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RUNOFFS IN NOVEMBER FOR ITID SEATS SEE STORY, PAGE 4 RPB COUNCIL DENIES SIGN VARIANCE SEE STORY, PAGE 3

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“We have now finished the configurations, and we are ready to start using this communica tions tool to inform town resi dents of any alerts or messages that we want to send out,” Perez explained.Heshowed step-by-step how people can register for the pro gram, adding that there is infor mation on the town’s web site ex

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The latest plan for commercial development of the 28.7-acre property at the southwest cor ner of Northlake and Coconut boulevards may ease the con cerns of nearby Hamlin Blvd. residents. On Wednesday, Aug. 10, shopping center builder Ko nover South came before a spe cial meeting of the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors seeking support for the proposal that would shift the retail properties to the front of the parcel near Northlake and create a larger buffer be tween building backsides and nearby homeowners. LADDER TRUCK

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Current Port of Palm Beach Commissioner Katherine Waldron narrowly won a four-way Demo cratic primary on Tuesday, Aug. 23 to secure her party’s nomination to represent central Palm Beach County in WaldronTallahassee.willnowadvance to the general election ballot for state representative in District 93, where she will face Republican nominee Dr. Saulis Banionis, who was unopposed for his party’s nomination.District93 is an open seat that covers all of Wellington and Greenacres, as well as parts of sub urban Lake Worth. The incumbent would have been State Rep. Matt Willhite, but he chose to run for the Palm Beach County Commission instead.Waldron, who received 4,639 Katherine Waldron State House 93 Primary

Michelle Oyola McGovern se cured the Democratic nomination for the District 6 seat on the Palm Beach County Commission during the Tuesday, Aug. 23 primary elec tion. She will now move forward to November’s general election, where McGovern will face Repub lican nominee Sara Baxter. McGovern finished well ahead of her two opponents, taking 9,926 votes (56.9 percent) to State Rep. Matt Willhite’s 5,644 votes (32.4 percent). Community activist Sylvia Sharps was third with 1,864 votes (10.7 McGovernpercent).isaiming to replace term-limited County Commis sioner Melissa McKinlay repre senting the western communities.

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Palm Beach County School Board District 6 incumbent Marcia Andrews narrowly missed being elected outright during the Tues day, Aug. 23 election. Missing the 50 percent mark by just over one percentage point, Andrews will advance to the November ballot along with Wellington parent activist Jennifer Showalter, who placed second. In the five-way primary race, Andrews took 15,524 votes (48.7 percent), while Showalter took 5,756 votes (18.1 percent). Show alter edged out fellow parent activ ist Amanda Silvestri, who took 5,309 votes (16.7 percent), along with businessman Jeff Browning, who took 4,149 votes (13 percent), and schoolteacher V. Deanne Ew ers, who took 1,123 votes (3.5 percent).Andrews is not deterred by the Incumbent Andrews And Challenger Showalter Head To School Board Runoff upcoming round two of the race, and instead is thankful to the many people and organizations that have endorsed her, particularly groups like the classroom teachers and the bus drivers, and elected offi cials from Wellington and Royal Palm Beach, all the way out to the“OneGlades.thing I learned, and I already knew, is that when you have five people running, it is hard not to be in a runoff. It is very difficult,” Andrews said. “I was really proud that I had almost 49 percent of the vote with that many candidates. Usually, it would not be that high. I was only a few points away from being elected. I felt really good that I might be able to do it, and I almost did.” Being on the school board throughout some unprecedented challenges adds to Andrews’ back ground as an educational public servant, she said, offering a clear message for the families who rely on the school district. “I want to make sure they know of my record of accomplishments over the years as a school board member, as well as an employee of the school district, as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, direc tor of human resources and chief of human resources,” Andrews said. “I have a cadre of experiences that help me be able to be on the ground and do the work that is necessary.” Moving forward, Andrews has a plan to get back out into the com munity she serves. “I am going to be knocking on doors, introducing myself to people again who may not know the work that is being done by me, as well as the School District of Palm Beach County, with an emphasis on school safety as the No. 1 priority, unfinished learning from the pandemic, mental health, See SCHOOL BOARD, page 7

Local Chamber Gives A Lift To Five HispanicOwned Businesses

Five Hispanic-owned Palm Beach County small businesses are each getting a “lift” through a $6,000 check, as well as business mentorship through an initiative called “Elevate Together.”

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Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Station #29, located at Belvedere Road and State Road 7, brought PBCFR’s new 100-foot ladder truck to visit Station #28 on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. on Thursday, Aug. 18 just before the Royal Palm Beach Village Council meeting. Several members of the council went up in the ladder truck and remarked about the spectacular view. Shown above, Councilman Jeff Hmara and firefighter/paramedic Randal Wipf ascend the ladder.

ITID Board Urges Residents To Support Land Swap

McGovern Wins Democratic Nod For County Commission

McGovern believes that her strong showing was based on her deep roots in the community. “I think it says a lot about my history of working in the district,” she said. “The voters felt like they can rely on me to listen and deliver on their Lookingbehalf.”beyond the Democratic primary to the general election, McGovern plans to keep her focus on bread-and-butter issues. “I think the issues are the same,” she said. “This is a very diverse district with strong family values. What we worry most about are keeping our families safe, being able to afford the homes we live in, effective transportation and clean water. I think the issues are no dif ferent than in the primary. Those

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After years of planning, the Town of Loxahatchee Groves is rolling out its new CodeRED notification system. Members of the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council got an overview of the system on Tuesday, Aug. 16 and urged all residents to make sure they are signed up. “This has been many years in discussion, and it is nice to see something as important as this coming to fruition,” Mayor Rob ert Shorr said, noting that council members and town staff were wearing red in honor of the new system.

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The proposed land swap would not only lead to 1,295 fewer residential units, but would also leave 974 additional acres of land preserved, rather than part of the residential development.

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The plan requires approval by county commissioners of a con troversial land swap between the Indian Trails Grove tract located northwest of The Acreage and what is known as the Hyder West property that GL Homes owns off State Road 7 west of Delray Beach in the county’s so-called Agricultural Reserve. On Aug. 12, the Palm Beach County Planning Commission voted 8-4 against the move, but the proposal goes before the sevenmember county commission on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The Palm Beach County Com mission can overrule the planning commission’s advice and move the land swap concept forward, as they did earlier this year to begin the process. The final showdown then would likely come in late October when the county commission would be asked to vote on changes to the comprehensive plan that would allow the swap.

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Whether via e-mail, phone or petition, the Indian Trail Improve ment District Board of Supervisors is urging area residents to reach out to the Palm Beach County Commission and support the latest proposal by GL Homes that would move 1,285 planned housing units out of the area. “It’s really important for the community to support this,” ITID Vice President Betty Argue said during the board’s Wednesday, Aug. 17 meeting. “If we can re duce those units by 1,285, that’s essentially 12,850 less cars on our [district] roads every day.”

ITID supervisors voted 4-0 to direct staff to send a letter of sup votes (31.2 percent), narrowly edged out Wellington community activist Shelly Albright, who gar nered 4,490 votes (30.2 percent). Tom Valeo, a former Willhite staffer, took 4,137 votes (27.9 percent), and social worker Seth Densen finished with 1,591 votes (10.7 percent). “I think that anybody who wants to run for office, it’s great that they want to give back,” Waldron said of her former op ponents. “There were three good people I ran against, and I’m proud to be the winner… District 93 would’ve been well served by any of Waldronus.” ran an aggressive campaign, she said, knocking on doors, making phone calls, walk ing around neighborhoods, talking to people and working to learn as much as possible about each

Public relations consultant Car los Perez took the council through an overview of CodeRED, which the town plans to use to keep resi dents informed of important town news and special events, as well as emergency situations.

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McKinlay endorsed McGovern in the race. “I am really honored by the wide-spread support we were able to garner in the race,” McGovern told the Town-Crier. “It really showed in the numbers. There was a good turnout, and we really had great support across the district. I feel good about it. I’m looking forward to becoming Palm Beach County’s first Latina county com missioner.”APalmBeach County native of Puerto Rican heritage, McGovern worked for former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson for 18 years as his state director. She now works for Bap tist Health. Married to Wellington Councilman John McGovern, she is the mother of two teenage daughters.

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St. David’s-in-the-Pines Episco pal Church held a Caribbeanthemed dance party on Satur day, Aug. 13 to raise money for church programs. Featuring live music by Kool Vibes, there were also prizes, raffles and more.

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The latest plan for commercial development of the 28.7-acre property at the southwest corner of Northlake and Coconut boule vards may be a sight that will no longer leave nearby Hamlin Blvd. residents eyeing an eyesore. On Wednesday, Aug. 10, shop ping center builder Konover South came before a special meeting of the Indian Trail Improvement Dis trict Board of Supervisors seeking support for the proposal that would shift the retail properties to the front of the parcel near Northlake and create a larger buffer between building backsides and nearby homeowners.“I’mveryhappy with the chang es,” Supervisor Joni Martin said. “It’s much more in line with what we wanted. It makes it not an eye sore, but something that reflects theInarea.”2011, the parcel’s previous owner submitted to the necessary Palm Beach County boards a de sign for what was then called the Shops at Indian Trails. The plan, which was approved by the county, centered around a 46,000-squarefoot supermarket that backed nearly onto Hamlin. The design for what is now being called Coconut Crossing calls for a smaller supermarket of 21,950 square feet that will sit in line with a “light [auto] repair and maintenance” business such as Jiffy Lube, a medical office, a sit-down restaurant, a casual restaurant, several drive-through restaurants and a gas station/minimarket at the corner of Northlake andOnlyCoconut.adaycare center will back onto Hamlin, and even that will be buffered by extensive landscaping and an 8-foot-wide, 1.07-mile walking trail that loops the property, explained Jeff Wil liams, executive vice president for development of Konover South. Most of the remaining 6.93 acres along Hamlin will be a wet land preserve, dry detention and open space, according to Williams, who said the overall design will have a rural feel to it. “I love the fact that you have the retention area in the back end,” ITID Vice President Betty Argue said. “This reflects more of what the community asked for.”

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A national grocery store chain and sit-down restaurant already are onboard, he added. Though Konover South’s pro motional materials note that more than 3,000 new housing units have been approved for develop ment just across Northlake, Wil liams said his company would be moving forward with or without Avenir.“Our primary vision is for this to be a neighborhood development to provide uses that are not currently here for the current residents who will like and appreciate it,” he said. “Our residents are ready for additional services there,” said Martin, particularly noting the daycare center that can help fill a need for young families. The new design reflects a “tre mendous win” for nearby residents and ITID, Argue said. The board voted 4-0 to send a letter of support to the county in favor of the new plan.

The revised site plan for Coconut Crossing moves most of the development away from homes on Hamlin Blvd.

Konover South expects to have all of the buildings leased “before we put a shovel in the ground,” which the company hopes will be in February 2023 with businesses opening in early 2024. “We’re happy and excited with the tenant line-up as we perceive it,” Wil liams said.

• The meeting concluded with the appointment of members to the village’s Education Advisory Board. Nancy Pennea was moved from an alternate to a regular seat with a term ending in March 2023. Meghan Crosby and Alma HenryMorman were also appointed to regular seats ending in March 2023. The alternate seat that would serve until March 2024 is currently vacant.Meanwhile, at the Planning & Zoning Commission, Kara Cowser was appointed to the vacant alter nate seat, which serves through March 2025.

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• Regarding the property at 6846 Seminole Palms Drive, the council approved the parcel be split in half and sold to the prop erty owners on each side. Artemis Investments LLC purchased the east portion, and AMG Business Enterprises LLC the western part. The eastern section will be used as additional parking for the school next door, and the western portion will become outdoor storage. The council was assured that all village codes would be followed for any development.

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Liggins responded that the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is aware of the situation, and there is not a funding shortage that he knows of. He assured the council and Underwood that the captain is aware and very focused on the situation.

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On Thursday, Aug. 18, the Royal Palm Beach Village Coun cil took up a delayed discussion regarding a sign variance for the City Mattress store on State Road 7, deciding in the end not to allow the already existing, nonconform ingAlsosign.discussed at the meeting were concerns about traffic near H.L. Johnson Elementary School and the split sale of a remnant piece of village-owned land along Seminole Palms Drive that was di vided among two local businesses. Regarding the City Mattress sign, agent Glen Welden returned to the council after last month’s postponement due to technical difficulties with his complete pre sentation in hand. The request for a sign variance for City Mattress, located at 390 S. State Road 7, started over a year ago when Welden’s company contacted village staff. It led to the manufacture of two different sized signs, one that complied with vil lage code at 90 square feet, and another that reflected the variance request. Unfortunately, the larger sign was installed before the vari ance was officially approved. “City Mattress has a nationally registered logo. The red square is part of the trademark. City Mat tress has the same basic façade area as Michaels and a little bit smaller than T.J. Maxx,” explained Welden, referring to the store’s two neighbors. “City Mattress gets a very small, diminished sign based on the code. The T.J. Maxx sign is 5-foot-3-inches tall. Michaels’ sign is 5-foot-6-inches. To conform with code, that would make the City Mattress sign only 2-feet-10-inches tall.” The requested variance would allow the letters to be 4-foot3-inches tall on the City Mattress sign.At issue is that the code calcu lates the allowed signage based on the length of store frontage. T.J. Maxx has 186 feet of front age, and Michaels has 106 feet of store front. City Mattress has only 90 feet. “My concern is the variance. Mostly, you’re using Michaels and T.J. Maxx as comparisons, but they have bigger space,” Vice Mayor Selena Samios said. “I’ve been in your store; I was able to find it. I’m for denial.” Village Manager Ray Liggins also made it clear that the code was set with the intention that people could see and read the sign from the parking lot, not from State Road 7. The shopping center is set 567 feet back from the major roadway. Mayor Fred Pinto was also concerned with the existing sign. “I think you see where this is heading,” he said. “You did make a compelling argument, but at the end of the day, giving these kinds of variances is something that we really try not to do. You give one a variance, and people line up, and then what’s the point of hav ing a code if you’re not going to followAfterit?”Pinto’s comment, a mo tion passed unanimously to deny the City Mattress request. In other business: • The council heard an update on the village’s new land use designation. A second reading and adoption of the new land use designation for Mixed-Use Social Center (MXS) was held and ap proved on a 4-1 vote, with Samios dissenting.Atextamendment from the first reading was also included, raising the floor-to-area ratio (FAR) for structured parking from 0.59 to 0.65. While this raises the maximum FAR from 1.2 to 1.3, the floor plan footprint will remain the same, and it allows for upward ex pansion for the developer, without the need for a variance.

“This is 100-percent related to H.L. Johnson. The first two weeks is always our worst. There are new students, new parents, new teachers, so it always takes longer to get the children in the right car. The process right now is going very slowly,” Liggins said. “The line takes half an hour to 45 minutes. The line pushes everyone into the neighborhood. The goal is to get the drop-off and pick-up as efficient as possible, and it will get better.”

• After appearing in front of the council at the July meeting, Danielle Underwood returned to provide an update on her concerns over the intersection of Sevilla Avenue and Ponce de Leon Street near H.L. Johnson Elementary School.Theschool is now in session, and with the nearby park closed to cars, she has found her neigh borhood streets impassible with parents and children in the morn ing and afternoons. “I’ve contacted code enforce ment and was told there is nothing they can do,” Underwood said. “The road is obstructed. I’ve con tacted the PBSO, and they don’t have the funds to send anyone out there. It’s going to be a tragedy. A kid is going to be hurt, and you are going to hear about it.”

The current project removes 64.4 miles of overhead lines and places them underground, bene fiting 1,066 properties in Loxa hatcheeAccordingGroves. to FPL’s Don Kiselewski, the program will bring 50 percent better day-today operations in those areas, as well reducing outages caused by vegetation and speeding up storm restoration time. The southwestern parts of the community have already been completed, with the northwestern portion currently under construc tion. The northeastern portion of the town is set to get its under ground lines in 2023. Shorr wanted to know when the project would get to the more densely populated southeastern portion of the town. FPL representatives explained that the projects are assigned not by municipality, but by feeder lines, and the feeder line in the southeast portion of the town, which also serves the Palms West Hospital campus, is more reliable and has less problems with storms and outages. Therefore, that sec tion is not on the schedule yet.

were approved unanimously. Smart Stop Self Storage also received unanimous support for allowing the replacement of an existing monument sign at 10719 Southern Blvd. The existing sign is damaged, and the applicant plans to replace it with a duplicate sign. In other business, the board unanimously approved updated paint schemes for the Indian Trail community at 100 Indian Trail Drive as requested by the Indian Trail Homeowners’ Association. Another recommendation for approval came at the Cobblestone

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A variety of buildings in Royal Palm Beach are looking to spruce up their exteriors. The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission reviewed several applications for fresh paint, minor repairs and updates on Tuesday, Aug. 23, in addition to a request for a new car wash facility along State Road Currently,7.the property at 1001 N. State Road 7 is a long-vacant Friendly’s restaurant in front of the Regal Cinemas, but a developer is looking to transform the space into a 7,822-square-foot car wash facil ity named Dirty Dog’s Car Wash, part of a regional chain. Dwayne Dickerson with the law firm Dunay, Miskel and Backman was present on behalf of the ap plicant.“Iwant to thank staff. We worked for months with your staff to get to this point tonight, and we are very excited about this opportunity to be in the village,” Dickerson said. “This provider, everything is state-of-the-art, and at every turn, they are not cutting corners. The equipment is the lat est and greatest, it has the silencers for blowers, and I could go on. I think you are going to be pleased with this provider and the quality of the facility and the services that they are going to provide.” A motion to recommend ap proval passed unanimously. “I drive by that facility almost daily, and it’s becoming an eye sore,” Commission Chair David Leland said. “We always welcome improvement.”Anotherlocal car wash facility got approval for some changes.

Perez said that it takes less than five minutes to visit the site, create an account and update your infor mation. From the site, residents can customize how they receive information. Options include texts, recorded phone calls and/ or Thee-mails.CodeRED system is also in tegrated with the National Weather Service, so residents can opt-in for weather-related notifications, such as severe storms or tornado warnings.Thereis an informational page on the web site detailing the entire system, and a letter will also go out to town residents to explain the new system. Residents can also text “LoxahatcheeGroves” to 99411 to enroll. For those who prefer it, there is also a mobile alert app that will also provide the notifications.

“It’s all still sinking in,” Ac comando said Wednesday. “It’s wonderful to have that level of support in the community. People know what I stand for. They know I will have the community’s best interest at Jablonski,heart.”who grew up in the area, said he had felt a strong level of support in the community and was a bit surprised by Accoman do’s results. “[But] it shows me where I stand and what I need to work on,” he said. “She’ll be tough to beat… [but] I think I can beat her. The whole thing is in God’s hands.”InSeat 3, Martin said she didn’t go into the election having any expectations. successfully for the seat in 2018, said he thinks the numbers com ing out of Tuesday’s election “show a lot of positives” in terms of a successful one-on-one race against Johnson. He said that the combined votes for him and the third-place finisher Wax show a desire for change. “There has to be some account ability for the wasteful spend ing that has been going on for years,” Rivera said. “Now is when the work actually starts… [and] there’s plenty of work to be done. It’s the time when you need to put on your work boots and get out and talk to Johnsonpeople.”could not be reached for comment.

continued from page 1 of the communities she seeks to represent.“When you knock on more than 3,000 doors, you learn a lot about all the communities and what peo ple are interested in,” she said. “I’d like to continue that on the path to November and learn as much as I can so I can best represent the community and the district when I get to Tallahassee.” Her key campaign issues in clude human rights, women’s rights, gun control, public schools, job security, good paying jobs, healthcare and maintaining the quality of Lookinglife.toward November, Waldron is focusing on those issues.“Alot of people all came here and live here because it’s a great quality of life, but we have to preserve our quality of life… pay attention to it, and not take it for granted,” she said. “It’s our school system, it’s out healthcare, it’s our jobs, it’s the environment, it’s gun safety. So, I would like to focus on those things — the things that are important to our community going forward.”Learnmore about Waldron’s campaign at www.votekw.com. As Banionis looks toward No vember, his campaign will con tinue to focus on his main theme: common sense. “These are very unusual and uncommon times,” he said. “It’s really about bringing common sense back to the gov ernment so that it’s servicing the needs of the people.” One of his key points is working to fight inflation, since prices of housing, cars, groceries, milk and medicine are all increasing. “One of the things I want to do is provide immediate relief for fam ilies, as well as small businesses,” Banionis said. “And the way to do that is by providing tax relief. One of my targets is property tax. I think we can provide a boost for those small businesses, as well as families.”

Residents who do not want the town notifications can also opt-out through the web site. “We are ready to use the plat form,” Perez concluded. “Any messages you want to send out to the town, we should be ready to Vicego.” Mayor Laura Danowski has been a big supporter of the program, pushing it forward as a way to better communicate with residents. “Thank you, and thank you to staff and anybody who helped move this project forward,” she said.

In the article “Indian Trail Seat 1 Supervisor Share published July 15, it was incorrectly stated that Jerrad Jablonski owns a valet service company. In fact, Jablonski is the manager, not the owner, of the company. The Town-Crier regrets whatever confusion this might have caused.

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Early Tuesday evening, with the polls closing, it looked like Santa Rosa Groves resident Elizabeth Accomando just might do it. With a strong showing among mail-in and early voters, Acco mando looked as if she might top 50 percent in the three-way race for the open Indian Trail Improve ment District Board of Supervisors Seat 1 and avoid the need to be on the November ballot. While early returns gave Ac comando more than 50 percent, a good election day showing by local restaurant owner Jerrad Jablonski, and additional votes garnered by Orange Blvd. res ident Benjamin Beerman, left Accomando just under the 50 percent mark. According to unofficial results, Accomando took 3,315 votes (46.8 percent), while Jablonski got 2,290 votes (32.3 percent). Beerman finished with 1,480 votes (20.9 percent) and was eliminated. Accomando and Jablonski will go head-to-head on the November ballot.The other two ITID races will also be going to the November ballot.Both incumbents — Joni Martin in Seat 3 and Michael Johnson in Seat 5 — came out on top in threeway races, but not over the 50 percent required to win outright.

CommercializationOPINION Of The Equestrian Preserve… Again

The El Motor City Car Wash, lo cated at 135 S. State Road 7, is un der new ownership, and residents will notice the name changing to El Car Wash. The Miami-based chain has many facilities throughout South Florida and is expanding to the Royal Palm Beach area. The existing, full-service car wash will undergo several changes after final village approval, includ ing the expansion of self-service vacuum stanchions and modifica tions in parking. The new branding also includes a change in paint scheme and signage. The changes Village shopping center, where the awning fabric and paint are set for updating at 10229 Okeechobee Blvd.Leland was impressed with the staff and applicants throughout the meeting. “Everybody is doing their homework,” he said. “We had all good improvement things and nobody asking for forgiveness.”

Any council person who votes for this will find a groundswell of citizens who will look elsewhere forMr.representation.Bellissimo in the past has threatened to take his marbles elsewhere — “North Carolina” — and I wished him well there, and I still do. Since he has left, almost all infighting has left. It has been peaceful. I well recall his nastiness and insults to our elected leaders and his violating village codes on a regular basis — not an ideal citizen/developer!Dowereallywant to go through yet another period of hostility and recriminations with this person? Does he deserve another chance? I think not, it’s mostly about money, not horses. If the village staff recommends it, it is merely job security (they were not elected) and all I can hope for is that our council is more resident-orientated than developer-oriented, and I have serious doubts in that. We are in deep poo-poo then.

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What Is CodeRED?

CodeRED is an electronic emergency notification system that enables local of ficials to notify residents and businesses of emergencies that may require action. Alerts come via phone, text message and e-mail. With CodeRED, government agen cies can easily deliver geo-targeted, ur gent messages to their communities. Alerts are issued by geographical location. Public databases have been used to collect telephone numbers for existing Loxahatchee Groves homes and business es and placed into the town’s CodeRED database.TheCodeRED system delivers cus tomized, prerecorded messages directly to homes and businesses, or to those traveling through the county via the free mobile app. It will be used for significant incidents and events where timely notifica tion is essential, or to provide information about town services about to be affected for things such as garbage pickup, road work announcements, special events or other relevant information. To receive CodeRED notifications, res idents will need to register their phone number and/or e-mail in the CodeRED database, especially if you have an unlisted phone number, or have changed your phone number or address within the last year. To register, visit www.loxahatcheegrovesfl.gov. As a bonus feature, Loxahatchee Groves residents can also sign up for CodeRED Weather Warning, which will automati cally notify residents when severe weather (tornado, flash flood or severe thunder storm) warnings are issued by the Na tional Weather Service for your address. This system notifies only when warnings are issued and only if your address is in the path of the storm.

Danowski made it clear that the CodeRED list is not for sale. It is for town use only. Furthermore, while the town has access to use the database, but does not have access to look people up through the system. The company itself does have access to that informa tion, but it is strictly private and will not be sold or used for any otherShorrpurpose.thanked former Loxa hatchee Groves Water Control District Supervisor Don Widing, who brought the CodeRED idea to the council and has been pushing for it for years, as well as Danows ki for her support in getting it done. “This is going to be a great tool, and I hope everyone in the town realizes that this is a positive tool and takes advantage of it,” he said. Town Clerk Lakisha Burch said that town staff plans to use CodeRED for a wide array of communications, such as an nouncements of special town events and road closures. “We are going to use this for al most everything,” she said. “Many communities who have this don’t, but we feel it will be better for our town to utilize it for other aspects.” Perez added that the system can also be used as an internal com munications tool. A subgroup for town staff members can be created to message just those people for internal town communications. The system is not limited to town residents. People who work or do business in the town but live elsewhere are welcome to sign up. Visit www.loxahatcheegrovesfl. gov to learn more. In other business, the council heard a presentation from Florida Power & Light updating them on FPL’s ongoing project to make electrical lines more secure.

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The board also approved chang es in two dates for upcoming meet ings. The November meeting was moved to Thursday, Nov. 10 and the December meeting was moved to Tuesday, Dec. 13.

In Seat 1, Martin got 3,091 votes (44 percent), and Patricia Farrell, part owner of an athletic training facility in Royal Palm Beach, finished second with 2,189 votes (31.1 percent). Grissel Ramos, an ITID resident since 2006, finished third with 1,750 votes (24.9 per cent) and was eliminated. Johnson, who currently serves as ITID president, received 2,929 votes (41.6 percent). John Rivera, owner of Sunshine Safe & Lock, was second with 2,212 votes (31.4 percent). Todd Wax, owner of Wax Electric LLC and a longtime employee of the Village of Royal Palm Beach, finished third with 1,895 votes (26.9 percent) and was eliminated.

Lox Council CodeREDIsReady continued from page 1 plaining the new communications tool and how to sign up. CodeRED is a high-speed call, text and e-mail system delivered to phone numbers that are includ ed in the town’s database. Some phone numbers associated with town residents have already been added to the system through public databases. However, residents are encouraged to log in and register to make sure that they are in the system and that their information is accurate and complete.

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He also wants to focus on insur ance reform and tort reform. “Those are the things that are affecting so many different areas of society,” Banionis said. “But if we are able to reform the insurance industry, or provide tort reform, this will really, in the long run, benefit every Floridian.” Additionally, Banionis would like to reform education. With stu dents not having school supplies, and teachers purchasing them on their own, or fundraisers to provide children with the supplies they

“That is very unfortunate,” Shorr said. “This was presented as a town-wide project. It was never mentioned to not include 30 percent of our town. That is a densely populated area. It is all smallerKiselewskilots.” said that FPL is on year three of a 30-year program to place electrical lines under ground.“Wehave been focusing it on the poorest performing lines first,” he said. “However, we will take your feedback to our team. We certainly understand your concerns about trying to get your full town underground.”Shorralso brought up some other problems that have come up with FPL’s project, such as when drainage culverts cross FPL easements. There have been cases, he said, of the new underground high-voltage wires being placed on top of the culvert pipes, which means they will have to be dug up when culverts are replaced. They need to go under the culvert pipes, ShorrTherestressed.havealso been some is sues with pad-mounted transform ers on easements designed to also serve as horse trails, he added. The FPL representatives asked to have locations where that is happening, and they will look into it. need, resources, he said, are being used“There’spoorly.no reason that in our community that these children shouldn’t be able to have the re sources that they need when they go to school to maximize their education,” Banionis said. “Those are my top areas, providing relief for families and small businesses, and then bringing common sense back, and reforming education and parental right.” Learn more about his campaign at www.saulisbanionis.com.

“I’m glad my numbers were as high as they were,” she said. “I plan on running a strong race in November.”Meanwhile, she said, “I’ll con tinue to advocate for my constit uents… [and] for spending in a more conservative manner.” Farrell said she feels “very posi tive” about the level of support she received, and that she’ll continue to focus on what she believes is the key issue for the area — incor poration. She said that while she personally supports it, she believes the community should be allowed to vote on the issue. In Seat 5, Rivera, a former president of the Acreage Horse man’s Association who ran un

I sort of retired from Wellington politics, as things were going nice ly, but lo and behold, along comes Mr. [Mark] Bellissimo again for another bite at the apple. So, here I amMoreagain.commercialization of our equestrian preserve and nearby areas? I thought this had been put to rest by a referendum vote but now it might be “put into the hands of well-funded stewards” (quoting Mr. Bellissimo) if our council embraces more commer cialism despite the people’s voice a resounding nay. Hmmm, and I thought the Equestrian Preserve Committee and the people of Wellington were and are the best “stewards” of development in thoseDoesenvirons.anyone really believe that South Shore and/or Lake Worth Road can handle that much more traffic? They are already almost impassable sometimes! I know one thing: I trust our citizens and the committee over people who will make huge profits on zoning changes and commer cialization.

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The NRI Institute of Health Sciences held its 10th annual com mencement exercises on Friday, Aug. 19 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. A total of 34 new registered nurses graduated with associate of science in nursing degrees. One graduate received an occupational associate degree in diagnostic medical sonography. Chief Administrative Officer Daniel Splain served as mas ter of ceremonies for the event. Royal Palm Beach Mayor Fred Pinto welcomed the attendees and the graduates’ families to the commencement exercises. Other distinguished guests in attendance included Royal Palm Beach Coun cilman Jeff Hmara. Michelle Oyola McGovern, corporate director of government and community rela tions for the Baptist Health System, was the graduation speaker. Hon ors graduate Kellyan Hillman was the student speaker at the event. The invocation and the bene diction were pronounced by Dr. Joseph Kloba, retired provost of Palm Beach Atlantic University. Graduates were awarded their degrees by Elizabeth Stolkowski, director of the nursing program. They received their nursing pins from Dr. M.J. Duthie, associate director of the program.

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Jabari McCarthy gets pinned by Kellyan Hillman. The graduates gather for a group photo.

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Paula pins her husband Donald Beauchesne. Xiomara Azcano gets her pin. Krystal Morgan pins Mikhale Morgan. Elizabeth Stolkowski and Jabari McCarthy. Student speaker Kellyan Hillman at the podium. Guest speaker Michelle McGovern addresses the graduates.

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longstanding service provider agreement.Supporters of Nomad rallied to Harris, alleging that Argue was singling out the business because Harris’ wife was instrumental in creating a breakaway girls flag football league competing with the AAL. Argue, who is seen as a longtime supporter of the AAL, denied that was her motivation. Harris said this week that he is not concerned with past argu ments.“Right now, I’m just trying to focus on providing a good pro gram for people to enjoy,” he said. In general, Argue said, she still does not approve of the dis trict entering into contracts with for-profit businesses to provide services in the park. But because the agreement worked out with Nomad clearly spells out its role and responsibilities at the park, she supported it. In the end, Argue was part of the 4-0 vote to approve the agreement.

The third annual Keller Wil liams Wellington Veterans Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Wellington National Golf Club, located at 400 Binks Forest Drive. Registration is at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon and a four-man scramble format. The event will benefit active military and local veterans through Forgotten Soldiers Outreach and the Wounded Veterans Relief Fund. The event will include a box lunch, barbecue dinner, live DJ, cash raffle and group photos. Spon sorship packages are available. Cash raffle tickets to benefit the nonprofits are also being sold at $100 per ticket with only 150 tickets sold. Call (561) 320-3338 to get your ticket today. A live drawing will be held during the event, but you do not need to be present to win.

School Board continued from page 1 as well as improving academic achievement in reading and math,” Andrews said. “I want to thank my constituents, parents and ev erybody in District 6 for having faith in me through the years. They know that I get the work done.” Learn more about Andrews board.com.www.marciaandrewsforschoolat

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“I was not surprised there is a runoff, as there were a lot of candi dates, and the vote usually is frac tured with so many options,” she said. “We each had our own unique perspectives and backgrounds, yet were united on the foundational beliefs of accountability, commu nication, transparency and a return to common sense.” With only two candidates in the running now, having a focused message is important. “Your child, your voice, your choice is not just my slogan, but it’s what our school board needs to be founded on. The board rep resents the will of the people and should be respecting individual and parental rights,” Showalter said. “School board races are al ways held in the primaries. If people wait until November, there’s usually not a runoff, and so they miss their chance to have input. Fortunately, they do have a chance this November to restore our schools, so I’m asking for their support.”Asaparent of children ranging from special needs to valedicto rian, Showalter joined the race with passion and motivation from theGettingstart. to the November ballot is another step forward toward her larger goal. “I confirmed that being a grass roots candidate is critical. My approach has always been focused on the individual voters and re specting their needs, meeting them where they are,” Showalter said. “After knocking on thousands of doors, listening to students, parents and staff, taking notes on what each person had to say, it has simply reinforced the passion I have to make sure true repre sentation is back on the school board. The people want to be heard, to be respected, and part of the decision-making process… as they should be.” For more information about Showalter’s campaign, visit www. votejenpbsd.com.

In honor of International Over dose Awareness Day, Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary in Loxahatchee is partnering with a local retired firefighter/paramedic to save lives. You can attend a two-hour class and receive a free NARCAN spray on Thursday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Hamlin House Community Center at 14893 89th Place North and fea ture a presentation by Luis Garcia. Those interested in attending must call (not text) (954) 859-4696 to register. There will be no walkins due to limited seating. Google “Luis Garcia, NARCAN” to learn more. Visit events/413340040892662www.facebook.com/for more info.

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Tickets to the South Florida Honey Bee Expo are on sale now. Advance registration is $99 (includes breakfast snack and casual lunch) through Sept. 15, after which the regular rate of $125 applies. Cut-off for online registra tion is Sept. 25, though a limited number of in-person registrations of $150 (cash or credit card only) will be accepted at the door. Tickets for the Friday evening meet-and-greet dinner are $35 and must be purchased in advance at the time of online reservation. For more information, and a full list of lecturers, visit www. honeybeeexpo.org or register at https://honeybeeexpo.eventbrite. com.Organizations wishing to spon sor this event are encouraged to e-mail info@honeybeeexpo.org or call (561) 206-4483. The Palm Beach County Bee keepers Association is a not-for profit organization serving Palm Beach County since 1974. With an emphasis on education and outreach, the group is committed to providing the best information possible concerning honey bees and their environmental impact to beekeepers as well as the general public. Interested individuals are welcome to attend the PBCBA’s meetings the first Friday of each month. For more info., visit www. palmbeachbeekeepers.org.

PrimaryVictory continued from page 1 are the same issues we will talk about in the general. What I plan to do is to continue to meet with constituents all over the district.”

The Palm Beach County Bee keepers Association (PBCBA) recently announced its first South Florida Honey Bee Expo, which will take place Friday, Sept. 30 through Saturday, Oct. 1. This two-day event is designed for beekeepers at all levels, from beginners to commercial apiarists. It will feature nationally known speakers, as well as vendors sell ing bee-related products. The expo will be held at the Loxahatchee Groves campus of Palm Beach State College, located at 15845 SouthernAnticipatedBlvd. presenters at the South Florida Honey Bee Expo include David Hackenberg, Hack enberg Apiaries; Eli Mendes, Tropic Honey Bee Farm; Sam Comfort, Anarchy Apiaries; Bran don Stanford, FDACS Chief Api ary Inspector; and Jennifer Hagan, University of Florida. In addition to lectures, instruc tors will lead workshops including a mead-making demonstration with a chance to win the final product. The expo will also feature a Welsh honey judging competi tion with ribbons and certificates awarded in multiple categories. Additionally, an educational api ary will be set up on the event grounds, allowing attendees to get “hands-on” with a hive. An optional dinner with a keynote speaker presentation will be held at the same location the evening before, and a sponsored breakfast for all commercial beekeepers attending the conference will take place Saturday morning. “It has been several years since the last bee conference came to South Florida,” said PBCBA President Eric Baxter, owner of Baxter’s Bees Honey & More. “October’s event will give a neces sary boost to the local beekeeping community in terms of education andPBCBAnetworking.”Outreach Director and Vice President Kevin Easton agreed. “I am glad PBC Beekeep ers is organizing this Honey Bee Expo,” he said. “The pandemic really impacted our ability and mission to help educate bee keepers and the public about the importance of honey bees to the environment and our society.”

Marking its 10th year, the buzz around this year’s Ultracon is electric with some big names joining the cavalcade of artists, voice actors and toy vendors. Ap pearing at his first ever Ultracon will be WWE/NWO superstar, Big Daddy Cool himself, Diesel aka Kevin Nash. As well as be ing a WWE superstar and NWO hall of famer, Nash has starred in films like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II and The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler. This year’s Ultracon will also feature Pirates of the Caribbean star Martin Klebba.Forfans of some of the greatest cartoons of all time, Ultracon will host a reunion of mega-hits like Thundercats and Dragonball Z. Larry Kenny, the voice of Liono, and Lynne Lipton, the voice of Cheetara (Thundercats) will join Dragonball Z voice actors Vic Mignogna (Broly), Linda Young (Frieza), Cynthia Cranz (Chi Chi) and John Swasey (Dodoria) to meet fans and sign autographs. Ultracon has something for everyone — fans of the cartoons, comic books and sci-fi series of yesteryear, as well as devotees of the eye-popping modern shows being produced today. Tickets are on sale now. Week end tickets are $35. Saturday-only tickets are $25. Sunday-only tick ets are $20. Kids under 10 enter free with an adult ticket purchase. Tickets and a full list of Ultracon attractions can be found at www. ultraconcity.com.

Earlier this year, controversy erupted when ITID Vice President Betty Argue questioned whether Nomad should be allowed to continue in the park under the

nee, is a small business owner who also works in real estate. Baxter is a second-generation Floridian. An Acreage resident, she graduated from Palm Beach State College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Together with her husband, Baxter owns an automobile repair shop called Foreign Auto Special ists on Belvedere Road. In real estate, she works with Continental Properties.

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Depending on how much rain the area gets, it probably will be December before the new sod has settled and rooted, and the fields can be played on, Hanson said.

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On Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Palm Beach County Citizens Advisory Com mittee and the Birth to 22 Alli ance will host the “Securing Our Future Economic Mobility Sum mit” at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Government, nonprofit, foundation and business leaders are invited to attend. The goal of the summit is to bring system leaders together in support of those who are unem ployed or underemployed. To fa cilitate opportunities to strengthen local plans, organizers will match local workshop presenters with na tional thought leaders with similar expertise.Workshops will provide in formation about ways organiza tions can work collaboratively to support families as they advance economically. Sessions will focus on levers for upward economic mobility within the following sys tems: housing and homelessness, employment, child care, educa tion, safety and justice, food and hunger, health and transportation. During the summit, organizers will also report progress on the Se curing Our Future Initiative; pres ent findings from the Economic Mobility Report; share potential updates to the Health and Human Services Element of the county’s comprehensive plan; and engage system leaders in discussions about ways to improve health and human service supports to promote economic mobility. To view workshops and reg ister for the summit, visit www. securingourfuturepbc.org/eco nomic-mobility-summit.htm. For more information, contact Jodie Boisvert at jboisver@pbcgov.org or call (561) 355-4781.

From light towers to cell tow ers, from electrical conduits to drainage and facilities use — all were part of several discussions related to Acreage Community Park during the Wednesday, Aug. 17 meeting of the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors.Atthecenter of those discus sions were frustrations with the pace of repairs by ITID employ ees to the park’s north football and softball fields and the associated scoreboards. The project was originally scheduled for comple tion by Aug. 1, in time for the start of practice for the Acreage Athletic League’s tackle football season.Now AAL teams are practicing on other fields and scheduling more road games, as unantici pated work continues on drainage and electrical systems, ITID Ex ecutive Director Burgess Hanson said later. Softball teams can use the adjacent fields, but only by requesting a special permit. What started as a resodding project on the football fields at a cost of approximately $110,000 has become a major renovation, if not more than that, Hanson explained.“Basically, we’re building brand new fields,” he said, adding that the final price tag likely will be around $500,000. The fields have a long history of water pooling in certain areas and weed growth, plus problems with scoreboards and lighting. Earlier this year, Parks, Facili ties & Recreation Department Director Kenny Lawrence called the condition of the fields an emergency and a potential hazard. Even so, “we didn’t know what we were getting into until we got under [the surface],” Supervisor Joni Martin said. “There were major, major issues.”

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• After several months of con troversy over the use of part of an Acreage Community Park parking lot by Nomad Mobile Fitness under a service provider agreement with ITID, Hanson told the supervisors that Nomad and the district had signed a sixmonth agreement for the contin ued use of the space. Nomad has the option to renew for another six months before the deal comes before the board for an annual review.The agreement calls for an increase in Nomad’s monthly payment from $240 to $600. Owner Chris Harris later called the change “a big increase,” but said he wasn’t complaining. “It hasn’t been raised since we started here [in 2014],” he said. “I’m just excited to still be here.”

Showalter expected a runoff in November and is ready to continue fighting for the seat.

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“That has been the driving force of wanting to run,” Baxter said of her small business experience. “I feel the county needs to focus on helping small businesses start up and make the process easier for them to grow. We have commis sioners with a lot of great experi ence, but none with this type of experience.”Baxtersaid that she felt starting her business was unnecessarily difficult. “The commissioners didn’t seem to understand how their decisions were hurting small busi nesses,” Baxter said. “I would like to bring a different perspective. I feel there are lot of commonsense things that get overlooked. There is another side to a story, and it is failing to be addressed upBaxterthere.”believes that the county should do more to help the people. “I would like to focus on how we can help residents who are suffering due to inflation and high gas prices,” she said. “Residents are struggling. I want to see on a county level where we can help them best, such as addressing gas taxes and other fees. There are so many different aspects of the budget. The county has a $6 bil lion budget, and with a budget that large, we need to figure out how to better help residents without rais ing property taxes.” Visit www.votesarabaxter.com to learn more. In other election news: • Wellington voters approved two amendments to the village’s charter, both having to do with elections. Question 1, which clari fied term limits for the mayor’s seat, was approved with 8,445 yes votes (84.6 percent) versus 1,534 no votes (13.4 percent). Question 2, which changed rules regarding election canvassing boards, was approved with 6,458 yes votes (67.8 percent) versus 3,068 no votes (32.2 percent).

• In the Circuit Court Judge Group 23 race, Caryn Siperstein won with 142,031 votes (64.1 percent) to defeat Alcolya St. Juste, who took 79,681 votes (35.9 percent).

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• The board also heard a pro posal from Tower Engineering Professionals to construct a 165foot cell tower in a 40-foot-by40-foot section of the park’s north parking lot. The lease agreement would provide several thousand dollars a month to ITID. “It would mean extra dollars coming in for our parks and better cell phone service,” Supervisor Keith Jordano said. “It’s a winwin.”However, several residents, including ITID Seat 1 candidate Patricia Farrell, rose during public comment to express concern that the tower would carry controver sial 5G cell signals while being located close to where children and teens participate in sports. “Putting it where the kids are, I think that’s very risky,” said Far rell, asking the board to do a more thorough investigation. “I’m not opposed to the tower, but I’m not for the location,” said Martin, who currently holds Seat 1. McGovern

• In the County Court Judge Group 9 race, incumbent Paul Damico kept the seat, taking 134,943 votes (61.7 percent) to Karen Velez’s 83,904 votes (38.3 percent).

Many of the issues date back to the original construction of the fields in the mid-1990s, along with installation of lights and scoreboards. Supervisors were told that ITID workers recently replaced 150 bulbs in one of the light towers, but the lights still were not working as of the Aug. 17Itmeeting.alsowas discovered that some electrical conduits were buried only a few inches below the surface, Hanson said. The need to redo much of the underground infrastructure for the fields, plus difficulty in obtaining needed materials due to supply chain issues, are responsible for the delay in completing the proj ect, Hanson said. “Nobody is happy the fields aren’t operational,” Martin told the Town-Crier this week. “But we can’t put them back together in a substandard way. That could come back to haunt us.”

Opal Johnson and Andre Blackwood. Michael and Phyllis Gauger. Linda and Bob Margolis. RPB Councilman Jeff Hmara and Pastor Mike Rose. Chris Durham, Keith Jordano and Chris Harris. Charlie and Jeanette Borg share a sundae.

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held an evening mixer event on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at Duffy’s Sports Grill. Members, spouses and guests were invited to learn more about Rotary. For more information about the club, e-mail rpbrotary1990@gmail.com or visit www. rpbrotary.org.

Kicks Off New Season Sept. 14 ings of contentment, nostalgia or joie de vivre Bergstrom is originally from New Haven, Connecticut, where she worked in the public school system. Several years ago, she and her family moved to Florida, where she got a job at a local private school. Throughout her ca reer, she never lost her enthusiasm for art. When she wasn’t working, she was creating. In fact, during her lunch breaks, Bergstrom was often found drawing in the teach ers’ lounge. As more and more people started asking to buy her art, it dawned on her that this might be a nice way to make extra cash. In her free time, she began slowly building a portfolio, a web site and a social media presence. Then the pandemic forced schools to shut down, leaving many people, including Bergstrom, without a job. Though this was a difficult time, she saw it as an opportunity to grow her art side hustle into a full-time career — a dream that she previously thought would have to wait until retirement. Around this time, Bergstrom met master artist Laurie Snow Hein through the Wellington Art Society. Hein appreciated Bergstrom’s passion and busi ness sense and hired her as her assistant. “Meeting Laurie was providential,” Bergstrom said. “I have learned so much from her experience as a professional artist and have applied that knowledge to my own art business.” Bergstrom enjoys sharing her art marketing expertise with other cre atives. She is an active board mem ber of the Wellington Art Society and serves on the marketing team. In 2020, she received the People’s Choice Award at the South Florida Fair, and in 2021 she received the People’s Choice Award for the “Wonders of Art” Exhibition at the Wellington Community Center. To learn more about her, visit www. heatherbergstrom.art.Tolearnmoreabout the Wel lington Art Society, visit www. wellingtonartsociety.org. Local artist Heather Bergstrom.

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The Wellington Art Society will begin its 42nd year with a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Wellington Community Center, (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd, Wel lington). The meeting will open with a meet and greet at 5:30 p.m., followed by a member spotlight and brief meeting. The event will conclude with a presentation by local artist Heather Bergstrom on “How to Turn Your Passion into a Side Hustle or Career.” The public is invited. COVID-19 protocols will be observed. For more in formation, contact Laura Jaffe at thatherpaint.areanpursuingpresidentofwas@gmail.com.Bergstromhasspentalifetimeherpassionandskillasartist.Herfavoritemediumsgraphite,charcoalandacrylicShelovestotellstorieswithart,paintingpoignantscenestranslateintouniversalfeel

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Enrollment is now open for a program that teaches you how to protect yourself, your family and your friends in the case of a disaster.Palm Beach County’s Public Safety Department, Division of Emergency Management, has partnered with Palm Beach State College to provide free, 24-hour, disaster response skills training to Palm Beach County residents. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is a nationally supported, locally implemented initiative that teach es people how to better prepare themselves for hazards that may affect their communities. Since 1993, CERT has trained the public in basic disaster response skills, such as team organization, disaster medical operations, fire safety, and light search and rescue. Several communities, such as Loxahatchee Groves, have CERT programs to serve residents during a disaster. These CERT training classes are available for registra tion now. You must attend all class sessions to be certified. The program at the Loxahatchee Groves campus begins Sept. 1 and ends Sept. 29, meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. To register visit 712-6337.djankows@pbcgov.orgcertprogram,morepalmbeachstate.edu/cceCCE.www.ForinformationabouttheCERTvisitwww.ready.gov/orcontactMikeJankowskiatorat(561)

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A groundbreaking ceremo ny for the new Lockhart Storage facility in Loxa hatchee Groves was held Wednesday, Aug. 10 at the facility’s future location at 14711 Southern Blvd. Loxahatchee Groves Town Council members Robert Shorr, Laura Danowski, Marge Herzog and Phillis Maniglia were in atten dance, along with James Lockhart and his staff, Bradley Miller and repre sentatives of the Brickle Group, to welcome this much-needed facility for annual and seasonal resi dents of the town.

Wellington’s pioneers included enterprising entrepreneurs who opened shops, restaurants and service operations in the village’s formative days. Meet four of them who will talk about “Doing Business in Wellington: Then and Now” at the Wellington Historical Society’s upcoming Lunch & Learn event on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Wellington Community Center, located at 12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington. Each of the panelists have oper ated businesses in Wellington for decades and had a part in shaping Wellington’s business community. The panelists are Gabe Finnochi etti, owner of Gabriel’s Café; Jack Van Dell, owner of Van Dell Jew elers; Steven Shapiro, co-owner of Shapiro Pertnoy Companies; and Lisa Wheelwright, owner of PuppyFinnochiettiLove. is the Gabe behind Gabriel’s Café. Located in the Wellington Plaza at Forest Hill Blvd. and Wellington Trace, Ga briel’s has been serving breakfast and lunch to community patrons for more than 30 years. From that same shopping cen ter, Wellington’s oldest, another small business owner serves the community’s canines at Puppy Love. Lisa Wheelwright, owner of Puppy Love Dog Grooming, has been pampering Wellington’s canines for nearly 40 years. It was polo that brought Jack Van Dell to Wellington, but jewel ry made him a well-known name. A stroll through his shop shows the influence of Wellington’s eques trian lifestyle with many pieces crafted with equestrian motifs. In 1978, there were only a handful of homes in Wellington, but it became the home base of Shapiro Pertnoy Companies, the first single family builder in Wellington’s Palm Beach Polo & Country Club. Since then, Steven Shapiro and partner Ron Pertnoy have been building luxury custom homes and equestrian estates for more than four decades. Tickets are $25 for Wellington Historical Society members and $35 for non-members. It includes lunch catered by Agliolio. orgwww.wellingtonhistoricalsociety.Visittopurchasetickets.

Tim Sauerbier, Beatrice Dehommes, Father Steven Thomas, Rose Lewis, Yvonne Wright and Dennis Wright. Committee members Helena Bresnahan, Howard Barrett, Father Steven Thomas, Erin Thomas, Dexter Beresford, Laurie Cohen, Beatrice Dehommes and Dennis Wright.Laurie and Eric Cohen with Rev. Kimberly Still.

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St. David’s-in-the-Pines Episcopal Church held a Caribbean-themed dance party on Saturday, Aug. 13 to raise money for church programs. Many of the St. David’s congregants are from the islands, so the evening, held at the St. Rita Catholic Church parish hall, gave many a taste of home. Featuring live music by Kool Vibes, there were also prizes, raffles and more.

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Being itchy is no fun, and our feline friends certainly do not enjoy scratching all day. One of the most common causes of itchiness is allergies, and cats are susceptible to a variety of allergies. Like humans, cats can have allergies to foods, medications, plants, and more. Symptoms of feline allergies generally include excessive licking; pulling or biting out hair; scratching; ear infections; itchy, runny eyes; vomiting; and diarrhea. Taking your cat to a veterinarian is essential because treating allergies can be complicated if the source cannot be determined. The veterinarian will conduct a physical exam to assess exactly what the allergy is and its root cause. It can take a while to find theTheresource.isno reason why your cat should suffer with allergies when help is so close by at COMMUNITY ANIMAL HOSPITAL OF ROYAL PALM BEACH. If you would like more information about your pet’s allergy symptoms and how to make your pet comfortable while enduring them, or if you have any other questions about your pet’s health, please call us (798-5508) for appointments or emergencies pertaining to your pet’s health. We are conveniently located at 11462 Okeechobee Blvd., 1/4 mile east of Royal Palm Beach Blvd., Where Pets Are Our Passion! OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. P.S. The most common allergies in cats are typically environmental, fleas, and food.

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The evening featured live music by Kool Vibes.Father Steven Thomas, Erin Thomas and Patricia Burke. There were plenty of fun auction items to bid on.

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“GL can’t build a single home until the water project is complet ed,” he said, estimating the work would take two-and-a-half to three years.Home construction would begin in three to five years, he said.

Meanwhile, GL would get the right to build 1,000-unit adult community on 477 acres of the 681-acre Hyder West property. At the same time, GL would build 277 workforce housing units on 104 acres of the property. ITID Supervisor Joni Martin said the swap would benefit the district from a water management standpoint, and that it “would be a big deal to have fewer houses put up out here. Fewer houses mean potentially less traffic.” “We need to make sure that ITID is protected,” Argue added. “But I think it’s great. It’s won derful what GL is planning to do.” However, the swap plan has garnered opposition from several environmental groups that claim it would set a precedent that could further erode the viability of the Agricultural Reserve, and from vocal residents in the western suburbs of Delray Beach and Boca Raton.“Ifthe county commissioners don’t hear from us, then the people in the south will win out,” Argue said.

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continued from page 1 port for the GL Homes plan to the county.Apetition of support for the swap has been set up at www. votelox2022.com. Click on “Take Action” at the top of the home page.The shift of housing units “would absolutely be beneficial to us,” ITID Executive Director Burgess Hanson said this week. “It would cut down the number of ve hicles on our roads [in the future]. It will leave us with more open space and improve water quality.”

The Village of Royal Palm Beach currently has a vacancy for one seat on the Education Advisory Board. The Education Advisory Board meets on the second Monday of the month eight months out of the year, with one special meeting in April of each year for scholarship interviews. All meetings are held in the Village Meeting Hall. Board Members shall meet the following qualifications at the time of their appointment and throughout the course of their service: they must be a Village resident; have a background in education and experience in the field of education; be a member of a parent teacher organization, parent teacher association, school advisory council or other similar organization associated with or sponsored by the school district or a public or charter school located within the Village; or be a parent/legal guardian of a child currently enrolled in a Village public or charter school. Those ineligible to serve on the Board are: employees of the Palm Beach County School District; employees of an organization funded by the School District (e.g. charter school employee); or employees of a charter management organization or charter education management organization. If you would like to volunteer your service and expertise on this local government Board, go to the Village’s website at COMMISSION/BOARD APPLICATION. Return the completed application to the Village Clerk’s office no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 12, 2022 for Council consideration at its October 20, 2022 meeting. If further information is desired, please call the Village Clerk at (561) 7905102. Diane DiSanto, MMC, Village Clerk

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During an Aug. 10 special meet ing of the board, GL Homes representatives outlined the latest proposal for the 4,871-acre Indian Trails Grove tract. The county al ready has approved 3,897 housing units, 300,000 square feet of com mercial space and 50,000 square feet of office space for the site. With the swap in place, the number of units built there would be reduced to 2,612, commercial development would be limited to 200,000 square feet and office space to 33,500 square feet. Lands dedicated for agricultural and water resources would be in creased by 980 acres, and publicly dedicated land would increase from 640 acres to more than 1,600 acres. The district would get lim ited control over a 740-acre water storage area, including three pump stations that GL Homes would build.Larry Portnoy, a GL Homes vice president who made the presentation, assured the board that the water project was not a pie-in-the-sky idea.

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Each year, local animal rescue groups join together for the Count down 2 Zero (C2Z) Adoption Event — Palm Beach County’s largest adoption event — in an effort to save the lives of hundreds of Onanimals.Saturday, Sept. 24, the Peg gy Adams Animal Rescue League and Palm Beach County’s Public Safety Department Division Ani mal Care & Control will open its doors to host local rescues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both campuses will be filled with adorable, adoptable animals hoping to meet someone ready to take them home. Adop tion promotions and specials will continue at each individual shelter and/or rescue organization through Oct. 1. Hundreds of dogs, cats, rabbits, birds and other animals will be seeking new families and homes.Admission and parking is free for the Countdown 2 Zero Pet Adoption Event. Many of the res cue groups will be offering special discounts and adoption incentives, and all new pet parents will receive special gifts. In addition, rabies license tags will be complimentary (where applicable) for each ad opted pet that will reside in Palm Beach County. By visiting www. countdown2zero.org, you will be able to see the various rescue orga nizations and link to their web sites to view their adoptable animal list. The Peggy Adams Animal Res cue League is located at 3200 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach. Animal Care & Control is located at 7100 Belvedere Road in West PalmRescueBeach.organizations partic ipating in the ninth annual C2Z Adoption Event currently include: Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League; PBCACC; Big Dog Ranch Rescue; Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic and Ranch; Shin ing Horse Farm and Sanctuary; and Touch of Grey Rescue. Sponsors to date include: Pet Meds; Camp Bow Wow Boca; Camp Rusty Dog; Conking & Lewis Construction; Dasz kal Bolton; Flagler Bank; Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic and Ranch; Inn the Doghouse; Nozzle Nolen Pest Solutions; The Pet Taxi; Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA; Scenthound; Vet erinary Emergency Group; WPBF 25 News; Sunny 107.9 FM; 850 WFTL; 97.9 WRMF; New Coun try 103.1; X 102.3; Party 96.3; and Fox Sports Launched640AM.in2014, Countdown 2 Zero is a public/private com munity collaboration, initiated by the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, Animal Care & Control and the Board of County Com missioners, to bring local animal welfare organizations together and end the euthanasia of adoptable animals in Palm Beach County. To learn more, visit www.count down2zero.org or e-mail info@ countdown2zero.org.ThePeggyAdams Animal Rescue League provides critical services to more than 34,000 an imals each year and collaborates with local area rescues. For more information, visit www.peggyad ams.org.Themission of Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control is to encourage pet owners to be responsible for pets in their care by providing educational programs on humane treatment, animal be havior training and proper control.

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Five Hispanic-owned Palm Beach County small businesses are each getting a “lift” through a $6,000 check, as well as business mentorship through an initiative called “Elevate Together.” The $30,000 in grant money was awarded during a ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 16 at the Wellington office of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County, which is affiliated with the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce.Inorder to qualify, awardees must be a micro-business with less than five employees. A oneyear mentorship program is also required. The five Palm Beach County businesses chosen were PuraVida Wellness Center, Celebrity Lashes & Makeup, License & Permit Services Inc., Sanctuary for Mind Body & Spirit, and Duran Studio Photography.Thenonprofit program was started through Office Depot partnering with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and JPMorgan Chase. The Hispan ic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County has been involved since 2021. It includes workshops, training, tech assistance and more. Alex Price, Office Depot’s national director of community investment, has enjoyed hearing the stories of these unique family businesses. “These micro-business communities are being strength ened,” he said. The program’s goal is to ac celerate the creation, growth and prosperity of Black and Hispanic businesses, and address systemic discrimination and historical racial disparities in business in these communities.“It’sagreat opportunity,” said grant recipient Norma Duran of Duran Studio Photography. “It’s absolutely a blessing, because you don’t get these opportunities all the time, especially in the Latin population.”Eachbusiness must be regis tered and certified. They are then matched with a certified small business mentor from the commu nity to help strategize and grow. Duran plans to focus on market ing her photography business and rebuilding her web site. Price calls the mentorship es sential.“Funding helps, but it has to come with community. It has to come with ongoing support in terms of learning new business skills,” he said. “A lot of times, we’re experts in what we do, but building the business around that — that’s the journey.” Since 2021, a total of eight Hispanic recipients from Palm Beach County have been awarded for a total of $60,000 thus far, and another $30,000 will be awarded by year’s end, in a county that has a huge minority-owned business population.“InPalm Beach County, 49 percent of businesses are minori ty owned,” said Maria Antuña, CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “More than 10,000 of those are Hispanic owned, and in our chamber, 76 percent are small businesses.”Oneofthose small business owners is Luis Pastor of Elite Printing in West Palm Beach. He was one of last year’s recipients and said the grant came just in time and helped to save his business. “For us to receive this grant, it was like light at the end of the tunnel. We were coming out of the pandemic,” he said. “I had to rely on my credit cards to keep parts of the business going. So, part of that grant I used to get some new equipment that we needed. I’m really grateful. It was truly a blessing.”“Elevate Together,” which is also partnered with the National Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Centers, is a national initiative already in 13 markets, and Price said they plan on impacting a total of 300 small businesses by the end of the second year. “We work with our commu nity-based organizations like the chamber. We provide the criteria. We want someone with a heart to grow. They’re ‘all in,’ into the business, but really want to get to the next level,” Price said. “They let us weigh in as a non-voting member, but we really want a community-based organization that knows the journey of their minority entrepreneurs and have them make the final choices.” And, as it grows, the nonprofit hopes they can count on even more corporate sponsors to contribute and partner with to keep the mo mentum going. For more information on the Elevate Together program, visit www.elevatetogether.org.Learnmoreaboutlocal His panic Chamber of Commerce programs and workshops at www. hispanicchamberpbc.com.

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Councilwoman Jan Rodusky, Capt. Duane Hodges and Vice Mayor Selena Samios wave as they ascend. Capt. Duane Hodges, driver Mitchell Longley, firefighter/paramedic Randal Wipf, Battalion Chief Bruce Arbeit, driver Craig Snyder, Capt. Todd Chau, firefighter Thomas Bradley, firefighter Dominick Potenzano, firefighter Jason Myers and Lt. Chuck Stamm.

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The Wellington Tennis Center held its first Junior Jamboree event on Saturday, Aug. 20, bringing out hundreds of youngsters interested in learning more about the game of Accordingtennis. to Chuck Gill, the Village of Wellington’s director of tennis, more than 400 children and roughly 350 parents showed up for the two-hour event to sample youth tennis programs, meet area tennis pros, play some The United States Polo Associa tion (USPA) recently announced the upcoming schedule for the 2023 Gauntlet of Polo, which will be held at the newly minted National Polo Center - Welling ton (NPC), previously known as the International Polo Club Palm Beach.The schedule will feature a wide variety of events, including youth and women’s competitions, guaranteeing a thrilling inaugural season at NPC packed with quality polo and unforgettable memories. Returning for its fifth consecu tive year, the 2023 Gauntlet of Polo will serve as the premier spectacle of the season, showcas ing the highest level of the sport in America.

The three hospitals collected a pallet of brand-new school supplies, as well as monetary donations from hospital staff. The project culminated in an afternoon of volunteering for hospital execu tives, including Palms West CEO Jason Kimbrell, JFK CEO Gina Melby and JFK North CEO Ashley Vertuno. They spent time volun teering at the Red Apple Supplies Store in Riviera Beach putting together teacher supply kits. This project is one example of a continued commitment to com munity engagement across HCA Healthcare.

“We’re teaching the children how to move on the court, swing techniques and how to serve,” said Javier Torres, another junior tennis assistant. “We also let them play a target practice drill with their ten nisToracquet.”makeit more fun to be at tending the Junior Jamboree, a disc jockey was blasting music throughout the tennis complex. The event’s main sponsors were Jamba Juice, which provided free samples, and the Wellington Ten nis Center.

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As the school year begins in Palm Beach County, HCA Florida Healthcare wants teachers and students to feel supported and have the tools they need to succeed. That’s why HCA Florida Palms West Hospital, JFK Hospital and JFK North Hospital teamed up to collect donations of new school supplies for the Education Founda tion of Palm Beach County’s Red Apple Supplies Store, which is a free resource that equips teachers from Title I schools with essential supplies for their classrooms, so they don’t have to dip into their own pockets to pay for supplies.

Future tennis stars crowd the courts during the Wellington Tennis Center’s JuniorPHOTOSJamboree.BYAARON UTER AND DEBBIE ELLSWORTH fun tennis games and win a few prizes.What made the event so ap pealing to so many people was that it was free to attend. There was definitely a carnival-like at mosphere on the 15 tennis courts used to stage the jamboree. All the children who participated, ages 4 to 17, had smiles on their faces. “It was a great day here at the Wellington Tennis Center,” Gill said. “This is exactly the way to showcase the sport of tennis. We had a number of mini-courts on each court. We used tape, chairs, benches and portable nets to create the smaller courts.” If a child showed up without a tennis racquet, that was not a problem.“Wehad 75 racquets that the children were able to borrow, so everybody had a racquet in their hands,” said Grayson Griner, a junior tennis assistant at the Wel lington Tennis Center. On some of the courts, the fun damental skills necessary to play tennis were taught to the children.

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The Gauntlet of Polo trophies (L-R) the C.V. Whitney Cup, the U.S. Open Polo Championship and the USPA Gold Cup.

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CV Whitney Cup — Feb. 12-26, 2023; 18- to 22-goal handicap; Nov. 15, 2022, closing date. USPA Gold Cup — March 1-26, 2023; 18- to 22-goal handi cap; Nov. 15, 2022, closing date. U.S. Open Polo Championship — March 29 to April 23, 2023; 22-goal handicap; Nov. 15, 2022, closing date. USPA Junior Open Final — Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023; 12- to 14-goal Handicap; closing date to be decided. U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship — March 9-19, 2023; 18- to 24-goal handicap; Nov. 15, 2022, closing date. Contact Jimmy Newman at (561) 202-5185 or jnew man45tx@gmail.com, or contact Haley Bryan at (803) 215-3577 or hbryan2485@aol.com, to discuss season plans, or for further details concerning individual tournament or tournament fees.

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The three-part series will begin Feb. 12-26 with the C.V. Whitney Cup, continue with the USPA Gold Cup from March 1-26, and conclude with the U.S. Open Polo Championship from March 29 to April 23. Any team that wins all three tournaments will be crowned the Gauntlet Champion.Another marquee event, the U.S. Open Women’s Polo Cham pionship, will make waves at NPC, bringing together the world’s most talented female players. The tour nament will run March 9-19, with the final taking place on U.S. Polo Assn. Field One on Sunday, March 19. NPC will also welcome highlevel youth polo with the USPA Junior Open Final, which will take place on Sunday, Feb. 19. In 2023, select tournaments will be livestreamed at www.uspolo. org and via social media platforms. An official schedule will be re leased later in 2022. The presumptive team limit for the 2023 Gauntlet of Polo is 12 teams. NPC will accept additional entries beyond 12 only if the ac cepted entries are advantageous to the tournament format and scheduling allows.

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The girls varsity volleyball squad at Wellington High School has all the ingredients necessary for a successful season this fall, according to head coach Duane Carroll. It all starts with experi ence. Wellington’s roster features seven seniors, five juniors and three sophomores. Of the 15 players on his varsity roster, eight are returning from last year’s team that lost in the district tournament finale to Palm Beach Gardens High School in five sets. Four of those returning eight play ers are starters: Ava Rodgers, Rilee Rimes, Lauren Scully and Rebecca Daniel. Rogers is a junior, while Rimes, Scully and Daniel are seniors and will serve as the three captains of the team this year. In addition to the depth and experience on his roster, Carroll also loves his squad’s team spirit. “My team is working well to gether, and everybody gets along,” said Carroll, now entering his third year as the team’s head coach. “We have strong team camaraderie. I also have a number of good, tal ented and experienced players. All of my players have played travel Ava Rodgers serves during a practice at WHS.

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The Wolverines will be led on the field by senior quarterback Ryan Anthony. volleyball with groups such as the Palm Beach Juniors, the Tribe and the Wellington Volleyball Academy.”Carrollis also delighted to see how each player’s skillset has improved since last season. “I have a great deal of versatil ity with this team,” he said. “We have lots of depth up and down theInroster.”thebuildup to his team’s regular season opener at Olympic Heights High School, which was played on Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Wolverines had a pair of preseason exhibition matches against Lake Worth Christian and Glades Day School at the Lake Worth Christian Preseason Volleyball Tournament.Carrolllearned a great deal about his team’s strengths and weak nesses during those two matches. “The main thing I like about the preseason is it allows us to see things that need to be improved before we get into the regular sea son,” Carroll said. “It also allowed me to put players in multiple roles on the court.” In recent weeks, Carroll’s play ers have spent many hours work ing on serving, blocking, tipping, reading the flight of the ball in the air and passing, which he refers to as the “foundation of success in Therevolleyball.”area number of players on Wellington’s team who Carroll needs big production from in order for the Wolverines to have a strong regular season and make a deep post-season run later in the fall.

(Right) Royal Palm Beach High School Wildcats head football coach Chuck Kenyon gives a final pep talk to his team prior to the game against West Boca Raton High School, which Royal Palm Beach won 16-14 on Aug. 19.

(L-R) Players Rilee Rimes, Logan Seal and Brielle Dorish on the court.

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Wellington High School head football coach Danny Mendoza is cautiously optimistic about the fall campaignMendozaahead.isstarting his second year leading the Wolverines foot ball team. A year ago, everything was new for him with the Wolver ines’ football program. Now, he’s used to the program and is very comfortable in his surroundings. Mendoza has everything he needs to have a successful season — 13 capable assistant coaches, a first-class facility for practice and games, and a bumper crop of players.“We have 85 players on the practice field, and we’ll dress 60 players every week,” Mendoza said. “Jerseys will be awarded to players based on how hard they work and what kind of effort we see in practice each week.”

Royal Palm Beach High School’s football team has a good reason to be optimistic about the current season, which begins Fri day, Aug. 26 in its home opener against Fort Pierce Westwood at 6:30 p.m. In last Friday night’s, preseason kick-off classic game at home against West Boca Raton High School, the Wildcats trailed 8-0 at halftime and 14-0 midway through the third quarter. But then, the momentum shifted for the Wildcats. Despite hav ing committed four turnovers in the game, they rallied with two second-half touchdowns to win theThegame.game-tying touchdown was a five-yard pass from senior quarterback Kimo Ibanez, a trans fer from Hawaii, to senior wide receiver Tobi Atoki. On the next play, senior running

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“My libero is Giovanna Bock, who is lights out,” Carroll said. “She reads the flow of the game well.”Two of Carroll’s players who will be expected to score points with kills include Rodgers and Rimes, both of whom play outside and opposite, which means they are capable of executing kills from both the right side and left side of the net. They will be Wellington’s two top outside hitters. “Since last year, Ava has defi nitely improved her speed, quick ness and serving,” Carroll said. “As one of the three senior cap tains, I am looking for Rilee to help lead the team with leadership and mentor the up-and-coming players. She has already shown the capability of being a leader, based on last year.” As is often the case with any high school athletic team, the suc cess of the squad is often tied to the upperclassmen taking ownership of the team. “I would like to see all the girls take some role of leadership within the team, but I expect my seven seniors to be the ones who will play a leading role,” Carroll said. When you have a team with talent, depth, skill and leadership, those are the necessary ingredients for a successful season — and the Wellington High School girls varsity volleyball team has just that. The ultimate goal is to get to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 7A girls vol leyball finale in early November. Carroll has it circled on his cal endar.

back Donovan Grier ran for the two-point conversion to give the Wildcats a 16-14 lead. The Royal Palm Beach defense hung tough to preserve the victory. “I was proud of my team’s effort tonight,” said Royal Palm Beach head coach Chuck Kenyon, who took over the program in June. “We were down at halftime and trailed by even more early in the second half. We could have given up, but we didn’t give up and we battled back, despite committing four turnovers. We need to work on everything as we get ready for Fort Pierce Westwood.”

“Ryan has a lively arm, is a strong runner, and can throw the ball 70 yards in the air,” Mendoza said.Catul may well be the focal point of Wellington’s offense this year. “Garrens is a beast on the field, and we’re going to feed the beast,” Mendoza said. “He’s 5-foot-11 and weighs 225 pounds. He’s a very strongBlakerunner.”hasthe size to dominate anybody he faces along the line of scrimmage. He’s 6-foot-5 and weighs 320 pounds. He plays both on the offensive and defensive lines.“He’ll be as good as he wants to be,” Mendoza said. For Wellington to be successful this year, Mendoza needs Blake to play like an All-American. If he does, the Wolverines will be tough to Walkerstop.will do his job when An thony throws the ball in his direc tion. “Bryant is smart, reliable, has good hands and has a high level of athleticism,” Mendoza said. After watching and coaching in last Friday night’s kick-off classic game against Orlando Christian Prep, which Wellington lost 21-16, Mendoza realized that his team is far from perfect, but the players and coaches remain committed to achieving excellence on the gridiron. “We just have to finish offen sively,” Mendoza said. “We left three touchdowns on the field with 400 yards of offense. Defensively, we just have to settle in and get back to fundamentals and assign ment football. Overall, we feel good about what we saw. We’ll get it right.” In the game against Orlando Christian, Wellington was led by Anthony, who was 10 for 18 for 220 yards. He threw for two touch downs. On the ground, Anthony had 13 rushes for 90 yards. Wellington begins its regular season Friday, Aug. 26 on the road against Park Vista High School in a 6:30 p.m. non-district game. Wellington’s home opener is not until Friday, Sept. 9 against Jensen Beach High School with a 6:30 p.m. kickoff. Of Wellington’s three games against its local rivals — Palm Beach Central, Royal Palm Beach and Seminole Ridge high schools — all three games are away. Wellington’s three district op ponents this season are Forest Hill, John I. Leonard and Palm Beach Central high schools. The Wolverines play Palm Beach Central on Friday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. In addition to being an all-important district game, the winner gets possession of the coveted Wellington Cup. The Broncos currently retain ownership of the cup. “One of our many goals this year is to re gain possession of the Wellington Cup,” Mendoza said. He remains cautiously optimis tic that his Wolverines will do just that, and then some.

Mendoza feels that when prac tices officially started Aug. 1, the Wolverines were ahead of the competition.“Ourplayers retained so much from last year, from this year’s spring practice, and from our 7-on7 sessions this summer,” Mendoza said. “We have good camaraderie on our team right now.” While football is a true team sport, Mendoza is expecting a number of players to lead by example so that other players can follow.Afew of those players are senior quarterback Ryan Anthony, senior running back/linebacker Garrens Catul, sophomore offensive and defensive lineman Jaymin Blake, and senior wide receiver Bryant Walker.Anthony, a three-year starter, is a dual-threat quarterback who ran for 800 yards last year while pass ing for just more than 1,000 yards.

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Berean Graduate Shares Basketball Tips With English Children Emily May coaching basketball in England’s Isles of Scilly.

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As a warm-up for the upcoming season for the Palm Beach Open Men’s Tennis League, a senior men’s doubles tournament was held recently at the Wellington Tennis Center, located at 3100 Lyons Road. The event was conducted for men ages 45 and older, which is the same age bracket used for league play when it starts next month.The two-day men’s doubles event was well-attended and wellreceived, according to Palm Beach Open Men’s Tennis League Com missioner Sandy Frank, who over saw the men’s doubles competition along with Wellington Tennis Center Director Chuck Gill. “We attracted 20 doubles teams,” Frank said. “We had spir ited play and great sportsmanship from every participant.” Win or lose, everybody en joyed the opportunity to compete and be physically active for two days.“I had a great time playing against good competition,” partici pant Glenn Spinner said. “There was a good level of play,” Marty Ross added. “It was fun.” In an effort to avoid the heat of the day and the expected afternoon rains, all the matches were played in the morning. Over the course of the two days, each team played five matches. The winner of every match was the team that could win a pro set, which is the first team to win eight Accordinggames.toGill, there were three flights of competition, which provided better play opportunities for each participant. The three flights were Blue (4.0+ division), White (3.5 to 4.0 division) and Red (3.0 to 3.5 division): Blue Flight champions were Sandy Frank and John Puppo, and the finalists were Jay Flynn and Michael Loeb. White Flight champions were

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Participants in the senior men’s doubles tournament held at the Wellington Tennis Center.

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Wellington Tennis Center Hosts Senior Men’s Doubles Tourney

On Thursday, Aug. 18, longtime Wel lington resident Emily May shared her passion for basketball with a number of school children on England’s Isles of Scilly (pronounced “silly”), an archi pelago of islands located about 30 miles off the southwest coast of England. On the morning and afternoon of Aug. 18, she conducted two separate basketball clinics for a number of local elementary and middle school-age children living on the islands. The clinics, provided as a courtesy to local children due to her family’s longstanding ties to those islands, took place inside the gym at the Five Islands School on the main island of St. Mary’s. May’s act of global goodwill through basket ball was supported by Visit Scilly, the local group that promotes tourism on theTheislands.28-year-old May enjoyed sharing her passion and knowledge for basket ball, which she played in high school at Berean Christian School and in college for Northwood University, now Keiser University in West Palm Beach, and for St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens. She now coaches high school basketball and a girls travel basketball team, Miami Impact. “The clinics were wonderful,” May said. “I had a small group of secondary boys in the morning. Then, in the after noon, I had a larger group of primary boys and girls, which was awesome.” Part of Visit Scilly’s support of the clin ics was providing May with round-trip transportation to the Isles of Scilly aboard the Scillonian III, the passenger ship that provides daily service between the Isles of Scilly and the port of Penzance, located in England’s most southwesterly county of Cornwall. The trip aboard the Scillonian III lasts around two hours and 30 minutes. While visiting the islands, she stayed with a local couple, Terry and Jane Ward. May said that the trip aboard the Scillonian III to the Isles of Scilly on Wednesday, Aug. 17 was a sight-seeing adventure.“Wesaw Cornwall’s southern coastline until it stopped at Land’s End, and then we were out to sea,” May said. “The trip back to Penzance aboard the Scillonian III on Saturday, Aug. 20 was fun, too. I can’t wait to return.” It’s fair to say that the locals, known as Scillonians, would also like to see her return, ready to share her knowledge and passion for basketball.

Steve Nahoum and Marty Ross. Howard Goldberg at the net and Ron Haimowitz serving. Jay Vidockler and George St. Louis, and the finalists were Barry Davis and Mike Kozak. Red Flight champions were Jeff Hartman and Norm Pollack, and the finalists were George Tregre and Brian Steklof. If anybody is interested in play ing in the upcoming Palm Beach Open Men’s Tennis League, which starts in September, visit www. pbotennis.com. Learn more about Wellington Tennis Center pro grams as www.wellingtonfl.gov/ tennis.

An annual memorial scholar ship dedicated to the memory of Donna Broder, a longtime volun teer for Dress for Success Palm Beaches, was recently established by her husband, Jay Broder, via his Broder Family Trust, to continue her legacy. The qualifications and the appli cation process for the award were established by both Jay Broder for the trust and the management of Dress for Success, a national notfor-profit organization. DFS was established to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and the devel opment tools to help women thrive in work and in life. At a ceremony on Aug. 16 at the local DFS office, Dress for Success client Erin Hajostek was presented with the inaugural scholarship from the Broder Family Trust. Donna Broder was a Dress for Success Hope Award recipient for“This2022. award is designed to honor someone who not only dedicates the time, talent and treasure that we so very much need to sustain what we do, but also demonstrates an intense passion for our mission, and embodies the strength that is required to forge ahead in the face of any challenge

Light 4 Hope Hosts Christmas In August At Wellington Green (L-R) Each kid got a chance to walk the red carpet; there were plenty of Christmas-themed craft tables; each family left with Christmas in August gifts; and DJ Doozie kept people entertained.

Dress For Success Presents First Donna Broder Memorial Scholarship

Erin Hajostek receives the Donna Broder Memorial Scholarship from Jay Broder.

Lights 4 Hope is a nonprofit organization that produces the holiday drive-through light show at Okeeheelee Park for six weeks every winter. The nonprofit’s mission is to spread joy and give back to local families coping with their child’s terminal illness or life-changing physical changes throughout the entire year. For the first time, the organi zation invited the families that they have helped to a Christmas in August event at the Mall at Wellington Green on Saturday, Aug.More13.than 14 children coping with terminal illness or physical changes from car accidents came to the event with their families for a day of holiday cheer, crafts, music provided by DJ Doozie, dancing with holiday characters, food provided by PDQ and CPK, cookies from Great American Cookies, treats and more. Toward the end of the event, each child was called up to walk the red carpet and receive person alized gifts from the organization — truly making it a Merry Christ mas in August. To learn more about Lights 4 Hope, follow them on Instagram and Facebook at @lights4hope or visit www.lights4hope.org.

(L-R) Neil Zutshi, Austin Lee, Susy Díaz, Surinder Zutshi, Sandy Mistry, Edrine Malvoisin and Krishna Prashad Das with the proclamation from the City of Greenacres. which took place on July 31, 2022, in which the al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, the world’s most wanted terrorist, was killed.” He went on to thank Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the tremendous job he has been doing to fight terrorism as well. Surinder Zutshi has long worked toward promoting Indo-U.S. rela tions as a commissioner of human rights in Hudson County, New Jersey. Surinder Zutshi along with Lee, Díaz and Mistry, raised the Indian flag on a 24-foot pole to fly the tri color flag to celebrate the occasion. The flag raising was followed by an Indian lunch catered and served by Palace Cuisine of India. Edrine Malvoisin, Sandy Mistry, Suzy Díaz, Austin Lee, Krishna Prashad Das, Surinder Zutshi and other guests raise the Indian flag.

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To Celebrate India’s 75th Independence Day

Kashmir Solidarity USA and the Indian American Festival Committee celebrated India’s 75th Independence Day at a recent cer emony held in Greenacres. India Independence Day is celebrated every Aug. 15 to honor the day when India officially gained its independence from British rule. Sandy Mistry welcomed the guests, including those from the mayor’s office, such as Austin Lee, the public information officer for the City of Greenacres, and Gre enacres Councilwoman Susy Díaz. Díaz thanked Surinder Zutshi for his efforts and presented him with a proclamation from Mayor Joel Flores, which proclaimed Aug. 15 as India Independence Day, and also congratulated Zut shi for his work on bringing the Indian and American communities together. Zutshi thanked the may or’s office and said that he wanted America and India to continue to work together as the two largest democracies in the world. Congressional Coordinator Neil Zutshi also spoke at the Indepen dence Day celebration. “India and America are similar in that they both are robust democ racies, they both have their rule of law rooted in their respective constitutions, which guarantee freedoms for all people regardless of race, sex, creed or origin,” he said. “Kashmir Solidarity USA salutes the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, for his tremendous leadership in keep ing America and the world safe in the successful military operation which may present itself,” DFS Executive Director Mary Hart said at the 2022 luncheon. “Donna Broder was a gift to our organiza tion. Even though she is not here physically, I do believe she is here in spirit every day.” Broder’s husband Jay was at the luncheon to accept the award on her “Donnabehalf.volunteered in one way or another since she was 12 years old. She joined DFSPB as a volunteer in 2017,” Hart said. “We fell in love with her from the start when she offered to assist wherever needed. She served in a voluntary capacity as an ad ministrative assistant since then, proving to be invaluable to our organization. She really stepped up in the face of the pandemic. The day we closed our doors, she offered to check our office e-mail and voicemail from home. She was among the first to return to the office once we re-opened, and to take on extra shifts. In addition to admin responsibilities, she de signed a process for longer-term client tracking, and she assumed the role of co-chair for our Com munity Relations Committee.” Broder became very ill in Oc tober 2021 and was in and out of hospitals and rehab centers for various treatments. Unfortunately, she passed away from a multi-year battle with cancer in February. “We selected the recipient of this award over one year ago,” Hart explained. “Little did we know then that she would no longer be with us by the time we hosted our 2022 luncheon.” More information about Dress for Success, including volunteer opportunities and other ways to support the organization, can be found at www.dressforsuccesspb. org.

Local Groups Raise Flag

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The Gold Medal takes a min imum of two years to earn, as one of the key aspects of the program is instilling proficiency in long-term goal setting. Each participant must complete 800 activity hours across four program areas — 400 hours of voluntary public service, 200 hours of per sonal development, 200 hours of physical fitness, and conduct a five-day expedition or exploration trip. While the hour and month requirement is uniform, individual projects within the four program areas vary from participant to participant, making the program totally customizable. The Congressional Award is the United States Congress’ only charity and the highest honor bestowed upon a youth civilian through the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Established by Congress as a public-private partnership in 1979, the program recognizes initiative, service and achievement in youth ages 13 and a half to 23.

“I strongly connected with Cara’s passion for this initiative,” Acosta said. “The conversation ignited a longtime personal goal forOnceme.”Acosta expressed interest, a meeting with Cummings was arranged. Within months, Acosta booked flights to Nairobi for her self and Santino, and the planning for a cross-cultural teaching and learning experience began.

Acosta first heard about Kijana during the 2021-22 school year from Cara Hansen, the parent of one of her first-grade students, who has been connected to the glob al-impact agency for the last 15 years. She provided information on the Kijana Global Innovation School, a modern pre-kindergarten through 12th grade independent school that Kijana is in the process of building. Hansen was impressed by the school’s unique, experien tial environmental education pro gram and their accomplished goal to plant 500,000 trees to combat climate change.

American Legion Post 390 Commander Bob Nappi recently de livered three certificates of appreciation, as the Wellington post continues to reach out to members unable to attend meetings and others working in the community. Shown here, Sergeant-atArms James Sparrow looks on as Post Commander Bob Nappi gave certificates of appreciation to Lazaro Sed for assisting a post member in relocating to a new home; Bill Bartels for organizing the post’s successful blood drive; and David Roman, coordinator of the “Buddy Call System,” contacting post members who cannot attend meetings and keeping them up-to-date on post activities.

AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS

The 2022-23 Wildcat Dancers Dance Team from Royal Palm Beach High School, under the artistic direction of Master Choreographer Michele Blecher, has begun its new dance season. The dancers are excited to start their new choreography in the dance genres of jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, tap and musical theater. The dancers will kick off their season with their first performance in September. (Front row) Taylar Brooks, Leah Milfort, co-captain Jena Obilas, captain Gianna Nembhard, Kenordia Reynolds and Lilyan Moran; and (back row) Natalia Patrick, Aaliyah Chambers, Amoy Williams, Michelle Colin, Guyana Foreman, Widgeka Alphonse and Devinee Gentillomme.

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Mildred Acosta leads a lesson with Kenyan first-grade students. authentic experiences that can lead to a more meaningful level of proficiency.” Acosta plans to continue this cross-cultural relationship. “I hope that in the near future, I have the opportunity to reconnect with the teachers and students in Kenya,” she said. “As the school year progresses, I would love to develop a pen pal program focused on collaborative discus sion on important environmental topics.”

RPBHSLogan Taylor

Acosta became involved with Kijana School’s Care, Share and Explore Program, which aims to teach students to protect and value all life on earth — human, animal and plant — and share their teaching and learning with neighboring communities. Acosta and the Kenyan teachers collabo rated on classroom set-up, lesson development, and new teaching strategies for presenting phonics lessons and hands-on experiences. To educate the students on how to care for the earth, they selected The Lorax by Dr. Seuss as a spring board for teachers to use when introducing environmental aware ness. Acosta worked side-by-side with the teachers at Kijana School on how to identify environmental themes, such as air pollution, deforestation and water pollution. Further, she guided the teachers in developing the themes into handson experiences for students. First, they began by making personal connections to the story, by empathizing with the charac ters and imagining the characters’ experiences in a real-life setting. Next, they led a class discussion on how one thing affects another to introduce cause and effect within the story. To further assist students in understanding cause and effect, they analyzed the ramifications of particular decisions and how they can affect the community. Finally, the students incorporated movement and music to share with the school community what theySantinolearned.worked collaborative ly alongside his mother and the teachers. He helped with crafts and activities and assisted the students with developing their skit. In the evenings, Santino interacted with the children who lived nearby, cre ating objects from recycled mate rials and exploring the compound. “The cross-cultural experience was enriching. I learned that globally, we are seeking the same goals in developing critical think ers and problem solvers,” Acosta said. “The Kenyan government’s current Competency Based Curric ulum seeks to implement hands-on learning to provide students with

Royal Palm Beach resident and Rosarian Academy teacher Mildred Acosta spent a portion of her summer fulfilling a longtime personal goal to volunteer and contribute to the educational de velopment of global communities. Acosta and her son, seventh grader Santino Merchan, traveled across the world in July to immerse themselves in the culture of rural western Kenya, teaching and col laborating at a school run by the Kijana Educational Empowerment Initiative. Kijana, a nonprofit founded by lifelong educator Jim Cummings, operates locally and in Kenya promoting and cultivating youth empowerment through educa tional development, cross-cultural dialogue, and sustainable and environmentally friendly econom ic growth, among underserved Kenyan and American school communities.

Royal Palm Educator Shares Her Passion For Teaching In Kenya

The Congressional Award Foun dation recently hosted its annual Gold Medal Celebration honoring 549 youth from 41 states across the nation, making this group the largest Gold Medal class to date. This year’s theme for the virtual event focused on the individual medalists, their achievements and their ability to affect change in the world. Among the honorees was Logan Taylor of Wellington. The livestreamed virtual cele bration video took viewers through each state with pre-recorded con gratulatory remarks from members of Congress, followed by brief highlights of the 549 awardees. Each young changemaker was highlighted on-screen with their hometown, the school they attend, and a few self-submitted words about the impact they’ve had through their experience pursuing the Gold Medal. “I learned that putting forth an effort to help others can make a huge difference in my local com munity and beyond,” Taylor said. “I did not realize how great this need was until I got involved with the Congressional Service Awards. It is extremely rewarding to see how small things can make a big impact on others in their time of need. This also makes me appre ciate more what I have been given in my own life and how I can use my skills to give back to others.”

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Advocate Radiation Oncology has estab lished a new cancer treatment center in West Palm Beach. This is the practice’s second location on the east coast of Florida that will provide residents of the surrounding counties with access to world-class physicians and state-of-the-art cancer treatment technology. Advocate features an experienced team of compassionate, board-certified radiation oncologists who treat patients using the most precise cancer-fighting machines on the market. The new cancer treatment center, located at 4832 Okeechobee Blvd., will be led by Dr. Georges Hobeika. Hobeika will be joining the Advocate team following many years of dedicated service to cancer patients across the United States, most recently at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute. After more than a decade in radiation oncology, Hobeika advocates an evidence-based approach that puts patients first. He is board certified and is fluent in English, French, Arabic and Spanish. “Dr. Hobeika combines extensive can cer-treatment knowledge with a caring and warm personality. His ability to create cus tomized treatment plans using this approach aligns with the guiding principles of our practice,” said Dr. Arie Dosoretz, managing partner at Advocate Radiation Oncology. “We are excited to welcome Dr. Hobeika and to offer these services to the patients of Florida’s east coast with the addition of our West Palm BeachOriginallylocation.”from Lebanon, Hobeika ob tained his medical degree with honors at the Lebanese University in Beirut before coming to the U.S for a radiation oncology residency at the University of Miami. Hobeika served as the assistant professor of radiation oncology at University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine, as well as on the faculty at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine. Advocate patients have access to the latest Varian technology, including the Halcyon, Identify and TrueBeam radiotherapy systems, widely recognized as the most innovative cancer-fighting machines on the market.

Dr. Georges Hobeika Clerks For A Cause Scholarship Program Awards $4,500

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Three Palm Beach County stu dents will each receive a $1,500 college scholarship to help them reach their academic goals, thanks to generous donations from Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller employees.Recipients include Lucille Jef ferys, a graduate of Inlet Grove High School in Riviera Beach; Daniella Reyes, a graduate of John I. Leonard High School in Greenacres; and Michael Hunt, a graduate of the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach. The Clerks for a Cause Scholar ship Program is open to dependent children of clerk employees. The office’s employee-led Charitable Giving Committee selects the winners based on the student’s community service, grade point average and a 500-word essay. “Our team is proud to help these students succeed in their academic journeys and career aspirations,” Palm Beach County Clerk Joseph Abruzzo said. “We’re helping to give them a financial head start in theirThiseducation.”year’sscholarship winners are planning careers in engineer ing, healthcare and the arts. Lucille Jefferys plans to at tend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to major in aerospace engineering. She is the daugh ter of Jessica Comis, a manager of finance services in accounts payables.Daniella Reyes plans to attend Palm Beach State College, where she is studying nursing and wants to become a nurse practitioner. She is the daughter of Payment Specialist Vicky Vargas. Michael Hunt plans to attend Florida Atlantic University, where he is majoring in music playing the trombone. He is the son of Lead Court Specialist Loraine Hunt. The scholarship program is funded solely through donations from employees who voluntarily participate in the office’s Dress Down Program, which allows team members who donate $5 per pay period to wear jeans once a week.

When the United States Dres sage Team won silver at the Tokyo Olympics and posted the best American finish for their sport since 1948, N2 Saddlery was proud to be a part of that exciting new chapter in U.S. dressage history. A partnership with the United States Equestrian Federa tion was a natural next step, and N2 Saddlery has now been named the “Official Dressage Saddle” of the United States Equestrian Federation and the United States Dressage Team. With two out of three riders on the silver medal squad riding in N2 saddles — Adrienne Lyle on Salvino and Sabine Schut-Kery on Sanceo — N2 Saddlery founder and owner Sue Newell saw the historic moment as the impetus for making the “right partnership at the right time.” Top team competitors riding in N2 saddles has been a consistent theme for N2 Saddlery. Two out of the three dressage riders on the 2019 Pan American Games podi um in Peru also rode in N2 saddles. “The U.S. Equestrian Federa tion is the governing body of our sport,” Newell said. “They care about what happens with the sport and the welfare of its animals. They are the ones making every thingThishappen.”partnership marks an apex in the longstanding commitment N2 Saddlery has always shown in supporting many of America’s top dressage competitions, including returning as a 2022 sponsor of the Global Dressage Festival, Gold Coast Dressage Association and Wellington Classic Dressage. This month, as an official spon sor of the USEF Festival of Cham pions, N2 Saddlery will be on site throughout the event and is ex cited to present the “N2 Saddlery Award,” which is new this year at the Markel/USEF Young Horse and Developing Horse Champion ships at the Festival of Champions. While N2 is already the saddle of choice for so many top riders Newell assures, “Our saddles aren’t just a good fit for Olym pians, they are made to enhance the performance and comfort for everyone riding dressage.” Newell, a master saddle fitter through the Society of Master Saddlers in the United Kingdom, said each N2 saddle epitomizes two tenets: comfortable fit and quality construction. N2 saddles are made using only the finest Eu ropean-sourced materials. Newell is also an FEI level dressage rider herself, so in designing the N2 sad dle line, she knew that her saddles needed to put the rider in a position to effectively use their aids, while allowing the horse the freedom and comfort to move freely through the topline and shoulder. From this, the N2 Saddlery company was born, meeting both the needs of the horse and the needs of the rider. “Riders rave about the differ ence our saddle fit makes in their horses’ way of going and their own position and comfort,” she said. “For a horse, fit makes all the difference. When the balance of a saddle is incorrect, it can be uncomfortable and, in some cases, painful for the horse. An unbal anced saddle can also completely alter how a rider feels in it.”

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Chief Operating Officer of Courts Amy Borman, Michael T. Hunt Sr., Lead Court Specialist Loraine Hunt, Michael Hunt, Palm Beach County Clerk Joseph Abruzzo, Lucille Jefferys, Finance Services Manager Jessica Comis and Chief Deputy Clerk Shannon Ramsey-Chessman.

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My Big Sidewalk Sale Was A Success, But It Was Exhausting!

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Because the antiques dealers who rent space in my store requested it, I decided to have a sidewalk sale. They could clean out their booths, mark down stale inventory and make some extra money. Because I don’t always act rationally, I invited my grandchildren to participate. They could choose items from my discount room, sell what they could and keep the money. It was going to be a six-hour sale, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Conservatively, I spent 19 hours on it. Two months before the sale, I made fliers and notified the trade papers. That took an hour. One month before the sale, I put the event online and sent out an e-mail blast to my customers. That took another hour. The day before the sale, I went to the grocery store and bought the lemons the kids would need for their lemonade stand, and the coffee I would need to keep the dealers focused as they set up their booths outside. Another hour. Three hours well spent. Three hours of careful planning and timely execution. The night before the sale, the grandkids arrived and everything started spinning out of control. They were hungry and needed dinner instantly, but not any dinner, grand ma, spaghetti please. That was good; can we help you make the lemonade? Can we squeeze the lemons? We think you need more sugar. And more sugar. Watch out, grandma, there’s a lemon on the floor. Can you pick it up? Hey! My arm tastes like lemon when I lick it. It really does! Take a lick, grandma! I managed to get the kids in bed early. But who could sleep? The excitement of deciding what kinds of things they were going to sell. My granddaughter was going to sell jewelry, knickknacks and books. Do you have those things in your discount room, grandma? Yes, I do. Squealing. The grandson was going to sell anything that had a price tag of $20 or more. Would that be OK, grandma? Yes, it would. More squealing. They finally fell asleep about 10:30 p.m. I finally fell asleep about 4 a.m. At 6 a.m., they were both standing at my bedside. “Grandma, wake up! We’ve got to set up for the sale!” By 6:30 a.m., we were at the store. I marked off participant spaces on the sidewalk, made coffee for the dealers and set out some breakfast bars. I dragged tables from the back room and put them into the kids’ booth. The kids busied themselves filling three shopping carts full of what they considered to be my most saleable items and setting them up outside. I was surprised at how good their booth looked. Very professional. There followed six hours of watching the kids sweetly harass and harangue any one who dared step a toe into their booth. No one left without lemonade ($1). No one left without being told, “We’re open to offers.” No one left without buying at least one knickknack, which was immediately replaced by another knickknack. The kids’ parents came to pick them up at 4 p.m. It took me until 6 p.m. to get the leftovers back into carts, to take down the tables, to put away the lemonade, to sweep the sidewalk. That brought me to 14.5 hours, and I was tired, so I went home. The next day, I returned to put unsold items back into the discount room. The room looked like a family of raccoons had spent the night in there, partying. It took me four and a half hours to clean that place up. Nineteen hours on a six-hour event, and here’s the thing — everyone had a great time, the grandkids alone made $59 and everybody wants to do it again soon.

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Amazon Series ‘Terminal List’ Tells A Great Story, But Is Too Long ‘I’ CULTUREOn ByWechslerLeonard Amazon Prime’s new hit series The Terminal List is a blockbuster in terms of number of viewers. However, it is one of those projects (an eight-hour miniseries) that critics hate (39 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences love (94 percent approval from viewers on Rotten Tomatoes). Normally it takes an Adam Sandler comedy to get a disparity like that. What causes it in this series? Chris Pratt plays Reese, a Navy SEAL who had his team ambushed and almost all killed in Syria. “I have12 men flying home in caskets now,” he said. “This is personal.” His problem is that he was severely concussed and has no clear memory of what happened. But he wants to find out what happened, and that sets up the main plot. He is tormented and then attacked, and his wife Lauren (Riley Keough) and daughter Lucy (Arlo Mertz) are murdered. That settled it for Pratt, and he goes off the rails to find out the secrets. Now, everyone who slept through the past decade or so will scoff at the notion that there are secret powers who want what they want, but suffice it to say that there are metaphorical fingers pointing to Secretary of Defense Lorraine Hartley (Jeanne Tripplehorn). Reese also has allies. Reporter Katie Buranek (Constance Wu) does key re search for him, providing support for his ideas and key information. His buddy, former SEAL and now dark ops guy Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch) provides more backup, but he may not be exactly who he claims to be. There is violence — a lot of violence. And, of course, Reese is handling the good guy side, while it seems that half the government thinks he’s the bad guy, and he’s officially designated a terrorist. The real issue, which occasionally does seem to be a matter of doubt, is whether or not there was a real plot that caused the ambush. And the ending, which echoes the book by Jack Carr (which I liked and had read earlier), is ambivalent. The acting is good. Unfortunately, Pratt is a bit one-dimensional, but he carries out his action hero role pretty well and provides star power. But the rest of the cast really shines. Kitsch is strong in a tricky part, and Wu shows some real act ing chops. However, Keough and Mertz are just wonderful in smaller parts. Their deaths provide a great springboard for explaining Pratt’s actions. The series runs on too long. This would have been a fabulous feature film, but because of the need to fill eight episodes, there are sub-plots galore, many of them to no real purpose. So, there is a bit of a drag. Why was there such a gap between critics and the public? Politics, of course. Some of the critics absolutely hated the idea of old-fashioned Americans going after the bad guys. A few of the critics wondered how anyone could doubt the honor of some of our land’s finest insti tutions. The term “right wing fantasy” showed up in some reviews. Carr, a former SEAL, was sharply harangued by some. Most of the audience, on the other hand, liked the tough attitude. Many said they like the attention to military detail, how the series “got things right” about equipment and attitude. A few of the viewers wrote that they had been in the military and appreciated the care taken with important details. Things like that made them com fortable with the action, which they said was far better than most of those things in other series and films. The series was pretty good, although its length meant that there was too much time spent in preparation for action, a few extra plots, a few villains allowed a bit more time to preen, etc., than should have been the case. But if you like good, old-fashioned Americans shooting up the bad guys’ action, this may be the series for you. If you have Amazon Prime and you fit the qualifications, try it.

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