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Palm Beach State College President Ava Parker recently asked the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation for its help with the start of a dental program building at the school’s Loxahatchee Groves campus. Parker made her presentation during the delegation’s meeting Wednesday, Dec. 8, held at PBSC’s campus in Belle Glade. Page 3
Wellington Garden Club Luncheon Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary
The Wellington Garden Club celebrated 40 years as a member of the National Garden Clubs on Monday, Dec. 6 at the Wanderers Club. Several past presidents of the club were in attendance. Vice Mayor John McGovern served as master of ceremonies for a program that noted the many great things that the club has done for the Wellington community. Page 17
Wellington Winterfest With Vanilla Ice Returns To The Amphitheater
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s popular Winterfest event returned to the Wellington Amphitheater on Friday, Dec. 10 featuring headline performer Vanilla Ice. Page 18
Area Football Players, PBCHS Team Win Post-Season Honors
At this year’s 30th annual Lou Groza Awards program, three of the four local awards were presented to football players and a football team from the western communities. Palm Beach Central High School running back Markel King was named the Palm Beach County Player of the Year, Seminole Ridge High School place kicker Hayden Gray was named the Palm Beach County Placekicker of the Year and Palm Beach Central High School was named as the Palm Beach County Team of the Year. Page 21 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS...............................3 - 18 NEWS BRIEFS......................... 7 SPORTS..........................21 - 24 PEOPLE................................. 25 SCHOOLS.......................26 - 27 COLUMNS............................. 28 CLASSIFIEDS................ 29 - 30 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM
After a year off due to the pandemic, the Wellington Holiday Parade, produced by the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce with support from the Village of Wellington, returned to its traditional route down Forest Hill Blvd. on Sunday, Dec. 12. The parade featured dozens of entries as crowds watched from the sidelines getting into the holiday spirit. Shown above, Santa arrived in Wellington aboard a pink fire truck! (L-R) Keri Armand Chicano, Sky Marchese, Luke Zeller, Mrs. Claus (Maggie Zeller) and Santa Claus (Mark Candreva). MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER
Acreage Incorporation Bill Dies At Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation Meet
By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report A negative vote by State Sen. Bobby Powell (D-District 30) put the final nail in the coffin of the controversial Acreage incorporation bill at the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 8 in Belle Glade. State Sen. Tina Polsky (DDistrict 29) and State Sen. Lori Berman (D-District 31) had already cast negative votes on the bill, thereby ending the vote. Legislative Delegation Executive Director Victoria Nowlen explained that according to the rules, local bills must pass with a majority vote of house members present and a majority vote of senators present. “Having not received the vote,
this local bill does not pass,” Nowlen said. That means that the bill will not be considered by the state legislature during the 2022 session and, therefore, will not be voted on by Acreage residents during the 2022 election cycle, as supporters had hoped. “I would encourage the public to bring it back next year,” said Delegation Chair State Rep. Mike Caruso (R-District 89) after the vote. The hearing at the Palm Beach State College campus in Belle Glade, which had been postponed from the delegation’s Oct. 28 meeting in West Palm Beach, still drew about 150 residents who spoke both for and against the bill. State Rep. Rick Roth (R-District
85), who sponsored the bill, said the proposal, if approved in Tallahassee, would allow the residents of unincorporated portions of the Indian Trail Improvement District to vote on a referendum to create the Village of Loxahatchee. Roth was concerned about widespread confusion over the process. “I’ve heard everything across the board from, ‘They’re going to vote today,’ I’ve also heard, ‘If we vote to incorporate, the taxes are going to go up 50 percent,’” Roth said. “There is so much misinformation out there.” He reiterated that the bill would allow the residents of the proposed municipality to hold a referendum on incorporation, and this was the See BILL DIES, page 14
Wellington Meeting Informs Public On New Golf Cart Rules
By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington’s Neighborhood Watch program held a communitywide Zoom meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 8 to inform the public about the village’s new golf cart ordinance, which goes into effect on March 28, 2022. Neighborhood Watch Liaison Gloria Kelly said the operation of golf carts is currently prohibited in the village outside of golf courses and private property. That will change in March. “A golf cart may be operated on a municipal street or pathway that has been designated for use by golf carts,” Kelly said. “Wellington and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office created this golf cart ordinance.” It was approved by the Wellington Village Council earlier this year.
Kelly noted that the ordinance does not regulate golf cart usage within gated communities or private/semi-private property, including retail parking lots and private roads. Pointing out the difference between golf carts and low-speed vehicles, she said that golf carts are manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational uses, while low-speed vehicles are what many refer to as a street vehicle. “The state requires that a lowspeed vehicle must be registered, have a valid license plate, and be insured and titled,” Kelly said. “Low-speed vehicles may be driven on roads with a posted speed limit of 35 mph or less, but may not be driven on village designated multimodal pathways.” Beginning on March 28, 2022, the Village of Wellington will
permit the operation of golf carts on designated village roads and designated multimodal pathways. “Signs will be posted throughout Wellington to show where golf carts may be operated,” Kelly said, explaining that a designated village road is a road or a portion of a road where golf carts are allowed to operate. “These roads are located within residential neighborhoods. A designated village road means… it has a speed limit of 25 mph or less. It will be marked with signs indicating it is a designated village road.” A designated multimodal pathway is not a typical 4-foot to 5-foot sidewalk found within residential neighborhoods, but is a minimum of eight feet wide, is paved and marked with village signs indicating it is a multimodal pathway. They are often adjacent See GOLF CARTS, page 7
PBC Commission Will Consider GL Homes Land Swap Proposal
By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach County Commission heard a presentation Wednesday, Dec. 15 by GL Homes proposing to relocate some of its residential rights at Indian Trails Grove, west of The Acreage, to the Agricultural Reserve west of Delray Beach. In exchange, GL Homes will dedicate 1,600 acres within Indian Trails Grove to Palm Beach County for water resources. The commissioners agreed to discuss the proposal further but did not specifically support the idea. Palm Beach County Planning Director Patricia Behn, who was present at the meeting with about 20 members of her staff, said the concept proposed by GL Homes would require text amendments and future land use amendments to the comprehensive plan, and a series of zoning applications.
“We are gathered, based off of the commissioners’ direction from the Oct. 26 board workshop on the Agricultural Reserve,” Behn said. “The board directed staff to have us meet with the developer, GL Homes, to understand their current proposal to transfer some units from the western communities down south to the Agricultural Reserve in exchange for some 1,600 acres of property.” She explained that the presentation is unprecedented, in that staff does not have a report or an application or other details to provide. The Indian Trails Grove site consists of about 4,871 acres. In 2016, the county adopted a future land use and text amendment to allow for 3,897 residential units and 350,000 square feet of nonresidential uses on the property. The conceptual plan includes a 640-acre water impoundment area, See LAND SWAP, page 4
WINTERFEST IN RPB
Winterfest returned to Royal Palm Beach Commons Park on Saturday, Dec. 4. The event included a lighting ceremony of the village’s 28-foot Christmas tree, accompanied by fireworks and a Santa Claus meet and greet. New this year was a snowslide with real snow. There was also a craft station, hot cocoa and cookies, and musical entertainment. Shown above, Ariana Ryan, who turns seven on Christmas Day, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 16 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER
WPB Continues To Oppose State Road 7 Extension
By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The City of West Palm Beach is continuing its years-long opposition to the proposed extension of State Road 7 from 60th Street North to Northlake Blvd., on a route which connects to Northlake on the east side of the Ibis Country Club. On Monday, Dec. 13, West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James sent out a post asking anyone who opposed the extension to send a note to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stating their opinion. The Army Corps is accepting public comment regarding the extension by e-mail to Randy.L.Turner@usace.army.mil or by submitting written comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
District Engineer, Jacksonville Permits Section, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL 32232. Residents of the western communities, especially the Indian Trail Improvement District, have long advocated for the extension to ease local vehicular pressure and to provide alternate routes out of the area. “I continue to support State Road 7 going through to Northlake,” ITID President Betty Argue said. “If it’s not built, then the traffic will continue to cut through our community and put traffic on residential roads with driveways, where it shouldn’t be.” West Palm Beach has opposed the extension route on grounds that it threatens the health and wildlife See SR 7, page 14
Wellington Honors Community Partners For Help With Toy Drive
By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Village Council recognized its community partners on Tuesday, Dec.14 for their work on this year’s Hometown Holiday Toy Drive. Wellington Community Services Director Paulette Edwards said that the village would not be able to do what it does without the help of its community partners. “We were here not too long ago to recognize them for their contributions and support and partnership for our Hometown Holiday Food Drive, and we served more than 400 families last month,” Edwards said. “Those families were extremely appreciative of the
support they were able to get, and for so many, that allowed them to take that money that they would have had to put out for food toward other things that they needed to help their household.” Now it is time for the Hometown Holiday Toy Drive, which culminated this week. “The toy distribution is on Thursday [Dec. 16] at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, one of our community partners, and that’s where we’re going to do the distribution,” Edwards said. She recognized everyone else along the way who had supported Wellington’s community partners financially or by collecting toys for the toy drive.
“They are going to be working with us to assemble the toys, put the toys over at St. Peter’s, and they’re also going to be Santa’s helpers or little elves to help the families pick out those toys on Thursday.” Toy drive contributors included the Alpha Alpha Upsilon Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Christ Community Church, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Premier Family Health, the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center and the Wellington Community Foundation. Edwards added that 500 children are registered for the toy drive. “We were really in need of this partnership, so thank you
The Wellington Village Council recognizes representatives of community partners that supported the Hometown Holiday Toy Drive. so very much,” she said. Mayor Anne Gerwig said there were some people on the list who were not able to attend that evening’s meeting. “I want everyone to be recognized who helped out with this,”
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Gerwig said. “It really is a herculean effort. But when you see that room full of toys that are all sorted by different age groups and types of toys, it’s a lot of fun for us. You are really great partners in our community.”
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Wellington Council Approves 50th Street Improvement Plan
By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Village Council approved the creation of a plan of improvement Tuesday, Dec. 14 that authorizes its engineer to prepare a plan that would lead to paving a portion of 50th Street South in southern Wellington. The project would be completed through the creation of the 50th Street Unit of Development through the Acme Improvement District. That way, property owners in the area requesting it would pay for the paving project. “This will be a long process, and this is just the second part of it,” Deputy Village Manager Tanya Quickel said. “We confirmed the creation of the unit and to hire the engineer to prepare the plan for the improvements.” The resolution approves a landowners’ request to form the unit of
development to serve about 119 acres known as Wellington Classic Estates on the south side of 50th Street, and a 59-acre parcel on the north side. Mayor Anne Gerwig said the request had been brought forth by property owners who were willing to pay for the improvements. “It’s not going to be borne by the rest of the community,” Gerwig said. “It’s a unit of development unto itself. It’s a lot of work by staff, so I appreciate the legwork that goes into it.” Councilman Michael Drahos made a motion to approve the resolution, which carried 5-0. The council also approved a related resolution awarding task orders to provide engineering consulting services for the 50th Street South road improvement project in the amount of $183,605, and the Ousley Farms Road/50th
Street intersection project, as well as a budget amendment. “The second portion is for the Ousley/50th Street intersection, and that is for the Village of Wellington,” Quickel said. “We believe it would be appropriate to do these projects at the same time, so that authorization is tied, but that would not be funded by the landowners.” The money for the intersection work would be funded by Acme and the Village of Wellington through gas tax money. “This is the design portion to come up with the plan that will come back to you once we have the design to present to you,” she said. Councilman Michael Napoleone made a motion to approve the resolution, which carried 5-0. In other business, the council approved a resolution asking the School District of Palm Beach
County to modify its school attendance boundaries as it relates to the Arden community, located on the north side of Southern Blvd., west of Wellington. Village Attorney Laurie Cohen said the council had requested that a resolution be brought forward to notify the school district of the village’s concerns relating to school attendance boundaries that include Arden residents in Wellington schools, rather than closer schools in the Loxahatchee area. This has had a traffic and attendance impact for schools in western Wellington. Vice Mayor John McGovern said that what the council has seen this school year is a harbinger of a worse problem to come, with Arden and other future communities to the west that are likely to come online in the not-too-distant future. “The fact is that there are
Foundation Teams Up With Back To Basics To Bring Christmas Joy To Wellington Kids
The Wellington Community Foundation has teamed up with local nonprofit Back To Basics to bring holiday gifts to children in the community. “Thanks to the generous donations of our loyal supporters, many underserved Wellington children
will receive a gift package filled with much-needed basics, including sneakers, socks, underwear and an age-appropriate toy this Christmas,” Wellington Community Foundation Chair Tom Wenham said. Since its inception, the Welling-
ton Community Foundation has teamed up with Back To Basics to undertake this enormous task of identifying families that are struggling and children who would otherwise go without. This year, the foundation also had huge support from the Wellington Rotary
Wellington Community Foundation Chair Tom Wenham visits the Back To Basics Team. (L-R) Tom Eastwood, Tom Wenham, Kelle Enriquez, Cathy Barulic, Randee Van Vleet, Carroll Shaw, Penny Silver and Tim Kuhn.
Club to help wrap all the presents and prepare them for pickup. “We are grateful to Maggie Zeller and Hope Barron for heading up this year’s shopping spree and organizing the wrapping event,” Foundation Director Barry Manning said. For many of these children, it may be the only gifts they will receive for Christmas. This project is directly in line with the foundation’s mission to serve children, seniors and veterans in need. “We are committed to benefiting the residents by supporting and improving their quality of life,” Wenham said. “It is an honor to work with a team that is so dedicated to serve our most vulnerable neighbors — our children, seniors and veterans of Wellington.” This is the seventh year that the foundation has participated with Back to Basics and looks forward to continuing its support for years to come. The Wellington Community Foundation is a charitable organization committed to “building a stronger community” for the residents of Wellington by supporting and improving their quality of life. For more information on how you can get involved, call (561) 333-9843 or visit www.wellingtoncommunityfoundation.org.
other schools in closer geographic proximity, or there are land portions that have been set aside for students of these communities, and these schools need to be built,” McGovern said. “This is now becoming a public safety problem in our community, one that I’ve spoken about for a long time.” Drahos said the school board has a convoluted method of determining the capacity of schools. “They are counting portables as part of this,” he said. “Portables, which were there when I was a student 30 years ago, so the idea is that is a suitable space, and we can take on more because we have these 30-year-old portables on our campus. That is unacceptable to me. We have made every diplomatic effort to send our concerns to the school board as it relates to Arden, and Arden from the
get-go has continually marketed their community as a Wellington community, by virtue of the fact that the kids who live there can go to Wellington schools.” Gerwig said the ironic part of the problem is that Wellington has A-rated schools, and parents want to get students into the best schools. McGovern said that Arden is far from finished, and it is just starting to impact Wellington schools. “We have got to be heard and be recognized and be acted upon now, because it’s not as if the school district is going to change the zoning map next week,” he said. “We need to pass this resolution, and we need to spur them to act in as expeditious a manner that they can.” McGovern made a motion to approve the resolution, which carried 5-0.
PBSC Seeks $25 Million To Fund Dental School On Lox Groves Campus
By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach State College President Ava Parker recently asked the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation for its help with the start of a dental program building at the school’s Loxahatchee Groves campus. Parker made her presentation during the delegation’s meeting Wednesday, Dec. 8, held at PBSC’s campus in Belle Glade. “We’re so happy to have the opportunity to host you here at one of our five locations,” Parker said. “This year, I need you to know that this is our No. 1 priority,” she said. “We’ve been in our current medical and dental sciences building since 1962. The building is the same age as I am.” She said the building has been on the Florida Department of Education’s capital outlay list to be replaced since 2008. “For a long time, we’ve been trying to ensure that our students have the best possible dental training that they can receive as dental hygienists and dental assistants,”
Parker said. “Now, finally, I’m so happy to say that we’re ranked No. 1 on the PECO [Public Education Capital Outlay] funding list, which is a really big deal for us.” She said the building would house dental hygiene, dental assisting, surgical technologist and physical therapy assistant programs on the Loxahatchee Groves campus. “It will be our second building there,” Parker said. “We also will have simulation services available. We will have a multipurpose robotic medical simulation, which improves nursing and dental students’ opportunity.” She added that the new building will also improve the school’s nursing program by providing ways for prelicensure students to practice nursing skills. Parker noted that the college houses Atlantic Coast Dental Research, which provides continuing education for dental professionals. “Most importantly, it serves the community for those who See PBSC, page 14
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Palms West Hospital Nurse Appointed To Westlake City Council
By Louis Hillary Park Town-Crier Staff Report Pilar Elena Valle Ron, a nurse at Palms West Hospital, was selected last week to fill Westlake City Council Seat 1, left vacant by the recent resignation of former Councilman Patric Paul. Valle Ron was chosen on a 4-0 vote during the Monday, Dec. 6 meeting of the Westlake City Council from a pool of three candidates who already had qualified for the Seat 2 race to be decided at the March 8 municipal election. That seat currently is held by Kara Crump, who is not seeking re-election. “It feels amazing,” said Valle Ron, who officially will take office at the Monday, Jan. 10 council meeting. “I’m very honored... I put this in God’s hands,
believing that if it was meant be, it would be.” With both Crump and Seat 4 Councilwoman Katrina Long-Robinson vacating their positions in March, Vice Mayor JohnPaul O’Connor said he believed it was important to ensure that at least one council seat is held by a woman. “I feel very strongly that the council should be representative of the entire community,” O’Connor said. “We have a very diverse community here. Having an entirely male council is not very diverse.” The other Seat 2 candidates who made presentations to the council are architect Fransisco “Frank” Costoya Jr., 62, of Meadowlark Court and Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue driver/operator Julian Martinez, 33, of Buttonbush Drive.
Both have said they will continue to seek the Seat 2 post, which will be decided in March. Mayor Roger Manning is also stepping down from his post in March. He will be replaced by O’Connor, who was unopposed in the mayor’s race when filing ended last month. That will leave O’Connor’s Seat 3 to be filled. How that will be accomplished will be decided by the new council after the election, which will include Greg Langowski, the only candidate to file for Seat 4. “This was like a chess game,” O’Connor said. “We had to look at the entire landscape. With two women on the way out, we had a unique opportunity to appoint a woman and lock in some diversity on the council... We don’t know
what will happen with my [current] seat.” During the meeting, Crump said it was difficult to choose between the candidates. “I’m so torn,” she said. “[But] I think diversity is so important to keep on the council.” In the end, O’Connor made the motion to appoint Valle Ron, and Crump seconded the motion. Both, however, said that it was not merely the candidate’s gender that caused them to support her. “I was impressed by her platform,” said O’Connor, noting that it focused on healthcare issues and maintaining a healthy outdoor environment for children. “Plus, we have a huge population of law enforcement officers, firefighters, nurses and educators in Westlake. I think it will be a real asset to have
someone from one of those fields on the council.” Valle Ron is a native of Ecuador, where her father served in the national government, which is how she developed an interest in politics. She grew up in Connecticut and has lived in Florida for 20 years. Now a married mother of three, the Whippoorwill Circle resident got her nursing degree in 2013 and is currently employed in the intensive care unit at Palms West Hospital. Though Valle Ron does not take office until January, she is already working on developing a web site to allow better communication between herself and her constituents. She said she is aware of the demands that the council seat will put on her. “I don’t see it as a challenge,”
Pilar Elena Valle Ron she said. “I’m a nurse. I see people dying. I’m doing my best to help them survive. That’s very difficult. Everything else is just a learning process.”
Loxahatchee Groves To Work With Treasure Coast On Mobility Plan
By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Dr. Kim DeLaney of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council presented a mobility plan vision to the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Dec. 7 and announced that the Palm Beach County Transportation Planning Agency is interested in partnering with the town on projects. DeLaney, director of strategic development and policy at the TCRPC, also offered to help the town with proper assessments for businesses, many of which are paying single-family residential taxes. “Funds are available to match the town up to $50,000,” she said. “We would develop a scope that would maximize access to those funds but minimize the cost to the town to the best of our ability.” DeLaney said she had discussed a number of ideas that can be pursued at the same time. Her particular focus is on ways to protect the many unique aspects of Loxahatchee Groves. “That’s a unique resource that if we were to make a suggestion to you, preserving those aspects of the county that have unique
characteristics is very hard to do, especially in the face of so much development pressure around you,” DeLaney said. “So, as we approach planning projects and work with communities, what we try to be mindful of is the context of that place and maintain and celebrate that place.” She pointed out that neighboring communities are very suburban and are expanding. “That makes it harder for adjacent municipalities to be able to protect their sense of place,” DeLaney said. “Development pressure wants to, like water rises, fill whatever avenue is available.” She suggested thinking about the town’s roadway network as a unique representation of what makes Loxahatchee Groves special and different. “My sense is that you don’t want to replicate those other conditions, but you want to keep the character of Loxahatchee Groves,” DeLaney said. “It’s why people move here, and why people love your community.” Other parts of the town’s roadway network also take a lot of pressure, she said, and understanding how the network breaks down into major and minor roadways,
and how they should be designed and treated, and how they should be maintained over time, is part of what must be considered in a mobility plan. “The Transportation Planning Agency wants to be a resource to help local governments and municipalities figure out what it is that they want and assist you in creating the safest, most functional and most connected roadway network,” DeLaney said. “That makes you a connected community.” The priorities of a plan would be from the residents and property owners in Loxahatchee Groves. “All of the planning work that we do is generated by that community,” she said. “We would do our best in assisting you in that conversation.” Part of the conversation would be to document what is discussed so that it can be of legislative benefit to the town and make it able to implement the vision, she said, explaining that Loxahatchee Groves has a rural agrarian heritage that is rapidly being lost elsewhere in Palm Beach County and throughout the state. She pointed to the Indian Trail Improvement District, which
recently developed a transportation plan that made it eligible to leverage up to $1 million annually from the TPA. “ITID is positioned to go after funding every year for the next three, five, seven years until it builds out its roadway network,” DeLaney said. “It gave them more points in the grant application process. The TPA staff was already aware of the projects that were coming on the plate because the TPA was involved in the development of the mobility plan.” She added that a sidebar to the grant application process is how heavily impacted the town’s roadway network is in key locations where there is more agricultural/ industrial use different than residential uses. “There may be a benefit to the town for taking a deeper dive to understand how assessments are being generated on properties in the area and whether or not the assessments are appropriately identifying the uses that are taking place,” DeLaney said. “If you have two properties next to one another, and they are both being taxed as residential, but one is putting six or eight trips per day on the roadway network… and
the neighboring use is paying the same amount of taxes and putting 150 to 200 trips per day on the roadway network, those vehicles are not single-family in nature, they are more industrial in nature. There is inequity in balance that may be there.” She suggested that conversations are needed to figure out if the town’s plans and codes are appropriately assigning uses and communicating that information to the Property Appraiser’s Office. The TCRPC would be willing to assist the town in rectifying the situation if it so desires. “We could carry that work out at the same time because it’s more efficient for us to do that because we are already mobilized,” DeLaney said. She suggested that it will take a year to comfortably develop a mobility plan for Loxahatchee Groves. “Due diligence takes a good two months, public outreach takes a full month of interviews before we’re ready to begin talking about a public workshop,” DeLaney said. The TCRPC’s cost to provide a mobility plan would be $114,000. With $50,000 from the TPA, the cost to the town would be $64,000.
Councilwoman Marge Herzog said one of the concerns that has come up on several occasions has been the inequity of business ventures that are hiding behind hedges and not paying their fair share. “How could you help us address that type of problem?” she asked. DeLaney said that in conversations with Town Manager Jamie Titcomb, there is a feeling that there is a disconnect between business activity and the records maintained by the Property Appraiser’s Office. “The data to enforce that is code enforcement data in part, and observation. It’s tricky, and we have to work as a team and understand how to evaluate that for you,” she said. “One of the disconnects is the occupational license, whether it is present or not, and if it is present, it has a category assigned to it. That is related to the future land use and zoning designations that you apply to property.” Titcomb asked the council for a consensus to have the TCRPC to come back for a more complete presentation. Herzog made a motion to move forward, which carried 5-0.
County Commission Approves Annual Five-Year Road Program
By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach County Engineer David Ricks led an annual update on the five-year road program at the Palm Beach County Commission meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 7. The update included adjustments to project funding for fiscal years 2022 through 2026. The five-year road program sets forth road projects to be funded, designed and constructed over the next five years. Funding sources include impact fees, proportionate share contributions, gas taxes, infrastructure sales taxes, FDOT agreements and other agreements.
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Proposal To County By GL Homes
continued from page 1 and an additional 1,068 acres for water resources or agriculture. A subsequent amendment was proposed by GL Homes to relocate 2,315 residential development rights from Indian Trails Grove to the agricultural tier, but the amendment was withdrawn prior to its consideration. The plan submitted on Wednesday proposes amendments to the Indian Trails Grove approval to delete 1,600 aces from the approved conceptual plan and convey that 1,600 acres to Palm Beach County, which would reduce the number of units on the Indian Trails Grove property from 3,897 to 2,612, a reduction of 1,285 residential units. It also proposed to convey to the county 30 acres of a 105-acre site designated for civic uses to the Hyder West property in the Agricultural Reserve, construct 250 workforce housing units and other private civic uses on 75 acres of the Hyder West property, construct and convey to the county a 100-acre passive park on the Hy-
“We are proposing an overall program of $244 million, which is a drop from a year ago, which was $292 million,” Ricks said. Projects planned for the central western communities include a corridor amendment study for Northlake Blvd. from Bay Hill Drive to State Road 7 at a cost of $350,000. Several projects on 60th Street North include the four-laning of about 2.7 miles from Seminole Pratt Whitney Road to 140the Avenue North in 2026, the three-laning of 0.8 miles west of 140th Avenue to Avocado Blvd. in 2022 at a cost of $500,000, and the three-laning
of 1.6 miles from Avocado Blvd. to east of 120th Avenue North in 2023 at a cost of $6 million. “Our long-term vision is to make 60th Street an east-and-west corridor,” Ricks said. “We originally got, with the commission’s approval, a section of right of way along 60th Street, so now we have all the right of way we need, so we will be seeking grants to construct the remaining section.” Coconut Blvd. is scheduled to have 1.3 miles five-laned from south of 78th Place North to south of Northlake Blvd. in 2024 at a cost of $3.3 million. County Road 880 is scheduled
for rehabilitation and maintenance from Belle Glade to 20-Mile Bend at a cost of $1 million per year over the next five years, while Sam Senter Road over the South Florida Water Management District Ocean Canal intersection improvements and bridge replacement is scheduled in 2023 at a cost of $2.5 million, and bridge replacement over the C-51 Canal is scheduled in 2022 at a cost of $4.5 million. Okeechobee Blvd. in Loxahatchee Groves is scheduled for a multi-use trail and roundabout from A Road to Folsom Road at a cost of $793,000 in 2022 and $2.7 million in 2024.
der West property, and construct a 1,000-unit market rate project on the remainder of the Hyder West property. The land is located on the west side of State Road 7, north of Clint Moore Road. Principal Planner Bryan Davis said county staff seeks out chances to negotiate public benefits with larger parcels when they come in for development. “That was the key concept,” Davis said, adding that water management remains a major issue for the western communities. He explained that GL Homes is a former citrus grove that encountered problems in 2000 with citrus canker and citrus greening. “The citrus industry virtually ceased to exist as we understood it, particularly in Palm Beach County, so this is a parcel under GL Homes’ ownership for some time,” he said. GL Homes proposed to follow the county’s old sector plan, which was challenged and ultimately rejected, but still followed by preexisting plans, including Minto’s Westlake project, and the county-approved GL Homes plan from 2016. “It got the density of 0.8 per acre, which over about 4,900 acres is about 3,900 units,” Davis said. “It also had a required non-residential square footage.
It was planned to be a complete community.” He added that GL Homes provided a significant amount of public benefit, including a 640acre water impoundment for the Indian Trail Improvement District. The proposal also offered more than 1,000 acres for continued agriculture or water resources development. GL Homes Vice President Kevin Ratterree said he was not asking the commission to approve the proposal immediately. “We are simply asking this commission to look at the proposal and make a determination whether or not this is something that warrants further consideration,” Ratterree said, explaining that the process would involve a lot of work by both the developer and county staff. He added that if the commission decides not to pursue the concept, GL Homes would continue with plans it has already been approved for. Palm Beach County Water Resources Manager Jeremy McBryan said stormwater within the GL Homes site is collected by the L-8 Canal, which sends water either north to Lake Okeechobee or east to the Lake Worth Lagoon, south to the Everglades or to the Grassy Waters Preserve.
McBryan added that the area has had significant flooding issues in the past. “Improving water resources in this area is not new,” he said. “It has been talked about for more than 20 years.” He said that GL Homes’ 1,068 acres was part of Loxahatchee River planning that concluded in 2020. “Again, [this is] not a new piece of property, not a new area of water resources needs,” McBryan said. “It has been talked about for many years by several agencies.” Palm Beach County Mayor Robert Weinroth stressed that no decisions were being made that day at the meeting. “All we are doing is just giving a signal whether it’s worth having the next amount of work put into this, both on GL’s part and on staff’s part,” Weinroth said. After about 24 public comments, commissioners generally agreed to seek further study of the proposal. Commissioner Melissa McKinlay said there should be a fair debate about the concept. “There needs to be a quasi-judicial conversation,” she said. “Let’s put it on paper exactly what is being proposed, and let’s have a fair debate. There will be times for fair rebuttal and extended public comment.”
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Royal Palm Beach Blvd. is scheduled for five-laning of 1.1 miles north of Persimmon Blvd. to north of the M Canal in 2022 at a cost of $500,000 in 2022 and $3 million in 2025. Also included is the five-laning of one mile from the M Canal to south of Orange Blvd. at a cost of $6 million in 2022 and the five-laning of 1.6 miles south of Orange Blvd. to south of 78th Place North in 2022 at a cost of $400,000. Ricks added that staff will be conducting a study of the potential widening of Northlake Blvd. from six to eight lanes. “There are several concerns expressed by the
community,” he said. “We expect to have the study started this spring and finished by late summer. We will be seeking public involvement as part of the study.” Ricks added that after a tragic accident on the Beeline Highway at the railroad crossing to the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area where a Wellington grandmother and her two grandchildren were killed, the county has implemented a program to enhance warnings at all crossings along the highway. Commissioner Melissa McKinlay made a motion to approve the five-year report, which carried 7-0.
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County is introducing the Great Futures Golf Classic to support seven clubs located in the Glades area. The golf fundraising event will be the first of its kind, as it will help to bring awareness to the need in the Belle Glade community. The Great Futures Golf Classic will be held Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wellington National Golf Club (400 Binks Forest Drive, Wellington). “For the first time, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County will host a large fundraising event that will benefit our clubs scattered throughout the Glades,” Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County President & CEO Jaene Miranda said. “We’re excited to see this event grow in the years to come with the help of our supporters to ensure that our clubs can continue to serve the children and their families that need us most.” The morning will begin with registration and a boxed breakfast followed by scramble play on the beautiful Wellington National
course. In addition to the golf tournament, guests will enjoy an awards celebration with a barbecue lunch. “The need for the children that we serve in the Belle Glade area is tremendous, which is why this event is so important,” Chief Club Operations Officer Steven Cornette said. “By gathering local supporters and sponsors in the Glades, we’re confident that this event will flourish and will contribute to our everyday mission of helping all young people reach their full potential.” Leading the charge for the tournament are committee members Leondrae Camel, Brannan Thomas, Emory Payne, Michael Sharf, James Spafford, Caroline Larris, Steven Cornette, Anthony Davis and Ken Funderburk. Sponsors include Finfrock, City Maintenance Supply and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 13. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Steve Cornette at (561) 683–3287 or scornette@bgcpbc. org.
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WELLINGTON HOLIDAY PARADE RETURNS WITH BIG SEASONAL CELEBRATION
After a year off due to the pandemic, the annual Wellington Holiday Parade, produced by the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce with support from the Village of Wellington, returned to its traditional route down Forest Hill Blvd. on Sunday, Dec. 12. The parade featured dozens of entries as crowds watched from the sidelines getting into the holiday spirit. The winning floats were: Best Decorated Vehicle - Wellington Wizards Rugby Club; Best Adult Float - Wellington Regional Medical Center; Best Band - Royal Palm Beach High School Wildcats Band; Best Performing Group - Dance Theatre at Wellington Green; Best Juvenile Float - Wellington Allstars; and Best Marching Group - Cats Gymnastics. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER
Royal Palm Beach High School won Best Band.
Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay throws candy.
State Attorney Dave Aronberg.
Mary Lou Bedford and Maria Antuña of the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce.
Wellington Regional Medical Center won for Best Adult Float.
Wellington Mayor Anne Gerwig rides with her family.
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council rides in a frontier-themed float.
Cats Gymnastics won for Best Marching Group.
Wellington Vice Mayor John McGovern with his family.
Westlake was represented by Vice Mayor John Paul O’Connor.
The Palm Beach Central High School marching band.
Royal Palm Beach Mayor Fred and Donielle Pinto.
Supervisor Keith Jordano represented the Indian Trail Improvement District.
State Rep. Matt Willhite rides with his family on a fire truck. The Wellington Allstars won for Best Juvenile Float.
PBSO Sgt. Jeffrey Israel aboard Roscoe.
The Wellington High School marching band.
The Seminole Ridge High School band.
American Legion Post 390 members ride on a Project 425 military vehicle.
The Dance Theatre at Wellington Green won for Best Performing Group.
Maureen Gross, Allyson Samiljan and Sue Bierer of the Wellington Historical Society.
The Wellington Wizards Rugby Club won for Best Decorated Vehicle.
Orlando and Matthew Mestrapa walk with New Horizons Elementary School.
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Loxahatchee Groves Council OKs Fee Schedule Amendments
By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Dec. 7 passed a resolution that compiled and amended the fee schedules for the town. Assistant Town Manager Francine Ramaglia said the resolution is the result of a collaboration between Town Attorney Elizabeth Lenihan and Safebuilt, which was recently hired by the town to provide code enforcement and inspection services. “A big part of their services is bringing fees back to the town,” Ramaglia said. “What we tried to do… was to keep things as close as possible to what people were already paying.” She said the resolution provides a new section to the code of ordinances and picks up items from Palm Beach County, which previ-
ously provided inspection services for the town. The town has had fee schedules in place since it incorporated in 2006. “The last time the fee schedule has been looked at was in 2018,” Ramaglia said. “The fees were all over the place. Some were in resolutions… [and] they were on applications that we had been using for a number of years, but they weren’t all in one spot. What we tried to do with this particular resolution was include all the services that we’re bringing in house from the county through the Safebuilt contract.” The resolution also attempts to bring together in one place all the different kinds of fees the town is currently charging. “There are still a few other fees that we have to bring in and incorporate here, but those are some things that we’re still working on,
like, for instance nuisance abatement,” Ramaglia said. “Nuisance abatement has its own separate series of ordinances.” She suggested that it is a good idea to be able to authorize the town manager to make adjustments as the town starts administering the fees. Some of the previous fees were a bit unusual. “There were a number of fees that were $1,017,” she said. “We changed those to $1,000. There were fees that were $5,085. We changed those to $5,100. We didn’t know where those odd dollars came from, so we rounded those all off for implementation of the new system.” Ramaglia added that the method of paying the town’s planning consultant Jim Fleischmann has been changed. Zoning confirmations had been a flat fee of $103 but take several hours to complete.
“For equity purposes, when we knew he was not charging us for the couple of hours that he was spending, we’ve made adjustments from whatever the fee was to $250, which is two hours of Mr. Fleischmann’s time.” Lenihan said two hours is the minimum amount of time required to perform those types of activities on behalf of the town. Ramaglia added that the resolution adds a $125 site visit fee for land clearing. “Right now, when we find land clearing after the fact, they have to come in with surveys and arborist reports and estimates of what the cost was of the trees that they took down without coming in to get a permit or exemption,” Ramaglia explained. “They are paying many times more than the $125, so this is an incentive and courtesy to try and get people to
come in before they clear their trees.” Changes in state law regarding home-based businesses affected the town when it comes to business tax receipts, she said. “A lot of additional work was added because now we have to go through a process for compliance with the state. That compliance review triggers two more compliance reviews,” Ramaglia said. “One is relative to the residential enterprise because once you start asking the question for homebased businesses, those answers trigger, ‘Maybe you’re a residential enterprise?’ That goes through the Planning & Zoning Committee and then to the council.” Additionally, she said there are nonconforming businesses to deal with. “We found that we have quite a bit of nonconforming businesses,
and we don’t have categories to put them in,” Ramaglia said, adding that staff is working on adding categories for such businesses. The resolution adds a rate of $550 per hour for plan review meetings. “For plan review meetings, we’ve added a pre-application meeting,” she said. “The rate we’ve added is $550 an hour. That is the rate that Safebuilt uses.” She explained that pre-application meetings include attendance by the town manager, assistant town manager, the town engineer, town attorney and planner. “This is a fraction of what that the cost is, but by doing this, we save a world of trouble relative to trying to get folks into compliance,” Ramaglia said. Councilwoman Phillis Maniglia made a motion to approve the resolution, which carried 5-0.
Stickball Alive And Well In Wellington As New Season Begins
By Mike May Town-Crier Staff Report The Wycliffe Stiffs Stickball League started its 20th season of play on the afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 7. The games are played on the premises of Wellington’s Village Park on Pierson Road. On opening day, there were two games. In the season opener, the Hoboken Zephyrs blanked the Bronx Clippers 3-0, while the Long Island Whalers defeated the Brooklyn Bums 3-2 in the second game. The New York Egg Creams were idle on opening day.
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continued from page 1 to a collector road identified by the village. “Collector roads are the local streets in Wellington that connect to residential streets,” Kelly explained, noting that low-speed vehicles are not permitted on multimodal pathways. “Remember that golf cart travel is never permitted on a major collector road. For example, a golf cart may be operated on the multimodal pathway adjacent to Big Blue Trace, but it cannot travel on Big Blue Trace.” She added that some communities in the village are private and do not have access to a multimodal pathway or a designated village road. “If a road has a posted speed limit of 30 mph or more, golf carts are not allowed,” Kelly said. “Forest Hill Blvd., Pierson Road and State Road 7 are some examples of roads that fall under this category.” Golf carts are also not allowed on equestrian trails, she said, adding that more complete information is available at www.wellingtonfl. gov/golfcarts. On that site, an interactive map is available where residents can type in their address, and the map will indicate where streets or multimodal pathways are nearby that allow golf carts. Only people aged 14 and over are allowed to operate golf carts on designated village roads, according to state statutes, as long as they have a driver’s license or learner’s permit, Kelly said. “It is imperative that you should never drive a golf cart in a reckless or careless manner,” she said.
Games for the second week of the season were held on Tuesday, Dec. 14. That day, Long Island played Hoboken, while New York played Brooklyn. The Bronx Clippers had a bye week. Harry Klaff, the league’s director of operations, said that opening day was memorable and featured a visit from Wellington Mayor Anne Gerwig. She threw out the ceremonial first pitch and gave an uplifting message of support prior to the games. “Opening day was fantastic,” Klaff said. “We also did a beautiful “Golf carts on designated village roads will be sharing the roads with other motor vehicles, and golf carts on multimodal pathways will be sharing the pathways with pedestrians and bicyclists.” Golf carts must drive on the right side or shoulder of the road or pathway in either direction and must make complete stops at stop signs and must follow all motor vehicle and traffic laws. Golf cart operators on multimodal pathways must yield the right of way by slowing down, stopping or pulling off the pathway to allow pedestrians, bicyclists and others to pass. “When passing pedestrians, bicyclists or equestrians, golf cart drivers must announce their intentions either verbally or by sound and must yield to all traffic at intersections,” Kelly said. Failure to yield or bulldozing pedestrians or bicyclists off pathways will not be tolerated, she said, adding that the speed limit for golf carts is 25 mph on designated roads and 15 mph on multimodal pathways. The capacity of golf carts is limited to the number of seats, except that children under age 7 may ride on the lap of a passenger other than the driver. Golf carts must be equipped with efficient brakes, reliable steering apparatus, safe tires, a rearview mirror, red reflectors on the front and rear, and a horn, Kelly said, adding that golf carts may only be operated between sunrise and sunset unless they are equipped with headlights, brake lights, turn signals and a windshield. Violations will be issued by the PBSO, and penalties will be a warning for the first offense, a $50 fine for the second offense, and a $100 fine for the third offense and every violation thereafter.
eulogy to our friend, Norm Graff, who passed away over the summer at the age of 94. We were fortunate to have his wife, Gladys, and his daughter, Randy, at the field. We made them very happy.” League founder Marty Ross — nicknamed “The Commish” — was ecstatic to see stickball still being played in Wellington, two
decades after its debut. The game is a street adaptation of baseball. “I feel so excited and good about creating something that gives so many people so much fun and pleasure,” Ross said. “We’re 1,221 miles from Brooklyn, where we first started playing stickball, and we’re still playing on Stickball Boulevard here at
Wellington Mayor Anne Gerwig throws the ceremonial first pitch.
Village Park in Wellington.” Other key dates for the 202122 stickball season include the annual Barbecue/Hall of Fame Induction Day on Feb. 8. On March 3, the league will honor the Wycliffe All-Star Championship Team, which won the Palm Beach Senior Stickball League back in 2008.
The league’s post season begins with the tournament semifinals on March 29. The championship game is set for the following week on April 5. The league’s all-star game will conclude the season on April 12. All games are played Tuesday afternoons on Stickball Boulevard at Village Park.
In stickball, the bat used to hit a rubber “Spaldeen” ball is more like a broom handle. PHOTOS COURTESY ALLEN LEBOWITZ
Dance Arts Conservatory Will Present ‘The Nutcracker’ Dec. 18 At Palm Beach Central
Dance Arts Conservatory will present a family-friendly retelling of the holiday classic The Nutcracker on Saturday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. in the Palm Beach Central
High School auditorium. The 90-minute production tells the story of friends at a Christmas party, hosted by Clara, who receives a magical Nutcracker from
Uncle Drosselmeyer. That night, the doll comes to life, defending Clara in a battle between mice and leading her to the Land of Sweets. Tickets start at $12 for students
and children, and $20 for adults, and can be purchased online at www.danceartsconservatory. ticketleap.com/the-nutcracker or at the door for $25.
Scenes from the Dance Arts Conservatory’s production of The Nutcracker this weekend at Palm Beach Central High School.
NEWS BRIEFS Wellington’s Father Daughter Dance Returns On Jan. 29
Fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers and all blends of families are invited to take part in Wellington’s annual Father Daughter Dance on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. It will be a night of delight designed for daughters ages 5 to 14, and includes dinner, dessert, dancing, games, photos and more. Each couple will receive keepsakes to cherish the magical memories from this fun evening with the theme “Father Daughter Disco Ball.” Tickets are now on sale and will be available through Jan. 27 at 5 p.m., or until tickets are sold out. Tickets can be purchased at the Village Park gymnasium and the Wellington Community Center. The cost is $50 per resident couple and $62.50 per non-resident couple. Additional tickets can be purchased for $20 per resident and $25 per non-resident. The Father Daughter Dance will take place at the Village Park gymnasium at 11700 Pierson Road from 6 to 9 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. This event is expected to sell out, so be sure to purchase tickets
early. For more information, call (561) 753-2484 or visit www. wellingtonfl.gov/fatherdaughter. This event is partially sponsored by Meier & Benitez Orthodontics. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.
Barky Pines Puppy Love 5K Set For Feb. 12
Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary will host its third annual Puppy Love 5K on Saturday, Feb. 12 at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. The run/walk starts at 7:30 a.m. Pets are welcome, and a virtual option is available. The event will include a DJ, raffles, vendor booths and more. Barky Pines is a nonprofit animal rescue and sanctuary located in Loxahatchee. For additional information, call (561) 402-1451 or visit www. barkypinesanimalrescue.com.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service At Oasis Church
Family, friends and neighbors are invited to join Oasis Church for a Christmas Eve Candlelight
Service on Friday, Dec. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Oasis Church is located at 16401 Southern Blvd. in Loxahatchee. For more information, call (561) 791-0524 or visit www. oasisfl.org.
CAFCI Accepting Student Assistance Applications
For 29 years, CAFCI has provided awards to deserving students to assist with their college expenses. Palm Beach County high school seniors interested in applying for the award can obtain the application at www. cafcipbc.org. The completed, signed application is due March 4, 2022. Requirements for the CAFCI award include a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; an official transcript in a sealed envelope; a letter of acceptance from an accredited college or institute of higher education; evidence of school and community involvement; two letters of recommendation from teachers, counselors or coaches; and an essay to demonstrate interest and knowledge of Caribbean culture and affairs. Students meeting the requirements are invited for an inter-
view, after which the selection for awards is made. The CAFCI Student Assistance funds are raised by donations from CAFCI members and supporters; community partners/stakeholders; and from proceeds generated from CAFCI’s annual Friendship Ball. For more information about CAFCI, visit www.cafcipbc.org or call (561) 790-4002.
Toys For Tots At PBCFR Stations Through Dec. 19
Toys for Tots is back at your local Palm Beach County FireRescue station. COVID-19 put a pause on fire station toy collections last year, but the business of making children smile for the holidays has resumed. The community is invited to drop off new and unwrapped toys for children of all ages at any Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue station until Sunday, Dec. 19. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue is working with the United States Marine Corps to collect as many toys as possible — and all of them stay right here in the area to help underprivileged children. Firefighters will collect them and deliver them to the U.S. Marine Corps toy drive headquarters,
so they will be sure to make a child smile this holiday season.
Job Fairs For Positions At Equestrian Venues
The 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival will be back at full capacity in Wellington starting in January, and jobs are available in an array of areas. The festival is a major seasonal event for Palm Beach County, attracting top international and national equestrians. The festival holds competitions through April, making it the longest-running equestrian event in the world. Right now, the festival is looking for staff to provide its famous five-star hospitality services to the hundreds of guests who come to enjoy the equestrian events. What better way to enjoy these events than working part-time or full-time at the festival. More than 200 positions are available at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, as well as the International Polo Club and the Global Dressage Festival. Training, uniforms and meals are provided. Résumés are optional at the job fairs being held at 13501 South
Shore Blvd., Suite 105, in Wellington. Job fairs will be conducted on: Friday, Dec. 17 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 21 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 22 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.; Monday, Dec. 27 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.; and Thursday, Dec. 30 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Attendees should bring two forms of identification.
American Humane Cocktail Party At IPC
American Humane will host a cocktail party on Thursday, Jan. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the International Polo Club Palm Beach to benefit the nation’s hardworking military canines. The philanthropic evening will feature creative cocktails and bites, a silent auction and dancing under the stars to contemporary rhythms of world-renowned musician Victor Espinola and his electric Paraguayan harp. Tickets are $150 per person. The International Polo Club Palm Beach is located at 3667 120th Avenue South in Wellington. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call (561) 537-5887 or email ailsam@americanhumane. org.
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WELLINGTON JEWISH CENTER CELEBRATES CHANUKAH HOLIDAY AT URBAN AIR The Chabad Jewish Center in Wellington hosted a Chanukah party on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at Urban Air Adventure Park near the Mall at Wellington Green. Rabbi Mendy Muskal lit the menorah to welcome the fourth night of the holiday as attendees enjoyed the fun games available at the indoor action park. Learn more about the congregation at www.wellingtonjewishcenter.org.
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Miriam Muskal, Shikma Cohen and Chani Kolan.
Moshe Katz looks down from above.
Mordechai Lipszyc and Shai Yekutiel battle it out for control of the beam.
Shani Yekutiel, Yaron Meushar and Gaya Meushar.
Adriana Norkin makes her way across the ropes course.
Este, Eli, Annabelle and Abigail Shoulklaper with Rabbi Mendy Muskal.
Rabbi Eli Muskal and Rabbi Mendy Muskal in front of the menorah.
Madelyn Inwald on the climbing wall.
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WELLINGTON ART SOCIETY HOSTS RECEPTION TO WELCOME NEW EXHIBITS
The Wellington Art Society held a reception to welcome two new exhibitions, “Season of Joy” and “Wonder of Art,” on Tuesday, Dec. 7. The exhibitions are on display at the Wellington Municipal Complex and the Wellington Community Center. Artists were on hand to discuss their work. Learn more at www.wellingtonartsociety.org. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER
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People’s Choice Award winner Heather Bergstrom with “Wild Ponies of Ocracoke Lake.”
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The Wellington Seniors Club held a Holiday Dinner Dance on Friday, Dec. 10 at the Mayacoo Lakes Country Club. Seniors enjoyed socializing with great food and dancing to music by Cricklewood. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER
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continued from page 1 third bill that he has sponsored to allow the residents to go in this direction. “I am following a pathway that was set up by the legislature in 2021,” Roth said. “I was then advised by the chair of the committee to amend the bill so I could pass it. It took out the part about going to referendum from the bill that was passed in 2021. It instead allowed the Indian Trail Improvement District to spend funds to do a feasibility study and set up a charter committee and to submit the study and the charter in a new bill, which
is what we are doing today.” He added that there has been undue outside influence and big money trying to affect the outcome by misinforming the public and the delegation to try and stop the vote by residents. “They want to stop that before we even get to Tallahassee with our first committee,” Roth said. “My goal is to continue the effort that I started three years ago. I’ve been in numerous meetings in Loxahatchee, and told people over and over again, I am representing everybody in my district. This is not an effort for me to try to get Loxahatchee incorporated.” During public comment, Citizens Committee Member Louis Colantuoni said that the area has changed dramatically since he moved there. “When I moved there in 1978, it was 1,180 res-
its new program, “Companions 4 Life,” which provides aid to local cancer patients struggling to keep their pets due to surmounting medical bills. This unique and much-needed program in Palm Beach County aims to keep pets in their homes by providing funds to aid in pet care costs, food, medical upkeep and sudden medical bills for their furry companions. “Most people are unaware of the financial burdens of a cancer diagnosis until it happens to them or someone they love,” said Stanton Collemer, CEO of CAHH. “This new program helps keep patients and their animals together. The goal is to ensure that fewer animals are needlessly in shelters, help improve health and wellness of the individuals and their pets and provide information to patients to
their animals.” Pets can offer many benefits after receiving a cancer diagnosis, including companionship, improved mood and motivation to stay active. Some hospitals and treatment centers even use animal therapy to help improve patients’ well-being. And, for pets, staying in their forever home can be the difference between life and death. “We have long recognized the unending love and support that a family pet can bring into the lives of those with cancer and their loved ones,” Collemer said. “Companions 4 Life is an extension of our commitment to help ease the burden of those in our community receiving cancer treatment and financially in need.” This program has received positive support from community
Jennifer Perdomo, Oscar Benavides and family with their dog Beibi. partners, including Tri-County To learn more, or to donate to Animal Rescue and the Darbster this program, visit www.cahh.org/ Foundation. programs/companions-4-life-fund.
Parker said the old building in Lake Worth can no longer be renovated, and the Loxahatchee Groves campus needs a second building to expand. “I request, at this point, $25 million,” she said. “What I say to you is that we are No. 1 primarily because we are bringing money to the table. It’s very unusual for colleges to bring about $15 million, but we’ve raised that much money. I think that shows that we have skin in the game, and we’re asking you all to help
us get the $25 million to complete the project.” She said the project is unique in that it meets demands that are needed in the state. “Our students deserve to have up-to-date dental training so that they can be ready to go right to the offices,” Parker said. She asked the delegation to work with the college to obtain the funding necessary to complete the project. “As of 2008, we have been patient, but we’re asking you to
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idents. Today we are 44,800,” Colantuoni said. “I think people realize here in Palm Beach County that change is going to happen, and it has happened all around us. This change brings forth the need for local representation to be able to represent our citizens and represent our needs, especially since we are surrounded by six municipalities that already have the advantages of home rule authority.” Acreage resident Diana Demarest said she was not completely opposed to incorporation but did not like the way the process had got to this point. “I’m opposed to the way this was done,” she said. “I have to say that the transparency on this was horrendous. Most of the people didn’t know they were having meetings in the middle of a pandemic. Those rooms were pretty
much empty. On the Zoom meetings, we would have our hands raised, and we were pretty much ignored. If anyone had questions, you were pretty much treated as a child, like you didn’t have a right to question the situation.” ITID President Betty Argue said the district followed the legislature’s authorization to conduct a study and to have a charter review committee draft the charter. “Sixteen people from different areas in our community participated in that,” Argue said. “We had more than 20 meetings, a couple of Saturday meetings where we spent six hours there hashing over names and other issues with respect to the charter.” During discussion, Powell said it was apparent that many residents of the community had not been aware of what was happening,
and he asked if a new community would be sustainable. Roth said the numbers show that it would be. “I think, quite honestly, that the feasibility study does have good information, and at this point, we can be in favor of this bill based on that information,” Roth said. Powell pointed out that he is a certified planner, and public participation is one of the most important things that they do. “Our number one goal is to serve the public interest, and with that, I believe it is important for people in their community to have a complete understanding,” Powell said, asking Roth if he felt residents should have more time to discuss the bill.
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continued from page 3 can’t afford dental care,” she said. “What’s great is that we currently provide that service in Lake Worth. With this new service, we will be transferring this service west so our citizens in the western communities will have access to dental services for those who cannot afford them.”
work with us to get this done because we think that it will make a big difference to our community,” Parker said. State Rep. Matt Willhite (D-District 86) said the facility is very much needed in central Palm Beach County. “This is needed not just for medical professionals, but the need for dental services in the area,” Willhite said. “I think the delegation recognizes how much you do for the community. Hopefully, we can get it done very soon.”
continued from page 1 of its Grassy Waters Preserve, despite concessions by the Florida Department of Transportation to protect the preserve. “There have been a number of modifications that FDOT had made to try to address the concerns of the City of West Palm Beach, but they continue to oppose the road being built through to Northlake,” Argue said. She pointed out that FDOT has agreed to limit the road to four lanes in perpetuity, has elevated the road and design over the M Canal to force runoff elsewhere and not into Grassy Waters. It has also removed the segment north of Northlake Blvd. connecting to the Beeline Highway. “Yet West Palm Beach continues to argue that it will affect their Grassy Waters Preserve, all while approving developments and traffic that surely impact their water,” Argue said. “This road needs to be built, or the traffic will continue to increase, cutting through our community. We are a residential community and should not be used to accommodate traffic for outside development.” A public notice from the Army Corps dated Nov. 29 sent to the FDOT and Palm Beach County Engineer David Ricks stated that the corps has received an application for a project that would affect waters of the United States associated with the M Canal, the Pond Cypress Natural Area and
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Roth said he felt the process was working, and the decision making should take place after the bill is approved. “We do have a great opportunity to move forward, and people are going to be more involved during the next six months as they anticipate this bill being passed,” he said. “I think the process is working well. I’ve said all along that the process is transparent.” Powell said that as a planner, he would send out notices to all residents notifying them of a planned project. “Public participation is a major issue,” he said. “I would unequivocally have to be against this today. We can fix this prior to going to Tallahassee.” the Grassy Waters Preserve. The project site is along State Road 7 and its proposed extension. The overall purpose of the project is to provide a north-south transportation corridor between Okeechobee and Northlake boulevards in order to improve regional connectivity, improve hurricane evacuation response and meet traffic demands in northeastern Palm Beach County. SR 7 is an existing two-lane undivided roadway that currently terminates at 60 Street North. The existing road runs north-south between the Pond Cypress Natural Area to the east and residential communities to the west. The proposed extension would be a new four-lane divided roadway from 60 Street North along the south side of the M-Canal with the Pond Cypress Natural Area to the south, then turning north, bridging the M-Canal and the Ibis Spillway, to one mile south of Northlake, and the widening of the existing one-mile northern section of SR 7 from two to four lanes up to Northlake Blvd. The project includes the paving of two previously permitted lanes at the southern segment of SR 7 from Okeechobee to 60th Street. The proposed project design includes the creation of stormwater management facilities within the existing right-of-way for water quality treatment and flow attenuation. The design includes restoring and enhancing 47.35 acres of native habitat, removing nuisance and exotic vegetation from the project right-of-way, construction of a shared use path and wildlife passageways, and fencing for wildlife protection.
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Winterfest returned to Royal Palm Beach Commons Park on Saturday, Dec. 4. The event included a lighting ceremony of the village’s 28-foot Christmas tree, accompanied by fireworks and a Santa Claus meet and greet. New features included a snowslide with real snow and an ice-skating rink with simulated ice. There was also a craft station, hot cocoa and cookies, and musical entertainment. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER
Santa and Mrs. Claus visit with Florence and Janet Kusmierek.
The Rowe family gets a chance to visit with Santa.
Cameron Meyers mails a letter to Santa.
Sara Ghimpu works on her gingerbread house.
Nayssa Florea with her gingerbread house.
Councilwoman Jan Rodusky, Councilman Jeff Hmara, Mayor Fred Pinto, Vice Mayor Richard Valuntas and Councilwoman Selena Samios welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus.
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Ariana Ryan, who turns 7 on Christmas Day, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Carol Reavy, James Woods, Jacob Coulter, Karen Wible, Cheryl Reavy and Ellie Woods.
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Matthew Jr. and Matthew Hogan and Danielle and Jeff Putnal work on crafts.
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WELLINGTON GARDEN CLUB LUNCHEON CELEBRATES ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY
The Wellington Garden Club celebrated 40 years as a member of the National Garden Clubs on Monday, Dec. 6 at the Wanderers Club. Several past presidents of the club were in attendance. Attendees were asked to bring an unwrapped gift for the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots toy drive. Vice Mayor John McGovern served as master of ceremonies for a program that noted the many great things that the club has done for the Wellington community. Learn more at www.wellingtongardenclub.org. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER
Donna Fernandez, Susan Vance, Stormi Bivin, Susan Hillson, Twig Morris, Kathy Siena, Carol Coleman, Jan Seagrave and Maria Wolfe.
Teresa Cummings and Libby Dolsen look over scrapbooks.
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Wellington Garden Club President Maria Wolfe with a celebratory cake.
Paige Griffin, Maria Wolfe, Marine Sgt. Jacob Gergas and Vice Mayor John McGovern with donated toys.
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By Erin Davisson Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Chamber of Commerce’s popular Winterfest event returned to the Wellington Amphitheater on Friday, Dec. 10 featuring headline performer Vanilla Ice. Last year, Winterfest was held as a drive-in experience, but this year, the event returned to its roots, as revelers enjoyed a host of holiday activities and gathered near the stage for an evening of entertainment. The event was split into two sections. The first section included the stage area for an up-close look at the entertainment. The second is where families could bring their children to enjoy fun activities. A
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Area Football Players, PBCHS Team Win Post-Season Honors
By Mike May Town-Crier Staff Report At this year’s 30th annual Lou Groza Awards program, hosted by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission, three of the four local awards were presented to football players and a football team from the western communities. The awards ceremony was held virtually on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Palm Beach Central High School running back Markel King was named the Palm Beach County Player of the Year, Seminole Ridge High School place kicker Hayden Gray was named the Palm Beach County Placekicker of the Year and Palm Beach Central High School was named as the Palm Beach County Team of the Year. The Coach of the Year Award was won by Jim Basford, the head coach of Forest Hill High School in West Palm Beach. King, a senior, led his team to the Class 8A regional final this year. The team fell to Treasure Coast High School in that game, which was played at Palm Beach Central. That loss was the only blemish on Palm Beach Central’s season-long record. The Broncos finished 10-1. Statistically, King was brilliant this past season. He rushed for 1,083 yards, caught 28 passes for 636 yards and scored 13 touchdowns. His yards per rushing
attempt were attention-getting at 16.9 yards a carry. King, who was a transfer from Park Vista High School, had a huge impact on Palm Beach Central’s football program in his one year with the team. “Markel is the best player in South Florida,” Palm Beach Central head coach Scottie Littles said. “This award validates his talent as a football player.” According to Littles, King’s positive attitude and team-first approach was noticed by every player and coach at Palm Beach Central. “As good as he was on the field, he was an even better person off the field,” Littles said. “He loved his teammates and his coaches. He never wanted the attention. He was just focused on the team doing well. I can’t wait to see him play on Saturdays in college next fall.” Littles confirmed that King will play college football next year, but King has not made a final decision on what college he will attend. King joins an exclusive list of past Palm Beach County Player of the Year recipients. The list includes present and past NFL players such as Fred Taylor (Glades Central/University of Florida), Anquan Boldin (Pahokee/Florida State University), Jacoby Brissett (William T. Dwyer/University of Florida and North Carolina State
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Palm Beach County Player of the Year Markel King. University) and Lamar Jackson field goal against Sebastian River (Boynton Beach/University of High School back on Oct. 15. In Louisville). Brissett is currently that game, with 1:06 left on the a backup quarterback with the clock in the fourth quarter and the Miami Dolphins, and Jackson is game tied at 14, Seminole Ridge the starting quarterback for the head coach Rick Casko called a Baltimore Ravens. timeout. King is the second football When play resumed with the player from Palm Beach Central to ball sitting on the Sebastian River win the Player of the Year Award. 20-yard line, it was time for Gray The first was defensive back to do what he had been practicing Akeem Dent, who plays football all season. Make the kick to win at Florida State University. the game. “I was ready for it, and As a placekicker, Gray made it felt great after it left my foot,” seven of nine field goals this Gray said. “I knew it was good.” year and went 29 for 33 on extra Gray was also Seminole Ridge’s point attempts. Gray was stunned punter, and he handled kickoffs, and delighted when he heard his too. name announced as Placekicker “He’s an excellent punter who of the Year. did a great job of getting punts to “When I heard my name an- finish inside the red zone,” Casko nounced as a winner, I was in said. “He helped us win the field shock,” Gray said. “It was abso- possession battle in many games.” lutely breathtaking to be acknowlBesides kicking the ball, Casko edged with such a prestigious successfully used Gray once this award. Many kickers have gone past season as a passer. on to do great things after winning “In our game against Dwyer, this award, and I hope I will be able we ran a fake punt on fourth down to do the same.” with Hayden, and it worked,” The highlight of Gray’s season Casko recalled. “He completed was his 37-yard game-winning a pass for more than 30 yards. It
Palm Beach County Placekicker of the Year Hayden Gray. was a great pass, and we got the program. In the 10 victories, the first down. We eventually won Bronco offense was prolific. The that game. I called the play ‘QB Broncos averaged 39.4 points per Once’ because it was the one time game. The defense was equally that Hayden played quarterback. talented and tough throughout the We added the play to our playbook season, giving up an average of that week, and we used it.” 15.4 points per game. Two other In addition to being a place- season highlights for the Broncos kicker, Gray is also a member of were winning a regular season the weightlifting and track teams district title and retaining the Welat Seminole Ridge. lington Cup when they narrowly “He’s a great weightlifter, and defeated rival Wellington High in track, he runs the 800 meters School, 17-14. and does the pole vault,” Casko While the loss against Treasure said. “Last year, he learned how Coast was a tough way to end to pole vault by watching a You- the season, it served as a wakeTube video, and he advanced to up call for Palm Beach Central’s regionals.” players and coaches. “We had a Gray is also an outstanding stu- great year, and we learned a great dent who is interested in attending deal about what it takes to win big the U.S. Air Force Academy after games,” Littles said. “We are no high school. longer the new kids on the block “Hayden is intelligent, respect- here in Palm Beach County. If we ful, strong and so respected by his want to be a championship-style teammates,” Casko said. “He’s an program, we have to prepare like all-round great young man.” a championship-style program.” The season was the best in Littles says that preparations for school history for the Palm Beach the 2022 football season will start Central Broncos. It included an in the weight room in early Januundefeated regular season for ary when the players return from the first time in the history of the the holidays.
Winning Season Underway For Polo Park Girls Volleyball Team
By Mike May Town-Crier Staff Report Winning is contagious at Polo Park Middle School in Wellington. In November, the school’s baseball team captured the Palm Beach County Middle School Championship. Now, Polo Park’s girls volleyball team is undefeated after nine games and is poised to play in the post-season, starting in January. According to head coach Matt Besman, his talented squad is playing together with energy and enthusiasm. “The key to our success is our work and practice ethic. We practice hard,” said Besman, now in his ninth year as the school’s girls volleyball coach. “We do have fun drills, but the last part of our practice is game situation time. I also sub our other players into the starting rotation, so in case we ever have an illness or injury, they can enter the game without missing a beat.” Communication is another key to their success. “The girls communicate with each other, and their ability to adjust to whatever it takes to win is also a contributing factor in their success,” Besman said. “At the start of the year, I make it known that while winning is great, getting better throughout the season is more important. I am most proud when a player at the start of the year may not be able to serve the ball over the net, but by the end of the year, they are serving and play-
ing on a totally different level.” It takes a core of on-court leaders to take charge in every match. Polo Park is blessed with a quartet of leaders. “I have four returning players from my team a couple of years ago when they were in sixth grade,” said Besman, who also teaches seventh grade math at Polo Park. “They are outside hitter Lyla Buser, outside hitter Daniela Garrido, setter Isabela Duque and middle blocker Olivia Berman. They are all excellent players, but without our outstanding other players, we would not be as successful as we have been.” Besman noted that his four top players have a strong and talented supporting cast. “Volleyball is a team sport,” he said. “You need six players to work and communicate together, because one or two great players just can’t carry a team that requires play on every point from all six.” The other members of the volleyball team are Nicole Koch, Paula Castillo, Lily Hutcheson, Tyler Young, Zoe Pikula, Elianna Acosta, Jillian St. Leger, Sophia Bui, Jordan Molnar and Ana Galindo. Besman’s assistant coach is Nestor Garrido. Another positive aspect of Polo Park’s girls volleyball team is its all-inclusive approach. “The team is very disciplined. They have a lot of fun playing the game, but they know when to turn it on and give 110 percent,” Besman said. “One of the
Polo Park Girls Volleyball Team — (Front row) Team captains Daniella Garrido, Lyla Buser and Isabela Duque; and (back row) assistant coach Nestor Garrido, Sophia Bui, Olivia Berman, Tyler Young, Lily Hutcheson, Nicole Koch, Zoe Pikula, Jillian St. Leger, Ana Galindo, Elianna Acosta, Jordan Molnar and head coach Matt Besman. most important things this team pionship in volleyball. get a bye in the first round of the as the team continues to get honembodies is that we are a fam“We have won seven division playoffs. The playoffs start a week ored and recognized for its chamily. Everyone on the team enjoys titles in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013, after the holiday break in early pionship season. playing with each other, and no 2014, 2015 and 2019, and the January.” “We got all the boys championone person is thought to be better furthest we have gone is to the According to Besman, he and ship shirts,” said head baseball than the other. Everyone cheers semifinals of the county champi- his players do not feel any pressure coach Craig Kaliser, who also for each other, and I can’t stress onship,” Besman said. “We have to perform as well as the baseball teaches physical education at Polo enough how important that has had one other undefeated season, team. “While the boys champion- Park. “PDQ threw us a party, and been for our success. Even if a but never a perfect regular season ship was incredible, we do not take we also had a little private party player starts making mistakes, without a single game loss like cues from the other teams,” Bes- with the softball team. We will her teammates pick her up. There this year.” man said. “We focus on our team also recognize the baseball team has never been any ‘blame-game’ Besman is cautiously optimistic and our goals. Our expectation is at halftime of one of the basketball negative energy that may occur that this year’s squad might be to win every game, every time. games in late January or February when someone is struggling.” able to win that elusive county Results and players vary from year when we put up the numbers on Polo Park has a tradition of championship. to year, but our expectations stay the banner for both the division producing strong girls volleyball “The team has already quali- the same.” title and the county championship. teams, but the school has yet to fied for the playoffs,” he said. “If As for the boys baseball team, The boys have gotten a lot of attenwin a Palm Beach County cham- we stay undefeated, we should the celebrations have not stopped, tion and seem to love it.”
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Wellington Wrestlers Place In Top Spot On County Rankings
By Mike May Town-Crier Staff Report A number of wrestlers from the schools in the western communities are ranked very high in the newly released rankings of high school wrestlers in Palm Beach County. In fact, 11 of the ranked wrestlers attend Wellington High School and compete for the Wolverines. Of the 14 weight divisions, Wellington currently has the top-ranked wrestler in five weight classifications. They are junior Patrick Jones (106 pounds), sophomore Cameron Gibson (113 pounds), sophomore Evan Pena (120 pounds), senior James Marvel (132 pounds) and senior Seth Rhodes (145 pounds). Other high-ranking wrestlers from Wellington include sophomore Sam Marvel, ranked third in the 126-pound weight division; junior Cameron Howard, ranked third in the 138-pound weight division; junior Mario Trigazis, ranked sixth in the 138-pound weight division; senior Jorge Garcia, ranked
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Top-ranked Wellington High School wrestlers Patrick Jones (left) and James Marvel (right) in action. PHOTOS BY JESSICA URIOSTEGUI Wellington High School is ranked event will be held Wednesday, are currently top-ranked in their school girls wrestling programs first, while Palm Beach Central is Dec. 22 at WHS. The district weight classifications in Palm in Palm Beach County, the top ranked ninth. Coming in second individual wrestling event will be Beach County. Those wrestlers two are Palm Beach Central and is American Heritage School, contested on Saturday, Feb. 19, are freshman Emily Tacher (120 Wellington. which also has many top-ranked also at WHS. pounds), sophomore Aurora GuaAccording to Gray, the indiwrestlers. This is the first year that girls diana (130 pounds), freshman vidual girls wrestling district According to Wellington head wrestling has been sanctioned by Arianna Oddo (135 pounds) and tournament will be held Tuesday, wrestling coach Travis Gray, the the Florida High School Athletic junior Sofia Bentz (152 pounds). Feb. 8 at Palm Beach Gardens boys district dual team wrestling Association. At WHS, four girls Right now, of the top eight high High School.
First Olympia Community Run Brings More Than 400 Neighbors Together
On Sunday, Dec. 5, more than 400 Olympia residents laced up their sneakers for the inaugural community run. After nearly two years of pandemic isolation, A.J. and Christina Bachmann were anxious to get back to doing the things they loved — running and spending time with friends. The Bachmanns usually ran a half marathon yearly before COVID-19. They got the idea to run with their community members, and when they presented the idea, more than 100 people responded immediately. The HOA supported the Bachmanns to organize road closings, communication and incurred some of the costs. They registered 467 residents before turning people away when the registration closed. Four different races circled Fatio Circle, a 2.7-mile loop, and ended at the Olympia Clubhouse. The races included a one-mile family fun run, a 5K race, a 10K race and a half marathon. Thanks to sponsors like the Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Institute of South Flor-
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Kids Cancer Foundation Hosts Golf Tourney At Wellington National
The Kids Cancer Foundation hosted its 15th annual Kids Cancer Golf Tournament in memory of Jenna McCann at the Wellington National Golf Club on Friday, Dec. 3. It was a perfect, crisp and beau-
tiful day to be out on the course. Following the tournament, golfers were treated to a buffet-style lunch served by the club’s staff. Sandy Erb, mother of a childhood cancer survivor, spoke at the lun-
KCF President Kelly Weiner with childhood cancer survivor Jonny R.
Michelle O’Boyle with guest speaker Sandy Erb, parent of a childhood cancer survivor.
Registration Open For Annual Flags For The Cure Flag Football Tournament
Flags for the Cure recently announced that registration is open for the 15th annual flag football tournament taking place Jan. 6 through Jan. 9, 2022, at Acreage Community Park. Multiple youth, adult and co-ed divisions are provided. The event is 100 percent volunteer, meaning
that every penny raised goes to the American Cancer Society. For more information about registration, call Pat McCarthy at (561) 714-8252 or visit www. flagsforthecure.com. You can also find the group on Facebook @ FlagsForTheCure. The last day to register is Dec. 27, 2021.
Teams for both men and women, from various age groups, will participate in the charity tournament in January.
cheon about her experience during her daughter’s cancer journey. She brought the room to tears with her recounting of how the Kids Cancer Foundation has filled a hole in the community for childhood cancer
patients and their families. Childhood cancer is a tremendous hardship not just for the child, but the family as a whole. The Kids Cancer Foundation has been able to help assist countless families
(L-R) Donna Leone, Marla Pipkins, Megan O’Boyle, Michelle O’Boyle, Nicole Isaacson and Kelly Weiner.
through their cancer fight. During lunch, there was a raffle drawing by childhood cancer survivor Jonny R. for a 55-inch television, and a silent auction for the players to participate in.
All proceeds will go directly to the Kids Cancer Foundation and its mission to provide hope and support to local children and families battling childhood cancer. Learn more at www.kidscancersf.org.
Golf co-chair Darren Marotta with Kids Cancer Foundation CEO Michelle O’Boyle.
Wellington Roller Hockey Week 6 Update
The Wellington Roller Hockey Association is continuing its season at Village Park on Pierson Road. Shown below are capsule summaries from WRHA Week 6 games. Junior Panthers 6, Junior Bruins 2 — The Junior Panthers scored early and often, while holding off the Bruins 6-2. The Panthers were led by Luc Hanchuk’s hat trick (three goals). The Panthers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period and led 3-1 after
the second period. A three-goal Panther third period put the game out of reach. Other Panthers’ scoring came from Tucker Allen (two goals/one assist), Matthew Taylor (two assists) and Angelo Gonzalez (one goal). The Bruins got two goals from Matt Golbois. Ben Schwartz (two assists) and James Warszycki (one assist) rounded out the scoring for the Bruins. Goalie John Spina was stellar in net on a humid Wellington afternoon. Prep Rangers 7, Prep Panthers
Junior Panthers’ Matthew Taylor drives the net with Ben Schwartz of the Bruins in pursuit.
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(two goals/one assist), Carson Miller (one goal), Ava Taylor (one goal), Braxton Blouin (one assist) and Rimon Ghiwali (one assist). The Panthers were led by Logan Stepp (two goals/one assist), Felipe Deguzman (two goals), Jameson Quintus (one goal) and Lauren Deguzman (one goal). Justin Spina was solid between the pipes for the Panthers. Learn more about the league at www.wellingtonrollerhockey. com.
Lauren Deguzman of the Prep Panthers faces off against Nathan Mosquera of the Rangers.
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Limitless Medical Logs founder Jordan Lexi Ray recently announced a dramatic career change due to a cancer scare. Ray’s story is one of determination and accomplishment. After an unexpected blackout on the softball field in 2015 at age 17, she lost her flourishing athletic career, scholarships and her health all in one afternoon. The blackout led to a rare diagnosis of Chiari malformation, a 10-hour brain surgery and a weeklong stay in the pediatric intensive care unit at Palms West Hospital. All of this came a month after Ray’s mother, Robin Ray, beat breast cancer. During this time, 16-year-old Ray saw the need for better patient-doctor communication. Now in her mom’s shoes fighting for her health and living the need for better patient-doctor communication, Ray launched an
all-in-one paper medical journal and digital app at 19 years old, known as Limitless Medical Logs (www.limitlessmedicallogs.com). “I knew I had to turn this negative into a positive to help others,” Ray said. No one foresaw the COVID-19 pandemic. The disruptions and deaths caused people to realize that a good tomorrow is not assured. In addition to this chaotic, depressing time, Ray herself faced a cancer scare. After a year’s worth of bloodwork, scans and doctor’s appointments in a pandemic, she was scheduled for a surgery to check for lymphoma and leukemia. The possibility of having a life-threatening diagnosis made Ray realize that life could be short. She had always harbored a quiet passion and hoped to have the opportunity to make this dream come true.
Fortunately, the pathology report came back negative. This close call compelled Ray to immediately implement her plan to go into real estate. Real estate is in her blood. At a young age, she fell in love with imagining what can be built on a piece of land. She comes from a family of Realtors, home builders, architects and developers. So, becoming a Realtor is just the first steps for Ray on her journey to ultimately becoming a homebuilder and large-scale developer. Ray is now an officially licensed Realtor with Illustrated Properties. She has partnered with Mimi Vail, who has represented luxury residential home and condo buyers and sellers since 2000. Her expertise is the island of Palm Beach and West Palm Beach neighborhoods. Vail’s past sales exceed $125 million. Vail and Ray bring sepa-
RPBHS Grad Serving In U.S. Navy
Fireman Christopher Vargas, a 2015 Royal Palm Beach High School graduate, is serving aboard USS Pearl Harbor, a U.S. Navy dock landing ship, currently deployed in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Arabian Sea. Vargas is responsible for being an engineer, which includes basic firefighting, machine mechanics and boat engineering. He joined the U.S. Navy one year ago in hopes of setting himself up for a better life. “My life was pretty stagnant, and I didn’t really see myself getting anywhere meaningful, in terms of prospering and growing,” Vargas said. “I saw the Navy as an opportunity to change that. I also wanted to travel the world, and I’m also getting paid to do it, so I see it as a win-win. I also wanted to make my family proud, as I am one of the very few people to serve in the military.” According to Vargas, the values required to succeed in the military are similar to those he learned at home. “I learned that no matter what you do in life, hard work will pay off in the end,” Vargas said. “I’ve learned that one’s background, whether it be where you’re from, how you grew up, or factors that
we can’t control, when you put your mind to anything you want to accomplish, you can get it done.” Homeported in San Diego, USS Pearl Harbor is a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship named after the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. According to Navy officials, dock landing ships support amphibious operations, including landings via landing craft air cushion (LCAC), conventional landing craft and helicopters, onto hostile shores by transporting and launching amphibious craft and vehicles with their crews and embarked personnel in amphibious assault operations. “I really like that most of the people at this command care about the well-being of their shipmates and are approachable,” Vargas said. “I feel comfortable in knowing that I can go to any of my fellow firemen or a first class petty officer, chief or officer, and be open about what I got going on or any concerns that I have about the command or job at hand.” Though there are many opportunities for sailors to earn recognition in their command, community and careers, Vargas is most proud of being named Food Service Attendant of the Month for July 2021.
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POST 390 HAS A NEW ADOPT-A-STREET SPOT
American Legion Post 390 of Wellington recently began trash pickup at a new location through Wellington’s Adopt-A-Street Program. (L-R) Adjutant John Shwiner, Past Post Commander Jim Napuli and Chaplain Al Ziker picked a rainy day to begin trash pickup at Post 390’s new location at the intersection of Wellington Trace and Forest Hill Blvd.
Palms West Hospital’s Michael Barbera Recognized For Leadership Abilities
Fireman Christopher Vargas aboard USS Pearl Harbor. As a member of the U.S. Navy, Vargas, as well as other sailors, know they are a part of a service tradition providing unforgettable experiences through leadership development, world affairs and humanitarian assistance. Their efforts will have a lasting effect around the globe and for generations of sailors who will follow. “Serving in the Navy to me, means that I get to carry on the tradition of those who came before me, and help set up the next generation of future sailors for success,” Vargas said.
Palms West Hospital recently announced that Vice President of Operations Michael Barbera has been named Executive Development Program Associate of the Year for HCA Healthcare. Barbera was nominated by his peers for his commitment to the program and for modeling attributes desired of an HCA healthcare executive. He received the most peer nominations of anyone in his class. “I cannot come up with the words to describe how absolutely honored I feel to have been nominated for this award, let alone the opportunity to apply for such an amazing program in the first place,” Barbera said. “I would not have been able to be so involved without the amazing executive team I have the privilege to work with daily at Palms West.” The Executive Development Program prepares leaders for hospital executive roles. The program includes up to 50 participants to expand the pipeline and acceler-
ate the readiness of “Our community potential chief finanbenefits from leadcial officers, chief ers like Michael,” nursing officers and said Sheila Sanders, chief operations offichief nursing officer cers. The curriculum at Palms West Hosis designed to propital. “He raises the vide a wide variety bar for everyone he of opportunities for works with, and as participants to neta result, our patients work, gain necessary receive excellent, experiences and inquality care. That’s crease their exposure important to us and to other facilities and to HCA Healthcare, Michael Barbera divisions. Particiand it’s obviously pants are selected based on their important to Michael, too. We ability to potentially fill one these are grateful for his passion and roles successfully. dedication.” Barbera has been the vice presHCA Healthcare provides a ident of operations at Palms West variety of programs designed to Hospital since September 2021. help build leaders who embrace Before his promotion, he held their culture and lead the industry. several other roles at the hospital, Serving Palm Beach County for including interim assistant chief more than 34 years, Palms West nursing officer, director of adult Hospital is a 200-bed full-service critical care services, interim di- acute care hospital. For more info., rector of emergency services and visit www.palmswesthospital. house supervisor. com.
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BRONCO DEBATERS SHINE AT PARK VISTA
Twenty-eight members of the Palm Beach Central High School speech and debate team recently competed at Park Vista High School against 300 other students from 20 local high schools. (Above) Winning students included (L-R) Joshua McDermott and Kenneth Ramos, second place, Two-Person Acting; Tristan Krammel, fifth place, Dramatic Reading; Jailyn Milord, third place, Congressional Debate; and Alexa Lopez, best presiding officer, Congressional Debate. (Below) Bronco debaters who took part in the event.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD AT ST. PETER’S
St. Peter’s Child Enrichment Center in Wellington participated in Operation Christmas Child supported by Samaritan’s Purse this season. The preschoolers helped fill 35 shoeboxes with new toys, toiletries and school supplies. Each class looks forward to tracking where their shoebox will travel to. Each filled box also contained a handmade letter from the CEC students.
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London Beckons Wellington Marching Band For Spectacular Global Event
The creator of one of the world’s greatest street parades and the descendant of a legendary wartime leader traveled to Florida on Friday, Dec. 3 to deliver a special invitation to some talented Wellington students. Bob Bone, co-founder and executive director of London’s New Year’s Day Parade & Festival, invited the Wellington High School marching band to participate in the parade at the turn of the year 2022 to 2023 — an event that will be shown live on TV. Bone was accompanied by Duncan Sandys, the great-grandson of former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. Sandys serves as an ambassador for the event. The Wellington High School marching band will have a life-changing week in the historic city, performing in the parade and immersing in a full educational program visiting museums, historic sites and places of architectural and artistic interest. The 2023 parade will be one of the biggest in the event’s history and will be shown live across the world, including here in the United States on PBS. Bone is co-founder of London’s New Year’s Day Parade & Festival and the London International Choral Festival. He has been at the
helm of both events in every year of their existence. In recognition of his work, Bone was made an honorary member of the London Mayors’ Association in 2005, a distinction that has been bestowed on only five people in the 117-year history of the association. The parade will have more than 10,000 performers from all corners of the globe entertaining a street audience of approximately 740,000, and a global TV audience of tens of millions. The Wellington marching band’s performance will be made available to all TV stations in the region free of charge and will be streamed live around the world.
Bob Bone (speaking) and Duncan Sandys with the band students.
The Wellington High School marching band gets ready to perform for the visiting dignitaries.
PERFECT SCORES AT WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY
Wellington Elementary School had three students receive perfect scores on last year’s Florida State Assessments. Davis Pazzaglia scored perfect scores on both the ELA and the math assessments, while Caiden Jansen and Karis Tiscione received a perfect score on the math assessment. Overall, WES had 32 students who achieved a level 5 in math, 47 students who achieved a level 5 in reading and nine students who achieved a level 5 in science.
Fourth graders Karis Tiscione and Davis Pazzaglia with Principal Dr. Maria Vaughan.
Caiden Jansen with his parents, fourth grade teacher Shari Krebs and Principal Dr. Maria Vaughan.
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Wolverine Debate Team Shines At Tournament
Wellington’s speech and debate team visited its neighbor to the east, Palm Beach Central High School, on Saturday, Dec. 11 and left with an impressive number of accolades and new National Speech & Debate Association memberships. The Red Dawn Debaters took the top three spots in Novice Oral Interpretation with Maria Ramirez in first, Madison Neltner in second and Karola Ortiz Rodriguez in third. In Dramatic Performance, Jaiden Lagalo-Blinston took first overall. Two Wolverines placed second in their respective Extemporaneous Speaking events: Adrian Perez-Rodriguez in Novice Extemp and Samuel Johnson in Varsity Extemp. Wellington took third in two novice-specific debate events: Paula Currea in Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate, and the team of Emma Gardner and Patrick McDermott in Novice Public Forum Debate. In Novice Congressional
Wellington High School debaters at Palm Beach Central High School. Debate, Emma Segfeldt took third multaneously judged and presided national public speaking honor in her chamber, Elani Mohammed over a novice congress house in the society in the world, were Sean placed fourth, Arthur Hu-Manning morning session. Askari, Danielle Beaulieu, Arthur took sixth and Noor El Tohamy Wellington earned 12 new Hu-Manning, Logan Joseph, was named her chamber’s top pre- NSDA degrees, including 10 new Ayman Omar, Karola Ortiz Rosiding officer. Sofia Lynch earned members. Achieving the Degree driguez, Adrian Perez-Rodriguez, a gavel as her varsity senate’s of Honor and earning their varsity Maria Ramirez, Emma Segfeldt top presiding officer. While not letters were David Goldberg and and Alexandra Versailles. taking home hardware, Carolina Patrick McDermott. Achieving Wellington’s final tournament Aguilera scored a rare double in the NSDA Degree of Merit, and of 2021 is the Southeast FCDI #1 Congressional Debate, as she si- lifetime membership in the largest at Suncoast on Saturday, Dec. 18.
Golden Grove Supports Boys & Girls Clubs Holiday Gift Drive
The Golden Grove Elementary School safety patrols have partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County to ensure that hundreds of children receive the gift of their dreams this hol-
iday season. Donating has never been easier. To participate, visit www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ ls/3R6ZKTE0KJV65. The link leads to the club members’ Amazon wish list.
Scroll through and click on the item you wish to purchase, and Amazon will deliver it directly to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. With each gift donated, the
Golden Grove Elementary School safety patrols will add a snowman to the school’s front entrance in recognition of the school’s effort to be a beacon of hope this holiday season.
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PALM BEACH CENTRAL BRONCO PLAYERS HIT THE STAGE
After a two-year hiatus, the Palm Beach Central High School Bronco Players hit the stage again at the annual District X Festival. Under the direction of Gail Marshall, they brought a variety of individual events, from solo and duet musical performances to costume construction, makeup and costume design, and duet acting scenes. The troupe ended the night with 24 superior ratings and three excellent ratings. Amelia Marshall was also awarded the critic’s choice distinction for her solo “I Know What’s Gonna Happen,” from the musical Tootsie. The Palm Beach Central Bronco Players then presented their Holiday Prism Concert on Dec. 7. The concert also featured performances by the Palm Beach Central chorus and band. Next up, the group is working on their spring musical, Annie. Follow the Troupe on Instagram @Troupe6671 for updates and reminders on future performances.
PALM BEACH CENTRAL STUDENTS TAKE PART IN UNIQUE HOLOCAUST LESSON
In partnership with JSU and Shadowlight, Palm Beach Central High School is the first high school in the country to take part in the virtually immersive history lesson “Shadowlight: The Cattle Car - Stepping In and Out of Darkness” that through the lens of the Holocaust provides the context of consequences of hatred and how as future leaders, students are positioned to make a difference in the world. It is an extension of the Holocaust studies program at Palm Beach Central, which is designed to teach students to always be an upstander and advocate in the face of prejudice and discrimination. The Shadowlight exhibit, as well as other exhibits produced by Palm Beach Central students, were on display during the first week in December.
The exhibit features a replica of a cattle car like those used to transport victims of the Holocaust during World War II.
Students learn about how the Shadowlight program teaches the history of the Holocaust.
Students exit the cattle car after the program.
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’Twas The Week Before Christmas, And The Kids Were Worried
’Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the town, The people were restless, could NOT settle down. ’Cause they’d heard a rumor, that Santa’s retired, He was off in the islands, had hired a buyer! This rumor had started, last year, Christmas Day, When a bright little guy, had asked his mom, “Hey! What’s up here? What’s this? On the box from my cymbals! I thought the elves made them, but... UPC symbols!” His mom’s eyes grew wide, (the kid was observant), So her answer to him, was incredibly fervent. “Well, yes, son, elves make toys, but sometimes each year, When they’re running late, making holiday cheer, They’ll ask Santa Claus, if they can come down, From the North Pole to shop here, in our little town. He’ll give them some cash, and they’ll come to the mall, Stock up on more toys and then dash away, all.”
Her son frowned and said, “Mom, I don’t know what you mean. I’ve never seen elves shop at Wellington Green.” She laughed and said, “No. You wouldn’t have seen ’em, They come late at night, when people are sleeping!” “The mall doors are locked, but they know a back way, They choose what they need, and use gold coins to pay. They throw the coins down and dash back to the Pole, With just enough time for the Merry Old Soul,” “To jump in his sleigh, to his team give a whistle, And head ’round the world like a jet-propelled missile.” The boy nodded. Made sense. I mean, toys for each child? With supply chains in trouble and ships in ports piled? He could see where the elves might not get what they need. No paint, screws or metal. No more reindeer feed! So, even though Christmas was then over and done, The boy took some carrots, put them out on the lawn.
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And Dasher and Dancer, halfway to the moon, Circled back and had carrots aplenty... at noon. This year, Santa is back (’cause he never retired). His elves are at work (and some more have been hired.) He buys nails in bulk, and paint by the quart. And the reindeer make regular trips to the port. His problems are solved and his reindeer are fed, And kids ’round the world can now GET TO BED!
‘Get Back’ Documentary On Disney+ Is A Treat For Beatles Fans
Attention, Beatlemaniacs! Peter Jackson, the Lord of the Rings director, has created a brilliant, although very long, documentary called Get Back. It shows the Beatles creating the Let It Be album, along with the famous (well, for Beatles fans) rooftop concert, which was their last public appearance. For those like myself, who loved the music, bought all the albums and still listen to their music, it is a revelation. It is, however, very long. Running on Disney+, it is just a bit short of eight hours, thankfully broken into three sections. One of its best elements is that it is not filled with exciting events. We see John, Paul, George and Ringo messing around, discussing esoteric bits of music and, of course, battling. But in showing so much, we also see the incredible musical process of this now almost-mythical group. They had decided to work for two weeks to create music for a major event, probably
‘I’ On CULTURE By Leonard Wechsler to be held outdoors in a foreign country (Tripoli was prominently mentioned) and started off with the pieces of a couple of John’s old songs. We get to watch the creation of several classics. Paul, sitting strumming his bass guitar, fools around and suddenly gets the famous riff that starts the song that is the title of the movie. We hear the opening bars and even a rough verse about “Sweet Loretta [name changed three or four times] thought she was a woman, but she was another man.” We see the song go through
several major changes, one of which is as a mockery of the anti-immigration program of 1960s Britain. And the wheels spin until George brings in Billy Preston, a top keyboard man who energizes the group. And that is just one of the songs we see in progress. Paul sits with the opening of one of my favorite songs, “The Long and Winding Road,” stuck on the musical bridge. We see George coming up with a couple of songs and, nearly at the end, toss out the beginning line of what is possibly his best song, “Something,” although he didn’t quite have the famous lyrics yet. It would appear in the Beatles’ final album, Abbey Road. Watching the creative process is fascinating, but so are the personalities. It was close to Beatles’ gospel for the past 50 years that battles between Paul and John over Yoko One caused the breakup, but there is nothing at all like that shown. At one point, Paul muses that John, if he had
to choose, would choose Yoko over the band, but it was clear he sympathized with that. She was present throughout but seldom spoke, was always close at hand and seemed to get on very well with everyone. The real conflict came between George and the others. As any Beatles’ fanatic knows, George was always a bit on the outside because of the closeness of John and Paul. He mutters about having a quota allowed for his songs, and at the end talks about doing an album just of his songs while doing it under the Beatles’ overall name. At one point early on, he just unplugs his guitar and starts moving out, simply saying that he’s out of the band. That leads eventually to first a confrontation, and then some compromise. Interestingly, once the conflict is resolved, nothing more is really said about it. But the reason for the breakup becomes clear: the members were going their separate ways. Paul at one point talked about
how in the early years, they all were in school at the same time and then living together in Hamburg and then touring. They were together all the time. But as the band stopped touring (thanks to some pretty atrocious problems on tour, particularly in Manila) they started to drift apart. John wanted to be more of an activist with Yoko, Paul really wanted to stay writing pop music, George was more involved in his religious quest and Ringo wanted to be friends with everyone but was closest to Paul. It was more of a drifting apart than a breakup. But the film is fantastic for those of us who really love the music. To see the process of creation for some of our favorite songs is great, and watching our musical heroes being themselves is a treat. But “I Have a Feeling” (pardon the pun) that watching it will be “A Long and Winding Road,” and if you are not that big a fan, you might “Let It Be.”
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