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WELLINGTON ROTARY CLUB GALA

A decision to hire an independent law firm to analyze issues relating to the Equestrian Village project divided the Wellington Village Council this week. In a 3-2 vote, council members voted to contract with Claudio Riedi of the law firm Tew Cardenas LLP to do an independent analysis of the processes surrounding the approval of Equestrian Village. Page 3

Campers Enjoy Horse Tales Literacy Project

The Horse Tales Literacy Project gave children the opportunity to watch books come to life with a summer camp event held Friday, June 22 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. After reading Walter Farley books Little Black, A Pony or The Black Stallion, campers got a chance to watch demonstrations on horseback. Page 5

Council: Hosting Games An Exciting Prospect, But More Info Needed

Wellington officials Tuesday made efforts to dispel the impression by some that they are not supportive of the community’s bid to host the World Equestrian Games in 2018. Page 7

Hospital Honors Its Graduating Residents

Wellington Regional Medical Center held its residency graduation Wednesday, June 20 at the Breakers West Country Club. Page 12

OPINION Be Safe This Fourth Of July... Leave Fireworks To The Professionals

While the Fourth of July is a time for fun and festivities, it’s also an occasion ripe for accidents.

Because of this, we recommend leaving fireworks to the pros. Not only is it physically and legally the safer option, but it’s free. And on the Fourth of July, nothing says freedom like a free party, such as those offered in Wellington and Royal Palm Beach. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS ............................. 3 - 13 OPINION .................................4 CRIME NEWS .........................6 NEWS BRIEFS........................ 8 SCHOOLS ............................ 14 PEOPLE ........................ 16 - 17 COLUMNS .................... 25 - 26 BUSINESS .................... 27 - 29 ENTERTAINMENT .................31 SCHOOLS SHOWCASE . 32 - 33 SPORTS ........................ 37 - 39 CALENDAR ................... 40 - 41 CLASSIFIEDS ................ 44 - 48 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

The Wellington Rotary Club installed its new board of directors at a gala held Friday, June 22 at the Wanderers Club. David Unversaw was installed as president of the club along with the new board. Shown here are Karen Hardin and Dr. Carmine Priore with Randy Pfeiffer, winner of the prestigious Frank T. Gladney Award. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 9 PHOTO BY LAUREN MIRÓ/TOWN-CRIER

Wellington Council Drops Idea To Ban People On Medians

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Village Council unanimously rejected an ordinance Tuesday that would have barred anyone from standing in local medians except when crossing the street.

Billed as a way to keep streets safer, the measure would have prevented people from walking along the median to advertise goods or solicit cash from motorists. Those violating the ordinance could have been slapped with a $500 fine or 60 days in jail.

But about 50 residents came out to oppose the measure, urging council members to create an exception for firefighters, who often collect money for charities such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Councilman John Greene asked what prompted the ordinance, wondering whether it was due to panhandlers. “Is there some spe-

cific incident that prompted this?” he asked. “What is driving this ordinance?”

Deputy Village Manager John Bonde explained that though panhandling is a concern, the bigger concern is for public safety.

“We’ve also seen children in the intersections,” he said, noting that sometimes the children are associated with local sports teams.

Bonde told council members that having pedestrians in the median poses a safety hazard but that the ordinance would not impede free speech.

“We believe this strikes a balance between public safety and the public’s right to free speech,” he said. “We believe this will provide us with safety. We’re going to make every attempt to make sure that First Amendment rights are not infringed upon.”

Mayor Bob Margolis noted that safety has often been a concern with local fundraisers.

“Time and time again, I’ve noticed kids in the median, or walking in between cars holding up their signs,” he said. “It’s a really dangerous situation. I think this is the crux of the ordinance — taking children out of harm’s way.”

Margolis noted that the ordinance would not prohibit fundraising from the sidewalks.

“Any of those teams or associations can still do what they have done before,” he said. “They just have to do it on the sidewalk.”

Bonde noted that without an ordinance, it is difficult for members of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office to enforce anything.

But Councilman Matt Willhite was concerned that the penalties were too severe, especially for teenagers.

“If a 14- or 15-year-old is out there advertising a carwash, and he steps into the road, a deputy See MEDIANS, page 20

Alternate IG Funding Scheme Raises Eyebrows In Royal Palm

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council agreed last week to consider a request by Palm Beach County that the village agree to give a “voluntary grant” to help finance the county’s Office of the Inspector General.

The grant, which has been requested of county municipalities not participating in a lawsuit against the county that challenges the inspector general’s funding method, would be in lieu of the money called for in the county ordinance, according to Village Manager Ray Liggins, who reported on the request at the council’s June 21 meeting.

Liggins said the village had received a letter and the proposed agreement from County Commission Chairwoman Shelley Vana asking that Royal Palm Beach send the money in the form of a grant, so it would bypass the office of

Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller Sharon Bock.

Bock has taken the position that until the multi-party lawsuit is settled, she will escrow all municipal money and not release it to the inspector general. This has caused a serious funding shortfall in the corruption-fighting office.

“We have done everything we are obligated to do under the rules and regulations of the ordinance,” Liggins said. “As you know, the clerk is holding the money until the lawsuit is settled, and I think this draft agreement is a way of dealing with those funds. Unless one of the council members wants to place this on the agenda for discussion, it does not require administrative action.”

Mayor Matty Mattioli said he had spoken to Bock, who agreed that the village does not have to comply with the request.

“My position is that we were

one of the cities that did not sue the county, that this is a double taxation,” Mattioli said. “Insomuch as we supported it, and [I] suggest that we continue to support it, the money part of it, the county will have to straighten it out.”

Vice Mayor Fred Pinto said the village is fulfilling its obligation by sending payments to the county to finance the inspector general and that he is not happy that the clerk is holding that money in escrow. “I have a problem with that,” he said. “We’re sending out the check. I want it to go where it’s supposed to go.”

However, Pinto said he thought the county’s proposed agreement is unclear about the money being held by the clerk and what would happen when it is released.

Liggins said he had read the agreement and talked it over with both the village attorney and the county attorney, and they did not See GRANT, page 20

Serving Palms West Since 1980

Plans For New PBSC Campus Get First OK

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach State College received preliminary approval Tuesday from the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council for a land-use change that will enable the college to build its fifth campus on 75 acres of the 96.7-acre Simon property at the northwest corner of B Road and Southern Blvd.

The council also approved an amendment that will allow approximately 100,000 square feet of lowdensity commercial use on the remaining 21.7 acres of the Simon property.

Councilman Jim Rockett expressed concern about the lack of control the town has over the college project, which is controlled by state regulations with input and recommendations from local governmental entities.

Town Planner Jim Fleischmann said that under the amendment, which was developed with input from the town’s Planning & Zoning Board, the college would develop a master plan and submit it to the town for review before submission to the Florida Department of Education.

Fleischmann read from the amendment, which states that the college shall allow the town to participate and have input in preparation in each of the five-year updates to the campus master plan before it’s submitted to the DOE. “It’s staff’s opinion that that language meets the intent of the rec-

ommendations of the Planning & Zoning Board, and gives specific direction to the college on how and when the town will have the opportunity to participate in the master planning process,” Fleischmann said.

Rockett said he was uncomfortable with the town only giving input and recommendations.

“Words like ‘the opportunity to review’ don’t sound like you’re an equal at the table,” he said. “It sounds more like you are looking and raise a concern, but that’s the end of it if nobody at the table wants to take that further. At what point does the town give up its right to alter what goes on that property?”

Attorney Bill Perry, representing the college, said the transmittal of the amendment to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, formerly the Department of Community Affairs, is opening the window for input from other governmental entities and citizens.

“It’s not a final action this evening,” Perry said, explaining that the town will be able to comment during the review process.

Perry said the purpose of the amendment is to provide enabling language in the town’s comp plan.

“There will be at least two other public hearings where you get an opportunity to see the master plan and see what the college would look like,” he said.

Palm Beach State College PresiSee CAMPUS, page 20

AMERICAN LEGION

American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Post 390 installed new officers at its meeting Thursday, June 21 at Palm Beach FireRescue Station 30 in Wellington. Shown here, the new officers are sworn in by 11th District Commander Richard Smith.

MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 12 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Acreage Meeting Will Discuss New Livestock Rules

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach County planners will attend a joint meeting of the Acreage Landowners’ Association and Indian Trail Improvement District at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 9 at the district office to explain the benefits of a newly drafted livestock ordinance.

The ordinance, which will go before the Palm Beach County Commission sometime this summer, received criticism from several Acreage residents, as well as members of the ITID Board of Supervisors, after it went before the Land Development Regulation

Advisory Board earlier this month.

That board recommended postponing the ordinance by an 11-3 vote.

Palm Beach County Planning Director Rebecca Caldwell said the draft ordinance would provide protection to property owners in the rural and exurban tiers keeping livestock who would otherwise be subject to citations.

“Currently there are provisions for livestock only when it’s bona fide agricultural or for horses or hobby breeders now,” Caldwell told the Town-Crier on Wednesday. “Horses can be private staSee LIVESTOCK, page 7

Wenham Signs On With Wellington Preservation Coalition

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report With a history of service dating back long before Wellington’s incorporation, former Mayor Tom Wenham hopes to continue to play a role in shaping the community’s future.

After retiring last month from his position with Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue, Wenham now embarks on a new career as executive director of the Wellington Preservation Coalition, an organization dedicated to preserving Wellington’s way of life.

The organization will be making its debut at Wellington’s Fourth of July celebration next week, where residents can learn more.

“I’m a firm believer that every-

body has to give something back to the country and the community that they live in,” Wenham told the Town-Crier Wednesday.

In 1953, Wenham gave back to his country serving in the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War. He and his wife of almost 60 years, Regis, married before Wenham enlisted.

The couple later moved to Wellington, and in 1986 Wenham got involved with what was then the Acme Improvement District, Wellington’s pre-incorporation government.

“I was appointed to the Parks & Recreation Committee,” he recalled. “I had the opportunity to give back to my community, so I did.”

This began his more than two

decades of service in the community. In 1989, he was appointed as Utility Review Committee chairman, a position he held until 1994, when he was elected to the Acme Improvement District Board of Supervisors.

Wenham was part of that board when Wellington incorporated in 1996, and he was elected to the inaugural Wellington Village Council that March. After being re-elected in 1998, he served two years as Wellington’s council-appointed mayor. “I was selected as mayor from 2000 to 2002,” he said.

“During that time, we decided to change to an elected mayor.”

Wenham ran for mayor in 2003 and won, forever memorializing See WENHAM, page 20

Tom Wenham in his new Wellington Preservation Coalition office.

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Incumbent Robert Snowball Wins Landmark LGWCD Election

Supervisor Robert Snowball is sworn in after the results were announced at Monday’s meeting.

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By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District incumbent Robert Snowball easily won the district’s first qualified-elector vote Monday, defeating challenger Roy Parks 116-82.

Qualified electors are registered voters who also own property, or his or her spouse. One of the five LGWCD supervisors is now elected under this method, in place of the traditional one-acre, one vote method.

Snowball, a 12-year board veteran, had said initially that he didn’t intend to run again because he felt the board would eventually be absorbed by the town.

Snowball said he appreciated the support that he had been given. “I was surprised at the number of people who wanted me to stay on that board, so I promise to do my best for them,” Snowball told the Town-Crier on Wednesday.

Snowball, who had predicted that only about 100 voters would show up to vote, said he was also surprised at the turnout of 198, which at an estimated cost of $7,000 to hold the election,

amounted to about $35 per vote.

Snowball said he also appreciated the support of his campaign workers, who included LGWCD Supervisor John Ryan, Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Jim Rockett and Loxahatchee Groves Councilman Ron Jarriel. “Those guys worked hard to keep me on,” he said. “I was completely surprised at how many people wanted me to keep that job, so I’m going to do it for them.”

Snowball said he also considered the added expense of the separate qualified electorate process for one board member, approved in a referendum by qualified electors last summer, to have been a “total waste of money.”

Ryan, who had walked the local bill through the legislative process although he was opposed to it, said he was happy to see Snowball re-elected, despite the new voting method.

“We’ve got a very experienced supervisor re-elected for another three years,” Ryan said. “He’s spent 12 years and developed quite a learning curve for all the district personnel and operations.

We’re facing a lot of changes.

We’re trying to work things out as positively as we can with all the residents, who have divergent views. We’re trying to listen and make the best decisions that we can.”

Ryan said the board has worked together to get the OGEM road paving done, which required a legislative act that ran into opposition from some residents and also complaints about the speed bumps after they were paved, which drew Snowball’s ire during one meeting when he stated that holding the position was not worth the frustration.

“I think we’ve had to consider with these roads safety issues and liability exposure issues that we take very seriously, and we’ve got some people who only look at the speed humps as a nuisance,” Ryan said.

Ryan said he thought it was ironic that the board went through a complex and expensive process to change the election method for one supervisor, yet the configuration of the board did not change.

“I regret the fact that we had to spend an awful lot of time and See ELECTION, page 20

Wellington Hires Attorney To ‘Analyze’ Equestrian Village Issues

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report A decision to hire an independent law firm to analyze issues relating to the Equestrian Village project divided the Wellington Village Council at Tuesday’s meeting.

In a 3-2 decision, council members voted to contract with Claudio Riedi of the law firm Tew Cardenas LLP to do an independent analysis of the processes surrounding the approval of Equestrian Village. Councilwoman Anne Gerwig and Vice Mayor Howard Coates dissented.

The decision also authorized an initial $250,000 to be spent on litigation concerning that and other properties, but the amount could come out to more.

Gerwig noted that litigation has prompted the village to hold a special hearing to evaluate the applications, permits and processes that occurred in order to get approval for Equestrian Village.

“I want it on the record that I am against holding that hearing,” she said.

Coates explained that he felt an individual evaluation was necessary for the issues.

“The issue at this hearing is going to be whether there was a misrepresentation in the application process,” he said. “Corresponding to that is going to be how much the village knew, how it was disseminated to the council and why there was some disconnect, in the sense that maybe council wasn’t made aware of everything that staff was made aware of.”

Mayor Bob Margolis said he approached village staff with this idea because he wanted an independent perspective on the Equestrian Village issue.

“Staff is so closely involved with this issue, including the village manager, including the village attorney and everyone on staff, and may be potential witnesses,” Margolis said. “Because they were so close, I’m looking to get some independent body to come in and review everything for us.”

Village Manager Paul Schofield noted that Wellington is currently

named in several litigation cases.

“We have a number of litigations that are ongoing,” he said. “There are costs associated with those. I would like to establish an initial amount of $250,000 to fund those.”

Schofield said that the $250,000 would pay not only for the contract with Tew Cardenas but other costs associated with litigation.

He noted, however, that the costs could go beyond the initial budget.

“The litigation is likely to be lengthy and costly,” he said. “We will bring back to you a more formal budget amendment.”

Riedi said that he appreciated the opportunity to work with the village. “We have provided services to the village before,” he said.

“I think it was a good cooperation, and I think it worked out well.

I will act in a way of a neutral adviser and try to take a fresh approach toward some of these issues.”

Gerwig said she thought Wellington was sufficiently represented by Village Attorney Jeff Kurtz.

“I don’t know this is necessary,” she said. “I understand the concept of bringing in an outside person, but I think we are adequately represented.”

Coates said he isn’t against an independent adviser but thinks the request is beyond the scope of what he requested.

“I think we need to decide what role [Riedi] is going to play in this,” he said. “I am not interested at all in having the village retain an attorney to represent itself in this [hearing], because we have an attorney to do that.”

Coates added, however, that he was in favor of an independent evaluation of the village’s processes.

“That way there is no question that the independent evaluation will let the chips fall where they may, in terms of who, what and why it wasn’t disclosed,” he said.

“That’s what I am in favor of.”

But Coates said he was not comfortable with an open-ended budget — not “when there has been no suggestion that our village attorney is not able to handle the

litigation that we are currently involved in or that we anticipate going forward.”

Councilman Matt Willhite said though he wasn’t concerned about Kurtz’s ability to handle the litigation, he was concerned that the amount of work could be overwhelming.

“I have concerns with the dayto-day operations being able to run without assistance,” he said.

“There’s potentially five pending lawsuits that we may be involved in, outside of our day-to-day operations.”

However, Willhite echoed Coates’ concerns about the budget. “I don’t think the intent was to give a $250,000 line-item for the law firm to just spend,” he said.

“But frankly, I do think we need help.”

Councilman John Greene said that initially he was concerned there might be a conflict but that it had been resolved.

Kurtz said the conflict had been resolved.

“There is no current conflict,” he said. “What this has to do with

is [Tew Cardenas’] former representation of Glenn Straub or entities controlled or run by Mr. Straub. There is nothing currently on the horizon, but they have agreed not to represent Mr. Straub in any Palm Beach County matters and certainly not any Wellington matters.”

Margolis said he wanted a neutral party to give both sides of the issue. “We need to have another set of eyes come in,” he said. “We have to take staff out of the equation, review all the documentation and have him give us a review of his findings.”

Margolis said he didn’t expect Riedi to represent the village, but to give an opinion prior to the hearing.

But Gerwig said she thought all of the review would be done at the hearing. “It sounds like we’re doing things twice,” she said. “That’s what the hearing is supposed to provide.”

Willhite made a motion to approve the item, which passed 3-2, with Gerwig and Coates dissenting.

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Be Safe This Fourth Of July: Leave The Fireworks To The Experts If there’s a single celebratory event for summertime in America, it’s the Fourth of July. In terms of celebrations, Independence Day is on par with New Year’s Eve, offering Americans a chance to let loose in the middle of the year. But while it’s a time for fun and festivities, it’s also an occasion ripe for accidents.

Much of the danger of this holiday comes from people who insist on illegally celebrating the day with their personal fireworks displays. This is a recipe for disaster. With all the brightly colored fireworks flying through the sky, it’s not always easy to pay attention to what’s in front of you. Add to that other factors such as nearby animals being spooked, as well as fireworks that don’t work properly, and it’s clear that fun and responsibility are equally important this Fourth of July.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office has announced it will enforce its ban on illegal fireworks. The list includes pretty much all the stuff out there: Bottle rockets, firecrackers (rolls), standard fireworks, M80s with mortar, M80s, projectile fireworks and launchable rockets with stands are some of the more popular illegal items. Basically, as the PBSO notes, “if it launches or explodes, it is off limits.” If you are caught, it is considered a first-degree misdemeanor and can get you up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. That’s the law, and it’s important you’re aware of the consequences.

Because of this, we recommend leaving fireworks to the professionals. Not only is it phys-

ically and legally the safer option, but it’s free. And on the Fourth of July, nothing says freedom like a free party. As always, residents of the western communities have several options for some Independence Day fun.

In Royal Palm Beach, the day starts at 6:30 a.m. with the annual Red, White & Blue Fourth of July Family Fishing Tournament on Wednesday, July 4 at Lakeside Challenger Park. The day will also include the Mayor’s Cup Kayak Race, Kids FunZone area, live music and entertainment, and free hot dogs before concluding with the Fireworks Spectacular at 9 p.m. at Lakeside Challenger Park. For more information, call (561) 790-5124 or visit www. royalpalmbeach.com for more information.

Wellington’s Family Fourth Celebration will take place from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Village Park.

There will be games, inflatables, face painting and live music. Fireworks will begin at 9:15 p.m. Free shuttle service will be available from the Palm Tran bus stop at the Mall at Wellington Green beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more info., call (561) 791-4005 or visit www. wellingtonfl.gov.

We realize fireworks laws are commonly ignored, and it’s foolish to expect full compliance.

However you end up celebrating the holiday, remember to be courteous to your neighbors, and above all, be safe. There’s nothing less fun than spending the Fourth of July at the hospital.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Don’t Knock Dr. Priore Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to last week’s letter by George Unger titled “Unger: Priore’s ‘Devastation’Is Overstated.”

I would like to thank Dr. Carmine Priore for his many years of dedicated service to the Village of Wellington. My husband and I were proud to attend the village’s formal acknowledgement of that service last month and recognize the sacrifice that Dr. Priore and his family generously made for this community. He is a man well known for his integrity and leadership abilities, and we sincerely appreciate all that he has done to help make Wellington the fine, family community that it is today.

What a shame that an unfortunate soul, with apparently too much time on his hands, uses that time to find fault with a successful, retired professional who chose to share his wealth of knowledge and experience for the betterment of his community and family life.

Such tripe by the writer is hardly worth noting as it is wasted on the many Town-Crier readers who are quite familiar with Dr. Priore’s long history of accomplishments.

There has not been a more family-friendly, well-orchestrated council than under the leadership of Dr. Priore, former Mayor Darell Bowen and, of course, the village’s first mayor, Kathy Foster. Furthermore, the real facts of “how and why” this new group of council members were elected is well known, old news, though still troubling to the majority of us, especially those who realize they were totally deceived by false information, delivered daily to their mailboxes, in bulk!

I couldn’t help but think that perhaps before attempting to degrade the reputation of one of Wellington’s most popular public servants, the writer — with so much pent up bitterness — should have started the day with a big glass of prune juice.

Marge Fitzgerald Wellington

Men Of Straw Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to Lisa Hyslop’s letter titled “Calling Out Red Barn Was Not Fair” published June 15 and last week’s letter “Eicks Respond To Lisa Hyslop.”

Regarding letters published recently from Mrs. Lisa Hyslop and the Eicks, I write as principal of one of the small businesses Mrs. Hyslop’s husband wants closed.

I write also as a resident of Loxahatchee Groves and a supporter of freedom.

For the record, the Eicks should never have been attacked in this un-American way. The United States was founded on free enterprise. Competition is always good, in any form. Markets invariably find their own level.

Record this too, as too many don’t know: The complainant instigating the (now suspended by a wise council) code enforcement action against the Eicks (and others) was Mrs. Hyslop’s husband, Beck, minority shareholder in Red Barn.

The Hyslops don’t attend council meetings. They weren’t even there when the wonderful people of Loxahatchee Groves showed exactly what they thought about their complaint three weeks ago.

One may wonder, why not?

Forget personalities. The issue here is greater: freedom — that ethereal quality America holds dear, and which young men and women of this country and mine (I’m British) are fighting and dying for in unspeakably awful foreign wars.

Mrs. H. mentions the good Red Barn has done. This was in the past. (Before your husband was part owner, Mrs. H.) Forgive my cynicism in pointing out there are significant tax breaks for companies helping out in times of national emergency.

Over the past few years, Red Barn has fallen hard from its once proud place of respect. The feeling in the town, as so bravely put

by Councilman [Ron] Jarriel, is that if people want to choose where they buy their hay from, they should be able to. (The Eicks’ freedom is not the only freedom Hyslop targets. He endlessly lobbies code enforcement to close down all he fears.)

He claims Red Barn pays more taxes than most businesses. That’s true. They sell more, too. If he really wanted “fairness,” as his wife opines in her letter, wouldn’t they both be campaigning for competitors to pay commensurate taxes?

Not pitching for that, though are you, folks? The ultimate sanction of Beck’s endless code enforcement manipulation is to have competitors closed down!

As Voltaire observed, “Ultimate power corrupts absolutely.” Monopolies in the free world are just plain wrong. In Britain, the Monopolies and Mergers Commission stops large companies controlling markets unfairly. Hyslop’s complaints wouldn’t be entertained. (Agreed; we’ve had a millennium to develop our industry regulation against Loxahatchee Groves’ six…)

Seriously, Loxahatchee is not a prosperous town. Lines of foreclosures, barren wildernesses where businesses once were, and a frac-

tion of the youngsters graduated last month able to find work. This town desperately needs its prosperity back.

How will that happen if this continues? Since Hyslop’s disrespect of the town and its people was publicly aired, I’ve lost count of the number of townspeople who’ve told me they’ll never shop at Red Barn ever again! The proud people of this town have principles. Despite Hyslop’s best efforts to rob them of it, they also still have their freedom. Many, many of them now demonstrate that by driving out of town to Wellington, Boynton, Clewiston and Okeechobee to shop.

When they do, they take not only their freedom but also their dollars — dollars that go into companies which then prosper. Those companies create jobs — jobs that should be jobs for our young people in our town! In his greedy scramble to remove competition, Hyslop is actually driving prosperity from our town.

The engine of any economy is small business. Hyslop doesn’t understand that. The truth is, if he put as much effort into positive marketing as he does into negative complaining, and made a serious effort to return Red Barn to the well-respected company it was before he arrived, competition would be of no consequence!

Sadly, leopard’s spots don’t change. Red Barn cannot recover with Hyslop around. There is, however, change in the Loxahatchee Groves air. The Eicks and the other small businesses Hyslop has failed to close will now, thanks to the wisdom of the council, prosper — ironically at the expense of Red Barn. I personally will also do all I can to support the Eicks, other small businesses and preserve freedom.

Tim Hart-Woods The British Feed Company Loxahatchee Groves

Arsenal Thanks Supporters The AYSO Region #1521 Acreage Arsenal U-10 boys soccer team would like to thank our community for making our objective a reality.

Thanks to all of you, we were able to hit our fundraising goal and are headed to Knoxville, Tenn., to represent our region in the AYSO national soccer games.

AYSO national games take place every two years and are held in different cities all over the United States. This is such a great experience for the 11 boys who are on the team.

We would also like to wish the U-10 girls team the best of luck at nationals, too. Thank you very

much for your support. Go Arsenal!

Kelli Shipe The Acreage

LGWCD Report Concerns Louda The landowners in Loxahatchee Groves just received the “District Engineer’s 2012 Annual Report.”

Within that report, I found a few disturbing comments, two of which deal with the waters in our canals.

Note that these self-same waters are “waters of the state.”

First, [Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Administrator Clete] Saunier appears entirely unwilling to be proactive regarding numeric nutrient criteria (NNC). The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in order to find “reasonable” nutrient concentrations. The huge lobby called the Florida Association of Special Districts is also spreading the antiNNC fight. Clean water is a must for southern Florida, most notably the Everglades. From 2003 to 2004, a graduate student and I performed a nutrient study of the waters in the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District canals and found levels of phosphorous (P) and nitrogen (N) to be very high, often five to 80 times higher than the 10 ppm (10 milligrams per liter) P target at that time. Granted, 10 ppm is presently an unreasonable criterion but somewhere around 25 to 30 should be attainable. Such waters could then be cleaned by the stormwater treatment areas (STAs) that will ultimately feed the Everglades.

Since that time, certain initial steps have been taken to lessen the amount of horse manure stockpiling in Loxahatchee Groves. Another master’s student of mine proved that the vast majority of P in our local and “imported” (ex Wellington) horse manure was indeed extractable with just water and water with some bicarbonate.

Our waters will have bicarbonate due to the limestone in our soils.

More needs to be done with both ordinances and best management practices (BMPs) for nurseries, horse farms and even residences.

We should follow Wellington in legislating the use of zero percent phosphorous fertilizer. This will fall to the town but require the cooperation of the LGWCD. Secondly, Mr. Saunier states that the LGWCD and the town should consider the use of the county’s reclaimed water to maintain canal levels. This is ludicrous at best. Even the Palm Beach County Water Utilities web site promotes their reclaimed water as a “fertilizer.” That is, it is high in the

major plant nutrients N and P, the very pollutants of our surface waters that need to minimized, not added. The only uses of reclaimed water in Loxahatchee Groves that ever considered are: (a) irrigation in well designed and monitored situations (e.g., drip irrigation systems avoiding contamination of surface water bodies: canals, ponds), and/or (b) as part of a closed-loop system with hydrants to provide fire suppression in emergencies.

Dr. J. William Louda Loxahatchee Groves Editor’s note: Dr. Louda is a senior scientist with the Environmental Sciences Program at Florida Atlantic University.

Beware Planned Parenthood Hooray, hooray — the friendly neighborhood Planned Parenthood has expanded again, and this time it’s into our neighborhood, the western communities. Given that these people suck up hundreds of millions of our tax dollars every year for their business model, let me give you parents out there a forewarning, by asking you four simple questions.

Most parents check the sexual predator registry once in a while just to make sure the neighborhood is still safe. I know I do. My first question is, how would you feel about encountering “someone” in your neighborhood whose main and passionate ambition was specifically to get your kids addicted to sex? Not just addicted to sex, but as intensely active sexually as possible with as many and varied partners as possible — and preferably without you knowing much about it. How would you feel?

Many of us use tools online such as Angie’s List to screen out lousy contractors, mechanics, dentists and other suppliers of services who are shady. My second question is, how would you feel if “someone” in your neigh-

borhood, once they got your child addicted to sex, distributed to your child without your permission or knowledge cheap, low-dosage, low-quality, even no-quality birth control stuff with the message that should this stuff fail, the next step is their invasive surgical “solution.” How would you feel?

My third question is, how would you feel if “someone” who owns a cash-only business jacked hundreds of dollars out of your trembling child’s hands as many times as they can get that birth control to fail in exchange for an expensive, invasive, bloody, painful, surgical procedure with risks as high as death for your child if something goes wrong? How would you feel?

My fourth question is, how would you feel if you encountered “someone” in your neighborhood who is aggressively but covertly working toward preventing you from knowing about or being involved with your child’s most important yet dangerous and traumatizing crisis and choice of their life? How would you feel?

May I introduce and welcome you to that “someone” — the “friendly” neighborhood Planned Parenthood? My dear parents, to be sure, the primary goal of this global corporation called Planned Parenthood is to prey upon your children. They will be aggressively penetrating into your school system to “educate” and evangelize your children to turn only to them, Planned Parenthood, for all their sex stuff needs and problems — and of course they gleefully provide that “final solution” after their products have failed. Forewarned is forearmed. If you truly love your children, you will protect them from this profound but insidious danger. Do your homework.

In actuality, instead of “hooray, hooray; they’ve done it again!” I say beware — beware for danger now lurks in our community.

Daniel Fioramonti Loxahatchee

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James B. Rule Has The Solution To America’s Biggest Problem: Robocalls Forget President Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney: My man for the job is James B. Rule, hands down. This California sociologist has a simple, workable plan to stop the incessant, aggravating, annoying, unwanted, endless commercial phone calls that are driving all of us to distraction.

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CAMPERS ENJOY HORSE TALES LITERACY PROJECT ACTIVITIES AT JIM BRANDON The Horse Tales Literacy Project gave children the oppor tunity to watch books come to life with a summer camp event held Friday, June 22 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. After reading Walter Farley books Little Black, A Pony or The Black Stallion, campers got a chance to watch them come to life with demonstrations on horseback. The campers then had the chance to interact with horses, practice their reading skills, learn about horses and enjoy games. For more info., visit www.horsetalesliteracy.org.

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The prince (Zach Becker) and the genie (Tristyn Cook) with Walter Farley’s black stallion.

Veternarian Dr. Janet Greenfield explains horse anatomy to the children.

Clifford Moss with Big Red.

Campers race on wooden horses.

The campers compete in a sack race.

Horse Tales Literacy South Florida Coordinator Shelly LeConte with Executive Director Glenda Laveck.

PALMS WEST AMATEUR RADIO CLUB HOSTS FIELD DAYS AT OKEEHEELEE PARK The Palms West Amateur Radio Club held a Field Day demonstration Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24 at Okeeheelee Park’s Micanopy Pavilion. The American Amateur Radio League (AARL) holds this 24-hour nationwide drill to simulate the effectiveness of ham radio communications in the event of a disaster. For more info., visit www.emergency-radio.org. PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

PWARC Treasurer Bob Blauvelt and AARL Assistant Southern Florida Section Manager Jeff Beals set the antenna.

Palms West Amateur Radio Club members.

Palms West Amateur Radio Club Vice President Rob Pease.

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CRIME NEWS

Thieves Take $3,000 Worth Of Equipment From RPB Business

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report JUNE 24 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a business in the Royal Palm Town Center plaza last Sunday morning regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, the deputy responded to an alarm call at approximately 7:30 a.m. and arrived to discover that the front door lock had been punched out. The business owner arrived and noted that three Dell laptop computers had been stolen. The stolen items were valued at approximately $3,000. According to the report, there were surveillance video cameras at nearby businesses. There was no further information available at the time of the report.

••• JUNE 21 — A resident of Saratoga Lakes called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Thursday to report a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim received a call from his bank on Thursday, June 14 inquiring about several suspicious charges that were made using his bank number. His account had been used for two purchases totaling $250. According to the report, the victim said he still had his bankcard in his possession, which he cancelled.

He said he did not have any idea how his information was compromised. There were no suspects at the time of the report.

JUNE 21 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched last Thursday afternoon to the Walmart Supercenter on Belvedere Road regarding a shoplifter. According to a PBSO report, a loss prevention officer observed 32-year-old Nelson Smith select a portable DVD player and gaming head set. According to the report, Smith then entered the grocery department and concealed the items in a plastic bag. He then proceeded to the pet department where he opened the plastic packaging on the items and concealed them in a backpack.

According to the report, Nelson then proceeded to the front exit, passing all points of purchase without attempting to pay for the items.

As he exited the store, a loss prevention officer stopped him and recovered the merchandise. The stolen items were valued at approximately $193. According to the report, when the deputy searched Smith subject to his arrest, he discovered three plastic crack cocaine containers in Smith’s backpack with crack cocaine residue.

Smith was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with retail theft and possession of drug equipment.

JUNE 22 — A resident of 82nd Lane North contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Friday morning regarding an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 1:30 and 10 a.m., someone drove an unknown vehicle onto the victim’s lawn, creating several “donuts” and damaging the victim’s St. Augustine grass. The damaged grass was valued at approximately $200. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JUNE 23 — A deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was dispatched to the Super Target on

Okeechobee Blvd. last Saturday regarding a delayed theft. According to a PBSO report, a loss prevention officer reported that he was watching surveillance video footage from last Thursday afternoon when he observed two unknown white males walk into the store. According to the report, the men entered the razor aisle and one of the men pulled the razors off the shelf and placed them in a backpack, while the other man stood by. The suspects then walked out of the store and did not attempt to pay for the merchandise. According to the report, they entered a four-door silver Hyundai with no hubcaps and fled the area. The suspects are described as white males in their mid-20s or early 30s.

One of the men is bald and the other has brown hair and a beard. There was no further information available at the time of the report.

JUNE 23 — A resident of Counterpoint Estates contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Saturday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2 p.m. last Monday and 12:40 p.m. last Saturday, someone entered the trunk of the victim’s vehicle and stole a golf bag with numerous golf clubs and golf balls. The victim said that only the trunk was disturbed and there was no forced entry. The stolen golf bag was described as black with blue trim, and some of the clubs have his initials on them. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,200. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JUNE 23 — ARoyal Palm Beach man was arrested last Saturday afternoon on drug charges following a traffic stop on Wellington Trace west of Forest Hill Blvd.

According to a PBSO report, at approximately 5:30 p.m., a deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach observed an orange 2005 Pontiac driving at a high rate of speed near Forest Hill and Southern boulevards. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, 27-year-old Kenneth Franklin. According to the report, Franklin was discovered to be in possession of one 30 mg oxycodone pill and 3.8 grams of marijuana in a clear plastic bag, as well as a syringe, spoon, string and other drug paraphernalia. Franklin was arrested and taken to the county jail, where he was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana under 20 grams and possession of drug equipment.

JUNE 25 — A Wellington man was arrested early Monday morning on charges of drunken driving following a traffic stop on South Shore Blvd. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation was called to the area after a witness reported a white van whose driver might have been drunk. The deputy located the van traveling west on South Shore Blvd. According to the report, the deputy followed the van and observed the driver barely make a right turn into his apartment complex, driving up onto the cement median and striking the bushes. The deputy activated his lights. However, the driver continued to drive, using his gate code to access the community and driving through the complex. Finally, See BLOTTER, page 20

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding these wanted fugitives: • Robert “Butch” Powell is a white male, 5’10” tall and weighing 140 lbs., with brown hair and blue eyes. His date of birth is 07/09/72. Powell is wanted for burglary and grand theft. His occupation is unknown. His last known address was Orchid Drive in Royal Palm Beach. Powell is wanted as of 06/28/ 12.

• Jacolby Roberson is a black male, 5’11” tall and weighing 175 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. He has multiple tattoos. His date of birth is 07/30/ 89. Roberson is wanted for burglary of an occupied dwelling, grand theft and criminal mischief. His occupation is unknown. His last known addresses were W. 36th Street in Riviera Beach and Shoma Drive in Royal Palm Beach.

Roberson is wanted as of 06/28/12.

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

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Council: Hosting Games An Exciting Prospect, But Info Needed

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington officials Tuesday made efforts to dispel the impression by some that they are not supportive of the community’s bid to host the World Equestrian Games in 2018.

Wellington Village Council members noted that they are still in the process of seeking more information before making a formal decision on the bid.

Council members asked Village Manager Paul Schofield to address the issue.

“The council in general is favorable toward the idea,” Schofield said. “We need to identify what the potential issues are, see if they are resolvable, and then deal with

things like infrastructure, costs and what would be expected from the Village of Wellington. That’s all information that we don’t have yet.”

Wellington made the short list earlier this month as one of five possible hosts for the 2018 World Equestrian Games. Staged every four years, the competition is considered the world championships of international equestrian disciplines.

Vice Mayor Howard Coates noted that he wanted more information before making a formal declaration of support. “I’m certainly in favor of exploring it,” he said. “But exploring it is different than saying we support it.”

Council members heard a pre-

sentation on the games at an agenda review meeting Monday.

Schofield said he’d been asked for an update on what the village did or did not know about the World Equestrian Games.

“We have not received a formal proposal, though myself and the mayor did meet with [Equestrian Sport Productions President] Michael Stone and another representative last week, where they provided us with a copy of the bid package,” Schofield said.

Equestrian Sport Productions, the company which produces the Winter Equestrian Festival, initially announced their bid for the 2018 games two years ago and submitted an application. The bid award is expected next spring.

“We had not been part of that application,” Schofield said.

But council members were tentatively in favor of the games, if all the logistics could be worked out, Schofield said.

“The discussion we had last night was that hosting the World Equestrian Games would be a good thing for Wellington, if we could examine what the obstacles are and find out if there is a way to go through them,” he said.

Coates said he felt Wellington needs to be careful about its message of support or lack thereof.

“I think we need to be very careful about the public expression of support or lack of support at this point, because there is so much in my mind, as far as information that

we don’t have,” he said. “We haven’t studied the impact, both positive and negative.”

Coates said he has concerns about the fact that Lexington, Ky., which hosted the 2010 games, saw 600,000 people in a 14-day period.

“I have questions as to whether we have the infrastructure — the roads and other things to support that sort of crowd coming in,” he said.

Coates said that he thought the event could be good for Wellington but wanted more information.

“I just wonder if by saying that we’re supporting it, or that we like the idea, that we’re saying too much given the lack of information we currently have,” he said.

“I’ll go on record saying that it

certainly sounds like a good idea, but I, for one, need a whole lot more information.”

Schofield said the council instructed him to open dialogue on the subject. “We have to understand that the games are six years away, but they need to complete their application by December,” he said. “They needed some basic conversation from us as to whether we were willing to entertain discussion at all by mid-July.”

Schofield said he would work to collect the necessary information and see if it is possible to bring the event to Wellington. He noted that Equestrian Sport Productions President Michael Stone would give a formal presentation to the council on July 9.

Board Wants Cash-Strapped PBCFR To Keep Three-Man Crews

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue is already spending more than the agency is taking in, but the Palm Beach County Commission asked county staff and fire-rescue brass Tuesday to find a way to return emergency response vehicles to a complement of three personnel.

In some areas, emergency vehicles are now being run with two PBCFR staff members as a costsaving measure.

At the start of his report, PBCFR Chief Steve Jerauld said that the budget assumptions he would give were just snapshots.

“The assumptions that we made, the facts that we used, are very fluid and subject to change,” Jerauld said, explaining that the municipal service taxing unit (MSTU) funding process is identical to the method the county uses.

He said 81 percent of the PBCFR budget goes to personal services, therefore the collective bargaining unit needs to be part of the contribution to cost reduction.

For the first time in 2011, firerescue spending outpaced revenue, with $234 million in spending and $228 million in revenue.

“We spent $6.4 million more than we took in,” Jerauld said. “For 2012, we believe we will close with an even greater deficit. We’re estimating about $12 million for 2012, and for 2013, we believe that gap will grow.”

Currently, the difference is being made up by drawing from reserves. He projected that PBCFR’s anticipated year-end fund balance of 27 percent, or $88 million for 2013, would be down to 18 percent by 2015, which was within the county’s recommended reserve range of 15 to 20 percent.

County Administrator Bob

Weisman pointed out that the biggest factors in the fire-rescue spending plan were pretty much laid out. “We’ve not projected any pay increases for the employees,” he said. “The state numbers for the Florida Retirement System contributions, those are probably the biggest factors, those are dictated, so that’s not debatable.”

Jerauld said about 80 percent of the department’s financing comes from ad valorem taxes.

He said 102 vacant firefighter positions have been deleted and many of the vacancies are being filled by paying overtime, which is currently saving about $7.7 million. Jerauld added that the reserves for the main MSTU will drop to about $58 million for 2013.

“If we were to reinstate the staffing for next year, the reserves would be reduced by $10 million,” he said.

Commissioner Priscilla Taylor

said there has been a lot of talk about cutting staffing to two personnel to a truck, rather than three as used in areas with heavier activity. Jerauld said 21 of the 46 trucks have long been run with two personnel. Of the remaining 26 units, 18 trucks have run with two since April.

“That’s a concern that I have,” Taylor said, who asked Jerauld whether the deletion of the 102 positions was what drove the change. Jerauld said it was, but that reinstating the positions would also deplete his reserves more quickly.

Weisman said by deleting the positions, the overtime is needed in order to staff the three persons per rescue. “The decision was made to not incur that overtime, and not staff those units when there were not people available,” he said.

Commissioner Karen Marcus

said the commissioners adopted the policy of three men on a truck several years ago. “That’s a national standard,” she said.

Jerauld said that prior to April, he was staffing with three men on a truck by paying overtime, which was slightly cheaper than filling the 102 vacancies. “It’s going to have a significant impact on future budgets,” he said.

Commissioner Burt Aaronson said he felt three on a truck was desirable for maximum efficiency on emergency calls. “For the safety of the people, cutting back to two people on a truck is not something that I want to do,” Aaronson said, explaining that he had learned the effectiveness of the three-person team. “If you eliminate any one of those three, in my opinion, it puts the life of a resident that we all represent in jeopardy.”

Aaronson said he wanted to go over the budget thoroughly and

find ways to keep three people on the trucks.

Taylor said she definitely supported three on a truck without raising the tax rate. She also asked that staff bring back more specific numbers for staffing that with fulltime personnel as opposed to paying overtime. “None of us want to see the millage increased,” she said.

Commission Vice Chairman Steve Abrams said they also need to get the final accounting report, which will not be available until the July property values are released.

Commissioner Jess Santamaria said safety is the No. 1 priority but that he was strongly opposed to overtime as a policy.

“The only time to have overtime is during a major disaster,” Santamaria said. “Someone working a 40-hour shift is more efficient.”

Inspector General: Complaints Against Municipalities Rising

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Palm Beach County Inspector General Sheryl Steckler said last week that there has been a definite upswing in the number of complaints her office is receiving re-

PBC Inspector General Sheryl Steckler speaks in Wellington.

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County Considers Changes

continued from page 1 bles, and that fits more or less what might be an accessory to a singlefamily home, but the other scenarios are very much an ill fit to what’s out there in the rural and exurban areas for private use of livestock.”

The new language would address having livestock on property where people live without bona fide agriculture being the principal use, Caldwell said.

garding activity in the county’s municipalities.

Steckler was the guest speaker at County Commissioner Jess Santamaria’s monthly public forum meeting held Wednesday, June 20 at the original Wellington Mall.

Steckler focused on how many municipalities are putting out contract renewals without using the request for proposals (RFP) or request for qualifications (RFQ) process to seek new bids.

“I just wanted to go over some of the reports that we have issued since January,” she said. “We’re getting a lot of contract renewals in many of the municipalities, and what we’re finding in several of them is that they are basically not putting them out for bid.”

Delray Beach was the most recent municipality in the spotlight when it failed to issue an RFP for its waste-hauling contract, currently held by Waste Management. By not seeking new bids, it raises the question if taxpayers are

“getting the best bang for their buck,” Steckler said.

Some municipalities are even at the 30-year mark with some contractors, at which point by law they are required to conduct a competitive bid. “Once you hit 30 years, which is an awful long time, you would think they would do it more recently,” she said. “Actually, the county does it every five years, but we’re starting to see that where they do the competitive bids, or where suddenly they’re at least talking, the rates are going down in the municipalities, so something is working. Maybe not the cleanest way we want to see it, but at least suddenly our waste disposal companies are starting to pay attention that maybe they are charging too much.”

Steckler’s office put out a report on Delray Beach that officials were not putting services out for bid even though their policy said they were supposed to. “They violated their own policy, and we told

them to re-look at it,” she said.

The item had been on a February agenda and they pulled it, she said. It was on the agenda again this month, when a resident alerted Steckler’s office. “There were some of us present during the meeting, and it was immediately withdrawn from the agenda,” she said.

Steckler said that should be a message to the municipalities that the citizens are watching. “They are our eyes and ears, and hopefully, they’ll do the right thing,” she said.

She also discussed an incident in Palm Beach Gardens, also regarding a trash contract. “This one is pretty egregious,” Steckler said.

“What they said in March was that they would take the final in May, so that if anyone wanted to talk about it, they would have that opportunity in May. Well, instead, in April… they added it to the agenda, it was the last item on their agenda, and they voted for it with-

out a competitive bid… The next day the city manager signed that contract.”

Steckler said that was a lack of transparency, but that it was not a Sunshine Law violation because the laws are not strong in that area.

“But it wasn’t transparent to the public and to those who were interested in bidding on that contract,” she said. “We wrote about that so that the citizens of that city would know the behavior and the attitude of what’s happening there.”

Her office recently turned its attention to the jail expansion project when they noticed a large number of change orders. “This is a huge, huge project, lots of money, and when you have millions and millions of dollars, you really need some good oversight,” Steckler said.

She said the county normally does a good job of that, “but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things that are missed.”

One particular contract was troubling because the contractor hired an individual to be brought across the state because he was specialized in that area, and they wound up paying his travel and per diem and relocation expenses, and there were no receipts.

“That’s a problem, especially when the contract says you have to audit,” Steckler said. “Well, how can you audit when you have no receipts? The contract said they get paid by lump sum. What we did in this situation is we made some recommendations: one, that they shouldn’t be having these lump sums without proper documentation; and, two, the construction manager is actually responsible for actual oversight. So, we’re asking the county to try to get some of this money back.”

She said there will be more reports on the jail project. Copies of all the reports by the Office of the Inspector General are posted at www.pbcgov.com/oig.

“The regulations that are on the books now place many people in a state of being in violation of the regulation because they don’t fit that use,” she said. “What we’re trying to accomplish is to legitimize this use in the rural and exurban tiers where it belongs and where we’re trying to promote rural uses. Currently, many people are in violation of the regulations that are on the books, and we’re trying to make the regulations reflect the reality.”

The problems with the existing regulations arose when a Jupiter Farms woman was cited for keeping a rooster on her property.

In a letter to the ITID adminis-

trator dated June 21, Caldwell wrote that the existing regulations are overly strict and require a minimum acreage larger than the majority of parcels in the rural and exurban tiers.

“The new standards clearly state that the keeping of livestock is allowed on single-family parcels in the rural and exurban tiers,” Caldwell wrote. “The proposed standards establish protection of these rights, while recognizing the property’s principal use as residential.”

An exception to the new regulations would be in a planned unit development.

The new language also does

not apply to bona fide agricultural uses, which are under a different and existing set of regulations.

Keeping horses is also covered under separate and existing regulations.

The new language applies to properties in the rural and exurban tiers that would like to keep cows, pigs, goats, sheep and domesticated poultry for non-agricultural purposes.

The new regulations reduce the setback requirements for accessory structures such as cages, shelters, troughs and pens from 50 feet to 15 feet for nonconforming lots and 25 feet for conforming lots.

Temporary or portable structures of 400 square feet or less under existing regulations cannot be located in a front or side yard.

Under the proposed regulations, they can be located in the front yard. Under existing regulations, the number of animals that can be kept is limited to five large animals per acre. There is no limit under the proposed regulations.

General retail sales from a home are prohibited under the current code, with a few exceptions such as a garage sale. The proposed text would allow up to six separate sales per year to be made from the residence.

The letter also stated that almost

all code enforcement action that occurs currently is a result of a complaint by a neighbor. That would remain unchanged.

The letter continued that references in the original proposed language to the animal care and control ordinance were intended to clarify that the new zoning text was not adding anything on the subject of animal care.

“The ACC regulations already exist, but do not have requirements for livestock to be vaccinated, and certainly do not require them to be licensed,” Caldwell wrote. “Unfortunately, this wording was not well done and will be reworded.”

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NEWS BRIEFS RPB To Host Annual Fishing Tourney July 4

BJ’s Wholesale Club Open House Through July 8

Royal Palm Beach will host the annual Red, White & Blue Fourth of July Family Fishing Tournament on Wednesday, July 4 at Lakeside Challenger Park, presented by the Royal Palm Bassmasters and the Royal Palm Beach Parks & Recreation Department.

The schedule is as follows: registration (on-site only), 6:30 to 9:30 a.m.; deadline for bass weigh-ins (bass must be alive) 11 a.m. sharp; deadline for other fish weigh-ins, noon sharp; entertainment and awards presentation, 12:15 to 1 p.m.

Age groups are Small Fry (6 and under), Child (7-9), Junior (10-12), Teen (13-19) and Parent/Child (child must be 12 or under). There will be a free prize for each participant. Categories are Bass and Other (catfish, panfish, gar, etc. but no grass carp). Participants can enter in one category only. Bass must be alive, so take proper precautions. Boat ramp permits valid on July 4 only are available at the recreation center. For more information, call (561) 790-5124.

BJ’s Wholesale Club is opening its doors and welcoming the public to a free, open house event.

Now through Sunday, July 8, all area residents and businesses are invited to shop their local BJ’s Club without a membership to learn just how much they can save.

Guests will experience great value on food, general merchandise, gas (at select locations) and more.

Attendees can also enjoy a variety of samples and special attractions throughout the club.

In the western communities, BJ’s Wholesale Club is located at 500 N. State Road 7 in Royal Palm Beach. For more information, call (561) 333-5055. To find additional locations, visit www.bjs.com.

Perfect Smile Dentistry 10th Anniversary Perfect Smile Dentistry (12300 South Shore Blvd., Suite 208, Wellington) will celebrate its 10-year anniversary Wednesday, July 11

from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Eight free veneers will be given away to one lucky winner by Perfect Smile Dentistry in celebration of this milestone. The community is invited to bring their families and friends to join in for an exciting, fun evening of refreshments, food and great giveaways.

In addition to the eight veneers, raffle prizes will include an electric toothbrush, wine basket and takehome whitening. Also, the first 50 attendees will receive a certificate of $50 off any services.

Perfect Smile Dentistry’s Wellington office is located at 12300 South Shore Blvd., Suite 208, in the Mizner Place building. For more information, call the office at (561) 204-4494 or visit its web site at www.perfectsmiledentistry.com.

Todd Named FPEG Engineer Of The Year Palm Beach County Water Resources Manager Kenneth Todd Jr. has been named the 2012 Government Engineer of the Year by the Florida Professional Engineers in Government (FPEG). FPEG is a practice section of the Florida En-

gineering Society (FES).

The FPEG Government Engineer of the Year award recognizes an individual who has made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement of engineers in government. Todd was selected by a three-member panel appointed by FPEG. The award is based on professional and technical achievements, civic/humanitarian activities, and education. Todd will accept his award Aug. 10 at the FES annual meeting in Orlando.

Todd has been active in the Florida Engineering Society since 1974, having served on many local and state committees. He was the local chapter president in 1986 and recently was named to the FBPE by Gov. Rick Scott. FBPE is responsible for all aspects of licensing for engineers in Florida, as well as regulating the practice of engineering throughout the state.

Todd received his civil engineering degree from the University of Florida and worked 15 years in the private sector in addition to his service in the public sector. He was named the manager of water resources in 2000 by County Administrator Bob Weisman. Todd works with numerous county depart-

ments and divisions and other governmental agencies on water resource-related issues that impact the environment and residents of Palm Beach County.

ABWA To Meet July 11 In P.B. Gardens The Northern Palm Beach Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will meet Wednesday, July 11 at the PGA Doubletree Hotel in Palm Beach Gardens. The July speaker will be Chapter President Kandyce Key, and the program title is “Share the Past; Build the Future.” Key is employed by Meyer Law Firm, is owner of Office Specialties Unlimited and an independent consultant with BeautiControl, Scensty and Velata.

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.

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 $30, and guests are welcome. To make reservations, call Dottie Smith at (772) 341-2823 or Sharon Maupin at (561) 329-4485.

For more information, call Key at (561) 908-4798 or visit www.abwa npbflorida.org.

WPB Antiques Festival Will Return July 7-8 The West Palm Beach Antiques Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8 at the South Florida Fairgrounds.

Early buyers admission starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday before the regular show opening time of 10 a.m. has been lowered to $10. The ticket is good for the entire weekend.

Daily admission is $7 for adults and $6 for seniors, with a $1 discount coupon for adult admission available at www.wpbaf.com.

Anyone under 16 is admitted free.

Parking is free.

For more information, call (941) 697-7475, e-mail info@wpbaf.com or visit www.wpbaf.com.

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WELLINGTON ROTARY CLUB PRESENTS AWARDS, INSTALLS BOARD FOR 2012-13

The Wellington Rotary Club installed its new board of directors at a gala held Frida y, June 22 at the Wanderers Club. David Unversaw was installed as president of the club along with the new board. The prestigious Frank T. Gladney Award was given to Randy Pfeiffer, and the honor of Rotarian of the Year was shared by Maggie Zeller, Henrik Nordstrom and Carol O’Neil. For more info., visit www. wellingtonrotary.org.

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The 2012-13 Wellington Rotary Club Board of Directors.

The outgoing board of directors were honored for their service.

Rotary Immediate Past President Dr. Juan Or tega, Outgoing President Karen Hardin, Incoming President David Unversaw and District Governor Terri Wescott.

Rotarians who were honored for their work with the club over the past year.

Karen Hardin, shown here with Outgoing Vice President Don Gross, is honored for her excellent year as president.

Leslie Pfeiffer, Gigi Nordstrom, Barbara Johnson and Amy Burr.

Donna Broder, Maggie Zeller, Maureen Gross and Jaene Miranda.

Don Gross, Maggie Zeller, Barry Manning and Pat Curry before the installation.

Dr. Carmine Priore and his wife Marie.

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WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HONORS GRADUATING RESIDENTS Wellington Regional Medical Center held its residency graduation Wednesday, June 20 at the Breakers West Country Club. Hospital CEO Jerel Humphrey and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jeffrey Bishop ran the program. Diplomas and awards were given t o graduating residents, and some teachers received awards. Cocktails and hors d’oeurves started the celebration, followed by dinner.

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WRMC officials gather with graduating residents and residents who are continuing their training.

Dr. Joanna Widdows, Most Valuable Resident Dr. Alissa Tomaiolo Lamoureux, Most Valuable First-Year Resident Dr. Arpit Patel and Dr. Jef frey Bishop.

Graduating traditional rotating interns Dr. Stephen Derrington, Dr. Maria Hoffheimer, Dr. Keith Thompson with Dr. Jef frey Bishop.

Dr. Jeffrey Bishop and Dermatology Program Director Dr. Brad Glick with dermatology graduates Dr. Betsy Leveritt and Dr. Danielle Manolakos.

Dr. Farhan Iswar, Dr. Kanwal Akhtar-Kamal, Dr. Adam McDaniel, Dr. Melissa Mora, Dr. Gregory Polar, Dr. Alissa Tomaiolo Lamoureux, Dr. Joanna Widdows and Dr. Jeffrey Bishop.

Wynne Stallings, Brian Gin, Rhonda Levine, dermatology graduate Dr. Betsy Leveritt, Karen Leveritt, Vanette Valenti and Charles Sheikovitz.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 390 INSTALLS OFFICERS, AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANTS American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Post 390 installed new officers at its meeting Thursday, June 21 at Palm Beach Fire-Rescue Station 30 in Wellington. Future Heroes educational grants were awarded to three students. Each received $700.

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(Front row, L-R) Future Heroes Educational Grant recipients Thomas Cox, Glen Castillo and Lauren Baker; (back row) Commander Mike Pancia and Past Commander Tom Clapp.

Past Commander Tom Clapp passes the gavel to Commander Mike Pancia.

The newly installed officers are acknowledged.

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WELLINGTON RADIO CLUB TAKES PART IN THE NATIONAL FIELD DAY EXERCISE As part of Wellington’s recognition of Amateur Radio Week, Mayor Bob Margolis presented the Mayor’s Recognition to the Wellington Radio Club on Saturday, June 23 at Wellington’s satellite Emergency Operations Center located at the Public Works Facility. Club members tested the communications equipment as part of the annual National Field Day emergency exercise. For more info., visit the Wellington Radio Club web site at www.qsl.net/k4wrc. SEE VIDEO FROM THIS EVENT AT WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM PHOTOS BY JESSICA GREGOIRE/TOWN-CRIER

Wellington Radio Club President Larry Lazar.

James Gerlach and Marc Purvis set up the computer operating system.

Cyril Logan, Tony Veress and Mike Bald look at the radio frequency.

Joe Flack, Philip Brown and Cliff Dowers.

Wellington Mayor Bob Margolis talks with Wellington Radio Club President Larry Lazar.

Mike Bald (front) and Rick Semel operate the radio.

Hugh & Louise Connolly Celebrate 50th Anniversary At OLQA

By Denise Fleischman Town-Crier Staff Report Hubert “Hugh” and Louise (O’Neill) Connolly celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 24 by renewing their vows at the 8 a.m. Mass at Our Lady Queen of Apostles Catholic Church in Royal Palm Beach. Rev. Z. Andy Rudnicki officiated.

The Connollys are residents of Wellington. Hugh is a retired Naval officer and aerospace engineer, while Louise is a retired school bus driver.

They have four children and eight grandchildren. Their son, Hubert (Hubie), and his three daughters live in Royal Palm Beach; Deirdre Hammond and her husband, Charles, live in Phoenix, Ariz.; Amanda Wehrly and her husband, Mike, and three children live in Kauai, Hawaii; and Katherine Gill and her husband, Rick, and two children live in An-

chorage, Alaska. The Connollys share their home with two Scottish terriers, Lady Anne and Angus Og (the wonder dog).

Louise is very active in the Wellington Seniors Quilters Bee where she makes quilts for donation to such charities as the Military Veterans Foster Home and the Palm Beach County Children’s Home. Louise also sews unique and colorful pillowcases with other Quilters Bee members for donation to Harmony House and the Kids Cancer Foundation. The Connollys are longtime amateur radio operators. Hugh collects stamps and is an avid reader.

Their careers led to assignments all over the United States, along with five years in Japan and one year in Mexico.

They have lived in 18 different residences during the past 50 years and have finally settled down in Wellington.

Louise Connolly, Rev. Z. Andy Rudnicki and Hugh Connolly.

A pre-wedding photo from 1962.

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BINKS FOREST STUDENT COUNCIL DRIVE BENEFITS GRANDMA’S PLACE

Binks Forest Elementary School Student Council members conducted a donation drive in May to benefit Grandma’s Place in Royal Palm Beach. Grandma’s Place is a home for local children who have been removed from their own homes due to abuse or neglect and need shelter and loving care. The facility serves children from infants to age 12. The entire school participated in the collection, which was very successful. Student Council parents delivered three large, full carloads of boxes to Grandma’s Place.

Shown above are some of the donated items.

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PraiseFest At Wellington Christian School Wellington Christian School hosted its annual PraiseFest event Friday, May 18. As rainstorms prevailed prior to the festival, more than 500 children and their family members attended this spirited evening of outdoor games, music, food, face painting, and fellowship.

This is just one of the many events throughout the school year in which the entire WCS school community is united together, including the headmaster, principals, teachers, staff and the preschool through 12thgrade students. The Student Government Association and the high school SWAP (S tudents with a Purpose) team spearhead-

ed interactive games of dodgeball and basketball, and the National Art Honor Society students coordinated outdoor marble painting. Volunteer coordinator Janet Ratty utilized the majority of the school’s employees and a committee of parents to put on the successful event that thanks everyone for a wonderful school year.

Wellington Christian School is a ministry of Wellington Presbyterian Church serving more than 500 students from preschool through 12th grade.

For more information about WCS, call (561) 793-1017 or visit the school’s web site at www. wellingtonchristian.org.

WCS students of all ages enjoy PraiseFest.

King’s Academy Students Visit Washington Recently, 93 sixth-grade students, parents and faculty from the King’s Academy and Clewiston Christian School embarked on a historic tour of the nation’s capital. Unforgettable memories and friendships were forged on this four-day trip as well as a better understanding of American heritage.

Some of the sights the group visited include the United States Capitol, the United States Supreme Court, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, the United States Holocaust Museum, and the national memorials in the National Mall and Memorial Parks. These sites made history come to life for the sixth graders as they gained a new perspective on sacrifice and the cost of freedom.

“We enjoyed a wonderfully educational trip and learned so very much about our JudeoChristian American heritage and the sacrifice of those who have died to protect it,” TKA Elementary Principal Jon Otto said.

To many, listening to a presentation by “Martha Washington”

at Mount Vernon gave insight into the life of the first president, Geor ge Washington, and showed how God used both of them to impact the nation. One participant was in awe that she was “standing in the very rooms that George Washington called home.”

Also, TKA students Michael Hubman, Gracie O’Connor and Ben Oxford, along with Clewiston Christian student Dylan Patel, participated in a moving wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

They received this honor by submitting essays on the topic of “Why I Love My Country” and subsequently having their essays selected from all of the sixth-grade entries.

Students had a wonderful time on this trip and gained a better understanding of the nation.

This fundamental knowledge will help them become better citizens and value the freedoms that so many have sacrificed for.

For more information about the King’s Academy, visit the school’s web site at www.tka.net.

A small group from TKA at the Jefferson Memorial.

Seminole Ridge Honors Its Top FCAT Writers As part of its focus on reading, each month throughout the recent school year, New Horizons Elementary School challenged its students to read and test their comprehension electronically. Students who read more than 10,000 words were treated to an ice cream party. Pictured here are students who read more than one million words each this past school year.

As one of the closing events in this past school year, Seminole Ridge High School held a luncheon in the principal’s conference room to honor its highestscoring students on this year’s FCAT Writes.

The following Seminole Ridge students were honored at the recent luncheon: Brady Alter, Jazmyn Brown, Kristen Castilla, Monique Costner, Sydnee Farnham, Sarah Brogan, Kianna McKenzie, Bryan Minear, Samantha

Morgan, Noah Pentz, Leena Rosario, Victoria Simmons and Samuel Smith.

In other school news, Seminole Ridge High School National Art Honor Society students gave up the first three days of

their summer vacation to paint a mural for the children’s oncology ward at Palms West Hospital.

“I’m so proud of them and the great job they did,” said Gwenn Seuling, the school’s National Art Honor Society sponsor.

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Klotz Among Congressional Award Winners

(Front row, L-R) Julianna DiSalvo, Carianne Tummino, Sara Connor, Jaiden Blinston, Skylar Falci, Tessa Tharp and Sydney Markey; (back row) Father Steven Thomas and troop leader Caroline Tummino.

Not shown: Kiera Mainolfi, Julianna Monroe, Jackie August, Melana Bronson, Sarah Weese and assistant leader Jennifer Weese.

Brownies Dedicate Bird House To St. David’s Church Brownie Troop 20432 completed its first community service project by building and painting a bird house, which it dedicated to St. David’s-in-the-Pines Episcopal Church in Wellington on Saturday, June 23.

This was also part of a Take Action project for the Brownie Journey “A World of Girls.” The troop meets at the church twice each month for meetings. The girls

wanted to do something nice for the church as a way to say thank you. With the help of their fathers, the girls had a chance to use a table saw, drill and paint to complete the project. They earned their Woodworking Badge and placed the bird house in the church’s butterfly garden. The Brownies will continue to maintain the bird house and help tend to the butterfly garden in the years to come.

Boston University Honors Two Locals Nina Perez, a resident of Wellington, has recently been named to the dean’s list at Boston University for the spring semester.

Additionally, Benjamin Dornfeld, also of Wellington, was among the 6,098 students to graduate in May. He received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

Boston University is the fourthlargest independent university in the United States, with an enroll-

ment of more than 29,000 students in its 17 schools and colleges. The university offers an exceptional grounding in the liberal arts, a broad range of programs in the arts, sciences, engineering and professional areas, and state-ofthe-art facilities for teaching and research.

For more information about Boston University, visit the school’s web site at www.bu.edu.

U.S. Congressman Allen West (R-District 22) presented the Congressional Award Gold Medal to six student constituents during a ceremony June 20 at the United States Capitol. Five additional students from South Florida were unable to attend the ceremony in Washington, D.C. Earning the Congressional Award Gold Medal requires a significant commitment as each student must spend two years completing at least 400 hours of community service, 200 hours of both personal development and physical fitness activities, and a fournight expedition or exploration.

“These students represent the best of the next generation,” West said. “It is an honor to present them with this award, an accomplishment they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.”

The Florida 22nd District 2012 winners of the Congressional Award Gold Medal are as follows: Heather Klotz, Royal Palm Beach; Christian Dulcie, Palm Beach Gardens; Meghan Fallon, Jupiter; Robert Jacobs, Palm Beach Gar-

dens; Grace Marrero, Jupiter; Allison Wrieden, Jupiter; Hailey Cunningham, Palm Beach; Eric Gfesser, Palm Beach Gardens; Kelly Higgins, North Palm Beach; Pauline Thiemann, North Palm Beach; and Allison Puchferran, Boca Raton.

Klotz’s advisor is Shelby Colman, and her affiliations are National Honor Society and People to People International.

“To earn my Congressional Award Gold Medal, I completed over 400 hours of voluntary public service at Animal Care & Control of Palm Beach County, the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center, Royal Manor nursing home and a local homeless shelter,” Klotz said. “Because of my love for horses, I most enjoyed working at Vinceremos, where I was able to interact with mentally handicapped kids and provide them with the joy of interacting with the amazing horses. For personal development, I spent over 200 hours learning about art through various art shows, classes and exploring through my paintbrush. I have learned incredible art

Congressman Allen West (right) with recipients of the Congressional Award Gold Medal. skills and have found a new appreciation that will stay with me for the rest of my life. My physical fitness hours were accumulated through riding my horse three times a week and continually receiving lessons to be always improving. My horse and I can now

successfully jump an entire course of jumps set at 3 feet. Finally, for my expedition, I spent five days and four nights at a nearby nature preserve where I learned about the special animals in South Florida and the plant life that makes up my ecosystem.”

Ullman Receives Anchor Scholarship

New Eagle Scouts Forrest Klein, Brayan Giraldo, Jace Kandare and Braeden Davies.

Four Earn Their Eagle Scout Rank On Sunday, June 17, Braeden Davies, Brayan Giraldo, Jace Kandare and Forrest Klein of Boy Scout Troop 110 were awarded the highest rank available in the Boy Scout program — the Eagle Scout.

They were praised for their work ethic, care for others and dedication to the program at their Court of Honor held in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

To receive this rank, each of the boys completed an extensive community service project to improve

their surroundings. Davies and Kandare separately selected areas of Okeeheelee Park and brought volunteers together to repaint the fences located in each area. Giraldo composed a group out at Southern Virginia University, installing posts in the cross country trail there to indicate distances for the runners. Klein chose to plant 25 gumbo limbo trees in front of the Palm Beach Zoo, along with building a bench and table for placement in the Dreher Dog Park.

Ringling College of Art and Design student Marissa Ullman was recently awarded an Anchor Scholarship, after having competed with 91 applicants.

This scholarship recognizes the academic and personal achievements of dependents of Surface Navy sailors across the country.

Ullman, of Wellington, is a three-time recipient of the Anchor Scholarship. She returns to the Ringling College of Art and Design in the fall as a junior. She is pursuing a degree in fine arts and computer animation with a minor in business of art and design. Ullman’s scholarship is sponsored by BAE Systems, Land & Armaments.

The Anchor Scholarship Foundation has grown from four $500 scholarships awarded in 1981 to 35 scholarships, totaling $73,000 in 2012. To date, the foundation

Marissa Ullman has awarded almost 335 scholarships, totaling $450,300.

For more information about the Anchor Scholarship, visit www.anchorscholarship.com.

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Musician Matt Farr Hitchcock Receives Embarks On East PBA Rothschild Award Coast Summer Tour Wellington native Matt Farr is taking his sound on the road this summer to introduce his newest EP, Wasted Days. The Matt Farr Band is made up of a blend of standout musicians who have toured with and/or opened for artists such as Donavon Frankenreiter, Mofro, Ben Harper and Dave Matthews.

This will be the first time in Farr’s career he will be taking his soulful rock on the road. Farr has headlined many premier South Florida venues and events such as Guanabanas, the Bamboo Room, the Van Dyke Cafe and SunFest 2010.

“I think that Matt Farr would put on a really nice outdoor show any time of year,” said Kevin Kozel, a senior writer for Music Reviews.com. “A nice cold one in the heat would go nicely with this sound.”

Farr’s music is a blend of soulful lyrics, classic grooves and vintage tones. The Wasted Days 2012 summer tour lineup kicked off June 21 in Jacksonville and continues up the East Coast before hitting numerous stops on the way back south, including a July 12 performance at Clematis By Night in downtown West Palm Beach and a post-tour party July 13 at Guanabanas in Jupiter. The final show will take place July 26 at Fat Cats in Fort Lauderdale.

Caleb Hitchcock, who recently completed his freshman year at Palm Beach Atlantic University, is the 2012 recipient of the university’s Rothschild Leadership Award.

The award recognizes an outstanding freshman leader of PBA’s Impact Leadership Team.

The scholarship was established

by PBA alumnus Philip Rothschild and his wife, Jennifer Jolley Rothschild, to recognize student leadership potential.

Hitchcock, 19, is a Royal Palm Beach resident and a graduate of the King’s Academy. He is majoring in marketing in PBA’s Rinker School of Business.

He will serve as a resident assistant next academic year, as well as an assistant with ILT.

Matt Farr Farr is looking to gain more exposure for the band throughout the United States with the release of his new EP while continuing to expand their ever-growing fan base. The band is also using social media to reach out to their fans.

For additional information about the Matt Farr Band and the Wasted Days 2012 summer tour, visit Farr’s web site at www.matt farr.com or e-mail him at info@ mattfarr.com.

Cameron Vickens Completes Navy Basic Training Navy Seaman Cameron Vickens, son of Lori and Robert Vickens of Wellington, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Vickens completed a variety of training, which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard

Caleb Hitchcock 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. Battle Stations 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. Its distinctly Navy flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a sailor.

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Local flamenco dancer Sandra Samore performed Saturday, June 16 at Wellington Eldercare. At the end of the show, she also danced with the residents. Pictured here, Samore dances with Ricardo A. Gutierrez Sr. Vickens is a 2009 graduate of Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington.

Rogers Earns Commendation Medal From Navy Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Rogers, son of Danielle and Stephen Rogers of Royal Palm Beach, was awarded the Navy/ Marine Corps Commendation Medal recently while serving with Navy Munitions Command, Conus West Division, Detachment Fallon, Fallon, Nev.

He processed 104 preposition requests and demanded 1,536 tons of ordinance valued at $17 million in support of carrier air wing and combat training units.

These efforts resulted in 80 percent of all training ordinance expended throughout the fleet.

Additionally, this superb tour of duty culminated Rogers’ distinguished career of 20 years of loyal and faithful service to the United States Navy and his country.

Rogers is a 1986 graduate of Twin Lakes High School in West Palm Beach and joined the Navy in July 1992.

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FIREFIGHTERS HOLD ‘WAR AGAINST CANCER’ BENEFIT PARTY AT WORLD OF BEER Firefighters Against Melanoma, in conjunction with the Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Benevolent Fund, held the “War on Cancer Street Team Party” Saturday, June 23 at World of Beer in Wellington. All proceeds from the event went to benefit cancer patient and Greenacres firefighter Christopher Bradley for medical expenses. The event included live music by local bands, a dunk tank, bounce houses and raffle prizes. For more info., visit www.firefightersagainstmelanoma.com.

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Christopher Bradley (center) with Chad Noel and Frank Marciante.

Christopher Bradley with his aunts Kathy and Lori Kimmel.

Christopher Bradley, Tim Thomasson, Marc Knickerbocker and Phil Konz.

Maddy Moreira and Taylor Einsteder sign the fire truck.

Former firefighter Bob Labutka with his granddaughter Leah and his wife Biddy.

Greenacres Fire-Rescue Chief Mark Pure in the dunk tank.

RAMBLE ON: RAW ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE ROCKS WELLINGTON AMPHITHEATER

The Wellington Amphitheater hosted a free concer t featuring Ramble On: The Raw Zeppelin Experience on Saturday, June 23. Attendees brought chairs and blankets and listened to their favorite Led Zeppelin classics. For more about upcoming events at the amphitheater, visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

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Ramble On: The Raw Zeppelin Experience performs on stage.

Marlon Toro and Carley Noerr.

Hank and Pat Kohn.

Friends of the band Cour tney Ehrenberg and Tom Wikton.

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Royal Palm Council Grappling With Canal And Lake Problems

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Residents complained to the Royal Palm Beach Village Council last week that efforts to control aquatic plants have left local canals littered with dead vegetation, while others blamed recent village changes for the damaged condition of a community lake.

Christine Walker of Huntington Woods Lake said she bought her home 11 years ago after she saw the lake. “My lake now has turned [into a] brownish-green swamp,” she said at the Thursday, June 21 council meeting.

The lake has fallen victim to the discharge of stormwater from Royal Palm Beach Blvd., said Walker and her neighbors.

She noted that she taught her grandson to fish in the lake. “He doesn’t fish anymore because he doesn’t catch any fish,” Walker said. “I fish for bass, but I, like my neighbors, have not been able to catch any bass in my lake for a long time.”

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continued from page 3 money to deal with a state statute regarding the qualified elector,” he said. “It was a very expensive and complex statute to comply with, and the best information we could get, no other district had undertaken to fully comply with the statute and to go through the process of implementing it.”

Ryan noted that board members all understood that a qualified-elector process was not the same as a conventional popular vote.

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continued from page 1 could put him in jail for 60 days,” he said. “I don’t know if there is a provision in this that there could be a warning. I understand we have to be reasonable, but you can’t always control those kids.”

Village Manager Paul Schofield said that penalties are necessary for PBSO to enforce the ordinance.

“Absent the fining and imprisonment, it’s not enforceable,” he said.

PBSO District 8 Capt. Jay Hart said that it is a safety hazard to have people in the median and in the streets. “It’s very dangerous because they don’t stay on the median,” he said. “They walk in between the cars.”

Bonde noted that there are state laws that regulate similar behavior. “There is a state statute that requires people stay out of the lanes of traffic,” he explained. “It’s called obstructing traffic. You can’t

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continued from page 1 him as “Wellington’s first elected mayor.” He served as mayor until 2008.

During his tenure, Wenham helped to shape Wellington into the village it is today, from incorporation through the development of the community’s award-winning park system.

“My wife and I have seen the village grow from about 7,500 residents, to the 57,000 of today,” he said.

At the same time, Wenham worked for Palm Beach County for 31 years. “I began working for the property appraiser in 1981,” he recalled.

In 1995, he went to work for Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue, where he stayed until his retirement last month. “I took care of the 49 fire stations,” he said. “It was a lot of fun. I had a great and talented staff behind me.”

Now Wenham will act as spokesman for the Wellington Preservation Coalition, an organization started by residents Lou Jacobs, Victoria McCullough and Robert Coker.

“The common thread of the Wellington Preservation Coalition is to further the promotion of any and all activities related to the preservation and maintenance of the current character and nature of the Village of Wellington,” Wenham said.

The nonprofit organization will lobby for smart growth within Wellington’s borders. “We don’t want to see all of the land used or destroyed,” he said. “It’s about keeping as much open space and green space as we possibly can.”

To do this, the group will lobby local representatives and be a voice for those who want to see Wellington retain its charm, he said.

“We will lobby the council, and bring in people who share our point of view,” he said. “We will be keeping track of all that’s going

Walker said she believes that the stormwater discharges into the lake after improvements were made to Royal Palm Beach Blvd. were causing the problem. She was also concerned that the runoff could make her neighborhood more prone to flooding.

Phil Steinberg of Parkwood Drive said that before the construction, stormwater collected in the swales, which allowed the lake to absorb the runoff more slowly, but then curbs and gutters were put in and a bigger pipe was installed that emptied the stormwater from Royal Palm Beach Blvd. directly into the lake.

Steinberg said they had the water tested, which showed heightened pollutant levels.

Village Manager Ray Liggins acknowledged the community’s concerns and said that Village Engineer Chris Marsh had been looking into the situation.

“The claim from the property owners has been that the change in the configuration has caused “I think there were a lot of people who thought it would be a conventional popular vote where you just needed to be a registered voter,” he said. “I think that some of the people who promoted the implementation of this statute and the qualified-elector process, I don’t think they really understood how restrictive it was, and how many people would be effectively disenfranchised, or otherwise not permitted to vote in the way they conventionally think of popular voting.”

Ryan added that he feels the oneacre, one-vote process represents a more equitable result for the district, since district assessments are based on acreage. stand in a lane of travel.”

But this method of fundraising is key for some groups, such as the firefighters, who often walk along the median with a boot collecting for charity.

Several Wellington residents, as well as representatives from the Muscular Dystrophy Association, said that the ordinance would hamper their fundraising.

“I don’t have an issue watching firefighters walking back and forth in the median collecting money because I know it goes to saving lives,” resident Guillermo Rivera said, noting that his son suffers from muscular dystrophy. “I think that, given those circumstances, it would be reasonable to ask that the council consider making an exception for certain groups, including firefighters.

These are trained professionals who understand safety procedures.”

His wife, Milagros Rivera, agreed. “It takes a village to raise a child,” she said. “That’s why we moved to Wellington. We chose on here in Wellington that would affect our way of life.”

This applies to all residents of Wellington, he said, not just those in the Wellington Equestrian Preserve.

“It’s for the entire village,” Wenham stressed. “It’s not just for equestrian or non-equestrian residents. It’s for the entire village that I am working to preserve Wellington’s way of life.”

Additionally, the organization will help educate the community, both residents and elected officials, about how to preserve green space and practice smart growth.

Wenham stressed that the organization isn’t anti-business but, rather, in favor of balanced economic development. He noted that he would be joining both local chambers of commerce.

“We’re not against business,” he said. “It’s about smart growth, which also means about improving the quality of existing areas that may be older and have been around for a long time.”

The Wellington Preservation Coalition will also have a charitable arm, helping out local organizations that benefit the community.

“I have funding in my budget that I will be able to give to charities,” Wenham said. “We are supporting them because we would like them to support us.”

On the Fourth of July, the coalition will have sign-up sheets for residents with an interest in the matter to be kept abreast of current and upcoming issues.

“We want to bring all Wellington residents together,” he said.

“Residents can sign up, and we’ll keep them in the loop.”

Wenham said that he hopes to be able to influence Wellington’s future.

“I believe in preserving Wellington’s way of life,” he said. “This is our hometown. We love it here, and we want to make sure that it continues to be the best hometown in America.”

For more information about the coalition, call Wenham at (561) 3339843.

this problem,” Liggins said, adding that the village has the legal right to drain into the lake and pass water through to the M-1 Canal.

“That’s the way the development was developed, with that permission.”

Nevertheless, Liggins said he is not yet sure if the new configuration is to blame and that the village will be looking into possible solutions to help the lake’s condition.

It is true that the lake has been clouded up by sediment and other floating particles, he said. “We need to look at what’s causing the turbidity in this lake, and if, in fact, it is this larger pipe, there may be some things we can do to slow the water down, and not create a flood hazard,” Liggins said.

Marsh stressed that there is virtually no possibility of flooding because the additional flow from the road is minimal compared with the capacity of the lake.

Liggins said the village would also look into whether silt and dirt

has gotten into the pipe during construction, emptying into the lake after recent heavy rains. “If that’s the case, we’ll get [the contractor] back out there and clean that pipe out and keep this from happening,” he said.

Bob Carter of Pepper Tree Crescent in the Cypress Head community said he thought the main problem is the M-1 Canal.

“The vegetation in there is getting impassable for a boat,” he said.

“It stinks, breeds mosquitoes and it’s a hazard.

Carter added that the vegetation is also floating into the finger canals. “On the Fourth of July, we’re going to have people coming in there in boats, but it’s not passable,” he said.

Liggins affirmed there is a lot of vegetation in the canals and the village has a contractor to maintain them.

“The performance level in his contract is not being met,” he said.

“The density of the growth in the canals is greater than what it

LGWCD Supervisor Robert Snowball (second from left) with supporters Councilman Jim Rockett, Councilman Ron Jarriel and his wife Sharon, and Supervisor John Ryan.

Wellington because of the family atmosphere. The firefighters are really important to us. They’ve raised a lot of money not only in Wellington, but across the U.S., to help raise funds for muscular dystrophy.”

Brandy Miller with the Muscular Dystrophy Association said that the ordinance could affect families. “The International Association of Firefighters has been collecting funds for adults and children suffering from neuromuscular diseases since 1954,” she said.

“They have raised funds over the years to help families that live right here in the community.”

The money, she said, helps pay for the patients to visit neurologists, funds support groups and also funds research. It even helps send children to a special MDA summer camp.

“Really, the importance of the Wellington firefighters to be able to go out to the intersections and collect has a huge impact on the community,” she said.

But Village Attorney Jeff Kurtz said that the ordinance loses its teeth if exceptions are made. “I know of no case that says that firefighters are more qualified than any other competent adult to stand in the median,” he said. “If you carve out exceptions, it will probably make this unenforceable.”

Willhite said that Wellington could model its rule after Royal Palm Beach’s, which has a permit process for groups.

“We just want to know that people are out there being managed and being safe,” he said. “We don’t want organizations coming in and taking money that goes

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continued from page 1 dent Dr. Dennis Gallon said the college has a record of being a good neighbor and of environmental stewardship, recounting the growth of its other four campuses.

“We are all interested in making it possible for the residents of this community to have easy access to the courses and programs that we have to offer,” Gallon said. “I’m not saying you should not be concerned about those things, but I would like for us to keep our eyes on the prize, and that is to be sure that the residents of this community will not have to travel all over.”

All the campuses offer associate’s degrees; some work force degrees, such as the nursing program at the Lake Worth campus and a biotech degree at the Palm Beach Gardens campus; as well as some four-year degrees. All the campuses offerings focus on the economic needs of the community. He said that at some point, he would like to meet with residents of Loxahatchee Groves and the western communities to determine what their specific needs are.

Gallon stressed that the college has always shown sensitivity to the environment, pointing to the 60-year development of the Lake Worth campus. Showing a picture of the land in 1954, he pointed out

should be based on chemical treatment.”

Liggins said there are several reasons why the growth has gotten to the point it is, including the heat along with the shallowness of the canals, which allows ample sunlight. He noted that the M-1 Canal is not part of the vegetation contract and is under the jurisdiction of Indian Trail Improvement District, explaining that Public Works Director Paul Webster was recently able to get ITID to hire the same contractor to treat it and coordinate the process.

Dead plant material on the surface is evidence that the treatment is working, Liggins said. He added that the water quality is good in the canals.

Webster said harvesting is the last resort because most of the plants can propagate from broken stems. “When you harvest them, you’re breaking them up,” Webster said. “Much of that biomass you’re taking out, but you’re still propagating.”

He said the dead plant material on the surface is the result of the chemical used, which kills the invasive plants at the root, causing the plant to float to the surface.

The treatment also takes about a month because the chemicals can be used on only half of the water body at a time.

Andrew Getz with Clarke Aquatic Services said he has had a harvester in Royal Palm Beach and plans to put one in the M-1 Canal.

“We understand how it flows through the system, and we want to treat the system as a whole,” Getz said. “It takes a while to treat the whole system, and it looks worse before it gets better.”

He said they intend to get the system to the point where it is controllable for the long term.

“We do have immediate shortterm strategies for harvesting, which is to get the vegetation off the top of the water,” he said.

“We’re doing everything we can to make it look good for the Fourth of July.”

Candidate Roy Parks with supporters Milton Smith, Susan Parks and Marge Herzog before Monday’s election.

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somewhere else that doesn’t benefit our community.”

Other council members agreed that safety is a concern but ultimately decided that the ordinance could impede fundraising efforts.

“I don’t support this ordinance, but it’s not an easy decision,” Vice Mayor Howard Coates said.

“There is some trepidation involved. I do believe in groups’ rights to fundraise, and I believe

this ordinance would have a profound effect on that.”

Councilwoman Anne Gerwig made a motion to reject the ordinance, which carried unanimously.

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would be in effect only until the lawsuit was resolved.

“We don’t know what the outcome [of the lawsuit] is going to be,” Pinto said. “It could be a few years, and I don’t want to be sending checks that are not going for what we’re paying for. If we truly support the inspector general, then we should support this interlocal agreement, but I’m curious about these soft responses when there is language in there already addressing these questions.”

Village Attorney Brad Biggs said his main concern is that provisions in the agreement would affect budgets outside the village’s fiscal year.

Councilman Jeff Hmara said he would like to put the proposal on their next agenda for discussion.

“I think moving the money forward is the right thing to do,” he said. “I think the council is committed to supporting the inspector general, and unfortunately, the money is logjammed at the clerk’s office.

This might break that logjam.”

Councilman Richard Valuntas agreed. “I want to hear from what the people have to say,” he said.

“My understanding is we all voted for this inspector general’s office, which the council completely supports. We did our job and paid the money, and now it seems to me we’re being drawn into a fight between the county and another constitutional officer , which

doesn’t have anything to do with us.”

Valuntas said he felt it is something that should be noticed for a meeting in order to receive public input.

Biggs said that if the cities in the lawsuit prevail, the money being held in escrow by the clerk would come back to the municipalities, but he did not believe money given in a grant would come back.

Councilwoman Martha Webster said the council has a fiduciary responsibility to the residents’ money. “My understanding is that we have complied with the ordinance,” Webster said. “We have paid the money as it should be paid.”

Under the current situation, if the plaintiffs prevail, the money the village has paid would be returned to the village, she said.

“What you are asking us to do is sign an agreement that is outside this ordinance, to send the money somewhere else; then, if they do not prevail, the people’s money may not come back to us,” Webster said. “We have done as a municipality what the people asked us to do. We are being asked not to follow the ordinance, which I find a little troublesome.”

The council unanimously approved Valuntas’ motion to put the item on the agenda for the next council meeting.

concern about increased traffic on B Road, which would be paved from Southern Blvd. to Okeechobee Blvd., with two access points on B Road and three on Southern Blvd.

Councilman Ryan Liang shared that concern. “Probably the biggest concern that we have as a town is through traffic,” Liang said.

“I would do everything I can to try to focus traffic onto Southern and try to keep it out of our local roads as much as possible.”

He said more meetings should be arranged with the Florida Department of Transportation on the access points to B Road. “I don’t think FDOT really understands what our roads look like,” Liang said. “I think they think they are

regular roads. I don’t think they know they don’t exactly fit two lanes.”

Mayor Dave Browning said he has resisted change for the 32 years he has lived in Loxahatchee Groves but accepted the presence of the college as beneficial to the town. “We cannot stop change,” Browning said, pointing out advantages of other college campuses in other towns. “Changes will happen… Here we know what we get for the next 50 years. Here there is a trust.”

Rockett made a motion to approve transmission of the amendment to the Department of Economic Opportunity, which carried 4-0 with Councilman Tom Goltzené absent.

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continued from page 1 have clear answers to some of his questions. He said he was told that once the county gets signed agreements from each city not in the lawsuit, it would submit a request to the judge to order the clerk to release the money.

“The future monies would be handled by having this agreement take the place of the ordinance, and the monies would be paid to the county in the form of a grant, and not held by the clerk,” Liggins said. “The question I had for the county attorney’s office was, ‘Well, if this agreement was taking the place of the ordinance, what is the status of the ordinance? Aren’t we still going to be obligated to something under the ordinance?’

Their answers were, ‘Yes’ and ‘I don’t know. We’ll get back to you.’”

He was also concerned that there was no total dollar amount listed for the village’s liability beyond 2012.

Pinto said he had found two places in the proposed agreement where it said all the requirements of the original ordinance were still in effect, and that the calculation would be made after July 1. He said he also read that the agreement that it was rather barren, but the college took care to develop it in harmony with the environment.

Showing slides of the campus in 2011, he said, “You can see that a lot of building has taken place, but you can see that we have been very sensitive to the environment in the kind of buildings we have built.”

Showing pictures of the three other campuses, he demonstrated that they have developed in a similar manner.

“We have four permanent campuses now, but I think all of us will agree that they are the epitome of having a college campus with the ambiance that will address educational needs but also the environment as well,” Gallon said.

College consultant Collene Walter with Urban Design Kilday Studios said there were no specific building plans at this point. “The college cannot tell you at this time where buildings and parking will be, or the best places for water retention,” Walter said. “That will probably develop over the next 50 years.”

She said initial plans will be presented to the town’s Planning & Zoning Board in July.

Rockett said he was satisfied with the answers. “I may have sounded harsh, which I intended to, but at the same time… there is a time when you have to assess who you are dealing with and you develop a certain amount of trust,” he said.

Several residents expressed

Blotter continued from page 6 the vehicle stopped and the deputy made contact with the driver, 50-year-old Luis Arguello. According to the report, the deputy said that Arguello smelled strongly of alcohol and had bloodshot, glassy eyes. The deputy observed that his head was bobbing back and forth as if he was dozing off, his speech was slurred, and he was unable to remember where his wallet was, even though it was in his pocket. According to the report, when Arguello exited the vehicle, he was unsure on his feet and walked sideways, as if using the van for support. Arguello refused to complete roadside tasks

and was taken to the county jail, where he also refused a breath test.

He was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and refusal to submit to a DUI test.

JUNE 25 — A resident of Murcott Blvd. called the PBSO’sAcreage/Loxahatchee substation Monday morning to report an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4:30 and 5 a.m., someone damaged the victim’s mailbox with a blunt object, causing approximately $50 in damage. The victim believed a baseball bat or piece of wood was used. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

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An Enjoyable Morning At Susan The Saddle Diva’s Sale

Susan the Saddle Diva and John, her husband, have been buying and selling tack for many years. Susan is always on the lookout for quality used tack, especially good name saddles. John buys such eclectic items as guns, fishing tackle, taxidermy, coins and more.

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Royal Palm To Continue All Sports Camp July 30

Campers got a chance to learn about a variety of sports during Royal Palm Beach’s All Sports Camp held Monday, June 25 through Thursday, July 29 at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center. The week began with the fundamentals of basketball, but campers also learned about football, kickball and other fun sports. Page 37

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Business Dr. Sayre Of Pet Wellness Station Offers Low-Cost Pet Vaccinations At Red Barn

Dr. Ginnie Sayre of Pet Wellness Station is the veterinarian in charge of the vaccination clinic at Red Barn Feed & Supply in Loxahatchee Groves. For small animal breeds such as dogs and cats, the clinic is available with no appointments necessary for two hours on the first Sunday of every month, with the next clinic on July 1. At Red Barn, Sayre provides low-cost vaccinations for pet owners who need healthcare for one or multiple animals. Page 27

Sports Wellington Rec Will Continue Basketball Academy On July 9

Wellington hosted its Summer Basketball Academy from Monday, June 25 through Thursday, June 29. Children ages 7 to 10 learned the fundamentals of basketball through daily drills, and then got a chance to show off their new skills during team play.

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An Enjoyable Morning At Susan The Saddle Diva’s Sale It was that time again. The signs appeared on the tack shop bulletin boards. Announcements and reminders popped up on the local horsey web sites. Then, finally, the day itself arrives, and those familiar hot pink signs flutter along the roadsides, pointing the way to 94th Street in The Acreage, and you hope like mad the rain holds off for the Saddle Diva’s used tack sale.

Such was the case Saturday, June 2. It had rained a lot Thursday and Friday, and Saturday morning looked iffy, but happily the clouds held, even though the humidity was thick enough to offer resistance.

When I pulled up to the sale around 9 a.m., cars were already parked along the roadside, and a large truck claimed the driveway. A dozen or more beautiful western saddles had been set out on racks down one side, and displays of other tack — bridles, reins, saddle pads, halters, bits, girths, chaps, boots — filled the rest of the space.

Susan the Saddle Diva and John, her husband, have been buying and selling tack for lo these many years. Susan is always on the lookout for quality used tack, especially good name saddles. McLelland western saddles are a personal favorite of hers, but she won’t turn down a nice Circle Y or M. Toulouse. In addition, John buys such eclectic items as guns, Get updates all week long... follow Ellen Rosenberg on Twitter at twitter.com/ HorseTalkFL or stop by the Tales from the Trails page on Facebook and click “like.”

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One special saddle was on sale as a fundraiser to help out a local woman, Kelly, who’d recently been through some tough times and had many medical bills. Even though she’s not connected with horses or riding, someone had donated a lovely English saddle to help her raise money, and Susan graciously accepted it as part of her sale.

“It’s a perfect Bruno Delgrange PJ Light brand-new saddle,” Susan explained, showing it off. “It retails for $5,000, and we’re asking $2,000. All of the money goes right back to Kelly. It comes with a sheepskin-lined cover.

There’s also a matching bridle and four shin boots available. So far we’ve had people look, but no one’s made an offer. I’m sure someone would love to have this saddle, and it would help Kelly out a lot.”

Perhaps one of the nicest things about Susan’s sales is the feeling of community. It’s not just about looking at the items she has for sale; it’s about the people you meet there, the feeling of community it engenders. And there’s

Susan the Saddle Diva with her friend Kim. that wonderful randomness. You never know what, or who, you’ll run into.

“I enjoy her sales,” said Toni, from The Acreage, who was buying reins and a girth. “I came to the last one. Her sales are hit or miss, because you never know if what you’re looking for will be there. I did buy a decent west-

ern saddle from her three weeks ago, and got a good deal.”

Toni and I also caught up on my newest horse, a rescue I’d gotten a couple of months earlier — from Toni.

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Bing! Using The Internet, I Taught A Farmer About Farming Here’s the nice thing about online search engines such as Google and Bing — they do the work for you. In the olden days, if you had a question about something, you had to go to the encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus or an expert if you wanted answers. If you didn’t have any of those things handy, you had to go to the library.

By the time you got to the library, you forgot why you were there.

Now, you just press Enter and your question is answered. You can even get it answered by multiple sources. This has made the writer’s job easier. We barely have time to lose our train of thought, much less get sidetracked by coffee shops or, in my case, bars.

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The Sonic BOOMER countless family arguments and settled bajillions of bets.

Case in point: My daughter Jen and son-inlaw Greg own City Bitty Farm out in Missouri.

It was a cute backyard idea when they started, but, because Greg is a born salesman, within a year they were furnishing micro greens (we used to call them sprouts) for most of the restaurants in Kansas City. They have greenhouses and gardens and washing stations and packaging stations and, of course, fulltime jobs with other, completely unrelated companies.

At any rate, one day Jen was telling me

that, in China, they serve orange and tomato slices after meals as a palate-cleansing dessert.

“Well, that makes sense,” I said. “Since the tomato is a fruit.”

“Uh-uh!” she scoffed.

I was shocked. I thought everyone knew the tomato was a fruit! This kid graduated from college with honors. How could she not know that? Plus, it reflected poorly on me, her mother, that I had left this gaping hole in her education. With all the tomatoes I’d served her as a child, it certainly must have come up at least once.

“Let me Google it,” I said, still on the phone.

“I’m typing in ‘Tomato. Fruit?’”

And boom, there it was. “Oxford Dictionaries says, ‘Scientifically speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit.’” I relayed the information proudly, explaining that fruits develop from the base of the flower and contain the seeds of the plant.

“But if your theory is correct, cucumbers are fruit!” she countered, outraged.

“My theory is not a theory; it is fact. But let me just Bing it for you. I am typing in, ‘Cucumber. Fruit?’ Now I am hitting Enter.” Pause.

“The cucumber is a fruit.”

“Oh, for crying out loud. What about eggplant? Fruit?”

“Are you mocking me?”

“I’m just asking!”

“Ding-ding-ding! The eggplant is a fruit.”

“You are rocking my world. You have turned it on its ear.”

“The pumpkin is also a fruit.”

“Stop it! Now you’re just showing off.”

“I’m not the one with a farm! I thought farmers knew this stuff!”

“Well, I do now.”

“As long as you’ve learned something.”

When we hung up, Jen was laughing and happy as always, but I was all puffed up with pomp and know-it-allness. I had rocked her world.

Haven’t been able to do that since she was 8.

I’ve still got it.

New USA Network Show ‘Common Law’ Is Appointment TV One of the glories of the summer television season is the rise of new basic cable shows that often transcend the ones shown on the major networks during the year. Common Law fits that description perfectly. Only a few episodes old, shown on USA Network Fridays at 10 p.m., it has become appointment television in my home. It is a perfect blend of cop show with a great helping of comedy.

Travis Marks (Michael Ealy) is a looseygoosey kind of cop. Raised in dozens of homes as a foster child, with foster family members seemingly everywhere, he is part of the best team of detectives in Los Angeles.

He does have a couple of problems. The first is that he has slept with just about every female in the department, and none of them will lift a finger to help him. Second and more important, he is paired with Wes Mitchell (Warren Kole), a former attorney and a stickler for rules but also an excellent cop. His major emotional problem is that his wife left him when he switched from being a lawyer to being a cop, and he can’t get past his feelings for her.

On the job, they’re the best team of detectives in town, but they can’t stand each other.

They’ve had fistfights in the office, jump all

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continued from page 25 day,” Toni remarked. “He looked good.”

I assured her that he was doing fine.

That’s the sort of thing that happens at Susan’s sales — you get to catch up a bit with friends in the horse community. Then I ran into Carol, also from The Acreage, who recalled an article I’d done about the COP mounted program.

“I’m buying a synthetic bridle so I can take my horse swimming this summer and not worry about ruining a good leather one,” Carol said. “And I need a new girth. I found a pretty

over each other for just about everything, and, at one point, Wes actually pulled his gun on Travis. Rather than break them up, their longsuffering commander (Jack McGee) sends them to couples therapy. After carefully and extensively noting to other couples in the group that their partnership refers only to their job, not their sex lives (although somehow their relationships with women always seem to prefigure quite a few of their issues), they try dealing with their antagonism. The sessions in group therapy under the direction of Dr. Emma Ryan (Sonya Walger) are vastly amusing and contrast well with the gritty cop fare that is the center of the show.

Right from the opening moments, it is clear that both men are superb detectives and bal-

ance perfectly with each other. It makes the decision to keep them together despite their constant fighting a rational one, besides the obvious reason that their antagonism is funny. They pick up clues, bounce ideas off each other and actually listen. Once they are not up to their knees in alligators, they go back to fighting.

This is a really good show. The characters are allowed to behave like real humans rather than typical stereotypes. Wes is a stickler for rules; he can drive Travis nuts with them, but he also knows how to work around them if a case demands it or if it’s the decent thing to do. And Travis, for all his teasing about Wes and his forlorn love life, actually does try to help, even if in most cases it turns into a disaster.

Watching both of them respond in one episode to a very sexy FBI agent, each one going far beyond his normal workday to impress her because she convinced each she was interested in him — before having the therapy group note that she played both of them perfectly — was delicious. And in the next episode, dealing with a Bonnie and Clyde-type couple, they were able to be compassionate

as they provided a good solution to the problem despite the fact that arresting the wife would have brought them to a landmark arrest record.

One of the most important elements of any episodic cop show is the creation of likable lead characters. The audience has to want them to succeed. In this series, of course, the two men will never quite get along: That would ruin the joke. But it is easy to like both of them and root for them.

This brings me to one of my key grudges.

USA Network is owned by NBC, which has put up a group of the worst television shows in recent history on its own network. None of their cop shows is in the same league as this one, which is hidden away on a cable station, showing at what is traditionally an awful showing time. The question really must be stated again: Why are so many cable series so much better than the garbage often shown on the major stations?

That is one of the unanswerable questions, along with “Why are men and women so different?” and “Why can’t the cable and dish companies provide decent service?” In the meantime, see Common Law. You’ll enjoy it.

pink halter with a little bling. I always come to these sales. Susan’s a pleasant lady. And I think it’s great for the neighborhood, a way to connect with others in the equestrian community.”

Kim, also from The Acreage, was holding a stall guard and a set of reins as she walked around, looking.

“I’m not done collecting stuff yet,” she laughed. “I’m one of their most loyal customers. She always has great sales. I can usually find something I need.”

“She is,” Susan agreed. “Kim and Dave, her husband, were about the first people we met when we moved out here back in 2002.

We became best friends.”

Paige, age 11, was at the sale with her mom.

It was her first time, and although she doesn’t

yet have a horse, she was examining the saddles and bridles. Rick from The Acreage was eying a particular Circle Y saddle. He’d be back for it one day, but today he was just picking up some smaller items for his horse, Joey.

Carol, from Loxahatchee, was also looking around. “I love these sales,” she said. “They always have a wide array of items at reasonable prices. I also get to visit with one of my old horses that Susan now owns, a Saddlebred I called Jimbo.”

Everyone took some time to watch the horse, standing in a paddock just behind the house, who made comical faces on command.

“What I really want is the cart,” Carol said.

“I keep trying to buy that cart.”

“It’s not for sale,” Susan informed her, yet

again, nodding at the beautiful wooden cart housed in her garage.

I gave Carol the name of someone else who might have a cart for sale. That’s another thing that happens at these sales — someone usually can help you find what you’re after. Brandon found a couple of bits and a bosal.

“This is my first time here,” he said. “I saw the sign on the bulletin board at the Red Barn.

I’m really glad to have these spade bits.

They’re hard to find in Florida, but I use them to train horses. I got a really good deal.”

So, when’s the next sale?

“Oh, God,” Susan moaned. “I can’t think that far ahead.”

If you can’t wait for the next sale, give Susan a call at (561) 204-1421. She probably has just what you need.

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Dr. Ginnie Sayre with her dog Quasimodo.

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Dr. Sayre Of Pet Wellness Station Offers Low-Cost Vaccinations At Red Barn

By Jessica Gregoire Town-Crier Staff Report Dr. Ginnie Sayre of Pet Wellness Station is the veterinarian in charge of the vaccination clinic at Red Barn Feed & Supply in Loxahatchee Groves. For small animal breeds such as dogs and cats, the clinic is available with no appointments necessary for two hours on the first Sunday of every month.

At Red Barn, Sayre provides low-cost vaccinations for pet owners who need healthcare for one or multiple animals. “With the economy, people with healthy animals are looking for a way to afford their pets’ yearly vaccinations and health upkeep with preventative medicines for flee and heartworm,” Sayre said.

Sayre advises pet owners to still keep a relationship with their primary vets. The services she offers at Red Barn are only supplemental low-cost solutions. “If their animal gets sick, they need to go to an animal hospital,” she said. “My services are mostly for young, healthy pets who have nothing really wrong with them.”

Red Barn Feed & Supply was founded in 1989 by Jerry and Betty Case. It sells a variety of animal products, from grooming supplies to animal feed. Its vaccination clinic began four years ago under a limited-service license.

Sayre said the Cases asked her to partake in Red Barn’s development from the inception.

“Since all the other pet stores had them, Red Barn’s owners thought it would be a good idea to have one there,” she said. “They knew me from coming in and around the community, and asked if I would do the vaccine clinic once a month there.”

The vaccination prices vary depending on the age of the animal. “They’re quite a bit cheaper than going to a regular clinic,” Sayre said.

The vaccination clinic has steadily grown

since it began. “We probably see anywhere from 25 to 40 animals,” Sayre said.

Sayre noted that many of the people who bring their pets in to the vaccination clinic have more than one animal. “They sometimes have as many as four, five or six animals that they need to get vaccinated,” she said.

According to Sayre, if owners of multiple pets did not come to her for vaccinations, the costs could be in the hundreds of dollars for all their animals. “Our costs can sometimes be half of that,” she said.

It’s important for animals to keep up with their yearly vaccines to prevent certain illnesses. “We are another opportunity for pet owners to come in for other low-cost options,” Sayre said. “We are also close and convenient for people in the western communities.”

Animals are seen on a first-come, firstserved basis, with no appointment necessary.

Pet owners must come between the hours posted, which are usually from 10 a.m. to noon on designated Sundays, and cats must be in carriers and dogs on leashes.

Sayre also conducts minor physicals of animals while they are waiting to get their vaccinations. “If I see a problem I can recommend home remedies,” she said. “If it’s an issue where they need to go and see a regular vet, then I let them know.”

Sayre said she has always had a love for animals. “I grew up on a farm in Plant City, Fla.,” she said. “I’ve been working for a veterinarian since junior high school.”

Sayre has been a veterinarian since 1985, having received her degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville.

The next vaccination clinic will be held Sunday, July 1 at Red Barn Feed & Supply (12948 Okeechobee Blvd., Loxahatchee Groves). For more info., call Sayre at (561) 236-7365 or email petwellnessstation@comcast.net.

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Dr. Scott Snyder Publishes Book On Martial Arts Royal Palm Beach chiropractor Dr. Scott Snyder recently added two more accomplishments to his credit.

Snyder’s book Black Belt Chiropractic was published this month after he recently became a black belt in shaolin-kempo-karate.

“I felt it was time to share some of my knowledge about chiropractic with the general public, and the relationship between martial arts and this health system is a very logical one as both place emphasis on the spine and proper movement of the body,” Snyder said.

The book contains a short history of chiropractic healthcare, an explanation why chiropractic is for everyone, why balance is so important and how chiropractic care can improve overall health.

To his credit, Snyder is donating all of the proceeds raised for the book to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Snyder has practiced chiropractic medicine in Royal Palm Beach for more than 20 years and has been an active part of the local community.

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The office is located at 11328 Okeechobee Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach.

BUSINESS NEWS

Wellington Edge Equestrian Center Camp To Start July 2

Wellington Edge Equestrian Center hosted an open house Sunday, June 24 at its grounds in Loxahatchee Groves.

Although the weather was a bit rainy, it did not interrupt the afternoon’s festivities. There was plenty of food, drinks, and ice cones available. Visitors got to walk through the center and see the facilities, which include a new 28-stall barn for horses, a large 1-acre riding ring, paddocks, riding areas, a feed and supply store, clubhouse, pool area, small RV park and more. There was also an exciting equestrian presentation enjoyed by all those attending.

Owner and operator Seth Brier announced his new summer camp program, which is now available to children in the area. The camp’s daily curriculum includes horse riding lessons by a certified trainer and indoor equestrian study time utilizing PowerPoint presentations to analyze and understand proper riding skills.

These studies are then incorporated into the outdoor lessons. There is also swim, sports, art, movie and reading time on the schedule. Children may also help out around the

(Front row, L-R) Angel Mintzer, Angie Mintzer, Cheyanne Bissaillon, Makayla Bissaillon, Leah Greenstein, Kandice Walker and Denise Walker; (back row) Bria Mintzer, Elliot Greenstein, Alan Greenstein, Cathy Martino, Seth Brier, Seth Brier Jr., Samantha Bouzas, Blanca Greenstein, hor se Top Gun and Lisa Kent. farm and interact with the horses.

For the more studious campers, the curriculum also includes “Action Academic,” which is a review of basic math and reading that is made fun and presented in a classroom setting.

The camp starts Monday, July 2.

Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 6

p.m. The cost is $228 per week. Wellington Edge Equestrian Center is located at 556 B Road, Loxahatchee Groves.

For additional information about the Wellington Edge Equestrian Center Summer Camp, call (561) 784PONY (7669) or e-mail wellingtons edge@att.net.

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Dr. G’s Weight Loss & Wellness Bock Re-elected To CCOC Opens 12th Clinic In Wellington Clerks Executive Council Dr. G’s Weight Loss & Wellness, ranked as one of the “Top 25 Franchises” in America by Franchise. com, has opened its newest clinic near the Mall at Wellington Green at 2615 S. State Road 7, Suite B-540, in Wellington.

The Wellington clinic joins the rapidly growing Dr. G’s Weight Loss & Wellness portfolio composed of 16 locations throughout South Florida, New Jersey, and Central and South America. The Wellington location is conveniently located to serve Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee, The Acreage and western Lake Worth, as well as parts of West Palm Beach and Lantana. For more details, or to schedule an appointment, call (561) 370-6484 or visit www.drgswellington.com.

Dr. G’s Weight Loss & Wellness offers safe and sensible medically supervised weight loss programs, as well as nutritional products, that assist individuals to easily and rapidly achieve their healthy weight and improve their lifestyles. Founded by Dr. Charles Goldsmith in 1994, Dr. G’s Weight Loss & Wellness has 18 years of experience helping over 75,000 patients lose more than one

A view of the Dr. G’s Weight Loss & Wellness Wellington st orefront.

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million pounds. Unlike most weight loss programs where one size fits all, the Dr. G’s program is an individualized physician-supervised medical weight loss plan that provides a sense of ease, freedom and instant gratification that dramatically changes patients’ lives.

Dr. G’s Weight Loss & Wellness uses its proprietary software and a full medical evaluation including

blood work, EKG, metabolic rate, body composition, and behavioral history to create customized plans for safe and effective weight loss.

Plans may incorporate a combination of FDA-approved medication and herbal supplements to help clients reach their weight loss goals.

For general information, call (800) DRG-8424 or visit www.drgsweight loss.com.

Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller Sharon Bock was recently reelected to a two-year term on the Executive Council of the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation (CCOC), the agency created by the Florida Legislature to review and certify court-related budgets for the state’s 67 clerks. The CCOC makes a budget presentation and recommendations to the legislature, which sets the budgets for Florida’s clerks.

Bock was elected by her fellow Florida clerks to one of eight positions on the CCOC Executive Council. The council also includes representatives from the state’s legislative and judicial branches as ex officio members.

“It’s an honor to have the trust of Florida’s 66 other clerks as we work to ensure equity, transparency and consistency among all the counties, and more importantly, adequate funding for our critical role in the justice system,” Bock said.

This is Bock’s third term on the CCOC Executive Council. She was previously appointed to the council as an ex-officio member by thenState Senate President Jeff Atwater in 2009 and in 2010 was elected to

Sharon Bock the council by Florida’s clerks.

Bock is a Supreme Court–certified clerk, and has extensive experience as an attorney, business owner and financial consultant.

She is currently serving her second four-year term as Clerk & Comptroller of Palm Beach County, the third-largest clerk’s office in Florida. She was first elected to office in November 2004.

For more about the clerk’s office, visit www.mypalmbeachclerk.com or call (561) 355-2996.

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Shakespeare’s ‘Love’s Labours Lost’ Opens June 29 At FAU Florida Atlantic University’s department of theatre and dance presents the opening of William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labours Lost on Friday, June 29 at 7 p.m., with shows running through Saturday, July 21. The play is in FAU’s Studio One Theatre on the Boca Raton campus at 777 Glades Road.

The FAU production of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labours Lost is set in Key West in the 1920s. In this upbeat and funny story, four young men resolve to give up wine, women and song, but their resolve is tested. “The play is wildly silly and is a perfect vehicle for a summer of fun for the whole family,” said Jean-Louis Baldet, director and FAU professor of theatre.

The Shakespeare play is part of FAU’s Festival Rep, which also includes Showtune: A Jerry Herman Music Revue and a Big Band Jazz Concert.

The revue will include favorites

by Jerry Herman including music from Mame, Hello Dolly, Mack and

Mable, La Cage Aux Folles, and many others. And on July 28, the FAU all-Florida college jazz band will present an evening of hits from the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s. Authentic music of big band sensations like Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman will fill the air.

Festival Rep is now in its 26th year and will once again feature professional actors working alongside FAU’s finest graduate students in their last productions before they graduate and enter the world of professional theater. The professional actors are Laura Wayth, Kathryn Johnston and Terry Cain. Wayth has performed locally at the Caldwell Theatre and the University of Miami. Johnston has appeared at Caldwell Theatre, New Vista, New Theatre and Gablestage. Cain has performed at Royal Palm Dinner Theater, Actor’s Playhouse, Hollywood Playhouse, Stage Door Theater and Florida Grand Opera.

Single show tickets cost $20, group tickets for 15 or more cost $14, and the cost is $12 for students with a student identification card, and $16 for FAU faculty, staff and alumni. Package prices for all three shows are available for $35.

To purchase group or package tickets, call (561) 297-2471. To purchase all other tickets, call (800) 564-9539 or visit www.fau.edu/festivalrep. Free parking and shuttle service are available for all shows.

Festival Rep patrons can receive discounts on dining when they present their show tickets at the Living Room Theaters Restaurant, located next to the theaters. For information, visit http://fau.living roomtheaters.com.

All proceeds from the Festival Rep productions benefit student scholarships in the department of theatre in FAU’ s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. The shows are made possible with support from Bank of America, the Palm Beach County

Cast members (front row, L-R) David Meldman, Audra Yokley, Lynn Wilhite and Alexander Salup; (back row) Darrick Penny.

Cultural Council and the Sun-Sentinel .

A full schedule of FAU’s Festi-

val Rep, as well as directions to the theater, can be found online at www.fau.edu/festivalrep.

Cultural Council Exhibit To Feature Nancy Tart, Roxene Sloate The Palm Beach County Cultural Council soon will present two solo exhibitions, collections of original works by Palm Beach County artists Nancy Tart and Roxene Sloate.

The exhibits run from July 14 to Aug. 11 in the Cultural Council’s exhibition space at its new headquarters, 601 Lake Ave., Lake Worth.

Tart draws on Florida’s and New England’s parks, beaches and preserves as ongoing inspiration for her paintings. “I paint on-site, so packing up my paints and easel in my car in the mornings is an adventure,” she said. “Finding a balance between interpreting the landscape and allowing the paint to have a ‘voice’ is a constant challenge. Painting plein air is a creative journey that leads me on a trip that hopefully, will have no final destination.”

Tart, a resident of Palm Beach Gardens, has exhibited in multiple exhibitions nationwide and received awards for her excellence in painting, including honorable mention, “Sharing a Vision of Contemporary Art,” National Association of Women Artists, ArmoryArt Center, West Palm Beach; Award of Merit, “Individual Expressions,” National Association of Women Artists, Northwood University, West Palm Beach; Excellence in Children’s Broadcasting by the Children’s Television Network, “Start WithArt,” program, Providence, Rhode Island; “Nancy Tart: Paintings & Drawings,” Juno Beach Town Center, Juno Beach; and the “58th annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition,” Boca Raton Museum of Art. Tart earned a bachelor’s degree in stu-

dio art from Skidmore College in New York and a master’s degree in art education from the Rhode Island School of Design.

“I have this ongoing passion for creativity, imagination and color,” Sloate said of her approach to painting on canvas. “New ideas and relationships come out of exploring the paint and offer up surprises.”

Since moving to Florida from New York, Sloate has become engaged with plein air paintings and portraits.

Currently she is involved in a series of “ocean” paintings, some made at the beach and others further explored in her studio. She is a resident of Delray Beach.

“South Florida living has played a huge role in shaping my artistic vision,” Sloate said. “The dazzling light makes the colors sing. The mysterious ocean beckons discovery of unknown journeys. The swamplands reverberate with reminders of the beginning of creation and the primal order of mankind.”

Throughout her career, Sloate has exhibited and won awards in galleries, museums and shows in both New York City and Florida. In July 2008, her painting Joseph’s Coat was exhibited in the Boca Raton Museum of Art’s “All Florida Exhibition.”

In November 2008, her paintings were in the show “Traces of Memory” in the Estense Castle, Ferrara, Italy. Sloate is in the 2008-09 New Art International, Volume XIII published by Book Art Press, and the books 2012 Best of Worldwide Charcoal, Pastel and Pencil Artists as well as the 2012 Best of Worldwide Oil. In July 2011, her pastel,

Field of Dreams was in the 60th “All Florida Exhibition” at the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Sloate teaches painting at the Boca Museum School and pastel at the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach.

Sloate, who holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Smith College, has studied at the Kansas City Art Institute, the New York Art Students League and with Graham Nickson, Miroslav Antic, Philip Pearlstein, Timothy Hawksworth and Dennis Aufiery. She is membership chair of the National Association of Women Artists-Florida. Sloate is also a member of the Boca Museum Artists Guild.

Rena Blades, president and CEO of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, said the invitation to artists to show their work in solo exhibitions in the council’s gallery has been very well received by both the council’s artist membership and the visiting public.

“We are very pleased to see many Palm Beach County artists who specialize in a variety of mediums, taking advantage of showing their works in solo exhibitions,” Blades said. “It’s a value we offer artists by assisting in building their resumes and careers, and a value we can then extend to the community by offering new and exciting exhibits for viewing free of charge in our gallery, on a regular basis.”

Artists interested in learning more about the Palm Beach County Cultural Council’s solo exhibitions are asked to contact Nichole M. Hickey, the cultural council’s artists’services coordinator, at (561) 472-3336

Spring in the Swamp by Nancy Tart. or nhickey@palmbeachculture.com.

The Palm Beach County Cultural Council is now located in the historic Robert M. Montgomery Jr. building at 601 Lake Ave. in downtown

Lake Worth. It is open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, visit www. palmbeachculture.com.

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• ACADEMY FOR CHILD ENRICHMENT — In the heart of Royal Palm Beach, the Academy for Child Enrichment offers free VPK. Infants through after school day and night care, 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Friday. Meals included. Se habla Español. Special rates for fall registration. Visit www.smallworldpbc.com for more info. The academy is located at 700 Camellia Dr., Royal Palm Beach. For more information, call (561) 798-3458.

• LA PETITE ACADEMY — At La Petite Academy in Royal Palm Beach is passionate about providing children with the tools they need to be successful in all aspects of their lives. La Petite offers a range of educational and care programs for infants to school-age children who come to the academy before and after school. Through its Whole Child Education approach, La Petite promotes children’s critical-thinking skills and natural curiosity to actively learn at their own pace. The school is now offering a newly remodeled environment, flexible hours, SmartBoard computer technology, free VPK and nutritious federal food program meals. Call (561) 790-2949 to schedule a tour.

• NOAH’S ARK — Noah’s Ark is located on Okeechobee Blvd. in Loxahatchee Groves. They offer free VPK, low rates and special registration for fall. They offer care for infants and preschool children as well as after-school care. Se habla Español. Noah’s Ark is conveniently located at 14563 Okeechobee Blvd. between Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee Groves elementary schools. Call (561) 753-6624 for more information.

• OXBRIDGE ACADEMY —Located on a beautiful, 40-acre campus in West Palm Beach, Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches is an independent, coeducational college preparatory school that opened September 2011. Teachers use advanced technologies and a projectbased curriculum to engage students in rigorous academic programs, meaningful student research, collaboration, creativity and life-changing service learning. Generous need-based financial aid is available to ensure an exceptional and diverse student body. Visit www.oapb.org to learn more.

• SACRED HEART SCHOOL — Sacred Heart School in Lake Worth is now accepting applications for 2012-13 pre-k through eighth grade. State scholarships, VPK, McKay, Step Up for Students

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accepted. The Cathleen McFarlane Ross Learning Lab, which teaches the Morning Star Program, opened in the fall of 2011 allowing children with learning differences to receive a quality Catholic education. These children may have ADHD or an autism spectrum disorder, to name a few. Sacred Heart believes that all of God’s children have a right to a Catholic education. The positive is accentuated to help the students recognize their potential. Building self-esteem and self-confidence is integrated into the curriculum of language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, physical education, computer, librar y, art and music. Sacred Hear t offers a technology-based curriculum. The Learning Lab has all new technology, and there is also updated technology throughout the school. There are Promethean boards in all classrooms and 25 iPads. All the desktop computers, laptops and iPads are loaded with the Rosetta Stone program, and the students have access to learn 30 different foreign languages. For more information, call (561) 582-2242 or visit www.sacredheartschoollakeworth.com. • TEMPLE BETH TORAH LEONIE ARGUETTY PRESCHOOL — Temple Beth Torah Preschool has been in Wellington for over 20 years with a strong reputation for high quality early childhood education. They are the only area preschool with NAEYC accreditation, assuring parents that the program meets high national standards for quality and professionalism. The preschool offers a variety of learning experiences that prepare your child for private and public elementary schools. Then there are also the intangibles: the caring teachers, the warmth and sense of community that permeates the halls. Come see what makes this school so special. Temple Beth Torah Preschool is located 900 Big Blue Trace in Wellingt on. Call (561) 793.2649 or email psdirector@templebethtorah.net for more information. • TINY TIKES ACADEMY — Tiny Tikes is new to the western communities but not new to the childcare community. With three locations, Tiny Tikes have been serving the families of Palm Beach County for more than 20 years. Their ne west center is located at 16245 Okeechobee Blvd. in Loxahatchee featuring a great staff that shares a commitment to excellence. They have maintained the top VPK scores in the county for over 5 years. With the recent addition of the child care food program, which provides nutritious meals and snacks to children at no extra cost, Tiny Tikes of fers parents and children a great program at an af fordable cost. To learn more, call (561) 790-1780.

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Palm Beach Riding Academy Come join us and discover the world of equestrian sports this summer!

We are very fortunate to be located at one of the world's best horse show facilities and have our own covered arena (a bonus during the hot summer months).

Our programs are tailored to meet ALL LEVELS of riding experience; whether you are an avid rider, or have no prior experience, we can guarantee that you will learn new things!

SUMMER CAMPS AND LESSONS AVAILABLE Our summer camps run Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 2 PM (with extended hours available), from June 11 through August 17, 2012.

Our lesson program can be tailored to fit your schedule.

We look forward to meeting you!

For more information, please contact Anne-Caroline at 561-784-1133 or annecaroline@equestriansport.com

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ROYAL PALM BEACH TO CONTINUE ITS ALL SPORTS CAMP ON JULY 30 Campers got a chance to learn about a variety of sports during Royal Palm Beach’s All Sports Camp held Monday, June 25 through Thursday, July 29 at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center. The week began with learning the fundamentals of basketball, but campers also learned about football, kickball and other fun sports. The camp returns Monday, July 30. For more info., or to sign up, visit www.royalpalm PHOTOS BY LAUREN MIRÓ/TOWN-CRIER beach.com.

Campers learn stretching techniques.

Robert Moore warms up before playing.

Ryan Moore attempts to run the ball around Devin Downer.

Nicholas Baumgardner and Hector Betantcourt race up the court.

Dexter Powers dribbles the ball across the court.

Leah Field looks to pass.

WELLINGTON’S SUMMER BASKETBALL ACADEMY RETURNS JULY 9

Wellington host ed its Summer Basketball Academy from Monday, June 25 through Thursday, June 29.

Children ages 7 to 10 learned the fundamentals of basketball through daily drills, and then got a chance to show off their new skills during team play. The camp returns Monday, July 9 for children 11 years and older. For more info., or to sign up, visit www.wellingtonfl.gov or call (561) 791-4005.

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Gavin Ramos tries to keep the ball away from Robert Haughn.

Drew Polden takes a shot.

Emily Meneses tries to keep the ball from Logan Valor.

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Lauren Tisbo Tackles Tough Derby Track At Spruce Meadows Lauren Tisbo of Wellington scored a top-three finish in the $175,000 Nexen Cup Derby held Sunday, June 10 during the CSI5* Spruce Meadows National Tournament in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

With a well-deserved reputation for being one of the toughest derby

events in the world, only 16 riders attempted to conquer this year’s $175,000 Nexen Cup Derby. Featuring the same grueling course each year, only three clear rounds have ever been posted in the event’s history.

That number didn’t change in 2012, with Richard Spooner taking

Lauren Tisbo and Creme Brule compete in the $175,000 Nexen Cup Derby June 10 in Calgary.

the win after incurring one time fault with Cristallo. Legendary American competitor Katie Monahan-Prudent guided V to a nine fault finish for second place while Tisbo had the fastest 12-fault effort to place third riding Creme Brule.

“This was by far the smoothest round I have had with her in a derby; she was very focused today,” said Tisbo, who was contesting her third consecutive $175,000 Nexen Cup Derby with Creme Brule. “I let her get away with me on the way to the brown ditch oxer at fence 11, and then she had an unlucky rub coming out of the devil’s dyke. I also had the last fence down, but that was my fault. It was going so well, I think I got a little distracted!”

Tisbo and the 12-year-old Selle Francais mare, owned by Tequestrian Farms of Wellington, began their partnership during the 2010 season.

“I’ve learned that the most important thing to do in order to be successful in a derby is to pick up a nice pace from the beginning and keep the same pace throughout the course,” said Tisbo, who was one of five riders to finish under the time allowed by stopping the clock in 154.76 seconds. “I was quite fast, and had one of the fastest times of the day.”

While the $175,000 Nexen Cup Derby course features numerous natural obstacles such as the steep bank and the dreaded devil’s dyke, Tisbo opted not to train those obstacles before the event.

“I thought about taking her to train over natural obstacles in the spring, but she loves the derbies; it is the event where she really shines,” explained Tisbo, who also placed fifth with Creme Brule in the $35,000 RBC Capital Markets Cup. “She had done other small derbies and I have done this event with her the past three years, so I didn’t feel it was necessary.”

Tisbo enjoyed a win earlier in the week when Welinde won the Friends of the Meadows Welcome on Wednesday afternoon. Tisbo and her 9-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare posted the fastest time, 68.90 seconds, over the course designed

by Anthony D’Ambrosio to top a 42-horse starting field.

“The plan was not necessarily to go for the win, but to give Welinde a nice, positive ride in her first time back at Spruce Meadows since last year,” said Tisbo, who placed third in the $10,000 Mercer Cup after jumping double clear with Welinde. “She was happy to be there and jumped great. It was a speed class and there

were a lot of roll-backs and long gallops, and that really suits her. She was super.”

It was Tisbo and yet another mare, La Centa, who took second in the $10,000 ATCO Electric Cup on Friday, June 8. Competing in the reconfigured All-Canada Ring over a track set by two-time Olympic course designer Leopoldo Palacios of Venezuela, Tisbo was one of seven riders to return for the jump-off.

With a clear round in a time of 39.03 seconds, Tisbo finished second to two-time U.S. Olympic team gold medalist McLain Ward.

“La Centa is such a good competitor; she’s game for anything,” Tisbo said of the 10-year-old gray Oldenburg mare that is returning to competition after an eightmonth break. “McLain went ahead of me, so I knew the time to beat. I thought that Leopoldo did a great job of using the new bank and natural obstacles in the All-Canada Ring. It was fun to ride in there!”

Tisbo is continuing to compete at the internationally renowned Spruce Meadows show jumping venue all this month.

For more information on Tisbo and Tequestrian Farms, visit www. tequestrianfarms.com.

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HUGE FLAG FOOTBALL GARAGE SALE JUNE 30 IN THE ACREAGE

USA Girls Flag Football is sponsoring a huge garage sale Saturday, June 30 from 9 a.m. to noon at Acreage Community Park. Items for sale include clothing, tools, household items, books, sporting equipment and much more. For more information, call Molly Harding at (561) 784-0294. Shown above are members of the team 12 Pack, which won the Palm Springs Let’s Play Shoot Out in June.

Wellington Teen To Compete In Junior PGA Championship Anthony Gabriele of Wellington and Valentina Haupt of Weston will represent South Florida next month in the 37th annual Junior PGA Championship. They were the overall winners Thursday, June 21 in the 33rd South Florida PGA Junior Championship at Boca Grove Golf & Tennis Club.

Gabriele, 16, a home-schooled junior, won the boys division by a stroke on rounds of 69-77 (146).

Haupt, 15, won girls honors by three shots with 73-77 (150).

“The wind got me a lot today,” said Gabriele, the first round leader.

“It was pretty tough but no one ever caught me.”

Gabriele made six birdies and three bogeys on Wednesday, June 20, one birdie, two bogeys and two double bogeys June 21. “My mother, Angela Montello, is from Indiana, and I’ve played a lot of courses up there but not Sycamore Hills. I’m already looking forward to it.”

Other Wellington golfers to compete were Clay Gibbs, who placed second in boys 12 and under front nine, and Isabel Herrera, who placed second in the girls 12 and under front nine.

Members of the 2012-13 Wildcat Dancers dance team.

2012-13 Wildcat Dancers Dance Team Chosen Royal Palm Beach High School Dance Director Michele Blecher would like to congratulate the school’s newly selected 2012-13 Wildcat Dancers dance team.

The team is composed of 27 topnotch dancers selected from the 75 dancers who auditioned for the

team back in March. The Wildcat Dancers dance team is looking forward to their first performance on their newly choreographed mini show “Dance with Me” this July on the main stage at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. The show was choreographed by Blecher.

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Saturday, June 30 • The 32nd annual South Florida Fair Scholarship Golf Classic will take place Saturday, June 30 at the Breakers West Golf Course with golf, gifts, prizes, food and fun.

The day will begin at with a continental breakfast and registration at 7:30 a.m., a shotgun scramble at 8:30 a.m. and awards lunch at 1 p.m. For an entry form or sponsor info., contact Lorie Stinson at (561) 790-5245 or lorie@southfloridafair.com.

• The Summer Garage Sale will take place Saturday, June 30 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center.

Admission costs $3. Parking is free. For more info., call (561) 790-5219 or visit www.south floridafair.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine” exhibit and kickoff party for all ages on Saturday, June 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register for various activities scheduled throughout the day.

• The Northern Palm Beach chapter of the American Business Women’s Association will hold its “Member Showcase Extravaganza” Saturday, June 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lighthouse ArtCenter (373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta). Refreshments will be served. For more info., call (561) 9084798.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature a Renaissance Faire on Saturday, June 30 at 1 p.m. for adults. Experience what life was like during Renaissance times from the Society for Creative Anachronism. Activities and displays include rapier fighting, face painting, puppet theater and Elizabethan costumes. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host “Tribute Training” for teens on Saturday, June 30 at 2 p.m. Are the odds in your favor? Test your knowledge and skills in trivia games and activities. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• Nature’s Center (5301 State Road 7, Lake Worth) will host a class on composting Saturday, June 30 at 2 p.m. Learn how to set up a compost bin at your home. Call (561) 434-5777 or e-mail info@thenaturescenter. com to register. The program is free and walkins are welcome. Visit www.thenatures center.com for more info.

Monday, July 2 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host “Be a Reading Buddy”

for students in grades six to 12 on Monday, July 2 at 10 a.m. Find out how to earn volunteer service hours during the school year by reading and playing literacy games with kids from kindergarten through the fifth grade.

Pick up an application. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• Summer Story Times for age 5 and under at the Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will continue Monday, July 2 at 10:15 a.m. Pick up a story time schedule flier for dates and times. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will present “Red, White & Blue” for ages 3 to 5 on Monday, July 2 at 1 p.m. Hear stories and music about Independence Day while decorating your own American flag. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “Angr y Owls” for age 8 and up Monday, July 2 at 3 p.m. It’s Angry Birds meets Harry Potter! Call (561) 7906070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will present “Cryptid Hunters” for ages 8 to 12 on Monday, July 2 at 4 p.m. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• Genbu-Kai Karate (13889 Wellington Trace, Suite A-21, Wellington) will present a five-week women’s self-defense course beginning Monday, July 2. The cost is $90. For more info., call (561) 804-1002.

• The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council will meet Tuesday, July 3 at 7 p.m. at the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District office (101 West D Road). Call (561) 7932418 or visit www.loxahatcheegroves.org for more info.

Tuesday, July 3 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a meeting of the 39 Clues Club for ages 9 to 12 on Tuesdays, July 3, 10, 17 and 24 at 2 p.m. Participate in activities, games and trivia competitions about this engrossing book series. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will present “Music on Parade” for ages 3 to 5 on Tuesday, July 3 at 3 p.m. It’s time for stories, songs and a craft that celebrate the fun and excitement of parades. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Chess Club for Adults on Tuesday, July 3 at 6:30 p.m. Chess fans practice strategy skills with other players. Basic game See CALENDAR, page 41

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• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will feature “Rainy Day Games” for ages 6 to 8 on Tuesday, July 3 at 7 p.m. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) host a Crochet Club meeting for ages 9 to 14 on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Learn basic skills and socialize while you work on projects. Space is limited. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

Wednesday, July 4 • Royal Palm Beach will host the annual Red, White & Blue Fourth of July Family Fishing Tournament on Wednesday, July 4 at Lakeside Challenger Park. Registration is from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. with a deadline for bass weigh-ins (bass must be alive) at 11 a.m., deadline for other fish weigh-ins at noon, and entertainment and awards at 12:15. For more info., call (561) 790-5124.

• Royal Palm Beach will host its Firecracker Golf Tournament on Wednesday, July 4 at the Madison Green Golf Club. The scramble format tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Golfers are asked to pre-register at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way), the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center (100 Sweet Bay Lane) or the Madison Green Golf Club (2001 Crestwood Blvd. Nor th). For more info., call (561) 790-5149.

• The Royal Palm Beach Fireworks Spectacular will take place Wednesday, July 4 at 9 p.m. at Lakeside Challenger Park, after a full day of activities. The Kids Funzone area is open from 1 to 8 p.m. Live music and entertainment will go on all day long, and there will be free hot dogs while they last.

Visit www.royalpalmbeach.com for more info.

• Wellington’s Family Fourth Celebration will take place Wednesday, July 4 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Village Park. This free event includes games, inflatables, face painting and live music. Fireworks will begin at 9:15 p.m. Free shuttle service will be available from the Palm Tran bus stop at the Mall at Wellington Green beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more info., call (561) 791-4005 or visit www. wellingtonfl.gov.

Thursday, July 5 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) host “Night Sky Science” for ages 9 to 12 on Thursday, July 5 at 2 p.m.

Perform an astronomical science experi-

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

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will present “Phineas & Ferb Invent-athon” for ages 7 to 11 on Thursday, July 5 at 3 p.m.

You are going to be so busted when your mom sees the crazy contraptions you and your friends built! Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Make Your Own Mandrake” for ages 8 to 12 on Thursday, July 5 at 3 p.m.

Listen to a reading from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, then learn to make your ver y own mandrake. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will present “Dorm Room Survival” for ages 12 to 17 on Thursdays, July 5, 12 and 26 at 6:30 p.m. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Writers Critique Workshop for adults Thursday, July 5 at 6:30 p.m. Share, offer and accept constructive criticism and comments to improve your fiction, nonfiction and poetry in a supportive atmosphere led by Florida Writers Association member Caryn DeVincenti. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Friday, July 6 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) host “Crafternoon” for age 2 and up Fridays at 2 p.m. Drop by the VolunTeens craft table between 2 and 4 p.m. to make a small craft to take home. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• The Downtown Boca Friday Night Live monthly entertainment series will host a free Patriotic Celebration on Friday, July 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Sanborn Square (72 N. Federal Highway). Admission is free; chairs are available for rental for $2. For more info., visit www. downtownboca.org or call (561) 367-7070.

• The Wellington Amphitheater will feature a free screening of the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked on Friday, July 6 at 8 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 or visit www. wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

Saturday, July 7 • The Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host a free Blues Brothers Soul Band Tribute Concert on Saturday, July 7 at 8 p.m. Call (561) 753-2484 or visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

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Be available to tutor on Saturdays.

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Family Owned & Operated since 1996. Credit Cards Accepted

WE CLEAN OFFICES & PRIVATE HOMES — Licensed & Insured.

Call for an estimate and to schedule your apartment. Discount for Central Palm Beach County Chamber members and to all new clients for first cleaning. 561-385-8243 Lic. #2012-252779

MOBILE-TEC ON-SITE COMPUTER SERVICE — The computer experts that come to you! Hardware/ Software setup, support & troubleshooting w w w.mobiletec.ne t.

561-248-2611 D.J. COMPUTER — Home & office, Spyware removal, websites, networks, repairs, upgrades, virus removal, tutoring. Call Jeff 561-3331923 Cell 561-252-1186 Lic’d Well. & Palm Beach. We accept major credit cards.

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ROOM FOR RENT OR HOUSE TO SHARE — with a professional.

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FURNISHED HOUSE FOR RENT/ SHORT OR LONG TERM — situated in a cul-de-sac and 5 minutes away from Spruce Meadows, this 2000 sf. 2 story newer house in Shawnessy has hardwood floor throughout and 2.5 bathrooms.

Leather furniture, 48” TV and a Piano in main floor. Master bedroom has Jacuzzi. 2 large size bedrooms and bonus room. Wireless Internet, double attached garage, fenced backyard with BBQ. Weekly housekeeping, linen service and lawn cutting plus all utilities included. For more details call (403) 808-7254 OR (403) 700-2065 TOWN-CRIER CLASSIFIEDS 793-7606

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THE MASTER HANDYMAN — All Types of Home Repairs & Improvements. No job too big or small done right the first time every time 40 yrs of satisfied customers. See me on Angies List. Tom (561) 801-2010 or (954) 444-3178 Serving Palm Beach and Broward Counties.

BILLY’S HOME REPAIRS INC. REMODEL & REPAIRS — Interior Trim, crown molding, rottenwood repair, door installation, minor d r y w a l l , k i t c h e n s / c a b i n e ts / countertops, wood flooring. Bonded and Insured U#19699. Call 7919900 or 628-9215 HANDYMAN AND CLEANING SERVICES — Caza Services for all your handyman and cleaning needs. 18 years experience. No job is too small. Call us today. Insured 561-802-8300 or 754-242-3459

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FREELANCE GRAND PRIX SHOW JUMPING RIDER/ TRAINER — available for lessons, clinics, training, and horse sales.

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HOUSECLEANING — 20 yrs experience. Excellent local references. Shopping available. 561572-1782 HOUSECLEANING — af fordable cleaning services, Royal Palm Maids. 561-666-7738 “For all your cleaning needs”

HURRICANE SHUTTERS P&M CONTRACT ORS — ACCORDION SHUTTERS Gutters, screen enclosures, siding, sof fits, aluminum roofs, Serving the Western Communities. Since 1985. U-17189 561-791-9777

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RJA PAINTING & DECORATING, INC. — Interior Exterior, Faux Finish, Residential,Commercial.Lic. #U17536 Rocky Armento, Jr. 561793-5455 561-662-7102 J&B PRESSURE CLEANING & PAINTING, INC. — Established 1984. All types of pressure cleaning, roofs, houses, driveways, patios etc. Commercial & Residential.

Interior & Exterior painting. Certified pressure cleaning & painting contractor. Lic. #U21552 Call Butch 309-6975 or visit our website at www.jbpressurecleaningandpainting.com

JOHN PERGOLIZZI PAINTING INC. — Interior/Exterior - Repaint specialist, pressure cleaning, popcorn ceiling, drywall repair & roof painting. Family owned/owner operator. Free Est. 798-4964 Lic. #U18473 COLORS BY CORO, INC. — Int./ Ext. residential painting, over 20 yrs exp. Small Jobs welcome. Free est. Ins. 561-383-8666. Owner/Operated. Lic.# U20627 Ins. Wellington Resident \ JEREMY JAMES PLUMBING — Licensed plumber, legitimate estimate. Water heaters, new construction. CFC1426242. Bonded Insured. CFC1426242. 561-6016458

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