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Features

RIDING IS A WAY OF LIFE FOR FUTURE EQUESTRIAN STARS Many young girls dream of having a pony, but for many in the equestrian world, horses and riding are a way of life. For Riley Ganzi, Farah Rizvi and Ella Bostwick, a life without horses is unimaginable. These talented young equestrians are hard-working and driven, taking aim at the top levels of their chosen sports. By Julie Unger

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MARTI HOHMANN JOINS HER LOVE FOR DRESSAGE & DOGS

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POSH PET HOTEL CATERS TO THE NEEDS OF PAMPERED PUPS

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FOREVER GREYHOUNDS FOCUSES ON A UNIQUE DOG BREED

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WELLINGTON GIVES: LOCAL NONPROFIT HOPE 4 MOBILITY

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Expert dog trainer Marti Hohmann found the perfect niche community in Wellington, where equestrians and dog lovers come together. This allows her to combine her passion for dog training with her love of dressage. She has also discovered a love for competitive dog obedience, and offers classes for dogs that must live around horses. By Emily Riden The new Posh Pet Hotel in West Palm Beach caters to pampered pets, offering a menu of services that puts many people-oriented hotels to shame. It’s the brainchild of Wellington resident Lincoln Baker, co-owner with his wife, Stacey. It is cage-free with more than 100 rooms, 65 TVs and a long list of extra sevices. By Deborah Welky When the greyhound rescue group that Kerry Friedman and Phyllis Gauger were working with disbanded, Friedman started her own nonprofit, Forever Greyhounds, and Gauger became her first volunteer. They foster dogs, educate the community about them and raise money to help transport the dogs to their new homes. By Deborah Welky This month’s Wellington Gives feature highlights Hope 4 Mobility, which provides custom equipment for people with special needs. The Wellington-based nonprofit is the brainchild of Ollie Jones IV, who created Hope 4 Mobility to help people like his disabled daughter Janae. By Deborah Welky

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WELLINGTON SOCIAL SCENE Vinceremos Riding Center Hosts Groundbreaking For New Barn Women’s Group Hosts Fashion Show Brunch At The Wanderers Club Wellington Seniors Club Hosts Spring Dinner Dance At Mayacoo Wellington Relay For Life Held At Palm Beach Central High School Wellington Amphitheater Event Celebrates Earth Day & Arbor Day

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Wellington Home visits a stunning contemporary home in the exclusive Bel Aire neighborhood of Palm Beach Polo, which features five bedrooms and six baths. Remodeled in 2014 from ceiling to floor, it is located among old-growth oaks on nearly an acre of land inside one of Wellington’s most exclusive neighborhoods. By Deborah Welky Wellington Table stops by Pholicious in the Mall in at Wellington Green, which serves up tasty Vietnamese soups to health-conscious Americans. The eatery specializes in pho, a Vietnamese comfort food. This signature dish is a flavorful, tangy and savory broth with rice noodles and a choice of add-ins. By Chris Felker

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ON THE COVER Learn more about Tory, our cover dog, in the Forever Greyhounds feature.

PHOTO BY ABNER PEDRAZA

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publisher’s | message

Wellington THE MAGAZINE

volume 12, number 6 june 2015

executive editor

Joshua I. Manning

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Celebrating Greyhounds & Other Four-Legged Friends This issue, we celebrate our four-legged furry friend, the dog. Often referred to as man’s best friend, dogs have a special way of making us humans feel as if we’re the only thing on earth that matters. We join our friends at Forever Greyhounds, an organization dedicated to educating the community about a truly unique dog breed, the greyhound. Featured on our cover is Tory, an adorable greyhound rescue.

Marti Hohmann used to manage humans, but now, the passion she felt as a child for dogs has turned into a career. Hohmann recently became the first trainer in the U.S. to conduct the American Kennel Club’s Urban Canine Good Citizen exam, a newly developed program focused on testing skills required for city-dwelling dogs. A dressage rider, she has also developed a unique program for dogs that live around horses.

Does your dog need a day of pampering? Are you going on vacation or out of town on business and worry about where to leave your dog or cat? Worry no more. Wellington residents Lincoln and Stacey Baker have opened Posh Pet Hotel, leaving no detail overlooked. A daycare academy for dogs and cats, Posh Pet Hotel is cage-free with more than 100 rooms, 65 TVs and a long list of extra choices — grooming, training, zen, acupuncture, massage therapy, therapeutic heating pads and more.

Moving away from dogs, many young girls dream of having a pony, but for those in the equestrian world, horses and riding are a way of life.

In this issue, Wellington The Magazine catches up with Riley Ganzi, Farah Rizvi and Ella Bostwick to discuss this unique lifestyle.

This month’s Wellington Gives feature honors Hope 4 Mobility, which provides specialized equipment for people with special needs, while Wellington Neighborhood profiles Buena Vida, an “active adult” community that offers plenty of activities for its residents. Wellington Health visits with Dr. Vincent Apicella of Premier Family Health & Wellness, which offers a unique, emerging model of patient care.

Also this month, Wellington Real Estate chats with Rodolfo Maya, who brings a global outlook to selling equestrian properties, while Wellington Home takes a grand tour of a stunning contemporary home in the exclusive Bel Aire neighborhood of Palm Beach Polo. Finally, Wellington Spa indulges you with a look at the new Gravity Nails & Spa, and Wellington Table stops by Pholicious in the Mall At Wellington Green.

We had a great time scouting out some interesting topics for this dog-themed issue. Next month, watch for our annual Health & Wellness issue, packed with medical and health awareness features. As you enjoy your summer, Wellington The Magazine wishes all the dads, granddads and male role models a very happy Father’s Day!

Dawn Rivera Dawn Rivera, Publisher

Man’s Best Friend, The Dog!

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MEADOW WOOD This beautifully maintained home on half an acre has a split bedroom plan with vaulted ceilings that makes it even more spacious. Other features are tile & laminate flooring, newer appliances, and interior recently painted. Enjoy your upgraded kitchen that opens up on to your large screened patio with oversized pool. This home is priced to sell at $425,000. Call Kimberley Seow 561-662-4365

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Vinceremos Riding Center Hosts Groundbreaking For New Barn

(Left) Jesse Coppola, Mike Simpson, Barb Simpson, Marcy Freedman, Kimberly Williamson, Tim Williamson, Victoria McCullough, Ruth Menor, Emily Marschok, Barbara Richardson, Matt Hadden, Patti Hadden, Steve Carroll and Loxahatchee Groves Mayor Dave Browning take part in the groundbreaking ceremony. (Right) Supporter Victoria McCullough with Vinceremos Executive Director Ruth Menor.

The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center held a groundbreaking for its new barn Friday, May 8. The barn will provide a safe, permanent home for the program’s therapy horses.

Vinceremos has been raising money for the project for more than two years. Wellington equestrian activist Victoria McCullough was one of the key underwriters. For more information, visit www.vinceremos. org.

(Left to right) Emily Marschok, Jesse Coppola, Steve Carroll, Ruth Menor, Patti Hadden and Barbara Richardson; Patti and Mike Hadden, Barb and Mike Simpson and Victoria McCullough; Loxahatchee Groves Mayor Dave Browning, Victoria McCullough, Tim Williamson from 5 Star Builders and Ruth Menor; Deb Levinsky takes Keegan Noel on a riding lesson; and Christina Cooney on Tilly.

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“They actually tested me for that. My doctors always told me my tests were normal.”

“There is a difference in having labs ‘in the reference range’ and having an ‘optimal thyroid state’. Dr. Leslie DeGroot, of Brown’s Alpert Medical School, described the ‘Dangerous Dogmas in Medicine’ as they relate to treatment of thyroid disorders [2]. Unfortunately, there are quite a few doctors out there that rely highly upon the gospel they were taught twenty years ago, without paying enough attention to new data, or their patient’s clinical symptoms.”

I continued taking my history. “So what have you tried to lose weight?”

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“Well, I’ve finally decided to make my health a priority. I checked you out on www.vitals.com, so I know you are board-certified and legit. So what are you going to do for me?”

“I scheduled 80-minutes with you today, so I have plenty of time to do a complete history and physical exam. There are some tests I would like done to pin down exactly what is going on with your metabolism. Untreated thyroid disorders can lead to pre-diabetes, and that can also lead to weight gain [9].”

Jennifer did test positive for hypothyroidism and insulin resistance, as well as a low metabolic rate measured by indirect calorimetry [10]. After being put on a regimen of behavior changes, diet, exercise, OTC supplements, and prescription medications, steadily, but surely, her weight decreased an average of two pounds per week until she lost the 60 pounds she put on over the last ten years.

“Dr. Woliner, ever since you fixed my metabolism, I’m not hungry anymore. Really, I don’t even feel like I’m on a diet. I just eat normally.”

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I’ve finally decided to make my health a priority.

References:

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(1) Galofré JC, et al. Increased postpartum thyroxine replacement in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Thyroid. 2010 Aug;20(8):901-8.

(2) De Groot LJ. Dangerous dogmas in medicine: the nonthyroidal illness syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1999 Jan;84(1):151-64.

(3) I’m confused by the numbers of fad diets available that tout great weight loss. Are there any basic, simple weight loss strategies I can follow? Duke Med Health News.

2011 Jul;17(7):8.

(4) Federal Trade Commission. “Red Flag Bogus Weight Loss Claims”Washington DC. 2003. http://www.ahpa.org/Portals/0/pdfs/03_FTC_Media%20Guide_redflag.pdf (5) Smith BR, Cohen PA. Dependence on the Brazilian diet pill: a case report. Am J Addict.

2010 May-Jun;19(3):291-2.

(6) Goette DK, Odom RB. Alopecia in crash dieters. JAMA. 1976 Jun 14;235(24):2622-3.

(7) Robb-Nicholson C. By the way, doctor. I’ve been trying to lose weight for a long time and nothing seems to work. What do you know about the HCG diet? Harv Womens Health Watch. 2010 May;17(9):8.

(8) Texas Attorney General. Multiple Texas Weight-Loss Clinics Agree To Stop Marketing Prescription Drugs Improperly. October 27, 2011. https://www.oag.state.tx.us/ oagnews/release.php?id=3883 (9) Liu C, Scherbaum WA, Schott M, Schinner S. Subclinical hypothyroidism and the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome. Horm Metab Res. 2011 Jun;43(6):417-21.

(10) Perseghin G. Pathogenesis of obesity and diabetes mellitus: insights provided by indirect calorimetry in humans. Acta Diabetol. 2001;38(1):7-21.

Dr. Kenneth Woliner is a board-certified family physician in Private practice in Boca Raton. He can be reached at 9325 Glades Road, #104, Boca Raton, Fl, 33434; 561-620-7779; knw6@cornell.edu; www.holisticfamilymed.com

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Women’s Group Hosts Fashion Show Brunch At Wanderers Club

(Left) Visions Salon stylists Andrea Match, Shereen Aziz and Ashley Smith with Rose Allen of Dress Barn and models Deena Rubio, Kerriann Spratt, Lisa Schwartz, Donna Kuebler, Marissa Priore and Sky Skeel. (Right) WWC board members with master of ceremonies Jay Cashmere.

The Women of the Western Communities presented “Simply Chic: An Afternoon of Fashion” on Sunday, May 3 at the Wanderers Club in Wellington. Dress Barn in Royal Palm Beach provided three outfits for each of the six models, while Visions Salon provided hair and makeup. There was a wonderful brunch, a silent auction and a Chinese auction. Money raised will go toward scholarships.

(Left to right) Fashion show coordinator Terri Priore with Marie Priore; Lisa Schwartz during the fashion show; Jo Cudnik, Marge Specht and Betsy Carroll; Marissa Priore on the runway; and Allyson Samiljan and Lynda Chicano look over auction items.

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Wellington Seniors Club Hosts Spring Dinner Dance At Mayacoo Wellington Seniors Club held its Spring Dinner Dance on Friday, April 17 at the Mayacoo Lakes Country Club. Guests enjoyed a sit-down dinner and door prizes.

One lucky guest from each table was awarded a live floral centerpiece. DJs Jason Bank and Katherine Amarance of Jammin’ Express Entertainment kept the seniors dancing all evening.

(Left to right) Mary Alfalla welcomes guests to the Spring Dinner Dance; Jackie Spinelli, Ann Schneider and Carol Razza; and John and Sunny Meyer with Bob and Helen Prior.

(Left to right) Don and Sylvia Harder; Hilde Wanklyn and Jackie Spinelli; Anne Johnson, Lillian Floyd and Hilde Wanklyn; Lillian Floyd and Dean Lyon on the dance floor; and James Mandolos and Hermine Palmer won a floral centerpiece.

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Wellington Relay For Life Held At Palm Beach Central High School

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The American Cancer Society held the Wellington Relay for Life on Saturday, April 25 at Palm Beach Central High School.

Participants walked through the day into the night, raising money to fight cancer. Along the way, cancer survivors were honored and those who lost their cancer battles were remembered.

(Left to right) Wellington Regional Medical Center had a large relay team; survivor Andrea Mattes writes on the purple PBSO car; cancer survivors led the way around on the first lap; and Mitchell Winnik of Wellington Regional Medical Center with his son Solomon, a cancer survivor, and his wife Carol.

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Riding Is A Way Of Life For These Future Equestrian Stars

By Julie Unger

Many young girls dream of having a pony, but for many in the equestrian world, horses and riding are a way of life. For Riley Ganzi, Farah Rizvi and Ella Bostwick, a life without horses is unimaginable. These talented young equestrians are hard-working and driven, taking aim at the top levels of their chosen sports.

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Riley Ganzi on the polo field.

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Polo is the sport of choice for Ganzi, whose brother, Grant, and parents, Marc and Melissa, also play.

“I’ve been riding ever since I could walk,” she said. “Everything I know is horses, but then again, it has allowed me to see so much of the world and meet so many amazing people, and experience so much, that I’ve learned about myself through horses.”

Ganzi, 15, has tried other things — gymnastics, cheerleading, running — but none speak to her like the fast-paced game of polo, which is a family affair.

“I’ve been playing polo since I was a little girl,” she said. “I started doing a league in the junior tournaments called lead line. Those were my first memories of competitions, and I was about four years old.”

Ganzi has competed in junior tournaments and is currently competing in interscholastic tournaments. “I compete against high school students all over the U.S. who are my age, which is really exciting that it has become so competitive,” she said.

Right now, Ganzi is playing on the Grand Champions 8-goal team, and she still has a way to go before she reaches the professional level.

“I have no intentions of stopping playing,” she said. “Especially looking into colleges, it’s something I’m considering to play intercollegiate, interscholastic games and continue riding.

The connection I’ve made with horses is truly unbreakable, and I just enjoy it so much. Wherever I go in life, I hope it will follow me.”

Aside from polo, Ganzi has dabbled in bull riding and jumping, and during her free time in the summer, she competes in barrel racing.

“It’s just fun to try different areas of equestrian sports, because whatever I’m doing with horses, I still enjoy it,” she said.

Ella Bostwick rides at the Winter Equestrian Festival.

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Her favorite part of polo is the relationship players have with their horses. “When I’m out there, on the field with my horse, I feel like I’m not alone,” Ganzi said. “I’m not walking out to the field alone, I’m walking out with my best friend beneath me, supporting me through the game.”

Pretty H and Regalito, two of the 10 to 14 polo ponies Ganzi rides during a game, are among her best friends. Many of the horses she rides are used with the polo school at her family’s Grand Champions Polo Club.

The horses are just as competitive, she said, explaining that you can really tell just how much the horses enjoy the game.

Ganzi has had the opportunity to play with polo superstar Adolfo Cambiaso, as well as Sunny Hale, the highest-ranking woman in this sport.

“I love watching her play,” Ganzi said. “She’s so strong — just like my mom, too. They both compete in a sport that is obviously male-dominant, but they prove that they can play just as well and just as competitively.”

After school, Ganzi will stick and ball with her dad and ride with her mom.

“It’s kind of different, but, all in all, they’ve both made me the rider and the polo player that I am today,” she said. “My brother and I, we love playing against each other.”

This year, she was able to watch Grant play in 20-goal games at the International Polo Club Palm Beach, and she

can’t wait until she is at that level. “I think that’s so neat, to play in front of all of those people, and especially on the fields where I’ve grown up being a spectator at and watching my parents,” Ganzi said.

She is also looking forward to being able to play snow polo with the Aspen Valley Polo Club, her family’s other polo club.

Farah Rizvi Rizvi, who will turn 12 this month, has been riding since she was approximately 6 years old.

“I started dressage the previous summer,” she recalled.

“We went to Europe at the end of the Florida circuit and got Prince. I rode him through the summer and started showing at the circuit in Wellington.”

Prince, whose show name is Prince Z, is about 13.2 hands, said the 4-foot-10-inch Rizvi.

“It’s very fun, and it’s cool to do all of the different movements,” she said. “Prince is very well-behaved, and he’s really fun to ride.”

Her mother, P.J., is a dressage rider, whose experience has been instrumental in teaching Rizvi and getting her ready to compete.

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Rizvi won a high point award this season for a dressage score of 74. “A non-professional usually gets a 60 to a 70,” she explained.

“It was really exciting when I got to see my score sheet and see what the judge had to say.”

For the next few months, Rizvi hopes to show on the European circuit. “In the future, I want do the grand prix in dressage and in the jumpers, when I’m older,” she said.

Rizvi calls six horses her own, sharing two with her two youngest sisters.

“I like being an equestrian because I love animals, especially horses. I really love to jump and do dressage,” she said.

“I love to ride them and groom them and take care of them.”

Showing at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival this season was especially important for Rizvi, who not only got to compete where she has seen her mother compete countless times, but she also enjoyed spending family time at the horse show.

“I couldn’t imagine not riding,” she said. “It’s what I want to do for a really long time.”

Ella Bostwick Bostwick, who turns 14 in November, is a jumper who has been on horses for as long as she can remember.

Her family members are all equestrians — her father is a polo player, her mother is a jumper, and her sister works at the Winter Equestrian Festival.

“It’s a lot more fun to compete and show against other people,” Bostwick said, which makes the hard work, training and dedication worthwhile.

Bostwick also competes in equitation, but loves the excitement of jumping. “I think it’s the most fun and the most challenging,” she said.

Right now, she shows in a class that goes over jumps that are 3 feet, 6 inches high.

“You have to find the perfect distance to every jump and make it look smooth and pretty,” she explained.

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(Above) Riley Ganzi relaxes at one of her family’s barns.

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Bostwick has been working a great deal with training new (green) ponies.

“It’s a new challenge every day because they’re really young and they don’t know what they’re doing, so you have to train them,” she said.

Showing since she was just 2 years old, Bostwick has been training green ponies since she was 9. For the last four years, she has competed in the U.S. Pony Finals, and has just advanced to competing on a horse rather than a pony.

But horses jump bigger jumps. With ponies, riders are judged more on style; with horses, the jumps are more challenging, Bostwick said.

This was Bostwick’s first year competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival as a jumper, and it was her first year riding equitation on a horse. “In Week 7, I was champion in the low children’s jumpers,” she said.

She recently acquired her first horse — a Dutch Warmblood named Udamann. He’s 14 years old and 16.2 hands tall to Bostwick’s 5-foot-5-inch frame.

He’s the perfect fit for a jumping horse for her.

She’s had her own ponies before, but transitioning to jumping a horse means she can go over higher jumps in competition.

Udamann, formerly owned by rider and trainer Kristen VanderVeen, was actually already at Bostwick Stables.

VanderVeen thought he would be the perfect horse for Bostwick, who was able to ride him during the season.

“I showed him in equitation for the first time at Maclay, and we won,” she said. “And jumpers. The first time I ever tried him, I showed him in the low jumper class, and we won that.”

Sean Jones, her primary trainer, has been instrumental in Bostwick’s success.

This summer, Bostwick hopes to qualify for the Maclay Finals and continue rising through the ranks. “I want to do grand prix and the Olympics when I’m older,” she said.

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(Above) Ella Bostwick at her family’s Bostwick Stables in Wellington.

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Marti Hohmann Brings Her Passion For Dog Training To Wellington Story by Emily Riden • Photos by Sara Hellner

Marti Hohmann was managing a crack team of Internet content developers in New York City when she realized that something was missing in her life. She loved the excitement, but she missed working with animals, a passion she had felt since childhood. “I grew up training dogs,” she recalled. “I decided to see if I could make a living doing what made me truly happy.”

In pursuit of doing what she loved, Hohmann left Manhattan, moved to Austin, Texas, and accepted a job as a veterinary technician at the city shelter.

She also enrolled as a student at the San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers.

“By the time I rediscovered dog training as an adult, it was based in science, not mythology, and its principles arose from a solid understanding of how animals learn,” Hohmann said. “The San

Francisco SPCA was the place to be because Jean Donaldson was there.”

Donaldson, author of The Culture Clash, urges people to see dogs as dogs, not small people in fur suits, and uses positive reinforcement and the principles of operant conditioning to teach them how to adjust to life among humans — no barking, chewing or jumping allowed.

Later, pursuit of another childhood passion would lead Hohmann to make another move — this time from Austin to Wellington.

“I bought my first dressage horse, an Oldenburg gelding, in Austin,” Hohmann said. “Eventually, we made it to Wellington for our first season. Once I’d been here, there was no turning back. I wanted to have access to the very best trainers and equine professionals I could, and watch good riders in action.

Everything I needed was here. Luckily, dog training is a portable business. I went home, sold my house, packed my bags and moved to Wellington.”

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where equestrians and dog lovers coincide. She also discovered her love for competitive dog obedience.

“In San Francisco, I learned how to help people who want their dogs to be well-behaved companions,” Hohmann explained. “I’m a competitive person, though, so I started going to dog shows and learning what was involved. I quickly gravitated toward the competitive obedience classes that the AKC [American Kennel Club] offers.”

AKC Obedience features Novice, Open and Utility levels. At the highest levels, dogs must jump, retrieve, drop into a down from a sprint, respond to hand signals delivered up to 50 feet away, and distinguish objects that contain their owner’s scent from those touched by other people.

“I’d never seen anything like it,” Hohmann said. “Obedience is a lot like dressage. You have to be precise, and the dog has to want to do it, and do it accurately. By then, I had taught thousands of dogs to lie down and stay, or come when called, but I realized I wasn’t sure where to start. Also, I wanted to know if the principles I had learned in school would transfer to the show ring. For a long time, dogs were prepared for trials using compulsion. I was lucky, though.

By the time I started showing, food, play and science had changed everything.

Now it’s a joy to prepare for a trial — and a study in problem-solving.”

Dog trainer Marti Hohmann works with her standard poodle, Fizz.

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One other important change made competing in dog shows inviting. In 2009, the AKC opened its performance events to mixed-breed dogs. “I happen to have adopted my dogs from shelters, or they have come to me through owner surrender,” Hohmann said. “I was thrilled when the AKC made it possible to partner with a rescue dog and take her into the show ring.”

Before long, Hohmann became training director of the Obedience Training Club of Palm Beach County.

She values competing as a way to test her training methods and continue to improve what she does. “Most of my clients don’t care about showing dogs,” she said. “I think it makes me a better trainer, though. I have to take my ideas and put them to the test in front of people on a regular basis. That’s what competition offers us — the chance to be better.”

Presently, Hohmann owns Lark, a 7-year-old border collie; Fizz, a 4-year old standard poodle; and Prue, an 11-year-old rat terrier who has found a new career in the sport of “barn hunt.”

“Barn Hunt is fun,” Hohmann said.

“The judge makes a course out of bales of straw. Live rats are hidden in opaque, ventilated tubes, and then hidden in the straw. While you turn your back and hide your dog’s eyes, the judge hides the rat in the straw. He also hides an empty tube, and one with only rat litter in it.

Your dog has two minutes to find the tube with the rat in it. As you go up the levels, there are more rats to find, and the course becomes more difficult.”

The sport is a perfect fit for many of the equestrians in the Wellington community whose dogs naturally partake in their own “barn hunts.” Also a natural fit for Wellington is one of Hohmann’s newest projects.

“I’ve developed the Certified Equine Safe test for dogs owned by horse owners,” Hohmann said. “It’s a 10-item checklist of crucial skills that dogs should have if they live around horses.

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“I’ve developed the Certified Equine Safe test for dogs owned by horse owners. It’s a 10-item checklist of crucial skills that dogs should have if they live around horses.”

MARTI HOHMANN For example, dogs should be able to leave the arena or paddock on command. Of course, they shouldn’t go in there in the first place, but if they do, they should know how to hustle out when they’re told. They have to be able to ignore manure and hoof parings.

They have to be able to load up in a golf cart or other vehicle. Those are just a few examples. Each test item is a crucial life skill that dogs in the equestrian community need to be able to make it through the day.”

Also, Hohmann recently became the first trainer in the United States to conduct the AKC’s Urban Canine Good Citizen exam, a newly developed program focused on testing skills required of city-dwelling dogs. She offers a practical approach to training and helps clients train family dogs, earn therapy dog credentials and develop reliable service dogs.

To find out more about Marti Hohmann Dog Training, visit www.palmbeachdog training.com.

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New Posh Pet Hotel Caters To The Needs Of Pampered Dogs And Cats

By Deborah Welky

The Cadillac Escalade pulls up quietly. Its passenger is ushered inside, then whisked off to enjoy a luxury weekend in a private hotel room complete with an opulent chandelier, flat-screen TV and freshly made queen-sized bed. A gourmet meal awaits, then a massage, followed by a bedtime story complete with a tummy rub.

Tummy rub? Yes, and it’s a dog’s life.

Literally.

Posh Pet Hotel caters to pampered pets, offering a menu of services that puts many people-oriented hotels to shame. It’s the brainchild of Wellington resident Lincoln Baker, co-owner with his wife, Stacey.

“We moved from California about two years ago because we wanted to make a family change, do something different, and go where there was nothing like what we were doing,” said Baker, whose California friends were successfully running similar facilities.

“We looked around the country and couldn’t believe Palm Beach County did not already have something like this, especially with all the celebrities who are here.”

Posh Pet Hotel is a boarding and daycare academy exclusively for dogs and cats. It is cage free with more than

100 rooms, 65 TVs and a long list of a la carte choices — grooming, training, zen, acupuncture, massage therapy, therapeutic heating pads and more.

“If the owner orders filet mignon, we’ll serve it to their pet,” Baker said.

“The presidential rooms feature damask wallpaper in a fire hydrant print.

If they give me two hours’ notice, I can pick up their pet in a Bentley instead of the Cadillac — or a Ferrari, Lamborghini or McLaren. It’s not free, it’s expensive; but we can do it.”

Meanwhile, the bedtime stories are chosen with the pet in mind.

“We read 101 Dalmatians, Biscuit or The Poky Little Puppy — cute little stories,” Baker said. “For cats, it might be, The Kitten Who Thought She Was a Mouse.

For a little extra, an owner can request more playtime before bed. We’re a luxury hotel, but anyone can afford us.”

Part of the reason is because each

pet’s stay is custom-designed. A small dog like a Pomeranian can be boarded for $49/night, minimum. And daycare is included.

“We have five different room sizes, each with a flat-screen TV and a bed.

For a small dog, our smallest room is 16 square feet, but, for a large dog, our largest room is more than 100 square feet. Those are our presidential rooms, with queen-sized beds and chandeliers and larger TVs,” Baker said. “I play Disney-themed movies, but we also play DOGTV, a channel on DirectTV that is scientifically designed for viewing by dogs… And we don’t all go home at night; someone is on site 24/7. The animals are never left alone.”

For those of the feline persuasion, there’s a castle full of cats — Catlantis — and a 6-foot-long fish tank that shares the lobby. “We have clown fish like Nemo and blue tangs like Dory in there, and it’s just kind of cool,” Baker said. “There’s an ocean vibe.”

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There’s a 20 percent discount for a second dog. Typical lengths of stay are three days to a week. “When people come in for the first time, they’re blown away,” Baker said. “I wish I had a video camera to record their reactions.”

When looking for a location for Posh Pet Hotel, Baker started his search in Wellington but wanted to be more centrally located and, for the convenience of pet owners, closer to the airport. He serves pets from Jupiter to Boca Raton, often picking up animals from top Palm Beach properties.

The hotel’s reputation is spreading thanks to pet owners who enter and immediately begin tweeting and posting photos to Instagram and Facebook. An enthusiastic fan, Vanilla Ice, has begun following Posh Pet Hotel on Twitter.

“It’s flattering, and it makes me feel good,” Baker said. “Stacey and I worked so hard on it for two years. I’ve put my life and a lot of money into this. I have people from the island who want to do

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One of the luxurious presidential rooms at Posh Pet Hotel.

monthly tea parties with their dogs. I have a lady who pushed in two dogs in a baby carriage. It’s nice. I’ve been up nights worrying about this, yet when I see their faces and they’re comfortable leaving their pets here, it’s fulfilling.

We’re getting dogs and cats who have never been boarded before.”

In the daycare area, dogs are separated by size. Posh Pet Hotel staff members constantly clean and mop, using “green” hydrogen peroxide-based products. Outside, an expanse of “Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan’s EasyTurf, which repels ticks and fleas, is percolated for easy cleaning and alleviates the prob-

lem of grass and mud coming indoors.

Among dining and other choices are frozen, organic peanut butter-filled Busy Bones, frozen probiotic yogurt, an organic bedtime biscuit on your pet’s pillow, gourmet meals, tooth-brushings before bed, or personal playtime in a private play area.

Baker’s long-term goals include opening Posh Pet Hotel locations across Florida, and franchising the business elsewhere. “It’s a cool idea,” he said.

For a glimpse, visit www.poshpethotel.com or pop in for a visit at 6710 S. Dixie Hwy. near Forest Hill Blvd. in West Palm Beach.

For more info., call (561) 225-1559.

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Forever Greyhounds Strives To Educate The Community About A Truly Unique Breed Of Dog

By Deborah Welky

Kerry Friedman already owned two dogs back in 2005, but she fell in love with greyhounds while apple-picking in upstate New York. “I call it ‘the forgotten breed,’” she said. “People just don’t think of adopting a greyhound.”

Yet when she spied a female greyhound at a rescue group’s booth set up at the entrance to the orchard, she was drawn in.

“We wanted to take it with us, but we were getting ready to move to Florida and didn’t know how we’d fit her in our Toyota Camry with the other dogs and our two teenagers,” Friedman lamented.

By January 2006, she was settled into her new Florida home and ready to reconsider the adoption. But greyhounds wait for no man. Luckily, Friedman ran across another adoption booth when she and husband Alan attended an event in Delray Beach. “He says I planned it,” she recalled, laughing.

Yet Friedman didn’t take home a dog that day, either. Instead, she asked whether they were accepting volunteers.

They were. Two months later, she was a busy volunteer — and the proud owner of two greyhounds.

For Phyllis Gauger, another Welling-

ton woman who was soon to become close friends with Friedman, her love for greyhounds was sparked by a fashion show. Each model walked the runway alongside a greyhound and, before she knew it, she was volunteering.

“I got my first greyhound in 2008, and my second several months after that,” Gauger recalled. “I would foster the dogs, but this one in particular had the attitude of, ‘You don’t want to foster me. You want to keep me.’ My husband was on board with it, so it was, ‘OK, you’re ours.’ And they’re like potato chips — you can’t have just one.”

By 2012, Friedman was president of her own greyhound rescue group, Forever Greyhounds.

“I didn’t really know much about them prior to the apple-picking,” she said. “They weren’t in my face, so I didn’t know anything about their personality and temperament. They’re 45-mile-anhour couch potatoes!”

When the group that Gauger and

Greyhounds Harry and Yanni.

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Friedman were working with disbanded, Friedman founded Forever Greyhounds, and Gauger became her first volunteer. They foster dogs, work on fundraisers and help with the prerequisites necessary to transport this fairly large breed of canine.

Friedman said one of the biggest misconceptions about greyhounds is that they need to have a big yard with room to run.

“You don’t need a big yard or a big house,” Friedman said. “They thrive in apartments, as long as they get a good walk every day. I walk mine for an hour in the evening when the sun goes down. They’re not tolerant of heat, and they always need to have a leash on outdoors. But they’re quirky, funny, and make you laugh every day. They go deep into your heart; they go deep into your soul.”

Gauger noted other myths regarding the breed. “People think they can’t have a greyhound in a house with another animal because they’ve been trained to chase rabbits. They don’t use real rabbits at the track,” she said. “And people think they’re hyper; they’re not.

They’re sprinters, so once they’re done, it’s nap time.”

Pam Conforti, Alan Friedman and Kerry Friedman with greyhounds Tory and Rollup.

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Part of the reason many people don’t have greyhound adoption on their radar screens is that the dogs are seldom found in shelters. They are retired from the racetrack directly into the arms of greyhound rescue workers. Even the shelters turn them over if found.

Across the United States and Canada, some greyhound adoption groups have too many dogs, some too few. So Friedman’s group spends much of its time raising money for transport.

“On occasion, we will do local adoptions, especially of special-needs dogs,” Friedman said. “But since Florida has the largest number of greyhound tracks in America, we generally transport them out to other greyhound rescue groups.”

Since Forever Greyhounds was established three years ago, they have been able to transport more than 300 dogs to loving homes. The dogs are usually still young when they retire (they race when they are between 3 and 5 years old) and well cared for. Females weigh about 60 pounds and males, 75.

“They’re great family pets, and they come in every color combination you can imagine,” Friedman said, explaining that greyhounds can be fawn, red, blue, black, white and various shades of brindle, along with combinations of any of these colors.

When manning the adoption booth,

Friedman works to educate the public and to raise money.

“We are run fully by volunteers — six full-time and about 10 helpers — and 100 percent of all donations go to the dogs,” she said. “If they do need any medical care, we get it for them. We are in constant motion with donations, as it is very expensive to put these greyhounds on transport. We’re hoping to get a small vehicle of our own in the near future so a small group of dogs doesn’t have to wait until it makes monetary sense to hire a vehicle.”

In May, Forever Greyhounds staged a fundraiser at Hurricane Grill & Wings on State Road 7, where 20 percent of each greyhound-loving patron’s bill was donated to the group. “They like our group,” said Friedman.

Gauger added that the manager at Hurricane Grill invited them back after a successful fundraiser the year before.

“That was so nice,” she said. “And there is an area where we can have greyhounds there — not inside, but the next best thing. It sparks an interest. We set up a table and educate people, hoping to encourage adoptions. We have raffle items. It’s fun.”

Not only that, but it’s easy to fall in love with the strikingly beautiful and majestic greyhound. The dogs are extremely affectionate, intelligent and gentle. Most get along well with older

Kerry Friedman, Mary Lou Arnold, Pam Conforti and Phyllis Gauger with their greyhounds.

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children, as well as with other dogs, cats, birds and other small pets. Greyhounds are hypo-allergenic with virtually no odor. They have no dander, which makes them very clean dogs, and shed very little. They are quiet dogs; most don’t even bark. They eat about four cups of food per day, and with proper care, nutrition and veterinary treatment, they live about 12 years.

The bonding process between a greyhound and its new family happens relatively quickly, typically within the first few days. Due to the life on the racetrack, they have become accustomed to a routine and usually respond well to a routine once adopted. Yet because they have been “crate-trained,” it is important to allow them frequent opportunities to relieve themselves outside.

When they do so, shower them with praise. You can never praise a greyhound too much, Friedman said. And, like all dogs, greyhounds must learn to trust you. The more you do with your greyhound, the stronger the bond and the relationship.

Gauger said Friedman has worked hard to establish good relationships with greyhound owners.

“She makes it a point to know the owners and to make sure they know her,” Gauger said. “She is also really good at reading a dog’s temperament.

We get ready-for-retirement lists that tell us the sex, age and color of each dog.

Some dogs won’t do well on transport, and Kerry lets one of the other adoption groups take those — one group is heavily into fostering, one has its own kennel to do adoptions from. We are into the transport end of it, supplying greyhounds to cities that don’t have a racetrack. The three groups work closely together.”

In the meantime, it costs Forever Greyhounds $100 to transport a greyhound, and $35 for a bag of food. In addition, the group is always in need of foster homes and volunteers. If you can help, give them a call at (561) 574-7756 or visit www.forevergreyhounds.org.

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A Futuristic Relaxation Experience At New Gravity Nails & Spa Story and Photos by Julie Unger

The new Gravity Nails & Spa is a beautiful, sparkling, plantfilled oasis for relaxation and rejuvenation. With specialty pedicures, manicures and facials, Gravity is a great place to go to escape from the everyday.

The spa opened last September, said owner Danny Phan, who sought out Wellington as a prime location for his business due to the many amenities that bring people to the area. “We focus on natural things. We don’t use many chemicals in the things we use. We are very clean,� Phan said, explaining that they use disposable lin-

ers at the pedicure stations, as well as AutoClave sterilizers to ensure that the equipment remains sterilized to medical-grade standards.

Following the environmentally sensitive theme, the official color at Gravity is green. There are more than a dozen orchids lining the spa, offering beautiful, delicate pops of color. Missing are

the strong odors typically associated with nail salons.

Phan took great care in utilizing an air conditioning system that does not re-circulate the air, and there are vents located throughout the room, between the pedicure chairs, at the nail stations and along the recessed-lit ceiling.

The main room has a circular layout, with a glistening and glittering chandelier as its central focus. Surrounding the chandelier, in a circle, are the nail stations. The next ring of the circle contains 18 pedicure spa chairs. Around wellington the magazine | june 2015

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the edges, are two waxing rooms, a facial room, a polish display and UV nail tables.

As a salute to Wellington’s equestrian background, there are horse paintings and statues around the spa. The contemporary décor ties the ambiance together to create a wonderful location for relaxation and rejuvenation though one of the spa’s specialty manicures, pedicures or facials.

The spa offers acrylic, UV gel and NexGen nail services, as well as waxing, facials, pedicures and combinations of services. Gravity’s green tea signature spa pedicure, with a massage, lavender scrub and green tea mineral mask prior to polish, is one of the most popular offerings, Phan said.

Some of the more exotic and aromatic pedicure offerings include the organic ginger-lemongrass luxury pedicure, which features Moroccan argan oil, sea salts, a lemongrass green tea scrub and mask, and a hot stone massage with or-

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Gravity employs 25 technicians, three receptionists and one manager, so it is perfect for large parties. Bridal parties, birthday parties and ladies nights are popular. The spa also frequently donates gift cards for local auctions.

For someone looking for a their first pedicure, the staff at Gravity would bring the person to a pedicure chair, determine how much time they have, and what best fits their needs.

“Try something different that you wouldn’t normally see,” Taklani said, suggesting something like the pomegranate pedicure.

The back of the room is specifically for VIP pedicures. Manicures are also available at the same time as a pedicure.

While relaxing in one of the pedi-

cure chairs, guests are offered complementary water, coffee, soda and tea, as well as the option of ordering sparkling white or red wines, mimosas and even beer from the bar.

The spa also offers mini facials, which provide a great opportunity to try different facials to find a favorite spa experience.

“We’ve been in the business a long

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‘Active Adult’ Community Features Plenty Of Activities For Residents Story and Photos by Julie Unger

Wellington’s Buena Vida neighborhood is located along Forest Hill Blvd. between State Road 7 and Lyons Road, offering easy access to the healthcare facilities at Wellington Regional Medical Center and the many shopping opportunities at the Mall at Wellington Green.

“It’s a very active adult community,” Buena Vida Homeowners’ Association President Harvey Bloom said.

The Minto-built neighborhood dates back to 2003 and was originally divided into eastern and western sections. However, both halves of Buena Vida voted to become one association, which took effect Jan. 1, 2012.

Joining Bloom on the board is Bruce Green, Harvey Hoyt, Eliot Golub, Julio Galvez, Lee Kleinman and Irwin Wolf.

The community boasts seven tennis courts, which are always in demand. There are multiple programs available for community members, including educational and fitness programs.

“The only problem we had is, a number of people found it so beneficial, that when they had guests, they wanted their guests to participate,” Bloom said. “It’s a very popular thing, and growing all the time. We have shows on a regular basis where we hire professional talent, and those are very well-received.”

The clubhouse, with its amenities, tends to be the epicen-

ter of the single-family community. Last year, a café was built that offers breakfast and lunch.

“It’s like sitting in a resort. It looks out on the courtyard, it looks out on the pool, with the palm trees, and when guests arrive, they bring them to the café,” Bloom said. “That’s the common theme — Buena Vida is like a country club resort, but we’re not a country club.”

Inside the clubhouse, there is a state-of-the-art gym, a conference room, and many other facilities, including a ballroom, a library, an arts-and-crafts room, three card rooms, billiards and an aerobics room.

Outside is a sparkling blue series of pools, including swimming lanes and a hot tub to relax the day away. The community offers many recreational groups, including golfing organizations and a stickball league.

Homeowners work on different committees, including some residents who have studied to become master gardeners, who help advise the HOA. In addition to being its own voting location, Buena Vida puts out a newsletter that is printed nine times a year to keep residents up-to-date on happenings around the community.

The manned security gate at the entrance provides access to the intimate community of 449 homes and brings a sense of protection. There is also a senior community watch group, wellington the magazine | june 2015

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and intimate seating areas tucked into nooks.

Plans are in the wings to freshen up the clubhouse.

“We’re 11 years old, and we’re right now actively working on figuring out what we should and can do to modernize our clubhouse, starting with the ballroom,” Bloom said. “We’ve come to the

conclusion that the vast majority of people who bought into Buena Vida started by liking the Tuscan theme… We’ve decided it’s time to upgrade and modernize, but stick with the original theme.”

The clubhouse is the best place to start, because there is an abundance of activity centered around it. For example, once a month, a wine club meets to discuss different wines of the world and specialty foods.

With approximately five major shows a year, and holiday parties, along with a volunteer appreciation party, the clubhouse is extremely active with community events.

Buena Vida has two manmade lakes and a mitigation area/preserve, which are all connected and provide a safe home for wildlife.

From the outside, Buena Vida seems to hold many secrets. It’s beauty and grandeur incites curiosity, which Bloom was happy to satisfy, dispelling the myths of active adult communities.

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“We have not had a break-in to any home since Minto turned the property over to us more than 10 years ago,” he said. “We are very safe and secure.”

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wellington | neighborhood “I think when you first start thinking about a 55 and older community, you think about a sedentary environment, and that’s not the case here,” he said. “I would say, probably about 90 percent of this community is more along the ‘active adult,’ and the people who are buying in are closer to the 55 than the 70 or 80.”

There is an abundance of activities available for residents, which makes Buena Vida unique.

“We’re not lacking for anything you might want to do,” Bloom explained.

“On the other hand, we don’t have the kind of expense you would find if you went to a country club. We found a reasonable balance.”

Bloom has been actively involved in other 55+ communities, and he is very happy with Buena Vida. “I got involved with the board because I decided I wanted to be here, and I wanted this place to be the best, and I’m working hard to make it the best,” he said.

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Rodolfo Maya of Illustrated Properties Real Estate has a passion for horses and real estate, so it is no surprise that he eventually found himself in Wellington. Maya is devoted to all things equestrian — both as a fan and a competitor — and has become one of the top real estate professionals for anyone looking to find the perfect farm or residence in Wellington.

A native of Venezuela, Maya has been riding since the age of 7. He got his first taste of Wellington when competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival in 2002. By 2005, he was a fulltime resident.

“It was a natural progression for me,” he said. “Wellington is the ultimate destination for the equestrian world. Riders from every discipline come to Wellington to compete at world-class events, Rodolfo Maya with his from exciting Grand six-year-old son, R.J. Prix and Nations Cup show jumping competitions to the Global Dressage Festival and the International Polo Club.”

In 2006, Maya obtained his U.S. real estate license. Combining his extensive network of equestrian contacts with his knowledge of the Wellington community, he jumped into the high-end equestrian residential real estate industry.

“There is something for everyone, fun family events and activities for kids, great schools and a beautiful, safe environment,” Maya said. “We are 20 minutes from some of the best beaches in the world; there is boating, golf and tennis. With the Palm Beach International Airport just 20 minutes away, the area is easily accessible for visitors and residents from around the globe.”

Maya never takes his eye off the fluctuations of the real

estate market, believing that this constant attention gives him an edge in anticipating coming trends. His dedication to the marketing and sale of luxury homes and equestrian properties in Wellington runs deep.

“I provide a global market with localized connections to buy or sell equestrian properties,” he said. “Not only am I bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish, but with my roots in the show world and years of experience as a horseman, I intrinsically understand the equestrian lifestyle and the concerns and needs that come with owning horses.”

He and his team at Illustrated Properties Real Estate can address the very specific, equine-focused needs and requirements of clients.

“As veteran competitors, my team and I know exactly what makes an equine property desirable, from well-grassed paddocks to large and airy stalls, excellent footing and show ground accessibility,” Maya said.

He takes great pride in being able to offer a unique point of view of both the equine lifestyle and the luxury end of the local real estate market to potential buyers. He believes he has established a unique niche in Wellington.

“By cultivating this unique balance of worldwide scope with a personal touch, I can bring a global awareness on the effective marketing of luxury equestrian properties,” Maya said. “I meet every client’s needs, from seasonal rentals, staff housing, property management, and, of course, sales. My goal is to provide personal attention to all my clients, deliver honest and accurate information, and make the process of buying and selling enjoyable and rewarding. I like to say I list locally and sell globally.”

Illustrated Properties Real Estate is located at 11924 W. Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington. For more information, contact Maya at (954) 588-8882 or rmllc@me.com. wellington the magazine | june 2015

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Dr. Vincent Apicella and his wife, Dr. Mariaclara Bago, offer an emerging model of healthcare services to the Wellington area that include several centers under one roof to cover all of a family’s medical needs, from chronic disease management to minor medical emergencies to wellness and prevention.

Premier Family Health & Wellness has a suite of separate offices that include family medicine, urgent care, wellness, diagnostic services and dentistry.

“We’ll be offering a pharmacy and acupuncture this summer to the services that we provide,” Apicella added.

“For everything that we provide, there’s a rationale and a vision behind it.”

The idea is not just to try to provide more products and services, but to set a model for where the healthcare industry is going, he said.

“There is a tremendous amount of change in healthcare, as most people know, but most people don’t really understand what those changes are,” Apicella said. “They are more about individual practices than just about an individual provider. It’s about the model of care that will be tremendously changing, and that’s what we built Premier Family Health & Wellness for. It’s to be a patient center medical home.”

He explained that statistics show that the more often patients see their primary healthcare provider, the more healthy they tend to be.

“When you see a primary care provider who is part of a medical home, that has been proven to portray the highest quality of care possible,” Apicella said. “We’re not perfect, but what we do best is we keep our patients out of the hospital. By and large, that’s what a patient-centered medical home is there

to do, to provide the quality, the continuity, and the technology of patient communication and medical records to keep the patients out of the hospital.”

Meanwhile, the medical community is changing because the administrative work has increased dramatically.

“If you told me five years ago that 30 percent of my office staff would be administrative, I never would have said that was needed or possible, but that’s where it’s at, and that’s what the lay person doesn’t understand,” Apicella said.

“We have more time per patient that has to be spent on electronic reporting and administrative measures, rather than actual patient care.”

The Wellness Center is a unique aspect of Premier Family Health & Wellness that few other medical centers offer. “The Wellness Center goes beyond where traditional medicine stops,” he said.

Apicella and Bago are both boardcertified in family practice and functional medicine.

“Functional medicine is treating disease at the cellular level, so it moves away from the traditional scope of have a symptom and give a medication for it,” Apicella said. “It moves to treating a patient on a cellular level, which gets down to the patient’s micronutrient balance, it gets down to their lifestyle, and it gets down to toxicities that a patient may have. It’s a different scope of medicine. What we do at the Wellness

Center is completely different than the primary care part of the practice. It is for patients who are seeking answers, as traditional medicine has not fulfilled them.”

Functional medicine employs methodology in which the patient can often reduce or avoid the use of medications that can sometimes have harmful side effects. “One of the things that makes us different is that we have a very much open-minded approach toward that type of treatment,” Apicella said. “We also have providers who have been trained in that type of treatment.”

He believes that in the near future, more and more healthcare practices will shift toward the model offered at Premier Family Health & Wellness.

Premier Family Health & Wellness is located at 1037 S. State Road 7 in Wellington.

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Hope 4 Mobility has worked on many unique projects, such as this equestrian ramp. (Right) Other Hope 4 Mobility projects and clients.

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One of the happiest days of a parent’s life is when a child abandons the stroller and walks from place to place. No more dragging the thing up and down stairs or heaving it into the car. But for parents whose children are confined to wheelchairs, that day will never come. As their children grow, the chair can become a bigger burden, yet the child cannot get around without it.

Wellington resident Ollie Jones IV can identify with this problem. His daughter, Janae, was born with a rare condition known as arterial venous malformation, which led to cerebral palsy. She has also been diagnosed with epilepsy, autism and a neurological disorder. With his background in transportation, Jones knows how important mobility is to a person’s quality of life.

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stretch her hamstring muscles. “My daughter inspired me,” Jones explained.

“I started designing equipment to help her, and then her school asked me to help design equipment for the students there. By 2008, I had a business going.”

Janae Designs and its line of customized medical equipment were quickly embraced by the disabled community, but there was a problem.

“I realized that there were lots of kids who needed my devices but whose parents couldn’t afford them,” Jones recalled. “So, in 2009, I held a golf tournament to raise funds so I could give the equipment away.”

With the money he raised, Jones was also able to supply products and services to children with special needs, but now there was another problem — tournament participants wanted to be able to claim their donations as tax deductions.

Jones founded the nonprofit Hope 4 Mobility in 2010 with the mission of giving people with developmental disabilities and special needs financial assistance and relief through essential equipment, products and therapy services designed to help improve their health, mobility and quality of life.

On its web page (www.hope4mobility.org), visitors can learn about the lives that the nonprofit has touched: ♦ There’s Neydy Maldonaldo, whose family needed a wheelchair ramp to get her in and out of their mobile home.

Hope 4 Mobility built one. ♦ There’s Marilu Bruno, whose old-

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est son (one of two with cerebral palsy) was getting too big to help out of bed and into the shower. Hope 4 Mobility raised the bed and modified a shower chair. ♦ There’s Charlotte Fulton, a homebound adult, whose caregiver reached out on her behalf. Hope 4 Mobility built a deck and wheelchair lift for her just in time for Mother’s Day. Hope 4 Mobility also helps other organizations who serve the disabled.

For example, Access Life, a group that provides pontoon boat rides for the disabled, needed a way to safely get riders boarded. Hope 4 Mobility got a ramp designed and installed just in time for a special event with 891 participants.

Jones also notes that Hope 4 Mobility offers $500 in assistance to children and families for special-needs equipment, products and services to help improve their quality of life.

“I think the thing I’m most proud of is the fact that Janae inspired me to be a better person — to bring out the best in me and to stretch my talents in a way that I never thought I could use to help others,” Jones said. “It’s a joy to watch the families, to see how grateful they are for what we do to help their children. Last year, at our fourth annual golf tournament, we invited the families to speak. One of the boys — Lenix Morales — was the life of the party.”

The year before, Lenix was about to be kicked out of his preschool because the staff could no longer lift him. Hope 4 Mobility supplied him with a specialized wheelchair and potty, valued at about $3,500, and he was allowed to stay.

“Lenix was only 3, so we had him draw the raffle tickets,” Jones said.

“He’d hand one to me, and I’d announce the winner. But he moved so

fast: ‘Ollie, here’s another one! Here’s another one! Here’s another one!’ Everyone was laughing.”

A few months ago, Lenix passed away, and this year’s tournament will be dedicated to him. Jones is hoping to attract 100 golfers. The fifth annual Hope 4 Mobility Charity Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Fountains Country Club. Register to play, volunteer, sponsor or donate a prize through www.hope4mobility.org or by calling (561) 249-2464.

In addition, Amazon Smile is an automatic way to support Hope 4 Mobility. Amazon will donate 5 percent of your purchases if made through http:// smile.amazon.com, noting Hope 4 Mobility.

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wellington | gives New equipment in the works includes “Transformer” style chairs and tubular designs that are lighter to ship. He also organizes fundraisers and meets with Quantum Foundation lawyers to make sure the business side of Janae Designs is kept separate from Hope 4 Mobility.

Aside from Janae, he has two other children — college-bound daughter Nya and younger son Jadon.

“Even though I wanted a son after Janae was born, my wife and I just didn’t think we could handle another child,” Jones said. “We both gave up the idea.

My friends would tease me about not trying for a boy because they know how much I love sports. They didn’t know how deeply affected I was by that. When my wife told me she was pregnant, I asked God, ‘Why? What are you trying to do to me?’ A couple of months later, when we were told it was a boy, I said, ‘OK, God. Now I understand.’ And we were able to do it.”

Despite the challenges, Jones keeps an upbeat and positive attitude.

“Life is good,” he said. “It’s hard, and there are things we can’t do that other families do because we don’t have anyone to watch Janae for long periods of time, but we’re a happy family. We love each other and do the best we can.”

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David Bias comes to the Wellington Design Center with more than 30 years of decorating and design experience. With a background that ranges from major department store visual merchandising to residential design, David has a unique and varied perspective to help you fulfill your design dreams.

David has spent the last 13 years working with a prominent Palm Beach design firm. Starting with the nuts and bolts of space planning and logistics, and moving to having regular design clients, he was also heavily involved in the firm’s participation in charitable events. David has installed multiple Red Cross Designer Show Houses, the Veranda Show House at the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, the Adamsleigh Estate for the Junior League of Greensboro, N.C. (where his personal artwork was also shown), and even personally produced pet clothing and table linens for the Broward County Humane Society PAWS To Help fundraiser at DCOTA in Dania. Having a keen eye for line, balance and color, David was also the stylist for all of the firm’s photography for publication.

“At the end of the day, design should be fun,” he explains.

“The client needs to enjoy the process. My job is to take the frustration away and replace it with a sense of joy and accomplishment. The Wellington Design Center is the perfect environment in which I can make this happen for my clients.”

YESTERDAY’S BASEMENT, TODAY’S MANCAVE Traditionally, the look of a home was completely under the control of the lady of the house. Call me sexist, but “facts is facts!” Men have had to wipe their feet, use coasters, and avoid the good towels and the pretty soap. The more “mature” of us have had to endure carpet on “the seat,” dolls with crochet dresses covering the bath tissue and doilies under the vases.

Men have always needed a place to escape, surrounded by the things that we want to see in a place where we can enjoy being ourselves. In our father’s time, men were relegated to the garage, basement or shed. This has changed in recent years. Men have claimed rooms on the inside of the house. The new “mancave” has arrived. Instead of lawn equipment, tools and carburetors, the new mancave has comfortable furniture, kegorators, massive televisions and top-of-the-line electronics. If you need a little coaching on how to achieve the perfect mancave, we can help you make the best choices to make it your personal get-away place.

Start with the basics. How will the space be used? If you plan on having a lounging space for game day, you may opt for carpet; good to walk on since you still have to take your shoes off to get through the rest of the house.

This is not good if your friends are constantly knocking over drinks when they yell at the ref. If this is the case, or if you plan on a pool, ping pong or foosball table, or vintage arcade games, go with tile, wood or concrete. This might be a more durable and easy-to-maintain choice. Various spots in the space may benefit from area rugs, which are easy to roll up and take to the cleaners a couple of times a year.These also help in muffling the sound so the party stays

in your space, not the rest of the house.

You are no longer stuck with raw wood walls with nails sticking out. Do you need a wall unit with space for the giant TV and all your electronic equipment? Let us help you get the perfect unit for your mancave. If you are combining your office into the space, you can easily add a desk area and filing drawers into the unit. If you have memorabilia, get it framed and get it on the walls and on the shelves. Some items may need acrylic standing cases. Other items, like photos and certificates, need regular framing. Equipment and jerseys are best in shadowbox frames.

Decide on the appliances you really want. Be picky; this is a budget buster.

Basic need is a fridge, luxuries include a wine cooler, beer tap, ice maker and/ or microwave. If you don’t drink, don’t waste your budget or the space on a bar. If you have a bar, a sink is important.

If you are all about the television, you need to get black-out window treatments. We have all tried to watch with sun glare on the screen. I have even moved lamps to get their glare off the TV. Hunter Douglas has multiple solutions for light control. These shades can be worked into almost any decorating style. If you like gadgets, you can have all motorized on remotes.You can now have a router installed with them so that you can control them from your phone or tablet.

Decide what furniture will realistically fit in the space. The more limited the space, the more important the comfort of every piece. Sofas, recliners, chairs with ottomans, bar stools or a gaming table. Start with the have-to item and then add the luxuries.

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Staircase: This sweeping grand staircase, a focal point in its own right, offers glimpses of the front yard as one descends. Crystal clear glass panels and dark mahogany treads lead downstairs to a marble floor and an interior garden that truly brings the outside in.

Great Room: Sunny and bright with sweeping views of the backyard, the guest-friendly great room offers a stepdown wet bar and a sleek, unimposing fireplace. Beautiful white walls are perfect for this home, which makes one dramatic statement after another.

Kitchen: The completely modernized kitchen features dark wood cabinets with sleek, polished-nickel hardware, top-of-the-line stainless steel appliances and white stone countertops. A wine cooler and generous pantry are among the amenities in this chef-friendly space.

Entryway: Clean, contemporary lines are the focus of this stunning home. The main entrance features a two-story porte-cochere, lush landscaping and mature trees.

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This stunning contemporary home in the exclusive Bel Aire neighborhood of Palm Beach Polo features five bedrooms and six baths. Clean, fresh lines accentuate the soaring front entrance, visible from both the ground floor and the upper level. Modern, light-colored marble pavers mark the way, while lush landscaping cloaks the porte-cochere in privacy. Remodeled in 2014 from ceiling to floor and from driveway to pool, it is located among old-growth oaks on nearly an acre of land inside one of Wellington’s most exclusive neighborhoods. The house was redesigned under the watchful eye of a feng shui master, who harmonized and optimized the flow of energy throughout the home.

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Master Suite: His-and-her bathrooms feature contemporary fixtures and large, understated mirrors. The Jacuzzi bath with its teak deck beckons. The master bedroom also features an office-sized dressing room for her and a walkin closet for him.

Bathroom: Dark on light lends dignified appeal to this large space in the bathroom, complete with a contemporary pedestal sink. Also upstairs is a breakfast area with a sink and small refrigerator. An outdoor balcony is large enough for a table, providing a sunset view of the golf course.

Pool: An unobtrusive waterfall from the spa pool offers up its own kind of gentle background music for this resort-style saltwater pool, the largest in Palm Beach Polo. The serenity continues as a cabana bath makes transitioning back to the real world that much easier.

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Eatery Serves Up Tasty Vietnamese Soups To Health-Conscious Americans Story by Chris Felker • Photos by Abner Pedraza

You might think that in steamy South Florida, a restaurant specializing in soups wouldn’t have much of a chance.

If so, you’ve never been to Pholicious in the Mall at Wellington Green.

Located in the mall’s food court, Pholicious owner Jake Hoang and his staff turn soup tasters into soup lovers who keep coming back for more — and

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they’ve been doing so for over three years now.

That’s only about as long as the Vietnamese comfort food chain has been around. Founded in Tampa four years ago by a Vietnam native, Pholicious has grown to more than 30 locations in 14 states, with more planned to open soon.

Hoang, 38, was also born in Vietnam,

but has lived in the United States since 1980. He has been in Wellington with his wife, Nikki, and two children for almost three years. He opened South Florida’s first Pholicious location in October 2012 and now supervises several Florida outlets.

“We want to introduce healthy food into the fast-food market,” Hoang

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The vegetarian pho is full of flavor.

said. “Our food is very easy to eat. A lot of people might not know about it, but once they get used to it, they actually might get addicted to it. It is a fast food but more like a gourmet fast food.

That’s what our market is. We want to be available to people just shopping, walking by, instead of going into a restaurant to eat.”

The Pholicious mission is to provide not only extremely healthy, but tasty, sometimes spicy, ingredients in a low-fat and reduced-calorie product.

Pho (pronounced “fuh”), Hoang explained, is the quintessential Vietnamese comfort food — rice noodles in an herbal broth, which started out as an early-morning or breakfast dish in his native land.

“Pho was basically meant for breakfast,” he explained. “It has a lot of different types of herbs inside the broth.

There’s ginger, star anise, cinnamon and cardamom.”

The dish evolved, though, with some Chinese influences and other ingredients introduced by French colonizers.

“The food is so easy to eat, and it tastes so good, that they made it an allday meal kind of deal. Some people eat it for breakfast, some people eat it late at night,” Hoang said. “Before, it was only very simple, only the broth, noodles and stuff like that. When the French came in and colonized Vietnam, that’s when they started to add the beef. They said, ‘This is a good dish, but it needs some meat; it’s just too plain.’ So they started adding beef and things.”

(L-R) Owner Jake Hoang (center) with Matthew Ingebritten and Cristian Ortiz.

On the Pholicious menu are seven different varieties: beef, meatball, chicken, fish ball, shrimp, seafood and vegetarian. Also offered are two appetizers or accompaniments: spring rolls and egg rolls. There are also two salads: chicken noodle and chicken plus eggroll noodle. Vietnamese sandwiches are offered at some Pholicious locations, but not Wellington’s.

The menu’s other prominent items are six varieties of bubble tea smoothies and popping green teas, which are

made from the customer’s choice of five tea flavors and four popper flavors. The bubbles in the smoothies are actually large tapioca balls, which require a very wide straw to enjoy.

We tried the Vietnamese coffee bubble tea, which is served cold with a foamy whipped quality. The coffee was rich and delicious, and the large tapioca balls added an interesting texture. We also sampled the mango/pomegranate popper tea, which was deliciously fresh.

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wellington | table beef-and-meatball pho and the vegetarian pho. They were served steaming hot, with broth that was flavorful, tangy and savory, yet thin as intended, all at the same time.

The two large, brimming bowls were served with a plate of accompaniments to be added to the pho as the diner chooses — thinly sliced jalapenos, a mound of fresh, crunchy bean sprouts, several lemon or lime wedges, and Thai basil fresh off the plant. Bottles of Vietnamese fish sauce, Sriracha and hoisin sauce are nearby to make the pho either saltier, hotter or sweeter.

Meat served in pho dishes is flashcooked, Hoang explained.

“The meat is eye round roast beef, thinly sliced. Whenever you prepare the food, you pour the broth in, and it basically cooks it, because our broth is always boiling. The beef is rare, but once the broth is in, it’s fully cooked,” he said. “The chicken is precooked. We only use grilled chicken breast, because our main goal is healthy. We don’t want to put any fattening stuff in our food.

That’s the founders’ main priority. They want to make it healthy for a fast-food chain.”

Hoang added that for many Pholicious customers, there’s the tastingsomething-totally-new stage.

“Our food, when people look at it, they think about soup — American soup. When we first opened, we had

Spring rolls from the appetizer menu.

people come and ask for crackers,” he recalled. “We had to explain to them that this is not that kind of soup. Our soup is not an appetizer. It’s a meal. If you eat it, it will fill you up.”

The kiosk’s traffic now comprises about three-quarters repeat customers, because many people become fond of the healthy ingredients, low fat and calorie content (a small bowl of pho, Hoang said, has only 300 calories, while a large bowl packs only 400), or just the blend of tastes or novelty of the dish.

“It makes you full, but it doesn’t stay in your stomach,” he said. “This never makes you feel heavy. Our broth has so many herbs in there, it will give you a boost of energy.”

Hoang stressed that all ingredients are high-quality and American made.

“Where we get our food is very im-

portant,” he said. “The father of the company is very strict with the food and where we get our inventory.”

Suppliers are either approved or assigned by the parent company to ensure quality, fresh ingredients.

Among the regular customers, Hoang said, are several people trying to trim some pounds.

“Vietnamese food here is not very well-known. But you’d be surprised, the majority of our customers are American people,” he said. “We actually have people who come in here and eat on a daily basis to lose weight. With one meal, a regular bowl, being about 300 calories — that’s very, very little.”

Pholicious is just inside the entrance to the Mall at Wellington Green’s food court and is open during mall hours. To learn more, visit www.pholiciousinc.com or call (561) 904-9493.

(Left) The beef-and-meatball pho with its accompanying side dishes. (Right) The mango and pomegranate popping green tea and the coffee bubble tea.

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wellington | dining guide Arrabiatas Italian Restaurant serves up traditional Italian cuisine. The restaurant is in Aberdeen Plaza at 8260 Jog Road. For more info., call (561) 336-3862 or visit www.arrabiatas.net.

India Grill & Bar is now open in Royal Plaza at 650 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. serving authentic north and south Indian cuisine. For more info., call (561) 2497168.

For a touch of the Florida Keys in your own back yard, visit Bonefish Mac’s Sports Grille. Located at 10880 W. Forest Hill Blvd. near the Mall at Wellington Green, Bonefish Mac’s offers excellent food in a family-friendly environment. For more information, visit www.bonefishmacs.com or call (561) 798-6227.

Offering delicious cuts of steak and succulent seafood dishes, Jordan’s Steak Bistro serves up delicious meals and craft cocktails in a stylish environment. The restaurant is located in the Pointe at Wellington Green at 10140 W. Forest Hill Blvd. For more info., call (561) 793-9394 or visit www.jordans steakbistro.com.

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant is located on Forest Hill Blvd. near the Mall at Wellington Green.

Specializing in family-style Italian cuisine, Buca di Beppo is known for its large portions designed to serve several people. For more info., call (561) 7903287 or visit www.bucadibeppo.com.

Casa Tequila, a restaurant featuring a wide variety of delicious Mexican Cuisine, opened recently in the Wellington Plaza at 12795 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 11A. For more info., call (561) 557-1378 or visit www.casatequilafl.com.

Coach House Restaurant & Bar (13410 South Shore Blvd.) features gourmet cuisine along with a piano bar, bistro area, outside dining, smoking bars, entertainment and more. For more info., call (561) 795-0080 or visit www.coachhousefla.com.

Gabriel’s Cafe & Grille is Wellington’s oldest restaurant. Serving breakfast and lunch, Gabriel’s is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily in the Wellington Plaza at the intersection of Forest Hill Blvd. and Wellington Trace. For more info., call (561) 793-0675.

The Grille Fashion Cuisine (12300 South Shore Blvd., Suite 10) is open for lunch and dinner daily. It is also a popular gathering place, open until 2 a.m.

Thursday through Sunday. For info., call (561) 7932110 or visit www.thegrillefashioncuisine.com.

Experience the tastes of the world atop a burger at Lindburgers Restaurant in the Wellington Courtyard Shops at 13860 Wellington Trace. From Florida to the Far East, Lindburgers will take you on a trip as you bite into one of its 50 famous burgers. For more info., call (561) 753-0555 or visit www.lindburgers. com.

A warm and welcoming restaurant with a cozy atmosphere, Oak Bistro & Wine Bar at 11051 Southern Blvd., Suite 210, in the Southern Palm Crossing shopping plaza serves up delicious food complemented by great wine varietals. Catering and takeout are available, as are private parties and a great Sunday brunch. For more info., call (561) 753-6217 or visit www.oakrpb.com.

Oli’s Fashion Cuisine & Bar is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks on Forest Hill Blvd. near the Mall at Wellington Green. For info., call (561) 7922220 or visit www.olisrestaurant.com.

Rudino’s Pizza & Grinders, a cozy, family-friendly restaurant and sports bar, is now open in the Marketplace at Wycliffe at 4115 S. State Road 7, Suite Z. Delivery is available. Call (561) 318-5613 or visit www.facebook.com/rudinosflorida to learn more.

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A family tradition since 1905, Strathmore Bagels & Deli is a real New York delicatessen, serving everything from smoked fish to corned beef. It is located in the Marketplace at Wycliffe at the corner of State Road 7 and Lake Worth Road. For more info., call (561) 357-0044 or visit www.strathmorebagels. com.

Taste of India is located at 7750 Okeechobee Blvd.

Aside from a full menu, it offers a bountiful buffet for lunch and dinner on weekdays and brunch on weekends. For more info., call (561) 721-8600.

Drop by the award-winning TooJay’s Original Gourmet Deli in the Mall at Wellington Green for breakfast, lunch or dinner. TooJay’s is reminiscent of your favorite New York delicatessen. For more info., call (561) 784-9055 or visit www.toojays.com.

Tree’s Wings & Ribs is located at 603 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. in the Royal Plaza. Eat in or take out wings, ribs, chicken and more. Visit www.treeswings andribs.com or call (561) 791-1535 for more info.

Located in the original Wellington Mall, The White Elephant serves American-style cuisine with a wonderful ambiance. For more info., call (561) 469-1109 or visit www.whiteelephantwellington.com.

With a wide and varied menu, the Wild West Diner serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is located at 12041 Southern Blvd. at the corner of Crestwood Blvd. For more info., call (561) 469-2333 or visit www.wildwestdiner.com.

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wellington | calendar Tuesday, June 2 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Game Day for ages 8 to 12 on Tuesday, June 2 at 3 p.m. Bring a friend for Wii gaming and board game fun. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Village of Wellington will hold a town hall meeting regarding the Future of K-Park on Tuesday, June 2 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Visit www.wellingtonfl. gov for more info.

Wednesday, June 3 • The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting about the State Road 7 Extension to Northlake Blvd. on Wednesday, June 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center, Building 10. Visit www.sr7extension.com for more information.

Thursday, June 4 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host its Writer’s Critique Workshop for adults on Thursday, June 4 at 6:30 p.m. Share, offer and accept constructive criticism to improve your fiction, nonfiction and poetry in a supportive atmosphere led by Caryn DeVincenti. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Wellington Post 390 will hold its annual Veterans Open House on Thursday, June 4 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Village Park Gymnasium (11700 Pierson Road). For more info., e-mail wellingtonlegion390@gmail.com.

Friday, June 5 • The West Palm Beach Antiques & Collectibles Show will return to the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center from Friday, June 5 through Sunday, June 7.

Visit www.wpbaf.com for more info.

• Ghost Tours: An Evening In The Dark will be held at Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds on Friday, June 5 at 8 p.m. The cost is $18 per person. For more information, call (561) 790-5232.

Saturday, June 6 • The Boca Raton Dog Club Annual AKC Show will take place at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7. For more info., call (561) 271-9506 or (561) 368-6334.

• Wellington lifeguards and Palm Beach County FireRescue will teach water safety and drowning prevention, including a live water rescue demonstration, at Make a SPLASH (Safety and Prevention Leaves All Swimmers Happy) on Saturday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Wellington Aquatic Complex. Call (561) 753-2484 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• The 16th annual Philippine Summer Festival, hosted by the Philippine American Society of Palm Beach County, will take place Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds. For more info., contact Marlyn Sepanik at (561) 289-0837, Christina Regino at (561) 723-9323 or Conchita Mateo at (561) 386-1209.

• CAFCI will hold its “A Home of Our Own” fish fry fundraiser Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Downers Park (16700 E. Downers Drive). A $12 donation includes a fish dinner. There will be games, music, a bake sale and more. For more info., call Millie Hampton at (561) 790-1751 or Lawrence Logan at (561) 791-0162.

Monday, June 8 • Wellington High School will host its Wolverine Skills Basketball Camp for ages 6 to 14 in two sessions from June 8 to 11 and from June 15 to 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the WHS gymnasium. Enrollment is $200 per camper, per week, or $380 for both sessions. The camp is hosted by the WHS boys basketball team and will include a free T-shirt, drills and skills, competitions, full-court and half-court play, and more.

For more info., call (803) 439-5348.

• An 8-week Filmmaking Camp for children ages 12 to 18 will be offered at #1 Education Place in the original Wellington Mall (12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 23) starting Monday, June 8 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Participants will create their own short films and have

access to professional camcorders and editing software. For more info., call (561) 200-0888 or e-mail marclinden88@gmail.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “The Magic of the Amazing Mr. A” for all ages on Monday, June 8 at 2:30 p.m. Enjoy a variety-style show with magic, comedy, ventriloquism and audience participation. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host its Art Club for ages 6 and up on Monday, June 8 at 3 p.m. Live through art by exploring different mediums. Dress to get messy. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Chess Club for Adults on Monday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. Chess fans unite to practice strategy skills with other players. Basic game knowledge is required.

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

Tuesday, June 9 • The Wellington Village Council will meet Tuesday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). For more info., visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

Wednesday, June 10 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Root Vegetable Printing for ages 5 to 10 on Wednesday, June 10 at 3:30 p.m. Create unique art using different root vegetables. Dress to get messy.

Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• RiverWalk Toastmasters will host an open house on Wednesday, June 10 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Fire Station (1040 Royal Palm Beach Blvd.). The guest speaker will be Carla Mercedes of “The Daily Chat” video blog. Come and learn more about public speaking, video blogging and Toastmasters. E-mail cindyebeckles@yahoo.com for more info.

Thursday, June 11 • The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host food trucks with music by the

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• The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host After Hours Networking on Thursday, June 11 at 6 p.m. at Waterstone at Wellington (400 State Road 7 near Trader Joe’s). RSVP to (561) 792-6525 or info@ wellingtonchamber.com.

Friday, June 12 • The annual Palm Beach Summer Boat Show sails into the South Florida Fairgrounds from Friday, June 12 through Sunday, June 14 with 100,000 square feet showcasing power boats up to 40 feet and much more. Show hours are Friday from noon to 8 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $7, and kids are free.

Parking is free. For more info., call (954) 946-6164 or visit www.southflaboatshow.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Every Hero Has a Story: Shark Spectacular with Jurassic Parts” for ages 5 and up on Friday, June 12 at 2:30 p.m. Fascinated with sharks? See jaws and teeth from more than two dozen sharks and touch a real shark jaw, shark skin and a fossil. Each child will go home with a genuine fossil shark tooth. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free screening of Annie on Friday, June 12 at 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Saturday, June 13 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Comics & Cartooning Workshop for ages 12 and up on Saturday, June 13 at 10 a.m. Syndicated cartoonist Carlos Castellanos, co-creator of the popular “Baldo” comic strip, will discuss how he started his career and offer guidance in drawing techniques. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Palm Beach County Beat the Heat Inc. will host its Buddy & The Cruisers Car Show and Cruise-In on Saturday, June 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the

Lowe’s Home Improvement Center (4701 Okeechobee Blvd.). There will be raffles, prizes, trophies, food, fun and more. For more info., call Bud at (561) 758-7144.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will host Bill Maher on Saturday, June 13 at 8 p.m. For tickets, call the box office at (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free concert featuring the Beatlemaniax Band on Saturday, June 13 at 8:30 p.m.

Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Sunday, June 14 • Seagull Services will hold its third annual Strikes for Seagull bowling event Sunday, June 14 from 4 to 6 p.m., with registration beginning at 3:30 p.m. at Greenacres Bowl (6126 Lake Worth Road, Greenacres).

There will be bowling, raffles, a silent auction, balloon twisting and more. The cost for a lane, including five bowlers, shoes, pizza and soda, is $120. Lane sponsors are $125 and include five Seagull students or participants bowling. A single bowler is $25 and includes shoes, pizza and soda. Register online at www.seagull.org, or contact Elizabeth McDermott at (561) 842-5814, ext. 111, or emcdermott@seagull.org.

Tuesday, June 16 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Fireworks Safety for all ages Tuesday, June 16 at 3:30 p.m. Equip your family with fireworks safety information for the Fourth of July in a presentation from Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue. Call (561) 7906070 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host a Small Business Roundtable on Tuesday, June 16 at 6 p.m. at Capitol Lighting Wellington. For more info., call (561) 792-6525 or e-mail info@wellingtonchamber.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Card Sharks for ages 12 to 17 on Tuesday, June 16 at 6 p.m. Play Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, or just a regular card game. Play against

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Wednesday, June 17 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Superhero Cuffs for ages 6 and up on Wednesday, June 17 at 3 p.m. Design and decorate your own set of superhero wrist cuffs. Call (561) 7906070 for more info.

Thursday, June 18 • The Central Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Economic Forum Luncheon on Thursday, June 18 at 11:30 a.m. at the Breakers West Country Club (1550 Flagler Parkway). The topic will be export opportunities for local businesses, the port expansion and the economic impact for Palm Beach County. Visit www.cpbchamber.com for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “General Nutrition: You Are What You Eat” for adults on Thursday, June 18 at 2:30 p.m.

Dr. Eric Pesetsky will discuss healthy eating habits geared toward diabetic clients. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Create Your Own Superhero for ages 5 to 10 on Thursday, June 18 at 2:30 p.m. Listen to stories, then use your imagination to create a never-beforeseen superhero. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Tin Can Caddies for adults on Thursday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m. Decorate tin cans with fabric, decorative napkins or washi tape. Supplies will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Friday, June 19 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Farmin’ Friends for ages 2 to 6 on Friday, June 19 at 11 a.m. Enjoy stories, songs and a craft featuring cows, pigs and sheep. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

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• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free screening of Maleficent on Friday, June 19 at 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Saturday, June 20 • The 16th annual Hospice Horizons Fishing Tournament will take place Saturday, June 20 at the Riviera Beach Marina. For info., visit www.hpbcf.org.

Monday, June 22 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Lego Bricks for ages 6 and up on Monday, June 22 at 3 p.m. Create vehicles or buildings out of Lego bricks. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Tuesday, June 23 • The Wellington Village Council will meet Tuesday, June 23 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Visit www. wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

Wednesday, June 24 • The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly luncheon on Wednesday, June 24 at 11:30 a.m. at the Wanderers Club (1900 Aero Club Drive, Wellington) featuring a legislative update from State Sen. Joseph Abruzzo. Visit www.wellington chamber.com for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Not Your Grandma’s Bingo for ages 5 to 12 on Wednesday, June 24 at 3:30 p.m. Create your own card and see if luck is on your side. Join the fun, and win a prize. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Pizza & Pages for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, June 24 at 6 p.m. Bring a book, comic, short story, magazine, fanfic or manga. Chat with the group about it while enjoying pizza and drinks. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Thursday, June 25 • The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host food trucks with music by the JD Danner Band on Thursday, June 25 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host DC Versus Marvel Comics for ages 12 to 17 on Thursday, June 25 at 6 p.m. Batman or Ironman?

Choose a side for trivia, games and crafts. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Friday, June 26 • The South Florida Fair’s John Picano Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament will take place at Mayacoo Lakes Country Club on Friday, June 26 starting at 11:30 a.m. The event will benefit the South Florida Fair Scholarship Fund. For more info., call Lorie Stinson at (561) 790-5245 or e-mail lorie@southfloridafair.com.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free screening of Into the Woods on Friday, June 26 at 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Saturday, June 27 • The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free tribute concert to Eric Clapton featuring the Crossroads Band on Saturday, June 27 at 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Monday, June 29 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Super Robot Adventures for ages 5 to 10 on Monday, June 29 at 3 p.m. Enjoy robot adventure stories, book talks and a super robot craft. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Tuesday, June 30 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Teen Takeover for ages 12 to 17 on Tuesday, June 30 at 6 p.m. Enjoy Wii games, board games and more. Bring a friend or make new ones. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

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Temple Picnic — Temple B’nai Jacob of Wellington held its annual picnic Sunday, May 3 at Loxahatchee Groves Park. At the event, religious school students received end-of-the-year awards, and everyone enjoyed games and socializing. Shown here are religious school students with their awards, joined by Rabbi David Abrams and their teachers.

Elbridge Gale Show — Elbridge Gale Elementary School’s aftercare program delighted parents, family and friends with a production of The Little Mermaid on Friday, May 1. Shown here are Matthew Theroux (Flounder), Matthew Grace (King Triton), Amber Shea Brown (Ariel), Spencer Shapiro (Prince Eric), Naalia Rajkumar (Ursula) and Justin Wallace (Sebastian).

Pennies For Pasta — Wellington’s Olive Garden restaurant hosted the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Pasta luncheon with Elbridge Gale Elementary School students Monday, May 11. The school collected $17,400 in donations. Shown here are Stacy Hewitt, Nicole Martinez, Principal Gail Pasterczyk, Assistant Principal Chad Phillips, Leah Tomlin and Patrick Quinlan.

Maaco Celebration — Maaco-Wellington Star Hands Auto Body Shop held its grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, May 14 with Latin music and food. The shop is located at 3132 Fortune Way in the Wellington Business Center. Shown here are David Diaz, Karina Rodriguez, Luis Diaz, Carlos Andara, Isabella Andara, Daiyalis Diaz and Luis Diaz.

Save A Pet Fundraiser — Opera Fusion presented “The Sopranos” on Saturday, April 18 at the Wellington High School theater as a fundraiser for Save a Pet Florida. The two-hour show featured sopranos Laura Martínez León, Dora Cardona, Ravenna Maer and Gerri Kinley.

(Above left) Executive Director Birgit Fioravante on stage.

(Above right) Artistic Director Dean Peterson with Dora Cardona and Laura Martínez León.

(Left) Dora Cardona, Laura Martínez León and Gerri Kinley on stage.

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