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WHS SET TO GRADUATE 535 ON MAY 25 SEE STORY, PAGE 3

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Attorney Talks To RPB Senior Committee About Elder Abuse

Volume 38, Number 20 May 19 - May 25, 2017

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY DAY IN RPB

Elder care attorney Leonard Baer gave a presentation on senior consumer fraud and abuse at the Royal Palm Beach Senior Ad Hoc Committee meeting on Friday, May 12. Baer has given talks across the country about financial abuse to the elderly, including for the AARP and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Page 3

Wellness Experience Hosts A Customer Appreciation Day

The Wellness Experience held a Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, May 13 in the Kobosko’s Crossing shopping center in Wellington. Several vendors set up booths on the sidewalk.

Lady Luck Animal Rescue had a few pets needing adoption, and the Hatch Cats performed music. Chiropractor Dr. Randy Laurich’s office served refreshments. Page 5

Western Academy Kids Entertain RPB Seniors

The Royal Palm Beach Seniors Activities Group held a Mother’s Day Celebration on Friday, May 12 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Members of the Western Academy Charter School chorus sang Broadway show tunes and invited the seniors to play along with kazoos.

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OPINION

Class Of 2017: Go Out And Help Make The World A Better Place

Next week, the South Florida Fairgrounds will host 2017 commencement exercises for the high schools serving the western communities. Seminole Ridge High School’s graduation ceremony will lead off the series on Monday, May 22 at noon, followed by Royal Palm Beach High School’s ceremony the same day at 7:30 p.m. Palm Beach Central High School’s ceremony is set for noon on Tuesday, May 23, while Wellington High School concludes the quartet at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 25. Page 4

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CAFCI and the Village of Royal Palm Beach hosted Cultural Diversity Day on Saturday, May 13 at Veterans Park in Royal Palm Beach to celebrate cultures while increasing knowledge of others and sharing diverse heritages. Shown above are Lauren Cheek, Amber Ballew and Dawn Rhys of the Sirens Dance Collective. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 9 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

At Chamber Lunch, Bellissimo Urges Investment In Wellington

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report The Wellington Chamber of Commerce held a special luncheon Wednesday, May 17 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach featuring IPC owner and horse show promoter Mark Bellissimo.

Bellissimo is also managing partner of Wellington Equestrian Partners and CEO of Equestrian Sport Productions, the company that produces the Winter Equestrian Festival.

At the luncheon, Bellissimo focused on innovation and his plans for the future. Bellissimo and his partners are looking to expand the equestrian season in Wellington; provide a location for festivals, tournaments and sporting events; and make Wellington more of a destination location.

“Ten years ago, when I came here, Wellington was in a very different place,” he said, noting

that WEF was much smaller, there wasn’t a dressage festival with a dedicated venue and polo wasn’t where it is today.

As someone who wasn’t a longtime equestrian, Bellissimo said, he challenged the convention by asking questions.

“It was a large horse show,” he said. “It was not that impactful.

There were farms that existed here, but it wasn’t there.”

In 2004, he and his family moved to Wellington. His partnership later purchased what is now the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center and was able to turn it from a members-only atmosphere to something that was accessible to not only riders of all levels, but also to non-equestrians.

The economic impact of the equestrian sport that Bellissimo and his team have created, investing more than $300 million into Wellington, has resulted in

Operation Desert Shield, among other operations.

“These military veterans will be speaking about what Memorial Day means to them and what message they want to get out to the public, such as how people can get involved in veterans and memorial programs,” Morales said.

The Royal Palm Beach High School advanced chorus will sing the national anthem, and local religious groups will be there to participate. There will also be a task performance along with a gun salute.

“I think this is a great way to give a tribute back to our local participants of the event,” Morales said.

The Royal Palm Beach Community Band will be at the event to perform both before and after.

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report While groups opposed to the long-planned extension of State Road 7 to Northlake Blvd. have vowed to keep fighting, a recent judge’s ruling puts the project back on the Florida Department of Transportation’s front burner.

Plans to connect SR 7 to Northlake Blvd. have been in the books since 1945. Legal wrangling on the subject doesn’t go back quite that long, but it sometimes feels that way.

The City of West Palm Beach has led the effort, fighting the connection tooth and nail, to the tune of more than $2 million in legal fees. West Palm Beach objects to the planned route adjacent to the Grassy Waters Preserve and near the Ibis Golf & Country Club.

John Fumero, special outside counsel to the FDOT, is confident that the legal wrangling is nearing an end.

“There was a yearlong, rigorous challenge to a permit for the State

Road 7 extension that was issued by the South Florida Water Management District to the Florida Department of Transportation and Palm Beach County, as co-applicants. We went through an almost six-day-long trial,” he explained.

In late March, Florida Administrative Law Judge Bram Canter wrote a long-awaited 51-page analysis not only building the coffin for every argument against the road’s extension, he hammered in almost all of the nails.

“In that order, the judge’s role was to determine if FDOT complied with all of the applicable permit criteria and all of the pertinent environmental protection criteria in order to qualify for the State Road 7 extension project,” Fumero said. “The judge categorically determined that the FDOT, in all cases, either met or exceeded all of the permit criteria and all of the environmental requirements.”

All eyes now turn to the SFWMD. The order, Fumero See STATE ROAD 7, page 14

FINE ARTS FESTIVAL

Mark Bellissimo speaks at Wednesday’s chamber lunch.

PHOTO BY JULIE UNGER/TOWN-CRIER

a $200 million economic impact each year, 150,000 bed nights for Palm Beach County and 8,000 bed nights in Wellington.

“Ninety-four percent of bed nights leave this community evSee BELLISSIMO, page 7

Villages To Host Memorial Day Ceremonies On May 29

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report This year, Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 29, and the villages of Wellington and Royal Palm Beach will host observances that morning to honor the nation’s fallen heroes.

Royal Palm Beach’s Memorial Day ceremony begins at 9 a.m. at Veterans Park on Royal Palm Beach Blvd.

According to Program Supervisor Carlos Morales, two veterans will speak at the event. U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew Cuthbert, who served during Operation Iraqi Freedom, will be one of the speakers. He will be joined by Sgt. Maj. Keith Anderson of the U.S. Army National Guard, with the 254th Transportation Battalion of West Palm Beach, who served during

Officials Confident State Road 7 Plans On The Fast Track

“The one thing I always look forward to is we have the local fire station involved,” Morales said. “They always bring out a ladder truck, and they hang a huge American flag. While the whole ceremony is going on, it’s basically like a reflection. You look at the huge flag — it’s overwhelming, flapping in the wind — and that is something that sticks out to me.

The whole moment when you’re thinking about what Memorial Day really means.”

Once again, American Legion Post 367 has partnered with Royal Palm Beach to help commemorate the day.

“We’re working with the American Legion to do what we call a battle cross presentation,” Morales explained. “We’re going to do an See MEMORIAL DAY, page 4

Western Pines Middle School hosted a Fine Arts Festival on Friday, May 12 in the cafeteria. Students had a chance to show their school projects from the year to family members.

There were refreshments served and a silent auction, as well as a band performance. Shown here, student Caiden Woodard shows his digital dragon artwork. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 PHOTO BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

County Administrator Receives Five-Year Contract Extension

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Writer The Palm Beach County Commission approved a five-year contract extension for County Administrator Verdenia Baker on Tuesday at her current annual rate of $273,183.

Baker replaced longtime County Administrator Bob Weisman in August 2015 after serving as his deputy administrator for 15 years, and 30 years as a county employee. Her current contract expires Aug. 26.

Mamie Kisner, a member of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church where Baker is also a member, recalled how she stood before the commissioners two years ago asking them to do the

right thing and promote someone who was prepared, educated and had been mentored by Weisman, who recommended Baker as his replacement.

“Not only is Verdenia respected in this county, in this state, but throughout the nation, and so I think we have a jewel in Verdenia Baker,” Kisner said. “Yes, she is a member of our church, but I have been able to serve on boards with Verdenia and seen her leadership separately from just here in front of the dais, so we fully support her. She has faced a lot of challenges during these two years, but the transition of her leadership in the last two years, I think she deserves a better chance to show See BAKER, page 14

Board OKs Design For Joe DiMaggio Pediatric Center

By Jack Lowenstein Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington’s Architectural Review Board approved a request for elevations and signage Wednesday, May 17 for the planned Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital at Memorial Pediatric Specialty Center on State Road 7.

The facility will be a satellite location for the main Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Miami.

It will be the sole tenant of the Wellington Parc Commercial Center property, located at 3315 State Road 7. It is on the west side of the street just south of Palomino Drive.

Alan Benenson, president of Wellington Office Parc LLC, was at the meeting to request design approval for the new 31,000-squarefoot facility. The main requests regarded an update to signage

and appearance of the building as a whole.

The proposed building will have neutral colors and ashlar stone.

This brings in elements of the adjacent residential townhome portion of the Wellington Parc project.

The building will also have bright red trimming — “red tomato,” as described in the exhibit designs. Key features of the building include the logo for Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and a silhouette of the man himself along with his name.

ARB Board Member Ron Shamash was concerned with the elevations in regard to children who visit the facility. The rear portion of the building, which faces the residential area, is proposed to have the baseball player silhouettes, but under village code, See DIMAGGIO, page 4

An artist’s rendering of the new Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital at Memorial Pediatric Specialty Center on State Road 7.

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Attorney Talks To RPB Senior Committee About Elder Abuse

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Writer Elder care attorney Leonard Baer gave a presentation on senior consumer fraud and abuse at the Royal Palm Beach Senior Ad Hoc Committee meeting on Friday, May 12.

Baer has given talks across the country about financial abuse to the elderly, including for the AARP and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He has also testified on the subject before the Senate Subcommittee on Aging in Washington, D.C. Baer served as deputy chief of the Major Crimes Division for the United States Attorney’s Office under the late Janet Reno in the Southern District of Florida.

He currently practices in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New York and Washington, D.C. Baer said he has followed the work of the committee and was familiar with what they are working on. “I’ve heard the discussions, and I understand the purpose is really to make recommendations to the Royal Palm Beach Village Council regarding seniors, programs available to seniors,

things that could be done or recommended as things that should be done, and this is primarily the area that I practice in,” he said.

His focus was about how business people and professionals not in the medical field can become involved in reporting elder abuse.

“There are many different areas to it,” Baer said. “One of the subsets, and what I’m really here to talk about is a subset that I have found myself in because of my background with the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” he said. “I was also a state prosecutor working with Janet Reno’s office. I then had my own defense practice, so I got a chance to see things that maybe other people don’t normally see.”

He became involved with financial exploitation of the elderly when he had a client call him several years ago who got caught up in a scam that ultimately took about $35,000 from his family.

“The anguish that it caused in his family, to his wife, to his children, was unbelievable, and the experience of working with that family and the experience of being with those people, who became my friends, was something

that I thought about and really said to myself at that time, ‘This is something that because of my own background I probably can help people.’ And I was seeing more of it,” Baer recalled.

Financial exploitation, sexual and emotional abuse are all facets of elderly abuse, he said.

Baer, who lives and has his practice in Wellington, explained what business people should notice when people come into their offices. He has made presentations on the topic to business groups.

“I was talking to Realtors, people who were involved in the banking industry, financial services industry, insurance, even a retailer, because he related to me an experience that he had in his store,” he said. “I was talking about what you as business owners should be looking for when seniors come in, if there seems to be something amiss.”

Baer said more outreach and educational programs are needed to make businesspeople more aware of elder abuse.

“It’s happening more and more.

I’m sure you know that elder abuse is a pandemic. It’s an epidemic.

It’s a $5 billion a year business just in the United States alone,” he said. “Interestingly, California and South Florida are the two main focus points of what I call the scammers and the fraudsters.”

One local businessman related to Baer an incident where an elderly man came into his store accompanied by a woman he believed to be his daughter. During the course of the conversation, the abusive language was unbelievable from the daughter talking to the father.

From the argumentative behavior in public, he said it was obvious what the social scenario was, what the man had to go through whether he was living with his daughter or not.

Baer said the business owner told him he didn’t know what to do and felt bad that he had done nothing at the time. Under those circumstances, there was probably little recourse the business owner could have taken. However, he said, when business people see abuse, such as an individual who is not dressed properly or doesn’t look clean, or doesn’t look like they have been taking care of themselves or have anybody else

taking care of them, they are probably looking at abuse.

Baer said there are lots of elderly abuse laws on the books, but the problem is interpreting and enforcing them. “In the State of Florida, the Department of Social Services, the law enforcement arm, happens to be very effective,” he said.

The Florida Department of Children & Families has a hotline, (800) 962-2873, that people can call, anonymously if they wish, to report elder abuse.

“Florida is probably one of the more progressive states,” Baer said. “I don’t see this in other states that I practice in. Florida will investigate. The investigators will actually come out, even if the tip is anonymous. If they see it, they will report it.”

He said local law enforcement, including the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office, have also taken roles in investigating elder abuse.

“They are becoming very reactive to this,” Baer said. “Ten years ago, if we had this talk, probably 10 years ago this committee wouldn’t have even existed, or the issue wouldn’t have been of

interest. Things have changed.

There is a very reactive group that will pursue this and take a look at these issues.”

Baer recommended that there be more outreach and educational programs or seminars for business owners to start recognizing what elder abuse looks like. He explained that currently, only people in the healthcare professions are mandated to report suspected elder abuse.

“There is no mandatory reporting for all of us,” Baer said, explaining that doctors are the first line of reporting, such as when they see a caretaker, relative or friend come in with the elderly person.

“They are the first ones to see this type of abuse, and what’s amazing to me is they intellectually recognize this, but they felt it is what it is. ‘Gee, somebody seemed to be a little bit bossy,’” he said. “That’s what a doctor said to me when we had a discussion.

Maybe the ‘bossy’ that the doctor saw for the 15 minutes that he saw the patient... what do you think that brings to a different level when the patient, the father, the mother, whomever, goes home?”

Wellington High School Set To Graduate 535 Seniors May 25

By Julie Unger Town-Crier Staff Report On Thursday, May 25 at 4 p.m., approximately 535 Wellington High School seniors, their families, friends and teachers will gather at the South Florida Fairgrounds to celebrate commencement exercises for the Class of 2017.

“This year’s seniors are an amazing group,” Principal Mario Crocetti said. “Academically, they have earned a record number of AICE diplomas from Cambridge University, and they have set a school record for students qualifying for national and/or international academic competitions in debate, DECA, etc. Our sports teams have won numerous district, conference, regional and state championships, while our SGA organized and ran a recordbreaking Dance Marathon.”

The school’s Dance Marathon event raised $82,444.17 this year, including $3,450 raised by students at Wellington Landings Middle School.

This graduation will be bittersweet for Crocetti. It marks his last

such ceremony as a high school principal before retiring.

“I am looking forward to just enjoying the moment as these great young men and women walk across the stage on the way to life’s next big adventure,” he said.

Valedictorian Olivia Pearson found out her class rank when she was in her physics classroom. Crocetti, joined by Pearson’s assistant principal and guidance counselor, came into the room to congratulate her on her achievement.

“I was very excited, because I’ve waited four years for the moment,” she recalled. “It was so nice, because it was a class with all of my closest friends. I was happy to experience it with them.”

Her parents were excited as well. “They were really proud,” Pearson said.

The goal of being valedictorian wasn’t something new for Pearson.

She had declared the desire to graduate at the top of her class way back when she was in eighth grade.

Pearson wanted to follow in the footsteps of her older sister, who received many awards. She learned of an award for earning all

A grades in middle school, thought “I can do that,” and achieved her goal. When her sister was in high school, she learned what a valedictorian was and decided that would be her next goal.

“I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into when I said that, but I did it. I’m still shocked that I did it, but that’s how I got exposed to it,” Pearson said.

Her speech is ready, and although she’s nervous, she is confident that she will be ready when the time comes.

Pearson’s fondest high school memories including being named her school’s Pathfinder award nominee in the academic achievement category, as well as learning that she earned a 5, the top score, on her AP calculus exam.

She will be attending Florida State University and studying mathematics, focusing on actuarial science, which is the field she hopes to work in.

For those aspiring to end their high school careers at the top of their class, Pearson suggests that they try their best.

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sure on yourself, because that’s when it really just gets too overwhelming. Also, if you really want this, and you know you want it from the beginning, you can just do a little bit more than everyone else throughout four years and that will be enough,” she said.

For example, Pearson said, some seniors took 11 classes while everyone else took seven. Instead, doing a little more each year adds up and yields the same results.

Salutatorian Sydney Meve learned when Crocetti, joined by an assistant principal and guidance counselor, announced the news to her calculus class.

“I was happy that it was official, so I didn’t have to worry about it anymore,” she said, adding that her parents were thrilled. “It’s definitely really rewarding that everyone will be aware of the hard work that the valedictorian, Olivia, and I have done for the last four years. It’s really awesome.”

Meve’s speech is ready, and she’s looking forward to sharing with the class some of her memories from high school, as well as what the students have to look

Valedictorian Olivia Pearson

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forward to in the future. Her fondest memories stem from enjoying lunch with her friends and relaxing between classes.

Meve will be attending Wellesley College in Massachusetts to study either classical studies or environmental studies. She might double-major, or pick one as a major and one as a minor. Her dream

job is to be a professor at a great college or university, she added.

For students who want to be the top in their class, Meve urged them to never give up. Many students will take difficult classes and not be thrilled with the results, but sticking with it has its merits.

“Seek help and don’t be too prideful,” she said.

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Class Of 2017: Go Out And Help Make The World A Better Place Next week, the South Florida Fairgrounds will host 2017 commencement exercises for the four public high schools serving the western communities. Seminole Ridge High School’s graduation ceremony will lead off the series on Monday, May 22 at noon, followed by Royal Palm Beach High School’s ceremony the same day at 7:30 p.m. Palm Beach Central High School’s ceremony is set for noon on Tuesday, May 23, while Wellington High School concludes the quartet at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 25.

Regardless of the twists and turns that the past dozen years provided students, though, they all have one common bond: the official passage from youth to adulthood. We at the Town-Crier hope they are ready to accept the challenges of joining the adult community.

After having survived the pressures of classes, tests and graduation requirements, the Class of 2017 is set to say goodbye to high school and take that fateful walk to shake hands with district administrators, board members and their principals, and receive their diplomas.

For many students, walking across the stage and receiving their diplomas (to be completely accurate, their diploma covers; they receive the actual document after the recessional) is a major achievement. A number of graduates are the first in their family to achieve this educational milestone. For some, it’s the culmination of 12 years of blood, sweat and tears. For others, they had to sweat out the many end-of-course exams and hope their scores were high enough to allow their graduation to take place. Some suffered

Council Should Listen To Voters

Kudos to Matt Willhite for his May 5 letter opposing development of the Equestrian Preserve Area (Keep Condo-Hotels Out Of Preserve Area). The voters have already spoken. Does Mark Bellissimo think he has a better shot with this new council? (Check out his campaign contributions.)

When folks like Mr. Willhite, John Greene and Bob Margolis served, residents felt listened to.

You didn’t have to be part of the 10 percent in the community who were equestrians. Mr. Bellissimo spoke to seniors recently stating “we need more people to visit Wellington” and that “traffic would be minimal” or words to that effect.

I guess in his alternate universe,

through helicopter parents; others accomplished it without the benefit of parental support.

There’s bound to be tears — and perhaps a bit of trepidation — as part of the mix of emotions for these young people as they get ready for a new phase of life. But just as they handled what the past years of school and life have tossed their way, these newly minted graduates will find their way (and sometimes without GPS assistance). Some are headed off to four-year colleges and universities. Others will continue their education through programs offered locally, such as at Palm Beach State College. Many have decided on military service or are entering the work force; there are also those who have opted to take a year before committing to the direction they wish to take. And there’s nothing wrong with any of these options.

Class of 2017, you are entering a time of transformation. Yes, change can be scary and difficult. But luckily, you’re still at that stage of life where you can make and change career decisions without long-term negative impacts. Be ready to take on a major challenge: becoming the person you want to be in life. Know what you want and have some idea of how you will get there — and never stop moving forward. It’s all good. Life is more of a marathon than a sprint. And these years of schooling provided each graduate with the preparations necessary to compete.

Graduates: Be proud. Be excited. Be relieved. But most of all, be smart, and help make the world a better place for everyone. We’re counting on you!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR more people does not equal more traffic. I see he will be speaking to the Wellington chamber. I hope, in fairness, the other side gets to present this time, since the seniors only heard his side of the story. I don’t diminish the impact equestrians have made for Wellington, but we need some balance. We don’t need hotels and condos to line someone’s pockets. Listen to the voters, Wellington Village Council.

Pat Keeler Wellington

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Serving on a jury is more than just a civic responsibility. A juror

has the power to transform a person’s life. It is one of the most important roles a citizen can play to serve in their community, in the justice system and their country.

At the Clerk & Comptroller’s Office, we manage Palm Beach County’s jury system, which randomly selects prospective jurors from a database of driver’s license records in Palm Beach County.

Last year, more than 167,000 county residents were summonsed for jury duty — making decisions that have the potential to impact entire communities.

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The United States Constitution guarantees all of us a right to trial by an impartial jury of our peers, a right that is vital to our democratic system and would be impossible without the thousands of people who serve every year.

I encourage you to embrace your responsibility as citizens to simply report to duty when summonsed. Most jury services entail a single day at the courthouse.

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Lox Intergovernmental Committee Discusses Road Transfers

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Writer The Loxahatchee Groves Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee recommended approval May 12 for the Town of Loxahatchee Groves and the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District to share the necessary surveying costs for quit claim deeds to transfer control of D Road South and Collecting Canal Road from the district to the town.

LGWCD Administrator Steve Yohe noted that the district’s board of supervisors approved the transfer on May 8, contingent on the town sharing costs for engineering firm Erdman Anthony to conduct the field survey work necessary to write a legal description for each road for the quit claim deeds.

“Erdman Anthony’s proposal is $5,700 to do this work,” Yohe said.

“The town’s share would then be $2,850.”

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That section of the ceremony will end with Amazing Grace on the bagpipes. “That’s really a touching moment because you can kind of see what those families go through,” Morales said.

Aside from village officials, State Rep. Matt Willhite (D-District 86) will also be speaking at the ceremony. Other groups taking

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“It’s a children’s hospital.

There is no entrance in the back, but there is parking in the back,” Shamash said. “The kids will be coming in, and they will be seeing it. I don’t think that the ball players that are marked in black are going to be black; it’s going to be metallic, so it’s not that intrusive.

I definitely don’t have a problem

Yohe said that Town Manager Bill Underwood had indicated in an e-mail that the survey should be legally sufficient to qualify for the transfer, and the district should give the town $2,850 to complete the survey.

He added that the item had been brought to the intergovernmental committee for discussion, and the town council’s next meeting is not until June 6.

“I just wanted to get a feel for how you want us to proceed,” Yohe said. “One of the things that was additionally conveyed at our board meeting was that the board really wants to do this on an expedited basis.”

He explained that the district at its last budget workshop called a special board meeting on Thursday, May 25 so that it could approve the quit claim deed, but that is contingent on having the legal description.

“I don’t know that you guys can move that quickly, and what I would do at that meeting is go ahead and get approval and proceed, and see how that falls out with the board directing staff to either proceed or wait,” Yohe said.

“The whole idea is so that we can focus in on our budget because, as you know, we’re all running short on our budget time.”

LGWCD Supervisor Laura Danowski, a member of the intergovernmental committee, said the board had discussed getting final approval at its regular meeting on July 10.

“I think it’s prudent and in the best interest and service of the residents to call these special meetings that need to be done, get the described roads turned over to the town and just be done with it,” Danowski said.

Underwood said he had looked at the surveys and there is an issue

in that a piece identified in the surveys was a part that the district took from property owners.

“I think because we had to work through legalese with surveys on the town roads that we’ve done, I’m going to talk to our company and see what they would charge,” he said. “Hopefully, it wouldn’t exceed this. It may be a little less since they’ve already got that piece, and maybe they can get with Erdman and see that the survey can accomplish both.”

He added that there was a lot of wrangling between the town’s attorney and the surveyor regarding language necessary to implement the deeds so they would be in compliance with state statutes.

“It may be more restrictive than your survey to identify the road,” Underwood said. “I’ll check with our engineer, and I’ll let you know what they see, and then we can move forward. I think we can

expedite it pretty fast.”

Mayor Dave Browning, also a member of the intergovernmental committee, agreed with Danowski that the matter should be settled quickly.

“I think we need to get this put to bed,” Browning said. “We’ve been going back and forth with this for a long time. I think our council will be more than willing to share that cost of whatever survey we have to do.”

In other business, the committee discussed a quit claim deed for the transfer of North and South F Road.

Yohe said the quit claim was recorded on May 5 after a long series of transactions going back to April 2016 due to an error in the initial right of way description from Collecting Canal to Southern Blvd.

Erdman Anthony updated the legal description for the quit claim,

which involved an area smaller than a house pad of 0.065 acres, he said, adding that he plans to have the finished quit claim deed on the board’s June 12 agenda.

The committee also discussed progress of an annual tire collection program, which was approved by the LGWCD board on May 8.

The program was established several years ago to discourage people from throwing old tires into canals or allowing them to accumulate on property and become mosquito breeding habitats.

“Staff still needs to research the cost and schedule a time and notify the district board at the June or July meeting of the proposed time and cost,” Yohe said. “At that point, when the board signs off, we will notify the town manager, who will notify town council. We’ll get it coordinated with the people of the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association and get the word out.”

part include Boy Scout Troop 111 and Cub Scout Pack 120; the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office color guard, honor guard and rifle team; and the ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary Group Unit 367.

“All these organizations, these nonprofits, these volunteers in the community, really are the backbone of these events, and without them, we wouldn’t be able to put on the quality event that we do,” Morales said.

The Vietnam helicopter group Project 425 will also be present.

There will be military helicopters on display during the event. People who attend will have a chance to take pictures in front of the military vehicles.

For more information about the Royal Palm Beach Memorial Day observance, call (561) 790-5149.

The Village of Wellington’s Memorial Day events will be held in partnership with American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Wellington Post 390. Post Commander Alan Ziker will do the introductions for the guest speaker, Michael Hall, a retired U.S. Navy Seal.

The invocation will be given by Pastor Frank Toral of Promise Life Chapel. The national anthem will be sung by 2017 Wellington Idol winner Chelsea Hellman.

The day begins with a parade at 8:15 a.m., and the ceremony will follow immediately after at 8:30 a.m. The ceremony is about an hour long.

The parade will begin at the Wellington Municipal Complex and end at the Wellington Veterans Memorial, located at the corner of South Shore and Forest Hill boulevards. That will be the site of the ceremony.

“We think it’s a very important event, to honor those fallen soldiers and the families they’ve left behind, or that they’ve come back to that waited for many years, depending on how long their service was,” Community Programs Manager Michelle Garvey said.

“We just feel it’s a small thing we can do.”

After the main activities and speeches are completed, a photo of all of the veterans in attendance will be taken at the service to

commemorate the day.

“It’s a way to bring everyone together for a short period of time during the ceremony,” she said.

“It gives them an opportunity to maybe meet others, whether it be widows or fellow service members. It gives them a chance for a little camaraderie to reconnect.”

Garvey has been involved as a main organizer of the event since 2010.

“Most of the time it’s afterward when you see the pictures that were taken during the event,” Garvey said. “When you see the soldiers kneeling down and touching names and having that connection, whether it be a friend or a family member or even just the branch of service, I think that has a powerful

impact on me personally, and the community.”

Local scout troops are invited every year to attend and be a part of the day’s events. The PBSO honor guard and Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue will also be in attendance.

Local veterans will be recognized at the ceremony. To learn more, or to add a name to the recognition list, call Garvey at (561) 791-4082.

These ceremonies continue to be part of both villages every year in order to remember those who have served, and to pay tribute to fallen military heroes and the families who lost loved ones while they fought to maintain the liberties we cherish as Americans.

with it, and I would like the kids to see that.”

Staff Liaison Kelly Ferraiolo explained that this aspect of the proposal wasn’t an issue for being intrusive, but it was simply a code ordinance in the village. The code is different for a building with multiple tenants that have multiple front entrances.

“For this, we have to pick a primary elevation, which is the east,” she said.

There are two more entrances on the sides of the building that face north and south, so the rear is facing west toward the residential homes, and under the code, cannot

have signage. In order to have authorization to allow for technical signage on the rear façade, a zoning text amendment may have to be passed.

Benenson proposed that the silhouettes be considered architectural features rather than a sign.

The board agreed that if the name that is normally with the logo was removed, it may not be considered signage on the rear façade and considered more of a “decorative piece.” Verification will still be needed.

A sculpture is to be commissioned for the front entrance once the project is well underway. This

would be similar to the sculpture at the Miami location.

The current multiple tenant sign on the approved plans will be converted to a single tenant monument sign facing State Road 7. In the request, the tenant sign was detailed to be more than 200 square feet, which exceeds the village code for a maximum sign area of 150 square feet.

Kristin Herman with Memorial Healthcare, the parent company of the center in Miami and the future location, made a request to allow for directional signage in the parking lot of the building.

“Even though this is sin-

gle-tenant use, we do have multiple disciplines that are going to be servicing, and with us being in such a new community, servicing such a new area, we typically like to separate our staff versus our guests,” Herman said. “We would like to have, at least at the main cut-ins to direct parking, signs, so that parents know where they are taking their children, where the front is, what modalities are here, and then staff parking in the rear and deliveries in the rear.”

The board felt that was a fair request, so three directional signs were recommended for the purpose of parking.

Shamash made a motion to approve the request for all signage, and he added that the baseball player in the back will be decorative, and the name may or may not comply with the code as part of the decoration on the rear wall.

Board Member Damon Robling seconded the approval, which passed the board unanimously, 7-0.

The board also agreed that if the logo does not end up complying with the code, the center should be given a chance to go back to the drawing board to update the rear façade for aesthetic purposes.

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CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY AT WELLNESS EXPERIENCE IN WELLINGTON

The Wellness Experience held a Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, May 13 in the Kobosko’s Crossing shopping center in Wellington. Several vendors set up booths on the sidewalk. Lady Luck Animal Rescue had a few pets needing adoption, and the Hatch Cats performed music that entertained attendees. Chiropractor Dr. Randy Laurich’s office served refreshments. For more info., visit www.wellness-experience.com.

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Lara and Meric Tunca with Dr. Randy Laurich.

Lady Luck Animal Rescue President Inga Deceglia and volunteer Karen Ryan with Freddie.

Dr. Howard Stoller with his mother, Ada Stoller.

Chiropractic Assistant Nicolle Wax with chiropractor Dr. Randy Laurich.

Hatch Cats Christie and Chris Piquette, Greg Hoffman and Adam Emanuel performed.

East Coast Midwifery doula Jennifer Roberts and midwife Michelle Cerami.

Kelly Riedel of Sharon & Co. and Sandra Izenman of Sheryl & Co.

Savannah Kay pets kittens awaiting adoption.

ST. RITA CHURCH HOLDS ANNUAL FLEA MARKET WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT

St. Rita Catholic Church in Wellington held its annual Parish Flea Market on Saturday, May 13. Parishioners of the church and community members came to the church with their wares for sale, giving community members a chance to support the local economy and the church family. The Council of Catholic Women hosted the event, representing the church.

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LGLA Meeting Set For May 25

The Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association will meet Thursday, May 25 at 7 p.m. at the Palms West Presbyterian Church (13689 Okeechobee Blvd.).

The speaker will be Mike Carroll and members of the Project 425 group. The program will revolve around military vehicles that were restored by the members of Project 425. Attendees will learn about the time-consuming process to locate parts needed for the restoration work. The restored vehicles will be on site to explore.

There will also be a talk about how the vehicles were used in combat.

The public is welcome, but only members can make motions or vote on motions. For more information, contact Marge Herzog at (561) 818-9114 or marge@ herzog.ms.

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Following the ceremony, the school will host a buffet dinner and pool party for the graduates and their families, along with the faculty, students and parents of the #1 Education Place community.

The school is located in the original Wellington Mall and serves students in first through 12th grade. It offers an accredited curriculum in an alternative school environment and specializes in meeting the needs of equestrian families.

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Whole Foods To Feature Joanne Baker MacLeod

A reception for artist Joanne Baker MacLeod will be held at Whole Foods Market in Wellington on Friday, May 26 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Appetizers and wine will be served, and there will be live music and door prizes.

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MacLeod is the current Wellington Art Society Whole Foods exhibitor. She will be showing many of her beautiful nature paintings at the store’s gallery through June.

MacLeod graduated from Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh with a degree in commercial art. Following graduation, she worked for American Greetings Card Company until she married. She continued painting while raising three children and moving from Chicago to Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., to Boxford, Mass., to Charlestown, S.C., and finally to Wellington in 1997.

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YWCA Seeks Nominations For Dodge Award

The YWCA of Palm Beach County is seeking nominations for its 2017 Grace Hoadley Dodge Award. The award is presented annually to a woman residing in Palm Beach County who has overcome adversity, and in the process not only empowered herself, but also created opportunities for and led other women toward their own empowerment.

Information required on the application includes the nominee’s name, address, phone number and current occupation, as well as the adversity she has overcome, how she overcame it and how she has helped empower others. The name and contact information about the

person making the nomination is also needed.

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Karate Program For Mothers

Genbu-Kai Karate (13889 Wellington Trace, Suite A-21, Wellington) is holding a special program for Mother Appreciation Month.

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Forum Club to Host Gov. Kasich

Ohio Gov. John Kasich will visit the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches on Friday, May 26 for a noon luncheon and book signing at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Cohen Pavilion.

As a 2016 presidential candidate, Kasich witnessed the nation’s unpredictable and unprecedented election cycle from the front lines.

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Wellington Zoners Recommend OK For Senior Facility Change

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Writer Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board recommended approval last week of a zoning text amendment that would allow a maximum of four Type 2B congregate living facilities for residents 65 or older within a halfmile radius. This would be less restrictive than the current 1,000foot separation requirement.

At the May 10 meeting, Senior Associate Planner Damian Newell said Type 2B housing was originally proposed by applicant Wellington Elder Care in 2012 to provide housing options that are different from other congregate living facilities, such as Type 1 for up to six residents, Type 2A for up to 14 residents, and Type 3 and 4 that are determined by the land use density.

“The other types of CLFs do not restrict the occupancy to only seniors, which the Type 2B currently does,” Newell said. “The

applicant recently submitted a request to increase the allowed occupancy of Type 2B from 21 to 42 residents. After working with staff on these standards as it applies to Type 2B, the applicant amended the request, and the increase to 42 residents would be considered a Type 3 and would require additional location standards.”

If the change to the separation requirement is approved and adopted, the applicant will be submitting a future request to allow a new Type 2B facility on the lot adjacent to their current location at 14097 Lily Court, Newell said.

The request will amend the village’s land development regulations by removing the existing 1,000-foot separation requirement to allow a maximum of four Type 2B facilities with no separation requirement.

“The 1,000-foot separation will still be required, however, between Type 1, 2A, 3 and 4,” Newell said.

The Type 2B standards will still require conditional use approval, be specifically for residents age 65 or older with a maximum occupancy of 21 residents for each facility, have minimum room and staff standards above the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration requirements, be allowed only in multifamily residential districts, and not be allowed within 500 feet of a single-family residential district unless approved by the Wellington Village Council.

The facilities must also be located within a quarter-mile of a collector or arterial roadway, within 1.5 miles of a full-service fire station and within 3 miles of a full-service hospital.

The facility would be required to utilize reduced parking methods and prohibit on-site parking of residents’ personal vehicles, he said, explaining that visitation is staggered and staff is encouraged to carpool.

“Typically, these types of facil-

ities would have a lower parking demand than your typical multifamily,” Newell said.

The minimum lot size for each Type 2B facility would be 11,500 square feet.

When the original application was made in 2012 to allow the Type 2B concept, staff created a buffer map that showed as many as 14 potential locations with a 1,000-foot separation within the multifamily area, but since the approval, Wellington still has only one of those facilities, which is operated by the applicant, Newell said.

With the request to remove the 1,000-foot separation and allow up to four Type 2Bs within a halfmile radius, staff used the same separation map and overlaid the previous Type 2B locations, which showed that four additional Type 2B buildings could be allowed within the overlay than originally anticipated.

“Limiting the Type 2Bs to only

four within a half-mile radius does minimize the impact on infrastructure and preserves the character of the neighborhood,” he said, adding that the request is consistent with Wellington’s comprehensive plan objective to encourage housing options for senior citizens.

The amendment would also allow seniors to continue living within close proximity to family and friends and provide an affordable housing option.

“Removing the separation requirement and allowing four Type 2Bs within a half-mile radius will allow for seniors to live in a homelike environment instead of a large institutional-type CLF, and still preserve the multifamily neighborhood character,” Newell said, adding that village staff had not received any negative comments from the public regarding the application.

Damian Brink, representing Wellington Elder Care owners

Ricardo and Rosa Gutierrez, said the change makes tweaks to the original 2012 amendment, and that all Type 2B requests will still require council approval.

Brink reiterated that since the 2012 change, no other Type 2B congregate living facilities have been established in the village. He added that Wellington Elder Care has a waiting list of more than 30 potential residents, and most of the potential residents are Wellington residents.

“We feel there is a need for this text amendment,” he said, explaining that the applicant’s only request was to remove the 1,000-foot requirement.

PZA Board Member Jeffrey Robbert made a motion to recommend approval of the amendment, which carried 6-0 with Board Member Carol Coleman absent.

The council’s first reading of the proposed change is scheduled for May 23, with the final reading on June 13.

County Commission Approves Acreage-Area Water Project

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Writer The Palm Beach County Commission approved a resolution Tuesday that will provide a special assessment to 18 homes on 68th Street North in The Acreage for a water main extension.

The resolution also approved a work authorization to Johnson-Davis Inc. under the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department continuing construction contract in the amount of $199,512.

The properties are currently on private wells. Petitions in favor of a potable water main were provided to the water utilities department with 61 percent of the properties in favor. Of the 18 homes, three were opposed and four did not respond, according to the county staff report.

The petitions were approved by the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors on June 15, 2016.

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continued from page 1 ery evening. What this means is, they’re shopping, going to the dry cleaners, going to restaurants… outside of this business area,” Bellissimo said. “We have this industry here. Why aren’t we getting this group to be here to try to capture as much of this revenue as possible?”

People spend as much as 45 minutes traveling to the horse show, which is inconvenient.

Bellissimo said his goal is creating products to attract sponsors and new customers, and making things better for residents and visitors.

His team wasn’t able to continue its expansion in Wellington and shifted its efforts four years ago to Tryon, N.C., where they invested $150 million in 16 months.

“Tryon, North Carolina, is now the finest equestrian facility in the world, bar none,” Bellissimo said. “It’s not the biggest, but it’s the best.”

The story of Tryon, he explained, is to show that the economic engine in Tryon will be bigger in a few years than it is here.

This year, he said, was the first year there was a decline in entries at WEF. The decline was about 7 percent and can be attributed to many factors. However, the entry-level people aren’t coming to Wellington like they have in the past, he said.

“There are more rentals in this

The individual assessments range from $11,525 to $27,067 per parcel and will be assessed based on 90 percent of the estimated cost of the project, pursuant to terms of an agreement between the county and ITID, in which the county committed to allocate $500,000 to provide financial support for up to 10 percent of the final cost per parcel. The county has expended a total of $287,553 for previous assessment projects.

Assessments are payable over a 20-year time period in equal annual payments of the principal, plus 5.5 percent interest.

Commissioner Hal Valeche made a motion to approve the resolution, which carried 6-0, with Commissioner Dave Kerner absent.

In other business, the commissioners approved the final readings of ordinances giving ad valorem tax exemptions for aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney to

attract more jobs to its facility on the Beeline Highway. The company plans to relocate a manufacturing facility to the Beeline location.

Both ordinances set ad valorem tax exemptions and cash incentives to encourage economic development at Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies, which was once a major economic engine for the county. The company employed more than 10,000 people locally before most of the operation left Palm Beach County in 2000.

The first ordinance would establish an exemption from certain ad valorem taxation for a specified time on the condition that it provide a return in jobs for the county.

The ordinance finalizes an agreement made in March 2013, when the county approved an agreement with Pratt & Whitney providing an ad valorem tax exemption of up to $700,000 over a seven-year period, as well as an economic development cash

market than there have ever been.

There are more farms for sale than there have ever been,” Bellissimo said. “The market’s not fantastic.

This isn’t trying to be self-serving… We either figure out who we are and where we want to be, or I think you will see the market sort of decline.”

In Ocala, he said, there is a group getting ready to build something like Tryon.

“It won’t make Wellington disappear. Wellington is always going to be here. I will always fight for there to be a great winter market in Wellington,” he said.

However, the opportunity in Wellington, he said, is great.

Protecting Wellington means investing in Wellington.

Bellissimo and his team are looking to create hotels and projects on commercially zoned land that will attract products and people. Conferences, shows, sporting events and more could happen in Wellington like they are in Tryon, he explained. But hotels are necessary.

As long as IPC has been in existence, he said, it has lost money.

“The reason I bought the International Polo Club with my partners was not to develop it, it was to keep polo alive. A business that you have to spend $74 million to buy, that’s losing anywhere from $2 to $4 million a year, is not a viable business,” Bellissimo said.

When his partnership first purchased PBIEC, Bellissimo said, it was a venture that was losing money. With time and effort, they were able to turn it around. They’d

like to do something similar at IPC, a club that has historically been in the red.

Though there has been some pushback, Bellissimo explained that he and his team are working to create a vision to better Wellington.

Bellissimo addressed his team’s recent plans that were presented to the Village of Wellington that include changes to the International Polo Club property.

Changes include adding dressage, a hotel and residential living to the club.

Regardless of what happens, Bellissimo said, he will work to better Wellington. However, if the team’s plans can’t work here, the money will be spent elsewhere.

There will be three meetings in June, he said, that will define what happens in the community.

“Our opportunity in Wellington is unbelievable,” he said. “At the end of this day, at this moment in June, we’ll find out if this is going to be a growth environment or a contraction, save-what-you-can environment.”

Whether or not the current plans go through, Bellissimo and his team will still work toward the best version of Wellington.

“At the end of the day, I believe in this community,” he said. “I believe in the people in this community. I work with them. We’ve done a lot of different efforts… At the end of the day, I need your help.

If you agree with that, help me. If you don’t, say you disagree and write to the council. I encourage you to take a position.”

incentive of $300,000 over a fouryear period.

The second ordinance finalizes an agreement with Pratt & Whitney that provides an ad valorem tax exemption of up to $650,000 over a six-year period for the company to construct and renovate a 35,000-square-foot building that will accommodate its radial Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), which moved from San Diego.

A member of the public commented that the county should be giving such incentives to small businesses, and Commissioner Steve Abrams pointed out that there is a small business enterprise office in the county.

“We spend a lot of resources assisting and giving incentives to small businesses,” Abrams said.

“We could have a whole workshop

on what we try to do for small businesses in Palm Beach County.”

Palm Beach County Mayor Paulette Burdick also pointed out that Pratt & Whitney must meet certain requirements in order to qualify for the incentives.

The exemption, together with the incentive payment, serves as the county’s financial support for the state’s commitment of $2.3 million, of which $1.65 million is from the state and $650,000 is from the county.

The second agreement requires Pratt & Whitney to make a minimum $25 million capital investment, create 110 new jobs over a three-year period at an annual average wage of $84,892 and maintain those jobs for five years.

The project is estimated to have a $183 million economic impact

over a five-year period.

Valeche, a former U.S. Air Force pilot, explained that APUs are an internal component of an aircraft that keeps it cool when it is sitting at the gate.

“If you ever travel, that’s a convenience to you, and it provides compressed air to start the turbine in the jet engine running, so it’s a component of the aerospace cluster we’re developing in the north part of the county, which I’m very happy about. This is a big win for us to get the APU manufacturing unit here in northern Palm Beach County,” Valeche said.

Valeche made a motion to approve the first ordinance, and Commissioner Mary Lou Berger made a motion to approve the second ordinance. Both carried 6-0 with Kerner absent.

Waste Management officials presented big checks to five area schools at last week’s Wellington Village Council meeting.

Wellington Schools Accept Waste Management Education Grants

On Tuesday, May 9, the Wellington Village Council welcomed representatives from five Wellington schools to receive education grant awards totaling $9,500.

Waste Management Inc. of Florida awarded sustainability scholarships to Wellington High School and Palm Beach Central High School in the amount of $2,500 each. The company also provided contributions for the purchase of books to Elbridge Gale and Panther Run elementary

schools ($1,800 each), and Emerald Cove Middle School ($900).

As part of its contract with Wellington, Waste Management is responsible for providing these sustainability scholarships for use in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs at the high schools. The scholarships are awarded based on an essay competition concerning sustainability issues.

Members of Wellington’s Education Committee joined with

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FINE ARTS FESTIVAL AT WESTERN PINES MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE ACREAGE

Western Pines Middle School hosted a Fine Arts Festival on Friday, May 12 in the cafeteria. Students had a chance to show their school projects from the year to family members. There were refreshments served and a silent auction, as well as a band performance.

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Guidance counselor Melanese Smith at the dessert table.

Martin O’Neil, Ishmael St. Aubin and Amy Rios with Western Pines Principal Bob Hatcher.

Zach Forde and Jordan Bohn attend to “victim” Jisselle Velez.

The Western Pines Middle School band plays for the crowd.

Blake Waterman with his artwork inspired by Blue Diamonds Colony.

Noel Mazmanian shows her acrylic paintings.

Daniela Turrutes and Shelby Hatcher draw attention to the illegal ivory trade.

Onia, Irvin, Arleen and Abdur Khan.

Abigail Henderson shows her artwork.

WELLINGTON ART SOCIETY HOSTS PRESENTATION BY ARTIST MANNY JOMOK

The Wellington Art Society held its final meeting of the season Wednesday, May 10 at the Wellington Community Center. Plein air artist Manny Jomok was the featured demonstrator. He showed members how he sets up his easel to paint and described the basics of plein air art. Upcoming events include a reception for Joanne Baker MacLeod at Whole Foods Market on May 26 and the annual installation dinner June 2. For more info., visit www.wellingtonartsociety.org.

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Artist Manny Jomok with a painting of Grassy Waters.

Current President Sandy Axelrod with incoming President Toni Willey.

Manny Jomok explains his technique.

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CAFCI, RPB HOST EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIVE CULTURAL DIVERSITY DAY

CAFCI and the Village of Royal Palm Beach hosted Cultural Diversity Day on Saturday, May 13 at Veterans Park in Royal Palm Beach to celebrate cultures while increasing knowledge of others and sharing diverse heritages. For more information about other CAFCI PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER events, visit www.cafcipbc.org.

Ernie Garvey, Elet Cyris, Genieve White, Hope Francis, Shirley Morrison, Marjorie Aiken, Paul Baker and Henworth Ferguson.

Royal Palm Beach Councilwoman Jan Rodusky, Mayor Fred Pinto and Councilwoman Selena Smith welcome guests.

Ajani Cherensane, Vivianne Jean-Francois and Fabrice Andre-Bartley from the Haitian Education Association.

Boy Scout Troop 111 stands at attention.

Khinuu Nefer enjoys a coconut drink.

Shirley Palmer, Thalia White, Rhonda Ferrin-Davis and Dr. Winston Davis of the Vivian and Adrienne Ferrin Memorial Scholarship Fund.

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My First Editor Has Passed On, And My World Is Not The Same

His widow didn’t want any fanfare, but I feel people need to know. My very first editor, Jamie Udell, died last year.

I didn’t know about it until I got Jane’s holiday card in December, and it took me until now to convince her I could write something with grace.

You be the judge.

The backstory: In 1981, I moved from West Palm Beach to Loxahatchee Groves so my husband could cover five acres with the landscaping of his choice and the kids (then ages 3 and 1) could play freely among snakes and alligators. It was an adjustment.

I was born and raised in Milwaukee, a fairly large city, and have always been a fan of concrete. To keep my sanity, I read

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The Sonic BOOMER The Palm Beach Post and the two weekly newspapers in existence at the time, The Town-Crier and The Sun Press. Jamie and Jane owned the latter, operating it from a barn on their Loxahatchee Groves property.

It was my unstudied opinion that all three papers could use some humor, so

I wrote up 10 sample columns and submitted them to the two weeklies under the title, “Loxahatchee Life.” I had never written professionally before but, like many others who are not good verbal communicators, I liked to write. The column focused on our five acres and the dead alligator, noisy peacock, Florida panther and stubborn, not-leavin’ donkey that I discovered on it in those early days.

I also wrote about the local nudist colony, the “Loxahatchee Car Wash” (also known as a canal) and local bumper stickers that read, “Loxahatchee: Love It and Leave It Alone!”

Curious about the lighter side of Loxahatchee, both Bob Markey Sr. of The Town-Crier and Jamie offered to run the

column, but Jamie offered me $5 more per week, as well as something else — a feeling difficult to explain.

I went out to meet with him and Jane at their barn, and the first thing I saw when I got there was what I assumed to be a full-blooded Seminole Indian woman standing on a dock on the edge of their pond. She had hair down to her knees and appeared to be spearing a fish. I watched to see if she would now reach for her arrows.

Jamie greeted me dressed in a work shirt, blue jeans and boots, and we sat down to talk a bit. He told me he and Jane used to run a head shop in Greenwich Village. Jane told me the Indian woman’s hair was a wig. I had no reason to doubt them, still don’t.

Over the years, even after they moved on from The Sun Press, Jamie and Jane continued to interest me. They had certainly come a long way from Manhattan.

Their children were healthy and smart.

They had adapted — maybe I could, too.

Jamie held a number of jobs over the years. He was a real estate investor. He worked as a lobbyist. (“You suit!” I admonished him when I first heard of this.)

But whatever he did, he did with integrity, wit and humor.

Under various titles, my humor column went on to be featured in The Palm Beach Post and, now, The Town-Crier. On its 30th anniversary, I sent Jamie and Jane flowers with the column attached, to thank See WELKY page 14

New ‘King Arthur’ Flick An Action Frazzler, Better Seen At Home The new movie King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a fairly enjoyable mess.

Any time the minimal plot runs out of ideas, director Guy Ritchie offers up a computer-graphic monster or a quick edit of things in the past or future to keep you occupied. Afterward, you wonder why you sat through the whole thing, but then realize that it did sort of keep you from falling asleep.

This is not the standard King Arthur story that most of us know. Who needs Queen Guinevere or Sir Lancelot and their betrayal of Arthur? This is a new and, well… not improved, story. The idea of pulling the sword from a stone is there, but, in rather a different way.

King Uther (Eric Bana) loses his kingdom to his evil brother Voldemort… er, Vortigern (Jude Law), who manages to have huge elephants do a lot of the damage to Uther’s castle. When things get tough,

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By Leonard Wechsler he sacrifices a family member to some evil something-or-others that look like witches combined with giant squids and becomes a huge CGI killer. He takes out Uther, who manages to get his very young son free, gliding down the Thames River.

He is found and adopted, not by a princess like Moses but by a group of prostitutes, and grows up to be a brawling tough guy. Somehow, he still keeps the name Arthur. With a group of friends, Arthur (Charlie Hunnam) protects the

women until he runs afoul of the law. He is taken to Vortigern’s castle, where all the young men of the kingdom have to try to pull out a magic sword from a stone. He manages to pull it out and promptly faints, becoming a prisoner of his uncle. Also, it turns out he does not want to be king and it seems many people will not support him.

After a battle with himself over whether he wants the crown, he decides he has no choice, and a couple of major battles take place. There is a lot of action to help the audience forget that the plot barely exists. The final fight between Arthur and Vortigern (or rather the CGI that is the transformed villain) is effective, although flashbacks of Uther fighting the same CGI slow the action down.

This is a new, really diverse, view of England during the mythical time of Arthur. I quite approve of having characters of different races, but having one or two

blacks as major cast members helps underline that they are the only members of their race in the whole movie. And how did a major Asian karate school show up there? The giant snakes and elephants can be explained away because of wizardry, of course, but are not used effectively.

The cast is pretty good. Hunnam is charismatic and looks like the young king should. I liked Djimon Hounsou at Sir Bedivere. He came across quite well as the old friend of Uther who encourages the young man. Aidan Gillen, Littlefinger in Game of Thrones, is quite good as the good guy and master archer Goosefat Bill.

Law plays the psychopathic villain well, although his suffering in a few spots seems more than a bit studied, and he looks strikingly like the Harry Potter villain. Eric Bana was wasted as Uther. He was exceptionally good and was killed off before the opening titles rolled, to be seen only in

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Ritchie made his name as a director for his fast cuts from one piece of action to another, building up a pace to increase the excitement. Here, at times it works well, at others it seems to go nowhere. There is one set piece where, I think, Arthur fights off all sorts of magical animals to get himself and the sword to an old stone, which is to provide him with all sorts of memories.

Things bounced so much between him chatting with his supporters and fighting that I lost track of what was going on.

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WESTERN ACADEMY KIDS ENTERTAIN RPB SENIORS WITH MOTHER’S DAY FUN The Royal Palm Beach Seniors Activities Group held a Mother’s Day Celebration on Friday, May 12 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. There were appetizers, beverages and desserts. Members of the Western Academy Charter School chorus sang Broadway show tunes and invited the seniors to play along with kazoos.

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LGWCD SUPERVISORS THANK SANTAMARIA

On Monday, May 8, the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors thanked Jess Santamaria for helping the district celebrate its 100th anniversary. Santamaria was presented with a resolution of appreciation, as well as a framed copy of a Town-Crier advertisement detailing the history of the LGWCD. (L-R) Deputy Secretary-Treasurer Don Widing, Supervisor Simon Fernandez, Chairman Frank Schiola, Vice Chair Laura Danowski, Santamaria and Secretary-Treasurer Anita Kane.

LOCAL FISHING TEAM CATCHES 75-POUND MAHI

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On Saturday, May 13, the Spirit of Liberty Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution installed new members Talia Fradkin and Diana

Rooney, as well as a new board of officers led by Regent Linda Bennett. Florida State Society Daughters of the American Revolution Chaplain Mary McCoy Allen

Spirit of Liberty members come together for the ceremony.

conducted the ceremony. Many thanks were extended to Rosemary Mouring for her years of service as regent, while the DAR welcomed Bennett to the position. The Spirit

of Liberty Chapter received many awards this year, including recognizing Virginia Davis and Teresa Bennett for their service to the organization.

Past Regent Rosemary Mouring (center) with new members Diana Rooney (left) and Talia Fradkin (right).

GREENWAY VILLAGE HOSTS CINCO DE MAYO PARTY

In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, the first annual Multicultural Fiesta was held at the Greenway Village South Clubhouse. The potluck-style menu guests brought varied and delicious dishes reflected diverse heritages. Among the offerings were sweet noodle kugel, Mediterranean salad and a comfort food favorite, macaroni and cheese. The evening’s festive yet intimate atmosphere included Spanish music from around the world, as well as some old-time favorites.

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The team is passionate about fishing and caught a mahi weighing more than 74 pounds and 5 feet, 11 inches long. The guys all have been fishing together for several years and have won a few offshore fishing tournaments during the past year. They all work full-time during the week and spend the weekends on the water.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Wellington Collegiate Academy Chorus Performs At Disney Under New Instructor

WLMS students scored well in the Noetic Learning Math Contest.

WLMS Competes In Noetic Math Contest On April 6, a total of 26 stu- Terrence Walters. The following

dents from Wellington Landings Middle School competed in the semi-annual Noetic Learning Math Contest, which is a national mathematics contest for elementary and middle school students.

The goal of the competition is to encourage student interest in math, to develop problem-solving skills and to inspire students to excel in math. More than 32,000 students representing 763 schools across the country took part in this spring’s contest.

The WLMS team was led by

students were Wellington Landings team winners: Noah Villafane (eighth grade), Gabriela Brocious (seventh grade) and McKenna Wickers (sixth grade). Wickers also earned the National Honor Roll title. This title is awarded to approximately the top 10 percent of participating mathletes.

Alyssa Sullivan, Emma Petlev, Lara Tunca, Allison Bank, Daniela Carmona, Han Lee, Max Epstein, Noah Villafane, Tasawar Hannan and Eric Powers received National Honorable Mention.

WES CHESS CLUB TEACHES LIFE SKILLS

The Chess Club at Wellington Elementary School has been in existence for 15 years. More than 20 players meet every Thursday to learn the game’s strategies and tactics, improve their focus and be good sports. The club is open to all of the school’s grades. Fourthgrade teacher Brian Gallagher runs the club and believes that these skills will help the students excel in their futures.

Choral students from the Wellington Collegiate Academy recently performed at Disney under the watchful eyes of new instructor Jessica Valdez.

A December performance by Wellington Collegiate Academy Chorus at the Festival of Nativities in Boynton Beach attracted the attention of Valdez, a soloist at the festival. She noticed the musicality of the small group and complimented them on their sound and expression. In January, Valdez took a position as the group’s choral instructor.

An accomplished opera performer with a private studio based in Miami, Valdez studied vocal performance with acclaimed teacher Jeremy Silver at New World School of the Arts College.

Her teaching style and rapport with the students has taken the young

choir to a new level as it completes its second year. They submitted an audition to Disney Performing Arts, where Valdez’ students had performed in previous years.

When news came from Disney that the chorus was scheduled to perform on May 5, teachers and volunteers came together to work out the logistics of the trip. Valdez selected music for the 20-minute performance that highlighted the chorus’ strengths, showcased a handful of talented young soloists and fit well with Disney’s style.

Elegant choir dresses were ordered for the girls in the school’s marine blue, with matching ties for the boys. A trip to the Magic Kingdom was planned to celebrate the performance afterward.

The chorus is currently preparing for the school’s June 1 commencement.

The Wellington Collegiate Academy chorus performs at Disney.

Wellington Collegiate Academy ing environment. At the growing is a private school completing its school, every student sings in the second year. Owner and direc- chorus. Several students have been tor Anna Morgan Oaks has an surprised at how much fun they extensive background in piano have singing. Parents are delighted performance and music education. with their progress. Valdez celeShe has a passion for accelerating brates the unique quality of each academic advancement for dedi- voice and creates a clear, blended cated students in a positive learn- sound that is turning heads.

SRHS Math Teacher Honored By Colleagues Seminole Ridge High School teacher Erika Woerner-Goldrich has been designated the 2017 High School Mathematics Teacher of the Year by the Palm Beach County Council of Teachers of Mathematics, recognizing her as an outstanding educator and a tireless teacher.

Hawk Teacher Presents for Ocean Literacy — Science teacher Kevin Lasagna was invited to be a guest presenter at the annual Florida Marine Science Educators’ Association conference May 4-6 at St. John’s River State College

in St. Augustine. His presentation, “Shining Light on Ocean Literacy,” discussed the uses of living shorelines as a response to beach erosion and sea level rise. Lasagna compared the living shorelines technique against traditional methods of mitigating shoreline erosion for effectiveness, cost and environmental impact.

Hawks Take Bronze in Market Challenge — Congratulations to Jake Jones and Giovanni Martinez, who earned the regional third place in the Florida Council for Economic Education statewide Stock

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Martinez and Jones each won a $50 gift card to Papa John’s Pizza.

TV Hawks Win in District Competition — The Seminole Ridge TV production program took the gold in seven of nine categories at the annual Jim Harbin Student Media Festival district competition. SRHS earned firsts in the categories of comedy, documentary, drama, instructional, music video, news and news feature.

Tri-M Chooses New Officers — Congratulations to the Hawks chosen as next year’s Tri-M na-

tional music honor society officers: President Danielle Parks, Vice President Riley Reynolds, Secretary Juvena Favier, Treasurer William Habegger and Historian Fantasia Bodon.

Students of the Week — The students of the week program recognizes staff-nominated students for their academic excellence, behavior and assistance with keeping a positive campus. For May 8-12, congratulations to: Jose Gonzalez (grade 9), Jaime Cortes (grade 10), Anthony Llera (grade 11) and Dustin Robinson (grade 12).

Western Academy Charter School Named A Green School Of Excellence Western Academy Charter School has been recognized as a Green School of Excellence by the School District of Palm Beach County for the school’s new green initiatives. Last year, the school received the Green School of Quality award.

This year, Western Academy began converting the school lighting systems from traditional fluorescent to LED lights, which use less energy, save money and create a more comfortable learning environment. Himalayan Salt lamps were placed in classrooms for better air quality and to stimulate learning. After-school clubs and programs were formed that

focused on health and well-being for students and teachers, such as the Fitbit Club.

The school was also awarded the Green Seed Money Mini Grant, which is part of the Green Recognition program. These funds were used to purchase and install a drip line and add more plants to the school’s botany garden. Also new this year was a green science night, and the Go Green Club hosted a Recycle Retail fundraiser, where students made products out of recycled, reused or re-purposed materials.

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Water conservation signs have been placed throughout the school, and administration rerouted the dismissal exit and entrance patterns to speed up and smooth out the flow of traffic and reduce idling times.

Each year, the Parent Teacher Committee organizes a used uniform and book drive, where students donate their old uniforms and books for other students to use for the coming school year. The school also hosts and participates in the Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful cleanups throughout

the school year, the International Coastal Cleanup, the Great American Cleanup, which was held April 29, and several campus cleanups as part of the Adopt-ASpot program with the Solid Waste Authority. Because of the school’s participation in these programs, more than 200 pounds of trash and recycling were collected and responsibly disposed of this school year.

“We are thrilled that our new green initiatives have pushed us into the level of excellence, while at the same time teaching the students about helping the environment. We are proud of our green practices and initiatives, and

Western Academy Charter School takes part in a cleanup event. are very honored to be recognized Western Academy plans to as a Green School of Excellence,” continue ramping up green efforts Principal Linda Terranova said. during the next school year.

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Southeast Florida Honor Flight Ready To Salute 82 Area Vets

Two area airports will see a flurry of red, white and blue activity as two local Honor Flight hubs fly to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, May 20.

Southeast Florida Honor Flight, based in Stuart and serving Indian River to Palm Beach County, will be flying 18 World War II veterans and 64 Korean War veterans out of Palm Beach International Airport.

South Florida Honor Flight, based in Fort Lauderdale and serving Broward and Miami-Dade counties, will fly local veterans out of Miami International Airport. Both Honor Flight hubs will take their respective veterans on the trip of a lifetime to Washington for the day to visit the memorials built to honor their service and sacrifices.

Southeast Florida Honor Flight’s trip is the second of four regularly scheduled flights per year and as always, begins early in the morning with veterans and guardians arriving at PBI about 4 a.m. After checking in and boarding the chartered American Airlines Airbus 321, the flight arrives at Reagan National Airport to a welcoming crowd. With a police escort throughout the day, four motor coaches will transport the group to visit the U.S. Marine Memorial (Iwo Jima), Arlington National Cemetery for the Changing of the Guard Ceremony, the World War II Memorial and the Korean War Memorial.

The May 20 Southeast Florida Honor Flight will fly veterans in the following numbers by service branch: Air Force/Army Air Corps (12), Army (45), Coast Guard (3), Marine Corps (3), Merchant

State Road 7

On The Fast Track

continued from page 1 said, will be presented to the SFWMD for entry into a final order. If that order is issued, which many expect is likely, it will adopt the recommended order and constitute the issuing of a state permit authorizing the extension.

With the SFWMD permit, the state can then get its permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and break ground on a project that is the culmination of three decades of planning, design and permitting.

“The State Road 7 project is needed to alleviate traffic issues in and around The Acreage area and to create hurricane evacuation routes,” Fumero said. “Right now, for this part of western Palm Beach County, they need additional evacuation routes.”

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continued from page 10 them for having the confidence to give me my start.

“Good thing you attached the column,” Jane said, wryly. “We had no idea what the flowers were for.”

I’m a legend in my own mind.

But Jamie was a true legend.

When struck by a mysterious and tenacious illness, he fought courageously to overcome it and did.

But then it was back. Again and again. Eventually, he simply got tired of fighting. “Stick a fork in me, I’m done,” he told Jane.

He also asked her not to waste time on sadness and, to that request, she’s making a valiant effort.

But Jamie Udell is sorely missed by many.

True to form, I can’t talk about it. My only outlet is my column, now 36 years old.

Thanks, Jamie.

Marines (1) and Navy (18). Every veteran Southeast Florida Honor Flight takes to Washington is celebrated as an integral part of military and American history, as men and women who offered up their time and lives in service to the nation.

Every job is important, contributing to the success of the overall mission. These particular veterans served at home and overseas in various capacities, including aviator, cannoneer, code breaker, draftsman/designer, radar builder, combat medic, machine gunner, ship commander, torpedo man, rifleman, aerial radio operator, C-47 maintenance, B-26 turret gunner, flight engineer, hospital corpsman and more. They served wherever their mission commanded, with many participating in battles such as the Battle of the Bulge, Anzio Beach, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Leyte, Luzon, Heartbreak Ridge, Punch Bowl and Outpost Harry.

In Honor Flight tradition, the public is invited and encouraged to attend “Operation Homecoming” at PBI the evening of May 20 to welcome home the veterans from their day of honor.

Operation Homecoming is always an emotional event for both the veterans and the crowd. People from the local community, including members of the military, community and civic groups, family and friends, gather in the airport to await the veterans’ arrival to give them a true welcome home, a greeting that most never received years ago. Between cheering well-wishers, emotional family and friends and thankful citizens,

the veterans receive hundreds of grateful handshakes, topping off a day that most veterans say is one of the best days of their lives.

Signs of thanks, flags, cheers and handshakes are encouraged.

Operation Homecoming takes place at PBI, Level 2, Concourse A/B. The Honor Flight will arrive at 7:20 p.m. Early arrival is recommended. For more information on Operation Homecoming, call (855) 359-2838.

As no accessible official veteran database exists with the federal government, Southeast Florida Honor Flight relies on word of mouth, public education via presentations and civic/ veteran groups to find WWII and Korean War veterans to sign up for an Honor Flight. If you are, or if you know of a WWII or Korean War veteran who would like to take an Honor Flight, and has not already done so, either call (855) FLYAVET or fill out the veteran application online at www.honorflightsefl.org. Southeast Florida Honor Flight is now taking veteran applications from Vietnam veterans, who will soon be the next group of veterans to be honored.

Every veteran is assigned a guardian as an escort for the day. It is an honorable and life-changing experience to act as guardian for a veteran. Southeast Florida Honor Flight is always taking applications for guardians for four scheduled flights per year.

For those interested, visit www. honorflightsefl.org and complete the online guardian application.

Southeast Florida Honor Flight, along with the 133 other hubs in

46 states, is part of the nationwide Honor Flight Network, dedicated to flying America’s veterans to their respective memorials in Washington, free of charge to the veteran. With America’s WWII and Korean War veterans now in their later years of life, Honor Flight is truly in a race against time to honor these veterans by bringing them to see their memorials, especially the WWII memorial, which was not completed until 2004. Top priority continues to be given to WWII veterans and terminal veterans of any war.

The next scheduled trips for Southeast Florida Honor Flight in 2017 are Sept. 23 and Oct. 28.

Following the favorable judge’s order, FDOT has begun moving forward more aggressively with plans for the road, which 18 months ago was downgraded in the schedule due to the legal uncertainties.

“The department is waiting for entry of the final order by the South Florida Water Management District and the ultimate issuance of its permits,” FDOT spokesman Chuck McGinness said. “The department is moving forward with project design activities with the intent to let the SR 7 project for construction as soon as possible.”

For local officials, that can’t come soon enough.

“We’re glad that the judge saw that there’s a public purpose and it’s not causing the harm that others were claiming. It is definitely a needed project for the western communities,” Royal Palm Beach Village Manager Ray Liggins said.

Royal Palm Beach Mayor Fred Pinto agreed.

“The ruling by the judge was basically a response to West Palm Beach trying to claim that there would be potential environmen-

tal damage to their waterways, wetlands area,” Pinto said. “I was actually at the hearing, and I testified… It took a lot longer to make a determination, but he did, and the determination was that there was no reason for FDOT not to be issued the permit.”

FDOT has the funding allocated for the project, said former Indian Trail Improvement District Supervisor Michelle Damone, who spent most of her tenure on the ITID board fighting to bring SR 7 to Northlake.

“The City of West Palm Beach, if they decide to appeal this, then it would just be without merit, simply to delay the project. It wouldn’t be because they thought they had a chance,” she said. “They have the opportunity to appeal. They can appeal it on the federal level, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ report was in favor of SR 7. They recognized on the environmental study that the environmental issues were addressed.”

The SR 7 project is important to the area, and particularly Royal Palm Beach, Pinto explained.

“Once the extension goes all the way up to Northlake, that means

we can have traffic circulating on the Northlake northern perimeter and on Southern Blvd., the southern perimeter, and basically route traffic around the Royal Palm Beach area, and not have traffic come through the village,” Pinto said.

Wellington Village Manager Paul Schofield agreed that the extension will allow for more efficient and streamlined traffic.

“State Road 7 has been in the plan since before 1950. We’re really 70 years into knowing that needed to be done,” Schofield said. “There’s a whole series of development that happened along Okeechobee Blvd. that was all predicated on the State Road 7 extension going through. There’s a whole lot of development on Northlake, there’s a great deal of development in The Acreage, that all was dependent on State Road 7.”

Royal Palm Beach suffers from major traffic congestion on Okeechobee Blvd., Schofield explained, estimating that it is the most heavily traveled east/west roadway. SR 7, he said, is one of the most heavily traveled roads in

the county. By extending the road, it creates a much-needed north/ south access.

Though all of the western communities don’t always see eye to eye, this is something that they worked together on, providing a united front, he said.

“It’s something that we’ve needed for years,” Schofield said.

“I’m glad to see it finally able to move forward.”

There are many advantages to completing the SR 7 extension, explained former Royal Palm Beach Councilman David Swift, another longtime proponent of the project.

“Opening up the business community, Palm Beach Gardens and Wellington and Royal Palm Beach, having a better availability that residents from our community can travel there and vice versa, that they can come to the western communities a lot easier. That is important to the business community here,” Swift said. “It’s very important to the western communities, especially The Acreage, in responding to emergency situations.”

The extension will allow west-

ern residents easier access to the recreational opportunities in northern Palm Beach County, such as the beaches and rivers in Jupiter, Swift added.

Damone credits the hard work and dedication of a strong leadership group coming together for the best interest of public safety, health and welfare for helping keep the project on track through its ups and downs.

“I’ll be the happiest woman on the ribbon-cutting day when State Road 7 is completely open to Northlake Blvd.,” she said.

Not only will the project help traffic, Fumero is confident that it will be done in an environmentally friendly way.

“This is a culmination of decades of study of federal and state agencies to make sure that this project is undertaken in an environmentally responsible fashion,” he said. “This is a road that is for the benefit for traffic and evacuation for the western communities.

The Department of Environmental Protection has gone above and beyond to make sure that this is an environmentally responsible project.”

deputy administrators with salaries comparable to Baker’s, according to a county staff report.

Other county employees holding five-year contracts are the county attorney and the auditor.

Vice Mayor Melissa McKinlay said that two years ago, when the question came up whether to hire Baker, she voted for an outside employee to come in.

“I was of the mindset at the time of shaking things up, and I have to say that today, I am happy and proud to support an extension of Ms. Baker’s contract for five years,” McKinlay said. “I have been tough at times, and she has responded each and every time to my criticism. She has done a tremendous job of assisting our efforts in the Glades community and affordable housing, and I appreciate her leadership on those issues.”

She added that Baker has

strongly supported the Office of Legislative Affairs, where McKinlay worked as a staff member before her election as commissioner.

“It’s been a pleasure to work with you for the [past] two years, and I hope that I have the pleasure of working with you for the next five years,” said McKinlay, who made a motion to approve the contract, which carried 6-0 with Commissioner Dave Kerner absent.

In her list of accomplishments, Baker credited county staff for their support in her first two years, where she: • Created a partnership with the county, school board and municipalities to support placement of the infrastructure sales tax on the November 2016 ballot, which was approved by 57 percent of the voters.

• Created a steering committee to develop a training and recruitment plan to reach out to under-

employed and unemployed county residents to employ them through sales tax projects.

• Reviewed the procurement process to be inclusive of all businesses.

• Developed a report with recommendations related to the opioid crisis with funding to allow expansion of treatment, prevention and response programs.

• Filled four key deputy and assistant administrator positions.

• Scheduled a housing summit for May 31 to address the need for workforce housing in the county.

• Collaborated with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Secret Service on protection of the president and residents to minimize the impact of road closures, and worked with the film commissioner on the permitting of out-of-county media during presidential visits.

• Continued to work with the

County Administrator Verdenia Baker Secret Service and Lantana Airport staff to minimize the negative fiscal impact to that airport during the president’s visits to Palm Beach County.

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Five-Year Contract

continued from page 1 us what she will continue to do in the future.”

The provisions of Baker’s contract include a limit of 26 weeks’ pay in her separation agreement if she chooses to leave.

Her salary of $273,183 for a population of almost 1.4 million is on scale with Florida counties of slightly smaller populations, such as Orange County, with a 1.2 million population and an administrator salary of $247,749, and Hillsborough County, with a population of 1.28 million and an administrator salary of $267,800.

The Palm Beach County School District’s superintendent earns $325,000, and Miami-Dade County has an elected mayor and five

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On Friday, May 12, the Wellington High School girls varsity softball team hosted Winter Park’s Lake Howell High School in the regional finals and rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning behind Sarah Longley’s grand slam home run to win 6-5 over the Silver Hawks.

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Horse Clinic Brings First Responders To Vinceremos

If you’d driven by Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center on Saturday, April 22, you might have thought there was some awful disaster going on. Fire trucks and emergency vehicles crowded the parking lot. Happily, it was nothing so dire.

“It’s a day where firefighters and first responders come to learn about working with horses during an emergency,” said Susan Guinan, Vinceremos’ director of development. “Held in collaboration with the Wellington Chamber of Commerce Equestrian Committee, Palm Beach Equine and Equus Solutions, this is our way of giving back to the community.”

The clinic ran from 1 to 4 p.m., and approximately two dozen men and women showed up at the covered arena.

“This area of western Palm Beach County is a big horse community,” Guinan said. “When disaster strikes, like a fire, some of these first responders have no horse skills. This clinic provides them with basic information about how to help the horses and safely handle them.”

Dr. Janet Greenfield Davis, a vet from Palm Beach Equine, started off by discussing basic horse first aid and ways to sedate horses, which drugs to give in what dosages, how to treat cuts and abrasions, run IV lines, and where to apply ice packs for rapid cooling.

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By Ellen Rosenberg “You can always call a local horse clinic,” she advised. “We have a pretty quick response time for vets around here.”

When dealing with frightened or aggressive horses, she advised using low, soothing tones.

But, she added, “Most of the horses in this area trust people and are nice and happy and will go along with you easily. If they’re stuck, don’t pull them by the halter. Get a long rope behind the butt, put someone on either side, well away from the horse, and pull.”

However, she cautioned to never push a horse. “Horses move into pressure, they lean or sit on you, especially when sedated,” Davis said. “Keep its head still, up and steady. If a horse is cast in a stall, rolled on its side with its legs stuck against a wall, roll it over by looping a rope around the bottom leg and pulling.”

Davis demonstrated some common medical procedures.

“I think this clinic is a great idea,” she said.

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Rachel Braverman, volunteer coordinator at Vinceremos, spoke next, demonstrating on the three horses, Joey, Tommy and Desi, who stood patiently by. “These are the best horses to learn with,” she said. “They’re kind souls, quiet and reliable. Our goal is to give you some basic skills so you feel confident and comfortable working with horses.”

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High Touch High Tech To Offer Science Camp At Joey’s Outback High Touch High Tech of South Florida will offer 10 weeks of STEAM-related, hands-on science experiments to children who live in the western communities this summer along with its partner Joey’s Outback Adventures, located near Fresh Market in Wellington.

With locations in the United States, Canada and around the world, HTHT serves more than four million children annually.

Additionally, it serves many of the Adventure Ocean youth programs on Royal Caribbean cruise ships.

High Touch High Tech has emerged as the leader in innovative, handson STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) experiments for kids. The educational and enriching programs ignite a child’s natural curiosity about science, and

help to build problem-solving skills, self-esteem and confidence Family owned and operated since 1996, High Touch High Tech of South Florida has been providing unique hands-on science programs in the form of in-school field trips to preschools, elementary and middle schools, after-school programs, camps and birthday parties on location in five South Florida counties.

Local residents Ann and Michael Ezratty, along with their team of scientists, have been committed to providing the most amazing science experiences around.

HTHT’s Sizzlin’ Summer Science Camp 2017 at Joey’s Outback will serve children between the ages of 4 and 11. Unique learning styles are the specialty, and the company is happy to work with parents to

establish the best learning plan for their children. This partnership will help foster a lifelong love of science and will make the experience both meaningful and memorable for all “Jr. Scientists.”

There is also a counselors-in-training program for children 12 and older offering half-price tuition. CITs will set goals for themselves, and High Touch High Tech scientists will aid the young adults in the successful achievement of those goals.

Summer Science Camp will begin on Monday, June 5 and will end on Aug. 11. Camp is open from Monday through Friday, with the exception of the week of July 4, which will be a prorated four-day week. Full days go from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and half days can be either 9 a.m. to noon or noon to 3 p.m. There

is also the option to pay by the day, for parents who want flexibility during the summer months without a commitment. Parents are invited to stop by Joey’s Outback and sign their child up for a few hours on any given day.

The curriculum will include 10 weeks of fun, hands-on science experiments related to the weekly themes. With themes ranging from biology, astronomy, geology, physics, botany, paleontology, chemistry and more, children will have a wonderful opportunity to learn how science works, to explore the world around them in a safe manner, ask questions and solve problems. Art is infused in all of HTHT’s investigations. New for this summer will be 3D drawing, and the technology behind 3D printing and how it bene-

fits medicine, science and even food production. Campers will draw in 3D and sculpt original pieces to take home. Campers will come home with science-related “goodies” depending on the week’s theme.

Joey’s Outback Adventures, is the perfect place to position the camp.

The location offers a state-of-the-art, 14,000-square-foot indoor playground filled with bounce houses, mazes and games. Affordable, hot lunch options are available. HTHT campers will not only engage in fun science and art activities, they will also have full use of the facility during breaks.

For more information, call Julie at (561) 792-3785, visit www. sciencemadefunsfl.net or e-mail info@sciencemadefunsfl.net. Camp registration is available online.

JustWorld Seeking New Members During ‘Month Of Change’

JustWorld International recently kicked off its “Month of Change” campaign. The goal of the campaign is to sign up 30 new JustWorld members in the month of May. The monthly membership donation is a direct investment in the livelihood of children at JustWorld programs around the world, supporting the education, nutrition, health,

hygiene and leadership development needs of more than 6,500 children.

As little as $10 a month can provide the nutrition for one child for an entire year.

The not-for-profit organization JustWorld International was founded in 2003 with the goal of uniting equestrians to change the world.

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children from some of the poorest communities in the world with a better quality of life. Through the international equestrian network, riders see that together, everyone can do their part to help others in need.

JustWorld works with local organizations that have impassioned leaders who know the needs of their communities and can better direct

JustWorld’s support to make the greatest impact. JustWorld’s partners have received global recognition for their extraordinary leadership, with two partners receiving the prestigious CNN Top 10 Hero Award.

JustWorld’s programs are effective in transforming children’s lives every day. This past year, JustWorld increased the capacity for

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Braman Motorcars Awards BMWs To Top Teacher, School Employee

Braman Motorcars surprised two Palm Beach County educators with new BMWs during an awards ceremony held recently at Braman Motorcars in Palm Beach.

Jane Winters, afterschool site director at Beacon Cove Intermediate School in Jupiter, won the School-Related Employee of the Year, and Dr. Evangeline Aguirre, intensive reading and English teacher in the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program at Wellington’s Palm Beach Central High School, is the Teacher of the Year.

“Partnerships between the school district and our local businesses are essential to the success of our students and schools,” Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Avossa said. “Our community and business partners are important to the district, and we are grateful to Braman for stepping up to help us recognize these employees.”

Hosting the reception is just part of a growing partnership between Braman Motorcars and the Palm Beach County School District.

The company has joined with the automotive academy at Park Vista High School to provide training and

Teacher of the Year Dr. Evangeline Aguirre is surprised with a new BMW. She is shown with her husband, Stan Crooks (left), and Braman Motorcars General Manager Stephen Grossman. on-the-job experience for students “The development of our youth is and is conducting a job fair at the paramount to the long-term success dealership later this month for stu- and development of our communidents to explore automotive careers. ty,” said Stephen Grossman, general Braman also has given educators manager of Braman Motorcars. “We information on real-world demands plan to support the school district’s of the job market to take back to five-year strategic plan and lead by students, and recently has begun example so that other county busioffering incentives to district em- nesses see the potential to invest in ployees for the purchase of BMWs our collective futures through our and Minis through a new Corporate public school system.”

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LaRusso Elected President Of Chiropractic Examiners Board

Dr. Salvatore D. LaRusso of Wellington was elected president of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) at the group’s annual meeting in Orlando on May 6. LaRusso is currently serving as an at-large director. His service with the NBCE began in 2008.

From 2014 to 2017, LaRusso served as treasurer, where he worked with the NBCE board to continue a long-term strategy focused on building a stable foundation for the future of professional testing.

During his tenure, all audits of NBCE’s finances have been clean, meaning that financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with accepted accounting principles.

As chairman of the International Board of Chiropractic Examiners, a wholly owned subsidiary of the NBCE, LaRusso developed a network of international advisors.

Together, they monitor and grow the use of standardized testing and jurisdictional regulation of chiropractic throughout the world.

LaRusso is a graduate of New York Chiropractic College and obtained his undergraduate degree in business administration from Seton Hall University. He has been active in many international, national,

Dr. Salvatore D. LaRusso state and local organizations.

In 1998, LaRusso was a gubernatorial appointee to the Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine, serving as board chair in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

From 2005 to 2008, he served as chair of the Florida Board’s Certified Chiropractic Physicians Assistant Committee.

Established in 1963, the NBCE administers and scores legally defensible, standardized exams for candidates seeking chiropractic licensure throughout the United States and in several foreign countries.

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Camp Varsity is a full-day summer sports camp located at Wellington Landings Middle School. The camp is action-packed, combining a mix of team sports with fishing and fun recreational games. Camp Varsity focuses on sportsmanship and teamwork, as well as developing new sports skills. Camps have a different sports theme every week. No matter the theme, campers get the opportunity to participate in many different sports and recreational games. Most activities are indoors with two to three hours daily for outdoor activities. Sports included every week are fishing, basketball, soccer, football, kickball, recreational games and more. Camp Varsity also offers specialty camps, such as dance & cheerleading and volleyball. Camp ages are 5 to 13. For online registration, visit www.buildingupsportsacademy.com or call (561) 601-5248.

At Engineering for Kids’ Engineering/Science Summer Camp, children will have a blast while they learn in a fun, supportive environment. Children ages 6 to 13 will be able to solve Minecraft engineering problems, battle robots, build and launch rockets, race dragsters, create their own video game and more as they learn the science behind it all. Camp is held Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (extended hours available) at multiple Palm Beach County locations. Register early since camps fill up. For more information, visit www.engineeringforkids.com/palmbeach or e-mail palmbeach@engineeringforkids.net.

High Touch High Tech and Joey’s Outback Adventures in Wellington have partnered to bring you the “Coolest Camp in Town.” High Touch High Tech, the leader in science education for the last 25 years, brings science to life with totally participatory, handson experiments for children ages 4 to 14 years old. Each day will be a new adventure, from interacting with real animals to launching rockets and panning for real gems.

The program offers affordable pricing, flexible hours, experiments with lots of cool take-homes, arts and crafts, and physical activities at Joey’s in Wellington. High Touch High Tech taps into children’s natural curiosity and provides them with safe and fun activities that help children learn about the world around them. For more info., call (561) 792-3785 or visit www.sciencemadefunsfl.net.

Junior Golf Camp at the Okeeheelee Golf Course and the Park Ridge Golf Course through the Junior Golf Foundation of America is now excepting summer camp registrations. New and seasoned golfers can develop skills while having a blast. The JGFA provides junior golfers with the tools to enjoy the game for a lifetime. Professional

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PGA/LPGA golf instructors, trained coaches and staff are carefully picked for their love of junior golf, teaching abilities and inspirational approach. The program emphasizes safety, fun, sportsmanship and personal attention. Camps run June 5 through Aug. 11, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with extended hours available until 4 p.m. Evaluation reports, prizes/trophies, official JGFA items, a certificate of completion and a pizza party on the last day is included. Also available is camp for ages 4 to 6, the Advanced Players Academy, junior golf tournaments, weekly programs, leagues, walk-up clinics and more. For additional information, visit www.jgfa.org or call (561) 964-GOLF, ext. 4.

The Lake Worth Playhouse will hold a summer camp where campers learn acting, voice, dance and stage movement through daily activities and rehearsals, which culminate in full-scale productions of Hairspray Jr. and Legally Blonde The Musical Jr. Campers will be engaged in studio-style rehearsals for music, dance and production. Campers 12 and older will also participate in behind-the-scenes roles and other theater-related education at the Lake Worth Playhouse, located at 713 Lake Ave. in Lake Worth. For more info., call (561) 586-6410 or visit www.lakeworthplayhouse.org.

The Little Place and The Little Place Too are Wellington’s premier nationally accredited childcare centers. The Little Place offers a quality, caring environment for children ages six months to five years. Working hand-in-hand with local elementary schools, the staff works closely with each child to develop and promote vital academic skills and to reinforce positive social interaction. Children are welcomed into warm classroom settings that are age-appropriate, bright and stimulating. The older children, ages three to five, utilize tablets in the classroom with interactive programs that introduce basic math, reading and other skills. Celebrating more than 39 years of service to the community, academics have been kept a focal point, and the safety and well-being of the children is the number-one priority. During the summer, services include childcare for children up to the age of eight. With exciting activities and outings, elementary-age children are kept busy with educational activities and playtime to help stimulate their minds and nurture their imaginations. For more information, call (561) 793-5860.

Planet Kids Summer Camp will fill your child’s summer with fun-filled days. Whether your child is a preschooler or VPK ready, his or her days will be enriched with learning and fun activities. For the older children, ages 5 to 12, days will be filled with field trips and the coolest playgrounds in town. Summer camp will run from June 5 through Aug. 11. Registration is now open. Planet Kids Summer Camp has two locations: 9267 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road in Loxahatchee (561-784-5619) and 4330 Summit Blvd. in West Palm Beach (561-964-2800).

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PBCHS Football Shows Promise During Spring Season

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach Central High School football team, like many other high school teams, has been hitting the gridiron every day after school through the 20-day spring practice season. The brief spring season allows teams to be groomed for the fall season and includes a spring game.

The Broncos were a district competitor last season and missed the post-season by just one game. In the

Bronco quarterback Michael Moreland throws downfield during passing drills.

fall, Palm Beach Central has plans to make the playoffs.

“Our 3-7 record last season could have easy been 7-3 if we would have had a balanced passing game,” Bronco head coach Tino Ierulli said.

The Broncos relied on a running attack behind Anthony Wynds, who wrangled in 2,006 rushing yards in a single season. Wynds graduates and leaves large shoes to fill.

“Last year, teams loaded the box on us, and the kids still did that, so if we can get our passing game

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down more, we can balance it out,” Ierulli said.

The Broncos have two players dueling it out for the quarterback spot, Nick Atkins and Michael Moreland.

Moreland was the starter last season but sustained a season-ending injury in the game against Wellington. Atkins stepped in to take on the role for the remainder. Both look impressive and expect to see action during the spring game.

Tyler Baker and Tre Jackson return as members of the receiving

corps for the Bronco offense. Palm Beach Central will look to be more of threat through the air to opposing defenses.

Julian Johnson and Lakevious Simmons return as the running backs, and seek to make an impact in the Broncos ground game. In front of the Bronco backs are a big offensive line that will open up the holes, paving the way to positive yardage and touchdowns.

Arguably, the player receiving most of the attention in the Broncos

The Bronco line works on blocking drills.

camp has been Pahokee transfer Akeem Dent. The sophomore will likely line up at cornerback and has already solidified his role on the squad. He will join Jackson, Baker and a host of others on the typically quick and aggressive defense. Dent may see time on the offense as a receiver, as well.

Ierulli pointed out that since Dent has been at camp, several Division I scouts have visited the school, which has not been a distraction but a posSee BRONCOS, page 28

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WHS Wins Softball Regional Title With Grand Slam

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report On Friday, May 12, the Wellington High School girls varsity softball team hosted Winter Park’s Lake Howell High School in the regional finals and rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning behind Sarah Longley’s grand slam to win 6-5 over the Silver Hawks.

The come-from-behind victory played out like a classic sports miracle script straight out of Hollywood.

The Wolverines (21-7) rebounded with three regional playoff wins after earning the district runner-up with a 2-0 loss to Royal Palm Beach High School. That defeat seems barely a memory for the Wellington squad now.

Wellington’s Sarah Longley is welcomed by her team as she crosses the plate after her grand slam.

“That was the turning point,” Wellington head coach Mark Boretti said. “Losing two-to-nothing when they felt they were the better team, and here we are. We’re going to the state final four. We just won a regional championship.”

Wellington seemed to control the game early. In the first three innings, the Wolverines got on the board first

Wellington pitcher Kate DeSimone throws to the plate in the fourth inning.

when Sabrina Gonzalez hit a one-out home run. In the bottom of the third, Cat Glenn’s single forced a two-out error that sent in Thea Whitty to lift Wellington up 2-0.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Wolverines looked as if they would extend that lead with runners on first and third with one out, but the Silver Hawks were able to force Welling-

ton out of the inning without a score.

Lake Howell put up a three-spot in the top of the sixth inning to take the lead 3-2, and added two more runs in the top of the seventh. The first came when a Wellington high pitch ricocheted over the top of the catcher’s glove and hit the fence.

The second Silver Hawk score came See SOFTBALL, page 29

The Wolverines girls softball team members celebrate their come-from-behind regional win over Lake Howell High School.

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WELLINGTON WOLFPACK LACROSSE COMPLETES ITS 10TH SEASON

The Wellington Youth Lacrosse Association Wolfpack, the only recreational team lacrosse provider in the western communities, has completed its 10th season of lacrosse. More than 200 boys and girls ages 7 to 14 enjoyed playing the “fastest game on two-legs” and displaying their stick skills against teams from Vero Beach to Coral Springs.

Interested in playing this growing sport? Visit www.wellingtonwolfpack.com or find Wellington Wolfpack Lacrosse on Facebook.

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continued from page 27 itive influence on all of the players.

“We’ve had Tennessee, Alabama, the University of South Carolina, South Florida, Florida,” Ierulli said.

“All of the big schools have been here, and they’ve been looking at some of our other kids.”

Ierulli has been rebuilding his squad over the last two seasons, with a strict weight training and nutrition plan that is producing dividends for the players.

With the return of many young starters who now have experience

The girls U11/U13 team with coach Heidi Blouin. under their belts, Ierulli is confident that his team will perform in what has been coined as their potential breakout year.

“I will be very disappointed if it’s not,” Ierulli said. “We are very optimistic; we’re very excited.”

Ierulli is concerned about the new FHSAA playoff format. “If FHSAA wants to have a point system, that’s fine,” he said. “But when we don’t have control over our schedule, then it puts us at a disadvantage; it hurts teams that have a shot.”

The Broncos are in District 9-8A with Seminole Ridge, Palm Beach Gardens, Wellington and Jupiter.

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continued from page 27 off an RBI single that gave them a 5-2 lead.

Entering the bottom of the seventh inning, it seemed as if Wellington needed a miracle just to get three runs to force the game into extra innings. The first Wolverine batter was walked to first. Lexi Butler was the first to put the ball in play with a line drive. Alexa Mobilia slid into second, beating the throw.

With one out, Glenn struck her second line drive that ripped by the

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continued from page 19 is a sign of agitation or pain, along with wide eyes and nostrils, a high head, and loud, heavy breathing.

Horses can kick forward and out, not just backward, so it’s safest to approach them from the side, near the shoulder. Try to read their body language and anticipate their mood and actions. If you rush toward them, you’ll only scare them more.

shortstop and loaded up the bases. It appeared the miracle the Wolverines needed was becoming a possibility.

Sarah Longley stepped to the plate.

On the second pitch, Longley backed off the plate just a bit and struck the ball with enough force that echoed across the field as it sailed over the left-field fence. The grand slam ignited cheers from the dugout and bleachers. The crowd erupted into celebration as they ran onto the field.

“What can you say?” Boretti said.

“It’s unbelievable. All we said when we came in [to the seventh inning] was ‘never die,’ and right from the first batter they battled and never died.”

Longley was awaited by her team as she crossed the plate for the winning run.

“She had been pitching to me inside the whole game, and I kept on getting jammed, and I just took one,” Longley said. “It’s just a great feeling.”

Wellington earned its first state tournament berth in six years. The Wolverines are slated to play Plant City in the state semifinals on Friday, May 19.

Stay calm, move slowly, and speak quietly.”

Braverman next demonstrated how to put on both rope and conventional halters, and cautioned against wrapping the lead rope around a hand. The first responders then broke into three groups and took turns putting on halters and leading horses.

Michael Redman, from PBCFR Station 27 in Wellington, worked with Desi. “I have no horse experience,” he said. “This is very informative and useful, especially learning how to approach horses, what spooks

them and how to restrain them with a halter. A while back we were called to help with a loose horse. I didn’t know how to approach it. Luckily, a passerby stopped and helped.

Now, I feel more confident that I’ll be able to work with a horse while staying safe.”

Kristen Derringer, also from Station 27, tried her hand next. Nervous being near Desi, she flinched when the horse shifted its weight. “Oh, God! It moved!” she said.

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The clinic next moved to the barn, where Braverman showed where to typically find halters, lead ropes and lunge lines, and how to safely coax horses from stalls. Then, it was back

to the covered arena where the first responders teamed up and practiced catching loose horses.

Jeff Morrison, of Station 20 in Wellington, had some horse background. “This program is great, especially for people who’ve never been around horses,” he said. “Very useful, practical and helpful. It’s another way we can help keep people and horses safe.”

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Saturday, May 20 • The Loxahatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association will walk in Okeeheelee Park (7715 Forest Hill Blvd.) on Saturday, May 20 at 7:30 a.m.

Call Margaret at (561) 324-3543 for more info.

• The Palm Beach Zoo will host the Stacey Konwiser Memorial Save the Tiger 5K on Saturday May 20 at 7:30 a.m. Visit www.palmbeachzoo. org for more info.

• The Palm Beach Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International will host its annual Tropical Fruit Tree & Edible Plant Sale on Saturday, May 20. The popular event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds Agriplex Building. Visit www.pbrarefruitcouncil. org for more info.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Invasive Plants & Their Management for adults on Saturday, May 20 at 10 a.m. Environmental Horticulture Agent Laurie Albrecht will identify the most common plant marauders and how to avoid planting invasive plants. Receive a voucher for two free three-gallon native plants while supplies last. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Things That Go” for ages 2 to 6 on Saturday, May 20 at 11 a.m. Zoom on over for some fun stories about cars, trains and planes, songs and a craft. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Letters to Our Military” for ages 7 and up on Saturday, May 20 at 2 p.m. Remember service men and women by making a card to thank them. Lynelle Chauncey Zelnar of Forgotten Soldiers Outreach will lead the activity. Craft supplies will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host an Acoustic Java Jam for adults on Saturday, May 20 at 2 p.m. Experience a caffeinated collection of local talent or bring your acoustic instruments and jam out. Coffee will be provided. Call (561) 790-6030 for more info.

• The Palm Beach Children’s Chorus will present Celebrate the Music 2017 on Saturday, May 20 at 6 p.m. in the Kravis Center’s Helen K. Persson Hall. For more information, visit www. kravis.org.

• The Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual gala and business of the year awards on Saturday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kravis Center’s Cohen Pavilion. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit www.cpbchamber.com.

Sunday, May 21 • The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Book Chat: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan on Sunday, May 21 at 2 p.m. for adults in a staff-led discussion. Copies of the book are available. Light refreshments will be served. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• Shulamit Hadassah will host a panel discussion on “What, Exactly, Does Zionism Mean Today?” on Sunday, May 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. at

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• Third Row Center will hold its spring concert at Golden Lakes Village on Sunday, May 21 at 7 p.m. The group will now be performing in Clubhouse B featuring hits you know and love.

For more information, visit www.thirdrowcentersingers.net.

Monday, May 22 • Wellington will begin the Maintenance and Evaluation of the Existing Underground Sanitary Sewer in the Southeast Lake Wellington area. This includes the following neighborhoods: Lakeshore Heights, Sunset Point, Montauk Village, Wellington Downs, South Shore, Woodwind, Sturbridge Village, the French Quarter, Briar Patch, Channing Villas, Park Place Hanover East, Coventry Green, and Waterway Cove beginning Monday, May 22 and continuing through Tuesday, June 16. Call (561) 689-8600 for more info.

• Seminole Ridge High School will hold its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2017 on Monday, May 22 at noon at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Call (561) 422-2600 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Coloring Pokémon for ages 5 to 10 on Monday, May 22 at 2:30 p.m. Bring your favorite Pokémon to life with themed pages. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will offer a French Beaded Flower Craft for adults on Monday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. Learn the basics of French beading by using seed beads and wire to create a timeless little wildflower.

Materials will be provided. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Royal Palm Beach High School will hold its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2017 on Monday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Call (561) 753-4000 for more info.

Tuesday, May 23 • Palm Beach Central High School will hold its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2017 on Tuesday, May 23 at noon at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Call (561) 304-1000 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Art for Adults: Advanced Open Studio Figure Drawing for ages 16 and up on Tuesday, May 23 at 2 p.m. Develop observational drawing skills by investigating proportion, form and gesture. Materials will be provided, as well as guidance from an instructor. Figure drawing experience is required. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Paper Airplane Contest for ages 5 to 13 on Tuesday, May 23 at 2:30 p.m. Create a paper airplane and compete against your peers to see how far it can go. Call (561) 790-6070 for more info.

• Wellington will host a Walk and Talk in the 12th Fairway Community on Tuesday, May

23 from 4 to 6 p.m. For more info., visit www. wellingtonfl.gov.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host Makey Kits for ages 8 and up on Tuesday, May 23 at 4:30 p.m. Use Makey kits to creatively interact with computers. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Mounts Botanical Garden in will host Uncommon Herbs & International Pestos on Tuesday, May 23 at 6 p.m. Chef Nina Kauder will craft a variety of international pestos from a list of the less-than-commonplace herbs grown and sold at Mounts. Learn about their healing properties and the foods that feature them. Visit www.mounts.org for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Book Discussion on Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat for adults on Tuesday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m. Pick up a copy at the research services desk. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Wellington Village Council will meet Tuesday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Municipal Complex. Visit www.wellingtonfl.gov for more info.

Wednesday, May 24 • The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties will hold its Founder’s Award Luncheon on Wednesday, May 24 at 11:30 a.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. For more info., call (561) 659-6800 or visit www.yourcommunityfoundation.org.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Reading Circle for adults on Wednesday, May 24 at 2 p.m. Share new titles and favorite books with other readers. Light refreshments will be served. Call (561) 681-4100 to pre-register.

• The Acreage library (15801 Orange Blvd.) will host Positive Parenting in recognition of Mental Health Month on Wednesday, May 24 at 6 p.m.

Learn about different parenting styles and how to utilize positive parenting to strengthen your relationship with your child and manage misbehavior.

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

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Five Steps to a Stress-Free Life for adults on Wednesday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m. Joe Hamilton of TrustBridge Health teaches practical, easy techniques to lower stress levels. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Thursday, May 25 • Wellington High School will hold its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2017 on Thursday, May 25 at 4 p.m. at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Call (561) 795-4900 for more info.

• Wellington will host a Food Truck Invasion at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) on Thursday, May 25 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. with a free Grateful Dead tribute concert at 6:30 p.m. For more info., visit www.wellingtonfl. gov.

• Clematis by Night on the West Palm Beach waterfront will present funk music from B-Side Jones on Thursday, May 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. Visit www.wpb.org/events for more info.

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• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host its RPB Kids Coloring Club for ages 2 and up on Friday, May 26 at 4 p.m.

Color your favorite characters, designs and more.

Worksheets and coloring sheets will be provided.

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

• The Wellington Art Society will host a reception for artist Joanne Baker MacLeod at Whole Foods Market in Wellington on Friday, May 26 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more info., visit www. wellingtonartsociety.org.

• The Palm Beach Zoo will host a Snooze-APa-Zoo-Za Family Overnight stating on Friday May 26 from 7 p.m. Visit www.palmbeachzoo. org/family-overnights to pre-register.

Saturday, May 27 • The Florida Gun & Knife Show returns to the South Florida Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28. For more information, visit www.flgunshows.com.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host a Star Wars 40th Anniversary Celebration for all ages on Saturday, May 27 at 2 p.m. Celebrate with Tricia Barr, one of the Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia authors. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Monday, May 29 • Wellington will hold its annual Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony on Monday, May 29 at the Wellington Veterans Memorial. The parade will begin at 8:15 a.m. from the Wellington Municipal Complex parking area and continuing down Forest Hill Blvd. to South Shore Blvd. The ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Wellington Veterans Memorial, immediately following the parade. For more info., visit www.wellingtonfl.gov.

• The Village of Royal Palm Beach will hold its Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 29 at the Veterans Park Amphitheater at 9 a.m. A flag-raising ceremony will be followed by a motivational presentation, and a performance by the Royal Palm Beach Community Band will take place.

There will also be free refreshments. For more information, visit www.royalpalmbeach.com.

Tuesday, May 30 • The Village of Wellington will hold a Senior Symposium on hurricane preparedness and emergency management on Tuesday, May 30 at 11:30 a.m. at the Wellington Community Center.

Call (561) 753-2476 for more info.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host Origami for Adults on Tuesday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m. Discover the art of Japanese paper folding and transform a plain piece of paper into an animal or flower with simple strategic folds.

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

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CLEANING - HOME/OFFICE 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. #2012-25277 CLEANING LADY — I can help get your house cleaner than ever! Try me once and you will not be disappointed! 561-657-0420 Patrycja

ACREAGE/LOXAHATCHEE LOTS — Beautiful lot on paved road close to Seminole Pratt. Financing available - Full acre asking $79,000. Call Ken Marshall, Broker - PartnershipRealty, 561-371-4693.

DRIVEWAY REPAIR D R I V E W AY S — F r e e e s t i m a t e s A & M ASPHALT SEAL COATING commercial and residential. Patching potholes, striping, repair existing asphalt & save money all work guaranteed. Lic.& Ins. 100045062 561-667-7716

SHERBROOKE ESTATES — 2.4 Acres Cleared, Equestrian close to Wellington.

Barns, guest house, etc. permitted. $379,000.

Call Ken Marshall, Broker - PartnershipRealty, 561-371-4693.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ACREAGE/LOXAHATCHEE LOT — Conveniently located. Third lot from a paved road. $74,444. Halina Sledz, Broker Ameron Realty.

Call 561-383-6194

ANMAR CO.— James’ All Around Handyman Service. Excellent craftsman Old time values. Once you’ve had me! You’ll have me back! Lic. Ins. Certified Residential Contractor CRC1327426 561-248-8528

REAL ESTATE

LIGHTING

FOR RENT

THOMAS McDEVITT ELECTRIC INC.— Commercial /Residential. We install our own products. Light bulbs • Lighting Fixtures • Specialty Bulbs • Recessed Lighting • Ballast Replacement • Landscape Lights. 561-503-7290 Lic. #EC13007161

HOUSE FOR RENT - WELLINGTON HOUSE FOR RENT — Elegantly furnished 3 bed + Office/3 bath/2 car garage. Renovated chef's kitchen. Heated pool/tiki bar/covered patio. $3,500. No Pets. Call Karen Cohen, Realtor The Keyes Company. 561-389-2507

AUTO BODY REPAIR JOHNNY V'S MOBILE SCRATCH & DENT REPAIR — 561-252-8295 Residential & Commercial Fixmypaint.com

PLACE YOUR AD HERE CALL 793-3576

LOCKSHOP & SECURITY CENTER

Bringing You The Best Of Wellington Since 2004

CK'S LOCKSHOP & SECURITY CENTER— Since 1960. Keys - Locks-Safes-Decorative/Commercial Hardware-Access Control Systems-Card & Key Fobs -Medco.

High Security Locks-Alarms/Monitoring/ Surveillance Camera Systems 561-732-9418

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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

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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. 561-578-2873. Owner/Operated. Lic.# U20627 Ins. Wellington Resident

PEST CONTROL DELUXE LAWN AND PEST MANAGEMENT Lawn Pests, Weeds, Rodents and Interior Pests. Since 1991. Good Communicators. Call (561)795­-7045

PET CARE PRODUCTS HAPPY JACK VITA TABS ® — Restore nutrients lost after worming dogs and cats.

Grand Prix 561-792-2853 Kennelvax.com

ROOFING ROBERT G. HARTMANN ROOFING — Specializing in repairs. Free estimates, Bonded,insured. Lic. #CCC 058317 Ph: 561-790-0763.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

NEIL O’NEAL JR. ROOFING — Roofing & Reroofing. Family owned and operated.

Residential/Commercial. Wood Replacement, Roof Coatings, Solar Vents, Skylights & Roof Ventilation. 561-656-4945 Lic. & Insured CCC1330208.Free Estimates

IS YOUR ROOF LEAKING? — Are you hurricane ready? Call us for all your roofing needs! Lic. #057261 Licensed & Insured. JOE WARD ENTERPRISES INC. 561-714-8919 B R O O K E R R O O F I N G — New Roofs, Re-Roofs and Repairs with over 40 years of local experience. All work guaranteed. State certified and insured CCC1331097. Call Toll Free 7 days a week for a Free Estimate! 1-800-747-0279.

SCREENING JOHN’S SCREEN REPAIR SERVICE — Pool & patio re-screening. Stay tight,wrinkle-free,guaranteed! CRC1329708 call us 798-3132. www.poolscreenrepair.com

SEPTIC SYSTEM REPAIR DANNY'S SEPTIC — Commercial/Residential. Drainfields, Lift Stations, Grease Trap Pumping, Drain Cleaning. Licensed/Insured.

SA0031137 SR0111696. 561-689-1555 +

SECURITY

SECURITY — American owned local security company in business 30 plus years.

Protection by officers drug tested. 40 hour course. Licensed & Insured. 561-848-2600

SHOE REPAIR EXPERT SHOE & BOOT REPAIRS — Also hand bags & belts. Woody's 12794 Forest Hill Blvd. #3, Wellington. Behind Checker's in the mall. 561-798-1440

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

TREE SERVICE TREES TRIMMED AND REMOVED — 561-798-0412 D.M. YOUNG TREE SERVICE. Family Owned & Operated Lic. & Insured 1992-12121 Visit our website at dmyoungtreeservice.com

WALLPAPERING PAPERHANGING BY DEBI — Professional Installation,Removal. Repair of Paper.

Neat, Clean & Reliable. Quality work with a woman’s touch. 30 years experience.

No Job too big or too small. Lic. & Ins. References available. 561-795-5263

PLACE YOUR AD HERE CALL 793-7606 FOR MORE INFO

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