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Royal Palm Business profiles Dr. Paloma Reiter, who recently joined the local Glick Skin Institute office, where she works with founder Dr. Brad Glick. The office special izes in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology. Royal Palm Health catches up with orthodontist Dr. Randall Shults of Shults Orthodontics, who has expertise in all the latest technology. Finally, Royal Palm Table stops by Mario The Baker restaurant on State Road 7 to sample the taste-tempt ing, authentic Italian cuisine, which has been a South Florida staple for generations.
Named in honor of two longtime RPB community volunteers, the Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Fund has been helping students achieve their goals for nearly 20 years.
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Royal Palm Beach puts great pride in its wonderful system of parks, and part of keeping such a great park system for resi dents is making sure that regular updates are made. This issue, as part of our Royal Palm Today series, we visit Todd A. Robiner Park in the village’s La Mancha neighbor hood, which recently went through a ma jor renovation. If you haven’t visited lately, be sure to stop by.
We also profile Royal Palm Beach El ementary School Principal Tracy Ghettie, who aims to foster a family atmosphere at the school. Next, we take a look at the Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Schol arship Fund. Named after two longtime community volunteers, the fund raises money to support community youth.
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(Left to right) VIP guests included RPB Councilman Jeff Hmara, Dr. Joseph Kloba, RPB Mayor Fred Pinto, Michelle McGovern and Dan Splain; guest speaker Michelle McGovern addresses the graduates; student speaker Kellyan Hillman at the podium; and graduates recite the Nightingale Pledge.
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(Left to right) Jabari McCarthy gets pinned by Kellyan Hillman; Krystal Morgan pins Mikhale Morgan; Xiomara Azcano gets her pin; Paula pins her husband Donald Beauchesne; Elizabeth Stolkowski and Jabari McCarthy; and Elizabeth Stolkowski, director of the nursing program, with honors graduate Kellyan Hillman.
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The NRI Institute of Health Sciences held its 10th annual commencement exercises on Friday, Aug. 19 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. A total of 34 new registered nurses graduated with associate of science in nursing de grees. One graduate received an occupational associate degree in diagnostic medical sonography. Chief Adminis trative Officer Daniel Splain served as master of ceremo nies, while Royal Palm Beach Mayor Fred Pinto welcomed the attendees and the graduates’ families. Other distin guished guests included Royal Palm Beach Councilman Jeff Hmara. Michelle Oyola McGovern, corporate director of government and community relations for the Baptist Health System, was the graduation speaker. Honors gradu ate Kellyan Hillman was the student speaker at the event. The invocation and the benediction were pronounced by Dr. Joseph Kloba. Graduates were awarded their degrees by Elizabeth Stolkowski, director of the nursing program. They received their nursing pins from Dr. M.J. Duthie, asso ciate director of the program. The NRI Institute has been in Royal Palm Beach for 10 years and provides educational programs in nursing, diagnostic medical sonography and medical assisting.
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Shakespeare fans unfolded lawn chairs and broke out refreshments in front of the amphitheater at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park from Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, July 24 to enjoy performances of William Shakespeare’s play Richard II, adapted and produced by the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival free of charge. One of Shakespeare’s historical plays, it told the story of the ill-fated title character, performed by Seth Trucks.The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival has been bringing the Bard’s plays to life for more than 30 years at the Seabreeze Amphitheater at Carlin Park in Jupiter. The shows in Royal Palm Beach were added last year. For more information about the organization, visit www.pbshakespeare.org.
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Royal Palm Beach Elementary School Principal Tracy Ghettie tries to foster a family atmosphere among the faculty, staff and students.
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“I loved elementary school, and I have always loved it,” Ghettie said. “I attended a very small neighborhood school, where we had one class for
each grade level, kindergarten through sixth grade. I loved every one of my teachers and wanted to be like them when I grew up. I loved my elementa ry school principal. He would come to the classrooms and share books with us, and he knew every one of us by name.We were like a family all through elementary school.”
school, Juniata College, and her mas ter’s degree from Florida Atlantic Uni versity. The transition to Florida came easily.“During my senior year of college in cold, snowy Pennsylvania, Hurricane Andrew hit Homestead, and I wanted to come down and help,” Ghettie re called. “I was student teaching, and I was thinking about the impact on the schools and how families were strug gling. Plus, I had always vacationed at
Royal Palm Beach Elementary Principal Tracy Ghettie Aims To Foster A Family Atmosphere At The School
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Tracy Ghettie, principal at Royal Palm Beach Elementary School, spends her workdays overseeing faculty, staff and approximately 700 students across 30 classrooms.It’safarcry from the small elemen tary school she personally attended back in western Pennsylvania.
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Her career already mapped out, Ghettie received her bachelor’s de gree from another small Pennsylvania
Two people from her time in Paho kee were also great mentors.
“What I am most proud of is that Royal Palm sinceElementaryBeachhasremainedanA-ratedschoolweopened.”
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the North Carolina and Florida beach es. Then, as I graduated and began in terviewing, I went to a job fair in Pitts burgh and talked to a recruiter from Palm Beach County. I was so excited at the number of opportunities for teach ingInhere.”1993, Ghettie made the move permanently.Embracing South Florida’s warm weather and sunshine, Ghettie moved to Royal Palm Beach and taught at Pa hokee Elementary School for 14 years, but, as her young family grew, she found herself wanting to work closer to home. When her third child entered kindergarten, Ghettie entered a new phase of her life, too — she became the assistant principal at Royal Palm Beach Elementary School, which is located on Okeechobee Blvd. at the western edge of the Ghettievillage.said there were four pivotal people in her career who influenced her.“The first was definitely my moth er,” Ghettie said. “She was on the local
Principal Tracy Ghettie spent 14 years at Pahokee Elementary School before coming to Royal Palm Beach Elementary School.
had so much fun. There was so much laughter and joking around and mak ing sure our students and teachers were happy and learning. To be a good principal, you need a combination of all those things. Those four women helped me prioritize and balance. We need to have strong curriculum and fo cus; we need strong systems and rou tines; and we need positive relation ships with students and staff.”
Yet the job has not always been easy.“Making sure that students and staff were connected and safe and learning throughout the pandemic was a chal lenge,” Ghettie said. “But what I am most proud of is that Royal Palm Beach Elementary has remained an A-rated school since we opened, despite what we’ve faced throughout the past cou ple of Today,years.”atRoyal Palm Beach Elemen tary, Ghettie continues to foster the “family atmosphere” she enjoyed at her own elementary school in Pennsylva nia.
school board. She was a college profes sor. She ended up being vice president of a liberal arts college in Pennsylvania. I always grew up knowing how impor tant education was, because of her.”
Her predecessor at Royal Palm Beach Elementary School was also a key“Mymentor.lastprincipal here at Royal Palm Elementary, before I became principal, was Suzanne Watson,” Ghettie said.“We
— Tracy Ghettie
“When I worked at Pahokee, my principal at that time was Bettye Law son, and she gave me lots of leadership opportunities at the school — oppor tunities to grow as a teacher and as a leader. She certainly helped me focus on standards-based instruction and cur riculum. She helped me decide that I wanted to be a leader at a school,” Ghet tie said. “Also, Vivian Green at Pahokee Elementary was amazing. She helped me learn more about systems and rou tines and school security, as well as re lationships and curriculum.”
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Ghettie is also passing along the ed ucation baton to the next generation.
“I strive every day to get to know each student by name... I want to have that same atmosphere here, where students know that I love them and care for them and their families.”
For example, this year’s Back-toSchool Barbeque for current and former “Bobcats,” attracted 300 to 400 families for hamburgers, hot dogs and social in teraction. In part, it was a sign of every one’s eagerness to return to normal.
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ally changed. We have male volunteers nearly every day of the year.”
“Aside from my career, my family is my world,” she said. “I have five chil dren with my husband, Shannon. Our 22-year-old daughter, Madeline, is a teacher in Lee County. Our 21-year-old daughter, Sydnie, is earning her degree in education from Florida State Univer sity. It gives me hope for the future that we have great teachers coming along and, personally, I’m very proud.”
“I hope to stay at our school for the rest of my career,” Ghettie said.“I call it ‘the happiest place on Earth.’”
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Ghettie’s other three children — Ben, 19; Dylan, 16; and Rebecca, 14 — are still a bit young to have chosen ca reer paths. “I want to see them have success in whatever path they choose,” sheAssaid.for her own future, she likes where she is right now.
“I barely advertised it,” Ghettie said. “We sent a flier home, and I made a post on social media — that was it. Current students and former students were there. It was absolutely amazing. This year has a totally different feel to it. I think everyone’s excited to return to these kinds of activities, and I want to continue to go in that direction. We have volunteers back in our schools and lots of schoolwide events planned for the year. It’s exciting to be back. It’s very encouraging.”
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“We encourage dads and male role models to come volunteer in our school,” Ghettie explained. “Sometimes they take one day or a half day off work to do this, so they are treated like a ce lebrity when they are here.They’re not just making copies.We have a schedule for them to follow. They may be read ing books or sharing something about their jobs to our students. We have a ton of things to be done. It’s very im portant, especially at the elementary level, to see positive male role models. Having male volunteers helps our kids see that education is important to ev eryone. I used to do a call-out for volun teers, and a ton of moms would come out and very few dads. Now, that has re
“I strive every day to get to know each student by name, even though we have six classrooms for every grade level, not one,” she said.“I want to have that same atmosphere here, where stu dents know that I love them and care for them and their families.”
In another effort to extend the fam ily vibe of the school, Royal Palm Beach Elementary was the first elementary school in Palm Beach County to imple ment the Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) program.
Principal Tracy Ghettie works with Assistant Principal Cristina Fong.
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Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Fund board members Lorianne Cabrera, Shirley Palmer, Patricia Forde, Rhonda Ferrin-Davis and Genieve White.
“It was initially financed with some monies that came in at his funeral in 2004,” recalled Rhonda Ferrin-Davis, Vivian and Adrienne Ferrin’s daughter
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Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Fund Raises Money To Support Community Youth
Named in honor of two longtime Roy al Palm Beach community volunteers, the Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Memori al Scholarship Fund has been helping local students achieve their goals for nearly 20 years.
The late Adrienne and Vivian Ferrin, longtime Royal Palm Beach community leaders.
The Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Fund
The fund is operated as a subsidiary of the Caribbean-Americans for Com munity Involvement (CAFCI), a social service organization that has been ac tive in the Royal Palm Beach commu nity for more than 30 years.
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“ It is our obligation to encourage, reach out and assist our youth in reaching their goals.”
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Vivian Ferrin was born in Jamaica, moving to New York as a young man.
originally created in memory of Vivian Ferrin, a Royal Palm Beach councilman and founder of CAFCI’s Student Assis tance Program. Ferrin believed that it is everyone’s obligation to reach out, en courage and assist our youth in reach ing their goals. By founding the schol arship fund, CAFCI has helped realize Ferrin’s dream.
Rhonda, along with fellow CAFCI Vice President Genieve White, began spearheading the scholarship fund in 2008 and, when Adrienne Ferrin died in 2016, the name of the fund was changed to include her, too.
and a longtime CAFCI vice president. “And my mother put in some money, but she was never part of the board, nor of the decision to create the fund. She felt that would be too self-serving.”
The Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Fund
“We’re very grateful for these do nations. In fact, we did that with a lot of my mother’s collected artwork, plates and figurines,” Rhonda said.“The Scouts helped us in selling, and those proceeds went to the Ferrin Scholar ship Fund. And all donors get a tax-de ductible receipt.”
The most successful event in which the Ferrin Scholarship Fund partici pates is CAFCI’s annual Friendship Ball, which attracts about 350 revelers and is a happily captive audience for a si lent auction organized by Rhonda and Genieve.
Adrienne Ferrin continued to be ac tive in the local community until she passed away in 2016 at age 88.
tance Program ($1,000), all qualifying Eagle Scouts from CAFCI-sponsored BSA Troop 111 ($1,000 each), and one Good Citizenship Award winner cho sen by My Brother’s/Sister’s Keeper Charitable Trust ($500).
“The most exciting is the Devine Wine and High Tea Party, where both men and women dress up,” Rhonda said. “There are hats and gloves, and there’s always a theme. We choose one particular country or time period, and usually those are very well attended. We get about 200 people for wine, high tea and a fashion show.”
Then there are the garage sales but, of course, these are not your typical ga rage
“We actually did this at my home, of all places,” Rhonda said.“Donors would order in advance — either jerk chicken or jerk pork — and the scouts would hand the dinners through their car win dow as they drove by. It was all outside, and we made thousands of dollars on that. We had signs up, and people made additional donations because they were so impressed at the way the scouts were helping. They were tremendous. We did that for two years in a row.”
After serving in the U.S.Army during the Korean War, he gained U.S. citizen ship in Following1952. a career as a U.S. Depart ment of State administrator in Washing ton, D.C., Ferrin moved to Royal Palm Beach with his wife Adrienne full time in 1989.Akey supporter of CAFCI during its early years, Vivian Ferrin served on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council from 1998 until his health issues forced him to step down in 2003. He passed away in 2004 at age 77.
Even during the pandemic, the event continued — with a twist.
Today, scholarships are awarded to three groups of graduating seniors — a recipient of CAFCI’s Student Assis
“Sometimessales. people pass on and their heirs don’t know what to do with their possessions,” Rhonda explained. “They could give them to a thrift store, but some prefer to give them to us. Then we hold a garage sale, either at a home or as part of the South Florida Fair’s Gigantic Garage Sale.”
To raise the necessary funds, Rhon da, Genieve and many other CAFCI supporters have come up with a vari ety of intriguing events.
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“We did a No Party Tea Party in stead,” Rhonda said. “We sent out invi tations in the shape of a teacup with a teabag full of exotic tea and a donation
The responsibilities of the Ferrin Scholarship Fund grew as it reached out to more and more college hopefuls, and Rhonda and Genieve were there to meet that challenge.
This year, the Gigantic Garage Sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24.
Board members Shirley Palmer, Patricia Forde, Rhonda Ferrin-Davis and Lorianne Cabrera with Board Chair Genieve White. Not shown: board members Thalia White-Lauren and Rhona Tolan-Bernard.
envelope. While it was smaller in scale, it wasAnotherdone.”fundraiser held during the pandemic was the Drive-By Barbecue.
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While the event might be fun, it’s all about the students who will benefit from the money raised through the Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Fund — and that would make its name sakes proud.
Samuel Johnson, an Eagle Scout with Troop 111, receives a scholarship from the Vivian & Adrian Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Board Member Rhonda Ferrin-Davis.
This year’s Friendship Ball, a semi-formal dinnerdance, will be held from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 in the Palm Beach Marriott ballroom (1001 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach). Proceeds from the silent auction will benefit the Vivian & Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Fund and, although Sept. 3 is the deadline for donations (as well as event tickets at $100 each), Rhonda is making an excep tion for readers of Royal Palm The Magazine, who should call her ASAP at (561) 685-9836 if they would like to attend or make a donation.
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“It’s well attended, and there are a lot of dignitar ies there,” Rhonda said. “It has grown to the point where we have to hold it in a hotel ballroom. This year, we sent out about 250 requests for donations.”
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native Floridian from Plantation, Reiter graduated with a bachelor’s de gree in biology from the Harriet L. Wil kes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University. She completed her medical degree at the renowned Nova South eastern University College of Osteo pathicReiterMedicine.thencompleted a family med icine internship at the Larkin Commu nity Hospital Palm Springs Campus and her dermatology residency at St.
Dr. Paloma Reiter has joined the team of skilled dermatology associates that make up the Glick Skin Institute with offices in Wellington and Margate.
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John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rocka way, New York. In accomplishing one of her goals of helping patients detect skin cancers early, Reiter has also com pleted a pigmented lesion fellowship, where she developed a mastery in der moscopy.Reiter enjoys seeing patients of all ages. With her diverse training, she
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“Dr. Reiter is a kind and compassion ate physician who will bring to our dermatology practice extensive train ing in dermatologic oncology and the management of complex medical skin diseases,” said Dr. Brad Glick, founder of the Glick Skin Institute, which special izes in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology. “We are thrilled to have her on Reiterboard!”isahighly skilled dermatolo gist and dermatologic surgeon who is also an avid, lifelong equestrian eager to serve patients in the western communi ties.A
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“Dr. Reiter is a kind and compassionate physician who will bring to our dermatology practice extensive training in dermatologic oncology.”
Reiter is passionate about provid ing her patients with the best care by continuing to stay up to date with the latest research and treatment options. In addition, she believes in the impor tance of contributing to the field of der matology and continues to educate resi dents in the art of dermoscopy. She has been published in several prestigious academic journals, including the British Journal of Dermatology and the Jour nal of Cosmetic Dermatology. Reiter is also an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology, the Women in Dermatology Society and the Skin of Color Society, among others.
With her multi-ethnic background, Reiter has unique insights into the treat ment of different skin types, including those of color, and can communicate with her patients in both English and Spanish. Reiter has also received ad vanced surgical and cosmetic training, which allows her to provide patients with exceptional cosmetic outcomes. She exemplifies compassionate patient care and is an inductee of the Gold Hu manism Honor Society.
The Glick Skin Institute is located at 1447 Medical Park Blvd., Suite 107, on the campus of Wellington Regional Medical Center. For additional infor mation, call (561) 798-3494 or visit www.glickskin.com.
Aside from being an avid, lifelong equestrian, Reiter’s other non-work pur suits include spending time with her family and dog, hiking, practicing vin yasa yoga, traveling and trying new res taurants.Reiter joins Dr. Brad Glick at the Glick Skin Institute, which is part of a growing, leading edge, patient-focused dermatology group practice known as SPC Dermatology Partners.The practice performs a balance of dermatologic, sur gical and cosmetic procedures and pro vides full-service dermatologic care in the areas of skin cancer, dermatologic surgery, Mohs surgery, hair and nail dis eases, pediatric dermatology, fillers, Bo tox and laser surgery.
A past president for the Florida Acad emy of Dermatology, Glick is a compas sionate and dedicated physician who constantly strives to go above and be yond for his patients by providing the most comprehensive dermatologic care available.
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Glick is a board-certified dermatol ogist and dermatologic surgeon who specializes in medical, surgical and cos metic dermatology, as well as in clinical research. He is the director of clinical re search for GSI Clinical Research in Mar gate and has been in practice for more than 27 Glickyears.isadiplomate of the American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology, the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners and is a fellow of the Amer ican Academy of Dermatology. He has authored numerous publications, jour nal articles and textbook chapters, and has served as a speaker, consultant and advisor to the pharmaceutical industry for more than 25 years.
Hundreds of students attended Wellington’s annual Back-to-School Block Party held at the Wellington Community Center on Saturday, July 30, and preparation for all the items took place during the weeks leading up to event. Thanks to the foundation’s annual sponsors, Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, Tom & Regis Wenham, Wellington Regional Medical Center, Seacoast National Bank, Palm Beach Urology as well as our many generous donors, the foundation was able to purchase much-needed backpacks, school supplies and uniforms to help Wellington students. The Wellington Community Foundation continues to be an integral part of the Wellington community, helping seniors, children, and veterans, while “Building a Stronger Community.” For information about becoming involved, donating, or volunteering, call (561) 333-9843 or visit www.wellingtoncommunityfoundation.org.
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“Young children typically want brac
es because they’re kind of cool-looking, making it look like they’re ‘old enough to have braces,’ but getting braces var ies by the individual and is problemspecific,” Shults said. “Some patients are best treated early, to avoid damaging the enamel of their teeth and to improve their bite, but others are better treated later on. The American Association of Orthodontists recommends seeing chil
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And if anyone knows about braces, it’s Dr. Randall Shults of Shults Ortho dontics, who has been perfecting the smiles of residents here in the western communities since 1993.
Orthodontist Dr. Randall Shults Has Expertise In All The Latest Technology
dren when their permanent teeth first erupt (ages 7.5 to 9), but the vast major ity of patients are better treated — more efficiently and financially conservatively — at ages 10 to 12 for girls and 11 to 13 forTheboys.”trend that the orthodontics com munity is now noticing is that there is a growing number of adult orthodontic patients, perhaps as high as 25 percent.
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Orthodontist Dr. Randall Shults at his office on South Shore Blvd. in Wellington.
THREE DECADES OF SMILE PERFECTION
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When school started up again recently, many children were sporting new out fits, and some were sporting something else — new braces.
in local area and set up his private prac tice nearly 30 years ago.
“My most mature patient is 84,” Shults said.“The reason why people seek treat ment varies by age.When they’re young er, it’s often for aesthetics; in middle age, it’s function; and senior citizens want to hold onto their teeth. Or, perhaps, it’s simply something they always wanted done.”For
Orthodontist Dr. Randall Shults works in his on-site lab. His practice uses the very latest in orthodontic technology.
Shults said that braces can be temporarily removed for significant events, such as bar/bat mitzvahs or wed dings. “It can be done,” he said. “But it’s expensive in terms of both time and equipment.”Originally from Colorado, Shults grad uated with honors from the University of Colorado School of Dentistry in 1984 and completed his orthodontic residen cy and certification at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Dentistry in 1989. He also received his PhD in sensory physiology from the University of North Carolina. He arrived
Many patients are looking for a fast er process, but Shults cautions against rushing
teens and young adults who wor ry most about how they’re going to look in braces, plastic aligners are a great op tion.“Things are dramatically different than they were even 15 years ago,” Shults said. “There have been vast im provements in aligners, and I recom mend them in many cases. Yet some people prefer more traditional braces because aligners require more responsi bility, and they don’t want to mess with them. On the other hand, regular braces come with hygiene and dietary restric tions. For me, the key is to identify the problems precisely and treat the patient efficiently. Mild to moderate problems can be treated with aligners. Moderate problems can be solved with aligners or braces. Severe problems have to involve braces; for instance, if the jaws and teeth don’t match or the jaws don’t match each other. There are even cases where
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“There’sthings.areason that orthodontists go to school three years longer than dentists,” Shults said. “Part of that extra training is the physiology of tooth move ment and bone physiology.You can only move teeth at a certain rate.You have to respect the biology of tooth movement and keep moving forward at a reason able
Thatrate.”said,
teeth have to be removed or jaw sur gery performed. Whatever it is, I try to keep people within a two-phase treat ment bracket of 18 months.”
Through the years, Shults has seen many trends come and go, including the colorful “gummi bear look” popular in the“Back1990s.in the 1960s, braces were a ring around every tooth. It was a nightmare. In the 1970s, braces moved to brackets you glue to each tooth. That particular bracket, in the 1970s and 1980s, could be either a steel tie or an elastic tie. In the 1990s, you just held the wire in place with a plastic tie, which could be infused with color. The biggest risk for staining was those ties. They were also plaque traps. In the 2000s, the bracket design was changed to a smaller, easierto-clean bracket, and the need for ties wasShultseliminated.”hasalways embraced new technology. His practice, Shults Ortho dontics, has been serving the area since 1993, changing locations whenever the need to expand or add technology beckoned.“I’vealways been a tech guy. I have always enjoyed working on cars and do ing software programming,” said Shults, noting that now he has little time for ei ther.“In 2009, we got rid of all paper — all charts and internal communication, x-rays and imaging. Going totally digital was the most significant upgrade to my practice.”Aspast president of the Palm Beach County Dental Association and former chair of the Orthodontic Section of the Atlantic Coast Dental Research Center, Shults continues to be listed as a lectur er for the research center. His approach to his practice is “to provide evidencebased treatment based on the best sci ence available at the time.”
Shults Orthodontics is located at 12180 South Shore Blvd., Suite 101, in Wellington. Call (561) 793-9888 for a consultation. For more information, visit www.shultsorthodontics.com.
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The motto at Mario The Baker is “Ev erything’s Fresh” — whether it’s pick ing up a hot pizza chock full of toppings like homemade Italian sausage, or sitting down to a piece of smooth and creamy lasagna. The longtime staff strives to greet customers with a familial flair, serv ing up hearty favorites that have made this a spot where many regulars spend time with friends and family.
Both the baking and the sauce pro cess start early every morning.
What started as a father and son’s special connection through the love of cook ing authentic Italian dishes together has turned into a legacy of recipes that have since been shared for generations across southeast Florida.
“Mario started in Miami in 1969. His first restaurant was actually in Con necticut when he was 18 years old,” ex plained Puebla, who also got his start at the same age while working at the Royal Palm Beach restaurant as a teen.
were his mother’s and father’s,” Puebla said. “They were also restaurateurs in Connecticut. When they first came over from Italy, his father was a baker by trade, hence the name, Mario The Baker.”
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“We simmer our tomato sauce for five hours every day,” Puebla said. “It’s still the same old-school recipes that he had when he opened his first restaurant.”
(Clockwise from top left) Tender chicken parmesan topped with sauce from Italian tomatoes for a touch of sweetness; a specialty pie including half with homemade Italian sausage and half with “Our Favorite Pizza” featuring sliced tomatoes, fresh garlic and basil; hot garlic rolls lightly baked and airy, dripping with olive oil and fresh chopped garlic; the lasagna is made with Sopraffina ricotta for a smooth and creamy taste; pizza topped with homemade Italian sausage; and a side of spaghetti with the fresh-made family recipe sauce.
That sauce is key to the recipes. A touch of sweetness comes from Italian tomatoes along with layers of flavor.
A FAMILY RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
That is where he met and later mar ried Mario’s daughter, Palmina. The two have been running the family business ever
Mario The Baker Restaurant In RPB Continues A Generations-Long Legacy In Fresh Italian Cooking
Mario The Baker has been dishing out its northeastern style pizza and Italian food since the restaurant opened in 2001 on State Road 7 in Royal Palm Beach. It has since become a staple in the com munity. It all goes back to the late Ma rio Scinicariello. “My father-in-law’s rec ipe for success was very easy,” General Manager Kevin Puebla said.“Keep things fresh and serve things you would only serve to your family.”
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“On a Friday night, we can push out between 350 to 400 pizzas,” he said.“Our pizza sauce is really simple.We use fresh, Italian tomatoes. We grind them with a small amount of seasoning.”
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“The flavor profile — we use pork bones and sauté those with onions and garlic and add our tomatoes. A little bit of seasoning, and the flavor as it simmers for five hours — you get the flavor of the bones.There’s no meat in the sauce, but
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we use it as a flavoring, like you’d use a stock. It’s different from basic marinara sauce,” Puebla said.
ready to be turned into a feast.
While the sauce is simmering, the dough is rising. Balls of dough are draped on trays across the counters,
Cheese and pepperoni may be the most popular toppings, but the Italian sausage is a specialty.“We make it home made as well,” Puebla said.“We use fresh ly ground pork butt with our seasoning. That’s it. No fillers, no nothing.”
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“On a good weekend day, between our catering and dining business, we go through four or five thousand garlic rolls in a day,” Puebla said.
Also popular is “Our Favorite Pizza,” made with sliced tomatoes, garlic and basil.Before any entrée, come the musthave hot garlic rolls. They’re baked to perfection with just enough crisp on the outside and a light, airy inside, with freshly chopped garlic on top.
The large open dining room has a traditional pizzeria feel with nostalgic ceiling tiles and artwork.
“It’s a local favorite. We do a tremen dous amount of catering from 40 people to 1,500, and I’d have to say the major ity have chicken parmesan in their cater ing,” Puebla said. “All our chicken is free range. No hormones, no antibiotics. It’s very clean. You can definitely taste the quality.”Quality is key when it comes to pick ing tomatoes, too.
“In Italian, ‘sopraffina’ means super fine. So, it’s really creamy, not lumpy. And the meat, we mix with some of our sauce. It’s delicious,” Puebla said. “Our veal parmesan is also huge. It’s a top-round butcher cut. Most people wouldn’t think coming into a little place like ours, that you’d get something like that, but we use a really good product.”
From salads to soups and subs, kids’ meals and desserts, there’s something for everyone who loves Italian, along with a selection of beer and wine.
olds, dines with friends and family regu larly, as if it were her home.“I come here two to three times a week. We’re like family,” Reynolds said.
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There are a number of pasta choices in addition to some newer favorites — including the chicken francese.
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“We’re constantly on top of trying to be sure we have the right product and good quality. Throughout the year, we’ll buy tomatoes from different packers and farms in Italy, because different times of the year, different harvests could be rip er, or a better product,” Puebla said.“The California tomatoes have a little tang to them, and Italian tomatoes tend to be a littleThesweeter.”sauce is a big factor in the lasa
“It’s very light, made with a lemon, white wine and butter sauce. We added a few things to the menu, along with a porcini mushroom tortellini with a shii take parmesan cream sauce,” Puebla said.
“I’ve watched a lot of families grow up here, including my own,” Puebla said. “It’s a family environment, and one of us is always here. It’s really important to us that one of us is always here to greet the customers.”So,while namesake Mario Scinicari ello may have passed away in 2016, his love of food, community and gathering lives on.
gna, too.The ground beef is layered with Sopraffina ricotta.
Along with the rolls, comes a side of spaghetti with dishes like the chicken parmesan — one of the biggest sellers.
The large and casual open space can hold 150 people with another 30 in the outdoor dining area. A brown tiled ceil ing and vintage stained-glass lighting are reminiscent of a traditional pizzeria. Family keepsakes line the walls.
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The five-acre Todd A. Robiner Park in Royal Palm Beach’s La Mancha neighbor hood has been going through a series of renovations and improvements over the past year. Residents — and their dogs — living in Royal Palm Beach are now reap ing the dividends of taxpayer dollars hard at work improving the community. After almost a year of construction, the work has been completed, and the park is now fully open again. With its
To cater to all park visitors, a new parking lot has been built, new fenc ing has been added, new benches have been installed and the sidewalks have been
For years, Robiner Park has been home to a popular dog park, which was accessible to all dogs, large and small. Now, that one dog park has been di vided into two similar-sized dog parks. One is for small dogs, and the other is for large dogs. Each area has its own wa ter fountain for dogs, but you must bring your own bowl for your dog to drink.
Forenlarged.waterenthusiasts, a new kayak launch has been installed in the portion of the C-15 Canal that borders the park.
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Upgraded Park In La Mancha Has New Amenities For Both People And Dogs
With all of these upgrades, Robiner Park has gone through a complete trans formation.
new platform/dock is that it has be come a popular fishing venue.“I’ve seen people out there trying to catch fish,” Marsh explained.
“The kayak launch is now ADA-ac
Another unexpected bonus of the
According to Marsh, the many im provements in the park were necessary, and it is also now an accessible amenity to a larger percentage of the population.
cessible,” Marsh said. “And the floating dock has ADA-compliant overhead bars ,which enable somebody in a wheel chair to get in and out of a kayak. In fact, the bars will help anybody get in and out of their kayak. We’ve also add ed a ramp into the canal, which is not available to the general public, but it will help the Village of Royal Palm Beach maintain the area.”
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Not only were the sidewalks expand ed, the old asphalt paths were removed and replaced with concrete. “Concrete lasts longer and requires less mainte nance,” Marsh said. “Those sidewalks would have been done sooner, but it took time for the concrete to arrive.”
Chris Marsh said that by upgrading Todd A. Robiner Park, the village has added to the quality of life for residents of Royal Palm Beach, and their dogs. “It’s now a great neighborhood park,” Marsh said.
Amenities at the park include beach volleyball courts and a dock.
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The concept of the double dog parks has been well received by residents. “I love this new idea,” said Ashlyn Nutter, 15, of Royal Palm Beach.
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If you are not a dog owner or a kay aker, Robiner Park will be of interest to you if you are a parent of young chil dren.
loves it here,” said Norris McKever, 33, of Royal Palm Beach. “My wife and I like coming here to practice shooting basketball. My wife, two chil dren and I will be enjoying all aspects of this Locatedpark.”at
Two full-size basketball courts are just one of the many amenities at Todd A. Robiner Park.
“A new playground pavilion has been added, which will soon be covered by a canopy that will create shade for visi tors,” Marsh said.
A new playground pavilion has been added, which will soon be covered by a shade canopy.
When asked which dog park people should use for their dog if they have a medium-sized dog, Marsh had a com mon-sense response. “It all depends on the temperament of your dog,” he said.
350 La Mancha Avenue, Todd A. Robiner Park is open daily from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. from November through March and from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. from April through October. Amenities in clude the dog parks, kayak launch, bas ketball courts, volleyball courts, a fishing dock, picnic pavilions, restroom facili ties, a toddler play area and a playscape.
Learn more about Royal Palm Beach’s many park amenities at www. royalpalmbeach.com/parksites.
She brings Bimini Boo, her threeyear old American bulldog, to the area reserved for large dogs. “I like to spend time with my dog here,” Nutter said.“It’s nice to not have to use a leash.”
The park also has four beach volley ball courts and two full-size basketball courts, which are used by team sports enthusiasts.“Myfamily
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