The Hack family gets ready for a day of good deeds.

The Govier family enjoys breakfast toge ther.

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CRIME NEWS

Thefts, AlcoholRelated Arrests In Wellington & RPB

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report MARCH 2 — A resident of White Pine Drive called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington last Wednesday to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. last Tuesday, someone stole the victim’s village-issued plastic garbage can that was assigned to his home. The victim said that the village told him to contact the PBSO prior to getting a new garbage can.

The garbage can was valued at approximately $90. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

MARCH 3 — A West Palm Beach woman was arrested last Thursday for shoplifting from the Icing store in the Mall at Wellington Green. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation responded to the store after 21-year-old Teresa Price was caught stealing three pairs of earrings valued at $34.50.

Price was placed under arrest.

MARCH 3 — A Fort Lauderdale woman was arrested last Thursday on charges of theft for shoplifting from the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Belvedere Road.

According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was dispatched to the store after a loss prevention officer observed 23-year-old Tyesha Atwell select several items from the women’s department then walk to the grocery area and place the items into her handbag.

Atwell then proceeded to the exit, passing all points of sale, and left the store making no attempt to pay for the concealed items. A loss prevention officer stopped Atwell and recovered the clothing items from her handbag. The stolen items were valued at $110.87.

Atwell was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail where she was charged with theft.

MARCH 4 — A Wellington man was arrested on drug charges last Friday outside the Mall at Wellington Green. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation observed 18-year-old Edward Fabre remove what appeared to be marijuana from his pocket via security camera. The deputy made contact with Fabre in the northeast parking lot and recovered 2 grams of marijuana as well as a glass pipe.

Fabre was arrested for possession of marijuana under 20 grams and issued a notice to appear in court.

MARCH 5 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to the intersection of Gardenia and Oleander drives early last Saturday morning in response to a criminal mischief complaint. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 5 a.m., a witness observed about six juvenile suspects at a home on Oleander Drive prying off the plywood covering a window. The witness reported that the juveniles were using a stop sign pole with the sign attached from the intersection to access the abandoned home. According to the report, the witness yelled at the juvenile suspects who fled west on Oleander Drive. The witness was able to recover the stop sign, which was valued at approximately $200, but

the deputy determined that it couldn’t be replaced. The witness was not able to identify the juvenile suspects.

MARCH 5 — A Wellington man was arrested on charges of drunken driving late last Saturday night following a traffic stop near the intersection of Lake Worth Road and 120th Avenue. According to a PBSO report, a witness was driving northbound on Florida’s Turnpike when he observed a white Toyota pickup driven by 52-year-old Kendall McVey driving erratically. According to the report, the witness called PBSO dispatch after McVey displayed trouble navigating the off ramp at Lake Worth Road and almost struck a car. A deputy from the Wellington substation met up with McVey on Lake Worth Road in Wellington and observed him driving on the shoulder of the road. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and made contact with McVey, who the deputy said smelled strongly of alcohol. According to the report, McVey said he had several beers at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.

The deputy asked McVey to submit to roadside tasks, but he refused. McVey was arrested and taken to the county jail where, according to the report, he refused blood-alcohol tests. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.

MARCH 5 — A Royal Palm Beach man was arrested last Saturday afternoon after he was caught shoplifting from the Marshalls store on Southern Blvd. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was dispatched to the store after a loss prevention officer observed 49-year-old Delroy Richards on surveillance video footage select several clothing items and place them into a shopping cart. He then selected a suitcase and began concealing the merchandise inside it. According to the report, Richards then proceeded to the exit doors without making any attempt to pay for the items. The loss prevention officer stopped him and recovered $792.54 in merchandise. Richards was arrested and taken to the county jail where he was charged with retail theft.

MARCH 5 — A Palm Beach Central High School student was arrested last Saturday on assault charges. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation was called to the school after 18-year-old Troy Hill struck the victim in the face with a closed fist during Saturday school. The victim had a small laceration above his right eye. Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue responded to the scene. Hill was arrested and taken to the county jail where he was charged with battery.

MARCH 6 — A Royal Palm Beach man was arrested early last Sunday morning on charges of drunken driving following a traffic stop near the intersection of Royal Palm Beach and Okeechobee boulevards. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation observed a vehicle being driven by 55-year-old Martin Perrone havSee BLOTTER, page 22

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding these wanted fugitives: • Benny Gonzalez, a.k.a. Jean Ferrara and Alana Cortazar, is a white male, 5’5” tall and weighing 160 lbs., with black hair and br own eyes. He has a tattoo on his lef t arm. His date of birth is 11/20/76.

Gonzalez is wanted for failure to appear on charges of grand theft over $20,000; possession of anti-shoplifting countermeasure de vice; and unauthorized possession of a driver’s license or ID card.

His occupation is unkno wn. His last known address was at large. Gonzalez is wanted as of 03/10/11.

• Oscar Lopez, a.k .a. Jose Maldonado, Enrique Maldonado and Enrique Hernandez-Gonzalez, is a white male, 5’7” tall and w eighing 160 lbs., with black hair and br own eyes. He has a tattoo on his back. His date of birth is 02/26/85. Lopez is wanted for failure to appear on charges of insurance fraud (staged accident) and unlawful solicitation. His occupation is unknown. His last kno wn addresses were Wellington Trace in Wellington and 64th Place in The Acreage.

Lopez is wanted as of 03/10/11.

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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Experts Give Chamber Members Mixed Views On Real Estate Market

By Carol Porter Town-Crier Staff Report Palms West Chamber of Commerce members heard decidedly mixed news Monday about the state of the 2011 real estate market in the western communities.

At a luncheon held March 7 at the Carrabba’s Italian Grill in Royal Palm Beach, three local real estate experts discussed apparent trends and what area residents might expect to see in the next several years. Waste hauler Republic Services sponsored the luncheon.

Bill Richardson, president of the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches and a board member of the Florida Realtors Association and the National Association of Realtors, called the market “very fluid.” Richardson has been a broker in South Florida for 25plus years and said everyone in the room has been living through an unprecedented real estate market for the past five years.

Richardson is also an expert in distressed property sales and has been published in Money magazine and numerous other publications on various real estate topics.

“We are all learning new things every day about this market,” Richardson said. “I have good news and bad news for you. The bad news you have probably seen for a while.”

Richardson explained that when measuring real estate downturns and recoveries, there are two bottoms to the market.

“The first bottom is the activity bottom. We actually hit the activity bottom in 2008. Ever since 2008, the unit sales and the amount of sales taking place have increased,” he said. “The other bottom is the price bottom… We probably haven’t hit it. You are not going to know for six months to a year after. Most economists believe that we will hit a price bottom either later this year or up to

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continued from page 1 him. “It’s an echo of what people have said,” he said. “They don’t want things to change drastically.

People are not totally against change, but they’d like to keep what they came here for, and they’d like to be left alone to do their thing, and I support that.”

Plans for commercial development on almost 200 acres on either side of B Road along Southern Blvd. near his home prompted Goltzené into political action.

Rather than building single-family homes on the northern half of the sites, as is planned, Goltzené said he wants to see some land preserved for water retention and a park.

“That was definitely a theme I think a lot of people did like, and it’s something we definitely need to explore and push to achieve,” he said, pledging to work for establishment of the linear park in the area, “and to see what we can do about improving water storage for the Groves.”

It is one of many pressing items that will face the newly elected councilman.

“I’m looking forward to working with the rest of the council on the issues that are facing us,” Goltzené said. “I’m the new guy.”

Goltzené said he is with the council in supporting the LGWCD’s plan to pave several segments of lettered roads in the Groves, as approved in referendums by property owners on those roads.

He said Lipp’s goal to merge the

the second quarter of 2012. I see signs right now that make me think that it will be sooner rather than later.”

Richardson urged business owners to talk with their legislators about their concerns and said that he and other real estate agents have plans to speak with congressmen Ted Deutch and Allen West and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio to educate them about the local real estate market. He noted that most legislators do not have real estate backgrounds and do not understand the market and the industry itself.

“If you have a chance to talk to them, the two things I would tell them are this,” he said. “Tell them to please get the regulators back in line, because right now [they are] making it virtually impossible to get mortgage financing for many people. The market is never going to recover if they don’t.”

And, he said, business owners should tell legislators that “as nice as it would be to get rid of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — because that’s out in a proposal right now — it won’t work. If you do that, don’t count on a really consistent recovery; you are leaving it in private hands with no sense of stability. Don’t overcorrect. Leave us alone, and the market will come back.”

The second speaker was Scott Worley, a builder who builds homes under the name Vintage Homes at the Lakes. He is active with the Gold Coast Builders Association, especially in the area of government affairs. A longtime promoter of the housing industry, Worley was builder of the year in 2005 and president of the association in 2008. Years prior, Worley had been appointed by the Palm Beach County Commission to its Building Code Advisory Board, where he served as chairman.

Worley said it will take a while before new home building picks

up significantly. “If you look at who builds homes in Palm Beach County, they are primarily large builders,” he said. “Are our large builders currently buying land?

The answer is no. Why is that? It’s because of the market. They are not currently buying new land.

They are buying finished developed lots. They are not taking new projects through.”

Even once the market recovers, don’t expect a return to the boom times, Worley continued. “We only have so much land left in Palm Beach County,” he said. “We have only about 100,000 lots left in Palm Beach County that you could build on. The eastern part of the county is primarily built out.

The remaining two-thirds is not zoned to be built up, and most of the people who live out here don’t want the western two-thirds of it built up.”

Also, Worley noted that “the price of homes is about what they are supposed to be. The value of the home is what the people in the area are making.”

The final speaker was Neil Merin, founder and chairman of NAI/Merin Hunter Codman, a property management company in West Palm Beach that manages 4 million square feet of office and retail space, and is the largest commercial real estate firm in Palm Beach County Merin had good news about the office market in the western communities. “The office market in the western communities is about 2.4 million feet of office space. That is the same amount of office space that is in front of the mall on PGA Blvd.,” he said. “You have the lowest vacancy rates of any submarket in South Florida. It’s running about 16 percent, and 13 percent is a good, balanced market…

Your office market has been fairly stable out here, and you are not seeing a lot of distress as a result of that.”

Merin added that his company is “happy with the office market out here. On a countywide basis, we are stuck with 26 to 27 percent vacancy factor. You folks are a bright spot,” he said.

All three speakers said they would leave their presentations at the Palms West Chamber office for members to review in more detail.

In other business: • Maxine Sonnenschein, representing Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon, said a ribbon cutting at one of the tax collector’s new offices, provided in partnership with the Palms West Chamber, will take place April 4.

She noted that chamber members can get a jump on acquiring a driver’s license that is “Real ID compliant” under new federal guidelines. “If we have any members who would like to come in that day, they can. It’s not a fast process. It’s like a 30-minute process to get Real ID. It’s two to six hours at the offices right now,” Sonnenschein said.

• Michael Holzum, vice president of human resources for Palm Health Partners, noted that PHP’s new NuVista Care Community at Wellington Green, which will be located next to the Mall at Wellington Green, will open in May

LGWCD with the town is worth watching.

“That is an issue that needs to be studied and looked at with an open mind to see if there are ways to save money or streamline the process,” Goltzené said. “I look forward to working with the council and also the water district on that.”

Goltzené added that he thinks the two entities have cooperated well recently, following clashes soon after incorporation. “I guess most people are happy with that,” he said. “I think people would like to see cooperation rather than confrontation, and that’s the most effective method of us resolving our issues.”

Goltzené was happy but drained after spending Tuesday campaigning in the sun. “I’ve got a lot of nice congratulatory calls from people who seem like they definitely want to work together and cooperate, which is good,” he said.

Lipp said he hopes the council will get the “tough things” done, such as resolving the town’s disputed comprehensive plan, which remains in limbo after a challenge

by Callery-Judge Grove. That dispute has been going on for almost two years.

“They had a better ground game and won the election,” he said of Goltzené’s victory. “I hope they can find the leadership up there. I know [Mayor] Dave Browning is a leader, but find other leadership that can move the town forward…

I’m going to be watching from the sidelines and offering my support where I can.”

Lipp added that he will not forget his goal to try to merge the LGWCD and the town. “[LGWCD] Chairman Dave

DeMarois told me that he has been looking into this for a couple of months,” Lipp said.

After four years on the council,

Lipp intends to dedicate his new free time to his job as an administrative assistant to County Commissioner Jess Santamaria.

Commercial real estate exper t Neil Merin at the luncheon.

David Unversaw of Republic Services.

Home builder Scott Worley talks to chamber members.

Chamber officials thank Monday’s luncheon speakers and sponsors. (L-R) Scott Worley, Dave Unversaw, Joanne Stanley, Bill Richardson, Neil Merin, Brian Jacobson, Carmine Priore III and Mary Lou Bedford.

PHOTOS BY CAROL PORTER/TOWN-CRIER and is expecting to hire up to 150 people. The openings are in jobs ranging from entry level to management positions in the new facility, which will have components of both skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. “We look forward to see our first patient on June 1,” Holzum said. “We are actively recruiting and interviewing and hope to have 150 people employed by the end of September. You can refer people to our web site if they are interested in applying, which is www.palm healthpartners.com.”

• Palms West Chamber CEO Jaene Miranda announced that the installation of new officers for the coming year will be held April 29 and that the chamber will be sending out invitations and e-mail blasts in the coming weeks.

The next Palms West Chamber luncheon will be the annual scholarship presentation luncheon slated for Monday, April 11 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. For more information about the Palms West Chamber of Commerce, call (561) 790-6200 or visit www.palmswest.com.

Vice Mayor Dennis Lipp works the polls with his wife Doreen Baxter, joined by resident Chuck Blackburn.

Tom Goltzené (right) at the pollls with supporters Sharon and Ron Jarriel, and Frank Schiola.

Tom Goltzené gets word that he has just won.

Lung Chieu, Tom Goltzené and Councilman Ryan Liang.

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MARSHALL FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 13 YEARS

The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation celebrated its 13th anniversary Tuesday, March 1 at 264 the Grill in Palm Beach. There were complimentary hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and a raffle giveaway. There was also a cake in honor of Education Director Eric Gehrig’s birthday. For more info., visit www.artmarshall.org.

(Above) Gehring and Nancy Marshall. (Below) Author Erik Brown with Josette Kaufman.

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NEWS BRIEFS Big A$$ Auction & Bingo Set For March 13 What do poolside barbecue, golf at private country clubs, gift certificates to area restaurants and other fabulous raffle prizes have in common with a live donkey?

The Palms West Community Foundation is combining these diverse items by hosting the inaugural Big A$$ Auction & Big A$$ Bingo on Sunday, March 13 at 4 p.m. at the Wanderers Club at Wellington.

In a challenging economy, the foundation has decided to host this fun and unusual event. “In an effort to keep our costs low, we are just going to have one ‘Big A$$ Auction,’ not an expensive event where most of the attendees spend a lot of money on tuxedos, gowns, bands and fancy food before they even get a look at the auction items that are available,” Palms West Community Foundation Director of Development Maureen Gross explained.

A relaxed, casual poolside barbecue will start at 4 p.m., and meanwhile, the crowd can peruse and bid on a large display of silent auction items. “The amount and variety of items that the areas businesses have donated to our auction is amazing,” Gross said.

“We will have something there for everyone’s taste and pocketbook, from a $5 certificate for lunch at an area restaurant to a $2,300 membership to a private club.”

At 6 p.m. there will be a live auction with the entertaining Ben Boynton serving as the auction-

eer. Boynton will auction off some “priceless” items such as a weekend package in Delray Beach, a “Sheriff-for-a-Day” package and several others. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw will even be on hand to help with the lively bidding.

On the polo field, adjacent to the pool area, there will be Big A$$ Bingo. The polo field will be gridded-off into one-yard squares (like a football pool). Squares can be bought for $25 each or five for $100. Then, the “official big a$$” (the donkey) will be let out onto the polo field for all to see and cheer for. And when the donkey does his “business,” bingo will be called. Whoever has the square the donkey chose will win a cash prize, and become the Big A$$ Bingo winner.

The cost is $25 in advance or $30 at the door. This price includes the poolside barbecue (burgers and hotdogs). For more information, or to buy tickets, visit www. palmswest.com, call Gross at (561) 790-6200 or e-mail maureen @palmswest.com.

All Breed Dog Shows Return March 12-13 Champions and puppies alike will return to the South Florida Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13 for a special kind of dog show weekend to benefit local animal-rescue organizations.

Hosted by the Palm Beach County Dog Fanciers Association, the events will include two AKC-

sanctioned dog shows; multiple specialty breed shows; meet-thebreed booths; agility and carting demonstrations; obedience, rally and carting trials; and a variety of family-friendly events.

The 80th and 81st annual club shows will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League Pet Mobile will be on hand as well.

More than 1,000 dogs will be at the show, and plenty of vendors of pet products will be on hand.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League and other canine charities. The league provides services to more than 7,000 dogs, puppies, cats and kittens each year.

For more information, visit www.pbcdfa.org.

Wellington Aquatics Spring Break Hours The Wellington Aquatics Complex will expand its hours of operation for the upcoming Palm Beach County School District spring break.

The complex will be open Sunday, March 13 from noon to 6 p.m.; Monday through Saturday, March 14-19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, March 20 from noon to 6 p.m. The pool will resume normal off-season hours on Monday, March 21.

During spring break, the complex will offer aquatic camp from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, American Red Cross lifeguard training from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and

junior lifeguard training from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information, call Aquatics Supervisor Eric Juckett at (561) 753-2497.

Benefit For Animal-Rescue Agencies April 1 A Vegas-style fundraiser hosted by and benefiting three of the area’s top animal-rescue organizations will take place Friday, April 1 at the Wellington Club at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (14440 Pierson Road, Wellington). The event, benefiting Save A Pet Florida, Paws 2 Help and Adopt A Cat Foundation, will take place from 7 to 10 p.m.

The evening promises to be a fun-filled, action-packed gaming venue of blackjack, roulette, craps, poker, raffle prizes and more. A cash bar will be available and hors d’oeuvres will be provided.

Benefactors are animal advocates Susan and Sam Ross. Other sponsors include Duffy’s Sports Grill, the David and Sondra Mack Foundation, the PETCO Foundation, Margaretta Taylor, Kai and Suzy Peterson, Suzi Mari Salon and Tamara Santos (in memory of Ada Rodriquez).

Advance tickets may be purchased online for $30, and the ticket price at the door will be $50.

Seating is limited. Visit www. saveapet.com to reserve a place at the tables. For more information, or to become a sponsor, call Debra at (561) 389-1862 or Beth at (561) 346-8766.

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Palm Beach Central Marching Band Performs At WEF’s Nations Cup The Palm Beach Central High School three-time state finalist Bronco Marching Band performed during the opening ceremonies of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup on Friday, March 4 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington.

“It was an honor to be asked to play at such a prestigious event,” Band Director James Yaques said, adding that he hopes to have the opportunity to return next year.

Equestrian Sport Productions CEO Mark Bellissimo was grateful to the band for coming out to

Entertainers greet people as they enter the show grounds.

play a medley of music at the soldout event. Many of the students have never had an opportunity to attend the equestrian events held in Wellington, and for them it was a real treat.

From the stilt walkers and jugglers to horses flying over jumps

Band Director James Yaques, Equestrian Sport Productions CEO Mark Bellissimo and Asst. Band Director Luke Bass.

and everything in between, the students enjoyed seeing the many happenings that go on right in their own backyard. The crowd seemed to love seeing the local marching band perform on the field immediately followed by top international show jumpers.

The PBIEC is committed to providing a home for the equestrian community and to assure harmony between equestrian and nonequestrian interests in and around the horse show grounds, and by partnering up with groups such as the Palm Beach Central High

School marching band, they aim to continue bringing the community together.

In the ring, Team USA — made up of Mario Deslauriers, Margie Engle, Beezie Madden and McLain Ward — took first place.

Canada came in second.

Palm Beach Central High School band members take the field to perform at the 2011 FEI Nations Cup opening ceremonies.

SOUTH FLORIDA KIDS CONSIGNMENT BRINGS BARGAINS TO THE FAIRGROUNDS South Florida Kids Consignment sale was held March 4-6 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Clothes, toys, books, high chairs, strollers and many other items were being sold for bargain prices. There were items for babies, tots and teens, as well as maternity wear. For more info., visit www.southfloridakidsconsignment.com.

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Keisha and Wandaya Pearsall pick out a Snow White dress.

Aidan Freeland and Dakota Moore check out bikes.

Gloria Elias with Brianna Garcia and mom Sandra Elias found a lot of bargains.

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Visions Salon In Wellington Hosts ‘Live & Uncut’ Runway Show Visions Salon hosted a New York-style runway show in Wellington on Sunday, Feb. 27 titled “Live & Uncut.” The show benefited Little Smiles and the American Cancer Society. “Every detail was exquisite, and the artistic talents of the Visions Salon staff are amazing,” ACS Community Representative Teri Lane said.

Live & Uncut was the first event of its kind in Wellington. Visions owner Tom Monticello started the evening off with a brief history on how architecture inspired the world-famous Vidal Sassoon and his hair creations. Next, Artistic Director Tra-

cy Vasquez and the Visions Salon team presented the collection “ArchiteXture,” with looks cleverly inspired by architecture. The runway portion highlighted different types of architecture including romantic/classic, modern/expressionist and modern urban. The more edgy looks were paired with fashion in a monochromatic palette representing the raw materials used in architecture.

Bringing the full look to completion, fabulous couture gowns were flown in from all parts of the country by Lenyce Boyd of Bacio Bacio Bridal. The night

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ended with a fantastic cocktail reception with delicious hors d’oevres by Agliolio Fresh Pasta & Wine Bar. Visions thanks all who attended and gave so generously.

The Visions Salon team is grateful for the community’s overwhelming response to the event. Live & Uncut will be an annual community event, and next year’s is expected to be bigger and better. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy fashion while raising awareness and money for important nonprofit organizations. For more information, call Visions Salon Coordinator Sherri Giles at (561) 790-1696.

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Models backstage (above) and onstage (below) at Live & Uncut.

Visions Salon owner Tom Monticello addresses the sold-out audience.

Models show off some of the show’s varied “ArchiteXture” looks.

TOASTMASTERS ANNUAL SPEECH CONTESTS AT ROYAL PALM CULTURAL CENTER

Area 42 Toastmasters presented its 2011 Table Topics and International Speech Contests on Friday, Feb. 25 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Several Toastmasters clubs were on hand for the event. This year’s International Speech Contest winner was Pam Lehr.

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International Speech contest winners Michele Emerick (second place) and Pam Lehr (first place) with Division D Gov. Hieu Huynh, Cindy Beckles and John Schneyer.

RPB Mayor Matty Mattioli, Vice Mayor Martha Webster and WPEC news anchor Curt Fonger, a featured speaker.

Toastmasters staff received certificates of appreciation.

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HUNDREDS COMPETE IN WYCLIFFE CHARITIES FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Wycliffe Charities Foundation held its annual golf tournament Monday, March 7 at Wycliffe Golf & Countr y Club. The event raised money for charities such as the Quantum House, Hospice of Palm Beach County, the Children’s Home Society and Home Safe. More than 230 golfers played. They enjoyed a buffet lunch while awards w ere handed out.

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First-place Mixed Division: David and Jeanne Goldner, Paul Weiner and Dr. Gerald Teplitz.

First-place Men’s Division East: David Wilson, Norman Goldner, Stuart Kleit and Max Bass.

Hospice of Palm Beach County President Greg Leach and Program Director Cindy DeSilva.

First-place Men’s Division West: Ronnie Simpson, Michael Barron, Joe Gilbert and Marc Hull.

Marjorie Goldner substituted needed items for Quantum House instead of flowers for the table centerpieces.

Hermine Bergerman, Ruth Cohen, Marian Rubin and Evelyn Sass.

ROYAL PALM BEACH WOMAN CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY AT CULTURAL CENTER Bess Lindenbaum celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends Thursday, March 3 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Bridge club members all brought food for a potluck lunch. Lindenbaum’s great grandsons Dylin and Adam Winne led guests in singing “Happy Birthday.”

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Bess Lindenbaum with great grandsons Dylin and Adam, granddaughter Natalie Winne and her husband Brian.

Bess Lindenbaum and her cousins Fred Leopold, Linda Sisitsky, Sue Berezin and Elaine Leopold.

Renee Naseck, Peggy Losyk and Norma Huebner play bridge with Bess Lindenbaum.

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POLO & EQUESTRIAN

Las Montijas Overpowers Pony Express For Win In Gold Cup Play After a stormy start to the weekend, the skies were clear above the International Polo Club Palm Beach last Sunday to make room for another exciting weekend of the 2011 season. The featured match of the afternoon saw Las Monjitas overpower Pony Express in 2011 USPA Piaget Gold Cup play in front of a crowded stadium.

In a game that started out pretty evenly, Agustin Merlos took the bit between his teeth and scored five goals for Las Monjitas, turning the sprint into a race with Las Monjitas far ahead.

Merlos added two more goals in the third chukker, while Bautista Heguy managed to get the only Pony Express score of the period. Las Monjitas ended the first half with an 11-5 lead.

Merlos added yet another goal in the fourth, and Las Monjitas added a pair of goals apiece from

Eduardo Astrada and Santiago Toccalino. Heguy scored his fourth penalty goal of the game, but Pony Express found itself trailing 16-6 with two chukkers left to play.

Las Monjitas put up three more unanswered goals in the fifth — two from Toccalino and one from Camilo Bautista — for a lead of 13 goals. Merlos’s 11th goal of the game had Las Monjitas ahead 206 before a goal by Heguy along with Santiago Chavanne’s first goal of the game ended play with Las Monjitas celebrating a 20-8 victory.

Meanwhile, taking in all of the high-goal action was socialite Tinsley Mortimer and television star Audrina Patridge.

The 2011 USPA Piaget Gold Cup continues this weekend. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit www.international poloclub.com.

(Above) Lauren Duffy of Piaget with the winning Las Monjitas team. (Left) Sunday brunch guests Audrina Patridge, Brian Mazza and Tinsley Mortimer.

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Team USA Takes Nations Cup; Hough Wins $150,000 Grand Prix The 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival hosted the 10th annual $75,000 FEI Nations Cup last Friday evening, presented by G&C Farm, with an exciting victory for Team USA. Team USA was made up of Mario Deslauriers riding Urico, Margie Engle riding Indigo, Beezie Madden riding Coral Reef Via Volo and McLain Ward riding Sapphire, and led by Chef d’Equipe George Morris.

After the first round, each team dropped their highest score. In the second round, three riders from each team returned in order of highest to lowest total faults. The winner was determined by the lowest total of each team’s top three riders from each round.

After round one competition, the United States was in the lead with just four faults total. Ward and Engle each delivered clear rounds. Deslauriers and Madden each had four faults. Deslauriers’ score was dropped to leave the team with a four fault total.

Coming back for the second round, Ward and Sapphire jumped clear again to keep their team on top. Engle had an unfortunate rail at the last fence with Indigo, but Madden and Via Volo pulled it out in the end to also jump clear and leave the team with just eight faults total.

Team Canada finished in second place with eight faults in each round for a total of 16. Eric Lamaze and Artisan Farm’s Sidoline Van De Centaur jumped a clear first round. Jonathon Millar riding Millar Brooke Farm’s Contino 14 and Ian Mill-

ar riding Team Works’ Star Power each had four faults to total eight in round one.

Yann Candele and Susan Grange’s Pitareusa were the drop score with eight faults.

In a three-way tie, Australia, Great Britain and Ireland all finished with 37 points.

Australia’s James Paterson Robinson and Niack De L’Abbaye, owned by Ger Poels Horses, were the only other pair to jump double clear through both rounds of competition.

Week 8 came to a close last Sunday with a highlight event, the $150,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix, CSIO 4*. Out of the strong field of competitors, it was Wellington’s Lauren Hough who rode to victory on Quick Study, owned by Laura Mateo.

There were 47 entries in last Sunday’s Grand Prix class. Twelve found the way to a clear round and advanced to the jumpoff. The pathfinder in the jump-off was Gemma Paternoster on Osiris. They set a solid time of 48.49 seconds with a clear round, which would hold up for fifth place in the class.

Amy Millar of Canada on Costa Rica Z, owned by Millar Brooke and Ann Matthews, were careful throughout the course and speed to the last jump, finishing clear in 44.40 seconds for third place.

Nick Skelton and Carlo 273, owned by Beverly Widdowson, galloped through the jump-off with ease and had a time of 40.61 seconds to take the lead. But Hough and Quick Study were next in, and the speedy bay gelding was quick through the double combination and across the

ground to set the winning pace at 40.18 seconds.

The week’s opening international class was the $5,000 CSIO Welcome Stake.

Paul O’Shea of Ireland had the fastest speed round for victory with Daydream St. Ghyvan Z, owned by Harry Gill.

The $5,000 CSIO Welcome Stake class had 64 entries, and they competed over a course designed by Steve Stephens. There were 16 clear rounds, and the speed ratcheted up as the class continued. Going 44th in the order, O’Shea and Daydream St. Ghyvan Z cleared the course in a blazing time of 52.51 seconds for the win. Their winning pace was almost four seconds faster than the second-place finishers, Ian Millar and Dryden, owned by Ariel and Susan Grange. Richard Spooner and C&S Partnership LLC’s Lady Like were third in 56.54 seconds.

Mario Deslauriers and Vicomte D were victorious in last Thursday’s $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 8 following a competitive class. Sixteen out of 48 entries jumped clear over the first-round course. With one scratch from the jumpoff, a total of 15 horse and rider combinations returned over the short course, and five jumped double clear to earn top honors. Deslauriers Vicomte D were the fastest by one second to finish in first place.

Sixteen-year-old Reed Kessler of New York had the best showing of her young career, riding in her first CSIO 4* competition and winning two classes in one day. Kessler began the morning by riding her top mount Flight to victory in the

$6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge with the fastest of eight clear rounds in a class of 33 entries. The young rider then went on to ride Ligist to a win in the $10,000 G&C Farm Speed Stake CSIO with the fastest of seven clear rounds out of 24 entries.

Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa and HH Palouchin, owned by Double H Farm, jumped to victory in the $31,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic over a class of 31 entries. Pessoa and Palouchin had the fastest of four clear rounds in 62.66 seconds to finish in first place.

The $25,000 Equestrian Sport Productions’ Jumper Stake was held last Saturday afternoon. Seven horse and rider combinations cleared the first round course out of the 50 total entries. Pessoa continued his great day by qualifying two horses for the jump-off. He was the first to return for the short course aboard Double H Farms’ HH Ashley and set the pace with a clear round in 38.522 seconds, which eventually placed the mare in fourth.

The $35,000 Hermès Puissance was the highlight event last Saturday night, and it was an exciting show of power and scope.

Pablo Barrios was the winner after he cleared the 7’3” puissance wall with G&C Quivola, owned by Gustavo Mirabal.

Course designer Steve Stephens and his crew raised the puissance wall to an impressive 7’3” for the final jump-off. As Barrios cantered by, only his head was visible on the other side of the wall. Once again, they showed the crowd how a puis-

sance is done when they cleared it.

Earlier in the evening, the PRO DerbyCross made its WEF debut. PRO DerbyCross is a hybridized form of interactive entertainment and sporting competition designed to showcase some of the best equestrian talent in the United States and Canada. The competition featured five teams of five riders (three eventers, a show jumper and a polo player) who compete individually over a course designed

by Olympian David O’Connor. The course demands horses and riders to be brave over cross-country fences and accurate over show jumps all while competing against the clock.

The FarmVet/Cavalor team brought home the win with very speedy rounds from their five riders. The team consisted of Captain Buck Davidson, Will Faudree, Bruce Davidson, show jumper Aaron Vale and polo player Kris Kampsen.

The $25,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Series Classic was held earlier last Sunday with a victory for Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa and HH Ashley. Ten of 41 entries went clear to advance to the jump-off and four jumped double clear in the race against the clock.

The week began with Green Conformation Hunters in the E.R. Mische Grand Hunter Arena. Sandra Ferrell was aboard the new entry from Stephanie Riggio, Moshi, for the championship win in the Green Conformation Hunters.

Moshi and Ferrell secured the championship honor by winning the model and See WEF UPDATE, page 22

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New Horizons Elementary School kindergarteners recently devoted time to learning about Chinese culture. As a culminating activity, each class created paper dragons using recy cled materials and welcomed the Year of the Rabbit with a dragon parade.

The students from each kindergarten class paraded around the courtyard with some carrying the dragons, some dancing, and some playing drums and cymbals. Students in all grades enjoyed the parade and the wishes for “Kung Hee Fatt Choy” (Happy New Year). Pictured above are students preparing for the parade.

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Ideal Celebrates Read Across America Day Stacy Martin’s kindergarten class at the Ideal School in Royal Palm Beach celebrated Read Across America Day on March 2 in high-tech style.

Martin’s students connected with kindergarten students at the Paine Primary School in Trussville, Ala. via Skype, a service that allows people to see each other and talk over the Internet.

“We decided to celebrate this year’s Read Across America Day by sharing our favorite Dr. Seuss book with students in Alabama as a way to show the children what other students are reading about around the country,” Martin said.

In 1997, the National Education Association chose March 2 as Read Across America Day in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Students from Paine Primary School also read their favorite book, Horton Hears a Who, to the Ideal School kindergartners.

“Students from both schools

were very excited to show their own favorite books to each other as well,” Martin said. “They had fun seeing the other students over the Internet and were surprised to find that they liked many of the same books.”

Older students also participated in the day’s event through Ideal School’s Reading Buddies program. Reading Buddies gives fifth-graders the opportunity to spend one class period each week reading age-appropriate books to the Ideal preschool students. According to the National Education Association, research has shown that children who are motivated to spend more time reading do better in school.

“The students had a great time, and we’re looking forward to doing this again next year,” Martin said.

The Ideal School and Dream Middle School employ unique, project-based curriculums encouraging both understanding and ap-

Ideal fifth-grader Quinn Van Popering reads to Ella Rose Sherman on Read Across America Day plication of knowledge. The school’s expertise in innovative education draws students from preschool through eighth grade

throughout Palm Beach County.

To find out more about the school, visit www.dreamideal. com or call (561) 791-2881.

Principal-Counselor Appreciation Breakfast Honors County Winners In honor of February being National School Counseling Month, the Palm Beach Counseling Association hosted the 24th annual Principal-Counselor Appreciation Breakfast on Feb. 18 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in downtown West Palm Beach.

The theme this year was “Counselors: Lead the Way.” The PBCA collected a truck full of donated backpacks, school uniforms and school supplies for the organization It’sJust4Kids, which operates out of Boca Raton Middle School and serves families in need

throughout the Palm Beach County School District.

High School Guidance Program Planner Christie Ragsdale, a member of PBCA for the past 28 years and chair of the breakfast for over 20 years, was honored by PBCA and the school counselors of the school district.

In her year of retirement and her final year of breakfast planning — and in recognition of all that she has done for the Palm Beach Counseling Association and the students of Palm Beach County — the PBCA Scholarship was renamed the PBCA Christie Rags-

dale Legacy Scholarship.

Awards were given to school counselors who “lead the way” with outstanding comprehensive school counseling programs and to the administrators who support these programs and the personal/ social development of students in Palm Beach County.

This year’s honorees for PBCA Counselors of the Year are as follows: Michael Kane, Starlight Cove Elementary School (Elementary); Brenda Hammerschmidt, Omni Middle School (Middle); Sonya Duval, John I. Leonard High School (High); and

Joy Brown, Crossroads Academy (Alternative).

The honorees for PBCA SiteBased Administrators of the Year are: Jim Pegg, Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School (Elementary); P.J. D’Aoust, Omni Middle School (Middle); and Maria Lloyd, Seminole Ridge High School (High).

Administrator and Counselor of the Year honorees (L-R) Jim Pegg, Maria Lloyd, Brenda Hammerschmidt, P.J. D’Aoust, Joy Brown and Michael Kane.

Not pictured: Sonya Duval.

Huntington Learning Center Celebrates Read Across America Day Read Across America is the National Education Association’s (NEA) annual program to promote reading motivation and awareness in the nation’s children.

Since 1998, the NEA has celebrated Read Across America Day on or around March 2 to honor the birthday of the beloved children’s book author, Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.

Each March, Huntington Learning Center of Wellington helps to

support this awareness effort by emphasizing the importance of reading as a lifelong learning tool for people of all ages.

Through special programs, the supplemental education provider also offers tips to children and their parents on how to make reading a fun and rewarding activity.

“There is a world of knowledge and entertainment in books,” said Mary Fisher of Huntington Learning Center of Wellington. “It’s important for all of the adults in a

child’s life to emphasize the enjoyment and enrichment that reading offers. It’s difficult to compete with today’s technology, but reading for enjoyment as well as for learning is a fundamental skill that we need to nourish in our children.”

Fisher offers these tips to help Wellington-area families make reading a priority, based on “Raising a Reader” suggestions from the NEA: • Teach by example — Read the newspaper, a magazine or the lat-

est bestseller in front of your children.

• Treat reading as a treat — Subscribe to a children’s magazine or set a date to visit your library each month and read the new edition with your child.

• Plan ahead — Keep a stash of books with you wherever you go. Turn waiting time at the doctor’s office, in line at the store, or on a long car ride into reading time.

Huntington Learning Center of Wellington provides supplemen-

tal instruction to children from kindergarten through the 12th grade in academic and study skills as well as standardized test preparation.

Huntington’s programs are distinguished by the one-to-one attention its certified teachers devote to each child. Identifying and addressing learning problems through personalized programs of instruction helps students improve not only their grades and test scores, but also their self esteem.

“Read Across America Day is

a perfect opportunity for families and other caregivers to make a lasting difference in the life of a child or young adult,” Fisher said.

“When we turn children into readers, we are giving them the tools they need to be lifelong learners, and that’s a great goal to shoot for.”

For more information about Huntington Learning Center of Wellington or more tips on encouraging your children to read, families can call Fisher at (561) 594-1900.

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Seminole Ridge SECME Takes Olympiad Silver The Seminole Ridge High School SECME teams won four trophies at this year’s regional Olympiad, competing with 20 area high schools Feb. 26 at Santaluces High School.

Students squared off in racing mousetrap-powered model cars, launching model rockets and building balsawood bridges; in general knowledge games during the Brain Bowl; and in literary and artistic competitions with essays, banners and posters.

The competition was fierce, but the Hawks came in third place in the poster competition, second place in the water bottle rocket competition and first place in the banner competition, for an overall second-place Olympiad performance.

“Proud of you guys,” team captain Cindy Dosch said. “We did awesome against all odds.”

Team member Sam Smith was

glad their hard work finally paid off. “Today, those months of work on that mousetrap car came into fruition, and the hard work showed,” Smith said. “It destroyed the competition without a problem and couldn’t have done better on the test run.”

SECME coordinators Erich Landstrom and Ed Batchelor congratulate their Hawks on this awesome achievement.

• District Honors Lloyd — The Palm Beach County School District has chosen Seminole Ridge Assistant Principal Maria Lloyd as its Reading Leader of the Year, one of the categories in the annual statewide Just Read, Florida! awards. Seminole Ridge congratulates Lloyd on her honor as the district’s nominee.

• Volunteers Wanted for Multicultural Night — The Seminole Ridge world languages department seeks parent volunteers for

Dr. Tomer Haik assists students in using their “magical” talent.

Seminole Ridge High School SECME team members and coordinators with their trophies. its fourth annual Multicultural Night, to be held Friday, April 8 from 3 to 8 p.m. Volunteers will set up, sell tickets, serve food, supervise, work backstage and

cleanup. Anyone interested in volunteering for the event should email Department Chair Patricia McKillican at mckilli@palm beach.k12.fl.us.

TKA To Present ‘Beauty And The Beast’ In April The award-winning students and faculty of the King’s Academy Vocal Arts Department are teaming up with Disney to present the smash Broadway and cinematic hit Beauty and the Beast Thursday, April 21 through 30.

Disney will once again collaborate with the King’s Academy as the school celebrates the 10-year anniversary of its premiere of Beauty and the Beast.

David Snyder directed the hit

show 10 years ago, and TKA is excited to announce his return to the stage as artistic director. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast includes all of the wonderful songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman along with new songs by Menken and Tim Rice.

The audience will be transported to the heart of provincial life in

a lovely French town. This “tale as old as time” will be filled with spectacular theatrical surprises.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast offers a wonderful night of family entertainment.

The King’s Academy Fine Arts Department has a long history of professional theatrical productions that leaves audiences coming back year after year. Its production of Beauty and the Beast will feature Lara Williams as Belle, Cameron

Sharrock as the Beast and 2011 Watch a Rising Star Competition winner Mikah Adams as Mrs. Potts.

Show times are as follows: 7 p.m. April 21-23 and 28-30, and 1 p.m. April 23 and 30.

Tickets cost $25 for VIP orchestra seating, $15 for center seating and $12 for reserved seating. Reserved tickets can be ordered online at www.tka.net or by calling (561) 686-4244, ext. 353.

Wellington Dentist Visits Golden Grove Golden Grove Elementary School kindergarten students had the pleasure of having Dr. Tomer Haik visit them on Feb. 16 to celebrate National Children’s Dental Health Month.

Haik, a pediatric dentist with a practice located in Wellington, gave a fun and educational presentation on the importance of teeth and healthy smiles. He gave an animated performance using magic, humor and child participation. Haik discussed proper oral hygiene including brushing and

flossing daily, eating healthy, and visiting the dentist regularly to make sure their teeth are healthy and strong.

The students sang songs about healthy smiles, and used their “magical talents” by making toothbrushes appear from thin air.

The students thoroughly enjoyed the presentation and continued talking about it all day.

Haik’s office is located at 3319 State Road 7, Suite 213. For more information, call (561) 333-8507 or visit www.young-smiles.com.

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Successful Polo With Pedro Event In Wellington Benefits YMCA The seventh annual Polo With Pedro event benefiting the YMCA of the Palm Beaches broke records in both attendance and money raised on Sunday, Feb. 27 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. The event and prior preevents raised more than $195,000 for the YMCA and launched its new capital campaign to build a much-needed replacement preschool building on the grounds of the YMCA in West Palm Beach.

It was a sold-out event for Polo With Pedro with enthusiastic supporters celebrating the best-attended event in its history. More than 550 people enjoyed brunch, silent and live auctions, and an afterparty during the finals of the CV Whitney Cup, hosted by professional polo players Kris Kampsen and Nic Roldan.

“The International Polo Club Palm Beach was honored to be the

host venue benefiting the YMCA of the Palm Beaches and all the lives this group touches in our county,” IPC President of Operations John Wash said.

Together with Equestrian Sport Productions’ recent Great Charity Challenge Competition, in which a team of riders, including Olympic medalist McLain Ward, competed to bring the YMCA a prize of $100,000, the YMCA has had a record-breaking fundraising season.

“A lot of local low-income families rely on the YMCA preschool.

It is a vital need in the community, and right now we cannot provide for them adequately without a building,” YMCA of the Palm Beaches CEO Jacqueline Frost said. “These fundraisers provided an amazing amount of money to kick off our capital campaign for the new building.”

Henson Graduates Air Force Training Air Force Airman Steven A. Henson recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He completed an eightweek program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete training earn four credits toward an associate’s degree in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force.

Henson is the son of Pat and stepson of Glenn Pate of The Acreage. He graduated from Royal Palm Beach High School in 2006.

Steven Henson

YOUNG PAGEANT WINNER Layla Grace Ralston of Wellington participated in the Florida Cinderella preliminary pageant on Feb. 12 in Loxahatchee. She won overall beauty, personality and photogenic in the Tiny Tot Division. Ralston will participate in the state pageant on June 10 in Orlando.

The title sponsor for Polo With Pedro was the Morrison Foundation, with Jonathan CameronHayes, H. Loy Anderson III and Marc Ganzi serving as event chairs. Committee members included Kirsten Braden, John Biondo, Sarah Scheffer, Brooke Craig, Frank Frankel, Mike Green, Linda Soper and Arvo Katajisto.

“The staff at the International Polo Club Catering Company are thrilled to be a part of a recordbreaking fundraising season for the YMCA,” International Polo Club Catering president/owner Aaron Menitoff said. “Polo With Pedro has always been a festive occasion, and this year’s crowd had more fun than ever. We look forward to continuing the tradition for years to come.”

Pedro G. Morrison was in the prime of his life when he passed

away playing polo, the sport he loved to play so much. He was a generous philanthropist and served many years on the board of the YMCAof the Palm Beaches and touched numerous lives through his charitable contributions, most of them geared toward helping children. The event is a tribute to Morrison that began in 2005 to help continue his legacy of caring about others.

The Edwin W. Brown Family YMCA is a full-service branch YMCA that offers membership and programs to Palm Beach County. It has 17 acres to include a fitness center, a skate park, preschool and after-school care, racquetball courts, group exercise room, an aquatic center and additional space to develop and enhance to include a lake and ball fields. For more information, visit www.ymcapalmbeaches.org.

Marc Ganzi, Nic Roldan, Kris Kampsen and Brandon Phillips.

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RPB Rotary Club Meets With PAL Director Police Athletic League Executive Director Scott Scrivner was the guest speaker at a Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club meeting Thursday, Feb. 24.

Scrivner spoke to Rotarians about the recreational and educational programs for youths in Palm Beach County. These crime prevention programs are a way for officers to build relationships with the younger members of communities, he noted. Deputies achieve this through education, athletics and other recreational activities.

Funds for the many activities offered through PAL are generated through donations from officers and fundraisers.

At the Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club’s March 5 meeting, DebtHelper.com counselor Susan Cammarano was the guest speaker.

Cammarano spoke to the club about housing counseling as well as education about credit card management.

Cammarano explained the importance of paying off debt and how multiple lines of credit such as a car, mortgage and some credit cards may be helpful.

The Rotarians learned how their credit score is calculated, and how DebtHelper.com offers free services and seminars to help individuals in need.

PAL Executive Director Scott Scrivner with RPB Rotary President Eric Gordon.

Wellington’s Butland Directing New Local Film Wellington resident WilliamA. Butland will direct the family drama All That You Can’t Leave Behind from his original screenplay.

Initial filming will be on location in Jupiter, with additional scenes being lined up at a variety of locations throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties.

Butland, the film’s writer and director, is looking forward to working with his talented cast. “I am so thrilled to have been able to find such talent in Palm Beach County,” he said.

Executive Producer Julie Schel-

horn agreed, though credited Butland as being the catalyst. “While we are fortunate to have such talent involved, it really starts with William,” she said.

Richard Sosa has been cast as successful attorney and workaholic Russell Anderson. He noted that the film is relevant to the current economic downturn. “The script that William has written has a great message for all families in these current trying times,” Sosa said, “and I am looking forward to being directed by him as well.”

Butland is also looking forward

to working with Sosa. “I am so thrilled to be able to work with Richard again,” Butland said.

The two were seen onscreen together in the comedy The MisAdventures of Wallace Weaver .

Kelly Halluch, and Christie and Carlie Schelhorn play the children, with Vincent Chimato, Shirley Gil and Cheri Burr in featured roles.

Marlena Martino as Anderson’s wife Kate, and Amy Hoerler as Lourdes round out the talented cast.

Butland has assembled a talented behind-the-scenes crew as well,

headed up by award-winning cinematographer Paul Halluch, who will handle the duties of director of photography.

All That You Can’t Leave Behind is the story of a man facing failures in both his personal life and professional life, when a shocking decision from his wife Kate leads him to transform himself, re-evaluate his values and come to realize that family truly is All That You Can’t Leave Behind.

For more information, visit http://atyclb.webs.com.

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Venturing Crew 2125 Visits Camp LaNoChe Wellington’s Venturing Crew 2125 traveled to Camp LaNoChe in Paisley, Fla., to participate in the camp’s Super Weekend competitions against other crews, Sea Scout Ships and Explorers the weekend of Feb. 18-20. Ten youths and four adults made the trip.

This is the fourth time Crew 2125 has participated, and its members walked away with two second-place trophies for the three team competitions they selected to play. Crew 2125 won the BrainBuster Trivial Bowl second-place trophy Friday night.

Saturday, Crew 2125 was the only crew to score any points against local council Crew 24 during the ultimate Frisbee competition. Crew 24, also known as the University of Central Florida Ultimate Frisbee team, extended its

ultimate Frisbee winning streak to nine years. The third competition was in dodgeball, and Crew 2125 defeated the first five teams before falling to the sixth team.

Crew 2125 is a co-ed, Boy Scouts of America Venturing Crew for youths between the ages of 13 and 21 who enjoy being outdoors, challenging themselves to go places they haven’t seen before, and do activities that they have never done before.

Activities the crew participates in include rock climbing, repelling, canoeing, whitewater rafting, SCUBA diving, down-hill mountain biking, sailing, kayaking, hiking, and shooting rifles, pistols, shotguns and arrows. The crew also plans and completes community service projects. When the crew camps and backpacks through the outdoors, they leave

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Venturing Crew 2125 at Camp LaNoChe. no trace that they were ever there.

Crew 2125 is always looking for youth interested in joining in for some fun in the outdoors. You don’t have to be or have been a Boy Scout to join.

Venturing Crew 2125 is sponsored by St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Wellington and meets Tuesdays at 7:15 p.m. in classroom 105. For more information, visit www.crew2125.org.

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Miranda Stackhouse (third from left) with representatives from Urban Youth Impact at the Sun Life Rising Star Awards.

Seminole Ridge High School senior Miranda Stackhouse was one of 22 students from across the country who joined a group of national education experts, celebrity athletes and nonprofit representatives to discuss education issues for disadvantaged youths at the Sun Life Rising Star Awards National Summit.

The event was held the last weekend in February at Sun Life Stadium in Miami.

The students and communitybased organizations advocating on their behalf were invited to participate as representatives of the inaugural class of Sun Life Rising Stars, having been recognized by the leading financial services organization in 2010 for overcoming the odds by furthering their education. Stackhouse was nominated by Urban Youth Impact.

For more information, visit www.sunliferisingstar.com.

Garry and Lisa Arnold of Loxahatchee have announced the engagement of their daughter Amanda Arnold to Bruce “Bo” O’Rear of Loxahatchee. Bo’s parents Bruce and Jan O’Rear also resides in Loxahatchee. Amanda was born and raised in the area. She was part of the first senior class to graduate from Seminole Ridge High School and currently works with exotic animals. Bo was born and raised in Broward County. He works at a family-owned electrical business and resides in Royal Palm Beach. The couple plans to marry next spring.

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ACLU CHAPTER HOLDS HARRIETTE GLASNER FREEDOM AWARD LUNCH IN WPB

The Palm Beach County Chapter of the ACLU of Florida hosted the Harriette Glasner Freedom Award Luncheon on Sunday, March 6 at the Airport Hilton in West Palm Beach. The award was presented to former Palm Beach County prosecutor and judge Paul O. Moyle. The keynote address was delivered by Martin Gill, a plaintiff in an ACLU case that struck down the Florida law forbidding adoption of children by gay parents. The presenter for both awards was Palm Beach Chapter Vice Chair Geoff Kashdan. For more information about the group, call Marcia Halperin at (561) 622-8560.

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Judge Paul Moyle is recognized by attorney James Green.

Meals

Free For Seniors

continued from page 1 ty center, coordination of volunteers for the weekly luncheon and some administrative duties, according to the staff report.

Wellington will donate its facility from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Tuesday.

Village Attorney Jeff Kurtz noted that the agreement would be amended to include reciprocal liability. “The county is partially liable because they provide the meals,” he said. “Wellington is potentially liable because we’re providing the facility. We want to be responsible for our negligence, and they need to be responsible for their negligence.”

Kurtz also noted that the agreement includes no insurance requirements for either party. He said that the village has no objection to insurance requirements as long as they were reciprocal.

Councilman Howard Coates said he supported the idea but wondered whether it would be serving mostly Wellington residents, and if not, how people would get to the facility. “Is it community-based, designed to serve those in the community?” he asked. “Or is the county going to be transporting people into our community for this?”

Trager said that transportation would be up to the individual.

“There are various means,” he said. “Including private transportation, Palm Tran, or in the case of our community, taxi vouchers.

But [the county is] not liable to

provide transportation. That’s up to the individual.”

Vice Mayor Matt Willhite noted that the program would be available to more than just Wellington’s seniors.

“Any county resident would be eligible to come to Wellington to have lunch,” he said. “They can go to another city another day and have another meal. As long as they RSVP the day before, they know that the meal is available.”

The council voted unanimously to approve the agreement.

In other business, the council agreed Tuesday to be celebrity barbers at the St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser Friday, March 25 at Village Park.

Representatives from Palm Beach Central and Wellington high schools approached the council to request use of the park fence for signs, support for two Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies during the event and the donation of janitorial staff by the village after the event.

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation raises money to help support pediatric cancer research by asking participants to raise donations for shaving their head or cutting their hair. In the past, the schools have raised a combined $200,000 for the cause and are holding the fundraiser this year jointly in hopes of raising even more.

Students asked council members if they would do the honor of helping to shave the first head.

PBSO Capt. Jay Hart agreed to provide deputies at the event, and the council voted unanimously to fill the other requests, including participating in the ceremonial first shave.

Legion Post 390 To Meet March 17 American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Post 390 will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, March 17 at 7 p.m. at Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Station #30 (9610 Stribling Way, Wellington). All eligible veterans are welcome and encouraged to attend. Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month. For more information, e-mail wellingtonlegion390@gmail.com or call (561) 301-2961.

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continued from page 1 Hall said. “One of the issues we have with this is that the foreclosure registry is triggered at lis pendens.”

Lis pendens, Latin for “suit pending,” is the first notice sent out when a homeowner falls behind in mortgage payments to the point that the mortgage holder notifies the owner that the home might be foreclosed on.

Hall said that notice does not necessarily mean that a home is going to be foreclosed on or that the home is abandoned. “We believe that many of these properties that will be required to register will never become vacant or have maintenance issues,” she said.

Hall pointed out that some homeowners who have fallen behind on their payments for reasons such as job loss or health issues might be able to file a hardship with the bank or get a loan modification.

She warned that an ordinance requiring mandatory registration might result in many new code cases against properties that do not have maintenance issues.

Hall also asked that the village keep the listing fee reasonable, because the Realtors Association believes that banks don’t pay fees, they simply “re-label them and have us all pay them at the end of the day.”

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REP. MICHELE BACHMANN SPEAKS AT PBC GOP EVENT Palm Beach County Republican Party Chair Sid Dinerstein, along with the Council of Trustees and Patriots 1000, took part in a private reception with U.S. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) Friday, March 4 at the Republican Party of Palm Beach County headquarters in West Palm Beach. Bachmann shook hands with a number of attendees and spoke about pressing issues taking place in the country and in South Florida. For more information about the Palm Beach County Republican Party, visit www.pbcgop.org.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann greets Palm Beach County Republican Party Chair Sid Dinerstein.

Memorial

Cost Concerns

continued from page 1 village built its Veterans Memorial, fundraising picked up as the project neared completion.

“People became more stimulated to want to participate,” he said.

“I think that a marketing tool needs to be initiated, but I also believe that at the time we plan to celebrate [the grand opening]… we will see an outpouring of individuals who want to support this project.”

Priore also pointed out that when the memorial was approved and costs were estimated, the village had not planned to secure a piece of the World Trade Center.

“I think it is a very important part of what we’ve done,” he said.

“I think this [project] is a good effort, and I don’t want to see it diminished in any way.”

Village Attorney Brad Biggs said lis pendens alone would not require the title holder to register a property. “What triggers this is if the property should become vacant or show evidence of a vacancy,” Biggs said. “If the property remains occupied and it’s in default, then we are just asking that the mortgagee inspect it. As long as [the occupant is] working things out and mowing the lawn and things like that, we’re not going to trigger a registration.”

Biggs added that the village is not hiring a third party that evening to track foreclosures.

“We’re just providing authority to do it through this ordinance, and we may in the future do it… but we don’t have to,” he said.

Building Code Administrator Rob Hill said foreclosure issues have allowed some RPB neighborhoods to become run-down because a property can sit vacant for years. He said enforcers are looking for authority to be proactive, “instead of riding around and catching them when the grass gets too high or the numbers are falling off the house.”

Hill characterized the ordinance as “an additional tool to be able to expedite this process to stay on top of this growing situation.”

Hill said he has spoken to Realtors Association representatives who had concerns about the fees, which would be $150 to be placed in the registry. “We came up with a reasonable amount we’d like to propose so we can get these properties moving in the right direc-

tion for volunteer compliance,” Hill said. “In doing this, we could go to the next step in identifying a designee to help us with this program. It would help relieve some of the additional burden being placed on code enforcement resources.”

Hall said the Realtors Association doesn’t oppose municipalities using a third party to locate distressed properties, but that lis pendens could include situations where property owners are trying to make good on their mortgage.

“We discourage that because we believe there are people who are still living in those homes that are not neglectful of their property,” Hall said.

Mayor Matty Mattioli, a real estate agent, acknowledged that lis pendens covers a wider variety of situations than foreclosure. “Lis pendens does not mean foreclosure,” he said. “It can mean a whole raft of things. It means that the property cannot be sold until the suit is cleared up.”

Councilman David Swift said the ordinance would require evidence of vacancy or abandonment to activate the requirement to be on the registry. “It seems pretty clear the triggering is the vacancy,” Swift said. “How would a third-party company go about determining that the property is vacant?”

Biggs said he did not know, other than contacting code enforcement officers and asking them to go check. “The problem is we can’t constantly be checking court

blood-alcohol level of .145. He was charged with driving under the influence.

MARCH 6 — An Acreage woman was arrested last Sunday evening on charges of disorderly intoxication after she caused a scene at the Crossroads Plaza in Royal Palm Beach. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation responded to the plaza

after 36-year-old Erika Gillikin caused alarm by screaming and yelling profanities outside the Walgreens store in the plaza.

According to the report, she appeared intoxicated, smelled of alcohol and admitted to spending the afternoon consuming alcohol. Gillikin was arrested and taken to the county jail where she was charged with disorderly intoxication.

Blotter continued from page 6 ing trouble maintaining its lane while traveling northbound on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and made contact with Perrone who appeared to be impaired. A second deputy arrived on scene to conduct roadside tasks, after which Perrone was arrested. He was taken to the county jail where breath tests revealed he had a

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Councilman Howard Coates said that he was concerned about the project being so much over budget and wanted to avoid that in the future.

“It’s not that we’ve run over budget, it’s that we’ve run grossly over budget,” he said. “We’re somewhere between twice as much and maybe four times as much as what the original budget was… I think we need to evaluate how we could have been so far off in the cost.”

Coates also worried that the village had stopped fundraising efforts and said he felt that the project would generate donations if the village asked.

“That cut us off at the knees with respect to our primary effort to fund this,” he said. “I believe that we can and should be increasing our efforts… in seeking the money. It was a great idea, and I do believe that this is one of those projects where we just ask and there will be private dollars for it.”

Coates also noted that the village has a deadline to meet and needs to move ahead with the project. “I wouldn’t want to do anything that would jeopardize this project and its opening on Sept. 11, 2011,” he said.

Vice Mayor Matt Willhite, who conceived the memorial, said he was “flabbergasted” by its cost.

“I was very surprised,” he said.

“I was asking the community to support this under the premise that it would be completely funded.”

But, he noted, the council voted 5-0 to approve the contract when it came before them. “You have to answer for your votes,” he said. “It came before us, and we voted on it.”

Willhite said that originally the cost was closer to $800,000 but that the village was able to negotiate it to $480,000.

He also refuted comments that he was not continuing to fundraise for the project. “I had someone come up to me the other day,” he

said. “Someone offered to cover the cost and labor of any granite that we would put on this project.

There are cost-saving measures that we’re using here. There are potential cost savings out there.”

Bowen said that although he supported the project, he might have wanted to put the project out to bid had he known how much tax money was going into it. “I just think that everyone needs to know where the money is coming from,” he said.

Gerwig noted that the village is under pressure to get the memorial built because of the planned ceremony.

“What we had before us was a time crunch,” she said. “Once we set a deadline and planned a ceremony, we had a time crunch, and that cost us.”

To support the project, members of the public should contact Nicole Evangelista at (561) 7914000 or e-mail nevangelista@ wellingtonfl.gov.

records because we’ve got other things to do,” Biggs said. “They’re going to be checking court records for us.”

Mattioli said he would favor a third party checking the court records. “I, for one, would feel very comfortable if we had a professional doing this instead of us trying to play cops,” he said. “We need a bulldog out there.”

Swift agreed. “In my community, we have all kinds of foreclosures,” he said. “We have all kinds of vacant buildings, and it’s really bringing the neighborhood down.”

Vice Mayor Martha Webster said that under the new ordinance, the village would still control when a distressed property needs to be registered. “All the database tells us is who is in default,” Webster said. “Our concern is the quality of the property and our neighborhoods.”

Webster said that she understood the Realtors Association’s concern that property owners might be contacted who have not had the opportunity to make adjustments themselves. “I think

we’re sensitive to that, but we don’t want our neighborhoods going down at our continued cost,” she said.

Hill agreed with Webster that the ordinance would be a useful tool for the village. “This is all about maintaining property values,” he said. “This will give us that proactive approach to maintaining property values.”

Biggs clarified that the $150 registration fee would be imposed only when the property became vacant. “The way this is written, it’s going to be registered and that registration fee is when the property is found to be vacant or shows evidence of vacancy and there has been a default,” he said.

Hill said village staff is maintaining some homes that are foreclosed on but still occupied. “That period of lis pendens is costing us a lot of resources and real dollars,” he said. “Quite often, we’re going out and mowing this grass, and we’re not recouping any of that [cost].”

Swift asked that before the final approval of the ordinance, village staff members develop a flow

chart to show the process.

Village Manager Ray Liggins said that he and Hill have developed one that shows the process step by step. “It starts when the bank sends a default notice to the property owner,” Liggins said.

“Those are the properties that we want to start watching. Even though there are people in those homes, they are the ones that cause us the problems.”

The mortgagee is responsible for watching it, and when it becomes vacant, that person is required to register it with code enforcement.

Biggs said that would entail two separate registrations, which is not what the ordinance reflects. He said the council could go ahead and give preliminary approval, but changes may need to be made before the final reading.

“It won’t be a significant change because we are still requiring registration of abandoned real property,” he said, adding that several different versions of when registration is required can be put together for the council’s consideration.

first — something that does not happen very often. With no huge mistakes from any of the top four riders, the class could have been pinned in a number of ways. However, the judges must have liked the consistency of McNerney’s rounds, which gave her the winning edge.

The amateurs stole the show last Saturday, and the ever competitive Elite Equine Amateur-Owner Hunters Over 35 were awarded their championship. Jane Gaston was awarded the prestigious tricolor honor. Gaston was aboard Lumiere, her 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding.

The pair has a brilliant partnership that has resulted in numerous championships and awards. Last week was no different; and they secured the championship by winning two classes, placing second

in another class, and securing third in the division’s remaining two classes.

To close out the week, the Beval Palm Beach Adult Medal awarded its week 8 winner last Sunday morning. Topping a starting field of 13 entries was Kelly Kozich riding Baheera.

The Liberty Farm owns Baheera, a 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding.

The Beval Palm Beach Adult Medal, which had two rounds, featured a first-round course that allowed riders to make inside turns and show off their abilities in the equitation ring.

The 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival features 12 weeks of competition running through April 3. Visit www.equestriansport.com or call (561) 793-5867 for more information and complete results.

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continued from page 17 the under saddle classes. The duo went on to win another over fences class and receive a second and two thirds in the division’s remaining classes.

Last Friday was all about equitation. Among the many equitation classes was the Ariat National Adult Medal. Besting a field of 14 horse and rider combinations, Julia McNerney came out on top after two rounds of competition.

McNerney was aboard Micenas, an Argentinian Warmblood mare owned by Norgan Inc. Not only was McNerney’s test great, but was so good that she moved up from fourth place to

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The lovely and exclusive Lusitano Collection International Horse Auction was held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center on Saturday, Feb. 26. As with past auctions, the evening began with guests and potential buyers being wined and dined.

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WHS Baseball Team Defeats Palm Beach Central 3-1

It was nearly a shut-out game for the Wellington High School varsity baseball team last Thursday, March 3 as they defeated rival Palm Beach Central 3-1 at home. Although both teams fought hard to keep the other at bay, it came down to small errors on the Broncos’ part that let WHS take and keep the lead. Page 43

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Lusitano Auction Brings Amazing Mounts To Brandon Center The lovely and exclusive Lusitano Collection International Horse Auction was held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center on Saturday, Feb. 26. As with past auctions, the evening began with guests and potential buyers being wined and dined. There was excitement in the air and a feeling of high energy as the trays of appetizers and flutes of champagne circulated through the glittering crowd.

The auction gave clients a chance to acquire purebred horses bred in Brazil. Lusitanos are native to Portugal. They have strong ties to the military, bullfighting and the classical Portuguese Riding School. The 28 horses offered at this auction — three mares, three geldings and 22 stallions — came from two stud farms in Brazil.

Interagro Lusitanos was founded in 1975 and is the largest breeder and exporter of Lusitano horses in the world. It breeds horses especially for dressage and driving. Interagro horses have won many Brazilian championships and titles. Rocas do Vouga, founded in 1994, is another of the top breeders of Lusitano horses in Brazil, producing successful horses in all equestrian disciplines.

According to Raul Silva, manager of Rocas do Vouga, the farms try to bring horses that are bigger and easier to ride.

“Americans seem to like big and easy horses,” he said. “These horses are top quality and maintain their value. They are young, most four or five years old, and have a good basis in dressage. Many women prefer Lusitanos to Warmbloods because they are smaller,

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By Ellen Rosenberg lighter and easier to control. They do well in dressage and moderate jumping classes, and are great to drive. They learn fast and easily, have good memories and are brave, quick and forgiving.”

Prospective buyers were able to ride and inspect the horses during the week before the auction. Jean, her husband and her friend Nancy had flown in from California just for the auction. Jean had visited the horse farm in Brazil in 2007. She attended the 2008 auction but didn’t buy anything.

“I already owned five horses, and the one I liked was still fairly green,” she said. “I wanted something with a little more training, that wouldn’t take so much time. Today I still have five horses, but they’re further along in their training, so I’m hoping to bring a sixth horse home tonight.”

Jean had her eye on a beautiful golden stallion whom she hadn’t had time to try out. “I love the auction. They do everything firstclass, with such warmth and hospitality,” she said.

At 7 p.m., everyone filed into the L-shaped

A Brazilian fire dancer entertains as part of the show. tent. Tables were situated in three offset rows; the ones closest to the riding area were for bidders. The entertainment was loud: drums, fire dancers and five Carnivale women in flamboyant costumes who soon had guests following along behind them in a sinuous con-

ga line. Dinner courses were served, alcohol provided, everyone was feeling good, clutching their numbers, ready for the auction.

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If The World Is Going To End May 21, I’ll Go Out With A Bang!

I was at a festival last weekend where a guy was walking around with a backpack, handing out literature. Sticking up out of the top of this backpack was a mini-billboard proclaiming that the world is going to end on May 21, 2011. I was inside, so I didn’t get a pamphlet, but I am assuming this has something to do with the Mayan calendar and nothing at all to do with the movie 2012, which seems to be a year off.

I am not here to confirm or deny the billboard guy’s beliefs. I was always taught that information regarding the apocalypse was offlimits to me, especially being a humor writer and all.

So my conundrum lies not in the fact that the world may end on May 21.

My conundrum lies in the fact that, if it does, humans have an odd way of responding.

Here’s one guy with pamphlets trying to save our souls. But for every one of him, there are

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The Sonic BOOMER probably 25 more who will quit their jobs, cash in their IRAs and run off to enjoy a fabulous vacation.

I mean, why not?

If I truly believed the world was going to end in 71 days or so, here is exactly what I would do: • Burn my bills. Even the sight of “FPL” as a return address depresses me.

• Rack up my credit cards. Limit? What’s a limit? How you gonna collect, Mr. Visa Man?

• Go off my diet. From now on, I start shopping in the ice cream aisle.

• Buy a new car. I’ll need something flashy and speedy for where I’m going.

• Head for Vegas. I’ve never been there. It might seem like a waste, to spend three of your last days on the highway, but it’s not so bad when you’re driving over the speed limit, eating ice cream and staying at the best hotels en route.

• Gamble like crazy. Gambling is fun. I don’t do a lot of it because I know I will ultimately lose all my money, but there are ATMs in Vegas, and I’m putting everything on a credit card anyway.

• Watch all the best shows. You have to have talent to play Vegas, and I’d like to see some entertainers with talent before I die.

• Leave Vegas. When the clouds part, I don’t want to be seen in Las Vegas. It might reflect badly on my character. I’ll have to head for

Provo, Utah, or someplace like that — maybe hitch my wagon to one belonging to the Amish.

First impressions. You know.

I wonder how many people, like me, would want to go out with a bang. If there are lots, maybe Vegas will be too crowded. And there won’t be enough speedy red cars to go around.

And the Visa company will get wise and shut itself down for a few weeks.

Maybe we’ll cause our own Armageddon due to panic. Remember Y2K? I was one of 12 people at a New Year’s party. Everyone else had canceled.

So it’s not like we don’t have previous experience with this. If the world ends on May 21, I predict that most of the world’s population will be sitting glued to their computers so they can be among the first to get the news.

Makes me sad I’m in the eastern time zone.

I need to get to Hawaii, then China.

To find me, just listen for the sonic booms.

‘Adjustment Bureau’ Does Not Come Across As Advertised The problem with The Adjustment Bureau is that it does not really know what it wants to do with itself. Is it a romance against the odds?

Is it a struggle against evil, mysterious forces? Or is it a philosophical struggle of internal vs. external control of our beings? We have all seen these different types of movies. This film tries to do it all and becomes muddled along the way.

In the film, a not-very-successful politician, David Norris (Matt Damon), suddenly decides to use a men’s room that seems empty. But somehow, dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) is also using it (don’t bother asking why; it’s just one of those cute meetings we often have in films), and they have a charming conversation. They have real chemistry together but somehow never quite get together again. Until, of course, there is another chance meeting, this time on a bus. And they get together.

But along come the people (or whatever they are; could they be angels, demons, cosmic adjusters or just people with lousy taste in hats?) who work hard to keep the two apart. It seems that somehow the uni-

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continued from page 29 around alternately on the bit and hacking on the buckle, and was sold for a relatively low bid of $25,000. Surely things would pick up.

But they didn’t. The next horse was passed, not having met his reserve, then two sold, then four passed, then two sold, then most of the rest were gaveled out: no sale.

By the end of the evening, two horses had been withdrawn, and only eight of the 26 had sold. In addition to the low sales volume, prices were way down. The most paid for any horse was $48,000. In comparison, the selling prices for these horses had been the starting bids in years past, with several selling for more than $100,000.

verse (or someone, something, whatever) had made its plans, and the two are not together in them. It seems that if Elise marries David, instead of being a rather chunky dancer (as dancers go), she will only be a teacher and the civilized world might collapse. As a former longtime teacher married to a current teacher, I take umbrage.

If you can’t figure out that David and Elise will somehow overcome all the shenanigans of the hat guys (and it’s the hats that give them their powers to move around and change all “the scenery” of your life), you have not been watching American movies over the past century. Had this film been made in Russia, David would have simply suffered his loss for

the rest of his life, alone and probably drunk.

Had it been made in France, he would have taken up with a group of mistresses. In an Ingmar Bergman film, he would have had a 17hour (well, probably only two hours, but it would feel like 17) conversation with the “Senior Adjuster” (Terence Stamp) about free will and predestination.

Being that this is an American movie trying to get an audience, the heavy promotion for the movie made it seem like a “chase movie” with the good guys being chased by the bad.

Of course, the film has just about none of that. Instead, it is a love story. A strange one, granted, but one about how you can beat the odds even if the odds turn out to be a group of people with seemingly unlimited powers.

There are two different kinds of people: those internally motivated who believe you can succeed on your own no matter what and those externally motivated who feel that others control their destiny. Yes, all lives are a mixture of those things, as are most romances. My wife and I met through a series of particular coincidences, all of which had to fall into place for us to meet and to grow closer.

But we made the key choices.

The argument of the adjusters in the movie is that the decisions are made for you. Of course, in the end Damon does win, but unexplained is what might have happened later.

Will things work out, etc.?

The acting is fine. Damon and Blunt have such strong chemistry that it carries the entire first half of the movie. I would enjoy seeing them together again. Stamp is excellent as usual, and John Slattery and Anthony Mackie do well in strong supporting roles. The film moves along well.

Now, of course, all of you have a chance to prove whether you believe in free will by deciding whether to see the movie. It is not what is seems from the trailers. But it is a reasonably decent movie, and it could lead to some fun conversations afterward. It will not win awards, but I have seen a lot worse in the way of films this year. So, this will be a good experience if you like Damon and/or Blunt, or like improbable love stories. And even if not, the film moves along at a nice clip and is better than a lot of other films being screened at the multiplex this weekend.

The horses were beautiful, the setting congenial, and clearly the bidders were wellheeled. The auctioneer reminded people that these horses were absolute bargains, yet horse after horse passed back into the stable, unsold. Jean watched her golden stallion high step around the ring. She shook her head. She didn’t bid.

“We don’t really know what happened,” said Johnny Robb, who handled publicity for the sale. “We were definitely disappointed, to say the least. We were sitting there with our jaws dropped. These were some amazing horses, but the bidding frenzy just didn’t happen.

It was a very successful social event, and usually the glamour and beauty of the horses wins out, but not this year. After the auction, more horses did sell, so about half of the total were sold. Some people did get the horse of their dreams.”

Nancy Kempe was lucky enough to get the

horse of her dreams. She flew in three weekends in a row, before the auction, from her home in Texas. She had her eye on one creamcolored stallion in particular.

“I have an awesome Hannoverian, but then I was diagnosed with a lung condition. My diaphragm became paralyzed, and suddenly I couldn’t ride my big horse anymore,” Nancy said. “I didn’t want to give up riding, but I couldn’t ride and breathe. A friend suggested I look at a Lusitano. I tried one, and I was astounded. He was so smooth that I could even talk while sitting a trot.”

Her dream horse was the 10th horse offered, and Nancy was the high bidder. She also was the highest bidder of the evening and won a brand new custom saddle and other goodies.

“This is so amazing,” she said. “I’ve just bought the love of my life.”

For more about the horses and future auctions, visit www.lusitanocollection.com.

Nancy Kempe with her new horse and the custom saddle she won for being the high bidder.

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Award-Winning ‘Next Fall’ Onstage At The Caldwell Theatre Continuing its recent “first in the region” trend, the Caldwell Theatre Company has launched the Pulitzer Prize-nominated and Tony Awardnominated smash hit Next Fall. The play by Geoffrey Nauffts — which dives headfirst into the world of religion, families and honesty to oneself — is onstage now through March 27.

The cast includes Caldwell stalwarts Tom Wahl (Suite Surrender, Bent), Pat Nesbit (Doubt, Clean House, Enchanted April) and Irene Adjan (Where’s Charley?), adding newcomers Joshua Canfield (Sail Away, Hair) and Christopher Kent (Jesus Christ Superstar, The Immigrant), and is rounded out by Dennis Bateman (South Pacific, The Elephant Man and TNT’s Leverage) making his first return to Caldwell in almost 30 years.

Most notably, Next Fall marks the return of Caldwell Theatre Company founding Artistic Director Michael Hall to direct his first play since his retirement in 2009. “It is a play that I have such a passion for,

and when you combine that with the dream cast I was able to assemble, it’s just a perfect scenario to come back to,” Hall said.

Called “the funniest heartbreaker in town,” Nauffts’ comedic drama is the story of two contemporary gay men — one with unshakeable faith and one with total disbelief — as they confront parents and friends when a life-threatening accident causes everyone to examine the meaning of life, religion and love. “Artful, thoughtful and very moving,” The New York Times wrote, “an intellectual stealth bomb.”

The design team includes Tim Bennett (scenic design), Thomas Salzman (lighting design), Alberto Arroyo (costume design), Dustin Hamilton (sound design) and Deborah Veres (props). “Talk-backs” with the cast, Hall, Artistic Director Clive Cholerton and community leaders will follow performances on Sunday, March 20 at 2 p.m. and Thursday, March 27 at 8 p.m. There is no charge to attend the talk-backs.

The Caldwell Theatre Company is the longest-running regional theater in South Florida. The 20-2011 Mainstage Season is the theater’s 36th season. The theater has 333 seats with no obstructions and no seat is over 60 feet from the stage.

Accessible seating is available upon request. All donations are 100-percent tax deductible. The Caldwell Theatre Company is a not-for-profit organization.

General admission tickets cost $27 to $75 depending on performance and seat location. Tickets cost $10 for students with ID. The Caldwell Theatre Company is located at 7901 N. Federal Highway in Boca Raton. To purchase tickets, or for additional information, call the box office at (561) 2417432 or (877) 247-7432, or visit the theater’s web site at www.caldwell theatre.com. Group rates are available for 15 or more. Groups receive one comp for every 20 tickets purchased. For more information, call (561) 995-2333 or e-mail group sales@caldwelltheatre.com.

Irene Adjan, Joshua Canfield and Tom Wahl in a scene from the Caldwell Theatre Company’s production of Next Fall.

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Irish Fest Returns To Downtown West Palm Beach This Weekend

Tir Na Greine Irish Dancers perform Saturday at Irish Fest.

The annual Irish Fest will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13 at the Meyer Amphitheatre in downtown West Palm Beach.

The Irish Cultural Institute invites everyone to celebrate everything Irish at one of South Florida’s best family-friendly traditional Irish events.

Enjoy continuous Irish entertainment, bagpipers, step-dancing, Gaelic food, an Irish marketplace, cultural exhibits, and the Keltic Kids Korner with games, crafts, storytelling and shows for the kids.

The lineup for Saturday, March

12 is as follows: noon - Tropical Irish Cloggers; 12:30 p.m. - Ceoltori Chriostai; 1 p.m. - Paddy Noonan; 1:30 p.m. - Kathy & Andreas Durkin; 2:30 p.m. - Coastmen Chorus; 3 p.m. - the Young Wolfe Tones; 4:15 p.m. - Noel Kingston; 5:15 p.m. - Tir Na Greine Irish Dancers; 5:45 p.m. - Suzuki Music School; 6 p.m. - Seven Nations; 7:15 p.m. Aranmore Irish Dancers; 7:30 p.m.

- the Young Wolfe Ttones; and 9 p.m. - Screaming Orphans.

The lineup for Sunday, March 13 is as follows: 11 a.m. - Gaelic Mass Fr. Tom Flynn; noon, Crossroads Irish Dancers; 12:30 p.m. - Tommy

Goodwin & Sharon; 1:30 p.m. Noel Kingston; 2:30 p.m. - Tir Na Greine Irish Dancers; 3 p.m. - the Young Wolfe Tones with Derek Warfield; 4:30 p.m. - the Prodigals Celtic Rockers; 6 p.m. - Screaming Orphans; and 7:30 p.m. - Sheehan’s Celtic Tribe.

Irish Fest hours are noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 12 and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 13. Admission costs $5 for adults and is free for children 14 and under.

For more information about this year’s Irish Fest, visit www.irish florida.org, or call (561) 394-5121 or (954) 946-1093.

The Phantoms Recommend March Shows At The Maltz Theatre Spring is in the air at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre!

March at Maltz brings an exciting array of options for theatergoers, including the classical crossover group the Celtic Tenors (including a St. Patrick’s Day performance) and Tina Sloan-McPherson’s Changing Shoes, a one-woman show starring actress Tina Sloan as she discovers an old pair of shoes and searches for meaning at the bottom of a closet.

The month also brings the funfilled, foot-tapping classic dance musical Crazy for You and the touching children’s production I Never Saw Another Butterfly.

“We are particularly excited about Crazy for You, which offers a

great way to end the season with a tap-dancing, splashy Gershwinfilled extravaganza,” said Andrew Kato, artistic director of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre. “We invite everyone to come to our theatre and see what we have to offer.”

March shows at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre are as follows: • The Celtic Tenors will perform Wednesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 17. The classical crossover group performs a mix of Irish, folk and pop just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. All tickets cost $40.

• PNC Kids Korner Series presents I Never Saw Another Butterfly Saturday, March 19. It recounts the true story of the chil-

dren of Terezin Concentration Camp during World War II, told through the remaining artwork and poetry; a triumph of the human spirit. Showtime is noon. All tickets cost $12.

• Tina Sloan-McPherson will present her show Changing Shoes Sunday, March 20. A successful actress, mother and wife, SloanMcPherson has a chance encounter with an old pair of shoes, which sends her on a journey she never planned to take. Join SloanMcPherson as she searches for the answer to life’s ultimate question at the bottom of a closet and finds a reason to celebrate her life rather than give up as she ages. The showtime for the March 20 per-

formance is 8 p.m. All tickets cost $35.

• The Maltz Jupiter Theatre will close out its 2010-11 season with Crazy for You Tuesday, March 29 through Sunday, April 17. This high-energy musical comedy is packed with mistaken identity, plot twists and fabulous dance numbers that will keep audience members grinning from ear to ear. Overflowing with hit Gershwin songs, including “I’ve Got Rhythm,” “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” and “Shall We Dance,” this Broadway hit crosses good, old-fashioned entertainment with a feel-good message about being true to your dreams. Showtimes vary; tickets cost $43 to $60.

Tickets to all shows can be purchased by calling (561) 575-2223 or online at www.jupitertheatre.org.

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is an award-winning professional notfor-profit regional theatre dedicated to the performing arts whose mission is to entertain, educate and inspire our community.

The theater is a member of the prestigious League of Resident Theatres and is located east of U.S. Highway 1 at 1001 E. Indiantown Road and State Road A1A in Jupiter.

For more information about the theater’s upcoming shows and Conservatory of Performing Arts, visit www.jupitertheatre.org or call the box office at (561) 575-2223.

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

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Academy for Child Enrichment — In the heart of Royal Palm Beach, the Academy for Child Enrichment offers free all-day VPK. Infants through after-school day and night care, 6:30 a.m. to midnight (Monday through Friday), meals included. Qualified staff. Se habla Espanol. Special rates for all registration. The Academy for Child Enrichment is located at 700 Camellia Drive in Royal Palm Beach. Call (561) 798-3452 or visit www.smallworldpbc.com for more info.

Calling All Kids Indoor Playground — Calling All Kids summer camp fun includes rock climbing, water slides, gymnastics, video arcade, movie theater, kid-size village, arts & crafts, science & cooking, Wii stations and more for children six months to 10 years. The best place in town to have your kid’s private birthday party! For more info., visit www.CallingAllKidsFunCenter.com or call (561) 8687007 or (561) 802-9090. Calling All Kids is located at 854 Conniston Rd., West Palm Beach.

Casperey Stables Horse Camp — Casperey Stables is a small, fun-filled day camp for children ages seven to 14. With four riding opportunities each day, arts & crafts and outdoor games, campers find little time to be bored. The low counselor-child ratio ensures your child will receive individual attention. There are camp sessions for spring and winter school breaks, and during the summer, each twoweek session has a theme, such as Indian Days, Circus Days and Medieval Days.

Casperey Stables has a weekly swim party and ends each session with a horse show and family BBQ. Call soon — this small, quality program fills quickly! To learn more about the camp, located at 2330 D Road in Loxahatchee Groves, call (561) 792-4990 or visit www.caspereystables.com.

Get Creative! Armory Art Center Summer Art Camp — The Armory Art Center is excited to bring a series of theme-based sessions to your elementary school through high school aged children for this year’s summer camp. Experienced instructors have developed projects relating to the themes of each week. Activities are age appropriate and focus on your child’s artistic and creative development. Students age 5-7 years old will rotate among several studio areas daily in ceramic sculpture, drawing, painting and other creative mediums. Teens work with guest artists during intensive studio workshops in a variety of areas in the visual arts. All art materials are included in the cost of tuition. The Armory Art Center is located at 1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach. For more info., visit www.armoryart.org or call (561) 832-1776.

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Home Away From Home Summer Camp — If your kids want a great summer camp experience, come to any of Home Away From Home’s four Palm Beach locations. Now enrolling summer camp programs for children ages 4-10 (limited space is available). The program offers daily indoor and outdoor field trips. Free meals and webcam services are included. Rated the “Best Summer Camp Ever!”

For more information, visit www.HomeAwayFromHomeChildcare.com or call Wellington (561) 791-8558, Palm Beach Gardens (561) 627-6170, Jupiter (561) 747-6916 or West Palm Beach (561) 802-9090.

Jewish Summer Camp — Enjoy a Jewish summer camp on a farm for girls ages 711 at the Good Earth Farm. Featuring a six-week certificate of horse care competency. Candy making, soap making, painting, drawing, 3D design, sewing and crafts. Kayak instruction; European spa comes to the camp for beauty day. Jewish music singing, art and a Shabbat program with a local rabbi. Director Nancy Fried Tobin (BFA, MAT, MFA, RM, Equine Certified Specialist/Instructor) has been working with kids for years. Registering now; call (561) 792-2666. Located at 2141 B Road in Loxahatchee Groves, the farm is 25 minutes from anywhere in the Palm Beach area.

The King’s Academy “Camping Around the World” — TKA’s summer camp welcomes ages 5 through 8th grade. Experience different cultures through craft projects, science experiments, field trips, music and more. Counselors are qualified teachers, first aid certified and offer a loving environment. Day camp/sports camp with daily lunches run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m with many options and before/after care. Field trips to Calypso Bay, the South Florida Science Museum, the Palm Beach Zoo, Lion Country Safari and more, all for one inclusive price. Register now at www.tka.net and save $25 when you mention this offer. Call Helga Van Wart (561) 686-4244 for more info.

Noah’s Ark — Noah’s Ark is located on Okeechobee Blvd. in Loxahatchee Groves.

They offer free all-day VPK. Lower rates and special registration for fall. Meals are included. Noah’s Ark offers care for infants and preschool children as well as after-school care. Se habla Espanol. Conveniently located at 14563 Okeechobee Blvd. between Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee Groves elementary schools.

Call (561) 753-6624 for more info.

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South Florida Science Museum â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Join the South Florida Science Museum for Summer Camp 2011! Each exciting week will offer hands-on exploration for young scientists ages 4 to 12 on specific topics in science. The days are packed with fun science lessons, laboratories, crafts and outside activities led by expert science educators. Camp starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. with extended hours of structured activities available from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Camps are grouped into ages 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. Before and aftercare available. Early registration accepted prior to May 1. Register online at www.sfsm.org or by calling (561) 8322026.

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Orangetheory Fitness staff members hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony during the Feb. 19 grand opening of the new studio in Royal Palm Beach.

Orangetheory Fitness In Royal Palm Beach Offers Heart-Rate-Based Workout Orangetheory Fitness celebrated the grand opening of its new location in Royal Palm Beach on Saturday, Feb. 19. Located in the Southern Palm Crossing shopping center, Orangetheory Fitness is a revolutionary new fitness program, the first heart-rate-based workout. The new studio is welcoming new participants and is so sure that they will love the energy and burn they’ll get from each session, the studio is offering the first class for free.

The grand opening was a success. Randi Rasar of 103.1 FM “The Buzz” covered the event for the radio station. In addition to healthful food and drinks served at the ceremony, Orangetheory Fitness also presented a $2,500 check to weight-loss challenge winner Marcel Sanso. The weight-loss contest included 25 people who worked out at the studio four times a week for six weeks. They also received professional food coaching during the contest. Sanso lost 18.7 percent of body weight in just six weeks (44 pounds).

Second-place winner of the weight-loss contest, Christine Schattlack-Miegl, lost 16.16 percent of body weight and earned a sixmonth complimentary pass to the new Orangetheory Fitness studio. Earning a threemonth pass to the studio was Ryan Mills, who came in third place by losing 15.31 percent of body weight.

“We are extremely excited with the response to Orangetheory Fitness in the Royal Palm Beach/Wellington community,” Orangetheory Fitness CEO Dave Long said.

“The group lost of 300 pounds in six weeks.

Orangetheory Fitness is providing an amazing fitness product that the community has been eagerly waiting for.”

Orangetheory Fitness affords all the benefits of acquiring a personal trainer with the advantages of a class full of like-minded individuals giving support for fitness goals. The Royal Palm Beach studio is the second Or-

angetheory Fitness in operation, with more planning to open nationally. Orangetheory Fitness co-founder Ellen Latham is a former fitness expert for WSVN Channel 7 News, fitness columnist for the Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel and fitness editor of Woman’s Fitness magazine.

Orangetheory Fitness keeps participants motivated by avoiding the “workout plateau.”

Hour-long interval classes — which include treadmill speed work, indoor rowing, weights and core-strengthening suspension straps — keep participants developing through hundreds of possible different workouts. As featured in the Jan. 27 issue of the New York Times, Orangetheory Fitness is “the everevolving workout… [and] is designed for gym dropouts frustrated by lackluster results.”

With its hundreds of possible different workouts, Orangetheory Fitness offers a way to achieve fitness and health goals by preventing the plateau. “People keep coming back because they aren’t plateauing,” Latham said in the New York Times article in.

Orangetheory Fitness’s concept is based on the science of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, which allows the body to continue burning calories at an accelerated rate for up to 36 hours after the workout is over.

Training classes are proven to result in visible toning within five class sessions. Their unique fat-burning workouts succeed by keeping heart rates within a specific target zone during focused interval training, while participants use no-impact equipment and free weights during fun, motivating group sessions. Highly trained personal fitness instructors lead every class, coaching and monitoring each class member carefully.

Orangetheory Fitness is located at 11021 Southern Blvd., Suite 130, in the Southern Palms Crossing shopping center. For more information, call (561) 753-8111 or visit www.orangetheoryfitness.com.

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Wellington Chamber’s Signature Event ‘Flavors’ Returns April 8

A ribbon cutting is held for Palms West Primary Care Associates.

Ribbon Cutting For P.W. Primary Care Associates On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Palms West Hospital CEO Bland Eng, members of the administration staff and representatives from the Palms West Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed Palms West Primary Care Associates to the campus of Palms West Hospital.

Dr. Mohammad Yaqub and his staff hosted an afternoon and evening of tours and refreshments.

Guests, including neighboring medical staff, patients, friends and family, enjoyed the event and made the new internal medicine practice feel welcome.

The practice will offer many services including: comprehensive primary care for ages 18 years and older; treatment of chronic illnesses, such as high blood pressure and diabetes; treatment of acute illnesses, such as upper and lower respiratory tract infections; treatment of minor injuries; preventive care, health education and screenings; physicals and vaccinations; and specialist referrals. Same-day appointments and walk-ins are also available.

The practice is located at 12955 Palms West Drive, Suite 201. For more info., call (561) 793-2303.

Wellington’s finest dining establishments will offer up their tastiest samplings Friday, April 8 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center as Flavors 2011 returns.

Now in its eighth year, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s “signature event” will take place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Flavors of Wellington brings together the best of the best Wellington Chamber restaurants, catering venues, wholesale and gourmet markets, and country clubs to showcase their businesses, products, menus and exceptional service staff.

Each vendor is asked to serve up its tastiest signature items and compete in categories such as “Best Taste,” “Best Plate Presentation,” “Best Display” and “Best Dessert.”

Guests will see anything from Tiffany blue chocolate fountains, to sushi boats, gourmet appetizers, dinner samplings, wine tastings… just about anything the participants can dream up.

The host venue and presenting sponsor this year is Equestrian Sport Productions, a subsidiary of Wellington Equestrian Partners. The partnership includes some of Amer-

ica’s most prominent equestrian families who are committed to provide a home in Wellington for the equestrian community and to assure harmony between equestrian and non-equestrian interests in and around the horse show grounds at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.

“As second year host venue and presenting sponsor, I am once again delighted to announce our association and contribution to this event,” said Equestrian Sport Productions President Michael Stone, who is also president-elect of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.

“Equestrian Sport Productions believes in Wellington and in the success of our restaurants, country clubs and catering venues. We anticipate the most successful year to date and are honored to present this event to Wellington and beyond.”

Platinum Sponsors and two of the celebrity judges for the evening include Don Kiselewski of FPL and Maggie Zeller of IberiaBank. Additional celebrity judges will be announced as they are confirmed; the chamber promises an exciting slate of judges this year.

In addition to sampling great food, attendees will enjoy an evening of dancing to the Music Masters International 20-piece stage band.

Alec L. Domb and Bob Salerno are serving as committee chairs. The host committee includes Zeller, Mark Bozicevic, Bob Wolff, Ramon Hernandez, Denise Carpenter, Mari-Ellen Sheldon and Laura Jaffe.

“This is our biggest social event of the season, and we are proud to boast that this will be our seventh year hosting this event,” Wellington Chamber Executive Director Michela Perillo-Green said. “Each year this event gets bigger and better. With the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center as our host venue as well as IberiaBank and FPL as our platinum sponsors, this year will no doubt exceed all our expectations.”

Tickets to Flavors 2011 cost $25 in advance and $30 at the door. VIP reserved tables begin at $300. Call the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at (561) 792-6525 or visit www.wellingtonchamber.com for more information.

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Cacciaguida Joins The Center For Family Services Board The Center for Family Services of Palm Beach County has announced that Dr. Roy J. Cacciaguida has joined its board of directors.

Cacciaguida, an internist-nephrologist and community leader, has been a resident of West Palm Beach since 1973.

At one time, Cacciaguida was one of three nephrologists in all of Palm Beach County, serving on the staff of JFK Hospital, Doctor’s Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Palm Beach

Gardens Medical Center and Humana Hospital (now Columbia Hospital). Cacciaguida was appointed chief of nephrology at St. Mary’s in 1975 and was able to develop a dialysis center at St. Mary’s that went from one unit to six units in two years.

Through a generous gift by his patients Arnold and Marie Schwartz, the 19-station Arnold & Marie Schwartz Dialysis Center was opened and dedicated to Cacciaguida at St. Mary’s in 1977. This

was one of the few non-profit dialysis centers in the entire state. Cacciaguida served as the medical director from 1977 to 2002.

In addition to his work at St. Mary’s, Cacciaguida became president of the medical staff at Good Samaritan Medical Center in 1982; in 1983 he was appointed chief of staff and served through 1989.

Cacciaguida was appointed to the Palm Healthcare Foundation board of directors in 2003 and served until 2009. Cacciaguida also served for

Wellington Women’s Club 2011 Scholarships Available The Wellington Women’s Club has announced that applications are now available for the club’s 2011 scholarship program. The scholarships are offered for area high school seniors.

Each year, the Wellington Women’s Club awards college scholarships valued at $500 or more. Applicants must live in the western communities and must be graduating high school in June. Along with transcripts and community service

hours, an essay titled “What My Education Means To Me, and How I Will Use It To Benefit Society” must be submitted. Applications are available in high school guidance offices. Request one by writing to Wellington Women’s Club Scholarship Program, P.O. Box 823, Loxahatchee, FL 33470. Direct questions to Scholarship Chair Denise O’Sullivan at (561) 791-0095.

Applications must be postmarked

by April 22 to be eligible.

The Wellington Women’s Club is celebrating 33 years in Wellington.

The club is a charitable organization meeting the first Thursday of each month for a dinner meeting and guest speaker.

Also during the month, Wellington Women’s Club members enjoy many activities for fun and entertainment. If you would like to attend a monthly meeting, guest fees cost $30. RSVP to Cindy Yurecka at (561) 514-1497.

many years on the board of the Norton Museum of Art. Cacciaguida graduated from New York University in 1953 having completed his pre-med curriculum.

Upon graduation, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served for two years during the Korean conflict. After discharge, he attained a position in research at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.

In 1962, he graduated medical school from the University of Bologna, Italy. Cacciaguida did his internship and residency in internal medicine and nephrology at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. and completed his nephrology fellowship in 1967 at the Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn. He is an author of several papers including his acclaimed work on his studies with propranolol and its effect on kidney salt and water balance.

Nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation, the Center for Family Services is a 50-yearold 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 fam-

Dr. Roy J. Cacciaguida ilies 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 information about the Center for Family Services, call Stanton Collemer at (561) 6161257, e-mail scollemer@ctrfam.org or visit www.ctrfam.org.

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Wellington Defeats P.B. Central In Hard-Fought Baseball Game

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report It was nearly a shut-out game for the Wellington High School varsity baseball team last Thursday, March 3 as they defeated rival Palm Beach Central High School 3-1 at home.

Although both teams fought hard to keep the other at bay, it came down to small errors on Palm Beach Central’s part that let Wellington take and keep the lead.

The Wolverines (4-1) took an early lead in the second inning when an error by the Palm Beach Central

shortstop allowed Alex Tannone to score, giving Wellington a 1-0 lead.

Then, during Wellington’s next at-bat in the bottom of the third, Palm Beach Central starting pitcher Gabe Martinez walked batter Thomas Kirchner, putting him on first base. Wellington centerfielder Andrew Istler stepped up to the plate next and hit a triple, sending Kirchner home and making the score 20.

Though the Broncos (5-2) fought to hold them off, the Wolverines continued their domination. In the

fourth inning, Tannone hit a triple that put him on third. He later scored on a missed ball, making the score 3-0.

Just when it looked like the Wolverines had shut out the Broncos, Bobby Poyner walked to first base and was driven home on a groundball hit by Jordan Brinson, finishing the game 3-1.

The Wolverines take on Forest Hill High School on Friday, March 11 at home for a 7 p.m. game while the Broncos travel to Boca Raton High School for a 7 p.m. game.

Bronco Bobby Poyner steps up to the plate.

Wellington’s Andrew Istler keeps an eye on the ball.

Wolverine Thomas Kirchner runs for home plate.

Wellington’s Clint Knoblauch winds up for a pitch.

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Savon’s Academy Stars Compete In March Madness Tourney

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Savon’s Academy Stars travel basketball team finished 1-2 in the March Madness Tournament held Friday, March 4 to Sunday, March 6 in Wellington. The Stars lost Friday night 34-17 against the Coral Springs Explosion.

Though the Stars had a disappointing first period against the Explosion, the team rallied in the second half to make a comeback.

“This is our first year as a travel team,” head coach Dale Savon Smith said. “Some of these teams have been playing together since they were in second grade. I’m re-

ally proud of my team.”

But on Saturday they came back with a 45-34 victory over the Palm Beach Gardens Starzz. Sunday, they lost 45-16 to the Florida Shooting Stars.

For more information about the travel basketball program, visit www.savonsacademy.com.

The Stars’ Jahcobi Neath (right) guards an Explosion offender.

The Stars’ James Jacobson takes possession of the ball.

Dexter Dixon looks to pass.

Xavier Smith runs down the court past an Explosion defender.

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THREE QUALIFY FOR USA SPRING DIVING NATIONALS

The Boca Dive Team recently competed at the 2011 USA Diving Spring Region 7 Championships. Alyssa Brander, Blaire Mulka and Carolyn Chaney qualified to compete at the 2011 Spring USA National Diving Championships in Knoxville, Tenn. April 7-10. Brander is a fourth-grader at Elbridge Gale Elementary School, Mulka is a freshman at Wellington High School and Chaney is an eighthgrader at the Pine Crest School.

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Villari’s Self-Defense of Royal Palm Beach held an adult beginner s exam Feb. 19 for age 15 and up. The threehour test required the students to not only display an understanding of the basic fundamentals and principles for the belt that they possess and to meet certain minimum physical requirements, but to be able to defend themselves against various attack scenarios. Students who completed the test were Derrick and Stephanie Moore (promoted to yellow belt), Troy Pilla (orange), Zachary Whitehead (purple), Rob Richards (purple), Leon Gonzalez (blue), and Marides Giordano (blue with a stripe). Shown above are: (front row, L-R) Sensei Matt Evers, Derrick Moore, Stephanie Moore, Master Ken Smith, Marides Giordano and Troy Pilla; (back) Zachary Whitehead, Rober t Richards and Leon Gonzalez.

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TAPAZZ DANCERS WIN AT REGIONAL COMPETITION

Tapazz dance troupe members Melissa Felix, Diana Salgado and Alexa Blecher had a successful showing at the I Love Dance regional dance competition in Orlando.

Felix and Blecher per formed two duets, earning second place in Jazz Specialty for “Freak Show” and third place in Jazz for “Circus.” Blecher won first place in Variety/ Acro and third place overall in the senior division for her solo performance of “Boogie Man.” Felix and Salgado are Royal P alm Beach High School seniors, and Blecher is a freshman at Stetson University. Under the direction of master choreographer Michele Blecher, Tapazz hosts classes from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday night at RPBHS. Shown above are Felix, Blecher and Salgado with their awards.

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Wildcats Tarin Knott, Justin Bryant Sign On For College Sports Both Tarin Knott and Justin Bryant dreamed their athletic abilities would one day lead to a chance to play at the collegiate level.

The two seniors from Royal Palm Beach High School were given the opportunity to begin that dream as they each signed letters of commitment recently to play sports for their respective chosen colleges.

Knott signed with Daytona State College to play softball, while Bryant signed with Palm Beach State College to play baseball.

Knott, who has played softball since she was four, said that the decision to play for DSC was almost immediate.

“It felt like home. It felt right,” Knott said. “I’m grate-

ful for the opportunity that Daytona State has provided me by allowing me to join their team.”

Knott’s parents and coaches were in attendance to watch as she transformed 14 years of dedication into an even brighter future.

“Tarin’s the person on our team who steps up when the pressure is on,” said RPBHS head softball coach Diane Gibbs, who took over the program a year and a half ago and has been coaching with Eric Patterson ever since.

Also in attendance was Christine Stephens, Knott’s training coach who has worked with her for years.

Knott’s parents, Kerry and Alisha Knott, were also thrilled and excited for their daughter.

(Front row, L-R) Patricia Bryant, Justin Bryant and Christi Bryant; (back row) Samantha Butler, Tina Mingoia, Principal Jesus Armas and Brian Joros.

“Daytona State was a good fit for her academically as well as athletically,” Kerry said.

Bryant’s decision to play for PBSC was made this sum-

mer after he played for a Legion team coached by Mychal Teman, an assistant coach for PBSC. RPBHS baseball coach Brian Joros holds Bryant in

(Front row, L-R) Alisha Knott, Kaden Knott, Tarin Knott and Kerry Knott; (back) Samantha Butler, Jesus Armas, Eric Patterson, Christine Stephens and Diane Gibbs. the highest regard. “He’s a player I’ve come to rely on as a leader on and off the field,” Joros said.

The mood in the room as the athletes finished signing

and taking pictures was one of anticipation and expectancy — a mood Bryant summed up best. “This is just the start of our careers,” he said.

Berean Track Team Has Strong Showing In Recent Competition The Berean Christian School track team had many successful runs at Seminole Ridge and Glades Central high schools recently.

Seventh-grader Mikayla Richardson earned an im-

pressive second place in the two-mile run.

Senior Talyn Washington, who is currently the defending state champion in the boys 400-meter, placed first in the 400 again, and took

second in the 100-meter dash.

Sophomore Dean Hendricks placed second in the 200-meter dash, and freshman Giovanni Nazario rounded out the team’s ac-

complishments at the first meet, placing third in the 200meter dash.

At their second meet, the Bulldogs continued this pattern with freshman Aubrey Clark taking first in the 400-

meter dash, Richardson capturing second in the 1,600meter, and Hendricks placing second in the 400-meter.

Hendricks said he joined because “I feel that running helps me stay in shape and

improve my talents.”

To view a complete schedule of track and other sports events at Berean Christian School, visit the school’s web site at www. bereanwpb.org.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Saturday, March 12 • The Challenge of the Americas, an equestrian benefit for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Play for P.I.N.K., will take place Saturday, March 12 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. For more information, visit www.challengeofthe americas.com or call Mary Ross at (561) 852-2591.

• Minto will host a grand opening for five new decorated models and 16 new home designs at Olympia in Wellington on Saturday, March 12. The Olympia sales office is located at 2232 Merriweather Way and is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. For more info., call (888) 755-9662 or visit www.mintofla.com.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will feature “Writing for Children & Teens” on Saturday, March 12 at 9 a.m. for adults. This workshop and critique group series is for beginning to intermediate writers wanting to improve their craf t and learn about publication. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The 23rd annual Art Fest by the Sea will be held in Jupiter and Juno Beach on Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The festival will span one mile along the oceanfront of State Road A1A from Marcinski Road in Jupiter to Donald Ross Road in Juno Beach.

Visit www.artfestival.com or call (954) 4723755 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Community Fair on Saturday, March 12 at 2 p.m. Meet representatives from local organizations. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will offer Wii Gaming for ages 10 to 15 on Saturday, March 12 at 3 p.m.

Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The $200,000 Grand Prix CSI W will take place Saturday, March 12 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (14440 Pierson Road, Wellington). Call (561) 793-5867 or visit www. equestriansport.com for more info.

Sunday, March 13 • The Palms West Community Foundation will present the inaugural “Big A$$ Auction” on Sunday, March 13 at 4 p.m. at the Wanderers Club at Wellington (1900 Aero Club Drive, Wellington). Enjoy a poolside barbecue, bingo and a really big auction. Ad-

mission is $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Visit www.palmswest.com or call Maureen Gross at (561) 791-6200 for more info.

• Temple Beth Zion (129 Sparrow Drive, Royal Palm Beach) will serve dinner and present “Re-Reading: The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant on Sunday, March 13 at 5 p.m. featuring Jewish storyteller Janie Grackin.

The Red Tent re tells the stor y of Dinah, which is found in the book of Genesis, Chapter 34. The cost is $18 per person. For more info., call Muriel at (561) 798-8888.

Monday, March 14 • Wellington will host a Youth Service Day for high school students on Monday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to noon Tiger Shark Cove Par k (13800 Greenbriar Blvd.). Volunteers should dress comfortably and must wear close-toed shoes. Wellington will provide all materials and supplies as well as water and light refreshments. For additional information, or to sign up, call Kim Henghold at (561) 791-4137 or e-mail khenghold@ wellingtonfl.gov.

• Seniors looking to rev up their driving skills can attend Wellington’s AARP Driver Safety Class on Monday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). The program is open to everyone ages 55 years and older. The cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. First-time registrants are required to register in person at the Wellington Community Center.

All others may register in person or online at http://rec.wellingtonfl.gov. For more info., call Howard Trager at (561) 791-4785.

• Instructor Eleanor Friedman will discuss Jewish Identity in Literature at Temple Beth Tivkah (4550 Jog Road, Greenacres) Monday through Thursday, March 14-17 from 10 a.m. to noon with a snack break.

The cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Call (561) 967-3600 to reserve a seat.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Checker Challenge” for age 6 and up on Monday, March 14 at 11 a.m. Challenge others to a game or two of checkers. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “School Sleuths: You Know Whodunit” for ages 9 to 12 on Monday, March 14 at 4 p.m. Create your own mystery and challenge your friends to solve it. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR CALENDAR, continued from page 48 • The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors will meet Monday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the district office (101 West D Road). Call (561) 793-0884 or visit www.lgwcd.org for info.

Tuesday, March 15 • The Palm Beach County Commission will meet Tuesday, March 15 at 9:30 a.m. in the Government Center building at 301 N. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Visit www. pbcgov.com for more info.

Wednesday, March 16 • The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host its Board Installation and Business Excellence Awards on Wednesday, March 16 at 11:30 a.m. at the Wanderers Club at Wellington (1900 Aero Club Dr.).

Phelps Media Group will be honored for Business Excellence and the Wellness Experience will be honored as Best Emerging Business. Call (561) 792-6525 to RSVP. • The Palms West Chamber of Commerce will host an After-Hours Networking Mixer on Wednesday, March 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at On the Border Mexican Grill (11121 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach).

For more info., call (561) 790-6200 or visit www.palmswest.com.

• The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors will meet Wednesday, March 16 at 6 p.m. at the district office (13476 61st Street North), preceded by a wor kshop at 4 p.m. Visit www.indiantrail. com or call (561) 793-0874 for more info.

Thursday, March 17 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature Board Game Spectacular for age 6 and up on Thursday, March 17 at 11 a.m. Have fun playing games with others. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Seniors ages 55 years and older are invited to enjoy a free lunch and learn all of the ins and outs of handling finances during these difficult economic times at Wellington’s Financial Lunch and Learn Seminar on Thursday, March 17 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 Forest Hill Blvd.). The topic is “ETF 101, the Basics of Exchange-Traded Funds,” hosted by Samia Lansat. For more info., call Howard Trager at (561) 791-4785.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “St. Patrick’s Day Origami” for ages 12 to 17 on Thursday, March 17 at 2:30 p.m. Celebrate by making a four-leaf clover. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civ-

ic Center Way) invites youth ages 10 to 15 to Make St. Patrick’s Day Sundaes on Thursday, March 17 at 4:30 p.m. Make green sundaes with ice cream and toppings provided by the library. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Book Discussion Series for adults on Thursday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m. Sara Harris will lead a discussion of Ordinary People by Judith Guest. Sign up and check out the book. Call (561) 7906070 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach Village Council will meet Thursday, March 17 at 7 p.m. at Village Hall (1050 Royal Palm Beach Blvd.).

Call (561) 790-5100 or visit www.royalpalm beach.com for more info.

Saturday, March 19 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) Chess Club for age 8 and up will meet Saturday, March 19 at 2:30 p.m. Practice your strategy skills with others. Basic game knowledge is required. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host its Teen Advisory Posse for ages 12 to 17 on Saturday, March 19 at 2:30 p.m. Find out what’s coming and share your ideas for future teen programs.

Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) Anime Club for ages 12 to 17 will meet Saturday, March 19 at 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 preregister.

• The Vita Flex Match Race will take place Saturday, March 19 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (14440 Pierson Road, Wellington).

Call (561) 793-5867 or visit www . equestriansport.com for more info.

Sunday, March 20 • The Palms West Chamber of Commerce Men’s Club will host a Golf Outing on Sunday, March 20 at Binks Forest Golf Club (400 Binks Forest Drive, Wellington) with registration at 11:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $75 per golfer ($280 per foursome). For more info., call (561) 790-6200.

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.

HORIZON ROOFING QUALITY WORK & SERVICE — Free estimates, No Deposits. Pay upon completion, res/comm.reroofing, repairs, credit cards accepted.

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JEREMY JAMES PLUMBING — Licensed plumber, legitimate estimate. Water heaters, new construction. CFC1426242. Bonded and Insured. CFC1426242. 561-601-6458

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HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER opening in Wellington needs CERTIFIED PART TIME TEACHERS new and experienced elementary & secondary teachers wanted to instruct K-12 in Reading, Math, SAT/ACT Exam Prep. No lesson plans or homework, paid training and flexible hours.

Please e-mail resume to marlenegiraud@hlcwellington.com or call 561-594-1920 and leave a message TEACHERS/TUTORS P/T SAT/ACT/FCAT- MATH Flexible Hrs. Great Pay. PB County Area Experience required Fax: 828-8128 E-mail tutorking@wpb3331980.com BUSY ACCOUNTING OFFICE — needs Secretary/computer literate permanent position. Please fax resume to 561-333-2680 VOLUNTEER NEEDED — 14 years and over for community service. Have fun with animals & kids 792-2666 SATURDAY HELP WANTED — Saturday morning help needed 7:30 until 1:00 working with horses and children. Must be 15 y.o. and have horse experience. Call 561-7585860 DRIVERS WANTED FULL/PART TIME — for Wellington Town-Car/ Wellington Cab. Retirees Welcome call 561-333-0181 WINDOW INSTALLERS WANTED Lic. & ins. subcontractors only. Top Pay. No Brokers. Call Matt 561714-8490 CLEANING PERSON NEEDED FOR PRIVATE HOME — in Loxahatchee. Must speak Spanish Part-Time 2 days per week. $9.50/ hr. References required. 644-8683 PART TIME MEDICAL ASSISTANT— needed for busy medical office. Must have pediatric experience. Fax resume to (561) 7930490 SMALL MEDICAL OFFICE NEEDS MANAGER/MEDICAL BILLER — 4 days preferred experienced must have references & resume. Fax to 561-798-1121

CHRISTIAN MALE COLLEGE STUDENT SEEKING — Part-Time work. Available Mon.Wed.Fri.Sat. Prefer office or medical environment. Quick learner, honest and reliable. Good Organizational skills $10 per hour. Ask for Stephen 561472-4687

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

Lic. Ins. Certified Residential Contractor CRC 1327426 561-248-8528

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

HURRICANE SHUTTERS P&M CONTRACT ORS — ACCORDION SHUTTERS Gutters, screen enclosures, siding, soffits, aluminum roofs, Serving the Western Communities. Since 1985. U-17189 561-791-9777

J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential.

Interior & Exterior p ainting.

Certified pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch at 309-6975 or visit us at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

PSYCHIC BOUTIQUE. Crystals & Gifts Available. Call for an appointment. 561-355-0036

MINOR ROOF REPAIRS — Roof pa i n t i n g . C a r p e n t r y . L i c . #U13677.967-5580.

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All Subjects: PreK- Adult 561 •333 •1980 CLUBZ.COM America’s Largest In-HomeTutoring Co.

PAPERHANGING BY DEBI — Professional Installation,Removal.

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

WE DO WINDOWS — 20 years professional window cleaning.

Residential/Commercial references available. Lic. & Ins. 561313-7098

THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. All profits go to charity. Furniture, electronics, home decor, pingpong table, collectible beanie babies, kitchen, jewelry, clothing etc. 1445 LongLea Terrace Off of Aeroclub.

ADVERTISE YOUR GARAGE SALE HERE CALL 793-3576

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

CONDO FOR RENT — ROYAL PALM BEACH, must be 55 or over.

Clean 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, transportation, pool, movies etc. $600 per month. Call 561-602-9584 2/2 NEW APPLIANCES — good condition “The Trails” good area. pool and amenities. 561-714-8376 561-793-1718 $900 monthly. Cable included.

T OWNHOME FOR RENT — 2 / 2 2 car garage. Lakefront seasonal or annual lease. No Pets 561-6442019

1.55 ACRE LOT — 2 story barn, with loft horse st all, garage, water, electric, phone, $50,000. Call 561572-1782 WELLINGTON 2/2 VILLA FOR SALE — Move-in Ready! New paint, new carpet, new kitchen flooring, outside patio entryway. Light & bright. Call Lorna (561) 319-1292 Keller Williams Realty. $78,500.

COACH HOME FOR SALE IN WELLINGTON — 1869 Sq. Ft. Coach home on Lake Wellington. 3 BR,2BA, Loft screened porch.

Mayfair at Wellington, a 55+ gated community. End unit in pristine condition with many upgrades. Must see the only spectacular view of Lake Wellington. $325,000 Call 561-236-0420

EFFICIENCY FOR RENT — fully furnished/full kitchen,TV,washer/ dryer. Private entrance. No smoking.No Pets. Single adult $700 per month includes all! 561-6320464 561-790-0857

2000 HONDA ACCORD — 209,000 miles, red w/cream leather interior good running condition, good A/C $3,400 OBO 561-7137794 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN — Loaded 76,022 miles. $6,000 561784-7763

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

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