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“Join us! We’d love you to be a part of our family.”

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– Justin Thompson, General Manager, The Wanderers Club, with his family.

Dues-Only Membership – No Initiation Fee Required Full Golf Memberships Available* Traditional golf with no tee times, tennis, and fitness Casual dining at The Duke’s Bar, Veranda, and poolside • Fine dining at Stables Restaurant A junior Olympic-size pool, kiddie pool, and play area • Year-round social calendar and child-friendly programs The Wanderers Club is Wellington’s family-friendly, private country club.

For membership information, call Anna Grzebien at 561.795.3501, ext. 225. membership@wanderersclubwellington.com • wanderersclubwellington.com 1900 Aero Club Drive • Wellington, FL 33414 *Waiting list for Social Memberships.

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OFFICE CONDO Office Condo for Sale or Lease, 457 SqFt, completely fitted out. On Southern Blvd in the luxurious Farm Credit Bldg. in Royal Palm Beach. Asking $110,000 or $1,100 per month. Call Robbie Johnson 561-371-0793

BARRINGTON WOODS 5BR/3BA plus theater room on a beautiful fenced third acre cul-de-sac lot. 3,000 SqFt under air. Large covered patio with tongue & groove ceiling and sliding plexiglass doors that open to the screened pool and patio. Short Sale. Just Reduced to $399,000. Call Robbie Johnson 561-371-0793

DEER RUN Fantastic 5 acre lot on the canal in the gated equestrian community of Deer Run with miles of riding trails. Perfect for building your dream home and equestrian facilities.

Great Schools – Binks Forest Elementary, Wellington Landings Middle and Wellington Community High School.

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CANYON TRAILS Barely lived in 4BR + Loft/4BTH/3CG home in great gated resort style com w/ great schools. Acc. shutters, 42” wood cabinetry, granite counters, glass tile back splash, stainless appl, large walk-in closets in every BR, still under builder warranty.

Offered at $523,500. Call Shelley Sandler at 561-371-1075.

BINKS ESTATES Stunning 4BR/3.5BA + Den & Playroom home w/ huge screened patio, pool, spa, summer kitchen & bar on beautifully landscaped .41 acre golf view lot. Extensively upgraded and move in ready! Offered at $662,500. Call Shelley Sandler at 561-371-1075

ACREAGE/ROYAL PALM BEACH Exquisitely updated 3BR/2BTH/2CG home on fully fenced 2.12 acre corner lot on paved road: 2 barns (5 stalls total) with electric & water, electric fence, 2 paddocks on canal.

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MEADOW WOOD Don’t miss out on this stunning 5BD/4BA/3CG courtyard home with pool in a great cul-de-sac location in the Binks school district. Home has 2 master suites and separate cabana. Too many upgrades to list. Come see this home today. SOLD AT $550,000. Call Kimberley Seow 561-662-4365

WELLINGTON’S EDGE Relax in this spacious 2BR/2BA immaculate home. Enjoy your water view from your screened patio or take advantage of the wonderful amenities this community has to offer. Call to see it today before it’s gone. Priced to sell at $215,000. Call Kimberley Seow 561-662-4365

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PALMS WEST HOSPITAL RAISES THE BAR IN OBSTETRICS The new Hospitalist program at Palms West Hospital is raising the bar for obstetrics, providing the continuous presence of an obstetrician on site. “The Hospitalist is there until the patient’s physician arrives,” Director of Women’s Services Toni Ahern explained. “This is so important, especially with high-risk pregnancies.” By Deborah Welky

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DR. BILL STECHSCHULTE CONTINUES A MEDICAL TRADITION

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THE MERRELL FAMILY IS ON A MISSION TO HELP OTHERS

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TRANSFORM YOUR WORLD THROUGH THE STUDY OF YOGA

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CYBER KNIFE: AN AMAZING CANCER FIGHTING TREATMENT

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Dr. William M. Stechschulte calls himself a product of his environment. The son of a doctor and a nurse, “Dr. Bill” grew up in Wellington. As a child, he tagged along on hospital rounds with his father, Dr. William J. Stechschulte. Today, he is upholding his family’s three generations of medical traditions. By Deborah Welky The Merrell family has been part of the Wellington community since 1979 and has seen more than its fair share of tragedies. Today, however, the Merrells are using their experiences — and the lessons learned from them — to better their lives and those of others through Ultima Fitness and the Wellness Center at Ultima Fitness. By Julie Unger Genevieve Rivera transformed her world by incorporating yoga into her life. Today, she is a licensed massage therapist and registered yoga teacher, sharing her passion with others to help them do the same. In this month’s Yoga Health feature, learn some basic yoga poses and find out if yoga is right for you.

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The Cyber Knife robotic radiosurgery system — available at South Florida Radiation Oncology in Wellington — has been used to remove cancerous lesions for some time, but new, innovative procedures that have evolved from the technology continue to revolutionize cancer treatment. By Ron Bukley

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WELLINGTON SOCIAL SCENE Wellington Honors Memorial Day Holiday With A Parade & Service Make A SPLASH Event At Aquatics Complex Promotes Water Safety Central Palm Beach County Chamber Hosts Its Grand Celebration Bubbles & Bouquets Event At IPC Benefits Petals With Purpose Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Marks Alpha Dental’s Grand Opening

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Wellington Home visits a large residence in Olympia’s Cooper Village neighborhood that features a light and airy design style. Part of the high-end Palazzo Collection, the home sits on a 10,000-square-foot lot. It features five bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths, offering plenty of space for family and guests. By Deborah Welky This month, Wellington Table visits Edible Arrangements. For nearly a decade, the “fresh fruit fanatics” at the Edible Arrangements store in Wellington have been creating unique fresh fruit and berry arrangements for local residents celebrating occasions of all sorts, and the store is about to get a major upgrade. By Chris Felker

WELLINGTON SPA WELLINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD WELLINGTON GIVES WELLINGTON REAL ESTATE WELLINGTON DINING GUIDE WELLINGTON CALENDAR AROUND WELLINGTON

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ON THE COVER Yoga expert Genevieve Rivera in prayer pose.

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Wellington THE MAGAZINE

volume 12, number 7 july 2015

executive editor

Joshua I. Manning

publisher

Dawn Rivera

artistic director

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Welcome To Our Annual Health & Wellness Issue This month’s issue is dedicated to your well-being — whether you are physically, emotionally or spiritually seeking a way to a healthier, longer and well-lived life. Featured on the cover of our annual health and wellness issue is Genevieve Rivera, a woman who transformed her life through the practice of yoga. We take a journey with her back to the beginning, as she shares some amazing yoga poses with us.

Speaking of new beginnings, we visit the New Life Center at Palms West Hospital, speaking with Dr. Seth Herbst, Dr. Steven Pliskow, Dr. Isidro Martinez and Director of Women’s Services Toni Ahern to learn how a new program has raised the bar in obstetrics. We also stop by South Florida Radiation Oncology to chat with Dr. Kishore Dass about how the revolutionary Cyber Knife technology continues to create effective treatment alternatives for cancer and more.

Healthy habits are crucial to a healthy life, and we visit with the Merrell family to learn more about the new Wellness Center at Ultima Fitness. An all-around healthy lifestyle has helped the Merrells overcome obstacles, and now their mission is to help others. Also on our health and wellness theme, we profile third-generation physician Dr. Bill Stechschulte and learn about the award-winning cardiac program at JFK Medical Center.

Wellington Real Estate profiles Sharon Tocket of Gracious Homes Realty, who enjoys specializing in 55-plus communities. Wellington Spa brings us to the innovative Salt Spa retreat, while Wellington Table stops

by Edible Arrangements to learn more about this healthy dessert alternative. Wellington Gives features the Palm Healthcare Foundation, which focuses on ways to create a healthier Palm Beach County, while Wellington Neighborhood tours the Palm Beach Polo Golf & Country Club. Finally, Wellington Home visits a large home in Olympia’s Cooper Village that features a light and airy style.

As we were about to press with this month’s issue, we received the sad news of the passing of one our longtime colleagues, Jason Budjinski, an amazing writer, editor and musician. The staff at Wellington The Magazine would like to dedicate this health and wellness issue to our dear friend Jason — a warrior and a hero to so many whose lives he touched. Jason lost his decades-long battle with the rare liver disease primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and later Crohn’s disease on Tuesday, June 16. He will always be fondly remembered by all of us here, and we will continue to celebrate his amazing life.

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Wellington Honors Memorial Day Holiday With A Parade & Service The Village of Wellington remembered those whose lives were lost Monday, May 25 during a Memorial Day parade and ceremony starting at the Wellington Municipal Complex and making its way to the Wellington Veterans Memorial, where wreaths were laid in honor of all branches of the United States Armed Forces.

(Left) American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Wellington Post 390 marches in the parade. (Right) Veterans attending the ceremony in front of the memorial.

(Left to right) Mike Pancia salutes the Coast Guard wreath as Vice Mayor John Greene looks on; Maxwell Nelson joins Mayor Bob and Linda Margolis to lay the U.S. Army wreath; Councilman John McGovern and John Isola honor the U.S. Merchant Marines; Dennis Masch, Loren Heistand and Councilman Matt Willhite with the U.S. Navy wreath; and Marc Piven, Councilwoman Anne Gerwig and Henry Tocci with the Marine Corps wreath.

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Make A SPLASH Event At Aquatics Complex Promotes Water Safety

(Left) Residents from Palms West Hospital, Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue officers and Wellington lifeguards at the event. (Right) Palms West Hospital pediatric residents Jessica Barnes, Amy Maggard, Noel Noh, Marquila Freeland and Kristin Herbert.

The Wellington Aquatics Complex hosted Make a SPLASH (Safety and Prevention Leaves All Swimmers Happy) on June 6.

Pediatric residents from Palms West Hospital and first responders from Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue were on-hand to discuss water safety and more, while lifeguards led a demonstration of a near-drowning scenario.

Representatives of the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County and other vendors were there to discuss the importance of safety in and around the water.

(Left to right) Matt Reiman and Diane Hennessy from the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County; Wellington lifeguards Andrew Portuondo, Francisco Sarmiento and Michael Goldman perform a rescue demonstration; Linda and Wellington Mayor Bob Margolis; Pam, Liam, Olivia and Luke Kennedy; and Josh, April and Talen Endres.

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Central Palm Beach County Chamber Hosts Its Grand Celebration

(Left to right) Frank Gonzalez, Thomas Bean, CEO Wayne Burns and Carmine Priore III with Young Entrepreneur’s Academy winner Kayla Abramowitz; Chamber CEO Wayne Burns gives Thomas Bean an award; and Kirk Alexander and Veronica Pedro-Alexander.

The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce held its annual Grand Celebration, presented by the Center for Bone & Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches, at the International Polo Club Palm Beach on Saturday, May 16. Thomas Bean of FPL was inducted as the new chairman, while attorney Frank Gonzalez was honored for his service as outgoing chairman.

(Left to right) Joanna and Ben Boynton; Frank Gonzalez addresses the gathering; Robert and Robbin Lee; Christina Gonzalez, Juanita Shenkman and Vicki Buckstein; and the Palms West Hospital table.

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Bubbles & Bouquets Event At IPC Benefits Petals With Purpose

(Left) Contestants Peter Robbins and Emily Pantelides raised the most money.

(Right) Event Chair Jay Zeager with the flower arrangement contestants.

Bubbles & Bouquets, an event benefiting Petals with Purpose, was held Sunday, May 17 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington. Contestants had 30 minutes to arrange flowers and seek donations from the guests. The couple that collected the most donations during the competition was declared the winner.

Meanwhile, guests enjoyed champagne and mimosas before a lavish brunch. For more info., visit www.petalswithpurpose.org.

(Left to right) Contestants Giovanni Di Stadio and Jack Lighton; Petals with Purpose directors Steve Halbrook, Jo Perez DuBois, President Brittany Agro, Kimberly Loux and Event Chair Jay Zeager; Aaron and Julie Menitoff offer mimosas to guests; Bill and Dena Foman with their flower arrangement; and Alex Bimonte, John Smith and Jenn Pfaff.

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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Marks Alpha Dental’s Grand Opening

(Left) Office managers Christine Mathews and Kim Paino with Dr. George Gounakis, Dr. Margarita Rodriguez, Dr. Jason Hartman and Dr. Lindsay Perkins. (Right) Ambassadors from the Wellington Chamber of Commerce join Alpha Dental staff members for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Alpha Dental, located at 9897 Lake Worth Road, Suite 108, held its grand opening celebration Friday, May 29 with a ribboncutting ceremony, treats from Ethos Greek Bistro, gifts for guests and more. For more info., call (561) 855-4914 or visit www. alphadentists.com.

(Left to right) Nick Mastromatteo, Talia Tripp and Lee Duke; John and Jessica Guner with Christian Posada; Emily Krupiczer, Allan Small and Darlene Curti; Dean and Elyse Marrone; and Michaela, Alexandra and Pantelis Gounakis.

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THE COUNTY’S LEADER IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING HEART PROBLEMS THE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE AT JFK MEDICAL CENTER IS: • The busiest Electrophysiology Program in the Southeastern United States • First Hospital in Palm Beach County to perform TAVR and Mitral Clip Procedures • Largest Open Heart Surgery Program in Palm Beach County • Recognized by Truven Health as one of the Top 50 Cardiac Hospitals in the U.S.

To make an appointment or learn how the JFK Heart and Vascular Institute can help you, call 561-548-4JFK (4535) or visit www.jfkmc.com.

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Chuck and Linda Grove (front) with the Horizon Pool & Patio crew, including daughters and sons-in-law Dave and Shannon Ballard, (far left) and Jennifer and John Kenbeek (far right), and grandson Jordan (standing third from right).

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In a community where backyard pools are as ubiquitous as barbecue grills and green space, it’s only natural that there would be a business to maintain them.

Horizon Pool & Patio has been providing pool maintenance, repair and renovation to the western communities since 1985. Owners Chuck and Linda Grove are celebrating 30 years in business this year.

Horizon Pool & Patio began in 1985 as a small retail store, selling pool accessories and providing maintenance to the Wellington area’s growing number of backyard pools. Chuck Grove’s expertise was in pool heating. He knows the entire business from the pipes and pumps to the water and everything that goes into making it swimmable.

“You might say our business is an exDave and Shannon Ballard, Linda and Chuck Grove, and Jennifer and John Kenbeek.

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ample of survival of the fittest,” Chuck Grove said. “We’ve watched so many pool companies come and go.”

Although Horizon doesn’t do original pool construction, the company has re-constructed many pools to correct the short-cuts that became common among some pool builders in the mid1990s. “We changed our focus as pool building changed,” Grove said.

Walk into Horizon Pool & Patio’s showroom in the Wellington Plaza at Forest Hill Blvd. and Wellington Trace, and notice the large array of tiles, finishes and accessories that Horizon can add to a pool. Today, most of the store is dedicated to the renovation options, reflecting the evolution of the business.

There’s even a custom outdoor kitchen model, the latest addition to Horizon’s renovation business offerings.

Although the backbone of the business is the nearly 1,000 pools that Horizon maintains on a weekly basis, the company offers expertise in repair and renovation. Horizon is introducing modern updates to many of the community’s pools. Those features include the latest trends in finishes, such as glass and natural stone. Pool upgrades might include more durable finishes and conversions from chlorine purification systems to salt systems.

“There are a lot of people in Wellington like me,” Grove said. “The kids are grown. They might have chosen to downsize, but instead they decide, ‘I’m staying here. I’m going to put my money into my house and make it a place I want to retire to.’”

Horizon has converted many backyard pools into showpieces, adding such touches as water features, rock walls, colored lights and automation systems that can be operated from a smart phone.

The Groves pride themselves not only on pool expertise, but on the sense of community they’ve established in the business. Three generations of family work at Horizon Pool, and some of their earliest customers remain customers today.

“I still do business with the Groves and people who still know my name,” said Chuck Schaefer, owner of Schaefer Drugs and customer No. 3 for Horizon Pool & Patio. “That means a lot.”

Chuck and Linda Grove agree. They expect to be upgrading and maintaining their neighbors’ pools for many years to come.

Horizon Pool & Patio is located at 12785-A W. Forest Hill Blvd. in the Wellington Plaza. To learn more, call (561) 7900665 or visit www.horizonpool.com.

New Hospitalist Program At Palms West Hospital Raises The Bar For Obstetrics Story by Deborah Welky • Photos by Abner Pedraza

The obstetrics service at Palms West Hospital first began delivering babies in 1989. Back then, as in many hospitals today, a nurse would monitor the progress of the expectant mother, then call the doctor to come when the time was right. But babies can be unpredictable.

“Obstetrics is a risky business, and when it’s risky, there needs to be someone there immediately,” said Dr. Seth Herbst, one of the founders of the obstetrics program.

Dr. Steven Pliskow has also been a fixture of the obstetrics program at Palms West Hospital for the past 25 years. “At that time, we were only doing 10 to 20 deliveries a month, and now we are doing 120 deliveries a month,” he said.

Today, the New Life Center at Palms West Hospital is being sought out by parents-to-be because there is always a doctor there. The recently instituted Hospitalist program guarantees it.

“The Hospitalist program is a group of doctors that provide 24/7 coverage to labor and delivery, basically turning the labor and delivery unit into an obstetrical emergency room,” said Dr. Isidro Martinez, who was with the Hospitalist program at Broward General for eight years prior to signing on with Palms

West Hospital. “When a patient goes there with a problem, there’s already a doctor present, ready to see the patient.

That’s how it differs from all the other labor and delivery units in the area.

Elsewhere, they have to call that doctor at home. He’s not there at the hospital.”

The Hospitalist program provides the continuous presence of an obstetrician on site. “If you show up with an emergency, we are there to assist the private doctors,” Martinez said. “This guarantees that no delivery happens unattended by an obstetrician.”

Director of Women’s Services Toni Ahern said that this is an important distinction.

“When you go to the ER, your expectation is to see a physician,” Ahern said.

“That is the same expectation the OB unit has for every patient that arrives in our unit. The Hospitalist is there until the patient’s physician arrives. This is so important, especially with high-risk

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pregnancies and deliveries, including the increased demand for a vaginal delivery after a C-section. The OB Hospitalist is just one way that Palms West Hospital has fully invested in the New Life Center.”

That program is just one of several that sets Palms West Hospital apart.

“The New Life Center is dedicated to providing our new families with holistic support in our expanded lactation program,” Ahern added. “The 24-hour nursery is staffed with experienced nurses, and we have a state-of-the-art infant security system, ensuring the safety of our smallest patients. The New Life Center has two operating room suites dedicated to C-sections directly on the OB unit. Our anesthesiologists are dedicated to the OB unit.”

Ahern has been at Palms West Hospital since 1990, moving from New Jersey, where she trained at a trauma center that had a Level 3 neonatal intensive care unit.

“That is where my passion for neonatal, labor and delivery first began,” Ahern said. “We would receive the sickest babies from all over New Jersey to care for. When I first came to Palms West, it was a quintessential neighborhood hospital, with a new, modestly sized labor and delivery unit. The unit itself was staffed by a small but dedicated group of nurses. Because of its size, we would transfer our sickest babies to specialized hospitals when needed.

This was always done with the health of the baby in mind.”

But the new parents, left behind at such a critical and emotional juncture, felt worried and anxious.

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own program and within our community, thus eliminating separation of newborns and the new parents, allowing the families to stay together,” Ahern said. “Palms West Hospital deeply invested in the vision and invigorated the New Life Center. Investments in highly trained and specialized OB staff, renovations to the building, community outreach and ongoing education programs have enabled us to grow in size and, most importantly, in quality.”

In addition to the Hospitalist program, Palms West Hospital hires nurses that are highly educated and certified in fetal monitoring. “We have experienced, Level 3 neonatal nurses attending every delivery, improving care one patient at a time,” Ahern added.

Pliskow credits the hospital’s current leadership for the focus put on expanding obstetrics services.

“The most exciting change has been that the new administration has been extremely supportive of women’s health services,” he said. “They are committed to expanding obstetric services and providing quality care in a safe environment.”

Herbst is also impressed by the changes he has witnessed.

“We’ve blossomed into a very advanced community-based hospital with the most up-to-date ob-gyn services for the safety of our patients and the best Nurse Dani Glenn tends to a new mother.

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Dr. Isidro Martinez, Toni Ahern and Dr. Steven Pliskow with a tiny patient.

quality of care possible,” Herbst said.

“The Hospitalist program allows our obstetrics unit to function just like an emergency room. There’s a level of comfort knowing there’s an OB doctor there 24/7. As good as the nurses are, as good as the facility may be, it removes the guesswork.”

Martinez believes that the program puts Palms West Hospital on the forefront of advances in obstetric care.

“The Hospitalist program is here to stay, and I think we will see more and more hospitals adopt this model,” he said. “It was started as part of the vision that CEO Eric Goldman has. He is leading Palms West Hospital with big plans for expansion. He also wants to make it possible to expand the neonatal intensive care unit into a Level 3 and extend the capacity of services within the next year, extending maternal and infant services.”

Pliskow strongly supports the Level 3 expansion, noting that it will allow the hospital to provide the necessary care for babies born at a younger gestational age.

Herbst sees it as an extension of the groundwork the hospital has done over many years. “We’ve been leaders in women’s healthcare for the past 25 years,” he said. “We perform more gynecological procedures than any other hospital in Palm Beach County.”

Ahern is excited by these new investments in the New Life Center.

“Our ongoing expansion is very exciting. We are striving to become the number one obstetrics program in the region,” she said. “I see a future where we are the go-to program for high-risk deliveries with a Level 3 nursery caring for babies from all over Florida. Palms West Hospital continues to innovate, striving for ways to reach the next goal.”

The hospital has definitely grown with the community it serves, yet one thing has not changed.

“It’s the dedication of the hospital and the staff to the community,” Ahern said. “Whether it’s the nurses volunteering for March of Dimes, adopting a local orphanage by providing toys and clothes, offering educational programs for parents or offering an ‘OB Emergencies’ series for area paramedics, we live in and serve the community. I’m so proud of the team we have assembled.

The team of physicians and nurses we have amassed here are patient-focused and share the vision of the New Life Center. They work together with a level of professional respect and collaboration that I haven’t seen in my 35-year career.”

Palms West Hospital is located at 13001 Southern Blvd. For more info., call (561) 798-3300 or visit www.palmswesthospital. com.

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Dr. Bill Stechschulte

Upholding The Medical Traditions Started By His Father And Grandfather Story by Deborah Welky • Photos by Abner Pedraza

Dr. William M. Stechschulte calls himself a product of his environment. The son of a doctor and a nurse, “Dr. Bill” grew up in Wellington, where he attended Wellington Elementary School, Wellington Landings Middle School and Wellington High School.

As a child, he tagged along on hospital rounds with his father, Dr. William J. Stechschulte.

“I remember doing that from the time I could walk,” Dr. Bill recalled. “I’d make the weekend rounds with him, and he’d introduce me to everybody, including the doctors and the nurses. I remember the nurses looking after me if he got busy. By the time I got to high school, he was letting me write his orders in the chart. I would very carefully write everything out for him. Now there are nurses and doctors in the hospital who remember me as a young boy.”

He later attended Nova Southeastern University Medical School and did his rotations at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, Columbia Hospital and Palms West Hospital. He did his

residency at Wellington Regional Medical Center.

“I actually did three months at Palms West as a medical student, in pediatrics and ICU,” Dr. Bill said. “When I was a resident-in-training at Wellington Regional Medical Center, my dad was a teaching physician there. He was the attending physician on the medical teaching staff, and I was underneath him. Now, I’m doing the same thing…

I take part in the education meetings and by training the students as well.

Dad always had residents and medical students working with him in his office, and now I’m doing the same.”

While his sister is a dermatologist, Dr. Bill is a primary-care physician, like his father and grandfather before him. He is affiliated with both Palms

West Hospital and Wellington Regional Medical Center.

“I treat all types of disorders — cardiological, gastronomical, neurological, dermatological… It’s challenging, because you have to know everything, but it’s a challenge I accept,” he said.

“I don’t see children, because I haven’t been trained in that. I see ages 18 and up in internal medicine. I chose internal medicine because I get to see such a wide range of conditions. It makes it interesting. You never know what you’re going to get when you walk into an exam room.”

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that’s what’s fun — trying to communicate to a patient what’s going on and trying to come up with the best decision for them as far as their care goes.”

Thanks to the Internet, people are more informed about medical conditions than ever before, he noted.

“People are becoming more educated and looking out for side effects.

Web sites help them put into words what their symptoms are,” Dr. Bill said. “In fact, I encourage my patients to look things up on the Internet. I write things down so they can look them up later.

We are also learning more and more about the body and how disease processes work. We try to prevent disease from becoming a problem by diagnosing and treating it early. There are a lot more medications and treatment options than there were 35 years ago when my dad started out.”

The elder Dr. Bill died in January at age 65. “He and my mom used to discuss medical stories at the table when I was a child. Then, when he and I were

in practice together, I’d go to him and give him my opinion, and the majority of the time I was right, so he’d always agree with me. I kind of miss that,” Dr. Bill said. “He told me he was never going to retire until I got into practice with him because his patients were his ‘kids,’ and he wanted someone he could trust to look after his kids.”

Even today, Dr. Bill isn’t part of a medical group. He works as a solo practitioner.

“It was my dad and I; now it’s just me.

That’s how I like to keep it, and it’s sort of old-fashioned,” he said. “That’s how my grandfather did it, that’s how my father did it and that’s how I do it.”

When it came time for a photo shoot, Dr. Bill was ready, even though he wasn’t planning on pictures. “My dad wore a suit and tie to work every day, and so do I,” he said.

Because he grew up here — and still lives in Wellington — Dr. Bill sees many family members and friends sent to him by other family members and friends.

“I know the patients very well, and I like to give my patients as much time as I can,” he said. “I don’t double-book.

I’m not looking to see 30 or 40 patients a day. I like to give each patient the time they deserve.”

Dr. Bill Stechschulte’s office is located at 1410 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach. For more information, call (561) 790-0789 or visit www.royalpalm medicalcenter.com.

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A Healthy Lifestyle Has Helped The Merrells, And Now Their Mission Is To Help Others Story and Photos by Julie Unger

The Merrell family has been part of the Wellington community since 1979 and has seen more than its fair share of tragedies. Today, however, the Merrells are using their experiences — and the lessons learned from them — to better their lives and those of others. They do so through the many offerings at Wellington’s Ultima Fitness, which now includes the Wellness Center at Ultima Fitness.

“I hadn’t exercised a day in my life, until I had Jessica,” recalled owner Jill Merrell, who has always considered Ultima to be more of a health and wellness business than “ just a gym.”

She gained nearly 50 pounds when carrying her children, Justin, 34, and Jessica, 30, and then took up running.

Through running, she discovered that being active made her feel better.

“I couldn’t believe how much better I felt,” Jill said. “I felt more balanced. I started looking better. I was feeling better.”

Jill wound up working with a woman who was teaching fitness classes. Shortly thereafter, Jill became a partner in the business and started running marathons.

Everything changed on Oct. 16, 2000, when she was running with a friend down Aero Club Drive and a bicyclist hit her. Jill suffered bruises, broken bones and traumatic brain injury.

Jessica was in high school; Justin was in college.

The paramedic who arrived on the scene knew Jill from the gym. “I was talking, but he looked at me and said: ‘I know her. She doesn’t look right. Call Trauma Hawk,’” Jill said. “That probably saved my life.”

She had just turned 40, and suddenly wasn’t able to drive. Life as they knew it, as a family, completely changed. “I felt better on the days that I did something,” Jill said, no matter how small, even just walking for a few minutes.

Fisher and Sophia Merrell with their aunt, Jessica Merrell.

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Jill’s road to recovery was difficult, and she looked to alternative forms of treatment such as mental and physical therapy. She even tried acupuncture and underwent cranial sacral therapy.

“It took a really strong toll on my husband, John,” Jill recalled. “He didn’t choose the options as well. Ever since my accident, he just wasn’t OK.” John suffered from mental illness and did not survive his ordeal, dying in February 2012.

“People don’t understand mental illness,” Jill said, explaining that it’s not visible, which makes things more difficult. She likened it to her brain injury; on the outside, she looked fine, even though she was still healing.

As a response, the family increased its focus on whole-body care, focusing on the mind and wellness, along with physical health. Justin moved on through his schooling, got married, had children, and now is working on a fitness web site. Jessica excelled in college and went on to make a name for herself in the Big Apple.

Jessica wound up working for a major advertising firm, dealing with movies and flying back and forth between New York and California. Eventually, however, the stress took a toll. She made efforts to remain physical, but wasn’t able to fit in the spiritual and wellness aspects that her body and psyche craved.

Jessica was working in Los Angeles at the time, realized it was time for a change and returned to New York. Just two months after Jessica lost her father, she lost her grandfather, too.

“I wasn’t being proactive enough about taking care of myself. I wasn’t be-

Libby Snyder with the Merrells: Jill, Justin with Fisher, Veronica with Stella and Jessica with Sophia.

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ing proactive in meditating,” she said.

“New York just wasn’t the same anymore. Nothing felt as good as it did the first time.”

About a year ago, she began the steps necessary to come home and work at Ultima’s Wellness Center.

“For me it was like, I’m looking for balance in my life, I’m looking to be more proactive about taking care of myself as I know I should be, and now there’s the opportunity to take my career and mirror it with what I know I should be doing for myself and helping others to do it for themselves,” Jessica explained.

Libby Snyder, her 80-year-old grandmother, has also started exercising more and taking better care of herself.

“When I turned 50,” Libby recalled, “Jill took me by the hand and she said: ‘Mother, it’s like an old car. As the car ages, you have to give it oil to keep it going. Your oil is to connect with a fitness center and start doing training.’”

Jill brought Libby to a fitness center and set her up with a trainer three times a week. “Did I love it? No. Did I feel wonderful after each session? Yes,” she said, noting that she feels amazingly better since she has been working out.

When Libby recently went to the doctor, she was told her internal organs were in as good condition as would be expected of someone 20 years younger.

“I would never stop doing everything that I do today,” she said, noting that Jill has really educated her on how to eat and work out properly. “Fitness and wellness, being part of my life for the last almost 30 years, has been extremely beneficial.”

Son Justin’s life has also changed in recent years. He married Veronica, his high school sweetheart, and they now have three children: five-year-old Sophia, two-year-old Fisher and infant Stella.

“I realized it was time to get my fit together when I had kids,” he said.

“Changing from being a 20-something

to getting married, and I guess growing up, you realize you’re not going to stay healthy and young forever.”

Justin took steps, such as working out consistently, then did a weight-loss challenge at his marketing company, SoVi Digital, and lost approximately 30 pounds. He also started eating more healthful foods. When he had routine blood work done, he discovered that leading a healthier life truly changes one’s body chemistry. “I now have something that I have to get healthier for, live a longer, cleaner, healthier life,” he said.

Meanwhile, his own family is also living healthier. Veronica took up yoga, and the kids can be seen mimicking what they’ve learned in yoga class. Currently, Justin has been working on a web site, www.getyourfittogether.org, which gathers fitness tips and trends together for a comprehensive resource for those working toward a healthier lifestyle.

The site also focuses on the mental health aspect, which Justin stressed is just as important as exercise and nutrition.

For more than a year, Ultima has offered its new Wellness Center, which aims to bridge the gap between healthcare and fitness.

When you walk into Ultima, you realize that everyone has a story.

There is a common thread weaving its way through everyone. The Merrell family and the Ultima family all have experiences to share, and they want to be there to help others improve their lives through what they have learned.

“We want people to know, if you want to stay healthy, these are the things you need to do,” Jill said. “That’s what we do here. That’s what wellness is about.”

Though the Merrells have had their ups and downs, they share it openly to help others and show that they also can overcome obstacles.

“We think that what has made us go ahead and be healthier and stronger and get through the adversities is the

lifestyle that we have chosen to lead by utilizing all of the resources out there,” Jill said, explaining that the Wellness Center at Ultima features meditation, mindful practices, martial arts, acupuncture, yoga for kids and many other programs. “If sharing the fact of how fitness and wellness has improved the quality of our lives can impact other people, then I feel that our story is important to be told.”

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The transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure is performed by an exceptional team of physicians, including cardiovascular surgeons Dr. Marcos Nores and Dr. Lance Lester; anesthesiologist Dr. Arvind Kapila; and interventional cardiologists Dr. Lawrence Lovitz, Dr. Eric Heller, Dr. Mark Rothenberg (not pictured), Dr. George Daniel (not pictured) and Dr. Robert Cubeddu (not pictured). (L-R, left side) Dr. Lance Lester, Dr. Eric Heller, Dr. Arvid Kapila, Dr. Lawrence Lovitz and Dr. Marcos Nores. Also vital to the program are the nurse navigators and tech navigators. (L-R, right side) Melissa Almazan, Darrell Adair, Angelica Patten, Jennifer Christensen, Valve Institute Director Mark Rizzi and Mary Key.

JFK Medical Center The County’s Leader In Diagnosing And Treating Heart Disease The Heart & Vascular Institute at JFK Medical Center, founded in 1986, has become the premier facility for comprehensive cardiovascular care in Palm Beach County. Along the way, JFK Medical Center has earned a reputation for excellence by being the first in new technology and research, and offering a variety of successful treatments and procedures for heart disease patients.

This quality has not gone without national notice. For the past two years, JFK has been recognized by Truven Health as one of the “Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals” in the nation. The prestigious annual award honors hospitals that have led the way with superior performance in cardiovascular service in four key areas: outcomes of care, service-line efficiency, financial performance and the alignment of core measures.

Cardiac surgeons and interventional cardiologists at JFK were among the first in the United States and the first in Palm Beach County to perform the transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure (TAVR) for patients with severe aortic stenosis considered too high risk for traditional heart valve replacements.

The TAVR procedure offers hope to patients who have been previously considered inoperable.

This minimally invasive surgical procedure repairs the aortic valve without removing the old valve by

placing a new valve into the natural valve’s place.

Similar to a stent placed inside an artery, the TAVR approach delivers a fully collapsible replacement to the valve site through a catheter. Once the new valve is expanded, it pushes the old valve out of the way, and the replacement valve takes over the job of regulating blood flow.

JFK has been performing this procedure for more than three years. Last October, the medical center hosted its first TAVR patient reunion, where former patients enjoyed camaraderie and visited with the surgeons and staff who treated them. The attendees had a great time at what is sure to become an annual event.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heartbeat) and is the leading cause of stroke among people age 65 and older. Approximately 2.5 million adults in the United States have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.

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The first Watchman Implant case at JFK Medical Center was performed by Dr. Mark Freher, Dr. Scott Midwall and cardiovascular lab tech Greg Johnson.

When atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias occur, the electrical signals that coordinate the upper chamber of the heart become disorganized, causing an irregular heartbeat, which then disrupts the flow of blood through the heart. Symptoms can range from chest pain to dizziness to extreme fatigue.

An atrial fibrillation attack usually doesn’t have harmful effects by itself, but the danger lies in the increase risk of stroke. Even when symptoms are not noticeable, it can increase a person’s risks for stroke and related heart problems.

Fortunately, advanced catheter ablation technology makes it possible to cure atrial fibrillation in the majority of patients. JFK Medical Center is the leading hospital in the southeastern United States in performing complex catheter ablations of cardiac arrhythmias.

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JFK has invested millions of dollars in building state-of-the-art electrophysiology laboratories. Most recently, the addition of force sensing technology added another layer of precision. Force sensing catheters allow doctors to apply just the right amount of pressure to ensure a good ablation lesion.

This technology decreases the need for repeat procedures, increases the chances for cure and decreases the risk of complications. JFK Medical Center was the first hospital in Florida to offer this technology, and continues to offer the most advanced and cutting-edge technology available nationwide for catheter ablation.

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The Watchman Implant closes off an area of the heart called the left atrial appendage to keep harmful blood clots from the left atrial appendage from entering the blood stream and potentially causing a stroke. By closing off the left atrial appendage, the risk of stroke can be reduced and, over time, patients may be able to stop taking warfarin.

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BRIDGE POSE: (Setu Bandasana) This pose opens the chest and shoulders while lengthening the hip flexors and quadriceps. It can help relieve back pain and poor posture from sitting too much.

HANDSTAND:

(Ardho Mukha Vrkasana) This pose strengthens shoulders, arms and core, and decompresses the spine. It increases blood flow to the head, which can reduce headaches and energize you. Working on handstands helps cultivate balance, concentration and alignment.

PIGEON: (Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana)

This pose stretches hip rotators (outer hip) and hip flexors, and opens the chest. It stretches the muscles that compress the sciatic nerve, and can help alleviate pain from sciatica.

BOAT POSE: (Navasana) This pose strengthens the hip flexors, thighs and abdominals. It improves balance and aids in digestion by stimulating the internal organs.

FIREFLY POSE:

(Tittibhasana Variation) This pose strengthens the arms and shoulders, and also engages hip flexors and abdominals. It stretches the inner thighs and hamstrings. This variation is done with legs parallel to the floor, as opposed to the traditional version of having the feet pointing up. The variation allows for more engagement through the back and core.

Please note: Some of these postures are contraindicated if you have injuries or are pregnant.

It is important to consult a doctor before starting yoga to make sure you are healthy and ready for physical activity.

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YOGA Health Photos by Kendra Paige Photography

Genevieve Rivera transformed her world by incorporating yoga into her life. Today, she is a licensed massage therapist and registered yoga teacher, sharing her passion with others to help them do the same. Genevieve believes that yoga offers something for everyone and every “body.” Whether you’re seeking flexibility, strength, balance, calmness or even detoxification, you can find what you need on the mat, and carry it with you throughout the day. “There are many different styles of yoga, so I recommend finding one that meets your physical and energetic needs, and enjoy the ride,” she said.

The physical exercise is the first thing that drew Genevieve to Vinyasa yoga. However, once she started spending more time with yoga, she noticed that yogis not only looked great, but they felt great.

People left the yoga studio happy and with an elevated sense of energy. That’s when she decided to delve deeper into the practice, which allowed her to delve deeper into her inner self.

As a child, Genevieve suffered from back pain due to scoliosis, along with lifelong breathing problems from severe asthma. Through yoga, she started to develop strength and alignment in her back, and the chronic back pain became a thing of the past. The more she learned about controlling her breathing and steadying her breath, the less she relied on her asthma inhaler. Then one day she realized that she hadn’t used it in over a month, and hasn’t had to refill the prescription since.

Little did she know that yoga would transform not only her body, but also her mind.

Yoga helped Genevieve “flip the script,” so to speak. Instead of viewing her issues as obstacles that overwhelmed her, she started to see them as challenges to overcome. Did all of her obstacles go away? No, but they no longer dictate what she can and cannot do. Her issues motivate her to work harder and learn more about herself. “As I continue to find balance and control within my body, I am able to find more balance in my mind and energy,” she explained. “It’s that same balance of body, mind and spirit that I strive to impart to my students.”

Today, Genevieve owns and operates GYM, Genevieve Yoga & Massage in Boca Raton, which offers private, in-studio and on-location yoga classes.

On these pages, Genevieve shares some yoga poses with readers. She is quick to point out that it took her some time to get to this level and recommends finding a local yoga class or private teacher and explore many more postures to open your mind, body and soul. That way, yoga may transform your life, too!

DANCER’S POSE: (Natarajasana) This pose stabilizes the standing leg and ankle while strengthening the back muscles. It opens the chest and shoulders and stretches the hip flexors.

It is great for developing balance and focus.

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Cyber Knife can be used on more than just tumors and is a preferred therapy when traditional surgery is not feasible.

(Left) Dr. Anurag Agarwal and Dr. Kishore Dass of South Florida Radiation Oncology.

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Cyber Knife Technology An Effective Treatment Alternative For Cancer And Much More Story by Ron Bukley • Photos by Abner Pedraza

The Cyber Knife robotic radiosurgery system to remove cancerous lesions has been around for some time, but the innovative procedures that have evolved from the technology continue to revolutionize cancer treatment, according to Dr. Kishore Dass of South Florida Radiation Oncology in Wellington.

Cyber Knife is not a knife at all but a pinpoint laser technology using gamma beams guided by a robotic arm in a noninvasive process to reduce lesions that other treatments might not reach. Its use has also been broadened to perform other, more common surgeries to produce a better outcome than older surgical techniques.

“There have been changes over the years,” Dass said, explaining that Cyber Knife evolved from an older technology called Gamma Knife, which used three-dimensional, pinpointed highenergy X-rays, precisely focused to target lesions in the brain. “Initially, it was started in the 1960s by a Swedish neurosurgeon. The original Gamma Knife technology was only for intracranial surgery above the neck or in the brain for brain lesions, brain tumors, metastatic cancers, primary brain tumors and menangiomas.”

While revolutionary at the time, Gamma Knife was primitive by current Cyber Knife standards and involved a helmet that had to be screwed into the patient’s skull.

“The patient had to have that heavy helmet put on for about five to six hours while the Gamma Knife did its job,” Dass recalled. “Cyber Knife beta testing occurred while I was a resident at the Cleveland Clinic in the 1990s. It is a robotic-assisted, frameless technique using a mask system. It’s a plastic immobilization mask that goes on top of the patient’s head in lieu of the frame. It has holes in it so you can see through and breathe.”

Cyber Knife uses the same energy beam as Gamma Knife, except it can be used on any part of the body.

“You can use it for any lesion that is visible and

identifiable on imaging studies, whether it is intracranial, whether it is head and neck, thorax, lung cancer,” Dass said. “You can use it for abdominal, pancreas, liver metastases. We use it for prostate cancer.”

Cyber Knife can be used on more than just tumors and is a preferred therapy when traditional surgery is not feasible or too dangerous. “It provides the surgeons and oncologists, and the patients, of course, another viable option that is less invasive with a lower risk of complications,” Dass said.

He explained that other options, such as chemotherapy, are more toxic to the patient and can harm healthy organs while destroying or reducing the tumor. “Cyber Knife is another armament we carry in our various modalities that we have for our patients to be able to eradicate tumors,” Dass said.

He recently used Cyber Knife to treat a woman with a large tumor in her liver. She had initially had surgery about five years earlier.

“It grew back, and the surgeons said it was too close to critical structures, the aorta, the veinar system, so surgery would be dangerous and lifethreatening, so she elected to have Cyber Knife,” Daas said. “I treated her. The tumor was initially 10 centimeters. It is now down to about 2 or 3 centimeters within a period of about six weeks, so it is still shrinking. It is still being destroyed, and she didn’t have any side effects from the Cyber Knife.”

Cyber Knife is a precise, sub-millimeter-accurate delivery of a high-intense radiation that splices the DNA of the tumor in half so it can no longer reproduce. The treatment does not destroy normal tissue.

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thorax or lung surgery with bad pulmonary performance status. They are not good candidates for traditional surgery, but respond well to the Cyber Knife procedure. “Some of them are on oxygen and they cannot even do a biopsy because it’s so dangerous. We treat them non-invasively with Cyber Knife and lo and behold, the response rates are really high — an 80 to 90 percent response rate without surgery,” he said.

Lesions are precisely located using magnetic resonation imaging, computerized tomography and other imaging processes that are assembled into a computer program that guides the robotic arm of Cyber Knife.

“It has been approved for prostate cancer, liver, lung, pancreas, brain, head and neck cancer,” Dass said, adding that the treatments are not limited to cancer. “One of the very disheartening things is to see a man or woman with severe trigeminal neuralgia. It’s a fifth-nerve palsy. At some point in time, the patient has had some kind of viral infection, and it actually makes this fifth nerve angry, and it swells as it exits the brain and causes severe pain.”

He added that because of the location of the pain, in their face or over the jaw, many of these patients wind up at the dentist. “They get their teeth extracted, and the pain is still there. We basically do a Cyber Knife single shot,” Dass said. “We actually deaden the nerve with radiation, and the pain disappears within 24 to 48 hours.”

Dr. Kishore Dass and Dr. Anurag Agarwal with a patient.

Cyber Knife is also used to treat nonmalignant meningiomas in the lining of the brain, tumors behind the ear and acoustic neuromas. In traditional surgery, when acoustic neuromas are removed, it results in complete hearing loss for the patient. “Now, we irradiate them using Cyber Knife, and the tumor shrinks away and they keep their hearing,” Dass said.

All the Cyber Knife treatments are outpatient procedures. “There’s no cutting, there’s no knife involved, there’s not even a needle involved,” he said.

“The mask is placed on their head to hold them still. We do all the imaging with the mask on, and the treatment takes about 45 minutes in the Cyber Knife suite. Patients come out and ask, ‘Did you do anything?’ They are amazed that they feel nothing.”

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in place, require the insertion of markers into the organ to guide the Cyber Knife beam, which is also done in the office. This is known as image-guided radiation therapy.

“It’s like a GPS, if you will, because the Cyber Knife has a robot that will actually track the marker that we employ,” Dass explained. “That is how the robot knows where the target is, because the target can move in a three-dimensional manner.”

Cyber Knife is now being looked at for the treatment of breast cancer.

“That is being studied right now,” he said. “They have also been studying Cyber Knife for Parkinson’s disease, as well as epilepsy to destroy that abnormal discharge of the nerve in the brain.

The idea is to destroy that epilectical focus so that the patient will not have any more seizures.”

Dass, selected by his peers as one of the “Best Physicians in South Florida,” is a board-certified radiation oncologist who has been practicing in Palm Beach County since 1993. He is a member of the American Cancer Society, the American College of Radiology and the American Brachytherapy Society.

South Florida Radiation Oncology, which has more than 10 locations in South Florida, has two Cyber Knife units, one in Wellington and another in Stuart, with another being added in Broward County. The Wellington office is located at 3343 State Road 7. For more information, call (561) 795-9845 or visit www.sfrollc.com.

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Grand Prix Estate Management: Honesty, Reliability & Expertise

By Kendall Bierer

Who can you turn to when the day-to-day stress of maintaining your property simply becomes too much? Look to the professionals at Grand Prix Estate Management.

Lee Hughes and Adam Blauweiss have created one of Wellington’s most respected property management companies. They’re also widely trusted in the equestrian industry and the surrounding Palm Beach County communities. The company handles property management needs with the utmost skill and accountability.

“Reliability and trust — those are the two most important tenets of our company,” Hughes said. “Every contractor and every worker we employ is bonded, insured and licensed. We have experts in all fields available to us on a moment’s notice. From electricians and plumbers, to lawn maintenance, pressure cleaners and painters, we only work with the best.”

No matter the job, be it landscaping, pool maintenance, concierge services or home improvements, family-owned Grand Prix Estate Management will oversee the project from filing permits until the day of completion, ensuring that the homeowner has time to enjoy his or her property. Whether you are a

client or not, Grand Prix Estate Management can also help with handyman services.

The company has provided maintenance services for many of the top estates in Wellington for nearly a decade. The company is able to handle properties of differing sizes, including condominiums, single-family homes and large equestrian farms, both in season and year-round. With Blauweiss’ real estate expertise, Grand Prix Estate Management knows the market trends, always staying one step ahead, keeping a property up to code and looking its best.

Hughes started the business with the goal of providing excellent service. “I started in the horse show industry, doing jump crew, and as I continued working in the industry, I moved up into management positions,” he said.

One day, while managing at the Hampton Classic in Bridgehampton, N.Y., he overheard complaints from several of the equestrians concerning their properties in Wellington. When

he asked what exactly it was that they were looking for, the answer was simple — someone who is reliable and can get things done.

Hughes teamed up with Blauweiss, his brother-in-law, and they began to plan. Grand Prix Estate Management started working with renovations and then small handyman jobs, and then began to offer concierge services.

Through hard work, Hughes and Blauweiss built a well-rounded business that answered the calls of homeowners throughout Wellington.

“It evolved into a personalized service,” Blauweiss said. “A lot of people think that it is run-of-the-mill where you write checks and don’t really know what you are getting. You can get in touch with us 24/7 because we have Owners Lee Hughes and Adam Blauweiss.

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our cell phones with us all the time. It is a family business; we pride ourselves on reliability, honesty and communication.”

The company is trusted and respected by many of the top equestrian competitors during the winter season, as well as snowbirds and residents who call Wellington home year-round, as an outstanding management business that handles property needs with the highest skill and accountability.

“We have been using Grand Prix Estate Management services since we Grand Prix Estate Management provides maintenance service for residential pools.

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purchased our home two years ago,” client Taylor Lupica said. “Lee and Adam, along with their crew, have done it all, from renovations, meeting deliveries, to weekly check-ins while we are away. They are great communicators. If there’s an issue of any kind at the house, I always get an immediate text. If I send a text or e-mail, I always receive an immediate response. We have peace of mind knowing our house is well cared for, and if anything ever comes up, they’re always on top of it. Owning a vacation home can be a challenge, but with the help of Grand Prix Estate Management, you really can relax.”

Emily Smith of Ashland Farms, a longtime client of Grand Prix Estate Management, is pleased with the quality of work and the attention to detail the company puts into everything it does. “We own a farm in Palm Beach Point, and the service has been absolutely outstanding,” she said. “Every detail is organized and performed at our property.”

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Kent Farrington, one of the world’s top jumpers, echoed Smith’s sentiments.

“I have always been able to count on Lee Hughes and Grand Prix Estate Management,” Farrington said. “Lee and his team of professionals are honest and reliable. I know whether I am at home or abroad, Grand Prix Estate Management will help maintain my facility.”

For more information about Grand Prix Estate Management, visit www.grandprixestatemanagement.com, or call Adam Blauweiss at (561) 846-1935 or Lee Hughes at (786) 427-4997.

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is spearheading the new program. “We also know there is a great need to further the funding goals of many deserving nonprofits that depend on the generosity of those that can afford to give,” continued Thompson.

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Enjoy The Therapeutic Benefits Of Salt At The New Salt Suite Story and Photos by Julie Unger

In many spas, salt is used for a soak or scrub, but at the Salt Suite, NaCl or sodium chloride, also known as salt, is used for therapeutic purposes.

Employee Jennifer Kahn with Salt Suite owner Elliot Helmer.

Owners Elliot and Jessica Helmer brought in 20,000 pounds of Dead Sea salt in 55-pound bags. Each bag was opened and poured on the floor or plastered onto the walls.

“It takes some time, but it’s worth it,” Elliot Helmer said. “We have machines that grind it up into a tiny dry particle and blow it into the air.”

At the Salt Suite, clients can sit back, relax and enjoy a supercharged “day at the beach” — only without the humidity.

Road 7 and Lantana Road, on the far side of the shopping center from the Super Target. They chose the location because they were familiar with the area and saw a demand for natural treatments such as this, Helmer said.

Their other Salt Suite location is in Delray Beach, so the Helmers already had a local clientele. “We have customers up here already who we thought we could help,” he said. “There’s a demand for it, and we were looking to expand.”

The spa offers a children’s room and

“When they breathe in the dry salts, these tiny, tiny particles, get deep in their sinuses, deep down inside of their lungs,” Helmer explained. “They’re naturally antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, so they open up the sinuses, open up the lungs, flushing out allergens and bacteria… It’s a natural way to treat symptoms from allergies, asthma, COPD, emphysema and other sinus and respiratory conditions.”

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an adults’ room. The room for adults features cushy reclining chairs and headsets where you can prop up your feet, read a book or listen to music and just relax and let the salty atmosphere do its magic. “In the kid’s room, it’s a little bit different,” Helmer said. “They play in there. They can watch a movie, stream Netflix, there are toys in there, and they can play.”

Children can reap the benefits of the children’s salt room from as young as three months until they’re about 10 or 12 years old, when they graduate to the adult room. “Because it’s salt, which is antibacterial, it’s the cleanest place your kids can play. Think of the Dead Sea — nothing grows there because of the high concentration of salt. It’s the same thing here. There is salt everywhere; it’s blown in the air, it settles on the surfaces, it’s on the walls, it’s on the floors. It is really hard for bacteria to spread.”

Sessions start 30 minutes after the

hour every hour all day long. Parents can go with their children into the kids’ room at no charge. There can be four kids at a time in the children’s room, and up to seven adults at a time in the adults’ room.

Salt therapy has proven to be quite popular, and they’re establishing a franchise on PGA Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens that is expected to open in September, as well as a franchise in Fort Lauderdale.

The use of salt therapy, also known as halotherapy, is well-known and well-established in Europe and is even covered by insurance companies for respiratory conditions. Australia and Canada also use the therapy, which originated in Eastern Europe when it was discovered that workers at salt mines were in excellent health.

“These salt rooms started spinning off from that concept all over Europe,” Helmer said. “People can sit comfortably in a chair and breathe in more of a dense salt so you don’t have to spend so much time to get a similar effect.”

The negative ions from the salt neutralize dust and dander, effectively purifying the air and giving an effect that is similar to enjoying a day by the ocean, without the moisture. “The size of the particles is really important. We measure the particle size with a salt counter, and it’s down to the size of one micron, and it’s extremely dry,” Helmer said.

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wellington | spa To put that into perspective, 10,000 microns make up 1 centimeter. On average, a cross-section of a human hair measures around 50 microns, while the smallest object the human eye can see is about 40 microns.

Humidity levels are extremely low, which is important for breathing in the salt. Fresh air is brought in, pulling the salty air across the room and providing fresh air throughout.

Typically, people with allergies visit the Salt Suite, so they ask that clients do not wear perfumes or colognes, put long hair in a ponytail and refrain from coming in while sick.

Everyone must also wear socks in the rooms.

Children are told that there’s no throwing of the salt, and clients can bring books or even a digital tablet — the salt will not hurt it. Helmer noted

that wet salt, not dry, is the type that causes corrosion.

The Helmers also make their own sea salt products and sell bags of salt, salt lamps and other items.

Sessions start at $30 for the children’s salt therapy, and adult therapy sessions begin at $35, both with multiple packages and memberships available. There are discounts for spouses or

siblings, and a two-week trial is offered.

The first session is free.

The Salt Suite is located at 5500 State Road 7, Suite 110. It is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Appointments are recommended. For more information, visit www.thesaltsuite.com, call (561) 4404256 or e-mail info@thesaltsuite.com.

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wellington | neighborhood (Below) Palm Beach Polo Master Homeowners’ Association President Andrew Carduner.

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Diverse Neighborhood An Integral Part Of Wellington’s Equestrian History Story and Photos by Julie Unger

With homes of all shapes and sizes and some of the most mature landscaping in all of Wellington, the Palm Beach Polo Golf & Country Club is a resort-style community nestled in the heart of Wellington.

Andrew Carduner serves as master homeowners’ association president at Palm Beach Polo. Carduner, who is also a member of Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board, is proud of the community, made up of 1,252 homes — single-family homes, condominiums, townhouses and estate homes — in 35 different sub-communities.

“Palm Beach Polo is not like a normal gated community within Wellington because it was built to function differently than the communities that followed. The communities that followed are pretty much the same in the amount of houses that they have and the houses are quite similar,” he said.

“Palm Beach Polo is not like that at all. There is a condominium area, there is a townhouse area, there is an estate area.

There are many different kinds of housing.”

At approximately 1,200 acres, the community is quite

large, fronting on the south side of Forest Hill Blvd., and then continuing along the east side of South Shore Blvd.

Carduner, who dates back to the early days of Wellington, noted that when Palm Beach Polo was being built, the club was designed to be three in one. There was originally a tennis club, a polo club and a golf club. Work on the community got underway in 1976 and opened in 1979.

“People came down and played polo, tennis and golf. In those days, you could pull up to the concierge office or you could call ahead and order a room, and you would have a room, just like a hotel, and you’d go out and play golf and tennis, and then you’d leave on the weekends,” he recalled, adding that the community shifted from condominiums and apartments to larger houses as time went on.

The evolution of the neighborhood has played an instrumental part in the changes that have taken place in Wellington.

“Palm Beach Polo is the reason that Wellington is the equestrian capital of the world,” Carduner said. “Palm Beach

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Polo was the driver to bring all of the equestrian events to Wellington… It drew all of the equestrians down here.”

The community remains predominantly equestrian, with many residents who live and work here, as well as those who fly in for the weekend or seasonally.

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Carduner said the board isn’t anticipating many changes over the next few years, with the exception of ongoing projects such as landscaping upkeep. The community is almost completely built out at this point, he said, as he pointed out the private practice polo field and the residential practice polo field within the country club.

Everywhere you go in Palm Beach Polo there are rolling hills, towering trees and reflective ponds or lakes.

“It’s unique,” Carduner said. “It’s unique because if you look at the density that has been allowed in some areas, and you look at this, you see what the meaning of green is. There’s a lot of open space in Palm Beach Polo.”

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“There’s a really wonderful group of people from all over the world who live here,” Carduner said. “We have a lot of Europeans who come here for the season… We have people from all over the United States here. It’s a very diverse, international and national community.”

For those lucky enough to call Palm Beach Polo home, they are treated to a picturesque community that has helped shape Wellington, as they both grew together.

Carduner very much enjoys the community’s quiet environment.

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The Palm Healthcare Foundation Works To Create A Healthier Palm Beach County

By Deborah Welky

Marge Sullivan moved to Wellington in 2002. Her career in healthcare was already well on its way, however, having begun in 1991. With a background in communications, she had worked for radio stations, advertising agencies and even with the manager of racecar driver Mario Andretti. But something happened to change all that.

“I had a daughter who was born in Good Samaritan Medical Center’s neonatal intensive care unit, and she did not live,” Sullivan recalled. “I wanted to do something. In those early years, I would visit moms with pre-term labor and encourage them to be compliant and do well. And I’ve always had an interest in health, been part of a gym and done a lot of walking. I knew those things were good for one’s outlook and energy. So healthcare was actually better in line with what my passions are in life.”

That was more than 25 years ago. By

the time the Palm Healthcare Foundation came around in 2001, Sullivan was a natural choice for vice president of communications.

“We are an independent community healthcare foundation that can raise funds and grant out funds,” she explained. “What that means is we can keep improving health in Palm Beach County by inspiring and funding solutions.”

The foundation is committed to finding ways for inspired giving and thoughtful funding to generate last-

ing change. Since its creation, the Palm Healthcare Foundation has invested more than $62 million to support more than 100 organizations. Yet the organization receives no tax dollars.

“Our dollars have all come from individual and corporate donations,” Sullivan said. “Over the years, our assets have fluctuated between $60 million and $92 million, most of it raised at Good Sam and St. Mary’s, so we continue to ask for their support. However, most of the dollars we give away are based on our investment portfolio performance. We invest 5 percent of our portfolio annually and give out $3.5 million to $4.5 million a year. The more dollars we get, the more that are available to help.”

Initiatives of the foundation include Health Priorities (diabetes prevention, behavioral health and family care giv-

Marge Sullivan with Nichole Barlow, communications coordinator at the Palm Healthcare Foundation’s Diabetes Week.

Marge Sullivan, Amy Dean and Wilford Romelus at the Wellington Wellness Fair, sponsored by the Wellington Plaza and Palm Healthcare.

Board members Barbara Jacobowitz, Dr. Mark Rubenstein and John Lacy help oversee the charitable mission of the foundation.

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Important Health Priorities Program Areas • Diabetes prevention and management • Behavioral health • Family caregiving

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Healthier Together Program Areas • Healthier Delray Beach • Jupiter • Boynton Beach • The Glades • Lake Worth • Riviera Beach/Northern West Palm Beach

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ing) and Nursing Advancement. For instance, the Let’s Move program aims to help prevent Type 2 diabetes through healthy diet and exercise. The Village of Wellington team came in third in Palm Beach County this year, accruing 273,500 minutes of exercise (tracked and tabulated online), while the City of Pahokee came in first, having implemented kickball tournaments, senior walking programs and fitness activities in local schools.

Nursing leadership programs at Florida Atlantic University are financed by the Palm Healthcare Foundation, as well as evening and weekend classes for those who want to keep their day jobs while switching to a nursing career.

The foundation also supports the Palm Healthcare Pavilion at St. Mary’s Medical Center, a nursing profession simulation center that features high-

2015 Nurses of the Year at the Heart of Gold Reception hosted by Tenet Health and Vitas Healthcare at the Kravis Center.

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tech mannequins who “breathe,” have “blood pressure” and are subjected to injections. At the facility, nursing students perfect their skills before ever coming in contact with a human patient.

“It’s all about ensuring that Palm Beach County has a highly skilled nursing force,” Sullivan said.

A new initiative, Healthier Together, is designed to help community leaders target root causes of specific health challenges in their neighborhoods, then set and achieve common goals to find solutions.

“In specific zip code areas, there’s a pocket of Guatemalans with a high incidence of diabetes, while one of the oldest communities in Jupiter is an African-American neighborhood with a similarly high incidence of diabetes,” Sullivan explained. “We have the leaders of those two communities come together to try to find solutions to reduce diabetes through screening and awareness. Our foundation funds this.”

More people exercising, more diabetes awareness and more well-trained nurses — quantifiable examples of the Palm Healthcare Foundation’s goal to create a healthier Palm Beach County, along with Marge Sullivan’s determination to turn a negative experience into a positive result.

For more information about the Palm Healthcare Foundation, and to learn how you can help, visit www.palmhealthcare.org or call (561) 833-6333.

This year, Wellington The Magazine is featuring “Wellington Gives,” a monthly profile giving readers a behind-thescenes glimpse into 12 nonprofit organizations serving the Wellington area. Through this series, readers can learn how people are helping each other and how they, too, can give back to the unique community we call home.

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Enjoys Specializing In 55-Plus Communities Story by Matthew Auerbach • Photo by Abner Pedraza

Sharon Tocket of Gracious Homes Realty has been helping Wellington’s buyers and sellers achieve their dreams for more than a decade. But her journey here began years before, when her career path was headed in a completely different direction.

“Before real estate, I took some college courses for medical terminology and worked in a local hospital in the social services department,” Tocket recalled. “In the late 1970s, I decided to attend Evelyn Gross’ School of Real Estate in Fort Lauderdale and got my first real estate license. I worked for a broker in Lighthouse Point for almost 10 years, and he convinced me to get my broker’s license.”

Tocket, a married mother of five children who’s also the grandmother of 10, moved to Wellington in 2002. Shortly after her arrival, she began working for Re/Max Direct. During her tenure there, she met people who would have a lasting impact on her professional life.

“At the time I worked at Re/Max Direct, I became friends with Paul and Jacqueline Morris,” she said. “They decided to open their own real estate office, and I asked them if I could work with them. I am happy to say that this was the best real estate decision that I could have made, because they are very hands-on brokers and their knowledge and experience has been a tremendous help to me.”

Tocket has worked with Gracious Homes Realty since 2010.

She works throughout Palm Beach County but specializes in the Wellington/Lake Worth area. She and her husband reside in a 55-plus condo community, which gives her a great advantage when working with people looking to do the same.

“I love specializing in 55-plus communities, and I am very familiar with how they work,” she said. “Since I live in a 55plus community, I can offer my buyers and sellers the experience I have with the associations, how they operate and what is required.”

Tocket’s success as a Realtor is based upon a combination of her personal experience and the variety of services provided by Gracious Homes Realty.

“My brokerage firm offers professional photographs of

all the amenities each community has at no charge to our sellers,” she said. “We also offer professional brochures to be placed in all homes that we list for sale. We do postcard mailings to different developments that we sell in and find that they work very well in getting new listings in those developments. I believe my attention to detail and always wanting the very best for my clients has set me apart from others. I am a ‘people person.’ I enjoy meeting new people and pride myself on having a great professional attitude.”

Tocket considers Wellington’s real estate market to be quite healthy and believes that it will remain that way.

“I would have to say that the current state of the local real estate market is very good,” she said. “Hopefully, the interest rates will remain low and the snowbirds will continue their migration to South Florida.”

Tocket’s office is at 12230 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 110-S1, in Wellington. For more information, e-mail sharontocket@comcast.net or call (561) 252-7294. wellington the magazine | july 2015

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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.”

DESIGNING YOUR HOME LOOKING FORWARD It seems that as we get older, we often say, “I’m not 21 anymore.” Everything changes over time.This includes our likes and dislikes of food, music, styles in fashion and our homes, not to mention our waistlines. Age has also taught me that a home must work for you, not the other way around.

If you are contemplating changes in your home, keep in mind that none of us are getting any younger.

Backs get easier to “throw out,” arthritis sets in, our vision gets a little fuzzier and accidents happen. Structural changes need to have the expertise of an architect and/or general contractor to make sure everything is code compliant.

Faucets with either a stem or handles instead of knobs are easier to operate with older, weaker joints.

The same goes for doorknobs and cabinet/drawer hardware. Larger knobs are easy to grasp, and flip handles on doors can even be opened with the press of an elbow.

Interior doors that lock should have a safety lock that allows emergency entry. The last thing you want is to be on the other side of a locked door with emergency personnel trying to get to you.

If you have a couple of steps allowing access to your home, consider having the area ramped for future wheelchair, walker or cane access.

You may not think you will ever need this, but it comes in very handy for things as common as a bad back or a

sprained ankle. It even can help getting the groceries in the house!

If you are replacing a shower or tub, make sure that a wheelchair can roll into the space. While you are at it, make sure that a wheelchair can fit in the hall and through the doorway.

This may sound a little fatalist, but the ease and convenience later will be priceless.

Upper cabinets and tall closets are great, but nothing heavy should be stored above waist height. Lifting down can be dangerous. It puts the body out of balance and is a great way to injure your back, neck or shoulders. This is not the time to discover, “It was heavier than I thought!”

Incandescent light bulbs are becoming harder to find. Start changing out everything to compact fluorescent or LED bulbs.This will cut down on the frequency of having to be on a ladder and risking injury. As a side effect, it will also lower electric bills in the long run.

If you take medications, use a weekly pill case. Open the nasty child-safe bottles once a week instead of every day. This makes the routine easier and helps keep track of when you may need a refill — and since our memory gets the best of us, you can see if you have taken your medicine or not.

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Living Room: Wide windows, light walls and recessed lighting make for a cheerful space. The bright and welcoming formal living room is capable of hosting exciting daytime get-togethers, as well as quiet nighttime escapes. The downstairs is tiled throughout, providing a sleek, seamless look.

Family Room: Stunning glass doors provide easy access between the indoor family room and outdoor summer kitchen. Deep, comfy chairs and an entertainment center make this room the most popular place in the house.

Dining Room: This perfectly proportioned formal dining room, located just off the living room, is large enough to hold the entire extended family, yet cozy enough for an intimate candlelight dinner for two.

Kitchen: Gleaming granite countertops, a convenient breakfast bar, plenty of dark wood cabinets and a paneled pantry assure that this gourmet kitchen is both beautiful and user-friendly. An adjoining eat-in dining area with French doors leading to the pool truly makes this kitchen the heart of the home.

Exterior: Brick pavers lead the way to a three-car garage masquerading as a twocar garage (one side is deep enough for tandem spaces). A sheltered entrance and upstairs bedroom windows give owners a chance to sneak a peek at guests as they arrive — or to take in a basketball practice.

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Large Home In Olympia’s Cooper Village Features A Light And Airy Design Style Story by Deborah Welky

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This Murano model home in Olympia’s Cooper Village lives up to the light and airy style of Florida living. Part of the high-end Palazzo Collection, the home sits on a 10,000-square-foot lot. It features five bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths, offering plenty of space for family and guests. With natural light cascading inside, there is a versatility to the home, which is perfect for both a laidback style or something more formal. Pottery Barn was hired for decorating consultations, as the home lends itself to both a contemporary and traditional look.

The stunning pool overlooking a lake brings plenty of usable outdoor space.

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Master Bedroom: The vaulted ceilings and ample windows of the master bedroom make waking up each day a delight. There are two roomy walk-in closets, as well as an en suite bath. Engineered wood provides a warm softness and, off the master, there is an open sitting room for late-night reading.

Bedrooms: Three carpeted bedrooms offer plenty of space for the family. The room pictured on the left is connected to another bedroom by a Jack-and-Jill bath with double vanities. The private bedroom on the right boasts its own walk-in closet.

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Charming Fruit Bouquets And More At Edible Arrangements In Wellington Story by Chris Felker • Photos by Abner Pedraza

For nearly a decade, the “fresh fruit fanatics” (as the company calls them) at Edible Arrangements’ Wellington store have been creating unique fresh fruit and berry arrangements for local residents celebrating occasions of all sorts. Over the next year, owner Irwin Helbling will be taking the local store,

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which opened in September 2006, to the next level — remodeling it slightly to make it an “Edibles To Go” location.

Helbling explained that Edibles To Go is a new concept for the Edible Arrangements chain, which now boasts more than 1,000 locations. While the focus before was on the fruit arrange-

ments, the upgraded store will also offer fruit products, including smoothies, for walk-in customers who want healthful treats to take and eat on the go.

“The smoothies are a separate entity, a separate part of the business,” Helbling explained.

Presently, the Wellington store does offer all the products and arrangements listed in the extensive menu found on the company’s web site at www.edible arrangements.com. There are hundreds of possibilities. In addition to the menu items, patrons can also customize their choices by size, toppings and fruit contents.

On the web site are 73 pre-designed arrangements; 17 products in the “Fresh-tini” collection; the same number of choices of fruit truffles; and ways to shop by product, by recipient or by event; for everyday occasions, holidays and business gifts; or from among featured products or specialty collections.

However, Helbling said that many of the designs are fairly similar. “They’ve got seven different names for the same item; it’s just that different balloons or apparel are added for different occasions,” he explained, adding that it all boils down to a choice of an arrangement or a box of chocolate-dipped fruit.

All of Edible Arrangements’ products are always made to order from the freshest fruits and gourmet chocolate.

After all, their stated mission is “to wow you.” There’s also a cooler in the store’s front room, where extras and pickup orders are placed, but many orders are for delivery.

There is also a “cupcake” collection

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(Above) Maria Gonzalez, Steven Haddock, Pat Bryant, Kathy Carroll and Sue Settineri at the Wellington store. (Below) Chocolate-covered strawberries soon to be part of a bouquet.

One of the many delicious fruit designs available at Edible Arrangements.

— no dough involved — inspired by one of Edible Arrangements’ local owners. These 15 items, available in several sizes, are made of cupcake-shaped cuts of pineapple, dipped in gourmet white and semi-sweet chocolate, and then filled with whatever kind of arrangement the customer wants. They can

also be carved into familiar shapes and placed in boxes with other dipped or covered fruits. A few examples: Confetti Fruit Cupcake Dipped Strawberries, Grand Confetti Fruit Cupcake, Happy Birthday Pineapple Pops, and Confetti Cupcake and Star Pineapple Box. “The cupcakes are pineapple with

semisweet chocolate at the bottom and white at the top covered with sprinkles,” Store Manager Sue Settineri said.

“When we’re an Edibles To Go, we’ll also have refrigerated cases, where you can come in and buy lollipops and items like that, including a cupcake case.”

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said, are honeydew, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, apples, pineapple, oranges and bananas. “Now we’re doing kiwi, mango and watermelon, too,” he added, noting that seasonal fruits are also offered.

The chain was founded by Tariq Farid. He established his first business, a flower shop called Farid’s Flowers, with his family while still in high school and expanded it to four stores within a few years.

Farid opened the first Edible Arrangements store in East Haven, Conn., in 1999. Chris Dellamarggio, who saw Edible Arrangements’ billboard and visited the store, was impressed by the concept and kept returning, eventually convincing Farid to franchise the concept so Dellamarggio could own a store himself. The chain hit 1,000 stores in 2011 and is still growing.

Helbling, who has gotten to know the owners very well, is originally from Brooklyn, N.Y. He also owns an Edible Arrangements store in Jupiter and is working to open one in Palm Beach Gardens. He moved from Connecticut to Florida in 2005. “I came to Florida strictly to open up Edible Arrangements franchises,” he said.

The Wellington location of Edible Arrangements is in the Wellington Marketplace shopping plaza at 13873 Wellington Trace.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Call (561) 4223232 or visit www.ediblearrangements.com for more information. Phone orders can be placed by calling (877) DO-FRUIT. Sameday delivery is available.

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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.

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.

From delicious antipasti to a fine selection of wines, Italian food lovers will feel right at home at Franco Italian Bistro. Franco is located at 10160 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 103, in the Pointe at Wellington Green. For more info., call (561) 615-1551 or visit www.francoitalianbistro.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.

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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.

Stonewood Grill & Tavern in the Pointe at Wel-

lington Green serves up exciting flavors in a casually sophisticated setting. Call (561) 784-9796 or visit www.stonewoodgrill.com for more info.

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 Wednesday, July 1 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Happy Birthday, America!” for ages 6 to 12 on Wednesday, July 1 at 3:30 p.m. Celebrate Independence Day and create a patriotic lantern. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• Wellington will sponsor a Neighborhood Watch Meeting in Olympia’s Scribner community on Wednesday, July 1 at 6:30 p.m. Neighborhood advocates and PBSO deputies will discuss community crime trends and offer crime prevention tips. Call (561) 791-4796 for more info.

Friday, July 3 • The West Palm Beach Antiques & Collectibles Show will return to the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center from Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5. For more info., visit www.wpbaf.com.

• The South Florida Science Center & Aquarium (4801 Dreher Trail N, West Palm Beach) will host Parent’s Night Out: Space Odyssey on Friday, July 3 from 6 to 10 p.m. Ready for a date night? Drop off the kids at the science center. Parents Night Out includes a Coffee Filter Planets craft, a Colossal Craters activity, pizza dinner and a planetarium show. The cost is $30 per child and $15 for each additional child. Call (561) 832-2026 to register.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free screening of Paddington on Friday, July 3 at 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Monday, July 6 • The Mall at Wellington Green is partnering with Stomp Out Bullying and iHeartMedia to find local teens to become ambassadors and speak out against bullying. Selected Wellington area teen ambassadors will appear at and participate in the mall’s Stomp Out Bullying kickoff event on Saturday, Aug. 15 and block party on Saturday, Aug. 29. Visit http://bit. ly/1FW9JsK to find more information and apply. Applications are due July 6. Visit www.stompoutbullying. org for more info.

Tuesday, July 7 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Every Hero Has a Story: Geddy the Gecko and Super Geddy” for all ages, with audience participation and dancing on Tuesday, July 7 at 2 p.m. Geddy the Gecko discovers that he can be an everyday hero by learning how to read and helping others even if he doesn’t have superpowers. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• Wellington will hold a Walk & Talk in the Goldenrod Community on Tuesday, July 7 from 5

to 7 p.m. Neighborhood advocates, code compliance officers and PBSO deputies are visiting residents in communities around the village to hear concerns and discuss neighborhood issues. Call (561) 791-4796 for more info.

• Wellington’s Community Services Department will offer a Family Game Night on Tuesday, July 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Community Services Office (1092 Wellington Trace.) For more info., call (561) 791-4764.

Thursday, July 9 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Monster High and Ever After High Madness for ages 8 to 12 on Thursday, July 9 at 2 p.m. Royal or Rebel, bring your ghoulfriends for some hex-cellent crafts, games and trivia. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

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

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Scrabble for Adults on Thursday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m. Join other Scrabble fans and enjoy a fun evening of word play. Basic game knowledge is required. Bring your own boards if you have them. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Friday, July 10 • The hit show Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus will be at the Kravis Center’s Rinker Playhouse from Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12. For more info., 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 screening of The Boxtrolls on Friday, July 10 at 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Saturday, July 11 • The seventh annual HolisticGlobe Healing Arts Conference will be held at the South Florida

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Saturday, July 4 • The West Palm Beach Gun & Knife Show will return to the South Florida Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5. Admission is $10. For more info., visit www.flgunshows.com.

• Wellington will host a Patriotic Pool Party on Saturday, July 4 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Wellington Aquatics Complex. Regular admission applies. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• Celebrate the Fourth of July at Royal Palm Beach’s

annual Star Spangled Spectacular at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park on Saturday, July 4. The all-day event will include the annual fishing tournament, volleyball and cornhole tournaments, a variety of food vendors, beverages, games, arts and craft vendors, a kids fun zone and live entertainment, capped off by a fireworks spectacular at 9 p.m. Admission is free and parking is available throughout the park. An off-site shuttle service begins at 5 p.m. at Lindsay Ewing Park.

For more info., visit www.royalpalmbeach.com.

• Wellington’s Family Fourth of July Celebration will take place Saturday, July 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Village Park on Pierson Road with traditional games, bounce houses, a petting zoo, face painting, pony rides, bingo and a Studio 54 tribute band, with a Zambelli fireworks extravaganza at 9:15 p.m. A free shuttle will run from the Mall at Wellington Green bus stop starting at 6 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for info.

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Fairgrounds Expo Center on Saturday, July 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. General admission is $10. For more info., visit www.holisticglobemag.com.

• The Ski Club of the Palm Beaches will host the Florida State Championships on Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12 at Okeeheelee Park. Visit www. okeeski.com for more info.

• Former professional football player Najeh Davenport will join Wellington’s Community Services and Parks & Recreation departments to host a non-contact football camp on Saturday, July 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Village Park (11700 Pierson Road). The NTD Football Skills Camp is open to children ages 9 to 17 at a cost of $50 per athlete, lunch included. To register, call (561) 791-4764. Space is limited.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will hold a free concert featuring the Rock Show band on Saturday, July 11 at 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Monday, July 13 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Chapter Crafters for ages 6 to 11 on Monday, July 13 at 2:30 p.m. Listen to the first chapter of a book series while creating a lanyard out of duct tape.

Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Chess Club for Adults on Monday, July 13 at 6:30 p.m. Chess fans practice strategy skills with other players. Basic game knowledge is required. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Tuesday, July 14 • Wellington will hold a Walk & Talk in the 12th Fairway Community on Tuesday, July 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. Neighborhood advocates, code compliance officers and PBSO deputies are visiting residents in communities around the village to hear concerns and discuss neighborhood issues. Call (561) 791-4796 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Zumba Gold for adults Tuesday, July 14 at

6:30 p.m. Join the Latin-inspired dance fitness class suitable for active, older adults and beginners. Bring a towel and water. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Village Council will meet Tuesday, July 14 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). For more info., visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

Wednesday, July 15 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Craftapalooza for ages 2 to 8 on Wednesday, July 15 at 2:30 p.m. Create multiple crafts from the library’s selections. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• Wellington will sponsor a Neighborhood Watch Meeting in the Lakeside Shores community on Wednesday, July 15 at 5 p.m. Neighborhood advocates and PBSO deputies will discuss community crime trends and offer crime prevention tips. Call (561) 791-4796 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Pizza & Pages for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, July 15 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. Refreshments will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Thursday, July 16 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Secret Agents for ages 6 to 10 on Thursday, July 16 at 3 p.m. Dig into some exciting detective and spy stories and create a secret message decoder. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Western Business Alliance will hold its July social on Thursday, July 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Miguelito’s Cancun Grille (11121 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach). For more info., visit www.the westernbusinessalliance.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host DIY Mason Jar Glittered Votive Lamps for adults on Thursday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m. The glitter votive lamps are as pretty unlit as they are lit. They are perfect for an al fresco dinner place setting or to

add a little sparkle to a mantle display. Supplies will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Friday, July 17 • The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free screening of Sleeping Beauty on Friday, July 17 at 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Saturday, July 18 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Apple-Mania for ages 2 to 6 on Saturday, July 18 at 11 a.m. Celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day with scrumptious apple stories, songs and a craft. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Tuesday, July 21 • Wellington will hold a Walk & Talk in the Hyacinth Community on Tuesday, July 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. Neighborhood advocates, code compliance officers and PBSO deputies are visiting residents in communities around the village to hear concerns and discuss neighborhood issues. Call (561) 791-4796 for more info.

• Wellington’s Community Services Department will offer a Family Game Night on Tuesday, July 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. in Goldenrod Park. For more info., call (561) 791-4764.

• Wellington will hold a K-Park Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at Polo Park Middle School (11901 Lake Worth Road). For more info., visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

Wednesday, July 22 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host My Dog Hero for ages 6 to 10 on Wednesday, July 22 at 2:30 p.m. Hear stories about dog heroes and find some new dog books to read. Make a scratch art picture frame craft. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• Wellington will sponsor a Neighborhood Watch Meeting in Wiltshire Village on Wednesday, July 22 at 6 p.m. Neighborhood advocates and PBSO deputies

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• The second stop of the Feast of the Sea Chef Challenge will be Wednesday, July 22 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington to benefit several South Florida nonprofit organizations. Visit www.feastofthesea.com for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a FAFSA Seminar: Getting the Most out of College Financial Aid on Wednesday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m. with Robin Blank of the Florida Department of Education. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) provides access to more than $150 billion in grants, loans and work-study funds each year. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Thursday, July 23 • The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host food trucks with music by Runaway Mile on Thursday, July 23 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Anime All-Stars for ages 12 to 17 on Thursday, July 23 at 6 p.m. Show off your knowledge of anime characters. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

Saturday, July 25 • The Palm Beach Summer Beer Fest will be held at the South Florida Expo Center on Saturday, July 25 from 1 to 5 p.m. For more info., visit www. palmbeachsummerbeerfest.com.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will feature a free Jimmy Buffett tribute band concert on Saturday, July 25 at 8:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 for more info.

Tuesday, July 28 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Financing a Small Business on Tuesday, July 28 at 2 p.m. Small Business Development Center consultant Ted Kramer covers financing from the traditional to the exotic. Come with an open mind and leave with great ideas. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Wellington will hold a Walk & Talk in the White Pine Community on Tuesday, July 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. Neighborhood advocates, code compliance officers and PBSO deputies are visiting residents in communities to hear concerns and discuss neighborhood issues. Call (561) 791-4796 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Teen Takeover for ages 12 to 17 on Tuesday, July 28 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.

Wednesday, July 29 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Not Your Grandma’s Bingo for ages 5 to 12 on Wednesday, July 29 at 3:30 p.m. Create your own card and see if luck is on your side. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• Wellington will sponsor Neighborhood Watch Meetings in the Pine Valley, Summerwood Circle and Greenbriar Circle areas on Wednesday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. Neighborhood advocates and PBSO deputies will discuss community crime trends and offer crime prevention tips. Call (561) 791-4796 for more info.

Thursday, July 30 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Writing Fan Fiction for ages 12 to 17 on Thursday, July 30 at 6 p.m. Write and read fan fiction about your favorite fandom. Snacks will be provided.

Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Great Courses History of the Bible: The Making of the New Testament Canon for adults on Thursday, July 30 at 7 p.m. The DVD series will review the when, how and why the New Testament canon was written and who actually authored the books. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Friday, July 31 • The West Palm Beach Antiques & Collectibles Show will return to the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center from Friday, July 31 through Sunday, Aug. 2.

For more info., visit www.wpbaf.com.

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Art Society Installs Board — The Wellington Art Society held its annual installation dinner June 2 at the Mayacoo Lakes Country Club. Outgoing board members were recognized for their work over the past year, and 2015-16 board members were installed. Shown here, outgoing President Donna Donelan passes the gavel to incoming President Sandy Axelrod.

Rev. Richter Retires — St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Wellington held a retirement party for Rev. Dr. Rainer Richter on May 30 in the church gym. Friends and family gathered to wish Rev. Richter and his wife Sheila a happy retirement. Shown here is Rev. Richter, Charlotte Richter and Sheila Richter with members of the Richter family.

Women’s Club Scholarships — Women of the Western Communities held its annual installation and scholarship dinner June 4 at the Wanderers Club. Six high school students received scholarships. Shown here are Deborah Nuessly, Carol Anderson and Lisa Schwartz with scholarship recipients Caroline Chavarria, Katherine Buzzanca, Melissa Lopez, Kelly Ramirez and Diana Prieto. Not shown: Marissa Priore.

Veterans Open House — Wellington hosted a Veterans Open House on June 4 at Village Park in conjunction with the American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Wellington Post 390. Speakers presented different resources and opportunities for veterans, and students Sara Iman-Son and Luke Longhofer were awarded scholarships. Shown here are Al Ziker, Mike Pancia, Marc Piven, Sara Iman-Son, Maxwell Nelson, Luke Longhofer, Ed Portman, James Napuli and Bob Dugre.

WHS Boys Basketball Celebration — Wellington High School’s state champion boys basketball team held its annual awards banquet May 28 at the Binks Forest Golf Club. Aside from year-end awards, the entire team and coaching staff were given rings to commemorate their winning season. The rings were made possible through a gift from the Jacobs family.

(Above left) Head coach Matt Colin with Alex Dieudonne and Trent Frazier.

(Above right) Kim Jacobs, shown with head coach Matt Colin and assistant coaches Mike Colin and Greg Medor, brought along a Stanley Cup championship ring.

(Left) The players and coaches of the victorious Wellington High School boys varsity basketball team.

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