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Members of the Wellington Village Council transferred an additional $400,000 into the village’s legal services fund Tuesday to cover anticipated costs over the upcoming year. Discussion over whether to hire an inhouse or contracted attorney is expected to take place at the next council meeting. Page 3

Flags For The Cure Raises Over $27,000 For Cancer Society

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The Acreage Girls Flag Football League presented the sixth annual Flags for the Cure flag football tournament Jan. 2-6 at Acreage Community Park. Players of all ages came out to battle for charity and raised more than $27,000 for the American Cancer Society. Page 5

Coca-Cola Edges Villa Del Lago In Opening Polo Match At IPC

Coca-Cola defeated Villa Del Lago 13-12 on Sunday, Jan. 6 in the season opener at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington. Boasting the largest opening day crowd in the club’s 10-year history, IPC pulled out all the stops in the club’s Sunday season opener.

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OPINION Wellington Needs A Dividing Line Between Politics & Horse Shows

This week, Wellington Village Council members debated whether the village should end its association with the Winter Equestrian Festival, given pending litigation. However, there needs to be a dividing line between the political/legal wrangling and the horse shows that make Wellington so unique and special. Politics must stop at the in-gate, if you will. If not, the longterm consequences could be devastating. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS ............................. 3 - 13 OPINION .................................4 CRIME NEWS .........................6 NEWS BRIEFS........................ 8 SCHOOLS ............................ 14 PEOPLE ............................... 15 COLUMNS .................... 25 - 26 BUSINESS .................... 27 - 29 ENTERTAINMENT .............. 231 SPORTS ........................ 37 - 39 CALENDAR ................... 40 - 41 CLASSIFIEDS ................ 42 - 47 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

The Wellington Equestrian Gallery & Mall held a grand opening preview event Thursday, Jan. 3 as a kickoff to the equestrian season. The official grand opening of the new shopping venue will take place Tuesday, Jan. 22. Pictured above are Steve Moss, WPTV NewsChannel 5’s Roxanne Stein, Gallery Coordinator Jack Van Dell and Angie Weltzien. STORY & PHOTOS, PAGE 20 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Indian Trail Gets First Look At Draft WPB Water Agreement

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report A water-sharing proposal between the Indian Trail Improvement District and the City of West Palm Beach could be mutually beneficial, according to a short presentation last week by ITID Engineer Lisa Tropepe and West Palm Beach water consultant Patrick Painter.

Painter and Tropepe spoke at the ITID Board of Supervisors’ agenda review meeting Thursday, Jan. 3. The supervisors expressed an interest in the idea, but postponed further consideration until more information is available on the specifics of the plan.

According to Tropepe, the idea could help keep The Acreage wet in the dry season and flood-free during the rainy season.

“I want to give you an update on board direction that you gave to us for what we call fondly the pilot pump project between our L Canal, which runs north and

south, and the M Canal, which is operated and maintained by the City of West Palm Beach,” Tropepe said.

Tropepe handed out pictures taken during the Tropical Storm Isaac flooding of units 4 and 5, in the north-central part of The Acreage. She explained that the area, hit hard by flooding during the storm, currently drains by gravity to the north more than 2 miles to the M-O Canal, then west to the impoundment area. She explained that the M-1 upper basin is pretty much void of moving water. “It’s currently moving by gravity alone,” she said.

To solve this problem, engineering staff re-examined a pilot pump project from the late 1990s.

“There were some smart minds who remembered this project from the past. We dusted off the agreement, and what is in your packet is a revised agreement to not make this a temporary pump station but to make it a permanent pump sta-

tion,” Tropepe said.

She noted that technology has improved over the past decade and that both she and Painter have worked on similar projects elsewhere.

“This is only conceptual,” Tropepe stressed. “We don’t have all the details, but I wanted you to be aware of some things that we as staff agreed upon conceptually in this draft agreement.”

West Palm Beach and ITID would share the cost of the project and would be joint permitees. The city would be granted access to the L Canal right-of-way in order to construct, repair or maintain the project. ITID and West Palm Beach would be responsible for their own respective telemetry.

Meanwhile, the city would pay for 100 percent of the cost of the pump station, allow ITID drainage access to the M Canal whenever necessary, work with ITID in the design of the pump station and See WATER, page 18

Lawsuits Put Wellington In A Bind When Dealing With WEF

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report With the Village of Wellington locked in an increasing number of lawsuits with the owners of the Winter Equestrian Festival, the question of whether Wellington should continue to associate itself with the community’s signature horse show series arose at this week’s Wellington Village Council meeting.

During her council comments at the tail end of Tuesday’s meeting, Councilwoman Anne Gerwig brought up a planned Palm Beach County League of Cities luncheon scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.

“Is this council concerned about being in litigation with the entities that control that property?” Gerwig asked, noting that Wellington would be considered a sponsor of the luncheon. “I want to get this out in the open. I

don’t want the League of Cities to be left hanging. My understanding is that it’s not costing Wellington anything, but we would be required to be a host.”

Village Manager Paul Schofield said that plans to host the luncheon at the show grounds had been made when Wellington was still negotiating with property owners Wellington Equestrian Partners about the litigation.

“Since that time, [the negotiations] have stopped and two different lawsuits have been filed,” Schofield said. “Under those circumstances, it would be my recommendation that we not continue.”

But Gerwig disagreed.

“I don’t understand why we would turn down an opportunity to showcase what we all agree is a world-class facility for show jumping,” she said. “It’s not an expense for Wellington. If we were putting some taxpayer money on the line

here, I would say that I agree we can’t be in that kind of relationship while someone is suing us.”

Gerwig said she brought the issue to light because she didn’t want it to be swept under the rug.

“If we vote not to do it, that’s fine,” she said. “But I want a public discussion. I don’t want it to be anyone’s secret. The League of Cities is under the impression that this is scheduled. I don’t want anyone to be left in the lurch.”

Vice Mayor Howard Coates asked that if it is a League of Cities function, why Wellington is required to be listed as a host.

“They won’t hold the meeting without a municipal sponsor,” Schofield explained.

Councilman John Greene asked if Wellington could host the event at one of its own facilities.

Schofield noted that the Wellington Community Center is not available, and that because it is a See WELLINGTON, page 18

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Wellington Council Favors New Home For Tennis Center

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report It appears that the Wellington Tennis Center will be moving to a new home. Members of the Wellington Village Council largely agreed at a workshop Wednesday that the facility should have a site of its own where it can meet the needs of the tennis-playing community.

Though no official vote was cast, council members are expected to make an official decision at a meeting Jan. 22.

At the workshop, Village Manager Paul Schofield said that before other major decisions could be made about the rebuilding of the Wellington Community Center, council members would have to decide what to do about the tennis center, which occupies part of the building.

“That is the first decision you have to make,” he said.

Council members asked Wellington tennis pro Tommy Cheatham to weigh in on whether members were in favor of moving.

“It’s a bit of both,” he said. “People are in favor of moving it if there will be additional courts. We have a court issue, especially in the mornings. If there are more courts at the new facility, I think people will be in favor. If not, I don’t think it really matters.”

Director of Operations Jim Barnes said that a new facility would have about five extra courts.

Wellington Mayor Bob Margolis asked whether that would mean more opportunities for tour-

naments and other revenue sources. Cheatham said it would.

“It will give us a lot more opportunity,” he said. “We’re turning people away because we just don’t have the space.”

Cheatham also said that the initial plans for a new center included an underground watering system for the courts, which could save Wellington a substantial amount.

“I think it would cut your budget at least in half, if not more — even with more courts,” he said.

“The underground watering has no maintenance at all.”

The clay courts — of which there are only a few in the entire county — must be resurfaced every four to five years, Cheatham said. But Wellington’s have not been done in more than a decade.

Councilwoman Anne Gerwig asked how many of the tennis center players are Wellington residents. “This is taxpayer money we’re talking about,” she noted.

Cheatham estimated that 98 percent of his players are also residents, but Gerwig said she would like to see some evidence to support that.

Margolis asked whether it would be beneficial for the facility to have other areas, such as a snack bar, for players to use. Cheatham said it would be a good idea.

He asked that whatever the council chooses to do, it not interrupt play too much.

“If tennis stays where it is and you start tearing that building See TENNIS, page 18

KIDS ENJOY ARTFEST

The Wellington Art Society hosted ArtFest on the Green, a twoday event with artists and vendors, on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 5 and 6 at the Wellington Amphitheater. Shown here, Devan Adair and her sister, Addison color in the student tent.

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ITID Board Agrees To Keep Tanya Quickel

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors decided last week to keep District Administrator Tanya Quickel at her post.

Last month, Quickel offered to negotiate her exit with ITID attorneys after some board members wanted to renegotiate her contract to create a position with less responsibility and authority.

However, the board voted 3-1 at a special meeting Thursday, Jan. 3 to reject Quickel’s termination.

At ITID’s December board meeting, Supervisor Carol Jacobs recommended that the board take

over more responsibility over dayto-day operations of the district, increase the responsibility of the operations/maintenance director and reduce the administrator’s responsibilities to that of a manager.

Jacobs had made a motion to fire Quickel that died for lack of a second. When Supervisor Michelle Damone suggested a workshop to discuss a renegotiation of her contract, Quickel said that she would not be open to renegotiation and instead asked to begin the termination proceedings.

At the meeting last week, ITID’s human resources attorney, Lara See QUICKEL, page 7

Royal Palm Will Seek Resident Input On Strategic Plan

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report A vision has been crafted for the future of Royal Palm Beach, and residents will have an opportunity to weigh in this spring.

Two months after council members had a chance to provide input on the new strategic plan, a draft proposal has been created.

The draft is a result of a workshop held in November with village staff and officials in an effort to lay out plans to execute RPB’s goals in the next five, 10 and 15 years.

The agreed upon theme was an

overall vision to maintain a premier residential community with a hometown feeling, ideal for families — beautiful, safe, convenient and enjoyable.

Vice Mayor Fred Pinto said that synopsis accurately reveals what he feels the vision should be.

“I don’t view our village to be in any kind of contest with other cities in the surrounding area,” Pinto said. “I don’t care what the other cities are doing. All I care about is trying to maintain the life that we have here in the Village of Royal Palm Beach.”

Pinto said his position is based

on consistent input he has received in his nearly 10 years on the council.

“It’s what the citizens want,” he said. “They don’t want to see things changing and growing and expanding. They want to see it kept quiet. They want to see the parks that we’ve been providing for them to be kept up and in good shape.”

There are some who feel that Royal Palm Beach needs to attract more commerce.

“I don’t see that,” Pinto said.

“We don’t have that much left in the village that’s zoned for commercial or light commercial. I’m not

interested in going out, rezoning and changing residential land to be zoned for commercial. I don’t, quite frankly, see how that’s going to improve the quality of life for the people who live here. It’s a quiet village. I want to keep it that way. I’m not looking for any extraordinary growth or expansion.”

Pinto said he found the process of drafting the vision interesting because it referred to the village’s future in terms of what it has accomplished.

“For the last 17 years, we’ve lowered taxes or haven’t raised them,” he said. “We’ve positioned

ourselves as one of the top municipalities in the county. We were very well positioned to withstand the downturn in the economy and the downturn in revenues, without having to take any drastic action in reducing services. We continue to do what we’ve been doing.”

Pinto said he looks forward to hearing residents’ views on the process.

Mayor Matty Mattioli said a citizens’ input meeting is tentatively scheduled for April 11.

“I thought [the report] was very See RPB PLAN, page 18

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Budgeting $400K More For Lawyers, Council Ponders Legal Future

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Members of the Wellington Village Council transferred an additional $400,000 into the village’s legal services fund Tuesday to cover anticipated costs over the upcoming year.

Despite concerns from some council members about the cost of using multiple law firms to handle the litigation, the council voted unanimously to transfer the money. Discussion over whether to hire an in-house or contracted attorney is expected to take place at the next council meeting.

In the meantime, the council could consider hiring a new interim attorney and completely part ways with its current contracted firm, Glen J. Torcivia & Associates.

Village Manager Paul Schofield noted that there are still some le-

gal expenses that will not be covered by the current budgeted amount — among them $112,000 in time from former Village Attorney Jeff Kurtz.

“We have estimated cost of litigation from now through the end of the year at about $250,000,” Schofield said. “We are recommending transferring $400,000 from the rate stabilization fund into the legal services fund. That will cover the normal legal costs, litigation costs and unbilled costs at this point. If we need more, we would come back toward the end of the year once we have a better handle on that number.”

Councilwoman Anne Gerwig was concerned about paying double the cost for the law firm Tew Cardenas to take over monitoring the 11 lawsuits Wellington is facing against horse show promoter Mark Bellissimo.

“I have been clear about my reticence to transfer the litigation only concerning one party,” she said. “We have taken all the litigation that concerned Mark Bellissimo and turned it over to Tew Cardenas.”

This is especially a problem, she said, because it is costing the village more money.

“Their billing rate is almost twice what we’re paying for legal services now,” she said. “I think that’s unnecessary for us to spend twice as much. I would feel much more confident in how we’re handling our finances if we [turned lawsuits over] on an as-needed basis instead of saying everything that has Mark Bellissimo’s name on it should go to Tew Cardenas at twice the rate that we’re paying for legal services now.”

Councilman John Greene asked about the outstanding legal costs

for which Kurtz had not yet billed the village.

Last month, council members gave Kurtz 30 days to bring his billing up to date.

Schofield said he had bills through July.

“Those that I receive by the end of the day Thursday I will pay,” he said. “Those I receive that are in after that date, I will not pay. That is my understanding from [the] council. I have August, September and October outstanding.”

Council members then agreed unanimously to make the $400,000 fund transfer.

Councilman Matt Willhite said he wanted to discuss the future of Wellington’s legal department and how council members should determine what would be best for the village.

“What is our course of action?” he asked. “I think we need to de-

cide the goals and objectives for our attorney going forward collectively, and try to get some kind of consensus as to where we go from here.”

Schofield said that if council members choose to hire an inhouse counsel, it would be done as an employee hiring, but if they wanted to contract with a law firm, it would mean setting up a selection committee and making the decision.

“The normal process for that is that staff sits as a selection committee and does the interviews, the rankings and then the council does the final selection,” he said.

“But if you want to do the interviews and rankings, you would have to pass a measure selecting the council as an alternative selection committee.”

Willhite said another concern he had was the legal budget.

“When I first got here, it was $750,000,” he said. “So it’s not uncommon to have this high of a legal budget when we’re involved in litigation. I think we have to decide, if we were to go in-house, what salary we would be willing to pay. I would think before we put a [request for bids] out, we would have to know that salary.”

Schofield said that council members would first have to decide whether to contract a legal firm or hire their own attorney.

“We have, at the staff level, done the work on creating a legal department,” he said. “It’s a little over $500,000, but that won’t include your contracted legal work.

Based on what our short-term legal needs are, and our projection for the next two to five years, we probably have the need for more than one attorney, or at least an See LEGAL, page 18

Road Grader Purchase Leads ITID To Discuss Equipment Policy

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors reaffirmed its intention Wednesday to purchase a new $180,000 road grader to replace one in need of almost $30,000 worth of repairs.

Newly elected Supervisor Gary Dunkley asked to have last month’s vote to buy the grader reconsidered.

ITID President Jennifer Hager, who had voted against the purchase at the board’s previous meeting, acknowledged the need to purchase a grader eventually.

“I was opposed to the purchase of a new grader only because I feel strongly that we should take better care of what we have,” she said.

“We should try to keep our equipment working through better maintenance.”

Dunkley also wanted the district to keep equipment longer by having district workers paying more attention to maintenance and repair, rather than replacement.

“We need to refocus on the money we can save on fixing this old equipment and start building a repair shop so we can keep stuff in-house,” he said.

Dunkley said that he thought a record of repairs and maintenance history should have been brought to the board so the supervisors could analyze the situation better.

“This is not cost-effective,” he

said, pointing out that such equipment in the Caribbean lasts 20 to 30 years. “This is not like a pair of old shoes where we can throw it away and buy a pair of new shoes.

We could take the money that we save with in-house repairs and invest it in something else.”

Dunkley also criticized the fact that the new purchase is of a John Deere grader when the district’s fleet is Caterpillar equipment.

“You don’t change from the Caterpillar and have one odd piece of equipment,” he said. “It’s hard to interchange parts.”

Dunkley also did not feel that former Operations & Maintenance Director Tony Las Casas knew enough about the equipment to make a recommendation. “This is the advice that we took to purchase this equipment,” he said. “It makes no sense.”

District Administrator Tanya Quickel disagreed. “We had our six grader operators, who are extremely experienced, evaluate every piece of equipment,” she said.

“That was written up, and that information was provided. That was used as the basis for our recommendation for this.”

Quickel said the operators’ specific comments had not been included in the staff recommendation for the purchase, and Dunkley said he thought that information should have been included.

“The board should have the op-

tion of seeing all this information,” he said, adding that the bonds have not yet been fully paid off for the six graders purchased eight years ago.

Dunkley also questioned the purchase of two Ford F-250 pickups that were in the same purchase order. Quickel explained that the F-250s’ carriage height enable them to move through flooded areas more readily than the F-150s.

Supervisor Ralph Bair said he had reviewed the purchases with Quickel when they first started considering them. The district has budgeted to purchase one grader a year until they are all replaced, he noted.

“We had put aside money to purchase equipment, and that’s how districts do business,” Bair said. “You evaluate a piece of equipment, decide how many hours it has run, and all that evaluation has already been done. You can’t continue to rely on those six pieces of equipment, especially since this one has been down for two months already [while the district was] deciding whether to repair it or buy a new one.”

Bair also pointed out that the district does not have the large facilities to repair and maintain heavy equipment.

But Dunkley said he was interested in considering a change in the way the district looks at equipment issues. “We have to sit down

Former Indian Trail Improvement District Supervisor Carlos Enriquez (third from right) was recognized Wednesday for his four years on the board. Enriquez was defeated in the November election by Supervisor Gary Dunkley (left).

PHOTO BY RON BUKLEY/TOWN-CRIER and look at the overall picture,” he said. “We have to refocus.”

Dunkley reiterated that he wanted to remain with one brand for purposes of interchangeability.

Supervisor Carol Jacobs said she had preferred the John Deere because it was American-made.

Quickel pointed out that the replacement was on the agenda last month because it needed a major repair. “It was beyond what the ad-

ministrator could approve, so I had to bring it before you. I’m sorry it was your first board meeting,” she said to Dunkley. “A lot of work went into the executive summaries.

We had three representatives here who had extensive experience, and gave you a lot of information. One of the biggest pieces of information they gave you is that these graders are used much more than the average and have at least one-

third more engine hours than they generally see,” she said.

Bair pointed out that a contract has already been signed for the purchase of a new grader and made a motion to stick with the original motion but to examine the question more closely next year when another grader will be under consideration for replacement. The motion carried 3-2, with Dunkley and Hager opposed.

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Dividing Line Is Needed Between Politics And The Horse Shows While communities across the nation have struggled through hard times, Wellington always has been able to begin each year on a bright note, secure in the knowledge that new polo and equestrian seasons had begun. These vital industries have acted as a buffer, partially shielding Wellington from stormy economic seas.

Through it all, Wellington has been able to rely on the Winter Equestrian Festival and International Polo Club seasons to thrive in an otherwise sluggish economy. Unfortunately, the ongoing equestrian civil war that has divided the local horse community threatens to cast a dark shadow over the show season. This week, Wellington Village Council members debated whether the village should end its association with the show, given the pending litigation of which the village is a party.

The heart of the argument lies with the battle between the Jacobs family, owners of Deeridge Farm, and Wellington Equestrian Partners, owners of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center and the controversial Equestrian Village site. However, their disagreements and lawsuits haven’t stopped the Jacobs family and its allies from participating in the Winter Equestrian Festival horse shows, because they realize shows are shows — and the show must go on.

There needs to be a dividing line between the political/legal wrangling and the horse shows that make Wellington so unique and special. Politics must stop at the in-gate, if you will. If not, the long-term consequences could be devastating. Sure, Wellington’s council might be battling the owners of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, but Wellington is not battling the Winter Equestrian Festival. To some, this might seem like a minor distinction, but it most

certainly is not. In fact, it is the crucial distinction that will let the community weather this storm and emerge whole.

The show grounds and the show itself need to be separate and distinct from the people who own the facility and manage the property. Just like with the Olympics, the United States may not like the country hosting the event, but with one sad, destructive exception, we’ve managed to put aside our differences and participate.

In these challenging economic times, it is foolhardy to pretend that Wellington exists in a completely separate universe from its signature industry. Wellington remains a great community with first-rate parks, excellent schools and wonderful shopping. But it’s hard to argue the fact that a big part of the village’s identity is the world-class horse shows. Not only does this put Wellington on a different level from other similar communities in South Florida, but it gives the village international cachet as well. But these are only some of the extra benefits of the equestrian community. WEF is big business, and that business is a huge boon for Wellington.

Of course, the success of the equestrian and polo seasons is mostly up to the show-goers, and that includes the local community. We urge everyone to come out and help support both.

It’s a great way for families to spend the day together. The 2013 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival runs through March 31 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (14440 Pierson Road, Wellington). For tickets, visit www.equestriansport.com or call (561) 793-5867.

For more information about upcoming Sunday polo matches at the International Polo Club Palm Beach, call (561) 204-5687 or visit www.internationalpoloclub.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Let’s Get Our Chamber Back The Wellington Chamber of Commerce, under its political action committee, took an outrageous step recently in sending a letter to Gov. Rick Scott, asking that Mayor Bob Margolis be removed from office. Wellington Chamber President Alex Domb, who signed the letter, uses as the basis for it a recent news story filled with unsubstantiated claims of an ethics breech that even Domb isn’t sure is true.

As a former member and board member of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, I am deeply concerned that the Wellington Chamber has drawn its membership into dirty politics based on unsubstantiated reports and unbeknown to most of the membership.

There is another situation the membership should be aware of.

A little more than a year ago, in December 2011, a board of directors meeting was called, at which time I was asked to step off the board. I was accused of having a conflict of interest and of breaking confidentiality by sharing information that had been sent to the entire board. Why were they so intent on keeping secrets? Obviously, they had something to hide.

In a spirit of cooperation and because I represent many in the equestrian industry, I agreed to do so. However, former Mayor Darell Bowen, along with Mike Nelson, whose Effective Solutions works for Glenn Straub’s Palm Beach Polo Holdings, and Michael Stone, employed by Equestrian Sport Productions, remained on the board, despite their obvious conflicts with political positions the Wellington Chamber would take.

I was a member of the President’s Circle, co-chair of the Wellington Chamber ’s Equestrian Committee, responsible for creating the community brochure of equestrian events that went out to all Wellington residents, and had worked side by side with Executive Director Michela PerilloGreen on a number of projects.

After a few days of pondering the board’s decision, I made one of my own and tendered my resignation from the Wellington Chamber.

It became clear that these members’ interests at that time and continuing to today are focused solely on supporting a select few members of the business community and continuing a contrarian fight with the duly elected members of the Wellington Village Council. It is also obvious that the Wellington Chamber of Commerce has taken this position regardless of whether its membership agrees.

There is no question in my mind that the average members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce have no idea of the political nonsense its leadership has engaged

in on behalf of all chamber members.

It is the duty of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce to advocate for the business interests of all its members, not a select few.

But the most recent political bombshell shows clearly that the Wellington Chamber continues to focus not on improving the business climate but on continuing a fight with the Village of Wellington. I am thankful that I have found within the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce an organization that does not engage in political dogfights, but supports its entire membership without pitting businesses against each other.

The membership at large of the Wellington Chamber should take back control of the organization, refocusing it on building a business climate in which all Wellington business interests can thrive.

Unfortunately, the current leadership of the Wellington Chamber does its members a great disservice.

Mason Phelps Jr., President Phelps Media Group Wellington

Wellington Council Must Put Ethics First The Equestrian Forum of Wellington works to enhance Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve in order to create economic opportunities for Wellington. We believe the establishment and sustainment of the Equestrian Preserve is dependent on world-class equestrian venues.

Since Wellington incorporated in 1995, the village and equestrian interests shared the same vision of enhancing the equestrian industry and making venues and events more accessible and attractive to all of Wellington. Over the past few years, that was being achieved while at the same time the character of the preserve was being protected.

The Van Kampen covered arena and derby venue at Equestrian Village was approved by the previous Wellington Village Council and would have offered yearround residents a covered arena, guaranteed access by local charities, a riding academy for local children, along with other amenities.

However, under the banner of protecting the Equestrian Preserve, the current council has tried to dismantle the Van Kampen venue.

The unseemly amount of money that was spent to elect Mayor Bob Margolis and councilmen Matt Willhite and John Greene has been well discussed and documented. And unfortunately, as Councilman Howard Coates stated, this council majority has used a “scorched earth” approach for political payback.

The council majority has imple-

mented an agenda to prevent our equestrian industry from growing.

They have revoked approvals in an effort to impose unworkable conditions on the Van Kampen venue.

The actions of this council have brought uncertainty about Wellington in the international equestrian community. This, in turn, will create uncertainty in our local economy. We almost lost the millions of dollars that this year’s Global Dressage Festival will bring to area businesses.

With the council allowing this year’s festival to occur at the last hour and no guarantee next year’s festival will occur, people will decide to compete and spend their money elsewhere.

Greatly accelerating the distrust of the council majority are the recent revelations of large monetary gifts being solicited by Mayor Bob Margolis and Councilman John Greene from persons who have material interests in their votes.

Wealthy interests have given Margolis and Greene thousands of dollars for legal defense funds, vacations in the Hamptons and for other personal benefits.

Further, Councilman Greene adopted an improper position with respect to his personal interests in votes affecting the Global Dressage Festival. Greene was living at the home of Neil Hirsch, an adamant opponent of the facility, during the time the Van Kampen project was being reviewed by the village, despite a contrary opinion from the Ethics Commission.

Several of the payments and contributions made to Margolis and Greene were within days of key votes.

The actions of Margolis and Greene are hypocritical when viewed in the context of their election campaigns. They ran on platforms that “the process” in village government had the appearance of favoritism.

It is time to adopt legislation to ensure transparency in Wellington. Residents have the right to know where our council members live, who they work for, and from whom they receive gifts.

We propose that the village adopt immediately an ordinance that requires the following information about council members to be maintained on the village’s web site; any changes or updates shall be reported by the council members to the village clerk within 48 hours, with progressive punishment for violations by council members: 1) Requests for Ethics Commission opinions by council members and the outcomes.

2) Address of residence.

3) Employers and other sources of income greater than $1,000.

4) Any gift from a lobbyist or a person who has matters pending before the village.

5) Any gifts, including gifts to immediate family members, over

$100 (not including gifts from family members).

Terri Kane Equestrian Forum of Wellington

Why WEP Has Withdrawn From Settlement Talks Wellington Equestrian Partners has recently announced that we are withdrawing from all settlement discussions with the Village of Wellington regarding ongoing litigation. WEP is in the process of filing several lawsuits against the village. We cited two primary reasons for these actions.

First, after full consideration, a Palm Beach County appellate court denied the two Jacobs appeals on the equestrian portion of the Equestrian Village project. These denials affirmed both the compatibility and the development approval process for the project.

Over the past months, WEP has provided the village a very clear and simple path to resolve the issues amicably and inexpensively.

The proposal was simple: reverse the revocations, let us operate the equestrian projects that have been built, and WEP will drop all current and forego any future lawsuits related to the revocation issues. This path allowed the newly elected council members (the “Jacobs slate” of Margolis, Greene and Willhite) to satisfy their stated campaign commitments to support the equestrian elements of the project. We believed a settlement would provide great benefits to the village.

First, it would diffuse an increasingly costly and divisive situation that is growing worse. Second, it would ensure the continued success of the equestrian community, which benefits all Wellington residents. Third, it would have significantly reduced legal expenses to the taxpayers of Wellington — all with little or no impact on the Jacobs’ rights to pursue their personal agenda and their litigation.

Inexplicably, instead of making a decision, the Jacobs slate repeatedly rejected WEP’s settlement overtures and chose to continue their stalling tactics, which would have the effect of putting the Equestrian Village at risk of once again losing next year’s summer and fall seasons. Given the recent front-page Palm Beach Post exposé (http://tinyurl.com/aawljy6) that discusses potentially unethical activity by Mayor Bob Margolis, it is now more apparent why he backed off from settlement discussions. Ultimately, the Jacobs slate chose to protect a few wealthy landowners’ and political supporters’ interests over the interests of the citizens and taxpayers of Wellington. In our opinion, the Jacobs’ interests, who spent over $500,000 getting their slate elected (typical village campaigns spend approximately $20,000 per

candidate), are continuing to pursue a “scorched earth” approach to the Wellington equestrian community under the guise of preservation. This approach is alienating residents, both equestrian and non-equestrians, as well as the world’s top riders within all disciplines who have been flocking to Wellington. Unfortunately, the Wellington taxpayers will ultimately pick up the tab.

WEP does not believe the Jacobs slate, which comprises the majority of the council, will change their position. Therefore, we will not waste further time pursing a settlement while the village is preoccupied with stalling the settlement process, postponing the inevitable, and in our view, protecting a few political supporters (Neil Hirsch, Victoria McCullough and certain members of the Jacobs family). This community should be asking the fundamental question: “Why would certain members of the council refuse such a beneficial and simple offer that would end extensive village expenditures on lawyers and village staff time to support the litigation?”

Which leads us to the second reason. We believe that the revocations of the lawfully approved development rights were illegal and are part of a concerted effort by the Jacobs slate to take away WEP’s property rights as landowners, which WEP believes are core constitutional rights. Recently uncovered information leads us to believe that the circumstances, payments and what appears to WEP to be inducements made days prior to key votes to certain council members participating in the vote to revoke WEP’s property rights were inappropriate and unlawful. The Jacobs slate within the council are pursuing anti-business and unlawful tactics, and WEP will not let it stand.

So we are clear, we believe that council members Howard Coates and Anne Gerwig have continued to look out for the best interests of Wellington. Unfortunately, it is WEP’s opinion that the Jacobs slate will continue to put the best interests of the certain Jacobs family members, Neil Hirsch and Victoria McCullough ahead of village and county residents and taxpayers. The village has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars

in legal expenses and staff time fighting on behalf of these interests, and WEP believes those numbers will balloon to well over $1 million during the next 12 months. Of course, all of this is money that could be spent on village improvements and meaningful investments in our community.

WEP believes in Wellington’s future and has invested more than $200 million in support of our vision. We will do what it takes to protect this very significant investment and will exhaust all remedies to make sure that those responsible will be held accountable for their actions. It is our goal to continue to invest in the Wellington, bring together the equestrian and non-equestrian worlds, expand Wellington’s economy and create much-needed jobs. We are confident that justice will prevail.

Mark Bellissimo, Managing Partner Wellington Equestrian Par tners

Horses Healing Hearts Thanks Charity Challenge In November 2010, Wellington The Magazine featured a story on our charity, Horses Healing Hearts. I wanted to update you with some incredible news we received last Sunday. HHH’s name was been drawn at the Trump Invitational Grand Prix to be awarded a $25,000 grant from the FTI Great Charity Challenge!

This is the first time they’ve decided to do this “surprise grant,” and how incredibly fortunate and blessed we feel to be the recipient.

It’s ironic: The initial night that we did not get drawn to be one of the competing charities represented, of course we were disappointed.

However, one of our little girls from our charity got a hug and an autograph from Margie Goldstein Engle. And later, as the same girl was standing by the fence line at the end of the event, Todd Minikus cantered straight up to her and tossed his second-place ribbon to her like it was a Frisbee. She stood there holding it in shock. He smiled and cantered off. Julia will not forget that night, and I won’t ever forget the look on her face.

These moments inspire our kids, See LETTERS, page 18

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By Jules W. Rabin

The thought is surreal, but many millionaires do also collect unemployment insurance. In fact, in 2009, there were 2,400 tax filers who reported annual income of $1 million, or more, and yet hit up the government for benefits.

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FLAGS FOR THE CURE RAISES OVER $27,000 FOR AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

The Acreage Girls Flag Football League presented the sixth annual Flags for the Cure flag football tournament Jan. 2-6 at Acreage Community Park. Players of all ages came out to battle for charity and raised more than $27,000 for the American Cancer Society. For more info., visit www.flagsforthecure.com.

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The Little Ladies took first place in the girls 10-U division.

Team Lorax were runners-up in the girls 10-U division.

Alana Gomez of New Remedy heads for the end zone.

The Breast Friends celebrate after their win on Jan. 5.

The Ninja Turtles with flowers they received after their game.

The Pink Cheetahs gear up for their next game.

WOMEN OF THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES KICKS OFF 2013 AT WANDERERS CLUB Women of the Western Communities held its first meeting of the year Thursday, Jan. 3 at the Wanderers Club in W ellington. The meeting included cocktails, a buffet dinner and guest speaker Michele Landers, a certified life coach and hypnotherapist who discussed “co-creation.” For more info., visit the group’s page on Facebook.

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Club President Mair Armand with Michele Landers and board members Carol O’Neil, Ruth Mansmith and Faye Ford.

Hope Barron, Teresa Harrington and Susan D’Andrea.

Carole Anderson, Marianne Davidson and Marge Hartig-Specht.

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CRIME NEWS

Semi-Automatic Gun Stolen From Car In Wellington

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report JAN. 4 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington was dispatched to a home in Margate Place last Friday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:30 p.m. last Thursday and 5:45 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole a loaded black Lorcin L380 semi-automatic handgun, along with a designer wallet and a folding knife.

The stolen items were valued at approximately $900. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

••• DEC. 30 — ARoyal Palm Beach woman contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach on Sunday, Dec. 30 after she was robbed in Counterpoint Estates.

According to a PBSO report, she was walking along Symphony Lane at approximately 4 p.m. pushing a stroller. The victim passed two unknown black males talking on the sidewalk, and they parted for her to pass. According to the report, one of the suspects asked her a question and snatched her iPhone from her hand before the two men fled the scene. The stolen phone was valued at $300.

There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JAN. 2 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a home on Sheffield Street last Wednesday morning regarding an act of vandalism.

According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Tuesday and 6 a.m. the following morning, someone shattered the rear window of the victim’s vehicle. The victim said that nothing was taken from the vehicle. Another vehicle nearby was not disturbed. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JAN. 3 — A resident of the Pinewood East community contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington last Thursday evening to report a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left her home at approximately 7 a.m. and returned around 5:45 p.m. to find that her front door was unlocked and her home had been ransacked. According to the deputy, the perpetrator(s) slid the victim’s sliding glass door off track to enter the home. Once inside, they stole several pieces of jewelry as well as the victim’s Social Security card and marriage certificate. The stolen items were valued at approximately $5,700. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JAN. 4 — A resident of Palm Beach Polo called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Friday morning to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left two of her vehicles in the driveway unlocked overnight. Sometime between 5:30 p.m. last Thursday and 7:30 a.m. the following morning, someone rummaged through them. The victim said nothing was taken. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JAN. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home on Shoma Drive last Saturday morning regarding a residential

burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 p.m. last Friday and 5 a.m. the following morning, someone forced open the victim’s rear sliding glass door and entered the home. The perpetrator(s) stole several pieces of jewelry, a laptop computer, the victim’s keys and designer sunglasses. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JAN. 5 — A resident of Marcella Blvd. contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Saturday morning to report a vehicle theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim left his white Ford F-350 in his driveway unlocked with the keys in the center console. Sometime between 2 and 5:30 a.m., someone stole the vehicle. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JAN. 5 — Two Acreage men were arrested last Saturday morning on charges of assault following an altercation on Belvedere Road outside the Royal Palm Town Center shopping plaza. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 8:40 a.m. the victim was crossing Belvedere Road when two men in a pickup truck accosted him.

According to the report, a witness said 53-year-old Santiago Sevilla exited his vehicle and grabbed a tile trout and placed it up against the victim’s throat. The witness said the victim pulled out a knife and stabbed Sevilla, and that 32year-old Santiago Lopez also hit the victim. The victim was taken to Palms West Hospital for stitches. Sevilla and Lopez were arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail. Lopez was charged with aggravated battery, while Sevilla was charged with aggravated battery and assault with a deadly weapon.

JAN. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded to Lakeside Challenger Park last Saturday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim parked her vehicle on the north side of the park at approximately 4:30 p.m. When she returned around 5:45 p.m., she discovered someone had shattered her rear driver’s-side window and stolen a purse and wallet containing her credit card. The stolen items were valued at approximately $70. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JAN. 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched Monday to the Grove Market Shopping Center regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6:30 p.m. last Friday and 8 a.m. Monday, someone stole a semi-trailer from the plaza. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JAN. 7 — A resident of Counterpoint Estates called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach on Monday morning to report a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 and 11:30 a.m., someone entered through an unlocked kitchen window and ransacked the home, stealing a Canon 60D digital camera, two external hard drives, a Canon Powershot digital camera and an HP laptop computer. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,900. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding these wanted fugitives: • Jorge Larios, a.k.a. George Larios, is a white male, 5’7” tall and weighing 140 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. He has multiple tattoos. His date of birth is 03/03/84. Larios is wanted for violation of probation on charges of uttering forged bills, checks, drafts or notes; grand theft and petit theft (felony); and DUI causing injury to person or property (traffic). His occupation is unknown. His last known address was Eddie Way in Greenacres. Larios is wanted as of 01/ 03/13.

• Selo Ramirez is a white male, 4’6” tall and weighing 90 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. He has multiple tattoos.

His date of birth is 03/29/79. Ramirez is wanted for failure to appear for trial on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. His occupation is unknown. His last known address was at large. Ramirez is wanted as of 01/03/ 13.

Remain anonymous and you may be eligible for up to a $1,000 reward. Call Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestopperspbc. com.

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Polo Leaders Seek To Grow Sport And Train The Next Generation

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report As the International Polo Club Palm Beach kicks off its 10th anniversary season, players and officials alike are looking for ways to draw in the community and foster growth in the sport, both here and all across the United States.

The season began last Sunday afternoon with an exciting overtime match which saw Coca-Cola defeat Villa del Lago 13-12 to win the Herbie Pennell Cup. At a press conference Friday, Jan. 4 with polo officials and players, talk turned to how to promote the sport more widely in the United States.

IPC Polo Manager Jimmy Newman noted that nine of the 10 highest-ranked polo players in the world are from Argentina, and the tenth is from Uruguay.

“America is waking up,” he said.

“We’re not quite there yet, but we have some youth polo programs now.”

Tony Coppola, owner of the Tackeria and longtime polo announcer, noted that in Argentina, polo is much more common, especially when it comes to youth tournaments.

“This year, in Argentina, there were several youth tournaments for kids under 14,” he said. “There were about 72 teams of children.

Polo is just more of a way of life.

The kids grow up riding horses and playing polo.”

But Wellington is quickly growing interest in the sport, hosting youth tournaments of its own.

“We have quite a program going on here,” Coppola said. “We just finished a tournament of under 14 and had about 10 or 12 teams. We also introduced anoth-

er level of competition for ages 15 to 19 and had four teams in it.”

But with buzz about polo possibly becoming an Olympic sport, as well as returning to the Pan American Games, officials are hopeful that the sport will reach a wider audience.

“There is more talk about international team competition for polo,” Coppola said. “And there is a lot more youth competition.

We sent a team to China this past fall.”

Polo player Carlos Gracida noted that for many top-level players, the game of polo was passed down through families and friends.

He pointed out that many of the current top players have been playing together since they were young.

“I learned to play from my father,” he said. “I am teaching my son. Everybody loves polo. We have the best polo clubs in the world and the best horses; we need to find a way to get more players involved.”

Gracida said he would like to see more trainers who can teach children the game at a young age.

“Get the right person and give him the economic support and power to really get a program of young kids together, and I think you’ll see that people are interested,” he said.

IPC President of Club Operations John Wash said that the club is doing its part to promote the sport in Wellington. He said he hopes to see the community come out and enjoy the sport, or learn more about it.

“We’ve got 16 weeks for you to come out and experience it,” Wash said. “One thing I know about the polo players and patrons is that they… really want to make the

‘I learned to play from my father,’ Gracida said. ‘I am teaching my son. Everybody loves polo. We have the best polo clubs in the world and the best horses; we need to find a way to get more players involved.’

Quickel

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continued from page 1 Donlan, said that Quickel and her attorney, Cathleen Scott, had prepared a proposal to terminate Quickel’s contract without cause through a negotiated settlement.

“Under that contract, as written, there would normally be a 12month severance payout of salary along with her vacation leave,” Donlan said. “What we have proposed is that if the board is willing to terminate the contract without cause effective today, Ms. Quickel would be willing to accept 10 months instead of 12 months, and she would still have that vacation leave.”

Donlan said other options included honoring Quickel’s contract as it stood, to terminate her contract with some degree of notice, or to seek termination for cause. Donlan pointed out that termination for cause would require certain procedures, including establishment that infractions had occurred such as commission of a felony or a violation of her contract.

Damone, who had negotiated Quickel’s hiring in 2010, said she would oppose the termination of Quickel’s contract under the terms proposed.

“I personally don’t want Ms. Quickel to leave,” Damone said.

“She has done an excellent job.

Maybe where we have failed is we did not emphasize some of the

highlights of her tenure here, but to me, she has not done anything for cause of termination. She has put her terms on the table, and it doesn’t look like we agree with those terms, so where do we go from here?”

Supervisor Gary Dunkley said he would also oppose Quickel’s leaving but was not happy with the documentation that had been provided to the board. “You’re not giving me much choice,” Dunkley said. “There’s nothing for me to read, and I don’t think this is fair.”

Supervisor Ralph Bair interjected that he opposed dividing the responsibilities of the district administrator. “That’s the reason we went with a district administrator to start with,” Bair said.

Jacobs said she has been conflicted about Quickel’s working hours since she was hired. “This is a very large district, and we need someone here all the time, not at home or from the car or whatever,” Jacobs said.

Jacobs added that she was disturbed that a road in the district had been damaged by a contractor doing canal work. “The road is totally falling apart, and that contractor tore off the sides… It’s going to have to be redone,” she said.

While she likes Quickel as a person, Jacobs said she is not convinced that Quickel has a firm grasp on the needs of the district.

Jacobs was also quite upset about not being given adequate information about what is going on internally at Indian Trail. “I do like Tanya, but I don’t know what is going on with this district,” she said.

sport mainstream for those who don’t know much about it. They want to see it grow. We’re really excited about going into our 10th season, and we hope the community will come out and enjoy it with us.”

Ticket prices for Sunday matches range from $10 general admission to $120 box seating. Sunday brunch at the Pavilion and reception packages range from $55 to $330 for the Veuve Clicquot brunch package for two.

The International Polo Club Palm Beach is located at 3667 120th Ave. South in Wellington. For more information, call (561) 2045687 or visit www.international poloclub.com.

Kris Kam psen, Brandon Phillips, Carlos Gracida, Luis Escobar, Jimmy Newman, Tony Coppola, John Wash and Julio Arellano.

Jimmy Newman talks about the teams playing this season.

Polo players Brandon Phillips, Carlos Gracida and Luis Escobar.

Jacobs said she believes it is the board’s responsibility to make sure the district’s money is managed responsibly. “I ultimately believe in red flags, and when I can’t get a public record as a supervisor, and this has happened to me several times, it’s a red flag,” she said.

Jacobs added that she was not happy that as a supervisor, she is not allowed to talk to district employees.

“A government agency should be an open book,” she said. “All I want to do is the right thing, and Tanya, I don’t want to ruin your career. We could have gotten along, but it was like you didn’t want to get along, and it started right from the beginning.”

Due to a family emergency, Jacobs then had to leave the meeting. “I’m sorry, and I hope you guys can work it all out,” she said.

Scott said her main concern was the legal issues regarding Quickel’s contract. It was her opinion that there was not sufficient reason to terminate her for cause.

“You can choose to terminate her, in which case you owe her 12 months of severance,” she said.

“I understand from a fiscal responsibility standpoint why it is frustrating... Ms. Quickel, who is the perpetual professional in this environment, had offered to stay. The day after the meeting, she reached out and said, ‘Look, I’m prepared to work this out,’ and that’s why she made an offer that we view as less than what she is contractually obligated to.”

Quickel said it was the suggestion that the operations/mainte-

nance director report directly to the board that led to her offer to negotiate the contract termination.

ITID President Jennifer Hager objected to the terms of the contract. “It’s golden pavement in here and golden pavement out of here,” she said. “There’s no protection for the district.”

Damone reminded the board that the district had no fiscal responsibility under the previous two administrators. “I ran on fiscal responsibility,” she said.

“There was no fiscal responsibility in this building at the time. Our records weren’t being managed appropriately. I went after somebody I thought had a major financial background.”

Damone pointed out that this was the first year in many that the district has had no comments on its annual audit, and that Quickel has done nothing to warrant termination for cause.

“Because of personality differences? I’ve got personality differences with everyone in this room,” she said. “I’m here to do the business of the district, and the business of the district is to protect taxpayers of the district.”

After a recess was called in order for Dunkley to discuss the terms of the contract with Quickel, her attorney and district legal staff, Dunkley said he would support the contract as it stood.

“I have decided to honor Ms. Quickel’s contract,” Dunkley said.

“I am also asking, as a board member, you have to be more transparent in terms of negotiations and in terms of our monies.”

Tony Coppola shares his thoughts on the future of polo.

Julio Arellano talks about the level of competition at IPC. Dunkley said he would also like to have an organizational audit conducted of the district’s operations.

Damone made the motion to

IPC’s John Wash encourages everyone to come out for the 10th anniversary season.

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honor Quickel’s contract and reject her termination. The motion passed 3-1 with Hager dissenting.

She favored continuing with contract termination proceedings.

NEWS BRIEFS Wellington Dog Park Closed Until Jan. 14 The Wellington Dog Park, a free, fenced-in facility for four-legged friends, is closed now through Sunday, Jan. 13 for routine annual pest control and maintenance.

The park will reopen on Monday, Jan. 14. Wellington staff appreciates your patience as they work to maintain a great hometown for you and your pet.

The Wellington Dog Park is located at 2795 Greenbriar Blvd. and is open seven days a week from dawn until dusk. The park is closed until 3 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month for regular maintenance.

For further information, contact Parks & Recreation Director Bruce DeLaney at (561) 791-4729

MLK Celebration In RPB Jan. 21 Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) and the Village of Royal Palm Beach will present the 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Monday, Jan. 21 at the Royal

Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way). The program runs from 10 a.m. to noon, with a continental breakfast served from 8:45 to 9:30 a.m.

The theme for the program is “An Inspirational Legacy.” Musical tributes will be offered by the Ebony Chorale of the Palm Beaches, Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County, Jade and Demi Masters, Malik Willaims, Perry Stokes, Copeland Davis, the VSA SpotLighters and more.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Elet Cyris at (561) 791-9087.

Auction Benefits Epilepsy Group A quarter auction benefit for the Epilepsy Foundation will be held Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way).

Bring a roll or two of quarters and bid on a wide variety of items.

There will be free food and giveaways. For more information, contact Julie Bryant at (561) 797-1501 or juliebryant@my2.tupperware. com, or visit www.my.tupperware. com/juliebryant.

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NEWS BRIEFS Next Acreage Community Park Jam Jan. 19 The Acreage Landowners’ Association and the Indian Trail Improvement District will host the free monthly Acreage Community Park Jam on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 5 to 10 p.m. at Acreage Community Park (6701 140th Ave. North).

The Acreage Community Park Jam features musicians, comedians and other artists of all ages, styles and skill levels. The Holy Cow food truck will be onsite, so bring your appetite. For classic car lovers, there will be a Classic Cruisers Car Show. Attendees are invited to bring and display their classic vehicles or motorcycles.

For anyone feeling lucky, there will be a 50/50 raffle. Join your friends and neighbors while enjoying an evening of diverse entertainment. Event organizers recommend bringing a chair or something to sit on, as well as mosquito repellent. No glass containers are allowed.

This event is open to all ages.

Acreage Community Park also has a playground and skateboard park adjacent to the jam area. Adult

supervision is required for playground use. A consent waiver is required for minors wishing to use the skate park and available by visiting www.indiantrail.com and clicking “Our Parks.”

For more information, or for a signup application, visit www. acreagelandowners.org. Go to “Events,” and then select the “Community Jam” link. To sign up as entertainment or make general inquiries, contact Bob Renna at (561) 602-0676 or bobrenna@bell south.net.

Sign-in and walk-up entertainment the day of the jam is also welcome. The stage includes some instruments and public address system and will be set up for all to use. Volunteers to set up and break down are needed.

Taste Of Compassion Returns Jan. 21 More than 25 chefs from the American Culinary Federation, Palm Beach County Chapter and a variety of local restaurants will join together for the ninth annual Taste of Compassion, a gourmet event to benefit Quantum House. The

food and wine tasting will take place Monday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Harriet Himmel Theater in CityPlace. A VIP reception will be held at 6 p.m.

Taste of Compassion benefits Quantum House, a nonprofit hospital hospitality house that provides lodging for more than 500 family members each year while their children are receiving treatments for serious medical conditions in Palm Beach County. Sponsors include PNC Bank, Woolems Construction, FPL, St. Mary’s Medical Center and the Palm Beach Post.

Taste of Compassion will feature an array of epicurean offerings, from four different courses and a selection of more than 65 wines presented by Southern Wine & Spirits. Guests will enjoy tastes from participating restaurants and clubs, including the Breakers, Bear’s Club and Paddy Mac’s.

“We thank the chefs from these fine restaurants, clubs and hotels for donating their time and talents to put on an incredible evening of culinary delights,” said Ken Wade, event chairman and proprietor of Paddy Mac’s in Palm Beach Gardens. “Their generosity shows

true compassion for the children and families in residence at Quantum House.”

Taste of Compassion will also feature a silent auction consisting of items for the foodie at heart, as well as live entertainment.

For tickets, or more information about Taste of Compassion, call Natalie Carron at (561) 494-0515 or visit www.quantumhouse.org.

The Palm Beach County Convention Center is located at 650 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Show hours are Friday, Jan. 11 from noon to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 12 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Jan. 13 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.

For more information about the home show, visit www.palmbeach homeshow.com.

P.B. Home Show Returns To WPB This Weekend

Sign Up For Next Wellington Idol Competition

The Palm Beach Home Show returns Jan. 11-13 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. The event features the latest in home remodeling and improvement ideas with products ranging from windows, blinds, shutters, screen enclosures, mattresses, flooring, solar, air conditioning, hot tubs, outdoor kitchens, overstocked furniture and much more.

The grand prize drawing for a three-night, four-day cruise courtesy of Jill Venturi Cruise One Vero Beach will take place Sunday, Jan. 6 at 4 p.m. Stop by the Animal Rescue Force of South Florida booth for on-site pet adoptions.

Wellington has announced the return of the Wellington Idol competition, this time with more cash prizes up for grabs.

Enter now for your chance to win the $500 grand prize, or one of three $250 prizes for the runnersup. Contestants must be individual singers at least 8 years old as of Feb. 1 must reside in Wellington or attend a Wellington school, and cannot be professional performers.

All previous grand prize winners from Wellington Idol or Wellington Talent Search are ineligible to compete. Contestants will be divided into three age groups: ages

8 to 12; ages 13 to 17; and age 18 and up.

To register, contestants must submit an application form, proof of age such as a birth certificate or photo ID, one head shot and a short performer biography, along with a non-refundable fee of $25 per individual payable to the Village of Wellington. Contestants must also submit a YouTube link of their performance to Cultural Programs and Facilities Manager Joe Piconcelli at jpiconcelli@ wellingtonfl.gov.

Wellington will also accept nonreturnable CDs or DVDs of a maximum three minutes in length in lieu of a YouTube entry. Be sure to label your disc with your name, age group, title of the piece and phone number.

Registration can be completed at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The deadline to register is Jan. 27.

For the official rules and application form, visit the Wellington Community Center or go online to the Parks & Recreation Special Events section at www.wellington fl.gov. For questions, e-mail Piconcelli or call him at (561) 791-4756.

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WELLINGTON ART SOCIETY HOSTS ARTFEST ON THE GREEN AT AMPHITHEATER The Wellington Art Society hosted ArtFest on the Green, a two-day event with artists and vendors, on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 5 and 6 at the Wellington Amphitheater. This year’s event was a juried show, with locally known art professionals Jamnea Finlayson and Ted Matz serving as judges. For more info., visit www.wellingtonartsociety.blogspot.com.

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The Wellington Art Society’s Leslie Pfeiffer with Herta and Frank Seuss, Sabine Muhlner and Donna Donelan.

Leslie Pfeiffer with Best in Show winners Susan Maynard and Dianne Krause of Color Strands.

First-place winner Jinsheng Song with Leslie Pfeiffer.

Ilene Adams, Leslie Pfeiffer and Linda Rovolis.

Elizabeth Posluszny and Jason and Briann Reibling do scratch-off art at the Jerry’s Artarama table.

Adrianne Hetherington assists Marilyn Murphy with a hand-painted silk scarf.

CAFCI ‘A HOME OF OUR OWN’ BARBECUE A FUNDRAISER FOR PLANNED BUILDING Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) held the fundraiser “A Home of Our Own” on Tuesday, Jan. 1 at the home of Dr. Winston and Rhonda Ferrin-Davis. CAFCI is trying to raise money for a building to host meetings and events. There were games, a bake sale and music, and plenty of barbecue chicken and fixings.

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Trevor Blake and Kenny Bernard tend the chicken on the grill.

Lauriston Sims, Rhonda Ferrin-Davis, Ryan Pinto and Royal Palm Beach Vice Mayor Fred Pinto.

Betty Mallory serves barbecue chicken to Newley Wilson as Hyacinth Wilson looks on.

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Great Entertainment Highlights South Florida Fair Opening Jan. 18 The 2013 South Florida Fair opens Friday, Jan. 18 and continues through Sunday, Feb. 3.

The South Florida Fair is known for attracting quality country and rock stars to its entertainment lineup, and this year a popular game show and one of the most successful authors have been added to the bill.

On Saturday, Jan. 26 at noon, 100 fans of author James Patterson can attend a special VIP reception in the Burkhardt Hospitality Building. Tickets cost $25, and

100 percent of the proceeds will benefit Florida Atlantic University. At 12:30 p.m., Patterson will make a presentation that is free with fair admission in Expo East Stage; he will sign books from 1 to 2 p.m.

In January 2010, The New York Times Magazine featured Patterson on its cover and hailed him as having “transformed book publishing.” Time magazine named him “The Man Who Can’t Miss,” and he is a two-time Children’s Choice Book Award “Author of the Year” nominee, a designation decided on by more than 15,000 children and teen readers. In the past three years, Patterson has sold more books than any other author (according to Bookscan), and in total, his books have sold an estimated 260 million copies worldwide. His credits include being the creator of the top-selling new detective series featuring Alex Cross and including the Hollywoodadapted Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls, starring Academy Award–winning actor Morgan Freeman.

On Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m., America’s favorite and longestrunning TV game show The Price is Right, with Emmy-winning TV host Todd Newton, will invite fans to “Come on down!” as part of a live, interactive show. The Price is Right Live offers audience participation with the same enthusiasm, games, cash and prizes. General

seating is free with fair admission.

To get the best seats in the house, a limited number of reserved seats are available for $10, in addition to the fair admission ticket.

Concerts on the Pepsi Stage in the Party Pavilion will feature country singer-songwriter Dustin Lynch, described as one of country’s artists to watch, with Brooke Eden & the Devil’s Cut Band on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Jackyl will perform Thursday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. Formed in 1991, Jackyl’s music is equal parts hard rock, heavy metal and Southern rock.

The fourth annual Classic Rock Tribute Band Competition will take place Saturday, Jan. 26, featuring AC/DC tribute band Shot Down in Flames: Bon Scott Era at 2 p.m., Led Zeppelin tribute band Ramble On “the pure Zeppelin Experience” at 3 p.m., Kiss tribute band SirKiss at 4 p.m., Journey tribute band Odyssey Road at 5 p.m., Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band Saturday Night Special at 6 p.m. and a Yes tribute band at 7 p.m.

On Monday, Jan. 28, the Leroy Van Dyke Country Gold Tour will take the stage at 3 p.m. Van Dyke recorded the classic song “Walk On By” in 1961. Based on sales, radio airplay and the amount of time on the country charts, this song was designated the No. 1 recording for the period of Oct. 20, 1958 through June 25, 1994. He will be joined by Steve and Rudy Gat-

lin of the Gatlin Brothers, Helen Cornelius and Jim Ed Brown.

Tenth Avenue North will perform on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m.

This American contemporary Christian band formed while attending Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach.

On Jan. 31, country hit maker Don Williams will take the stage at 8 p.m. On Feb. 2, Grammy Award nominee (Best Tropical Album) Marlow Rosado y La Riquena will perform at 8 p.m. The reggaeton duo Angel y Khriz will close out the fair with a 9:45 p.m. performance.

Reserved seats also are available for $10 for these concerts, in addition to the fair admission ticket. Otherwise, general seating is free with a fair admission ticket.

The 2013 South Florida Fair runs Jan. 18 through Feb. 3 at the fairgrounds, located at 9067 Southern Blvd. Advance discount tickets are on sale through Jan. 17.

Adult admission (12 and older) costs $10 in advance and $15 gate.

Admission for children under 12 costs $5 in advance and $8 gate.

Admission for seniors 60 and older costs $7 in advance and $9 gate.

Children 5 and younger are admitted free. Bring two cans of food or dry goods to be entered into a drawing to win a variety of prizes.

For more information, call (561) 793-0333 or visit www.southflorida fair.com.

Dustin Lynch will perform Tuesday, Jan. 22 on the Pepsi Stage.

Also on the Pepsi Stage, Jackyl will perform Thursday, Jan. 24.

FRIENDS & FAMILY CELEBRATE CHEF G’S 70TH BIRTHDAY IN ROYAL PALM BEACH Lloyd Grant, a.k.a. “Chef G,” celebrated his 70th bir thday Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Approximately 200 friends and family attended the formal black and white affair. The night included an open bar and a champagne toast to Chef G. A lavish buffet was catered by Chef G himself.

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(Seated) Hyacinth and Newley Wilson; (standing) Rhonda Ferrin-Davis and Dr. Winston Davis.

Monica and “Chef G” Lloyd Grant share a dance.

Carlene Johnson, Paul Johnson and Normalyn Smith.

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RPBHS, H.L. JOHNSON TAKE HOME ‘TURKEY TROPHIES’ FOR UNIFIED FOOD DRIVE The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and Blue Bell Ice Cream dropped in on Royal Palm Beach High School Principal Jesus Armas and Darryll Schwartz to award the school with its first-place “turkey trophy,” Blue Bell ice cream for all to enjoy, and a Sheriff for a Day award sponsored by Sheriff Ric Bradshaw. The high school collected more than 2,200 food items to help with the 2012 Unified Food Drive, which fed more than 310 families and helped stock four local food pantries during the Thanksgiving holiday. H.L. Johnson Elementary School won the second-place award, and Principal Sharon Hench, staff and students were thrilled to take the trophy and ice cream. Other participating schools were the Ideal School, Glades Day School, and Royal Palm Beach, Cypress Trails, Jerry Thomas, Limestone Creek and Birkshire elementary schools. The PBSO thanks the schools and WRMF for helping with the turkeys.

RPBHS Principal Jesus Armas (third from left) accepts the school’s first-place award for the Unified Food Drive.

H.L. Johnson Principal Sharon Hench (back right) accepts the second-place award for her school.

Area Students Win At P.B. Regional Science & Engineering Fair Hundreds of parents and coordinators packed the auditorium of Santaluces High School on Thursday, Dec. 13 for the 2012 Palm Beach Regional Science and Engineering Fair Awards.

The competition was particularly stiff this year, which made the selection of the top 40 projects across all categories extremely difficult. The 40 projects will be entered into Florida’s 58th annual State Science and Engineering Fair, (Left) Students and parents discuss the projects at the Regional Science and Engineering Fair Awards event.

scheduled for March 26-28 in Lakeland.

Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast will be awarding each State Science and Engineering Fair participant a cash award of at least $100.

Scripps Florida will be awarding each student with a medal and gift card to the Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens, when they showcase their projects there on CELLebrate Science Day on Feb. 2.

Among the 40 SSEF invitees from the Palm Beach Regional Science and Engineering Fair are the following students from western communities schools: Junior Di-

vision (grades 6-8) – Austin Consagra of Wellington Landings Middle School; Senior Division (grades 9-12) – Daniel Dufresne, Carle Dugan, Goda Graudinis, Elizabeth Le, Christine Leeds, Alex Naum and Anthony Olive of Palm Beach Central High School; and Ryan Meingasner and Paul Wassel of Seminole Ridge High School.

The winning students were excited to receive their first-place through fourth-place awards. Dozens of the special awards that were given to students sponsored by various community partners who believe in the talent of Palm Beach

County students.

“These are the students who will become the researchers who find the cure for cancer, develop new technologies that solve the energy crisis, and make the world a better place in more ways than there is space to name,” Science Program Planner Gregory Goebel said. “We would like to thank all of our sponsors for contributing to our efforts of rewarding students for excellence in science. We welcome future contributions from individuals or groups that would like to encourage students to continue to explore science and develop research techniques.”

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PALMS WEST PEOPLE

River Of Grass Gala Nets Nearly $100,000 CANNATELLA, HERSHONIK

Jenny Prior Brown, Kathryn Fox, Thais and Matthew Piotrowski.

Nancy and John Marshall.

Juanita and Ben Shenkman.

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Nancy Marshall, president of the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation for the Everglades, has announced that the nonprofit organization raised approximately $100,000 at the seventh annual River of Grass Gala. The festive “green tie” event was held Dec. 8 at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach.

More than 200 people attended the gala, with Kathryn Fox of Palm Beach serving as honorary chair and Palm Beach County School Board Member Jenny Prior Brown as chair. Matthew and Thais Piotrowski were the official co-chairs of the annual fundraising event, which included the presentation of the Marshall Foundation’s fifth annual Champion of the Everglades Awards to individuals and organizations that have made an outstanding contribution toward Everglades restoration over many years.

The 2012 Champions of the Everglades are U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar; Broward County–based business leader, Everglades enthusiast and member of the Florida Wildlife Commission Ron Bergeron; and the Florida Wildlife Federation, which is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary.

One special highlight of the gala was the surprise performance by former Broadway and motion picture star Avery Sommers, who brought down the house with her musical tribute to Marvin Ham-

lisch, Whitney Houston and Donna Summer.

“As always, I am humbled by the number of people who tirelessly volunteer, sponsor and support our annual River of Grass Gala that funds 100 percent of our grassroots environmental projects throughout the year,” Marshall said. “In fact, 100 percent of all funds raised at the gala goes directly toward educating the next generation about the critical importance of the Everglades, our national treasure, on the entire state of Florida.”

Based in Palm Beach County, the Marshall Foundation champions the restoration and preservation of the greater Everglades ecosystem through science-based education and outreach programs. Annually, more than 25,000 elementary and high school students in Palm Beach County actively participate in the Marshall Foundation’s various education programs.

Founded in 1998, the nonprofit organization has in recent years awarded more than $450,000 in scholarships and internships, planted nearly 100,000 native Florida trees in wetland areas, and involved more than 5,000 volunteers in hands-on restoration projects.

For more information about the Marshall Foundation, call (561) 233-9004 or visit www. artmarshall.org.

Cultural Council’s ‘A Taste Of Art’ A Success The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County drew an enthusiast crowd of art and food enthusiasts to its Dec. 6 “A Taste of Art” event.

The inaugural silent auction event was held in the Cultural Council’s downtown gallery and exhibition space at 601 Lake Ave. in Lake Worth.

Roughly 60 guests attended the festive cocktail party. They bid on original art pieces by Palm Beach County artists in a silent auction, tasted a delightful sampling of hors d’oeuvres and desserts from downtown Lake Worth restaurants, and danced to music by DJ Guys. The affair was presented among the whimsical drawings and sculptures of the Tom Otterness exhibition.

“This occasion was a fun way to invite guests to enjoy the am-

bience of the Cultural Council, to celebrate art, and to shop for unique holiday gifts while supporting local Palm Beach County artists at the same time,” said Rena Blades, the Cultural Council’s president and chief executive officer.

Participating, exhibiting artists included Barry Seidman, Bea Doone-Merena, Carolyn Barth, Cecily Hangen, Claudia Jane Klein, Hanne Niederhausen, Jill Elisofon, Judy Flescher, Karla Walter, Katie Deits, Maria Hayden, Phyllis Annunziato, Rose Belschner, Sandra Thompson, Sharon Koskoff, Victoria Skinner, Walter Hnatysh Jr. and Leora Klaymer Stewart.

The Cultural Council is Palm Beach County’s of ficial arts agency and serves nonprofit cultural organizations and pro-

PLAN AUTUMN WEDDING

Manny and Barbara Cannatella of Wellington have announced the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Allison, to Stan Hershonik, the son of Stan and Sheryl Hershonik of Hamden, Conn. Allison is currently a nurse at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, and Stan is a behavior therapist working with young children on the autism spectrum. A fall wedding is being planned in South Florida. The couple plans to reside in Palm Beach County.

Devon Lowe Graduates Army Basic Training Army Pvt. Devon Lowe has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla.

During the nine weeks of training, Rowe studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy,

Jill Elisofon, Rick Gonzalez and Rena Blades. fessional artists throughout the county.

Admission to the Cultural Council is free and open to the

public Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.palm beachculture.com.

military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics.

Lowe is the daughter of Amy and Raymond Lowe of The Acreage. She is a 2012 graduate of Wellington High School.

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ROYAL PALM BASSMASTERS PRESENTS END-OF-YEAR AWARDS AT CEREMONY Royal Palm Bassmasters held its 2012 awards ceremony picnic Saturday, Jan. 5 at Todd Robiner Park to honor the year’s top anglers.

Winners received end-of-the-year awards summarizing the year’s 12 fishing tournaments. The group meets the second Thursday of each month at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center. For info., e-mail rpbassmasters@gmail.com. PHOTOS BY JESSICA GREGOIRE/TOWN-CRIER

Award winners Rick Eaton, Ed Singleton, Dede Duff, Herman Parker and Larry Payne.

Tournament Director Phil Northrop presents the Angler of the Year award to Ed Singleton.

Larry Payne (right) collects the first-place Classic award from Bassmasters Tournament Director Phil Northrop.

Tournament Director Phil Northrop congratulates second-place Classic award winner Rick Eaton as Royal Palm Bassmasters President Mike O’Connor looks on.

Dede Duff collects the award for Most Weight in a Single Day.

Herman Parker is honored as Co-angler of the Year.

PLENTY OF GUESTS AT WELLINGTON GARDEN CLUB’S FIRST MEETING OF 2013 The Wellington Garden Club held its first meeting of the year Monday, Jan. 7 at the Wellington Community Center. The meeting included guests such as its annual poetr y contest winner, youth from Wekiva Youth Camp, the SEEK Environmental Conference attendee, and special guest speaker Robin Saiz of Wind Capital Group. For more info., visit www.wellingtongardenclub.org.

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Wellington Garden Club President Susan Hillson and new Environmental Chairman Phil Macnak with Robin Saiz, Wind Capital Group’s director of project development.

Kathy Siena presents an award to poetry contest winner Anabelle Barnes.

SEEK Environmental Conference attendee Max Evans with his mother Silvie.

Wellington Garden Club Fir st Vice President Twig Morris with Kaitlin and Madison Mackenzie, Anna Louise Cavaleri, and Lynn Gunnels of Wekiva Youth Camp.

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Coca-Cola Edges Villa Del Lago 13-12 In Opening Polo Match At IPC Coca-Cola defeated Villa Del Lago 13-12 on Sunday, Jan. 6 in the season opener at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington.

Coca-Cola’s Julio Arellano broke free of the pack to receive a pinpoint pass from teammate Sugar Erskine as he scored the winning goal in the first 18 seconds of sudden-death overtime in the finals of the 20-goal Herbie Pennell Cup. Boasting the largest opening day crowd in the club’s 10-year history, offering a display of several dozen Supercars and hosting

actress Bo Derek, the International Polo Club pulled out all the stops in the club’s Sunday season opener.

“We have been very excited about the way everything came together for us,” IPC President of Club Operations John Wash said.

“We had beautiful weather, a wonderful turnout and an exciting game that went into overtime. We really couldn’t ask for much more.”

When the game finally got underway, Wellington High School graduate Tommy Collingwood scored the first goal of the game

Coca-Cola’s Tommy Collingwood, Julio Arellano, Gillian Johnston and Sugar Erskine celebrate their victory.

as Coca-Cola took the early lead, 1-0. Polito Pieres scored twice for Villa Del Lago. Arellano and Erskine scored single goals to put Coca-Cola on top, 3-2.

Neither team gained much ground in the second period. They each managed a couple of goals and Coca-Cola continued to hold the lead, 5-4. Arellano and Gillian Johnston scored single goals for Coca-Cola in the third. Pieres scored twice for Villa Del Lago, and the first half ended with Coca-Cola ahead, 7-6.

Villa Del Lago struggled to get

back into the game, but Coca-Cola managed to keep them at bay.

Coca-Cola led 10-8 after the fourth chukker and 11-9 after the fifth.

Villa Del Lago’s Magoo Laprida and Coca-Cola’s Johnston traded goals early in the sixth chukker, but Coca-Cola was still in the lead, 1210. Laprida cut the lead to a single goal, 12-11, on a second penalty shot. Halfway through the chukker, Augustin Obregon tied it up at 12-12 as the game seemed to be slipping away from Coca-Cola. A final breakaway toward the Villa Del Lago goal had Johnston just

KOOL 105.5 FM radio personalities Mo Foster and Sally Sevareid with actress Bo Derek.

missing the winning goal and sending the game into sudden-death overtime.

The ball was thrown in, and both teams struggled for control.

Erskine managed to break free and send the ball out of the pack to a streaking Arellano, and seconds later he drove the ball through the goal posts for the exciting overtime win.

Coca-Cola will return to defend their 2012 Joe Barry Memorial Cup title against La Herradura on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 3 p.m.

The high-goal polo action takes

place every Sunday through April 21 at the International Polo Club.

Ticket prices for Sunday polo range from $10 general admission to $120 box seating. Tickets for Sunday brunch at the Pavilion and its reception start at $55, upward to $330 for the Veuve Clicquot brunch package for two. Tickets can be purchased online at www. internationalpoloclub.com, or by calling (561) 204-5687. Find IPC on Facebook, follow on Twitter at @SundayPolo or visit www.ipc scoreboard.com for scores, schedules, rosters and other polo info.

Football star Jeremy Shockey with Kate Bostic, Amanda Caulder, Leot Taylor, Chelsea Lacaster and Shannon Perez.

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Kent Farrington Big Winner At $100,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix The first-ever $100,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix CSI 2* debuted to rave reviews on Sunday, Jan. 6 at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach.

With some of the world’s top show jumpers competing on the lawn of Donald Trump’s scenic estate overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, Kent Farrington jumped to victory in the inaugural class aboard Amalaya Investments’ Dynamo.

The Trump Invitational benefits the 2013 FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge, presented by Fidelity Investments, one of the hallmarks of Equestrian Sport Productions’ FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. The event has raised and distributed more than $2.7 million to local charities over the past three years. In addition to the grand prix competition Jan. 6, a wild card charity was drawn for the Great Charity Challenge, The Voice winner Cassadee Pope performed some of her songs as well

as the national anthem, and Olympic dressage duo Tina Konyot and Calecto V performed their winning freestyle exhibition.

“We were thrilled with this successful event,” Equestrian Sport Productions CEO Mark Bellissimo said. “The setting couldn’t have been more stunning, and the equestrian sport was fantastic.

This event was such an amazing combination of sport, entertainment and philanthropy.”

During the festivities, a wild card charity was chosen to compete in this year’s FTI Great Charity Challenge. Trump performed the random drawing and picked Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Palm Beach County. Following the great success of the live auction (all proceeds going to the charity challenge) for a foursome at the worldfamous Trump International Golf Club with Trump, which brought in $34,000 from bidder Nadine Allen and was then matched by the generous support of Mike

Donald Trump, Cassadee Pope and Mark Bellissimo.

Smith, concluding at $68,000. Bellissimo added an unexpected draw to benefit another charity. The lucky winner, Horses Healing Hearts, will receive a $25,000 donation rather than being included as a participant of the Great Char-

ity Challenge. Bellissimo also made a $10,000 contribution to Natural High in Cassadee Pope’s name, a drug prevention organization that she works closely with, which was then matched by Trump. “We knew that Cassadee took time out

First-place finisher Kent Farrington aboard Dynamo.

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of her busy schedule to join us here today, and we wanted to make sure that the charitable giving also helped a cause that is close to her heart,” Bellissimo said.

Concluding the spirit of giving of the event, Trump announced

that he will be a major contributor of the 2013 Great Charity Challenge by donating $100,000 to the event.

Bellissimo honored the sponsors of the event in a special presentation, during which they were See TRUMP, page 18

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Busy Month For Senior Programming At Wellington Community Center The Village of Wellington is offering a variety of programs for adults age 55 and older this month at the Wellington Community Center.

Premier Family Health & Wellness Center — On Tuesday, Jan. 22 at noon, Premier Family Health & Wellness Center will host an educational Lunch & Learn Seminar. The topic will be nutrition and will be presented by nutrition educator Bonnie Presti.

Good Samaritan Medical Center — On Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 11:30 a.m., Good Samaritan Medical Center will host another educational Lunch & Learn

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continued from page 1 luncheon, it would not be appropriate for the council chambers.

Coates said that council members must be aware of the implications of completely disassociating

Water

Could Help Flooding And Drought

continued from page 1 jointly maintain and operate it.

ITID would be responsible for financing all improvements to the L Canal and half of the permitting costs and design cost for the pump station, while operation and maintenance of the pump station would be split.

The original pilot project used a diesel pump that discharged water in only one direction, out of The Acreage. “We are trying to work out a way that in times of drought, we can reverse the flow of water from the M Canal back to the L Canal, because in times of drought, the district really suffers with the need to have more water,” Tropepe said. “So that is going to be different than what we did before with the old pilot pump project.”

She said West Palm Beach staff is working with its elected officials in a similar process and that the draft agreement would be brought to their commission, hopefully to be approved as a memorandum of understanding.

“At this point, what we’re submitting to you is a draft agreement for you all to digest and hopefully to let me know what questions you have so we can have further discussion,” Tropepe said.

Supervisor Michelle Damone said that overflow from the L Canal during Isaac was causing the

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Vision For The Future

continued from page 1 meaningful. We needed to set a course,” Mattioli said. “If you’re going to sail a ship, you have to know where it’s going. I had no complaints with things that we’re hoping to do, things that are being done and things that are started.”

His primary concerns include the village being 95 percent built out.

“There’s a little room for commercial [development], but residential development is practically done,” Mattioli said. “So, I think our emphasis [will be to] keep it the way we have it, and make it a desirable community for anyone who wants to live here. And to keep the taxes low, which is my platform and always will be my platform.”

Mattioli noted that the village’s existing five-year capital improvement plan already covers a lot of what is in the visioning report.

Letters continued from page 4 truly. Where else but Wellington could a child be so lucky as to get such up-close-and-personal attention from these champions (people and horses)? I walked away thinking that was our gift this year from the charity challenge; we’ll try again next year. Little did I know how much better it would soon get!

I would like to thank Mark Bellissimo, Donald Trump, the FTI Great Charity Challenge and Cassadee Pope for her support and performance. The FTI Great Charity Challenge has set record numbers in terms of donations for our county, but most importantly, our town of Wellington.

Lizabeth Olszewski, Founder Horses Healing Hearts Inc.

Seminar. The topic will be “Health & Vitality: 5 Steps to a Healthier You” presented by Dr. Leon Camilo Uribe.

Wellington Regional Medical Center — Dr. Michael Mikolajczak will make another presentation at the Wellington Community Center on Monday, Jan. 14 at noon. When debilitating pain and stiffness in the hip limits daily activities, a total hip replacement may be needed. The most frequent cause of discomfort and chronic hip pain is arthritis. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States. In fact, it’s estimated that 1 in 5 people in the United States

has some form of arthritis. Two thirds of the people who have been diagnosed with arthritis are under the age of 65. When medication, physical therapy and other methods of treatment no longer relieve pain, total hip replacement may be recommended. Mikolajczak will discuss the Anterior Approach to total hip replacement as an alternative to traditional hip replacement surgery.

AARP Driver Safety — A driving safety course will be offered Thursday, Jan. 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers and must be paid by

check to the instructor on the day of the class.

Bingo — Bingo is held the second Wednesday of the month.

Doors open at 11:45 a.m., lunch begins at noon, and bingo kicks off at 1 p.m. The cost to play is $3. Add a boxed lunch for an additional $5. To guarantee a lunch, participants must pre-order.

Wii Games — Video games aren’t just for kids! Come see why they are so popular and get your daily exercise at the same time with a free Wii class Thursday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. Wii classes take place on the first and third Thursday of the month.

Tap Dancing — Put on your

dancing shoes and tap to the beat. Adult tap dance classes take place on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. The cost is $87 per resident and $109 per nonresident.

Ageless Belly Dancing — It is time to get moving in 2013. Join Sylvia “Zahara” Harmon in this belly dancing class perfect for the young or young at heart.

Learn basic movements and choreography. The class takes place Mondays at 11 a.m. The cost is $30 per resident and $38 per nonresident.

Senior Aerobics — Stay in shape with Lynn Spoor’s Senior Aerobics classes, offered monthly on Mondays, Wednesdays

and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $40 per month for Wellington residents and $50 for nonresidents.

Needlecraft — If you like to get crafty, join Iris Goldson every Monday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to learn new needlecraft techniques. This class is free and all skill levels are welcome.

The Wellington Community Center is located at 12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd. Pre-registration is required at least 48 hours prior to all activities.

For more information, contact Julie Strow at (561) 753-5262 or jstrow@wellingtonfl.gov, or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

Wellington from the show grounds.

“If what we’re saying is that we’re going to extract ourselves from anything to do with the show grounds because of the litigation, then we’re no longer the equestrian capital of the world and we shouldn’t bill ourselves as that,” Coates said. “We shouldn’t have references on our web site to the horse shows or anything.”

He noted that Wellington often associates itself with the show grounds and the Winter Equestri-

an Festival, from touting itself as the winter home of show jumping to actual village-owned signs directing people to the show grounds.

“Assuming we’re all invited, I think it’s a good idea to showcase this village and take the opportunity to be a sponsor,” he said. “I want to be careful that just because we’re in litigation we don’t say we’re not going to have contact with this entity.”

But Greene said if not holding the event at an equestrian venue

most flooding in units 4 and 5 and pointed out that right now, the district does not have discharge capability to the M Canal, other than temporary pumps that were set up at the time to help bring down the flooding. “This would give us access to move water east,” Damone said.

The original pilot project gave the district 100 cubic feet per second of discharge, and the proposed project would increase the capacity to 300 cubic feet, Tropepe said.

“The pilot pump project in the past was a very successful project, but in times of drought, the pump basically sat there, so over time it was removed,” Tropepe said.

“Now that we have the flexibility in discharge, because we are proposing five pumps with variable discharge rates, and the ability in dry conditions to move water from the M Canal to us, we’ve improved today what we did back then.”

Painter, a Loxahatchee Groves resident since 1982, said he knows the area’s water issues well. “I’m not a hydrologist, I’m actually a biologist; but I look at the overall watershed and how it used to be whole, and how it has become fragmented,” he said. “We’re doing things that are so detrimental to the overall system by the way that we have compartmentalized our whole system to the point where we’re dumping 1.7 billion gallons of water daily on average out to tide.”

Painter explained that before he joined West Palm Beach, he was a consultant and helped work on the original L-8 pilot project. “It was

innovative at the time and kind of visionary,” he said.

The South Florida Water Management District put together a technical advisory committee at the time. “It brought Indian Trail, West Palm Beach, the Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District, Palm Beach County and the South Florida Water Management together as a whole,” Painter said. “They evaluated this pilot project for a whole year, and it was so successful, it answered so many problems and so many challenges back then when The Acreage was really not built out, that the final recommendation was to make it permanent.”

Damone and Supervisor Ralph Bair said they were interested in the project, but Supervisor Carol Jacobs said she wanted it discussed at a workshop session before considering a conceptual agreement.

“All this is being thrown at us as a big agreement,” Jacobs said.

“I don’t even like it that it’s going to be on the regular agenda. I want it workshopped, I want people from the Acreage Landowners’ Association to get a copy. I want this to be gone over thoroughly.”

Painter said there is no rush and that he was not there to sell the project. “The only thing that may be time-sensitive is it might be nice to have it in before the next rainy season,” he said.

The board agreed to hold a workshop on the topic Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 5 p.m., following their agenda review meeting, a week before February’s regular board meeting.

would cause an “identity crisis” for Wellington, they could hold it at another venue.

“If this is going to be a lightning rod in terms of location, why not look for more locations that are neutral hosting grounds?” he asked, suggesting other equestrian venues.

But Gerwig said that choosing the location was not Wellington’s responsibility. “It’s not our responsibility to search for a location,” she said. “The offer was made to hold it there.”

Greene asked Gerwig why she seemed to be endorsing holding it at the show grounds, which Gerwig said she wasn’t.

“I don’t want to leave the League of Cities without their luncheon date,” she said. “I don’t want to be the problem here. I don’t care if we ever host another luncheon, but I don’t want there to be a black eye about it. If it’s not going to happen, I want them to know that now.”

Schofield said that although he tries to stay out of policy decisions, he felt there could be hostility going into the event.

“The emotions on both sides run very high,” he said. “In the last number of days, there has been one new lawsuit filed, one amended lawsuit and articles that ran in the Palm Beach Post. The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center is a significant part of Wellington, and it’s part of our responsibility to make sure they can survive and be successful. But given where we are at, with the level of discord that exists, I’m not sure how you go into that venue in this circumstance.”

Given that opinion, Coates asked how Wellington could support the horse shows at all while the lawsuits continued.

“How is it, as a council, we can support anything that occurs there?” he asked. “If you draw a line in the sand and say that because they’re litigants we no longer want to associate ourselves with them, how can we support those activities?”

Gerwig agreed and noted that she was planning on attending the Great Charity Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 26.

“If that’s a problem, I’d like to

have legal staff tell me that I shouldn’t go on the property,” she said.

Interim Village Attorney Glen Torcivia said it was not a problem in his opinion.

Greene said he was concerned that certain council members would not be allowed on the property for the luncheon, but Schofield didn’t believe that was the case. “I am certain they will allow us out there,” he said.

Mayor Bob Margolis suggested that Schofield contact horse show representatives to be sure that was the case, which Gerwig supported. “If we need to get assurance that the entire council is allowed, I think that’s appropriate to ask for,” she said. “I believe we have to proceed with some kind of relationship with them.”

Schofield said that he would speak with show promoters.

“I’ll find out if all members of council are welcome,” he said.

“And also ask that during [the luncheon] we won’t be asked to comment on litigation one way or another. If so, then I’ll move forward with the League of Cities.”

his preference: stay or move?

Cheatham said it would depend.

“If you are going to move it and keep the facility at only 16 courts, I’d rather we stay,” he said. “But if you’re going to add courts, I’d rather move it.”

Margolis said that he would support moving the tennis center.

“I think it will be a win-win situation,” he said. “I think the additional parking and possible benefits of other things being added on that site will be beneficial.”

Councilman John Greene also said he would support moving it, noting that it would allow Wellington to further expand the community center.

“There are so many opportunities to open up the space and take advantage of that lake,” he said.

Gerwig said she needed a bit more information about the tennis center and other similar facilities in the area but noted that she was not necessarily opposed to moving the site.

Coates said that council mem-

bers seemed to agree on moving it, but the question of where would require discussion. “Is there consensus on where we would do this?” he asked. “I think that’s the next step.”

There are several sites that could host the tennis center, Schofield said.

Among them is village-owned property on Lyons Road, a 10-acre site near the Mall at Wellington Green and the K-Park property on State Road 7. Another location could be the current Wellington Boys & Girls Club site on South Shore Blvd., which will be vacated when the club’s new facility opens later this year.

Coates said he didn’t want KPark to be a site for only tennis.

“I think that site is for a greater community use,” he said. “If you draft plans, I’d like to see something more than tennis on there.”

Schofield said he would bring the discussion back at the next meeting for more direction and possibly a decision.

“Things that we have done, like Commons Park, are coming to completion,” he said. “We also had the canal assessment and development projects, the State Road 7 extension and storm water management. Financial policies, we’ll always be talking about the reserves, and I always say if you don’t need it, you don’t spend it.”

One focus, Mattioli said, is that aging stores and vacant commercial centers need to be evaluated and kept up to code. “We need to keep an eye on our schools and make sure that they are going in the right direction,” he said. “Then we have the new skate park that’s coming in. I don’t know if it’ll happen this year. I think we’ll [discuss] the water treatment plant [property] later this year. I don’t know where that’s going to go.”

The decision by Aldi grocery stores to locate a regional distribution center in the village will have a major economic impact, he said.

“I always said that the small businessmen would benefit from it, because they need supplies and stuff to operate their businesses,” Mattioli said. “It’s a two-way thing, not only for us but for them. People need to live somewhere, and I hope they’ll stay in Royal Palm Beach, which will help the housing market.”

Mattioli said he feels there is a healthy balance of residential and commercial in the village currently. “Without commercial, you can’t run a city,” he said. “Taxes would be so high you couldn’t live here.”

Mattioli said a final strategic

cussions, in an organized format, to address the issues of where the village is and where they would like to see it go. What we’re going to be waiting for now is the final document, and then of course the scheduling of the citizens’ workshop where they will have input.”

Webster said she did not feel the agreed upon characterization

of Royal Palm Beach as an ideal community for families was necessarily a new concept.

“Remember that this was a process,” she said. “This was a consensus of what everyone said.

But I think the village has made some wonderful strides, has some great assets, and we have a bright future ahead of us.”

Trump

Kickoff To WEF

continued from page 17 presented with bottles of Veuve Clicquot champagne. Equestrian Sport Productions thanks the Mara-Lago Club, Donald and Melania Trump; G&C Farm, Gustavo and Carolina Mirabal; Suncast, Tom and Jeannie Tisbo; Gut Einhaus, Ansgar and Ellen Holtgers; and corporate sponsors Nespresso USA, Celedinas Insurance Group, American Eurocopter, Carol Sollak Realty LLC/Engel & Volkers Wellington, Moet Hennessy, Braman Motorcars and Badgley Mischka.

International course designer Anthony D’Ambrosio set the track for last Sunday’s class with 36 entries competing. Four of the horse and rider combinations were able to clear the course without fault to advance to the jump-off, and the over 600 spectators that enjoyed VIP dining in the ringside tents watched an exciting tiebreaker.

Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa and HH

Let’s Fly, owned by Double H Farm, were the first pair to clear the course and first to return for the jump-off. The accomplished duo put in another clear performance in the second round and set the pace at 44.31 seconds to eventually place second. Charlie Jayne and Pony Lane Farm’s Waldman Z were next to compete, but had one rail down in a time of 44.62 seconds to finish third.

Schuyler Riley and M. Michael Meller’s Waterloo also had a rail in the jump-off and stopped the clock in 46.97 seconds to place fourth. Last to jump-off, Kent Farrington and Dynamo thrilled the crowd with a fast, clear round almost two seconds faster than Pessoa to take the win in 42.62 seconds.

Last Sunday’s class was a kickoff to the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. The 12week circuit began Wednesday, Jan. 9 and runs through March 31.

The Mar-a-Lago Club is the title sponsor of week one competition and presenting sponsor of the $30,000 Mar-a-Lago Club Grand Prix, which will be held Sunday,

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Several Locations Discussed

continued from page 1 down, it could be a problem,” he said. “We went through [the municipal complex] being built, and that was horrible. This would be right on top of us.”

Vice Mayor Howard Coates asked Cheatham whether he felt constrained in growing the programs at the tennis center because of space.

“If you had more courts, would you be able to expand the programming?” he asked.

Cheatham said he is currently very constrained. “We just don’t have room for more teams or anything,” he said.

Coates then asked whether there was a demand for it.

“No doubt,” Cheatham said.

Coates asked Cheatham about

plan synopsis is due soon from consultant Lyle Sumek.

Councilman Jeff Hmara said he likes the process the village has gone through so far.

“I think it’s a very valuable exercise,” Hmara said. “It is a way for us to understand where we are coming from individually and… come to an agreement where, at least from a policy point of view, the council sees us going as a community.”

Councilwoman Martha Webster agreed, adding that she felt the workshop and subsequent report was well worth the effort.

“Lyle Sumek was good at facilitating it, and his process worked very well for us,” Webster said.

“The elected officials don’t normally have an opportunity to sit down and have such lengthy dis-

The Voice winner and Wellington resident Cassadee Pope performs.

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Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.

Another highlight of the week is the $55,000 Nespresso Battle of the Sexes to start the “Saturday Night Lights” series Saturday, Jan. 12, with gates opening at 6 p.m.

For more information, visit www.equestriansport.com.

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Discussion On Jan. 22

continued from page 3 attorney, a paralegal and a legal secretary.”

Willhite wanted to know the time frame to have the request for bids or job application out on the market. Schofield said it could be done shortly after he gets the necessary direction.

“The next opportunity to do that will be on Jan. 22,” he said. “It would go out the next day, and I would suggest you leave it open for two weeks.”

Greene was concerned about rushing a report from the independent auditing firm Wellington hired last year to evaluate the costs and benefits of bringing the village attorney in-house.

“I don’t want to force them to put out a report that is anything but complete and thorough,” he said. “I want this report to come back and make sure that I understand everything that’s in place and what our options are.”

Greene was concerned that the council might be too anxious to make a decision about its new legal counsel. Rather, he believed Wellington should hire a new interim attorney.

“Whether you agreed with it or not, in October we voted to make a change to our attorney,” he said.

“Three months later, here we are.

We’re potentially looking at several more months of the same.”

Greene noted that council mem-

bers continue to get e-mails and legal advice from Kurtz, who works at Glen J. Torcivia & Associates, even though Torcivia has been sitting in as legal counsel at meetings.

“We’re still getting the same advice from the same individual who we collectively decided to change,” he said. “I’m concerned that we really haven’t done anything different than we were doing.”

Greene said that a delay in getting some documents prepared on time had added to Wellington’s legal cost, which concerned him enough to consider having new legal representation during the decision-making period.

“I would support bringing a new attorney in who will act as a lead attorney, working with Mr. Torcivia,” he said. “Someone who could provide a little more attention and bring me a little more comfort in knowing that the services we are getting are meeting my expectations.”

Gerwig did not like the idea of transitioning twice, which would carry even more added fees.

Greene said that he had looked over the résumés of those who had applied to take the position, but Mayor Bob Margolis said he hadn’t had that opportunity.

“With the council’s approval, I’d ask that we put this on the Jan. 22 meeting as an agenda item,” Margolis said. “I am not prepared to make a motion tonight.”

Council members agreed, and Schofield said the matter would be added to the agenda.

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Wellington Equestrian Gallery & Mall Grand Opening Set For Jan. 22 The Wellington Equestrian Gallery & Mall held a grand opening preview event Thursday, Jan. 3 as a kickoff for the equestrian season.

For the past few weeks, the gallery’s artists and vendors have been busy setting up and presenting their merchandise. It proved to be well worth the wait.

Judging from the overwhelming attendance to the preview event, local equestrian enthusiasts’ and art connoisseurs’ interest had been piqued as they anxiously waited for the gallery to open.

The Wellington Equestrian Gallery & Mall was the brainchild of Jack Van Dell, who envisioned creating a unique mall that would feature an eclectic mix of various art-

ists’ work from around the world with an equestrian focus. All of the artists and their artwork have been carefully selected by Van Dell himself and international art dealer and collector Jeanne Chisholm.

“We have been feverously working to get the gallery set up before the equestrian season got underway, and we are very pleased with what we have to offer,” said Van Dell, who also owns Van Dell Jewelers.

Many guests arrived promptly at 5 p.m. and spent the evening strolling past the artists booths while they enjoyed the music of world-famous pianist Copeland Davis playing a baby grand piano.

The party atmosphere was enhanced by the wine and hors

Marilyn Fallon is surrounded by her artwork.

d’oeuvres provided by Gabe Finocchietti and his staff from Gabriel’s Café & Grill.

As the evening progressed, many community leaders and equestrians browsed, shopped and visited with friends. Organizers noted that the evening had the feel of a “welcome back to town” reception, as attendees lingered and socialized with friends who they may not have seen since last season.

The official grand opening of the Wellington Equestrian Gallery & Mall will take place Tuesday, Jan. 22 from 5 to 9 p.m.

“We decided to have a sneakpeak preview tonight, so that everyone in town would know what we have here,” Van Dell said. “But

we will have even more artists and items in the gallery by the grand opening.”

The Wellington Equestrian Gallery & Mall will soon be home to the largest selection of equestrian artwork in the south. Organizers judge that the successful preview party means an even larger attendance is expected at the gallery’s grand opening on Jan. 22 and throughout the season.

The Wellington Equestrian Gallery & Mall is located at 13920 Wellington Trace in the Wellington Courtyard Shops plaza.

For more information about the gallery or the Jan. 22 grand opening event, call (561) 333-3100 or visit www.wellingtonequestrian mall.com.

Dewayne Carter, Robyn Noble, Denise Monopoli, and Gina and Justin Thrasher of Noblehaus Inc.

Gallery Coordinator Jack Van Dell with CEO Jeanne Chisholm and Manager Robin Carr.

Julie Tannehill, Maggie Zeller, Mason Phelps and Lorrie Browne.

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WELLINGTON INTERIOR DESIGN CENTER NOW OPEN IN KOBOSKO’S CROSSING Wellington Interior Design Center held a soft opening Saturday, Jan. 5 at its location in Kobosko’s Crossing (9312 Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington). The owners introduced the community to the all-inclusive design center, which offers everything someone needs to design a home, from custom framing to curtains. For more info., call (561) 223-3709 or e-mail wellingtondesigncenter@comcast.net.

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Wellington Interior Design Center co-owners Michael Gordon and Karen Paull.

Sharon Solomon and Bob Rode take a tour of the center.

Wellington Interior Design Center design consultant Linda Anne Boyle.

Flo Wolf, co-owner Jerry Paull and Madeline Newhaus.

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Columnist Ellen Rosenberg visited Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Palm Beach island Sunday, Jan. 6 to watch the kickoff event for the 2013 Winter Equestrian Festival season — the Trump Invitational $100,000 Grand Prix. It was the first equestrian event ever held on the island. Ellen Rosenberg’s Column, Page 25

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SRHS Boys Basketball Falls To Inlet Grove 51-43

The Seminole Ridge High School boys varsity basketball team fell to Inlet Grove High School 51-43 on Thursda y, Jan. 3 at the Hawks’ home in The Acreage. Though the Hawks trailed for most of the game, they made up for lost points and held Inlet Grove to only an 8-point lead. Page 37

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The Trump Invitational: An Exciting Day At Mar-A-Lago Even the grass looked expensive. That’s the first thing that hit me when I arrived at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday, Jan. 6 to watch the kickoff event for the 2013 Winter Equestrian Festival season — the Trump Invitational $100,000 Grand Prix.

The event supported the FTI Great Charity Challenge, which has given almost $3 million to 67 local charities over the past three years, and it was the first equestrian event ever on Palm Beach island.

As a member of the media, I was directed to park a few miles away in Palm Beach, then transported to the venue on a handy minibus. The real guests, about 600 of them, paying $1,250 per seat, drove through the front gates where they were met by valets. Golf carts whisked them back to the tent.

We bus riders arrived at the back and walked.

It didn’t matter. We were there, too, wearing nice clothing (“garden glamour” as per instructions, so we wouldn’t ruin the ambiance) and following directions on where we could and couldn’t sit or take photos.

This was a well-organized event, with nothing left to chance. A reception, complete with cheese bars, salad bars and regular bars, was underway around the mansion’s swimming pool, which sported horse silhouettes floating on Astroturf-covered StyroGet updates all week long... follow Ellen Rosenberg on Twitter at twitter.com/ HorseTalkFL or stop by the Tales from the Trails page on Facebook and click “like.”

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By Ellen Rosenberg foam rectangles, a nice touch.

Guests mingled and chatted, sipped and nibbled, air-kissed and took pictures in front of a logo-covered backdrop set up just for that purpose. There were plenty of bare shoulders, big hats and Jackie Kennedy-esque sunglasses. Security men in navy shirts and khaki slacks discreetly watched everyone and everything, walkie-talkies in hand.

The walk (or golf-cart ride) between the mansion and the horse show was lined by cars from Braman BMW Motorcars in West Palm Beach. There were coupes and convertibles of all sorts, including a BMW M6 Coupe ($122,595), a Porsche Panamera Turbo ($159,260), Bentleys and Rolls-Royces (if you have to ask the price, it’s not for you).

The back part of the property was given over to the horses: a stable tent with portable stalls and a good-sized warm-up area. Beside it stood a large L-shaped tent where the guests would sit, eat and watch the class in an arena bordered by the tent on two sides, and a row of queen palms and the Intracoastal along one long side. Again, all very organized, helped

Spectators watch as horses ride a course overlooking the Intracoastal. along by Lance Bennett, paddock master.

“My job is to make sure everyone knows the order of go and to get them in on time,” Bennett said. “I started out on the jump crew at shows about 11 years ago, and worked my way up, following the circuit. It’s grown on me. Now I can chose my own events. I enjoy

doing this, even though I don’t ride, and make a comfortable living.”

A helicopter came in low, circling the property twice before settling down. The name on its side left no doubt as to the occupant: Donald Trump. Soon enough, the master of See ROSENBERG, page 26

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With Grandkids, You Can Do Silly Stuff ‘Adults’ Don’t Do Here’s the best thing about having grandchildren — they give you an excuse to do all the fun stuff again. Since our kids finally got on the ball and gave us some, Mark and I are once again able to ride Dumbo, get into Legoland and go to birthday parties where the gift wrap and guest attire is not black.

I mean, really, when was the last time you got to ride Dumbo? Anyone over 48 inches tall looks funny simply standing in line for that ride if they’re not holding a child by the hand. Once on it, of course, you realize the Dumbo ride is kind of … well, dumb, but those in my age bracket remember it as the signature ride they showed on the intro to TV’s Wonderful World of Disney. That quick flash across the screen of kids in mouse ears flying through Get your Sonic Boomer humor every day!

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The Sonic BOOMER the skies on Dumbo probably sold more Disneyland tickets than any other marketing tactic. (Disney World wasn’t built yet, but Mark’s family actually went out to California when he was little, and they have a picture of all the kids with Walt Disney, who was giving Mark’s little sister a kiss on the cheek. Now there’s an antique.)

My family did not get to Disneyland, but we had Muskego Beach, where the helicopter ride utilized the same up-and-down motion. It was still a thrill, that moment when you fig-

ured out how to do it by pulling the bar back and forth. You had the power!

And kids’ clothing is so cute. I’m not a big fan of slogan T-shirts on anybody, but a baby dressed for Halloween in a glow-in-the-dark skeleton onesie or in jingle-shoes and an elf hat for Christmas is just too adorable, never mind the baby-slobber.

I am not too proud to admit that I never outgrew arts and crafts time. In anticipation of having grandkids, I started collecting craft supplies about 20 years ago, and now I actually get to use them! Kids don’t seem to mind when you sit them down at a dining-room table groaning under the weight of colored paper, pipe cleaners and pom-pons, either.

Even the ones who aren’t “artsy” will usually give it a try and, before you know it, the glitter is flying. (Note: Glitter is the No. 1 Most Horrible Thing to get out of the carpet, but it’s also a pleasant reminder of the fun you all had.) Next month, I’m throwing in paper doi-

lies and we’re all making valentines.

Have you ever done reverse finger-painting with pudding? It’s the most fun ever! All you need is a plastic tabletop and some instant pudding in a dark color. I suggest chocolate! You make the pudding, ladle it onto the tabletop, let the kids slop around in it for a while (frequent licking of fingers is to be expected), and once they say they’re done, you flop a big sheet of white paper down onto the artwork and when you pull it up — a painting!

Yay! (Unfortunately, you will have to dispose of this painting before the bugs find it. It’s more of “performance art,” really.)

And, once you’re a grandparent, you never again have to worry about what people will think. I recently bought a cap with dingleballs affixed to the entire surface. When I shake my head, the dingleballs wiggle and babies squeal with delight. I look like a total fool in this hat, and I don’t care. Why? Because babies squeal with delight.

Tarantino’s ‘Django’ A Guilty Pleasure And A Wild Ride Quentin Tarantino’s new film Django Unchained is a gory, twisted piece of fun. It is an homage to spaghetti westerns of the 1970s, some Blaxploitation movies of the same era, mixed in with a sort of history (much of it not really historically accurate) to provide a guilty pleasure. Like Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds, it provides a form of revenge against the obscenities of history. And there is plenty to enjoy, even while feeling more than a bit uncomfortable about its use of violence, profanity and racism, all of which are front and center.

It takes place in 1858 (three years before the Civil War, not two years as the movie states, just one of several errors shown), and dentist/bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), a German wandering through the West, rescues Django (Jamie Foxx), part of a slave coffle, because Django can recognize a trio of brothers that the dentist is hunting.

The two men create a relationship (the most interesting one in the film) as Schultz agrees to help Django free his wife Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), who had been sold away from him earlier, in exchange for his help. When

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continued from page 25 ceremonies himself, along with Mark Bellissimo, his daughter Paige and Georgina Bloomberg stood on a stage in the center of the ring, welcoming us. Cassadee Pope, Wellington resident and winner of NBC’s The Voice, sang a few songs, accompanying herself on a guitar. We stood as she sang the national anthem, the stage was swiftly dismantled, and the class began at 1:45 p.m.

The 36 horses and riders were some of the best in the world, winners of numerous Olympics, World Games, Nations Cups, you name it: Todd Minikus, Laura Kraut, Schuyler Riley,

Django hears the offer, he gives the best line in the film, “Kill white folks and they pay you for it, too,” he asks, “what’s not to like?”

The two men go through a group of set pieces where they kill a whole group of incredibly stupid, vicious white men until they meet up with Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), who with great panache, plays the ultimate bad-guy white slave owner, full of oily charm with a vicious streak a mile wide. He owns Broomhilda. This leads to a series of battles in which Django essentially takes over the part of Clint Eastwood’s “Man with no name,” a killing machine. To help the action along, Tarantino used six-shooters, which were actually developed after the Civil War, to

allow his hero to kill more people. Dynamite had not been invented yet, either, but it also appears as a way of making some really nice explosions.

There has been some debate over racism in the film. The “n-word” is used more than 100 times. Even more of a bother is the treatment of most of the people. With the exception of Schultz, all the white people are twisted and nasty. The killing of a whole group of Ku Klux Klansmen (which was not even created until years later) is mostly just good, old-fashioned fun. The whites are evil, and with few exceptions, the black are servile and not all that bright. As a result, their deaths mean little.

Foxx portrays the relatively silent former slave well. He is the truly tough member of the team. Waltz, who won an Oscar as the real villain of Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds, is more complex, providing a focus for the first part of the movie, although his final scenes seem a bit hurried. DiCaprio’s Candie is just nasty villainous fun, allowing the actor to be both fun-loving and totally evil. He enjoys watching his large slaves wrestle to the death (an homage to Mandingo in there) and has

Broomhilda in a “hot box” torture chamber when Django and Schultz arrive at his plantation. Samuel L. Jackson, almost steals the picture as the ruthless slave Stephen, a lot smarter and nastier than Candie, who throws a monkey wrench into Schultz and Django’s plan to get Broomhilda. There is a lot of violence in the film, but since most of the characters are nasty, the deaths mean relatively little emotionally. To keep up interest, Tarantino has to kill a lot of people spectacularly. Blood gushes; people fall in spectacularly different ways.

Django is the target of dozens of bullets and never gets hit. The film is photographed beautifully, allowing lovely arrangement of body parts and blood.

This is a guilty pleasure. It was enjoyable to leave the rather pallid politically correct world for a while. In the long run, Django becomes another one of the superheroes on the screen. Most of his suffering has already happened; he is now intent on revenge. But the film does work. It is not a great film and, in some ways such as historical veracity or character development, not even a good one. But it does provide a wild ride.

Molly Ashe, Nick Skelton, Lauren Hough and hometown favorite Margie Engle. One after another they entered, rode the big fences and tight turns, while the crowd sometimes watched, mostly chatted, and definitely ate.

Food! The buffets contained whatever you wanted, with chefs standing ready to carve your favorite bit of turkey or roast. There were oysters, crab legs, lobster, chafing dishes containing a variety of delicacies, separate dessert tables piled high with yet more offerings.

And behind it all, the steady pop of yet another bottle of champagne being opened.

About halfway through the class, there was a short break while two more charities were chosen to benefit from the Great Charity Challenge: Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Palm Beach County and Horses Healing Hearts.

The footing in the arena, which started out good, eventually succumbed to the repeated take-offs and landings. The ground crew used

sod stompers — wooden squares on poles — to mash the broken grass back into place, but some spots became very problematic. Indeed, the last three riders, including Margie Engle, had the same fence No. 8 down, an oxer off a turn, and left without completing the course, being kind to their horses. Four earlier riders, however, managed a clean round, so the jump crew reconfigured the course for the jump-off.

Interestingly, during the break, the crowd came alive as Olympian Tina Konyot rode a dressage demonstration on Calecto V, her Danish Warmblood stallion. Suddenly, forks were set aside, conversation hushed, and everyone watched, mesmerized, as horse and rider completed their musical freestyle to “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree.” Trump and his party stood the entire time, and the whole crowd fell under the spell, laughing, applauding and cheering. Cellphones flashed,

and Konyot received a standing ovation as she exited. In the midst of some of the best show jumping in the world, dressage had been the day’s highlight.

The exciting jump-off began at 3:40 p.m., and happily, the deep trouble spots no longer mattered as those jumps had been moved or eliminated. The end result: Kent Farrington, last to ride, posted the winning time of 42.62 seconds and no faults, followed by Rodrigo Pessoa, Charlie Jayne and Schuyler Riley.

Then it was time to leave and return to the real world. Off to the side, I discreetly slipped off my sandals and walked barefoot on the expensive grass. It felt as good as it looked, soft and silky, more like the grass I remembered from my childhood in New York than the harsh, spiky Florida grass. Amidst all the grand horses and fabulous food, the grass was one of my favorite parts.

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Javita Coffee Company representative Mark Plaxen with samples of Javita.

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Local Javita Reps Tout It As A Healthful, Jitter-Free Alternative To Coffee

By Jessica Gregoire cinia Cambogia on his show and how powerTown-Crier Staff Report ful the herb is for weight loss,” Bowman said.

Imagine a blend of coffee that not only “The yerba is also great because you don’t doesn’t give you the jitters but also helps have the crash that normal coffee gives you, you lose fat and keep it off. With Javita, both but it still keeps you energized.” are possible with only a prepackaged packet Energy and Mind gives people more enerof specialty blended instant coffee and an 8- gy, alertness and clarity to help with memory or 12-ounce cup of hot or cold water. And if loss, combining herbs bacopa monnieri and you’re wondering where to find such a prod- gotu kola. uct, Mark Plaxen and Tom Bowman can help.

Javita is easy and assessable to people who Javita Coffee Company was founded in 2011 are constantly on the go. “Each cup comes in in Boca Raton by Stanley Cherelstein, a Palm a small individual package so that all you have Beach Gardens resident and CEO of health to do is rip it, pour it and swirl it around,” and wellness company Waiora. He developed Plaxen said. the natural coffee blends to provide a way for For traditional coffee drinkers, the differpeople to curb their appetite and feel ener- ence is minimal, with just a light roast or mogized without the crash by drinking something cha taste. “It’s instant coffee, but it tastes billions of people around the world enjoy. brewed, and it’s good hot or cold,” Bowman Cherelstein transformed Javita into a net- said. work marketing company so that many peoJavita coffee is slow-roasted to preserve ple can partake in the potential earnings. The the rich taste of coffee in every cup. There are company’s motto is “drink, share, earn.” no stimulants, and it does not give you the Javita has numerous representatives such jitters regular coffee does. “It’s all about losas Bowman and Plaxen who help sell the prod- ing weight, gaining energy and making monuct through the network. Bowman, of Jupiter, ey,” Plaxen said. brought on Plaxen, a Wellington resident, as a Coupled with fitness and nutrition, drinkrepresentative. They work together to ensure ing Javita coffee can produce great results in people know and understand the benefits of weight loss, said Plaxen, who lost 15 pounds Javita coffee. after drinking it for a month. “I love drinking Javita is something Bowman strongly be- coffee, and in the morning instead of having lieves in because he has personally experi- my regular cup of coffee, I have Javita and a enced its benefits. “I’ve lost 5 inches around banana,” he said. “This way I’m not as hunmy waste from just drinking it,” he said. “The gry, and I don’t eat as much when it’s time for pounds just melt off of you. It stops you from my next meal.” being hungry, so that you’re not starving all For people looking to lose weight, it is recthe time.” ommended to have two packets of Javita each Javita is 100 percent natural gourmet coffee day, one in the morning and one in the aftergrown in Brazil. There are currently two types noon. “You can control how much you eat of blends available: Burn and Control, and with Javita, and it’s up to you to know when Energy and Mind. you are the most hungry, and that’s when you Burn and Control helps burn fat and doesn’t should take it,” Plaxen said. make you as hungry, and it combines natural For free samples or information on becomingredients such as yerba mate and garcinia ing a representative, visit www.myjavita.com/ cambogia. “Dr. Oz has even mentioned Gar- action or call Mark Plaxen at (561) 352-0298.

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Wellington Chamber Welcomes CAMS Association Management The Wellington Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for CAMS Association Management, located at 1037 State Road 7, Suite 302 in Wellington.

If you are looking for a management company for your community that’s professional, has 50 years of management and accounting experience due to its owner alone, is well insured, and has an educated staff, take a look at CAMS Association Management.

George Reiter is president of CAMS Association Management. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and moved to Florida in 1958. Reiter went to high school in Jupiter, and went on to attend several colleges, including Jacksonville University, the University of Florida, Florida Atlantic University and the University of Miami. His studies focused on accounting, management and teaching.

After finishing school, Reiter became an accounting teacher and started a small accounting practice. Then in

1970, he took a bookkeeping job, and six months later a managing position at Chateau Chaumont in Palm Beach, which he still manages today.

Reiter soon noticed that there weren’t a many community managers or community management companies around, and the managing industry was picking up. Because he was taking on more clients for himself, Reiter left his teaching position and sold his accounting practice.

“I discovered I was not one to sit behind a desk eight hours a day,” he said. “That’s not for me. So with association management, I got to do some accounting, some management, and I didn’t have to stay behind a desk.”

Reiter had many years of management experience working with various companies, and CAMS Association Management was established 14 years ago with the help of partner Mark Kassal. Reiter and Kassal have been in business together for 30 years.

CAMS Association Management specializes in homeown-

ers associations, condominium owners associations and cooperative associations.

Most properties they manage are located between Palm Beach Gardens and Boca Raton, with dwelling units per community ranging anywhere from 15 to 4,437 units.

They have 55 clients and employ between 60 to 70 people.

Reiter noted that his company has proper insurance, such as general liability, bonding, vehicle and worker compensation, which he stressed is very important. Reiter said there are many smaller management companies working that do not keep adequate insurance or provide proper service.

“On our staff, we have two professional community association managers; that’s a designation that’s earned through the Community Associations Institute,” Reiter said. “We also have three more managers on track for their PCAM designations. I have that designation, too, as well as others.”

Reiter added that his com-

Ribbon Cutting — CAMS Association Management President George Reiter (holding scissors) joins Wellington Chamber ambassadors for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. pany is active in the Community Associations Institute, sitting on its legislative alliance and helping to shape laws in its industry.

“One of the things that make us a little different is that everyone in the office has a working knowledge of the industry,” Reiter said. “Lisa, our office administrator, is a

licensed community association manager. Our vice president of the accounting department is a licensed community association manager.

Everyone here who needs it has working knowledge. And we encourage our bookkeeping department to pursue that as well.”

For more information about

CAMS Association Management, visit www.cams-prop mgmt.com. To contact George Reiter, call (561) 7380061 or e-mail georgereiter@ cams-propmgmt.com.

For more information about the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, visit www. wellingtonchamber.com or call (561) 792-6525.

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Tax Collector’s Office Program Clerk’s Office Raises Donates To The Lord’s Place Money For Charities Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon led her employees in the office’s annual Angel Tree program this holiday season, donating hundreds of items to help homeless clients of the Lord’s Place.

Through the Angel Tree Program, employees take an angel from a tree in the tax collector ’s office on which an item needed to assist the Lord’s Place clients is written. The employees then purchased the items and placed them under the tree.

Gannon and Bryan Hyland of the tax collector’s office delivered the items to the Lord’s Place. The items that were donated as part of the Angel Tree program included gift cards to Target and JCPenney as well as cleaning products, paper towels, napkins, laundry detergent and other household items.

The Lord’s Place CEO Diana Stanley thanked Gannon and her employees for their generous donations.

“It is especially helpful to receive these much-needed household items that our clients would otherwise find it hard to afford,” Stanley said. “We are so grateful for the generosity and giving spirit of the em-

Charisse Van Biesen, Tax Collector Anne Gannon, Dennis Freeman, Sean Davis and Bryan Hyland with the donated items. ployees of the tax collector’s office.

They are making a real difference in the lives of those seeking to end their homelessness in Palm Beach County.”

For more information about Palm

Beach County Tax Collector’s Office, visit www.taxcollectorpbc.com or call (561) 355-2264. For more information about the Lord’s Place, visit www.thelordsplace.org or call (561) 494-0125.

Money fluttered down from the floors above the Palm Beach County Governmental Center atrium Monday, Dec. 17, while members of Circuit Sound — the Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller’s Office employee choir — sang holiday favorites to raise money for charity.

Circuit Sound’s annual holiday performance, a beloved tradition at the governmental center, raised $800 for Helen Gatti. Gatti was nominated for the 2012 “Season to Share” campaign by 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, which helps people in need.

Gatti attended the performance, and afterward had lunch with Palm Beach County Clerk Sharon Bock.

“Each year, Circuit Sound picks a charity to benefit from their performance at the governmental center,” Bock said. “This year, I asked them to select someone from the Season to Share list, because I was so moved by their stories. Mrs. Gatti has given so much of herself over the years, so it was nice to be able to give something back to her.”

Last year, Circuit Sound raised $500 for Home Safe, a Palm Beach County nonprofit organization devoted to caring for and helping

abused children. Circuit Sound performances have raised more than $6,000 for local charities since 1997.

The 16 members of Circuit Sound practice and perform on their own time.

The Circuit Sound performance capped off the clerk & comptroller’s office’s charitable donation efforts for 2012. In December, Bock presented 24 charities with their share of $40,040 from the clerk’s office’s Dress Down Friday program. Employees give charitable donations in exchange for dressing casually on Fridays, and vote on the charities that receive the money from the Dress Down program.

This year, each of the 24 Dress Down charities received a check for $1,544. Since its creation in 1994, the Dress Down program has raised nearly $700,000 for local nonprofit groups.

Clerk’s employees also raised $10,172 for the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk; $4,500 for Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure South Florida; $2,140 for Stand Down House; and $2,000 for the Domestic Violence Council of Palm Beach County.

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“A night to see…and a night to be seen” Join us for the Official Grand Opening

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‘The Taffetas’ Runs Jan. 18-20 At Bhetty Waldron Theatre Bob Carter’s Actor’s Workshop & Repertory Co. (Actors Rep) will present The Taffetas Jan. 18-20 at the Bhetty Waldron Theatre (1009 N. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach).

It’s the 1950s, and Kaye, Peggy, Cheryl and Donna, four singing sisters from Muncie, Ind., are making their national television singing debut. Spotlight on Music, a fictitious weekly 1950s television show on the real-life Dumont Television Network, sets the framework for an evening of some of the greatest hits of the ’50s. A tribute to the girl groups of that era, The Taffetas musical honors the sounds of the McGuire Sisters, the Fontaine Sisters and the Chordettes. The play was conceived by Rick Lewis.

Opening Off-Broadway almost two years before Forever Plaid, The Taffetas made nostalgia what it is today. Spending an hour and a half with The Taffetas and their three-piece band brings back the joy of Sunday-night television on a 12inch black-and-white screen but in live, full color.

The cast includes Kaytie Scott of Delray Beach as Kaye, Drew Lederman of West Palm Beach as Cheryl,

Brittney Anderson of Wellington as Peggy and Maddy Mackarey of Boynton Beach as Donna. The show is directed by Artistic Director Bob Carter, with musical direction by Randy Booth.

The Associated Press wrote that The Taffetas is “an evening for smiling in the theater.”

The New York Times wrote, “‘A smile is a crooked line that makes everything straight,’ the motto of the fictional ’50s pop group, sums up the whimsical charm of a show that resurrects vintage pop with a delightful tongue-in-cheek nostalgia.”

Newsday called it “musical happy-talk, ’50s-style,” and commented, “boy do we need that message now!”

ABC TV said the girl group is “delightful,” and Liz Smith of the Daily News wrote, “They’re fabulous.”

The Washington Times called it “an undeniably entertaining evening.”

Variety wrote, “Capturing the innocence of the era, The Taffetas is ideal — should do hefty biz!” USA Today exclaimed, “Cabaret is making a big sound, and The Taffetas are it.”

The Taffetas: Kaytie Scott as Kaye, Drew Lederman as Cheryl, Brittney Anderson as Peggy and Maddy Mackarey as Donna.

The show previews Thursday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m., and opening night is Friday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. The Taffetas will continue Saturday, Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. and conclude Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m.

Tickets cost $30 for adults and $15 for students with I.D., and may be purchased at www.boxofficetickets. com, by calling (800) 494-8497 or at

the theater box office one hour prior to show time.

Actor ’s Rep., a nonprofit organization, is now in its 33rd year. Since 1980, the company has been known for its strong training programs for actors of all ages, and its productions of daring, avant garde and seldom-seen classic plays.

New classes are underway for

children, teens and adults in beginning and advanced acting and improvisation.

Arts middle and high school audition preparation workshops are also available.

For more information about Actor’s Rep, call Carter at (561) 833-7529 or visit the theater’s web site at www. actorsrep.org.

CGMS Gallery To Feature ‘Yang/Yin’ Exhibit Jan. 18-30 Clay-Glass-Metal-Stone Gallery in downtown Lake Worth will feature the exhibit “Yang/Yin and Everythin’ in Be-Twin” Jan. 18-30.

“Yang/Yin and Everythin’ in BeTwin” explores the battle of opposites and the intertwining of the sames, in art and in life.

Gallery artists MaryEllen Dohrs, Linda Manganaro and Betty Wilson, all veterans of the complexities of building an artist identity in a left brain/right brain world, each have developed an identifiable brand, an art that when viewed is easy attributed to that individual. Within their genres of style are the variations that twins and twines — the Yin and Yang.

MaryEllen Dohrs, well known nationally and among sports figures worldwide for her kinetic portrayal of basketball players, sumo wrestlers and hockey players, brings her skills to the creation of snails, turtles, frogs and pigs. Her ability to anatomically nail any living species on the planet evokes commissions from those wanting sports figures to look like their children to those wanting an exact replica of a dog or a goat. Dohrs’ teaching abilities have earned her a loyal following of students who have worked under her supervision for decades.

Betty Wilson, Palm Beach County’s chief booster of the arts and the artists creating them, has a thriving gallery on South Dixie Highway called the Craft Gallery, where she

has hosted the Artists of Palm Beach County and the Ceramics League of the Palm Beaches. Adults and children flock to Wilson’s venue to learn how to work in both clay and glass.

As a member of the Clay-Glass-Metal-Stone Gallery, Wilson is one of its best-selling artists. Her fused glass fish are collected by locals and tourists alike. Images of her hundreds of smaller fish gathering in a school to chase one of the larger varieties could be a signature for this exhibit.

Linda Manganaro has created some of the iconic arts references of this show. An arts and antique dealer, Manganaro juxtaposes all that is opposite into complete and harmonious relationships. At first, the viewer sees tension in the presentation, a presentation that then morphs into a thought-provoking whole concept. The viewer also sees references to a wide variety of influences in Manganaro’s works, but each combine to be a unique and highly sought-after Manganaro original.

Her materials, a collage of three-dimensional found pieces, are analyzed, conjected upon and then adopted by many visitors to the gallery. Each week Manganaro brings new visions and ideas to play.

A flood of oppositional creations will wash through the gallery during this showing.

The exhibit opens Friday, Jan. 18 with a wine and cheese reception and closes on Wednesday, Jan. 30.

This event is free to the public and

A piece by Linda Manganaro.

School of Fish by Betty Wilson. part of the exciting Evenings on the Avenue presented by the Lake Worth DCA and LULA. Clay-Glass-Metal-Stone Cooperative Gallery is sponsored by the Flamingo Clay Studio, a nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to provide affordable studio and gallery space for three-dimensional artists. The gallery is located at 605 Lake Ave. in downtown Lake Worth.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday

through Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Wednesday through Saturday. Gallery openings are held the first and third Friday of each month from 6 to 9 p.m. with many special events inbetween.

For more information, call Joyce Brown at (215) 205-9441 or jclay6@ aol.com, or visit the gallery’s blog at www.cgmsgallery.blogspot.com.

The gallery phone number is (561) 588-8344.

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Ultima Fitness To Host ‘Ultima-te Makeover’ Event Jan. 26

By Lynette Laufenberg Special to the Town-Crier If you’re stuck in a rut, need a change or just want to fine tune your health, it’s time to get moving! The definition of “change” is to be different, to transform. Everyone needs change in their life. Change encompasses freshness, a new outlook and focus.

Whether you are remodeling a room or remodeling your body, it takes vision, planning and implementing. Who said change was easy? Not me! But if you want to see things going in a different direction, something must change.

At Ultima Fitness, we have been spending countless hours making decisions and implementing plans to create a new look inside our Wellington fitness center. It’s amazing to me how by simply updating the look and features of our business, we can completely create a new feeling with-

in our fitness center.

How we feel is just as important as how we look. Have you ever noticed that your perception of how you look influences how you feel?

All of us have experienced a time when we didn’t feel good about how we presented ourselves, and in turn had a negative self-image or low selfesteem.

What if you always felt amazing in your own skin, proud of your fitness and physically capable of doing most everything you wanted to do? Imagine how strong, positive and confident you might feel about your well-being! Walking tall and believing in yourself are common benefits to exercising when you know you are doing something great for yourself, both externally and internally.

It’s time to take charge of your life! If added weight, health problems related to obesity and low en-

ergy plague you daily, then the time is now. We want to see you take steps toward a healthier you, and we are here to help you do just that.

A New Year brings us plenty of opportunity to open our doors to the public for a chance to come in and take a look around to see what Ultima has to offer in our newly renovated facility.

We are having an “Ultima-te Makeover Open House” on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Stop by to try one of our free group fitness classes offering a non-intimidating environment to make you feel as comfortable as possible. Our new fitness floor layout and Ladies Only area are equipped with a wide variety of high-quality machines waiting for you. Your turn is always next, so there is no excuse!

We also offer a huge free weights section that can please anyone’s needs. Our hours of operation and

free supervised Kids Club staff are the best allies for families with small children. Come and see for yourself what our spa-like atmosphere and our trained professionals can do for you and your body this New Year!

As we went through our Ultimate makeover ourselves, it’s rewarding to hear our members’ excited comments about their fitness facility. But for the people I see every day who I have personally observed the transformation of their bodies, nothing can compare to the amazing feeling they have about themselves. Hearing them talk about it and how it has affected their life is priceless. That is a feeling you cannot buy. So what are you waiting for? Take charge! Get your makeover today!

Lynette Laufenberg, a certified personal trainer, is program/fitness director at Ultima Fitness/Xtreme Tae Kwon Do. Ultima is located at

Lynette Laufenberg 12799 W. Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington. For more information, call (561) 795-2823 or visit www. ultimafitness.com.

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SRHS Boys Basketball Squad Falls To Inlet Grove 51-43

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report The Seminole Ridge High School boys varsity basketball team fell to Inlet Grove High School 51-43 on Thursday, Jan. 3 at the Hawks’home in The Acreage.

Though the Hawks trailed for most of the game, they made up for lost points and held Inlet Grove to

only an 8-point lead.

The first quarter saw both teams battling to put up points, trading baskets while pushing heavily on the defense. Inlet Grove outscored Seminole Ridge by two baskets to make the score 14-10 going into the second quarter.

The Hawks mounted a better defense in the second quarter, letting

Hawk Steveny Massillon runs around an Inlet Grove defender.

Inlet Grove outscore them by only 1 point, but they finished 5 points behind, going into halftime with Inlet Grove leading 25-20.

It was the third quarter when the Hawks saw their opportunity slip away, as they continued to fall behind. Early in the quarter, Seminole Ridge held Inlet Grove to only one See BASKETBALL, page 38

Hawk Zach Lewis heads for the basket.

Seminole Ridge’s Jalen Young gets pressured

by Inlet Grove defenders under the basket.

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WHS Soccer Teams Compete In Palm Beach Adidas Classic

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington High School boys and girls varsity soccer teams competed in the annual Palm Beach Adidas Classic Jan. 3-5 at the King’s Academy, with the boys team earning second place overall and the girls taking fourth place out of eight teams.

The tournament is typically hosted by Wellington each year, but this year WHS partnered up with the King’s Academy to use their facility as the venue.

“We teamed up with the King’s Academy, and coach Glen Martin assisted us this year, so the tournament could use multiple fields due to the number of teams participating,” Tournament Director Mike Aronson said.

The tournament compiled a total of 16 teams from as far as Merritt Island, both boys and girls. Each division played a total of three games. “We get sponsorship from Adidas, and Strikers Soccer Supply, which also helps,” Aronson added.

In their first match, the Welling-

Wellington midfielder Katie Smith makes a move on the ball against West Boca.

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ton boys defeated Santaluces on penalty kicks after a 4-4 draw, then bested the King’s Academy 3-2. The Wolverines eventually fell to tournament champs American Heritage Plantation 3-1 in the finals match, earning second place overall.

Jesus Castellon and Miguel Rincon each earned three goals for Wellington in the tournament. Marcel Venere and Gino Colman each were credited with a score.

The Wellington girls team competed for the third-place position overall after a 4-3 win over Olympic Heights in penalty kicks, followed by an 8-0 loss to American Heritage Plantation. The Lady Wolverines fell to West Boca 4-1, earning fourth place overall.

“There are other club tournaments we have to compete with during this time, including the local Wellington Shootout, held at [Wellington] Village Park,” Aronson said.

“We’ll have a tournament next year.

We’ve been doing this event for about 10 years, and the most difficult thing now is to find a venue that will accommodate the number of teams that want to participate.”

The Wellington High School boys and girls varsity soccer schedule resumes this week with both the boys and girls teams traveling to West Boca High School on Wednesday, Jan. 9 for 6 and 8 p.m. games, respectively. Scores were unavailable at press time. Wellington will host Suncoast High School on Friday, Jan. 11 for the Wolverines’ Senior Night. The girls’ game starts at 6 p.m., and the boys take the field at 8 p.m.

The WHS boys varsity team with their second-place award.

Wellington boys goalkeeper Nicolas Gomez tracks a shot by a Santaluces player.

WHS girls goalkeeper Christina Barbera makes the winning save against Olympic Heights.

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continued from page 37 3-point basket, but the Hawks were unable to score themselves.

With about five minutes left in the quarter, Steveny Massillon put in a basket up the middle to narrow the lead 28-22. Zach Lewis added a 3point basket, but Inlet Grove put in

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SPORTS & RECREATION two more baskets to make the score 32-25.

Though Nick Ryan added two foul shots for the Hawks, Inlet Grove extended its lead, adding basket after basket to jump out to a 10-point lead, finishing the quarter 38-28.

Seminole Ridge stepped up its game in the fourth quarter, putting in more baskets than Inlet Grove,

Seminole Ridge’s Will Hopkins puts up a strong defense.

including a last second 3-point basket by Lewis that sank at the final buzzer. However, it was not enough to stop the Hurricanes, who pushed through to win 51-43.

The Hawks hosted Boca Raton High School on Tuesday, Jan. 8, losing 58-18.

Seminole Ridge will host Glades Central High School on Friday, Jan. 11 for a 7:30 p.m. game.

Hawk Nick Ryan looks for an out from the midst of the Inlet Grove defense.

Seminole Ridge player Nick Ryan jumps up to block an Inlet Grove shot.

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SPORTS & RECREATION

AAL Girls Youth Softball Program Continues To Grow The Acreage Athletic League’s youth recreational softball program continues to grow each season. The softball program is a great way to learn about the game and build friendships.

Many of the girls have been playing for several years, and league organizers have noted that there is plenty of talent coming out of The Acreage.

Recently, all the recreational softball teams took part in interleague playoffs with Royal Palm Beach. In the 8-U division, the Acreage Green Dragons took home a first-place

wins, and in the 10-U division, the Acreage Canes finished in first place as well.

The Acreage Athletic League would also like to congratulate the 8-U Acreage Pink Panthers, 8-U Red Dragons and 12-U Acreage Red Hots for each team’s successful season.

The AAL Youth Recreational Softball League is currently accepting registrations for its upcoming spring season. Girls ages 5 to 14 are welcome. For more information, visit the league’s web site at www. aalgirlssoftball.com.

In addition, the Acreage Hawks girls softball 8-U and 10-U travel teams are looking for players to join the program. The league will host tryouts Saturday, Jan. 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Acreage Community Park.

For more information about tryouts for the travel teams, call Andrew Erwin at (561) 601-1735 or email myhome561@aol.com.

For more information about the Acreage Athletic League’s youth recreational softball program, visit the AAL Facebook page at www. facebook.com/acreageathletic league.

The Green Dragons finished first in the 8-U division.

Wellington Spring Baseball Sign-Ups

Wellington is holding registration for its spring baseball program now through Jan. 19. Registration will take place at Wellington Village Park, Room 1AB. Registration times are as follows: Wednesday, Jan. 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Jan. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The baseball program is for ages 4 to 16 (determined as of April 30) and will be played under Little League Baseball guidelines. Coaches, sponsors and volunteers are needed. Applications for these positions will be available at the scheduled registration dates and times.

Divisions close as they reach capacity, and late registrations will go on a waiting list.

The spring baseball season runs from February through May. Practices begin in mid-February, and games begin March 2. There will be one to two games per week, as well as one to two practices each week.

All schedules are subject to change.

Age divisions are as follows: beginner T-ball, ages 4 to 5; T-ball, ages 5 to 6; coach pitch, ages 7 to 8; minors, ages 9 to 10; intermediate (50/ 70), ages 11 to 13; and seniors, ages 14 to 16. The cost is $85 for beginner T-ball and $105 for all other divisions.

A copy of each player’s birth certificate is required, along with two forms of residential identification (i.e.: driver’s license, utility bill, etc.) at time of registration. Seniors division registrations are ongoing from January through February, when it is determined by Palm Beach County Little League Baseball when the division will begin.

A $10 per participant/activity administrative fee will be deducted for each transfer/refund. If you are unable to participate, you must notify the office before the second activity to receive your refund.

For more information, call Village Park at (561) 791-4005. If you require special assistance in order to participate in baseball, call J.C. de los Reyes at (561) 791-4758 at least two weeks prior to the start of the program.

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Saturday, Jan. 12 • The Wellington Green Market will take place Saturday, Jan. 12 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex. Call (561) 283-5856 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Tween Scrapbooking” for ages 9 to 12 on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 11 a.m.

Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• Whole Foods Market in Wellington (2635 State Road 7) will host a free “Health Starts Here Intro to Healthy Eating” tour and demonstration Saturday, Jan. 12 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Learn how to navigate the grocery aisles to create healthful, flavorful meals. Call (561) 904-4000 for more info.

• The Wellington Children’s Theatre will host an audition and monologue workshop for children ages 11 to 19 on Saturday, Jan. 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. taught by Beverly Blanchette. Pre-registration is required. Call (561) 223-1928 or visit www.wellington childrenstheatre.com for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host an Acoustic Jam Session for adults Saturday, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. Bring your acoustics and jam out or simply enjoy the tunes.

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

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Extreme Scrapbooking” for ages 13 to 17 on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 2:30 p.m. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Teen Writing Club for ages 12 to 17 on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. Meet other teen writers, improve your skills, share your writing with the group or come just to write.

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

• The Wellington Jewish Center (13860 Wellington Trace, Wellington) will host Kumzitz with Dr. Laz on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. Dr. Laz has entertained hundreds of audiences throughout the world with an eclectic blend of rap, rock, Hassidic, blues, reggae, jazz, bluegrass and gospel. The $18 admission includes an open bar, finger food and refreshments. Call (561) 333-4663 or e-mail rabbim@bellsouth.net for more info.

• The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free concert with Odyssey Road’s Tribute to Journey on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Call (561) 7532484 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for info.

Sunday, Jan. 13 • The International Polo Club Palm Beach (3667 120th Avenue South, Wellington) will continue its 10th anniversary season on Sunday, Jan. 13 with the Joe Barry Memorial

Cup. For tickets, visit www.internationalpolo club.com or call (561) 204-5687.

• Community of Hope Church (14055 Okeechobee Blvd., Loxahatchee Groves) will offer a Free Support Group for Those Caring for Elderly Parents on Sundays beginning Jan. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the church office building. Call (561) 753-8883 or e-mail info@gocoh.com to register or for more info.

Monday, Jan. 14 • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Winnie the Pooh” for ages 3 to 5 on Monday, Jan. 14 at 3:30 p.m. Celebrate by reading storybooks about the adventures of Pooh and his friends. Call (561) 681-4100 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Introduction to Irish Dancing on Monday, Jan. 14 for ages 7 to 12 at 6 p.m., and for adults at 6:30 p.m. Marie Marzi of the Aranmore Academy of Irish Dance will guide you through beginner dance steps. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• Community of Hope Church (14055 Okeechobee Blvd., Loxahatchee Groves) will offer DivorceCare, a free 13-week support group for those experiencing the pain of separation or divorce, on Mondays beginning Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. Childcare will be available if you call the church ahead of time. Call (561) 7538883 or e-mail info@gocoh.com for info.

Tuesday, Jan. 15 • The Palm Beach County Commission will meet Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 9:30 a.m. in the government center’s Jane M. Thompson Memorial Chambers (301 N. Olive Ave., Sixth Floor, West Palm Beach). For more info., visit www.pbcgov.com.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host the adult book discussion series “Between the Covers” Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. Barbara Harnick will discuss For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. Sign up and check out the book. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Pizza Bagels” for grades 6 to 12 on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. Learn how to create these scrumptious treats. Call (561) 790-6070 for info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature Chess Club for Adults on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. Basic game knowledge is required. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Kretzer Piano presents Kretzer Kids in Concert on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at the See CALENDAR, page 41

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR CALENDAR, continued from page 40 Harriet Himmel Theater in CityPlace (700 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach). Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for students, and may be purchased at the door or by calling Kretzer Piano at (561) 748-0036.

Wednesday, Jan. 16 • Whole Foods Market in Wellington (2635 State Road 7) will host “5 Percent Day” benefiting All ‘Bout Children on Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Five percent of the day’s net sales will be donated to All ‘Bout Children, a local nonprofit that helps young children suffering from abuse, neglect and trauma. Call (561) 904-4000 for info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Mini Monsters” for age 8 and up Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 3:30 p.m.

Mold your own mini monster out of clay. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Tips for Better Report Writing” for ages 8 to 12 on Wednesdays, Jan. 16 and 23 at 4 p.m. The two-part, interactive program is full of activities designed to improve the way you research and write school reports. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce will host a Networking Mixer on Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings (2837 South State Road 7, Wellington). For more info., call Jessica Clasby at (561) 790-6200 or e-mail jessica@cpbchamber.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “Hooked on Crochet” for adults Wednesday, Jan. 16 and 30 at 6:30 p.m. Learn beginning techniques or bring current projects to work on. Call (561) 7906070 for more info.

• The School of the Arts Foundation will present “Dreyfoos Goes Old School” Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m., featuring performances and art exhibitions by Dreyfoos School of the Arts students on the Old School Square campus at the intersection of Atlantic and Swinton avenues in Delray Beach. To purchase tickets, or for more info., call the foundation at (561) 805-6298 or visit www.soafi.org.

Thursday, Jan. 17 • Whole Foods Market in Wellington (2635 State Road 7) will feature “Seven Secrets to Raising a Healthy Family” on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. Join Dr. Ian Shtulman as he reviews the secrets to getting well and staying well. There is no charge. Call (561) 904-4000 for more info.

• Wellington’s Food Truck Invasion will take place Thursday, Jan. 17 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 753-2484 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Pajama Tales” for ages 2 to 6 on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. Wear your jammies and bring your teddy bear for bedtime stories. Call (561) 790- 6070 for info.

• Whole Foods Market in Wellington (2635 State Road 7) will host “Gluten-Free Cooking” on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Learn how to cook gluten-free foods. The cost is $5 per person. Call (561) 904-4000 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach Village Council will meet Thursday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. at Village Hall (1050 Royal Palm Beach Blvd.).

Call (561) 790-5100 or visit www.royalpalm beach.com for more info.

• American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Post 390 will meet Thursday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. at Palm Beach Fire-Rescue Station 30 (9610 Stribling Way, Wellington). All eligible veterans are welcome and encouraged to attend. E-mail wellingtonlegion390@gmail. com or call (561) 301-2961 for more info.

Friday, Jan. 18 • The 2013 South Florida Fair will take place Jan. 18 through Feb. 3. For more info., visit www.southfloridafair.com or call (561) 793-0333.

• Mounts Botanical Garden (531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach) will feature “For the Love of Trees” on Friday, Jan. 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in recognition of Florida Arbor Day. For more info., call (561) 2331757 or visit www.mounts.org.

• BoomerTimes and SeniorLife will host the eighth Boomer Expo on Friday, Jan. 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Learn about the newest products and services and meet experts in the field of health, wealth, entertainment and travel. Admission and parking are free.

Call (561) 736-8000 or e-mail srlife@gate. net for more info. To become an exhibitor, call (561) 736-8925.

• JustWorld International’s 10th Annual Gala will take place Friday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Belle Herbe Farm in Wellington’s Grand Prix Village. Tickets cost $195 per person and include an open bar, gourmet food stations, entertainment and dancing. For more info., e-mail jwinfo@justworldinternational. org, call (561) 333-9391 or visit www.just worldinternational.org.

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