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Communities honor heroes
Clematis Street goes to the dogs
Local communities gather to pay tribute on 10th anniversary of attacks on our soil.
It will be a dog day afternoon – and morning – on Oct. 8 as Paws2Help hosts “Pup Crawl” on Clematis Street in West Palm Beach.
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9/11 Remembered
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Anything but Common Rolling hills and winding lakes will soon make Royal Palm Beach Commons the focal point for the village’s leisure activities.
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THE ACREAGE • LOXAHATCHEE GROVES • ROYAL PALM BEACH • WELLINGTON • WEST PALM BEACH
October 2011
Wellington
Wellington Regional begins major expansion of facilities By ANGIE FRANCALANCIA Neighborhood News Group
Hurry! Deadline for Cutest Kid Contest is Oct. 15th!
Don’t miss out on entering your child in Palms West Monthly’s “Cutest Kid Contest,” open to kids between the ages of 2 and 12 who live in or attend school in Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Loxahatchee Groves and The Acreage.
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Save the U.S. Mail!
Sure, we’re all tired of the endless amount of junk mail we receive every week, but we must save the Postal Service for Ernie’s sake!
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Time for Oktoberfest Be sure to bring your thirst to the 38th annual Oktoberfest in Lantana, featuring live music, great food and, of course, lots of cold beer!
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INSIDE Local Happenings ................4, 5 In Brief................................6 Community Round-Up ..... 8, 15, 17 Nice and Easy ...................... 10 Arts & Entertainment .............12 Manely Speaking................... 14 Outside The Neighborhood ...... 18 Just For the Fun of It ............. 22 Classifieds .......................... 23 PalmsWestMonthly.com
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Helen Inniss of Wellington tries out a decorative mirror as her son Richie, 15, and daughter Alanna, 19, look on during September’s West Palm Beach Antiques Festival held at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center. Billed as Florida’s biggest and best antique show, it has been presented at the same location for more than 19 years, attracting dealers from throughout the country who show and sell a vast array of antiques, collectibles and decorative accessories.
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THE HUNT From jewelry to paintings to penny toys and accessories, the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival holds new treasures every month. By BRENDA SAVAGE Neighborhood News Group
Penny toys cover the top of Jack Goldschmidt’s rusticallyclad display table of eclectic antique collectibles. Popular in the 1920s, these little bicycles, trucks, planes and horse-drawn carriages – to name a few – sold for a penny, says Goldschmidt. Beautifully handcrafted and intricately painted, the toys still wind-up and work. So do the toy boats dated 1900-1910 and his Lionel trains, circa 1930-1940. They are just some of the great finds a keen eye can uncover in an average day at the monthly West Palm Beach Antiques Festival at the South Florida Fairgrounds. In fact, the toughest decision may be where to start your search in the huge Expo Center that engulfs 160,000 square feet
of show space. “Just pick an aisle,” any regular would advise. Strolling through the tempting displays will resurrect memories from days gone by for anyone. Antique show people are a culture unto themselves. They enjoy the love of old things and travel the same show routes. Dealers become friends and know each others’ collections well. They are walking history books that can tell dates, places and methods of making the things that tempt prospective buyers. They percolate with irresistible creativity about how to place their things in your home. And most of all, they make the antiques come alive. Each collectible has its own exciting SEE ANTIQUES / PAGE 16
IF YOU GO: NUMBER OF VENDORS: Up to 1,000 at the peak of the season in February. Average 400-600; 200300 or more in summer months.
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WHEN: The West Palm Beach Antiques Festival is held the first weekend of every month. From July through October it’s held Saturdays and Sundays; from November through June the show runs Friday through Sunday. HOURS: Fridays (during season) 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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DIRECTIONS: From I-95 take Southern Boulevard west seven miles; or from Florida’s Turnpike take Exit 97 west 1½ miles. Turn right on Fairgrounds Road. ADMISSION: Tickets for a single day are $7 for adults; $6 for seniors and free for children under 16. Early Buyer Admission costs $10 and gets attendees in both days and an hour earlier on Saturday.
Wellington Regional Medical Center is embarking on the largest expansion in the hospital’s 25-year history. The $50 million, 103,000 square-foot addition will allow the hospital to add 80 new private patient rooms, including 16 designated as an ICU step-down unit, bringing the total to 233. The new space also will house a new, larger pharmacy, new lobby and expanded kitchen and cafeteria. Medical Center officials and community leaders put golden shovels into the ground in a ceremonial groundbreaking Sept. 14. Construction is expected to be complete in the spring of 2013. “It’s a very exciting day for me as well as the community,” said Alan Miller, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Universal Health Services Inc., Wellington Regional’s parent company. “Twenty eight years ago there was nothing but a blinking light on the highway here, and we were able to pick any land we wanted. “The people toward the beach did everything they could to stop this from happening,” Miller added, but he said he knew Wellington would one day be the central part of the county. The three-story expansion is being added to the interior façade of the hospital near the existing outpatient entrance. Once complete, the new addition will become the main entrance to the hospital, according to hospital Chief of Staff Dr. Richard Hays. It will provide easier access and better comfort to the patients, Hays said. “Those things are important for people. They’re already anxious, coming into a hospital.” One of the biggest improvements the additional space will add will be the ability to move patients admitted through the emergency room more quickly SEE HOSPITAL / PAGE 17
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Local Happenings Walk your heart out for the American Heart Association
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tion’s programs, including adoption, low-cost vaccines and a spay and neuter clinic. Spiritual leaders Father Frank and Rabbi Frank will perform the ceremony, and refreshments will be provided for a $10 donation. Also, on Friday, Oct. 28, join in for “Trick and Doggy Treats” in Northwood Village. There will be a dog costume contest and pet trick-or-treating at Northwood Village businesses. A $10 donation for the VIP party at China Beach Bistro includes appetizers and drinks for the dogs’ human companions. The event is from 6 to 9 p.m., and the costume contest takes place at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call (561) 472-8855 or go online to hspb.org.
The American Heart Association’s Heart Walk and 5K Run of the Palm Beaches takes off from the Meyer Amphitheatre Saturday, Oct. 1. The event, sponsored nationally by Subway and locally by Boca Raton Regional Hospital, is the AHA’s premier fund-raiser to help combat heart disease and stroke, leading killers of men and women nationwide. Registration for the 5K USATF Run begins at 6 a.m. and the 5K race starts at 7 a.m. Heart walk activities, including health screenings, and children’s activities, begin at 7 a.m. The heart walk takes off at 9 a.m., and the Survivor Celebration is slated for 10:30 a.m. For more information, go online to PalmBeachHeartWalk. org or call (561) 687-6626.
Get ready to raise a glass for Oktoberfest
The 38th annual Oktoberfest brings the best of Germany to the American German Club of the Palm Beaches for two weekends this month. From German “om pa pa” music, to brats and beer, to a large kids area with carnival rides, the event includes traditional and modern elements of German culture. The original bands from the Munich Oktoberfest, The
Peggy Adams rescue League to host pet blessing ceremony
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League invites the community and its pets to a blessing service Saturday, Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. It’s one of several events to raise money for the organiza-
Heldensteiner and Bayerisch Bluat will be featured. The event takes place at 5111 Lantana Rd. and runs the weekend of Oct. 7-9 and repeats the following weekend of Oct. 14-16. Hours are Fridays 5-11 p.m., Saturdays noon to 11 p.m. and Sundays 12 noon to 8 p.m. Admission is $7 and children under 12 are free. Carnival ride wristbands are $20.
Free concert at Meyer Amphitheatre features U2 tribute
So you missed the U2 concert earlier this year. Don’t fret. Head to the Meyer Amphitheatre for October’s free concert that takes place Sunday, Oct. 16, for UV The U2 Tribute Show. With an authentic look and sound – a lead singer who even resembles Bono – some have called it “the U2 fans’ choice.” Bring a blanket or lawn chair – food and drinks can be purchased on site. Best part is you won’t have to hit up Ticketmaster for this show. It’s free.
Wellington Rotary to honor Jim Sackett Wellington Rotary’s annual fund-raiser slated for
Saturday, Oct. 22, honors long-time local news anchor and Wellington resident Jim Sackett. Sackett has been involved in countless community events, and the Rotary's tribute gives the community a chance to say thanks. The evening at Breakers West Country Club features an open bar, music by the Fabulons and a live and silent auction in addition to the tribute. Tickets are $75 each. Call Susan Giddings at (561) 6237077 to get your tickets.
South Florida Science Museum to celebrate 50 years The year was 1961. The project was a natural science learning environment. Oh, how far you’ve come in 50 years, South Florida Science Museum. And to celebrate, the everyone's invited to the museum Saturday, Oct. 22 with 50 percent off admission for the day. Guests will enjoy a slice of birthday cake as they view how the museum has changed over five decades. Leading up to the party, museum fans can light a candle in their name or in honor of a loved one on the museum’s virtual birthday cake. Since the beginning, the
museum always has been known for its focus on natural science and history, and with the rise of space exploration, added the planetarium in 1964. In 1971 a third phase was added that doubled its size. Expansion is again in the museum’s future as plans will double the size of the saltwater and freshwater aquarium space and offer a new traveling exhibition hall to showcase top new exhibits, a permanent dinosaur exhibit and an interactive Everglades Exploratorium. For more information about the Fabulous 50th Birthday Celebration, call (561) 832-1988 or go online to sfsm.org.
Autism wins with bingo at JoJo's
JoJo’s Raw Bar and Grill will host an evening of Bingo on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 5:30 p.m. to help raise money for Blooming with Autism Inc., a local nonprofit that raises money to help families provide therapies for their autistic children. Bingo cards are $1 each. There will also be dinner and drink specials, raffles for prizes, a 50/50 raffle and a silent auction. JoJo’s is located at 13889 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
Letters to the Editor
Pet of the Month
Readers share memories of 9/11 Holland's tribute to attacks on 9/11 deeply moving
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Ernie, I just wanted to pass this along since I just finished reading your column (“We must never forget 9/11,” September issue) and the remembrance of this day is never to be forgotten. Twenty-four of us had just arrived for a bicycle tour in Holland that weekend, but on 9/11, after finishing a day tour, we heard the shocking, devastating news of the fallen towers. Next day, at the Hague, the Dutch were greeting us and extending their utmost sorrow. The Hague was closed, but the perimeter was laden with bouquets of flowers from the people. The Dutch extended their heartfelt sympathy for us and our country.
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We were truly moved by their sincere tribute to our country. Evelyn Bartley Greenacres
Reader shares poem written on 9/11
Ernie, I wrote this poem September 12, 2001. It is what I experienced that day: "The Day the World Changed" September 11th, 2001 my normal day had just begun; The sun was shining on the lake A day in florida is a piece of cake. With cup of coffee in my hand I looked out and surveyed my land. The birds were feeding The landscape was green. Never a more peaceful scene. But the world was about to change. I was watching the stock market on TV, The channel I watched was CNBC.
At 8:45 a picture did appear, I called to wife that she should come here. The picture I saw I did not believe; The World Trade Center burning did my eyes deceive? Then the words “terrorist attack” Made the hair stand up on my neck. The world was changing and the world was watching. My senses were numb I could hardly feel; It was like a movie it was so surreal. “Tower One,” “Tower Two,” “The Pentagon;” “Flight 93 down and gone.” And then the worst terror of all “Tower two” started to crumble and fall. Then my mind reeled there were people inside; My body broke I sat down and cried. And the world changed. Robert W. Krupa Wellington
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Ghoulish night to benefit camp kids
This year’s “Ghouls Gone Wild 3” Halloween Bash will bring out the spook in everyone, but when the sun rises the following morning, the kids will be “happy campers” because the money raised will help send them to summer camps. The Wednesday, Oct. 28 bash at the Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter is themed “psych ward,” and features psychic readings, photo booths and costume contests. Guests – who are encouraged to get in the spirit
with a Halloween look – will enjoy an open bar, light food and spooky surprises. The event runs from 8 p.m. to midnight and tickets are $100. Since its inception in 2008, the Happy Camper Foundation has awarded nearly $70,000 to local youth for local and out-ofstate summer camp programs ranging from dance, theater, music and surfing. For more information about Ghouls Gone Wild, call Karen Cohen at (561) 758-0094.
The chocolate event of the season is fast approaching
The rich, silky sweet flavor of chocolate will ooze through the Palm Beach County Convention Center Saturday, Nov. 19 and
Sunday, Nov. 20 as “The Festival of Chocolate” comes to town. The event features the area’s best chocolate and confection companies selling tastes and treats of everything chocolate, from truffles, cakes and cupcakes to cookies, brownies and ice creams. And if eating it isn’t enough, watch pastry chefs and chocolatiers demonstrate techniques and tricks as a live chocolate showpiece competition takes place. Vote on the best creation, then take a tour through a chocolate-themed museum. Guests can sample chocolate and wine, make their own chocolate lip balm or play a game of brownie bingo. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children. For more information, call (561) 463-2950.
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In Brief Veteran status now available for Florida driver licenses
Florida veterans can now have a special blue V added to their driver licenses or ID cards, allowing veterans to use it to collect certain benefits and discounts offered by retail and commercial businesses. Veterans wanting the new designation will need to visit one of seven service centers of the Palm Beach County Tax Collector. Only the Lake Worth center is not issuing driver licenses. Veterans must present a copy of their DD-214 form issued by the United States Department of Defense. If the current driver license or ID card is Real ID compliant, the transaction is a simple replacement. If not, veterans will need to bring other documents, such as original birth certificate, social security and residency proof. Go to taxcollectorpbc.com for the complete list of documents. A one-time fee of $1 is added to the $31.25 replacement cost or $54.25 cost for a Real ID.
Wellington planning residents’ academy
Want to learn more about how your local government works? Residents of Wellington can now sign up for Wellington’s Residents’ Academy, a six-week course to raise public awareness about the services that
were entered to win a chance to take on the major league team next spring. Four finalists were selected in a random drawing, one from each geographic region of the country. Now, if Kramer gets enough votes, he and friends would be able to play against a team of baseball legends including Randy Johnson, Cal Ripken Jr., Mike Schmidt and Johnny Bench. Fans can watch videos at mlb.com/pepsimax of the four finalists and vote for Kramer to host the PepsiMAX Field of Dreams Team locally. You can vote 50 times per day through Oct. 5. The winner will be announced by Nov. 1.
Vickers House to provide free flu shots Photo courtesy of Ryan Lewis Studio
From left, Rocco Mangel of Rocco’s Tacos with his dog Doc, Will Clemente of Very Important Paws with his dog Coco, Laurie V. Steele of Paws2Help and Christie Banks of SUNNY 104.3 with her dogs Winnie and CiCi raise a toast to the upcoming “Pup Crawl” taking place on Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach Saturday, Oct. 8.
cities perform. It runs for two hours each week, starting on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Each session will be held at a different location on Wednesdays through Nov. 16. Participants will learn about Wellington’s council, parks and recreation, administration, public works, building department, redevelopment department and volunteer services. The free class is open to the first 20 adult applicants. Register by contacting the vil-
lage’s communications manager, Kristina Ciuperger, at (561) 753-2585 or send an e-mail to KristinaC@wellingtonfl.gov.
Lupus support group holds monthly meetings
Each second Monday of the month through June, a Lupus Support Group meets at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach. The group provides a relaxed, supportive atmosphere in which people can share their feelings, learn about lupus and other related syndromes, and hear informative professional speakers. The meetings are open to everyone from patients to family members to friends. For more information, call the Lupus Foundation at (800) 339-0586.
Clematis Street goes to the dogs thanks to ‘Pup Crawl’
It will be a dog day afternoon – and morning – on Saturday, Oct. 8 as Paws2Help, a not-profit animal clinic, hosts “Pup Crawl” in the 200 block of Clematis
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Bring the Major Leagues to Wellington
Baseball fans, you can help local travel baseball coach Marc Kramer bring Major League players to Wellington. Kramer, an assistant 11-andunder travel baseball coach, is one of four finalists in the PepsiMAX Field of Dreams promotion, where fans had the opportunity this summer to cast their votes to create their ideal team of legends. For every ballot cast, fans
Protect yourself and your family from the seasonal flu. Individuals 18 and older without easy access to a flu shot can get one free on Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Vickers House South, 3801 Georgia Ave. in West Palm Beach. The single shot protects against both the seasonal flu and the H1N1 strain. The Palm Beach County Health Department, which is administering the shots, encourages pregnant women, people with long-term health problems, weakened immune systems, nursing home residents or people who live with or care for those at high risk for flu, including infants to get vaccinated. No need to pre-register. Shots will be given on a first-come basis. For more information, call Vickers House at (561) 804-4975.
Calling all artists!
Visual artists, this is your chance to greet visitors arriving at PBIA through your artwork. Palm Beach County is looking for visual art pieces to display at Palm Beach International Airport. Deadline for entries is Nov. 2, and there’s a $10 application fee for Palm Beach County’s Art in Public Places Program. Work will be on display from Nov. 16 through March 14, 2012. For more information, go online to pbcgov.com/fdo/art/ artists/currentcalls.htm.
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COMMUNITY ROUND-UP Royal Palm Beach
Village’s current flagship parks project proves to be anything but common Rolling hills, winding lakes, a driving range and a Great Lawn will soon transform the heart of the village into the focal point for leisure and community activities. By ANGIE FRANCALANCIA Neighborhood News Group
ROYAL PALM BEACH — Rolling hills rising 14 feet above the landscape, large winding lakes and a central 3-story sporting center will soon combine to make Royal Palm Beach Commons the place to gather for leisure and community activities. Construction began earlier this year on the second phase of Royal Palm Beach’s own grand leisure space at Royal Palm Beach and Poinciana boulevards. Once an antiquated, flat golf course built in the late 1950s to help attract buyers to new South Florida homes in Royal Palm Beach and The Acreage, Royal Palm Beach is transforming it into its equivalent of New York’s Central Park. It will open next summer. “We’re pushing to have our Fourth of July celebration there,” Mayor Matty Mattioli said. “When it’s finished, there’s going to be gazebos around the lake so you can get out of the sun, a great lawn. The building is going to be a 3-story building, and it will be available for rentals and weddings.” Royal Palm Beach bought the shuttered 162-acre course for about $4.5 million in 2005, about six months after it had been closed, and then designed it to be the village’s primary public gathering place. The entire project is expected to cost about $18 million. “We’ve worked over a long period of time to make this happen,” Royal Palm Beach Engineer Chris Marsh said. “We were fortunate enough to have the funding.” The first phase, which encompassed digging the lakes and shaping the land, was completed about a year ago, he said. Digging lakes and creating oversized berms provides the surrounding homes with privacy and gives the land its focal points, said Royal Palm Beach Project
Engineer Brett A. Johnson. The village will extend Poinciana Boulevard to be the main entrance into Royal Palm Beach Commons. But to get the whole scope of the space, one must go inside. With 162 acres, Royal Palm Beach Commons will be by far the largest public space in the village, far surpassing the size of any other of its parks. It’s a little larger than twice the size of Seminole Palms Park off Lamstein Lane. The design is a melding of active and passive recreation with plenty of open spaces for family picnics or Frisbee throwing, lakes for kayaking and a driving range and practice putting green. At one time, Royal Palm Beach planned to keep a linear 9-hole golf course on the edge of the property nearest the homes, allowing adjacent homes to remain on a golf course as they had been for decades. But there isn’t the budget to construct and maintain golf greens, Johnson said. In addition, the village didn’t want to bring competition to other area golf courses. The areas will be shaped like golf greens, but maintained simply as green areas, Johnson said. Poinciana Boulevard will provide the entrance to the property just south of the Harvin building, bisecting the property diagonally. On the south side of the road will be the 10-acre Great Lawn area and the majority of the site’s 20
acres of lakes. The focal point is the 3-story 10,000-square foot sporting center overlooking the Great Lawn that juts into the lakes. From the third floor of the octagonal building, people can view the
entire park. While the bottom floor will serve as a storage and rental space for kayaks and other gear, the second and third floors are designed so they can be rented for banquets, weddings and other gatherings. On one side of the building will be a large brick paver area surrounded by interactive fountains “probably twice the size of the one at Veterans Park,” Village Engineer Chris Marsh said. And on the opposite side facing the Great Lawn will be a gathering space called the banquet garden that will hold about 100 people under open fabric shade structures, he said. For now, the second phase is the final phase for Royal Palm Beach. But Royal Palm Beach Commons holds the possibility of more in the future. Royal Palm Beach leaders always anticipated working with other agencies who could provide facilities like a senior center, an arts center or a Boys and Girls Club on parts of the land. Royal Palm Beach is working with a consultant to study whether the village should make 10 acres at the entrance to the property available for senior housing, Village Manager Ray Liggins said. There will be two public meetings to gather information from the community, one on Oct. 12 and one on Nov. 9, each from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center.
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NICE AND EASY by Ernie Zimmerman
We need big ideas to save the U.S. Postal Service Instead of throwing away those postage-paid return envelopes stuck inside junk mail, send 'em back! The United States Post Office is in deep financial trouble and it's up to all of us to help bail them out. This is especially important to me because, as many readers already know, I have a huge fetish for junk mail. I love all my mail, but junk mail holds a special place in my heart. (Please don't tell the Post Office I call it junk mail, they don't like to use that term.) Why do I love junk mail so? I really believe there's "gold" in them there credit card offers, dealership come-ons and dozens of other letters designed to make me part with a dollar. I actually read every piece of mail I receive from top to bottom. And everyday without fail I profit, thanks to that junk mail. As you can see I'm a big fan of the post office. I also respect and admire the folks who work there, especially my mailman. The postmaster general has been in the news lately with some good and also not-so-good ideas on how to save the Post Office some money.
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A couple of his not-so-good ideas are cutting out Saturday delivery, thereby cutting the workforce by over 20 percent. Last I looked we have more than enough unemployed folks in this country – we don't need any more. He's even (dare I say this?) mentioned going to a three-day delivery system or closing down the Post Office as we know it altogether. Just the thought sends shivers down my spine. The layoffs would be done by breaking labor agreements. I'm sure the postal union was very unhappy to hear that bit of news. I guess the postmaster general doesn't have too much use for binding union contracts. During the past four years the postal service has lost over $20 billion. Over that same time mail volume has dropped by over 20 percent (but not at my house, as I'm on every mailing list I can think of). It's only common sense if you're losing 20 percent of your business you will most likely lose at least 20 percent of your
income. Of course, some folks in higher management just don't get that message. (I guess some in the post office were promoted using The Peter Principle.) Any fool can see that the post office needs to take in more income. That's why I have come up with a couple ideas that will take the post office out of the red and make it profitable. If everyone out there does what I do, we'll no longer hear stories about how much money the postal service is losing. First, we must all understand that e-mail, twitter, direct deposit, UPS, FedEx and facebook are all things that have hurt the post office. And in my book, what's bad for the post office must be bad for America. Starting immediately, we must stop using direct deposit, and no more paying bills online either. Instead, let your friendly mail carrier deliver all of your checks and bills. Then, of course, mail your bills back to whomever you owe the money to. And keep sending birthday cards through the mail– messages sent from your computer can be so impersonal. I have saved the biggest money maker for last. Ever notice those postage-paid return envelopes stuck inside
a lot of the junk mail? For years, I've returned these envelopes, sealed with unwanted coupons that I've collected. Sure, the companies that receive these letters back have to pay 55 cents each, but hey, they're getting at least 75¢ worth of coupons, so I figure they're actually coming out ahead. I also mail out all the postcards that fall out of magazines. These post cards also require more postage from the company that it's addressed to. If everyone in the country would do as I do, the post office would be rolling in money. If you have any ideas on how to keep the post office in the money, send them to me at ez@palmswestmonthly.com. Better yet, send your ideas snail mail, your mail carrier will appreciate it. Ernie Zimmerman, a retired New York City police officer and Vietnam veteran, walks at least three miles a day and takes life nice and easy in Wellington, where he and his wife Sharon have lived for more than 27 years.
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Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane and Jonah Hill stars as Peter Brand in Columbia Pictures’ “Moneyball.”
‘Moneyball’ doesn't quite knock it out of the park By CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Writer
You don’t have to know about VORP – or WHIP, or OPS – to enjoy “Moneyball,” the story of how a bunch of stat geeks changed the way baseball teams assess and acquire players. Sure, it helps if you’re a fan of the sport and if you’ve read Michael Lewis’ breezy and engaging best-seller “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game.” Sabermetrics – the process of applying statistical formulas, rather than onfield appearance and general makeup, to determine a player’s worth – wouldn’t seem like an inherently cinematic topic. But Lewis made lesser-known guys like Scott Hatteberg and Chad Bradford leap off the page. And the cajoling patter from Billy Beane, the Oakland A’s general manager who pioneered this experimental philosophy, would seem tailor-made for screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, who co-wrote the script along with fellow veteran scribe Steven Zaillian. Still, what’s most pleasing about the film doesn’t really have to do with baseball. As Beane, Brad Pitt is at his charismatic best – a little weary, a little weathered, but that complexity only makes him more
appealing. He’s persistent and persuasive as he tries to change the mindset of the baseball lifers who surround him. We see him rage in his infamously volatile fashion when things go wrong, but we also see him make himself vulnerable: He’s embracing this approach as a result of his own failure. Tall, good-looking and naturally athletic – a five-tool guy, as they say – Beane was a highlytouted high school prospect who turned down a scholarship to Stanford to play for the New York Mets. But his professional career was brief, and he never lived up to the hype. This inspired him to value players for more pragmatic reasons than the traditional methods old-school scouts use. The most important thing, he reasoned, is getting on base. And some of the players who get on base most often happen to be undervalued, perhaps older or a little banged-up, and they come
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at bargain prices – which is crucial when you’ve got a fraction of the payroll of big-market teams. As he ventures into this brave new world at the start of the 2002 season, having lost in agonizing fashion to the New York Yankees in the 2001 post-season, his trusty sidekick is Peter Brand, a 25-year-old Yale economics graduate and follower of sabermetrics guru Bill James. (The character is an amalgamation of several young, up-and-coming baseball executives who subscribed to this belief). Jonah Hill is at his best here, too, as Brand: the perfect foil for a force of nature like Beane. Halting and almost humorless, Hill ultimately finds the quiet confidence in this character, and he and Pitt bounce off each other beautifully. The scenes in which they banter represent the best “Moneyball” has to offer. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
MAJOR CREDITS: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright and Chris Pratt RATED PG-13 (for some strong language) RUNNING TIME: 126 minutes
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Yes, they’re talking about baseball, but the intelligence of their interactions and the bond they forge transcend sport. And watching them upend a bastion of American culture can be thrilling. Similarly, though, the things that are wrong with the movie have nothing to do with baseball, either. Insiders and hardcore fans will probably find reasons to nitpick, as is their wont; if there’s a group of people more obsessed with details and arcania than movie nerds, it’s baseball nerds. But more fundamentally, there’s a problem with the pacing in director Bennett Miller’s film. Miller’s feature debut was “Capote,” which earned Philip Seymour Hoffman a best-actor Oscar (and Hoffman shows up here in a barely developed role as A’s manager Art Howe, who bucks Beane at every opportunity). As rich a character study as “Capote” was, it also offered suspense as it traced the author’s rise and
fall. “Moneyball” never feels like it’s building toward anything, even if you know how the A’s season unfolded that year. It plays out in starts and stops, and then all of a sudden, we’re in the midst of the team’s historic 20-game win streak. Perhaps this is a product of the script’s development in pieces, with Zaillian starting it, Steven Soderbergh (who initially was set to direct) revising it and Sorkin submitting the final draft. Whatever the cause, the end result often feels disjointed. A subplot involving Beane’s daughter, which wasn’t part of the book, also seems like a wedged-in device to humanize him. And ultimately it seems odd to romanticize this figure who sought to strip the sport of its long-held romanticism. But like the A’s themselves at this time, “Moneyball” has enough unlikely pieces that do work – and it generates enough underdog goodwill – to make you want to stick around for the final out.
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Beach, just a few miles east of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington. Spectators will have the chance to view some of the most impressive dressage exhibitions in the world at this fun, relaxing event. The Axel Johnson Group again is sponsoring the entire World Dressage Masters circuit, which spans events in several nations and invites the world’s top dressage horse/athlete teams to compete against one another. The World Dressage Masters is one of many dressage events that Wellington Classic Dressage brings to the area.
The season begins with the Wellington Classic Autumn Challenge set for Oct. 23, followed by the Holiday Challenge in December. Other highlights include the Wellington Classic Spring Challenge CD13 in February, the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II CDIW in March and the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge III national show in April. For more information and a full calendar of Wellington Classic Dressage events, go online to wellingtonclassicdressage.com or call (561) 227-1570.
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Loxahatchee-based non-profit saves horses from slaughter, starvation and other abuses By LAURA DANOWSKI Neighborhood News Group
At the beginning of 2011, our farm was home to six horses. We now have two, which translates to four empty stalls and acres of unmunched pasture. A well-intending friend with “zero” horse experience suggested we rescue some horses. The method to his madness was if we brought them to the farm, fattened them up and trained them for sale we could make money. My boyfriend Mark was born and raised on a thoroughbred race farm. He laughed openly at the suggestion and continued cleaning a stall. Our friend turned to me and waited for enthusiastic affirmation of his brilliant idea. After long consideration I finally said, “The only way to make a small fortune in horses is to start with a large fortune.” From the bottom of my heart, I wish we could rescue the wasted and forgotten. Our friend was stunned by the basic numbers to maintain a healthy, “backyard” horse for a month. A loose average includes: $150 for wood shavings in the stall; five 50-pound bags of grain at $20 per bag and a 50-pound bale of hay every third day at $20 per bale. Quick math yields $450. Then there is foot care: $200ish. There are routine veterinary inoculations and – God forbid – emergency care. You now flirt with $700 per month. None of this includes labor to feed and clean, property maintenance, nor does it include time to ride and train. Rescued horses come with additional and costly problems like malnutrition, lameness, unattended wounds and behavioral issues similar to a child in mismanaged foster programs. Pure Thoughts, Inc., in Loxahatchee, is an all-volunteer 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to saving the lives of horses, yearlings and foals that were bound for slaughter, victims of starvation, neglect and abuse. Horse welfare is their primary concern and to date Pure Thoughts has helped over 1,400 horses. Seeing profit as a myth, our friend asked, “Where do horses needing rescue come from?” In brief: human nature’s continued, self-service of immediate needs that have no regard for long-term consequence of the action. This includes those who fancy themselves as breeders and tinker on whim with sire and dam combinations; industry that thrives on rapid ascension in competition and, unfortunately, people who can no longer afford their horses. Pure Thoughts’ mission statement brings depth and condition to the plight of rescued horses. “… based on the realization we, as a nation, have domesticated these horses and must
take responsibility for their lives. To use a horse only as long as it fulfills our needs, then subject it to physical and/or mental abuse and possibly subsequent death, whether on the slaughterhouse floor, abandoned in a field no longer being cared for, or left in a stall no longer being provided its’ physical needs is a violation of that horse’s right.” For more information on its selfless program and rescue success go online to PureThoughtsHorseRescue.com. Where do the non-rescued horses end-up? Most go to auction for a slim chance at another career. The remainder are purchased and transported for slaughter in Mexico and Canada. Their “green mile” is not humane. Benevolent legislation recently outlawed transporting horses in double-decker trailers due to neck and back injuries. My interpretation: if a horse’s leg, back or neck is broken during transport and you need a forklift to remove it from the trailer, takes time and cuts into profit. Do horses – or any other domestic animals – have rights? What about animals specifically bred for process and slaughter as food? The 2009 Robert Kenner film “Food, Inc.” provides an eyepopping look at where our food comes from, the production process and how to improve affordability. It is not focused on blood-n-guts, but rather objectively covers aspects including lobbyists and special interest powers that ban FDA monitoring of food production. Really?!? Another point of the film compares corn-fed “food” cattle verses pasture-fed cattle. According to the film a cow’s stomach is not designed to process large amounts of corn, hence disease from fermented, undigested food resides in the stomach. A solution-oriented segment has Walmart executives visiting an organic dairy farm and negotiating to carry their products. Consumers’ opinions count! The economy being what it is, the opinion that it’s acceptable for horses to be used as a food source may carry more merit than say, 10 years ago. But opinions are like belly buttons – we all have one – and my belly button says stop excess and wasteful production and find a better way to make good foods affordable to everyone. Laura Danowski is the owner of Heads-Up Media, specializing in equestrian promotion. A former circuit competitor, she now resides on her layup facility in Loxahatchee.
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COMMUNITY ROUND-UP 9/11 Remembered
Communities pay tribute on 10th anniversary of 9/11
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Hector Gonzalez, Palm Beach County Firefighter of the Year, performs the bell salute in honor of fallen firefighters on Sunday, Sept. 11, during the Wellington observance of the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks, as New York firefighter Ron Parker (rear) and state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto look on. The commemoration included a parade, gun salute, speeches by fire-rescue, sheriff’s and village officials, presentation of the colors and a moment of silence in the Wellington Amphitheater.
By BOB MARKEY II Neighborhood News Group
With respect, promises to remember and tears, more than 1,000 people commemorated the 10th anniversary of the nation’s greatest day of terror, as Wellington dedicated its Patriot Memorial Sept. 11. The theme in Wellington, and at a smaller ceremony in Royal Palm Beach, was not to forget what Islamic terrorists did in destroying the two World Trade Center towers in New York City with two passenger planes and flying two others into a field in Pennsylvania and the Pentagon
in Washington, D.C. Danny Shea got the message 10 years ago as a New York police officer trying to rescue his brethren at Ground Zero. In Wellington, as a Palm Beach County sheriff’s detective 10 years later, he was allowing his son Justin, 2, and daughter Madison, 4, to take in the memories. “It’s a sad day,” Shea said as he and hundreds of others watched a solemn parade of police officers, firefighters and their equipment move along Forest Hill Boulevard, ending at the amphitheater.
“You don’t want to forget something like that – all those people who lost their lives. I want the kids to see how it was, and this year, not to forget.” Wellington Vice Mayor Matt Willhite, a county firefighter who spearheaded construction of the almost $500,000 memorial, said it was a fine day to “celebrate the lives of those lost.” Ronald J. Parker, a New York firefighter who was among the first responders, brought tears to the crowd as he graphically told the story of Ground Zero on that “horrible, terrible, nightmarish day – the day that changed the world we live in, forever.” He urged Americans to continue helping one another as they did in the hours and days following 9/11. “Please let us continue those gestures in remembrance of those who made the supreme sacrifice,” Parker said. Willhite read a letter from President George W. Bush, say-
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Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue and city firefighters, sheriff’s deputies and other police officers parade on Forest Hill Boulevard in Wellington Sunday, Sept. 11, in remembrance of the terror attacks on 9/11.
ing in part, “The memory of that day is fresh and so is the pain.” The Patriot Memorial, which features a large fountain around a perpetual flame, glass panels etched with the victims’ names and 30-feet of steel beams from between the 69th and 71st floors of Tower II, represents a “common goal, to stand united,” said Willhite, who also defended the project, which was criticized for being hundreds of thousands of dollars over cost estimates. “Why not Wellington?” he asked. “Everyone in this village was affected on that fateful day in 2001.” In RPB, Mayor Matty Mattioli, Fire-Rescue and PBSO officials
laid a memorial wreath in Veterans Park, scouts recited the Pledge of Allegiance and, as in Wellington, politicians praised the first responders and civilian helpers, as well as the victims. Doug LeValley, who led a South Florida FEMA team to Ground Zero for three weeks of search and rescue work, urged the several hundred on hand to always remember the victims and families who lost them. Nineteen people were responsible for the greatest acts of terror,” said LeValley, “But they are not going to get us. We are going to prevail. I am still proud to be an American. This is the best country in the world.”
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Visitors take a photo of a name on a glass panel at the Patriot Memorial Sunday, Sept. 11, in Wellington.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard presents the colors at Veterans Park to begin Royal Palm Beach’s “Never Forget” commemoration of the 9/11 terror attacks. Several hundred people participated in the event, which started with a flagraising by the Fire-Rescue Platform 29 Team and Pledge of Allegiance by Boy Scoput Troop 111 and Cub Pack 120.
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The Highwaymen were at the top of their culture in the 1960s. They painted scenes of surging ocean waves washing ashore sandy beaches with palm trees swayed by the winds. These 26 African-American artists painted during the week in their garages and backyards on inexpensive Upson board, similar to Masonite says Puchstein. On weekends, they earned their name by traveling along Highway A1A and other South Florida roadways selling their artwork to businesses, offices and hotels. Peters had a Highwayman painting depicting a sailing ship on a turbulent sea. Rare because of its subject matter, but the product of a true Highwayman, Samuel Newton, still in its original frame. Estimated today at $2,500 to $3,000, in the ‘60s these paintings sold for a mere $15 to $25 each, she said. Civil War memorabilia attracts curious history buffs to Robert Matis’ collection of handguns, army-issued swords darkened by time, rustic bayonets and elegant old pewter that may have witnessed plantation parties in shinier days. His primitive Indian relics include framed sets of 600-year-old arrowheads. A few isles over, dealer Jan Raber’s World War I art deco sign sat propped against a table topped with handmade American country and folk art. She can give a detailed account about each element of this sign from the cracked-paint finish to
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dating the folksy, Prussian-style German eagle. A lady from Miami, who didn’t want to be named, attends every show. “I especially like the jewelry and crystal dishes. My husband collects Civil War postcards and old American historical things.” Gus Dukeman, who said he collects “everything antique,” recently offered for market a pair of massive rattan club chairs he dated about 1940. “These would really make a statement in someone’s home.
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Town council selects new management company By ANGIE FRANCALANCIA Neighborhood News Group
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council selected Underwood Management Services Group to provide it with a town manager, and doing so, gets a man who has lived most of his working life in the surrounding community and who has worked throughout South Florida. Mark Kutney, a Wellington resident and whose previous experience includes work in Greenacres, Titusville, Davie, Hallandale and Belle Glade, will become Loxahatchee Groves’ Town Manager. Kutney is an associate with Underwood Management Services, founded by William F. “Bill” Underwood. While Loxahatchee Groves continues to operate with a contract management style government, Kutney says he believes he’ll be spending 40-plus hour a week in Loxahatchee Groves. “I think we want to stabilize the operations of the city and I think we probably want to take it to the next level, start to make continuous improvements,” Kutney said. Town Council members who supported Underwood Management Services in the 3-2 vote cited the principals’ past experience garnering grants for
their cities. “Underwood Management has gotten millions and millions of dollars in grant money,” Councilman Ron Jarrel said. “We need to start getting some grants.” Jarriel was joined by Councilmen Jim Rocket and Ryan Liang in favor of Underwood Management. This is the second time Underwood Management has been considered for the position in Loxahatchee Groves. Frank A. Spence, whom the council chose not to retain, was selected over Underwood Management in 2009. That decision rested in part because Underwood Management had filed suit against Belle Glade, its former contract employer, for breach of contract. Underwood is Director of Financial Services for Oakland Park and will continue in that position. Underwood previously served as Financial Services Director for Davie, director of administrative services in Stuart, and in the late 1990s was Finance Director of Belle Glade. Underwood Management Services requested $250,625 to provide the town’s management, which will include the town manager, town clerk and financial services.
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It’ll be a spooky October in downtown West Palm Beach By THE DOWNTOWN GAL Neighborhood News Group
To all of my fun-loving Halloween-obsessed comrades, it’s time to rejoice: October is here! Yes, the time to rake the fall leaves and sip on warm apple cider as we cuddle near the fireplace has finally arrived. Oh wait… we’re in South Florida! It’s time to have a blast under the sun with plenty of creepy and fun events Downtown – rakes and sweaters not required! First up is Scream on the Green on the Waterfront. That’s right, my favorite outdoor movie night is getting in on the spooky fun with a movie fit for the whole family. The fun begins Friday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. with the film, “Hocus Pocus.” Geared toward children and tweens, this PG- rated movie follows three sister witches who are resurrected in Salem, Mass. on Halloween to wreak havoc on the small town. If you haven’t seen the film, this is your chance. It’s campy and fun which are the two ingredients for a great Halloween movie. It might even be fun to bring the kids (and pets) in costume so that they get the whole “Happy Halloween” experience! If stories of Salem awaken your interest in the scarcely
discussed creepy details of Halloween, then be sure to check out the “History of Mystery” walking tours. A turnof-the-century woman, straight out of West Palm Beach’s settling era, will lead the 40-minute walking tour and share stories of ghosts, rumors and scarcely discussed tales that have transpired on Downtown’s historic streets. The tours will take place every Thursday and Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. and runs Oct. 13-28. Tickets are $5 and the tours begin at O’Shea’s at 531 Clematis St. and finish on Downtown’s awesome waterfront. This year the tours are limited to only 20 people each night so make sure you call and RSVP for your spot! Speaking of the walking dead, zombies will be officially slithering into the downtown area Thursday, Oct. 27 for the 2nd Annual “Zombie Crawl” during Clematis by Fright from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Zombie Crawls are when seemingly normal people dress up as zombies to march through the town and street on parade. Thousands of zombies attend these types of events and even more people come out to witness the scene. Zombies are encouraged to arrive before 8 p.m. at
Clematis by Night in Centennial Square and then stagger down Clematis and check out some zombie-friendly establishments that will offer special discounts and drink specials to all of those dressed to impress. Of course, how can any Halloween to-do list in South Florida be complete without mentioning Moonfest? Last year, an estimated 50,000 people came to Clematis Street to take part in the outrageous Halloween event. I could barely move down-
bie heart’s content. I’ll see you (in costume) Downtown! The Downtown Gal is a regular contributor to Palms West Monthly. She lives, works and plays in Downtown West Palm Beach and keeps our readers abreast of the latest events and goingson there.
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facilities are hard to retrofit, so this facility will be ready for them, Hays said. “Patients we care for on floors now used to be in ICU.” Individual patient rooms need to have space for more monitoring equipment today, he said. In addition, the private rooms help reduce privacy issues and infection issues “and people in this community want that kind of service.” With a focus on new technology, each of the two new patient floors will have multiple
nursing stations, and each new room will have a computer station, allowing nurses and physicians to spend more time at the patient’s bedside. The new tower will also provide space to expand ante-partum services that allows women with high-risk pregnancies who risk delivering early to delay delivery in the hospital as long as possible. The expansion is expected to add 100 full-time positions to Wellington Regional’s staff.
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Outside the Neighborhood Alaska woman punches bear in snout to save dog
JUNEAU, Alaska — A woman says she knows it was stupid to punch a black bear in the snout to save her dog. But Brooke Collins says the attack happened so fast that all she could think about is keeping her dachshund, Fudge, from being killed. The 22-year-old says as soon as she let her dogs out one day in early September, Fudge started barking and she saw the bear carrying him like a salmon. Collins told the Juneau Empire she did the first thing she thought of and punched the bear's face and scooped away her dog when it let go. The startled bear took off through bushes to a mountain. Fudge suffered some claw and bite marks, but they weren't deep. Collins says he appeared to be more shocked than injured.
Man reports own parking violation to Conn. police
SHELTON, Conn. — A Connecticut man was so upset about the lack of parking enforcement in his town that he parked his car illegally in a handicapped space and called police over a dozen times. When they showed up, they subdued him with a stun gun and arrested him.
Shelton police say they had to use the stun gun on Michael Andes after he became combative and screamed at officers that they weren't doing their job. He was charged with breach of peace, interfering with an officer and was given a parking ticket.
Roosevelt Smith III and Joseph Peel, both of Jonesboro, now face burglary and theft charges. “I just wanted to see my house from the air, but to see something like that is a complete mood change. I feel like I was really lucky,“ Lynn said.
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BAY, Ark. — An Arkansas man who wanted to capture aerial photos of his home during his first plane ride instead helped catch two men burglarizing it. Steven Lynn said he could see the two taking items from his house. “I looked down, and sure enough, there was a truck hooked onto a trailer, and guys were loading stuff up,“ Lynn told The Jonesboro Sun. “It didn't seem to faze them that we were buzzing over in an airplane; we got down pretty low.“ Lynn called an uncle who lives nearby and 911. Craighead County Sheriff's deputy Phillip Wheaton said the two men unloaded the trailer and left the scene when the uncle arrived. But the pilot and Lynn's uncle followed them until they were stopped near Bay by Wheaton and two other officers. “They were giving us turn by turn directions and giving us a description by county road,“ Wheaton told television station KAIT. The two men in the truck,
OGDEN, Utah — A 101-yearold Utah woman says a paraglide ride complete with a few aerial tricks was the perfect way to usher in her next century. KSL-TV reports Mary Hardison of Ogden glided to a gentle landing recently after flying hundreds of feet in the air with an instructor. Hardison was determined to give the high-flying adventure a shot because she didn't want to be outdone by her 75-year-old son after he tried it. Hardison and instructor Kevin Hintze walked off the edge of a hill and let the strong winds take them. Hardison's children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren watched and cheered. Hardison says she's ready to go again.
Squirrel blamed for flag thefts from Ohio memorial TOLEDO, Ohio — Police in Ohio have discovered that small flags being swiped from a police memorial were being
squirreled away. Two Toledo officers watched on recently as a squirrel quickly snatched a flag off its wooden dowel and ran off with it. Lt. James Brown told The Blade newspaper the bushy-tailed critter was too quick to catch. Later, police noticed a squirrel hanging out on a tree branch outside a third-floor window at their headquarters building. They also spotted a squirrel's nest made of leaves and branches – and at least two of the little flags. Brown says at least three of the flags have gone missing in recent days. He's careful to point out he can't prove all were the work of the same squirrel.
Gumby calls it a robbery, clerk thinks it's a joke
SAN DIEGO — Gumby has surrendered. San Diego police say the man accused of trying to rob a convenience store recently dressed as the famous claymation character turned himself in with an alleged accomplice. Detective Gary Hassen tells the San Diego UnionTribune that Jacob Kiss and Jason Giramma voluntarily went to police headquarters. He says Kiss brought the Gumby suit and turned it in as well. Police say Kiss, dressed in a Gumby costume, and Giramma went into a 7-Eleven in Rancho Penasquitos on Labor Day claiming to have a gun and demanding money, but costume trouble and a skeptical clerk thwarted the would-be robber. Kiss demanded money, but the 7-Eleven clerk thought it was a joke and ignored the green character, telling him he was cleaning up and didn't have time to waste Hassen. “You don't think this is a robbery? I have a gun, gun,” the costumed man said, fumbling inside his costume as if trying to retrieve a weapon, Hassen said. But the green gloves seemed to get in the way, and rather than pull a gun, he dropped 26 cents on the floor, Hassen said. San Diego's KGTV News reported that the clerk told his boss he didn't know who Gumby was and described the character in the store as a “green SpongeBob SquarePants. SquarePants.”
Arizona street sign warns of 'rogue panda'
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Authorities are assuring residents there are no rogue pandas roaming the city after some pranksters got creative with an electronic street sign. The Arizona Department of Transportation-controlled sign was set up to warn drivers not to make left turns at a busy intersection. But motorists heading to work on September morning got an entirely different message: “Rogue panda on rampage.“ A passer-by reported the hacked sign to police at about 3 a.m. Aug. 22. Transportation Department spokeswoman Mackenzie Nuno says the sign was restored to its original message by 11 a.m. She says the agency has no suspects, but she noted the hackers would have needed specialized equipment to change the sign. Flagstaff police Lt. Ken Koch tells the Arizona Daily Sun that residents can rest assured there are no problems with rogue pandas in the city.
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JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT
This Month in History Oct. 28, 1636: Harvard College was founded in Massachusetts. Oct. 8, 1871: Deadly fires broke out in Chicago and Peshtigo, Wisc. The Chicago fire claimed more than 200 lives and destroyed more than 17,000 buildings. The Peshtigo blaze claimed an estimated 1,500 lives and scorched 1.28 million acres of timberland. Oct. 21, 1879: Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. Oct. 26, 1881: The “Gunfight at the OK Corral” took place in Tombstone, Ariz., as Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and “Doc” Holliday shot it out with Ike Clanton’s gang. Three members of Clanton’s gang were killed; Earp’s brothers were wounded. Oct. 4, 1895: The first U.S. Open golf tournament was held, at the Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. Oct. 24, 1901: Anna Edson Taylor, a 43-year-old widow, became the first person to survive going over Niagara
Falls in a barrel. Oct. 29, 1929: “Black Tuesday” descended upon the New York Stock Exchange. Prices collapsed amid panic selling and thousands of investors were wiped out as America’s Great Depression began. Oct. 19, 1936: H.R. Ekins of the New York World-Telegram beat out Dorothy Kilgallen of the New York Journal and Leo Kieran of The New York Times in a round-the-world race on commercial flights that lasted 18½ days. Oct. 8, 1956: Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series to date as the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0. Oct. 26, 1958: Pan American Airways flew its first Boeing 707 jetliner from New York to Paris; the trip took eight hours and 41 minutes. Oct. 18, 1968: The U.S. Olympic Committee suspended two black athletes for giving a black power salute as a protest during a victory ceremony in Mexico City.
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HANDED DOWN by Jim Page ACROSS 1 Pearly gem 5 “Be still!” 10 Time machine’s destination 14 Dunn or Ephron 15 First of a series 16 Lumbago, e.g. 17 Pinto pusher? 20 “We ___ Overcome” 21 Sherman’s maid on “The Jeffersons” 22 CPR pro 23 ___ de Cologne 25 Misquote, e.g. 27 Reunion neckwear? 34 Not to 35 Tollbooth location 36 Development developments 38 It’s often masked 40 Napoli love 42 Tuning fork’s output 43 Varnish ingredient 45 Ibsen’s “An ___ of the People”
47 It’s nailed 48 Where environmentalists put down their notes? 51 In the manner of 52 Alphabet sequence 53 Former airline 56 Front for pedic 60 Part of a dying fire 64 EPA concern 67 State pointblank 68 Susan Lucci role 69 Hemingway’s posthumous “The Garden of ___” 70 Catch one’s breath 71 Back-to-school item 72 For fear that DOWN 1 Cross to bear 2 Upscale 3 High-pressure ___ 4 Served soup 5 Health farm 6 Stay out of its way! 7 Major in astronomy?
8 Tannenbaum topper, perhaps 9 Jewish foundation 10 Ballet step 11 Cartoon supply company 12 Bedding item 13 Omar’s product 18 Fastening device 19 Where to find everyone 24 Pauley Pavilion squad 26 Sing Sing disorder 27 Word with tall or come to 28 Ready to fall out 29 “Hill Street Blues” actress 30 Environmentalist’s concern 31 Took part in a regatta 32 Overdo it onstage 33 Spanish title 34 Supporting 37 Neither fold nor raise 39 Costa ___
41 Little Caesars? (Abbr.) 44 Parachute material 46 Eastwood in “Rawhide” 49 ID checker 50 Lambaste 53 Anastasia’s father, e.g. (Var.) 54 “___ Got Tonight” (Bob Seger hit) 55 They’re good for tricks 57 Traffic sign word 58 Flag Alex Rieger’s vehicle 59 Start of a tale 61 Forecast 62 Makes do ( with “out”) 63 Jonathan Larson’s musical 65 Diner’s snippet 66 ___ es Salaam
Horoscope by Madame Hughes Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s assistance in finding Palm Beach County’s wanted fugitives. Melvin Copper is a black male born 12-784. He is 5-feet 11-inches tall and weighs 290 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos on both arms. His last known address is Finch Court in Royal Palm Beach. The suspect is wanted on a felony charge of Dealing in Stolen Property and False Verification of Ownership to a Pawnbroker. Marvin Woods is a black male born 11-1791. He is 5-feet 8-inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. His last known address is W. Cotton Bay Drive in West Palm Beach. The suspect is wanted on a felony charge of Aggravated Battery. Warrants checked on 9-15-11. Remain anonymous (don’t give your name) and you may be eligible for up to $1,000 reward.
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Call CrimeStoppers at (800) 458-TIPS (8477) or you can log on to www.crimestopperspbc.com.
Aries (March 21 - April 20) “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” You have an excellent position now, which is secure and a known quantity. The same cannot be said of the other options. Taurus (April 21 - May 21) If you are thinking a monastery or nunnery is where you belong after this last nightmare relationship, take a few deep breaths. You are much wiser now. You will move on with grace and confidence. Gemini (May 22 - June 21) You may think of yourself as an aristocrat or as one of the peasants. But, either way, your outgoing nature needs frequent socializing with your fellow man. Accept all party invitations and consider throwing one yourself. Cancer (June 22 - July 23) Just a reminder that when you “cry wolf,” you better have a good reason. People get desensitized if you become hyper over every little thing. Save the theatrics for the BIG stuff. Leo (July 24 - Aug. 23) Normally you don’t remember your dreams,
but lately yours have been vivid and easy to recall. Hard to say what to attribute that to, except possibly your normal routine has been thrown off. Virgo (Aug. 24 - Sept. 23) Being surrounded by treats of all kinds can jeopardize your waistline. Your willpower, though, is remarkable and usually keeps you from overdoing it and having to pay the price later. Libra (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) The stars are in proper alignment to help you juggle people, events and extra tasks. You will know which jobs to assume yourself, which ones to assign to others and everything will fall into place beautifully. Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) If golf is a metaphor for life, as many believe, then you’ve been avoiding the hazards, hitting all the fairways and making every putt. Even though the fortunes of golf can quickly reverse, this good stretch should last for a while. Sagittarius (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) What a time of celebration for you!
Getting back your good health and enthusiasm for life was your top priority and you have achieved that. Now you can delight in your present happy state, being surrounded by loving family members. Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) Forgiving and forgetting can be a pretty tall order sometimes, especially when hurt feelings are involved. At least concentrate on the forgiveness aspect; forgetting may come later. Aquarius (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) When dispensing with advice and cautionary tales, try to keep from “beating a dead horse.” Your friends, family and co-workers would appreciate it if you gave them credit for hearing and comprehending you the first time. Pisces (Feb. 20 - March 20) Differences of opinion must be tolerated and, in fact, welcomed. Just as we need the balance of “yin” and “yang,” so too do we need opposing viewpoints to keep us from becoming too lopsided and unbending.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS 12 Personals 13 Professional 14 Legal Notices 15 Special Occasions 16 Roommates Wanted 18 Lost & Found 19 Miscellaneous
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ANNOUNCEMENTS 12 Personals BURIED IN DEBT! Over $10,000 In Credit Cards? We CAN SAVE You Thousands! Call DEBT HELP EXPERTS. FREE Consultation: 1- 888-849-8260 PROTECT YOUR FAMILY! Get Your Home Security System FREE. Main Doors Protection, Motion Detectors, Police, Fire & Medical Keypad. Call Now 1- 866-566-9823 PSYCHIC BOUTIQUE – Readings by Lola. Crystals, Tarot Cards, Aura Cleansing & more. For appt. call 355-0036. RPB. SUSHI YAMA SIAM – Japanese & Thai cuisine. 12785 W. Forest Hill Blvd. 798-4288, www.BestSushiYama.com
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EMPLOYMENT
42 Professional/Sales 43 Personal Services 44 Trade 46 Part Time 48 Restaurant/Hotel 49 Miscellaneous Jobs
SILVER COINS WANTED. I pay more now! U.S., 20 times face value. Some foreign ok. Call John, (954) 263-3355.
REAL ESTATE
51 Rentals – WPB 52 Rentals – Palms West 53 Rentals – In State 54 Rentals – Out of State 55 For Sale – WPB 56 For Sale – Palms West 57 For Sale – In State 58 For Sale – Out of State
DIVORCE * BANKRUPTCY – Call (877) 797-8910 or online at www.cheapcourtdocs.com LOCATE MISSING PERSONS Background checks, Crim. Def., Boynton Investigations Lic. A1000175, 561-201-0773 PERSONAL TRAINING - Cer tified & Insured. Home or gym. Healthy Bodies by Helen. (561) 317-0742. Free consult.
HOUSE MATE – Room and bath in Wellington home. Pupil, retired or working person. (954) 296-3748
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING Specializing in professional murals and faux finishes. Professional inter i o r/ex te r i o r j o b s . L o c a l resident, welcome big or s m a ll j o b s . Ca ll a ny ti m e for free estimate. Ask for Gilberto, 398-4273.
14 Legal Notices 511 36TH STREET LAND TRUST was Est. 3/11/2011 and is applying for fictitious name registration with Florida Dept. Of State. Trustee- Richard Carey Beneficiary- Vincent DeAngelo
28 Tutoring AIR RIZZO – Personalized flight training for those who wish individualized tutoring and one on one instruction from a CFI-II-MEI-ATP and former 141 Commercial Chief Flight Instructor. Call Lawrence P. Rizzo. (561) 255-2751
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ADVERTISING SALES – Palms West Monthly has expanded and we’re looking for successful, experienced sales people! Flexible hours, great commission plan. Call Rob, 793-6397. PHOTOGRAPHER – Experienced photographer needed. Photojournalism background a plus. Call Rob, 793-6397. REPORTER – Freelance writer to cover council meetings, equestrian events, etc. Journ. degree, exp. required. Call Rob at 793-6397.
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24 General Maintenance
CARPET/UPHOLSTERY CLEANING D r i e s 2- 4 h r s . Pe t O d o r removal. Call Mike, 255-1493. DEBRA’S CLEANING Service Dependable, experienced, affordable. (561) 574-4031, Lic. & Ins. NEED MORE BUSINESS? Place a service ad in Palms West Monthly Classifieds today!
FIREARMS SAFETY CLASS for Florida Concealed Gun Permit. www.signalzero.net for more info. GIVE YOUR ROOMS A FRESH new look at affordable prices! Call a licensed pro today! (561) 307-4173. PET STAYCATION! – Pet Sitting in Wellington. Call Lisa at (561) 324-5747. PRESSURE CLEANING - Residential • Commercial • Industrial • Driveway Sealing • Roofs, • Walls • More! Squeak y Clean Pressure Cleaning, (561) 577-8080. www.Squeaky-Clean.me. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT – We take care of your investment: Rent, Collections, Maintenance. Reasonably priced. Call (561) 779-4620 or email seeta.homes@yahoo.com
ONE MAN’S TRASH is another man’s treasure. Sell your unwanted items for fast cash in Community Classifieds! PATIO FURNITURE LIKE NEW – Marble coffee table, silk tree, kids & adult bikes, Schwinn ex-bike. 603-1812.
16 Roommates Wanted
22 House Cleaning
46 Part Time
32 Household Items
13 Professional
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MERCHANDISE
32 Household Items 33 Furniture 34 Computers 35 Electronics 36 Automobiles 38 Miscellaneous 39 Wanted to Buy
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EMPLOYMENT 42 Professional/Sales WORK FROM HOME – All natural products made in USA. Make $$. 561-282-7648. www.SaferCheaperBetter.com.
43 Personal Services E X PERIENCED & RELI ABLE – Home Health Aides. English speaking, mature, certified in the care of Dementia and Alzheimer’s. 24 hour service. Call 434-2576. L E T U S D O T H E TA S K S t h a t keep you from other concerns. Offi ce work, bill pay, errands, barn chores. Local residents / lifetime horsemen with great attitudes and references. Seasonal / yearround. (561) 889-2344
REAL ESTATE 51 Rentals – WPB WHITEHALL CONDOS - Bldg 18-406: $1050/mo. (furn); B l d g 9 -20 2: $110 0 /m o. (unfurn); Bldg 1-406: $1050/ mo. (unfurn); Bldg 13-304: $10 0 0/mo. (unfurn); Bldg 13-203: $1100/mo. (unfurn); Bldg 7-302: $1050/mo.; Bldg 13 - 401: $110 0/mo. (LOP, furn); Bldg 15-304: $1000/ mo. (unfurn); Bldg 20-202: $1050/mo. (unfurn); All available NOW. Val Oliva, 7627702, Illustr. Prop. WHITEHALL VILLAGES & L.O.P. 2B/2Bth/Bonus Room with fabulous views-From $1050/ mo. Annual-Unfurnished/Furnished. Call Barry L. Salandro 561.632.8268 or Terry Cronin 561.346.6776 Village Realty Group www.BSalandro.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
55 For Sale – WPB BRITTANY VILLAGE - 3/2.5 with 2-car garage, wood & tile flooring, updated kitchen & appliances and updated baths. $164,000. Nikki Calabrese, Village Rlty. Group. 697-8449 CENTURY VILLAGE - Windsor A, 1BR, 1.5BA, corner unit. Totally renovated. Move right in. Call 309-7510.
56 For Sale – Palms West SELLERS, REGISTER YOUR HOME at www.wpbhomeandprope r t i e s .c o m f o r f a s t e f f i cient service or call Seeta Mahabir, 561-779-4620.
CROSSWORD ANSWERS
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