Town-Crier Newspaper January 22, 2010

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report

Hundreds of residents from Wellington and beyond gathered on Saturday, Jan. 16 and Sunday, Jan. 17 to help build Scott’s Place, a handicap-accessible boundless playground in the heart of Wellington.

Wellington residents Barbara and Del Williamson donated $250,000 to build the playground in memory of their son Scott, who suffered from cerebral palsy and died at the age of six. The park will have wheelchair access and equipment that allows children of all abilities to play together.

“They wanted to make sure that children who are handicapped can play along with able-bodied children, and everyone can share a big adventure together,” said Councilwoman Lizbeth Benacquisto, a major supporter of the effort.

Residents responded overwhelmingly to the idea.

“The village had to turn people away,” Del Williamson said. “They only needed 200 people but got over 500 volunteers calling and offering to help.”

playground into position.

Benacquisto said the effort allowed the community to show its true nature.

“This says so much about Well-

Groves Town Council Supports RPB On Roebuck’s Extension

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council supported a resolution Tuesday favoring the extension of Roebuck Road into the western communities.

The unanimous vote came after a presentation by Royal Palm Beach Village Engineer Ray Liggins to officials in neighboring Loxahatchee Groves.

Liggins explained that Roebuck Road, which would connect Jog Road to the State Road 7 extension, is critical because east-west travel is limited and will get worse as the western communities expand.

“We’ve known this for a very long time,” Liggins said, noting that Northlake and Okeechobee boulevards are the only east-west roads serving a densely populated seven-mile stretch. “Every

study done in the last 20 years shows a deficiency in that eastwest capacity.”

He said the only mitigating factor is that the western communities are not fully developed yet. “That’s good for us today, but not good for the future,” Liggins said.

One of the big complaints has been commuter time, Liggins said, adding that it will get worse as the 30,000 acres of undeveloped land and thousands of acres more of underdeveloped land come online.

“You have acknowledged in your comp plan that even at one unit per five acres, you still recognize that there are many acres of undeveloped land that people have the right to develop under the rules and regulations of the State of Florida,” Liggins said. “One of the largest complaints in surveys of people out here is increased

commute times in the workforce. That’s where Roebuck Road is a solution.”

Palm Beach County has included Roebuck Road in its thoroughfare road plan. The county funded it originally for 2011 and postponed it to 2014 because of permitting delays from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and objections to the construction by the City of West Palm Beach, which raised environmental questions.

Liggins said West Palm Beach remains adamantly opposed to the road, although it signed an interlocal agreement to build the road in the 1990s. “Their attorneys objected to everything they could possibly object to on the roadway,” he said.

The objections center on alleged environmental concerns that the road runs alongside the West

See ROEBUCK, page 20

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report

Pix, the long-planned Publixowned gas station, opened Jan. 8 in the Acreage Shopping Center, bringing what many say has been a sorely needed service to the area.

“It was a pleasure to drive a mile and a half from my house and get gas that was competitively priced,” Indian Trail Improvement District Supervisor Mike Erickson told the Town-Crier on Wednesday. “It seems to be busy, so I expect there was quite a bit of pentup demand from the community.”

The station — the first retail gas outlet in The Acreage — met stiff opposition initially because Acreage residents rely on well water and a fuel spill or leakage could create problems. However, the gas station was designed with a number of safeguards to prevent such leaks.

“Based on all the design criteria they used, I think they have probably one of the safest gas stations in the State of Florida from

a well-water issue,” Erickson said. Part of the safe design of the station is because the tank system is fully consolidated, with the pumps directly over the tanks without the need for any piping from tanks to dispensers, according to Publix representatives. The tanks have state-of-the-art double walls that are monitored so that an alarm goes off if fuel escapes from the interior wall.

Erickson’s only criticism was the traffic pattern, with a one-way exit only at the nearest entrance from Orange Blvd. on the west side of the gas station area.

“Everybody is human,” he said, referring to a natural urge for a driver in need of gas to turn into the station against the instructed traffic direction. “You have to learn how to get around and drive around the parking because it’s a little confusing with the one-way stuff, but everybody figures it out eventually.”

ITID President Michelle Da-

The church received a construction permit in June 2008 and a groundbreaking ceremony was held in July 2008. It received approval in May 2009 to build a 100foot stealth cell tower in conjunction with T-Mobile/Glotel Inc. on its 2.75-acre site.

The Indian Trail Improvement District is not in charge of zoning issues in The Acreage — that responsibility falls to Palm Beach County — but ITID President Michelle Damone said she objects to the size of the cross-shaped tower. “I was actually extremely excited for that church on 130th and Orange,” Damone said. “It’s a

beautiful building with a beautiful wraparound porch, and it has a 100-foot cross that is an eyesore,” Damone said. “I hope God forgives me, because I don’t mean that in a Christian way, but it’s not consistent with the size of the church or property.”

Damone said no other churches in the area have crosses that large unless they are simply expressions of faith.

“This is not meant to express religion,” Damone said. “It’s a cell phone tower, and I can’t believe that tower was approved and was accepted through the site plan and zoning process.”

Acreage community activist Cathy Probst also feels that the cross is too large.

“My husband and I drove by and thought, ‘oh wow,’” she recalled. “We were surprised because it definitely captures your eye. There’s no way it can’t.”

Probst said the cross is disproportionate to the area, to the size

See CROSS, page 20

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report

The Village of Wellington has implemented a wireless communication system, powered by routers on light poles throughout the village, to help communicate with employees and control utilities. It is a system the village hopes will save over $100,000 a year.

“We have a very limited capacity Wi-Fi system,” Village Manager Paul Schofield told the TownCrier Wednesday. “Our employees who are out in the field can

access the village’s internal computer system from their cars or trucks.”

The wireless access is part of a larger project that was approved by the Wellington Village Council in October 2008 that included changing water meters and updating lift stations within the village. The overall project initially cost the village $4.5 million, but it already has seen a $2.5 million return, Chief Information Officer Tom Amburgey said, adding that

PLAYING FOR DR. KING

The Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) and the Village of Royal Palm Beach presented their eighth annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Monday, Jan. 18 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Shown above, local pianist Copeland Davis performs during the ceremony. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 2 PHOTO

A Cross Rises Over Acreage Church

Volunteers help move the bases of the

PHOTOS BY CAROL PORTER/TOWN-CRIER

Boy Scout Troop 111 presents the colors.

Members of the event committee gather on stage.

Nick Ramos pays homage to Michael Jackson. Ernie Garvey, RPB Vice Mayor Matty Mattioli, Councilman David Swift and his wife Nixie, and Mayor David Lodwick.

Elet Cyris with a gift she was presented for her hard work.

The Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) and the Village of Royal Palm Beach presented their eighth annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Monday, Jan. 18 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Among the speakers were Temple Beth Zion’s Rabbi Bertram Kieffer, Royal Palm Beach Mayor David Lodwick, CAFCI President Genieve White and Dr. Yvette Ousley of the Sickle Cell Foundation. The keynote address was delivered by writer and multimedia journalist C.B. Hanif, formerly of The Palm Beach Post

Rowan Pelfry sings.

Kamili Nilata performs a song with pianist Copeland Davis.

C.B. Hanif delivers the keynote address.

Ernie Zimmerman Joins Wellington Council Race

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report

Former village employee Ernie Zimmerman announced this week that he would run for the Wellington Village Council Seat 2 currently held by term-limited Lizbeth Benacquisto.

Zimmerman, a 27-year Wellington resident, worked for the village and its pre-incorporation predecessor for 19 years before his retirement last year. He has also penned a long-running column for the Town-Crier, which he has given up to run for council.

Benacquisto, who is running for State Senate in District 27 as a Republican, will leave office in March at the end of her second four-year term.

Zimmerman, longtime resident Anne Gerwig and Realtor Wismick St. Jean are running to replace Benacquisto. Attorney Rob Ostrov was previously a candidate, but has withdrawn from the race “to concentrate on other potential races,” he said. Zimmerman said that his indepth knowledge of the village would benefit residents.

“I’ve worked for the village and lived in Wellington for so many years,” he said. “No one knows the village inside and outside like I do.”

Zimmerman, 63, was born in Brooklyn, New York and spent much of his life in public service. He was drafted into the U.S. Army when he was 19, and after a year at Fort Bragg, N.C., he was shipped to Vietnam.

After his tour of duty, he returned to Brooklyn and worked for the U.S. Postal Service before joining the New York Police Department, where he served for 13 years.

When he married his wife Sharon and settled down to start a family, Zimmerman wanted more for his children than New York City could offer.

“The last seven years I was with the NYPD, I worked on the youth gang task force,” he said. “I knew the school system and the kids better than the counselors did. And I worried my kids wouldn’t get a good education in New York.”

So in 1982, the Zimmermans moved to Wellington and fell in love with the area. His two sons graduated from Wellington schools, and a third generation of Zimmermans currently attend local schools. “We had never heard of Wellington, but we heard it had great schools,” Zimmerman said. “Wellington is as close to living in paradise as you’ll ever find. It’s the perfect place to raise a family.”

In Wellington, Zimmerman continued his life of public ser-

vice. He worked for the original master homeowners’ association First Wellington, then the Acme Improvement District and finally for the village itself. Now he hopes to continue his service as an elected official.

“Being a councilman is a parttime job, but I’ll be a full-time worker,” he said, citing issues such as higher education and sign codes as areas that need work.

“A major issue for Wellington is having a community college in the area,” he said. “A lot of people are in favor of the community college, but don’t want to see the land given away for free. Residents have paid for the land, and it’s prime real estate. Both the village and the college have budgets, and I think the college can pay a reasonable price for it.”

Zimmerman, whose specialty with the village was code enforcement, said recent changes have weakened the village’s sign code.

“I’ve picked up more signs over the years than anyone else in Wellington,” he said. “The sign code has been weakened by the current council. That’s what made Wellington different from a lot of other areas.”

Zimmerman hopes to serve the residents of Wellington and not special interests looking to profit from the village. “Wellington is 10 percent commercial and 90 percent residential,” he said. “It’s about time the residents have a true voice on the council.”

Two Wellington council seats and the mayor’s post are up for election in March. Other announced candidates include Mayor Darell Bowen, who is seeking re-election, and Councilman Howard Coates, who is running for election to his appointed seat.

Qualifying begins at noon Jan. 26 and ends at noon Feb. 9. The election will be Tuesday, March 9.

New Committee Will Help Implement Ethics Reform

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report

The Palm Beach County Commission last week created an advisory committee to help in implementing new ordinances establishing the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics and the Office of the Inspector General.

At a meeting Jan. 12, county staff suggested an ad hoc, temporary advisory committee made up of three members from community groups, but some commissioners felt three members were not enough. Under the staff recommendation, the advisory committee would sunset in one year unless extended.

Commissioner Priscilla Taylor said a three-member advisory committee goes against the commission’s decision to include as many people as possible in the process. Both Taylor and Commission Chair Burt Aaronson recommended expanding the number to five. “If you have three, and one person is absent, you only have two, and that causes a problem,” Aaronson said. “I think there should be five at a minimum.”

Commissioner Steven Abrams questioned how the advisory board members would be selected. “You talked about different groups selecting,” Abrams said. “I’m not sure that’s the case at all, in contrast to how we set up the Ethics Commission appointments.”

Commissioner Jess Santamaria felt the committee should have seven members, with members of the public able to submit résumés for membership. “I don’t think this has been discussed openly in the public at length,” Santamaria said. “We have discussed the Ethics Commission and the inspector general at great length, and this, I think, requires quite a bit of discussion.” Santamaria said he would also

want to include the state attorney and public defender in addition to members of the public. “I would like to see the public be part of this advisory group and give their credentials and the extent of their interest in participating,” he said.

Assistant County Administrator Brad Merriman said there would be a long, involved process in implementing the Commission on Ethics and inspector general ordinances, from hiring the inspector general to training staff, monitoring the inspector general fee and ensuring that those processes are in place.

Merriman said the Palm Beach County Ethics Initiative had worked with him and the County Attorney’s Office, and its members had suggested an implementation committee to facilitate and assist the process.

“The suggestion was made that they would actually be the entity that would make the recommendation of appointments to the implementation committee, since they would be completely familiar with all that had been done up to the time of implementation,” Merriman said. “The committee would be strictly advisory and won’t actually have any authority over the implementation.”

Abrams noted that several entities had been involved in the county’s ethics reform process. “That leads to the question of why there would be a preference of one group over another,” he said.

Aaronson said the process has been open from the beginning. “The fact is that we don’t want any involvement in it at all,” he said.

“There are applications already made to the Ethics Commission.”

Merriman said one of the problems in creating such an advisory board is that the commission usually picks the members.

County Attorney Denise Nie-

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Residents of Wellington, Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee Groves looking to toss their hats in the political arena will have their chance this week. Qualifying for the Tuesday, March 9 municipal elections begins at noon on Jan. 26 for all three municipalities. Qualifying in Wellington and Royal Palm Beach ends at noon on Feb. 9. Loxahatchee Groves candidates have until noon on Feb. 2.

Given the breadth of crucial issues related to growth, traffic and fiscal policy affecting the western communities, now is a good time for concerned residents to take a shot and put their names on the ballot. In all three municipalities, there are plenty of differing opinions on every major issue as well as people who are not afraid to voice those opinions. But every time election season rolls around, the number of people stepping forward to run for office is just as disappointing as the number of voters who show up on Election Day. The result is often an uncontested election, and a constituency that deserves more.

Low voter turnout has long been a problem in American politics, from high school student council races all the way up to the United States presidential election. There are many reasons for this, though perhaps the most disheartening is that voters feel there’s a lack of choice among candidates. It’s a cycle that begins with the candidates. Without much participation on the campaign side, it’s likely the level of activity on Election Day will be a reflection of that. Voters need a reason to turn out to the polls, but not just one reason, many reasons. And those reasons are the candidates. The more candidates there are in a race, the more important the election will seem to the voters. People do like to vote — just look at American Idol. But they need to be engaged, and it’s up to the candidates to do that.

For the first time in more than a decade, the race for the top seat on the Royal Palm

Do You Gamble

To Pay Your Bills?

Editor’s note: The following is in response to the Jan. 8 article “Aaronson: Gambling Key If County Is To Grow Jobs.”

I wonder if County Commissioner Burt Aaronson might do me a favor and check out the various web sites about compulsive gambling. There could be plenty of revenue to be gained by trying to help compulsive gamblers stop throwing all the family money away instead of wanting more of it. Don’t bring on more problems than we already have. Greed has no shame. We already have a slew of available state lottery tickets. I would like to hear witness from the people who work the lottery machines about their customers’ habits. I bet they’re sworn to not discuss it. The same people every day — they say hope springs eternal. It’s sad that the favorite topic of some folks’ day is what the number will be and did they play it. Where’d all those revenues go that you now need more ways to gain easy money?

I urge everyone to check out the web site of the Florida Council On Compulsive Gambling Inc. at www.gamblinghelp.org. Please

click on “Adults.” The following is a quote: “Yet, despite the prevalence of gambling-related problems, there is little federal and state funding for mental health services specifically aimed toward the needs of compulsive gamblers or persons adversely affected.” It seems pretty obvious why there isn’t enough help. It’s easy, fast revenue. Then, for instance, the lottery rubs it in with constant ads that say, “you’ve got to play to win!” or how it benefits the schools, yet the schools are crying broke. Open your eyes to the fact that compulsive gamblers lose their money and end up on assistance and will gladly go to food banks in order to keep playing. It’s not until some of our dear loved ones are flat broke or must go into the hospital and we take over their bill-paying that we see they have a true problem, one that is unfixable because they don’t see any problem at all, except for needing more money to, you guessed it, play. They’re very clever at hiding their problem from non-players. Their social network of friends that also play see no problem at all.

It is wrong to benefit from another’s weakness, most especially from addiction. In the end it

costs everyone more than it pays out. What will be next?

Deborah Behary The Acreage

State Does

Regulate Health Insurance

Editor’s note: The following is in response to Richard Nielsen’s letter in last week’s Town-Crier

Someone needs to point out to Mr. Nielsen that every state including Florida has an insurance commissioner. Every health insurance company has to have rates approved by that person before they can do business in that state. His comment about the healthcare industry could not be more wrong: “At present, there are no policies, regulations or competition that would affect how insurance rates are created or managed by the healthcare industry, and they are free to raise rates and deal with the public any way they see fit.” His comment “at the present time, the Medicare program is administered by the insurance and pharmacy companies” is only partially (minor part) right.

Tom Carreras Acreage

Beach Village Council will not include the incumbent. After 12 years at the front of the dais, longtime Mayor David Lodwick is passing on his gavel. As of press time, the only candidate to have filed paperwork is Vice Mayor Matty Mattioli. His decision to run for mayor leaves another empty seat on the council, Seat 3, currently being sought by community activists Tinu Peña and Richard Valuntas. The only incumbent defending his seat is Councilman David Swift, who has announced his intention to run for re-election. No one has stepped forward yet to oppose him. Over in Loxahatchee Groves, Councilman Dr. Bill Louda is stepping down, leaving Seat 2 open to challengers. As of press time, they include nursery manager Jim Rockett and former councilwoman Marge Herzog. However, the seat of Mayor David Browning is also up, and at press time, he is also unopposed.

In Wellington, there are currently three candidates vying for Seat 2, currently held by term-limited Councilwoman Lizbeth Benacquisto (who is running for the State Senate in District 27). Candidates include Anne Gerwig, Wismick St. Jean and Ernie Zimmerman. Mayor Darell Bowen is seeking re-election, and Councilman Howard Coates is running for election to his appointed seat — both unopposed as of Wednesday. Zimmerman, by the way, is the same Ernie Zimmerman who for years has been writing a column for this newspaper. His decision to run is bittersweet. While we wish him well in his new endeavor, Town-Crier policy required that he give up his column space once he entered the political arena as a candidate. We will miss Ernie’s wonderful stories, but we’re sure the community will be stronger for his efforts.

Contested elections are a necessary part of a healthy democracy. Not only do they give the voters more options, but it means people still have faith in the political process. But the candidates must show their faith first, and now is the time for them to do so.

Americans Must Help Those In Need

We are who we are because we share what we have!

The onslaught of the most devastating forces of nature can’t stifle America’s resolve to rise above heart-rending odds and help the less fortunate. When Laos, Thailand and Cambodia were devastated by tsunamis, we were the first to give aid-in-kind to ravaged villages. When the Philippines was hit by Typhoon Ondoy, we poured millions of dollars into this island-nation. When Bangladesh was flooded, we sent our planes to ferry out thousands of stranded survivors. When Hurricane Mitch battered Central America, we sent volunteer brigades to help stem chaos and restore calm in the area. And most recently, when Haiti was struck by a ghastly earthquake, our Marines took charge of its airport operations so worldwide food and medical supplies flown in could be distributed swiftly. Let’s foster the tradition that has long been embodied by the Statue of Liberty that eternally echoes the call to compassion. We’ve

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welcomed countless “tired, poor and huddled masses” from around the world to our shores, and we mustn’t stop now. Instead, with matchless zeal, we show the entire universe that when the lives and well-being of our fellow men are at stake, our journey to alleviating their plight has just begun. It’s not our winning Armageddon-like wars with our soldiers’ chests festooned with victory medals that makes us great. Neither is it our unprecedented success in sending up astronauts in state-of-the-art rocket ships and inching our way to conquering the ultimate frontier that is space. It’s not the gold-layered trophies that we hand out on Oscar Night that put us above the rest, nor is it the posh Cadillacs that multi-millionaire CEOs line up Wall Street with.

What defines us as a people is our unflinching generosity to our fellow men. Though we had been hit hard by global economic crises, we can face the world community now reeling in untold uncertainty and say, “we’ve given our last strand of strength to mankind… with lots of guts and no regard for glory, we’ve dished out our very best to humanity.”

Though deeply harrowing, as we earn our rightful titles as “kings of kindness and queens of compassion,” we can proudly proclaim, “where we come from, everyone has empathy for piteous souls… where we come from, everyone is keen to making a difference… where we come from, everyone is a hero!”

Mario Casuga Royal Palm Beach

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A Potpourri Of News: A Fugitive, A Jilted Bride And Medicare Fraud

Social Security will only suspend benefits when warrants are issued for flight or escape rather than any picayune reason.

• • • Hats off to 34-year-old Teanne Harris of Bensenville, Illinois. Her fiancé backed out of the planned nuptials six days early

and she could not get a refund for the planned reception. What did the lovely “jilted lady” do? She turned her Halloweenthemed party into a wing-ding celebration for a local retirement community — despite not knowing a soul there. “I worked real hard planning for the perfect party, and it would have broken my heart even more to have it go to waste,” Ms. Harris said. “The residents helped me out by

giving me some joy watching them enjoy it.”

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• • “Medicaid fraudsters” cost legitimate health plans between $72 billion and $220 billion annually according to experts. These thieves tack on very large charges to the Medicare bills of unsuspecting recipients. Things like artificial limbs, special eye machines, wheelchairs — whatever they can think of — turn up on statements

of people who don’t have a clue. Often the statement is hardly examined, and the charge gets paid. A proposed new congressional bill, the Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act of 2009, seeks to root out waste, fraud and abuse. It also makes it easier to expose illegal kickbacks, etc. Whether as part of eventual comprehensive healthcare reform legislation or in a stand-alone law, this surely makes some sense.

RPB Albertsons Store To Shut As Shrinking Grocery Chain Leaves Palm Beach County

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report

The Albertsons grocery store in Royal Palm Beach will be among eight state stores that will be closing in mid-February. All four Palm Beach County stores — including Delray Beach, Boca Raton and Lake Worth in addition to the Royal Palm Beach location — will close, leaving stores in Port St. Lucie and Oakland Park as the nearest Albertsons locations, according to Albertsons LLC representative Christine Wilcox.

“We will have 20 stores remaining in Florida,” Wilcox told the Town-Crier on Wednesday.

The Royal Palm Beach store is located at the northwest corner of Southern and Crestwood boulevards. It opened June 6, 2001.

The closings are the latest in a continued dwindling of Albertsons stores that Wilcox said management hopes will be the last and mark a stabilization of the chain.

“In 2006, Albertsons Inc. accepted an offer for the majority of its stores — about 1,600 stores — from SuperValu, a Minnesotabased retailer,” Wilcox said, adding that Albertsons also owned a chain of freestanding drugstores that were sold to CVS.

The remaining Albertsons grocery stores, numbering about 650, were in northern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida, she said. Those stores were purchased by Albertsons LLC, a privately held company, which divested more stores primarily in the

west to the point that it will own 226 stores nationally after the last round of closings.

“For the last three and a half years, when we announced the purchase, we immediately closed 100 stores that we just knew we really weren’t going to be able to turn around, so for the past three and a half years, we’ve really been working on turning the store base that we have around,” she said.

“Through divestitures, and things like that, we have pared down our store base to really a very healthy store base, even though it is significantly smaller than what Albertsons Inc. started out with initially.”

Wilcox said that some of the workers, who number about 80 at each store, will be relocated to other stores, and some may be eligible for severance pay.

This Albertsons grocery store in Royal Palm Beach, which opened in 2001, will shut down next month when the grocery chain closes all of its remaining Palm Beach County locations.

PHOTO BY RON BUKLEY/TOWN-CRIER

Wismick St. Jean with his wife Marie-Arlette and their children Wismick Jr. and Arletha.

Wismick St. Jean with Palm Beach County Republican Party Chair Sid Dinerstein, who presented St. Jean with a check to help the earthquake victims in Haiti.

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on the patio of the Players Club restaurant. Participants signed up their teams, learned about the event and participated in some fun and games, all while gearing up to raise money to fight cancer. The Relay for Life will be held

Brenda Morrow and Teri Lane lead the crowd in a contest to pronounce Hawaiian words.

Connie Williams discusses her personal experiences with cancer and why donating to research is so important.

Team Retention Chair Teri Lane puts makeup on Amanda Ramella. Community Representative Lindsay Martin explains the relay. Bags dedicated to the memory of those who died.

Man Arrested After Police Chase In Royal Palm Beach

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report

JAN. 17 — A Royal Palm Beach man was arrested for theft and several traffic violations last Sunday evening following a police chase that began in the La Mancha neighborhood. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the scene of a theft in progress on Barcelona Drive after a resident caught 45-year-old Sammie Wyatt trying to steal a boat motor. Wyatt attempted to flee the scene in his Chevy Caprice when the deputy witnessed him run the stop sign at Barcelona Drive and Ponce de Leon Street. According to the report, the deputy followed Wyatt, who crossed Okeechobee Blvd. and ran the red light as he turned left onto Partridge Lane. Wyatt then ran the stop sign on Sparrow Drive, turned right and then entered the Cloister Point development where he struck a building’s screen enclosure. Wyatt then exited the development and headed down Okeechobee Blvd., then turned right onto Wildcat Way. According to the report, when Wyatt turned right onto Dove Circle, he lost control of the vehicle and drove into the back yard of a home, causing $500 in damage. Wyatt exited the vehicle and tried to flee on foot, but was caught by officers and arrested. He was taken to the Palm Beach County Jail and charged with theft and issued several traffic violations.

• • • JAN. 13 — A Wellington man was arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop on South Shore Blvd. late last Wednesday night. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation pulled over 25year-old Maurice Morris and smelled marijuana coming from the car. A search of the vehicle found two marijuana cigarettes and 1.5 grams of marijuana in white paper packaging. Morris was arrested for possession of marijuana under 20 grams and released at the scene with a notice to appear in court.

JAN. 13 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a home in Wiltshire Village on Wednesday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2 and 6 p.m. someone smashed the window of the rear bathroom door and stole two gaming systems and a DVD player. The stolen items were valued at approximately $500. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects at the time of the report.

JAN. 14 — A woman was arrested on drug charges outside a home in Sugar Pond Manor last Thursday evening after she was found asleep in her vehicle. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation found 19-year-old Brittney Hartwick asleep on the rear seat of her car with open containers of beer in plain sight. A search of the vehicle found a pipe containing marijuana residue on the center console. Hartwick was arrested and taken to the county jail where she was charged with possession of marijuana and underage possession of alcohol.

JAN. 15 — A Royal Palm Beach woman was arrested for drunken driving early last Friday morning after she was observed driving erratically in the parking lot of the Gables neighborhood in Wellington. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation witnessed 44-yearold Carolyn Schlanger driving in a stop-start pattern, blocking another car from leaving its parking space. After making contact with Schlanger, the deputy administered roadside tests and concluded she was impaired. She was arrested and taken to the county jail, where she was found to have a blood alcohol level of 0.106.

JAN. 15 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington responded to a home in Sugar Pond Manor last Friday morning in response to a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 p.m. last Thursday and 6 a.m. last Friday, someone entered the victim’s unlocked Dodge Ram and stole a radio screen, black leather wallet and driver’s license. The stolen items were valued at approximately $276. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JAN. 17 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation responded to a home in Royal Ascot Estates last Sunday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. last Saturday and 1 p.m. last Sunday, someone entered the victim’s unlocked Volkswagen Jetta and stole a laptop computer and two digital cameras valued at approximately $1,800. There were no suspects at the time of the report.

JAN. 17 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home on New Kent Court last Sunday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to the report, sometime between 6 p.m. last Saturday and 2:30 p.m. the following afternoon, someone smashed the rear sliding glass door and stole a flat-screen television, a home entertainment system and several pieces of jewelry. The stolen items were valued at approximately $4,200. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JAN. 18 — A Royal Palm Beach gas station was robbed of more than $4,000 worth of cigarettes Monday afternoon after thieves distracted an employee. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 2:45 p.m. a deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded to the Mobil gas station on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. after an employee reported that two black males stole 80 cartons of cigarettes. The employee said one suspect distracted him with lottery tickets while the other opened the door to the cashier’s office and took cartons of cigarettes out to his car. According to the report, the suspect did this three times, taking a total of 80 cartons. The first suspect is described as approximately 5’5” with a thin build, wearing all black, a baseball cap and sunglasses. The second suspect is described as approximate-

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Joseph Daise

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Author Details Harrowing ‘Escape From Dubai’ At Chamber Lunch

By Carol Porter Town-Crier Staff Report

Dubai, the city of glitz and glamour that stands as the symbol of the United Arab Emirates, is a place Herve Jaubert never again wants to see.

Jaubert, a former French naval officer and spy, had been lured to Dubai in 2004 from South Florida, where he had developed a line of recreational submarines and combat swimmer submersibles. Sultan Bin Sulayem, the chairman of Dubai World, wanted Jaubert to develop a submarine manufacturing company in Dubai. Jaubert, a Wellington resident, was promised a life of luxury, and moved there with his family.

Four years later, under the threat of jail and torture, he was forced to resort to the guile he learned in the French Secret Service to escape the seaside city.

“I moved to Dubai on the basis of a shake of a hand,” Jaubert recalled Wednesday, Jan. 13 as the guest speaker at the Wellington Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Binks Forest Country Club.

It didn’t take long for Jaubert, now 53, to see that the venture, and the promise of a life of luxury, was doomed.

“I learned from a banker in Dubai that we were running out of cash,” he said. “I found it difficult to believe because what I saw around me was wealth and money. What I realized soon after that, it was borrowed money. In the end, my company and my project were sacrificed. They were using

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continued from page 1 ington,” she said. “That people will give up their time so selflessly to help others. The donations of food and equipment and time on behalf of the construction companies and restaurants show the generosity in our community. And in a time like now, when the economy is bad and people are struggling with issues in their own families, that residents will still come out and give their time to be part

someone else’s money. It was very insidious.”

If it ended there, Jaubert would have returned home, lesson learned. But that was just the start of his ordeal.

“They didn’t come and say sorry about that and go back to America,” he said. “They put the blame on me. I didn’t understand why or what they were trying to achieve. They were asking me for money. Of course, I resisted. They questioned me. They said I was a hit man. It did not make any sense. They needed something to nail me. They forced me to surrender my passport. They told me if I did not surrender my passport, they would put me in jail. If you don’t have a passport, you become nobody. At this point, I realized it was something bad. I did not know what to do next.”

Jaubert lived in fear for about a year, and slowly realized that Dubai officials would not let him go. He put together a plot to leave. He had sent his wife and children home, but his wife was detained in an effort to try to break him. It did not work, and his wife was able to leave safely.

“When I took my wife to the airport, she was detained for four hours,” Jaubert said. “If they can’t get to the husband, they will arrest the wife.”

It took Jaubert two months of preparation to put his plan into action. It involved him dressing as a woman and using a dingy as his means of escape. Jaubert asked a friend of his from the service to come to Dubai

of something so special says the most.”

The turnout came despite heavy rain that hit the area Sunday. “We had to run over to Sports Authority to get them ponchos,” Barbara Williamson said. “Even with the storms, they still showed up.”

Tree’s Wings, Chick-fil-A, Domino’s Pizza, Earl of Sandwich, Costco and other restaurants donated food for the volunteers.

Located near the Wellington Community Center along Forest Hill Blvd., the park will be dedicated in February and will be the first piece to be completed in the new “Town Center,” which will also include a new amphitheater and village hall.

to take his boat out, and Jaubert would use the dingy alongside the boat. On the way out, there was a police boat that apparently was looking for him. He sabotaged the police boat, which was riding at anchor, by swimming underwater to the boat and disabling its engine.

While living in Dubai, he had grown a beard, and that presented another problem.

“The problem was that I looked like them so well, they were talking to me in Arabic,” Jaubert said. “They would think that this guy looks like us. I dressed like a woman. She’s invisible. It’s like being a ghost. I did something that today I cannot believe I did. I walked the hotel with my full combat gear hidden under the women’s dress. Then I met with my friend on the same boat. It took me six hours to reach my friend.”

Jaubert eventually made it to India, where he concocted a story that he was a tourist and had lost his passport in the ocean. Amazingly, the story was accepted by Indian officials.

“I did not tell them I escaped from Dubai,” Jaubert said. “I told them I lost my papers in the ocean. Once I was in India, it took me about 10 days to get a visa. When I was with the immigration officers in India, they did not understand how I could enter the country without being checked. I did not tell them I was a former spy.”

When Jaubert made it to the United States, he started to write his story, and the result was a book, Escape From Dubai. While

he was writing the book, a journalist contacted him about his escape. The journalist went to Dubai to check out his story and was detained for hours. Jaubert said he wanted to write his story as a warning to others not to be taken in by promises of wealth and money in Dubai.

“They thought I was still in hiding there,” Jaubert said. “They took me to court. I was convicted in Dubai. That is why I am suing them here. That’s a travesty of justice over there. The reason why they took me to court in Dubai is to try to stop me from writing the book. In America, we have due process. I feel safe here, but I still watch my back.”

For their part, Dubai officials have accused Jaubert of embezzling money from the company he ran there and dispute his version of events. Either way, Jaubert tells a fascinating story. Learn more about him and his book at www. escapefromdubai.com.

Also last week, the chamber recognized John Mercer of Met Life as ambassador of the month. Mercer said the key to the chamber’s growth were its members and board. “Go out and meet people and find out what they do,” said Mercer, “and what you actually do for them in your business. I am delighted to be ambassador of the month, and delighted to be a member of the Wellington Chamber.”

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

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Volunteers enjoy lunch provided by sponsor restaurants.

Project Manager Rick Greene instructs volunteers while Del Williamson looks on.

Del Williamson, with his wife Barbara and daughter Sara, welcomes the crowd to the future home of Scott’s Place.

Sharyn Browning and Tiffany Greene carry the poles that will provide structure for the playground.

An overview of the volunteers at work during the Scott’s Place community build.

Volunteers assemble the monkey bars.

Barbara and Del Williamson help build a bench.

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Alec Domb presents John Mercer with a plaque honoring him as the chamber’s ambassador of the month.

Herve Jaubert signs a copy of his book Escape From Dubai

FOSTER’S GRILLE HOSTS CRUZIN’ FOR A CURE

NEWS BRIEFS

Wellington Offering Free

Tutoring Classes

Wellington’s Safe Neighborhoods Office, located at 1100 Wellington Trace, will be offering free tutoring classes to students age five and up every Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning on Monday, Jan. 25.

Tutors will be selected based on the needs of the students. Advance notice is required to assist in matching the most appropriate tutor for a student’s needs. Anyone interested in homework assistance or volunteering to tutor should call (561) 791-4796 in advance to register. This program is free and based on the availability of volunteers.

RPB Offering

Scholarships

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council will be awarding six $1,000 scholarships this year to high school seniors residing in Royal Palm Beach. Seniors graduating in June may pick up an application from their high school guidance office or from the Village Clerk’s Office at Village Hall (1050 Royal Palm Beach Blvd.).

The application can also be downloaded from the village web site at www.royalpalmbeach.com. The completed application must be postmarked no later than Feb. 16 or hand-delivered to the clerk’s office by 5 p.m. that day. Finalists must be available for interviews on March 20.

The scholarship committee of

the RPB Education Advisory Board will make the final determination. Winners will be announced in April and the scholarships will be awarded at the council meeting on May 20. For more information, call the Village Clerk at (561) 790-5102.

Dalai Lama To Speak At FAU

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet will give a public address on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Florida Atlantic University. Tickets are now available for purchase by the public.

This will be the first visit for the Dalai Lama to Palm Beach County, in which he will give a lecture titled “Compassion as a Pillar of World Peace.” The presentation will start at 10 a.m. in the FAU Arena at the Boca Raton campus (777 Glades Road).

Floor tickets will be available for $75. Raised, chair-back, bleacher-style seating will be available for $49 per person. To purchase tickets, visit www.fau. edu/peace. Tickets for the public will be mailed to ticket holders or will be available at the arena’s will-call the day of the event. FAU students, faculty and staff can visit www.fau.edu/peace and enter a lottery for a free ticket. An event information sheet will be available with each ticket and will include the suggested time of arrival, permitted items, parking information and other pertinent information for the event.

For more information, call Stacy Volnick at (561) 297-6319.

Wellington

Relay For Life

Set For May 22

Wellington walkers go around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. This “celebration of life” brings numerous groups and individuals concerned about cancer together for a unified effort to fight back.

Teams of enthusiastic citizens will gather at Wellington Village Park for an overnight relay against cancer from 2 p.m. on May 22 until 8 a.m. the following morning. The Relay for Life is a unique fundraising event that allows participants from all walks of life, including patients, medical support staff, corporations, civic organizations, churches and community volunteers, to join together to fight cancer. Relay for Life reminds us that progress has been made in the fight against cancer and that everyone who participates is making a difference.

The Relay for Life opens as cancer survivors walk or wheelchair the first lap. This is an emotional time and sets the stage for the importance of each participant’s contribution. A festive atmosphere always develops around the track area at these events. As you make new friends and spend time with old ones, the relay heats up and the campout begins. An atmosphere of camaraderie is created with team members entertaining each other: eating, playing games and, of course, walking for a great cause.

Highlighting the evening is the Luminaria Ceremony held after dark to honor cancer survivors and to remember those who have lost the battle against the disease. The luminarias line the track and are left burning through the night to remind participants of the incredible importance of their contributions.

“The Relay for Life is as much an awareness raiser about the progress against cancer as it is a fundraiser,” Event Chair Bill Smith said. “Many of the participants will be people who have dealt with cancer themselves. Their involvement is proof of the progress that has been made in reducing cancer death rates and in the quality of life following cancer treatment. The funds raised will enable us to continue our investment in the fight against cancer through educational programs, research and services to patients. Due to the generosity of corporate sponsors, the money raised by participants goes directly to the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving programs.”

For information about how to form a team or become involved in the relay, call the American Cancer Society at (561) 3660013, or visit www.relayforlife. org/wellingtonfl or www.cancer. org.

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide communitybased voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service.

POLO & EQUESTRIAN NEWS

Joe Barry Memorial Cup Final Sunday At International Polo Club

Julio Gracida scored four goals and Patagones held on to beat Faraway Polo 11-10 in the featured Joe Barry Memorial Cup game Sunday, Jan. 17 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington.

Patagones had an 11-8 lead after five chukkers before Faraway

Polo made the 20-goal tournament game close with two goals in the final chukker. Carlos Gracida and Gonzalo Avendano each added three goals for Patagones. Avendano was named the game’s MVP and his pony, Pancho, was named the game’s best playing pony.

Julio Areallano led Faraway Polo with seven goals.

In the second game, Zacara got eight goals from Jeff Hall and five from Gonzalo del Tour to defeat Mt. Brilliant 15-11. Zacara led 158 after five chukkers.

Santiago Chavanne scored eight goals for Mt. Brilliant.

In a match Monday, Luchesse defeated the Hawks 12-11.

Also last Sunday, IPC, in conjunction with St. Andrew’s School in Boca Raton and Food for the Poor Inc., began collecting relief supplies for Haitian earthquake victims. Onsite donations were accepted in exchange for free, general admission. Collection for essential goods in exchange for general admission continues through Sunday, Jan. 24. Needed items include canned foods (poptop lids preferred), boxed or canned milk, bottled water, toiletries such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, bars of soap, shampoo, deodorant, baby wipes, diapers, sheets, towels and blankets. There are two matches slated for Sunday, Jan. 24. The first match is at noon. The featured match will be the final of the Joe Barry Memorial Cup tournament at 3 p.m.

Julian Daniels chases Carlos Gracida of Patagones.

on Piaget Field. For team information and field assignments, call the IPC polo hotline at (561) 2825290. Tickets for the Nespresso Grande Pavilion range from $40 for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres

Jeff Hall carries the ball for Zacara.

to $85 for field-side Sunday brunch with service beginning at 2 p.m. General admission tickets are available for $15, lawn seating for $25 and box seats for $100. The International Pavilion, which is open to the public and free of

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charge, includes food and beverages for purchase. Parking is $5. IPC is located at 3667 120th Avenue South in Wellington. For more information, visit www. internationalpoloclub.com or call the box office at (561) 282-5334.

Week 1 Wrap-Up: Winter Equestrian Festival Competition Underway

Georgina Bloomberg of New York won the first grand prix show-jumping event of the 2010 Wellington Equestrian Festival when she took first place in the $30,000 Challenge Cup Round

One on Thursday, Jan. 14 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington. Bloomberg rode Metropolitan, owned by Gotham Enterprizes, holding off Leslie Howard and Cara Raether in the jump-off.

“He’s not a naturally fast horse,” Bloomberg said. “I don’t usually go for speed in the jump-offs with him; I go for the double clear. I was lucky that I went as fast as I possibly could and still leave the jumps up, and everyone else had a rail down.”

It was Bloomberg’s first win in any class aboard Metropolitan.

“I would be happy with second too; you always know Leslie is going to go in and beat your time, you just hope that maybe she knocks a rail down,” she said.

Pablo Barrios of Venezuela won last Friday’s $6,000 Spy Coast

1.40m Speed Challenge on G&C Lisa, owned by Gustavo and Carolina Mirabal of Wellington. “She’s a new mare for me,” Barrios said. “Coming from Europe, she spent three weeks in quarantine... I’m very pleased with her.”

Nick Skelton of Great Britain had a 1-2 finish in the $25,000 Suncast 1.50m Classic on Saturday, Jan. 16 by being the only rider with double-clear rounds.

Skelton accomplished the double-clear rounds on both of his mounts, giving him first place with Nemo 119 and second on Carlo 273, both owned by Beverly Widdowson.

Nicole Shahinian-Simpson and Kilkenny Rindo were the fastest four-faulters for third place.

Skelton returned first in the jump-off on Nemo 119 and set down a winning pace of 42.270 seconds. Skelton and Carlo 273 finished in 48.472 seconds with no faults to finish second.

Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil rode Palouchin de Ligny, owned by Pessoa Stables, to victory in the

$25,000 G&C Farm Speed Derby on Sunday, Jan. 17.

Olaf Petersen designed a 17obstacle derby course that incorporated the horseshoe bank, a water jump, a closed combination and the table bank. There were 22 entries in the class, and all were going for time in the faults-converted format, which changes refusal and jumping faults into seconds for just a final time to determine the winner.

Pessoa and Palouchin de Ligny, a 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood by Baloubet du Rouet, finished with a time of 95.515 seconds, and with a clear round, they came home with the win.

“He’s really consistent in this ring; last year he won 10 or 12 classes here. He really likes this place, and he feels really comfortable,” Pessoa said. “It’s nice to have a homebred horse winning some classes.”

The first championships of the festival were awarded in the professional hunter divisions on Thursday, Jan 14. The season’s inaugural First Year Green Hunt-

er Championship was awarded to Peter Pletcher of Magnolia, Texas, with Double H Farm’s HH London.

Also taking top ribbons last Thursday were Havens Schatt and Louise Serio. Schatt and Humor Me, owned by R. Bruce Duchossois, won the first class, and Serio took home the blue in the second class with Gillian Grant’s mount Ledger. Love Notes, with owner/rider Courtney Carey, won the Pine Hollow Adult Amateur Hunter 3’3” division on Friday, Jan. 15. Earning the championship in the Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunters on Saturday, Jan. 16 was Rachel Koggan and her mount Farewell. It was a clean sweep for Glen Senk of Philadelphia. Senk competed with three horses and won each class in section B of the Camping World Adult Amateur Hunter 51 & Older division. Senk was champion on Fashion Farm’s Declaration, winning three out of the four classes over fences, and placing fifth in the under saddle. Senk won the other over fences

class on Highland Park, and the under saddle with Proof. In jumper highlights, Barrios, on La Gran, had the fastest time in the $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Speed class on the opening day of

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Julian Daniels of Faraway Polo and Carlos Avendano of Patagones fight for the ball.

the competition; Olympic gold medalist Leslie Howard rode the fastest clear round aboard Lennox Lewis 2 in the $8,000 1.45m Jumpers Time First Round; and

Pablo Barrios and G&C Lisa won the $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Speed Challenge at WEF.

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PHOTOS

Rangers from the National Park Service hold a ribbon cutting to mark the official opening of the fair.

Bill Dicarlo with his oil on canvas painting.

The Outsiders drill team.

Country music entertainer Ron Davis in Yesteryear Village.

At the VIP reception: (above) Sharyn Browning and her son Matthew; (below) Wellington Mayor Darell Bowen and his wife Sherry with Toy and John Wash.

2010 Miss South Florida Fair Courtney McKenzie with her proud mom Dr. Carmen McKenzie.

Carmen Keen, on Blue Angel, presents the American flag.

PBSO Animal Kindness ambassador Bullet greets mom Michelle Wellenbusher and Ava, Dylan and Ryan.

Seminole Ridge Holds Relief Drive For Haiti

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Port-AuPrince, Haiti, Seminole Ridge High School has initiated a campus-wide relief effort for the quake victims. The drive will run through Wednesday, Jan. 27. Needed for donation are dry food items; blankets, sheets, pillows and mats; canned food items with flip-top lids; rice and flour; toiletries (no travel sizes); baby food and baby items; first aid and medical supplies; and non-electric can openers.

For every two items donated, students will earn an hour of community service. Items can be dropped off with Mrs. Shawna Ahmad in 5-102, Mrs. Triciana Gray in 5-108, Mrs. Trish McKillican in 4-210, Mrs. Barbara Nicho in 4-202, Mr. Wes Rainer in 2-112 or Mrs. Katie Wright in 6-103.

Those in the SRHS family who wish to inquire about loved ones in Haiti can call (888) 407-4747.

• National Art Honor Society Inducts Members — On Friday, Jan. 22, the SRHS National Art Honor Society (NAHS) inducted new members. NAHS students

wore their favorite color — and only their favorite color — all day. In addition, the new inductees spent the day under a vow of silence, communicating only through drawing. But there was a method to this madness. At the induction ceremony, the young artists gleefully shared their sketchbooks and drawing pads in a “gallery exhibit.” The new NAHS members are: Cheir Afriat, Tamar Afriat, Elaine Batres, Enelia Carreo, Ramiz Kirmani and Shelby Todd.

In other NAHS news, society members created their annual entries for competition in the South Florida Fair, of which this year’s theme is “Our National Parks.”

“We were given a silhouette ranger’s hat and told to decorate both sides, since it would hang from the ceiling,” NAHS sponsor Ms. Gwenn Seuling said. “We chose to do Bigfoot, since he’s been spotted at many of our national parks, and this is why our sign reads, ‘Our National Parks — Not What You Expected.’”

Going to the fair this year? Be sure to vote for the SRHS NAHS entry when you visit.

• Football Players Chosen ‘All-Area’ — The Palm Beach Post, in its wrap-up of the fall sports season, has chosen several SRHS football players for inclusion in its “All-Area” teams.

Defensive back Woodley Cadet and offensive lineman Austin Williams were chosen for first

team, and linebacker Tyler Butler and wide receiver Jeacky Charles were chosen for second team. Honorable mention went to offensive lineman Ray Collet, punter Matt Johnson, defensive lineman Eric Poppert, and running backs Gary Holmes and Javian Wrisper.

TKA Helps Make ‘Christmas Store’ Event A Success

Secondary students at the King’s Academy partnered with Urban Youth Impact during the month of December by collecting new and unwrapped toys. Since 1997, Urban Youth Impact has hosted an annual event called the Christmas Store, which provides new toys for inner-city families living in the West Palm Beach area. The King’s Academy’s efforts resulted in the donation of 705 toys.

The King’s Academy also took 70 students and faculty on Friday, Dec. 18 to assist Urban Youth Impact in setting up for its Christmas Store event. They helped to transport the 5,000 toys that had been collected to the Roosevelt Full Service Center where the event would be held. They helped to unpack and set up for the special event.

The students returned on Saturday, Dec. 19 to volunteer at the Christmas Store. They volunteered in areas such as packing and distributing groceries, assisting as personal shoppers, helping to care for the babies and toddlers while their parents shopped, running the

concession stand, walking families back to their vehicles with the Christmas gifts for their children, and playing basketball and four square with children and students. The King’s Academy Tri-M National Honor Society provided an area where children could come and play musical chairs.

The event resulted in a total of 5,000 toys being given away to 500 inner-city families.

The King’s Academy is a nationally recognized private Christian school serving approximately 1,200 students from preschool through 12th grade and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Association of Christian Schools International and the Florida Association of Christian Schools.

The King’s Academy serves students and their families across Palm Beach County at its main campus at Belvedere Road and Sansbury’s Way in West Palm Beach. For more information, call (561) 686-4244 or visit the school’s web site at www.tka.net.

WACHOVIA BANK AWARDS LGES GRANT

Wachovia Bank’s Community Partners Program awarded Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School a grant for $500 in December. The school was chosen to receive the grant because its programs complement Wachovia’s mission to build strong communities. Shown above are: (L-R) Kenel Jean-Louis of Wachovia, LGES Principal Richard Myerson, Gizelle Reyes of Wachovia and PTO President Tracy Schiola.

Teachers Group Gets $5,000 Grant Award

The Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association has received a $5,000 award from the National Education Association Urban Grants program to help in its development of strategies and programs to increase participation of Native American, Hispanic, black and Asian parents in their children’s schools. Data in Palm Beach highlights a critical need for Native American, Hispanic, black and Asian parents to increase their involvement in their children’s education.

The Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association will meet with families to demonstrate and instruct on best-practices and educate parents on the purpose and value of school events, such as PTA meetings, school advisory committees, multicultural weeks, math nights and open houses.

The grant was presented by NEA President Dennis Van Roekel at a recent meeting of the National Council of Urban Education Associations, a group that represents NEA urban locals across the nation. NCUEA is dedicated to strengthening quality teaching and learning in urban public schools.

“The NEA Urban Grants will provide an array of community and school activities that will help children become lifelong learners and productive citizens,” NCUEA President Leon Horn said. “We are excited to see the types of programs that will help our students as a result of the grants.”

NEA’s Urban Grants program has supported hundreds of local associations in the development of education reform programs in America’s public schools since its creation in 1985. Twenty-five local NEA affiliates are selected each year to receive grants of up to $5,000.

“Student learning is the number one priority of America’s public school educators, but there’s no single guaranteed way for making that happen,” NEA Vice President Lily Eskelsen said. “These NEA Urban Grants provide our local association members the opportunity to initiate programs tailored specifically to meet the unique needs of their students.”

To learn more about the grant, contact Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association President Robert Dow at 715 Spencer Drive, West Palm Beach, or call (561) 683-4623.

National Art Honor Society — John Trevino and Andrew Wong with the NAHS Bigfoot fair competition piece.

King’s Academy students Mandy Lopez and Caroline Lockmiller serve snow cones during the Christmas Store event.

PBAU Sets Servant Leadership Presentation With Dr. Kent Keith

The Catherine T. MacArthur School of Leadership at Palm Beach Atlantic University and the Palm Beach Atlantic University Alumni Association will present “An Evening with Dr. Kent Keith” on Thursday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the DeSantis Family Chapel (300 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach). The event is free and open to the public.

Keith is a dynamic speaker and author whose mission is to help people find personal meaning in a crazy world. He is the chief executive officer of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, an international nonprofit organization headquartered in Indiana. Over the years, Keith has given

more than 900 presentations, conference papers and seminars on a wide variety of topics. His current presentations and seminars are focused on servant leadership and finding personal meaning at home and at work. Keith has been featured on the front page of The New York Times and in People magazine, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle and Family Circle magazine. He was interviewed by Katie Couric on NBC’s Today Show and by Dr. Robert Schuller on The Hour of Power. Keith has appeared on dozens of television shows and more than 100 radio programs in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Keith is known nationally and internationally as the author of the Paradoxical Commandments, which he wrote and published in 1968 in a booklet for student leaders. His book Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments was published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in 2002 and became a national bestseller. His narration of Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments won a national Audie award from the Audio Publishers Association as the best audio book of 2003 in the personal development/motivational category. His next book, Do It Anyway: The Handbook for Finding Personal Meaning and Deep Happiness in a Crazy World was published by Inner Ocean

Publishing in 2003. His third book, Jesus Did It Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments for Christians, was published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in 2005. Keith’s latest book, Have Faith Anyway: The Vision of Habakkuk for Our Times, was published by JosseyBass in 2008. He is also the author of the Universal Moral Code, a set of fundamental moral principles that can be found throughout the world. Keith earned a bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard University, a master’s degree in philosophy and politics from Oxford University, a certificate in Japanese from Waseda University in Tokyo, a juris doctorate from

Poinciana Students Get Hands-On With Chemistry

Poinciana Day School middle school students have been deeply involved in their chemistry experiments. Science teacher Mr. Dan Schaffer gave the students four white substances, which the students had to compare and contrast. Students examined the physical characteristics of the chemicals, as well as how the substances reacted with different liquids, to determine indicators of physical and chemical changes. The students had to predict what would happen before combining each of the items, based upon the properties of the substances.

“At Poinciana Day School, we feel that it is important for students to experience lessons and con-

cepts in addition to reading information about each subject,” Head of School Ms. Ann Simone said. “We are fortunate to have very creative faculty members who bring their subjects alive for the students. We keep our students challenged by grouping them into ability levels. We find that accelerating students according to their abilities helps to keep the students’ interest level high during classes.” For more information about Poinciana Day School, or for anyone interested in attending one of the upcoming open houses or scheduling a private tour, call (561) 655-7323 or visit the school’s web site at www. poincianadayschool.org.

the University of Hawaii and a doctorate in education from the University of Southern California. He is a Rhodes scholar and has practiced law and worked in government, construction, higher education and nonprofit organizations.

Established in 1989, the Catherine T. MacArthur School of Leadership serves nearly 500 adult, nontraditional students.

Presently, the school offers the bachelor’s degree in organizational management and a master’s degree in leadership at programs in West Palm Beach, Orlando and Wellington. In addition, the bachelor’s degree program is offered online.

Dr. Kent Keith

Property Appraiser’s Office Currently Accepting Scholarship Applications

Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Gary Nikolits has announced that the Property Appraiser’s Office is now accepting applications for its 2010 college scholarship program.

The Property Appraiser’s Office presents $1,000 scholarships each year to five college-bound students. Since 1993, the Property Appraiser’s Office has awarded $90,000 in college scholarships.

The application can be downloaded from the Property Appraiser’s web site at www.pbcgov.com/ papa. The deadline to submit the

2010 application is March 31.

To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a resident of Palm Beach County and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. The college or junior college they plan to attend must be accredited.

Funds are raised through volunteer employee donations from participants in the office’s Friday Casual Dress Day. The Employee Scholarship Committee selects the five winners.

For more information about college scholarships, call (561) 355-3230.

Poinciana chemistry students with teacher Dan Schaffer.

Mystery Writer Tami Hoag Speaks At Sho Clothes’ ‘Shop Talk’

Hoag, who is also an accomplished Grand Prix dressage rider, signed copies of her newest novel Deeper Than the Dead and talked about life as a famous mystery writer. Hoag, currently on an 11-city

for her latest novel, shared the

with the audience that

Than the Dead will soon

on The New York Times bestselling list. The new novel will join 14 of Hoag’s previous works that have all earned the prestigious

distinction of being named to the bestseller list. “Having Tami speak at Shop Talk was really wonderful. She has many dressage fans who are also fans of her writing, which was easy to see by the size of the crowd,” said Michele Hundt, who co-owns Sho Clothes with Betsy Rebar Sell. “The audience asked Tami lots of questions about how she comes up with her serial killers and where she gets her ideas. It was a great look into the mind of Tami Hoag, and everyone enjoyed it.”

While Hoag said she loves writing her spine-tingling mysteries, her heart belongs with her horses

and in the show ring. “After the book tour, I will return to Wellington and start showing,” Hoag said.

In addition to riding and showing, Hoag said she is also hard at work on the sequel to Deeper Than the Dead called Secrets to the Grave. While Deeper Than the Dead was set in a California college town, Hoag has delighted her equestrian fans by basing two of her bestselling novels, Dark Horse and Alibi Man, in the equestrian show world in Wellington.

During the evening, Success Equestrian Saddle Pads, makers of the Dressage Never-Slip Pad and the Dressage Never-Rub Pad, raf-

fled off a free saddle pad, and Kim Boyer of Hampton Green Farm in Wellington was the lucky winner. Success Equestrian Saddle Pads has partnered with Shop Talk as a sponsor and will give away a saddle pad at the next four monthly gatherings. Shop Talk, which is held monthly at Sho Clothes, is also sponsored in part by the Gold Coast Dressage Association. For more information on Sho Clothes or its dressage apparel, visit the company’s web site at www.shoclothes.com or call (561) 319-2121. For more information about Hoag, or to see a list of her bestselling novels, visit her web site at www.tamihoag.com.

Local Orthodontists Host Ice Skating Party

The husband-and-wife orthodontic team of Dr. Douglas Freedman and Dr. Sharon Haas showed appreciation to their patients while giving back to the community with their annual skating party, held this year on Jan. 3. Now in its 13th year, the event attracted hundreds of patients, parents and friends to the Palm Beach Ice & Skate Zone. Ice skating, face painting, tattoo art and a great magic show, along with food, prizes and lots of family fun times were exactly what the good doctors ordered.

“It’s always so heartwarming to see the patients and family members come together every year for this event,” Haas said. “We love doing this.”

This year, the table was overflowing with boxes of toys, clothing and gifts. It is truly a community event that gets bigger and better every year. This year’s donations were brought in for the Center for Family Services and 15 clients from the organization attended.

“I am always amazed by the generosity of this group,” said Clint Stevens, who represented the families. “We are so blessed to be part of this event each year. Thanks so much to the doctors, their wonderful staff and patients.” Freedman & Haas Orthodontics has an office at 12765 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 1320, in Wellington. For more information, call (561) 795-2734.

Daniel Moseley Completes Navy Basic Training

Navy Seaman Daniel Moseley, son of Gladys and Thomas Moseley of Royal Palm Beach, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.

During the eight-week program, Moseley completed a variety of training, which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness. The

capstone event of boot camp is “Battle Stations.” This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. It is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of honor, courage and commitment. Moseley is a 2003 graduate of Royal Palm Beach High School. He is a 2007 graduate of Florida State University.

Clint Stevens, Dr. Sharon Haas and Dr. Douglas Freedman.

Author Tami Hoag (second from left) with Sho Clothes’ Krystalann Shingler, Betsy Rebar Sell and Michele Hundt.

TROOP 122 MEMBERS LIVE UP TO SCOUT PROMISE

Boy Scouts from Troop 122 in Loxahatchee arrived at the Winn-Dixie store on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road

16, ready to raise money for a summer camp trip to Tennessee. The plans were all in place for a hot dog sale. Upon arrival, leaders were notified that because of corporate fundraising for the Haitian relief effort, all other fundraising had been suspended. After a quick meeting in the parking lot, it was decided to proceed with

fundraiser, but

proceeds to Haiti. Approval was

Winn-Dixie management. A total of $76 was raised. (Above left) Scouts William Shock and Matt Wolff help with the sale.

(Above right) Scoutmaster Jack Wolff and Matt Wolff.

Noah Smith and Blake Weger.

Roebuck Groves In Support

continued from page 1 Palm Beach Water Catchment Area.

“Our opinion is that it’s a case of ‘not in my back yard,’” Liggins said. “Any of the things that they find fault in the roadway are not real, other than it’s in people’s back yards and they really don’t like it there.”

Liggins noted that County Engineer George Webb is actively pursuing permitting for the road through environmental agencies.

“One of the things [Webb] has to do is prove that there are no upland alternatives,” Liggins said, explaining that the alternative under discussion is flyovers on Okeechobee Blvd. at State Road

Cross Church: We Got All Our Approvals

continued from page 1 of the church and the size of the property.

“My first question was, ‘How did the county approve that?’” Probst said. “It has nothing to do with religion. I happen to be Christian. I have no problem with churches and crosses. I love to see that out in our community, but that cell tower made into a cross, I just think it’s way too big for the area.”

7 and Jog Road, which at $80 million each would far exceed the estimated $50 million cost to build Roebuck Road. Liggins explained that a grant program awarded to the county by the state in 2007 requires that the county maintain concurrency on Okeechobee Blvd. “This is a good thing for us,” Liggins said. “This was a requirement of Palm Beach County when they took $26 million from the state to do the work they’re doing right now. They also agreed not to let that roadway go below a level of service established by the Department of Transportation.”

If Roebuck Road is not built, the estimated 20,000 to 25,000 cars anticipated daily on the road will be put on Okeechobee Blvd. or State Road 80, Liggins said. “The need for those overpasses will come much sooner,” Liggins

Horizon’s Pastor Sherman Dibble said the church went through proper zoning channels to get the site plan approved. “It was supposed to be a flagpole at one point, but we had trouble with the lighting, and it evolved to a cross,” Dibble said, adding that objections had been raised to a 100-foot flagpole that would be lighted at night. The cross will not be lighted.

The Palm Beach County Zoning Commission approved the tower, and the church put up signs around the property for a month indicating its intention, Dibble said. Letters were mailed twice to residents around the property be-

said. “I think a lot of people could agree that we will have a lot more interruption on public life and business life.”

Liggins said the concept of the Roebuck Road extension originated when the City of West Palm Beach annexed 1,700 acres north of Okeechobee Blvd. in 1993 to expand its tax base in order to rehabilitate the coastal area of the city.

In 1994, the county approved the developments under the condition that Roebuck Road be built, and the alignment was approved in an interlocal agreement signed by the City of West Palm Beach, the Village of Royal Palm Beach, the South Florida Water Management District, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management, Liggins said.

fore it went for final approval by the Palm Beach County Commission. The cell tower was included clearly in the notification signs, he said. “I don’t know that Indian Trail was notified,” Dibble said. “Nobody came to the meetings to say anything one way or the other. I don’t know if they didn’t care or what. There was some debate about the plantings, and we had to go back to the county commission a couple of times.”

Dibble said he has seen cell towers at other locations, including other churches where they seemed to fit. “I’ve seen them disguised as pine trees and flag poles,

The developments in the Roebuck Road area — including River Walk, Andros Isle and Baywinds — have a total taxable value of about $1.04 billion and generate $7.5 million a year for West Palm Beach, Liggins said, adding that the Iron Horse and Ibis developments fronting Northlake Blvd. have a taxable value of $975 million and generate $7 million a year in taxes for the city.

“They have rebuilt their coastal city, and they have done a good job of it,” Liggins said. “West Palm Beach agreed to the roadway for this development and this tax base.”

But when the county applied for Roebuck Road permitting, West Palm Beach posed environmental objections, including impacts on water quality that it said would affect the city’s water supply and wildlife habitat. West Palm Beach

but I can’t think of a more appropriate design for a church,” he said. “We went through the proper channels, and it was approved.”

Dibble noted that the church, which currently meets at Pierce Hammock Elementary School, will enjoy a steady revenue stream from the tower in a time of economic stress for congregants.

“We plan on being a community church,” he said. “We’re certainly not trying to be a bad boy, and we went through the process appropriately. With the county commission, there is no way to cut these corners. Nobody came to either meeting to speak about it.”

T-Mobile representative Ann

also asserted that the alignment affects the natural area more than it should, which Liggins said is the primary reason that Webb temporarily withdrew the permit application in order to show that the current alignment is the most desirable for minimal effect on natural areas.

Liggins added that he felt it ironic that the city is objecting on water quality grounds when Ibis is allowed to discharge up to 100,000 gallons of water per minute from its golf course into the Water Catchment Area with no backup discharge if the water does not meet quality standards, when Roebuck Road will be allowed only 90 gallons per minute and must provide backup discharge to the C-51 Canal if the water does not meet quality standards.

Liggins said obtaining the road right of way has required

Brooks said the tower meets a growing need in the community. “People are using cell phones more and more,” Brooks said. “They are using them to the exclusion of home phones.”

Brooks said her company locates areas to build cell towers using radius maps built with detectors showing where reception is weak.

“Our radio frequency engineers monitor the performance of the network and identify areas where we either need to improve service or create service,” Brooks said. “We need to find a location where we can build a facility. That prop-

far less wetland mitigation and had less wetland impact than the three Okeechobee Blvd. developments. Councilman Dr. Bill Louda said he would rather have a road skirting a water catchment area than a residential neighborhood because there is less pollution. “I’d rather see the road there to stop urban runoff,” Louda said. “You wouldn’t believe the amount of junk that goes on their yards. I don’t see the road as hurting the environmental area. Building that road to me is a winwin.”

Other council members said they supported the road as well.

Vice Mayor Dennis Lipp made a motion directing town staff to draft a resolution supporting Roebuck Road. The motion was seconded by Louda and passed 5-0.

erty needs to meet a number of criteria, including it needs to comply with all the local rules that govern wireless installations. We need to find a willing landlord, and if it is to be located on that property, it needs to meet the technological requirements.”

Dibble stressed that when the landscaping is finished, the cross will not be as pronounced.

“You won’t see the controls and whatever else they have at the bottom,” Dibble said. “Driving by [now], there is a lot of construction and an industrial look. I think by the time the project is complete, the entire property will have a different look.”

Two Men And A Truck Supports Scouts, Troops

The West Palm Beach moving company Two Men and a Truck has come up with a way to support the Girl Scouts and the men and women serving our nation around the world.

On each move, Two Men and a Truck will give its customers a free box of Girl Scout cookies and donate another box of cookies to Forgotten Soldiers Outreach Inc., the Palm Beach County-based organization that sends “we care” packages to soldiers stationed around the world.

The program will run for three weeks, starting Jan. 22 and continuing through Feb. 11, roughly coinciding with the Girl Scout cookie sale dates in Palm Beach County.

Two Men and a Truck will buy the cookies from Troop 20957 (a Cadet troop that meets in Loxahatchee), Troop 20578 (with Brownies, Daisies, Juniors and Cadets from West Palm Beach) and Troop 20429 (a Brownie troop meeting in Palm Beach Gardens).

For more information about the Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida, visit www.gssef.org. To learn more about Forgotten Soldiers Outreach Inc., visit www.forgottensoldiers.org.

Two Men and a Truck West Palm Beach is owned by Janelle and Joel Dowley. Two Men and a Truck has locations in 32 states, including 21 locations in Florida. For more information, visit the company’s web site at www.twomen.com.

Gas Station

Owned

By Publix

continued from page 1 mone said the people she has spoken with are happy that the station is there.

“They like the lower price in gas, and they think the competition is good for the area,” Damone said. “The only other station is at Ibis and Northlake. My observation is that the parking lot area is very tight, and it’s definitely a tight area to have a gas station.”

Jenna McCann

Memorial Golf

Tourney March 6

It’s time to dust off your clubs and put on your dancing shoes for the fourth annual Jenna McCann Memorial Golf Tournament and Jenna’s Gala to benefit the Kids Cancer Foundation, which will take place on Saturday, March 6 at the Binks Forest Golf Club (400 Binks Forest Drive, Wellington). The tournament begins with a 7 a.m. registration and an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Afterward will be a luncheon and awards presentation, followed by an evening of fun including a cocktail party, evening gala, entertainment, and live and silent auctions. Jenna’s Gala will start at 6 p.m. The gala is black-tie optional. Dr. Steven Pliskow will serve as event chair. The honorary chairs are Wellington Mayor Darell Bowen and his wife Sherry.

The Host Committee includes Alec and Melody Domb, Kathy Foster, Mike Nelson, Michela Perillo-Green and Bernie Madsen.

The cost to enter the golf tournament is $175 per golfer and $600 for a foursome. Tickets to the gala cost $150 per person, $1,000 for a table of eight and $1,200 for a table of 10.

For more information about the event, contact Pliskow at (561) 389-0354 or spmlc@ comcast.net, or Sandy Erb at (561) 801-3420 or ske@bellsouth.net.

For additional information, visit www.kidscancersf.org or www. puttawaykidscancer.com.

The hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, according to Publix Media & Community Relations Manager Kim Jaeger. The station has four pumps and eight fueling stations, and four of the stations also have diesel. “Eight cars can fill up at once,” Jaeger said. Jaeger said the architecture is consistent with the surrounding shopping center. “It was important to us that esthetically it was pleasing, and it fits the feel and culture of the community,” she said. She said Publix has been

Annual Tyler’s Day Celebration

On April 10

The Tyler McLellan Foundation is getting ready for its second annual “Tyler’s Day” Celebration on Saturday, April 10 at Palm Beach Central High School. Last year, the foundation held a great inaugural event while raising money for children in youth sports.

This year’s event is going to be much bigger and better, according to Kevin and Karin McLellan. The founders of the Wellington-based youth sports foundation are attempting to set a record at their event this year. They are going to set a record for the most “Dolfans” present at a non-game event. “Our research shows this has never been done, nor are there any statistics on attendance at such an event,” Kevin McLellan said. “We have already had tremendous response from Dolfans all over the country — even a few from the U.K. — and they are ready to set this record. We also have the support of the ‘Dolfan bandits’ as they have confirmed they will help any way they can and they will be there.”

Other supporters include Eugene “Mercury” Morris, Mark “Super” Duper, Daryl Gardner and there will be more to come. This year’s event will include two parts. The “Fin Fan Fest 2010” will take place from 2 to 5 p.m., and from 6 to 7 p.m. there will be a sports celebrity autograph signing, followed by the

pleased to see the response to the station. “The word has spread, and it’s doing very well,” Jaeger said. “It has been very successful since its opening.”

Jaeger said it was important to Publix management that the station upholds the company’s standards of safety, cleanliness and friendly service.

“It might not be like your typical station,” she said. “We wanted to reflect exactly the type of experience that you would have at a Publix store.”

The station is self-serve and customers can pay at the pump,

highlight of the evening, a basketball game pitting sports celebrities against local high school teachers at 7:30 p.m.

The foundation was started after the McLellans lost their 15year-old son in a plane crash on July 17, 2008 in Tampa. Since then, they have done everything they could to raise money for youth sports in South Florida. The foundation is geared toward rewarding perseverance and not allowing a family’s finances to hold players back.

“This has grown since last year, and we want everyone in South Florida to be part of it,” McLellan said. “We are bringing in current and former sport celebrities from South Florida.”

Some of the anticipated attendees include Pierre Garcon of the Indianapolis Colts, Lional Dalton of the Baltimore Ravens, Brad Banks of the Montreal Alouettes, Darryl Porter of the Buffalo Bills, Miss Geico throttleman Scott Begovich and NASCAR driver Blake Koch. McLellan said he is still looking for more sponsors, vendors and volunteers.

For sponsor and general event information, call (561) 2153717. For vendor information, call Karin McLellan at (561) 215-4787. For more information about the Tyler McLellan Foundation, visit www.tylermclellan foundation.org.

Auxiliary Offers

Cancer Research Fellowship

The Ladies Auxiliary to the

but the attendant area has light snacks, single-serve beverages, cigarettes and Lottery tickets. “It is equipped with a generator, which is a really nice plus in the event of a power outage,” Jaeger said. The gas is competitively priced and offers discounts of 3 cents per gallon if the buyer uses a Publix gift card and another 3 cents if the buyer shows a receipt of a recent purchase from the Publix store, Jaeger said. There are 14 Pix stations in the southeast, including the Acreage station.

Wireless Will Save Money

continued from page 1 the wireless system itself cost slightly more than $1 million and is expected to save between $100,00 and $150,000 a year.

The village began installing the routers, which look like an upsidedown vase, last year on existing light poles throughout the village, Schofield said. When the project is complete, the village will be able to communicate with employees in the field, monitor water meters, and even control utility systems.

“By having the Wi-Fi in constant connectivity, it enables our code enforcement officers, building inspectors or utility workers to access the system from the road,” Amburgey said, adding that the employees can pull up permits and maps from anywhere in the village.

The village expects to save money by eliminating employees’ need to visit wastewater stations or monitor gauges on foot.

“We chose to put in this new technology because it saves money,” Schofield said. “We don’t have to send people out to read gauges, it can be done by any computer on the system. It can even be used to turn the lights on and off at the sports fields.”

One of the biggest savings for both the village and residents comes from the system’s ability to read water meters for homes in the

village, as well as its own water utility systems.

“There’s 16,000 or more water meters in the village,” Schofield said. “Before, we had to have someone go out and check each one. Now it can all be done from the office.”

Residents may also find savings in the system’s ability to compare water usage from day to day, giving early warning of leaks or problems in their home, Schofield said. “If we see a home’s use go way up, we can call the resident and say, ‘Hey, your water use has gone up, something might be wrong,’” he said. “Many of our residents are seasonal, so if something happens to their home, we’ll know it before they come back.”

The computers on the system will remain on during the evening and weekends, when the village is closed, to give continuous access to the utilities in case of an emergency.

“There’s lots of benefits to the system, not just cash benefits,” Amburgey said. “We find out about leaks a whole lot quicker and can be proactive in stopping issues before they happen.”

In the past, if a water main broke, the village would have had to notify employees by phone, he said. But under the new system, the problem could be eliminated with the press of a button.

“Our employees can see problems immediately,” Amburgey said. “They can pull up maps and see where the problem is and stop it before it grows larger.”

The routers are only slightly

more powerful than those sold to the average homes, but are heavily secured with a 128-bit encryption and a computer-identification system that ensures only village computers are allowed on the network.

“No system is 100-percent secure, but ours is heavily encrypted,” Schofield said, adding that residents don’t need to worry about a security breach, because no personal information is stored on the system. “Mostly what’s stored on there are programs we need to operate our structures.”

The only snag in the installation process has been from existing buildings and trees that block signals.

“We had to put in some extra towers,” Schofield said. “We didn’t anticipate the height of

Blotter

continued from page 6 ly 6’6” and heavy set, in his 50s, wearing a light shirt and light pants. JAN. 18 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation responded to a home in The Acreage in regard to a vehicle theft last Sunday. According to a PBSO report, around noon the victim parked his 1993 Ford F250 on the corner of 56th Place North and Royal Palm Beach Blvd. with a for sale sign on it. He passed by the truck at 3:30 p.m., but when he returned at 5:30 p.m., the truck was missing. According to the report, the victim said there was no tag assigned to the vehicle

OPPEL, VANA ADDRESS

MID-COUNTY DEMS IN ROYAL PALM BEACH

The Mid-County Democratic Club held a meeting on Monday, Jan. 18 at Tree’s Wings & Ribs in Royal Palm Beach. Featured speakers included Port of Palm Beach Commissioner Ed Oppel, County Commissioner Shelley Vana, State Senate Seat 27 candidate Peter Burkert and Wellington Village Council candidate Ernie Zimmerman. For more information about the Mid-County Democratic Club, visit www.midcountydems.com. Shown above are Oppel (left) and Vana (right).

Veterans of Foreign Wars will award a two-year $100,000 postdoctoral cancer research fellowship for a researcher to dedicate two years full-time to making cancer discoveries. Universities, hospitals and other institutions are invited to nominate one or more persons who meet the criteria. Applicants must be qualified in a specific cancer-related specialty. The deadline to submit applications

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is Monday, March 1 and the winner will be notified June 1. Local auxiliary members are covered by a cancer grant and hospital insurance by their membership. The application can be downloaded by visiting www. ladiesauxvfw.org/html/cancer andresearch.html.

For more information, call Ladies Auxiliary Cancer Chair Helen Scotten at (561) 8481351.

Walkathon To Benefit Needy Children Jan. 31

Temple Beth Torah’s youth group will hold a walkathon on Sunday, Jan. 31 to benefit Camp Jenny, a four-day camp for underprivileged children in Atlanta run by Jewish youth from across the southeastern United States.

Titled “Miles for Smiles,” the Jan. 31 walkathon is the social action project of the temple’s youth group. Registration will start at 7:45 a.m. and the walk will begin at 8 a.m. at Temple Beth Torah (900 Big Blue Trace, Wellington). Walkers seek sponsorships from individuals, families and companies who are willing to donate money. All of the money raised will go directly to Camp Jenny.

In past years, Camp Jenny has been partnered with the Study Hall, an after-school program for children in a badly troubled innercity area of Atlanta called Peoplestown. The Study Hall gives the children ongoing attention and enhanced learning opportunities such as tutoring and field trips. The students who meet the goals of the program are given the op-

Ethics

New County Committee

continued from page 3 man said county staff is capable of implementing the ordinances without an advisory committee, and the recommendation to create the advisory committee is an effort to reach out to members of the public who have helped in the past.

some of the buildings. When the roof of a building is 30 feet high, and the router is only 25 feet high, it won’t transmit through the building.”

The Wi-Fi also will be available for use by Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies, whose air cards are less powerful than the new system. But it isn’t a precursor for a public access Wi-Fi system, Schofield stressed.

“It’s a low-power system; we didn’t put in something with enough bandwidth,” he said. “We don’t have computers with the kind of power to allow public access.”

But all in all, it’s a system that saves the village money and eases the burden on employees, Schofield said. “It really makes life a lot easier,” he said.

and there weren’t any keys with it. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JAN. 20 — A resident of 59th Street North in The Acreage called the PBSO’s Acreage/ Loxahatchee substation Wednesday morning regarding a vehicle theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s back yard and stole a red go-cart. A chainlink fence surrounds the yard, but the west gate was unlocked. The go-cart is red with a yellow foam bumper around it. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

“It’s taking on a life of its own, which is unnecessary, I believe,” Nieman said. “Staff is certainly capable of implementing the ordinance at no cost.”

Nieman said the advisory committee was brought up with good intentions to appoint people who were involved and will continue to be involved in the process with or without an advisory committee.

“We’ve had a very open process,” she said. “We’ve fielded emails, telephone calls, meetings from all different factions throughout the process. Maybe we’re better off without the committee, and keep the people involved who were involved, and not complicate this.”

Attorney David Baker, speaking on behalf of the Palm Beach County Ethics Initiative, said the idea is simply to have a forum to offer advice on implementation of ethics reform.

“We’ve been directly involved with county staff for over six months bringing these ordinanc-

WEF Week 1 1,600 Horses Compete

continued from page 9 Ian Miller, on Dryden, won the $6,000 Suncast 1.40m Time First Jump-off class.

More than 1,600 horses competed in the opening week of the festival. That marked a 21-percent increase over the first week of last

portunity to attend Camp Jenny. They are handpicked by their teachers and principals to attend. Camp Jenny is held annually during Memorial Day weekend at the campus of the Union for Reform Judaism’s Camp Coleman in Cleveland, Ga. It was named in memory of Jenny Rosenthal after her death in 1987. Camp Jenny is funded, directed and operated by youth groups from the North American Federation of Temple Youth of the URJ’s southeast region, of which Temple Beth Torah’s group is an active member. Each year for the past three years, Temple Beth Torah’s youth group has raised $10,000 for Camp Jenny, and that is the goal again this year. The cost to send one child to Camp Jenny is $400. The youth group’s goal is to send 20 children to the camp.

For more information, call Temple Beth Torah Youth Director Jessica Starkschall at youthdirector@ templebethtorah.net or Social Action Vice President Eliza Schlein at elstkd1993@bellsouth.net.

es forward,” Baker said. “We would love to reach out to other groups in this process, but all we’re doing is advising and monitoring to make sure that these ordinances are efficiently put in place with the intent that you created the ordinances for.”

Baker said his organization had no objections to expanding the group, but that the reason it had suggested three members was to keep the group from being unwieldy.

“It’s a short-term, one-year, limited-scope committee,” Baker said. “It’s intended to help the county implement ordinances that groups were involved in the adoption of. If it gets over five people, it will not function well. It is only advisory and will only deal with staff.”

Taylor said she wanted to assure that a woman and a minority member are on the committee, and the motion was amended to stipulate that the Ethics Initiative will consider past participation in the ordinances in its appointments, that at least two of the five members not be members of the Ethics Initiative, and the group will endeavor to appoint a committee that reflects the diversity of the county.

Santamaria said that he would not support the motion because he felt “the door had not been opened wide enough.” Commissioner Jeff Koons made a motion to approve the resolution, which carried 6-1 with Santamaria dissenting.

year’s Winter Equestrian Festival. Heavy rain on Sunday provided a test for a new drainage system in the riding rings, but the system held up and there was no flooding.

Winter Equestrian Festival events run Wednesday through Sunday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, located at 14440 Pierson Road in Wellington. For more info., call (561) 793-5867. For complete results, visit www.shownet.biz or www. equestriansport.com.

The new Pix gas station in The Acreage features eight pumps, four with diesel.

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Horses: Better Dealing With The Cold Than Humans

While many South Florida residents were snuggling under quilts, switching on heaters and pouring down mugs of hot cocoa earlier this month, many horses were breathing sighs of relief. People can be inconvenienced by unaccustomed cold spells, but horses were born for the cold. Ellen Rosenberg’s Column, Page 27

The Phantoms Love The Palm Beach Pops

The Phantoms attend nearly 100 shows a year, and among their favorites are performances by the Palm Beach Pops under the direction of Bob Lappin. The Phantoms recently enjoyed “Sinatra on Sinatra” as Frank Sinatra Jr. paid tribute to his dad. Page 32

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Now Open At Wellington Green: Capture Yourself On DVD At Be A Star Interactive

A new concept has arrived at the Mall at Wellington Green, and it’s called Be A Star Interactive. Started by brothers Alan and Jack Schulman, Be A Star uses “green screen” technology to make you the star of your very own DVD or virtual portrait. They apply the same technology used by movie production studios and, using the newest technology, they have scaled it down for the everyday mall shopper. Page 35

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Broncos Boys Top Olympic Heights 47-41

The Palm Beach Central High School boys varsity basketball team defeated Olympic Heights 47-41 on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at home. In other high school sporting news, the Seminole Ridge High School girls varsity soccer team was knocked out of the district playoffs after a 2-1 loss to Park Vista in a first-round match Monday, Jan. 18. Page 41

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Horses Are Better Dealing With The Cold Than We Humans

While many South Florida residents were snuggling under quilts, switching on space heaters and pouring down mugs of hot cocoa earlier this month, many South Florida horses were breathing sighs of relief. People can be inconvenienced by unaccustomed cold spells, but horses were born for cold weather.

Horses originated in the northern climates of Europe and Asia. Their natural comfort zone is from about 15 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. They can easily tolerate temperatures well below zero. They have more problems coping with the summer’s unending heat than with Arctic blasts.

By fall, many horses are shedding their summer coats and growing in the longer hair they need for winter. Folklore has it that you can tell how severe a winter is going to be by seeing how thick horses’ coats are growing.

Horses do best when left to their natural devices. A horse whose coat is left unclipped and provided with a windbreak will rarely get sick during the winter. Long winter hair traps a layer of warm body heat near the skin, acting as insulation and conserving body heat. A horse with an unclipped coat does not need a blanket. Indeed, a blanket may cause a horse to become sick if it overheats the horse or gets wet and chills it.

Many show horses are clipped. This makes them look sleeker and also allows them to be cooled off faster after hard work. Clipped horses must be blanketed but should be checked on periodically, so that if the temperature warms, the horse isn’t standing and sweating in the sun. There are varying thick-

Tales From The Trails

By Ellen Rosenberg

nesses of blankets, so another consideration should be to match the blanket’s warmth to the amount of chill in the air. Horses might need a warmer, heavier blanket overnight, than a lighter sheet during the afternoon.

Many horses prefer being left to wander in and out rather than being cooped up in a warmed barn. They like being out in the cold but may seek shelter from a cold driving rain or a biting northerly wind. Shelter can be a three-sided run-in shed, an open stall door, or even a clump of trees. A clipped horse may need to be kept in a warm barn.

Horses eat differently in cold weather. Keeping warm takes extra calories, so many people gradually shift to feeds with higher fat contents. Commonly, “sweet” feed, which includes molasses, is increased during the winter, and some owners also increase the protein content of their grain from 10 percent to 12 percent.

Horses also may need additional hay, as grass is typically scarce during the colder months. During South Florida’s dry winter season, keeping grass available in paddocks becomes problematic. Horses should have

access to more hay than they usually eat during the summer, again, so they can maintain their body heat.

Finally, horses need access to a lot of water to wash down the extra food. A horse may drink five to 10 gallons of water each day. As the thermometer drops, owners also need to make sure the water in the buckets or water trough isn’t frozen. South Florida recently experienced record cold temperatures, and some people in the western com-

munities had to worry about frozen water. There are many small, portable water heaters, which can be left in buckets and troughs. Other people pour in a small amount of boiling water to melt a top layer of ice. One of the most interesting solutions was a suggestion to leave rubber duckies floating on top of the water. Apparently, they move around and prevent the water from freezing.

I’ll bet the horses would find this last suggestion as amusing as I do.

This pony has his own warm coat and doesn’t need a blanket.

I’ve Avoided Facebook Until Now... But The Fight Is Over

My kids have been nagging me to get more tech-savvy, and by “more,” I mean at least a little bit.

I thought I was doing well! I mean, I can create documents, do my own accounting, cruise eBay and keep in touch with people via e-mail. What more does one need?

Oh, I shouldn’t have asked.

They want me to be on Facebook. They want me to be friends with their friends. They want me to list my garage sales on Craigslist. And if I manage to accomplish all that, it’ll only be a short hop from there to Tweety and Texty.

You know, I have to do it. If I don’t, I’ll never receive a photograph again — although even the word “photograph” now sounds as outdated as the word “telegraph.” When I was in my 30s, my parents got at least a couple of photographs each week of cute things their

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grandchildren were doing. Here’s what I get — a phone call.

Not that I’m complaining! I’m sure any mother out there would love to be in my shoes — with a son I see twice a week and an outof-state daughter who calls twice a day. I can’t say I’m not “in the loop.” I’m loopy as they come.

I just want photographs.

So I signed up for Facebook, not that you’ll

see me there. I’ve hidden my face, my location, my age, my “status” (which turns out to be “married or single,” not social or financial status, thank goodness), and I’m even using an acronym.

Because of this, I have about three friends.

I don’t care. I don’t need any more friends. But now I can see real pictures (well, not real, but digital) of fun things my kids do when I’m not around.

Charlie has a wallet in his mouth. (Is he an epileptic now?)

Jenny poses with a snowman as tall as her house. (Do I need to send her some earmuffs or, as she used to call them, “earmuffins?”)

I’ve even gotten to see some pictures of my niece’s son. When did he get to be four? Oh, that’s right, while I wasn’t on Facebook.

My daughter works for Hallmark Cards. I called her up.

“Isn’t Hallmark worried about this?” I asked her. “Who’s going to send real cards when you can ‘poke’ somebody on Facebook? They even have special little birthday things you can send through cyberspace.”

“We’re addressing it!” she snapped.

Oh. OK.

The next week, I advertised my garage sale on Craigslist. People came out of the woodwork to get to this sale. I started to feel bad that I didn’t have better junk out there.

I write for a newspaper. I called them up.

“Aren’t you worried about this?” I asked. “What’s going to happen with the classifieds?”

“We’re addressing it!” they snapped.

Evidently the world is changing.

I just hope the power doesn’t go out.

‘Book Of Eli’ Offers An Interesting Post-Apocalyptic Vision

The new movie The Book of Eli harkens back to some older films. It has the best elements of the Mad Max movies mixed with a hearty dose of biblical prophecy. Although that sounds like a strange combination, actor Denzel Washington makes it work and creates an exciting movie.

In many ways, the film brings back memories of Clint Eastwood in the old Sergio Leone “spaghetti westerns” where he played the man with no name. Washington is never addressed by a name in the film. But we discover it seemingly by accident during the course of the film.

The Hughes brothers, who created the film, set it in a post-apocalyptic world where most people have died and water is scarce, but predators of the human variety are not. The reason for all of this is simply “a hole in the sky,” leading one to whichever evil might be preferred, natural disaster, nuclear war or ecological disaster. There seems almost no color left in the world, and everyone wears goggles, except the stars, who wear fashionable sunglasses. As a result of the war, people have all burned their copies of the Bible. The reason is unclear,

‘I’ On CULTURE

By Leonard Wechsler

but it is the basic plot contrivance.

Washington plays a wanderer, heading west because he has heard the word of God. He carries the last remaining copy of the King James version of the Bible. He seems under heavenly protection, as time after time he defeats those who would stop him. The battle scenes are very effective. Washington, who always has a marvelous gravitas, slimmed down and worked out for months in preparation for the role, and it shows in these scenes.

The major confrontation develops when Carnegie (Gary Oldman) learns that the wanderer has the Bible. There are many possible interpretations of the reasons for interest. Carnegie is one of the few people left who can read. When first seen, he is reading a bi-

ography of Benito Mussolini. That might just be a hint about his personality. There also is a sort of in-joke as the only other book identified in his collection is The Da Vinci Code. Washington gains a follower, Solara (Mila Kunis), as he marches onward. Although in most ways the action is straight forward, there are quite a few surprises and twists, many of them clever.

The movie works well as a straight action film without worrying too much about the possible religious subtleties. The fact that the book involved is the Bible does create a certain power. The bad guy is convinced that just having the book would convince all the people in the area that somehow he embodied justice, despite the fact that he is in reality a power-hungry creep.

And Washington preserves much of the anonymous character of the wanderer. Eli is hardly a saint. He kills, albeit generally in selfdefense, and he does it quickly and well. He recognizes the imperfect nature of the world and is prepared, with the advantage of weapons that somehow never run out of ammunition and an unstoppable sword, to kill those who get in the way of his mission.

Oldman is ideal as the bad man. He knows how to wring every drop out of a role, dripping equal amounts of charm, sarcasm, scorn and threats. People are like pawns, easily discarded. And throughout, it also is clear that he follows no ethical code at all. On the other hand, Eli attempts to not have to kill others. He offers to step aside and is meek until there is no choice. Then he becomes an efficient killing machine.

The movie is effective. It is part of a long tradition of dystopic “after the disaster to mankind” movies that have been a part of the scene for several generations. Humanity is failing; somehow the hero might save everyone.

The action seldom stops, building up to a series of explosive climaxes. But it also is amazing how the use of religion, simply in the fact that it is the Bible that is at the center of the action, increases the power of the story. I doubt that there would be much fighting over a copy of The Da Vinci Code, for example.

Is The Book of Eli a great movie? No. Is it worth spending a couple of hours to see? Yes. It is a good ride on the adventure train.

My Final Town-Crier Column: Thanks For All The Memories

I am writing this column with a great deal of sadness. Why? I am unhappy to report that this will be my last column published in the Town-Crier. No, I didn’t get fired. Barry and Josh Manning, the publisher and executive editor, respectively, have been very kind to me through the years — more years than I can remember.

At the beginning, Barry had faith in me and asked me to write my column. When I told him I didn’t think I could do it, Barry replied, “Yes, you can.” And as they say, the rest is history.

I am leaving because I have decided to start the next chapter in my life. I have decided to run for Seat 2 on the Wellington Village Council. I feel I am more than qualified for this stage. Most, if not all, of my adult life has been dedicated to public service, starting many years ago with the arrival of a letter in my mailbox. The letter was short and to the

Wondering & Wandering

By Ernie Zimmerman

point. It said “Greetings.” At that point, I really didn’t have to read the rest of the letter, because I knew what it said. The letter went on to invite me into the United States Army. There was only one RSVP option.

Most of my friends were already in the military, so I didn’t mind becoming a member myself. I spent almost a year at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Then it was off to that far away country in Southeast Asia called Vietnam.

After my tour of duty was complete, I came home almost in one piece. I then went to work for a short time for the U.S. Postal Service. I stayed at the post office until the New York City Police Department called and offered me a job. This was the job I waited for all of my life.

After my career with the NYPD was over, it was time to head south with my ever-growing family. Twenty-seven years ago, my family and I landed in what I considered paradise, Wellington. My kids were educated in Wellington schools. Now some of their kids are being educated in Wellington schools. I am still proud to call Wellington home.

Since living in Wellington, I continued working at jobs where I could help my fellow residents. I worked for First Wellington, the original master homeowners’ association, and the Acme Improvement District. When we became a village, I started working for

the Village of Wellington until my retirement last year. That is why I want to continue working for the Village of Wellington as a councilman. I know the ins and outs of Wellington, and although a councilman is a part-time job, I intend to make the council my full-time job and will do what is best for the village. To all of my loyal readers, thanks for the kind words throughout the years, and most of all, thanks for the memories.

Editor’s Note: The Town-Crier thanks Ernie Zimmerman for his years of service as a columnist. When Ernie first mentioned the idea of running for a council seat, we warned him that being a newspaper columnist and a political figure were not compatible callings, and he would have to choose one or the other. We wish Ernie luck in his new endeavor and will miss his wonderful storytelling abilities and his unique way of looking at the world.

Jewish Comedy Showcase Feb. 5

Tommy Savitt will perform on Friday, Feb. 5 at the Crest Theatre at Old School Square as part of the Raging Jews of Comedy, also starring Jessica Kirson, Gregg Rogell, Sunda Croonquist and Dan Naturman.

The 2008 winner of the Seattle International Comedy Competition and the 2007 winner of the Boston Comedy Festival, Savitt has dedicated this past decade to performing for U.S. troops overseas. He is a regular guest on The Bob & Tom Show, heard daily on Sirius and XM radio, and has appeared on SiTv and Comcast On Demand as well as a dozen national television commercials.

Savitt’s journey to bring laughter to U.S. troops has taken him to Air Force, Army and Navy bases in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, Japan, South Korea, Bahrain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Curacao, Honduras and Ecuador. Savitt has done it all — even performing at the United States Embassy in Belarus. This year, Savitt is scheduled to travel to the Balkan Islands, Turkey and Iraq to do what he does best: make the audience laugh.

Savitt has also gone internation-

al in other ways, making his mark on the Canadian comedy circuit, headlining Saskatoon’s Great Plains Comedy Festival and Calgary’s FunnyFest.

Savitt has also appeared on National Lampoon and commercials including Adidas, Monster.com and Lowe’s. As an actor, Savitt starred as Horatio in Love’s Labours Lost at the Expanded Arts Theatre in New York City. He was recently nominated in the “Best in Comedy” category of the 2009 L.A. Comedy Awards.

The brainchild of entrepreneur Joel Marks, the Raging Jews of Comedy promises two hours of side-splitting entertainment in this fast-paced, hang-on-the-edge-ofyour-seat comedic revue. Each of the five comedians was handpicked from this generation’s most innovative, insightful and edgy modern comics, and all have been on latenight TV.

For more information about the Raging Jews of Comedy, visit www.ragingjewsofcomedy.com. For more information about Savitt, visit his official web site at www. heytommy.net.

The Feb. 5 performance starts at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15 to $30. The

Crest Theatre at Old School Square is located at 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. For more information, or to purchase tickets for the show, call (866) 249-7814 or visit www.oldschool.org.

Art Society Features Barbara McKee Bailey

Throughout the month of February, the Wellington Art Society’s online gallery show will feature the work of member-artist Barbara McKee Bailey.

A native of Manhattan, Bailey studied watercolor at the Jacaruso Studio in Rhinebeck, N.Y. After several years operating a successful bed and breakfast in the Hudson Valley, she retired to Lake Worth, continuing her studies at the Armory Art Center. Bailey’s work has been exhibited in a variety of galleries, both in South Florida and New York. While she has worked mostly in acrylic and mixed media, Bailey has recently begun experimenting in abstract techniques.

Twelve paintings by Bailey can be viewed at www.wellingtonart society.org in the Gallery Show section. The online show will be displayed Feb. 1-28. All works are available for purchase.

The Wellington Art Society is open to artists of all mediums and patrons of the arts, providing both local and regional artists the platform to share their work, learn more about their craft and serve the com-

munity through their art. A charitable organization, the society’s mission is to educate and encourage originality and productivity among its members and area youth through programs designed to further the advancement of cultural endeavors in the western communities.

For more information about the Wellington Art Society, call President Adrianne Hetherington at (561) 784-7561.

The Phantoms Recommend Bob Lappin & The Palm Beach Pops

We fortunately attend nearly 100 shows a year, and one of our favorites is the two-inone performances by the 46-piece orchestra of the Palm Beach Pops under the direction of Maestro Bob Lappin.

The first half of the show is dedicated to the American Songbook with the Big Band Sounds of the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s and the beautiful music of the American Songbook writers: Rodgers & Hart, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Miller, Mancini, Mercer, Porter, Gershwin, Riddle and Irving Berlin, as well as the beautiful music of today’s artists such as Andrew Lloyd Webber, Burt Bacharach and many more. The second portion of the performance is “The Music of One of America’s Greats” like Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Judy Garland, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Louis Prima, Peggy Lee, Andy Williams and many more.

With that in perspective, we recently enjoyed “Sinatra on Sinatra” as Frank Sinatra Jr. paid tribute to his dad. This was a work in progress with three years in the making to bring this show to the Kravis Center for our enjoyment. We would like to thank the entire staff of the Palm Beach Pops and their generous supporters for making this possible. It was a musical experience we will always remember!

The goal of the Palm Beach Pops is to bring the American Songbook to us and keep it alive through our children and grandchildren. The Palm Beach Pops have a year-round outreach program to our schools with performances,

nurturing potential musicians and inviting our children to attend their performances at no charge. There were seven schools in attendance to hear the music of Frank Sinatra. To date, the Pops’ outreach program has been presented to more than 70,000 elementary school children!

Each of their magnificent performances are given at three different venues: Palm Beach Community College’s Eissey campus theater in Palm Beach Gardens for north county residents, Florida Atlantic University’s main campus in Boca Raton for south county residents and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach for central county residents. Again, this is done so more of our children can attend.

If you have ever attended a Palm Beach Pops concert, you understand firsthand how great their performances are. It’s music appreciation 101! We urge you to join us at one of their upcoming performances, and we guarantee you will be a lifelong fan. So mark your calendar for one of the following: February, “An Evening with Clint Holmes”; March, “a Tribute to the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber”; and April, “Big Bands & All That Jazz.” So let’s not be “Strangers In the Night” and meet us for the Palm Beach Pops!

For additional information about the Palm Beach Pops, performances or how you can support their worthwhile endeavors, visit www.palmbeachpops.org or call (561) 8327677, and please tell them that Joe & Kathryn, the Phantoms, highly recommended you call!

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Frank Sinatra Jr., Adele Siegel and Bob Lappin at a Jan.2 reception following the Pops’ performance with Frank Sinatra Jr.

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Capture Your Talent On DVD At Wellington’s Be A Star Interactive

A new concept has arrived at the Mall at Wellington Green, and it’s called Be A Star Interactive. Started by two brothers, Alan and Jack Schulman, Be A Star uses “green screen” technology to make you the star of your very own DVD or virtual portrait. They apply the same technology used by major movie production studios and, using the newest technology, they have scaled it down for the everyday mall shopper.

Be A Star specializes in creating personalized take-home DVDs in which you and your family are videotaped before a green-screen background… and then the fun begins. You can make your very own music video that looks and feels as if you’re onstage before a live audience; take flight on a virtual flying theme where you soar through the skies and are chased by dinosaurs; send a video e-mail or e-card message to anywhere in the world; or take a professional portrait that creatively places you within an assortment of imaginative backgrounds.

At Be A Star, it’s all about bringing your family together, where you share in the fun and memorialize these special moments on video or photos that will be cherished for a lifetime. Be A Star is a family-owned and operated business. The company goes the extra mile to make it fun and ensure that every family is given undivided attention as staff members personalize each and every family’s experience. Be A Star has experienced a great deal of success with birthday parties, school field trips, offering gift cards and especially when a family is looking for something fun to share. The best part is a take-home DVD for each of the guests that can be specially customized with the party’s name on it.

With more than 20 years of experience in multi-media productions, the staff creates all their own fun-filled customized animated video backgrounds and virtual portraits that can only be found at Be A Star. There is no concept like it anywhere.

Do your children enjoy watching TV shows where other children are starring in their own fun adventure or performing on stage before a live audience? Imagine the look on their faces when they and their friends can now watch themselves on TV where they are the star!

At Be A Star, the use of green screen technology allows them to exceed the limits of the imagination. You bring the family, and Be A Star does the rest. Imagine your family flying through the skies on a swing that takes you to wondrous places, ducking birds and planes with a background that will amaze your senses.

Bring your family in to create a heartfelt music video that is custom-made to make you look and feel as if you were onstage performing before a live audience. Using high-grade production music, you can clown around, dance up a storm or be a serious performer — it’s all up to you. Be A Star personalizes each experience with a guarantee that you will absolutely love it, or there is no charge!

Be A Star even has something for professional singers and bands. You can either record your voice there or bring in your own created music and leave with a professionalgrade DVD demo.

Be A Star’s virtual portraits use a combination of high-resolution stock photography, 3D virtuality and a deep commitment to family memories. All the backgrounds are custommade, specially designed to personalize your virtual experience.

Be A Star’s prices are extremely reasonable and the store is always having specials. For birthday parties or group events, feel free to call for an affordable customized pricing schedule that will fit anyone’s budget without compromising quality.

Be A Star Interactive is in the Mall at Wellington Green, downstairs near City Furniture. For more information, call (561) 383-7821 or visit www.beastarinteractive.com.

Be A Star’s Jack and Alan Schulman by their store in the Mall at Wellington Green.

PALMS WEST CHAMBER HOSTS RIBBON CUTTING FOR WELLINGTON VACUUM

The Palms West Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Wellington Vacuum store in the Courtyard Shops at the corner of Wellington Trace and Greenview Shores Blvd. An authorized Miele Dealer, Wellington Vacuum provides central vacuum systems and floor-care products, and will service and repair all household vacuums. For more info., call (561) 578-0087.

WEF Thanks Week 1 Sponsor G&C Farm

The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival thanks its Week 1 title sponsor G&C Farm. In addition to its week sponsorship, G&C is also a driving force and title sponsor behind the $25,000 G&C Farm Young Riders Grand Prix set for Sunday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. in the International Arena.

G&C Farm is owned by Gustavo and Carolina Mirabal of Venezuela. G&C Farm brings exceptional horses and top Venezuelan jumper riders to the highest levels of competition. The state-of-the-art, fullservice facility is located in Wellington. The vision of G&C Farm is to improve the instruction and training of its top jumper riders and horses in order to seek a place on the Venezuelan team for all high-level tournaments and top competitions, including the World Equestrian Games and the Olympic Games.

G&C Farm sponsors top Grand Prix rider Pablo Barrios of Venezuela, as well as other up-and-coming riders. G&C Farm had a very successful year in 2009, and it has solid goals for 2010, including fielding a Venezuelan team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. A team from Venezuela will compete in this year’s Nations Cup competition at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, and G&C Farm

will provide horses for three out of the four riders. The technical advisor at G&C Farm is Olympic Games course designer Leopoldo Palacios.

The Mirabals both compete in the High Amateur Jumpers and have three children. They started G&C Farm this year. “It’s been a dream for my family to be here with good horses and to expose Venezuelan horses and riders to a new level at WEF,” Gustavo Mirabal said. “My wife and I have been involved with equestrian sport since we were kids. It’s like a dream come true to be here.”

The Mirabals and everyone at G&C Farm are excited to start their year in Wellington.

“It’s great to see the Venezuelan

flag around the show,” Gustavo Mirabal said. “We have so many good horses this year, and we’re here to win.”

Having found a permanent home in the U.S., the Mirabals looked to increase their visibility in the sport in North America, and WEF sponsorship was a natural fit. “Mark Bellissimo and Michael Stone have been treating me like I was at home here, and we decided to sponsor the horse show,” Gustavo Mirabal explained. “We love this sport, and particularly in this economic time, we have to contribute to maintain this level of the sport. It’s good for all of us.”

For more information about G&C Farm, visit www.farmgc.com.

Pictured above are Wellington Vacuum owner Bernie Holmstock and employee Sharon Hostetler with chamber ambassadors.

A view of G&C Farm in Wellington.

Toll Brothers ‘Dream Home’ Sales Event

Luxury home-building company Toll Brothers will host a “Dream Home Sales Event” Saturday, Jan. 23 through Sunday, Jan. 31 at its Florida communities, including Wellington View.

During this special promotion, an array of upgraded option packages will be available at no additional cost with the purchase of any new Toll Brothers single-family home, townhome, carriage home or condominium residence in Southeast Florida. Additionally, buyers can expect significant savings when purchasing a home during this event including flexible incentive dollars to use toward customizing.

“Our Dream Home Sales Event is an amazing opportunity for home buyers to enjoy substantial savings and add special options to their dream home at no additional cost,” said Ronald Blum, senior vice president of Toll Brothers’ Southeast Florida Division. “This is a special limited-time offer that should not be missed.”

Option packages will vary by community and include a

variety of features such as upgraded countertops, flooring, cabinetry and appliance packages.

Also available are energysaving options like upgraded thermostats and windows as well as outdoor living options such as an outdoor kitchen, paver patio and landscape upgrades.

Wellington View, located just north of Forest Hill Blvd. on Sansbury’s Way/Lyons Road, features single-family homes priced from the mid $300,000s. The sales center is at 761 Edgebrook Lane. For more info., call (561) 304-3131.

Other Toll Brothers communities in southeast Florida include:

• Jupiter Country Club, a Tuscan-inspired country club surrounded by a Greg Norman signature golf course, offers townhomes and carriage homes priced from the upper $300,000s and singlefamily homes priced from the upper $700,000s. The community is located just west of Florida’s Turnpike on Indiantown Road in Jupiter. The sales center is at 126 Rosalia

Court, Jupiter. For more info., call (561) 743-7900.

• Ocean’s Edge at Singer Island is an exclusive, oceanfront Mediterraneanstyle high-rise offering spacious residences from the low $1 millions to more than $3 million. The sales center is located within the building, which is at 5050 N. Ocean Drive, Singer Island. Ocean’s Edge at Singer Island is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intra-

coastal Waterway, south of PGA Blvd. For more info., call (561) 775-3702.

• Frenchman’s Reserve offers single-family estate and custom homes priced from the mid-$900,000s set amid an Arnold Palmer signature golf course. The community sales center is at 703 Cote Azur Drive, Palm Beach Gardens. For more info., call (561) 799-5660.

For more information, visit www.tollbrothersflorida.com.

ABWA Chapter Monthly Dinner Meeting Feb. 10

The Northern Palm Beach Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will host its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the PGA Doubletree Hotel. Networking will take place from 6 to 6:30 p.m. with the dinner and program beginning at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $35, and guests are welcome.

The speaker will be Adrienne Sallie, senior business counselor with SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives). The program title is “Filling the Gaps.” To make reservations, or for more in-

formation, call Sharon Maupin at (561) 624-3816.

The Doubletree Hotel is located at 4431 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens.

The mission of the American Business Women’s Association is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking, support and national recognition. For more information, call Chapter President Carol O’Neil at (561) 389-1227.

Western Executives Social Mixer Jan. 17

Western Executives will hold a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the White Horse Tavern in Wellington.

This social mixer is open to all business owners and/ or executives. Admission is $10 and includes free appetizers, specially priced

drinks, raffle prizes, networking and a businesscard exchange.

The White Horse Tavern is located at 3401 Equestrian Club Road. For more info., call Troy or Ingrid Webster at (561) 793-5509 or visit the organization’s web site at www.westernexecutives.net.

An inside shot of one of the models in Wellington View.

Broncos Boys Basketball Team Tops Olympic Heights 47-41

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report

The Palm Beach Central High School boys varsity basketball team defeated Olympic Heights 47-41 on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at home.

“This time we finished it,” coach Pete Karas said. “We got it done.”

But the Lions didn’t make it easy. The Broncos (3-8) trailed early, but halfway through the first quarter

took a 6-4 lead on a basket by Max Martial.

With less than a minute left in the quarter, the Lions’ Vinny Piccard hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 10, where it seemed it would stay going into the second quarter. But Christian Robledo threw in a halfcourt shot at the buzzer to give the Broncos a 13-10 lead.

The Lions made a comeback in the second quarter, taking an 18-

13 lead on baskets by Ted Knudson and Chris Curran. However, three successive baskets by Gerard O’Connell, Jamal Smith and Earl Bailey gave Palm Beach Central a 21-18 lead.

But the Lions weren’t going down without a fight. With only 30 seconds left in the half, Knudson made a three-point basket to tie the game at 21. The Broncos’ Anthony Adams hit a last-second

shot off a pass from Smith for a 23-21 halftime lead.

In the second half, the Broncos began to pull away with a threepoint basket by Robledo, and seven points by Julian Owens that gave Palm Beach Central a 39-25 lead at the end of the third quarter. But Olympic Heights began cutting into the Broncos’ lead in the final quarter. Curran made two free throws and two baskets to narrow Palm Beach Central’s lead to 39-31. The Broncos struggled to keep their lead while giving up foul points, but the Lions struggled to capitalize on the Broncos’ mistakes. Baskets by Mauricio Neira, Martial and Bailey kept the Broncos ahead 47-41 at the buzzer.

Curran led Olympic Heights with 12 points, and Knudson added 16. For the Broncos, Martial scored 14 points, and Owens scored 11 points.

“We just lose our focus sometimes,” Karas said. “Tonight, as bad as it got where we kept turning over the ball, at least we finished it. We hit free throws. We got it done.”

The Broncos traveled to Jupiter High School on Tuesday, Jan. 19, falling to the Warriors 70-43. Palm Beach Central is back in action at Atlantic High School for a 7:30 p.m. game Friday, Jan. 22.

Lady Hawks Soccer Ends Season With 2-1 Loss To Park Vista

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report

The Seminole Ridge High School girls varsity soccer team was knocked out of the district playoffs after a 2-1 loss to Park Vista in a first-round match Monday, Jan. 18.

The Lady Hawks (9-7) were at less than full strength, having lost their goalie and five players to injuries this season. “The girl playing goalie for us had never played goalie before,” coach Allen Gerfers said. “My starting goalie got kicked in the knee a few games ago. Goalie is the most important position. You have to have a good goalie.”

With three new starting players, the Lady Hawks took an early lead. Daryl Fuentes ran the ball around the Lady Cobras’ Natalie Mederos and sent the ball flying into the right corner of the net, making the score 1-0 with 30 minutes left in the first half.

After the Lady Hawks foiled the Lady Cobras’ next scoring attempt, Seminole Ridge quickly moved the ball down field, but Fuentes’ shot was to the right of the goal.

The next scoring attempt was by Park Vista, but the shot was well over the goal. But on the team’s next possession, the same technique resulted in a score. Mederos kicked

the ball over the heads of the Lady Hawks’ defense, and although it seemed it would be too high, it rolled right into the goal, tying the score at 1 with 15 minutes left in the half. The rest of the half saw the Lady Cobras with repeated goal attempts that were stopped by the Lady Hawks.

In the second half, the Lady Hawks came out in full force, keeping the ball in Park Vista territory for much of the time. However, Seminole Ridge was unable to capitalize on its possessions. The Lady Cobras finally broke through the Lady Hawks’ defense late in the game. With eight minutes left, the Lady Cobras sat near the goal line when Roxy Szakacs made a goal attempt that fell short of the line, but Jenny Peterson was there and kicked the ball into the net, breaking the tie and giving Park Vista a 2-1 lead.

Had the Lady Hawks played with a full lineup, the result might have been different, Gerfers said.

“We’re a very strong team, but I’m missing five players,” Gerfers said. “If we had been at full strength, we probably could have won, especially with my starting goalie, but Park Vista is a good team. Either way, we had a winning season.”

Melissa Williams and Leigh Robertson battle for the ball.

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Daryl Fuentes goes for a second goal.

Jamal Smith guards Ted Knudson.

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Elizabeth Dimpflmaier bounces the ball off her knee.

Christian Robledo is guarded by the Lions’ Ted Knudson.

Julian Owens (above) and Gerard O’Connell (below) shoot free throws.

Jamie Murray kicks the ball to her teammates down the field.

Tai Chi Workshop At Everglades Day

“Arts in the Everglades” is the theme of the 11th annual Everglades Day Festival, which will take place on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. At 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., free tai chi workshops will be held.

“Art does not mean only painting pictures,” said Diane Gold, tai chi mentor and instructor. “That’s why I am eager to offer a free tai chi workshop to visitors at the Everglades Day Festival.”

Tai chi is known as the gentle martial art, involving slow, controlled movements, yet it yields great power for self discovery and physical well-being. Gold, a seasoned veteran with 25 years of martial training, has developed a patient approach in her tai chi teaching, imparting principle as well as movement, self-discovery as well as physical workout.

Gold is known for her tai chi passion. She sees tai chi as a clear path toward success at accomplishing any objective in the individual, the corporation, the school or university, the government office and the sports locker. Whether it boosts the bottom line, effects personal balance, impacts corporate profit, enhances political status, improves ac-

ademic achievement or permits better execution of sports technique, Gold challenges everyone to try it to improve quality of life.

Always ready to pass on the knowledge, Gold teaches the art of wiping the slate clean so that the student has the ability to add new information — every day, any experience, all the time — and to benefit from the stress relief and power that come from tai chi.

Gold has been leading World Tai Chi and Chi Kung Day in Boca Raton since 2000. This event is held once a year on the last Saturday in April to introduce people to tai chi/

chi kung, to educate them and to bring together people who already practice the arts. Gold’s event is one of 300 international events representing 60 countries for the purpose of education, health, camaraderie, and personal and community growth. She has received proclamations from Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to commemorate the event.

The Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is at 10216 Lee Road, off State Road 7 west of Boynton Beach. For more information about Gold, visit www. dianegold.com.

SEMINOLE RIDGE WRESTLERS PLACE IN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Four Seminole Ridge High School wrestlers placed in the finals at the recent Palm Beach County high school championship. Shown above, they are: (L-R) freshman Trace Thome, third place, 112 pounds; sophomore Sam Hargesheimar, second place, 103 pounds; senior Brandon Short, first place, 125 pounds; and senior Bola Olofin, fourth place, 152 pounds.

Diane Gold (center) will teach a free tai chi workshop at the Everglades Day Festival on Feb. 6.

Dwyer Boys Basketball Team Surges Past Wolverines 80-53

I walked into the Wellington High School gymnasium on Friday, Jan. 15 and thought I might be at an NBA game. The crowd was packed — the fullest I have seen it — for Wellington’s game against the visiting Dwyer High School Panthers.

Dwyer is a perennial state powerhouse in many sports, having won the Class 5A state championship in football, and the basketball team was no exception. In a dominant performance, the Panthers cruised past WHS 8053.

Going in, the Wolverines knew they had to play their best basketball to compete with the Panthers. To make matters worse, they played without starting point guard Scott Witkowski, who was on vacation.

After just one basket by Dwyer, a thunderous dunk, WHS coach Matt Colin called timeout. The timeout paid off because then the Wolverines started to hit baskets. Sophomore Davis Martin, junior John Harvill and senior Bruce Fleming put in the Wolverines’ first three scores to tie the game 6-6.

Wellington’s defense was solid in the first quarter, led by center Rex Kirby. His defense translated to offense later in the quarter when a Fleming shot fell short, but Kirby caught it and made a reverse layup. Trailing by one, the 9-8 score was the closest the Wolverines would come the rest of the night. The Panthers closed the quarter on an 8-2 run.

In the second quarter, the Wolverines played sloppy basketball. The Panthers scored the quarter’s first seven points, which brought

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By Josh Hyber

their lead to 24-10. Colin made a smart substitution when a Wolverine was on the freethrow line. The coach entered 6’8” Stephane Beneche into the game to play under the basket for a potential miss. Although WHS missed the free throw, Beneche grabbed the rebound and scored a layup.

With Witkowski already out of the lineup, the Wolverines received a scare when Fleming hurt his finger midway through the second quarter. The Wolverines trailed 34-19 at the time and desperately needed an offensive jolt.

The highlight of the night came during Wellington’s last possession of the first half. With the ball behind the three-point line in the left corner, Kirby dribbled the baseline straight at a Panther player to attack the hoop. The junior raised high in the air with the ball in his right hand and threw down a monstrous dunk.

“I was supposed to give it back to Bruce for an ending shot, but I ended up keeping the ball,” Kirby said. “I had no intention of dunking, but I heard coach screaming ‘drive!’

I managed to beat my man baseline, and from that point I knew it was an opportunity. Did I believe the dunk would hype the players up? Of course… and I even thought it would be enough to make the game a good battle. But [Dwyer is] number three in the state for a reason, and I guess it takes more than one spark to beat a team this good.”

Still, the Wolverines were down 15 points with the score at 36-21. It was evident at halftime that the Panthers were too much for them. After all, the tallest Wolverine players are Kirby at 6’6” and non-starter Beneche at 6’8”. The NBA feel from the packed gymnasium was even furthered by the size on the court. The Panthers’ lineup featured three players of 6’6” or taller, any of whom could have passed for a 6’10” NBA power forward.

Kirby started where he left off in the third quarter, hitting one of two free throws to open the half. The Panthers’ offense continued to roll, going on a nine-point run. The score with five minutes left in the third was 45-22, and for those of you who don’t want to do the subtraction, that’s 23 points down.

Davis Martin broke the streak with three points “the hard way” (a basket while getting fouled and one successful free throw). Of course Dwyer would answer, as they came right back down the court and hit a threepointer.

Fleming came back into the game with tape on his injured fingers and hit a jump shot. Martin continued to pry for any possible points. He scored seven points before the

quarter was over. The score entering the fourth and final frame was 62-36, as Dwyer led by 26.

John Harvill dominated the scoring for the Wolverines in the final quarter. The junior saw something in the defense and quickly alerted ball handler Kendell Johnson. Harvill ran to the far three-point line and moments later hoisted a successful three-pointer.

Harvill hit another three on Wellington’s next trip down the floor. With 5:46 remaining, Harvill hit yet another long ball.

“I was pumped,” Harvill said. “It just wanted to make me play harder and not to lose by so much.”

The heads in the gymnasium quickly turned to the scoreboard to see if the Wolverine run had potential. “Only down by 20,” I heard someone say sarcastically.

Wellington scored a mere six points in the remaining time as Harvill could not continue to find his stroke. The game finalized with the greatest margin of the game, 28 points. The Panthers cracked 80 points, and when the buzzer sounded, the Wolverines were drained in defeat.

Martin led the Wolverines with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists. Harvill followed with 11 points, and Rex Kirby had eight.

The Wolverines played against Forest Hill High School on Tuesday night, picking up a 67-54 victory. They were back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 20 against Village Academy. Results were not available at press time.

Behavior Modification Principles To Help Build A New You

By Lynette Laufenberg and Sonja Friend-Uhl

Special to the Town-Crier

Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year? Perhaps you made more than one. Have you made resolutions in the past only to find yourself three weeks later habituating into your normal poor habits and not following the goals you had set just a few weeks ago? If this sounds familiar to you, take an honest look at yourself and consider the following list to help change your behavior:

• Start with finding your “ground zero” — an honest review of your strengths and weaknesses regarding physical and mental well-being.

• Based on your ground zero, design positive affirmations and operative practices to develop your strengths and correct your weaknesses.

• Use your operative practices and positive affirmations to create a set of three short-term and at least one long-term goal for yourself. State the steps it will take to reach those goals.

• Confide in a loved one or friend that you trust. Let them know what your goals are so they can support you in those endeavors. Join a sup-

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port group of some sort if possible so you can witness the fact that others are experiencing the same highs and lows as you.

• Make sure to attach something enjoyable to your goals and your steps to get there. For exercise, choose an activity that you like to do anyway, and then apply the principles necessary to make it effective. For nutrition “dress up” your food or your table at meals to make it more of an artistic or relaxing experience than just fueling your body.

• Reward yourself when you reach your goals — a new outfit, a night out at a new restaurant; celebrate your successes, no matter how small!

• Have a plan and keep a log. You must prepare to succeed so lastminute demands on your time or minor interruptions don’t disturb your focus. Ask for a specific exercise program that you can follow, or hire a personal trainer to get you started. Log your workouts daily as well as your food intake. When you have to record it on paper, you are more apt to stick with the program!

• Get organized! Clear out the clutter in your life, philosophically and literally. Start with your com-

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puter files, your home office files, your desk at work, your address book, day planner, your vehicle’s glove box or console and/or the infamous kitchen junk drawer! If you haven’t used it, ordered it, worn it or even looked at it in the last three months, you don’t need it, so get rid of it! If you just can’t part with it, file it in an organized manner. When we are organized, we feel more in control. When we feel more in control, we are more apt to stay positive and on schedule. We feel more confident and motivated regarding the future.

• If possible, try to exercise in the morning. First, it is a great way to start your day. Second, you fire up your metabolism and keep it going all day long this way. Third, it is done and out of the way with no excuses about time issues or a lastminute crisis coming up later.

• Stay positive and focused. If you miss a workout, eat poorly for a few days, or just don’t see results for a while, don’t throw in the towel. Change is inevitable, and your body will adapt over time… don’t ever give up! In the end, you are in control of your own body and mind. The opportunity for a healthy and

happy life will become what you make of it. At Ultima Fitness, we have the resources to help you make the positive changes you are looking for in your life. Come see us for nutrition services, personal training, group classes or general guidance on how to make a commitment for a higher quality of living. Don’t let another day go by where you are not being the best you can be. Here’s to a new

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COMMUNIT Y CALENDAR

Saturday, Jan. 23

• The West Palm Beach Garden Club (4800 Dreher Trail N.) will hold a Plant Sale on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Master gardeners will give presentations including vegetable, fruit and container gardening. Admission and parking are free. Call Sally Seftenberg at (561) 688-5457 for more info.

• Florida Atlantic University’s MacArthur Campus Library (5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter) will host the forum “The Obama Administration, Iran and Iraq” on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. to examine United States foreign policy toward the Middle East. Call (561) 799-8667 or visit www.llsjupiter.com for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) Chess Club will meet on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 2:30 p.m. for ages eight and older. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Temple Beth Torah (900 Big Blue Trace, Wellington) will hold its second annual Monte Carlo Night on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. A cash bar will be available. Dress will be smart casual. Great food will be served and lots of prizes will be awarded to winners. Guests should be 21 and older. The cost is $75 per person at the door. For more info., call Lois at (561) 793-2700.

• The Duncan Theatre at Palm Beach Community College at Lake Worth (4200 South Congress Ave.) will present Jesse Cook on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. Cook’s exotic “Rumba Flamenco” fuses with world music and percussion for a blend of jazz and ethnic compositional styles. All seats are $27. To order tickets or for more info., call the box office at (561) 868-3309.

• The South Florida Science Museum (4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach) will feature “Shark Weekend” on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 23 and 24. Museum guests will enjoy two days of exploration specific to these sea-bound specimens. Call (561) 832-1988 or visit www.sfsm.org for more info.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will present Shakespeare’s As You Like It on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 23 and 24 in the Rinker Playhouse. Call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org for more info.

Sunday, Jan. 24

• Salon Bella Vita (6420 Lake Worth Road) will hold a haircut-athon to benefit the Palm Beach School for Autism and GStar on Sunday, Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. to 5

p.m. The event will offer $20 haircuts and facials, manicures and pedicures at full price. Pre-booking is recommended. All the proceeds will be donated to the schools. For more info., call Dawn at (561) 533-9917.

• The Crestwood Performing Arts League (C-PAL) will present the Coastmen Chorus of Palm Beach County Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society on Sunday, Jan. 24 at 4 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way). The cost is $15 for adults and free for students. For more info., call (561) 7980627 or (561) 793-2984.

• Catholic Charities will host its 14th annual Bishop’s Reception at Palm Beach’s Mar-a-Lago Club on Sunday, Jan. 24. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an hors d’oeuvres buffet, open bar and music by the Dreyfoos School of the Arts Jazz Ensemble. Tickets start at $275. For more info., call (561) 775-9579.

Monday, Jan. 25

• Learn Basic Dance Steps and different style of dances at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way) on Mondays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Syrus Partian will teach the cha-cha, jive and the foxtrot. Session 1 (the cha-cha) runs Jan. 25 to March 1. Session 2 (swing and jive) runs March 8 to April 12. Session 3 (the fox trot) runs April 19 to May 12. The fee per sixweek session is $30 for residents and $40 for non-residents. Call (561) 790-5149 to pre-register or for more info.

Tuesday, Jan. 26

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Open Mic Night” for adults on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Perform poetry, short prose, an essay or a dance. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “Teen Game Night” on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. for ages 1217. Snacks will be provided. Call (561) 7906070 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Village Council will meet Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12165 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). Call (561) 791-4000 for info.

• The Flagler Museum (Cocoanut Row and Whitehall Way, Palm Beach) will present the Leipzig String Quartet in concert on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets include dessert and champagne reception with the artists. Call (561) 655-2833 or visit www. flaglermuseum.us for more info.

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• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will present the Moscow State Radio Symphony on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. Call (561) 832-7469 or visit www. kravis.org.

• The John Colianni Quintet will be the featured group in the monthly jazz concert series on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. at the Harriet Himmel Theater at CityPlace (700 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach). For details, visit www.jamsociety.org or call (877) 722-2820.

Wednesday, Jan. 27

• Florida Stage (262 South Ocean Blvd., Manalapan) will present Sins of the Mother by Israel Horovitz from Jan. 27 through March 7. Call (561) 585-3433 or visit www.floridastage.org for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way) is planning a trip to the Maltz Jupiter Theatre to see La Cage Aux Folles on Wednesday, Jan. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. The trip includes first balcony seats plus round-trip transportation. The fee is $40. For more info., call Dolly Hughes at (561) 790-5149.

• The Duncan Theatre at Palm Beach Community College (4200 S. Congress Ave., Lake Worth) will present violinist Yuki Numata on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. Call the box office at (561) 868-3309 or visit www.duncantheatre.org for more info.

• A Creative Writing Class will be held on Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. beginning on Jan. 27 at Palm Springs Middle School. The cost is $55 for eight classes, plus a reading fee. For more info., call (561) 3575017, call instructor Barbara Flores at (561) 254-2299 or e-mail barbflor@comcast.net.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “Introduction to Irish Dancing” for adults on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. led by Marie Marzi from the Drake School of Irish Dance. Call (561) 7906070 to pre-register.

Thursday, Jan. 28

• FoundCare Health Center (2330 S. Congress Ave., West Palm Beach) will host an open house and Free Health Fair on Thursday, Jan. 28 from 2 to 7 p.m. Free seasonal and H1N1 flu shots will be available for adults and children as well as free bloodpressure screenings, vaccine checks, massages, refreshments and entertainment for children. To schedule an appointment, call (561) HEALTHY.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will present “The Second City 50th Anniversary” Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 28-30. Call (561) 832-7469 or visit www. kravis.org for more info.

Friday, Jan. 29

• The Wellington Chamber of Commerce will host a BankUnited Small Business Lending Event on Friday, Jan. 29 in the chamber’s conference room at Lake Wellington Professional Centre (12230 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). The guest speaker will be BankUnited Market President Joe Cardenas. RSVP to (561) 792-6525.

• The Palms West Hospital Health Lecture Series will begin on Friday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way) with “Heart Attack Prevention.” Call (561) 790-5149 for more info.

• The Gulf Stream Council of the Boy Scouts of America will host a centennial anniversary dinner with special honoree State Sen. Jeff Atwater on Friday, Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Binks Forest Golf Club in Wellington. RVSP to (561) 694-8585, ext. 221.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will present “Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg” for adults on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe will present the humor of Molly Goldberg (Gertrude Berg), TV’s iconic Jewish character. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) will present composer and arranger Burt Bacharach on Friday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. in Dreyfoos Hall. Call (561) 832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org for more info.

• The Step By Step Foundation will host “All In for Charity” on Friday, Jan. 29 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington to benefit victims of the earthquake in Haiti. For more info., visit www.stepbystepfoundation.com.

• The Duncan Theatre at Palm Beach Community College (4200 South Congress Ave., Lake Worth) will present the Richard Alston Dance Company on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 29 and 30. Call (561) 868-3309 or visit www.duncantheatre.org for more info.

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

INSTALLING TILE IN SOUTH FLORIDA FOR 25 YEARS — Free estimates, residential/commercial, bathroom remodeling, floors, walls, backsplashes, custom design GOLDEN TILE INSTALLATION 561-662-9258 Lic.&Insured U21006

TREE TRIMMING & REMOVALWE DO IT ALL. Free Estimates. Licensed & Insured #200403394 Call Jimmy 329-0213

BIG BLUE TREE FARM, INC. GO GREEN! Growers of Quality Landscape Trees www.BigBlueTree Farm.com. Any Tree up to 12 feet $199 +tax Delivery & InstallationAvailable 561-793-4370 Bus. 561-202-7679 Cell

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

A CLEAR VIEW — Window Cleaning, Pressure Cleaning, Lawn Maintenance, & Property Maintenance. P.B. County Lic. #14807 Insured. “Let a Firefighter Do It Right” 561252-5648

HOUSE FOR RENT — Three-bedroom, two-bath villa-style home in desirable River Bridge gated community. Newly renovated, modern kitchen with granite and stainless appliances. Tile floor throughout. Two-car garage. Move-in ready. Steps from community pool. Access to private rec facilities. Cable TV, lawn maintenance and nighttime security included. Available for rent, $1,650/month. Call Mr. Manning at (561) 315-6727 for more info.

1ST FLOOR OVER 55 COMMUNITY — Greenway Village South 2BD 2BA, Enclosed porch with windows overlooking courtyard. Community Pool & Exercise Room $750 includes water, cable & pest control. No Pets. 561-793-2059

SINGLE FAMILY HOME — Furnished 3/2/2 with private enclosed pool, granite in bathrooms & kitchen tile in living areas, carpet in bedrooms pets O.K. Close to Polo/ Equestrian Grounds. (Seasonal or Annual)561-972-0219

2 BEDROOM (SPLIT) 2 BATH — vaulted ceilings. Utility room w/ washer/dryer. Fenced patio w/storage room. 561-775-0717 $850 monthly.

LOOKING FOR ROOMMATE IN WELLINGTON — furnished room and bath. Single person $450 Call 954-296-3748

VOLUNTEER AT AN ANIMAL SANCTUARY HORSE FARM - 14 and up, community Service. (561) 792-2666

TEACHERS/TUTORS P/T

SAT - ACT PREP

Flexible Hrs. Great Pay. PB Cty. Area

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NEXT SATURDAY, JAN 30TH — 137 Coco Plum Lane In Saddlebrook (off Crestwood) 7180536 Wall unit, TV 14x6 Trailer. Lots of Stuff.

SAT. FEB. 6TH 9 A.M. -1P.M.

FIVE ACRE EQUESTRIAN

ESTATE $1,400,000 View Virtual tour 10265@Virtualviewhomes.com.

Brokers Welcome! Call Seller 561-791-4599 or 561-889-5487

ACREAGE: LIKE NEW 4/2.5 HOME ON 1.78 ACRES.

STUART: 5/4 HOME. MORE HOMES AND LOTS: AT WWW.PALMSWEST

REALTY.COM. Call Janice 561-791-8998.

BUSINESS FOR SALE — Wellington Landmark Rare Opportunity. High volume Deli & Catering $350,000. 561-655-3375

ETHAN ALLEN FURNITURE — Sofa, Loveseat, Overstuffed chair, 2 end tables, ivory with fruitwood trim, good condition. White horseshoe bookshelf. Best offer. Call 790-3442

MISC. FOR SALE — Get Dish-

installation - $19.99/mo. HBO & showtime FREE-over 50

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THINK THRIFT — ESTATE SALE

SUNDAY11-52122 N. Military Trail, 682-9774 Mattress Clearance Center. All Sorts of Furniture

1995 TOYOTA COROLLA DX92K, cold A/C, power windows, power door locks, great on gas, cruise, $2,500 OBO. (561) 2018805

1997 GREY SEBRING JXI CONVERTIBLE — new a/c, clean & well maintained. Engine & transmission in excellent condition and new top. Feel free to take it to a mechanic & check it out. Mint condition. $3,300 (561) 793-5569 (917) 4943422

1998 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK — Good work Truck or fix it up for your teen Needs some TLC (if you are mechanically inclined) $1,500 or best offer. 561-315-1508

MOBILE HOME FOR SALE -3 bedroom, 2 baths, single wide 3 car parking. $8,500 OBO. (561) 2018805

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