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Sandpiper Residents Ask RPB To Implement Traffic-Calming Project

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Residents along Sandpiper Avenue asked the Royal Palm Beach Village Council last month to quickly implement its traffic-calming policy on the residential street. Traffic calming on Sandpiper Avenue, which has come up several times over the past year, was discussed as a non-agenda item at the Thursday, July 20 council meeting. Page 3

Wellington Physicians Urgent Care Center Opens On South Shore

Wellington Physicians Urgent Care held a grand opening, ribbon cutting and tour on Tuesday, Aug. 1 to introduce the community to the new facility at 13421 South Shore Blvd., Suite 101, in Wellington. Every day, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., there is walk-in availability for minor emergencies, illnesses, injuries, special equestrian care, and health and wellness needs. Page 8

Royal Palm Beach Seniors Learn About Resources At Expo

The Royal Palm Beach Senior Expo was held Friday, July 21 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Vendors shared information on senior wellness, healthcare options, educational opportunities, insurance, travel and more. There were lectures on Medicare basics, senior exercises and CPR. Page 11

OPINION New School Year Brings Positive Changes To School District

The Wellington Community Foundation held a special fundraising event at the Palm Beach Point home of Dr. Edward and Maria Becker on Friday, Aug. 4. The foundation collected donations to help Wellington children with their back-to-school needs. Shown above are Wellington Mayor Anne Gerwig, former Wellington Mayor Tom Wenham and former Wellington Mayor Kathy Foster. Wenham is now chairman of the Wellington Community Foundation. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 19 PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

RPB Zoners Approve Changes For Cypress Key Commercial

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission met Tuesday, Aug. 8 to discuss two requests from the developer of the Cypress Key property. The commissioners approved a landscape waiver and a major site plan modification for the property. Cypress Key is a mixed-use development located on the north side of Southern Blvd. It is the only property in Royal Palm Beach that is designated with a mixed-use (MXD) zoning. Under discussion this week were the uses on the front commercial portion of the Cypress Key

land. There are four proposed uses in five buildings: a daycare center, a senior living facility, a restaurant with a drive-through and a restaurant/office building combination. The first item on the agenda was a landscape waiver, relating to the 35.23-acre parcel at the northwest corner of Cypress Head Ave. and Southern Blvd. “Senior housing facility supplemental regulations require a perimeter berm on all four sides around the entire perimeter of the senior housing facility,” Development Review Coordinator Kevin Erwin said. “The senior housing facility is on the east half of the commercial portion of the prop-

Wellington Backs New Dental Tech Building At PBSC Groves Campus

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Village Council agreed Tuesday to support the development of a dental technology academic building on Palm Beach State College’s new Loxahatchee Groves campus. The idea for the building has been in the works for about 10 years, said Dr. Maria Vallejo, who is provost for the PBSC campuses in Loxahatchee Groves and Belle Glade, as well as vice president for growth and expansion at the college. Vice Mayor John McGovern said he would like to see the dental program operated locally. “I’ve been approached by several members of the community, including some local dentists, wanting to talk about the importance of having the dental technology building here, and I

guess it was my understanding that was the long-term plan for the campus,” McGovern said. “Is that not the case?” Vallejo said it was not. “We were never told exactly what would go into that campus,” she said. “We were told that when we built out, which is our 20-year plan, there would be about 12 buildings. But, we were never told what exactly we would have on the campus.” Vallejo said the focus on technology and health was only recently brought into the mix of discussion over the past two years. McGovern suggested that Wellington help rally support for having the dental program based locally. “We should e-mail or write to [PBSC President Ava Parker], because I definitely think that would See DENTAL TECH, page 17

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erty, east of Park Central Drive.” There is an area approximately 50 feet wide with a retention area. “Obviously, if you have a depression, you can’t have a berm in the same spot,” Erwin said. As a result, the applicant is requesting to make the buffer wider, which accomplishes the goals and intents of the landscape ordinance, he explained, providing buffering for the senior housing facility. Staff agreed, and recommended approval. Land Planner Ken Tuma of Urban Design Kilday Studios stressed that they are providing the berm for 93 percent of the parcel. CYPRESS KEY, page 4

Acreage Residents Support GL’s Plan To Shift Development South

The Women of the Western Communities held a Paint & Wine Night on Thursday, Aug. 3 at Oak Bistro & Wine Bar in Royal Palm Beach. All proceeds went toward the YWCA Harmony House and the WWC Scholarship Fund. Shown above, Keri Chicano awards Cheryl Dunn Bychek a raffle prize. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 13

were letting them break the news on it, because it is their property and their proposal.” The ALA sent a letter dated May 25 to the county commission in support of the proposal, which is published on its web page at www. acreagelandowners.com. It reads, in part: “On May 23, GL Homes presented their proposal to transfer unit rights from their Indian Trails Grove property to their land within the Agricultural Reserve area of Palm Beach County; utilizing a portion of the Indian Trails Grove property as required preservation for their proposed developments. This proposal: (1) does not increase the number of units already authorized by the county’s Comprehensive Plan; (2) actually results in significantly more land being set aside for preservation; (3) directs growth to an area of the county where infrastructure and planned developments already exist; and (4) provides for a large contiguous area for farming operations to continue.” The letter informed the county commission of the ALA’s unanimous vote in favor of the idea. “We believe this proposal is in

Lox Council OKs Pilot Program On RV Parking

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Support is gaining in The Acreage for a proposal by GL Homes to trade development rights it has within The Acreage to build more on land it owns in the Agricultural Preserve west of Boynton Beach. In May, GL Homes representatives made a presentation to the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors, who agreed to send a letter in support of the proposal to the Palm Beach County Commission. Recently, Tim Sayre, president of the Acreage Landowners’ Association, developed a web site (www.protectindiantrailsgrove. com) and Facebook page (www. facebook.com/ProtectIndianTrailsGrove) to rally support for the controversial proposal, which Sayre said he was aware of before the presentation to ITID. “The first time I heard about it, it was like, ‘This is good news,’” he recalled. “We knew about it before they announced it to the general public. We knew a little ways ahead that they were going to do something, probably three to four weeks prior myself. A few other people knew about it, but we

the best interest of the county for the reasons enumerated above,” the letter continued. “While we have been working with the representatives of GL Homes for years on their development plans for this area, the ALA board firmly believes their proposal identifies and alleviates many of the concerns that the ALA had. We applaud their plan.” Sayre believes that the proposed land use swap will benefit the entire county. “The ag land was never designated to be only in the south,” he said, explaining that between $20 million and $40 million of the agricultural land bond money was spent above Indiantown Road in the Jupiter area. The proposal will guarantee that about 3,800 acres will remain in agricultural production on GL Homes’ Acreage-area property, plus ITID will get 640 acres toward water catchment and another 42 acres for Samuel Friedland Park, he said. Alderman Farms President Jim Alderman is featured in a video on the www.protectindiantrailsgrove.com web page extolling the desirability of farmland in the See GL HOMES, page 7

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By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council adopted a pilot program last week that will allow temporary recreational vehicles on residential properties of a minimum size. The pilot program will be in effect through no later than May 1, 2018, in order to potentially add uses to the Unified Land Development Code regulations to allow temporary recreational vehicle uses within the town, and also sets up a zoning-in-progress policy that will restrict the program to certain properties. The council has had significant problems with unauthorized RV trailers squatting on residentially zoned property during the winter season that negatively affect the resources of the town, according

to a staff report that accompanied the Aug. 1 agenda item. The proposal allows the town manager to set up a pilot program that will set criteria allowing some properties to be authorized to host up to four RVs. The program’s genesis dates back to September 2015, when Town Manager Bill Underwood created a focus group of citizens to vet ideas for managing the influx of RVs during the winter equestrian season. Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel said he wished the resolution had gone through the town’s Planning & Zoning Board, but the upcoming equestrian season would have been well underway by the time it got to the council. “We’ve had this problem for years,” Jarriel said. “We need to See LOX COUNCIL, page 17

New Rules Will Better Protect Royal Palm’s Trees

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report Royal Palm Beach’s Planning & Zoning Commission, meeting as the Local Planning Agency, approved an ordinance to amend the village’s landscaping and vegetation management code last month, revising the village’s tree preservation and landscaping requirements. According to the staff report, with the village being almost builtout, there is a shift to preservation and maintenance of landscapes throughout the village. “This ordinance is designed to give the village a much stronger tree preservation code than what we currently have, and it’s desperately needed,” Village Attorney Jennifer Ashton said at the July 25

meeting. “The Royal Palm Beach Village Council, and this board, for years have expressed concerns over the possible degradation of residential neighborhoods and commercial areas regarding the loss of trees.” Prior to the proposed updates in the landscaping and vegetation code, Ashton said there was little that the village could do through code enforcement to protect and preserve trees. Now, fines would be possible. “This is designed to try to give us a little more teeth in keeping our tree canopy and help beautify the village at the same time,” Ashton said. In the proposed update, there are new requirements for removal of plants and trees. Permits would need to be obtained before any

vegetation removal in a commercial or residential area. The update gives the Planning & Zoning Department the ability to approve or deny vegetation removal permit applications, which it has been unable to do previously. This will help village staff protect specimen trees, a newly defined category in the code. “We wanted to add in actual criteria, where they can either deny a permit application based on the type of tree it is, or the location, or size, or other factors like… causing flooding or causing erosion — things that they should be able to take into account in denying permits,” Ashton said. The specimen trees receive additional protection under Chapter 15 in the code, where all the revi-

sions are being made. These trees are said to have high value to the village, whether it has to do with age, size or species. “For example, bald cypress trees. Those are considered highly valuable trees, and the larger that tree, the older the tree and the more importance it has as a specimen tree, the more we want to preserve it; the same with large oaks,” Ashton said. “We’ve included things like royal palms in there because, well, we are Royal Palm Beach.” The code updates penalties for violating the proposed revisions, which haven’t existed since the code was last updated in 2001. “I’m going to focus on hatracking trees, because that’s where we’ve had the hardest time in code enforcement. Our code just says

that those activities are prohibited, but it doesn’t say what the remedy is,” Ashton said. “Being the attorney for the code enforcement team for a long time, we just had to wing it with the code enforcement magistrate.” Now, the code proposes fines for tree abuse and hatracking, which are both newly defined in the revision. “Under the Florida Statutes, the fine can be up to $5,000 per tree,” Ashton said. The code also updates requirements for nonconforming properties developed before Nov. 15, 2001. The code is intended to only exempt properties from the new minimum landscaping requirements and design standards. “If you have a property that was See RPB TREES, page 17

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Sandpiper Residents Ask RPB To Implement Traffic Calming

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report Residents along Sandpiper Avenue asked the Royal Palm Beach Village Council last month to quickly implement its trafficcalming policy on the residential street. Traffic calming on Sandpiper Avenue, which has come up several times over the past year, was discussed as a non-agenda item at the Thursday, July 20 council meeting. “We went through an exhaustive effort to create a policy in this village on how to appropriately address this problem,” Mayor Fred Pinto said. “The whole objective is to make you go the [speed] limit you’re supposed to go.” At least one resident was concerned that speed humps, which are a key part of the proposed Sandpiper plan, could actually create new problems for residents and potentially for law enforcement when traveling down the street. This question has come up before, and there appears to be a divide between Sandpiper residents who want speed humps and those who do not.

“We cleared this with our firefighters, and that was not an issue for them,” Pinto said. “They told us they had no issues or problems accommodating the design that we offered.” Pinto said one of the most important aspects of the new trafficcalming policy is to gather resident input into the process of solving traffic issues in residential areas. “We wanted to create a process where we would not ask the citizens to make a decision about something that’s going to happen in their neighborhood in the blind,” Pinto said. “We said we would go through the analysis and the process of doing a specific design, and then tell the people in that neighborhood, ‘Here is specifically what we are proposing for your neighborhood.’” Some residents on Sandpiper conducted a survey to gather data on who wants the village to implement its traffic-calming policy and who doesn’t. Resident Shawna Fryer spoke at the July 20 meeting. “We walked door-to-door, starting Sunday until last night. As of 5 p.m. today, 79 voted yes, which is about 54 percent of Sandpiper,

in that segment, all agreed,” Fryer said. Part of the survey was in order to find out if the majority of residents were going to vote yes to the mail ballot that the village previously sent out to Sandpiper residents on the traffic-calming policy. Fryer was concerned that the certified mail sent out by the village went to the homeowner, and not the renter currently residing in the home. “One of them was seasonal and two were vacations. Seven renters didn’t respond,” Fryer said. “The first house on Sandpiper from Royal Palm [Beach Blvd.] said that the placement of the speed humps are farther down the road, and it wouldn’t even affect him, so there’s no point in voting.” Pinto asked Fryer if that resident received the certified letter, and Fryer confirmed he did. “He should vote if he got the letter,” Pinto said. “I commend you on your efforts to go out and talk to your neighbors to get them to be proactive on this.” The deadline for being postmarked in order for a resident’s vote to count toward the Sandpiper

Avenue traffic-calming measures balloting was 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 20. Final approval by Sandpiper residents needed to come in at 60 percent for the vote to pass. At the council meeting, which was held shortly after the voting deadline, Pinto resisted calls for an early release of the raw numbers, saying they would need to wait to receive mail that was potentially postmarked by the deadline but had not yet arrived. He also said that if there are vacancies, then those homes may not be factored into the base, urging the residents that there still needs to be time for a review of the number of votes received. “We do have what we call a remediation process to address the situation where we sent out the registered letter, and it was supposed to go to the owner, but the owner is not living there, and a renter is living there,” Pinto said. “Ultimately, that renter should vote on this. Or the owner can vote remotely, and they should get input from the renter.” Sandpiper resident Tim Woodcock said that speed humps are a

solution to the traffic problem in the area. “I know we are a few votes short, but I’m hoping that maybe they do come in,” Woodcock said. “I did some work, too. The houses that I went to between 137 and 150 [Sandpiper], 90 percent of them said yes. Forty percent of the people didn’t send the cards in because they either lost them, or they didn’t know what it was all about. They threw them away.” Sandpiper resident Carl Sejba noted that there is a language barrier for some of the residents living along Sandpiper. “They didn’t understand what they had,” Sejba said. “There were four people I talked to who said they were going to vote, but with the language barrier, I don’t know if they fully understood.” Sejba noted that previously, the council discussed not counting non-voters in the final tally. Pinto confirmed that he was clear on that from a previous council meeting. “You have 79 people saying yes and 11 saying no,” Sejba said. “So, obviously you have the majority who care. They want it.”

Pinto said that the council members heard all the public comments regarding traffic calming on Sandpiper and other areas in the village. He said the goal is to provide something that is permanent, in order to create a change in behavior among drivers in the area. “This is our first venture on this process that we created to do the analysis and do the design and then make that presentation,” Pinto said. “This is a new policy. So, I’d very much like to see this have a successful conclusion.” The village published its final tally on the Sandpiper Avenue project Tuesday, Aug. 8. The resident vote came in at 57.7 percent in favor of the trafficcalming policy designed by the village, four votes shy of the 60 percent majority needed to implement the policy. However, given the close vote, Village Engineer Chris Marsh said that the council will reconsider the issue at its next meeting. “The village manger [Ray Liggins] intends on bringing the item up on Aug. 17 in his reports,” Marsh told the Town-Crier this week.

Lox Groves Seeks To Allow Food Trucks After One Is Shut Down

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed last week to take steps to allow food trucks to operate in commercial areas of the town after code enforcement issued a violation to a food truck that operated at Red Barn for more than a decade under a county permit. The item was not on the council’s Aug. 1 agenda, but after several residents and food truck operators spoke, the council agreed to direct staff to develop a plan to allow food trucks on commercial properties. The council also enacted a zoning-in-progress order to allow food trucks to operate — as long as they are licensed with the health department and have an agreement with the commercial property owner — until the council can approve an ordinance addressing the issue. Town Manager Bill Underwood said the town is in a quandary resolving permits for food trucks that received violation notices recently because staff cannot is-

sue a permit for a truck that has a violation pending. Town Attorney Michael Cirullo said the town is getting code cases before the special magistrate where the violation can be remedied by the issuance of a permit, but staff is prohibited from issuing a permit because of the code violation. “What the town manager is asking is for some language to be crafted that would allow the issuance of a permit when [the applicant] cures the code violation,” Cirullo said. Councilman Dave DeMarois made a motion to direct staff to come up with language for approval at the council’s next meeting, which carried 4-0 with Councilman Ryan Liang absent. The council also took steps to address the overall operation of food trucks in town. Vice Mayor Ron Jarriel said the food trucks are inspected by the health department and have been in operation in Loxahatchee Groves since before incorporation. “Using Red Barn, for example,

the truck has been there for 13 years,” Jarriel said. “Their ignorance was that they did not think they needed a permit. They’ve never been in violation from Palm Beach County. Now that we’re a town, the county told them that we would be the ones that would have to issue a permit to them.” Jarriel added that the food truck is popular with the Red Barn clientele. “They’re coming from all over to eat out of that food truck,” he said. “If they have a permit from the town, and they have a health permit and they do that twice a year, I think we ought to allow that, but it’s got to be a contract between the property owner and the food truck.” Mayor Dave Browning added that the food trucks should operate only on commercial property. Councilman Todd McLendon made a motion to enact a zoningin-progress ruling to allow for trucks already operating in town to continue operating, which carried 4-0. Cirullo suggested that the council have the town’s Planning &

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Zoning Board get suggestions from residents and operators in order to present a concept to the council for permanent approval. Several residents and food truck operators spoke in favor of allowing food trucks to continue operation in the town. Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Supervisor Simon Fernandez said the council should consider that the town is far west of conventional food services and many Loxahatchee Groves residents are early risers in need of breakfast. “There’s a lot of people, if you get up early enough in the morning, you can see them up and down Okeechobee out of the trunk of their car without a license, without anything,” Fernandez said, explaining that he believes the vendors should be licensed, permitted and have a contract with the landowner. “I think it will be a lot of help for the town not only in revenue, but also when the horse people come in. A lot of the grooms want places to go eat.” Santero Ortega, son of Lilian Martinez, the owner of Chela’s

Mexican Food, which operates at the Red Barn property, said the truck is part of a family-owned business that operates in several municipalities and complies with the regulations of the Florida Division of Hotels & Restaurants, pays Palm Beach County taxes and has a manager’s certification to serve food. “Unfortunately, on July 19, we were given a courtesy notice to cease operations because of a formal complaint,” Ortega said. “By the way, this was not from a customer. It was from someone we don’t know.” He added that they also received a notice of a Uniform Land Development Code violation stating that they are prohibited from operating on the property. “We have been there for 13 years at the Red Barn property,” Ortega said. “We were given seven days to cease operation. What I would like to ask the council is to please reconsider your position and let us continue being a part of Loxahatchee Groves.” In other business: • The council reached a 2-2

stalemate on a regulation that would have added a definition of landscape and irrigation operations to the ULDC. • The council approved a quit claim deed from the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District for South D Road from Southern Blvd. to Okeechobee Blvd. and for Collecting Canal Road from A Road to Folsom Road. • The council extended a moratorium on allowing the establishment of cannabis dispensaries. • The council approved the first reading of an ordinance prohibiting property owners from allowing vegetation on their property to impact adjacent public roads. • The council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would allow the special magistrate to consider relief on liens against property owners who have been found in violation of codes. • The council approved a resolution establishing a drainage and culvert repair and replacement policy. • The council decided to move ahead on establishing a local business tax.

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New School Year Brings Positive Changes To School District

The new school year officially kicks off Monday, and there are several significant changes taking place within the School District of Palm Beach County. The first major adjustment is that after approximately a decade of once-a-month Thursday half days, the district has gotten rid of its “Learning Team Meeting” days, which were despised for much of their existence. When the 2017-18 calendar was being finalized in April, Superintendent Dr. Robert Avossa noted that the shortened days are detested by many parents, teachers and administrators, who find them disruptive and inefficient. A district analysis found that students were sometimes more than twice as likely to be absent on half-days than on regular days, an announcement that shocked virtually no one who works in the school buildings — not to mention the number of substitute teachers in the classroom those days, due to the number of teachers who opted not to report for a half day of meetings and a half-day of teaching. The Thursday LTM days were intended to be a way for teachers to receive updated information on teaching trends, such as the evaluation process. And that may have been the case early on in the process, but the concept had quickly grown stale, and many educators both dreaded sitting through hours of meetings, accompanied by shortened classes where they were unable to accomplish much more than take attendance. In their place: an extra two days off before the Thanksgiving holiday, giving teachers (and students) a full week off in late November. Overall, there are only 179 school days this year — one fewer than last year. But, because

Jim Shallman On The State Of ITID

The current Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors majority, including Carol Jacobs, Gary Dunkley and Betty Argue, did the district a disservice by terminating the ITID district manager and finance director by a surprise 3-2 vote on Wednesday, June 21. Their justification was flawed, as are many of the decisions on which they find consensus. To correct the errors printed in the last two issues of the Town-Crier, Jim Shallman and Don Rinzel did not “fail to report required audit findings to bond holders.” The bond holders were informed of our successful audit every step of the way. The violation and request for response were based only on the fact that the committee was not provided a final printed audit report (as required by the state’s Joint Legislative Auditing Committee) by March 31. In that respect, our audit was late. The board of supervisors received, approved and filed the successful document with a fourth-straight unmodified opinion two weeks later at the April board meeting. The budget and assessment rates, as discussed in the Town-Crier last issue, were already completed by June 21 and did not require any

review, or revision, by Special District Services (SDS). It strikes me as ironic that ITID board members whining about waste and overspending paid SDS $15,000 to submit the assessment rates that were already calculated correctly and ready to go to the county for processing into the tax roll. And, of course, the “elder Wodraska did not find any evidence of malfeasance or misappropriation.” None exists. If any of the three “concerned board members” wish to bring the topic up publicly again, I would be happy to discuss the matter at length in a court of law. I have served honestly, loyally and with complete transparency since December 2008 in various capacities at Indian Trail. No one can challenge my integrity, or professional and competent management of this district in every aspect, since the board requested that I take the manager position — a request that came after the board incited crisis resulting in the mass exodus of senior management in June 2013. It saddens and worries me to know that my tax dollars are now being managed by these three misfits. I have good wishes for the future of this district. SDS is a reputable and competent organization. Hiring them after railroading us out was the only intelligent decision

the half days are wiped out, there’s actually more instructional time, which is a win-win for students and teachers, as well as for the district as a whole. By reducing the school calendar by a day, district officials estimate they will save $175,000 in gas and electricity costs. The second change is that teachers reported back to the classroom this past Monday, instead of the traditional Tuesday arrival. This was, in part, to make up for some of that planning time that was being lost with the elimination of LTM days from the calendar. A third adjustment is technological. The district is transitioning from its ancient TERMS computer system and not-quite-as-ancient Edline/GradeQuick grading and attendance tracking system, to Focus School Software’s state-of-the-art Student Information System (SIS). Among other things, the web-based SIS allows attendance and grading to be tracked in real time by guidance departments, administrators and parents. It allows teachers of older students to track whether a student has been absent all day or only in their particular class, and gives teachers access to parent phone and e-mail contacts to let them know how their students are (or aren’t) performing, without having to request the information from the data processing or student services departments. Teachers were required to participate in an online overview of the new program, and many schools devoted time this past week for hands-on seminars to navigate the new system. So, as students prepare to enter the classroom Monday, they can expect some adjustments from what they are used to within the classroom walls. However, we expect the changes will be positive for everyone involved.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

made by the ITID board in this situation. But please do not try to fool the taxpaying residents into believing that this board eliminated incompetent management and is now saving them money. A small, rural water control district in the middle of what used to be the woods of Palm Beach County, with an $11 million annual budget, 74 employees and nine parks, should not be so filled with political dissension and contempt for civility and respect. Jim Shallman The Acreage Editor’s note: Mr. Shallman is the former manager of the Indian Trail Improvement District.

‘Corruption County’ Never Ended

Recent news regarding the lack of funding for the Palm Beach County Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is proof that “Corruption County” never ended. Congratulations is due to all of the cities refusing to pay, the county commissioners, the county administrators, and the city and county attorneys who fought the fake fight at our expense. They scored a brilliant grand scam (pun intended). The OIG is effectively dead, fait accompli. By design,

the OIG can never be independent because the office exists based on the willingness of the cities and county to pay its bills. If Inspector General John Carey and his predecessor, Sheryl Steckler, were truly independent, they would have investigated why the county left the original funding plan, a quarter percent fee paid by all contractors based on the value of each contract. This OIG contract fee was to mirror the Miami-Dade funding plan and would have provided a never-ending, guaranteed funding source, and it would not have been paid by the taxpayers. If Miami-Dade can do this, why can’t Palm Beach County? Yet, Mr. Carey who inherited his short staffing and lack of funding from Ms. Steckler, takes it all in stride, while trying not to bite the hands that feed him. This gives us little confidence that he will ever investigate the hard-hitting corruption of those who fund his budget and sign his checks. Does Mr. Carey have what it takes to force a funding change that will make his office truly independent, or will he wait until the OIG is once and for all dissolved and shuttered, and quietly shuffle off to another high-level county job? Only time will tell, and we will be watching. Anne Kuhl The Acreage

Equine Eco Green: An Overlooked Solution

On July 5, the Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee held a meeting concerning management of equine waste and the continuing economic vitality of equestrian activities — these are issues inextricably linked. Equine Eco Green has worked with the Village of Wellington, Palm Beach County, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Affairs. We invited these stakeholders to tour our plant in Paris, Ky. We welcome other concerned parties, including Palm Beach County farmers. A visitation will answer all questions and prove there is a solution. If equine waste cannot be sustainably managed, then the continuing health and growth of the equestrian community in Welling-

ton and Palm Beach County is at risk. Comprehensive equine waste solutions have been sought for 17 years. Joseph Scarpa testified he had conducted extensive studies, but found no viable solution. With all due respect, Mr. Scarpa is wrong. Significantly, Mr. Scarpa did not analyze Equine Eco Green, or even contact the company. Equine Eco Green is a patented, proven and viable solution. Notably, Equine Eco Green is not Green Scene Agritek (the company and process presented last year in conjunction with Horizon). Despite our process and products being dramatically different, we have repeatedly been mistaken for their system. We welcome the opportunity to collaborate with government agencies and concerned citizens. Economic and environmental viability of Wellington equestrian activities are at risk; Equine Eco Green is the solution. Shelly Townsend, CEO Equine Eco Green Paris, Ky.

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Wellington Board Reviews 10-Year Plan For Equestrian Trails

By Paul L. Gaba Town-Crier Staff Report Improvements along Wellington’s many equestrian bridle trails, both completed and in process, were up for discussion at the Wednesday, Aug. 2 meeting of the Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee. Wellington Project Director Michael O’Dell spent about an hour discussing the committee’s 10-year Capital Improvement Programs (CIP) plan, which focuses primarily on improving the various riding trails running within Wellington. It calls for spending approximately $3 million on such improvements by 2025. O’Dell’s presentation included showing updates to the November 2015 CIP, with a focus on several projects that have been completed in the past 21 months. Three projects are now finished. One is the Blue Trail Crossing, which extends an existing culvert

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continued from page 1 However, the soil on the east side of the site is unique. On the west side, it requires dry retention. “Our request is to have it reduced by 7 percent. We’re widening it from 25 feet to 50 feet,” he said. Commissioner Ross Shillingford asked whether there were any other alternatives to reducing the berm. Erwin explained that there wasn’t anywhere else to put runoff. Commissioner June Perrin asked about landscape buffering. “They technically only need one row, but since they’re not having a berm, they’re putting in

within the C-23 Canal crossing, widening this link from the Blue Trail (Saddle Trail Park) to the Yellow Trail (Pierson Road). The second is the Red Trail/C-2 Canal right of way, which called for installation of asphalt millings from Greenview Shores Blvd. to 40th Street (C-24 Canal), to stabilize soils due to the increase in usage. The third, originally part of the Year Nine (2023-24) Phase, were improvements of approximately 3,000 feet between South Shore Blvd. and the C-6 Canal, north of Pierson Road across from the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Asphalt millings are often considered recycled asphalt pavement — essentially, they are former asphalt installations crushed into gravel. “Our primary goal is to try to keep grass [on the trails] — that’s our number one focus,” O’Dell

said. “Where we have not been successful, because of the traffic, we go to millings. We now have the equipment in place to maintain the millings, so they don’t chunk up during the summertime, so we can keep the surface smooth, but stiff enough for horses.” Improvements along the Brown Trail — considered the most expensive part of the entire CIP — will begin in the summer of 2018, according to O’Dell. This calls for approximately 2,000 feet of overall bridle path to be improved: 1,000 feet along the east side of Wellington Trace, and another 1,000 feet along the north side of the C-15 Canal, connecting Saddle Trail Park (the Blue Trail) to Paddock Park (the Brown Trail). These improvements would include two sections of road striping for equestrian crossings, and a culvert crossing within the C-11 Canal North side of the C-15 Canal.

O’Dell said this canal crossing would link the east and west portions of the Brown Trail in Paddock Park and would connect between Paddock Park and Saddle Trail Park. “The grant money is in the program, and our consultants are working on design,” O’Dell said. “But we might hold off due to being in season when we’re ready to go with it, so it might not start until the summer of 2018.” Two other improvements that are part of the Year Two (2016-17) Phase are the White Trail improvement, where asphalt millings will be installed along the north and south sides of the C-24 Canal between South Shore Blvd. and Flying Cow Road, and the Greenbrier Blvd./Ousley Farms Road crossing, which was initially proposed as an equestrian crossing with a flashing light for the Red Trail along the C-2 Canal. The latter improvement is developer-driven.

Three improvements are on the agenda for Year Three (2017-18). One is the White Trail improvements to link the White Trail to Flying Cow Road and the Wellington Environmental Preserve at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Habitat. This crossing is planned to include an equestrian roadway crossing with a flashing light to denote the crossing at Flying Cow Road. The other two would see asphalt millings installed along the Orange Trail south of the C-25 Canal (50th Street) and the Gray Trail south of the C-6 Canal (130th Street). The 10-year CIP is always being reviewed, O’Dell said, because shifting demographics can lead to adjusting the size and scope of some proposed projects. “These are projects we are anticipating doing, but we will look at them and see if they are necessary,” O’Dell said of projects that are beyond five years

out. “We are speculating traffic will increase, and we would need footing improvements because we expect… additional equestrian traffic. We will monitor that, and we will move things around if we need to.” Committee Vice Chair Kristy Lund voiced concern that the CIP does not call for improvements to the Palm Beach Little Ranches area until Year Eight. “Little Ranches shouldn’t have to wait eight years,” Lund said about the isolated Wellington enclave off Southern Blvd. Equestrians in the Little Ranches neighborhood have been asking for a fair share of financing to improve their community’s trail system, which they contend has fallen victim to recent road paving and drainage improvements, she said. “As a committee, you may want to readdress some of this over time,” O’Dell said.

a second row,” Erwin said. Commissioner Jackie Larson asked about the measurements of the retention area, which Erwin explained will be 50 feet wide, 130 feet long and approximately 3 feet deep, with oak trees on the east bank and magnolias on the west side, which is the side where the berm, or lack thereof, comes into question. The soil, Tuma explained, doesn’t allow for exfiltration; they had to use retention instead, in the eastern side. As you move west, the soil is better. Perrin made a motion to approve the landscape waiver, which passed 5-0. The next item included multiple parts: a major site plan modification for the commercial portion of the town center; a special excep-

tion use approval for the restaurant with drive-through, senior housing facility and child daycare facility; and architectural approval. Erwin went over the request. “What you’re looking at tonight is the site plan for the commercial portion,” he said. “You’re looking at the layout of the site and the buildings that will occupy the site.” The 9.28 acres of the commercial portion is essentially going to be divided into four outparcels. The commissioners were asked to focus on the parcel with the two retail/office/restaurant buildings. There are three special exceptions that the applicant requested. First, the applicant proposed increasing commercial space from 120,800 square feet to 125,000 square feet. The applicant was

seeking a special exemption use approval for the restaurant with drive-through, and a special exemption use approval for the senior housing facility. The applicant was also asking for architectural approval for proposed retail buildings. Staff recommended architectural approval, Erwin said. “The requests that are before you are a site plan modification, special exceptions, architectural approval for the commercial building, and also a landscape waiver, which you’ve already approved,” Tuma said. The proposed plan has building A as a mix of retail and restaurant space, building B as two buildings with a courtyard between them, building C as the child daycare center (without drop-off) and the

senior living facility in building D. The special exceptions, Tuma said, are for the drive-through associated with the endcap of the retail building, for the child daycare and for the senior housing facility. The special exceptions were approved 5-0. The site plan, architectural, floor plan and landscape requests passed 5-0, as well. Larson asked whether there will be memory care within the senior housing. At most, Tuma estimated, 50 percent of the senior housing would be memory care-related. Shillingford asked about the proximity of residential housing to the drive-through. Single-family housing is more than the minimum 475 feet away. However, there are townhomes 100 feet or less away. The code, Erwin said,

focuses on separating single-family homes, not townhomes, from drive-throughs. The commissioners liked the stone, stucco and metal-roofed architecture. Larson asked that the trees on the plan be checked for growing conditions. She was also concerned with the use of the word “canopy” with conical trees. It was explained that “canopy” refers to the quality of the trees, not the type of canopy and shade that they will provide. Larson made a motion to approve the architectural, floor, landscape and site plan changes as submitted, with the exception of removing “hurricane cut” on sable palms and taking into consideration the trees around the retention area. The motion passed 5-0.

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SPANISH EXCHANGE STUDENTS VISIT PROJECT 425, MCCARTHY’S SANCTUARY Spanish exchange students visited Project 425 on Wednesday, July 19 at G&M Ranch in Loxahatchee Groves. Members of the Knights of Columbus M.J. Benvenuti Council 8419 at St. Rita Catholic Church provided lunch for the students and guests. The students were then taken by an eight-vehicle convoy to McCarthy’s Wildlife Sanctuary for a two-hour tour. The students got to hold and pet some of the exotic animals and take photos. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Students, chaperones and guests with Project 425 members.

Everyone jumped into the eight-vehicle convoy to McCarthy Wildlife Sanctuary.

Aneth McCarthy shows everyone a kinkajou.

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TROPICAL SANTA CLAUS AT PALMS WEST HOSPITAL FOR CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Tropical Santa Claus visited the Children’s Hospital at Palms West to bring Christmas cheer to patients in the summer on Friday, July 28. Every child who met Santa received a special gift. Christmas in July was brought to Palms West Hospital in partnership with the Believe in Santa Foundation, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Boynton Beach. PHOTOS BY JACK LOWENSTEIN/TOWN-CRIER

Santa Claus visits with doctors and nurses at Palms West.

Briella Connell gets a teddy from Santa Claus.

Santa Claus surprised Joanna Velasquez and her mother Diana Galves.

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NEWS BRIEFS Horse Sense At Acreage Library

A free presentation, “Horse Sense: Native Plants for Equestrian Properties,” will take place at the Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. The program will offer a look at how native plants can enhance your landscape and paddock areas. The presentation will cover the benefits of planting and preserving native plants — for you, your horses and the environment. Topics include suitable native plants and their uses, and how to identify some plants that are toxic to horses. Get a voucher for two free three-gallon native plants, while supplies last. The speaker will be Adrienne Deutsch, program assistant for the Native Canopy Education Program and a former dressage competitor. Call (561) 681-4155 to reserve a spot.

Powell, Willhite Town Hall Aug. 22

State Sen. Bobby Powell and State Rep. Matt Willhite will hold a town hall meeting Tuesday, Aug.

22 at 7 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Commons Park Sports Center (11600 Poinciana Blvd.) to discuss the 2017 legislative session.

AmTryke Event Aug. 19 At CMAA

Palm Beach Trykers and Hope 4 Mobility will meet in the gym at the CMAA Therapeutic Recreation Complex (2728 Lake Worth Road) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 to present AmTrykes to children and adults who were evaluated in June. There will be a DJ, raffle, food, silent auction, obstacle course, art projects, activities and photos. For more info., e-mail palmbeachtrykers@gmail.com.

Laurie Snow Hein Featured At Whole Foods

The Wellington Art Society will present local artist Laurie Snow Hein as the next solo artist in the gallery at Whole Foods Wellington. Her exhibit will run through September. A reception in her honor will be hosted by Whole Foods on Aug. 25 from 6:30 to

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Light, Fluttery, Full Lashes Are The Specialty At My-Lashes In RPB

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report Achieving fluttery eyelashes without clumps or heavy weight are no longer a thing of dreams since Marc Vu and Jonathan Howells opened My-Lashes in Royal Palm Beach. The My-Lashes team installs eyelash extensions. Vu, the chief stylist, and Howells, a professional musician, opened the doors at MyLashes in July. Since then, they’ve grown their technician team, and Vu has been applying mink-like lashes to customers. Vu, originally from Vietnam, lived in Ohio and was working as a nail technician. Nine years ago, a friend mentioned eyelash extensions to him, and after a great deal of research, he decided to explore the industry. Vu asked his sister, also a nail technician, to join him in learning the process of applying eyelash extensions. They took classes with Xtreme Lashes, became certified and began working on eyelash extensions. Vu noticed that clients looked drastically different with just the addition of eyelash extensions.

“I love the transformation. I feel like I do art, because it’s very particular, detailed work,” he said. “I love it. Every single person, I can transform them.” Working on eyelashes is extremely detailed work that can take between an hour and a half to two hours. “I found my passion, lashes. I stayed with what I’m good at and what I love,” he said, noting that his sister preferred nails to lashes, calling lashes tedious. After five years, a new form of lashes came out, Russian Volume. When Vu lived in Ohio, he traveled to Washington, D.C., to take a class and become certified with this new way of creating beautiful lashes. Russian Volume extensions require a specialized application technique, and not many people are certified, or know how to use them, he explained. “It’s another tedious level,” Vu said, explaining that fewer than 20 percent of eyelash stylists use them. The Russian Volume lashes are the same weight as typical extensions, where one lash is applied to

one lash. However, Russian Volume lashes are split into multiple pieces, which are then fanned out and shaped. They result in a fuller, flutterier eyelash look. Very few individuals are certified in Russian Volume lashes, Vu said, which last three to four weeks — about a week longer than classic lash extensions. “People who like dramatic looks love Russian Volume, because they give you a dramatic look, but the feeling is the same,” he said. “If they did the classic look with a lot of lashes, it would be heavy, but the Russian technique gives you a fuller look without the weight.” The lashes eliminate the need for mascara — they already look as good as or better than lashes with mascara. “When you wake up, your eyes pretty much look like they’re made up,” Howells said. “It saves a lot of time.” The lashes will stay on through swimming, showering and everyday activities in the Florida heat and humidity. However, there are proper ways to care for the lashes. Vu explains those during appointments.

Surprisingly, though, the Florida humidity works in favor of those who would like fluttery lashes. The adhesive is sensitive to humidity, Vu explained, and high humidity actually helps it to cure, creating a stronger bond. Vu utilizes two types of adhesive, regular and sensitive, to apply the lashes. The regular adhesive is slightly stronger than the sensitive formulation, which is best for those with allergies. “We have options for people who have sensitive eyes,” he said. However, most people don’t need the sensitive formula, Vu said. As clients arrive at My-Lashes, they are greeted by classical music — sometimes even music recorded by Howells. They also enjoy aromatherapy as they visit one of the six personal, private rooms for lash application. It’s like a spa experience, Howells said, where people are so relaxed, they sometimes fall asleep. Prior to an appointment, Vu suggests removing all eye makeup — mascara especially — to give a clean slate. “The cleaner the lashes, the longer they last,” he said.

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RPB Council Takes Action To Curtail Medical Marijuana Retail Stores

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved the first reading of an ordinance Thursday, July 20 that bans medical marijuana treatments center dispensing facilities in the village. The ordinance amends the definitions of marijuana, medical marijuana retail center and medical marijuana treatment center. It prohibits medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities in Royal Palm Beach, and it updates requirements for medical marijuana treatments centers, which complies with a recently amended section in the Florida Statutes. Royal Palm Beach previously updated its regulations on medical marijuana in February, before the state took action on a constitutional amendment allowing the use of medical marijuana that passed in November 2016. “We broke up the types of facili-

ties that could be allowed in the village. We allowed the retail centers as a special exception use in our general commercial districts, and we allowed the treatment centers as a special exception use in our industrial general districts,” Village Attorney Jennifer Ashton said. “In our ordinance, and this is very key to my recommendation tonight, we had very specific distance separation requirements between the facilities, and from the facilities to schools, to parks, to recreation facilities [and] to daycare centers.” The state law changed the village’s ability to impose those aspects of the previous ordinance. “[The state legislature] did add in that these facilities cannot be within 500 feet of a school, unless there is a public hearing ahead of time, which I don’t know why anyone would do that,” Ashton said. “But there is this 500-foot requirement for the dispensing facilities.”

The state defined two types of medical marijuana facilities. Medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities are a stand-alone retail component. The village can ban them by ordinance, but if the village does not ban them, then, with respect to zoning and permitting requirements, the village cannot treat the dispensing facilities any differently than it would pharmacies. The village cannot completely ban the larger medical marijuana treatment centers. Ashton described them as a “farm-to-table experience,” where marijuana is grown, processed, manufactured and sold, with the ability to be consumed on location. These facilities will be strictly regulated by the Florida Department of Health, with an initial 10 licenses granted statewide. Gov. Rick Scott signed the new law passed by the legislature June 23. “It eviscerated our [previous]

ordinance,” Ashton said, adding that state’s previous rulings on medical marijuana left zoning authority with local governments. “Everyone thought that was going to continue. It has not.” Through the new state law, Ashton said that the village has two choices regarding medical marijuana dispensing facilities. “One, you ban them outright,” she said. “Or, two, you allow them in anywhere that you allow pharmacies.” If the council accepted them into the village, Ashton said there is about seven miles of space that dispensing facilities could occupy. Royal Palm Beach allows pharmacies in its commercial neighborhood and commercial general districts. “We allow it as a matter of right,” she said. “So, anywhere a Walgreens or a CVS can go, you could have a medical marijuana dispensing facility set up. We can-

not limit the number, and we cannot limit the distance separation that we had previously.” In the new ordinance, staff recommended the acceptance of the larger medical marijuana treatment centers in industrial areas of the village. But, Ashton said, this is unlikely to occur soon. “There is nowhere else that it would go, so our recommendation is that we just allow a treatment center as a matter of right in our IL [industrial limited] and IG [industrial general]. In reality, I don’t think we’re going to get one of these anytime soon,” Ashton said. “These things are statewide, very large, regional operations. They usually operate out of abandoned citrus farms and old nurseries. We’re talking about hundreds of plants.” Councilman Richard Valuntas noted that these new laws in the state regarding medical marijuana facilities are still illegal federally.

Ashton confirmed this. “And at any time, the feds could come in and shut it down without us saying or doing anything,” Valuntas said. Ashton mentioned local public concern about the village’s new ordinance cutting off access to medical marijuana in the village. “I don’t think that is accurate,” she said. From what Ashton understood, the treatments centers have state licenses and will offer “robust delivery services,” so residents would still be able to have medical marijuana delivered to their home. Mayor Fred Pinto wanted to make it clear that the village is compliant with the state law, as well as adhering to its staff recommendations. Valuntas made a motion to approve the first reading of the new ordinance, which was seconded by Councilwoman Selena Smith and passed unanimously.

U.S. Army Corps Issues Permit For Construction Of SR 7 Extension

The project widens State Road 7 from Okeechobee Blvd. to 60th Street North and extends the roadway to Northlake Blvd.

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continued from page 1 northwest portion of The Acreage. Sayre added that the GL Homes property in the southwest Agricultural Preserve has existing infrastructure for future development, whereas the infrastructure would have to be developed in The Acreage.

“They have major roads there already, and it’s city water,” he said. “They have city sewer; they have hospitals down in that area. They have schools. Even the commissioners have admitted that the ag area was designed to have development inside of it. We don’t have the roads, we don’t have the water and we don’t have the sewer out by us.” He explained that the Ag Reserve is about a 22,000-acre area, but the county bought only about

The long-delayed extension of State Road 7 to Northlake Blvd. took another major step forward recently when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a construction permit for the project. The road project has long been a top priority for Palm Beach County and governments in the western communities. However, the City of West Palm Beach has fought against the project. Plans call for the roadway to skirt the city’s Grassy Waters Preserve and reach Northlake Blvd. along the eastern side of the Ibis community. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District issued a Department of the Army (DA) permit to the Florida Department of Transportation and Palm Beach County for the construction of the

SR 7 roadway extension from 60th Street North to Northlake Blvd. The permit was issued on July 20. The DA permit authorizes widening the existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane divided roadway from Okeechobee Blvd. to 60th Street North (Segment 1), and construction of a new section of four-lane divided roadway from 60th Street North to Northlake Blvd. (Segment 2). The project design includes the construction of associated stormwater management facilities within the existing right-of-way for water quality treatment and flow attenuation. According to the U.S. Army Corps statement, the project incorporates numerous design features to protect the Grassy Waters Preserve by providing improved

runoff quality and emergency containment in the event of a spill. These protective design features include a sealed bridge span with enhanced sidewalls over the M Canal, a dry containment swale, and drainage directed west into existing containment and treatment infrastructure. The project will impact 59.97 acres of low to moderate quality waters or wetlands. However, beneficial environmental effects will result from the proposed mitigation for effects to wetlands and endangered species, according to the U.S. Army Corps statement. The proposed impacts to 59.97 acres of snail kite habitat would be mitigated through the preservation of more than 216 acres of ideal snail kite and woodstork foraging

and nesting habitat. Additionally, the project includes 52.4 acres of onsite wetland creation, enhancement, restoration and preservation that will provide endangered species critical habitat benefits and minimize secondary impacts by providing a valuable buffer between the project and the Grassy Waters Preserve, the statement continued. The decision whether to issue or deny the permit was based on the evaluation of the probable impact to the associated waters/wetlands and on the information received through the public notice process. This included a detailed alternative analysis, public interest review and a detailed evaluation of the Section 404(b)(1) guidelines of the Clean Water Act.

2,600 acres, with conditions on property owners that they must dedicate a certain percentage of their property in order to receive development rights. “There’s over 7,000 acres that are already reserved out toward agriculture,” Sayre said. “That’s because of their 60-40 rule where you have to put 60 acres in for every 40 acres that you build on, so 5,000 or 6,000 acres is already donated by builders, and a majority of that is by GL Homes. All they’re

looking to do is to use 1,250 acres down there and take 5,000 acres out, which is up by us, and they are willing to sign whatever caveats there need to be so it can never be built on.” He noted that the Acreage-area property is completely in row crop production currently. “They lease it out for agriculture,” Sayre said. “They paid for the land, so they lease it out so they can recoup some of the money.” At ITID’s May meeting, GL

Homes Vice President Kevin Ratterree explained that the proposal would reduce the scope of GL Homes’ development in The Acreage and instead allow denser development on its Ag Reserve property. The company has its land use in place for the Acreage-area property and was in the process of rezoning the land, but changed its plans after the county commission in April rejected land use and zoning changes for the proposed

1,288-acre Iota Carol property, which is almost completely surrounded by the GL Homes land. Iota Carol had planned to build 1,030 homes. GL Homes now plans to ask the county for permission to transfer its development rights in The Acreage to its Ag Reserve land. The proposal is due to be submitted sometime this month and will go before the Palm Beach County Planning Commission in December.

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WELLINGTON PHYSICIANS URGENT CARE CENTER OPENS ON SOUTH SHORE

The Wellington Physicians Urgent Care team with WRMC board members and Wellington council members.

Local dignitaries join Dr. Nicholas Sama, Wellington Regional Medical Center CEO Robbin Lee and Dr. Adam Bromberg (center) for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Nurse Practitioner Reginald Perard and Medical Assistant Chelsea Neal examine Elizabeth Paine.

Tom Wenham, Mayor Anne Gerwig, Dr. Nicholas Sama, Robbin Lee, Dr. Adam Bromberg, Pam Tahan, Councilwoman Tanya Siskind, Vice Mayor John McGovern and Tonja Mosley.

Dr. Adam Bromberg, Mayor Anne Gerwig, WRMC CEO Robbin Lee, Dr. Nicholas Sama, Practice Administrator Lori Fischer and Janice Sorenson of Independent Physician Management.

Wellington Regional Medical Center CEO Robbin Lee.

Nurse Practitioner Ene Reiter.

Members of the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce with Wellington Physicians Urgent Care officials.

VILLAGE OF ROYAL PALM BEACH HOSTS FUN RUN/WALK AT COMMONS PARK

Royal Palm Beach Parks & Recreation held a 5K Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, July 29 at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. Orangetheory provided a warmup, while Royal Palm Beach gave out water, fruit and water bottles. Dogs to the Rescue gave out information on service dogs for first responders who suffer from PTSD, and DJ Terry Harms played oldies music. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

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Many people cannot own a dog because of allergies. But what about a dog that’s allergic to humans? Some dogs are allergic to human dander, or shed skin. Dogs can also suffer from seasonal allergies or allergies to mold spores and chemicals. If the family dog has developed a runny nose that may include nosebleeds, call the veterinarian to find out what could be at play. Aside from allergies, the dog might have a foreign object stuck. If the object is easily removed, do so. If not, the dog may need to be sedated and the obstruction removed by the vet. Growths such as polyps or tumors can cause a runny nose, or the dog could simply be ill. Dogs can also have food allergies. The symptoms are usually itchy skin, chronic ear infections or sometimes gastrointestinal problems like diarrhea and vomiting. An elimination diet will most probably be used to determine what is causing the allergy. At COMMUNITY ANIMAL HOSPITAL OF ROYAL PALM BEACH, our mission is to develop strong bonds with owners who strive to take the best care of their pets. Please call 798-5508 for appointments or emergencies pertaining to your pet’s health. We are located at 11462 Okeechobee Blvd., ¼ mile east of Royal Palm Beach Blvd. P.S. A dog with a runny nose is not unusual, but a persistent runny nose should be discussed with the veterinarian.

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ROYAL PALM BEACH SENIORS LEARN ABOUT RESOURCES AT SENIOR EXPO

Nixie Swift talks to Amy Elakman from the Royal Palm Beach branch library about audio books.

Cecelia Cassidy and Nancy Wall.

Betty Dreyer won a basket in the raffle.

Schaefer Drugs Marketing Director Jessica Leow and pharmacy intern Spencer Smythe at their booth.

Cheryl Aldridge of Damsel in Defense.

Royal Palm Beach Young at Heart Club members Barbara Stafirn, Lee Messina, Sandy Rubin and President Phyllis Katz.

Leah Saporito, Felicia Latchat, Dr. Mike Mikolajczak and Alexandra Mikolajczak of the Wellington Orthopedic Institute.

Joan Duchaine gets a brief hearing test.

BARK IN THE PARK OFFERS A FUN TIME FOR POOCHES AND THEIR PARENTS

The Village of Royal Palm Beach celebrated Parks & Recreation Month with several events in July, including the Bark in the Park event on Saturday, July 22. Dogs and their humans visited Royal Palm Beach Commons Park to enjoy giveaways, information, safety demonstrations, training lessons and more. PHOTOS BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

Serena, Morgan and Breanna Nyikes with golden retrievers Lan and Perrin, and Bernese mountain dog Pippen.

Michael Taylor and Rochelle Wright from the Villlage of Royal Palm Beach.

Arlene Faires with Rose, a rescue mix.

Stephanie Kurzban with a puppy from Justin Bartlett Animal Rescue.

Vincent Asuncion with his Italian greyhounds Scooter and Daisy.

“Everything the team at Wellington Regional does focuses on patient safety. That’s what sets Wellington Regional apart.” Since 1986, Wellington Regional has been serving Palm Beach County and the surrounding region, offering the “high-tech” advantages of a big-city hospital and the personalized care of a hometown provider. “I am proud to be part of a hospital with a strong tradition of delivering compassionate, quality patient care,” says Dr. Hays. “I have watched as our community hospital has grown to become a comprehensive medical center that continually enhances services and programs.” Today, Wellington Regional is the destination for safe, quality healthcare, providing innovative treatment that includes advanced interventional radiology, robotic and minimally invasive surgery, cardiovascular services, neurosurgery, orthopedics, bariatrics and maternity services. Wellington Regional Medical Center is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the only Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation in Palm Beach County, as well as the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the western communities.

I am proud to be a member of the medical staff and to say Wellington Regional Medical Center is MY HOSPITAL. ~ Richard Hays, MD, Chief Medical Officer/Family Practitioner

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY GETS WELLINGTON KIDS READY FOR 2017-18

Wellington’s Community Services Department hosted its annual Back-to-School Community Block Party at Tiger Shark Cove Park on Saturday, Aug. 5. The Wellington Community Foundation, the Christopher Aguirre Memorial Foundation and Kiwanis of Wellington were among the groups that gave children new backpacks and shoes to start the upcoming school year. Many groups, including the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue participated. PHOTOS BY JACK LOWENSTEIN/TOWN-CRIER

Community Services Director Paulette Edwards, Councilwoman Tanya Siskind, Mayor Anne Gerwig and former Mayor Tom Wenham, Councilman Michael Drahos and Vice Mayor John McGovern.

Mayor Anne Gerwig, Councilwoman Tanya Siskind, Mickey and Lizz Smith, Maria Becker, former Mayor Tom Wenham, Councilman Michael Drahos and Vice Mayor John McGovern.

The Wellington Community Services Department’s John Jarvis, Meridith Tuckwood, Helen Archer, Scott Campbell, Director Paulette Edwards, Johnathan Salas and Geneeka Morris.

Blueprints Church members Daniel Castaneda and Melandy Catalino perform in a drama routine.

Tirsa Vega paints a unicorn for Jordan Romero-Smith.

The Wellington Community Foundation’s Regis Wenham gives away backpacks to students.

WOMEN OF THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES HOST PAINT & WINE NIGHT AT OAK

The Women of the Western Communities held a Paint & Wine Night on Thursday, Aug. 3 at Oak Bistro & Wine Bar in Royal Palm Beach. All proceeds went toward the YWCA Harmony House and the WWC Scholarship Fund. For more information about the Women of the Western Communities, e-mail Mair Armand at mair@wwc-fl.com or call (561) 635-0011. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

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Keisha Henry Joins Staff At Genesis Community Health

Genesis Community Health recently welcomed Keisha Henry of Royal Palm Beach as its new director of social services. A licensed clinical social worker, Henry will be responsible for the administration and clinical supervision of Genesis’s Social Services Department. The addition of Henry will enable Genesis to implement the behavioral health component of its services and offer adult and pediatric patients comprehensive medical, dental and mental health care. “We have been steadily expanding and adding to our capabilities to meet the criteria of our Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) grant funding,” CEO DeAnna Warren said. “Our medical offices were expanded in Boynton Beach in 2015 and into Boca Raton in 2016. We successfully established a new dental office in Boca Raton. Now, we are able to incorporate mental health services into our offerings with a new director. All of this translates into more efficient, more well-designed delivery of care for our patients.” Henry has practice experience in hospitals and healthcare social work settings and public/government sectors with a focus on community-based mental health, intervention, illness management and recovery. “Patients may be in need of care to address depression, anxiety or substance abuse, or they might need help with illness management and recovery, if they are being treated for a chronic condition or injury,” Henry said. Henry was drawn to social work after being advised by two different mentors — the chair of the Social Work Department at St. Leo University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in public administration, and a nun

Kacey Schwartz, a former Wellington resident, held a book signing Sunday, July 2 at the Barnes & Noble store in Wellington. Schwartz, an illustrator, illustrated Rebecca Chance’s book, June Sparrow and the Million-Dollar Penny. The book is available at Barnes & Noble as well as Amazon and other online book stores. Schwartz attended the Dreyfoos School of the Arts and the University of Central Florida. She is now married and living in San Francisco. (Left) Illustrator Kacey Schwartz with family members at her book signing. (Right) Schwartz signs a book.

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Keisha Henry at Catholic Charities, where she worked as a professional guardian before earning her master’s degree in social work at Barry University. Although initially driven to become an attorney, Henry changed paths after one year in law school. “As a professional guardian, I had to go into homes and decide whether an elderly adult had to be removed. It was difficult work, and the conditions were sometimes inhabitable. It was then that I discovered a passion for social work and decided to become licensed and pursue it as a career,” she said. “Now, I think it is part of my responsibilities to show people what being a licensed clinical social worker really means. There are so many misconceptions about a licensed social work clinician.” Prior to joining Genesis, Henry worked as a youth services coordinator for the Palm Beach County Youth Services Department and as a casework supervisor and case manager for the Palm Beach County Human Services Department. Her career also included working as an inpatient counselor at Palms West Hospital.

The Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation, in conjunction with the local Florida Cancer Specialists (FCS) clinic in Wellington, recently received 200 “Go and Love” rocks from Journey Church. The initiative launched by Journey Church’s student ministry aims to spread “rocks” of encouragement to the cancer patients at FCS. The rocks were decorated with heartfelt messages from local Palm Beach County high school and middle school students. These “love rocks” were distributed to FCS cancer patients following treatment, as a token of hope and encouragement in their battle against cancer. “Go and Love is more than a campaign to do good; it is a way of

life,” said Shad Treadaway, campus pastor of Journey Church’s Boynton campus. “It’s a terrific way to teach the value and meaning of loving and serving others.” The event took place June 28 at the FCS office on State Road 7 in Wellington. “The foundation is grateful to have local organizations like Journey Church, whose creativity provides inspiration for those fighting cancer,” Foundation Board Chair and FCS CEO Brad Prechtl said. “It is always heartwarming to see young adults making a difference within their community.” Lynn Rasys, executive director of the FCS Foundation, agreed. “The Journey Church members and youth’s compassion is inspira-

Volunteers with the “Go and Love” rocks. tional,” Rasys said. “The patients’ by the youth from the church and faces lit up when they saw the even asked if they could have more baskets of painted rocks offered than one.”

Nurse Morgan Yaima Honored By The Palm Healthcare Foundation

The Palm Healthcare Foundation recently held its Thank a Nurse campaign, a series of events designed to recognize the tireless efforts of Palm Beach County’s nurses. Morgan Yaima of Wellington was one of only a handful of nurses honored at the fourth annual Heart of Gold Reception: A Celebration Honoring Palm Beach County’s Nurses Yaima has been a nurse for less than two years, but always felt the need to care for others. At age 14,

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SCHOOL NEWS

BRONCO CHEERLEADERS NAMED ALL-AMERICANS

The Palm Beach Central High School Bronco Cheerleaders earned a superior rating at camp this summer. Eight cheerleaders were named Universal Cheer Association All-American Cheerleaders. They will perform at the Magic Kingdom in November. Kudos to the entire team, as well as coaches Capella Flaherty and Kerry Grayson. Shown above (L-R) are: Kinsey Dorrington, Briana Anderson, Callie Moore, Cameron Castellano, Liliana Rodriguez, Alexis Pollak, Samantha Garcia and Mackenzie Sheedy.

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NEW HORIZONS WELCOMES NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Orlando Mastrapa (right) recently joined New Horizons Elementary School as the new assistant principal. A native of Miami, Mastrapa previously worked at Berkshire Elementary School in West Palm Beach, where he served as a teacher on special assignment. He has also taught intermediate math and science at Berkshire and Liberty Park elementary schools. Mastrapa is excited to join the New Horizons family and looks forward to the start of a productive school year.

WELLINGTON EL THANKS CAFETERIA STAFF Eagle Arts Academy Launches Preschool Program A unique preschool intended to expose the youngest learners to the wonders of art and technology is opening in Wellington. The Little Eaglets Academy, a division of the Eagle Arts Academy, is opening its doors this month. The new program is a one-of-a-kind approach that values the arts and technology as much as academics. “Walt Disney believed in the importance of an arts education. I am very excited about this new venture, as we expand to bring the arts to children as young as two years old,” said Gregory Blount, founder and executive director of the Little Eaglets Academy. Children as young as two years old will receive 90 minutes of specialized arts and technology skills every day. Each child will be en-

couraged to stretch their imagination and express themselves using the world of art, music, acting, and even an introduction to coding. To help them, the Little Eaglets Academy provides every child, ranging in age from two to four years old, with their own computer tablet and their own paid enterprise account to ABCmouse.com. The Little Eaglets Academy is a full-day specialized preschool program located in newly renovated preschool classrooms on the Eagle Arts Academy campus in Wellington. The program follows the accredited Frog Street curriculum, a comprehensive, research-based program that integrates instruction across developmental domains and early learning disciplines. Frog Street is supported with additional

supplemental curriculum including Reading Eggs and Flocabulary. The Little Eaglets Academy is led by Preschool Director Cathy Terwilliger, who has 25 years of experience operating and teaching at preschools. She is supported by Maude Carilus, a teacher with 15 years’ experience and a certification in child development. Carilus is also a certified nursing assistant. “Our mission is to nurture the whole child,” Terwilliger said. “Exposing our youngest learners to the beauty and limitless possibilities of art and technology gives them a one-of-a-kind chance to grow in all areas. The Little Eaglets Academy provides all the academic support of a traditional preschool, but with the added wonders of art and technology. There’s

nothing more beautiful than seeing a child discover their creativity and individuality. That’s what we want to encourage.” Currently enrolling for the 201718 school year in grades preschool through 8th grade, the Eagle Arts Academy uses teaching methodologies that create a fun and engaging learning environment, such as Center Based Learning, Project Based Learning and Kinesthetic Learning. Children who do not like school or struggle with standard teaching methods are transformed into engaged learners, whether they are a low-level, average or gifted student. The school’s goal is to create as many options as possible to help students be successful in their learning.

Students and staff at Wellington Elementary School recently showed appreciation to the cafeteria staff. They presented handmade cards, flowers, chocolates, meals and gifts to the cafeteria workers. Shown above are Sharhonda Williams, Chris Burt, Cafeteria Manager Marjorie Condon and Alquis Acosta. The school family appreciates all that the cafeteria staff does for the school.

PBSC Achieves Gold Level In State’s Performance Standards

Palm Beach State College has achieved the gold level in the Florida College System’s performance-based incentive program, garnering an additional $1.2 million from the state this year. The additional dollars for earning the highest level possible bring PBSC’s total performance funding to $4.1 million this year, up from $2.9 million last year. It represents the college’s slice of $60 million in state performance funding allocated by the Florida Legislature, which includes $30

million in state performance funding and $30 million in institutional performance funding. While all of the 28 institutions comprising the Florida College System will receive a share of the institutional performance funding, only the schools at the gold and silver levels receive a portion of the remaining $30 million in state performance money. The gold level schools also receive shares of the state funds that would have gone to the bronze schools. The state divvies up the

funds based on four measurements: retention of students, student completion, job placement and salaries of graduates. The Florida Board of Education recently approved the new performance metrics for the incentive program that became law three years ago. Palm Beach State College, which has been silver for the last two years, is among seven schools that are at the gold level. Fifteen schools are at the silver level and six schools are the bronze level. This year, none of the colleges

are in the purple category, which would require a plan for restoration. Palm Beach State College’s achievement follows a “Go Bold for Gold” initiative launched by the administration last year to galvanize faculty and staff to help students succeed. Initiatives included enhanced advising and communication, faculty interventions, strategic scholarships and improved class scheduling. “I am pleased and very proud of our faculty and staff for working

together to improve student outcomes,’’ Palm Beach State College President Ava L. Parker said. “It shows what we can do when we work strategically together. Student success is our top priority.” Performance-based funding is only a fraction of the college’s $129.9 million budget for 201718, and the college has to earn it each year. Richard Becker, vice president of administration and business services, said the funds will allow the college to move forward with other initiatives to

increase enrollment and boost student completion rates. “It’s a little bit easier to get the gold status than to retain it, so we’re going to be really focused on initiatives to help us retain the gold status,’’ Becker said. Serving 48,000 students annually, Palm Beach State College is the largest institution of higher education in Palm Beach County, offering more than 130 programs on campuses in Lake Worth, Boca Raton, Palm Beach Gardens, Belle Glade and Loxahatchee Groves.

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Playing A Harp On A Cloud? I’ve Got Big Plans For My Afterlife

I’ve heard that there are people out there who, when contemplating the afterlife, wonder what they can possibly do for eternity that won’t get boring. “I don’t want to sit on a cloud playing a harp forever,” they complain. “Or even six weeks!” Well, first of all, they are making two very big assumptions: 1) There is a place up in the sky where the Dear Departed sprout wings and are issued musical instruments, upon which they will be immediately proficient despite having had nary a lesson, and 2) That they will be among these people. Second of all, I have given this a lot of thought and have come to the conclusion that there are plenty of things to do up

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The Sonic BOOMER there and, if allowed, I’m going to do every single one of them. For my part, I want to re-stage every moment of history in a “Choose Your Own Adventure” sort of way. I want to see what would’ve happened if Columbus had never discovered America, if nobody

brought slaves from Africa or if the moon turned out to be made of cheese after all. Would Native Americans still run casinos? Would Africans never venture out to the South? Would astronauts bring back big scoops of the moon, saying, “Just try it on a cracker! It’s out of this world!” I also want to re-enact every moment of my personal history, this time with the option of making wiser choices, avoiding all danger and sidestepping every single one of my Most Embarrassing Moments. If I had it to do all over again post-mortem and vicariously, of course, would I see that my life could’ve been total bliss? Or would I just have ended up with a completely different set of problems?

Then I’d like to sit alongside each of my friends, going over every detail of their lives, while they explain to me why they made the choices they did and nodding sagely when I give them thoughtful advice from my enviable position as an armchair quarterback. Then we’d replay their whole life yet again, this time doing it my way. Celebrities come next. I’d sub myself in at all the career high points of my favorite actors, athletes and rock stars. None of that paying your dues stuff. I’d only interject my apparitional self into the very best of situations — receiving my Oscar, being first across the finish line, performing to a sold-out Madison Square Garden. When I’ve exhausted all those scenarios

(it ought to take a millennia or two), I’d open the gates to Doggy Heaven and let all the mutts onto our side. Same for cats. (“Mr. Gatekeeper, tear down this wall!”) I could easily spend a few thousand years watching people be reunited with their pets. It would be like those military homecoming videos on YouTube except in reverse — this time it would be the people who thought they’ll never see their little loved one again. And still there’d be enough time to complete all my needlepoint projects, use up all my watercolors, wear out both tires on my bike and, when all was said and done, sit still long enough to learn to play the harp. That is, if I make the cut at all.

‘Dark Tower’ Disappoints, Leaving Out Much Of King’s Story

Stephen King has written books that have turned into great movies: Carrie, Stand by Me, The Shawshank Redemption, not to mention The Shining. Others have not worked well. And so it is with The Dark Tower. The Dark Tower is supposed to be the centerpiece of a series of dramas to be presented both in the movies and on TV. But, although it moves quickly enough to not be boring, the movie as a centerpiece is stillborn. The film begins by focusing on the Man in Black/Walter Padick (Matthew McConaughey), a bad guy who runs a fortress in Earth’s parallel dimension, Mid-World. He uses mental powers to abduct kids with strong telepathic abilities to help him destroy the tower, which not only links different dimensions, but keeps them from colliding and thus destroying each other, preventing the ultimate evil from devouring us. His nemesis is Roland

‘I’ On CULTURE By Leonard Wechsler Deschain (Idris Elba), the Last Gunslinger of Mid-World, who we know is a good guy because he wears a duster coat (like Clint Eastwood did) and fires really cool pistols. The movie (unlike the books) focuses on Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor), a 12-year-old in Manhattan. He dreams about Mid-World and possible disaster and is shipped off to a horrible clinic. But he escapes and finds his way to a dimensional portal in Brooklyn (where else?) and winds up in Mid-World. Things are pretty bad in Mid-World

until Jake joins up with Roland for a rather underwhelming struggle against some not-really-scary monsters. Padick works with these beasts to destroy the two, who do manage to bond nicely. There are some confrontations that are fairly decent, and eventually Jake and Roland go to Manhattan to get ready for the inevitable sequel. Surprisingly, the special effects are not very special, the monsters not very scary and the philosophical underpinnings essentially nonexistent. Actually, the movie is sort of a sequel to the books, which means that many elements will not be understood unless you are a major King fan and have read them. Articles about the movie hint that it would be impossible to have a complex story winding through several worlds and generations with all sorts of strange beings. I wonder if any of the producers have seen Game of Thrones, Star Wars or Outlander. Roland, the Gunslinger,

is supposed to be the hero of the whole saga, but we see things through the focus of Jake Chambers. The problem is that although the original books are seminal, there have been so many different shows that dimension-hop and present arch-evil vs. really good battles, that it is impossible to make this effort stand out. We’ve had TV shows with the devil as a key character, with vampires who are more interested in sex than killing, with good guys and bad guys battling their way through things to such a large degree that this movie seems to fall short. Keeping the movie short was a smart move. Too often, films like this tend to wander, but there’s no time for it here. Even better, the actors are very, very good. Elba is great as weary warrior Roland. When he first recites his code, nerds like me get chills. Of course, most of the audience will not quite understand everything underlying it.

There were questions about Elba taking the role because in the books, the illustrations present the character as white. This is clearly a case in which race has no real effect, and getting as effective and strong an actor as he is, makes for the perfect leading man. McConaughey, also charismatic, carries off his villainous role exceptionally well. Taylor is good as young Jake, and he helps make the relationship between the gunslinger and the kid work, which is vital since it is the emotional center of the film. The movie is enjoyable, and I realize that this is not a very effusive review. You will have a good time there, but it is just not all it could be. The action, particularly the gunslinging, is pretty good. Elba is an excellent action hero, and we have an effective villain. But this is supposed to be an epic film, and there, it fails. If it gets you to read the books, then it has done its job. But it is not one of the top summer films.

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NEWS

i9 Sports Now Offering New Sports Options ‘Hooch And Hounds’ For Children In Loxahatchee/Acreage Area Celebration Aug. 17

i9 Sports is excited to provide age-appropriate, fun and convenient sports programs to the youth of Palm Beach County at its newest location in the Loxahatchee/ Acreage area. The growing i9 Sports program features some of the most popular sports, such as flag football, soccer and baseball. In addition, i9 Sports will also be the only indoor basketball program in the Loxahatchee/ Acreage area. This location will be the second in the immediate area, adding to its Royal Palm Beach High School location, which serves families in Royal Palm Beach and Wellington. i9 Sports is the nation’s largest private youth sports provider, offering programs in a variety of sports for boys and girls ages three to 14 in a non-competitive environment. The program operates flag football, soccer, basketball and

t-ball leagues four seasons a year in more than 500 communities from New York to Hawaii, including Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter, in addition to the program at Royal Palm Beach High School and the new program opening in the Loxahatchee/Acreage area. The i9 belief is that every child deserves the chance to play and learn the skills associated with their sport. With an emphasis on the positive physical aspects of playing a sport, as well as encouraging team building and positive social relationships with teammates and coaches, i9 has separated itself from the typical local youth sports programs. Certified instructors and coaches teach age-appropriate, sportspecific skills during each i9 practice, as well as a sportsmanship value that encourages positive social interaction and development

during the games. Participants love the program because they can make new friends while playing sports with their team in a noncompetitive and non-intimidating atmosphere. With equal playing time for all children and a relaxed environment, kids tend to flourish. Parents enjoy the convenient, one-day-a-week program that requires no fundraising or volunteering with a one-day commitment on a Saturday or Sunday, where the practice and the game for the week are back-to-back on the same day. The Loxahatchee/Acreage programs will be held at Osceola Creek Middle School and will begin on Sept. 23. The Royal Palm Beach High School location, serving Wellington and Royal Palm Beach, will begin on Sept. 24. Registration is going on now for the fall season, with special discounts available.

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Wellington Florist Visits NuVista Living During ‘Make Someone Smile’ Week

Teleflora, the world’s leading flower delivery service, partnered with Wellington Florist for the 17th annual Make Someone Smile Week, the floral industry’s leading benevolent program, from Sunday, July 16 through Saturday, July 22. Wellington Florist’s owner and

operator, J.P. Varvarigos, selected NuVista Living at Wellington Green as the 2017 facility of choice. Those most in need of a smile at NuVista’s assisted living and rehabilitation facility received an unexpected gift in July. Sixty floral arrangements were hand-

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The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host a one-of-akind “Hooch and Hounds” event from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17 at CJR Fine Arts & Frame (514B N. State Road 7, Royal Palm Beach). This event will wrap up the chamber’s summer campaign “Dudes and Dogs,” where 60 men from the chamber showcased 60 dogs and cats residing at Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control in an effort to help them find their forever homes. Chairmen for the campaign were Scott Harris and Michael Ferreira. Through the efforts of Elizabeth Harfmann of Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control and many others, the chamber was able to facilitate the adoption and rescue of 40 pets. Harris, CEO of Pyra Promotions, Pyra 360 and PhysEd Gear, in conjunction with the Darbster Foundation, sponsored a transport shuttle. This means that Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control and the Darbster Foundation partnered with rescues in the Northeast and New England. Twenty dogs were transported in early August to the partner rescues, where wonderful homes await. “My current life isn’t in a position, with all my travel, to adopt a dog. When I heard that there were homes waiting, and that all we needed was money to get them there, I looked into the eyes of my favorite little puppy, Trudy, and it was a no brainer,” Harris said. “Saving 20 lives, hopefully over

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Pilot Program For RVs

continued from page 1 experiment with some type of procedure that may solve it.” Jarriel said the RV tenants must have some method of proper waste disposal. “I’ve seen a lot of them where a guy comes by on a weekly basis and does that,” he said. “We’ve had people in the past who like to just run it out on the ground and into a ditch and into the canals.” Jarriel added that he would like the town to gain some revenue from the project. “Keep in mind this is a trial basis,” he said. “If this works, we’ll probably keep it in force. If it doesn’t work, then we’re going to terminate it. I guess the only other route we would have is code enforcement, but the problem with code enforcement is because it’s seasonal, by the time we file a code enforcement complaint, we can’t follow through with it because the season is over and they’re gone. We have to try something because we haven’t done anything with it in the past. I say we go with it.” During public comment, resi-

RPB Trees

Amending Landscape Ordinance

continued from page 1 built before 2001, you’re not required to comply with the village’s minimum landscaping requirements or design standards, which are things like how many trees you have to have on your property and how many shrubs you have to have,” Ashton said. “But, you do have to comply with maintenance standards. You have to keep your grass less than 12 inches. You cannot commit tree abuse. You cannot commit hatracking.” The code also clarifies in the section for tree removal what any nonconforming or conforming properties must adhere to under proposed revisions. “What we’ve clarified in the code has kind of been our practice already, but you have to replace [a tree or shrub] within our minimum requirements,” Ashton said. This is for the village to avoid what it defines as substandard materials being put in place of a specimen plant or something close to it, such as a tree that is of

dent Valerie Solas objected to the program, saying that it eventually would be open to everybody. “You can’t say to anyone that they can’t have a trailer park on their property,” Solas said. “It’s going to change the demographics of the community. It’s going to [affect] their property values. If these people are so wealthy, and they can buy and sell our town, then they can buy a proper house, build a proper house and house their staff there.” Resident Bob Solas was concerned that the resolution would allow more dilapidated RVs rather than the expensive motor homes portrayed by advocates of the program, as well as people without ties or allegiance to the community. He added that requiring proper hookups would not address the wear and tear on town roads. Resident Joyce Batchelor also opposed the program, pointing out that the town charter does not provide for RVs, and that many of the properties with RVs, presumably for grooms’ quarters, do not have horses on the property. Resident Phillis Maniglia, a Realtor, said she has sold several properties in Loxahatchee Groves where she had to clean the property of trash, junk tires and equipment so it could be sold. “They’re paying almost

[$100,000] an acre now,” she said. “These folks are coming in and building beautiful horse farms, cleaning up our town.” She said her clients have abided by septic, water and electric requirements. “We need to do regulation, we need to do permits and inspections, and the town should get paid for that,” Maniglia said. “The cost will be passed on to whoever is going to rent those trailers, but it is bringing the land values up. If you’re looking to retire, you’re going to get a nice return on your investment… and the town is not going to get trashed by these folks.” Resident Doreen Baxter said she served on the committee that helped formulate the pilot program. “I am not an equestrian,” Baxter said. “I have a beautiful 5-acre property with only a couple of dogs, but in listening to this, I was intrigued by the fact that we would do a test study. This would not be something that we would pass with our blinders on. We are planning on doing it very carefully.” She noted the protections put in place. “We had put lots of limitations on permitting the trailers, the water connections, the electrical, the pads so there is no leakage or ground damage,” Baxter con-

tinued. “It seemed that we put so many things into place, also a fee so that would be revenue for the town.” She said one of her criteria was that such uses be screened from neighbors, and that there be lighting and noise restrictions. “I think it’s worth a test,” Baxter said. “We have a year to test it.” Jarriel asked about the proposed rules that one RV be permitted on lots of 1.5 to 5 acres, and no more than four on lots 5 acres or larger. Underwood said the rule for 1.5 to 5 acres was a consensus of the focus group, and no more than four on 5-acre properties or larger was following state statutes. Mayor Dave Browning was concerned that RV parking was never allowed before. “We have to be very careful what comes in,” Browning said. “In the past, as you know, up on C Road, somebody decided to make his 5 acres into an RV park… If you didn’t allow the trailers, it won’t kill the equestrians. They’re still going to thrive. They thrive in Wellington, and they’re not allowed to put the RVs over there. That’s why the pressure is over here.” Councilman Todd McLendon made a motion to approve the pilot program, which carried 4-0 with Councilman Ryan Liang absent.

Florida grade #1, newly defined in the code. The ordinance received numerous recommendations to be added and eventually brought before the council. One of the first recommendations by the commission was to hire an arborist for the village. Chairman Richard Becher brought up having a code enforcement magistrate who doesn’t have experience with vegetation. “To me, an arborist would be ideal for the village to hire,” Becher said. The council would make the ultimate decision to hire an arborist as a village staff member or consultant, Ashton said. “But, I will tell you, cities that have very strong, robust preservation codes do have some kind of dedicated landscaping employee, or they have an arborist on staff,” she said. Commissioner Ross Shillingford recommended there be a clarification for adding trees, since it indicates permits now would be required to remove trees. “I think it would be helpful to add a statement that says that a permit is not required to add landscaping,” Shillingford said. Under the revised tree replace-

ment schedule, tree replacement is based on the width of the trunk. The general rule is that the wider the trunk, the older the tree. The older the tree, the more trees will be required to replace it. After Shillingford’s initial suggestion, the board recommended that the village look to replace a canopy with fewer larger tree specimens vs. many smaller trees that eventually would grow out to replace the lost canopy of a single large tree. Commissioner Jackie Larson said that when you transplant a younger tree in the summer, it has less chance of survival. “The nurseries no longer guarantee tree survival like they used to,” Larson said. “The objective, I believe, is to replace the canopy. If you encourage, instead of the five smaller ones that are minimum code, going larger, you improve your canopy quicker, and also, you have a better chance of survival.” Development Review Coordinator Kevin Erwin noted the costs of small vs. larger trees planted by nurseries upon the staff’s recommendation. “That’s going to be a cost issue, because the larger the caliber you have on the planting, the more the

nursery is going to charge you,” Erwin said. “You’re looking at probably $300 for our minimumsize code tree. You’re talking over $1,000 for a 7-inch caliber, I would think.” Becher recommended community outreach to help further educate the public about these updates to the code and the general treatment of landscaping on their properties. “The village now wants to be very aggressive in saving the trees,” Becher said. “Why not use the park? I’m not saying you’ll get thousands of people, but you may get a decent number of residents who want to learn about their trees and their shrubs, increase their property values, maybe get a couple real estate agents who can show information on how a well-maintained piece of property increases their property value.” Becher also recommended an annual Arbor Day event in the village. “We have a huge park where we have events throughout the year. Why not have a two-day Arbor Day type of program?” Larson made a motion to approve the changes to village’s landscape code, which passed unanimously.

continued from page 1 be an excellent thing to place [on the Loxahatchee Groves campus] due to its location both within the county and serving our farther west communities, but also with all the development that’s coming in that area,” McGovern said. “I think it would be well-suited to be placed there, and that’s what local dentists have also said to me.” The decision of where to locate the dental health and technology learning facility is up to Parker, along with support from the board of trustees, Vallejo said. “They will accept her decision as the president,” Vallejo said. “It’s not something that the trustees want to get involved in. They want her to do the research. They want her to talk to folks and get the feedback that is going to be supported by the community.” Councilwoman Tanya Siskind asked about the costs of the proposed academic building. “The building will probably cost closer to $20 [million],” Vallejo said. Siskind asked about ways the council could further support the effort to bring the building to the Loxahatchee Groves campus. “I would certainly be interested in having it out here, and I think it would be really beneficial to the community,” Siskind said. Vallejo noted that the construction of the future academic building could be more effective at the Loxahatchee Groves location, rather than the older, more established campuses. “It also would not disrupt the program, because if you’re building a building, you have to tear down what you have. I would never want to have the students be on hold for a year or two until a new building is built,” Vallejo said. “So, it’s easier to build a building on a different site, and then just have those students as soon as they’re ready to move forward into that new site. I know with Lake Worth, we’re kind of tight in terms of space. So, we would have to tear down to build.” Mayor Anne Gerwig supported the idea of having the dental program locally, but noted a potential conflict of interest for herself due to her engineering firm’s involvement in the development of the campus. “We actually did the civil work on the Loxahatchee Groves campus,” she said. “I’m not sure if I could sign the letter of support. I’ll have to talk to my ethics officer over here. But, in fact I would invite everyone to come and see that campus. It is beautiful. I just visited it for the first time a few months ago. When you go all the way up to the third floor, there is almost a glass tower. They call it the treehouse, and it looks almost down Flying Cow Road. You can kind of see your way to our environmental preserve.” McGovern asked about the timeframe for the new facility. “I think [Parker is] going to need to make that decision within the next few weeks or month at the most, because we need to start moving on the planning stages,” Vallejo said. “Since she has to go back to Tallahassee in September,

100 lives in two months with our initiative of Hooch & Hounds, allows me to go to sleep with a heart that is filled.” Meanwhile, the members, owners, operators and staff members of Wellington National Golf Club have committed to sponsoring a second shuttle. “Hooch and Hounds” is open to the public, and the ticket price will include cuisine compliments of Stonewood Grill & Tavern, as well as premium wines from Rich Oak Vineyards. “To be part of such a worthy cause and be in a position to help a great organization like the Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control is amazing, and part of our culture of kindness, care and hospitality at Stonewood Grill,” said Craig Conerly, operating partner at Stonewood Grill & Tavern. Brandon West, owner & CEO of Rich Oak Vineyards, wanted to sponsor the event for a number of reasons. “Back in college, I took a sales class and one of our final projects was to raise $1,000 for rescue pups, and the experience really hit home,” he said. “Since then, I have rescued my dog, and we strongly believe in giving back to help grow our community. We feel this is the perfect opportunity for us to help out with our Wines of Wellington. We strongly believe in giving back to help grow our community, and we feel this is the perfect opportunity for us to help out.” For more information, or to get tickets, call (561) 792-6525 or visit www.wellingtonchamber.com.

she needs to have an idea of what exactly are we doing with this.” Councilman Michael Napoleone made a motion to draft a letter of support for moving the dental and technology facility to the Loxahatchee Groves campus, to be signed by either the mayor or the vice mayor. The motion passed 4-0 with Gerwig abstaining. In other business: • The council approved the first reading of ordinance for a drivethrough zoning text amendment. “The way it reads today, drivethrough facilities of any kind are prohibited from facing a public roadway,” Director of Growth Management Bob Basehart said. “That limitation causes a lot of problems in the design of centers for onsite circulation and parking and pedestrian access, pedestrian circulation.” The change opens up the chance to allow more leeway for businesses to have access to drive-through technology with their facilities in Wellington. “We think that providing an alternative where you could face the street with proper buffering and mitigation to prevent visual impact to the adjacent street is a good solution,” Basehart said. “There are a lot of uses that are starting to take advantage of drive-through technology to improve customer service and efficiency.” McGovern made a motion to approve the first reading of the ordinance, which passed unanimously. • The council approved a request by Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher to change the qualifying dates for the upcoming 2018 municipal election. Previously, qualifying for the election ballot opened in late January and closed in the middle of February. For the 2018 election, the qualifying period will open at noon on Dec. 5, 2017 and close at noon on Dec. 19, 2017. The election will still be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. “I think it’s designed to help the supervisor maximize voter turnout, which I think is something we all want — to make sure that any people who want to vote are able to vote,” Napoleone said. “Especially if they’re voting by mail, getting the ballots and making sure they get out in time.” Napoleone made a motion to approve the request by Bucher to change the qualifying dates. The motion passed 4-1 with Councilman Michael Drahos opposed. “I hate to throw a wrench into this, but I also would not want this council to be accused of being insensitive. These dates fall within the Hanukkah holiday,” Drahos said. “That is, Dec. 12 through Dec. 20. I’m sure the supervisor of elections considered that when she made this proposal to us.” • The council approved a number of resolutions adopting the budgets and assessment rates for the Acme Improvement District, Wellington Solid Waste Collection and the Saddle Trail Park Neighborhood Improvement District, including resolutions adopting budgets for the Lake Wellington Professional Centre and the village’s water and wastewater utility. All five resolutions passed unanimously. The council also approved appointing Gerwig as the official authorized representative to certify the non-ad valorem assessment rolls.

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It seems as if some barns spring up overnight, while others have been there as long as you can remember. La Petite Cheval is one of the latter. Joan Krogmann and her family moved to the current location, 13678 14th Place North in Loxahatchee Groves, in 1994. Previously, she had taught at barns on New York’s Long Island. She brought down her 11 favorite horses and kept going. “My mother taught a lot of people about horses and riding for 60 years,” recalled Joan’s daughter, Kim Krogmann-Breier. “She is retired now, still living on the property with my dad. Her spinal osteoporosis makes it hard for her to get around, but she loves to come out when she can, with her walker, and watch the lessons and feed treats to the horses.” Kim, who started riding at age three and has shown horses her whole life, stepped into her mother’s boots four years ago and now runs the five-acre farm, which holds a 12-stall barn, a flat ring and several jumping fields. They currently have a couple of boarders and about 30 students, both children and adults. It’s nothing fancy. They don’t offer a summer camp, but the students tend to stick with them for years and years. “We have a lot of adults who either want to learn to ride or who rode as children and want to get back into the sport,” Kim said. “They Get updates all week long... follow Ellen Rosenberg on Twitter at twitter.com/Horse TalkFL.

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As part of her education at the Seagull Academy for Independent Living, Christy Wester worked in the kitchen at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center. During the recent commencement ceremony, she shared how impactful the experience had been. Now a recent graduate, her internship has led to full-time employment at a local elementary school cafeteria. It’s one of many success stories made possible through Seagull Academy’s supported employment program. Recently, the program received a $10,000 grant from the Bank

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employees and embrace our local work force.” As part of their school program, Seagull Academy’s students hold internships with several area business partners, including Marriott, Publix, the Joseph L. Morse Geriatric Center and Jack the Bike Man. “The grant helps pay for everything from staff supervision to transportation to work sites and other expenses that school district funds can’t cover,” Education Director Linda Moore said. “Each program starts with some type of supervised internship. Supervision is gradually reduced to the point

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Wolverines Confident As Team Works To Defend District Title

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The high school football season is underway, and Wellington High School’s football coaches and players are confident they can successfully defend the District 9-8A title they won last year against rival Palm Beach Gardens High School. Wolverines head coach Tom Abel is entering his sixth season at the helm. Abel has molded a new tradition with the Wellington program, winning the district title twice in

three seasons, posting the school’s all-time best record at 11-2 in 2014 and taking his team to a first-ever regional finals appearance. Abel believes that this team mirrors the chemistry of the 2014 season. If that holds true, look for the Wolverines to challenge in the postseason. “We’re very blessed to have the guys we have,” Abel said. “We consider ourselves the underdog, and that’s the way we like it.” The Wellington team is young,

Wellington’s Micah Conway runs the ball during a scrimmage.

with only 14 seniors on the squad, but coaches feel that they have depth on both offense and defense. The chemistry that coach Abel spoke of during practice was evident in their work ethic on the field. Wellington senior quarterback Connor Rogers will most likely get the nod to lead the Wolverine offense. With a 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame, he demonstrated good arm strength and made accurate throws during a recent practice. Rogers is aware of the quarterback tradition that has been established at Wellington, and he believes he is up for the challenge. “I played backup quarterback last year, and receiver,” he explained. “I just have to step up. We have a tough schedule, and I just have to step up.” The Wolverines also have Austin Wallace at quarterback, and Abel is confident with his depth at the position. Wellington’s offensive line returns, and averages 280 pounds across the board. Adrian Tiburcio anchors the line. Michael Palmateer returns as the center for the offensive line. At 6-foot-3 and 285 pounds, he will be a force in the trenches. Offensively, Wellington will rely on Mark Anthony Richards to be the workhorse. Richards is the younger See WOLVERINES, page 29

Quarterback Connor Rogers makes a throw downfield.

Adrian Tiburcio works out on the line sled during practice. PHOTOS BY GENE NARDI/TOWN-CRIER

Wellington Teen Earns Three National Taekwondo Titles This time last year, when 14-yearold Wellington resident Zachary Thompson was on the sideline cheering on his teammates, he did not foresee his own future success of being a 2017 national champion in taekwondo. Thompson earned the gold, making him an ATU National Taekwondo Champion, in June. He then won gold to become an AAU National Taekwondo Champion in July, followed by a silver, earning him the National USAT Team B spot at the USAT World Class Cadet National Taekwondo Championships. Thompson began studying taekwondo in the third grade and is now a second-degree black belt, studying with Grandmaster J.S. Han at US Pro Taekwondo in Jupiter. Although Thompson trained consistently and moved through belt promotions with ease, the competitive Olympic sparring tournaments left him falling short of a medal. When he turned 12, it became increasingly difficult to be competitive. At his age and weight, he was often paired with the more experienced 14-year-olds. Han recognized these challenges and recommended that Thompson step away from tournaments. How-

ever, he encouraged Thompson to continue to train with the competition team. When many kids would become discouraged, Thompson continued not only to train, but he supported his teammates as well, including his younger brother. Thompson’s first attempt to reenter the tournament scene was in January at the Taekwondo US Open in Las Vegas. He won each of his matches until he met a strong competitor in the gold medal match. He came home with the silver but learned lessons on what changes needed to be made to be successful at the nationals. His hard work paid off when Thompson earned gold in June, earning him a team ATU spot with paid travel to Canada for the Canada Open in October. He also competed at the Daedo International Tournament, earning him a team spot with paid travel to Costa Rica for the Costa Rica Open in September. In July, Thompson competed in the USAT World Class Cadet National Championships in Detroit. It was there that his winning streak continued, all the way up to the finals, where he fell short of the gold and earned silver and the

National USAT Team B spot. After that match, Thompson was more motivated than ever to gain the AAU national title at the final national tournament of the season. He not only earned the gold, he point-gapped every opponent who

faced him. A point gap is when the match is stopped early due to a wide spread of points between the competitors. Becoming the AAU national champion gives Thompson the opportunity to compete for an AAU National Team spot in September.

Zachary Thompson of Wellington (right) shows off his winning form, landing a kick during a match.

Thompson won the Amateur Athletic Union’s National Taekwondo Championship.

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WELLINGTON WILD SOFTBALL TEAM TAKES SECOND IN ORLANDO

The Wellington Wild ’05 softball team was in Orlando from July 17 to July 22 to participate in the USSSA World Series in the 12U B division. The team placed second in the national tournament. All players of the team are participants of the Village of Wellington recreation softball program. The team includes: (front row, L-R) Chandler Barry, Jillian Shapiro, Kylie McCann, Emma Suggs, Madison Fargo and Grace Rawn; and (back row) coach Andrew Shapiro, coach Sergio Marquez, Shayna Barker, Marena Marquez, Ashley Diaz, Jaliyah Bruno, coach Dan Suggs and coach Mauricio Diaz.

Royal Palm Bassmasters Host Tourney On Lake Okeechobee

The Royal Palm Bassmasters held a fishing tournament July 16 on Lake Okeechobee out of Scott Driver boat ramp. First place was won by Bryan Stavropoulos and Kiel Carr with five fish weighing 15 pounds. Second place was awarded to the team of Rick Eaton and Walt Zajkowski with five fish weighing

10 pounds, 4 ounces. The team of Ed Huff and Mike Dillistin took third place with five fish weighing 9 pounds, 8 ounces. The Big Fish of the tournament was 5 pounds, 15 ounces, caught by the team of Bryan Stavropoulos and Kiel Carr. The Royal Palm Bassmasters meet on the second Thursday of each

Bryan Stavropoulos and Kiel Carr

month at 7 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center, located at 100 Sweet Bay Lane. The club is now accepting applications. Come and check out the fun you’ve been missing. For more information, e-mail rpbassmasters@gmail.com, visit www.royalpalmbassmasters.org or call (561) 644-6269.

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SPORTS & RECREATION standout Ahmmon Richards, also a WHS alum. Richards will be around the ball, on both sides, according to Abel. He’s likely to line up at running back and slot receiver, while playing safety on defense. Balitan Celestin will also line up at the slot receiver position. The junior has height and speed to com-

plement his catching ability. Defensively, the Wolverines look to have a strong defensive line and linebacker corps this season. Chandler Loiseau will lead the defensive line. Big and fast at 6-foot-3 and 255 pounds, he will likely be the focal point for opposing offensive units. Ryan Petrovich will solidify the

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middle linebacker spot. At 6-foot-1 and 210 pounds, he is physical and can jam the middle. Micah Conway returns to the Wellington secondary at the corner position. He was an impact player last year for the Wolverines and will see some time on offense as well. Wellington will be tested this season with matchups again state

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Wellington High School quarterback Austin Wallace throws during practice drills.

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continued from page 23 do a lot of games and exercises, like red light, green light and cops and robbers, to help riders develop skills and put what the students have learned to the test. My focus is on the journey rather than the destination.” Julie Hunsicker signed on as barn manager six years ago. “I love watching the kids come out to ride, seeing their first encounter with horses,” she said. “It’s magical. We have a great group of horses who can help fulfill their dreams. A few weeks back, we had one young rider who had always dreamed of showing. She won her class at Posse, and her mother stood and watched and cried. I love helping make their dreams come true.”

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powers Vero Beach, William T. Dwyer and Atlantic high schools. District 9-8A is arguably one of the toughest, with Seminole Ridge, Palm Beach Central, Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter high schools. Look for this district to be very competitive this season, and the Wolverines probably will challenge for the championship this fall. The barn is proud of its laid-back atmosphere. “Safety always comes first, and there’s no drama, no arguing,” Julie said. “There’s a great camaraderie among our students. Even kids who aren’t showing come out to root for their friends. It’s a real team spirit, and having their friends there to support and help them is great.” She invites those interested in horses to visit La Petite Cheval. “Our barn is a wonderful family business, where everyone feels like they’re a family member,” Julie said. “It’s personal, and we tailor each lesson to the rider’s needs, ability and preferences. Being around horses is calming. It can change your outlook and perceptions. I can’t imagine a better place for kids to have fun learning how to ride.” For more information, call (561) 324-5177, or visit www.facebook. com/LaPetiteChevalFarm.

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Friday, Aug. 11 • CAFCI will host auditions for its annual Youth Talent Show: Stars of Tomorrow on Friday, Aug. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Harvin Center (1030 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., Royal Palm Beach) for performers ages 5 to 21. For additional information, contact CAFCI at cafci@bellsouth.net or (561) 790-4002, Nadine at (561) 351-6895, Clover at (561) 596-1748 or Junette at (561) 346-2353. • The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free screening of the movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul on Friday, Aug. 11 at 8 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl. gov for more info. Saturday, Aug. 12 • The Florida Gun & Knife Show will return to the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center on Saturday, Aug. 12 and Sunday, Aug. 13. For more info., visit www.flgunshows.com. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Horse Sense: Native Plants for Equestrian Properties on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. Join in an enlightening look at how native plants can enhance your landscape and paddock areas. Call (561) 681-4155 for more info. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Doggie Days of Summer for ages 2 to 6 on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. Listen to fun stories about favorite fluffy friends. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a Teen AnimeFest for ages 12 to 17 on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 2:30 p.m. Do you love anime, manga and cosplay? Dress up as your favorite character and eat snacks while watching anime shows and challenging your friends to trivia. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Palm Beach Zoo will host a Roar & Pour event on Saturday, Aug. 12 from 4:30 to 9 p.m. The whole zoo will be open to explore with Roar & Pour admission. The Summer Grill and Tiki Bar will be open with beer, wine and a Copperpoint Brewing Company tap takeover. There will be live music from Styx and Journey tribute bands. Visit www.palmbeachzoo.org/roar-and-pour for more info. Sunday, Aug. 13 • The Mounts Botanical Garden will host Yoga in the Garden on Sundays, Aug. 13, 20 and 27 at 8 a.m. For more info., call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Sahaja Meditation for adults on Sunday, Aug. 13 at 2 p.m. Sahaja meditation is a simple, time-honored technique that reduces stress and increases wellness. It brings better focus and helps people become more centered and balanced. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. Monday, Aug. 14 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Write! Read! Critique!” for adults on Mondays, Aug. 14 and Aug. 28 at 9:30 a.m. Join in an informal roundtable discussion

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where participants improve their craft by reading and discussing their work in progress. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • Beta Sigma Phi Chapter Xi Xi Tau, a sorority dedicated to social, cultural, and service projects, known around the world as the “friendship” organization, meets at 1 p.m. the second Monday of every month at a member’s house in the West Palm Beach area. Call (561) 793-2478 for more info. • The Mounts Botanical Garden will host a Cooking in the Garden Creative Culinary Class on Monday, Aug. 14 and Thursday, Aug. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the topic of convenient, portable, plant-based meals in a mason jar. For more info., call (561) 233-1757 or visit www.mounts.org. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host its Chess Club for Adults on Monday, Aug. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Chess fans unite to practice strategy skills with other players. Basic game knowledge is required. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. Tuesday, Aug. 15 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Art for Adults: Oil Pastel Techniques for ages 16 and up on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. Learn a traditional approach to working with oil pastels. The class will explore blending techniques, application methods and the difference undertones in color can make. Pastels, paper and other materials will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Paper Airplane Contest for ages 5 to 12 on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 2:30 p.m. Create a paper airplane and see how far it can fly. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Crafternoon: Paper Mosaics for adults on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 3 p.m. Arrange colored papers of various shapes into beautiful mosaic patterns. Materials will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. Wednesday, Aug. 16 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Preserving Your Family Heritage: Scanning Images” for adults on Wednesday, Aug. 16 and Saturday, Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. Bring up to 100 photos in good condition and a flash drive to save the digital images using a high-speed scanner. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • The Western Business Alliance will hold a Business After Hours Networking Event at CJR Fine Arts & Frame (514B N. State Road 7, Royal Palm Beach) on Wednesday, Aug. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www. thewesternbusinessalliance.com. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Anime Nation for ages 12 to 17 on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. View new anime titles. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info. • The Village of Wellington will hold a Neighborhood Watch Meeting for Wiltshire Village on

Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. Call (561) 7914764 for more info. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Tai Chi for adults on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. Learn basic Tai Chi moves. For those who cannot stand for long periods, an alternative form can be done seated. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host The Coloring Club for ages 16 and up on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. Color for fun and relaxation with other coloring enthusiasts. Coloring pages and materials will be provided, or bring your own coloring book. Call (561) 6814100 to pre-register. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a Writers Reading Open Mic for ages 18 and up on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. Writers are invited to share their work in this open mic event, or come just to listen. Preferred reading length of no more than five minutes on a family-friendly subject matter. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • Shulamit Hadassah will host a Bling Out Your Bra Party on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. at PBCFR Station 30 (9910 Stribling Way, Wellington). The decorated bras will be displayed during the Uplift Project Fundraiser for breast cancer research at Bloomingdale’s on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Call Helene at (561) 512-3172 or e-mail coolmama18@hotmail.com for more info. Thursday, Aug. 17 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Tie-Dye Towel Art for adults on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 10:15 a.m. Design a hand towel with your own psychedelic art using food coloring. Materials will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Central Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce will hold an Economic Forum Luncheon on Thursday, Aug. 17 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the West Palm Beach Marriott (1001 Okeechobee Blvd.) featuring Palm Beach County School Superintendent Dr. Robert Avossa with remarks by Florida Chamber Foundation Executive Vice President Tony Carvajal. Visit www. cpbchamber.com for more info. • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Adult Coloring: Mystery Pictures for ages 16 and up on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 2 p.m. Add a bit of mystery to your coloring with this “color by number” approach. As you work, your masterpiece will slowly reveal itself. All supplies will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Colorful Sea Creatures for ages 5 to 10 on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 3 p.m. Make a splash coloring pages featuring creatures from the deep blue sea. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info. • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Sit ’n’ Stitch for ages 9 and up on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 5 p.m. Meet new people and share your ideas and knowledge. Some materials will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

The Town-Crier • Join the Wellington Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Aug. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at CJR Fine Arts & Frame (514B N. State Road 7, Royal Palm Beach) for an evening of food, wine and philanthropy to support Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control in its effort to adopt as many dogs and cats as possible. Call (561) 792-6525 or e-mail info@wellingtonchamber. com for more info. • The Village of Wellington will host a Food Truck Invasion at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) on Thursday, Aug. 17 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. with a free concert by the Gypsy Lane Band at 6:30 p.m. For more info., visit www.wellingtonfl.gov. Friday, Aug. 18 • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host its After-School Lego Builders Club for ages 5 to 12 on Friday, Aug. 18 at 3 p.m. Take a brick break from back to school as you use Lego bricks to work on creative projects. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register. • The South Florida Science Center & Aquarium will host a Ladies Night Out on Friday, Aug. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. Mix, mingle and enjoy an evening of excitement and entertainment. Visit www.sfsciencecenter.org or call (561) 832-1988 for more info. Saturday, Aug. 19 • The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film & Theatre (133 U.S. Highway 1, Suite 109, North Palm Beach) will host a Young Hemingways Creative Writing Class for ages 10 to 12 on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Call (561) 743-9955 for more info. Sunday, Aug. 20 • Temple B’nai Jacob of Wellington (12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 6) will host an open house on Sunday, Aug. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Families can learn about the religious school, meet the rabbi, purchase High Holiday tickets and learn about special events. For more info., call (561) 793-4347 or visit www.templebnaijacob.com. Monday, Aug. 21 • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will celebrate “The Celestial Event of the Year” on Monday, Aug. 21 at 1:15 and 4:15 p.m. For the first time since 1979, the continental United States will be treated to a solar eclipse. The view from Palm Beach County will be partial, so proper eyewear is necessary. Grab a pair of eclipse viewing glasses and observe this astronomical phenomenon, weather permitting. Glasses are available while supplies last. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. • The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Pinterest for Beginners for adults on Monday, Aug. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Learn to register with Pinterest, a visual discovery tool. Participants must have an e-mail address and basic computer skills. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register. Send calendar items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 33, Wellington, FL 33414 or e-mail news@gotowncrier.com.

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THOMAS McDEVITT ELECTRIC INC.— Commercial /Residential. We install our own products. Light bulbs • Lighting Fixtures • Specialty Bulbs • Recessed Lighting • Ballast Replacement • Landscape Lights. 561-503-7290 Lic. #EC13007161

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS ANMAR CO.— James’ All Around Handyman Service. Excellent craftsman Old time values. Once you’ve had me! You’ll have me back! Lic. Ins. Certified Residential Contractor CRC1327426 561-248-8528

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DANNY'S SEPTIC — Commercial/Residential. Drainfields, Lift Stations, Grease Trap Pumping, Drain Cleaning. Licensed/Insured. SA0031137 SR0111696. 561-689-1555

J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential. Interior & Exterior painting. Certified -pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch 309-6975 or visit our website at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com JOHN PERGOLIZZI PAINTING INC. — Interior/Exterior - Repaint specialist, pressure cleaning, popcorn ceiling, drywall repair & roof painting. Family owned/owner operator. Free Est. 798-4964 Lic. #U18473

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SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AQUATIC SPRINKLER, LLC — Complete repair of all types of systems. Owner Operated. Michael 561-964-6004Lic.#U17871 Bonded & Ins. Serving the Western Communities Since 1990

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PAPERHANGING BY DEBI — Professional Installation,Removal. Repair of Paper. Neat, Clean & Reliable. Quality work with a woman’s touch. 30 years experience. No Job too big or too small. Lic. & Ins. References available. 561-795-5263

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cleaning service

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• Drain Fields • Lift Stations

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• Drain Cleaning

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ENTERPRISES INC.

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Ph: (561) 649-5086 Cell: (561) 313-0409

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561.600.8406 • Fax: 561.600.8407 AFTER HOURS CALL 561-307-1770

14579 Southern Blvd., Loxahatchee, FL 33470 www.loxvet.com • lgvc60@yahoo.com

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Bottled Water Home and Office Delivery

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Medicare Solutions

Elisa Lamar

Licensed Sales Agent

7600 Corporate Center Dr. Miami, FL 33126

Direct: 754.263.7841 Office: 828.337.9601 Fax: 754.263.7841 lamare@peoplepc.com FL License #A313776

JL Water & Coffee Services, Inc. Office: 561-996-3525 Cell: 561-985-3336 Joey@jlwaterandcoffee.com

Joey Lakatos President

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Is Your Roof

Hurricane Ready? Call us for all your Roofing Needs!

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Summer Menu

1895 10% CASH DISCOUNT

There’s only one thing better than the delectable aroma of fresh, homemade Italian cuisine...

CAESAR SALAD, HOUSE SALAD, PASTA FAGIOLI, OR MINESTRONE

Eggplant Parmigiana with pasta Eggplant Rollatini with pasta Chicken Parmigiana with pasta Chicken Francese with pasta Chicken Marsala with pasta Veal Parmigiana with pasta Veal Milanese with pasta Shrimp Parmigiana over pasta Shrimp Marinara over pasta Zuppa di Mussels over pasta Sole with Broccoli or Potatoes

It’s the taste!

~Fish may be prepared either Oreganata, Luciano, Francese, or Grilled~ ~Pasta Sides are Linguini or Angel Hair with meat sauce or tomato sauce~ CANNOLI OR CHOCOLATE CAKE SOFT DRINK OR HOT COFFEE / TEA WITH DESSERT NO SUBSTITUTIONS Prepared Fresh to order.

Summer Happy Hour All Day Every Day

Beer Specials ~ House Wines $5 ~ Svedka Martini’s $6

Large 1 Cheese 6” Pizza $8.99 P ick up a n Cash on d ly

IN THE MARKETPLACE AT WYCLIFFE 4115 State Road 7 • Wellington (Facing Lake Worth Rd.)

561-355-5900

Open daily for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to close.