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Did you ever wonder what happens to the animals when a roadside attraction closes, or a cash-strapped animal dealer has too much inventory to feed, or when a cute little potbellied pig outgrows her owner’s bed and approaches 200 pounds?

Some of these unwanted critters have already become your neighbors at the Wellington Conservation Center. Page 3

Santas On The Run At RPB Park Supports First Responders

Dogs to the Rescue hosted its second annual Santas on the Run 5K and Reindeer Dash 1K on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park.

The event raised funds and awareness for the mission of Dogs to the Rescue, which provides assistance offsetting the costs of training therapy dogs for first responders. This year’s event had more than 300 participants. Page 10

Royal Palm Beach Basketball Boys Hold Off Broncos 57-53

The Royal Palm Beach High School boys varsity basketball team held off a determined Palm Beach Central High School squad on Friday, Nov. 30 to win their regular season opener 57-53. The game’s lead changed hands several times throughout the evening.

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Royal Palm Beach Winterfest was held on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. There was live music, a kids fun zone, a snow slide, vendors and food trucks. After Santa joined the Royal Palm Beach Village Council to light the tree, there were photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with free cookies and hot chocolate. Shown above, Alana Montrond mails a letter to Santa. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 5 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Education Committee Favors High School Essay Contest

By Callie Sharkey Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington’s Education Committee met Tuesday, Dec. 4 and included a summation of activities and successes at many local schools, along with a discussion on future plans for the committee, including the proposal of an essay contest supporting safety initiatives.

Ron Herman, the newly reelected chair of Wellington’s Public Safety Committee, presented the essay contest idea to the Education Committee.

“We want to increase awareness and attendance,” Herman said.

“How do you get them here? By engaging children. We want to create a texting while driving essay contest for high school students.”

The contest will encourage high school students at Palm

Beach Central and Wellington high schools to compete amongst each other to create a 300-word essay addressing the problem of texting while driving.

“Everyone at a red light, look next to you and everyone is on their phone. It’s a big danger affecting kids and adults in the Village of Wellington,” Herman said.

The Public Safety Committee has criteria in place and a rubric to ensure all essays are equally measured. Herman requested support to take the program to the next level.

“I think it’s a good idea,” Education Committee Chair John Webber said.

The rest of the committee agreed, and the Public Safety Committee plans to begin reaching out to schools directly. Herman and the committee discussed en-

ticing students in all high school grades to participate by offering recognition and possibly prizes.

Some of the suggestions mentioned by the committee ranged from gift cards to parking spaces, but it will be up to the discretion of individual school principals to determine what is appropriate.

Over the next few months, the essay contest titled “Distracted Driving: Texting Your Life Away” will take place.

In other business, the committee welcomed new Committee Member Jana Bolinder. The guidance coordinator has extensive experience working with students at the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts and Spanish River High School.

“I’m very happy, very proud to be here. I have resided in WellingSee ED BOARD, page 4

Anita Kane Tapped To Fill Vacant Lox Town Council Seat

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Dec. 4 appointed former Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Chair Anita Kane to replace former Councilwoman Joyce Batcheler, who resigned from Seat 3 last month less than a year into her three-year term.

The council took nominations from the public, which included Kane; former LGWCD Supervisor Don Widing; Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association President Marge Herzog, a former member of the council; and Keith Harris, an unsuccessful candidate for the council who narrowly lost to former Councilman Ryan Liang, then the Seat 3 incumbent, in a 2015 race marred by a controversy over questionable absentee ballots.

Town Attorney Michael Cirullo explained that the clerk has a form for anyone nominated to fill out verifying that they are a registered voter and a resident of the town for at least one year.

“My recommendation on the process is that you would field nominations from either yourselves or from persons in the audience,” Cirullo said. “Once you get a field of candidates, you would vote on them. Normally what is done is that you vote on them in the order that the nominations are received… and the first person to receive three votes is your councilperson.”

Councilman Dave DeMarois was not at the meeting, so the council needed all three votes on the dais to affirm the nomination.

The person receiving the three votes would serve until the March

election, when the remaining two years of Batcheler’s term would be on the ballot.

The council has never had to fill a vacancy until now.

Vice Mayor Todd McLendon said he would prefer to take nominations from the public before the council makes nominations.

Mayor Dave Browning said he would prefer to vote on the nominees in alphabetical order so that there is not a scramble to make the first nomination.

Former Councilman Ron Jarriel was the first member of the public to speak.

“Last week, we talked about Marge [Herzog], and we talked about Don Widing,” Jarriel said.

“Both these people are qualified to come on board, but I gave you a résumé for Don Widing… and that resume is unbelievable.”

Jarriel noted that Widing has many years of experience managing several municipal fire departments.

“He knows management inside and out, and he knows government inside and out,” he said. “So, Don is the one I would nominate, but both Marge and Don are two good people who would do well.”

Herzog was the next to speak, and she declined her nomination.

“I was honored that my name was brought up,” she said. “I do appreciate the confidence that you have in me, but I feel my nomination is not in the best interests of the town.”

Herzog added that her current physical limitations would limit her ability to do the job.

“I would like to ask you to consider someone who has attorney See KANE, page 4

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Four Terms Is Enough For Lox Groves Mayor Dave Browning

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Loxahatchee Groves Mayor Dave Browning announced this week that he will not seek re-election to Seat 4 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council in March after serving 12 years.

Browning, 68, was elected to the inaugural council in 2007 in the first municipal election after the town incorporated. He has been re-elected three times. Browning has served as mayor, a position appointed annually from among council members, all 12 years. As such, he is the only mayor that the Town of Loxahatchee Groves has known in its short existence.

Before the town incorporated, Browning also served 11 years on the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors.

In the upcoming election on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, Browning’s Seat 4 and Vice Mayor Todd McLendon’s Seat 2 will be up for three-year terms, as well as the remaining two years of Seat 3, currently filled temporarily by former LGWCD Chair Anita Kane. Kane was appointed to the council this week to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former Councilwoman Joyce Batcheler.

“Todd will be running again, but I will not,” Browning told the Town-Crier on Wednesday.

As the only remaining member of the originally elected council, he recalls the highlight of his work as being chosen as mayor all 12 years and working with other council members to put details of a new town government together.

When Browning was first elected, he got the highest number of

votes of any candidate, which compelled the council to choose him as mayor.

But Browning said the pleasure of serving has diminished over the years.

“It has gotten to the point that it’s just not as much fun anymore,” he said. “There’s a lot of conflict and people who don’t understand.

I decided to step back and let someone else, all these people who have the great ideas, let them step in there. I think the town’s in great shape right now. We have established the assessment and taxes, so there’s going to be finances that are beginning to come in. As long as everything is done correctly, we will be fine.”

Browning said that the big issue before he leaves is to get the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s See BROWNING, page 18

Chabad of Wellington invited the community to a Grand Menorah Lighting on Sunday, Dec. 2 at the Wellington Amphitheater. The celebration on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Chanukah offered “Chanukah Gelt” (chocolate coins) thrown from a fire truck, as well as traditional holiday foods latkes and doughnuts. There was live music, a juggler and more. Shown above, Liron, Linoi and Lital Yosef enjoy the holiday with some face painting. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 15 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Holiday Light Show At Okeeheelee Helps Sick Kids

Santa and his reindeer grace the Lights 4 Hope display.

By Denis Eirikis Town-Crier Staff Report If you are looking for a holiday activity that is fun for the whole family and gives you the warm feeling that comes with helping a great cause, consider driving to Okeeheelee Park and visiting the Lights 4 Hope Holiday Display fundraiser.

From the comfort and safety of your car, you can treat your family to a 12-minute drive through a light display, while at the same time your $12 donation per car helps bring toys and decorations to children stuck at local children’s hospitals during the holidays.

“You can’t not help kids, especially this time of year,” Rochelle Stryker said.

Stryker and her mother Joan Da-

gostino heard about the inaugural event from friends and enjoyed driving through the display last weekend.

“I am very proud of what these volunteers did in their first year,” she said. “We showed up because we support the cause, and we are already looking forward to next year.”

Lights 4 Hope Inc. is a new nonprofit organization created to help bring happiness and hope to sick children, especially during the holiday season. A team of volunteers, including many first responders, created the wonderful drive-through holiday light display at Okeeheelee Park. Their mission is to generate happiness, joy and hope. Proceeds from the show will go toward providing holiday

gifts and decorations to children in local hospitals, as well as families in need.

“Since watching multiple friends and family members struggle through illness and death, we wanted to somehow help children in need while spreading joy to others,” said Dara O’Connor, community relations director for Lights 4 Hope. “With the light show, we are able to raise money to help the children, but still entertain people so they not only are donating their money, but also getting to enjoy our passion for holiday lights.”

While there are hopes to expand to other hospitals, children and their families being treated at Palm Beach Children’s Hospital at St. See LIGHT SHOW, page 18

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Wellington Board OKs Updated Set Of Approved House Colors

By M. Dennis Taylor Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington’s Architectural Review Board passed a resolution last week codifying the approved colors for residents to paint their homes and delayed any current action on changing acceptable colors of fencing until after the new year.

At its Wednesday, Nov. 28 meeting, the board discussed how its procedures will now be significantly different from past years.

“We have a three-foot by threefoot board with all the approved colors,” Vice Chair Tom Wenham explained.

Wellington Development Review Coordinator Cory Lyn Cramer said that previous boards

periodically reviewed the colors to keep up with trends and retire colors that are no longer popular, such as pink.

Cramer explained that in the past, the board reviewed noncomplaint applicants on a case-bycase basis and granting a variance did not have any effect on other homeowners. However, the state has deemed it illegal for them to issue such permits, she said.

This is an action that Board Member William Klein said was an incursion into the village’s right of self-rule and encouraged residents to contact their representatives to complain.

Cramer said that Village Attorney Laurie Cohen has reviewed

the situation and determined that a case-by-case variance could be construed as the issuance of a permit, which would be illegal.

The resolution makes any approval of a previously non-approved color an addition to the board of samples village wide for other residents to select as their home’s color as well.

Board Chair Ron Shamash said that for years, the Architectural Review Board has accepted applications from homeowners seeking variances to paint their home unapproved colors and has decided to issue approvals or rejections on a case-by-case basis.

“It’s what we do,” he said. “If someone wants to paint their house

purple and they live on 30 acres, it is different than if they live close to other houses.”

Shamash lamented the change.

“There are no more special circumstances,” he said. “If we approve anyone, then anybody [in the village] can use that color.”

The meeting’s other main topic was a discussion of fences, specifically white PVC fences, which are prohibited, although beige, brown and gray PVC fences are acceptable, and white wooden fences are also fine.

The rule was established in 2013 by a previous board with assistance of different staff, and the minutes of the meeting on the topic are only about three sentences

noted from what is remembered as an extensive discussion.

“It was voted unanimously, so they must have had a good reason,” Shamash said.

Klein wanted to see the prohibition against white PVC fences eliminated immediately.

Board Member Roger Grave de Peralta said that he was not prepared to make a decision at that meeting without knowing why white PVC fences were prohibited to begin with, or to see evidence of what was wrong with using them.

For example, did they discolor or fall into disrepair too quickly, creating a code violation?

The board members lamented that the original meeting’s dis-

cussion was lost to posterity and remarking that differing views were only opinions.

Wenham noted that any fence of any approved color had to have landscaping to help hide the fence.

The fencing measure will be on the agenda for the next Architectural Review Board meeting, which will be in January. There is no December meeting scheduled.

In other business, a brief public hearing was held for Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital to change a sign that had already received a variance to be larger than code allowed. The approved sign is smaller than the approved variation, which has three lines of text See ARB, page 18

Wellington Conservation Center Offers Unique Animal Encounters

By Denis Eirikis Town-Crier Staff Report Did you ever wonder what happens to the animals when a roadside attraction closes, or a cash-strapped animal dealer has too much inventory to feed, or when a cute little potbellied pig outgrows her owner’s bed and approaches 200 pounds?

Some of these unwanted critters have already become your neighbors at the Wellington Conservation Center, where occupants

range from a rare, four-pound Saharan pale fox who likes to hide under blankets, to a 2,200-pound orphan named KJ, who is perhaps the world’s most affectionate Hereford steer.

The Wellington Conservation Center is home to more than 30 castoff animals and is now taking reservations for private tours.

Home to unwanted, abandoned and injured animals, the facility rescues and cares for native and exotic creatures, many of whom

are endangered from habitat loss and poaching.

“We are a fully licensed Class I, II and III facility,” said Sherri Carfi, who along with her husband Matthew, founded the nonprofit organization located near the southern edge of Wellington in the Palm Beach Point community.

Carfi and her husband are entrepreneurs from Wisconsin who became heavily involved there with the plight of black bears.

“We love animals and got start-

Sherri Carfi with black and white ruffed lemurs Mork and Mittens.

ed by rescuing black bear cubs whose nursing moms were killed by hunters,” she said. “Most hunters don’t have the heart to shoot the cubs, so we provided an option.”

The family still operates a bear rescue facility on 100 acres it leases up north but is focusing on using the Wellington facility as a public education and awareness tool.

Animals currently housed at the facility include: black and white ruffed lemurs, wallabies, a crabeating raccoon, capybaras, Sulcata tortoises, a pale fox, two-toed sloths, a pot-bellied pig, a wild hog, a crested porcupine, alpacas, rabbits and KJ the Hereford steer.

“KJ is my favorite animal here,” Carfi said. “We have had her since a neighbor gave us this tiny little calf whose mother died giving birth. We love providing homes to animals like KJ, who would normally be put down.”

Meanwhile, KJ happily glides across her yard over to Carfi and gives her some slurping kisses as she feeds him fresh crescents and rubs his head.

“We would not feed the animals anything that we would not eat ourselves, so while we accept food donations, it has to be the good stuff for us to feed it to our furry friends,” said Carfi, who noted that the animals eat about a $1,000 a week worth of groceries.

While carefully petting a porcupine is really cool, and hand feeding a baby sloth while it’s nestled in mama sloth’s arms is really fun, the stars of the show are

Mama sloth Julia shares a hibiscus flower with her young daughter. the black and white ruffed lemurs, Mork who is four years old and Mittens who is two. “Mittens is almost ready for breeding,” said Carfi, who hopes to establish a breeding population of lemurs at the Wellington Conservation Center as her small part in preserving the species.

Lemurs are the only animals that the organization purchases for that purpose — all the others are rescues.

“We want to invite everyone in the community to come out and interact with our animals,” Carfi said. “We know people will fall in love, and hopefully the result will be even more public interest and awareness about wildlife con-

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servation and habitat protection.”

The facility is supported from grants, trusts and local sponsors.

All donations are 100 percent tax deductible and directly aid in the caring of the animals. Whenever possible, a goal of the center is to reintroduce animals to their natural habitats.

Although not open to the general public, the Wellington Conservation Center gives guided tours by appointment. Admission costs $15 for adults and $10 per child. Call (954) 448-1044 for reservations. Guided tours are by reservation only, available daily at 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

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Consultant Working To Improve Lox Groves Computer Systems

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Steven Murray with Municipal Technologies reported at the Tuesday, Dec. 4 meeting of the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on the progress of several major upgrades underway to improve the computer systems and web sites of the Town of Loxahatchee Groves and the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District.

Murray’s firm was contracted by the council last month to help the town undertake a major refurbishing of the technological systems.

“The major project that we worked on last month, since we started this contract, is that we have reviewed the cybersecurity network infrastructure,” he said.

“You have an item on your agenda tonight for the purchase of the equipment necessary to add the additional security to the town and the public works facilities infrastructures.”

Murray reported that he re-

ceived competitive quotes for two network switches, two firewalls, two wireless access points, advanced malware and advanced internet protection. Each piece of hardware will be installed at the public works facility, formerly the LGWCD office, and town hall.

“We also finished up the [computer] inventory as we are analyzing the state of the current desktop/ laptop equipment,” Murray said.

“We will be moving forward with a proposal for an upgrade plan.”

Murray reported that there are seven desktops and four laptops in town hall with operating systems mixed between Windows 7 and Windows 8. Both operating systems are in “extended phase” of support from Microsoft and will hit their end of life in 2019 and 2022, respectively. He recommended implementing a replacement program as a single project or in annual phases. The 2019 budget has allocated $10,000 for computer upgrades.

Murray said that an Office 365

migration is moving along.

“We are consolidating the licensing and moving it to a government licensing, which is extremely important when dealing with record retention and where your data is actually stored, making sure it is actually stored within the U.S. to be compliant with government standards,” he said. “We are also increasing the level of license, so you will receive Office 365 licensing at the desktop level, whereas it is now all commercial licensing at the desktop level with an annual renewal. That will end up saving the town approximately $1,000 a year.”

Murray said they are continuing to work with software company Blackbaud concerning issues with its programming to address a bug that has caused a double entry in the accounting system.

“That is an ongoing process, and as we get more information, we will report more back to the council,” he said. “We actually heard today that a couple of other

School Board Holds Annual Reorganization Meeting

Four Palm Beach County School Board members were sworn in Wednesday, Dec. 5, kicking off their new four-year terms of service to the School District of Palm Beach County.

Karen Brill (District 3), Erica Whitfield (District 4), Marcia Andrews (District 6) and Debra Robinson (District 7) were re-elected to serve on the school board until 2022. The board members were sworn in by Judge Bradley Harper.

Brill will serve a third term on the board. She was first elected in 2010. Brill has been actively involved in public education locally and at the state level for more than 25 years, most notably as an advocate for students with disabilities.

“Thank you for your faith and trust in me as we work through dif-

ferent issues,” Brill said. “We are working toward the same goals.”

Whitfield was elected to her second term after being first elected to the board in 2014. Whitfield feels that her position as a school board member helps her make a difference in people’s lives and provide her with a greater opportunity to better serve her community and all the children of Palm Beach County.

Whitfield said that she encourages students to follow her example of public service. “I tell them it’s important every day to do something that matters,” she said.

Andrews is in her third term, having been first elected in 2010.

As a school board member, Andrews’ focus is on student academics and personal achievement, as

(L-R) Erica Whitfield, Karen Brill, Judge Bradley Harper, Marcia Andrews and Debra Robinson.

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continued from page 1 skills and has worked in Washington, D.C.,” she said. “Someone with accounting skills, who has

been on the finance committee here in town and successfully run her own business. I would like to ask you to please consider Anita Kane for the position.”

Harris put himself up for nomination, pointing out that he has been self-employed since he was 18 and owned several businesses.

“I’m very proud of the 25 years as a state-certified general con-

Anita Kane takes the oath of office after being appointed to a seat on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council.

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clients have the same glitch.”

Murray said he also wants to bring forward an IT policy for all staff that are on site.

“Right now, the policies are with the attorney for him to review,” he said. “We drafted a sample policy for the town. It incorporates computer usage, internet usage and policies for passwords. It provides compliance and guidelines for the onsite contractors to follow and also a little bit of accountability.”

Murray has also implemented a geographic information system (GIS) solution for the town.

“That solution will allow us to have an online presence for mapping, and also for internal applications for town staff to utilize geospatial information,” he said. “One of the solutions that we just rolled out was a notification system where the town staff can identify a parcel or a line of parcels along a road, and then be able to get the mailing addresses, so that way they can do a mail

merge for one of the items that the manager is bringing forward tonight for you to vote on.”

Murray said one of the other issues that he has seen in the last six months is web site compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

“There is a group of individuals bringing lawsuits against government agencies throughout Florida to make sure that their web sites are ADA-compliant with screen readers for the visually impaired,” he said, explaining that there are several issues in that regard with the town and LGWCD web sites.

“I believe that it behooves the town [to address] these issues sooner rather than later.”

Another issue is that the two existing web sites use different web hosts. The town uses Municode, while the LGWCD uses CivicPlus.

“Both are widely used platforms around the state,” Murray said. “Those currently being used are older platforms. My

recommendation is upgrading and consolidating both of the web sites, and taking down the district’s web site, as it should be rolled into the town as its public works department.”

Murray also recommended integrating an agenda automation process for the clerk’s office. He said it should be integrated with the web site to allow seamless tracking of an item from agenda request to final agenda creation.

“Currently, our process is very manual, and I believe that the town will benefit greatly not only in transparency, but also in workload, in creating more of an online and digital process integrated with the web site,” Murray said, explaining that in addition to better control and organization of the agenda process, it will also leverage integrated ADA compliance scanning to make sure agenda packets and notices meet the compliance needs of the town.

The council agreed 4-0 to receive and file the report.

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well as ensuring that policies are in place that meet the needs of all students.

Andrews said that she is approaching this term with the same resolve to put the community, particularly the students, first. “I will continue to work hard every day to ensure that they have everything they need for success,” she said.

Having first been elected in 2000, Robinson is the longest-serving of the board members sworn in on Wednesday. In her position on the board, she leads the charge for a focus on addressing the socioemotional needs of students and staff, fairness in the application of disciplinary rules, and the use of disaggregated data to drive district movement to equity.

“It has been 18 years since I was sworn in for the first time,” Robinson said. “I have seen a lot, and I know a lot.”

Robinson noted that in her tenure on the school board has covered a generation, noting that her own children have grown beyond the school system and her grandchildren are now in kindergarten and pre-K in Palm Beach County schools.

As part of the meeting, the board chose Frank Barbieri as the board chair. Chuck Shaw will serve as vice chair.

Wednesday’s swearing-in was ceremonial, as the newly re-elected board members were officially sworn in on Nov. 20, per state statute.

The Palm Beach County Solar Co-op has selected Wayfare Energy to install solar panels for the still-growing 39-participant group.

Co-op participants selected Wayfare Energy through a competitive bidding process. The group will hold two additional public information sessions on Dec. 8.

The first will be at 10:30 a.m. at the Delray Beach City Library. The second will be at 2 p.m. at the West Palm Beach Library. The sessions will educate the community about solar and the co-op process.

“Wayfare Energy is extremely excited to bring all the benefits of solar energy to Palm Beach County residents and businesses,” according to a statement from the company. “Every day, we work to fulfill the Sunshine State’s promise by providing clean, affordable solar energy to our communities. We are pleased to work with homeowners in our fourth awarded co-op and look forward to meeting all the co-op members in person very soon.”

Solar United Neighbors expands access to solar power by educating Palm Beach County residents about the benefits of distributed solar energy, helping them organize group solar installations, and strengthening Florida’s solar policies and its solar supporters.

Co-op participants selected Wayfare for its competitive pricing, warranties, quality equipment and experience.

“Participating on the selection

tractor and owner of Plantation Construction Inc.,” he said. “We have had as many as 52 employees. We’ve done projects as much as $12 million on budget and on time.”

Harris added that he now operates a horse facility in town.

“I served four years on the Planning & Zoning Board,” he said.

“I served a year on the RETGAC [Roadway, Equestrian, Trails & Greenway Advisory Committee].

I have been following the council and the district for four and a half years now. I would appreciate any opportunity and consideration you might have.”

Resident Virginia Standish said she regretted seeing Herzog decline her nomination, and she offered support of Harris and Kane.

“Anita has an excellent background,” Standish said. “She is on our finance committee. Mr. Harris also has a strong background with our town. I’d also like to point out that the seat that is open is the one that was denied Mr. Harris. I have personally sat in on meetings with the FDLE [Florida Department of Law Enforcement] and probably have more knowledge of the legal issues behind the case [of the 2015 election]. I would think that this is a short-term position, and it might allow the town to make some amends for the wrong that was done.”

Former LGWCD Supervisor John Ryan said he favored Widing for the position.

“For many years, I have worked closely with Don Widing, and I have been aware of his extensive

management and government background, and I think he has been a resident out here for more than 40 years,” Ryan said.

Former Councilman Dr. Bill Louda threw his support behind Harris.

“Sometimes his e-mails get a little carried away, but then, whose don’t?” Louda said. “But he’s on top of it, and like Virginia said, it does make up for past problems.”

Marianne Miles favored Widing for the job.

“I feel that this position, although for a short time, should be given to someone who has experience, but also someone who has not verbally or written bad things about anybody on a consistent basis,” Miles said. “I feel sorry for what I have to say about that, but I was also a part of the ridiculing.

I feel that anybody who sits on that council bench should not have been a part or party to things like that.”

Former LGWCD Supervisor Simon Fernandez said he favored someone who could carry on in the job after the March election.

“We don’t need a patch,” Fernandez said. “We need someone who will take us to the next level to resolve problems.”

McLendon made a motion to close nominations, which carried 3-0. He nominated Harris, but his nomination failed for lack of a second. He then nominated Kane.

“I think Anita brings a lot to the table,” he said. “She did incredible work at the district, and I think she’ll be fantastic up here.”

The motion to put Kane on the board passed 3-0.

committee was a great experience,” Linda Blash said. “There were several really good bids, and Solar United Neighbors did an amazing job of interpreting the technical details so we could choose the proposal that best reflected the priorities of the co-op.”

The co-op is open to new participants until Dec. 21. Palm Beach County residents interested in joining the co-op can sign up at www.solarunitedneighbors.org/

palmbeach and attend an upcoming information session.

Joining the co-op is not a commitment to purchase panels. Wayfare Energy will provide each co-op participant with an individualized proposal based on the group rate. By going solar as a group and choosing a single installer, participants can save off the cost of going solar and have the support of fellow group participants and solar experts at Solar United Neighbors.

The Palm Beach County Solar Co-op invites people to learn more about the program.

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continued from page 1 ton with my husband for 35 years,” Bolinder said.

Wellington Community Services Director Paulette Edwards, the committee’s staff liaison, provided a report on recent happenings. She described a successful 2018 with programs including the recent Hometown Holiday Food Drive and the ongoing Hometown Holiday Toy Drive.

“We have an affluent community, but still a community in need,” she said. “We had one individual who actually walked over a couple of blocks to get her food because she didn’t have transportation.”

For both the food and toy drives, the village reached out to 11 local school principals and guidance counselors so they could better serve those who need help the most. The toy drive distribution will take place with community partner St. Peter’s United Methodist Church on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. To enroll in the program, parents or guidance counselors can fill out a registration form at www.wellingtonfl.gov. For more information, call the Community Services Department at (561) 791-4796.

Committee members also provided summations of recent successes at many of Wellington’s schools. Committee Member Beth Gillespie spoke of Elbridge Gale Elementary School receiving a School of Excellence award.

“There is always a large science presence, and they have really kicked it up a notch. It is STEM everything,” Gillespie said. “Lots of coding is going on at the campus all the way down to kindergarten.”

The Palm Beach County School District is making a huge push to promote studies in science, technology, engineering and math, also known as STEM. Wellington Elementary School, a School of Excellence for the

fifth year in a row, is also boosting its tech-savvy presence in the classroom.

“We had seven Google-certified educators complete the level one program offered through the county. We each have more than enough Chromebooks for every student in our class,” Committee Member Ruthann Retterbush said.

Schools throughout Florida are hardening their campuses in the wake of February’s Parkland tragedy. Some schools are taking another step and reaching out to fathers of students. Wellington Landings and Emerald Cove middle schools both hosted successful Dads & Donuts events designed to better connect underrepresented male parents with students.

In addition to positive results in ACE and FSA testing, schools continue to provide opportunities for students to earn community service hours. One major fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network is the annual Dance Marathon, and this year both area high schools are teaming up for one large-scale event.

Committee Member Donna Baxter explained that aside from raising awareness on childhood diseases, the fundraiser has broken records, and the students take great pride in the competition.

“It shows how much they feel about this charity,” said Baxter about the schools hosting a joint event.

The committee also began the process of revising its mission statement to better reflect the current climate and work of the group. An updated version could be ready for review and approval by the committee’s next meeting.

The next Education Committee meeting is scheduled for March 5, 2019. Later that month, a joint meeting with the Public Safety Committee is in the works. The texting and driving essay contest winners might be decided at that time, in addition to guest speakers and an after-action report on the recent shooting incident at Palm Beach Central.

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ROYAL PALM BEACH HOLDS WINTERFEST CELEBRATION AT COMMONS PARK

Royal Palm Beach Winterfest was held on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. There was live music, a kids fun zone, a snow slide, vendors and food trucks. After Santa joined the Royal Palm Beach Village Council to light the tree, there were photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with free cookies and hot chocolate. Local community schools, choirs, bands and dancers entertained guests.

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Council members and their families visit with Santa Claus.

Mayor Fred Pinto welcomes residents joined by Councilman Jeff Hmara, Councilwoman Jan Rodusky, Councilman Richard Valuntas, and Vice Mayor Selena and Marya Smith.

Jennifer Rodriguez and Mattie Jordan visit with Minnie Mouse and Mickey Mouse.

Carolyn Hmara and Jeannine Delgardio created this igloo with milk jugs and magic.

Vice Mayor Selena and Marya Smith with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

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Matt Stone performed as Elvis.

Victorian Voices of South Florida singers Susie Smalling, Jorge Toro, Lisa Turner, Daniel Caplin and Alana Milich.

Alondra Rivero heads down the snow slide.

Mila and Mya Feliciano make ornaments.

Kendall and Sophia White with Elsa, Olaf and Anna.

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Long Ordeal Leaves Family With Many Questions, Few Answers

By Betsy LaBelle Special to the Town-Crier A decade after their lives took a dramatic turn, current Wellington residents Ringo and Vernessa Rolle look back and wonder what happened and why.

The Rolle family moved to The Acreage in 1995 as a young married couple with big dreams of raising their family while working toward the American Dream. They both worked. Ringo spent more than 20 years in retail management, first for Kmart as an assistant store manager for 15 years, then as a store manager for Walmart for seven years. Vernessa worked as a hair stylist for 20 years at the old Palm Beach Mall before it closed.

Along the way, they raised three kids, as well as several foster children, in the neighborhood right behind Seminole Ridge High School. Their lives were ideal, and they considered themselves lucky.

“It was beautiful there. We had the only house on the corner of 43rd Road North,” Vernessa recalled. “When we first moved there, other people had only prop-

erty, and they were beginning to build their homes. Our oldest child was three at the time.”

Because Seminole Ridge High School wasn’t built yet, son Bernardo attended Wellington High School before entering the military. The younger children went to neighborhood schools.

“All the kids went to school there. Our oldest daughter graduated from the new high school,” she said. “My girls stayed right there until they finished. My youngest just graduated, and she now attends Palm Beach State College. She loves it here. That is why we stay here in Wellington.

All of her friends are here, and we keep them all together.”

Unfortunately, their idyllic life did not last.

“I got sick, and I had my first surgery in 2007,” Vernessa said.

“It was long before that that I started having problems with not feeling well. I was in and out of doctors’ offices. Finally, they had a diagnosis for me. I had to have a hysterectomy due to fibroids.

When they went in, they found a tumor they had to remove.”

Several other neighbors reported being sick, and a group of them felt it might have something to do with the water. Vernessa reported that water quality had long been an issue.

With no municipal water, all the properties had their own wells.

“We kept changing our well pump, maybe two or three times. It kept breaking,” she said. “Then, we got the entire filtration system with the salt. We did everything we could think of.”

This corresponded to the time that a study was underway into the possibility of a cancer cluster in The Acreage.

“A company came into our community to do a study in 2010.

A group came in from New York.

They had a town hall meeting at Seminole Ridge High School, and everybody who had been sick had to write their names down.

They wanted to know who was affected. That town hall meeting was packed,” she said. “A lady from New York really asked us a lot of questions. All the local leaders were there. So many kids were getting sick or had headaches…

Even my own kids started not feeling so well.”

That’s when they made the decision to move — a decision complicated by additional health concerns and a difficult economy that hit the real estate market hard.

“Before we could move, I got sick again, and we had to wait until I healed,” Vernessa said.

“Then we had to decide what we were going to do with the house.

We had to let the house go. We had too many medical bills. The house went into foreclosure. I just couldn’t care anymore. I had given up. I was mad because we tried everything. We were hoping we could get some help to get through everything.”

Eventually, the house sold through a short sale.

“A man came up in a white Mercedes in 2013 and bought the house,” she explained. “He said that’s what he does for a living. I asked him if we could rent it back from him, because we didn’t want to leave, but he said no. Just like that, we had to leave.”

What exactly happened a decade ago in The Acreage remains

(L-R) Ringo and Vernessa Rolle with family members Janiska, Vitoria, Janaine and Bernardo. a deeply controversial topic and Several organizations, including a largely unexplained mystery. the Centers for Disease Control Dozens of tests were done with and the Florida Department of inconclusive results.

Health began an extensive study, It started in 2009 when a parent testing soil samples, testing well inquired into what might be caus- water at homes, testing for radon ing the cancer of her child, and a and more. All the studies were infull-on cancer study went all the conclusive. The well water tested way through 2010 with the entire was safe to drink. community involved. In coming The Florida Department of together, the community created Health did determine that there the Acreage Public Health Infor- was an elevated rate of pediatric mation Forum.

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Christmas Fest Brings Crowd To St. Peter’s Church In Wellington

By Erin Davisson Town-Crier Staff Report St. Peter’s United Methodist Church held its first Christmas Fest on Saturday Dec. 1.

Pastor Mark Caldwell, the head minister at the church, explained

that the event was a combination effort between the ministry and the church community. “I’m grateful for the community,” Caldwell said.

“They help support areas not just in our community, but in other areas as well.”

Pastor Mark Caldwell and Rachel Lever.

Ian Weil and Daniel Robberts.

Kids enjoy playing in the snow.

There were booths and vendors around the church gym. A barbecue lunch was cooked by Paul Davisson and served by church members.

Live music was performed inside, and there was an area

outside for kids to play in real snow. The Xtreme Tae Kwon Do demo team also performed at the event.

For more info., call (561) 7935712 or visit www.stpeters-umc. org.

Walt Maxwell, Renie Davisson and Matt Soroka.

Rick and Elisa Joy at the Beads of Joy stand.

Paul Davisson at the grill.

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The Xtreme Tae Kwon Do demo team was on hand for a demonstration.

New Year’s Eve Bash Will Benefit Wellington Historical Society

As the clock counts down, and the ball begins its descent, make your plans now to ring in the New Year with the Wellington Historical Society at its inaugural New Year’s Eve Bash.

This standout event of the 2018 Wellington social calendar offers a cocktail hour and caviar bar, sitdown dinner, and an evening of music and dancing, before kissing

the year goodbye and setting 2019 resolutions and expectations. The event is set to take place starting at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 31 at the Wellington National Golf Club (400 Binks Forest Drive).

Inaugural sponsors of the New Year’s Eve Bash include platinum sponsors Brefrank Inc., the Jacobsohn family, the new Mariott Fairfield Inn & Suites Wellington,

Medivalue LLC, and Frank and Herta Suess. The event sponsor is Bob and Karen Cavanagh on behalf of the Allstate Foundation. Bob and Karen Cavanagh are also the photo booth sponsor.

The specialty drink sponsor is Hellisoy Vodka. The décor sponsor is J&R Events Inc.. The venue and entertainment sponsor is the Wellington National Golf Club.

Table sponsors include Irwin and Laurie Cohen, Florida Power & Light Co. and the Bierer Family, in honor of Brooke USA, an equine welfare charity. There are still several sponsorships available for the premiere event, as well as individual reservations and tables of 10. Individual tickets are $150.

The Wellington Historical Society is a nonprofit charitable orga-

nization driven by dedicated residents with the goal of preserving the unique history of the Village of Wellington. The mission of the Wellington Historical Society is to celebrate Wellington’s unique history through gathering, preserving and sharing its past for the benefit of generations to come. Proceeds raised during the New Year’s Eve Bash will allow for the collection

and cataloging of artifacts and the development of educational programming.

For more information, contact Event Chair Karen Cavanagh at (561) 798-9254 or karenkcavanagh@yahoo.com. Tickets can also be purchased through the Wellington Historical Society web site at www.wellingtonhistorical society.org/events.

munity Center. A meet-and-greet begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by a member spotlight and brief meeting. Moran will conclude the evening with her demonstration, followed by a raffle.

Moran was born on a farm in central New York State and learned to love the outdoors and the value of hard work. She and her brother raised and sold flowers and pumpkins, which helped pay their way through college. She was always drawing or painting trees and animals. Her parents were talented artisans who encouraged her art.

Her love of watercolors came years later when she began painting again when her children were small. She stopped trying to be so intricate and went with the flow and had fun. This led her to thinking outside the box and using ink to add illustrations over layered and textured water colors.

She is influenced by the tropical setting in Florida and combines watercolor and ink creating a unique and colorful take on the coastal lifestyle.

Moran and her family moved to Martin County in 2004 and are very involved in environmental causes. She has won many awards, is featured in local magazines and shows her art work in many venues throughout Florida.

“I’m in love with the vastness of the ocean, the mystery of the Florida canals and rivers, and

the peacefulness of the bush, where the only sound is the palms blowing in the wind,” she said.

For more information, visit www.wellingtonartsociety.org.

NEWS BRIEFS Royal Palm Band Holiday Concert

The sounds of the season fill the air at the Royal Palm Beach Community Band’s Holiday Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Crestwood Middle School auditorium.

Featured on three of the musical selections will be the Crestwood Middle School’s Handbell Choir directed by Veronica Johnson.

Narrating the Bells of Christmas will be Crestwood Assistant Principal Martin Pasquariello.

Conducting the Royal Palm Beach Community Band is Jeneve Medford Jarvis, who worked with Johnson and Pasquariello from 2001 to 2006 when she was the band director at Crestwood Middle School.

The concert is free to the general public. Refreshments will be served at intermission. For more info., call (561) 753-1232.

Wellington Public Input Meeting Dec. 17

The Village of Wellington will host a public input meeting regarding the Wellington Town Center project on Monday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.).

The meeting will consist of a facilitated session to encourage residents to voice their thoughts and ideas about this proposed project. Those who can’t make it to the meeting can watch it live on WellingtonTV. Wellington’s Town Center project is comprised of improvements being considered for the Town Center property located at Forest Hill Blvd. and Ken Adams Way. The village has discussed various property improvements, ranging from infrastructure and public facilities, programs and associated site requirements, to mixed-use facilities coordinated with adjacent property owners.

These components and others, together with existing improvements, will be considered through a public input process and used in developing the first phase of the project. For more info., visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

and more. Each couple will receive keepsakes to cherish the magical memories of this fun evening, themed “The Bibbidi Bobbidi Ball.”

The Father Daughter Dance will take place in the Village Park Gymnasium (11700 Pierson Road) from 6 to 9 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now through Jan. 24 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.

For more info., call (561) 7532484 or visit www.wellingtonfl. gov/events.

Tickets On Sale For Father Daughter Dance

The 35th annual Wellington Holiday Parade will take place on Sunday, Dec. 9 beginning at 1:30 p.m. As in previous years, in order to provide a safe procession for the parade, there will be a temporary closure of Forest Hill Blvd. from its northern intersection at Wellington Trace to South Shore Blvd. between the hours of 1 p.m. and approximately 5:30 p.m.

Beginning at 1 p.m., Forest Hill Blvd. will be closed, along with

Wellington invites fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers and more to take part in the annual Father Daughter Dance on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. It will be a night of delight designed for daughters ages 5 to 14, and includes dinner, dessert, dancing, games, photos

Parade To Bring Road Closures In Wellington

Ken Adams Way and Chancellor Drive. In addition, one lane on the east side of Forest Hill Blvd. between Montauk and Ken Adams Way will be closed beginning at 8 a.m. to facilitate setup of the stage, and the section of Forest Hill Blvd. between Wellington Trace and Ken Adams Way will be closed to one lane of traffic from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The designated parade route will begin at the intersection of Wellington Trace and Forest Hill Blvd. and continue east on Forest Hill to South Shore Blvd. Village employees will be stationed at strategic points along the parade route with barricades to prevent the movement of traffic as the parade passes through, as well as to provide assistance to area residents. PBSO deputies will also be stationed at various points.

Signs have been placed at each subdivision entryway and variable message board signs have been located at each end of Forest Hill Blvd. to advise residents and area motorists of the upcoming road closures.

Art Society To Feature Artist Amber Moran

Amber Moran will be the demonstrator at the Wellington Art Society’s meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the Wellington Com-

Mitigation Group To Meet Dec. 12

On Wednesday, Dec. 12, the Palm Beach County Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) working group will hold a general meeting of its public and private-sector membership at the Wellington Municipal Complex (12300 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) from 9 to 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public.

The Palm Beach County Public Safety Department’s Division of Emergency Management coordinates the LMS working group, composed of county, municipal and community partners. Its goal is to prepare and promote local strategies and projects to reduce long-term risks to life and property from natural, technological and human-caused hazards.

The resulting pre-disaster and post-disaster mitigation strategies and projects are supported by a variety of state and federal programs. Meeting topics will include updates on the LMS program and the updated project priority list. For more info., call Joe Mercurio at (561) 712-6481.

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ImageFIRST Donates $1,000 To Florida Cancer Specialists

Juan Velez, customer advocate for ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists, recently presented oncologist Dr. Daniel L. Spitz with a $1,000 donation to the Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation.

FCSF provides financial assistance to cancer patients by providing grants for qualified patients in covering expenses such as mortgage and utility payments, auto loans and payments that the patient often falls behind on due to out-of-pocket medical expenses needed to begin treatment.

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Florida Cancer Specialists is an accredited member of the American College of Radiology.

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Local teenager Alyssa Marie Coon recently donated her time by sharing her music during the third annual Empty Bowls of Delray Beach on Sunday, Dec. 2.

The Palm Beach County Food Bank put together the event to help fight hunger by replenishing the food bank for local residents who may not know where their next meal is coming from.

The event had basic meals consisting of bread and water provided

by Old School Bakery and soups provided by various local restaurants served by local celebrities.

Hundreds of people paid a donation to eat. Each person received a donated handmade bowl made by various local artists to take home with them as a reminder that hunger is a daily issue for many in Palm Beach County.

Coon shares her acoustical musical talent for other charities as well. She hosts open mic events at Mike Soper Music in Wellington to raise money to fight Alzheimer’s disease, which she is passionate about because she lost her great-grandfather due to Alzheimer’s.

On her 12th birthday, Coon recorded a cover to the song “Concrete Angel” by Martina McBride, and all of the proceeds from the song benefited ChildHelp to end child abuse.

Coon plays piano, guitar and ukulele. She is also a songwriter and believes in touching people through her music. She performs for local venues and festivals all over Florida.

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Alyssa Marie Coon performs at Empty Bowls.

Elmore Receives Freedom Enterprise Medal

On Thursday, Nov. 8, Gulf Stream Council Executive Board Member George Elmore received the 2018 Freedom Enterprise Medal from Palm Beach Atlantic University.

Elmore is the founder of Harddrives Inc., which is one of the largest road construction companies in Palm Beach County. The Freedom Enterprise Medal is presented to servant leaders who celebrate and protect the nation’s free enterprise system and who stand as role models in character, vision, community service and philanthropy.

Elmore has committed most of his adult life to these values, which truly epitomize his vol-

untary contributions to the Boy Scouts of America. The characteristics he represents reflect those of the worldwide scouting movement.

Elmore has been a board member with the Gulf Stream Council for decades. His leadership from behind the scenes has positively affected thousands of young people’s lives and has helped transform Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation into the jewel that it is today.

American Free Enterprise Day is a tradition at Palm Beach Atlantic since the first celebration took place in 1984.

For more information, visit www.gulfstreamcouncil.org.

George Elmore of Harddrives Inc. with Karen Donnelly, president of the Gulf Stream Council, and Terrence Hamilton, scout executive/CEO of the Gulf Stream Council.

Susan G. Komen South Florida Names 2019 Warriors In Pink

They are young moms and doting grandmothers. Their careers span from a minister, to an FPL geologist, to an elementary school principal. They range in age from 35 to 66 years old.

They are the 2019 Susan G. Komen South Florida Warriors in Pink — breast cancer survivors who show that while breast cancer does not discriminate, they will never let it defeat them.

The 10 Warriors in Pink were announced on Oct. 25 at the Downtowns Go Pink Harbourside Place event in Jupiter.

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The Warriors in Pink is a program supported nationally by Ford Motor Company recognizing women who live by the credo of taking charge, living out loud, harnessing power and standing together.

Komen South Florida warriors take action, raise funds and get involved to support the West Palm Beach Race for the Cure on Jan. 26, 2019.

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Thurston is a licensed clinical social worker who runs a free support group and uses her own experience to share how important it is to take it one step at a time.

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Bronco Band Shines In State Competition

Palm Beach Central High School congratulates the Bronco band and directors James Yaques and Lucas Basso for their fantastic 2018 marching band season. The band competed at the FMBC State Championships on Nov. 17. The state semifinals were held at Plant High School, where 21 bands in Class 3A competed for the chance to move to the evening finals at Tropicana Field.

Only the top five scoring bands advanced to the finals. The Bronco band finished first in the semifinals and won the most outstanding general effect and visual awards.

The band gave an outstanding performance at finals and took home the highest music and visual scores, falling only tenths of a point short from the top spot. The band finished as the FMBC state runners-up and silver medalist.

The band’s highlights from the season include being the grand champion at two different state regionals and receiving straight superior ratings at the District Marching Band Music Performance Assessment. Drum Major Madison Pompos received an FMBC scholarship for her outstanding achievements.

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New Horizons Honors Veterans

New Horizons Elementary School recently hosted a schoolwide event to honor United States veterans.

The school invited veterans from all military branches to attend. Students prepared various performances honoring the sacrifices of all veterans. One of the school’s teachers, Carol Kirk, spoke beautifully on the meaning of service.

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New Horizons is committed to working with the community and honoring those who sacrifice so much for the betterment of the local community and the country.

After the event, students highfived all of the veterans in attendance, including school resource officer Kevin Fisher, and returned to class having had an opportunity to celebrate and honor the veterans in attendance.

Kristine Frey’s fifth-grade classes, shown above and below, had a great experience with an amazing lab called Jurassic Parts. The company came to the science lab and the children dissected a squid. They worked in pairs and identified the parts of the squid.

They also removed the squid’s beak, ink, eye lens and more. Frey always gives her students exciting new experiences that they will remember forever. The children enjoyed being doctors for the day.

Emerald Cove To Host Holocaust Survivor Series

On Friday, Dec. 14, Emerald Cove Middle School will be hosting its 12th annual Holocaust Survivor Series Program in the school’s media center. All seventh and eighth grade students will be attending this special event. This program will educate students on exactly what happened to large groups of innocent people during

World War II, as well as center on the remembrance of this horrendous event.

Each survivor will stress the importance of getting the word out to people about what really happened.

During the event, four survivors and one liberator will come to Emerald Cove and share their personal

experiences and tell their stories.

Events such as the annual Holocaust Survivor Lecture Series at Emerald Cove bring to life the outrage and horror of this painful period in history. Those who lived it will share their most private and horrific experiences with the students.

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Sem Ridge Students Build Seventh Home For Habitat For Humanity

On Thursday, Nov. 29, the Seminole Ridge High School Construction Academy moved its seventh Habitat for Humanity house.

The program has built a home every year for the past seven years. The program loaded the home up on Nov. 29 and the home was assembled on the site on Nov. 30.

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Incorporated in the curriculum are the underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues, health, safety and environmental issues. Training occurs in the classroom, lab and at actual job sites.

This is a Choice Program at Seminole Ridge High School, and the deadline to apply is Jan. 25. For more information, con-

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SRHS Band Makes It To State Final — Over the Thanksgiving break, the Seminole Ridge Winged Regiment competed in the Florida High School Marching Band Championships. In his first year at the school, band director Nickolaus Hofmann’s Winged Regiment placed fifth in the state among Class 3A schools.

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Top four finishers Eric Holmgren (fourth), Karen Greyer (third), Jakob Colodney (first) and Gradey Bazemore (second) each received gift cards from Fit2Run.

Chris Witmer and Dotty the Dachshund participate for the second year.

Ana Cabrera and “Kevin the reindeer” ran in the event.

The Reindeer Dash provided a shorter option for runners.

Lucy Schwartz, a fourth grader at Elbridge Gale Elementary School, with her grandfather, Greg Maffet.

Mother and daughter Jessica Gagnon and Gewelia Nelson during the Reindeer Dash.

Chris, Kairah, Dessiree and Gradey Bazemore joined Santas on the Run for the first time.

Acreage Pines Elementary School’s running club is ready to run.

AMBER’S ANIMAL OUTREACH HOSTS ‘CHRISTMAS PAWTY’ FOR DOGS IN RPB

Amber’s Animal Outreach held a “Christmas Pawty” for dogs on Sunday, Dec. 2 at All Paws Animal Clinic in Royal Palm Beach. Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived on a fire truck and posed for photos. Dogs later strutted down the red carpet in their ugly sweaters while vendors offered a variety of items perfect for gift giving. For more information, visit www.aaodog.org. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

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WELLINGTON TOWN CENTER PUBLIC INPUT MEETING Monday, December 17, 2018 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Wellington Community Center 12150 Forest Hill Blvd, Wellington, FL 33414 Can’t make it to the meeting? Watch it LIVE on WellingtonTV starting at 7:00 P.M. on December 17th The Town Center project is comprised of improvements being considered for the Town Center property located at Forest Hill Boulevard and Ken Adams Way. Throughout the last few years, the Village has discussed various property improvements ranging from infrastructure and public facilities, programs, and associated site requirements, to mixed-use facilities coordinated with adjacent property owners. These components and others, together with existing improvements, will be considered through a public input process and ultimately used in developing the first phase of the Town Center project.

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WELLINGTON AMPHITHEATER CELEBRATION BEGINS HOLIDAY OF CHANUKAH

Chabad of Wellington invited the community to a Grand Menorah Lighting on Sunday, Dec. 2 at the Wellington Amphitheater. The celebration on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Chanukah offered “Chanukah Gelt” (chocolate coins) thrown from a fire truck, as well as traditional holiday foods latkes and doughnuts. There was live music, a juggler and more, along with plenty of craft tables to keep the kids busy. Wellington officials joined Rabbi Mendy Muskal to light the menorah.

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Eli, Levi, Rabbi Mendy, Ari, Mottel, Tzipi, Mushkie and Miriam Muskal.

Nathaniel “Owl” Trzasko decorates a cookie.

Juggler Tim Irwin plays with fire.

Local firefighters throw chocolate coins off a fire truck.

Charlie and Ryann Simcina enjoy cookies.

Roi Yosef and Rabbi Mendy Muskal sing on stage.

Wellington Councilman John McGovern, Mayor Anne Gerwig and Councilwoman Tanya Siskind join Rabbi Mendy Muskal to light the menorah.

Trent, dad Brendan, Carson and grandpa Todd Rubenstein.

Kira and Karen Herman with their holiday crafts.

ART SOCIETY WHOLE FOODS RECEPTION HONORS ARTIST BOBBIN SALISBURY

The Wellington Art Society held an artist’s reception for Bobbin Salisbury on Friday, Nov. 30 at Whole Foods Market in Wellington.

Salisbury’s artwork was available for purchase and will be on display for several months at the Whole Foods Café. There were door prizes and refreshments. For more info., visit www.wellingtonartsociety.org.

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Bobbin Salisbury, Jane Greenberg and Adelaide Corvelle.

Donna Donelan won this watercolor by Bobbin Salisbury.

Larry and Karen Bernier won an orchid.

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New Neighbors Might Make For An Interesting Christmas Party

The big talk in the neighborhood right now is about Nancy.

Nancy is a fairly spry 83-year-old, so spry that she takes care of her four-yearold great-grandson several days a week.

We all marvel at her.

But she began falling. I suspect Lego bricks on a tile floor, but maybe not. At any rate, the paramedics started showing up every other day or so.

It got so bad that, finally, her daughter took things into her own hands and — did you think I was going to say, “Took Nancy to live with her?” — no. Instead, the daughter moved in, bringing with her the four-year-old and the four-year-old’s mother! In short, there are now three

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The Sonic BOOMER generations of women over there, all their accouterments, and one little boy who is thoroughly over-supervised.

Personally, I cannot see how all this hubbub can possibly be helping Nancy, but I haven’t seen her since they all moved in, and it’s none of my business anyway.

For all I know, this circus could’ve been Nancy’s idea.

But yesterday, all that changed when I got out of my car to discover the fouryear-old and his mother in my front yard.

“He wanted to see your Christmas decorations up close,” his mother explained, exhaling cigarette smoke as she talked.

“Hi, I’m Debbie,” I said.

“Leckthee,” she said.

We appraised each other — me with my heavily bedazzled reindeer sweater and her with her heavily bedazzled rainbow head.

Turns out “Leckthee” is a hairdresser, not that I’m letting her get near my hair.

She has blue hair on one side of her head

and no hair on the other. The blue hair is gathered into a top knot, exposing enough ear jewelry to supply a small auto parts store. Where there aren’t nuts and bolts, there are tattoos. She wears black lipstick.

“We couldn’t really thee the decorationth from acroth the threet,” she said, and that was when I realized that her name was Lexie but that the spark plug through her tongue made it difficult to speak. Still, my cavorting Christmas elves had intrigued them, and that carries a lot of weight with me. That, or she was casing the joint.

“There are more inside,” I told them.

“Would you like to come in?”

She threw her cigarette butt onto my lawn and trundled in. “Awethome,” she

mumbled. We sat and talked for a few minutes while the little guy explored the place, then she had to go. “Thankth for the tour,” she said, immediately lighting up outside. The little boy waved.

So here’s my problem. Every December, I invite the neighbors over for a holiday party. They’re older people, and Nancy is on the list. So, do I invite everyone this year or just her? Will Lexie’s appearance scare people? Will they stay away? Will my party flop?

In cases like this, I ask myself, “What would mom do?” And I remember mom’s advice for parties — invite who you want and if people have a problem with that, it’s their problem. I guess Lexie’s in.

‘Green Book’ A Fascinating Character Study With Great Acting

Green Book is a good movie, one made almost certainly to work toward an Oscar or two for its superb cast and its uplifting message. At a time of racial tension, why not have a film about brotherhood of two unlikely people? Even better, it’s based on a true story.

The film is set in 1962. Frank Anthony “Tony Lip” Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen) is an Italian-American bouncer at the Copacabana in New York forced to look for a couple of months’ work when the place is being renovated. He’s from The Bronx, a cigarette smoking guy who can put away a whole pizza at one sitting. One job opens up for him. Don “Doc” Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a black concert pianist who is very upper-class by American standards (he is Jamaican) but does have a drinking problem, needs a driver for a concert tour through the South, a place then dominated by Jim Crow laws pushing

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By Leonard Wechsler black segregation and subjugation. The title of the film refers to a guide book of the time for blacks traveling in the area to help them find places they can go that will serve black people.

Shirley feels it would be useful to have a white driver who could deal with many of the problems. Tony, who is not comfortable around black people, needs the work badly to help feed his family and takes the job. Although it seems a bit like a reverse Driving Miss Daisy, it becomes

in part a comedy of manners. Tony’s idea of “good music” extends to Liberace on television. He loves fast food. Shirley has never even tasted southern fried chicken.

The two men wind up teaching each other a lot and actually become friends.

Along the way, they face awful racism.

Shirley is welcomed into fancy homes and music venues to perform, but not allowed to use the toilets there. There seems to always be a threat hanging over him. He is an interesting character.

Writer/director Peter Farrelly, best known for not very smart comedies, such as Dumb and Dumber, has created a fascinating character study. We know far more about Tony, perhaps because the screenplay is co-written by his son Nick Vallelonga, but much of that is because most of his life and feelings are right at the surface. When he is angry or happy, he lets it out. His relationship with his

wife Dolores (Linda Cardellini) seems loving, even if he is not always able to express his feelings. However, we learn far too little about Shirley, who is the basic cause of the whole film. Some critics have suggested that we do not learn that much because he is black and the writers are white, However, a major element may well have been that the musician was a very private person.

Mortensen’s performance is exceptional. He is able to bring a simple, brutal man to life at a time when he is going through a transformation into a different person. In some ways, this can be seen as a metaphor for Americans of the time. Within a half dozen years of the time of the movie, many of the certainties about race in the south and around the country were changing. But Mortensen brings an enormous amount of life into the part. He is already being mentioned for an Academy Award nom-

ination for the part. Ali had a far harder task. Shirley kept his feelings under far stronger control. Yet there are storms under the seeming calm in the performance. That he had to go to a place that would force him to be somewhat submissive because he was black and needed money had to be grating, yet it was part of life for many people at that time. It is harder to play characters who hide their feelings, but Ali is a strong enough performer that he can make us aware of the insecurities and the anger within this character. He also has been the object of Oscar talk.

There is too little action in the film, but it is a fascinating character study. The two main characters were both out of their element in the American south of the time, and they learned so much that it can help inspire all of us. This is a good movie, one that will certainly be ranked among the best of the year.

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Trophy Room Restaurant Open In Wellington T&R Restaurant Group opened its inaugural restaurant, Trophy Room, in Wellington last week.

The anticipated restaurant and lounge features elevated New American dining by Chef Joseph Bonavita Jr. and is expected to be a hot new hangout for equestrians, foodies and socialites alike.

Trophy Room’s contemporary design reflects a modern Palm Beach style. Located in the space formerly occupied by the Grille Fashion Cuisine, the restaurant features four main spaces, including a 175-seat dining room, 15-seat bar, 35-seat private dining room and lounge.

Upon arrival, guests enter into a main dining room with navy, gold and white hues. Detailed design elements include antique mirrors, modern sconces, blue seating with rich navy tufted leather banquettes and gold and white Carrara marble tables. Past the dining room, the expansive bar features black and white Carrara marble counters, white subway tile backsplashes

and a geometric tile bar front. Near the kitchen entrance is a white brick pizza oven, which sets an inviting tone.

Debuting in early 2019, the outdoor garden will be enclosed with tall boxed hedges with up-lighting around the fountain, transforming the space into a magical atmosphere ideal for enjoying South Florida’s weather.

Bonavita’s New American menu with global influences features a selection of snacks, shareables and dishes using seasonal and locally sourced ingredients whenever possible. Menu items focus on simply prepared prime beef and seafood dishes from the grill complemented with raw bar items and shareables such as bruschetta-style mussels ($14) and duck confit tacos ($15); locally sourced creative salads including shaved brussels sprouts ($15) and burrata with grilled artichoke ($16); and house-made pastas, gourmet brick oven pizzas, sliders and a selection of global favorites.

Trophy Room’s contemporary design reflects a Palm Beach style.

Desserts include churro funnel cakes with salted caramel, peanut butter mousse, Don Julio 1942 gelato and spiced whipped cream; the signature Trophy Sundae, which arrives in a giant trophy with marshmallow fluff, vanilla and salted caramel gelato, hot fudge, graham crackers and gold

leaf; and Miami’s famed Fireman Derek’s pies. The bar features an extensive wine list and creative craft cocktail menu.

Trophy Room is located at 12300 South Shore Blvd. in Wellington. For more information, visit www.trophyroomrestaurant. com.

Women’s Chamber Promotes Selena Samios

The Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County recently announced the promotion of current Chamber Manager Selena S. Samios to executive director. In addition to her current administrative duties, Samios’ responsibilities will now include executing on the strategic vision of the board of directors.

“Ms. Samios has been integral to our success this year. The chamber is at an inflection point, as we are shifting from being primarily event oriented, to becoming a significant voice for the advancement of women in business,” Chamber President LeAnna Carey said. “As our influence grows in Palm Beach

County, so do our leadership requirements.”

Samios has been employed by the chamber for one year and has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills. Previously, she was the associate director of outreach and marketing at HomeSafe and is currently serving as the vice mayor of Royal Palm Beach.

Samios received her marketing degree from Barry University and an MBA with an emphasis in leadership from the University of Miami in 2013.

The chamber will wrap up the year with a holiday luncheon benefiting the chamber foundation’s mission of raising funds to

support scholarships for deserving women and girls who aspire to achieve economic success through higher education, and an inaugural bus trip to Art Basal Miami. The new year kicks off with a Dinner and Learn “New Year, New You” with Wellington Regional Medical Center.

The Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County was founded in 1994 by businesswomen who envisioned building the chamber into the leading business organization for women.

The chamber fulfills its mission to empower members and to advance women’s leadership in the local economy through networking,

Selena Samios professional development and community engagement. For info., visit www.womenschamber.biz.

Top Chef Finalist Lindsay Autry To Speak At Women Of Worth Awards Luncheon

The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the chamber, will host its annual Women of Worth Awards luncheon on Friday, March 1, 2019 at the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. The special guest speaker will embody the energy of the event as a female leader in her respec-

tive field. This year’s speaker is Chef Lindsay Autry, a Top Chef Season 9 finalist and founder of the Regional Kitchen and Public House restaurant in downtown West Palm Beach.

Autry’s culinary prowess has earned her awards and accolades that only have begun to season her name. She is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University

and studied under James Beard Award-winning chef Michelle Bernstein.

Autry’s culinary style stems from her upbringing in North Carolina and can be considered Southern-inspired with a mix of Mediterranean influence.

The chamber’s Women of Worth Committee has also announced that nomination forms

are now open and available in the five nomination categories of education, nonprofit/volunteer, corporate, entrepreneur and young professional.

The form is available online at www.cpbfoundation.org/womenof-worth-wow. For more info., contact Emily Statnick at emily@ cpbchamber.com or Allie Thomas at alexandra@cpbchamber.com.

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A Year Later, Buyer Interest In Westlake Remains Strong

Las t O ctober, the mas ter-planned community of Westlake in the newly created city of the same name opened to much fanfare. A year later, the first residents are settled in as Minto Communities continues putting its stamp on this 3,800-acre parcel of land.

“We have been extremely pleased with buyer interest up to this point,” said Mike Belmont, president of Minto Communities USA, which has built homes for the past four decades throughout Florida. “Many people love the idea of being pioneers in a brand-new community that offers tremendous value and promise of a desirable lifestyle. We are well ahead of where we expected to be one year out.”

To date, Minto has sold more than 225 single-family homes in its first neighborhood, the Hammocks of Westlake, to home buyers who are mostly from the Palm Beach County region. Home prices range from the high $200s to the $500s. Early next year, Minto will announce plans for its second neighborhood.

“Offering new single-family homes for under $300,000 has really resonated with homebuyers, since you’d be hard-pressed to find anything equivalent in Palm Beach County for the same price,” Belmont said. “When you consider the quality of our construction, attention to detail in all of our homes and the incredible lifestyle that we are creating, we believe we are offering the best value altogether at any price point.”

Earlier this year, construction started on Westlake’s $15 million amenities project, the social hub of the community. The expansive complex will include a concert pavilion, recreational lawn areas with shade pavilions and grills for picnics, lawn games and community events, a bicycle pump park and two playgrounds. There will also be a resort-style lagoon pool with a waterslide, splash pad and concession stand. The first amenities are expected to open in the spring.

Several Westlake homebuyers have taken advantage of the innovative workforce housing program created by Minto and the City of Westlake. Under the program, the City of Westlake provides

income-eligible buyers down payment assistance. The buyers, who must be pre-qualified by the City of Westlake, accept a 10-year deed restrictive covenant lien at closing that provides for repayment of the down payment assistance back to the city. The repayment amount declines 10 percent per year. If a homeowner needs to sell their house within the 10-year period, the outstanding balance can be paid from the proceeds of the sale. After 10 years, the restrictive covenant will expire.

Other Westlake homebuyers have qualified for the Welcome Heroes program that gives public servants a three percent discount off the base price of a new home.

Minto also introduced two other buyer-assistance programs this year. By using the On The Move program, Westlake buyers receive assistance in selling their existing home and save thousands on real estate commission fees. The Home Buyers Club helps credit-challenged homebuyers by locking in the sales price and terms with Minto’s preferred lender and providing credit counseling to improve their credit.

Westlake was approved for 4,500 homes and 2.2 million square feet of non-residential use.

The commercial component took a big step forward over the past 12 months. Wellington Regional Medical Center’s parent company has begun construction on a 10,379-square-foot freestanding emergency medical facility, which is expected to open early next year.

Minto expects to announce new businesses coming to the area over the next several months, and plans are also in the works to develop the Westlake Town Center featuring various retailers, restaurants and entertainment options.

Minto Vice President John Carter said that the City of Westlake deserves a lot of credit for the progress that Westlake has made over the last year.

“I want to thank city leaders for their vision and responsiveness, which has helped us achieve what we have to date,” Carter said.

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continued from page 1 Office back on board for law enforcement. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw sent a letter to the town recently indicating that it would not renew its contract when it expires on Oct. 1, 2019.

“I hope I can get it resolved before I leave in March… and continue to use the sheriff to provide our law enforcement,” Browning said.

Another of his goals is to complete the integration of the LGWCD into the town.

“Now that the water control district is dependent to the town, we will be able to use those resources and be able to work together to make the roads and drainage better,” he said.

In his retirement, Browning said he is going to enjoy the extra time to visit with two of his sons who live in Orlando and Columbus, Miss.

“I’m retired, and it will free me up more to go see the grandkids whenever we want, and stay a little longer and not have to coordinate all that around the meetings,” he said. “I don’t believe I’ve missed more than a couple of meetings my whole time in office.”

His youngest son is a C-17 pilot and trainer in the U.S. Air Force.

“We don’t know where he’s going to end up because he’s

Rolle

Many Questions, No Answers

continued from page 7 brain cancer in the community in 2010 after finding 13 cases of children developing brain or central nervous system cancers between 1993 and 2008, and eight more diagnosed children with brain cancer before 2009.

Through there remains no conclusive cause, everyone has their own opinion. Vernessa is convinced that her area was used as a dumping ground before they moved there.

“I do believe those who came

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thinking about leaving and staying in the reserves and going into airlines,” Browning said. “We’ve got friends we’ve put off seeing over the years, so, hopefully, we’ll be able to do a little traveling and see them.”

Browning said his wife, Sharyn, who usually attends all meetings, is on board with his retirement.

“She has been a great supporter for me all these years on the council, and we’re both in agreement that it’s time to step down and let someone else try their hand at it,” Browning said. “I’ve always tried to be a peacemaker and try to keep everything on an even keel and keep moving forward.”

Browning noted that even before his time on the LGWCD board, he served as president of the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association.

“I’ve been involved a big part of the 40 years we’ve been out here in one way or another,” he said.

Before he retired, Browning worked as a bricklayer for 45 years, largely on commercial projects that took him as far away as Miami. “I used to say I’ve built buildings where I didn’t want to live — high rises and things like that,” he said. “I worked seven years in Palm Aire in Pompano, and then I worked on the tallest building in Miami.”

Browning also worked on schools, prisons and hospitals. All that time he was commuting from his home in Loxahatchee Groves.

“It wasn’t bad,” he said. “I’d jump on the turnpike and go down.

This was an oasis. I’d fight through

the traffic in Miami or Fort Lauderdale, and you come home. It used to be a real pleasure to hit the dirt roads because I knew I was home.”

Browning said that the town’s landscape has changed dramatically over 40 years.

“The people who live out here have changed,” Browning said.

“Those [people] 40 years ago had more of a pioneer spirit. Now it seems like more and more of the people buy land but don’t live here.

They have businesses, or horse operations, but they choose to live somewhere else.”

Browning said he plans to remain in Loxahatchee Groves as long as he can maintain his five acres. “That’s my therapy,” he said. “I get out there and work on the property, and I enjoy that.”

Browning said his house is holding up well after Tropical Storm Isaac in 2012, which had water come into his house.

“We had a lot of people come in and help, and pulled out the drywall that got wet, so there were no problems with the mold or anything,” he said. “When we replaced it, we didn’t put drywall back in. We put metal panels along the bottom, or wood, and if it ever happens again, God forbid, we’d be in better shape.”

Aside from Isaac being an unusually intense rainstorm, Browning said the canal levels had not been drawn down sufficiently.

“We didn’t have that initial capacity,” Browning said. “The South Florida Water Management District thought it was going to bring very little rain, so they did

before us used our area as a dumping ground,” she said. “The land was once used for dumping as the swampland and waterways were all rerouted to add new land for housing.”

Today, Ringo and Vernessa Rolle live in a two-bedroom apartment in Wellington’s Palm Court.

“My son has a family, and he’s in North Carolina. They come to visit during the holidays,” Vernessa said. “My oldest daughter is working now. She has been with us through a lot with our sicknesses.”

But there are still difficulties.

Recently, Ringo had to have surgery to remove a tumor from the back part of his mouth.

“They worked really hard to work around his voice box. He

has a large hole in the back of his mouth. He has to be very careful when he eats,” Vernessa said. “He is still trying to work when he can, but he just got another infection.

We have been going down to Miami to Jackson Memorial Hospital because he’s having trouble with swallowing.”

Some days, Vernessa wishes life could go back to the way it once was.

“We were doing great out there, and we had a home. We were making good money. We had a chance to travel together on vacations, and nobody was sick,” she said.

“I haven’t worked in over four years, and I am fighting Social Security for my disability. I wish I remembered what it was like to get a paycheck.”

not release the water… We had 22 to 24 inches of rain in 24 hours.

It just had no place to go, so we ended up with water in our house.”

Browning said the county has since cleared the culverts on Okeechobee Blvd. to reduce the

possibility of flooding.

As for the future of the town, he hopes that the council can work together and put aside personalities and conflicts.

Browning agreed that his retirement marks the end of an era in the

community. “The few people I’ve told, they’re a little bit shocked,” he said. “I told them I’m not going to stick around like some of the other mayors and get very old in the job. I didn’t want to do that. I just thought it was time.”

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continued from page 1 Mary’s Medical Center will be the focus of this year’s campaign.

“We are on schedule to help impact at least 100 children and families this year, and we hope to increase that number each year,” O’Connor said. “We not only will be delivering gifts to patients of Palm Beach Children’s Hospital, but we will also be sponsoring as many families with sick children as we are able, so they, too, can enjoy their holiday at home.”

Lisa Barron, pediatric supervisor at the Palm Beach Children’s Hospital, is thankful for the group’s work.

“This is our first year working with this enthusiastic group,” she said. “We love the passion they bring to the table. We are not sure how many kids, or what ages will be here for the holidays, but these presents and decorations are sure to help.”

To drive through the display takes about 12 minutes to navigate, not counting wait times, which ran a bit less than 20 minutes last Sunday night during prime time. The display is located near the dog park and nature center — just follow signs within the park. The family can even listen to Christmas tunes on 107.9 FM, but should switch the station as they approach the final exhibit, which is a Holiday Tree, with lights timed in syn-

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continued from page 3 compared to the two that were permitted when the preliminary plans were approved.

The final site plans call for a separate entrance to the outpatient center, and the third line of text will

Light 4 Hope’s tree of joy is coming soon to the Palm Beach Children’s Hospital. chronicity to the music broadcast Palms West, either this holiday at 107.7 FM. season or the next. In addition, Apparently, the mixture of holi- we are looking into hosting a day displays and the warm feelings fundraising event in the Village of helping sick children bring out of Wellington.” the best in people.

The inaugural Lights 4 Hope “Two nights this weekend, Holiday Display recently extended we had at least 15 cars in a row Sunday night hours and now runs paying it forward for each oth- every Friday, Saturday and Sunday er,” O’Connor said. “Lights 4 through Jan. 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 Hope is anticipating expanding p.m. For more information, visit to other local hospitals, such as www.lights4hope.org. read “Outpatient Center” to direct patients to that door. There were no public comments, and the measure passed 5-0.

The final item of the night was to approve an alternative design feature of 75 linear feet of white PVC fence that had already been mistakenly installed at a home without prior board approval. A stop-work order had been issued by the village.

As the home is on a cul-de-sac, and the fence can barely be seen from the street, and the adjoining neighbor had no objections, the board approved the project unanimously. The approval allows the project to be completed with the required landscaping that will further obscure the non-conforming fence.

Fences requiring a variance will continue to be approved on a caseby-case basis, for now.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Saturday, Dec. 8 • The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach will feature “The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design” exhibition opening Saturday, Dec. 8 and running through Jan. 20, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville. For more info., visit www.fourarts.org or call (561) 655-7226.

• Audubon of the Everglades will hold a birding field trip at the Loxahatchee Slough in Jupiter on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Visit www.auduboneverglades.org to pre-register.

• The Green Market at Wellington will be held Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. near the Wellington Amphitheater. Visit www. greenmarketatwellington.com for more info.

• The Children’s Tumor Foundation will host the NF Walk South Florida on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park (11600 Poinciana Blvd., Royal Palm Beach) to raise awareness and funds for neurofibromatosis research. The NF Walk South Florida unites families across Florida who have been touched by NF for a fun-filled day with food, raffles, music, games and family-friendly fun. Check-in begins at 10 a.m., and the walk begins at 11 a.m. The event is open to the public, and everyone is welcome. For more information and registration, visit www. nfwalk.org/southflorida.

• The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach will host Family Story Time: Polar Express for age 8 and younger on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 10:30 a.m. Call (561) 655-2776 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Stories & Songs for You! (¡Cuentos y Canciones para Ti!) for ages 2 and up on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. The John I. Leonard High School Club La Casa de Las Americas and the International Spanish Academy will read stories and act them out. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host The Crop Circle: Scrapbooking Club for ages 14 and up on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. Organize your photos and record your memories by using scrapbooking techniques. Some materials will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Robert Sharon Chorale will open its 2018-19 season with the holiday concert “Joy!” on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. in the DeSantis Family Chapel at Palm Beach Atlantic University (300 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach). The concert will feature the variety of musical stylings for which the group is known. For tickets, pricing and more info., visit www.rschorale.com or call (561) MUSIC45.

• The Young Singers of the Palm Beaches will host its holiday show Winter Dreams on the main stage of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 to $45 and can be purchased through the Kravis Center’s box office at (561) 832-7469, or online at www. kravis.org/winterdreams.

Sunday, Dec. 9 • The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar will be held Sunday, Dec. 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 12 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Veterans Park (1036 Royal Palm Beach Blvd.). For more info., visit www. rpbgreenmarket.com.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Book Arts for ages 16 and up on

Sunday, Dec. 9 at 1 p.m. Transform books into works of art by learning the basics of book origami. Materials will be provided. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce and the Village of Wellington will host the 35th annual Wellington Holiday Parade on Sunday, Dec. 9 starting at 1:30 p.m. This year’s theme, “Holiday in Paradise,” will be on display as participants ride and walk the route starting at the corner of Wellington Trace and Forest Hill Blvd. To ensure a safe path for pedestrians, road closures will begin at 1 p.m. The event, which draws more than 20,000 spectators, will include Holiday Park, located at the Wellington Amphitheater. Vendors, art exhibitions, food, arts and crafts, face painting, games and photo opportunities will begin at 10 a.m.

For more info., visit www.cpbchamber.com or call at (561) 790-6200.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Festival of Lights Celebration on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 2:30 p.m. Celebrate this South Asian Festival with fun, flair and fanfare. Hear stories, learn traditions and watch lively performances. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach will feature the New York Polyphony on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. Call (561) 6557226 or visit www.fourarts.org for more info.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present deaf singer-songwriter Mandy Harvey in the Rinker Playouse on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. The world-touring performer lost her hearing at 18 but her perfect pitch and timing remain powerfully intact.

Visit www.kravis.org for more info.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present Alan Cumming: Legal Immigrant in Dreyfoos Hall on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. Pondering 10 years as a U.S. citizen, the process of aging and what it feels like to be an immigrant in today’s America, the Scottish-American star performs hits from Broadway to Pink, to Peggy Lee and beyond.

Visit www.kravis.org for more info.

Monday, Dec. 10 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Now I Know My ABCs for ages 2 to 5 on Monday, Dec. 10 at 10 a.m.

Enjoy playing literacy-based games with your child to introduce and reinforce the alphabet.

Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach will host Preschool Story Time: Make a Gift for ages 4 and younger on Monday, Dec. 10 at 10:30 a.m. Call (561) 655-2776 for more info.

• The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach will host the lecture “Addison Mizner: The Architect Whose Genius Defined Palm Beach” with James Caughman and Stephen Perkins on Monday, Dec. 10 at 2:30 p.m. Call (561) 805-8562 or visit www.fourarts.org for reservations and more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Musical Toddlers & Tykes for children under age 4 on Monday, Dec. 10 at 3:30 p.m. Jam along to favorite story time songs with instruments to play. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host its Chess Club on Monday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. Basic game knowledge is required. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Tuesday, Dec. 11 • The musical Hello Dolly starring Betty Buckley will be at the Kravis Center for

the Performing Arts from Tuesday, Dec. 11 through Sunday, Dec. 16. For more info., visit www.kravis.org.

• The Classroom Teachers Association-Retired will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. at the CTA complex (715 Spencer Drive, West Palm Beach). Call (561) 6834623 for more info.

• The Senior Referral Program of Royal Palm Beach will staff an information desk to help seniors and their caregivers identify and access services for their special needs on Tuesday, Dec. 11 and Thursday, Dec. 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center (100 Sweet Bay Lane).

No appointment is needed for this free service; just stop by the desk. For more info., call (561) 790-5188. People interested in volunteering are also encouraged to stop by.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Free at Your Fingertips for ages 12 and up on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. Take a tour of the library’s web site and learn how to find magazine and newspaper articles, get free résumé help, conduct genealogy research and more. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Winter Is Coming: Make a Snow Globe for ages 16 and up on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. Create a blizzard of snow in a glass jar for home decorating or gift giving. Materials and refreshments will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Winter Windows for ages 5 to 12 on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. Come and create your own “stained glass” tissue paper winter window. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host the Norton Museum of Art Presents: Community Art Talks on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m. The Norton Museum of Art is undergoing a major expansion that opens next February. Learn about upcoming exhibitions and new community programs while enjoying an art project with museum staff. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host a Pizza Chat for ages 12 and up on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m. Chat with the group about a book, movie, game, anime or show that you loved or hated while enjoying pizza and drinks. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach Community Band will present its holiday concert on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Crestwood Middle School auditorium. Featured on three of the music selections is the Crestwood Middle School’s Handbell Choir directed by Veronica Johnson. Narrating “The Bells of Christmas” will be Crestwood Middle School Assistant Principal Martin Pasquariello. The concert is free to the public. Refreshments will be served at intermission. For more info., call (561) 753-1232.

• The Wellington Village Council will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex. Visit www. wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Wonders of the Night Sky Telescope Viewing Session on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. Stargaze and learn about constellations with the Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches. The session will be outside from sunset to 8:30 p.m., if skies are

clear. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Wednesday, Dec. 12 • Audubon of the Everglades will hold a birding field trip at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in Boynton Beach on Wednesday, Dec. 12 from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Visit www.auduboneverglades.org to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Understanding Weight Loss Surgery on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. with Dr. Srinivas Kaza, a board-certified surgeon and the director of robotic, bariatric and minimally invasive surgery at Wellington Regional Medical Center. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host its Pokémon Club for ages 5 to 12 on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. Bring your DS or Pokémon cards and get ready to battle, trade and make new friends. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Northern Palm Beach chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the Palm Beach Gardens Embassy Suites Hotel.

Networking will be from 6 to 6:30 p.m. with the dinner/program starting at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $25, and guests are welcome to a meeting dedicated toward veterans. The evening will include assembling holiday gift bags that will be distributed to the veterans at the West Palm Beach Long-Term Care facility. To make reservations, or for more information, call Joanne Ryan at (561) 628-3694.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host its Adult Coloring Club on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Color for fun and relaxation with other coloring enthusiasts.

Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Book Discussion: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Copies are available at the research services desk. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs by Jake Ehrenreich with the Roger Kellaway Trio on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.kravis.org for more info.

Thursday, Dec. 13 • The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach will host School-Age Program: Fun Chefs for kindergartners and older on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 2:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. Call (561) 655-2776 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a Holiday Craft Extravaganza for ages 16 and up on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. Get ready for the holidays with ribbons, glitter, sequins, pine cones and felt.

Make three crafts for your home or for gift giving. Refreshments will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Glitter Soap for ages 5 to 12 on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. Make some glittery soap to give as a gift or to keep for yourself. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Wintry Wonders: 3D Snowflakes for ages 7 to 11 on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. Bring the “chill” to sunny South Florida by making decorative 3D snowflakes. All supplies will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free concert by Disbarred, along with a food truck invasion, on Thursday, Dec. 13 from

5 to 9:30 p.m. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov/ events for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will craft Book Wreaths on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m. Make a wreath from old book pages and embellish to suit your own decorative style. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Friday, Dec. 14 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Write, Read & Critique for adults on Friday, Dec. 14 and 28 at 9:30 a.m. Are you an aspiring writer looking for constructive feedback? Join in this informal roundtable discussion where participants share and improve their craft. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Zumbini: Dance & Play Together!” for children under age 3 on Friday, Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. Jump into these trendy physical, musical classes. Groove to world music in an upbeat environment for your little one and you. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Let It Snow!” for ages 4 to 8 on Friday, Dec. 14 at 3:30 p.m. Get in the winter spirit and celebrate the fun of snow. Play with “snow” in the library. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

Saturday, Dec. 15 • The Florida Gun & Knife Show will be held Saturday, Dec. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 16 at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center.

Visit www.flgunshows.com for more info.

• The Loxahatchee chapter of the Florida Trail Association will walk about four miles in a newer section of Okeeheelee Park (7500 Forest Hill Blvd.) on Saturday, Dec. 15. Arrive before 7:30 a.m. Contact Bruce Brown at (772) 333-1837 for more info.

• The Green Market at Wellington will be held Saturday, Dec. 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. near the Wellington Amphitheater. Visit www. greenmarketatwellington.com for more info.

• Lakeside Family Fun Day will be held Saturday, Dec. 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Lake Wellington behind the Wellington Community Center. Visit www.wellingtonfl. gov/lakeside for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Holiday Mischief Story Time for all ages on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. Get into some holiday mischief with some classic storybook characters. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington Amphitheater will host a free concert with N2 Nation’s “Motown Magic” Holiday Show on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov/events for more info.

Sunday, Dec. 16 • The Royal Palm Beach Green Market & Bazaar will be held Sunday, Dec. 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 19 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Veterans Park (1036 Royal Palm Beach Blvd.). For more info., visit www. rpbgreenmarket.com.

• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (188 S. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach) will present the Choir of St. Paul’s, with director Dr. Paul Cienniwa and guest director Joanne Nelson, in The Enchanted Dawn on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m., with a pre-concert conversation at 2:30 p.m. For more info., visit www.music. stpaulsdelray.org.

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Royal Palm Beach Basketball Boys Hold Off Broncos 57-53

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach High School boys varsity basketball team held off a determined Palm Beach Central High School squad on Friday, Nov. 30 to win their regular season opener 57-53.

The game’s lead changed hands several times throughout the evening. The Wildcats (1-0) went up early 4-2 as the game got underway, but Palm Beach Central (0-1) rallied later in the opening period to steal it away 8-4 with quick counter attacks. By the end of the first, the teams combined for 18 fouls.

Royal Palm Beach closed the margin in the second period and dumped the go-ahead basket seconds later to reclaim the advantage 19-18. The momentum swing forced the Broncos to call a time out. A Bronco free-throw tied the game at 19-19 with seconds left in the first half. The two traded blows to tie at 22-22, but it was sophomore guard Will Van Hook who sunk a two-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Broncos back into the lead 24-22 to end the first half.

The intensity continued into the second half with Wildcats Demerrick Warren and De’Andre Morris each dropping in threepoint baskets to win back some confidence. Royal Palm Beach tied

it at 31-31 to force the Broncos into a time out.

The Wildcats built a 10-point lead in the final period 44-34, but Palm Beach Central continued to kick back. Van Hook put in a free-throw to bring the Broncos within five at 44-39. With 2:09 to play, the Wildcats held a 52-46 lead. Both teams unleashed in the final two minutes. Alphonse Alfred dropped in a three-pointer to bring the Broncos within two, 55-53.

The basket forced the Wildcats to call for a time out.

The three-pointer by the Broncos would be their last points of the game. Royal Palm Beach played solid defense and managed the ball well in the final minute to secure the 57-53 win.

Warren totaled 15 points and the three-point basket, while Morris tallied 10 points for the Wildcats.

For the Broncos, Alfred racked up 21 points and the three-point basket, while Van Hook totaled 18 points and had two three-pointers.

Royal Palm Beach had games against Berean Christian and Centennial this week, while Palm Beach Central played the Oxbridge Academy and Pahokee, but results were not available by press time. The Wildcats are on the road Friday, Dec. 7 against Palm Beach Lakes at 7:30 p.m., and the Broncos host Jupiter, also at 7:30 p.m.

Alvin Thomas grabs a rebound for the Wildcats.

Royal Palm Beach’s Yves Fleuranvin looks to pass the ball.

Royal Palm Beach’s De’Andre Morris goes up for two points as Palm Beach Central’s Will Van Hook defends.

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Royal Palm Beach’s De’Andre Morris tries to block a lay-up by Palm Beach Central’s Leo Puckering.

Palm Beach Central’s Alphonse Alfred makes a jump shot.

Area Football Players To Play In Palm Beach County All-Star Game

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report Jupiter High School will be the host venue for the annual Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath Senior All-Star Football Game set for Saturday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m.

Last week, the sponsor hosted a pre-game media day event at ER Bradley’s in downtown West Palm Beach.

“This event is very important.

These kids, a lot of them, will not play past high school football,” explained Brian Coe, one of the event’s long-time organizers and the head coach at Santaluces High School. “Here they are as a senior, putting in all this time and effort.

They get a chance to play this one

last game, and on the other side of that, some of these guys get a chance to get some film and end up going to college.”

A total of 37 schools will be represented from Palm Beach County, along with two schools from the Treasure Coast. Fifteen players in all from the western communities were selected to participate.

From Seminole Ridge High School are quarterback Kaimyn Castilla, receiver Ty’Korian Brown and linebacker Peter Sinoyiannis. Palm Beach Central High School seniors selected are quarterback Michael Moreland, linemen Brandon Hudgins and Janil Brown, and kicker Tanner

Nairn. Wellington High School selected seniors are running back Jadien Durant, receivers Dane Stratton and Balitan Celestin,

linebacker O’mari Burgess and lineman Elijah Dorvilus. Royal Palm Beach High School seniors are linemen Elijah Doriscar and

Chris Benjamin, and running back Kenel Beaubrun.

The media day event helped the players network and helped

with building up some excitement among county football supporters.

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The 2018 Palm Beach County All-Stars on the water during the media day luncheon at ER Bradley’s.

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Palm Beach Masters Series Returns To Deeridge Farms In 2019

The world’s best horses and riders will be returning to Deeridge Farms in Wellington this winter for the expanded 2019 Palm Beach Masters Series, featuring three of show jumping’s biggest events.

The highly anticipated worldclass competitions include the Palm Beach Masters CSI4*-W featuring the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Wellington, the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of the United States and the Deeridge Derby.

The Palm Beach Masters Series hosts top international equestrian competitors from across the U.S. and abroad. Beginning with one elite competition in 2016, the series has since grown.

The show grounds are located at the magnificent Deeridge Farms, situated in the heart of Wellington. The events’ picturesque location, unrivaled hospitality, custom-built jumping rings and world-class facilities guarantee a unique experience for riders and spectators.

Lou Jacobs co-founded the series along with his siblings Charlie Jacobs and Katie Robinson.

“We are thrilled to kick off another Palm Beach Masters Series season. From the outset, our goal was to ensure that Wellington is a

favorite destination for the highest levels of horse sport,” he said.

“With the World Cup-qualifying masters, the derby, and now the added honor of hosting the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of the United States, we remain steadfast in our commitment.

Above all else, we hope to engage and inspire future generations of riders and equestrian fans.”

The Palm Beach Masters CSI4*-W featuring the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Wellington will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 3.

The Palm Beach Masters CSI4*-W will showcase exhilarating competition from start to finish. The week’s featured event is the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Wellington, one of the final two East Coast qualifiers in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup North American League, where the top names in the sport will vie for top prize money and a chance to qualify for the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Daniel Coyle of Ireland won last year’s Longines FEI Jumping World Cup competition at Deeridge Farms aboard Cita.

“This is an amazing event, he said. “The conditions could not be any better; the footing is perfect

ERM Announces Winter ‘Adventure Awaits’ Series

Palm Beach County’s Department of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) invites the public to experience the wild beauty of the county’s natural areas through its “Adventure Awaits” event series.

The schedule marks ERM’s 14th season with 12 events scheduled from December through February. There are many opportunities to interact with ERM naturalists as they lead hiking and swamp tromp tours, host nature photography workshops, a football fan-themed hike and much more. Returning this season are three “Growing Up Wild” events which aim to inspire children and their parents to connect with nature.

“The Adventure Awaits series continues to inspire our community to explore their own backyard,” ERM Director Deborah Drum said. “We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to connect the

community with the breathtaking landscapes and vibrant wildlife that call our natural areas home and make the Palm Beaches so special.”

Space is limited, and advanced registration is required for these free events. Activity levels vary from beginner to more advanced, and each event is a different experience. The complete Adventure Awaits schedule, with more information on each event, can be found at www.facebook.com/ PBCERM/events.

To reserve your spot, visit http:// pbcerm.eventbrite.com. The December events are currently available, and the January and February events will be announced on ERM’s social media approximately two weeks prior to the beginning of each month.

For more information on Palm Beach County’s natural areas, call (561) 233-2400 or visit us at www. pbcgov.com/erm.

and being here is just a fantastic experience.”

The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of the United States is set for Feb. 14-17.

This CSIO5* competition will be hosted annually at Deeridge Farms through the year 2021. The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup, celebrating its 110th year in 2019, features international teams made up of the world’s most talented horses and riders. The Nations Cup at Deeridge Farms will be the only qualifier in the U.S. for the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final that matches the top qualifying teams from around the world. It will also include FEI Jumping Nations Cup youth competitions (Young Rider, Junior and Children’s) to showcase the next generation of jumpers.

Returning for its third year is the Deeridge Derby from Feb. 28 through March 3. It is a USEF nationally rated show where the nation’s most elegant hunter hors-

es take center stage to compete in prestigious hunter classes highlighted by the highly competitive $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby.

Victoria Colvin, the winner of last year’s USHJA International Hunter Derby, raved about the experience of riding at Deeridge Farms. “It’s so beautiful here,” she said. “It’s really great to be able to jump on grass. The footing is excellent, and it’s a blast to be in a big galloping field that feels like the old-style hunters.”

Events are hosted at the spectacular Deeridge Farms. Award-winning landscaping surrounds the custom-built show grounds and the facilities that host the series, which include masterfully created competition arenas — a Grand Prix turf arena and an all-weather sand arena. Additionally, there are two Bermuda grass schooling arenas, one designated for FEI and the other for non-FEI competitors.

There is an all-weather schooling

The Palm Beach Masters Series will feature top-level show jumping at Deeridge Farms in Wellington. arena adjacent to the competition arena, as well as an all-weather schooling arena located near the stables.

The VIP Club at the Palm Beach Masters Series offers a distinctive, two-story venue for watching

the classes in either competition arena. Spectators are treated to special amenities and a one-of-akind culinary experience.

For more information about the Palm Beach Masters Series, visit www.palmbeachmasters.com.

Lucchese 40-Goal Polo Challenge At IPC On Feb. 16

The annual Lucchese 40-Goal Challenge to benefit the Polo Players Support Group will return to the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. The Lucchese 40-Goal Polo Challenge is the marquee fundraising event of the PPSG, which provides financial assistance to seriously injured or ill players and grooms.

The 2019 match is sure to be

as star-studded as ever, with the likes of Adolfo Cambiaso and the Pieres brothers lending their name to the cause in the past. Hot off the Argentine polo season, Facundo, Gonzalito and Nico Pieres are expected to make their returns, as well as other 10-goalers such as Sapo Caset and Hilario Ulloa.

Following the 40-goal match and awards presentation on the field, the PPSG invites attendees

to the Pavilion at IPC for silent and live auctions, as well as a seated dinner with polo players and fans.

This year’s event is dedicated to the grooms who are so integral to the sport of polo. The PPSG has provided more than $2.5 million to 80 different grooms and players.

The PPSG is actively engaged in helping those who could have been so easily forgotten, such as Luis Gonzalez, Ruben Repollo, Patricio

Vasquez and Joi Rodriguez. These and dozens of other examples were made possible by the funds raised at the 40-Goal Polo Challenge.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available, as well as auction item donations. Contact Dave Offen at dave@polosupport.com or call (516) 528-3821 or (647) 620-4533 for more information. To make a donation or purchase tickets, visit www.polosupport.com.

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ever, and Sam Budnick was the first,” Casko recalled.

He believes the buildup is crucial to the success of the event, and it helps promote the players who want to play at the next level.

“They get to see each other before the game,” Casko explained.

“It’s kind of a buildup, and it’s going to get out on social media, and coach Brian Coe has done a great job of trying to coordinate this.

The sponsors have done a great job, and I know Brian is trying to get it televised.”

Seminole Ridge senior linebacker Peter Sinoyiannis is looking forward to suit up one more time while still a Hawk. “It’s a great opportunity to be there with all this talent in Palm Beach County,” he said. “It’s great to go out there with all the kids I’ve known since little league.”

Ty’Korian Brown, also selected

from the Hawks as a receiver, believes that the best players will be on the field. “It’s an honor, and we didn’t make it to the playoffs this year, but I’m proud to have one more game to play in,” he said. “It’s the best competition on the field at all times.”

Wellington head coach Tom Abel also knows the all-star game well, having coached it himself in 2014.

“It’s another opportunity for them to play one last high school game before they get ready to go to college, and maybe showcase their talent,” Abel explained. “It’s also huge for the school every year. All these young men are representing their school, and it’s all about Palm Beach County and showcasing how good our talent is in this county.”

Senior Wellington receiver Dane Stratton was excited about

the competition. “It’s definitely an honor just to represent my school and my team,” he said.

“It’s going to be a lot of fun. I’ve worked super hard off season and in season.”

Reality set in for Wellington linebacker O’mari Burgess. “It means a lot, of course, to be selected to play in an all-star game, but for it to be the last game of my senior year, it’s really hitting me,” he said. “Hopefully, I can force some fumbles. I want to score a touchdown.”

The seniors’ eagerness to play seemed evident as players and friends networked during the luncheon. There was a camaraderie built during the event, and players departed looking forward to the practices to prepare for the big game, set for Saturday Dec. 15 at Jupiter High School, with kickoff at 6 p.m.

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continued from page 19 wanted to make it special for the kids,” Coe said. “We thought this was a pretty good thing. They came, had a good sit-down luncheon, got to interact and mingle, and it’s a big deal for them. They worked hard.”

Everglades Farm Equipment sponsored the luncheon, and as the event moves forward, other sponsors will get involved as well, Coe said.

No stranger to the all-star arena is first year Seminole Ridge coach Rick Casko. The veteran all-star coordinator was on the first board of directors for the event more than 20 years ago.

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