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Volume 32, Number 41 October 14 - October 20, 2011

HAVING FUN IN THE SNOW AT PETCO

Wellington Christian School Hosts Boutique To Benefit Annual Gala

Wellington Christian School held its Fall Boutique Show on Saturday, Oct. 8 in its Family Worship Center. More than 40 vendors were on hand selling a varie ty of items and food. All proceeds will benefit the WCS auction and gala “Caribbean Nights” on Feb. 25. Page 5

Royal Palm Beach Decides To Keep Election In March

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council decided last week to keep its upcoming municipal election March 13, instead of moving it to coincide with the presidential primary Jan. 31.

Page 7 Petco held an “Adopt-athon and Wag Weeunion” on Oct. 8 at its Wellington store to benefit A Second Chance Puppies & Kittens Rescue. There was real snow for kids and dogs, along with free seminars, microchips, vendors and more. Shown here playing in the snow is Dylan Bliss with adopted puppy Dallas and aunt Desiree Finkelstein. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 12 PHO TO B Y DENISE FLEISCHMAN/TOWN-CRIER

Cypress Trails Students Get Fit With Weekly Jog

Every Monday afternoon, approximately 110 student members of the Cypress Trails Elementary School Marathon Club jog around Katz soccer field to improve their fitness.

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Women Of The Western Communities Meeting

Women of the Western Communities met Thursday, Oct. 6 at the Madison Green Golf Club. After dinner, Frannie Sheridan entertained with her observational humor. Page 12

OPINION Can Protests Transcend Our Political Divide?

It has been a month since the Occupy Wall Street protests began. What began as a single event has become a worldwide phenomenon. Because the protests won’t be ending soon, this can go one of two ways: Either it will devolve into more usagainst-them quarreling, or it will do something most Americans probably think is impossible at this point — transcend the political divide. Page 4 DEPARTMENT INDEX NEWS ............................. 2 - 13 OPINION ................................ 4 CRIME NEWS ........................ 6 NEWS BRIEFS .......................8 SCHOOLS .....................14 - 15 PEOPLE........................ 16 - 17 COLUMNS .................... 23 - 25 BUSINESS ...................27 - 29 ENTERTAINMENT ................30 SPORTS .......................35 - 37 CALENDAR...................38 - 39 CLASSIFIEDS ...............40 - 44 Visit Us On The Web At WWW.GOTOWNCRIER.COM

ITID Drops 180th Ave. Paving In Favor Of Other Nearby Projects

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors on Wednesday withdrew a plan to pave about a mile of 180th Avenue North, saying that a key property owner in the area is not being cooperative on easement issues.

Instead, the board decided to redirect more than $392,000 it had budgeted for the project to other nearby projects.

District Administrator Tanya Quickel said the 180th Avenue North paving and sidewalk project from Alan Black Blvd. to Sycamore Drive has been in the budget since 2009.

“We have come to the board several times as far as working on this,” Quickel said. “The first problem was that this project was approved for paving only.”

Quickel said there was no sidewalk in the plan, which does not

comply with ITID policy. “We were tasked with getting the necessary additional easement to put a sidewalk in the design,” she said.

“This road currently does not have enough easement width to construct a sidewalk.”

Quickel said ITID staff has worked to obtain easements for about two years, and four of the five property owners signed the license agreement for the additional road easement.

“The largest property owner, approximately 105 acres, has not signed and has submitted multiple modifications to the license agreement,” Quickel said, adding that the owner also has a problem with an access road that goes through his property.

“We came to him in July with a proposal to purchase a strip approximately 30 feet wide and 1,800 feet long to correct our road placement so that it would

be in our property,” Quickel said.

The district offered $45,000 for the property, which Quickel said amounts to about 1.2 acres.

“He appeared amenable to selling that to the district to correct that problem, rather than us reconstruct that portion of the road.

However, once again, the necessary agreements to make this happen have been changed, and his requested changes are not in compliance with the district’s current procedures and policies,” Quickel said.

Quickel explained that the district’s engineer and attorney have also worked on the project, and it has come to a point where they no longer feel comfortable trying to pursue an agreement.

“I believe too much has already been extended, that we will not be successful in this and the things See ITID, page 18

Serving Palms West Since 1980

PBSO Preparing To Move Into New Wellington Offices

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report The new home of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington is just about complete, and deputies should be all settled in by the end of the month.

The PBSO’s District 8 substation will take over Wellington’s old municipal complex on Greenbriar Blvd. now that the facilities have been retrofitted.

Meanwhile, the current substation location at the original Wellington Mall will house senior activities while the Wellington Community Center is torn down and rebuilt.

When Wellington staff moved into the new municipal center on Forest Hill Blvd., the old building was promised to the PBSO after the retrofit.

“It’s going to be great for our deputies and for Wellington,” PBSO Capt. Jay Hart said. “It will give Wellington its own police station and help us serve residents.”

The contract between Wellington and the PBSO requires the village to house the substation at no cost to the PBSO. Currently, Well-

ington rents space for the substation.

Deputy Village Manager John Bonde said that by utilizing the old administration building, Wellington will save significantly on rental costs.

The substation will occupy two of the three permanent buildings, while Wellington will use the third for storage. Changes to the structure included building a few new walls, updating some features, and installing a gym and locker room in the old Village Meeting Hall.

The new building will give deputies and staff more space for operations and offices, Hart said.

“There’s more space for everyone,” he said. “There’s more natural lighting. It will be a place for us to call home. Everyone is very excited about it.”

Another major advantage to the new location is that it has a parking lot for deputies separate from public parking. Now, deputies share spaces at the mall with residents, leading to a shortage of parking that has caused problems in the past.

“There will be a lot more parkSee SUBSTATION, page 18

CFF GALA KICKOFF

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation held a kickoff celebration Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Beef Wellington Steakhouse & Social Club for its annual Wellington’s Finest Gala. The gala will take place Feb. 11, 2012. Shown here are honorees (front row) Dr. Jeffrey Bishop, Mike Sterlacci and Jeremy Slusher; and (back row) Charlene Bishop, Sharon Melnick, Lauren Sterlacci and Silvia Garcia. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 2 PHOTO BY JESSICA GREGOIRE/TOWN-CRIER

Scouts’ Anti-Smoking Royal Palm To County: Postpone Project Brings Signs Roebuck, But Buy Right-Of-Way To Wellington Parks

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council agreed last week to allow the planned Roebuck Road extension between Jog Road and State Road 7 to be moved off Palm Beach County’s five-year road plan, as long as the county purchases the necessary right-of-way to eventually build the road.

The decision came during discussion Thursday, Oct. 6, about a recent joint meeting between officials from Palm Beach County, Royal Palm Beach and the Indian Trail Improvement District, during which they set priorities for the SR 7, Jog Road and Roebuck Road extensions.

Village Manager Ray Liggins said the county had requested that the village agree to allow Roebuck Road to be moved off the five-year road plan, but not off the road plan altogether.

“In 1999, Roebuck Road was

needed for the development [along] Okeechobee Blvd.,” Liggins explained. “It was needed by traffic projections at that time for concurrency of those developments.”

It was envisioned that Roebuck Road would have long since been constructed by now, Liggins noted, but with the slow pace of current development due to the economy, coupled with the recent improvements to Southern and Okeechobee boulevards, Roebuck Road is not currently projected to be needed until after 2016.

Liggins added that West Palm Beach wants Roebuck Road completely removed from the comprehensive plan, but he said that would not be wise. “I don’t think we should have a problem with removing it from the five-year construction plan, with the caveat that the right-of-way be secured,” he said.

Liggins pointed out that the

original 1994 agreement expires in 2014, and he recommended acquiring a remaining mile of the 3-mile right-of-way that has not been secured.

“That agreement laid out very specific things that needed to be done,” he said. “One of them was acquiring the right-of-way, so my recommendation would be it’s fine to remove it from the fiveyear plan, but secure the right-ofway now.”

Liggins noted that there is money in the county budget for that purpose.

“As far as removing it from the comp plan, my recommendation would be not to remove it,” he said, stressing that it will eventually be needed as an alternative to relieve congestion on Okeechobee Blvd.

The way the Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization plan is drafted, the alternative to See ROEBUCK, page 18

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Wellington parks are smokefree, thanks to the efforts of Girl Scout Troop 20244 at Panther Run Elementary School, which approached the Wellington Village Council with the idea and has since installed more than 75 signs throughout Wellington.

During a presentation to the council Tuesday, Oct. 11, troop members explained how the project began in September 2010.

Girl Scout Jill Rooney said that they were participating in the International Coastal Cleanup on Lake Worth Beach when the problem came to their attention. “We noticed that we were picking up more cigarette butts than anything else,” she said.

At that time, they met Palm Beach County Health Department worker Janiece Davis, who later attended a meeting to educate the troop on the dangers of tobacco.

Davis told them of her work in

Lake Worth to keep the parks and beaches tobacco-free.

“As a troop, we discussed the cleanup and what we could do,” Girl Scout Emma Romano said.

“We began to think about what it was like to go to a park and play and to have someone smoking near us. We thought about how important it is for us to have a safe, healthy environment for kids to play.”

The troop also learned about how laws are made, Girl Scout Tabatha Levy said. “We decided that we wanted to do something to help create smoke-free parks,” she said.

The troop also advertised the issue, Girl Scout Alexis Blumberg added. They made posters, with the help of the health department, illustrating the dangers of tobacco.

“Those posters were put up around Panther Run so that parents, staff and visitors could unSee SMOKING, page 18

County Zoners Approve Palms West Hospital Expansion

Taller Hospital — An artist’s rendering of the expanded Palms West Hospital building, showing the planned fourth floor.

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach County Planning & Zoning Commission last week recommended approval for the planned expansion of Palms West Hospital and the Children’s Hospital at Palms West.

After the Oct. 6 zoning approval, the project now heads to the Palm Beach County Commission for approval. That hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27.

The $16 million project is scheduled to begin in December and will increase the capacity of

the hospital from 175 beds to 209 beds, according to hospital representative Lisa Gardi. The 43,199square-foot addition will expand the hospital from 229,131 square feet to 272,330 square feet.

“This will expand our adult medical surgical unit, the patients that are coming off our adult ICU units, our pediatric units, our pediatric ICU and also expand the laboratory,” Gardi said.

For adult medical surgical, the beds will increase from 30 to 46, adult ICU will go from 14 to 18, pediatric will increase from 24 to

42, and pediatric ICU will go from eight to 10.

“Essentially, this is a vertical expansion on the east tower of our building,” Gardi said.

Gardi said the medical surgical department, now on the second floor, will move to the new fourth floor, which will create space to expand the existing pediatric department on the second floor.

“It’s going to connect into the second floor of the west tower, where medical surgical currently is,” Gardi said. “That would be the See HOSPITAL, page 4

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NEWS

CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION HOSTS KICKOFF FOR WELLINGTON’S FINEST GALA

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation held a kickoff celebration Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Beef Wellington Steakhouse & Social Club for its annual Wellington’s Finest Gala. The event honorees were announced, as well as this year’s honorary chairs, Jerel and Linda Humphrey. The gala will take place Feb. 11, 2012. For more info., call (561) 683-9965.

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Honorees Marc and Sharon Melnick with Councilwoman Anne and Alan Gerwig.

Honorees Charlene and Dr. Jef frey Bishop.

Honoree Jeremy Slusher and Jennifer Rosenblum.

Wellington’s Finest committee members.

Honorees Mike and Lauren St erlacci

Jeff and Stacey Greer.

Honorary chairs Jerel and Linda Humphrey, Beef Wellington owner Ken Aussicker, and event chairs Anne and Alan Gerwig.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Founding President Mary Weiss with honoree Silvia Garcia.

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County Begins Work On Berm For SR 7 Extension To 60th Street

Land is being cleared for a berm alongside the planned State Road 7 extension from Persimmon Blvd. to 60th Street North in The Acreage, but roadwork is still a year away.

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By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Land clearing is underway and a berm is being built for the State Road 7 extension from Persimmon Blvd. to 60th Street North in The Acreage, but actual work on the road will not begin until 2012.

“We are working on the plans and permitting up to 60th Street,” Palm Beach County Director of Roadway Production Omelio Fernandez said. “The berm will be done way before that.”

The paving will be done in conjunction with a connection to Royal Palm Beach Blvd. at 60th Street, Fernandez said.

The completed road will be two lanes with a small, temporary roundabout at 60th Street, according to Deputy County Engineer Tanya McConnell. “The Florida Department of Transportation is still planning to extend the road north to Northlake, so if they use that alignment, it is very possible that they will take that roundabout out and use either a bigger roundabout or curves,” she said.

The existing 3-mile portion of the SR 7 extension from Okeecho-

bee Blvd. into The Acreage, financed by the county, opened in 2009. The county is also paying for the stretch from Persimmon to 60th Street.

FDOT eventually plans to pay for the road’s extension to Northlake Blvd., anticipated to be completed in 2015. A public hearing on that project is set for January.

Plans now call for the extension to run south and east of the Ibis Golf & Country Club. Details can be found at www.sr7extension. com.

Even through actual construction of the connection from Persimmon to 60th Street is still a year away, the county is getting an early start on the berm.

“In this case, we’re extending the berm because we had the dirt sitting on another project, but it’s not associated with the road at this time,” McConnell said. “It’s just a berm extension at this time.”

McConnell said construction money is not available for that leg of the road at this time.

A special permit for the project is on the Indian Trail Improvement District’s November agenda.

ITID President Michelle Damone said that portion of road construction will ease pressure on Persimmon and Orange Grove boulevards, where the extension opens to currently, but the ultimate goal is to get it finished to Northlake Blvd.

“Moving it up from Persimmon to 60th Street, or the M Canal, as it is known, is just another commitment that we made to Acreage residents to continue the road forward,” Damone said. “The construction now is for the berm, the same way the berm was constructed to the south of Persimmon down through La Mancha, and we definitely owe the people on Persimmon Blvd., who have taken the brunt of the traffic impact, some relief. The more roads that State Road 7 is connected to, the more efficient the traffic will flow, and not necessarily burden or impact any particular neighborhood.”

Damone said she will not lose sight of her intention to get the road finished to Northlake Blvd.

“This connection is just a portion of it, but it’s my top priority, See BERM, page 7

UN Women Hosting An Oct. 22 Walk To Fight Domestic Violence

By Jessica Gregoire Town-Crier Staff Report Domestic violence and the many forms of abuse against women are sensitive subjects generally kept silent. The United Nations Women have tirelessly been advocating for an end to the silence.

With its fourth annual “Step Out to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls Walk” at Okeeheelee Park on Saturday, Oct. 22, the UN Women are bringing awareness and attention to the issue.

The president of the East Florida Chapter of UN Women, Luz G. Van Meek, anticipates that the walk will be a success. “The walk is our means to raise awareness about different types of violence against women,” she said.

Violence against women, teens and children of all ages comes in many different forms, Van Meek said. “We don’t just focus on domestic violence; there are other issues, such as human trafficking,” she explained.

According to Van Meek, bringing awareness to the issue is the

only way to resolve the problem.

“Many times we don’t realize that people we know are being abused or victimized,” she said. “We give information on how to look for the signs.”

There are women who are in abusive relationships or situations, and they don’t know how to get out. “Sometimes, women themselves, they don’t know they’re being victimized,” Van Meek said.

“And they have no idea that the feeling that they feel inside is telling them something. They have to do something about it by learning and looking for help.”

Violence against women also affects high school students.

“Eighty percent of high school girls have been bullied or sexually harassed in school at least once,” Van Meek said. “These are the types of things that need to be known in communities.”

The walk will also include raffles, refreshments and two guest speakers. One guest speaker is a victim of domestic violence, who will share her story. The other is the head of the No More Tears

Project (www.nmtproject.org), who will speak about different types of violence against women.

UN Women is an international organization created by the United Nations to promote gender equality and empower women.

The organization empowers women through various initiatives, from fighting domestic violence to HIV prevention.

There are 18 UN Women national committees throughout the world. In the United States, there are 13 chapters, and the East Florida Chapter is one of two chapters in this state. “Our chapter goes from Vero Beach to MiamiDade,” Van Meek said. “In our chapter, we do the walks to raise awareness about women’s issues.”

The organization educates women on issues pertaining to women’s rights, gender equality, domestic violence and governance. “Raising awareness and educating people about their rights, resources and what is available to them as citizens in the community is a very important part of our mission,” Van Meek said.

President of the UN Women East Florida Chapter Luz G. Van Meek (center) with participants at last y ear’s walk.

Continuing to raise awareness where, the community really starts at 8:15 a.m. The cost is $15 about violence against women thrives,” she said. for adults and $10 for students. becomes beneficial and essential The 2- to 3-mile walk will beTo pre-register, or for more into a community’s growth, Van gin at the Micanopy Pavilion at formation, call (561) 685-1308 or Meek said. “Once we start elimi- Okeeheelee Park. Registration visit www.unwomen-usnc.org/ nating the roots of violence every- begins at 7:30 a.m., and the walk eastflevents.

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OUR OPINION

Can The ‘Occupy’ Protests Transcend Our Bitter Political Divide?

It has been nearly a month since the Occupy Wall Street protests first began in New York City. What started as a single event has become a worldwide phenomenon, with similar events planned this Saturday at locations around the nation, and in some two dozen countries around the world.

Because these protests won’t be ending any time soon, they will continue to be part of a national debate. This can go one of two ways: Either it will devolve into more us-against-them quarreling, or it will do something most Americans probably think is impossible at this point — transcend the political divide and include people from all areas of the ideological spectrum.

While that would be quite an accomplishment, there is really no reason why it shouldn’t happen.

At its very core, the protests are about circumstance, not ideology. They are more about people unifying and sharing a voice than arguing any particular economic policy. Though it is mostly seen as a progressive movement, that is more a matter of who initially organized it than who is fit to take part. And while there are several things being protested, including the influence of money in Washington and economic inequality, these are things most people can agree on.

As part of their “We Are the 99 Percent” campaign, the protesters have launched a web site at http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com, through which they tell their individual stories of fi-

nancial hardship. Their tales range from middle-aged people who can no longer afford their homes to college graduates who can’t get hired and now are steeped in student loans. This touches on so many issues that to try to nail it down to a single purpose would be missing the point — and possibly an opportunity.

Not surprisingly, critics of the protesters write them off as entitled 20-somethings who are blaming others for their own bad decisions. Though it’s true that there are those who fit that bill — as well as those whose behavior on the streets has been obstructive and unruly — that is no reason to overlook the underlying message here.

In an interview with the Washington Post, Kalle Lasn, co-founder of Adbusters — the organization that launched the original protest — explained the protests’ lack of a single goal: “Not everyone needs to have a leader with clear demands. That’s the old way of launching revolutions. This revolution is run by the Internet generation, with egalitarian ways of looking at things, and an inclusive process of getting everyone involved. That’s the magic of it.”

We would like to see the conversation continue and, more importantly, include people from all political persuasions. If there ever is a chance for Americans to rise from the morass of the red-blue divide, this is it. With an uncertain economy, and so many people living in that uncertainty, it’s time they raised their voices together. At this point, the ballot box seems to no longer be sufficient.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Waste Monitoring Not Necessary At the Sept. 20 Loxahatchee Groves Town Council meeting, one item on the agenda was the renewal of the “waste monitoring” consultant contract the town has with local resident (and Riviera Beach firefighter) Frank Schiola.

The contract was scheduled to terminate on Oct. 31.

Previous Town Manager Frank Spence (whose management contract ended on Sept. 30) had recommended, for the second year in a row, non-renewal of this contract as wasteful and unnecessary spending of our tax money. Mr. Spence informed the council that Mr. Schiola was not, and had in fact never been, in compliance with the terms of his contract, as he had neglected to provide the town with several required insurance documents.

The waste-monitoring job basically consists of driving around town after our garbage contractor, Waste Pro, comes through and identifies missed trash or vegetative piles. Mr. Schiola then takes a digital photo of the pile and e-mails this photo, along with a note, to Waste Pro to go back and retrieve the missed trash. Considering Waste Pro does an average of over 100,000 household pick-up stops per year in our community, and Mr. Schiola has documented only 90 errors in the last year, it would appear Waste Pro is operating at a 99.9 percent efficiency rate. Therefore, it stands to reason we do not need to waste $12,000 per year paying a local fellow to follow garbage contractors around that are already doing a near-perfect job!

Many residents feel this is a “crony contract,” as Mr. Schiola’s records and work logs clearly demonstrate a lack of real need for this job. For example, in July of this year, Mr. Schiola discovered just one missed trash pile during the 40 hours of monitoring he billed the town for that month. (A separate trash pile on his July log was brought to his attention by a resident.) Mr. Schiola’s efforts in finding and reporting this one trash

pile netted him $1,000 of our tax money. Furthermore, of the 95 work days Mr. Schiola billed the town for during an 11-month period, his logs show nothing to report on 59 of those days. Only 38 percent of his billable time produced any documented results.

Full documentation of Mr. Spence’s recommendation, along with the waste monitor’s invoices and work logs, can be found on the town web site under “Meetings.”

Click on the Sept. 20 agenda pack and the documentation for this contract starts on page 132.

At the Sept. 20 council meeting, with a member of Palm Beach County’s new Inspector General’s Office sitting in the audience, Councilman Ron Jarriel (a fellow retired firefighter) pulled the renewal of the waste monitoring contract off the agenda. He recommended temporarily extending Schiola’s contract through Nov. 1 and official renewal of the contract be tabled for discussion until the Oct. 18 meeting — under the new town manager’s watch.

If after reviewing the records for yourself on our web site, www.loxahatcheegroves.org, you agree this is a waste of your tax money, I would encourage you to come to the upcoming town council meeting and express your opinion. Residents can also e-mail our councilmen. Their e-mail addresses are listed on the web site under “Town Council and Staff.”

Cindy Lou Corum Loxahatchee Groves

Appraisal System Changes Needed As time goes by, mechanisms are getting more sophisticated and difficult to detect when it comes to government and private transactions where land purchase in Palm Beach County is concerned.

The recent loan by Palm Beach County to Lake Park demonstrates how relatively easy it is for one entity, Lake Park, to avoid a kind of full disclosure through an appraisal process that most homeowners are familiar with but which in this case was not required. A

Palm Beach Post article revealed that because of a process failure in loan application, Palm Beach County actually loaned Lake Park $1.8 million more than the land purchased by Lake Park was worth, an appraised value of $655,000. The county commission, the article stated, “is considering” a change in the loan application process that would require an appraisal before loan approval. This is how things appear to be working in Palm Beach County by at least one observer, and considering Palm Beach County’s history, hopefully commissioners will act promptly and remove any doubt of impropriety.

Richard Nielsen Royal Palm Beach

Responding To Progressives I love this section of the newspaper because it is one of the only places that unfiltered public opinion is still printed. The news media has simply become an arm of the progressive movement.

A conservative would never be hired as a columnist in most newspapers, with the possible exception of this unbiased publication.

What would disqualify anyone like me is not our writing style, not our careful research to support our positions, not our understanding of Austrian economic theory.

What would disqualify us is the fact that we conservatives oppose a massive government bureaucracy, and we oppose one of the highest, if not the highest, tax burdens of any nation. I would have said industrialized nation, but if you have been following my letters you know that I have amply demonstrated that America is no longer the industrial power it once was and will probably never be; furthermore, being an anthropogenic global-warming denier makes me a pariah, according to liberal newspaper publishers.

Conservatives appeal to the well-informed, but not to the useful idiots who, like lemmings, follow the intellectual elite’s propaganda machine that arrogantly

proclaims that a gas that is indispensable for plant life will destroy the planet. I’m talking about carbon dioxide.

Just to reiterate, when I say that progressive policies have destroyed the wealth production of the industrial complex of America, I am not talking about companies going out of the business of making buggy whips because obviously, since the invention of the internal combustion engine, horses no longer pull wagons carrying goods to consumers. To compare the buggy whip demise to the demise of a vital industry like the steel industry evidences an ignorance of history and economics that is shocking. It is no wonder we elect incompetents to govern us. Certainly our representatives can rise no higher in quality and understanding than the electors who choose them.

Here is another bit of economic ignorance that shocks me: “Government jobs are good for the economy, and the TVA was good for business.” If you believe that then you are an ill-informed member of the community. Let me educate you: When government takes money out of the economy to build a bridge, it is a misappropriation of resources that inhibits private enterprise. Even worse is when government borrows the money. Low interest rates may be good for government borrowing, but they do not encourage savings, which fund real money loans, not the paper printed by the federal government. If you didn’t get what I just said, I’m sorry, but I would need the entire page to explain. As for the TVA, any elementary schoolchild should be taught that Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the darling of progressives, put Commonwealth & Southern out of business with his dam idea. Apparently there are still some who don’t get it, so I’ll repeat myself.

You don’t build infrastructure to create jobs. You build it to service existing businesses to make them more efficient. Government infrastructure projects do not turn a profit; they create debt. Get it?

There are appropriate govern-

mental functions that I approve of, but most of them should be under the authority of the individual states. Have you noticed that when a progressive argues how incompetent private enterprise is they have to reach back into ancient history or find some aberrant circumstance to use as an example of private-sector failures? Take a look at almost every piece of legislation and bureaucratic regulation that has hampered economic growth and has caused corporations to move their activities out of the country to survive, and then take notice that it was the federal government that has overstepped its constitutional authority.

The one fact that I agree with is that corporations fail for the same reason the United States economy is failing — incompetent leadership. At least in the private sector, when a company fails, it loses its own money. When government fails, it loses money that it has taken from taxpayers. I might also argue that politicians are less accountable to voters than executives, who are accountable to stockholders. The worst of both worlds is when incompetents in the private sector cause a catastrophic loss, and government incompetence bails them out. That’s what I call a “total system failure.”

One more thing before I finish venting if I may: I have no desire to drive around in a small underpowered tin box, most of which are manufactured in China, and anyone who believes that the general public doesn’t want comfortable, safe, large cars with a lot of power is drinking progressive Kool-Aid. The reason the auto industry has to receive taxpayer funding to produce small, underpowered electric cars is that there is no demand for

a high-priced, practically useless excuse for a car.

It is ludicrous that progressives who are so drunk on environmental mania fail to consider that electric cars are charged by coal-fired electric generation plants. Now it might make sense to produce clean electricity from safe nuclear plants, but progressives shiver in their flip-flops at the thought of a possible mishap. The fact is that progressives would rather we live in hot houses than consume electric current to cool our homes. No thanks, I’m not buying. Peddle your crazy someplace else.

Frank Morelli Wellington

Help Needed For Switch To Solar Panels We took advantage of the state rebate that enabled us to put a rooftop system to power our 1,000square-foot house. Although we had to put up over $30,000 to do this and we are still awaiting the rebate, which will be less money than originally promised, we are experiencing the benefits of our panels with clean energy, low electric bills and net metering. (Lake Worth Utilities buys back power we produce over and above our use.)

Many more people could take advantage of this clean energy if there were incentives to assist financially. There are proven programs already in place in this country and others that enable people to lease panels or obtain loans easily with ease of payback coming from production of energy.

Cheryl Leventhal Lake Worth

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OPINION

Remembering The Life And Career Of The Legendary Al Davis “Mr. Rabin,” said the voice.

“This is the athletic director at Adelphi University. We are having a sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony here… and Al Davis is being inducted. He asked me to call, and invite you and your wife personally, to the ceremony.”

I checked the date, and unfortunately we were already booked for a vacation that was paid for and basically nonrefundable. I had to say no, thank you.

I first met Al Davis in 1950 during my “first career” as a sports-

Footloose and...

By Jules W. Rabin writer for a Long Island daily newspaper. Al, just graduated from Syracuse, had accepted an assistant football coaching job at Adelphi.

These two youngish bachelors hit it off. And I was not at all surprised a couple of weeks later when Adel-

phi’s head football coach whispered in my ear, “Your new buddy knows more about football than most of the veteran coaches I know.”

Again, not surprisingly, in a year, the youth who would become the “legendary” Al Davis, respected, and sometimes feared, tough, irascible, paragon of conviction, was on the move to his next job.

Over the years, Al was a highly successful coach and general manager in the old American

Football League. He became its commissioner for a couple of years and then bought a piece of the Oakland Raiders, where his exploits included being one of the key players in merging the league with the National Football League.

Perhaps nothing was more game-changing and of historical import than his professional hiring practices pushing diversity.

He hired the first Latino head coach (Tom Flores), the first African-American head coach (Art

Shell) and the first woman CEO (Amy Trask, who still runs Oakland’s business affairs). In 1963, Davis was the youngest head coach in pro football history. At Oakland, he oversaw five trips to the Super Bowl, including three times as “champions of the world.”

Rarely has the sports media world gone as overboard in describing one of its own as the obituaries that poured from every corner on his passing at age 82 on Oct. 8. I didn’t see this sto-

ry in any of them: A number of years back, Al’s beloved wife Carol fell seriously ill. Al commandeered a bed near her and never left the hospital for the entire length of time she remained there before recovering.

Besides an occasional note, scribbled and returned, on one of mine, which always indicated there were 50 yard line seats waiting, we were never the buddies of the 1950s. But he always remained one of my heroes. “Just win, baby.”

priority to reinvest as much of this $16 million project back into the community, to the people who live here and work here.”

Palms West Hospital is part of HCA Healthcare. It is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

The hospital sits on a 74.32-acre site. It is within the boundaries of the Loxahatchee Groves Neighborhood Plan, but was not includ-

ed in the town’s 2006 incorporation boundaries. The eastern 27.30 acres of the site, containing medical office buildings, have been annexed into Royal Palm Beach.

The remaining 47.02 acres, including the hospital itself, remains in unincorporated Palm Beach County, which gives the county approval authority over the expansion plans.

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continued from page 1 biggest part of the expansion, and other expansions such as the adult ICU, which is adding only four beds, will be moving into the area next to them.”

The expansion follows an extensive needs assessment on the part of the hospital. “The hospital made assessments of the needs of patients, and we felt that this was the necessary next step to prepare to meet those needs, especially pediatrics,” Gardi said. “We serve pediatric patients in the five surrounding counties, so we really do feel the need to expand our pedi-

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Once construction commences in December, it is expected to be about a 13-month project, Gardi said.

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WELLINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL HOSTS BOUTIQUE TO BENEFIT ANNUAL GALA

Wellington Christian School held its Fall Boutique Show on Saturday, Oct. 8 in its Family Worship Center. More than 40 vendors were on hand selling a variety of items and food. All proceeds will benefit the WCS auction and gala “Caribbean Nights,” set for Saturday, Feb. 25 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. For more info., visit www.wcsauction.com or call (561) 793-1017.

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Auction coordinators Lynn Kelly, Christine Palmer and P aige Dillistin in front of the auction banner.

Abbey Levine of Crabby Abbey at her clothing booth.

Wellington Christian School fif th-grade safety patrol members sell baked goods to raise money for their trip.

Jennifer Lovitz and Danielle Moran browse the bake sale.

Jacki Vinson and Jennie Peters sell school T-shirts.

Valerie Tsompanas and Kaiya and Penny Parent of Glitzee Girlsz sell hair accessories.

Sharon Ow ens of Inspired Fire sells hand-blown glass.

Mom Alicia Sedita (center) helps Nicole and T.J. try on some belts.

Mindy Sepinuck sells jewelry.

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CRIME NEWS

Vehicle Stolen From Automotive Center At RPB Walmart

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report OCT. 8 — An employee of the Walmart Supercenter on Belvedere Road called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach last Saturday to report a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 8:20 a.m., the employee was working in the mechanic service department on the victim’s black 2011 Hyundai Sonata, which he discovered missing. The employee left the car unattended in the service area with the keys in it for approximately 5 minutes while he completed paperwork. During that time, someone drove off with the vehicle.

According to the report, the employee said an unknown black male with a hooded sweater and thick sunglasses was in the waiting area, acting suspiciously. He believed the man was the one who took the vehicle. The deputy made contact with the victim, who said she did not know who took the vehicle and hadn’t given anyone permission to drive it. After reviewing security video footage, the deputy observed that two other black males had been in the service area with the suspect and were still there. The deputy talked to the two men, who said they did not know the suspect. They described him as in his 20s, about 6foot-2 and 160 lbs., and said that he was acting “crazy,” twitching and that he asked for a ride to the mall to activate his cell phone.

According to the report, further review of the video footage at a later time showed the two men with the suspect shopping in the store and in the parking lot, getting out of the same vehicle. A copy of the video footage was taken for evidence, but there was no further information available at the time of the report.

••• OCT. 2 — A Royal Palm Beach woman was arrested Sunday, Oct. 2 for shoplifting from the Icing store in the Mall at Wellington Green. According to a PBSO report, 21-year-old Brittany Ferreira was in the store when an employee observed her trying to steal three multi-pack earring sets. She was stopped, and the items were recovered. The stolen earrings were valued at $41.50. Ferreira was arrested and issued a notice to appear in court.

OCT. 10 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a home on Braeburn Place on Monday morning regarding an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:30 p.m. last Sunday and 8 a.m. the following morning, someone knocked over the victim’s mailbox. The cost to replace it is approximately $400.

There were no tire marks or tracks observed near the mailbox, and there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

OCT. 10 — A Lake Worth resident called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Monday afternoon to report a stolen license plate. According to a PBSO report, the victim was at Wellington Regional Medical Center on Forest Hill Blvd. between 10 p.m. last Sunday and 1:30 p.m. the following afternoon. During that time, someone removed the license

plate from her car. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

OCT. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded early Tuesday morning to the Royal Palm Town Center plaza regarding a theft of auto parts. According to a PBSO report, sometime between noon Monday and 1:40 a.m. the following morning, someone removed the tires and rims from the victim’s white Pace trailer. The victim said the perpetrator(s) had unscrewed the exterior light bulbs so they would not be seen. The tires and rims were valued at approximately $300. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

OCT. 11 — A Royal Palm Beach man was arrested early Tuesday morning on drug charges following a traffic stop on Southern Blvd. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was on patrol on Shoma Drive when he observed a silver Infiniti I3 with illegally tinted windows. The deputy followed the vehicle out of the community and initiated a traffic stop on Southern Blvd. According to the report, the deputy made contact with the driver, who gave him a false name initially but was later identified as 38-year-old Tito Young. Young was arrested for giving a false name, and a search of his person revealed $2,876 cash. According to the report, Young said he had won the money gambling in Fort Lauderdale but did not have a receipt for proof. A search of the vehicle found several oxycodone pills on the driver’s-side floorboard and more in a cup of water. Young was taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with giving false information to a police officer, tampering with evidence and three counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.

OCT. 11 — An Acreage woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges of drunken driving following a traffic accident near the intersection of Royal Palm Beach and Okeechobee boulevards. According to the report, 52-year-old Ellen Armeli was involved in the collision at approximately 2 p.m. and appeared to be impaired. The deputy noticed her speech was slow and slurred. According to the report, the deputy asked Armeli to perform roadside tasks, but she was unable to. Armeli was arrested and taken to the county jail where breath tests revealed she had a .197 blood-alcohol level.

She was charged with driving under the influence.

OCT. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched Tuesday evening to the Groves at Royal Palm plaza on State Road 7 in response to a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim left his dark-blue Schwinn 10-speed bicycle outside the northeast side of the Publix supermarket without a bicycle lock at approximately 7:05 p.m. When he returned about 20 minutes later, it was gone. The stolen bike was valued at approximately $200. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is asking for the public’s help in finding these wanted fugitives: • Iliana Guzman-Menencia is a white female, 5’1” tall and weighing 120 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. She has scar s on her abdomen and right foot. Her date of birth is 05/11/76. GuzmanMenencia is wanted for failure to appear on charges of trafficking in marijuana, unlawful possession of property for trafficking, and sale and manufacture of a controlled substance. Her occupation is housekeeper. Her last known addresses were Bilbao Street in Royal Palm Beach and Seminole Road in Palm Springs.

Guzman-Menencia is wanted as of 10/ 13/11.

• Ashley Karas is a white female, 5’10” tall and weighing 190 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. Her date of birth is 11/14/89. Karas is wanted for failure to appear on a charge of possession of cocaine. Her occupation is unknown. Her last known address was Perr y Avenue in Greenacres. Karas is wanted as of 10/ 13/11.

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

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Royal Palm Beach Decides To Keep Municipal Election In March

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach Village Council decided last week to keep its upcoming municipal election March 13, instead of moving it to coincide with the presidential primary Jan. 31.

Two council seats will be up for election in 2012: Seat 3, currently held by Vice Mayor Richard Valuntas, and Seat 1, an open seat vacated in August by the resignation of former Councilman David Swift. Mayor Matty Mattioli is also up for re-election.

At their Oct. 6 meeting, council members worried that potential candidates would not have enough time to qualify for the ballot if the election was moved. In 2008, RPB’s election was moved

to the January presidential primary, and qualifying was held in late November.

“It seems like déjà vu all over again,” Valuntas said. “We did the same thing four years ago. The council decided to piggyback the local election onto the primary election. I’d like to discuss this and see if this is a direction the council would like to think about.”

Valuntas said he had called the village attorney about the issue, who then called Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher.

“For some reason, unlike last time, if this were something we wanted to do, we would have to have everything done by midNovember, two and a half months before the election, in order to piggyback on the presidential prima-

ry,” Valuntas said. “It seems to me that’s too fast of a time period, especially with the vacancy.”

Mattioli said he did not see how it would be possible to have all the necessary information by midNovember. “Time is against us, and it’s almost impossible to do,” Mattioli said. “The other aspect is, if we hold this Jan. 31, the county pays half the bill and we pay the other half. If we do it in March, we pay the full bill. Is that correct?”

Village Attorney Bradford Biggs said he had talked with Bucher earlier that day, who told him she would need all the candidates’ names by Nov. 16 and necessary text by Nov. 15. She explained to Biggs that all she needed for the primary was the Repub-

lican ballot, which she anticipated would make the process much simpler, unless multiple municipalities with March elections decided to move their elections, which they have not.

“It really didn’t sound like [moving the election] was going to be that big of a savings,” Biggs said.

Mattioli asked whether the village would actually have time to pull an election together for Jan. 31. Biggs said it is possible, but there would be serious timing issues.

Village Manager Ray Liggins explained that the village typically has two weeks of qualifying and 30 days of campaigning.

Liggins said an ordinance approving the change of the election

date would have to receive final approval by Thursday, Nov. 3 in order for qualifying to open the next day.

“It would have to be closed by Nov. 15, two Tuesdays later, so you would not be getting a full two weeks for qualifying,” Liggins said.

Webster said she did not favor an earlier election unless there would be significant savings, and she would like to avoid making candidates campaign through the holiday season.

“I just don’t see that there is an advantage to do it sooner like there was the last time, and it’s going to cut us short for the filing period,” she said. “I think you need all those things, particularly with an open seat.”

Councilman Fred Pinto asked why the question had been brought up again, after council members had previously decided to have the election in March when they were discussing whether to wait until then to fill Swift’s seat.

“I think it’s in the best interests of the residents and community relations to stay where we are,” Pinto said.

Valuntas said the reason he had brought it up was that the same circumstance was presenting itself as four years ago. Biggs pointed out that there also was a different supervisor of elections then with different policies.

By consensus, the council decided to keep the election on March 13.

Gannon To Tea Party: Beware A County Commission Power Grab

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report Members of the Palm Beach County Tea Party learned Monday about possible county charter changes as part of a presentation

by Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon during a meeting held at the Binks Forest Golf Club in Wellington.

Gannon told members that the changes could soon cause her position to be appointed by Palm Beach County administrators rather than elected by the people.

“Last month, the commission began putting together a charter review committee,” she said, noting that typically a charter review committee is made up of citizens who evaluate the charter and look for changes that can be put on the ballot for residents to vote on.

“Unfortunately, what the county commission did this year is they appointed themselves to be the charter review committee,” she said. “They never met as one commission. They created these public meetings in all of their districts

Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon where people came to make comments.”

Gannon said she felt it was the wrong move by the Palm Beach County Commission to hold individual meetings rather than the traditional hearings.

“I think our citizens should be valued,” she said. “I personally

believe we should have those hearings with all of the commissioners because all of us pay their salaries.”

She said that on Nov. 28, some of the issues that were discussed would be talked about at a county commission meeting.

The issues include whether to keep or eliminate eight-year term limits, to change to a strong mayor system with veto authority, to keep single-member districts, to add at-large commissioners and to appoint constitutional officers.

One of the commissioners, she said, brought up the issue of appointing constitutional officers. “It would make all the constitutional officers appointed,” she said. “I’ve taken that pretty personally, I have to be honest.”

Gannon said she felt her position was targeted because she chose to bid out her office’s printing, housing and mailing of tax bills, rather than using the county’s in-house printers.

“One of my commitments when

I ran was to go out and look at what was going on in the private market compared to what the county charges us,” she said. “We found that what the county charged us was about three times more than we could get in the private market.”

By switching to a private vendor, Gannon said she saved about $150,000 a year.

“But what it meant to the county was that they would have to look at their costs and their staffing,” she said. “I’m not in the business of being a tax collector to employ people in the county that I have no control over their work habits, over their salaries or anything.”

Gannon said she did not believe letting administrators appoint constitutional officers would lead to better government.

“There is no fact the county can present to you that says this is a better way to do business,” she said.

Though some say that combining the offices would save mon-

ey, Gannon said it would not be enough to make up for losing an independent officer.

“I have sovereign power,” she said. “I’m like a wall between the county commission making a decision that affects my office or the way we collect taxes. I’m the wall that makes sure everyone is treated fairly in this county, and I take that char ge very highly.”

Additionally, Gannon’s office is uniquely trained to navigate the complicated tax law.

“We probably deal with more of the public than any other part of the government,” she said.

“Taxes are very complicated, and it’s our policy that our employees explain everything to customers.”

Many Tea Party members wondered what could be done to stop the change, and Gannon said that if the item makes it to the ballot, the public would vote on it.

“It would be on the ballot next year,” she said. “On Nov. 28, the

commission will discuss what will be on that ballot. The way to impact that decision is to call your county commissioners.”

Already, Gannon said that more than 1,000 people had written commissioners to say they did not want the constitutional officers appointed.

“If you cannot impact them,” she said, “then we have a huge battle next November to make sure that giving the county commission more power doesn’t happen.”

Gannon noted that it was not her, her office or county administrators who would sway the commission, but citizens.

“It’s going to take an effort from everyone in our county,” she said.

“It has to come to the citizens. You will have to decide, do you want the county commission to have more power?”

Tea Party Central County Coordinator Gina Rascati suggested a “call to action,” and putting out an e-mail for members to contact their commissioners.

LGWCD Approves Sending Election Bill To Legislative Delegation

By Ron Bukley Town-Crier Staff Report Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District staff members are preparing a local bill for consideration in Tallahassee next session that would allow the election of one board member by a vote of “qualified electors.”

A qualified elector under Florida statutes is a district property owner or spouse who is also a registered voter. A majority of qualified electors approved a referendum earlier this year calling for the election change after Loxahatchee Groves activists Marge Herzog and Don Williams petitioned for the change.

The local bill would set up the election of one member by popular vote, and four members by the current proxy vote system based on the amount of acreage owned.

Supervisors plan to present the finished bill to the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation at its meeting Tuesday, Nov. 8 in Boca Raton.

LGWCD Administrator Clete Saunier asked supervisors at Monday’s meeting to review and discuss the proposed legislation and approve a resolution authorizing district staff members to proceed with all necessary tasks to file the bill for the 2012 legislative session.

Supervisor John Ryan said he had prepared a cover letter to be included with the local bill explaining the background.

“Marge Herzog and Don Williams legally, but I think unwisely,

opened up an expensive can of worms for the landowners in the district under a poorly constructed and untested Florida Statute 189.4051,” Ryan said. “That said, the district is attempting to implement the recent referendum and urban area mapping results in the proposed local bill.”

Ryan pointed out that the state statute, which enumerates election requirements and procedures for special taxing districts with governing boards elected on an acreage basis, is in conflict with Chapter 298 of the Florida Statutes, which governs water control districts.

Ryan said he felt that there are alternatives to the local bill, but he did not want to present a structure that would generate any challenges during the legislative delegation hearing.

Ryan said he thought that a literal implementation of the statute would be expensive and unreasonably limit district property owners who should be eligible to vote.

Among his proposals were to modify the current three-year terms of office so the district would apply the qualified elector board seat beginning with the next scheduled annual meeting in June, and that the seat would become open again in June 2015 for a three-year term, which does not comply with the requirement under FS 189.4051 that a popularly elected board member serve a four-year term. Current LGWCD supervisors serve three-year terms.

Ryan also said the statute does not recognize certain legal entities, such as stockholders of a corporation, members of a limited liability company, partners in a partnership or grantors and beneficiaries of a trust, or spouses of stockholders, grantors or beneficiaries of a trust.

Although FS 189.4051 mandates that the election be under the auspices of the supervisor of elections, Ryan said he felt the board should be allowed to adopt the election procedures similar to the recent referendum of qualified electors that had been conducted by an independent auditing firm.

Ryan said Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher had made it clear that she does not want a part in the qualified elector process and would express that opinion to the legislative delegation.

“The two basic changes that I made are to expand, I think correctly, the definition of ‘qualified electors,’ and to not have a special election process that involves the supervisor of elections,” Ryan said.

Attorney Betsy Burden, who was filling in for LGWCD Attorney Mary Viator, said all staff needed that evening was to receive direction to prepare the local bill so they could present it to the delegation on time.

Saunier said that although FS 189.4051 calls for a four-year term for the qualified elector seat, for that seat to run every four years and the other supervisors to have seats that run three years would

lead to two different types of elections being held concurrently. “In order to avoid the confusion that would bring, we would suggest that everyone gets elected to threeyear terms,” Saunier said.

Saunier said there had been considerable confusion during the recent referendum to approve a seat elected by qualified electors, where qualified electors were going to the Palms West Presbyterian Church election precinct, thinking they were going to vote there.

“In order to avoid that kind of confusion on Election Day, keeping everyone on three-year terms would be staff’s recommendation,” Saunier said.

The draft bill proposes a standalone election of the qualified elector seat every three years, with proxy-vote elections of two supervisors each of the subsequent two years.

Saunier added that Viator had recommended that attorney David Ramba, who served as the LGWCD’s lobbyist in Tallahassee last session, be involved in carrying this bill through the upcoming legislative session.

Chairman Dave DeMarois said he agreed due to the complexities involved with the apparent statutory conflicts.

“I know it’s an expense, but then again, if we’re going to go forward with something, we need to take our best shot at it,” DeMarois said. “If we have a problem where we are going to have conflicting legislation, at least he’s an attorney who will present that part

and get that point across. We’re going to need all the help we can get.”

Supervisor Frank Schiola objected to retaining Ramba. “I think this is going to create a lot of problems,” Schiola said, asserting that he felt the state legislature should repair its own statutory conflicts.

“As far as having a lobbyist, I don’t think we’re going to need it. I don’t see anyone going to Tallahassee and challenging this.”

Saunier said that money had been budgeted for lobbying costs.

Several supervisors questioned whether the portion of Ryan’s let-

ter should be included asking to expand the definition of a qualified elector to include stockholders, members of limited liabilities, partners of partnerships, and grantors and beneficiaries of trusts, and Ryan agreed to exclude it.

Ryan made a motion to proceed with a local bill and retain David Ramba as lobbyist, Supervisor Robert Snowball seconded the motion, and it carried 4-0 with Supervisor Don Widing absent.

The supervisors also directed staff to include Ryan’s amended cover letter.

Calling All Volunteers For Wellington Fall Festival Wellington is looking for volunteers age 14 and older to assist with the 2011 Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 4:30 to 10 p.m.

Volunteers can assist with hay rides, costume contests and pumpkin painting, or spook visitors in the Haunted Hallways. Have a “spooktacular” time while also earning community service hours.

There are a limited number of volunteers needed. To volunteer for this event, contact Volunteer Coordinator Kimberly Henghold at (561) 791-4137 or khenghold@wellingtonfl.gov.

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continued from page 3 as well as the western communities’ top priority, to complete that road,” Damone said, pointing out that the road has met opposition from Ibis residents and West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio, who lives in Ibis.

The project has received the support of numerous local agencies, including ITID, the Palms West Chamber of Commerce, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and Loxahatchee Groves. “I personally will be in Tallahassee several times this year making sure that that road gets connected to Northlake, as has been planned since the 1940s,” Damone said.

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NEWS BRIEFS Wellington To Host Annual Fall Festival Oct. 22

Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the fair.

South Florida Fair Seeks Musicians To Perform In New Marching Band As part of the upcoming 100th birthday celebration of the South Florida Fair, a marching band is being organized that will perform at area events, holiday parades and the parades held during the fair in January. Interested? Complete the registration form online at www. southfloridafair.com/sffmarching band and details will be sent to you.

The South Florida Fair marching band is one of many special new public activities planned to mark the 100th birthday of the fair.

A 100-day promotional countdown to the fair launched last week with “100 Days of Giveaways.” Sign up at www.south

floridafair.com or “like” the fair’s page on Facebook.

A Jeans & Jewels “Party of the Century” is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 14. Tables or individual seats are on sale now with proceeds going to scholarships and ag camp. A South Florida Fair 5K Race/Walk is being organized for Okeeheelee Park on Dec. 31. A kids mile is slated right on the fairgrounds the morning of Jan. 14.

A coupon book loaded with 100 extraordinary discounts will be offered. Yesteryear Village will become a throwback to the original 1912 fair, including old-time rides and games. For sponsorship information, call (561) 790-5233.

Join Wellington and the Palms West Chamber of Commerce as Waste Management presents the 2011 Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Village Park gymnasium (11700 Pierson Road).

The fun begins at 5 p.m. with the Old Gym Haunted Hallways.

You’ll scream through 3,000 square feet and 15 minutes of twisting and frightful hallways.

Then take part in the pumpkin pieeating contest at 7 p.m. The evening continues with a costume contest. Costumes will be judged on originality, scariest and best look-alike character. Festivities will continue throughout the evening with hayrides, door-todoor trick-or-treat, inflatable rides and more.

Activities require the purchase of an all access (excluding laser tag) bracelet for $10. Advance bracelets are on sale now for only $7 at Village Park or the Wellington Community Center. There will also be a laser tag area available for an additional $5. For more information, call (561) 791-4005.

and express shipments to breast cancer research.

As a local family-owned business, the Postal Center staff believes this is just one of many ways to give back to the community that has been loyal to them for the past eight years.

The Postal Center is located in the Publix plaza in The Acreage.

For more information, call (561) 333-6536.

Donated Goods Sought For Food Bank Wellington Cares Clearinghouse is collecting donated goods to deliver to Food for the Poor on Thursday, Oct. 27.

Headquartered in Coconut Creek, Food for the Poor ships duty-free containers to 17 Caribbean countries with donations of medical supplies, non-perishable food, children’s clothing and household items.

Wellington Cares particularly likes to send items such as sewing machines or tools that can help people make a better life for themselves and their children.

To donate, call Ellie Caldwell at (561) 790-5499.

Postal Center Helps Fight Breast Cancer

Kids Fair Nov. 5-6 At The Palm Beach Zoo

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During the month of October, the Postal Center in Loxahatchee will donate a portion of the fees from all ground

The Palm Beach Zoo will host its annual “We Care Kids Fair” on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5 and 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

The annual event provides fam-

ilies with dynamic hands-on cultural and educational activities presented by local service organizations and businesses. Activities will feature a rock-climbing wall, professional face painters, magicians, participatory sand art, animal-themed games and crafts, live music and storytelling. All of these activities take place surrounded by 23 acres of lush tropical habitat where more than 1,400 animals are on exhibit. Informative animal encounters and wildlife shows take place every day.

All activities are free with zoo admission. For more information, visit www.palmbeachzoo.org or contact Parenting Plus magazine at pplus000@aol.com.

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Medical Specialists The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a volunteer medical specialist with time to review cases.

The PBSO Financial Crimes Unit is searching for a licensed physician with training either in gerontology and/or psychiatry.

The doctor, who could be semiretired or retired, would work with investigators and supply critical information and guidance that would help with putting together cases and knowing which had the potential to succeed in court.

Specifically, the doctor would be asked to evaluate medical records to determine the victim’s mental and physical state at the time of the perpetration of the fraud. The doctor would help pre-

pare both officers and victim for testimony and might be called on to testify him or herself.

Without this help, officers either have to make “judgment calls” that often can be challenged by an attorney in court or spend hardto-come-by budget dollars to pay for consultancy services.

“With the number of doctors in Palm Beach County, it would seem that someone would have the time to help us — help elderly victims in this county, which is often called the fraud capital of the nation,” Lt. Christopher Keane said.

The PBSO has almost 4,000 volunteers and has been recognized statewide and nationally.

The Volunteer Services Unit comprises professionally skilled and talented individuals that have come together to share their time and assist the PBSO in any way they can. For more information, contact Keane at keanec@pbso. org or (561) 688-3950.

Relay For Life Kickoff Oct. 26 In Royal Palm A kickoff celebration will be held for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life on Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the MarBar Grille at Madison Green (2001 Crestwood Blvd., Royal Palm Beach). There will be food and fun for all. This is an opportunity to get involved. Bring $100 to register your team. To RSVP call Stephanie at (561) 7905183. For details, visit www.relay forlife.org/royalpalmbeach.

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YOUNG AT HEART CLUB HOSTS FUN-FILLED LUNCHEON AT RPB CULTURAL CENTER The Royal Palm Beach Young at Heart Club held a luncheon Friday, Oct. 7 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Lunch was catered by Butterfields Southern CafĂŠ, and comedian Jeff Laub had the crowd roaring with laughter. For more information on the Young at Heart Club, call (561) 790-5149.

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Anne Marie Matozzo, Joy Maale, Maddie Paladino and Betty Schwerin.

Cecile Betances, Peggy Rogers and Nicolina Dassone.

Carlos Morales, comedian Jeff Laub and YAH Vice President Margie Bonner.

Karl Luther and Muriel Kogan.

Young at Heart President Rick Hansen addresses club members.

CAFCI members and friends enjoy the luncheon.

CYPRESS TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS GET FIT WITH WEEKLY JOG

Every Monday afternoon, approximately 110 student members of the Cypress Trails Elementary School Marathon Club jog around Katz soccer field to improve their fitness. Students from kindergarten through fifth grade jog 1 to 2 miles each Monday until they reach 25 miles. On Saturday, Jan. 14, they will join thousands of other Palm Beach County students and finish the last mile of the PHOTOS BY DENISE FLEISCHMAN/T OWN-CRIER marathon at the South Florida Fairgrounds, where they will receive medals.

First-grade teacher Todd Wells and volunteer parent Celine Race lead stretching exercises.

Julia Hernandez, Alexis Race and Heather Ballantyne jog.

Nyla Morales and Jaylen Moore keep up the pace.

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WOMEN OF THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES MEETING AT MADISON GREEN IN RPB Women of the Western Communities met Thursda y, Oct. 6 at the Madison Green Golf Club. Af ter dinner, Frannie Sheridan entertained with her observational humor. Members and guests brought items to donate to YWCA Harmony House, and there was a 50/ 50 raffle. For more info., contact Mair Armand at mair@wwc-fl.com or (561) 635-0011.

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Beth Gaul and Allyson Samiljan.

Selena Smith, Frannie Sheridan and Laurie Piel.

Meg Roy, Hope Barron, Maureen Gross and Suzanne Redmond.

Sandy Koffman, Susan D’Andrea and Ruth Mansmith.

Christine Yacovella, Maggie Zeller, Julie Tannehill and Susan Giddings.

(Sitting, L-R) Linda Grove, Evelyn Regan and Pauline Parlato; (standing) Jo Cudnik and Jeri Edgar.

PETCO IN WELLINGTON HOSTS A SPECIAL EVENT TO BENEFIT ANIMAL RESCUE Petco held an “Adopt-athon and Wag Weeunion” on Saturday, Oct. 8 at its Wellington store to benefit A Second Chance Puppies & Kittens Rescue. There was real snow for the kids (and their dogs), along with free seminars, microchips for dogs, vendors and more.

Petco is located at 920 S. State Road 7. For more info., call (561) 333-5714.

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Amy, Max, Rich and Gina Veeneman adopted two puppies.

Samantha Hurwitch with her dog Leilani.

A Second Chance volunteers Antonia Digiacomo, Amany Atalla and Rachel Lambe with kittens ready for adoption.

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ST. DAVID’S-IN-THE-PINES CHURCH HOSTS BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS & DOG WASH St. David’s-in-the-Pines Episcopal Church in Wellington held a Blessing of the Animals ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 9. Members of the church brought their pets in after church service to get blessed. The event also included a fun dog wash. For more info., visit www. saintdavidsinthepines.org. SEE VIDEO FROM THIS EVENT AT WWW.GOTO WNCRIER.COM. PHOTOS BY JESSICA GREGOIRE/TOWN-CRIER

Steven Thomas with Francis and Shelley Blodgette.

Shelley Blodgette (holding Francis and Cinderella), Pat Gagnon, Maeve Blodge tte and Shirley Browne (holding Mille).

Jonathan, Joshua and Carmel Pierre Paul with Chloe.

Kimberley Gardner, and Elizabeth and Suzanne Bates with Tippy Canoe Buster Barefoot.

Erin Thomas and Kimberley Gardner wash Chloe.

Suzanne Bates washes Tippy Canoe Buster Barefoo t.

Health Care District Honors Grear For Community Contributions Calling her a “hero” and a “champion of the Glades,” the Health Care District of Palm Beach County recently honored board member Dr. Effie C. Grear as she completed her second and final consecutive volunteer term.

In her nearly 9 years of service, Grear has helped lead the district as the sole member of the board who resides in the rural western area of the county known as the Glades. During her tenure, Grear has advanced access to quality healthcare in the Glades region, as well as throughout the entire community.

“Dr. Grear’s dedication to ensure the health and well-being of the residents of Palm Beach County, especially in the Glades, is immeasurable,” Health Care District

Chairman Jonathan R. Satter said.

“Her unwavering commitment as an advocate for improved access to healthcare has impacted many lives, and I am proud to have served on this board with her.”

As a Glades resident, educator and community leader since the mid-1950s, Grear has firsthand knowledge of the area’s challenging healthcare needs. The former principal of Glades Central High School in Belle Glade was appointed to the board by the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners in 2002 to represent the Glades communities. She was then reappointed in 2003 and again in 2007 for two consecutive four-year terms.

“The Health Care District of Palm Beach County is grateful to

Dr. Grear for her years of service on the board, her dedication to the health of our community, and her compassion for our residents,” said Dr. Ronald J. Wiewora, the district’s CEO and chief medical officer. “The impact and breadth of Dr. Grear’s service will be appreciated for many years to come.”

In 2004, Grear began serving on the board of the former Glades General Hospital, a 60-year-old facility in Belle Glade that was owned and operated by the Health Care District of Palm Beach County. At that time, Glades General was the sole remaining hospital in a large region of more than 30,000 permanent residents. She assisted in physician recruitment to the rural acute-care facility and

in 2005 began serving on the hospital’s Patient Safety and Quality Committee. She was instrumental in establishing a nurse education program for students at Palm Beach Community College in Belle Glade and has worked to expand the federally qualified health centers in the region.

When hurricanes hit Glades General Hospital, causing significant damage to the aging facility, Grear was instrumental in helping to plan for a new, 70-bed replacement hospital that would be centrally located in Belle Glade to serve the residents of the Glades communities. As a hospital board member, she participated in naming the new hospital Lakeside Medical Center. Grear proudly cut the ceremonial ribbon marking the

opening of the new hospital and was present when the first patient arrived on Oct. 15, 2009, the morning Lakeside Medical Center opened and Glades General Hospital was retired. In April 2010, Grear began serving as chair of the Glades Healthcare Foundation, which was established to raise capital funds for the hospital and other health initiatives in the Glades.

“My service on the Health Care District Board has been very important to me, especially since it helped bring about a new hospital for the Glades,” Grear said. “I thank the district board members for all that you have done to improve the health of our community and challenge you to do even more in the future.”

Dr. Effie C. Grear

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Ideal Students Build Their Own Communities

(Front row, L-R) Beau Britt, Rebekah Best, Alexandra Doughman, Francesca Castro, Allie Britt and Andrea Kirkman; (back row) Kathy Britt, Nikki Leeder, Connor Kelaher, Megan Kadel, Alissa Sanchez, Gabriela Sanchez, Kimberly Paez, Kelby Rothenburg, Kaden Connolly and Jane t Ratty.

When Ideal School teacher Gerrianne Disney plans a social studies lesson she knows that talking about the concepts with her students is only partially effective.

What she really wants them to do is experience the lesson in order to fully understand what they’re learning.

“It’s one thing to tell my students that a community is made up of a school, post office, grocery store, gas station and other businesses,” Disney said, “but it’s another thing for them to build a town based on the needs of people living there.”

Second-graders AdrienAraneo, Christopher Callaway and Ryan Stevens took on the important roles as city planners and helped

their classmate “citizens” lay out the streets, intersections and erect buildings using blocks and giant Legos. Other students took on the role of police officer to make sure classmates were following the rules, mailmen to deliver information to and from the Ideal School office, and construction workers to do the necessary building.

“The students aren’t going to remember the vocabulary from the lesson if all they do is memorize it,” Disney said. “By creating a community of their own and fulfilling the roles of the people in that community, they’re able to experience and understand the lessons and ideas in a meaningful way that will stay with them for a long time to come.”

Students Lia Barr, Sophia Lenzi and Ambika Sharma create a community in their classroom.

Berean Christian School welcomed representatives from the NOPE Task Force on Monday, Sept. 26.

NOPE (Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education) is a Palm Beach County team dedicated to the prevention of narcotics overdose through education. The team held a presentation for Berean’s seventh- through 12th-grade students during which various speakers, including police staff and mothers of narcotics overdose victims, shared their experiences with students.

Each story shared was about a local 13- to 26-year-old who passed away due to a narcotics

overdose. The stories, while demonstrating the dangers of narcotics use, also taught students the signs of narcotics overdoses and urged them to “be the hero” by calling for help should they ever witness a similar event.

By partnering with each other to educate students on the dangers of and proper ways to handle overdoses, both Berean and NOPE hope to help make the community a better place for all.

For more information about Berean, visit www.bereanwpb.or g.

More information on NOPE Task Force presentations and programs can be found at www.nopetask force.org.

Berean students listen to a speaker from Nar cotics Ov erdose Prevention & Education.

WCS Students Help Out At Locks Of Love NOPE Team Visits Berean Christian School

Wellington Christian School’s high school SWAP (Students with a Purpose) team, along with staff coordinators Kathy Britt and Janet Ratty, recently put a “no school day” to practical use when they volunteered at the Locks of Love main headquarters in West Palm Beach.

Locks of Love is a public nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under the age of 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss. WCS students sorted hundreds of envelopes containing donated ponytails and braids from around the world and helped with computer-generated thank-you cards to donors.

For more information about donating or volunteering, contact Pia McCarthy at (561) 833-7332 or info@locksoflove.org.

Wellington Christian School has been offering an education to students in the western communities for more than 30 years. The school has grown over the years and currently offer early childhood from 3 years old all the way through 12th grade.

The school’s focus remains to be Christ-centered with a college preparatory academic curriculum.

For additional information on Wellington Christian School, call (561) 793-1017 or visit www. wellingtonchristian.org.

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WPMS Honors Its Students Of The Month NEW HORIZONS TEACHER Western Pines Middle School Principal Robert Hatcher has announced the students of the month.

This month, elective teachers chose the best from the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade classes.

Students were selected based on their character, scholastic achievement and work ethic.

Sixth-grader Sergio Chaux is a very responsible and hardworking young man. His teachers note that he is a very goal-oriented and selfmotivated individual. According to his teachers, Chaux is always respectful and courteous, and a pleasure to have in any classroom.

Seventh-grader Chris Hart’s

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teachers say he is a great young man with a very positive attitude.

He always takes on every challenge with a smile. Hart has a great sense of what is right and does it.

Eighth-grader Cassandra Ramroop is a very goal-oriented and hard-working student. Her teachers note that she is a dependable and motivated young lady who has a drive to be successful. Ramroop always aims high academically and takes time to help her classmates as well.

(L-R) Chris Hart, Cassandra Ramroop, Principal Rober t Hatcher and Sergio Chaux.

Poinciana Student Council Chosen For 2011-12 Poinciana Day School middle school students had the opportunity to practice democracy in action recently with their student council election for the 2011-12 school year.

Sixth- through eighth-grade students campaigned for positions.

Students had the opportunity to create campaign posters in technology class and discussed the pros and cons of campaigning as well as what are appropriate ways to campaign for election.

At the conclusion of the campaign period, all the student candidates delivered speeches on why they should be elected. After the speeches, all the middle school students cast their votes for their desired candidates.

The following students were elected as class representatives to the Poinciana Day School Student Council for the 2011-12 school year:

• Sixth-grade class representatives are Fiona A’Hearn (West Palm Beach and Lake Worth), Dylan Carmenini (Palm City), Kyle Dunton (Boynton Beach) and Quovai Ryles (West Palm Beach).

• Seventh-grade class representatives are Chavous Anthony (West Palm Beach), Patrick Brannen (West Palm Beach), Jonah Hasson (Palm Beach) and Nelson Olaguibel (Wellington).

• Eighth-grade class representatives are Maeve A’Hearn (West Palm Beach and Lake Worth), Blake Clement (Lake Worth), Juli Cooper (West Palm Beach), Cole Fendrich (Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter), Justin Lubin (Palm Beach), Amar Maharaj (West Palm Beach), Kaitlyn Rivers (Lake Worth) and Bayln Washington (Palm Beach Shores).

Student Council advisors are Kate Shaw and Daniel Schaffer.

Poinciana Day School is an in-

Newly elected Poinciana Day School Student Council members for the 2011-12 school year. dependent private school in West Palm Beach for pre-K through eight grade where “every child is an honored student.” Students participate in an integrated curricu-

lum meets the needs of students on all ability levels. Call (561) 655-7323 for more information or a personal tour, or visit www. poincianadayschool.org.

New Daycare Center Is Now Open In Wellington Home and School Connection, a new family-owned-and-operated daycare center in Wellington, has announced a special opportunity for parents, families and friends to win free tuition for a child for one full school year by entering the school’s raffle program, which officially begins this month.

In an effort to introduce itself and say hello to the Wellington community, Home and School Connection, located at 1925 Birkdale Drive at Forest Hill Blvd., invites the public to visit the new preschool and daycare cen-

ter anytime, Monday through Friday until 6 p.m., to tour the facility and meet the staff. Once on site, guests are offered the option of purchasing a $10 raffle ticket, with 50 percent of the proceeds donated to Child and Family Connection, the nonprofit child-welfare organization serving Palm Beach County, for a chance to win free tuition.

“As a mother of five children and a teacher with more than 19 years experience working and managing daycare centers, I know how tough it can be to find a convenient, quality and affordable

daycare center,” School Director Cathy Terwilliger said. “The raffle is just a fun way to let all the moms, dads and kids know that we’re here in Wellington and excited to meet everyone.”

Opening its doors this past August, Home and School Connection was created with the focus on helping families stay connected to the public education system. With daycare and educational services ranging from an infant care room to after-school tutoring, enrollment is open to all children ages six weeks through 12 years with class programs designed to meet

the needs of every child and parent. Along with an affordable and flexible tuition plan, Home and School Connection offers a small child-to-teacher ratio and a curriculum concentrating on early literacy and homework tutoring. Pickup service from area elementary schools is free, meals and afternoon snacks are provided, and holiday and summer camp sessions are available.

For more info., visit www.home andschoolconnection.org, e-mail homeandschoolconnection@ yahoo.com or call (561) 7555437.

New Horizons Elementary School kindergarten teacher Lee Fah Davidson has been awarded an Education Foundation of Palm Beach County License for Learning mini grant in the amount of $1,000. Principal Betsy Cardozo and Davidson were invited to the award reception on Sept. 27 at B.B. King’s Blues Club in CityPlace. The grant money will be used by Davidson to enrich her classroom reading pr ogram. Her program is titled “Author, Author, Be My Guest.” Many books written by popular children’s authors will be purchased for this enriching classroom program.

Shown here are Cardozo and Davidson at the awards reception.

Score At The Top Earns Special Re-Accreditation Score at the Top Learning Centers & Schools in southeast Florida are proud to share the news of their re-accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) and AdvancED. A five-member team from SACS/AdvancED spent several days this fall reviewing the schools’ educational practices, governance and performance, and interviewing students, parents, staff and directors.

Score at the Top currently operates schools and learning centers in Boca Raton, Coral Springs,

Palm Beach Gardens, Wellington, West Palm Beach and Weston; its Davie location will open later this month. The family-owned-andoperated education company was established by Judi Robinovitz in 1980.

Score at the Top provides oneon-one private-school education, tutoring in all subjects in grades K-12 and college, SAT/ACT preparation, as well as college and boarding-school counseling. Its comprehensive web site, www.scoreatthetop.com, provides complete, up-to-date information on education, Score at the Top services and more.

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The King’s Academy’s Boutique & Trunk Show A Huge Success The King’s Academy held its second annual Boutique & Trunk Show on Wednesday, Oct. 5.

With 52 vendors in attendance, the M. Nelson Loveland Sports & Fine Arts Center was transformed into a shopping experience rivaling Rodeo Drive, and more than 400 guests took advantage of shopping the specialty and unique merchandise.

Many guests took the opportunity to get a jump-start on their Christmas shopping. The event was a huge success, raising more than $16,500 to benefit the school’s annual fund. TKA parents were joined by friends, students, alumni, faculty, staff, grandparents and community members for the highly anticipated, spectacular shopping event.

Pre-registered guests received a reusable shopping tote, compliments of Vera Bradley. They also enjoyed a complimentary break-

fast provided by the school. A highlight of the event was the newly added Boutique Bake Shoppe that featured homemade treats baked by TKA faculty, staff and administrators, as well as talented and creative TKA parents.

The scrumptious treats generated $1,300.

The school would like to offer a special thank-you to the Boutique & Trunk Show Committee, led by TKA parents Teddy Walker, Denise Meers, Dana Wilkerson, Susan Gableman and Julie Fiedor.

Thanks also go out to the Graceffo family and InsuranceExpress. com for sponsoring the popular TKA Spirit Bands. All proceeds from the event benefits the King’s Academy’s annual fund.

The King’s Academy is a nationally recognized private Christian school serving approximately 1,200 students from preschool

TKA parent volunteers Denise Meers, Stacy Montgomery, Susanne Legere and Julie Fiedor. through 12th grade. TKA serves students and their families across Palm Beach and Hendry counties

at its main campus at Belvedere Road and Sansbury’s Way in West Palm Beach, its Clewiston cam-

Attendees shop for items at the boutique and trunk sale. pus on Caribbean Avenue and its satellite preschool campuses in Greenacres, Palm Beach Gardens

and Royal Palm Beach. More information is available online at www.tka.net.

Joseph Landy Selected For Inclusion In ‘Best Lawyers In America’ Joseph B. Landy, a partner in the law firm of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith (LLL&S), has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of medical malpractice law.

For nearly three decades, Best Lawyers has been regarded by both the profession and the public as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States.

The American Lawyer describes

it as “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

According to Best Lawyers President Steve Naifesh, selection to Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey (comprising more than 3.9 million confidential evaluations by your fellow top attorneys), and because no fee or purchase is required to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Board certified in civil trial law

Carrero Completes Navy Basic Training Navy Seaman Recruit Kyle Carrero, son of Lizbeth Martinez of Royal Palm Beach, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Carrero completed a variety of training, which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.

The capstone event of boot

camp is “Battle Stations.” This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. Battle Stations is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of honor, courage and commitment. Its distinctly Navy flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a sailor.

Carrero is a 2011 graduate of Palm Beach Central High School.

by the Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy, “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell and invited to join the American Board of Trial Advocates (Palm Beach Chapter), Landy has also been recognized as one of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs Lawyers in America; Florida Super Lawyers for personal injury law; Florida Trend magazine’s Florida Legal Elite; Florida Monthly magazine’s Florida’s Top Lawyers in personal injury law; and Elite Lawyers of America.

“We are pleased to learn of Joe’s recognition as one of the best lawyers in America,” noted LLL&S Managing Partner Gary Lesser.

“His legal skill, integrity and successful track record are impressive; his compassion for his clients is exceptional.”

A shareholder of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith since 2001, Landy focuses his practice on representing individuals who have suffered personal injuries or wrongful death, including nursing home negligence, catastrophic injuries, product liability and motor vehicle accident litigation. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner for many years at the law firm of Kubicki Draper, where he tried a large volume of cases on behalf of insurance companies. Since joining LLL&S firm, Landy has

used his extensive trial and litigation experience solely to benefit the injured and their families.

Landy is a member of the Florida Bar; New York Bar; Pennsylvania Bar (inactive); U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida; and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and business from the University of Pittsburgh in 1990 and his juris doctorate from Yeshiva University, Cardozo School of Law in 1993 where he served as a member of its Moot Court Board.

Landy is a member of the American Association for Justice, Florida Justice Association, Palm Beach County Justice Association (having served on its board of directors from 2004 to 2006) and the Palm Beach County Bar Association (serving on its Personal Injury and Wrongful Death CLE Committee).

Active in the community, Landy served two consecutive years as corporate chair of Walk Now for Autism Speaks and is a former board member of the Young Leadership Division of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County and the Jewish Community Center of the Greater Palm Beaches.

Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith,

Joseph Landy in his of fice at Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith. the third-oldest law firm in Palm Beach County, was established in 1927 by Joseph H. Lesser in West Palm Beach, and has been serving clients throughout Florida for more than 80 years focusing on

serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. For more information on LLL&S offices in West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and Stuart, call (561) 655-2028 or visit www.lesserlaw firm.com.

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‘Third Thursday Fun-Raiser’ At Crane’s BeachHouse A Success Genesis Community Health and United Cerebral Palsy of Palm Beach & Mid-Coast Counties cohosted a Third Thursday FunRaiser recently in Delray Beach at Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar. Nearly two dozen supporters of the organizations attended the event, including Genesis Community Health Executive Director DeAnna Warren, nurse practitioner Juan Amado and founding board member Brother Bill Clark.

Also on hand were Jennifer Berman of UCP, Daniel Gibson of the Lord’s Place, Camille and Joseph L. Cappo, Becky Christ, Robert Glass and Cathy Balestriere, general manager of Crane’s BeachHouse.

All net profit from the event was split evenly between the two co-hosting nonprofit organizations, Genesis Community Health, which is located in the Sunshine Square shopping center on the southwest corner of Federal and Woolbright in Boynton Beach, and UCP of Palm Beach and Mid-Coast Counties, which is based in Lake Worth.

Each of the monthly Third Thursday Fun-Raisers are open to the public and are held in the 625-square-foot poolside Tiki Bar at Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel, which is located at 82 Gleason Street in Delray Beach, one block south of Atlantic Avenue and one block west of the Atlantic Ocean.

Daniel Gibson, Robert Glass and Becky Christ.

RPB CUB SCOUTS KICK OFF NEW SCHOOL YEAR Royal Palm Beach Cub Scout Pack 120 held its first pack meeting of the school year Monday, Sept. 26 at the Harvin Center. The scouts enjoyed putting on a skit before building a pirate ship-themed “doom buggy” for their upcoming big event camping trip at Tanah Keeta.

Pack leaders Dave Elder and Vicky Onofrey distributed awards to the scouts who earned them. Cory Goodman had an especially productive summer, earning seven belt loops and 11 pins in various sports and academic areas.

(Left) Jacob McNally, Cory Goodman and Gavin MacLean receive awards they have earned. (Right) The scouts present the flag for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Jennifer Berman and DeAnna Warren PHOTOS BY MICHIKO KURISU

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St. Rita Knights Of Columbus Golf Tournament Oct. 15 At Madison Green The Knights of Columbus Council #8419 from St. Rita Catholic Church will hold its 22nd annual golf tournament Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Madison Green Golf

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continued from page 1 that this landowner is requesting, I do not feel are in the best interest of the district,” Quickel said.

Quickel asked for direction on how to proceed. “It’s very discouraging and disheartening that we’re unsuccessful with this, but that’s why I brought it to your attention,” she said.

Quickel suggested that the district could go back to the original plan to only pave the road and put up a guardrail for the full extent of the road to protect drivers from a deep ditch to the west of the road.

Another option is to do other project roads in Unit 12, she said.

ITID President Michelle Damone said the project was brought to the board originally to align the road correctly.

“A deal was made; it was presented to our attorney, it was presented to the board, and we all agreed on it,” Damone said, but the property owner subsequently

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continued from page 1 derstand the importance of this issue,” she said.

The troop also approached Wellington about declaring the parks smoke-free, working with Parks & Recreation Director Bruce Delaney and Director of Operations Jim Barnes.

Girl Scout Haley Johnston said that when the troop got the goahead to put up smoke-free signs around parks in Wellington, there was much work to be done. “We met several times in the summer,” she said, “to outline where we wanted our signs placed.”

Girl Scout Gabrielle Thaw thanked Davis, Barnes, Delaney and the council for helping them accomplish their goal. “We were able to present the signs to [Delaney] last month,” she said, “and today, we are very excited to present to you the remaining signs for this project.”

Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Carmine Priore thanked the troop for being there and sharing their message.

“I think that your message is one that we all need to pay attention to and be aware of,” he said.

“We’ll certainly make sure we spread the word here in Wellington.”

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Off Five-Year Road Plan? continued from page 1 Roebuck Road is to have overpasses on Okeechobee Blvd. at State Road 7 and Jog Road. “I think both those overpasses would cost considerably more money than doing Roebuck Road, if the right-of-way was in place, and it would certainly have significant impact on commercial developments in the area,” Liggins said.

It is important for the county to secure the needed right-of-way before the 1994 agreement expires, he said. “The agreement outlines the process of acquiring

Club in Royal Palm Beach.

The Peter A. Benvenuti Golf Classic raises funds for the Dr. James R. Louwers Scholarship Fund, which awards a Catholic

school scholarship to a deserving young adult from the Knights/St. Rita community. This is the Knights’ largest fundraiser each year, and all excess funds are used

backed out and made it more complicated.

Damone said she offered to meet with the property owner herself, and he refused. “That’s insulting, because I was offering goodwill to see if we could come up with a compromise,” she said. “As far as I’m concerned, move the road over, fill in the canal, do whatever we have to, eminent domain if we need to.”

Damone said the property owner is a developer who needs ITID. “We do not need him,” she said.

“He is going to access our roads and develop it, and that is what this is all about — developer’s greed.

I don’t need him, and he’s not going to hold ITID hostage.”

Damone said she would favor not paving 180th Avenue North because it does not need it. “That is a quiet, beautiful road, and just leave it alone,” she said. “As far as I’m concerned, don’t pave the road. He’ll have to come back to us, too, if he wants to pave it.”

Supervisor Carol Jacobs agreed that the road should not be paved.

“That’s a beautiful dirt road out there, and I think people moved out there probably to be on a dirt road,” Jacobs said. “It’s one of our

best because it’s not heavily traveled.”

Quickel said there are other roads in Unit 12 that need improvement. Her first priority would be to pave Sycamore Drive east of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road to 162nd Drive. “There is a sidewalk there now, but it is not paved,” Quickel said. “It’s about a third of a mile.”

In that same area, Edinburgh Drive is a milled road between Seminole Pratt and 162nd Drive that is in bad condition, which is also about a third of a mile. Quickel’s third priority would be to construct a sidewalk along Cheetham Hill Blvd. from Sycamore Drive to Okeechobee Blvd.

Supervisor Jennifer Hager made a motion, seconded by Jacobs, to rescind the offer for the purchase of land for the easement to the impoundment area, and the motion carried 4-0 with Supervisor Carlos Enriquez absent.

Jacobs made a motion to move the $392,000 budgeted for the 180th Avenue North project to the other projects enumerated by Quickel in the order of priority that she had listed them. That motion carried 4-0.

Priore said he hoped the message would reach younger residents who might consider taking up smoking.

“That’s when people take up the habit of smoking because they think it’s cool,” he said. “When they have young people telling them they shouldn’t smoke, I think it’s a good beginning, and I think it’s important.”

Vice Mayor Matt Willhite suggested that staff get a sign from the troop to post outside the municipal building, which is part of a smoke-free campus that includes the Wellington Aquatics Complex, the Wellington Community Center, the Wellington Amphitheater, Scott’s Place Playground and the Wellington Municipal Complex.

“I think it’s a great thing,” he said. “It’s a great way to expand on what we’ve done.”

In other business, the council voted to move its next regular meeting from Tuesday, Oct. 25 to Wed. Oct. 26 at 7 p.m.

The date was moved to accommodate two resolutions. One would provide new access to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center via Lake Worth Road, South Shore Blvd. and Gene Mische Way, as well as the realignment of Equestrian Club Road.

The second resolution would designate PBEIC a “commercial equestrian arena” and amend its

One of the new Wellington smoke-free park signs. hours of operation. It would allow for outdoor entertainment from 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., and for restaurants and banquet halls to remain open until 1 a.m.

Village Manager Paul Schofield said the items needed to be moved due to an issue of notice.

“The applicant requested that those matters be continued,” he said. “Given that the normal council meeting was on the previous Tuesday, we made the decision to move the entire meeting.”

Council members voted unanimously to move the meeting without discussion.

that right-of-way, and it also outlines the maximum cost that West Palm Beach can sell it to them for,” Liggins said. “If that agreement expires, those costs will not be in place, so I would strongly recommend that they acquire it now in accordance with that agreement. Once the right-of-way is in public ownership of the county, it will always be a feasible alternative to consider.”

Village Attorney Brad Biggs pointed out that the Roebuck Road construction had been part of the agreement allowing the construction of the communities on the north side of Okeechobee Blvd. between SR 7 and Jog Road. “River Walk, Andros Isle and Baywinds would not exist today if it

were not for this 1994 agreement,” he said.

Vice Mayor Richard Valuntas agreed with Liggins’ recommendation. “I don’t like the idea of taking it off the five-year plan,” Valuntas said. “But the numbers don’t justify it at this point, and unless the right-of-way is purchased, I would oppose it.”

Councilwoman Martha Webster stressed that they were not removing Roebuck Road from the road plan altogether. “We’re pushing it out from the five-year plan,” Webster said. “That’s because [County Engineer] George Webb can’t justify it with the traffic counts he has now.”

Webster, however, called attention to Oakton Commons, a 60-

for charitable works in the local community, including youngadult activities, parish needs and help for other worthy causes and organizations. Last year’s tournament raised nearly $12,000.

The cost to play is $95 per golfer, and guests can attend the postgolf dinner for $30 per person. The tournament begins with check-in at noon, followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m., and concludes with

dinner, awards and a silent auction at 5:30 p.m.

Sponsors for this year’s event include Arrigo Dodge Chrysler Jeep, Papa John’s Pizza South Florida, Fidelity Investments, Horizon Pool & Patio, Fox Hollow LLC and Pizzazz Hair Design. Sponsorship opportunities are still available, ranging from $100 to $1,000.

For more information about the

Knights of Columbus Council #8419 Peter A. Benvenuti Golf Classic, including registration and sponsorship, call Manny Zapata at (561) 346-7435 or Chuck Higgins at (561) 795-2034.

The Knights of Columbus is a nonprofit organization, and all of its local members are volunteers who devote hundreds and hundreds of hours each year to doing works of charity.

St. Michael Church Family Fun Fair Nov. 5 St. Michael Lutheran Church will hold its annual Family Fun Fair and Classic Car Show on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be something for everyone.

There will be handmade arts and crafts, jewelry, a bake sale,

book sale, raffle baskets, a plant sale, and a silent auction. For the kids there will be arts and crafts, a bounce house and slide, hair braiding and face painting. In addition, there will be a classic car show featuring a Vietnam-era Huey helicopter and a classic fire-rescue

truck. Come for lunch and enjoy the fun and activities.

St. Michael Lutheran Church is located at 1925 Birkdale Drive in Wellington, at the corner of Forest Hill Blvd. and Birkdale Drive.

For info., call (561) 793-4999 or visit www.stmichaelelc.com.

PBSO District 8 Capt. Jay Hart stands in front of a mural at the new Wellington substation.

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continued from page 1 ing at the new building,” Hart said.

“There’s more space, and deputies won’t be taking parking from residents.”

Bonde agreed, noting that there would not only be more parking, but secured parking to boot. The building has a separate, gated lot that will house the police cruisers and other official vehicles.

“It will be a secure space for them to park their cruisers,” he said. “The public will have access to the front lot. Right now, they’re basically parking in an alley.”

Additionally, deputies can exit

onto Greenbriar Blvd. or onto Pierson Road, getting them where they need to go more quickly.

Hart said that the main building is almost completely finished, and he expects to begin moving furniture on Monday, Oct. 17.

“We hope to be moved in by Friday,” he said. “But it may take a little longer.”

The gym and locker rooms are still under construction, he said.

They are expected to be complete by the end of the year, and will be a benefit for deputies.

“Almost every other substation has access to some sort of training or exercise facility,” Hart said.

“This will be great for us.”

Once moved in, all PBSO activities will operate out of the new building, Hart said. “We’re bring-

ing everything over,” he said.

“We’ll still be doing fingerprinting, walk-ins and all our other services at the new location.”

The location in the original Wellington Mall will then be used for senior activities while the Wellington Community Center is under construction, Bonde said.

“We will be bringing plans to the council soon,” he said. “With the community center being rebuilt, we realized we needed a place to house some of our regular activities.”

He said that the location would be used mainly for senior activities.

“A lot of the activities will be moved to the gym,” he said. “But there were some things that were better suited to hold in the mall.”

acre development being built between Andros Isle and River Walk in West Palm Beach, which has been approved for almost 45,000 square feet of commercial use and 114 townhomes. Webster said the development is on the city’s planning meeting agenda Tuesday, Oct. 18 to put a 10,000-squarefoot daycare center on the commercial portion. “If we’re not adding the traffic counts, West Palm Beach is adding the traffic counts,” Webster said. “We need to be very cognizant that the probability of that traffic count beginning to increase, by West Palm Beach adding traffic counts out there, is going to happen, and we need to hold strong to [Roebuck Road] being in the comp plan.”

Liggins noted that Oakton Commons received a Constrained Roadway at Lower Levels of Service (CRALLS) designation in order to develop. He added that the land-use change required the redesignation of 16 acres of conservation land for its construction.

“The biggest variable in the amount of future traffic is how the 30,000 acres west of us develops,” Liggins said.

Councilman Fred Pinto explained that the Palm Beach County Commission is proposing to place the top priority on getting SR 7 done to Northlake Blvd., which is a Florida Department of Transportation project. The second part was the extension of Jog Road to Florida’s Turnpike.

“That’s a very important extension as well, and very important to the county,” Pinto said, explaining that West Palm Beach has to grant permits for that right-of-way, which it is withholding as a bargaining chip to get Roebuck Road lowered in priority or removed.

“The not-preferred option is for the county to build a flyover on Okeechobee over State Road 7…

That is not what we would want to see happen at all.”

By consensus, the council agreed to allow Roebuck Road to be removed from the five-year road plan, as long as the right-ofway is acquired and it stays in the comp plan. Liggins said he would convey that message to the county.

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Lynn Palm And The Discipline Of Western Dressage

Western Dressage is the “next best thing for the industry,” according t o Lynn Palm, an advisory director for the Western Dressage Association of America. The Jupiter Horsemen’s Association will offer classes in its upcoming shows this season.

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Wildcat Football Squad Tops Spanish River 62-20

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Sports Palm Beach Central Football Team Falls To Park Vista 21-14

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Lynn Palm Explains Growing Discipline Of Western Dressage It does sound like an oxymoron, but Western Dressage is “the next best thing for the industry, since it is all about developing willing horses and correct ethics of horsemanship,” according to Lynn Palm, an advisory director for the Western Dressage Association of America.

Based in Ocala since 1998, Palm was the 2007 American Quarter Horse Association Horsewoman of the Year, named AQHA Female Equestrian of the Year by the WDA and has ridden bridleless dressage exhibitions at the National Horse Show, 1989 World Cup and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. “I started out with Quarter Horses and have always been interested in multi-disciplines,” Palm said. “Quarter Horses are versatile enough to be good at all kinds of riding, including dressage. I found out about Western Dressage at the World Equestrian Games last year in Lexington, Ky. Basically, it’s traditional dressage done while riding in a western saddle.”

Dressage helps all riders and all horses, she said. “‘Dressage’ is just a French word meaning ‘training.’This is a great way to help even more riders learn how to help their horses become balanced and well-trained, and learn good ethics of horsemanship,” Palm said.

Western Dressage mirrors exactly the same important traditions of traditional dressage.

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By Ellen Rosenberg “You must gain the respect of the horse, build a relationship, develop the horse’s ability and ride with accuracy and precision,” Palm said.

“The ultimate goal is for horse and rider to be in perfect balance and harmony.”

Palm finds Western Dressage a great fit for many riders. “Good training is at the heart of all riding,” she said. “Watching a horse that has beautiful movements and smooth transitions is a wonderful thing. These are the common denominators of all training and are applicable to any discipline: trail, endurance, hunters, reining, equitation. Learning this new discipline will help riders improve.”

There’s also a great deal of interest in Western Dressage, especially among women. “Female riders of a certain age tend to feel more confident riding in western saddles,” Palm explained. “There’s more security, and that’s OK. The nice thing about this is it makes dressage more accessible to a lot of people. You don’t need the big expensive Warmblood and the costly equipment. You can do this on any old horse and get down and dirty.”

Happily, the Jupiter Horsemen’s Associa-

Lynn Palm rides Western Dressage.

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tion will be offering both English and Western dressage classes in its upcoming shows this season. The first show will be Nov. 12, and the association is having a Western Dressage clinic Sunday, Oct. 30 at the Jupiter Horse Park. Janell Pledger is chairing the dressage shows. “I’ve ridden dressage for many years,” she said. “This is the first time we’ll be offering Western Dressage classes. I think it will open the door to more backyard horse

owners and get them involved in an exciting new discipline. It’s a lot of fun.”

Pledger said the clinic will run from 9 a.m. until whenever it ends. There’ll be an introductory talk about the differences between English and Western dressage and how they mesh together, and then each participant will be able to practice riding a test.

“We’ll be teaching and giving input,” Pledger said. “There’s no limit to how many can participate. The more the merrier. Any riding level is OK.” The cost is $5 for members and $25 for nonmembers, and that includes lunch. Auditors are welcome for $10 — and you still get the lunch. “RSVP at least a week in advance so we can plan ahead,” Pledger said. “We will give you a ride time. We’ll also have entry forms and copies of the tests we’ll be using.

The classes will be $8 each.”

The Palm Beach County Horseman’s Association doesn’t offer these classes.

“We don’t do dressage, either English or Western,” President Ann Root said.

The Palm Beach County Mounted Posse would like to. “We would love to offer these classes,” President Alyce Michelbrink said.

“It would be wonderful. We’d have to look into getting qualified judges. I wish Jupiter all the best, and hope they do well.”

“Don’t let the word ‘dressage’ intimidate you,” Palm stressed. “You can do it!”

For more information about the Western Dressage clinic, call Janell Pledger at (561) 252-7326 or visit www.jupiterhorsemens.org.

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My Collections Could End Up On An Episode Of ‘Hoarders’ Last weekend, I did something that has been on the “back burner” for about 15 years — I went through all my winter decorations and decided which ones to keep. No one does this, least of all anyone with 25 boxes of Christmas stuff, 10 boxes of Halloween decorations and two boxes of things for sprucing up Thanksgiving.

But my husband was getting really tired of dragging all the boxes into and out of the attic, and even I was beginning to get an inkling that things may have been getting out of hand.

The TV show Hoarders helped.

I love that show. Trained psychologists work with people who have filled their rooms to the ceiling with “stuff.” There is usually only a little path left between the rooms and maybe one accessible chair. If the person has Get your Sonic Boomer humor every day!

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The Sonic BOOMER a garage or shed on the property, the problem is multiplied, but even if they don’t, their yard looks like a dump.

But I commiserate with these people. They are usually highly intelligent, creative people with good communication skills. They can see beauty, purpose and value in everything. The only problem these people seem to have is with their health, their relatives and the city.

Just those few problems. Otherwise, they’re fine.

The trouble is, as the psychologist and trash haulers unearth their stuff, the owner is seeing the long-buried items with fresh eyes.

They remember how they were going to make a puppet for their daughter out of that old bleach bottle. The trouble is, their daughter is 63 now and the scissors have yet to be uncovered. Plus, there are 97 bleach bottles — basically every one they’ve used since 1954 plus the ones they’ve pulled from the neighbor’s garbage. This is when the psychologist steps up and asks if they’d rather have that bleach bottle or the space it occupies. At this point, the owner clutches the bottle to her bosom and bursts into tears. It’s heartbreaking.

I think there’s a propensity toward hoarding in our family (“Ya think?!” you respond), but I believe the difference between me and someone who hangs onto even the glop they pull from the bathtub drain is that I am organized. And I am willing to part with things.

And I own an antiques store where the customers rejoice every time I clean house. So I am perfectly set up to handle any amount of “inventory,” as Mark callously refers to my collections. I just don’t want to.

Still, the time had come, so, without even asking for help, I dragged everything down from the attic into the dining room and began opening boxes. It was easy to sort through the larger stuff, but the minutiae took a while.

I looked at every Halloween noisemaker (keeping only those with wooden handles), every set of Pilgrims (keeping only the ones with matching Indians) and every Christmas tree ornament.

Wow. The trouble with ornaments is they’re both affordable and nostalgic. It’s easy to accumulate a pile of them and, once they’ve been on the tree, they’re a part of your family’s history. I felt as though I was giving away a memory with each one I “voted off the island.” But I continued to be ruthless, knowing full well that my children have their own ornaments. Not only that, but I was still keeping quite a few, maybe 200.

It took me 12 hours, but the attic is a lot cleaner now.

This spring, I’ll tackle Valentine’s Day, Easter and the Fourth of July.

New ‘Charlie’s Angels’ TV Show Is A Poor Copy Of Original One of the shows most eagerly sought by any network for this season was the updated Charlie’s Angels. After all, it was one of the iconic shows of the 1970s, pushing glamour to large audiences. Unfortunately, this is more of an exhumation. It simply does not work at all. ABC put it on at 8 p.m. Thursdays, the busiest night of the week, assuming that people would watch it because of the name. People have stayed away from it in droves.

Critics have complained that the plots are a joke. That is true. Most of them seem to revolve around places where the three models who fill the key roles (calling them actresses really stretches the definition) can wear skimpy clothing that would probably cost about 10 times what the average detective could earn. In the pilot episode, they were at a lot of fancy dancing clubs. In later episodes, they had to deal with bathing-suit models and cruises. This week, they had the Angels in prison, sort of a redo of one of the most famous and popular of the original plots. Three pretty women wearing relatively little is not a bad deal, but it would have gone better had they had something to do — and some way to do it intelligently.

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By Leonard Wechsler Carrying the push for glamour even further, the male character of Bosley, usually played by middle-aged character actors, is now played by a male equivalent of the three Angels. He looks good but does not provide comic relief the way earlier Bosleys did.

The real problem is not in the show in some ways, but because times have changed. In the original show, the three detectives had all been police officers forced to do “female things” such as operating a switchboard, handling children and giving traffic tickets. And in those days, the idea of women running around with guns and kicking bad guy backsides was really sexy and new. Then along came Cagney & Lacey, followed by dozens of other police shows with strong female char-

acters. Look at Beckett on Castle and Lisbon on The Mentalist. All of the CSI and NCIS shows have strong female cops.

My favorite TV cop is Angie Harmon as Jane Rizzoli on Rizzoli & Isles. She makes the three Angels look like the gals who work the cosmetic counters at the mall. She not only is gorgeous, but she plays the part as tough and determined. The Angels manage to do all sorts of tricks while not smudging their makeup. They look about as tough as underwear models.

Helping in all of this is the comparison to the original Angels. Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and, of course the ultimate female icon of the ’70s, Farrah Fawcett, all demonstrated their acting chops during their careers. The Angels might have been fluff, but the women could act. On the new show, all three of the women are supposed to have been crooks.

One (Annie Ilonzeh) was a crooked cop, another (Minka Kelly) a biker chick, and the third (Rachael Taylor) was a small-time thief. Ramon Rodriguez is Bosley, now a computer hacker. These are just the people you would want as private investigators. In most states, they would not be able to get licensed be-

cause of their time in prison. And none of the group is even slightly believable as having really been tough anyway.

The problem with shows like this is that they start off with a big name and decline quickly. The problem with being well-known and not very good is that people soon learn to avoid you. The show is already facing that problem. Most critics have panned the show, and with good reason.

I still have trouble understanding why basic cable can turn out interesting and different shows on far smaller budgets than the networks. Playboy Club has already been shut down due to lack of interest. Too many other shows seem to have been developed solely because of some sort of name recognition (there are far too many shows that have three or four versions of the same formula) or some nostalgia value.

Why not move some of the cable shows to regular TV? They tend to have interesting characters and plots that vary a bit from the norm. In an age where fewer and fewer shows are drawing big audiences, we should be able to see more of what we really want, not just the general pap.

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Relaxation Response A Healthy Way To Deal With Stress

By Rob MacGregor Special to the Town-Crier Stress is triggered when we face a threat or a challenge. It’s a form of social conditioning for most of us. It’s related to the drive to succeed, to achieve our goals and to protect ourselves.

In manageable doses, stress is a good thing. It’s a normal and healthy reaction, a function of our survival instinct. However, we need to balance stress with a relaxation response.

Many of us consider staying busy and charged up attributes of success.

If we’re not busy, we feel bored, listless, directionless. We avoid down time, fearing we might miss out on something good. Stress becomes an addiction and a way of life.

When habitually operating under stress, our breath is often shallow and rapid. Our sympathetic nervous system takes charge, and we repeatedly move into a “fight or flight” mode. As a result of prolonged pe-

riods of stress, we become sick and unhappy as our bodies and emotions break down from chronic tension.

We don’t eat well, we don’t heal physically or emotionally, we don’t fully digest our food, and we hold onto toxic emotions from past events. While we protect ourselves and fight for survival through the stress reaction, the relaxation response allows us to lower our defenses, unwind and open ourselves.

It allows us to heal, expand our awareness and be happy.

The relaxation response can be achieved through a regular meditation practice.

Here are some of the psychological benefits: balance between thinking and feeling; more creative and intuitive thinking; less anxiety, less panic; more confidence and a more relaxed approach to challenging situations; less fear and defensiveness, and less judgmental behavior; better connection with our real needs and better connection

with others; and more flexibility in thinking and greater willingness to go with the flow.

Here are physical benefits of the relaxation response: lower heart rate and blood pressure; lower cholesterol and sugar levels in the blood; a more aerobic metabolism, more energy; a slower, deeper breathing pattern; improved digestion, better absorption of nutrients and elimination of waste; a balanced and attuned immune system that responds toxic pathogens; and improved lymphatic drainage.

Rob MacGregor is cur rently teaching a meditation course at Ultima Fitness/Xtreme Tae Kwon Do. He is the author of The Lotus & the Stars: The Way of AstroYoga, and Psychic Power, which includes a CD with recorded meditations. Ultima Fitness is located at 12799 W. Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington. For more information, call (561) 795-2823 or visit www. ultimafitness.com.

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Smart For Life Clinic Director Shannon Frankowski and coach Christina Gonzalez.

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Smart For Life Program Helping People Lose Weight And Keep It Off

By Jessica Gregoire Town-Crier Staff Report Known for its famous cookie diet, Smart For Life runs a weight-loss management center in Royal Palm Beach that has helped many people take off pounds.

Clinic Director Shannon Frankowski has seen many success stories. “Every day, we see people coming in, and it’s not just the weight loss; they are feeling better,” she said.

“Their health is improving, their cholesterol is going down, and they are not taking as much insulin if they are diabetics. Their clothes are fitting better, and people are noticing the results.”

Smart For Life offers three weight-loss management programs: the lifestyle program, the medically supervised program and the HCG injection program. Each program is designed to improve weight loss. An example is its medically supervised program, which has been extremely successful. “On our medically supervised diet, our clients can lose up to 12 pounds in a month and are on an 800calorie-a-day diet,” Frankowski said.

All programs incorporate the cookie diet into the weight-loss regimen. “Everybody eats six cookies a day,” she said. “But depending on which program you choose, whether it be the HCG program or the supervised program, we use different types of cookies.”

The types of cookies include medically supervised cookies, which have 80 calories, and the lifestyle cookies contain 100 to 120 calories per cookie. The cookies are made up of 60-percent organic ingredients and do not have any preservatives or chemicals in them, Frankowski said. “The Smart For Life program is the cookie diet,” she said. “That is what we are known for.”

Clients received specialized one-on-one attention to determine their weight-loss needs.

“The program is person-specific,” Frankowski said. “So when you come into our center, you would sit down with me, and we would determine based on your lifestyle and finan-

cial situation which program fits you best.”

The center also offers the HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) injection program.

“It’s the new thing that is going around,” Frankowski said. “It’s a hormone that you would inject into your abdominal area on a daily basis, and you can lose a half a pound to a pound a day on the protocol.”

The HCG injection is supposed to maximize a person’s weight loss by keeping the participant on a low-calorie cookie diet. “It’s medically supervised by the physician,” Frankowski stressed.

The Smart For Life Royal Palm Beach center has been open for four years and has an experienced staff. Smart For Life offers a physician, Dr. Richard Kowalsky, and coach, Christina Gonzalez, to monitor clients who are on medically supervised programs. Dr. Kowalsky meets with clients to check their vital signs and blood work while they are on any low-calorie diet.

“The clients come in weekly, and we do their vitals and we weigh them, and they see the doctor,” Frankowski said. “With the medically supervised program, clients get their blood work and EKG done and are provided with vitamins and supplements.”

Frankowski recommends that potential clients come into the Smart For Life Center to learn about the products and try a cookie.

“When people call us and say, ‘Well, can I buy them on the Internet?’ we tell them that buying it on the Internet is a totally different cookie and a totally different program,” she said. “It’s not supervised.”

Smart For Life customizes weight-loss programs for clients that are affordable. “We run specials, but it all goes along with the program,” Frankowski said.

With childhood obesity on the rise, Smart For Life also offers Thin Adventure, a weightloss program for children ages 6 to 14.

Smart For Life’s office is at 11903 Southern Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach. For more information, call (561) 792-2000.

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Insurance Updates At Center For Brain Training Offers Palms West Hospital Non-Drug Alternative For ADHD Palms West Hospital and the Children’s Hospital at Palms West would like to announce the following insurance contract updates: • Aetna — Palms West Hospital has reached an agreement with Aetna for a one-year contract renewal with an effective date of Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2012.

• Cigna — Palms West Hospital has reached an agreement with Cigna on a two-year agreement effective Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2013.

• Wellcare — Palms West Hospital has entered into a new agreement with Wellcare Health Plans effective Oct. 1. After three years out of its provider network, Palms West Hospital will be participating with Wellcare’s Medicare and Medicaid

products (which include Staywell and Healthease lines) as of Oct. 1.

The new contract is effective for an initial term of two years.

Palms West Hospital and the Children’s Hospital at Palms West thanks everyone for their patience during the last few weeks, as negotiations came down to the wire.

Palms West Hospital and the Children’s Hospital at Palms West are thriving, comprehensive, acute care community hospitals offering a wide range of adult and pediatric services. Palms West Hospital serves residents of Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Acreage/Loxahatchee and Belle Glade. For more info., visit the hospital’s web site at www.palmswesthospital.com.

Hispanic Chamber To Host Food & Wine Fest Oct. 27 The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host the second annual Latin American Food & Wine Festival at Midtown in Palm Beach Gardens on Thursday, Oct. 27.

Enjoy live music, tango and sal-

sa dancing, cigar rolling and student artwork. Tickets cost $25 and include food and wine with a souvenir festival wine glass. For more information, visit www.pbhchamber. com or call (561) 832-1986.

This time of year, many parents receive distressing reports from teachers: Their child is not paying attention in class, can’t sit still, doesn’t get along well with others and is struggling academically.

So what’s a parent to do? A trip to the pediatrician or psychologist may result in a diagnosis of ADD or ADHD, a condition the Centers for Disease Control estimates afflicts 5.5 million school age children. But then what?

“For years, the only effective treatment for ADHD has been powerful stimulant medications,” said Michael Cohen, director of the Center for Brain Training, which has offices in Royal Palm Beach, Jupiter and Boca Raton. “One reason for their popularity is that many medicated children begin paying attention, sitting still longer, being less disruptive, making better grades and keeping their teachers happier.”

Cohen noted that the problem with medications is their power and unwanted side effects such as appetite loss and inability to sleep.

“Another problem is that medication doesn’t ‘fix’ anything or help the child regulate him or herself,”

he said. “Once off the medication, unproductive behaviors return.”

In recent years, a growing number of parents who prefer not having their children on medication or whose children don’t respond well to medications have turned to a nondrug alternative known as neurofeedback. “Neurofeedback is a technology that employs the principles of biofeedback to teach the brain to modify its electrical activity so that it works better,” Cohen said.

A Pac-Man-like video game guides the child to produce more balanced brain rhythms, “rewarding” the brain with sound and lights whenever the brain synchronizes with the desired rhythm.

“With repetition, the brain begins to ‘default’ to this more functional rhythm and produces more of what we think of as ‘normal’ behavior,” Cohen explained.

People are often surprised to learn that neurofeedback has been around for 40 years and has been significantly researched and used on thousands of children with attention issues “with remarkable results,” Cohen noted.

Since 1972, over 400 medical and

psychological articles pertaining to neurofeedback have been published.

In one year-long study led by Vincent Monastra, Ph.D., 100 children, ages 6 to 19, who were diagnosed with ADHD, were treated with Ritalin and parent counseling. Fiftyone of those children also received neurofeedback. Significant improvement was observed among participants, who were all taking Ritalin. However, only those who received neurofeedback maintained those gains when the Ritalin was discontinued. In other words, the medication didn’t do anything to solve the underlying issue. Neurofeedback apparently did.

Neurofeedback sessions can cost from $75 to $150, depending on the practitioner, Cohen noted. Children often need 20 to 40 sessions, though it’s difficult to predict how many any particular individual will need.

It is sometimes covered by insurance. The Center for Brain Training will host a free educational lecture on neurofeedback Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. RSVP to (561) 744-7616 or visit www.centerfor brain.com for more information.

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Amy Cotnoir Joins Medical Center Of The Palm Beaches

Amy Cotnoir

The Medical Center of the Palm Beaches has announced that Amy Cotnoir, a board-certified physician assistant, has joined its staff.

She will provide care at the medical center ’s Okeechobee Blvd. location.

Cotnoir graduated with a bachelor’s degree and later obtained a master ’s degree in physician assistant studies from the University of Florida. Cotnoir participated in clinical rotations throughout Florida, reaching as far north as Jacksonville and as far south as Miami.

Cotnoir currently is a student affairs chairperson for the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants (FAPA) and a Class of 2011 FAPA representative at the University of Florida’s School of Physician Assistant Studies.

“Our mission is to recruit, retain and empower the top medical professionals in our area,” said Dr. Russ M. Seger, the medical center’s founding physician. “Amy’s

appointment is proof we are accomplishing our goal.”

With locations at 4623 Forest Hill Blvd. and 8200 Okeechobee Blvd., both in West Palm Beach, the Medical Center of the Palm Beaches is open seven days each week and accepts most major insurance plans.

Seger developed the medical center to provide patients immediate access to a variety of medical care services, including urgent care, family, orthopedic and chiropractic medicine, physical therapy, pain management, laboratory testing, women’s health, nutrition and high-field MRI imaging, all under one roof. The medical center also houses an onsite pharmacy for its patients’ convenience.

For additional information about the Medical Center of the Palm Beaches, visit www.medical centerofthepalmbeaches.com, or call the center at (561) 967-8888 or Gregory DuBose at (561) 7466077.

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RIBBON CUTTING FOR GUIDING LIGHT WELLNESS CENTER IN WELLINGTON

Guiding Light Wellness Center is located at 3319 State Road 7, Suite 210, in W ellington. Guiding Light Wellness Center specializes in diagnosing and treating emotional, behavioral and int erpersonal problems in children and adults. Since 2005, Dr. Jodi E. Star has been dedicated to providing the highest quality of care to her patients while maintaining a hometown doctor-patient relationship in her state-of-the-art facility. To contact Star, call her of fice at (561) 4223314 or visit Guiding Light Wellness Center web site at www. sflpsy ch.com. Pictured above are Guiding Light staf f members with Wellington Chamber of Commerce ambassadors.

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Wopat, Roberts To Perform With Palm Beach Pops Nov. 4-10 Bob Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops will kick off opening night for their 20th concert season with the “Great American Songbook Spectacular” featuring, for the first time ever, television star Tom Wopat, direct from the Broadway hit Catch Me If You Can, along with worldfamous big bands songstress Lynn Roberts. They will be performing favorites from the Great American Songbook, including songs by Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Judy Garland and more.

Tom Wopat may be best known as the freewheeling Luke Duke on the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard.

Wopat went on to perform in the Tony Award-winning City of Angels and Guys and Dolls, and received a Tony nomination for creating the role of Frank Butler in the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun, opposite Bernadette Peters. In 2008, Wopat returned to Broadway as Tom Hurley in A Catered Affair with Faith Prince and Harvey Fierstein.

Wopat has also become a successful recording artist with many albums to his credit, including A Little Bit Closer, Don’t Look Back and Consider it Swung.

Those who have shared musical moments with Lynn Roberts are grateful that she has prevailed as one of the few stars to bridge the decades. Lynn started her exciting career with Charlie Spivak at the age of 15. Roberts spent one year with Spivak, a year with Vincent Lopez, five years with Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, 10 years with Benny Goodman, and four years with Harry James. Roberts is proud of her distinction of being the only girl singer to have sung with all the superstar band leaders. She also shared the spotlight with Sammy Kay for a year and a half, on the ABC-TV show Music From Manhattan. Her career momentum led her to stellar performances throughout the United States, Europe, Japan and Israel.

Producer Michael Bennett featured her as “Marlene” in the Broad-

way production of Ballroom. It was there that the critic Rex Reed said, “Lynn Roberts sings like an angel, and the way she handles ‘Dreams,’ the evening’s best song, is a thing of pure beauty.” In recent years, Roberts has performed with over 40 symphonies throughout the U.S. and Canada, and has been featured in major productions, ranging from specials to Judy Garland, George Gershwin, Doris Day, songs of World War II and tributes to Benny Goodman, Harry James, Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey.

Concerts for the Palm Beach Pops begin Nov. 4 and 5 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach; Nov. 7 at the Palm Beach State College Eissey Campus Theatre in Palm Beach Gardens; and Nov. 8, 9 and 10 at the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Center at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.

Tickets start at $29 and are available by calling (561) 832-7677 or visiting www.palmbeachpops.org/ songbook.

Lynn Roberts performs with Bob Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops.

‘Tale Of The Allergist’s Wife’ Opens Nov. 4 At Willow Theatre Director Genie Croft and Artistic Director Keith Garsson have assembled an all-star cast for the Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s upcoming production of The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife. The award-winning comedy, which will open Friday, Nov. 4 at the Willow Theatre in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park, is one of playwright Charles Busch’s most successful plays, having run on Broadway for more than two years. Patti Gardner, Barbara Sloan, Iris Acker and Michael Beecher have all signed on to bring Busch’s characters to life.

The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife is a comedic exploration of the Upper West Side life of Marjorie Taub — middle-aged and middle-class — her loving husband Ira and her daily routines at Zabar’s and the 92nd Street “Y.” Marjorie’s mother lives down the hall, obsessing constantly about her digestive tract. Marjorie’s beloved therapist has just died, and she loses it in a Disney store.

Unexpectedly invading Marjorie’s depression is her flamboyant childhood friend Lee, who becomes entrenched in the Taub household as a seemingly permanent guest, not only drawing Marjorie out of her dark mood, but affecting her marriage as well.

Gardner (Marjorie) is a multiCarbonell Award nominee who has acted on most of South Florida stages. She was awarded a Carbonell for her performance in Lips Together, Teeth Apart at Palm Beach Dramaworks. Some of her recent performances include Clybourne Park (at the Caldwell); Unreasonable

Patti Gardner Doubt; Oliver (at Actor’s Playhouse); and Superior Donuts, Defiance and Speech & Debate (at Gable Stage). Gardner has played the Soap Star in Menopause: The Musical nationally for the past nine years.

Sloan’s (Lee) recent work includes Animals Out of Paper, the world premiere of Nilo Cruz’s The Color of Desire, as well as the onewoman show High Dive. Some of her other performances include Raised in Captivity , Kissing, Nervous Smile and A Town Like Irving.

Sloan’s performances in Wit, The Book of Ruth , Strange Snow, Burn This and Last Summer at Bluefish Cove all earned her Carbonell Award nominations.

Acker (Frieda) has appeared in New York (Suddenly Last Summer, Taste of Honey, Look Homeward Angel, Carousel); in national tour-

Iris Acker ing productions (Fiddler on the Roof with Kurt Kazner, Come Blow Your Horn with Lou Jacobi and Bruce Adler, Last of the Red Hot Lovers with Jackie Mason, and Marriage Go Round with Julie Newmar). Locally, Acker has acted in countless productions, including two directed by Jose Ferrer. Aside from her many accomplishments as an actor, Acker is a respected and beloved member of the national and South Florida theatrical community. She currently hosts On Stage With Iris Acker on BECON TV. Beecher (Ira) has been appearing on South Florida stages for 20 years.

Some of his recent work includes 12 Angry Men at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, and a role on A&E’s The Glades. He has also appeared in Moonlight & Magnolias at the Delray Beach Playhouse and The Deadly Game at the Barn in Stuart.

Michael Beecher Croft is no stranger to the Boca Raton Theatre Guild. She has helmed a number of their recent offerings, including Chapter Two, Other People’s Money and last season’s hit production of Broadway Bound. Croft is a founding member and artistic director of the Women’s Theatre Project, having directed all its productions and created its original staged readings. She has also directed a variety of musicals and original theatrical pieces for a number of theaters throughout Florida. She was also the founder and artistic director of the Plantation Players, Fort Lauderdale Theatre Co. and Theatre Company of Plantation. Croft is a recipient of the Wilks Award for significant contributions by women in professional theater.

The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife will run Nov. 4-20. Performances

Barbara Sloan will take place Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park is located at 300 S. Military Trail in Boca Raton, just south of Palmetto Park Road. Tickets for The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife cost $18 and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at the Willow Theatre Box office at (561) 347-3948.

The Boca Raton Theatre Guild is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to producing professional productions and advancing the art of theatre in the South Florida community.

For additional information about The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife and/ or the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, contact Carol Kassie by e-mail at ckassie@gmail.com or call (561) 948-2601, or visit the guild’s web site at www.brtg.org.

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Wildcat Football Squad Holds Down Spanish River 62-20

By Lauren Miró Town-Crier Staff Report The Royal Palm Beach High School varsity football team dominated Spanish River High School 62-20 at a home game Thursday, Oct. 6.

Though the two teams started off neck and neck, the Wildcats pulled away, and the Sharks just couldn’t catch up. RPB’s Tremaine McCullough scored the first touch-

down for the Wildcats on a 74-yard run. An extra-point kick by Austin Lombardi made the score 7-0 early in the first quarter.

The Sharks followed with a 35yard dash for a touchdown soon after, making the score 7-6. It would be the only touchdown by Spanish River until the third quarter.

Instead, McCullough ran in a 29yard touchdown that would start a seven-touchdown streak that went

RPB kicker Austin Lombardi lines up an extra-point kick.

unreturned by the Sharks. The Wildcats went into halftime ahead 48-6.

Spanish River came into the second half determined to catch up but were held back by Royal Palm Beach’s defensive line. While the Sharks fought to score, the Wildcats capitalized on mistakes to extend their lead. With 9:20 left in the third quarter, quarterback Anthony McGrew ran in a touchdown. An extra-point kick by Lombardi made the score 55-6.

The Sharks finally scored again with about 2 minutes left in the third quarter on a 42-yard run. An extrapoint kick made the score 55-13.

Each team fought to hold the other back in the fourth quarter. It wasn’t until the end of the quarter that either team scored. McGrew ran in a touchdown with about 5 minutes left on the clock. An extra-point kick by Lombardi made the score 62-13. Spanish River scored last with 2:41 left in the game. An extra-point kick finished the game with a score of 62-20.

The Wildcats travel to West Boca Raton High School on Friday, Oct. 14 for a 7 p.m. game.

Wildcat Javian Greene tackles a Sharks ball carrier.

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Palm Beach Central Football Team Falls To Park Vista 21-14

By Gene Nardi Town-Crier Staff Report The Palm Beach Central High School varsity football team hosted unbeaten district rival Park Vista on Thursday, Oct. 6, suffering a 21-14 loss to the visiting Cobras.

Though the game was evenly matched, both teams managed to combine for more than 100 penalty yards. However, that did not hinder both squads from posting nearly a combined 450 offensive yards.

Neither side could put any points on the board in the first quarter. The

Broncos struck first when senior quarterback Brock Buckowski threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to junior running back Lloyd Howard to take a second quarter lead 7-0.

The Palm Beach Central lead did not last, as Park Vista marched right down the field on their possession to reach midfield. Park Vista quarterback Shane Bussey answered by hitting senior wide receiver Steven Jerome on a 54-yard touchdown pass to even the score 7-7. Palm Beach Central turned the ball over on a fumble to give the Cobras pos-

Bronco Neil Ross marks Park Vista’s Steven Jerome.

session before the end of the first half. Sophomore Quad Martin ran the ball in through the Bronco defense from 12 yards out to give Park Vista a 14-7 halftime lead.

The Broncos appeared to get a drive together in the third quarter, but came up short when they elected to go on a fourth-down conversion. Junior running back Ray Wilson was stopped short of the firstdown marker. Palm Beach Central’s defense rose to the occasion, forcing the Cobras to punt, but a roughing the kicker penalty kept Park Vista’s drive alive.

The Cobras’Adrien Francois added to the score on a 10-yard run to double Park Vista’s lead. The Broncos, not going down without a fight, in the fourth quarter came within 7, when Buckowski connected with Howard, a second time, on a 25yard pass. Park Vista put an 18-play drive together that chipped away at the clock, putting them within scoring range. The Cobras’ coaching staff elected to convert on fourth down inside the Bronco 5 yard line, but the Palm Beach Central defense stood strong and stopped the run.

Down 21-14, with 1:19 left on the clock and no time outs, the Broncos attempted their final drive to even the score, but fell short.

Howard had five catches for nearly 80 yards and two scores.

Next on the Broncos’ schedule is a 7 p.m. home game against Jupiter on Friday, Oct 14.

Palm Beach Central receiver Austin Rudy waits for the snap on the Broncos’ first scoring drive to take an early lead.

Park Vista quarterback Shane Bussey calls the play at the line of scrimmage in their drive to tie the game.

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Annual Lake Okeechobee Hike Set To Begin On Nov. 19 The Florida Trail Association Loxahatchee chapter’s 20th annual hike around Lake Okeechobee will begin Saturday, Nov. 19 promptly at 8 a.m. from the Pahokee Marina and will finish up back in Pahokee nine days later, on Sunday, Nov. 27.

The hike will cover 110 miles in nine days, just one-step-at-a-time, one-day-at-a-time. Daily hikes range from 9.5 to 15 miles and are done at the individual hiker ’s pace.

Each day’s segment starts at sunrise, except for day one, and finishes by noon at one of the eight trailheads around the lake. A shorter introductory hike, affectionately named the “Wimp Walk,” of only

3.5 miles from Pahokee to Canal Point, is available on opening day.

Everyone is invited to join in for a day, a weekend or more. There are no fees, and you do not have to be a member of the Florida Trail Association to join in.

This hike is not a backpacking ordeal. Only day packs are needed.

Gear is left behind in campgrounds, motels or your vehicles. Daily hikes are held in the early part of the day and afternoons are for relaxing or sightseeing. Dinners are usually enjoyed at a variety of local restaurants.

This yearly event is always held during Thanksgiving week, and hik-

Sign Up For Women’s Softball In West Palm The Greater Palm Beaches Gumbo Limbo League is offering a slowpitch women’s softball program for women living in the greater West Palm Beach area.

Games for the fall 2011 and spring 2012 seasons will be played on Sundays at Howard Park in West Palm Beach. Howard Park is located at 1302 Parker Avenue. Seasons

run from August to December and February to June.

Registration for the fall and spring seasons is now open to place players and register teams. All players must be 18 or older.

For league program requirements, sponsor package information or other questions about the league, call (561) 758-8082.

ers, friends and family traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving dinner at the Clewiston Inn. There have been as many as 90 people from the group there during dinner.

Days are spent hiking the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, which is a major segment of the 1,400-mile Florida National Scenic Trail. Few people have experienced the panorama that the dike affords — a 360degree view of the lake and lakeshore.

How many people, even residents of the Glades, have seen the vistas all around the big lake? Riding in a car is not the same as walking 35 feet, on average, above the surrounding terrain. In the Glades, this is like mountain climbing. The views are spectacular. Farm, cattle and urban areas pass by slowly, and hikers have a chance to take it all in at a leisurely pace.

From a modest start, with eight hikers in 1992, each year has seen the number of participants increase to more than several hundred hikers and well wishers on opening day.

For two men, this will be their 20th consecutive year of walking in circles. Paul Cummings and Gordon Johnson have done every hike. Adding this year’s Big “O” Hike to their total, they will each have walked

Participants log some miles during last year’s hike.

2,200 miles. Cummings, a retired Air Force officer, used to mark each event with a dated hash mark on his sleeve. He stopped the practice when he ran out of room.

This hike is the longest-running scheduled activity in the history of the statewide Florida Trail Association, the volunteer organization that builds and maintains the National Scenic Trail in Florida, the Florida Trail.

The Big “O” Hike was started by the Loxahatchee chapter of the Florida Trail Association. With headquarters in Gainesville, the Florida Trail Association has 18 chapters statewide and approximately 6,000 members in the United States and Canada.

For information about the 19th annual Big “O” Hike, contact Cummings at cummingsps@att.net or (561) 963-9906.

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Fall Lesson Program Kicks Off At Vinceremos Riding Center Staff and students at the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center are looking forward to a fall filled with learning, fun and new experiences.

The fall lesson program kicked off Sept. 19, with approximately 120 students signed up to participate. The autumn session runs through the first week of December and will be augmented by several new additions to Vinceremos this season.

Located in Loxahatchee Groves, the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center hosts a variety of programs for students of all ages. With a focus on turning disability into ability, Vinceremos aims to help students fulfill their potential while benefiting from the positive, inclusive atmosphere at their ever-expanding facilities.

“This is our 30th season,” said Ruth Menor, executive director of Vinceremos. “This is our major anniversary, and we have so much going on this year.”

The most visible of the new additions at Vinceremos is the “Cover Our Kids” covered riding arena, currently under construction at the Vinceremos facilities.

Several new instructors, including one licensed clinical social worker, are also helping to lay a solid foundation for learning at Vinceremos.

“With a new licensed clinical social worker on staff, our program will really blossom in the area of equine-assisted psychotherapy,” Menor said.

Just one of the many different types of programs offered at the center, equine-assisted psychotherapy joins therapeutic riding, hippotherapy and Horses for Heroes as the main areas in which students participate at Vinceremos.

A carriage driving program is also taking shape at Vinceremos, one that will allow even more flexibility for students with physical limitations.

With a unique set of movements and exercises, carriage driving offers immense therapeutic value to those who take the reins.

Vinceremos Director of Development Susan Guinan soon will be certified with the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH, formerly NARHA) as a driving instructor.

“Building up the carriage driving

program is another component of this season,” Menor said. “Susan is getting certified, and then we’ll be ready to implement. Right now we’re taking Skippy (a Vinceremos Haflinger pony) to all types of shows so that he gets completely acclimated.”

If times and spaces are available, students may still sign up for lessons this fall. Interested students or their parents/guardians should call (561) 792-9900 to learn more about the many programs offered by Vinceremos.

To stay updated on all the recent happenings at the center, become a friend of Vinceremos on Facebook by visiting www.facebook.com/ vinceremos.

The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center provides recreational and therapeutic riding instruction to people of all ages with varying developmental, physical and psychological disabilities.

Founded in 1982, this local organization assists hundreds of children and adults every year, helping them ride toward their fullest potential.

For more information, visit www. vinceremos.com.

Staff members assist a student at the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center.

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Saturday, Oct. 15 • Wellington High School DECA will host a community garage sale Saturday, Oct. 15 at the WHS bus loop. Set up will start at 6 a.m., and the sale will end at 1 p.m. A Goodwill truck will be present to take any goods that were not sold that participants do not wish to keep. For more info., call Susan May at (561) 795-4919.

• The inaugural Miss and Mr. Rodeo Palm Beach County Pageant will take place Saturday, Oct. 15 at Nicole Hornstein Equestrian Park in The Acreage (14780 Hamlin Blvd.). Hosted by the Acreage Horseman’s Association and sponsored by JC Western Supply, the pageant is open to girls infants and older and boys up to age 10.

For more info., contact Pageant Director Chelsea Chilcutt at (561) 352-4225 or chelseacai@yahoo.com.

• The Wellington Chamber of Commerce Medical & Wellness Committee will host its second annual Wellness Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Whole Foods Market plaza (2635 State Road 7, Wellington). The free event will feature health and wellness professionals offering demonstrations, giveaways, music, health screenings and more. Call (561) 792-6525 for more info.

• The Royal Palm Beach Recreation Department will sponsor a Dog and Owner Yoga Class on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 9 a.m. at Todd Robiner Park. Donated items will be collected, including blankets, dog and cat toys, paper towels and cleaning products for a local animal shelter. All dogs must be well socialized and leashed. To sign up for the event, call (561) 790-5124.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will host a dance performance by members of the Dance Arts Conservatory on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. for age 5 and up. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• PeterMark Salon will present the second annual Saints and Sinners Charity and Anniversary Party on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Arts Garage (180 NE First Street, Delray Beach) to benefit the MakeA-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida.

Guests should come dressed in theme.

Admission of $50 includes a silent auction, decadent and healthy passed plates, top shelf liquor and cocktails, and enter tainment. VIP access is also available for $175.

For more info., call Erin Heit at (305) 9627273.

• The Wellington Amphitheat er (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will host “A Tribute to Contemporary Music” on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tina Livingston will perform songs by ar tists such as Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand and Karen Carpenter. Bring your own seating. Call (561) 753-2484 for info.

Monday, Oct. 17 • The Madison Green Golf Club in Royal Palm Beach will be the host site for the 2011 District 19 Girls Golf Championship matches Monday, Oct. 17. The first tee time is 8:05 a.m. The top three teams from the district matches will go on to the regional qualifiers, with the hope of representing their school in the state championship. For more info., visit www.madisongreengolf. com.

• The Palms West Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon Monday, Oct. 17 at 11:30 a.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center (151 Civic Center Way). Tickets cost $15 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Call Mary Lou Bedford at (561) 790-6200 or e-mail marylou@palmswest. com for more info.

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host “Lunch and Learn: Ready, Set, Breakfast!” on Monday, Oct. 17 at 11:30 a.m. There is no charge, but pre-registration is required at customer service or by calling (561) 904-4000.

• The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will feature “Bat-igami” on Monday, Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m. for ages 6 to 9. Listen to stories about bats and make an origami bat to take home. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “Introduction to Irish Dancing” on Monday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. for age 7 and up and 6:30 p.m. for adults.

Marie Marzi of the Raymore Academy of Irish Dance will guide participants through beginner steps based on traditional dance forms. Wear comfortable clothing and sneakers. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 • The Palm Beach County Commission will meet Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 9:30 a.m. at the government center’s Jane M. Thompson Memorial Chambers (301 N. Olive Ave., Sixth Floor, West Palm Beach). For more info., visit www.pbcgov.com.

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• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “Small Claims Lawsuits & Mediation” on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. for adults. Learn about small claims lawsuits and how mediation could save you time and money. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council will meet Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District office (101 West D Road). For more info., visit www.loxahatcheegroves.org or call (561) 793-2418.

• The Acreage Landowners’ Association will meet Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Indian Trail Improvement District office (13500 61st Street N.). Visit www.acreage landowners.org for more info.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civic Center Way) will feature “Raw Foods Diet: Truths & Myths” on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. for adults. Palm Beach County Extension agent Ada Medina-Solorzano will discuss this increasingly popular new lifestyle diet. Call (561) 790-6030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will feature “Simple Seasonal Origami” on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. for age 8 and up. Try your hand at folding simple Halloween origami items. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• Dr. Ian Shtulman of Shtulman Family Chiropractic will host a free workshop titled “Breast Cancer: Prevention is the Cure” on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. To RSVP, or for more info., call (561) 275-2525 or email sasha@welladjustedfamily.com.

• The public is invited to attend the 2011 Wes tern Palm Beach County Farm Bureau’s Annual Dinner & Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at Ray’s Heritage Packing House (2401 Eagle Lane, Belle Glade).

Sheriff Ric Bradshaw will be the guest speaker. There will also be a presentation of the annual Everglades Agricultural Area Farm Family of the Year. Social hour will be at 6 p.m. with a cash bar. Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25 per person. For more info., call (561) 996-0343.

Thursday, Oct. 20 • The Royal Palm Beach library (500 Civ-

ic Center Way) will feature “Dollar Bill Origami” on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 4:30 p.m. for ages 8 to 12. Learn how to fold dollar bills into origami creations. Call (561) 7906030 to pre-register.

• The Wellington library (1951 Royal Fern Drive) will host “Meet the A uthor: Ellen Hopkins” on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. for tweens, teens and adults. This popular young adult/children’s author will talk about her newest adult release, Triangles. Call (561) 790-6070 to pre-register.

• The Royal Palm Beach Village Council will meet Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at Village Hall (1050 R oyal Palm Beach Blvd.).

For more info., call (561) 790-5100 or visit www.royalpalmbeach.com.

Friday, Oct. 21 • Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will host “Mom’s Morning Escape & Whole Kids Club Story Time & Snack” on Friday, Oct. 21 from 9 to 11 a.m.

Moms will receive a free mini-massage, coffee or tea, and muffin from the coffee bar.

Little ones will enjoy a healthy snack and story in the back of the café. Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Preregister at customer service or call (561) 904-4000.

• The Wellington Seniors Club will host its Fall Dinner/Dance at the Binks Forest Golf Club on Friday, Oct 21 at 6 p.m. There will be live music featuring members of the Whitestone Band covering popular artists of the past five decades. The cost is $25 for members and $35 for non-members.

RSVP to Mary Alfalla at (561) 784-0119 or Nancy Salviola at (561) 333-0773.

• Whole Foods Market (2635 State Road 7, Wellington) will feature “Local Artist Celebration: Nancy Tilles” on Friday, Oct. 21 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The cost is $5 per person. Participants will enjoy live music, a wine and cheese tasting as well as a talk with the artist at 7 p.m. Tilles will discuss her art on displa y and answer questions.

All proceeds will benefit the Wellington Art Society Scholarship Fund. Pre-register at customer service or call (561) 904-4000.

• The Wellington Amphitheat er (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.) will present a free screening of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules on Friday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Bring your own seating. Call (561) 753-2484 for info.

Send calendar items to: The Town-Crier, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 31, Wellington, FL 33414. FAX: (561) 793-6090. Email: news@gotowncrier.com.

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