Palms West Monthly • October 2011 • Page 1
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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
Volume 1, Number 5
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
Photo by Bob Markey II/Palms West Monthly
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.
IT’S THE THRILL OF
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.
DISCOUNT COUPONS: Print
your own coupon by going online to wpbaf.com or send an e-mail to info@wpbaf.com.
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:
Call (941) 697-7475.
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